#I won't spoiled his origin story as I want to keep it as a secret until further notice ;)

[ladydbzelle]

Manage to color him and redo his design a bit for the next campaign he'll be in!

Name: Lieutenant C. Nash! He's an Eladrin elf with a class of a Fighter and Cleric.

I may took some inspiration from Charlie Nash from Street Fighter for looks but he has the personality from Zero from Mega man X series!

[ghostyclay]

Since yall seem to like my other AUs/headcanons, I've decided to rant a bit about my 'main' one :3 (kept vague to avoid spoilers)

Small summary: (more indepth rant below)

it's a villan & hero hermitcraft / life series / empires au, focused on bad boys (at least during the first arc). Joel creates a bar as a cover for a fighting ring/information selling business, joined by pearl effo gem grian and jimmy. Grian refuses to participate in the criminal activities at first, but doesn't rat them out either. (inspired by his resisting the resistance thing in s9)

However, as u can probably guess, this doesn't last long and he slowly gets more n more involved, especially once random people mysteriously start getting "the red curse", which he recognizes from his past... (hehe watcher lore) Grian continues to pretend to stay uninvolved while trying to keep the Watchers at bay behind the scenes, even going as far as creating multiple alter egos / secret identities in order to hide his involvement.... (poultry man, cute guy, mother spore,...) Sadly, the Watchers think identity reveals are incredibly amusing and make it their mission to reveal Grians secrets... :)

Now, lil poll bc i wanna know yalls preference:

Im not a very experienced writer, so I can't guarantee the fics would be any good- while i def prefer comics, it would take a long ass time and I'm not sure whether its a good idea since i tend to loose interest in projects p fast wkdhakdj

Still debating what to name it, I think ill call it "Web of lies", "Wolau" for short LMFAO. Im not very good at naming things 😭 suggestions are welcome!!!

Some more background info:

Joel is a fairly new villain who has decided to start a business focused on fighting rings, selling information and just generally doing criminal stuff. (inspired by his secret fighting club in s10). He hires Gem and jimmy, two ex-vigilantes who became a bit more... Villainous. Their cover is a normal bar, which ofc means they also need normal employees who won't snitch. Jimmy suggests Grian toJoel, since he's a retired informant. He basically started out as an investigative journalist in another city, but got more n more involved with both villains and heroes (which is how he knows jimmy) before joining a cult (watcher lore watcher lore watcher lore-) and suddenly dissappearing.

Although he went missing a few years ago, they manage to track him down. He joins, but tells them he's not involved in the world of villains anymore and that he wants to stay out of everything (so hes basically working in the bar that they use as a cover as a 'normal' employee and turns a blind eye to anything criminal going on)

That's kind of the start of the story? Afterwards, Pearl, a villain who used to be a vigilante that worked with Scott (<-number one hero), then got betrayed by him and is now plotting his murder, joins in. Later on etho joins, who is originally sent by the hermits as a spy (<- p big villain&vigilante alliance in the city) but ends up deciding to side w/ them. (BOAT BOYS BOAT BOYS BOAT BOYS-)

(pearl & Scott's conflict is ofc a double life ref and etho is a mycelium resistance ref, he also ends up finding out about some of grians secrets and helping him behind the scenes)

Although its focused on the members of the bar, later on it focuses more on other hermits (since they get more involved w/ the villain group "hermits" which most of the hermits are a part of) but there's also some side stories that focus on other ppl (there's a whole side story about Ren and Doc getting to know each other after Ren gets infected by the curse, or martyn whole listener thing & how it's connected to renchanting/ren getting cursed and the Watchers showing up in the first place... But i dont wanna spoil too much :3)

Oh also! Hermits r mainly criminals(vigilantes, villains, big salmom mafia,...) and Empires members r usually heroes! But there is some exceptions to this rule. (jimmy n martyn for example)

ANY KIND OF QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS R WELCOME!!! might not be able to answer everything bc of spoilers, but ill def try to do some foreshadowing instead :3

[wordy-little-witch]

I've been on edge about Milton for a while and only now do I have some semblance of calm and chill. With that in mind... self indulgence as a reward!!!!!

Regressor headcanons under the cut for LoA

Shepherd

• he is semi verbal in that headspace, and he tries to only ever regress when he's truly safe. It.... doesn't exactly work out too well, especially in Borovia

• his comfort item are his guns and also his poncho. The Doc also has many little toys and bits n bobs for him, but those are home in Rattlesnake

• Sarnax is the first to realize smth is Up. Aside from my personal hc about Tieflings (can explain more in another post if anyone is interested), lizardfolk have a sensitivity to things like pheromones and subtle scent changes. Sometimes Shep smells of brimstone, ash, and coffee - sometimes there's a milky, honeyed tinge. He doesn't know what to make of this initially beyond "hmm odd" but does become a bit more... attentive, if not protective. It's mixed results.

• meanwhile Victoria also notices small things in Sheoherd's behavior, mannerisms, etc. I think personally she's probably had some passing interest in psychology before dropping it for.... many reasons. But she notices some things and keeps a secret note of them. It's only months into the expedition that she notices a pattern and begins to suspect a form of regression.

• Professor Clayton is blissfully unaware, I won't lie. However once it does come up, while he doesn't understand, he DOES do his best to comprehend it. Initially it's out of concern for the expedition. Then it's out of care for his friends and companions. He oscillates between incredibly hands on and very avoidant. It takes a while for him to chill

• Kana does not understand but she claims she does not need to. She simply has to respect it, and she already adores Shepherd as a friend. She will protect him - heart and body alike.

• Shep meanwhile is WILDLY AGAINST THIS but he also... doesn't really have any options. The stress is building, he already slipped up once and he doesn't want to run the risk of slipping again with more dire results. So he is actively making efforts and is hating it all the while.

• once he's more comfortable, he's DEFINITELY got his favorites. Sarnax, of course is Simply The Best. The avatar of Garyx in his lantern is also very much beloved. The first time the other's each caught sight of Mini Garyx Grooming Shep resulted in a lot of cooing, heart skips and some very difficult-to-hide urges to SQUISH

• Kana doesn't think herself very interesting to children, but she has a soft spot for them - for Shepherd especially. They both have a similar enjoyment for more active activities. 12/10 playmate

• Victoria was incredibly hesitant at first, but she also may just be the best babysitter/big sister type of deal. Story time, games, listening to little info dumps, etc.

• Clayton was hesitant at first, then faaar too overbearing. Once he mellows out, he's good too for tiny tiefling duty. He also may or may not spoil Shep a little, and it's to mixed results.

• Sarnax is Shep's USUAL person. He doesn't actually need a caregiver, but sometimes the company is nice. They like to curl up together near fireplaces or the lantern, and Sarnax will tell him stories of Garyx and his own childhood tales.

• Shep doesn't have an age range - it fluctuates and the needs change on a case by case basis. He DOES wind up with a special lil friend á la the Order of the Silver Dragon ((It's a stuffed silver dragon, originally made for one of the knight's child. Shepherd calls him Auggie))

• He Will Nom Anything - if it can get in his mouth, it's gonna get bit. Many foes have learned this the hard way.

• nicknames for him include "little ember" (Sarnax), "dear" (Victoria), "big man/little one" (Clayton), and "little brother" (Kana). (((Honorable mention, the dragons involved call him little drake)))

[im-not-a-l0ser]

Okay, I want to talk about the Trans Richie headcannon. I'm not going to say anything bad about it, this is just some ideas and opinions about it, regarding it as canon.

I like the idea that if Richie and/or Trevor were trans, they'd be given an alliterative name set originally. Like Richie and Rachel, Trevor and Tracey, or Samantha and Sabrina; something like that. And then when one or both changed their names, they were so relieved that their names didn't start with the same letter anymore. Maybe they even hated it so much that they'd like... go by Chel, CeCe, Sam and Rina. Shit like that, that'd be so funny.

I would really like to see a show about how they grew up. As much as I don't know how to feel about a cis person playing a trans character, I also wouldn't want Richie played by anyone else— *the idea of Jae Hughes as Richie* Okay, that'd actually be pretty sick, and you could have both Trevor and Richie on stage without Jon having to do a bunch of quick changes, or prerecordings, and you could even have them on stage at the same time, but YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING! Anyway, I think it'd be really neat to have a song of Richie post-transition and Richie pre-transition singing about how they feel out of place, or how they have this secret that they have to keep, pre-trans not being out at all, and post-trans having transitioned in stealth mode. It'd be cook to see 'her' looking in a mirror or something, seeing post-trans Richie there because that's what they want to be. Some fuckin' reflection from Mulan shit, y'know?

Maybe it's just that I want to see Her as a musical, maybe that's my problem... I mean, now I'm thinking about it, and I'm right. I want that so fucking bad. Like, just imagine that for me, will you? I keep specifically imagining a scene of Jeri and Jerry berating 'her' for being too masculine as a song— I'm sorry, I'm being such a dork.

If Jon Matteson did a stream where he read trans richie headcannons and fics, I would fucking cry, especially if Her was included, since I'm very proud of it thus far.

I need like... a 5+1 fic of Richie coming out to people, I'd love that.

I forgot any other thing I wanted to say, just give me a second.

Oh, okay, here we go. I like to think that Richie is a cosplayer (my sister disagrees with me, so I know that some people don't agree) but I like to think that him cosplaying masc characters is one of the things that helped him realise his identity. This has nothing to do with the fact that after I started cosplaying TSS I got more masc and embraced that side of me, I don't know what you're talking about.

I wonder what Jon Matteson (and Will Branner, and everyone else) thinks about Childhood Friend Michie, not even them together romantically. Bc like, I fully understand not understanding that ship; I don't fully understand it myself, despite literally shipping it. But them as childhood friends? It almost makes too much sense, whether or not Max knows Richie is trans. Either way, you can make it make sense in some regard. I particularly like how @24-guy handled it in their trans richie story, but I won't spoil that for you (that's also their user name on ao3)

I think that's all I got for now, maybe I'll make a part two when I'm on a proper dose of adderall that actually does anything for me.

[danmeiarchive]

The Virtuous Omega Disguised as the Vicious Colonel by Little Baldy -- a brief review (no spoilers)

Novel length: 101 chapters + 3 extras

My Rating: ★★★★★ / 5

I have recently finished my second read through of this novel and I have to say that it holds up! There were many things that were hinted at and set up ahead of time that went right over my head on a first reading that I caught on this second read.

I also really appreciate that while this is an ABO story the omega character is not paired / marked against his will and while there is some teasing from his partner for things to become intimate he does take a step back and say they can stop if the omega wants to.

Check for content warnings under the cut.

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What kind of story is The Virtuous Omega Disguised as the Vicious Colonel?

VODVC manages to strike a balance between a suspenseful thriller and a cheesy romcom. There are moments in the novel where you have to suspend your disbelief but they often lead to moments that incorporate cheesy tropes that you would expect from fanfiction. So if you're looking for something more gritty and serious this may not be for you. I very much enjoyed the cheesy tropes and found them a nice little break from the tension.

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The setting is both interstellar and omegaverse. (Interstellar; a futuristic sci-fi with space travel and some more advanced technologies such as mecha. Omegaverse; people have evolved into having a secondary sex designation -- depending on the interpretation there may be female alphas who can inpregnate others and male omegas who can carry pregnancies). This novel also has transmigration as a topic though there is no system in place like you see in EPWCM or SVSSS.

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There is also a lot of secret identity shenanigans going on which is always something I enjoy. Part of why this is a central part of the novel is due to one of the alien species having an ability that lets them possess a humans' body so there are several moments throughout the story where characters are scrutinized in order to discern if something isn't quite *right* about them.

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Who are the main characters?

Without going into details here's a little bit about our main squad:

Lan Yu aka Colonel K - The main character. Lan Yu is a transmigrator. In his home he was an omega actor who had just won an award when suddenly a storm caused him to transmigrate. He finds himself in the body of "Colonel K" who is known to be ruthless, reckless, and generally hard to get along with. As such, K has made many enemies. Lan Yu does his best to keep up the arrogant facade of this vicious colonel while internally he curses the original owner of the body (referred to as "The original Colonel K".) The body he inhabits is also an omega who has disguised himself as an alpha in order to serve in the army.

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Colonel Lu RanKong - The love interest. Lu RanKong is a playful and friendly alpha and colonel who has often butted heads with K in the past. He takes his job seriously though he is more than happy to gloat when he is admired by reporters and civilians alike. He and Lan Yu are partnered together on sevel missions thoughout the novel and as they get to know each other slowly the bickering becomes less antagonistic and more flirtacious. He also has some secrets about his past that are unraveled as the story evolves.

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There are many characters who show up for one or two missions but don't really get the same limelight or development. I don't want to spoil things so I won't draw attention to the minor characters who *are* relevant to the final mission.

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Luo Yan - a character that shows up about 80% of the way though the novel. He is however very important as he is one of the aliens that can possess a human. Though him we learn a great deal about the aliens.

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"The original Colonel K" - a character that haunts the narrative. Their previous actions and choices shaped the path that Lan Yu has to walk on. Lan Yu also wonders what happened to them, if they died and that's how he came to be in their body? There are a lot of mysteries surrounding this character and as the story progresses they are slowly revealed.

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What is the plot of The Virtuous Omega Disguised as the Vicious Colonel?

The plot centers around Lu RanKong and Lan Yu's relationship, the missions they are assigned, and unraveling the secrets that surround "the original Colonel K". I really feel like each mission in the novel actively works towards worldbuilding, fleshing out the relationship between the two main characters, and setting things up for the climactic finale.

I also found each mission interesting -- they ranged from short missions to investigate something odd on another planet to longer term missions like going undercover in a prison. Along the way there's fun and silly scenes that help keep the overall mood of the novel on the lighter side. I haven't re-read all of Little Baldy's novels yet but this one really strikes me as a strong and fairly concise narrative with plenty of foreshadowing and hints that make the reader want to keep reading and see if their predictions were correct.

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Click 'keep reading' to see trigger warnings.

General content warnings for violence, guns, life and death situations, loss of and struggle for control over one's own body (due to the aliens that can possess people) -- this is used to fight and manipulate others but does not fall into the main characters causing lasting damage to each other or put them in a nonconsenting sexual situation. In one of the extras there is threat of violence to children (but they're okay don't worry!). There is also terrorist tactics (holding people hostage, strapping bombs to them, etc) in this novel.

ABO specific content: At one point Lan Yu gets drugged and it induces his heat however he is able to get to a safe location and take an inhibitor to ease and hold back the symtpoms for a while. Later on Lu RanKong starts getting intimate with Lan Yu as his heat returns -- Lan Yu is somewhat under the influence of his heat and the pheremones but Lu RanKong says they can stop if Lan Yu wants to. Lan Yu ends up deciding to let the heat run its course and consents.

[tsarisfanfiction]

(T's main acct (i can't believe tumblr still won't let you ask from a sideblog but Oh Well)) you know i have to ask about the TSATS replacement fic because you keep telling us about the length of your outline but not much else 👀

Boo, bad Tumblr. Glad you specified otherwise I'd have been "oh, new person? Hiiii!" which would have been a bit awkward, whoops!

TSATS Replacement Fic, huh. Now, what can I say about this that won't spoil it (you know what I'm like with my longfic projects :P) but will still reveal a little more about it...

Well, it's exactly what it says on the tin - I did not like TSATS and have many issues with it, so I've decided to work on a Solangelo quest fic that fits the implications of TON but also satisfies the itches TSATS did not (as opposed to the non-Solangelo centric one better known at this point as Eclipse!)

So, what does this include? A prophecy, Apollo being a frantic dad, Hades being unhappy about the whole situation as well, plenty of time to spotlight Will and his trauma, with Nico being the good, loving and supportive boyfriend we know he deserves to be - and an unexpected third member of the quest whose identity I will leave a secret.

It should be keeping in line with the characterisations from TOA and earlier, if I can get this right. There is one new arrival from TSATS I am intrigued about enough to potentially let them join in the fun, but otherwise basically everything that originates in TSATS is being completely ignored.

In terms of the actual plot, I don't want to talk too much about what will happen, but I will confirm a few things that won't:

Thing one: Solangelo will not go to Tartarus. I could not come up with any scenario where Apollo and Hades would stand for this, and I already have the story where they take their sons' places.

Thing two: The voice calling Nico is not Bob. There is, however, someone who does need saving.

Thing three: There will not be relationship drama for the sake of drama. I don't believe in screwing with romantic relationships just to create drama. That's not to say they'll always agree with each other, but at no point will there be any serious Drama between Will and Nico

And just to give you something to chew over, while this isn't yet set in stone and may still be tweaked, currently the quest prophecy (the one that in this fic will be the one Rachel uttered at the end of TON), is looking something like this:

Sons of light and shade will go Where they must face a hidden foe The living lose time, the dead are drowned In deepest darkness a lost hero is found

[sorcerous-caress]

I thought I heard the Old Man say

"Leave her, Johnny, leave her"

Tomorrow ye will get your pay

And it's time for us to leave her

Ever since they've saved Wyll’s father there's been…a aching feeling in her chest, it's not a secret that she didn't deserve Wyll. Yet, everytime she met his father's eyes it becomes more apparent.

Kira knows her reputation as a captain, hailing from Luskan and a deadly woman of the Trackless Sea. Being compared to a fearsome hag, that feeds off trouble and turmoil. She's cleared the deck of a military galleon like it were nothing and made Luskan fur traders bleed their weight in gold.

Not the type of woman you want your son gallivanting around, let alone share his bed with.

It's obvious that Ulder suspects she'll turncoat and leave as soon a she can reap the spoils of victory.

she's not paranoid, she swears.

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her

For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow

And it's time for us to leave her

It was times like these she would sing, it had become a regular route for her to lull Wyll to sleep after lovemaking. Feeling the sweat on his skin slowly dry under her fingers as they lovingly traced each mole and scar.

This night is different, she's alone on the deck of her ship strumming her lute aimlessly singing a shanty. Thankfully, when she was taken onto the nautiloid her crew actually manage to make it to Port with her ship not damaged.

I hate to sail on this rotten tub

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

No grog allowed and rotten grub

And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her

For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow

And it's time for us to leave her

Showing off her pride and joy to Wyll was pure elation at first, gifting furs, jewelry and his favorite rum; and finishing off the night with a private dance on deck, pressing kisses to his dimples.

It wasn't until she took him to bed that foul truths began swimming through her head, were those gifts originated from.

Not every treasure she plundered came from a fellow pirate, corrupt trader or warlord..There was alot of innocent blood mixed in with her gold and crew.

Kira won't lie it never really bothered her much, in this life you have to seize every opportunity. But, now that she has Wyll it all feels akin to rot in her soul, like she's swindling Lady Luck herself by keeping him by her side.

We swear by rote for want of more

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

But now we're through so we'll go on shore

And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her

For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow

And it's time for us to leave her

Wyll is a great man and he deserves a woman far better than her..

-githzerai anon

Song: Leave Her, Johnny Song by Michel Schrey and Seán Dagher

hehe, self-doubt angst time

I feel like in a better run than my original, Kira would've wanted to be a better person for Wyll. But unfortunately for her I fucked up, made her worse and paired her with Minthara.

I'm going to avoid my mod folder and try and finish WIPS.

God that was mesmerising anon, song fics are always a favourite of mine, great job <3.

Also is there a title you'd like me to use for each fic? I don't want to take the liberty to title them myself since you've put so much effort into them.

I think doomed love stories are always interesting, you know they won't make it but a part of you can't help but read it and hope for the best. It's like attempting to reach the sun, you know it's impossible but you have to keep trying.

Good choice avoiding the mod folder because a new modpocalypse is happening rn, i am hanging by a thread. Everything is broken, there are hundreds of threads waiting for that one person to update their very important mod that 90% of the other mods depend on.

[rosietrace]

🍉🍊🍑 (sorry if that’s too many pookie!)

For Yuuta and Roya!

JSHSJSHSJ DW Ellis!

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▹ †𝆤࿙๋࿙࿚⊱♔⊰࿙࿚๋࿚𝆤† Sumeragi Yuuta, the golden rule

🍉 [WATERMELON] What will your OC take to the grave?

↳ Given Yuuta's general materialism and penchant for wealth, he's very much aware that no one would expect him to be poor back when he was in his original world

Sure, he was adopted by an upper middle class family when he was between the ages of five and six, but that doesn't change the fact that he was poor before that eventually happened

So, to answer this, he'd probably take his life as a poverty-stricken orphan to the grave.

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🍊 [ORANGE] Does your OC have a prophecy surrounding them? If they don't, what would it be?

↳ Now, I can't spoil the actual prophecy that surrounds Yuuta, as it is crucial information to his main story

But I will say: Yes! Yes he does.

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🍑 [PEACH] How do they show their kindness? How kind are they truly?

↳ Greedy as he may be, Yuuta does have his moments of kindness. He may be a greedy shithead, but he's a greedy shithead with a heart

This only really seems to apply to his closest friends, but I'd say Yuuta shows off his kindness by buying them things they want

If they ever looked at something at the store/mall and talked about wanting it, they could very well expect to see it on the front of their doorstep by the time they get home

He won't give it to them directly for the sake of his pride, but he really does care about his friends and tries to show them when he can.

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▹ †𝆤࿙๋࿙࿚⊱♚⊰࿙࿚๋࿚𝆤† Roya Callistis, the fallen prince

🍉 [WATERMELON] What will your OC take to the grave?

↳ Listen. Roya tries not to be too secretive about his life, and while he does trust people like Saika and Azure, he still has his moments of wanting to keep some things to himself, no matter what

I feel that as a child, Roya went through rigorous training to try and become the ideal prince for the sake of his kingdom. No matter how many times he fainted, or bled, or near the brink of death - he continued

But he doesn't want people - especially the people he's close with - to go through the same thing

So, honestly, he'd probably try to bring all that stress, all that exhaustion and depressive episodes from all that training to the grave.

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🍊 [ORANGE] Does your OC have a prophecy surrounding them? If they don't, what would it be?

↳ Much like Yuuta, I can't exactly reveal the actual prophecy as it's crucial to Roya's main story

But yes, he does in fact, have a prophecy surrounding him.

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🍑 [PEACH] How do they show their kindness? How kind are they truly?

↳ Due to his status as a prince, Roya's well aware that he can come off as untouchable. Intimidating, even. So when he has time, he tries to show his softer side to try and appeal to others

He's actually a really charitable person. And when he's given the opportunity, he'll mercilessly donate enormous amounts of money to charity.

But, similar to Yuuta, he'd most likely show his kindness by showering his acquaintances with expensive gifts.

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[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

hey! would you like to talk about your favourite songs off of each album of the beatles? i’m always curious to know what are the elements that “attract” someone to a particular song!!

Yes I would love to, anon!!!!

My favourite on Please Please Me is Please Please Me: I just think think it's really fun, find those chords in the short breakdown mid-verse very cool and the "cOME ON" is infectious! Also the rhyming in the bridge section is so fun, love rhymes that incorporate multiple words like complainin' / rain in. Do You Want To Know A Secret? has also been growing on me recently just cause it's so melodically strange, it's kind of entrancing.

For With The Beatles, my faves are Till There Was You and You Really Got A Hold On Me cause I think they're each one of the respective's lead-singers best performances, plus the guitar solo on TTWY and the backing vocals on YRGAHOM are to die for!! And if you want to know my favourite original on WTB then it's definitely All My Loving – kind of basic but it's just that great of a song. The perfect melody, really. The stop-and-gos, the walkdown basslines, the diminished chords in the middle eight. MUAH!

sidenote: I use "bridge" if the song has a clearly differentiable verse and chorus + a third part (the bridge) and I use "middle eight" for the non-main part when there are only two distinct sung parts.

On A Hard Day's Night, my favourite song is I Should Have Known Better, cause it's infectious and the middle eight going into minor just sounds so good.

On Beatles For Sale my fave is I Don't Want To Spoil The Party – my URL of course :) I think one think that originally attracted me to it is that it sounds like a Taylor song content-wise (not really music-wise but hey, country pals stick together!). I love the melody during the "I wonder what went wrong / I've waited far too long" bit and the way he and Paul trade off lead harmonies going into the middle eight is so lovely.

On Help! it's actually pretty hard to pick a favourite. Probably Help! because it's a banger and I love the backing vocals but I'm also very partial to You've Got To Hide Your Love Away and I Need You and Ticket To Ride. YGTHYLA just has SUCH a good chorus melody and George echoing it is *chef's kiss*. I Need You is just such a sweet little song and Ticket To Ride is so harmonically and structurally interesting. Love how Paul comes in and out with his backing vocals, love how long the song lingers on the A major chord only to resolve it in a super unexpected way.

On Rubber Soul (my FAVE!!!!!!) my favourite You Won't See Me because just ---- everything about it works for me. I love angry yet upbeat breakup(ish) songs, I love the uber-60s atmosphere of the song, I love the bassline and I love when John steals the attention with his "No I wouldn't, No I wouldn't" at the end of the middle eight. But Since I love Rubber Soul I'd like to mention that Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, Michelle and In My Life (yes, I've converted, keep your pants on) are all incredible songs! NW is just hypnotic with its story and the sitar is just perfect; NM again, BASSLINE, and the harmonizing!!! I also really like how John sings on it; Michelle is one of the most gorgeous pieces of music I've ever heard; IML has clawed its way up for me after spending like MONTHS thinking about what the song truly means. Also I'm a sucker for using a minor fourth chord (as opposed to a major fourth chord) while playing in major!!!!

Revolver, my absolute favourite Beatles song is Eleanor Rigby because it tells the story it's trying to tell perfectly with exactly the right amount of words and the melody is rather lovely. But I still must mention I'm Only Sleeping which is my second-favourite Beatles song cause it just sounds absolutely great, start to finish. John weaves between major and minor so seemlessly and every melody in this song is perfect. The lyrics are charming beyond belief and the reverse guitar solo sounds amazing.

Sgt. Pepper: my fave is probably She's Leaving Home. I LOVE the dueting bit and I think it tells a story really well. Also obligatory shoutout to A Day In The Life, insane song. Ringo's fills on that!!!! The Ahhhs!!!! They transition so PERFECTLY back into the "I read the news today" melody, I want to eat grass.

On Magical Mystery Tour my fave is The Fool On The Hill mostly cause I just looooove those switches between the chirpy major of the verses and the dark minor of the chorus. It carries so much meaning on its own, the production of that song perfectly matches its content. MUAH!

For the White Album my favourite is While My Guitar Gently Weeps: probably George's best lyrics but also THE PIANO INTRO!!!!! THE BASS IN THE MIDDLE EIGHT!!! Also the switching from minor to major, actually in the exact same way Paul does in The Fool On The Hill only reversed. Love it!

On Yellow Submarine it's Hey Bulldog but basically by default :| I don't give this song much thought, I do like the piano lick though.

On Abbey Road my favourite is Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight: literally like PEAK PAUL. One of his most gorgeous melodies, one of his most poignant lyrics and basically my fave vocal performance of his!!!! The string arrangement in Golden Slumbers literally sounds like the violins are trying to comfort him. It's just lovely.

I'm not entirely sure what my favourite on Let It Be is tbh I don't like Let It Be much oops. In theory the best song is cleary Across The Universe but all the recordings are shit so ....! Get Back but the Love album version lmao that packs a better punch. Although the 2021 Mix was an improvement.

[spacedancer1701]

Only a Call Away (on Valentine’s Day)

A Star Trek Fic

Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS), Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (AOS) Pairing: McCoy x Original Female Character (Dr. Jennifer Hope) Characters: Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy, Jenny Hope Rating/Warnings: Explicit (M) Tags: Romance, Love, Smut and Fluff, Explicit Sexual Content Word Count: 2,798

Read it on AO3: Only a Call Away (on Valentine’s Day)      

Summary:

McCoy is away at a conference on Valentine's Day, but Hope won't let that stop them from having an unforgettable and very intimate evening nevertheless.

Or simply put: another (missing) Hope and McCoy smut scene.

(Although you don’t have to be familiar with my other Hope/McCoy stories to enjoy this little one-shot.)

************

Jenny cast a loving glance at the beautiful red roses on her desk, before leaving her office to get ready for the surprise she’d planned for Leonard. Today was Valentine’s Day on Earth, and the Enterprise was buzzing with people preparing for cosy dinners or poring over mysterious cards and messages.

Unfortunately, Leonard was away at a conference, hence the roses and a lovely card promising to make it up to her. So typical of the doctor. As if being away on Valentine’s Day had been his choice. Or his fault. But Jenny was going to make sure that it would be an unforgettable Valentine’s Day for both of them nevertheless.

Changing out of her uniform and stepping into the shower, she felt heat rise to her cheeks just thinking about what she had planned. She couldn't remember the last time seeing Leonard had made her nervous, but tonight, it certainly did. Because tonight, she intended to fulfil one of his secret desires. At least she hoped so.

And with him being so far away this Valentine’s Day, it was the perfect opportunity to get over herself and make this particular dream come true for him.

And with him being so far away this Valentine’s Day, it was the perfect opportunity to get over herself and make this particular dream come true for him.

And with him being so far away this Valentine’s Day, it was the perfect opportunity to get over herself and make this particular dream come true for him.

-x-x-x-x-x-

“Hi there, love,” McCoy smiled, sitting on the bed in his hotel room, his back comfortably propped against the headboard, as he transferred the call to the bigger screen on the wall, then did a classic double take. “Oh, wow, you look stunning! Are you expecting company?”

He was joking, of course, but couldn't deny actually feeling a tiny twinge of jealousy, seeing Hope wearing nothing but a flimsy see-through nightie without him there on Valentine’s Day. What if someone came to see her in their quarters? Had she even remembered to lock the door?

“All just for you, Leonard,” she laughed, giving a little twirl showing off her alluring body, before draping herself seductively across their bed. “It is Valentine’s Day after all.”

“Are you trying to kill me, love?” he groaned, desire and lust pooling in his groin at the incredible sight before him, his uniform pants suddenly seeming painfully tight.

“Actually, this is part of my Valentine’s gift to you,” she giggled, doing a teasing little shimmy into the camera.

The doctor couldn't suppress a low grunt, almost exploding with desire and the frustration of not being able to touch her. Hope knew exactly the effect she had on him, and she was obviously enjoying this.

“Why don’t you get a little more comfortable?” she suggested, innocently batting her eyelashes at him. “Maybe get rid of all those constricting clothes?”

“Stop the teasing, woman,” McCoy growled as he shrugged off his shirt and removed his pants, then settled back on the bed, satisfied to see the longing he felt mirrored in her eyes now, too.

“Do you remember when you were at this symposium a few months back?” Hope asked, her voice deep and sultry.

“How could I not?” he responded, a little damp patch forming on his briefs as he felt his manhood twitching excitedly at the memory. “It was the hottest night I’ve ever spent away from you.”

Hope gave him a smouldering look, her lips curling into a naughty little smile.

“Is that what this is about, love?” it suddenly hit him, a bout of intense yearning surging through him. “Would you like me to talk to you like that again? I knew you secretly loved it, even though you wouldn’t admit it, acting all coy and bashful. Did you think I wouldn’t notice how much it turned you on? Or that I’d forget how many times I made you come just with my words that night?”

“Not just your words, Leonard,” Hope added softly, her adorable blush and shy little smile setting his nether regions on fire. “You know exactly what your voice does to me.”

“My voice, you say?” McCoy drawled, savouring the way she closed her eyes, her body gently writhing on the bed. “So you wouldn’t mind listening to me for a while now?”

“I certainly wouldn’t,” she smirked, “but I was actually thinking of going first today. The other part of my Valentine’s gift, so to speak.”

-x-x-x-x-x-

“You mean, you…” the doctor left the sentence unfinished, his eyes growing wide and a soft moan escaping him as his hand moved down his body where Jenny couldn't see it anymore.

I’ve managed to surprise him all right, Jenny thought giddily, her own desire growing as she noticed his breathing pick up and his eyes flutter shut.

“Oh my God,” McCoy gasped, the longing and eagerness in his voice going straight to her core, “you sure?”

“Only if you’d like it, of course,” Jenny smiled, trying not to let her insecurity show.

“Like it?” he chuckled, opening his eyes again and looking at her with a tenderness that melted her heart. “Good God, girl! I’ve been dreaming about this ever since our very first night. Nothing hotter than you talking dirty!”

The doctor let out a groan that sent a wave of burning need from between Jenny’s legs up to her chest.

“Jesus, remember that café where we had breakfast the morning after?” McCoy went on breathlessly. “You said something like ‘make-up sex is supposed to be the best’, and that was all it took to make me want to rip your clothes off and take you again right there and then. It’s driving me crazy just thinking about it now.”

“Then you’d better buckle up,” Jenny grinned mischievously, “because I sure hope that with you as my teacher, my skills have improved a little since then.”

Up to that moment, she hadn’t been sure if her plan to surprise Leonard with dirty talk was really a good idea. Much as she loved to hear it from him, she’d always felt silly talking like that herself. It just didn’t come naturally to her. But seeing his eager reaction, she felt much more confident now.

-x-x-x-x-x-

McCoy squeezed his eyes shut and pressed his lips tightly together, frantically trying to quell his arousal before he lost control. Just hearing Hope talk about dirty talk did it for him, and he definitely didn’t want to tumble over the edge just yet. She’d just offered to do what he’d been fantasising about for the longest time, and he sure as hell wasn’t going to spoil her – and his – fun.

God, she was a never-ending well of surprises. The sweetest, hottest, most amazing woman a man could wish for. He’d felt so guilty and sad for abandoning her on Valentine’s Day, but Hope wouldn’t be Hope if she hadn’t found a way to turn what he considered a disappointment into a memorable occasion.

“Keep your eyes closed, Leonard,” her voice, soft and low, brought him back to the present. “Can you feel my lips on yours? Kissing down your chin, tracing your jawline, nibbling down your throat, your chest? Mmmmmmh, my fingers softly playing with the hair on your chest while my teeth and tongue gently tease your nipples? The left one first, then the right one?”

The doctor moaned and hummed, almost feeling her lips and teeth and tongue on his skin. Wondering when Hope had gone from someone too shy to talk dirty to someone nearly making him shoot his load at the first word.

“Feel me tenderly kiss my way further down your stomach, your belly…” she went on, her voice getting huskier as her own arousal seemed to increase along with his.

He had to reach down and firmly grip the base of his rock-hard member, which was straining painfully against his briefs, hoping to stave off his fast building orgasm.

“You’ll have to be my hands now, Leonard,” Hope told him, her melodic voice reaching him through a haze of unbridled lust and burning desire. “Help me strip you of your briefs, so that I can see you in your full glory and touch you the way I know you love.”

McCoy clasped his erection, almost bursting with need and desire, Hope’s voice edging him on and nearly driving him out of his mind.

“Feel my hands where you want them most, gently playing with your balls, firmly stroking up and down your shaft. Up and down, ever so slowly, while my tongue starts circling your crown. Lightly, exploringly. Mmmmmh… you’re oozing desire, and I love how you taste.”

“Easy, Jenny,” the doctor ground out. “I’m getting too close.”

“Do you want me to stop?” she asked abruptly, sounding a little embarrassed, and the doctor felt immediately bad for interrupting her while at the same time grateful to feel his arousal abate a little.

“I just need you to go easy, love,” he explained, trying to catch his breath. “Unfortunately, unlike you, I can’t come twenty times in half as many minutes, and I don’t want this to be over too soon.”

“I’m doing all right then?” Hope giggled happily, and he felt his heart swell with overwhelming tenderness at the joyful pride in her voice.

“All right is definitely not the term I’d use,” he chuckled. “More like phenomenal. Just like everything else you do.”

She was so incredibly sweet. He knew how shy she was when it came to dirty talk. Or rather sexy talk in her case – nothing dirty about it. While she would open herself up to him in every other way, give herself to him completely, she’d always been uncomfortable putting her feelings during sex, her wishes and desires, into words.

And yet, she’d done it for him today. Even though he knew she’d much rather do all those things to him than talk about them in such detail. The things she did to make him happy. He’d never understand why she’d chosen to love him of all people, but he thanked the powers that be every single day for being so blessed.

Hope had really just got into the swing of things when he’d stopped her, and he could hear her struggling to find the right words to get back to it now.

“Want me to take over?” he asked, taking pity on her, and almost laughed out loud at the sheer relief on her face, as she tried to casually nod and shrug.

No matter how much her ‘dirty talk’ had turned him on, it had nothing on the way his heart filled with love at simply watching Hope being Hope.

“All right, then,” McCoy smiled, “lie back down, close your eyes, and I’ll tell you what I’d like us to do next.”

-x-x-x-x-x-

“Okay,” Jenny agreed a little hesitantly.

She’d really wanted tonight to be all about him. But seeing as she’d brought him to the edge in practically no time, and feeling mighty proud about it, she understood that he wanted to draw out the experience as long as he could.

Besides, she couldn't deny feeling a little relieved to let him continue. What was so intensely stimulating coming from him, still sounded a little awkward coming out of her mouth.

“I wish you knew how much I love you, Jenny,” the doctor broke into her thoughts, and she could feel the warmth of his affection even across the distance. “Every time I think I couldn't love you more, you go and prove me wrong.”

“I feel exactly the same, Leonard,” she smiled, “and I can’t wait to have you back here and feel you for real.”

“Well, let’s make the most of it until then,” he replied softly, and she could practically hear the naughty grin spreading across his face without even looking up. “After what you just made me feel, let’s see, if I’ve still got it, too!”

Of course, he’d still got it, no doubt about that, Jenny thought fondly, feeling her panties growing damp just with the thrill of anticipation.

“Normally, I’d love to go down on you now,” McCoy drawled, and Jenny immediately felt her juices starting to flow and drench her panties, “savouring the taste of your wetness, exploring every little fold and crevice with my tongue, finding your little jewel and spending a looong time caressing it with just the tip of my tongue, nibbling on it, gently sucking on it with my lips, maybe carefully tease it a little with my teeth, before licking you to your first climax. The first of maaany.”

Jenny was rapidly losing all sense of time and space, her fingers frenziedly trying to put Leonard’s words into action, if only in a poor imitation of what the real thing would have felt like, the doctor’s erotic voice and the way he drew out his vowels exciting her no end.

“But,” McCoy continued softly, clearly enjoying teasing her, but audibly turned on immensely now, too, “I’m still teetering on the edge you’ve just put me on, and I honestly don’t know how much longer I can last. In fact, I’ll have to find some way to actively block out this memory after tonight, or I’ll have to spend the rest of the symposium in permanent arousal.”

That did it. The idea of her words having aroused him so helplessly sent her freefalling into her first, tremendous orgasm of the night, gasping and moaning, her body spasming in delicious release, Leonard’s flushed face, scrunched up as he tried not to follow her over the edge just yet, somewhere at the periphery of her lust-clouded vision.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Watching Hope tumbling over the edge like that was beyond words. There was no greater turn-on than knowing he had the power to ‘pleasure her to pieces’, an expression she had once used in an attempt to try and describe what his touch was doing to her, and which had struck him as exactly what he wanted to do.

McCoy was usually quite good at keeping his own arousal at bay to give Hope as much pleasure as possible. But after how she’d set him on fire earlier, his endurance was weakened, and his desire overwhelming. There was no way he could last much longer, he was already fit to burst.

So the doctor waited just long enough for Hope to recover a little, then asked, “What would you like me to do now, love? I’m pretty sure I’m going to join you the next time already.”

That elicited a wicked grin from her, the idea of having aroused him beyond control seeming quite a turn-on.

“If you were here, I think I’d really love to feel you inside me, now, Leonard,” she breathed, her cheeks glowing as she looked at him from lowered lids.

“And how exactly would you go about that?” he wanted to know, feeling a new pool of lust forming in his groin.

“I’d straddle you,” she replied softly, indulging his wish to coax some more dirty-talk out of her, “push my panties a little to the side, and slowly rub myself against your hardness while softly nibbling on your neck.”

Hearing her words, the doctor involuntarily started to grind his hips, the movement as well as his breathing growing erratic when Hope teasingly added, “You know, that little spot right behind your ear, that makes you break out in goose bumps and gets you mewling.”

Dear God, she’s good! McCoy thought, feeling the big O building at warp speed, powerless to delay his climax any longer.

“I’m so wet and ready for you,” Hope moaned, and seeing her fingering herself as frenziedly as he was jerking off now, was almost more than he could take.

“Nearly there,” the doctor gasped.

And when Hope whimpered, “Grab my hips, bury your face between my breasts, and let me ride you to the most spectacular orgasm you ever had,” her body arching and spasming as her own climax rippled through her, it only took one more thrust into his hand for him to explode into easily one of the most spectacular orgasms of his life, just as Hope had wanted him to.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Three days later, McCoy was finally back on the Enterprise, lying in bed and tenderly holding his darling Hope, fast asleep in his arms after reliving their Valentine’s fantasy for real.

The doctor was under no illusion that her talking dirty would become a regular thing between them. And that was all right. It just wasn’t her. Besides, it wasn’t important. Making love to her was beyond compare even without. But she’d indulge him again every now and then, he knew her that well. And those rare occasions would be infinitely sweet.

************ Disclaimer: Nothing of or associated with Star Trek is mine – it all belongs to Paramount / ViacomCBS (or whoever else is currently holding the rights). This is a work of fanfiction, no infringement intended.

[sunsinrinn]

Secrets Part 1.

Bakugo x reader

Angst, language

Word count: 1,315

Idea: Y/n has a secret to share with bakugo not expecting a secret from him. She leaves heart broken and attempts to move on. But how will she move on if her secret can no longer be hidden? She fakes a relationship hoping its enough to not expose the true origin of the secret. (This is a terrible summary but I cant say much without spoiling future parts. 🙃) This is set three years after graduating from U.A.

You stand on what used to be your balcony sipping grape juice. You wished it was a glass of wine or an even stronger drink. As you finish your drink you head inside the apartment and look around finding yourself surrounded by boxes the apartment looking bare. ‘What a waste of 5 years.’ You think. How did this all go downhill?

You see one picture not packed up and you pick it up. You scowl and throw it on the floor stepping over the glass as you walk to the door. You stop and remove your engagement ring from your finger placing it on the table near the door and walk out.

You watch outside as the movers go in and out of the house to put the boxes inside the truck. One of them walks up to you and you look at him as he says.

“Ma’am there is a frame that’s on the ground broken. It wasn’t any of us-“

“It's fine you can leave it there, don't worry about it.”

He looks relieved and thanks you as he returns to the boxes. As soon they are done they head over to your new apartment. Coincidentally it is between Kirishima’s and Izuku's. They knew you were moving to the apartment between them after finding out you and Bakugo split.

You arrive shortly after the movers left the boxes inside and walk-in yourself to begin unpacking. You feel overwhelmed by how many boxes fill your apartment but begin to work.

- - - - - - - - - -

Bakugo heads home hoping you were done packing and left his house. As he unlocks the door he sets his keys down and his face falls for a split second when he sees your engagement ring there. He looks around the house and sees how bare and sad it look without your things around. He walks towards the living room and sees a picture frame of the two of you on the floor covered in the glass of the broken frame. He sighs and grumbles “Damn, the least she could fucking do is clean up her fucking mess.” As he picks up the mess, without realizing it he picks the picture up and sets it somewhere safe. He heads to bed exhausted after a day of saving people. ‘At least I can now be with the person I really love.’ He thinks as he falls asleep

- - - - - - - - - -

When you finish unpacking you look over to the clock you hung up and realize it was well past three in the morning. You sigh and head over to your new bed. You toss and turn not being able to sleep and just stare at the wall for a while.

After a while, you get up and begin making tea. You look around and feel exhausted but blame being in a new house as the cause of your loss of sleep. When your tea is ready you walk out to your balcony and sip it as you look towards the sky.

You stay outside for a couple of hours when you suddenly hear a knock on your door. You freeze panicking, ‘Shit, did he really find me that easily already?’ You walk towards the door cautiously and check who it is. You relax when you see two heads, a green one and a red one waiting. Not even after opening the door, you’re surrounded by two pairs of big arms.

“I’m so sorry for what happened” Izuku exclaims.

Kirishima just hugs you tighter. You manage to hug both of them, “It’s okay Izuku.” You were okay, at least you thought. You wouldn’t tell anyone what happened exactly except for you and Bakugo decided to part ways. They knew there was more to the story they knew better than to ask for more. They saw how that day took a toll on you. You knew sooner or later you’d have to tell them your secret, at least before they even noticed. You also knew you’d have to tell them what happened between you and Bakugo.

When they found out you were going to move in between them, you made them promise to not tell Bakugo where you lived. You didn’t want him to show up and find you. Especially in the future. Only they knew where you lived and hoped to keep it that way for as long as possible.

You lead them inside after the little hug. Kirishima trails after you towards the kitchen while Izuku looks around you’re apartment. “So what bring you guys here?” You ask them. Kirishima finally speaks up while Izuku continues to look around. “We came to welcome you in and offer to help you unpack but it seems you beat us to it.” He chuckles. “Yeah... I had to do something so I didn’t think about what happened.” You laugh uneasily and Izuku walks into the kitchen. “Hey y/n, how was your first night here?”

“It was okay, I didn’t sleep much. But I think its because I’m not yet well adjusted in the new apartment.” You give them a smile that could fool anyone into thinking your okay. Well everyone except Kirishima and Izuku. They knew it was a lie but again didn't push you into telling the truth.

You begin to prepare breakfast for the three of them and after eating it Izuku leaves to patrol leaving Kirishima behind with you. He looks at you for a while notices changes in you. Your eyes don't shine as bright, your smile isn’t as sincere as before, you don't laugh or make as many jokes, these things, not major things that anyone would notice right away, not unless you deeply care for someone.

“Don't you have any patrolling to do today?” You ask Kirishima

“No, well at least not until later anyway,” he says, “Which means I can keep you company until then” smiling when he finishes his sentence.

“Oh, you don't have to be here with me for that long, I don't mind being alone for a while”

“I want to be here y/n, it is not manly to leave a pretty lady alone without company”

You let out a bitter laugh and say, “Tell that to Bakugo”

He holds back a smile at that not saying anything else.

After a minute of silence, he finally speaks up, “How are you holding up, y/n? With what happened between you and Bakugo”

You hesitate before answering honestly, there was no use lying to him, “Honestly, I wish I moved far away and start new. I wish I could just forget what happened. I wish I told Bakugo sooner about-“ you trail off remembering no one else knew about your secret. “I just hope he doesn’t come looking for me or asks around to find out where I live, not that he cares anyways” You quickly say something else hoping he doesn’t notice. He raises a brow.

“About what Y/n?”

Well shit.

You stay quiet debating on telling him.

“Y/n, what did you want to tell Bakugo?” When he speaks up again, he startles you out of your trance and look at him. You don’t want to tell him but he is one of the only ones you trust and you know he won't judge you. You also know he will be angry as hell once he figures out what happened between you and Bakugo. He will probably say some mean words to him.

‘Here goes nothing’ you think as Kirishima sees you about to speak he focuses all his attention towards you. “Before I tell you what I was going to tell Bakugo, I need to tell you what happened between us first.” You say as he nods slowly.

That’s how you find yourself telling him what happened between you and Bakugo.

Part 2

A/N- I have began writing another Bakugo x reader series. Its another angst bby. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this <3 if you’d like to be tagged in future parts you can dm, ask or comment :)

[aja154ever]

Bungo Stray Dogs Season 3 [Fifteen Arc] Theater Screening

Talk show with Bones Producer Suzuki, Kadokawa Producer Kurakane, Kadokawa Manga Editor Katou

2019 May 7

Cinema Sunshine, Ikebukuro

Sharing some bullet points that the staff talked about in the event:

Talks of having season 3 started around the time of the post-recording of Dead Apple. At that time, Fifteen had not been released so ofc it was not under consideration yet.

As has been revealed before, Asagiri-sensei was tasked to do only a 50-page bonus for the Dead Apple movie. He finished Fifteen first, and it ended up three times longer than what was asked, and though was really sorry about it, cannot make it shorter and turns out he is not actually good with writing short stories. BEAST even got longer than Fifteen, but in the end as the stories were really good, the bonuses were still given away as they are, now thick as books.

They started considering animating Fifteen when the 'higher-ups' (as in sensei, producers, scriptwriter, etc.) had a meeting together. In the end, scriptwriter Enokido wrote a draft which everybody liked.

The main point of animating Fifteen is that it helps build the world of Bungo Stray Dogs. By connecting the past and the present, it develops a deeper understanding of the characters, and also shows how the beloved city that Atsushi and the characters are now protecting came to be. Fifteen also showed the connection with the other canon material with Suribachi City, and Mukurotoride (Shibusawa’s base) in the background.

Animating Fifteen was planned to be a surprise to the fans, though a few days before the airing they learned that the information got leaked over twitter. This also happened back then with Dark Era, and Producer Kurakane shares that she was called by her boss regarding the incident. It went like, “This is the second time it failed, don’t you think there is no point in making it a surprise?” She said this just gave her the motivation to try harder to prevent the secret from getting spoiled next time.

The staff was really impressed with the voice acting, saying praises to Miyano, Taniyama, and Uchida-san. They thought it would be difficult but when they heard Mamo and Kishou doing the recording, it really gave them the feeling of how young Dazai and Chuuya were, and that these two really had a history. Furthermore, Randou only appeared in this arc but Uchida-san's acting was really memorable to them.

They think 15 yr old Dazai is different from today's Dazai, with 15 Dazai being really dark, and wanting to die for real.

From 15 to his present height, Chuuya only grows 5 cm 😅😅 He kept on saying, "I'll still grow!" but everybody (staff and fans alike) couldn't resist saying, "No, you won't" deep inside. (lol Chuuya we love you)

The staff was particularly glad seeing the last scene getting animated, as it came from the original manga. The art, especially with the stained glass, was also remarkable.

They also talked about the 3rd season’s OP and ED. Unlike the 1st and 2nd seasons’, the OP and ED for the 3rd season were specifically made to serve as a message of thanks to the fans. Instead of appealing to new fans of BSD, these OP and ED were made to express gratitude to the fans who have been here together with BSD’s journey. The scenes were meaningfully chosen and show what the characters have been through.

Producer Kurakane was particularly emotional with the ED and says that she tends to tear up watching it. She also pointed out that Atsushi and Akutagawa were singing in the ED.

Producer Suzuki adds that Dead Apple ended with the Armed Detective Agency door closing, while the season 3 ED ends with that door opening.

The staff is really grateful to the fans’ love and support, and they are really happy that BSD did not only end with one season of 12 episodes, but is now continuing with the 3rd season, and even extending to other platforms such as the movie and the stage play. Just like Dead Apple, treat season 3 as their present.

Once again, I felt the staff’s love and dedication to BSD, which makes you appreciate it more knowing that this is a work made by the staff and fans’ love. 😭😭

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The full version of the Fifteen light novel will be released on August 1, featuring the cover, frontispiece, and other illustrations such as the character sheets by Harukawa-sensei.

Sequel for the Fifteen light novel entitled, "Bungo Stray Dogs: STORM BRINGER" is currently on the works and is to be released in 2020. "Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya. What will their chance meeting lead to?"

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A ONESHOT that foreshadows The Promised Neverland Plot?!

So I bet you thought that I was done screaming about TPN theories and foreshadowing and how it all connects... at least for a little bit...

But no, I am afraid that I have too much time to think on my 40 min bike commute to work, and I am back again like

I know that I probably seem like a crazy person by now, but these ideas just keep on coming the more I look at and think about The Promised Neverland.

This issue of my Mindblowing Theories TM doesn't technically have manga spoilers, but it references both my theory on the SECRET behind the "DEMONS" and the BIRTH origin of NORMAN. If you are not familiar, check my tpn theory tag, as I won't be explaining all the details again.

Right, so who among you has read Poppy's Wish? It is the debut oneshot that Kaiu Shirai-san and Posuka Demizu-sensei did in SWJ before starting the Promised Neverland serialization.

Since Kaiu Shirai-san was a complete newcomer and they haven't even worked together before with Posuka Demizu-sensei, SWJ wanted to test the waters and see what reaction a story by them would get. They prepared Poppy's Wish, and after a positive reception, The Promised Neverland was approved for serialization as well. From my understanding, Kaiu Shirai-san has already written 300 pages of the Neverland script before even meeting Posuka Demizu-sensei, and this oneshot was only prepped after that.

So what's the deal about this? Before I go further ahead, if you haven't read it, I recommend you go and read it at Mangarock or somewhere, because I am going to completely spoil the big plot twists in it, and it's a fun and short little story with nice feels. It won't take long to read, so don't spoil the experience!

Right, so if you have read it, or choose to be spoiled anyway, then let's continue. I will highlight some facts with capitalization that I find curious with respect to my previous theories.

Our main cast is a reclusive and cooky SCIENTIST who has CREATED a toaster with ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE to make him MORE DELICIOUS FOOD since he likes toast so much.

The little toaster wants to have a NORMAL HUMAN body, to be able to GO OUTSIDE into the HUMAN WORLD and make friends.

The SCIENTIST CREATES this SHORT BLONDE HAIRED, BLUE EYED CHILD body for the toaster's AI.

The child toaster now tries to make friends with the FOOD (pizza) DELIVERY lady, but it goes wrong, since the toaster admits to being a robot with AI.

The little toaster is distraught that he should PRETEND that he is a NORMAL HUMAN, not an AI and rans away to the OUTSIDE. The scientist chases him down with a GPS TRACKER.

Before they go home, the little toaster notices something strange about the people outside. They seem to have HUGE, GROTESQUE MOUTHS on their belly, and EAT their food with it UNLIKE normal HUMANS we are used to. Everyone seems to treat this as just completely NORMAL.

Then the scientist explains how people have EVOLVED this way here, and how they took up this NEW SOCIAL CUSTOM of EATING ONLY THIS WAY, with their belly mouth.

Then we go on to the big plot twist, that the scientist ISN'T LIKE THEM, he is a HUMAN from EARTH, a DIFFERENT PLANET, where HIS ANCESTORS ARRIVED TRAVELLING THROUGH SPACE.

Then we discuss the MAIN CONFLICT of the STORY: how there is a DISCONNECT and ANIMOSITY between these two ALIEN (in this case Earth human) vs NATIVE PEOPLE due to the DIFFERENCES in EATING.

Where have I heard of such a story conflict before... hmmmmmm. Wasn't there a manga where two sets of differently evolved people couldn't agree because of differences in eating food? It was slightly different though with one set of people eating the other... but... it. was. the. SAME. d@amned. TOPIC.

Oooh, but the similarities end there, right? After all in this case we have a setting with space travel and aliens. Isn't it funny though how the author plays with our expectations of who are the aliens?

Hahaha, it's not like I had that theory about how those so called "demons" in that other manga were actually an alien species from space arriving there a long time ago... it's not like I thought "oh, what a refreshing take that would be on an alien invasion story"...

But nonononono, the similarities must end there, the cast is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, riiiiiight?! We don't have a dark haired recluse who learns to accept to be more open and trusting with others, there is no idealist who wants to make the impossible real and be friends with everyone even if they don't like them historically, and we DEFINITELY DO NOT HAVE ANYONE WITH... ARTIFICIALLY CREATED INTELLIGENCE, RIIIIIGHT?!?! Except, if my theory is right about Norman having been born out of a gene manipulation study at lambda...

Hehehehe... What weird coincidences these are! But you know, those other kids NEVER ESCAPE to the HUMAN WORLD. Oh, just a moment there, didn't I also have this theory on how the volume and chapter artwork was foreshadowing an escape to the human world...?

AAAAAAAAAAASSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFFFFSSGHFRGJHJJGRGBBD

KAIU SHIRAI-SAN AND POSUKA DEMIZU-SENSEI HOW DARE YOU... HOW DARE YOU BE THESE ABSOLUTELY GENIUS BEAUTIFUL BEASTS AND DECEIVE ME SOOOOO DEEPLY?! I EVEN THOUGHT WHEN I INITIALLY READ THAT ONESHOT HOW STRANGE IT WAS HOW IT WAS NOTHING LIKE YOUR PROMISED NEVERLAND....

YET THE THRUTH IS THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE FRIGGIN PROMISED NEVERLAND IN A NUTSHELL!!!!!

*foams at the mouth while screams into the ether*

I am done. Officially done. These two mangakas have fried my brain... I can't even... never have I ever enjoyed thinking about a work of fiction so much...

[fissart]

Old art done back in December/January, but still Valid.

Some drawings of my babiesssss!!!

I apologise I've been off for a while, a mixture because my computer was bust for a long while and because I keep forgetting to upload here on Tumblr!

But hello I'm back *dramatic gestures* and these are my ugly, troubled children. They're from some books I've been writing for the past three years, called "The Thorvendor Chronicles" (or just TTC).

On every other social media I have, I'm none stop talking about them, but I've realised I left my lovely Tumblr folk in the dark about my babes.

So here they are, I'll give a general view of who my babes are and talk about them more in later posts (because BOY HAVE I PAINTED A LOT SINCE Y'ALL LAST SAW, IM SORRY IF I SPAM!)

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So what is TTC about you ask? Well it's a gothic, fantasy, period drama, in which my band of misfits get themselves into all sorts of trouble, in the world Andium.

Introductions! (This is spoiler free, so if I'm talking about some characters back stories and not others, its because I don't want to spoil anything). ^^ enjoy.

Fabian, he's 35 year old Henvro (a species of my design, I'll ramble about them later) and my main character in TTC, he is the head of the royal guards in the human capital city of Novian, which means he controls majority of the human empires military. He is a kind and reserved man, who works hard and is polite to everyone he meets. He's a bit of a lonely fellow, on account of his slightly awkward demeanor when in social situations, annnndddd the fact that his appearance, being a Henvro, is off putting to them racist humans and other species that reside in the city. So, as a result he lives alone in his humble town house near the city centre.

Arwen, at 28 years old, he is second in command of the royal guards and partner to Fabian in the military, unlike Fabian, he is an actual celebrity, an icon for fashion, and freedom of speech, and considered far ahead of his time. He is a celebrity of questionable origin, however, rumoured to have got his first fame "performing" in night clubs as an entertainer, the loud, confident and an intelligent individual is always the centre of attention, and if he isn't? Well, he will do anything in his power to make sure it is!

Phoebe, is 26 years old and is currently in training to be a field nurse in the army, she's a obnoxious, hyperactive, selfish young women who thinks little of others feelings. Close friends with Fabian and Arwen the three spend a lot of time together off duty, both boys becoming well acquainted with her eccentric lifestyle and spoilt brat behaviour.

Kayla, a stern and cold women, with a very masculine presence, also of the age of 26, is both Phoebe's boss and soon to be, sister in law. Kayla is an incredibly intelligent and logical individual, who waltzed her way to the top of the medical field and became the first female doctor in Novian at the age of 20, being stationed as assistant to Sir Welth, a Doctor who ran the royal academy of science and magicology, her thirst to learn about the field of medicine, surgery and alchemy was all quenched by his side. But upon Doctor Welths death, he requested for the young Kayla to take his position as head of the Royal academy and hospital. Followed by some uproar and discourse about it, everyone eventually approved of her being stationed as the head of the academy and hospital. Few years on, through the struggle, she had earned the respect and recognition she deserves, through her professional and reserved attitude, her workaholic life style finally payed off, but at the unfortunate price of her social life and lack of any kind of companionship.

Kayrus, he is 28 years old, older brother to Kayla and Phoebe's fiancé, he works as a barber surgeon in the slums of the capital city, unlike his qualified and knowledgeable little sister, Kayrus is a self taught surgeon (and Barber) who owns a practice with his assistant, Neo. Kayrus is a large, generally quiet man, who naturally has an intimidating presence. Cursed with terrifying, unpredictable mood swings, it's left him the nasty reputation of being "unstable" and said to be a perfect candidate for the mad house, but anybody who actually knows him, knows that's not the case, he's a caring, sickly, man with a passionate heart for both his fiancé and for the love of the arts. He takes his work seriously and lives frugally with Neo, away from the glitz and glamour of the centre of the capital.

Neo, a frail human who's 24 years old, living with their master Kayrus. Neo tends to say very little and enjoys to just observe others, very emotional and what they lack with intelligence they make up for in their streetwise behaviour. Working as Kayrus sister is the practice, their job is to clean the instruments and tools, dispose of any limbs that are amputated (or a body if a surgery goes wrong) and or keep everything as orderly as possible for Kayrus if not being his delivery and errand runner.

Raymond, at 39 years old, a doctor and assistant to Kayla, he is a very friendly man by nature. He tends to get on Kayla's nerves a lot as he finds himself rather attached to her... Some might say that he takes romantic interest in her (but believe me, she ain't having it and makes sure things are ALWAYS professional between the two of them and nothing more).

Ava, a cocky young Henvro women at the age of 33, she has no time for anybody and won't hesitate to sass you if she pleases. With a vulgar sense of humour and crude euphemisms, she equals Arwen with inappropriate conversations. With a lively sense of adventure she tends to hang around Fabian when she can, encouraging and teasing him to rebel and have more fun rather than act his usual, mature, self. (He never listens... Sometimes >:3).

Clara, is a sweet young Lady who is only 20 years old, a true image of a Victorian upper class women, well mannered, smartly dressed and obedient.... Sometimes! Her instinct to investigate and explore new environments often gets her into trouble, she struggles to stay put and itches for obscure forms of entertainment, namely with Arwen. Her favourite past time is digging up the deepest and darkest secrets of everyone she encounters, not out of malicious intentions, I assure you, but to simply quench her own curiosity!

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There's a little introduction to my main babies, I draw them a lot and I'm sorry I haven't introduced you all to them properly yet! Considering Ive had Tumblr for about 5 or 6 years, and had these babies for 3 years now, I'm surprised I've never really shared them. But there you have it!

My asks are always open if you have questions about them!!

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Hey everyone! Wow, I've fallen behind again and I didn't even notice - sorry about that! Here are my undoubtedly long answers to wonderfully lengthy Anon Asks!

1. Hello friend!!! First off, I am so excited to hear that you are writing - that is so wonderful!!!

I will toot my own horn for a second and admit that the vast majority of my original ideas and fic plots come from my own thoughts, but, fret not, I also am familiar with using prompt lists!

It's so simple it sounds wrong, but a good place to start is literally just searching "prompt list" on here. I know. It sounds too good to be true, but there are some seriously amazing ones!

I also have a collection of dialogue prompts and fic ideas that I've come up with that I offer to people who DM me (both sfw and nsfw)! So, feel free to send me a message and I'll be happy to offer you some. I hope you let me see your work one day! Best of luck, and happy writing!

2. Thank you! Seeing pog in an unironic way outside of gaming threw me for a loop - I am getting too old. I'm glad you are enjoying the visual notes, and I'm glad that my lack of literal description works for you!

We are all different and it's absolutely wonderful that way!!!

3. I added this ask to my FAQ on my About Me post, but I am a Leo Sun/Virgo moon! I like to joke that I am the walking embodiment of a forest fire.

4. Oooh, you're getting close to the end! You are so kind. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me, and I look forward to seeing your thoughts on the last few seasons! I hope I haven't spoiled anything for you! Good luck with Season 12!

5. Ah, yes... I do that every now and then, too, but I try to avoid it. I do still throw subtle nods and easter eggs in to things I love, but I try to make them less important or prevalent than I see in other stories.

Nothing wrong with it, I just find that it makes it hard for me to relate to a work. But I also don't self-insert, so, who knows. I just want everyone who wants to, to be able to. And I know we can't all be secret geniuses and Criminal Justice majors (heaven knows I wasn't).

6. Awwwe, thank you, friend. I know a lot of people who looove reading literal descriptions - and power to them. Some of the best writers follow that style. But I am just a wee sprout writing my selfish little fanfic, and I will continue to be a small gremlin 👹

You all have been so kind, though. I fully believe the person was just trying to offer a different viewpoint, and I wish I had a few writers I could recommend, but most of my friends are like me and despise writing settings!

If anyone knows of any, please let me know (self-promo always welcome)!

7. It's so lovely to see another Lesley fan in the wild! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed Mates. It wasn't a request, but it was written specifically to cater to one friend in particular who I love very much.

So, all thanks go to him (@ontheoddoccasioniwritestuff) for letting me be his friend and providing me the inspiration for such soft feelings 🥰 He absolutely deserves all of the love.

8. I won't have time to write it, but I wanted to post it in case anyone else is interested! That being said, H2M's epilogue will deal with the foster care/adoption system and older children, so keep an eye out for that 🌝

9. [NSFW] Ah, Bunny. Little sweet thing doesn't know what she's in for. I'll try to add in a scene like that for you! I do take requests in connection with my series!

10. [NSFW] It is fun, isn't it? I personally have a hard time reading and writing them because of the second hand embarrassment, but I know they are super popular! @zhuzhubii has a couple, as well!