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you can reach your dreams. you can find that sunlit apartment with the perfect kitchen for dancing with someone you love. you can adopt a cat and give it an overly long fancy name and shower it with love. you can open that bakery or that bookstore or that coffee shop and make it an environment you always envisioned. you can find your person. turn your yearning to reality. you can make it through the pains and the unknowns and the rough parts and finally achieve the dreams that helped you through.
Foxes as John Mulaney quotes
Neil:
Andrew:
Kevin:
Aaron:
Nicky:
Alison:
Renee:
Dan:
Matt (I’m sorry)
Seth:
Chocolate milk or strawberry milk? :)
I don't really drink it a ton, but probably chocolate milk!! strawberry milk hits different when you're really craving it though :)
What is your experience (or perception, if no firsthand experience) of LJ, FF.net, and Wattpad?
I've actually never heard of LiveJournal before now! I just looked it up and I went on it for like 5 minutes, but I got kind of confused so I got off dkjbdckj.
Before I was ever on Tumblr (so maybe back in..early early 2019? 2018?) I actually used to post on FF.Net and I liked it! I know some people aren't a fan, but I found it pretty easy to use. It's definitely a bit dated, though, so I tend to use ao3 more and that's the only place I post on now, but occasionally if I'm looking for a really obscure pairing or I've read all the fics on ao3 for a certain person/situation I'll check out FF.Net and they'll usually have it! It's always kind of a hit or miss on readibility, though.
I think I also wrote and published a fic on Wattpad sometime in 2020(different fic not the same FF.Net one). It's also a bit hit or miss tbh but occasionally you'll find some gems. My favorite thing about wattpad is probably the comments. They've made me laugh aloud on several different occasions and nearly gotten me in trouble with my mom who does not know I have it. Wattpad commenters are truly a different breed. They're either crazy nice or relentlessly brutal there's no inbetween.
Bonus!! But I was also on quotev for a while and actually joint wrote and published a harry potter fic on there!!!( just realized I've published fics on every major fanfic website besides lj LMAO i was really getting around). I was obsessed with it for a while and I met one of my internet best friends on quotev haha. It's a bit like a chiller, tamer wattpad and they also have quizzes that are kind of like a mix of buzzfeed and uquizzes. It was nice I liked it! I haven't been on there for a while now, though, I mostly stick to ao3
Do you ever use the Exclude menu on AO3? What for?
I think the only time I've used it is for the incest ships in the umbrella academy tag or when I was looking for this one gay ship and I kept getting hetero ships for the same character fskjnvkj. Other than that, I just kinda- ctrl+f and dig through the trenches if I really need to lmao.
What is your go-to “calming down” technique? Not necessarily your best or most reliable, but what is your knee-jerk reaction when you want to reassure or relax yourself?
Listening to music!! If I feel overwhelmed/overstimulated or super stressed I'll usually find some way to excuse myself if I'm in a class or a meeting and go to the bathroom so I can put on my earbuds and listen to a song or two before I need to go back. If I'm not able to do that I'll try to take deep breaths or make myself zone out and think about something else. Taking deep breaths is probably my least reliable technique tbh since it only works like 50% of the time but it's probably my healthiest.
Hi wow somehow motivated to post
GLEVIL STIMBOARDS WITH THEMES OF PUPPETS, HAMMERS, WOOD, AND STATIC
Requested by: @yum-zlurplie hi does the middle image look familiar (not the best render of that guy so used your art HUAAHAH)
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“c’mon kid, your fun uncle suigetsu is here and I’m taking you out for dinner.” he’ll do whatever it takes to cement his place as the favourite in Mitsuki’s eyes. not that he has much competition. c’mon, kabuto? what an absolute tool. but just in case... “do you want ice cream for dinner?” and he’s NAILING it. unprompted // always acc. —— @weaponwield.
it’s hard to tell if suigetsu forgot that mitsuki doesn’t need to eat, or if he noticed that mitsuki has started eating anyway, but it doesn’t matter much. he knows his parent would surely disapprove of such an unhealthy meal regardless of it not mattering to his health. & so…
❛ yes, i would, i have not tried ice cream before. ❜
bastard.
meistoshi.
you give a hum against its form, burying your face in its torso as you tighten your hold with a shimmy. you’re determined to make this as encompassing & cuddly a hug as you possibly can, trying to squeeze the care right into mewtwo. it deserves that ; that’s the least it deserves. it’s had a rough existence … you might not be able to do anything about that, might not be able to soothe the past … but you can at least try to give it a pleasant present, let it know you want for it a better future.
you loosen the hug only enough to look up at mewtwo with a grin.
❛ hangin’ out with you’s always fun. i just hope i’m not the only one having fun. ❜
satoshi’s kindness is tangible, & it almost hurts. one should not be so kind to a creature like itself. one should not embrace death. though, satoshi has never feared death. it would be foolish to expect such now. it would be foolish to assume caution of a boy who has been proven nigh unkillable. it feels odd to have that title on a human, doesn’t it?
hesitantly, a paw rests on the boy’s head. its paw pads firm in his hair as it ruffles raven locks as some kind of less-than-personal form of affection. an outsider would see it as lazy or uncomfortable, but satoshi definitely knows what progress is being made. there’s a short silence at the human’s words, however.
fun.
is this fun? would mewtwo call this gentle fondness fun? maybe not. maybe it doesn’t know what fun is quite yet.
❛ ...you flatter me, satoshi. though i am not nearly as energetic as your friends. how is that any fun? ❜
"Are you busy?" There was a faint hesitancy to the Uchiha's question as he looked at the older shinobi before he cast his gaze aside. Team 7 had just got back from a mission and it had been one that left a sour taste in his mouth after he had failed to produce a strong enough fire jutsu successfully when needed. Enough so that he had sought out the one person in the village who he felt he could reach out to about it on return, barely permitting himself time to recuperate beforehand. Kyojuro was after all an excellent shinobi and skilled fire user. It was practical to seek him out without any of his own clan to rely on. unprompted // always acc. —— @fightingdreamcrs.
kyojuro felt the child approach, & looked up to meet his clearly frustrated eyes. — a mumbler... unfortunate. kyojuro can only barely make out what sasuke had said, but he understands enough. the kid needs something. & judging by his expression, he’s definitely not happy about needing whatever it is. the jonin flashes a bright, blinding smile —— he is always here to help, after all.
❛ what is it you need!? ❜ he exclaims boisterously, arms coming up to cross over his chest. eager, as always. he is brighter than the sun itself, warmer than it’s infinite rays. it can be overwhelming, but he only wishes to welcome those who are cold & in need of his warmth. this child is frostbitten, it’s more than clear, & it doesn’t take kyojuro very long to figure it out. the uchiha child he’d heard so much about… everything must ache.
now is not the time to look so deeply into such things. now is the time to help with whatever task is asked of him. surely it won’t be anything that will take up any more than probably five minutes of his time or an hour of his thoughts. surely!
kankuro lets his brother into his workshop. it’s a messy, cramped little room full of loose puppet limbs and scraps of fabric, perfect organized chaos. he’d be lecturing about not touching anything if this was any other visitor, but he trusts gaara not to break any of his creations. “I can clear off some space for you to sit SOMEWHERE.” and he’s rummaging through spare parts, tossing them haphazardly, until he uncovers a chair from under all the mess. “here you go. make yourself at home!” and he sets back to work, content that if gaara needs him, he’ll let him know. unprompted // always acc. —— @weaponwield.
gaara just didn’t want to be alone. their home is quiet, it always has been, but at times it can be more overwhelming than the noise. he watches his elder brother shuffle & seemingly uncaringly toss around bits & pieces & parts almost cartoonishly. the redhead hadn’t even said anything yet, but it seems kankuro knows him better than he’d thought. … gaara’s lips upturn only barely. he wishes he’d loved his family much sooner than he did. surely, things would be different, wouldn’t they?
❛ thank you, kankuro, ❜ comes his ever-gentle tone. it must still sound unnatural. gaara moves & sits in the space made for him slowly. pale eyes watch as kankuro seems to get back in his groove without any effort, & though not much, the small sounds of the craft bring a bit of ease to gaara’s restless mind. something to focus on that isn’t work or his own thoughts… refreshing.
❛ i almost expected you to be asleep at this time... how long have you been working? ❜ comes a question brought on primarily out of admiration rather than worry for the other overworking himself. it would be hypocritical, truly, to scold someone for working too hard. & at least kankuro LIKES what he does.
ah, ALOLA. wandering the foggy route leading up to PO TOWN, the young dark-type gym leader & LEADER of TEAM YELL walks — parasol in hand — to find her recently met yet still closest companion. unprompted // always acc. —— @ninsixty.
gladion has no reason to be here, but he’d felt he needed to be, somehow. po town means nothing to him, it never has. a hand strokes the firm fur of his synthetic companion before hearing the sound of steps approaching from down the route. the blond turns, eyes catching his dramatic-looking [ friend? is she his friend? ] as she enters the scene with the energy of about one dying lightbulb. he likes it. she’s not loud, or overwhelming, & it’s nice to have someone like that around. he catches himself smiling, only a bit, but he’d never admit it.
❛ marnie—— what are you doing here? you should— ❜ but he can’t even get the words out before silvally has interrupted him to start trying to lick the girl’s face. it’s always the biggest dogs that are the most bold, huh?
💖 SHINO ABURAME AND KIBA INUZUKA FROM NARUTO ARE IN LOVE 💖
💖 requested by anonymous 💖
“ i promise you from up above that we’ll take what comes. ” misc lyrics // acc. —— @fightingdreamcrs.
kawaki refuses to look in his father’s eyes. he knows he’s more trouble than he’s worth. he knows naruto is keeping him out of stubbornness. while he respects it, while he wishes he could also believe wholeheartedly that no one has to die, it’s not the world they’re living in. people have already died. it’d be better if kawaki joined them. it would end everyone else’s troubles quickly——
but he doesn’t want to die. he never did. he’s selfish & secretly so happy that naruto’s working so hard to protect him. kawaki is selfish & he’s guilty.
❛ don’t make promises like that, ❜ his hand raises to rub at his opposite arm. it’s nervous. there’s a feeling bubbling up that he can’t place nor does he want to acknowledge. he feels sick. ❛ because i’ll never forgive you if you break them. ❜
don’t leave me here alone, don’t get in over your head, don’t find yourself dead in a ditch because you couldn’t take it like you’re saying you will.
fistsbled.
the fight had been BRUTAL , worthy of the finals , some jonin senseis said . and lee would get more chances to present his strength in the last round . where he’d face uchiha sasuke . ( gladly taking the chance to finish what he started ) but thoughts wouldn’t leave the young suna shinobi , even though he prevailed , gaara - kun scared him . because they were THE SAME , two sides of the same coin . lee only vaguely remembered the life of hatred , where his sole solace had been matatabi’s love , and gaara didn’t even have that . and then , when lee had been on the edge of something horrifying , gai - sensei adopted him . loved him unconditionally . once again , something gaara - kun didn’t have . it was an arrogant fear , he thought , but lee could have ended up much like gaara . and it terrified him .
matatabi was against it , he didn’t even dare to ask for gai - sensei’s opinion . the second the final round was declared to take place in one month , and the students && teachers had been dismissed . lee headed to the hosptial . something drew him to gaara . he expected flowers in his room , his siblings and teacher checking on him . he’d heard lee was the first to touch , even INJURE , him , and the leaf’s tiger hadn’t been exactly gentle in his beatings . internal bleedings , broken bones not even the sand , pathetically molten to glass , could protect . weren’t they WORRIED ?? carefully lee entered the room , matatabi was on edge , ready to strike . ❛ are you awake . . ? ❜
are you awake?
he wishes he weren’t.
gaara would have attacked the moment he’d heard that voice if not for knowing it’d be futile. if not for some semblance of fear that he’d be attacked right back. the boy can’t exactly remember a time he was afraid of anyone. anxious, perhaps, in a life long passed. never afraid. not until his sand failed to protect him. not until he realized that against this thing, he may as well have been being protected by wet paper.
gaara shakes, eyes wide, a disgusting & feral combination of terror & rage burning in his gaze. what does he want? is he going to kill him? is he here to rub in his victory? to mock him? the redhead attempts sitting up, a sharp pain forcing him back down. he doesn’t want to be laying. he doesn’t want to be vulnerable here.
❛ leave. i’ll kill you. ❜ he growls out a painfully obvious empty threat, trying to ignore how shallow his breath is. trying to ignore how loud his heartbeat is in his ears.
heartbeat. that means he’s alive, right? for once, he hates that feeling.
❛ don’t fucking come near me. ❜ it sounds more desperate. is this truly the same guy who went around slaughtering people, acting all high & mighty the whole time? this just looks like a scared child.
“ all of me loves all of you. ” misc lyrics // acc. —— @daybreakrising.
shino doesn’t seem to actually understand the statement. it feels like an obvious sentiment, useless to be spoken for no reason. he turns to meet kiba’s gaze, expression less than readable, before finally responding…
❛ i sure hope you love all of us, because it’d be weird if you were dating me & didn’t love my insects as well. ❜ yeah, he doesn’t get it. sorry kiba.
lee snuggled against gaara, neither asleep nor awake. he dozed. SLEEP WAS DIFFERENT, designed to restore body & mind. lee wasn't doing anything productive right now, but for once he was okay with that. he was so close he could hear gaara's breathing. he could stay like this for a while longer. unprompted // always acc. —— @fistsbled.
gaara often loses himself in the stress of being a kage, forgetting to take a break for practically any reason. breaks mean he isn’t working. not working is even more stressful than working. though, lee is often the one who pulls him out of it. visiting at seemingly random & wordlessly demanding gaara’s attention with nothing but his strong energy. despite his aversion to ignoring his work, the kazekage would never turn down such a loud excuse to rest. & after a long day, he’d asked lee to stay with him.
touch remains, still, a foreign concept. gaara is comfortable regardless, because of who it is with him. he is comfortable with lee more than most others. his guilt can’t reach him while he’s holding something so precious in his arms & it hasn’t crumbled yet. gaara had thought, for so long, that nothing he touches would last long. yet, lee is still here. he’s still here, & he’s okay, & he’s not going anywhere.
the redhead hums, a smile tugging very gently at his lips.
his heart feels warm.
he finds it in himself to pull lee just a bit closer. just enough. definitely worth abandoning his paperwork.