#boytective

          ‘   SEE ,  CHECK  IT ...   ’   jake  extends  the  bop - it  towards  the  boy ,  beaming .   ‘   it’s  not ,  like ,  a  relic  or  anything ,  but  it’s  really  been  helping  me  from  totally  losing  my  cool .   so  this  part  is  the  part  you  pull when  it  tells  you  to  pull ,  this  part’s  twisting ,  you  flick  this  one ,  and  you  spin  this  one .   it’s  pretty  stellar .   ’

           BEING  INTERROGATED  BY  A  CHILD  WAS  MORE  THAN  A  LITTLE  HUMILIATING -  gamora  sits  back  in  her  chair  as  he  settles  himself .   ‘   i  didn’t  realise  the  nova  corp  hired  so  young .   ’  she  quips ,  pursing  her  lips  .

          KRAVITZ  CAN’T  SAY  HE ,  DEATH ,  THE  GRIM  REAPER ,  IMAGINED  STRIKING  A  FRIENDSHIP  WITH  A  YOUNG  BOY ,  if  you  had  told  him  a  few  months  back ,  he  would  have  chuckled  at  the  thought ,  but  when  angus  approaches ,  he  smiles  warmly ,   ‘   angus ,  hello .   how  was  cooking  with  taako ?   ’      ///      @boytective  LIKED .

“Hey-ey! It’s... Angle McDangle! Teen.... Tax Accountant, right?”

          ZZYZX  STARES  LIKE  ANY  OTHER  CURIOUS  CHILD ,  with  shiny  eyes  through  that  overgrown  fringe .   demon  pokes  at  the  floor  with  their  toes ,  tugging  lightly  at  the  rope  around  their  neck .   ‘   what  have  you  solved  ?   how  did  you  get  to  be  this  world’s  greatest ,  i  mean ?   ’

           two sets of wide eyes stare at their guest, kind but anxious   –  lev tilts his head to allow mahpee to crawl down to his shoulders.    his pet is clingy, yes, but he is perhaps putting on a show ; he enjoys how anyone unused to it tends to squeal.         “    we don’t get a lot of visitors here.    ”     and he smiles, remembering how elina had said the same thing to him only a few years earlier.     it was nice being on the other end of that -- welcoming somebody into his home rather than infringing on the reservation.    mahpee twitches, and a moment later, lev hears footsteps approaching  ;  before he can be reprimanded for leaving the door open, he steps back.          “     please come in.   we’re happy to have you.    ”     he scoops mahpee up and holds him out for inspection.    “    you can pet him.    you know, some people say kinkajous are the worst carnivores in existence.    ”

1. doch - there are supposed translations but they just don’t give you that sense of intensity this word has. it’s a more intense version of talking back to someone like in english you’d be like ‘ caro, you can’t do that ’ and i’d just be ‘ yes, i can ’ but in german i’m just like ‘ DOCH ’ because it’s an immediate direct reaction i love this word it’s a whole back and forth when arguing sometimes where it just goes ‘ nein - doch - nein - doch - nein - doch ’ and i think that’s beautiful2. liebling - a term of endearment for the person you love the most ( there’s also a cute song called Lieblingsmensch / Favourite Human which i like too )3. neuanfang - a new beginning / to start over / fresh start

          WATCHING  ANGUS’  SOCCER  GAMES  when  he  has  the  time  has  proven  to  be  a  pleasure  that  magnus  has  come  to  adore .   he  gets  on  one  knee  to  be  slightly  under  eye  level  with  angus ,   (   he’s  GROWING  so  fast !   )  proud  smile  on  his  face .   ‘   HEY !   you  took  taako’s  advice  with  the  positioning ,  good  going ,  champ !   ’          ///           @boytective  LIKED .