#needless to say the kids find this hilarious

[weewoow-20706030]

Bruce is the only member of the batfam that has no tolerance for spice. Dick grew up in a travelling circus, he has had food from all over the world. Jason grew up on the street, he ate what he could get. Tim's parents went all around the world, and had food and recipes from all around the world, whenever they were home Janet would make exotic meals. Damian grew up with Talia, he grew up on middle eastern food. But Bruce? He grew up on Alfred's British ass cooking, he thinks pepper has 'a little kick'.

#needless to say the kids find this hilarious #also. Dick would make spicy food for them all #Dick and Jason would have competitions for who can eat more spice #Dick won everytime #Some may say that Tim also has no spice tolerance... and they may be right... But I think its funnier if its just Bruce #I would add cass but idk her well enough #btw that pepper comment is something my dad has actually said #tim drake #batfam #jason todd #dick grayson #bruce wayne #damian wayne #batfamily #batbros #batgang #batboys #dcu #dc #should I add their hero names? #ehhhhh #why not #batman #nightwing #red hood #red robin #robin

[gay-dorito-dust]

pls more modern!au zuko x reader🥹

Probably has a pet lizard that he called Iroh Jr -adorably nicknamed little dragon- because his uncle is the person who gifted him the lizard, and zuko felt it fitting to name it after the man who had practically raised him while spoiling it rotten all the time.

Has perfected your favourite drink right down to a science. He knows he’s not great a brewing tea like Iroh, despite how much his uncle tried to save his feelings after taking the first sip, Zuko didn’t need much else to tell him that his brewing abilities could use some work.

He’s a determined boy who doesn’t give up so easily. Yeah he’d naturally get annoyed and feel as though he’d have a better time giving up than go ahead with another failed attempt. However uncle Iroh saw this determination and encouraged his nephew in his endeavours and remained calm and patient when Zuko grew agitated and annoyed by the lack of progress.

Zuko did get there soon enough and now whenever you came to the tea shop, Zuko could finally make your drink a hell of a lot better than most tea shops could. He’s proud of this fact and will unironically puff his chest like a proud bird when you praised his tea brewing skills, noting just how better they’ve gotten overtime.

Another date idea would be tea brewing with his uncle, while it might not sound like a date but trust me it very much is after Iroh decides to leave Zuko to teach you how to brew tea, which ends in you two coming up with silly, stupid names for your brews that ultimately ends in tears due to how hard you’ve laughed.

Oh Zuko defiantly introduced you to Iroh jr and needless to say it’s become a running joke that you only come to his house just to see his pet lizard, who is equally as attached to you as you are to him. Zuko will pout and huff like a little child at the fact that he didn’t have your undivided attention, but loves the bond you’ve made with Iroh jr nonetheless and finds it’s adorable.

Am I insinuating that’s he got pictures of your interactions? Oh yes indeed I am.

Zuko has probably been to an arcade once and never again because he got bested by a little kid at the claw machine, who had won the plush that he wanted to win for you easily. It was hilarious to bear witness to it all, but you were stuck with a sulking Zuko, who needed a lot of praise and comfort afterwards that you were more than willing to give him.

You: you tried your best babe.

Zuko: but it wasn’t enough, you had your eye on that plush and I failed to get it.

You: it’s okay because I’ve got the perfect alternative.

Zuko: and what’s that?

*You then proceed to hug him tightly and kiss his cheek as steam practically emitted from him and smile* I’ve got you.

Zuko: o-okay!

#zuko x y/n #zuko imagine #zuko imagines #zuko x you #zuko fanfic #zuko x reader #atla x you #atla x reader #atla imagine #atla imagines #atla fanfic

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

Au where Danny gets deaged by a magical artifact in the GZ and gets lost in a different dimension with Cujo. While exploring Gotham as Phantom he decides to play up the little kid routine and use his puppy friend to do it.

At this point Danny had finally trained the pup and he actually listened to him. Needless to say there's a certain flock of bats and birds who keep pestering him at night. All he's trying to do is explore the city and play with his dog. Is that so bad?

Danny doesnt usually bother hiding from them. Not much point considering he shines like a spotlight in Gothams gloom anytime he's in his phantom form. Plus Cujo is glowy and green, so that doesn't help matters.

Danny usually runs them on a wild goose chase in the name of "Tag" before disappearing. He stole Batmans cape by phasing it off of him and he now uses it as a blanket at night (its surprisingly warm), he stole another one at Red Hoods request and gave it to him, he's set up play dates between Cujo and Harleys hyenas, he's pied Joker in the face, he's pet Penguins pet penguins right in front of him, he's been trapped in an elevator with Brucie Wayne for two hours, he's had a tea party with Catwomans cats and may have broken into her apartment to do it, he's kidnapped Red Robin and made him go to the park and play on the swings with him, he's gotten into actual fights with Robin and last but not least, he came up with the Puppy Paw of Approval.

---

Nightwing stared at the kid they had been chasing every other night for the last three months now, confused. "Whats the Puppy Paw of Approval?"

The kid moved the puppy, Cujo (which Jason finds hilarious) up in front of his face, holding him there by his armpits.

The dog was making the "no thoughts head empty" face with his tongue sticking out just a smidge. Dick was tempted to coo. "The Puppy Paw of Approval is an award! Arf!" The kid said in a higher pitched pretend voice.

"Its awarded to people we really really like! Arf!"

Nightwing gasped dramatically, playing along with the boy, "You really like me that much?"

"Of course!" The boy floated over to Dick and places one of the dogs paws on the man's chest. "Da da da daaa!" The kid sang, "You now have the Puppy Paw of Approval!"

The vigilante sniffled, "I will always cherish this! Thank you!"

The kid giggled and Cujo barked at him. The little green rottweiler panted up at him with a giants smile and his little nub tail wagging a mile and minute.

God, Nightwing couldn't wait for his newest little brother to join the family.

Dick was dismayed to learn he was actually the second person to get the PPA. The first being Tim, the third being Harley and the forth being Catwoman. Ivy was apparently salty about not getting one but the kid was scared of her for some reason.

Danny makes friends with lots of people throughout the city. Scarecrow learns of the bats recruitment attempts on this boy and decides to use the fear toxin on him. This has the unexpected outcome of making the child cry.

And then the whole city was out for his head.

#prompts #fanfiction prompts #danny phantom #dp x dc #danny fenton #batman #robin #bruce wayne #brucie wayne #nightwing #dick grayson #red hood #jason is having a blast #dp cujo #cujo #cujo is best boy #danny has won the heart of gotham #sorry if this is kinda awkward

[empressgeekt]

batfam meets the justice league fic idea, where Nightwing convinces the JL that the batfam is the last of the race Gotham bat demons...

made on moble so sorry in advance.

Okay so it starts with Batwoman and Nightwing hanging around the watchtower. Eventually someone (most likely either hal or barry) asks how they are related to batman. Batwoman claims to be his sister, and Nightwing obviously says he's his son. When the question of who Nightwing's mom comes up (along with some of the league thinking that Nightwing was an accident, cause they can't see bats settling down), Batwoman simply says, "he doesn't have one."

The convo sudden shifts to the topic of the 'history' and 'biology' of the bat demon race. How they were nearly eradicated by a war with the Amazon's, and Atlantis, only a few really surviving and finding refuge in the caves below Gotham. Hwo they used ancient forgotten magic to remove all memories of this 'war' to keep themselves save. And finally how they reproduce asexually, by reviving the souls of children who were wrongfully killed. Taking the weak dead spirit and carrying them in their own soul until it could put itself back together.

When asked if this was how Nightwing was born, they confirm it.

BW: oh yeah. Actually 'wing was kind of a surprise you could say.

Hal: surprise?

N: YEP! You see I was kinda of dad's first so he really didn't know what he was doing...

BW: and it ended with bossy big brother screaming his head off in an emergence of a batling that he didn't know he was carrying.

Barry: screaming his head off?

N: oh...well the process of soul splitting, emergence, rebirth, whatever you want to call it, includes the host's soul breaking down enough to allow the younger newly revived soul to detach. It's very painful, So I've heard.

BW; so you've heard? Kid please I know you've heard your father when it came to your siblings rebirth.

Needless to say everyone (especially hal and barry), look at Batman the same way for the next few days.

when Bruce confronts his son and cousin, he honestly can't say he hates the idea. UT would throw off any suspicions sound hus true identity. Not mention give him a new way to mess with hal.

The rest of the batfam (let's say standard webcomic cast, with Terry and Matty McGinnis [time traveled/dimensionhopped], along with flashpoint!batman, because they deserve to be in the safe place rhay is the batfam too, for funies), also find this cover story hilarious, and spend all of dinner adding to the bat-demon mythos.

Thomas would've been the last surviving member of the demon army, who retreated and sought refuge in Gotham, along with his human turned immortal companion of Alfred. Bruce, Kate, and Luke (batwing) would his 'children'.

The normal children would all still be Bruce's. Inculding spoiler, as why she claims she isn't Bruce's daughter, she isn't passing up the chance to mess with the JL.

Eventually the idea gets suggested that they should trick the JL into believing that Batman is pregnant with a new batling. The prank idea slowly snowballs from there and Bruce is unable to stop it. So he agrees to join in, ans rhe prank planninf begins. Matty immediately volunteers to be the new batling, because he technically the youngest and doesn't have a vigilante alter ego yet.

The prank starts out slow. Batwoman and Nightwing increase their visits to the watchtower? Specially when batman is there and they are usually in the same room as him.

Bruce pretends to be more tired often, even pretending to take a nap, where the JL can find him. He also fakes head aches.

Eventually Clark asks him if he's alright. And Nightwing responds with

N: of course he's not. He's working too hard.

B: Nightwing...

N: there's a reason me and aunt BW following you, and it's so you don't over do it!

B: nightwing...

N: even grandfather is worried.

B: Nightwing. I have been through this 8 times already. I think I know my limits. Besides your grandfather has always been worried over the thought of a new spawn in the house.

Clark: !!!!

Once more things around batman grow awkward for the next few weeks.

The end of the fic would be the JL visiting the "bat domain" to meet Matty dressed up in a mask and brightly colored suit. And finding out about the literal small army that batman's been building. Not to mention cameo of Thomas in his bat suit scaring the living crap out if the justice league, and having the time of his life.

Edit: Alright its official, this is going to be my holiday special for this year. So, around Christmas time I'll post a link so yall can read this.

Edit 2: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51963331/chapters/131402920

Happy holidays! hears and early present!

#justice league #batfamily #humor #crack fic #Justice league meets batfamily #batfam #batdad #batkids #I don't know why my brain came up with this #thomas wayne #terry mcginnis #matt mcginnis #flashpoint batman #Let these guys be a happy family that enjoys screwing with their dads coworkers

[honest-moth-of-silver-grove]

Thoughts on this scenario?: Alucard sometime before s3 or during s3 meeting Trevor's older sister (neither of them are aware they have a sibling who survived the massacre) after she show up at the castle knocking on his door with her knife like "WHY is Dracula's castle on top of my family's ruins?!" I think it would be very interesting for both of them. (Especially once Alucard tells her that her little brother is alive.)

A/N: Lol, this is effing hilarious! I can totally just see Alucard watching this woman come out of nowhere and start throwing cheap shot punches and being like: “There’s ANOTHER Belmont??” 

Alucard Meeting Trevor’s Older Sister Headcannons 

So she shows up to what she expected to be nothing more than a pile of ruins only to find said pile of ruins plus a giant ass castle next door. Which makes no sense because 1) Why not repair the Belmont home if someone was going to build something there? And 2) Why choose to make a big ugly-ass castle of all things? 

On the inside, she’s like: ‘Has it really been THAT long?’ (Maybe, lol.) 

Once the initial shock subsided, she’s like, ‘Okay, this thing’s gotta go’ because again, it’s ugly af, and it can’t be good for the open-earthed Belmont Hold to be responsible for supporting all that weight. 

So she goes to the door and starts banging on it like she owns the place. 

Of course, the doors swing open revealing a very disgruntled Alucard. 

Commence the interrogation.

She’s all like: ‘Who the fuck are you?’ 

And he’s like, ‘Um, excuse me, I live here, who the hell are you?’

And she’s like, ‘Well I lived here first!’ 

And Alucard’s like, ‘That’s a very immature argument.’ 

And she’s all like, ‘Oh yeah? You wanna go pip-squeak?’ 

And Alucard’s like ‘I’m literally a foot taller than you.’ 

And she’s like ‘Well fine, that makes you the perfect height for me to do this!’ And she knees him in the groin. 

…

…

Suddenly it clicks for Alucard. “Are you by any chance a Belmont?”

“Yeah, what’s it to ya?” 

Needless to say, the two of them are quite shocked to learn the identity of the other. She’s half in denial that her little brother, if he really is alive, would be friends with a dhampir. And Alucard’s not sure she is Trevor’s sister once they get to talking, mainly because she’s well-spoken and rather intelligent when not she’s not threatening to kick his ass, something Trevor is not. 

But from his descriptions of their battle with Dracula, her gut tells her it really must be her brother Alucard’s speaking of. 

“I take it you didn’t know he was alive, then,” Alucard says. 

She's like, yeah, no shit. 

But she still has a lot of unanswered questions: how did Trevor manage to escape? How did he survive being so young on his own? Why didn’t she hear of his existence until now? 

Alucard doesn’t have all the answers, but he does have good food and wine, so she decides to crash in the castle with him until her brother returns. 

It’s good for Alucard to have the company, mainly because he was starting to lose his mind. (Something she would pick up on like right away lol.) 

But that’s okay because almost being murdered as a kid and then running from place to place fighting the odd supernatural creature has made her a bit crazy so they’re a decent pair. 

Oddly enough, I think they sort of mellow each other out: she’s just hyper/nuts enough to get Alucard to stop wallowing in self-pity. And he’s just cautious and introverted enough to keep her from accidentally (ahem*intentionally*) burning the place down. 

Sure, there’s a lot of ribbing, and witty jokes thrown back and forth between the two of them, but they’d probably form a strong bond based on mutual respect and necessity. Alucard realizes his mental and emotional state will improve if she stays, and she realizes her chances of fulfilling her destiny as a Belmont increase tenfold should she stay and learn from the ‘enemy’ himself. 

Of course, it takes a while for them to overcome their residual prejudices of one another, especially on Belmont’s side. She’s spent her entire life viewing vampires as monsters- something to be eradicated- it’s not exactly something you can unlearn overnight. But Alucard is such an enigma, and the more she hears of his and Trevor’s travels and adventures in defeating Dracula, the more she sees him as human- the more she sees him as a friend, even. 

They get very close. So close that they even think up ways to prank Trevor once he comes back, planning especially to use her existence as the central super-charged element of surprise. 

Who knows, maybe if she was there with Alucard post-S2, things would have turned out more positively with the twins' arrival in S3. If Alucard wasn’t so dependent on them and them alone for companionship, he wouldn’t have been so hesitant to quickly teach them everything they wanted to know as a way to keep them at his castle longer. If Alucard was more open and forthcoming, the twins might have felt encouraged to put all their own cards on the table before making the drastic (and fatal) move that they did. 

Thanks to her existence, any monsters nearby stand no chance against the occupants of the castle and the surrounding villages. With the newfound double-trouble Belmonts, no one ever has to be scared (or lonely) ever again. 

#castlevania imagine #alucard imagine #alucard tepes imagine #castlevania x reader #alucard tepes x reader #adrian tepes #castlevania #hc

[arachnicas]

Spider & Spot Dynamic Headcanons 1/?

Based off of my post >>> here

-) The multi-verse collapses and Miles is thrown back in time to the day he defeated Kingpin. Determined not to repeat the future, Miles decides to seek out the Spot and end his villainy before it can begin. However, he does not eradicate or contain his nemesis. No, Miles takes a leap of faith and decides to help him.

-) Miles uses his big brain to find a way to permanently cure Dr. Johnathon Ohnn of his spotty appearance with a serum. However, Johnathon still retains his abilities, and his eyes are an eerie void black color, a reminder of what he is and what he is capable of. Still, he's back to looking like a human being again and is immensely grateful to this wonderful, genius kid for helping him in his time of need.

-) In fact, he's so happy that he immediately declares himself Spider-Man's partner, and Miles cannot reject the man. His former friends are in their respective dimensions safe now that the collider is destroyed, and if the future becomes anything like Miles remembers, he won't see them for a long while. It would be nice to have a friend on his side.

-) After some trial and error, Johnathon can easily control his abilities, using his holes to warp villains into Miles' webs or transporting himself and Miles away from dangers when dealing with particularly deadly villains. With their combined skills and hilarious wit, the duo instantly becomes Brooklyn's darlings almost overnight.

-) Johnathon's costume is based on his former spotty appearance. When Miles asked why, he grinned and said, "Makes for a superb intimidation factor, kiddo. Gets the baddies shaking in their little boots when they see me."

-) Johnathon and Miles both know each other's secret identities. Johnathon made it clear to Miles that if their partnership should work, he should at least see the face of the hero he's working with. No secrets. No lies. Miles agreed and slid off his mask.

-) Needless to say, Johnathon was appalled, concerned, and maybe even a little impressed that Spider-Man is a thirteen-year-old kid. "I mean, when you threw that bagel at me, I knew you were young, but holy cow, you're just a little guy! You should be in school doing your homework and hanging out with your friends, not running the streets fighting bad guys!"

-) Knowing that Spider-Man is just a kid made Johnathon even more sure of his decision to be his partner. Miles will need a stable adult to look out for him and somebody to make damn sure that he comes home alive. It's the least he can do for the kid who helped him get his life back on track. Plus, he's grown fond of Miles and enjoys fighting alongside him. This superhero gig isn't so bad after all.

-) Over time, the two developed a pseudo-uncle-nephew familial relationship, and while Johnathon isn't Uncle Aaron, Miles finds that they have a lot in common and will often spend hours talking about quantum physics, math, etc. They even built an underground lair where they go to rest up, work on science projects, and make neat little gizmos. Miles proudly called it "The Web," but after losing a game of rock paper scissors to Uncle Johnathon, it was renamed The Void Sanctum.

-) Helping Miles with his science homework pushed Johnathon into getting a job at Visions Academy as a science teacher because, damn it, what kind of weak-ass science is that school teaching his nephew?! No, he will become a goddamn teacher and teach these kids REAL science. And this way, he can finally distance himself from Alchemax and get a job doing something he loves. Teaching.

-) Johnathon wanted to make an excellent first impression on his first day at Visions and showed up to work in a tweed suit, squeaky shoes, and a lab coat. The students cracking jokes about his clothes were to be expected, and Miles was starting to get annoyed with them for their constant needling, but all laughter died when Mr. Ohnn made something explode. From then on, he was the school's most revered science teacher.

-) Visions loves him so much that they don't even ask why he wears sunglasses that hide his scary inky black eyes that sometimes leak dark matter. Nah, they don't need to see what's behind the glasses.

-) Johnathon uses his powers to travel across different dimensions with Miles, where they get into all sorts of whacky adventures. It's the most fun they've ever had, and the pair bring back all kinds of trinkets and decorations from their travels to hang up in their super cool lair.

"Miles, is that an alien head encased in ice?"

"Oh, yeah! Uncle Johnathon and I found this bad boy in some creepy desert dimension! I don't think we were supposed to take it, but Unc wanted to turn it into a new decoration for his desk."

"Miles, that thing just blinked."

"Yeah, it does that sometimes."

-) The walls in Miles' room are decorated with colorful equations done by Johnathon, and Johnathon's office space has drawings Miles gifted to him. Maybe he's not an artist like his nephew, but he's proud of the kid's works and will always show visitors what Miles drew.

-) Having learned from his past mistakes, Miles decided to reveal himself as Spider-Man to his parents, and as expected there were tears, ultimatums, more tears, and finally acceptance. Jeff and Rio were also told about Johnathon, and after some hesitation and promises to keep them informed about their son, they permitted the duo to keep working together...so long as Johnathon stopped by every Sunday for family dinners and continued to help Miles stay on top of his studies.

-) Their dimension travels have caused them to meet certain members of the Spider Society much earlier, but that's a story for another day.

#miles morales #johnathan ohnn #the spot #spider-man #spider man across the spider verse #atsv #across the spiderverse #spiderverse #I am living for cool science nerd uncle and his super-hero spider nephew #omg this came out so long #BUT I AM OBSESSED WITH THEM OKAY? #let miles have more found family members and a bigger support system outside of spider society

[yinyangswings]

Continuation of this

Eventually Ace and Calypso do have a child.

When Calypso found out she was pregnant again, she was surprised. Similar to her first pregnancy, she wasn't aware as she had only had minor morning sickness and had only gone to Marco out of curiosity. So she found out and was in shock, before telling Ace. While Ace is stunned as well (they hadn't been working on trying for another kid) but at the same time, happy. This time they have a chance for this baby to come to full fruition. It's a very emotional moment for the couple.

They tell their crew, and Ace's brothers the news and they are really happy about it. For Whitebeard it's the news of being a grandfather and for Sabo and Luffy, it's the fact they're going to be uncles. Telling Sabo is hilarious because the poor man nearly has a stroke because he's both stunned and so excited about the thought about being an uncle. Luffy however is more confused by the news, much to his crew's dismay. He does eventually become happy about it, and declares he'll get to hold the baby first (Sabo vehemently says it will be him though).

For Whitebeard's Crew they were, of course, ecstatic about the news. Izou was one of the happiest. After The Spade Crew assimilated with Whitebeard, Calypso was actually assigned to the 16th Division under Izou. The two took to one another and became friends (him occasionally treating her like a little sister). So needless to say he is very happy about her news about being pregnant. But it doesn't stop him from teasing Ace about it. And they always like to pat her stomach. Calypso, more or less, lets them. Deuce is a little more polite about it and unlike his crewmates will ask, because he wants to too. Likewise, the crew is incredibly protective over Calypso during the pregnancy. She was barely left alone during the pregnancy and the crew made sure no one even considered messing with her during the pregnancy.

However, the news about her pregnancy does reach news of unsavory fellows, including rival pirates who hear a rumor that Whitebeard's Witch has been seen….rounder…than normal and there are whispers that she's pregnant. Her bounty is high enough, but the fact that they can get more if the 'sea witch' is pregnant, they set out to go after her and A) confirm the rumor is true and B) either capture her or capture the baby and attack the Whitebeard Crew. At first the crew assume it's just some stupid attempt to get fame for attacking the Whitebeard Pirates, however one of them yells to be on the look out for Calypso. And Ace overhears and figures out that this whole attack wasn't just some attempt at them to get a name for attacking Whitebeard. They were after Calypso. What's worse is that the way he said it, meant that they knew she was pregnant. And she's now in more danger.

Meanwhile, during the raid, Ace had taken her below deck to keep her safe. She didn't much appreciate that, but understood and didn't argue. However while she's in the cargo area, she is suddenly beset by pain and then feels a rush of liquid running down her legs. As she collapses she realizes that, her and Ace's child has decided to be born at the worst possible time for the crew (honestly, it's Ace's kid…she shouldn't be surprised) and she's alone and in labor. Alone she does eventually give birth to the baby. And there is their child, their daughter. Alive and crying. She's also very much aware that Ace is going to have a heart attack when he finds out what's happened, unaware that she's the raider's target. She learns quickly enough when, raiders manage to get below deck and find her. She's shot in the shoulder but manages to hide as they keep looking for her. However what they don't realize that, while she may be weakened by labor, and in immense pain, this is her daughter and she will protect her no matter what.

Eventually Ace and a few of the crew members find Calypso, she's barely conscious, surrounded by the few raiders and her lower half covered in blood before she collapsed. She's taken quickly to the infirmary, and Ace for a brief moment thinks they've lost their second child. Until he hears crying in one of the crates and when he removes the blood-stained lid to see a little infant wailing from the straw on top of the box. Needless to say, Ace almost descends into panic because he's not sure if he's imagining it, before realizing that it is true, and that means Calypso gave birth alone. Thankfully the other crew members are there to help out and get the baby to the infirmary as well.

Eventually, Calypso wakes back up and the parents meet their daughter officially for the first time together. Calypso suggests the name Rouge, after Ace's mother as Calypso has so much to thank for Ace's mother and considers the woman the strongest woman she's ever heard of. Ace agrees and after spending time with just Calypso and their daughter, introduces Whitebeard's crew to Rouge, the first granddaughter of Whitebeard. Needless to say Whitebeard is very, very happy. And when Luffy and Sabo hears, they're visiting in a second though Sabo gets there first, and gets to hold the baby. Luffy is not pleased that his baby niece is being held by his brother (though he does eventually hold her, much to his joy).

#jamart #one piece #asl one piece #sabo the revolutionary #sabo one piece #portgas d. ace x oc #portgas d. ace #monkey d. luffy #whitebeard pirates #one piece oc

[dragondemoness]

Miu iruma who has a brother who is dating Kaede/Maki but personality wise they're almost the opposite of miu. They're kind and can be bubbly but unlike miu who is loud they're on the shy side unless provoked but are unaffected by Miu's loud mouth and vulgar comments and are usually around Miu. Miu also teases her brother about kaede/Maki and of coarse asks vulgar questions(she is weirdly obessed with kaedes chest) Thing is everyone just thought he was friends with Miu but they're shocked to find out they're sibling cause their last names are different. They find out cause Miu and her brother were acting close and they misinterpreted it as flirting but are dead wrong since Miu is like wtf he's my brother you weirdos and now all the interactions make sense.

Kaede and Maki with Miu Iruma’s Brother

Let us begin with you and Miu’s relationship

She’s very fond of you

You’re the only person she trusts enough to be vulnerable with

You know her weaknesses and she knows yours

You’ll tell people to be gentle and not to raise their voices at her, even if she deserved it

And as her sweet, innocent, precious bro, she ain’t letting nobody lay a finger on you

She’ll give your bullies a good talking-to and pull you away from the scene

And you can trust her to be vulnerable with her too

When you’re upset, she’ll wave you over to her and let you lean against her shoulder

You’ve done this ever since you were kids, and it’s just a really nice, warm feeling

And of course, Miu teases the shit out of you

She might pamper you, but you’re not safe from her teasing

Of course, you’re her sibling, so she’s a lot less weird about it

Imagine how ruthless she would be if she found out you were dating someone

Especially one of your classmates

Kaede Akamatsu 🎹

She was so shocked to find out you were her brother

You were literally nothing like her

She was loud, bold, perverted

While you were kind, shy and gentlemanly 

She honestly thought you two were dating and Miu was so disgusted

“S-Sorry! It’s just that you two spend a lot of time together and-“

“Ew, what the hell?! He’s my brother, you sick bitch! We popped out of the same fuckin’ womb! Do you think Tenko and that weird magician girl are dating because Tenko’s a weird fuckin’ stalker?! Look up from your piano for once and get a fuckin’ life!”

Needless to say, Kaede was embarrassed 

But you were still really kind to her

She actually liked you a lot

When you told your sister that you were dating, she laughed so hard

“Hah! You actually landed that bitch?! Man, that’s fucking hilarious!”

“Miu, I didn’t sleep with her-“

“So tell me, how big are those jugs of hers? Are they real? Is she chubby? And I bet she’s got a fat ass too-“

“MIU!”

Yeah, she’s gonna tease the shit out of you

And she’s gonna threaten Kaede and tell her to treat you good

Even though your sister is a lot to deal with, Kaede still loves you 

And your sister will come to respect her eventually

Maki Harukawa 🔪

She doesn’t know why you would wanna hang around someone like Miu, but oh well

I mean, she’s so loud, and you’re so sweet and bubbly 

One time, you happened to be in the same room, and she asked it

“Hey. Why do you and that Miu spend so much time together?”

“We’re siblings.”

“…Oh.”

She was not expecting to hear that

She honestly thought it was something completely different

“Something wrong?”

“No, it’s just… I had no idea. You have different last names and you’re nothing like her.”

“You thought we were dating, didn’t you? It’s okay, we get that surprisingly often.”

You chuckled and it made her blush

She was starting to like you

And eventually, she liked you so much that she decided to date you

When you told Miu, she kind of just gave you a weird look

“You mean that creepy chick with the pigtails? Damn, didn’t know she was your type!”

“Miu, please don’t call her creepy. She’s a great person and I love spending time with her.”

“Okay, okay, geez. Don’t get your dick in a twist, buddy. Now, I gotta know, is she buff? Like she does a ton of workouts and whatnot, so she’s gotta be fuckin’ ripped, right?! And how’s her ass? Big? Small? And I bet her chest is-“

“Okay, that’s enough!”

Maki finds her kind of annoying, and Miu thinks she’s a weird bitch, so there’s some awkwardness for a little while

Miu wants to make sure you have a partner who treats you right, and Maki doesn’t like that she scrutinizes her every move

But they’ll learn to tolerate each other in time

“Hey, funny thing, Miu. She thought we were dating at first!”

“Ewwww! He’s my brother, you fuckin’ sicko!”

“Do you wanna die?!”

#danganronpa #danganronpa x reader #danganronpa killing harmony #platonic danganronpa x reader #miu iruma x reader #kaede akamatsu x reader #maki harukawa x reader

[intimidating-fettuccine]

how do the creeps (ej, toby, and jeff) react to you bringing home random animals or children?

i dont know if this has been asked before but please and thank you <3

I went with animals because I don't think anyone would be fond of a partner randomly bringing back kids

Toby:

Dear god, pray for the rest of the residents inside the mansion because they're going to need help. I've mentioned before in previous posts that Toby has had a knack for sneaking in random animals and just keeping them in the mansion, which he's always gotten in trouble for, but now he has you with him, encouraging it and bringing home random animals of your own, and it's just a complete and total disaster because there's no way this can end well. The two of you are constantly getting in trouble with Tim and Slender, and it gets to the point where you both have to be body searched before you come inside the mansion because they're tired of finding random animals just running around all over the place and it seems to be the only way to stop the two of you from doing it. 

Eyeless Jack:

Oh, dear. Jack himself has had a couple run ins with hoarding animals in the mansion (mostly when his demonic instincts are high and it's the winter months as he wants to protect them from the cold), but in general, Jack is not the type of person to just be okay with hoarding a bunch of animals inside the mansion for no reason. Jack thinks it's cute at first, that you just want to keep the little guys housed and taken care of, but eventually, the two of you are going to end up having a little competition as he tries to put an end to it. You can never win. You can't hide the animals from him. His sense of smell is far too strong, he's far too aware of your habits and hiding places, and he always ends up finding out and making you return the animals back outside. 

Jeff:

See this is a tricky situation. On one hand, Jeff finds it absolutely fucking hilarious that you keep sneaking animals into the mansion and that it's always different ones every time. On the other hand, he's a team leader and he's supposed to be in control and stop people from doing things like this. Needless to say, you have a 50/50 chance of succeeding when it comes to Jeff. Some days, he'll give you a smile and a laugh, tell you that you have a certain amount of time to run away and hide it and that he didn't see anything at all, and he'll leave it to be someone else's problem. On other days, maybe his ass is on the line or the animal would be too obvious, and he'll sigh and give you a little head pat before telling you it's not gonna fly today. Either way, he loves you and finds it incredibly amusing.

#creepypasta #creepypasta headcanon #creepypasta x reader #creepypasta headcanons #ticci toby #ticci toby headcanon #ticci toby headcanons #ticci toby x reader #eyeless jack #eyeless jack headcanon #eyeless jack headcanons #eyeless jack x reader #jeff the killer #jeff the killer x reader #jeff the killer headcanon #jeff the killer headcanons

[cas-kingdom]

The Avengers Masterpost

Main Masterpost

one shots

You Called for Backup (Peter x Tony) - Peter really should think before he sends any kind of text message to Tony Stark.

When You Wish Upon a Star (Peter x Tony) - Peter won’t get out of bed. Enter Tony Stark.

The Adult is Talking (Peter x Tony) - Peter starts neglecting his health in order to study for tests he’s going to pass whether he revises or not. It’s time for Tony to step in, and he’s not happy.

But It’s Tradition, Peter! (Peter x Avengers) - “Tradition is tending the flame, not worshiping the ashes.” Peter learns this, surrounded by the ones he loves the most.

Inked (Peter x Tony) - Tony gets a tattoo. The only problem is, he’s drunk.

Itsy Bitsy Spider (Peter x Tony) - There’s only one thing Peter’s afraid of, and Tony thinks it’s hilarious. Which it isn’t. Not at all.

A Dad for Christmas (Peter x Tony) - Peter has the perfect Christmas present for Tony.

When All is Dead and Gone (Peter x Tony) - Tony had never thought he’d love someone as much as he did this kid. Or: How I wish the ending of Infinity War had gone instead.

I’ll Wait (Tony x Steve) - Alone on Titan with nothing but the phone Steve gave him, Tony makes a decision he should have made a long time ago.

Not Without You (Steve x Bucky) - It’s the end of the line for them both.

All I Want (Peter x Tony) - Peter gets one last conversation with Tony.

A Letter to Tony Stark (Peter x Tony) - From Peter Parker

Mini America (Tony x Steve x reader) - You accidentally pop Tony’s blow-up bed.

A Simple Misunderstanding (Peter x Tony x reader) - Tony walks in on you and Peter.

Normal (Steve x Tony x reader) - Being the sister of the world’s greatest hero has its advantages and disadvantages. While attempting to do something a normal teenager would do, things go wrong, and it takes a Captain America and an Iron Man to make you feel better.

’S’ is for ‘Steve’ (Steve x reader) - Steve told you not to get that tattoo. You got it anyway.

Call It Magic (Thor x reader) - Your fear of thunder drives you into a certain god’s arms one night.

Happy Birthday, Old Man (Steve x reader) - The one thing you shouldn’t do on Steve’s one hundredth birthday is call him old.

Remember When (Bucky x reader) - Bucky finds you awake and upset one night.

Bucky, You’re Not Punny (Bucky x reader) - Bucky thinks he’s funny. He’s really not, but he still gets you to laugh.

Finally (Steve x Bucky x reader) - You see Bucky for the first time after the ice.

My World (Bucky x reader) - With both Tony and Steve gone, it’s just you and Bucky against the world.

Fix You (Bucky x reader) - It’s been six months. You and Bucky are living in Brooklyn. You’re trying. He’s not. The both of you need to fix what’s left before there is nothing left to fix.

The Notebook (Bucky x reader) - You find Nakajima’s name in Bucky’s notebook and ask him about it.

There’s a Snake in My Boat (Bucky x Sam x Zemo x reader) - Sam makes you try the snake drink he had in Madripoor. Needless to say, it’s not the first time you’ve been sick all over Bucky.

Call It True (Loki x reader) - Loki helps you sleep after a trying few days.

For You (Loki x reader) - Loki realises you’ve been injured since New York, and you never told him.

Brave (Loki x reader) - At the end of time, it’s your turn to be brave. With Loki and Sylvie in search of whoever’s controlling it all, you and Mobius return to the TVA to figure out what’s going on. The goodbye is hard, beginning and ending in tears, but a goodbye can be a promise of another hello.  

drabbles

Steve x Clint (“You can try harder than that! I’m tough!”)

Steve x reader (“I love bagels! How did you know?”)

Bucky x Steve x reader (“I need a place to hide! Quick!”)

Peter P x reader (“Why are you embarrassed? You shouldn’t be.”)

Peter P x reader (“Hey! That’s mine!”)

Tony x reader (“Make one more egg pun, I dare you.”)

Steve x Bruce x Tony x reader (“Did I stutter?”)

Bucky x reader (“Smile for the camera!”)

Steve x reader (“Just come down… I promise I won’t do anything.”)

Peter x Tony x reader (“Don’t tell me you’re ticklish here, too.”)

Steve x Tony x reader (“Would you just quit it?”)

Tony x reader (“Can I have a go in the suit?”)

Steve x reader (“It’s three am! Where have you been?”)

Steve x reader (“Say that again looking at my face.”)

Tony x Peter (“C’mere, kid.”)

Tony x Peter (“I’m proud of you, kid.”)

Peter P x reader (“Honour is dead but I’ll see what I can do.”)

Sam x reader (“You lose. I tickle. Deal?”)

Tony x reader (“We should head back to the party.”)

Tony x reader (“Can I hug you?”)

Tony x Morgan (“It’s okay… I still love you.”)

Bucky x reader (“Don’t make me chase you.”)

Bucky x reader (“Wait, what are you going to do with that?”)  

Bucky x reader ("I miss the way things used to be.")  

Zemo x reader (“I apologise. I did not mean to wake you.”)

Bucky x reader (“I couldn’t sleep by myself.”)

Bucky x reader (“I may have accidentally adopted a dog. Don’t be mad?”)

Bucky x reader (”How about a compromise? I’ll kill him first, and if it turns out he was friendly, I’ll apologise.”)

Clint x reader (“No, no, don’t worry—it’s fine.”)

series

Iron Heart (Peter x Tony) - Five times Peter called Tony his dad, and the one time Tony called Peter his son.

Chapter 1 , Chapter 2

extra masterposts

Irondad & Spiderson Masterpost

#the avengers #masterpost #the avengers masterpost

[tenkasato]

Hi hi😁 im really glad to catch ur requests open. Ten, would it be alright to adk for a comfort fic with Akashi and his insecure fem! best friend in their 20s? Like sure akashi is perfect abd all but with each other they can share their ups and downs as young adults navigating through life. They experience heartaches and breakups and drunk nights and happy moments, victories, failures, anxieties, hilarious moments etc that theyll remember forever. Theyve fought too and made up throughout the years. Theyre both confused with their careers and perosnal lives. Akashis more sure definitely but she doesnt know where shes going. I thinj this has thr potential to br a funny story hahaha. They just sypport one another always! Maybe they end up together in the end or just implied? Lots of fluff please!! Thank u so much. If it's too vague mayve just akashi tirelessly motivating her and believing in her always never once doubting her potential? You can of course tweak all the details to ur liking judt this general vibe is more than okay. Really need this one! (me im confused 20 something lol) thank you so so much this would mean the world to me.

Hi anon! Let me start by saying how much I adore this idea. I was thinking of how I could incorporate the scenes you listed. At first I was thinking of writing headcanons, but I think writing a narrative of Akashi’s POV will allow him to be more expressive. Anyways, without further ado… ^^

Pairings: Akashi Seijuro x bestfriend!reader

Akashi Seijuro knows what your every breath meant.

He watches you furrow your brows, pucker your lips and make a sharp exhale as you scan the list of entrance exam passers on the board. He waits for you to find your name (there, in the middle of the people sharing your surname. He’s seen it minutes ago), and when you finally did, he observes your sigh of relief.

A radiant smile stretches your lips.

“I passed,” you announce, as if he didn’t know yet.

“Of course,” he answers. His voice brims with confidence. If there’s anyone who could put her mind to something she wanted, it was his best friend.

“Come on, I’ll treat you!” you enthuse, hooking an arm around his as you walk away from the crowd.

Your breathe trembles. Excitement zapped in with flavors of anxiety. 

Even so, he’s glad you’re going to college with him.

– 0 – 

There are times when Akashi wishes you saw yourself with his eyes.

Your hair sits like a worn-out mop on your head. Light make-up smudged at the wrong places. Eyes rimmed with exhaustion, hurt and self-contempt. 

“I should’ve know,” you release a long-drawn groan. “I should’ve know he was a good-for-nothing jerk who just wanted me as some sort of a trophy!”

Akashi’s quiet gaze falls on your drink—warm milk, before a smile captures his lips. Who gets drunk on milk anyways?

“Am I not good enough, Sei?” you mewl. Your eyes are huge and watery, begging him to disagree. 

He sighs. “I warned you early on that that boy was nothing short of trouble. Did you at least heed my words?”

You wince and lay your head over your folded arms. With another groan, you snuggle to the side of his arm. “I need my best buddy right now. Not a father.”

“And a friend I am,” he says. He thinks it over, and then, “He is blind.”

“What?”

“You are a supremely flawed human being. We all are. Needless to say, you are a definitely a cut above many.”

You hear the tease in his voice, narrow your eyes and huff. “Is that your way of comforting me?”

Akashi remembers the time you lightheartedly prepare a meal for your now ex-boyfriend. He recalls the genuine emotions dancing in your eyes. He hears your hopeful voice, the one that carries a song of future promises. 

He wishes you’d see yourself through his eyes.

“No, it’s my way of telling you the truth.”

– 0 – 

Akashi thinks you’re like the moon. Meek and fluctuating.

When you were kids, you always shied away from the adults. You preferred to play with him at the garden or in his room. 

Whenever he invited you out to one of the family busines dinners, you begrudgingly tagged along. The polite smile on your face never left, but he could see hints of unease in the way you kept close to him.

When with his friends or teammates in Teiko, you’d exchange pleasantries, indulge them in small talks and even spill supposedly embarrassing things about him. He’d feel you stealing glimpses of him as you looked for reassurance.

“I think you’re like the sun, Sei,” you tell him one time, during the heat of an argument he’d rather not have. It was one of those times when you two walk home together in the swell of the night, university work keeping you both out longer than normal. 

You’ve stopped on your tracks, and instead, you’re glaring at him. 

“Pardon?” he says.

“I said, you’re like the sun. It’s like you’re meant to rule the skies. You’ve got everything figured out. You’ve got your path laid out for you, and all you need to do is walk over it.”

Akashi finally faces you. It’s then that he notices the slight glimmer in your eyes. Tears from you are rare, and that is why seeing them adorning your gaze makes his chest ache.

“I meant no offense,” Akashi explains. “All I am trying to say is that this indecision might deter you from realizing the things you really want.”

“But what can I do about it? I’m not so sure what I want to do. You think shifting courses is easy?”

He shakes his head. “I did not say that. But you need to start making choices that you wouldn’t second think at the last moment and waste valuable time.”

Your eyes flare at the jab. “Someone like you won’t understand what it’s like to be unsure and lost. You’re talented, smart and versatile. On the other hand, I have to work thrice as hard just to get by each day. I bet you’ve never experienced feeling empowered and ready to take the world one second, only to run out of fumes the next moment.”

A choked noise rumbles your throat as you inspire some air. 

“And unlike you, I wasn’t born with a silver spoon up my ass! Stop pretending as if you understand me at all!”

The hurt etches itself on his face, you realize too late.

“Ah… Seijuro, I didn't mean to…” you begin, but he walks ahead of you.

“Let’s go home,” he tells you, not wanting to talk further.

The silence of the aftermath kills you, but it also kills him too, knowing that he could’ve told you about how he thinks the moon glows brighter at nights.

– 0 – 

Akashi knows he isn’t infallible.

He’s been beaten by you in a game of cards multiple times when you were seven. He’s fallen a flight of stairs once, and just when he thought no one saw, a blast of laughter emanated from you. He’s worn clothes that were 'outrageously heinous’ according to you. He’s made you cry before, many times—sometimes because of the most mundane and pettiest of things such as eating your dessert accidentally, but sometimes because of almost irreparable damages such as when he told you he needed no one else but himself.

It was a lie of course, and you knew it.

So when he went home after Rakuzan’s defeat at the hands of Seirin, you were there, perched on his bed. Glowing with warmth. 

“I figured you want to watch movies with me?” you said with a wry smile. You gestured at the cups of hot chocolate by his lamp.

He wasn't perfect. He won't ever be, but he figures that that's okay.

– 0 – 

Akashi can tell when you're nervous.

"I'm so nervous, Sei," you verbalize his thoughts out loud, going over the mirror to strip down to your underclothes.

Akashi ducks, keeping his eyes back to his phone. "Will you please change in private?" he asks, peeved.

"What," you stick out your tongue, putting on that long, cream dress. It falls until your ankles. "We used to run around buck naked in the river when we were younger."

"Emphasis on the younger."

You try to pull the back zipper up, but it proves to be challenging given the low level cut of the dress. Instead, you walk towards him with your hand holding the fabric behind your back. With the other hand on your hip, you ask, "Well? Classy enough?"

"They say it's a trick question when a woman asks about how she looks."

"I'm serious," you hiss.

"You look presentable," he gives in, smiling a bit.

You beam at him before turning back towards the mirror. As you pick up a tube of lipstick, Akashi notices the journal sitting atop your desk.

"Hey, thanks for agreeing to this," you say all of the sudden, unknowingly disrupting his train of thoughts. "I just needed someone to be my date for this event. Otherwise, they'll accuse me of wasting a free ticket… that or, they call me unsociable. That's going to make me feel like crap again."

Akashi sighs for the umpteenth time that day, staring down at the yellowing cover and multi-colored marks of your worn-out journal. It’s the notebook he gave you a few years ago. Hands hovering above the worn out notebook, he says, "You need not to feel like crap just because there are scrutinizing eyes watching you."

"You don't get it," you reply. "This is huge for me and my career. If I screw up—"

"You will rise back," he completes the sentence for you. Akashi holds your nervous gaze, then adds, "Adversaries are meant to defeat us until we gain enough strength and means to overcome. Don't be daunted by the possibility of failure.

"Refrain from holding yourself back, and start believing in people when they tell you about how amazing you are in your own rights."

The monumental pause and gawking you give him is enough to make him grin.

Turning away before he sees your eyes glisten, you harrumph, "Always so flowery in your words, Sei. Whatever. Help me pull this zipper up, will you?"

Grin widening, he ambles over to you to do just that. 

– 0 –

There are a number of things Akashi constantly wonders about.

For example, he wonders why you always make a fuss about him. You were also like this before. When he lost his mother, you did everything to fill up the gaping hole.

“Hmm, should you use this tie?” you ask, placing the said clothing article over his chest, “or this black one? I think the black one fits you better than this red one, hmm?”

You toss the chosen tie on the chair before he can let a word out. You proceed on rummaging through his closet, muttering under your breath about how rich Akashi is and how having too many clothes to choose from is a bother.

Akashi chuckles and grabs the tie you selected. “Calm down.”

“Calm down?” you repeat, incredulous. “You’re going out on a date! You have to look your absolute best, otherwise you’re going to live down that regret for the rest of your life!”

“An exaggeration,” he remarks. “And to set the record straight, this is hardly the first time I am going out to dinner with someone.”

“Damn right, it's not. But you wouldn't know if you’d actually be dating your soulmate, right? Better make a good impression.”

He wants to argue that he doesn't at all consider it a date. It was a dinner meeting his father set-up, one with the heir of a promising business partner. And still, you frantically run around his room like a madman who is at her wits end. 

He looks at your back fondly.

Here you are, young adults venturing out on new chapters of your life—still going hand in hand, inseparable. You have always been there to keep him grounded. And he, in turn, never fails to guide you back when you seem to stray away. 

"Please get it right this time," he hears you mumble as you finally emerge from his towering closet. "Your dates never seem to work out, for Pete's sake, Sei. I'm starting to think you're the problem here."

"I just do not like being in a hurry."

"Yeah, sure," you reply, completely unconvinced. "But it is weird. You're like the best, ideal guy out there. No one compares to you!"

You stare down at him as he stares back with a painted gaze. Giving up, you sigh and shake your head, shooting him an affectionate smile as you hand him his gray dress shirt.

"Bachelor of the year, they say. I wonder why the hell you're still single," you laugh.

He wonders too. 

And he wonders whether it has anything to do with that saccharine smile of yours.

Taglist: @shakethatsassyass

#akashi seijuro x reader #akashi x reader #akashi seijuurou x reader #akashi seijuro #kuroko no basket #knb fanfic #the basketball which kuroko plays #akashi seijūrō #tenkasato writes

[stevensavage]

Willy’s Outsourcing Problem

So by now you’ve probably heard about the infamous Glasgow Willy Wonka ripoff event that was a dismal disaster. If somehow you remained ignorant, basically one guy generated a bunch of AI content (including a script), outsourced everything to various actors and suppliers, and it was a mess. Fyre Festival for kids, as someone put it.

As the internet united around watching and dissecting the disaster, what I found fascinating is how this happened. Not because I learned anything new, but because it seemed depressingly familiar. It was a tale of outsourcing, taken to an extreme.

Most of the news has focused on the creation of AI content by the mastermind (disastermind?) Billy Coulls. It was obviously AI generated, from creepy imagery to hilarious misspellings and nonsense words. How AI generation is just a form of automation, of basically outsourcing. It was merely the most extremely hilarious example of Coulls having anyone but him do work.

There were people hired to bring in props. People hired to act. It seems like every damn thing was outsourced and then everyone was just supposed to make it happen. Needless to say that didn’t go well, nothing happened, everything got ad libbed and there was no chocolate. Not sure how you ripoff Willy Wonka without chocolate, but there you go.

All outsourced. There was no there there, just a bunch of AI art and some guy saying “good luck” before families paid tickets for this fiasco.

This may seem extreme, but outsourcing happens all the time. If you analyze and business or product you’ll likely find some outsourcing, because sometimes you save time and money with specialists. You’ll also find outsourcing backfiring as well, with poor service, lousy computer code, or questionable media design.

If you’ve ever tried to figure out who is responsible for something and had to drill through various organizations to get an answer or a refund? You get the idea. Outsourcing isn’t an evil thing at all, but too often its used to dodge responsibility, screw employees, and not actually do anything.

At the extreme, you end up with an event that isn’t about anything, is all fake, and ultimately is a disaster. Plus it’s hard to hold someone responsible - a little more coverage and forethought and we might haven’t discovered who did the Faux-Wonka fast enough for it to hit the news cycle.

There is nothing unusual about what we saw in Glasgow, it was just incredibly obvious. Many of us have been there before. Maybe we need to ask how much of our world is outsourced, and how much of that plays into the problems we face each day.

Outsourcing isn’t bad at all - I’ve been on both sides of it. But it can be misused.

Steven Savage

www.StevenSavage.com

www.InformoTron.com

#glasgow #willy wonka #wonka #economics #outsourcing

[bedtimestoriesforbrokengirls]

The Daily Dad

Things you might want to know, for Sep 16, 2023:

‘Vanderpump Rules’ Stars Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval Pictured Together for the First Time Since Scandoval — I’m finally halfway through season 9, so Winter Is Almost Here. You have no idea how excited I am to see this entire group of people melt down into their component parts when I finally witness the glory of Scandoval. At this point, I despise everyone except Ariana, and she’s pushing it.

Elon Musk Plans to Remove Option to Block People on Twitter — Considering you’re on my block list, Elon, this doesn’t surprise me.

Man who spent $14K to transform himself into collie steps out for first-ever walk in public — I just. That’s all I have to say. I just.

Watch an elephant herd cross the road, then thank drivers for waiting

Riley Keough Accidentally Shut Down Set by Eating Peanuts Before Kissing Andrew Garfield, Who Is Highly Allergic: 'It Was Very Stressful' — At the next Gathering, we’re going to have to keep Blossom in a plastic bubble for this very reason.

'Baldur's Gate 3' Review: Play the Way You Choose — I can’t say I’m particularly eager to experience Bear Fuckin’ —I already saw The Revenant, thanks— but the rest of BG3 seems right up my alley. But it also feels like a lot of work, and I just don’t have the time. (I still haven’t played Disco Elysium.)

Here’s why the best IMAX movies still need a Palm Pilot to work — I’m enough of a nerd to find this both fascinating and hilarious.

Bob Barker, Iconic 'The Price Is Right' Host, Dead at 99 — I watched a lotta Price Is Right as a kid, but it was never my favorite. I was more of a “Big bucks, no whammies!” kind of guy.

The Battle Over Books3 Could Change AI Forever

Pope says some 'backward' conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology — Ya think, Francis?

Microsoft PowerToys’ Crop and Lock lets you make mini app windows

Netflix’s One Piece is the rare anime adaptation that gets all of the important things right — The glowing reviews make me want to give it a shot. But I’ve managed to ignore every piece of anime ever created, so it feels kind of lame to let this one in through the side door of live-action.

Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Are Still Going Strong — I loved these fucking things as a tween. They were more intense and entertaining that my beloved Choose Your Own Adventures, and I gobbled them up with enthusiasm. Needless to say, I just about lost my mind when I encountered Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! books… until computer RPGs came along, and all the books ended up in a landfill.

How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever

The video call revolution is dead

#news

[olderthannetfic]

[This is for a person with whom I have quite a contrary opinion. And I want to get it off my chest]

You. Have. No. Idea. What. Fanfic. Is.

For you, quality literature has to have the qualities you demand of it. Yes, I agree that you need a minimum of quality in all areas, but a lot of fanfic is written by people who spend their time (for free) to give you a story with characters you already know and want to read in that context.

"But you shouldn't write about real people." You're missing the point of fanfic.

"But you shouldn't use non-LGBTQ+ people/characters for LGBTQ+ stories." You're missing the point of fanfic.

"Sex scenes with real people are disgusting". For you, but not for everyone.

"I hope one day the 14 year old girls who read this kind of fanfic will realise that writing about real people is wrong and move away from the dark and toxic side of fandom." Don't say what people can read or not.

"I hope you grow up and leave your fanfic era to read worthwhile literature." Honey, I can read fanfic and I can read books that were Nobel Prize winners, one thing doesn't take away from the other. Oh, again, you're missing the point of the fanfic.

So please, stop throwing all the bad stuff at fanfic writers and thinking you're mature for reading Stephen King (I guess he can talk about Beverly's boobs because it's not fanfic). And I hope you never leave Wattpad, because if you go on ao3, first you'll faint and then you'll cry about the "atrocities".

You're good at giving writing advice and encouraging new writers, but stop talking about a subject you don't understand and don't want to understand. If I vent here it's because I know that if I write it in your comment box, I'll be the hater and I don't want arguing with people.

[Sorry if I made a mistake. English isn't my first language and I'm really upset right now]

--

There's an interesting thing I read as a kid about language acquisition. It was specifically about vocabulary acquisition among native speakers. The researchers observed that parents, teachers, etc. thought kids should read "good" books that "challenged" them because this would improve vocabulary and comprehension...

But in fact, the thing that most improved reading skills was reading books that were just barely hard. They might have learned only one new word per crappy Nancy Drew, but they read thousands of them and learned thousands of words. The kids reading "good" literature that was much too hard for them learned much less.

Needless to say, I waved this in my mother's face and went back to reading Nancy Drew.

Mom absolutely suffered from Buy The Child Boring And Depressing Literature syndrome, like many intellectual adults. Also, she was terrible at judging a book from the cover blurb and was always buying things she thought would be fun pictures of some cultural moment that were actually about the horrors of war and teenagers fleeing their countries.

I find it hilarious that this person is a Stephen King fan. Nothing wrong with King! He's rightly beloved and famous. But in the minds of Real Literature snobs, he's also fun trash, not Serious Books For Serious People.

That's the danger of snobbery: there's always someone who can show you up.

The only way to win this game is to be completely secure in your own tastes to the point that you don't even care about defending them when people attack.

For me personally, fic made all the difference in my writing ability. I was surprised a few years ago to realize I'd turned into someone who could write the kinds of things I actually want to read. I never used to reread my own work, and I never used to be able to live up to my own standards. Lack of revision was part of it, but that wasn't most of it: I just wasn't very experienced and thus I wasn't very good.

After a decade of writing Yuletide fic and the occasional other thing as the mood struck me, I apparently gained enough experience while not paying attention to level up.

Those 14-year-olds dicking around with Jungkook readerfic or Taekook or Minecraft dumbass RPF or whatever has this person's panties in a twist will probably turn into good writers one day if they just keep writing.

It's a question of stamina as much as anything, and nothing kills stamina faster than elitism.

[cocogrrrl]

3 - masquerade

(part of "my princess (choose your own adventure)") no cws wcs: 1071

“The ball sounds great.” You said, looking up at him to lock eyes. “I know our marriage hasn’t been announced yet, but it would be a great way to establish ourselves, right?”

“You do make a good point,” he mused.

“I’m not sure if I have an outfit, though…”

“Do you have anything formal? I’m sure my mom would be more than delighted to help pick an outfit.” 

“Let’s see.”

You spent the rest of the afternoon in preparation for the ball alongside Kyle, his mother, and yours. You were just dressing up to go to some gala with Kyle, but your mothers made it seem like it was already your wedding day.

Needless to say, they enjoyed playing dress up with you. They even made you two match outfits! You were wearing a silk, forest green, and creme dress that reached the floor, while Kyle found himself wearing a suit of the same color.

It feels embarrassing to admit, but you enjoyed all the pampering and attention you got while being dressed. It made you feel like a princess, not that you weren’t, however. You simply just felt like the princess most people dreamed being of, like the one in the books.

You stood there as your moms do the final touch-ups on your and Kyle’s outfits. It was around 5:30 PM? The party wouldn’t officially start until 7. The ride wouldn’t take that long, maybe an hour at most. It wouldn’t be a hassle at all to get there. You were sure of that.

You find your eyes looking over in Kyle’s direction. Call you shallow, but if you had to look at Kyle for five more minutes, you might fall a bit too in love with him—or just face up.

You got to know Kyle since, while you were getting dolled up, his mom shared many wonderful and hilarious stories about him growing up. The look on Kyle’s face as she recalled the stories about him was priceless. The way his brows scrunched and his lip pouted. You could still see the child that his mom was talking about. The one that would become the man you were about to wed to.

You had a thought in your head about you and Kyle as children. Would either of you have ever expected to get yourselves in a situation like this? You didn’t mean it in a bad way, not at all. It’s just that this doesn’t seem like any either of you as kids would want to do. It seemed like you spent your childhood stuck staring at portraits while Kyle spent his getting tutor sessions from the best scholars in his kingdom. Marriage wasn’t something that was important to either of you. Would the children you two were be disappointed in who both of you are now? You’re sure little you would probably be so.

Speaking of Kyle, you hadn’t gotten the chance to talk to him yet. You two were preoccupied with getting ready, so you didn’t have time to catch up with him. Hopefully, on the way, you can strike a conversation up.

You took one last look at Kyle before you both left. You found yourself only looking at him. He was gorgeous. That’s all you could say. Do you know how people say that someone’s appearance took their breath away? Kyle might’ve just killed you, and you hadn’t even gotten to know him yet. You felt a pang of guilt nipping at you for liking him just at face value.

Luckily, the ride on the way did bridge the two worlds you two were from. If you thought Kyle was just your lungs at the sight of him, you’re sorely mistaken. You found him taking your heart whole as you spoke with him.

As much of a persuasive speaker he seems and honestly sometimes sounds to be, it was just him you liked. You got a hint of his rawness on the ride. No borders of formality, no fear of the future, no worry of the past. It was just you and him, and that’s all that matters.

“Do you think you’re the person you wanted to be?” You hummed.

He paused to think. He didn’t seem hesitant to answer, but he did take his good time to brush through his words. “Yes and no, I think…”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Like,” he laughed at the vagueness of his answer. “I just think that there are aspects of me I’ve achieved, but there are many other things I can still work on.”

“So a no?” You raised a brow, slightly confused.

“Yeah, more like a no, but I guess you could say I’m halfway towards my goal of becoming the person I’d say I would be happy being.” He paused once more, his mouth agape like he want to say more. Hesitance was written all over him, even in the dark you could feel it. “That’s the thing, though. I don’t know if I’ll ever be truly satisfied with myself. I’ll notice little things about myself I want to change more, and then it eats me up. I’ll notice more things, and it’s a cycle.”

You felt for him that moment. In a way, you could see yourself in him. “Yeah,” you nodded. “I understand. I used to be hypervigilant of every single detail about myself, but I eventually got over it.”

“Just how did you do that?”

“I had to be okay with the fact that ‘true’ perfection is unattainable. Like, there are always going to be blemishes you’ll notice, and you have to realize they shouldn’t swallow you up cause it’s the farthest thing from healthy, even if you’re doing it for the better. When I came to that realization accepting myself became an easier thing to do.”

“Huh,” he smiled, leaning his head onto yours. “You’re very perceptive. I admire that.”

“Thank you.” you sunk your face in his neck, humming against it.

A silence was brought forth between you, yet after a few moments, Kyle spoke up. “I have a question. I hope you don’t take any offense in it.” 

“What is it?”

“I remember you mentioned frequenting events like these earlier, yeah?” You nodded. “Do you actually enjoy going to the galas and balls and whatnot?”

Which do you pick?

I enjoy spending my time in places like those

Honestly? Not really.

#cocogrrrl's writing #my princess by cocogrrrl (all routes)

[imhereforscm]

Who's route did you play first in SCM? 💝

Remember when I said my first encounter with SCM is something hilarious to think back on now? Time to explain *hands you popcorn🍿, juice🧃and a fuzzy blanket*

So before I got into Love365, I played a few otome games from Genius.inc and the last game I played of this company left a bad taste in my mouth.

(This company's games are great, don't get me wrong! And I won't say the name of the otome game, because in case someone who's reading this likes this game, I don't want them to feel targeted or ashamed of what they like. Everyone is free to enjoy whatever they want💞)

And so, desperate for more (during that one big lockdown of 2020) I searched through playstore for more smexy smexy food for my eyes.

And so I came upon ✨LOVE365✨ and I saw Leon on this cover thingy.

I thought he was a prince.

I didn't spare a single moment to read the description of the app.

My brain was like: "no. I've decided he's a prince."

So I downloaded it... And that's when the fun began.

So for those you have played games of Genius.inc before (even if you haven't, you can imagine), you know the system of each company is different.

And BOI was I confused af???

I was basically butchering my way through with my Teorus-level sense of direction. (Which is none, as you've probably guessed).

And so I spotted Leon through this mayhem and was like- "okay, we've reached the shore everyone"

Now, don't forget the only games I played before were on Genius.inc and there, you played the entire story—with no going back on choices—and picked a man at the very end.

So now that Love365 was telling me to pick from the start, needless to say I was overwhelmed and very very confused.

I played SCM's prologue and I didn't know any of the characters, so I spent and hour shuffling around their profile cards, trying to pick someone. (Usually, if I didn't know a guy's personality, I'd pick based on looks BUT NOW THEY WERE ALL HANDSOME, SO MY ONLY METHOD OF SALVATION ABANDONED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN WITH NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF BROKEN TREE TRUNK.)

And then I saw Hue. I was so confused and he was the only one who was basically going slow and my brain could keep up. (And I was also like- "oh, his hair is blue! I like blue!(⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)" I kid you not. I was this desperate to find a reason to pick someone.)

So I decided to pick Hue! ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧

But fate had other plans.

I pressed hellishly wrong buttons and I ended up choosing Scorpio.......................................................

I thought that just like on Genius.inc, that this was it. I'd have to play the ENTIRE GAME with this guy that I DIDN'T EVEN WANT in the end of the day.

So I broke into a yelling fit. Yes, you read that right. I got angry that I picked Scorpio instead of Huedhaut. With some wonderful lines, like the ones you would highlight in a poem, such as:

"I DON'T WANT THIS RUDE ASS"

and

"I DON'T WANT HIIIIIIIIIM. I WANTED THE BLUE-GUY!!!! WHAT DOES THIS ANGRY DEMON WANT?!?!"

Or

"HE'S HOT, NO DENYING, BUT I HATE HIM! ALL HE'S BEEN DOING IS TRASH TALK MY ENTIRE BLOODLINE!!"

And so I was so mad that I deleted the app........................................

:")

But the days went by and after two week, I was still thinking about this game. THE CHARACTERS WERE JUST SO BEAUTIFUL ಥ⁠╭⁠╮⁠ಥ I NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE WITH ANY CHARACTERS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I LIKED A GAME!!

And so I decided to redownload it!(⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧

...

.........

................

THEN I COULDN'T FIND THE GAME(⁠┛⁠◉⁠Д⁠◉⁠)⁠┛⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

And so I ended up devoting an entire night of my life simply looking through the endless list of otome games on playstore in hopes of finding it.

And you got another thing coming.

I found it, I downloaded it again, I played the prologue again and this time I PICKED SCORPIO ON PURPOSE LMAOOO AND I WAS SO HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HIM TOO! It's not like I picked him to give him a second change this time. I knew damn well what I was doing and whenever he'd curse at me or something I'd be like- "(⁠☞⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)⁠☞ and you can smack my ass like a drum if you'd like too" (yes. I'm a 🛏️✨kinky g u r l✨🛏️ lol. And a dom-switch.)

I guess my brain at some point was like-

Brain: "bruh...... He's an otome guy for a reason, he obviously has a cute side!! I don't think a company would include someone problematic in their games. That way they wouldn't sell, cause no one would buy anything.(ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ⁠)"

Me: "ah........ Oops...."

And so my dear friends, Scorpio ended up being the first guy I played and as you can see by...... Everything on this account's design. I LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH!!!

LIKE- HE'S MY ULTIMATE HUSBANDO!!! AND COMFORT CHARACTER! I'VE NEVER LOVED A CHARACTER AS MUCH AS I LOVE SCORPIO.

And needless to say, I've never loved an otome game as much as I love SCM. And bonus points—A SHIT TONE of bonus points for the wholesome fandom.❤️❤️❤️❤️