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kiss-theggoat · 9 months

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(Shuffles up to you nervously) hi I was wondering if it would be ok to request a billy Lenz fix where the reader actually has a pet pig, also your my favorite writer 🙂

A/N: Two things! One, sorry for my inactivity! I was away on a trip. Two! Thanks so much for the suggestion and thank you so much for the kind words. I decided to expand your request and do different slashers with different kinds of pets!! I hope that’s okay and I really hope you like it!

Slashers With Your Pets

Slashers Included: Billy Lenz, Michael Meyers, Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger

Billy Lenz:

If you have a….

Cat, Billy is a cat man. He loooves cats, they’re so warm and cuddly, but they also understand boundaries and the need to be alone sometimes. The only thing he might not enjoy about cats is the fact that some can be timid around loud noises, which immediately means they’re timid around Billy.

Dog, Billy is less of a dog person. He thinks that dogs can be overwhelming in their attention, especially if one jumps on him or barks at him. He likes the gentle giant dogs, golden retrievers that just lay down and don’t do anything. But, if you have a little dog that barks at everything that moves, expect Billy to be very unhappy.

Reptile or Invert, BILLY HATES SNAKES. If you bring a snake or tarantula or lizard or scorpion into the house, Billy is not going to want you near him. The only reptile or invert I could see him being okay with would be a leopard gecko type. Something smaller and less active.

Farm Animal, if you had pigs, horses, or cows, something like that, Billy would probably be vulgar about how they smelled. Of course, if you owned a pig, he’d call it is little piggy. You could definitely convince him to help out with the animals, especially the pigs or cows. He thinks the cows are cute, and wants to spend time with the little piggies.

Michael Meyers

If you have a….

Cat, Michael likes cats. He understands them, they understand him. He likes to be left alone, they like to be left alone. They get along great. But, if you catch him petting your cat on the couch or inviting it up into his lap, don’t mention anything. He’ll be embarrassed that you caught him in a vulnerable time. He’ll never admit to liking your furry friend.

Dog, Michael actually really likes dogs. He likes big scary looking dogs, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Cane corsos, those types. Because even though they’re scary, they’re well trained and methodical, just like him. If you have a big dog, expect to peel around the corner and catch Michael giving it a pat on the head or a belly rub every once in a while.

Reptile or Invert, Michael could care less. They don’t do anything, so he doesn’t feel the need to pay attention to them. If you have a big lizard or something, he might be a little hesitant to touch it or go near it, but other than that, he walks by the tank without a second thought.

Farm Animal, Michael really doesn’t enjoy farm animals. They smell, require a lot of care, and make a lot of noise. They sort of cramp his style, and he doesn’t understand why the hell you’d want to take care of them.

Jason Voorhees:

If you have a…

Cat, Jason likes your cat because you like your cat, but overall, he’d really prefer an animal that shows him more affection. He wants something that wants to be near him all the time, not something he has to force to be near him.

Dog, Jason would love your dog. He would probably be a little timid at first, but after him and your dog got close, they’d be thick as thieves. They’d go out in the woods and play fetch together, Jason would carry the pup around no matter how big or small. He would adore your dog, and your dog would adore him.

Reptile or Invert, Jason would be a little scared of a tarantula or a lizard or a snake. He would probably be interested in them and try to like them because you liked them, but when it came to handling or feeding, that would definitely be your job.

Farm animal, if you had some farm animals, Jason would welcome them with open arms on his camp. He’d probably be the most open to horses or cows, but would like to see you so caring. Seeing you put in the work to take care of something so time consuming would be a really endearing trait.

Freddy Krueger

If you had a…

Cat, Freddy doesn’t like. Freddy isn’t a cat guy, he’s not into all the cuddling and the meowing and the fur. Heaven forbid your cat tear a thread from his sweater, he might just bust a vein in his forehead from holding in his angry yells. His kind of cat would be the one in the corner that hisses at everyone.

Dog, he only likes very certain dogs. He’s okay with dogs that mind their own business. Ones that just hang out in the other room and don’t bug him. If you had a dog that jumped up on him or barked at him, he would hate it. Or, his least favorite kind, tiny dogs with high pitched barks. Don’t even get him started.

Reptile or Invert, Freddy thinks they’re cool. I think he’d like lizards the most, like if you had an iguana or a bearded dragon, he’d hang out with it next to him, just chilling. If you owned a tarantula or a scorpion or any other invert, he’d be interested in it, often asking to feed it and handle it if possible.

Farm animal, no. Don’t ask. Don’t even propose the idea. Stinky, loud, annoying. He hates farm animals unless they are on his plate as a juicy steak or a nice burger. He might be able to tolerate it if you ride or own horses, but other than that, he’s really not into it.

#slasher x reader #slashers #horror movies #horror fanfiction #slasher x y/n #michael meyers #freddy krueger #freddy krueger x you #billy lenz x y/n #billy lenz #billy lenz x you #black christmas #nightmare on elm street #halloween #jason voorhees x you #jason voorhees #friday the 13th

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riddleymethis · 1 year

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Another night another inside job brainrot

Inside job characters and pets they'd get with reader!

(Hcs for Brett, Reagan, Andre, and Gigi)

Brett:

- This feels pretty predictable but you guys would get a dog.

- Honestly at this point it just feels like there's two dogs in the house bc they have the same exact energy levels

- you have no complaints though! You love your bf and you love your dog so you're more than willing to deal with the energy levels

- you guys can take the dog on walks together which has led to a lot of nice moments of just. Peacefulness together.

- Alternatively: I think he'd love any bird in the parrot family? Maybe a cockatiel bc of the hair LOL

- Brett's urge to laugh at you teaching the bird cuss words vs telling you to not teach the bird to greet everyone with "What the fuck?!"

- you want to name your pet smth actually normal bur he talks you into naming it after some stupid animal pun based off a movie character

- idk honestly I think he'd really like to take care of any kind of pet that likes lots of engagement with you♡ leafs to lots of stuff together!

Reagan:

- Also pretty self explanatory, but a cat

- it takes awhile to convince her. She already shoulders a lot of work, plus the last pets she had were the turtles from her childhood which didn't. Go Well.

- but eventually you're able to convince her by the power of Being Annoying On Purpose

- she's basically the "I don't want a cat" vs walking into the room to see her baby talking the cat kinda energy

- it's not that she doesn't like cats at all, just the energy required to own one is what put her off initially, but now that the furball is in the home she is so in love with the small creature

- she just honestly likes the semi-independence of it. She likes that she can get any leftover work done at home whole the cat will entertain itself.

- plus have u ever had a cat sleep on your chest after a stressful day? God's work 🙏

- meanwhile you are the opposite. You will hug that cat all day. ITS NOT YOUR FUALT ITS SO FLUFFY AND CUTE

- cue lots of distant "MeooOW??" in another room that Reagan hears everytime you pick it up

- "Stop picking the fucking cat up like a baby!" "Tell it to stop being baby shaped then, idiot."

- You guys spend hours thinking of a good name and then just decide on something really stupid like "fishstick"

Andre:

- Honestly? Seems like a reptile kinda guy?? You'd guys probably get anything from something as small as a leopard gecko to a fucking python snake

- ok but. Snake.

- u both decide to name it smth dumb as hell like "Noodle"

- Andre is actually? Surprisingly very well educated in snake care.

- Like, he actually has made sure that everything from cage size to temperature to food is right. He's really been interested in them for a long time.

- meanwhile u just like the fact that the front of a snake face looks like ":]"

- people can just walk by you two working on something in your lab and there's just. A huge fucking snake slithering over your guys' arms and back.

Gigi:

- FERRET.

- I can't explain this one. It's a fucking ferret. Is fluffy. Is noodle. Are you jokester?

- you let Gigi take full liberty of naming it because you trust her to come up with something fitting

- you will both drop whatever your doing to just watch your ferret in silence as the run up and down one of those little play tube tunnels.

- the ferret definitely picks favorites and it's Gigi. Everytime you walk into a room, it's wrapped over Gigi's shoulders

- getting it the most obnoxious colored harness and walking it.

- people give you guys strange looks, but you don't mind. You're just happy to have your gf and your demon child of a ferret♡

#inside job x reader #brett hand x reader #reagan ridley x reader #gigi thompson x reader #andre lee x reader #headcanons

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chaoticmannamedoliver · 1 month

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If you could assign each Mech a pet, what would you give them?

Aaaaalright here we go. Ive been waiting for this cauuuuuuse headcannons :>

I hc that carmilla made mech pets for most mechs

(sure it might not fit with the timeline but shush. She mechs performances also had different times of when in the future tims whole thing happens.)

Aaaaanyway.

Jonny d'ville would have a rat. Which he named gentleman

I think ashes would have a lizard or reptile of some kind? Leopard gecko maybe? Or those spiky ones that can drink from their backs kfjsjdn

The toy soldier would have frogs. I think its obvious WHY. Any kind of frog. All of them. And it will get sad when they die

Raph n ivy seem like barn owl people to me, though i could imagine a cat for ivy too

Tim? Hmm...dunno why but a really playful n fluffy german Shepard for him

Brian? Hm a cat maybe? I think that brian is a walking heater so the kitty would LOVE to just lay on him

Marius? Ah- hmm. I mean, id say cat but one, thats boring, and two, his death...soooo....hmm. fox. Like just imagine he gave his pet fox glasses n a lil hat- and pretend it was also a doctor. He seems silly like that. N after that? Fucking raccoons. I like making mari be a silly lil guy. Cause he is.

Nastya...she- hm- i do not have a mech pet for her either...since in my headcannon she refused any pet carmilla tried to give her...id go with a protective animal though? Hell fuck it. Domesticated snow leopard.

I know these animals don't make sense, but they feel right to me? Ya know? N hell - maybe they WILL end up as their mech pets cause not everyone had one yet.

#the mechanisms #the mechs #@chaotic man named oliver #gay immortal space pirate band my beloved<3 #them🧡#jonny d’ville #gunpowder tim #ashes oreilly #ivy alexandria #raphaella la cognizi #baron marius von raum #nastya rasputina #the toy soldier #drumbot brian

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is-the-snake-video-cute · 1 year

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Do you have any suggestions for lizards that would make good first pets? I want a snake but my mom really doesn’t want any frozen or live rodents in the house ever.

Totally! :) Here are my favorite beginner lizards that will make great beginner pets for most keepers. Just remember that lizards are a bit more intensive than snakes, so be sure to prepare for a reptile that will need to eat more often, and will need UVB lighting and calcium supplementation. Check out ReptiFiles for care sheets on all of these.

Leopard geckos are probably my number one beginner lizard to recommend for people! They're small, so won't need a super large enclosure (as small as a 50-gallon is appropriate), are easy to handle, and are insectivores so they do great with easy-to-find feeder insects.

Crested geckos are another great pick. They're another small gecko that won't need a huge space (a 30-gallon tall enclosure is a great minimum for them), and a big draw of them is that they do fantastic on powdered food, so no live insects required. Repashy and Pangea brand crested gecko food is really good. They're not as handleable as leos, but they're still awesome.

Do you want a colony of lesbian lizards? Look no further than mourning geckos. These teeny-tiny lizards actually do best in colonies, and should always be in groups of at least two. You can keep four in a 30 gallon, and just add five gallons for every two additional geckos. They can also thrive on crested gecko diet. All mourning geckos are female and they will reproduce asexually when kept in colonies, so before getting your colony you should have a plan for eggs.

If you're up for a bit more of a challenge than those awesome geckos, check out these more advanced lizards. They're not going to be right for every beginner, and they're all going to need a much larger enclosure (a 4x2x2 enclosure, 120 gallon equivalent, is the bare minimum for all of these), but they're all easy to handle and work with despite their more difficult husbandry.

Bearded dragons are wonderful! They're handleable, super cute, and just all-around awesome. They can be doable for beginners, but they're definitely a step up from those awesome beginner geckos. They need a varied diet of both plants and insects.

Blue-tongue skinks are absolute delights! Like beardies, they will need a varied diet.

Uromastyx are super cool herbivorous lizards, which means no insects! They're also the most difficult lizards on this list. Still doable for beginners, but by no means a commitment to make lightly. They need an extremely hot basking spot and a varied diet of plants.

#not a rating #first lizard advice #lizards

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pollswithnogoals · 27 days

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What's your favorite animal(s)?

Ohohooooo I have many, many, many animals I love with all my heart, so I'll divide them into categories : birds,fishes, reptiles, and mammals.

Birb: The Potoo 👁 🔻 👁

I mean, just look at it. It also has some folklore around it that I find really interesting, and some native tribes used its feathers in ceremonies. It's a shame that because of its call, some people kill it because they think it's an omen of death.

Fish: Leopard shark 🦈

Nature really said "peak character design" on this one. It's so pretty and friendly and small, aaaaahh I love it your honor, I want to treasure it and watch it grow up and have a family .

Reptiles: Gold dust day gecko

Look at this color scheme, so pleasant so colorful. I like creatures that look like they come straight out of Pandora from that avatar movie. Blue toes, hehehe

Mammals: Maned wolf

Not a wolf, not a fox. It's just doing its thing and showing those supermodel legs. Babe's ready for vogue!

But yeah, those are some of my favorites. Thank you for the question, anon. You are really sweet!

What are your favorite animal(s)?

#anon ask #asks #ask me anything #thank you sm #i literally love interacting with you guys #sometimes tumblr feels very lonely so in my opinion we should start interacting more with others even if its a bit awkward

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saritawolff · 4 months

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I was wondering, arguably how close are we to domesticating animals like ball pythons, leopard geckos, etc. I can't find any good info on it, but maybe I'm not searching well. I was just curious because we definitely seem to be on the course of domesticating them and they are selectively bred including for specific appearances. I was also curious if the amount and ease of reproducing these animals will make the domestication process faster vs the long time it took for other animals.

This is a matter of contention and I don’t think we can really know without doing extensive genetic studies on pet reptile populations vs wild ones. Breeding animals for special morphs and colors does not a domestic animal make, and for them to be fully domesticated they would have to not only be genetically different from wild reptiles, but also much tamer right out of the egg and dependent on humans for survival. (Now, personally, I don’t think my Idiot of a Sand Boa [/affectionate] could survive a week in the wild, but that’s just him.) And while a lot of reptiles are being bred en masse which allows for shorter generation times, they’re mostly being bred for looks and not so much for friendliness, calmness, and a willingness to seek humans out. If not selecting for those traits, it’s gonna take a lot longer to domesticate them.

That being said, while some of the animals listed were mostly bred for show, most domestic animals are bred with a specific purpose in mind. There’s not much purpose to a domesticated lizard, snake, or turtle other than having a cool pet.

#personally I don’t think ball pythons SHOULD be in the pet trade #they are so finicky and anxious #but I know I’m in the minority on that one #still they are being massively overbred for looks and not health and temperament

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multifandom-worlds · 1 year

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You Are Wanted, Here in Asgard

Genre: Quite angsty, some fluff

Word Count: 2.9k

Warnings: brief thoughts of suicide (written in red to avoid if needed)

Authors Note: This is a sort of part 2 to On The Roof in the Rain that I wrote a while back. It's also the first part I guess of the Life in Asgard series.

Tagging:@simplyholl @holdmytesseract @dryyoursaltyoceantears @sarahscribbles @buttercupcookies-blog @lokiprompts @kinky-faerie (don't worry about interacting right away, get to it when you can. And if you can't, that's okay too )

You wake up the following day to an empty bed, which is unusual here in Asgard. He rarely got out of bed before you, so you were more than a little anxious. This, coupled with your heated discussion with your brother yesterday, had alarm bells going off in your head. You run your hands over the silk sheets where Loki’s body should lay, feeling the cold of the material under your fingers. He must have been out of bed for a few hours before you woke up.

You lay in bed for 30 minutes more, hoping he would return to you and dispel the growing anxiety in your soul. But as that 30 minutes came and went, and there was no sign of your God, you extracted yourself from the tangle of silken sheets, walking to the closet to find something to wear. You pull down a few different casual dresses that your ladies-in-waiting had picked out for you years ago when you came to Asgard for the first time. They brought you so much comfort, thinking back to those early days of your relationship with Loki.

You decide on a simple dark green and white, long-sleeved, 16th-century inspired kirtle that hangs off your figure perfectly. It also was your favourite, being it's the one Loki hand-picked out for you to wear all those years ago, and you were amazed it still fits you. You head to the bathroom to fix your hair - opting for a lovely simple braid before exiting your room in the hunt for Loki. You scan the hallway just outside your room for him, for anyone, really. It was rare to see the house so…empty. At least two dozen employees worked for Loki whenever you were here, yet not one of them could be found - not even Asta and Liv, your ladies-in-waiting.

You stroll down the hallway, looking into the rooms as you pass by. You had no specific destination in mind; you just wanted to find someone to talk to. The further down the hall you got and with no one in sight, your anxiety grew more present. Maybe you weren’t good enough…perhaps Tony was right, and you are a failure. Why else would no one be here? This, bringing you here last night, was all just an elaborate prank at your expense. Nothing Loki said yesterday was true. The reason it took him so long to find you was that he was conspiring with the rest of the Avengers, coming up with a plan to make you let your guard down, to make you feel loved and wanted only for him to bring you back to your world today and rip your heart out.

You stop in front of the reptile room, gently pushing open your door. It had been months since you were here last, so you wondered if your super snow leopard gecko, Pascal, would remember you. You walk over to his enclosure, peering in and seeing him curled up in his hide, sound asleep. You smile, watching him sleep, making a note to come back at dusk to try and catch him awake. You look around the room at all your different reptiles - bearded dragons, crested geckos, leopard geckos, several different types of snakes, blue-tongued skinks and even a turtle. You smile, seeing how well they have been cared for since your absence. You sigh, thinking back to earlier, wondering what would happen when Loki ends your relationship. Would he keep all these reptiles? Would he just keep Mushu, his leopard gecko?

You walk over to the bearded dragon enclosure, peering in to see where he is, seeing him on top of a rock, basking in the warmth from his heat lamp. Carefully, you open the enclosure and place your hand under his chin, letting him get accustomed to your hand again before he starts climbing up your hand. You smile, happy that he is still comfortable with people - you must thank the staff caring for your pets in your absence; they have done an excellent job.

You hear soft footfalls behind you; turning to face the direction they came, you see Asta and Lis standing by the door, their hands behind their back. “Good morning, you two. I was wondering where you were.” You say, turning your attention back to the lizard in your hand.

“Good morning, my Lady,” Asta spoke first, followed by Liz. “Master Loki is asking for you, my Lady. He wishes to see you. He's in the dining hall."

You frown slightly, knowing what he wants to see you about—a breakup. You put your lizard back in his enclosure before saying goodbye to him. You straighten up, looking back towards Asta and Liz. "It's been great knowing you two. You're both amazing people. I want you to treat the next lady after me with the same respect you treated me." You smile, blinking back tears.

The two women look at you, confused. You assume they were unaware of what Loki wanted to talk to you about as you left the reptile room, the women hot on your heels. They were giggling to themselves the closer to the dining hall you got. Perhaps they did know and were happy about it - you treated them well, did you not? Why would they be so excited to see you thrown out? You turn to see them smiling as they look at you. “Do you two know something I don’t?” You question, getting an uneasy feeling building in your chest. You only get another chorus of giggles in response.

In a split-second decision, you turn and run in the opposite direction of the dining hall - towards the front door. Right now, you can’t handle a breakup and the public humiliation that would come from being broken up with by Loki Laufeyson. You slam open the front door and take off towards the gardens, the only place you can hide and formulate a plan to leave him before he can leave you.

You run through the maze of hedges and flower bushes, tears threatening to spill down your cheeks. First your brother, now your partner….does no one want you? You fall to your knees in a fit of sobs right before a Dreamshade patch you and Loki planted when you first came. You stare at the flowers, running your hands along the petals, your mind wandering to a very dangerous place. You’ve never considered leaving the world of the living, but it felt like the best option right now. You allowed your mind to fall further down that rabbit hole, skewing your perception of your worth in the world - all your doubts and insecurities fueling the fire.

What you didn’t factor into everything were Asta and Liv. As soon as you hightailed it away from the dining hall, the two girls ran right to Loki, letting him know how strange they found your actions to be. Loki immediately sent out a search party, headed by himself, to look for you.

You heard your name being called by several people, but instead of coming out, you went deeper into the gardens. You weren’t ready for the repercussions that your actions just now would have caused. It wasn’t until you heard Loki’s voice several feet away did you hazard a glance. He was much closer than you thought, and when he saw you peak out from around the bush, he was at your side in a heartbeat. He pulled you into a suffocating hug; you could feel his frantic heartbeat in his chest. For a second, you thought maybe you were wrong, perhaps you were wanted by someone after all, but then all the events of the morning pushed their way to the forefront of your mind, making you pull away from him and step away.

The look on his face was not what you expected. You saw confusion and hurt, not anger and resentment. “My Queen…” He started, stepping forward and holding a hand out to you, but you stepped back again; you wouldn’t fall for it.

“N-no... I’m not your Queen anymore. Y-you don’t get to call me that when you plan on leaving me! Was everything you said yesterday at the compound a lie? How I make all your problems disappear, and how I’m the missing piece in your life? Was any of that even true, or was it just a trick to get me to let my guard down so you could break up with me?” You spoke, tears flowing freely down your cheeks. Loki’s eyes shimmered with uncried tears as he listens to you. You could see the hurt in his face, and it hurt you to the core that you were hurting him this way, but you needed to do it to save yourself even more heartache. “Loki, I don’t….”

Loki shook his head before taking your hand and pulling you back into a hug. You could hear the faintest sobs as you instinctively buried yourself in his chest, and it felt like home. “I don’t want to break up, my love. I need you in my life. You are one of the few reasons I wake up in the morning, and it hurts me when we’re apart.” He says softly, punctuating the last sentence with a kiss on your head. You wanted to argue with him, beg him to tell you the truth, but all you could muster was pitiful sobs into his chest as he ran his fingers through your hair.

Once your sobs quieted to whimpers, Loki pulls you away from him enough to get a good look at you, cupping your face in his hands and gently rubbing his thumb along your cheek. “Why did you run this morning, darling? Asta and Liv are worried for you. They told me you weren’t acting like yourself this morning and said some things to them that had them worried you were going to do something. Talk to me, my love; what did I do, and how can I fix it? I don’t want to walk through life without you beside me.”

You sniffle, leaning into his touch. “You weren’t in bed with me when I woke up; I waited for a while to see if you were just in the bathroom or something, but when you didn’t come back…. I got into my head and made myself believe that you didn’t want to be with me. When Asta and Liv mentioned you wanted to see me in the dining hall, my thoughts spiralled, and I convinced myself that you were only doing it so you could leave me. After what Tony said yesterday and waking up to you not in bed with me…. I’m sorry, Loki; please don’t be mad at me. I’ll make it up to you, I promise. I’ll do anything you want; please don’t leave me.”

Loki closes his eyes to keep the tears from falling as he listens to you doubting your importance in his life. “I wasn’t in bed when you woke up because I was trying to plan a special breakfast in bed for you. I know you didn’t feel wanted or important last night when we arrived, so I want to do something for you. I went back to Earth to gather some flowers I know you love to make a bouquet for you that I would give you when I gave you breakfast. When Asta told me you were no longer in our room, I had to change my plan slightly, so I had them fetch you and bring you to the dining hall.” Loki explains, causing you to slip from his gentle caress and fall to your knees. You were so angry with yourself for ruining all his hard work. Tears stream down your cheeks as all your emotions become too much to bear.

Loki crouches before you, taking your face in his hands and stroking your cheek gently, drying your tears with the pads of his thumbs. He leans in and kisses your lips softly before carefully picking you up in his arms. “I’m not going to leave you, my darling, for I cannot walk through this life without you by my side any longer. Now that I have known this love, I want nothing else in the nine realms.” He whispers in your ear as you lay your head against his chest, defeated. As he slowly returns to the house, you repeatedly mumble “I’m sorry” into his chest. You didn’t deserve him, and he didn’t deserve the fear and heartache you just put him through.

Loki didn’t need to read your mind to know what was bothering you. He stopped right in front of the Dreamshade patch you were at before gently placing your feet back on the ground. “You have nothing to be sorry for.” He spoke, crouching down to pluck a flower. “You did nothing wrong; I don’t fault you for anything that happened. I should have had Asta and Liv tell you why I beckoned you into the dining hall; I knew you were already anxious and still feeling the emotions from your fight with your brother, and I neglected to consider how you might react to me asking for you.”

He tucked the flower behind your ear before picking you up again, refusing to allow you to walk anymore and causing more injury to your feet. He carried you out of the gardens before sending away the rest of the search party standing there, save for Asta and Liv, who came running towards you two. Loki places you on the ground before stepping behind you sightly as your two ladies-in-waiting crash into you, hugging you tightly as they cry tears of relief and joy.

“We were so scared..” Liv began, pulling away from you slightly. Asta spoke next. “I was worried we wouldn’t find you in time and would have to plan a funeral instead of an eventual wedding.” You snap your head to Loki standing behind you as he shushes Asta will a slight chuckle.

“Asta, she was not supposed to know that.” He shakes his head before picking you up again. “Can you 2 draw her a warm bath and set out a new dress for her?” You hear him ask. The girls nod and turn back towards the house, leaving you and Loki alone again. You took this opportunity to ask him about what Asta had said.

“You….you want to marry me…?” The question felt heavy as it left your lips. You would never have suspected that Loki Laufeyson, God of Mischief, wanted to marry you, a mortal. You look up at him, studying his face, but all you see is a nervous smile stretching across his lips.

“Not right now,” he began as he returned to the front door, using his magic to open it to prevent the need to place her on the ground again. “But I can see myself marrying you in the future; I wasn’t lying when I said you are the missing piece in my life. Now come, let us get you cleaned up and fed. I’ll have your breakfast remade and brought to our room.”

Loki carries you through the house, unperturbed by the hushed conversations of the employees as he passes. It's you who those quiet conversations bother - they were about you anyways. You bury your face into Loki's chest before a wave of warmth surrounds you. You look up to see both of you surrounded by a bubble of sparking green light.

"...Loki?" You question. He looks down at you, smiling softly.

"I didn't want you to have to listen to that. You don't deserve it. I'll address that behaviour once you're taken care of and settled. That is unacceptable behaviour from them, and I will have none of it." Loki spoke. On the one hand, you were happy to know Loki took notice of what was happening, but on the other hand, you didn't want him to fire them as a consequence of your stupid actions.

"Please don't fire them…" you plead with him as he arrives at your bedroom. "They did nothing wrong. Banish me if you need to but don't fire them."

Loki places you down on the bed before looking at you questioningly. "What are you talking about, my darling? I'm not going to fire them or banish you." He gently cups your cheeks, brushing the pad of his thumb along your cheekbones. You could see the worry in his eyes. “Tell me, my dearest, what thoughts are plaguing your beautiful mind. Let me into your world; I’m here to help you.”

You sigh, eyes welling with tears, “I just, I don't feel wanted. I can’t explain it, but I think I was feeling it for a while, but what happened yesterday made me feel like I’m not really wanted, that I’m just a burden.” You try to slink away from Loki’s grasp, but he refuses to let go. Loki crouches in front of you, forcing you to look at him.

“I must not be doing my job correctly if you don’t feel wanted,” he began. You half expected him to try and guilt you into taking it back or making himself the victim, but he did the opposite as he continued. “I’m sorry I’m not making you feel wanted. While we’re here in Asgard - and we can stay as long as you would like - you are my priority. No work, nothing. I assure you, my Queen, you are wanted here in Asgard, and I will prove it to you. But first…” He trails off, dropping his hands to your shoulders as he slowly pullings the sleeves down. “Let’s get this soiled dress off you and into a hot bath.”

#mcu loki #loki fluff #loki angst #loki of asgard #loki laufeyson #loki fanfic #loki god of mischief #loki x reader

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taysanimaladventures · 6 months

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If I could

Begin to be

Half of what

You think of me

I could do about anything

I could even learn how to love like you

Rose Quartz the leopard gecko. Born in 2010, adopted in 2015, humanely euthanized 2023.

I know things on this blog have been depressing as fuck lately. I quit my job, realized my jobs had caused significant mental damage on me, my grandma passes, and only a few weeks later I had to put Rose down. I got her footprints today.

I adopted Rose after the passing of Jasper, a leo I had gotten from a pet store chain and failed to thrive. I obviously refused to buy animals from those chains since and I ended up getting Rose from a former breeder going through a nasty divorce. I brought her to my college dorm in an empty beer box. Since getting her she has done a ton of traveling up and down California as I moved from college to home to the middle of nowhere to where I am now with my husband. She was always one to eagerly pop her head out as you walked by, hoping you had a snack. She had the most beautiful, vibrant colors that made her look like the unhealthiest lemon popsicle. She was also a mini celebrity on this blog for a period of time.

Last year she started to refuse to eat and looked bloated. We went to the vet who said it could be a minor infection or organ failure and she was given antibiotics and pain meds. After her course of medications she did well for the rest of the year up until a few weeks ago. We repeated the same medications but this time she was not improving. She was losing weight, still refusing to eat, was still looking bloated, and was clearly unhappy with all the medications being forced on her. Additionally the vet had felt a lump inside her. I had always suspected cancer since the first time we went through this. She had a suspicious spot on her skin. The vet and I agreed to humanely euthanize her. She was only 13.

I think in a sad way my time with her is another piece of what makes me want to leave the animal care field. Prior to her passing I looked through this blog and saw all my posts of her and how enthusiastic and excited I was about her. But as time went on I lost my passion. I was already burning myself out taking care of dozens of reptiles every day and coming home to needing to do more reptile care became a chore. She was never neglected and I have always made it a point to give my animals the best care possible no matter how low I was feeling. That is our obligation as pet owners. However she had become only that- an obligation. It makes me sad for her and sad for what happened to myself. I grieve for her and for the enthusiastic gecko keeper I used to be.

To other gecko owners: give your gecko a tight (imaginary) hug and a tasty worm for me.

#leopard gecko #reptiblr #animal death #pet death

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bufomancer · 5 months

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Just curious, how do you find time to care adequately for 50+ animals? Not insinuating you’re not caring for them correctly or anything. I understand that reptiles and rodents don’t need much if any 1on1 enrichment time with you, and some reptiles have infrequent feedings. But that’s gotta be at least like 30 tanks/cages to maintain, do you ever get free time between work and pets/fosters??

Short answer is I don’t get very much free time and I’m in hell

Long answer is a lot of spreadsheets and to do lists and frustration and I am often a day or two behind on at least one thing that isn’t super time sensitive. Especially right now with the foster rats getting medicated 2x a day.

My current routine is: Wake up, medicate rats, check everyone’s water sources, go to work.

After work if I have any intakes scheduled I do those- I am currently at capacity at my home but I still pick up new intakes and deliver them to their foster homes. Then I go home, feed the rodents, feed the reptiles if needed, water enclosures as needed, check water sources again, medicate the rats.

I give the small rodents (gerbils, hams, and mice) enough food for the week every Sunday so only the rats get fed on a daily schedule but I do give treats, fruits and vegetables, etc a few times throughout the week. I also do visual checks on everyone who is out and about and dig around for anyone I haven’t seen in a few days.

Right now the baby rats get their cages cleaned 2-3x a week because they’re so messy but the adults get cleaned 1x a week. My mice get cleaned 1x a week. Gerbils every other week and hamsters 1x a month and really only their pee spots. I spot clean throughout the week, this just refers to major cage cleans (usually between 1/4 and 1/3 of the bedding)

My permanent rats are on the Shunamite Diet so I meal prep their fresh meals every 2-3 weeks and make enough to last me for a while. I freeze whatever won’t be used within the week. They get fresh meals 2x a week and dry meals the rest of the week. The fosters are on Oxbow and Science Selective pellets.

Niobe (ball python) gets fed 1x a month, Ricearoni (hoggie) 1x a week. Freak, Meryt, and Lucky (pacman frog, axolotl, and leopard gecko) get fed 2-3x a week. The house geckos get fed 3-4x a week and luckily my girlfriend works at a pet store so usually she just brings me home feeders and I drop them in that day.

Most days it isn’t all that much maintenance but it is a LOT of different little things that all add up. For things I know I need to do but feel no motivation for, I’ll often make an instagram reel about it to basically force myself into doing it- same reason why I post my to do lists on here and check them off where people can see.

And I am very lucky that my friends & partner are understanding of the fact that sometimes I have to make last minute changes to plans because the pets need something that I can’t put off and oftentimes are happy to just accompany me on errands and chat while I clean cages instead of like, going out.

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xjustakay · 4 months

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Hiiiiiiiii Kay :)

I have a question that has been PLAGUING me since I read this:

“You can’t tell me you don’t have something that you know an abnormal amount of information about,” James says.

“There’s plenty of things I know an abnormal amount of information about, I have no life, but I don’t make that anybody else’s problem,” Regulus teases.

PLEASE can you tell me what those topics are?! I NEED TO KNOW!! (esp because there are PLENTY?!)

Love you and your magnificent brain <3 mwah!

pom i literally love when you ask these questions hahahaha. gonna give you another answer that’s much longer than you actually asked for:

but so, regulus has read a lot. growing up he spent a lot of time at home quiet and wanting to be alone away from it all with a book, and even as he became an adult he just kept reading. not just for pleasure, either, not just fiction stuff, he’s like a little packrat with knowledge, he’s very curious and likes to know things and see different inputs on things and all that (which is also another reason he enjoys james dorkily rattling off fire facts even though he teases him about it). sometimes it’s things that like genuinely pique his interest, and other times it’s just things he wants to be able to be fucking right about lmao. so that’s where that “plenty” comes from. like, there’s a high possibility if you took you got the antidote regulus to a trivia night, he knows way more answers than anybody else on the team expects and everyone’s looking at him like ???? you’re twenty-two years old why do you casually know that ??? lmao

this one doesn’t come as too much of a shock since we’ve seen him and his photography hobby before, but baby boy knows way more than he needs to know about what different cameras do, how to achieve different light leaks, best times and weathers for certain lighting and coloration on photos, different methods of photo development and what looks best for what sort of photos, etc etc. just way more knowledge than the casual “i like taking pictures sometimes” type hobby lol.

also hasn’t been touched on quite yet, but he really likes reptiles. lizards, snakes, turtles, the whole deal. he has this reptarium he likes to visit sometimes (coming up in a later chapter lol) bc he likes to look at all the cool critters he can’t afford/doesn’t have the space for. but bc he wants to have a whole little reptile collective in a dream world someday, he knows copious amounts about them in like “preparation” almost; different snake breeds and morphs and what their care is like, same with a slew of different lizards. headcanon that pandora mentioned precisely one time that she’d love to get a leopard gecko and regulus was buzzing, like ‘oh yeah? what sort of morph are you looking for? do you have other lizards? do you have the space for a tank big enough for one? you know you have to be careful with temperature regulation with them, right?’ so on and so forth and pandora was like 🧍🏻‍♀️ it’s like 8 in the morning my dude i’ve never seen you talk this much

tldr; don’t let reg fool you when he calls james a loser. he’s also a fucking loser in his own way (affectionate. sooo affectionate lol)

#i love sharing the weird little deep cuts i have for my fics lmao #bc they’re so not important in the grand scheme #but i know them and love them #thank youuuu again for asking pom<33 #sorry i rambled lmao #pom tag<3 #fic: you got the antidote #answered

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spacefinch · 3 months

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Okay, how would a trip to the zoo would go for the MSB gang?

We kind of saw it in "In the City," but not that much. But here's what I would think would happen:

Phoebe loves all the animals there. And she spends the most time in the aviary.

Keesha, Carlos and Wanda check out the reptile/amphibian house. Wanda's favorites are the poison dart frogs, Carlos likes the geckos, and Keesha likes the snakes.

However, nobody is able to convince Carlos to go into the Bug House, since there is a tarantula there. And giant hissing cockroaches. And scorpions. And giant beetles. Carlos is not a big fan of any arthropod.

On the other hand, Ralphie and Phoebe love the Bug House. (ESPECIALLY the tarantula).

Also: Ralphie takes lots and lots of pictures.

D.A. reads all the information signs very thoroughly and tells fun zoology facts to anyone who will listen.

At one point, the rest of the gang lost track of D.A.. They later found her chatting with one of the zookeepers, right where they had left her.

Arnold likes watching the fish in the aquarium exhibits. They're very relaxing to look at.

Tim brings his sketchbook along and spends a good part of the trip drawing animals.

Mikey is also there. Unlike his brother, he IS brave enough to go into the Bug House.

He also likes watching the otters and any exhibit with cats or dogs (i.e., wolves, fennec foxes, lynxes, bobcats, snow leopards, etc...)

Carlos and D.A. visit the peregrine falcon aviary again.

The entire class goes to one of those live-animal shows at the zoo's amphitheater.

The show is mostly birds and reptiles.

There's a ball python in the show, and the zookeeper lets the kids take turns gently holding it. Keesha (the class's number one snake lover) goes first.

Ralphie spends almost all his souvenir money on junk food. He tries to bring some cotton candy home, but it melts in his backpack.

#magic school bus #asked and answered #headcanons #zoo

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emmamountebanks · 2 years

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okay i want to make pet headcanons for all of the quarry kids now

Abigail loves reptiles. She always wanted a puppy, but her mom's allergic. Regardless, she's still happy with her bearded dragon and leopard gecko. She also has a couple of fishes, with a beautifully decorated tank. Honestly, she loves the routine of the reptiles and aquarium since it motivates her to take care of herself as well.

She's seriously considering getting a chameleon, but she's got literally no space left for anything.

Dylan has a black cat and an orange tabby. He got them a couple years ago when they were both kittens, and he definitely cherishes the kitty company in hard times. He pampers the hell out of them, and makes sure they have plenty of Meowijuana around.

Emma is the only one to have horses, since her property has the space for it. They're more her parents than hers, but she still likes caring for them. After summer camp is over, she invites Abi over for horsebacking riding. She had never done it before, but Emma is patient in teaching her and Abi ends up loving it. Whenever Abi comes over, they make it a habit to ride the horses.

Inside the house, Emma also has two black-and-white cats and a calico. She may or may not be running one of those pet instagram accounts for her cats. They may or may not be just as famous as her.

Jacob has three dogs. A chocolate lab, Siberian husky, and toy Australian shepherd. He loves teaching them tricks and staying active with them, throwing frisbees with them outside, setting up little "obstacle courses". He takes his pet care very seriously, and gets nervous whenever one of them does something odd.

After meeting Laura, he'll always shoot her a text or call her. She has to talk him out of going to the vet a lot. Just because his lab likes to sleep upside down and hanging off the couch doesn't mean he's dying.

Kaitlyn has a corgi and a fluffy Maine Coon cat. She may be fierce and feisty, but she gets so mushy over her tiny little pets. She pspsps's and spoils them with treats and has conversations with them in the kitchen like they can understand her.

On the other side, she heard Nick had a snake and immediately asked to come over to hold it.

Laura would fill her whole house with animals if she could. She absolutely loves guinea pigs the most though, and has had guinea pigs her whole life. She always wants to dump a lot of money on extravagant enclosures, and really has to hold herself back.

It's impossible to take her anywhere she can adopt a pet, because she will beg Max if they can take it home. He definitely needs to accompany her though, so she doesn't "accidentally" bring one home.

One of her close friends had a pregnant cat, so Laura got a little silver tabby kitten out of it.

Max has a rat named Crumb! And his brother's German Shepard. Max loves snuggling the dog, but he really loves his chunky rat the most, thinking that this little guy is so cool and smart.

Laura also loves Crumb, and sometimes Max is convinced she comes over just to see the rat more than him. She bought a little rat leash and harness, which Max originally made jokes about, but he totally uses it. His rat loves going for walks.

Dylan suggested once that his cats and Crumb should have a pet playdate. Max had to stare at him in an uncomfortably long silence before telling him how bad of an idea that could be.

Nick lives in an apartment with a no pet rule unfortunately, as he would love a dog. But honestly, he seems like the kind of guy to be super chill about snakes and could feasibly keep it in his apartment.

Nick having a snake, and Abi having her lizards, the reptile love was one of the things that got them initially bonding at camp. Same with wanting a dog, they dove right into a conversation about the dog breeds they always wanted.

Ryan has a rabbit from an animal rescue. She's a blind bunny, but that doesn't change how sweet she is. Lately, Ryan's been toying around with the idea of getting another bunny so she wouldn't be lonely. Dylan texts him "Angus Beef" as a name suggestion. He's left on read.

There's also a Pomeranian puppy running around now since his sister really wanted one. Ryan decided to splurge in and get her the puppy for company.

BONUS: Travis is a cat person. He's always liked them a lot, but maybe it's the family of werewolves thing that's causing an aversion to dogs. Chris points this out and pokes fun at him for it.

#the quarry

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