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#also just in general she did not deserve him honestly he was so good to her and for WHAT

aishabbbb · 3 months

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You're just so cute!

Part 1 Strawhats x affectionate! reader Can be read as platonic or romantic Synopsis: You love giving out compliments, especially to your crew mates. Characters: Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Nami

LUFFY

Likes the compliments, especially after Nami berates him.

LOVES compliments on his strength the most, but will beam if you call him smart(since no one else does TT)

Call him pirate king or the greatest pirate and he'll fold immediately.

He is fine with it generally.

Except for being called cute.

Will 1000% pout about it, especially if you call him that in front of Usopp or Chopper cause he wants to be cool yk?

"I'm not cute! What type of pirate is cute!"

Eventually will come around to it begrudgingly(he secretly enjoys it), but will also say it back to you to get you annoyed.

Backfires so bad.

Will try to compliment you back but he kinda sucks.

"You smell like the best meat in the world!"

— Or he is actually very heartfelt and deep out of nowhere

"I love how your eyes dance with the stars."

ZORO

Hates it

Ok he doesn't ACTUALLY hate it, but will act like he does

He will get all fussy about it like "Yeah, whatever." and huff off somewhere.

Will blush anytime you say anything nice about him(all the time) but NEVER lets you see it.

Actually comes to love the attention from you.

ESPECIALLY about his strength and skill.

Call him the best swordsman ever and you MIGHT see him blush since he'll be so off guard. Just might.

Will compliment you back in private, especially if you're dating.

Isn't one to focus on looks when appreciating someone, but will if you just did. Mostly points out your skills.

After some time, he won't feel embarrassed at all and will get a little cocky.

"You are so cool!" "Of course I am."

"Wow Zoro, you are strong." "Just strong? Give me more credit."

HATES if he see's you complimenting Sanji near him.

Brags to him about how cool you say he is.

NAMI

First thinks you compliment her to get out of paying her.

"I'm not going to forgive your debt by sucking up to me."

Once she realizes it's genuine, she changes her attitude.

Feels all giddy inside whenever you say anything sweet about her.

She will smile brightly to you and say thanks whenever you do so.

Doesn't have any compliments she dislikes at all

But she appreciates complimemts on her character a lot more.

Being a (former) theif and conartist makes people have a pre conceived notion of her

So saying she's nice or kind makes her feel very happy.

Will compliment you back a lot.

Mostly on skills and character.

But she does forgive some of your debt because you are kind.

USOPP

Flustered.

He starts stuttering before saying of course!

Tries to stay cool about it but say he is cute or hot and he disappears

With his self esteem, he feels like you don't actually mean what you say.

He WILL ask for assurance if your dating

After realizing you mean it, it will make him feel better about himself

Specifically about his fighting skills

He doesn't think he is that good but you think otherwise

Feels more confident the more you appreciate his talent

Brags about it to everyone

Will uplift you too

Originally to reflect your praise, but later on as actually genuine.

SANJI

Will evaporate

This man gets soooo flustered.

If you thought Usopp was bad, he will redefine the word.

He just can't commute.

Just tries to have any response but ends up babbling.

Honestly, his flusteredness is so cute.

He will get a nosebleed and may faint depending on the type of compliment.

Call him hot or cool and he will get a nosebleed or faint.

Especially if you say he is cool.

But say he is nice—

This man will freeze.

Feels like he doesn't deserve such praise. Especially from you.

Tries to reject the compliment and compliment you back.

"B-b-but Y/N dearest, you are the most kindest, nicest person to EVER grace this earth!"

You never let him reject it.

So he just ends up accepting the praise.

May cry a little sometimes, particularly if you say he is a good person.

Man NEEDS a hug TT

Starts showing off in combat and in general so he can receive praise from you.

Will do something cool and look at you like a puppy until you notice him.

If you don't he pouts off somewhere else.

He will also brag to Zoro about how cool you think he is

#luffy x reader #sanji x reader #zoro x reader #nami x reader #usopp x reader #one piece fluff #one piece x reader

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eldritch-nightmare · 8 months

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do the others know about you?

synopsis: you're just a human dating someone that's... well. you can certainly never introduce them to your friends or family. but do their friends/companions know about you?

a/n: is it a good idea to include every single creepypasta i can think of from the top of my head... no. will i do it anyway? yes, i will. anyways this right here is my pride and joy. i enjoyed writing it, and i'm proud of it, so i hope you guys enjoy it as well.

warnings: possessive behavior in a few, yandere behavior in a few, spoiler alert alex almost kills you but dw there's no character death here.

includes: jeff the killer, eyeless jack, jane the killer [richardson + arkensaw], laughing jack, slenderman, nina the killer, the bloody painter, the puppeteer, clockwork, jason the toymaker, hobo heart, nurse ann, zalgo, x-virus, homicidal liu, ticci toby, tim wright, brian thomas, jay merrick, alex kralie, and jessica locke.

jeff the killer would more than likely tell the others about you, though mostly just so everyone knows that you're off limits for killing. he also just has this thing where he needs people to know what belongs to him so they know not to touch it, and in his mind, you belong to him so. none are allowed to touch you.

eyeless jack isn't that open about his personal life to others. mostly because he can't remember any of it, but also because he's just a guarded person in general. at most, the only people who know about you will probably be jeff, ben, and maybe sully.

jane richardson doesn't really hide your existence, mostly because she doesn't have contact with the others, so it doesn't matter. everyone of importance knows that you're together, and the government knows as well, so.

jane arkensaw would prefer certain people didn't find out about you, though she may tell some of her close friends about you if she's certain that they will keep your existence a secret as well. then again, it's not like you'll ever come into contact with any of the others so long as she has any say about it.

laughing jack more than likely lets everyone know about you because he literally can't shut up about you. he loves you! people need to know that he is so sickeningly devoted to you! even the kids he terrorizes know about you!

slenderman doesn't have any say on whether or not people learn about you because they're gonna find out anyways. besides, it's better if they did know about you because then they would know that you are off limits for killing. anyone who dares to even try to harm you will understand the pure wrath slender can bring down upon them.

nina the killer wants everyone to know about you. she needs everyone to know that you two are together and that she loves you so very much. she tells everyone all about the dates you two have and the gifts you get each other. it's cute, though it can be annoying at times.

the bloody painter doesn't interact much with the others, so not many of them know. helen doesn't really care if anyone finds out that he's dating you, it doesn't really matter to him. though... he will have some words if any of them try making a move on you or hurting you. you're his muse, after all.

the puppeteer doesn't want anyone to know about you, not even his proxies. you're his. no one else deserves to even know that you exist, so why the hell would he tell anyone about you? at most, the only person who knows about you would be emra because he knows that she won't tell anyone if he orders it.

clockwork doesn't let people close to her, so only a small handful of people would even know about you. she likes that none of the others really knows about you, though a part of her thinks about telling them so they know not to make you a victim. not that you'll ever become a victim, of course. she'll protect you from anything, don't worry.

jason the toymaker wouldn't want anyone to know about you. honestly, his whole thing is making sure that you belong to no one but him. you don't need anyone other than him, so why would he tell anyone about you? the others will know that he has someone in his life already, someone he'd burn the world down for, but they'll never know it's you unless they visit his toy shop.

hobo heart would be delighted if the others knew you were his. you have his heart, so it's only natural for everyone to know that you love each other, right? that's how relationships work. he doesn't really speak much with the others, but when he is around then he'll let everyone know who has his heart.

nurse ann is hardly ever around the others for them to even know about you. the only three to know of your existence is liu, sully, and helen because those are the only people she's close with. they don't need to know about you, it's not like they'll ever hurt you. trust me, she won't let them even if they were to try.

zalgo is just as surprised as everyone else that he's like... together. with you. shocks him every day, to be honest. but yes, he wants everyone to know you're his. he doesn't see you as a weakness, though he knows how fragile humans are so he makes sure you're safe from any that may cause you harm. it also sends a... delightful chill to the core of his existence knowing that everyone knows you belong to him.

x-virus basically needs everyone to know that you're together. not because he's possessive in any way, but because he needs to use this as a way to keep you with him. a tactic to keep you from leaving, if you will. with you dating cody, you're safe from harm. if you ever leave him, then you're no longer under his protection. so... stay with him.

homicidal liu is... hesitant, to put it simply. he doesn't particularly mind if the others find out, but he most certainly won't go out of his way to tell anyone. he doesn't want you involved in the darker parts of his life because he's worried about your safety. there are a few that he simply doesn't trust to know about you. sully, on the other hand, would love for everyone to know about you. he doesn't tell anyone because he respects liu's wishes to keep your existence a secret. though, he can't lie, it does make his heart race knowing that he and liu are the only ones who know about you.

ticci toby neither hid your relationship from people nor did he let anyone know about it. he's a naturally reserved person, so it wasn't like he was super open about himself with the others. in the beginning, the only one to know about you would probably be slender, but that's just because it's like... toby's boss, essentially. of course, those who were paying attention could see the signs.

tim wright would definitely keep your existence secret for as long as possible. the only person who knew about you in the beginning was brian, if we're being honest, and after all hell breaks loose, he'd do everything he could to keep you from getting involved. god forbid if jay or alex found out about you. jay would've used you to find him, and alex would've tried killing you.

brian thomas was open about his relationship with you, so everyone knew who you were. you even offered moral support to everyone filming marble hornets. of course, brian disappeared one day... and then you lost contact with alex... and tim was trying to move on with his life, so you didn't really keep in touch with him either. then jay came around, and... well. that led to a certain hooded figure watching you from afar.

jay merrick was neither open nor reserved about his relationship with you. he probably mentioned you early on in a few tapes, and he maybe even introduced you to alex when they were still friends. you'd probably be mentioned in casual conversation with tim, but ultimately it was a situation where if someone knew, they knew. and if they don't, then they just don't.

alex kralie was more reserved about his relationship with you. his closest friends knew, such as jay and brian, but that was about it. of course, once the operator entered the scene and alex started cleaning up loose ends, your life was endangered. alex... he wanted to kill you. he had to kill you. you suppose it's a good thing jay managed to find you before alex could.

jessica locke is obviously very open about her relationship with you. no need to keep it a secret, y'know? you two are like... the couple, y'know? everyone knows you're dating; you guys don't hide it. why would you two keep it a secret? there's no reason to.

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duchezss · 2 months

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I recently finished reading all the Lockwood & Co books, and my god they were good, but it got me thinking. If the show continued, like it deserved too, would Holly and Kipps have gotten a signature color the same way the trio did? If so what would they be? Well I was looking at twitter and I saw that most people agree that Holly's color would be yellow, and Kipps' would be white, and I'll be honest I disagree so badly I'm about to write an essay. It's funny because I distinctly remember finishing the books and thinking, "ah watch everyone put their colors as yellow and white cause it's easy". LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER. Y'all just don't get color theory OR the characters the way I do so listen up.

Holly is many things. She's positive, and compassionate, and kind, but she is so much more than that. She's not just a "yellow", yes maybe she is the sunshine of the group, but honestly? Not really, and that's ok. She's fierce and sometimes she has a short temper, she pretends to let everything slide off her shoulder, when really she's just keeping it inside. That's why her and Lucy are constantly budding heads in the beginning of their friendship, they are so similar. I think her color should be red. She's constantly described as wearing it, and I think it really fits her. Red represents passion, energy, confidence, and excitement to name a few. Holly is always described as having a presence, and her energy and enthusiasm comes off her in waves. Red is usually described as the color of love, and I still think that fits. She has such love for the entire crew, and it's so clear she would go to the ends of the earth for them. I also think this would blend in with the others very well. Despite it not actually being blue's real opposite, blue and red are often seen as polar opposites, which really fits for Lucy and Holly's dynamic. It also works because red and orange are both warm colors and George and Holly have always gotten along. They are similar in their methodical and sometimes odd ways of life. I also think it's fun cause Skully's color is green, and green are red are direct color wheel opposites. I'm pretty sure he hates her the most, but Kipps is also competing hard for that title. And lastly black is kinda the color in between, now more on that in a second.

I see what twitter was going for, Lucy and George are blue and orange, direct color wheel opposites, because they are quite literally direct opposites. So it makes sense for Kipps to be white since he's the direct opposite of Lockwood? LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER AGAIN. Tell me y'all didn't understand their dynamic without telling me. Lockwood and Kipps didn't get along cause they were so different, they butted heads so hard because of how similar they are. It's exactly what happened with Lucy and Holly. Plus white represents a lot of things that are definitely not Kipps. My proposed color for him is purple, I know that's a little odd, but walk with me. Although it's never explicitly stated, one can assume that Kipps was an absolute prodigy when he had his talents. I only bring this up, because purple often represents royalty and luxury, and he practically became a fallen king when he lost the only thing he was ever good at it. But purple is much more than that, it also represents bravery, uniqueness. ambition, and justice. I think Kipps' original color is grey, and not just because of the uniform. Grey represents seriousness, sadness, and boredom. That's how Kipps was before, but when he remeets the crew during book 3 and 4, we begin to see the shift. The group helps him gain his ambition back, and with all of their love and support we even begin to see how brave he really is. He has a unique way of going through life, and even when all the odds are stacked against them, he still seeks justice. Purple fits with the general color scheme as well. It's very close to black, which represents how similar him and Lockwood are, and it's also a cooler color like blue. Kipps and Lucy certainly got along the easiest out of the crew.

Overall it just makes sense. George and Holly are the warmer colors, Lucy and Kipps the cooler, and Lockwood as the mediator between them. I feel like red might be a little hard to incorporate without being overpowering, and I know that purple isn't a super masculine color, but hell if those costume designer made full orange outfits look good they can literally do anything. Anyways I know this isn't that important, but ugh I love color theory so much, and I love how much thought the costume designers put in the first time. I feel like having Holly and Kipps color being yellow and white is just a cheap easy shot, and doesn't take into account the characters and their growth enough. I rest my case.

#lockwood and co #lockwood netflix #anthony lockwood #lucy carlyle #george karim #holly munro #quill kipps #SAVE ME COLOR THEORY SAVE ME #God I want another season of this show more than anything #THIS COSTUME DEPARTMENT DESERVED TO BE ABLE TO EAT LIKE THIS AGAIN SMH #it keeps me up that we'll never see holly and kipps' development

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pix3lplays · 10 months

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Help you’re giving me silly prompt ideas, starting with this one!

Imagine you and your beloved (with some encouragement from both of your friends and potential in-laws) go out on a much needed date while your friends babysit your kiddo.

What silly chaos/escapades do you find/learn of when you and your spouse return?

This prompt is for Gepard, Jing Yuan, Welt, Dang Heng, and Blade, and the babysitters are as follows:

Gepard- Serval (best aunt ever!)

Jing Yuan- Yanqing (Jing Yuan managed to convince him to think of babysitting as part of his training XD)

Welt- Astral Express Crew (Mayhaps Himeko)

Dan Heng- Astral Express Crew (March 7th + Trailblazer >:3c)

Blade- Kafka and Silver Wolf :3c

Have fun! XD

AAAAAAAA I am OBSESSED with this prompt, let’s do it! Thanks for sending it in!

-Babysitting night!-

Gepard Landau: Assigned babysitter: Serval. She insisted she could watch your kids for a bit while you guys went on a much deserved date. Little did she know what she was getting into. Gepard tried, he TRIED to warn her, but she insisted. Serval is Absolutely the best aunt ever, doesn’t mean she didn’t underestimate just how ROWDY her little brother’s children were. We’re talking CRAZY. She didn’t know what to do to get them to calm down. She tried playing a board game. Oh they hated that. She tried to turn on a movie, talking and screaming throughout the entire thing! Finally, desperate, she goes for her guitar and plays them a song. Now this actually gets them to shush and pay attention. Sure she’s stuck to playing kid’s songs, but at least they’re finally a little calmer. You come home to Serval passed out on the couch, guitar not in her hands, but in the hands of your kiddos. Gepard liberates the guitar from the children while you wake up Serval. You want to be a little upset at her for falling asleep on the job, but you also can’t blame her. “Your kids are nightmares!” is the first thing she says when she wakes up, but she’s smiling, telling you she didn’t mind they were little nightmares for her this evening. You thank her for watching your kids, and hope her guitar wasn’t too damaged when they had their turn with it…

Jing Yuan: Yes, Jing Yuan would absolutely pawn off his kid on poor Yanqing and insist it was ‘training his patience’ or something ridiculous like that. Yanqing is understandably skeptical, but he was given a mission by the General and he’s Determined to fulfill it. Actually Yanqing isn’t a half bad babysitter, but he doesn’t realize your kid is a bit too young to appreciate rare swords. Oh…Yanqing please don’t let their little kid too close to them… He also doesn’t know what to feed small children either…ah well… What’s the Hsr equivalent of Dino nuggets? He feeds them that. Which is honestly not the worst thing he could’ve chosen. You get back to find Yanqing and your kid just chilling on the couch watching a movie. Not bad, Yanqing! Jing Yuan gives him the ‘mission completed’ speech, and asks Yanqing if he wants to hear how the date went. To which the kid promptly answers with: No, and gets back to practicing his swordsmanship before bedtime.

Welt Yang: ok honestly?? Himeko is a great choice for babysitting. She’s calm and proper, and very willing to take your kid off your hands while the two of you have a nice dinner or whatever it is the two of you want to do for the evening. Heck, she was the one who suggested that the two of you take a break from your kid for once and enjoy yourselves. She’s very good with your kid overall, although she does let them try her evening coffee, so they are a bit energized when you come back to the Express. Welt is a little irked about the coffee, but otherwise Himeko did great, and so the two of you thank her, and take your energized little kid off to bed for the evening, after letting them play off the one little sip of coffee they got, haha.

Dan Heng: Dan Heng was hesitant to let March 7th and the Trailblazer watch your kid while you have a relaxing evening out. In fact he’s nervous the entire date, asking if he should call March or the Trailblazer to check on things and see if things are going okay and if you need to come back to the Express. You tell him absolutely not, we’re enjoying our relaxing evening together, March and Trailblazer will be FINE. And I mean…they do OKAY I guess. March 7th thinks your kid is the cutest thing in the world. So she spoils them. With lots of sweets. And Trailblazer does nothing to stop her. So by the time you get back, your kid is practically bouncing off the walls of the Express. And March 7th of course denies giving them too many sweets, but Trailblazer rats her out. Dan Heng is disappointed but not surprised. At least your kid is happy and in one piece.

Blade: who in their right mind would leave their kid with Kafka and Silver Wolf?? You would. Because you were desperate for a date night with your beloved husband, and surely, surely they’d be okay for one evening right? You lay down the rules pretty quickly. Silver Wolf, no violent video games! Kafka, make sure Silver Wolf follows your rule. Simple. Rules. It was all you asked of them. And guess what you return home to find? Silver Wolf and your kid, sitting on the ground, playing the Hsr equivalent of Doom, while Kafka watches from the couch. Safe to say you’re a little irked. Lucky for them, you had a lovely date night and you could only stay so mad. But if your kid had nightmares, you knew who to blame. At least your child is alive and well, right? So could you really complain? Well honestly yes they broke your one rule, but WHATEVER your kid was okay and that’s all that mattered. Next time you’re hiring a sitter though and not relying on Blade’s work friends.

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letteredlettered · 3 months

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Hi! I was wondering are there any other pairings that you would consider for Draco and Harry? What appeals to you about those pairings?

Honestly, the only other person I ship Harry with is Ginny. I'm not likely to read Harry/Ginny fic, but that's a ship I can really imagine being happily ever after in a way that lives on in my head. Meanwhile I will totally read Harry/Snape, Harry/Sirius, or the crossgen ships, but I do not ship them and mostly really just want some nice smut in those corners of the fandom.

But for Draco, I ship Draco/Hermione in a major way. But I'm really afraid of reading fic for them because I'm just kind of assuming the dynamic will be a lot of a) Hermione deciding Ron isn't her intellectual equal and therefore is a bad partner, which is something I cannot stand and makes me almost want to like Ron out of sheer spite, b) Hermione deciding Malfoy is her intellectual equal and therefore a suitable partner, when he's really not; no one is her intellectual equal and that really is okay, c) Hermione deciding Malfoy is really hot and fuckable, or d) Malfoy deciding Hermione's gotten really hot and fuckable because she's smoothing down her hair and wearing fashionable clothes, which I despise viscerally.

Meanwhile all I've ever wanted in my life is Malfoy growing up and being a bit more mature and having some regrets and then meeting Hermione again and absolutely losing his mind for her. Like she is so smart and so talented and so powerful and so honorable and so good that he just worships her. And he's like "well that's very nice; I've turned over a new leaf and can respect a Muggleborn; I am an improved member of society," except his dick keeps being inconvenient about it.

And slowly Malfoy realizes that Hermione with her bushy hair and bad clothes is perhaps the hottest woman on earth. And it really, really sucks because Hermione is infinitely kind to him and the only person in this new society who has ever really given former Death Eaters, and also him specifically, a second chance. And she's so warm to him and generous and good and laughs at his little jokes. And also she would never be romantically interested in him in like. Ever.

She's literally never thought of him that way, not even once. She mostly pities him and kind of thinks he's a funny little guy. And Harry is like WTF he called you slurs and you were tortured in his house, and she's like, "We must move beyond our past, Harry," and she really does, but it literally never occurs to her that Malfoy is a man. He's a human being who deserves a chance. And at some point maybe someone even points out that Malfoy is a man that may have some kind of romantic or sexual desires in this world, like maybe they think Malfoy's a hunk and wonder who he might be dating, and Hermione is a startled by this because she's literally never considered it and then goes right back to not considering it, she has so little interest.

This is really the fic that I want to read. Like Draco making heart eyes for hundreds of pages and meanwhile Hermione pioneers space travel and the cure for cancer. BUT I would also be fine if eventually Hermione did notice him and return his affection, but only after like, a RIDICULOUS amount of him pining while she is so completely oblivious that she makes Wei Wuxian look super aware.

Anyway, that's my other main Draco ship, though I quite like Draco/Ginny too. I'm not sold on a particular ship dynamic, though I somehow doubt fic about them is really focused on the shared trauma of Voldemort befriending them and using them and threatening them and throwing them away, which is what I would really be into for them. I also just think they're kind of hot, I guess, though honestly most Ginny pairings are hot because she's hot.

I'll read some crossgen stuff and I'd possibly read like, idk, Draco/Lupin or Draco/Neville and like it, but I think my heart is really set on Draco/Harry or Draco/Hermione, even if I'll never read the latter.

#draco/hermione #draco/harry #harry/ginny #various harry potter ships #draco/ginny

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eternalera · 4 months

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pearl and scar have so many parallels in their win though like honestly. and even just in general lemme list them out for you

in double life they were both somewhat alone, i would like to argue that they had each other in a way bonding over the fact that their soulmates didnt like them and wanted a different one. they even sat in powdered snow together to bond and torture them

also kind of double parallels in third life scar was willing to give his life to grian, scott gave his life to pearl saying that they deserved it, but when pearl offered her life to scars he didnt take it. they both offered their lives to someone they thought deserved to win

they both scared the shit out of everyone, everyone thought pearl was a crazy old lady and everyone in third life thought that scar was insane to some degree as he kept burning stuff down bc of the secret keeper

their endings both feel somewhat bittersweet like scar said 'how did the guy with no friends win?' pearl didnt win directly really, scott killed himself for her after she killed cleo/martyn so thats the bitter-sweetness to it then for scar it was that he never really had a teammate and when he did get one (pearl) he had to kill her and even then it was more of an alliance than a friendship but still kinda friends?

anyways they are so alike and it kills me. i just imagine pearl smiling as she saw him win and saying 'good job'

#pearlescentmoon #secret life smp #secret life #goodtimeswithscar #i love them #please #pls #trafficblr #traffic smp #i need a fic with them #parallels

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helladirections · 2 years

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BBF3: Kiss Her, Don’t Tell

Author: @helladirections Pairing: Harry x Y/N Status: Part 3 of ongoing universe (but can be read on its own) Word Count: 7k

Summary: Harry is YN’s brother’s best friend and YN isn’t a little kid anymore. Featuring kink negotiation and smut. That’s literally it. Lot’s of smut.

MASTERLIST - PATREON - BBF TAG - PART 2 - PART 4

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“Why uh… why do you call it ‘playing’?” Harry smiled then, tilting his head to the side as he answered. “Because it’s fun, or at least it’s supposed to be fun. Because I’m playing a part, playing the role of the dominant person and you’re playing submissive. It’s like we’re playing a little game with each other, because sometimes I sound mean but really I would never do anything to hurt you. Is that ok with you?” “Yes,” she said softly. “I… I’ve never played the part of being submissive before. But… I think I like it.”

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“Do you trust me?”

Harry had asked YN the question before, the first time they hooked up out on the balcony. But it felt like it meant so much more now. The first time, it was spontaneous, exciting, they were breaking the mold of who they were. He teased her because that’s what he knew how to do and she liked it more than she expected. The question came up in the short term, do you trust me right now or do you trust me to do this?

This time the question was longer term, maybe do you trust me in general to treat you the way you deserve to be treated while we play this wild game that you’ve never played before?

And honestly, she did trust him. Maybe their relationship or whatever this is was new, but their knowing each other was not. She’d known him since she was a little kid, and had always trusted him to some degree. Sure, he joined in the teasing with her older brother when he was harmlessly bullying her, but Harry also reminded him when to back off, included her in games they played, and helped her find her way around at school when she was lost. He had a bit of a rough exterior with her at times, like when he refused to let her win a board game even though the rest of the family had agreed it was her turn, or when YN’s brother found out about a real crush she had on a boy at school and Harry joined in the teasing. But he was always soft on the inside - like when she went through her first real breakup and her brother was complaining about the crying and nonsense but when she finally left her room for dinner Harry gave her a nice big hug.

She trusted him in the ocean at the beach earlier that afternoon. YN followed him out into the deep water, deeper than she would ever typically go. She trusted that even though he was touching her in public, he was going to hold on to her and protect her from prying eyes. And when she got pulled under by a wave, he pulled her out and brought her safely back to shore. He said he would always take care of her, and YN believed him.

So when her brother woke up from his beach afternoon nap and called out towards the two of them (still in the water but not touching as they had been earlier), she trusted Harry when he asked her to meet him in his room after a shower. She trusted him when he told her that her brother wouldn’t find out, because Harry had told him he needed to call someone back home. And she trusted him when he sat her down and started talking about the game they were playing and how they needed some rules.

“Yes, Harry. Of course I trust you.”

Harry leaned forward, closing the small distance between them as they sat on the edge of his hotel bed and left a quick, soft kiss to YN’s lips. It was clearly a reaction to her answer, but he continued speaking before she had the chance to really process what had happened.

“Good, because trust is the most important thing in all of this, you know? Well that and consent. You should always be not just willing, but excited to be doing whatever we’re doing. And if you’re not, you just have to tell me.”

“That makes sense.”

“You’ve probably heard of safe words. I like to use a color system to gauge how we both feel. And it goes both ways, if I want to stop I get to say so too. We both do.”

YN nodded her head. She had a vague concept of what most of this meant, but had never realized this area would be something that would interest her, so she had never put much thought into it.

“So green means yes, I like it, keep going, feels great.”

“Right.”

“And red means stop, no, I don’t like it, this feels bad, this needs to end.”

“Sure.”

“And I like using the colors because sometimes someone feels yellow. Like… slow down, don’t stop completely but it’s not as good as it was, I need a break, I’m a little bit scared. Do you understand?”

YN nodded her head.

“Words, YN. It’s really important that you use words while we talk about this.”

“Yes. I understand.”

“Good. And if you can’t talk because you have something in your mouth,” he smiled to himself at that. “Then you can use your fingers. One for green, two for yellow, and three for red.”

“Ok and should I… if you don’t ask but I need to tell you should I just like… tap you with my fingers or something?”

“That sounds perfect, sweetheart. And remember, you can always talk to me and tell me how you’re feeling in regular words too. Like today in the water when you said you’d never been edged before, that was great. I didn’t know. Now I know I need to ease you into it, maybe explain what to expect.”

“I do think I liked it,” she added in. “It was just new. I just didn’t know what was happening but… I liked it. Um… I think it was a good punishment.”

A soft smile spread across Harry’s face. “Good. Because even your punishments should make you feel green, ok? All of this is supposed to be fun and exciting and feel good.”

“Can I ask you something?”

“Of course darling.”

“Do you… have you done this a lot? With other people?”

Harry paused for a moment to think about his answer. The silence made YN a little bit nervous.

“I’ve done this with a few people. Each person was very different, though. And it’s going to be different again with you. I’m not going to treat you the same way I’ve treated the others because you aren’t one of the others, you’re YN. So I’m going to treat you like YN and do things that make you feel good, that are fun for you. Our rules will make sense for the way that we are together.”

“Ok, that makes sense… what are the rules?”

“Well we haven’t set them yet, have we? It might have been a bit unfair of me to punish you today since you didn’t technically break a rule, since it didn’t exist.”

They talked it over then, setting rules that they both agreed on. The first rule was clearly that YN’s brother should never find out about their arrangement. Other rules included YN always using her words to answer while they were playing, calling Harry sir, using the color system, following any and all instructions Harry gave her. They had rules about boundaries, about things they would never do and things they would always do. There was a rule that the giving to receiving ratio should be as even as possible. And that orgasms can be taken away as a punishment, but otherwise are relatively expected (unless she wants to stop early). And even when they’re taken away as punishment, it still needs to be agreed upon that it’s fair. The rules felt good; made her feel safe.

“And of course, a big rule is that I will always take care of you. That’s my job, to take care of you. And your job is to let me.”

“Ok,” YN smiled. She liked the sound of that.

“Now, sometimes taking care of you means giving you kisses,” he said. He interrupted himself by placing another one on her lips. “And sometimes it means punishing you for breaking a rule while we’re playing. But even when I’m punishing you, I should still be taking care of you. You should still be feeling good.”

“I like that,” she answered. “Um… I have a question.”

“Of course, darling.”

“Why uh… why do you call it ‘playing’?”

Harry smiled then, tilting his head to the side as he answered. “Because it’s fun, or at least it’s supposed to be fun. Because I’m playing a part, playing the role of the dominant person and you’re playing submissive. It’s like we’re playing a little game with each other, because sometimes I sound mean but really I would never do anything to hurt you. Is that ok with you?”

“Yes,” she said softly. “I… I’ve never played the part of being submissive before. But… I think I like it.”

“Good. Do you think it’s fun? Because playing should always be fun”

YN nodded before catching herself and speaking up. “Yes, It’s been really fun”

“Is there anything else that would make it more fun? Do you have any kinks you want to tell me about now so I can plan for them?”

That made YN pause for a moment. She really didn’t know what kinks she had, she had never explored it before. Her sex life had always been very straight forward and simple. But the concept of getting to explore new things with Harry was more than exciting. YN explained this all to Harry, and he placed his hand gently on her knee as he listened and watched as she spoke.

“I think… I think my favorite is just the way you talk to me. The good things and the mean things. Just… anything. It makes me feel… good.”

He laughed a bit then. “Good, I’m so glad. Because if you haven’t noticed… I love saying those things.”

She smiled. He made her feel safe in trying new things. Safe in acknowledging what she liked. And safe any time she was with him. His words, even the most filthy ones, even the mean ones, all came from a place of care and fun and wanting to take care of her. And she had never had anything like that before.

But something was still nagging at her. “But, um… what about… uh…” YN didn’t know how to bring it up. She didn’t want to sound overly clingy, but she also thought it was an important point. She had been punished for flirting with someone, so she needed to know if that was going to be in the rules going forward. And if it was in the rules for her, would it be for him? Would that mean they are exclusive?

“Come on, you need to be open with me. What’s on your mind?”

“Um… well today you punished me because I was flirting and… is that in the rules? For both of us?”

Harry didn’t answer right away, which made YN just a little bit nervous. Maybe she asked too soon? It had been less than 24 hours after all. She wasn’t exactly asking to be exclusive, she just wanted to know where they stood. And if she wasn’t allowed to flirt or be with someone else, then it would only be fair for it to be the same with him.

Eventually, Harry broke the silence. “Hmm, that’s a good question. What do you think?”

YN just shrugged.

“Ok, how about this. Everything is very new. We don’t have to decide everything right away, right? So for both of us, our homework is to think about that. And in a little while or a few days when we have some thoughts about it we can talk about it again. How does that sound?”

“That sounds good,” she answered softly.

Harry smiled at her then. And if she didn’t know any better, YN would swear she saw a sparkle in his eye. A mischievous sparkle. A dangerous but fun sparkle. A sparkle that lived just at the corner of too much but not enough. A sparkle she desperately wanted to visit.

“What are you thinking Harry?” she asked with a soft smile.

He leaned back on his hands, the bed sinking a bit beneath him. His eyes stayed on hers but he didn’t answer right away. Instead he shook his head, laughing to himself as if her entire existence was a joke.

“I just… I can’t believe this. With you? Fuck…”

“Is that… is that a good thing?”

“Oh my gosh, YN,” he said in disbelief. “Of course it’s a good thing. It’s an incredible thing!”

“So you’re excited?” she asked, still a bit nervous of what his answer might be even though she had a feeling.

“You’ve no idea how excited… just talking about it is making me chub up a bit, look.”

He nodded his head towards his waist and she finally looked down. She hadn’t noticed until then, but his bulge was definitely more significant than it had been when she walked in. His loose shorts showed off his newly tanned legs, a tank top allowing her eyes to devour his beautiful arms. And his boyish curls were even more prominent than usual, being that they were still a bit damp from the shower he had just gotten out of.

“Do you want… should I help you with that?” she asked.

Again, a soft smile appeared on his lips. His pink lips which he had been biting earlier in the day and which YN desperately wanted to kiss.

“Such a good girl, hm? Offering to help. You want a taste?”

She nodded her head.

“What did we say about words, YN?”

“Use your words,” she whispered.

“That’s right. The rules are new so let’s try this again.” Harry swallowed and then asked in a slightly deeper voice, “Do you want a taste of my cock?”

“Yes sir,” she answered, mouth practically drooling at the thought. She looked down at his crotch again, and had to pry her eyes away to look back at Harry’s face.

“Do you think you’ve earned it?”

“Yes sir.”

“And why is that?”

That was a bit of a surprise to YN. She didn’t realize she’d have to validate herself. She had no idea what he was looking for in an answer. Biting her lip, she adjusted her gaze from his crotch back up to his face. His pupils were bigger, the soft green of his eyes that she loved so much was just a thin ring around the black center.

“Tell me all the ways you’ve been good for me today,” he supplied.

“I um… I listened to you when it was time to leave volleyball?” she tried.

“Hmm. You did, but that was after you let that guy touch you. So I’m not sure that really counts. Try again.”

He reached down his body, gently palming his own dick through his pants. YN’s eyes couldn’t help but follow the movements. He looked so delicious, lying there, teasing her and himself. Her mouth was practically watering at the thought of what was to come. A heat was traveling down to her core. Already it was getting hard to think straight. But he wanted her to answer the question.

“I tried to save your sunglasses in the ocean?”

Again, Harry hummed. “I suppose. But I told you to be careful and instead, you got pulled under a wave. I had to go in and rescue you. That doesn’t sound very good now, does it?”

“No sir.”

“Stop biting your lip, darling. That’s my job.”

She blushed at the suggestion.

“Oh!” her face lit up with the new idea. “I listened and helped just now, when we talked about rules, and colors, and stuff.”

At this, Harry’s hand paused. But only for a second before he restarted his movements and his smile spread wider.

“Yes, that you did, babygirl. That was very, very good. I guess you have earned a taste afterall.”

YN smiled, but didn’t move.

“Well, go on then, take me out of my shorts and shove me down your pretty little throat until you gag.”

Harry leaned all the way back so his arms were supporting him and his legs were spread, giving her enough room to jump up and situate herself between them. Sitting on her knees, she didn’t waste any time. Eagerly, she grabbed at the waistband of his shorts and slid them and his briefs down his legs, throwing them onto the floor behind her.

And it just wasn’t fair how pretty his cock really was. When YN was a little kid and she had first been introduced to the concept of a penis, she really didn’t understand it. And maybe it was a little kid thing, but for years after her first sex education class she truly didn’t understand how people could possibly enjoy the look of a penis. Its shape combined with how they always appeared to be wet made her swear they looked like squid.

Harry’s cock did not look like a squid.

Harry’s cock looked like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Even at its hardest, it never stood up perfectly straight, but its lean was beautiful. It was full and thick, and the top was the prettiest part. A thick vein ran along the side of it. And even now, when it was still half soft, she couldn’t look away. The slight wetness at the tip shined in a way that mesmerized her. It was perfect. He was perfect.

“Well stop staring and get to work. That’s what you’re good for, isn’t it? Sucking me off? Come on then,” he encouraged her.

YN spit into the palm of her hand and then spread it around his length. Slowly, she dragged her hand up and down his shaft, watching with awe as it started to perk up more and more. As the circumference grew, her eyes got wider. She had seen his dick last night, but it was already rock hard, standing proud. Watching it go from half chub to full length was really something else.

“You just gonna touch it, or are you gonna use your mouth? Hm? What did I ask you to do?”

“Taste it.”

“That’s right. I asked you to taste it. So I expect you to use your fucking mouth for something other than talking about nonsense. Can you manage to do that or do I need to get myself off in the shower again?”

She didn’t answer. Instead, she leaned her head down, effectively folding her body in half and curving her back. Immediately she started licking around his head, and smiled a bit when she heard him hiss at the first bit of contact. He tasted good. A little salty - maybe from the precum and maybe from the ocean which hadn’t been fully washed off of him. The skin was smooth and warm and the weight felt nice on her tongue as it continued to grow. It only took a few more moments of giving him proper attention with her mouth for his cock to be fully hard again, effectively stretching her lips wide around him.

YN’s eyes were closed as she focused all her energy into what she was doing. Every piece of her was focused on pleasuring Harry. She almost didn’t notice when he reached forward, gathering most of her hair at the back of her head and holding onto it tight. He missed one strand, which dangled in front of her face. But she ignored it, focused solely on the task at hand.

“Deeper,” Harry groaned. “Take me deeper in that throat. Wanna feel you fucking gag on it.”

YN moaned around his dick, resulting in a small gasp from Harry above her. She bobbed her head a few more times before doing as he requested, taking him deeper. Slowly, she took more of him, breathing through her nose and desperately trying to relax her throat. But it was hard, he was big. Really big. She’d never taken something so big this deep before.

His grip in her hair became stronger as he started to push her head down a bit more. And honestly, YN enjoyed the feeling of Harry controlling part of her body. She knew she was giving him the pleasure he wanted because he was the one controlling it. So she hummed around his cock again, allowing it to touch the back of her throat and make her gag a bit.

Harry’s grip loosened, giving her the space to come back up. But she didn’t. Instead she just took another breath through her nose and tried again, going so far as to feel his fine little hairs on the tip of her nose.

“Oh, fuck me. Darling y’so fucking good at that… shit.”

She gagged again, this time releasing his cock from her mouth. Her hand took its place, stroking him eagerly while she caught her breath.

“Such a good girl f’me, hm?”

“Yes sir,” she said, her voice a little more grovelly than usual due to the disruption to her throat.

“Look so pretty on my cock too,” he said. “Perfect little mouth, made to be stuffed full of my dick.”

YN heard herself whine before she realized she was doing it.

“Oh you like, huh? Hearing about how I’m using your holes to get off?”

“Yes sir.”

“So fucking pathetic. Willing to do whatever I ask, huh?”

She nodded her head. Technically she was supposed to speak, but Harry either didn’t notice or decided to let this one slide.

“Alright then. Let’s try something else. Lay down on your back with your head over the edge of the bed.”

YN followed his instruction and arranged herself how he had asked. He stood in front of her, as he finally removed his shirt and threw it on the floor with the rest of his clothes. She was still fully clothed, but she didn’t mind. Any excuse to look at his body was more than welcome.

Fisting himself slowly, he took a step closer to her.

“So fucking desperate for it. Such a little cock slut for me,” he teased.

“Yes sir.”

“Bet you’d even let me spit in your mouth, hm?”

She nodded.

Harry’s dick whacked her on the cheek, leaving a small wet mark from the precum on his tip.

“Don’t be a brat. What did I say about words, hm? Thought you were being good for me.”

“I am! I am. Sorry sir I… I am being good. Spit in my mouth, please.”

He smiled as he leaned over her.

“Such a filthy thing,” teased. “Asking me to spit in your mouth… I could do whatever I wanted to you and I bet you’d still beg for more. Well if you’re gonna ask so nicely.”

She watched as he moved his mouth a bit, collecting the spit before releasing it. A long string dripped from his mouth into hers, right in the middle of her tongue. YN let out a heavy breath when she could feel it, closing her mouth and swallowing quickly.

“There’s a good girl,” Harry cooed, holding one side of her face in his palm.

Maybe it was the blood rushing to her head, or the excitement for what was happening, but YN felt like she was about to float away into the sky. It would be nice, she thought, to just float along the ocean outside, feeling smiley and soft and warm like she was right now. She sighed, eyes closed and a smile spread across her face.

“What’s your color right now, sweetheart?” Harry asked softly.

“Green, so green.”

“Good, me too.” He gazed down at her, stroking her skin with his thumb. “I’m going to fuck your mouth now, ok? So if you need to tell me something, remember to reach up and tap on me. You remember the numbers for your fingers?”

“One for green, two for yellow, and three for red.”

“Good girl. I’m going to start now.”

He gave her ample warning as he took another moment to stroke himself. Without even asking her to, she opened her mouth wide, tongue sticking out. Her eyes were closed but she was clearly ready for what was coming.

When Harry slid his cock into her mouth, he couldn’t hold it together. The sounds he was making were music to YN’s ears. She tried her best to just stay relaxed, cover her teeth with her lips, open up her throat, breathe through her nose. But her mind was so floaty and distant she didn’t feel as though she had much control over things. Harry didn’t seem to be complaining, though, as he continued to thrust his hips in and out of her.

“Fuck, your mouth is incredible,” he groaned. “Feels so fucking good around me.”

YN couldn’t help but hum around him, blissfully listening to what he was saying. The praise tickled something deep inside of her, and she loved that she was the one to make him feel this way. Not one of the girls she saw him with when they were younger, not his ex that she used to hear him talking about at dinner night after night. Her. YN. She was the one to make him feel so good he was going to explode inside of her.

Harry leaned forward then, still thrusting his hips. His hands grabbed at her breasts and started massaging them gently. She was wearing a tank top, giving him relatively easy access to slip underneath her shirt, under the cups of her bra, and grab her boobs directly. Without missing a beat he continued to play with them, thumbs stroking over her hardening nipples. She let out another little hum.

“Hm you liked that?” he teased, doing it again.

She tried to say ‘yes sir’, but with his prick down her throat it came out garbled and incomprehensible.

Harry laughed. “Fuck you’re so hot. Look so fucking hot laying there for me, mouth open, letting me fuck your face. Shit. Could do this all day but I don’t think I would last.”

He stood up straight again, pistoning his hips in and out of her mouth. Slowing his pace a bit, he placed his hands on his waist and pushed himself into her throat deeper, letting out a groan at the feeling.

“Such a filthy little slut,” he said under his breath. ‘Willing to do anything I ask? Letting me fuck your face to get off? Fucking pathetic, honestly.”

And if the praise earlier was doing something to her, it was nothing compared to the shocks she felt down her spine at his taunting.

“I bet you’re getting wet right now, just from letting me use you. Just from listening to me call you a damn slut.”

She squeezed her eyes tighter.

The motion was out of pleasure, but she supposes it could be perceived as pain because Harry slowed down and asked her for a color. She put up one finger. She was green. She was loving it.

Harry backed away from her, letting his cock fall out of her mouth. She gasped, trying to catch her breath after the way he had been working her. She had drool and spit all around her face now, so naturally she reached to wipe it off. But Harry grabbed her hand before she could.

“No, leave it. Wanna see how much a mess I can make you.”

He used his leverage to help her sit up on the bed before taking a step back to look at her.

“Already look like such a mess… such a pretty thing,” he muttered to himself.

In another universe, YN would be blushing at the comment. But after all he had been saying and doing to her, this wasn’t bothering her much.

He stepped forward then, crashing their lips together for a moment, tongues intertwining before he disconnected them and started attacking her jaw and neck.

“Wanna… mark you up… so fucking bad,” he mumbled between kisses and licks.

YN loved the idea of being all marked up by him, but they both knew it would mean breaking rule number one, never letting her brother find out. And considering they would be going to the beach or the pool again tomorrow, there was hardly a spot on her body that he could get away with it.

His hands rubbed up and down her sides, thumbs brushing at the sides of her breasts lightly before sliding back down to her hips again. His hands slipped beneath the fabric of her shirt and came back up again, bringing the tank top with him and forcing them to break their connection just long enough to get the shirt away.

Their pace had slowed down a bit, but YN had so much adrenaline coursing through her veins, she just couldn’t let it stay like that. So without breaking their kiss again, she reached for Harry’s hand at her side and moved it down to her center.

He groaned into her mouth.

“Fuck, darling. Y’such a fucking slut. Want me to finger this little pussy, hm? Take care of my pretty girl? I think I owe you an orgasm still, don’t I?”

“Yes sir. Please. Want it so bad. Want you.”

Lightly, Harry rubbed a finger over her core, teasing YN.

“Such a needy little thing… What do you want, baby? Want my fingers? My mouth? My cock?”

“Yes!” she let out.

Harry laughed again as his fingers continued applying light pressure to her body. “My pretty little whore, hm? Want anything I’m gonna give you, don’t you?”

“Please!”

“Alright honey. I think you’ve been very good this evening, so I’m going to give you a reward. Gonna fuck you with my cock, what do you think of that?”

“Yes… Harry… please sir!”

He made quick work of her clothes then, ridding them of any and all barriers to feeling each other. She layed back on the pillows at the head of the bed, legs spread out to make room for him between them, and he leaned over to grab a condom out of his nightstand.

“You brought those with you?” she asked. There was no one else on the trip that he could possibly be planning on using them with.

Harry shrugged. “Had a good feeling,” he reasoned as he rolled the plastic down his length.

He crawled over her, using one arm to support himself and kiss her lips again. With his other hand he rubbed between her folds, spreading around her juices up to her clit and leaving circles there.

“So fucking wet for me,” he mumbled into her mouth.

YN felt his finger tips circling her entrance, and all she could do was whine because it wasn’t enough.

“More,” she begged.

“More what?”

“More, please. Sir. Harry, please!”

He didn’t have to finger her for very long, they realized. She was so turned on by everything they had done, she was wet and ready for the main event. Still he indulged in it for a while, curling his fingers up and finding that special spot inside of her. It had only been a day and he was already learning her body so well.

When neither of them could wait any longer, he reached back to his own dick, spreading her wetness over the condom and stroking himself again.

“Not sure how long I’m gonna last, to be honest,” he told her.

“S’ok. Just want you. Please, Harry. Please sir.”

“Mmm, so good for me,” he praised, leaving a little kiss on her forehead.

She smiled, but the smile soon broke as he entered her slowly and her mouth hung open. Her breath caught in her throat and she heard a drawn out groan from Harry. When she finally took a breath, he pushed in even further. She was ready for him, but he was still big. She could feel him stretching her out in the most wonderful way. The little sting was good, and was quick to fade.

When he bottomed out, he leaned forward, resting his forehead at her shoulder.

“Dammit, babe. You feel so fucking good around me.”

She brought her hands around to his back, stroking lightly at his muscles which she had always wanted to touch and admire in this way. But now that she had the chance there was so much else happening she couldn’t be bothered to pay much attention.

“Harry, please,” she whined. “Fuck me, please sir.”

“Shit,” he whispered to himself. “Baby, I’m gonna start gentle, but sometimes I can kind of lose it and go a bit hard. So you gotta tell me if your color changes to yellow or red, ok?”

“Harry, please, just move,” she begged again.

So he did. He pulled himself almost all the way out before sinking into her again, both of them moaning in unison at the euphoria of the moment. Pleasure spread through her bones as he picked up his pace, his tip nudging against her g spot over and over again. Her fingers, which had been gently stroking up and down Harry’s muscular back, were now digging into his skin. She couldn’t help but grab onto him as her back arched and she gasped at the way he was making her feel.

“Feel so fucking good… shit… babe…”

“Harry!” she responded, unable to find any other words in the midst of her clouded brain.

“Tightest little pussy,” he groaned into her ear. “Love this perfect hole… s’like it was made for me…”

Again she said his name, over and over as his speed picked up. She was so wet that they could both hear the wet noise each time his hips crashed against her ass.

She could feel it too, how wet she was around him, her arousal leaking out of her and landing in the hair littering the base of his dick. It was messy. She was spreading herself over him, taking him for herself. Each time he rolled his hips into her his skin and the fine hairs of his pubes got wetter and wetter. She was hypersensitive, feeling the wet hair against her skin when their hips met over and over again.

Harry reached down to rub at her clit, eliciting another moan from YN’s mouth.

“Listen to that,” he said between grunts. “So fucking wet… such a pretty little slut for me.”

“Yes,” she gasped.

“MY slut, right?”

“Yes sir!”

“Open your mouth,” he said with a deep voice.

She obeyed, opening wide with her tongue sticking out just a bit, only to squeal a bit when she heard and felt his spit landing on her tongue. With one hand still rubbing at her sensitive nub, he brought the other to her mouth. He used it to spread the spit around, pushing it all across her tongue. She could taste herself on his skin from when he had been fingering her, and she couldn’t help but close her eyes as she sucked on him. His fingers pressed down on her tongue, far enough in her mouth to just about make her gag for him.

“So good for me, look at my little slut, taking what she’s given.”

Harry pulled his fingers out of her mouth and wiped the wetness off onto her cheek.

YN whined again. Her eyes squeezed closed as she reveled in the feeling. No one had ever fucked her like this before - hard but careful, fast but precise, mean but full of care. She wanted all of it. She wanted to live in this moment forever, feeling him inside of her, and on top of her, and all around her. He was filling all her senses and she loved it more than she thought possible.

“Feels so good… sir… keep going… don’t stop.”

“Yeah? My cock feels good? Filling up your little hole… fucking you just right?”

His thrusts became harder again, pushing her further and further into the bed beneath her. She could feel her body melting even as the muscles in her abdomen were tightening and burning. Each push of his hips into hers sent her further up the bed, the headboard hitting the wall repeatedly. She was relieved to know that there was a stranger nextdoor and not someone they knew.

With one hand she was beginning to dig her fingertips into his back, trying her best not to press too hard to leave red marks in the morning. YN brought her other hand around to his chest. The little hairs between his pecs were soft against her fingertips. His muscles tightened as her touch traveled around, admiring him above her. She smirked a bit as her thumb brushed over one of his nipples.

He paused then, just for long enough to roll YN’s body over and lift her up by the hips so her ass was in the air for him. Harry groaned as he grabbed her cheeks with his palms, massaging them at first gently before digging his fingers in deep, leaving ten little red spots. Spreading her out so he could have a better view of her core, he groaned loudly, leading YN to giggle a bit.

“S’not funny,” Harry said with a pout. “Y’just so fucking hot… I mean look at this tight little pussy… dripping wet… little whore for me.”

“Harry,” she whined, missing the feeling of having him inside of her.

“Like I said… little whore… can’t go two minutes without my cock in you,” he taunted.

But before she could respond he entered her again anyway. This time he didn’t start slow at all, right from the start he was pounding into her, deep and fast and hard. With each thrust she was pushed further up the bed, her head digging into the pillow. The sound of his hips and thighs meeting her ass filled the room, slapping noise ringing out in their ears.

It was rough, rougher than she had ever taken before. But it felt so much better than she ever could have expected.

Harry’s hand traveled up her spine, pushing her down further. When he started to speak, she expected more filthy words.

But instead, he asked “Color… baby what’s your color?”

“Green!” she called out, face still planted into the pillow.

“Thank fuck because I really don’t wanna stop.”

He curled his body over hers, kissing on her shoulder and neck as he brought his hand around to her front. Finding her clit easily, he started rubbing fast circles in time with his thrusts.

YN moaned out again, mouth wide open as drool fell onto the pillow below her. The heat in her lower stomach was building up, her muscles getting tighter. She could feel that she was close, her whole body electrified and on high alert. Every sensation was amplified, but the bundle of nerves getting attention from Harry was at the center of it all, lighting a fire inside of each of her bones.

“Come on, darling,” he murmured in her ear. “Let it go, cum for me, cream on my cock.”

It was only another moment before she obeyed him, practically screaming his name as she squeezed her eyes and something popped inside of her. His name was the only thing she could focus her mind on, muttering it over and over through her moans and pants.

She could feel herself squeezing around him before she heard Harry’s high pitched groan as he emptied into the condom inside of her. The thought of him emptying inside of her was almost enough to get her going again. She just wanted to please him the way that he did for her. She wanted to be enough for him, and over and over again over the past 24 hours he had proven to her that she was.

He kept thrusting, but his movements gradually slowed down until he eventually stilled, body still draped over hers. They collapsed together, breathing aligned as their sweaty bodies stuck together. Harry’s body was heavy but comforting on top of YN as her breathing slowed down.

“Baby,” Harry whispered, leaving a kiss on the back of YN’s neck.

YN just gave a contented hum in response.

“Y’so fucking amazing, shit.”

They stayed there for a few minutes before Harry peeled himself off of her, rolling over to the side of the bed. He let out a sigh when his head hit the pillow, arms extended outward so one hand was still resting on YN’s back.

“Harry,” she breathed out, turning her head on the pillow to face him.

His eyes seemed to twinkle as he looked at her, soft smile on his face. Leaning down slowly, he pressed a gentle kiss to her lips before using his thumb to wipe away some of the spit still resting on her skin.

“You were so good for me, baby.”

“Really?”

“The best. Perfect.”

She felt goosebumps rising up over her skin.

“Will you just… you can say no but… will you hold me?”

Harry cocked his head to the side before moving his hand to stroke over her hair.

“Of course I will baby. Let me just get us both cleaned up first.”

Before she could question what he meant, he was standing up, a soft groan escaping his mouth as he stretched out his muscles. Now that she had the time, she truly could admire his back. She wanted to reach out and touch it, but her whole body still felt a bit like jelly.

He disappeared into the bathroom and YN closed her eyes. The next thing she knew, he was kneeing himself back onto the bed, warm washcloth in hand.

“Can you roll over for me darling? Gonna be easier to clean you up on your back.”

She followed his instruction, eyes still closed. YN felt the washcloth drag across her skin and let out a hiss when it came in contact with her overly sensitive folds.

“I know, sweetheart. But I want to get you all clean. Just another minute and then we can cuddle for as long as you want, I promise.”

And Harry kept his promise, crawling back into bed with her. He held her close with her head on his chest, listening to the steady beat of his heart. His skin was warm and smooth and his arms were strong around her body. When she got cold, he offered her a t shirt of his and snuck them both underneath the covers.

They would have to come up with a reason why they both missed dinner that night.

MASTERLIST - PATREON - BBF TAG - PART 2 - PART 4

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Abbott Elementary - The Savior of Sitcoms

When Abbott Elementary aired midseason in December of 2021, I don’t think any of us were ready. I had first heard about the show from Quinta Brunson’s TikTok. I’ve been following her since she worked for Buzzfeed, having made very funny and true digital shorts about what it’s like to be a woman, specifically a short woman. So, from time to time I liked to check in on her and see what she was up to. She was announcing her book, She Memes Well, and she briefly mentioned she was working on a pilot.

Quinta is a triple threat to the world of Abbott - she’s the head writer, executive producer, and lead actress. Her being a woman and doing all of these things is already incredible, but seeing a woman of color shine like this is truly inspirational, and quite honestly...it’s about damn time. Quinta was awarded the very well deserved Emmy for OUTSTANDING COMEDY WRITER. A young (she’s 32, that’s young) woman of color won an award for comedy writing. I cried tears of joy during her acceptance speech. As a woman, we’re basically told our whole lives that female comedians aren’t funny, so this was major for a multitude of reasons.

The cast of Abbott is comprised with some familiar face: Lisa Ann Walter, who many folks of my generation know as Chessy from The Parent Trap, Tyler James Williams of Everybody Hates Chris fame, Sheryl Lee Ralph, who many of us remember as Dee Mitchell from Moesha, and William Sanford Davis who is no stranger to the sitcom world. We also have Janelle James, a comedian who I had honestly never heard of, but is truly hilarious, and Chris Perfetti, another new face to me, but has quickly stolen my heart as his character Jacob.

The first season starts off during the spring semester of the school year. Janine, played by Quinta, is a semi-new teacher who wants to be the absolute best for her students. She’s young, ambitious, high-spirited, and is often annoying her colleagues.

Seasoned professional Barbara Howard, who happened to be Janine’s teacher back in the day, is probably the person annoyed by Janine the most. But only because Janine’s high energy and new teaching styles don’t jive with what Barbara’s used to. Throughout the season, Barbara ends up leaning on Janine a bit more, and starts to see her value as a teacher. Especially when it comes to using new technology that Barbara isn’t exactly savvy with.

Jacob is a corny, happy-go-lucky social studies teacher. He’s the closest with Janine. Jacob is the quintessential cis-white guy who is often a little too “woke” for his own good. But he means well, and even though his students refer to him as “Mr. C.” because he’s so corny, they love him as their teacher. He also has a very loving relationship with his boyfriend, which I enjoyed seeing represented.

Melissa is a fast fan favorite. Having grown up in Jersey, she brings a very real character to the table. She’s a math teacher, and a damn good one at that. Another seasoned professional, who is close with Barbara, but also plays by a lot of her own rules. If something needs to get done, she knows someone who knows someone who knows someone, but you didn’t hear it from her.

Gregory is new to the elementary school. He starts off as a substitute teacher. He was originally supposed to be the principal of Abbott, he was offered the job after going to school for it! But alas, the job was given to someone else - Ava Coleman. Ava has literally no teaching background of any kind. So how did she get the job?

Ava is often flirting with Gregory, making some very crude remarks. She uses the budget inappropriately for her own vanity, and only sometimes actually does her job. She and Janine tend to have many disagreements, but Janine is a passive person, so she’s usually coming up with some over the top idea to make a change instead of just simply discussing the issue with Ava. Not that Ava ever really listens, so it almost forces Janine to do something crazy.

And Mr. Johnson, our beloved custodian, is always there with a smart remark, often that extra comic relief we need to break the tension during some of the more serious scenes.

The show is a mockumentary style sitcom, similar to The Office, or Parks and Rec. The interviews the characters give aren’t as formal as they were on The Office. Most of the time when they’re talking directly to the camera, they’re in the hallway between classes. This style can be hard to pull off, especially when so many other sitcoms have done it, like Modern Family, for example. But Abbott does it flawlessly.

Like many of my favorite shows, we have a slow burn occurring between two main characters: Gregory and Janine. Gregory makes it pretty obvious, to the cameras, that he likes Janine right away.

In fact, part of the reason he takes the open position to become a full-time teacher and not a substitute, by the end of the school year is so he can still be around Janine. Nothing can be too easy, though. We learn early on that Janine has a long-time boyfriend, Tariq. Tariq is basically a deadbeat, going from one dead-end job to the next, leaving Janine to constantly pick up the slack. But they’ve been together for well over ten years, so she’s not exactly looking to start anew.

However, by the end of the first season, Janine does end things with Tariq. And it’s not because she’s in love with Gregory. As much as we want them to be Jim and Pam, they’re not. Janine breaks up with Tariq because she realizes she’s simply outgrown him, and it’s not healthy for either of them to stay in their relationship. It’s not easy for her to come to terms with this, we see that at the beginning of season two as she pretends to be fine with the breakup. Throughout the first season, Janine evolves quite a bit. She’s much more confident as a teacher going into the fall semester. She’s more sure of herself and her capabilities.

The show is heartwarming at its core. Yes, it’s extremely laugh out loud funny. (Which is a big deal because a show rarely makes me audibly laugh, so the fact that I’ve laughed so hard I’ve nearly cried?? Yeah, this is a well written show.) All of the main characters go through a sort of “after school special” moment that helps them grow and become better. I think my favorite person’s journey is Gregory’s. He was obviously bitter about not getting the principal position. He’s also just a very odd duck. He likes order and rigidity. He only eats plain, boiled chicken between two slices of white bread. (He doesn’t like when different foods mix together. When he admitted he didn’t like pizza, it was a whole thing. Jacob was the most offended, especially when Gregory also told them he didn’t pie.)

Gregory doesn’t get goofy or silly with his students, he prefers order. But he slowly starts to realize that if he’s going to actually have a good command over his classroom, then he’ll need to let loose a little.

We’re three episodes in to the second season, and it’s already holding up to the groundbreaking first. This isn’t always easy to do. Sometimes when a show has such an incredibly good first season, the second season can feel lackluster. But not Abbott Elementary. Less than a minute into the first episode, I was already laughing hysterically. Janine was discussing her breakup, so we cut to a scene showing Tariq packing up his friend’s car, and them both driving away. Tariq had a shining smile on his face as he danced in the passenger seat while ‘Snap Yo Fingers” by Lil Jon blasted through the speakers.

The main cast are back to their old antics: finding ways to keep the students interested, doing their best to keep the school from crumbling, and just getting through each day one step at a time. The teachers lean on one another for so many things, and I don’t think that’s something we’ve seen in a show with a school setting before. Most sitcoms that take place in school are usually about the students, not the teachers. And if it is about the teachers, it’s usually very serious. We’re getting a real and unique perspective about what teachers have to deal with at a semi-underprivileged school. Second and third grade classes get lumped together, the textbooks are nowhere near new, and the grant money Janine won for new supplies had to go towards getting rid of a rat infestation in the cafeteria.

Not that it’s all about Janine and Gregory and their slow burn, but if we’ve learned anything from watching Jim and Pam (The Office), or Jake and Amy (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), or Ben and Lesley (Parks and Rec), or even Jonah and Amy (Superstore), these two will not be confessing feelings any time soon. And if they do, they won’t be getting together as an official couple until at least the end of the third season, as many of the couples listed previously did. I’m really excited to see how it all plays out. I know it’s going to be good.

In my opinion, we haven’t had a truly good sitcom in quite some time. Many of our favorites have long since ended. Sometimes when I see the current ones, the ones that are on cable networks like ABC, CBS, and NBC, I find myself asking, “How is this still on the air?”. One of the last good ones standing, again in my opinion, was Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which ended in 2021 after eight seasons. Modern Family ended in 2020, but despite the few really funny clips I’ve seen from that show, I never got into it to watch regularly. Just because a family is blended and a little unconventional, doesn’t mean it’s modern. Who was it modern to? The upper-middle class? The same goes for Black-ish, which ended last spring. That was another show I tried to get into, but just couldn’t. To me, it was just another show about an upper-class family. Yes, the cast was diverse and had good representation, but not everyone lives like that family did. Other honorable mentions are: The Good Place (2016-2020), Schitt’s Creek (2015-2020), and Superstore (2015-2021). Many of these beloved shows have all ended within the last three years. And what are we left with? The Goldbergs? Young Sheldon? Grown-ish? Hard pass. If you like those shows, no shade, they’re just not my cup of tea.

And even though we have shows on paid streaming services like Ted Lasso (a must watch if you’re able), that’s not a program that’s easily accessible to everyone. I’m hoping Abbott sparks inspiration for more warm-hearted comedies. It’s a show that’s fun for adults, but it’s something you can still watch as a family if you so choose. Having someone like Quinta as a writer is truly the key to its success. The show is funny, relatable, sometimes gut-wrenching, and something I look forward to watching every week.

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thoughts on camila?

So I've talked about how she is just as a character before. I think as a character, she's as sweet as a saint and I like her in isolation. However, and this is what I want to focus on more because of an element I'll get to, she's a bad character in the context of The Owl House for the same reason King and Eda are: What is she doing in this story? How does she add to it?

Camila makes Luz look a fucking terrible as a human being. Almost EVERYTHING we see in the human frankly makes Luz like a terrible human being because that's the genre that The Owl House is a part of: Modern Isekai. Like most Modern Isekai, it's a story about a nerdy person who has no real prospects in real life and would rather live in their fantasies getting to go do that. Luz has a power that no one else has, gets to be with the prettiest, most popular, richest girl in the new world. She gets to stand up to a corrupt system but it never actually bothers her so she can just have fun shenanigans for the vast majority of the run time. She even fights an Evil Emperor which is almost as generic as a Demonic Lord as far as fantasy villains go. Honestly, TOH being isekai is probably a large part of why it was green lit (and frankly, same goes for Amphibia) since while it's not critically acclaimed, isekai is still one of the most popular genres of anime out there and the popular ones have made money hand over fist.

For most stories in this genre, they A: stay in the fantasy realm, TOH isn't fucking special people but also B: have a terrible home life in part to justify that desire and decision. There's also elements of wish fulfillment to its target demographic which is actually kind of important here. That your life sucks so you deserve to escape from it, just like this person. That terrible homelife in turn turns into a payoff for the audience because it can be used to highlight just how much better this world is and how much better off for everyone the MC is in this new world.

Camila doesn't really work for that though, does she? Something the show itself acknowledges with Yesterday's Lie. "You had it good." Hell, in that episode we have Camila wanting Vee to keep Luz's stuff because she knows those things are important to her daughter. Even in the first episode, Camila just wants Luz to make friends. She could fail to learn ANY life skills and stay just as weird at the camp (which she presumably needed to go to to not be EXPELLED for what she did) and Camila would happy if she was in a new Discord group with some friends. That is how low the fucking bar is for Camila's expectations of Luz and somehow THAT was too much. That was, as Camila will apologize for, multiple times, pushing her daughter away or repressing her.

That doesn't function for a Modern Isekai story... It functions for an old school isekai like Amphibia is. Old school isekai after all featured a lot more character growth, a lot more of the other world being an abstraction of problems the person was facing in the real world and had to learn how to deal with. As such, they usually ended with the main character going home a better person and putting their fantasies behind them. Not admonishing them but recognizing that staying there isn't what's best for them.

Camila's character for one of those is AMAZING. Like it could genuinely have led to one of the best deconstructions of the modern isekai protagonist. It's like the ass hat protag from Far Cry 3 (not saying this is handled well btw in that) who still wants to be bigger and more cool and seen as strong by those around him while he already has a smoking hot fiance, lives his life doing dangerous stunts, is really attractive himself and could just coast for the rest of his life. It doesn't fulfill his image and fantasy of what a 'man' is so fuck all of that, I need to go kill people and take over this native tribe! Which hurk, again, it's not done well, but it was trying to deconstruct this sort of fantasy. This sort of escapism that says the image in your mind is ALWAYS more important than those actually around you.

It could have highlighted how things are never as bad as they seem and wanting to escape always hurts someone and always is selfish... But for that, the show would have had to be willing to say one needs to learn to respect reality over fantasy. This could either be done by Luz learning that treating everything like one of japanese animu is a bad thing or they could do it through doubling down and showcasing after Yesterday's Lie that Luz is a genuinely terrible, selfish person who only views the promise she made to her mom as requiring her to give up the world she likes, not the damage she did to her mom.

Which I phrase because they literally did that. They changed the ending promise scene of Yesterday's Lie from being about their complex relationship to just being a summary of the stakes. "Come home, never come back." It's a narrative cheat to welcome anyone back from the mid season hiatus and that is frankly the BEST way to read it for Luz's character because otherwise she changed a conflict mostly about the pain she inflicted on her mom purely to the consequences and that's not really a thing a good person does.

But then the series ends with her having both worlds, getting to literally be Azura finally, quoting the damn book and just ENTIRELY admitting that it's not an OC, it's her replacing Azura, and it's all just fucking awful. In part because, like with the Liar Reveal stuff I talked about with TOH, it's a subversion without a new payoff. They try VERY HARD to give a new payoff but it's not earned. People adore the "I just want to be understood" moment but it ONLY functions in that moment from a meta perspective of it being a neurodivergent girl seeking understanding because who, especially of the people Luz cares about, hasn't shown her understanding in the past SEASON? SHE HAS A GIRLFRIEND WHO IS WAY BETTER AT IT THEN HER!

And so Camila is just this contradictory sore spot that goes right back around to "Man, our target audience would really love it if their parents would tell them explicitly that they don't need to grow as people or even try to understand others or how they may hurt them, literally but instead that their comfort is all that matters." It goes right back to being all about modern isekai's worst element: Wish fulfillment. Bland, obvious, pandering wish fulfillment.

And I COULD end the blog right there... But I said I had a reason to wanted to answer it like this. Admittedly, it expanded from what I expected so sorry for the long blog but here's the real tragedy: The moment of Luz recontextualizing Yesterday's Lie's promise should have been AMAZING to me. After all... It's the part of Luz I loved writing the most.

Yep, more of that celebrating ten years of writing stuff to talk about one of the elements of my TOH writing that I genuinely am very proud of: Luz being a scared, anxious teenager who doesn't read the world correctly. One who is held back because she thinks if she isn't scared, she'll be hurt or, more importantly, hurt others.

I know a lot of people will tell me that TOH didn't do that and like... gestures at everything above and SO many other elements like how Luz has two token moments implying she's been traumatized from bullying that doesn't read with how she was for the entirety of the first season, or up to those points in the second for that matter, AT ALL. She doesn't actually have that sort of fear or anxiety. She's too selfish and self serving for it. Her needs always come above others and that's not the compelling part of this to me, nor is the self protection element.

No, it comes from the fact that you have to actually care what others think for it to torture you, like most teenagers do. That disappointing someone would be essentially the same as stabbing them. In The Power of Love, I got a lot of people to go from "This is cute" to "Okay, you have my attention" with chapter 3: Ru-Luz (which reading back... Some of my transition lines are not working there. Why did I think they did? Brain moving too fast I suspect like usual or trying too hard). Despite the pun, it's not a fun chapter. It ends with her listed rules that are actually nice, like telling her to be herself, but a final rule that, so as to keep the voices in her head, the things others have told her, quiet she must follow. "Treat Amity like anyone else, even if that means breaking other rules." And one of those voices is said to be Camila's.

I don't leave it there though. Through complications, it's very explicitly revealed that, well... Luz is a teen. Everything is world ending for her. That she's taken small comments or momentary frustrations, or just straight up misread things, so as to have them attack her and form her view of how others perceive her (along with having been genuinely bullied). That her mom does adore her and would accept any part of her but she can't believe that, not with how she is now. And that leads to really highlighting an element of Lumischa that I've always loved: Boscha as Amity and Luz's rock. Someone who is honest enough that neither worry about if she's holding back on her opinion. And you know what happens?

Luz and Boscha get multiple chapters of Boscha providing the wake up call she needs. Of her chipping away at those fears that others may be secretly hating her because here is bad bitch Boscha telling her to shut up because she's better than she thinks she is. It's blunt enough to actually make an impact, harsh enough that it still addresses the fuck up, and is something no else would do. Not even Amity because Amity is her own ball of anxieties who's worried about the wrong move upsetting people. I would have ADORED this element actually being a thing for Luz and you know, maybe leading to a Power of Friendship moment with all of them backing her up and giving her the confidence she needs for something. Instead we get her ignoring what she's claiming to be worried about (making mistakes) and then getting a power up when her mom tells her that she should have quite literally never criticized anything about her daughter which is not what a good parent does. Even my Boscha will still call out that Luz did make a mistake if she did, just then also point that she's being over dramatic about it because no one hates her because of it.

I also want to give a shout out to this essentially being an element of my Luz for Ruff Secret as well (original version too) as an essentially tragic element to the majority of the story. Camila clearly accepts parts of her daughter in that story that their wider community doesn't but Camila is also critically still a part of that community which is Christian. She's very devout even, going every week to church. There is nothing except coming out to Camila that will ever make Luz not just assume that being gay will not get her disowned because of the fears in her head and because of those same fears, she'll never come out of the closet. She has clearly never even been willing to approach the topic with her mom about it. It does payoff in the end though with Camila freaking out WAY harder about Amity being a werewolf and the danger that puts her daughter in than of Luz being gay because why would you judge something as incredible as love?

It's not new, I've seen some other things take similar approaches, but it uses the age of the character and society to actually amplify the emotions and make the angst more justified. Make what normally just be "I can't confess, what if she says no?" more dramatic while also managing to tie the two romantic leads together in their conflicts since Amity is dealing with something she sees as a curse, as a primal sin that could only ever hurt others, just like Luz is. And just like Luz, it's actually in repressing and rejecting that side of her that Amity does end up hurting someone but that someone is herself.

All while still managing to be one of the funniest stories I've ever written. I ADORE Ruff Secrets. Crises Girlfriends may be my most personal story but I still think Ruff Secrets is my best story. Period. Which is frankly a miracle since it was a snap start based on a joke a someone made.

So yeah, I like Camila conceptually. I think there was a lot you could do with her. Any direction though would have required TOH to be at least as grounded as Amphibia, let alone ANYWHERE near as grounded as the fandom thinks it is. As is, she's a subversion that doesn't add anything and actively hurts what is a very normal fantasy story.

As such, she's a bad character because what you add to a narrative does matter to that metric unless you are actively ignoring that part of a character's purpose for existing. That's just less useful to a writer though because it means you add a tool to your toolbox without understanding how to use that tool which is always dangerous as any professional mechanic or engineer may tell you.

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I will admit that I fidget at praising myself so much like this. I know I've used my own works as examples in the past but it always makes me feel awkward. It especially never helps that it likely comes across as, justifiably, saying I could have done X better. There's a big difference though between "In this context I DID X better" and "If I had made X, I WOULD have done it better." Situation, context, and just the creative process can always muddie things and doesn't even mean the same writer will always tackle the same subjects as well every time. It's just a part of the process.

I have a public Discord for any and all who want to join!

I also have an Amazon page for all of my original works in various forms of character focused romances from cute, teenage romance to erotica series of my past. I have an Ao3 for my fanfiction projects as well if that catches your fancy instead. If you want to hang out with me, I stream from time to time and love to chat with chat.

A Twitter you can follow too

And a Kofi if you like what I do and want to help out with the fact that disability doesn’t pay much.

#the owl house criticism #toh critical #toh #the owl house #luz noceda #camila noceda

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Honestly? I was a certified Nightheart hater but you've made me come around: apart from the usual Misogyny in Warriors, I think if it wasn't for that and if the Erins realized he's driving his clanmates away I would actually like him. If him joining ShadowClan and proclaiming he was Sunbeam's mate behind her back was actually treated as a flaw and their relationship imploded, it could've been really interesting! Kinda makes me wonder how Dovewing would react to him, because I can see her being understanding until he critfails their conversation by going 'I don't think ANYONE suffered as badly as I DID in ThunderClan. >:(' <3 No king, DON'T make Dovewing revoke her speaking to her priveledges from her- king why, you forced her paws! She's walking away!!!

YEAAAAHHH MANNN!!!

It's COMPELLING!! They could have done something BANGER here! This drama is juicier than his silly little rotisserie chicken and if you can just wade through the Certified WC Misogyny(tm) then there could be a really fun character there!

Like, imagine a story where all this was on purpose;

Nightheart ruins all his own relationships, can't take responsibility for himself

Bramblestar, guy who ALSO does this, becomes his best friend... and uses him, too.

The only person he could bond with was the person who was a liar. The person who never told him no.

Connect to the part earlier where Nightheart lamented how his dead father would have understood then... he only likes the people who aren't really there for him.

How Nightheart defies orders, puts himself in danger, freaks his family out, and then he treats their concern and exasperation like hatred

AND THEN HE LEAVES

And goes to ShadowClan and thinks all his problems will be fixed

Forces himself into Sunbeam's life, in the MIDDLE OF A WAVE OF POLITICAL TENSION...

Sunbeam, petty queen, who can never say no ever, letting situations spiral out of control constantly to disastrous effects: "ummm"

Berryheart: "What is this?"

Nightheart: "HER BOYFRIEND!"

Berryheart: "What... that's-"

Sunbeam (SUDDENLY SEEING A WAY TO SPITE HER MOTHER): "MY BOYFRIEND."

But then this EXPLODING because he's looking for something to fix him, and she can't. No one can. HE'S THE PROBLEM

But that doesn't mean he deserves the TREATMENT that Berryheart gives him

And it all ends up coming to a head, with Tawnypelt sick of him, Dovewing laying it out that he's a tar pit, and Berryheart moving on him...

LIKE... He's REALLY GOOD as a kid who needs to learn to confront himself. He's fun as someone who makes things worse and has the absolute worst timing ever. The DRAMA... it drives me.

Isn't that what WC really is, at its best? A cat soap opera toeing the edge of being a political drama? You HAVE to have your messy, unpredictable little brats. That's the BEST

I'm gonna have a BLAST when I get around to him, man. I've got so many succulent little berries to work with here;

Dovewing revoking his privileges. Most damning thing in the entire universe is when she just gets up and walks away from you.

Having Nightheart have to examine that he's the problem in his own life.

And yet, he's in active danger, since Antfur is going to be dying in ASC instead of TBC, as a result of Berryheart's violent group.

Berryheart, in general. I've got ideas, man. I love the evil educator idea, I hope that Fringewhisker stays in ShadowClan so I can go with that idea of Heartstar spitefully making her the next educator.

Berryheart's got Don't Hug Me I'm Scared vibes, lmao. "Now let's all agree to never be creative again!"

And on that note... she survived the Kin, that day, because her executioner intentionally let her go. Looked over their shoulder, saw Berryheart swimming away, and said nothing.

The idea that Berry tells a story for sympathy about escaping, and uses it to justify her xenophobia, when it was a Kin cat who SAVED her life but she leaves that detail out... effervescent.

And that's not even getting into anything I could do with StarClan, with the last arc in BB ending in the end of Skystar, a shattered purgatory, and the quiet revelation that Ashfur had accomplices.

It's gonna be fun!

#better bones au #bone babble #I can't help it man. I am fascinated by bramble-types. I hate them. I think about them. I love what they could be.#I want to put them in a blender #I want to study them

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nerdieforpedro · 7 months

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Let me wash your hair

Frankie Morales x female reader

Fanfiction (18+) nothing explicit but just implied

Summary: Frankie feels she’s doing way too much. His wife feels like it’s just right. A promise is the only reason he agrees.

Warnings: fluff, implied smut, pregnancy, slight self-doubt, angst

“Frankie! Frankie, where are you?” A woman yelled, echoing throughout the home.

Frankie has chosen to go out to the garage. He was not up for what his wife was trying do.. Instead, he was going to see if he could wait her out and then go in when she needed to prop her feet up again. Then see if he could, just you know, avoid it, but his wife is almost as persistent as he is. That’s why he loved her and married her, so she waddled throughout the house looking for her catfish.

“Francisco! Francisco Morales, you come here right now!”

He knew it was bad because she was saying his entire first name. She normally just calls him Frankie, so he sighed and retreated from the garage and headed to the house.

“Yes, mi amor, estoy aquí (my love, I am here). What do you need?” He knew darn well what she was after, the pilot just thought it was weird. His wife put her hands on her wide hips and poked out her very pregnant belly that honestly looked like her water could break at any moment, though she was only seven and a half months along. The doctor had said apparently, they were going to have twins to which, Frankie, celebrated how strong is swimmers were, and his wife slapped his shoulder and bemoaned about how fertile both sides of her family are.

Catfish’s wife was looking for him for a very different reason. She insisted that she would wash Frankie’s hair. The pilot did not understand the point of this, he could wash his own hair and he didn’t really even have that much hair in comparison to her, and especially since you know she’s carrying his children. He didn’t feel that she should be up and moving around like this anyway, she should be sitting on the chair or laying on the bed with feet propped up and he should be feeding her as far as he’s concerned, but she said no. Despite being pregnant, she still wanted to do things for Frankie, little things since her positions in bed were a bit limited and her husband spent quite a bit of time exploring her new body.

The pilot’s wife was insistent, that she wash his hair. He asked her why and she said he deserves to be pampered to which he laughed, and she did not take that well. The mother to be pinched his cheeks and said that Francisco Morales deserves to be pampered just as much as he pampers her so he will let her wash his hair. Frankie said that instead he could just be between her legs and that would be fine for him. You know, it always works for him, but she said no and his wife in fact had the fortitude to turn him down this entire week.

Just nothing. Nada.

Only kisses and hugs, so in addition to just being generally annoyed at this whole hair thing, he was also very sexually frustrated. His wife told him that he could be between her legs for as long he liked, if she let him wash his hair. Today was supposed to be the day but he was avoiding it because he figured after a week maybe she’ll just give in. Maybe just let him have her. But he had truly forgotten that his wife was the same woman who made a point to ride him reverse cowgirl for a week each time they had sex just because he mentioned he liked it once.

Francisco held his hands out and his wife took him by the rest and pulled him upstairs. She sat him on the edge of the tub in their master bathroom. Told him to strip down naked then began wetting his hair and lathering it the shampoo. Frankie didn’t know that head and shoulders made really good smelling shampoo like that. His wife laughed and told him to relax and just let her take care of him. Frankie told her that that’s what she normally does anyway so he doesn’t really see what’s so important about the hair, she just told him that he would see.

When she had covered all of his hair with the shampoo, her fingernails started grazing his scalp and working up the lather working circles and his scalp around his ears around his temples the back of his skull, he gripped his own knees and hummed, so this is what she meant maybe he should’ve accepted sooner. It was unwinding his stress about having hair done and making his pretty wife stand on her swollen feet. She rinsed his head of the shampoo to make sure she got all of it then repeated the same process with the conditioner. She said that the conditioner had to stay in for a few minutes, so in that time she just kept needing his head. She also started singing, not a song really, just some ‘la la la’s.’ Francisco nearly fell back. Do you know how relaxed he felt?

Something about the heat of the water, the soft hands of his wife roaming his scalp and Frankie’s hand groping her belly periodically to feel the babies kick. They have decided to keep the gender a secret from them both. They wanted it to be a surprise. Mainly, they just wanted to know that both babies were healthy, and that mommy was healthy as well. She rinsed the conditioner out of his hair and then got the blow dryer and dried his hair, the heat felt good on his head.

Francisco looked up at his wife. He was always in awe of what she was willing to do for him, whether it was to help care for a daughter that grew to be hers, to care for a man who disappeared for about two weeks without a trace, and then only came back with more PTSD than when he left with. She stuck by him and loved him and now was going to give him children to top it off. She was also willing to wash his hair and massage his scalp.

Francisco, never thought of himself as a good man, an honorable one but not a good one, so he wondered if that was enough to have this type of beautiful simple life with his lovely, perfect wife and his adorable little girl and soon to be two more wonderful additions to the family.

His wife is playing with his curls twirling then, she said she was debating whether or not to put rollers in his hair to see if she can get them even more curly. He politely declined, and instead decided to scoop her up and carry her the short distance to the bed as he reminded her, he was promised a tour between her legs.

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randoimago · 12 days

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Hii could we have headcanons of Goro Akechi (ps5) as a girl dad? Despite thinking that he'd be like Shido, he'd absolutely be the overprotective, scares off all the boys, will move mountains for her kind of father 🥹 I can picture fatherhood healing him from the pain shido inflicted on him

Ofc, feel free to ignore if it's something you do not wish to write 🫶 lots of love 💓💓

Fandom: Persona 5

Character(s): Akechi

Note(s): I saw the request and I did it, but I like the idea of Akechi reluctantly adopting a kid since idk if he'd heal enough to actually have a partner to have a child with (or feel like he'd deserve it)

Also, I know in my rules it says I don't age characters up, but if it's for fun, platonic thing like this then I don't mind (I'll still be iffy about what kind of things I'll allow tho)

Akechi

Ends up accidentally adopting the child of a victim from one of the cases he worked on. He didn't want to (or mean to, he just offered his home for the kid to stay for a night while they tried to find other family).

As Akechi gets used to the idea of having a child, he realizes how afraid he is of messing up. He knows how he turned out and he doesn't want to put any burdens or guilt or anything on this child that lost so much.

He doesn't quite realize how protective he's gotten either. He'll just be out grocery shopping with the kid and see someone talking to her, just light small talk to the child and he immediately has a fake smile plastered on and getting the stranger to leave.

As much as he tries not to spoil his... daughter (it takes him a while to come to terms with calling her that. His face was priceless when she called him "dad" the first time), she definitely developed her own princess-like nature from him and so he can't help but cave and get extra desserts if she asks nicely. That said, he still makes sure she does her chores and gets good grades.

School is another thing I can seem him reminding himself to be careful with. He always pushed himself to be the best in school so he could accomplish his goals. But she's a child. She should have a childhood. So while he does want her to have good grades to decide her own future, he also makes sure she's not too stressed and that her teachers aren't hard asses.

Yeah Akechi isn't letting her have a boyfriend (or partner in general) until she's twenty-six (and he ups the year each time she mentions it). He remembers what a jerk he was with all his pretending. And he also remembers how idiotic some of the Phantom Thieves were (not to mention Joker being a playboy) so he is not trusting her with any boys.

The door stays open if she brings girls or anyone else over just to make sure.

He honestly can't quite believe how attached he's gotten to his daughter though and how much things have changed. When she smiles or hugs him or even just sticks her tongue out because he was a smartass, it makes him happy. His smiles are more real and he finds himself enjoying being a father.

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duchezss · 1 month

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Honestly I think jwcc is gonna be roman empire forever, more specifically S4 and 5, because of how much the writers ruined all of their characters arcs and growths.

I think S1-3 were just perfect. Ok maybe they weren't actually perfect, but for they were setting out to do it was superb. The writers were establishing dynamics and relationships and conflicts, external and internal, so well. It's almost hard to believe that such a grounded brilliant story fell apart in the last two seasons. I generally cannot fathom how they were the same writers. For example, in S3 Ben and Darius have this long arc about forgiving each other and coming to understand each other after the monorail. It was beautiful and slow paced and just a great character study. So when the end of S3 happened, and Darius and Kenji were clearly fighting, I figured they would kinda do the same thing for them. Instead the two forgave each other in less then five minutes and then they just never speak on it again. I can't be only one that just finds that so odd?

Another thing I think really ruined the show was the forced romance between Brooklynn and Kenji. It was out of left field, it didn't make sense, and it completely undermined their characters. To me, the show always presented their bond as brother and sister, but honestly if the writers had done it better maybe (MAYBE) I could've gotten behind it. They just made it so hard to route for them. First of all because of the romance, the two of them weren't really allowed to interact with the others. Like yes they did, but not in meaningful ways like they had before. Also something that irks me to no end is them playing off Kenji so vigorously trying to save Brooklynn at the end of S3 only because he had a crush on her. That's such a misinterpretation of his character, because S3 Kenji would've acted like that if ANY of the crew were in that situation. They became the only family he ever had, and to say that all of that was just because of a crush? Oh don't get be started. Also it just made Brooklynn a shell of the character she once was. I was so upset in S5 when the only thing she got to do was mope about Kenji's betrayal. She deserved more development and screen time, and just everything really. Their romance did a huge disservice to them both.

Third point, I really hate how they played off everyone not having PTSD, especially Darius. I was very happy that Yaz had that arc in S5 and how they showed how it really got to her. But when the rest of the group said everyone was fine, especially Darius? The same Darius that felt endlessly burdened with leading? The same Darius that had nightmares about his father and Ben after he lost them? The same Darius that let everything get to him even when he knew it shouldn't? THE SAME CHARACTER THAT WAS ALONE ALL OF S4 AND THE WRITERS DID NOTHING WITH??? Ohhhh one day these writers will pay for the way they sidelined THEIR MAIN CHARACTER. Darius deserved that arc, and he deserved an arc that allowed him to step out of the leadership role. Like yes that was technically S4, but it was handled in such a bad way and it really didn't present any growth for him or the crew. Just a wasted opportunity.

I think at their core, the problems with S4 and S5 lie with the direction the writers wanted to take it. As soon as the group ended up at this highly technological island I knew it was over. Not to say advanced stuff is bad, the hybrids were always sick, and I even thought the mind controlling was a good moral dilemma, but everything else? It was so tiring and frustrating, like damn I don't care about the brads or this island, or these random ass characters you introduced. I think the writers just really lost sight of what made the show so great in the first place, the main characters. Yes the plot was amazing, but the brilliant cast of characters and their ever changing dynamics and lives was what really brought it home. When you erase all of the development you've been building up for three seasons in favor of a incredulously complicated and over done plot that side lined your main cast what can you expect? It seems voltron was in fact a harbinger for this show. One day dreamworks will learn how to not fall off mid show, but it appears that's not any time soon.

#jwcc #jurassic world camp cretaceous #jurassic world #jurassic world chaos theory #darius bowman #ben pincus #kenji kon #sammy gutierrez #yasmina fadoula #brooklynn jwcc #THEY ARE NEVER FAR FROM MY MIND #Not to be cringe #but I generally think I know these characters better than the writers #like they just didn't get them like me idk #s4 and s5 are barely canon to me #I just take the tiny pieces I like and forget the rest lmaooo

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sxnshxnxxnddxxsxxs · 5 days

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i really feel like we don’t discuss enough just how deep jkr’s white supremacy goes

like it’s way more than just:

cho chang’s name

almost every black character being tall and sporty

kingley’s name

the goblins

the house elves

the only south asian thing about the patil twins being their names

there’s way more but those are the talking points that are usually discussed in the white supremacy context of jkr’s bigotry.

but there’s something else that i find to be particularly insidious which i don’t see that many conversations about.

so for context when i did my a level i had had to research late 19th century pseudoscience because i was studying gothic literature. and i came across things like phrenology and the criminal mind and honestly it feels like jkr discovered these theories and just ran with them.

as a quick explanation phrenology is the theory that by studying the shape of someone’s skull you can see if they’re predisposed to criminality and lombroso’s criminal mind is the theory that criminality is hereditary and you can tell by observing someone’s physical features. it’s also the general consensus in both these theories that someone with physical ‘defects’ or deformities’ will be predisposed to criminality which also makes them incredibly ableist.

both are incredibly eugenicist and white supremacist theories because they’re essentially saying that you can tell if someone is inherently good or bad and thereby whether they deserve to be alive/within society/treated as equals by looking at their physical features.

they are both complete bullshit pseudoscience with no real basis in fact.

now where this comes into hp and jkr is that the antagonists and the villains of the series are disproportionately described as having these very negative physical characteristics.

like the very obvious one is voldemort with no nose and being snakelike.

but also the way peter pettigrew is described.

“His thin, colourless hair was unkempt and there was a large bald patch on top. He had the shrunken appearance of a plump man who had lost a lot of weight in a short time. His skin looked grubby, almost like Scabbers’s fur, and something of the rat lingered around his pointed nose, his very small, watery eyes.” (poa ch 19)

like the man is literally being compared to an animal (yes i know it’s implied in the lore that the longer one stays in their animagus form the more traits they take on but the point still stands).

then there’s marcus flint who as far as i remember is literally just a minor antagonist.

“Marcus Flint was even larger than Wood. He had a look of trollish cunning on his face as he replied” (cos ch 7)

like she really has a thing for comparing people to animals which is a very common tool in white supremacy for dehumanising people.

and then there’s greyback

“a big, rangy man with matted grey hair and whiskers, whose black Death Eater’s robes looked uncomfortably tight. He had a voice like none that Harry had ever heard: a rasping bark of a voice. Harry could smell a powerful mixture of dirt, sweat and, unmistakeably, of blood coming from him. His filthy hands had long yellowish nails.” (hbp ch 27)

now admittedly it’s slightly different with greyback since jkr is very openly saying in the narrative that he’s less than human and too dangerous for society because jkr only believes in equality for muggleborns and no one else.

but as is stands there are so many examples some big some small of the physical descriptions of villains and antagonists having negative connotations. the reason that it’s so insidious is because this is a children’s book series. and children soak up information like sponges including the implication that the further you are from the beauty standards the worse of a person you are (something that is reinforced by society). then when you place that in the context of the west where hp is most popular then it becomes the further away you are from whiteness (the western beauty standard) the worse of a person you are.

it seems like a really small thing which is why i don’t think it gets discussed nearly as much as the more overt things but even the small pebbles can have large ripple effects. besides i think think it’s incredibly important to discuss every aspect of jkr’s bigotry.

#anti jkr #fuck jkr #seriously fuck her #hp meta #harry potter meta #cw jkr #i do not support jkr #jkr is trash #screw jkr #literary analysis #harry potter analysis #tw white supremacy #tw ableism #tw racsim #tw eugenics #pseudoscience

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bringthekaos · 17 days

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Would you like to hear my terrible prediction for the start of s2? We ended s1 with a lot of important people in the Council Room about to be blown up, one being Viktor. For some reason I've always thought it odd that Jayce dragged a sick and dying Viktor before the Council to announce what Jayce has done. I guess to show he has a Zaunite backing his plan?

But I think the *writers* wanted Viktor in that room, bc I think he's going to be severely injured in the explosion, possibly losing his left hand (so it can later be mechanized) BUT more importantly, so when he is taken to hospital and examined for his injuries it's discovered what he did to himself with the Hexcore.

The situation would be totally out of Viktor's control, and probably Jayce's. It would be INSANE and I want it so bad.

Oh, I 100% think this is exactly what’s going to happen. This is how his experiments come to light, and might also lead to them finding out about Sky (not sure how, but it’s just another box checked on “Viktor Is Now the Council’s Scapegoat For This Entire Conflict” Bingo.

In regards to Jayce bringing Viktor to the council meeting… yes, I think it is partially because Plot Reasons. But they’ve been talking about Zaun for weeks with nary a Zaunite voice to be heard, and then when they did bring one in (Vi), they didn’t like what she had to say on the matter and tried to have her forcefully removed. And I think it was important to Jayce that he bring Viktor for two reasons—one, to remind the council that there are two parts to Hextech… that thing that made them all filthy rich and kept them in positions of power. To present a united front and show the council that 100% of Hextech is dedicated to not building weapons, not going to war. And two, to have a Zaunite voice present as they’re discussing the possibility of war against Zaun. Yes, Viktor was not doing so hot, but that’s never stopped him before, and this was important to both of them. Honestly, in this circumstance, Jayce probably couldn’t have stopped him from coming along if he tried.

It does tickle my fancy though, that there is an implied missing scene after “in the pursuit of great, we failed to do good. We have to make it right,” wherein Jayce asked Viktor to come with him to the Council meeting and they planned out what they were going to say. Cuz clearly it was Jayce’s plan to have Viktor deliver the bombshell “Jayce has brokered a peace with Silco in exchange for the Undercity’s independence.” Like he pauses and looks over at Viktor, waiting. He wanted this news delivered by a Zaunite. And I do think it was more impactful, more telling—seeing how they react. I’m not sure they would have jumped up and screamed and generally lost their shit if Jayce had said it. They likely would have been more diplomatic, because in their eyes that’s “what his station deserves.” And they showed their ass to Viktor. So in a way, it allowed Jayce and Viktor to gauge how receptive the council was going to be to the idea, and they got a damning conclusion.

#arcane #arcane s2 #arcane s2 theories #arcane Jayce #Jayce Talis #arcane Viktor #Viktor arcane #asks #ace answers

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