#Happy b-day sonic man

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Transcript of Will Ramos' essay on Sleep Token for Rock Sound magazine

I might play in a metal band as part of my job, but I don't listen to much metal music anymore.

A few years ago though, I remember one of my friends saying to me, "Dude, you've got to check out this band Sleep Token… They're pretty cool".

I'd never heard the name before, but I'd listened to 'Hypnosis' and a couple of other songs from the band's second album, 'This Place Will Become Your Tomb', to see what they were like.

Hitting play for the first time, I was caught off guard. You hear the guitar and these slamming instrumentals and instantly you think, 'This is about to fucking kick ass'. You're so sure that the vocalist is about to come in with some gnarly screaming, but then you hear this man singing, and he's singing so beautifully. I didn't see it coming at all, and as soon as I heard it, I knew that it was exactly what I needed to hear.

At the start of a long drive that I had to make on my own, I hit play on 'This Place Will Become Your Tomb' from the beginning for the first time. As the record began with 'Atlantic', I was vibing to the sound of the music, but as it rolled through each track I started to get more and more caught up in this incredible sonic journey. By the time it was over, I realised that I'd been on this emotional roller coaster of love, pain, happiness, sadness and nostalgia.

Boom, that was it - I was hooked on that album. Every single song on that record was so freaking incredible to me, and I needed to know more about Sleep Token. Believing that my friend and I were the only people in on this hype, I spoke about it to my band one day, and they said to me, "You need to listen to 'Sundowning'!" I was so mad that they knew about this band the whole time, and nobody ever told me, but I went back and listened to Sleep Token's first album like they suggested.

I remember thinking it was very different. It's not as polished, but it's very dynamic and so beautiful. I think it definitely says something when you can see the progression of a band from just their first and second albums. From then, I knew they were onto something incredible.

It feels like more and more people have been catching onto that hype over the last year, and now it seems as though their name is impossible to ignore. I remember when they released 'The Summoning' at the start of 2023, the day after they'd released 'Chokehold', it felt like it all went crazy. They had something like 4-million hits on that song in just two days, and now, it's got over 70-million plays on Spotify. It was the beginning of a huge explosion for Sleep Token, and the first time I heard it, I was genuinely confused by it. It's so ridiculously versatile, and on my first few listens I felt like the super jazzy outro didn't fit at all, but the more I listened the more it began to click. I remember at the time I showed it to Elizabeth Zharoff, a vocal coach from The Charismatic Voice, and the outro was immediately one of her favourite parts.

She's from a completely other world of music, so to hear her approval showed me how capable Sleep Token were of reaching people outside of the metal scene.

I might not listen to metal music anymore, but Sleep Token are revitalising heavy metal. It brings back the nostalgia that I felt when I was a little kid listening to this type of music for the first time and being like, 'Holy shit, what is this? This is so cool'. I had started to lose that feeling over the years, but every time I listen to these songs, all those emotions come flooding back. In my opinion, there's no band out there that sounds like them - and that's a truly impressive feat.

Merging metal with pop, R&B, and rap influences, and bridging all these different gaps that many artists have historically been afraid to explore, there's something here for so many types of music fans. For a long time, metal bands have been putting themselves in a box. There's been this idea that a metal band needs to be heavy, that you need to have a breakdown in every song, and that you need to tick all the boxes in order to succeed. It's been so refreshing to see the evolution of the genre over the last few years, and to see bands like Sleep Token bring all these different sounds to the forefront of metal.

It brings a whole bunch of unique people into the fold. People love to say that metal is dying, but it's music like this that keeps it alive. It doesn't just move the scene forward, it expands it.

Now, there are all these people who didn't listen to metal before listening to Sleep Token. R&B and pop fans are coming into this as fans of Vessel's singing voice and hearing all these metal influences along the way. The second verse of 'Take Me Back To Eden' has this great rap-inspired singing part, and it's these little things that speak to different people in different ways. All of this feeds into our community in some crazy way, shape, or form. It's welcoming people into a genre that they may never have been exposed to otherwise, and I think that s a beautiful thing.

As a vocalist, one thing in particular that draws me to Sleep Token is Vessel's voice. I have always been a screamer, but I've always wanted to be a singer at the same time. I always practise on the side of Lorna Shore, but in my mind I'm like, 'This isn't very good. My voice is not fit for metal at all, as far as singing goes'. When I first heard Sleep Token though, one of the first things I noticed was that Vessel and I have a very similar range. Hearing him lay down all of these incredible parts, it makes me realise that I can actually sing metal vocals.

Back when I first discovered them, I wanted to cover their songs in the hopes that more people would hear them. Now, I just want to cover them so that I can sing something that is in my range.

Obviously though, his voice is much more dynamic than mine because he's been polishing it for a very long time. He does a crazy vibrato and can switch between his head voice and chest voice super easily. It's crazy stuff, and as someone who has been a vocalist for so long, I can appreciate the techniques he's using. I love to hear the different ways he's able to blend his voice into the genre.

Another thing that makes his voice so unique is that it's so emotional. When I hear Vessel sing, I can truly feel the emotion behind his words. He might be this otherworldly figure singing about an ancient deity, but there's a distinct humanity to his vocals. You can sense his sadness and pain, and whether people realise it or not that draws a lot of people to Sleep Token's music. They're the band that you can listen to at two o'clock in the morning when you're driving down the road alone. They're the perfect companion for those moments where you're upset about something, and you just need to listen to something that feels like a release.

That's a beautiful thing, because when you write music, you want people to feel the same emotions that you're feeling when you're writing it. The way that Vessel translates all of that is so incredible, and it's arguably my favourite thing about the band. Between his vocals and the instrumentation behind them, you feel exactly what they want you to feel. Even before thinking about what I knew about Sleep Token, when we were thinking about what we wanted to do with Lorna Shore, that was the goal. We wanted to bring a little bit more emotion into heavy metal music, and now they've done that and brought the singing into it too. Metal's now even more emotional because of the way he uses his beautiful voice, and I think that's what this genre has needed for a long time.

The truth is, from the moment I first heard Sleep Token, I knew they were one of those bands. Between their studio quality, their musical skill, and their ability to conjure up their own lore to incorporate into the music, I could see that they had the potential to be something truly special, they just needed that little push.

As soon as they got that with 'The Summoning', that was it - they were taking over.

First impressions are a big thing, and I think 'This Place Will Become Your Tomb' will always be my favourite album because of the way I first connected with it, but 'Take Me Back To Eden' is phenomenal. They have been able to get all of their emotion out in so many new ways on those songs because there's even more happening from a musical perspective. They've managed to strike the balance between heaviness and beauty perfectly and that's what we strive to create with albums. The goal is to create an album you can sit with, front to back, and feel the waves of emotion. A record to let yourself feel those things, and an opportunity to sit in isolation whilst you experience that journey.

It's a feeling that's amplified within Sleep Token's live shows, and I was able to catch them at Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Virginia. Lorna Shore were also playing, and we had a meet and greet scheduled for that day. It was scheduled to take place from 7pm until 7:30pm, and Sleep Token's set started at 7:30pm. I was a little antsy, because I know that meet and greets always overrun by half an hour or so, and they were the band I was most desperate to catch.

I was sitting there, it was 7:29pm, and the meet and greet line was still as long as it had been when we'd started. I started to hear 'Chokehold' playing in the distance, and I felt so sad.

People online were messaging me to tell me that Sleep Token were playing, and I was like, 'I know! I can hear them, but I'm stuck here!'

That's where it started to set in how freaking massive Sleep Token were becoming. They're one of the biggest metal bands that I'm aware of right now, and there were so many people watching that set. They refer to their live shows as rituals, their fans are the congregation, and the stage as a place of worship. It's something that could easily seem tacky if a band did it with little consideration for the details, but they're so committed to what they do.

After about three minutes, as I heard 'Chokehold' coming to an end, I stood up and said, 'Alright everybody, I've got to go. I'm so sorry, but if you know me, you'll understand'. The people who come to our meet and greets know how much I love Sleep Token, so they were like, 'Dude, go!' I sprinted out of there, leaving the rest of the band still doing the meet and greet, and made my way over to the stage. I thought I was the only one who wanted to see their set, but ten seconds into running I turned around and saw Of Mice & Men's singer, Aaron Pauley, following me. We started running through this huge crowd together, and everybody was so excited. I'm not the type of guy to leave a meet and greet early, but I needed to witness that set. It was an act of true love!

Even when they post on Instagram after shows, the captions are always like, 'The ritual has been completed in Copenhagen'. They totally absorb themselves in the spiritual aspect, physically, visually, and sonically. It's a brand, and they completely own that brand. They've made it exactly what it is, and they stick to it.

When I saw them, they had four people onstage doing harmonies with them, and they just stood there in their cloaks.

They didn't move throughout the entire set, and I began to picture it as a church choir at the side of the ritual. The whole experience does feel super spiritual, and they don't just give 50 per cent to the theming, it's 100 per cent. People feel the emotion, see the way they embody this ideal, and hear this incredible music - and I think that's why people are so ready to absolve themselves in this spiritual moment.

Everybody has a different connection to every song because of the different things everyone goes through in life, but they get to experience all of that in a place where everybody else is feeling something too.

Vessel's vocals translate into their live experience so perfectly, too. His screams are even better live than they are in the studio, and he still sings beautifully, which is so impressive. I was genuinely doubtful that he was going to be able to hit all of those vibratos and do all the other crazy vocal work he does on the albums, but he hit every note. Sometimes, he doesn't even hit the notes that he does on the studio versions, but he hits another note that is equally as stunning. He's a true performer.

You can tell a lot about a band from their live performance, but as a band in the modern age you also have to put a lot of thought into your promotion. The way you come across on social media is important, and the way that people perceive you is largely down to how you come across online. That's why I've always been fascinated by Sleep Token choosing to keep the identities of their band members a secret, refusing to do interviews and placing the focus on their visual identity.

I definitely think that's played a part in their success, because it's allowed the music to take centre stage. I remember when I was first talking to the rest of Lorna Shore about Sleep Token, they told me about the lore behind the band and that the members are all anonymous. That was before 'The Summoning' came out, but since people have caught on there have been some serious investigative deep dives, so l'm pretty sure the internet has found out who Vessel is.

I didn't look that up though, because personally for me, I always really appreciated the fact that they were totally anonymous. I like the feeling that Vessel is just a voice in the ether. You can hear it, but you can't classify it as being the voice of any one person, it's just this intriguing mystery. I've heard a lot of people say that it reminds them of when they first got into Slipknot because when a lot of people I know first listened to that band, nobody knew who was behind the masks. They were just a bunch of dudes making music with no outside perceptions, but then obviously people found out. I think that Sleep Token have that similar allure for a whole new generation, but sadly for me that mystery was shattered when I met them after a show.

It was great to meet them, but I also really didn't want to know who they were. I loved not knowing and I think that the anonymous aspect of what they do plays such an important role in the impact they're having on the heavy metal world.

It's a bit of a double-edged sword because everyone wants to know their identities, but once you do know - you miss the anonymity.

There's something special about the way they're putting their music out into the world with no need for individual validation, and I think it takes a lot of guts and confidence in what you're creating to do what Sleep Token are doing.

Usually, you almost want everyone to know who's in the band, because often that helps push you forwards. If you have someone in your line-up who's been in a well-known band before, you want to use that name to get yourselves out into the scene more. Sleep Token aren't anybody, and that takes a lot of courage and humbleness to do. There's no predisposed idea of what their music is supposed to be or what it's going to be, and that's part of the magic.

It's something that also comes out in the lore, the symbolism, and the cryptic clues that Sleep Token scatter throughout everything they do. There are Reddit threads dissecting every single word in the songs and analysing each pixel within their visuals, but it's not something I've had the chance to fall into just yet.

When I first listened to 'This Place Will Become Your Tomb', I could only find one or two articles about Sleep Token online.

They were basic articles explaining the idea of the band and what they were trying to do, which I thought were cool, but I never really looked it up again.

Over the last year or so, it seems that these conversations have spiralled. People are coming up with these different ideas about the band's story, and there are all these hints appearing constantly. I don't know any of the Easter eggs yet. I'm still just fascinated by the music and their wicked aesthetics, but I love that they've got people talking. It's become this kind of community around the band, and as someone who grew up in this scene, seeing artists who are able to foster that feeling amongst fellow music fans is such an incredible thing.

I think that's one of the reasons why Sleep Token have been able to find success on such a wide level so quickly, because there's a constant conversation about them. If people aren't talking about their music, they're talking about the lore and the stories behind it, or they're talking about the potential identities of the band members. They have this perfect package in place that lends itself to a world class metal band, but they're achieving it at such an incredible speed.

They thought out every single element of this band before they even started, from how the melodies work with the vocals, to the emotion and the quality of the sound. A lot of people put out music that sounds like they're hitting a trash can, and whilst they might have really good singing over the top of it, you can't ignore that trash can. Sleep Token have got incredible production value though, which is even more impressive when you consider how versatile their sound is.

It's so well thought out that you hear new things in each song on every listen. If you listen to 'Take Me Back To Eden', the title track of their third album, there's an allusion to a particular part of 'Chokehold', and it's details like that which make their production so unique. They wanted to make sure that it came out perfect, and maybe - like all musicians I know - they think they could have made certain parts of it better in retrospect, but I honestly can't imagine how.

Between the versatility, the emotion that people feel when they listen to it, the heaviness, the quality, and the songwriting, Sleep Token don't cut any corners anywhere. That's why they're already playing these huge, career defining shows, and putting out music that's changing people's perception of heavy music as a whole. It's so exciting to be a Sleep Token fan, and I just want them to write even more mind-blowing music and play even bigger places because they truly deserve it.

The bigger the places that they play, the better they're going to sound live. They're already playing arenas over in the UK, and with the size of those venues I just know they're going to sound absolutely incredible. They're reaching heights much higher than most metal bands that I know, and the bigger they get, the better their production value is going to be all round.

'Take Me Back To Eden' only came out earlier this year, but I already can't wait to hear them put out more music. lf what we heard on album three is the direction that they're going in, I'm very optimistic to see what the future holds for Sleep Token. I imagine at one point, they're going to make it on the radio - and honestly it could happen sooner rather than later. I knew it when I first heard them, and I'm even more certain of it now - they're going to be huge.

[king-crawler]

The Disney villain book i ordered 3 weeks ago finally came and the sleeve was oily and chafed but at least I get the fabled single paragraph of King Candy insight

this is truly a game changer

And ralf

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Page 166: Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil.

KING CANDY - WRECK-IT RALPH.

RELEASE DATE: November 2, 2012.

DIRECTOR: Rich Moore.

VOICE TALENT: Alan Tudyk.

ANIMATOR: Zach Parrish.

"Everyone should have known with a pass code like UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, START that this sugary-sweet king was not on the up-and-up. Who in the gaming world doesn't know that cheat code?! King Candy is the ruler of Sugar Rush, a video game made of everything sweet to eat, or as a wise Wreck- It Ralph sees it, a "candy-coated heart of darkness.' " But Sugar Rush was not always such a dark place; it was once a happy kingdom where Princess Vanellope von Schweetz ruled until an evil racer from a game called Turbo Time messed with her code and took her game for his own. The biggest shock? King Candy and that villainous racer known as Turbo are one and the same. Alan Tudyk, the voice of King Candy, said he had imagined King Candy to be a much bigger character, size-wise, and found it really funny that he was actually such a small man."

“Portrait of King Candy. Artist: Clay Loftis. Medium: Digital."

“Final Frames of Turbo from Wreck-It Ralph (2012)”

"Concept art of Turbo. Artist: Jim Kim. Medium: digital."

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WRECK-IT RALPH - Wreck-It Ralph.

RELEASE DATE: November 2, 2012.

DIRECTOR: Rich Moore.

VOICE TALENT: John C. Reilly

ANIMATOR: Nik Ranieri

“Wreck-It Ralph is a "bad guy" who has been forced to spend every day for the last thirty years trying to destroy the apartment building that took his home away and to thwart Fix-It Felix from fixing everything Ralph wrecks. After "wrecking" the thirtieth anniversary celebration of his game, Ralph decides to go on a quest to earn a medal and prove to everyone, including himself, that he can be a good guy and do good things. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, director Rich Moore said that the idea for Wreck-It Ralph came when he was asked by Walt Disney Animation Studios to revamp an idea they had been working on for a while: a movie that takes place in a video game. "Video game characters do the same job every day," said Moore. "I don't know how you could tell a story about that, and then it kind of hits me. ... What if the main character did not like his job? If you had a character who is actually wondering: Is this all there is to life?" "

Concept Art of Vanellope and Ralph. Artist: Bill Schwab. Medium: digital.

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Story sketches of Ralph. Artist: Jim Kim. Medium: Graphite

Final character pose of Ralph.

Final frame of ralph with the Bad-Anon support group from Wreck-It Ralph, 2012.

“Bad-Anon-One Game at a Time

"I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me."

-The Bad Guy Affirmation

Evervone needs a little help from their friends, even if their friends are a group of "bad guys." Bad-Anon is a place where the who's who of gaming bad guys can meet and talk about their feelings and what it is like to always be the one everyone loves to beat. Here are some of the familiar faces from the video games of the 1980s and 1990s.”

Bowser--King Koopa from Super Mario Bros.

Clyde--Ghost from Pac-Man.

Dr. Robotnik- -as himself from Sonic the Hedgehog.

Kano--as himself from Mortal Kombat.

M. Bison--as himself from Street Fighter.

Neff-as himself from Altered Beast.

Zangief-Red Cyclone from the Street Fighter series.

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[ohanny]

stabby murder husbands kentakim au!

does this make much sense? no. is it going to be long? yes. am i sometimes very happy about what my mentally ill lil brain cooks up while i sleep? very much so.

tony chen is a rotten super villain in every universe but in this one kenta was his assassin until he finally had enough, turned on his master during the bloodiest night known in these circles, john wick style, and then disappeared off the face of the earth. was tony running the high table? how deep does the lore go? who knows. i was asleep. my brain did not have the capacity to figure it all out.

flash forward some years. kenta is living a normal life. he has a boring office job. he’s reconnected with babe, his estranged brother who ran away from home at the first sight of sketchy activities and was spared from all of tony’s bullshit. unfortunately for kenta, babe - happily married and pregnant - is channelling all his extra hormones and boredom into a mission to socialize his hermit crab of an older brother.

which is how kenta ends up eating dinner in babe and charlie’s warehouse loft of doom, sitting opposite of kim - a regular customer at the couple’s garage and a casual friend. it’s an awkward affair because a) kim can't stop staring b) babe keeps shooting these looks at kenta all “see, i brought you a hot ginger, do something with it” and c) kenta would much rather be at home. unsurprisingly, when kim offers him a ride home at the end of the evening, kenta says no.

this turns out to be a bad call because on his way home, kenta gets jumped. it happens sometimes - after all, he was tony’s weapon for over a decade and made a lot of enemies, no one can escape their past without occasionally being haunted by it. except this time when he limps out of the alleyway, clutching a minor stab wound on his side, there is a car idling by the pavement.

it's kim, rolling down the window and telling kenta to get his ass in. against his better judgment kenta does.

kim speeds off the scene of the crime with the kind of ease and confidence kenta has only ever seen from babe. it quickly becomes apparent that he knows way more about kenta than he should because he starts asking about cameras and when kenta just stares blankly - bleeding all over the nice upholstery - kim laughs and says “don’t worry, even if you got a bit rusty and missed one, i know a guy. or two. since they live with me you'll meet them soon anyway.”

and fuck, kenta should have just trusted his instincts instead of chalking kim making him nervous up to having someone so pretty pay any level of attention to him. he finally finds his voice (and lowkey also his knife) and demands to know who the hell kim is or if he's even called that. “oh i am,” kim answers gleefully, “and you could say i’m a… freelancer.” which, great. just amazing. kenta is being kidnapped by some amateur bounty hunter and his day officially couldn't get any worse.

… but it does. because once they reach their destination, the second he's ushered into an apartment he's greeted by an obnoxiously loud scream of “holy shit, he actually did it!” followed by a slightly less obnoxiously loud “our kimmy here is a big fan!” and then “oh fuck he’s bleeding all over the place, get the med kit dumbass!” and kenta realizes he wasn't kidnapped by some amateur bounty hunter. he was kidnapped by a fucking fan boy. on the bright side they do seem to be capable of basic wound care so there's that.

(yes, the trio is living their best mercenary vigilante life. kenta’s purge of tony happened right as kim was getting into the game and he went full “holy fucking shit, this man took down tony fucking chen and got away with it?” and basically became obsessed with the legendary lore of john wick kenta. so imagine how pumped he was when babe of all people introduced him to his ultimate murder crush goals)

kim: obviously you'll need to stay the night since you're so injured. You can have my room. i’ll just sleep with north and sonic.

kenta: …

sonic: you have a problem with three men sleeping together?

kenta: … no?

north: great! but if you hypothetically did you could ask kim to share with you instead because trust me, he's like super interes -

kim: shut up or i’ll evict you.

north: pls, whose day job is paying the bills here since you only take on charity cases?

kim: my name is on the lease! and i'm being a good person!

sonic: honey, you kill people.

this is where i got with my dream sequence but other things that just make sense in this verse:

the first person kim ever killed was winner. he was a toxic college hook up who kim dumped after few gos but who wouldn't take no for an answer. kim could have dealt with him being a dick on campus but then he started harassing kim’s dorm mates, north and sonic and kim just… snapped.

it all came to head on an alley behind a trashy gay bar. winner tried to grab sonic and kim honestly just meant to beat the shit out of him but went too far. when they read the news the next day it's weird. none of them regret it. they’re happy about it. and when no one knocks on their door to ask any questions, they realize how easy it actually is to get rid of a bad person.

the second person kim kills is a campus dirtbag who likes slipping shit into girls’ drinks and taking them home. they plan it all together but kim goes out alone and after… he's a mess. winner was a crime of passion in the heat of the moment but this is something different. he's all keyed up. he can't settle down and paces around their living room. a man is dead and he thinks he got off clean but only time will tell. he's nervous and elated and half-hard and full of adrenaline and it's sonic who nudges north and goes “look at the poor thing, we should take care of him.”

the night ends with kim’s head on sonic’s lap, sonic’s fingers in his hair, telling him he did well and he's so good when he cries as he's getting fucked into the mattress by north. kim wakes up sandwiched between them, in a mess of limbs. he has a very brief freak out about what the happened - the sex, not the murder - but north shushes him, telling him it’s not a big deal. “we love you, hyungie” sonic shrugs and pecks his cheek. “you two get some more rest and i’ll bring breakfast, okay?” and that's that.

needless to say kenta is in for a culture shock with the northsonickim arrangement. like he's taking a shower with kim and things are getting good when sonic barges into the bathroom, yanks the shower curtain back and goes on a rant of “kim, you gotta tell north to do the laundry because it was his turn but he forgot and now my favorite pants still have cum stains on them!” and kenta is like “um, excuse us?” but kim just rolls his eyes and proceeds to yell for north and then has an entire damn conversation with his dick out while kenta just stands there all 🧍‍♂️. (after he's done chewing north out for the laundry, he turns to sonic like “and you! we talked about this! kenta is new, we don't want to spook him!”)

the whole murder thing will be another conflict. kenta is happily retired. he killed because that's what he was raised to do and he didn't have any other options until he did. kim though? kim kills because he wants to. kim kills because he believes certain people deserve to die.

kim: i have a date with a wife beater at 2am. wanna come?

kenta: stop calling them dates. and you shouldn't be so… flippant about it.

kim, smirking while pulling on his leather gloves: don't tell me you never enjoyed it.

while kenta’s kills were always obvious hits, done using knives and guns, kim likes to deliver justice personally. he warms up using his hands and finishes the job with whatever blunt object he can pick up.

one time kenta’s boring office job takes him out of town for business and kim is climbing the walls. he calls kenta all “please quit and just become a hit man again, the pay is better and you'd be home when i need you” and kenta sighs because yes, his job is boring but he's trying his best to be normal and he has a morning meeting. so he tells kim to go occupy himself with north and sonic

kim: wait.. What?

kenta: don't you guys have sex with each other all the time?

kim: we did, BEFORE i met you

kenta: … huh. well. go fuck or get fucked or whatever before you start hunting pedestrians for stress relief.

kim: is this a trap?

kenta: no? i would never mess with whatever the three of you have.

Kim barging into north and sonic’s room, growling at them to take their clothes off and sonic’s first reaction is “oh shit, they broke up” but then kim’s like “dick first, rings second, i’m going to wife that man so hard he won't know what hit him” and everyone cheers and no one feels bad about having a pre-engagement celebration threesome not involving one of the grooms.

also, pete? did he step up after tony’s death? does he run a business like the continental? is way his weird attic wife that fucked himself over in the business and now can't step a foot outside the hotel without getting his brains blown out the less fun way? in any case he would have an eye on both kenta (because their whole… brotherhood) and kim (because kim is a wild card and truly independent and neither follows nor knows the code).

[fuumiku]

Metamy week 2023 day 1 (hella late 😇 bc when aren’t I) - confession / first kiss

Rejoice, tooth-rotting fluff be upon ye! They made me so embarrassed working on this lol 💕 A small comic that I sketched out legit a year ago… It was just two pages but I had to add in that b&w doodle for context, at first there was gonna be Tails too. Alas that’ll be for next time ;) 

This is tied to/based on a big longfic fanfic project I have in store that I love a lot. The context is he gets a voicebox and just sounds like SIRI, which just makes the whole ordeal hilarious. Please think of his lines in this comic being said with a computer lady text to speech voice, à la Feeding Steven style. But where the fun part truly begins is that he can modulate his voice with effect pedals like electric guitars, so he starts having an interest in collecting them + music

Amy gets a little flustered when she’s being loved and praised, but as we all know she’s very big on professing her love being so strong and deep and fated on every rooftop, so these two would be so annoying. The epitome of that couple who’s just so happy and lovestruck in public all the time.  Metal is def a lil’ smug about it, like, “The best organic in the whole world chose me as her partner.” And Sonic is like “Give it a rest man, and like… I get you love her but isn’t that a bit hyperbolic-” M: “??? It is an objective truth of the world. But I understand your jealousy makes you act irrationally and be in denial (I would know). L + ratio + I have been deemed the superior Sonic + maidenless.”

[skaruresonic]

Everytime I catch a glimpse of discussion within the Sonic fandom I feel like I'm going insane.

Speaking purely from my own experience, not too long ago practically every Sonic fan firmly believed that Sonic was an unfeeling hard boiled soldier/action man/dude bro who had zero concern for anything other than his personal amusement. Back then Sonic was "supposed to be" an unthinking action drone that only blows stuff up and runs around doing poses. And if you ever dared to imply that he'd do something sappy, than you would get labeled as a baby who can't handle "hardcore material" or something.

Flash forward to now and it seems like majority is convinced Sonic is a fluffy soft boy who would never hurt a fly and he sincerely prays every night that everyone gets a happy ending. including the people who've done nothing but cause pain. Also he's extremely emotional over everything and hurting on the inside or something. And if you think he should snap back at his enemies you're just an edgelord who doesn't understand anything.

What happened??? How did we go from one extreme to the other??? Why is it so hard for sonic fans to see the characters for what they are instead of making up nonsense???

And if you think he should snap back at his enemies you're just an edgelord who doesn't understand anything.

"So you want Sonic to murder his enemies in cold blood?"

"Where the hell did you get that from? I said Sonic doesn't care about Eggman's welfare and that his attitude seems to be 'if he dies, he dies.' Where did you get 'I want Punisher!Sonic' out of that lol"

Fandoms be fandoming. I personally saw a forum thread back in the day likening Modern Sonic to a soulless vehicle designed to get you from Point A to Point B, in contrast to Classic Sonic who had more "soul." There are always going to be people who think the new shift in direction is soulless, whatever that means.

The irony is, the reason the Adventure games were as comparatively dark as they were (YMMV on that, obviously) was because ST didn't like how cute and Mickey Mouse-ish Classic Sonic was becoming in the late '90s; they wanted to reintroduce, or rather retain, the rough-edged, "bad boy" side of his personality. Hence why they had Maekawa write for those games.

Cultural differences exacerbate these... well... differences in how we perceive Sonic as well. What the West sees as a "bad boy" and what Japan sees as a "bad boy" can be based on very divergent concepts. Kanemaru!Sonic's tendency to sprinkle Engrish sounds silly to Anglophones, for example, but in Japan it's a sign of his worldliness and his overall coolness.

Likewise, SoA!Sonic tends to use harsher language than SoJ!Sonic might use, such as saying strawberry shortcake "sucks" in a Twitter Takeover.

While I can't vouch for how Japanese Sonic fans view SoA!Sonic, to Anglophones, Games!Sonic seems like a squeaky-clean goodie two-shoes Gary-Stu. Which, again, ignores the cultural framework against which his character exists.

All that being said, Sonic is still quite a multifaceted character, even if he isn't the deepest or most fleshed-out in the cast. As a static character who represents an ideal and inspires positive change in others, he doesn't exactly need to be.

Lately I've been seeing a lot of overreductive takes with Shadow which attempt to boil him down to one or two traits at the expense of others, but I imagine it happens to Sonic quite a bit also. Despite being a static character, Sonic, like Shadow, has multiplicity of character. People really struggle with contending with that kind of variability. How he reacts to any given situation will change based on circumstance. Truth resists simplicity, which is antithetical to the kind of Declarations(tm) social media likes to make about the cast. Adding asterisks and footnotes risks diluting the impact of the message. So naturally, people are going to forgo context and nuance in favor of more digestible analyses, in addition to ignoring the games and just plain making shit up.

For instance: "Sonic's selfish" or "Sonic's selfless" is a false dichotomy. The answer is the Schroedinger's cat, both selfish and selfless until someone opens the box, maybe in a quantum state of both. To say one or the other is true ignores the spectrum and the circumstances in which Sonic expresses selfishness vs. selflessness. Sonic can be selfish sometimes, just as he can be selfless, but whether he is or is not depends on what he's doing at the moment and what provokes this reaction.

So on and so forth.

[primusdemoniccreatrix]

Printemps (The Mandalorian x Reader)

Just fluff I thought of while doing exams; platonic, slow burn. Reader is from Earth, and I just really enjoy nature. Might make a series of this? Feedback is much appreciated! btw Printemps is French for Spring. Reader doesn't know Mando's name. GIF: @oliviajdjarin

Printemps

The Mandalorian: Din Djarin/AFAB! Reader

This was an easier hunt than he thought. Good.

His last bounty on Kashyyyk put up a fight, and while he'd gotten good pay for it, he absolutely hated when his bounties put up such a fight and in so many stages it got hard to track whether it was genuine or a ruse; to him it could matter little as everything could have been a ruse as far as he cared, all that mattered was that he didn't fall for it. But the violence to the bargaining, then pleading for mercy, then taunting him with the child as if the kid wasn't so sacred to him that he'd kill anyone who spoke of him with such an ill mouth, to struggling and cursing while he was being dragged after causing so much of a scene on the way to the ship, it wore him down and he was all too happy to slam him into carbonite, placing his slab on the rack, glad he didn't have to deal with that pathetic man anymore. It wasn't a hard fight (the pathetic man was pretty weak and not good at fighting), but Maker did it drain his energy.

Din sighed, flexing his shoulders in order to relieve the tension that the bounty had caused. He was definitely going to take a quick warm shower, he needed it.

But first, to get the kid and his babysitter.

Din turned round, walking back down the ship's open ramp, not fearing anything coming for his ship from the Wookies' home planet as he descended back down towards the forest clearing near the open hill where he'd parked the Crest.

He'd met you not long after meeting the kid, finding your skills with tools something extremely helpful to someone with a ship that breaks something almost every trip, and the fact that the baby liked you was something that he knew was too good an opportunity to pass on. He was initially wary of you, as you were a stranger in his ship and therefore on probation to him, but within a few weeks into your recruitment you'd managed to become the baby's favourite person and his most trusted mechanic when he'd found you repairing a part of his fresher that he didn't even know was originally wrong with the Crest when he'd gotten injured, taking care to adjust the sonics so that it wouldn't put too much pressure on his wound. You'd done him a world of good while he was healing from a nasty cut at that time, and he'd been indebted, grateful to you ever since.

That had been months ago.

You and Din had reached a sort of understanding of one another of shared duties, and your conversations were amiable, never pushing buttons but always pleasant. Now, he could honestly say he'd come to see you as a friend, trusting you with his most precious thing, and knowing you'd listen to him and respect him when the rest of the world seemed to want to fight him. He was thankful for that.

Din's boots hit the grass of the hill, walking down the gentle slope of the hill towards the trees that bordered the clearing. The sky overhead had greyed while he was getting the bounty into carbonite, meaning that the day might end soon, and he had another bounty to catch on Corellia. He walked past the first few trees, their leaves whispering by his pauldrons and helmet as he traced your footsteps: you told him you'd sit and play with Grogu in the forest while he went on the hunt, so he rationalized it was where he'd find you since you weren't on the Crest.

The crunch of leaves underfoot accompanied him as he walked through the forest, the darkness from the tree canopy opening up to light further inside. A coldness settled onto his skin through his flightsuit, and through his visor he could see mist coming in. It would rain soon.

He walked up to the light, where there was a smaller clearing in the forest, and grass rushed up to his ankles, flowers brushing soft petals around his calves as they grew tall in the temperate climate. His audio receptors picked up the soft birdsong in the air, the fluttering of leaves in the breeze, and he could hear the distant rush of water.

He found you in the centre of the open glade, sitting atop a boulder that sat on the edge of a small stream, water flowing at your feet where you sat as the Child was in your arms, cradled in your lap and loving hold. Your hair was let down, waves where you'd have braided your hair back, some of it in tangles where flowers had made a home for themselves; mist fell onto the strands, and whatever light there was in the clearing reflected off the droplets, a gentle veil of light.

Din watched you tilt back your head, look up into the sky, and breathe deeply; you exhaled, your breath turning to mist as the air cooled, and he knew it must have felt amazing. You kicked up your feet, splashing some water, and he could see your body fully relax.

You looked so...content.

His feet moved towards you, and he knew you could hear him when you turned your head to greet him. A smile as soft as a cloud graced your face, your eyes gazing at his visor in a way that sent a shiver down his spine. He came and stood close to you as you leaned back once more to look up at the overcast clouds.

The warrior looked up into the clouds, wondering if you could see something he couldn't, only to hear you breathe deeply once more, sighing. What could have made you so wistful, he wondered?

Your eyes looked up at him, pinning him to the spot with your gaze as your voice drifted to his audio receptors.

"Do you ever think of how beautiful so many of the places we visit are?" you asked, a voice as far away as other planets. Your eyes glazed over, as if distant, before continuing: "Do you ever stop and just...breathe, and live in the moment?"

This question you seemed to want an answer to. Moments passed and you continued to stare at him, waiting for an answer.

"No. I just hunt bounties, I don't have time to stop or absorb sights that aren't necessary to the hunt" he said, the modulator of his voice giving the answer a more biting tone than he'd intended.

You gave a low hum, as if disappointed, looking away from him, and for a moment he wanted to apologize; he didn't mean to take whatever joy you and the kid could find in constant travel away from you.

"Want to try now?" you offered, and he was about to turn you down and remind you there was a bounty waiting, but you seemed to beat him to the punch, saying: "It'll only take a moment, I promise". You patted the flat boulder, inviting him to sit. "I know that bounty hunting takes a lot out of you, some relaxation might do you good, Mando".

Din sighed, too exhausted to argue, not that he truly wanted to; he did need a break. He unclipped his jetpack and set it down on a smaller rock, before sitting himself on the boulder, his armoured back to you.

Getting to experience smells under the helmet wasn't easy, but this time, in a safe, open space, Din could feel the air travel under his helmet and fill his lungs with fresh oxygen, notes of flowers, rain, and water filling him up with their delicious scents. It felt...good. Better than that. He was enjoying it.

His audio receptors filled his ears with the rustle of leaves, the trickle of water, and distant birdsong, accompanied by the gentle humming of a wordless song you were giving the baby. He could physically feel himself relax, his body, his mind, his soul taking a moment of much-needed rest, his tense shoulders loosening just a tad.

He couldn't remember the last time he did something like this; maybe he'd never done it. But it was definitely worth it.

Din could feel additional weight on his back, and he knew it was you leaning back on him a bit, just a touch, as though to make sure you weren't making him uncomfortable. He leaned back as well, his head resting against your own as you both basked in the misty afternoon in the glade.

He found himself thinking about you. You've been wonderful to the child, taking to him as though he were yours. He knew you loved the baby a lot, but he wondered what you thought of him, your employer. You were kind to him, respected him and helped him whenever you could, fixing things and easing his jobs as father and hunter, but was that simply because you were hired to do it? Did you like him at all, or just tolerate him as an employer for the sake of the baby you adore? Did you consider him a friend, like he thinks of you?

A quiet plink! sounded against Din's helmet, the noise so sudden it prompted him to sit back up, unbalancing you both. You sat up as well, knowing that Mando probably had things he needed to do, and your moment was up anyway. You carefully tugged your sock on with one hand, before slipping your shoe back on, moving the baby to the crook of your neck as you worked with one hand.

A droplet landed on your head, and you understood: he wanted to go because it would rain soon. He confirmed so when he outstretched his hands for the Child, cradling him as he took him from your arms. "We need to go, it's going to rain". You agreed, nodding as you hurriedly donned your shoes.

You slipped off the rock, following Mando as he walked back towards the ship, the baby tucked into his side, enjoying his father's presence. You three walked under the canopy towards the hill where the Razor Crest sat.

"Do you feel better?" you asked him, your voice quiet, but the open space echoed towards him.

Din caught your wistful gaze as he pressed a button on his gauntlet to open up the ramp. You glanced over your shoulder towards the forest before turning back to him, you eyes seeming to want an answer.

"I did. It was...good" he found himself saying, earning another of your soft, understanding smiles that never failed to make him feel like the world was not as heavy as it felt sometimes.

He smiled back at you under the helmet as you climbed aboard after him. A gust of wind ruffled your child-mussed hair entangled with flowers as you took the child from his arms, while he set to closing the ramp.

Din found himself looking back at the forest, a drizzle of rain already falling into the glade and nearly clearing the canopy. One last drop of water hit his pauldron as the rain came, the mudhorn looking as though it were crying.

He'd be sure to return here sometime. He really did enjoy spending a moment in nature, and you...Your smile suited you, and he would do what he could to make sure you kept smiling.

[whileyoureinschoolidothisallday]

so okay that one post that I reblogged earlier that was like 'if spiderman and batman swapped worlds they would beat each of their villains asses by the end of the day' has me thinking about that exact scenario, but with Ariana and Midoriya

I feel like their worlds are similar enough that they'd have close to the same initial experience.

Midoriya sees a world with wanted posters of the Unseen--obviously villains--and Panacea are the heroes trying to stop them. Probably tries to intervene with one of the Unseen's raids and forces them to retreat, making Eric swoop in and recruit him as a tool for the Seraphim (if only to eventually capture him so Panacea can study his powers like a bug).

Ariana sees a world where humanity worships all these bloated "superheroes" that are just basically Super Cops so they can live safe, happy lives, and she (throws her middle finger up at them) sees through it immediately. Probably ends up labeled as a vigilante villain by the end of the day, and gains the attention of the League before nightfall if only because A. Shigaraki sees her on the news and thinks she'd be a good addition to the cause and/or B. AFO encourages Shiggy to bring her in because he wants them Death and Destruction powers.

(both Eric and AFO are cold, calculating, manipulative, power-hungry bastards with a single shared philosophy: FUCK them kids. They would see Midoriya/Ariana as gold mines to their plans)

Midoriya would learn the hard way that Panacea were the bad guys, the Unseen would probably have to save him, and then there'd be a very Shonen moment where he apologizes for judging so quickly and then asks how he can help.

Ariana would spend like...two minutes at the League hideout and realize these are incredibly unwell/traumatized individuals abandoned by society, much like her own group, and the only reason most of them are getting further and further into dark shit is because of Shiggy, and he's only doing it because of AFO. Two very similar thoughts form in her head: Likes the League, hates authority. AFO must go.

Midoriya has the bright and trustworthy charisma of a good hero that the traumatized masses of the Chaos universe cling to--when he speaks, it reminds them of the same calm they get from Panacea, so he can cut through the propaganda and get more and more civilians to believe--or at least doubt Panacea's narrative--that the Unseen aren't a threat, thus greatly weakening the authoritarian orgs' power. He gets the sparkling Public Opinion win!!!!!

Ariana actually knows how to speak and understand the villains as an Undesirable of Society herself and makes genuine connections with them all, all the while casually dropping hints and pushing them-- -cough- shiggy -cough--toward a coup of AFO. There's either a plan made where Ria starts working with the heroes as a middle man for the League, where information about AFO is given in exchange for negotiated changes in society (and the League's freedom obvs) OR she simply just helps them kill him, as is her specialty. Either way, she digs deep into her Sonic and Magical Girl roots and gets the (Super) Power of Friendship win!!!!!!!!!!!

They both high five each other for a great day's work and everybody gets to go home satisfied and safe for once!!!! =D

[maguro13-2]

Shattered Meister ~ Origins of the Ink Demon : Episode Maka Extra 1 "

*Note : Extra are canon rewrites or what really happened in before and after the events.*

"Real World AU 2006 A.D."

"Hang Castle/Mystic Mansion Zone"

Egg Pawn A : Orders from the Hang Castle Security Force executive officer. Over an hour ago, Lord Grim has information that we had remains that are the leftovers from the year of Shadow himself. Shadow has caught the attention of his father and Black Arms leader Black Doom, who has been jailed for a quite sometime since he started the invasion, Adeleine's creation Drawcia, who was presumed to be defeated after her loss to Kirby and co has now resurrected into a human started a science corporation of her own, a mad man known as Eggman Negative who came from Blaze's world isn't a clone, but somehow a descendant that came from 200 years in the future.

Egg Pawn B : More importanlty, 2006 is going to be the worst year for Sonic the Hedgehog, but luckily, Sonic's worst year maybe an ordeal for him, Sonic and a princess named Elise were ordered by Homura Akemi, a girl who time traveled from the 2010s, told them that the flame of Hope, Solaris, would eventually cause indefinite time loop break, Causing Sonic 06's plot to be restarted.

Egg Pawn A : Correct. But apparently, Solaris, the so-called god of the sun, is not the threat to Real World AU, but an entity named Dark Nebula, pseudo ruler of the underworld is looking for a body that will make him and the strongest. The body that would make him powerful is the heart and soul of the King of the Phantonian, the powerful race of Phanto that dominated the galaxy before humanity's birth and descendants to the 14-year old girl Maka Albarn.

[cuts to the Reaper's Throne Room]

Grim (Metal Sonic) : So after a bodacious time loop that Sonic caused to retcon the plot of Sonic 06, here we are in a time loop to find out what really hapened here. So, all evidence sonic's universe have been erased, and the cause of that, I'm beginning there are some evidence of we don't know what's going to happen. Believe it that me and my men are in time reset, this was all a plan from Yoshikage Kira person in the first place.

*door opening*

Grim (Metal Sonic) : Hmm?

Seto : Happy new year, Master!

Grim (Metal Sonic) : Huh?

[Special Relaxies - Kenichi Tokoi]

Grim (Metal Sonic) : Did this happened in a time reset loop?

Seto : What's it look like to it? Yeah, I know. We are in a time reset, where 2006 just been retconned by the game's events, Sonic 06 was trash anyway.

Solva : Yeah, Kinda feel much that Sonic 06 was just reseted, I mean, if the events were here to be like this, wouldn't it be that the recolor Mephiles was behind all of this nonsense, Solaris blown out in a Retcon. We're all glad that we began to celebrate New Year parties.

Grim (Metal Sonic) : You realized that New Year's eve and New Year's was passed before Martin Luther King Jr day, you know that?

[Record scratch]

Seto : You're right, we need to change our clothes, don't know how wearing a tuxedo and japanese clothing to celebrate the new year's, same goes to you, Solva.

Solva : For realsies! Let's get into our normal clothing. Like we always do!

[scene flips]

Solva : Ha, that's better. So now that the game's plot has reset time and we're in this excursion to break a time loop curse, how are we gonna solve the events of Maka not being the hero of Soul World, what could be another way to figure it out this mess?

Silver : You only needed to have something that have it's plot retcon, that's how stories are rewritten in all most natural causes.

Grim (Metal Sonic) : You are...?

Silver : Silver the Hedgehog, from 200 years in Sonic's world.

"Silver the Hedgehog : Hedgehog from the Bad Future".

[Dreams of an Absolution by Bentley Jones plays]

Seto : What, we don't remember you coming down here.

Solva : So the hedgehog of the 06 game has decided to comeback for a retcon. Are you here for Iblis or what?

Silver : No! I' I'm looking for Eggman Nega and you gotta tell me where he is perhaps that I would guarantee you ladies would give me a proper sighting to find Eggman Nega! So I suggested that--[Seto pulls his ear, disciplining him] Ow! Ow! Ow! Watch where your pulling ear!

Seto : First of all, I'm Seto the Deathless, and second, your are being rude to us and master Grim! Shouldn't your mother taught you some manners!?

Silver : Okay! Okay! I'm sorry that I acted like a jerk in Rivals! Pinky promise! I swear!

Solva : Seto. Release him. (releases him)

Seto : Alright, future boy. How did you come back after Sonic 06 retconned. I mean you say that "It's no use", but you're the one that is useless after Blaze was nowhere to be seen after the reset.

Silver : She went back to another dimension, I meant to say the dimension, her homeworld. So now...I just discovered that everyone has turned into collectible items called Cards and it's only a thing in Rivals.

Seto : Wait, who turned everyone into collectibles?

Silver : Egman Nega.

Seto : Woah, woah, woah! You can't say racial things like that on TV!

Solva : No, Seto. I believe "Nega" is short for "Negative". Just because it's not a racial slur, doesn't mean that Negative is the definitive of someone saying "No" or someone that is an evil doppelganger.

Seto : So that guy from Sonic Rush is actually from 200 years in the future?

Silver : Yes! It happened during the 2006 reset! And I discovered that before Dark Nebula would soon be unleashed to cover the galaxy in darkness. Now I'm going to understand how everything happened in the year of 06 before Sonic retcon the plot and reset everything in order of how did things happened before.

Seto : Well...I do believe so. On the occasion, we decided that only one hero that will save Real World AU in in this reset time loop in order to find out what the cause of this.

Maka Albarn : Seto, Grim. How long have I been awake after I found out the world of Soul Eater isn't real?

Seto : Hey, Kid. So you finally manage wake up after Lord Nightmare put you in a sleeping spell or something, ah yes, Lord Nightmare was the one who put you in a sleepy beauty after finding out that Maka.

"Maka Albarn : Hero of a Forgotten World".

Solva : So yeah, You woke up from a fantasy before, and I didn't expect you to woke for three years after you were on a sleeping Beauty curse. There's one teensy weensy problem. How come you haven't aged a bit?

Maka Albarn : Well that's because I was in a curse and suddenly, time did has lost it's effect on me. Don't where did I get that from? Probably in the year 2017 perhaps. This is why the states of the rocky mountains or the western states. Guess calling myself a western is no bigger problem.

Solva : Yeah, I doubt about that. While you dreaming, you were one of the trio that you never forged with, a story of three that wields weapon-turning humans that absorbs the essence of the souls of bad people called "evil", right? And evil isn't nice. That's why we decided to prefer "evil" people to be called "Heartless", those creatures that are from the heart of a person. Those souls of evil were the souls of a million heartless that the weapons have been feeding on heartless.

Seto : Heartless? Hey, yeah! I remember those guys! They're the ones who attacked this castle and rumor has it, they've been under the influence of Demon Vibe that were getting it's attention on the destroying the Kusakabe Legacy! That bastard Darkside Death had his tricks up his sleeves again. Oh yeah, heartless don't have sleeves.

Maka Albarn : Than...that means, have been in a sleeping curse for three years? All of this was a lie wasn't? If there was never a God that I defeat, then I realize I've been stubborn fool when I hero of the story! Where's Black Star, Death the Kid.

Silver : What? Who's Black Star and Death the Kid. We don't know any of those guys.

Maka Albarn : You don't remember them? Did I even think that we were and two boys and a girl trio? Soul Eater revolves around a story of three! We were two guys and a Girl trio that is us! Why can't I remember anything! How long have been in Soul Eater's story!

Seto : Because, Maka. To tell from the eyes of truth, there is no world of Soul Eater! There is no Kishin, and there is no such thing as Madness! Don't you get Maka, you were living in a fantasy all this time, it's only a dream inside your head. The author that made Soul World only wanted to impress Japan by making money! And you were just a civilian born on an alien sanctuary on the planet Jupiter, for years and you've been into a sudden fruition!

Maka Albarn : A fruition, so have I been living in a fantasy the entire time and nobody would notice the truth? If I existed in the Real World, then where is everyone from Soul World before?

Seto : All of them existed here in the Real World, the name Soul Eater was just a play on words from Sega, like One Piece and Bleach. All manga and anime titles have a play on words. [referring to somebody] Jackasses. And I found two expulsion letters from that were in top-secret files. These are the ones that had a nasty attitude have discovering their whereabouts of the world of Soul Eater and Shinra Kusakabe himself.

Maka Albarn : These are Black Star and Death the Kid's expulsion letters.

Seto : And I also have this note. (reads note with glasses) "I now realize that we being a two guys and a girl trio is like the most overpowered in the Japanese mangaka/Anime industry. What a joke to Maka Albarn thinking that we're Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura of Soul Eater"! My god, I now realize that Soul Eater isn't a story of one, it's a story of three! I recognize that trope, two guys and one girl. And that is you, Maka. You were part of a trope that became incredible usable. But it's also alternative for Two Girls and a Guy trop, like us! Death the Kid and the Thompsons are a Two girls and one guy trio. That's kind of a mix up. (continues reading) "So after finding out we've been expelled from Soul World, we will never trust maka for being a stubborn brat who cares about a punk kid named Crona".

Solva : Do you know what that means?

Seto : I'm beginning one certain answer to explain this to Maka Albarn, she's still a target to Heartless!

*beeping*

Computer Voice : You got...(in Joe's voice) MAAAAAAAAIL!!!

Seto : An email? I didn't remember emails on my computer. Hold on.

*double click*

Seto : What the--? It's from Carson City!

Solva : Carson City, you say? I don't know much about Carson City. That's a city in the U.S. Maka, you do know your states and capitals, when did you learned this at school.

Maka Albarn : [thinking] States and capitals...States and capitals...[determined] I do know about states and capitals. I learned at school in San Francisco when I was only a little girl. I know of a state where Carson City is the capital of...It's Nevada.

Seto : What? Nevada, you say? That's where the remaining half of the Ohkuboverse is! Nevada's being in peril with that so-called manga! Why is Nevada being a major setting for a world of a Japanese manga?

Maka Albarn : I'll tell you why Nevada's in peril...it's because of the Ohkuboverse that we're living in.

Seto : ...What?

Maka Albarn : Yeah, I finally figured it out what's going on. You're not gonna like it.

"Meanwhile in Nevada..."

"Carson City, Nevada..."

Dry Bones : (seeing through binoculars) Now then...What are you up to now, you crazy sons of b*tches. Hmm?

[Tails in Trouble - Takahito Eguchi]

[heartless growling and laughing sinisterly]

Dry Bones : Why are the hearless are coming? Wait, the Heartless coming...The heartless are coming! [outbursts] THE HEARTLESS ARE COMING!!! THE HEARTLESS ARE COMING!

Sheriff Dust : Ain't no way that they had come to this day! Nobody makes a mess on our turf. Alright, boys! Let Ol' Sheriff Dust Bone take care of the people of this here city! And we mean business!

"Sheriff Dust Bones : Carson City Sheriff"

Sheriff Dust : Giddy up, Partners! We got some vermins that are plaguing our state! Let's take them down for Nevada...ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY!

Dry Cowboy : ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY!

~ Extra 1 : War on Nevada ~

[chrancecriber]

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23:59 Weathertunes - Parfum De La Provence 23:58 Solimano - Urban Sounds 23:51 Thunderball - On The Sly 23:49 Faro - Shadows (Original Mix) 23:43 Blue Motion, Amplitude & Dina Eve - Kiss The Stars (Intro Edit) 23:39 Luke Million Feat. Jesse Davidson - Fear The Night (Shook Remix) 23:33 Jayson House - Time To Rest (Original Mix) 23:26 Zoe Moon & Miyoki - Mannequin 23:21 Treepines Makdaf - Summer In Antiparos 23:20 Zzouro - Rescue Remedy 23:18 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 23:10 Charles Webster - The Gift Of Freedom (High Skies Mix) 23:08 Crystal Theory - Breathe 23:01 Music On Canvas Feat. Tabitha - Upside Down 22:59 Dj Maretimo - Cosmopolitan Cocktail (Feat. Cafe Americaine) (Mix La Nuit) 22:56 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 22:51 Naomi - White 22:48 Naoki Kenji - My Destiny Rmx 22:44 Myth Syzer - Bonbon A La Menthe Feat. Bonnie Banane (Stwo Remix) 22:38 Olive - Miracle 22:34 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 22:33 Jens Buchert - Habitatmodul (Original Mix) 22:26 Tycho - No Stress (Feat. Saint Sinner) 22:25 D. Batistatos - What A Strange World 22:21 Schiller Mit Heppner - Dream Of You (Fernseh Fassung) 22:18 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 22:13 Electric Moonlight - Spirit Of The World 22:09 Blank & Jones - Beyond Time 22:08 Blue Stone - Come Alive (Feat. Sheyenne Rivers) 22:01 Miro - Holding On 21:54 Soma Sonic - Could It Be Real (Remix) 21:51 Florzinho, Florzino - Music Is The Universal Language (Instrumental) 21:45 Leona Lewis - Private Party (Gregers Lounge Mix) 21:43 Steen Thottrup - Missing U (A Tribute To The Sun) (Original Mix) 21:40 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 21:34 4 Wings - Penelope (Original Mix From Cafe' Del Mar) 21:31 Saba Rock & Sandy Cay - Outta Sight (Original Mix) 21:24 Dido - You Don't Need A God 21:19 Madelin Zero - Perfect Day To Lose 21:15 Michiko - No Place Like Home (Lemongrass Playa Bossa Remix) 21:10 Megablast - Love Is Always There 21:05 Merge Of Equals - You Can Make Me Smile 21:03 Ricky Martini - Noale 20:57 Funkaholics - I Don't Wanna Give You Up (Chill Version) 20:51 Friendly Breaks - Morning Lounge (Groovy Chillout Mix) 20:48 Schwarz & Funk - Endless Blue 20:45 Chris Le Blanc - Enjoy Your Life (Spa Mix) 20:42 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 20:39 Emotional - I Found It Again (Tom's V-mix) 20:32 Michael E - That Feeling 20:30 Marga Sol - Free Your Mind 20:26 Gary B - All I Long For (Original Mix) 20:25 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 20:25 Chillwalker - Balearic Angels (True Waves Mix) 20:22 Aquarius - Field Of Happiness 20:09 Andru Donalds - Lets Talk About It 20:03 Euphonic Traveller - Caf5 Champs Elys5es 20:01 Naoki Kenji With Asheni - Tonight 19:55 Bliss - Positive Reaction 19:46 Icehouse - Don't Believe Anymore (Ivan & Collins Cafe Latte Mix) 19:44 Princess Of Lounge Feat. Dione - We Found Love (Wish You Were Here Mix) 19:34 Under - Under (Morgan Page Remix) 19:30 Gushi & Raffunk - Good To Me (Original Mix) 19:25 Messiah Project - She Walks In Beauty Like The Night 19:24 Sugar, Eva Kade, Evil T - All Around (Marsbeing Remix) 19:17 Velvet Lounge Project - Let It Grow (Sunflower Remix) 19:12 Lounge Groove Avenue - Take A Little Time 19:10 Merlion - What Can You Do (Bar Cafe Buddha Mix) 19:07 Mazelo Nostra, The Diventa Project - Chill Together On The Beach (Mazelo Nostra Ibiza Mix) 19:03 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 19:01 Five Seasons - La Gomera (Lemongrass Gran Rey Remix) 18:55 Living Room - Space Traveller 18:49 Lemongrass - Deep River (Eskadet Remix) 18:48 Nolux - The Reason Of Love 18:45 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 18:39 Dj Maretimo - Artistes De La Mer (Atlantis Mix By Jazzy James Jr.) 18:34 Mariella Narvaez - Play With Fire (Miami Chill Ou 18:33 Jeremy Russell - Rainforest 18:30 London Grammar - Metal & Dust 18:26 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 18:22 Skindive Inc. - Hopelessly Love (The Man Behind C. Edit) 18:15 Lounge Vargos - Follow My Dreams (Sunshine Mix) 18:14 Peter Pearson - A Walk In The Park 18:07 Blank & Jones - Happiness (Franco De Mulero Main Mix) (With Cathy Battistessa) 18:04 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 18:01 Marga Sol - Poison & Passion (Pier-O Passionata Remix) 17:54 Johannes Huppertz - Freeee 17:51 Charly-'n Black - Today 17:48 Minus Blue - Be As One (Klangstein Mix) 17:45 Lemongrass - Journey To A Star 17:41 Love Pacific Industries - Conselve (Original Mix) 17:35 Urban Phunk Society - The Visitor 17:33 Flashbaxx - So Close To Midnight 17:23 Dubdiver - Surya Mangalam 17:18 Dub Mars - Could It Be Real 17:16 Perfectsax - Searico 17:13 Urban Phunk Society - Self-made Paradise 17:09 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 17:05 Steve Osaka - Lazy Day 17:02 Unit Blue - Estamos Esperando 16:56 Soulchillaz - I Want You 16:54 Vargo - Awakening (Chorus Mix) 16:51 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 16:46 Carmen Mcrae - How Long Has This Been Going On (Mj Cole Remix) 16:43 International Pony - Superyou 16:37 Prana Tones - Ashtanga Voices 16:34 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 16:30 Cullera - Sun And Sea (Balearic Breeze Chillout Mix) 16:27 Castlebed - Lonely Ghost (Original Mix) 16:25 Blank & Jones - I Love You (Late Night Mix) 16:21 Gabin Feat. Peggy Lee - Fever (Gabin Remix) 16:18 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 16:13 Paul Hardcastle Feat. Maxine Hardcastle - Soft Rain 16:10 Mathieu & Florzinho - All Forever One (Feat. Barbara Rebecca Boahene) 16:04 Spiritual Soul - Green Coffee - Ethereal Mix 15:59 Brook Sapphire - Wave By Wave 15:58 El Petit Jardi - Clic Du Mer (Original Mix) 15:51 Pensees - Intro 15:45 Jens Buchert - Octalimbo 15:43 Alexander Zhakulin Feat. Eva Kade - Antigravity 15:40 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 15:35 Daytripper Feat. Patricia Chaviano - Until The Sunrise (Chillout Mix) 15:30 Kraak & Smaak Feat. Parcels - Stumble (Blue Motel Remix) 15:28 Dadamnphreaknoizphunk Feat. Jen - Waiting 15:25 Living Room - Cloud 7 15:22 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 15:19 Juzhin - Wonderful 15:17 Frank Doberitz, Oliver Schlolaut - Can-'t You Hear Me (Enigmatic Vocal Chillout Mix) 15:14 Greenfinch - Sad Ballerina 15:11 Marcel - Love & Lite (Feat. Katie Gray) 15:04 Tycho - Into The Woods 14:59 Mazelo Nostra - Angels Are Coming 14:57 Marcel - Love & Lite (Feat. Katie Gray) 14:54 Atb - Black Nights 14:47 Roberto Sol - Won-'t Give Up - Cafe Del Mar Mix 14:41 Xemplify - Always You 14:36 Donna De Lory - The Unchanging (Atom Smith Chill Yoga Flow Remix) 14:34 351 Lake Shore Drive - Seabeam 14:31 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 14:25 Paul Hardcastle - Cloud Watching 14:20 Chimaera - Fly Away 14:15 Gushi & Raffunk - Check Me Out 14:12 Suntheca Prod. - A Drop Of Melancholy 14:09 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 14:07 Alex Gopher - Quiet Storm 14:01 Hooverphonic - One (Sven Galy's Flemish Shuffle) 13:55 Climatic - Left 13:53 Chris Zippel Feat. Sophie Tusnelda - Still Love - Klangstein & Chris Zippel Mix 13:49 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 13:44 El Segundo - Blue Marlin (Juan Padilla Serve Chilled Remix) 13:39 Mark Oakland - Sunny 13:35 Elliot Berger Feat. Laura Brehm - Diamond Sky (Shaddike Remix) 13:33 Diascries - Anemone (Original Mix) 13:29 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 13:26 No Horizons - Stranded (On The Beach) (Early Bird Edit) 13:21 Kosta Rodrigez - Soul 2 Sell (Boosanova Chill Mix) Feat. Denise 13:19 Climatic - L'horizzonte 13:15 Living Room - Aqua 13:12 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 13:09 Mahoroba - Des Moments (Guitar Mix) 13:03 Philip Aniskin, Alexsandra Mell - Sunday Thoughts (Lounge Version) 13:00 Living Room - A Day At The Beach 12:56 Sebastian Davidson - Freefallin' (Tariq Pijning On Sax Mix) 12:53 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 12:51 Kaxamalka - A Shine Of Concupiscence 12:44 Stendahl Feat. Jama - Follow Me (Original Mix) 12:39 Vargo - Goodbye Is A New Beginning 12:37 Amberland - Obelisk 12:30 Ugress - Autumn Colours 12:28 Fineconfine - Drops 12:21 Blank & Jones W. Jason Caesar - Pura Vida 12:20 Therr Maitz - Found U (Riesso Remix) 12:13 Late Night Alumni - Mistake 12:08 Arrojas - Over The Past Year 12:05 Late Night Alumni - White Bear 12:00 Max Sedgley - Life-'s A Beach 11:53 Tears - Cicada 11:50 Project Blue Sun - Show Me What You Know 11:43 Frame By Frame - Out Of Norway 11:41 Leonard Sign - Sea Of Shinas (Beauty Atmosphere Mix) 11:34 Kraak & Smaak - Sommeron (Feat. Imugi Weapon) (Satin Jackets Remix) 11:29 Jens Buchert - Seroton 11:23 Climatic - Doo Wop 11:21 Rey Salinero - Barefoot In The Park 11:17 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 11:12 Playton Feat. Julia Blumental - So Many Ways (Downtempo Mix) 11:06 Miguel Migs - Breakin-' It Down 11:02 Smoke City - Underwater Love 11:01 Florzinho, Amroota Natu - We Are One (Original Mix) 10:57 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 10:51 Jen Meets Salz - Offcenter Moon 10:50 Krystian Shek, Surya - Habitat 10:46 Grooveprofessor - Summerbreeze (Fresh Dub) 10:43 D. Batistatos, Evita Saloustrou - After Dark (On The Road Again) 10:40 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 10:34 Angela Puxi - Padapapapaa 10:29 Collioure - Timeless Pulse 10:28 Flight Facilities - Waking Bliss 10:24 Cafe Del Chillia - Silencio 10:21 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 10:16 Grande Delacroix - Your Name 10:11 Didascalis - Together 10:06 Merge Of Equals - Trees On The Moon 10:04 At The Eleventh - Venice Beach Girls (Springbreak In The Hotel Californa Mix) 09:58 Nofilter Feat. Furns - Just A Fling (Original Mix) 09:51 Aquanote - Nowhere (Speakeasy Remix) 09:45 Naoki Kenji - Bedtime 09:44 Lazy Hammock - Fly So High 09:40 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 09:35 Emotional - So Free (Vocal Chill Mix) 09:29 Almadrava - Do You Think You Know Me- 09:28 Peter Silence - Boost 09:21 Blue Lotus - Eshu Igelu 09:18 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 09:13 Lemongrass - Let The Day Begin (Feat. Jane Maximova) 09:08 Funkstar De Luxe - Tell Me Why 09:04 Bernon - Don't Worry (Wellness For Your Soul Mix) 09:02 Naoki Kenji - Sunset Beach Club 08:58 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 08:55 Deephouse 84 - A Night On The Beach 08:50 Lemongrass - For All Seasons 08:45 Gushi & Raffunk - Sound Of You (Beat Ambasada Mix) 08:43 Albo - Superstrings (Part I) 08:33 Under The Sun - Waves Of The Sun 08:26 Esonic - Hazy Moods 08:21 Twentyeight Feat. Tesz Millan - Into You 08:20 Marga Sol - Come And Love Me (Original Mix) 08:17 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 08:10 Don Gorda Project - Symbolic Interaction 08:04 York - Iceflowers 07:59 Frontera - A Baia 07:57 Blank & Jones - Darlings (Feat. Laid Back) 07:53 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 07:52 Blank & Jones - Die Blaue Stunde 07:45 Marga Sol - Hidden Glow 07:39 Smood Vs. Natascha Grin - Principle Of Love 07:36 Miriam Kappert - Remember This Time 07:33 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 07:24 #esteve - Sunset Beach 07:19 Good Chillaz - Stoned Love (Jazzomatic Mix) 07:16 Jens Buchert - Reflections 07:12 Emar - Smile At Your Heart 07:09 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 07:04 Ganga - Cold Wind Blowing 06:58 Eventual Groove - Simeiz 06:55 Bebel Gilberto - O Caminho (Guy Sigworth Mix) 06:52 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 06:44 Dido - Worthless 06:43 Nox & Jab - High Expression 06:36 Clelia Felix - Dreaming Of You 06:35 Candy Dulfer - Ambiente 06:32 Flamingosis - Make Me Late For Breakfast 06:28 Blank & Jones W. Jason Caesar - Pura Vida 06:22 Enjoy Your Life - Chris Le Blanc Feat. Liz June 06:15 Velvet Lounge Project - How Far, How Long 06:13 Cafe Americaine - L Amour 06:10 Everything But The Girl - Mirrorball 06:03 Twentyeight - Monday Night 06:00 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 05:54 Vladi Strecker - Meditation In The City (Smooth Evening Cut) 05:47 Idenline - At Sunset (Original Mix) 05:43 Ybu - Soul Magic 05:41 D. Batistatos - Sunset At Noon 05:38 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 05:33 Citrus Jam - Hakan's Way (Jazzman Mix) 05:31 Living Room - Sundown 05:21 Triangle Sun - Buddha 05:19 Jazzamor - Tonight 05:16 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 05:13 Ross Couch - Music Is My Life 05:08 Blank & Jones - Heart Of Wax (Late Night Mix) 05:03 Nick Prosen, Dew - Taking Me Home 05:01 Sunyata Project - I Know Him (Extended Mix) 04:58 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 04:55 Electus - Pandora 04:52 Marie Therese - Drive Your Way (Original Mix) 04:46 Boom Jinx & Aruna - Light As A Feather 04:43 Duo Varial Feat. Enaïd - Fly Away 04:40 Curly Brown - Serenity 04:33 Light Of Aiden - Loving You 04:28 Lounge Aura - Today - Smooth Bar Cafe Mix 04:27 Kled Mone - Tensegrity 04:23 Electus - Pandora 04:17 Artenovum - When You Fall Asleep (Slow Coach Mix) 04:11 Aware - En Busca Del Sol 04:09 Atb Feat. Melissa Loretta - White Letters 04:03 Dj Sleeptalker - Autumn Leaves 03:58 Do For Love - Do For Love 03:56 Hotel Riviera - Another Chance For Love 03:53 Jox Talay - Rethymnon Chillout 03:49 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 03:44 Dub Mars - Take A Trip Down Memory Lane 03:38 Faro - Bahia 03:32 Solanos - Estranha 03:30 Marc Hartman - Love Can Save The Day (To Roberto Concina) 03:20 Pnfa - Keating 03:17 Kosta Rodrigez Feat. Amy - Gale In The Waterglass (My Love) (Long Beach Cut) 03:10 Luis Hermandez - Soulwalking 03:08 Atb - Some Things Just Are The Way They Are 03:05 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 03:04 Michiko - No Place Like Home (Lemongrass Playa Bossa Remix) 03:00 Night Cruzer - The Nightcruise 02:54 Jazzamor - Sunday 02:52 Northbound - Twice The Day 02:49 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 02:44 Ayla - Open Your Mind 02:38 K Krown - Watching The Sky 02:37 Lee & Sun - Underwater 02:34 Lunatic Soul - Time To Remember (Original) 02:30 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 02:29 D.batistatos - Summer Wind 02:26 Roberto Sol - Obsesioì 02:19 Suburban Crew - Giada - Original Mix 02:17 Privat Projekt - Sunshine 02:14 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 02:09 Paul Hardcastle - In The Key Of Time 02:03 Vincenzo - Summer Breeze 02:02 Phontaine - Node 01:58 Anthony Island - Promets 01:55 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:50 Middle - Warm Sunset 01:48 Benirras - Ghost In A Bottle 01:42 Brook Sapphire - My Name In The Sand (Original Mix) 01:38 Beach Hoppers - Bit By Bit 01:32 Pearldiver - Motionflow (Original Mix) 01:30 Trillian - A Little Love 01:23 Diario - Two Shells 01:20 Husky Rescue - Fast Lane 01:17 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:12 Tom Schlueter Feat. Valery Brusilovsky - Stadtillusion (Experience 20 Mix) 01:07 Urban Phunk Society - Love Echoes 01:06 Beach Hoppers - One Love 01:03 Rangiroa - La Isabela Beach (Original Mix) 00:56 Esbe - Midnight Ocean 00:50 Moonwatcher - Sofa Loafer (Original Afterhours Mix) 00:49 Brain Child - The Guitar Power (Original Mix) 00:46 351 Lake Shore Drive - Blue Baby Moon (Feat. Picidu) 00:43 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 00:37 Headstrong Feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Love Calls (Floris De Haan Mix) 00:36 Sonic Adventure Project - Haze 00:29 Vargo - Get Back To Serenity (Beach Mix) 00:26 Lounge Vargos - Follow My Dreams - Sunshine Mix 00:23 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 00:21 Beth Orton - Daybreaker 00:15 Johannes Huppertz - At Frederun 00:10 Ielo - Beautiful Flower (Feat. Karen Gibson Roc) 00:08 Indian Dawn - Predictions 00:05 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 00:00 E-Sonic - For What I Want

[samueloneworldproductions]

All 2022 Films Ranked

GOLD MEDAL (A++)

1-The Fabelmans 2-The Batman 3-Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 4-Gulliermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Best Of The Best (A+)

5-Barbarian 6-Top Gun: Maverick 7-Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 8-The Menu (2022) 9-Everything, Everywhere All At Once (2022) 10-Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022) 11-Scream (2022) 12-X (2022) 13-Pearl (2022) 14-Nope (2022) 15-Turning Red (2022) 16-The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022) 17-Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022) 18-The Northman (2022)

AWESOME (A)

19-The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022) 20-Terrifier 2 (2022) 21-Prey (2022) 22-Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers (2022) 23-Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) 24-Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022) 25-Elvis (2022) 26-Violent Night (2022) 27-Smile (2022) 28-Hellraiser (2022) 29-Bones And All (2022) 30-Emily The Criminal (2022) 31-Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) 32-Marcel: The Shell With Shoes On (2022) 33-The Black Phone (2022) 34-A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) 35-Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022) 36-The Bad Guys (2022) 37-Bros (2022) 38-Clerks III (2022) 39-After Yang (2022) 40-Do Revenge (2022) 41-Marry Me (2022) 42-Ambluance (2022) 43-Rescued By Ruby (2022) 44-Hustle (2022) 45-Rosaline (2022) 46-Jackass Forever (2022) 47-Better Nate Than Ever (2022)

GOOD/GREAT (B+ to A-)

48-Black Adam (2022) 49-Thor: Love And Thunder (2022) 50-Causeway 51-Enola Holmes 2 (2022) 52-Orphan: First Kill (2022) 53-Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore (2022) 54-Hotel Translyvania: Transformania (2022) 55-Emergency (2022) 56-I Want You Back (2022) 57-The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022) 58-Crush (2022) 59-The Sea Beast (2022) 60-Funny Pages (2022) 61-Not Okay (2022) 62-Day Shift (2022) 63-The Whale (2022) 64-Spirited (2022) 65-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) 66-Fire Island (2022) 67-Samaritan (2022) 68-Me Time (2022) 69-Bullet Train (2022) 70-Dog (2022) 71-The Gray Man (2022) 72-Hollywood Stargirl (2022) 73-The Lost City (2022) 74-The Cursed (2022) 75-Blacklight (2022) 76-Kimi (2022) 77-The Adam Project (2022) 78-Lightyear (2022)

SOLID ENOUGH

79-Babylon 80-DC League Of Super-Pets (2022) 81-Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) 82-Night At The Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022) 83-The Princess (2022) 84-Death On The Nile (2022) 85-Wendell & Wild (2022) 86-Prey For The Devil (2022) 87-Cheaper By The Dozen (2022)

DECENT ENOUGH (B-)

88-Disenchanted (2022) 89-Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody 90-Moonfall (2022) 91-Uncharted (2022) 92-Beast (2022) 93-Men (2022) 94-Spiderhead 95-The Royal Treatment (2022) 96-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) 97-Moonshot (2022) 98-Minions: The Rise Of Gru (2022) 99-Studio 666 (2022) 100-Sneakerella (2022) 101-Halloween Ends (2022) 102-The School For Good And Evil (2022)

MIXED BAG (C+)

103-Deep Water (2022) 104-Strange World (2022) 105-Three Thousand Years Of Longing (2022) 106-They/Them (2022) 107-Don't Worry Darling (2022)

MEHHHHHH/BLEHHHHHHH (C to C-)

108-Senior Year (2022) 109-The 355 (2022) 110-Memory (2022) 111-Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022) 112-The Ice Age Adventures Of Buck Wild (2022) 113-Luck (2022)

BAD BADDDDDDD (D+ to D-)

114-Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank 115-Morbius 116-The Invitation 117-The Munsters 118-Amsterdam 119-Tall Girl 2 120-Pinocchio (2022)

TRAINWRECK (F)

121-Dashcam 122-365 Days: This Day 123-The Next 365 Days 124-After Ever Happy 125-Jeepers Creepers Reborn

[thespiantherepist]

Android Iida x reader pt.2 SFW

Iida had been feeling weird lately. He'd been relaxing more. Charging, and rebooting himself constantly. He wanted himself to be in perfect condition for you. He started setting his food compartment up daily, judt so hed be able to eat with you. Sometimes when youd come home crying, or have bouts of sudden emotion he'd drop everything. He'd put his arm around you, and hum a lullaby.

And everytime.

Everytime.

Hed get that thrum.

That soft, and fast rotating within himself.

The circuts underneath his face would heat up lightly due to the stimulis. Causing his face to light up red.

"Iida, im taking you to the hospital."

"SCRREEECH!"

His glasses glared, even without lights shinig on them. He stayed firmly planted on the fridge. On the top of the fridge rather.

Why did you have to take him to the programmer's?

Because you would hear clanking coming from him at night.

A loud tink in the middle of the night. Hums, and whirrs would comw out louder than normal for an android.

"Listen Y/n, we could talk about this!" He sputtered quickly.

"Either come down, and let me take you, or youll have to evaluate yourself."

Iida shivered, he hated, absolutely dispised where his evaluation socket, and cord connected. It made him feel violated. Although, he wasnt sure if he could actually feel.

"W-ee dont need to do all that MY STAR!" He said, getting louder as you probed at him with the stick of your broom.

"WHY DONT WE GO TO THE MOVIES OR THE ICE SKATING RINK INSTEAD!"

You glared at him. Then you started counting.

"Programms, set countdown forbtotal system reset. In 10, 9, 8, 7, 6..."

"My star?" Iida said scared, and confused. He felt his servos, and codes getting the programm ready, and it was then he realised what was happening.

Iida knew what he was feeling. He couldnt deny the reasons any longer. He knew he loved you. When he shut down for the night his systems warmed bringing back data from his memories of you.

He panicked.

"NOW NOW LETS NOT GET BRASH MY STAR!"

"...5."

"y/n. Theres." "4." "Theres nothing, wrong with me, its just." "3."

OOOH God he could feel everything in his body being strangled, and the humidity recyclers in his eyes started leaking his face scrunching.

"2."

"Y/N what I mean to say was!"

"1."

"I LOVE YOU, DAMNIT, THATS WHY MY SYSTEMS ARE LOUD. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO PULL STORED DATA. BUT MY BODY WORKS HARD TO FIX IT. TO KEEP ME COOL!" He started sobbing, still crouched on the fridge. "I understand why you'd want to leave me. Or just reset me now." He said chocking on his tears. Trying to calm himself down.

"Cancel reset protocol, Iida baby come down here." You said it softly, a command, but a light one.

He gently came down, he felt much better.

"Mast-" You roughly threw your hands around hia neck, bringing him in for a kiss. Entangling your hands through his hair.

He was shocked.

You.

kissed.

HIM!

His servos damn near exploded.

"But Im."

You put a finger up to shush him.

"Youre more human than anyone I will probably ever know. I love you soo much!"

He grinned broadly, then started crying happily into your shoulder. Leaning down. Wrapping his arms around your waist.

"My Star?"

"Only yours."

[chaotic-vibes-only-please]

Hi! I'm a bit shy with this because it's my first time requesting, but. Have you ever thought of Toby with an S/O that jumbles up their words a lot? Like, the words in their brain go faster than sonic and they involuntarily try to go at the same pace, causing them to stumble over their words and have a hard time. I hope this isn't too confusing or anything, but I thought it would be kinda cute 💖 👉👈👀. You're amazing, don't forget that!! ><💗. - 🌕 moon anon 🌕 (Can I be moon anon?)

Toby With an S/O Who Mixes Up Their Words Head Canons

A/N: This is so adorable! Of course you can! it's okay to be shy, I've never sent a request before but when I do I'll probably be the same way🤭Hello moon Anon 💕 I really love this request because I myself tend to do the same thing👉👈Thank you, but you're MORE amazing😌I hope you don't mind some headcanons!

Toby's heart melts whenever you get passionate about a subject to the point where you try to say everything that pops into your mind. He smiles at you and waits patiently as you stumble with your sentences

He reminds you to take deep breaths while placing his hand on top of yours because you get frustrated that you can't let out all your thoughts clearly.

Toby doesn't really care, like it doesn't dieter him in anyway. He's just happy that you're trying to express your interests to him. He thinks it's so cute. You know how everyone has a quirk? He sees it as yours and that's fine.

Jeff does like to constantly tease you about it whenever Toby isn't there, but when your boyfriend is present he'll threaten to chop the smiling man's head off with one swing by his hatchet.

And if anyone for that matter tries to make fun of you, Toby will get very overprotective quick and take out his anger on the assholes who think it's funny.

Since Toby knows what it's like to struggle with speaking do to his stutters, he can relate to it in a way. At the end of the day he sees it as something the two of you have in common.

It's seriously the cutest thing in the world to him. He kind of enjoys to see you frustrated because your cheeks become red and puffed out, a grumpy scowl on your face. You look like an angry kitten to him.

He sits back and listens to you, giving his full attention towards your rant no matter how many times you have to stop in order to stop stumbling your wording. "T-Take i-it easy b-babe, sl-slow down t-t-theres no rush" He always tells you with a grin.

[sugaredge]

frances' favourite songs from different bands

oasis - live forever

mazzy star - wasted

brian jonestown massacre - my man syd

smashing pumpkins - cherry

portishead - threads

cramps - human fly

nick cave and the bad seeds - henry lee (ft. pj harvey)

pogues - if i should fall from grace

flaming lips - she don't use jelly

nirvana - dumb (acoustic)

blur - country house

pulp - underwear

placebo - nancy boy

vines - get free

white stripes - blue orchid

jesus and mary chain - never understood

pavement - cut your hair

vaselines - son of a gun

knife - ny hotel

pixies - is she weird

travis - she's so strange

bright eyes - lover i don't have to love

gossip - coal to diamonds

queen - bijou

rolling stones - bitch

velvet underground - pale blue eyes

pj harvey - c'mon billie

neighbourhood - how

cranberries - how

veruca salt - volcano girls

muffs - oh nina

stone roses - waterfall

sounds - no no song

christian death - romeo's distress

elastica - connection

lost pigs - she said

peace - from under liquid glass

b*witched - c'est la vie

supergrass - diamond hoo ha man

trio - wildflowers

zero 7 - in the waiting line

vaccines - weirdo

knack - my sharona

abba - dancing queen

teskey brothers - carry you

foster the people - sit next to me

mgmt - time to pretend

kills - black balloon

butthole surfers - pepper

siouxsie and the banshees - christine

mercury rev - delta sun bottleneck stomp

television - friction

r.e.m. - orange crush

warlocks - shake the dope out

swervedriver - english subtitles

wire - i feel mysterious today

sleater-kinney - little mouth

young marble giants - credit in the straight world

raincoats - fairytale in the supermarket

flipper - ever

gang of four - ether

teenage fanclub - the concept

lemonheads - my drug buddy

violent femmes - color me once

cracker - low

la roux - i'm not your toy

bauhaus - bela lugosi's dead

charlatans - the only one i know

primal scream - zombie man

radiohead - high and dry

gogol bordello - start wearing purple

fleetwood mac - landslide

kooks - sofa song

boo radleys - wake up boo!

james - laid

manic street preachers - your love is not enough

telescopes - i fall she screams

spiritualized - cop shoot cop

spacemen 3 - lord can you hear me?

galaxie 500 - strange

slowdive - machine gun

dr dog - heart it races

fruit bats - humbug mountain song

edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros - home

shakespeare's sister - wish you were here

ash - burn baby burn

transvision vamp - i want your love

von bondies - c'mon c'mon

jet - cold hard bitch

beta band - dry the rain

drugstore - alive

sonic youth - 100%

glasvegas - go square go

smiths - william, it was really nothing

fountains of wayne - hackensack

lush - for love

kitchens of distinction - drive that fast

my chemical romance - cubicles

xray spex - oh bondage up yours

damned - machine gun etiquette

joy division - disorder

echo and the bunnymen - nocturnal me

chinese stars - shake the nurse

pink and brown - messy bessy get undressy

ravonettes - kill!

yeah yeah yeahs - zero

shins - caring is creepy

remy zero - fair

garbage - only happy when it rains

sleeper - inbetweener

verve - drugs don't work

lightning seeds - lucky you

sparklehorse - it's a wonderful life

bay city rollers - saturday night

beastie boys - paul revere

wannadies - you and me song

florence + the machine - dog days are over

gun club - she's like heroin to me

t.tex - 20th century boy

porno for pyros - pets

led zeppelin - whole lotta love

saboteurs - steady as she goes

patridge family - i think i love you

beach boys - help me, rhonda

chromatics - shadow

ok go - here it goes again

buffalo springfield - for what it's worth

simon & garfunkel - mrs robinson

doors - changeling

noisettes - don't give up

adverts - bored teenagers

eels - love of loveless

moldy peaches - nothing came out

magnetic fields - i don't believe you

stooges - gimme danger

teenage jesus and the jerks - orphans

wipers - romeo

public enemy - don't believe the hype

edie brickwell & new bohemians - what i am

jimmy eat world - pain

x - because i do

pretenders - brass in pocket

luscious jackson - naked eye

first aid kit - hard believer

runaways - i wanna be where the boys are

helium - baby's going underground

smoking popes - pure imagination

scarce - all sideways

scars on broadway - chemicals.

xx - angels

le butcherettes - henry don't got love.

descendants - silly girl

dead milkmen - punk rock girl

big star - daisy glaze

raconteurs - consoler of the lonely

witchcraft - please don't forget me

boomtown rats - she's so modern

distillers - dismantle me

now now - oh hi.

black sabbath - heaven and hell

spits - die die die

marked men - don't lose it

misfits - teenagers from mars

a tribe called quest - the jam

filter - hey man nice shot

harvey darger - flagpole sitter

catherine - four leaf clover

medicine - slut

bats - sir queen

cure - m

suede - she

weezer - pink triangle

moonpools & caterpillars - moonpool

archers of loaf - mutes in the steeple

melvins - shevil

mew - special

weepies - all that i want

dead kennedys - kill the poor

black flag - tv party

morphine - you look like rain

magnapop - lay it down

stranglers - peaches

queers - fuck the world

daisy chainsaw - i feel insane

beast make bomb - 1234

blouse - into black

rilo kiley - accidntel deth

gin blossoms - hey jealousy

velocity girl - i can't stop smiling

haim - forever

out crowd - drugsick

asteroid #4 - wicked wire

sex pistols - anarchy in the uk

cat's eyes - cat's eyes

esben and the witch - marching song

pastels - nothing to be done

broadcast - come on let's go

l7 - diet pill

sunny day real estate - friday

meat puppets - plateau

superdrag - do the vampire

tripping daisy - i got a girl

primitive radio gods - women

spacehog - cruel to be kind

godspeed you! black emperor - mladic

super furry animals - crazy naked girls

slits - i heard it through the grapevine

my bloody valentine - only shallow

dandy warhols - bohemian like you

black rebel motorcycle club - took out a loan

marcy playground - sex and candy

toadies - possum kingdom

presidents of the united states - peaches

sponge - slowed

verve pipe - freshman

dishwalla - counting blue cars

oblivians - i'll be gone

half japanese - charmed life

civil wars - poison and wine

felice brothers - whiskey in my whiskey

dresden dolls - girl anachronism

jawbreaker - boxcar

youth brigade - did you wanna die

agent orange - it's all a blur

cosmonauts - shaker

sugarcubes - regina

blonde redhead - 23

cocteau twins - lazy calm

magazine - shot by both sides

swirlies - pancake

lilys - dimes make dollars

chapterhouse - pearl

sleeping years - dressed for rain

feelies - let's go

drop nineteens - kick the tragedy

maccabees - toothpaste kisses

nada surf - popular

faces - ooh la la

hives - abra cadaver

tlc - waterfalls

sixpence none the richer - kiss me

aqua - barbie girl

nothing but thieves - wake up call

happy mondays - step on

darkthrone - transilvanian hunger

blossoms - cut me and i'll bleed

public access tv - metropolis

circles - gonna get to you

jacques - scum in a bottle

dead weather - treat me like your mother

johnny thunders and the heartbreakers - born to lose

[praphit]

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everybody! 

The start of this year was similar to that of the mini-series “WandaVision”

(my runner-up show of the year)

We were all wounded by 2020, so we kinda locked into some delusional hopes for 2021. It was cute.

Eventually, things seemed suspicious, like plans weren’t going to go forward as we had hoped. 

(Olson, my actress of the year)

Then, we chose our sides, and wanted (and still want) to fight each other.

Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of reasons to want to fight.

Virus  (best movie with symbiotes in it).

Our climate ( in more ways than one).

She was actually made free! But, there are “Free Britney Activists” in the world now, so... I guess now they’ll devote their time to freeing ALL of the Britney’s of the world. 

Rich white people doing rich white people things.

The machines path to inevitably taking over.

The list goes on and on...

It didn’t take us long to give into fear and hate did it?

But, I don’t want to focus on that right now. Let’s celebrate some of the moments of 2021 that put smiles on our faces.

ADELE CAME BACK!- 

To make us emotional... for now... though I’m certain she’ll abandon us for another 3 to 5 years, only to make us emotional again (lather, rinse, repeat) It’s a weird relationship we have with her isn’t it?

(my runner-up Album of the Year)

Mac & Cheese Ice Cream!

Yep :- /

Bernie Sanders, as always, making it cool to be old and crotchety. 

I put out new music. Yesir! 

(a taste)

(more than a taste)

(My Album of the Year. You might be saying “How can you give yourself your own award?” 

I do whatever the hell I want :) Don’t hate cuz my tunes make the kids feel :)

PAUL RUDD became 2021′s sexiest man alive.

I can see that... 

It’s not so much a Michael B Jordan type of sexiness, but more of a... a man watching the kids (not his) of a woman (his girlfriend... sure) who’s out partying tonight... with her guy-friend (totally not a date). And even though she won’t be back until the next morning (late morning), he trusts her. 

- that type of sexiness, I can see that for sure :)

Silk Sonic (my Sexiest Album of the Year Award). Even this pic is oozing with sensuality.

If you don’t believe that music alone could get someone pregnant, just take a listen, and you will.

“I Think You Should Leave” season 2

(Tim Robinson is def my Funny Person of the Year)

LUBIN TOOBIN IS BACK!

For all of you perverts out there who have been longing for the day you can do what he did, and have it be no big deal... that day came this year. Congrats.

The 2021 Olympics!

As always, giving us reasons to cheer and to simultaneously cringe.

Cash in the walls!

Times have been tough for everyone, including churches. But, God, apparently, “blessed” Joel Osteen with gobs of money in the walls of his church.

I’m not making that up! Hey, preachers, pick yourselves up a sledgehammer and try your faith.

The Washington Football Team scandal (and no real punishment in sight).

You might be asking how this could be a good thing? Well, it’s not. It’s a truly horrible thing (it’s worth looking up if you haven’t heard). BUT, if you’re as rich and powerful as the owners of the NFL are, then this story might give you a smile of relief. Finally, a win for the rich,abusive, white guys out there.

And... this - Ye (my Artist of the Year), DaBaby, and Marilyn Manson? - on stage with each other? Mac & Cheese Ice Cream was more predictable.

It has to be the work of the same god who put money in Joel Osteen’s walls that made that happen.

We can’t reflect only on the good. We must learn from difficulties and battles of 2021 as well, right??

We learned that dragons ARE real! 

... and that no matter how slip... sorry, wrong pic

We learned that dragons ARE real! And that no matter how slippery they can be, with diligence and some hocus pocus on your side, they can be slayed.

(”Shang-Chi”, btw, my Personal Fave Flick of the Year - don’t argue with me)

Lil Nas X’s “Montero”!

The music is NOT the bad thing. I liked most it (though if you listen to the lyrics of some songs, he seems sad)! I like him as an artist. I like his style, and his videos. I, for one, salute his marketing strategy in 2021.

I just can’t get the imagery of someone twerking on the lap of a seemingly bored Satan, out of my mind. The devil doesn’t look like he’s having any fun does he?

And our kids are going to imitate this art. I don’t know if any of the parenting books out there prepare parents for kids shaking it in front of Satan, and then putting blood in their shoes.

“MALIGNANT” - my Comedy of the Year

“Why?” “How?” If you watch the 3rd act of this movie, then you’ll know.

VAGINA CANDLES ARE EXPLODING!

A real story and a real problem!

Dr. Seuss... racist as shit!

TOM BRADY (my Athlete of the Year)

- proving that unlike Bernie Sanders, one is not doomed to being cold and lovably irritable when they get old. Sometimes, when you get old, you when another Super Bowl ring.

The Weeknd was lost and confused.

.... as were many, who started wondering, if the cult rumors were true with this performance. I dug it though:)

There has been an increase of conspiracy theories that certain artists, including The Weeknd, are conjuring spirits and portals to Hell during their performances. 

Obviously, that’s nutty. But... nothing would surprise me after the last couple of years.

Perhaps the end of all things will kickoff during an Olivia Rodrigo concert.

And lastly, we learned a lot from “Squid Game” (my Show of the Year)

Probably not as much as we should have learned from it, but more to never play “Red Light, Green Light” ever again.

(the old man, btw, my Actor of the Year ---- which doesn’t make much sense, only that I loved that character.)

2021 Praphie Award goes to - 

Willem Dafoe!

This is completely an inside joke that’s not worth explaining, but imagine this fine actor selling products such as:

“Willem Dafoe’s Sauerkraut Juice”

“Willem Dafoe’s Homemade Breast Milk”

“ Willem Dafoe’s Half-Eaten Apple Pies”

“Willem Dafoe’s Sexy-Parts Trimmer”

I want to publicly thank Willem Dafoe for all of the laughter he’s given me and my colleagues in 2021.

The more this face can sell, the better off we’ll all be.

Last Year’s Slogan to live by:

“If you love something, let it go. If it doesn’t return to you, hunt it down, and kill it.”

This saying was truly inspirational.

2022′s slogan shall be:

“Recently, I made a promise to myself that the next time I got a boyfriend, I’d be on the lookout for red flags. And if I saw any, I would do the healthy thing and I would murder him.” ~ Harley Quinn (”Suicide Squad 2″)

I think there’s a lot of wisdom there, people. 

Meditate upon it, build healthy relationships, have fun, stop overreacting, and ENJOY THE COMING OF 2022.... oh, and don’t look up.

Much love!

[limitlessgojo]

Blood Bound: Blackened Bond (Ch 16)

Warnings: Action, Coarse Language, Fighting, Descriptions of Blood, Death, Gore, Japanese Mythical Folklore, No Major Character Death

Previous Chapter: 土御門天皇 (Tsuchimikado)

Next Chapter: Inferno: Flames of Hell

Word Count: 3.3k

Tags: Kamo Noritoshi x Reader, Soulmates AU, Angst, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Fem!Reader

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This chapter is LONG, a lot longer than I expected haha, happy reading!

Chapter 16: Non-Standard

Noritoshi was in a shitty mood to say the least. He went home to his clan immediately after getting a summon. The clan head had discussed their stance on the upcoming war and is readying their jujutsu sorcerers for battle.

His half-brother had made a not too subtle snarky remark about you. "You've already gotten yourself a woman? Wonder if she even likes you. I'm willing to bet Homura's cuter than her." Secretly his brother was curious about you, having heard about your special grade status.

Noritoshi steeled himself, knowing his brother's playboy tendencies at his school.

"That's enough. I am quite serious about her, so don't even think of taking her."

He watched his brother shut up upon seeing him like this and left him hanging.

'Heeehhh? That Noritoshi is actually interested in someone? Interesting…'

Other serious matters aside, his father, as usual, asked about you, only for him to find out you've both gotten into an argument.

The head of the Kamo clan only raised an eyebrow. "That’s normal for every couple."

Noritoshi kept his temper at bay. But he couldn't help resenting his phone call with his father that day. If his father was less controlling and obsessive over their clan status, maybe it would have gone better.

No... He was also influenced by the elders. Ashamed as Noritoshi was to acknowledge it himself.

“We… broke up…”

At that, his father shuts his eyes, mood obviously souring.

"You are literally a fated pair, how is that even possible? *sigh* If it proves too difficult with her… well we had that list of marriage partners set up for you. Homura has made it quite clear she and her family would be very delighted to assimilate with ours."

Is this what Noritoshi wanted? A woman who obviously flirted with him as she lusted for power? No, he wanted you, who never inquired about his status. Just about his family, his mom, dad and half siblings.

You made it very clear you were worried about his family's well-being. And whether they would like you or not. You want him to meet yours. You never even asked him for a gift or much favors. (Though he had a feeling your family was pretty well off, based on your clothes and jewellery.)

And he loved the fact that he could breathe like a regular teenage guy around you. The only thing you’ve requested from him so far was honesty and transparency.

"No. That won't be needed. Y/N is mine. She is the only one for me." He spoke slowly and clearly. This is the first time he actually disagreed with his father. He'd lose his sanity without you.

"I expected as much, I've never seen you this determined about something before. Soulmates are so complicated." His father sighed out. "Do as you wish. It isn't wise for me or the elders to interfere with something as sacred and ancient as this soulbond you share with her anyways."

Noritoshi felt himself earn a small win at that. He was growing a backbone. "Thank you father."

“However! You cannot force her to love you back. Surely you know this. If you don’t get married by the age of 25, as per our clan tradition I’ll have you set up with another woman.”

Noritoshi inwardly sighed, resigned to his fate.

◇◇◇

Needless to say, you trained like a demon as the eve of Christmas quickly approached. Nobody dared come 10 feet near you as you perfected your Blizzard and Tornado techniques. It was normal to hear the crack of a sonic boom and see flashes of lightning around you.

You were hesitant to use your cursed technique reversal. You barely use flames and Inferno in general, but it can't be helped. But now you hold a pack of matches in your hand.

You lit a match and manipulated the flames. It danced dangerously around your fingers before you moved it from one hand to the other.

You were doing well. Spending a lot of time here on campus helped you to control your emotions and not let anger fuel your cursed energy like you did when you were younger. Those were such bad habits.

A wheel of flame circled in front of you. Very clean and stable. All of the sudden, a strong whirl of wind and empty space extinguished the flames like a vacuum … Only one other person in Japan is capable of doing that other than you.

You turned your head to the side and saw an incredibly tall man with snow white hair and a pair of sunglasses approached you. His bright baby blue eyes gently twinkling and peeking over the rims of his shades.

“Satoru nii, it’s been a while. Why visit me now?” You tiredly asked. He came up just a few inches away from you, staring down at you.

“I got a call from Hiroki. I’m here to help you with your special cursed techniques. It’s time, you’ve stopped holding yourself back Neko-chan.” He leered down with his trademark grin.

◇◇◇

You spend the entire afternoon getting pushed around by Satoru. This man was crazy strong. He kicked you against a tree. “OOF” you heaved.

"You avoid using Inferno. Is it because of your childhood trauma? I'm not shaming you but it's something you need to overcome."

You frowned at his words.

"You only have today to train with me y/n! Aren’t you honored I went out of my way from Tokyo to Kyoto?”

"Like hell I am."

“You’re not using the full extent of your cursed techniques. That power is your one true ally in this world. Trust it a bit more. Apart from your soulmate anyways, but I can see you and Noritoshi aren't exactly swell right now." Your eye twitched at that statement.

Satoru eyed the broken strands of red ropes that floated around you. Not a good sign. It was reaching out to the distance. Maybe to where Noritoshi is huh, Satoru wondered. Until he spotted one thin string, still very much intact and alive. He grinned.

‘This prick and his fucking special eye abilities’, you grumbled. He hit your back hard, “What bad language you have. Imma straighten you up today kitteeeen~”

He pranced around you and squatted to lean down to your level.

"But seriously, you say you want to get strong but you fear your own power kitten. Don't do that." Satoru pointed straight at your eyes. “Remove the fear of hurting the people around you. Because you’re literally fighting to protect the ones you love, focus instead on harnessing your cursed energy to fight. Your messed up emotions could cost you a fight, even your life. Doesn’t matter if you’re a special grade like me. At this rate you won’t catch up to me.”

You slumped to the ground in defeat.

“To be honest, I feel like my growth has stunted. I don’t know if it’s the lack of powerful opponents I’ve had lately.”

He sighed out so loudly and obnoxiously that your anger flared up at him. “Thaaat’s what I kept telling you. You shoulda come to Tokyo Jujutsu instead of here! 100% I would enjoy teaching you and I mean it. I could teach you ya know, and Yuuta is there as well. Another Special Grade, although his circumstances are quite unique and with the way he is right now, you have a better chance at beating him one-on-one since he’s a newbie to this world. And yet you kept saying you wanted to be here for your family.” He shook his head.

You felt as though your head cleared up all of a sudden. “Because I was here…. I was meant to be here. Satoru. I know it deep in my soul. Because I met Noritoshi and…. “ Your heart throbbed so loudly you heard it in your ears. A deep pain stabbed into you.

Ah right. You said you were over him. You broke up with him weeks ago.

“And? You’re not together anymore. Figure out your heart and I could let you reconsider transferring to Tokyo Jujutsu High you know?” He said with a frown.

Why does the idea of leaving Noritoshi behind feeling like you were carving your heart out? He isn’t anything to you anymore and yet…

No. Enough of this. You’re here to train and fight that curse that killed Sora. Your emotions were all over the place. Satoru came up to you and wiped your tears off your face.

“What are you doing to yourself y/n? Don’t lie to yourself. I thought you wanted to live life as honestly as possible.” Even Satoru looked concerned and troubled over your state.

You gulped. “Yeah you’re right. I told myself I wanted to get stronger and protect the ones I love. Now I’m just running away. Noritoshi at least has been trying to reach out to me, but I shut him down.” Your heart is hurting.

Satoru stared at you and the cursed energy that was rapidly pulsing around you. Then grinned. “Then... Fight me one-on-one right here right now. Let’s make sure to keep the damages to a minimum and take care of the buildings. All the other students are still here on campus. Sky's the limit since both of us can move well in mid-air. I want to see you control your emotions and fight me properly. I’ll hold back.” He said.

You took a deep breath and looked back up. “Challenge accepted.”

You’ve envisioned this countless times. You wanted to see how you could match-up against Satoru and all his years of experience. You weren’t expecting to win, but you were not going down without a fight. Your cursed technique is actually a good matchup for his.

You can manipulate molecules. Though you suspect his control is on an atomic level, and thus could overpower yours due to his finesse and 6 eyes. But you could at the very least try.

Satoru, on the other hand, already knew of your potential. 'She is the only one I know who can actually touch and surpass me, given that she can control gravity and condense molecules. It will come down to timing and refining techniques.'

“Give me 5 minutes to suit up.” You asked. He agreed. You flew to your room and eyed the katana of your father. He actually planned to give it to Sora when she turns 16. But due to her death, he gave it to you instead on your 16th.

The name was Kintsugi, because it was made of two halves before being welded together in the centre with high grade steel. The center has a core of a fine diamond dust that’s infused with cursed energy. It’s a grade 1 special tool that multiplies the cursed energy you put into it by 10.

“Don’t break it. Don’t break it…. But It’s Satoru I’m going against. It will break.” And so you put it back and instead reached for your best twin blades and metallic whip. You coiled it around your wrist like a bangle, before flying back to Satoru.

“Done preparing, kitten?” He had removed his sunglasses and his blue eyes were out wide open as they assessed your cursed technique.

“Yep!” You yelled. “Ah Toru, shouldn’t we inform the elders or Utahime sensei that we-”

He didn’t give you time to speak as he appeared in front of you all of the sudden. Rushing with a right hook. You quickly dodged. He kept his word and is going easy on you at least.

You exchanged a few blows with him, both his limitless and your spacial barrier active so technically, no hits were landed.

Until you warped the space and forced the molecules around them to retract, making you actually reach and hit him.

He must have expected the solid punch, because in return, he kicked you as he warped off your spacial barrier. You eyed him as you regrouped. It’s anyone’s game huh.

“You’re still holding back! Are you going to be like this in a real battle? Are you okay with staying weak? Or do you have to wait for someone special to die before you ignite?!”

Oh no he didn’t. Your emotions raged, and you tried to calm them down. But all you saw was blood red. You never felt this angry at Satoru before. Before you knew it, you had activated inferno, making the entire surrounding area, which Satoru was in, combust and burn up in flames.

You lit up a match and pulled the flames on the ground and trees towards your smaller flame and held a massive ball of fire. Satoru was gone, it was only soot on the ground. You looked up to see him hurtling down at you.

You barely dodged, before wrapping the flames around you as you used it to strike at him repeatedly. You both rose up higher and higher into the air.

“Special art: Goldenrod,” you shot a bolt of lightning at Satoru only for him to dodge it. “Don’t just shoot it from your hands! Electricity is a current! You can make it run through your entire body!” He yelled as you both spiraled and fought over the campus.

He had the energy to teach you while you were fighting. You scoffed, but listened carefully, generating electricity in your hands before letting it wrap around you.

You were both dodging and striking at each other with such power. The trees swayed violently as winds and rubble were thrown about.

“What on earth…” Noritoshi and the other students stared at the flashes of fire, lightning, and wind above the campus.

The sky darkened. Good. If you had water, that was another asset.

He must have realized this as he immediately activated his Cursed Technique: Reversal. “Red.” You were forced back, plummeting to the ground. You swiftly turned and saw Miwa and Mai staring at you with horror.

You pulled yourself up back into the sky, still filled with fire and lightning, narrowly missing the building. You twisted your fingers to the side. The flames turned into the shape of the Dragon and you whipped back to hit Satoru from the front while your dragon of flame hit him from behind.

He danced around your attacks, teleporting from one area to the next to dodge them.

He then easily extinguished your flames with a flick of his wrist, but your lightning stayed. He can’t extinguish it, because it was coursing through your body, constantly moving.

You both stood, hundreds of feet high above the Kyoto Campus in midair. Lightning flashed above and winds howled.

You’ve never been pushed this hard your entire life. Not with Hiroki. Not with Todo. But Satoru was really on another level of strong. Unbreakable like a monster. He didn’t feel human anymore.

You tried for a Mach Speed hit, which you’ve never tried on anyone else; it would kill them on impact. “Mach 3.5” There was a loud BANG!

Going at Mach Speed has its limits of course. You can afford to do Mach 1, 5 times a day. Mach 2, 3 times, and Mach 4 only once.

A huge cone of smoke formed behind you as you launched yourself at Satoru. He was still able to evade you, but you pointed one hand to him, quickly following up on another attack.

“Fubuki.” Your blizzard technique was a combination of Niflheim and Tatsumaki. Cold air whipped around you and you thrust it towards Satoru. A mini tornado has formed around you and it pushed and pulled widely. But you were in the eye of the storm.

Satoru dodged your winds, but couldn’t escape them all, wincing as some small ice shards cut into his skin. He attracted debris and rocks towards you. One caught on your shoulder, making you yell in pain, but the rest you were able to guard against with your winds.

He immediately closed in on you to prevent you from doing another full blast and punched with ‘Red’. You countered with a roundhouse kick supercharged with your blizzard and lightning, neutralising his infinity jujutsu with a bit of mixed gravity control.

A huge gust of whirlwind was emitted from the impact, forcing everyone on campus down to the ground.

“GOJO! TSUCHIMIKADO! STOP THIS!” Utahime was screaming at the top of her lungs, still heard over the roar of thunderclap.

You both looked at each other and knew it had to end soon. Rain was starting to fall.

He threw his back and laughed out loud. “I hadn’t had this much fun in ages. You’ve grown really strong. Stop me if you can.” And flew away from the buildings and into the surrounding forest. You whipped your tornado around you and quickly followed him.

All the other students that had been watching you go at it followed. Utahime did as well. They stood from a distance as both of you exchanged more hits.

You lit another match and let arrows made of flames rain on Satoru, weakening his limitless barrier as much as you could. Only one arrow slightly singed his sleeve. Damn he was good.

Satoru attracted your body with “Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue.” You felt like your insides were tearing as you tried to stop his force. But his limitless technique easily overpowered yours. You let go and rushed towards him with both your swords out.

He easily sidestepped and kicked them out of your grasp. The hit was so heavy, even though it hit your swords, you felt the force reverberate throughout your body.

Satoru grabbed your neck from behind, and for the very first time since you were awarded the Special Grade Jujutsushi status, you were forced down onto the ground.

You used your cursed technique to soften the blow as much as possible, but Satoru was relentless as he slammed you head-first down onto the grass.

Everyone winced as you hit the ground hard. "He's not human." Mai said. Everyone agreed, not used to seeing you at the mercy of another party like this. They were reminded of who exactly was the strongest sorcerer alive.

In order to win against Satoru, your goal was to touch him and move past his limitless barrier. Even if it’s just for a moment. You couldn’t use Niflheim or Inferno from afar. He would remain unaffected as he guards and stops the change in movement of molecules around him.

But now his hand was around your neck. Your twin blades suddenly rush to close in around his neck in an x position to gather his attention, while you use your technique to warp the space around his hand to weaken limitless and hold onto him.

You lashed out with your metallic whip, letting your cursed technique run through it. It worked and scratched his cheek a bit.

"Enhanced gravity: Output 30%", the ground cracked underneath the both of you as a massive weight pressed down. And then you shocked both Satoru and yourself with the lightning coursing through you. Screaming at the pain in the process.

He gritted his teeth as volts shocked his bones.

Utahime and the others stared at both of you. "What a huge amount of cursed energy." Todo said in awe. "Non-standard Jujutsu users are insane."

Satoru still had the strength to hit your lower back which caused you to heave out and stop Goldenrod from activating. Both of your clothes were literally toasted. “Haha. You’re a scary one y/n.”

That’s all you remembered before you passed out; you were out of cursed energy.

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Noritoshi rushed over to take you in his arms. Pulling your unconscious body close to his, he gave you a once-over. You had just fainted from exhaustion, there were no serious injuries. Good.

"Noritoshi," Satoru called.

"Yes, Gojo San?"

"Take care of her for me please."

He straightened up, "Of course. There’s no need to ask that from me." He then carried you to the infirmary, holding you gently in his arms.

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Author's Notes: Me writing this entire scene: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!! (x100)

Y/n was able to fight on par with Satoru, because he chose to limit his cursed energy output and match his skills to her level. A psychokinesis cursed technique would be a natural enemy for limitless since you can condense and expand space between molecules. But you still lack experience in battle. And if we were going to talk about Domains, Satoru would dominate the battle.

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Classic sonamy prompt if I may ask, Sonic has just finished up another adventure and is telling Rosy to go home. When she refuses he offers to take her there himself. Except Rosy refuses because she's homeless and too ashamed to tell Sonic so she lies and says her house was robbed! Like the whole thing stolen. Sonic tries to find the house and the lie gets too big until finally Rosy comes clean embarrassed. Sonic not wanting his friend to suffer lets her stay with him and builds a house for her.

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Prompt:

Tumbling down from the air, a large explosion blasts the latest Robotnik BossEgg as Classic Sonic lands triumphantly and stands up, holding Rosy the Rascal in his arms, otherwise known as Classic Amy Rose.

Eggman seems to cry out and shake his fist, but breathes smoke in and starts coughing, so he isn’t able to pursue as Sonic smirks up to him and races off.

Eggman turns around and cries out, gripping his head when his ‘mountain base’ suddenly blasts in small degrees, his mustaches--which were metal plates placed on the mountain--droop down to show sorrow and then the whole thing explodes.

Having no where to go... he slumps down and flies off, cursing Sonic’s name and threatening a bigger and even better plan for next time!

“That’ll show’em!” Amy cheers, kicking her legs out as she looks behind Sonic’s shoulder. “Let’s see how he likes his home being trashed up by a bunch of... of... uhh... Well, if robots destroy our home, would living things attacking his be the same counterpart?” she turned back to relax in his arms and put her finger to her mouth, still working on those ‘witty catchphrases and comebacks’ which she had learned was something Sonic was fond of.

To be more adored, she tried to implement them, but it didn’t seem to effect this ‘one-track mind’ hero.

She blinked up at him, seeing he was focused on running, and smiled sweetly with admiration. Her eyes arched and she nestled herself back to being comfortable for the ride. “Nevermind~ We’re both safe, that’s all that counts.”

“Speaking of homes,”

Just as Classic Amy was about to close her eyes, drift off into her dream of Classic Sonic cradling her on his run for hours, letting her soak in that idealized delight; he hard braked and sent her head jerking forward.

“W-woooah!” she clung as a reflex tightly to his head and adjusted to around his arms as he skidded against the ground.

When her squinted eyes blinked wide open again, she looked to see her handsome hero looking down at her.

She waited a second, not having heard much of a ‘peep’ out of him, but having heard of his snarky attitude before. It seems he only really spoke comfortably in front of Eggman--of all people--and his closest friends.

“Where’s yours?” He smiled, capturing her in an array of hearts as twirling flowers floated around her vision, windmilling into her view to drown out reality.

He raised an eyebrow and leaned in a bit when he saw her distracted, “Uhh... Amy?”

She blinked, as though trying to lure him closer.

He frowned, “Lalaland is not considered a home.” he put her down, and she actually did find that a bit funny, though... it was probably meant to be more of an off-handed insult, she knew he wasn’t trying to hurt her feelings in anyway.

He just wasn’t one to let a good joke slip by.

He put a hand to his hip and shook his head up to the clouds, as though silently conversing with them how odd but innocent this girl was.

He looked back to her with a look of disappointment, as though to get her ‘head in the game’ and waited for her to answer him with a sharp, “No offense, but I’d rather get you home safely than concern myself with idle... uh... staring...” he itched his nose and looked down when he noticed she was still glued to him, her hands up by her chin and intertwined together as she openly showed her unwavering crush on him.

He knew he was handsome, but this... was a bit much to ask for.

“Amy...” He looked embarrassed, not sure how to ‘snap’ her out of it, and pulled away to try and create some space between her piercing eyes of sparkling wonder and awe of love... hoping to not have imaginary strings looping around him like a cowgirl to her prized hog.

“You’re my ultimate distraction~” she flirted, “Nothing you can do about that...”

He gruffed.

“And for your information, Lalaland is free of charge~” she moved up and tried to flick his nose, but as he avoided, he struggled to regain balance and started swaying on his one leg.

She giggled as he hopped to the side to get away from her and plant both feet down firmly. He gave her a look like he wasn’t one to just let a girl get the better of him, but she persisted further. “I have a beautiful residency there... If you ever feel like dropping by~” she batted her eyelashes, but moved her hands behind her back and swayed herself, just being girlie and trying to out-smart him.

“I hear rent’s cheap when you’re a squatter.”

“Ah!” she puffed up a cheek and stomped her foot to him, “Well, that’s not a nice thing to say to a pretty girl!”

“Glad you have the confidence. Looks like you don’t need a man, or anyone else for that matter, to tell you it for you.” He dusted himself off, turning away from her before sneaking in a pretty proud grin on his face. He wasn’t going to let her get away with such terrible flirting like that.

“Anyway, I’ve got things to do. Alone.” He folded his arms and faced his back to her, but was sure to stick his nose in the air, just for good measure. “It’s not safe running around this Zone with so many Badniks still afoot.”

“Doesn’t that mean you missed some?”

His face seemed to scrunch at her obvious dig.

“Why not let me help out in getting rid of them?” She cutely turned around to give him her full attention, offering to assist as she knew he loved to ‘clean up the leftovers’ just for sport after beating Robotnik. “I’ve been practicing with my hammer a lot more now and-!” She summoned it out, holding it firmly as memories of training away from towns by trying to knock over trees ran through her mind.

All those long days... the radio on in case of any news of him, and her constant efforts to knock down a firm tree in three blows, which was her first ever combo she learned with her new toy.

Proud to show off her new strength, she began to ramble as Sonic slowly turned his head and looked curiously back at her instrument of destruction.

“A hammer?” he inquired, leaning to look it over, but trying to keep his ‘aloof’ nature present.

“Yeah! I wasn’t too sure if I should it since it might have thrown your running off center, b-but...” she nervously began to feel her heart flutter when he showed interest in her magical item, and began to blush and dip her head down, turning her flushing cheeks away from him and closing her eyes as she continued. “D-do you think you’d like to help me try?”

“...Try and what?” he fully dropped the act and turned around, offering his hands to show he wanted to hold and examine the hammer closer.

She mistook his intent, and excitedly ‘poof’ed the hammer away placed her hands in his own.

He slowly... looked up to her with lowered eyelids to show his annoyance.

She giggled with hearts popping from around her head.

“...You really don’t know when to quit, do you?” he chuckled out, and she realized she was slightly winning him over.

He removed his hands and shook them out, “Alright! One round around the Zones! No more or less!” he wagged his infamous pointer finger to make that statement unquestionable, and then gave her a legendary wink. “Sure you’re up for a few tips and tricks?”

She almost melted fully to the ground out of all the warm feelings he was giving her.

“Uh-huh~” Her agreeance lengthened by her sinking into such happiness, and seeing as her knees had turned to pudding, she offered him her hand and without hesitation he took it and pulled her back up into a bridal carrying position.

He ducked his head and her nose almost skimmed by his left cheek, “You ready?”

She was careful... when she nodded, she made sure her nose continuing to skim up and down his cheek looked like a hurried accident...

They charged through the Zones, having some fun as he taught her to better aim and invision where the target was going to be before throwing the hammer.

At first, her swings were a little klutzy, but he helped steady her balance. “What’cha gotta do is put your feet apart, like this.” she was too absorbed in his encasing hands over her own while she held the hammer out, feeling the cotton of his gloves smooth around her own that were slightly more thinner than his puffy ones, and trembled to try and remain poised while he taught her.

A moment went by of her just intensely watching his hands on her own as he tried to teach her a proper swing, before stopping and lightly loosening his grip.

“Sorry, am I being too much?” he pulled his arms back and Amy quickly shook her head, releasing all her built-up energy from being overly excited at his attentive teaching style.

“N-no, no, no! Not at all! Don’t let go~” she whispered the last part and looked off and up to the side, her eyes squeezing shut as she hoped he didn’t notice her blushing.

He did...

His eyes almost furled up as though he had been betrayed, forgetting a moment how she was like, and moved away from her.

He tapped his toe, realizing she wasn’t taking any of his advice seriously, and decided to be mad about it. “So, where’s your home again?”

“S-sorry! I’ll behave! I promise!” she shrieked, her hammer disappearing as she waved her arms about. After perfectly being thrown up into the air to then land squarely on a rooming Badnik, Sonic just had some awkward sweat drip down the side of his face.

“Wow, innate learner...” He muttered to himself, seeing as she actually had caught on to some things. He gave her a sideways look, seeing her wail and plea which made him uncomfortable.

Forgiving her, he just turned his head away from her and closed his eyes, “Alright, alright, enough already. It’s not my style to watch people beg.” he scratched his head, not sure what to do with her if she refused to let him take her back. “But it’s getting late, and I don’t feel comfortable leaving you all alone in the open like this.” he earnestly tried to tell her his thoughts and straightened up, playing the noble hero--which was already naturally within his heart--he tried to speak more plainly to her.

“I really should be getting you somewhere safe.”

“Oh, but... Sonic...” She moved closer up to him, making his eyes widened in curiosity at how sincere she looked.

She gently lowered her eyes and smiled, as though trying to create bubbles of light and sparkles around herself, “I’m already safe... right here with you.” she took his hands as he grew nervous, his mouth wagging open on the corners of his lower lip at how direct and unabashed this little girl could be.

“Uhhuhuhhuhh,” He didn’t know how to respond, and it was like his brain was going on a straight line to cut off all activity from her outrageous actions.

She pulled herself a little closer to him, “Maybe... you don’t have to send me anywhere... but we could just gaze up at the stars all night and talk about our future togeth-OFFPH!”

He shoved his head into hers, the hardness of the top of his head smashing her mouth closed as he then pulled away, adjusting his gloves as she rubbed her face in frustration.

“Serves you right for being so shameless.” he knew he hadn’t hurt her, but just shoved her mouth full of quills to silence her continual flirting.

“W-why you...” She twitched an eyebrow, seeing that wooing the man of her dreams might not be as easy as all those fairytale princesses made it out to be.

“If you’re so obsessed with sleeping under the stars, why not fly yourself to the moon?” He stuck out his tongue and dipped his lower-eyelid down. “Waybe when I wouwn’t wave to see yowr wittle wace anywore.” he spoke with his tongue out to taunt her and suddenly she was fuming.

Her arms shook down from her face, as enraged as any tigress, and charged after him. His gleeful expression as he took off and let her chase him lasted for a little while as they played the game of chase.

He kept taunting her, jumping up on a rock and spanking his butt while doing the same mocking gestures to get her to come after him, watching as he would jump and curl up to see the rock he was on get shattered to pieces by her fury.

He uncurled with a few bounces and pulled his arms up as though leisurely jogging, smiling as he was actually testing her further to see how well she really could battle.

‘She’s trying so hard to stay by my side...’ he thought to himself, seeing her calling out with embarrassed fury as she kept swinging and narrowly missing him.

He ducked, freaking out a moment, before sighing in relief, then looking as though happy and proud of her accomplishments. ‘Her aim has increased... Maybe... she was taking my teaching seriously after all.’ It made him glad that he could have moments with her that weren’t just all her feelings, but could be some of his own interests as well.

He plopped himself on another rock and stood like a gymnasts, his two hands positioned in front and below him, which kept him upright, as his legs went straight out ahead of him. “Is that all you got, Rascal?” he teased, smirking widely as he purposefully wore her out to make her more accommodating to his request in sending her homeward.

 “I’m bound... ha... ha... to catch up to you ... ha... ha... someday, Sonic... ha... ha... The Hedgehoooogggg...” she collapsed after making her way over to the boulder, and Sonic’s expression changed to a sweetness as he extended mercy by jumping stylishly off the rock and falling to a knee, offering her his hand. “I.. won’t... give up...” her shoulders bounced as she was on her knees, her arms shaking slightly at their exertion.

Sonic’s eyes bent and in his eyes... he truly knew what she meant.

“I know.” he stated, “But that doesn’t mean a mighty heroine doesn’t deserve a break.”

She was caught by his tender reply and looked over to him, amazed he was acting so kindly again to her.

“W-what happened?” she innocently blinked her eyes, and he laughed at her cuteness.

“I’m just glad you’re having fun.” He stated, and once again shook his arm, “Come on, come on... it’s time to head on back.”

“Ah, you’ll let me stay with you?” her eyes shined.

“No.”

She felt her whole world crash on her, “W-WHATTT???” she exclaimed, “B-but... we were having a moment...” she did her best ‘shaking hedgie eyes’ to make him reconsider.

“Ah-ah-ah.” He got up and shook his pointer finger, “Haven’t you heard? I’m immune to negotiations.” he played along.

“Even cute ones?” she pouted her lip and tilted her head.

For a moment, when Sonic’s eyes met hers, the rising dark shadows of the skies couldn’t block her gentle enticements of beauty from him.

He felt a breath quicken in through his nose and crawl down his lungs, holding itself there as though lodging itself there and wouldn’t move.

It was so fast that Amy didn’t even notice the momentary pupil dilation before he turned away from her and put his hands on his hips.

“...I already said I was taking you back. I keep my word.”

She felt some form of heartache, realizing that no matter how adorable she tried to look, or breathtakingly gorgeous she thought she must have looked in her mind, he wasn’t ever going to budge in her way.

He took final second to sneak a look behind his shoulder back at her, seeing her cry out that she conceded, and nod that he was right.

“It is late...”

“...Very.” he lowered his eyes, as though meaning she was very- “Ehem!” He cleared his throat, coughing into his hand and looking away again, “Very persistent. I don’t understand how anyone can keep up with you.”

“No one but you.”

He turned back as she sweetly praised him, but rolled it off his shoulders and stood a bit taller... not realizing she had boosted his ego a bit there.

“Naturally.” he smiled wider, rubbing his finger under his nose. “I’m the fastest thing alive, so it’s not uncommon for me to be one step ahead of your scheming.” he then lifted a shoe up and lightly poked her with it, smirking mischievously as though wanting her to chase after him again.

She let little tears build up in her eyes as she pouted, “You’re shooing me away again!”

“Only to keep good little girls like you out of bad little boy’s sights.” he teased again, kicking the foot back behind his other leg and looking like a real slick 90′s kid. “Cool off a little... it’s a compliment.”

“Hmph, I’m sure!” she stomped herself up and dusted off her dress. “Well, you won’t find my house, anyway!”

“Is that so?” He thought she was playing again, but was growing a little annoyed at her stubbornness. “Look, it was fun at first, Amy, but you really gotta tell me what’s going on. Why are you so opposed to going home?”

He buried his head down into his folded arms, trying to look stern on this, and it did intimidate her slightly into realizing he was serious...

She sighed, seeing him soften as she turned away. “It’s... complicated.” she pushed her index fingers together.

“How so?” He wondered... “Eggman..?”

“...N-no...” she didn’t want to lie... but... “Robbers!” She spun around, ‘More than anything... I just want to keep spending more time with you...’ she admitted only to herself in her heart.

“R-robbers?” Sonic broke his stance and suddenly took a step back.

“Thieves of the forest!” she spread her arms out wide, “About twenty of them!”

“...W-what?” He seemed disbelieving, so she nervously looked behind her and thought a second before continuing.

‘He’s not gonna buy this... but it’s worth a try! Hehe! Maybe he’ll think I’m cute for attempting to fool him.’ She turned her head back to him, “It was awful! Ah!” she jumped into his arms as he leaned forward with a perplexed expression before awkwardly having her draped over his chest.

“Come again? Where was this?” he decided to get some details first.

Amy sweated, she didn’t know many places around here... “U-Unimportant. They just came up to me all of a sudden! I was so scared!” she gripped her arms tightly around his back quills, nuzzling herself deeper into his chest as he squirmed from how uncomfortable this was.

“W-wah-what? Inside your house?” he wanted to keep investigating, but the odd sensation of her prickly head and soft cheeks against his underbelly really didn’t make it easy for him to concentrate on her story.

As he flinched and wriggled from the touch, not daring to move her, she smirked with a twinkle in her eye.

‘Got’em!’ she smirked, before pretending to act in distress again. “Ohh! Sonic! You don’t understand!”

“Then help me to understand.” he pulled her away, gently this time, but with added worry. He put his head leveled to hers, so she could focus and look directly in his eyes. “Are you okay?”

She nodded, acting as though she was close to actual tears, pulling her hands in. “We... We can’t go back there, Sonic! I’m too... Ah! Afraid~” she tried to ‘swoon’ into his arms, having her hand lift up to her forehead and have the back of it dramatically positioned there but Sonic caught her from landing on him again.

“Now, hold on. Didn’t you say you felt safe with me?” he blinked with a frown, not going to allow her theatrics to play around much longer.

She pouted, deciding he needed further persuasion...

“Uh... Well... They took the whole house!” she hollered out, “Oh, Sonic, My hero, Hold me~” she cried, turning around to try and better get her arms around his neck but he held her out and slowly reclined back... and that’s when she knew... his annoyed expression...

“You’re just as sneaky as ever...” he puffed out.

“...D-don’t you believe a helpless little-AH!”

He threw her lying behind right up over his shoulder, keeping her there as punishment as she squirmed.

“H-hey! Nooo! Soooonic!! P-put me down, now!”

He yawned, feeling her light pats against his head and back as she ‘struggled’ but knew somewhere deep down she was probably enjoying the further ‘play’ anyway.

He kept one arm down by his hip, but lifted it up to shrug. “Oh well, if you don’t have a home, I guess you’ll have to stay with me the rest of your life, huh, Amy?”

She immediately dropped her pretend, her eyes full of stars as she gleefully grinned. ‘Success!’ she cheered within her mind.

“...Is what you want me to say, right?”

She deflated... “Ohhh....”

“Come on, Amy... Enough games.” He looked back up to her, waiting with his ear turned to her for the truth. “What’s really keeping you so adamant?”

“...Okay, you got me.” She knew she couldn’t keep it up for long. “I... My house... it kinda...”

She then took on a serious expression, pulling out a hankie and blowing into it, “It’s in the sky now, Sonic! Whahaa!”

“...What?” he deadpanned.

“Those robbers they... they cut it up into tiny pieces! It’s gone, Sonic. There’s nothing left of it! My beautiful, beautiful home. Taken before it’s prime!”

He heard her blow into the hankie and shut his mouth.

“...Guess I’ll have to find every last piece of it... and rebuild it myself...” His eyebrow twitched. ‘There has to be a limit to this girl’s presumptuous mannerisms!’

...Had he finally found his match?

Someone to equal his own obscure, reckless nature?

Someone who would consistently not fail to banter till there was no time left on the clock?

“I’ll ask one more time...”

Amy shivered in fear, “You... You wouldn’t do anything ungentlemanly now... w-would you?”

His eyes revealed he was at his limit to her shenanigans.

“Eep!” she threw up the white handkerchief and forfeited, “Okay, okay! In all honesty, I-... I don’t want to part from you, but the reason I won’t tell you where my house is is because... because... I’m... homeless...” she lowered her head.

“That’s it-!” he put both hands on her hips over his shoulder and was about to charge her through a very unpleasant ‘joyride’ to interrogate her into learning some humility but she flailed.

“No, no, wait! This time, it’s the truth!” she waved her arms about, “Please, this time, you gotta believe me! I live on a town’s alley with a box and a blanket!”

He paused...

“You’re not making this up to get pity out of me... right?” he slightly glared back up at her, and she nodded, pulling her hands in and bundling them up by her chin.

“I swear, Sonic. I’m not just kidding around or playing this time... I could show you but...” she looked away, “I wash my clothes because a nice lady thinks I’m sweet and cute... I help her fold her laundry and her children’s bibs in the morning so she pays for my clothes and I secretly sneak out the back and spray the pool water on me while it’s too early for anyone to be up yet...”

He lowered his head, this isn’t what he wanted to hear...

Everything was getting too complicated... She shouldn’t be admitting this to him.

“For food, I usually track berries, but I got here from some traveling gypsies who taught me Tarot cards and treated me very well. They also showed me how to... I don’t steal, so I just performed little fortune tellings here and there to make some money, but it’s only enough for about a week’s worth of food... hence why I help the lady...”

He put her down, “That’s enough.” he stated, closing his eyes. “You didn’t need to tell me all that... I believe you.”

She pulled away, feeling like he may think she’s stinky or pitiful, and scrunched up the ends of her skirt, looking embarrassed.

“I’m sorry... I really do like you, Sonic The Hedgehog... but I’m not much of a ...” her bottom-lip quivered. “Lady... as you deserve.” she was on the verge of tears. “But if I didn’t have such humble beginnings... maybe then... I’d be pretty enough to get you to watch the stars with me one night...” she sucked in her breath, dashing off to avoid any further shame before Sonic immediately caught her mid-turn and pulled her back, not letting her escape. “Ah!”

“... I wash my shoes in the lakes and rivers...”

His voice was... empathetic.

“My best friend is an orphan... the other is the last of his kind.”

He stared at her... no judgement.

Her eyes... shined with the love she could see from his enormous heart.

“We all stay in a roughly build placed by a beach... next to a crashed plane.”

“Sonic...” her eyes shook, realizing...

“I’m not the big-shot hero everyone thinks me to be either,” He took a powerful breath in and held it, showing pride as he looked away, recollected himself, and then narrowed his eyes to her. “There’s no shame in being unwanted, alone, or without anything to your name besides your skills and talents... Regardless of what you think a ‘Lady’ qualifies as to be worthy...” he walked up and lightly patted her head,

“...Lalaland is nothing like a warm bed. I’ll give you all of what I’ve found and have collected over the years, so you can be safe too.”

Her heart expanded, and she never knew a man could love someone as unlady-like as it could get. She was without anything... and yet...

He still built a side shack for her on the beach, inviting her in as she insisted on cooking for the boys, and becoming... apart of their team.