#Fluff only apparently

[oneforthemunny]

since @lesservillain moodboard, i’ve been thinking about summerween with eddie with very careful thought.

eddie gets an itch, a craving, an incessant need to dig out halloween decorations in the middle of the summer- during a heatwave, for whatever reason. you’re terribly confused on why he’d open the attic, bitching at him for letting all that hot air in. the air conditioner unit was hanging on by a thread as it is, and the small attic space just amplified the already sweltering room.

“babe, i’ve got a really good idea.” eddie comes out grinning, holding the plastic tub labeled ‘spooky shit’ in eddie’s scribbled writing on top. his eyes are wide, smile even wider and more erratic. you know he’s got a wild hair, an idea that has you both excited and a little apprehensive.

halloween movies in the late june seemed odd. the season was close enough, why rush it? eddie was beyond excited. excited to rig up an old sheet, snag a projector from some buddy at work. how he’s convinced gareth’s mom to let them use the backyard (after the bonfire incident of ‘85) you weren’t sure, but you’d helped him set up. sweating and placing the faux gravestones into the ground in the hot temperatures.

eddie had scrounged together a line up, a mix of classics and slashers, all ones you’d watch in the later months of fall. when the leaves were changing and days got shorter, normally cuddled on eddie’s couch to stay warm. for now, you laid on the blankets over the ground, knees touching his, sharing popcorn out of the plastic halloween bowl with all his friends.

“i gotta admit,” you hummed, looking back at eddie, the dull light of the projector illuminating over your features. “this was a pretty good idea.”

eddie grinned proudly. “yeah? i think everyone likes it.” he looked around at all his friends, some chatting, others locked in on the screen.

“they definitely are.” you smiled back, knocking your shoulder to his gently. “i am too.”

“good. ‘m glad you are.” eddie beamed, leaning closer to you. “i’ll put beetlejuice on next, just for you.” he pecked your lips gently, a sweet kiss that left you swooning.

[dwaekkiforpresident]

okay hear me out

making gingerbread houses with bang chan (write fluff as reparations for the angst you made me read)

now i have to repent for my sins???? wtf???

anyway making the holidays with chan in general are always magical. the giddy feeling of delight that pours off of him is infectious, his good vibes rolling off in waves.

chan is a firm believer that christmas is for spending time together. he expects no gifts (even if he’s bought you one…. or four) and will get pouty if you lied about buying him a gift. he loves it, he loves anything from you, but he doesn’t see the importance of buying something for him. you ask how it differs from him buying you a gift and you buying him a gift, he stumbles over his words in such a adorable manner that you end up dropping the interrogations.

“what’s that?” chan had come through the front door with a large tupperware in his arms. he made his way over to where you were standing in the kitchen and handed you the container with a large smile. you suppose this is how he wanted to answer your question.

you pop open the lid to see what looks like homemade gingerbread and a decent sized bag of white icing. “felix asked me if we’d want some gingerbread if he made some,” he says watching you realize why the cookies are cut in large squares and rectangles. “and i said yes. i always made gingerbread houses with my family as a kid and i wanted to do it with you too… if that’s okay.”

saying no to him??? is he crazy??? his shy expression as he asks for the sweetest way to spend some holiday time together is enough for you to lean in and kiss his cheek, balancing the container on one hand while the other rests on his cheek. “of course i want to, baby.”

fast forward past a quick convenience store run for candies and some banter over the music that should be playing while you two construct a tiny home for cookie people, then you have a very wobbly foundation for your gingerbread house. chan insists on piping the frosting to keep the house together, brow furrowed in concentration and his eyes lighting up when the pieces stay together. he turns to look at you while you give him an impressed nod. he does a little celebratory dance and relinquishes the creative details to you.

chan can’t sit still, from watching you work with his elbow propped on the counter or hugging you from behind, it’s like he’s a kid on christmas eve.

because it is christmas eve. and your boyfriend is a big kid when it comes to you.

as you put the finishing touches of gumdrops and rainbow gumballs on the house, you take a dramatic step back like a chef on food network, smiling proudly.

chan would play along, walking around the counter to get a full 360° look at it while wearing his best serious face. once he gets back to you, he crosses his arms and nods silently.

“it looks awful.” he says while breaking into a small fit of laughter, your jaw dropping and a laugh of disbelief leaving your throat.

“you’re an ass!” you groan, lightly smacking his arm that causes him to laugh harder and fake that your hit hurt him. after a moment he stands back upright and catches his break, pulling you into a hug. you stubbornly keep your arms down although you’re not even mad; it really did look bad. smudged icing everywhere, a mess of rainbow candies and dents from where certain pieces had fallen off. it was fun regardless.

“that just means that we’ll have to hire an interior decorator when we move in together. that’s all.” chan says nonchalantly with a slick smirk on his face that you don’t have to see to know is there. you shake your head and finally hug him back.

every christmas with chan somehow tops the last.

[starrynctzen]

[9:28 pm]

johnny has no idea what the future holds for the both of you

but right now

in this moment

with you in his arms

placing kisses on your forehead

he doesn't care what the future holds

good or bad

he doesn't care what happens

as long as he's with you

[mellonyheart]

Mammon and MC relaxing together.

Mammon: Would ya still love me if I was a worm?

MC slowly turns to look at Mammon.

Mammon (blushing): D-don't look at me like that. J-just answer the question!

MC: Yes I would.

Mammon: Good! That's the right answer! Not that I thought ya'd say no or anything.

MC: I'd still love you if you were a cat or an ankle biting dog too.

Mammon: Hey! I told ya to forget about that!

MC: I'd still love you if you were a tiger or a dinosaur or a bird or any other animal.

Mammon (blushing): Hey whoa... I only asked-

MC: I'd still love you if you were an angel or human. In any time or place. If you're cursed or nameless or if you forget me. Have I missed anything?

Mammon (tearing up): ...

MC puts a gentle kiss on Mammon's cheek.

MC: I'll always love you Mammon.

Mammon: I love ya too MC.

[atimeofyourlife]

@steddie-week day 1 pining

Steve always fell hard and fast, and he'd never been scared of doing something about it. Any girl he'd fallen for, he'd be happy to pursue them, sometimes he was successful, often he wasn't. He had the attitude that the worst that they could say was no. But this was different. He had fallen for Eddie somewhere between taking a denim vest to the face in the Upside Down and getting called "Big boy" in the front of a hotwired RV. And he was terrified about what he meant, sure he'd found other guys attractive before. He'd even had a small crush on Tommy Hagan that he'd never admit to. But it'd never been anything like this, the feelings so similar to what he once felt for Nancy. The small touches that made him flustered, the in-jokes that had him riding a high for hours, the flirting that made him question everything about where he stood with Eddie, drifting off into daydreams about a future and a family together. He was terrified about it going wrong.

He confided in Robin about it. She was the only person he'd told about being bisexual, after he heard the word from Vickie. He'd accepted liking both, but it was nice to know that there was a word for it, and that he wasn't the only one. Robin hadn't exactly been helpful about his feelings for Eddie, encouraging him to at least come out to Eddie.

"I mean he's cool with me being a lesbian and Vickie being bi, and he's cool with us dating. I don't see why he wouldn't accept you being bi. It's not like he's an asshole or anything." Robin insisted while they were working.

"Well, he can be kinda an asshole. And it's different. You're girls. You don't pose a threat to him, it's not like you and Vickie being together changes anything for him. With me being bi, I like him. I want to be with him, and straight guys feel threatened by that. Do you know how many guys on the basketball team got off to lesbian porn, but would break a guy's nose for looking just a little too long? Newsflash, it was most of them." Steve dropped his head onto the counter, not wanting to think about what could go wrong.

"First of all, gross. You owe me lunch for putting that image in my head. And Eddie isn't like those guys. He's not going to hurt you for liking guys. Or are you just going to make me watch you pining over him your whole life?" Robin asked, nudging him.

"I'm not pining." Steve hissed, before quickly straightening up as he heard the bell over the door chime. "Hi, welcome to Family Video, please let us know if you need- oh, hey, Eddie."

"At someone's excited to see me. Where's your enthusiasm, Buckley?" Eddie said as he approached the desk.

"Any enthusiasm I have dies when I walk in those doors, and comes back to life when I walk back out of them," Robin replied dryly.

"I'm always excited to see you, Eddie." Steve deadpanned, hoping he wouldn't be able to see through the words.

"Excited enough to waive my late fees for these?" Eddie asked holding a stack of four Friday the 13th tapes, but Steve already had the screen open to clear them.

"Already done. I hope you took the time to rewind them, Munson." Steve replied as he started checking the cases.

"I would do anything for my favorite Family Video employee, Stevie." Eddie winked at him before moving away to look for another movie.

Steve fought back a blush, and tried not to over think it.

"How's that crush, Stevie?" Robin whispered in a mocking tone.

"Shut up," Steve whispered back, keeping his eyes on Eddie, hoping he hadn't heard the exchange.

"So, what do you say about a movie night at mine tonight.? I've got the movies, and any other provisions." Eddie asked as he came back to the counter. Robin started checking out the movies.

"Sure, need me to bring anything?" Steve replied, wanting to make the most of his time with Eddie.

"Just your pretty self, Stevie." Eddie smiled at Steve. "And Buckley if she's in?"

"Yeah. Vickie's out of town, so it's not like I have anything better to do." Robin handed the movies back to Eddie.

"We get off at six," Steve added.

"Just come over any time, I'll be waiting for your arrival." Eddie winked at Steve again, before leaving.

"I'm so screwed." Steve dropped his head back onto the counter as soon as the door shut. "How does he get away with coming in here looking like that and calling me pretty."

"I believe you now, totally not pining or anything. You're just so normal about your friendship with Eddie." Robin hopped up onto the counter next to Steve, determined to keep bugging him about it.

-

After work, Robin had to convince Steve that it would be weird to go home and change before heading over to Eddie's.

"I get that you have this huge crush on him or whatever, but he saw you like this earlier, so he'd know that you changed just for him. That you wanted to make yourself look good for him." Robin pointed out as Steve started to drive.

"Jesus, Rob, you don't need to lay it on so thick. I get it, I'm hopeless." Steve sighed. He just wanted to get through the evening without anything going wrong.

When he pulled up outside the small house the government had given Eddie and Wayne in the aftermath of the Upside Down, he stopped to check his hair and appearance in the mirror of his car.

"You look fine, Dingus. Eddie's not going to care that you look the exact same as you did when he saw you four hours ago." Robin called from where she was standing on the top step.

The movie night started as normal, with Eddie rambling as he got the tv set up.

"So Gareth is trying to set me up with his cousin. And nothing against the guy, he's nice and pretty attractive, but it wouldn't be fair to him because I'm interested in another guy right now." Eddie said as he plugged the wires in.

Steve froze. The only thing going around his head was the words 'interested in another guy.'

"Guy, huh?" Robin asked, elbowing Steve in the side to pull him out of his mini freak out.

"Uh, yeah. I'm bisexual." Eddie admitted a little shyly.

"Me- bi- same." Steve stuttered out, not wanting Eddie to think he was against it. "I mean, me too. I'm bi as well."

"Cool." Eddie flashed a smile at Steve, before coming over to join them on the couch.

After the first movie, while Eddie was in the bathroom, Steve and Robin had a hurried conversation.

"Now's your chance. Ask him out, you know he also likes guys. You can do this, Steve." Robin said quickly, almost bouncing in her seat.

"Didn't you hear? He said he's interested in another guy. I don't want to ask him out just to get turned down." Steve pointed out.

"He said he didn't want to date Gareth's cousin because he was interested in another guy. You might be that other guy. If you ask him out the worst that could happen is he says no."

"The worst that could happen is I make it awkward by having feelings for him and it wrecks our friendship. I don't want to ruin anything, Robin." He replied a little sadly.

"You won't ruin it. He won't think badly of you for liking him."

"Can you just drop it for tonight? I want to just get through the movie without thinking about how pathetic I am." Steve turned away from her, signalling the end of the conversation as Eddie walked back in.

It was getting late when Steve and Robin were leaving, both wanting to get home as they were working another opening shift the next day.

"Hey, Steve? Can I talk to you a minute?" Eddie called as Steve went to follow Robin out the door.

"Yeah, man. What's going on?" Steve folded his arms over his chest and leaned against the wall, hoping to look casual.

"Are you busy Saturday night? I was wondering if you'd want to get dinner or something? With me? Just us?" Eddie asked, tripping over his words a little.

Steve flushed slightly. "I-I'd like that. What were you thinking?"

"I'm gonna plan something good. I'll pick you up at eight?"

Steve took a step closer to Eddie. "It's a date."

Now crossposted on AO3

[nostalgia-tblr]

tagged by @eek-a-tron and then by @lokiinmediasideblog and the latter of those reminded me that i had this sitting drafts in from the first tag. I am very good at memorying!

bold the trope you prefer:

slow burn or love at first sight • fake dating or secret dating • enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers • there was only one bed or long distance correspondence • hurt/comfort or amnesia • mutual pining or domestic bliss • canon-compliant or fix-it • smut or fluff • angst or crack • redemption or dark fic • reincarnation or character death • one-shot or multi-chapter • arranged marriage or accidental marriage • college romance or middle age romance • time travel or isolated together • neighbors or roommates • oh no they’re hot or monster s.o. • fantasy au or sci-fi au • apocalyptic au or modern au • historical au or isekai fic

[averlym]

,,, little lemmings in line...

[losingmymarbelles]

random snippet of my (other) fic wip bc i’m having massive writers block rn

[oikasugayama]

maybe some domestic fluff w/ aku like lazy mornings together? making tea/coffee, cuddling, him not letting you get out of bed🤭 hope you feel better lovely, the laundry detergent is literally foul bruh WHO DOES THAT :(((

I feel like Akutagawa is so soft and sweet in the morning. No one can be all tough and scary right after they wake up, you know??? one of my favorite posts that i think about literally every day is "humans are not meant to wake up and jump straight out of bed, they're meant to stretch and wiggle and hit snooze" and i quite literally live by that

akutagawa is all tired eyes and messy hair, and he's prob just in a black t-shirt and shorts or his underwear or something. he might have sleep lines on his face from where his arm or his pillow was mashed into his cheek for hours.

the sun shining in the room from the open curtains would make him look so soft and fuzzy (in that way the sun kinda blurs your vision sometimes yanno?)

you could probably reach over and play with the ends of his hair really gently or push his hair out of his face and pulls the blankets up over his shoulder to tuck him in a little more, and he probably wouldn't react because even subconsciously he knows he's safe, he knows he's with you. in the past or if he was alone he would jump at any little touch, but on a nice coy soft morning he's still and he sleeps deeply which he doesnt usually do

when he does finally wake up--probably at the feeling of the bed moving as you try to get up sneakily--his arms instinctively reach out for you. the first thing he wants to do in the morning is make sure his love is still there, still safe, still with him, so even before his eyes are open, even before he's processed any noises or movements, even before he's stretched and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and checked what time it is, he's reaching for you.

when he realizes that you're trying to get up he makes an incoherent noise, some type of grumble as he tries to take his voice up, just some sort of noise to let you know that he's displeased. no, don't get up, he's basically saying. stay with me. lay back down.

you usually relent. it's a game, kind of, trying to get up without waking him up. you'd feel accomplished if you could do it, but you'd also miss the feeling of him reaching for you. you've never actually managed to get all the way up without him waking up. the final loss of your weight on the bed always wakes him, and his arms or his hands always manage to find you before you can fully get away.

sometimes you think he's fallen back asleep as you're laying there, wrapped up in his warm arms, waiting for him to open his eyes. he always denies it when you ask, though, the first crackles of his voice tumbling out defensively. "i am awake, if only barely"

"shall i make us some morning tea?"

"five more minutes."

and you always oblige him, always without fail you lay together, him counting seconds off in his head until he has to force himself to let go of this single piece of peace that he gets in his hectic life, and you relishing in being held, in holding, in being warm and loved and calm and good

[mariocki]

Infinite list of favourite lyrics: 224/?

Don McLean - On the Amazon (1972)

"Snarling equinox

Among the rocks

Will seize you

And the Fahrenheit

Comes out at night

To freeze you...

Wild duodenum

Are lurking in the trees

And the jungles swarm

With green apostrophes,

Oh, the Amazon is calling me."

[skeletonsfortea]

At the Bar

Y'all I did something naughty and ended up writing a whole scene instead of working on VBPS...

So, for all my Currant fans, here's something fun...

Song: Devil Knows by Armen Paul

POV: you meet Currant at a bar.

Fluffy Currant! Hope you enjoy ;)

The bar is getting crowded as the night becomes late. It’s hot and stuffy, so you’re preparing to leave- until you spot something that peaks your interest. There’s a skeleton sitting at the bar, alone. He’s got a glass of alcohol in one hand. You start towards him on autopilot. He has on long black pants, a red crop top, and a thick black jacket with fluff around the hood that hangs off his shoulders, spilling into the crooks of his elbows. Sitting down beside him, you smile.

“Hey, what are you drinking tonight?” You ask. He looks up at you with a bit of surprise, but he doesn’t look nervous. He’s used to this kind of scene then. One of his eye sockets is empty, but the other has a red iris that seems to grow and shrink minutely. Only now do you also notice the hole in his skull. He’s seen some shit. He looks you up and down, and only then does his frown split into a smile. You nearly lose your breath at the sight. Somehow, he just seems five times warmer.

“Whiskey. Why, you gonna match me?” Amusement glimmers in his eye, and you shrug, turning briefly away to gesture for the bartender.

“Maybe,” you say, looking back at him. It’s hard to keep your eyes off of him, and you think he knows that. He leans heavily on the counter, turning towards you. There’s no posturing or uncertainty in his demeanor.

“So, what’s someone as cute as you doing in a place like this?” He’s trying to figure out your intentions, but also making sure not to scare you off by being too forward. So he’s got some finesse.

“I don’t know, guess I’m just looking for a fun way to fill the time.” You say honestly, and then tip your head at him, “you wouldn’t happen to know a good option?”

“Depends,” he says, grin stretching wider, “what kind of night are you in for?”

“Something casual,” you answer, “I’m a bit tired.” He hums, nodding a little. He looks contemplative, and you suspect he’s questioning whether or not he’d like to make idle chatter. He must decide it seems interesting enough, because he turns back to you with the same warm smile.

“Well, I’ve had a busy day too. We can keep it to drinks.” He says, and all of the tension dissolves. You hadn’t noticed it before. Was he worried you would ask for action? When he turns to take a sip from his cup, you get the feeling that isn’t the case. He doesn’t move like someone who’s nervous about that kind of thing. But what else could it be..? He glances at you, “you gonna drink that, or keep staring all night?”

You flush slightly, turning to your own drink. “I wouldn’t mind doing that,” you say, taking a sip. His smile turns slightly softer, and he chuckles, shaking his head.

“A real flirt, aren’t you?”

“That would imply I do it to everyone,” you say, setting down your drink again. “It’s not that often I get an interest in a stranger.”

He takes a sip of his drink, “I could say the same.” You notice his eye slightly drift in the direction of the door when a group of people enter. He scans them for a fleeting moment before turning back to you. Anxiety? 

“Hey,” you say, catching his attention, “what do you say we make this a game?”

He tips his head, “I thought you said you were tired.”

You shrug slightly, “no harm in getting a little drunk. I had dinner before this. So, are you up for it?”

“Fuck it.” He says, and gestures for the bartender.

A couple hours later, you’re properly buzzed, and while he doesn’t seem to be, it does seem like he’s more relaxed than before.

“How do you know a girl tastes good?” He asks.

You snicker. “How?”

“You liquor.”

It takes your alcohol addled brain a second to get it, but then you burst out laughing. “Oh man, where do you come up with these?”

His eye expands a little further. “What can I say? I can’t keep ‘em bottled up.”

“Pshh, stop,” you say, shoving him a little.

“Don’t wine, you know you love them,” he says with a smug look. Maybe it’s just your intoxication, but he seems five times more good looking with an expression like that.

“Suree,” you say, and briefly glance down at your watch. “Aww, shit, I gotta go home.”

“Really? It’s barely ten,” he says.

“Yeahh, I got work tomorrow,” you say, “but hey, it was nice, ey?”

He softens, “yeah. You’re pretty great, sweetheart.”

Your face heats up, “heyy, don’t get sappy on me now. All those flirtatious jokes and you’re gonna trip me up on the goodbye?”

He grins wider, “yep.”

You slide out of your chair, “well, we should meet again!” You pull out your phone and a notepad you keep in your backpocket wherever you go to the bar. His brow rises at the sight, and you messily scribble down your number before handing the whole pad to him. “Call me, alright? No need to be skel-alone, ok?”

He chuckles, “okay.”

…

Sans watches you leave with a slightly aching soul. Huh. How weird. He looks down at the notepad in his hand. The numbers are a bit too messy to read.

He hopes he sees you again, one day.

[dragonslaved]

Hello All, Space here to tell you why YOU !! Should read classic manga Magic Knight Rayearth. 

“What’s that?” you ask? You’ve never heard of Magic Knight Rayearth? Well, I am here to tell you ALL about it.

WHAT IS MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH?

Magic Knight Rayearth is a 6 volume manga about magical girls, giant robots, and isekai. Yes, you read that right. All three amazingly loved tropes together and it’s done seamlessly and beautifully. You’ll laugh, you’ll say ‘wtf’, you’ll sob big Ghibli tears. 

Also like. If you have any intention to actually read this manga after this post, don’t google anything? Seriously don’t. It’s only 6 volumes but googling will spoil literally every twist and turn this series has and BOY DOES IT HAVE SOME. I’m not gonna spoil you for them. Don’t spoil yourself.

To put into perspective how much I love this series and how badly I've wanted people to read it for years: I was pinching pennies for p much my entire life until very recently. I read this series when I was 14 (~20+ years ago oh god) and fast forward to today I'm still a penny pincher but I went out of my way to collect 5 different full copies of this series in various printings and languages because I just. I gotta. I love it. I have a copy that is a dedicated loner copy so I always have one ready for someone to borrow and read. PLEASE understand how much I love this series and go along with me here.

All right, so the story goes like this: three middle school girls on a field trip to Tokyo Tower get summoned to an alternate world called Cephiro. Oh by the way, they go to different schools. Also they’ve never met before. 

You’ve got rich, beautiful hothead, Umi Ryuzaki. Her magic element is water, fierce and unforgiving. Her two loving parents are still in their honeymoon phase 14 years later. They’re rich, she loves food, she is kinda selfish, but has such a great character arc because of it. She’s amazing and I would die for her. 

After her, you’ve got polite but very very shrewd and thoughtful, Fuu Houoji. Her element is wind, kind, occasionally harsh, and healing. Fuu is the one with plans, who is very sweet and formal but also very conniving if you aren’t paying close attention. She cares deeply about those around her  while also being realistic. Sometimes she can be a little aloof, but it’s ok she’s cute.

And finally last girl, BEST GIRL, Hikaru Shidou. Energetic, sympathetic, understanding, and eternally the best. Her element is fire, she IS the magic knight of Rayearth, the titular character, the beautiful perfect darling angel who has never done anything wrong in her life. She goes to an all girls’ school. She has three older brothers. Almost every girl in her school has a crush on her. She is oblivious as fuck. She grew up in a kendo dojo and beat her father in a match when she was in kindergarten and that’s why he’s not around. She has the biggest heart in the universe. I love her. I would beat gen urobuchi in a denny’s parking lot at 3am for her honor. 

These three girls meet a magician, Guru Clef. This lil dude. 

The rare “small boy who is actually a bajillion years old” trope before it was such an annoying trope to use on women characters, but he’s 700+ years old and the most powerful sorcerer in Cephiro. He gives the girls magic and armor, and tells them they were summoned by Princess Emeraude to save Cephiro. 

How do they do that?

By talking to the chief Pharle (artisan, blacksmith, etc) of Cephiro named Presea to make them weapons. And oh yeah they have to use those weapons to revive the rune gods.

Y’know.

Big Giant Mechs. 

Waking these bad boys up takes a lot for the girls and it’s really really good seeing how they go about it and what they're willing to do to accomplish it.

I’m not gonna spoil the story for you but I WILL go through some of the other characters.

You’ve got:

Princess Emeraude. The Pillar of Cephiro, imprisoned and kept from praying for Cephiro’s well being. She’s sweet, she’s heartbroken, she wants her world to be safe again. 

Next to her you have the High Priest Zagato, her second, the antagonist who got the ball rolling on this whole thing. He’s gloomy, he’s serious, he’s methodical and looming. 

I mentioned Presea, did I mention her already? She’s great. She’s feisty and loud and would be THE most amazing dom queen if she could ever find a sub willing to tolerate her. 

She makes the weapons for the girls and also gives them a guide to find the rune gods.

Oh yeah their guide. 

So like. Probably obvious by now but in case it’s not, this is an early 1990s CLAMP series. You know CLAMP. They did xxxholic and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles and Card Captor Sakura. Yeah, this series came before ALLLLLL of those. 

You know that lil fuckin rabbit mascot they have?

That’s Mokona. He’s their guide. This is the series he originated from. 

Mokona is an adorable caring little shit who knows exactly what he’s doing at all times.  He helps them out but my god. The way he makes their blood pressure skyrocket on the journey there. 

Then we’ve got Ferio. A traveling swordsman who enters tournaments. Unfortunately Fuu’s straight alignment. But he’s fine, he’s cute. He’s got like… a whole Thing about him that I won’t explain but know that he’s okay. He’s all right.

The latter three volumes expands their allies to some other people that I cannot spoil but please know: they’re gay. They are all gay. There’s no heterosexual explanation for any of them. You think "oh that's a straight couple". Wrong. They're all gay, even if they're straight. One of them is like. Holy shit I cannot express how obviously gay they are. This isn’t like. “Oh you’re reading too into it with your fandom eyes”, I mean this is like. Wow. You two had the worst ghosting breakup and should get back together because it was over something stupid. 

There are a fair number of villains and only one of them is like. Pure Actual Evil and I won’t tell you which one it is but the rest are all VERY satisfying in their character stories and arcs and I love them all dearly. Got some hot magic ladies, got some nervous quiet men, and some awkward cute boys. The whole variety is there! 

Aside from the great characters, the artwork is GORGEOUS. 

I know in this day and age of 2023 digital art and speedy turnarounds of weekly manga releases, all the art is crisp and kinda minimal except for big scenes, and people like that. 

But also consider: gorgeous detailed intricate illustrations. 

And I still won’t spoil you for the story, but it will still surprise you I swear to you. 

“Okay but isn’t there an anime? Can I just watch that instead?” Look at me. I am holding your hands gently, and I am looking you in the eye as I pull you close and tell you: no. 

You notice all the artwork I've shared is specifically manga art. The anime is. ……………………………………………… not great. It has its pros like padding out filler episodes so they can flesh out the girls’ friendship and some of the side characters. But in having to pad out a 6 volume manga to two 26 episode seasons, some Decisions Were Made that were not in the best interest of the series or its themes. And when I say that, I do mean the very core of some of who these characters are. Motivations and internal goals changed for no reason, added characters for padded run time, an entire character killed for no reason only for their (anime only) twin to dress up and pretend to be that character because the directors realized “oh shit that character is in the second half uhhhhh quick”. It’s not great and it’s just not a lot of fun. 

All I’m saying is please please give this manga a read. It’s very quick, you can finish it in like. 3 days tops. It’s beautiful, it’s heartbreaking, it’s tragic and hopeful. 

I’m gonna leave this with a link to read it online and some other characters I didn’t mention because I just think they’re neat. 

[scarlet-witchery]

me: oh yay time to write svetlana fic, i can't wait to get inside her head and write!

me, two paragraphs later: ...i'm in danger

[laceratedlamiaceae]

12, cjizzy

(Five Sentence Prompts)

"I feel like shit," Jack murmured into the pillow, too hung over to risk sitting fully up. He was no stranger to alcohol but last night he may have gone a little too far--though in his defense, sixtieth birthdays only came around so often, and even less so in his line of work.

"You look like it, too," Izzy said softly from somewhere behind him, the scent of a heavy, greasy breakfast wafting in with him. "You're getting old; I might have to get myself a new husband soon."

"Aw, you know you'd miss me," Jack said as he was lifted up to sit, leaning on his husband and trying not to smile too hard at Izzy's little nod.

[petrichoraline]

I think I am not prepared for this show, I can't wrap my head around things. like I genuinely got such shock learning top cheated on mew with boston when like..I knew there'd be cheating?? but it's just so not a thing in my mind that I'd assume anything else before infidelity. do i watch too many sweet shows, what's the issue lmao

[hopelessromanfic]

my fluff no plot wip is a whole lot angstier than it has any right to be