#im tryin

[bookishmer]

"So," Kevin said, "did you have fun?" Andrew was too tired to put any heat in his words. "You are despicable, Kevin Day. I don't know why I keep you around."

- The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

[broareweabouttoviberightnow]

guys are you proud!!!! i remembered tidbit tuesday everyone CHEER!!!

Soda knew his brothers. Better than he would ever let them know he knew. Could tell in the set of Pony’s shoulders as he held himself in sleep when somethin’ was weighin’ on him more than he let on. Could see in the edges of Darry’s mouth when he was teasin’ rather than truly hacked off. Knew exactly when to push ‘n when to back off. Had, over the course of sixteen years ‘n more practice than perhaps he should have had, knew what his brothers needed ‘n when. 

Which was why when he heard the slam of the truck door ‘n the subtle shift of Pony against his side, there was really only one way the night would end. 

Darry’s boots were heavy on the step, draggin’ in a way that meant the day had been long ‘n far from rewardin’. Soda knew Darry had been havin’ a go of it on the job site lately. A new manager who had graduated the year under him. ‘N Darry set aside his pride for a lot. Plenty. Buried it ‘n swallowed it so Pony could have the privilege of indignance. 

Not that the kid ever understood that. 

But even Darry had his limits. ‘N apparently he’d stumbled on them.

Pony shifted against Soda again, curled tighter, buried his head further in the grease-stained DX shirt Soda hadn’t bothered to change out of yet. Soda eyed him, wrapped an arm around his slight shoulders, played absently with the ends of his hair curlin’ long at the bottom of his neck. 

“You need a haircut, kid.” Pony raised a shoulder non-commitally, didn’t tear his eyes from whatever movie rerun was playin’. Soda sighed, tried to catch his eye. Somethin’ was on the kids mind ‘n he’d rather know now then find out on the fly when his brothers inevitably started hollerin’ about it. Cause Pony only ever got squirrly like this when he knew his ass was bound for trouble. 

The front door swing open, Darry already halfway through the kind of sigh that starts way down in his chest. He hasn’t even fully made it over the threshold before it morphs into any irritated groan.

“Ponyboy, come get your backpack outta the middle of my kitchen.” He hollers through the doorway, the sounds of him kickin’ off his shoes, the steel toe hittin’ the baseboard aggravitedly, before Darry straightens them, leaves them lined up neatly, echo into the livin’ room. Soda winces.

Pony bristles, opens his mouth to snap somethin’ back before Soda’s hand catches his shoulder. He turns to look up, mouth already in a firm pout, a huff in the back of his throat. 

Play nice, Soda mouths, beggin’ his brother with those wide, dark eyes he knows could get him the world. What? He was a firm believer in usin’ what you got. 

Pony scowls, rolls his own, stormy ‘n scowlin’ like he was put upon by the entire world. But he gets up without complaint, trudges into the kitchen after his discarded things. Soda’ll count it as a win.

[wisteriagoesvroom]

asserted 😤 my boundaries 🙅🏻‍♀️⛔ at work 🤓💼☝️

[voreasaurusrex]

gtober 6: leaves sometimes you need a bit of help to make a leaf poncho last longer- luckily oleander has a helping hand w/ that in the form of a brownie with a hammerspace bag

[luuru]

youthful 4evr

[trickstarbrave]

still not entirely sure how to color gold and afraid to ask

[boxbusiness]

IF FUAST IS BACK DOES THAT MEAN MICHEAL AND DEMON KING IS TOO

(also tell Fuast that he has competition for the craziest wizard in all three realms)

Amongst my other ocs stuck in the waiting room yeah I’m trying to get to their appointment *wink-wonk*

[phantomwised]

Gonna attempt being more active on here now so in the meantime have a pic of Nora in her spooky hat