#[ szayel voice: amazing ]

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🖤🌸 ANON AGAIN TYSM. ANYWAY— Now that we have Byakuya with a degradation kink… we need an espada with a praise kink. Szayel would definitely have a praise kink because he thinks he’s so perfect and the praise would only inflate his ego.

unsurprisingly, I have plenty to say on this as well! praise kink, to me, can be divided into Dom/sub categories

First Dom. Getting praised, especially during sex is an ego boost. Another person voicing their own beliefs. It fuels their own cocky beliefs of who they are. Strong, mighty, perfect. Someone beneath them, worshiping them, loving them, adds to their illusion. Aizen is a perfect example for this. He knows who he is, what he is. And that is perfection. He needs his partner to praise him, inflate his ego, feed his self prophecy. Nothing turns him on more, than the idea of himself. He believes everyone should hold him to the same high regard he hold himself. Why wouldn’t they? He’s glorious.

szayel fits into this category. there is no one smarter. No one as perfectly unflawed. He fully believes this and needs you to believe it too. To question it brings into question his entire being. And that is not acceptable. He wants to be told what he already knows, that he’s amazing at what he does, no one can do what he does. And that includes the bedroom, no one can please you like him, no one can satisfy you like him

I also feel MOST of the Espada feel this way. Nnoitra definitely, Grimmjow to an extent. Yammy would enjoy it but don’t need it

now the sub praise is different. These people are insecure. They thrive on validation. They’re people pleasers. Can’t say no, craves attention, love, praise. Hisagi is a great example for this. He’s not strong enough to think all these things about himself, so full of self doubt and insecurities so needs someone else to do it for him. He gets off on being what you want, what you need. That HE is the one that can do all the things you ask for. You didn’t choose anyone over him, you chose HIM.

Starrk falls under this category. He spent so much time alone, he needs the validation. He needs the contact, the verbal reassurance. And I think to a degree, so does Ulquiorra. He’s so lost when it comes to emotions, but I feel he desperately wants to, well, FEEL. He needs the guidance, the explanations. He needs to hear your verbal praise, gently guiding him in these new feelings he doesn't understand.

[amostimprobabledream]

SMASH OR PASS ESPADA EDITION BIATCH (respectfully) ❤️

You're on!

Coyote Starrk

SMASH. Have you seen him? He's gorgeous! Also he's the number one Espada, so y'know. The power. Also I like his voice and he has a surprisingly sad backstory for a 'villain' character.

Barragan Luisenbarn

Him old and not in a hot dilf-y way. Pass.

Tier Halibel

Smash! She's gorgeous and dignified, and she's probably the least likely to accidentally (or purposefully) kill you.

Ulquiorra Cifer SMASH SMASH SMASH. C'MON FUCK ME, EMO BOY! Ugh. He's so rude and cold, and his character development is so good. Those pretty green eyes and the smooth voice. He's so fine.

Nnoitra Gilga

Pass. He's scary. I WILL say, though, I do think Nnoitra is a really well-written villain. He perfectly encapsulates what it means to be a Hollow, especially in his backstory with Nelliel and fight with Kenpachi. I do kind of hope Kubo brings him back for the Hell Arc like he did with Syazel.

Grimmjow Jeagerjaquez

LIGHT OF MY LIFE. FIRE OF MY LOINS. DO YOU KNOW HOW DOWN BAD I AM FOR THIS MAN? I literally started watching Bleach just for him. I was on a Naruto forum one day and somebody had a fanart of Grimmjow as their signature. I was like, "WHO is that fine man???" and the rest is history. I've loved him since like 2006 and he's the origins on my Junichi Suwabe fixation and one of my major villainfucker influences. Icon. Everything about him is so fucking cool, the god-tier design, the voice, the fights. Wow.

Anyways, Smash. <3

Zommari Leroux

Pass. His design is cool but then his fight with Byakuya immediately yeeted any cred he had out the window. Also he had barely enough screentime to leave any lasting impression. Szayel Aporro Granz

I can never spell this fucker's name. Anyway, Pass. Again, his character design isn't bad but the flamboyant evil nerd thing is off-putting to me. He kind of reminds me of one of those villain Pokemon team admins you fight midway through the game.

Aaroneiro Arrururie

Pass. The only time this man jar thing is hot is when he's wearing Kaein Shiba's face. And same with the Zommari issue, you never get a sense of who he is as a character because his screentime is so limited. (Another character's surname I had to google because I forgot it.) Also he lost to Rukia.

Yammy

Ew. Pass. -

Since the Espada are so hilariously divisive (half look like greek gods and the other are straight-up abominations), I'll include the ex-Espada for fun.

Luppi Atenor Pass. I'm sure the extremely androgynous look is someone's thing, but personally I like my male characters a bit more rugged. Also his personality was kind of lame and his fight with the lieutenants was nothing to write home about. Nelliel Oderschwank

PASS. I could write a literal essay on how much I dislike her, but in the interest of brevity I'll say this - her design is fantastic but that's all she's got going for her. The bitch has two personalities and both of them suck, hyperactive toddler or condescending and holier-than-thou.

Dordonii Soccacio Pass. He's so forgettable I had to google what his last name is. I don't think his design is bad but I don't really remember him except Ichigo whooped his ass and then he got drooled on by Nel.

Cirucci Sanderwicci

Smash! Goth chick solidarity ftw. It's a shame such an amazing design was given to a minor character because I love it, she's easily as pretty as Halibel but unfortunately since she had one fight and got stomped by Ishida I think the fandom forgets her. Also I like her name, it's that classic Kubo balance of being goofy but kinda cool.

Gantenbainne Mosqueda

Pass. It says something about how forgettable you are as a character when Kubo didn't even bring him back as a Mayuri zombie, instead Charlotte got revived just for being popular. (L for all Barragan's other fraccion.)

[my0vershareworld]

𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕓𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘?

Pairing: Szayelaporro Granz x GN!Arrancar reader

Genre: Fluff, One shot.

Word count: 994 Words.

CW: None

Requested by anon: Hii can you do a one shot or short story where Szayelaporro realizes he’s fallen inlove with his friend and confesses his feelings (Arrancar reader please ) 😋

he was working in his lab, like usual for the bestest and greatest being and scientist he is! he still needs to keep on learning to reach 'perfection'. there was screams from his test subject (Fracciones) here and there, but it never bother him ever. suddenly he heard a knock on the door of his palace, he sense a familiar presence and he goes to get the door, is his little friend! [Name]! he smiled when he opened the door to be greeted with your smile. he then grab your hand and take the lead as he pull out his remote to change his palace palace and make the living room right ahead of the both of them as he then opened the door for you to get inside and he get in after you.

the both of you sat on the couch and talk about whatever, but all he did was stare at you, the both of you been friend for a long time..a hundred of years even? you were always there to kept him company, others thinks he's a weirdo because of..a lot of reasons really but he never minded them..but is still nice to have a someone besides him. but he thought all of this to himself and he was quite getting distracted by it..until you called out his name

"Szayel?? Szayelaporro?? Granz?? ya there??" you said with worried voice and face on your face as you gently been tapping him for a minute by now until he finally snap back to reality.

"oh uh yes? sorry, I got distracted by my thoughts a bit" he said still looking straight into your eyes, something in your eyes..makes him can't get it off of you..he must admit, he been feeling like this for quite a while..months even? it just..have been a while..long..too long for his own good. is been too long that is uncomfortable even for him. his heart always race so hard around you and when the feelings started to happen he adores you more and more each day and always think you look as majestic as ever..but just more and more amazing each time he saw you. whenever he sees you he felt his face lighting up almost every time you get closer to him. he shouldn't feel this way towards a friend..right?

when you left he actually will finally think of a way to know what is this feeling..after fucking months you lazy fuck, but he have no idea of what to do, he tried making a clone of you and then stare at you for hours but something doesn't feel right, something is yelling at him that this it just..isn't you. he done many many ways for many many days and still don't know what is wrong with him. he was so determined to try and find out what was wrong with him, because he thinks that if he doesn't know what is wrong with him that he isn't the perfect being, he have to know everything to make sure he's the perfection.

and there he was. finally finding out. what was going on with him, love, he was feeling something that is weak, pathetic, and soft. he was standing still, frozen, shock, flabbergasted, bamboozled, his eyes was wide and so is his mouth. he felt confusion everywhere in his mind even in the corner of it. "what. in. lord. Aizen. name" he is confused by all this..but now he have to do more research in this 'love' thing so he can get a sure and perfect depiction of it, but Arrancars isn't made for something so soft like this so called 'love'..he have to get it from somewhere else..the world of the living, where humans have all of those confusing emotions, but now..he don't know how to detect those who are 'in love' so now he take more days to make a thing just so he can detect someone if they liked someone or not..his first victim was Orihime because she's the only human in Hueco Mundo at the time..thanks Aizen. he goes to her room and started asking her questions while also taking notes on how she act when he mentioned someone she liked..oh yeah that carrot head she loved the guy, she always deny it and stuff but her actions is speaking the exact opposite and her face seems all red while also moving around like a giddly child..oh well this is him inside. this is enough he's done. he say thank you for the help and walk away, back to his palace he go.

he's quite frustrated from how he felt..such a weak and pathetic feeling like this..but oh well..he can't help it. well now onto the next thing to do

he'll started flirting with you, throwing flirts at you here and there while smirking, he'll do everything just to get you to seems interested in him. the more he do it the more he was sure he got you under his control, and when he was 100% sure you were into him just like he is to you, he'll finally give a confession, which is half ass honestly, it'll either make you mad or laugh or both even because he's such an asshole

he'll do it just randomly while pushing you against the couch smiling, while also holding your hands and being on top of you. "oh, my dear [Name]! you seems to have been caught in my little flirt haven't you? I could noticed that! well to be honest with you, I am too! isn't that a surprise? I never even planned to like you! you should feel grateful for this too, a perfect Espada like me loving an arrancar like you..almost seems impossible, doesn't it? but here I am! I really love to learn more about you really..and I wanted to be the most perfect of all the Arrancars.. will you be the last piece to make me the perfect being?"

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[behindthestrings]

all right then i also dare u to answer all of them too !

1. What's a roleplay blog whose characterization you admire?

Honestly the person I need to give this to is @deivorous. They are unafraid to actually write a Grimm that is a truly instinctual being. Grimm is one of those muses that like…I see people bend a lot to fit somewhere, and highlight certain areas of him to grow. And like, playing with Grimm’s more human facets is where a lot of fandom goes…but personally, I REALLY like working with hollow muses that embrace their hollow instincts and don’t apologize about the portrayal. I’ve written with MANY Grimms over the years, and this interpretation is not one I’ve found common, and I really vibe with it.

2. What's a roleplay blog whose writing style you admire?

@despairforme/@kakimushire I LOVE how different their muse voices are across the blogs, while still maintaining a same author voice. I have always adored Toby’s writing…and I’ve read their work even before I was a member of the rpc.

They and their writing is why I even JOINED the rpc in the first place because I didn’t realize how satisfying it could be, and how beautiful some of the writing is when done by muns that connect as well as muses.

3. What's a roleplay blog who always has the best plot ideas?

Ahaha the crack that I get involved with that deals with @sphaeraa is AMAZING. Never before have I met a mun with a muse who’s as mentally and emotionally WTF as Shutara, and watching them form plots…..ahahaha wow. Hogy…I never know what’s gonna happen when my muses get piqued by him. Especially if Shutara and him are vibing. It’s a special blend of dumb and dumber…acted out by two incredibly intelligent minds. That’s really the only way that I can describe Shu-Hogy vibe.

I also really like the way that @tetsusei’s brain works. I can’t wait to flesh out past TYBW stuff…since like…working with Quincy muns opens sets of options I usually don’t have access to. Cang and Szayel honestly crack me up.

I NEED TO FINISH STUFF FOR @kazeshinigami. I LOVE THE PLOTS I HAVE WITH ANGEL BUT I”VE HAD ZERO TIME TO GIVE THEM THE WORK THEY DESERVE. I hate halfassing things, especially in a beginning setup.

4. What's a roleplay blog whose artwork/edits/icons you admire?

@midnightactual does soooo much editing work for their visuals. Everything is so beautiful and it enhances the writing and characterization instead of distracting from it. I love seeing the intermediate stages too that have been shared on discord. Soooo much to admire and love.

5. What's the roleplay blog you've been writing with the longest here?

I’ve written with @kenpachi-of-zaraki for 7 years now on both my Shutara and my Szayel. We’ve seen some shit over the years. XD I’m happy I got to meet him this year in person. That was a long time coming.

6. What's a roleplay blog who's an absolute joy to talk to ooc?

My SAME BRAINCELL collection of Kisuke muns only. @mysteriousshopkeeper, @kxrotsuchi, @shikzue No matter what shit’s going on the dash. No matter if I’m too exhausted to write...I go see them to recharge. It’s literally always fun and I have total psychological safety in this space. Like…the best way that I can describe a space inhabited by 4 kisuke muns is like…the deranged bouncy house of contemplation, experimentation, distraction and boisterous entertainment.

@svsure is someone who I enjoy hanging out in the 9th circle of Szayel hell with. The things we’ve seen….

@regalramtrecera is another one who has energy that’s just so good. And as a fellow healthcare person...it's nice to have someone who understands.

7. What's a roleplay blog you love whose character you didn't know until you started writing with them?

@bleachintothemultiverse Like, I’ve played the BBS content with CFYOW…but I didn’t really focus on it. But I’ve gotten to have an appreciation of Seinosuke, who I hadn’t really given much thought to. And it’s actually been really fun to write the “grumpy one loves the sunshine one”.

8. What's a roleplay blog with a friendly mun?

Ahaha I love @fireplumed SOOOO MUUUUUCH. One of those people who is just genuinely *GOOD*. One of those like..guided by fate moments….ILU

Speaking of fate guided moments…. @shiroiacha. My literal twin…suuuper spooky. But Incredible.

Also @wisteriamuses/ @kxrotsuchi  Is the most genuinely friendly mun I’ve ever met. Literal sugarhearted sunshine.

Aria of @txchie is also in this group. It’s such a small world when you know the same areas, and I love bunnies. <3

Also, I haven’t gotten to write yet with @mindinmuken, but I love being able to talk headcanon work just..in general…in detail. You’re awesome.

Like I mean ANYONE I write with is friendly. But like…sometimes I know that I’m not in the greatest frame of mind because of my work life. And sometimes I’m inconsistent about where my muse energy goes and like I can love a plot and then like drop things for weeks. But these people? Like it doesn’t matter how shitty of a partner I’ve been…they will ALWAYS meet me where I am, and like…I feel like I don’t really deserve to talk to them sometimes.

So yeah.

10. What's a roleplay blog whose dedication you admire?

ALL OF YOU.  Just taking the time to be creative when times are hard.  I respect people who write huge amounts.  I respect people who can only write snippets because they have no time, but want to make *something*.  I love people who are trying out new muses.  I love people who’ve been writing a muse for 10 years.  Like.  Damn.   Y’all are amazing.

11. What's a roleplay blog that always keeps you pleasantly surprised?

@sentcki  / @seistark / @trescifras

I love how much thought Hanji puts into their muses. And like no matter who it is…or whatever muses I’m working with…like even when it’s something that I KNOW will go well…like, when it’s actually talked about and put out there…it’s even better than I thought it would be in the first place.  And I love that we’re able to flex and blend characters and lore with one another.  I love being able to express enthusiasm and have it mirrored back at me.  

12. What's a roleplay blog you admire from afar?

@kingtres

I love reading all of the little notes. All of the little snippets of hcs shared on this blog. Like…in theory I would love to write and interact…but I’m not really sure if it would create much substance without work that my muses will fight…even though I’d love to do it.

Like my Szayel is an Espada…but Halibel for him has always just kinda been someone he likes, but just doesn’t have much in common with. He’d make anything she asked, he’d heal her and her fracciones, and honestly…he supports hollowness so much, the fact that she’s a monster girl makes him very, very happy. And because he *gets* a womb in his CFYOW form…seeing her without one, makes him really sad—he is the embodiment of creation and life and he’s always dreamt of being able to carry life in him, and that uniquely makes him sympathetic to her Sacrifice tbh, even if he’d be too afraid to tell her.

My Shutara likes the idea of another strong lady…but like, she’s a Guard and she knows that their relationship would be very complex whether as friends or enemies because of who the Espada are…and if things are difficult in a social sense, Shutara is just more likely to withdraw than expend the effort.  I’d love to explore some post TYBW stuff…but yeah….it’s just to nebulous for me to sift through something to ask for a thread yet, and if it’s meant to be, the idea will come.

So I just kind of watch and enjoy what’s written than attempting to talk to the mun and try and write XD  And enjoy all of the pictures of animals.  <3

THERE’S SO MUCH THAT i CAN’T FIT IN HERE BUT i LOVE EVERYONE i FOLLOW.  EVERYONE IS SO INSPIRING.  I WILL GUSH OVER AND OVER AGAIN.  

[kiddphel]

i keep forgetting ben diskin voices szayel and every time i remember i just go "dang that guy's got range and he's amazing"

Ben Diskin has personally ruined my life because the way he delivers Szayel’s lines and the way his voice is, it’s all too much. I’m a weak little homosexual I can’t take it and just some of his lines are WAY too effective. Mr Diskin you didnt have to do this.

[zephfair]

Grimmjow, accidental beauty blogger?

Inspired by my own stupid post and @the8thsphynx priceless comment. I was hit by the crack fairy after I realized that I had no idea how Pinterest actually works, so I made this up as I went. And thanks to my friend @dreamywritingdragon I even figured out my Pinterest name! xD I’m dumb.

The vibration of his phone woke Grimmjow with a snort. He opened one gummy eye just enough to squint as he fished under his pillow for the phone. For fuck’s sake, who the hell messaged him at the crack of 1 p.m. on a Sunday?

His head throbbed from the weekend’s parties as he finally held the phone, but peeling his other eye open didn’t help the messages make sense.

Yuzulemon: HI! I really love your stuff, your hair is so pretty! The color is beautiful and it looks so soft! I just wondered if you have any advice for keeping it long? Like, I’m trying to convince my brother to grow his out but he says it would be too much trouble?

Yuzulemon: Also you’re really cute trying out the makeup. You go, boy! That green really suits you!

Both messages were sprinkled with emojis, but Grimmjow still couldn’t understand. They were sent to his personal Jmail account, but he’d never heard of the chick. So he ignored it and rolled over, but the phone vibrated again.

Yuzulemon: Sorry to keep bothering you, but how long did it take to get your hair that long? I think if I can get my brother past the first stage so he can pull it up, he’ll be OK. Did you do ponytails a lot? Or man-buns? It looks nice the way you have it now too!

Grimmjow had enough.

BigBadGrimm: STFU I don’t know who the fuck you are but leave me alone.

He’d just dozed back off when the phone vibrated in his hand. Groaning, he swiped the message open but this time it was from another account.

Oneberry: Hey asshole, that’s my sister you upset. Don’t be a dick and stop posting shit of yourself if you don’t want comments on it.

Posting shit? What? Grimmjow managed to sit up against the bed’s headboard and swallow a few times to fend off the nausea. He’d had a good weekend, a big party Friday night at a sorority and another huge party Saturday, first at a bar and then finishing at the house he shared with friends. They didn’t join a fraternity, but they nicknamed the house Hueco Mundo and they definitely knew how to party.

Grimmjow vaguely remembered getting into a fight with Nnoitra and Szayelaporro about something, but that wasn’t unusual. They were usually pissing each other off over anything from who ate what food to putting the moves on the wrong person someone else had called dibs on.

He definitely didn’t have any recollection of posting anything online last night.

He thumbed out a reply: Fuck you. And your sister.

Since he was awake and cranky, Grimmjow swept through the rest of his Jmail account and saw a series of mails from Wintrest. Wasn’t that the site that suburban moms used to look at pictures of food and house shit? Grimmjow had certainly never even glanced at the site, let alone signed up for an account.

Only he had. Or someone had. There was a welcome email and a verify-the-account email, both of which were marked read. Grimmjow scowled at the screen as he saw recommended lists for him to check and then, to his growing horror, several reactions to “his” posts.

“Oh shit,” he grumbled as he opened one. Then his messenger vibrated with a message.

Oneberry: You don’t get to say that. That’s my sister, you despicable sack of shit. Hdu. You’re an asshole and I’ll post this so everyone can see your asshole ways.

BigBadGrimm: Go ahead, what do I care

The first post Grimmjow opened made him swear loudly. The picture had been taken his first year at university, when he’d still had the super-long hair that he always loudly claimed gave him the most energy and power. His friends had mocked him ruthlessly so he’d cut it off eventually, but he remembered doing that pose one night, looking back over his shoulder, smirking for the camera, all his luscious, wavy hair flowing down his back. It was that bitch-ass Szayel who’d taken it.

To his extreme amazement and annoyance, the picture had already been liked seven times. Under it, with the badly misspelled mess characteristic to Nnoitra, was something about washing his hair only in seltzer water because the bubbles gave it body.

He snarled and went to the next one and the next. Most of them were his long hair in various stages, when it seemed like it had a mind of its own. Each had some asinine “advice” like only washing it when the moon was full or dipping it in beer in between so it could drink and be bouncy.

Then he saw one that he knew Ulquiorra had taken in their dorm bathroom freshman year. Grimmjow had his hair pulled back off his face with a thick headband and the rest tied up sloppily on his head as he leaned over the sink brushing his teeth, his eyes gazing into the mirror.

Under that were some suggestions on maintaining the whitest teeth with frequent brushing and even more applications of liquor. Grimmjow gnashed his teeth as if he imagined them biting into a certain someone’s tender white throat.

His traitorous phone vibrated twice.

Oneberry: You’re at Karakura right? I’ll find your ass and make you sorry. Dick. My sister was just trying to be nice.

Oneberry: You don’t even look good. Who the fuck grows their hair into a mullet that long?

Grimmjow pinched his nose. The last few pics were more recent. They were from gatherings all over campus, with him in various stages of undress, showing his current hair and trademark grin, although he noticed his “friends” had been carefully cropped out of each shot. The last one from Halloween was a video and he steeled himself to press the play arrow.

It was only a few seconds of when he’d been beside Szayel at a mirror, sarcastically narrating the process as he applied the makeup for his costume. He winced at his affected voice as he swiped green eyeshadow in exaggerated swirls all around his eyes and pouted for the camera that he knew was being held by Nnoitra.

There was only one thing to do.

Those bastards were dead.

Of course they had just used his phone to log in to Jmail, so they didn’t even have to make up new accounts. If Grimmjow hadn’t been so hungover and so angry, he might have admired that they’d actually taken that much time and trouble to fuck him over. But he didn’t care about that; he just wanted to wring their necks.

Then he realized that there were a couple comments under most of the pictures, and every single one of them was positive. Even the one that some dickwad posing as him—it had Nnoitra all over it—claimed he used jizz to keep his hair in its current coiffed position. The Yuzulemon girl had given it heart-eyes and a laugh then a thumbs-up.

Well, didn’t Grimmjow feel like a dick now.

He slowly and carefully composed a message to Yuzulemon, carefully watching the autocorrect.

Hey, sorry I didn’t know about the pics on Wintrest. I didn’t post them. Some guys did it as a joke. I just woke up and found out. I’m sorry I yelled at you.

He hit send and then quickly opened another message. Thank you for the nice things you said. If you really do have questions about hair, I could try and answer. I let mine grow all through high school. I cut it off last year.

He waited a moment in silence then even more slowly typed, erased and retyped a message to Oneberry.

Hey, sorry about before. My friends made that account to fuck me over. I didn’t know. I apologized to your sister. I shouldn’t have been such an asshat to her.

While he chewed at his thumbnail and waited for a reply, he re-read what Oneberry had sent him more closely.

WTF how do you know I’m at Karakura? You go here too?

There were no replies and Grimmjow was forced to answer the call of nature and retreat to the bathroom. He didn’t run into any of his housemates so he took a long shower before heading back to his room. He was getting dressed and debating what he wanted to try eating when his phone finally buzzed.

Maybe Yuzulemon and Oneberry had needed time to talk to each other. Maybe they were reporting him to someone. Maybe their family had a weird obsession with fruit.

Grimmjow snatched the phone quickly to see a message from Oneberry.

You’re a sick fucker and your friends are worse. Too bad all that hair must have smothered your good manners.

Well, it looked like his very sincere apology wasn’t going to be accepted. He sent back a single character—the middle finger emoji.

He’d just pulled on his shirt when his phone went off. This time he sat down to read the message from Yuzulemon.

That sucks! Your friends are mean! But you could have explained that before you went off on me.

He answered immediately. I know. I’m sorry. Your messages woke me up and I didn’t know what was going on.

Yuzulemon: Well next time you should think before you hit send.

Grimmjow grimaced at the string of emojis, but he had to admit the kid was right.

Yeah, ok, he wrote back.

Yuzulemon answered quickly. Sorry that my brother went after you. He was sitting here when I got your reply and he’s kinda Big Brother sometimes. He goes to Karakura too.

Grimmjow just had to ask. How do you know where I go to school?

Yuzulemon: *series of laughing emojis* We live in Karakura and your pics showed campus in the background.

Yuzulemon: Oops, not your pics but the pics you were in. My bro is a freshman.

Well, at least that explained that. He felt a little better that they hadn’t actually stalked him or anything.

Nice. I’m a junior.

Yuzulemon: Do you have a gf? Bf?

Grimmjow stared at his phone and didn’t know how to answer. He was definitely not into high school or younger girls, which she must be if her “big” brother was only a freshman.

Then his phone vibrated in a fury.

Oneberry: YUZU WTF

Oneberry: WHAT ARE YOU DOING QUIT TALKING TO HIM

And Grimmjow realized Yuzulemon had been copying Oneberry in on their latest conversation. Shit.

Yuzulemon: It’s OK! He’s nice!

Grimmjow quickly typed I only date guys. There, that should get the brother off his back before he blew his top again.

Yuzulemon: Cool, you should get together with Ichi and talk him into letting his hair grow. I think he would look SO GOOD with long hair like yours.

Oneberry: YUZU IM NOT KIDDING IM BREAKING INTO YOUR ROOM STOP IT

Grimmjow couldn’t help a laugh. I don’t think your brother would like that.

Yuzulemon: Why not? You could at least tell him what a tattoo feels like. He’s always threatening Dad that he’s going to get one but Dad won’t let him.

How do you know about my tattoos?

Yuzulemon: I could see them peeking out from under your hair in the shirtless pics!

Oneberry: YUZU IM TELLING DAD IF YOU DONT OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW

Grimmjow felt weirdly exposed.

Yuzulemon: Here’s a pic I took of Ichigo last week.

Grimmjow felt something totally different when the picture loaded.

Oneberry: NEVERMIND IM CLIMBING THE TREE AND BUSTING THE WINDOW IF I HAVE TO STOP TALKING TO THIS FREAK

This Ichigo had a killer six-pack and was holding up the bottom of his T-shirt to show it off. His mouth was open in a scowl as if he were telling the picture taker not to do it. The picture cut off at his nose, but Grimmjow liked what he saw.

Yuzulemon: Why don’t you two meet up for coffee tonight? He’s usually only in class or at the gym but I think he needs more friends.

Yuzulemon: He won’t admit it, but I think he likes your hair too. *series of winky and kissy faces*

Grimmjow rubbed his hand over his face. This was the strangest and most bizarre way he’d ever been set up in his life, but damn if he didn’t almost want to meet the guy.

I don’t think we have much in common. Thanks anyway.

Yuzulemon: Don’t say that! He likes reading and music and mixed martial arts and all kinds of fun stuff!

Oneberry: SO HELP ME YUZU IF I FALL OUT THIS TREE

Yuzulemon: Here’s his number. Text him directly. I have to go see if he really fell. Maybe you could visit him in the hospital!

Grimmjow let out a long breath and barked another laugh.

But he saved the number. Just in case.

And he clicked on the link Yuzu provided to go to her Wintrest page. After a few minutes of looking through the recipes and desserts she’d apparently tried and succeeded at, he followed her. Since his “friends” had been so kind to make him an account, he might as well not let it go to waste.

He stripped his shirt back off, pulled his jeans down low on his hips and with some twisting and fumbling, managed to take a good picture of one of his back tattoos with his own smirk visible in the mirror. It didn’t take long for him to figure out how to upload it to Wintrest with a special comment.

Don’t have much to say about hair or makeup, but I do like tattoos and working out. And I could give advice to any dumbass trying to climb a tree—DON’T.

He didn’t even have to wait a minute before Yuzulemon liked his post and gave it about a hundred heart eyes.

Ego properly stoked, Grimmjow pocketed his phone when he heard the shouting and slamming doors that indicated some of his housemates returning from wherever. After he dealt them a righteous retribution of asskicking, he might just text Ichigo. He couldn’t be as bad as Grimmjow’s own friends, could he?

[lemonade-of-gods]

Bleach concept covers-Part 1

AKA: The bleach cast sing various Bleach openings and endings and I fangirl over how GOOD they sound.-Part 1

-Ichigo covers opening 1 ′Asterisk’, the 3rd movie ending “Koyoi Tsuki ga miezu tomo’ and the 4th movie ending ‘Save the one, save the all’ (diamond dust rebellion?) and he’s not such a bad singer! True he isn’t going to win any awards, but he’s fairly decent!

-Rukia covers opening 12 ‘Change’ and she sounds absolutely lovely! EH HOLD ON MY RUKIHIME HEART JUST OVERFLOWED WITH THE FEELS RUKIA AND ORIHIME COVER OPENING 10 ‘SHOUJO S’ AND ITS AMAZING FOUR FOR YOU RUKIHIME YOU GO RUKIHIME 

-ARE YOU SERIOUS SHINJI COVERS ENDING 13 ‘TANE WO MAKU HIBI’ AND FUCK HE SOUNDS SO GOOD TAKE NOTE@imaginemeandyouforever @stard0g @mysticrainpain @yunghexe @skinnyhyena HIS VOICE WILL GIVE YOU AN EARGASM GODDAMIT I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS

-Lisa, Hiyori and Mashiro cover ending 22 ‘Tabidatsu kimi e’ and I’m literally stunned at how beautifully they sing...are all the visoreds this good at singing?! They should have started a band or something! (Now it makes me wish I could hear Rose, Love and Hachi sing; I’ve already heard Tomokazu Sugita singing and I can certify that by default Kensei IS a good singer!)

-Tier Harribel covers opening 9 ‘Velonica’ and needless to say I think we all know who won the karaoke contest held in Hueco Mundo. Grimmjow covers ending 24 ‘Echoes’ and so now we also know that he rightfully deserves the title King, because HOT DAMN that is one terrific voice!

-Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck covers ending 15 ‘Orange’ and Starrk rapping is seriously one of the funniest things you could ever imagine as well as one of the most heartwarming things to ever exist along with Lilynette’s adorable voice. *weeps at remembering their fates in canon*

-Szayel Aporro Granz covers opening 6 ‘Alones’. Just try imagining him or KIBA INUZUKA singing this. If that doesn’t seem out of the ordinary try imagining ACNOLOGIA singing this song. ACNO-I-WILL-DESTROY-EVERYTHING-THAT-MOVES-LOGIA’S SEIYUU VOICES KIBA AND SZAYEL AND SINGS THIS SONG. WHAT.

-Aaronierro Arrurrueri covers opening 21 ‘Sakurobito’, but its actually Kaien’s voice soo...we all know who got disqualified then.

-Actually I take it back, Grimmjow’s got some serious competion a la Ulquiorra’s cover of opening 11 ‘Anima Rossa’ and damn it’s too good! Just try imagining the stoic espada singing. 

-Nnoitra Gilga and Tesra Lindocruz cover opening 13 ‘Ranbu No Melody’. Who knew spoon-sama could actually sing? In that manner of speaking, Mayuri and Nemu Kurotsuchi cover ending 1 ‘Life is like a boat’ and you will WEEP on hearing Nemu’s voice because its so sweet and nostalgic and heartbreaking and now I’m reminded of her death. Why. 

-Ending 17 ‘Hitohira no hanabira’ gets covered by Apacci, Mila Rose and Sung-sung and seriously, did the Hogyoku decide on making sure every arrancar became more than just a bathroom singer? 

-And HOW can you ever forget the cover of opening 3 ‘Ichirin no Hana’ by Aizen and Momo? God-complex-sama here does the screamo portion at the end. No words guys. No words.

[hexaethylene]

I got tagged by @for-lack-of-a-better-world so... Hello there!

Rules: tell me your favorite characters from fictional works (movies, books, tv, video games, etc.) and tag 10 people!

Personally, I’ve tried to keep this to one character from each thing or I’ll fill this list before I get past FFXV and KH, so...

1. Ignis - FFXV - Hands down my favourite character in it, and since it’s flavour of the month with me (and BOY do I go for the long haul on a fandom sometimes, so this could be a very long month), he gets top billing. I just... The voice, the looks, the fact he says ‘petrol’ instead of ‘gas’, the fact that he’s an adorable little nerd that looks like a catwalk model and clearly has bags of style and so very little taste in clothing... I love this character. He’s heavily, heavily flawed, and he makes stupid selfish decisions based on feelings and not practicality, and you agree with him because damn it, feelings. Yes, I’m going to take this newly blind person into a horrible soggy mine that’s treacherous underfoot, and a maze to navigate, filled with monsters; it’d be cruel not to. (Other contenders: Gladio, Iris, Aranea, Cor, Prompto, Noctis, Ardyn.)

2. Saix/Isa - Kingdom Hearts - It took me a decade to fall out with this series hard enough to bump this guy to a number two slot. I liked Saix anyway, because his introduction, where he shows up and golf claps at Sora before asking if he’s seen a man named Axel just got me. I could listen to Kirk Thornton read the phone book, and then he’s a blue haired prettyboy with yellow eyes underneath that hood? And then he clearly has a flair for the dramatic, since he decides to exit by holding his arms out and stepping backwards into the corridor of darkness. Then we find out he was a silly little kid named Isa, full of mischief and teenage arrogance, with his best friend Lea and the way that friendship broke down, and I just want to hug the little shit. I wanna hug both the little shits. (Other contenders: Axel/Lea, Marluxia, Larxene, Xigbar and he nearly got his own slot despite my rule, Even/Vexen, Ienzo/Zexion)

3. Havelock Vetinari - Discworld - One of my literary crushes when I was younger, still a favoured character today. I’m not a fan of the last few Discworld books, but the Patrician in Jingo is just an absolute star. Jingo, Feet of Clay, Going Postal, Making Money, and all inbetween are the glory days of the series for me, and they’re where Vetinari is at his peak. Seeing him as a youngster in Night Watch was excellent. (Other contenders: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Sam Vimes, Angua von Uberwald, Cheery Littlebottom, Nobby Nobbs, Dorfl, Adora Belle Dearheart.)

4. Ulquiorra - Bleach - This arrogant, miserable little no-nonsense buttmunch. He’s utterly loyal, for some reason, despite the fact that he gets Demyx’d (used as a verb because, like Demyx in KHII, Ulquiorra also gets put in the way of the hero in order to slow him down with no expectations that he will survive the encounter, and in point of fact, surviving the encounter would thoroughly scupper the bad guy’s, that being his boss’s, plan) and he seems to know he’s being Demyx’d. He doesn’t half witter on with himself, mostly about how everything is pointless because he’s so much stronger than the hero, but he also successfully killed the hero twice. Unfortunately for Ulquiorra, Ichigo had plot armour, so he got better, both times. (Other contenders: Grimmjow, Nnoitra, Nel Tu, Apacci, Szayel)

5. Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty - Don’t come near me with the Angelina Jolie version. Original flavour Maleficent or GTFO please. She’s a black fairy who decided the best revenge she could get when she was snubbed for a party was to let everybody fret for sixteen years, and then capture the prince and keep him until he was so old it didn’t work any more. She was evil, and she enjoyed it. Also she turns into a dragon, always a bonus.

6. Kadaj - FFVII Compilation - Some good contenders for this one, but I have a soft spot for the poor unfortunate swine that got to be the physical manifestation of Sephiroth’s batshit insanity. He knows he’s not mommy’s favourite, so he’s riddled with inadequacy issues. He’s another character in desperate need of a hug. Also his motorbike is ridiculous and far too big for him. (Other contenders: Aerith, Hojo)

7. Freya - FFIX - She has her own story within the game, but it never takes over, and even though it’s a love story, it never once stops her being an absolute badass.

8. Donna Noble - Doctor Who - Best companion of the modern series by far. She starts out as the sort of annoying, attention seeking, absolutely tedious person to be around, who I’m sure we all know at least one of, and ends up growing so much over the course of her journey, and she doesn’t change because of the Doctor, she changes because of the things she sees and learns along the way. Shame about the way they ended it for her.

9. Professor McGonagall - Harry Potter - Favourite Harry Potter character by far. She’s so no-nonsense in her job, and yet she’s also super competitive, and an absolute ass kicker. I wish there’d been more of her.

10. Arya Stark - Game of Thrones - I need to catch up on reading these books, because I seem to read at the pace GRR Martin damn well writes, but she’s just such a broken character. Life is cheap to her, she is terrifying, life has been cheap to her since she was very little. The events of the story just stripped her compassion away, for the sake of her own survival. People seem to think she’s amazing, and strong, and a badass, and she is, but she’s also very, very broken by all that she’s lost.

I tag... anyone that wants to do this. I know the people I’d be tempted to tag are unlikely to participate.

[mistressarachnia]

OK so.....  I’m always amused by how same voice actors show up again and again in anime.  I recently learned that the same seiyuu who plays Akira in Togainu no Chi also plays Szayel in Bleach.

However, it seems like most folks I’ve talked to in the N+C fandom has seen Bleach so far (!), so to save you the trouble of watching nearly 200 episodes before you’d meet Szayel and see him in action, lemme explain to you why it’s is so funny that a N+C protagonist wound up typecast in this role.  Alas, I couldn’t find much on Youtube with his Japanese seiyuu actually speaking in Japanese, but he does say a bit at the beginning of this AMV.  It’s enough that you can say, “Yup, that’s definitely Akira!”  And then... oh dear, it’s amazing.  If you’re not familiar with the character, I’d recommend reading my summary below before watching the video - you’ll notice more.

Szayel is a villainous mad scientist, and also the most messed up, awesomely creepy uke bishi character I’ve ever seen. Bleach is a shonen series mostly aimed at adolescent boys, so it’s pretty focused on het and lesbian stuff in canon, whenever they aren’t just running around comparing awesome new swords and fighting moves. And then there is Szayel.  Even if you’re one of those people who claims that most innuendo goes right over your head, you’d have to be trying preeeeety hard to miss this. First off, Szayel’s sword is named Fornicas (”You will fornicate”) and he swallows it to change into his battle form.  His command to activate it is “Sip, Fornicas!”  He speaks very seductively (moreso than Akira, funnily enough).  After creating clones of the heros he’s fighting he announces that he just wanted more sexy men - though he changed their appearance slightly to better suit his tastes.  Everyone attacking him always winds up using the most phallic imagery possible, but he typically... likes that sort of thing, and has no problems with it.  At one point while he’s being attacked with giant extendable swords and penetrated with arrows from all sides, most of his clothes are ripped off. Szayel’s abilities and powers are basically... reproduction themed.  To change forms he impregnates himself with said sword after swallowing it and gives birth to his “true form.” I was showing old episodes to a friend the other day, and as soon as she saw Szayel’s “true form” she asked, “What the hell... is he some kind of tentacle monster?”  Oh no... he’s more like a REVERSE tentacle monster.  He forces you inside of him, not the other way around.  Part of his true form includes flowers that grab his enemies and pull them inside.  This causes one of his spore-like appendages to swell as if pregnant and birth a tiny copy of that person that he can use more or less like a voodoo doll.  They do a good job of playing up his fear as the various characters send increasingly phallic attacks his way, but that fearful expression quickly melts to excitement.  They even call forth some giant purple phallic-looking monster to attack him, to no avail.  Nothing’s too big for him to handle.  In case you somehow hadn’t gotten the message already, one of the heros reaches down the front of his loincloth to pull out his sword during an attack on Szayel... which they pixel censor... then switch to a black screen with a mock “Sorry, we can’t show this on daytime public TV” message.  Eventually they have to call in Mayuri, another mad scientist character who is already very well known for using a ton of not-so-subtle phallic imagery (he wears his sword between his legs, for starters) to defeat Szayel. But even after Mayuri’s giant crying caterpillar/baby EATS Szayel (reproduction is deadly, yo, especially if it results in babies like Mayuri’s tearing Ashisogi Jizo), he manages to rebirth himself through Mayuri’s sexy female robotic minion/slave.  You get to watch all the cells dividing and hear Szayel’s orgasmic  victory laughter, it’s fantastic. Szayel Aporro Granz shows up in Bleach episodes 152-167 (cameos) and 180-205, if you feel the urge to check him out.  ;-)  I’d recommend reading the episode guides - he’s in some episodes much more than others, as Bleach is notorious for dragging out fight scenes over a ridiculous number of episodes.  There are compilations of Szayel’s battle scenes in ENGLISH on Youtube, but if you wanna hear him as Akira, you’ll have to track down the original Japanese version of the show.

[kiddphel]

enemies to friends lovers prompts: “I thought you couldn’t stand them?” or “I’d rather die than kiss you.”

TW: lots of blood mentioned

Masato and Phelinx both watched from a distance as Szayelaporro laughed maniacally, cutting open the poor Fracción laid out on the table before him. The two shot each other a knowing glance and made their way out, leaving the stench of blood and the chilling screams behind.

“After all these years, you’d think I’d be more used to that kinda shit.” Phelinx said, resting his arms behind his head.

“So then why did you invite me to watch that with you?” Masato asked.

“Was curious to see what Szay was up to, and I didn’t wanna go alone. You’re the one who accepted the invitation, though.” Phelinx stuck out his tongue playfully.

“True. Guess I was curious too. It’s morbid, but Szayelaporro can be interesting to watch at times.”

“Eh? Was that a compliment, Masato?”

“It was not.”

“Sounded like you were complimenting him to me. I thought you couldn’t stand him?” Phelinx teased.

“I can’t,” Masato spat back. “But neither can you, supposedly. Look where that’s gotten you.”

Phelinx shrugged. “I can’t stand him either. I’m just... Comfortable around him, I guess. After all these years I’m used to the bastard.”

“Sure.”

“Zip it! I don’t like him, I just tolerate him is all.”

The smell of blood caught up to them as they walked down the hall.

“My, my. Good to see you two getting along. Mind telling me what you two are talking about?” Szayelaporro purred. Blood soaked his gloves and stained the front of his shirt. It was amazing just how unaffected he was by it.

Phelinx glanced to his side, only to find Masato already halfway gone. The Arrancar shot a betrayed look to the mod-soul, but was only given a half sorry wave in response. He turned back to face Szayelaporro, who stood there with his arms crossed.

“What are you doing here, Szay? Are you done butchering that Fracción already?”

Szayelaporro laughed coldly. “Unfortunately, he died far too quickly. How disappointing. And boring.”

The way he spoke was frightening. So casual, as if talking about a broken toy. Phelinx wasn’t affected by it. He was used to Szayel’s demented behavior.

“You and the mod-soul seemed like you were having a decent conversation.”

“It wasn’t anything special, really.” Phelinx turned to walk away, but was stopped by Szayelaporro grabbing his upper arm and pulling him back.

“Where are you going, Phelinx? You spend so much time with the mod-soul lately... I’m starting to grow jealous.” He ran a bloody hand under Phelinx’s chin, smearing it over his skin. “Why don’t you ever want to spend time with me, hm?”

Phelinx recoiled in disgust. “Because you do gross shit like this. Stop getting blood all over.”

Szayelaporro grabbed Phelinx’s jaw, tilting his head back to look at him. He smiled, flashing his fangs briefly. Bloody fingers trailed over Phelinx’s face. The  Fracción flinched as Szayelaporro ran a thumb over his lips, coating it with blood like a deep crimson lipstick.

“Oh, Phelinx... What am I going to do with you?” Szayelaporro’s voice dripped with venom. He was a predator, trapping his prey between his hands. But Phelinx’s indifference caused anger to bubble up inside of him. “You’re so naive... Here you are, trapped, and yet you don’t have the sense to be afraid.”

“It’ll take a lot more than rubbing some Hollow’s blood on my face to freak me out.” Phelinx growled.

“Hm. Yes, that’s right. You’re not afraid of dying. No, you’re afraid of kindness, of all things. Tell me, Phelinx, would it fill you with dread if I kissed you, here and now?” Szayelaporro licked his lips.

Phelinx’s face twisted in disgust. “I’d rather die than kiss you.”

The Espada smiled wickedly. He brought his face closer to Phelinx’s and pressed their lips together. His tongue lapped at the blood around the man’s mouth. Crimson painted Phelinx’s face as Szayelaporro held onto the sides aggressively, making sure he couldn’t pull too far away.

“Then perish.”