#lol idk their ship name if they have one

[padawansuggest]

Jedi Chat

Qui-Gon: WE NEED TO HAVE A LINEAGE MEETING!!!!

Dooku: Why? Did you upset another queen?

Qui-Gon: No!

Rael: He’s probably got one pregnant tho I’ve been waiting for him to bring me a niece or nephew for years.

Komari: Can we make this fast, I’m trying to bathe Xanatos’s spawn.

Xanatos: IM IN A MEETING I DONT HAVE TIME TO TRY AND PUT ANGRY FORCE SENSITIVE BABIES IN A TUB

Xanatos: THANK YOU FOR BABYSITTING KOKO

Komari: Yeah, whatever.

Qui-Gon: I am having a crisis here!!!

Dooku: *sigh* What’s wrong this time, Qui-Gon?

Qui-Gon: OBI WAN HAS A BOYFRIEND!!!!

Xanatos: wtf

Komari: but he’s only like two years old??????? He’s an infant??? He’s still in the womb this isn’t allowed????

Dooku: He’s fifteen, padawan, he can have a boyfriend if he wants.

Qui-Gon: NO HE CANNOT!!! He’s my baby!!

Rael: lmaoooo who’s the bf?

Qui-Gon: Quinlan Vos.

Dooku: nvm, you are right to panic. Si just got a vision of their first child and he’s a menace. All their worst in one baby. Wait… Si just said that’s just their first baby and they won’t be born for at least 5 years. Worst of luck to you all.

Qui-Gon: NO YOURE SUPPOSED TO REASSURE ME MASTER!!!

Dooku: Can’t. Bringing my husband to the healers he said that vision hurt.

Rael: Awww, it’ll be okay, Qui, Obi-Wan has at least five more years before he’s thrust into parenthood.

Qui-Gon: this meeting has been so unhelpful I hate you all.

Komari: listen, it might be a bit early to say this. But. I’m not free to babysit that weekend. This applies to all of them.

Xanatos: that’s fair. Komari is my babysitter, I’m the one with blackmail on her.

Komari: :/

#star wars #incorrect star wars quotes #obi wan kenobi #qui gon jinn #rael averross #master dooku #yan dooku #sifo dyas #that is the husband in question that vision hurted #dookudyas #lol idk their ship name if they have one #komari vosa #quinlan vos #quinobi #xanatos du crion #Jedi chat #disaster lineage #mpreg

[manitapaleta]

the Li-Wilson family is the cutest, change my mind

(you cant)

#dungeons and daddies #dndaddies #dndads #dndaddies s2 #dndads s2 #granco #marco li wilson #lincoln li wilson #grant wilson #grant li wilson #is there a ship name for grant and marco idk i just made one up #being able to see grants beautiful beautiful face becomes the motivational force behind marco finally getting glasses #also idk what possessed me to draw with a thin pencil for this comic but ooo wheeeee never doing that again for some reason i hated how this #looked for the longest time and it took me forever to be moderately ok with how it turned out #using a thick pencil is just so much easier #u can tell towards the end it started getting less and less detailed and more cartoony lol #also they got kicked out of their uni library idk if that was clear #they’re working on a presentation together #i love the idea of a meet cute where they never would game met or interacted except for oh no randomly stuck together at partners for a scho #school proj and then one of them catches feelings while they have to be around eachother #hehehe

[pepperpixel]

Scott pilgrim art dump!!!! I started working on these like a fucking month ago and just have not been able to finish them cuz life has been so fucking busy… but I FINALLY! I finally managed to finish them now!!! So behold!!!!!! My blorbos! My favs…. I rlly enjoyed every scene w these 3 they were adorable and awesome and cool…. I hope u guys enjoy my art of them even if it is super freaking late ghgh

#scott pilgrim #scott pilgrim takes off #gideon graves #gideon gordon graves #matthew patel #julie powers #gordon goose #doodles #patelgraves #suggestive #for the last one lol #but yeah… here’s wonderwall ghgh- #gravespatel #I guess Julie x Gideon doesn’t have a ship name lol #I tried looking for one but could not find it #but yeah!!! these 3 rock… they r a delight #definitely my fav part of the show. I loved all the other evil exes too! and like. most of the other characters ghg #tbh this was just a generally fun show I enjoyed it #idk if I’m gonna draw more stuff for these 3.. when I started on this art I was planning to draw more stuff #but then it took so long…. and I’m like.. 1 I might have lost the drive. and 2 I’m so fucking late to the party ghgh #but! we shall see! who knows… #the fact all 3 of these guys are like seemingly the same fucking height (SHORT AS HELL) is. #it’s adorable! and I love it! but also it’s killing me ghgh I need some sort of height diff somewhere!! #but not a single one of these bitches drank there milk they’re ALL short! #so yeah.. if any of them looks taller then they should I’m sorry ghg- I was trying! but I was also struggling #but anyway! yeah… I like them they’re cute! and fun! #I hope u guys like my art of them!

[milkbreadtoast]

(OC) boyfriends..... 🤭🧡💜

#my art #OC #baek siwon #(is the honey blonde one) #PURPLE EYES DOES NOT HAVE A NAME YET.... #(idek where to start tbh lol like... HOW DO U NAME A WEREWOLF FOX MONSTER- #thats his default human form but yeah hes not human #siwon is human tho! just to confirm KDJDK #anyway im kicking my feet n giggling #HOPE U GUYS LIKE THEM TOO #also im laughing bc its so obv i have a visual type when it comes to ships #LIKE U CAN SEE THE SIMILARITIES W CEDJESS... (droopy eyes x sharp eyes... height diff... #OH ALSO BLONDE/BLACK HAIR YAOI ALWAYS WINS #I FINALLY MADE ONE OF MY OWN LMFAOOA #giving 💜 two-toned hair was a good decision tbh #bc i had been stuck on whether to give him dark or light hair... until i realized i could combine him <3 #*combine them #O BTW... i mean the chibi confirms it but #can u tell that siwon is the bigger/taller one...🫣 #golden retriever coded... #OH BTW CLOTHES R PLACEHOLDER!!! #SRRY IDK HOW TO DESIGN FASHION EXCUSE THE GOOFY ASS OUTFIT #ITS JUST A PLACEHOLDER TO SHOW THAT HE DRESSES GOTH... #i feel like maybe he has a cool assassin-like uniform normally #but if he were to dress casually... hed go for goth/emo/punk-like clothes FLDNDJ #could picture him playing guitar or bass or smth

[theworkerofkeay]

Anyway this couldn’t live in my head any longer, I had to create it so y’all can see it too.

My favourite rare pair Gerry & Tim 🖤🩷

#gerry keay my beloved #Gerrytim #timgerry #genuinely idk their ship name or if they even have one lmao #anyway enjoy this masterpiece lol #Tim stoker #Timothy stoker #gerry keay #my art #tma #Gerard keay #Gerry Delano #the magnus archives

[peaceandlove26]

i lalalalalalalala love you, cannibal queen

#sorry for THREE twilight ship pieces in one day ugh. but i figured i should start drawing the ships from my new nextgen #twi and chrys have a very lego batman and joker relationship until they realize they are actually for real in love with each other #mlp #twilight sparkle #queen chrysalis #twisalis #i guess? idk the name lol

[yourstrullyme]

okay but why was the training montage so effing horny? for what? the tension between elora and kit? between kit and jade? the finally working togetherness of elora and graydon?? these kids man

#tanthamore #idk the ship names for the rest though #graydon x elora #elora and kit #damn man #aND THEN THE KISS #meegs rambles #jade claymore #kit tanthalos #elora danan #graydon hastur #willow series #willow 2022 #willow disney+ #willow (2022) #willow spoilers #willow #why doea this show have so many possible names #we need to agree on one as a fandom i think #lol

[daipeanutsaiban]

A Victorian couple. (Leyendecker redraw)

#the great ace attorney #tgaa #tgaa spoilers #dgs spoilers #klint van zieks #klimt van zieks #lady baskerville #<- isn't it madam van zieks tbh (though i like that she has at least a last name) #i'm glad i didnt rush this one.. i think i started it one or two months ago? #i like painting because since it's more time consuming i get to really think about the characters and what kind of thoughts they were havin #at that moment... in this one i'd say the professor killings have already started. kvz looks quite grim here compared to how silly i usuall #depict him lol #anyways! move outta the way gayboy im about to get it #i wanna do this with mr asougi (gen-chan..💖) as well at some point #OKAY done rambling <3 idk if anyone reads this far but if u do hiii. the joys of following daipeanutsaiban on tumblr: chatter for days #scheduled #help i forgot the ship tags im not retyping all that. #klintville #baskerzieks #fun fact: the ship name for klint and the name i gave lady (primrose) would be *drumroll* ...PRINT....lmao....

[starfruitique]

homophobia (plot twist: theyre all gay)

#they hate his guts #but theyve also simultaneously fucked him so who cares at this point #one of my many kc ships except i cant ever take this one seriously #like theyve all made out drunk once or something and thats All the tension they have #and now everytime king candy exits a room these two just glance at eachother like #bonus: king candy is also their couples therapist #he's so self centered he actively inserted himself into their relationship #duncan and wynnchel arent complaining #they just have no clue how this happened #LOL SORRY RAMBLES OVER THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO START SHIPPING POLYGUARDS #polyce? idk this ship needs a name #wreck it ralph #king candy #gabes epic art #wynnchel and duncan #wynnchel wir #duncan wir

[therenaissancedungeonmaster]

This is for the Baru Cormorant stans out there I know you're out there hit me up about this insane woman please.

[Image description: A tarot styled piece featuring three women. One woman, Tain Hu, is in the far back, backed by what seems to be an army. Tain Hu covers the right eye of the central figure, Baru Cormorant, who holds a quill and is very poised. Tain Hu also puts a sword into Baru's right hand. In front of Baru is Aminata, holding a flag, and releasing a cormorant, which is still chained to the flag.]

#art #illustration #baru cormorant #the masquerade #fanart #the traitor baru cormorant #myart #my art #aminata #tain hu #is there a ship name for baru and tain hu that isnt massive spoilers #idk lol #if i had a nickel for everytime I read a book where one lesbian in a couple died #but then came back in the mind of the other inducing psychosis #id have two nickels #which isnt a lot but its weird its happened twice

[en-chi-la-da]

B1 for Waruna x Kurane pls :3

the tragic yuri of it all....

#rain code #master detective archives #master detective archives: rain code #idr the exact line or if waruna is the one who says it but. you get it #do they even have a ship name..... #kuruna... warune... idk lol #ask draw #ari art

[manitapaleta]

listen,….. we don’t know y hermie didn’t grow up with his dads but i already know its going to DEVASTATE ME when anthony tells us bc i know they would have loved the little joker, our sweet little thespian (also big brother nick hellooooooo)

#dungeons and daddies #dndads #dndaddies #jodie foster #scam likely #hermie the unworthy #scam actually #nick close #nick foster #nicholas foster #nicholas close #scodie #idk wtf is their ship name someone help #my art #wasn’t originally gonna make a lil comic but then i was like what if they didn’t tell nick and he comes home one day to hell and hermie is j #just there and everyone’s like o FUCK WE DIDNT TELL U LOL #also the idea that hermie is just now learning of his true family and he has a uncle and brother and two dads he’s never met but (i hope i b #believe i want it to be true) they love him v v much and the thought of nick meeting hermie and immediately taking on a big brother role mal #makes me wanna CRY bc he’s already taylor’s friend and yeah he said trust no one but he’s good to his son and he’s his baby brother who he’s #never met but what if he just feels v protective over him bc he’s been thru so much already and is now having an identity crisis bc WHO IS H #HERMIE??? like idk it’s a bit melancholic to think abt what if they were in each other’s lives??? how would have nick been as a big bro??? #sigh it’s 2am and i have work in 5 ish hours but i just had to get this outttt

[alangdorf]

Welp, the ref lineup still isn’t done cause I haven’t drawn Shion yet, and the belated valentines I’ve been working on are gonna be like at least a month late cause I just planned three more, but what I did do these past couple weeks is start writing a fanfic and then immediately abandon it to go draw a bunch of only tangentially-related suzutsubas (except for that first pic; that’s a scene from it, albeit one I haven’t written yet), only half of which are fit for public posting (one of ‘em I could make a few edits and feel ok about posting sometime; it’s not that out there, it’s just, y’know. Hamal Cine Bad End Hyperbolic Torture Chamber. I’m usually very “whatever happens happens” about my art but if I don’t show some restraint I know I’ll end up stuck in there forever), but hey, since I’ve been teasing them for ages and finally have some finished stuff with them, take a couple Suzumii! Also gonna ramble abt headcanons under the cut (and it will be LONG)

To begin, a note abt my Len’en gender/pronoun headcanons: as a they/them preferrer myself, I’m thrilled that most people just stick with those for everyone, but I’ve developed some more detailed headcanons as I go through working on designs and I’ll generally be using those. Don’t worry though, most of them are still nonbinary and basically all of them are trans/gq. Relevant ones for this post are Tsubakura: they/them nonbinary (transmasc to some degree) and Suzumi: cis female, question mark?? (to be elaborated on); for clarity’s sake I usually use she/her for Arde and Hamal Cine individually and plural they for the system collectively (also I don’t usually use their nicknames, dunno why), but singular they for Benet (the wiki says Benny is probably short for Benetnasch so I’m assuming that’s their actual name) for reasons which will also be elaborated on (sort of).

Aaalso this clearly isn’t autobiographical or anything but I think I’m subconsciously putting a lot of myself into Suzumi because 1) we do look pretty similar (brown wavy bob + blue eyes) and 2) given their current status as both the main antagonist and the most well-known plural Len’en character (I get the impression that Hooaka also being plural isn’t super common knowledge; I mean it took me several read-throughs of their wiki page and their dialogue with BPoHC Secret Team to get what they were getting at lol) I am probably way too anxious about doing a bad stereotype. Just an observation and also probably partially why I’ve even ended up with so much headcanon for them in the first place

And before I get into the thick of it, notes on derivations from canon: I’m running with the assumption that Suzumi being a system is a relatively recent development tied to whatever incident it was that caused the falling-out, since Tsubakura is like the only person who seems at all familiar with Hamal (including Mitori/Chouki/Fumikado, but they’re more easily explained away as just having met with one of the other alters the few times they’ve interacted) even though she’s supposedly usually the one fronting. They don’t seem to know the mechanics of it though, judging by their confusion when Arde implied that she and Hamal are different people. So basically, I’ll be referring to pre-incident Suzumi as a different character from any of the other three. (Ngl I am very influenced by Dissociation Constant on that and just in general [when will my wife The One and Only Suzutsuba Fic return from the war…..]) I was also debating whether to have Suzumi have any history with the gang before starting to work at the lab/whether stuff would happen around high school or college age, cause they keep referring to everything happening “a long time ago” and I know I, a 24-year-old, feel like stuff that happened five years ago was like yesterday, but I do have the pandemic and not really doing much of anything for most of that time to reckon with so like, eh. College age makes more sense in my head and so does the dynamic of like, Suzumi was only introduced into the friend group (she was acquainted w Hoojiro and Yabu already though bc lab) because she was dating Tsubakura and since that ended, and badly (understatement of the century), they have extremely little reason to be civil with each other and also interacting at all is really awkward.

Ok now on with it! Either end of high school or beginning of college, Suzumi ends up interning at Tsubakura’s lab for college credit (Tsuba’s already practically a department head despite being like 17 or something because. Idk. Who even knows what’s up with them) and she’s like. Only wears t-shirts and jeans (bought a bunch of khakis for this job though), [reading] glasses from the men’s section, hates leaving her hair down (it’s lab safety anyways). Repressed queer in denial, you know the type. Starts interacting a lot with Mx. Tsubakura “wears short shorts that everybody thinks are actually a skirt and also uses ore and omae almost exclusively” Enraku who seems to have everything all figured out and is immediately starstruck (GIRL WHY?? they are such a mess). Lots of “do I want to date them or do I want to be them” confusion (this will be relevant later); eventually evolves into the “am I trans or just a lesbian” question (not that they would need to be attracted to women to be into Tsubakura but you get the picture), which never quite gets answered.

In any case, they do eventually start dating (Tsubakura thinks she’s cute and smart so they reciprocate), and they’re not like super great together cause Tsubakura is emotionally constipated at the best of times (Suzumi’s into that though) and neither of them are the most mentally/emotionally healthy people even back then and also Tsubakura is more or less Suzumi’s boss which is weird, but they’re kind of ok??? Tsubakura’s mom dies at some point, also they move in together (college housing is expensive), the rest of the crew at the very least tolerate Suzumi, etcetera.

And then…! [insert catastrophic event here]!! I don’t have a shot to call on this yet cause I have no idea what it could’ve been (and I’m sure it’ll get revealed at some point anyways); I’m just banking on it being something extremely not mundane and something where you could reasonably set the blame on either (or neither) party cause they sure both seem convinced the other is way worse, huh! In Tsubakura’s case at least, blaming Suzumi is partially a defense mechanism so their self-loathing doesn’t get the better of them over it (guess what the fic was supposed to be about, lol).

The worst part of all this business though is that they DON’T break up over it immediately and it just makes everything orders of magnitude worse for everyone involved. Tsubakura and Arde have hate sex MORE THAN ONCE………… they would both really rather forget about it. Hamal thinks it’s hilarious, ofc, but the less said about her, the better. And Benet… exists??? The only idea that I’m running off of for them atm is the observation that I think they’re the only character with flat black eyes other than Tsubakura/Tsurubami and the subsequent idle thought, “hey if someone malded so hard about a breakup that they ended up with an introject of their ex would that be messed up or what?” So make of that what you will. (Oh and it may have been obvious that this is what I was going for but Hamal is femme and Arde is butch and they’re constantly squabbling abt aesthetic presentation. Having Arde be straight-up male would’ve been too straightforward of an interpretation and I think it’s funnier this way)

The canonically mentioned murder attempts start taking place and I’m leaning towards Tsubakura eventually being convinced to move out even though it was originally their apartment, albeit mostly just because the wikipedia page for house sparrows mentions that they’re known to take over swallows’ nests, usually after they’ve been abandoned, but they will sometimes drive away or kill the current occupants, and that was a very fun fact to come across when specifically doing research for Len’en but idk how else to incorporate it lol. And so on and so forth up until the present time.

Uhhh is that all I have atm? I think so! Anyway, I think I finally shook out all my suzutsuba doodles (and rambling, though I do still have that fic to work on. idk whether I’ll be able to finish it though; I started strong with an extended metaphor in the middle but Iiiii’m not sure if I can successfully write my way up to it while making it make sense. Also I may draw pretty slow but I write even slower!! Eh I’m sure I’ll post some of it sometime) for the time being so I should theoretically be able to finish up my bigger projects now. Maybe I’ll have the valentines ready in time for white day? We’ll see!

#art #len’en #tsubakura enraku #suzumi kuzu #suzutsuba #btw sorry if that’s like not the right ship name lol I saw like one person use it but there’s not much in the tag but that might just be #bcuz ppl don’t seem to make much for it anyways #digital #I should probably ask for len’en discord recommendations sometime soon just given the Circumstances #namely if tumblr actually goes down the drain but also so my little sister doesn’t have to keep watching me have a mental breakdown live #(hi Val!!) #briefly looked into the wiki’s server but that has A THOUSAND MEMBERS?? scary….. #ough FINALLY this post took me like a full day to write #also of note: these are essentially silly little doodles and I got kind of lazy with them #and I still don’t know how to draw Tsubakura’s hat or hair….. #idk why I’ve been having so much trouble differentiating how I draw Suzumi and Tsubakura’s hair but I have and it’s weird

[klonoadoortophantomile]

can u draw ummm balloudy, nailtag (sorry) or basketball x robot flower ^_^ whichever u want

!!!!

#gahh im so sorry this took so long. i hope this is good. #i had so much trouble deciding which ideas to stick with (i didnt even have many ideas tbh..) and then #actually Drawing It but i had fun w this one so i guess it worked out #bfdi #tpot #bfdi price tag #bfdi naily #scribbles #uve like permanently changed the wya i draw these two its awesome. i love critters =3 #ask #hhjeck #background is neon green cuz of that slutch in ep2 btw . lol #bright colors #eyestrain #nailtag #I KEEP FORGETTING TO TAG THE PAIRING NAMES SOBS #sidenote idk why i keep getting ship rqs but its funny i suck ass at drawing shippy stuff

[milkbreadtoast]

OC... FINALLY DID SOME PROPER TESTS OF HIM... CLOTHES ARE VERY PLACEHOLDER i didn't look up fashion refs yet🫣🥲 edit: also i cant decide btwn the purple-white and all purple eyes... help...

#my art #OC #he is nameless... i have no idea what name direction to go in LOL #finally... siwon's bf has arrived... #this is his human form ig... but he is a shapeshifter monster #werewolf? subject to change but i mean i designed him w that concept in mind #(monochrome hair colors = wolf vibe...) #the group he's a part of is wolf themed anyway #ignore the wonky anatomy #also idk if u can tell bc i havent figured out proportions but #he's supposed to be smaller (and shorter) than siwon.... #thats partly why ive been drawing siwon bigger... he's supposed to be the taller one in the ship jdhfd i like height diff...🫣

[bobmckenzie]

Fake Dating -> JanAUary

word count: 1294

blurb: Caitie helps Bob out when he almost gets caught in a lie.

Apparently a hockey game wasn’t many people’s ideal Valentine’s Day date—last minute tickets had been cheap enough that the singles trio of Bob, Doug, and Caitie were able to score three decent seats to the Maple Leafs game. 

Doug had convinced them that snacks wouldn’t be so cheap though, and that they could smuggle in some small bags rather than pay for food inside the stadium. So they took a trip to the grocery store the day before, perusing the aisles for bags of treats small enough to sneak in.

Doug went off to the chip aisle while Caitie followed Bob to the candy, but she left a minute or two ago to check out the trail mix, leaving him alone to look over the little bags of sweets. He was so distracted he didn’t notice the sound of footsteps approaching him in the empty aisle.

“McKenzie.” The voice of the greeting made Bob’s back go rigid, had him turning around with a startled glare. 

It was Sean LaDue, a general bully growing up who had turned into the strongest player on the rivaling town's hockey team, followed by his younger brother. Sean had slammed Bob against the glass more times than he could count, but even that was less annoying than the general condescension he always used.

Sean nodded to the gummy bears in Bob’s hand. “You eat that crap between games, it’s no wonder you play so badly.”

“Oh yeah?” Bob put on his best tough guy voice as he looked up at Sean. “So like, why are you in the candy aisle then, eh?” 

Sean held up a pink bag of mixed chocolates with a smug look. “Tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day, these are for my girlfriend.” He let out a snort of laughter. “I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess you don’t have any plans for tomorrow.” 

“Well, like, you’re wrong, eh. Goin’ to the Leafs game.”

“Plans with that idiot brother of yours don’t count.”

“Doug isn’t no idiot, and it isn’t just us two, eh. ‘Cause like, my girlfriend’s comin’ along too.” It was a stupid thing to say, but the lie he wished was truth slipped out before he could stop it.

“Oh yeah?” Sean’s eyes narrowed. “What’s your girlfriend’s name?”

He knew he shouldn’t say it, knew he should back out of the lie, tell Sean she wasn’t technically his girlfriend… “Caitie.”

“Uh huh. I’ll bet she even came with an air pump to blow her up for you and everything.”

“Take off.” Bob sneered. He saw Sean’s gaze shift behind him and turned to see Caitie coming back down the aisle, stopping right next to Bob, oblivious to the whole situation.

“Would you eat honey roasted peanuts?” she asked him, showing him the box of little packets she brought with her. ”They don’t sell them individually, so I won’t get ‘em if you guys don’t want any.”

“Um,” His gaze flicked to Sean, who was watching them doubtfully. “I… yeah. I like those. Let’s go, huh?”

She laughed. “I didn’t get to look at the candy. Besides, I told Doug to meet us in this aisle.”

Sean stepped a little closer. “What, McKenzie, you’re not gonna introduce me?”

Caitie’s eyes widened a little, looking between the two men, clearly realizing she’d missed something.

His stomach dropped; the jig was no doubt up. “Yeah, um,” Bob gestured to Sean, “Caitie, this is Sean LaDue. We went to school together and stuff.” He was sure she’d remember the name from the few stories he’d told her about him—she was good with things like that. Sure enough, he saw the surprise in her eyes turn into a poorly-hidden scowl. “Sean, this is Caitie—”

“The girlfriend.” Sean nodded. “Bob was just telling me about you.”

Caitie looked at Bob, seemingly waiting for him to step in, to correct the title. But all he did was look up at her with pleading eyes, trying to silently apologize and ask her not to humiliate him all at once.

Still, it was a lot to ask. He was pretty sure she wouldn’t want to go along with it, wouldn’t want to risk word getting around that they were dating—

“Oh, he was?” The words were simple, but the way she sidled closer to Bob, slinking an arm around his waist, said more than he could’ve asked for. His face warmed as she gently tugged him closer, urging him to relax against her side. His face was so warm, he was sure it was going red.

The smug look of Sean’s finally fell. “Yeah. Didn’t know he had a girlfriend.” He cleared his throat, straightening a little as Bob wrapped his arm around Caitie. “Some romantic valentine’s date he’s taking you on. A hockey game with his brother?”

Caitie laughed. “Oh, well… not that I’d mind, but that’s not our date. We’re going to dinner in the city in the evening.” She looked down at Bob with a soft smile. “He even bought me a dress and everything.” She raised a shoulder, turning back to Sean. “I told him not to, but he’s always spoiling me.”

If Bob wasn’t already in love with her, he would’ve fallen right then and there in the candy aisle. Not only was she going along with his lie, but she was making him look like the best boyfriend around. 

He smiled, trying not to gloat. “Well hey, only the best for my girl, eh.” 

The look she gave him told him she was having fun with all of this, that she knew exactly how good it felt for him to rub their perfect relationship in Sean’s face, whether it was real or not. “You’re always using that excuse,” she said, leaning down and pressing a short, warm kiss against his cheek. His heart skipped in his chest, breath catching. He swore he could feel her lips there even after they were gone.

“Well… Nice meeting you. See you at the next game, McKenzie.” Sean nodded a goodbye, sending one last skeptical look at Caitie before turning around and leaving the aisle.

For once in his life, Bob felt like he'd had a conversation with a LaDue without coming out on the losing end. His cheek still tingling, he let his arm fall from around her, though he wanted to pull her into a hug. “Thanks, eh. You like, didn’t have to do that—it was real nice of you.”

She laughed softly, reaching out to brush her thumb against his cheek—her lipstick must’ve left a stain behind, he realized. Part of him wanted to tell her just to leave it. “You don’t think the kiss was overkill?”

He shook his head. If anything, he wished she’d just gone ahead and kissed him on the lips. “Sorry I told him we was datin’. I wasn’t thinkin’—he was just bein’ such a hose.”

Caitie shrugged, smiling as she finished cleaning his face. “I don’t mind. Though, I think you’re a little out of my league.”

He thought she was being sarcastic until he noticed the soft look in her eyes. Before he could say anything, her gaze shifted, eyes widening, urging him to turn and see what had her so stunned. 

It was Doug, of course, walking into the aisle with arms filled with bags of chips that were far too big for sneaking anywhere, and a pint of ice cream to top it all off. As Caitie burst into laughter and headed over to help him, asking how exactly he was planning to hide a family sized bag of Funyuns in his flannel, Bob stayed back for a moment, promising that someday he’d get the nerve to ask if that meant she’d give him a chance as a real boyfriend.

#idk if the LaDue brothers have first names in the cartoon i just made one up LOL i was too lazy to check #i love borrowing the most random things from that show as canon #also i 100% thought this was like 600 words idk where all that came from lsdkjfkjsf #janauary2024 #self ship writing #self ship community #peanut butter and jelly donut #caitiewrites