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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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We usually see the Sun/Moon dynamic as Sunshine and Grump.
But what about a different perspective.
What if the Sun was loud, unyielding, spiteful.
The Sun would blind their enemies, not care the damage they make, or the burns they leave behind.
What if the Sun was devastating.
What if the Moon was silent, gentle, cautious.
The Moon saw things from a different perspective, was a place of consistency in the darkness, collected friends like stars in the sky.
What if the Moon was optimistic.
What if the Moon took on the wrath of the Sun, and used it for safety rather than destruction.
What if the Sun was alone, until the Moon entered their orbit.
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xxkiller-muffinxx · 4 months
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That's my girl
John Dory x reader part 2/2
Summary: John Dory shows up out of nowhere (again), but with that he brings trouble, the trouble of the mind and the heart.
Words: 2582
Warnings: too much fluff, it hurts- also still no color coding cuz I'm lazy and when I'm writing this its almost midnight.
A/N: welp, this is longer than my usual. Yeah this is part 2 to a thing that honestly wasn't supposed to be in parts, but new years was banging so you know I had to. Little Thing, if the caterpillar snail confuses you, imagine a motor bike, I tried to word it better: but some things are just not made to make sense. Aso don't judge the gif choice man, desperate times come for desperate measures. I forgot to add tags again 😔
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For a while, you kept your distance again. Wondering how this all happened. How everything went downhill for you so fast. Now that you have the house to yourself you now have a lot of dead air to think about. (Your dad’s not dead, he just wanted to seek a path in white water rafting. Whatever that means.)
You silently read an old scrapbook, it was your favorite genre and you loved just sitting down and getting to the end. Especially on rainy days like these. Right as you got to the climax there was a knock on the door. Admittedly you aggressively rolled your eyes.
You closed the book and set it aside, who's knocking at this hour? Right before midnight? Your book needs reading! your fish needs walking! You don’t have a fish, you're just irritated, you can’t read your book. As you closed in on the door you stopped. What if it’s an intruder? Or worse, a monster who suddenly gained the sentience to knock! You would never know until-
“Buttercup?” John Dory’s voice shakes through the door, There’s faster knocking. “It's cold out here!”
You've never opened a door so fast in your life.
As soon as John made it inside you glared hard at him. You wanted to scold him but your silent anger was getting nowhere. He was too busy admiring the inside of your home. Then his eyes landed on you.
You breathed heavily, walking over to grab your book and then walking back to him. He gave you the same dumb, doe-eyed look he always does when he's gotten himself in a bit of trouble. You gently slapped the book on his stomach then walked to put it on the shelf. His quiet shocked laugh brought you back to the center.
You pointed for him to sit and quickly made him some hot cocoa perfect for the season. You walked over and sat next to him. Handing him the glass. “Thanks Buttercup. You mean the world to me.” He chugged the hot cocoa, just fast enough to not catch the break in your calmness traded for bashfulness.
When you calm back down, you cross your arms. Your nose flaring and your lip pouting. John looks you in the eyes, his lips pursing as he thought about a good response. “Can you blame me? You have me wrapped around your finger.” He says playfully.
Your eyebrow raises. You don’t flinch or retreat. You narrow your eyes at him. His grin falls as he catches your unwavering worry. “I uh. I just missed you. It’s been a week and I wanted to see you. At least once.” When you didn’t accept that as an answer he got a little frustrated. “I know that isn't a good excuse but what do you want from me? To let the one person I've had close in years just drop out like that?”
Your other eyebrow raised, silently asking if he was okay. Then in a moment you caught his cockiness slip. That's when you knew something was wrong. You leaned forward and looked into his eyes ruffling his hair to gain his attention. His eyes met yours and it didn't take him long to pull out a vinyl. “It's the only way I could talk about my feelings to you without being a coward.” he blushed deeply. You cock your eyebrow again then roll your eyes. You stood up and went to put it on your record player.
(feel free to listen then move on or not listen at all)
As the song plays, you listen to the lyrics, your back to John as you listen to the words. His soft voice played on the track and you could almost hear the sweat dripping from his forehead. You were too focused on the lyrics to even look at him.
Your skin, oh, yeah, your skin and bones.
Turn into something beautiful
You know, you know I love you so
You know I love you so.
Then it clicked. This wasn't him just showing you a brozone song. No, no heaven knows you listened to Brozone’s music and it's nothing like this. This is gentle and soft. Not throw yourself into a dance song, but that's what you wanted to do. Take his hand and gently dance with him.
However, when you realize that's wanted, the song is already over. You took a while to realize it, but what had transpired wasn't platonic. Not anymore. It was the bridge that led two ways. You just had to figure out which was which.
“Yeah-” John’s voice cuts you free from your mind. “It's not much, it's kind of rushed. Is that weird? That you were gone for a week and I realized I…I can't even say it out loud. I'm…interested. In you. I wanted to see if you wanted to see where this was going.”
You turn around finally, your hand covering your mouth and your otheraying across your stomach. You wondered how you probably looked crazy, but you didn't care. At least not until he pointed out what should have been obvious. You were crying.
“Buttercup! I didn't mean, oh shoot I didn't think that I'd- I'm sorry I take it back!” He gently began panicking. The pacing panic. You wiped your face and looked at your hands, sure enough you were crying. You shook your head, unsure how to tell him that you were okay, just moved by the fact he'd write a song for you.
He took that as rejection and frowned. “Yeah. Yeah. I get it. It's okay. I understand.” he was about to turn around when you grabbed his arm. Damning your inability to speak. You looked around for a piece of pen and paper. However, there was nothing. (you were not writing in your precious book.)
You were scrambling, trying to communicate, but you were only tearing up and crying more. You grabbed his hand and squeezed it tightly. Your eyes watery and your nose red and puffy. He looked away then looked at you. “I am so confused right now.” JD squeezed your hand in return.
You did the unexpected. In a fit of confused, misguided, and intolerant anger. You grabbed his face and kissed him. Right then and there. When you pulled away your eyes were wide and so were his. You were about to move away when he just pulled you back in for another kiss.
The second kiss is more sweet and dedicated than the first, your hands moving to gently press into his chest. His hands gently held your head and waist as if you were to fall. It made you feel safe.
Then you both pulled away relaxing into your spots across from each other and your face turned beet red again. How dare he need that good of a kisser? you were just proving a point and now you're the one wrapped around his finger. You try to look away but with his hand snugly holding your head, you couldn't physically do so.
In silence, John Dory’s smile grew from a smirk to a dopey grin. You felt a wave of embarrassment pass through you. “Sweet mother of all things Trolly! You never cease to surprise me Buttercup!” he wrapped his arms around you and lifted you up, spinning you around as you giggled very softly again. He then pulled you in for a hug. “I'm glad you feel the same. You don't know how much it means to me.”
You guys stayed in a hug for a while. He was holding you so tight that it felt like he'd never let go, ever. Then you got an idea. You pulled away first, and that admittedly made him confused. You walked to the record player and played his song again. Offering him your hand.
He laughed, grabbing your hand and pulling you in for a dance. Not a fast dance, just a slow dance, A comfortable dance. Youve never felt so warm and cozy in your life. Maybe your book can wait for a few more hours. You're not in a rush.
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For the next few years you would have a casual relationship. To the point where no one inherently knew you were dating until John would make some sweet comment about you with your back turned.
As you rode gently into your 30s John was right there beside you. Celebrating each birthday, bigger than the last. You were grateful you got stuck with a guy like John, every day was like a gossip story and he'd tell you every fact about Brozone there ever was. You soon became the team’s number-one fan.
That was, until the unexpected happened. John Dory received a message from his brother that he was in danger. Locked in a diamond prison that only the perfect family harmony could save him from.
“So I have to find my brothers, then save Floyd.” He’d proclaim to you. You raised an eyebrow as you picked up his mess in the bus, he'd probably be taking it and if there were any guests you'd want them to be comfortable. “You know…” he turned around to greet you, walking to throw the trash in the bin outside.
You gave him a look, you knew what he was going to say. “You could come with me, meet my brothers? Join in on the adventure?” he’d ask before you shook your head. You gestured outside and then walked up to him to gently kiss his cheek. “Yeah, I get it, but you're still meeting my brothers, I don't know what I'll have to do for that to happen but you will.” he kissed your forehead and got behind the wheel. You let him know you love him then walk out of his bus to not wait any longer.
You walk to the front of the bus and pet the armadillo before stepping back, and waving goodbye. As he left a pit rolled up in your stomach. A worry pit. You felt like you should've gone with him, but you'd only slow him down. So you went inside. Deciding its a good time to catch up on some reading.
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You learned to live with the pit after a while, you used a small messenger creature to send little I love you notes, but you haven't gotten anything in return. It made it worse, and then right as it neared sundown on the second day he was gone, you had had enough. You walked outside. Going to the corner to pull something out of your sleeve that he’d never expect.
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After the show, John was laughing backstage at something Clay said, holding his stomach as him and his brothers all laughed in unison. He was the first to stop laughing, and when he did. He saw his entire family. Laughing together as if it were the holidays. Which is around a troll’s happiest time.
All that was missing was…
JD’s eyes shot up and he placed a hand on your forehead. “Oh shoot, Buttercup! Oh geez-” he looked up dusting himself and pulling his jacket more clothed and preparing to leave when Bruce chimes in.
“Where are you headed, John?” He’d ask. His voice laced with familiar suspicion. The entire room looks at him, as if awaiting the incredible response he'd spew out now. John stuttered quietly. Then leaned on a wall next to him.
“I have a misses I have to get home to thank you very much.”
There was silent, for a whole minute straight until laughter amongst the brothers (except Floyd honestly) rang out. Everyone's eyes briefly snapped to them. Viva slapped Clay’s arm and he went quiet for a second only to start dying laughing again. Branch wiped a tear and crossed his arms. “You? You have a “misses”? you're just full of surprises.”
JD laughs softly, confused, his brothers are laughing “I'm serious, they're perfect. I want you all to meet them so badly, but they stayed to take care of things there.” He crosses his arms tight over his chest, deciding to just smile through the pain.
JD ignored all the mindless snorts and chuckles after that comment, or tried to anyway. He shook his head “ you'll see, I'll introduce them to you guys and I'm gonna be laughing at you guys!” He walks out to the stage to head home that way.
He grumbled slightly, angry that his brothers would doubt him, but could you blame them? They are brothers after all. he's not grumbling for long because the sound of a growling animal snaps him out of his thoughts. Within an instant, something shoots from the dark, surrounding him in a dirt cloud and the sound of a creature going “meeeeeeeeh” like a motorcycle.
John screamed, a comically loud scream. That attracted everyone inside. They all rushed out only to see the scene unfolding before them. “Hey!” Branch was the first to yell. “Leave our brother alone!” the others banded together and got into fighting poses until everything stopped.
The loud noises, fast movements, and it was just silence for ten seconds until emerging from the cloud was a figure with bucket helmet, and sunglasses over the front. The creature they were riding on was some sort of caterpillar snail, similar to a motorbike.
John looked up at the figure and grinned awkwardly. When the person takes off their mask he gasps louder than he's ever gasped before “BUTTERCUP!” He shoots up. Wrapping you in his arms and lifting you high into the air.
You giggle and wrap your arms around his head until he puts you down. You take off your shades and swing your hair a little bit to get rid of the helmet shape. He was so excited to see you he could explode. “You gave me a good scare, I'm sorry I didn't go home right after saving Floyd I just had to catch up with everyone and do a show with them one last time, you had to see the show, in fact, I think someone recorded it, I'll get that to you as fast as possible!”
“Who is that?” Clay asked, a bit too accusingly. You blush and hide behind JD in fear. He crackles and pushes you forward.
He holds you tight as he introduces you by name. “They are my buttercup, my everything. The one who kept me afloat during all my turmoil. The one who-” You slap him in his arm, causing him to laugh. You bow your head to greet them.
Then you all gather around to talk, enjoying meeting the brothers for the first time. Branch is just the definition of sweet and sour, his girlfriend is the whole package everything you'd want in a party planner honestly. Floyd was the perfect sweetheart and Clay was fun to watch with his small misadventures with Viva. Bruce was definitely the one who talked to you the most, asking you genuine questions about why the hell John dory of all people. You answered as modestly as possible, not having an answer at that moment.
Then you caught sight of John wallflowering. You frowned and walked over, leaning on the same wall he was. He smiled at you, his gaze lingering oh yours for a minute before he kissed your cheek gently. You raised a brow. He laughed softly. “That's my girl.” he’d say before wrapping an arm around you lovingly.
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sweetmugofcocoa · 3 months
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What if all animals were replaced by dragons?
Birds? Tiny dragons.
Cats? Dragons that wake you up demanding food and will throw up little bursts of fire or coals to get you out of bed.
Dogs? Wingless dragons that love to fetch and are friendly.
Horses? Dragons.
Fish? Aquatic dragons.
Insects? The smallest dragons ever that leave tiny burns instead of bug bites.
You can see where I'm going with this. :D
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sweetmugofcocoa · 5 months
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I haven't seen my Spotify Wrapped yet, but send me a number 1-100 and I'll tell you who it makes me think of.
This includes characters from my original works, OCs, and favorite fandom characters. Or a pairing.
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sweetmugofcocoa · 10 months
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I patiently wait for the day that AO3 is back up so I can post the next chapters of my current wip.
And in the wait, I pray for the volunteers working hard to get the site back up.
It's really true that money is not the only motivator in live. AO3's staff is a blessing to the fan community.
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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My favorite characters to write are kind.
No matter where that kindness comes from, I love kind characters.
It doesn't mean they are all harmless. It doesn't mean they won't burn down the world for their loved ones' safety.
But characters that look for the good, help where they can, and have compassion for others. They gravitate towards people that need a little extra love and give it without any expectations, even if the person doesn't want it at first.
People who have been through trouble, and while it didn't make them kind, it did make them more aware of the unfairness of the world, how much kindness is necessary.
People who may begrudgingly be kind, but deep down they really want to be doing what they are doing, they just don't want to show it.
People who would rather mend than break with their hands.
A quote I found once is this: "Kindness is not weakness. Throw a punch at kindness, and you're going to break your hand."
I love kind characters, because our world could use more.
Who says fiction can't have kind characters?
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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For those that read my AO3 stories...
The link is in my pinned post.
But it's also here: AO3 account
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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*new blog follows me*
Me: Huh... that's a weird name for a bot.
Me: *clicks on the blog*
Me:
Me: Oh! Not a bot. Sweet.
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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You know you're a Soap Mactavish fan when...
You say 'it's pishin' a doon out here' whenever it's raining.
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sweetmugofcocoa · 3 months
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20 Questions for Writers
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
39, but some are in the same series.
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
849,388
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Star Wars, TMNT, MCU are the main ones.
But I have some for DC, Lab Rats, and even one for Kung Fu Panda and Big Hero 6.
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
Tisli Erhsernsa [Paternal Instinct] (Star Wars/DC crossover)
Turtles Forever: New Connections (TMNT)
Living in the Present, Clinging to the Past (MCU)
Ruusaan, Akaan, Am [Reliable One, War, Change] (Star Wars)
Heavy is the Head that Knows the Ending (MCU)
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I try to respond to comments. If it's a simple one, I usually leave a :D, which is what I end my comments with. If I don't know how to respond, especially if it is short or a :D doesn't make sense, I don't respond.
6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
It's either Last Breath of Peace, which is a Star Wars story I wrote for @thechaoticfanartist, or Ruusaan, Akaan, Am [Reliable One, War, Change], the first part of a Star Wars series that... ends on a bit of a cliffhanger.
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
I don't know... I'd say Beating the Odds: Whatever it Takes, but it's not done yet...
Maybe Turtles Forever: New Connections instead. That's a good one.
8. Do you get hate on your fic?
Not really, no. Which I'm thankful for. But every writer gets some hate, right? Can't cater to everyone.
9. Do you write smut?
Nope. Fade to black and kissing at most. But nothing explicit. Let the reader make their own conclusions.
10. Do you write crossovers?
Oh yeah. I've written Star Wars/DC, Star Wars/TMNT, even different TMNT iterations meeting each other. I like the challenge of getting characters right.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I know of.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Again, not that I know of. No one has requested permission, so I'm guessing no.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic?
I have, but it's not on my AO3. It was an original where the four characters are in a plane crash and are the only survivors. I lost contact with the other writer, so it never got an end.
There's also the story in #6, which I count here because someone else's OC was a main character.
14. What‘s your all-time favourite ship?
Oh... the difficulty of picking across the fandoms...
So I will pick one from each that I have one!
MCU: Sugar and Bucky
Star Wars: Teagan and Captain Rex
Lab Rats: Astrid and Chase
Big Hero 6: Dawn and Tadashi
But maybe I'm biased cause each has an OC of mine. :D
15. What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
The Morut'yc Series. I don't know if I'll ever stop working on it. There's so much I can add to it.
Or my other big series for the MCU, but that's because I don't know where I want to stop the series as a whole.
16. What’s your writing strengths?
I've been told I'm good at getting character personalities correct. I think I'm also good at emotional scenes.
17. What’s your writing weaknesses?
How much detail and description of setting to use. There's a fine line between too much and not enough. Also writing it in like it isn't a word dump.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I use other languages in dialogue before, be it Japanese, Mando'a, French. Granted, the real languages I had to use Google Translate for, and for Mando'a, I'm practicing myself to speak it. Might write a full fic in it to practice.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
That's a toughie. I've been writing fics for a while. I'd have to guess DC, because one of my first OCs was a superhero Batman meets. The second fandom might be TMNT.
20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?
Again, tough questions. One of the two big series I have, Morut'yc Series or There's Always a Cost Series. I worked on them a long time and I have fond (and lengthy) thoughts about them both.
THAT'S ALL FOLKS!
I'm horrible with a tagging system, so if you see this and you write fics, feel free to fill this out if you would like.
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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What if all animals were replaced by dragons?
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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The introduction of polls added a whole new blog type to the website.
I've had so many tournament and 'let's create a ___' blogs come across my dash.
There's a blog for pitting tournament blogs against each other.
A new fandom tournament is created every day.
It's a budding sub-category of Tumblr, and it's glorious!
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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Goodnight moon,
goodnight stars,
goodnight Greg, the Unidentified Creature living in my walls.
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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When looking through the search results, where's the 'Oldest' option?
I want to know which posts used a tag first.
I want to start at the beginning and get caught up instead of seeing the same thirty posts every time I search something.
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sweetmugofcocoa · 1 year
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Words of Wisdom
If someone is on the struggle bus,
don't be a pothole,
be a pit stop.
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