#protect them :')

[the-boney-rolls]

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr enjoying some pasta from Mary McCartney's book Feeding Creativity

#paul mccartney #ringo starr #the beatles #mary mccartney #grandpas! #protect them

[jubileesstuff]

Vegas: Subs are so fun to play with. All you have to do is hint at what you might do, back them into a corner with a look, or grab their wrist in a certain way and they're a wide-eyed mess.

Porsche: What the fuck kind of Subway are you going to?

Porchay: Substitute teachers deal with so much shit.

Kinn: Guys.

#protect them #incorrect kinnporsche #kinnporsche #kimchay #kinnporsche the series #VegasPete #mile phakphum #apo nattawin #barcode tinnasit #bible wichapas

[maureen2musings]

Chaaarge!

@Africanimals

#elephants #family #wild life #protect them #curators on tumblr #little warrior

[harritudur]

Talent Show, Hawkins Middle School, May 1980 🤸🏼‍♀️🎸

“Middle school, talent show. You were doing this cheer thing. You know, the... thing you do. It was pretty cool, actually. And I... I was with my band...” “Corroded Coffin!”

#PROTECT THEM #THEY DESERVE THE WORLD #chrissy cunningham #eddie munson #art by me #and i tag it #eddie x chrissy #strangerthingscentral #dailystrangerthings #strangerthingsedit #they were so meant to be i want to scream

[bizarrelittlemew]

they're both just 🥺🥺

#protect them #do not seperate #stede bonnet #edward teach #ida.stuff #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd gifs

[queerinthealps]

crying at how colin is looking at michael in these scenes and how he’s sort of leaning into him 🥹 please protect them at all costs idc

#ted lasso #lgbtq #cannon gay character #colin hughes #colin is gay #michael #they’re so cute #protect them #billy harris #tv series #ted lasso spoilers

[diaaan-art]

my heart skips a beat every time i think about them inspiration from in her arms - malcolm t liepke

#my heart #them #so in love with them #levihan #levi x hange #LEVI ACKERMAN #hange zoë #hanj #AoT #snk #PROTECT THEM #hange #attack on titan #my art

[dentaldamselindistress]

Hollaback

#bb25 #they're precious jewels #we will never see the likes of them again #protect them

[peaches2217]

A Call from the Balcony

AO3 Link!

~~~

“Ah, your highness!” Toadsworth greeted. “You’re in a bit late, aren’t you? No matter! Before you retire to your chambers there’s a few things I wanted to— y-your highness? Your highness!”

His voice quickly faded behind Peach as she passed him, her pace quickening into a brisk walk, then a light jog, then a run. She would apologize later, she decided. Toadsworth was never very far. There would be plenty of time to explain away her actions and listen to whatever it was he intended to yammer on about.

She didn’t have the same luxury at her disposal right now. This mission was time-sensitive. She hiked her skirts up and ran as quickly as her shoes would permit, the heels clacking frantically against the marble floors; she thought for a moment of kicking them off so she could sprint, but she would lose as much time in the act as she would gain from the additional mobility.

And anyway, the next corner she rounded brought her face-to-face with her target destination. She burst through the entrance to her drawing room, stumbled into her bedroom, and threw aside her balcony doors, rushing to the railing and praying she wasn’t too late.

The darkness outside made color difficult to perceive, but she recognized the red-and-blue silhouette crossing the bridge over the castle's moat all the same. A grin split her face from ear to ear.

“Mario!”

He startled, as though her call had pulled him from some deep train of thought, and quickly turned to face her. She swore his eyes lit up at the sight of her, and that filled her with an unprecedented joy, so intense that her head buzzed and warmth blossomed in her chest.

She paused then, fighting back a sudden wave of panic. She hadn’t thought of anything to say.

In truth, they had only parted ways a few minutes earlier. Today had been a rare and wonderful day in which they’d never once left each other’s side. A meeting with a foreign diplomat that morning meant Mario had arrived bright and early to serve as her guard; the uneventful meeting ended just before 1:00 in the afternoon, so she had invited him to share lunch with her before she had to bury herself in administrative paperwork. Mario himself had offered to keep her company and make the tedious task more bearable, and thanks to the constant joking and frequent mental shifts from the topics they were supposed to be focused on, the sun hung low in the sky by the time she finished. She had then offered dinner for his troubles, and he agreed on the condition that they take a short walk afterward — “Nothing worse than being cooped up like that all day,” he’d said, rolling his shoulders and cracking his neck, and she couldn’t help but agree.

An hour after the sun had gone to bed, she finally and reluctantly bid him farewell, because she had already taken up his entire day and he didn’t seem willing to leave without her permission. Yet she missed him as soon as they parted, and by the time she was inside, she made up her mind that she needed to see him one last time.

Now Mario was staring up at her, clearly expecting a reason for being stopped so soon after being excused, and Peach could think of nothing but Every moment with you never feels like enough.

What would he say to that? Would he laugh? Would he be embarrassed? Would he feel the same way?

“I… forgot to tell you!” she finally said after what felt like an eternity of wracking her mind for excuses. “The main fountain in the garden has sprung a leak. I fear it will face irreparable damage if it isn’t fixed by about 2:30 tomorrow afternoon!”

Another pause, this time as Mario processed her announcement, and she witnessed the exact moment he realized it was actually an invitation — his eyes widened in understanding, and then he gave a single, firm nod. “You can count on me, Princess!” he called back.

Already Peach’s heart felt lighter. What would she invite him to do? She could get up early to bake his favorite coffee cakes and they could share them in her favorite gazebo. Or perhaps she could pack them and a bottle of wine into a wicker basket and escape the castle grounds with him for a few hours. Tomorrow’s weather was supposed to be lovely, perfect for an impromptu picnic. Or they could always just do as they had done tonight, pacing about in the fields behind the castle as they discussed any and every topic that ran through their heads.

She supposed she had a bit of time to choose. It would be rude to keep him waiting in the meantime.

“Forgive me for holding you up,” she called.

“Never!” he called in return. “It’s always a pleasure!”

“Then I’ll see you tomorrow?” She backed away from the railing, giving him silent permission to break away, and she noted with a pang of amusement that he took a single step back as well, as though mimicking her.

“Of course! Can’t have that fountain breaking down, now, can we?”

She took another experimental step. Mario followed suit. Did he even realize he was doing it?

“Then stay safe going home!” Another step.

“Oh, I think I can manage!” The same step, mirrored.

“Sleep well!”

“May your dreams be sweeter than cannoli cream!”

“And may your night be equally pleasant!”

“Buonanotte, amabile principessa!”

“You too! I think!”

Mario laughed, and considering they were still calling out to one another while Peach’s back was inches from the doorframe, she laughed as well. She never wanted this game of call-and-response to end. But what other choice did they have? Mario pulled his cap from his head and waved with it, one final, wordless farewell, and Peach scrambled for her handkerchief to return the gesture. Like a noblewoman seeing her lover off, she couldn't help but think.

Eventually, Mario turned in the opposite direction, though his actions seemed slow, almost thoughtful, and he kept his eyes on her until his body’s change in position forced his head forward. Like a noblewoman’s lover desperate to drink in her image one last time. The thought made Peach’s throat feel tight.

If only…

She watched in silence as Mario walked out of sight, his cap seemingly forgotten in his right hand. She absently clutched at her handkerchief in her left and sighed. “Goodnight, Mario,” she whispered into the night.

~~~

“Guys don’t just stare at girls until they physically can’t anymore if they don’t feel something for them,” Toadette weighed in half an hour later, brushing the last of a handful of tangles from Peach’s hair. Peach just sighed for what must have been the hundredth time that night.

“Something about my posture must have been amusing to him,” she reasoned. “Or I was simply imagining it. You know how time slows when he leaves.”

Toadette stepped down from her step stool to set the ornate hairbrush on the vanity, and Peach tore her eyes from her own miserable reflection to watch as she fetched a bottle of argan oil, only to disappear behind her again. 

“You of all people have no reason to sell yourself short.” Tiny fingers massaged her scalp as Toadette worked the oil through her hair. She closed her eyes and relaxed at the familiar sensation. “You’re a princess, for crying out loud! You know how many men dream of becoming your suitor? What makes you think Mario’s any different?”

The answer was obvious, Peach felt, but tonight she felt more tempted than ever to think maybe her lady-in-waiting had a point. “Because I’m not just a princess to him,” she said, more to herself than to Toadette. “I’m a cherished friend, a trusted confidant, an equal.” 

“And nothing’s going to convince you otherwise.”

“Nothing short of him saying any differently himself.” When Peach opened her eyes, her reflection looked tired, sad. She couldn’t help but smile bitterly. “It’s a bit cruel, honestly. Knowing one of the reasons I love him so much is one of the very same reasons he could never return those affections.”

Now it was Toadette's turn to sigh.

That night, Peach settled into bed and fell asleep quickly, an overstuffed pillow hugged tightly to her chest. She remained blissfully unaware of the scuffle just outside of her door.

“I’m telling him everything!” Toadette cried, writhing in vain against Toad’s grasp on her wrist.

“Don’t you dare!” Toad pulled with all of his might, managing to drag her a few inches back before she lurched forward again.

“I can’t take it anymore!”

“You think I don’t get an earful of lovesick rambling every day too?!”

“By the stars, if they can’t take a hint, I’ll make them see the light myself!”

“This has to happen organically! On its own! You can’t rush love!”

“I can and I will!”

On the opposite side of the door, Peach dreamed of a warm summer day sharing coffee cakes with the man she loved more than life itself. She smiled in her sleep and hugged her pillow closer.

#super mario bros #smb #mario #princess peach #toadsworth #toad #toadette #mareach #mario x peach #peaches' fancy fics #fanfic #fluff #UGH I've had this idea for SO long and I FINALLY got it all onto paper #er... onto the screen #they're fucking dorks your honor #protect them

[nattaphum]

Their eyes are full of joy.

Mile and Apo deserve everything good in this world.

#PROTECT THEM #i’m so happy fans in paris showered them with love #❤️❤️❤️ #this photo is perfect #that’s how you take a selfie with mileapo #you stay on the side so that fans can crop you out #much appreciated sir <3 #kinnporsche #mileapo #apo nattawin #mile phakphum #mileapo fly to paris

[greenbeany]

THERES A CHAYANNE ON THE TECHNO BANNER IN R/PLACE

#PROTECT THEM #r/place #technoblade #chayanne #qsmp

[marcobodtlives]

Moments That Were Horrifically Traumatic but are Consistently Overlooked

The Wharf Scene: Armin & Connie

Being shot through the face, having the one ability you promise yourself on (talking about things before resorting to violence) taken away from you. Choking on your own blood and teeth, struggling to breathe, being in immeasurable pain and still having to soldier on.

Seeing a friend being shot after recently having your best friend die in front of you in the same way. Not being able to do anything except shoot someone else you once considered a friend.

Having the fate of the world in your hands, knowing one mistake will end everything you and your enemies-turned-allies are fighting for.

Screencaps beneath the cut:

#they deserved better #their trauma is overlooked #protect them #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #armin arlert #connie springer #or if you wanna be funky: #conny springer #tw #trigger warning #tw guns #tw blood #tw graphic #tw character death #angst

[annebethchase]

tattoo this on my forehead

#protect them #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo blogging #annabeth chase #grover underwood

[paintsinthewaterofcreation]

dnp brave for embracing the cringe because the second hand embarrassment i’m suffering from right now has me astral projecting to the 7th dimension

#closet era phan are still precious #protect them #SOMEONE SAVE THEM PLEASE #i had forgotten about those fits and now i have to deal with this knowledge #at least we’re all self aware??????? #who am i kidding there’s no saving grace here #dan and phil #dan and phil games

[always-is-always]

The claim to know

It’s amazing to me, how people will claim to know what is happening between Jungkook and Jimin.  I use that word very loosely and intentionally.  Do some have a crystal ball that gives them the inside information that they claim to know?  These people who claim to know how the guys are or are not communicating or interacting, or how they are or are not spending time together.  Are these people close friends of Jungkook and Jimin?  Really?  This person would like to know.  

My opinion is that they are in an intimate, long-term relationship.  The reasons have been placed right in front of us, countless times.  I won’t go into all of the why’s and the how’s as I’m not good with that type of commentary.  There are some fabulous kookmin/jikook blogs on this platform who are excellent wordsmiths and have that lane well covered.  I know what I think and feel, and what I intuitively sense about Jungkook and Jimin.  I’ll leave it there.  

My point is that my opinion is simply that.  I don’t project it, use it as a fact, or try to make others take it as their own.  It’s just mine.  Just like any other opinion.  It is subjective.  What I am referencing are the people out there who claim to know things based on what we are not seeing (ie: those who claim that things have changed because of a lack of content).  

There are a lot of people who project expectations from their own life experiences (or lack of) onto Jungkook and Jimin.  They take the filter that they view life through and apply it to their “view” of JK&JM’s relationship as it is presented to the public eye, and then they make statements to the world like they are factual.  As if these guys actually show a miniscule drop of what they do with each other, how they communicate, or what they feel for each other, to the world.  I’m seeing it on this platform over and over right now.  

For those Anons out there who won’t even come out of their own closet and put their Tumblr name to a question or statement, do you really think that you know?  If you are not willing to be public with who you are on this platform, do you really believe that Jeon Jungkook and Park Jimin are going to bear their Souls and Hearts to the public????  

To those out there who demand, wish, project, and energetically push Jungkook and Jimin to “come out”, to just “kiss already”, and all that other BS, I say GROW UP.  GROW UP.  Stop projecting fantasies, wishes, desires, and daydreams onto those two HUMAN BEINGS.  It is unhealthy not only for them but also for you.  The energy that people project onto these two men is MASSIVE.  It is a huge burden that many do not understand.  If they did, they would never project what they do onto Jungkook and Jimin. Thoughts are forms of energy.  Every thought about another human being travels to their energy field.  If there is an expectation or desire connected to that thought, it shows up as a hook and will attach to that human’s energy field.......  let that sink in.  

So yeah, this is a little rant.  Yeah, it’s a bit of a clarion call to people who can understand.  AND, yeah, it’s probably not even going to land in front of people who need to have their a$$ kicked for the crap that they project onto our beloved Jungkook and Jimin.........  I’m just so tired of it. 

With their upcoming enlistment JK&JM MUST be careful.  People who keep pushing for public expressions of love between them do not have a freaking clue just how dangerous that would be, for JK&JM.  It is literally AGAINST THE LAW, for particular types of physical interactions in the SK military.  People need to wake the **** up, and see the stark reality that these guys are facing.  IT IS NOT SAFE for them to come out, as a couple.  Not only because of the MS, but also the culture in their homeland is still very conservative, and the political environment is VERY conservative.  Again, it isn’t safe for them......  

Sorry not sorry for my rambling post here....  I just am so freaking tired of the immaturity that people are showing, and the ways that people continually project energetically onto Jungkook and Jimin.  If people could see the energy, they would immediately stop.  It isn’t a pretty sight, for those of us who can see it.  

Outside of this way of sharing, there are only a couple of things that I personally do.  I’m mindful about my thoughts and my energy, regarding Jungkook and Jimin.  It is my responsibility to do so.  (It’s every person’s responsibility.)  I also ask the Divine to provide energetic protection for the guys, 24/7.  It’s an ongoing request.  

I realize that there are millions around the world in countless countries, who are a part of the fandom. With that will be countless people who do not understand how to be a fan without projecting onto the guys.  It is unfortunate and out of this human’s reach to change.  

I didn’t mean to go on and on.....  I guess that this has been building for months now, and after being away for a few days I returned to this platform to see a bunch of stuff that triggered this post.  

With that, I think that we all need a good smudging.....  yeah....  gonna go light some sage now.  💜

#kookmin #jikook #jeon jungkook #park jimin #stop projecting onto them #take responsibility for your thoughts and expectations #thoughts are things #protect kookmin #protect them #go smudge #got sage #grow the heck up fandom

[gunsatthaphan]

them 🥺 

#my secret love #my secret love the series #mekkim #leepark #thai bl #bl drama #my secret love ep2 #im literally in tears because of them #wtf is this softness #😭 #ive had them for 2 episodes but i would die for them #djhjkgdf #if anything happens to them im gonna riot #protect them #also is anyone else like obsessed with this show? just me? jkdhgffkd #i love it so much