thinking about sokka not having a great head day, and since he never learned how to properly cope with his emotions, he just. stops talking. and at first everyone in the gaang is confused because sokka isn’t talking but he’s smiling (because he’s good at pretending he’s okay even if he can’t say he’s fine, he’ll find a way to express it) and he’s not isolating himself and he’s laughing soundlessly, so they kind of assume he’s playing a game or just doing a bit or something because this isn’t how sokka usually acts when something is wrong and they all join him, and suddenly that normalcy he was clinging too—the sound of his sister’s voice, his friends’ laughter vanishes and they keep exchanging looks like they’re all in the midst of this inside joke, and sokka feels like his throat is swelling and his tongue is lying limply in his mouth like a piece of dead wood and he can’t breathe but he can’t cry and he doesn’t know what’s wrong and it’s silent and he’s scared and confused and he doesn’t know what to do and he feels like everyone is mocking him and that they think his whole existence is a joke and he wants them to stop and to just talk but he can’t bring himself to say it because moving his mouth feels like pulling teeth and he can’t breakdown because he’s sokka and sokka doesn’t break down because sokka is strong and—
and then zuko finds him sitting out at night because somewhere along the way, he realized that something was wrong. and he sits and he talks to sokka and he doesn’t expect him to talk back. and apparently that’s what sokka needed—someone acknowledging that they noticed something was wrong and that they miss his voice and that they like it when he talks and that he’s not annoying but not expecting anything in return. and eventually, sokka begins to tear up and his body starts to shake because he still doesn’t really get what he’s feeling and what’s going on but he never cries because sokka doesn’t cry but zuko asks if he can touch him and he holds him and just keeps talking and eventually sokka falls asleep and he’s safe and understood in zuko’s arms and under yue’s light,,,
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older bf deku who's so gentle :( this also applies with kiri idk they have the same dilf vibes!
it's not very good but, trying to post this today was like trying to put water in a bucket full of holes. you need to be arrested for putting this imagery in my head. *scream*
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I honestly think Gentle is the most perfect word for this.
He toes around your relationship for a while, not wanting to impose, not knowing how to express that he wants more, wants whatever you have to give him.
He’s shy about holding hands, and always acts so surprised when you reach out for him, his face going red, fingers wrapping around yours so securely it's like they have no other purpose. Letting go is like shaking off tape; he forgets that you're attached and doesn't seem to remember how not to be when you reach for something else and again, he reaches to you.
He also doesn’t have a good grasp on like… greeting kisses. He wants to kiss you, always, but there’s still that lingering shock when you stand on your tippy toes when you first see him. It’s not just "hi," it’s "hi" and a kiss. It’s "goodbye" and a kiss. He didn’t realize it was going to be that easy... so sometimes he'll take multiples in the form of soft, little pecks with his forehead pressed to yours.
And I think… he’s hesitant to show you his apartment, too. It’s fine and all but really evident of the fact that he’s been living by himself for a while now. His couch is a loveseat. There’s one sink in the bathroom. His bed is not king sized but full sized… and when you still want to lay next to him on the first night you come over, your face squished to his chest, legs tangled up, it’s a big deal! Makes him go all soft inside to wrap the blanket around you just that little bit tighter, or scoot around so you can have the softer spot on the mattress.
Just all these little moments pile up. When you lean into him while watching a movie, his fingers just barely stroking across your shoulder. When you offer him bites of your food, and he offers you bites of his... and when you sit on his lap and ask for more and he holds your hands in his and it's just... the most tender moment ever.
Yeah. He's gentle. :((
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God tho, Kiri too. The whole thing.
You invite him over to your place after a date and he’s… declining in order to give you space. You shiver in the morning breeze and he’s giving you his hoodie. You greet him and it’s just this long hug, more of a huddle than anything; his arms wrapped around you, his ear attuned to your greeting, your chin on his chest when you look up, and his kisses more like butterflies.
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this was so fun, thank you for tagging me, my loves 🥰 @t-lostinworlds and @lauras-collection (idk why the edges of the pics are curved like that idk if you can see—)
got bingo with both of you 😌😌 in the same line as well omg (i was so excited about that hahah)
no pressure tags (i’ve lost count of who’s done this already) : @devotion @peterbenjiparker @spideyspeaches @thephantomslibrary @simplyparker @reawritesthings @subspider @spidey-sophie @celestialholland @tomsholland2412 @kelieah + anyone who wants to, you can say i tagged you 🥰
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all day (and for a while now actually) I keep getting this feeling like, I'm proud of doing something to get better, this is good, I'm happy about it, and then I think I should do something fun because I did something that was difficult for me. but then it's like a wave hits me and there's that screaming voice in my head again that tells me NO this is bad it's all pointless and nothing has changed and there's still a million things I need to do before I'm allowed to relax even for a moment.
it would be fantastic if that went away at some point.
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