#Gai x Shizune

[all-naruto-polls]

Best Maito Gai ship?

KakaGai (Kakashi x Gai), YamaGai (Yamato x Gai), MadaGai (Madara x Gai), ObiGai (Obito x Gai), KisaGai (Kisame x Gai), Gai x Anko, Gai x Genma, Gai x Shizune, Gai x Itachi, Something else (write it in the tags!)

[slveepyscwrs]

STOP SCROLLING!! fanfic game: two truths and a lie except it's fanfiction

how it works: I will describe three fanfictions of mine from three different fandoms - two of them are completed, and one I haven't completed. [I will include trigger warnings as well, just in case.]

(two completed, one completed isn't as catchy of a name)

if you guess one of the completed ones, I have to post it here on tumblr regardless of how embarrassing it is, but if you guess the one that is uncompleted, I have to complete it no matter how long it takes or how many chapters were left.

the list:

(Bungou Stray Dogs) Ranpo attempts to finally get Poe out of the house by taking him costume shopping, but one thing leads to another and Poe's mental state spirals out of control. [TWs: su!c!dal + $h th0ughts, panic attacks, fainting]

(2ha / Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun / The Husky and His White Cat Shizun) Mo Ran hates Chu Wanning. Chu Wanning hates Mo Ran. Oh look, there's a bed. I think we all know what happens next... Takes place during the events of the first novel. [TW: hatefvcking]

(Kieta Hatsukoi, I swear I haven't met anyone who knows what this is) No one has ever realised what Ida is going through. The harder he tries, the more people abandon him... even his own boyfriend, Aoki. With no one left, he figures that there really isn't a place left for him in this world. And by the time everyone realizes, it's too late. [TWs: major character de@th, successful su1c1de attempt, some mentions of g0re, fainting, emet0]

Which one do you think it is?

Feel free to play with your followers too!!

[lovedaisy02]

Me at age 12: Naruto/Sasuke would be gross the show is not gay gosh.

Me at age 22: Naruto IS THE GAYEST SHIT-

[wibbly-wobbly-kylie-wylie-blog]

Erha Spoilers because I can’t control myself

AYO MU YANLI REALLY SACRIFICED HERSELF LIKE THAT AND OPENED UP THE DEVIL’S GATE OR WHATEVER IT’S CALLED ??!,!?!??

honestly such a slay sister moment!!!!

but now the world is gonna suffer heavenly punishment so that kinda sucks but I sure hope the butterfly bone descendants can go home since the gate is open anyway

[rainbowfey]

Day 27: Outdoor Event

@flufftober

Genma rang the bell and counted to ten. Well, at least he tried to but before he could even get to three, Gai had already yanked the door open, the biggest smile imaginable plastered on his face. Before Genma knew what was happening, Gai had already grabbed his wrist and pulled him inside. A quick glance to the side showed him that Raidou had suffered the same fate. He too was struggling to keep up, his wrist firmly clasped by Gai’s other hand. Genma grinned to himself when he saw the helpless expression on Raidou’s face while they both tumbled after Gai, barely keeping up with his energetic pace. They exchanged a grin, Raidou a bit tormented which made Genma laugh to himself. He did know that Raidou wasn’t the biggest fan of gatherings but since he had insisted on accompanying Genma even though he had asked him three times whether he even wanted to, he had no other choice but to resign to his fate – which was wearing his usual green jumpsuit and was almost skipping in excitement.

Gai didn’t show mercy until they had crossed his living room and made it to the patio door that led to Gai’s spacious garden. Only when he had dragged them onto his patio, he let go of both of them and turned towards them, smiling at them excitedly. “The others are already here,” he exclaimed proudly, pointing vaguely behind him.

Genma peered over his shoulder and noticed a group of people casually standing around an enormous garden table with at least ten chairs around it. Genma waved back excitedly when Ebisu noticed him and raised his hand in a greeting. His gesture seemed to alert the others who now also turned to face them. Genma grinned happily when he saw that almost all of their friends had gathered in Gai’s garden. He could see Kakashi, standing suspiciously close to Yamato who smiled at Genma and Raidou. Obito had his arm wrapped around Rin who was laughing about a joke Shizune had just made. Yukiko stood next to Ebisu, excitedly waving at her brother and Genma felt Raidou relax a bit when he smiled at his little sister.

Gai grinned and gave them a soft push, steering them both towards their friends. It took a while until Genma and Raidou had greeted every single one of them and when the group finally quieted down a bit, Gai puffed himself up, smiling at them proudly. “I am so glad that you all could make it,” he said loudly and his garden fell quiet when they all looked at him curiously. “As most of you know, I wanted to have one last outdoor gathering before it gets too cold to chill in the garden. And with the help of Yamato, Shizune and Yukiko, I have managed to put together an amazing feast.”

Gai grinned at the three mentioned, giving them a thumbs up which they returned with a smile. “But all of you know that we have also gathered for one specific reason,” he continued, eyeing them eagerly. Genma started grinning. He indeed knew what Gai had lured them in with and his stomach started rumbling at the thought. He noticed that Ebisu and Kakashi also nodded, looking at Gai expectantly. Gai seemed to enjoy the attention and he stalled until the silence almost got too long. “Well, I know you’re all waiting for it – but I decided that we’re gonna have some more fun today.”

Genma raised an eyebrow and looked at him curiously. “What shenanigans have you come up with this time?” he asked with a laugh and Gai returned his look triumphantly.

“Well, my dearest Genma, there is one problem – I only have enough pumpkin pie for three people. In order to get a taste of my famous pumpkin pie, you will have to prove yourself worthy,” Gai exclaimed, grinning at the puzzled faces around him. “You will all have to compete with each other in my infamous treasure hunt!”

For a moment, everything stayed silent but then all hell broke loose when all of them started chattering at once. Gai seemed to relish in the overarching confusion and Genma felt a soft tug at his sleeve. He turned towards Raidou who eyed him a bit perplexed. “Did you know about this?” Raidou whispered.

Genma shook his head and shrugged with a grin. “No, I didn’t. But honestly, I’m not surprised. Gai wouldn’t be satisfied with hosting a simple outdoor event. No, he has to do something extravagant, otherwise it wouldn’t be successful to him.”

Raidou smiled nervously and nodded. “I guess I could’ve seen this coming,” he agreed quietly.

Before Genma had the chance to reply, Gai raised his hands and motioned for them to quiet down. “Listen, you guys. I have hidden three Halloween tokens in my garden and whoever finds one of them will get to enjoy my infamous pumpkin pie while the others miss out and have to make do with the rest of our feast.”

Kakashi shook his head slightly incredulously. “You always have to go the extra mile, don’t you?”

Gai gave him his biggest grin. “You’re entirely right about this, my eternal rival. But don’t fret, you only have a couple of the greatest shinobi in all of Konoha competing with you. Are you up for the challenge?”

Kakashi straightened up and cracked his knuckles, grinning maliciously at them. “I’ll find all three tokens before anyone else does,” he proclaimed, evoking a whole bunch of equally as belligerent replies from Ebisu, Obito and Yukiko. Even Shizune and Yamato grinned, determined to prove themselves in this challenge.

Gai raised his arms, staring at all of them intently. “Well, I wish you all luck. Ready, set … go!”

And before Genma could form a straight thought, all of them scattered into the depths of Gai’s garden. Genma gave Raidou a look and smiled. “Shall we?” he asked and Raidou nodded with a slight smile. Then they followed the others’ example, also diving into the bushes around them.

Genma couldn’t stop grinning to himself when he carefully scoured Gai’s vegetable beds for anything that even remotely reminded him of Halloween but except for a couple of turnips he didn’t find anything. After he had cleared the vegetable patches, he moved on to the thicket next to the fence that separated Gai’s yard from his neighbor’s. But this spot also didn’t yield any results. He was about to move on to the next area when he heard a triumphant call, followed closely by another one in a different voice. “Only one token left,” he muttered to himself, intensifying his efforts.

Genma was digging himself through a giant pile of red and brown leaves, right in the line of sight of Raidou who was examining a tree hole, when he heard a third shout with glee. With a sigh, he straightened himself up and gave Raidou a look who returned it with an amused shrug. They both wiped their hands off on their pants and returned to the garden table where Gai had dished up the announced feast in the meantime.

Genma let his gaze wander over the table and stared at it in awe. Gai had done an amazing job, outdoing himself with over a dozen of dishes, beautifully arranged on gorgeous silverware that Genma would never had expected Gai to have. He gave him an impressed look and nodded appreciatively. “This looks amazing, Gai,” he said and Raidou next to him agreed wholeheartedly.

Gai thanked them graciously and looked around. Genma followed his gaze and noticed that three people were holding artfully carved jack-o-lanterns in their hands. Of course, Kakashi was one of them but to his surprise, the other ones were proudly held by Yamato and Rin.

Gai nodded at them approvingly. “So, we have our winners! Congrats, you three. As a reward, you’ll not only get to try my infamous pumpkin pie but I’ll also pass on the secret recipe to you!” While Yamato’s and Rin’s faces lit up, Kakashi grimaced. “You do know that I suck at baking, right?” he asked under his breath and Gai let out a thundering laugh.

“Well, then you better make sure not to poison anyone in the process,” Gai chuckled, giving Kakashi a pat on the shoulder. “And now I’ll serve the pumpkin pie!”

With these words, Gai disappeared into his living room and they all took a seat at the table, curiously glancing at the variety of dishes Gai had already served. “You’re one lucky woman,” Genma said to Rin who was sitting next to him, the jack-o-lantern sitting in her lap.

She gave him a playful nudge and grinned. “Well, I’ll be sure to share my reward with you guys,” she said with a soft smile and Yamato agreed empathetically. Kakashi however just grinned at them mischievously and shook his head.

“You do you but I won’t share with anyone,” he said grinning but Genma noticed his quick glance at Yamato and suddenly he was sure that there was at least one person Kakashi would’ve shared with had he not found a token himself. He chuckled to himself and exchanged a look with Raidou who was also eying Kakashi and Yamato with a smile.

“What do you think?” he whispered so that only Raidou could hear him. “How long until one of them asks the other out?”

Raidou shrugged with a smile but before he could reply, Gai appeared in the opened patio door, holding the biggest cake pan Genma had ever seen. They all stared at him in surprise and Gai seemed to relish the moment before he stepped towards the table, placing the enormous pumpkin pie in the middle of the table.

“Seems like I haven’t been entirely honest with you guys,” he said with a grin. “Of course, there is enough pumpkin pie for all of you! And now enjoy the feast with the power of youth, my friends!”

[sundaylover3]

[hekateisconfused]

Okay- thinking about it more (the miroku event will STAY IN MY MIND I'M CRAZZYYYYYY)-- I'm SO FUCKING HAPPY HOW GAY MIROKU AND MOMO WERE- LIKE- I REALLY WANTED MOMOTAROU TO HAVE A GAY MOMENT

BECAUSE-- the whole game-- Miroku's like- "ohh nyoooooo I'm too weak I can barely pick up my spear.... Momo pwease hold the bricks for me I'm not that stronggggg-" (that was an interaction.... And then Momo threw the bricks on him-- it was very funny--)

BUT THEN YOU GET TO MOMENTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER AND MIROKU JUST-- SHOWS HE'S FAKING BEING WEAK-- LIKE HE GOES INSANE HE WILL GO BATSHIT IF SOMEONE IN THE PARTY IS IN DANGER-- AND HIS EVENT WAS FURTHER PROOF OF THAT-- LIKE-

I wanted Miroku's Yaksha entrance to be something powerful (which it was) and Momotarou just go-- "Okay. That was really hot. Also now I know for certain your faking being weak when you make me do things-"--

[succikko-spicy]

Naruto Kinktober 2023: Day 21

Prompts: Shadow Clones + Breaking in a new bed + Exchanging underwear + "Just for you"

Pairing: Anko x Shizune x Gai Content: Group sex / Lingerie / Soft NSFW

You know that bed has to be strong when you're ninja who like multicloning to fuck.

Full Image (direct URL) Squidge Link

[Image ID: A preview of a digital drawing of Gai, Anko and Shizune on Gai's brand new bed. The three of them are in their Boruto era, Gai's legs not working, all of them being older and Anko being fat. The preview is a closeup on the three of them's face, as Shizune and Anko are snuggling against Gai. /.End ID]

[lintwriting]

How to Write a M/M Romance: Scum Villain's Bingqiu

Where Masculinity and Teacher/Student Intersect

Teacher Student Romance is the APPEAL, NOT a Plot Convenience

Easily the most problematic part about Scum Villain (beyond the dubcon papapa to save the world) is the teacher/student relationship baked into the main romance of the work—the one between Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe. Not only is it pervasive, it's not even brushed aside for the reader to forget about, the way the problematic aspects of other medias often are.

In fact, unlike the way age is brushed aside in fantasy dramas that have "teenage protagonists" for marketing reasons, such as The Vampire Diaries or Re:Zero, where the age is only there to draw in a teenage audience and otherwise the characters act like young adults, Scum Villain's Teacher x Student is purposely highlighted in a way that makes it clear that the dynamic is part of its main appeal.

For one, Luo Binghe's main form of address for his romantic partner is "Shizun," calling him teacher in a super respectful, almost worshipful way. This is the opposite of weakening the unbalanced dynamic. It's elevating the Teacher/Student power imbalance (in ways that make the reader suspect it's a kink thing for Luo Binghe LMAO).

For two, Shen Qingqiu is cognizant of how bad it looks to be called Shizun in a romantic context, feeling textually weirded out when it happens during romantic relations. Despite this, most of the ways he shows affection to Luo Binghe are very paternalistic (milf-coded), such as scolding him in fond exasperation or kissing him on the forehead like a father. In addition, Luo Binghe is specifically noted for not having older male authority figures in his life other than Shen Qingqiu, as his adopted mother was a single woman and his bio father could not care less about the son his late wife gave up her life for (seemingly for no reason, BUT I'll get to that in a different meta) (AND despite ample evidence that he CAN be a good father to Luo Binghe's cousin).

And while one aspect of it is that the Shizun/disciple dynamic is a genre-wide trope thanks to the influence of the early work, The Return of the Condor Heroes, wherein the Confucian taboo of the teacher/student romance is a source of tension and excitement within the novel, I wouldn't say that that's the whole of why Scum Villain (SVSSS) emphasizes the teacher/student romance.

Why are We Hot For Teacher: Return of the Condor Heroes vs Scum Villain

For one, within Return of the Condor Heroes, the romance is between a male student and a female teacher (because it's a het novel, lol), but SVSSS is a BL novel and wouldn't necessarily need to play into such tropes to create this "taboo"-evoking tension.

A lot of BL novels already play into the way being gay is marginalized or frowned upon to accomplish this, for instance, SVSSS's author's latter work, Mo Dao Zu Shi (MDZS) (The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation), wherein the main character has compulsory heterosexuality.

For two, the dynamics of the Return of the Condor Heroes is playing with heteronormative ideas about the roles of men and women in romance. It's notable that the student is the male lover, and the master is the female lover in this relationship, playing with non-traditional ideas about who is submissive and who is dominant—while simultaneously using it to reaffirm traditional pursuer/pursued dynamics.

This male pursuer/female pursued dichotomy is not usually explicitly stated within media as that can seem sexist and clunky, rather it is usually implicit and portrayed through various contrivances. Xiaolongnu is a "cold beauty" who therefore must remain pure/aloof, which is accentuated by her role as a teacher, and while she is "dominant" as the teacher setting the terms for their relationship, it's mostly to emphasize the lengths that Yang Guo, the student, would go to pursue her. He becomes extra romantic for pursuing her while accepting her lead on choices like separating for 16 years.

In addition, the teacher/student relationship is a contrivance that affirms society's implicit bias about gender by giving textual, non-gendered excuses for the man to pursue. In this case, it would be an abuse of a teacher's power for Xiaolongnu to make the first move. Thus, traditional gender dynamics where men are the ones pursuing women are reaffirmed without making clunky statements about gender, even through nontraditional dynamics like a teacher/student relationship where the woman is dominant.

But, again, SVSSS is a BL, so the two main characters are both men, meaning there is no societal answer on who should be pursuer and the pursued. However, it is notable that SVSSS does play with this same dynamic of "cold, aloof teacher" and student who would go to extreme lengths to pursue them, while also purposely describing Luo Binghe as the "peak of masculinity."

This is where we start getting into SVSSS's intersection between Masculinity and the teacher/student relationship.

Because while although Condor Heroes uses the teacher/student relationship to affirm the heteronormative dichotomy of the male pursuer/female pursued, SVSSS's usage of this dynamic is in service of satirically demonstrating the "acceptable" avenues of affection when living as a man (since there's no women, and they're both men lol).

Teacher/Student Romance as a Way to Escape Restrictive Masculine Gender Roles

Teacher/student dynamic is a huge aspect to SVSSS because it’s a way to escape the masculine gender roles critiqued within the work. This is on the face of it obvious. Shen Qingqiu lets Binghe act bizarrely clingy under the assumption that he’s merely taking care of a filial or needy child. The understanding that "masculine men have to be straight" and the understanding that "Binghe is the most manly person within the novel as the stallion protagonist" intersect to ensure that any affection between them is strictly platonic, which is a double edged sword.

Because Shen Qingqiu allows Binghe close to him with the reassurance that Binghe HAS to be straight (a surprisingly common way for straight men to interact), that means that as Binghe ages, his access to affection will also get cut off, since he's supposed to be aging out of the role of a clingy student and into the role of stallion protagonist.

This is even grafted onto the scum villain/protagonist dynamic, as exactly at the point where Binghe's on the cusp of becoming an adult, Shen Qingqiu is forced to be the opposite of affectionate and become the villain by throwing him down into Xianxia hell. Which, to him, means that he's killed his baby student and replaced him with a stallion protagonist out to take him out.

So when Binghe becomes an adult, he loses access to affection along two axises within Shen Qingqiu's mind. The first being that he's now vengeful stallion protagonist out to get him throwing him away, which is the explicit reason Shen Qingqiu rebuffs him. And the second being that he's now a straight adult man who isn't supposed to get affection from his old teacher, which is also a factor.

This loss and transformation into a protagonist causes him to become insane to almost comical proportions, indiscriminately killing people and so distraught that at any point he's liable to self-destruct—all because he's constantly being rebuffed when seeking affection from his teacher, who thinks he wants to take him out for throwing him into hell. It's notable that any time Shen Qingqiu rejects him, Binghe lashes out in an almost stoic anger, rather than with the vulnerable crybaby tears that Binghe used as a kid. All this is highlighting the consequences of toxically masculine gender roles—where a severe lack of emotional vulnerability creates only violence and status as ways to express yourself, leading to severe emotional issues.

Now this is where it gets to the satirical aspects. Because all that before is pretty angsty and not very funny, but Scum Villain is a comedic satire. This is because it's not from the perspective of Luo Binghe—it's from the perspective of Shen Qingqiu.

The Point of Scum Villain's Meta

To all of this, Shen Qingqiu is totally oblivious, as he is still under the impression that everything was platonic. Which I'd argue he SHOULD be, considering that Binghe was a young student in his care that he was only trying to groom into being nice, person not into a sexual relationship 💀💀. Now, the ethics of fiction about raising your spouse is a whole other issue outside of the scope of this discussion, but within the universe of Scum Villain, where we know his intentions, he gets the pass from me!

The reason Shen Qingqiu is oblivious is because one, as the most terminally online hater on the Internet, he's read about stallion protagonist Luo Binghe way before transmigrating into the story. And the Luo Binghe of the original story was a miserable sack of shit who got an unhappy ending despite being the peak of what masculinity "should" be.

A harem of women to show his virility, a stoic facade, and a constant stream of face slapping for hundreds and hundreds of chapters. He's an alpha male to the point of farce because Airplane needed to appeal to the lowest common denominator of teen boys on the internet—Andrew Tate's main demographic. It's not just a satire of YY novels—this, too, is part of Scum Villain's critique of toxic masculinity.

The second reason Shen Qingqiu is oblivious is because he's homophobic, sexist, heteronormative, etc. etc. etc. He was an INTERNET TROLL for a reason. And while people like to joke that he was a feminist king on the forums, I feel like it's more in line with the themes of the story to take him reading this schlock at face value because it's part of Scum Villain's trap! Anytime you feel like complaining about Scum Villain's hack writing, you're one meat bun away from an uno reverse card. The instant you start complaining, the author can hit you with a "Cucumber-bro calm down," and BOOM you're done! Never comment again!

And this is so effective because none of us want to be an un-self-aware, terminally online, trash-reading hater like him.

So, the satire of the novel is taking this kind of guy—both the Andrew Tates of the world and his basement dwelling followers—and wondering "Would gay sex fix them?" And the answer is YES, WHICH is HYSTERICAL to play straight in a romance like this. It's "Fellas, is it gay to like women?" but make it into an actual romance.

On a thematic level, being gay is indeed antithetical to a masculinity that upholds having sex with tons of women as the ideal, so it's doubly poignant for this closeted gay man to realize that the only thing he needed to do to live was to accept himself and the people around him by giving up his need to fit them into boxes—both on a meta "they're not fictional characters to him anymore" level, but also on a "toxic masculinity shouldn't define us" level.

Climaxing

The old Shen Qingqiu is dead. Long live Shen Qingqiu. Gay sex to save the world. Luo Binghe is back to his crybaby self. All is well in the world.

One thing I love about this teacher/student romance that it portrays Bingqiu afterwards as really happy and in love. Logically, nothing about that makes sense — 45 year old stepfather marries 25 year old stepdaughter from a bad home who idolized him, even while he acts like he's embarrassed to be around her and encourages her helplessness—but it makes perfect sense because it's a perfect marriage between all these different layers.

The "bird leaving the nest" conflict

Qingqiu is allowed to be affectionate with a scary adult Binghe because Binghe can be both a clingy student and an adult

2. The scum villain/protagonist conflict

Binghe never wanted to kill Shen Qingqiu, only to be loved by him.

3. The comphet conflict

Binghe never intended to go out and get a harem of women as a sign of masculine status, he just wants to be gay with Shen Qingqiu.

4. The "should I treat them like real people or fictional characters" transmigrator conflict—

Binghe is a real person separate from the character of Luo Binghe because he's no longer that unattainable masculine ideal—he's human and happier for it.

All solved with a student/teacher relationship in service of critiquing toxic masculinity. Now that's economical writing!

(I love the inclusion of the original Luo Binghe meeting them in the Extras, and that Luo Binghe is pretty evenly matched with him. I feel like the idea that someone "is automatically stronger with the power of love, and therefore that's why love is better" is pretty shallow, as it plays into the toxically masculine idea that strength is all that matters. Luo Binghe may not be stronger than the toxically masculine ideal version of himself, but he doesn't feel the need to be because he's happy the way he is. And his ideal self is jealous of him for that—not vice versa.)

On their own, these resolutions would probably still feel as creepy as Lolicon, but in the context of critiquing masculinity, it makes a lot more sense. Masculinity, I think, fascinates as a writing tool because there's a lot of mini tools baked-in its structure, like Shen Qingqiu's comedic plausible deniability thing, as well as assumptions about power.

For instance, since Binghe is quite literally the God-emperor of his world, it feels more like a kink thing for him to call Qingqiu Shizun, and not like he's actually less powerful than Shizun in their dynamic. His bouts of learned helplessness come off as traditionally feminine Sajiao, NOT like the learned behavior of creepy pick-me pedophilia. It's like a cat showing its belly, because we all know it's a murder machine showing its vulnerable side out of trust, not because it feels the need to degrade itself. So, while his behavior emphasizes the Teacher/Student imbalance, the reality is that he's doing it mostly for kinky reasons and that the two of them are on a pretty level playing field. It's extremely funny when people joke that he and Qingqiu are the same age due to all that time Qingqiu spent dead, because they are Not Wrong.

Problematic Kinks

Romance fiction is usually about ways to get certain needs met in ways that would never be possible in real life, which is why a lot of it is problematic. Virginity kink is not about real life virgins, but the idea that your partner is guaranteed to think you're competent in bed. Bodice ripper stories do not reflect the reality of getting raped, but is more about the idea of getting sexually satisfied with none of the shame of "being slutty" for desiring sex, since it was "against your will." Or they're about controlling the fear of getting raped within this safe romantic fantasy where everything turns out all right. Or various other things because kinks are personal.

Shen Qingqiu is the perfect example of this, where he functions as a great insert for female readers who might have shame around sexuality, since he's a "prude" without actually being one, hence his parallel with Xiaolongnu. Instead, he's just comedically under the misconception that he's straight or that Binghe's only platonically in love with his teacher—that's why he's always ashamed and putting on airs. It's a comedic/unrealistic version of comphet, so you don't gotta think about purity culture while reading your silly little stories.

And Luo Binghe is the self-insert fantasy of readers with daddy issues. His strict father who criticized him all the time actually secretly thought he was the bestest-westest, most handsomest boy in the whole wide world, and there was a secret understandable reason he had to be mean to him, and he secretly loves when he acts like a crybaby because that just means an excuse to pamper him.

And while in real life, many of these would be incredibly dysfunctional—within fiction, we can make these fantasies work anyway. If your romance manages to hit at one of these underlying desires in a fantastical way, you've got a hit with one audience of people! Whether that be by making them EVEN MORE dysfunctional (papapa to save the world) or by having them somehow communicate it out into a healthy dynamic (the extras, presumably).

All this to say, if you're a man frustrated with your love life, all you need is a gay, milf-y male teacher to ruin your life.

[minsarasarahair]

These 3 BingQiu scenes from book 3 made me squeal. These are the specific key moments when I finally dig this ship. Oh yeah, they are giving me Kagome x Inuyasha vibe as a pair.

At least their 1st kissing scene happened in a dream while reminscing their memories together so it still look fluffy. I can't help but compare it to other MXTX's couples uncomfortable first kissing scenes. WangXian is a kiss from a stranger because blindfolded while in the middle of a hunting zombies competition. HuaLian is just like CPR under the water. The location is uncomfortable. And I believe SQQ need that so badly to realize LBH is really gay for him. This reminds me of that scene in Mozun Ye Xiang Zhidao when Yin Hanjiang assumed Wenren E is just a dream so he kissed him lol

I like that the coffin scene is not showed as romantic scene but a desperate situation to survive and SQQ will go great length to protect unconscious LBH. Hugging Luo Binghe closer to him so Blind Corpses will not get them.

Last is LBH being angry at SQQ because he thought he's being abandoned again but seeing SQQ's tears he realized he misunderstood his Shizun again so he hugged him and apologize quickly. Its nice to see that their communication is becoming better after SQQ stopped seeing the world as just story and the people as characters. I'm very satisfied.

[mochiajclayne]

naruto blank period silly headcanons that no one asked

somehow internet became a thing and the OG gens spent the remainder of their 20s oversharing on the internet instead of marrying each other and having kids

online shopping and tiktok exists (for shit and giggles)

you can't convince me that lee isn't participating in every tiktok dance trend and dragging the rest of the boys with him

kiba and suigetsu are trolls that have beef in social media but are dating irl don't even ask how they got together I just know they're menaces and a force to be reckoned with

ino would do those get ready with me videos or something...most likely to post a video cutting her bangs

naruto getting multiple parcels because let's be real he'd resort to retail therapy at some point

sakura would do those funny doctor and/or nurse skits except it's her nursing a hangover tsunade with shizune

everyone would ask for neji's hair routine let's be real

naruto and sasuke would do that best friend trend on nart's account and it's them waxing poetics for each other (the rest of konoha populace just want them to DATE ALREADY)

everyone collectively canceling orochimaru and the only one that defends him is kabuto who gets canceled too

sasuke has one post and it's a ten minute video of him going on a tangent about the fascist shinobi system with images of the council with red X on their faces and naruto holds it at the background proudly (still the highest liked video in the platform)

choji would do food reviews and he'd earn a living for it yup yup

kakashi and gai dominates the old men yaoi tag don't even ask how (the second one is kakashi and iruka)

[allpiesforourown]

This blog is great big naturals Gandalf ilysm I love your ranting about shizun its great I love you

(Also random but I saw you reblog toga x uraraka and that just made me like u even more I luv them both so much lolzzz they're actually my gay awakening)

OCHAKO AND TOGA WERE TOO PRECIOUS TO BE WASTED ON BNHA...

Was it casual when you said you want to touch the sadness inside her.

Was it casual when you gave her all your blood because your feelings for her were genuine?? Was it casual when you said you'd give her your blood for the rest of your life??

Sobbing crying was it casual when you said she was the cutest girl in the world

They were so doomed Yuri 😭😭😭😭

[adispit]

I wanna try something more angst centric with you guys…that isn’t smut. I already have a draft, but if you guys are familiar with danmei which is Chinese gay literature in the form of novels! I’ve been binging some on jjxwc recently which is a primary site I use to read those in chinese. And well I want to make a fic heavily inspired by 二哈和他的白猫师尊 which the english title I believe is Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun? Anyways imagine this haha

Shizun is the chinese pinyin term for a master but the context is a more teacher way.

This is set in a cultivation setting.

Reader is this cold and strict shizun who treats this one singular disciple amongst his disciples with seemingly excessive sternness. His disciple admires him, always doing feats to get his validation, trying his best to keep up with reader’s expectations. Till one day, when he gets framed for being a “demonic cultivator”, his shizun to his very horror says that, “He is no disciple of mine. Cast him out.” He is heartbroken and dismayed. He “blackens” (having a villain arc), if his shizun thinks he is one then he will become one. Classic villain conquers the world, slaughters sects. And then he imprisons reader and tortures him, taking his cultivation, making him into a mortal. He has a harem of women and etc. like your typical isekai harem mc anime. Plot twist all along his shizun actually believed him, he never wanted to cast him out because that night he got cast out, his shizun was waiting to secretly bring him back but he never appeared before him again. His shizun only wanted the best for him and actually harboured romantic feelings for him. But it’s too late, all the heartbreak, pain, regret etc causes his shizun to commit suicide. He regrets but it’s too late and he finally also acknowledges he loves his shizun. Shizun dies with one regret, being his shizun.

Cue a second life where he got reborn and swears to treat his shizun better but to his surprise, his shizun seems to have been reborn too???

Anyways that’s about it, if y’all are interested I wanna make it into a series. I get it’s like 80% similar to Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun, if you have read it but I love LOVE the trope of cold shizun (actually loves his disciple doesn’t know how to express it) x disciple who is a fucking idiot.

[rainbowfey]

Day 2: Family, Friends, Loved Ones

Genma swirled around in a swift motion, almost slashing Raidou with the knife he was holding. Raidou barely dodged him and threw his hands in the air. “I surrender!”, he said, laughing at Genma’s horrified expression. Before he could even blink, Genma had already dropped the knife and nearly tackled him.

“I’m so sorry,” he gasped while checking Raidou’s chest for cuts.

Raidou grabbed his hands and smiled at him. “No worries, you missed me. How’s the preparation going?”

With a relieved sigh, Genma let go of him and turned to face the kitchen isle on their left. When his gaze fell on the cutting board, his expression soured. “Who would have thought that potatoes are so hard to peel?”

This seemed to remind him of something and he started searching the floor for the potato that had flown through the air only a second before Genma nearly stabbed Raidou while trying to catch it. Raidou smiled to himself and knelt down where the fugitive potato was hiding under the kitchen isle. When he presented the culprit to Genma on his open palm, Genma gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“Thanks,” he sighed, took the potato and rinsed it in the sink to get rid of any potential contamination. “I wish I hadn’t volunteered for making potato salad.”

Raidou grinned and stepped next to him. Softly, he pushed Genma aside. “I’ll do it,” he said indulgently. Genma resisted for only one second, before he smiled in relief.

“You’re my hero,” he said and gave Raidou another peck on the cheek. “While you tackle the potato salad, I’ll start the yakitori.”

But before he could even move a muscle, a piercing sound made them both jump. Genma stared at Raidou wide-eyed before he slowly said, “Really, Raidou? That’s the new bell you chose?”

Raidou’s ears still rang and he flashed Genma a sheepish smile. “Guilty. I’ll get it.”

Genma’s quiet laugh followed him while he scurried to the door, intensely hoping that the person outside wouldn’t ring the bell again. He tore open the door so suddenly that the person behind it stumbled backwards in surprise, almost knocking over the other two people behind them.

“Whoa, slow there,” Gai hollered while trying to regain balance of the giant bowl in his hands. Only Aoba’s quick reaction kept the bowl from falling. Ebisu fixed his glasses with an unfazed gesture, but his shaky hand betrayed him.

Raidou apologized and invited them in with a welcoming smile. All three of them removed their shoes and followed him inside.

While Ebisu and Aoba stopped to admire the two gigantic baskets and the three colorful blankets laying on a living room table, Gai marched straight into the kitchen where Genma still bustled about.

“So, who’s ready to celebrate the start of autumn?” Gai roared. “Looks like you haven’t even started, champ!” While Raidou couldn’t make out Genma’s answer, he still heard the laugh in his voice when he gave Gai a sassy reply. He turned to Ebisu and Aoba, eyeing the bowls and bags in their hands curiously.

“Do you want to put those into the basket?” he asked. “You might need a free hand.”

And while Ebisu followed suit, Aoba grinned at him. “Let me guess … you need our help carrying all this stuff?”

“Guilty,” Raidou replied for the second time this day.

Raidou and Aoba were the last to arrive at the park. They had almost been halfway there when Genma realized that they had forgotten the drinks at home – and because Raidou had never been able to say no to Genma’s puppy eyes, he and Aoba had returned home to get the drinks. Now, they each carried more bottles than one could reasonably carry but somehow, the prospect of seeing Genma’s face lighting up made it possible.

When they finally reached the spot where their friends had settled down, Raidou was surprised to see that two guests were still missing. Genma, Gai and Ebisu had done a good job in the meantime though. They had shoved aside the red and brown leaves and piled them up around the small clearing. Between the piles they had spread the three blankets, the two giant picnic baskets set up on each side. While Ebisu and Gai were piling up more leaves, Genma knelt on the blanket and worked on setting up the picnic itself, a concentrated look on his face.

“We’re back,” Aoba called out to him and Genma looked up at them. He broke into a big smile and Raidou’s belly started tingling when Genma’s gaze fell on him.

“This is the second time you’re saving the day, Raidou,” Genma said softly. “Thank you, guys!”

He motioned for them to put down the bottles next to the feast and Raidou and Aoba did as he asked. “Weren’t Shizune and your sister supposed to come as well?” Aoba asked while they carefully positioned the bottles so they wouldn’t fall over.

Raidou nodded. A sudden gust of wind made his hair stand on end and he gave the sky a suspicious look. Grey clouds formed on the horizon, threatening to veil the sun. “They’ll show up at some point,” he replied to Aoba. “It’s not rare for Yukiko to arrive a bit late.”

Aoba grinned at him. “Little sisters, huh? Always putting on a show. But Shizune is not the type to be late, is she?”

Raidou paused and thought about it before slowly shaking his head. “You’re right,” he said pensively. But then his gaze fell on Genma who was now carefully arranging several bowls with salads and other dishes and he shrugged.

As if he felt Raidou’s glance, Genma looked up and smiled. “Picnic’s ready,” he called out.

Behind him, Raidou heard an excited squeal and Gai stormed past them just to flop down on the picnic blanket next to Genma. Ebisu followed gracefully behind and Raidou had to hurry to snatch the spot on Genma’s other side. While the others sat down, he secretly took Genma’s hand and squeezed it lovingly. “This looks wonderful. You’ve outdone yourself, Genma,” he whispered to him and his face turned warm when Genma gave him a tender smile.

And just in that moment, the first droplet of rain hit the back of his neck. Raidou flinched when the ice-cold water touched his skin. “Oh no,” he muttered and when he turned his face to the sky, the gray clouds were almost directly above him.

“What’s the matter?” Gai asked and followed his gaze. He gave the sky a defiant stare. “Oh, come on, Raidou. A little bit of rain won’t hurt us!”

At this point, all of them had paused and gave the gray clouds critical looks. Genma scrunched up his nose. “It won’t hurt us but I don’t think rainwater works as an ingredient for most of these dishes.”

Gai made a dismissive gesture. “It surely won’t rain,” he said confidently.

As if to prove him wrong in the most dramatic way possible, the gray clouds turned even darker – and with another gust of wind, it started pouring. In a small chaos, all of them struggled to their feet.

“Save the food,” Genma called out and Raidou and he started covering the dishes with whatever they could grab.

“You shouldn’t have said that, Gai,” Ebisu scolded him.

Aoba’s call was almost drowned out by the sound of the rain but after a second, Raidou’s brain registered what he had yelled. His head shot up and he stared into the direction Aoba pointed at. And Aoba was right, at the entrance of the park, two figures had appeared.

“Yukiko?” Raidou asked incredulously when he spotted the familiar grin of his little sister from behind a big, long object. “And … Shizune?”

Genma paused and the others also froze while the rain kept on getting worse. It took Raidou longer than he cared to admit to recognize the bulky objects the two women were carrying.

Yukiko’s grin was bigger than the sun when they finally arrived at their spot. “Care for some rain protection?” she said with a smirk, handing him the enormous umbrella that she had carried. Shizune carried an even bigger specimen and started setting it up without wasting time to greet anyone. And while Raidou, Genma and their friends still sat there baffled, Shizune and Yukiko singlehandedly set up the big umbrellas.

It was Genma who broke the silence. He looked down at the now saved picnic and then back up at Raidou. And with an ever-brightening smile he said, “I’m sorry, Raidou, but … I think, Shizune and Yukiko are the real heroes of the day!”

@flufftober

[delirious-donna]

Kakashi Hatake, newly appointed Hokage, is struggling with transitioning from active duty to being sat behind a desk. Sure, he might not be placing his life on the line every day but perhaps now is the time he puts something else out there instead, his heart.

Meanwhile, things aren’t quite adding up. There is a discrepancy in the records that cannot be explained, and it falls to you to investigate. Never did you expect it would lead you to the door of the Hokage’s office, a man you had admired from a safe distance until now. What happens next leads you into a closely guarded secret that will change the rest of your life.

In a story where the past might be harder to let go of than usual, can two strangers find a semblance of happiness and peace?

pairing: Kakashi Hatake x female reader

featuring: Lady Tsunade, Shizune, Shikamaru Nara, Maito Gai, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Iruka Umino, Kurenai Yūhi (updated when necessary)

genre: strangers to lovers, canon divergent AU, romance, eventual smut, bit of slice of life, angst and romance, mystery, rivals to enemies to reluctant friends, office romance, slight power dynamic

general warnings: female reader, heavy mentions of PTSD and life after war, angst, secret keeping, eventual smut, rivalry, fear of emotions, reader has glasses, reader is described as blushing, reader has long hair, use of pet names - princess, sweetheart, my love (chapters will have specific warnings)

status: incomplete

notes: this is probably the most self indulgent thing I’ve ever attempted to write. I hope that it’ll be enjoyable for others and not just me. Feedback is appreciated, please be kind, but constructive comments are welcome.

Prologue - New Beginnings

Chapter 1 - A Day In The Life

Chapter 2 - A New Challenge

Chapter 3 - When Worlds Collide

Chapter 4 - Fated Friendships

Chapter 5 - Dinner Dilemmas

Chapter 6 - Kiss

More to be added… links will be added when chapters are posted

[zoguy1]

So. Every June, I try to challenge myself by posting something for Pride Month. For the past couple years, it's been ships with cute little pride flags. This year, the priority focus will be on the Trolls Summer Gift exchange. But at the very least I'd like to show ya'll the ones I've made in the past.

2022 bundle:

Bi Hiccup x Gay Jack. Fun fact: This was the first gay couple I've ever laid my eyes on as a young child. I saw this ship and thought "I want that kind of relationship."

Bi Tony x Gay Rudolph Watching the 2017 movie, these two reminded me of Luca and Alberto so much.

Aro Merida You get it? Cuz she's an archer. It's funny. Laugh.

Bi Nan Fang x Ace Fu Yao The headcannon was based off of a fanfic I read a while ago.

Demi Ace Xie Lian x Gay Hua Cheng. I sevearly enjoyed the series. I occasionally eat fics of these two as comfort foods.

Pan Xu Xuan x Trans Xiao Bai White snake was basically 2 hours of "What you are doesn't matter, it's who you are that matters", THEE Pansexual anthem, and then the second movie Turned Blanca into a guy? This is cannon.

Ace Liu Qingge x Bi Shen Yuan Imma be honest. I didn't like SVSSS very much. Yandere's are not my cup of tea. And I was really hoping Shizun would have gotten with Liu-shidi instead.

Gay Luca x Gay Alberto I'm so glad Luberto was actually confirmed to be somewhat cannon. Though Nowadays I see Luca as bi, cuz if we're counting the concept art as apart of the lore, then Luca had a crush on both Alberto and Giulia.

Gay Jade x Gay Katie. Kate is the first character I actually felt scene as a queer person.

Genderfluid Shi Qingxuan I freaking love them so much. Easily my favorite character.

Aro Nezha This kid knows chaos and only chaos.

Pan Adam x Gray Ace Freddy I saw this crossover on DA and thought they made so much sense together. Adam the literal personification of nature, and Freddy the unification of humanity and animals.

Non-Binary Merz x Lesbian Alice These two are OCs of mine.

Aro Lesbian Isabela and Aro Lesbian Elsa. I ship this in a sort of queer platonic way. Like a "we don't really want to date people, but everyone thinks we're dating, and we just don't care enough to correct them." kind of way.

Genderfluid Camilo I want the ability to shapeshift so badly.

Pan Ao Bing x Bi Xiao Jiu Ya'll get brownie points if you know which Ao Bing this is and double points if you know who Xiao Jiu is. Lol. It was a random crossover ship I made because the company liked to crossover their medias for advertisements, and we see the adults interacting and having fun, and Nezha joins them. But we don't see the two teenagers interact at all.

Bi Verta x Bi Li Yunxiang Another crossover ship I made up cuz I didn't see a lot of Nezha Reborn and White Snake crossovers. Which surprised me, especially after Green Snake.

Gay Jiang Ziya x Gay Shen Gongbao These two lived in the same house together for 10 years and adopted a daughter together. I am convinced these two are a married couple.

Bi Mirabel There was a little bisexual rainbow on her dress. That's proof enough for me. Lol.

Lesbian Amaya x Lesbian Janai I loved seeing their dynamic in the show.

Non-Binary Kazi I love them. I'm glad they got more attention in the show.

Lesbian Susie x Trans Noelle "Why does Noelle have antlers. Is she trans? The Null the Null the Null the Null..."

Non-Binary Kris I love them. They literally never said a word, and I love them.

AroAce Krel Based on a comic I made.

Aro Blaze Another OC.

Aro Douxie Idk why, but I get that vibe from him.

2023 Pack:

Furry Omni Toby x Furry Demigirl Darci The moment Darci said she didn't want people to like her just because she was a girl, I felt that in my soul.

Bi Steve x Pan Aja I am not convinced Steve is straight.

Pan Simon x Gay Ao Bing This ship was inspired by a youtube video that had a list of crossover ships, this being on of them. And I freaking love it.

AroAce Sun Wukong and AroAce Tang Sanzang In Monkey King Reborn, out of everyone in the friend group, you can just tell that these two cared about each other the most. And I think that's just sweet.

Fuck. I can only have 30 images per post. I'll reblog with the rest of the 2023 pack.