Sophocles, Elektra (trans. Anne Carson)
me to me honestly
Tag: otp
Person A being very attentive and vigilant whilst helping Person B recover from an injury/illness that keeps B in and out of consciousness, with little memory of the whole traumatic ordeal. After B’s recovery, Person A never mentions their involvement, and Person B can’t figure out why A’s presence brings so much comfort.
I Didn’t Think I Shipped It But The Fic Writers for This Ship Really Brought Their A Game: a memoir.
I Didn’t Know This Ship Existed Previously But Now I’m In Hell: the sequel
obvs there is something great about when a Big Scary turns into a Big Softie where Tiny Useless is concerned, but what i like better is:
Tiny Useless decides, with no prompting and for no apparent reason whatsoever, that Big Scary needs protecting. and if no one else will do it then this accidentally-gets-stepped-on, blows-away-in-a-stiff-breeze motherfucker is going to have to be the one to protect this living mountain of pain. you wanna get to this troll, you’re gonna have to go through this pixie. you try to come for this tibetan mastiff, this chihuahua’s gonna try to kick your ass first.
and the Big Scary is mostly just?? really confused???? there are at least twenty different reasons why this is fucking dumb. but also this feeble lil shit is the first person in the entire world to try and stand up for this person that absolutely does not need it. Big Scary continues to be huge and terrifying but now Tiny Useless has their undying loyalty and it will probably not end well for anyone.
i like seeing all of the ships this has been tagged with, but, i am going to be completely honest with you guys, when i wrote this i was thinking about little girls like my sister, who at the age of five had a strict ‘talk shit get hit’ policy about the incredible hulk
“I think you need to taste this for me,” the monarch said. They shoved the exquisite cake in their guard’s direction.
Their guard blinked. “Um.”
“What, you’d rather your monarch be poisoned?”
Of course not. The guard hesitantly took a mouthful, only to practically melt in satisfaction. “Oh my god.” It was amazing. They caught themselves. “I – er – I think it’s fine.”
“You should try a sip of the wine too,” the monarch said. “Just to be safe. Sit, sit.”
It took the guard slightly too long to realize that it was practically a date, with the monarch feeding them delicacies off their plate.
Imagine your OTP
I just have such a profound need for best friend to lover AUs when both sides think there is no chance of anything ever happening.
Sharing beds together since they were little kids and never really growing out of that habit even though it now hurts to be that close to each other, knowing it will never be anything more than platonic cuddling.
Each of them being that one person the other goes to to feel better when they’ve had a shit day or date. Bonus if it’s 3am and they spend all night talking.
Neither of them realising how much they act like they are dating/married and getting super flustered or sad when someone asks how long they’ve been together because do you have to remind me of this painful unrequited torment I die a little more of with every passing second?
How much they make each other smile when one of them walks into a room.
Drunk kissing.
Practice kissing.
Going as each other’s dates to everything because it’s “convenient”.
Wearing each other’s pyjamas when staying over somehow becoming more arousing than if the other person was naked.
Having inside jokes and finishing each other’s sentences as casual as anything.
Knowing random medical shit about each other. Bonus if one of them takes an allergic reaction to something and the other one just pulls out some random ass medicine like they carry it around all the time- spoiler: they do- just in case of this exact eventuality.
The heart break of seeing each other with other people but doing their best to see it through with a grin and with as much encouragement as they can muster.
Staring a little too long at each other.
The awkward moment when they reach the age they said they would marry each other if they were still single.
Getting fake married as kids and family members always reminding them about it , maybe going as far as to put on the video of the fake ceremony and giving them knowing looks.
Something happening- a kiss, sleeping together- and getting into an argument about it, scared this is it, this is the end, that they’ve fucked up and just wishing they could talk to each other about it, to their best friend.
Having the best black mail material on each other but ready to pounce on anyone else who so much as dares try black mail their BFF.
Having a song. Having a whole playlist.
Laughing the first time they have sex.
Already having seen each other at their very worst.
Getting to say cheesy things like, “I can’t believe I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend” or “I know I’m marrying you but…do you think I could still be in charge of your send off party? I’ve been planning this night for ten years and I will not have someone else mess those plans up.”
Even after years of being together, still being in awe of the fact they get to have the one person they thought they’d never get. The person they helped ask other people out. The person they used to give the “you deserve someone who loves you for you” speech to. The person they used to look at and wonder why does it have to be you? The person they look at now and think it could never have been anyone else.
Guys a few days ago i saw these two guys that were both probably in their early twenties at the store at like nine o’clock at night and one of them was wearing these fuzzy duck sandals that quacked loudly every time he took a step and his friend was pacing away from him as fast as he could going “I don’t know you. We are not friends.” While the other laughed hysterically about his duck shoes.
Imagine your OTP
otp question meme
send me a pairing & a number, then I’ll tell you:
- Who is the most affectionate?
- Big spoon/Little spoon?
- Most common argument?
- Favorite non-sexual activity?
- Who is most likely to carry the other?
- What is their favorite feature of their partner’s?
- What’s the first thing that changes when they realize they have feelings for the other?
- Nicknames? & if so, how did they originate?
- Who worries the most?
- Who remembers what the other one always orders at a restaurant?
- Who tops?
- Who initiates kisses?
- Who reaches for the other’s hand first?
- Who kisses the hardest?
- Who wakes up first?
- Who wants to stay in bed just a little longer?
- Who says I love you first?
- Who leaves little notes in the other’s one lunch? (Bonus: what does it usually say?)
- Who tells their family/friends about their relationship first?
- What do their family/friends think of their relationship?
- Who is more likely to start dancing with the other?
- Who cooks more/who is better at cooking?
- Who comes up with cheesy pick up lines?
- Who whispers inappropriate things in the other’s ear during inappropriate times?
- Who needs more assurance?
- What would be their theme song?
- Who would sing to their child back to sleep?
- What do they do when they’re away from each other?
- one headcanon about this OTP that breaks your heart
- one headcanon about this OTP that mends it
imagining your otp doing the forehead touch is literally the most important thing in the whole world. everybody take a second and stop scrolling and imagine your otp doing the forehead touch. okay. you can move on now.
I love reading fics about OTPs having mental bonds and things like that, but they’re always so profound. It’d be so much more entertaining if they still thought like normal people. Imagine this stuff:
- “You’ve had that song stuck in your head for days. It’s driving me nuts, too.”
- “Why are you making a grocery list in your head while we’re having sex?”
- “Is that really what you think about my ass?”
- “Stop projecting so much belligerent boredom. I love this TV show.”
- “No, you didn’t forget to lock the door. You can quit fixating on it now.”
- “Yes, that sounds much better in your head.”
- “Is that really who you’re daydreaming about naked?”
- “Less homicidal thoughts about your annoying coworker right now, please. I’m in a meeting over here.”
- “It’s coffee you’re craving. Go get some. And bring me some. You made me want it, too.”
- “Thanks for the road rage thoughts. I’ll take the back roads home. See you in an hour.”
- “If you think ‘knit, knit, purl,’ one more time, I’ll stab you with those needles.”
Ooh! Prompts!
just moving along like everyone else 