#He's a genuinely good guy who is generally level headed and very kind too
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brokencolressmchn Ā· 7 months ago
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This is a genuine opinion piece but I think that:
Koujaku and Aoba were made for each other, they deserve each other and probably have the best, most healthiest relationship in the entire game
Koujaku almost worships Aoba and Aoba looks out for Koujaku in the ways he can. Their relationship starts out strong, and the game ends it in a place even stronger than before.
Also, while Clear's route might be my favourite one narratively... I think:
He can probably do better than Aoba
Aoba gets pretty short tempered with him at times (though it's pretty understandable since he starts out as a stranger... he does get more patient near the end of the route)
But a lot of Clear's time in his route is spent taking care of Aoba and Aoba not really knowing how to act about that. They don't have the small bonding moments that Koujaku and Noiz's route have- most of their relationship is moved forward by big emotional moments
Which is fine, but for my aroace ass it makes me feel like the relationship doesn't have as much as a foundation for me to "justify" it with
Clear's life revolves around Aoba because of his programming + eventually because of his feelings, but Aoba just isn't the same way
Even if they do fall in love and Aoba ends up getting pretty depressed when he's gone
Somehow it still feels "one sided" to me y'know? Can't really describe it much beyond that
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astrobydalia Ā· 3 months ago
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Numerology observations
I've genuinely learned a lot from @novy2sirius when it comes to numerology so much so that it has helped me make so much sense out of many experience in my life. Therefore I wanted to share some numerology observations with all of you.
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People with 9 energy are so deceitful, they are easily seen as innocent. On the contrary people can see 9s as someone pretty suspicious because they have an air of mystery to them and are the kind of person who you think you know but actually you don't like at all. They always hide the most BIZARRE shit, I'm telling you their life is SO weird. This is how I see 9 people tbh lmao
I've never met a 11 life path person that was emotionally okay, but the weird thing is that they tend to want to lie to themselves and pretend they are okay all the time. All the ones that've met had diagnosed depression and spent big chunks of their lives in very VERY low lows like it's truly hard to watch. Also, random note but I've seen that they are secretly very resentful too and have a hard time letting go of things and moving on. Most of the 11 people I've met had Earth Moon or strong Saturn influence in their moon
Also, I met a 11 guy once who would often say "I have no doubt in my mind that I will be famous" lol (11 is rated to fame)
22 is a more chill number. I've seen more developed 22s than developed 11s. 22 people are very mature and level-headed, tend to have very balanced mindset for most things. However they tend to think they're the only ones who know best, they give good advice but suck at taking any.
So one of the things Novy said is that the date you meet someone in will be a significant energy in the relationship you have with them. Every person I've met on a 5 day are people I travel a lot with or people I've had long-distance relationships with (5 is related travel)
I don't have much experience with 2 energy but from what I've seen it is pretty mellow energy. The people with 2 energy are pretty harmless individuals even when they have other intense energies going on
I get along with 7 life path people cause I'm a 5 but something I've noticed about these people is that they really do struggle making genuine connections "from the heart" if that makes sense. They always rationalize getting in and out of a relationship giving more importance to practical/beneficial reasons rather than emotional ones. When they do try to follow their heart they fail miserably cause they confuse making decisions from their heart with total recklessness
Life path 1 people are so.... immature. And have very obvious anger issues. They have the patience and emotional regulation of a toddler, really do embody the Aries stereotype. At their worst they can be pretty intolerant towards other's pov. Yeah life path 1 is very passionate and driven and all and I do get along with them but I also tend to keep at arms length a little cause they're energy is very chaotic and destructive tbh
Let me tell you too that unhealthy life path 1 people are one of the most CRUEL and mean people I've ever seen like... it's giving blood lust (not literally but you know what I mean)
Life path 6 can indeed be caring and generous but I've met a lot of them who are actually very selfish, greedy and materialistic. It's like they see life mostly through the lens of material gain. They literally remind me of this clip fr.
I have good experience with 6 people tho. My manager for example is a 6 life path and I literally don't know what I'd do without him, he's so patient, always there when I need him and is always on my side even when I mess up. 6 people are also very good at setting healthy boundaries too
A lot of the life path 6 I've met had taurus placements or where earth doms astrologically
The number I struggle getting along with the most is 4 tbh. They are huge party poppers even when they're healthy and have more need for control than 8s imo. A lot of 4 people I know are the type to rain on your parade for no reason in the name of being "realistic" but really they're just being bitter imo. I know 4 people have a hard life but I've noticed they tend to often have this attitude of "if I couldn't be happy then you can't either"
What I've noticed with 8 people is that yes they can be controlling but it's not like they go around policing others like 4s do. 8s control in a very subtle and indirect way, it really reminds me a lot of scorpio energy/8th house placements. It's more like they keep in control in any situation by staying low-key and are the kind of people that is hard to knock down, yet they know how to get under other's skin
I'd describe 8s as more domineering. They can be pretty chill, fun and won't mess with anyone as long as they feel like they have the upper hand in situations. That's why they are stubborn af and refuse to be wrong and why they do not react well AT ALL to animosity. This also means that at their worst tend to have HUGE superiority complex and will minimize others and be condescending just to feel superior
One time I witnessed an argument between a 1 and an 8 (it was messy) and even tho the 8 person was wrong imo they made the 1 person back down eventually (which, if you know how 1s are, that's a huge thing) and from that experience I learned that you're better off disagreeing with a 1 than disagreeing with an 8
People with 3 energy have such a refreshing energy I love them!!!! The type to keep a young spirit regardless of their age but like in a good way. Their sense of hope and optimism can't be crushed, all the ones I've met were the kind of people who always knew how to bounce back from difficult situations.
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atleastpleasetelephone Ā· 1 month ago
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Little Darling
Chapter 1 - See You Hiding In Plain Sight
It's 1997, and Elvis is still alive and well. He quit music in 1972 after a successful world tour, and now he runs Presley Studios - teaching people karate across America. His daughter and grandchildren are regular visitors at Graceland, and when heā€™s in Memphis he likes to do a little teaching. His life is quieter now, though. Most of the Mafia have gone - going to live their own lives - and after his divorce from his second wife, Elvis is sworn off women for good. Will a Welsh girl with a wicked sense of humour be the one to make him break his promise to himself not to fall in love again?
The masterlist is here.
Pairing: Old Man!Elvis x OC - Tegan, a Welsh girl he meets at karate class.
Word Count: 5K ish
TWs: Little bit of angst - Tegan cries.
A/N: I have genuinely ummed and ahhed about posting this, so please, if you enjoy it let me know in the comments / give it a reblog.
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Elvis does another lap around the hall, watching the little groups of people being taught by the black belt students. This is his first time teaching karate in Memphis for a few months, heā€™s been busy setting up a new Presley Studio in Manhattan and itā€™s really taken it out of him. Heā€™s glad to be back home at Graceland. Thereā€™s always a sense of peace there, though there arenā€™t as many people around as he would like, his old friends are still nearby and itā€™s good to see them.
He generally tends to stick to high-level supervision at the Memphis classes when heā€™s there, just keeping an eye on things, not directly teaching too much. Itā€™s an important part of grading so he doesnā€™t want to take that away from his more able students. But sometimes he canā€™t resist, and this is one of those times. There are a couple of women taking it in turns to roundhouse kick the pad, whilst one of his less confident black belts tries to explain to them what theyā€™re doing wrong. Itā€™s clearly not going very well, since theyā€™re not improving and one of them is starting to look ever so slightly upset about it. He decides to intervene.Ā 
ā€œHey, Charlene, is it?ā€Ā 
The black belt flushes red immediately and nods.Ā 
ā€œAh honey, why dontcha let me take over here for five. You go and help out the bigger group.ā€
ā€œSure,ā€ Charlene replies, scurrying off to do as sheā€™s told. Sheā€™s not used to Elvis being there and she canā€™t help but find him intimidating, especially when it seems like he thinks sheā€™s not doing a good job.Ā 
Elvis smiles after her and then looks back to the other two women. ā€œHi there. Iā€™m Elvis. Feet together, bow.ā€
They both quickly put their feet together and bow back to him, but he immediately notices that one of them looks at the floor whilst sheā€™s doing it. The same woman who was looking a little upset a minute ago.Ā 
ā€œHey, honey. Whatā€™s your name?ā€
ā€œTegan.ā€
ā€œTegan. And you?ā€
ā€œMaria.ā€
ā€œTegan and Maria. Okay, let's try that bow again and this time keep your eyes on me. You need to keep your eyes on your opponent at all times, even before you actually start fighting. Okay?ā€
They both nod, and repeat the bow. Tegan can feel herself blushing a little being made to keep her eyes on him. She hadnā€™t really been expecting The Elvis Presley to turn up to this class, even though she had heard rumours that sometimes he did. Obviously sheā€™d had a crush on him when she was younger - who hadnā€™t - but even now she wouldnā€™t say no. He might be older, but heā€™s still an attractive guy. His bright blue eyes contrast with his full head of snowy white hair, both of which are set off by the black gi heā€™s wearing. Heā€™s charismatic, too. He stares back at her with a kind of fierce intensity that makes her want to immediately forfeit the fight, if they were actually going to have one. He wouldnā€™t even need to lift a finger.Ā 
ā€œOkay, let me show you a roundhouse off the front foot.ā€
Elvis spends the next fifteen minutes or so drilling kicks with the two women, demonstrating himself and then giving them detailed feedback. Maria is completely laid back, takes everything in stride and makes good progress. Tegan makes progress too, but Elvis can see something simmering away there under the surface. Watches her clench her jaw when she gets frustrated, and try to cover up with laughter when he tells her what sheā€™s doing wrong.Ā 
ā€œOkay. Take five, have some water.ā€
Elvis feels like he needs to take more than five right now, heā€™s still exhausted from the flight and he probably demonstrated more kicks than were strictly necessary. Showing off? Trying to prove heā€™s still got it? He sits down on one of the benches and sighs a little. This is one of those days where he really feels like an old man.Ā 
Tegan sits down next to him as Maria goes for a toilet break.
ā€œI didnā€™t realise you actually taught here. I thought maybe youā€™d just show up for a bit.ā€ She begins, then pauses awkwardly, realising that had come out rather more bluntly than sheā€™d meant. ā€œSorry, that sounded rude.ā€
Elvis tilts his head to the side and frowns slightly, looking at her. ā€œYou ainā€™t from around here, are ya honey?ā€
ā€œNo. British. Well, Welsh to be exact.ā€
ā€œOh. Wales.ā€ Heā€™s tempted to make a Wales/whales joke, but the older he gets the more he tries to stay away from dad jokes. He figures they donā€™t help his image.Ā 
ā€œYes. Not the big sea mammals, the little country.ā€
Elvis grins. She almost made his dad joke for him. ā€œAnd what brings ya to Memphis, little Welsh girl?ā€
Tegan laughs a little and looks down. ā€œIā€™m not really a girl or that little either. But I came for work, I guess.ā€
ā€œYouā€™ve not been here long if ya donā€™t know little girl is just what us guys call women sometimes. Like callinā€™ ya honey or baby. Jusā€™ a southern thing.ā€
She nods. ā€œYeah I got that. It just sounds weird to me. Iā€™m almost 40.ā€
Elvis raises both eyebrows skywards. ā€œYā€™are? Ya donā€™t look a day over 25, honey.ā€
ā€œWell, thanks. I think that must be flattery though, Mr Presley.ā€ She smirks a little, and is gratified to get a flirtatious smile back. Heā€™s a little too easy to flirt with and she can feel herself about to get carried away.Ā 
Elvis opens his mouth to respond, then sees Maria on her way back. He hums instead, standing up and taking a drink of water. Tegan looks up at him, wondering what he was going to say, and if it really wouldā€™ve been so bad to say it in front of her friend. Then he tells them both itā€™s time for some punches and she stops wondering.Ā 
The women are exhausted when the lesson finishes. Neither of them can remember being this tired after a session before, though they are both pretty much beginners so they havenā€™t been to many.Ā 
ā€œIā€™m going to say bye to Elvis,ā€ Tegan tells her friend.Ā 
The other woman raises an eyebrow, but doesnā€™t say anything. Theyā€™ve been close for a long time and Maria knows when the other woman is interested in someone. Though sheā€™s surprised that itā€™s someone that much older, sheā€™s glad that Tegan is interested in guys again, after the divorce. And the concept of her friend dating Elvis Presley is more than a little exciting.Ā 
ā€œIā€™ll see you in the car,ā€ Maria tells her.Ā 
Tegan feels a bit silly going to say bye to Elvis, she could see that little look on Mariaā€™s face that suggested she thought she was being daft. But she canā€™t help it. She feels like heā€™s drawing her in like a moth to a flame.Ā 
ā€œAre you here next week too?ā€Ā 
Elvis looks up from where heā€™s been rearranging the pads, ready for the next lesson.Ā 
ā€œYeah Iā€™m back in Memphis for a while now, so Iā€™ll be checking in. I hope youā€™re gonna be keeping up your practice?ā€
Tegan nods. ā€œWeā€™ll be back next week.ā€
ā€œGood. See you then.ā€
Elvis smiles broadly and holds eye contact for a little longer than strictly necessary. She smiles back, and then gives him a little wave and walks out to the car, wondering about what heā€™d just said. Does he just mean he hopes sheā€™s going to carry on doing karate? Or does he mean he hopes heā€™ll see her again? He only mentioned her, not Maria, so maybe that means something. Or maybe as usual sheā€™s reading too much into it. She sighs and opens the car door. Sheā€™ll just have to go back next week and see what happens.Ā 
***
Tegan is a little disappointed when they donā€™t get any one on one time with Elvis at the next session and one of the more experienced black belts takes them through their paces instead. She sees him wandering about on the sidelines, coming over once or twice to give pointers but otherwise not that involved. Heā€™s perfectly friendly, and when he smiles that lop-sided grin of his she feels her stomach flip-flop. But he doesnā€™t seem interested. She tries to stop wondering about his motives and concentrate on karate instead. Thatā€™s what she came here to do, after all.
ā€œTaking it easy this week?ā€ She asks him, as she puts her shoes back on at the end of the lesson.Ā 
He cocks an eyebrow. ā€œWhaddya mean?ā€
ā€œWell, last week you were pretty hands on, teaching and everything,ā€ she looks up at him as he stands there with one hand on his hip. ā€œThis week youā€™re just floating about. Taking it easy.ā€ A teasing smile plays around her lips and Elvis finds himself smiling a little too.Ā 
ā€œI just donā€™t wanna overwhelm ya,ā€ he replies. ā€œI know how hard it must be for ya to hold that pad whilst I kick it. Bet yer arms were sore after last week.ā€
Tegan stands up, pulling her jacket on and grinning broadly now. ā€œOh I see. Youā€™re saving my poor little girl arms.ā€
Elvis throws back his head and laughs at her almost pitch-perfect impression of the way he says ā€œlittle girlā€. He hadnā€™t been expecting that at all and he likes it.
ā€œIā€™m sorry. Ya did tell me ya werenā€™t little or a girl.ā€ He waggles his eyebrows a little. ā€œI promise not ta pull my punches next week.ā€
Tegan flicks her hair out from underneath her jacket. ā€œOkay. Iā€™ll hold you to that.ā€ She pauses, caught in another moment of staring into his eyes. Then she remembers where she is and shakes her head slightly. ā€œSee you next week!ā€
***
As the weeks go on, Elvis spends a little more time tutoring the two women and a lot more time having flirtatious conversations with Tegan at the end of the class. He finds himself looking forward to talking to her, in a way he canā€™t remember looking forward to talking to anyone, really, for a long time. But especially a woman. Everything seems to be business nowadays, but interacting with her is like a secret little dose of fun. He feels somehow lighter after it, as if everything is slightly better. Finds himself singing around the house more often, taking time to play the piano. Doing more and more of the little things that bring him joy. He has to remind himself that nothing can come of it, though. After what happened with Stella, Tegan can only be a flirtation.
Theyā€™re sitting together at the end of the second class, which Elvis had somehow persuaded her to stay for, talking about the relative merits of British and American cuisine. Something about the sheer exhaustion and being so close to him in the empty hall makes her decide to do something a bit bold. She likes flirting with him but she kind of wants to know where she stands. It seems a bit crazy to be thinking of asking someone so world-famous out, but he doesnā€™t seem that intimidating, next to her on the bench. He just seems like a guy sheā€™s been spending a bit of time with and maybe they might see where it goes.Ā 
ā€œListen, why donā€™t I cook for you, sometime?ā€
Theyā€™d been laughing together about some silly thing or other, but the question makes Elvis freeze. This is exactly what he didnā€™t want to happen.Ā 
ā€œIā€™ve got a cook at home, honey.ā€
Tegan almost winces. That wasnā€™t a kind rejection.Ā 
ā€œAh okay. Wellā€¦ā€ she trails off, pushing her feet into her shoes. ā€œNever mind then.ā€ Standing up as she pulls her hoodie on over her head. ā€œSee you next week.ā€Ā 
ā€œI-I-I-Iā€™ll be here next week,ā€ he stammers, suddenly regretting the way he said no and wishing he could rewind the past couple of minutes. Teganā€™s tone is cold and her whole demeanour has changed. Heā€™s really fucked this up.Ā 
ā€œOkay. Cool. See you.ā€
Elvis watches her leave, feeling completely paralysed. He canā€™t chase after her. What would he say? No, sorry, I canā€™t date you, but please keep coming here and flirting with me. He groans, his head in his hands. The one little bit of fun he had in his life and heā€™s gone and messed it up. He couldā€™ve thought of a way of letting her down more gently. Why did that have to come out sounding so blunt? Younger Elvis wouldā€™ve chased after her, wouldā€™ve sent flowers, got on his knees and apologised. He sighs again. Who is he kidding? Younger Elvis wouldnā€™t have got into this mess in the first place, heā€™d have said yes to dinner a thousand times over. But heā€™s old Elvis now, and old Elvis just says no.
***
Tegan cries a little on the drive home. She doesnā€™t mean to, but it comes out anyway. She hadnā€™t thought she was even that invested in what had been going on between them, but apparently she is. She calls Maria when she gets in.Ā 
ā€œI just said I should come and cook for him some time.ā€
ā€œAnd what did he say?ā€
ā€œHe said he had a cook.ā€ Tegan slaps her hand across her forehead. ā€œIā€™ve never been so humiliated, Mar. I thought there was something going on there but I was obviously wrong.ā€
ā€œOoof. Thatā€™s rough.ā€
ā€œYeah I know.ā€
ā€œSeems weird to me, though. Heā€™s always flirting with you. Itā€™s not insane for you to think that might mean heā€™d want to spend more time with you.ā€
Tegan sighs. ā€œOh well. Shouldnā€™t have tried.ā€
Maria tries to spend the rest of the call comforting her friend and reassuring her that the signs were all there, and she certainly should have tried, but she feels sheā€™s onto a bit of a losing game. Once Tegan goes down this kind of road about how other people arenā€™t to be trusted and most of the time youā€™re better off on your own, itā€™s hard to divert her. The best she can do right now is be a good listener. Still. She has to wonder why Elvis would be so flirtatious and then completely shut down at the mention of a well-cooked meal, though.Ā 
***Ā 
ā€œDaddy! Dad! Elvis!ā€ Lisa yells from the carpark as loudly as she can.Ā 
Elvis huffs and walks to the doorway. ā€œYisa. What?ā€
ā€œWhere do you want these? And how many?ā€ She holds up an armful of pads from the boot of the car.Ā 
ā€œAll of them, and in here.ā€
Lisa-Marie is back home from touring for a while and she always likes to help out with karate when sheā€™s in Memphis. Elvis is on the fence about whether he likes her helping. As heā€™s got older heā€™s got quieter, mellowed he supposes is how youā€™d describe it, but the same canā€™t be said of his daughter. She is still rambunctious, and sometimes he thinks more chaotic than helpful. But he loves her, and itā€™s always good to see her, soā€¦ he rubs his forehead with his fingertips. On balance, he does want her here, helping. He supposes.Ā 
Lisa continues to bring armfuls of pads into the hall, throwing them about the place in no particular order. Elvis tuts and shakes his head, picking them up and arranging them properly. Heā€™s a little worried about this class. He doesnā€™t know how Tegan will be with him, after their conversation. Maybe he should apologise. But he still doesnā€™t want to give her the wrong idea. He stands on the other side of the room as people walk in and avoids eye contact with all of them, but he still sees Tegan arrive. Almost feels her, first. His guts roll about uncomfortably and he can feel himself blushing. He coughs and finds some arm guards to fiddle about with to occupy his hands.Ā 
Lisa has been cheerfully introducing herself to everyone and then gets them all in lines so she can lead the warm up. Unlike her dad, she wants to get involved with teaching all the time, and he has to admit she is pretty good at it. Itā€™s a good outlet for all of her energy and it keeps her attention in a way not many other things do. She divides the class up and finds a black belt to teach each individual group, keeping one for herself. Elvis circles about, trying to seem like heā€™s keeping an eye on everything, but really heā€™s just trying not to keep his eye on Tegan. Sheā€™s never looking when he chances a glance at her, and he starts to wonder if sheā€™ll ever talk to him again. When they break for water heā€™s surprised that she actually makes a bee-line for him. Standing next to him with her back against the wall she clears her throat a little awkwardly and then begins to talk.
ā€œSorry Iā€¦erā€¦ made things uncomfortable by asking you out.ā€
Elvis takes a quick swig of water in the hopes of distracting her from the face he just pulled at her words. He feels awful that she's the one apologising to him. But he also cringes at the way she referred to their conversation. Her asking him out. He still canā€™t get used to women nowadays. So outspoken and apparently so comfortable being the one asking. Surely the men should do the asking? It all used to be a lot simpler.Ā 
ā€œNo, honey, d-donā€™t you apologise. I was a rude sonofabitch.ā€ He screws his face up, wondering whether he should have cursed. Once again his mouth is running away with him.Ā 
Tegan smiles. ā€œYeah, well. There are more gentle ways of letting people down, you know.ā€
ā€œI-I-I-I know, honey. Anā€™ Iā€™m sorry. I really am. Will ya forgive me?ā€ He canā€™t help it, turning and giving her puppy dog eyes and making her laugh and blush.Ā 
ā€œI guess so. Just this once.ā€
They carry on chatting about nothing, but Lisa canā€™t help noticing the way theyā€™re looking at each other. The way her dad hasnā€™t looked at another woman since Stella. She manages to restrain her usual urge to bound over there and discuss it right away, resolving to talk to him after the class instead. But heā€™s not going to get away without doing anything. She likes seeing him looking so happy for a change.
Tegan finds herself falling back into the easy, flirty, friendly way of being with Elvis. Much as sheā€™d given herself pep talks about giving him the cold shoulder, told Maria she wasnā€™t interested anymore, thought that she really deserved betterā€¦ as soon as she saw him she knew she wouldnā€™t be able to stick to any of it. He looked so much like a little boy lost, if a sixty-something man can even resemble a little boy. Sheā€™d looked over at him when she walked into the hall and he just stared at the floor. And then she felt that magnetic pull again when they stopped for a break and she just gave up. She likes the feeling of giving up and giving in to him, though maybe she shouldnā€™t.
He even persuades her to stay for the second class too and afterwards teases her about sounding like the Queen.Ā 
ā€œI do not! I sound nothing like the Queen! The Queen is posh!ā€ She protests, shoving him lightly.Ā 
ā€œI sound nothing like the Queen!ā€ Elvis responds in a half-decent impression of her accent.
They both giggle and their faces get closer together, as if theyā€™re sharing some kind of secret. ā€œThatā€™s not what I sound like.ā€
ā€œIs too.ā€
ā€œIs not.ā€
ā€œIs too. Queenie.ā€
Tegan shoves him again, a little harder, and then they both burst into peals of laughter. She grabs his arm, unable to stop laughing, and then realises she desperately needs to pee.Ā 
ā€œIā€™ve gotta run to the loo.ā€
ā€œTo the what now?ā€
ā€œOh, the restroom. You know. I need to pee.ā€
ā€œOh.ā€
Elvis carries on laughing a little as he watches her walk away. Sheā€™s so cute. And she makes him laugh. He hasnā€™t laughed this much in a long time.Ā 
Lisa sees her opportunity and comes to sit down on his other side.Ā 
ā€œShe seems nice.ā€
He sighs and looks over at his daughter, rolling his eyes. Sheā€™s always trying to interfere in his love life, having some of his previous endless enthusiasm for relationships. No matter how many of hers fail, her faith in love remains.Ā 
ā€œSheā€™s more than twenty years younger than me, Yis. And we know how that worked out the last time.ā€
ā€œYou canā€™t just stay a lonely old spinster forever.ā€
ā€œNo, eventually Iā€™ll die.ā€
Itā€™s Lisaā€™s turn to elbow Elvis playfully in the side as she laughs. ā€œStop that. Why donā€™t you ask her to that barbecue you were planning this weekend? It would do you good to have a little fun for a change.ā€
He shakes his head. ā€œNo, I canā€™t do that Lis, Iā€¦uhā€¦ā€ he trails off, wondering how to explain the horribly embarrassing exchange to his daughter in a way that wonā€™t lead to her telling him off.Ā 
ā€œWell if you donā€™t do it, Iā€™ll do it for you.ā€
ā€œNo. You definitely canā€™t do that, you canā€™tā€¦ā€ heā€™s cut off by Teganā€™s return, abandoning his sentence in favour of smiling at her as she makes her way towards him.Ā 
Tegan smiles back, enjoying basking in his attention and barely noticing his daughter.
Lisa stands up. ā€œDad wants to ask you something.ā€
ā€œHe does?ā€ Tegan briefly breaks eye contact to look at Lisa, and sheā€™s still smiling until she looks back and finds Elvis looking at his feet as he shuffles them around. The smile falls from her face.Ā 
Elvis frowns at the floor. Now his damn impetuous daughter has put him in an impossible position. He canā€™t upset Tegan again, not when theyā€™ve just made up. But he canā€™t invite her round either. Thereā€™s no good way out of this that he can think of, so he just sits there and hopes for the earth to open up and swallow him instead. The silence stretches out until Lisa gets fed up and breaks it.Ā 
ā€œHeā€™s too shy to ask you himself. Weā€™re having a barbeque on Saturday up at the house, itā€™d be great if you came.ā€
ā€œAt Graceland?ā€ Tegan is stunned.
ā€œYeah, at Graceland. Are you free? Thereā€™s a pool and itā€™s probably gonna be another hot one, so bring your swimsuit.ā€
Tegan stares at Lisa. She has the same disarming charm as her father, and itā€™s very hard to work out how to say no to her. But she knows Elvis canā€™t want this. He already said he wasnā€™t interested. Even if he did just spend the past ten minutes flirting outrageously with her. Eventually she manages to break eye contact with the other woman to look back at Elvis, who is still thoroughly examining his own shoes.Ā 
ā€œYou okay with this, Elvis?ā€
He grunts his assent, still not looking up. Still desperately hoping for a very accurate meteorite strike or something.Ā 
ā€œI might need a bit more enthusiasm than that,ā€ she continues, feeling herself move from giddy and cheerful a few minutes ago to a little irritated now. ā€œIā€™d have to change my plans.ā€ That was a lie, but she doesnā€™t care. Sheā€™s starting to feel messed around.
Elvis sighs, then forces himself to look up again. ā€œIā€™d love you to come to Graceland this weekend, Tegan.ā€ She starts to smile, but it freezes on her face as he continues, ā€œit would be nice to spend some time together, as friends.ā€
As friends. The words echo in her head.Ā 
ā€œOkay, great. See you there.ā€ She feigns cheerfulness, putting her shoes and jacket on quickly. ā€œThanks for a good class.ā€
ā€œAny time after three!ā€ Lisa calls after her, as she leaves.Ā 
ā€œGreat!ā€ She calls back, without enthusiasm.Ā 
Getting into the car, she flops back against the seat, screwing her eyes shut in frustration. She knows she asked him out and he said no, and she knows being friends is better than nothing. Being friends is a lot better than nothing, she loves spending time with him whether anything else happens or not. But she canā€™t help but feel crushed, again, for the second time in a week.Ā 
Maybe heā€™s just a naturally flirtatious guy, she thinks. Thatā€™s probably it. Iā€™ve just read it wrong, thinking heā€™s into me. Why on earth would Elvis Presley be into a 39 year old woman whoā€™s soft around the middle and has more grey hair than brown? She sits up and starts the engine. No matter how she rationalises it, sheā€™s still upset. And she still agreed to go to Graceland at the weekend. Maria will be getting another phone call as soon as she gets home.Ā 
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Zayn Malikā€™s eventim Apollo Show Is An Emotional Triumph
The second of his sold out London showsā€¦
Zayn Malik isnā€™t particularly fond of touring. Itā€™s the word on the lips of everyone in the scrum outside the eventim Apollo tonight, an expectant London crowd awaiting the return of a generational pop icon. Since the closure of One Direction, Zaynā€™s solo career has been stop-start, as he navigated personal issues in the process. He remains, however, Zayn Malik ā€“ and the tension, excitement, and longing in the air is palpable.
Squeezing past some disappointed punters left outside, CLASH retrieves its ticket from the booth, only to discover that weā€™ve been handed a second ticket, too. Spotting a mother and daughter looking confused at the ticket desk, we do a swap-around with the kind man behind the desk, and suddenly weā€™re in a different seat, and the parental duo are joyously climbing the steps into the Apollo.
With good karma under our wings, we trot down to our seat, slightly bemused by the looks weā€™re getting from the crowd. Theyā€™re young. Sometimes very young. We areā€¦ maybe not? Upon finding our seat weā€™re immediately cross-examined by the pair of Zayn stans placed next to us.
ā€œAre you REALLY a Directioner? Really?ā€ they ask.
ā€œOh, obviously,ā€ CLASH responds, in a tone so flatly assuring that not even the FBI could crack it. Sensing an awkwardness, we offer: ā€œAre you a big Zayn fan, then?ā€
Itā€™s then that she fixes her eyes mid-distance with a burning intensity, and answers with the kind of explosive assurance that only youth can offer: ā€œHe is the most beautiful man in the world.ā€
Itā€™s the screams that get you. When the curtain falls and Zayn emerges the voices are deafening, almost beyond belief. Itā€™s a wall of noise, a shuddering screech of pent-up desperation ā€“ joy and lust, longing and relief, all fused into one titanic tidal wave of sound. For his part, Zayn is bashful ā€“ shy, even. The voice is pristine, the band are exceptional ā€“ itā€™s a tight sound that blends R&B, pop and (especially) Americana, reflective of the journey heā€™s been on.
For someone who seemingly doesnā€™t enjoy touring, and the pressure of live performance, Zayn doesnā€™t hold back. Itā€™s an 18-strong set list, delivered succinctly, with the minimum of fuss ā€“ all music, no hype. Heā€™s clad in a Nirvana t-shirt and a loose top, a porkpie hat annointed on his head. Every detail, every hand gesture counts ā€“ when Zayn opts to remove his top, the screams reach new, almighty levels.
At times, heā€™s semi-stunned, not sure how to respond. ā€œFuck yeah, you guys are loud!ā€ he offers, laughing self-consciously in the process. Itā€™s been a long road to get here ā€“ at one point, fans could be forgiven for feeling that Zayn was lost to music. The gospel touches in opening song ā€˜My Womanā€™ offer something soothing, while ā€˜Dreaminā€™ and ā€˜Lied Toā€™ are early highlights. The pacing is patient, the band behind him immaculately well-rehearsed.
Itā€™s never marbled, or overly professional. Thereā€™s a humanity to Zayn Malik that he canā€™t hide ā€“ the Yorkshire twang is still there, and for all his evident shy reserve thereā€™s also a quiet joy at being onstage. Repeatedly thanking the crowd ā€“ ā€œyou guys are sooooo loud!ā€ ā€“ thereā€™s a sense of genuine relief onstage. ā€˜Ignorance Ainā€™t Blissā€™ is a wonderful mid-set vignette, ā€˜Sweatā€™ is packed with the lust, while ā€˜iTā€™s YoUā€™ is a deft duet between vocalist and piano.
Thereā€™s a couple of surprises, too. ā€˜Last Requestā€™ honours Paolo Nutini, and serves as a great vessel for the soulful aspects of Zaynā€™s own voice. Thereā€™s a revealing introduction to ā€˜PILLOWTALKā€™: ā€œThe reason ā€“ one reason ā€“ I didnā€™t tour for so long was that I was afraid to sing this songā€¦ā€
Zayn neednā€™t have worried. The audience acts as a cushion underneath him, their love and support pushing him up when needed. ā€˜PILLOWTALKā€™ is gorgeous, rapturously received, while a home run of ā€˜Alienatedā€™ and ā€˜Gates Of Hellā€™ ties up a punctual performance that offers everything fans could have wanted ā€“ and more.
Thereā€™s a sense of quiet exhaustion at the end, when a tribute to Liam Payne flashes up onscreen. ā€˜Stardustā€™ plays, and thereā€™s a moment of pause as the crowd engages in mutual reflection. One Direction helped to frame the coming-of-age experiences of a generation, their music bringing incalculable joy to millions across the globe. Itā€™s a true sin, then, that the intense experiences of fame brought so much pressure and pain to the young men who powered that phenomenon. Zayn Malik is a wonderful vocalist, someone with fantastic pop songs in his solo canon ā€“ heā€™s also, as the girl next to us so succinctly put it, one of the most beautiful men weā€™ve ever seen onstage. He may not tour that often, but we wish him nothing but happiness.
ROBIN MURRAY FOR CLASH
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brittle-doughie Ā· 10 months ago
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OH GOD THERE'S TWO OF THEM
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hiiii Brittle, its me, Blue Bird Anon! I come bearing gifts of cookie sprites! Crowned Cupcake Cookie (based on Runebrave's lovely design) and her brother of my own creation, Royal Icing Cookie. I had a lot of fun designing and drawing them so I hope you and everyone enjoy as well! (pssst also my art blog is scarabeeart ;3)
I saw an anon guess that Royal Icing was the pure opposite of his sister, and while that wasn't my original concept for him, I thought the contrast between the two would be a very funny idea hjggffg him being a totally normal, genuinely good guy while his sister is. like that.
But the idea I had for him was a classic prince charming, but with the levels cranked to 11. Brave, chivalrous, humble, generous, rides a white horse, he's got it all! All he wants is to sweep Y/N Cookie off their feet like in a romantic fairy tale and ride into the sunset for their perfect happily ever after together <3 May let the prince charming thing go to his head as he has a secret hero complex and will often put Y/N Cookie into danger purely just so he can heroically swoop in and rescue them. And while his sister is more physical with her use of force to chase away those who get too close to Y/N Cookie, Royal Icing is more manipulative and unhanded. Not above willing to plant fake evidence on other suitors and use it as a way to turn Y/N against them and only trust him. "These Cookies are merely trying to marry you only to claim the throne, they want to usurp you, your adviser is scheming and plotting against you" and all the other fairy tale tropes. Will never fess up to sneaking around because his perfect prince image is incredibly important to him. You trust him, right? He's your fiance! Your prince charming, your knight in shining armor. Of course he wouldn't lie to you <3
(hehe sorry for writing so much! I've been thinking about this for too long hjgfhjgf)
First of all.
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Thatā€™s some damn incredible work you made here. You are getting a follow from me!
Crowned Cupcake now actually looks like canon compared to my more simple style! Sheā€™s even pulling a Cherry Blossom with that triangle mouth there!
Royal Icing too! He looks just as amazing, definitely the charismatic type that no cookie would doubt has a dark side to him! Both of them are just wonderfully done and I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to do this!
I did think about Icing being exactly like his sister rather than being a kind soul, with him taking the more psychological approach rather then the brute forcing Crowned would do. Heā€™s willing to play any card in his hand to turn it in his favor, even if it meant falsely accusing other cookies if it meant getting them of the picture.
You would trust him more at first. After all, he hadnā€™t done anything wrong to warrant any kind of suspicion on him! These liars canā€™t prove anything against your Prince, so youā€™ll take his side more often then not.
Overall, this is spectacular and I greatly appreciate the work that was done here!
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bloodismymedium Ā· 2 months ago
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Ur urbanspook headcannons? brava. Spectacular give me 15 more of these
Your wish is my command anonšŸ«€šŸ«€šŸ«€
šŸ¦· Monaā€™s favorite holiday, predictably enough is Halloween and she loves the autumn season in general. Bill meanwhile, as a stark contrast, REALLY gets into Christmas.
šŸ¦· Mona is touch starved and she doesnā€™t know it. She completely melts when Bill runs his fingers through her hair or touches her for any reason but she tries to hide these reactions since she doesnā€˜t want to come off as ā€œweakā€.
šŸ¦· Nathan Cole was Billā€™s partner and the more level-headed of the duo, being the one who had to reel Bill in whenever he got ā€œoverzealousā€ during police work. Nathanā€™s a legit good cop and generally nice guy while Bill was an asshole who was the epitome of police brutality.
šŸ¦· The Gimp seen in HELL was Mark, as in ā€œMark The Machineā€ who was a blogger/YouTube personality who covered real crime and serial killers and was documenting Mona and Billā€™s murders for years, which piqued Monaā€™s interest in him as she believed he genuinely appreciated her ā€œartā€, resulting in her stalking him for a while until finally kidnapping him and turning him into a pet, which is the full extent of her showing any actual affection towards someone. The title of Markā€™s ā€œportraitā€ is a reference to his background as an Internet personality and how Mona has managed to break him down to essentially just a machine, a toy for her to use as she pleases.
šŸ¦· As mentioned before, Mona has an extreme allergy towards sunlight and photosensitivity that makes direct contact with sunlight very painful for her. As a result, Mona only goes out late at night or very early in the morning when the sun isnā€™t up. On cloudy days sheā€™ll wear a ā€œdisguiseā€ composed of a sun dress, opera gloves, stockings, a sun hat, a tattered parasol and a pair of sunglasses, allowing her to comfortably be outside during the day while also protecting herself from any potential rays that may be peaking out.
šŸ¦· Mona is double jointed and is extremely flexible as a result. Her flexibility and ability to contort herself comes in handy in her murders as she is an expert in hiding and breaking in and out of places and she can squeeze herself into tight spaces quite easily as well. This talent of herā€™s comes in handy on nights when she and Bill get naughty šŸ˜
šŸ¦· Mona does not care for personal hygiene, she likes being a decrepit, stinky girl. However, if there is one form of self care she actually likes itā€™s brushing her hair because she finds it soothing and she likes her hair in general. Bill is tasked with brushing her hair and has a tendency to smell it while he does.
šŸ¦· Mona has a bit of a hoarding problem as she is an avid collector of many things ranging from knives and human bones/skulls to dolls/stuffed animals and many of her hideouts boasts some impressive collections she has amassed over the years.
šŸ¦· Mona also has an interest in entomology and mycology and boasts some fairly impressive knowledge on the subjects as a result. Sheā€™s got some nice bug and mushroom collections as well but she keeps them hidden because Bill keeps trying to eat them.
šŸ¦· Bill loves coffee while Mona is more of a tea gal. Bill prefers iced coffee over hot and Mona prefers hot tea over iced. Also, Mona can take or leave coffee, Bill meanwhile HATES tea.
šŸ¦· Bill loved breakfast foods, eggs & bacon, pancakes, waffles, donuts, you name it, he was also a fan of eggs in general and isnā€™t too keen on sweets most of the time. Mona is a MEAT girl, any kind of meat will do but human meat/organs is her favorite.
šŸ¦· Mona dislikes guns because she finds them to be an incredibly boring and ā€œimpersonalā€ way of killing someone that doesnā€™t inspire her much, preferring a more ā€œhands onā€ approach to murder. Bill meanwhile doesnā€™t just like guns, he practically worshipped them and was a typical second amendment, NRA type before meeting Mona.
šŸ¦· Monaā€™s favorite genres of music are Industrial, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Horror Punk, Goth Rock and Dark Cabaret, her favorite artist is either Voltaire or Tom Waits. Billā€™s favorite genres are Hard Rock, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Nu Metal, Groove Metal and Psychedelic, his favorite artist is either Rob Zombie or Disturbed.
šŸ¦· By far, the worst thing Mona has ever done was when she blew up a daycare on Christmas Eve, collected the charred remains of the infants, stitched them back together as macabre flesh dolls and sent them to their parents in gift boxes on Christmas day. Even Bill was kinda shocked when she did this and genuinely didnā€™t think she could get anymore depraved until she did itā€¦ which only made him love her even more in the end.
šŸ¦· Monaā€™s choice for a final meal would be brown sugar glazed pork chops with colcannon and roasted asparagus, filet mignon with lobster tail, black pudding, a slice of spiced apple cake with french vanilla ice cream and a cup of earl grey. Also if given the choice, Mona would choose to be executed by firing squad. Billā€™s final meal would be two pounds of fried chicken with a pound of fried shrimp, scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, a pound of strawberries and a bottle of fireball whiskey. Bill wouldnā€™t care how heā€™s executed, just as long Mona is there to see him off.
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voxofthevoid Ā· 7 months ago
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Commencing Mundane Unclekuna Wednesday #1ā€”yes, these names get more ridiculous by the day. The actual fic title is bloodstains on the collar means just don't ask, which is significantly cooler on account of not being mine.
This is my first non-canon JJK AUā€”as opposed to the canon divergence, minor or major, that I favorā€”and despite the name, this isn't just sukuita; there's also goyuu. Quick, act shocked.
A lot of the AU development/exposition so far has focused on adapting canon details about the Itadori family for a no-powers, all-human contextā€”like this post shows. On the character end, sorting out a version of Sukuna who's not a cannibalistic mass murderer but is sure as hell not nice, kind, or even sane has been a fun challenge, especially when depicting him from Yuuji's perspective. Gojou and the goyuu bits also needed some work, since taking them out of the canon context while keeping their age gap and teacherā€“student dynamic changes the flavor of fuckery. The most fun has been Yuuji thoughā€”you can see why here.
The fic is currently 3 chapters and 14k. I have a total of 7 chapters planned, though that may increase by one or two depending on how the sex scenes come along. For this week, instead of a single scene, I've picked a goyuu section from Chapter 2 and a sukuita one from Chapter 3.
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Goyuu
Satoru plucks the manga thatā€™s been resting on the table, balancing it on a finger while watching Itadori struggle to watch Satoruā€™s hand, chest, and face all at the same time. ā€œSchoolā€™s a boring place to wait. You can meet up at some cafĆ©, canā€™t you?ā€
ā€œIā€¦guess?ā€ Itadori shrugs. ā€œItā€™s fine. I mean, I donā€™t mind. Itā€™s more fun to go with people.ā€
ā€œShy?ā€ Satoru asks, setting the manga down. ā€œOr are you afraid people will think youā€™re some delinquent?ā€
Itadori looks both bewildered and entrained. He has a very expressive face. The eyes, especially.
ā€œNothing like that, sensei,ā€ he says, and Satoru leans in a little at his toneā€”the same amused patience Satoruā€™s heard in people who can tolerate him best, except they generally take months, if not years, to get to that level of resigned acceptance. Itadori leans in too, matching Satoru consciously or unconsciously. ā€œYou ask a lot of questions.ā€
ā€œIā€™m a curious guy,ā€ Satoru drawls. Itā€™s not even a lie. ā€œAnd youā€™re interesting.ā€
Itadori blushes again. ā€œOh. Um, thanks?ā€
Satoru smiles. This time, Itadoriā€™s eyes drop to his mouth, and Satoru canā€™t help smiling a little wider.
Itadori swallows.
ā€œBack to the question then.ā€ Satoru links his hands and props his chin on it. Itadoriā€™s gaze doesnā€™t leave his mouth. ā€œWhyā€™d your uncle come pick you up?ā€
Itadoriā€™s well within his rights to tell Satoru to fuck offā€”diplomatically, maybe, since theyā€™re teacher and student, but the sentiment would be the same. Even Satoruā€™s closest friends arenā€™t shy about firmly and often physically steering his nose out of their business.
But Itadori answers: ā€œMy parents left town pretty suddenly, and Iā€™d forgotten my phone at home. They couldnā€™t tell me to go to Sukunaā€™s place instead. So he came here.ā€
Satoru hums. ā€œIā€™d say youā€™re old enough to stay home alone. Donā€™t tell me youā€™re the sort to cause trouble with a bit of freedom.ā€
ā€œNo?ā€ Itadori looks genuinely confused. ā€œI mean, I donā€™t think so. I donā€™t mind staying alone either, but my dad worries, soā€¦ā€
ā€œSo youā€™re being a considerate son,ā€ Satoru finishes in his own words. ā€œWhat a good boy.ā€
Itadoriā€™s breath catches audibly. His eyes are darker now, giving an animal edge to his face. Itā€™s an interesting expression, and it makes him look a bit more like his uncle.
Satoru gives him a moment.
Thenā€” ā€œHe seems like an interesting man to live with, your uncle.ā€
Itadori blinks. A frown takes over his face, even though his eyes stay tellingly dark. ā€œYou could say that. Gojou-sensei, you arenā€™tā€¦?ā€
Satoru waits, but Itadori doesnā€™t complete the question, just stares at Satoru like heā€™s trying to telepathically pour the rest of the words into his head. Unfortunately, Satoru isnā€™t fluent in awkward teenager.
ā€œGo on,ā€ Satoru prods.
Itadori grimaces, and it shows in his voice when he asks, ā€œYouā€™re not, like, into Sukuna, are you?ā€
Satoruā€™s dumbfounded for a moment. Then heā€™s stifling laughter, not all that successfully. Itadoriā€™s expression shifts from disgusted discomfort to just plain embarrassment, but even through that, he stares at Satoruā€”his mouth and his eyes.
Brave boy.
ā€œSorry,ā€ Satoru says, not meaning it one whit. Heā€™s loving this. ā€œReasonable assumption on your part, really. But donā€™t worry, your uncleā€™s safe from me.ā€
Itadori seems to relax a little. ā€œItā€™s more the other way around.ā€
ā€œOh?ā€ Satoru asks, intrigued. ā€œIs he trouble?ā€
Itadori squints at him. ā€œSensei, you sound way too excited about that.ā€
ā€œI did say Iā€™m curious! I can promise not to hit on him, if thatā€™ll put you at ease.ā€ Satoru holds out his hand invitingly. ā€œGentlemanā€™s agreement.ā€
Itadori stares at the hand for a full second.
Then he slowly, warily takes it.
Itā€™s not a small hand; Itadoriā€™s not a small boy. Satoru is bigger though, and his hand envelops Itadoriā€™s, the tips of his index and middle fingers coming to a gentle rest against Itadoriā€™s pulse. His hand is shockingly rough, with hard calluses brushing Satoruā€™s skin.
He squeezes gently.
Itadoriā€™s blush hasnā€™t faded fully since Satoru called him a good boy, but now, it flares, splattering gracelessly across his face. It goes shockingly well with his hair.
Lines are being crossed. Satoru feels it keenly, the change in the air.
He drags his hand out of Itadoriā€™s, slower and more delicate than he needs to. His fingers trail from Itadoriā€™s racing pulse to the trembling tips of his fingers, and even after Satoruā€™s leaned back again, folding his hands demurely in his lap, Itadoriā€™s hand hovers in the air over the table for a good few seconds before dropping limply to the surface.
Satoru winks at him. ā€œNow spill.ā€
Itadori blinks slowly. Satoru can practically see his brain rebooting.
ā€œWhat was the question again?ā€ Itadori asks.
Sukuita
Movement wakes him, eons before the touch.
A hand settles on his hip, searing even through the cloth. Itā€™s limp, flopping there in a decent mimicry of a sleep-heavy limb. Sukuna knows better.
Wasnā€™t always like this. The kid was a kid once. More of a kid. Small, helpless, useless. A piece of shit from the start though. The first time Jin handed him to Sukuna, practically forcing his little bundle of snotty joy into his hands, the little fucker had thrown up on his face.
Jin laughed, the bastard. He didnā€™t mean to, that much was clear from the stifled snorts and painfully red face. Kenjaku had no such compunctions, chortling like the same brat hadnā€™t damn near killed them on his way out of their cunt.
Kaori had the sense to take the baby away before Sukuna could toss him out a window. The most sensible of the lot, and of course sheā€™s the one who went and died. Sukunaā€™s been seeing a lot more of the kid since then. Even more since Wasuke followed suit.
Shit luck to be born into a family like this. He used to think the brat didnā€™t fit in, with his big baby eyes and bleeding heart. Worse than his father. Turns out heā€™s weirder too, but Sukuna blames Kenjaku for that.
Blood will always out.
Thatā€™s no excuse for thisā€”the hand sliding down to his stomach, the body pressing against his back. The kidā€™s warm.
Heā€™s not, usually. That body runs cold. Sukuna noticed it the first time when the kid was tiny, barely the length of his forearm. A frail mass of fabric and fluff nestled against his chest, leeching off his body heat. Not that it took much to warm that tiny thing.
ā€™Course, then the kid woke up and promptly latched on to a nipple because he was even dumber then, and when Sukuna pried him off while yelling for Kenjaku, heā€™d been treated to a deranged shriek that damn near ruptured his ear drums.
Nothing much has changed over the years. The brat went from screaming at him to biting him to scowling at him to punching him to trying to fucking kill him. Wildcat, through and through. The only part of him Sukunaā€™s ever bothered to nurture.
Itā€™s different when heā€™s asleep. The baby soaking in his warmth. The toddler sprawled on his chest. The boy curled up in his lap.
Small and weak and utterly unbothered about it.
How the fuck do you live like that, trust like that?
At least this is better. Itā€™s not trust breathing into his nape and groping his stomach. Itā€™s just human filth.
Theyā€™re testing touches, slow enough and idle enough that the brat probably thinks theyā€™d pass as sleepy ministrations.
Idiot.
Nobody would miss the intent behind this. Itā€™s scorching.
If someone held him at gunpoint and forced him to admit the one thing he has in common with his brotherā€™s spawn, it wouldnā€™t be the hair or the blood or the killing rageā€”itā€™d be this, the hunger.
Sukuna can tell the exact moment the brat decides heā€™s actually asleep. His palm presses flat against Sukunaā€™s stomach, skin to skin. Thatā€™s on him for sleeping shirtless despite his impromptu bedmate, but like hell is he changing his habits just because this little creep wants to molest him in his sleep. Not like clothes would stop him anyway.
Sukuna continues to feign sleep, his breathing steady and just a little unevenā€”a rhythm he memorized and learned to mimic for situations a lot more dire than the badly planned porno playing out right now.
The kidā€™s patient. Or just a fucking virgin. Sukuna canā€™t imagine why else heā€™d spent minutes just touching his stomach, that warm palm rubbing lazy circles over his abs. Sometimes, it presses down, denting the soft layer of fat on his belly to dig into the muscle underneath. Itā€™s a struggle not to flex then. A few muscles jump, entirely involuntary, but the brat just breathes heavier and wetter, squirming closer to Sukuna.
Thereā€™s another hand between their bodiesā€”an entire arm, the line of it doing nothing to hide what itā€™s touching. Itā€™s not moving, yet, and Sukuna still hasnā€™t figured out whether itā€™s there just for the pressure or if the stupid shit actually thinks that not digging his boner into Sukunaā€™s back means something.
Some line to not cross. Some precious moral to cling to.
Sukuna wouldnā€™t put it past him, but the brazen bullshit the other day told a different story. It sure wasnā€™t guilt or even shame that darkened the bratā€™s eyes when Sukuna tore him off his back and pinned him by the throat.
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veliseraptor Ā· 1 year ago
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Headcanons for the Yi City Crewā€™s preferred weather? šŸ‘€ (I am basking in October sunshine and completely incapable of thinking of other things, sorry orz orz)
i am deeply enjoying the present weather myself, after a long and constantly "i'm meeeeelting" summer (which tells you about my preferred weather)
but ooh this is a fun one and actually not one I'd considered too much before you asking me this. let's see here
I feel like A-Qing's preference of weather is deeply inflected by spending a lot of her life very vulnerable to it. so ideally, weather is not too hot, not too cold, mild and dry. the kind of weather one can be comfortably outside in! because odds are she's going to be outside in it a lot. :)
that being said, once she has a roof over her head and moderately more security about not having to be in the weather regardless of what it is, I think she kind of enjoys stormy weather (thunderstorms, heavy rain, etc.) even if sometimes the weather still comes indoors anyway. it can be more of a thrill and less of a threat, and a reminder that she doesn't have to live in it. haha, take that, storm, I'm warm and dry!!!
Xiao Xingchen, meanwhile, is one of those incredibly frustrating people who can find something to love in any weather. for one thing, I imagine his level of cultivation is such that he can manage a wider range of temperatures than ordinary people (I think that's a thing?), but he does genuinely just appreciate a range of weather experiences. I think he has a soft spot for rain in particular, though. he would get soaking wet in a downpour and laugh about it. this drives literally everyone else he socializes with crazy, which Xiao Xingchen just finds funnier. mild autumn days are also good, though! but so are warm spring days. and brisk snowy winter days. and hot lazy summer days. you get the idea.
Song Lan is, I think, an autumn and winter guy, and I don't say that just because of his moniker; it just feels right to me. I don't think he likes to be too hot (even if he can also, like Xiao Xingchen, probably tolerate a wider range than ordinary people), because sweat gross, and it's easier to stay warm in the cold than to cool down in the hot, as far as he's concerned. and it's not that he doesn't like spring, it's just that there's something about the kind of beauty that comes with winter and fall that I think draws Song Lan temperamentally. I think there's a cleanness to winter particularly that appeals to him. but I don't think he likes snow or rain very much. at least not being out in it. he can appreciate (and does, I think) the aftermath of snow, but when it's actually falling then it's just wet and gets down the back of one's robes.
Xue Yang is someone for whom his feelings about weather are wildly dependent on his mood, generally speaking. if he's in a bad mood it doesn't matter what the weather is, it sucks. if he's in a good mood then he's substantially more a fan of a wide range of weather. he has some of the same preoccupations as a-Qing, and I think gets particularly twitchy around cold weather and atmospheric pressure changes because that tends to trigger hand pain. in general, though, I think Xue Yang likes sunshine, and he will take a fair level of heat as long as he can be lazy during them. like a cat, he will seek out sunny spots and fall asleep in them on hot days. and he will prove very difficult to move.
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prettyrealm Ā· 2 years ago
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female idols:
i think they gossip about him a lot, heā€™s very much the topic of conversation but not in a good way, they think heā€™s a liar and makes a lot of false promises, they also think that he can be really mean and harsh with his words or theyā€™ve just heard him being super brutal in general, some may even see him as straight up cruel, they definitely think he has addiction or substance abuse issues of some kind, they think he likes to date or sleep with girls who are sexually inexperienced, they think heā€™s really sexual/perverted and possibly very forward about his intentions, they think heā€™s good at getting women into bed with him and sleeps around a lot, they think he has too much money and fame for his own good and itā€™s gone to his head and is hurting him more than most people, they think heā€™s really gonna damage his image or hurt himself in some way badly some day or maybe even run into crazy financial issues in the future, they think heā€™s lonely, they think he takes a lot for granted. on the plus side, they see him as optimistic and resilient (maybe he doesnā€™t go around sulking)
male idols:
heā€™s one of the bros for sure, they think heā€™s never gonna settle down but heā€™s always in some kind of situationship, they think he likes community and hanging out a lot (maybe he likes to hangout in groups of guys or is always the one hitting people up to hang out), they think he likes clubbing and is kind of obsessed with womenā€™s bodies (i think they may see him as a bit perverted as well, but no way near as bad as female idols do), they think heā€™s adventurous, they think heā€™s very successful makes a lot of money, they think he has a good career and good fortune, they think heā€™s a bit controlling, they think heā€™s really upset about something and needs to work on getting over it, but some may think that whatever this is is his fault so he should try to learn from his mistakes, they think heā€™s quick to check people who step out of line, they think heā€™s supportive and likes that he goes out of his way to be nice (i can see him giving a lot of compliments and help unprovoked) but some may not like this and see this as him being manipulative, they think heā€™s good at his job on a superficial level (like he does just enough to look good) & they see him as very confident.
staff:
they think he lies a lot and makes up too many stories (he may find it easier to just lie than tell the truth in tense situations behind the scenes), they think heā€™s entitled and inconsiderate of others, they think that heā€™s fake and is quick to make connections and be nice to people purely for personal gain, they think he isnā€™t genuine and goes out of his way to pretend to care about people/things only for the sake of his image unprovoked (like they donā€™t have to remind him to take a picture with this celebrity or pretend to like [blank] because he was gonna do it anyway, he may make their jobs easier in this sense), they think heā€™s sad about something, they think heā€™s physically strong and has a lot of stamina and skill, they think heā€™s going to hurt himself in some way but itā€™s definitely avoidable, they think heā€™s adventurous and has a lot of potential but he isnā€™t responsible enough to be greater (yet) but they believe wholeheartedly that he can change and become a better person/idol.
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batsplat Ā· 7 months ago
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first of alla I wanted to say thank you for your job, itā€™s super useful, youā€™re doing the lordā€™s work fr. if you feel like answering I wanted to ask you who are the riders of the current grid that you like the most? and why?
cheers!!
eh I think I'm in quite a happy place in the sport actually where... I do broadly like most of the riders. this isn't really like me, actually, I'm very capable of being a hater trust me. in my main sport, I've gotten to a fun place where with one of the genders I just. hate everyone who ever wins anything. except one guy but that's really an awful fan experience, wouldn't recommend. I don't really know why I'm more kindly disposed towards the motogp grid. maybe it's something about how dangerous the sport is, maybe how they are generally quite interesting as people (far from guaranteed in athletes), maybe it's because they're generally flops or assholes or both (nothing worse in a sport than when the goats are dull as shit). also, so many online fan spaces have been dominated by valentino fans and marc fans ceaselessly bickering - and as someone who is pretty fond of them both, does just eventually make you quite bored of all that stuff
that being said! I obviously do have a few preferences. the first one is marc, who I've gone through several different stages of being a fan of. I never really got stressed about him during his prime because I'm just not really the type of person who can get that invested when someone's winning that much. like I'm invested in the narratives but I'm not gonna pretend I care that much if someone can secure their fiftieth victory of the season lol. now he's the only one who can fuck up my heart rate during races so go figure, really. (undeniably my fan experience with him has massively been affected by the injury... I realised it most strongly with indonesia 2022, which just made me feel sick of the sport for a while.) I like him because he's kind of awful... inconsiderate, ruthless, too committed to winning for his own good. shameless. he's very narratively engaging, got a lot going on in that department, and it's not just... easy winning, like idk I'm not really the type to enjoy nice and happy athletes winning a lot and then being nice and happy about it. marc would like to be liked, but he wants to win more, y'know? he's got enough weird stuff going on in his head that he allows me to take the next step from just 'normal sports fan' to 'ride or die'. whenever he does any mind games-y stuff it's good fun, plus he's got this valentino-esque perma-smile that gives you a fun contrast/companion to the ruthlessness. also one half of one of the true all time great rivalries, what a banger entry to the canon. AND most importantly the actual riding, I think him on the honda is only really second to some of casey's ducati riding as stuff that's got that... 'this doesn't look like it should be working but it is' vibe in quite a visceral way? I'm not super into quali laps, I think they can be fun but they're not really what *get* me about the sport, but some of those signature laps like cota 2015 and brno 2019 just are soooo good to watch. and the racing itself... idk it's also fun when you've got such a distinctive style because it automatically makes you so much fun to plug into match-ups with other riders where there'll be a lot of contrast, like you really got that with valentino + jorge and then later dovi, rinsy, fabio, pecco... just makes it really easy even as someone who can't ride a bike to SEE and feel the differences. plus, sue me, I like my racing with overtaking, he actually overtakes other riders. makes races better with his presence, like there's Certain Riders who can spend a whole race in p6 but you can USUALLY trust him to do something
so the next picks are gonna make me sound like. an insane glory hunter. genuinely awful levels of glory hunting here. but I just want to say for the record that this isn't representative of how I usually approach sports and it was completely accidental that it turned out the way it did. I got really fond of the 2019 crop of rookies (minus one of them) because it was like. oh they're actually quite promising. pecco had that super promising pre-season testing (obvs also right after the moto2 title) and every race I was like This Will Be The Time when he puts it all together and he just kept. not. so at a certain point I was kinda convinced he was a loser but stuck with it for the bit? pecco #believer but as a joke. (I was also an early investor in the 'wouldn't it be funny if marc had a rivalry with an academy rider' campaign so kept a close eye on both him and franky, but in all honesty I never thought any of these guys would be a serious threat to marc.) with fabio, I hadn't really followed him closely enough to know the reasons why his lower class results were so mid? so it was very much a surprise when he started fighting marc lol, and then misano 2019 weekend just made me crazy, the whole thing was *so* good. and then sepang I just went? yeah we can build something here. we can build something special. (narrator: we did not build something special.) with joan, you know how it's kinda fun to have a midfield-y team to root for where a lot of the times they're mid and then sometimes something special occasionally happens and you can feel proud of them for fighting with the big boys? well that was suzuki for me, fond of rinsy especially when he got snippy at marc, thought the 2019 rookie they'd picked up was sweet too and he had a great start to his rookie season. and his first podium was cool!! and when he should've won styria 2020 :// (I think? this was the red-flagged one where he didn't have tyres anymore afterwards) (admittedly 'race in austria during 2020 that was red-flagged' doesn't narrow it down as much as you'd think but) also I went all in for him when everyone was extremely mean about his 2020 title, like that's MY underdog world champ. I wanted him to win the title without winning a single race, actually!! (generally quite defensive of all the champs in marc's absence, like god forbid they haven't cleared the hurdles you people have made up in your heads)
anyway as to why I stuck with them... with pecco it's how fucking whiny he gets. the start of 2022 where he was just :( I may have crashed myself and another ducati rider out of this race but why is ducati making me test stuff :( what a twat!! but crucially getting ducati to apologise to him is still as far as I'm concerned one of the funniest things anyone has done recently. ducati!! apologised to him!! DUCATI! after he publicly bitched about them! bonkers. anyway he's introverted verging on shy and then also capable of such arrogance and hubris and sheer entitlement!! that early 2022 after being the title favourite was so??? he's such good fun, the dramatic failures followed by him doing something crazy and you just go. okay but why. why did you not do this earlier. you know indonesia last year where he'd fucked up his whole weekend until the race and jorge martin should have run away with it but then he crashed and pecco won from thirteenth and he went all hammy with the celebrations? SILENCED THE DOUBTERS why were you in pee thirteen in the first place you absolute weapon. he's stuck in his own head so much, which you can get really juicy stuff out of imo. plus I like smart racers.... even though he does have these howlers, he's just so obviously clever in his approach? as a competitor he's easy for me to get invested in, because whenever he goes into a year as the favourite and clicks the bit of my brain that hates dominance, he has SUCH a horrendously messy early season that I remember why I was so fond of him and can enjoy when he's winning. also he's got a fun skill set, I love what a good defensive rider he is, just quite watchable idk... I'm not super into being a good starter as a skill generally but I've really enjoyed how he's muscled himself to the front of the field, he's so ruthless and neat how he just knows exactly where he needs to put his bike to basically suffocate the competition right at the start? plus obviously he's such a different profile of champion than what we've gotten historically, which maybe makes me rate him even more highly than I otherwise would. also academy rider, inherently narratively fun. when valentino said this???
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hilarious. he's not WRONG but also just incredibly funny. valentino rossi can we have an honest conversation about your proteges I need to get your thoughts on some things
(that being said, when he says pecco has nothing to prove during the impending marc teammate stint, that pecco's already earned his three titles, he's 100% correct. one of the most based things he's ever come out with, quite frankly)
fabio... idk something about that depressed frenchie... watching that child endure successive brutal last lap losses, that's what it's all about. I was hugely endeared by the 2020 campaign (even in the absence of the rivalry I'd been promised) and the self sabotage of it all, how he got himself a psychologist during the off-season and had to adjust his approach, cut out the tantrums... I'm a sucker for an athlete who figures out how to improve themselves, y'know? his actual title campaign is... well, I'm happy for him, but it's also kinda a weird season (without being as fully bonkers as 2020) - but 2022? his first half was very 'fabio quartararo domination may bore fans' (admittedly a style of domination very low on wins) but oh yeah what happened next was awful to watch, just kind of extremely elongated hell once you realised 'oh this might actually be happening'. incredibly cruel!! handled that situation with ridiculous amounts of dignity. then he got very stroppy at various parts last year which was also deeply endearing. he's not... he's kinda missing a mean streak, but he's still prone to misery and tearing himself apart, enough that he kinda does it for me? he's also just sweet, you kind of feel like yamaha insisting on building awful bikes is a bit like kicking a puppy? yamaha's also sort of my team and he's trying to make them not flop. so. am just long-term invested in that development work, how he was the only one who could really do something special with that 2021 bike and how he's now talking about adjusting his riding style to it idk as much as I desperately wish he were actually competitive, there is something cool and engaging about how it's His Project... plus that one time when he tried to hit the golf ball but failed, almost had a stroke I was laughing so much
joan is just. well first of all people are STILL dicks about that title. and good lord has he had a rough time of it. I was so impressed with his 2021 season even though he didn't have that much to show for it... plus when he kept having all these fights with jack miller?? low-key the best drama we got that year. best minor beef of 2020-22...? it's not like we have that much to work with. he has a pitch of voice that's very suited to complaining I feel, like when he's moaning about something going wrong you feel like that's what he's supposed to be doing. 2022-23 has just been a rough watch and not really in a fun way, can't say I'm particularly thrilled he's close to signing again with honda... but ugh idk I'm just so fond of him, he's just a type of guy that's good for the ecosystem. you know that motogp unlimited clip where he's terrified marc is going to eat him and marc just doesn't care?? (I'm gonna be honest, this is my favourite marc teammate relationship... can't even tell you why him interacting with dani leaves me completely cold, but then when I'm seeing how marc's actually occasionally chatting with mir after mostly blanking him when they were actually teammates? oh yeah that's the stuff.) joan has very tragicomic vibes as a guy... he gets sympathetic laughter from the audience. y'know how lucy always pulls away the football from charlie brown... that's his vibe. but he's also a mean girl. anyway I hope he does still get a bit more from his career, he's far better than his record reflects, minus the 2020 title. also I like it when riders race better than they qualify
anyway yeah I like all the current world champs on the grid. gross. on the plus side they're all in completely different bits of the grid now so. I do also like a bunch of other guys, like rinsy (also deserves better, awful time with late suzuki/honda, his late 2022 was really emotional, fun to have someone stand up to marc), aleix (perpetual underdog, temper issues, kinda a moron but in a fun way)... the other academy riders, mainly franky (made 2020 so much better, horrendously clumsy rider at times lol) and bez (loser mindset, weird as fuck about both valentino and marc, great watch as a rider when he's not *gestures*)... uh. quite like pedro, though I still need to see a bit more in the beef department to keep pace with how talented he is? like where's the balance y'know... great to watch as a rider though for sure. martin's title bid last year was nicely compelling, especially stuff like phillip island. he's been put into a lot of Situations I feel? instant rookie success followed by that horrid injury, the stand-off with bastianini for that factory seat, all of last year and this year... all this cockiness married with so much insecurity, the need to be seen and appreciated and not to be taken for granted. the pecco rivalry is fun for them both, plus obviously also a cool riding style. oh I thought diggia as an underdog story was great to follow latter half of last year, though now he's kinda safe I realise I'm less invested. bit all over the place with vinales but at some point you've just been exposed to these guys enough you have a kind of secondhand fondness. yamaha's still my team, tend to root for ktm's downfall which is working out fantastically for me. in moto2 my number one boy is alonso lopez, who may have never made an overtake without knocking into someone in his life and has zero understanding of how to preserve a tyre, but apart from that!! also do quite like a few of the other riders, would basically like to see everyone on a boscoscuro on the motogp grid at some point... the moto3 grid I don't really feel like I know a lot of those kids as well yet, though alonso's obviously quite a watchable racer and veijer is really growing on me, seems pretty clever, curious what he can do on bigger bikes
and that's that!! my current opinions on... actually most of the premier class grid. I really do like most of them! but then also I turned off mugello before the podium because I was so pissed bastianini had gotten back past marc lol so I'm hardly a neutral. but marc's different... he's the only one I've gotten a bit superstitious over the way you sometimes do with athletes. every time before he races, I write down somewhere, either in a note or as a message I send someone, just something along the lines of 'please don't crash' or 'stay safe'. I don't care that much about his results, I just don't want to see him hurt himself any more
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hanarchy Ā· 21 days ago
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can u rank hop solos :)
I feel like this is a setup bc like u KNOW how i feel abt unfair and also the :) but u know what ive fought the felix akgaes on twitter (almost on purpose too lmfao) so really who cares. if i get harsh on this list its always abt the song NOT abt the member
Hold My Hand (IM SORRY IM JUST JISUNGPILLED I do genuinely think this is the song I will listen to the most just because itā€˜s my personal taste. but yeah i just love how this feels like a culmination, like an arriving at a place and being comfortable there. I do have criticisms like the english lyrics couldve used a little workshopping and it could have used a (real) bridge and a third verseā€¦ like I listened to rock music most of my life and as such kpop rock songs always strike me as kind of superficial and this one is no exception but yeah its jisung and i will automatically love it because no matter what else I have to say about it he will ALWAYS nail a feeling and a vibe)
Ultra (yeah this just slaps, it goes so hard. the beat, the bass, the chorus, the delivery, the fast rapping. my only gripe with it is that changbin has delivered more interesting raps in the past but this is me complaining at a very high level)
Youth (GOD, lee know!!! this is SO joyful and you can just TELL that heā€˜s so confident in his vocals these days??? the way he mixes head and chest voice!!!!!!!!!! likeā€¦ he has a voice thats just a bit thin and unfortunately thereā€˜s nothing to be done about that but what heā€˜s DOING with it these days is so fucking impressive!!! heā€˜s so versatile, and he showcases it so beautifully here!! also just a very lovely song to dance around to in your room!)
As We Are (oh I love you Seungmin! I donā€˜t even have anything to say except that if skz ever disband he should join Day6. only reason itā€˜s lower than the others is that Iā€˜ve heard it from him before and Iā€˜m just not as likely to listen to it as I am the higher ranked songs)
So Good (another really joyful and fun one but honestly not a stand out to me, hyunjin can do more I wish he would get more serious abt the rhythms and delivery in his rapping when he does solo stuff because when 3racha write him stuff like in muddy water he is SO GOOD (no pun intended))
Railway (not bad I do enjoy it but Bang Chan has made so many better sexy vibey songs and I think it honestly lacks a climaxā€¦ā€¦.)
Hallucination (this is not a bad song imo but I do feel like the reception wouldā€˜ve been different if it wasnā€˜t jeongins slut debut. that being said there are some nice and satisfying vocal stylings in there)
Unfair (I listened to these in order and honestly at first I was like ā€šthis is better than Railwayā€˜ but when the autotune in the verse goes into that second ā€šmy life is so unfairā€˜ i really could not take it anymore. I REALLY dont wanna be mean to felix bc I do like the guy but Iā€˜m just not a disney adult so these lyrics are truly justā€¦.. hard to listen to (i generally suspect many skz songs were saved by me not knowing korean in this regard tho so its not JUST him) and the autotune and kind of half hearted rapping dont make it better. I will say though that itā€˜s nice he sings and raps and uses both his low and his high register, itā€˜s a nice dynamic delivery and good to see that heā€˜s pushing himself!)
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noelledeltarune Ā· 7 months ago
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pokemon question from a guy who doesnt know much about pokemon. I am just now realizing that despite seeing them a lot I don't have a ton of context for the submas guys. what game(s) are they from, and whats like... theyre whole deal? (<- genuine question but also giving you an excuse to talk about the train guys)
ingo and emmet are the heads of the battle facility in the unova region :-] this basically means that they are the final bosses of an optional challenge mode in gen 5 (pokemon black & white / black2 / white2).
instead of gaining experience you're meant to fight several battles in a row with all pokemon set to level 50 to try get a streak as high as possible. there's regular battle lines where they're the 21st battle, and then "super" lines / infinite lines where they're the 49th battle but you can keep going indefinitely even after fighting them
they also have a mandatory story battle in pokemon black 2 and white 2 that isn't in the originals where they fight you with 2 pokemon that evolve when traded which i think is really cute :-] they have a similar thing in pokemon masters where they have an alt with pokemon that only evolve when traded with the other specifically... so emmet has dialogue that's like "my escavalier used to be ingo's karrablast, i'll continue to take good care of it for him!" which is really cute to me
but yeah in general they are just 2 guys who are really strong trainers in-universe and love trains.
the deal with them / why they got such a resurgence of popularity recently is because of pokemon legends arceus. it's a game that takes place at some ambiguous point in the past in a different region (sinnoh, the region for the gen 4 games diamond pearl and platinum). and the protagonist is sort of brought there by arceus to complete the first ever pokedex in the region while also saving the world LOL. and like. so this game takes place like roughly i'll say 200 years in the past from other pokemon games, and also in a different region from the one the subway bosses are from.
ingo is there. for some reason ingo is there. and he has amnesia. and he's very miserable about it. he was already a really popular character in the original games and now all of the people who recognized him (myself included) were like WHAT??? OH MY GOD??? OH NO????? WHAT IS HE DOING HERE. because he's just like so miserable and obviously misses unova and his pokemon and emmet a lot even though he barely remembers anything about it... so it's really conducive to like fix-it type stuff LOL. he does something similar in these games too where he organizes battles between the player and other people (himself included) but it's not as fun for me because he's a huge pushover in that game so there's not really the same thrill
but yeah he has a lot of dialogue that just kind of boils down to "i really miss these things and these people. even though i can't remember them my heart feels the absence" and stuff... if you do fight him and once he starts organizing battles he directly quotes something emmet says in the b2w2 mandatory fight and then after you beat him says he doesn't really know what it means a lot of the time when he says things like that but hearing those words fills him with strength šŸ˜­ he talks about missing his chandelure (one of the pokemon he uses on the super line battle) and that he's starting to remember a man who looks like him. it's just a lot he's doing really bad. he's still wearing the coat and hat he was wearing when he got to hisui (<- what the sinnoh region was called in the past in this game) even though they're like in tatters now alongside other parts of his old outfit you can see like presumably the shoes and his belt... he's really clinging to this stuff and it's sad because you can tell how homesick he is
he is definitely a minor character in pla and him and emmet were barely even in black and white as npcs but they're very endearingly written so i get why people like em so much
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sillywebz Ā· 2 years ago
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Genuine question: do you think people are more likely to paint sora as (emotionally) naive, rather than a more book-dumb kind of way? like being too trusting of people, that kind of thing
ahaha anon So i kind of accidentally wrote an essayish in response, but it ended up moving on from ur question to expanding on thoughts i have abt characterizations of sora, oopsieĀ 
but TLDR: To answer your question anon, i actually think its about equally both, and i think perceiving him with a lack of emotional maturity can bleed into perceiving him with a lack of intelligence; sentiments like friends as your power and leaving no one behind can seem naĆÆve and irrational if one doesnt think that sora comprehends his odds and still chooses to proceed because his heart believes it is right. while sora does have a ways to grow emotionally, especially in regards to his own feelings, i dont think that he lacks knowledge when it comes to relationships and understanding others emotions, which is actually rather his strong suit. i also think that sora is generally very smart, and just dont quite understand why people portray him as not quite being so
~ the aforementioned ramble ~ ooo good question ! hm. i think more often i notice people characterizing him in a book dumb sort of way, but honestly that could be bc it bugs me more. however, we dont know if sora did well in school or not/what level of education he got, so instead of a strictly textbook smart sense, i see it more as a lacking the characteristics of someone who is book smart sense? basically, people painting him as airheaded, oblivious, or not very eloquent; i think especially with jokes or complicated subjects going over his head. but, if you look at his dialogue (and, while this is more subjective, puzzles and challenges he has to overcome in the gameplay), thats usually not the case? hes delivered plenty of introspective and articulate lines; hes witty, sarcastic, and even sometimes rude; hes incredibly adaptive and resourceful considering the situations heā€™s thrown into, and hes a quick learner, as shown by his keyblade skills.
however, i think some of these perceptions do come from how he is a very emotionally driven person. he follows his heart and is loyal and trusting to a fault, and that can cause him to take actions that seem impulsive, illogical, and naĆÆve. however, i think sora is very knowledgeable of emotions because of how he connects with people. heā€™s incredibly empathetic and understanding of others and has made friends with nearly everyone he meets because of that; which i believe is an incredibly difficult accomplishment. while his feelings can lead to mistakes, they are also his greatest strength; he will try his best to fix those mistakes. where i believe he really struggles is in processing his own emotions.
and on that, sora is pretty self-deprecating, and laughs off a lot of things, which sometimes can cover up just how talented he is because even he denies it. i think that oftentimes, sora himself believes that heā€™s dumb, or lesser in comparison to others, which can lead to people taking that at face value if they dont look deeper
however. sora is still a cheerful and silly guy, and thats an important part of his personality too! he is an energetic, optimistic teenage boy who really just wants to have fun with his friends and thinks that everyone should have a happy ending.
sora has a lot of different dimensions to him, but unfortunately characters that have a seemingly cheerful disposition and noble motivations that come off as idealistic can often get sanded down to being stupid because theyā€™re seen as too naĆÆve to understand the gravity of their situation.
to clarify, i dont think that soras never been dumb. keyboard (and keyblade) smashing is probably not the best idea if a computer isnt working. but, in my opinion, i think sometimes we dont give sora enough credit in our depictions of him, and tend to exaggerate certain qualities of his while forgetting others
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cathalbravecog Ā· 2 years ago
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idk if you already guessed it but thomas is my favorite ttcc character (totally did not draw like 15 drawings of him) and mmm uhmmm uhm what is your opinion on the good ol' ottoman?
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I AM FINALLY GETTING TO THIS ASK. LET THE AUTISM BEGIN. THIS GUY BEEN ROTATING IN MY HEAD. MAYBE NOT THE WHOLE TIME BUT HOO BOY HE TAKES OVER SOMETIMES. AND U ALREADY KNOW I LIKE THIS GUY TOO. YOU AND ME. THE THOMAS WARRIORS. I MAY NOT SHOW IT A LOT BUT I CARE THOMAS A LOT. This is gonna be all over the place you will get lost here but come onto my mental illness adventure with me once more. I thought I had little to say but you opened an dven bigger tism adhd gate
I love Thomas our man SO MUCH he's literally like my second favorite blorbo in Toontown after Cathal that I can lore think about (BC HR joined Mt TTCC blorbo beasts list except he doesn't really have lore oops) I mean he's even on my phone case now, too, with other things that are important to me and he DESERVES IT
I really liked and cared about him before BUT!! this update and being able to finally see him in game myself after missing the other events... It is VERY VERY NICE and it made me like Thomas even MOREEEE
OK NOW TO ANSWER LIKE. THE OPINION QUESTION MORE DIRECTLY. He's a really fun character and as a duo with Robert he works rather well. He's ways in the background, overshadowed by his brother...(Who kind of needs him sometimes since the start of the company and YKNOW the literal guy he uh. Stands on to be level with the other Cogs. Like these guys need each other and I can elaborate on that more later) Working quietly. And yet he's quite the talker when he opens up and gets the chance to!! He's like me and a lot of people I know (I sure relate to him in this regard lol I literally state I ramble a lot in MY BIO and I DO) - more quiet and reserved people, sometimes seen as lonely... But with many things on mind, just waiting for the right people to trust to share these things with. Genuine trust or just comfort in a given situation... It's whatever but it's does also tie to another thing I wanna talk about later....or now actually
I know they state he is not befriending the Toons in the podcast - but with the way he speaks with us and his literal actions - it speaks louder than that and I think we should be allowed to make the interpretation that he is slowly gaining our trust. And I think it's a very interesting concept that the literal brother of the man behind this evil company that goes against the toons... Is befriending them. ( and literally your comic) the potential here is insane and it's more interesting than just yeah he stays true to his word he doesn't like you
It's clear that he does care - but it's true he's a very caring person in general. (then again a part of it is letting people step over him...literally. And he's aware of it and he dislikes it! Another thing I can relate to and speak from the heart about. But there's things I don't relate to and of course relatability is not all the reason why I like him... But it is a big part of it. Sorry not sorry I will project onto this man later) he does show he cares by literally closing the elevator and lying to save us from being seen... And waiting it out till the air is clear to let us in. Where he as always chats with us. Yeah they did say he just kinda puts up with it and since there's people to talk to he does ramble but... Some of the stories he tells are personal and he is aware of it. He did save you that one time and he did offer those cookies to you as well.. Even if you can't eat them. That's not even giving out the past items like some extra stock laying around he needs to get rid of...
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(also I need to see if anyone reciphered those papers, already I love solving ciphers. It's an easy ceasar cipher yeah but having to rewrite this shit is that goofy fun part I did it with the papers at chips place... Idk if these r available somewhere.)
And the sweater?? Also very personal!! And like more story based as there's technically just one but ofc there's multiple players but in this case you can imagine yourself going there alone to speak with him each time as an individual... Like....the story about the extra stuff doesn't apply here this is personal.
But it is true he probably.. Does want to get rid of it. He makes a gift from the heart and it goes under appreciated. Unwanted...yeah I wouldn't want to see it either. But someone else may want it so yknow... Cutely gives it to the toons.
Like come on you can't tell me this guy isn't trusting these toons slightly, or, story wise, the toon/toons who come see him each April toons. Of course the recent one is the freshest in my mind and I only experienced the precious ones through reading the dialogue... I may miss some details of things he rambled about... But I genuinely believe with each visit he grows to trust the toons more and oh boy that could be interesting conflict... Who knows it could be brought up later with whatever board boy HQ is gonna be...plearse let us see Robert too I'm gonna implode
Anyways BACK ONTO THOMAS. I love this guy he's really nice I'd love to just sit in a room with him and exist together and sloy dwelve into back and forth rambling about stuff and I'd totally hype up his knitting... I just AURGHH. He had things going for him and these expectations... That he didn't met up to. But his brother had a plan and Thomas being well... Thomas. Not the leader type - he followed along... Because it was the best for him as who he is even if his parents wanted him to do other things
Despite the two (Him and Robert ofc) not exactly agreeing on things alwyad there's still care between them as brothers... They really are a duo!! Even if the topic is uh. A really corrupt capitalist robot company... And with Robert being preeeetty much very much so an asshole it's still just. Aurgh. Fun. Love the dynamic. Robert could just be an ass but he still cares about Thomas by some regard... I think about the time he watered Bubby for Thomas despite his hatred for the plant a lot okay
Thomas and Robert are already the most like, lore full characters (or Cogs specifically) other than some mgrs now and Atticus and Redd - but there's still so much like... Of an mysterious aura about them. We only hear about their lives and never see it... Robert we see in action in the comics - but we see him ONCE in game in a CUTSCENE MOST PEOPLE SKIP... Thomas we see in the background of the comics only speaking like... Once, I believe?? Even if he's there he's really easy to just... Not even notice. But he appears ingame and speaks DIRECTLY TO YOU. SEVERAL TIMES. for ALMOST HALF AN HOUR STRAIGHT...and he tells you a lot about his and by extentions Robert's personal life - something the comics can't tell you, and surely not the short cutscene with Robert during the directors fight
Like... They have the most lore but a lot of things are still unclear and it makes people want more answers and ponder more and it's BRILLIANT. I love it. I mean... I could rant about how a lot of info is hardly accessible in TTCC as a genuine criticism of how the game and lore is handled... But that's maybe for another day. BACK TO THOMAS SO LIKE ANYWAY- Thank you for canon aro ace character who states his opinions directly and is not forced to do it... And for fans being respectful about his identity for the most part as I can see and not... Forcing him to be romantic for ships. I avoid the fandom, mostly, specifically for reasons like this and because people scare me... So. I don't know how it really is. But an issue with aro ace characters is that even if we have a Canon one often fans will make them involved in romance for stupid ships anyway, absolutely erasing their identity. And then they bring up the "SOME AROSPEC/ASPEC PEOPLE DO DATE"... But they do this for all characters and ignore the chunk of people who don't, who just want to see themselves represented in media...im very tired of this being taken away from us as... Yknow. An aroace person myself. Thank you thomas for your swag.
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Sooo.. How about some headcanons and personal things and me projecting because MOST HCS ARE JUST THAT!!!
Okay hey did you know I work with plants too? Yeah. (VERY SHITTY) agriculture school goer here.. Florist specifically.. Yeah I have no life plans for this but that's personal. Oh hey that sounds like someone I know. (also being around plants a lot makes me think abt thomas bc of association... And bc I'm spaces out 24/7 very likely thinking about my hyperfixation and the lore anyway to escape the moment. Uh I have problems OK?) Anyways...
Before I get to general projection stuff I wanna say my hcs!!
I think he sometimes carries gardening tools in his pockets and forgets about them. I do that. Forgets whole sharp gardening shears and then he needs to take out a pencil for someone, and instead he whips out something use able as a weapon. FUN!
I am not sure if it's stayed what his first knitting was ever... But whether or not this was his first or later knitting project doesn't matter - but I like to think that he knitted pot decorations for his plants!! Little pot sweaters, maybe!! Wouldn't even overheat the plants (some plants have veeery specific requirements but his ficuses should be fine) , I think, they don't give off heat for the sweater to insulate anyway, so it would really be just decorational....
And again, if the Cogs had cats I think he'd be a cat dad.
And now. The personal projection observation part... A reason why I think I like him so much is because I relate to him AND Robert. As someone who is a... Well. The anger issue filled, family failure shorter and younger sibling in my family... I can see myself in that. Some parts of the story really hit home... I'm not gonna get too personal here, but my relationship with my brother is... Rocky...been getting better though. He's very successful and I haven't done much in my life. He's the leader role. On the other hand, the dynamic here for Thomas and Robert is swapped... Thomas could've followed the success his parents set him up for, but he followed the lead of his brother instead - who his parents didn't see as good enough.
It's very different things, yes, but the things that are similar are what brings it a bit closer... Even if some things don't align well I can feel my heart sink when Thomas talks about it because. Ahaha yeah that ties to some of my biggest worries in life and it relates to me being the loser child in the family whoops
And just.. I AM. GOIGN TO EXPLODE. FUNNY HAHA CHAIR AND STEPPING STOOL THING ROBOTS. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME. I AM GOING TO EXPLODE AGAIN. I CARE THESE BEASTS I MUCH. I THINK THIS COVERS MOST OF IT. OTHERWISE I'D REPEAT MYSELF. THERE'S PROBABLY MORE I'LL REMEMBER LATER BUT THIS IS IT FOR NOW. Thank you for giving me a place to ramble about whatever in regards to a character somewhere that isn't... Me talking to myself on my Discord server on a Toontown channel dedicated to myself only. Hope ANY OF U FOUND THIS ENTERTAINING TO READ. Even if I'm. Probably.... Wrong on some things but that's okay if anyone mean to me I explode them too ok
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everythingismadeofchaos Ā· 9 months ago
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hey im sorry but if you think laios's interest in and knowledge about monsters is normal professionalism, those people telling you you might be autistic could have a point. his whole deal is that he's very abnormal in this way, he's very unlike most others doing his job and EXTREMELY unlike anyone who isn't. it freaks people out pretty often. those who accept him are generally quite strange themselves, and often still recognize that he's not normal even if they love him for it. im also an autistic with a special interest in my chosen field, and that's why i chose it. he states that he did the same. the other characters in that post are kind of a stretch for autism specifically, but laios is... well, it might be stretch to say he /isn't/ written as autistic, honestly?
I mean, I work with people all the time who are experts at what they are doing. Quite honestly what strikes me most of the time about settings like fantasy tabletop games usually present is that nobody is actively working to increase their knowledge. Nobody is compiling a monster manual, nobody is trying to learn about the crazy stuff that they might see in the dungeon. Part of it seems to be the way television writers try to write "relatable" characters but then they just wind up all being smartasses with some specific deep secret backstory, which is kind of boring; practically all of the Avengers are like this in the modern movies, which I'm sure pisses off a lot of the comic book fans. I mean off the top of my head the only situation I can think of where that's not the case is The Witcher series, where the main character isn't part of an adventuring party or a substantial professional organization like the adventurer's guilds in lots of anime; he's literally the specialist, expert they call in when there's a problem in his field. And I work with lots of people like that and they have knowledge on the level Laios is shown to have in this anime, or even deeper.
If you work retail or some other kind of casual situation, you may never meet people like this. They may be outliers. I don't know. But if you've ever carried on a conversation with a real MD or a corporate lawyer or an aeronautical engineer at a social gathering and asked them questions about their specialty, you should absolutely get information on this level, at least if they care to talk about it. As far as I can tell Laios isn't weird. He's the only sensible one here, the only one concerned with keeping people alive. Almost all the other adventurers are shown as being too casual for their own good.
Except that one asshole gnome guy with the prominent nose who hires adventurers. That guy does seem to know what he's talking about, and frankly his pretentious disposition makes a lot of sense if he's genuinely working hard to understand what's going on and all these other people are doing the same job and they aren't. This is valuable knowledge and nobody is picking it up. It's like walking over gold coins because you don't want to strain your back bending down.
Maybe Laios has a weird specialized level of knowledge when compared to people in the real world who don't live in his situation, but for where he is he's doing exactly what he should do, as far as I can tell. He's not stamp collecting or train spotting or something like that, some other hobby. He's doing his job.
That's why it's confusing to me that people seem to think he's autistic. He's just trying to be an expert.
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souridealist Ā· 9 months ago
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so a couple of different stories I've enjoyed recently were rattling around my head at the same time, and then my wife encouraged me (sang Hmm) and now I present to you: the final fantasy vii party watching Hazbin Hotel
(contains Hazbin Hotel spoilers, and also, is probably incomprehensible if you haven't seen hazbin hotel. also I haven't finished rebirth yet so it's possible this alludes to some stuff in the original game that rebirth has yet to cover, I don't know)
they have to stop for at least twenty minutes after "more than anything" because Barret is gone. he's gone. full-on sobbing on the couch. goes through half a box of tissues while aerith pats him on the shoulder. only the fact that marlene is asleep saves her from getting snuggled for an hour.
ever after he will tell you his favorite character is Charlie out of how hard he is relating to Lucifer yeah.
Aerith's favorite is absolutely Angel but like. in a way where she initially just though he was hilarious and she loved his lack of fucks and then episode four hits her with "It's not an act! It's who I need to be!" and she's just sitting there on the couch like WOW OKAY WAS NOT PLANNING TO GET CALLED OUT BY AN ANIMATED SPIDER TODAY
Tifa's favorite absolutely one hundred percent actually is Charlie
she just really likes the cheerful warmhearted compassionate girl
who says fuck
and was raised in a miserable slum but still sees joy in life and chooses to reach out to people
and has long braided hair down her back
that's just a character she finds really appealing is all
Red at the back of the room very quietly choosing violence: "There's a surprise."
(for all that Aerith rags on Cloud for being an idiot, I'm not sure she actually manages to run this math)
speaking of Red he kind of finds the whole thing extremely human and bemusing but when asked to pick a favorite he thinks it over very carefully and decides on Husk
and given how bad Husk actually is at maintaining the disaffected thing, yeah Red is telling on himself a little too
Cloud is actually not having a great time because between the really frank sexuality and the bleak humor the show is pretty significantly beyond his comfort level but he's not willing to like. actually admit that.
he also really hates Alastor. nobody but Yuffie actually likes Alastor but Cloud in particular just absolutely refuses to countenance that a single thing Alastor does could be anything besides him playing every single other character completely heartlessly and insincerely and to their detriment
neither the general anti-Alastor consensus nor the mass booing of the Vees is what has Cait Sith going "ha ha ha hoo anyway I'm gonna go wash the moogle, aye?"
that's episode six, when he finds himself actively bowled the hell over with envy for Emily's innocence
he still catches enough of the last two episodes to catch Alastor's total breakdown in the finale about coming to care for these people
hoO! he has something to do anywhere else suddenly! goodnight guys good talk good show
meanwhile Yuffie's entire reason for being the single pro Alastor representative is that she appreciates that he's got style. in, you know, a creepy old man way
she absolutely does not understand significant chunks of angel's dialogue but she is RAPTLY interpreting the context clues
Cid is honestly just waking up for the songs (yuffie is in charge of kicking him when his snoring gets too loud) but he does genuinely like the songs
he actually enjoys Adam because he likes that musical style best and also finds Adam funny, and like. the guy is funny. but Tifa and Aerith are both judging him a little
he does NOT notice this
he does have another favorite when asked and it's Sir Pentious. it's the blimp, he respects a good blimp.
Vincent is hanging out at the back of the room but everybody kind of assumes he isn't paying attention until someone looks over during "Out for Love" and realizes he is silently but openly weeping into his collar
he already liked Vaggie best but after that one he's really attached
rate of party members who eventually end up humming at least one song from the thing: 100%.
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