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can someone please be proud of me like fuck I’m trying
Hiya! Just a lil comfort thing that I love, for your enjoyment: When A gives B (who's quite touch starved and repressed) a sudden big, warm bear hug, and B kinda reacts in stages. First, they freeze, not immediately sure what to do. Then they tentatively return the hug, a shy, rather shocked smile twitching at their lips. And, when A laughs and just squeezes them tighter, B REALLY returns the hug, clinging to A's clothing and burrowing into the comforting warmth as their eyes flutter shut in bliss :)
okay anon I am absolutely in love with this 😭😭😭 this is like the PICTURE of comfort and I can already picture A and B cuddling together afterwards on the couch, A stroking B’s hair 💛 thanks for sharing!
Touch-starved whumpee who doesn’t know how to ask for comfort
- Whumpee who grows up being denied or ridiculed for their need of affection. Eventually, Whumpee learn to just stop asking because they will never get what they want and will most likely be punished for daring to ask.
- Whumpee who are wary of being open or vulnerable to their teammates because their guardians or the people they grow up with see vulnerability as a weakness. Whumpee has been so conditioned that they are not allowed to ask for comfort so they just close off and deal with it themself. And their teammates don’t know they are truly struggling because they have learned to conceal it so well.
- Whumpee who is taught to not be “selfish” (read: to not ask for anything), so they just don’t ask because they don’t want to bother their teammates.
- Whumpee who takes on the role of a caretaker and put their own needs for comfort aside so they can listen to teammate A’s family issues or be the big spoon because teammate B likes to be the small spoon. They see their touch starvation as something trivial themselves, because their teammates need their touch more and Whumpee can handle themself.
- Whumpee who just melts into someone embrace, soaking up all they can get. Whumpee who hides their disappointment and the feeling of emptiness when the arms inevitably let go and they are alone again.
- Whumpee who is too shy to ask, and is a bit closed off and by themself that people think they don’t like to be touch.
- Whumpee who is very selective about whose touch they want, but has to take any physical comfort they can get because they don’t have any other option.
Whumpee who has had to fend for themselves from a young age (maybe their parent died, maybe they were abandoned, maybe they were a victim of child abuse) and now they have Caretaker who takes care of them when they're sick, gives them hugs when they're sad, helps them when they're hurt etc. and Whumpee breaks down because it's just been so long since someone cared about them like that
i like hugs, and honestly i just. i think they deserve more love than they get. so here we go lads. i’m on a one-woman mission to revive the absolute love of hugs. as always!!! do NOT add to this list!! i will curse your crops and possibly your livestock!! seriously tho i might make a new list, so just. don’t do it. add a “+ REVERSE” to reverse the roles of the action!
LAST UPDATE: 10/06/22
[ LIFT ]: sender, being taller than the shorter receiver, lifts them off the ground mid-embrace.
[ SIGH ]: sender releases a soft sigh of relief the moment they have the receiver in their arms.
[ CHEEK ]: sender presses a quick kiss to the receiver’s cheek on their way into the hug.
[ TEMPLE ]: sender presses a soft kiss to the receiver’s temple while hugging them.
[ CROWN ]: sender presses a kiss to the crown of the receiver’s head while hugging.
[ NECK ]: sender reaches up and wraps their arms around the receiver’s neck when hugging them.
[ MIDDLE ]: sender wraps their arms around the receiver’s middle while hugging them.
[ OPEN ]: sender wordlessly opens their arms out to offer the receiver a long-awaited hug.
[ CRY ]: while holding on to the receiver, the sender begins to cry into their shoulder/chest/hair (depending on height difference and whatnot.)
[ HAIR ]: sender buries one hand into the receiver’s hair while hugging them.
[ CUP ]: sender gently cups one hand against the back of the receiver’s head while hugging them.
[ ASSURE ]: sender quietly reassures the receiver that everything’s okay while they’re hugging one another.
[ HESITATE ]: startled by a sudden hug from the receiver, the sender pauses for a moment, before hesitantly returning the embrace.
[ CLING ]: sender wraps their arms tightly around the receiver, clinging on to them throughout the embrace.
[ STROKE ]: sender slowly and repeatedly runs a hand through the receiver’s hair in a soothing motion while they hug.
[ SPIN ]: while hugging the receiver, the sender lifts them off the ground and begins to spin them both in a giddy, joyful circle.
[ FALL ]: receiving a sudden and forceful embrace from the receiver, the sender stumbles and falls to the ground while still hugging them.
[ THROW ]: sender suddenly flings their arms around the receiver in an impulsive embrace.
[ SPRINT ]: seeing the receiver across the room, the sender sprints across the distance between them to give them a hug.
[ PULL ]: sender physically pulls the receiver (by the hand or waist or arms, etc.) into a hug
[ SHOULDER ]: sender buries their face into the receiver’s shoulder/the crook of their neck while hugging them.
[ WAIST ]: sender jumps up at the last minute while running to hug the receiver, wrapping their legs around their waist and their arms around their neck as they hug them.
[ SIDE ]: sender wraps an arm around the receivers shoulders and pulls them in for a side-hug.
[ GIFT ]: while hugging the receiver, the sender slips something into their pocket out of the public eye. (FEEL FREE TO SPECIFY WHAT THIS GIFT IS!)
[ GUIDE ]: as they go in for a hug, the sender gently rests a hand and guides the receiver’s head to rest against their shoulder/chest.
[ CHIN ]: sender, while hugging the receiver, rests their chin on top of their head.
[ SWAY ]: while embracing the receiver, the sender begins to sway in a slow, soothing manner.
[ COAT ]: as they go for a hug, the sender opens out their jacket so the receiver can “share” it, warming them up as best they can while they hug.
[ HUM ]: as they embrace, the sender begins to gently hum under their breath to soothe and relax the receiver.
[ CIRCLE ]: while they’re hugging, the sender begins to rub their hand in slow circles on the receiver’s back.
[ SUBSIDE ]: an emotionally distressed sender initially shoves and strikes out at the receiver, but collapses into tears after a few moments and sinks against them for a hug.
[ CARRY ]: the sender pulls an emotionally/physically exhausted receiver into an embrace, then lifts them off their feet and carries them to a sofa/bed to let them lie down and get some rest.
[ COLLAPSE ]: a weakened sender (either from exhaustion or injuries or whatever!) sinks into the receiver’s embrace, only to collapse in their arms, too weak to move.
can you do touch starved prompts?
List of touch starved prompts
Character A clinging onto Character B whenever they’re together, not wanting to let go.
Heart palpitations whenever Character B so much as brushes their hand against Character A’s.
Feeling warm all over whenever Character B initiates any sort of physical contact with them.
“To what do I owe the pleasure of being hugged so tightly by you?”
“Can you [insert act of physical contact] with me? Please?”
Character A craving for Character B to have some sort of physical contact with them and whenever they do get that physical contact, they physically melt because of it.
Mind racing with about a million thoughts whenever Character B touches them.
Daydreaming about Character B cuddling them, day in, day out.
“What do you need from me right now?” “Well, I just… I need you to hold me.”
“Is this too much?” “It’s not. I’m just… I’m not used to this is all.”
dialogue
➼ “Please don’t ever stop touching me.”
➼ “I may have found a new addiction.”
➼ “Your hands are so soft.”
➼ “Do that again. It feels nice.”
➼ “Are you okay? Your face seems a little red.”
➼ “Stop smothering me, you dumbass.” “It’s to make up for the lack of hugs in all these years in your life when I wasn’t there!”
actions
• tensing up under their touch because they’re scared they’ll become too attached to it
• insisting they don’t want B to touch them but B notices the soft curl of A’s lips whenever they do touch them
• intertwining their pinkies as a start to physical contact
• placing a comforting hand on their back whenever they feel nervous or upset
• memorising the little scars on each other’s bodies
• getting used to falling asleep and waking up in each other arms
• the other hugging them suddenly and them freezing, not knowing what to do
prompt list by @novelbear
heart pounding whenever the other does so much as to hold onto their wrist while guiding them through a crowd
one just casually sitting down on the other's lap and they start internally freaking the hell out
hesitantly tugging the other's fabric of their shirt or sleeve, testing the waters
^^ the other notices so they pull them into a hug, smiling as they just watch them melt
"wait, don't go, please.."
"is this okay?" "it's more than okay."
already barely holding it together as they're getting their hand held but then they feel that reassuring squeeze and they just can't
wearing the others' clothes so that it can at least feel like they're hugging them, even for just a moment
feeling so lonely that they have to call their lover/friend, just to get a sense and reminder that they're still there
^ trying and failing to hold back their tears as they do so
"can i have one more hug?" "aw, babe you don't have to ask, c'mere..."
when the other holds onto their waist briefly as they're passing by and it just send chills down their spine
breaking down mid-hug because they just needed this so much
their breath hitching whenever the other gets a little closer
^ feeling crushed when that action is taken as a sign of discomfort, and they watch them slowly back off
holding onto a stuffed animal/pillow, imagining that it's their lover in their embrace instead
one leaning their head onto the other's shoulder suddenly and they just freeze
"i wasn't sure how much longer i could have taken this..."
"touch is my love language" just doesnt cut it. I want to randomly pick you up fireman or bridal style. I wanna cling to each other like velcro. I need to constantly be biting and squeezing and holding. Hugs from behind, rocking back and forth for minutes on end. Tangled up limbs in a cuddle puddle. I need to be constantly touching!! you feel me?
Shout out to Reyna. Professional child soldier, sorceress’s apprentice, pirate, codictator, dictator, immortal aromantic, what can’t she do?
Nico: So, what, now I’m just supposed to do anything that Reyna does? I mean, what if she jumped off a cliff? Coach Hedge: If Reyna were to jump off a cliff, she would’ve done her due diligence regarding the height of the cliff, the depth of the water, and the angle of entry, so yes. If you see Reyna jump off a cliff, by all means, jump off a cliff. Nico: You jump off a cliff! Coach Hedge: Gladly. Provided Reyna did first.
Nope. Wish me luck :)
Currently watching the entire criminal minds series from season 1. Going good so far
will forever mourn the fact we have not gotten (nor will we ever I suppose) baby hotchner in his first year of the bau. he's big tough intimidating suit man. but what about when he was (even more) insecure and trying hard to fit into the role of profiler and using his fancy little suits as his stupid shield and to make people take him extra seriously
I need rossi to call him son and tell him he did a good job but also hotch being wary about a new father figure in his life. but also hotch Needing advice from rossi or gideon and not knowing how to ask because he's been independent in his career / life for so long but he yearns to see rossi as his mentor because now he's part of a close-ish knit team now
hotch, pointing at rossi: you're my dad boogie woogie woogie
Currently watching the entire criminal minds series from season 1. Going good so far
Detective: I didn't realize your communications liaison looked so... Emily: *raises an eyebrow, glares at the man* Detective: ...young. Hotch: The fuck are you implying? I'll have you know SSA Jareau is experienced and her youth is not-- Rossi: What happened to "It's important for us to maintain a good relationship with the local police force"? Emily: That goes out the window when the local police force tries to hit on my girl. *JJ is in the conference room eating Cheetos, oblivious to her boss and her GF trying to fight the detective*
Emily: On a scale of 1-10, how bad do you want to kill me right now?
Hotch: I’m hovering somewhere in the high thirties.
Clark: why are you like this
Bruce, three seconds away from dropping a glass of champagne on the floor, dramatically slipping in the pieces, and falling into the lap of the senator they’re trying to get information out of in a bizarre, sleep-deprived, but likely wildly successful seduction attempt: can you just let me have this please
Scipio angst time. He was the purest source of comfort for Reyna, offering no judgement nor confusion. He supported her and carried her throughout her time in new Rome. He died protecting her. He died a Roman death, just like death. Because not even a Pegasus is protected from the altar of sacrifice on which Rome is built. She is soaked in his blood and must kill him in order to relieve him. His blood is on her hands, and her guilt comes not from him not deserving the fate she gave him, but that it was the kindest one she could have.
Reyna and Frank agreeing on firing Octavian through a canon is everything to me XD
To some people you’re an NPC
To other people, you’re the special, unlockable character that they worked and worked to finally get- and when they do they’re so happy because they got the game just so they could find you.
Aaron having to bring his daughter with him to work for whatever reason? She’s tiny enough to not be running around and mainly just sleep on his chest all day. It’s fall outside and she’s in a warm teddy bear outfit so it’s literally like a stuffed animal on his chest as he works. She wouldn’t remember anything she saw in files but he makes sure her head is never near anything bad. Makes his heart warm and happy when the others realize that she’s there and coo over her and the outfit. Penelope takes pictures of them to send to you too 😭🖤
soak it in
i'm going to CRY cw; fem!reader, girl dad!aaron, small foyet reference
aaron's entrance into the bullpen piqued the interest of several, as it was different from any other, usual morning. not only was his briefcase in hand, but also a carseat, and a diaper bag was slung proudly over his shoulder. there were smiles from the team, some small nudges to look amongst the other units, as today's visitor was easily welcomed.
during breakfast, you had been notified your dentist appointment had been moved up, due to the office closing earlier within the day for whatever reason. with such short notice and jessica being unavailable, aaron was the obvious solution, and your daughter came to work with him - until you were done running a few errands and could drop by to retrieve her.
for the meantime - as she was there - aaron opted to work strictly on the no-pictures-included files. while she was never in close proximity to a file regardless, and today's onesie's hood happened to shield her eyes, and her little mind wouldn't process or remember anything - aaron didn't want to take any chances. he yearned to keep his daughter as far away from that, all the horrors the world possessed, for as long as he possibly could. jack had gained the knowledge - that monsters were real, just in human form - sooner than he would have liked. sadly.
currently baby girl was tucked into his chest, her right cheek smushed against him. she dozed off not too long ago; she had gotten a bit antsy and luckily his swivel desk chair allowed him to slowly rock her as he worked, in addition to soothingly shushing her, whispering that it's okay; ultimately calming her down. her little fingers found a near death grip on his shirt, clinging onto him as she slept.
when he had felt the pull of fabric, he gazed down and couldn't help but smile. aaron also took a moment, to soak it all in. the window of time where this was possible, was limited; her against his chest, small enough to be cradled in one arm, quiet and secure in the comfort of his office. all in too fast progression would aaron blink, and she would be way more interested in exploring and bouncing off the walls.
the thought immediately snapped his heart into two. if only she could stay that tiny, forever.
as he wrote, flipped a page, switched files, aaron was extremely careful to his movements. he tried not to rustle her, despite her being comfortably laid in his not-preoccupied-by-writing arm.
the sudden creak of his door lifts his eyes, penelope entering. the quietest of aw’s leaves her as she approaches, with an extra spring in her step at the sight before her. in addition, she doesn't hesitate to whisk out her phone.
"i didn't know this cutie was here today." the words leave her in a gentle, yet high, pitched tone, giddiness laced within. her jaw fully drops as she catches sight of the cozy onesie the littlest hotchner inhabits, "oh my god look at her outfit!"
“garcia.” aaron lightly warns as her volume heightens, his eyes flicking back up to her from his paperwork, his pen slowing.
“i know sorry sorry, i just neeeed to share the cuteness with the mrs.," penelope grins, aiming her camera at baby girl, and aaron, snapping a few pictures. "this is just, too dang adorable. she needs a copy, i need a copy, and i'll make you a copy too, sir."
that tugs aaron's lips into a smile, a small chuckle leaving him. "she's cute, huh?"
"um hello? cute doesn't even begin to cover it. please tell me you're the one who dressed her today. if yes, i might have to scream. just might."
"not today." aaron admitted, dropping his pen and fixing the small hood, which had fallen a bit too much in front of baby girl's face. again, his lips couldn’t help but pull into a smile. god, he loved being a girl dad, and a dad in general. "but, i may have picked it out."
"i was right. i'm going to scream." quick to realize what she said, penelope held out her hands in defense - before aaron even had the opportunity to open his mouth - clarifying with wide eyes. "internally! i'm screaming internally."
aaron took a slight pause, before speaking. “actually, about the copies - ”
penelope’s shoulders dropped in defeat, her lips pulling to the side - an equivalent to an ‘eek’. “was i too enthusiastic?”
“on the contrary,” aaron’s expression softened, laughing gently as to again, not rouse baby girl. “would you mind bringing me two? i’ll need one for in here, and for my wallet.”
Was it a crush or was he just the first person to choose her. Was he the only one who stayed. The one rock in her life. Was he her crush or did he just one day become a different person and she’d rather die than admit it because if he’s gone then it proves she’s cursed, unlovable, destined to be abandoned over and over again. That no matter how right the person is, she’ll be the problem. Is he a crush or does she see him sacrifice himself to end a war, to end the death of kids like you. Is he a crush or did she just stand over his dead body, grieving the hope he once gave her, and now fled her as soon as she saw his lifeless body. Was he a crush or was he her, in all the ways she loved and hated.
there are a lot of fics out there where sirius is super dramatic when finding out about jegulus and not enough fics where he is genuinely hurt that james lied to him
especially the ones where remus knows, lies to his face about it, AND thinks it’s funny? sirius almost never reacts appropriately enough for me
I'm very normal about the fact that Crowley said he "didn't really fall" that he "sauntered vaguely downwards" and being damned is "not so bad once you get used to it" but then also when he's lamenting alone talking to god he says "i only ever asked questions" "that's all it took to be a demon" and then when he's alone drinking and grieving over his murdered best and only friend he says he "never wanted to be a demon" and that he "took a million light year fall into a pool of boiling sulphur" I'm normal about the fact that he lies to Aziraphale about how badly he feels about being a demon
Piper - "You guys are hot." So blatanly they both start laughing. Percy is so red in the face as Piper apologizes so many times cause it actually just came out, she did not mean to say it out loud, oh my Gods just kill me now! (Leo's laughing at her so fucking hard he needs to take a walk outside.)
Hazel - She's just normal. Adores them for taking such good care of one of her best friends.
Frank - He's a little jealous but basically the same as Hazel.
Jason - Poor guy is so scared. The only parental figures he's ever had were abusive and he's heard so many good things about them and doesn't wanna mess this up. But he relaxes after a while realizing they're super chill.
Leo - Same as Jason but instead of being a people pleaser about it, he had more energy due to his anxiety. Don't mess up. They'll hate you if you mess up. Mess up what??? It's just dinner!!!
Reyna - They made her smile!! Everyone congradulated her.
She would not be feminine under any circumstances
Reyna if Olympus had their own version of the Met Gala!
This made me laugh.