#buffetlips

[blackwatchbastard]

I’m sitting here really trying to just pick ONE, so I am asking for ♕ because what got me invested in these two was the thought: what if they held hands?

holding hands“You okay, Jack?”Jack shook his head. Everything was loud, ears ringing, and his vision was swimming. He couldn’t make sense of anything. Not even Gabriel’s face, warped with concern, right in front of him.Warm hands holding his face, moving his head. A relieved sigh.“You’ll live, you’ll live,” Gabriel whispered. He leaned closer, hands leaving Jack’s face and finding his own. “You idiot.”Jack twisted his fingers in Gabriel’s grip, shifting until he could press their palms together. It was something to focus on; something warm and tactile and safe. He didn’t even realize what he was doing until he watched Gabriel glance down and followed his gaze to their linked fingers.Coming to his senses slightly, Jack moved to pull away. But Gabriel held on, squeezing at his fingers.“It’s fine,” he said, voice a soft mumble and eyes on their hands still. “You’re fine.” Jack felt the grip on his hand tighten a little and returned it.“I’m fine,” he said. Gabriel nodded.The tension finally left Gabriel’s shoulders and the buzz left Jack’s head. But their hands didn’t leave each other’s for a good while after.

[blackwatchbastard]

Can you imagine like one of them barges into the others office and is like “I have exactly 26 minutes before my next meeting. Your. Lap. Is. Mine.” Then cue 25 minutes of one doing some hardcore power napping, while the other works.

Someone pops in to ask Strike-Commander Morrison about an upcoming mission and there’s Gabriel, draped over him with his face smooshed against his shoulder and making that poor office chair look like it’s dying, snoring softly while he goes through a report. And Jack acts completely normal when they stumble over their question and about halfway through an alarm goes off and Gabriel pops up and kisses the top of Jack’s head before darting out the door. (They never speak of this, even the fact it appears he drooled on Jack’s shoulder.)Or Jesse goes looking for Commander Reyes with a question and finds him thumbing through research files on his phone on the rec room couch while Jack does that dying car engine snore the whole time and Gabriel doesn’t even seem phased. He just keeps reaching down every now and then and ruffling a hand through his hair. (That time Jack’s late for his meeting because he forgot to set an alarm and Gabriel ‘can’t wake the dead’. He shows up flustered and disheveled and no one says a word because at least the bags under his eyes aren’t so dark today.)The rare moment both of them get a few minutes to themselves and end up found both piled on one of the infirmary beds while Angela, wearing ear plugs, goes over her inventory list and shoos off anyone who comes to bother them for at least a few minutes.

[blackwatchbastard]

@buffetlips replied to your post “hey you guys remember that anon that asked if there was an r76 secret...”

I’ve considered doing it myself, but since I work in retail too that would just be too much work on top of work for me :(

honestly, same issue here. like i’d totally be game to help but trying to undertake it myself with retail hell season and my own general lack of organization skills is too much. :’( i will help with it as best i can but i am not a good pick for main organizer of it lol.

[blackwatchbastard]

Old mans, Dark souls or bloodborne??

Jack leaned in closer, one hand clasped into Gabriel’s robes, and fought to even out his breathing. “Promise me.” he hissed, “Promise. If this gets too bad, you’ll stop me. I don’t want to be one of them; I don’t want to be Hollow, Gabe.”“It won’t come to that,” Gabriel shot back, gripping Jack’s hand, “it won’t. You’re stronger than that.”

[blackwatchbastard]

College AU??

“I have 3 papers due next week and a test to cram for and you want me to go to some cheesy movie?” Gabriel asked, leaning heavily on his door frame, “Why am I not surprised?”Jack just smiled at him and said, “You’re going to say yes, aren’t you? Because that’s next week and you like me, right?”Gabriel really did hate how smug Jack got on the rare occasions he was right.

[blackwatchbastard]

@justatinysootsprite replied to your post “r76, au where they're both professional bird showers (jack shows...”

What if the pigeon au was,,, bigger

You already got me to do werewolf au don’t be greedy.

@joditha replied to your post “r76, au where they're both professional bird showers (jack shows...”

I would die for this AU.

Jack asks Gabe out in it by getting him the Most Goth Chicken Ever and it bridges the gap to them working together to raise the best birds possible.

@buffetlips replied to your post “College AU??”

<3 u

❤ u too even if u give me prompts I want to write at least 10k words on instead of 3 sentences!!!

[blackwatchbastard]

2 and 10 of the ask thing for sleeping habits of old soldiers?

2. Which scene was your favorite to write in [title of fic]?Definitely Gabe just casually using his smoke monster powers at the end to get out of Jack’s death grip only to… just tuck himself right back in it because this is his life, lol. (Also just because the old men getting to rest together again sustains me.)

10. What are some facts readers may not know about [title]?-The first scene I finished for it was the tabloids talking shit about Jack’s pillow. (While actively chuckling to myself.)-Every day I get up at 4-5am for work after less than 6 hours of sleep I think about writing another piece like it just because I want SOMEONE to be safe and warm and well rested.

[blackwatchbastard]

3, 9, 17?

3) what order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?If I have a vital scene in mind I’ll usually end up writing that first but it honestly varies depending on the work. Some have been start to finish easy peasy, some have been jumbled messes I had to frantically try to file together while sobbing.9) what, if anything, do you do for inspiration?Music, music, music. Biggest inspiration EVER. Also, I spend a lot of time consuming positive media when I’m in a bad funk. Somehow, even if it’s totally unrelated, B99 has been great for getting me to write lol.17) if you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be?Literally don’t be so down on yourself. Your own feelings on your work are gonna show through hardcore and if you don’t feel good about something it’s probably not going to be your best work. Also, caring if people like it is fine but don’t let yourself get too worked up about what other people think.