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me to men written by rick riordan ๐ซถ๐ผ
#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo tv show#pjo series#luke castellan#luke castellan fluff#luke castellan x reader#luke castellan x you#percy jackson#pjo fandom#pjo spoilers#pjo disney+#pjo hoo toa#jason grace imagines#jason grace x reader#jason grace x y/n#jason grace x you#percy jackson x reader#percy jackson x y/n#percy jackson x you#i love fictional men#luke castellan fic#leo valdez x reader#leo valdez x y/n#leo valdez x you#pjo#percy series#them and so many more omg#I literally need help ๐ญ
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it is completely understandable to be uncomfortable with the sexual assault in dandadan. it's important to discuss how it's framed, whether it's handled poorly, or if it could be been portrayed better. but the number of people - even fans - stating that it is only fanservice, irrelevant, or could be removed is frankly bizarre to for SO many reasons, starting with the fact that this parallel exists.
the anime made it even more obvious by interpolating cuts from the first scene into the second one.
i thought this scene showed that momo gaining her powers by believing in her relationship with her grandmother gives her the strength to fight back against what is basically a horrific, much more aggressive and abstract (maybe even absurd?) representation of her shitty gross ex - who was demanding she 'put out' and pay for the love hotel in very first scene.
while the escalation from one scene to the next is surprising, it's not something that comes out of nowhere. this first scene is meant to be a set-up to what will happen later. it sets the tone, though significantly more lighthearted at this point. it tells you that sex, sexuality, etc. is something dandadan will touch on - though you don't know what the scope and depth will be until later in the chapter.
i cannot recommend this video enough, as it discusses some interesting interpretations of what the serpoians and turbo granny represent in their respective assault scenes, as well as how right now the treatment of both scenes is unfortunately uneven.
more notes about plot and thematic relevance below the cut. spoilers for anime-onlies (up to chapter 8, will probably be covered in episodes 4/5).
momo was assaulted, and almost cut up by the serpoians, much like the other victims turbo granny appeared around. this is an intentional parallel. turbo granny goes to momo because that is what she does. again, SUPER unclear how that factors into turbo granny's assault of ken, but if we keep the video's interpretation of cynicism in mind, it could be related to that; maybe turbo granny has a cynicism toward men - similar to momo in chapter/episode 1 - and this is why she chose to attack ken. unfortunately, it's still too early to really understand and explain a lot of her motivations.
again, completely understandable to not like how the sexual assault was handled or portrayed, and it's important to keep discussing it. but this is what dandadan does for many different types of trauma and difficult life experiences. this is a huge part of dandadan's identity. if you don't like it, that is fine, but calling the sexual assault 'just fan service' is blatantly untrue.
#dandadan#L.txt#long post#dandadan analysis#< i guess? ๐ญ#discussdadan#sorry for this kinda sloppy post but i need it out bc i feel like im losing my mind#this is not even ''''''''''a defense''''''''''' of the s/a i think it's really important to discuss framing/handling/etc etc#but some of the discourse arising from the first episode is maddening and is thoroughly not helped by ppl being weird/assholes abt it#you dont ''''''have to like it'''''' (< what does that even mean??) or keep reading it or literally anything#this is just a basic 'please engage w the text'
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whatever. go my selfship
#this was literally all I drew for like. the entire week help ๐ญ#i need them to explode#bfdi#object oc#object shows#osc#fries bfdi#fries bfdia#fries bfb#fries tpot#self ship#self shipping#oc x canon#f/o community#fryshake#owenโs trash#owenโs ocs
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thinking about sam again (18+ !!) sighโฆ like heโs literally the definition of a munch, regardless of if you like dom or sub sam liiiikeโฆ
heโd either have you pinned down, eating entirely for himself. his head has been buried between your thighs for agesss but he isnโt letting up. youโre tugging on his hair and crying and pleading, but he just keeps licking and sucking and taking what he wants, hands tightening on your thighs to hold you open and keep you still. just laughs all breathless against you as you try to squirm away, tugging you back down against his face.
orrrrrโฆ you tug at his hair and heโs instantly whining, peering up at you with the wettest, saddest puppy dog eyes. heโs all pouty as you try to tug him away from you, whimpering and everything. he tries to duck his head down again, hips rutting against the mattress as he starts babbling. heโs all like โplease, pretty girl. please, just need a little more.โ heโs just desperate to taste more of you.
yeah, umโฆ thatโs allโฆ
#nyx drabbles .แ#sorry guys itโs ovulation week and early seasons sam is on the mind i fear#literally an actual ramble god i need help#main tag? fuck it main tag#sam winchester x you#sam winchester smut#literally just in.. the biggest writing slump ever#tryna force myself to yap or something ๐ญ
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rewatching this over and over again.. mainly bcs tarn makes soundwave into a manlet but also bcs it's hilarious
#thunderhowl at the copilot doing Absoluteky nothing then being surprised when shadowstriker is unfamiliar with the terrain: :D#i get ure a theater kid but CAN U STOP BEING SO CRYPTIC#bumblebee moving to the wall like the only smart person#optimus just wants to find the source#had to include soundwave being the bitchiest person for no reason at the end of course ๐ฉต mi lady#somebody help tarn bro only has one arm ๐ญ๐ญ#hes not even using it against a wall or anything like hes just trying to keep his balance#everybody panicking while shadowstriker doesnt give a fuck#girlboss shit she does every day and no one cares it pisses me off yall need to appreciate my mean lesbian like yall appreciate her mean gay#bestie#thunderhowl :) bcs he wants soundwave to struggle probably. i mean at the cost of others maybe risking a concussion? sure#theyre both so petty but try to act too cool to be in their own lame ways. im obsessed with them#he was hoping soundwave was gonna land in his lap ๐#somehow from all the way back there LMFAO if his terrains can defy gravity so can his beloved annoyance ok. he believes#im a filthy multishipper so i need tarn and soundwave to have more fic & kiss too bcs it's literally tarn being like I Know What You Are#(a Bttm) to soundwave and soundwave having to screw his lips into a smile & be like teehee of course.. only to be like (u forgot the Brat*)#at the end like. why are they like that. tarn holding him by the waist with 1 arm being like i got u bbgirl meanwhile hes getting#60000 concussions and soundwave is trying So hard not too laugh.. TOO loudly. (tarn thinking hes so anime protag rn)#tf cyberverse#soundwave#tarn#thunderhowl#shadowstriker#bumblebee#optimus prime#maccadam#transformers#I CANT BELIEVE I HAD ENOUGH ROOM FOR THESE TAGS!
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guys i nearly embarrassed myself and moaned out loudโฆ.in PUBLIC.
#สฌสฌ.sosa speaks.com#ninja kamui#literally forgot where i was for a moment#ive been thinking about him too bc i havenโt watched the new episode yet#so i went to look at photos of him and i literally couldnโt help the noise that tried to escape#but i caught it just in time!๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ#physical involuntary reactions bc this man is so fine i melt and implode#IM REWATCHING THE WHOLE SERIES IDC I NEED MORE#1 thing about original animes is that there is no source material to read more#so if i wanna write about him id have to wait and know more from the showโฆ..once a week!!!#itโs cruel.
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dtiys prize for @/veemeowr_ on insta
(Solar AU belongs to them)
#nagito komaeda#komaeda nagito#nagito komaeda fanart#danganronpa#danganronpa 2#danganronpa 2 goodbye despair#super danganronpa goodbye despair#danganronpa fanart#sdr2#sdr2 fanart#danganronpa au#i literally need to remember to post on here HELP ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ญ๐ญ
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#ronal gave her a taste of her own medicine lol#I know she's got trauma and all but she literally watched Spider grow up from an infant exposed to nothing but the Na'vi way#and she's still convinced he'll turn out like Quaritch#i'd get it if she was wary of unknown humans but this is your weird kids' ONLY friend before they move to the reef#she doesn't have to LOVE him but at the very least she needs to respect that her kids love him and let them be#and not try to ban them from seeing each other#or try to jump him cause ma'am you had no reason to do all that to a child ๐ญ#and all while Mr Jacob โI helped Quaritch plan Hometree 9/11โ Sully gets completely forgiven#I NEED Avatar 3 already cause I need to know how Neytiri and Spider's relationship will be resolved#cyren myadd draws#avatar#avatar the way of water#avatar the way of traumatizing spider#avatar 3#neytiri sully#neytiri
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someone over the age of 30 tell me itโs gonna be ok
#im turning thirty at the beginning of next year and trying not to have a meltdown about it ๐ญ#Iโve actually been having one continuous meltdown about it since I turned 25#WHY IS IT SO SCARY!! WHY AM I LIKE THIS!#being 30 is literally such a normal thing to be ๐ญ#and I keep thinking Iโve gotten over it (I have done a lot of mental preparation this year) but then I still get overcome by Panic!!!#and my birthday isnโt even for months#help๐ฏโโ๏ธ sos๐#who in my fandoms is over 30 ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ guys hold my hand Iโm being a baby about being old#as usual#i was supposed to have my life figured out by now but I have even less figured out than I did when I was like 22 I think .#how did I go BACKWARDS#I want to be a good example for the 20-somethings and tell them itโs all fine but Iโm always freaking out so .#gonna need the 30-somethings to step in and be a good example for ME#I am soon to be one of you so if you would be so kind as to extend a gracious welcome and ignore my sobbing. thank u#wise beautiful powerful 30-somethings. thank you#mine
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Iโm absolutely losing it over the fact the Alcina sent Bela ALONE to go after Ethan. She knows that her eldest daughter is capable thatโs why she let her handle him alone.
Meanwhile she teamed up with her wild daughter to probably a) enjoy a good hunt with her and b)keep an eye on her because itโs Cassandra and she needs to make sure that her middle daughter doesnโt get too wild while chasing after Ethan.
As for Danielaโ Alcina was just like nope this one is definitely sitting this hunt out and actually locked her someplace safe. Like she put her youngest in the library so she can lose herself in her books while staying away from danger.
#house dimitrescu#resident evil village#cassandra dimitrescu#daniela dimitrescu#resident evil 8#bela dimitrescu#re8#alcina dimitrescu#????#itโs literally bela is capable cass is wild and dani is too baby to join her family#im sorry but Alcina KNOWS Daniela is nowhere near her sisters in terms of capabilities#so mama ensured that her baby is kept away from everything#while she perused Ethan with Cassandra because her middle daughter is always excited to join her in hunts#bela doesnโt need the help she is more than capable#idk i was just thinking about it and yes Daniela is justโฆpoor baby she still has time to learn and grow as strong as her sisters#not now though ๐ญ๐ญ
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Now I understand those toxic JayVik fans who demonize Mel bc the person I like is dating someone I dont like at all and is forgetting about me. ๐ /hj
They also have more money than me (latamcore lol) and to top it off, I'm still recovering from my femoral anteversion surgery on my right leg... Do u know who else has something similar? VIKTOR ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Pls don't take this seriously, Mel is my bbg I love her sm
#arcane#arcane jayvik#jayvik#league of legends#meljayvik#arcane jayce#arcane viktor#arcane mel#pretty when i cry#me: ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ#send help#theyre mine#jealous girl ๐#i'm literally crying#mel is a slay queen#vikjayce#jayce league of legends#viktor league of legends#thoughts#bitch mode activated#polycule#Narci Needs Therapy
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thinking about todd and his resolve towardโฆ not quite isolation, but being alone in a room full of people again. he goes along to the study room to sit on his own and do his homework, he sits at the poets table and follows along with whatโs being said while keeping quiet, he goes to the meetings at all but doesnโt necessarily contribute (in fact, if you watch him when cameron is telling the story โfrom camp in sixth gradeโ, you can see that he recognizes it before any of the other poets but doesnโt voice it until they all have). heโs not alone, necessarily, if you want to get technical about it, heโs just lonely, and heโs generally okay with that. he doesnโt have friends and thatโs fine, he doesnโt participate in class and thatโs fine, he doesnโt have a relationship with his family and thatโs fineโhe could live without any real connection and heโd have been, more or less, fine.
the thing about when he says โi can take care of myself just fine!โ is that he isnโt really wrong, you can infer that heโs been doing it his entire life anyway, itโs that โtaking care of yourselfโ isnโt the same thing as really living or being happy. toddโs an introvert, certainly, and even as he gets closer to the group he defaults to sitting quietly in the background, but heโs also denying himself community out of fear not introversion. todd isnโt friendless because heโs an introvert, although that definitely plays a part, heโs friendless because he pushes anyone that might want his company away. if anyone has every wanted for his attention in the first place. (neilโs unwavering interest in him is unique (even when it comes to the rest of the poets, who are fine with todd coming along and joining the group, but arenโt really hellbent on him being there in the beginning) and his refusal to accept it is a direct result of being so lonely growing up.)
thereโs obviously something to be said about the implications of his parents neglect, and the more than likely fact that he grew up friendless, and how those both play a part in in him being so skilled at dodging social interaction/being so avoidant of it, but by the time we see him in the movie heโs all but accepted his fate as being alone his entire life. heโs already accepted being the family disappointment, and heโs already accepted heโll never amount to anything, and he obviously doesnโt like it, but heโd have managed living with that knowledge without the confirmation that it was all wrong. would he have been miserable? almost certainly. but heโd have managed. heโd done it for that long already, anyhow.
#and like obviously itโs BAD in the long run and his isolation IS only making his life worse butโฆ genuinely heโd have been alright#all things considered#itโs super interesting to me how itโs neil who starts the domino effect of toddโs life becoming Less Shit#both by beliving in him and putting faith in him that heโs never seen before and refusing to let him hide away#but it isnโt a savior moment on neilโs part#and i find it so odd when people frame it as one#todd is likeโฆ actively irritated at him in that scene ๐ญ#neil is right that todd needs to get out of his shell and put himself out there and Believe in himself#but todd canโt accept it yet because he canโt see what neil sees in him yet and doesnโt believe it exists at all#and it frustrates him because unlike everyone else neil REFUSES to give up on him#and as far as todds concerned itโll be for nothing#as far as toddโs concerned โneil isnโt a savior or a hero in that scene heโs an annoyance#a necessary one in the grand scheme of things but an annoyance all the same#i think people forget that just because todd DOES want to break out of his shell (โdonโt you think you could be?โ / โno! iโฆ i donโt know!โ +#โcome on you heard keating donโt you want to *do* something about it?โ / โ*yes* butโฆโ) doesnโt mean he knows how or believes he actually CAN#todds autonomy can be taken away from him a lot (ironic) and he can be twisted into someone with no opinions or thoughts or whims +#outside of neil but that isnโt really the case#and a part of that blame lands on the movie because todd doesnโt get explored a lot but thereโs still evidence of him being his own person#heโs not a yesman and he tells neil when his ideas are stupid (keeping the audition from his father) or he just doesnโt personally agree +#(the entire โnoโ scene) and he functions perfectly well when neil isnโt around and while they arenโt focuses +#there are short scenes where todds alone or scenes that start eith them apart that make it clear they arenโt attatched to each other +#in the way people can often write them to be (that is in the trenches if the other is missing)#this post and all these tags are my long winded way of saying FUCK the codependent anderperry thing some people subscribe to it makes me#mad#neilโs goal is to help todd grow into himself and become his own person and find his identity more than anything#and todd doesnโt need neil to hold his hand to do literally anything and everything heโs a normal guy with anxiety#come on guys#dps#dead poets society#todd anderson
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Never Felt a Feeling Like This
Narumi Gen x f!Reader
summary: For Narumi, itโs love at first sight. For you, itโs boredom.
warnings: 18+ minors dni, smut, meet-ugly, masturbation (m), hinted femdom, switch!narumi (like literally from one paragraph to the next sometimes), budding degradation kink, but also praise kink, spit kink, inappropriate workplace behavior and relationships, mentioned/implied power imbalance (but in name only), dubiously solicited dick pics, narumi is a simp and I'm embarrassed for him and you should be too, narumiโs imagination gets a real workout in this, no bs4s were harmed in the writing of this fic (takes place pre-bs5 release), do not break electronics without proper safety equipment, excessive emoji use (did you know emojis count as words in the word count??)
notes: the kn8!chaos couple's origin story is finally revealed! I'm just happy I was finally able to use a Beyoncรฉ lyric in a title. she released Renaissance because she wanted the kn8!chaos couple to have music to fuck to.
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part of the Agents of Chaos series
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As the First Divisionโs Vice-Captain leads you throughout Ariake Maritime Base on a tour of the facilities, you find your interest hanging on by a thread.ย
All Defense Force bases are essentially the same โ you have your training grounds and rooms, administration offices, barracks, an Operation Room, and mission preparation spaces. So, youโre torn between yawning loudly and pulling out your phone to see if thereโs anything else more worthy of your time, which there surely is.ย
The only thing stopping you is that this is your first time meeting Vice-Captain Hasegawa and you have just enough awareness to recognize that doing either would probably lead to a poor reaction from the man. There will be plenty of opportunities to test his patience in the weeks, months, and โ hopefully โ years to come.ย
With great effort, you stifle both urges and continue pretending to look like everything Hasegawa is telling you is not going in one ear and out the other. You wish he would just drop you off in the Operation Room so that you could figure out which station and console you wanted to take over.ย
Your mind has begun to wander so much that you almost run into him when he comes to a sudden stop in the middle of the hallway. Although considering heโs still talking and is pointedly facing a pair of double doors, the stop might not have seemed as sudden if you had been paying attention.ย
โโwanted to warn you,โ he sighs and you realize that youโve missed everything heโs said before.ย
But you quickly catch sight of the plaque next to the door that reads, โNarumi Gen, First Division Captain,โ and are easily able to piece together what it was that Hasegawa was warning you about.
โAh, donโt worry, Hasegawa. I knew what I was getting into!โ you grin up at him, completely missing the way his eyebrow raises at how casually youโve addressed him without his proper title. โCaptain Ogata made sure of that when he was trying to convince me to take the Head of Operations opening at the Third Division instead.โ
Your assurances donโt seem to provide him with any sort of comfort. If anything, his severe expression only deepens.
โYes, well. Weโre a little ahead of schedule for your introductory meeting with Captain Narumi but he should be in,โ he says, deciding to move past the unsurprising revelation that the Fourth Division Captain had tried to steer you clear of the chaos at the top of the First.ย
He sharply raps his knuckles on one of the grand, wooden doors to announce your presence and opens them both without waiting for a reply. When you see what lies inside of the office, you understand why.ย
Your gaze isnโt sure what it should settle on. The piles of dirty clothes? The overflowing garbage cans? The discarded and empty water bottles, cans of coffee, and energy drinks? The precariously stacked Yamazon boxes lining the walls? The reverently displayed and definitely overpriced action figures?
But your eyes are quickly drawn to the lump inside of the futon laid out in the middle of the office and right in front of the large TV, where a first-person shooter game is playing out on the screen. If you listen carefully, you can just make out the muttering coming from the lump in between the sounds of the gameโs gunfire.
You tilt your head to the side as you take in the sight. Even if Ogata hadnโt pulled you aside at every opportunity to caution you away from the First Division, Narumi Genโs reputation was practically legendary among the ranks of the Defense Force โ and only partially for his skill in combating kaiju.ย
It wasnโt a lie when you told Hasegawa that you knew what you were getting into when you accepted the position as the First Divisionโs new Head of Operations. However, the chaotic state of Narumiโs office still manages to take you slightly by surprise.ย
Somehow, you remain unaware of the way the corners of your lips are slightly tugging upwards in a hint of a smile.
Youโre pulled from your musings by the waves of anger that you feel radiating off of Hasegawa, who you had genuinely forgotten was standing next to you. His arms are crossed over his chest and this close to him, you can see the vein on his forehead pulsing.ย
โI apologize for your first impression of Captain Narumi,โ he grumbles and you can easily tell that this is a common occurrence for the man. โIf youโll give me a minute, Iโll take care of this.โ
But before he can march toward the lump, you cut him off.ย
โNo need! I can handle this,โ you tell him genially as you curiously open the Yamazon box on top of the mountain nearest you. Youโre unimpressed by the six-pack of energy drinks inside. You note that itโs the same brand as the empty cans strewn across the office floor as you carelessly push the box off the stack, where it falls to the floor with a dull thud.ย
You open the next box and pull out a boxed set of some movie series that youโve never heard of and which has an obnoxious yellow sticker on the front that says, โLIMITED EDITION!โ You pout with disinterest and toss it over your shoulder.ย
โAre you sure?โ Hasegawa asks just as you get ready to move on to the next Yamazon box and you abandon your search through Narumiโs things.ย
โHas anyone ever told you that you worry too much?โ you reply, your nose wrinkled slightly in distaste.ย
Your admonishment and clear lack of boundaries has a sense of dread creeping up on Hasegawa โ one that usually only accompanies a kaiju attack. Heโs quick to tamp down any fears that his already-frequent headaches are about to increase, not wanting to tempt whatever higher power might be out there by putting those thoughts into the universe.
The only outward sign of his apprehension is his deepening frown. He responds with a wordless hum.ย
Turning away from the Yamazon boxes, you look back to the lump to find that it hasnโt moved once despite the noise and your and Hasegawaโs presence. Glancing at the TV screen, you see that the game is still in progress.ย
Thereโs an obvious solution to this problem.ย
The lump is so focused on clearing its virtual mission that itโs easy for you to walk toward the TV, reach behind it, and yank the BS4 plug from the overfilled power strip. The sudden silence from the TV as the console unexpectedly shuts off is met with a screech from the lump, which finally moves to reveal Narumi Gen โ captain of the famed First Division and Japan's (supposedly) Strongest Anti-Kaiju Combatant.
โWhat do you think youโre doing?!โ he screams, tossing off the duvet and stumbling to his bare feet. โI was just about to clear the campaign! You just made me lose all of my progress! Who do you think you are?!โ
With every shout, he moves closer, his finger pointed at you furiously and his bloodshot eyes practically bulging from his head.
You answer him by grabbing his BS4 from the floor, lifting it over your head, and slamming it back down where it shatters apart. His shriek this time is so loud and shrill that you truly worry for a moment that your ears may begin to bleed.ย
โNo, no, no, no, no,โ he repeats frantically as he collapses to his knees and tries to carefully pick up the hardware now scattered on the floor of his office, his fingers trembling from the trauma of seeing his most precious possession in pieces.ย
But heโs too slow for you. You step past him and kneel down beside the BS4โs exposed motherboard. And then, in one smooth motion, you pull a pair of needle-nosed pliers out of the pocket of your lab coat and drive the jaws straight down where it pierces the fragile, green fiberglass.ย
You can only describe Narumiโs resulting wail as a widowโs wail for how devastated it sounds.ย
When you stand up and look back down at him, you see the shell of a broken man. Heโs hunched over on his knees near your feet. The shattered pieces of his BS4 are loosely clutched in his hands. And if you look closely, you can make out the slight shaking of his shoulders.ย
โWho are you?โ he rasps, his gaze glued to the remains of his beloved console. โHow can you be so cruel?โ
โIโm the First Divisionโs new Head of Operations, bitch,โ you smirk down at him, your arms crossed over your chest in satisfaction. The revelation seems to catch his attention because his head shoots up to look at you in shock before anger begins to creep in.ย
โYou? Youโre the new Head of Operations?โ he seethes, abandoning his BS4โs carcass to slowly stand. His fists are clenched at his sides and the tick in his jaw is visibly noticeable.ย
However, youโre already moving on. You close the distance between you so quickly that Narumiโs fury is momentarily forgotten as he instinctively takes a step back only for you to take one forward.ย
His stupor grows worse when your hands come up to cup his jaw. Suddenly, all he can focus on is how warm your touch is and how surprisingly pretty you are, your soft features hiding the heartlessness that lurks underneath.ย
The reminder shatters his daze and he stumbles backward and away from your caress. He tries to put as much distance between himself and you as he can, only to trip on his futon and wind up sprawled on his back on top of the haphazardly strewn duvet.ย
Not wasting an opportunity to get close to him again and without a secondโs hesitation, you follow him and plop yourself down to straddle his torso. A flush breaks out across his cheeks and quickly spreads to the tips of his ears that are peeking out through his messy hair.ย
The pink grows a deeper red when you sit up, slightly lifting yourself off of him so that you can further lean over him until only a few inches are separating your face from his. The back of his head is already pressed to the futon, leaving him nowhere to go.
His face feels hot under your fingers as you grip his chin firmly enough that he canโt shake you off this time. Although that seems like something you donโt need to worry about as he appears frozen beneath you. Youโre vaguely aware of how his own hands slowly and cautiously drop to rest on the tops of your thighs.ย
Yet, where Narumi is clearly flustered by the compromising position that youโve forced him into, the ability to grasp the grossly inappropriate and unprofessional nature of your interaction is beyond you. Thereโs a purpose to all of this, which makes it incredibly easy for you to ignore the feeling of his fingers nervously twitching through the fabric of your pants.ย
With one hand holding his chin, the other comes up to rest the back of your fingers on his cheek and you can feel how doing so makes him somehow even more tense. The wildness in your eyes has something stirring deep inside of him, which is only made worse by how heโs already missing your weight on his stomach.
He suddenly finds himself fighting the overwhelming urge to slide his hands up to your waist and pull you back down to sit on him. It wouldnโt be that hard. You would probably make a small cry of surprise if he did. He can practically hear it ringing in his ears and it goes straight to his cock, which is quickly growing half-hard.
And then it wouldnโt take much more to move you a little further down until youโre placed right on top of the bulge in his sweatpants. He would use his hold on you to grind your ass down while he bucks his hips up.ย
His fantasizing takes a different turn when you slowly begin to lean even closer to his face and his wide eyes drop down to your lips. They look so soft and plush. Your tongue peeks out for just a second before disappearing back into your mouth and he wants nothing more than to chase it with his own.
What would your tongue feel like sliding against his? What would it feel like on his fingers? On his cock?ย
Your teeth lightly sink into your bottom lip and heโs genuinely surprised that he doesnโt cum on the spot.ย
Itโs only your grip on his chin that keeps him from lifting his head to close the gap altogether. Thankfully, you seem to be doing so on your own and his eyes flutter shut, his lips parting slightly in anticipation.
But then his left eye is opening back up against his will as your thumb pulls on the skin just under his eyelid while your index finger lifts the area just below his brow. His right eye opens in confusion, trying to understand whatโs going on.
He takes in how your gaze is fixed on his left eye, your head tilting back and forth from side to side curiously, and it slowly sinks in that the slightly manic look that youโre wearing has nothing to do with the kiss he was expecting. All of your interest in him seems to be exclusively tied to his scarlet-colored eyes โ the eyes crafted from the retina of Kaiju No. 1.
It feels like someone has doused him in cold water at the realization.ย
He can feel his dick softening from the disappointment โ but only partially. After all, youโre still straddling him and leaning in close enough that he can feel every one of your exhales on his face.ย
โSo, these are the Future Sight eyesโฆโ you murmur to yourself, switching your attention over to his right eye and giving it the same inspection that the left received. You hum thoughtfully and Narumi scrambles to find something to say, trying to think of anything that has even the slightest chance of impressing you.ย
Before he can start to brag about the kaiju with a 7.4 fortitude level that he neutralized with one shot last week, youโre removing your hands from his face entirely and sighing heavily, a pout forming on the lips that he had just been daydreaming about. You lean back and sit up, dropping your weight fully onto his stomach once again.
You absently rest your palms on his chest and heโs struck by the vivid mental image of you doing the exact same thing if you were to ride him.ย
The fantasy comes closer to being real when your hands push down for leverage to readjust how youโre seated. Your attempt to find a more comfortable position has you sliding just a little further down his body. His breath catches in his throat when your knees end up on either side of his waist and your ass meets his lap โ and the tent in his pants.ย
His fingers instinctively grip your thighs tightly as he bites back the deep groan thatโs desperately trying to escape his chest.ย
He knows you can feel how hard he is. Itโs not like itโs something easy to ignore when youโre sitting right on top of it. Yet the only reaction you have is a slight twitch at the corner of your lips thatโs so faint anyone else except for him, the captain of the Defense Forceโs strongest division, would have missed it.ย
And he also notices that it twitched upward.ย
For a brief second, he contemplates using his eyes on you. Activating them would allow him to visualize your brainโs signals, indicating your movements before you made them. Maybe then he would have a better idea of what youโre planning to do. Itโs probably against some stupid regulation to use the weapons designed to combat kaiju on another member of the Defense Force, but youโre a much more formidable foe.
However, he then feels you shifting slightly as you get ready to move so that his hard cock is no longer poking your ass and he panics.ย
His hands dart up to grab your hips and keep you right where you are. Although you donโt cry out in the way that his ears are yearning to hear, your eyes widen just a fraction, betraying your surprise at his action.ย
Knowing that his grip is firm enough to keep you from shaking it off, you instead look curiously over your shoulder and down, your back arching as you check if you can see the hardness directly underneath you. Itโs the first clear acknowledgment you make of his arousal.ย
Anyone else, everyone else, would be frantically trying to explain away the situation โ as if thereโs a way to explain away an erection that your coworker is sitting on. But Narumi isnโt anyone else and he finds his mind wandering yet again.
All he can focus on is how your arched back pushes your chest forward. Despite the shapeless lab coat that youโre wearing and how it covers the majority of your body, he can still make out the curves of your tits and how theyโre perfectly framed by your upper arms on either side.
What would you look like in just your lab coat?
His thumbs twitch where theyโre firmly pressed to your hips with the urge to slip them under the hem of your shirt and feel the warmth of your bare skin directly. If he did, he could easily slide them, and your shirt, up. Once he had it high enough, he could then curl one finger into the front of your bra and pull it down until your tits were spilling from its cups.ย
And then all he would have to do is lean up and he could capture a nipple between his wet lips. He could then wind his arms around you beneath your lab coat to splay one hand across the arch in your back, pressing you further into his mouth. By this point, your hands would have moved from his chest to his shoulders where they would be fisting the fabric of his shirt.
He can hear your phantom cries of pleasure in his ears again as his dick starts to ache.ย
The bubble bursts when you face forward, your back now hunched over rather than arched. You look deeply unimpressed. Narumi is suddenly and viscerally aware of the thin stream of drool thatโs slowly trailing from the corner of his lip and down his jaw where it then meets his neck.ย
You notice it as well and lift a hand up to casually wipe his spit away with the pad of your thumb. His mouth opens on its own, instinctively wanting you to slip the spit-slicked digit inside.ย
Somehow, the action has you looking even further unimpressed. Rather than sticking it past his parted lips, you wipe your finger clean on the front of his shirt.ย
When you meet his gaze, the disinterest that he can see in your eyes and in your expression is crippling. Every fantasy that has been playing out in his head over the past few minutes shatters and comes crashing down around him.ย
โHm, I didnโt think the wielder of the oldest numbered weapon would be so boring,โ you finally say with a frown.
His open mouth closes before opening again, only to close and then repeat the cycle as he finds himself unable to respond. His reaction doesnโt help his case.
โ...b-boringโฆ?โ he repeats, seemingly incapable of understanding the meaning of the word.ย
You slap away his hands from your hips and heโs so dazed that he lets you. The insult slowly starts to sink in and his growing indignation soon eclipses every last ounce of arousal.
โBoring?โ he angrily cries out and you simply roll your eyes as you stand up. This time when you move off of him, heโs too outraged to miss your weight and warmth.ย
โYes. You bore me,โ you tell him pointedly, your hands on your hips as you look down at him where he lays on his back between your feet. He gets the sense that this is exactly how you would be looking at a worm that you saw on the sidewalk before trampling it.
โW-well, if Iโm so boring whyโd you end up with the First anyway?โ he retorts with a glare as he finally sits up. โYouโre here because you wanted to be in the presence of Japanโs strongest!โ
Your features wrinkle in distaste at the sentiment.ย
โYou wish,โ you scoff as you step off of his futon and take a moment to examine your nails. โThe First Divisionโs base is on the bay and the Thirdโs by a river. The ocean is way nicer. Simple as that.โ
He can only gape up at you, speechless once more.ย
You made the biggest decision of your career based on the baseโs proximity to the ocean rather than the strength and prestige of the division. A life-changing decision, and you made it on something as superficial as preferring the ocean to a river.
There was no rational thinking involved. There were no thoughtful considerations made. Other than consulting Google Maps, there was no careful research done.ย
A decision that you would have to live with for years and you made it based on something as trivial as a body of water.
Simple as that.
Narumiโs heart starts to race and his face grows warm. His palms suddenly feel sweaty and heโs hyper-aware of an unfamiliar fluttering in his stomach. A wide grin slowly stretches across his face.
Before you can walk away, he grabs your ankle.
โWait! Whatโs your name?โ he asks eagerly. You just smirk down at him and shake off his hand with a kick of your leg before walking away and out of his office without a second glance back at him.ย
As he watches you leave, he wonders if the irises of his eyes โ which usually morph into crosses when being used as the weapon they are โ have now taken the shape of hearts.
Heโs ready to collapse back into his futon with an infatuated sigh. He still has the tent in his sweatpants to deal with after all and if anything, itโs only gotten harder.ย
But before he can, he catches sight of Hasegawa, whoโs standing stoically by the doors of his office. He wonders if the man has been there the whole time and if so, why he didnโt put a stop to the chaos that just played out before him as heโs normally quick to do.
He vaguely notes that his Vice-Captain looks like he does whenever theyโre en route to a kaiju attack and heโs reviewing the information available to assess the threat as best he can before engaging. Determination then crosses his severe features, as if heโs steeling himself for some upcoming battle.
The man appears about to take his leave, but Narumi recognizes that he canโt let his only other source on your identity just walk away.
โHasegawa! Hey, Hasegawa!โ Narumi cries out as he sits up on his knees.ย
โYes?โ he replies stiffly, steeling himself for whatever is coming.
โIs she single?โ He hungrily points in the direction you just went, like thereโs any doubt about who the โsheโ in question is.ย
Hasegawaโs entire demeanor abruptly turns icy. His arms slowly cross over his chest โ usually a sign that a physical assault is imminent.ย ย
โIโll remind you, Captain, that the Defense Force highly discourages fraternization between enlisted personnel,โ he says. Despite the lack of violence that accompanies the warning, itโs the most threatening that Hasegawa has ever sounded when reprimanding Narumi.ย
But all Narumi can think about is how hard he still is and the memory of both your disinterest and your body on top of his as you straddled him.ย
โDiscourages is not forbids,โ he smirks with all of the smugness of someone who believes that heโs found the greatest loophole in the history of mankind.ย
Hasegawaโs scarred features contort into a grimace at Narumiโs easy disregard for the admonishment that he just received. Deciding that the best course of action would be to conserve his energy for the fight that he can see on the horizon, he drops his arms to his sides and walks away from his captain.ย
โWait! Tell me her name!โ Narumi shouts as he desperately begins to crawl after him.ย
Hasegawa suppresses the urge to slap a palm to his forehead in exasperation. He looks over his shoulder at the pathetic sight of the man known across the country as Japanโs strongest on his hands and knees, begging for just a crumb of information.ย
โIf you regularly checked your email as is your responsibility as First Division Captain, you wouldnโt need to ask,โ he scolds him and with Narumi sufficiently distracted, Hasegawa is finally able to escape, closing the doors to the office with a loud slam!
Meanwhile, Narumi scrambles back to his futon to dig through it for his phone. When he finally finds it, it slips out of his grasp due to how sweaty his palms are. It takes a few tries but with fingers that are trembling with excitement, heโs able to unlock his phone and pull up his email.
He frowns in annoyance at the sheer volume of unread messages. As he starts to scroll through them, his eyes hurriedly skimming through the subject lines of each one, he soon realizes that this is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Doing a quick search for โHead of Operationsโ pulls up an unopened thread titled, โ[URGENT] Start Date: Head of Operations, First Division.โ He finds what heโs looking for when he opens it and sees that the latest email is from you, your name appearing in the โfromโ line.
He slowly says your name aloud, testing it out. He likes the way it tastes on his tongue.
He wonders if your pussy will taste even better when he gets you to sit on his face.ย
As he skims the email thread for any further information he can glean, he notices that your responses to the information on your promotion and new assignment are largely in emojis. You seem to have a particular fondness for the red 100 emoji.ย
With a contented sigh, he collapses back into his futon. His phone is clutched tightly to his chest and an adoring smile is painted across his lips.ย
Rolling over onto his stomach, he rests his chin on a curled fist and returns to his email. Now that he has your name, he happily kicks his feet back and forth in the air and does another search through his inbox for it. He strikes gold when he finds your personnel file attached to a months-old, unopened email.ย
But he doesnโt get far in reading through it because at the top of the file, just beneath your name, is your phone number. As soon as he sees it, he saves it in his contacts under: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ.
His fingers fly across the screen as he then drafts a new message to you and quickly hits send.
From: Narumi Gen Hey! Go out with me ๐
He watches the message thread with unblinking eyes, eagerly waiting for the three little dots that indicate that youโre typing to appear at the bottom. When they finally do, the anticipation of what youโll say is enough to have him salivating all over again.
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ ????
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ Who dis
He frowns slightly. Heโs your new captain. Shouldnโt you already have his number saved in your phone? Rather than letting it ruin his giddiness, he seizes the opportunity that he missed earlier to brag.ย
From: Narumi Gen JAPANโS STRONGEST ๐ช
He smugly waits for your reply. It takes longer this time for the three dots to appear and heโs positive that itโs because youโre too in awe to respond right away.ย
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ Oh.
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ ๐
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ Captain boring ๐ฅฑ
Each reply is like an arrow to his heart. The yawning emoji in particular feels like youโve taken a knife to his gut with a pretty smile on your lips. Desperation quickly takes hold.
From: Narumi Gen Plz go out with meย
From: Narumi Gen Pretty plz? ๐
From: Narumi Gen Ur so hot. Plz go out with me ๐โโ๏ธ
From: Narumi Gen Iโll do literally anything to go out with u ๐ซ
His responses are sent in a flurry one right after another. If he had the ability to feel shame, he would be embarrassed by how increasingly pathetic he sounds with each sent message.
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ Nope ๐
โโ๏ธ
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ This pussy is closed to losers
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ ๐
Itโs a good thing that heโs already laying down because the one-two punch of being called a loser while also being told that your pussy is off-limits would have had him keeling over.ย
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ Enjoy taking care of your little problem on your own ๐โ๐ฆ
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ Let me know how it goes ๐
He suddenly feels like youโve breathed new life into him. Does this mean that youโre imagining him jerking off?ย
The thought of you thinking of him with his hand pumping his cock has his head spinning. He rolls over onto his back and drops the hand holding his phone by his side as he stares up at the ceiling of his office in a daze.ย
Acting almost on its own, his free hand slides down his stomach to slip under the waist of his sweatpants and then the band of his boxer briefs. He canโt help the hiss that escapes him when he wraps his hand around his cock. Itโs easy to pretend that itโs your hand thatโs pulling it out of his pants instead of his.ย
Would you tell him how boring he is even as your hand slowly begins to move up and down his length? Would you be acting like this is a waste of your time? Maybe youโd be jerking him off with one hand and scrolling through your phone with the other.ย
His eyes close to aid the fantasy.ย
He can hear your voice in his ears, every word dripping with indifference as you tell him to hurry up and cum already so that you can go do something that actually interests you. You would barely even look at him, only glancing at him every so often to check how close he is to finishing.ย
When he spits into his hand to help the glide of his palm, he imagines that itโs your hand and remembers how you didnโt shy away from his saliva when you wiped it off of his chin earlier. His fist speeds up its pace as he imagines what it would have looked like if you had popped your thumb into his mouth for him to suck it clean rather than wiping it off on his shirt.ย
Or better yet, if you slipped it into your mouth, only removing it once your thumb was free of his spit.ย
What would it look like if you spit directly into his mouth? Heโs positive that you would purse your lips right over his open and waiting mouth and let your spit delicately drip straight down into it. You wouldnโt let him swallow until you told him that he was allowed to. And then you would reward him with a condescending pat on his cheek and a chaste kiss to his shining lips.
And what if he spits into your mouth? He would have you on your knees for him, lips parted wide open, and tongue stuck out as you waited patiently to taste his cock. He would grab your chin with fingers as firm as yours were on his earlier and just when you began to rub your thighs together, he would spit into your open mouth before making you swallow.ย
Would you whine if he told you that youโre a good girl?
He definitely would if you called him a good boy.ย
He would whine right into your pussy if you were to tell him how good he was being with his face buried between your thighs, your legs tossed over his shoulders. The words would be broken up between breathless moans as he lapped at your clit, your fingers pulling on his hair to tug his face closer. And he would then start pumping two of his fingers in and out of your pussy, curling them just right, all so that he could hear you say the words again.ย ย
After seeing how little he impresses you, he would give anything for even a scrap of your praise. But he also wants to make you just as desperate for his.ย
He wants you sprawled across the top of his messy desk.
He wants you to make it even messier when you cum on his cock as he pounds into you, his balls hitting your ass with each thrust and your ankles dangling by his ears. Heโd have your arousal dripping from your pussy and down the crack of your ass to pool on the wooden surface of his fancy desk.ย
Heโd then slide two of his fingers through the mess before shoving them into your mouth, wordlessly demanding you suck them clean.ย
And you would, wouldnโt you?
Because for all of your standoffishness and your seemingly aloof nature, when it comes down to it, you would want to be good for him.ย
You would keep his fingers in your mouth until you were gagging on them when he shoved them in deep enough to reach the back of your throat. And even then, you would keep your lips closed around them until he decides to remove them.ย
And when he pumps you full of his cum, you would thank him with hazy eyes and an adoring smile. It would mirror the one on his lips when he drops to his knees and pushes open your thighs to watch his cum slowly drip in thick, white gobs out of your sopping pussy to join the growing pool underneath your ass.ย
Each mental image that rapidly plays out on the backs of his eyelids pushes him closer and closer to cumming. He can feel the orgasm building in his spine and in his balls, only for his eyes to spring wide open when he remembers your request to keep him updated.ย
His phone is still in his sweaty hand, his fingers clutched around it so tightly that if he wasnโt so used to holding his BS4 controller for long periods of time, then they would be aching. He absently sends a silent thank you to whoever invented Face ID because it means he doesnโt have to fumble with a passcode to unlock his phone and pull up the camera.ย
As much as it pains him to do so, he pulls his free hand from his weeping cock to yank his shirt up his torso and shove the hem between his teeth. He moans around the fabric when his hand returns back to his cock, giving it a squeeze as he looks down at it through the screen of his phone, trying to angle the camera just right.ย
His hand is itching to pick back up its frantic pace up and down his shaft. But he keeps it still just long enough to take a perfectly-framed picture of his hand wrapped around the base of his dick and pre-cum leaking over his fingers.ย
He hurriedly hits send and drops his hand holding his phone back to his side.ย
However, his hand has only just started moving again when his phone vibrates in the death grip that he has on it. A pathetic, little whine emerges from the back of his throat when he lifts it up and looks at the screen to find that youโve already replied.ย
His toes curl and his hips buck up off the futon as he eagerly opens your message.
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Thatโs all it takes for him to cum with a groan of your name thatโs muffled by the shirt hem still shoved in his mouth. His eyes are squeezed tightly shut as his hips give a few jerks, imagining that heโs spilling his cum onto your face instead of into his still-moving hand.ย
When heโs finally capable of opening his eyes, he opens the camera on his phone again. With fingers that are tingling from his orgasm, he takes a second picture โ this time of his cum-coated fingers and the streaks of white painted across his stomach.
After hitting send, he continues to look at the screen and preens when the three dots almost immediately appear at the bottom.ย
From: ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฆ ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
A wistful sigh leaves him as spits his shirt out of his mouth and clutches his phone close to his chest, which is still rising and falling rapidly as he pants for air.
โSo, this is what love is like,โ he muses aloud, a dreamy smile stretched across his lips and absolutely certain that his racing heart has nothing to do with jerking off or the sticky mess coating his hand and stomach.
#i am shamelessly begging you to reblog this instead of liking bc i worked v v v hard on this and this fandom is teeny tiny#this fic needs all the help it can get ๐๐ฝ#narumi gen#gen narumi#narumi gen x reader#gen narumi x reader#narumi gen smut#kaiju no. 8 x reader#kaiju no 8 x reader#kn8 x reader#kn8#kaiju no. 8#kaiju no 8#kn8 smut#kaiju no 8 smut#kaiju no. 8 smut#literally tagging anything and everything under the sun#I JUST WORKED SO HARD ON THIS GUYS and it's the first long thing I've written in 7+ months ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ#kn8!chaos couple#mel writes
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Have we ever seen this old man being affectionate with drivers or other juniors? Or just Yuki? I don't even think I've seen him this close to Max and Seb (off the podium at least)
Brother.
#he says some senile shit every now & then but hes literally & unfortunately yuki's biggest fan ๐#im not posting this with hope for the 2nd seat idgaf anymore (lol. lying) im just flabbergasted at how much he visited him ๐#thats why i feel betrayed hes siding w lawson lol cause ive never seen them together ๐ญ#LIKE when liam outscored yuki at sg last yr all he said was#โgood job. that's pretty much itโ LMFAO? helmut was pissed ๐ญ#tbf hes been backing yuki for YEARSS i think hes just tired now ๐ at least w lawson he can agree w horner ab & he can have a pawn somewhere#but i dont see how sharing liam w horner can help marko ๐ญ liam will be loyal to him for sure but the bias is so clear ๐#liam would easily jump ship to horner ๐#i 100% blame helmut for the pointless team trapping of yuki like he DEF did it. i dont think he wants to let him go LOL. but im mad ab it๐ญ#once again i dont speak with a source you're ๐ซต in my delirious mind palace and you're hostage in it ๐#he'd rather have yuki careerless post 2026 than not have him at red bull ๐ should be funny but im PISSED#ITS SO EASY JUST FRAUD HIM INTO A TOP SEAT ๐ญ#ppl calling yuki a honda merchant when hes a helmut merchant ๐ญ theyre literally his parents who are divorcing LOL#rmb when yuki said he didnt read thru the contract? im convinced its cuz helmut made it so he just said yes ๐#apparently honda wanted to keep him 1 more yr @ f3 but marko promoted him to f2 anyway ๐ & hes the one who dropped him into europe ๐#ah helmut. yuki's double edged sword#dropped him to europe & cant empathise with him struggling there alone ๐ typical racist grandpa#this opens a tough question tho: did the therapy he forced yuki to do actually help? cause if it was someone else he wouldnt even have care#he handled it so awfully but his concern for yuki was... is real.#i was thinking that i need yuki to have someone who favors him just as how ron dennis did for mika then i realized that's literally helmut๐#hes still alive cause hes not going until he sees yuki as wdc ๐ญ#helmut marko#yuki tsunoda#yt22#f1txt
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AAAHHH REQUESTS ARE OPEN!!!!
So proud of you for powering through your requests and wips of your own!!! You did SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB AT BY THE WAY!!!! oh my gosh!! Your creativity inspires me A HECK OF A LOT EMERY! ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐๐๐๐
I thought I'd might as well send you a request! (No pressure, and absolutely no need for a rush!)
Maybe something that is Halloween themed for rottmnt? Maybe they're decorating for Halloween and Mikey or Leo seems to have a disagreement with certain decorations that the rest of the Hamato brothers seem to have no problems with? Resulting in normal brother banter, but it soon turns into one of them declaring a "tickle fight"?
One of them could be like "how about we settle this with a tickle fight!" and since Mikey or Leo is the only one who has a disagreement with the decor, one of them just get ganged up on, and eventually it rules out to them loosing since it's literally a 1v3? ๐ญ๐ญ
I don't know! I just thought of it, but of course no pressure in writing it if it's too confusing! ๐๐
~ย ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ย ~
โค๏ธ๐๐ข๐๐งก ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข: @saturnzskyzz โค๏ธ๐๐ข๐๐งก
ยทฬฉฬฉฬฅอ๏ผ*โขฬฉฬฉอโฉโขฬฉฬฉอ*ห๐ฐ๐๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ฝ ๐ฅน๐๐๐๐๐!!! ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐พ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ธ๐ผ๐ด๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐บ๐ด ๐ผ๐ด ๐๐พ ๐๐พ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ท๐ฐ๐ฝ๐บ ๐๐พ๐??? ๐ธ๐โ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ธโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ตโ๐ซ๐ซถ๐พโฆ! ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐-๐น๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐โฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐พโ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ท๐พ๐๐พ ๐ฑ๐๐พ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฐ๐พ?! ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐
๐ด๐ณห*โข ฬฉฬฉอโขฬฉฬฉอ*โฉ๏ผยทฬฉฬฉฬฅอ
๐ถ๐๐๐๐: ๐ต๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐:ย ๐ธ,๐ธ๐ธ๐พ
๐ป๐๐: ๐ป๐๐ ๐ข๐ย
๐ป๐๐: ๐๐๐๐ ๐ขโค๏ธ, ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ข ๐ข๐งก
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข: ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ), ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
(๐ฐ/๐ฝ: ๐ณ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข! ๐*๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐/๐ฝ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฝ๐ธ!!!)
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐พโจ
๏ผ*โขฬฉฬฉอโฉโขฬฉฬฉอ*ห๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข!!!ห*โขโฉโขฬฉฬฉอ*ห๏ผยทฬฉฬฉฬฅอ
โMove it to the left! Noโฆyourย otherย left! โฆDonnie, I just said yourย other left!!!โ Raph yelled.ย
โI donโt haveย 'an other left!'ย Are you trying to tell me that you want me to use myย rightย hand?!โ Donnie asked, irritation abundantly clear in his tone.ย
โNO!ย Iย KNOWย WHAT I SAID!!! WHAT Iย WANTย YOU TO DO IS USE YOURย OTHER LEFT!!โ Raphael basically screamed.
โI. DONโT. KNOW. WHAT. THAT.ย MEANS!!!โ Donatello screeched back.ย
โOh for crying outโโ The eldest sighed, โGive it here.โ The taller turtle snatched the Coraline themed paper cut outโs from his younger brother, getting tape and sticking them to the wall.ย
Raph stepped out a bit, looking at where he had placed the paper cut outโs before letting out a huff of satisfation, putting his hands on his hips, โSee?ย Now was that so hard?โย
The purple banded turtleโs eye twitched slightly, turning to his older brother and giving him a quickly glare as he put the excess decorations away, โYou used yourย right handย to place that decoration,ย dumbass.โย
The eldest blinked in confusion at his brotherโs statement, doing an L-shape with both of his fingers as a small embarrassed blush appeared on his cheeks, โI see...โย
The young scientist rolled his eyes fondly, shaking his head as he threw away the remainder of the paper, โYou seeโโ
โI aham stopping youย rightย there.ย Please dohonโt Dhar Man lihife lesson me right nowโฆโ
โYou seeโฆโ The softshell continued, his grin widening as he heard a loud groan come from his older brother, โYou shouldย alwaysย listen to your immediate younger brother because he is justย soย intelligent and justย soย far beyond the usual intellect of the average fifteen year old.โย
The red banded turtle nodded his head, trying his best not to laugh at his brotherโs silly anticโs.ย
It was currently October and there wasย lotsย of spookiness in the air. Although it was literally just theย 1stย dayย of October, there was still freshly new spookiness in the atmosphere.
More or less, anyway...
The turtle teenโs were setting their lair to be aโฆsort ofย Halloweenย themed aesthetic.ย
Did their Dad know they were basically re-decorating the whole lair? No. But heโll just have to deal with it.ย
Last yearย they did The Nightmare before Christmas.
The year beforeย thatย they did the Corpse Brideโฆ
โฆAnd, wellโฆyou get the idea. The rat man should be used to this routine by now.
The two eldest turtleโs looked at each other for a minute before bursting out into small laughs, chuckling at each otherโs ridiculousness, โOkahayโฆremind me tohoย neverย doho ahanother Dhar Mann impression.โ Donnie giggled out.ย
โAhalright, Dhahar Mann fam.โ The eldest snickered as the two youngest turtleโs entered the living room.ย
โEw.ย Why did we choose Coraline as this yearโs Halloween theme again?โ Leo muttered, squinting at the choice of decorations in a disgusted manner, โI meanโฆthe blue hair and pronouns girl?ย Loveย that.ย But canโt we just save that one for Pride month or something?โย
Raphael put a hand over his mouth, turning around and trying not to laugh as Donnie and Mikey looked at the red eared slider in confusion.ย
โThatโs Coraline, you idiot.โ The box turtle muttered out.
โWaitโฆTHATโSย Coraline?! What about the lady with the spider arms and looks like Jim Carrey from The Mask?โ
Raphael loudly wheezed in the background at his brotherโs genuine confusion, clutching his side and holding onto the kitchen counter for dear life as he laughed.
โThatโsโฆThatโs her Mom, man.โ Mikey said.ย
The slider blinked in awe before letting out a long sigh, โWhateverโฆโ
The blue banded turtle went to the wall, taking off some of the Coraline cut outโs that Mikey put up and replaced them with Charlie Brown ones.ย
โCharlie Brown?ย Really?โ Donnie deadpanned as he crossed his arms.
โYes!โ Leo said, โItโs the Great Pumpkin! He rises out of the pumpkin patchโโ
โWeโre familiar with the tale, Nardo.โ The second oldest interrupted, โButโฆjust why? You seriously want to put up an imaginary pumpkin over Coralineโฆ?โ
โYes.ย Yes I do.โย
The scientist just rolled his eyes, going over to help Raph who was currently dying of laughter on the floor, โYou do you brother of mine.โ
โOho I beg to differ.โ Michelangelo seethed, going up to his immediate older brother, โI worked hard on those Coraline paper cut outs! You canโt justโฆreplaceย themย with some pumpkin from the 1960โs!โ
Leonardo looked at his youngest brother up and down, โโฆYou bought these from the dollar store and just dumped glitter on it.โย
โEXACTLY!ย DO YOU KNOW HOWย HARDย IT WAS TO EVENLY DISTRIBUTE ALL THE GLITTER ON EACH CORALINE PIECE?!โ
Leo hummed in acknowledgment, trying to take off more of the decorations but was basically jumped by Mikey to the floor. The two youngest playfully fought with each otherโs arms, both of them trying to get the upper hand in the play-fight. โHehey heHEY!ย Gehehetย ohoffย of me yohou overgrown frog!โ Leo giggled out.ย
โOh dohonโtย even,ย Leheheon. When yohou wear glahasses yohou look lihike that oddly proportioned 'brohother' of ours thahatโs aha disgrace to ahall turtle-kind.โ The box turtle said smugly.ย
โโฆARE YOU COMPARING ME TO THAT UGLY ASS FRANKLIN GUY?!โ
โI AM AND WHAT ABOUT IT?!โ
โOho youโre done. Done.โ Leo growled, trying to get the upper hand but was pinned down by the youngest pretty quickly on the ground. The orange banded turtle grinned in triumph, brutally attacking the other by tickling his underarms.
Leo let out a loud squawk in surprise, pushing at his brotherโs wrists as he clamped his mouth shut. He shook his head back and forth, trying his absoluteย bestย not to satisfy the youngest in his attack.ย
Donโt laugh. Donโt laugh. Donโt laugh. Donโt laugh.ย Donโt. fucking. laugh.ย
โWoah.ย We left for, like,ย 5 minutes tops.ย What happened?โ The purple banded turtle asked as him and the eldest walked into the scene up-roaring in front of them.ย
โLeo said my Coraline paper cut outs were cheap and ugly!โ The youngest dramatically whined, wiping away a tear before skittering his fingers along the sliderโs ribs.ย
Okay, wellย first of all:ย Leoย neverย said that. Did they look cheap?ย Yes.ย Did he think that the DIY decorations looked cheap?ย Ohoย absolutely.ย
But the fact of the matter was he never said itย out loud!ย Heย thoughtย it but he neverย saidย it.
โDamnโฆhe hasnโt started laughing yet? He would usually be squirming like aย drunkย mermaidย right about now.โ Raphael mused, poking Leo in the side repeatedly as the second youngest closed his eyes shut. โWe know you wanna laugh, Leo~!โ The eldest sing-songed.ย
The second youngest let out a soft snort, continuing to shake his head as his legs kicked behind Mikey. Donatello raised an unamused brow, sitting down and lightly grabbing the sliderโs right ankle as he tickled his heel.
โPFFTAHAHโ *snort*ย dahAHAMMIT!โ Leo screeched as he finally let out a laugh whilst stomping his free foot on the floor. The three teens tormenting their brother smiled at the long overdue flood of giggles and snorts that was escaping the sliderโs mouth.
โThere it is~!โ Raph cooed softly, tickling under Leoโs chin as the second youngest blushed slightly at the tease. โGOHO *snort* AWAHAHAY YOHOU AHASSโ *snort*!!โย
โGASP! Oh no you didย not.ย Cussing us out now? C'mon, Nardoโฆyou know better than that~!โ The second oldest mused, using his spider arms to hold the blue banded turtleโs ankles in place as he tickled all over his feet. Leonardo laugh raised an octave at the sudden action, squirming underneath the youngest more frantically.ย
The blue banded teen snorted loudly, his hands flapping on the floor which absolutleyย meltedย the otherโs hearts, โGUHUHUYS S-STAHAP! IHIHITโ *snort*ย EHEHEHAH!!!ย IHIT TIHIโ *snort*!!โย
โAweโฆitย tickles?ย Is that what youโre trying to say~?โ Mikey asked mischeivously, pinching Leoโs hips mercilessly. Raphael grinned, holding the sliderโs arms up as he tickled his stomach and sides. โDoes iiiiitโฆtickleย here?ย Orrrrโฆwhat aboutย here? Here?ย Andย heeeere~?โ The eldest asked as he unpredictably switched from tickling the blue banded teenโs stomach to his sides, definitely making sure to leave the leader in blue in stitches.
โY'know, Leeโฆyou could get out of this situation more easily if you just apologized.โ The young scientist commented.
โFAHAHโ *snort* FOHOR WHAHAโ *snort* WHAHAT?!โ Leonardo asked through his laughs.
โWhat do you meanย 'fohor whahat?'ย For insulting Mikeyโs precious art and calling it cheap!โ Donatello said as if the answer shouldโve been obvious.ย
โBUHUT IHI DIHIHIDNโT!!! HEEHEEโS A *snort* LIHIHIAR!!!โ
All the other turtleโs gasped dramatically, ceasing their attack momentarily as the box turtle glared at his brother playfully, โOho Iโm sorryโฆI didnโt quite hear you.ย Whatย did you just call me?โ
The lime-green eyed teenโs heart dropped at the fake sweet tone his younger brother was speaking in, he hugged his middles as more frantic giggles poured from out of his mouth, โN-Nohoโ *snort* NOHO! Ihiโ *snort* I-Ihi dihidnโt meeheean IHIT! M-MIHIKEY WAHAHAIT!โ
โAndย now youโre laughing at me.ย You must think this isย funny,ย huh?โ The orange banded turtle asked as he effortlessly pushed Leoโs hands aside as Raph casually held them up again. The eldest used one hand to hold Leoโs wrists together but wiggled his free hand near the second youngestโs neck.ย
The blue cladded teenโs eyed widened, silently praying toย Godย that he wouldnโt go to the golden gates early because of what was about to happen to him.ย
Donnie hovered his hands over Leoโs knees as Mikeyโs hands innocently and gently traced over his immediate older brotherโs sides. The lime-green eyed mutant gulped, glaring at Mikey as the youngest happily glared back.ย
โAnything you wanna say to me, Leon? Anything in particular?โ The box turtle asked.ย
โF-Fuhuhuck. yohou.โ Leo giggled through gritted teeth.
After that extremely rude remark, the brotherโs wasted no time tickling the second youngest into oblivion. Donnie tickled underneath his knees, Mikey scribbled his nails against the sliderโs sides as he blew raspberries on his stomach, and finally, Raph tickled his neck as he held up his arms.
A pretty smart tactic if you ask me. A mean one? Ohย 100%,ย but at least it was effective.ย
Leonardo let out a screechy vulture-like scream before falling into loud bubbly cackles. The slider shook his head back and forth once more, squirming as best he could in the position he was in.ย
โAweโฆโ Raphael chuckled out, letting go of his brotherโs wrists to let him flap his hands happily on Michelangeloโs arms.ย
โSTAHAHAP!! PLEHEHEASE *snort* IHIHITโS *snort* TOOHOOโ *snort* NAHAHAH!!!โ
โBuhut Ihi want my apology!โ Mikey giggled.ย
โMIHIKAHAโ *snort*!!! SHUHUT IHIHIT!!!โ
โDonโt youย dareย disobey me, Coraline~!โ Raph snickered, using both of his hands to tickle the crooks of the second youngestโs neck. Leoโs adorable laughter became wheezy as happy tears slowly started appearing in his eyes, โDAHAHAHโ *snort* RAHAHโ *snort* PLAHAHA *snort*ย EEEEEE!!!โ
โIHIHIโM SAHARRY! IHIโM SAHAโ *snort*! GUHUHUYS!!!โ The slider snorted as he scrunched up his shoulders.ย
Mikey hummed in thought, blowing a raspberry on his immediate older brotherโs ribs, โAre you apologizing for insulting my crafts or are you apologizing for cussing us out?โ
โBAHAHโ *snort* BOHOTH!ย BOHOHOTH!!!ย PLAHAโ *snort* GUHUYS!!โ
โOkahay okayโฆโ Michelangelo giggled, gesturing for his older brotherโs to stop. The red eared slider mutant layed limp on the floor, curling in on himself as his brotherโs sat next to him. The art loving turtle wrapped his brother in a tight hug which the second youngest couldnโt help but melt in through his tired giggles.
โAre you guys alright?! I heard screaming.โ April quickly said as she walked into the lair, carrying a grocery bag full of candies and treats. The mutants almost immediately perked up at the sound of their sisterโs arrival, going over and attacking her in huge bear hug.
The small human giggled at the gesture, hugging her brotherโs back. โIโll take that as aย 'weโre fine and not dying a gruesome death.'โ She concluded as she got out of the hug to put the candy bag down on the kitchen counter. โI meanโฆwhy was there screaming, though? I honestly thought you all were getting brutally murderedโฆโ
Donnie raised a brow, looking over at his twin, โWanna give April the inside scoop of what went down, Nardo?โ
โIโm good.โ The red eared slider said as he stuck a tongue out at his older twin, which the purple banded turtle hadย no problemย copying back.
โLeo said my decorations were cheap and ugly.โ The youngest said with dramatic flair, pointing at his Coraline cut-outโs. Aprilโs eyed widened in shock, biting down her lip as he nodded, looking away from her youngest brotherโs creation. โIt looksย great,ย Mike.โ She giggled out, going to the kitchen counter to take out the candy as she was happily followed by Raphael.
โWoahย woah!!!ย Getย backย here! Iย heardย that laugh, Riri!โ The orange banded turtle screeched, following along the elder siblings to the kitchen as he was followed by the middle siblings.
In all honestyโฆperhaps the Coraline themed Halloween decor wasnโt theย worstย ideaโs Leoโs brotherโs have had.ย
Leonardo could always make a Great Pumpkin Halloween theme next year.
But that did not stop the leader in blue from sticking the pumpkin sticker he had on his pouch on the youngestโs shell without anyone noticing.
Well, besides Donnieโ who chuckled lighlty at the gesture as the two twins made their way to the kitchen.
ยทฬฉฬฉฬฅอ๏ผ*โขฬฉฬฉอโฉโขฬฉฬฉอ*ห๐ต๐ธ๐ฝห*โขฬฉฬฉอโฉโขฬฉฬฉอ*ห๏ผยทฬฉฬฉฬฅอย
(๐ฟ.๐.: ๐ธ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐!!!)
#Rottmnt tickle#Rottmnt tickle fic#Rottmnt tickle fanfiction#Lee!Leo#Ler!Raph#Ler!Donnie#Ler!Mikey#All jokes aside this did help me get in the mood for Tickletober ๐๐๐ป#Which I DO plan on doing ๐บ๐พโจ#Donnie is apart of the Dhar Mann fam guys cmon itโs literally canon#Also Leo loving Charlie Brown is also canon bc why not ๐ช๐พโบ๏ธ๐๐???#Itโs totally not bc anytime I write Leo I 100% projectโฆ#Whaaaaat ๐ฌ๐ซก๐ซ ๐ตโ๐ซโฆ? ME??? Oho I would N E V E R#We need more fics of Don and Raph just hanging out man ๐ญ๐#They are sososo silly AND underrated as a duo#Nickelodeon when I catch you Nickelodeon ๐คบ๐คบ๐คบ#Also you guys know Franklin right?????!!!!#That ugly ass turtle that looks like heโs been taking coke since birth#I hate him#Like Iโm being so deadass you all donโt understand#Turtle my ass that thing is an armadillo ๐๐๐พ#Not to insult Arthur by saying that ily Arthur Iโm just saying ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ#Maybe when I get more comfy with posting my art on here I could draw my concept of the lair in the Coraline decor ๐คโฆ#Idk just a thought ๐๐ซถ๐พ#I fought through war zones to post this fic AHHHHH#Tumblr is being a glitchy glitch but ur girl got it ๐๐๐ฉท๐๐๐๐๐พ#Hope you like this Saturn ๐ฅน#If you donโt I will cry and that IS a threat#โค๏ธ๐๐๐งก
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BRB thinking thoughts about Taigen's character, the TaiMizu ship, and a big chunk of fandom's perceptions regarding both those things.
(Inspired by @farintonorth's post related to this topic that just got my brain going brrrrr)
OK so let me just... start off by saying that I think that reducing stories to their tropes is seriously detrimental to the way some people are interacting with fiction, and while that honestly warrants its own post about the subject, I wanna talk specifically about how this affects the way some people in the fandom talk about Taigen and TaiMizu.
Because yeah, tropes are useful shorthand to refer to certain dynamics or archetypes etc, and they are indeed the building blocks to any story. But in a well-written story, characters and their relationships, actions, and motivations, are much more complex than just tropes. Because in a story that has characters who are more than just cardboard cutouts, their behaviours, backgrounds, motivations and all of that, are inseparable from the context of the overall story they exist in.
So like, sure, you can say Mizu and Taigen have an enemies-to-lovers or rivals-to-lovers dynamic. I also use those terms because it's easier. But I also think this is where things start to get a bit twisted, especially from an intertextual sense. Because "enemies-to-lovers" is also commonly used to refer to other ships in other media, whereby it tends to be rooted in an imbalanced power dynamic, such as oppressor-oppressed and bully-victim.
And while that's a whole can of worms that I won't be getting into because it can quickly derail into a whole separate sort of fandom discourse, I'd just like to make it clear that Mizu and Taigen, in particular, do not have an imbalanced power dynamic. They are not bully-victim or oppressor-oppressed. The only understandable reason why someone might actually think their relationship is imbalanced is if
A) they only watched the first episode, or
B) they cannot grasp the slightest bit of nuance in a character, or
C) they're being obtuse on purpose simply because the Mizu/Taigen relationship, or Taigen's character in general, just doesn't suit their tastes.
While yes, Taigen, along with his whole gang, had bullied Mizu when they were children, that dynamic does not exist between them whatsoever in adulthood. Whatever imbalanced bully-victim power dynamic that had once existed between them was decisively ripped apart the moment Mizu beat him in that duel in the dojo, and then completely obliterated by the end of the season.
Mizu is not a defenseless victim at Taigen's mercy. Mizu can beat Taigen's ass any time she wants (and she DOES, repeatedly in fact), and could even kill him if she felt like it. She taunts him openly and without fear ("I like your hair"; "I can beat you with any weapon you choose") and all he does is bark back, because that's pretty much all Taigen ever does. Time and time again, he yaps about how much he wants to kill her, but time and time again, his actions prove that all of it is just an empty threat. Because though his words say "I hate you", his actions demonstrate the complete opposite. He's shown how protective he is of Mizu, how unhesitatingly he sacrifices himself up for her, how loyal he is in enduring days-long torture to not give up information about her, how even when near-death and in pain, he's still willing to keep standing back up so he can fight by her side and help her win against her enemies.
And Mizu is not an idiot! She sees that too. She does not see him as a threat, an enemy, or even a bully. Especially not by the end of Episode 3, and definitely not by the end of the season. When she finds him in the dungeon in Episode 6, she smiles from relief, and doesn't think twice to take him with her. Mizu finds him, at best, an annoyance, or at worst, an infuriating hindrance on her quest for vengeance. Which is why, when Taigen is about to say, "It's a shame our duel's set for tomorrow; I have to kill you before you get your revenge," Mizu whacks him on the head without a second thought before he can even finish his sentence, and leaves him lying unconscious, face-down, in the snow.
And this further emphasises how he does not hold any power over her. There is no abusive power dynamic between them. She is more powerful than him, he knows this, and all he's ever done after they've met up again in adulthood is get his ass whooped by her, get mad about it and pester her and follow her around, get his ass whooped by her some more, and put his life on the line to protect her.
"OOoooOOoooH b-but he called her a demon at the end of Episode 7 and threatened to kill her again!!!" Oh my god. He called her that because he's calling her out on her selfishness to stay silent about her knowledge of Fowler's plans to attack Edo. Because to him, loyalty and honour as a samurai is more important than anything. So in his own brash-and-immature Taigen way, he felt betrayed that Mizu did not hold the same principles. That's why he got angry. He wasn't even that mad about letting Akemi get dragged off by the Tokunobu guards. It was about saving the Shogun and the Shogunate as a whole. That's why the first thing he does in Edo is not find Akemi, but try to warn the Shogun about Fowler's attack.
Look, I'm not defending his stupid ass, of course. Because calling her a demon especially after their cute little wrestling time was obviously rude and inappropriate, especially since words like "demon", "monster" and "Onryo" have had such a deep effect on Mizu throughout her life, and continue to contribute to her self-hatred. But like? That's the fun of realistic and flawed characters, and realistic and flawed relationships. They're not perfect, and it's why we as an audience root for them, wanting to see them work through their shit and find a way to prevail despite it all.
Also, him saying that was in the heat of the moment. He was angry, he felt like his initial belief of who Mizu wasโa strong and loyal samurai, just like himโwas shattered, and so he lashed out. Was it rude? Definitely. Was it immature of him? Yes, incredibly. But it's also very much in line with his character, because even though he's grown a lot over the course of the season, the show isn't over yet, so obviously his character arc is just beginning, as that is also the case for the other three main characters: Mizu is beginning to accept herself, Akemi is beginning to grow into her position of power, Ringo beginning to train under Master Eiji, while Taigen is beginning to simply be a better person.
On that note, when speaking of Taigen's immaturity, I think that's also one of the main things that people tend to gloss over when it comes to his character. Because when you boil everything down to its bare essentials, Taigen is, essentially, a boy. I've talked about this before, but to reiterate, Taigen very much behaves like an unhealed child. Even as an adult, he is insecure, prone to throwing tantrums, and is desperate to latch onto some material goal in hopes that it will make him feel betterโinitially he was chasing status/glory/greatness, and then when Mizu tells him that "Nothing comes from being a samurai but death," he immediately decides he wants to run away with Akemi in hopes that he will be happy.
And it's a big step, acknowledging that he doesn't truly want greatness, but had always just assumed it was his only path to a good life. But it's clear he still hasn't really figured it out. Because if he did run off with Akemi to get married and live in the countryside, he still wouldn't be happy. Because he still doesn't know who he really is, or what it is he really wants. Marriage at this moment is the last thing he needs, and as he is now, he would be a pretty awful husband. A simple life would be good for him, but would he be good at a simple life, when he still has so much he needs to work through?
So anyway, what I'm getting at here, is that he's trying and he is learning and growing. So yeah, he is flawed, but honestly? So is Mizu. And the funny thing is that they're flawed in very similar ways.
Because Mizu is also an unhealed child. That's why she's so angry all the time. That's why she pushes people away. That's why she, just like Taigen, is so happy when given the chance to playfully wrestle in the forge, laughing and rolling around like children without shame or pretense.
Again, this shows there is no imbalance between them. They had grown up together as peers from the same town. And while Taigen had had the upper hand back then, because he'd had a gang of other kids with him, that is definitely not the case anymore. Today, they are equally flawed, equally strong, equally skilled swordsmen, and equally bull-headed.
However, yes, Mizu is definitely leagues more mature than Taigen. But she still holds a lot of childhood wounds that mirror Taigen's own. And we see this especially in relation to her mother. Similar to Taigen who had an abusive and alcoholic father, Mizu's Mama was an opium addict and had hit her, berated her, had shaved her head without her consent as a child, and as an adult, had constantly emotionally manipulated and guilt-tripped her. Mizu's love for her Mama was what had driven her to a path of vengeance in the very beginning. And when she'd found out Mama was still alive, she had wanted nothing more than her Mama's love, and it was this alone that pushed her to agree to the marriage with Mikio in the first place. And now, knowing from Fowler that her birth mother is someone else entirely, is what makes her agree to keep him alive and haul his ass to London to seek answers.
Thus, integral to Mizu's self-hatred is also Mizu's intense longing for love and family. Just like Taigen, whose pompousness comes from his insecurity about being the son of a poor fisherman, Mizu's goals are also shaped by who her parents are. Remember, her vengeance is not against just anyone who's corrupt or evil, but specifically against the men who she believes had assaulted her mother, the men she believes had made her a monster, the men she believes had abandoned her to die and continue to try to kill her. Her vengeance is against a father, on behalf of a mother. In The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride, Mizu is not merely the Ronin, the Bride, or the Onryo, but also the Child.
This is also why Ringo is so good, not only for Mizu, but for Taigen as well. Ringo is wise and caring and considerate, but above all, he is in tune with his inner child in ways that Mizu and Taigen are not. He is always earnest and positive, he sees the world with childlike wonder, but is not naive or blind to its ugliness. His whole life has been a battle. Ringo brings out the best in Mizu, consistently acting as her moral compass and conscience, and Mizu's choice to save Akemi in the final episode is only because she promised Ringo that she would. Because it's the right thing to do. Ringo inspires her to be a better person, and to think outside of her narrow-minded goal of revenge. At the same time, Ringo also brings out the best in Taigen. While at first Taigen had looked down on both Mizu and Ringo ("Half-limb to a half-wit"), by the end of the season, he's proud to have Ringo as a friend and ally, he listens to Ringo's advice ("What would Master do?"), and asserts to the fucking Shogun that Ringo is a worthy warrior to have by his side.
Okay, I've gone on a bit of a tangent here, but my main point is that Mizu and Taigen are incredibly similar. They are equals. They are both flawed, unhealed children who are chasing some impossible outlandish goal in hopes that it will fill the void in their hearts. They also both have a long way to go in terms of character development if they were to ever build a healthy romantic relationship (either with each other, or even with anyone else). So while I believe things will be rocky (because duh, it's a story, we all live for the drama, etc), I think with Ringo's help, they'll get there eventually.
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