hey everyone! it's been a while (for those who actually kept up with my blog and/or writing, anyway lol). hope you're all well. if you're wondering where i've been, i'm okay. just stressing over college things and actually going and doing adult things--like i took the public bus for the first time last week to get to work. bit nerve-wracking since i'd never ridden that route before and the stop i had to get off at was still a ways from my destination so i had to walk the rest of the way. but i digress.
i just wanted to let you all know that since i'm off to college and will have a completely different workload than i did in high school, i'll be putting my writing on an indefinite hiatus. (not like i haven't been doing that for the past year and a half anyway lmao.)
i want to focus on academics (esp. since this is college) and my dad has recently gotten on my case (at least, more than usual anyway) about stepping up and being an adult and i'm struggling with that and just actually pulling myself together enough to have any semblance of energy to do anything other than binging shows or taking naps. i'm trying to figure adulting out, and i'm making small steps. i think? at least any progress is better than nothing, i guess.
this isn't a goodbye post! i'll still drop onto tumblr every once in a while when i have the free time and probably reblog a post or two before hopping off again. PLUS, i have queued incorrect quotes that i'll keep queueing like i have for the past year and a half. i'm just going to take a break from tumblr since i haven't done much on here anyway and i feel like hopping onto tumblr every once in a while to just see what i've been missing out on is becoming more and more of a chore and the stretches of time between tumblr visits is becoming longer and longer.
Hi! Still writing? Craving for some generation kill/brad Colbert x female reader content! You rock.
hi hi! thanks for the ask :) i’m currently on an indefinite writing hiatus (see my pinned post) and probably won’t be able to return to writing for the foreseeable future. i do miss writing, though, and have been thinking about returning to it more recently but at the moment, i’m not writing.
there are other lovely writers that are still active though, as far as i’m aware. but since i haven’t been on this tumblr and active in the hbo war community for at least a year now, i don’t feel qualified to redirect you to an author who actually has been actively writing. however: @hbowardaily is a great place to start to check out some fantastic authors (and other media creators! when i say they’ve got everything, i mean they’ve got everything.) that deserve some love and reblogs too!
thanks again for the ask, and for reading my work! i hope u have a lovely day! 💞
edit: @hbowardaily compiled an updated author masterlist!
red hood | a jason todd playlist, vol. iii
↳ i come back from the dead to post this. a jason todd playlist, but make it k-pop~ (aka "how many stray kids songs can i put on here before it becomes noticeable?")
Runner: on a scale of "Damn, Daniel" to "fre sha vaca do", how are you feeling?
Chuckler: in between "it's an avocado, thanks" and "how did you defeat Captain America", but as a solid answer, i would say, "i don't need a degree to be a clothing hanger". what about you, Jay?
De L'Eau: probably "road work ahead"
Leckie: i speak many languages, and this is none of them.
Speirs: well thank ya for asking. you see, i used the bittenbinder method. when i saw the krauts approaching, i just ran through the occupied town. now i've thrown them off their rhythm.
A/N: i know i said i'd be taking an indefinite hiatus from writing, but i did say i'd pop back in from time to time and these headcanons were already started before i made the decision to take a break so i wanted to finish these at least. plus i start my first official college courses in the coming morning so i wanted to give y'all something to tide you over until my next piece.
MASTERLIST
Shifty gives very good hugs and i shall die on this hill
however–i don’t think he’s the type to hug everyone. he seems to err towards introversion so i think he reserves his hugs for important occasions and important people–namely, you
that makes his hugs all the more special
Shifty is shy about touch tbh
but i think once he gets more comfortable around you, he definitely starts reaching out for you more
touch–it’s how he gets his feelings across
like, he seems to be a man of few words, so he’ll tell you how he’s feeling with touch
tired? big, clingy bear hugs
sad and needs comfort? a gentle hand squeeze, occasionally cries on your shoulder
happy and wants to tell you he loves you so much? kiss on the cheek with the cutest sunshine-y smile
frustrated? clingy hug from behind that lasts a while, occasionally lies down with you to listen to your heartbeat
y’all have developed an entire system of touches that the others still can’t decipher
on the battlefield is a completely different story tho
Shifty is worried about you all the time
he knows you can hold your own and you’re a damn good soldier but he at least needs to know you’re okay
before either of you launch into combat, one of you always reaches for the other and gives a gentle squeeze
like a way of saying, “i’m here, i’m okay, and we’ll be okay after this; don’t worry”
after the gunfire and bullets have ceased and the medics are making their rounds, Shifty always finds you and checks to make sure you’re not injured
his check-up almost always starts with him cupping your face and asking “are you hurt?”
when he’s satisfied that you’re okay and your injuries are minor, if any, he’ll sigh in relief and pull you into a bone-crushing hug
Shifty is always a Respectful Boy™
always asks if he can kiss you
very gentlemanly
for someone who is a sharpshooter and is sometimes hidden in good places that aren’t exactly on the front lines, he gets a lot of scratches
damn trees and their prickly branches hurting your favorite boy
you help him clean his wounds a lot
a lot of wiping the dirt off his face too when the battle is over
gentle touches for a gentle man
Shifty LIVES for these moments, i tell you
i can guarantee you he has heart eyes for you when you’re patching him up
soft smile, bright eyes, the whole shebang
any third party watching can definitely tell how much he loves you
other times, if y’all find yourselves next to each other in battle, Shifty shields you with himself
you put up all sorts of hell about it but that’s the one thing he won’t budge on
in Bastogne, y’all are always together—where one is, the other isn’t too far behind
sitting huddled in foxholes with your knees and shoulders touching
or either of you lying awake and keeping watch while the other is curled up on the other’s shoulder
somehow you always find each other’s hands
you always definitely fall asleep in his arms while in Haguenau
Shifty loves being able to hold you–it’s a reminder of what keeps him from losing his mind and getting too deep into his intrusive thoughts
he swears you have a sixth sense for when he’s feeling really down in the dumps, ESPECIALLY when you’re napping when he’s holding you or if you’re resting your head in his lap
it’s like your sense intensifies if he’s making physical contact with you
like he’ll have some distant look on his face and you’ll sleepily reach up to cradle his face, with your eyes still closed more often than not
“talk to me, baby; what’s going on in that head of yours?”
i don’t think Shifty ever has trouble voicing his feelings, but one can’t simply just say how they’re feeling
especially after all Easy has experienced thus far
so you sit up real quick and just pull him into a hug and let him cry into your shoulder while rubbing soothing circles onto his back
“it’s gonna be okay, Darrell. it’s gonna be alright. i’ll be right here, always.”
truck rides through Europe after winter and the hell that was Bastogne means lots of naps
and lots of naps means lots of falling asleep on each other
Easy thinks it’s adorable (everyone shushes everyone and it’s the funniest thing)
you find that whenever Shifty is feeling down–especially after his accident–he likes to listen to your heart
you also noticed that he held your hand a lot more after his accident
almost as if to remind himself that he survived another day to show you how much he loves you
it started with him grabbing your arm as you slept by his bedside and kinda just grew from there
OH HO HO side note: Shifty is not the jealous type bc he knows you’re a badass who can handle yourself but if he notices someone is giving you more looks than they should, he’ll casually slip his arm around your waist, pull you a bit closer, and press a kiss to your cheek
not that you’re complaining. he gives good kisses, y’know.
anyway after the both of y’all get back to the States, Shifty definitely asks you to marry him
he held your hands since the beginning at Toccoa, he held your hands during the thick of fighting, and he’s damn sure as hell going to hold your hands until his dying days
then he’ll find you in the afterlife and would do it all over again
