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trumpkinhotboy · 8 months

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Nick Nelson would be the best big brother on motherfrigginearth (and this is also something I’m ready to fight about 😤😤)

He has never, EVER been ashamed of you. As siblings, you never went through that weird and mean phase of disliking and annoying the shit out of each other. You always headed to school together, joking around as you did. He always waved enthusiastically when he saw you at the gates of Truham waiting for him, and he loves to bump your shoulder or ruffle your hair before you head to Higgs.

You always make it a priority to spend quality time together. Going on little hiking adventures with Nellie and whatnot. You also love to help him practice for his rugby matches. It most likely (always) ends up in a wrestling match and even though it seems your brother is getting bigger as days go by, you still have enough skills to give him a hard time. Of course, it goes without saying that you go to all of his games. Never afraid to be the one to shout the loudest. You also really like to have little sleepovers/movie nights together. You bundle on the couch with Nellie and a ton of blankets and bicker for approximately 10 minutes on which film you should watch before you come to an agreement. Your mother often joins you and you spend the evening, just the three of you, all cuddled up. Those usually are your favorites.

When you’re upset, he’s always the one who knows how to handle it best. Either by lending a safe ear so you could share your problems or by helping you find the best solutions. Either way, he's always incredibly gentle and caring. You know how lucky you are to have a brother like him. Especially when you look at your oldest brother, David (ugh).

He‘s also incredibly protective of you. When you come back home crying he cradles you in his arms, gently stroking your hair, and deeply sighing before he asks: "Alright, who do I have to kill?". That usually makes you smile and giggle a bit, that’s when he asks if you'd like to get something to eat and talk about it. But on days when that phrase doesn't make you laugh, he knows it's serious and the overprotective big brother in him takes the stage. He'd spend the night making sure you're okay and feeling safe and comforted. On the next day, when he actually sees the person who's been giving you such a hard time, he’d make sure they know he does not like them at all and will not hesitate to act if needed.

But most importantly he's your biggest fan and you are his. So when he finally told you that Charlie was his boyfriend… it was one of the happiest moments of your life.

He had knocked on your door twice before you told him to come in. He opened the door, and as soon as your eyes met you knew something was up. He kept looking at the ground, his gaze darting from the posters on your wall to your mirror, your bookcase, everywhere, but your face.

"Hey, what's up?" you asked, putting down your book to focus on him.

"Hey, kiddo. Am I botherin' you?"

You shake your head no and gently tap a spot on your bed while you shuffle to the side to give him some space. He gives you a small smile before sitting down, your old bed creaking audibly loud as he does so.

"Alright, uhm, so. There's something I'd like to talk to you about."

You normally would have slipped in a joke or two, but his expression was just so serious. You noticed his voice had a slight tremor in it. You kept to yourself, focusing entirely on him.

"Sure, what's going on?"

He brought his knees up to loosely wrap his arms around them before starting.

"Well, you know there are quite a few things that have changed for me this year. With school, Harry, Imogen, and uh… meeting Charlie of course." You nod, encouraging him to continue. "It hasn't always been easy. All this change has made me question a lot of stuff, and even discover new things about me."

"Yes, but there has been good stuff, right? Meeting Charlie has basically been amazing for you. You've stopped hanging out with those asshats so much, and you got to meet his amazing friend group right?" you reach for his arm. He looks so nervous, you feel completely thrown off. Nick is known to be pretty confident and chill. You just want him to feel better, and be back to his usual happy self.

At the mention of his friends, he does seem to loosen up a bit and smile before looking at you.

"Yeah, you're right. This has been amazing for me and, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. Uhm, I guess you could say things have changed between Charlie and I. We uh…"

"Oh Nick what did you do?" you straightened up immediately. This made sense, he probably had a falling out with him and was now feeling completely down and sad about it. "Charlie is soo cool. I swear if you've done anything to mess that up I'll whoop your ass."

"Hey! Why would you assume I've done anything??" he questioned, the hint of a smile playing on his lips.

"Because Charlie is way too caring and amazing to do anything wrong." You crossed your arms on your chest before resting on your headboard. The look of disapproval on your face only seemed to make your brother's smile grow larger.

"He is pretty amazing isn't he?"

"He definitely is. I love Charlie," you grunted. "All right now, spit it out. What did you do, if it's not too horrible, I’m sure we can find a way to fix it."

He turned a bit more so that you would be facing each other.

"Y/n, we didn't have a falling out. We… Charlie is my boyfriend.

Time stood still for a second, the weight of his declaration still hanging in the air.

"Charlie is your what."

"He's my… boyfriend?" he said once more, panic slowly invading his chest like an unbearable weight. Dread overtook him. Dread and something else, the feeling of his heart skipping a beat. You, his person, really? You wouldn’t be okay with that?

You stayed paralyzed, in shock. Your mouth slightly open. He was about to finally break the silence when you jumped on him, squealing like a crazy person.

"NICOLAS NELSON, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU." He hugged you back with all his might, feeling so incredibly relieved. Relieved to have told you, but more than anything else, relieved that you were still you. His person, the only person in the world he knew would always accept and love him unconditionally. "I want to know EVERYTHING. Oh my god, I can't wait to see Charlie!!!! You little rats!!!”

He gave you that big old smirk of his, he seemed on top of the world, and that warmed your heart.

"So you're happy for me?" he asked carefully, a faint shadow of uncertainty still dancing in his eyes.

You grabbed his face into your hands “You deserve this so much Nick. You don't even understand how happy I am for you.”

And then you hugged again, both squealing like idiots before you invited Charlie over for an impromptu sleepover where you spent most of the night hearing every detail about how they came to be a couple. Everytime Nick would see you interact with Charlie his heart would skip a beat or feel like it might explode. This time, because it couldn’t seem to contain all the happiness he was feeling. That's when Charlie and you were suddenly tackled to the ground by Nick's heavy body.

"Oh my god, Nick you're crushing us!!!" screamed Charlie, laughing as he did. To what your brother simply answered, "Oh shut up and just let me hug my two favorite people in the world in peace."

YOU CAN’T TELL ME YOU DON’T SEE IT !!! C'MON !!!!

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deep-fried-egg · 8 months

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I need you for the oxytocin

This fic includes: g!p, a/b/o, alpha! Billie, Omega! R, r was a little hesitant at first, cockwarming, rut/heat cycles

SMUT BELOW THE CUT

Sometimes being the assistant of a big musician has it's perks! for one you get to meet a famous person and two... you might be able to help them through a very poorly timed rut.

That's actually what happened tonight. I'm pretty nervous since I'll be helping out the most beautiful woman I have ever met. she's got light blue eyes with a darker shade of blue around the edges of her irises. also she recently dyed the roots of her hair bright red! it looks amazing on her.

I can't stop thinking about her either. She is so beautiful and so talented. I'm so lucky to be allowed to be her assistant!

I had to stop her from going out on stage though. I mean she was going to go into rut SOON. I could smell it on her. and she had an extremely long set! I didn't want her to go into rut on stage and embarrass herself. plus I'm sure there is tons of omegas in the crowd that would go crazy if they smelled her going into rut. I just couldn't let her go out there.

I couldn't betray her like that! not after all of there years working together . It was too late for me to turn back. I had already made the decision to go up to her and tell her to stop.

"Hey Billie I- what are you doing?" I had definitely come into her dressing room at the worst time possible. she was grinding up against the handheld mic.

I guess she hadn't realized that I had walked in yet, so I waited for her to smell my presence. then when I noticed she did, I took a small step back. hoping to hide behind the door to give her some space to finish.

As soon as I took a step back she spoke up.

"I can feel you staring. quit it and help me out. aren't you supposed to be my assistant?" The alpha's voice had gotten deeper, more seductive, more... sexual.

She eventually decided to ignore me and started to grind down again, But now she was making a lot more noise than before.

I think the audience wanted to hear her, they must've been really excited. but it didn't seem to matter to her anymore.

"Billie!" I yelled, "What do you think you're doing!?" I grabbed her by the shoulder and tried to move her away from the mic. she shrugged me off.

"Do you not want to help me? do you want me to ask someone else to do it?"

"Fuck it." I replied. I wasn't going to lose this opportunity to touch THE Billie Eilish. So I moved closer to her and grabbed the handheld microphone she was holding and set it on the counter the alpha was sitting on right in front of the big mirror Billie had in her dressing room.

I took my other hand and cupped Billie's cheek. the alpha's face lit up even more. her skin was soft and warm. it felt amazing to be touching her like this.

she put one hand on my hip and brought the other down to her black and white shorts and pulled them down and off without hesitation. she then started to touch her hard cock through her boxers, looking away from me so she can pay attention to her throbbing dick.

I watched as she rubbed her hand over her shaft and slowly started to stroke it.

after a few seconds she paused so she could slip her boxers off too. then she turned back to me with those ocean eyes of hers. she still had one of her hands gripping my hip tightly, she needed something to ground her to reality while she was in this rut. or perhaps it was just another form of control. I couldn't tell. all I could tell was that the scent of her arousal was overpowering me, filling every cell of my body. it was like the air was thick with lust, sex, and raw animal instincts. it was intoxicating.

"Y'know what? I want you to cockwarm me. let me sit down in my chair." Billie said and pushed herself off the table towards her chair where she sat. I immediately followed suit. she looked up at me through her eyelashes, trying to read the look on my face. I just stared right back at her with my mouth agape. it was like I couldn't take my eyes off her.

I quickly regained my composure and undressed so I could slip her twitching dick inside of me. she groaned and ran her hands over my now bare hips making me flinch from how cold her rings felt against my skin.

I placed one hand on the back of her head and I wrapped my other arm around her waist pulling her into me and burying my nose in the crook of her neck. I gripped the back of her

Chicago Bulls jersey and inhaled deeply. She had to go on stage in about 30 minutes so things had to speed up. I knew that she would just take her suppressants after this so I need to enjoy this while it lasts.

"Could you do my hair for me? I don't know what style to do." Billie asked, pulling my head from her neck, "I always end up doing something weird."

"Sure." I answered, reaching around her to grab the elastics she had on the desk behind her. It'll be hard to focus with the way her dick is throbbing inside of me. she leaned back on the chair as I began to put her hair into two messy little buns on each side of her head.

Billie sat patiently as I tied them off. it took me a bit longer than usual, mainly because Billies huge dick inside of me was distracting me from the task at hand.

Billie softly trusted her hips up, pushing her dick deeper into me. I stopped tying the buns and slid my hands over her thighs, gently rubbing

she moaned "Oh, oh, I'm getting close baby. you feel good." she purred.

It seems like shes trying to mess me up at this point. does she want her hair to look bad? or is she just enjoying her current predicament?

Billie continued to buck her hips up, trying to make my job even harder for me. she's clearly trying to distract me. Its working.

Suddenly I felt billies knot slide out, pressing right against my pussy as she tried to shove it inside of me. we didn't have enough time to wait for her knot to go down though! I mean we only have 25 minutes until she needs to go onstage and perform. I didn't have enough time to tell her that though. as soon as I opened my mouth to ask her to not knot me she did the one thing I didn't want her to do. she fucking knotted me.

I felt all of her cum filling me up, going straight into my womb.

Is it too late to tell her that I'm not on birth control...?

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sarahrogersevans · 1 year

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Halloween Should Be Safe🎃♥️- Chris Evans xreader fan fic

Summary: reader has dealt with traumatic experiences during Halloween in the past & this year Chris makes sure it’s enjoyable and helps reader feel safe and cared for

Warnings: fluff, angst, mentions of past trauma, mentions of anxiety, just a lot of fluff and soft Chris, let me know if I missed anything

~Y/N’s POV~

It’s Halloween day and Chris and I decided to dress up this year as the incredibles and I see kids in the neighborhood in their cute costumes and I’m smiling as they walk by and I hand out candy to some of them and in the back of my mind I remember how last year went and I start feeling anxious and I see Chris by the door standing inside with Dodger and I walk in and say “hey babe, could you take over?” Chris takes the bowl of candy and says “yea of course Y/N but are you ok?” I nod with a smile while wiping tears off my cheek and said “I just need a break that’s all.” I went into the bathroom for a minute feeling anxious and tried to relax before going back out, Halloween was hard for me sometimes and I hated it because holidays are fun.

~Chris’s POV~

I hate seeing my girl struggle I really do it breaks my heart I know she’s told me about some of her past and of how holidays are hard but this year I wanna do something special for her to let her know that holloween and other holidays are safe for her. I went to go sit by Y/N and pulled her into a hug and said “hey bubba I’m here it’s ok, how about you go get some comfy clothes on and I’m gonna set up a surprise for you hmm? I have something fun for us tonight sound good?”

She looked at me with a curious look and nodded while hugging me and said “alright yea sounds good babe, I’ll go get changed and meet you back here.” After Y/N went upstairs it gave me time to get changed into a t-shirt and sweats & set up some fairy lights and set up a blanket fort in the living room and get the Harry Potter movies that were her favorite movies and I went out earlier to get her favorite snacks too.

After I got everything set up I couldn’t wait to see her reaction and I went upstairs to go get her. I got to our shared bedroom and saw her brushing her hair and walked up behind her and asked “May I?” She smiled and said “sure, go for it.” Y/N handed me her brush and I carefully brushed through her soft hair and smiled at her in the mirror and said “there, beautiful as always.” Y/N turned around to face me and hugged me saying “thank you baby I appreciate it.” I kissed her forehead and said “of course doll I love taking care of you, now wanna follow me downstairs? I have that surprise.” I held my hand out for her and she put her hand in mine and I smiled saying “thank you for trusting me honey.”

~Y/N’s POV~

We walked down to the living room and I saw the fairy lights around the walls and I looked at the blanket fort by the couches and I saw a Harry Potter movie was set up and I turned to Chris and I hugged him saying “oh my gosh Chris it’s amazing thank you so much I love it! This means a lot to me.” Chris whispered “only the best for my girl.” He opened the blanket and said “after you doll.” I went inside and saw snacks laid out and pillows with a blanket and I sat down and Chris followed.

Chris got us settled in the blanket and got me cuddled up next to him and pushed play on the movie and while watching I snuggled up closer to Chris feeling very relaxed and safe with his arms around me. Later we paused the movie to get some drinks and I walk over to Chris and put my arms around his neck and hugged him and said “thank you for everything today Chris all of this is wonderful I love you so much I don’t know what I’d do without you.” Chris leaned in to kiss me and said “I love you even more sweet girl just remember Halloween should be safe and a fun holiday and I’ll always be right here I promise Y/N.”

After we got our drinks filled we went back into the blanket fort and resumed the movie and I looked at Chris and the fairy lights and just felt so relaxed and blessed with such a wonderful boyfriend and I loved that he would watch the Harry Potter movies with me and dodger cuddled with us and this Halloween ended up being the best.

Ok so I thought the idea for this one was a really nice idea 😊♥️ happy Halloween everyone 🎃👻 hope everyone had a fun day xx

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pb-dot · 4 months

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Time to Nerd Out over Undertale

So I found myself listening to some undertale covers here the other day (RichaadEB on the excellent PlayFrama YT channel for the curious) and it struck me how I'm still not over how good Undertale was. It's not just that the music is truly amazing, although I challenge anyone who's played the game to listen to, say Bergenstrückung or SAVE the world without getting a bit emotional. The game is just the kind of experience that is so vast that it's hard to see from up close.

I mean, let's start by talking mechanics, why don't we? Undertale is built around the idea that classic turn-based RPG menu combat is inherently violent and that violence is inherently bad and worthy of being rebelled against. It's refreshing stuff. You don't get Experience points for killing enemies, you get Execution Points, your Level doesn't go up, your LOVE - Level Of ViolEnce does, and the reward for doing so are progressively simpler and less rewarding boss fights (up until a point, more on that later) and an emptier bleaker world.

Undertale sells itself as "The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone," and it's very much the mindset one's supposed to carry into the game. It builds tension towards a fitting final boss for such a game, a powerful man who will absolutely not change his path or step down, a man who has sacrificed everything good in his life to do things he considers abhorrent for the greater good. Asgore Dreemur, the penultimate boss of the game's initial route, is determined enough about the whole thing to break through the game's fourth wall to destroy the button that'd allow you to spare his life under the right conditions. Only one of you can leave this encounter alive, and in true game logic, you dying doesn't give you an alternate ending as much as a game over. It's a bleak spot, and it doesn't get less so when the final boss turns into this mixed media bullet hell nightmare (designed by the ever-unsettling Everdraed ) that shuts down your game when you lose to him.

Where I would argue Undertale goes from good to transcendent, though, is in the second of three possible playthroughs, where you, the player, is enticed by a character seemingly living partially outside the continuity of the game to go back and give it another go. Perhaps, the game posits, your quest to resolve the plot without killing anyone doesn't have to end with a failure. I also love that the way you prepare to take on the tall task of trying to talk some sense into Asgore is by helping basically everyone else get their shit together so they can give you an assist on talking down the reluctantly murderous goat-man. It's mostly more shenanigans, except one sequence that I can only describe as "truly horrifying," True Lab.

The final boss you fight once the goat man has been smacked some sense into by his ex-wife, her skeleton boyfriend, and just about everyone else who's ever worked for him is a bit of a twist. It doesn't come out of left field exactly as it does resolve some foreshadowing, but it does go both wild and hard. Asriel Dreemur is at this point a bit of a mirror of the protagonist, an innocent child who is functionally being sidelined by an external force that uses his child's wonder and imagination to its own ends. You know, a bit like you the player do for the protagonist character Frisk.

It is actually really interesting to me how Undertale does its metafictional elements. Initially, the game prompts you to "name the fallen human" as a name input before showing our protagonist character falling into the underworld the game is set in. The implication is clear, your player character is the fallen human, and thus it makes sense when characters start calling you the name you chose. This is, however, a clever twist, as the protagonist isn't the fallen human, but rather a child named Frisk. The fallen human is a character from earlier in the story who looks a lot like Frisk and has a similar arc, although theirs ends considerably grimmer. They are also who possess the final boss and have twisted the wonder and playful energy of a child into a megalomaniac tyrant, letting the desire to keep playing twist time and space into this never-ending spiral of violence.

It's heady stuff, and to make it worse, alternatively better if you're into this kind of stuff, it ties into Undertale's most profound theme: When it's time to stop playing Undertale. Now, that sounds like a mean-spirited joke, but Undertale is, I would argue just as much about letting go of the story as it is about telling it. You see, after you complete the second playthrough, most commonly referred to as the True Pacifist route, the game is arguably over. The stated goal of telling an RPG story where nobody has to die is achieved, just about every character story is resolved, hilariously awkward dates are had left and right, the peaceful way of achieving Asgore's goals are found, peace between Humans of the world outside and the Monsters of the underworld is implied to be just around the corner. The story is, in many ways, at an end.

"Gee, Peebs," you might say, "that sounds like some portentous narration going on there" because you're a very perceptive reader like that. "Also," you might add, "isn't there a boss fight with a skeleton in there somewhere?"

And indeed there is. The Sans/Megalovania fight is easily the most famous part of Undertale, partially for how insanely difficult it is due to a confluence of unexpected mechanical interactions. Sans only does one damage at a time, but that damage is per frame and he attacks A LOT. He has no defense so one strike will cause the bone boy to crumble, that is if you could hit the dodgy bastard at all. Hell, if his onslaught of bone-themed attacks don't get you, he has also figured out that if he stops attacking you and just has a nap instead it'll never be your turn. It's a very clever fight, and Megalovania is an iconic track for a reason. That said, the most ingenious part about the whole thing for my money is that you're not really supposed to get to it. It's arguably an extended part of a fail state, but the fail state isn't mechanical as much as it is thematic.

So, after finishing a True Pacifist run, the one remaining designed way to play Undertale is by going through what's called a Genocide Run, although the game's creator Toby Fox has stated he prefers the term No Mercy route for reasons I am sure are obvious. In the No Mercy route, you play Undertale like any other RPG. When you get to a new area, you grind it, killing every monster that you encounter until it stops giving you good XP. In Undertale, this is taken a step further, as you will literally kill all the monsters present until the game presents you with empty encounters. I will mention I'm not really working off personal experience here, as the No Mercy route struck me as tedious and unfun, and I was pretty happy with the second ending in the game so I haven't played it myself.

The approach of the No Mercy run does change the game around you. Characters will be less friendly to you, and their boss battles will in many cases be harder as conflicted characters go all out to stop the combine harvester of misery that you've become. The game is, I would argue, less fun as your growing levels make you strong enough to trivialize bigger and bigger parts of the game until not even the bosses going all-out even provide a challenge. Near the end, you encounter Sans, a character you haven't fought in any of the other routes, a jokester and moral guide of sorts, and, unless you are entirely unreasonably good at the game and prepared for a surprise, he absolutely bodies you due to the mechanics mentioned above. It doesn't matter that you have high enough defense for Sans to do only one damage to you, he'll do one damage to you per frame for just about as many frames as it takes, it doesn't matter that you'll one-hit kill the slacker bag of bones, he's just going to dodge it. The only thing you can do is get really REALLY good at dodging Sans' many many attacks, and all the while, your moral guide and former friend berates you for not leaving well enough alone. What you've done is fucked up, and it's fucked up that you did it just to see if you could.

It's an interesting point to arrive at given how modern fandom is just about designed to lead you down the path to get you there. Fandom is about wanting to experience everything about a work, every line adapted, every scrap of worldbuilding expanded on, every weird little gremlin made protagonist for a day. It's the kind of sentiment that has people seek out gradually more expansive cuts of movies, to want to listen to unedited podcast episodes, to troll every line of game code for unused content, to test every interaction. The goal, I would argue, is trying to find a way to never stop consuming the content you like, to ride the high of it forever by just getting increasingly granular and obscure about which parts of it one keeps getting into. This, Undertale argues, is where love turns into obsession, where fandom enthusiasm turns sour.

Playing the No Mercy route isn't something you do because it's fun. The clever puzzles of sparing every enemy and boss is replaced by tedious grinding. The sympathetic characters all die trying to stop your murderous ass, and the marvelously cathartic ending is replaced by disappointment and anticlimax. No, you play No Mercy because it's there, it's possible to do, and despite how obviously unpleasant it is to actually play through, it does provide new content, new lore, and at least one highly memeable boss fight.

Is it worth it? I'd argue no. Even in a world where the sole good part of the No Mercy route isn't available in a million different iterations online, even in a world where completing the No Mercy run didn't flag your save file in ways that change future runs in small but unpleasant ways, it's not something you're meant to enjoy. The No Mercy route is the game's way of telling you there is a right time to stop playing Undertale, and it was before even starting that cursed run.

One of the reasons I think this is such a clever move is because it sidesteps one of the chief criticisms of trying to work morality into gameplay, i.e. "Why is the game giving me shit for something it told me, no, required me to do?" See the criticisms of The Last Of Us, Spec Ops: The Line, and others for examples. Undertale doesn't tell you to do the No Mercy run and shame you for it as much as it lets you know that it's there and just let the natural fandom impulse take you on an ill-advised journey. Granted, there is a level of the same as the whole thing is designed with the purpose of delivering, functionally, the same message, but the confidence Undertale has in not insisting you see every last inch of its content does counteract it a bit in my mind.

The wacky part to me is that all of this shameless praise is without getting into the music, you know the reason I started my breathless cheerleading in the first place. Toby Fox, as it turns out, can compose the hell out of a soundtrack. Megalovania is the most famous piece and rightfully so, but there's also Bergnegstrückung, Death By Glamour, Bonetousle, and a bunch of others. Just about every boss theme is so instantly evocative of their characters that the game feels like it has voice acting although it provably hasn't, and the wide range of styles stretches from ambient to jazzy to a couple of songs that would not sound at all out of place on a metal album. It's a cover artist's dream, as the simple but effective melodies leave ample room to put your own spin on things. I personally recommend the Insaneintherainmusic's whole Live At Grillby's album for the jazz and RichaadEBs Determination for the metal stuff.

Undertale is a weird work to get worked up about at this point for me, I think. People just about unanimously agree it's good, but it feels like an understatement to say that. This game changed indie gaming, charting out a course that's defined just about the entire creative space since then. The supreme confidence with which Toby Fox and his minuscule team wielded their own irreverent nerdy humor with laser-guided precision and made us all weep over a goat woman and a stout skeleton bonding over terrible terrible jokes, made us sputter with ineffectual rage at a rude flower and cry tears of joy as we contemplated whether to give the homicidal goat-man a hug or not. Undertale is weird and wild and meta, but I'd argue that it's most important feature is that it's earnest. It expects us to roll our eyes at it, but it'll roll 'em right back as it delivers some meta jab.

Perhaps Undertale's greatest strength, though, is probably also the reason it's kind of faded out of the public consciousness outside of the Megalovania meme and the sequel Deltarune. Undertale is a very complete story. It's the story it is designed to be, it closes off its loops, dots its is and crosses its ts. Thematically, it's about telling you a good story and closing the book on that story, trying to preserve it in your memory rather than have you re-experience it again and again. Granted, there is lore and implications and obscura with the whole W.D Gaster thing and Chara, the thing isn't hermetically sealed, but once you're done with the story you're supposed to be done with the story. It makes for a great experience in my opinion, but I suppose it doesn't naturally lend itself to being preserved in the public eye.

I will say this though, as far as sequels to things with functionally perfect endings, DELTARUNE is doing a way better job than those post-show Madoka Magica movies has ever done, although I haven't really gotten into it myself. To me, the story of Undertale is so perfectly conveyed and closed off that going back there feels wrong. Like I left it just the way I wanted it to end, and any further meddling on my part is bound to just make it less perfect. Maybe that means I've understood the assignment, or maybe it just means I've put the darn thing on an unreasonable pedestal. Who am I to say?

#peebs thinks #undertale #gaming #I feel like I'm a bit down on fandom in this piece #and I don't want to harsh anyone's buzz #I've just come to see fandom very differently after the mainstream entertainment giants started getting invovlved #capitalism does get it's grimy claws in everything eventually I guess #but that's a topic for another essay #I should really get into why I think the ending to Madoka is basically perfect one of these days #but I probably should rewatch it beforehand #and I'm not sure I have that in me right this instant

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go-to-the-mirror · 1 year

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right, it's reflection tma time!! like the level in celeste! uh gosh i can't think of anything silly and goofy

@a-mag-a-day

y'all know the drill, rambling, maybe good words, enjoy

wow, i said a lot less than i was expecting to

Before we start: fear soup.

I guess I technically have the power to make it not quiet, to, to talk to people, but like- you know, I, I also have the power to clean out the fridge, and it’s still a mess. It’s not that I don’t want to clean the fridge, it’s just- Some things are just hard.

Analogy for depression!! It really is, like. I dunno, it's a lot easier to self isolate, especially when you haven't been talking to people for a while. Not talking to your friends for months and then having none because it's easier to just... not talk to anyone! Can relate.

It's hard, you know, because people are tiring and there's the anxiety from not talking to them in months and it's just... yeah. Some things are just hard. I want to give him a hug. I want him to have nice things.

How much do I actually care, and how much is just feeling that I should care?

HE'S JUST LIKE ME FR!!

I just think that Martin's transition from person who does care, to person who doesn't care like he's supposed to and wants to - really wants to - but it all feels like a lie. People are hard.

Gertrude. I wanted your opinion on an encounter I’ve had described to me, and given your recent dealing with Viscera, I would very much value your input. Good job on that, by the way. I’m sure the gnostic temple was a great loss culturally speaking, but I can’t help but admire your directness when it comes to this sort of thing.

Interesting. Adelard Dekkar calls it (The Flesh) Viscera. I really like the alternate names for them, and you know what, I'm going to go out on a limb and say maybe the different names can mean slightly different aspects.

It Knows You feels more like something watching, something knowing, rather than you watching and knowing, it feels more sentient. There is an it, rather than just the Ceaseless Watcher, watching without seeing, without comprehension. The Mother of Puppets feels like it has more agency than just The Web, like characterising it as a someone, made it so it could be a someone.

It's like that thing in Discworld, where a god's power depends on people believing in them - and in this case fearing them. The form of the fears is what people believe to be the form of the fears.

It’s a little too out-of-the-way to be a common destination for teenage delinquency, but has become, I’m told, quite popular with what can be described as ’rural urban exploration groups.’

You should absolutely under no circumstance become an urban explorer if you live in the TMA universe. You will die or have a supernatural encounter. That's literally- that's going to happen.

He was very interested in the Hall of Mirrors. According to him, if it was still in good shape, it would have been an amazing place to put on a light show, and have his guests dance their way through the maze. Sounds like a good way to get injured to me, but apparently I used the word ’rave’ wrong, so what do I know?

Aszjdfxsahfhja I love Adelard Dekkar

As she knocked one from its perch, her face contorted into a grimace of joy, and the wizened carnie hobbled over to one of the buckets and handed her a tiny bone. Without hesitation, she snapped it cleanly in half and started desperately gnawing at the broken end, trying to reach whatever scant marrow might have remained inside. Our lost young friend felt his stomach turn. He told me he was a good fifteen feet away, but could still hear the sounds of her desperate hunger over the rides all around.

Oh, right, The Extinction is also... this. Every one of the people starving to death.

I don't think The Extinction is that new, but every time I try to explain it, I worry I'm going to say something wrong, but yeah.

My first assumption would have been the Flesh, based on the cannibalism and strangeness of the bodies involved, but- something about this idea of some sort of famine world, its location within a man-made ruin, the whole… societal aspect of it- I’d be inclined to chalk this up as a genuine Extinction manifestation.

I feel like it's got to be the Extinction. I mean, soup, but it doesn't... feel like Flesh. Flesh feels more... I don't know. It feels different. There isn't enough body horror for it to be flesh /hj

No but it just... what is the fear here? Of being eaten? Of the hunger in their eyes? Of that place? Of the thing following him? I feel like it's just... case by case basis, what is this, you know?

A lot of these really don't fit in neatly to little categorisations, you know. They're intrinsically linked. What is the fear of being trapped under infinite amounts of dirt, with that fear of the infinite amount of dirt? You can't have a colour wheel with only red. They spread out in all directions, overlap so you can never get something pure and distilled. They are only separate because people believe it's separate, and then they're not... what is the fear of someone or something manipulating you without the fear that they know you, they know exactly how to push your buttons.

PETER How does that make you feel? [The static in the background adopts a bit more bass than usual, and the high-pitched scream-like tones increase in volume as well.] MARTIN Nothing. (Short laugh) Nothing at all. PETER Excellent. I’m so proud of you, Martin. MARTIN I really don’t care.

Oh, Martin...

I just... :( sad

#the magnus archives #tma #mag 156 #a mag a day #landscaping your mind chapter one

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larabiatasstuff · 11 months

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Firstly I love your blog! Secondly could I please ask you to write a story about older terry? I'm someone who suffers with a nut allergy and I would love to see a story where he saves his beloved from her nut allergy just in the nick of time :)

First of all thank you so much for your kind words anon it really means a lot. 🖤As someone who suffers with a nut allergy herself I can relate. Of course I write that for you 🙏

It was date night for Terry and me. Like every Friday we talked about what we could do and this time we decided to have dinner at the new restaurant that opened recently. So we got there and a friendly woman guided us to our table. It was on the outside terrace where we could watch the stars. "It's beautiful here isn't it?" I asked him "But not as beautiful as you my love,you look breathtaking tonight." "Thank you honey, you look very handsome yourself Mr Silver." So we looked through the menus as a young, nervous looking woman approached us. "Hello I'm your waitress for tonight. What can I get you?" "Before we order I need you to know that I'm allergic to nuts so if you could get that information to the kitchen that would be perfect." "Oh, alright I... I will tell the chef." I gave her a warm smile. She must have been new to the job and I wanted to comfort her. "It's alright there's no need to be nervous, you're doing a great job." she nodded and took our orders and left. "That was very sweet of you my love." Terry said "Yeah I remember my first time serving guests and there was no one who had a nice word for me." Terry took my hand and placed a soft kiss on the back. "And that's exactly why I love you."After some time our food arrived and it was absolutely amazing. When we were finished we decided to stay for a drink and that's when I started to feel unwell. Terry of course noticed it immediately" Are you alright my love? ".I took a sip of my water" I don't know, I feel kind of warm and my stomach feels weird. I think I'm going to the bathroom. I'll be right back." I got up from my seat and made my way to the restroom. I looked into the mirror and froze, my whole face was red and I had a hard time swallowing and breathing. I knew I had an allergic reaction but unfortunately I didn't bring my purse with me where my epi pen was in. I tried to calm down but on my way to the door I felt dizzy and fell to the floor. I couldn't call for help and was desperately trying to get some air. "Sweetheart? Is everything okay in there?" I heard Terry's voice coming from outside, I tried to answer him but all I could bring out was a moan. Then he opened the door and his eyes went wide. "Oh my god, somebody call an ambulance my girlfriend has an allergic reaction, now!" he hurried away to get the epi pen out of my purse and injected it into my thigh. "Everything will be fine my love, just hold on. I'm here okay? Try to breathe for me, deep breaths just like that." he knelt beside me holding my hand and stroking my hair. Breathing already started to feel easier. "I'm so glad you came... I was..." but Terry didn't let me finish "Shhh don't talk my love, you need to rest. We're waiting for the ambulance to get you checked up alright? Just keep breathing nice and slow." Then the ambulance arrived and took me to the hospital "Well Miss L/N you were lucky your boyfriend acted so fast you almost had an allergic shock. I will keep you here for tonight just in case but you'll be free to leave in the morning." "Thank you doctor. How are you feeling my love?" Terry asked sitting beside me. "Much better. You saved my life Terry. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here anymore." "Don't say that my love I'm always looking after you. I won't let anything happen to you as long as I'm alive and you know that.Also I talked to the restaurant owner and it seems that they accidentally switched your order with another one ". "Oh my the poor waitress, does she know it wasn't her fault?"Terry chuckled "There you are lying in a hospital bed worrying about others.Yeah I think he told her. Now rest a bit my love, I'll stay as long as you need me." I gave him a tired smile "I love you Terry Silver" he placed a soft kiss on my forehead. "I love you too sweetheart."

#thomas ian griffith #sensei targaryen #terry silver #cobra kai #terry silver x reader

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writeforfandoms · 2 months

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Ahhh! Waking Lions 21!!

First of all I’m so happy to see Roach! He and Price work together so seamlessly. It’s our first time meeting him, but he was so considerate during their escape that I can’t not love him.

“John sounded cold, detached. Much more like when you'd first met him. Far from scaring you, that tone brought you comfort. Because you knew that meant things were getting done.” Obsessed with this! Ace really does get him on a deeper level. Where some people would love him in /spite/ of who he is and what he does, Ace doesn’t shy away at all from this side of him. She loves him for who he actually is (even if she doesn’t know she really loves him yet)

“John met your gaze for a single moment in the rearview mirror. But the rage in his eyes halted your despair, gave you enough borrowed strength to shore yourself up.” It’s not over until John Price says it is. I can’t help but love how reliable he is during crisis. I know Ace is going through it rn but wow that’s hot lmfao. Thank you for another amazing chapter!! I know they still have a lot to discuss but you can really see the trust they have in each other here and I love it!! Ahh!!

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Yessss Roach! I wasn't sure for a bit if I'd add him in, but I found a good spot and a good reason. It was fun. He and John do work well together, which is part of the reason Kate enticed him into helping out. Truth time - I have not played the original Modern Warfare games, so all I know about Roach comes from a friend who has watched those games.

Oh man. Ace absolutely does not know she's in love yet. She's got some hard truths coming her way, and she's going to have a hell of a time with some of this. But it'll be good for her in the end. And you're absolutely right that she doesn't shy away at all from John, even when he is in mission mindset.

Lmao you're so right that bit was hot. I loved that moment between the two of them. Sometimes they play beautifully off of each other, and sometimes they don't get each other at all. Sometimes one or both of them miscalculate. It happens. These two absolutely do still have some discussion ahead, and it's not going to be easy. For either of them. But they'll get through it.

Thank you so much!!! These comments mean the world to me 💖💖

#⛄️ anon

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farfromstrange · 1 year

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Dear Everyone,

I wasn’t sure whether or not I should write this, but as I’ve checked back in with my Tumblr account, I’ve come to realize that you guys deserve an explanation.

Yesterday, I finished my last written final exam. I’ve worked my ass off for the past five weeks and now I’m done. I’m not sure if I did well enough or if I screwed up, but all of that doesn’t matter right now because I am done. I’ve made it through. I’ve survived and now I’m (almost) free.

I wasn’t active much these past five weeks, I didn’t interact with some of the amazing work my mutuals put out and what’s to be found on my timeline, and I haven’t written anything in over a month. As someone who’s used to writing non-stop, it’s been hard and I’ve often felt like a failure because my head just wasn’t working the way I wanted it to. But then I realized struggling school and forcing creativity is just not something that’s going to help. Creativity has to come natural and if I don’t have inspiration, it’s of no use to blame myself for not being able to write or create something. I needed to realize that it’s a process that shouldn’t be and can’t be rushed in the ways I wanted it to, and that living for creating art for others is no way to live when I’m not enjoying it. So I’ve learned a lot about myself and where I wanted the work I do to go.

I’ve started on a journey to finding my essence because I’ve always felt like something was lacking.

I’m sorry to those who expected more of me, but my private life and school have drained the last of my energy and now that I’m done, I need time to recharge. That doesn’t mean I’ll disappear again, not at all, it just means that me prioritizing my mental health is something I deserve after burning all of my brain cells and giving more than I had for my education. And my mental health will always be more important than anything else, which a lot of you have told me too and it caused me to rethink some of the decisions I’ve made and how unhealthy they were.

It’s time for me to change in ways that will offer me the best life possible, and it’s a process I have to accept and work with. It’s crazy what five weeks of hell can do to you and how quickly it makes you mature.

I basically stared into the mirror and I hated what I saw, so trying to figure shit out now is important to me because I need to learn how to be myself and be independent for when the time comes and I need to be on my own. Which will be soon. And I want to figure it out because I’m not the type of person to just quit. I don’t want to quit, I want to keep pushing forward and I want to be the best version of myself I can be, flaws and all. I think that’s an important lesson I’ve learned.

I’m also terribly sorry to those who’ve been waiting for me to work on their requests. I didn’t forget, I just didn’t have the inspiration and the time to write. And I’m a perfectionist who likes to please others, too, so I didn’t want to write something half-assed and then disappoint you.

The time issue has changed, but the inspiration is still lacking and so I will try to find that creative bone in myself now that I can rest a little. I’m going to focus on myself to get back into the spirit of creating content because writing is my passion and probably the one thing that’s kept me sane most of my life. I don’t want to lose it. I need to practice a little and get back into it, and once I get my mojo back and I’m back to being myself not some depressed and stressed shell of the woman I was, I’ll come back to being as present as I used to be.

I might channel all the feelings and thoughts I’ve had over the past few weeks into words once I’ve figured out how to use them again. It might turn into some really good content. Especially the angst. Oh, I can’t wait for that. My fingers are itching, I just haven’t figured out how to work with it yet. That needs some time and peace, and I will grant myself that because I feel like I deserve it.

That’s another thing I’ve learned. I deserve to take care of myself, take time and grant myself some space and peace because I’m only human and I worked hard, so doubting myself is of no use. I deserve good things too. It’s like I’m growing up, almost, and I hate it as much as I love it because realizing all of this has made some things in my life easier to process.

Thank you to everyone who checked in on me, who shared their love and their support. It means the world to me. And to the over 400 followers I’ve noticed are now on my profile, thank you for entering my crazy world even though I haven’t been around much. I’ve never felt more appreciated. It makes me feel like my work still means something to people and that some of my writing still helps you guys in the same ways it helped me while writing it, and it’s this that gives me motivation to get back to writing. It makes me excited for the future. It makes me proud of myself for pushing through because I know it wasn’t worthless.

So thank you all for your support and I can’t wait to get back out there and just live my life. I can’t wait to write, to bring the faint ideas I have in my head to life and just interact with you guys again because that’s what makes this platform so much fun. I need good things in my life. I also need a vacation and lots of vodka, but that’s a talk for another day.

(Really, it’s a necessity I can’t afford, but I like to imagine I’ll be lying on a beach sooner or later with a cocktail in my hand and the sun shining down on my skin)

I love you guys with all of my heart and I lay my gratitude at your feet.

Yours truly,

Lizzi 🤍

#lizzi talks #this is a bit personal

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orangepanic · 4 months

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Hope you’re having a great Saturday 💖

For the fanfic writer ask : 🍭 💋 🕯️ 🍉 🦋💫

🍭 and 💋 I already answered here and here.

🕯️how do you think engaging with each other through tumblr, twitter, comments, kudos, creates healthy fandom experiences? How do you deal with that if you're not a social person/experience social anxiety?

First of all, it doesn't always or even mostly create healthy experiences. I've seen a lot of good people pushed out of the Avatar fandom by the way others chose to engage with them, and sometimes this is even done in the name of a "healthy" fandom experience by which they mean gatekeeping and deciding which ships, tropes, interpretations, and individuals are "good" and "allowed" and what's "problematic" or "toxic." I have zero patience for this version of a sanitized fandom experience. All ships are good ships, all headcanons are good headcanons, and beyond accurate tagging it's not ever a creator's responsibility to make your fandom experience comfortable and harm-free for you or cater to your or anyone else's tastes and preferences.

Fandom at its best, however, is just the opposite of this. Finding a collection, no matter how small, of people who are open and accepting and enthusiastic, has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Ultimately, fandom at its best is really about love. Love of content, of characters, of creations, and of the people you can talk to about it. The sharing to me is enriching. I've borrowed so many headcanons from others that make my own work better. I think it's fantastic that I can give a work kudos just because I'm glad it exists. I don't even have to like it. I'm just happy someone took the time to write it and share and I wanna say "Good job!" I think it's amazing that people who don't even like the ships I write will still be friends with me because we both appreciate non-canon pairings, or like the same single character, or just appreciate that we're putting weird stuff out there in the world. I think this is especially important in the rare pair community, where it's easy to feel isolated and also easy to feel like you're "wrong" for seeing the potential in a ship most of the fandom ignores or actively hates. I can almost guarantee I wouldn't still be writing fanfic if I hadn't found a bunch of weird little friends to play with through AO3, tumblr, and various events. And I think the anonymity of the online experience is helpful to people who maybe aren't as social in real life because it's easy to turn off and on.

🍉in what ways has writing helped you process trauma and/or navigate through your own life?

I'm not really someone with trauma so I can't answer that, but I have a few fics that are absolutely about me processing other things going on in my life. I wrote Team Bosamiroh during the 2020 U.S. elections, The Mango Tree and Endgame when my grandparents died, and Iroh Alone as a way to sort through my own feelings of isolation and loss of purpose during the middle of the pandemic. I'm sure there are more. I try hard not to write self-insert fics, but sometimes it's helpful to see the emotions you feel mirrored in others.

🦋what are you most insecure about when you post a fic?

Primarily if anyone will like it, but I also know I have a tendency to drop words from sentences. I'm always mortified when I go back and find mistakes.

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?

Really, any. I adore comments of all kinds. There's always a special place in my heart for very long comments, yet at the same time some of my very favorite are just people screaming at me in all caps "ORANGE YOU NEED THERAPY WHAT ARE YOU DOOOOOOING????" I like to know I've gotten to someone.

Fanfic writer asks

#fanfic writing #ask game

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pbandjesse · 6 months

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My voice continues to be stolen. Possibly by fairies. Ghouls maybe. Regardless it feels really tough. It feels like it is never going to come back.

It also doesn't help that I did not sleep last night. I was up until almost 4am. It was not fun. My cough has been very pathetic. Like it's very dry and very sharp. It is not comfortable. It made it very hard to fall asleep.

I would eventually sleep though. I woke up with my alarm right before 9.

And I wasn't happy. I wanted to keep sleeping but I also know how much that upset me yesterday. So I would do the thing where I said if I make the bed I can go back to sleep. If I go brush my teeth I can go back to sleep. If I get dressed I can go back to sleep. And I just keep saying that until I don't really want to sleep anymore. I thought maybe I would take a nap later but that did not happen. Instead I had a really productive day.

I would had a brownie for breakfast that James brought home for me yesterday. I would pick up a few things around the apartment. I trimmed my bangs. I put on eyeliner and felt really pretty. I picked out outfits and put some clothes into storage. It was a nice morning.

I laid around for a little bit but I decided I would go out. James suggested I go for a drive. I thought it would be nice to go to the the thrift store. And I'm so glad I did.

I put on a playlist and had a really nice drive out. I didn't have any issue with the football game traffic. It was just a nice drive.

I got to the value village and I had a lot of fun looking. But I had some amazing finds. I found a little box that I swear I had in highschool. It is black and has mirrors inside and trees on the outside. It was a very exciting find.

I found a really cool rattan (maybe?) Footstool that was only $5. It is a little scratched up but so cool so it is fine. It's real wood so if I want to fix it up I totally can.

I also found 3 beautiful dresses. An orange corduroy dress that is like kind of am overall moment. It's so cute. Then there's a very very sparkly Tshirt dress that I plan on wearing for new years. And I feel like little disco ball! Love it. It is a little see through so I will need a body suit or something but it's fine.

Then the best one is the j crew peasant dress. I put it on and it feels so well made and I just thought I looked like a darling Christmas angel.

After I tried it on at home I went and put on the angel wings Callie let us borrow and I was just so happy in my dress. Perfect for the winter.

I was in a great mood after these finds. But my big day out was not over yet. I went to target next.

I had a few things to pick up. A new gel blush. A little spray bottle because my hair product bottle broke. I was very pleased to find a minty vanilla body scrub with matching lotion. I also just enjoyed walking around. It's hard to not be able to talk because I can't say excuse me or thank you or anything. But I was still having a nice time outside.

Right as I was going to self checkout I found am adorable turkey decoration. Like the target birds but a turkey and he was $3 and I love him.

I was just about ready to go home though. I decided I did not want to eat anything in the house. I had had a hot dog before I left. So since I would be passing it anyway I stopped at tacobell and got a single taco and the cinnamon things me and James like. And then went home.

When I got back here I brought everything inside and texted with Jess about my haul. I took tags off and tried everything on and was just in a great mood because everything worked out.

So I had to ride that high. And finally finished the 6 bears I had on my table and started cutting out my next project.

I wanted to try designing a horsie. I did not like how complicated my giraffe had been so I looked at some patterns and figured out how to make the middle of the legs and was able to create: horsie!!!

I made two. And I love them. They do take longer but it am excited to try making more. I did not mean to make them so patriotic but I think they are so cute. Sewing on the yarn hair is for sure going to have to be worked on but for now they are so cute.

I finished those and cleaned up the studio and went to hang out with sweetp on the couch. I had put a little space heater on for him and joined him as the sun went down. And soon James was home!

James would give me a kiss and we talked about our day. They made appointments for us to go see houses on Tuesday evening so I'm really excited about that. And then they went to do laundry while I did some emailing and being cuddled on the couch.

I would take another got bath. Used my new body scrub. And now I'm just enjoying being in the studio. Eating a little tortilla pizza James just made for me. Trying not to be stressed about having to lead programs when I have almost no voice. I am not sure what we're going to do.

But for now I just hope I can sleep easier. Tomorrow will be a long day. Wish me luck. Wish for my voice to be back. Goodnight everyone.

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How do you overcome your anxiety? 🥺😭

Hello I hope you're well! The short answer is; pills, therapy, and positivity. But here's an answer that I hope will actually help, plus some amazing free resources 😇 [warning: long read]

For me personally, I have overcome my anxiety, from a place where I thought I was incapable of "getting better", hated myself, and believed nothing good would ever happen again. I did so with a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy, antidepressants, beta blockers, and positive affirmations & self-love. It was a lot of hard work and effort, but believe me you can do it, you are strong enough, and you DESERVE to get better.

You may feel like anxiety controls your life & you can't do anything about it. Maybe you believe this is just who you are. But you can overcome your anxiety, you just haven't learnt how to do it yet!

This website has a huge amount of FREE professional-level workbooks and information sheets, created and used by real therapists. You can download/print this yourself, for free.

These tools can teach you why you are anxious, why your anxiety feels out-out-control, and how to handle it. Remember feeling anxious is part of being human, and we cant always control it, but you don't have to let it control you.

If you suffer from anxiety attacks, panic attacks, or any uncomfortable physical symptoms, you may benefit from beta-blockers. Think of it like a "chill pill" that can stop your body freaking out (ie rapid heart rate) when you feel anxious. Talk to your doctor if you think this will be good for you!

(Side note: physical symptoms of anxiety and anxiety/panic attacks can be anywhere from uncomfortable to downright terrifying. You may feel like you can't breathe or you're going to have a heart attack. But the truth is, anxiety itself is not dangerous & can't hurt you. Just breathe, and your body will be okay.)

Antidepressants can also be used to treat anxiety, so this may be an option for you. Antidepressants are not "happy pills" and don't work instantly. It can take a while before you see any noticeable improvement, and things may get worse before they get better, so make sure you discuss in detail with a professional if you're considering this. However in the long run they can make a big difference on your life!

IMPORTANT: Not all pills work for everyone, and it is possible to have a bad reaction. Always read the leaflets included in your medication so you know what possible side effects to expect. If you've started a new medication and something feels wrong, contact a doctor. Only take your meds as your doctor instructs, and do not stop taking them without discussing with them. If you feel better, it probably means they're working – don't quit now!

The final thing is positivity & self-love. If you have anxiety, you probably also suffer with low self-esteem, poor self-confidence, and/or issues with self-worth & self-acceptance. There are also workbooks on these included in the link above.

I used to absolutely hate myself; I couldn't look at myself in the mirror, I said cruel things about myself all the time, and constantly told myself I wasn't good enough. If you feel like this too, please know this; you don't have to change yourself, you only have to change the way you see yourself.

You are, and always will be, enough. You're an amazing human being, you're so strong for coming this far, and you should be so proud of yourself for everything you've overcome.

I recommend downloading this app. Scroll through the affirmations, and write down the ones that feel the most compelling to you; ones you believe about yourself now, and ones you want to believe about your future self. Write down "I love myself" until you can't help but to believe it. It will feel silly at first and you might feel like you're lying to yourself, but over time, you will learn to accept this love that you give to yourself. You can even decorate it in pretty themes!

I also recommend practicing gratitude daily. Not every day is a good day, but there is something god in every day! Try to write down at least one good thing (or ideally three) every single day, in a notebook, journal, or in your phone. There are also apps for gratitude journals, but I prefer the feel of writing on paper.

I hope that this will help you and anyone else reading! Thanks for sticking around til the end. If nothing else, I hope you know that there is hope, and I believe in you 🌸

#anxiety #ask #bun answers #therapy #mental health #mental health support #positivity #recovery #healing #self-love #self love #self-help #self help #mental wellbeing #mental health awareness #gratitude

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hi! I love your louigan fics. Thank you for hosting the ship week! I had a question sort of about it. I’m in another similarly small fandom and was wondering how you got engagement for it? Your fics tend to get more comments than others too, and I guess I’m kind of wondering what your secret is?

Ah!! Thank YOU for being so sweet. I’m glad you enjoyed the ship week and my fics! 🥰🥰 I can take your ask a couple of different ways, so let me know if I got it wrong or if you would like my “how to” guide on running a ship week!

Besides the “people like the ship and are too freaking amazing” answer, in my opinion a lot of it comes down to making people feel seen and appreciated. You’re asking people to CREATE and, worse yet, talk to other people, which is like… a whole nerve-wracking thing lol. When someone does take a chance to put something out, you have to show gratitude for it. Especially since everything they’re doing is so amazing!

One of the easiest ways to do that is by leaving comments and responding to comments you get on your own work (see what I did there? See how I tied that in? Lol)

How to respond to comments:

Mirror their energy

If you’re nervous about coming across as “too (blank)” then take it back to psych 101 by mirroring their comment. Enthusiasm, specificity, and amount of detail are key here. Below are a few examples:

I liked this a lot :) please keep writing - Thank you I definitely plan too 🥰

This was amazing! When Character A did Thing with Character B? I lost my mind! - You’re too sweet! Actually, (background information on Scene they expressed interest in). I appreciate you so much for reading!

I hate you so much 😩😩 how dare you leave me on a cliffhanger like thiiisss?! I’m frothing at the mouth and I cannot WAIT to read more! - Whoops 😈 I’d say I’m sorry, but I’m not. Lmao, I’m glad you’re liking the story! Maybe we’ll get to see more soon. Maybe we won’t. Only time will tell 😘

Make them feel special

I know this one can be difficult when some comments are sorta the same, but try to avoid copying and pasting a response to everyone. Just because you’ve said thank you to ten people doesn’t mean that the person commenting wants to feel like they’re only one of ten people. Try to use a mix of these:

Thank you

I appreciate you

Your comment means a lot to me

I wish you and your family good health through the long winter

Be specific

Earlier I mentioned giving background info on a scene someone liked. If someone points out a line of dialogue, character action, or anything specific in your work, you can show them gratitude by giving a behind-the-scenes look at how that part came to be. Something like:

I was listening to (this song) when I wrote that

That bit almost didn’t make it into the cut, but I kept it because (reason)

This was inspired by (a thing in canon), which I think (how canon connects to your work)

Be personable

Of all of them, this is probably the hardest for me to explain. I know how hard it can be to just… “be” charismatic, you know? But here’s some ways to come off like a real, likable human being lol:

You talk a certain way. Write the way you speak. I rarely say “you guys” so I’m gonna use “y’all” when I respond. If you’re not a formal person, don’t respond formally. “I appreciate your comment and am going to reread it quite often” is different from “I love this and I’m gonna stare at it forever.”

It’s okay to be vulnerable. Don’t harsh on your own work, but it’s okay to say “I was nervous about the pacing, so it means a lot you would comment on it.”

Lean into your strengths. If someone has said you’re funny, tell a joke. If someone has said you’re kind, be sweet. If someone’s told you you’re smart, share something from the technical side of your work. You don’t need to be someone else when you interact with other people.

I hope this was helpful! And I hope none of y'all use this against me when I respond to comments lol

#babsbles #asks #how to babs #thank you for the ask!!#I do really hope this helps you and lemme know if I compleeeetely misunderstood

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tipsycad147 · 2 years

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HEALTHY Witch: This Witch’s Regular Diet & Exercise Routine

I was once that young woman who didn’t take care of her body, who didn’t think twice about physical health or fitness. I was also that young woman who felt ugly and unworthy. Then, when I began my transformation at 30, I looked in the mirror and told myself to stop complaining and change it. Witchcraft empowered me to get healthy. It empowered me to use my mind, body and soul to transform my life. Here’s my healthy witch routine for witches who are looking to get healthy! I hope it helps at least a little bit.

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A Couple Things Before We Start…

I don’t follow a diet plan or fad. The keto diet, juice detoxes, etc. are not in my wheelhouse. In fact, some diet fads can be downright dangerous for your health. Sure, you’ll lose weight at first but you’ll also deplete your body of nutrients that it may need to fully function. SO this healthy witch’s outlook on food is to eat as close to nature as possible. We are also gluten-free.

H20, H20, H20!!!

NEXT, I drink lots of water! I use a Yeti tumbler and re-fill it whenever I’m done drinking. I drink soda rarely, nor do I drink juice. Mostly coffee, tea and water. Also, let it be known – this healthy witch is not about getting skinny, I’m about BEING healthy – body, mind and soul! Shift the way you view fitness and health and you’ll see lasting results.

“The body is the mirror where the secret world of the soul comes to expression.”

7 AM: Coffee

The first thing I do in the morning is drink a cup of coffee. I’ve acquired a taste for black coffee. It sounds crazy but if you can train yourself to drink your coffee black, it’s MUCH healthier for you! No cream, no sugar, no fake sweeteners. It’s the closest to the coffee bush you can get. I’m all about eating and drinking as close to mother nature as possible.

9 AM: Breakfast Shake

My husband and I have been drinking a particular type of Vegan shake in the mornings for a few years now. He will tell you how much this shake has changed his life. It provides vitamins and minerals PLUS live probiotic, fiber and protein. Aids your digestive system and immune system, overall! Here’s what we use:

My husband drinks his powder straight-up mixed into 16 ounces of water. I can’t stand the gritty taste, honestly. So I add one scoop of the powder to a blueberry, banana and almond milk shake that I blend with a magic bullet.

Noon: Exercise

I work from home so it’s easy for me to fit my exercise schedule into my daily life. If you don’t work from home, you’ll need to find just 30 minutes of time, 3-4 days a week to follow my plan. This means waking up earlier in the morning or exchanging screen time for exercise time in the afternoon/evenings. Here’s what I do for exercise:

LIIFT4 on Beach Body On Demand.com: 4 days a week; 30 to 40 minutes per work out

Nature walks: a leisure walk on the beach or through the neighborhood 30 minutes to 1 hour: at least once a week

Where to Start With Exercise (for Beginners)

Now, I won’t lie to you, I didn’t start out with the LIIFT4 program as my first workout program. It’s too hard if you’re just starting out. Its taken me years to work up to where I am with fitness. As far as at-home workouts, I recommend the 21 Day Fix with Autumn Summers OR P90x3 with Tony Horton. Both are based on HIIT (high intensity interval training) and use light weights throughout and only take 30 minutes. You’re not going to be amazing at them when you start. And it WILL kick your witchy booty. But continue pushing through it. You’ll feel amazing afterward.

What if I can’t do any hard exercise?

I understand some people aren’t in the physical condition to work through a hard exercise routine or regimen. In that case, just get your booty moving! Housework, yardwork, and light walking are all exercise. Make sure you’re doing some light exercise every day, at least 6 days a week. Let’s say you have bad joints, try swimming! Yoga, dancing, and tai chi are all also great witchy options that aren’t as hard on the body as HIIT.

1 PM: Lunch

Lunch consists of natural ingredients and is typically low carb. I’m not against carbs, but I typically save my carb consumption for light snacks and dinner time. Here’s what I typically make and eat for lunch at least 5 days a week:

A BIG Salad with lean protein (with variations of these ingredients): spinach, sliced green peppers, grape tomatoes, chickpeas, sliced mushrooms, cucumber, hearts of palm, avocado. Lean protein is typically shredded chicken or two hard-boiled eggs. Sometimes I indulge and add leftover steak, ham or pork.

Soups and stews like Colcannon

Protein with vegetables: baked/grilled chicken with steamed veggies

Healthy lunches out: sushi, poke bowls, or vietnamese pho (hot soup)

A Healthy Witch’s Snacks

After lunch around 3 to 4 pm, I typically get hungry. I’ve already worked out and eaten healthy all day long, so my body starts craving more sustenance. Usually I eat a healthy snack like these:

A cheese stick and a few olives

Pickles

Orange slices

Watermelon

Cashews or nuts

MORE COFFEE!

Herbal tea with honey

Replace unhealthy sweets with fruit or herbal tea with honey.

6 PM: Dinner

I usually indulge a little on dinner and eat a carb like potatoes, rice, or gluten-free pasta. Here are some of our staple healthy witch dinners:

Ground turkey meatloaf (Betty Crocker recipe, substitute beef with ground turkey; substitute bread crumbs for gluten free) with steamed broccoli and mashed potatoes (YES I use real butter and milk in the potatoes!)

Chicken tacos: hard corn taco shells with McCormick’s taco seasoning mix (it’s all natural as opposed to the boxed taco kit seasonings); I use chopped chicken breast or ground chicken as the meat; chopped lettuce, tomato and avocado; mexican cheese and light sour cream

Roasted sausage and vegetables (one pan meal): sliced italian sausage, chopped green peppers, chopped onion and chopped red potatoes

Fish in a white wine reduction sauce with veggie and rice: my husband brings home red snapper, grouper and more from fishing trips; I pan sear the fish filets, then make a white wine reduction sauce with butter and thyme. Add a veggie and rice. Spoon the white wine sauce over the fish and rice!

Fish foil packets: SUPER EASY to make and healthy! Corn, halved grape tomatoes, olive oil, basil, salt and pepper, with seasoned fish filets on top. Add a splash of white wine and tbsp of butter. Fold up into an aluminum foil packet, bake at 425 degrees F for 15-18 minutes. Put on a bed of rice.

9-10 PM: Bedtime Routine

Keeping a routine, including at bedtime, will aid in your healthy witch journey. Our bodies need sleep, they need time to rest and regenerate. Don’t deprive yourself of sleep, even if you want to binge the next Stranger Things season (or whatever Netflix show you’re into). Trust me, I understand. I make sure I’m in bed by 9:30 pm, asleep around 10 pm every night and then I wake up the next morning at the same time (6-7 AM). Studies show people who don’t get the appropriate amount of sleep are more likely to be overweight and have health problems.

The Healthy Witch & Alcohol (And Other Bad Habits)

A big part of being a healthy witch is to watch what you’re putting in your body. Toxins can affect your body and soul. I don’t smoke. I drink two glasses of red wine every Friday night. Every once in awhile, if it’s a special occasion, I may drink more. But I take everything in moderation. Same when I want to indulge in sweets or junk food. I don’t completely deprive myself. But I don’t make it a daily occurrence. I care for my body because it is a part of my WHOLE existence. And you should too.

Be Aware! The Body Isn’t a Vessel

The body isn’t merely a vessel that holds the soul (as we’ve often been taught) – the body is within the soul. Your body is within your soul (think of your aura surrounding your body which is part of your soul) and is a physical expression of your soul. To get completely healthy, you have to look at yourself as a WHOLE being. You can’t just focus on one aspect of yourself and have it carry through to the others. You have to take care of every aspect of yourself – body, soul, and mind.

https://otherworldlyoracle.com/healthy-witch-diet-exercise-routine/

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narutosfrog · 2 years

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ɴᴀʀᴜᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ x ꜰᴇᴍ!ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

"𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲."

How these characters would react to you announcing that you're expecting and how they'd act through the pregnancy

𝗰𝘄: 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗳𝗳, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁

𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘰 𝘜𝘻𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪

You decided to buy ramen from Ichiraku and you brought it home to surprise Naruto

When he ate ramen, his mood was better — you just wanted him to tell him when he was in a good mood because you were so nervous already

Your pregnancy wasn't planned but you two had a few conversations about starting a family so you were confident enough that he was going to be happy about it

You and Naruto were on the couch and you were watching him eat ramen. He had such a big smile on his face and he looked so pretty.

"I love when you do these things — my mom would've been so happy to meet you. You're so fucking sweet it's unbelievable."

Let's just say he showers you in compliments whenever you do something thoughtful for him. Sometimes he just makes you so emotional — especially now that the pregnancy hormones are kicking in.

"Baby, are you... are you crying?"

MANS IS SO WORRIED

"Y/n, did I say something wrong? I'm so sorry, I'm truly sorry — I didn't mean to make you cry!"

When he starts apologizing, it makes you giggle. He doesn't even realize how amazing he is with his words. You can't help but think he'll make such a good father.

"You didn't say anything wrong, Naruto... But I need to tell you something." You smile at him, imagining every possible reaction.

"Oh — I didn't?" He looks surprised and he chuckles. You can tell he's nervous, too. "Tell me."

You take a deep breath. You practiced this moment a lot, in your head, under the shower, in front of the mirror. Now it's the time.

"Naruto... I'm pregnant. We're having a baby."

Naruto's eyes widen. He sits in silence for a few seconds, staring at you in awe and processing what you've just said.

"We're... We're having a baby?" he stutters, holding your hands while tears start pooling in his eyes, " 'ttebayo... I'm going to be a dad?"

You smile and you nod, placing one of his hands on your belly. "Yes, Naruto. You're going to be a dad."

He just hugs you so tights and showers you in love and kisses. He cries tears of joy. "I love you so much, Y/n. You're gonna be such a great mom. Our child will be so happy and loved... I swear, I'll be a good dad."

Naruto is kinda worried because he grew up alone — as little as he knows about his parents, they set a great example. He wants to be wise and brave like Minato and loving and strong as Kushina.

After the news, he picks you up bridal style and runs outside. He tells everyone he meets that you two are expecting. He's the happiest he's ever been. He would've never thought someone would've loved him like you do. The last thing he expected was for you to truly want a family with him. He always finds it hard to believe he's worthy of love. But he has a very specific nindo — he will never give up on anything, let alone the love he feels for you and your baby.

When he feels the baby kicking for the first time, he cries. He lays his head on your stomach and kisses all over your belly. He feels so full of happiness and love.

He talks to the baby a lot.

This man is such a gentleman, he helps you so much and treats you like a queen.

𝘚𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘬𝘦 𝘜𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘩𝘢

When you found out you were pregnant, you were absolutely terrified.

The pregnancy wasn't planned at all but you tried to convince yourself that Sasuke would be happy about it. Nevertheless, you two had never talked about having babies or starting a family. The only thing he said that could be related to children was that he wanted to restore his clan — but you weren't exactly sure it meant that he wanted a child from you.

You waited until you were both in bed. That night, Sasuke was in the mood for a lot of tenderness. He had taken you into his arms and he was cuddling you, caressing your skin and peppering you with soft kisses.

At some point, though, he stops and places two fingers under your chin, forcing you to look into his eyes.

"Y/n" he says, "You've been acting weird for days."

You blush, internally panicking. "Uhm, what do you mean?" You cursed yourself — you were chickening out.

"Your feelings have been all over the place" You glare at him and he smiles. "No offense."

"And something is making you anxious. You always look like you want to tell me something but you are keeping things from me. Why is that?"

Even if he's smiling as reassuringly as possible, you can see how worried he is. And you could bet he thinks that you have a problem with him.

You sit up and take his hand, looking down. You need to take lots of deep breaths before you can say it out loud.

"Sasuke, uhm... The reason I've been acting like this is, uh..."

He furrows his eyebrows, looking even more hurt than before. "You don't love me anymore?"

"NO!" you shout, almost crushing his hand, "OF COURSE I LOVE YOU! It's not... It's not about you, Sasuke. Well, it sort of is, but..."

"Y/n, you're driving me crazy" he interrupts you, brushing a hand through his hair, "Please, whatever it is, just tell me."

"I, uh... What I've been keeping from you is... a new member of the Uchiha clan."

His face drops as he stares at you in unbelievable silence. "A new what?"

You groan, covering your face with your hands. "Sasuke, I'm pregnant."

A few more seconds of silence pass but then you hear him laugh. It starts as a giggle, then turning into a full laughter.

You uncover your face to glare at him. "My uterus is being occupied by your child and you're laughing at my face?"

Surprising you, he kisses you so passionately and softly you melt into his arms.

"Does that mean... you're happy?" you whisper, on the verge of tears.

He smiles at you and his eyes are glistening with joy. "How could I not be? You're the mother of our child — you just made me the happiest man of the world."

After the joy, comes the fear. Sasuke is so nervous and scared to be a bad father. All his past issues and mistakes haunt him and he's afraid he'll set a bad example for your child.

When he tells you about his fear, you reassure him. Sasuke also seeks Naruto's advice. Both being orphans, they understand eachother's worries.

Sasuke was already protective, but with your child in the picture he becomes really over protective.

If he sees something even as a potential risk, you better believe you're not gonna do it — might be controlling, but that's how he is.

No missions for you. He takes time off from them too. He wants to be as close to you as possible. He will never be away from you for more than 6 hours.

The first time he feels the baby kick, it's so emotionally overwhelming for him. He feels so much love for your unborn child he thinks it will eventually kill him. He's only felt a similar love for you — he didn't think so much love could fit into a person.

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁? <𝟯

#naruto x reader #sasuke x reader #sasuke uchiha #naruto uzumaki #naruto uzumaki x reader #sasuke uchiha x reader #pregnant reader #naruto shippuden #naruto #naruto fluff #fem reader #fluff

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kirishimas-manly-eyeliner · 3 years

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➶ WHAT MAKES THE MHA BOYS BREAK (PT. 1)

pairings: mezo shoji, tokoyami fumikage, hanta sero, izuku midoriya, shoto todoroki, eijiro kirishima, denki kaminari, hitoshi shinsou

warnings: reverse comfort, may or may not have cried a lil’ while writing this. this one hurt a lot but it’s so sweet and fluffy, enjoy luvs!! also lol you could see my favoritism for kirishima

part two with bakugo, iida, ojiro, tamaki, mirio, hawks, dabi, shigaraki, and aizawa is here!

WHEN YOU CALL THEM BEAUTIFUL: MEZO SHOJI, TOKOYAMI FUMIKAGE, HANTA SERO

MEZO SHOJI

(HE’S SO UNDERRATED LIKE PLS Y’ALL 😩)

he starts panicking as soon as you ask him to take off his mask

at first, he declines right away before turning his face around so you couldn’t touch the fabric

“mezo, i promise. i won’t hurt you, or judge you i just- i want you to trust me, is that alright with you?” you said gently. “but if you don’t want to, don’t worry about it, ‘kay?”

could he really trust you? or would you leave when he found out he wasn’t a normal person with a normal smile, that he was a monster, that was someone who looked different, what would you do?

but if you didn’t love him for who he really was, then... what was the point, right?

shoji let out a trembled sighed in defeat as his dupli-arms took the mask off. he looked down in shame, eyes shut so he couldn’t see your reaction

but your reaction was... completely unexpected

"You're beautiful!!! Why didn't you tell me that you looked so lovely all this time baby??"

did he just hear you correctly?

did you just-- call him beautiful?

and in that moment, in those small moments, you can see his geniune smile.

his real smile beneath the mask, as his eyes shine for the first time with sincere, and earnest love and thanks

pls keep him 🥺

TOKOYAMI FUMIKAGE

the moment he hear the words "you're beautiful" come out of your mouth, he couldn't stop thinking about it for days.

and i mean days as in multiple days, so probably weeks

and he’ll probably think about it for the rest of his life

because when he looked at himself, he thought: what about him was beautiful?

he didn't have human-like features like everyone else, he didn't have those big muscles and a nice body, because-- well, he had a bird head!

A LITERAL BIRD HEAD, so why on earth did you: you who had human features, you who was so nice to everyone, and you who could have gone for so many other people call him beautiful?

he didn’t have that charisma and extroverted personality like some others did, and he kept to himself

why did you think he was beautiful? how?

but you were the one who said it. you were the one who reminded him, you were the one who gave him hope

and he knew that you were always straightforward with the truth-- and this was a truth, too

and to him, that was the most beautiful thing.

HANTA SERO

this amazing bby doesn’t get enough recognition

but for a good part of his life, he’d been surrounded by people with amazing quirks, levels of strength, and amazing appearances.

he was literally friends with bakugo fricking katsuki, and he was in the same class as shoto todoroki

when he first met you, he had to convince himself for days that there was no way that he could ever catch your eye,

until he did.

when you two met after a long day of training and you told him a joke, his eyes sparkled and he laughed, genuinely

before you knew it, you blurted out the words, “you’re beautiful” before realizing what you’d said and flushing

lol sero chokes on his water

“...did you really mean that?”

“i- yeah, sorry, i didn’t-”

“no, uh, thank you. thank you so much.”

for the next few days, he stays up at night and keeps on training because he thinks of the time you called him, who constantly felt like he wasn’t enough, beautiful

and that was more than enough to make him smile. 🥺💕

WHEN YOU KISS THEIR SCARS: IZUKU MIDORIYA, SHOTO TODOROKI

IZUKU MIDORIYA

he immediately starts tearing up when you kiss them

most people probably expect him to get flushed with something so intimate, but it’s the opposite

his scars are just something that’s so meaningful to him because it’s evidence of what he’s been through

but at the same time, he’s also insecure about them because he feels like he disappointed his mom by getting hurt so often 🥺

when you kiss his scars and tell them that they’re beautiful, he starts tearing up because-- wow

this is the moment that he’ll remember until the day he dies, because it’s when he feels free to finally open up to you

it’s when he feels free to open up to anyone, for that matter, and a huge weight just gets lifted off his chest

you took his hands and kissed his knuckles before pressing your forehead to his

izuku begins to cry, just a little bit as you gingerly kiss his scars again

“you see? you’re safe. you’re safe with me, okay?”

he nods slowly. “th-thank you.”

SHOTO TODOROKI

you two were walking back to the dorms after training out on the field together

it wasn’t too late a night, just a few minutes before curfew

your hands were buried in your pockets as you two talked about your day and what you could improve on in training

“shoto, can i ask you a question?”

he thought you were mad at him for a moment 😳

“sure.”

you swallowed, as you took a breath, “can i touch your scar?”

he whips his head around, out of shock and confusion

you wanted to touch his scar?

shoto had never planned on anything like that happening to him, and especially not from someone who meant so much to him

“...i suppose so,”

you hid your anxiousness and swallowed, cupping his face in your hands as your hand brushed across his scar

a jolt went through your fingers at that moment, and it was the first time you’d ever felt so connected to someone

shoto todoroki, the prodigy and son of endeavor was letting you touch his scar

to your surprise, shoto melted into it as he closed his eyes, placing his hand gently on top of yours

you could feel his hands shaking though his expressions were so relaxed

you kissed the side of his scar, running a hand through his hair

“i’m so lucky to have you.”

WHEN YOU COMPLIMENT HIS QUIRK: EIJIRO KIRISHIMA, DENKI KAMINARI, HITOSHI SHINSOU

EIJIRO KIRISHIMA

eijiro cursed as he slammed his head against the wall for the hundredth time that day

he hated to admit it, but ever since the sports festival, everything had just been falling apart

for starters, he was already insecure enough on his own about his quirk

it seemed like everyone had something flashy and made them look invincible, while he was stuck with something that could only follow around his body and cracked if he used it too much

and that... that made him upset

but when the sports festival came around, not only did he see everyone with amazing quirks and using them to their full potential, tetsutetsu had nearly the same quirk as him

and to make matters worse, they had tied and had to settle it with a fist fight

“why?” he asked to himself, looking down at the floor. “why couldn’t i- why couldn’t i have been born with a flashier quirk?”

great, now he was crying.

at least no one else was around to see him this weak-

“kirishima?”

oh shit.

he turned around, his bloodshot eyes locking with yours. “h-hey,” eijiro said weakly

“what are you- what are you doing here-?” you noticed the way his body trembled when he took a breath and blood trickling from his forehead. “hey, are you okay?” you said.

eijiro sincerely had no idea what to say. “my quirk,” he looked down at his hands.

you cocked your head. “what about it? i think it’s pretty neat!”

kirishima looked up. “really?”

“mhm!” you nodded enthusiastically. “it can be the strongest barrier, or the most powerful weapon! i think it’s cool that your body can just become a shield out of nowhere, it’s like-- it’s like you’re a shield, ya know? sure, todoroki might have his ice, but that makes damage and takes time to clean up, like midoriya’s punches or bakugo’s explosions. but your quirk is its own little thing! and i think that’s pretty neat.”

kirishima beamed. huh, maybe so.

DENKI KAMINARI

“good job, bakugo!”

“haha, nice job on that one, kirishima.”

“your quirk is so cool, todoroki! i love how the ice just went striaght through the roof!”

“nice jumping, deku! your punches are amazing.”

but i...

i was the one who helped the power come back, i was the one who literally fried my brain, i was the one who did all of that, and i-

i’m so weak.

denki inhaled through his nose, exhaled through his mouth, trying to stop the trembling in his breath as he closed his eyes

he had done so much, and what did he get in return?

all he wanted was to be someone, to be someone that made people smile, to be someone that people genuinely wanted to see

did anyone even want to see him?

“i’m a failure, i’m a failure, what am i doing, why am i so weakwhat’swrongwithmewhycan’tidoanythingright-”

“good job, kaminari!”

he turned his head, finding you running up to him and waving your hands up in the air

“hey! pikachu!” you exclaimed, trying to catch your breath once you stopped. “great job up there! you left before anyone else could notice, i can’t believe you managed to do all that. your quirk is so cool!”

denki’s heart swelled with pride, his eyes saying nothing but thanks.

your quirk is so cool!

“thanks, y/n! so, how do you feel about going to the arcade after school?”

HITOSHI SHINSOU

hitoshi stared at himself in the mirror, his eyes blood-shot and head fuzzy

“i’m not a villain.” hitoshi said slowly. “i can’t be a villain. i want to be a hero.”

he splashed the sink water onto his face. “get yourself together, are you really going to let a few words hurt you?”

but hitoshi couldn’t help but feel that way-- what could he even use his quirk for- no, no, he could use it for so much. but...

“ha! a quirk such as yours should be only used for villains, you monster! you might as well get out of here before anyone else tries to kick you out.”

hitoshi screamed in anger, splashing the water across his face and pressing hard into his eyes, before slapping himself across the face

“get yourself together..”

“hey, shinsou!! i was wondering if-”

your eyes locked with his frustrated expression. “shinsou? is... something wrong?”

normally, he’d push you away, but-- but now, he really needed someone

your breath hitched when you saw his eyes land onto yours, but for some reason, there was something so lonely and upsetting behind them, before you remembered what a few students at ua had said.

you didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but you were on a rush to get to school that morning and had to run ahead and pass through that area.

“if it’s about what some of those idiots said this morning, just... know that i think, for the record, that your quirk is so cool.”

shinsou’s eyes furrowed in confusion. you? you thought his quirk was cool?

“i’m not lying,” you said, as if reading through his thoughts. “i really think its amazing. you can help so many people with it, you can change the entire world with a quirk as special as that, so act like it! because it’s true, your quirk is really amazing, and i’m pretty sure you’re the only one who doesn’t see it, you knucklehead.”

he doesn’t tell you this, but-

ever since that day, he’s never stopped thinking about it.

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