[♥] leaning against the shoulder
[♥] resting head on their shoulder
[♥] holding hands
[♥] holding hands in public
[♥] walking with arms linked (YAY!!!)
[♥] getting tickled
[♥] getting startled with a simple 'boo!'
[♥] getting pranked (If you're ready for revenge!!)
[♥] a cheek kiss
[♥] a forehead/head kiss
[♥] a hand kiss
[♥] a kiss on the lips (Do it again!)
[♥] getting briefly hugged as a greeting
[♥] getting hugged
[♥] getting hugged from behind
[♥] asked to hang out
[♥] asked out for an overnight trip
[♥] your muse resting their head on my muse's lap
[] your muse resting their feet on my muse's lap (Hmmm. Might have to move your pedes the second I wanna move around)
[♥] getting picked up and carried around princess style
[ ] getting picked up and carried around like a sack of potatoes (Are you able to do this???
[♥] getting laid on on a couch
[♥] napping together (I could guard you!)
[♥] Getting dragged to an unknown kitchen for 2am waffle making
Hug while straddling for @purble-turble's Time Travel Red and MK?
Affection meme
31. Hugging While straddling partner
Eyyyy lmao I'm always down to talk about Red Son: Ultimate Enemy as told by @purble-turble
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There was no such thing as 'loving mental illness away'.
That was one of the very first things Qi Xiaotian had internalized when he came to the decision to make up with Red Son after his future adventure.
He wasn't exactly the picture of mental health himself, but when Red Son stumbled back into their time period, jacket chopped in half hair shorn close to his head and so obviously choking back tears, He'd instantly known whatever had happened to him had been actual hell. (Of course at first he'd forced himself to not care for how angry he'd been with Red Son after he'd told him about his parents plan and how he'd been a willing pawn in it, but that was beside the point)
So once he'd been properly brought upt to date on the exacts of the nightmare-future, and they'd started the process of looking for a therapist for Red Son, as clearly, he'd needed it, Xiaotian had taken it upon himself to do some research on his own time. it was a little difficult, he didn't want Red to find out about it until he actually had a better sense of what he should be doing, but since Red Son rarely seemed to be able to sleep anymore (even when Xiaotian could get him to lay with him in bed it was clear what little sleep he did get was rife with nightmares) and when he did sleep through the night he would wake up earlier than him, and they lived together... his most constant time for research was usually when he was technically on the clock.
But he'd gotten a couple of books about Post-traumatic stress disorder, general psychology, and 'So you've got a loved one with severe depression' (an actual title) and he'd scribble notes into the margins and on sticky notes when there was time between deliveries. And the first lesson every single one of those books had for him was just that.
You can't 'love someone out of their illness'. That's not a thing. The best you can do is love them through it.
So he did his best with that.
On some days that was just sending texts full of cute animal gifs and heart emojis, on some that was coming up to the loft on break to sit next to the lump of pillows and blankets on the bed and (after finding the telltale hint of short red hair that gave away where his head was) resting a hand on the part of the lump that was most likely an arm, gently rubbing it, and sitting in silence until his break ended.
And on some days it was this.
"It's not safe you're not safe I'm gonna slip up eventually-" Red Son's voice was fragile and warbling as his actions contradicted his words, hands scrabbling up and down his back and sides, gripping periodically for purchase before shrinking back as if afraid just hugging him back would crush him. "I'm gonna do something-"
"You won't." Xiaotian was practically seated in Red Son's lap at this point. Red had been sitting on the floor, back to the edge of the bed when the meltdown had begun, so kneeling on the ground until he was rested on his partners legs did two things:
one, it enabled him to wrap him up as tight as he could in his arms without having to twist one or both of them in an awkward angle.
and two, the extra pressure would probably help ground him, make it a little easier to come down from this one.
"You don't know that" His voice was hoarse, desperate. and Xiaotian closed his eyes and squeezed Red Son tighter.
"I do. I know you, hun." Red Son sobbed into his shoulder and he felt his hands finally decide where to be, resting across either shoulder blades and balling the fabric they found there up into fists.
"I know there's basically nothing that'll make you believe it at this point, but you're a good man, Red Son."
"I'm no-"
"Shhh, my turn to talk now." he shifted a hand to be able to bury it in Red Son's hair. He could feel him ever so minutely relax beneath him at the sensation. "You saw your potential for being a bad person, and don't forget everyone's got it. I have it, Xiaojiao has it, hell Monkey King has recorded evidence for his bad person potential, anyway, you saw yours and you've been working your ass off nonstop to keep it from ever getting the best of you.
"And this shit is fucking hard, hun. You're fighting your own brain and the actual literal future here! and guess what? it might not feel like it right now but you're winning."
Still, he shook his head against Xiaotian's shoulder. he didn't want to interrupt again, but still make his disagreement known.
"You are." He pulled away just enough to be able to properly cup Red Son's wet face in his hands. "You think that Evil King remotely hacked Jin and Yin's stupid battle robot in that illegal mech fighting ring and made it throw the match making them look like idiots in his timeline?" Red's gaze broke from his own as he thought back on the fight that broke out the week previous.
"....I suppose not-"
"You think that Evil King ever thinks for more than a second about the ethics of what evil plans he carries out let alone hours of agonizing over whether something was the right call or not?"
"Certainly not but that's not-"
"It is the point, Red. You're not the same person anymore. Maybe you started from the same roots, but he dug himself back into the ground and you rose up like a fucking tree instead."
Red Son met his gaze again, and Xiaotian could tell he still didn't believe him, but there was a spark there.
The faintest, dimmest hope.
"You are a good man, Red Son." this time he made sure every word was careful deliberate. So there was no misunderstandings that could be made. "And I am not accepting counterarguments at this time so you'd better fucking take it."
When he pulled Red Son against his chest again, and let the demon continue to cry quietly into his shirt, he pressed a small kiss to the crown of his head.
"I love you."
Red Son choked on a sob, and didn't answer.
It wasn't an issue, he knew Red Son loved him. Part of this whole thing being a thing in the first place was because Red Son loved him. Red Son wouldn't be as scared of becoming the Evil King as he was if he didn't love him so he knew better than to take to heart the days where he just couldn't say the words back.
There weren't any cures for mental illnesses. There were ways to mitigate the symptoms, but there are no spells that cure depression, there's no potion of anti-PTSD, and no person can love someone out of their illness.
But heavens above did he wish it some days.
He'd give anything to make it so Red Son wouldn't have to be in so much pain.
But all he could do was just hold him tighter, and stroke the short red tresses between his fingers until the sobbing stopped.
It took less time than usual.
Red was exhausted and pliant by the end of it and let Xiaotian drag him about the loft, obediently (if slowly) eating what was pressed into his hands and then nursing the mug of tea he was given as they settled down on the mound of cushions and he put on that 'how things are made' show that Red Son liked.
He was asleep halfway through the second episode.
Sure, some days were harder than others, and sure, some days he'd wish there was a cure just to spare Red the suffering.
But he felt Red Son's head slowly loll to the side until it rested on his shoulder, breathing slow and even and looking for the first time today like he was at peace and-
It was just a little sparring---nothing for Luxu to get nervous about. Just another part of testing how far they’d come in honing their skills, and to see how much further they would have to go before, as their Master had put it quite cryptically, they were ready. Still had Luxu wondering as to what exactly that meant, of course, but he was sure someday it would make sense.
…Hopefully.
And thankfully, this particular bout was not going to be overseen by their Master, as a few of them had been in the past, which helped Luxu relax a little more. But there was always that worry, in the back of his mind, that one of them might go just a tad too far---that their playful sparring might lead to one of them actually getting hurt.
He reminded himself they were both tough, though---that they had been made to become Keyblade warriors---but still…
“No magic this round---only our Keyblades, like we said earlier,” Luxu confirmed, the basic Starlight already grasped in his hand, held relaxed before commencing their play-battle. “You ready?”
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I can't remember anymore the meme I shared.. I'd assume it was something about 'showing a sign of affection' or something like that .. I think the 'Butt' one meant "I want you." or something like that.... regardless have a meme , cause Joe ain't having it and is about to beat his ass >:((. - Cards
The stars here had nothing on back home, but there was a softness to them. It was as though they were far away from the war, the devastation of it all. Looking at them now, knowing that their home was safe, that they'd won, it was different. It didn't stop the soft ache in his chest that he wasn't up there, couldn't be up there. He was never meant to be grounded.
The comforting presence at his side helped him tune out that ache so often and he didn't even know how to tell him. He wrapped his arm around Finn's shoulders and took a deep breath of cold winter air. "I had no idea I'd ever look at stars and think they were quiet," he mused softly, his eyes locked up high and letting Finn tether him to the ground.
✿ - Your muse picks a flower for mine (Ianto & Tiana)
Getting used to having people concerned about her was taking time. It would take less if she didn't just throw herself into more work to avoid it, except that just made them more concerned. So more and more she gave in to requests that she knew was made on purpose. Her walk with Ianto was one of those. He'd managed to become a friend, a wonderful one, probably one of her best ones (if not best).
As they walked, she spotted a flower tucked among a line of them on a fence that made her smile. Leaning down, she scooped it up and slid her arm through his, holding the flower over to him. "Thank you," she said quietly. For so many things, and she wouldn't do either of them the disservice of going through the list. They were so similar, constantly taking care of the people around them. They knew.
There was music playing the way he liked having while they worked on the house, slowly making it theirs to match their new life. As the song changed, he looked over and couldn't help it. He loved watching him work, always did, but he could tell it was time for a break and there was no better way to start.
Sliding over, he casually slipped the tool out of his hand and dropped it down into the box. He dipped him with a sweet smile and kissed him softly, "Hi, sweetheart." He straightened them and started slow dancing with him in the space, singing softly to the music.
