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bybyefromurgirlodam · 2 years
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Thinking about future seasons again
When Annabeth falls off the cliff at the start of TTC I want slo-mo.
When Luke falls off the cliff at the end of ttc I want slo-mo too.
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PSA: instead of watching Wedding Impossible, where the characters have poorly written relationships and terribly inconsistent characterization, and the queer character is punished by the narrative simply for existing as a gay man, might I suggest:
Khun Chai (To Sir With Love), an excellent Thai drama about a young closeted gay man navigating much family drama, a forbidden romance, some very deadly glitter, and both mafia and wartime tensions. The relationships are well developed and believable, especially one of the greatest depictions of brothers to ever grace a screen, the characters all have their own motives and goals, and the plot is engaging. Enjoy
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heartscrypt · 11 months
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watching a reality tv show called milf manor rn and irs actually like being in hell IM IN HELL
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tatzelwyrm · 1 year
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While I'm replaying Fallen Order I want to make some suggestions for the sequel:
Let me choose a colour for my lightsaber at the beginning of the game, not 2/3rds into the game.
Let me use that lightsaber to cut Stormtroopers in half like God intended. Disney doesn't have to know. I won't tell if you don't.
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akkivee · 2 years
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bat being so fashionable they’re a little intimidating is the vibe i’ve always wanted for them and i’m glad to see it’s very real lmao
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seagodofmagic · 2 years
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bad news my friends, i am now a rings of power fan. who will galadriel yell at next and how many strangers are going to show up who MIGHT be sauron
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Gay wrongs tournament, round 2.5 of the major bracket
Propaganda:
For Eddie Brock and Venom:
I'm pretty sure its Canon in the comics and like, Canon adjacent in the 2nd movie??? Idk I just watched the first one sooo, anyways, this isn't propaganda i just couldn't remember if you said they needed to be Canon so I put what I rembered about that here, idk I'm proboboly just gonna send the propaganda in the ask box at a later date 
They eat people:) venom is an alien symbiote and Eddie is the host and they have melded together into one being. They care for and protect each other and are so intimately intwined they are only ever separated by force. Also they’re both absolute disasters and they periodically bite and eat the heads off their enemies. 
They eat people <3 
For Will and Hannibal:
Ive previously only heard the term "murder husbands" refer to hannigram so it feels flitting. The whole series culminated with a murder they did together bathing in blood. 
The show and ship that coined murder husbands. It’s in the text in s3 from a journalist side character. They do Many murders either together or as a message to each other. Usually this involves turning the dead body into an art piece. The show ends with them killing a guy together in a slo mo scene backed by porno music.
They're both batshit and manipulative.
ALRIGHT so they're not canonically together but it is HEAVILY implied and they have some sort of fucked up psychosexual obsession with each other. in the later parts of the show they start committing murder and cannibalism together and they're soooo unhinged but it's awesome
kill people for each other. maim each other. kill people together. most batshit insane metaphors. send each other to jail. ruin everyone’s lives. someone can probably say this better than me but these gay people are insane
Literally THE murder husbands. They kill for each other. They've tried to kill each other. They're canon in all but name, like the homoeroticism between these two is the driving force of the show.
one time hannibal folded a guy into an origami human heart
They are in love and they kill and eat people. They are called Murder Husbands in canon.
The original murder husbands (literally, that's not just their ship name, they get called that in canon)
The show begins with Will working for the FBI and trying to catch Hannibal, but because Hannibal is so intrigued by the way Will is able to see the world and the motives behind the killings so easily, it becomes a game of Hannibal isolating Will even more from the people around and seducing him to try and kill. By the time Will starts embracing the side of him that Hannibal sees, he starts oulling back and trying to distance himself so that when the time comes for Will to fully embrace himself and Hannibal, no one really suspects what they have planned. 
hannibal literally does murder as courtship and it works bc will is also a fucked up little guy
I'm actually quite offended they aren't included by default (joke). They are THE murder husbands!!!!!! (mod note: they should have been, but I wanted to see how many submissions they'd get. They got 19, making them a little more than 6% of total submission count).
do i have to say it. they literally get called murder husbands IN THE SHOW
There are 3201 works for Hannibal on ao3 tagged Murder Husbands. They are the ogs, they are the pioneers we owe it all to them.
THEE murder couple. You know it. I know it. They commit crimes at each other as courting and then commit crimes together and then fall off a cliff to wash up somewhere and live on to serve cunt. Get referred to as 'murder husbands' in canon. What more do you need
Hannigram were literally called Murder Husbands in canon, they are the og, they are THE blueprint. They were gay as hell and comitted so much murder so many crimes. THEY RAN OFF TO EUROPE TOGETHER.
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signedkoko · 6 months
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Howdy!
Could I ask for romantic headcanons for what initially makes Blitzø, Stolas and Millie fall for the person they're interested in?
Hope that makes sense lol. Much love to you <3
Blitzo | Millie | Stolas [Romantic]
In which their initial interest in you begins to flourish
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It was a tough mission, one far before Blitzo had formally established IMP
It was just him and his gun, payed hefty cash under a table to take care of a target
He hadn't expected the target would notice him, and the tables would turn so quickly
With his back pressed against the floor, and a gun placed firmly into his skull, he surely thought that was it
But the first shot was drawn not by the target, but another demon wielding an old shotgun
Blood was everywhere, splattered across the ceiling, himself, and you
And good lord, did that crimson ever bring out the colour of your eyes
One of those stupid slo mo scenes in his mind, at least until he realised you'd killed the target before he had- and- wait, why were there two of you?
" Good call on the client for bringing in a backup plan, huh? You ain't bad but you could be better. "
You had helped him back home after that, and to his surprise, split the cash amount equally, citing something about how bait was just as important as the kill
Since then, you were the only thing on his mind, and his new shining obsession
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Growing up in Wrath, Millie was well acquainted with those around her, and found it easy to spot someone who wasn't local
And boy, you were anything but local
The delivery person who dropped off supplies for the ranch from various rings, you looked nothing like the folk around here, far more...modern
Eventually, she happily took up the 'chore' of handling drop offs and pick ups just for an excuse to talk to you, and learn about you
Your stories of the other rings drew her in, feeding the yearning she had to adventure amongst them
Her parents preferred to keep their rowdy girl home, where it was safer, but when you offered to take her with you on a delivery to the pride ring, she begged her parents until they reluctantly agreed
Not that it mattered, she would have snuck out if she had to
You brought her up to the pride ring, showed her the sights and even let her speak to one of your other clients, IMP
Thanks to you, she eventually got a job with them, and she still insists on taking care of any of IMPs drop offs
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Stolas often felt isolated in the place he was pretty much forced to live in and continue to work from day in and out
Always the same faces, the same servitude, the same job, nothing ever changed
The only people he got 'close' to were other royals, since everyone else had to bow their heads to him and followed the speak when spoken to mentality
But like every royal, there were a few ceremonies and festivals he had to attend to where he got to interact with the denizens of hell in a more refreshing manner
That was where he met you, at the winter solstice celebration, which was annually held in the pride ring
You were a descendant of the former event runner, now tasked with welcoming the prince and shifting the temperature cycle of hell through an ancient artefact
Stolas found you far more welcoming than the last, having invited him into your home the day prior so he didn't have to travel so early, and asking him many questions of how his experience of it was in the past
This year, he opened the gate to the mortal sky far wider, and for longer, as a small gift to repay your kindness
He hopes you consider a summer solstice event, so he can see you more than once a year
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Author's Note - Thank you so much for requesting!! I decided to be a lil creative and make something neat up, I hope it was to your liking!
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anotherfanaccount · 4 months
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Love when kdramas do that slo-mo thing to show the male lead is pretty. I know that already but go ahead. Show me pretty man being nice to people.
Yes I'm talking about Na In Woo in Marry my husband. I found another fictional character to obsess over. So life's great.
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slo-mo and occasional freeze frames for the people
(aka: a study in how Matty's left hand cradles the back of Ross's neck and he touches Ross's face with a single finger that feels like the most tender thing in the world and Ross holds him close and pulls him in with a firm grip on the back of his shirt and when Matty gets a hand in his hair Ross pulls him in harder and they're kinda swaying to the music kinda moving organically because I believe Matty was a bit swept off his feet and oh did I mention the tongues and the fact that they parted to catch their breaths and then just went back in for more because why the fuck not eh and Jesus Christ am I writing fanfiction or watching an actual video of them because this doesn't feel like real life)
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samflir · 11 months
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What makes a good boot sequence?
A while ago, I had my first truly viral post on Mastodon. It was this:
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You might've seen it. It got almost four hundred boosts and reached beyond Mastodon to reddit and even 4chan. I even saw an edit with a spinning frog on the left screen. I knew the post would go down well with tech.lgbt but I never expected it to blow up the way it did.
I tried my best to express succinctly exactly what it is I miss about BIOS motherboards in the age of UEFI in this picture. I think looking at a logo and spinner/loading bar is boring compared to seeing a bunch of status messages scroll up the screen indicating hardware being activated, services being started up and tasks being run. It takes the soul out of a computer when it hides its computeriness.
I think a lot of people misunderstood my post as expressing a practical preference over an aesthetic one, and there was at least a few thinking this was a Linux fanboy post, which it certainly is not. So here's the long version of a meme I made lol.
Stages
I remember using two family desktop computers before moving over a family laptop. One ran Windows XP and the other ran Windows 7. Both were of the BIOS era, which meant that when booting, they displayed some status information in white on black with a blinking cursor before loading the operating system. On the XP machine, I spent longer in this liminal space because it dual-booted. I needed to select Windows XP from a list of Linux distros when booting it.
I've always liked this. Even as a very little kid I had some sense that what I was seeing was a look back into the history of computing. It felt like a look "behind the scenes" of the main GUI-based operating system into something more primitive. This made computers even more interesting than they already were, to me.
Sequences
The way old computers booted was appealing to my love of all kinds of fixed, repeating sequences. I never skip the intros to TV shows and I get annoyed when my local cinema forgets to show the BBFC ratings card immediately before the film, even though doing so is totally pointless and it's kinda strange that they do that in the first place. Can you tell I'm autistic?
Booting the windows 7 computer would involve this sequence of distinct stages: BIOS white text -> Windows 7 logo with "starting windows" below in the wrong aspect ratio -> switch to correct resolution with loading spinner on the screen -> login screen.
Skipping any would feel wrong to me because it's missing a step in one of those fixed sequences I love so much. And every computer that doesn't start with BIOS diagnostic messages is sadly missing that step to my brain, and feels off.
Low-level magic
I am extremely curious about how things work and always have been, so little reminders when using a computer that it has all sorts of complex inner workings and background processes going on are very interesting to me, so I prefer boot sequences that expose the low-level magic going on and build up to the GUI. Starting in the GUI immediately presents it as fundamental, as if it's not just a pile of abstractions on top of one another. It feels deceptive.
There may actually be some educational and practical value in computers booting in verbose mode by default. Kids using computers for the first time get to see that there's a lot more to their computer than the parts they interact with (sparking curiosity!), and if a boot fails, technicians are better able to diagnose the problem over a phone call with a non-technical person.
Absolute boot sequence perfection
There's still one last thing missing from my family computer's boot sequence, and that's a brief flicker of garbage on screen as VRAM is cleared out. Can't have everything I guess. Slo-mo example from The 8-Bit Guy here:
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roamingtigress · 5 months
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Wow, am I ever glad some in this fandom *have* blocked me here. Let people enjoy things and not dictate what should go in another's fic. This is a fandom for outlaw cowboys where there are slo-mos of people being messily done away with, so whatever puritan culture nonsense one might have carried in from another fandom where that might be stuff is acceptable, pls leave it at the door. Or just don't have it period, fandoming is for fun! . . . I might have been inspired though create another puff piece centred around Dutch giving Hosea aftercare on New Year's. I probs won't get it done by then (I still need to continue on 'The Merry Misadventures' (sorry about neglecting you, hon) but. I wasn't going to write until the new year but thanks, blorbos ;)
Dutch for tax though.
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purplehanfu · 2 months
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Part for Ever: Ep 1
notes: Spoilers! five Ever because for isn't long enough. Master list of all recaps
You know the part in almost every costume drama where the leads whoosh towards each other in slo-mo as they gaze deeply into each others eyes? I always think of that type of scene as a garnish, not a main course. This drama thinks otherwise.
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Yes, so many setups and situations that can facilitate the personal-space-encroaching wide-eyed time-stopping petal-dropping surprised stare. There's so much of it in this drama. Well that and shirtlessness. The male lead's clothes keep falling off. I promise it's very necessary to the story.
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He's giving "giant wall mural from the heyday of Abercrombie"
But let's get to the plot.
We meet Ling Xiao as he bursts into the City Master's mansion, cape swirling as the fog machine works overtime.
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He's dark and brooding, with eyebrows so sharp he could probably dual wield them if he ever lost his sword.
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Scenes of carnage are intercut with Su Wan'er putting on her party clothes. She opens the doors of the main hall just in time to see Ling Xiao kill her father the City Lord.
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Ling Xiao thinks that marrying the City Lord's daughter will add legitimacy to his usurpation of that position. I don't know why he cares, the city contains maybe 20 people tops.
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Fast forward to the wedding and Su Wan'er is tied to the bed.
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Her father's sworn brother Mr. Zhao attempts a rescue but they caught immediately by Ling Xiao.
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Su Wan'er promises to marry Ling Xiao willingly if he lets Mr. Zhao live.
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They resume the wedding.
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After drinking the wedding wine, Ling Xiao gets handsy. When he leans in to whisper menacing yet sexy threats to her, Su Wan'er takes the initiative and bites his ear (the sound effect for this was amazing).
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Ling Xiao looks surprised, then taps an acupoint to make her pass out.
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The episode ends as we learn that the jealous 2nd female lead has engineered a situation that is clearly intended to interrupt the wedding night.
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a sudden case of Sworn Sister Syndrome
Bonus Round: Taking a Bath in a Koi Pond
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the way his entire outfit fell off in a fraction of a second, I'm laughing for real guys.
Master list of all recaps
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dearweirdme · 4 months
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Responding to some of the comments from my last mole anon ask I'm not new to the group but I am new to the ship. I first started listening to the group around 2018 but watching stuff like Run and the festas a few yrs later and from that, I wouldn't have guessed taekook were dating or even one of the closest friendship. They seemed touchy yeah but i think that for the whole group tbh. It wasn't really until solo era that I started focusing more on fan stuff. I'd say before that I was more fo a casual fan who enjoyed watching the content but wasn't really desperate to see everything bts. Like I knew the basics and the memes but never really was inclined to delve any further and my knowledge of shipping was mostly critical. I did see some of the narratives in the backlash to shipping such as taekook being less close than other members and with (what I now know is edited) official content reinforcing that, it was much easier to believe that than a secret taekook love affair.
But Layover turned out to be one of my favorite albums because it was closest to my musical tastes and culture of music i grew up with and so I started hitting up twitter and specifically searching stuff up to discuss more about tae and his musical influences coz I thought he did such a great job with that album and had some real soul in it despite not being raised in that culture or country of that kind of music. And I think because of the algorithms and how popular taekook is that's when I started seeing my taekook posts pop up on my timeline and from a ship critical perspective, I brushed most of as delulu coz wlmy first exposure of ships being discussed in fandom was that it was weird and inappropriate to ship.
And the stuff that I did see out of morbid curiosity (and I admit it wasn't a lot at that time) just really validated the 'fake' accusations because it was all slow mo'd edits and taekook seemed to have 7 different anniversary dates according to the taekook stuff I read so it was seeming more like shippers were just trying to fit a circle onto a square hole or something. Plus I'd see people responding to those slo mo edits with the real time links and that made it seem even faker.
The I recently saw the mole video on twitter that brought me here and that was the first thing were I couldn't really rationalise it with a platonicary answer because one of the first things I can remember doing in a relationship is laying in bed counting and mapping each others marks and freckles.
So that to me seemed just highly romantic for a couple of bros.
Except I lost the video on twitter so I tried YouTube to find it, nothing. Searched the Internet on general, nothing and I ended up stumbling across this blog. I think I discovered while browsing after seeing a response to an ask that I thought sounded fair enough a d really kinda middle ground for a shipper. It was framed as like 'idnk for sure but here's what I think' and after looking for the link and coming across people who were more definitive in their theories and stuff, I thought somewhere like here would be the best place to ask for the info.
Because at that point, shipping didn't have any good associations to me and I wasn't really comfortable with my own speculation that the mole vid was leaving me with but I also couldn't stop second guessing my own first reaction to deny, deny, deny and make an excuse for it.
So my intentions really were to post here, get a link to the vid, watch it again and be like 'oh yeah, that's been blown out of proportion. No ships sailing here' like I had when people sent those real time links in response to ship edit videos.
(Except we all know what happened next)
While waiting for a response which came pretty quickly, I was looking up for more info on taekook in general and was coming up with mostly horse shit but I was also noticing the more reasoned stuff now that I was actively looking for it.
And in the response, DWM mentioned and tagged the taekook timeline which really topped off me taking a second look at the ship because again it was presented as kinda 'this is what I think, beware, I could be just high on delusional and this whole post could be wish fulfilment but here's what happened and what I think' and angles like that I can appreciate because I find it way more trustworthy than someone presenting a theory as fact which is what it felt like taekook lyves was doing a lot of, imo.
The timeline really sealed the deal for me, tbh, because seeing all their interactions in one place and running on concurrent really blew the hinges off the 'distance' narrative.
Which lead me to the ultimate question which I think is the fossil fuel that taekook sails on; what's with all the fucking secrecy and what's bighit hiding??
Because to me and with the timeline on front of me there was no distance on their distant relationship.
And so I've recently started a rewatch of some of their biggest hits. Like I started with bon voyage and I'm kicking myself and wondering why I didn't consider stuff like the room choosing situation in Bon Voyage Morrocoo or Malta wherever they were, more closely. I can't even explain why I just took it at face value as a joke because looking back JK made it so damn obvious.
And I started noticing the subtleties of their touching and the lack of space. I think part of me started reqatching the BV and Run episodes to be kinda proven right that there was nothing more to the ship and I was being delulu but the more I watch, the more Im starting to notice and those fossil fuel questions keep popping up in my mind.
And as a logical creature who said taekook isn't real when I couldn't see anything proving it, I can't then refuse to consider the possibility that it might be real now that I'm seeing stuff that I consider legit proof or support of a relationship.
As for theories, I don't want it to come across like I'm acting smarter or more superior than anyone else because I think everyone is working off theories even the people who don't believe in it because none of us know these guys or their lives but I don't like when theories are pushed as fact or manipulated or framed as the only possible conclusion to a question. Like could I make another theory as to why taekook ate mapping out each others moles, yeah, course I could but based on my own experience perception and no real clear arguement otherwise etc---the romantic reason is still the strongest supported to me.
So I don't have anything against theories just the way they're framed.
So yeah I guess that's my looong (sorry) story about how I accidently became a taekook shipper.
Hi again mole anon!
It’s really nice to hear your story actually. I think skepticism is definitely a good way to get into this. Also, props to Kayla @taekooktimeline for documenting so well 💜.
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xchxsex · 18 days
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Kenny Lacos NSFW Alphabet:
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In honor of one of my people watching picket fences, i decided to make a nsfw alphabet. (And i found the gif funny)
Aftercare( after sex): He’ll do what you like, but after a day of work, he loves to relax with a nice hot shower with you followed with cuddles and something to eat.
Body part(their favorite part of them and you): i think this man is a leg guy. He loves to caress your legs and part them before he has his way with you. On him, he likes his hands as thats what he works with. He also finds it fun to slightly touch you when you’re not expecting it and fall into his touch.
Cum (anything): he’ll usually use protection, but if you stop him when he goes to grab a condom, he will go feral and have you so rough, he wont ever want to wear one again. I think he’d be a little worried to finish inside you, but when he does, it gives him this adrenaline rush that he craves more of.
Dirty secret(self explanatory): okay okay okay, out of all of Costas’ characters, he is definitely the one i can see being the most submissive. Let’s just say one night you decided to cuff his wrists and push him into the bed and he got a little too excited. (And not to mention when he gets KO’d and them legs go up in slo mo, peggable is all i will say)
Experience (are they experienced?): he’s fairly experienced and definitely knows what he’s doing in the bedroom, but what he’s even better at is getting you built up. He loves to tease and grab onto you until he has you begging for more.
Favorite position (self explanatory): i think he would go for basic missionary a lot but he definitely loves cowgirl and reverse cowgirl when he’s being submissive or if you’re in the back of his car ;)
Goofy(are they serious or goofy): i think he would be serious at first but as you got more comfortable with each other, he would smile and laugh while you were going at it, mostly because he’s still surprised that he has you like this.
Hair(grooming): id say he stays clean shaven with some stubble. He would go with whatever you prefer.
Intimacy(the romance): hes definitely a classic romantic. He’ll take you out to dinner, buy you flowers, open your doors, take you dancing, but what he likes the most is just being able to hold you in his arms after a long day.
Jack off(masturbation head cannon): being a deputy sheriff is a lot of stress and when you’re not around, he has to release it somehow. He’ll usually do it in the shower in the morning if he wakes up hard or right before he goes to bed.
Kink (one or more): LOVES orgasm control and denial for you and him. He loves to work you up over and over and denial you over and over until he finally lets you cum. He gets maniacal at the way you grab onto him and scream his name when you finally have that release. On him, he likes to be edged and beg to cum until his cock is so full and throbbing it hurts. You can get that man to scream.
Location (where they like to do it): he likes to do it at home in his bed but there’s something about fucking in his cop car that he absolutely loves. He’ll pull over to the side of the road, pull your legs up on his shoulders and have his way with you in an instant.
Motivation (what turns them on): well, an obvious choice is lingerie since he said that but i think he really likes it when you wear his clothes with nothing else underneath maybe even more. He likes putting on clothes that you’ve wore or that he’s fucked you in because they smell like you and he can think about how pretty you looked getting fucked in it.
No( turn offs, limits): probably just the basic ‘no’s’ like waste or intense BDSM stuff.
Oral (preference): its a good thing he doesn’t have a beard because it would be orange in the center by now. He likes getting sucked off, but he likes returning the favor even more.
Pace( fast and rough or slow and sweet): i think it would depend on the day and context. If he was stressed, you best bet he’s taking it out on you with his thrusts. If it was just waking up in the morning or after a romantic night out, he’ll be slow and sensual kissing all over your body and lightly caressing over your sensitive spots.
Quickies( do they like them): if he really needed something then he would like it, but other than that he likes to take his time pleasing you and working you up. He also lasts a while and goes multiple rounds until you both can’t breathe.
Risk( do they experiment): he’ll try things for you but other than that he’s pretty set in what he likes and doesn’t.
Stamina (how long can they go): as i said, he last a while and can go multiple rounds. He will go as long as you want him to, if the dynamic is established he’ll go for as long as he wants while you beg him to slow down or stop.
Toys (do they have them or use them): i think he has some cuffs or maybe a paddle for when you misbehave but he also has a vibrator that he pulls out just for you when you need a little extra.
Unfair (how much they like to tease): oh he likes to tease you a lot. He’ll caress your lower back or run his hand around your thighs and waist to work you up when he cant take you yet. He might also just take you to the bathroom and fix that problem.
Volume( how loud, what sounds): i think he’s fairly vocal. He’s more whimpery and whiny when he’s being submissive but you can definitely work a couple of those out of him when he’s in charge. When he’s in charge he definitely grunts and groans.
Wild card (random): not sexual but he likes being babied sometimes like sleeping on you, being the little spoon, he blushes when you call him cute or other little pet names.
X ray( under the clothes): above average, girthy and knows how to use it.
Yearning (how high is their sex drive): his drive is high especially when he’s super comfortable around you. He will find a way out of any situation in order to have you.
Zzzz (how fast they fall asleep): he gets tired after a few rounds and when you’re both finished, he likes to make sure you’re asleep and comfortable first before he goes to sleep.
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tomatette · 1 month
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Okay, so … @wyomingnot told me about their headcanon that Ma-Ma is actually Techies mother. And, I somehow couldn't stop thinking about it, so here goes:
Madeline gets knocked up at sixteen, homeless and prostituting herself for drug money. She doesn't want a kid, but she also has no money to get rid of it, so she breaks into an electric shop in Peach Trees, trying to rob it.
The owner, an old man, catches her in the act. But instead of calling the judges on her, he offers her food and a place to crash. She's suspicious at first, obviously, but, being pretty much out of other options, she stays anyway. After a couple days she comes to the conclusion that the old man really just genuinely wants to help. And he convinces her to have the baby. He has no family, he tells her. He would support her and the child in any way he can. And Madeline is maybe not happy, but its probably the best time she's had in her whole miserable life.
The baby is born. A little boy she calls Tadgh to please the old man (it's his middle name). But it's stressful and exhausting and, frankly, she doesn't like to be a mom. So she falls back into bad habits, finds herself a drug cook boyfriend and a pimp, and shows up at the electronic shop less and less.
The shop keeper takes care of the kid everyone calls Techie (because Tadgh is Irish and people twist their tongues trying to pronounce it correctly), treats him like he's his own grandkid. He might not be able to help Madeleine, because she doesn't want to be helped, but he can at least try to save the boy, help him set up a good life.
Next Madeleine's, now Ma-Ma's, known backstory happens. She plays no role in Techies life during the time she builds her Slo-Mo empire. When she takes over Peach Trees, Techie is around eight years old. It's then that she remembers her son.
Techie's grown into a clever kid, very tech-savvy, who helps his Da in the shop. He knows that his Da is not his real father, and that his Ma is still somewhere out there and loves him very much.
It's a shock for the little boy when he has to find out the hard way that his Da has lied to him. Ma-Ma is pretty much the opposite of a loving mother. And he hides behind the tool-rack when she storms into the shop and demands her son. Da tries to reason with her, when that doesn't work, he tells Techie to run.
Which he does - until he hears his Da scream. Then, he heads back and returns just in time to see Ma-Ma kill his Da. She takes a struggling and fighting little Techie "home", and just like that his childhood is over.
She doesn't really have many motherly feelings for him, but she does keep him fed and in relatively good health. It'd be an understatement to say their relationship is complicated. Techie hates and loves her in equal measures. She's the embodiment of every bad thing that has ever happened to him, but she's also his only source of touch or affection, as few and far between as those might be …
I might use this for my Techie fic, but I wanted to share this here anyway :)
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