#* kota : threads.

[fishwikipedia]

kota ibushi looks like a sex doll

[kovnynir]

❝ what’s up, poggers? ❞ kota questioned his lovely daughter, flopping on the couch. he set his head in her lap, smiling softly up at her. stars above, he loved her. he loved that he was home. he loved that he could see her again.

❝ did i use that right? poggers? is that cool slang? ❞ he asked, little chuckles bubbling from his chest. ❝ i don’t know if i’ll ever catch up. ❞ 

kota was acting extra jovial -- he could sense there was a lot on al’s mind, and he wanted more than anything to ease it. he reached up and lightly touched some of her hair. ❝ the green’s nearly gone... do you wanna touch it up? we could do that tonight if you wanted! or soon, if that doesn’t work for you. ❞ // @alyrisa-dorian 

[cyberneticatoms]

WHERE: All Night Diner 2: Electric Bugaloo WHO: Kota Pluto (@mercurysunstar)

Archer slid into the booth across from Kota, "So...they gave me September. Like I couldn't get a cooler month than that? No one even uses the calendar by that point, least not ill October for the spookiness," he complained. "I didn't even want to do the calendar this year, so I feel like I shouldn't even be as salty as I am."

[mercurysunstar]

who: kota and ven where: six flags cause why not @cyberneticatoms

"i'm getting a funnel cake and then we're going on batman yeah? cool." kota didn't really give ven time to answer before he was already in line to get himself a sweet treat. "before you ask if i'll be sick the answer is no, i have the gut of a champion. you know those UFO rides where you're inside and kind of defy gravity? i'd ride those like four times in a row and go sideways or upside down if the operator was chill."

[divintiies]

fuck, he just might be in love with her.

sun is like an erotic portrait brought to life ; dark eyes peering up at him from below, lips parted and plush -— he breathes in anticipation and exhales tendrils of desire. watching how glossed, dual-toned lips wrap around the pad of his thumb through the lens of his camera feels vulgar. she laves it with slick, hot movements, tongue running along each ridge and groove. for one long, lustful moment he wonders if this is what ascension for a God felt like.

he presses deeper to watch the saliva pool, messy and wet, clear beads trailing down her chin and dripping onto her bare thighs. he lights up from the inside as he presses harder, further in, staring into the depths of her blown out eyes. " You're fuckin' perfect. " It's reverent and rushed when tumbled from his lips, punched from his chest in a rush. he wants to ruin her, claim her from the inside out. hands tremble as they push her lips further apart, applying pressure, the whirr of his lens capturing each second of how he plays with her to his hearts content.

there's something pooling inside her as kota shoves thick fingers down her throat. swallowing down, heady, buzzing under her skin. she wonders when it started to feel like this. feel like she would fall apart under his fingers, under his touch, under everything he encompasses. she looks up at him and he's looking back at her, gazes meeting. she sucks harder on his thumb. watches his eyes darken. she wants him to consume her from the inside out.

her teeth graze the pad of his thumb, mascara coated eyelashes fluttering as she does so. he presses harder and her fingers twitch where they rest on her bare thighs. she wants to touch, wants to drag her nails along his skin and mark him like he's marking his territory on her. instead she inhales deeply through her nose and drools around his fingers. she wishes it was something thicker, something heavier weighted on her tongue. she's needy for it, now. she strays a glance into the camera, makes sure it captures her dilated pupils, before looking back to kota. she lolls her tongue out and waits.

kota feels almost like he's edging himself as he watches sun dribble around his fingers. there's a keen awareness that she's putting on a performance, the camera catching every trembling breath she takes ; every doe eyed expression she gives from under thick lashes ; every suckle of sinful lips that take in his fingers like they would his cock. he lets her and watches with rapt attention, gazed darkened with lust.

he watches her tongue slip out between pretty, thick lips and kota feels the growl rip from his throat -— primal and animalistic. the barbel in her tongue glints in the soft atmospheric lighting of the room and he deftly rips lathered fingers from between her pillowy lips.

he commands her with his gaze alone : ' Eyes on me. ' the clanging of his belt - buckle echoes in the air as it unlinks ; nimble fingers tug his zipper down with a practiced sort of ease, metal teeth carrying over the soft music playing in the background. nimble fingers slide into soft, thick curls, twining around them before yanking sunshine's head forward with force.

" Put that pretty mouth to use, baby. "

waiting was always the hardest part. needy, impatient, she feels herself lightly sway as she waits. his fingers slip out from her mouth and she knows there's a pitiful desperation in her tone when she whines, loud and needy. his warning growl has heat shooting through her to her core, feeling like a defenseless rabbit waiting to be preyed on. kota holds her in place with his gaze alone; they're like hands pinning her down, leaving her unable to move.

the sound of his buckle undoing is loud in her ears, ringing, breath hitching, as she prepares and anticipates his next move. such a good girl, she feels like, keeping her heavy gaze trained on his own, even when he pulls his zipper down. it's quiet in her head as he takes her hair in hand, precious curls growing from her scalp, pulling her forward with a force that has her whimpering something soft and depraved. he's not gentle, and she doesn't need him to be.

no, she instead admires how pretty her bubble nails look against his erection as her fingers wrap around it. she lets him push her forward until her lips wrap around him, finally tasting him as she craved. hollowed cheeks and a lidded gaze from under dark lashes are all for him despite the camera in his grip capturing every single moment. the lens can see how she pushes him down deeper, wet and messy, swallowing the weight of him down her throat. knows the audio picks up how she moans, low and heady, as she tastes him with her tongue. it's almost poetic, how she sucks him down amidst the flutter in her chest. amidst the desire that pools between her legs; gaze now back up to look at him, letting him know that even with the camera in place, she was only bruising her knees for him.

there's something to be said about a pretty girl on her knees for you. none of the words in either language kota fluently communicates in could accurately detail the vision sun makes between his legs. she's a dream, mouth stretched wide around his thickness, suction tight and hot. she is a lewd depiction of all his youthful fantasies ; each sound and flick of her tongue is enough to start truly work toward sending him over.

fingers flex in their hold in her hair, tugging just enough against her sensitive scalp to find stable ground as she takes him down even deeper. his wrist flicks to capture more of her beauty, pretty eyes peering up at him with a sort of darling reverence that has him pushing his hips forward to hear the gag and gurgle as her throat stretches past its limits. fuck. he just wants to bruise her throat until his dick left a imprint ; instead he lets her pace herself and swallow him like her favorite treat.

he wants to tell her how gorgeous he finds her, sucking him off with a sort of worship one could only find at an altar. wants to whisper how much he's dreamed of this, of her. wanted to let every loose lipped emotion that connected to his heart for her every time she was in close proximity to him. instead, he whispers, " You look so good sucking cock, baby. Made for it. A perfect little cocksleeve. "

without true preamble, kota quietly mourns. he can't tell her he dreams about making her only his. he can't relay how he wants more then late nights behind a camera, her dressed in her slutty sunday best. he craves like a starving man -— and, yet, he is more then willing to be pitiful and snatch up any scraps she tosses his way.

and when he finally releases down her throat, he hides the adoration for her from his eyes. she wasn't ready for him like that yet ; even if he felt a small part of his heart chip away at the thought.

[kurniawangunadi]

Jurang

Hi semua. Tulisan ini mungkin cukup sensitif dan membutuhkan empati untuk membacanya dengan hati-hati, karena akan menggunakan sudut pandang perbanding-bandingan. Sesuatu yang mungkin tidak nyaman untuk dibaca bagi sebagian orang.

Dalam proses mengamati sekaligus menjalani kehidupan selama 34 tahun ini, terasa sekali bahwa fase yang sedang dijalani saat ini itu benar-benar jelas sekali garis batas kehidupan satu sama lain, antara diri kita dengan orang lain itu kelihatan sekali.

Dulu sewaktu kecil, sewaktu seru-serunya menjadi anak-anak, tidak memandang dunia dari sisi materi, tidak bingung bangun tidur harus bekerja, bahkan ini mungkin terjadi hingga kita SMA. Antara kita dengan teman kita itu sama, sama-sama di fase berjuang. Lagi di fase belajar untuk mewujudkan mimpi masing-masing. Ngerasain kelas yang panas tanpa AC bareng-bareng, naik motor iring-iringan, dan semua aktivitas yang membuat kita terasa tidak ada bedanya satu sama lain. Coba deh perhatikan, teman-teman kita semasa TK, SD, SMP, ataupun SMA dulu. Inget nggak serunya bermain bersama, paling satu-satunya hal yang membuat kita berkompetisi saat itu adalah rangking kelas. Itu pun kadang sadar diri kalau udah ada yang langganan juara kelas berturut-turut, kitanya juga nggak berkecil hati karena tidak juara kelas, enjoy aja, dan ya berjalan sebagaimana biasanya.

Tapi coba lihat semuanya sekarang. Perbedaan antara kita dan teman-teman bisa kayak bumi dan langit dari sisi kehidupan. Di umur yang sama, ada yang masing single, ada yang sudah punya anak mau masuk SD. Ada yang sudah punya rumah, ada yang masih ngontrak. Ada yang kerja dengan gaji puluhan bahkan ratusan juta per bulan, ada yang berjuang biar bisa UMR aja alhamdulillah. Ada yang lagi jalan-jalan ke berbagai kota atau negara, ada yang lagi langganan ke psikolog/psikiater. Ada yang berubah jadi kriminal, ada yang menjadi seorang alim. Ada yang lagi kesulitan finansial, ada yang lagi lapang banget sampai bisa bersedekah tanpa berpikir panjang. Ada yang pernikahannya bahagia, ada yang sudah menjadi duda dan janda.

Perbedaan itu terpampang secara nyata. Dan itu dialami oleh diri kita sendiri dan juga orang-orang yang dulu sekali, tidak begitu lama, mungkin 15 atau 20 tahun yang lalu adalah orang-orang yang bareng sama kita. Yang dulu sama-sama memikirkan tugas sekolah, les bareng-bareng, kalau libur sekolah bikin agenda kelas, kalau ramadan bikin acara bukber kelas. Kalau lebaran, rame-rame keliling antar rumah-rumah.

Tapi perbedaan nasib, garis takdirnya bisa sejauh itu. Kadang, diri sendiri pun merasa begitu asing dengan segala jurang yang ada, begitu tinggi perbedaan yang dimiliki. Kadang, diri juga mengukur-ukur diri sendiri, bertanya-tanya mengapa ada yang bisa sejauh itu sementara kita terasa jalan di tempat, gitu-gitu aja.

Tanpa sadar, bahwa "gitu-gitu aja"nya diri ini juga ternyata jadi sesuatu yang amat berharga bagi teman kita yang lain. Hidup yang saling melihat ini, rasanya semakin membelalakkan mata di umur sekarang. Umur-umur yang menurut kita harusnya sudah bisa mencapai hal-hal tertentu dalam hidup, tapi kita baru mencapai sebagian kecil atau bahkan belum sama sekali.

Kemarin waktu baca threads, ada sebuah utas yang kurang lebih bilang begini : "Umur 42, belum punya rumah sendiri, masih ngontrak pindah-pindah, kendaraan cuma motor ada 1, anak ada dua udah sekolah semua, tiap bulan gaji ngepres buat semuanya. Nggak apa-apa kan?" Dan jawaban orang lain yang membalas, begitu "nyesss" pada baik-baik.

Kadang mulai mikir juga, apa selama ini kita terlalu lama hidup dalam bubble. Hidup dalam perspektif bahwa keberhasilan-keberhasilan itu harus mencapai ini dan itu. Ditakut-takuti jika kita tidak begini dan begitu, nanti hidup kita akan menderita. Hidup kita akan gagal. Gagal menurut orang yang menebar ketakutan tersebut.

Dan kita lupa dan tidak pernah diajari untuk bagaimana caranya bisa bahagia dengan alasan-alasan yang amat sederhana. Kebahagiaan kita penuh dengan syarat, syarat yang kita buat sendiri, tapi sekaligus syarat yang amat sulit untuk kita sendiri penuhi. (c)kurniawangunadi

[kovnynir]

he’d had lots of time with alyrisa, but he really, really wanted to see nyomi. he knew she was in a lot of pain and he wanted to alleviate that. but one thing he knew about her was that she didn’t like to be interrupted when she worked -- if he went downstairs and interrupted her day, she’d feel guilty that she wasn’t giving her patients her full attention. so as much as it ached, kota waited. it was fine -- more time to spend with his daughter was always a blessing. 

but when he heard footsteps going up the stairs, he knew it was her and he knew that it would be... a lot. so he took a deep breath, gave al a soft peck to the cheek, then stood so he could greet his darling soulmate, who had waited far too long. // @ofbatuuans

[eldesperadont]

@ AEW GIRLIES (gn) who are interested in NJPW lore

with All In coming up, I need fans that only know Kota as Kennys insane boyfriend and Jay as the silly Bullet Club bastard to know about their history with each other (and Kenny/Hangman) which spans 5 years at this point, even more if you count in Jays time as a trainee in njpw (2015/16), so he like.. watched and learned from them all – anyways lets go with the rambling recap

Starting with Jays first title win and how it came to that: early 2018, Kenny was in the midst of a power struggle in Bullet Club, his relationship with Cody was getting more strenuous by the day and the non Elite BC members were getting tired of their BS.

Kenny, trying to legitimise his position as a leader, thought recruiting new promising talent to his side would help, so he offered a young Switchblade Jay White “the opportunity of a lifetime”.

Jay accepted, only to attack him right after, and with that nothing could stop the threads holding Kennys BC together from rapidly unravelling.

Kenny would lose his US Heavyweight Championship to White soon after, and in the aftermath of the match even more. Hangman, finally taking a step out of his friend's shadow, got all up in Jays space, snatched the belt and obviously implied a challenge, but Kenny wouldnt have any of that. He pushed Adam aside and gave Jay his price back. (to the surprise of the crowd who expected Kenny to be more bitter apparently lol)

Enter Cody. Opportunistic and sinister as he was at the time he immediately stoked the flames, snapping at Kenny why he wouldnt let Hangman have that moment.

They seem to talk it out but whoops, Cody attacks Kenny after all, Adam helping him.

They are about to lay him out as Ibushi runs to Kennys aid, finally giving us the reunion people have been waiting for years.

In the following months a lot happens, Adam gets his match with Jay (and is read to filth by him - it’s essential to watch that promo, here) but doesnt succeed, the Golden Lovers and Young Bucks have an emotional feud, Cody continues being a menace with Hangman at his side, Kenny finally wins the IWGP Heavyweight belt, the Golden Elite was formed, Cody is a sad lil bitch now, they were all kinda friends again, oh and Bullet Club split fr*.

[*On one side you had Kenny and his friends, on the other BC originals Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga plus his younger brothers and technically their dad? Things were kinda messy but thats technically the BC that stayed in Japan and made Jay White their leader. The last real appearance of the Elite as BC was at the inaugural All In, their indie PPV.]

Alright end of 2018/beginning of 2019 - Kenny loses his IWGP belt at Wrestle Kingdom (njpws wrestlemania) and quietly leaves NJPW with the Bucks, Cody and Hangman, starting AEW (things behind the scenes didnt work out as expected and nooj didn’t wanna cooperate with them at first)

So yeah. Ibushi. He was all alone again, but in the summer of 2019 finally manages what he was so close to in the previous year: winning the G1 tournament.

He faced Jay White in the finals, who at that point firmly held Kennys position as Bullet Club leader and is the top gaijin of the company.

Both him and Ibushi were together with Kazuchika Okada and Tetsuya Naito the top of NJPW. And all four would be involved in the main events of the following Wrestle Kingdom. Jay and Okada as titleholders, Naito and Ibushi as challengers.

Well neither Jay or Kota came out victorious on the first WK night, but the following day, in a match for third place, Jay defeated Ibushi, making the latter the biggest loser of the event,,

Covid caused quite a mess in the following months - their next singles meeting wouldn't be till late 2020, during that years G1, where Jay gets another win over the Golden Star

but is unable to reach the finals, in contrast to Ibushi, who wins the whole tournament for a second time.

Jay doesn't wait and immediately brings up Kotas loss to him, demanding a match for the WK contract he's just won.

Alright bada bing bada boom Ibushi-

LOSES??

Yeah to the shock of everyone Jay actually managed to put himself in the main event for the following WK, thinking he'll face double champ Naito to dethrone him .. but Naito still wanted to face the G1 winner so Kota got his title shot regardless lol

so yeah we got Ibushi vs Naito on night one, and whoever wins that on day two against Jay

In complete contrast to the previous WK Ibushi would not only be victorious on the first night, but also finally beat Jay for good, becoming the undisputed double champ, and God. (their words not mine)

Which absolutely broke White, giving us a glimpse at whats really going on in the "Switchblade". He's so obsessed with success, finally wanting HIS moment, his era, and despite everything he's sacrificed it doesn't seem to happen..

(pls watch the whole promo, its an insane performance)

He'd show up for one last "contractually obligated" match, battered and bruised, taking the pin in a multiman tag match between Bullet Club and Chaos, before leaving everyone in the dark for month about whats next for him.

He'd stick with NJPW for two more years, returning even more unhinged than he already was.

Kota would go on with his reign as double champ, till NJPW unified the titles to create the IWGP World Championship (a highly unpopular move with the fans), which he's the inaugural champion for.

Jay would try his best in the New Japan Cup in hopes of getting another shot at Ibushi, but fall short in the quarterfinals - new focus new goal, he goes for the NEVER Openweight title, and becomes the first ever NJPW "Quadruple Crown" champ, having already held the IWGP US, Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championship at that point.

Ibushi, now with the IWGP World Championship, has his first proper defense with the new singles belt .. and loses to 2021 NJ Cup winner Will Ospreay, cutting his reign shorter than anyone expected.

His bad luck doesnt end there tho, despite making it to the G1 finals for the fourth time in a row, he breaks his arm in said match and is unable to continue. He'll not appear in a NJPW ring again. Mistreatment by staff which caused serious trouble in his private life has him decide against re-signing with the company.

Jay in the meantime would shake things up overseas, defending his NEVER title, debut in IMPACT, be on weird terms with the Elite, lose the NEVER title, debut in AEW, oh and not return to Japan. For a full year, missing out on key events, which had even his BC mates start asking questions.

After some rearranging within the club (kicking out old and recruiting new members) he’d finally return to Japan in the summer of 2022, swiftly dethroning IWGP World champ Okada, Jays last title reign in NJPW (youve might seen his first defence, at Forbidden door against Hangman, Cole and Okada).

He’d hold the title till early 2023 and in good old switchblade fashion be this 👌 close to realising his errors, only to blame everyone else and lose his mind over it, getting involved in a “loser leaves Japan” match against Hikuleo (who had turned his back on Jay) and afterwards, cause that somehow wasnt enough, a “loser leaves NJPW” match against Eddie Kingston. And thats how we got Jay White in AEW, mf is in exile and acts like nothing ever happened lmao

Ibushi, whos last match had been in October 2021, would finally return to the ring in March 2023, at Josh Barnetts 9th Bloodsport event, and make his AEW debut at Blood and Guts, reuniting with Kenny, the Bucks and Hangman as the Golden Elite :)

So yeah both Kota and Jay had quite different paths (that crossed a lot) towards AEW, and as someone who's been watching them for so long now I'm absolutely giddy to see them face one another again - if youd have told me a year ago that I'd get to see Kota and Jay in the same ring again, cause of KENNY of all things, I'd have imploded on the spot (positive)

📷 picture credit: NJPW World, one pic from Jays Instagram, one impact thumbnail and one aew thumbnail

‼️ feel free to ask about anything / correct me on info or spelling mistakes, english is not my mother tongue and im disabled so sometimes i mess things up

[renee-ckstrong]

My Favourite Wrestling Match of all Time

In 2006, a Canadian wrestler became Captivated by a Japanese man for whom standard limitations on human athleticism don't apply. Twelve years later, they had the greatest professional wrestling match of all time.

I'll keep the background explanation brief because there is already a better explanation than I could ever do. Read here if you do not know the story of the Golden Lovers: https://medium.com/we-need-to-talk-about-wrestling/that-one-tweet-thread-about-the-golden-lovers-annotated-e9fc604e3a7f

Now Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi have wrestled each other three times in their lives. And their second match from 2012 is arguably better than their the 2018 match that I am supposed to be looking at. So why would I say that the best match is worse than another one from six years prior. Well the twenty twelve match back in DDT is generational, and the greatest spectacle of athleticism in wrestling ever. The 2018 is far more emotional. With six more years of context they put on a match that made me feel more than any other match.

An important thread in the plotline of their story is this, Kenny Omega has never beaten Kota Ibushi. And because of that there is an unconfirmed insinuation that Kenny Omega can't beat Kota Ibushi. And it was because of this that Kenny grew resentful of how much better Kota was than him, and he turned to the dark side.

Kenny Omega is a fighter who compromised his morals to become the best in the world.

Kota Ibushi is a fighter who ran away from a fight and lost his chance to become the best in the world.

Kenny would join the Bullet Club, which at the time was like a villainous biker gang. He not only joined Bullet Club but he also distracted Kota costing him the top men's singles championship in all of Japan. After this Kota left New Japan Pro Wrestling unable to face the person his boyfriend Kenny was becoming. Kota did have some success in his absence, including but not limited to getting to the final of WWE's Cruiserweight Classic (but it has come out since that the plan was for him to win but the plan was changes when he expressed that he didn't want to sign with WWE). But he wasn't achieving success to the level he perhaps could. Kenny on the other had become THE GUY. The first non-Japanese person to win the annual G1 Climax tournament, won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and had a match against Kazuchika Okada that broke the scales of how good wrestling matches could be.

So that is the state of play going into this match. Kota Ibushi had returned to NJPW after Kenny had taken over the Bullet Club and become the top star in the company. It is during the 28th G1 Climax tournament and these two have been matched up to fight each other. Kenny Omega is the best wrestler in the world right now, so can he beat Kota Ibushi now.

Another important detail is that the two men (in storyline at least, I can't speak for them in real life) are in love. Like genuinely actual queer storytelling, and it's not shit if you can believe it. So they obviously want to win but they don't want to hurt each other. They are worried that they will go to far.

And that's I think the beauty of it. The question of whether Kenny has surpassed Kota or whether he's still unable to beat his boyfriend even after all he's done. And the question of how far they'll go without wanting to do permanent damage to the other. Like their 2012 match is technically more impressive simply because men in their 20s can do feats of athleticism that men in their 30s can't. But that helps build the plot of the G1 match. In their 2012 match they do a disgusting spot where Kenny takes a hurricanrana of the top rope to the floor. In the 2018 match they tease doing it again but both men know that it isn't the kind of thing that either of their bodies can take these days.

It's brilliant. It's really beautiful. And I want to talk about the result of the match but I shan't because I want anyone reading this who hasn't seen it to go watch it. You can probably find it in full somewhere if you search 'omega vs ibushi g1'

So yeah that's my favourite wrestling match. It's pretty cool.

[windbreakes]

❝ what—— shut up! ❞ kota grits his teeth, shooting inugami a death glare that any other person would run away from. unfortunately for them, this guy never does; he's either too dense to realize or simply doesn't care, and kota doesn't know which one makes him angrier. ❝ don't talk like you know anything about him. ❞ but does kota even know him any better? they shut the first aid kit with a bit more force than necessary at the thought. a handful of bandages crinkles in their hand as they find a seat far away from inugami. ❝ you're pushing your luck. just because i stayed doesn't mean you get to poke your nose into my business. ❞

eh? was this guy being serious right now? if his right hand wasn't so busy bandaging up his left hand, teruomi would've pointed an accusatory finger at him! ❛ sako - san.. you're kind of an idiot. ❜ said point blank, devoid of any malicious intent — he just saw no reason to beat around the bush! ❛ of course you probably could've taken them all on! but there's no need to, when you have others ready to fight with you! ❜ shishitoren came here as a team, so why wouldn't they fight as one? it's probably that bofurin guys fault that sako was acting like an idiot right now. he’ll ask him about it later... or, actually? he'll ask about it now! ❛ is it because you haven't had the chance to talk to that guy? you probably still could! he probably wants to talk to you too. ❜

[stuff-diary]

House of Ninjas

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

House of Ninjas (2024, Japan)

Directors: Dave Boyle, Yoshiaki Murao & Tomoyuki Takimoto

Writers: Dave Boyle, Masahiro Yamaura, Kota Oura & Kanna Kimura (based on a story by Kento Kaku, Takafumi Imai & Yoshiaki Murao)

Mini-review:

This show's premise is such a cool idea (one last family of shinobis keeps working in the shadows in present day Japan), and it's really well-executed. Sure, the writers resort to many clichés, but they know how to use them properly. All in all, I found the show very fun and engaging. The plot moves at a satisfying pace and there's always something to keep you hooked. On top of that, the star-studded cast delivers in every single episode, and the action scenes are also pretty good. So, yeah, I enjoyed House of Ninjas a lot. The final episode leaves quite a few open-ended plot threads, so I would love to get more seasons.

[tzaraat]

[image ID: a sketchbook page spread. on the left page, a black-pen sketch of Kota Ibushi. he is facing right in profile, wearing a neutral expression. his hair covers his eyes. the sketch terminates at chest hight, and is centered in the page. two lines extend from the middle point of the page, creating a triangle. seven lines in pale gold thread extend from that same point to the right page, creating a kite shape inside the triangle.

on the right page, the triangle is roughly blocked out in black marker. some writing can be seen around and below the black block. /.End ID]

homotopy.

[a-cat-in-toffee]

okay i know most of you dont keep up with my shennanigans but i wanna talk abt something wight said in the rp im doing with warden rn cause its important to wights characterization and i havent really talk abt it much

putting it under cut because i accidentally talked too much giggles

okay so this ^^^ that last sentence right there ^^^ thats honestly the best way i can describe why wight taunts people. sure, he enjoys seeing people have to deal with being read, having their shit thrown in their face, but he really just. wants that raw and true visceral reaction.

its why he backs off on pushing people who won't lash out, who just curl up on themselves and take it. thats not fun, its not interesting. he's looking for that fight reflex! an animal that will bite when backed into a corner. thats what he likes about kota and what made virion so interesting to him.

he likes that kota doesnt pretend to be better than that, and he likes how even despite being pushed into that corner, virion clings on to b eing logical. he makes decisions in the crisis of battle because thats! how he's wired! and wight thinks thats sooo weird. he wants to dissect virion but thats a matter for another time

gah this is a such a little thing for me to write so much abt but i feel like its important hjfghj. its sort of how the "mystery addict" complication presents in him. instead of the thread he has to follow being literal mysteries most of the time its people. he needs to know how they tick

[undisputed-queer-a]

Kenny Omega's 'Close Friend' Kota Ibushi

As you may have seen Kenny Omega called in his boyfriend to protect him against the Blackpool Combat Club in AEW's third Blood and Guts match on the July 19th episode of AEW Dynamite. And I wish to once again stress that these two are or at least were a queer couple, because commentary made no reference to it calling them 'close friends'.

Now to be fair your bonafide top star being part of the LGBTQ+ community is possibly not the best look for a wrestling company, with wrestling mostly being seen as a masculine thing for straight men throughout the years (well also it's seen as a very homoerotic gay thing just ask EFFY he'll tell you. Like I think that most people imagining a wrestling fan they imagine a man although I'd be interested to see the actual statistics). Although AEW is the company that gave Antony Bowens a beautiful moment of declaring his sexuality on Rampage, so why can't the literal Golden LOVERS be presented as such. It's always funny to me when NJPW or AEW all but say the lovers are queer while announcing them as lovers through a microphone. Now maybe I'm greedy wanting more, I mean hey they're announced as the 'Golden Lovers' and they get to hug a lot so, but I'm not asking for them to dance to the ring to 'It's Raining Men' and have a live sex celebration on a pride flag I just want the shows to acknowledge it even slightly more. Omega and Ibushi have kissed so many times on wrestling shows, their matches are intensely homoerotic and among other things I could mention, Kenny Omega retweeted a tweet thread that repeatedly calls them a couple. So I don't know in my, possibly wrong, opinion calling them 'close friends' with no acknowledgement that it runs so much further than that isn't enough and I want more from AEW in the pair's upcoming weeks.

Also did you know that one of the Lovers' tag moves is a double 450 splash and they called this move the 'Golden Shower' have a nice time with that information.

This has been Undisputed Queer-a.

Slay The System, Shock The Cis-tem, and see you next Monday. Sources:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10083296-aew-blood-guts-2023-results-winners-live-grades-reaction-and-highlights https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/s3ewd0/a_collection_of_kenny_omega_kissing_kota_ibushi/

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Thinking about @jamiethebee's post about Deku's experience of victimhood possibly effecting his heroism, and thinking about @darkonekrisrewrite 's post about Deku not knowing anything about how to fix society, and now I'm thinking of Spinner. which i do 24/7 anyway, but HERE. I'm making Spinner my cope, my hope, the connecting thread between Shigaraki and Deku, how Spinner can still be the most important character in bnha (kota post ref <3). Rambling. sorry.

So like. Spinner. is a loser. He's got a weak quirk, he was bullied, he always thought he'll never get to be anyone. The people in his village sprayed him with pesticides when he went outside, so he stayed in his room, becoming a hikikomori. He said that his village knew him as the "lizard freak"... and he just accepted it.

So he was "quiet and inconspicuous and didn’t make a fuss about the bullying or discrimination he faced, he just kept his head down" [quoting jamiethebee] and stayed out of the way. It probably wasn't heroic because he likely wasn't willing to suffer in silence so much as that he just gave up, his heart emptied out, but for his life until age 21, Iguchi Shuuichi was the "perfect victim".

It was only when Shuuichi saw Stain on TV that he took drastic, drastic action - Stain, who worshipped All Might; who was in - his mind - fighting for a better world; who loved Heroes and Heroism, provided that they were 'true'. Stain, whatever his methods, was one guy willing to standing up against the world, trying to change it.

And it was Stain that Deku "can't accept, but does understand." Conversely, Deku "can't accept what [Shigaraki] does, and doesn't understand it."

(Continuing the mall conversation, Deku says "[Stain] even saved me... So at the very least... he's destructive but he's doing it for a reason. It's not just for fun, not at all. His methods may be wrong, but I think he's at least trying to live by his ideals..." Which is what Shigaraki has been doing - he's stopped destruction "just for fun" a long time ago and has a reason, he was trying to live by his ideals (Hero for the Villains) - but Deku simply cannot understand those ideals. If it doesn't originate from All Might, he doesn't get it.)

Spinner is the opposite. He did not understand Stain, but he accepted what Stain did; admired it - the guts it took to go against a suffocating society, the willingness to take action, the sheer determination Stain had. And toward Shigaraki, Spinner both understands and accepts - he understood and empathized with Shigaraki's emptiness, he understood that Shigaraki was fighting for the League, that the destruction was needed for them to stop suffocating, and so he was fully on broad with helping out with that.

Spinner is the one guy out of the League that I think Deku can sympathize most with. He didn't get Toga, he still doesn't get Shigaraki, even at the end, but I think Deku can easily get Spinner. The guy with a weak, nearly useless quirk; the bully victim; the guy who emulates the people he admires; the guy who joined the League for a 'good' reason - inspired by Stain a fellow All Might fan wanting to do something about heteromorphic discrimination, and even helped out Deku during the Camp Raid Attack; and the guy who stayed suffering in silence - like how a Hero is supposed to do - until just last year (whereas every other member of the League quit trying a long, long time ago).

Spinner is also the guy who can help Deku understand Shigaraki (and thus "change hero society to make sure that no more villains like Shigaraki" [quoting darkonekrisrewrite]) and so - especially if Spinner knows Shigaraki's whole deal, because they might have talked about it. Shigaraki somehow knows that Spinner was looking forward to his horizon, which is notable given how when Spinner saw the crater of Deika, he was only thinking about the horizon being the prettiest thing he had seen. Did Spinner later tell this to Shigaraki? That seems like a pretty personal thing to tell. Maybe they were having a heart-to-heart talk. Maybe Shigaraki told Spinner a bunch of stuff too. Maybe Shigaraki told Spinner about The Walk... and that's how Deku can get "the other half of the story." [referencing darkonekrisrewrite]

(no clue about the plan part tho. sorry. or if even knowing any of this, they can change society.)

**I don't particularly like all this, even if it means Spinner will get a significant role in the epilogue. For one, Deku should've figured it out before or during his fight with Shigaraki. And two - does nothing to help Shigaraki, who's dead. Spinner is basically there to help Deku, prop him up for this realization, helping him make up his failed exam. But I can see the plot spinning out this way.

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Edit: Realized the Doc can also tell Deku everything.

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