Plot twist, the seller actually basically only has monster high instead of ever after high and just seem to be a bit confused-

Anyway i got 3 almost complete monster high dolls and mh cupids diary for £15 🫶

EAH Music Headcanons

I am slightly too scared of people judging my music taste to share the ever after high playlists I made so instead I will share some headcanons I have about their music taste!

obligatory mention that dexter is the biggest swiftie and convinced raven to get into her music

usually though raven prefers goth or punk rock music, maybe some metal when she's angy, some alt rock, but she has a sweet side and is trying to go against her mom so she also gets really into tswift

apple is kind of a basic baby gay UAHFJDJF like girl in red and phoebe bridgers vibes

darling likes oldies, billy joel, elton john, I need a hero bonnie tyler, etc etc (side note: she is okay with taylor swifts music but she is so fed up with dexter being obsessed with her)

90s music is faybelle and briars THING (although faybelle acts like she doesn't like it but she totally does) like NSYNC, backstreet boys, Selena, destiny's child that era is so them TO ME

cupid is open to listening to literally anything like she loves all music so much and she picks out songs for her radio show that she knows milton would never allow but he hasn't noticed yet so she keeps doing it (but if she had to choose she probably leans towards r&b, hip hop, chill vibes, and anything super unique, AND OFC any type of love song)

ashlynn loves anything relaxing, mostly classical music, jazz (loves laufey), indie, and folk (her playlists would have super ethereal, cottagecore picnic vibes) oh and! Ghibli music or music with those vibes for sure

hunter likes similar music to her but leans more towards the folk side (he likes listening to relaxing music to calm down when he gets too fed up with pesky)

Cerise likes indie rock and alt rock, but also I feel like she secretly loves some really girlypop Taylor swift songs

Cedar I think would enjoy r&b and classical (tho maybe more like movie soundtracks...) And maybe some folk and indie as well (like cupid she's probably pretty open to anything)

Duchess obviously listens to some ballet music just for practice BUT I think she'd also have a music taste that's really embarrassing to her and one time someone overheard her singing really badly in the shower (like to one direction or smth idk)

I just thought of this on the spot but maybe Humphrey likes edm LMAO

The wonderlandians are my fav characters but I don't have a solid headcanon for their music tastes because I think it would be so purposely chaotic and random and eclectic and strange

Changing the characters featured in each special without doing any research (it’s been like 2 weeks since I’ve proper watched eah).

True hearts day - chefs kiss it’s perfect

Thronecoming - I like the characters with their side plots but specifically for those going into the storybook of legends I would change blondie and cedar. Blondie would be at the game, it makes no sense why she was there (unless she followed them but she would have to be covering the game anyways so??) and cedar because I feel like they either should have focused more on her being able to lie or just cut her. I would replace them with 1 kitty because she could cover both the plot points that blondie n cedar bring (aka finding out where to go and how to get in) because I think definitely smth could be worked out with her going into the in between. And then I’m in between Ginger and Holly for the 8th girl. I feel like Ginger just because she’s important for spring unsprung so it would make sense to meet her earlier, but also then the focus would be less on raven + briars horrible destinies and on gingers. And I think that Hollys destiny makes a lot of sense for a quick little montage but then that brings the question on if it should be poppy instead or if the sbol they go into is a fake or not.

Spring unsprung - for the girls who get outfits from Lizzie I’m not going to switch them for Maddie and Kitty even tho it would make sense for Lizzie to make the outfits for them (but then again I’m pretty sure the og queen of hearts doesn’t even know who the Cheshire Cat + Mad Hatter r) so the only one I’ll switch is Holly. Just because I didn’t commit to her for the thronecoming arc and so I feel like she doesn’t really need to be there. I would switch her for Farrah (ik she didn’t exist yet but do I look like I give a fuck?) because in the diaries her cedar and Lizzie design together. And briar and cerise can stay because they’re featured and they are like main characters. The others in this special make sense tbh

Way Too Wonderland - ok yeah it makes sense for the 6 girls. The 3 wonderlandians who left pre curse that makes sense. Briar who is literally the catalyst for all these events. And the two main characters. If I could add someone I’d add cerise because her parents got married in wonderland, which could create an interesting plotline, and after spring unsprung her character was kinda discarded which is too bad. The others (the charmings + bunny and Alistair can stay too). Mm honestly I’d remove faybelle. It makes sense for her to be there just to establish her character before dragon games + epic winter but she wasn’t needed. Honestly could switch cerise with her.

Dragon Games - now here’s where I start to actually dislike the line up not just in a nitpicky way. Okay so off the top of my head the ones who compete in the dragons games are Melody, Lizzie, Poppy, Darling, Holly, Apple, Ashlynn, Maddie and Raven. I’m sorry what?! No briar?! Or cerise?! Immediately cutting Lizzie and Melody for those two. And I feel like Ashlynn could be replaced by Jillian, Cupid, Ramona or Nina. And then for those who go to the forest originally are Raven, Darling, Maddie, Ashlynn, Poppy, and Holly. Definitely adding Briar because that just makes this so much more interesting / briar’s rebel arc could have happened!! I’d either just add her to the existing group or if cut the O’Hair twins and also add cerise because cerise is close friends with raven and is seen with darling lots.

Epic Winter - so if you know me yk were cutting rosabella. I’m very tempted to just add Lizzie but we will resist the temptation. I’ll definitely be changing this one a lot. So the crew is Briar, Faybelle, Ashlynn, Blondie, Rosabella, Daring and Crystal. Cutting Blondie & Daring and adding Poppy and Duchess. Okay that might not look like a big change but im changing who gets which arc. Those with flowers are now Briar, Rosa, Poppy and Crystal. Ashlynn is just there because she’s friends with Crystal not because of the flower. Faybelle is there for the same reason. Rosabella is just there because of her flower, of course she becomes friends and stuff but the whole ‘I can fix him’ thing is gone. Instead this is poppy and duchess. Whether or not it’s seen as a ship or friendship Duchess is the one who needs redemption not Daring. Also I just found the blondie wanting a real story arc to be stupid

Forest Fest - I forgot this is considered a special? Is it considered a special? Anyways I think it’s fine I found it annoying how raven and dex had to be the ones to save the girls it could literally be anyone else. I found Poppy kinda a random choice for blondie to take, like just for the hair?? Maybe Ginger instead because she also has a show and they could be going together.

Tbh I want to make another post with in depth analysis

Kinda unrelated but I remembered your eah post and before I was going to sleep, I was thinking about which eah character would be the twst boy's favorite. Like, for example, Cater really likes or relates to Blondie Locks in some way and Rook likes Hunter but his top favorite is Cupid because he's the Le Chasseur D'Amour! And things like that. What are your thoughts? (I have a monster high ver to this too)

i love the idea of Cater relating to Blondie Locks lol. and Rook. ROOK. my beloved hunter. loving another hunter but adoring a fellow romance enthusiast such as himself just fits (i will be honest tho, my memory of all the characters in eah is a bit hazy but this is a fun thought to think abt so i'll do my best at remembering-)

Kalim would definitely love Madeline Hatter. they're both just such cheerful and endearing characters and i feel like Kalim would find her positivity so sweet. he also appreciates her taste for tea and tea time

this one is kinda obvious but Riddle and Lizzie Hearts. yes. from the moment he heard the girl declare a passionate "Off with her head!" he knew who his favorite was. very much relates to Lizzie's character as they both strike people as individuals with head strong personalities and are quite by-the-book when it comes to instructions

Jack thinks Cerise Hood is cool. he was probably watching eah with the first years and refused to pay attention at first, but after seeing Cerise's wolf tendencies, the show caught his interest as it was something extremely relatable. still pretends to not pay attention tho, but he peeks at the tv screen every time Cerise is in a scene

respectfully, Vil absolutely hates Apple White. she's just so happy, generous, kind, perfect, and in his words, controlling. has been on Raven's side since the beginning and will remain there until the end of time. Apple also reminds him of a certain Neige Leblanche, though if you asked Vil to pick between the two of them, he'd regrettably choose Neige (just don't tell anyone tho). he just hates Apple that much

Deuce and Dexter Charming <33333 my adorable and awkward boys. am i being biased for this? maybe i am. but that will not stop me. Deuce severely relates to Dexter's awkwardness but also looks up to his character as Deuce wishes to possess at least some of his intelligent braincells

Malleus is just confused on Faybelle Thorn's logic. breaking into parties you were not invited to? that was an option??? anyway, along with Vil, Malleus is also a big Raven Queen fan. he empathizes with her as he, too, is misunderstood and feared by the people around him

Lilia showed Silver a clip of Briar Beauty falling asleep everywhere and said "look it's you". that's it.

Floyd and Jade, for rather obvious reasons, both find Kitty Cheshire as an amusing character. chaotic personalities intrigue the twins, could you blame them?

this turned out longer than i expected omg but my brain needed indulge in this for a bit jckdsckn

20 questions for fic writers

Tagged my @oliviassunrise. Thank you so much!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

35!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

Currently it's 190, 177 but I want to reach 200K words before this year ends hehe

3. What fandoms do you write for?

EAH and TLOU but I'm mostly writing about TLOU these days, since I have to really be deeply invested in something to actually write for it!

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

1. It is late now, I'm a bit tired; the sky is irritated by stars. (And I love you, I love you, I love you.) - TLOU main Jackson AU series 2. hoax - EAH rapple pain 3. it is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world - TLOU main Jackson AU series part II 4. I was lost within the darkness (until I found you) - TLOU family ficlet collection 5. Let's chase the sun while it still burns for us. - TLOU Canon divergence AU — Tess lives and they can actually lay low kinda a fix it fic

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do, I know I'm not the best at replying bc I feel like I repeat myself too much, but I need people to know I'm grateful about them reading in any way I can convey that 😭

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

If you know me, then you're aware I go full angst mode and I make these poor characters go through hell lol but probs unraveled/undone though because it physically hurted to write it (since the OG ending was more hopeful and the two endings I wrote are so sad)

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I'm delusional enough to say it's Daylight, another Jackson AU where nothing bad ever happens and everyone is happy

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Aside from two snarky comments earlier this year, not that I'm aware of!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Okay answering this is funny bc contrary to what my archive shows, I rarely can write smut and only when the mood strikes right and I have something to say, I guess 🧍🏽‍♀️which means that it's mostly really bad written kinky smut lol but who will stop me

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Not really, I don't have enough interest in them anymore (but back in 2016 I created one with a friend that involved anime and werewolves. It’s not posted, don’t ask)

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No that I'm aware of! And please don’t do this ever lmaooo

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not yet, but I have considered that maybe I could translate my own stuff to my first language in the future, if you ever want to do it tho I'm open to the idea 👀

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Unfortunately not yet :(( there have been some talks with some writers about the idea but it never happens, and it's unfortunate because I loooove sharing ideas and working together creatively (Koku can agree with me on this, we've created so many things this year)

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

I have a bunch of them that I cherish with my whole heart but if there’s one that hits all my checkmarks it's Joel/Tess, their ambiguous nature has always been fitting for them and it works wonders to fill in the blanks, and also I've loved them since the beginning lols I'm never making it out of this hell

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Shaking and crying I think it's ALL the multichapter fics I have planned but have no clue how to keep writing 💔💔 in any case it would be Fourth of July (canon divergence au where Ellie is Tess and Joel’s bio kid, she leaves and they reunite when she gets bitten then reconcile in the canon journey)

16. What are your writing strengths?

Maybe that I have versatility? I think I can write about many things and topics efficiently, characterization and that I employ poetry often... I think

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Would it be wrong to say everything 😭 but joking aside it's definitely dialogue, plot heavy writing and certain genres (action and suspense mostly)

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I encourage it doing proper research + consulting someone who actually speaks the language, so it's authentic! That's what I would do

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Anime fandom who shall never be brought up again.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

J&T Ficlet collection because it has some of my best writing and it showcases my style perfectly, I'm glad I got encouraged enough to post it <3

Tagging: @beerandyarn @wardenannie @anne1marie @raffinit @ilovecats491 @thefloatingwriter @mariatesstruther and anyone else who wants to share 🤲🏼❤

Please don't stop posting. I really like THIS soooo much. You don't know how hard and how long i need to search for anything close to genderbend fairytale x reader. I usually end up with yandere!prince in my search, but not the fairytale that i search for. Usually it's the prince and king type of fairytale where you are the maid or something like that and NOT the 'classic fairytale' that i search for or familiar with. Or a fairytale AU. Or twisted wonderland (plus yandere).

I almost went mad. And need to give up several time because i don't think anyone has written genderbend classic fairytale. Or yandere genderbend fairytale. I still have not seen any, actually there is but only very little old scraps. Actually there is one story with genderbend classic disney fairytale characters but.... too much ocs that i do not know (not related to any of the source or anything that i am familiar with and too modernly magical(?). Also somehow the y/n know disney but also conveniently forget about it? It's weird imo) and the y/n is not my taste. So i skim it and because of it the story doesn't make sense to me. Not that i want to bash that story. Just not my cup of tea.

So pleaseeeee.... don't stop. This is good stuff in my book. And my cup of tea, up to my taste.

And i accept any new decent-good writing of any genderbend fairytale character. (I am so desperate that i read any 'bad' writing. The pharagraph and spacing is awful, lots of OOC, the y/n.... let just say they are not realistic and lots of pick-me type, probably wrote by 10 or 12 years old. They probably will cringe at their writing. At least there are rooms for improvement. This also include Monster High writing. The fandom for it kinda small.... i shall not say it.)

This is also genderbend Ever After High, which is exceedingly rare. Probably rarer than genderbend Monster High. Wait.... they are probably in the same rare category, since they are scarce. So this is a win-win in my book. I got genderbend Ever After High (plus yandere) and i can satisfy my craving for genderbend fairytale (plus yandere).

Anyway what i want to say is keep up the good work. If you know any other decent genderbend EAH or MH (plus yandere) writing, please tell me. Or at least what keyword i should use because maybe sometime they don't show up. It's like hunting for bigfoot.

Sorry if i am annoying or offend you in anyway. I do not intend to offend or annoy you.

Oh, I love when people like my work! It really does make my day. You're not offending or annoying me. If you want a genderbend ever after high, here's some I wrote on Quotev, though I'm not quite sure how good they are lol.

A FairyTale Love: Ever After High

Happily Ever After: Ever After High

Monster Life: Monster High

A Girly Girl: Monster High (Lesbian/Not Genderbend)

I will try and update more, but my birthday is tomorrow so that's been on my mind. I'm glad you enjoy my writing so much, tho, I love entertaining and writing for people!

(I actually personally don’t know many yandere versions if any genderbend of Ever After High or Monster High, hence why I made this blog)

To think I could've lived all my life without ever feeling the need to get a single Rainbow High doll untill MGA decided to fuck me over by releasing Wave 3 and the Slumber Party set... SO!!

RAINBOW HIGH PROJECTS 🌈

Brianna Dulce - the first RH doll to actually get my attention was Kia Hearts. I loved the idea of a "lovecore" doll, with the dark skin/brown eyes combo being a big plus. I ended up not getting her because I'm annoyingly cheap and didn't want to pay for shipping on top of the already 50$. I'm more confident that they'll sell the Slumber Party set in stores here in my country tho. She'll have no major modifications, I just want to giver her brown eyes and turn her into a goldfish Kia ◉‿◉ (her outfits will also be great for some of my other dolls)

Daphne Minton - I love her color and outfits. I love her screening and face sculpt. She's perfect and yet I kept giving myself reasons not to buy her. Until I saw it: a brunette reroot of Daphne. I don't think anyone could ever understand how much I need this doll in my life. I need her ◉‿◉🔪

Sheryl Meyer - I think I only ever watched 3 eps of RH's webseries because, once in while, a cartoon will come and just hit home how a 20 year old really isn't the target demographic for a show made only to sell toys to children (EAH spoiled me rotten). Anyway, from all the background characters, Sheryl was the one I was most excited to see as an actual doll because I'm basic like that. And when she finally came out in all her glorious thick, straight, dark eyebrows and overdrawn lips I finally understood what truely loving someone meant. I have no plans for her, I'll keep her as she is ( ˘ ³˘)💛

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I'd love to one day make 2 of my ocs using a RH base too. Technically I could do them already using Marisa Golding and Vanessa Tempo considering how they already have pretty much the exact skintones and eye colors I need. But spending all that money on dolls I'd need to reroot and wipe all of their facepaint off? Yeaaah, no. I guess Georgia Bloom could work for one of them but I'd prefer to see her in person before I make the call.

I sooooo hope Rainbow High's quality plummets from here on out cause my wallet can't take this many hits ಥ_ಥ🌈

My Thoughts on Apple White :

since i was pretty young, i've always been obsessed and feel pity towards characters who are misunderstood or is usually everyone's least favourite. not the ones that are completely annoying or evil for no reason tho, which is why i've always been an apple white stan from the beginning. i understand the way she thinks and dislike raven because i was quite biased. as an apple stan, i see raven as just annoying, but on the other hand, a lot of people find apple as cruel and selfish when that is not the case.

in order to know about her more, we need to obviously learn more about her childhood. there isn't really a book about her background so the only information about her childhood that i can find is just based on predictions from The Dragon Games Special. from there we learn that apple has been groomed to be this picture perfect princess ever since she was incredibly young and has basically been thought (/brain washed) that she is the main character that will get her happy ending just like her mother, and that she must ensure that it will remain the same. born spoiled and controlled by her power hungry + strict mom, we find out that apple has only been able to succeed this much as a princess because of nepotism, royals status, and her destiny, all the way from her popularity (which is controlled by her mom as well), admirers, and even friends.

unlike raven who was born as an outcast meaning that she is woke about the whole unjustice system + wants to change her destiny, apple was born into a perfect life that everybody wants. including raven who in a way is jealous ofc which is why she encourages a large number of students who are outcasts as well to become rebels. it honestly makes perfect sense to me on why apple begged raven to stop it and to just follow her destiny, because hers is already perfect. raven envies apple's destiny and thinks its unfair that she has to be the villain while apple gets a lovely ending, which is true and makes totally perfect sense. so obviously it makes sense that apple wants to keep hers as well. they're both just two sides of the same coin wanting the exact same happily ever after, the difference is just that apple's will be handed over to her and all she needs to do at the moment is to just wait and prepare for it while raven is stuck playing the villain role.

a lot of people mention that they're reason of dislike towards apple is because she is selfish and privilleged, which is half true. yes she is born privilleged, but even tho she got it all through nepotism, she still needed to work hard in order to maintain the position that she was already given. unlike characters like ashlyn ella or briar beauty, apple takes full advantage of her popularity and works hard to maintain it. people will especially judge you a lot and will find mistakes in order to take you down because of it, so its important that apple herself to work hard in order to keep her position. i'm sorry but do you really think that being kind, sweet, and friendly 24/7 is easy? like even if she has a bad day she'll still have to put on a smile or people will judge her. other than that she's constantly pressured and is under observation by not only her mom, but her people and by other students as well. there's one thing in getting things easily, but keeping it is a whole different thing. i truely admire apple for always being able to put up a smile for everyone even when she's feeling sad and i honestly relate to her a lot. unlike raven, she can't just explode or get angry at someone. more than that, she can't really tell others how she truely feels since it's probably against her mother's teaching or smth. you can clearly tell that apple doesn't really like the way she got her position and is actually woke about the nepotism she receives because sometimes she feels like she doesn't deserve it, as i've mentioned before, apple's success (or at least the beginning of it) is all because of nepotism. the reason she is the most respected princess is because of her mom's legacy. which is why she tries so hard to be the best at everything, to prove to the people and her mom that she deserves to be in the position that she is rn and will do anything in order to keep it.

what's also sad is that while she's expected to be this perfect future ruler, people only expect certain things from her at the same time. like she's only expected to be this porcelain doll, to please men, be a good and fair ruler for her subjects, to be a role model for young girls, and to smile next to her prince (who she actually barely knows). thats it. people only praise her for her beauty and charm. the world of EAH is surprisingly set to be a not so misogynistic world. despite that, the few people who suffer from it (based from my observations) are cerise, darling, lizzie, and apple. if you pay attention, despite the many other accomplishments apple has, no one really praises her for her grades, work in other fields that doesn't involve charity, and her brilliance. she's usually only praised for her beauty and i feel like she gets sick of it at times as well. the only reason daring even stuck with her is because she's his supposed destiny and beauty, vice versa.

other than that, i also feel like apple's depressed and has anxiety at times but is just really good at hiding it since she was probably told to do so from a young age and i pity her for it. i feel so bad for her, and when raven didn't want to follow her destiny, imagine how she felt. her heart probably shattered because of it since it means that everything she has been given, dreamed, and worked hard for will all go to waste. which was why she tried so hard to get raven back to follow her destiny.

im happy that in the end she doesn't really push her too much tho since she sees raven as a true friend. it must honestly suck for her that raven is the only one who sees her as a regular person (even tho she sometimes raven explodes as well and thinks that apple doesn't have feelings of empathy). when apple said something like "no you're the one who's being selfish raven", i feel like its true. apple honestly doesn't only think of herself, but for others as well. in her story alone, everyone else will get their happy ending except for raven. it works like this in many other stories as well. it's said that if raven doesn't follow her destiny as the evil queen then everyone else in snow white's story (who are all set to receive a happy ending) will all 'cease to exist'. if she does that, many people who aren't happy about their ending will do the same as well, leaving a large percantage of people 'ceasing to exist' as well or at least won't get their happy ending. in my opinion, apple is just looking at the larger scale, and from a neutral side, apple's reason makes the most sense towards me. raven was selfish, but then she has her reasons so whatevs. my point of making this post is to stop apple white haters and for them to look at the bigger picture, or at least from my pov as an apple stan. that is all thank you <3

Shedding the truth

Summary: Deceit should know better, going through with another one of Remus’s ideas. He thought it would have been a one time deal, just something for them that night to experiment with his more reptilian side. But he’s starting to regret it with the growing nest of eggs, and horrible uncertainty of feelings swirling in his chest…he might be in some trouble here.

Pairings: Loceit, Demus, Intrulogical, intruloceit

Warnings: None (let me know if i need to tag anything

Word count: 1,926

previous chapters ch.1, ch.2, ch.3, ch.4 (read on ao3)

(wish to support me buy me a coffee :3)

Chapter 5 of “Say Something” series

Logan has been acting strange and Deceit can’t put his finger on why.

The logical side has made him breakfast on occasion, invited him to his room to read together or even for him to join Remus and the side in activities. Giving compliments and shy words sometimes.

Something must be going on here, the bespectacled side must want something from him. Another night together maybe? Why else would the side be acting so weirdly nice to him?

A trick to get something? Or maybe just to be on his good side since Remus and him have finally confessed to one another.

He’s not sure about the motive but it’s obvious something is going on...Whatever the motive it is...a bit nice having the extra attention.

Knock Knock

Scratch that...it’s annoying.

“Deceit please, you have hardly come out of your room, Remus believes you are ill, Let us in to help you.”

Deceit huffs curling up tighter in his bed under his several layers of blankets, he hasn’t bothered to put on his heat lamp. Every time he turned it on he felt like he was boiling, but without it he’s freezing, a horrible conundrum.

Even with all his fluffiest, softest, warmest blankets he can possibly bundle up and burrow in he’s left with the shivers.

He just wants to be left to sleep, all he needs is that precious sleep. Any illness can be cured with rest, but of course that is if he can get any.

Besides he can’t let anyone come in here. He hasn’t moved the eggs yet, they’re still the nest in the corner of his room. The number is officially up to three eggs now. A deep blue egg patterned like it is made of stones that he laid soon after Logan and him had...we...Getting sick has gotten in the way of moving them.

He can just push through this illness like he does with all the others.

“Deceit I respect your space but I must insist I come in. I made soup. Remus has shown me how to make your favorite.”

The snake side hisses a soft breath in response, coughing a bit, feeling ready to just bite something if this keeps up!

“...I’m coming in whether you like it or not.”

Deceit’s eyes widen. No! Mustn’t see the eggs! He launches himself out of his bed tripping over the many blankets he had entangled himself in. Protect the eggs! Keep them hidden! He face plants on to the ground from his efforts to scramble from the bed, hissing loudly as he hears Logan rise up with Remus, no doubt the duke having been dragged into this mess to help logic break into the room.

“Deceit?! Are you alright?”

The concern in Logan’s voice is clear as day as the side quickly rushes to his aid and helps him sit up from the floor. But all the scaled side can do is squirm and hiss, feral thoughts to keep them from the eggs fueling his wild clumsy movements."Stop! Out! Get out!”

Even with his protests the logical side conjures a handkerchief to try and help Deceit’s bleeding nose staying put. “Hold still, your nose is bleeding, and you’re burning up! You should have let me come look after you. You look awful.” Logan’s brows pinch together as he takes in Deceit’s condition, the side only struggling more adamantly in his hold.

“Oooh! You’ve been hiding goodies from us eh? Easter ain’t even here for seve-eah!”

Remus blinks the room suddenly upside down as he lays against a now cracked wall, staring at the spot he’d just been standing at where Dee now wobbly stood hissing at him with Logan shoved on the floor by the side of the bed.

“DoN’t ToUcH!”

Logan huffs dusting himself off as he gets up from the floor, only to pause spotting what the scaled side was guarding over.

There large and distinctly different colored patterned eggs neatly placed in what seems to be a makeshift nest? Consisting of throw pillows and blankets piled in the corner of the bedroom. “Deceit...What are those?”

Deceit hesitates, wincing at the question as his posture stiffens further. “I...Remus had an Idea since I’m partly a snake and I...they’re mine.”

Logan remains silent, staring at Deceit as he takes in this information.

Remus tries again to get near the nest only to get flung back into the wall with several angry snek sounds from Deceit. Nervous about the two finally seeing the nest and their reactions he starts talking again “Nearly every time I’ve slept with someone I’ve ended up laying one about two weeks later. I-I thought it wouldn’t keep happening.” he makes a distressed sound running a hand down the scaled side of his face as he takes a glance at the eggs then back at Logan “I-I was wrong and I-I was going to talk to Remus, I had told myself to but I just-...” he takes a deep breath watching Logan closely, eyes darting over the logical side’s unmoving face.

He can’t stop himself from talking more, panicked that suddenly all of Logan’s niceness would stop, he’d just gotten used to it! He wouldn’t admit it but he doesn’t want to lose the side. Would Logan abandon them both now? Because of this bizarre occurrence

“The green one is Remus’s, Pink and yellow with the speckles is Emile’s and Remy’s, the traits in the imagination..and...and that last one is yours”

He scans over Logan’s face once more. The side’s eyes follow to each egg he pointed to but nothing more.

“Logan?...”

Logan glances to him. He’s unsure what that expression is.

“Well? Use your words instead of just staring at me like-like I’m some freakshow!” Deceit pleads, he shouldn’t care about what the side has to say about it. It’s his eggs. The side’s don’t need to know of them or have an opinion but...Even so it feels like some hand has a vice grip on his heart, ready to squeeze as he prepares for the worst from Logan.

“Please...say something.”

“...How can I help?”

Deceit blinks, all feeling rushing out of him almost dizzyingly, leaving him wheezing “What?”

“How can I help? One of them is mine correct? That doesn’t really matter even if none of them were my children I’d offer my assistance.” Logan clarifies, eyes sparkling behind his glasses.

Deceit hesitates, squishing down that small lift of hope in his chest. He senses no lie, but still. He can’t stop the anxious doubt clawing at his mind “You mean that?” He’s not sure if it’s these unfamiliar emotions building up in his chest or simply him being ill that makes his legs wobbly.

Logan nods lifting a brow at the scaled side, eyes still gleaming almost...excitedly? As he helps Remus from the floor whispering something to him before he turns to Janus again. “Of course. I am fully capable of helping assist you in carrying for your brood as well as helping with whatever may come out. I am responsible for one and as well as I care about you, it would be rather foolish and shameful of me to expect you to care for them all on your own without some help” He steps closer, putting a hand gently to Deceit’s side and guides him over to the restroom where they can see Remus filling up the tub with warm water.

“First thing that needs to be done though is for you to get better. How long have you been ill like this?”

Deceit sputters looking between the two sides “I-I’m not sure, for a while now I suppose?”

Logan nods with a hum, Remus and him working to strip and help Deceit into the tub before the duke disappears back out the room bouncing off to who knows where.

“A nice soak in the warm water should help, you’ve spoken many times of your hard time retaining heat. I’ve done some research in my past time, warm water and heat lamps are most pro-”

“I already have a heat lamp and tried it, I-It was too much.” Deceit interrupts him almost poutily as he melts in the warm water.

Logan nods, eyes scanning over the snake side “Are your scales normally...flakey? When you are sick?” He conjures up a washcloth to soak in the water before using it to gently dab and rub at Deceit’s scales. The scales start...peeling?

Deceit shakes his head “No, they should only be flakey when I’m near my shed.”

Logan hums shaking his head fondly “Deceit...You’re sick because you haven’t shed. I-there are several layers of old scales here. I’m surprised you haven’t caused something worse to yourself.”

Deceit furrows his brows “That can’t be right though! It’s been nowhere near my usual shedding days.”

Logan continues to gently use the washcloth to rub the scales, the skin peeling more as he works, removing the sickly yellowy-green to show a more vibrant almost forest green underneath with of course the lighter yellow accent scales. “Well clearly you’ve missed it several times because you are shedding right now...Could it possibly be from laying your eggs? Most snakes shed when gravid.”

Deceit frowns thinking that over.

There is the sound of shifting wind as Remus appears back in the bathroom holding a large bowl and a pile of clothes. “I brought the soup, and I got more comfy clothes.”

“Thank you Remus, will you set those at the bedside table and assist me in here with Deceit’s shed?”

Remus bounces tho careful not to spill the soup “ooh! Is that why he’s such a grumpy gus! It’s shed time! You should have said something sooner ya silly serpent.” he sets down the items and poofs himself out of his own clothes to hop into the tub with Dee. Earning a few grumbled choice words at him from Deceit for taking up so much room but he doesn’t mind, after all the scaled side just gets himself comfortable leaning against him.

The two sides work for some time to remove the old shedding skin until the snake sides scales are gleaming. Once the side is dressed in comfy soft pajamas they guide him back to bed getting him comfily piled into the many blankets.

Logan moves to pull away only to find a hand latched onto his shirt.

“You...don’t leave. I-I..I would like the company.” Deceit confesses looking to the two sides nervously

The logical side can’t help a chuckle “Don’t worry I’m just grabbing the soup.”

Remus climbs onto the bed cuddling up to Deceit’s side. “You want to pick a movie for us to watch double dee?”

Deceit sleepily nods “Brave, I like the message...and magic”

Remus chuckles, nodding and summoning up Logan’s laptop to play the movie on as the scaled side leans against him resting his head against the dukes shoulder just as Logan gets comfortable on his other side.

The two sides take turns to feed him as they watch the movie, his eyes gradually growing heavy as it goes on.

Drowsy with his head full of cotton Deceit nuzzles Remus’s cheek affectionately before doing the same to Logan. His thanks given he burrows further into the pile of blankets letting his eyes finally close and drift off.

Feeling cared for and that his broos is safe, He drifts off into a peaceful slumber, smiling softly to himself.

Maybe it will be alright.

PLEASE tell us about scenepunk partyghoul

you do not know what you have askd for. i have so many thoughts. you are getting an entire not!fic/fic outline here (also its 4am prepare fr typos this took so long to write my wrists hurt)(also put it under a cut bc it got LONG)

so basically it started with me Hating the pastelxpunk trope and making it Better. that is not important context but i also want it to be known

party is. Obnoxiously scene. they can and will pretend it is still 2007. the world past 2012 does not exist in their eyes. absolute king of kandi bracelets and neons you WILL get a headache from looking at them. they are the reason their school changed the rules about what hairstyles arent allowed and they r proud. did i mention this is sorta hs au. anyway they end up goig 2 a lot of local shows bc when it comes 2 alt music you cannot pick and choose in a relatively small city. reminder they are WILDLY scene they CAN and WILL glow in the dark from the amount of glow sticks they wear

ghoul is PUNK. and i mean he is properly PUNK he has the aesthetic the mindset the music. all r nothin baybe! and also. Doesnt like scene kids. bc headache inducing. he always has a shitton of patches on everything and makes most of them himself r they were gifts and like. hngh i just think he is Neat. patches nd denim jackets and doc martens that are falling apart nearly. so hes from the Big City and jus moved 2 party/kobra/jets town (they r childhood frendz) at the start o summer (YES TIMING IS IMPORTANT U WILL SEE) and is getting in2 the local alt scene.

and at one of these super cool shows he sees party poison fr the first time and is. Woah. theyre BRIGHT. and party is like used 2 ppl staring bc theyre the only super scene kid around but GOD, that guy doesnt seem 2 b staring in the GOOD way bc ghoul is fucking blind but refuses 2 wear glasses and cannot see anything other than Neon Blur (i am projecting here. also thats a cool kj name) but he KNOWS thats a scne kid so hes glaring bc this is a misfits cover band Why Are You Here kinda thing i guess? and partys all “whats up with you, fucker?” bc theyre defensive and impulsive and ghoul flat out punches them (he swears he was aiming fr their shoulder. but he also couldnt see very well. so he hit their face) and they end up getting thrown out fr fighting and they hate each other now.

and then. one day. kobra jet and party are all chillin sewhwere public. and party goes off probably to claires bc theres a sale and they Need more gloves and when they come back That Kid from the show is there???? talking to kobra and jet???? and party is like “kobes wht rh FUCK???????” and koba nd jet r just like. uhm. s this is fun ghoul? the guy? we told you about him? and party is like OU DIDNT SAY HE WAS DOUCHEBAG PUNK GUY!!!!!! and ghoul is like gay panicking bc they can actually See party now and Fuck Theyre Pretty but also PARTY POISON YOUR SIBLING AND TRUSTED FRIEND IS ANNOYING SCENE KID?????????  ANDALSOREALLYCUTEOHDESTROYAHELPME but kobra and jet catch on and are like “nuh uh ur both coo people no fighting when we r around keep ur dumb little spat between urselves” and ghoul nd poison r like “>:( fine >:(” except secretly ghoul is :flushed: :pleading: :flushed:

so we fast forward 2 school starting in september and since i dont fuking understand the american school system, kobra is a year below ghoul&party and jet is a year ahead but somehow ghoul has classes w kobra bc i want them to and it is plot relevant. so ghoul and kobra bcome friends bc obviously they do and ghoul jet nd kobra hang out a lot bc party is Busy With Things i guess?? but like ghoul and party have a class 2gether and even tho they both have 2 tone down the aesthetics fr school they still intentionally annoy each othr in discreet ways

nd they sorta? keep that up? but ghoul and poison both realise “aw fuck, theyre actually. super cool” but both have chroic Cannot Admit My Mistakes disease so they resort to no longer plotting murder but PINING bc “oh noooo they hate meeee how sadddd” but theyre BOTH pining and think the other hates them. so to compensate thy keep doing little flirts in their own ways? party special orders darker kandi beads so they can make ghoul a bracelet that matches their aesthetic but ghoul of course knowns nothing of kandi and just. accepts it. and kobra and jet are like :bonk: bc WHAT THE FUCK???? cause they have baincells sorta kinda. and of course ghoul flirts by handsewing a patch fr party with ALSO special ordered neon thread and party is ALSO oblivious. this happens bc i think it is hilariously adorable that in their own subcultures thy r basically shoving signs saying DATE ME!!!!! I LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!!n each others faces but they dont know enough abt eachother to know that. miscommunicaion and gay pining. mmm yummy.

nd at this point they r Very Close 2gether and ghoul hands party the choker back ad is like ,,,csn you,,, help me put it on,,,? and it is very very charged as ghoul moves their hair out of the way for party to reach up and fasten the hoker and ghoul KNOWS they should TURN AOUND so party can see better and party KNOWS they should move their hands away from the ghouls neck even when theyve fastened it and they BOTH know theyr standing Very Close and partys hands r sota half holding ghouls shoulders nd partially his face and ghoul is just. Staring. and then they both sorta lean in and :)))) kith. and jetndkobra are like THANK FUCKING GOD FINALLY and party nd houl r like WE WERE HAVING A MOMENT also wdym FINALLY i totally couldnt tell they liked me! then they look at eah other like. HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW I LIKED YOU??????? HOW???? I GAVE YOU PATCHES/KANDI BRACELTS THATS BASICALLY A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL and then kith more. :)))) liddol homos

then,,,,,,,, one day the four r at the mall and the tension is THICK bs ghoul has an Extra Special patch they spent ages on and party has a very awesome kandi/chain? choker they spent ages designing and they r both convinced This will b the gift that shows the other how they feel (spoiler alert It Does Not) and jet and kobes r like. right fuk this WE are gonna go. to the food court. or something. somewhere Not Here. and ghoul nd poison r just :heart eyes: yeah sure,,,,,  and they both like,,, shyly reach in2 their bags,,, nd are like :flushed oh? you uh :flushed: u got me smth too? :flushed: bc gay idiots. and party is like OH MY GOD GHOUL THIS IS SO COOL WHERE D YOU GET ALL THESE PATCHES THIS IS LIKE MADE FR ME I LOVE IT andghouls like ,,, i made it,,,,, for you,,,,,,,, uhm,,,,,,, and party gives him the choker nd is like ,,,oh,,, well uh,,,, i also,,,, made this,,,,, for you,,,,,, like you specifically,,,,,,,,

anyway. you were not expecting this. it took almost an hour. its 5am. this was very fun though cant wait for the day (never) that i write this as a real fic

jet and kobra watch every interaction with amusement and horror bc they like. understand what the two are doing. and they both TRY talk 2 party nd ghoul bc party nd ghoul are convinced the other hates them bc theyre fucking idiots.

ok so there technically is private browsing on safari, but there was a restriction on my phone a few years back. and now. nobody can figure out how to remove it so,, to google chrome it is fhsdlkfj

HGLSDKJF. first off, i will spiritually go backyard camping with you bestie. second, yeah !!!! there have been so many sightings of bears that just. walk around in driveways and backyards and shit. everyone has to put their trash bins out at 5 in the morning if they don't want bears or raccoons or whatnot getting it!! thank you <33

that is so valid dude, camping via fic is very cool !!!! why get bitten by bugs and not have access to a proper bed and everything when you can just. leave out that part and make your favorite characters do it!

OH MY GOD. I LOVE THOSE. :/ uh *panics in aspec and i don't know what qualifies as a crush* y eah... middle school crushes ammirite? aha. GOOD LUCK LMAO !!! that's a wonderful sounding playlist, such a mood. crime time crime time !!! honestly all your playlists sound very cool and very vibey.

FHSDKLFJHJKSDF you've very valid, little kids can definitely make you want to dropkick them. "wow. i want to kick you into the sun." i really want to start saying this to my siblings now god-

those are nice career choices!!! good income too lmao. orangesssss. oranges are great and so are the people who draw oranges <3

oooooh !! i hope you find it even if you don't like star wars fshdjlf. and !!!!!!!!! yes, lost stuffed animals is a perfect choice.

oooh ok. so i haven't actually been in this liminal space, but a laundromat at 3am. where you can sit inside and it's quiet and peaceful, and it's dark and almost silent outside, but it's warm inside from all the generated heat. either that, or a supermarket at midnight. uquizzes my BELOVED. i love being perceived, and especially the ones that have long paragraphs that make you sit back and just. oh.

i do watch youtube a lot!! even if it's just music videos or coming out tiktok compilations. it's pretty easy to find a video to play in the background while i write, or do something else. i actually don't have that many playlists, because i listened to music via youtube for a while (i know, it was. not my proudest time). but i have one called "idk here are some sad songs" and i have literally three songs on it, because i kept meaning to add more and then i'd forget. and i have one called "alone sometimes" and i have fanart of bo burnham's inside as the cover.

if i met my clone? i honestly have no idea. probably uhh,, idk. i'd be able to see myself the way other people do, i guess, so that's pretty cool. !!! i would do duets with my clone, using my trumpet. or i'd go play tennis with my clone, because i need to play more tennis. that's pretty boring but i can't think of anything else rn fsdhkjfk. honestly, i think thunderstorms are very nice. my dog doesn't like them tho, so that's taken some of the appeal out of them. but otherwise, i can listen to music and read and it's pretty vibey.

what would you do if you met your clone? how do you organize the apps on your phone? if you had a day to yourself, entirely to yourself, where everyone else is frozen, what would you do? favorite kind of videos to watch on youtube? - 🌵

oh wait okay that happened to one of my friends too!! yeah they couldnt undo it either. have fun lmfao

SPIRITUALLY GO BACKYARD CAMPING PLS ILYSM. that is so sweet. bet. okay. im. im losing it over the bears. please i can't... bear... it...

okay no honestly thats such a mood i literally no longer have any idea whats a crush. like for me romantic and platonic are so closely intertwined so its like. ??????? panic help and then half the time i just assume it's romantic and half the time i just assume it's platonic. coin flip at this point.

please say that to your siblings. i will say it to mine as well. sibling affectionate bullying solidarity.

LMAO right. younger me had more hope for my future than i do now.and yes omg oranges are so great

OOOOH A LAUNDROMAT AT 3AM DUDE THAT'S SUCH A VIBE. oh my god i love supermarkets so much actually. yes. and so true uquizzes are amazing. yes exactly. you get it.

ooooh okay those sound like good vibey playlists!! i like em :D and dw im only judging you a little for that youtube music era

you'd. you'd do a trumpet duet or play tennis. please this is the best thing ever you're actually so iconic i can't. oh my god. you'd do a trumpet duet or play TENNIS WITH YOUR CLONE ?? ISJMDF SKFHAOGJKASFHDJKL. amazing. yeahhh thunderstorms are great :D

if i met my clone i'd probably. uh. take a bunch of photos (not selfies with both of us) just to find out what angles i look good at. and then i'd have my clone try on a bunch of my clothes (our clothes?) so i can see what i (we?) look good in. and then i'd confuse the shit out of people. it woudl be great.

oh my god okay so honestly there's no organization system but i do use shortcuts and widgets and i made it really really aesthetic and pretty so there's that. i'm very proud of it lmao.

oooooh tbh i'd probably binge netflix or steal from barnes and noble or just like. vibe by myself. idk.

oh gosh i have no idea. i barely watch youtube anymore but i guess uhhh.... i like video essays/some commentary things. idk.

if you could try any one thing right now, something you've never done before, without any risk of danger, what would you do? can you keep plants alive? do you have a favorite flower? bookstores or libraries?

allow me to rant about the only thing that has been in my brain for the past two months and that is doll customizing babeyyyyy

i know there’s a 90% chance that you wont give a Shit about any of this but here we go anyways

SO first you gotta choose a doll. preferably one with a high range of motion to avoid creating new joints or having annoying limitations like not having elbow joints for some fucking reason. what the fuck mattel. give monster high dolls back their ball jointed shoulders and elbow joints. smh

the most common dolls ive seen used as bases are monster high and ever after high. most customs ive seen are highly stylized so the stylized face molds work well for those types of dolls but dolls like barbies are good for when you want a more realistic face-ups.

once you’ve got your base picked out you gotta wipe that bitch’s face off with like. acetone or nail polish remover or something strong like that. you can also use acetone to shrink doll heads which is cool as hell imo. n e way once the face is wiped you gotta chop off the hair and remove the hair plugs from the inside. ive seen this done several ways but the easiest and most common way ive seen is to dunk the head into boiling water for ~30 seconds until it gets squishy and malleable. once you’ve got the head back, you can use pliers (i think tweezers would work in a pinch) to pull out the hair plugs which are kinda icky because theyre covered in glue and other gross shit. ew

now you must decapitate the doll. dunk em back in the boiling water to soften them back up then just tug the head off. the neck pegs look funky and are usually a different color than the body so thats cool ig

once the head’s off, you can start the face-up which is basically just giving the doll a new face using stuff like watercolor pencils, acrylic paint, gouache, and a whole lot of other stuff. hell ive seen people use person makeup on these dolls.

next,,,,, hair. there’s about twenty million ways to do hair from gluing yarn wefts to sewing to rerooting with purchased nylon doll hair or yarn wefts but i’m gonna talk about the most common one ive seen which is rerooting and gluing.

before you can reroot, you need doll hair. which, as i mentioned, can be bought at stores like the doll planet or made at home with yarn in literally any color. have fun with it! make rainbow hair or something idk

to make homemade wefts, you take some acrylic yarn, cut it twice as long as you want the hair to be (keep in mind you can cut and style the hair once it’s been rerooted), fold them in half, and tie it to something sturdy like a wire coat hanger for the next step.

once you’ve got your yarn tied to your hanger, use a pet brush and brush the yarn until it’s wispy and looks like hair. then take a straightening iron and iron the weft flat. then remove from the hanger and boom. hair wefts. ta-da

to reroot the wefts onto the head, use a rerooting tool (which can be as simple as a needle with the eye cut at angle) (just google it please i’m shit at descriptions)) to poke small sections of the hair into the head. you can use the pre-existing rooting holes for your own reroot as they’re usually pretty reliable. to reroot, take a small length of you doll hair (about 10-15 strands), loop it in half, and put the middle of the loop into the reroot tool. poke the end of the tool with the hair on it into the pre-existing hole and remove the tool. the hair *should* stay in and fill up that plug!! also remember to plug thickly at the hairline and part of the hair where it's most noticeable. it doesnt matter as much in the center of the head as that’s not usually visible on the doll. once you’ve rerooted, squeeze in strong glue through the neck hole and squish around the head to make sure it covers all the plugs and secures them in place. then pour hot water onto the head to make the hair lay flat for styling later.

also, you can reroot yarn directly into the head to make thicker, more textured hairstyles. and since the yarn is thicker, you dont need to glue the inside of the head for the hair to stay in place!!

if youre not doing body modifications (which are also cool as hell) then it’s time for clothes but clothes are boring and i like body mods more so i’m gonna rant about them instead

the material ive seen most doll artists use is apoxie sculpt, which is like play doh on steroids. it comes in two parts which you gotta mix together for some reason. why dont they sell it pre-mixed. what was the reason. also once it’s dry it’s super super strong and you can sand it, drill into it, paint it, and all kinds of stuff. very nice and i want some for myself.

you can use hand saws and drills and shit to whack off doll limbs to make stuff like digitigrade legs or new joints. also dont be afraid to use other mismatching doll parts when customizing like heads and bodies and forearms and hands and shit. it literally does not matter if youre gonna recolor the doll anyways so have fun with it. make frankenstein’s doll if youre feeling spicy

accessories my beloved. stuff like tiny beads and clay baubles and shit will literally transform the entire doll plus they’re adorable and multi-purpose

i suppose i must talk about clothes now. ah well. you can find great clothing patterns if youre new to customizing on other customizer’s etsy shops and probably google although those will probably be lower quality than paid pattern pieces. and keep in mind that if it exists as clothing irl, you can likely make it doll-sized. there are literally no limits to your clothing options as long as you can execute your idea.

the once all your components have been made, you can assemble the doll again!! and finally see what all the parts look like together!! very cool 10/10 stars.

ight that wraps up my doll rant. i could really go into more detail on certain parts but thats a whole other rant for a whole other day smh. sorry for fucking flooding your inbox ender ahaha……………. you asked for this

little did you know that dolls have been one of my favorite things since like ever. if i can read a 25 chapter long fanfic i can read this B)

mattel definitely fucked up by completely ruining MH doll designs and just stopping EAH, alot of their profits most likely came from people who collect and customize dolls and by changing MH doll designs/Stopping EAH dolls they 1. most likely lost a small (or big if we're not jus talking people who customize dolls) part of their profit and 2. made it harder for doll customizers to make dolls/get commissions out rather quickly because they probably have to waste more time making joints or learning how to make joints.

EAH/MH dolls (specifically MH dolls) had AMAZING MODELS because there was so much variety with height, face shapes, etc (my favorite molds had to be the short/tall dolls and the cat molds because of the tails) and doll customizers really went all out with enhancing a molds unique features. The only "downside" abt MH dolls is that they (or atleast most)(from what i remember)) had slimmer faces but wider eyes while EAH dolls have wider faces with slimmer smaller which left a canvas for the face and not the eyes (and vice versa for MH dolls)

I've never seen any videos where a barbie is customized (maybe because i absolutely despised barbies at the time) so I'll definitely have to check those out but they seem to be good for realistic makeovers. I've seen like like semi realistic makeovers for EAH/MH dolls that were pretty good too tho (pretty sure mostly EAH dolls since yk MH dolls were used for creature makeovers while most EAH dolls weren't)

yeah i was always amazed by the head shrinking with acetone. honestly i still am?? idunno i have no idea how that chemical bullshit works. Ive seen a few of uh makeovers that just pain over the face (in multiple layers ofcourse) but that's usually when they're painting the entire body a different colour (again usually when they're turning a doll into a funky little baby man). I've also seen a few that just chop the hair off and take out the hair plugs yk without uuh like softening the head or just go straight for the hair plugs after taking off the head (i used to do that it was funny to me??). i always really liked when they used watercolour pencils or just colour pencils in general to draw/sketch on the face cause like wow ur drawing on ur doll without ruining it?? kinda epic maybe even poggers and pogchamp?? oh god my brain is failing wjshsmsj.

Watching them putting the hair back on the doll was, other than the face stuff, was the BEST part for me. Favorite type of hair was iuuuuuh was either thick yarn or brushed out yarn. Literally worship the people that would reroot the hair, theyre the most patience people on this earth!! it's literally insane but i guess that's what happens when you've been doing that for years? you guess kinda get used to it. when they put glue into the head does it just become stiff?? like it's just a clump of dried glue or does it like..hollow out again??

dude you literally cannot convince me most of the supplies used for doll makeovers. APOXIE CLAY LOOKS SO FECKING GOOD. its edible and i will die on that hill. The body mods are literally so amazing!!!!! it's so impressive how theyre able to imagine certain features THEN LIKE ACTUALLY MAKE IT LOOK ACCURATE TO WHAT THEY WANTED TO LOOK LIKE AFTER LIKE ON TRY (or many yk trial and error is very necessary for..everything). Absolutely loved when doll customizers would saw off a dolls legs and use different ones or just completely get rid of the torso to use a different one. it's like uuh that one big guy that's mismatched and sewn together. very cool. The accessories are so fun!! just small little details you seen really need but can add because it's your feckin doll!! I used to be absolutely obsessed over the doll clothes i would find on etsy, so much so that i started sewing shitty shirts and dresses for my uh "customized" dolls (they were absolute HORRORS idk WHY my mom let me feck up my dolls like that).

Thank you for this!! i haven't been able to talk about any of my interests for a while and this just really made me happy!!

Question fer u my fellow MH/EAH enthusiast: what was your favorite MH/EAH movie/episode and doll series. Mine was The fusion dolls (MH obvi) and that MH movie "Haunted" cause we got to know more about Spectra :D

Silver x Idia (The Molten Charcoal) chapter 7 [END]

Finally the end of the fic!!! (spoiler: big weeb reference, I apologize if you find this cringe bruh)

Okay so... I kind of... played videogames all night (lol). Couldn't sleep and all. Of course if I had been to sleep during the date... it would have been awful but... I still went like this... I could... have asked Ortho to bring Silver into my room immediatly but... that would have been too much. I mean... It pains me to go outside but... How far would have I annoyed anyone if I had? I had trained myself to go out of my room anyway so... This shouldn't have been that hard. Sure water was killing me, and I was butchering this very water but... My steps felt... mine. Not a heavy haze or this kind of shit. This was no longer intoxicating smoke. My legs, my hands, my arms, my fingers. I had... took back these... things. Were they things any longer? I... kind of did something weird, too. I mean... was it weird? Of course it was since it was me (www) but... I still can't tell if it was... smart, at least. I... wanted to prove Silver this day was important and... not that it was just... another 'date'... Well it was another date but. Not like this... I... wore my ceremonial robe. I mean! Not to show off... But it has a hood so... I could hide my hair and all... Sure it was stupid, it was stupid, it was so fucking stupid?! It was both a Sneak +100 and Sneak -100 outfit... Or did some people wear it before... for the ceremony day aside? I... just wanted to wear a... pretty outfit... to show him how... I... feel things for him? So... I did. The hood felt comfortable, and still does. Of course... the flames could still set it ablaze if something were to happen... or make it happen. So I... wrapped my hands in the black, frozen, cloth. I strangled this body with all of this dark, sun-absorbing fabric. I couldn't master all of these limbs so far but I... was slowly getting how to handle them, right? I just needed to be... sure. That none of them would go their way. I asked of my fingers to go and fuse with a brush, to let some of these normal drops mix with this hair yet-to-be mine. A sound appeared in the room. The brush had fallen down, as it should. Yet I... grabbed some air with these fangs of mine. Yeah, I could, at least. In the worst case, it would have been my... last date. So... it was just the (current? www) final showdown! I needed only to create some steps and carve them through reality. I was able to interact. I drag these bones, these diamond and dry bones. I certainly could do something with this basis. My tibia obeyed. My backbone obeyed. My skull obeyed. This basis of bones... My bones arrived, linked with this weak flesh ready to cry under the heat, pine over water. We... I... entered the shadow once more. His lake-like eyes were as dim as my flames, probably. Darkness hindered us from burning each other.

-Oh, you are pretty early.

-S-s-so... are you... weren't you... supposed to be here at 6 pm... It's barely 5:50... W-w-w—well not that I wanted to see you later or whatnot! I j-j-j-j-ust... thought I would... be... no, nevermind.

The prince raised his hand and ulna on the little hat Diasomnia was so fond of (lol, I dunno but...), bringing it back onto the side of his head it was supposed to befriend. Had it even moved??? I didn't... really notice back then, tbh.

-I... wanted to get there before you do... I thought you might think I was betraying you if I didn't.

-H-h-h-h—huh?!

-I mean... I have heard from the others you are quite prompt to have anxiety and panic... attacks?

-Y-y-y-eah that's true...

-So I wanted to make sure I would be there before you. I want to go with you and see how we will understand our feelings, even if they end up different. Well, let's go.

-Y-y-y-yes...

Did he expect me to reach my hand to him? He stood up so quickly I still don't think he wanted me to but... He would have told me for sure. Silver was so honest he couldn't possibly mess up like this... Even though that wasn't necessarily messing up... Maybe he was just tired??? I tried to walk as fast as I could. As long as I was with him... I was myself, after all. This crown of flames was no more. But was I pacing too fast, tho...? Nevertheless...  he would have told me if this was unpleasant... He would have told me for sure. Silver was honest to the point of hurting others. And yet cared about harming, unlike a certain red pest (asshole.). So... the doors opened before I even knew they were there.

-Oh... So I guess this is your room.

-Y-y-yeah... Guess it's a bit messy, huh...

-It feels honest. I only know of another room as messy as this one but I do not really go into others's rooms a lot.

-T-t-t-thanks, t-then...

I guess that was the best answer to make... I didn't really want to be looked down because I didn't tidy up my room or some stupid shit like that... And he didn't look down on me because of so stupid a shit...

-Hmm... You sure got a lot of figures... Oh, is that Ryougi... Shiki?

-Huh?! You know her?!

-Yes. My old man watches quite a lot of anime and... well, a lot of different things.

-S-s-s-so... Do you recognize this one?!

-Oh, is this a Phos...phophy...llite one?

-Yes! Yessss!!! You sure know a lot of stuff!!!

-My old man told me the show this person is from was quite sad... Do you appreciate sad shows, hm... Shroud?

-O-oh... Huh...

He could have thought I was definitely a grim person (well I am but...)...

-I kind of, yeah... Catharsis and all that stuff, I think... y-you know...

-Oh, I understand. I was just... curious. Will we sing sad songs as well?

-W-well if you don't feel like singing sad ss-s-stuff... I would understand, d-don't worry Iwontforceyouanyway...

-I do not mind that much. I want to try.

-Hmm... Sad songs can help us show our feelings from what I've read s-s-o...

-I understand... Shall you start? I can start if you feel uneasy.

-I... think I can start. You're... n-n-ot the kind of person to mock weak and dumbasses, right... so it should be alright... I just hope it won't... huh...

-I won't laugh at all. Your bravery is worthy of praises, Shroud.

-Can you... call me Idia?

-Understood, Idia.

He couldn't possibly have mocked me. How many burdens had I pushed on him? I flattered his ego by saying he wasn't the kind of person to mock weak... Asked him to use my name... He would break something if he were to lie to reality...

-I'm... going i-i-in, then.

And of course it wasn't the first time I was singing... Even among people. We had already had some singing contests on servers wayyyy before... Setting up the off-vocals, the mic... even without a mic it would have been alright, tbh. I guess I wanted to... at least show I was good with computers, lol...

-Étoi... le... et toi...

I guess French was just a way of covering whatever these words watering through my throat were. How dared I use something like this? How dared I use such a stereotyped love strategy?

-Et toi... et moi...

Words were floating around. I could not see them but... A blue gleam, a usual blue gleam had disappeared. I closed my eyes several times, yes. For numerous seconds, certainly... One... Two... Three... Whatever. The heat didn't force them open. And his soft eyes of water were not asphyxiated nor asphyxiating.

-Le monde... est vous...

"You"... Yes. The mic feels cold between my hands, my ten fingers, my ten white and carved phalanx yet to be carved again phalanx. This world was... not theirs, after all. Nor was it made of this Water, this One Normality.

-Vous êtes... le monde...

Yes... We are part of it and so... Water, Flames... Whatever. Your eyes aren't made of one lake drowning the whole world except I.

-Étoile... et toi...

You are made of fire and water. I am made of lava and ice, into mirrored proportions, no matter what they are.

-Et toi, et moi...

Surely, you weren't especially my prince, nor a special element fated to me. There was no such... sad thing as this, even if this world is (lol) made of all of these. But you wouldn't have chosen me because of some "rules".

-Tout ce que je vois...

No matter how carved is your bone-like hair, no matter how frozen is this ice-like hair... You are not made of one flow of water. Your iris are... yours. How many skies did you gather between what I was barely grasping as stupid water?

-Tout ce que je ressens... Tu es mon uni...vers.

Yes... You are a shard of this world's mixed elements, and you lent me your hand from some words you had chosen among realities.

-I don't really know what you said but... I feel like I understand how it was supposed to feels.

-R-r-r-really?

-Your voice really seemed... soft, I would say? I didn't feel like it was supposed to be sad but more of a... saudade feeling? A melancholic... hm, yes that's the word, happiness? At some point, you were smiling, I think. I like to hear you singing but... It's more I like when you sing of this specific thing... Happiness while melancholy... And  a soft voice... Was it a love song?

-H-h-h-hm... hm...

-I... really like it. But it was different than when Malleus... hm, Head Malleus, played violin. Sure it sounded pretty but... I felt something.

-You... You did?!

-Yes.

-Then huuuuh... should we... call this... ?

-We should ask someone else but... maybe?

I was just... so happy I kind of feel lazy to write the rest. I mean, what good will it make anyway? I feel waaay less stressed (lol). So... I've spoken with Ortho... How I needed to update him and all... But first I had to tell him he... didn't have to take care of me anymore. I guess this was just temporary but... I'm sorry, Ortho. Silver... probably solved more of my problems than you did. I guess it took me 18 years to be Idia.

[Started Recording at : 9h15 AM : Tenth Day.]

Thus ends this special Recording of a Shroud non-heir. Idia has found happiness. The Shroud family shall not be anymore.

And so these years of learning made Ortho himself.

-Yes. I am Ortho Shroud. Thank you for watching or listening to all of this. I wish you happiness as well. I hope you will find yourself like we did :)

[Ended Recording at : 9h17 AM : Tenth Day.]

I made Cas answer all the questions so now I’m making you answer all of them!

As always ;)

1. Any scars?Yeah so many, that I can’t count them. I have a few Cas healed, but so many are still there. ( I miss the handprint he made once).

2. Self harmed?Hm. Not on purpose, but I hurt myself stupidly before when I destroyed a mirror or something and cut my hands open.

3. Crush?Yeah. @anangelamuse-castiel-spnfam ❤︎

4. Kissed anyone?Yah. Kissing is my third favorite thing to do ;)

5. Coke or Pepsi?Coke!

6. Someone you hate?Hmm Metatron, Naomi, Alistair, Azazel, Dick Ronan and for sure lots of other angel and demon dickheads.

7. Best Friends?Ohh obviously @anangelamuse-castiel-spnfam, @queen-charlie-spnfam and @moose-sam-spnfam

8. Have you ever done alcohol or drugs?Yes to alcohol, no to drugs. Drank poisons before tho. Would not recommend. Oh wait I did one time take to many pills, so I could die and save Sammy. Yeah would also not recommend.

9. What’s your dream job?Oh. That is kinda embarrassing. Like sure Cowboy would be fun and all that jazz, but if I really could pick anything? Kindergartener.

10. Ever been in love?Yes. I want to say a few times, but I feel like I only know what it means now.

11. Last time you cried?

Yesterday. Stupid reason.

12. Favorite color?Blue.

13. Height?Taller than Cas!

14. Birthday?24. January

15. Eye color?Green.

16. Hair color?Dark blonde / brown?

17. What do you love?What, not who. Uhm my car, pie, watching Dr. Sexy, sleeping.

18. Obsession?Apparently with Cowboys and Dr. Sexy

19. If you had one wish, what would it be?Ten more wishes? No? Then I wish the world would be a better place.

20. Do you love someone?Yes!

21. Kiss or hug?Hm. That’s a tough one. In some situations I like kisses a lot more, but on other days I just need a hug.

22. Nicknames people call you?Deano. Pumpkin (my mums started that), Pancake, Deanie Beanie, Little Monkey (all from my mums !!) and Cas calls me baby, sweetheart or his honeybee.

23. Favorite song?“Ramble On” and “Traveling Riverside Blues”.

24. Favorite band?Led Zeppelin.

25. Worst thing that has ever happened to you?Losing people and it being my fault.

26. Best thing that has ever happened to you?Cas.

27. Something you would change about yourself?I would like to be calmer and not so aggressive, wish I could show my feelings more openly. My bow legs!!!!!!!!! My freckles. My eyes. My lips.

28. Ever dated someone?Yeah.

29. Worst mistake?Pretending to be straight.

30. Watch the movie or read the book?Watch the movie / have Cas read the book to me.

31. Ever had a heartbreak?Quite a few. Same person though.

32. Favorite show?Dr. Sexy

33. Best day of your life?Is yet to come.

34. Any talents?If we count huting? Oh and I’m good with a gun. And my mouth ;)

35. Do you wish you could ever start over?Yes.

36. Any bad habits?Drinking, gambling. I shut people off even though I know they are right. I bite my lips a lot.

37. Ever had a near death experience?HA. Like every other tuesday? I mean I did die over 100 times so, yeah.

38. Someone I can tell anything to?Yeah, I’m good with keeping secrets.

39. Ever lost a loved one?Too many.

40. Do you believe in love?Started to.

41. Someone you hate/Dislike?Answered that above.

42. Are you okay?WHEN AM I EVER?

43. Relationship status?Taken.

44. Selfie?

That counts right?

K_Renbo: mhm,,, kinda caught between just raising an eyebrow at her and squinting at her thecyberflame: don't,, need to do either K_Renbo: well she seems to want to be very clingy which is a problem thecyberflame: Not a problem at all,, K_Renbo: mmmhm just checking you wouldn't like, cry or anything if he punched her in the face would you thecyberflame: Depends how hecked his brain is K_Renbo: could say super hecked for fun thecyberflame: For fun, of course. Uhhh then yeah he gonna cry K_Renbo: well dang. he's not a fan but yeah he's gonna have to fight her cuz that's just how it be sometimes thecyberflame: Have fun trying to fight with a boy clinging to her K_Renbo: aww,, she's gonna kiss your head tho, you stay safe while she takes care of this creep, okay? thecyberflame: Clings to her,, so much,, K_Renbo: oh, baby,,, holds,,, hamon's just gonna si g h thecyberflame: Don't sigh at him,,, he's gonna cry mo re K_Renbo: :/... He's gonna try to kick her one way and pull you the other. Release, thecyberflame: That's rude and not nice Mama please don't let go of hi m His little weak hands can only cling so much,, K_Renbo: She won't!! she's gonna try so ha r d, and even if he pulls them apart she'll just try to get you ba ck but his look has graduated from squint to glare so that's cool thecyberflame: Yaaay fun,, K_Renbo: very fun thecyberflame: Those hands are gonna reach for her,, K_Renbo: Sig h s. He's gonna try to pull you far away from her tho got the image of her grabbing a palette knife and trying to get him so,,,, enjoy watching your mama stab your papa~ thecyberflame: This,, hecks with his head too much for him to be okay with it,,Yell a no but look surprised that he did,, reach out a hand but he doesn't know wh o he's reaching to,,, Life is ha r d K_Renbo: she's sorry you have to see this baby,,,, but this man is trying to take you away from her-!! thecyberflame: But,, But he- he's not.. He's good,,He thinks..,, K_Renbo: Baby, no! He wants to take you-! pulls him back into he r a rm s thecyberflame: Mm,,, He'll.. He'll look at Hamon K_Renbo: He's just trying to collect himself and decide what to do hi don't mind this pained glance at you thecyberflame: As long as you don't mind his pained and confused face looking at you K_Renbo: Well, he does mind that. He's just gonna sigh at it and close his eyes for a hot second thecyberflame: Why do you mind that si r K_Renbo: Ah e m your mama's just gonna pull you way over there, come along,,, thecyberflame: But mama he's hurt..,, K_Renbo: Good. thecyberflame: Maaammmaaaa. Just killed a maaann That's not,, good,, K_Renbo: He wants to take you away, baby--  He's gonna try to take you so far away-- She had to thecyberflame: He doesn't want to be taken away but.. he- he's hurt.. K_Renbo: Don't look at it, baby. She'll hold you to her chest thecyberflame: Mama- K_Renbo: Shh, shh now, she's got you,, thecyberflame: But- Mama can't you help him.. K_Renbo: Baby... thecyberflame: Please.. K_Renbo: He- He's dangerous... He'd just take advantage of her kindness.. thecyberflame: Please Mama... K_Renbo: She'll give you such a sad look...You're so sweet, to worry about him, and she'll kiss your head for that-- but baby, no, no... thecyberflame: B.. But Mama- He's good.. He's- I know him.. Even if his brain is being kinda hecky on h o w he knows him,, It's,, there K_Renbo: How do you know him-? When did you ever meet him without me knowing? thecyberflame: I.. I don't know I just- I know him... Enjoy that Ham man K_Renbo: Baby, your mind's being silly... She'll kiss it again, but...... Hamon's going to push himself back up though, and look over at you thecyberflame: Mm.. He's been looking at him K_Renbo: .... internal sigh, but, "We're family." thecyberflame: Awww Hamon He'll- look a little more confused K_Renbo: shut,, Your mama's gonna hold you closer, and spin around to glare at him, like how dare you -- But he doesn't care about her opinions, so? "You were adopted by my fiancé. Dimitri. You remember him, don't you?" She'sgonnagetso m u ch mo r e offended th o thecyberflame: "Dimi.. tri..?" K_Renbo: "... Or how about Dri? Adriane? Your 'brother', as you've been calling each other." A lady is gonna keeping insisting this is all bullshit thecyberflame: You can keep insisting that all you want but brains do what they do. He's gonna look down at the ground and be silent for a moment. "That.. I know that name-" K_Renbo: "... Blond hair, covers his eye... He calls you Blondie." thecyberflame: "I..." His face will get all scrunched up as he thinks really hard. ".. Yellow.. eye?" K_Renbo: ... A bit of relief will cross his face, almost a smile, too. He'll nod. "That's right." "Baby! Baby, no, enough with this nonsense! Your family is here-" thecyberflame: .. He'll look at her- K_Renbo: She'll give you a pleading sort of look,,"He's just trying to trick you, please-" thecyberflame: "But.. But I remember-" K_Renbo: "You don't, baby, that's silly," she'll lay a hand on your cheek and brush her thumb over it. "You've only been with me, where would these made up people fit in?" thecyberflame: Mm.. He'll look down again and close his eyes. "I don't.. I don't know but-" He'll look over at Hamon. "I remember him.." K_Renbo: "... My name is Hamon," he'll cut back in before she starts up her rudeness again, and start coming closer, little as she likes it. "I spend most of the time on the couch, but sometimes you kids come along and try to play. You and Cecilia mostly, you surely remember her." "But as for me," .... he'll bring a hand up, a bent finger brushing some of his own bangs a little. "I wear a cowboy hat sometimes for a chuckle. You steal it from time to time." thecyberflame: Hm- He'll.. He'll start to smile a little, though his confusion still showing through. Though some tears might start to line his eyes. K_Renbo: ... He'll smile back, more than a little. And he'll try to reach over-- But, the woman will slap his hand away, and try to pull you further from him. "Leave my baby alone!" thecyberflame: Oh, that'll surprise him. Might jump,,, As much as he can. "Ma- Mama, it's good..!" K_Renbo: "No! Listen to it, what sort of nonsense is he putting in your head!?" thecyberflame: "Non.. ? No, it- it's good..!" K_Renbo: "You're not going to go with him, are you!?" thecyberflame: "Ca.. Can't you go with?" K_Renbo: "We're not going along with some strange kidnapper-!" thecyberflame: "No, but I know him-!" K_Renbo: "You don't!" thecyberflame: "I-I do!" K_Renbo: ... Hamon's going to look over some vines, and make his way over to them. "No! How would you know him!?" thecyberflame: "I- I don't know, but I do-!" "So, we can go with him, Mama.. Please?" K_Renbo: "Why do you want to!? Am I not good enough??" thecyberflame: "No, Mama! O- Of course you are-" K_Renbo: "Then why do you want to leave me...!" totally not starting to cry or anything thecyberflame: You raising your voice was already making him hhhh but like if you start cryinG. He's gonna hug her and shake his head. "I want you to come with, Mama.." K_Renbo: "W-Why do you want to leave--" She's gonna hug he r s e lf and cry more. 'Wasn't I a good mother? I gave you everything-" thecyberflame: "You're the best Mama- I don't want to leave you-!" "I want you to come with- I.. Is that okay?" K_Renbo: "You want to leave our home, our everything-- F-For some random-" Ah, but. Hamon's going to curiously snap some of these vines, causing her to flinch and spin her head around to glare at him. thecyberflame: He'll look up at her and then over to him,, K_Renbo: ... He'll look her over for a second, then turn to the boy. "... She isn't real." thecyberflame: He- He'll blink Also Mother Knows Best feels fitting to this fake,, K_Renbo: hhhhhhhh y es,,, very fitting,,, thecyberflame: Crying in the club,,Gotta listen to it now K_Renbo: Waving off her how dare you type yells, he'll break a few more vines to demonstrate the pain that hits her. thecyberflame: See, logically, that makes sense. His brain isn't really a place for logic right now and he's gonna grab her hands and ask if she's okay,, K_Renbo: She's just going to cry, and use this as proof of how awful he is and please don't go He'll sigh a bit, though. "The gallery made her to trick you, Hotaka. It tried to do the same kind of thing to me." thecyberflame: He- He's very confused and those tears are back. "Wh- What are you talking about?" K_Renbo: ... He'll come over and grab her arm. She'll fight, of course, but all he's looking for is to snatch her knife and slice her arm a bit. show off how not right it looks. thecyberflame: Hhhh y eah he sees how not right that is and it’s not matching what’s supposed to be there in his head and that’s not,, cool. He’s gonna try to hold his head,, if he can move his arms that much K_Renbo: he probably can, she's a little busy trying to get him away from her. definitely screaming too, so have fun with that thecyberflame: HhhhhhhH this is not fun and he feels like he’s gonna be sick His head is also splitting and it’s,, not fun K_Renbo: Would it help if he plops a hand over his mouth? cuz her noises aren't doin great for his head either but also if you want a ref for how real blood looks that hand's got a good amount on it now, from trying to hold shut that stab wound, that's definitely going to bite him in the butt sooner or later thecyberflame: Yeeaaaah you know what he is gonna be sick and thats gonna be real fun cause he has nothing on his stomach K_Renbo: sorry son thecyberflame: Aww calling him son K_Renbo: <3 do you believe him well enough though? can he get this woman away and can we leave? thecyberflame: Whooo knows,, His brain is shit so you’re just better off doing what ya gotta do K_Renbo: Well, that works for him. Cue a little fighting montage with her I guess, but he'd prefer to win, and that's all that matters thecyberflame: Believe in that rat so much,, K_Renbo:  .... He'll go over to pick the boy up. thecyberflame: Sorry if he looks very spacey and just,, out of it. His brain is,, so so stupid and is just kinda shutting in on itself,, It’s fine K_Renbo: That happens. He'll just hold you and work on getting out despite his body being pretty upset now. May have to sit for a minute somewhere? but she seemed like the biggest threat, so that's probably fine to do now Congrats though, you'd get to sit in his lap thecyberflame: Mm... He’ll look at Hamon’s stomach and really without even thinking or realizing why, he’ll lift his arm to Hamon’s mouth K_Renbo: Ah- He'll blink at him?... A hand will go up to nudge his arm back down, shaking his head. thecyberflame: He’ll push it towards him more K_Renbo: Sighs. "You're much worse off than me, schlange." thecyberflame: “...You’re hurt-“ K_Renbo: "And you?" thecyberflame: ��...” He’ll push his arm to him more K_Renbo: He'll just shut his eyes and lean his head back. thecyberflame: Mm... He’ll move his sleeve a bit to show one of those wounds from the vines and work it closer. “.. Please?” K_Renbo: He'll open them again, and look him over. Maybe his brows will furrow a little bit.. thecyberflame: “Please..” K_Renbo: ... He'll just kind of bring his hand to your head, and nudge it down into his shoulder with some light pats. thecyberflame: Oh... He’ll lean down into that K_Renbo: His chest will just do a large up and down thecyberflame: He’ll look up at him K_Renbo: He'd shut his eyes again briefly, but when they open again he'd just look across to the other wall.  "... How are you holding up?" thecyberflame: Is a nod an answer? Cause it’s the one he’ll give as he stares off into space K_Renbo: That's fine. He'll pat a little more. thecyberflame: “..We’re family..?” K_Renbo: ... A short nod. thecyberflame: “Okay..” K_Renbo: ... thecyberflame: He’s sorry he’s so,, This K_Renbo: no, he's fine thecyberflame: Is he though,,Sure you don’t wanna just leave him here? K_Renbo: Eh, thought about it, but nah~ He may... almost fall asleep for a moment, though. But, catching himself, he'll shake his head and try to push himself back up. A little sway maybe, possiblyalightbumpintowalls, but they'll get going again thecyberflame: A little hand might come up to cling to your shirt on those bumps but it’s gonna stay there,, K_Renbo: Sorry if they spooked you~ Should be fine after one or two, though. Forthemostpart,atleast thecyberflame: Mm it’s fine,,, He’ll keep his head leaned against his shoulder K_Renbo: Heee's just gonna do his best to get you out safely now. Just rest up and ignore whatever little obstacles try to pop up Despite their efforts, he's getting you home.. thecyberflame: Okay,, He’ll probably pass out at some point,, But aww Hamon you love your son K_Renbo: mmmmmmmmmmhm, he's just gonna pass out once he finally gets back to his couch thecyberflame: Mhm of course,,Let the boy crash next to you K_Renbo: that's fine with him, have fun boy,,,    

Notes Between Strangers (Kenji x F!MC Headcanon)

Another request for a Kenji HC by @aliaisreal ❤ You’re gonna have to tell me where you find these fun FUN prompts!!

Based on this prompt:  “We write notes to each other on the desk we share at different times and I never knew who I was talking to until I saw you stay behind after class to write on it and holy shit you’re HOT.”

Note: Hope you don’t mind, it’s easier to HC when the AU is still somewhat linked to their reality, so instead of classmates this is an AU where they’re coworkers, but Alex (Hero name: Asteria) wasn’t put in charge of Kenji and The Grand, so they haven’t met yet.

Note 2: GOD HELP ME this is practically fanfic all the bullets were so long I just clumped them into paragraphs so yeah. Fun fact I used to write. Majored in it even, but haven’t done so in two years, so any measures to convert it from bullet hc notes to fanfic is probably A MESS™ Hope you like at least some of it tho lol

Word count: about 2800 which is RIDICULOUS. If you’ve never heard of a slowburn hc, well here you go.

HC request prompts / HC masterlist

Alex is sitting in the Prescott Industries conference room. She always sits in the same seat near the corner of the room, next to the largest chair in the room where her boss, Grayson is sitting. She’s listening to him talk to a room full of clients and noting down everything that’s happening. Sometimes these things go on for hours and they talk in circles. Alex tends to space out. She absent-mindedly scribbles in the edges of her notebook when this happens: little doodles of stick figures flying and fighting villains shooting fire from their hands, or she writes little notes about how she feels.

I’m tired. This meeting is boring and going nowhere. Wish I was in my tub with a good book right now. Or wine.

“Alex!” Grayson calls out, snapping her out of her daze. 

“Yes, Mr. Prescott?”

“Did you get that last part?”

“Yes,” she replies trying not to look flustered, tearing out the sheet of paper with doodles and thoughts on it and placing it in the tiny shelf area the conference room table has underneath, out of Grayson’s sight. By the end of the meeting Alex is so flustered by all the instructions Grayson’s spouting off on their way out of the room that she forgets the piece of paper.

That afternoon Kenji was called up to the conference room to have a meeting with Grayson and a few important figures involved in The Grand’s opening night later that month. He shakes hands all around the table, flashing his signature charismatic grin, and takes a seat next to Grayson in the corner of the room.

He’s absent-mindedly drumming his fingers on the table as he’s listening to the men in suits drone on, when something falls from the table’s shelf and lands in his lap. Curious, he picks it up and reads it under the table, now ignoring Grayson and the others. He smirks to himself, amused by the doodles of whom he recognized to be Asteria, the other hero he’s been seeing running around the city. Kenji looks up and nods along. He answers a question or two to make sure he still looks like he’s paying attention.

He then picks up his pen and scribbles next to the note underneath the hero doodles: 

Books get wet you know. Wine’s good.  A good Darjeeling tea is even better. ;) 

- K

Kenji folds the sheet of paper and returns it to the small shelf, letting it stick out just a little bit in the hopes that it catches its owner’s attention. He’s not sure why he replied. Or signed his name. But he found the writer amusing and honestly, he was bored of this meeting, too.

A couple of days later Grayson calls Alex into yet another meeting in the conference room. Things are getting hectic with preparations for The Grand’s opening. She sits in her usual seat and spots the folded paper peeking out from below the table. Did she leave something there? Unsure and curious, she takes a peek at the note as others take their places around the table.

Alex recognizes what it is the moment she sees her little Asteria sketch and is a little flustered to see that she had left one of her doodle pages in the conference room. She’s about to crumple it up when she notices something new. Alex stares at the words for a few seconds, a little baffled that someone was writing back to her. The corner of her mouth turns upward in amusement. She barely manages to hold in a giggle when she sees a tiny sketch of whom she recognizes to be Talos, wrestling with her doodle of Caleb. Then another of Talos posing with his muscles flexed and grinning.

Amused, she plays along and responds, 

I’ll try that. Thanks, stranger. So… Talos fan, huh? Is it the bronze abs? 

- A

As the days go by and the opening night of The Grand draws near, the conference meetings become frequent. Alex is usually called in with one group in the mornings, and Kenji with another just before the day ends. To pass the time and to relieve stress, they keep up with the notes. Something about the writer’s humor strikes Kenji, makes him want to play along even more. 

Funny! I like Talos more for his shining (get it?) initiative to protect Northbridge. I mean, if we’re talking about sexy heroes I’d say a guy like me would look better with Asteria. 

(A doodle of Asteria inside a heart is drawn next to the note) 

But more importantly, you noticed Talos’ abs huh? You like those? /:) 

- K

Alex blushes at the thought of this stranger being attracted to her. Well he means Asteria, but she is Asteria. 

Hah! Let’s just say a classy girl like me can appreciate a sculpted figure. And Asteria’s wayyy out of your league. 

She pauses and considers this stranger being so candid with her, and she’s interested in him. 

Who are you again anyway?

 - A

Kenji smirks to himself at the new message. He’s starting to like this snarky mystery girl. 

You wound me! I’m a catch! Better than Talos, even. 

(A doodle of a sad-faced Talos with a large X over his abs and a doodle of Kenji grinning, eyes closed and hands on his hips with fireworks behind him sit side by side underneath the note)

And me? Just a company man. Why? You interested, A? ;) 

- K

It’s been about 2 weeks of notes now, and Alex wonders how she still lets herself get surprised by this cocky stranger greeting her during morning meetings. She sits there in disbelief again, but can’t help smiling at the little flirtation he’s started. There’s something comforting about the way they banter that Alex had been enjoying during these busy days. She wonders if she should encourage this.

“Alex,” Grayson calls to her, a slight frown on his face, “you’ve been distracted a lot in these meetings lately. Mind telling me what’s going on?”

Shit, she thinks. 

“Sorry, Grayson, just a little overwhelmed by all the upcoming things to do on our… to do list,” Alex chuckles awkwardly.

“Yes, there is quite a bit, isn’t there?” Grayson replies, sighing. The conference room empties leaving the two of them. “Well, looks like I need to catch you up. I notice your pad’s blank, and you don’t have your laptop.”

Alex’s eyes dart to the notebook resting on the desk. “Right.”

Grayson pulls his chair in closer to Alex and begins to recap the end of the meeting. Alex is rushing to jot down all the important details, forced to stuff the note from “K” back into the shelf, forgotten.

Kenji is a little shocked, and worried, if he were to be perfectly honest, that he didn’t get a reply when he returned. As confident as he tries to be, his thoughts get the better of him; Maybe she just didn’t have a meeting this week. It’s happened before. Or…was I too forward? That usually works. In person, though. Huh. 

The next day Alex hurriedly sits in her spot and searches for a note. She couldn’t find the time to even write back when there weren’t any people in the conference room because lately, there were always people. Or Grayson always needed her. Her hand feels underneath the table and shelf where they’ve started hiding their notes, in case other coworkers used the shelf space, and she lights up when she feels paper. She quickly reads through it before Grayson and the others come in.

The paper was littered with doodles of Talos in various poses with little speech bubbles telling “A” how much he loves her: Talos making a heart with his hands and grinning, or Talos holding out flowers, or Talos baring his chest with the words “I love you” written all over it.

Sorry if I came on too strong. The shameless flirting kinda gets in the way sometimes. But then again maybe you just need to see my pretty face for it all to work? lol I’m kidding. Really, though. Your messages have been the highlight of my weeks.

- K ;)

Alex giggled. She felt a little embarrassed, too, when she realized how much she was smiling by herself. She quickly regained her composure and wrote a response:

Ha. Alright, you’re forgiven… but honestly it wasn’t you. I just got caught up in a lot of work for The Grand. You might have heard of the project? Idk. Things are getting stressful though.

- A

The next days were busy, but it allowed them more frequent chances to pass notes. They both can’t deny that they looked forward to it.

Well! That’s a load off my mind. Couldn’t have the mysterious A mad at me. What would I do during these god-awful meetings?

Huh, you working on The Grand’s opening, too? We must’ve seen each other already. I haven’t gotten a decent night’s sleep actually. Busy busy.

- K

Riiiight. You, too? We would’ve known though, I mean clearly you sit in my seat soo… you work for Grayson, too, then?

- A

Right. Silly me. The lack of sleep and worrying that you were mad at me must have made it slip my mind. Yeah, Grayson’s my boss. Ok, who are you?? 

- K

And just like that the notes went from teasing and funny doodles to little comforts from a stranger. Funny doodles that cheered the other up. Little notes of encouragement. A piece of candy stuck to the back now and then. Alex was liking this side of the elusive K. She realized one day when she didn’t receive a note back that these messages were now the highlight of her workdays, too.

Kenji hadn’t been called up for a meeting in a while. He’d been forced to run around town meeting contractors and designers and musicians to get ready for the big night. He wondered whether or not he should drop by and give Grayson an update anyway. At least, just an excuse to drop off a note for A, he thought. It’s weird. He actually misses this girl he’s never even met before. Maybe in the morning, he promises himself.

It’s the day before the opening night and Alex is in the last big meeting. She decides she’ll leave another note. Maybe he just got busy like she did last time there was a lapse in notes, she thinks to comfort herself.

Kenji calls Grayson to tell him he’s visitng. 

“Hey I was about to call you in for an early meeting. There are a few things I need to coordinate with you. My assisstant will help you out.” 

Kenji comes over in the morning, clutching his note inside his pocket. He lets his eyes casually wander around Grayson’s floor, trying to see if he could spot A. He laughs to himself. You don’t even know what she looks like. 

He decides to head over to the conference room where Grayson is already addressing a group of sponsors. Kenji stops in his tracks when he looks up and sees a woman sitting in his usual seat, typing away at her laptop, occasionally glancing upwards at Grayson. Something tells him that this is her.

Kenji loiters outside the conference room for a few moments, looking through the glass walls at “A.” He couldn’t believe how beautiful she was. He watched her, observed the way her dark hair draped her shoulders. Her smooth skin. Seductive eyes. She was perfect.

He knocks on the door and Grayson looks up to greet him, “Ah, Mr. Katsaros, come in! Everybody, this is Kenji Katsaros, the manager of The Grand I recently hired. Ah, Kenji, this is my assistant, Alex, Alex, Kenji.”

Kenji nods to the sponsors, shakes Grayson’s hand, then turns to Alex and shakes hers, lingering for a second. She gives him a confused look.

Just then Majorie peers her head in the door and calls Grayson out. He excuses himself, leaving Kenji next to Alex. The rest of the people in the room take this time to talk amongst themselves, and Kenji seizes his chance. He leans over to Alex who’s typing on her laptop and whispers, “So Alex,” he savors the name on his lips, glad he finally knows what “A” stood for, “you’re self-doodles certainly don’t do you justice.”

And Kenji watches her as her face changes from confusion to wide-eyed realization. He smirks back at her and winks. Grayson reappears before she could say anything else, and Kenji leaves his seat to sit across from Alex, with Grayson now in between them at the head of the table.

Kenji is relishing in getting to tease Alex in person. He’s definitely in his element now. He flashes her flirtatious glances with those gray eyes of his.

Alex is fidgeting in her seat, trying to stop herself from cracking a smile at his teasing or roll her eyes. She tells herself she’ll ignore him, just focus on her notes and Grayson and the meeting, but she can’t help but glance back at him, too. And she can’t help but notice how handsome he was. Those gray eyes were doing things her to her that she shouldn’t be feeling right now.

Kenji excuses himself to go to the bathroom during a lull in the conversation. He maintains eye contact with Alex as he stands up and turns to leave, slyly smirking as he went.

Kenji takes this chance to make a move. He’s always been one for surprises. He makes his way towards Grayson’s office, looking around for a sign of where Alex’s office or desk might be. He finds a nameplate on a desk in a smaller office outside of Grayson’s, and sneaks in. Kenji picks up a piece of paper and a pen, scribbles something then leaves it right in the center of her desk.

After the meeting is dismissed Kenji hangs back to walk with Alex and Grayson.

“So Kenji, you excited for the opening night tomorrow?” Grayson asks, taking on a more conversational tone.

“Oh, definitely,” he replies, but his eyes settle on Alex who tries to avoid eye contact while holding back a smirk, “Would it be cool if I brought a date?”

Alex’s eyes dart towards Kenji, an indiscernible look on her face. Kenji smirks in response, but speaks to Grayson, “she won’t get in the way of my duties, don’t worry. But showing off The Grand would be an impressive date, don’t you think?”

Grayson laughs and nods, “Of course. Go ahead.”

He glances at his watch and excuses himself, “Sorry, I’ve got another meeting to get to before the day ends. Alex, would you mind showing him out?”

“Not at all,” she replies.

When Grayson leaves she turns to Kenji and they hold eye contact for a moment before bursting into laughter. 

“You are ridiculous! I can’t believe you!” Alex exclaims, giving Kenji a playful shove.

“Sorry! Couldn’t help it. Was too good a chance to pass up,” he says laughing.

They laugh it off for a bit and make remarks about seeing each other for the first time. They don’t admit it but they’re both in awe of the other.

“Hey so, you’re not my boss, right?” Kenji asks her, as they ride down the elevator.

“Nope. So?”

“So I don’t have a date for tomorrow.”

“I thought you said you had a–”

“I asked if I could bring one, not that I had one,” he smirks. They reach the ground floor and Alex walks him to the door, excited at where the conversation is headed, but trying her best to keep cool.

“Well then,” Kenji says with a grin, “see you around, Alex.” 

He turns to leave and gets on his motorcycle. Alex stands there in disbelief, her expectations shattered. All she can do is laugh to herself. 

“Unbelievable,” she murmurs, making her way back upstairs.

Alex walks over to her desk, still scolding herself out of embarrassment for expecting something from Kenji, when she spots a piece of folded paper neatly placed on he center of her desk, and a large “-K” written on the outside. She huffs at the sight of it .

She opens the note to find a phone number and, written in large letters:

Be my date tomorrow, A? Call me.

(A quick and messy doodle of Talos winking is scribbled in the corner)

Grinning from ear to ear and shaking her head in disbelief, Alex dials in the number and calls.

“Yo,” Kenji picks up almost immediately.

“So I saw the note.”

“And?” he says playfully.

“And you’re gonna pay for that little stunt.”

“Promise?”

“You’re absolutely unbelievable.”

Kenji laughs, “I know. Pick you up tomorrow at 8?”