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physical touch is the funniest love language cuz with your partner it's all cute and romantic but then with your friends it's like [punches you] [puts you in a headlock] [wrestles you to the ground] [squeezes you until i crack your spine]
Cuddles.
Cuddling with another person is just fucking phenomenal.
Whether you're on your side being spooned/spooning the other person, getting to feel their warmth against you like an armor, or if you're on your back while the other cuddles into you, and you get to feel like their rock.
Cuddles can be vulnerable, and they can be comforting.
Just, cuddles are great.
This is not about intercourse, it's about the cashier accidentally gracing my hand while packing my items into a bag
Just experienced the touch of a woman for the first time
Nicholas mood for the day: ✨️ Unwanted physical touch ✨️
By which I mean, which one do you naturally have the hardest time receiving, and do not usually think to give to others? Obviously, anyone can become fluent in any love language, but which would take the most work for you?
Feel free to put your natural love language in the tags as well, I'm curious to see if there are any trends.
Nah cuz y’all don’t understand how hard it is when, your toxic trait is self isolation, but your love language is physical touch and quality time 😭😭😭
I want to kiss your forehead and whisper sweet nothings to it.
Thank you for being the door to him.
For containing him, and keeping him safe.
Thank you for your folds and creases, that contain pages of his pleasure, pain and ponderance.
Thank for always being so supple yet strong.
The least I can do to show my gratitude is knock politely and leave my gifts by your doorstep.
- HB
can someone just hold my hand plz
holding hands?????? yes. Long warm hugs?????? yes. caressing hair?????? yes. comparing hand size?????? yes. YES PLEASE. I want all that.
but I am too scared to ask
karen shetty’s love language canonically being physical touch is very special to me <3
Me everyday after uni, spending forty agonizing minutes on a bus so full of people that no one hangs on to anything because we are all VERY aware of the lack of space required to fall in case of any harsh turns, watching the windows fog up while a girl rests her arm on my shoulder and another breathes directly in my face:
I'm living Andrew Minyard and Kaz Brekker's worst nightmare :)
OH MY GOSH JEWEL (and bee!! @hot-soop y'all are a power DUO) THIS IS EVERYTHING I HOPED FOR AND MORE AHHHHHHH (also apparently I left this in my drafts and never hit post so SO SORRY for the delay 🫠) and thank you for taking this ask and diving so deep as a touch-averse person I so so appreciate it 🥰🥰
without further ado: my heart DIED and is in pieces but then you put it back together because this is precious and soft and iiiiiiii 🥰🥰🥰
JIN AND THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BACK HUGS YES plus linking pinkies is making me emo 🥹
alas I can't find it but yoongi and the please hold hands comment is sending me RIGHT back to that run bts episode when he follows jimin around 🥹 and they hold hands with his little cross body bag 🥹🥹🥹 ALSO BEE YES THE LITTLE EARLOBE TUG I CAN ABSOLUTELY SEE IT 🥰🥺
GOOD LUCK PEELING HIM OFF OF YOU I'M DYINGGG 😂😂 hobi is 100000% in your face I love it ahhhhhh I can imagine him being the king of I need to always be touching you SOMEWHERE that's absolutely perfect 💜💜
namjooooooon 🥰🥹 hand 🥹 on 🥹 thigh 🥹 vibes 🥹 but also soft little spoon TOO the range he's got layerssss PLUS THE VIDEO CALL BACK 😮💨
omg stop it (but also never stop please dear goodness never stop) the JIMIN ONE?!?! couch cuddles 🥰🥺🥰🥺🥰🥺 PLUS THE DRAMATIC KISSES ACROSS THE ROOM ABSOLUTELY AHHHH MY HEART and the need to spill the tea that man 10000% runs on chisme
KING OF ROMANCE KIM TAEHYUNG 😩
just wants someone to fuss over and someone that will fuss over him in return.
I am SOFT
but why would he ever want to be separated from his favorite person?? get ready for your house to become a part-time flower shop/museum bc every trinket suspiciously reminds you of him and he "couldn't help himself"
😩😩😩
and then rounding out with jk my heart hehehe I love one (1) man (actually seven, 7, men all truth be told) I can absolutely see him being clingy and jealous if someone else shows too much attention and just needing to be generally around you at all times ahhhh 🥰🥰 plus the neck kisses 🥺 and the hair scratching 🥺 and the little drawings 🥺
I cannot tell you how healing this was I loved every single one you and bee are MAGICAL and I'm so so so grateful for the time you spent on this eeeeee I will be revisiting whenever I need a little hug 🥰😍✨🌟💖💜
jewel hello hello!! congrats on the milestone!!!! i’ve been all up in my fluffy physical-touch-is-my-love-language feels and i was wondering if you’d be willing to drabble or headcanon bts’s favorite way to touch/hold/physically manifest in your space when they get home? so so so many congrats again :)))
mg hello <3 thank you for the congrats and the request, this was very comforting even if i am the most touch-adverse person alive <3
i enlisted bee's help bc she's a wizard and the best <3 @hot-soop
headcanons: bts as physical touch/affection
seokjin —
king of domesticity aka food as a love language
has dinner 95% done by the time you get home, so you have regularly scheduled back hugs while he's at the stove
doesn't strike me as super physically affectionate; would probably be more comfortable receiving it than instigating
would be a crime to let those shoulders go to waste, though, so put your head on it
wants you to put your feet in his lap while you're on the couch but DOES NOT want to touch them (rip taehyung)
big fan of forehead/temple kisses
strikes me as the type to link pinkies rather than fully hold hands and i love that for him <3
yoongi —
he is the #1 acts of service king and i will die on that hill
please hold his hand, though
and scratch at his scalp, please
and just know to do it bc he'd probably rather die than ask you to do it, and probably displays affection all wrong and semi-violently. bee said he'd tug an earlobe as a sign of affection and that's bang on.
has big "will gently scratch/rub your back as you're falling asleep" vibes
GENTLE SHOULDER KISSES!!!
whatever it is, acts like he hates it
(still makes you mixtapes/playlists, though)
hobi —
good luck peeling him off of you
completely goofy, over the top, exaggerated displays of affection
cheek/forehead/etc. smooches with sound effects, tickling under your chin, hip checks, butt smacks
honestly all over kisses; bee says behind the ear and i agree
always an arm over your shoulder; tucks you into his side when he hugs you
talks a mile a minute at you as soon as you're through the door
namjoon —
let's be real he is probably off in another world whenever you get home so you have to go find him; either off reading a book or in the studio
wherever he is, always says "hi, baby" (#1 baby as a pet name king) and lets you plop into his lap to tell him about your day <3
you'll be able to hear him coming a mile away when he gets home. probably won't admit it but loves when you meet him at the door. probably plays dumb like "ha ha how did you know i was there" but he's also holding a ripped grocery bag with all your food on the ground, so......
big big big "hand on thigh" vibes
also just big in general so i think he'd really enjoy feeling a lil delicate and protected sometimes? born to be the small spoon tbh
we all saw that video of him at hobi's album release party so big fan of a protective hand on your back/shoulder/etc. in group settings
alone, though — top of head kisses!
jimin —
we all know jimin is very physically affectionate but also very emotionally intelligent so he'd know when to rein it in and when to ramp it up
good day at work? kiss and let me hear all about your day. bad day at work? he's pulling out all the stops. whatever you want, you're getting.
and if either of you went out with your friends? get ready to spill and receive all the tea
tangled together on the couch/in bed vibes
also strikes me as the type to link pinkies so let's hope yours is smaller than his
blows you kisses from across the room so please accept them dramatically bc if you don't he will mime falling to the floor and dying of a broken heart
taehyung —
king of romance, king of affection
continuing the taehyung foot fetish agenda sorry but it's true: MASSAGES
would love to brush your hair for you. put on your lotion for you. doesn't know how to do hair but would love to practice different updos or types of braids, etc. just wants someone to fuss over and someone that will fuss over him in return.
another one that's zoned out when you get home — probably covered in paint or playing the saxophone or doing god knows what. never know what you're walking into
comes to find you immediately when he gets home, though. clingy (affectionate) vibes, but why would he ever want to be separated from his favorite person??
get ready for your house to become a part-time flower shop/museum bc every trinket suspiciously reminds you of him and he "couldn't help himself"
will kiss your hands/wrists/etc.
jungkook —
also strikes me as the type who's more comfortable receiving affection/physical touch than instigating
except we know he's also the jealous type so lots of little touches that let people know he's with you but not, like, possessive. he's got sense
playfully whiny and clingy. will drape himself over you to get attention
will draw little sketches of you when you're on opposite sides of the couch <3
please run your hands through his hair/scratch his scalp while he's gaming
NECK KISSES
will probably let you do whatever you want tbh. wanna paint his nails? sure. want to color in his tattoos with markers? love it, go for it. have a spur of the moment urge to bleach and dye his hair at 3am? don't even need to ask.
just wants to hang out with you <3
these are obviously all vibes so feel free to come discuss what i got wrong/right in my inbox!
"You- you know how you, uhm... p-petted my hair the other day?"
"Yeah?"
Whumpee swallowed nervously, practically bouncing on the balls of their feet as they worked up the courage to spit out their question. "Do you th-think you could do it again? It made me feel so nice... and safe..."
Caretaker smiled instantly, petting the seat beside them as an invitation for Whumpee to come sit down with them. Then, after they were properly seated and comfortable, Caretaker let their hand come trailing down Whumpee's head, right to the back of their neck a few times.
"Of course I can. Like this?"
If Whumpee could have purred, they would.
"Yes," they whispered, resting the side of their face against Caretaker's outer thigh as the gentle head pets continued. "Thank you so much."
I JUST WANT A FYCKING BOYFRIEND IM CRAVING PHYSICAL TOYCH
Steve always tells people "I love you" before saying bye to them. Maybe it's the years of Upside Down trauma, worrying that these words could be his last. Maybe it's the fact his parents never say it before leaving (if they even bothered to say anything to him at all). Maybe it's because each time his parents were away he thinks that this might be the time they never come back, and he isn't even sure if they love him. Maybe it's due to his years of King Steve, hurting others more than loving.
It doesn't really matter though, the why. What matters is that Steve has made it his mission to always do it before his goodbyes (especially after round three of the Upside Down). Always making sure to even say a quick "Love you! Bye!" as he is rushing out the door.
At first, everyone is a bit put off by it. Especially Nancy who at first thought it was a love confession until Steve turns to Jonathan and says the exact same thing. The kids think he's being gross and mushy, even an exasperated "mommmm" is thrown in his direction every once in and while. Robin is the only one who is receptive to it right away. A soft, "love you too dingus" she says to him, no matter if they are attached to the hip or in a screaming match that day.
Eventually, though, everyone accepts this as Steve's new normal. Gentle smiles, light snorts, and bruising punches (thanks max) are the responses given. But then after round four of the Upside Down, everyone seems to now embrace this part of Steve. Never forgetting to say "I love you too" in return.
Steve's heart comes a little closer to healing each time.
Steve only begins to realize it's a problem though when it comes to Eddie.
Steve finds that Eddie is the only one he has to resist saying it to. See, Steve over the years has become better at providing verbal affection. Note, his "I love you's" had blossomed into "I am proud of you" and "I'm worried about you" and so much more. He has grown out of the years of repressed emotion (well, he was actively learning to at least).
What Steve hasn't gotten better at is touch. Steve yearns for it, craves it in fact, but can't find it in him to reach out. His fear of rejection is too great. And Steve's friends don't really give out touch to those who don't actively seek it.
Eddie though may be the touchiest person he has ever met. It's small stuff at first.
A shoulder brush.
A clap on the back.
A poke in the ribs.
But then it soon turns into bigger stuff.
A boop on the nose.
A tug at his hair.
A goddamn hug from behind.
It's overwhelming, it's intoxicating. Steve can't really tell if it's good or bad for his health. And Steve knows if he asks Eddie to stop he will. Despite his touchy tendencies, the guy understood boundaries. But the problem is that Steve doesn't want him to stop.
The problem is that Eddie's constant physical affection is starting to collide with Steve's need to express verbal affection. The problem is Eddie is starting to fill the rest of the void in his heart. The problem is Steve...
The problem is Steve has to stop himself from expressing his normal "I love you's" because he knows it will mean something different, something more this time. He knows everyone will notice the difference after their years of hearing him say it.
So, Steve never says it to Eddie.
It's no biggie really. Or so Steve thinks until Eddie corners him in the kitchen during one of their game nights.
"Steve, do you...do you have a problem with me?" Eddie asks shyly, staring down at his boots. It was an odd look on him as Eddie was normally larger than life, commanding a room. It hurt Steve to see him like this.
"What? Why would you think that?" Steve asks shocked.
"Not really a no, Harrington." Eddie chuckles darkly, "And don't think I didn't notice but you kinda have a hangup about saying I love you to everyone except me. And ya know, I wouldn't really be offended really if it was cause we haven't known each other very long and ya know, cause I'm a guy. But then, I see you saying it to Argyle. Real easily in fact. And it wouldn't bother me if it was because we weren't close, but Stevie—" Eddie's voice cracks a little, as he slips into his nickname for Steve. Steve knows now, how serious Eddie is being. "—you've gotten to know me better than anyone in this whole stupid state. And that's including Wayne. Hell, you might even be my best friend even though I'm not yours. I'm not delusional I know no one can knock Robin from that spot." Eddie is rambling so hard that he gives Robin a run for her money. Steve thinks for a moment, that the two have been spending too much time together.
Steve stays silent as he walks towards Eddie to stand directly in front of him. Eddie continues without noticing. "Then I worry, it's because maybe. Maybe it's because you found out that I am gay. And that, you had a problem with that. That you have a problem with me." Eddie's voice starts off shaky but then turns into steel as he finishes. He makes sure to keep direct eye contact with Steve, driving his point.
Steve first thinks, wait Eddie's gay? Then Steve processes everything, panics, and loses his filter completely. Throws his worry about losing his best friend (don't tell Robin, but she's his soulmate so she'll forgive him) out the window, and throws his heart on the table instead. "Jesus, no Eds. I—shit. It's not that at all. Like I don't care about that stuff. You know that. I love Robin regardless."
Eddie gives him a look that screams, we both know why it's different. Steve pushes forwards anyway. "And it's not that I don't want to say it to you. It's just, it's different okay. Like with everyone else, I don't have to worry about it being bullshit. And god that sounds bad, but I don't know how else to say it. And I just know if I say it, if I say it you'll just know it's different, and then you'll hate me and it's one thing for the others to not say it back at first, but I think it might kill me if you didn't. And that's not fair to put that pressure on you." God, now Steve could give Robin a run for her money.
"Sweetheart—"
Steve cuts him off, he knows if he doesn't say it now he won't say it all. "God Eddie if you knew how much I cared—if you knew how much I worried every time you leave. If you knew how much I worry about how I don't say it to you when you leave, how I might not ever get to say it, it would terrify you, Eddie. This isn't a normal amount of affection. This is like—what's the word—astronomical amounts of affection. Cause Eddie, it takes everything in me every single time you walk away to not say I. Love. You."
Steve hears it, how he says it. He knows how it's going to sound before it comes out. How it's different. How it's more. Steve closes his eyes in shame.
Eddie's hand cups Steve's cheek. "Baby."
The hush, but the firm tone makes Steve open his eyes. Eddie has gotten so close they are breathing the same air. Steve's heart stutters.
"Baby," Eddie says again, before giving Steve the one affectionate touch he hasn't gotten yet.
A kiss.
A soft, heartstopping kiss. A kiss that has Steve's soul bursting at the seams.
Steve leans his forehead against Eddie's, feeling content for the first time in weeks. Knowing this was Eddie's way of saying it back.
Though, the delicate "I love you too." that Eddie whispers against Steve's lips doesn't hurt either.
Not even a little bit.
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sometimes I set out to write a quick little thing…and sometimes that little thing turns into a big thing. enjoy :)
p.s. I apologize if there are any tense changes, I wrote this at 1 am lol
I always romanticised my life , i always felt that i wanna get lost in a love story novel , for a sure thing like that ... Like this anyways<3 <3 <3 I have been obsessed with romance and i really hope ... to find someone , a cute boyfriend , with whom I'll show all my affection and giving nature , no matter what ;) The thing is that i need a sweet romantic person , who showers me with compliments , appreciates me , high empathy nature and dreaming vibes !!! Plans for the future gosh , i want someone to have this vibe, i absolutely hate lazy people who can't make up their minds or making at least a goal to achieve :) Romance , long live .... Forever in everyone's heart :)
– Audrey Hepburn
