#I wonder whats up with Tama?....

[forthedancingandthethriving]

Tama is well aware she's not a.. normal kit.

She gets sick often, and a strange woman that's white and red comes to fix her up. She hears things she shouldn't, people's voices, and clacking.

She knows she doesn't belong in this home.

Home was simpler, literally. Shapes were simpler, her family was simpler..

She was simpler.

And she knows she doesn't belong. She took the place of someone, she's sure of it.

You're so steadfast for a child.

There was that little voice in her mind again. It sounded like claws tapping against glass, or maybe even fingers. There was no voice attached, and yet she knows what it was saying.

Tama shrugged, looking at the music box in front of her. "I don't think I'm wrong.. mom and dad don't want to tell me, but I think everyone forgets I can hear stuff.."

I mean, no kidding. You don't speak about it.

"Becahse I don't want to." She moved to lay on her stomach. Her limbs felt heavy puppet-like, like she was tired. "It's not like it'll help."

Sure it could!

"I don't belong." She changed the subject, moving slowly to open the music box. It took effort to do what she wanted, of her own will. "I used to be simple."

That word again, simple. It was what her old life was, in Aire Village. In Aire Village, everyone was simple. Coats were never too detailed, and conversations were always short. The houses and the trees plain, like a drawing she would make.

Her sister was simple. Simple as could be, but Tama hardly remembered what she looked like.

Brown fur with white splotches, she thought. That was her sister.

Her ear flicked, and she could suddenly hear a conversation.

"..and when do we tell her?" That was dad. (Did she have a right to call Ambrosia her dad? She was just a simple cat, him the royal jester.)

"I think we do when she's older, when she can understand it better. Maybe when she's 11." The voice of her mom spoke. (She couldn't dare to call Nimbus her mom. Nimbus was a Songbird for crying out loud. Why would she want someone so.. simple?)

Her hearing reverted. That was quick.

You are a sad kid. And that's coming from me.

"I just think a lot," she countered. A heavy pawed touched the stick figure in the middle of the music box, posed to look like a marionette hanging from its strings. "I don't go out."

Just like me for real.

Tama flicked her tail. She didn't know what that meant. Maybe she'd ask Nimbus, she was smart.

Why so quiet?

"Where did I come from?" She asked the voice, knowing it'd get her nowhere. Slowly, she lowered her head to rest on her crossed arms. (She doesn't feel tired, not at all. She just can't move, doesn't feel like moving.)

Come on, you know my answer.

"I don't like you," Tama remarked softly.

One day, you'll get it.

The voice fades away, and Tama sits back up, her body feeling lighter. She stretches and looks out her bedroom window.

Maybe she should go out to the garden. That always cheers her up.

[hauntingblue]

Zoro was about to tell luffy off for making a scene but luffy just says some guys spilled red bean soup and he starts to make a worse one. Amazing

[sleepymarimo]

A TAMA...WHAT? - TOJI FUSHIGURO

"toji. if anything happens to my tamagotchi while i'm gone, i'm actually never talking to you again."

"...huh?"

: ̗̀➛ 1.2k cw: none! silly goofy fun, tamagotchi death :'(

the sorcerer killer isn't sure what to do with the small device in his hand, which looks a little too colorful for his liking. too flashy. when you'd called him a few hours ago to tell him you needed a favor, he didn't expect to be a damn babysitter to a pixelated pet for a whole week.

he would've declined, maybe suggest a "compromise", but you seemed a little too serious about your threat of not speaking to him ever again.

and, despite his best effort to maintain a nonchalant front, he knew that he wasn't going to take that risk.

you'd let him stay at your place, a nice perk, so now he lays back on your couch and fiddles with the buttons while watching the small pet eat or play or even work. how does this thing have more of a stable life than he does?

lips set into a focued pout, those big digits of his nearly crush the poor buttons into dust. "the hell do you want now?" he growls, having just set down the device to watch a boat race on t.v.

toji's never been intimidated by new jobs, by thinking outside the box, but at this moment he'd rather be taking on a horde of curses.

yet... he kind of gets the hang of it. maybe a little too much.

by day three of his tamagotchi journey, he feels pretty confident about taking care of the pet. pride surges through his veins when he checks all the stats and sees no issue, the tamagotchi thriving under his care.

he becomes a little too obsessed with the toy sometimes.

shiu, on a call with the assassin, finds himself having to pause when he swears he hears this constant beeping in the background.

"fushiguro-"

"just hold on," toji interrupts, the phone resting on the table while he works on the tamagotchi. "this thing is sick as shit. i gotta give it medicine."

the mediator isn't even sure what to say at that, a part of him wondering if his mind is playing tricks on him. "i thought you were just going to get her a new one. you're still keeping up with that thing?" shiu asks into the receiver, holding the phone between his shoulder and ear as he reaches for a cigarette and lighter.

another few beeps can be heard through the phone, then a relieved sigh. "fuck no. and m'not 'keeping up'," toji specifies, almost offended. "m'owning this piece of crap. it's easy work."

on the other end of the phone, shiu finds solace in a deep inhale of cigarette smoke. luckily, he's able to get toji on a pretty good gig with the promise of outstanding pay.

even during the meeting a couple days later, the sorcerer killer is brushing off high end clients as soon as he hears that damn beeping. "gimme a minute," he gruffly says, before mumbling in a more hushed tone. "s'fucking needy..."

raising one hand as if he's putting a simple pause on the conversation, he uses the other to click click click until he deems the virtual pet satisfied.

meanwhile, shiu is embarrassed as hell and makes an effort not to look the client in the eyes.

content enough, toji places the tamagotchi back in his pocket with a gentleness that he doesn't usually, if ever, displays. "a'right. so how much are ya paying again?"

...

by the time you arrive home a day later, exhausted from a flight and too many train rides, you're ready to be reunited with your virtual companion.

"okay toji," you call out, the door shutting behind you with a click. "where's mimitchi?"

you hear his heavy steps before you see him, his frame rather... rigid. "well hey to you too," he greets, stopping just before you and giving your form a quick once over. "and who the hell is mimitchi?"

sighing, you give him a proper hello before looking at him a little suspiciously. "that's the tamagotchi. mimitchi is her name," you explain, starting to tap your foot. where was it? "so...?"

his eyes momentarily widen, like he's genuinely surprised. "huh? it's a girl? and that's her name? what the hell..."

while it's a funny sight, you don't stop giving him that pointed look. your arms even cross, indicating that you really weren't in the mood.

toji scoffs at your little display, shrugging his shoulders. "i lost it," he replies. "must've fell out of my pocket or something..."

your heart drops. "you what? seriously? toji!" a pout settles on your lips, sincere disappointment written all over your features.

does he feel bad? yes, he does. with a sigh, he steps closer and wraps his arm around you, placing it on your lower back. he's shitty with words, but he knows how to ground you.

"look, sweetheart, i'll get you another one," he starts, his words making your heart feel a little more light. "tomorrow we can-"

breep! beep beep beep!

breep! beep beep beep!

while you freeze, toji's hand goes straight to his pocket. "shit, i thought it fucking silenced it."

jaw dropping, you look up at him as if he's just stabbed you in the back. hell, he might as well have!

"are you serious?" you chuff, not believing his audacity. your hand reaches for his pocket, but he's quick to pull out the tamagotchi and hold it out of your reach. "oh, you asshole! i can't believe you."

caught in the act, he allows himself to scowl just the smallest bit. "y'the one who left her," he points out, as if he has a say in how to be a present parent. "i'm just stepping up."

your offended gasp triggers a chuckle from him. reaching for the tamagotchi again, you whine when he moves it even further from you.

the back and forth lasts for a while, until a truce is made.

sitting on the couch, you hold the device and check up on mimitchi, who seems to actually be in pretty good condition. you're thoroughly impressed, even letting him know so.

"you're still a jerk for lying," you point out, sure that you weren't going to drop that anytime soon. he just shrugs, acknowledging his wrongs but not really apologizing, as per his usual style.

however, seeing that your beloved mimitchi is already retired and aging... you decide to let him have her. if he wanted the full tamagotchi experience, he was going to get it.

so, while he smugly pockets the toy once more, you just wait.

that moment comes a whole two days later, the day starting off just like any other. in your room, the morning light barely shining through your window, you wake in time to hear those dreaded sounds that no tamagotchi owner wants to hear.

beep...beep...beep...

then, you hear toji abruptly sitting up on the couch, pushing buttons left and right. "not a fucking chance..." he mumbles, surely not expecting a cute toy to have such an abrupt end.

you can only muffle your laughs as he stands, those heavy steps of his coming straight for your door to demand an explanation.

an: lol this idea came into my mind and i just had to get it out. hope you enjoyed bc i kinda laughed writing it:')

[https-milo]

Would u mind doing a tamaki amajiki Instagram

my glorious anxious king, yesyesyeysyesy!

DATING TAMAKI AMAJIKI INSTAGRAM!

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instagram posts w/ comments while dating Tamaki Amajiki

sunnysidey/n · 15w

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sunnysidey/n me and my fave went to a butterfly garden!! Tamaki my goat (or like octopus, clam, chicken - he's never eaten a goat (I don't think))

Tagged: suneater

suneater it was so fun. it was quiet too. also I've never eaten a goat... sunnysidey/n suneater GAH IKR! It was such a cute little gardennnn ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ I wanted to fall asleep! And I hope you haven't eaten a goat (´∇｀) suneater sunnysidey/n well if you fell asleep, id have to wake you up and you don't usually wake up right away... so we would've been late to fatgum's agency... so I'm glad you stayed away lemirio suneater HMMMMMMM maybeeee its because you liked talking to herrrrrr ★⌒ヽ( ͡° ε ͡°) suneater lemirio well uh you know... sunnysidey/n suneater don't worry, tama!! everyone likes talking to me so obviously!! >3< nejirechan suneater DMSDMSDMSDMS

lemirio Lets gooo!! Tamaki was telling me all about it! He was so excited to take you! sunnysidey/n lemirio I was so excited to go!! Tama is so fun to be around! (´｡✪ω✪｡｀)

INSTAGRAM DIRECT!

lemirio replied to your story: 😏😏😏

sunnysidey/n: he's still gonna deny my attraction 😞😞

nejirechan replied to your story: hmm i wonder who this is about!! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

sunnysidey/n: sighhhh we'll never know ✧٩(•́⌄•́๑)و ✧

suneater replied to your story: !!!

suneater: uh who is this about?

suneater: sorry you probably dont want me to know

suneater: I wouldnt want me to know

suneater just forget I said anything

sunnysidey/n: tamaaa what did I say about that (╥_╥)

sunnysidey/n: you can talk to me about anything, and you *dont* need to apologize!! ٩(●ᴗ●)۶

suneater: ok im sorry

sunnysidey/n: -_-

sunnysidey/n: anyways! To answer your question; I think you know who I'm talking about (we're in the same class, after all) you've just gotta admit it to yourself ¯\_(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)_/¯

suneater: ok...

suneater: im not ready for that yet

sunnysidey/n: i know tama! dont worry (っ´▽｀)っ

suneater: (.づ◡﹏◡)づ ⊂(・▽・⊂) sunnysidey/n reacted "❤️" to this message

sunnysidey/n: AHHH ITS LITERALLY US!!

sunnysidey/n · 12w

2.1k likes Liked by lemirio, yuyu.haya, nejirechan, suneater

sunnysidey/n being 18 means we can buy fireworks whenever(▀U ▀-͠) happy random day of school guys!!

Tagged: suneater, yuyu.haya, lemirio, nejirechan

nejirechan the way amajiki is looking at your sparkler in worry ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ) sunnysidey/n nejirechan he does have an anxiety disorder, but I can totally be delusional and think he was looking out for me!! ( ˘ ³˘)♥ suneater sunnysidey/n but I was worried... what if it got in your hair? sunnysidey/n suneater UBIUBREIBVLKSDBLIVUHJB sunnysidey/n suneater I mean!! thanks!! <3 lemirio sunnysidey/n he just blushed and put his face in the wall( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

yuyu.haya me you and nejire need to hang out more. it was super fun being with you today nejirechan yuyu.haya OOOO SHOPPING TRIP SOON?? sunnysidey/n nejirechan IM SO DOWN!! TEHEHEH (≧◡≦)

suneater it was so fun. i'm glad you didn't catch on fire sunnysidey/n suneater did you doubt me o(╥﹏╥) suneater sunnysidey/n only a little. you can be forgetful. I was worried you'd forget it was in your hand then scratch your head T_T sunnysidey/n suneater well then I'm glad you were looking out for me <3

suneater · 8w

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suneater y/n just... barged into my room and is making me watch her favorite movies while she pauses every few seconds to analyze the scene (this is our third movie)

sunnysidey/n YOU?? POSTED?? ME?? OH MY GOSH. YOUR FIRST POST IN TWO YEARS AND ITS ME??? suneater sunnysidey/n well, you're the one who's hanging out with me right now. I thought this was worth posting. sorry if thats weird. I'll go home. sunnysidey/n suneater NO SHHHHH ofc its okay!! Im overjoyed rn!! and you cant go home, i'm in your home =^ v ^=

sunnysidey/n no one else listens to me yap like you. mirio always has his own opinions he wants to say, and Nejire changes the subject SOOOO fast. You just listen (＾ω＾)人(＾ω＾) suneater sunnysidey/n i'm glad you like talking to me lemirio sunnysidey/n thats cute and all, but why are we catching strays -_- sunnysidey/n lemirio IM SORRY I DIDNT MEAN TO LIKE INSULT YOU TWO, I WAS JUST SAYING!! I LOVE YOU BOTH VERY VERY VERY MUCH, YOU AND NEJIRE ARE VERY MUCH MY BEST FRIENDS TOO!

INSTAGRAM DIRECT!

You replied to suneater's story: ≧⁰,⁰≦

sunnysidey/n: are you ready?

suneater: i think so...

suneater: im nervous, like more nervous than usual

sunnysidey/n: oh its okay!! i'm super nervous too

sunnysidey/n: we can be nervous together

suneater: okay... can you go first?

sunnysidey/n: ofc

sunnysidey/n: I've liked you since our first year. you just came into my life so naturally I couldn't help it. At first I wanted to tell you right away, but I knew you'd panic and I didn't want to upset you in any way. So I waited and waited until it felt like it was going away, but I guess it never did. I reallyyyyyy like you, Tama.

sunnysidey/n: but are you ready to like me?

suneater: um I've liked you since the autumn semester of our second year... the day you stayed behind with me while everyone went and watched a horror movie because I was too scared. Even though it was a rerun of your favorite... I was so scared to ruin what we had so I didn't say anything.

suneater: this is so embarrassing...

sunnysidey/n: nothing to be embarrassed of ✧٩(•́⌄•́๑)و ✧

suneater: you knew I liked you, but you never outright said it... why?

sunnysidey/n: i didn't wanna make you anxious :]

sunnysidey/n: i wanted you to be ready and not have a forced hand in admitting your feelings for me. buttt i couldn't stop myself from posting and admiring you ( ˘ ³˘)♥

suneater: you're effortlessly make me happy without even knowing it... you're so special to me, n/n sunnysidey/n reacted "❤️" to this message

suneater: will you be my girlfriend?

sunnysidey/n: obviously!! <33

suneater: <3

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incase I lost the plot: Y/n liked Tamaki first, Y/n knew Tamaki liked her back but didn't say anything, Tamaki knew Y/n liked him but was nervous so he didn't say anything.

alsooo y/n's quirk in this is smth to do with eggs i guess, hence the "sunny side" (cause yk a sunny side up egg) ((im so creative))

[thehusbandoden]

You Flinch During an Argument -Amajiki Tamaki

A/n: so sorry this took so long! I had a good thing going but my power went out and it got erased </3

I do think this one's better though. Technically this is the third legitimate try <33

Edit: I'm trying out a new format for my info.. is it better or worse O.o

General info:

Wc: 1,176 words | angst to fluff/comfort | Character/s: Tamaki Amajiki

Warnings!: loneliness, snapping, flinching, a little bit of crying. Please let me know if I miss any! <3

Dabi | Hawks | Todoroki Shoto | Bakugo Katsuki | Midoriya Izuku | Shigaraki Tomura | Aizawa Shota | Amajiki Tamaki | Kirishima Eijiro | Shinso Hitoshi

The night was cold as you sleepily flipped through your journal, not wanting to write but knowing you should. The entries from the last three months have been short and filled with a dull ache of lonliness. They lacked the usual length and warmth you poured into the pages, ranting on about how sweet your timid Tamaki is and how much you adore him and his ever lasting warmth.

The rambling would go on and on, but now you wrote a paragraph or two about how your life has been 'fine' and that Tamaki has been super busy- if you wrote at all.

There was one or two that held multiple paragraphs of your frustration and not knowing who to blame- knowing that it wasn't Tamaki's fault that there weren't enough heroes to protect the innocent of your large city.

Tamaki was doing his best to protect the defenseless, and you admired that- but the dull ache that sat in the pit of your stomache couldn't go ignored much longer.

Sighing, you closed your journal, standing up from your desk to head to the living room, deciding to talk to Tamaki tonight.

~~

Four hours later Tamaki walked through the front door, tall form drained from exhaustion as he made his way inside, already stripping off his hero gear.

"Tama?" You call, poking your head out from the living room to sadly smile at your Tamaki.

"Oh. Hey y/n." Tamaki yawned, dropping both his cape and mask onto the floor as he dragged his feet towards your room, tossing his belt onto the kitchen table before moving onto taking off his gear further.

"Wait, Tamaki!" You call, stopping at the bottom of the stairs as Tamaki paused, looking back at you.

"Yes bunny?"

"Ummm.. can we talk?" You ask, smiling at the nickname Tamaki gave you the first week into your marriage- though he later admitted that he thought of it when you two were simply friends but was too shy up until that point-.

"Baby, I'm really tired.. is it important?"

"Yes.. it'll only take five to ten mintues."

"Okay baby, where do you want to talk?" Tamaki yawned.

"How about the living room? I can give you a shoulder massage while we talk if you like." You smile, causing Tamaki's eyes to shine as he smiled down at you.

"I'd like that."

~

After you were both situated you started by squirting some lotion on your hands before spreading it onto Tamaki's left shoulder, immediately noticing his many knots.

"Okay bunny, what did you want to talk about?"

"Oh.. so I know that you're working really hard and are really tired.. and I also know that we haven't had us time in a while.. so I was wondering if you could take a day or two off? Not much, just a day or two would be fine."

Tamaki was silent as you bit your lip in anticipation, hoping you didn't upset him somehow.

"Y/n.. are you serious?"

"Y-yes?"

"Do you know how many people might be dying right now? I can't just laze about spending time with you because you're feeling lonely. Why don't you go hang out with some friends?"

"T-that's not the same.."

"How so?"

"I want to spend time with you Tamaki. You know, my husband?" You scoff, starting to get annoyed.

"And I want to spend time saving people y/n, why don't you stop being sensitve and start thinking about other people?"

"But I've been holding my feelings back for months! Please! I'm just asking for a day- even a few hours is fine!"

"Y/n. No. Now if you're done I'd like to get to bed."

Jerking his shoulder away from your touch, Tamaki started standing up.

"But wait Tama-"

"No. I'm disappointed in your selfishness y/n."

"Wai-"

"Stop."

"Pl-"

"I said stop!" Tamaki hissed, turning around to face you within a second.

At the sudden movement and change of tone you flinched back, tears gathering in your eyes as you stared up at Tamaki, eyes wide.

As Tamaki glared down at you he froze as you flinched, heart immediately breaking as he saw the tears in the corners of your eyes.

"Y-y-y/n I-"

"I-it's okay Tamaki.. you don't need to say anything. I get it. I-I'll just go to bed now."

"B-but y-y/n.." Tamaki whimpered, guilt consuming him as he watched you walk away.

"Y-y/n.. I'm sorry.."

~

You quickly got in bed after hurrying up the stairs, wiping at your eyes as you clung to your pillow, staying as far away from Tamaki's side as possible.

~~

You awoke the next morning to the sun shining in your eyes.

Wincing, you turned around to feel for Tamaki, forgetting all about last night and the dreadful few months.

After feeling how cold Tamaki's side of the bed you sighed, memories coming to you in flashes as you stared at his side of the bed.

Wiping away the stray tears, you got out to get ready for a day worse than the one yesterday.

After getting dressed you made your way down stairs, deciding to get on top of your piling to-do list to help get your mind off of Tamaki.

Stepping into the kitchen, you stepped back at the sight of a lavish breakfast filled with all of your favorites spread across the newly cleaned kitchen table.

"T-Tamaki.." you whimper, looking at your beloved with tearful eyes as he guilty studied you with his indigo orbs.

"Y-y/n I-"

You interrupted Tamaki as you rushed into his arms, clutching the back of his shirt, desperate for comfort from the man you've grown to adore.

"Y/n I- I'm so so sorry." Tamaki mumbled, burying his face into your hair to mask the tears falling from his eyes.

"I forgive you Tamaki, I know you were just over worked and didn't mean to take it out on me."

"I promise you- I really didn't me an to, a-and I feel terrible about it."

"Shhh it's okay baby.. I already forgave you. We just need to reflect on what we did wrong tonight and make sure not to do it in the future. Next time, I'll wait until you're less exhausted, and you'll make sure to remind me that you're too tired, mkay?"

"O-okay.."

"Now baby.. why are you home? Don't you have work?"

"Nope, I took the next two weeks and a half off. I know that it won't make up for the months of loneliness, but I'll try to be better, I"ll take less shifts and make sure to only leave for emergencies when I'm off the clock.

"Alright, that's a good start."

"I may need today and possibly tomorrow to sleep.. but I cleaned the entire house -besides our room- and looked at your to- do list and did a few of the bigger things on there.. oh and I made us breakfast.."

"Tamaki. I love you. So, so much."

"I love you too bunny. I'm really rea-"

"Shh, I already said I forgive you. Now, let's eat!"

~~~

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Qiu x mc?

omg i've been thinking about writing ol2 stuff im glad you asked even if its vague <3 also!! perhaps unrelated but needing to be said: i am NOT writing smut/nsfw for qiu + tama right now until at least the step 3 beta is released. #1 bc i want them to be 18+ in game #2 i want to have a better feel for them. but i'm happy to write fluff and dating/crush hc's n drabbles until then <3 also isn't the header i made so cute, i love it sm

tags : fluff, inbetween step 2-3

synopsis : what it's like having a crush and going through puberty at the same time.

you're the only person besides tamarack that qiu trusts and considers his dearest friend

but you're also his crush and it's hard sometimes...

on one hand, you're so sweet and caring

and you take care of him, even if you don't know how to comfort him you offer him a shoulder to cry on and a place to clear their thoughts

but on the other hand you're so beautiful/handsome and the way you look at them has qiu about to fly away from the butterflies

as you're growing up, qiu spends a lot of time with you.

i can see them sneaking into your room or throwing a couple pebbles to have you sneak out the front door

and you watch the stars together, all curled up together because it's cold and you only had half the mind to bring your blanket, which wasn't nearly enough

and even though your little midnight trips are frequent, neither of you prepare for the next.

and perhaps you're both "forgetting" a blanket on purpose so that way you have an excuse to cuddle up together, but who's to say?

no matter if you're shy or bold, there's this song and dance between you and qiu.

the longing glances across the room...

qiu flushes up to his ears, something he tries to hide by tugging at their long hair

and if you're feeling mischievous, you'll wink at him or perhaps you'll flutter your eyelashes at him, giving him a teasing smirk with a tantalizing stare.

or the way your hand lingers on his arm, making soothing circles with your thumb

you throw in an occasional heart, but with no way to trace the small action, qiu just flushes and stares blankly at his ceiling during the night wondering if it even happened

you two also hold hands whenever possible

only if there's a reason to of course

like crossing the road, very dangerous!

or walking on a log, you could fall into a pile of leaves!!!

so it's up to qiu to hold your hand and if he doesn't let go even when Tama is around, well you didn't let go either so why are you scolding him?!

mmm, if your hands were cold they would put your hand into his pocket and cover it with his own warmer ones

or even better, if you're parting and you came to school with cold hands, they would give your their gloves and pat your hands together

qiu doesn't particularly like jewelry, but if you gave him a piece of jewelry they'd wear it pretty often

especially if it's made by you

wouldn't wear it to school too often just in case it got ruined

omg imma have to write this but

think abt confessing to qiu while you're having one of your lil midnight excursions

you're on the floor of one of your bedrooms, or perhaps the forset floor I can't decide

and they're laying there, hair splayed out across the floor and looking at you with those eyes that are so welcoming yet bore holes into with the passion and fire behind them.

qiu is like a sunflower in a sea of poppies.

or a butterfly in the snow

and even if the words don't escape your lips

even if you can't bring yourself to kiss him

somehow you still find yourself flushed, perhaps with your lips meeting in the middle and suddenly tomorrow looks so much brighter

[goldengroovy]

can you do seperate headcanons first qiu and tam with a masc reader who gets injured quite easily? (step 1 or 2 doesnt matter :)) kind of like the talk qiu has with mc in the prologue if they have bandages on?

thank you and have a wonderful day / night

Tamarack and Qiu with an easily injured masc reader ! Set during step 1 !

A/N at the bottom <3

QIU

-> Qiu is, to say the least, always worried.

-> Even with his ‘cool and laidback’ demeanor, his worry manages to slip through.

-> There are times where he pulls you aside and asks if you're really okay.

-> Every time, you reassure him that you are. Takes a while for him to believe, but as always, his trust for you triumphs over his worry.

-> He always gets this relieved look whenever you reassure him. He's just glad that you're okay.

-> When all of you are on wheels, you always get a scratch or two.

-> He is immediately protective, always volunteering to be the one to patch you up.

-> Obviously, Qiu isn't happy that you're hurt, but he is happy that he managed to convince you to ride with him on his bike.

-> Mostly because your safe, but also because the feeling of you against his back is.. nice.

-> If you break your arm, he will not let you carry anything.

-> “Qiu, it's fine. I only broke my right arm, I can still carry my bag with my left.” “Too late. You were too slow to grab it.”

-> He backs off if it makes you feel belittled, but he's immediately there if you ask for his help.

-> Same thing if you break your leg! He's a considerate kid, after all.

-> “Guys, make some space for MC, he's injured!”

-> He's struggling a little with trying to please everyone and trying to make sure to pay extra attention to you, but he cares. He cares a lot.

“And then after that, I dec-” Qiu was quickly cut off by the sound of your head hitting the ceiling of his hideout.

You winced. Ow.

Immediately, Qiu is at your side. His hands hovered around you, wanting to help but not knowing how.

It was a little funny to see the guy who always knew what to do being a little dumbfounded.

But you didn't like seeing him worried.

“I'm fine, Qiu. I swear.” You said, touching your head. “Well. I might be bleeding a little, but I'm used to it!”

Qiu looked at you, worried. “I think that's worse. You see how that's worse, right?”

You pointedly ignored that.

“C'mon, lets go down.” Qiu said. “My mom will check if you're injured.”

TAMARACK

-> The band-aids that Qiu patches you up with? They came from Tamarack’s bag.

-> She makes sure to pay attention if you like the Hello Kitty bandaids more than the Spiderman bandaids, or vice versa.

-> After you're all patched up, she always kisses it better, no matter what.

-> It helps, surprisingly!

-> You get injured a lot trying to impress Tamarack and Qiu. While this makes Qiu worried, this makes Tamarack inspired.

-> She thinks you're the bravest boy on earth!

-> “You're so cool, MC! That was so awesome to see!” She says, a few minutes after you fell on your face while attempting to do a trick on Qiu’s bike.

-> This girl looks at you like you hung the stars, alright?

-> But she does worry. Sometimes you get injured infront of her, and if she thinks it's her fault, then she's immediately begging on her knees for your forgiveness.

-> “I'm so sorry! I didn't realize you were there!”

-> You better hug this girl with all your might.

-> She always steals some candy from her house so she could give it to you when you're hurt.

-> Sometimes you feel like you're being given a lollipop from a doctor. Dr. Tamarack wouldn't be such a bad idea.

Tamarack leaned in, giving a small kiss to the cartoony bandaid just placed on your right knee.

“There! It should feel better by now.” She said, a smile on her face. Somehow, you were smiling too.

“It does feel better.” You said, fondly. “I don't know how you do it, Tama.”

“I don't know how either!” She giggled, as if she revealed her deepest secret. “My omi does that to me sometimes, so I thought it would work!”

“Oh. Does your omi also give you these bandages?” You picked at the corner of the bandaid. Tamarack gently guided your hands away, a determined look on her face.

“Oh, no! I just figured, since you get injured a lot, I went ahead and bought some bandages at the pharmacy!”

“All by yourself?”

“Yeah.” she leaned in to whisper. “I can't have omi and opa going out to buy stuff for me. I can do it myself perfectly fine!”

Before you can say anything about that, she cut you off.

“Oh,” she searched through her bag, and after seconds of what seemed to be aimless ruffling, she held out her palm.

A small piece of wrapped candy was placed on it.

“Here, you deserve it for being a very brave boy!”

A/N: SORRRY FOR TAKING SO LONG ANON!!! was originally going to play the game againvut add bandages to my mc so i could see what would happen but unfortunately time itself hates me

so, i just based this off of my perception of their characters! qiu cares for everyone, but he especially cares for you, so he worries a lot. tama is an independent girl, who probably knows how to patch up small wounds. she doesnt worry as much, but she does tend to ur wounds!!

as always, this is author rivs, bye bye gay people in my phone!!!

[burningablaze]

Amajiki x Reader - A Little Request

A/N: I don’t even care if it’s a little bad, I’m just glad I got a fic done after MONTHS of not writing. Holy crap 😮‍💨

Summary: You get a surprise visit from Amajiki in your dorm room but he asks you for a little… thing

Lee: Amajiki

Ler: Reader

Words: 857

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It was a cloudy and chilly afternoon on UA Campus. Everyone was in their dorms, doing their own thing. You were in your dorm room, cleaning and organizing your room to the best possible. As you were in your room, you heard a knock on your door. You decided to approach the door cautiously, wondering who could be visiting you during such an ordinary afternoon. Upon opening the door, you were surprised to see one of your friends, Amajiki. Amajiki stood at the doorway with a small but hesitant smile on his face.

You smiled. “Hey, Tama, what’s up?” you asked and decided to let him in your dorm. Amajiki entered, looking a bit nervous as he took a seat on your bed. You could sense that he had something on his mind. You sat down on your bed next to him. “Is everything okay?”

“I… I wanted to talk to you about something,” he said softly, avoiding eye contact and blushing. “Yeah, sure, anything,” you said gently.

Amajiki hesitated for a moment before speaking up. “I was wondering if you could… do that thing?” he asked, lowering his head to hide his blushing face. You tilted your head to the side slightly.

“What thing, Amajiki?” you asked. “That… thing…” he said as he blushed more. It took a moment for you to figure out what he was ACTUALLY been asking for and you smirked slightly. “Oh, THAT thing.”

Hearing you say that made Amajiki blush more and he hid his face behind his hands. You chuckled and patted your lap. “Lay your head right here,” you said.

Amajiki whined softly as he positioned himself and rested his head on your lap. “So how do you want me to tickle you?” you asked as you ran your fingers through his hair.

He blushed more and slowly moved his shirt up to expose his belly without saying a word. You smiled and took one of his hands into your own, intertwining each other’s fingers. “Belly it is, do you want me to be gentle as usual?” you asked as you placed your hand on his belly and rubbed your thumb against his skin. He nodded with a flustered smile.

As gently as you can go, you glided your fingertips all across his belly. You can see his belly twitching and wiggling from your light touches.

Amajiki let out soft giggles and squirmed a bit but not trying to get away. You smiled as you traced tiny circles on the middle of his belly. “Aww, look at you go, Tama, smiling and giggling like that. This spot gets all the cutest squeals, doesn’t it?” you teased.

He blushed a deep shade of red and he giggled louder. “Ahahahahahahaha, Y/N, it tickles!” “Really? Wow, this must really suck for you then,” you smirked slightly and wiggled your fingers faster.

Amajiki covered his face with his hands as he wiggled side to side as you continued your playful assault on his sensitive belly. “Ahahaha, s-stop, please! I can't take it!” he cried out, his voice pitched higher with each passing second.

You grinned mischievously, relishing the sight of him completely unraveled by your tickling. "What's the matter, Tama? Can't handle a little tickle torture?" you teased, switching to using both hands to thoroughly explore his ticklish spots.

"Ehehehehehehe, Y/N, y-you're so mean!" he managed to squeak out between fits of laughter as he attempted to shield himself from your nimble fingers.

Delighted by his adorable reactions, you continued your playful onslaught, determined to coax out even more endearing giggles and squeals from the flustered young man. The sound of his infectious laughter filled the air, and you couldn't help but smile at how carefree and joyful he seemed at this moment.

After a little while longer, you finally stopped, leaving Amajiki a grinning, snickering mess. “Aww, did I wear you out, Tama?” you teased affectionately, gently brushing a few stray strands of hair from his flushed face. He looked up at you with a shy but content expression, his breathing still a little ragged from the tickling.

“That was a little mean with the teasing, Y/N,” he said. “Haha, I guess I did go a little overboard, didn't I?” you said with a smile. Amajiki’s cheeks flushed deeply as he nodded shyly, still trying to catch his breath.

“But… I did like it,” he admitted, a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips. Seeing him so flustered and adorable only made you want to tease him more, but you decided to take pity on him for now.

Reaching out, you gently ruffled his purple hair, eliciting a soft hum of contentment from him. “Well, I’m glad you enjoyed it,” you said warmly. “Though maybe next time I’ll go a little easier on you, hmm?”

Amajiki nodded in agreement, his eyes sparkling with a newfound sense of comfort and trust. The two of you sat there for a moment, simply basking in each other’s company and the lingering joy of your playful encounter. It was in moments like these that you truly cherished the bond you shared.

[fallensnowfan]

I love episode 1079!

Hiyori being a huge troll to her brother and to Zoro is gold.

The Straw Hats spending time with Momo, Tama, and Toko gives me elder/younger sibling vibes. The jump cuts of Luffy greeting Momo are so silly, I love them. Nami reading a clothing book to Toko, just precious. Everyone getting of kick out of Tama here, incredible. She is a mini Kiku is so many ways, if more likely to say her thoughts out loud.

Nami is friendly and cute and pretty and has nice new kimono. Love the double flower layers on a rich blue. Looks as if the flowers are floating on a pond.

Okiku being a charming and wonderful trans woman, and the best character of the arc, all while rocking her new kimono during some well earned down time. I love how supportive Nami and Hiyori are of her, there is no huge fuss or anything. Kiku knows herself. I love her so much. 💛💛💛

Various alliance members sweetly relaxing in the bath. Love to see Doctor Chopper having a good time after being overwhelmed with injured patients last two episodes, and worrying about Luffy & Zoro. He is a special little guy and I care him.

What better way to wrap up this post with some Monke the Luff and Jinbo being buddies. Thanks for the great episode, Toei!

[acknowledge-reigns]

Water | Solo Sikoa x BlackFem!OC | 18+!!!! SMUT

Description: Raya is really into Solo's new persona.

Song: Water by Tyla

Face Claim: Kat Graham

Warnings: Spanking, Hand/Glove kink, teasing, Dom/sub dynamic, use of panties as a gag, doggy style (and he cums on her ass), kneeling, degradation (use of the word slut), petnames (baby/babygirl), daddy kink, brat taming, begging, praise (good girl).

Check out my previous Solo x Raya story here and my entire Masterlist here.

Again, MDNI!!! THIS IS AN 18+ FAN FICTION. As always my stories are kayfabe based.

Solo Sikoa had been on a roll lately, and it was all thanks to his newfound confidence in the ring, and outside of it for that matter. With Roman Reigns on hiatus for the foreseeable future, he'd stepped up to take charge of SmackDown and become one of its most dominant Superstars even recruiting one of their many cousins, Tama Tonga to join the fray. He was taking this whole tribal heir thing a little more seriously than anyone had expected, especially Paul who quite frankly had no idea what to do.

And with all that confidence came a change in attitude as well: gone were the days when he played second fiddle or stood quite in the background. Now, he was taking what he wanted, living up to the lyrics of his theme song 'Taking it all...' and making sure everyone knew it too.

Raya, his girlfriend, really just couldn't get enough of those sexy black leather gloves and tight-fitting suits. Normally she could keep her cool but tonight she's wildin'. The jewelry. All of it. He was accessorizing now? The fuck? Since when? She thought to herself as she watched her man on TV throwing around Kevin Owens. Poor guy. But damn did her man look good fucking him up.

It was early Saturday morning when Solo walked through the door of his apartment after a late night flight following Smackdown, still riding high on the adrenaline rush from everything that had happened. He could tell by Raya's smile and playful attitude that she was eager to see him too, but there was something else in her eyes as well... desire? Need? She looked ready to jump his bones.

"Hey babygirl," he said casually as he kicked off his shoes and took a seat on the couch next to her having thrown his bags aside. "What's up?"

"Oh, nothing much," Raya replied, her voice laced with a hint of flirtation. "Just thinking about how hot you looked out there last night." Solo smirked at that and leaned in closer to kiss her on the cheek.

"I missed you," Solo whispered in her ear, his hand slowly moving up and down her thigh. Raya shivered at the touch and turned to face him fully, a look of anticipation on her face. She had been waiting for this all day long, since last night, ever since she saw those leather gloves he'd been wearing. She'd fantasized about the feeling of them all over her body.

"You know, I was thinking about those gloves you wore last night," Raya said coyly. "I really liked the way they looked on your hands." Solo smirked and leaned back against the couch, letting his fingers trace along her skin as he thought about what she was suggesting.

"Damn, baby, my gloves did it for you like that?" Solo chuckled lowly.

Raya rolled her eyes playfully, trying to hide the fact that she was getting turned on by his teasing. "Maybe," she said with a sly grin. "Or maybe it's just you in general."

Solo leaned forward suddenly, his eyes narrowing as he grabbed Raya's chin and tilted her head up so that she was looking directly at him. "You just roll yo' damn eyes at me? think you need to be reminded of who's in charge here," he said firmly. "..'Cause it definitely isn't you."

"Now, I want you to be a good girl and get on your knees for me," Solo commanded. Raya's eyes widened at the sudden shift in his tone, but she obeyed without hesitation. She dropped down onto her knees in front of him and looked up at him with a mixture of excitement and anticipation... wondering what he had planned next. "Stay" He commanded before stepping into the bedroom rumbling through his bag for something.

The gloves. He slipped them on slowly as he approached her, making her pussy pulse with desire.

Raya watched with bated breath as Solo approached her, his big brown eyes locked on hers and the black leather gloves gleaming in the light. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest as he got closer, almost like a predator stalking it's prey. Solo stood in front of her, towering over her small frame as he stared down at her with an intense gaze. "I want you to beg me for what you really want," he said softly but firmly, his fingers tracing along the edges of the gloves on his hands.

Raya swallowed hard, her mind racing as she tried to figure out how to respond. She knew what he wanted from her but it was difficult for her to bring herself to say the words out loud... especially when he was looking at her like that. "Please," she finally whispered after a few moments of silence. "I want you." she added, "Want your hands all over my body."

Solo smirked at her response and leaned down so that his face was only inches away from hers. "I'm sorry, what was that?" he asked teasingly. "You need to speak up if you want me to hear you."

God dammit, she didn't know whether she should thank Roman or kick his ass when she sees him for creating this glorious monster in front of her. Raya took a deep breath and tried to steady her voice. "I want you," she repeated, louder this time. "Please... I need you."

Solo crouched down and gently cupped her chin, his gloved thumb brushing against her bottom lip as he stared at her intently. "Good girl," he murmured before leaning in to kiss her passionately. His hand slid down to the back of her neck, holding onto it firmly as they kissed for several long moments. Raya was feeling like she was going to melt into a puddle right there on the floor. He was only making her hotter

When Solo finally broke the kiss, he pulled her up to her feet and made quick work of removing her dress and bra leaving her in just her pretty little red lace panties before he led her over to the bed room. He pushed Raya down onto the bed gently and climbed on top of her, his body pressing against hers as he pinned both of her arms above her head with one hand singular gloved hand, while the other travels down her body cupping her breast.

Raya let out a low moan as Solo's hand traveled down her body, his touch sending shivers up and down her spine. She could feel the leather of his gloves against her skin and it was driving her wild, setting off her whole body.

Solo smirked as he noticed the way Raya was squirming underneath him, her body writhing with pleasure from his touch. "Such a dirty little slut. Bet you soaked." he whispered into her ear before biting down on her earlobe playfully. His hand continued to explore every inch of her body, tracing patterns across her skin and making sure to pay special attention to all of the sensitive spots that drove her crazy before finally reaching the waistband of her panties.

Raya gasped as Solo's hand slid underneath her panties, his fingers brushing against her sensitive skin. She could feel herself getting more and more aroused with each passing moment... every touch sending waves of pleasure coursing through her body. He slowly teasingly slides her panties down her legs and thinks for a moment, the wet spot on then making him smirk. He chuckled a bit. "Open that pretty lil mouth, baby." Solo said.

Raya complies opening up for him, he stuffs her damp panties into her mouth, grinning satisfied with himself.

Raya moans softly as she feels her own fill up her mouth, the taste of herself on them making it even more exciting.

Solo smirked down at Raya, enjoying the sight of her with a mouth full of panties. "That's better," he said softly as he began to unbutton his shirt and toss it aside followed by his pants and boxers. He then leaned down and kissed her neck slowly, leaving a trail of kisses along her skin before moving back up to whisper in her ear again. "Do you like having your own soaking wet panties stuffed into your mouth?"

Raya's words come out muffled and unintelligible. Solo laughs and smirks. "Poor baby. Can't hear a word you sayin'. Shouldn't have decided to a brat earlier. Guess you just gon' have to take whatever daddy decides to give you." he teases.

Raya tried to say something in response but it was no use, her words were completely muffled by the panties that filled up her mouth. She let out a frustrated groan as Solo teased her and continued to taunt her about being a brat earlier... which was absolutely true. But that is neither here nor there.

"All fours, baby girl. Now." He demanded.

Raya quickly obeyed Solo's command, rolling over onto her hands and knees, her ass perched high in the air, her back arched just the way he likes.

Solo walked around Raya slowly, admiring her body and taking in every inch of it. His eyes traveled down to the curve of her ass. He ran a hand over it gently before slapping it harshly. Raya let out a yelp as Solo's hand made contact with her ass, the sudden impact causing her ass to jiggle for him, that damn glove adding something to the experience.

"That was for rolling your eyes at me." he said, "Thought I forgot or some shit." he chuckled spanking her ass again.

Raya groaned softly as Solo spanked her again, the sharp pain mixing with a sense of pleasure that she didn't quite understand. He was blowing her mind. Setting off her whole body. It was like he knew exactly what buttons to push to make her feel things she never thought possible... and it was driving her crazy.

Raya gasps as feels Solo enter her from behind, his cock sliding inside of her with ease. She lets out a low moan as he begins to thrust into her slowly.

Solo's movements become more intense as he picks up the pace, his hands gripping her hips tightly as he drives himself deeper and harder into her. She can feel herself getting closer to orgasm with each passing moment

Raya can't hold back anymore and lets out a loud moan as she climaxes, her body shaking with pleasure. She can hear Solo's breathing getting heavier as he continues to thrust into her, his movements becoming more erratic until finally, she feels him pull out of her shooting his warm seed all over her ass.

She collapses onto the bed, panting heavily and feeling completely spent but also satisfied in ways that she never thought possible. Raya lays on the bed, her body still tingling from her recent orgasm.

"Good girl," he whispers tenderly before laying down beside her and leaning down to kiss her softly on the forehead.

Yeah, Raya loved this new side of Solo. Roman and Cody could both expect a thank you card from her.

[bunnyboowrites]

Kinktober ~ Day 2 God 

The destruction around them was the last thing on her mind, rubble crumbling under her weight as she stood watching the hole in the ceiling. The sound of fighting was all around her but was drowned out with how laser focused she was. Luffy was out there; fighting with all his might for a group of people he cared about. She could hear his fierce battle cries from where she was standing. She was with Nami and Tama, she was choosing to ignore the two other pirate captains. Suddenly there was a blinding light shining a brilliant purple. Cracks formed right next to the other hole in the roof and in a flash a giant head poked through, a head that looked so familiar. The horror of the situation quickly took over her being and she felt her consciousness slipping away. 

When she came too the battle was already over chopper informed her of this while treating her minor wounds from the battle, she was trapped in her thoughts, while everyone was joyous around her she could only think about how useless she had been by sleeping the whole battle, luffy was gorging himself on meat, a reward for his endless fighting and free spirit. The more she thought about the face she saw before passing out the more she thought how close to a certain captain she knew. When they were back on the Sunny she looked all over for him and saved his special spot on the sunny’s head for last. The wind was blowing the salty seas in the air and it was a pleasant mist. She saw his beloved straw hat before she saw him but she focused on carefully crawling on top of the lion so she wouldn't fall off. 

“Oh hey (Y/N)!” he cheered when he turned to his crewmate, he was upset that she had been avoiding him. He always felt weird when she was around, a good feeling but just unnatural. He was always so excited to hear her voice and one look at her beautiful hair and he felt a weird feeling in his stomach and he was a little less carefree when he was wondering if she was alright. “H-hey Luffy, i um had a quick question for you” she uttered as she looked at the horizon in front of them, the sky was starting to turn a beautiful mix of purple and orange as the sun began to set. “I missed you so much, you missed it Usopp was being so funny earlier” his signature laugh cut through her train of thought making her forget what she even came up here for “he said that he has kissed 1,000 girls and Franky called him out and he just started stuttering” his bright infectious smile was so compelling and she couldn't help but giggle at the silly shenanigans that went on without her knowledge 

“Do you ever think about kissing (Y/N)?” Luffy questioned, watching her with curious eyes. She pushed past the embarrassment, i mean she was talking to Luffy it couldn't be that bad right? “I thought about it once about a boy from my home island, but it never happened” she chuckled thinking back to a younger her that was so distraught over kissing a boy that obviously liked her back “what about you Luffy? Do you ever think about it?” he didn't answer for a while, like he was thinking really hard about it “i didnt think about it before, but i want to now” she laughed at his blunt answer “Anyone in particular?” she asked; breath catching in her throat at his answer “i want to kiss you” her whole body felt a whole jolt of electricity like all of her nerve endings caught fire, she turned to look at him and was surprised to find him just an inch away from her face; lids low and his eyes trained on her. “L-Luffy, do you even know what you're asking?” she chuckled nervously, maybe one of the others told him to say this to her “lets kiss, they told me it was fun and i want to try with you” he was practically giving her puppy dog eyes now, and despite her better judgment she gave a slow nod.

He let out a whoop of excitement, she felt her skin heating up. Was this really happening? She didn't think Luffy felt this way about anyone and now he specifically chose her, maybe she was just having a bad dream. He grabbed her hand and turned to face her again, he gave her a cute little snort before leaning in. She closed her eyes and felt his lips press against hers; his lips were a little dry but she didn't mind it that much. She pulled back only a small distance after their chaste kiss and was surprised to find Luffy already staring at her eyes wide open “Luffy were your eyes open the whole time?” he nodded and she let out a long sigh “you need to close your eyes that's weird but you're not that terrible at kissing, but i've never done it before so who can i judge am i right?” she was rambling on like she usually did. She was nervous and before she could get another word out he smashed his lips back onto hers. This kiss was a lot different, rough and much deeper, his hands were exploring the nape of her neck and she whimpered when he pulled her into his lap. 

 She gasped for breath when they both pulled away, she felt like he was taking control and she didn't know how to feel about it. She leaned in but instead of a normal kiss she let her tongue run over his lip. He opened his mouth just enough to let her sink her tongue into his mouth. They were exploring each other in new ways and it felt a lot different as it went on. When Luffy’s hand touched her thigh she felt like she was broken from a trance. She jerked away like he burned her, their spit connected between their wet lips. “I have to go, see you at dinner okay” and with a small wave she got up from his lap and quickly left to go process what happened on her own. Leaving her confused captain to himself wondering why his shorts felt tight. 

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After an awkward dinner where Luffy asked why the ‘thing’ in his pants grew bigger when he kissed (Y/N) she left very abruptly, she didn't want to play damage control for Luffy’s big mouth. Maybe they would forget in a couple days, she thought to herself as she grabbed her hygiene products ready for a nice steaming bath to relax all of the day's stress. When she made it to the bathroom and ran herself a bath. The fluffy towel fell from her chest as she brought what she needed to the edge of the bathtub with her; lying the towel down next to her pajamas. The steam was radiating off the water and she wrapped her hair up so it wouldn't get wet. Sinking into the water she let out a relaxed sigh. 

Her relaxation would be rudely interrupted when a certain straw hat burst into the bathroom. After a brief chat with Sanji (basically Sex Ed for dummies) Luffy knew why he felt so strange around (Y/N); he liked her even more after their kiss. The feeling of having her lips touching his was so electric the same free feeling he felt when was thinking about being king of the pirates. He let out a loud whine when she threw a bottle at him “What's wrong you liked our kiss earlier right?” he questioned “I- no” she frowned “I don't know Luffy, one minute i'm trying to ask you something and then we were kissing.” she sank lower into the water “i don't know what to think” He let out a curious noise and kneeled next to the porcelain tub “what did you need to ask?”

She looked at him and bit her lip “When you were fighting Kaido, what happened to you? You looked so different” dipping her fingertips into the water to watch it ripple as she patiently awaited his response “That's gear 5” he stated matter of factly, like she should have known already. He jumped up and smiled a quick ‘wanna see?’ was uttered before his black hair was slowly turning white. Like ink seeping into a piece of paper, this air was like static and she felt an immense pressure around her. She stood and before she knew it she heard her captain's silly laughter. She was looking this new version of him in the face as he laughed, ‘what is he laughing a- wait’ she covered her slick body best she could “don’t laugh it's not funny” he gave her an exaggerated pout. 

“Can we kiss again? It was so fun I want to do it again” the floor seemed to bend as he bounced on it like a trampoline giggling to himself. He wrapped his arm around her many times before picking her up and bringing her closer to him. The crazy smile on his face wasn't off putting but she was unsure of what to think of the situation with her mind running a mile a minute. But suddenly clarity, lips against hers and she let out a gasp that he swallowed down with his sloppy kiss. He was kissing her with a newfound hunger, his tongue slipping into her mouth. He eventually let her free of his iron grip when she started kissing back. She could feel his smirk against her lips and she couldn't help but smile when she pulled away

 “I want you to be my girlfriend, Sanji says if youre my  girlfriend I can kiss and touch you and you can make my dick feel good” he motioned at his pants and she covered her heated cheeks. “Are you sure Luffy? I don’t want it to be just about sex” he enthusiastically nodded and put a hand on the small of her back moving her closer to him “I like you (Y/N), I was scared you didn't want to be around me anymore and i didnt know why. I like you so much that my stomach gets this crazy feeling and not for food” she giggled and put a hand on his bare chest, feeling the scar there going lower and lower until she reached the waistband of his pants. “Can i touch you here” she asked and he nodded, she leaned in to kiss him while she unbuttoned his pants pulling them down just enough for his dick to spring free. He wasn’t the longest but he was girthy and she knew the stretch he would give her was delicious.

Her soft hand wrapped around the base of him, she could hear his gasp catch in his throat. Looking up at her captain he looked so different, white curls and red eyes it felt dangerous like if she made one wrong move she’d anger him.  Her core came to life, she was gonna service him until she was so cockdrunk she couldn’t move. “I haven’t done this before so i'll try my best” she angled him toward her awaiting lips; tongue out to meet his leaking pink tip his precum was salty but it wasn't horrible like she heard it could be. His hips bucked to meet her wet mouth and she whimpered when he forced half of his length into her mouth, his frenzied noises were turning her on even more than before and she slipped her free hand down to her slick pussy. She began to suck harder, trying to take him deeper; he was just getting louder and louder. The view from between his legs was almost angelic- no like he was a god to be worshiped and adored. Her fingers moved faster against her clit; she took his dick deeper into her throat and his groan went straight to her cunt. 

It wasn’t long until he reached his peak, warm white ribbons down her throat. She swallowed the best she could. When she pulled away there was a mix of spit and cum running down her chin Luffy moaned at the image of his cum on her face pulling her back in for another filthy kiss. Panting when she pulled away she stared into his eyes “let me ride you please Luffy” she moved her hips against him, his cock running along the seam of her pussy making both of them moan. He was quick to agree and she gave him a genuine smile, grabbing the base of him she sank her hips down and the stretch felt so nice “oh my gosh L-luffy?” she felt his dick growing, getting longer she felt tears burning in her eyes “the guys said girls like when you have a big dick, do you like it (Y/N) i want you to feel good” he used his devil fruit to fit in her more snug. he looked at her desperate for her approval

“You just have to give me a sec okay?” he nodded and held onto the fat of her ass, the moment felt like it was going in slow motion, her knees were pressing into the cold wood floor and she could feel him twitching inside her. She rolled her hips and was rocked by a wave of pleasure, her moan made Luffy thrust up into her “Move i wanna feel good too baby” she braced her hands on his hard chest and started bouncing on his lap. Her tits were bouncing right in his face and he couldn't help but slip his tongue on her waiting nipple, wrapping his lips around it. She arched her tits closer to his face desperate for more stimulation. The knot in his stomach was tightening, his moans were so loud she was sure the whole crew could hear their lewd sound. “Please (Y/N) it's gonna happen again” she whined, she wanted to cum to and he was going too without her. She reached down and rubbed urgent circles on her clit. Her pussy got tighter around him and he couldn't hold it after her orgasm rocked her, the fluttering of her cunt sent him over the edge too. Shooting his seed deep inside of her. 

She watched as the white drained from his hair and she was looking at her normal captain. She let out a silent laugh and place her forehead on his “that was so good, but i think we should get cleaned up” she looked around the bathroom and shivered grabbing her towel to cover her naked body. He smiled and nodded, stripping down naked as the day he was born “Lets do it again in the bath” he exclaimed but a loud pounding knock cut through “HURRY UP WE WANNA TAKE BATHS TOO” Nami's voice boomed through the door. She was gonna die having to face the crew now, but luffy just picked her up and slid into the warm bath that had cooled since she ran it “i guess we should hurry huh (Y/N)?” when he was met with no response he looked to see her sleeping and just grabbed some soap to wash their bodies.

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Hi I was wondering if u could do a shinsou x reader x tamaki story (either separately or poly) where reader is on her period and having very bad cramps and is having a lot of mood swings

my period is bouta hit soon I can feel her presence </3 THANKS FOR THE REQUEST!!

AW, CRAMP!

Hitoshi Shinso x reader, Tamaki Amajiki x reader

(F/S) = Favorite snack

Summary Headcanons and oneshots with Shinso and Amajiki (separate)

m. list

HITOSHI SHINSO

He wouldn't ignore you per se

HOWEVER.

If you're unessccesarily mean to him, his ass WILL make you take a breather

He'll leave the room and come back with your comfort food and favorite drink, along with chocolates and a heated blanket

But before you can get them, you HAVE to apologize

Once you do, expect some quality time with him <3

"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE WOULD YOU?" You shouted angrily at your boyfriend as you were curled in your bed. You hadn't moved from that position all day and Shinso was getting worried.

Taken aback, your boyfriend rolled his eyes, "Ok, see you later." He didn't bother turning back as he left the room. You started to cry. Your eyes were puffy and snot was dripping down your face but you couldn't stop crying.

"I'm so stupid! He- he- he hates me!" You sobbed loudly, curling into your balled position tighter. It had only been 10 minutes since he left, but you were feeling terribly guilty. You heard a deep sigh behind you and saw your purple-haired boyfriend with a plastic bag from the cornerstone.

"I don't hate you, babe," He sighed and sat beside you in the bed. He pulled you from your depressive curl and laid your head against his chest, not caring for the mess of snot and tears that now covered his hoodie. "I left so we wouldn't fight over something like this. Neither of us would want to say something we regret later, hmm?" He stroked your hair gently and your tears slowly stopped flowing.

"I- I'm so sorry, 'Toshi," You sniffled. "I shouldn't have been so mean."

"You're fine, princess. Don't worry. I bought you some stuff," He replied with a casual shrug. He grabbed the bag from beside him and showed you the contents. Your favorite drink, food, snacks, and chocolates were all in there. "I also warmed your heated blanket up while we were arguing." He pulled said blanket from the foot of the bed where you hadn't even noticed it.

"You're too good for me," You sobbed as you stuffed your face with (F/S).

He sighed again and wrapped an arm around your shoulder, "Shhhh, pretty baby, it's okay."

TAMAKI AMAJIKI

He's tweaking out more than you especially if you raise your voice at him

He calls Hado immediately after you have a mood swing

He gets a bunch of products she recommended

He also makes sure to tidy your room so you don't cry about it being messy (has happened before)

He gets scared :(

"You hate me!" You sobbed as you threw one of the stuffed animals he had gifted you at him. He dodged it easily and tensed immediately at your aggression.

"W-what?" He asked confused. "I don't hate you."

"Yes you do! I can feel it!" You replied.

"I- I don't know what you're talking about... I'm sorry if I made you upset," He said sincerely.

You sobbed harder, "You're too good for me! Get out!" You sobbed loudly and shoved your face into your pillow as you clutched your stomach in pain.

"O-okay," Tamaki replied as he sadly left the room. As soon as he closed your door, he pulled out his phone and called Nejire. Twenty minutes later, he returned with MULTIPLE heated blankets, chicken wings, ibuprofen AND Tylenol, chocolate, and vitamins. "Hado-chan said a lot of things... so I got them all." He walked over to your bed humbly and hesitantly, worried you'd explode at him again.

You sniffled and gratefully pulled him into bed with you, embracing him tightly and apologizing profusely. "I love you so much, Tama."

He let out a breath of relief, "I'm glad. You- you're the love of my life."

"And you're mine," You said as you took the pain reliever he brought and started eating the wings.

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Thank you so much for reading <3

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Digimon Adventure 01x50 - A Woman's Fight! LadyDevimon / Joe's Battle

Previously on Digimon Adventure: Hikari freed the slaves from Mugendramon's undercity and then consumed them all for a power boost.

...hang on, did the English title really change 女の戦い on'na no tatakai to "Joe's Battle"? Women can't have anything in America, I fucking swear.

In any case, only one Dark Master left to go. Taichi made a promise last episode and he intends to keep it. Piemon, you're next.

We open on Mimi's crew. Since last we saw her, she's added Meramon and Yukidarumon to her ranks. They stand at the edge of Piemon's territory, watching the city stripe recede from Spiral Mountain.

Mimi: The city is disappearing! Jou: Taichi's group must have defeated another Dark Master. Gomamon: Agumon and the others are pushing through. Palmon: That makes three now, right? There's only one left. Ogremon: That last one is Piemon. The last Dark Master who governs the darkness. Yukidarumon: Rumor has it, he's the strongest of the Dark Masters. Jou: Okay, then. In any case, we should build up our nakama more before we meet back up with Taichi.

If you're wondering, yes, Gomamon's line was a ganbaru. We stan ganbaru around here. "頑張ってなアグモンたち Ganbatte na Agumon-tachi!" They are persevering through their hardships with gusto.

Meanwhile, Jou coming in with nakama, a tight-knit group of people united around a mutual activity or goal.

In the dub, Mimi starts narrating as soon as we see the city receding.

Mimi: Boy, just when you think it can't get any weirder! It's like the whole city is moving out of town! Joe: And I thought it was tough packing for camp! Gomamon: Tai must have defeated another Dark Master. Palmon: There can't be too many of them left. We're almost home free! Ogremon: You think so, huh? Well, the toughest one's still out there. Frigimon: Piedmon, the worst of the worst. Meramon: He's the darkest of the Dark Masters. Mimi: Well, like, rain on our parade, why don't you!? Joe: They're right. We'll need all the help we can get. I wonder if superheroes are listed in the phone book? ...let's find some friends, Mimi. Piedmon (V.O.): Kehehehehe! Round up as many as you want! The more, the merrier! It's nice having friends around to share your last moments with. UHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Not sure why Piedmon needed to butt in here. XD Guess they thought things weren't already tense enough. But it works. We know he's spent this entire arc spying on everyone through his impossible magic telescope and giggling to himself so this fits right in.

If Pinocchimon needed friends, then Piemon needs to get a life. QUIT PEEPING, IT'S CREEPY.

In any case, the quipping here seems pretty forced. Not the dub's best gags. But they still cover the key details: Tai's team defeated Machinedramon, the cities are receding, Piedmon is the strongest Dark Master, and Mimi's team intends to recruit more before joining back up.

From here, Mimi and Jou's nakama sets out. Though not without some friction.

Yukidarumon walks behind Ogremon, causing Ogremon to start shivering.

Ogremon: (shivering) Hey! Back off! You're too cold!

While foocused on yelling at Yukidarumon, Ogremon nearly walks right into Meramon. He flinches when he feels the heat, backing off and raising his club defensively.

Ogremon: ATATATAT!!! You're too hot! Ugh, what is wrong with the both of you!?

While Ogremon makes friends, Mimi becomes exhausted from all this walking and drops to her knees.

Mimi: So tired.... I can't walk anymore. I'm sleepy... and hungry.... Gekomon: The princ-- I mean, Mimi is hungry geko! Otamamon: Wait right here tama! We'll be right back with food tama! Mimi: Ah! I didn't say that because I wanted you to serve me! Gekomon: We know geko! Don't worry about it geko. Otamamon: We just want to make ourselves useful tama. One moment, please tama. Yukidarumon: Hey! I'll come with!

Gekomon, Otamamon, and Yukidarumon head off into the woods to forage.

In the dub, Gomamon kicks off the complaining.

Gomamon: Joe, why is it that we're always walking uphill? Ogremon: Yeah, yeah! It's freezing! (to Frigimon) Hey, do you mind!? I'm starting to get numb back there! Give me a little room, will ya!? (Ogremon almost walks into Meramon) Ogremon: You too, you walking barbecue! Joe: The walking uphill, I can deal with. But I sure could use a pair of earplugs. (Mimi drops to her knees) Mimi: I'm hungry. I'm tired! And my feet hurt! Joe: Mimi, I don't know what to do when you're like this! Gekomon: Did you hear? Princess Mimi just said that she was hungry! Otamamon: Don't worry, Princess! We'll be back with food before you know it! Mimi: Don't put yourself out. But if you're going, a chili dog with fries would be great. Gekomon: And, of course, the Princess will be wanting something to drink! Otamamon: That's right! Don't you worry about a thing, Princess Mimi. We'll be right back, okay? Joe: NO, WAIT!!! COME BACK!!! Frigimon: Not such a bad idea. I think I'll tag along.

We're climbing a mountain, Gomamon. How much downhill do you think there is in mountaineering? :P

Anyways. So. This sucks.

The original remembers that Mimi forbid Gekomon and Otamamon from treating her like royalty anymore. Not calling her Princess was specifically a condition of their admission into the nakama.

The dub has completely forgotten this detail. They pepper their dialogue with "Princess", which Mimi allows unquestioningly. In fact, Mimi is more than happy to take advantage of their subservience - offering only token resistance before placing a food order for her minions.

They are flat-out ignoring Mimi's character growth so they can portray her as a self-indulgent burden. This is driven home when Joe's given three lines of extra dialogue to sternly disapprove of everything that's happening in this scene. He didn't say a word in the original.

While Otamamon, Gekomon, and Yukidarumon set out, Mimi sits and ponders their kindness.

Mimi: Everyone's being so nice to me.... Palmon: It's because they're all fond of you, Mimi. Right?

Palmon's question embarrasses the shit out of the boys. Ogremon and Meramon both turn around, scratching their heads awkwardly and pointedly refusing to answer the question.

Meramon: It's still early; I should try to get a nap in. Ogremon: Yeah, me too. Gomamon: Jou... Your face is red. Jou: GYAGHANANA!!! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?!? YOU MUST BE SEEING THINGS!!!

Jou's face is, indeed, beet red. His flailing overreaction gets both Mimi and Palmon laughing.

In the dub:

Mimi: Wow, everybody's being so nice! So sweet! Palmon: It must be because of your charming personality! (The guys stand around blinking, then Ogremon and Meramon turn away and scratch their heads) Ogremon: Something tells me we should just nod our heads and go along. Meramon: (sarcastic) Yeah, right. Gomamon: Come on, admit it, Joe! Say it! She's charming. Joe: SHE'S NOT CHARMING!!! I MEAN, SHE IS!!! I'M... NOT GOING TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION!!!

Yeah, they still can't resist shitting on Mimi even in a scene that's specifically about how much everyone adores her. Though they do keep Joe's ship-tease in there.

If anything, the dub version is shippier than the original. In the original, Palmon made all of the guys embarrassed about admitting affection, a thing that is generally considered unmasculine to do. Everybody here has a soft spot for Mimi but none of them want to fess up about being soft on her.

Swapping that out for her "being charming" feels a bit more romantic, at least to me. But moreover, singling out Joe as the only one who actually finds her charming when the other guys can't stand her makes the scene incredibly shippy.

The other version was shippy too, but this version is super shippy.

Before long, the foraging team returns with an incredible spread.

Gekomon: Mimi! Thank you for waiting geko!

Gekomon and Otamamon return with a feast's worth of packaged goods. They definitely raided an abandoned supermarket for that stuff. Though, given the way the Digital World works, they might have just stumbled upon a random Convenience Fridge that had more than eggs in it this time.

Either way, Otamamon and Gekomon are way better at foraging than the Chosen Children have ever been.

Digging through their collection of picnic goods, Mimi holds up the soda bottle.

Mimi: OH MY GOSH!!! THERE'S EVEN COLA!!! (sudden disappointment) Oh... It isn't cold. Yukidarumon: One moment, please.

Yukidarumon takes the bottle, presses it against his body, and chills it for her.

Yukidarumon: There you go. (hands the bottle back)

This moment is a callback to the original Monzaemon episode way back when. Back then, when everyone was sharing what they wanted to do when they got home, Mimi's desire was simply to have an ice-cold Cola.

Meramon returns from his "nap" with two roast fish.

Meramon: FWOOSH! These are nice and roasted. (Ogremon glances back and forth from Meramon to Yukidarumon) Ogremon: Isn't begging a little much?

Yes, Meramon makes sound effects with his mouth to indicate he cooked the fish. His line starts with meramera, the onomatopoeia for which he's named, which is the sound of a roaring fire.

Not 100% on the translation for Ogremon's line, but I think he's accusing Meramon and Yukidarumon of trying to show off for Mimi's attention.

In the dub:

Gekomon: YOO-HOO!!! WE'RE BAAAAAACK!!! (Picnic) Mimi: I don't believe it! Wow! (finds the Cola) HEY!!! MY FAVORITE--Oh. (disappointed) This root beer's warm. Frigimon: Not for long! (Frigimon chills the bottle) Frigimon: How's that? Meramon: There we go! Come on, get it while it's hot! Ogremon: Okay, okay. I'll admit it. Guess you guys are kinda handy.

The main difference between the two versions is that dub Mimi has better taste YES I SAID IT

Following dinner, Mimi's crew settle in for a rest.

Resting against a tree, Jou flashes back on the conversation he had with his brother Shin, back when they were inspecting the ensorcelled adults together.

Shin: Jou... You don't have to force yourself to become a doctor. Jou: But... I want to be like Dad.... Shin: Dad is Dad. You have to find your own path for yourself.

I've dinged the dub multiple times for flashbacks that do not shore up with the original lines from what they said back then. I'd be remiss not to ding the original for it here, too. Shin and Jou never had this conversation.

What Shin had said was that Jou doesn't have to live the life his parents want him to live, and also that Jou is ill-suited to be a doctor because he can't handle blood.

Additionally, Jou's motives have subtly shifted here. Originally, he was trying to become a doctor under pressure from his father. But in order to fit in with the "Find my own path" thing that's happening with Mimi and Yamato, Jou instead indicates that he wants to follow in his dad's footsteps, so Shin can tell him otherwise.

The vibe is nonetheless similar to their original conversation. But they never said these lines. Though the fact that Jou's dreaming can probably excuse both the inaccurate flashback and the subtle context shift to be more relevant to Jou's current troubles.

Jou: (wakes up) A dream....

Jou notices Ogremon standing watch and approaches him.

Jou: Um, Ogremon? Ogremon: Huh? Jou: Are you on watch? We can switch. Ogremon: With you? You think you can handle watch duty? Jou: (offended) Yes, even I can handle it! Ogremon: You sure? Okay, all yours.

Ogremon leaves Jou at the perimeter and heads off to get some sleep. Now alone, Jou thinks again about the conversation he and Shin, uh, didn't actually have.

Jou: Find my own path for myself? Yamato... Did you ever find it? Your own path....

In the dub:

(Flashback) Jim: You know, Joe, let me tell you something. You don't have to be a doctor if you don't want to be. Joe: Easy for you to say. Try telling that to Dad! Jim: It's your life, bro. You have to live it. You have to follow your own path! (Joe wakes up) Joe: ... (Joe approaches Ogremon) Ogremon: (muttering) Two plus two is four... four plus four is seven.... Joe: Hey, Ogremon! Ogremon: (startled) BLEEGH!!! Joe: Take a rest. I'll stand guard for a while. Ogremon: YOU!?!? You, uh, sure you can handle it, little guy? Joe: (offended) WHAT DO YOU MEAN!?!? I CAN HANDLE IT FINE!!! Ogremon: You can't even handle combing your hair. But I could use a little break. (Joe thinks back on Jim again) Joe: Jim's right. I'm a doormat. Good for a laugh. A joke. Yeah, good ol' Joe; You can always rely on him to fall in the mud or off a cliff. Well, not anymore! It's time for a brand new Joe!

The stuff about following his own path gets brought up in the flashback, but then dropped at the end. Instead, an embittered Joe rages about his indignity, which does not connect at all to what the scene's about.

Ogremon secretly trying to learn arithmetic poorly was funny, though. XD

Probably goes without saying but the flashback in the dub was not accurate to the original conversation either.

Meanwhile, up at the summit of Spiral Mountain, Hikari and Takeru say farewell to the most recent casualties of this war.

Hikari: All of the Numemon-san.... We won't forget what you did for us. Takeru: We'll work hard and persevere (ganbaru) so that you can be reborn safely in the Village of Beginnings.

Just like Hikari said she wanted to do last episode.

The fact that Taichi's not throwing a fit over this shows either character growth since his argument with Mimi... or special favoritism towards Hikari. Either explanation is consistent with the episodes that have transpired since then.

In the dub, our first commercial break separates "brand new Joe" from the summit. Piedmon kicks this scene off, continuing to spy on everyone and giggle about what's happening.

Piedmon (V.O.): How delightfully entertaining this is! I always get so excited before tragedy strikes! Kari: Thank you, Numemon. We'll never forget you. You'll always be in our hearts and our memories. T.K.: And don't worry, we'll make sure that you get reborn at Primary Village.

Amazing how comfortable the dub is with death as long as the scene assures audiences that they're coming right back to life. Apart from Piedmon, this gravestone scene is 100% faithful.

While Hikari and Takeru are tending to the dead, the rest of the team climb a nearby hill, spying out Piemon's observatory in the distance.

Taichi: What is this place? Sora: Hey, look!

Sora points to the observatory in the distance. Changing perspectives, we see the children on Piemon's telescope monitor.

Piemon: Hmhmhmhehehehe.... How delightful to see the Chosen Children come so far. I should give them a nice reward for their efforts.

What is unmistakably the titular LadyDevimon emerges upside-down from the darkness above.

LadyDevimon: Piemon-sama, I could fill that role perfectly. Piemon: We wouldn't want to be rude. Treat them to the highest standard of our hospitality. LadyDevimon: As you wish. Ahahahahaha!

With that LadyDevimon heads out to roll out the red carpet. I wonder what their reward is going to be? Ooh, maybe she's bringing them advance copies of the Virus Busters V-Pet, which is based on the Chosen Children's lineup. It has Agumon, Gabumon, and Tailmon's evolution lines, plus Leomon and Angemon for good measure! And it's on sale next month, March of 2000! The kids are going to be so hap--

Oh, wait, no. It's death, isn't it?

(•̀⤙•́)

Nightmare Soldiers are mean Santas.

The dub opens with an echoed gag.

Sora: Ever notice how we're always walking uphill? Tai: Okay, nice view, but what are we looking for? Sora: THAT, OVER THERE!!! If that doesn't look like a bad guy's hangout, I don't know what does! (The DigiDestined see Piedmon's observatory, and Piedmon sees them) Piedmon: Hmph! (bitterly) Remarkable little specimens. I'm really rather embarrassed that they made it this far. LadyDevimon: Oh, please. Please, Lord Piedmon. Let me punish them. Piedmon: Very well. But try to make it quick and relatively painful.

Sora issuing the same complaint as Gomamon is funny, though I do wish her gripe was acknowledged by one of the other characters. They worked Gomamon's version in with the extra Joe lines, but Sora's remark goes without comment by the others.

Significant tonal difference in Piedmon and LadyDevimon's scene. The originals had an air of wicked geniality to them, playing things up like the Children were their "guests". Piemon sounded downright pleased to see them.

Piedmon is just mad that they're here and wants them dead. More direct and to the point.

(Still hasn't forgiven Tai for calling his script trash.)

Returning to Mimi's crew--holy shit, I know that lake.

It seems Mimi and the others took their picnic and sleepy time at what appears to be Seadramon's lake from File Island. Reshuffled to be part of the new Spiral Mountain geography, of course, but that is definitely it.

In any case, they're now up and moving.

Mimi: Now, then! We've had a very restful sleep and our bellies are unreasonably stuffed! TO A BRAND NEW DAY!!! Palmon: Hooray! Hooray! Mimi is cheerful again!

Unfortunately, Mimi may be revitalized, but Jou's still in a slump. His arms hang limply by his sides as he walks. It doesn't take long for his Partner to take notice.

Gomamon: Huh? Jou, what's wrong? You look pretty serious. Jou: N-No, it's... It's nothing.

In the dub:

Mimi: Okay, I'm rested and ready to work off that snack so let's GO GO GO!!! Palmon: You know, when Mimi's in a good mood, it's hard to be around her and not be happy too! Mimi: Oh, it's just my little gift to the world! Gomamon: Huh... You're awfully quiet, Joe. What's wrong? Joe: Nothing. Gomamon: I don't believe you.

They fit a Mimi Quip in there but nobody yells at her for it so I'll take it. The exchange is shallower, but doesn't feel mean-spirited.

Unfortunately, the mood is instantly soured as we come upon our destination.

Mimi: ...what... is this place...?

We pan over the familiar giant play block architecture of the Village of Beginnings, now turned to black.

Ogremon: This is the Village of Beginnings as it is now.

Mimi's team silently walks through the village. Everything is dull and lifeless. Silence reigns within the village, and the ground is littered with unmoving Digitama, never hatched.

Mimi: It's awful. Even the Digitama....

Suddenly, a sound rings out through the village. A harmonica playing a familiar tune.

Jou: Huh? Mimi: What's wrong, Jou-senpai? Jou: Just now, I thought I heard.... (Harmonica plays again) Jou: IT IS!!! (takes off running) Gomamon: HEY!!! JOU!!! (pursues) Mimi: Could that have been.... Palmon: Yamato... Mimi: LET'S GO!!!

Mimi takes off after Jou and Gomamon, with Palmon, Gekomon, and Otamamon trailing behind her. Elsewhere in the village, Ogremon, Meramon, and Yukidarumon suddenly notice the Chosen Children running off and chase after.

Ogremon: HEY!!! WHAT'S HAPPENING!?!?

Ogremon did warn them that the Village of Beginnings is dead. But it's another thing entirely to see it for themselves.

Piemon's stripe, the domain of darkness, seems to just be... Like. Death. Everything here is simply dead and destroyed. The Village of Beginnings got carved out for Piemon's territory, and so it sits in lifeless silence.

A stark contrast to the domains of the other Dark Masters, which lived in servitude to the dictator governing them but were still full of life. In Piemon's realm, there's only emptiness here.

In the dub, Mimi kicks this scene off by shrieking from offscreen, interrupting Joe and Gomamon's conversation. Solid segue.

Mimi: OH NO!!! JOE!!! THIS IS!!! AWFUL!!!

Though once the camera pans over and she's onscreen, the break in her lip flaps from asking "What... is this place...?" doesn't really work so well with different punctuation.

Joe: Looks like an old Twilight Zone episode. Ogremon: I told you not to expect too much. Mimi: The color is all missing! Joe: Pretty depressing, unless you're a big fan of charcoal. Mimi: I can't believe anybody would do such a terrible thing! Smashing all those poor, defenseless DigiEggs. It's terrible. (Harmonica) Joe: Huh? Mimi: What is it, Joe? Joe: I heard... something.... (Harmonica plays again) Joe: OVER THERE!!! (takes off running) Gomamon: JOE, WAIT!!! (pursues) Mimi: Was that a harmonica!? Palmon: You think it's...? Mimi: MATT!!! (Mimi's group chases after Joe) Ogremon: Where are they headed? HEY!!! WAIT FOR US!!!

Joe and Mimi burn some time commenting on the greyscale color scheme, but Piemon's whole stripe looks like this. It's the domain of darkness, it's nothing but black and gray and muted colors as far as the eye can see. You'd think they would have noticed by now, but at least someone's mentioning it.

Mimi also claims that the DigiEggs have been smashed, which... doesn't really hold up when we see intact DigiEggs as far as the eye can see. They aren't broken, just lifeless.

There is one shot of a DigiEgg which has what might be a crack in its side or might just be coloration, which may be where the dub team got the impression that the eggs were smashed.

Brutal imagery, though. Even darker than what we see onscreen.

Cutting back to the summit, Koushiro plugs his laptop into Andromon.

Koushiro: (plugs in the cable) Good to go. Taichi: Koushiro, what are you doing? Koushiro: By all means, have a look. If you would, please, Andromon? Andromon: Very well.

I guess Taichi was not paying attention when Koushiro and Andromon hammered this plan out offscreen. Maybe he was off fetching Hikari and Takeru from the gravesite.

Andromon presses his palms to the ground and begins to scan. A map of what's left of Spiral Mountain appears on Koushiro's screen.

Koromon: WHOA!!! Piyomon: It's Spiral Mountain! Tentomon: Yeah! Nothing less from Koushiro-han! Koushiro: And our current location is... Right here.

A blinking red light appears at the summit.

Taichi: Hey, that's.... Hikari: We're all the way up at the top! Takeru: Do you remember what Chuumon said? The Dark Masters live at the top of Spiral Mountain.

Taichi and Sora turn their attention to the observatory once more.

Sora: Then what we're seeing over there is.... Taichi: Where those jerks live.

Glad we confirmed that rather than strolling up and knocking at the door, but I'm surprised by how surprised everyone else is to be at the peak.

We left off last episode in the air, flying outside of Spiral Mountain. Did we not fly straight up to the top to get here? I assumed we flew straight up to the top.

In the dub:

Izzy: (plugs in the cable) That's it. We're ready. Tai: That's great, Izzy, but ready for what? Izzy: Hang on a second and you'll see. Okay, Andromon, show us your stuff! Andromon: Engage heat conduction!

It takes almost fifteen seconds of watching the kids silently watch Izzy's screen for the map to appear, so the dub fills this space with some silence-breaking dialogue. They give us a fair five seconds of silence and then Tai gets impatient and bridges the remaining ten.

Tai: I don't get what's happening. Izzy: It's really rather simple. Andromon acquires geothermal energy directly from the ground. Koromon: WAY COOL!!! Biyomon: Hey, that's Spiral Mountain, isn't it? Tentomon: This is like having our own portable microwave! Izzy: There, look. That's where we are right now. (Red light appears blinking at summit) Izzy: Right on top. Tai: That doesn't make sense! How did we get up there? Kari: I'm sure glad I can't see down. I don't like high places. T.K.: It's like Chuumon said; The most powerful Dark Masters live way on top of Spiral Mountain! Sora: See? I told you we were close. Tai: (sarcastic) We'll give you a medal later.

Dub Sora will remember this.

Honestly, I assumed Andromon was using the scanning abilities established last episode, but with the cable letting Koushiro's laptop visualize the scan.

Andromon "pulling geothermal energy from the ground" to create a map is... confusing? Either I'm too stupid to realize this is scientifically very clever, or Izzy's pseudointellectually making things up to look smart again. Either is completely plausible.

That Tentomon calls it a "portable microwave" only heightens the Huh? of it. Microwaves are not generally well-known for performing advanced cartography.

Though he goes ignored, Tai asks the real question here. If they didn't fly to the summit, which the original implies they did not, then... How did they reach the summit without realizing it? Seems like a very difficult rock climb from the bottom of the big heavenly platform to the the outer edge of the plateau. You'd have to be aware that you were doing that.

At least God's Temple in Dragon Ball has a ladder on the underside.

There's also a minor error. T.K. says "the most powerful Dark Masters," plural, live over there. I think they conflated the two ideas, "The Dark Masters live here" and "Piemon is the most powerful Dark Master".

Suddenly, Andromon detects something.

Andromon: Someone's coming. Be cautious! Taichi: Huh?

Thank you, that is much more useful than "Incoming."

Before they can say anymore, a classic noblewoman cackle echoes through the area and LadyDevimon ascends from behind a crater in front of them.

LadyDevimon: OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!! A warm welcome to you adorable little boys! Taichi & Koushiro: (startled gasps) Sora: (glare) I have a bad feeling about this Digimon. Hikari: (glare) What do you call this Digimon? Andromon: She's one of the Nightmare Soldiers. LadyDevimon. LadyDevimon: You must be tired! Why don't you lie down and rest... FOR ETERNITY!!!

(•̀⤙•́) Oh good, she's one of those. No, I don't mean, "A Nightmare Soldier". Put my frowny face right there next to Sora and Hikari.

In the dub, LadyDevimon's opening laugh is more of a standard evil villain laugh.

Andromon: Intruder Warning. Interloper detected. Izzy: Huh? LadyDevimon: Ehehehehehe WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You pile of recycled scrap metal, you spoiled my entrance! Tai: Huh? Sora: (glare) We should have known there'd be a welcoming committee. Kari: (glare) She looks like a witch. Andromon: She's worse! She's one of Piedmon's Nightmare Soldiers. LadyDevimon: No hellos? Well, I'm sure you're tired, you poor things. You need a rest. (menacing) A nice long rest!

The dub offers no explanation for why Sora and Kari look offended by this woman's very existence. Those are extremely grossed out faces. That is, however, an unavoidable consequence of having her not... (sigh) ...flirt with the prepubescent boys.

Digimon Adventure, why are you like this?

Also, they actually said it! The dub said the words "Nightmare Soldier"!

Provoked by LadyDevimon, Koromon lunges for her. He evolves in midair so he can hit her with his best shot.

It does not go well.

She doesn't even flinch when his point-blank Baby Flame hits her in the face. Tanks the hit and counters, slashing him across the face with her claws and sending him right back down to the ground.

Agumon lands on his back, bounces once, and flips over onto his front from the momentum.

Overconfident errors have been made. Time to start the fight for real.

Piyomon, Tentomon, and Patamon evolve to their Adult forms, while Tailmon becomes Angewomon. Together, they surround LadyDevimon.

LadyDevimon: Hahaha! Very well. I'll take good care of you! DARKNESS WAAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!!

Twirling in place as if she were dancing, LadyDevimon releases a similar bat swarm to Vamdemon's Night Raid. And with that, we go to commercial.

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: Puhuhahaha! You just made my job a lot easier. DARKNESS WAVE!!!

Presumably, she means that by clustering around her, they've clumped together in proximity of her impending radial attack.

First they actually used the phrase Nightmare Soldiers, now they're keeping the original names of attacks? Color me shocked.

The dub usually lines its second commercial break up with the original's commercial, but they forego that here and keep the fight going.

Returning from commercial, LadyDevimon fires her Darkness Wave again.

Her bats hit everyone around her, pushing back all four Digimon. Down below, out of range, Andromon sends up his Spiral Sword; A crescent-shaped projectile launched from spinning his hand like a drill.

LadyDevimon slaps the projectile out of the air with her claw-like left hand.

Having recovered, Kabuterimon and Birdramon follow up with Mega Blaster and Meteor Wing, but she deflects those shots too.

LadyDevimon: Ahahahaha! So this is how it's going to be?

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: I'm sorry, are we just pretending? Let me know when you're ready.

Though unimpressed by these attacks, LadyDevimon seems to change her tune when the angels step in. Angemon fires his Heaven's Knuckle and for the first time, she dodges rather than trying to stop it.

She's not so lucky with Angewomon's Holy Arrow, which strikes a glancing blow across her midsection.

For some reason, in the dub, it makes a metallic echo sound on impact. I think they're trying to imply that it struck her chain or some sort of armor, because they also swap out the pained grunt she makes for an angry growl.

Enraged, LadyDevimon goes straight for Angewomon's throat.

Flying straight up at Angewomon, she swings her giant claw in an uppercutting slash. It honestly looks like a hit, the way Angewomon's head jerks back, but a wooshing effect clarifies that Angewomon narrowly evaded the swing.

Down below, Agumon's eager to get into the fight.

Agumon: Alright, I'm going in! Taichi: Wait, not yet!

Taichi slaps his hand onto Agumon's mouth to hold it shut.

(To stop him from saying "Agumon SHINKAAAAAA"? XD Does it actually work like that?)

Taichi: Agumon, hang back. Agumon: Why, Taichi? This scumbag can't compete with my Ultimate form! Taichi: Koushiro, can you look up her data? Koushiro: Y-Yes.

Again demonstrating his character growth, Taichi's trying to think tactically about this situation rather than running in headfirst.

LadyDevimon is a Perfect-stage Virus-type Fallen Angel Digimon. Like Angewomon, LadyDevimon is a stage above her male counterpart because, as everyone knows, becoming female gives you an immeasurable power boost. NOBODY let Vegeta know that he can surpass Goku with this ONE NEAT TRICK!

(From the existence of Holydramon, we can further conclude that women are the intermediary stage between men and dragons.)

As Andromon said, LadyDevimon comes from the Nightmare Soldiers lineup. She originated in the Sega Saturn's video game V-pet, right alongside Angewomon, before being worked into the 0.5 version of the Nightmare Soldiers. She replaced Vamdemon as Devimon and Bakemon Dokugumon's Perfect evolution.

We're not going to see a lot of Nightmare Soldiers in this arc, as I recall, because Vamdemon's arc already covered quite a lot of them. But here's at least one that he missed.

Narrator: LadyDevimon. A female-modelled Fallen Angel Digimon. She's Perfect-stage. Her special attack, Darkness Wave, releases countless bats that consume her opponents as if by fire. Taichi: (considering) Perfect level...?

Taichi mulls over this information, his eyes fixed on the other Chosen Children in his crew as he thinks over what to do with it.

Visceral description of how the Night Raid/Darkness Wave bats work, thank you. @_@

Interesting note that they don't call her a female Digimon, but rather "female-modelled". This is, of course, because Digimon gender is strictly aesthetic.

In the dub:

Agumon: It's my turn! Tai: No, wait! We'll keep you in reserve! Agumon: Let me Warp Digivolve and I can take care of this black-and-white nightmare! Tai: Izzy, what's your Digimon Analyzer say about her? Izzy: Let's see.... Izzy: (rundown) LadyDevimon. Programmed to be the ultimate fully-Digivolved fighting soldier, she serves as gatekeeper and bodyguard for the last Dark Master. Tai: Seriously nasty.

Izzy accidentally reads off LadyDevimon's plot synopsis rather than any interesting information regarding her background or attacks, but this is information that the kids didn't know since she just sorta ambushed them.

So it works; His rundown is certainly more interesting than "She is woman shaped and does that one attack we just saw."

That he calls her "fully Digivolved" again despite knowing goddamn well that there's a stage beyond Perfect/Ultimate makes me want to throw things, however.

Taichi considers his options, then forms a plan of attack.

Taichi: Sora and Takeru, you take Birdramon and Angemon to go bring Yamato and the others back here. Sora: Eh? But they're fighting right now. Taichi: No, our other Digimon should be able to defeat her. If worse comes to worse, we have WarGreymon as our trump card. Agumon: Hehehe... I'm a trump card! Taichi: More importantly, if this really is their home, then we're close to confronting the last Dark Master. Koushiro: Piemon. Taichi: Right. He should be in there. Unfortunately, we don't know when he'll come out. What we do know is that his strength is outrageous.

Taichi flashes back on the first Dark Master episode, when WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon tried to jump Piemon together only to be brutally outfought.

In the dub, Tai's tone of voice is different. Taichi gives these orders in a cold, methodical voice. He lays out his plan matter-of-factly, with no emotion in his voice.

The dub's interpretation gives Tai a lot of energy and gusto.

Tai: We've gotta do this right! Sora, you and T.K. take Angemon and Birdramon! Find Matt and bring him back! Sora: What!? You want us to leave right in the middle of a fight!? Tai: Go. We'll manage from here. We have no choice, and if worse comes to worse, we always have... our trump card, WarGreymon! Agumon: Oh! I'm a trump card, huh? Tai: The time's come to stop acting like a bunch of children! We're facing the last of the Dark Masters! Izzy: Piedmon. Tai: Right! We don't know where he'll strike... or when... but it will be somewhere close by... and soon. (Piemon fight flashback) Tai: And he's strong! We know that. Real strong. This won't be just another fight. This one's for keeps. We've got to be ready for him.

Fuck Joe and Mimi, I guess.

This one's... ambiguous. Taichi tells Sora to go find Yamato-tachi. The suffix 達 -tachi is a pluralizing term, meaning a group of people that includes the word I just said. This group, for instance, can be referred to as Taichi-tachi. And often is; "Taichi-tachi" is a term we've heard frequently throughout the anime.

It can also be used for other descriptors. The Chosen Children, for instance, are 選ばれし子供達 Erabareshi Kodomo-tachi. Chosen Child (group).

Why they chose a four syllable DigiDestined to replace a ten-syllable 選ばれし子供達 when they knew they were gonna have to match lip flaps is beyond me, but I digress.

In any case, it can be vague as to who the others in that pluralized group are. Taichi and Agumon together, for instance, are often referred to as Taichi-tachi.

Taichi here tells Sora to go get "Yamato-tachi". The group of people that includes Yamato. This could mean Yamato, Mimi, Jou, and their Digimon. Or he could mean Yamato and Gabumon specifically. It's unclear from the simple phrase Yamato-tachi what his intent is.

From here, Takeru clarifies the plan to make sure he understands.

Takeru: So before Piemon shows up, you want us to bring Onii-chan and the others back here, right? Koushiro: It's as Taichi-san says. I'm surprised he thought that far ahead. Sora: (surprised) Taichi.... Taichi: It's just like soccer. Sora: (faintly) Eh...? Taichi: I realized it after Yamato, Mimi-chan, and Jou left. It's no good to fight like Yamcha.

Wait. Hold on. That word was がむしゃら gamushara, not やむちゃ yamucha. But goddamn do they sound similar. Fucking startled me.

Taichi: It's no good to fight recklessly. We can't make any more sacrifices.

The camera lingers on the Numemon gravestone as he speaks.

Sora: (smiling) Taichi....

In the dub:

T.K.: So that's why you want us to go! To find my brother and bring him back before Piedmon shows up! Izzy: Yeah! Tai's looking at the big picture. It's not about this fight but the next one, you see? Sora: Sorta.... Tai: Bases loaded, two out, and we need a slam dunk! Sora: Huh!? Tai: All we've been doing is meeting each threat as it comes. Barely holding on. Now we've got to put it together as a team! That means Matt, Mimi, and Joe too! We've let enough Digimon sacrifice themselves for us; It's our turn now! Sora: You're right.

Tai is an athlete. He would not mangle a sports analogy like that. Into the locker with you, nerd.

Also, it's our turn... to sacrifice ourselves? I get what you mean but maybe workshop that boast.

The context that this is a seemingly out-of-character swerve for Taichi demonstrating the character growth he's been undergoing through this arc doesn't quite make it into the dub version. We get "Tai's being really smart!" instead of "This is uncharacteristically smart for Tai."

He does mention the sacrificed Digimon, but he's more focused on his masterstroke against Piedmon instead of the somber reflection that Taichi's doing.

Up in the air, the battle continues to rage.

Angewomon drives LadyDevimon back with another Holy Arrow, forcing her to dodge away. She turns momentarily towards Angemon and Birdramon.

Angewomon: I can handle this! Angemon: We're counting on you!

As Angemon and Birdramon turn to leave, Angewomon hangs there and. Just. Watches them. Smiling.

Taking your eye off your opponent in the middle of a fight for an extended period of time is generally inadvisable. LadyDevimon merrily capitalizes on her distraction with a hard kick to the back of the head. The hit smashes Angewomon downward, slamming her face-first into one of the stony spires littered around the plateau.

LadyDevimon: (triumphant) Wahaha! Angewomon: (picking herself up) DON'T CELEBRATE YET!!!

Angewomon flies back into the brawling distance, exchanging midair punches with LadyDevimon. While they duke it out, Birdramon and Angemon pick up their partners and make for the edge of the plateau.

Sora: Those words you spoke, Taichi! I'll make sure to pass them along to Yamato-kun, Mimi-chan, and Jou-senpai! Taichi: Great! Try to do it quickly!

We can now say with certainty that Yamato-tachi meant all three of them. The dub rolled the dice and gambled wrong.

In the dub:

Angewomon: Go, Angemon! Angemon: Alright! Come on, Birdramon! Angewomon: (smiling) ... (kick) LadyDevimon: Oops! Sorry, blondie. Ahahahahahaha!

The dub keeps in LadyDevimon's kick, but cuts the rest of the action that follows. Both Angewomon impacting the spire and the subsequent fistfight are gone. Angewomon simply recovers and briefly glowers.

T.K.: See you soon, Tai! Sora: Don't worry! We'll find Matt and Mimi and Joe and be back before you know it! Tai: Try and hurry! This is kind of important! Sora: I'll do the best I can!

Godspeed, Sora.

Meanwhile, at another lakeshore, Jou and Mimi follow the sounds of Yamato's harmonica back to him.

Wait, that's not Yamato.

Jou: That was you? I thought it was someone else. Elecmon: The Village of Beginnings has is gone. I'm tired and there's nothing left for me to do. Oh, how are Takeru and Patamon doing? Are they well? Jou: U-Uh, yeah, they're great. Both Takeru and Patamon are! Palmon: We're just going a different way than they are. Elecmon: I see. I'm glad to hear it. Mimi: Hey, why don't you come with us? Elecmon: Eh? Mimi: Unless the Dark Masters are defeated, the village will never go back to normal. Neither will the Digitama. Palmon: That's why we're forming a nakama to do just that! Elecmon: D-Defeat the Dark Masters!? That's an amazing idea that you're thinking of! Jou: We're not just thinking about it. We've already started fighting them. Gomamon: Takeru and Patamon are fighting too. Elecmon: Takeru and Patamon too...?

Mimi invites Elecmon to join her nakama, and he needs a moment to consider her proposal.

In the dub, Piedmon chimes in following their second commercial to segue us to the new scene.

Piedmon: Well, well. Let's just see how our little drama is unraveling. HA!!! (Mimi's team finds Elecmon playing the harmonica) Joe: Oh, so it was you? We thought it was someone else. Elecmon: Yeah, I'm sure you did. It's always the same thing. I'm just a constant source of disappointment to everybody. ...hey, how's Patamon? And T.K.? They alright? Joe: Yeah! And I know that both of them will be really happy to see you, Elecmon. Palmon: Yeah! Not that we're not, of course. Elecmon: Yeah, right. I'm sure. Nice try! Mimi: Hey, I know! Why don't you come along with us? Elecmon: Huh? Mimi: Yeah, we're gonna defeat those creepy Dark Masters once and for all, and fix up Primary Village too! Palmon: We need all the friends we can get! I know we don't look like much now, but maybe with your help, we can do it! Elecmon: Take on the Dark Masters!? I think I'll pass! I may be down, but I don't wanna be out! Joe: (snippy) For your information, we've taken them on! In fact, we've already defeated most of them! Gomamon: T.K. and Patamon have really been incredible! Elecmon: T.K. and Patamon? Those sweet kids are mixing it up with the Dark Masters!?

Mimi and Palmon don't have nakama to lean on so their invite is a lot less formal. Palmon tries to compensate by puffing up Elecmon as a potential game-changer which.

I mean. He's a Child. So.

Joe...

Let's be real, he's using an awfully liberal definition of "we" in both of these versions, seeing as he and Mimi were not present for two out of three Dark Master showdowns thus far. But Gomamon makes it worse by not just saying T.K. and Patamon are there but claiming knowledge of their performance that he does not possess.

All three of them are lying through their teeth to get Elecmon to enlist.

After some consideration, Elecmon comes to a decision.

Elecmon: Very well! Then I'm not going down so easily either! I'm coming with! Mimi: (pleased) Ehehehe! Elecmon: Besides, you guys look like you need all the help you can get. Ogremon: (defensive) What was that!? Jou: By the way, that harmonica you have...? Elecmon: What, this?

Elecmon stands up, approaching Jou so he can have a closer look.

Elecmon: I found it lying on the beach. Jou: You found it? Can I have a look?

Taking the harmonica from Elecmon, Jou inspects it. There's no mistaking it.

Jou: It's definitely Yamato's. Mimi: Eh!? Then he's probably close by! But... up ahead is....

Mimi looks out at the lake ahead of them.

Gomamon: Maybe he swam? Elecmon: Now that I think of it, I saw a swan boat leave from here last night. I just assumed some of the Nightmare Soldiers were out goofing off. Mimi: A SWAN BOAT!?!? Jou: Then there's no doubt about it! That was Yamato!

Because who else would ever use a swan boat?

...in the lifeless realm of darkness... where joy is dead....

Yeah, okay, that checks out

The geography here isn't entirely clear, since they napped at a lake and now they're at another lake. But I'm pretty sure that other lake was Seadramon's, while this one is the lake from the PicoDevimon sub-arc. The one that Digitamamon's diner would be beside if Spiral Mountain hadn't reshuffled it into Mugendramon's urban stripe.

In the dub, Elecmon doesn't do a lot of considering. That last line about those "crazy kids" takes up the space his contemplation would have filled.

Elecmon: Okay, if they're crazy enough to fight them then I am too. You twisted my arm. Mimi: (pleased) Ahahahahaha! Elecmon: Frankly, you guys are lucky to have gotten this far without me! Ogremon: (defensive) Oh, is that right!? Joe: By the way, Elecmon, where'd you get that harmonica? Elecmon: This thing? (Elecmon gets up, walking to Joe) Elecmon: I found it on the beach. Somebody must have dropped it. Joe: Can I take a look at it? (Joe inspects the harmonica) Joe: Oh, yeah. It's definitely Matt's. Mimi: That means he must be around here somewhere! Or he was.... You think he might have gone across? Gomamon: That's a long way to swim. Elecmon: Now that you mention it, I saw somebody cross the water last night. I thought it was one of those Nightmare Soldiers fooling around but, come to think of it, they probably wouldn't be using a boat shaped like a swan. Mimi: IT WAS A SWAN!?!? Joe: That settles it! It has to have been Matt! I can just picture it now!

Very faithfully translated. Again, this episode shows no hesitation in calling them "Nightmare Soldiers", in stark contrast to the Deep Savers and Metal Empire.

I don't think Pinocchimon's crew were ever called Wind Guardians in either version, come to think of it.

Thinking about Yamato, Jou makes a decision that's been weighing on his mind.

Jou: Hey, Mimi-kun.... Mimi: What is it? Jou: We've built up the nakama quite a bit. You'll be okay without me and Gomamon around, won't you? Mimi: What do you mean? Are you going somewhere? Jou: I'm... going after Yamato. Mimi: Then we should all go! Jou: No! Only Gomamon and I are going. Mimi: Eh!? Why!? Jou: We all need to find our own paths. Mimi: Our own path...? Jou: Yours is the path of building the nakama. Taichi's group have the path of fighting. (reconsiders) ...I mean, we can't make Taichi's group do all the fighting, though. I have to fight too. But... I'm not very strong and I can take Gomamon to his Ultimate level.

We close up on Gomamon for a moment, watching Jou sympathetically. Jou finally comes clean on why he wanted to go with Mimi.

Jou: That's why I thought we would hold the others back if we stayed with them. But there must be some things that only I can do. I'm sure Yamato realized that too. That's why I'm going after him.

Jou's words parallel what Gomamon told Yamato back during the Jureimon arguments: Taichi's cool in his own way but there are also things that only Yamato can do.

Jou: Uh... that's what I was thinking, anyway. Do you think it's a good idea? Gomamon: Of course it is! It was your decision, after all. Mimi: Jou-senpai.... Ogremon: Let him go. That guy's got a sterner spine than he seems to. Mimi: (smiling) Mhm....

Jou came with Mimi because he felt like the team would be better off without him.

(He was clearly not paying attention to how mission-critical Zudomon ended up being for the entire MetalSeadramon sub-arc. Just because Zudomon wasn't a match for Pinocchimon, that doesn't mean he was useless!)

Alright, let's see how the dub handles this.

Joe: Listen, Mimi. Mimi: Yeah? Joe: You've got a lot of friends now. Will you be okay if Gomamon and I go off for a while? Mimi: Hmm? What do you mean? Go off for a while? Go where? Joe: I don't know. I guess wherever Matt's gone to. Mimi: Okay! We'll all come with you and help you find him! Joe: Not this time! Just Gomamon can go. Mimi: Come on! What are you talking about? Joe: We each have our own path to follow. Mimi: What does that mean? Joe: Tai knows what he's doing. He knows where he fits in and so do you. So do the others! But I don't. Look, I know that we're in for the fight of our lives and part of me knows that I should stay and help. But I... I want you to count on me. Gomamon: ... Joe: If I'm unreliable, then Gomamon can't fully Digivolve. We're like circus clowns. We'd just get in the way! Don't look at me like that; You know that it's true. I'm gonna figure this out. They don't call me Old Reliable for nothing! Gomamon: But they don't. Joe: I'll ignore that! I think Matt was searching for the same thing when he left and I want to know if he found it somewhere out there. ...then again, it might be a total waste of time. It's just an idea. Gomamon: If you feel that strongly about it, it's gotta be the right thing! Mimi: You sure about this, Joe? Ogremon: Let the kid go his own way. Gomamon: I'm with ya, buddy! Ogremon: He's stronger than he looks. Mimi: (smiling) Mhm....

This is mostly good but Joe's speech derails somewhere between "Tai knows where he fits in" and "Gomamon can't fully Digivolve". The way Joe phrases it sort of implies that once he figures his shit out, Gomamon will be able to hit Ultimate/Mega. That is not where this is going.

Joe also tries to cut the tension with that quip about circus clowns and Old Reliable, but this is an impassioned speech about a major decision he's making for the sake of his own personal growth. It's not really the time for tone-shattering quipping.

Still, he covers the key point: He needs to leave to go find his own path, like Matt did. And finding his path involves finding Matt.

Meanwhile, back at the fight, LadyDevimon unleashes another Darkness Wave on Angewomon.

Angewomon blocks the bat wave with her hands, which weirdly enough works.

(It's hard to make out but I think she's actually making some sort of light barrier.)

However, while her attention is on the bats, it is once again off of her adversary. LadyDevimon grabs her by her long hair, swinging her around in a circle.

LadyDevimon: HORAHORAHORAHORA!!!

Kabuterimon super-evolves to join the fight, right as LadyDevimon lets go of Angewomon. He catches her in his hands.

AtlurKabuterimon: Are you okay? Angewomon: STAY OUT OF IT!!!

Okay this is going to take some explaining. The word ほら hora basically means "Hey! Look at me! Watch! Check this shit out!" etc. etc.

The term おら ora is, to my understanding, a tough guy slang version of ほら hora.

Screaming おらおらおらおら ORAORAORAORA at the top of your lungs while doing intense violence is a popular action trope in Japan. The internet tells me it was popularized by JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, whose titular character would shout that while lobbing rapid-fire punches? But that's the internet.

LadyDevimon is doing that, but with the original ほら hora terminology because she is too classy and ladylike for tough guy slang.

Part of me wants to say it comes from sumo, but I can't find any evidence of that so I may just be remembering things wrong.

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: Round and round we go! (Kabuterimon Digivolves to MegaKabuterimon) LadyDevimon: Never did like that bleached look! (LadyDevimon tosses Angewomon; MegaKabuterimon catches her) MegaKabuterimon: Gotcha! Angewomon: LET ME GO!!!

MegaKabuterimon releases Angewomon, who furiously charges at LadyDevimon.

Angewomon: IT'S ON NOW!!!

Angewomon flies back in and gives LadyDevimon a hard slap across the face.

LadyDevimon: YOU THINK!?!?

LadyDevimon returns the slap. Their brawl devolves into a slap fight while the children below watch in bewildered uncertainty.

Taichi: I'm lost...! Koushiro: ...women are terrifying when they get mad. Hikari: DON'T LOSE TO HER!!! GET HER!!! GET HER!!!

Well, the boys watch in bewildered uncertainty. Hikari's out for blood.

In the dub:

Angewomon: LET ME AT HER!!! (Angewomon slaps LadyDevimon and the slapfight begins) Tai: Wow! Look at them go! Izzy: I know I shouldn't watch this, but... I can't take my eyes off it.... Kari: GET HER, ANGEWOMON!!! THAT'S RIGHT!!! KNOCK THAT WITCH'S BLOCK OFF!!! GO!!!

Rather than confused and disturbed, Dub Tai and Izzy seem to be perving on the fight instead. Also, surprisingly, none of the slap fight is censored.

Fed up, LadyDevimon twirls in the air, building momentum for a spin kick across the face.

LadyDevimon: WHAT'S SO CHARMING ABOUT YOU!?!?

She lands a direct hit, sending Angewomon hurtling into the ground below.

LadyDevimon: I'VE GOT YOU NOW!!! DARKNESS SPEEEEEEEEAR!!!

Her massive clawlike left hand morphs into a lance and she lunges. AtlurKabuterimon throws himself in the way, blocking the spear with his hard shell. It breaks off on impact.

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: ENOUGH OF THIS!!! (spinkick) LadyDevimon: THIS GAME IS OVER!!! YOU'RE GROUNDED, GOLDILOCKS!!! BLACK WING!!!

A lot of this is just fight-o fight-o dialogue in both versions, but I have no idea why stabbing someone with a lance is called "Black Wing".

Breaking off her Darkness Spear causes LadyDevimon to recoil in pain, grabbing her arm.

LadyDevimon: AUGH!!! CHEAP SHOT!!! GET OUT OF THE WAY!!! AtlurKabuterimon: Oh, u-uh... sorry about that.....

Awkward though AtlurKabuterimon feels about it, his intervention here is a game-changer. Angewomon gets her second wind, rocketing out from under his shell and back up into the air.

LadyDevimon: Huh!? Angewomon: Playtime is over. Prepare yourself!

A great holy light erupts from behind Angewomon. LadyDevimon recoils in pain, shielding her eyes as if the light itself is harmful to her.

LadyDevimon: WHAT ARE YOU SO EXCITED ABOUT!?!?

LadyDevimon regenerates her Darkness Spear for one last-ditch effort. But before she can close distance, Angewomon lets loose with Heaven's Charm. LadyDevimon lets out a bloodcurdling scream as the energy wave disintegrates her into pixels.

LadyDevimon: P-PIEMON-SAMA!!!

In the dub:

LadyDevimon: AUGH!!! YOU BROKE IT!!! MegaKabuterimon: (snarky) Aww, send me the bill! Angewomon: (rises again) You're right, LadyDevimon! This game IS over! (holy light) LadyDevimon: AUGH!!! NOT YET!!! DARKNESS-- Angewomon: HEAVEN'S CHARM!!! (Heaven's Charm kills LadyDevimon) LadyDevimon: AHHHHHHH I'M MEEEEELTING!!!

Okay, I super love the way Angewomon interrupts LadyDevimon calling an attack, like a quick-draw battle.

LadyDevimon references Wizard of Oz as she dies, paying off Kari's repeated accusations of her being a witch.

Once LadyDevimon is dead, the two Perfects degenerate back into Tailmon and Tentomon.

Hikari catches Tailmon as she falls out of the air, while Tentomon rushes to Koushiro for inspection.

Tentomon: (wailing) Koushiro-han! You don't see any marks on my back, do you?

But, while they're having this moment, Taichi's focus is on the distant observatory.

Taichi: (firmly) Incoming. Hikari & Koushiro: Eh!?

Taichi draws the group's attention to a distant figure walking from the observatory towards them. He uses his mini telescope to confirm.

Taichi: It's Piemon. Koushiro: The final Dark Master. Taichi: Agumon, get ready! Agumon: Okay, Taichi.

Agumon warp-evolves into WarGreymon for this final battle.

Piemon: Hmhmhmhmhm.... Taichi: Be careful. He's tough. Narrator: The last of the Dark Masters has finally appeared. Will Yamato and the others return in time?

We cut to Sora and Takeru flying out in search of the others. Mimi and her crew still searching for others to join them. Jou on Ikkakumon's back crossing the lake. And then close WarGreymon and Piemon preparing to face off, with Piemon laughing menacingly.

In the dub:

Tentomon: (wailing) How's my back!? Can you see anything!? I hope it didn't leave a scar! Agumon: (excited) Tai! You see what I see? Tai: It's him! Izzy & Kari: (startled gasp) Tai: It doesn't look good, that's for sure! (Tai uses his mini telescope to confirm) Tai: Piedmon....

The dub puts its final commercial break here. Right at the very end. We come back to Tai looking at Piedmon through his mini telescope again.

Tai: The last of the Dark Masters! Izzy: The guy's not exactly in a hurry, is he? Tai: Suit up, Agumon! You're on! Agumon: It's about time! (Agumon Warp Digivolves) Piedmon: Hmhmhmhmhmhm.... WarGreymon: I'm ready! Tai: Remember, he's strong! We don't even know how strong! WarGreymon: No problem! At this rate, I'm only worried about dying of old age! Tai: It's okay. The longer he draws this out, the better for us!

They slide in some quips about Piedmon's slow, ominous approach. Then Tai fills in for the narrator's part during the shots of the rest of the DigiDestined.

Tai: No offense, WarGreymon, but you can only hold him off for so long. We're gonna need everybody for this one. T.K. and Sora! Mimi! And our Digimon allies! And Matt! And good ol' reliable Joe! I say, let him take his time! WarGreymon: Okay, okay. But this waiting gets on my nerves! Piedmon: Hmhmhmhmhmhm..... Narrator: Are the DigiDestined ready to face Piedmon, the most powerful villain in the Digi-World? Tune in to the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!

You know, it's fair that the dub would think that.

But no. In a given set of Four Heavenly Kings, there's usually one more deity above them all. The Dark Masters are no exception.

Assessment: Honestly, LadyDevimon's kind of a throwaway villain. The real meat of this episode is two-fold: Mimi and Jou's scenes, and Taichi showing his character growth by making long-term tactical decisions with the soldiers under him.

It feels like they needed to be fighting somebody for that, but it didn't really matter who.

Speaking of Jou and Mimi, there's something interesting in the fact that we're back at this lake. Only this time it's Jou making the decision to go find Yamato, instead of Yamato making the decision to go help Jou.

I feel like there's something to that. But I can't say for certain until we see where this is going.

[akumicchi]

It takes two to love

[Tamaki x fem reader] tw: food.

Just fluff and domesticity

— Do you think we have it all already?— Tamaki had asked, checking the red plastic basket full of groceries — We have the tapioca starch, fruits, milk...

— Yup, but guess what? —she turned to him with a playful twist of her head— You just won a coupon for a free meal cooked by yours truly. And I need some ingredients. The other day you said you were craving some pasta, right?

He swayed his head from side to side, barely containing a smile. Tamaki let himself be pulled further into the supermarket by their intertwined pinkies.

It was late in the afternoon when the weekly errands were finished and they settled back home for the night. It was an odd pretty thing, this routine both had built for their matching days off, whenever it was. It wasn't normally disrupted by a trip to the supermarket, but in Tamaki's book, quality time doesn't need a specific place to occur. The bought goods sat on the counter, while he rearranged them on their rightful places in the cabinet or the fridge. He had taken a pair of tomatoes from the bag, when she shamelessly stole them from his hands.

— Thanks, Tama, you're always such a gentleman —she teased and kissed his cheek before turning to the chopping board, light on her feet.

It wasn't out of the ordinary, but it was peculiar and funny to see her all...bubbly, like clear water from a stream. He laughed at her.

— You really are excited about making that pasta, wonder were that's coming from? —he got close to the sink, rolling up his sleeves.

— Nope, you're not working on this today, Hun —her hand went to his arm, stopping him from filling the pot with water.— This is my way to say thank you for all your hard work, it won't make sense if you're cooking too! This is your coupon, remember?

Tamaki could feel the heat on his face and the pickup of his heart rate.

— I-um... Okay. But at least let me prepare the boba tea. I want to thank you for your hard work too and —he spoke softly in a classic Tamaki fashion, looking at her right in her round eyes. He had become good at holding eye contact with other people. He thought it may have been due to her influence —, for putting up with me all this time.

She sat the knife on the chopping board, and her arms went to hang loosely around his neck— You know I'm not putting up with you, right? I'm here with you because I love you. I wouldn't be who I am now if it weren't for you, and believe me, I like who I am right now. Do you want me to remind you? —her voice was softer, lower like a whispered secret, as her fingertips rubbed his nape.

Tamaki shuddered under her touch and gaze. His nod was short, almost imperceptible under the weight of his shame. She hugged him tight, scratching his scalp and rubbing his nape. He felt himself go warmer after getting a few kisses on his cheek, heart pounding even faster when she whispered:

— You know I've never really had a favorite hero when I was a kid, right? None of them actually made me feel that sense of... admiration, so to speak. But after my time in UA, the internships and all that, I changed my mind. You are my favorite hero, Tamaki. You are my hero.

Tamaki sighed, like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He felt petty, needing to be reassured of something he already knew.

They stood there for a few minutes, holding each other tight, swaying slowly from side to side. Then the urgency to eat came over, and both returned to their tasks: Tamaki prepared the boba tea, she cooked the pasta. The mood picked up fast, with her bumping his hips and vice versa. She hand fed him some sauce and he hummed in satisfaction. Soon enough the food was plated and they sat next to each other at the table.

— Hmm! This is good! —Tamaki said, eyes closed in bliss as he chewed his portion.

— Right? Just the best for my baby.

— What? —he laughed— How come I'm your baby when I'm older than you?

— Shush it, silly, you are my baby.

He just laughed at her goofiness again. Then he waited, relying on his hero instincts, calculating the best time for a swift attack, and stole a spoonful of her own pasta, and stuffed it right into his mouth.

— Hey, that was mine!

He snorted.

•••

The dishes were washed and she sat at a small table on the balcony. She was surrounded by plants and had a clear view of the city lights. It was as peaceful as the busy metropolis could be. In moments like this, she wished the days off were everlasting.

Tamaki arrived shortly, holding two glass cups of the boba tea he had made earlier. He hadn't even fully entered the balcony when a fit of giggles bubbled out of his mouth.

— What is it? —she raised a brow.

Her boyfriend didn't answer. Instead, he put both glasses on the table and left the room, only to return with a napkin, which he used to wipe away some remnants of sauce from her lips.

— There, all better. —he found it very endearing, how her cheeks lit up with color and her eyes averted his gaze, visibly embarrassed. Even the way she tried to play it off was adorable, his silly girl.

— Oh, clumsy me... Haha...

— Even if you're clumsy, I'll always be by your side to clean up your little messes —Tamaki smiled softly, crouched in front of her—. It's the least I can do for you.

She hid her face behind her hands, voice tight in a whine— But I don't want you cleaning my messes though? I'm not a kid!

She had always had an ability to fluster him with sincere compliments and cheesy remarks. One of her favorite things to say was that her job was to show him how loved he was, and if it had to be done by flustering him, then the better. His job, on the other hand, on his own words, was to make her feel safe, so safe that not even her own demons could do her any harm. But it was nice to turn the tables from time to time.

Tamaki pryed her hands out, placing them on her chest— This is where I want your hands to be. It's just me here, so don't hide. Besides —he smiled—, you may not be a kid, but you're still my baby.

— Tamaki! That's my line!

He laughed.

[marina41trench]

Nikaidou Yamato - 16PRODUCERS RabbiChat

Tamaki: Iorin come to Yama-san’s rooooom

Tamaki: Hurryyyy

Tamaki: I

Tamaki: o

Tamaki: riiiiiiin

Iori: How vexing.

Iori: Or rather, there is still time.

Have you done your homework?

Tamaki: (king pudding emoji) (cat emoji) (rabbit emoji)

Iori: Please do not dodge my question with such emoji.

Tamaki: Geeeeez Yama-san you should get him here too!

Yamato: Ichi

Yamato: The room’s tidier than before and I’ve prepared zabuton[1]. Will you come here?

Iori: Somehow, the way you invite sounds repulsive?

Yamato: No way?!

Tamaki: The way you invite sounds like an old man

Yamato: I’m the lead today, right…?

Iori: Anyway, I’ll be on my way.

Tamaki:

Tsumugi: Thank you for your work!

I was wondering when I’ll get a notification, but everyone’s already assembled…!

Yamato: Great work, Manager

The three of us have gathered in my room just now

Yamato: Tama laid out lots of sweets and juice

Iori: It’s like a field trip

Tsumugi: I can imagine it! (laugh)

What kind of sweets did you prepare?

Tamaki: Shredded and dried squid[2], crackers, jerky, choco, potato chips, gummies, marshmallow, cookie

Yamato: I’m thankful for the first half of the list

Iori: It is getting late, so let us start

Tsumugi: I agree…!

So, let me explain the aim of this project once again.

Tsumugi: Our discussion will be done via RabbiChat as there were expectations from the other party to see everyone acting naturally, as if having a conversation over a dining table together as opposed to a meeting place.

Tsumugi: I hope I could hear the thoughts of the producing group and the one being produced!

Tamaki: First of all, Yama-san was really happy about it!

Yamato: Ough…

Iori: Or rather, he was very festive.

He had an eccentric mood when he sent a message earlier.

Yamato: I feel really embarrassed now.

Tsumugi: I’m happy to hear Yamato-san’s inside story! (laugh)

What did you feel when you learned that Iori-san and Tamaki-san will be your producers? Yamato: Well… as said earlier, I was happy!

Yamato: I’m sure everyone already knows this, but I’ve always wanted a comfortable place to live, and the people around me have provided that.

Yamato: But Ichi can see through what I’m thinking and knows I have a pathetic side.

I’ve looked forward to seeing how he’ll get through me.

Yamato: Tama is the same too. He suggests things no one has thought of. He can get to the bottom of things.

Yamato: So, they know how to bring out a side of me I’m not even aware of.

Tamaki: Fufun!!!!

Iori: Fufu.

Yamato: Can you two not eat chocolate while looking so proud (laugh)

It’s going to get stuck in your mouth (laugh)

Tsumugi: It’s kind of making me moved to tears…!

Tsumugi:  You’re still close to them despite having the largest age difference, how did you produce him and come up with the song?

Iori: To be honest, we had a dispute over it.

Tamaki: Yea.

Yamato: W-wait. I didn’t know that…

Iori: It wasn’t an argument, but more of a constructive discussion on how enchanting you should be with regards to this project.

So our direction in production is divided.

Tsumugi: I want to hear the details of your divided perspective!

Iori: Nikaidou-san is really good at making alluring expressions by impulse.

For the fans, it stirs up their imagination of his sharp gaze towards them.

Iori: At first I suggested a mature-ish ballad song because it fits best to express his characteristic carefree singing voice.

Tamaki: I suddenly thought that the song is going to be the one where his body movements shine with dancing!

Tamaki: I don’t know what allure is like but Yama-san is really good at making expressions, y’know

So if the focus is matching it with the song and then dance, I’m thinking if the fans would be happy

Yamato: No way, hearing those makes me feel more embarrassed though?!

Tamaki: That’s hilarious

Since we couldn’t decide, me and Iorin wrote in a notebook on what kind of a person Yama-san is during lunch break 👍

Iori: We went back to the drawing board, and listed the things of our image of Nikaidou-san

Iori: 1. He’s very approachable

2. He rarely reveals his true feelings

3. A shy person

Tamaki: Even though he’s trying to look good by treating us to ramen, he spoils us very much.

Yamato: Aaaaaaahhhh this dried squid is really goooood where did it come from?

Did Tama buy this for meeeeeeeee?

Iori: Well, in short, Nikaidou-san might call himself “onii-san”, but in reality he’s like this, right?

Yamato: Don’t say it like that!

Tamaki: Yeah

Even though I really like Yama-san to be like this, you keep that side of you hidden from the public, right?

So me and Iorin decided that the lyrics should be about being okay with being your natural attitude? more.

Iori: And we decided that the melody and the lyrics are like untying a thread one by one.

Iori: So this is like our message to Nikaidou-san.

Yamato: Ahh, I see. So it’s like that.

Yamato: To be honest, since I’m the oldest in IDOLiSH7, I thought that I’d do the first one Ichi said.

Yamato: Somehow, I was surprised at first that the lyrics felt like it’s a message

Yamato: I seeee

It’s a message for me

Tsumugi: It’s a new form of producing…

I’ve read the lyrics again, and it almost made me shed a tear…

Yamato: I know right

Tamaki: Yama-san’s looking away

Iori: You’re hiding something.

Yamato: Hey Tsumugi-san, please move on to the next topic…

Tsumugi: Yes…! ><

Tsumugi: For the artist picture, Yamato-san’s smile under the blue sky and the clear weather is striking!

How did the photography go?

Tamaki: The theme is “A Special in Ordinary Day” as Yama-san thinks of us in a meaningful way!

Me and Iorin were looking for a good location to do it when we go home from school and during day-off

Iori: Yes. We narrowed down our search on our usual path and found a studio that lets us film on the rooftop.

Yamato: Yeah, and it’s near our office

Yamato: I was surprised that there’s such an open space within the city

Even though it’s surrounded by buildings, we could see the vast sky above us. It really felt so special.

Yamato: Tama is the one who definitely suggested using a water gun, right? (lol)

Tamaki: You’re correct!

You guessed it right, Yama-san

Iori: If you relay the meaning of the title, “Transparent”, the water is portrayed in it as well.

And then using a water gun, is something only Yotsuba-san can suggest.

Tamaki: You can praise me more

Yamato: Good job Tama, you can give an idea no one else can!

Tamaki:

Iori: It was pretty difficult to angle the camera that it shows the water

Tamaki: Yeah I think I’m good with water gun for a while

Iori: Moreover, I believe that there’s a small chance to use it.

Yamato: Anyway, the artist picture is a result of the two doing their very best!

Tsumugi: Thank you for the lovely episode!

The outfit having a wavy silhouette is wonderful!

Yamato: Its simpleness is something I really like~.

Either way it could pass as a casual outfit

Iori: Nikaidou-san’s charm is going to stand out even if an almost plain outfit blends in daily life.

Tamaki: And his dance is smooth and the way he moves his flexible fingers is pretty so we requested the outfit to show it by having the sleeve flutter when he dances ✌

Yamato: You’ve been really thinking about me…

Tamaki: Your face is as red as a jerky. Hilarious

Yamato: Don’t compare me to a jerky (lol)

Iori: Yotsuba-san’s food scraps is being cleaned by Musashi right now

This looks convenient.

Tamaki: Recently when I borrowed it to clean my room one time, it stopped moving because it sucked some books

I apologized to it

Yamato: Musashi, you did something ridiculous…

Tsumugi: Thank you for the warm talk! (laugh)

Lastly, please give a word to your fans!

Iori: Well, I’ll start first.

Iori: Nikaidou-san does a great work in dramas and movies while supporting his fellow members, but he’s also truly timid, easy to feel lonely, and has an uncool side.

Iori: Considering that, we wanted to tell that he’s our cool leader, so this is how we produced him.

This is a song where it's not Nikaidou-san-like, but actually it’s very like him. Please listen to it a lot.

Tamaki: Yama-san has a lot of faces, in a good way!

But we really love all of it!

Tamaki: I hope everyone will love Yama-san singing this kind of song even more!

Yamato: Umm… I might not be able to finish this smoothly

Yamato: I’ve received words from Ichi and Tama where they still love me even at my lowest.

I feels really like a miracle that I get to meet such people who’d say that

Yamato: A long time ago, I was scared of being hurt so I made a wall and had a habit of giving up instantly.

I’m sure everyone experienced that before

Yamato: But, it’s fine. I’m sure there’s someone who’ll show up like the messages in this song.

For now it’s okay to think that guy is me

Yamato: Thank you for always supporting me.

Hopefully we meet again, you with those relaxed shoulders and natural smile.

Tamaki: You showed off on the last one

Iori: You really did.

Yamato: That’s fine!!

Let me be a sly charming onii-san!!

Tsumugi: Thank you for your time, everyone…!

I’m sure this conversation will receive a lot of response, I look forward to the day it’ll be open to the public!

Tamaki: Yama-san really loves us

Should we take a picture?

There’s nothing in this room

Iori: Good idea. Let’s put a lot of good memories in this room.

Yamato: Ohh, put anything you want here

Iori: Well then, let us put a picture of Nikaidou-san wearing an Usamimi Parka first.

Manager, please prepare the picture.

Tsumugi: Leave it to me!!! 💪

Yamato: Why!!!!

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[1] zabuton is a rectangular shaped cushion used for sitting or kneeling

[2] shredded and dried squid, or sakiika, is a snack

[wwereaderinserts]

Hi, love your writing! Been a long time reader of it since 2018. Your work is amazing! Really liked the Tama one you've recently written & was wondering if you're okay with writing another one of him x reader from enemies to lovers? They hate each other, but actually have feelings for each other deep down? The reader gets flirty with his brother Tonga Loa, which makes Tama jealous & it leads to them confessing & it gets heated at the end? Take your time with it too, thanks!

Thank you so much, it means a lot!! 2018 is a looong time to have been following my work, so I'm so grateful for the continued support! I also know this took a while to get done and I do apologise for that, but I hope it was worth the wait!<3

Title: Jealousy Pairing: Tama Tonga x Fem!Reader Word Count: 1,437 Warnings: Swears, slightly spicy/suggestive towards the end

Tama rounds the corner backstage, his eyes narrowing when he’s met with the sight of you and his brother, Tanga Loa, together. You’re leaning into him, your voice low and sultry, and the flirtatious curve of your lips while you’re flirting with him is enough to make Tama’s gut twist.

He tells himself that it all boils down to it being a reaction as a result of the hatred he’s harboured for you for as long as he can remember, almost as though he’s trying his best to convince himself that’s exactly what it is. But he’s at war with himself, not wanting to call it what it really is, lest it become a reality once he finally says it out loud.

Jealousy.

When Tama’s looking at you, virtually all over his brother right before his very eyes, the word is no longer forbidden in his mind at that moment, now pushed firmly to the forefront instead. He’s storming over to you both, and when you see him out of the corner of your eye, scowling at the display before him, it only fuels you to kick things up a notch and lay it on thick with him.

“You know, I think you seem like a bit of a quiet type,” you purr, giggling as you trail a hand down Tanga’s forearm, “I could think of a few things I could do that’d make you a little louder…”

Tanga is clearly flustered by this as he lets out a huff of a chuckle, but he doesn’t get the chance to so much as fire a retort back your way. Tama is quick to cut between the two of you and break up the interaction, with him keeping his back to his brother while he faces you front-on, seemingly using himself as a human barrier as he glowers at you.

“C’mon, move along. Leave him alone, he’s not interested.”

Tama practically barks, his stare unfaltering while you look right back at him, perplexed and taken aback above all else. Slowly, you blink twice while you register his abrupt interjection, and you take a step back and fold your arms once you’ve gotten over the initial shock.

“I think he can speak for himself, actually. Didn’t seem like he’s not interested to me, but…” you trail off, chuckling mirthlessly while subtly shaking your head, “Why do you care, anyway? It’s none of your business.”

You challenge Tama, your heart now beginning to pound in your chest while your palms sweat and your hands shake. He raises a brow at you before he looks over his shoulder at Tanga, wordlessly dismissing him with the nod of his head in the opposite direction. Tanga doesn’t protest, instead he nods in agreement and bids his brother farewell as he leaves him to handle you.

“It’s every bit my business when it’s my brother you’re all over like that. Go find someone else instead, there’s a whole ass locker room out there for you to choose from.”

There’s venom in Tama’s words - even the thought of you pursuing someone else in the locker room is enough to make his blood boil over, and the more he tries to deny the fact and hold everything he truly wants to say in, the more he feels like he’s about to explode.

You scoff and roll your eyes at him, unfolding your arms in favour of letting them drop to your side instead. You clench your fists at your side as you scowl at the man in front of you, your nails biting into the skin of your palm as you do your best to conjure up a scathing retort on the spot to fire back at him.

It takes everything in you not to tell him that you only flirted with his brother in hopes of gaining his attention, that you’ve started to feel something for him, that all this bad blood that’s been between you both for as long as you can remember has bloomed into something far more pleasant than disdain, that you think you should both just do something about this unresolved tension between you both already.

“Oh, how fucking charming of you,” you practically spit the words at him, “He’s a grown adult, and so am I. We can both do whatever we want! It’s starting to feel like you have this kind of obsession with me or something, Tama. It’s like you love to hate me, honestly.”

“Jesus, you’re fucking delusional,” he completely brushes you off, stepping closer to you despite himself, your pull magnetic to him, “You’re not even worth my time-”

“Yet here you are.”

You interrupt him, not giving him another second to finish his sentence. Tama’s lost for words, as evident by the way his jaw slackens, his lips remaining parted after being stopped dead in his tracks. With a smug smirk, you give him a shrug, knowing full well you’ve got him cornered.

“What, nothing to say now? You give me so much of your time and energy, yet you claim you hate me. Or you at least act like you hate me, anyway. I don’t get you! Why don’t you tell me what’s really going on-”

Tama groans in pure frustration before you can even finish your sentence, and he throws his hands up in defeat as all of his feelings towards you finally spill over. He’s been at war with himself over them for so long, and he doesn’t think he can keep up the jig for much longer.

“I like you! And I’ve been pretending that it doesn’t matter, like it’s nothing, but it fucking does matter! It’s pissing me off, is that what you wanted to hear?!”

Tama’s chest feels like it’s about to burst, the weight of his confession pressing down on him. He waits for you to laugh, to reject him, even outright tell him to fuck off, but he sees a glimmer of something else in your eyes instead. A flicker of understandable surprise, mixed with one of interest, maybe?

It’s definitely interest on your part. Your mind had been swimming anyway with everything you’d been wanting to tell him, but the confirmation that he feels almost exactly the same way has relief washing over you, like a weight has been lifted.

“Well it’s about damn time, because pretending this is all nothing has been pissing me off, too!”

Tama’s eyes are still locked on yours as you fire back at him, and you close what little distance there currently is between you and crush your lips against his. Tama doesn’t immediately kiss back, needing a moment to register the fact that this is very much real and happening right this second, but when he becomes fully aware, he reciprocates the kiss with equal fervour. He takes control, his hands firmly resting on your waist as he backs you towards the nearest wall to pin you in place, now partially concealed from any potential prying eyes in your little corner.

Your back meets the wall with a soft thud, and you groan softly into the kiss while one of your hands finds its way to his head to card your fingers through Tama’s curls while the other grasps onto him for dear life. His tongue tangles with yours when you open your mouth into the kiss, all while his hands now begin to roam over every inch of your body, mapping every curve as though he’s committing each one to memory.

“Want this as much as I do, huh?”

Tama momentarily breaks the kiss to ask, and before he can even give you a chance to answer him, he’s slotting his thigh between your legs with a smirk. You gasp softly, your breath mingling with his while you silently nod. His intentions are clear, and you hardly need to think twice despite the underlying fear of someone catching you two at any point.

“Yes…yeah, of course I do-”

You whisper in response and grind your clothed core against his thigh, hesitantly at first, but when you get a taste of the sweet friction, you’re more firm with your ministrations. You groan softly before his lips find yours again, and he continues to grope you in all the right places while you slowly begin to rock against his thigh, building up a steady rhythm.

“That’s it, good girl,” he breaks the kiss once more and chuckles lowly, his lips brushing against the shell of your ear, “Just you wait until later, because this? This is only a taster. If you want the real thing, it’s a hundred times better...”