Drawing request: Can you draw a fusion of Rengoku and Giyuu a la Steven Universe?

Boom! They fused - they’re the ultimate big brother figure with a thousand yard stare <3

They’re very confused at first, I think they laugh pretty loudly but they sound more like a fox than the way Kyo does

ive been thinking a lot about age in the eighth sense, in terms of age gap and the roles of hyung and sunbae and dongsaeng and the behaviours they entail, and the label of the country mouse, and how, with the events of the end of ep 6, they are paralleling jihyun against jaewon’s younger brother with the accident and how I think there’s a crux at the heart of this that is jaewon needing to see jihyun as not his younger brother. and i get that’s weird and kinda yucky considering the nature of the relationship between the two, it’d be very weird if jaewon simply thought of jihyun as a stand in for his familial little brother, but I don’t think it’s like that, it’s not as simple as that.

I think it’s very clear jaewon misses his little brother, plain and simple. and perhaps that extends into missing having a little brother figure in his life, and when I say little brother, I don’t mean familial. that’s why that initial ‘dongsaeng’ messed with our heads in the first place, bc it can be familial and not, so here, and from now on, I mean not. this is not weird incest territory, don’t worry. I think he misses having someone younger, someone to look after. he misses being an older brother. maybe that’s why he so quickly befriends jihyun. attraction aside, maybe he wants someone to care for, and a freshman, a country mouse that knows nothing of the city, being his friend, teaching him city life and uni life, that’s the kind of thing you’d do with a younger brother, and that’s an experience he’s missed. and I think a sense of responsibility also plays into this, bc that’s probably something he feels he lacks after losing his brother. he was supposed to be responsible, supposed to look after him but he couldn’t, and so now he wants to feel like he can be that responsible hyung, he can look after someone, not so much to redeem himself or prove something, but more for himself, to fill an emptiness by fulfilling that role. idk, I don’t think this is something he does consciously, but his body language, his constant touching and how it’s guiding and comforting, at first I thought it was just a desire to touch and filtered through this acceptable closeness between men, especially from someone older. but now i think there is a sense of actual brotherly-ness to it, which I think adds to this confusing want to be close jaewon has that to some degree comes from jihyun filling that younger brother space jaewon has had empty for so long. again, i think people are tentative to approach this topic bc it does get into weird territory, but I think this whole thing is more… how do I say… it’s like how people say you get with someone like your parents, like how often is the phrase “she reminds me of your mom” said between a father and son in movies and tv. it’s not that you want to date your mom, it’s more that you like and value traits that are similar, they bring you comfort bc you’ve literally been raised to be comfortable around someone like that. it’s not incestuous. and I think a similar thing is happening here, even though I don’t think it’s a driving force, I think it’s part of it. which is important, and I like, bc of how this theme progresses.

as the show continues, we see jaewon’s mask slip more and more, and we see jihyun become bolder, which are two important factors that lead into what I think jaewon ultimately needs to realize. jihyun is not his little brother, and he needs to separate the two. there is this obvious path leading from ep 6 where jaewon thinks jihyun’s accident is his little brother all over again and he regresses and distances himself and blames himself, but what he needs to see is that the accident is different. he needs separation. and that comes in the form of jihyun, jihyun becoming bolder and more confident and forthcoming and, most importantly, responsible. at the end of the day, he is not a child, and in that ocean he is responsible for himself just as much, if not more, than jaewon is. he goes into that ocean knowing he’s not the best swimmer and still does it. is he swept up by jaewon and emotions and the kind of heightened vibe of the day? yes. but is it still his decision? yes, and it’s a bit reckless. he can say no to jaewon when he offers to surf and catch the big waves instead of the safety of the shallows where they were before. you’ve seen him bite back and sass and poke and joke with jaewon before, he is not a cowering little mouse (more on that in a sec), and he still agrees, so he has to take responsibility. maybe jaewon was responsible for his little brother but he’s not responsible for jihyun, an adult with their own mind. and jaewon seeing that, that he can’t blame himself when he’s not responsible for anyone here, might just be the thing that helps him get out of that mindset.

and it’s not like jihyun is adverse to this. If anything, I think in this next ep we will hear jihyun blame himself, accept the fact that what he did was maybe a bit stupid and he should’ve thought first. bc we see time and time again jihyun not wanting to be that innocent, naive country mouse. just think about how much he refutes it time and time again, like in that library scene. he doesn’t want to be that person. that’s why he came to the city. It’s why he’s trying new things and being brave, he wants to grow up and be responsible. and I love that this becomes almost a reversal of the classic hyung and dongsaeng roles in later eps, as jihyun becomes more confident while jaewon regresses into himself. jaewon shows his weaker side and jihyun, the younger, looks after him instead. look at ep 6, how he initiates both conversation and physical contact, something we saw jaewon do in earlier eps. I love it both in terms of this theme but also just for romance sake. as an extension of these roles, you expect the older to make the moves and such, but I love that there are equal moments in this show that jaewon gets to be the one getting hit on, be it the scene where jihyun teaches him to draw or calls him cute when he’s drunk. you’d so typically expect to see a hyung doing those things to someone younger, but it shows equality in their relationship that counters those stereotypes in the simple and subtlest ways and I adore it.

this show has a strong theme overall of what’s expected vs how people actually are, be it from drinking etiquette to romance, but just like in that first scene with jihyun’s bar owner, one thing may be expected, but what people actually want, what makes people comfortable, can be something else. and by jihyun so simply not conforming to the country mouse persona initially put on him in such simple but outright ways, he acts as such a great challenge to jaewon, who wears his mask of expectation so frequently. it may be what’s expected, but have you ever considered that it’s not what people actually want? that they might actually want the real you, and all the so-called imperfection of it? bc when does that mask stop being a burden and start being a safety blanket, that shields you from the pain of actually being hurt in a genuine relationship, that hurts more than the pain of pretending. jaewon says over and over again that he’s tired of wearing the mask, but the mask is, ultimately, self inflicted, and as much as you can blame society and parents for expecting things from him, there’s a point when you become an adult where you get to decide for yourself who you are. again, he said it himself, just as he was afraid to leave the safety of the military, he’s afraid to leave the safety of uni, the bubble where what’s expected is clearly defined and can be performed. after that, the rules aren’t as clear. so much more of it depends on you. it’s the process of becoming an adult, of growing up. it’s a process jihyun is on, but jaewon, to be at least, seems further behind in. maybe bc he never got the chance at a fresh start like jihyun and is trapped by preconceived notions the people around him have of him by knowing him for years. maybe it’s bc of the loss of his little brother, and feeling trapped in that time, and a fear of growing up out of that person he was when his brother was there. maybe it’s bc he still feels trapped under his parents thumb, bc despite becoming an adult, you can never really be free of your parents.

I said this before, but it’s just like how they both said they’re jealous of each other, but what they’re jealous of is a preconceived notion of youth and age, not-knowing and knowing, naivety and experience, when again they don’t match these stereotypes. jihyun is not naive, and jaewon doesn’t know everything. Life experience is not all it’s cracked up to be bc it can’t all be good, but knowing nothing isn’t the bliss ignorance is often expressed to be. I’ve rambled on and waxed pathetically poetic long enough about these two to be embarrassing, but as a show that actually involves an age gap, and neither hides away from it nor exploits it for it’s played up romantic tropes, I adore that they let this factor naturally play into the bigger story being told, bc age actually means nothing here, and more than anything, jihyun and jaewon strive to be equals to each other, in their world void of expectations.

Hmgnhm coughing up an au. Have some undercooked doodles

With the exception of being found siblings instead of a situationship,Dabi and Momo's dynamic in my Bnha rewrite is just.Them

Tails excited to match with his big brother :,)

Inspired from this fic where shadow adopted tails as his baby brother : Times That We Had from Sh0w_me_1sh

I loved this cute moment so there you here !

Thinking about Khan and how he doesn't wake up from nightmares the way people might expect. He doesn't explode from them, swinging and breathing flame in defense. He doesn't wake up screaming.

He wakes up silent. And it's only if you're paying attention that you'll know he's awake. His eyes might open - but with his poor vision, it's not like he can truly see where he's at - and he might draw in a sudden breath. But it's the fact that he stops breathing that's the Sign. It's the way he suddenly goes quiet. Not that he snores or sleeps loudly anyway, but there is one less person making noise in the night.

Ingo isn't often awake when this happens. Very rarely, in fact, because Khan has nightmares almost every night. It's nothing new. Most of the time he will breathe, eventually, and take in the scents of his surroundings. He will realize where he is and use it to ground himself. And if he can't, then he will get up and find something to do until he can pass out from exhaustion and wake up better.

But it happens a handful of times. Ingo is awake when Khan comes to. And sometimes he doesn't realize it, doesn't realize Khan is awake until Ingo himself is returning to bed and looks down as he passes Khan's cot to see his green eyes open and staring at nothing.

But this time he realizes. He's awake, for no real reason, just sitting and listening to the world around him. Akari is snoring after a long day of survey work, Khan is sprawled out on his cot, the nocturnal pokemon are calling to each other in the distance… It's peaceful. Ingo rests with his head on one hand, eyes shut and enjoying it while he can.

And then one sound disappears.

He doesn't realize it's Khan at first, spends a moment trying to figure out what's missing. Akari is still snoring. The pokemon are still calling. Khan sleeps quietly enough that Ingo has, on occasion, put his hand under his nose or over his mouth to ensure he's still breathing. And it's that, knowing how quietly Khan sleeps, that makes ingo realize that Khan's breathing is what missing. That Khan is making no noise at all.

Ingo gets up and goes over to check, because Khan may be a prickly bastard but by now he's Ingo's prickly bastard like Akari is Ingo's daughter, he's part of the family. And sure enough Khan is awake. Eyes open wide. Staring at nothing. Ingo is ready to return to his seat when he realizes Khan is- not breathing. There's a tension to him that is abnormal, despite his nightmares.

So Ingo stays, sits down by Khan's side, and gently touches his hand. Too much touch too fast will wind up with fists flying towards him, so he takes it slow. Khan's hand is a fist. Ingo asks if he's alright, but there's no response. Khan's chest hitches, his breath sporadic for a moment, before a sound like a whine makes its way out of his throat.

And that- is so out of the norm that Ingo is now concerned. He puts a hand on Khan's arm, on his neck, as he leans over to look in the other man's face. Maybe it's the light of the night, but Khan's eyes seem… Shiny.

And this is a bad one. It doesn't take a genius to know that this is far from average. That whatever Khan has just dreamt of has truly, deeply affected him. Ingo pulls him up, pulls him into a seated position, and directs Khan's face to his own neck. Scent is Khan's strong suit, after all, and the best way to help him realize where he's at. Ingo ignores how his shirt gets a little damp- tells himself, for Khan's sake, that Khan is just drooling.

And Khan does what he never does and wraps his arms around Ingo. There's a desperation there, something terrified, and Ingo knows that this isn't something he can do on his own.

"Do you want me to wake Akari up?" He asks, because it never hurts to offer a choice.

"She's asleep." Khan says, which isn't an answer. His voice is hoarse and shakey. Ingo makes the decision for him, then, and extracates himself from Khan. Khan's hands follow him, reaching out, and Ingo is grateful for the first time his home is so small because he can hold onto Khan's one hand while he uses the other to shake his daughter awake.

Akari's snores vanish and she opens one eye halfway, confused. "Dad?" She asks. Her voice is low and thick with sleep. "Whassups?"

"Khan needs our presence. Would you mind joining us?" He says. And it's not the whole truth, but Akari wakes up more. Khan does not, ever, need anything from them. He's like a stray animal, coming to them when he chooses, but fully able and willing to survive on his own. And maybe now he still doesn't need them. If Ingo hadn't been awake, Khan would have laid there until he decided what to do. But Khan isn't making choices for himself, and Ingo knows he needs grounding.

Akari stands and Ingo helps guide her over to where Khan is still sitting. He's turned now, his legs thrown over the side of the cot as he hunches over and stares at the ground. One hand is still in Ingo's.

Akari reaches out, touches his shoulder, and that whine breaks from Khan's throat again. He leans towards Akari, rests his head against her, and then drags her onto his lap. She wraps her arms around his neck because he is gripping her so, so tightly, holding her like she's his saving grace, like if he lets her go the world will end. His shoulders shudder.

Ingo sits next to them, sliding Akari's legs over his own, and leans into Khan's side. He wraps one arm around Khan and is surprised when Khan returns the gesture, releasing Akari with one arm to pull Ingo into his reach. He is not just holding them but clinging. Ingo wonders, but doesn't ask, what he had dreamed about to make him so desperate. Ingo turns into Khan, places his legs over the man's but under his daughter's, and leans into the hold. After a moment, Khan turns his head to shove his nose into Ingo's neck once more. Akari is pressed between them, still holding onto Khan as if her hug will fix him, and Ingo knows they will both stay here as long as Khan needs them, wants them, to.

With every ounce of my soul I love queer men

managed to snag another 100x win

another close one too lol

kept the Ivory outfit cause I couldn’t be bothered to change back

On the other side of the coin, Zag would also be so sweet with Hazel too, showing her he's immune to the cursed gems and being so in love with Arion, I think she'd play mythomagic with him and Nico and he might teach her a bit more about swords too

Definitely !!

I think When Nico First Brings Hazel to Meet Zagreus, He’s a little Nervous cause- (i want my siblings to get along cause i love my sister and it’s nice having a brother-kinda panic)

Which is immediately is Relived.

Because it’s impossible to Not love Hazel, and what’s better than one little sibling, TWO LITTLE SIBLINGS!

Hazel Would be So happy to know she has even more family!!

She!! has!! two brothers!!

I completely agree on Them playing Mythomagic Together!

-Zagreus and Hazel are always a little lost, But they love asking questions, Cause Nicos always happy to answer them!

-Zagreus Would also totally encourage Hazel to summon Gems! especially if The don’t effect him. Especially if it helps her practice! Hazel and him would after go through all of them and identify them!

-Hazel would also Happliy Tell Zag about New Rome and the stables!! and how she loves the horses very much and taking care of them!

-Also Zag Enjoys Giving Hazel pointers on different Sparing techniques. Nico and Him Gets super happy when she does well. they Always make sure to let her know how proud they are of her! They also sometimes Practice with Achilles!

-Zag and Hazel would also Form the “Make sure Nico’s taking care of himself team” cause They know that their brother tends to forget to take care of himself.

-Nico Says It’s not fair that They gang up on him like that- but then again he brought it upon himself

-Nico and Hazel Also Mercilessly Tease Zagreus on His Crush on Thanatos. Especially when the God god of death is found in the palace, And Zagreus can’t help but tease him.

-Zagreus also likes To introduce Nico and Hazel to everyone’s like this:

“These are my Wonderful Little Siblings, The Prince and Princess Of the Underworld - Nico di angelo and Hazel Levesque- You know-“

Regardless if They are already very aware of Nico and Hazel, He also then goes off to Gush about their accomplishments.

He does this not only cause he loves his siblings but cause he knows it embarrasses them a little- And that’s his Duty as an older brother.

-Zagreus also Becomes very Protective of them, after his siblings are mortal demi gods- sure they can hold their own. But that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t worry.

-Nico and Zagreus also share sarcastic banter ever so often- that becomes a competition to see who can outwit the other- Hazel tends to keep track who wins in her sketch book

(One time the we’re going back n forth at the end

Nico: At least i know what birds are

Zagreus: *overly dramatic gasp* You little shit- you know im sensitive about that nico

and all three of them burst out laughing)

-Hades and Zagreus still have a Strained relationship, But they try to get along for Nico and Hazel’s sake-

-Their shared love of the demi-gods becomes some common ground for conversations that aren’t fights.

Everyone in the Palace that The both royal gods are In Better moods when the Demigod siblings are visiting

what if I just posted random steddie snippets of this eventual band au? for now just the scenes that make my brain go brrr. perhaps. 

They’re near the end of the tape now, winding down from the rush of getting Eddie to sing Dancing in the Dark with him. This song always leaves Steve a bit melancholic, at odds with the feeling he gets around Eddie, so he doesn’t put his voice to this one. But he can’t help humming along, watching the highway roll past them. It feels alright, listening to the gentle lines about a man’s hometown as Hawkins falls further and further behind them.

“Got quiet on me,” Eddie says, partway through. He glances over at Steve, one hand reaching for the package of Red Vines Steve’s still holding.

"No, it's just—shit's depressing, man."

"You literally played this to me on my deathbed, Harrington." Somehow, Eddie manages to talk and chew on more Red Vine at the same time. Steve isn't thinking about his candy-red tongue. He's not. “Tell me.”

"Harsh," he says instead of something fucking stupid like can you tie a knot in a cherry stem or what. "Demoted back to Harrington already?"

Eddie lolls his head to the side, shooting that—that goddamn grin at him again. "Sorry, babycakes," he croons, like an asshole who has no idea what he's doing to Steve. Like Steve isn't trapped in this van with him, having had his bisexual crisis already but having a whole other crisis now instead. "Better?"

Steve manages to smack him on the arm without lingering. "Eyes on the road, Bambi. Yeah, okay." The words are still rolling along, after all, soft and nostalgic for something that Steve never had. "So… I listened to this album a lot, right. Some of the songs hit harder, some of them I liked better, you know. This one always…" he clears his throat, looks resolutely straight ahead. "I used to imagine that my dad could have done shit like this for me. With me. Instead of just being… you know, an asshole. Like he might have been the kind of guy who would… be a dad for me. Instead of… I don’t know, a Father, capital-F and everything." 

Eddie's quiet, for once; when Steve sneaks a glance at him, he's looking straight down the road as well. It doesn't feel stiff, though— the two of them, secrets that should be embarrassing, and Bruce still crooning along between them. "'S what I still wanted," Steve admits, even softer, "not for me, anymore, I know that's… that ship's sailed, and I don't want to sit that long with my dad anyway. But for Robin, I could teach her how to drive through Hawkins. And Dustin. He'll get out of there no problem, kid's going places, I know it… but I thought, you know, I could give him something like this to look back on. To not be all bad."

He steals another look at Eddie—but not quickly enough this time, and those big, bottomless eyes catch his like a snare. There’s a smile back on his face, though. Smaller than before, but even though it’s not enough to carve out the true depth of his dimples it’s warm and honey-sweet in the dusty light coming through the windows. He’s so sweet, is the thing—one of the worst-kept secrets about Eddie, one that Hawkins refused to see, one that Steve wanted to tuck into his own chest and hoard for the rest of his life. Everybody knows that the Freak bites, but Steve knows that Eddie is sweet, and he makes Steve want to be sweet right back.

Eddie has to look away first, eyes back on the road and leaving Steve free to keep looking. He tries to keep himself in check, lowering his face as if he’s not watching the way Eddie’s throat bobs as he swallows.

“You’re something else, Stevie-boy,” Eddie says finally, barely louder than the last few seconds of the tape. Soft in a way that fills Steve’s chest and leaves no space for air. “I just—you’re something special.”

I THINK .. UR NII AGENDA IS SPREADING BCUZBAJAJAKA IM NOW THINKING ABT NOA NII

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳 JAJHAHAAA MOMO THIS IS KHFAKLFHAS ????!!!!! this is genius !!!!! GENIUS !! Q_Q pls your big older brother noel :( u move in w him in munchen for your studies and DASDKHALK PLEASEEEEEE PLEASE !!!!!!! @W@ moshi u are makin me have THOUGHTSSS for this man i cannot take it !!!! TOO MUCH ! HELP ADAISDNAI

Something truly depraved about the fact that I, a guy who lives in Ontario, can find kangaroo meat easier than I can find mutton

Pip: Oh god... that's a decade old!

TJ:

TJ: Do you even know what a decade is?

Pip: 14

Julius’ view of Ludger could have been so sinister if it weren’t for the fact he hates himself too much not to be self-aware about it. Especially when you think about how eerie it is for Ludger to look after Julius and cook for him when Julius loved Claudia for that exact same caring role in his childhood and that doesn’t even get into Julius using Ludger’s watch and keeping him in the dark about literally everything about their family.

If Ludger were even just less willing to mother Julius or if Julius was more overtly controlling I think Bisley would have discovered Ludger’s existence a LOT sooner after Ludger finally snapped at his overprotective paranoid older brother and ran off.

BASHING AGAINST THE WALLS OF MY CAGE. RANTARO’S FREETIME EVENTS