Shiny Duo Concepts For Mine And @tiredfoxtf 's Au

hiii <3 beloved mutual here to bother you for ask game: 16 for ethubs?

have you ever / you wouldn’t dare (x) (1277 words)

cw // suggestive (they make out lol)

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The stars hang in the pitch colored sky outside, visible only through the small window in the cobblestone wall. Soft lantern light flickers across the room, illuminating the faces of the two men who rest there. Etho leans against the wall, one leg pulled up to his chest while the other splays into the room. His mask still covers the lower half of his face, but his mis-matched eyes reflect the small flames.

“So, Etho,” Bdubs breaks the silence. “How’re you likin’ Mindcrack so far?”

Etho’s gaze flickers over to the other man sitting across from him. Bdubs lounges against an ottoman, arm slung atop it as he smiles at the server newbie.

Technically, it's been a few weeks since Etho first showed up, but he’s definitely still settling in. Luckily for him, Bdubs has been more than happy to show him the ropes.

“It’s good,” Etho responds, his voice quiet.

This is the first time he and Bdubs have spent any downtime together, and Etho isn’t entirely sure what to do here. Bdubs had invited him over after a mining session ran late. Something about not really being ready to sleep-- which, after having almost been blown up by a creeper more than once, Etho was all too quick to agree with.

So here they are in Bdubs’ base, sitting on the floor because it was far easier than clearing off any proper seating.

“Good, good.” Etho can feel the prying nature of Bdubs’ eyes as he speaks. “Y’know, I don’t think I know much about you. You’re pretty quiet ‘n’ all.”

There it is.

Etho shrugs, folding his leg closer. “Not much to know, I guess,” he answers.

“Aww, now that’s just not true!” Bdubs tosses a hand in Etho’s direction. “There’s lots to you, I’m sure!”

A bit of heat crawls along the back of Etho’s neck at being put on the spot so directly.

“I’m… not sure I’d know where to start,” he laughs awkwardly.

Bdubs hums in thought for a moment before shifting, pulling his legs in so he can lean forward. “Well, how about this? We can play a game. I’ll ask questions, and you answer them.” The way his eyes catch the low light almost entrances Etho as Bdubs waits eagerly for his answer.

“Um… yeah, I guess. Sounds good.”

“Great!” Bdubs cheers, clapping his hands together.

. . .

The first string of questions are fairly easy to answer. Things about what he did before this, where he learned his redstone, how he knows some of the other server members. It’s after Bdubs declares that he’s done with the baby questions that things get a bit more revealing.

“You got a girlfriend? Boyfriend?”

Bdubs says it so casually that Etho almost misses it. Once it settles in his mind, however, he can feel the flush blossom across his face and he is endlessly grateful that he chose to keep the mask on.

“Uh. N-Nope.” He tears his gaze away to look at the carpet, idly plucking at a loose tuft of wool.

“Really? Someone as handsome as you?”

Etho’s blush intensifies-- he’s certain that in better lighting his ears would be visibly pink.

“Uhh… I mean. I’ve never-- erm. I’ve never had…” It’s stuttered and mumbled out, but the admission spills into the room.

“Wait.” Etho can feel Bdubs staring at him. “You’re tellin’ me you’ve never dated someone?”

Etho nods.

“Have you ever been on a date?”

Etho hesitates a moment before shaking his head. “Nope.”

Bdubs is quiet for a moment. Etho assumes he’s deciding what to ask next, though he’s definitely not expecting what does come out of Bdubs’ mouth.

“Have you ever been kissed?”

If spontaneous combustion could happen from embarrassment alone, Etho would be ashes on the rug. He stills entirely, frozen at the question, entirely unsure of how to answer. In fact, he’s unsure on why Bdubs would even want to know in the first place. Evidently Etho’s reaction alone is enough to answer for him, Bdubs’ wide smile catching in Etho’s periphery.

“You haven’t!”

Etho shakes his head again. “No. I haven’t.”

There’s more silence, Etho still refusing to look back at Bdubs. That is, until Bdubs is suddenly moving from his spot, crossing the room to kneel in front of where Etho sits. Etho looks at him, eyes wide in confusion.

“Uh… Bdubs? What are you doing?”

“You’ve never been kissed,” Bdubs states, as if that answers anything.

“R-Right…”

Etho stares up at the other man, watching the way Bdubs eyes flicker between Etho’s eyes and where his mouth is hidden by the mask.

“I’m fixing that.” Bdubs reaches a hand out to rest against Etho’s cheek, thumb waiting at the edge of Etho’s mask. “If that’s alright with you, sweetheart?”

The nickname sends a chill down Etho’s spine the way it does every time Bdubs says it. The shaky breath he takes keeps him from saying anything, so he nods instead. It’s all Bdubs needs to gently pull Etho’s mask down from his face, revealing it to the cool air. Bdubs’ eyes flit around Etho’s face-- taking in every detail they can. Etho’s sharp jawline. His soft lips. The scar that travels across his mouth like lightning.

“God, you’re gorgeous,” Bdubs breathes. His thumb finds Etho’s lower lip, tracing the scar down to his jaw with a touch so gentle it makes Etho want to melt.

It’s surprising to Etho the way he leans forward, seeking more of those tender brushes against his skin. It’s surprising to Etho the way Bdubs so easily guides his face closer with just his knuckle beneath Etho’s chin.

Bdubs leans closer, fully invading Etho’s space now, his free arm reaching to the side of Etho to balance Bdubs. And then… then…

Their lips meet, Bdubs’ on Etho’s, pressing gently together at first as though allowing Etho to test the waters. Etho’s breath hitches in his throat, and he can’t help how he presses himself further into the kiss. Bdubs’ lips are far softer than Etho had ever imagined-- not that he’d imagined them before, of course. It’s not like he’d lay awake at night trying desperately to push the thought of Bdubs’ mouth on his out of his mind.

The kiss breaks apart after another moment, though Bdubs doesn’t pull away. Neither does Etho. Their lips still brush against the other’s as Etho’s eyes flutter open to meet Bdubs’ gaze. There’s only a heartbeat where they seem to speak with only their eyes before Bdubs is sliding his hand to the back of Etho’s neck and pulling him back in, this time the kiss deeper. Hungrier.

Etho’s brows furrow as he lifts his hands to grasp desperately at Bdubs’ shirt, pulling him closer as he presses himself into the kiss.

It’s not long before Bdubs is straddling Etho’s lap as he kisses him with fervor. Etho gasps softly as Bdubs drags his teeth over Etho’s bottom lip before darting his tongue between Etho’s lips. Etho’s mouth opens just enough for Bdubs to trace the inside of Etho’s mouth with his tongue, prompting a soft whimper from the man below him.

The next few minutes are spent lost in the bliss of one another, until the pair is breathless and forced to come up for air. Etho’s lips tingle with the electricity of Bdubs’ affections, his eyes hooded as he looks up at the man still straddling him.

Bdubs laughs softly, leaning forward to plant a quick kiss to Etho’s forehead.

“I think you can say you’ve been kissed now, ay, Etho?”

Etho smiles back, a quiet chuckle bubbling in his chest.

“Yeah. I’d say I have.”

Really stupid au where when they were younger, Kakashi and Obito shared an accidental kiss a lot like Sasuke and Naruto. (Kakashi commits to his mask shortly after but will never not insist it's unrelated)

Years later and Kakashi, trying to cheer up Naruto and Sasuke ab their own embaressing accidental first kiss, shares his own story

Then, years later when Obito reveals himself on the battlefield, instead of going "woah, another Uchiha!?" when he hears his name, Naruto can't help but point and shout OH MY GOD UR THE GUY WHO KISSED SENSEI!!!!!!!!

Instant dead silence. (Obito wants to die)

Sakura, who never heard the story ab how it was a one time accidental kiss: "omg... sensei's childhood boyfriend went evil on him... this is so fucked up"

Obito is VIOLENTLY thrown off by this turn of events (and also hasn't actually thought ab it in years oh my god that did happen didn't it)

Kakashi, seeing how badly it threw him off, and also the kind of person who plays hard into throwing people off and generally fucking w them to gain an edge, seeing Sakura mumbling ab lovers to enemies and just kinda goes "Yeah Obito I can't believe you'd do this to me I thought we had smthn special."

"Yeah a rivalry????"

"So I was only ever a way for u to get stronger,, figures u were using me,,,"

[Confused Obito car crash noises]

Sakura yells smthn ab him being a deadbeat and how Kakashi can do so much better and Naruto is instantly shouting in agreement as Sasuke stands there like "hn." Which is basically the same thing for him

Kakashi just starts straight up lying actually

"What about all those picnics we went on... watching the sun set over konoha..."

"Are you talking about when Minato said we weren't allowed to come back inside till we stopped arguing and ate on opposite ends of the roof bc we couldn't even look at eachother without yelling???"

"It was so romantic."

Obito, starting to actually doubt himself, "was that a date????"

(It was not.)

"You died in my arms..."

"I died under a rock"

"We literally got eye married" (not a thing, he just made this up 3 seconds ago)

"We got WHAT" (no one can prove him wrong tho bc no surviving Uchiha knows that much ab their clans marriage traditions)

"Oh my god sensei's husband is a deadbeat" - sakura, horrified (and maybe a little delighted)

"Figures." -Sasuke, who's been in proximity w Obito for some time now and absoloutley believes every word ab this topic Kakashi is saying

"Woah. This is almost as bad as the fact he murdered my parents when I was a baby dattebayo" - Naruto who's priorities are NOT what they should be

"Ok. I wouldn't go that far." - Sasuke, who's priorities are also fucked but not THAT fucked, oh my god Naruto

"No, no he's right. We should kill him even harder for this" - Sakura, who doesn't actually agree but wants an excuse for more juicy sensei love drama (and also wants to see Obito beaten to death anyways)

Gong Pildu is gonna be the only character with a sword

Wake up at 4 am to draw Would You Fall in Love With Me Again from Epic the Musical with treebark-

This is the part I want to draw with this song

Reunited with his anchor.. :”)

Yes this skin in from @/cherrifire I just wanna draw them with flowers and all

Girl failed the med school exam like 8 times I dont think she'd do all too well when faced with the burnt crisp of her captain

Tiny Jayce and Viktor

Collection of alien stage GIFs from the latest video

+ breakdown

+ breakdown

Little Life so far:

I love them so much guys you don’t understand.

Cherri please can we have the translations for the little Hero Academia cards you made for Martyn's video?

Ask Martyn. He wrote it all and I still can't read Kanji. It's actually so embarrassing for me. My boss knows more Japanese than me AND I'M JAPANESE