#(ooc: oh i'm just apologizing for how cursed it was lol)

[niki-phoria]

LIGHT ME UP, JUST LIKE MAGIC

pairing: inumaki toge x gn!reader (no pronouns used) genre: fluff word count: 603

notes: disclaimer that i don't know anything about jsl but i tried to keep it as accurate as possible, can't find a toge header ://, possibly ooc toge ??, apologies for my inconsistent posting lol i'm tired, title from &TEAM - FIREWORK

peace was never common within the halls of jujutsu high. from principal yaga’s regular scoldings aimed towards gojo to the repeated sound of fists meeting skin during training sessions, it wasn’t very often that you were given the opportunity to just be. to exist safely within the walls of the school, forgetting about the curses that are constantly trying to kill you - even if only momentarily. 

sunlight seeps in through INUMAKI TOGE’S open window, allowing a cool breeze to enter his dorm room. his phone lays forgotten on his bed playing a random playlist to fill the silence, though toge mostly ignores the music in favour of focusing on you instead. 

“how was your day?” your movements are smooth as you sign out the phrase, watching toge expectantly in case you make any mistakes. 

“it was good,” he signs back. “how was yours?”

“good.” toge smiles softly. it wasn’t common for people to make an effort to interact with him. at most, he was used to resorting to hand signals and scribbling notes down in order to get his point across. but here you were - using your free time to learn another language for him.

the idea that you would commit to the time consuming and often frustrating process of learning the intricacies of japanese sign language just to make communication with him easier makes toge’s cheeks warm and his heartbeat speed up. a warm feeling spreads through his chest. 

“i missed you.” toge raises an eyebrow, cocking his head at you. 

“salmon?” he teases. 

“shut up,” you mumble. “don’t make me regret telling you.” 

toge simply chuckles. he shifts slightly, hiding his overly flushed cheeks behind the hem of his school uniform. “oh, there was something else i wanted to tell you,” you say, nervously fidgeting with your fingers. your gaze has fallen from meeting his own eyes to the ground. 

toge reaches over to gently giving your hand a reassuring squeeze. he smiles softly despite knowing his face is mostly hidden, hoping that his hands holding yours are enough to calm the worst of your anxiety. “mustard leaf?”

instead of speaking like he was expecting, you slip your hands away from toge’s. you catch your bottom teeth between your teeth before signing, “i love you.”

toge freezes. his breath catches in his throat. butterflies swarm throughout his stomach as he watches you hesitantly repeat the signs with wide, unblinking eyes. 

“i love you.”

his face immediately flushes; a deep blush spreads up his neck and across his cheeks. even from behind the hem of his jacket, you can see the tips of his ears darken. “i hope i’m signing it right,” you chuckle, anxiously lacing your fingers together in your lap. “you don’t have to say it back. i just wanted you to know.”

toge’s heart beats wildly in his chest. his hands tremble slightly as he reaches out to cup your face before pulling you into a kiss. it’s messy - desperate. toge kisses you like he’s afraid you’ll disappear. like he never wants to let go. 

your tinted chapstick stains the corners of his mouth when he pulls away. you press your forehead against his own; your arms snaking around his shoulders and wrapping around his neck. toge’s hand slips down to wrap around your waist, pulling you even closer. 

“toge,” you whisper. he takes the time to lean in, pressing a chaste kiss against the exposed skin of your neck. “i love you.”

toge smiles softly, pulling away just enough to look into your eyes once again. “love… you,” he murmurs before pressing his lips against yours once again.

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[lawqual1ty]

Hey, Law... (FEM! Law x FEM! Reader)

Pov: You decide to begin your journey as a pirate which ends up making you meet quite an interesting girl... You don't think much of it until fate drags you back on the same path...

This is written as if it was a sort of letter directed towards Law mixed with some flashbacks.

I just watched Nana and got inspired to write this lol, hope you guys like it!

This fic will have a part two!

Warning: Sort of spoilers for Nana and One piece, curse words, a bit of ooc Law(?)

Hey, Law... Do you remember how we first met? I wouldn't be surprised if you had forgotten by now... It happened a while ago yet I still remember it as bright as day...

I remember I had just begun my journey as a pirate, I began at a place where not many people would say it's a good start since for many it's a middle point yet there I was... Besides if I had grown on the grand line I might as well start there right...? I was walking around looking for some supplies and other things that might help me out on my new journey since I didn't have much of a clue on how to start, at the time I didn't know but you were also there together with some significant faces I would get to meet later on...

"Excuse me but where can I find a library?" I asked one of the locals for directions, a library was a good start since in there I could find some maps and books of the grand line and new world if I was lucky enough. The small old man pointed towards the main train of Shabondy and I smiled softly at him muttering a quick thank you before heading off towards the train.

I waited in the station for it to arrive with a bit of impatience, I looked around trying to understand the people that surrounded me and immediately found you... A rather tall girl that seemed to be in her own world, you didn't even look back at me you just kept on silently waiting for the train just like me. I couldn't help but stare in that moment, you were pretty attractive and mysterious... It got my curiosity peaking that I didn't even notice that you had turned to look at me with a slight frown.

"Uh... Do you need anything?" Your voice caught me by surprise, it was nothing like what I had imagined you had a low husky voice that matched perfectly with your style. I blushed immediately and shook two apologetic hands in front of me.

"Oh gosh no sorry about staring..." I felt so dumb in that moment, yet all you did was let out a soft chuckle.

"No need to apologize."

"No really! I shouldn't have" I tried to make quick excuse, after all I was a tad bit ashamed of myself in that moment. "It's just... You're pretty dashing have they ever told you that?"

"I'm sorry" you answered quickly not even looking back at me "But I'm not into woman..."

My eyes widened at your comment, it was unexpected yet it didn't make me uncomfortable much rather I laughed taking you by surprise although I didn't quite notice.

"Why would you assume I was going that way??"

"And why are you laughing...?!" Your voice sounded so confused yet somewhat relieved as you spoke, where you happy I didn't see you that way at the start? I had no clue yet I was enjoying that interaction way too much to actually ponder deeper into your reactions.

I stopped laughing as soon as the train arrived, both of us made our way onto the train almost side by side. I checked my ticket for my seat and started walking towards it not noticing that you had not left my side at all... I looked over at my side as soon as I arrived to my seat finding myself with your dark greyish eyes. I flinched a bit yet I managed to smile in a sort of friendly yet teasing manner.

"Didn't you say you weren't into woman...?" I spoke with a bit of a playful smirk yet your expression didn't waver at all.

"My seat is next to yours..." You answered bluntly as you pointed to what was your seat on the train. My eyes followed your finger until your seat with a bit of shock, I immediately smiled as I turned to look at you.

"Ah, that means we'll be sitting together!"

"I suppose so..." Your voice lowered a bit much to the excitement of mine. I immediately made my way over to the side so that you could enter your seat before I took my own.

The trip wasn't exactly meant to last long but almost as if destiny had wanted for us two to keep at each others path there had been a lot of issues that dragged the trip on. We didn't specifically started off as chatty, you were cold and analytical, every interaction you partaked in was measured to a degree, but I didn't know that at the time... All I knew was that I was curious about you and your mysterious nature that seemed so drawn away from me at that point.

I took it upon me to start chatting with you although it wasn't hard for a conversation to start... If anything you started it, I don't know if you remember that...

"It seems the train is facing some issues..."

"Pardon?" I didn't want to admit it in that moment but I was so drawn by you that I didn't even hear you the first time, luckily you didn't take it the wrong way at all.

"We haven't moved..." You spoke gently as you looked out the window, I followed your eyesight confirming what you had said previously. We hadn't moved much since the main station which was unusual considering where we were. I couldn't help but pout a bit.

"Eh... Guess you're right..." I sighed softly and let myself lean back on my seat, you looked over at me with curiosity in your eyes.

"You were rushing somewhere...?"

"Hm?" I looked over at you with wonder. I smiled softly. "Oh, no... I just was a bit impatient to begin my journey I didn't believe I would start off so badly..."

I remember how you tilted your head to the side with a questioning gaze, almost a tad bit judgemental if I say so myself. "Your journey...?"

I nodded with a proud smile on my lips. "Yeah, I'm going to become a pirate and have great adventures, maybe make some friends too!"

I didn't know what you were thinking in that moment, you probably were shocked by the fact I didn't recognize you and just out loud said that I wanted to be a pirate in front of what at that point was one of the members of what was known as 'the worst generation' but yet... You hummed softly, a soft smile gracing your lips.

"A pirate...?"

"Mhm!"

"Don't you think that's a bit of a violent path for someone like you?"

"Hmph, it's only violent if you decide it as such..." I hugged my bag with a bit of a frown "I don't need to harm people or kill them... I just need to explore and learn a long the way in my own terms..."

The way you laughed at my small comment made my heart turn ablaze... It wasn't because it was unusual to hear you laugh but much rather because it...was your lips and mouth the one producing it. Although you were laughing at me I didn't mind, I just enjoyed being with you and making you smile... I thought it was normal at the time but I was so wrong... I wish I had realized that sooner...

I still don't know whether it was because of your company or because of the ambiance but I hadn't even realized at the time how long the trip had dragged on for... I just felt so comfortable chatting with you, you would listen to me yapping on and on about my dreams and the different people I had met with a soft smile on your lips, those rosy characteristic lips that spilled magic every time they opened... You were, still are, so straight forward with what you liked and what you wanted which was rare for someone like me who always switched from one thing to another...

"I just want to aid as many people as I can..." You said ever so softly, the characteristic sound of the can of beer opening interrupting your words with a soft tsk. I looked over at you from the top of my can of beer as I took a sip out of it, your words sounded so heroic... I didn't know who you were at that point for me you were just a stranger that had somehow up put with my shit and even willingly told me about your own shit.

I gulped down the sip I had been taking before gently smiling at you. "That sounds like a good reason to travel..."

"you think?"

"Yeah!" I beamed "I wouldn't be capable of doing it for one... So I really admire that about you!"

Your smile at that moment is still implanted in my mind, it was sort of... Bittersweet, almost as if you had remembered something or... someone, I'm still not sure who or what it was... Hey, Law, have you ever thought of telling me...? The mystery that held your brave, broken heart in chains...? The past that made you whither like a beautiful rose...? It didn't seem like it at the time but I'm not mad about it... Much rather it makes me admire you more.

It wasn't long before the train finally reached what, as funny as destiny is, was our destination... We, together with other passengers, got off our seats and onto the exit. I didn't want to end our meeting there yet I didn't even know if you felt the same

"Why bother...?" Was what I thought to myself as I got my bag and headed to the exit of the train together with you, you didn't even take any bag out, only your giant sword which you told me was named Kikoku. It struck me as odd yet I didn't think much of it... It was rather cute how you hugged that sword constantly.

We both stepped out of the train, I was about to say goodbye to you when I suddenly noticed two guys and a Polar bear walking up to you, you turned your back on me that time and headed over towards them.

"Captain!" One of the guys with an orca hat yelled out before saluting you.

"Captain...?" I tilted my head to the side as I watched the scene play out, both the Polar bear and the other guy with a penguin hat followed the orca guy in saluting you. You didn't even budge.

"Everything is ready to head to the Auction house!" The Polar bear yelled out.

"Perfect then let's get going..."

"Aye aye Captain!"

I was taken aback by the scene in front of me... My mind didn't fully processed what had happened until I saw our surroundings... Everyone was looking at you with fear in their eyes, some even wanted to pounce on you but didn't budge due to their will to live.

Hey, Law...

When were you going to tell me you were a pirate...?

[ginkgowish]

...I'm surprised to see how much you've mellowed out. You've changed while I was gone, haven't you?

ㅤ

Truth be told, I don't actually celebrate Halloween. Even without that factor in mind however, I'd say it was a good day regardless!

Do you ever get nightmares sometimes?

Well... doesn't everyone, really? I'd be lying if I said I was above things such as that. I'm only human, after all!

[tatakaetime07]

˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚jealousy,jealousy e.m

A/n:This is my first fic so I'm very sry if its crappy lol,just wanted to write some Eddie fluff,also this is set a bit after Season 4 and basically nothing has happened sooo

Pairing: Eddie Munson x Gn!Reader!Platonic!

Summary: When your best friend Eddie Munson and you end up going to a party he gets a little jealous and you learn of new insecurities(sry if this is a bad summary I tried💀)

Warnings:Angst that ends with fluff,slight cursing,alchohol usage,a bit ooc lol

Word count-1.1k

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You wondered how you had gotten in such a predicament,you were currently laying in your bed cuddling your best friend Eddie Munson.How may you ask?Well a few hours before your best friend asked you to go with him to a party he had been invited too.

You were never really the partying type but this didn't happen a whole lot and you wanted to hang out with your friend.So you ended up going,but reallly just became a babysitter due to Eddie getting super drunk.And even though he drank a lot it didn't stop him from acting like an idiot.

Halfway through you and Eddie split up,you going and talking to some other friend while he was dared into a drinking contest with another senior named Jason.You rolled your eyes but be insisted he could handle it.So you left him and ended up having a relatively good time with your other friends,you even met a nice boy named Charlie.

He was cute and sweet so when he asked if you wanted to exchange number you silently jumped in excitement,but you suppose that's when it went a bit wrong.

As you found a piece of paper to write your number on you were stopped when two lanky arms coiled around your form in a possessive hold.You were about to shout but stopped when you noticed who the familiar figure was making you look up in shock.

You were met with a glaring Eddie who refused to stare back at you,instead keeping his gaze on the poor boy in front of you,no doubt scaring him,although he practically did that to everyone sober anyway.It was weird,his dark eyes were narrowed and his jaw clenched,you bad never seen him like that before.

You felt him drag you by the shoulders as he continued glaring daggers at Charlie.You looked over to the said boy and quickly began apologizing,telling him you'd find him later,but being rushed outside before you could finish.

Once outside on some balcony you quickly jumped out of Eddie's grasp.

"What was that for!?"You whisper-shouted to him with a furious look,seeing as there was some other couple that was inside but still near you.

They walked away,which is when you turned to Eddie once more,only then noticing how wobbly he was.You sighed.

"How many did you drink??"Referring to the bottles he'd been challenged to drink.

You heard him chuckle stupidly before holding up 5 his fingers.You stared at him incredulously before mentally slapping yourself on the head.

You were able to walk down the many stairs with Eddie practically dangling from your side.Once you got to your car you helped him into the passenger seat before getting in on your side.

A few minutes later you arrived at your house where your parents hadn't been at for the past week due to going on a business trip in California.Because of that you decided Eddie could crash at your place but only after calling his uncle.

After helping him onto your bed you slid his arm off your shoulder making him fall onto his back.He mumbled something incoherently as his eyes opened slightly.

"Oh sorry,I'll er,go get you some water."You whispered in a low tone as you went to walk away towards the kitchen.

You stopped for a moment when you felt a tug on the hem of your flannel shirt.You looked over your shoulder and chuckled.

"Don't leave meee."Eddie whined as he looked up to you with puppy eyes but you just rolled yours playfully.

"C'mon I'll be right back."He hesitantly let go as you were finally able to get what you need from your kitchen cabinets.You sorted through them,finding a migraine pill knowing his hangover would be nasty and some water.

You went back to your room as you set down the water and the pill on a shelf near your bed.

" 'Go to a party,' they said,'It'll be fun,' they said."You muttered as you put your hands on your hips,looking down at your friends groggy state,and who was seemingly asleep.

You decided you would just sneak back out into your living room and sleep on the couch.But of course,Eddie was relentless and yanked your arm causing you to fall on the bed beside him.

You felt him slightly move so he could cage you into a hug.

"Really?"He said nothing,just looking at you with a stupid smirk.

"Yeah,yeah,just don't hog the blankets."You huffed as he triumphantly chuckled and laid his head in top of yours,hiding a large smile.

"I'm so drunk right now."He whispered as he adjusted to a more comfortable position.

You chortled,"No,really?"

He gently hit his chin against your head making you wince,"Hey!"

He laughed as he nestled his face into your hair and breathed in the sweet scent of vanilla he always found comforting.

You both sat in a comfortable silence for a bit before it was interrupted with Eddie's tired voice.

"(Y/n)?"

You hummed in acknowledgement,melting into his touch as he gently caressed the back of your head.Playing with a strand of your hair.You could still smell the lingering scent of wood and beer,although that wasn't really unusal for him.

"I'm sorry."You turned to gaze at him,going on your side then facing him.

"Hm?For what?"You saw his face flash with a look of guilt.

"Uh..sorry for pulling you away from your er,friend."You stayed quiet as you suddenly remembered the little incident,having almost entirely for gotten about it,you really just shaved it up to Eddie just being a bit drunk but you supposed it was a tad more deep then that.

Without knowing in your silence you began to slightly worry your long haired friend,he was never really good with mushy stuff and he as afraid he would say something and mess up.

You were a bit surprised when he continued,"Its just..y'know ever since Chrissy died I feel like somehow my luck will worsen and something will happen and you'll disappear too,or maybe you'll find a way better friend who doesn't have these problems-"

Eddie stifled a small gasp as he felt you tighten the hug you were currently in,stopping him from his little ramble.You weren't really surprised drunk Eddie would get all defensive but now it made more sense,why he had been more weird about how you were being bullied,walking you home when you didn't have a ride.

You didn't really know Chrissy but you could tell she left an impact on your dear friend,and your heart ached for him.

"Oh Eds.."It was a nickname he usually hated but coming from you he didn't really mind,"I promise I won't leave,ever.And no one could be a better friend than you."

Your eyes slightly widened as you heard him sniffle dramatically."Are you..crying?"

"What?No."He denied quickly as he sniffled again,this time more real.You shook your head against his chest as you smiled lightly.

"Well just don't wipe your snot in me."He lightly hit his chin against yours once more as he pretended to wipe his nose on your hair.

"Ew,ew,ew,quit that!"You both laughed as he held you a bit tighter.Almost like if he were to let go you would disappear.

"Night kitty."He mumbled against your hair,you initially scoffed at the pet name but your heart still swelled.

"Night Eds."He chuckled before yawning,knowing he had nothing to worry about,knowing you would always stick together.

[alatuslvr]

Genshin event

Character - Xiao/reader, traveler[aether or Lumine], Paimon, cloud retainer, Zhongli,

Note - welcome to part two of Xiao genshin event, please read the first one for better understanding, I also apologies if it look rushed

Tags - near death experience, playable au, gn!reader, blood, dying but not really, use of Xiao real name, happy ending 😔👎, Xiao curse at Zhongli one time and regret it later, kissing lol, ooc Xiao?

Taglist - @renamichii @midzuumi [i can't tag you sorry!]

Xiao

Genshin event: may light bring us back [lantern rite]

Starting off with a secret event that HoYoverse set up, if players want to get to the event banner, they have to meet certain someone to unlock the event. It also trigger character banner to unlock- featuring you. Reader. As the new 5*. In this case, the reader is electro and polearm user [and is using signature weapon when in burst mode, which is a scythe.]

Act Ⅲ

As the three reaches mountain Aocang, the traveler immediately made an offering and place it on the table, "Is this some kind of an offering..?" The traveler nodded, "If we didn't make an offering, she wouldn't even let us in!" Paimon explained, "I see.." [y/n] look to the ground and quickly shaking their head, "we should head inside, let's go."

Traveler knocked on the domain door and gently open it, [y/n] eyes scanning every island in the room, "One comes at the right time when needed, Traveler, I suggest you come and see me as soon as possible. One has something important to discuss and one will be the judges."

"She hasn't changed at all.." [y/n] whisper, they look relieved upon hearing the adepti voice.

After Traveler solving the puzzles

"ah! Traveler, Paimon! you two... Can go firsts, I have something I must to do before seeing her." "Huh? .. alright then..." Paimon hesitantly said, "let's go, traveler!" The two leave the [h/c] alone and go up into the floating island that cloud retainer in.

Shockingly found Xiao with his usual pose, "X-xiao?! What are you doing here?!" Paimon yelled, "...something has come up. I can't tell you yet." He looks away and sighs, Xiao look at traveler and Paimon, "I supposed to be the one who asks, why are you two here." "W-well, W-we help this person and-!" Xiao frowned, "just spit it out."

"They told us that they want to see cloud retainer..." Paimon said "Me? Hm, who is this person you're talking to? And where are they?" "W-well!" "I'm apologies if I took too long." [Y/n] casually walk to them, Xiao and cloud retainer takes a sharp breath.

"oh! It's been a long time, isn't it Xiao?" They smiled "Yún." Xiao said with venomous tone [Y/n] awkwardly chuckles, "Just call me by my real name Xiao, and cloud retainer, I have a lot to say." "And one does too. So let me start first." Xiao glared at traveler and Paimon, the two just look away in guilt.

"one has a lot to say too. [Y/n], how did you wake up from your slumber? We have tried everything but no results." [Y/n] look down, "that's... I'll explain it later." "Moving on. How do you feel after awakening again?" They look at their hands, "I feel ... Relief? But part of me feels uncomfortable." "I see."

"stop with the useless question, cloud retainer." "Mhhmp, I merely ask about their condition, it's good enough that—" "we don't talk about that anymore." Xiao glared cloud retainer, "one is still running away from the reality, and one has been awoken from their slumber. I suggest for [y/n] to not use your adepti power and rest." [Y/n] nodded "before I do, I need to explain everything to all of you at what happened back then."

"It was selfish of me for acting on my own... I have expected that in many ways, but.." [Y/n] stop, and look up with teary eyes, "back then, something is controlling me. I- I couldn't control myself." They clutched their clothes "you're being... Controlled?" Xiao ask, they nodded.

"I know the backup plans for something might have changed for the worst, and the moment table is flip, as soon I headed to the backup army's to tell everyone to move, my body... Froze." This is a piece of new information for everyone. "Do you still feel you are being controlled?" Cloud retainer ask, "... Now that you mention it.." [y/n] held their forehead, "I do feel something familiar. No. Very familiar is the right word."

"Does this relate to them suddenly collapsing because of using too much energy? I mean, it should be related right?" Paimon looks at [y/n], "when you said you're being controlled, I theories that you're sleeping against your will!" "For someone like you Paimon, you're pretty smart." Paimon pouted "this will be the last time Paimon tells you that Paimon is not stupid!!" And kick the air.

"But why now?" traveler asks, [y/n] look away, "..." Everyone is on deep thoughts, trying to connect everything, cloud retainer sigh, "there will be no answers if we all stayed in one place. Rejoice, you all should look for a clue. And one will tell everyone about this." Everyone agreed and nodded.

The four is now outside the domain, "[y/n]." They get startled by the sudden voice beside them, "yes Xiao?" They awkwardly smile, "We need to talk in private. You two can go ahead searching for any clue." Xiao grabs [y/n] wrist and teleport. "How are we supposed to find a clue when the person we're helping isn't here!?" Paimon shouted.

"ugh, they should be in wangshu inn... We should wait for [y/n] a bit until they finish talking to each other." Paimon crossed her arms, "In the meantime, we should check out the festival!" Paimon dragged Traveler with her to Liyue harbor.

[meet up in wangshu inn at 19:00]

[act Ⅲ finished, banner and event page unlock, player be able to make a wish, claim extra reward, and plays mini games.]

Act Ⅳ

[go to third floor]

"[y/n]! Xiao!" Paimon shouted, "hello Paimon, traveler." "..." Xiao looks away, "huh? What's up with him?" Paimon tilted her head, "oh, don't mind him..! He's just ... Um, not in the mood for now." Paimon looks at [y/n] "Isn't that just typical Xiao?" [Y/n] laugh, "I'm still here you know. Sigh, you guys should go already, me and [y/n] made a plan if something happens. Go."

"not even inviting us? Sheesh." Xiao didn't respond, [y/n] sigh, "let's go, this turnout event is burning Xiao out, we should leave him alone for the time being." The traveler nodded, "We should head to the forest where we found you there!"

As they arrived..

"everything looks normal..." Paimon commented, "we can't get a clue for just standing around." Traveler put [her/his] hands on [her/his] hips, Paimon nervously chuckled. "A-anyway! [Y/n], any progress?" She changed the subject.

"hm... A little." "Oh? Tell us!" [Y/n] got up from crouching and look around, "I noticed some of these flowers... Got corrupted at some point." They look at traveler, "I begin to think about you step one of them and crushed its energy." [Y/n] picked up a flower that has a dark aura surrounding them, "wait, a plant can get corrupted?" "Well, a plant is technically a living being."

"Paimon never thought of that..." "Neither everyone Paimon. Judging by it, it's a high level." "Do you think it will lead us to the person?" The traveler asked, "I'm not too sure yet, but, I'm sure we'll find a way." [Y/n] smiled.

"either way, we should be looking out for any clue, let's keep searching." They switch into a more professional one, [y/n] turn around and walk away from traveler and Paimon, "not even an instruction? Jeez." Paimon annoyed, "Paimon wants to give them an ugly nickname! How about..." "We're going to find nothing but cabbage Paimon."

Paimon whines, "ugh, now you say it.." she pouted. "I guess we look for a plant that looks odd!" And disappear within the air.

[find something odd]

"this Qingxin looks odd... Let's call [y/n]!" The traveler nodded, [y/n] was not far from them, they turn around, "hm? Got any clue?" [⊕ yes] [not yet...] "Great! I also found some. Let's see what you have."

Traveler leads [y/n] to the flower, they took a careful look at the Qingxin, "this one has more energy to it. Maybe we can use it to track the demon." They got up and look at the traveler, "thank you again for helping me." [Y/n] place their right hand to their chest, a sign of gratitude.

"It's no problem!" Traveler put [her/his] hands on [her/his] hips and smile. "Let's not waste time! Let's go!" Paimon said with enthusiasm. "But first, let's examine all of the clues that we got so far. First, I found a letter, it looks freshly made, I assume that this person planned this."

"yikes! Paimon suddenly doesn't want to go..." Paimon looks at the traveler, worried. "Second, I discover that my flowers bed is in the same condition as this Qingxin." Paimon and traveler's eyes widened, "but we didn't see any black smoke coming out from them!" Traveler nodded.

"at first, yes. I don't know how did it go purified..." [Y/n] paused, Paimon notice something, "wait, did you say purify?" Paimon asks, "ah yes. I did say that. What's wrong?" [Y/n] answered Paimon curiosity, "Uhh, Traveler, maybe you did purify those flowers. Just like dvalin tears!" [Y/n] surprised, "dvalin? Oh! Is it one of the four wind in mondstadt?" "Yeah! Wait, how did you know?" [Y/n] nervously chuckled, "that's for next times..."

[y/n] cleared their throat, "anyway, traveler, Paimon said that you purify dvalin corrupted tears, say. Can you do it to this Qingxin?" [Y/n] hands the flower to the traveler, [she/he] nodded. The flower got into traveler grips, it begin to float and the black smoke furiously left the flower.

[y/n] surprised, their mouth open, but the word doesn't leave from it. "I'm speechless traveler. I can't believe I found someone so.. gifted." [y/n] smiled, "I thank you again for helping me." "It's no problem!" Traveler nodded.

"With this, we should be able to track them, I'm sure it's not far away from here."

Traveler, Paimon, and [y/n] are on their way, while looking around, they make a small conversation, "say! You and Xiao made a plan, mind telling us?" Paimon asks, "I wouldn't mind to say it now but.." "but?" Paimon tilted her head, "someone is watching us." [Y/n] replied with a serious tone, Paimon yelped.

"w-where!?" [Y/n] sigh, "it's everywhere Paimon, I can give you two visuals, but I don't think they would appreciate it, hehe.." they nervously chuckle, [y/n] take a deep breath, "are you ready?" Traveler and Paimon nodded, "alright, here I go." [Y/n] lift their right hand, they mumbling ancient speech that seem to be a spell. Their right hand glowed dark purple.

"w-wait!!!" [Y/n] look at Paimon, they blink a couple of times, "a-arent you supposed to not use your power? M-maybe we should do this..." "Paimon, just say you didn't this." Traveler looks at Paimon with a frown face and half-lidded eyes.

[y/n] sigh again, "I suppose." They canceled the spell and bring down their hand. Shaking their head, "anyway, I finally got the location, there's a small trace of dark energy if you may call it that."

"what are we waiting for? Let's go and beat this monster!" Paimon happily says. [Y/n] couldn't help but chuckle at Paimon's optimistic speech.

The three continue to roam around the dark forest and stumble upon some kind of battle ring with a strange pattern going around it. "Is this the place? Doesn't look fancy at all." Paimon commented, "it's what they do to not look suspicious." [Y/n] explained as they step into the concrete, leaving traveler and Paimon, glancing in every direction. Trying to get familiar with the dark surroundings.

[Y/n] stop walking and sigh in disappointment, "maybe we're too late..." 'But this wind, this wind is the same as I experience at that time.' "uhhh, Paimon doesn't like it here..." Paimon flies behind the traveler for protection.

[y/n] stayed silent for a moment while thinking about the possibility, they turn around to look at the traveler, "Maybe we should go back and come here tomorrow, there's no need to rush after all." [Y/n] begin to walk back, and someone had decided to shows up now.

"[Y/n]! Behind you!." Traveler and Paimon screamed before the dark purple smoke could attack [y/n], Traveler runs to grab them and pulled [y/n] behind, using a sword to block the attack.

Ends up failing and got thrown away with [y/n], "Traveler! [Y/n]!" Paimon quickly glides towards them, "haha... Hahahahaha!!" The smoke revealed a huge dark moose, with purple veins and red eyes that glowed through the dark forest.

"Traveler! Wake up! Traveler!" Paimon continuously shakes the traveler's body, "This is bad, you two need to get out." "What about you?!" [Y/n] look down, to traveler who's laying on their lap, "I need to settle down this battle, between me, and him." They look at the monster.

"you can't do that!" "I'm sorry Paimon, take care [Lumine/Aether] for me." Paimon looks at [y/n] with terrified, she doesn't know what to do, "Xiao." He appeared in a second, and take a sharp breath, "are you alright?!" He quickly checks [y/n] by cupping their right cheek and turning it right and left.

"Xiao, I'm fine." They smiled, before quickly frowning, "please, bring the traveler to this man called baizhu that you mentioned." Xiao looks at the traveler, "what about you." They stayed silent, "[y/n] don't be stupid, you cannot defeat him-" "I can. And I will." They look at Xiao with determination.

"[y/n]. I- I cannot afford to lose you again. Not again." [Y/n] took Xiao's hands, cup it between their own and bring it to their forehead, "don't worry, I won't." [Y/n] carried the traveler's body to a near tree, Xiao and Paimon followed behind while eying the monster.

"I shall leave traveler here," "[y/n], it's too dangerous, you must not fight him." Xiao desperately warns them, he knows that it's useless for a time like this, especially when someone got injured because of them. He knows it all.

"what is going on here?!" The voice of cloud retainer echoed along with footsteps. "Cloud retainer! Zhongli!" Zhongli's reaction was furious, "you certainly not lying about Yún waking up."

"mhp! How dare you called me a liar." "It's not the time to argue!" Paimon yelled, "Lord Morax... It's good to see you again." [Y/n] look at him, smiled, "I must remind you all that this battle is only for me to do." They look at everyone before staying at Xiao, "I'm pretty sure that he doesn't want anyone to interrupt."

Xiao kissed his teeth and gritted them. "Xiao, The only thing we could do is give up" "No we fucking don't." He glared at Zhongli, before the man scolded Xiao, [y/n] got up from the ground, look at traveler once last time.

"This is goodbye, I suppose." They walk to the battle ring again, summoning their polearm and mask, covering half their face "[Y/n], Stop this instant!" Xiao caught up to them before he could grasp their wrist, a barrier was in the way.

"[y/n]!" Punching the invisible barrier, again and again, hoping it to break. "Finally... I've been waiting for too long." The dark moose complained, "now, shall we start?" [Y/n] didn't say a thing. "I take that as a yes."

Before he could attack, [y/n] set up a trap, instead of attacking the front, he instead attack the back, "why are you attacking the opposite of the enemy?" [Y/n] smirking, he sweatdropped, "you..."

[y/n] finally moved, run towards him and jump up in the air, as the moose attack with high energy, [y/n] disappear as it hits them, reappear behind him without any presence coming out and sneaky attack him.

The moose let out a grunt as he took massive damage, but not near enough to lead him to die. "Xiao, I'm sure they will be alright." Xiao keeps trying to break through the barrier, "I can't! I-I can't afford to lose them too!" Attacking the barrier with his polearm.

[defeat the enemy.]

"[Y/n]!!" sound was muffled to them, [Y/n] keep dodging the moose attack, before walk into his trap and get hit badly. Xiao screamed once again, it was very out of character for him. He doesn't want to be alone again, he doesn't want to wait for them to open their eyes for centuries again. Not again.

[y/n] silently gasping, and clutching their clothes, "Is that what you got? Only one hit. I thought I had already given you enough time." They cough up blood, "let's tu-turn that around shall w-we." [Y/n] lift their right hand, and snapped.

Creating an electro explosion, "heh, you know, explosion doesn't affect me–" [y/n] appeared behind him with their scythe and slashed his head.

'blood.' [y/n] taste blood, 'it tastes irony.' their cheeks clothes, covered in blood. The barrier deactivate, Xiao waste not a second to teleport to [y/n] before they fell off to the ground.

"Xiao.." they only see a silhouette for black, mind, and golden. [Y/n] couldn't tell if tears were dripping onto their face because of the warm blood. "Hey, Xiao... I did it." They smiled, "we need to bring them to their domain." "Cloud retainer... How is a traveler?" She sigh.

"you need to start worried about yourself, and [she/he] is fine, Morax is on his way to get [her/him] treated immediately." They let out a sigh of relief. Xiao tightens his grip on [y/n], "look like I'm going to stick around with you again, Alatus." [Y/n] smiled.

"don't leave me again." He buried his head onto their crookneck. "Now, let's go." Cloud retainer interrupts the two and tells them to move fast. Xiao teleported him and [Y/n] to their domain, which cloud retainer designed to have a lot of security.

At the platform, the two find a tree with the white leaf's in the corner of the platform, a flower bed, two tables on the side with books sitting on top and the side of it, and an empty table with two pillows as a chair, it was comforting.

Xiao gently places [y/n] to the flower bed, and watches their wounds healing slowly, "[y/n]..?" They hummed, "what is it?" He takes their hand, places it on his cheek, and brings his face close to [y/n]'s.

[Y/n] opened their eyes, feeling warm breath fanning their face, seeing Xiao's eyes lock to theirs, making [y/n] stop breathing. Speck of colors can be seen, [y/n] can easily count his eyelashes.

His hairs tickle [y/n], they didn't want to laugh to they closed their eyes. Xiao, who's misunderstood this, his face was burning red, before hesitantly tracing their lips with his gloved fingers.

Before crashing his lips with theirs. He has no experience with kissing let alone romance. He does see those mortals do this kind of thing. The kiss was sloppy, it was warm to say at least. Perfect comfort for both of them.

As Xiao pulled away, [Y/n] face was burning, their cheeks felt hot, [y/n] look away from Xiao. He decided to lay down beside [y/n], "don't say anything." Making [y/n] back facing him, he wrapped his arms around their waist and buried his head to [y/n] hairs.

"In the end, we will always be together, no matter what the cause is."

Xiao and [y/n] are on the top of a hill, watching the lantern together after [y/n] was insisted on watching it float away in the sky beautifully.

"oh yeah! The traveler also gives us two lanterns, I need to properly thanks [her/him].." while staring at the lanterns, "here!" They hand one of the lanterns to Xiao, before he hesitantly took it. "Oh come on! It's not like it is dangerous." [Y/n] teased, he grumbled and didn't say a thing.

[y/n] laugh, before stopping with a sigh, "let's make a wish and release it to the sky." "This is stupid." "I'm sure it didn't hurt us!" He sighs, "it doesn't give us any benefits." "Us huh.."

Xiao grumbles, "ugh, let's just start and stop talking." [Y/n] let out okay multiple times and stop teasing the yaksha.

They both look at their lantern in their hands making wishes. Before letting it fly together to the night sky, the two watch their lantern joining the rest. [Y/n] place their head to Xiao's shoulder and whisper...

"may the light bring us back again."

[haikyuu-appreciation-club]

•Looking Out for You•

Akaashi x Reader

warnings: one or two curse words

genre: fluff + a pinch of angst if you squint

word count: 2.8k

hey lovelies, just wanted to let you know that this is another personal oneshot i wrote for a friend that was modified to be enjoyed by everyone sooo if there are some things that don’t resonate to you specifically i apologize!!

also, just as i finished this i realized the second half has a similar vibe to “Closer to You” sooo let’s just ignore that lol

oh and i’m sorry if he’s a little ooc, i don’t know his character very well, but i tried my best >_<

anywhoooo i hope all of you akaashi simps enjoy :p

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You had always attended your boyfriends volleyball games, cheering him on from the stands and being the first one to wrap your arms around his neck in congratulations when his team won. You had supported him and his sport even before the two of you had started dating, loving nothing more than being his personal cheerleader with anything he did. Even being pretty quiet and shy by nature, being able to support your significant other with one of the things he was most passionate about brought out your energetic side. It’s not as if you cheered very loud or yelled out his name when they got a point but none the less, your presence was always known to him.

Akaashi was beyond greatful that you were always there. He felt a sense of comfort being able to look at his alluring significant other whenever things on the court became too stressful. He always felt your love and support spread throughout the whole gym like a wildfire as soon as you walked in and he couldn’t ask for anything more. 

During this particular game, he found his gaze landing on you more than usual.  He couldn’t disappoint you, not when you were looking so nice in his spare jersey. You were representing him up in those stands and he would never be able to forgive himself if that expression of awe morphed into an expression of disappointment. However, he was slowly losing his faith in the ability to pull off this win.

The team was on their fifth set of the game. Their stamina had begun to leave their bodies the set before this and now they were just trudging along with whatever they had left. Physical and mental exhaustion plagued them but you knew no matter how drained they were, they would give their all until the very end. The score had gone over a few points on both ends and was now sitting in the low twenties. The apposing team was on match point with Fukur��dani not far behind. However, if the other side got this point, everything was over.

You knew how hard Akaashi and the team had worked. They came to practice early in the morning and left late at night in preparation for this specific match. They polished and perfected every trick in the book, making sure that they were able to put 100% of themselves into this game. You had witnessed their hard work first hand, usually stopping by the gym after school to wait to walk home with Akaashi. You watched the way everyone put their blood, sweat, and tears into improving, constantly putting everything they had into the things they did. You were so beyond proud of the boys, especially Akaashi. You knew how hard he worked and you would still be over the moon with his performance, win or lose.

Akaashi did not have the same mindset. He knew that volleyball wasn’t life or death but that didn’t mean that he didn’t care about the outcome of this game. He had worked his ass off as did the rest of the team and he wanted to make you proud. Now more then ever did he want to be able to walk off that court and feel the warmth of your body pressed against his as you whispered words of congratulations into his ear.

However, the powerful serve that materialize on the other side of the net washed away any chance of that scenario unfolding this game.

Every piece of your heart shattered as you watched the boys of Fukurodani desperately trying to get the ball back up and in play. They were clawing at any opportunity to be able to send it over again and get back their lost points. But in the end, it was no use.

As the gym fell silent, the only sound that met your ears was the soft bounce of the volleyball as it came to a stop. The opposing team and their supporters broke out into cheers but it reached your ears in a muffled manor. The only thing you were focused on was the dejected state of the defeated party. Everyone looked as if they were in a state of shock. Everything they worked so hard for these past weeks had been thrown away in a matter of minutes. You already knew they were all playing each and every mistake over and over again and going over every what-if imaginable.

Your gaze apprehensively wandered to Akaashi. He looked as if he was in a daze. The same nonchalant expression was painted on his face but as you looked into those beautiful blue eyes you could decipher every emotion he was feeling in that moment. He had never been one to show or voice much of his emotions so you had grown to learn how to read him like a book over the years. You could tell how crushed he was at the outcome of this game. He had always put way too much pressure on himself when it came to volleyball. Sometimes forgetting that a sport was a team oriented situation and that he couldn’t place the blame all on himself. That didn’t stop him though.

You wasted no time in standing up and making your way to the court. You mumbled words of apologies as you pushed past people, wanting to pull your boyfriend into your embrace as soon as possible. As much as you felt as if you were being too much with the small action, you knew he would not use his words right away and he needed to be reassured in a matching silence.

Once you reached the court, the team had just concluded shaking hands with the other team and thanking the people who showed up for supporting them. Making their way towards the doors you could see everyone’s tear streaked faces more clearly then you could before. Akaashi was an exception but you knew if he was one to cry, he would be sobbing right now.

You ran up to him and engulfed him in a hug. In that moment you didn’t care who was staring, you just knew that he needed someone. He slowly wrapped his arms around your waist and let his head rest in the crook of your neck. You ignored the sweat that was clinging to his figure, caring only about showing your boyfriend how incredibly proud you were of him. This lasted for a few moments until you pulled away, cupping his face in your hands and placing a chaste kiss to his forehead. You reached down to grab his wrist and pulled him away from the noisy gym and out into the fresh air.

A cool breeze surrounded you two as you sat down against the back wall of the gym. Akaashi slowly followed suit, sinking down next to you. You two sat quietly for a moment, the only sound filling your ears was the rustling of leaves on nearby trees and the soft breaths escaping your bodies. You honestly didn’t know how to break the silence. Usually you and Akaashi were pretty good when it came to communicating with each other, but in this specific situation you were at a loss for words. So, until you could find the right thing to say, you opted for a more physical aspect.

You scooted away from him, creating a gap between you two. He looked over at you, confused as to why you gravitated away from him. That was until he felt your hand snake behind his head and find a place on his cheek, pulling him down into your lap. You ran your fingers through his soft, black locks as he started to shake lightly in your hold. You knew he had finally reached his breaking point. You leaned down and whispered softly into his ear,

“It’s okay Keiji, you can let it out. It’s just you and me.”

In that moment, every emotion he had been suppressing had come crashing down. He turned his face into your inner thigh and quietly sobbed. 

To anyone else, this would be a sight to gawk at. The Keiji Akaashi crying? A man who was always so calm and collected? Who never let his emotions phase him, Crying? However, you knew him better than that. Akaashi was a human being after all. No matter how much strength he had or how composed he was, he too had a breaking point and he trusted you to see that. He always waited until he was with you to rant or yell or cry. He didn’t do it to burden you and never did he take his emotions out on you directly, but you were his home. He knew with you, you would never judge or view him differently. He was comfortable sharing a side of himself that no one got to see.

You felt your own share of tears escape your eyes as you sat there, rubbing his back. Akaashi didn’t breakdown often, but when he did it always pushed you to your own breaking point. You carefully swiped at your face before finally speaking up,

“I know you don’t want to hear it right now, but you did a really great job today. I can already tell you’ve replayed all of the mistakes in your head but you can’t overlook everything you did good Keiji. Sure, you lost, and I can’t begin to imagine how upset you are over that but volleyball is a team sport. You win and lose as a team so you can’t put all the blame on yourself,” Akaashi maneuvered himself so that he was now face up, staring into your comforting eyes as you continued your speech. “You can sulk, and I'll be right here through it all but take this as an opportunity to improve and make yourself the best you can be. You’re an incredible player and I'm so proud to be in those stands watching you, win or lose.”

You took a deep breath and looked down at Akaashi. You couldn’t exactly decipher his emotions in that moment. His lips were slightly parted as he stared up at you, puffy eyes unreadable. Had you said something wrong? The last thing you wanted to do right now was make things worse for him. You lifted your head and averted your gaze, starting to regret opening your mouth at all. 

You felt Akaashi sit up and your eyes traveled back to his figure. A soft smile tugged at his lips as he cupped your cheeks, taking a moment to admire you. You always knew what to say in every situation, good or bad. That was one of the things he had always loved about you. One of many reasons he was so deeply in love with you. He brushed his thumb over your soft skin before pulling you close and connecting your lips. His kisses were always so soft and gentle, love reverberating throughout your body with each one. You wished they could last forever but eventually you two had to break apart for air. He leaned his forehead against yours and mumbled against your lips,

“Thank you Y/N”

You pulled back and nodded, giving him a smile as you brushed away the hairs that clung to his face,

“Let’s go home Keiji”

He stood up and offered you his hand. You laughed at his typical gentleman antics and accepted his outstretched hand, intertwining your fingers with his. 

You two walked back to Akaashi’s house just as the sun began to set. The silence that fell around you two was comfortable, just enjoying being in each others company. You could tell he was still upset over the outcome of the game but there’s no way he wanted to discuss it any further at the moment. He probably would open up about it over breakfast tomorrow morning once he had gotten all his thoughts collected, so you weren’t too worried about it. Right now, you just wanted to give him the opportunity to get his mind off of everything for a moment.

Once you two got through the door, you were greeted with an empty home. Akaashi’s parents usually took business trips on the weekend so you two had the house to yourselves. You ushered your sweaty boyfriend upstairs and instructed him to go take a shower. He gladly agreed, already feeling the warm water soothing his sore muscles. As he walked upstairs, you walked to the kitchen and pulled the menu for your favorite ramen shop off of the refrigerator.

Ramen was always a mutual pick me up dinner for the two of you.  If one of you got a bad grade on an assignment or your club activities weren’t going to well or you just had a bad day in general, you would always go eat ramen together. Today was definitely one of those days. You ordered the ramen to be delivered to Akaashi’s house, not really thinking he would want to eat out tonight. Walking back into the living room you brought some blankets with you to the couch and scrolled through the purchased movies on the television.

Akaashi walked back downstairs and into the living room to see your figure on the couch, sitting with your knees tucked into your chest to leave room for him to sit beside you. He smiled at your considerate actions and took a seat beside you. He grabbed your ankles and pulled your feet so that you slid onto your back, legs draped over his lap. You smiled up at him, admiring how handsome he looked post shower. You turned your attention back to the T.V. and continued to scroll through the movies as you asked,

“Harry Potter type of night?”

He chuckled lightly as he rubbed the top of your lower leg subconsciously,

“Only if it’s the fourth one, the others will have to wait.”

You scrolled to the fourth movie out of the series and clicked on it. As it begun to load you set the remote down and grinned,

“Of course, besides Draco looks the best in the fourth one.”

Akaashi looked at you, trying to suppress a grin as he shoved your legs off of his and stood up. He begun to walk out of the room as you scrambled to your feet and walked after him,

“Keiji, i’m sorry, i was joking i swear, you’re the best looking guy i’ve ever seen,”

You continued to ramble about how attractive your boyfriend was and how much you loved him but were cut off by Akaashi turning around and grabbing you by your waist. He spun you around a few times as you let out laughs that were like music to his ears. Just being with you made him forget about the distress he was feeling earlier. Volleyball wasn’t the most important thing in his life, but you were. As long as he had you, he would be okay in the end. He set you down and placed soft kisses all over your face, earning a few more laughs from you,

“I know you were joking baby, i was too.”

He smiled at you as he began to walk back to the living room. You followed suit until you heard a knock at the door. Akaashi looked over his shoulder a quirked an eyebrow at you. You shrugged, not wanting to give the surprise away, and went to go answer the door.

You walked back to the living room and set the ramen on the table. Akaashi’s eyes visibly lite up at the sight of the logo on the bag. You undid the knot at the top and pulled out akaashi’s bowl of ramen,

“Tada! Pick me up Ramen!”

Akaashi smiled as he took the warm container from your hands. He placed a kiss on your cheek before moving down to sit at the table in front of the couch. You grabbed your ramen and did the same.

You two watched the movie as you ate, quietly commenting at certain parts and snuggling closely once the containers were empty. You loved nights like this, just being in Akaashi’s company and spending time with him without having to worry about anything. He was your safe place, and you were his. It was you guys against the world and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

As the movie came to a close you noticed Akaashi nodding off, and felt yourself doing the same. You pulled him into your lap once more as you leaned back against the couch, letting your eyes flutter shut. Before you drifted off to sleep, you heard sweet words meet your ear,

“I love you Y/N, more then you know”

You smiled softly to yourself as you lightly rubbed his shoulder,

“I love you too Keiji.”

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[shineyma]

1st, I am beyond excited and grateful that you took the time to write all this!! I asked for a rant, Amy, you delivered. 2nd, /I/ should apologize because my reply's probs gonna be long. (Half an ask already. Ugh, I'm hopeless, and you extremely polite.) I'd seen Fitz said Deke's the worst to be their grandson, but not that he persisted! GO, FITZ!! Didn't Iain use to say back in S1 that he didn't want FS to happen? I loved him for it, esp when Liz can't seem to do anything other than wax (1/9)

the rest go under the cut because it’s a lot of asks XD

poetic about FS. (Whyyy, Liz?? Seriously, does she talk about anything other than FS?) LBR though, Fitz is #relatable here. I’ve watched 3 S5 eps and seen many spoilers, and Deke’s 95% a dick, right?? I think TPTB might’ve been going for that particular FS brand of determined, unapologetic, do-what’s-necessary but their compassion and drive to protect were always evident even in their “harsher/colder” actions/attitudes/treatments. (I’m missing the right words but you know, right??) /But/ (2/9)

they missed the mark by 100 miles. Anyway. Frankly, Amy, Jemma fighting viciously Fitz’s pessimism and fatalism, esp by putting forth a positive twist on fatalism (for lack of a better word) has rubbed me so wrong for so long. It’s not necessarily ooc?? But it’s also not Jemma in a right mental and emotional state?? (You’re getting a terrible description of what I mean but I’m no good for anything else right now.) Like she’s broken, resigned, fighting for some thing that just happened, (3/9)

that she didn’t consciously choose, it was forced on her through guilt of her own and of others’ making, and through others pushing for it, and she’s sort of accepted it, it’s just part of her life now, vaguely, automatically placed under the “good stuff” category, and everything around her is in chaos, so she just fights for /it/? I don’t know. There’s a difference between “the universe says we’re gonna be together, look at the signs!!” and “we want to be together and we’ll work for it”. (4/9)

About the logic fail, Jemma probs grabbed onto that “my mom told me the ‘right direction’ thing which her mom had told her”, ergo she raised her some, and coupled with the need to make Fitz feel better and the talk with yet another always unhelpful team member (😒), she just went for that stupid line. Does that make it not ooc? Well, /no/. *makes a paper plane out of your last 3 bullet points and shoots it @ TPTB, yelling “TAKE NOTES!”* Amy, in the AOS house we don’t perform surgery to the (5/9)

tune of melodies that calm and steady and help us concentrate. In the AOS house, we perform surgery while conversing on things that test our ability to hold back tears and shouts and shaking and violence, because we’re hardcore. So, the dog thing. @ Hydra WTF??!!?! Yeah, I’m glad I missed that. And OK, can someone finally confirm if Ward shot Buddy??!! It’s getting ridiculous. I say probs nah, because John used to prod him too often for not being cruel enough, but… I don’t know. Also, (6/9)

I’m so glad Ward didn’t attend Hydra’s School for Young Octopi!! I mean, everything does point to that!! :D Teen!Ward busted out at 17 and dumped in the woods, switching to Brett!Ward still in the woods, John alluding to Ward shooting Buddy and finally leaving the woods as the end of his training and immediate beginning of his SHIELD career… If he attended any Academy, that was SHIELD Ops. It’s canon! New Ward backstory! I LOVE IT!! OK, because Hydra has that elitist vibe, I’m imagining (7/9)

more of a posh-secret-club-inside-the-academy kind of thing?? You know, like the actual Piggate scandal with the UK PM, and there’s many a movie too that show secret societies inside colleges etc, whose members are wealthy kids of old families, and their fathers were members before them, and their grandfathers, and they have weird, twisted rituals. You know the kind. Malick, his daughter and the council of people they had brought to meet Hive, they remind me of that. Anyway, I’m still not (8/9)

forgiving Ruby for what she did to Elena, but the dog thing and the Hydra-engineered super-baby thing are something…?? I’d have to watch S5 to pass judgement and LOL NO, I ain’t about to do that. I thiiink I’m done. Man, I hope that was some damn good strawberry shortcake. I’m gonna need all the favor I can get. 😇 ❤❤❤❤ Also, what’s a strawberry shortcake and why are people discriminating against its physique??? Ah, and why do you use that squiggly line (~) at the end of some words??? (9/9)

Okay! Here we go! XD

First off, I…..go back and forth on Liz’s support of fs. On the one hand, it’s silly to hold it against her; it’s not like attacking her own storyline would be a smart move, either with fans (who for some reason overwhelmingly support it) or with Jed&Mo (who, after all, have made clear that they based fs’ relationship off their own). Sure, Iain got away with it, but look at the way the show treats Fitz vs. Jemma……he’s clearly the favorite. *side eyes aos* Plus, fs being together gets her more scenes with more people (gotta have everyone reminding her how destined~ she and Fitz are after all!!), so it’s understandable she’d like it.

That said….HOW CAN SHE NOT SEE HOW TERRIBLE IT IS? I DON’T UNDERSTAND.

And we could talk about that all day so…moving on!

Deke started out as the harsh/cold/doing what’s necessary to survive in a terrible environment character (he SOLD DAISY TO KASIUS because he was afraid her search for Jemma would endanger the rest of them), but the show kind of….dropped that? And tried to switch him to the lovable moron instead? It’s weird.

As for Jemma’s optimism……I guess I can’t totally blame her. Like, she does love Fitz, that’s clear enough. I personally don’t think she’d have gotten there if she hadn’t been constantly pushed towards him, or if he hadn’t made a big deal of “I can’t be just friends,” therefore forcing her to choose between a romantic relationship with her best friend or NOTHING AT ALL of him, but. Whatever.

My point was, she loves him. And he is CONSTANTLY going on about how they’re cursed and they’re never gonna work out and how ‘doesn’t sound great for the girlfriend’ and ‘I don’t deserve you’ and blah blah negativity. And it is just super not fair to her that she has to forever fight this attitude of his and try to keep him positive about THEIR RELATIONSHIP, something he should be excited and positive about ON HIS OWN. Ugh.

So from that perspective, I guess I can see why she’d cling to this, as evidence~ they’re not doomed and they’re gonna be okay. Good point, nonnie!

And another good point: I’d forgotten about the daughter saying that her mom had said the steps in the right direction stuff! to her That makes Jemma’s logic fail a little less egregious, I feel better now.

Oh, right, silly me. Of course aos is way too hardcore to want to focus on the situation at hand when surgery is underway!

I think the show kinda confirmed that it was Grant who shot Buddy? In 2x21 when Bobbi was trying to talk Kara out of the whole….torture thing that was about to happen, she tried to convince her that Grant was grooming her and that he probably started small and probably was started small himself, and Kara was like “yeah, Garrett made him shoot his dog.” So that probably counts as confirmation.

(But I am all about #denial so I choose to ignore it. Alternate explanation: Garrett was the one who did it but Grant wanted to use the story to connect to Kara, so he was creative with the truth. See? It still works!)

And yep! Garrett said, when he finally got Grant from the woods, that he’d gotten him into the ops academy! Which admittedly was four whole seasons before this mess and probably they didn’t know yet they were gonna give Hydra its own Academy, but why would Garrett make Grant do the dog test in the woods if he was about to go to Hydra and have to do it all over again? Doesn’t make sense! So yes, definitely Grant went to SHIELD Academy.

As for the “posh” sense you get of Hydra, nonnie, you are SO NOT WRONG. Hydra’s Academy was seriously SO prep school vibes, I can’t even fully describe it. They had UNIFORMS, nonnie! Suit and tie uniforms with HYDRA LOGOS on the breast pocket!!!! It was…….ridiculous. Ri. di. cu. lous.

And right? TOTALLY NOT COOL that Ruby cut off Elena’s arms, but I have some sympathy for her now. Some.

And thank you for asking, the strawberry shortcake was DELICIOUS! And it’s not discrimination (XD; I literally lol’d, nonnie, thanks for that)—strawberry shortcake is a dessert with sliced, sugared strawberries, whipped cream, and a kind of cake that’s called “shortcake” because of its crumbly, sometimes crispy texture. It is THE BEST and I’m so sad it doesn’t exist in your life. I’m sorry, nonnie.

ETA: sometimes people use spongecake instead of shortcake when making strawberry shortcake. these people are wrong and should not be trusted.

As for the squiggly line, it’s hard to explain! 

Sometimes, I use it to add a note of sarcasm or mocking. Since tone is hard to convey online, it helps me get my meaning across (and feels necessarily mean, in such statements as “Jemma and Fitz are destined~”)!

Other times, it’s more…..hm…..like a gesture, maybe? Like in my rant I wrote “the glory of Hive~” and the sguiggly was meant to convey a kind of handwave, like “the glory of Hive and all that stuff the Hive-worshiping parts of Hydra would concern themselves with.” Does that make sense?

I don’t know, it’s kind of like the tumblr habit of randomly capitalizing words in the middle of a sentence, you know? Sometimes it’s for emphasis, sometimes it’s for sarcasm, sometimes it’s just because it feels right. I hope that makes at least a little sense. XD

Thanks very much for the conversation, nonnie! Sorry it was such a struggle getting your thoughts to me!