No-One Is Above A Smile ~ A Markiplier and Ethan Nestor Ego Fanfic
Hello again! This time we're writing from a fab prompt from @coolm456 featuring not just Unus & Annus, but Darkiplier too! This is a fun one, so without further ado LET'S DO THIS!
TAGGING: @darkipli-ler
The primary living room of the ego manor was usually very sophisticated, full of leather furnishings, fine mahogany, with a colour scheme of dark browns, reds, and glimmers of gold. Today it was still sophisticated, but there was more of a monochrome vibe filling the room courtesy of the trio using it as their “hangout” space. Dark was in his favourite armchair, scotch resting on his knee as he let himself relax. Annus was reclined on one of the sofas with his eyes closed, a peel-off charcoal face mask in place. Meanwhile, Unus was sat cross-legged on the carpet with about six blankets covering him, and Dark Chica was laying in his lap and boofing softly for tummy rubs. It was an unusual scene for sure, but this time of decompression was much needed for the trio, just to have a little break from the chaos for once. It was mostly silent other than steady breathing, but every few minutes Unus would snort or giggle as Dark Chica spontaneously licked his cheek or ear. At the sound of his giggle Annus smiled subtly, and Dark raised an amused eyebrow.
‘Having fun Unus?’
Dark asked, and Unus grinned. Today he’d swayed away from his stoic side to his more giddy self, mainly due to having Dark Chica’s attention.
‘Yohour dog is the behest!’
He replied, and Dark Chica immediately boofed and licked at his neck, which happened to be a particularly ticklish spot. Unus scrunched up with a giggle as Dark chuckled and Annus rolled his eyes. The elder of the existential pair sat up on his sofa, peeling his face mask off effortlessly as he smirked.
‘I swear you somehow get more ticklish every day.’
‘I do not.’
‘Yes you do.’
‘No I do no–AH!’
Annus’ fingers darted out to flutter at the back of Unus’ neck, coaxing out yet another torrent of giggles which in turn excited Dark Chica more so she licked one of Unus’ ears. The younger man’s cheeks reddened as he batted Annus’ hand, attempting to clear his throat as he glared up at him. Dark bit back a chuckle as he observed, shaking his head lightly as Annus mocked.
‘I hope I didn’t embarrass you.’
‘Annus I swear I will go for your armpits if you don’t shut up.’
‘Oh my, is that meant to be a threat?’
Annus taunted. Unus appraised him, all stretched out without a care in the world. In a flash Unus suddenly darted his hand out towards one of his armpits in a feint, and Annus suddenly lowered his arms to protect himself, letting out a nervous noise from his throat. Annus frowned as Unus grinned at him, giggling and returning his hands to Dark Chica’s belly.
‘That’s what I thought.’
‘Oh… shut up.’
Unus snickered as a slight smile appeared on Annus’ face. Dark rolled his eyes at the pair of them, amazed that two existential beings such as them could be so endearingly ridiculous and wholesome. He sipped at his drink and remarked amusedly.
‘I had no idea you two were getting so soft.’
Annus raised an eyebrow at Dark as Unus gaped, the two replying in tandem.
‘Excuse me?’
‘We are not soft!’
Unus’ particular indignance made Dark snort as he set down his drink, and Annus narrowed his eyes as the shadowy man replied.
‘And yet those tickle spots of yours suggest otherwise.’
Until that point Dark Chica had been flopped fully horizontally and on the verge of a nap, but hearing the word “tickle” from her dad’s mouth made her perk up. Suddenly she was paying attention, but no-one else quite noticed.
‘Those don’t indicate anything of the kind, everyone has them.’
Annus retorted, and Dark sneered.
‘Do they?’
‘Don’t you?’
‘Oh please.’
Dark chuckled, and Unus and Annus shared a blatantly surprised look at the implication. Was Dark… not ticklish? Both of them racked their shared memories, certain that they’d heard somewhere that Dark was ticklish like every other ego in the manor. And yet… the conviction with which he spoke, the casualness, was undoubtedly very convincing. Unus couldn’t help but gape at him, the idea of someone not being ticklish just baffling him.
‘You can’t be serious?!’
‘I’m always serious, Unus. I’m sorry to disappoint you.’
Dark replied with a little grin, internally crowing at himself at the prospect of actually getting away with this. This had to be the most bold-faced lie he’d told in a while, and the idea that it was actually working rather tickled him, if you’ll pardon the pun. Meanwhile, Unus and Annus felt bamboozled, which was a rare thing for the pair. Dark had been the one to educate them on tickling in the first place, but now they thought about it they’d never seen him getting tickled himself. Could it really be true?
Amidst all of this… Dark Chica’s attention darted from the shocked pair, to her smug dad. Despite her being a supposedly “dark” puppo, she was in fact a very good girl and very smart girl indeed. She was taking in the interaction with far more intelligence than you might think – in fact, she was always able to sense when her dad was telling a sneaky lie. She also remembered hearing the world “tickle”… and everything made sense in her belly-rub-loving brain. So, she figured she’d get in on the fun.
In an instant she’d popped up on her feet, and bounded to Dark whilst wagging her floofy tail. Dark naturally reached out to give her some chin scratches, which she let herself enjoy for a few moments… but then to everyone’s utter shock she chomped down (harmlessly) on one of his shins and pulled him out of his chair onto the carpet! Dark yelped out as he landed on his back with a thump, making Unus and Annus bite back laughs.
‘Wha– Chica?!’
Dark looked at her in disbelief – he knew she was playful, but this was a lot! Dark Chica boofed at him and put a paw of his chest so he couldn’t sit up, before looking at Unus and Annus. The silence made it clear that everyone was confused, until the duo watched her start nudging at Dark’s and neck with her wet nose as Dark spluttered. That was when they realised. She was trying to tell them something very interesting indeed, and Dark had realised it too. He let out a casual chuckle, clearing his throat a little as he tried and failed to sit up.
‘Hah, alright Chica alright, we can play just–’
‘Hold on there Dark, I think Chica’s trying to show us something.’
Annus interrupted, a thin grin on his face as he and Unus shared a devious look… before pouncing together and pinning Dark down properly. Dark Chica barked with excitement, her tail wagging as Dark grunted and struggled and let out a number of vague threats… until Unus started fluttering his fingers down the sides of his neck.
‘What have we here?’
‘Nothing!’
‘Are you sure? Chica seems to think it’s something.’
‘Unus, Annus, let me go!’
He grunted, but the wobbly smile on his face made Unus and Annus share another grin. Dark Chica boofed again, and Annus chuckled as he scratched fondly behind her ear.
‘Is your master lying to us, hmm? Is he ticklish?’
Dark’s face reddened as Dark Chica boofed, wagged her tail harder, and licked Annus’ cheek for good measure. That was all the confirmation they needed. Dark let out another series of grunts, gritting his teeth and trying not to giggle as Unus’ fingers kept fluttering.
‘Unus!’
‘Yeah?’
‘D-Desihist this!’
‘Desist what?’
Dark went to speak again, but ended up snorting and chuckling as the flutters snuck behind his vulnerable ears. He tossed his head weakly, his fresh giggles taking all the heat out of his growl.
‘I’ll gehet yohohou fohor thihihis!’
Unus grinned and snickered, whilst Annus leaned over Dark with a twinkle in his eyes.
‘Did you just threaten my other half?’
Dark couldn’t ignore the chill he got down his spine, Annus’ voice echoing a little in his ears. Then before he knew it, a laugh had exploded out of him as Annus’ hands delved beneath his shirt, scratching swiftly at his sides. Dark jerked and twitched, but his hands were pinned beneath Annus’ knees, and he had no chance of freeing them now.
‘Yehehes! Yohohou wohon’t gehet away wihith thihihis, eheither of yohou!’
He exclaimed, trying to maintain some semblance of a tough façade. Unus giggled as Annus smirked.
‘Somehow that doesn’t fill me with dread.’
Annus continued his scratches as Unus’ fingertips zeroed in behind Dark’s ears, tracing the shells as Dark tried to toss his head even more – he was refusing to admit to himself that he was screwed, even though it was so adorably obvious.
‘Dahamnit gehehet ohohoff mehe!’
‘Aww, this doesn’t tickle does it–?’
‘SHUHUT IHIT!’
Unus snickered at Dark’s outburst as he and Annus continued their tickling, Unus’ fingertips now teasing right behind Dark’s earlobes – an utterly maddening tickle spot, by the way – whilst Annus’ thumbs were massaging circles into the dips of Dark’s fleshy sides. All Dark could do was belly laugh and thrash about, meanwhile Dark Chica was sat and watching with a happy look on her face – though occasionally she did playfully nudge Dark’s shirt or lick his face.
‘Sounds like Chica loves that laughter of yours Dark, I wonder if we can make it louder?’
Annus mused, and started squeezing Dark’s sides rapidly to make him cackle – it got so intense that Unus had to abandon his ears to hold his arms as he tugged at them. Unus had Dark in a half hug, giggling as Dark howled with a red face, his eyes flickering with crimson and blue flashes.
‘AHAHANNUS DOHOHON’T!’
‘Listen to that laugh! I think he’s enjoying that Annus.’
‘I quite agree Unus.’
Dark’s laughter was deep and warm as it reverberated around the room, like his mirth was a mighty opera. His hair was quickly becoming dishevelled as he struggled vainly against the tickling (which he was secretly enjoying, but Unus and Annus didn’t need to know that). It had been quite a while since Dark had been tickled so thoroughly, and honestly? It was even more fulfilling than he’d remembered. Though, Dark couldn’t help but kick as the tickles at his sides grew deeper and more intense, his instinct to wriggle free irresistible.
‘UNHAHAHAND MEHE!’
‘Why should we do that?’
‘BEHEHECAUSE IHI SAHAID SOHO!’
‘Hmm, I suppose that is an option…’
Annus remarked. Then Unus grinned and piped up.
‘Maybe if you admit how ticklish you are we’ll let you go.’
Dark’s lips parted in shock. The audacity of the demand was one thing, but the embarrassing nature of it was what really took the damn biscuit!
‘I would be amenable to that. What do you say Dark, will you confess?’
Thankfully Annus eased up on the tickling for a moment, allowing him to catch his breath, before he spluttered his indignant response. As if Dark would give in so easily!
‘Absolutely not!’
Dark started kicking again in an attempt to escape, though the existential duo didn’t miss the smile he was wearing – the fun of the whole thing was obvious, and they were happy to keep playing. Unus laughed as he hugged Dark’s torso again to try and keep him down as Annus resorted to grabbing at Dark’s legs, his hands gripping his knees and squeezing them… which drew out the most colossal shriek from Dark. There was a moment of silence as everyone looked at each other. Unus grinned, Annus raised an eyebrow, Dark Chica boofed, and a wobbly smile appeared on Dark’s face as he cleared his throat.
‘Annus.’
‘Oh dear, what’s this?’
‘Annus, my friend–’
‘I think I know just how to persuade you.’
‘Annus wait I–AHH! NOHOHONONONO NOHOT THEHEHERE!’
Dark was a hysterical mess in seconds. Gone was any semblance of the smart elegance which hung from his figure every day, for here now he was merely a man whose kneecaps were ticklish as hell. Annus was delightedly squeezing them, pinching them, rubbing them with his thumbs and forefingers as Dark cackled and jerked. Meanwhile Dark Chica had started barking along excitedly and doing tippy-tappies, happy to see her dad laughing this hard. Unus giggled along, giving Dark’s arms a squeeze.
‘I think you’ve got his sweet spot.’
‘Mm so do I, I wonder if he’s considering a little confession yet?’
‘It’s hard to tell, I think we keep this up for a few minutes.’
‘Fine by me.’
And so they did. Five minutes objectively is not such a long time, unless you’re being tickled of course. Then it might as well be five centuries! Dark was helpless as his knees were tickled within an inch of their life, his suit trousers offering no protection as misty grey tears built in his eyes. Eventually he knew he had to do it. He had to admit defeat, though it pained him to even think of it.
‘THIHIHIS IHIS TOHOHORMENT!!’
‘It doesn’t have to be a torment, you know what we wish to hear.’
‘YOHOHOU AHARE EHEVIHIL!!’
‘I shall take that as a compliment.’
Annus smirked as Dark let out yet another howl of laughter… before he finally conceded.
Unus and Annus shared a satisfied grin, before they released him carefully from their tickly grip. He remained on the carpet, and slowly rolled into his side and tucked his knees up to his chest as he panted. He closed his eyes for a few moments, his smile lingering as he felt himself start to calm down. When he opened his eyes, and before he could say a word, he was greeted by Dark Chica lying by him on her belly. She licked his cheek, and he huffed fondly.
‘You were absolutely no help.’
She boofed happily and licked his nose, making him laugh as he sat up – naturally she flopped in his lap, earning her some affectionate belly scratches as her tail thumped rhythmically on the floor. Dark looked between Unus and Annus, his eyes narrowed yet warm.
‘You’re both lucky I value our friendship.’
‘And we value yours.’
Annus replied as Unus grinned, before sitting close so he could scratch behind Dark Chica’s ears softly. Dark smiled lightly as he and Annus shared another look… and Dark was surprised to see Annus’ expression turn soft.
‘It’s endearing.’
‘What is?’
Dark asked. Unus and Annus shared another look, and Unus replied.
‘To know you’re as ticklish as the rest of us.’
Dark huffed and rolled his eyes, but nevertheless felt the warmth of the sentiment the existential pair exuded as they all sat there together. It didn’t take long for them to get comfortable in the soothing room with countless blankets, with the sweetest (and most attention-seeking) puppo in existence. They were a dark group indeed, right to each of their cores… but even so, there was no-one there who was above a smile.
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As Virgil scrolls through his phone and the others watch a show on TV, Roman wraps an arm around Virgil's waist. Virgil leans into Roman while still staring at his phone.
Time passes and Virgil makes a sassy comment to Roman earning him a poke on his ribs. This would have been fine if Virgil didn't squeak and flinch at this.
Roman looks back down at the younger boy, a small smirk on his lips. "What was that?"
"Hm?" Virgil says as he acts like he doesn't know what the taller boy means. This earns him another poke on the ribs, making him squeak a little louder this time.
"Say, you wouldn't be *ticklish* by chance, would you?"
"Nope, not ticklish" Virgil says while going back to his phone.
Roman takes Virgil's phone and places it down on the coffee table in front of them. "Then you wouldn't mind if i.." Roman brought his hands into Virgil's view and started wiggling them, inching closer and closer to Virgil's torso by the second.
"Don't-" Virgil says while wrapping his arms tightly around his torso.
"Are you Green storm cloud?" Roman whispered into Virgil's ear causing him to scrunch up his shoulders and turn red before giving a slight nod.
Roman's hand reach Virgil's torso, tickling every inch in there wake while Virgil kick and squeals and laughs.
Let's just say that they were entertained for a while.
(Very sry it's so short, idk how to exactly explain the tickling. I'm open to constructive criticism if y'all have any. Other than that have a lovely day/night/ect, hope to have more fics soon<3)
I love it when you tickle me. I love how gentle you are. How your fingers seem to know the exact spots to scribble and poke. How your eyes light up when you see me smile. I love the way you tease me until I'm a blushy mess. How the loving words of encouragement makes things tickle even more. I love how you pin me close to you. How your arms wrap around me with great care so I can't escape. How you lace your fingers with mine so I can't pull my arms down. I love seeing you enjoy yourself. How your mood brightens when you find a sweet spot. How rosy your cheeks look when you give me raspberries. I love the way you laugh with me. I love how silly you look pretending to be the tickle monster. How your fingers twitch when you see me stretch and expose my sensitive skin. I love how you know my moods. And I love how you ask how I'm doing every step of the way. I love how you chase me, allowing me those extra few seconds before I meet my "demise". I love those moments we share when I have a reaction so funny that you stop the tickles as we laugh together. I love the way you tell others to be just as gentle and how you intervene when they go a bit too far. I love how cheeky you are when you pretend you're not tickling me. How the smirk on your face grows as my attitude slips away. I love how you cradle me in your arms when the tickles are over. How you ask about my day and remind me that I am enough. I love you for you.
Hi! I’m Oce and new to the Genshin community (not the tk community). I write a little bit and I have lots of inspiration for the characters! So I decided to drop my own little thoughts about our favourites here on this page.
These headcanons are very specifically t-word related. If that’s not your thing, please skip! If it is, hi! Stick around, let’s be friends <3
Without further ado…
GOROU
- I just met him in Inazuma and it’s 2am so I am majorly inspired
- My first thought was
- Those ears
- Have to be ticklish, right?
- I’m imagining Gorou snuggled up to someone, let’s use Kazuha as an example because they’ve got an elite friendship. His head is on his lap, or chest, and Kazuha’s just giving him those good scratches because Gorou is a good boy. Just scratches, right? Wrong.
- Wrong so wrong
- Because it tickles and how dare it tickle? This is the real reason Gorou doesn’t let no one touch his ears, because the moment it switches from rubs to scratches he’s squealing and giggling and it is cute.
- He’s got a ticklish scalp in general. Sure the ears are worse but just carding your fingers through his hair, and using your nails if you have them will make him shudder and he’ll have that lopsided goofy smile
- Oh I am SIMPING
- I feel like more people can get away with touching his ears than his tail, tail is extremely off limits. But if you get close enough with him to tickle his back, which is also very ticklish, and you get to touch his tail? Yeah he’s ticklish there too. He can’t have someone brush it out for him, it brings tears to his eyes ugh
- He’s really just like a walking tickle spot like I don’t understand how someone could look at him and not go “Oh yeah that’s just a lee”
- Like that’s A LEE
- but he is a puppy! And puppy’s are playful. I think he’d have tickle fights with people he likes! And I can see him growling at his partner playfully the same way he does in that gif and ugh </3
- Heart been broken so many times
- He’s gotta be really stubborn about it too. Like you’d think since he’s so ticklish and all his spots are out in the open that he’d be easy to take down? That he’d submit immediately? But this man is a General and he takes tickle fights very seriously. He’s very hard to win against because he’s just got that much will power
- Unless
- That is
- You rub his belly
- LISTEN I JUST THINK that whenever he’s super blissed out or happy, Gorou just, kinda flips onto his back? And it confuses some people because it’s like ‘okay… General Gorou do you need some water?’
- And what’s he gonna say? The truth?? HAHA.
- I think it would be Kokomi that first goes like “Ooh that’s so cute!! Do you want a belly rub? Is that why you flop?”
- And he’s like “psst what’s a belly rub?” Because y’know, subtle.
- She gives him one anyways and he PANTS LIKE A DOG and it’s cute and she can’t help but give him a lil’ scratch! He giggles and it is OVER FOR THIS MAN
- I love Kokomi she’s so precious and evil <3 She’d absolutely WRECK him
- And I think he admires her too much to do anything about it HA
- Anyone else though is NOT SAFE. Anyone else that tickles him is getting the same treatment right back! People he will absolutely not hesitate to destroy include Kazuha, Beidou, Thoma, the Travellers, even Itto! Oh yeah! Little pup will hold his own against the big strong Oni!!
- Itto is another person though that I think absolutely knows when Gorou wants to be tickled
- And I absolutely believe that Itto calls him “lil’ guy” while tickling him silly. Like “Awe you’re such a cute lil’ guy! Got a ticklish belly? Does the puppy General got a ticklish tum?”
- Itto my man he’s going to COMBUST
- Bet he’s got a sensitive like belly button too it’s a giggle button
- GOROU’S LAUGH THOUGH AAAAAAA it varies depending on the spot you get him but he definitely snorts. Especially if you get like his ribs or his hips? Snorting spots.
- Hiccups too!! I think because depending on the spot he’s tickled on he tries to pant? Like a dog? So he’s taking in like way too much air and he just starts hiccuping it’s precious
- Is a loud, hearty belly laugher but tries to talk through it. So like with the Itto thing- “I-Ihihihi am NOHOHOT a PUPPY! IHIHIHITTO- AAAhahaha!”
- yeah no he’s a widdle baby I wanna kiss his cheeks
- I get the vibe his feet are really ticklish too but they’re not his worst spot? Like if you drag your nail down his arch he’ll squeal but if you’re trying to kill him it’s not the WOrst spot
- HOWEVER, just like his tummy, it is SO EASY TO TEASE HIM WHEN TICKLING HIM HERE and Itto uses that against him too sigh
- I need to write Itto’s headcanons soon I got the inspo for both
- “Lil’ pup got cute paws!”
- “THEHEY ARE NOT PAHAHAWS!!”
- “Aaare you sure? These look like paws! Act like paws! You use them for walking, right? And you’re a puppy! So, puppy paws!”
- OH AND CHIN SCRATCHES
- GIVE THE LITTLE PUPPY CHIN SCRATCHES HE- HE- HE-
- HE’LL GIGGLE SOOO SWEETLY AND CLOSE HIS EYES AND GET ALL CONTENT LOOKING :CCCCCCC
- AAAAA
- I literally could go on for HOURS ABOUT THIS LITTLE LAD
- Ahem… but ANYWAYS that’s all I got off the top of my head i really need to sleep now <3333
- Overall…
- Level of ticklish was: 10/10! Just a lil’ poke or a lil’ scratch will send him shrieking and he can’t hold anything in for the life of him :,)
- Best spots: Tum, thighs, neck, feet! ears!
- Lee or ler: 50/50 switch! Even though he probably gets tickled first the most and then retaliates
Okay everyone, gather ‘round and listen to the story of how I did a REAL dumb thing a few years ago.
As I expect most of the other ‘lees out there know, for a lot of us, the desire of have a ~legit session~ with a ‘ler is intense and profound. We fantasize about it, dream about it, and spend a significant chunk of our time imagining just how it would go down. I’m right there with you, and back when I was a junior in college (~two weeks before my 21st birthday), I got really desperate and did something that I absolutely shouldn’t have. I answered a post on Craigslist. This is that story.
Back in those halcyon days of actually being able to go hang out with people, I was in a slump. My mental health was not in a good place, I was in a deep, deep ‘lee mood that hadn’t lifted for months, and I was pretty friendless. I was craving human contact and lurking in this community, trying in vain to make myself happy with fantasies and little stories that would never see the light of day. But this one evening, something just, snapped in me. I was tired and frustrated and sad, and I did something I’d never done before: I looked up the local Craigslist page for the area of town my university was in. And, lo and behold, there was an ad, looking for a “female model” willing to be tied up and tickled for pay. My brain imploded. Someone was looking to do this and give me money? So I responded. He emailed me his cell number and we started talking right away.
I wasn’t completely stupid about it. I asked for a face pic, which I then ran through some reverse image search engines to make sure it was legit. It was! I asked about him personally (he was a firefighter training to be an EMS medic), where he lived (about 20 minutes north of me), and some of his hobbies (boring shit, but he was into tickling.) I was very forward about the fact that this was not a sexual thing for me, and that I was a lesbian. He was really respectful of that and told me not to worry, he wasn’t looking for anything sexual either. He offered to come to me, but since I lived in a dorm on campus, that was going to be impossible. So I did the second stupid thing and agreed to come to his place. Folks, let me remind you of what I had temporarily forgotten, the golden rule of meeting up with internet “friends”: always go to a public location, like a coffee shop or restaurant, the first time you’re meeting someone.
So the day arrives, after several days of teases and plans over text. I tell the ONLY person I trust what I’m doing and where I’m going, and sent him the address so that if I didn’t check in every hour he could call the cops and let them know something went wrong. And then I drove to a strange man’s house after finding him on Craigslist with the express intention of letting him tie me up and tickle me for pay.
Here’s where the story gets its happy ending: everything was fine, and this dude was legit and not a rapist or serial killer. He had a real nice house in the suburbs, the most adorable corgi I think I’ve ever seen, and was actually pretty nice, if not hella awkward. I didn’t get hurt or die, I got my session, and I made $50.
But if I had the chance to do it over, I would go back and stop myself from ever responding to that Craigslist ad.
It was so STUPID, I took some big ole risks, and I did something completely reckless and dangerous. So please, fellow ‘lees, heed my advice. Be safe when you’re planning your sessions. Don’t meet up with random dudes from Craigslist. Don’t go to random dude’s houses who you have only ever texted and seen one picture of. I consider it a blessing from the universe that I wasn’t assaulted or murdered that day, and I count my blessings that I had a pleasant time that afternoon. But seriously. Don’t be me. Be smart, be safe, and don’t get on Craigslist, ever.
