Thinking about Kaz and Inej during the bathroom scene and how Kaz just can't, how he wants more than anything in that ever expending moment to just be a normal teenage boy without the weight of everything crushing his ribs and how he just can't, how he wants to wrap Inej up so so tight in his arms and never let go, how he wants to kiss her so deep and passionately it will stay will him forever but he just can't, because the water is rising too fast and the current is too strong and he's so scared of being pulled under, so frightened by what could be if he just let himself but he just can't, because he longs for her and he loves her and he knows in this moment that moving forward would be a risk to everything they have because it's too soon and there's too much that the both of them need to work through for each other for themselves and how he could never ever do that to her, how he could never force something on her that she might not want because losing her would be losing everything, so as much as he wants this moment to be suspended into infinity he just can't
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artset for You were not born here (but this is where you belong)
Story by @fabelds-blog for @steddiebang
Art by @artgroves
Rating: M
Fandom: Stranger Things
Relationships: Eddie Munson / Steve Harrington
Word Count: 40K
Tags: Canon AU, slow burn
Summary: In the months after the Starcourt fire, Eddie Munson takes on three new challenges: finishing his torturous summer assignment, running Reefer Rick’s operation, and his renewed crush on a reformed Steve Harrington.
On AO3
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This isn't a new or unique thought, but something that drives me absolutely bananas about the Ted Lasso writer response to Ted/Rebecca shippers being this condescending stance that it's so common and basic to do a romance between m/f leads and we've all just been ~socialized~ to want this, is that it actually ISN'T COMMON AND BASIC to see a romance between, first of all, two solidly middle aged people full stop, and two solidly middle aged people who are laden with grown-up, real-life baggage and whose relationship would have begun as a hard won and deeply authentic, joyful, and healing friendship, and probably a million more components that I'll think of after I post this. They of course were not legally obligated to do a romance but I absolutely beg of them to stop acting like Ted/Rebecca would've been dime a dozen because it would not.
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I love how zolu fics that included marriage are usually between two extremes:
Either they got married in their solo sailing days/before meeting nami and have been married the whole time.
Or they're going through the slowest of slowest burns ever spanning the entirety of one piece and vow to get married after they fulfill their dreams.
Edit: fic recs in the notes
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Pac knows that hes hopelessly in love with Fit. He even talks about it with people he trusts the most. And he knows that Fit is flirting with him. But he also had crippling low self esteem and horrible self worth issues so he cant believe that Fit really means the flirting. Because why would someone like Fit like him like that? It has to be just a joke to Fit right? But sometimes he allows himself to hope even though he knows that it will just hurt him in the end. And maybe there is a tiny chance he actually feels the same? But Pac is also scared. Scared of being hurt, scared of scaring Fit off and scared of losing Fit like he loses everyone else.
Fit also knows deep down that he is absolutely and irrevocably in love with Pac. But he is not ready to even fully admit it to himself yet. And maybe deep down he knows that Pac feels the same but if he totally lets that thought in he might have a panic attack. He doesnt know how to do this. Any of this. He is still struggeling with trusting people with basic things. And there are so many reasons why he cant do this. He has a mission, he needs to protect his son and he could not live with himself if he got Pac into his mess and was the reason Pac got hurt. He is so scared of fucking things up in one was or another. And then there is also the internalized homophobia part of course.
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Hey do you ever think about Orym being a self proclaimed romantic who is “super lonely all the time, especially at night” and how guilty he feels about wanting romantic connection because he still loves his husband, and sees Will’s face every night before going to bed, but he’s starting to realize his deeper attraction to Ashton as something real and realize his pining for Dorian as something he shouldn’t ignore, but he was supposed to be with Will and he’s come to terms with Will dying, but sometimes it hurts so much, and yes he wants romantic connection and he’s so lonely, but he still hasn’t gotten revenge for Will’s death, and he may die soon so why pursue anything if he’s gonna be with Will again in the afterlife, BUT he may die soon and why hold off on admitting how he feels when he knows that despite losing Will the time they had was real good and he wouldn’t trade it for anything, and what if he doesn’t die what if it all turns out okay and maybe he now really has a reason to want and hope for not just *the* future, but HIS future because that future could include Dorian or Ashton and is it bad to not want to be with Will sooner or is it better to want to live and be with someone who cares for him because thats what Will would want and he wants romantic connection and he is so lonely all the time, especially at night, and what if I started chewing the drywall huh?
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Can we talk about how good it is to see Stolas treating Blitzø like he would pretty much anyone else?
He didn't infantilize him, he didn't bend over backwards not to upset him, and he didn't overdo it with the dirty talk either.
To me that shows he's noticed a few of the issues and imbalances in their relationship and is working on what he can of them. That's a pretty huge step and I hope it continues.
While its made obvious Stolas is still a little starstruck by Blitzø sometimes, he's also doing much better at keeping his composure around him. He was flustered this whole episode, but he didn't ignore anything going on around him because of it.
When Loona kicked Blitzø in the dick, you could see him want to check on him but he shook it off and prioritized Octavia. When Blitzø gave him shit for not having his spells memorized, he fired back at him in kind immediately. When Blitzø broke the news about Octavia to begin with, he very much sets aside any feelings he has for Blitzø and goes into Full Angry Dad mode. And most importantly, he calls Blitzø by his name the entire episode.
He's still kind and nurturing with Blitzø too though, and he definitely still shows interest in him. If anything he seems more attuned to what Blitzø is actually feeling and why. Like talking him through his backstage freak out, or hopping to attention when Blitzø is visibly freaking out over his flashback about Loona.
To me it seems like hes finally learning what healthy boundaries are, both for himself and others. And he's adjusting himself accordingly. He still has quite a bit to work on, but seeing him make so much progress is lovely.
I've thought for a while he was going to have to be the one to do a lot of the leg work in their relationship due to the nature of Blitzø's trauma, and so far it looks like they're setting him up to be able to do just that. I can see Stolas becoming Blitzø's safe harbor while he figures out how to work through his issues. And I think for someone as lonely and in need of being wanted as Stolas, having someone other than his daughter depend on him like that would feel amazing.
Aaah I'm rambling but I think I see where they're going with these two and I can't wait.
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