#why the fuck are dads so unwilling to listen to accept a tiny bit of critisism

[daffodiline]

everytime i tell my dad not to use metal forks in tefal pans he’s like fine i’ll ruin it i can just buy another one i want to murder him

#dude you have probably ruined 20 pans over your lifetime you would rather buy another one than just stop using a metal fork #everytime i critise him he goes it’s the weekend leave me alone i have been working so hard the whole week #oh sorry having a 5 day work week means you can’t use your brains during the weekend??? #i can’t be in a room with him for more than 10 seconds bc everything he does sets me off #why the fuck are dads so unwilling to listen to accept a tiny bit of critisism #over a fucking pan

[moldisgoodforyou]

i’ll be waiting (part one)

disclaimer: this would never actually happen and is NOT canon to my lil charlie & jj verse that I’ve created. but I needed to get it out of my system. 

part two here!

warning: cursing, breakups

wordcount: 1.6k

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She was supposed to be enjoying her vacation, but instead she was doing anything but. Three million thoughts raced through Charlie’s mind as she sat out on the porch of her family’s rental house in Savannah, staring out on the beach. It was supposed to be one last vacation with the Walker family all together before she moved all the way across the country to work in Berkeley, California. 

“What’s going on, Charlotte? You’ve been spaced out all week. We’re supposed to be celebrating your graduation.” Her dad interrupted her thoughts as he stepped out of the house. 

“Nothing.” She barely got out, her voice cracking. 

As she glanced up with teary eyes, he frowned right away and took a seat next to her on the steps. He nudged his knee against hers. “Tell me what’s wrong, Charlie.” 

She fidgeted with the hem of her sleeve as she spoke. “I think I need to break up with JJ.” 

Her dad reeled in shock, leaning away for a moment. “You need to - what did he do?” 

“Nothing. That’s the problem. He’s perfect.” She sighed, burying her face in her hands. 

He wrapped a protective arm around her shoulders. “Talk to me, kid. I don’t understand.” 

She lifted her head after a moment, leaning into his touch. “I just...I don’t think I’ll be able to be there for him like I should. After I move, I’m going to be so busy with work, and the time zones, and it’s expensive to come all the way home or for him to visit and -” 

“Hey, hey, slow down.” Her dad chided gently. “You’re scared?” 

She nodded, tearing up again. “I’m scared. He deserves better. It’s not fair to him.” 

He frowned, squeezing her shoulder. “You think he feels the same way?” 

“No, not at all. He’s going to hate me.” 

He laughed. “He won’t hate you, the boy is in love with you.” 

“He will!” She cried out, nudging him away. “But I need to do this, I can’t hold him back. He needs someone that can be there for him, all the time.” She sighed, a look of defeat crossing her face. “And I can’t do that.” 

Her dad dropped his arm from her shoulders, shaking his head. “I don’t think you’re right about this, kiddo, but if you’re really meant for each other, it’ll work out.” He got up, knowing she was too stubborn to change her mind once she had a set idea in her head. “Just make sure you’re absolutely sure about it, okay?” 

“I know.” She nodded. “Can...can you just tell mom to give me some space today?” 

“Your mom’s gonna be heartbroken about this.” He joked, trying to ease the tension a little. 

Charlie just shook her head, resigned. “It’s not going to be easy.” 

“It won’t, you’re right. So just make sure.” Her dad left her with those parting words, heading back inside. 

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A day later, she called JJ, her stomach twisting in knots just as she dialed. She had hardly texted him throughout the week, trying to distance herself to make the call marginally easier on both ends. JJ picked up right away as she expected, his voice bright. “Hi Charlie! How’s vacation?” 

“It’s good. Um. Are you busy?” She tried keeping her voice neutral as possible. 

“No, what’s up? I miss you.” He replied, some concern seeping into his tone. 

“I - oh god.” She breathed out, deciding to just rip off the bandaid. “I need to talk. And I just want you to listen. Please.” 

Back in his room in Columbia, JJ slowly sat on the edge of his bed, completely unaware of what was about to hit him. “Okay...what’s wrong, sweetheart?” 

Just hearing the pet name was like a stab to the heart, a reminder she would never hear that again if she followed through with it. But apprehension still clouded her brain and Charlie pushed forward, steeling herself. “I...I think we should break up.” 

Silence. 

JJ’s knuckles on the hand wrapped around his phone grew white and he just stared ahead, not believing his ears. Charlie bit her lip so hard she drew blood as she waited for his response, tearing up as she braced herself. After a couple minutes, she spoke again. “J, please say something.” 

Her words shook him out of his trance - no, he felt like he was living a fucking nightmare. Or a cruel joke. “You don’t think that.” 

She frowned, knowing he would protest. “I do.” Charlie heard the jingle of keys in the background, and stomps down the familiar creaky Beta house stairs. “What are you doing?” 

“I’m coming to Savannah.” JJ replied firmly, his other hand curled in a fist so tightly he was shaking. 

“No, J - that’s two and a half hours, and it’s getting dark, that’s not safe -” she pleaded, but was cut off quickly. 

“No. I’m coming to Savannah and I’m going to talk to you, in person, because you’re clearly fucking delusional right now.” JJ bit out, a harsh edge to his tone. 

“J. Please.” She was clearly crying now, anyone could hear it through the phone. 

“I’ll see you soon.” He hung up on her, determined. Surely she didn’t mean it. She was drunk, or high, or on molly or possessed by a fucking demon. He grasped at any explanation to understand why Charlie could possibly say that, but came up empty. He nearly bent the key as he jammed it into the ignition, driving out of the parking lot feeling a range of emotions. Two and a half hours was just enough time for him to come up with an argument to convince her otherwise, he decided. 

Down in Savannah, Charlie stared at her phone that was now covered with her tears, disbelieving of the conversation that just occurred. That was exactly what she didn’t want to happen - but also exactly what she expected would happen. Of course JJ wouldn’t accept no for an answer, he was going to make her say it to his face. So she took an unsteady seat out on the edge of the dock and waited - following his tiny dot on the Find My Friends app the entire way there to ensure he made it safely.  

He made it in two hours and five minutes, foot like lead on the gas the entire way as he zoned out. (It was a miracle he wasn’t pulled over.) He pulled up to her house, parked, and slammed the door loud enough that she could hear the echo from down on the dock. Charlie didn’t dare turn around, knowing she would give in the second she saw him. 

JJ stormed down the dock toward her, stopping a few feet away. “Charlie.” 

She took a deep breath, swallowing hard, then slowly turned. “JJ…”

His face was unreadable. “I thought you loved me, Charlie.” 

She bit her lip hard, trying her best to keep her composure. “I do love you, J. That’s why I’m doing this.” 

He threw up his hands in exasperation, angry. “That doesn’t make any fucking sense! Talk to me!”  

She cracked at his yelling, tears starting to stream down her face. “I - I don’t think I can do it, with long distance. I can’t be there for you like I should.” 

JJ crossed his arms, though he wanted nothing more than to reach out and comfort her. “Well I’ll be excellent at long distance. So why does it matter? We’ll call, and facetime, and we can visit each other too.” 

“It’s not the same, JJ!” She hiccuped, pressing the heels of her palms hard against her eyes. He took the moment to step forward, going to wrap his arms around her  - but she stepped out of his reach. That was enough to crack his anger. 

“Charlie.” He faltered just on her name and swallowed hard. “Work with me, sweetheart, please. I’ll do anything, we can make it through this.” He pleaded brokenly. As she shook her head, his face crumpled and he allowed a few tears to fall. 

“I’m sorry, J, I really am.” She apologized, blinking hard. 

“Can I just -” He started forward again, arms outreached. She took a hesitant step forward, gently slipping her arms around his waist, and he wrapped her in a tight hug, starting to shake as he cried harder. He buried his face in her hair as he cried, trying to take in every last second of the hug. 

She clung to him, nuzzling her face into the base between his neck and his shoulder. “Please don’t cry, hon. This only makes it harder.” 

“My girl is leaving me,” he muttered. “How would it be any easier?” 

“I don’t - I don’t know.”  She mumbled, tears streaming down her face. 

He just held her tighter. 

Charlie lifted her head to meet his eyes, trying to take in his piercing look. “I can’t be here for you, J. This is it. You deserve better.” 

“Fuck that.” He shook his head insistently. “I hardly deserve you as it is.” He pressed a firm kiss to her lips, needy. “I love you, Charlie.” 

She barely puckered her lips back, trying to keep her resolve. “I love you too. Always.” With that, she stepped out of his grip, though JJ fought it. “I should go.” 

“I’ll be right here.” He promised. “When you change your mind, I’ll be waiting.” 

Charlie nodded, biting her lip as she took in the sight of him, illuminated by the moonlight. “I’m so sorry.” 

He shook his head, unwilling to hear it. “I’ll be waiting.” 

With that she walked away, leaving behind the better half of her heart - completely shattered. 

#jj maybank #jj maybank imagine #jj x charlie #college jj #jj maybank fanfic #jj maybank fanfiction #jj maybank obx #mine

[tumblunni]

Wow i had such a weird dream?? The story itself wasnt too unusual, just an emotional moment of an anime that doesnt exist, but the way the dream delivered it was really confusing!

The plot of this apparant anime was that there was some sort of ragtag group of monster people wandering the earth looking for a place they could belong without being hated. And i got the feeling here that they'd just found a place where things were going good, but the show's recurring villains appeared and revealed their secret to the town and now they had to flee again as everyone they thought was a friend took up pitchforks against them.

And the main focus character was really interesting? I dont think he was actually the protagonist but he got the focal role in this episode. Cos the monsters had to disguise themselves as humans to live in this town, and this was the youngest monster who didnt know how to do that yet. He had a really emotional struggle of pushing himself so hard to try and master this skill, because he was actually unique amoung the group for being a monster that was actually once human. So it was a combination of frustration at being a burden to his new friends, with desperation to finally see his own face in the mirror again.

And I feel like maybe before he became a monster he was bigoted against them and scared of them? Within the dream i recalled watching that other episode some other day, and apparantly it was super emotional. It started off just seeming like another 'we find the town of the day along our journey and meet some friends and/or solve a conflict' type thing. And this kid was mostly antagonistic through the episode, a dumb naive kid who believed everything negative about monsters and now struggled with the situation of being the only one who knew the truth that these guys are monsters but also now theyre doubting whether they should reveal it because these people seem so..normal?? And scared?? Starts to doubt whether all the other monsters executed by the corrupt church in their town were fully sentient too, and every time the 'nice' priest was teaching them how to spot liars he was really teaching them how to kill innocent monster people who were just as scared as the humans are of them. But the roots of gaslighting and abuse from this priest ran deep, so the kid struggled with the choice and ultimately made the wrong decision. Also i think maybe theres a reveal that the priest was actually their biological dad too, just for even more levels of why theyd make that wrong decision. And more reasons why its horrifying that the priest dad just treats his kid like shit once they outlived their usefulness. Im thinking something like the kid tries to make up for their mistake and save the protagonists but they get captured by their dad and like.. Ok holy fuck this dude is outright willing to murder his son and he's eminantly aware that these monster people are 100% sentiebt because he's using the threat of killing his son as a way to get them to lay down their weapons and agree to be recaptured. And then i think there was something super messed up when it was revealed all the monster attacks that happened to the town to get them so scared and paranoid were actually orchestrated by the priest as a form of control over his citizens. He had some sort of Ominous Doom Science to both turn people into monsters and control them to do his bidding. And like the predictable asshole he is, even after the protagonists gave up in order to save the kid he still killed him anyway. And after snapping his neck he threw him down into the prison cell with the protagonists and was like 'lets torment them by making them fight the kid they wanted to save'. Because it turned out he'd been doping the kid with a special dose of the monster formula ever since birth, and he was his 'secret weapon' all along without knowing it. Ultra super mega concentrated doom form of the artifical monsters he uses in his army, activated upon the moment of the kid's death. But then it turns out the ultimate experiment was too much for him to control and the kid was able to keep their mind in their new form, and turn against him to save their new friends. But when they realized what had happened to them, they broke down in fear. And everything was super depressing cos the protagonists knew this poor kid was now doomed to share their fate as monsters, and theyd have to take them away fron everythung theyd ever known in order to keep them safe. But also heartwarming at the same time because the kid had never known a truly loving family before, and as they passed out in the arms of main protagonist mom friend werewolf they felt like maybe this is what having a real family is like...

So anyway that led to a bit of an angsty team dynamic with this new recruit? The kid was obviously all new to monsterness and terrified of everything. But also even now they were struggling with that 'what if my abusive dad is right' instinct drilled into them from all those years. They still struggled with really believing that monsters arent evil, and like 'no i must have only disobeyed him because i was infected and i didnt know it, monsters are evil and i became one because i'm evil too'. Unwilling to believe that their dad did that to them and trying to find excuses where it would be their own fault. Maybe the kid was even tricked by another villain at some point who lied about having a cure? Like even whenthey became more able to trust their new monster friends they were still like 'theyd be happier if they became normal right?' Lots of angst and messing up and this poor kid feeling not only weak and useless to the team but also outright toxic to them.

So all of this led to this situation where disguising yourself as a human is a skill all the other team members already mastered and this kid is struggling real hard to accomplish it in order to save the day. Ans its extra depressing cos they havent seen their original human face in months, and theyre trying to cling onto the memories but scared they migjt forget what it was like to be human. And then i cant really recall all the details but i feel like the writing and cinematography were just super amazing emotional on this scene of the kid struggling to Do The Thing in time to save their friends, and like.. Atone for all their mistakes.

Also i think like the kid had this big super kaiju ultimate chimera form which was what their dad designed them to be, but also most of the time they were poofed into a tiny mascot sized version of that. And theycd never actually managed to control their powers enough to turn into their battle form willingly until now. Just this super depressing and also uplifting scene of this fuckin tiny monster kid being pinned to the ground underneath the villain's heel, trying desperately to turn human again to save their friends. And i think it was an awesome moment where they did manage to regain their old face for just a few seconds, but instead of actually learning to master the human transformation they learned to master their battle form instead. Like, accepting that that old face isnt who they are anymore, and it wont help like they thought it would. What they really need now is their REAL face! Some sort of dramatic badass speech about this that cuts the villain's philosophy right in half, and then a badass scene of tiny kid finally being able to control (and not be scared of!) their beast form, and fight the whole damn army singlehandedly to save their friends!

Also i think there was an extra emotional moment somewhere along the way where one of yhe villain generals was like 'no, stop, i want to see if they can do this', and actually started motivating the kid. Like i think they were a brainwashed soldier of the old priest bastatd who was sent to kill these monsters supposedly to avenge the priest's dead kid but they were actually starting to have doubts when this terrifying monster that 'killed them' seemed to act so much like a child. So this was the big moment of them finall believing the kid, and getting to see proof it really was them and the priest really was a manipulative evil bastard all along. So i think they switched sides and joined super powered up kiddo in fighting their fellow knights, giving them the keys to go free their friends. And possibly this knight person also joined the team after this and was the first proper human ally theyd ever had? And probably had loads of emotional plots of atoning

ANYWAY that was the cool really engaging story of my dream that i wish i could watch a real anime about!

But the weird part was that this was all delivered really fragmented cos of how little sleep ive had lately. I was seeing it in the form of (for some reason) laying down on the stairs at my abusive father's old house, listening to it playing on the tiny tv he had in his room. And you may have noticed i kept mixing up the kid's pronouns, thats because everyone in the dream was represented visually by a character from some other franchise and it was REALLY confusing! The kid was like an amalgamation of all the dudes from Wolf's Rain which i guess is where the concept of wandering monsters in human illusion came from. (Tho they werent all reverse werewolves like in that show) It was weird cos i knew this character was meant to be a child but they looked like five ripped teenagers smooshed together? Cos i havent seen that show in ages and couldnt even remember the protagonist's name. (Was someone called Hide or is that a guy from tokyo ghoul? I think they had the outfit of the tokyo ghoul guy.) And then predictably the evil priest dad was cornello from full metal alchemist mixed with my old doctor who had the same name. But less predictably the redeemed villain holy paladin knight guy was replica riku from kingdom hearts?? Ans specifically his medal from the app game, like he came with a floating medal attatched to his waist like a mermaid who was also a coffee table.

Also it just ended with a floating box of hair dye that turned to face the camera and it was actually coffee in a hair dye package. Like an exact replica of the blonding bleach i usually use, right down to every detail, but all the text was replaced with coffee info. I..i dont know what that has to do with anything else that just happened...

Oh also i think maybe one of the other teammates was a big cuddly 50-something circus ringleader type guy? He was the friendly comic relief but actually deep downn the most tormented of all of them. He'd been imprisoned as a circus attraction for most of his entire life and dressing up like a ringleader now he was free was kinda a way of coping? But yeh i think he bonded well with the kid cos they both didnt have much experience with being free and everything seemed new and scary. This guy also didnt have much experience of monster society either cos he'd been enslaved since he was a child. Man this anime sounds so fuckin intense and dark and emotional but also full of powerful friendship!! Why cant i watch any more episodes!! give me a sequel dream!!

#weird dream tag