DAY 12 - Forced to Watch
Both parties in this situation are more worried about the other than themselves. xD
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It’s no surprise that platonic break ups in media make me so much more emotional than romantic break ups.
I was playing Genshin Impact earlier today and I kid you not, I started crying over two very unimportant side characters who used to be best friends but parted ways because of different goals and held grudges against each other because of that. The end was so bittersweet I just couldn’t help myself.
It’s not only about this incident. Just any storyline where two characters who are close friends have to say goodbye or meet each other after years of being apart will make me just bawl my eyes out. When it comes to romance, I feel like they really overdramatise the whole scene, but when it comes to friends, it hits just right. Probably because amatonormativity says romantic break ups should be more painful than any other break up so they go over the top, where they don’t feel that urge when it comes to friendships.
That’s just a hunch tho lol
3x06 vs 3x15
Fandom: Marvel/Avengers
Pairing: Loki/Reader
Category: Fluff. Fluff without plot.
Rating: G.
Summary: Loki couldn’t help but notice how you reacted to his touch. And then he couldn’t help but try to see how far he could push.
Warnings/Notes: A very, very long time ago, @softladyhours requested something with Loki discovering that the reader is touch-starved. In their request, they had a lot more cute little “flustered reader” bits, but...this one kind of got away from me. I hope y’all are okay with yet another “prickly Loki begrudgingly grows a soft spot for the reader” story. I didn’t intentionally set out to make this one platonic, but I definitely think it could read as such, for anyone missing platonic touch or anyone uncomfortable reading sexual innuendo.
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He didn’t set out to notice it. Of course he didn’t. But he noticed it anyway. You tended to have that effect on him: he’d try to ignore you, try to go about his day as though you didn’t exist, but you just seemed to have a way of creeping into his very consciousness. It made you very hard to ignore. A large part of him wanted to resent you for that, but it was also very hard to stay mad at you.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Albert Lewin, 1945)
Imagine your icon burning down the kitchen when they attempt to make you food.
(Probably cereals)
I don't ever cry for movies but I got teary-eyed when Data said "Mr. Worf! I'm sorry if I ended our friendship." and Worf responded "Sir, it is I that have jeopardized our friendship, not you.". Is this normal or???
Today I noticed a beautiful correlation between balance and beauty. In the Temperance tarot card the angel has one foot in the water and one on land : she is at peace both spiritually and materially. Flowers bloom at her feet. And my heart just screamed at yellow flowers. The yellow iris is gifted for passion. The iris flower, named after the rainbow goddess were also planted on the Graves of those people loved to send a message to the afterlife.
Iris denotes faith, wisdom, communication and eloquence
White Iris are used in bridal bouquets for purity and patience cuz we all know a marriage requires Devotion. And your spouse can be super annoying - imagine getting married to someone who chews popcorn too loud when you're trying to watch a movie for the next 50 years if your lifeee. So like I said, white is for patience.
Blue iris is for faith and hope. Gift these to someone going in for an exam or important meeting to show encouragement.
Purple is for royalty. So like, I'd just buy them for myself 😂👑💜
Is there a specific friendship path you'd recommend for each of the romances? Like I'm romancing A and picked N as a friend cause they're A's best friend and I figured they'd have more insight into what's going on in their mind underneath all that stoicism and would therefore be better equipped to come up with advices
Um, not really. I am trying very hard to make sure there aren't any 'best' routes for that :D I really want it to be that you get as much out of one as another.
All friend routes will have the same emotional impact (and there really will be emotional impact at some points...), and will have those moments of deep insight/sharing and (possibly sometimes unwanted or bluntly honest) advice about the MC's chosen LI.
But the friendship routes will be more focused on the friendship with that vampire than the romance you're on.
Hope that helps! Thank you so much for the ask :)
Day 10 - Flare Up
Bad Migraine is bad.
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Loyalty
The bois ✨ love their friendship
Day 11 of #zimtober
Saw a few sad asks in a row so I thought I'd bring a slightly happier anecdote to this blog. I'm an autistic demiboy but up until a few months ago I thought I was just agender since I hadn't really felt connected to any particular gender.
I had never considered I might be trans at all until I was 18, when my best friend bought me my first binder and I broke down crying. To this day, that was the most loved and seen I had ever felt. A few months after, I started identifying as agender and using they/them pronouns with my close friends.
The next few years I basically only wore hoodies and sweatpants and thick sweaters. I was most comfortable when my body was an enigma to those viewing me. It was more bearable but it wasn't really comfortable.
A few months ago, with the trends of TikTok femboys and malewife-centric memes, some therapy, and connecting deeply with some fictional characters, I started realizing I might actually have a gender?? I asked to switch to he/they pronouns with my queer platonic partner (the same best friend from earlier) and realized I was disappointed every time zhe said "they" instead of "he"... so I've been using he/him since! I've been debating physical transition recently and I'm still not sure I would want T, partially because the idea that I can be cute and small and effeminate as a gnc boy is just. so so freeing. I've always been drawn to particular feminine vibes but they've always been a bit bittersweet and suffocating. identifying as a demiboy kind of like.... completely removes that bitterness, so the only thing left is just... the overtones of gender euphoria. i might even be interested in crop tops and shorts?? which is. waaaay more form-fitting than any of my usual outfits.
also!! my qpp is a demigirl, and since we're not quite dating and not quite binary, we find the labels demiboyfriend/demigirlfriend very fun to use! because depending on how you group it, it's
demi(boyfriend) -> partially romantic
or
(demiboy)friend -> partially a boy
anyway I hope you and everyone reading this have a nice day!! just wanted to share some trans joy!!
Ever since my best friend got a boyfriend, she rarely talks to me or spends time with me anymore. When they broke up for a brief period of time, things went back to normal and I was so relieved. Now that they’re back together, it’s like I’m invisible again.
She keeps telling me how he’s the most important person in her life. It just baffles me how someone can value a person they’ve known for a few months over a best friend of 9 years? She was so excited when they got back together and I felt bad that I had to mask my disappointment and feign happiness. Sometimes it sucks being aroace when all of your friends value romantic relationships above platonic ones.
The real prize wasn't the kromer, but the friendship we made along the way
Can i get some soft Hisoka trying to cheer up his friend? Like his friend is depressed and doesnt wanna leave the bed and he's trying to have a fun day with them. 😔🤚
Day 13: Feathers
Tsu lay on her back across the couch as she watched TV. No one was watching it, and everyone seemed to be upstairs and outside. She figured she’d take advantage of the quiet while it lasted.
And unfortunately for her, it only lasted about fifteen minutes. Iida, who she’d seen come down and go out the door, came back in with a small box. He tore it open excitedly.
“It’s here!” he said. “Finally! Now I can clean more accurately, and in style!” And with that he triumphantly pulled out his item.
Tsu sat up a little, reclining on the armrest of the couch. “A feather duster?” she asked.
“Oh! Tsu! I didn’t see you there!” he said. “Yes! An ostrich feather duster to be exact. I have a lot of books in my room and they tend to gather dust. I’m not a fan of the fluffy rainbow one we have around here, and it’s a bit of a pain to constantly clean it every time I want to use it. Rags are nice, but I think this is better.”
She hummed thoughtfully. “I mean, it’s nice,” she said. “But it doesn’t look like it would clean very well.”
He twirled it in one hand. “It does if you know how to use it.”
She shrugged. “Well, to each their own. I still think it’s a goofy purchase,” she teased, a small smile on her face.
Though they had become quite close friends, the two of them and Shoji, he could definitely say that seeing her tease and be playful were quite a rarity. Pleasantly surprised, he decided to run with it, consequences be darned. If she stopped him and put up boundaries, so be it. And if she didn’t stop him, well, then he’d be grateful for a chance to bond and have fun with her.
“My purchase, goofy? Well, I never! I’ll show you goofy!” he declared.
Iida sat down on the coffee table and started tickling her with the new, clean feather duster. He started by brushing it over her neck.
Tsu giggled. “Hehehehehey! Iidahahahaha!” she protested, squirming a bit.
He chuckled. “Still laughing at my purchase are you? How about this?”
He moved the feather duster under her arm, which she’d left wide open since she was trying to protect her neck. Her eyes crinkled up in mirth and her sweet giggles brought him no end of joy.
“Nahahahahahaha! It tickles! Ehehehehehehehe!”
“Oh, it does? Well, I’ll have to keep that in mind the next time Kaminari’s in the mood to snoop around my things.”
Tsu brought her arm down and managed to push away his feather duster. “Ehehehehe! Can’t tickle me now, villain!” she said, enjoying being playful for once.
Iida smirked and pushed up her shirt ever so slightly with the feather duster. “Is that so?” he asked, dusting it over her tummy. “I disagree. My goodness, Tsu! You’re laughing so much! Would you mind telling me what’s so funny?”
Tsu was too busy being lost in her own giggles to answer. She usually wasn’t a fan of tickling, but this? The soft, gentle, playful tickling? This she could get behind, no problem. She certainly wouldn’t mind having more of this in her life. It was nice to just lay back and relax and giggle for a while, without having to worry about running out of breath, or being filled with adrenalin at the chase. It was just...relaxing.
“Hahahahahahahaha! Nahahahahat my tummy!” she pleaded, though she really didn’t mean it.
Iida twirled the duster faster. “Not the tummy? Oh, my dear, do you not like it when I tickle, tickle, tickle your tummy with my feather duster?” he asked, teasing.
Tsu blushed a light pink. He only called her his dear when he was extremely worried about her and they had some privacy, as well as when she’d occasionally go to him for comfort, when Shoji wasn’t available. Not that she minded, not at all. It was just a surprise to hear it in a playful context. Though she certainly wasn’t complaining.
She rocked back and forth, still giggling happily as Iida worked the feather duster over her tummy and belly button. Then he moved and lightly danced it on her knees and down her shins, and then onto her feet, which really made her giggle.
“Oh nohohohohoho! Ehehehehehehe! *snort* Hahahahahahaha! *snort*”
The feathers covered every inch of her tiny feet all at once, between her toes, on her arches and soles of her feet, everywhere. Truth be told, Shoji was the only other one who knew how ticklish she was, and would sometimes playfully attack her feet for no reason, not that she minded.
Iida laughed and stopped tickling her. “Are you alright?” he asked. He blushed suddenly. “Oh my,” he said. “I’m afraid I got a bit carried away, I apologize.” He moved to leave.
She quickly sat up. “Iida! Wait! Come here,” she said, patting the seat next to her.
He was still blushing.
“I’m not upset with you,” she said, the tickle-induced smile still on her face. “That...that was fun.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
“Ah, good. I guess I sort of figured, with our close friendship, well, that I could take certain liberties and--”
“Really Iida, it’s okay,” she said, putting her hand over his. “Just don’t tell anyone, alright? This is between you, me and Shoji. Got it?”
He nodded. “Understood,” he said with a small smile.
“Well, now that I’ve missed the rest of my show and you’ve tired me out, you’ll have to carry me back to my room,” she said, that playful gleam in her eyes again.
He rolled his eyes fondly. “Oh alright,” he agreed.
Tsu hummed happily and snuggled into his back as he carried her piggy-back to the elevator. And it wasn’t until the doors had closed that she had an idea.
Iida let out a breathy giggle. “Tsu...what, what are you--” he froze for a moment, feeling tickling hands under his armpits. “Hahahahahahahaha!”
“You better not drop me!” she teased.
“This is complehehehehetely unfahahahahair!”
“I get tickled, you get tickled. What’s unfair about that?”
Iida was giggling too hard to answer, simply happy to be able to play and bond with her like this. And though he couldn’t see it, Tsu was smiling from ear to ear. And she couldn’t help but let out another giggle, simply happy to be having fun.
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Credit to @gigglymonster for the prompt!
