#char:ldshadowlady

( tangent: this is especially since she’s always been very vocal in the past about liking him chubby. she explained once his contact in her phone is a hamster 🐹 because it has chubby cheeks like him )

it starts off small. she’s always shown her affection to j.oel through gifts, so he doesn’t think much of it when l.izzies gifts start becoming mostly food. he makes sure to eat everything she gives her, even if the taste isn’t exactly to his liking. l.izzie always puts so much thoughts into her little gifts, so it would be a shame to not eat them, right? ^^

but it starts becoming more. she regularly appears with more substantial foods, even sometimes a whole cake.

he’s a little more hesitant about this. he knows eating everything l.izzie would be terrible for his weight (especially since the previous, lighter gifts already weren’t great for his waistline) but it’s L.izzie. it’s his wife. he can’t disappoint her. so, j.oel obediently finishes his plate every time. no matter how full he is, or how it causes the contents of his stomach to violently churn. at least l.izzies always there to help soothe his tummy in the aftermath.

long term though? his weight gets out of control. he tries his best to fight it, going to the gym as much as he can, but no matter what he does his gut just doesn’t disappear. he tries softly suggesting to l.izzie to maybe bring him a little less. she does for a little bit, but eventually his plate is back to overflowing again.

the worst part is that j.oel’s appetite starts to match his gluttony. his stomach impatiently growls when he sees l.izzie because he associates her so much with food.

they love each other so much and it shows sososo much on j.oel’s waistline <3

Aaaaaa that last bit is so good!... It's that line about the quickest way to a person's heart being their stomach, but reversed: "you already have my heart and it's full of love for you, so I trust you to fill the rest of me however you like" 🥰, incredible dynamic that I'm definitely not jealous of oh my GOD um anyway. :3

I'm also incredibly normal about Joel becoming conditioned to associate the sight of his wife with food & being stuffed, stomach growls and all... OUGH. If I had a nickel for every time Joel S.mallishbeans has been given some sort of Pavlov reaction on my blog, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's probably a sign that I should do it more because wow am I into it hgshfhdj 🤤