#8 ball fn

[lucilassie]

Right on cue. 1️⃣ 🟡

Models: @weirdfandomchick (1 Ball), @mmmayro (10 Ball)

[scratchfortnite]

Sndisjsb Watelander Scratch doodles :D

[rayonago]

If you still do request could you please make Scratch doing the hand heart pose? :D

Pink or purple background maybe? If that's ok!!!

Heart heart love love lovely anonymous 🩷💜

[bluelocksource]

Otoya Eita’s trivia (source: twt & Egoist Bible).

"Stealth Breakthrough."

☆ Character's colour: Bright green.

☆ Weapons: Off-the-ball movement and agility.

☆ Nickname: ‘Ninja’.

☆ Birthday: 3rd December.

☆ Current age: 17 (3rd year of high school)

☆ Zodiac: Sagittarius.

☆ Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture.

☆ Family: Father. Mother. Older sister. Himself. Younger sister.

☆ Current height: 177 cm.

☆ Dominant foot: Right foot.

☆ Blood type: O.

☆ Starts playing football: At age 6.

☆ Team before joining BLUE LOCK: Kirigakure Academy Soccer Club.

☆ Motto: "Step up or step aside." **

☆ Favorite food: Churros. “It tastes great.”

☆ Disliked food: Pickles. “It doesn’t taste great."

☆ Favorite animal: Phoenix. “It is a flaming bird.”

☆ Favorite season: Summer. "Do I need a reason?"

☆ Favorite football player: Minamino Takumi.

☆ Favorite music: He likes listening to neo city pop genre.

☆ Favorite manga: Moteki. “It’s top-tier, no objection.”

☆ Favorite movie: Home Alone. “The unbeatable Christmas movie.”

☆ Favorite TV show: FNS Kayousai & Music Station Special Superlive. “I can get senselessly hyped up.”

☆ Favorite celebrity: Aso Kumiko. “I’m seriously dying!”

☆ Ideal type: Bright and honest woman. (don’t count on it, he’ll change it soon).

☆ Hobby: Tour around TDR (Tokyo Disney Resort). “Riding Tower of Terror at DisneySea is a must!”

☆ Mushroom shoots vs Bamboo shoots: “I only eat the chocolate part of the mushroom. I’ll give the rest to you.”

☆ What goes best with rice : A cute girl. “I like watching girls who eats rice deliciously.”

☆ What makes him happy: Something exciting.

☆ What makes him upset: Something boring/depressing.

☆ What he thinks his strength is: “I forget unpleasant stuff after sleeping.”

☆ What he thinks his weakness is: “I forget important stuff after sleeping.”

☆ Favorite/Best subject: English. “I only take the class seriously because the teacher is beautiful.”

☆ Dislike/weak subject: Other than English “Studying is boring.”

☆ What made him cry recently: He got hit in the eye from being slapped. “Cheating’s not good.”

☆ Usual sleeping time: 8 hours.

☆ What he usually ends up buying from convenience store: Breath care. “Who knows if I’ll be kissing my girlfriend later.”

☆ Place he washes first when taking a bath: Between the toes. “Don’t want to get athlete’s foot.”

☆ Fixation: Scent. “I can tell our compatibility if you hug me.”

☆ Number of chocolates received from previous Valentine: 1. “It’s from a senior I was dating at the time. I was really into her.”

☆ At what age he experiences first love: At age 3. “With Dokin-chan.”

☆ The first time he got confessed to: Happened when he was 5 years old. “I kissed about 95% of the girls in nursery school, and 50% of them confessed.”

☆ What will he do if received 100 million yen: "Charter a night pool party for as long as I can."

☆ At what age he stops receiving presents from Santa: At age 12.

☆ What was his last wish from Santa: New spikes. “With some exciting design.”

☆ How he spent his holiday: "Either hanging out with friends or going on a date. I love the fluttering feelings prior to dating. The feeling wears off once I date the girl, though."

☆ What will he do during his last day on Earth: Enjoy the moment.

☆ Favorite historical figure: "Steve Jobs. Creating the iPhone is truly remarkable."

☆ If he hadn't encountered soccer, what will he be doing: "Making chill music. I want to be someone who creates that kind of music."

☆ If he could only take one thing to a deserted island, what would it be:��"I wouldn’t need anything. I’d just go with the flow. Deserted island, woohoo! "

☆ If he had a time machine, would he go to the past or the future: The future. " I want to know about future fashion and music. And I want to get along with future girls. Oh, I wonder if ninja jokes would work in the future?"

Last updated: 1/11/2024

** I translated his motto before (link to the post). It was difficult for me to translate it but a user who replied on that post worded it better than mine so I use them here :) thanks @thats-miss-spider-to-you !

note: i want to apologize in advance for any mistake made in the translation!

[juliawanag]

Decided to rewatch NATLA to properly form my own takes that’s been running through my mind: (I’ll have both things that I like and dislike.) Part 1

SPOILERS!

I like it like a friend from a hundred years ago: 

First and foremost, NATLA predominantly consists of Asian American Pacific Islanders. Good for them for creating a version that is more in their lens and creativity. 

The Bendiiing. All of the elements, except for Earth, are 10/10. I really want it to be more solid, especially on AangvsBumi. It’s not that bad though, so much better than…well u know. I’ll give it an 8/10. 

I rewatched it with a Filipino dub and it’s good, 9/10. Aang VO was convincing as a kid, so either they’re a great actor or a great kid actor. The jokes (Sokka’s sarcasm) hits better on my mother tongue

"You're my friend. You will always be my friend.” 

Avatar state under the ocean 

The costume. The only one that I do agree with everyone else that lacks is Zuko’s scar. They should’ve put prosthetics on the eyebrow. 

Zuko’s hair? Hello? They did a great job. Even though my sister and I sing Ariana Grande song whenever we see them swaying. It’s an integral part of his story, and I loved that they keep it. There’s an East Asian culture that indicates that kind of haircut as a punishment. I remember my History teacher taught me this in eighth grade but I forgot which it was, my bad. And the actor’s such a champ for having that hair IRL. 

My favorite actor performances: Gordon (Aang) superb acting. Liz (Azula). Utkarsh (Bumi). Justin Wong (Chong/SecretTunnelguy) sounds exactly like the character. Made up for my delusional expectation that Dee Bradley Baker would be in this. Ken Leung (Zhao) pisses me off so much, and that means he’s doing a great job. Dallas (Zuko) & Iroh (Paul). DDK's(Ozai) a natural idk if that's acting /j

Was it established in the OG that Katara's intro is a folklore/legend? Because yeah, I don’t mind that it is considered that way in this version. 

AAAAA, the Lieutenant Jee younger casting makes so much sense now! The 41st division is chef kiss. Zuko cryiiiing when he was being banished!? Dallas Lui ate! 

THE HYBRID ANIMALS LOOOK SO GOOD. The ostrich horse blended well with whoever rides them. It doesn’t look CGI to me. MOMO HIS MOMONESS, MOMO OF THE MOMO DYNASTY 

Any Zuko fight choreography (MY FAVORITE CHOREO DALLAS LOOKS FIIIRE). And Aang’s too (Oh hey).

Aang the Hype Man

The fallen Fire Nation ship behind Zukka fighting. (It’s in my notes idk why but I guess background details are a win) 

Aang and Iroh's interactions

NATLA Zuko (I don’t think there’s much of a difference though with the OG lol, and it’s probably because the NATLA directors/producers like Zuko) 

Camera direction 

The Found Family Hug™, what Netflix can do well.

End scene of Episode 1, is very cinematic. I can’t believe TV shows have come this far. I hope employees are paid well. 

The End Theme remains the saaame, and is added with cinematic effects as well.

The folly/sound effect at the start of Episode 2. Why is this the only episode with that flair? 

Creating a grave for Gyatso.

How Ozai’s forced unity/being totalitarian is represented. Reminds me so much of our own government, it amuses me. I know it’s not directly referencing that though. It’s good that they show it early on I guess. With the Fire Nation culty greeting as well. 

On a lighter note: THE AIR SPHERE/BALL whatevah, yes! More of this goofiness. How about instead of being inspired by GOT, NATLA should be inspired by Stranger Things in terms of fantasy + childhood simplicity balanced by this trauma they're going through. (Well, ST lacks worldbuilding cause it’s just normal Earth but anyway) 

Kyoshi Takeoveeer. I hope Roku gets more screen time someday though. Pls pls pls. 

They incorporated the OG character theme songs! Of course! The ones I noticed right away are the FireNation Siblings’. So if you watched OG Avatar and you watched the scene where a mysterious girl joins the infiltration of the FN Royal Palace, you’ll know who she is. 

Sorry not sorry, Daddy Dae Kim is daddying. (Although he did catch me off guard in Zuko’s Agni Kai lmao.) The plot.

The Aang VS Zuko fight! A reference to the Fortune Teller fight. The team did so well. 

Zuko The Master of Disguise Major In Stealing Clothes. Full-time Avatar researcher. 

A fourth wall foreshadows Bumi’s OOC for this version. Jet’s "he’s not like he used to be" in line. I mean they did warn us. 

Another 4th wall is the line “Things shouldn’t be here” referring to the prototype Fire Nation balloon. 

Nice animation with the retelling of Two Lovers legend.

Lu Ten Funeral scene ate. That single teaaaar. I recommend everyone who loves the animation to watch this scene. To feel something idk AHAHAHAH. 

The actors were convincing when interacting with CGI animals. Specifically the badger moles. 

ZUKO AND IROH SCENES! 

CGI’s great did not waste any money 

In Katara’s flashback. She experienced this in her present form. And when she was so scared to go to the place where her mom was killed, she immediately changed back to her young self. Like, I wanted that so bad when I was watching the flashback. I thought, this shouldn’t be the present-day Katara. There should be a moment when she switches back to young again. And they did. 

Big Iroh-like moment that makes you cry as an adult when Gyatso was reassuring Aang that the genoc*de wasn’t his fault, and shouldn’t blame himself. Ahh, and the subtle sadness as they say goodbye. 

Random eye drawing from Zuko. He’s an artist AHAHAHAH. Okay, I forgot which episode. Sincerely, unreliable narrator. 

Showing Zuko's scar when Aang says "Do you even know that lives are at stake". 

Basically every scene/plot they 1 by 1 copy from the show. Did not disappoint (well, maybe because OG showrunners were there). Blue Spirit, Siege of the North. 

Zuko’s room. I love me some character bedrooms. He’s like a TV Sitcom character for that. 

Gaang teamwork scenes! It works and it's dynamic. 

Hahn as an honorable man? Yes. I don’t like love triangles so much. I like me some camaraderie. And Ian (Sokka) acted well for feeling included and seen as Hahn recognized his value as warrior/intel. 

Zutara fight scene.

Two points that I don’t know if I like but it makes me realize some stuff:

Meek Katara. I know there are specific plot points that Feisty Katara is needed. But she was always nurturing, so I think it makes sense she’s…meek? That Jet scene explains it. Maybe because I relate to her being a log AHAHAHAH. But yeah, uh, I do not, ironically, have strong feelings against that water down.

Angry Bumi. IDK how to feel about him tbh. I always think Bumi is…harsh like that. Almost scary. But yeah, he never blames Aang. Still, it doesn’t feel out of place here. He will return anyway so he’s not this one-dimensional character that is only angry at his friend (hopefully). I never thought of how Bumi would actually feel. And that he will be upset, and now it’s sad because that’s like your friend when you were twelve years old and you wonder where he’s been all this time, and if he’s alive. And..war..never made it any better to process that emotion. So, we got two versions, one that is cautious and then eventually welcomes him, and another who's completely angry and blames a literal kid that he does not know the pain (from the war). Too real, and I personally don’t mind. 

[talssyyy]

⋅˚₊‧ ୨୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅hello! I’m talsy and i’d love to be your friend!⊹ ࣪ ˖

Here’s a little bit about me:

Generally:

my pronouns are she/her

i’m bi

i’m a minor so don’t be 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 haha

i’m obsessed with the clean chic aesthetic and aspire to resemble that in the future

Favs:

Movies/series and characters and ships:

10 Things I Hate About You

characters: Kat and Cameron

ships: kat and patrick

Stranger Things

characters: mike, lucas, robin

ships: lumax, byler

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

characters: my baby Charlie😔

Ocean’s 8

characters: Lou and Nine Ball

ships: Lou and Debbie🫦

Ponyo

i haven’t watched that many ghibli movies but this one is my fav so far!!

Grown ups 2

H2O

characters: Rikki, Cleo and Lewis

ships: cleo and lewis, rikki and emma

Spider-man: Into The Spiderverse

characters: Miles and Peni Parker

ships: Miles and me👅

GILMORE GIRLS!! i am a SHLUTTT for autumn rain, hot ginger and lemon tea, thick blanket and gilmore girls playing on my screen

characters: lane, luke and sookie

ships: luke and lorelai, jesse and rory

Tangled

honestly there is nothing better than disney movies and this one takes a special place in my heart

IT

characters: richie and bill

ships: reddie

Arcane

characters: Ekko, Sevika, Vi, Caitlyn, Jinx

ships: caitvi, ekko and jinx

Videogames:

The Last of Us (both part 1 and 2)

characters: ellie, jesse, abby, joel

ships: dellie, riley and ellie

Life is Strange and lis before the storm (also watching the playthrough od lis2)

characters: rachel, sean, max

ships: pricefield, amberprice

Fortnite🥸

nothing better than playing fn on call with my friends (i always say i prefer zero build but it’s just a cover up for the fact i can’t build for shit)

Music:

Brent Faiyaz

fav song: all mine

Montell Fish

fav song: destroy myself just for you

Kendrick Lamar

fav song: LUST.

Faye Webster

fav song: she won’t go away

Men I Trust

fav song: Pines

Clairo

fav song: Amoeba

Beabadoobee

fav song: 10:36

Childish Gambino

fav song: Heartbeat

Pixies

fav song: monkey gone to heaven

Arctic Monkeys

fav song: Sweater weather (proud enjoyer)

TV girl

fav song: Pretty boy

Billie Eilish

fav song: wildflower

The Cure

fav song: friday i’m in love

The Smiths

fav song: This charming man

Lana Del Rey

fav song: chemtrails over the country club

˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚ that is IT i think so yeah. you can also find me on tiktok (talssyyy). bye bye!!!

[measlybeesly]

15 People, 15 questions

Rules: answer the questions and tag 15 people

I legitimately do not remember peoples usernames so open ended to anyone

1. Are you named after anyone?

🌸 My legal FN is my great aunts middle name and my middle name is my grandma's middle name.

2. When was the last time you cried?

🌸 I think it's been about 30 minutes now

3. Do you have kids?

🌸 I have a neice. That's as close as I want to get to that for now.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

🌸 I can't believe you would actually insinuate such a thing. Of course I don't 😃

5. What's the first thing people notice about you?

🌸That I'm LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent. It's like I have it written on my forehead or something

6. What's your eyecolor?

🌸They look green mostly but they're actually Hazle, they change colour

7. Happy endings or scary movies?

🌸Both? I adore scary movies but I'm also a sucker for a good romance/romcom. Specifically the Hallmark-esk Christmas movies.

8. Any special talents?

🌸 Overthinking, I can make myself cry on command, I can talk and it'll put you to sleep almost instantly, I can trip on air, and I laugh at the most inappropriate times.

9. Where were you born?

🌸 🥴The south US, in NC

10. What are your hobbies?

🌸 Procrastinating, writing, watching scary movies, and posting memes for the people in my phone on Tumblr dot com

11. Have any pets?

🌸A bunny, a cat, and a dog 💞

12. What sports do you play/have you played?

🌸 I actually love volleyball and I'm decent at basketball. I suck at soccer but I love kicking the ball around.

13. How tall are you?

🌸 5'2

14. Favorite subject in school?

🌸 Language Arts

15. Dream job?

🌸 I actually don't know anymore. Writer, maybe?

15 Questions, 15 People

RULES: answer the questions and tag fifteen mutuals

Thank you for the tag @sweetpeapod 😘

💖

1. Are you named after anyone?

No, my mum and dad just loved the name Jade 💞

2. When was the last time you cried?

Yesterday.

3. Do you have kids?

Not yet

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

It's my speciality 😋

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Eye color

6. What's your eye colour?

Green with a tiny bit of blue but mostly green

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

I love happy endings so I will say that but I do enjoy a scary movie.

Scream is my favorite horror movie franchise of all time.

8. Any special talents?

I do enjoy writing a lot, I used to paint years ago and loved it as it was so therapeutic.

I love photography and recently my parents bought me my first camera as a Christmas present so I am psyched to use that.

It might not count as a special talent but I love watching true crime and my mum and I are getting pretty good at guessing what happened, the murderer, motive, etc in the shows we watch.

I studied criminology in college and would love to go back to that.

9. Where were you born?

Edinburgh, Scotland.

10. What are your hobbies?

Writing, it's such a therapeutic experience and I love seeing people interact with my stories 🙂

Watching True Crime shows, I like binge-watching shows on Disney+ and Netflix.

I read a lot of books and have quite a big tbr list to get through 💖

11. Have you any pets?

Two cats, my boys 😍

12. What sports do you play/have played?

I don't do sports

13. How tall are you?

5ft 💞

14. Favorite subject in school?

English and Art, and loved History too. When I was in college I loved psychology and Criminology.

15. Dream job?

Definitely an author or maybe a travel photographer.

No pressure tagging

@ali-r3n @ghosttownwherenoonegoes @supraveng @slasherblog @mrsjaderogers @curiouslycontainedchaos @ladymunson @yearwalker96 @fangirling-4-ever @pleasantlycrazyworld @m00nlight101 @wonderinghawkinsindiana @tiannamortis @lolahasmoxie

[fortnite-rosso-and-company]

Take Back Condo Canyon and Reunion

As IO were fighting back against The Seven and Ego/ghost members. They have entered the small town to take back there home as Midas joins in to fight back for the loopers and for his bird hubby (@fn-devilles). “This is for our home!” Midas shouts at the troopers.

As Tina, Journey, and Brutus fought on the other side of Condo to assist The Sentries. As Tina using her explosive to take out some of the troopers while Ombra and Arancia snips from on top of a building to take the troopers from above. Nero and Argento helps Midas to by the others time to get in the airship.

While 8-ball, Scarletto, Hime, and their daughter Giada as they broaden the aircraft to drive it out of Condo to the sea and once they took out the guards and set up bombs to blow it up when Saber found them and notice Hime. “What? Hime?” Saber notice Hime with someone.

“Key? Your alive?!” Hime was shock to see him alive as the two notice that it was her ex. Saber was then about to go to her but, felt anger within himself as he couldn’t escape from IO but, he was shock as he then attacks them when Scarletto defends Hime. The two fought.

“You three go! I’ll hold him off.” Scarletto says as he was push back when he throws Shuriken at Saber/Key. It did some scratches and charges at him. The three then make a break for it when 8-ball press the button as the aircraft blows up when Scarletto got out in time. He then swims back to them as Hime hugs him.

“Scar I’m sorry for this. I didn’t know he was still alive.” Hime said as she still hugs him. Scarletto hugs her back.

“It’s ok. We both didn’t know and if he’s alive? When I tried to fight him. He was about to teleport out. He’s alive must be at a different location.” Scarletto says.

“Mom. How do you feel? I mean are going to be with him?” Giada ask as she was afraid to lose her when Hime heard her ask that and holds her hand.

“I know that I miss him but, I’m not leaving you and your father. You both are my family and I love you both so much.” Hime said as she smiled at Giada and hugs her. 8-ball smiled under his mask. As the others saw the airship is now down and the troopers then started to retreat back to base when Argento starts to charge at them when one of IO shots at Argento but, draws his sword to deflect it.

As Argento then slash at the trooper in half while Nero then gets in Noms to shoot them with a sniper when he hears that there is someone they captured at Command Cavern.

“Argento cover me!” Nero shouts at Argento as he starts running to someone that looks like Saber but, different. When Argento starts firing at the guards for distraction as Nero tackles the Saber doppelgänger when he used teleport when the two vanished. Argento stops firing as Midas reports to Foundation that they have reclaimed Condo Canyon. Argento hopes Nero is ok. “Cousin I hope you know what your doing.” He adds.

[apocalypse-gang]

TUA S3 Titles & What They Could Mean

Spoilers for All S3 Info (Offical and Unofficial) Under Cut

Note: These theories are all my own. This is pure speculation, and I do not claim them to be correct or the only "right” theories in any shape or form. I love to see other theories, and I am fully prepared and excited to be proven wrong when S3 comes out. Thank you and enjoy!

Episode 1: Meet the Family

Well that’s pretty clear, and we’ve all known about this one for a while. The Umbrella Academy meets the Sparrow Academy. The Hargreeves meet the Hargreeves, their replacements/new family members (kinda, and then Ben, their old-new sibling).

Episode 2: World’s Biggest Ball of Twine

Whether or not the Hargreeves visit the real world’s biggest ball of twine in  Branson, Missouri, I’m more doubtful. I am imagine it’s more likely something going to be mentioned throughout the episode. Maybe one of the members of Team Zero was born here, either in the town or at this attraction??? Maybe the Sparrows are seen/see themselves as an attraction or novelty? Or one of the Team Zero members of this timeline uses their powers as an attraction? I have no clue.

The ball of twine in question.

Episode 3: Pocket Full of Lightning

Someone has a lot of lightning. My initial thought is thinking maybe Five or Vanya? Since Five’s powers have sorta electrical stuff, and Vanya’s power can effect the weather?

But it is much more likely a Sparrow. Whether or not it means actuallightning powers or just having an abudance of power, we’ll see!

Episode 4: Kugelblitz

Kugelblitz, German for “Lightning ball”. I found two things referred to as “Kugelblitz” on wikipedia. One was “a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed during World War II”. I am mostly ruling it out mostly because I could only see it being mentioned. and I don’t know why they would mention it. The second is

“a kugelblitz is a black hole formed from radiation as opposed to matter. Such a black hole would nonetheless have properties identical to one of equivalent mass and angular momentum formed in a more conventional way, in accordance with the no-hair theorem.”

And, while I don’t know how Team Zero could cause such a thing, I have no doubt that they could cause that.Maybe it is an metaphoical black hole they are getting into. Also, it’s interesting how it relates to the previous episodes title. Is lightning going to be something important this season? Does lightning = power, and this may be Klaus powerful moment? Or Five’s, since his time portal was confused for a possible wormhole/black hole(?) in the first episode of the series?

Maybe it’s just someting heavily mentioned in the episode, I can’t wait to find out.

Episode 5: Kindest Cut

I strongly believe it’s comes from the phrase “[The] unkindest cut [of all]”, which according to Dictionary.com, means “The most painful of insults, affronts, or offenses, often so painful because it comes from a trusted friend.”  It comes from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and it’s how Antony describes the wound Brutus gave to Caesar.

So intially I assumed it had to do with Diego because cut, but now I’m not sure. Part of me thinks it may have to do with Five or Reginald? Maybe one of them is doing something they view as kind to Team Zero but hurting them in the process? I definitely see it is as betrayal done out of apparent kindess, though it would be pretty late for the Hotel Oblivion. I’m excited and scared.

Episode 6: Marigold

Okay this was the most fn discovery. Blackman mentioned in the Geeked Weeked interview that superfans would know about this since the beginning... Well I searched up “Umbrella Academy” and “Marigold”, I found an interview on AWN.com. It’s called “Different Day, Different Doomsday in ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2″, and it was with TUA VFX supervisor Everett Burrell. One quote of his stood out to me,

In another sequence, Ben dissipates because of his interaction with Vanya.  “Hargreeves opens a jar and a marigold flies out into space; that’s how the marigold gets into the kids’ bodies,” Burrell says. “When Ben dissipates, Steve wanted the same marigold effect that is almost like fireflies breaking off and crumbling.”

He spefically called those fireflies things “marigold”. 

These things...

are marigolds. I think we’re finally getting answers to what they are, and how they related to the Hargreeves, their origins, and their powers.

And it fits. It’s something superfans have been thinking about, it’s something we’ve all been wondering, and we could figure out and understand.

I am trying my best not to freak out.

Episode 7: Auf Wiedersehen

I feel like we all the same idea of what this is about.  Auf Wiedersehen is german for ‘goodbye’, and Klaus, who’s name is german and speaks german (and is all but confirmed to be born in germany), has “Goodbye” tattooed on one of his palms.

Lowkey, kind of terrifying at first. Are we saying goodbye to Klaus? Is Klaus saying goodbye to Dave for good? But... we’ve speculated the worst for episodes titles before and they didn’t come to pass.

There’s been some unofficial set spoilers that give me one idea. They’ve apparently built the Berlin Wall, that was still up when the Hargreeves were born. Though that may be happening in an earlier episode, I’ll still speulate that it might happen in this episode? Maybe we see Klaus’ (and at some point perhaps the rest of team zero’s) birth. Maybe the “Auf Wiedersehen” is his mother saying goodbye?

But maybe they just time travel to the Berlin Wall? Maybe this episode has nothing to do with that? Hell, the title may not have anything to do with Klaus, maybe he said goodbye to the Sparrows? Or goodbye to the Mothers of Agony?

I’m trying to not be worried about our characters.

Episode 8: Wedding at the End of the World

Immediately made me think of “We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals”. I have no idea if it willl be a Team Zero or Sparrows or some other characters we’ll get to know this season? None of the Hargreeves seem like they’d want to get married at the moment, for many many different reasons. The goofball in me says Five married Dolores in the apocalypse.

Is the world possibly ending again? Or is it like,Team Zero’s world is emotionally ending. Is it an wanted wedding, or a happy marriage?

I wanna believe the wedding is Klaus and Dave so bad but I doubt it’ll be that

Episode 9: Six Bells

My immediate thought was wedding bells cuz of the last episode. There is a village in Wales called Six Bells, so maybe another Team Zero birth location? But it is more likely six literal bells? LIke they’re important to Reginald? Maybe Team Zero are like metaphorical six bells, but what would that mean?

I’m grasping at straws for this one.

Episode 10: Oblivion

Well, this is ominous. We know it has to do with Hotel Oblivion, but what exactly? Are the siblings escaping the Hotel and the wreck they caused, or are they going further into literal oblivion, a state of being unaware what is happening. Makes me think we won’t be getting a break for the Hargreeves at the end. And goes knows what they’ll have to face off next.

[panickinganakin]

Third In Command Kylo Ren x Reader (AU)

A/N: This is chapter 7 of an ongoing series. If you would like to read previous chapters, you can find the masterlist here. I recommend reading previous parts as they are referenced in heavily in this chapter and you also may be a bit lost. 

okay this was kind of fun to write but I’m not great at action scenes so forgive me if it’s kinda choppy. Reader finally get’s her lightsaber!! 

Warnings: a few curse words, softy kylo, mentions of sex

Word Count: 2133

You woke up the next morning in Kylo’s bed alone. You weren’t surprised, he was usually up very early. You grinned, pulling the blanket over your head, Kylo Ren kissed you. He finally kissed you.

When you made your way to the main room he was sitting on the couch, reading on a datapad. “Good morning,” you said before crossing into the kitchen to find coffee.

“It’s good you’re awake, we a have a mission today. Jakku, we’re searching for something- a droid.” Kylo looked up at you, his mouth was a flat line, baring no expression really. Then, the corners of his mouth twitched up and he grinned, “How did you sleep?”

“I slept very well, thank you,” you grinned. You took the seat beside him, he laid his hand on your knee then leaned over to you, kissing your forehead.

“Go change, we need to leave soon.”

You nodded, getting up to go to your room. You looked in the mirror after you had changed into your black robes. You brushed your fingers through hair quickly before balling it into a bun. You let your fingers rest on the spot he kissed minutes ago, a tingling feeling still there.

It was strange, how connected you were to him. Like if someone tried to separate you, you would forget how to breathe. You hadn’t known him long, but you knew for sure that you existed to be by his side.

Kylo stood in the doorway of your room, watching you. “Ready, then?”

You crossed the distance that separated the two of you, laying a hand on his chest. “Don’t forget you promised me ice cream for today.”

“Do a good job on this mission and you can have whatever you like.”

You tilted your head up, a grin spreading across your face, “Whatever it is I want?”

A look you had never seen from Kylo consumed his face, “We can talk about that tonight.” 

You grinned, for the first time your thoughts drifted to a dark place. A place where Kylo's naked body lingered above yours, his breath shaky and soft moans escaping you. 

Kylo stared at you, eyes wide and mouth open. “We will definitely talk about it this later.” You giggled, knowing that he seen your thoughts. 

You followed behind him, still lost in your thoughts. Kylo was not your first kiss, a stormtrooper had been, many years ago. You wouldn’t consider yourself a person full affections but, you did have a fling once. All physical, no emotional connection. You of course, had also had sex before, only once, and it was awful. That’s what ended the whatever-the-hell-it-was with the trooper.

“Stop thinking,” he mumbled turning to you. “I don’t like to think about you like that, not if I’m not involved.” His mask distorted his voice, but his bitterness made your heart flutter, Kylo was jealous.

You nodded and continued to follow him, “Commander, good day, sir. Are we ready then?”

“Yes, we’ll be taking our own shuttle. I want only three to follow us, this mission shouldn’t be tedious, it’s just a droid. I want TIES standing by if anything goes south.”

“General Hux said-”

“I don’t care what Hux said, you listen to me.”

There wasn’t another word from the man and he scurried away, shouting commands to others around him. 

When Kylo had taken his seat he motioned for the seat beside him in the cockpit, “Sit.”

Being here reminded you of when you went to see Snoke, the way the stars looked as you passed through space. “It’s beautiful,” you breathed. Just like your trip before. “Do you ever get use to this? Seeing the galaxy like this?”

“I’ve seen a lot, between traveling here and there. I’ve learned to find beauty in other things,” when he said this, the leather gloved hand rested against your arm. Kylo was the king of cheesy at this point. Still, that didn’t stop the blush that formed on your face. 

“Oh get out. You only like me because the force told you too.”

Kylo reached up to his helmet, the air spewing from it as it released. He pulled it off and sat it down beside his seat. “Do you think that?”

Your face was even more red now, you could feel the color traveling down to your neck, “I don’t- uh- I don’t know. You said the force showed you me, showed you us I mean.”

“You are not as smart as I thought then. When I seen you on that bed, you were asleep. The way your hair decorated that pillow, I could see you then, it all made sense. I have sensed you from the day I joined the Order, I could just never find you.”

You were silent now, you knew he was being truthful. “So the night before we went to see the Supreme Leader, you told me you couldn’t see yourself returning without me, you meant that?” 

“What was it you said that day, all costs, right? I wasn’t going to leave without you.”

You felt speechless, you reached over for his hand, understanding what he meant. He said his loyalty was to Snoke, and he even told you that if he had to, he would kill you. Maybe he meant that part, maybe if Snoke made him kill you, he would. But you didn’t want to think about that now. In this moment, it was just the two of you. 

“Y/N, your mind is so loud. Just, believe in the order. Don’t think about what Snoke said. Just focus on our mission.”

The two of you stayed silent the rest of the flight, your eyes were huge when you landed. “Look at all this sand! This is Jakku?”

The land looked endless, it was breathtaking. So plain, but so powerful. You had never seen anything like it. “Did I say Jakku? No, I meant Tatooine.” Kylo had his helmet back on now, the stairs were lowering.

Your chest sank, Tatooine? He brought you here? Like you had asked? Before you could stop yourself you were running down the ramp, your legs gave out and you collapsed in the sand. You dug your fingers deep into the ground, it was gritty and warm. “This is where I’m from?”

“A bit rough, isn’t it?” He asked, joining you at your side, looking around. “Very dry.”

You laughed lightly, wiping a tear that had fallen from your eye. “What are we doing here?”

“It’s a pit stop, to look for the droid.”

“So we are going to Jakku?”

“Yes. But I wanted to let you see Tatooine, I thought you deserved it. You’ve been working very hard.”

“Can I bring some with me? The sand?” Your mind was scrambling, but you never wanted to forget this.

“Bring some sand?” His voice was confused.

You were rummaging through the ship now, looking for something that you could bring a piece of your home in. You spotted a small vial, normally used for taking blood. You popped the top off and ran back down the ramp. 

You dipped the vial down onto the ground carefully collecting the contents of the planet. Once it was full you screwed the lid back on and stood up, grabbing Kylo’s hand. “Thank you,” your voice was a whisper but you knew he would be able to tell how much you actually appreciated it. 

He laid a hand on your face, stroking your cheek with his thumb. “You don’t have to thank me.” He leaned down to leave a kiss on your forehead after he took his mask off and before tugging you back into the ship. “We need to leave.”

The flight to Jakku was uneventful, all you did was hold the vial of sand close to your chest. A piece of your home. And Kylo did it for you.

“We’re here. Stay close, pay attention. Our job is to locate a BB-8 droid and retrieve it. It has something we need.”

“What do we need?” you were walking behind him.

Kylo’s voice was deepened by the mask, “A map of sorts. We can talk about it later. Just stay focused now.”

You nodded, deciding it best to stay quiet. At the entrance of the ship you were met by three storm troopers, “Good evening Commander Ren.”

Kylo nodded and kept walking, the storm troopers fell in line behind the two of you. “Reports?”

“He was last seen with a scavenger sir, a female with brown hair. They were running with FN-2187.”

“Ah, the traitor. We will bring him back, the scavenger means nothing to us.”

You started to feel nauseous. Up until now, you had only trained in a padded room. And now, you were on your first real mission and still without a lightsaber. The only thing you had was small blaster the stormtrooper passed to you. You took it, lip quivering, you had never shot one of these. You were more afraid of hindering the mission now more than anything. 

Out of the corner of your eye you could see people running and yells coming from a cluster of stands. They were running through the market, “Kylo, look! They’re over there!”

The five of you began to run towards the three trying to escape, “They can’t go anywhere without a ship!” One of the stormtrooper’s yelled shooting the blaster. 

“They’ll find another way, don’t give them the chance!” you yelped. You were running the fastest, you were smaller and limber, able to cover ground quickly. “Kylo, give me a tracker?”

“A what?” he yelled activating his lightsaber. You guys were gaining ground fast but the three had found another ship now. It was huge, it looked broken down. But that didn’t mean it wouldn’t fly. You wouldn’t wait around to find out.

Kylo tossed you a small black box and you took off faster now. If you couldn’t stop them maybe you could at least make sure the order knew where they were and where they would be going.

You seen the droid falling behind the rest of the group, you pulled your blaster out. “Don’t destroy him!” one of the troopers yelled. 

You took a deep breath and aimed for the ground in front him, shooting the blaster. A screech came from the robot and dirt flew everywhere. “No!” you gritted your teeth. The robot continued to run across the sand. At least he wasn’t dead. 

The ship the group had escaped to began to roar to life. “Shit!” you cursed. 

The heat from the engines felt like they were going to burn your face but you persisted. Opening the black box that Kylo had given you, you bent your knees, preparing to jump after the ship that was now leaving the ground. You smacked it against the bottom and fell to the sand relieved to see it had stuck. 

You sighed, finally recovering oxygen in your lungs after it had all escaped when hitting the ground. “Send the TIES after them, we have them tracked but let’s see if we can stop this now.” Kylo said, he was close behind you.

One of the stormtroopers was in front of you now, offering his hand to help you up. You took it, pulling yourself from the ground. “Thanks,” you mumbled dusting the sand off your robes. The robes were tattered now, but you didn't mind, you felt as you did a good thing. 

“Good work, Commander.” he said before walking away. 

Did the storm trooper call you Commander? Had you heard that right?

“Nicely done, we will catch them. The TIES are going after them now, thanks to you we will have their whereabouts confirmed.” Kylo patted your shoulder. 

You nodded, suppressing a smile. Maybe. you were cut out for this work after all. You followed the group back to where the two ships had landed. 

“Commanders,” they said before nodding and parting to theirs. 

“Kylo, why do they keep calling me that?” you asked after the steps had shut behind the two of you. 

“Because, I’ve instructed them to. You are now third in command. Snoke, me then you.” 

Kylo was pulling a box out of a sealed door in the cock pit. “I’m w-what? What about H-Hux?”

“What about him? Hux doesn’t have the force, does he?” Kylo crossed the metal floor, holding the box in his arms. “Open this.” He instructed.

Your hands were shaky, what was this? Everything was hitting you at once, your role, your responsibility. How did one go from being a maid to third in command? You twisted the latch and the lid popped open. 

When you raised it, you were shocked to see a black handle with red designs adorned in silver as well. “This is for me?” You asked, you voice unsteady.

“You’ve earned it.” 

You picked it up, wrapping it up in your right hand. They weight was surprising, but it fit so well. You stepped back from Kylo, pressing the silver button. When the red blade activated you squealed with excitement. You had finally earned your lightsaber. 

Chapter Eight

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[schwazombie]

:) Thanks for the tag ^^

What book are you currently reading?

Currently rereading Prince of Thorns as my before-bed reading; also slowly reading through The Green Witch and Rebel Witch and I really need to get back to reading that book I have on CPTSD

What’s your favorite movie you saw in theater this year?

I have not :) Last time I even went to the cinema was when Dune came out. I usually just wait for any movies I really want to watch to be available for the cable company Husband works for because then I can usually watch them for free

What do you usually wear?

Oh ‘sup I dress like a cartoon character dig it: jeans + long-sleeved shirt (this one isn’t as cartoon character-y because I have four colours across five shirts) OR short-sleeved shirt (I have a stack of like.... 7 or 8 plain black short-sleeved shirts). Stahlmann hoodie depending on the weather. Sometimes, rarely, I’ll wear something that tips off everyone else to the fact that I am not a cartoon character. Current irritant is that I have three different colours of jeans and it throws of my cartoon vibe

How tall are you?

170cm. At least I think that’s what it says on my ID

What’s your star sign? Do you share a birthday with a celebrity or a historical event?

I, too, am a taurus! Moon sign is cancer and aries rising. I think I had Pluto in scorpio or something. Anyway I do but I hate the celebrity and don’t want everyone to know my level-up day

Do you go by your name or nickname?

Typically my middle name or a nickname derived therefrom. Also go by Dyllan or Zombie

Did you grow up to be what you wanted to be as a child?

I mean kind of? I wanted to be a teacher for a while and I did end up with a few years of teaching under my belt. My other childhood dreams of owning a bookstore/cafe or running a wedding planning + cake business didn’t turn out.

Are you in a relationship?

Been married for a hot minute yeah. Husband is short, stout, and bearded. I married a dwarf.

What’s something you’re good at vs something you’re bad at?

I have a relatively green thumb! And I am bad at painting! It’s lots of fun!

Dogs or cats?

Dogs. I am allergic to cats :( and even if I were not, cats would not put up with my shenanigans

If you draw/write, or create in any way, what’s your favorite picture/favorite line or favorite etc. from something you created this year?

Oh uhhhh I mean I write some play with my OCs like dolls. Anyway this is the last little bit I wrote recently. Background is that T the Mage is heading to another city for his fostering / finishing school and is expected to make & present a gift on behalf of his house so of course he wants to do something with magic. N is his brother

     He broke off with a curse, the glass, no longer a globe, shattering in his hand so his palm was peppered with tiny cuts. He tossed what remained of that particular globe off the road, holding his hand over the side of the cart to pour water over the cuts.

    “You’ll get it,” his brother’s man assured him. “Just remember: a scalpel, not a wrecking ball.” Those were N’s words, and if he were in a better mood he might not have been as angered by it.     “Thank you,” he said sharply, gingerly drying his hand. “I know.”

What’s something you would like to create content for?

I don’t create content. I just create

What’s something you’re currently obsessed with?

Fn. Skyrim. Also planting my garden this year but it’s just the end of January and I can’t start planting until March at the absolute earliest TToTT

What’s something you’re excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year?

My good bitch it is January

What’s a hidden talent of yours?

Enh. I’m really good at getting lost in fun places (the woods, downtown in a new city)

Are you religious?

I am! I always have been in one form or another. Attempted to be atheist at one point and that didn’t last very long because it just didn’t make sense to me

What’s something you wish to have at this moment?

Something from the bakery across the street. I’m craving pastry

Ask game!

Tagged by @trials-era-sam ♥️♥️♥️ thanks Ana and for talking to me when I couldn't sleep

What book are you currently reading?

Not super into reading rn but I have a half finished romance novel on my e-reader. Not super worth a rec lol. They're all randomly picked from the NYPL

What’s your favorite movie you saw in theaters this year?

Didn't go to the movie theater this year.

What do you usually wear?

WFH- sweatpants and sweatshirt basically lol 🦥

working out- leggings or joggers, tank top, sneakers or climbing shoes or barefoot depending on my activity 🏃‍♀️

Doing normal casual everyday things- flare jeans, sweater or long sleeve, big combat boots

Going to dinner or something a bit cuter- mini skirt, black tights, sweater or long sleeve, big combat boots

Nicer- dress

How tall are you?

5'6

What’s your Star Sign? Do you share a birthday with a celebrity or a historical event?

Star sign is the regular one right? Capricorn? <-capricorn thing to say

Michelle Obama

The day I was born is a historical event

Do you go by your name or a nickname?

Full name irl, but I actually prefer nickname. Just never pushed for it

Did you grow up to become what you wanted to be when you were a child?

No hahaha

I legit thought I was going to be a famous singer when I was a kid because I performed a lot and people were always telling me I could be famous. The delusion

Also I wanted to be a veterinarian for a while (normal). Then i started college in the business school but transferred out because business stats was hard for me (terrible idea, everything is hard).

Are you in a relationship? If not, who is your crush if you have one?

No

What’s something you’re good at vs. something you’re bad at?

I'm very good at hiking and I'm very bad at following the trail (metaphor for my life) (get an alltrails subscription)

Dogs or cats?

Cats:)

If you draw/write, or create in any way, what’s your favorite picture/favorite line/favorite etc. from something you created this year?

I don't draw or write, but I'm still working on a spn related knitting project that will take me a few more months

What’s something you would like to create content for?

I'm not the content-creating type. I guess I can do more #poppunknatural and #emonatural. That's fun

What’s something you’re currently obsessed with?

the wonder years band. I have an extra ticket...

What’s something you were excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year?

Oh god, nothing yet

What’s a hidden talent of yours?

None of my talents is hidden

I'm really good at playing with the cat. I am able to engage with her really well

Are you religious?

No, but I try to go to shul events and do little daily things like say the shema and kiss the mezuzah

What’s something you wish to have at this moment?

Wakefulness and coffee. About to retrieve.

Maybe a bit more happiness about life

Tagging from my notes @frostysfrenzy @laertez @headforhalos @youcanchoosefreedom @abnormalic @sicksadsam @soulless-puppy @deanfuckmewinchester @yeehawetc @irreputablyyours @sh1tbewild @finalwoman @familyhell

[lucilassie]

Last one standing... 🎱 ⚪️

[bangtanitalianchannel]

SCHEDULE 2020

GENNAIO

2 - [Weverse] Bon Voyage 4 - Behind Cam Ep.7 (13 🇮🇹)

5 - Golden Disc Awards

6 - Uscita di “WINTER FLOWER” di Younha feat. RM (10 🇮🇹)

7 - [Weverse] Bon Voyage 4 - Ep.8 (13 🇮🇹)

9 - [Weverse] Bon Voyage 4 - Behind Cam Ep.8 (13 🇮🇹)

10 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Comeback trailer: SHADOW  

14 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] CONNECT, BTS: ONLINE [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] CONNECT, BTS: LONDON [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.91 (13 🇮🇹)

15 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] CONNECT, BTS: BERLIN   

17 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Rilascio primo singolo & Art Film interpretato da MN Dance Company

21 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] CONNECT, BTS: BUENOS AIRES [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2019 - Ep.92 (13 🇮🇹)

26 - GRAMMY Awards (Los Angeles)

27 - iHeartRadio Live (Los Angeles)

28 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] CONNECT, BTS: SEOUL [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.93 (13 🇮🇹) The Late Late Show (James Corden)

FEBBRAIO

3 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Comeback trailer: EGO

4 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2019 - Ep.94 (13 🇮🇹)

5 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] CONNECT, BTS: NEW YORK CITY

10 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Concept Photo #1

11 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Concept Photo #2

12 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Concept Photo #3

13 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Concept Photo #4 17 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Tracklist

18 - Compleanno di J-Hope

21 - [VAPP] BTS Comeback Special (4am 🇮🇹) Uscita MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 & Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima (10am 🇮🇹) The Today Show (New York) (1pm 🇮🇹)

24 - The Tonight Show (Jimmy Fallon) (5am 🇮🇹) Conferenza stampa “MAP OF THE SOUL: 7″ (6am 🇮🇹)

25 - The Late Late Show - Carpool Karaoke (James Corden) (6am 🇮🇹)

28 - [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7] Video musicale ufficiale per il singolo principale

MARZO

6 - Uscita di “Who” di Lauv feat. BTS

7 - Talk show per l’uscita di Map Of The Soul: 7 (Seul) [ANNULLATO]

9 - Compleanno di Suga

10 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.95 (13 🇮🇹)

13 - Uscita di “Sweet Night” - OST di Itaewon Class (V) (10am 🇮🇹)

17 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.96 (13 🇮🇹)

24 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.97 (13 🇮🇹)

31 - The Late Late Show - Speciale Homefest (4am 🇮🇹) [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.98 (14 🇮🇹)

APRILE

7 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.99 (14 🇮🇹)

14 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.100 (14 🇮🇹) 

18 - [YouTube / Weverse] BANG BANG CON (5 🇮🇹)

19 - [YouTube / Weverse] BANG BANG CON (5 🇮🇹)

21 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.101 (14 🇮🇹)

28 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.102 (14 🇮🇹)     

MAGGIO

2 - Kids Choice Awards 2020 (2 della notte tra 2 e 3 maggio 🇮🇹)

5 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.103 (14 🇮🇹)

6 - Uscita del singolo di IU feat. SUGA (11 🇮🇹)

12 - [Weverse] BREAK THE SILENCE: DOCU-SERIES - Ep.1 e 2

14 - [Weverse] BREAK THE SILENCE: DOCU-SERIES - Ep.3

19 - [Weverse] BREAK THE SILENCE: DOCU-SERIES - Ep.4

21 - [Weverse] BREAK THE SILENCE: DOCU-SERIES - Ep.5

22 - Uscita del mixtape “D-2″ di Agust D

26 - [Weverse] BREAK THE SILENCE: DOCU-SERIES - Ep.6

28 - [Weverse] BREAK THE SILENCE: DOCU-SERIES - Ep.7

GIUGNO

1 - [2020 BTS FESTA] Cerimonia di apertura

2 - [2020 BTS FESTA] 7° Anniversario dei BTS - Foto di famiglia (Foto)

3 - [2020 BTS FESTA] Choreography Video 1 (Video)

4 - [2020 BTS FESTA] Collezione di foto dei BTS 19/20 (Foto)

5 - [2020 BTS FESTA] Still With You 

7 - [2020 BTS FESTA] Profili 2020 dei BTS 1 (Immagini) [YouTube] Dear Class of 2020 (21 🇮🇹)

8 - [2020 BTS FESTA] Choreography Video 2 (Video)

9 - [2020 BTS FESTA] Answer : BTS 3 UNITS (Foto e video)

10 - [2020 BTS FESTA] Profili 2020 dei BTS 2 (Immagini)

11 - [2020 BTS FESTA] MAP OF THE SONG : 7 (Video)

12 - [2020 BTS FESTA] We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal 

13 - 7° Anniversario [2020 BTS FESTA] Festa di compleanno dei Bangtan (Video)

14 - [Weverse] BANG BANG CON in diretta (11 🇮🇹)

16 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.104 (14 🇮🇹)

19 - Uscita in anteprima di “Stay Gold” (11 🇮🇹) "SUMMER SONIC" - Replica del 2015 (14 🇮🇹)

23 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.105 (14 🇮🇹)

26 - Uscita del MV di “Stay Gold” (11 🇮🇹)

30 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.106 (14 🇮🇹)

LUGLIO

7 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.107 (14 🇮🇹)

13 - Anteprima di "Your Eyes Tell" a CDTV Live Live

14 - Esibizione a Sukkiri [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.108 (14 🇮🇹)

15 - Uscita di MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~ THE JOURNEY ~ (11 🇮🇹)

17 - Esibizione a BUZZ RHYTHM 02

18 - Esibizione a NHK Songs

21 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.109 (14 🇮🇹)

28 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.110 (14 🇮🇹)

AGOSTO

4 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.111 (14 🇮🇹)

14 - [YouTube] Partecipazione a I-LAND (16 🇮🇹)

20 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 1

21 - Uscita di “Dynamite”

24 - Uscita del MV “Dynamite B-Side” 

25 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 1 Behind

27 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 2

30 - BTS @ VMAs 

SETTEMBRE

1 - Compleanno di Jungkook [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 2 Behind

2 - Rilascio canzone BTS x Hyundai “IONIQ” 

3 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 3 BTS @ ‘Press Play’ della Recording Academy 

8 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 3 Behind

10 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 4 BTS @ NBC Today Citi 

12 - Compleanno di RM

14 - BTS @ programma radio Bae Cheol-Soo

15 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 4 Behind

17 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 5 BTS @ America’s Got Talent 

18 - Uscita del singolo di MAX feat. SUGA “Blueberry Eyes”  iHeart Radio Music Festival 2020 [YouTube] Partecipazione alla finale di I-LAND (16 🇮🇹)

19 - iHeart Radio Music Festival 2020

21 - BTS @ ‘Tiny Desk’

22 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 5 Behind

23 - Discorso dei BTS alle Nazioni Unite 

24 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 6

26 - Uscita del MV “Dynamite Choreography Version” 

27 - Concerto Lotte Duty Free

28 - BTS @ Fallon Week, Giorno 1

29 - BTS @ Fallon Week, Giorno 2 [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 6 Behind

30 - BTS @ Fallon Week, Giorno 3 

OTTOBRE

1 - BTS @ Fallon Week, Giorno 4  [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 7

2 -  BTS @ Fallon Week, Giorno 5  Rilascio remix “Savage Love” feat. BTS 

6 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 7 Behind

7 - BTS @ Radiodotcom 

8 - [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 8

10 - Concerto online ‘Map Of The Soul ON:E’, Giorno 1

11 - Concerto online ‘Map Of The Soul ON:E’, Giorno 2 

12 - Inizio mostra online ‘MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E (오,늘)’

13 - Compleanno di Jimin [Weverse] BTS IN THE SOOP - Ep. 8 Behind 

14 - BTS @ BBMAs 

20 -  [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.112 (13 🇮🇹)

22 - BTS @ 2020 Asia Game Changers Awards 

27 -  [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.113 (13 🇮🇹)

NOVEMBRE

3 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.114 (13 🇮🇹)

8 - European Music Awards (BTS solo nominati)

10 -  [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.115 (13 🇮🇹)

11 - Comparsa ai ‘Wall Street Journal’s Innovator Awards’ (1am 🇮🇹)

12 - Termine mostra online 'MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E (오,늘)' 

14 - Apertura shop online europeo ‘MAP OF THE SOUL’ Intervista durante la puntata di ‘Immortal Songs’ dedicata a Pdogg (10am 🇮🇹)

15 - People’s Choice Awards (BTS solo nominati) 

17 - [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.116 (13 🇮🇹)

20 - Conferenza stampa in occasione del rilascio di “BE” (3am 🇮🇹) Rilascio del nuovo album “BE” (6am 🇮🇹)  Diretta su VLive ‘Live Goes On’ in occasione del comeback (9am 🇮🇹) 

23 - BTS @ AMAs (2am 🇮🇹)  BTS @ Good Morning America (13 🇮🇹)  BTS @ GMA3 (20 🇮🇹) 

24 - Late Late Show with James Corden (6.35 🇮🇹)  [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.117 (13 🇮🇹)

25 - Late Late Show with James Corden (6.35 🇮🇹) Esibizione dei BTS @ festival musicale di Nippon TV ‘Best Artist 2020′

28 - Asia Artist Awards (BTS solo nominati)  Intervista con Zach Sang (11pm 🇮🇹) 

DICEMBRE

1 - BTS @ Disney’s Holidays Singalong (2am 🇮🇹) [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.118 (13 🇮🇹) Intervista dei BTS per ‘Mini Masterclass’ dei GRAMMYs (9pm 🇮🇹) 

2 - BTS @ FNS Song Festival 2020 (13 🇮🇹)

3 - Rilascio di “Abyss” di Jin (2pm 🇮🇹) 

4 - Compleanno di Jin 

5 - BTS @ Melon Music Awards (11am 🇮🇹) 

6 - BTS @ Mnet Asian Music Awards (10am 🇮🇹)

7 - Intervista pre-registrata dei BTS per il canale giapponese TBS (6pm 🇮🇹) 

8 -  [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.119 (13 🇮🇹) 

10 - Rilascio di “The Song That Will Make You Smile” di Lee Seunggi ft. RM e J-HOPE  Intervista BTS @ Amazon Music (4pm 🇮🇹) 

11 - BTS @ iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020 (3am 🇮🇹)  Performance di “Dynamite” per il Time: Person of the Year @ NBC (4am 🇮🇹) Rilascio “Dynamite Holiday Remix” (6am 🇮🇹) 

12 - BTS @ The Fact Music Awards (red carpet 8am 🇮🇹, cerimonia 10am 🇮🇹) 

13 - Most Requested Live: Ask Anything Chat (1am 🇮🇹) 

15 -  [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.120 (13 🇮🇹)

16 - ‘Break The Silence: The Movie Persona’ disponibile su Weverse

18 - BTS @ Gayo Daechukje (12.30pm 🇮🇹)  Rilascio rivista coreana ‘D-ICON vol.10 : BTS’ 

19 - ‘Break The Silence: The Movie Persona - BTS Commentary’ disponibile su Weverse On Air (in diretta) Intervista pre-registrata dei BTS per il canale giapponese TBS (1.30pm 🇮🇹)

21 - Replay Film + Commentary su Weverse Esibizione con “Dynamite” @ CDTV Live! Live! Christmas Special

22 -  [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.121 (13 🇮🇹)

24 -  Rilascio di “Christmas Love” di Jimin (4am 🇮🇹) Rilascio di “Snow Flower” di V (4pm 🇮🇹)

25 - BTS @ Gayo Daejeon a Daegu (9am 🇮🇹)   

29 -  [VAPP / Weverse] Run BTS! 2020 - Ep.122 (13 🇮🇹)

30 - Compleanno di V Rilascio MV “Life Goes On ARMY Ver.”  I BTS ricevono il premio ‘International Music Award’ @ 62esimi Japan Record Awards 

31 - BTS @ Concerto di fine anno della BigHit (13.30 🇮🇹) 

La schedule può essere soggetta a modifiche in qualsiasi momento.

[i-jus-wanna-writehappy]

Crystal Woman

Pairing: Poe Dameron x black!fem!Reader

Warnings: stubborn, paranoid Poe, maybe I curse..., I don’t even know y’all, not proofread (sorry)

Author’s Note: I can’t wait to get out the other pieces in this series. I already have the next few started and I might actually know how it’ll be ending for once? And! All chapter names are song lyrics! Honorable mentions in the series if you can guess which songs I reference in the titles!

Tags: @thotyana-in-this-hoe @neeadinghugs

Masterlist      Black Girl Insert Series

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Chapter 1 - When I Doubt You

Nothing but sadness could touch the small group of Resistance fighters as they walked along. Leia was positive her heart was breaking in her chest. This planet was once beautiful, one of the most beautiful, even, expressive architecture filling the land. Where stone, metal, and glass once melded to create a scene of emotion now only rested ruins and debris, still floating so freely through the air that everyone had to wear goggles and cloths over their noses and mouths just to see and breath. This was why none of you reported anymore.

“We’ll split up and look for survivors. The First Order has already had their way with Herjal, but keep your guards up in case any were directed to stay behind.” Leia commanded, regretting her insistence to come along. She assumed there may have been some diplomatic dispute to settle, but she never would have anticipated having to comb through the ashes of a Rebel planet to salvage an entire peoples.

Poe approaches Leia and places his hand on her shoulder, “You know, General, we’ve got this covered. I’ll take the perimeter of the area and send Poe and Snap inside. We’ll meet you on the ship.” Leia doesn’t respond yet, eyes still roving over the mess. They had to have just missed the First Order. A few hours, maybe a day and a half, but they weren’t there long before. “Hey - there was nothing any of us could have done, and no one will think any less of you for not being able to do the search.” Finally able to look away, Leia looks Poe in the eye, and the despair he sees makes him glad he said anything in the first place. She’s lost enough, this didn’t need to be added to the list of heartbreaking things she had to endure. “I hope I can find a way to entertain myself for a few hours on that ship by myself.” Leia jokes, trying to take some of Poe’s worry away, the antic not working, but he doesn’t say anything about it, just nodding and watching her until the doors to the ship close behind her.

“Alright fellas, take inner, I’ll do a perimeter check, let’s find who we can.” Poe commands, pulling his blaster from its holster and taking off. He was glad he opted to leave BB-8 on the ship as he stepped around handfuls of disguised pits. Poe’s arms burned from lifting any beams and debris he could in search of people. After a few hours, he began to lose hope. He found plenty of parts of people and dead creatures, but no one he could take back to the base with him. Almost back around, Poe comes across one particularly heavy piece of debris, grunt of effort becoming a shout when he sees a foot quickly dart out of sight. He’s sure the lift almost kills him, but he uncovers you with a sigh. A large mass of dark braids sit in a rolled ball atop your head. Dirt covers your face and the large rust colored shirt you’re wearing obviously does not belong to you.

Poe reaches a hand down to you in the small pocket of earth. “Hi, I’m Poe. Dameron.” He says, squatting down when it becomes evident you feel no urge to take his hand. “I just wanna help. We have food on the ship, and you can take a shower and get clean clothes at the base.” Your eyes run over his clothes before you take his hand, making sure you see no evidence of the First Order in his appearance. Finding none, you lift your head high and take his hand, your circumstances doing nothing to the obvious grace you carried before.

“Thank you. I am Y/N.” You answer him once you are out of the small ditch and standing, for the first time in what feels like forever. “How do you feel, Y/N? Can you walk fine?” Taking a few test steps, you nod, “I can move well enough. I may be a little slow, and I may need your arm at some points, but I should be able to suffice.” You toss a smile his way here and Poe notices just how warm you are. Or how warm you can be. You’re covered in dirt and debris, but your smile proved that quickly, making up for what he couldn’t make out of your face.

The two of you begin your trek, slowly, and you look at Poe as you go. “You’re with the Resistance.” You ask him, trying to take your mind from the wobbling of your legs. Coming up on a particularly large piece of debris, Poe nods and offers you his hand, “Yeah. We’re looking for other survivors now.” Poe looks to you, his eyes strong and determined, “We’re gonna get all of you out.” You give him a polite smile and continue walking, legs a little more steady, “That’s very kind. I’m afraid there won’t be very many of us to get out. Unless you’ve stumbled upon more than me out here?” When Poe doesn’t answer, you know that he hasn’t.

Poe hates to think it, but you’re right. So far, you are the only survivor that he has come across, and that makes him a little suspicious. But, he won’t entertain any thoughts of the sort until he sees Finn and Snap. “Where exactly do your suspicions lie?” You ask, as you see a ship in the distance. Poe sets a curious look on you and you huff softly, “I have made a life reading men, and unfortunately for you, you are not very good at hiding your emotions. I had no hand in this, if that was the worry. I simply got a kind word from a kind man, and ran until I couldn’t.” Poe wants to scoff at this, a kind man, but then he remembers Finn, and that he wasn’t always a member of the Resistance. If his closest friend was once FN-2187, then maybe you encountered a similar man.

“Is that your ship?” Poe is pulled from his thoughts when you mention the ship. His heart sinks a little bit seeing that he made his way around and only found one person. Of course, he’s glad he could help you, but losing so many people, an entire planet full, his stomach lurched a bit. “Yeah, that’s us.” Picking up on his thick, palpable hurt, you look to Poe, “Are there any other survivors on there?” The pilot releases a heavy sigh, “I’m sure we found some others.”

The ship looks rather dated, and smells a little like stale air, but it’s a promise for a live you’d given up on after the attack. You got so close to escaping, that the darkness that engulfed you as you ran from the chaos hurt more than the blaster to the brain would ever have. But this ship, as... cozy as it was, and it’s crew meant life for you, and that was enough to make it the most beautiful ship you’d ever seen.

“I’ll grab you a ration, here, sit down and I’ll be right back.” Poe leads you to a bench and you do as you’re told, eyes searching his face with a look he doesn’t understand. As he walks off, you imagine how differently a visit from a few covert Resistance fighters would have gone before the attack. Imagine them walking into your home, holding your hands and shooting cautious smiles your way.

Poe’s return startles you out of the comforting thought, and his wide smile piques your curiosity. “The others just got back, there were more survivors!” He cheers, setting the rations in front of you before jogging off to help Snap and Finn.

There are 14 survivors. From an entire planet, only 14 lived. Leia quickly got her thoughts in check, it could have just as easily been no survivors. Sending Finn to sit with all of you, Leia talks with Poe and Snap. “Those rations definitely won’t fill them, but it will take the edge off. When we get back to base, Snap, I want you to prepare 7 rooms, two to each, just on the south side of the base until we can look at them and make sure they’re okay to go to regular rooms. Poe, you’re gonna help me explain what we’re gonna do and get them fed.” Leia looks over her shoulder solemnly, as though you’ll all be standing there to meet her eye contact, “They’ve all been through a lot. Hopefully we can do enough to make them feel at home.”

“When are we going to do personal examinations?” Poe asks, his eyes on the ground before he can look up at Leia. “Medical examinations, we can do those immediately, but do we want to make them feel at home before knowing who they are?” Leia tilts her head with a small smile, “Do you mean all of them, or just the girl you found?” Poe stands to his full height now, pushing off of the back of Snap’s chair that he was previously leaning on, “I want them all to be helped, but I just think we should make sure we aren’t harboring any First Order supporters or allies. It just feels a little odd to me that she was the only person so far out who survived, especially with how much damage was on the perimeter.”

Seeing his friend flounder as far as Leia is concerned, Snap looks over his shoulder, careful to put his attention back out the window, “And we can see if we have any engineers or medics. Some of our survivors may be able to help us.” Hearing how he may sound, Poe nods, “Yeah, yeah. I’m sure she’s harmless -”

“I’m sure they’re all harmless.” Leia cuts him off, giving him a look to match her exasperation. “I trust your intuition, Commander Dameron, and we will be sure to keep a close eye on all of our new companions. But, even if she was a member of the First Order, what can one of them do among all of us? Don’t forget how formidable we are, Commander. Now, go get ready, I don’t want to hear any more of this kind of talk.”

Poe listens, even though he does so a bit reluctantly. The Resistance is a powerful troupe, and the force would be with them all. Even any possibly traitorous women.

[pekorosu]

Interview Translation

Taken from “Akimi Yoshida A to Z: Special Talks and Interviews” pg. 45–54

The World of Yoshida Akimi

From the magazine “Queer Japan” which discusses matters of sexuality and gender.

An interview held by author Fushimi Noriaki is included in this special feature: “The Sexuality of Expression.”

Here, Yoshida Akimi’s works are examined from a different perspective thus far.

(Yoshida Akimi’s “Yasha” was in the middle of serialization in the year 2000)

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First publication: 2000, “Queer Japan” Vol. 2 (Keiso Shobo)

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Am I hurting gay people by drawing about homosexuality?

Fushimi: It’s good to see you again. The last time we met was about 8 years ago, wasn’t it?

Yoshida: Fushimi-san, you’ve aged a little, haven’t you? (laughs) You were more of a lively young university student back then.

Fushimi: I was only in my 20s at that time, after all. I’d just made my debut as a writer, and being an up-and-coming young gay man was basically my selling point (laughs). But more and more youngsters are showing up after me now, so within queer circles1 I’m like that old hag from your in-laws’ family that won’t shut up. Anyway, the reason we got to know each other was because I received a courteous letter from you after sending you a copy of “Private Gay Life.” 2

Yoshida: It was a very interesting read.

Fushimi: I was so surprised, I thought, “Why is such a big shot even replying to someone like me!?”

Yoshida: I think you must be mistaken. Within the manga industry, I’m still considered fresh from the country. I’m pretty much smaller than a small fry (laughs).

Fushimi: What are you saying, sensei? In last year’s manga feature of “Da Vinci”3, “Banana Fish” took first place in popularity polls and even beat all-time classics like “Phoenix” and “The Poe Clan”!

Yoshida: Wasn’t the selection for “Da Vinci” biased to begin with? (laughs)

Fushimi: No, I’m sure everyone in this country has read “Banana Fish”!

Yoshida: That’s not true. I mean, none of my relatives have read it (laughs).

Fushimi: Ahaha, is that so?

Now then, going back to the topic of how we met. In the letter that I received from you at that time, you mentioned that you were worried about being hurtful to gay people because you were drawing about homosexuality in your work. I was surprised to hear that you had those kinds of feelings while drawing.

Yoshida: I’m not gay myself, so while I think that the oppressive weight of falling in love with someone of the same sex is something incredible, it’s not like I understand it in an intimate way. So when people read my works, they might go, “It’s not like that.” There are times when I’ve felt apologetic, thinking about if there are gay readers who’ve found my works offensive.

But the tough part is the other side to it, that is, there just has to be some level of embellishment when it comes to expressing things to the general public, even if it hurts the people in the core group. Somehow, the depiction will always end up exaggerated in some way and because of that, there will always be someone who will get hurt. It’s extremely difficult to strike a balance there, isn’t it?

Fushimi: There’s also the reality of the story’s setting that we have to consider. For example, in “A California Story,” the people who live in New York, they say things like “You shitty faggot!” in their conversations, don’t they? Those are slurs of course, but I think it’s necessary for it to be expressed that way in order to adhere to the story’s reality. It’s to be expected after all, since the intention is to portray those characters realistically.

Yoshida: There’s that too… And there are very basic things like how I might be writing gibberish when portraying how it’s like to fall in love with someone of the same sex, and things like that… Of course, it’s not like I’m drawing it with the intention of hurting people, but I think that saying “I had no bad intentions” is just an excuse to escape responsibility.

Fushimi: It’s the opposite for the Yaoi crowd, isn’t it? Their perspective is that they don’t mean to depict real gay people, so their depiction of “homosexuality” is ultimately imaginary or just a fantasy that exists only in their minds. Have you ever thought of it that way?

Yoshida: Within myself, I have my own yardstick and I split these things into “lies that are okay to tell” and “bad lies.” But I feel like this is an issue that’s going against morals, or rather, maybe it’s reached the point of “a lie that strays from the right path.” I do have a “things I can definitely lie about” category inside myself as well, though.

Fushimi: I’ve had the chance to speak with not just manga artists, but also people who express their creations in various ways. But this is the first time I’ve met someone like you, who is in a sense, extremely proper when it comes to the issue of discrimination. No, I get the feeling that this is probably the first and the last time (laughs).

And so it was after receiving your letter that I was invited to a roundtable with “June.” 4

Yoshida: Right.

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“Banana Fish” is a version of a girls’ soccer team

Fushimi: Within our line, there is a word called “homophobia” which refers to the feeling of hatred or abhorrence of homosexuality. However, when I’m reading your works I sometimes feel a sense of heterophobia, or something like a loathing of heterosexuality, instead of homophobia. Sexual relationships between men and women tend to have a secondary position within your works, don’t they? Even though that’s supposed to be the main theme when it comes to shoujo manga. Is there perhaps something you feel like you want to eliminate when it comes to heterosexual relationships?

Yoshida: Hmm, I’ve never examined myself so I’m not too sure either… For me, I think of action-centric works like “Banana Fish” and “Yasha” which I’m currently working on, as a “version of a girls’ soccer team” (laughs). Girls wanna play soccer too, and outwit their opponents and make a run into space with the ball, that kind of thing (laughs). During my school years, when the guys get to have fun kicking balls and stuff, we girls were made to do some nonsensical creative dance. I was thinking, why do we have to do this sort of ridiculous thing? So maybe this is just a result of all that pent-up resentment (laughs).

Fushimi: You just said “girls’ soccer team” but the central characters in your works are mostly guys, aren’t they? If it’s connected to the idea of a “girls’ soccer team,” why aren’t they girls instead?

Yoshida: That’s because, something just didn’t feel quite right when it came to characterising girls back when I first started out drawing manga. After all, girls were kind of passive, right? Not so much anymore these days, but that was why I had to twist another aspect in order to make that “version of a girls’ soccer team” a reality.

Fushimi: You made your debut in 1977, so it’s been about 20 years since then.

Yoshida: That feels like an eternity ago… ah, I don’t wanna think about it (laughs). But at that time, people like Ms. Takemiya Keiko and Ms. Hagio Moto were drawing about relationships between boys, so it felt like that was an acceptable way to go about it. The manga field is just like the legal field in the sense that, it’s okay as long as there’s a precedent.

Fushimi: Ms. Takemiya and Ms. Hagio used that setting of a relationship between boys within a purely aesthetic world, but in your case, you went for a “girls’ soccer team” vibe (laughs).

Yoshida: That’s how it is when I’m making it into a manga. But the main reason I came to want to draw stories like this was because… back in high school, I saw a revival screening of “Midnight Cowboy” starring Dustin Hoffman. The impact of that movie was astounding. In the same way that a baby chick thinks that the first thing it sees is its mother, I think I now have the tendency to keep trying to replicate that pattern. That movie was really shocking. I can’t forget it even now.

Fushimi: “Midnight Cowboy” is less “aesthetic” and more “dirty” (laughs). It’s a story about the bond between two not-very-beautiful men, isn’t it? It’s not exactly a clear-cut homosexual love either.

Yoshida: That’s right. But, they had a connection that felt like, without each other they would drown and their souls would die, right? It just so happened that they were guys, so I get the feeling that the imprinting has caused me to keep replicating that sort of relationship between men whenever I draw as well. If that had been a movie about two women, maybe I would’ve been drawing about women instead. I don’t know.

Fushimi: That kind of connection… doesn’t it appear in heterosexual, or rather, in romantic and sexual love between men and women as well?5

Yoshida: When it comes to men and women, their romantic energy or their motivations towards each other felt a little different. Even when it’s based on my own experiences. As far as I’m concerned, I think shoujo manga are fundamentally stories about relationships. I think that’s where it differs greatly from shounen manga.

Fushimi: Speaking of relationships, do you perhaps feel that setting it as male/male instead of male/female makes for more interesting drama? Since there’s a barrier against homosexual relationships born out of societal taboos, and it’s precisely because they’re both men that there will be backlash against it.

Yoshida: I think there might be something like that.

Fushimi: Currently within the sociology field, it is said that this is the era where sexual love reigns supreme. However, in your works, sexual love (including heterosexual) seems to take a backseat. More than romance and sex, the connection between souls is of higher priority for you, isn’t it?

Yoshida: I think so. But, I also get the feeling that there’s love and eros and all of that inside a soul.

Fushimi: But in your works, sex between guys don’t get depicted explicitly, yes?

Yoshida: That’s because John Boyd and Dustin Hoffman didn’t have sex. The first thing I saw was like that, so (laughs).

Fushimi: It’s already fixed, like grammar rules (laughs).

Yoshida: It is. It always stops at the very edge (laughs).

Fushimi: By the way, I’m still in a relationship with the same guy as when I met you 8 years ago.

Yoshida: I’m still married too, not divorced. As always (laughs).

Fushimi: At that time, I was interested in sexuality, eroticism, why do people get drawn to each other, why do people have the urge to have sex, and things like that. Lately, I feel like that has already concluded inside me. Instead, what I’m most interested in now is: regardless of whether sexual love has ended, exists or doesn’t exist—do people have a partner that they can never let go of? It’s no longer about why people get drawn to each other, but why can’t they let go? Maybe it’s because I’ve become an old lady (laughs).

Yoshida: I feel the same way too (laughs).

Fushimi: It’s not about sexual love when it comes to long-term connections with people, isn’t it.

Yoshida: It’s not just about sex, but I think it’s definitely there.

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Banana Fish was about to be laid off!?

Fushimi: Your works span all the way from science-fiction stories like “Yasha” to daily life stories like “The Cherry Orchard.”6 You sure have drawers full of stories to tell!

Yoshida: I wonder about that. It feels more like I have lots of shallow, wide but tiny little drawers (laughs).

Fushimi: Shallow? That’s nonsense. All your stories are very deep and meaningful!

When coming up with those stories, do you first decide on things like the characters’ personalities and upbringing, and make plenty of notes as you’re drawing?

Yoshida: Actually, I’ve never made notes. Out of 100 manga artists, there would probably be 100 different ways of drawing manga and I’m sure there are those who are very meticulous about their characters’ backgrounds. But I don’t really do that. Of course, I do sketch out the designs for the characters and show them to my editor before serialisation begins, but I don’t make detailed notes or write out the story. I just get a blank piece of paper and start drawing off the cuff.

Fushimi: For the real thing itself!?

Yoshida: I do sketch out storyboards and stuff, but mostly I just look at the paper and go, “Alright, time to draw!”

Fushimi: Are you able to see something on that blank piece of paper?

Yoshida: Hmm, I’m just getting out whatever’s inside my head. Kind of like downloading.

Fushimi: So you don’t come up with the whole story before drawing it, but instead let the story develop as you’re drawing it?

Yoshida: I do come up with a bit of it at the start, but anything after, I leave up to instinct.

Fushimi: Taking “Banana Fish” as an example, did you not think of the story from the start to the end? Did you not have a fixed composition of the story before starting serialization?

Yoshida: Nope. My thought process was like, “It’s probably something like this” (laughs). In the middle, it became “This way? Or that way?” and that’s how I proceeded.

Fushimi: I believe you’ve been critically acclaimed as a creator for your amazing sense of composition, but it turns out that you don’t draw only after making sure decisions?

Yoshida: Not at all.

Fushimi: In other words, the deadline for “Yasha” that you had been working on until late last night was all based on instinct?

Yoshida: Only instinct (laughs).

Fushimi: Don’t you get scared? Not knowing if you’ll make it to where you need to get to, not knowing if you can fold up the wrapping cloth that you’ve laid out?

Yoshida: Things will work out somehow. That’s just how it is.

Fushimi: So then, “Banana Fish” was in serialisation for about 9 years, but have you ever felt worried or wondered “Is everything going to be okay?” in the middle?

Yoshida: Not at all. The one thing I did worry about was whether it would get discontinued. It’s mostly just that (laughs). My works tend to do badly at polls, so it’s not very good for the magazine.

Fushimi: Huh? Your works? That can’t be true...

Yoshida: It’s true. I’ve almost gotten laid off a few times.

Fushimi: Unbelievable! But your works are all bestsellers!

Yoshida: Sales of the magazine and tankoubon are completely different, so in my case, it’s tough because I do noticeably worse in the magazine department. Even now, I’m working with this constant suspense (laughs). I’d be like, “Editor, please, just one more!” Every time the editor gets changed, I wonder if this is when I’ll get sacked for real. Up until now there have been a couple of times it almost happened.

Fushimi: Whoa, do they just come up to you and say, “I think it should be about time to end the story”?

Yoshida: It’s not even “should be about time,” it’s straight up, “You can stop any time now. It’s just not doing very well.” (laughs) I got told that about twice during “Banana Fish.”

Fushimi: !! No way…... Even though it’s such a famous work that would go down in history…... Absolutely unbelievable…...

Yoshida: Oh no, it happens all the time.

Fushimi: The shoujo manga industry is so harsh, or maybe, they just don’t understand what’s truly valuable.

Yoshida: But that’s how it’s like for everyone in the manga industry. It’s like soccer; the moment the coach gets changed, the fates of the players are changed as well. The players get transferred around based on the coach’s ideal composition.

Fushimi: Huh…… I guess it’s because it’s so unforgiving that good quality works will spring up again. The pure literature world is the complete opposite. We’re not exactly doing important work but the authors are all pampered, so good quality works don’t get produced as much.

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“Lovers' Kiss” is a favourite

Fushimi: This is probably a given, but is the main character your favourite whenever you’re drawing a story?

Yoshida: Hmm, it’s not about like or dislike… but I do feel like they’re the one that I work the hardest on.

Fushimi: I get the feeling that you add more venom when you’re drawing female characters compared to male characters. To quote an example, characters like Sayoko from “Kisshou Tennyo.”7 Or, side characters like Toshi-chan’s sister in “Longer and Slower than a River.”

Yoshida: I wasn’t really aware of that myself.

Fushimi: Do you not like that naggy side of women?

Yoshida: On the contrary, I think I do like it. It’s not so much “venom,” but a deeper, darker side. I don’t actually hate women who are like that.

Fushimi: Who’s your favourite character out of everything you’ve drawn so far?

Yoshida: I like them all in their own ways. After all, they did come from within me. I think it’s hard for me to say who I like best, but… among what I’ve drawn so far especially the more recent ones, personally speaking, it might be those from “Lovers' Kiss.” That’s if I were to disregard popularity. I grew up in Kamakura, so I’ve always wanted to draw a story that’s set there.

Fushimi: I wanted to ask about that too. I think, even if we were to go as far as to consider “Banana Fish” a same-sex love story, it would just be a fanciful depiction. But in the case of “Lovers' Kiss,” it feels like it’s dealing with real life same-sex love. Plus, it’s a work that properly parallels its depiction of homosexual and heterosexual love, isn’t it?

Yoshida: I was sort of conscious of that too. That series does have love as its main theme. “Banana Fish” or my current work “Yasha” are power game stories. Those have “power game” as its main theme, while this one is “love,” so naturally my stance would be different. It becomes a more personal story. When you fall in love with someone, you start to grow afraid of many things, right? That feeling of confusion and hesitation in one’s heart… I find that sort of thing very endearing.

Fushimi: That series is quite popular in the gay community.

Yoshida: Really? That’s nice to know (laughs).

Fushimi: It seems like a real tough feat to come up with just the romantic correlation chart for the characters. Did you think that up at the very beginning?

Yoshida: I actually like that sort of story composition. I did it in “The Cherry Orchard” and even before that. I like the idea of setting a specific location or a world, and then compiling everything that has been captured through different cameras into one story.

Fushimi: It’s such a tender story. You’ve mentioned splitting your works into “power game” and “love” but the characters in either of them are always people who have been hurt, who are trying to figure out how to mend their injured hearts. They’re ultimately stories about self-acceptance, aren’t they?

Yoshida: Yeah, that’s right. People hurt each other, but healing each other is also what people do. Or at least, that’s what I think. Things like pets and music don’t really heal; they merely offer temporary comfort and distraction. I strongly feel that the only thing that can truly heal a person is another person. That’s something I want to believe in.

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Thanks if you’ve read this far! I hope you’ve found it an interesting read, just as I did the original :)

Final disclaimer: I’m not a professional and I’ve translated this to the best of my ability, so please forgive any inaccuracies or mistakes!

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Footnotes that are not marked with "T/L note" are translated from the original interview.

T/L note: ヘンタイ業界 (hentai gyoukai): “Hentai” is probably being used to mean “perverted/abnormal” here, so I’m making an assumption that it’s reclamation of a term used to disparage LGBTQ+ people and went with “queer (circles).” But… now I’m wondering if it’s actually closer to something like “freak industry”? ↩︎

Private Gay Life: Author Fushimi Noriaki came out as gay in this book. It is a book that had a huge impact on the gay movement in the 90s. ↩︎

Da Vinci: A monthly general literature magazine published by Media Factory, beginning in 1994. ↩︎

June: A magazine that published stories and manga based on the theme of “homosexual love between boys” which is called “tanbi.” It was published by Magazine Magazine up until its 87th issue in 1996. Kurimoto Kaoru’s stories have been illustrated by Yoshida Akimi as well. (T/L note: To be clear, June was a BL magazine. Check out the wiki for additional reading.) ↩︎

T/L note: This bit sounds strangely redundant, doesn’t it? I’m not sure why he rephrased “heterosexual” as “romantic/sexual love between men and women” either. It’s possible that I’m missing out on some background context or something, but anyway I tried to keep it as close to the original phrasing as I could. ↩︎

The Cherry Orchard (Sakura no Sono): A short series depicting the daily activities of an all-girls high school drama club that is preparing to put on the play “The Cherry Orchard” for the anniversary of the school’s establishment. Serialised from 1985 to 1986 in LaLa. ↩︎

Kisshou Tennyo: An ambitious work depicting human passion and karma, centering a mysterious girl named Kanou Sayoko. Serialised from 1983 to 1984 in Bessatsu Shoujo Comic. Received the 29th Shogakukan Manga Award. ↩︎

[lj-writes]

While I think is bs about the casting in Lucasfilms, I know JJ will do justice for John/Finn and give him a good story. What do you think about iBB-8 downloading Finn’s FN-2187 file from the First other’s computer during Finn’s mission in TLJ? Maybe that could link him to his past? Ideal would be Enfys Nest being Finn’s mother! I would’ve loved Thandie Newton to be Finn’s mom but actresses of color never live long in Star Wars

I hope so too, while JJ hasn't been perfect Finn is his favorite, and he actually had decent screen time and plot relevance. I can see why John is excited.I'd love BB-8 doing that, little orange ball gets around to all sorts of things he's not told to do so why not this? It would be amazing to have Finn's mother be a freedom fighter like Enfys--even more so if they got to reunite! (In which case Enfys would have to be played by a different character, I imagine.)