okay, so, for the headcanon thing and because i'm too lazy to write this myself, BUT, consider: they get dave to the modern timeline through Plot Convenience, and he and Klaus attend pride, which is simply Mindblowing to Dave, this sweet guy coming from such a place of social prejudice and homophobia, who's seeing all this overwhelming positivity and support and love out there in public in all its colours, and is just... shocked. essentially, dave crying from joy & holding klaus' hands a lot
i am so sorry this took me a while to get to, but i think about this scenario a lot, and i have to put this under a cut because it turned into 1.3k words of dave experiencing a whole new world.
okay i know that i am completelyminority here, but i don't feel like klaus is the kind of guy whoneeds to flaunt his sexuality. tbh i don't even think he even thinksabout it. i think he mostly just gets with whoever he is attracted to(or can offer him a warm bed or a couch for some time) regardless ofgender. so to me klaus doesn't go to pride for the community, or forthe social aspect. whenever klaus has gone to pride it has been tofill his needs for alcohol, drugs, sex and because pride is fuckingloud.
but then dave is there in the moderntimeline with him, and even though klaus is like ”this is dave,he's my guy, we're a thing, you shut up” to his siblings, dave isstill closeted. dave has been closeted his whole life because heliterally didn't have a choice. and the changes from his timeline toklaus' are an extreme culture shock. klaus' wardrobe alone is enoughto make him need a stiff drink and a moment to clear his head. davewasn't exactly a hippie back in the sixties, and he never really hadmuch to do with them back then. and it's confusing, and he is havinga really hard time. and klaus isn't the most evolved when it comes totalking about feelings, because who the hell would have taught himthat? old reggie? i think not! he's done it in rehab, and grouptherapy in prison, but he always followed up with sarcastic remarks,and he is not about to do that to dave. so instead klaus sits withhim, tells him he doesn't have to be out until he feels like it'sright, and that it all comes down what dave needs. but he also tellsdave about all the good progress the lgbt community has seen sincethe 60s. and then he tells dave about pride – how we have an entiremonth to raise awareness and remember our history. he tells daveabout how pride is a place where nobody cares, where everyone ishappy, and even closeted people get to be themselves for at least acouple of hours because at pride eveeryone is themselves. and klausshows dave pictures and videos from pride, videos of drag queensperforming, and boys kissing boys, and girls kissing girls. picturesof colorful floats and huge, hairy guys in thongs and colorful boasaround their necks.
so they decide to go. dave hesitant,and klaus promises that they don't have to do anything, they can justwatch from the sidelines. klaus even wears pants and a full lengtht-shirt with sleeves and everything to make dave feel as neutral aspossible as they're on the bus to the nearest big city where thefestivities are going down.
and when they arrive it's big, andpompous, and it's colorful. and it's so happy! the energy is booming,and there are so many smiles. big men are making out, unashamed, inthe middle of the city square. women with buzzcuts are holding handsand looking each other in the eyes like they're seeing the sun forthe first time. drag queens taller than dave are dancing in thehighest heels he has ever seen, and teenagers whose genders davecan't even figure out are laughing so hard they can barely stand.there are so many people, and literally every one of them is lookinghappy, and content, and excited.
the air is exploding with love, and forthe first time in the entire time they have known each other, klausfeels dave carefully lace their fingers together in front of otherpeople. and he can't stop grinning, and he so want a drink right now,but he also wants to keep his head clear in case dave getsoverwhelmed. but as a float marked gay soldiers do it better filledwith ripped guys in army pants passed them, dave inches closer tohim, and when klaus looks at him he sees tears in his boyfriend'seyes. so klaus squeezes his hand and dares to move closer.
”everyone is just so happy. andopen,” dave says, but he can't pull his eyes away, and klaus isn'tabout to be the one to break the spell for him. so instead he juststands there, letting dave digest it all, take it all in as much ashe can handle. klaus never considered himself closeted, and he neverfelt like he had to come out to anyone either. it wasn't like hisfamily even cared whether he was alive or dead, so why should hebother to feel like he owed them that part of himself? but it was abig deal to dave, and klaus was not about to take that away from him.
so they spend the whole day in the citysquare. klaus meets former drinking buddies and people he used to domolly with. he meets at least eight different people he has sleptwith, and dave is overwhelmed by how klaus isn't gay or straight butsomething entirely different. but dave is polite and greets everyone,even if he doesn't like the idea of anyone else having ever touchedklaus the way he gets to. he watches klaus dance with other people,and listens to him have conversations that he knows are in englishbut doesn't make the tiniest bit of sense to him. but he doesn'tmind; dave enjoys seeing klaus having a good time, and he likes to beon the sideline to observe without having to put himself in themiddle of it, and he tries not to blush whenever klaus proudlyintroduces him to whoever comes their way, or whenever other mencalls him cute in front of other men. so he holds klaus' hand, andevery time klaus has been wandering off and comes back, he pullsklaus just a little bit closer than he previously has allowed himselfin public.
and they stay the whole day, over theevening, and even though dave's head is pounding from all the loudmusic and the sun baking down on them for hours, he wouldn't want itany other way. his heart has been feeling like it was going to poundright out of his chest the entire day, and he has been scared todeath since before they even left the house, but now that it's darkand the music is transitioning to slower beats, there's no place davewould rather be.
slowly he gathers up his courage to lethis arms wrap around klaus, even though they are surrounded bystrangers. but everyone seems focused on their own moment, and withcouples dancing around them dave tells himself that this is as good amoment as any, and with klaus' arms softly around him he starts tosway, letting them blend in with the other couples moving to the softtunes. and when klaus rest his cheek on his shoulder, dave's stomachdoes a small jump, but he doesn't fight it, and allows his own torest against klaus' messy curls as they are swaying in place.
it's terrifying, and dave is constantlyexpecting someone to come attack them, but then he watches the othercouples around them, and reminds himself to breathe. so he squeezesklaus tighter and takes his hand, dancing like the slow dances he didwith girls in high school, where he used to close his eyes andimagine it was a cute boy, but he never would have imagined that hewould actually get to have a dance like that with someone thatactually made his heart flutter like klaus does. but here he is;fireworks popping over their heads, and a sweet pop song playing overthe biggest speakers he has seen in his life. and he's with klaus. sonothing else matters.
for gotham gauntlet i'm here to spread my tiny lesbean creecher hands all over jimwald (aka gobblepot, aka the og enemies to lovers, aka mutual pining, aka peak tenderness and angst, aka fucking Good Content Babeyy) if this isn't how it works i'm very sorry but also? i love those idiots regardless. am also here to be secretely salty about.... certain popular pairings (or just one) but like, who knows where that'll go, wink
THIS IS, SINGLEHANDLEY, THE MOST ICONIC ASK I’VE GOTTEN FOR THE GAUNTLET SO FAR.......THE SHOWMANSHIP.......THE FLAIR.......THE PROPAGANDA.....BEAUTIFUL :’)
this is exactly how this works & i’m currently losing my mind!!!!!!!! like?????? “peak tenderness and angst” okay okay okay. mutual pining?????? u lay out a strong case.......
hey! i know you're very busy, so this ask is in no way in a hurry, no stress, just thought i'd self-promo again (i wrote "two of hearts, folded" if you remember, but it's also v cool if you don't haha), Anyway, i wrote an 80s au shyan fic called "let's talk about love", and i am always hungry for those viewz and kudos and all that good stuff, so. self-promo? consider this that djdk also i hope you have a nice day/night! :')
let’s talk about love by owilde
Summary: Their first meeting is pure happenstance – a windy park in October, nosy strangers and a boombox that satellites more than just music.
Everything that came after that was no happenstance at all.
(Or, a year in their life, and all that it entails.)
Rated: T
Word Count: 11,414
PS: I haven’t had time to read basically anything recently, but I do have this one on my list, if that says anything to anyone thinking on reading it. I like the idea of the AU and the title, it kinda reminds me of my favorite Led Zeppelin song, lol.
for phan songs a cheesy contender: rick astley's "together forever" ("There ain't no mistaking / It's true love we're making / Something to last for all time / It's never changing / Can't you hear me, I'm saying / I want you for the rest of my life / Together forever and never to part / Together forever we two / And don't you know / I would move heaven and earth / To be together forever with you") it's so cheesy n 80s i love it
cheesy and 80s sounds about right for dnp lbr i mean it’s supposed to be cheesy
i've been going through your blog (my side is rachelcmber) and Honestly i don't understand why more people aren't hyped for LiS 2? like, it looks so good? i already love the diaz bros and lyla and the writing and everything? like, pessimistically, i know people aren't as hyped bc it's not confirmed queer but like... did everyone forget there's different types of rep, lmao? and this is just as important? anyway, i love your blog and i can't wait for more LiS content this week!
Hi! Thank you for the compliment, sorry it took so long to get back to you. Frankly I think the hate is ridiculous because Dontnod clearly put so much love and care into this new game. They have a new story to tell and wanted to address police brutality and racism because they said it’s not only a problem in America, it’s also an issue in France. You just can’t tell a story about that with Max and Chloe. Also, I never saw the Diaz bros as “just another male protagonist in games” because they’re young, vulnerable kids of color who are terrified for their lives and express emotion and love each other. Also yeah, not confirmed queer, Sean could still be bi and we could always meet other queer people on our journey! And EXACTLY! As I’ve been saying, diversity is not limited to skinny cis white queer girls! After knowing Lyla from 20 minutes of gameplay I already loved her! 1 HOUR TO GO TILL LAUNCH!
hypothetically, if i were to have made a bella/rosalie moodboard, and were to hypothetically post it in a few days or so, would it be okay for me to tag you? the tag that you track, i mean. i thought it might be in your interests zjzjdl bc same
OF COURSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES!! and feel free to tag me in any future twilight edits!!
fake movie concept: After her girlfriend disappears without a trace after hiking in a national forrest, Maya is determined to get her back, despite law enforcement telling her it's a dead end. She won't give up on Halley, ever -- so she enlists her best friend and Halley's estranged sister to help her track Halley down. Will they find Halley in time, what exactly happened to her, in the first place -- and what's this horrifying legend the locals keep warning Maya about?
omg this concept is so cool and kinda similar to my own fhkjfdshlk
