#technicallycleverdetective

Hello bestie 🤗🎃

I'm having fun telling this story in little snippets, so you get the continuation to the previous asks - even with a ship you like 🤗

just realised that earlier I saw one of my co-workers running alongside (away from?) my workplace, and I didn't see him for the rest of the day after that

where did he go....

but in lighter news, an octopus' esophagus goes through its brain! this is because their brain evolved from a 'nerve ring' that initially surrounded the esophagus. so whenever an octopus eats, it has to be careful not to stab itself in the brain. :) additionally, the digestive system is u-shaped, and they don't posses tentacles. they actually have arms! The difference between the pair is that arms have suckers along the entire length, whereas tentacles only have suckers at a club-like pad at the end - or sometimes not at all! You can determine the sex of an octopus by looking at good old arm R3, which is the third arm in the octopus' right (so if you were looking out from their point of view, with the mantle behind you, and then started counting from the front, going backwards. if that makes sense. if not, just look at the diagram at the end of the post). If the suckers go all the way to the tip, congratulations! it's a female. if not, then you are looking at an organ called the ligula, which is present at the tip of a male's arm. in fact, this specialised arm in males is known as the hectocotylus, because when it was discovered (on a female argonaut octopus), it was thought to be a parasitic worm. sexual dimorphism in argonauts is both hilarious and intense

whoopsie

My Tumblr Crushes:

giotanner

boisinberryjamarama

abandoned-as-mustard

joaqz-phoenix

technicallycleverdetective

isabellasultreno

allaboutloki

kon-igi

🌹 Ship that you have as an OTP:

Well, I’m replaying FFIX right now, and as always I’m reminded just how much I adore Zidane/Garnet. Honestly, they’re one of my absolute favourite fictional couples ever. Apart from the fact that they’re just so cute, from a storytelling perspective their romantic arc is so well done, building gradually through the story, and there’s such a lovely balance of the fun, flirty bits, the tropey stuff (rescues by the dozen!! fake married!!), and the genuinely emotional moments, especially towards the end. They’re just wonderful, I love them. <3

✌ Ship that you find cute but don’t ship:

Gosh, I feel like this applies to quite a lot of ships I see. Like, I can see the impetus behind shipping it, I like the content when I see it, but it just doesn’t have that particular something or other to get me hooked.

A good example is probably Crowley/Aziraphale. I really like the characters and their dynamic, spent most of the TV series going “yup, totally married.” But I’m just not quite invested enough in the canon or the characters to have the necessary level of Feels to take it any further than that.

👎 Ship that you can never see happening:

Ooh. This is a pretty hard one, actually, since I think a good writer can make even the unlikeliest/crackiest ship work.

💤 Ship that is canon but you don’t ship:

Wow. I’m having a surprising amount of trouble coming up with an answer to this one! I think, on the whole, I tend to like the canon pairings in most of my fandoms well enough.

Um... *scans bookshelf and DVD shelf*

Ooh! Bill/Nancy in Dickensian (and Oliver Twist, obviously, but it was the DVD I was looking at). Decidedly do not want.

💖 Ship that needs more love:

Rules: only using song titles from one artist/band, cleverly answer the questions and tag 10 people

I got tagged by @technicallycleverdetective thank you so much for thinking of me owo 

Artist: Marina because ofc she’s my fave

What’s your gender: Girls (thank god she has a song about it)

How are you feeling: Radioactive

If you could go anywhere: Orange trees (idk man)

Favourite mode of transportation: Mowgli’s road

Your best friend: the outsider (actually accurate!)

Favourite time of day: The state of dreaming

If your life was a TV show: I am not a robot

Relationship status: Solitaire

This is for lovely @technicallycleverdetective who picked 25. "Come cuddle." And 56. "You are fun to touch." I hope you like it. 😁💛

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"Bizio? I'm home!"

Ermal entered Fabrizio's house in Rome, it still sounded weird to call it home, but it wasn't weird unlocking the door with his own key and finding his favorite person on the couch. No, he rather enjoyed that.

Fabrizio was spred there, watching something on tv, but what couth Ermal's eye was the fect Fabrizio was shirtless. And who could blame him? Ermal himself almost reached a boiling point in his black car that looked very cool, but was incredible impractical in late summer morning.

"Hi amore, got everything?" Fabrizio turned around to see Ermal putting the groceries away. Since he was the one to cook today, Ermal wolentired he'll be the one getting him the ingredients. And with the heatwave in full force, that wasn't a small task.

"Yes, and, I've got this too." He raised his hand with a dark bottle in it, showing it to Fabrizio before putting it into the fridge. It was a bottle of Fabrizio's favorite wine.

"Mmm, you're spoiling me. Come here." Fabrizio winked at him.

"I'm not done yet." Ermal replied but the other wasn't having it.

"The food can wait, you're boyfriend can't."

"Oh yeah? This ice cream, that I've got for Libero and Anita, can wait? I don't think so." Ermal smiled mischievously but didn't make any signs of moving closer.

"This ice cream we will eat later dumped in wine."

Ermal made a face at him but didn't question Fabrizio's taste.

"And the kids?"

"They're not coming until this weekend. Plenty of time to buy more ice cream for them." Fabrizio explained without getting up from the couch, but did sat down in a more comfortable position, making space for Ermal.

"Come cuddle." He waved a hand, gesturing for Ermal to come closer.

"I literally melted in my car. No way in hell am I coming anywhere near you in this heat."

"That's not what you said last night." Fabrizio added with a smirk and turned his attention back to the television.

"Temperatures fall at night." Was the only thing Ermal said in his defence, more to himself than anyone else really.

He went upstairs to take a quick shower and cool down a little, and when he was back, Fabrizio was still setting on the couch. One of his legs spread on it, and the other on the floor, creating a perfect space for Ermal to sit in between. So the curly one slowly approached him and almost shly asked:

"Is the cuddling offer still open?"

Fabrizio looked up with a smile and pulled Ermal down by his hand.

"For you, it's always open."

Ermal comfortably curled up in Fabrizio's lap, leaning his head on the older man's shoulder and kissing his cheek.

It felt nice, Fabrizio's warm skin against his own, now cool one, Fabrizio's arms around him and one hand that, like always, found its way in his curls, a bearded cheek tickling his lips as he kissed it, yes, Fabrizio was nice to cuddle with.

Ermal nuzzled his face in the crock of the other singer's neck and asked:

"What are you watching?"

"It's a show about cars."

The younger wrinkled his nose at that - "Boring." But made no move to reach for the remote or leave the comfortable place to go asume himself elsewhere. Instead he stared tracing one of Fabrizio's many tattoos on his arm with gentle fingers. He continued up to the shoulder and then his fingers slipped to Fabrizio's chast, tracing the letters tattooed there.

"I thought you didn't like my tattoos?" He heard Fabrizio ask playfully, before a kiss was pressed in his hair.

"I don't," he said, his focus still on thin lines of ink, "they are horrible, just horrible." He finished his statement by kissing the last letter and moving his fingers to the cross, a little lower.

"I can see that." Fabrizio smirked. "Then why aren't you killing your boredom somewhere else?"

"You're fun to touch."

"Oh, how so?"

Ermal looked up, "You have nice muscles." He let a hand rest on Fabrizio's bicep. "But your skin is so soft." He tucked his head under Fabrizio's cheen. "And if I do this," he put a hand on Fabrizio's knee, gently brushing his fingers over it and making Fabrizio flinch, "you are ticklish."

Fabrizio wrapped his arms around the younger tighter and reached for his hand that was still tickling his knee, bringing it up to place a small kiss on his fingers. Ermal followed Fabrizio's movement with his eyes and continue:

"But you know what the best part is?"

"No, what amore?"

"That I have unlimited access to touch you." He grinned up at Fabrizio. "I have Fabrizio Moro premium."

Fabrizio throw his head back with laughter.

"Fabrizio Moro premium, ha? Than you should make the best of it."

"I am making the best of it. Very best." He said, cuddling himself even closer to to the others body and lifting one of Fabrizio's hands in his own hair.

"Now sush and cuddle me before I get too hot again."

Thanks for tagging me, @technicallycleverdetective! <3

1. Are you named after anyone? Nope.

2. When is the last time you cried? Maybe a month ago, give or take...

3. Do you have kids? No.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Sometimes. Not often, but when I do, it’s mostly lighthearted stuff rather than pure snark.

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people? For new people, it’s their face (eye colour, anything distinct on their skin [i.e. moles or freckles,], etc.). For people I already know, it’s often what they’re currently wearing.

6. What’s your eye colour? Some weird combo of blue, green, and very tiny flecks of brown/hazel around the pupil.

7. Scary movies or Happy Endings? I can’t decide; both are enjoyable in their own ways.

8. Any special talents? I’m able to squeeze through relatively tight spaces.

9. Where were you born? Manitoba.

10. What are your hobbies? Drawing, editing said drawings on Photoshop, listening to music, creating stories and characters in my head (actually writing them out is something I procrastinate on), and both watching and writing about film.

11. Have you any pets? Yep. Four cats.

12. What sports do you play / have played? Ooooh boy, let’s see. Throughout the years between kindergarten and mid-high school, I was involved in soccer, swimming, dancing, gymnastics, karate, and a little bit of basketball.

13. How tall are you? 5′4″ - 5′5″

14. Favourite subject in school? I had three: Visual Art, English, and History.

15. Dream job? Character designer for animation and/or book illustrator.