no matter how much i say, i will never have said enough. no matter how much i love, i will never have loved enough. no matter how alive i am, i will never have lived enough.
there is so much of this world and of myself to give to it and everything on it but i will never have enough time because i will never run out of myself, of love and care and need and humanity.
i am so afraid i won’t have enough time to be with the people i want to be with but in the end, i am simply glad i don’t want my time to be done already anymore. i am glad i appreciate life and time and that i live to live now.
i am glad birds will sing and suns will rise and waves will crash and people will talk to me tomorrow and the tomorrow after that too. i am glad i breathe and think and smell and touch and taste and i love so deeply with all of me.
i am glad to be alive. i am glad to be me. i am glad to have the earth under my feet and my friends in my hands and my desire for everything in my mind. i am.
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Sweet nothings escaped his lips. They were uttered in a hurry, frenzied by how little time he had, but he had nothing to fear. You were grateful for time you got to spend with him, no matter how short it might have been. Ray was busy. He was always busy with work. But, he would make a point of ensuring that a part of his day would bring him back to you. It was no surprise that he had devoted himself to working ahead of himself to be in your room right before the hour struck twelve. He wanted to be there with you on a day that was blessed. It was blessed to him as it was a day that you were brought into the world to exist.
"Today I'm grateful you're alive. I feel like I'm the luckiest man in the world because I get to be the first person to greet you on a day that is all about you. I'm honored. My heart is beating out of my chest the longer I think about the things I want to say to you on a day like today. A day as special as today. I want to see you smile. I want you to have the best day of your life. I want to give you the best day of your life. If I can grant your every wish today, my life will be worth it. Our life together will be worth it."
Ray's gloved hands were pressed against your face. He was holding your head up just enough that you could take a better look at him, and better yet, not look away. His dazzling eyes were quite enough to captivate you from the start. If he knew that, you didn't have a clue. What you did know is that there was a yearning inside of you that was growing just as quickly as his head.
"I never was one for birthdays. I don't think I could celebrate mine. It never feels like a happy occasion, but that's why I want you to feel like one. I want this to be your occasion of bliss and joy. I want this day to be yours. Yours and nobody else's. Tell me all of your deepest desires. What do you want? It doesn't matter if there is work waiting for me on my desk when I return, I will make sure your day is perfect."
The more time you spent with him, the more you became ensnared in those mint pools. In ways, it was intoxicating. You wanted more and more of it. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that he felt the same. A part of you couldn't bring yourself to admit you'd wished that you could submerse yourself in that pool.
"My God/dess. Say what you want and I will bring it to you. All I want to see is you happy. The smallest smile on your face will be the best gift that I could receive on a day like today. You are the reason I can dream of salvation and the sky. You are a gift to the world, and I don't intend to let you feel forgotten by the world. You are my world. You are my sky. You're my... You're mine. You are mine and I will cherish the ground you walk on until the day I die. Today is just another reminder. A reminder that I will always be happy to celebrate at your altar.*
His praise was gentle, and somehow, his yearning was stronger. Normally, there was hesitance in his voice as his insecurities ate away at him, but today, there was none of that. There was only a look in his eyes that said that he would not be deterred.
Maybe today didn't mean that much to you. Maybe today wasn't a good day because birthdays were always a mixed bag. Maybe today was a good day because it was a day all about you. Ray couldn't say he knew about whatever was running through your mind, but he knew things about you that nobody else did, but that didn't mean he knew you as well as you knew yourself. Those were the things he wanted to know more than anything.
If he could know everything, it would be impossible for people to wrench him away from you.
If you were glued to the hip joint, nothing could tear you apart. That was what he was thinking. It didn't take rocket science to figure that out from the look in his eyes.
Frankly, there were no material possessions in the world you could think of. You knew if you named anything, he would find a way to make it happen. He was that kind of person. It didn't matter if you asked for a cake that was seventeen tiers. Ray was the kind of person who wanted to make sure you got exactly what you wanted.
There were no objects of your desire you wanted to have. The reality was that nothing interested you as a present. There were plenty of things you could've named. Between practical and personal enjoyment, there were a lot of things in the world that were nice. But, would they have meant anything? Would those things make you feel complete? Why would you want anything when you already had somebody in your life who was everything you could have ever wanted?
What more could you want?
"I want you, Ray," you whispered.
"I'm yours," he said. That euphoric looking his eyes made you feel complete. It didn't matter if it was twisted or if the world didn't understand a single word of it. "Happy birthday, my flower. If that is your wish, I will do my best to be a gift worth your time."
arcade, picnic baskets, vinyl and sunflower? for the funky asks!
Right now, I’m not wearing any so I guess clear?
I remember reading Dork Diaries a lot, if that counts. Or The Giving Tree
Anything vanilla-ey, or those “evening fireside glow” candles
I find that music from my childhood makes me a lot more nostalgic than scents, or places from my childhood (especially since I move a lot so I can’t go to nostalgic places, but music can come with me :D)
♡
I choose to believe that MC took the picture this time and any time it's the boys with MC, Vandy took the picture for them.
Highly hc Vanderwood moves in with the boys and MC
Hi! I'm Sal :)
And I noticed we have quite a few similar interests like yttd, dr, and d:bh!!
i need more dr mutuals... so hii :) pls pls PLS like/rb so i can follow u i wanna scream about my favs with someone who can relate
Word Count: 727
Author’s notes: I had fun writing these, please let me know if you’d prefer a story instead of headcanons or if you’d like me to change/rewrite anything. :)
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Angie:
When she’s busy doing art, she doesn’t really notice whether or not you’ve been taking care of yourself.
But when she decides to take breaks or if she notices you haven't eaten or drank anything in a while, she’ll nudge you and tell you Atua said you were forgetting to do something, so you could remember to eat or drink.
If you don’t take the hint she’ll let you know what “Atua thinks” you’re missing.
“S/o, Atua wants you to remember to drink something. He doesn’t want you to get sick, you know!”
She would go over and get a drink for you and insist you drink it.
“You don’t want to be cursed riiight?”
You know she just cares about you but she’ll be pretty forward and stern about taking care of yourself, sometimes even saying that you are outright disobeying Atua by not taking care of yourself.
Usually she won’t let you get out of doing so unless you absolutely resist, but even then, she’ll come back later and remind you again to take care of yourself.
You don’t often resist though, so that’s not really a problem.
In terms of showering, she will run a bath or shower and tell you Atua told her you need to bathe to appease him.
She may even try to “help” you undress if you question it, but will back off if you tell her you’ll do it and don’t need help.
Afterwards, she’ll praise you and tell you that Atua is pleased and that you're free to do whatever you want, now that you’ve “cleansed yourself”.
Mikan:
Mikan, being a nurse, definitely notices when you haven't been eating, drinking, or sleeping well.
She tries to remind you to eat and drink, though she apologizes after, since she thinks you’ll be mad at her for pointing it out.
“Hey s/o? Your blood circulation looks off today. Have you eaten a good breakfast yet? Or maybe you haven’t had enough liquids today?..”
Of course, she probably knows which is more likely to be the case, but she also wants you to be able to acknowledge that you probably should go eat or drink something
Usually, she gets a little nervous to point things out to you, but when it comes to your health, she wants the best for you.
Oftentimes if you don’t immediately respond or go to get food or take a nap, she’ll say something like “Oh! I’m sorry, I don’t want you to feel faint or get a headache, I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable...”
You’re never mad though, and you make sure to thank her for reminding you.
You don’t often have to remind her to take care of herself, but sometimes you invite her to nap with you or get some food together so you’re both well taken care of.
When it comes to showering, she doesn’t outright say anything because she doesn’t want you to think she’s saying you stink, but she does offer the shower to you before she plans on getting in, so you can get the hint and not end up getting infections from not cleaning yourself.
Yasuhiro:
Let's be honest here, he doesn’t often take great care of himself either.
But he does still care about you so he’d probably start leaving sticky-notes around that just have small reminders to eat/drink/shower, etc for you both.
Whenever he gets super hungry or thirsty, he just makes an extra sandwich or pours an extra drink and brings it to you so you can both be taken care of, and you do the same.
Because of this, you guys are usually in sync when you’re hungry so when your stomach growls, even if you’re in a different room, you know his most likely did too.
I feel like he’d buy new soaps every time he goes to the store because he thinks you guys are low, but in reality you’ve got like 5 nearly-full bottles in the shower at home.
Usually that reminds you both to take more showers, but it doesn’t last long before you fall back into not showering for a bit.
‘Hey s/o, I bought another body wash, since we’re low.”
“Yasu.. We’re not low in any bottles in there”
“..Oh. Speaking of which, we should probably start using those, huh?”
Omg everyone who suggested knew what they were doing. Your art never ceases to amaze me 💝
saeyoung in white cherry, please?????? he'd SLAY
Omw to the club actin like a slut 💅
Author’s note: Yes this is partially based off a real event, no I do not want to talk about it. (It’s a little funny)
Please enjoy!
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"Press it! Press it!!" Kokichi shouted over your shoulder.
“Are we done? I don’t want to screw it up and press it too early” You exclaimed.
"If you don't press it now, who knows what'll happen! Push! The! button!" He cried out, with comically large tears streaming down his face.
"If I push it now, we may not have done everything right!" You yelled back, hands shaking.
"It's now or never, S/o, I'll never forgive you if you don't press it in time." He stated grimly.
You quickly re-read everything on the screen in front of you, tapped a few keys on your phone keyboard, and pressed the button. Immediately, the screen went black. You and Kokichi were both silent. The room's atmosphere had been totally different mere moments ago. Now, instead of shouting and anxiety, it was silent and just tense. You looked up at the clock every few minutes.
Tick, tock. Tick, tock.
Time crept by, slower than ever before, almost convincing you that it wasn’t moving at all. You’ve never seen Kokichi this serious.
You two made small conversation here and there just to fill the time, though it didn't help much.
At one point, you even went outside to wait.
It was rainy, chilly, and dark.
The rain danced on your coat, before falling to the concrete beneath you.
But as soon as you heard Kokichi telling you to come back inside, as he was getting cold from the open door; you went back inside to wait.
Right when you both started to give up hope, there was a knock at the door. You stood to answer it, but your boyfriend was faster; getting to the door and throwing it open.
"Thanks, we almost starved to death!" He exclaimed to the poor GrubHub driver.
"Yeah, sorry about that.. Enjoy your McDonald's.." The driver said before turning to head back to his car. Kokichi didn't bother to tip, he just closed the door and got to work making sure everything was there.
"Oh my God, S/O. They forgot the most important part" He wailed.
"What? What did they forget?" After waiting a long 20 minutes, you didn’t want to deal with reordering whatever they missed; And your phone was dead, so you’d have to wait for it to charge to do so.
"The seventeen pepper packets I added!!" He wailed; gently, but dramatically, tossing the bag on the counter.
Though that wasn’t a main part of the order, Kokichi was actually upset about it being forgotten. So much so, that you almost felt like driving to McDonalds to ask for pepper packets, just to appease him.
McDonalds had already closed by the time you decided to do so, however.
It was a sad day that day.
Omg could I get 12 with Vanderwood pls pls!!
Yes absolutely! This will be my first piece about Vandy so I'm a little nervous but you got it!
I have one more request that I know of but I’ll have to get to it tomorrow because I had more stuff to do today than I thought which left less time to work on my writing :(
I’m hoping for another snow day but if not, I’ll still work on it when I can <3