đ finally finished something! âdogsâ prompt from @viperbranium and also inspired by a convo with @feyluke and @eshtenirwins
Ficlet Challenge: Hesitant Kiss
This is my first installment in the Ficlet challenge started by @tinybearswithjetpacks and @kat-atomic! Both me and @mariastill jumped on the bandwagon too!Â
I was supposed to post last night (whoops) but it morphed into a 3000 word angst filled scene. Thanks to @thatsmysecretduh for pointing out how many times I mentioned couch! I may cross post this on AO3 but for now, enjoy Steve and Bucky work through some heartbreaking shit!Â
Prompt – Hesitant kiss: The type of kiss where their lips touch a brush against each otherâs a few times, breath fanning across each otherâs faces as one waits for the other to make a move.Â
They were standing on opposite sides of the kitchen counter, both leaning against the cool granite for support. This was an ugly fight, one that brought to light hurts neither one knew were buried deep in their souls. Considering theyâd been together since the 30s, it was a wonder they could hide such pain from each other.
âIt doesnât matter that you donât remember our goddamn double date with the Johnson sisters! It was a dumb memory and I donât know why youâre so fucking upset about it,â Steve hissed into the suffocatingly quiet room. Â
Bucky remained practically motionless, the rise and fall of his chest the only indication he was alive. He took in a ragged, tired breath before pushing away from the counter and standing up straight.
âThatâs not the fucking point Iâm trying to make and you know it!â Bucky fumed.
Steve was being deliberately obtuse and Bucky was done beating his head against a wall. He crossed his arms over his chest, a move they both knew meant he was shutting down. Bucky should have known Steve wasnât going to let it go. He was going to keep digging and digging. And Bucky knew he wouldnât like what he found.
Worldâs Smallest Cat: Rusty Spotted Cat |  âHe may look like a kitten, heâd still fit in the palm of your hand – but this little male is very nearly fully grown. [..] What he lacks in size⌠he makes up for in daring.â
hhhHHE IS SMALLER THAN THE LEAVES
Happy Friday!
Wait wait wait
Are you TELLING ME that there is a PERMA-KITTEN OUT THERE?!?!?!
âViciousâ Leopard seal tries to keep national geographic photographer alive by feeding him penguins.
Iâm upset because I want to change the world but the world is too big and people are too mean
âDo not be daunted by the enormity of the worldâs grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.â – Rabbi Tarfon
What does my cat think when I kiss his little head? Does he know itâs affection or does he think Iâm trying to eat him
These questions are totes why I follow you, top quality content right here
Itâs important!
Well it depends. Do you try to put ketchup on him before kissing his head, that would change things đ
Yes. I put ketchup on my cat before I kiss his head.
Fun bit of info!
Kitties rub their heads against their chosen people as a method of scent marking, but not of ownership. Instead, theyâre getting their scent on you because they know that youâre a family, but you smell âFunnyâ compared to them. Theyâre trying to make you smell like their family.
If your cat allows you to kiss their little head, itâs because theyâre accepting -your- scent, and being part of your family.
Ketchup included.
This is a good note, thank you
This why they boop you. đ
Fact:
In animals that have communal grooming as part of their behavior, sticking your face in their face for kisses/boops doesnât bother them at all because they know youâre not going to eat them.
But, with frogs (and other animals you shouldnât be putting your mouth on) that do not have communal grooming thereâs a high chance their first reaction will be âplz donât eat meâ before realizing you do not mean them any harm.
Also; if you accidentally step on a cat or a dog, or accidentally pinch/hurt a smaller pet and after they squeak or yelp you start petting them and trying to reassure the animal that you werenât trying to hurt them theyâll understand that. Puppies and kittens get a little too rough with their play, but when a litter-mate ends up squeaking because they got hurt the puppy or kitten will stop playing so roughly and switch to kisses/licks as a way to apologize before they go back to playing.
When humans act the same way, and do not hurt them again it registers as âoh that wasnât on purposeâ and the animal quickly forgives you.
Itâs the animal equivalent of âDonât tell Mom!â
This is also good to know, thank you!
Thank fucking god
ealdor 