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chaosfantasmic · 3 months
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They would do this tho
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hotdogct · 1 year
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if your best friend said some really hurtful and mean stuff in the name of ‘honesty’ (unasked for) and you stepped back from the conversation: who should break the ice first?
or it’s not a case of ‘who should’, but is it even worth it at this point? we’ve never gone this long without speaking to one another in our 15 years of friendship. she has recently gone through some tough times and i understand how that factors into her lashing out at me, but it’s been a week now of silence. it hurts to think that she’s sitting at home feeling right and secure in her cruel statements towards me instead of any slight sort of remorse. i don’t know if that’s a friendship worth keeping any longer.
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swan-of-sunrise · 5 months
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Three's Company (A Spellbinding-Verse Interlude)
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Summary: A week before Christmas, (Y/N) and Loki help Peter maintain his secret identity and find themselves faced with a surprising addition to their happy duo.
Pairing: Loki X F!Reader
Word Count: 3k
Warnings/Disclaimers: None
A/N: Hi there! Today we've got a little holiday fluff for our favorite newlywed couple, and I'm not even joking when I say that this is pure tooth-rotting fluff lol thank you all so much for reading, I hope that you enjoy! (And happy holidays!!)
Three’s Company December 17th, 2016 Avengers Tower, New York City (Spellbinding Masterlist)
After drilling the last screw into the wall, (Y/N) set the heavy power tool down on an empty shelf and leaned back to admire her handiwork with a proud smile on her face. “There! Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it?”
The door opened and she glanced over her shoulder to see Loki saunter into their new shared suite, an impressed grin spreading across her husband’s handsome face when he spotted her fully assembled bookshelf. “Darling, while it’s commendable that you pieced together this infernal Ikea bookshelf all by yourself, why in all the Nine Realms didn’t you just use your Alf Seidr?”
“Because I wanted the satisfaction of having conquered this stupid piece of furniture with my own bare hands,” (Y/N) confidently answered back, drawing a chuckle from Loki as he moved to stand beside her ladder. “And besides, I lived almost all my life without resorting to magic to solve all of my problems; I hardly think it’d be right to start now, even if it meant spending an entire day assembling this damn bookshelf and missing out on-” At that exact moment, the shelf bearing her clunky electric drill collapsed and set off a chain reaction that saw each shelf fall one by one, the last of them slamming against the ladder’s leg and sending her toppling backwards into her husband’s waiting arms. “…Lunch.”
Taking note of the purple-hued glow beginning to emanate from the palms of (Y/N)’s hands, Loki hummed in sympathy and pressed a comforting kiss onto her furrowed brow. “You’ve lost this battle, darling, but you certainly won’t lose the war. How about I draw you a bubble bath and prepare dinner while you relax for a spell, and then the both of us can conquer the bookshelf after we eat?”
(Y/N) heaved an exasperated sigh but gave him a relenting nod, willing her magic away and giving her husband a thankful kiss before pulling back and flashing him a flirtatious smile. “Or…you could always order some take-out and join me in the bath? My arms are pretty sore, after all, and I might need a little help washing my back.”
“Are you trying to tempt me, darling?” Loki arched an inquiring brow as a mischievous smirk played on his lips, his emerald-green eyes alight with a burning desire that sent shivers of anticipation through her body. “Because if so, you should know that it’s working remarkably well.”
Giggling, (Y/N) looped her arms around his neck and leaned in for a kiss, but a frantic knocking on their suite’s door caused them both to jump as the romantic atmosphere was shattered by the reality of their superhero lives. They exchanged matching looks of regret and once Loki carefully set her onto her feet, they both crossed the room to see who was on the other side of their door; when (Y/N) opened the door, her brows furrowed in concern when the panicked and pale face of Peter Parker was revealed. “Peter? Is something wrong?”
“You look as though you’ve seen a ghost,” Loki observed, throwing (Y/N) a worried glance as he opened the door wider and ushered the teenager into their suite. “You haven’t attempted to prank Romanoff, have you? Because I already warned you once that your young age won’t stop her from seeking swift revenge for whatever scheme you might dare to concoct.”
Peter shook his head as he began to quickly pace across their living room, and it was then that they both spotted the large cardboard box clutched tight in his arms. “No, no, of course not; if the God of Mischief himself warns me not to prank someone, then I’m definitely gonna pay attention.” The teenager carefully set the box down onto their couch and started to unfurl its lid. “I’ve got a pretty big problem that I could really, really use your guys’ help with.”
“Well, I’m sure that we can help you with…” (Y/N)’s reassuring words trailed off when a muffled bark emanated from the box and a moment later, the small black head of an excited dog popped up and gave Peter’s hand a slobbering lick. “A puppy?”
“While I was out on patrol earlier in Queens, I stopped a couple of jerks from jacking my neighbor’s car and beating him up and to thank me, he gave me one of his flat-coated retriever’s new puppies; I can’t keep him, ‘cause Mr. Rodriguez gave him to Spider-Man and if he sees me with this little guy in the apartment building, then he’ll start to suspect who I am and then he’ll tell Aunt May and then?” Peter sighed as he plopped down onto the couch beside the box and scratched the onyx-colored puppy behind his floppy ear. “Then I’ll be toast with a capital ‘T.’”
Taking a seat on the other side of the box, Loki confidently extended his hand out for the puppy to sniff and chuckled to himself when he began to lightly gnaw on his long fingers. “So, what would you like us to do?”
“Well, I texted MJ and she said she’d help me find a good home for him but she’s gonna be out of town for a week to visit her grandparents, so…could he maybe stay here until she gets back? Please?”
(Y/N) bit her lower lip in contemplation, torn between her desire to help the desperate teenager avoid accidentally revealing his secret identity to his aunt and entire apartment building and her uneasiness around dogs of all shapes and sizes; because of her aunt’s meager salary as a music tutor and their strict building manager, she never had a dog while growing up and very rarely had the opportunity to interact with one, leading to a reluctant but life-long wariness of them as a whole. But as she watched her beaming husband lift the puppy out of the box and cradle him in his arms while the puppy’s tail excitedly wagged in response to Peter’s ear scratches, her pursed lips softened into a small smile. “Well, since it’s only for a week…I suppose we can look after him for you.”
“Thank you, Miss (Y/L/N)!” Peter jumped to his feet and flung his arms around her in an overly-enthusiastic bear-hug. “I’ve gotta head home and finish up my Trig homework before Aunt May comes back from grocery shopping, so I’ll see you guys next Saturday!”
After giving a bemused Loki a fist-bump and patting the top of the puppy’s head one last time, Peter dashed out of their suite and used his web shooters to close the door behind him. Her husband shook his head in amusement before looking over at her with a pleased smile spreading across his face. “That was very generous of you, darling; I know that you’re not exactly comfortable around canines.”
(Y/N) shrugged. “Peter needed help, and I still owe him one. Nothing could ever repay him for saving my life, but working to keep his secret identity a secret for a little while longer seems like a good place to start.” A dark shadow crossed Loki’s handsome features as the abrupt reminder of her near-death experience in the wake of the Battle of Boston hung heavy in the air, and she leaned down to press a soothing kiss onto his cheek before moving to sit on the arm of the couch right beside him. “And besides, I was thinking that this might be a good opportunity to rectify my inexperience with dogs.”
“And you just couldn’t turn down this adorable little face,” Loki lifted the puppy so that their faces were side-by-side and playfully pouted, making (Y/N) roll her eyes at his playful teasing. “Could you, my love?”
A reluctant smile began to play on her lips and while her husband grinned in triumph, the puppy let out a joyful bark and licked the entire side of his face, causing his nose to scrunch up in displeasure as she giggled in amusement. “It looks like the God of Mischief has finally met his match!” Throwing caution to the wind, she stretched a hand out and ran her fingers through the thatch of onyx-hued fur around the puppy’s neck, her shoulders relaxing and her smile softening when she saw his tail vigorously wagging in response. “I think we’re all going to get along just fine this week.”
Loki, setting the puppy down onto the ground and wiping the dog slobber off of his cheek with the sleeve of his sweatshirt, chuckled to himself as he gently pulled her onto his lap and wound his arms around her waist. “It’ll certainly be an adventure; if this little one is anything like the hounds that Thor and I grew up around, then you and I won’t be getting much rest for the foreseeable future.”
“But he’s just a little puppy, sweetheart! How much trouble could he possibly cause?”
The sudden clatter of the ladder toppling over onto the ground caused them both to jump in surprise, and (Y/N)’s head whipped around just in time to see the rambunctious puppy speed by and clamp his small jaw onto the hem of their living room curtains. Loki’s emerald-green eyes sparkled with mirth as he glanced over at her, and his voice shook with barely-concealed amusement as he replied, “Oh, I’m sure he’ll come up with an idea or two.”
It was when (Y/N) and Loki were attempting to coax the puppy into letting go of the torn curtains and the puppy decided that it was the perfect time to relieve himself that (Y/N) started to realize that it would be a long, long week.
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“I’m pretty sure I told you that the training bot was just for running your sword drills, Melisandre, not your Alf Seidr,” Tony joked as he yanked the dismembered torso of an Iron Legion droid out of the training room’s wall. “He’s only been rated to handle medieval-style combat; I haven’t figured out how to make him immune to Light Elf magic.”
(Y/N) tossed one of the droid’s legs into the pile of limbs and winced at the harsh sound it made. “Sorry, Tony.”
“What made you go all Cosmic Sorceress on the poor guy, anyhow?” Natasha asked, setting the fire extinguisher down and crossing her arms over her chest as her expression morphed into a look of concern. “Usually you have a pretty good handle on your emotions and your magic during your workouts and drills. Do I have to grab my Widow Bites and go have a little chat with that husband of yours?”
“Don’t worry, it’s not about Loki.” Giving the spy an exasperated smile, (Y/N) flicked her wrist and used her swirling purple-hued magic to repair the damaged wall before them. “It’s about that puppy we’re taking care of as a favor to Peter.”
The billionaire shrugged as he began re-assembling the dismembered droid. “Puppies are hard work; at least he’ll be out of your hair by this time tomorrow and you two’ll have a canine-free Christmas.”
“That’s sort of the problem…” Both Tony and Natasha frowned in confusion and (Y/N) continued. “He’s grown pretty attached to the little guy; he takes him for walks, plays with him for hours, and even cooks him fresh food for every meal. And look, this is what I woke up to this morning,” (Y/N) trailed off as she strode over to the nearest bench to retrieve her cell phone, opening her photo gallery and showing her friends the image on the screen; it showed a sleeping Loki sprawled out beneath their thick bedding, one arm tucked beneath her pillow while the fingers of his free hand were weaved around the onyx-colored fur of the snoring puppy that was curled up close beside him. “They’re adorable together, aren’t they?”
Natasha smiled at the photo. “I never knew that Loki was a dog-guy; I always figured that he’d get along better with cats.”
“Temperamental and aloof? Yeah, that’s our Reindeer Games,” Tony chuckled, tightening the bolts connecting the droid’s head to its neck and throwing (Y/N) an inquisitive look. “Sounds like the solution to your little problem is to adopt the pooch; the doggie gets a loving home with you two and Loki’s heart won’t be broken, so it’s a win-win.”
“Unless…” The spy tilted her head as she absentmindedly fiddled with the end of her long braid. “Do you not like the puppy?”
(Y/N) emphatically shook her head. “I absolutely love the puppy! It’s just that…well, Loki and I are Avengers with close ties to different realms; we never know when we’ll be assigned a mission or how long we’ll be gone from the tower, and we’re always traveling to and from Asgard and Alfheim. Wouldn’t all that combined make for an unstable and pretty lonely life for a dog?”
“If you and Loki were normal people with normal careers, yeah, but like you said, you’re both Avengers. You two’ve got a tower full of friends who’d love nothing more than to dog-sit for you, or do really anything for you, to be honest.” Natasha reached out and slung an arm around (Y/N)’s shoulders as she gave her a reassuring smile. “I promise you right here and now that that dog’ll never be lonely while we’re around.”
���And besides, you two’re pretty set on having kids someday, right?” A grinning Tony shrugged his shoulders in a playful manner. “Seems to me like getting a dog is the best crash-course in parenting to have before a little bundle of joy comes along.”
(Y/N)’s heart warmed in her chest at the helpful words of her friends, her earlier fears and reservations beginning to dissipate as she finally allowed herself to imagine their happy duo expanding into a more chaotic but even happier trio. “Well, in that case…it looks like Loki’s getting an extra Christmas present this year.”
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On Christmas Eve, after they’d come home from the charity Avengers ice skating party at Rockefeller Center with the knowledge that they raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a handful of children’s charities, (Y/N) and Loki bundled up in their coziest sweatpants, stockings and ugly Christmas sweaters and lounged on their suite’s couch together, where they basked in the bright glow of their illuminated tree and sipped their hot chocolate as they debated which Christmas movie to watch.
“It appears as though we’ve reached an impasse, darling,” Loki sighed dramatically, his long fingers fiddling with the fuzzy end of his Santa hat as he fought to keep the mischievous smile off his face; parting with the puppy they’d been briefly fostering earlier that day had been a subtle but significant blow to him, so it was nice to see that their evening of ice skating had helped to cheer him up. “It’s between a surprisingly faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of the true meaning of Christmas that stars the delightful Muppets, and a film that depicts the many misdemeanors and felonies that an eight-year-old commits after his rather neglectful family leaves him home alone for Christmas.”
“Mm-hmm. Decisions, decisions…” (Y/N) playfully pondered as she tilted her head to the side in faux contemplation, the colorful jingle bells decorating her reindeer antler headband sounding and making her husband’s eyes twinkle in silent amusement. “How about this: we can watch The Muppet Christmas Carol tonight, if…”
Loki arched a curious brow. “If?”
“If…you let me give you one of your Christmas gifts first.” She watched while he considered her offer, silent anticipation bubbling up within her as she continued. “There’s no catch, sweetheart; this is just the sort of gift I’d rather give you in private than in front of the others tomorrow morning.” His emerald-green eyes darkened with an all-too familiar desire and she shot him an exasperated look. “It’s not that sort of gift, Loki Odinson. So, how about it?”
“Well, I do enjoy receiving gifts and since you’re such an excellent gift-giver,” He grinned and shook her outstretched hand. “Then I graciously accept.”
With an excited smile on her face, (Y/N) extricated herself from her husband’s arms and hurried over to retrieve a small wrapped package from beneath their Christmas tree, plopping back down onto the couch and eagerly watching while a bemused Loki worked on opening it; when he removed the lid, he cocked his head and looked up at her with polite curiosity. “It’s…a tiny green sweater?”
“Oh, did I forget to tell you? This gift’s a two-parter!” Raising her hand, (Y/N) summoned her Alf Seidr and flicked her wrist, sending a ball of purple-hued magic across the room and using it to create a crackling portal, beaming as a familiar onyx-colored puppy dashed through and leaped onto a surprised Loki’s lap with a joyful bark. “Merry Christmas, sweetheart.”
“But I thought…? Didn’t Parker come by this morning to take him away?”
Pleased that she’d managed to successfully out-trick the God of Mischief himself, (Y/N) smiled and shrugged her shoulders. “I may or may not have called him yesterday to tell him that we were considering adopting him; after he left, he dropped him off at the lab so that Bruce and J.A.R.V.I.S. could keep an eye on him until tonight.”
Loki’s eyes went wide and filled with an earnest emotion as his long fingers scratched behind the happy puppy’s ears. “My love, I…I-I don’t know what to say. Are you certain about this?”
“Absolutely,” She replied and leaned over to press a sweet kiss onto his smiling lips. “…But I do have one little request, if you don’t mind.”
“Anything, darling.”
“Can we name him Mischief?”
Before Loki could answer, the sound of shredding paper caused them both to look down and they laughed at the sight of the puppy vigorously tearing into the wrinkled wrapping paper. “It would seem as though he’s already decided that for me, doesn’t it?” (Y/N) giggled when Mischief barked and licked the side of her face, and Loki grinned before kissing her forehead and ruffling the onyx fur of Mischief’s fluffy neck. “Welcome to our little family, Mischief.”
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A/N: See? I wasn't lying about the tooth-rotting fluff lol thank you all so much for reading and commenting! I’ve created a Spotify playlist inspired by this series, and I’ll be updating it every time I upload a new chapter. Enjoy!
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2wx8TZwpDN0l33tES3W3Nk?si=5fcb3ef04de544e7
“Spellbinding” Masterlist
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running-in-the-dark · 11 days
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it's been a month since we moved into the new apartment -
I'm so stressed. everything is stressful. we're still not done building the kitchen but it's getting there (slowly). mostly we just need to wait until we get a couple parts that weren't in stock when we ordered the rest. I'm hoping it'll be done by next weekend.
some of it is very frustrating with my brain specifically. I'm so bothered by all the tiny little things that no one else would even notice - like, some of the handles on the drawers are very slightly crooked (as in, less than a millimeter higher on one side) - but for me it's so obvious that it's impossible to ignore. my husband didn't even know what I meant when I pointed it out to him. there's also been a few slightly bigger issues, but we've solved them now (I think).
my eye has been twitching for like three to four weeks. not all the time obviously, but every few minutes. it's very, very annoying.
we still have no new info about when we'll have internet finally. it could take a while still.
on Monday a guy has to replace something in the electric roller shutters in one room - but we don't know which one yet. so either I'll have to let him into my room (awful, uncomfortable, will have to tidy up tomorrow so he could even get to the window), or I'll have to get both our cats into their carrier if it's the one in my husband's room (awful, difficult, one of them doesn't like that so he'll be scared and I'll feel bad).
also on Monday the electrician will install our stove (if he has time). then we're getting two ikea deliveries. and I've got an appointment with my (new) GP because I need a prescription, and I'm very (verrry) nervous about it.
I miss watching TV. I miss tumblr and YouTube and messaging my friends whenever I want and sending them photos all the time. I miss order and structure and (some level of) routine. I miss using real cutlery (we still haven't found ours lol).
when I was finally starting to get used to the noises in this place, the family above us moved in with their baby that cries all the time very very loudly and most of the time right above my room. so now everything is different again and I'm not adjusting well and once again I can't sleep.
but, I've listened to 14 audiobooks since we moved! that's been nice. it was the same way when we moved the last time (just over a year ago..). my favourite by far was The Thursday Murder Club. I've got the other ones in the series but I'm trying not to listen to them too quickly, so I'm gonna listen to three other books first (one is done already, so I should get there on Monday or Tuesday hopefully).
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strangerhands · 4 months
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6 with the moon boys 💙
6. go clothes shopping with, go to ikea with, go grocery shopping with
OMG IM SO HAPPY RN BECAUSE I WANTED TO ANSWER THIS WHEN I FIRST SAW THAT POST THANK YOU FRAN!!😁😁
i would go clothes shopping with marc🥰 i think we actually have sorta similar styles (at least until i become more comfortable with wearing more of what i want,,) and we would gravitate towards a lot of the same things lol #matchinggg we'd very much just: *holds up item* "?" "yes." i also 10000% agree with @/softlyspector's hc and drabbles about marc having sensory issues with certain materials and i do too😭😭 we can test and freak out (positively and negatively) over things together lol. i would also try to get him some different things he would maybe not really normally consider, and reassure him that he would literally look good in damn near everything because he would. and he'd probably do the same to me🥺😭 marc definitely has the most self control of the three but has to try so hard to try not to indulge in you with everything because you just look so damn good. oh god imagine the sweet lovey look in his eyes when you try on clothes with him😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
IKEA DATE WITH JAKEEEE ive only been to ikea once and it was like equal parts amazing and a nightmare,, it is just so big in there,,, but i would love just perusing cute furniture with him, looking at their different sets, testing out couches, and trying to pronounce the names of things lol, i think he would actually be good at it but plays it up to be funny for you. i think jake would be the handyman of the three and enjoys building and creating things🥺🥺 and i think he has a great sense of direction and is actually able to follow the directions so we probably wouldnt get lost lmao. hes very much indulgent of you and what you want, while also knowing when to say no lol. BUT. he would buy me all the stuffies my heart desires (eight massive djungelskogs and a blåhaj). stopping by the cafeteria (?) to buy some food and have lunch together once we've decided on what to buy🥺🥺 sharing an ice cream😭😭 he is so husband
and i would go grocery shopping with steven🥰 i actually think steven enjoys cooking, but im still 50/50 on if hes actually good at it or not😭😭 but us shopping together might actually be a bit of a disaster,, just constantly getting distracted and buying things we dont need😭😭 steven would probably forget a lot of what we came for but i alwayssss make shopping lists so we would be alright. im definitely more indulgent than he is though so even though we would both get things we didnt come for, he would know when to say no to me😭 but aaa just pushing around a cart with him, planning out the week with what we buy, sharing ideas of what we want to cook, and joking around. i think steven is just like me and gets super excited when seeing something he likes or has nostalgia over. we are both just: *sees childhood snack* *loudest gasp known to man* "OHMYGOD THEY HAVE THIS?! I USED TO EAT THESE ALL THE TIME OHMYGOD WE NEED TO GET THESE YOU HAVE TO TRY THEM THEYRE SO GOOD!!!!" *shaking with excitement* overall a fun slightly disfunctional excursion🥰🥰
eeek this was so fun and sweet to think about🥹🥹🫶
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mpregfrance · 6 months
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Hypermobile Françoise anon here!!
1. I hope things start going better for you :c
2. What are your Gerita headcanons, if you have any?
3. Do you have any crackships you enjoy? (For example, I'm a Sweden/Italy enjoyer)
1 - thank you!! <3 i am so exhausted 100% of the time i literally cannot keep up with basic life expectations which in turn contributes to the ongoing misery of my living situation. i've had the last couple days off from work and i haven't gotten much done as far as writing bc i needed to catch up with housework and rest. i work for the next 3 days so i might go quiet bc i need to sleep for at least 12 hours or i'll disintegrate. i have a Blood Doctor appt on monday that i've been waiting literally 5 months for but i might need to cancel it bc my medicare card is expired. sobbing emoji x 5
2 - tbh idrk what ppl mean when they ask for non-specific headcanons like without context i'll forget every thought i've ever had. like my general thoughts on them or... ? i love gerita they're really sweet... i've been thinking about starting a fic soon! they're husbands with each other this is canon actually. it's such an essential ship to me like i can't see them not together unless one of them died lol
before getting together their lifestyles and habits were so incompatible but ludwig has learned to be less rigid and likewise feliciano is forced to clean up his act re: being a lazy little slob.
i feel like they'd have a lot of pets, specifically dogs and cats. like everything in their house is covered in fur, their pets are so pampered and they refer to themselves as mutti and vati when talking to them...
the introvert/extrovert couple of all time. ludwig can't stand PDA but they're so sappy behind the scenes.
feliciano packs ludwig lunch every day and puts the most embarassing little notes in it.
their refrigerator is covered in stickers for some reason? no children were responsible for this.
ludwig is the designated driver bc feli is so reckless but feli complains that he's too slow and begs him to let him drive. he never does.
they've almost broken up over putting together ikea furniture.
3 - crack ships? not that i can really think of?? i like most ships tbh so i see potential in pretty much any characters that have interacted.
for pure crack value i'm sure there's something but sorry my brain is mush rn. what about crossover ships like mad men lane pryce x france hetalia lmfao. napoleon x france? england x his hand?? england vs queen elizab - no let's not do that please.
prumano is crack to me bc (in my opinion) they're too chaotic to actually work, like in close proximity i give them a week until they kill each other by accident or intentionally.
gilbird and pierre are nesting partners. get it? bc they're birds.
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stmmumblr · 1 year
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Week 36 day 6
Went to Ikea yesterday and I'm not honestly sure if I can still walk today. Ouch. Hopefully husband can take Z to school...
Trying all the things to get this baby out asap. Miles circuit, dates, relaxing my pelvic floor, sex (which after pelvic rest for 16 weeks is super nice to have lol).... 🙏 It's almost go time. Baby was 6lbs on Wednesday so should be about 6.5 now? Let's hope it will start properly next week, that'd be perfect. I want my blood pressure back. I also want things to have progressed well so that induction goes fast if that's necessary.
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gootube · 2 years
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self indulgent post-lobotomy-corp au except i havent  played ruina yet so im just fucking around n having fun until i do get to that and make a proper au lol
eva is a music instructor fighting for his whole life and julian is a tired freelance journalist + epic twitch streamer gamer. theyre the same idiots just not fresh out of college anymore and finally get to go to therapy
eva has amassed a shark collection to cope with losing his only son dreaming current and goes out to fish early in da mornings. paints and sketches and plays late into da night. julian looks pretty and writes advice columns and gamer reviews and plays bad games. drags his cringe husband out to watch football games with him and generally go outside (to a place that isnt ikea for the ikea sharks and shelves to put the ikea sharks on)
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moonlatias · 1 year
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Chia, Jasmine, Nutmeg for the "get to know me" ask game!
chia ⇢ what’s an inside joke you have with someone else?
Hm, what's an inside joke that wouldn't be too difficult to explain... lol.
Sometimes when we answer the phone with each other, my husband and I answer it thusly: "Moshi moshi? KAA-BI DESU"
Inspired by this dialogue from a Kirby radio CD (this animation is the best too): https://youtu.be/jSD3vrR2HxI
Naturally this only works when we're NOT answering the phone in a populated area. Well, at least not if we don't want a lot of strange looks...
We... reference stuff a lot. xD
jasmine ⇢ do you have a movie or book you loved but will never watch/read again?
To be honest, I rarely watch movies over and over anyway... you're lucky you can get me to sit down long enough for one. My attention span is... fickle.
But! I guess I would say Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Specifically because I was sooooo excited to see these movies and really loved being there in theaters experiencing it for the first time. I am, indeed, a MCU fangirl (though only for phase 1--I have no real plans to continue keeping up with it going forward), and the MCU movies genuinely are what sparked my interest and liking of superheroes. Prior to that, I was extremely lukewarm on superheroes and really didn't care for the genre at all.
And while I think the last two Avengers movies were incredibly meaningful experiences to me, and I truly enjoyed them and how they wrapped up the main story (more or less), I would never watch them again because it wouldn't have the same impact. If I were to watch them again I'd just be nitpicking all the dumb plot details, thus ruining my happy memories of them. ^^;
I can reflect on that period happily, because I did genuinely have a lot of fun memories sharing the movies with my husband and my family. I don't think the MCU can be the same for me going forward (I'm not super big on multiverse stuff, especially with THAT many characters and worlds), but it still has a fond place in my heart. :)
nutmeg ⇢ how’s your room/home decorated? do you have a specific theme or style going on?
I don't really feel like I do, but I think I try, at least? When I was growing up, my family never really... decorated the house all that much. My mom made efforts to, but because we were a military family, we never stayed in one place for more than 3-4 years at a time, and we weren't allowed to damage or alter things too drastically in our rentals/base housing, so... decorating was kind of temporary and minimal? So I never had a great sense of decorating, and the idea of even hammering a nail in a wall is shocking to me.
Ever since we bought our own house, though, we've been making efforts! Our whole downstairs is mostly modernist style, with various quirky pictures on the walls (so far we have a coffee picture, a giant framed picture of a chicken with a bowler hat signed by Alton Brown, and a portrait of a ghost painted by my brother-in-law).
The library has more darker colors in the furniture, and eventually I want to slap more stuff on the wall to make it feel closer to that scholarly, library type setting. (Not TOO stiff and formal, though... I do like to relax in there; it's the quietest room in the house!)
The computer lab is full of gamer/nerdy stuff. It's also sort of a mess. Eventually I want to put decals on the wall behind my computer to spice things up.
Our bedroom is... kinda trying to be boudoir in theme, though I'm not sure if the furniture quite matches that vibe. I guess the color helps me pretend it's more antique, and all the other decor in the room helps lend itself to that, lol. xD My altar lends itself to the decor somehow, and I do end up feeling more witchy whenever I do stuff there. Somehow.
I guess it was pretty magical, the way we crammed the bed from IKEA into my tiny hatchback and managed to get it home...
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Haha, I guess I ended up rambling a lot, but... thank you for the ask! It was a lot of fun! ^^
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chickensarentcheap · 2 years
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Esme stuff  :)
@tragiclyhip​, @secretaryunpaid​, @youflickedtooharddamnit​
What do you do when they’re both freaking out at the same time?
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You join them 
#Iamsotired
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Tasman, out of nowhere,  in the middle of the crowded Ikea, in that sweet, tiny little voice of his:
“This place is f*cking bananas!”
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Some of these children have too much time on their hands.  As does their father seeing as he’s the one that enables and aids them.
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A little throwback. Baby Millie (already looking and acting like her dad in many ways lol) ready to throw down with someone.
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The husband’s current mug shot.  For when he goes to jail for going at someone who was staring at me for ‘too long’ in the grocery store.  Or someone had the nerve to get a little too friendly while he wasn’t right beside me.  lol
#gawdheishot  #betterwithage 
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Before her eyes changed to ‘poop brown’ as TJ calls them.   She heard daddy come in the front door.  Once he’s around, I don’t exist.  Unless it’s to eat. 
#traitor
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Spotted. Hot DILF in the wild.
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So he decided that while we were (alone) up in The Kimberley, that we should go hiking and camp out somewhere for a few days.   He’s promised to protect from the snakes and the spiders. And the dingoes. Especially the dingoes.
#Iloveyoudontletthemeatme
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LOL. Back when TJ was a very clingy little bugger.  I couldn’t even bath alone!
Look how blond he was!  And look at those huge feet!
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Yeah, because I have nothing else to do with my time, right Taz?
Your father better get home soon. I know he used ‘we need milk’ as an escape.  
Jesus he’s long. Right?
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This was with Addie. Who oddly was the smallest of them all.  Taken about two weeks before she decided she was done baking and wanted to come early. 
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The husband’s been gone for a week and he just texted that he arrived at the airport and is heading home soon. So I responded with this pic and “I’m anxiously awaiting your arrival AND wearing sexiest outfit.”
#helovesme #forsomereason
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The old fella...tired of hearing me bitch about how much work I have to do for the bookstore inventory, payroll etc...put this on my home office door.  
Shit head. 
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Brookie from the back seat: “That f*cking guy didn’t use his blinker, dad!”
I think we need to limit car rides with daddy.  At least when there’s no mum in the car.
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alsjeblieft-zeg · 1 year
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021 of 2023
Do you own any drinking glasses with a brand logo on them?
Yeah, we do have some glasses with Coca Cola and Jupiler.
Have you had any alcoholic drinks within the last week?
No. I’m not allowed to drink at all.
What was the last kind or helpful thing that someone else did for you?
My husband took me to France for groceries.
Do you own anything from IKEA?
Half of our furniture comes from there.
What fast food restaurants are there in your hometown?
None, but here where I live we have McDonald’s, Subway, Quick, Burger King, Dunkin’s Donuts and Starbucks, if that counts.
Is there anyone who often teases or makes fun of you, in a nice way?
Yeah, my husband and two of my friends.
Can you recall the last time you had to change a lightbulb in your house?
Very long ago. Probably two years.
What was the last task that you required the use of scissors for?
Changing that foil cover for my new tattoo, more precisely cutting the tape that was holding it.
As a child, did you ever own any Ladybird books?
What are they even?
How about Enid Blyton books?
Never heard of these either.
Look around the room and name any item that’s grey.
Our plates and bowls and mugs.
Does anyone close to you have their birthday in October?
Yeah, probably. I never remember people’s birthdays.
Do you use any heat powered tools on your hair?
No, I don’t.
Do you enjoy any old films that are in black & white? Which ones?
I don’t enjoy any movies.
What was the last film or TV show you watched, that made you giggle?
Mr Bean.
Do you know what any of your close friends did yesterday afternoon?
They all worked lol.
Can you recall the last time you woke up in a bad mood? Why was that?
Yesterday because I didn’t sleep well.
What was the last book you finished reading?
The Legend of Ice People, don’t remeber which part.
^ How long did it take you finish it?
Very short.
Who was the last person to send you a message with a heart emoji?
My husband. I appreciate it since he does it rarely.
How long have you had the mobile phone that you currently use?
Two months.
Does your hometown have many good bookshops?
Three, if I count well.
Do you have any specific plans for this evening?
Nah, I’m tired. We did our travel today.
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Ok so I know we started with filth and every word you wrote is the be all end all in my mind, but I'm feeling a migraine come on and now it's soft Paz hours and imagine him like massaging your head when you're having a headache and when you need cuddles he's just stuck to you and waking up to sleepy cuddles and nesting nesting nesting ommmgggg and going on an IKEA trip with him and omg shopping for baby stuff with him and what if you have twins or even triplets and omggggg him being the most Present husband everrr idk idk idk I'm like word-vomiting at this point I'll stop bothering you wait wait I have 2 more things to say: 1. I finished The Favour and I'm rereading it and I'm almost dying at how perfect it is even on re-read (although some chapters starting with ch4 I think start having cut off sentences and I was wondering if you knew because I know it used to happen to me on ffnet but I have yet to publish on ao3 so idk if that's an error or what) and 2. Since we both share a love of Hotch, I was wondering, have you watched Dharma and Greg?? It's a really formative show for me, honestly one of my favourites and Thomas is so so so delightful in it!!!! Its alllll on YouTube if you wanna watch!!!! And now I'll really go, ily ❤️❤️❤️
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Okay but big Paz with tiny babies is A MOOD. He’d hold them both at the same time and he’d be so patient with you, going to IKEA five times a week, debating the pros and cons of each furniture piece and spending entire weekends with you just setting up the nursery. (Now I get a craving for writing some biker!Paz 🥺🥺🥺)
Also I’m so sorry about your migraine! I hope you’re feeling better soon and you’re very right that Paz would take the best care of you!!
Re: The Favour it’s very likely that it’s just cut off sentences 😂 No matter how often I read a chapter of any series, they always sneak in and I’m very frustrated with how many there are. Maybe one day I’ll have and take the time to go through each chapter and reupload it in a corrected version lol For now it’ll just have to do.
I haven’t watched Dharma and Greg yet at all but I hope to some day! I’m just incredibly picky about starting new forms of media because my anxious brain just always wants to rewatch the same three things 😂💀
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ttcblog · 6 months
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breather*
legit, I don't remember what the last post was about but HEY WE'RE 35 WEEKS PREGNANT AS OF TODAY.
and I woke up with a sense of *impending... something.* not doom, but immense unprepared-ness. it probably doesn't help that our entire home has been, albeit blessed with so much love from our friends and family, filled to the brim with baby stuff on top of all the VERY UNFINISHED home renovation projects that we've decided to start because "we should probably get that done before baby gets here." -- literally we found each other's procrastinating counterparts LOLOL and truly I can only laugh because it's now 9:34PM and I think today has been the MOST TIME I've spent in front of a screen doing SO MUCH FUCKING RESEARCH because there's still so much we need.
100% I need to spend the rest of the weekend cleaning and tidying up the home for my own mental clarity but today was a productive day! The only downside was that I broke my one day "streak" of a perfect day of glucose readings heh. Surprisingly, I kept it together very much so during Thanksgiving. Truly it's just when I have to get my own food. I've also learned that nutrition facts are so extremely estimated, it's annoying.
ANYWAY, today I managed to FINALLY:
choose and purchase a glider
choose & purchase a breast pump (spectra s1) as well as have a lengthy conversation with our cousin regarding using a wearable for when I go back to work and went ahead & took advantage of black friday deals for a willow go
re-measured the walls to decide general orientation and layout of baby's room, including where we're going to put his bed, which dresser we're going to get, which storage system we're going to get, and also listed out a few other things I want to use in his room (i.e. spice racks for his books)
^^ all from ikea -- we're going for a pseudo-montessori, basic-ish set up and doing my best to not over-do it but also try to have the very basic needs.
before I head up and help the husband with building my thing for the bathroom, I'm going to check out a few last minute black friday things before the night is over. I thiiiiiiink, maybe the house of noa panel rug thing. And then I'll be more or less happy with today's progress.
STILL need to figure out the diaper pail/trashcan situation as well before I can feel fully ready, furniture wise, for his room. Also need to purchase A FEW more clothing items for him and I think we'll be okay enough to get us started.
we have some sort of online baby class tomorrow that I signed us up for at 930am, so shouldn't stay up TOO late in order to wake up in time for that.
after the class, I'm going to take some time to do laundry, tidy up as much as possible. and Christmas shopping. also peruse more black friday/cyber weekend deals.
I had quite the mental stress freak out for the first half of the day. It was probably one of the few times, possibly even the first time I truly felt overwhelmed during my pregnancy but I'm glad I had the day off today to figure out some stuff.
he's been moving around quite a bit today and it's been pretty cool being able to feel him so much more lately. I'm really looking forward to when it's time to finally hold him -- but please take all the time you need in there, mama ain't ready for you just yet LOL
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bunatee · 11 months
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I sat down to write and ended up browsing amazon for a new desk for over an hour.
I did manage to narrow my options down to three to request an opinion from my husband tomorrow but. . .
I was supposed to be being productive lol And this comes after I fucked up and grabbed the wrong box at ikea earlier and didn't realize I had the wrong thing until I finished building it and husband pointed out that it was too short to be the right thing.
Like goddamn I am my own worst enemy today
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ereardon · 11 months
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SC has been pretty good to me! I haven't Manages to visit the coast yet (I live in the Columbia area) but I'm hoping to go this summer!
I typically visit Charlotte, NC for both work and shopping (they have an ikea lol and I love a good ikea visit) so if you need Charlotte recommendations I know I few places!
Ahh the SC coast is gorg I love it! Do you like Columbia? I had a friend in college who grew up there, and my husband actually got accepted to USC for law school, but we ultimately decided to go to DC instead.
Shoot me any Charlotte reccos pls! Esp restaurants — French, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, really anything! We'll be staying a little south of the city at the Ballantyne, but definitely plan to drive in and eat and get the general feel for the city!
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avidoro · 2 years
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my husband requests a drawing of ikea monkey 😆
Omg what?! 🤣🤣 I am losing my shit over here but I'll see what I can do for him! LOL
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