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Lap Drawing Game - Straddle - Viggo x Hiccup
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Lessons in Lust
How to Train Your Dragon | Hiccup/Viggo | CW: Suggestive themes | 621 words
Inspired by @mdoodlerfandomart's art!
Hiccup has never kissed anyone before. Viggo shows him how it’s done.
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Prompt: Lap
SO GOOD!
Thank you for writing!!!
The thing is that sex scenes actually are incredible ways to explore character. People are at their most vulnerable during sex! The way they have sex says a lot of very interesting things about their desires, obviously, but also their psychology, their vulnerabilities, their hopes and fears, etc. It is completely insane to me to think that sex scenes have no value other than to sexually excite the audience. And even if their only value is to sexual excite the audience - SO WHAT?? A movie is supposed to excite and entertain you! Grow up!!!
YESSS
How I write Micah's sex scenes is very important to me. His life has always been very out of his control, he doesn't get to make any of his own decisions. He doesn't even get to choose who he sleeps with the majority of the time, because as a spy, he was ordered to sleep with ppl as part of his cover, and he developed a kink for rough sex and being very dominant during sex as a defense mechanism. It makes him feel like he's in control in a situation in which he has zero control. It makes him feel like he's choosing it, instead of being ordered to do it.
Having zero control over who he slept with also resulted in a VERY late in life gay awakening, so when he first started sleeping with Douxie, he was in completely uncharted territory. He'd never been with a man before, and so he doesn't really know what he's doing. He feels a bit lost... but Douxie, being a man who enjoys being manhandled and a little roughed up in bed, immediately gives Micah that sense of control back. He gives Micah the security blanket of letting him be dominant in bed, even when Micah's inexperienced.
The first time he sleeps with Douxie is the first time in his entire life that Micah's enjoyed sex.
And through more sexual encounters, Douxie keeps giving Micah the sense of control he needs. He's the solid ground for Micah's unsteady footing. Micah gets comfortable with Douxie. He gets more secure with Douxie, even as the rest of his life spirals out of control...
Eventually, as Douxie helps Micah take control of his own life, Micah doesn't need that security blanket of being dominant in bed anymore. Douxie would give him the security blanket back whenever he asked for it, of course, but Micah doesn't need it.
He's in control of his own choices now, and he chooses Douxie.
The sex scenes, imo, are extremely important to the characterization of Micah.
I saw this and had to save this image cause I definitely have a few readers like this.
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I don't know who out there needs to hear this, but there are animal-safe dyes.
Unless a pet was dyed in the owners home by the owners themselves with dye they picked up at a pharmacy, the groomer more than likely used animal-safe dye, and the pet is fucking fine 🙄
I have this friend and coworker, Amanda. She kept EVERYTHING running. She was cross trained in every role, she was the problem solver, if Amanda was on shift, I knew everything would be fine, cause I knew Amanda could handle ANYTHING.
And she was SO over qualified for the job, we teased her for it all the time. She had a neuroscience degree and picked up dog shit for a living, just like the rest of us. I asked her all the time "Why do you work here?' And she always answered "I like dogs more than rats."
She's been at this job for 6 years, I always joke if Amanda ever quit, the building would burn down.
Amanda died vert abruptly on Friday. Today is my first day back from work.
The building hasn't burned down.
I still think it might.
I hate this.
Amanda, I hope you know you ruined German Shepherds, and ducks, and Hello Kitty, and puppy teeth forever for me.
She took every birthday photo with her favorite client dog, Rand the Belgian Mal, for 4 years in a row. Rand's such a problem-dog, but Amanda had a huge soft spot for him.
Amanda collected puppy teeth cus she thought they were cute. Whenever a client puppy lost a tooth, she kept it. She had the funniest squealing laugh, it was so distinctive, and every time I found a puppy tooth at work, I gave it to her, and she'd do that squealing laugh. It was so infectious and cheerful.
I miss her laugh so much. I've searched every video I have of her for her laugh, and there's nothing. I just wanna hear her laugh again.
I don't know what to do with puppy teeth anymore.
Her funeral was Saturday. She would have loved the venue (a Highland Cow sanctuary!!!) But GOD she would have hated being the center of attention. She'd probably hate that I have this post about her tbh. She never wanted praise, or credit, or even to be acknowledged, cause she hated being the center of attention.
I don't think she got nearly enough credit at work for everything she did around here. She was a load-bearing wall. She wouldn't have wanted it, but she deserved it.
It hurts knowing I never told her just how much I admired her, but somehow, it's a comfort knowing she wouldn't want to be told that anyway. She hated ppl singing her praises, cause it made her the center of attention again.
Amanda, it's your fault I hate hospitals now. This place fucking sucks and it's all your fault.
I have this friend and coworker, Amanda. She kept EVERYTHING running. She was cross trained in every role, she was the problem solver, if Amanda was on shift, I knew everything would be fine, cause I knew Amanda could handle ANYTHING.
And she was SO over qualified for the job, we teased her for it all the time. She had a neuroscience degree and picked up dog shit for a living, just like the rest of us. I asked her all the time "Why do you work here?' And she always answered "I like dogs more than rats."
She's been at this job for 6 years, I always joke if Amanda ever quit, the building would burn down.
Amanda died vert abruptly on Friday. Today is my first day back from work.
The building hasn't burned down.
I still think it might.
I hate this.
Amanda, I hope you know you ruined German Shepherds, and ducks, and Hello Kitty, and puppy teeth forever for me.
She took every birthday photo with her favorite client dog, Rand the Belgian Mal, for 4 years in a row. Rand's such a problem-dog, but Amanda had a huge soft spot for him.
Amanda collected puppy teeth cus she thought they were cute. Whenever a client puppy lost a tooth, she kept it. She had the funniest squealing laugh, it was so distinctive, and every time I found a puppy tooth at work, I gave it to her, and she'd do that squealing laugh. It was so infectious and cheerful.
I miss her laugh so much. I've searched every video I have of her for her laugh, and there's nothing. I just wanna hear her laugh again.
I don't know what to do with puppy teeth anymore.
Her funeral was Saturday. She would have loved the venue (a Highland Cow sanctuary!!!) But GOD she would have hated being the center of attention. She'd probably hate that I have this post about her tbh. She never wanted praise, or credit, or even to be acknowledged, cause she hated being the center of attention.
I don't think she got nearly enough credit at work for everything she did around here. She was a load-bearing wall. She wouldn't have wanted it, but she deserved it.
It hurts knowing I never told her just how much I admired her, but somehow, it's a comfort knowing she wouldn't want to be told that anyway. She hated ppl singing her praises, cause it made her the center of attention again.
Amanda, it's your fault I hate hospitals now. This place fucking sucks and it's all your fault.
Twilight au 🫣
ALSO grace's syntax is significantly changed by the end of the book because of his shared grammar with Rocky. Its GOTTA be mutual, right? how weird do you think Rocky sounds to other Eridians when he talks to Grace?
Adrian meets Grace for the first time, and is fully prepared for the alien to talk weird, of course it will its a weird leaky space blob with only two arms, but they are NOT prepared for their mate's grammar to completely fall apart. Adrian can't even properly greet Grace because they're too busy laughing at Rocky for talking like that
Low key spoilers but—
I heart prey animal rage I love when characters are fucking insane with terror
When they're not dangerous like a hunter but dangerous like a spooked horse kicking your skull in
Let's hear it for prey animal rage let's hear it for killing everyone else in the world before you'll let them catch you
I hate having a conversation with someone, and they're just giving me regurgitated opinions from Tumblr. Like, yeah, I saw that post too. I already know what Tumblr User cock-and-balls-torture-enthusiast thinks, I asked YOU what YOU think, and all you're doing is quoting someone else. There's nothing wrong with agreeing with what someone else said, but you're not contributing anything new to the conversation. If your opinion amounts to a blank reblog on tumblr I don't think I need to hear it.
Gonna bsfr rn, if you come to me to complain about a problem you're having with your partner, my only advice is gonna be to break up with them, cause wtf are you asking me for? I know for a fact if I'm having an issue in my relationship, the ONLY thing I need to do to resolve it is talking to my gf. I don’t have a reason to talk to anybody else about it cause I know if I bring it up to her, she'll WANT to resolve it because she cares about my feelings. If I talk to her, we'll have the problem solved in like an hour, two hours tops. The only reason you'd be bringing it up to a third party like ME is if you DON'T think talking to them would fix it. Why is that? Do you think they won't CARE how you're feeling? Has beinging problems up with them in the past NOT resolved the issue? WHY are you with this person??? Dump your shitty boyfriend.
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Only Merlin could criticize ‘dark magic’ and then beat the crap out of a 16 year old and then turn said child into a half-troll half-human creature
Like bro where is the line
Merlin thinks hes above any line
He doesn't have a problem with verbally abusing his teenage apprentice either :/
God forbbid a white man to have a hobby. Or being a Grey morally written character, with actitudes True to the era in which it was set.
I mean- Yeet the trollhunter on the stinky water! And let the poor old man back to sleep for other millenium. Jim will be fine-
HOW is Jim the villain in Douxie’s story??? 😭
Also i don't think coming from a different era means he can get off Scott free bullying children
OH BOY- I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE.
okay.
HEAR ME OUT.
Maybe, Jim is not a "villian" per se- but
He was the antagonist of Douxie's story.
An antagonist refers to a person, group, or force that opposes the main character. Often called “the rival,” their narrative function is to create the central conflict that drives the story and forces the main character to grow.
With that clear, I kind of like to overanalyze characters. That was my favourite part of the fandom, just overlook how they acted with one specific person, or their reaction to some specific topic.
In trollhunters, I overanalyzed Douxie's point of view from the story.
Let's talk about the bits of history and canon we know about the characters from “Wizards.” Personally, I like to consider the HCs made by the visual development and character design artists as canon, because they were the ones who knew and created the characters before the budget cuts, and I find them much more interesting than the versions we saw on screen —especially since, given the limited time they had, it wasn't enough to fully develop their stories—. Yeah, maybe it’s not the “right” thing to do; oh well, it’s just my opinion.
Now then. What do we know about Douxie?
- We know very little about his past. - If he could remember anything, it would be “fragments of screams, crying, and fire.” - We know he lived in a caravan when he was little. -He lived with his mom; we have no information about his father. A single mother, perhaps? -He loved traveling the world, and he was very curious -He liked to visit the little girl who lived on the outskirts of town and help her pick flowers -He’s known Archie since he was a child, but after he was separated from his mother.
So, with this in mind, we need to put the pieces of the puzzle together. He lived with his mother, but his village was attacked; somehow, he managed to survive, but his mother did not (much like in *Kung Fu Panda* or *The Bible*). Later, he meets Archie, a dragon who becomes his familiar and forms a bond with the wizard. Very few dragons—and even fewer after the Age of Dragons, when they went into hide in the Hidden World—show themselves, let alone form a bond with a human. And after years of surviving on his own, he is “saved” and adopted by Merlin.
Yes, maybe Merlin isn’t the “Father of the Year” in 2026, but— it’s a medieval story. He gave him a roof over his head, clothes, food, and an education. He kept him alive, which is saying a lot for that era *stares look at the high death rates from simple illnesses*. Anyway, obviously, what’s considered acceptable treatment today won’t be the same as it was in the Middle Ages. In fact, perhaps he couldn’t even consider him his father, but he could consider him his mentor.
Let’s remember that magic was a crime, and that Arthur hated magical creatures. He only accepted—and barely—Morgana’s magic because she was his sister, and he tolerated Merlin solely for the power he granted him. But there are no other wizards, despite it being called “the age of wizards.” Now, Merlin brought a street kid to the palace—a young wizard, I should point out—and Arthur not only didn’t kill him, but he let him live in his palace, under Merlin’s protection.
It’s a “kids’” show, so they don’t show all the atrocities that clearly took place in the palace. Obviously, but we know they happened. I’m not going to make excuses for it, but I can’t say they didn’t happen—unfortunately, it was very common back then. What’s more, even today it’s very common for parents to raise their children in ways that aren’t… appropriate… The clearest example: *Ahem.* LA CHANCLA.
Now—back in medieval times—ugh… that was on a whole other level. But Douxie wasn’t a slave. He enjoyed a great many luxuries; yes, he cleaned, but that doesn’t mean he was part of the servant class—he pretended to be one to keep a low profile. Merlin had him clean and do chores so he could learn the value of work. Maybe he had to do some physical labor on occasion, or one of the knights did, but let’s not forget that, first of all, IT WAS A ROYAL COURT, and second, IT WAS THE MIDDLE AGES.
If we look today at how children were raised in the ’60s, we think, “That’s outrageous.” If we see that in ancient times, Coca-Cola was considered “medicine,” we say, “How is that possible!” But it’s just a product of the times.
Sopa, you’ve told me a lot of nonsense—what does that have to do with Jim being an antagonist?
That’s what I’m getting at—wait.
Douxie fought side by side with Merlin in the war, helped him create the Trollhunter’s amulet, and watched as Morgana lost herself to magic. He was young, he was foolish, and he lacked the power to intervene. His master, his world, everything he had, left— disappeared.
In his final wish, Merlin entrusted Douxie with building his tomb, inscribing the legends of his prophecies on its walls, protecting the magic, telling the story of his name, and caring for the world and humanity.
If you ask me, that’s too much to ask. But oh well. Douxie did— at least, he did what he could.
He built Merlin’s tomb, had to move every 9–13 years (I don’t remember the exact number of years a creator had mentioned), and maintain a low profile. All on his own, he found IMMORTALITY—without Merlin’s help, thank you very much. He survived hundreds of wars, world conflicts, the plagues (yes, plural), witch hunts, the conquest of new worlds, climate change, and made his master’s name a legend.
That’s quite something, if you ask me. Yes, maybe he didn’t become a “master wizard,” but he waited 900 years for his mentor, like a faithful little dog who just wants his master to come back. No matter how abusive their relationship may have been, it was his mentor who gave him a task, and no matter how much time passed, Douxie did that task to the best of his ability.
Now— You’re going to tell me that, after 900 years, Merlin wakes up and leaves with Jim? I mean, yeah, I get it— the war with Gunmar and all that, stop Morgana, blah blah blah. But not even a “Hey, Douxie, thanks— it didn’t go very well, but nice try.” Or “Douxie, I just woke up; we’re at war again; come find me here.” It’s something they mention— and the problem is that after the war with Morgana and Gunmar— MERLIN WENT OFF WITH JIM TO EMBARK ON MORE ADVENTURES.
HE LEFT HIM; HE LITERALLY WENT AWAY WITHOUT CONTACTING HIM FOR MONTHS. AND IT WASN’T UNTIL LITTLE JIM HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT “Oh, I remembered you exist, btw— hey, come help me with Jim; he’s more important than you— you know, ‘main character syndrome.’”
Huh? Excuse me?
Jim?
The kid who gave Douxie dirty looks just for existing and being nice? Oh, right, he used to leave him tips, so we can excuse his bad treat to the service, just because he has money. But that passive-aggressive vibe from a 16-year-old?
That Jim?
Well, whatever, Douxie’ll help you. It’s recent, after all, right?
WHAT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’VE BEEN AWAKE FOR MONTHS, AFTER THE WAR AGAINST GUNMAR?!
AND IT NEVER OCCURRED TO YOU TO TELL HIM?
No, no, it’s fine—Merlin needed to go through the protagonist’s trauma arc. At least it served a purpose—it’s not like Douxie wanted to spend time with you, after spending his whole life serving you.
Yeah, Merlin wasn’t a father figure to Jim— he already had Blinky and Strickler. Merlin’s a jerk to him. Oh no, his Vespa. Poor thing.
But Merlin spent so much time with Jim that he barely had time to see Douxie. And when he does, it’s only for:
*Merlin dies dramatically in Douxie’s arms and leaves him his only prized possession, so that now he can carry on the mantle of master wizard and have the power to save the world* No big deal—it’s not a burden that’s going to affect him psychologically. After all, it’s nothing compared to turning a teenager into a troll; other people’s problems can wait—other people’s trauma isn’t important when the protagonist is here.
LET’S GET BACK TO YOU, JIM! GIVE HIM MORE SCREEN TIME!
And then...
Douxie has to protect Nari and help everyone save Jim, because... why not? That selfless little guy DIES while trying to do so, and not only does he wake up after being in limbo, but he hops on a plane and gets out of there, because he needs to escape as fast as possible so the Arcane Order doesn’t find him—literally becoming a target to buy the others time to escape and survive.
Okay, so we’ve laid the groundwork for the story. Douxie is strong enough to take on Bellroc and Skrael one-on-one and save the world, just as Merlin asked him to. After all, a trollhunter’s job is to take care of the trolls, and a master wizard’s job is to take care of the world and magic.
HOW THE HELL IS JIM THE PROTAGONIST AGAIN IF HE DOESN’T HAVE AN AMULET? THAT GUY ALREADY SERVED HIS PURPOSE.
JIM, YOU SHOULDN’T GET INVOLVED IN THIS—LEAVE THIS TASK TO THE ADULTS.
JIM, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THERE!
JIM-
Jim-
honey-
my love--
kid-
I get that you want to help, but this is a fight between WIZARDS. THE TITLE SAYS SO.
DIDN’T ANYONE GIVE YOU THE SCRIPT?
...
...
HOW THE HELL DID THEY CHANGE THE SCRIPT? WHO APPROVED THIS!
No problem, Douxie still has all the tools to guide everyone—after all, he’s the one who knows the most about this. He’s been studying it for a while and knows what they’re up against. Right...
WHY THE HELL DOES BLINKY HAVE MERLIN’S BOOK? HE HATED IT. IT’S LITERALLY THE ONLY THING HE LEFT DOUXIE.
JIM, WHY ARE YOU TELLING EVERYONE WHAT TO DO—no matter how much I love you, this fight isn’t yours.
It’s like Aja fighting Krel’s battles against racism. Krel is a character designed to tackle those story arcs. Douxie was literally created to fight the Arcane Order. We don’t need another Trollhunter.
Excalibur is going to be claimed by Douxie’s magic; he’s so worthy that Nimune gave it to him, even when she no longer trusted Merlin. He has a pure heart.
This is Douxie’s story…
Oh, no, well. Another one of Jim’s stories… yeah…
At least you’ll have a plan that works, right?
Right?
Well… no, but that doesn’t matter. Douxie trusted him; he let him play the hero—again—and let whatever happens, happen. Just, please, take care of Archie; he’s Douxie’s only family. Make sure he comes back—after all, it’s an easy mission.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN EVERYONE MANAGED TO GET OUT AND ARCHIE GOT TRAPPED FOR ETERNITY IN A TROLL MARKET THAT’S INACCESSIBLE BY MAGIC?
FOR ETERNITY?
SERIOUSLY?
900 YEARS
AND HIS ONLY FAMILY WAS A CAT.
AND THEY COULDN’T SAVE HIM, BUT THEY COULD SAVE THE PROTAGONIST’S LOVE INTEREST!?!?
Well, never mind. Douxie still has one reason to live: to fulfill Merlin’s new, final request. To keep Nari safe.
Oh, no.
Oh, shit, the titans battle between Nari and Skrael.
And that really bugs me, because Douxie is strong enough to step in.
He was literally running, on his way to help Nari, to save her, and get her out of there. But NOOOOO, Jim had to grab him by the hand, stop him, and force him to stay behind because—because he just felt like it! Jim, nobody stops you when you want to jump right into a fight that’s none of your business, but you stop others when they do? Double standards.
And…
Nari died. Just because Jim didn’t let Douxie intervene.
Douxie would have died happy knowing she’d gotten Nari to safety, but no. If Jim can’t jump into the fight, nobody can.
Literally, Jim’s job was to make Douxie’s life miserable, without even realizing it.
And they don’t give him time to process the death and loss of his loved ones. Douxie has to keep running and keep his head up, because Jim needs his background characters. Ah, but when Jim loses Toby, then they can do whatever they want to change the plot to their liking.
Jim didn’t deserve Excalibur. And yes, maybe he’s not a “villain,” but from Douxie’s perspective, he’s just a problem—one who, time and time again, robbed her of time to be with his family.
I don’t like Jim.
BUT THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF THE CHARACTER. You know a character is well-written when someone hates him for good reason, because stories are experienced differently through everyone’s eyes.
I have this friend and coworker, Amanda. She kept EVERYTHING running. She was cross trained in every role, she was the problem solver, if Amanda was on shift, I knew everything would be fine, cause I knew Amanda could handle ANYTHING.
And she was SO over qualified for the job, we teased her for it all the time. She had a neuroscience degree and picked up dog shit for a living, just like the rest of us. I asked her all the time "Why do you work here?' And she always answered "I like dogs more than rats."
She's been at this job for 6 years, I always joke if Amanda ever quit, the building would burn down.
Amanda died vert abruptly on Friday. Today is my first day back from work.
The building hasn't burned down.
I still think it might.
I hate this.
Amanda, I hope you know you ruined German Shepherds, and ducks, and Hello Kitty, and puppy teeth forever for me.
She took every birthday photo with her favorite client dog, Rand the Belgian Mal, for 4 years in a row. Rand's such a problem-dog, but Amanda had a huge soft spot for him.
Amanda collected puppy teeth cus she thought they were cute. Whenever a client puppy lost a tooth, she kept it. She had the funniest squealing laugh, it was so distinctive, and every time I found a puppy tooth at work, I gave it to her, and she'd do that squealing laugh. It was so infectious and cheerful.
I miss her laugh so much. I've searched every video I have of her for her laugh, and there's nothing. I just wanna hear her laugh again.
I don't know what to do with puppy teeth anymore.
Her funeral was Saturday. She would have loved the venue (a Highland Cow sanctuary!!!) But GOD she would have hated being the center of attention. She'd probably hate that I have this post about her tbh. She never wanted praise, or credit, or even to be acknowledged, cause she hated being the center of attention.
I don't think she got nearly enough credit at work for everything she did around here. She was a load-bearing wall. She wouldn't have wanted it, but she deserved it.
It hurts knowing I never told her just how much I admired her, but somehow, it's a comfort knowing she wouldn't want to be told that anyway. She hated ppl singing her praises, cause it made her the center of attention again.
