#I'm suffering tonight lads

[katsuki-king-of-twinks]

Y'all ever make a mistake you will never outlive???

One you can never make better??

[music-for-them-asses]

I just hang on, suffer well

Sometimes it's hard, it's hard to tell

[writersdrug]

OOOH bartender Simon when one of the regulars starts making comments about reader at the bar

Yes

Slight nsfw, someone makes derogatory marks about reader

Simon didn't understand why the man chose to be a regular at his bar. He never spoke much to the lad, Mitch, other than the occasional grunt and "'nother round?" Still, the bloke had been coming to his pub every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night like it was his religion - it very well might've been - spilling his guts over neat whiskey about his failing marriage, his estranged children, and his shitty job. Simon was surprised he managed to keep one, with how much he was drinking on a Sunday night.

"Don't ever get a wife, Simon." Mitch says, fidgeting his empty whiskey glass in his fingers. He'd already come in with a sour expression and droopy eyes - Simon wondered what the topic would be for tonight, but as usual, it steered towards his divorce waiting to happen.

"Already got one." He says, jerking his head to the liquor shelf. "Woodford."

Mitch laughs, letting Ghost take his empty glass and dunk it in the wash basin. "You got anyone waitin' for you after work?"

Ghost clicks his tongue, wiping the condensation off the bar top. "Rather not talk about my personal life 'ere."

"Bah - you need something young n' fresh." Mitch sighs, tapping his fingers against the wood. "Guy like you can't have something too committed, or else your work ethic will suffer."

Ghost grunts as his response. He reminds himself that Mitch was a patent, like everyone else, and he only has to tolerate his yapping for tonight - until next Friday.

Mitch turns his head to look at you, and Simon follows with his eyes: you're standing at a table, bantering with the couple seated there as you take their orders. Hair pulled back into that weird claw clip thingy Simon likes so much, posture relaxed as you leaned on one hip, a soft smile on your face as the couple takes their time placing their orders. He remembers how unfamiliar you were with it all in the beginning, and now it looks like you've been working here for the past ten years. Like you belong in his pub.

"How's she handling the job?" Mitch asks.

Simon shrugs. "Seems t' be managing just fine. Gets away with more shit than I should be allowin' 'er."

Mitch chuckles, looking back at you. "They always do when they look that good." He comments, making Ghost pause. "Price knew what he was doin' hiring her."

He feels his muscles tense subconsciously. "I hired 'er."

Mitch looks back at him, a wicked smile spreading across his face. "Simon, you ol' dog..." he begins, leaning his forearms onto the bartop. "Gotta keep the customers comin' somehow, eh?"

Ghost blinks. "I don't follow." He does; but he's giving Mitch a chance to redeem himself after his insinuation.

"C'mon, was it her face? What she wore to the interview? Did Johhny-boy see her and beg you to hire her?" He leans in towards Simon, who obliges and meets him halfway, just to hear what else the price will say, so he knows how much damage he can justify.

"I'm telling you - the only reason she probably took the job was, well.." he raises and eyebrow.

Simon waits. "Hmm?"

"You know - three big guys like you lot - not to mention that old brewmaster assistant, Garrick, I know he frequents here... well, any desperate thing like her would be throwing themselves at the opportunity."

He's livid. "Wha' opportunity?"

"Gettin hit from all sides, if you catch my drift."

Ghost nods slowly, biting the inside of his cheek until he tastes blood. He wants to punch a hole through Mitch's chest, but two patrons roughhoused in one week would make Price get on his case. He turns to the bar and grabs a whiskey glass.

"Aww, don't be like that..." Mitch says when he senses Ghost's anger. "I'm sorry. Listen - if you don't want to show her a good time, me and my buddy will. I'll leave my number and you'll give it to her for me?"

"Drink this, sober up, and go home Mitch." Ghost says, slapping the glass of clear liquid in front of the man. Mitch eyes him with a huff as he returns to washing the glasses in the bar sink.

"Fuckin' loser..." he mumbles, grabbing the glass and downing a large gulp - he immediately sputters, the drink spilling all over his front as he coughs and hacks violently. The entire floor looks over at the commotion, you included, standing by the POS and watching with a furrowed brow.

"Fuck- was that goddamn Everclear?!" He rasps.

"I think it's time y' head out, Mitch." Ghost says, leaning both of his hands against the bar. "Call your wife and kids. Stop comin' 'ere every week." He then leans in close, right in front of Mitch's face. "Cuz if I see you back at my bar again, I'm draggin' you out the back myself."

His eyes crinkle with a smile as he claps Mitch on the arm, making him jump from the impact. He quickly gets up off his seat and stumbles towards the front door, sparing one last bittwr glance between you and Ghost, before he angrily shoves his way out.

Ghost sighs, putting the Everclear back on the shelf; you walk over right on cue. "What was that about? He ok?"

Simon shrugs, closing Mitch's tab on his POS and assigning an auto-gratuity. "Dunno. Maybe my advice finally got t' the bastard."

[starscreamingg]

Why is applying to art college even a thing why can't they just come to our homes and beat us with shovels it'd be less devastating

[clangenrising]

Lads we’re eating good tonight!!! I have so many Thoughts about the latest updates - Sheperd!! Love him immediately!! Also all the world building implications of him being about to speak cat is just *chef’s kiss* - love the clan cats being confused by city cat/hunan words lol and the boys being absolutely outraged by the existence of homophobia is wonderful, you’re right lads!! That is arbitrary and stupid - Oh poor Ghost man, he is looking ROUGH. I def feel bad for him, I’ve always been fond of/sympathetic towards him. Also wondering if the loss of his ears have given him hearing issues? Very excited to see what he (and the other new city cats) get up to in the future!

Yes! Love the cross animal communication! That's actually going to become a plot point sometime this year so keep eyes out for that.

And yeah, it's so fun to explore the idea of people for whom queerness is so normalized encountering the idea of homophobia for the first time. Like without the argument of "that's how it's always been" it becomes a lot harder to explain why you have this weird rule in place.

And god, yeah, Ghost 😭 @spottyissleepy can attest that I have a lot of big feelings about him and everything he's been through. To answer your curiosity, he does have hearing loss! In addition to the normal hearing problems that come with age, he doesn't have a pinna to funnel sounds into his head so it's especially hard for him to tell directions apart. He also suffered some head trauma, possibly a concussion, when Razor and his gang beat him up which led to tinnitus. In addition, he has less natural protection on his ears now leading to an increased risk of ear infections which are very common in feral cats and can lead to lifelong symptoms. So yeah, Ghost is doing rough.

But yeah! I'm excited to see the city cats in the future <3 There's so much to explore there and I already have some plans.

[one-vivid-judgment]

Remember when I said I was gonna dice into the differences between the Eng and Spanish subs of Infinite Wealth?

WELL WAKE UP BABE, IT'S TIME FOR 'Vicky analyzes language differences'!!

Believe me when I say I would've loved to start this by dwelling on character interactions and whatnot, but as it turns out, that is a VERY time-consuming task and I'm still working on it (can you believe the Eiji-Kasuga interactions in chapter 2 ALONE take up 25 Word pages? Between Spanish subs-English translation of Spanish subs-English subs? Yeah, crazy). So, for now, let's focus on something else!

The chapter titles

As we all know by now, the English names of the chapters are all based on Elvis songs. In previous RGG games (and by that I mean the ones who actually have Spanish versions: LAD, Judgment and LJ), the chapter titles were all direct translations of their English counterparts. However, this doesn't happen in IW for the reason listed above; the meaning would pretty much be diluted, even if many Spanish speakers DO know about Elvis and have listened to his music. So, what did they do for the Spanish version:

Simple! Change the titles to Spanish songs (oldies, mostly) who convey a similar meaning. Or, as we'll see with chapter 1, a radically opposite meaning to the original, but which highlights a different side of the chapter itself/the characters personalities.

This would be a PRETTY long post if I talked about every chapter here. So, for now, let's focus on just one per post, yeah? Starting up...

In English: Doin’ the best I can

In Spanish: Voy a pasármelo bien (I’m gonna have some fun)

The songs chosen are pretty much opposites in terms of... everything, really.

In the English version, we have a very mellow Elvis song. It’s more about heartbreak than anything else, which is pretty fitting when you think about what happens in the chapter. Ichiban is living the life, with a stable job and carrying on Arakawa’s legacy (Doin' the best he can), he scores a date with Saeko and they have fun. It all comes crashing down afterwards though: Saeko rejects him then ghosts him for a year, he is exposed by the Tatara Channel and loses his job, and he goes from being ‘the hero of Yokohama’ to being at rock bottom again. At some point, after being fired, Ichiban says “Everything is back to how it used to be.” He tried his best, but it wasn’t enough (“I’ll be a dreamer, I’ll be a fool”, “Doin’ the best I can but it’s not good enough for you”).

Overall, the vibe of it is more about what goes wrong rather than the good things that happen.

Then there is the Spanish version picking a very hype song from Hombres G, a band that was very popular here in the 80s (they are still active, if anyone is interested, and they have many iconic songs under their belts. We still quote "Sufre, mamón" ('Suffer, asshole') to this day where I'm from).

The vibe is the complete opposite:

Hoy me he levantado dando un salto mortal 

Echado un par de huevos a mi sartén

Dando volteretas he llegado al baño

Me he duchado y he despilfarrado el gel

Porque hoy algo me dice

Que voy a pasármelo bien

(Today I woke up doing somersaults / threw a couple eggs in my pan / doing cartwheels I made it to the bathroom / I showered and wasted the shower gel / Cause today something tells me / that I’m gonna have some fun)

Sé que tengo algunos enemigos

Pero esta noche no podrán contar conmigo

Porque voy a convertirme en hombre lobo

Me he jurado a mí mismo que no dormiré solo

(I know I have some enemies / But tonight they can count me out / Cause I’m gonna turn into a werewolf / I swore to myself I won’t be sleeping alone)

Voy a cogerme un pedo'e los que hacen afición

Me iré arrastrando a casa con la sonrisa puesta

Mañana ya, si puedo, dormiré la siesta

Pero esta noche no, esta noche no

(I’m gonna get shit-faced like never before / I’ll drag myself back home with a smile still on / Tomorrow, if I can, I’ll take a nap / But not tonight, not tonight)

So yes, this song is all about the positive vibes before it all comes crashing down. Even so, after things do go sideways, Kasuga is still smiling and not letting it get to him (at most, he feels like shit because he dragged Adachi and Nanba down with him). The song goes very well, not only with the ‘happy’ part of the chapter, but also with Kasuga’s personality in general. Especially the “I know I have some enemies, but they can count me out.” Cause boy does Kasuga have enemies after the Tatara exposé. And even after all that, what he is worried about is how his actions affect other people, his vibes are that pure.

Overall, I would say that, although the vibes are completely different, it works as a sort of contrast. English goes for the ‘downfall’ and the sensation of failing even after trying your best not to, which is was Kasuga was trying to do employing former yakuza through Hello Work; meanwhile, Spanish chooses to go for a more light-hearted, slightly unserious tone that just so happens to perfectly match Kasuga’s personality and how he chooses to see the good side of things despite being back at rock bottom.

[brighteyedbushybrowed]

𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 On a cold evening in the cemetery, Sodo joins you and you tell him what's been on your mind for the past month.

𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭 Cemetary.

𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩(𝐬) Sodo x GN!Reader. I don't think I've used any pronouns or gendered terms for reader but please let me know if I've missed any!

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 Nothing spicy here tonight lads. Discussion of reader being a Christian in the past. Also discussions of questioning faith and not feeling worthy of who you believe in. A tiny bit fluffy.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 902 words.

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 Currently suffering with pain because when does my IBS not be an asshole to me? Irritable Bowel Syndrome more like Inconvenient Bitch Shit (pun not intended, or is it?). So this one is another short one because even though I'm unwell I wanted to write something for this Ghosttober prompt.

During the colder months at the ministry, everyone knew to wear layers under their habits and uniforms. While the heating worked just fine, the cold was unbearable in the early mornings and the dead of night, particularly outdoors where there was no heating or insulated walls to keep you warm. The rest of the siblings of sin tended to stick to the inside of the ministry during this time, but not you. To Sodo, you were the outlier and that was what made you so interesting to him.

Every evening for a month now, the fire ghoul had watched you from the ministry windows as you visited the cemetery not far from Primo’s gardens. You always wore a thick coat over your clothes, sometimes even a scarf and gloves, and never stayed any longer than twenty minutes each time he saw you. It intrigued him, unable to come up with a reason why you were there so often and for such a specific amount of time. You couldn’t have family buried there – you’d told him yourself that no family members had been laid to rest at the ministry. But if you weren’t there to pay your respects to your family, who were you there to see?

Sodo decided the next night that he would follow you down to the cemetery and find out for himself why visiting was such an integral part of your daily routine. Yes, he could ask you about it but he didn’t want you to think he was pressuring you to tell him if it was something you’d rather not talk about where others could listen in. The thought of someone spying on you brought on a sudden urge to protect you, anger bubbling in the pit of his stomach at the concept of your boundaries being crossed in such a way. And if it hurt or upset you?

The ghoul forced himself to calm down as he slowly approached the gates, spotting you at the far end in front of a monument that made him realise why you were there. It made him pause for a moment before he eventually forced himself to make his way over to you.

“I think I’ve told you before,” you told him once he reached you, not bothering to turn around as you continued to gaze up at the statue of Satan. Or at least a depiction of him. “I was a Christian before I joined the ministry. Born and raised, I guess you could say. I didn’t really know otherwise, and yet I still questioned it.”

Sodo kept his hands in the winter coat he’d wrapped himself up in, not daring to say a word.

“I wonder sometimes if I’m truly worthy of Satan. How could I, someone whose soul was made impure by a false god at birth, be worthy of His love? So, I come here every night to try and find the answer to that question. I thought that if I meditate upon this statue that maybe He would tell me or give me a sign.”

Furnace hot fingers intertwined with yours and gave your hand a gentle squeeze. “I think it’s normal to question these things. It’s healthy to have questions and doubts because that’s what makes you human. I’m not sure anyone truly has an unwavering faith in their god or deity or whatever they believe in. Part of human nature is to be curious and seek answers to the questions that others may not necessarily be able to answer.”

You glanced at him and found that he was staring down at your hands. “Do you have doubts sometimes, Sodo?”

“Sometimes.” He lifted his gaze, blazing red eyes meeting yours. “We ghouls are more like humans than some of you like to believe. We also question. We are curious. We crave answers and knowledge just as you do. Our Dark Lord undoubtedly understands this and is there to guide us, even when our faith begins to shake. It’s part of the lived experience of being on this plane of existence.”

The two of you returned to looking at the statue, a comfortably silent pause filling the air for a moment before you decided to speak up once more.

“Do you think Copia – sorry, Papa – has ever questioned his faith?”

Sodo’s laugh was abrupt but warm. “He’s human too, right? I’d be surprised if he’s never at least wondered about whether he’s worthy or if what he believes in is true.”

You chuckled along with him. “I suppose that’s true.”

“And for the record,” the ghoul said, his clawed thumb running over the back of your hand, “your soul isn’t impure or tainted just because of what you used to believe in. You get a fresh start when you join the Clergy. What is it that Papa says in that song? I know your soul is not tainted even though you’ve been told so.”

“That is indeed what the song says.”

“Well, there you go then. Even Papa says that you’re not tainted or impure. If you don’t trust what I say, trust him. Got it?”

You smiled and pressed a kiss to his cheek. “Thank you, Sodo. I’ll take what you’ve said tonight to heart.”

He hummed and pulled you against him, releasing your hand so that he could wrap his arm around your shoulders. “Good. Now let’s go inside. It’s fucking freezing out here.”

[lunar-years]

🌧️ ☔️

If you’re still doing these :)

This is from the same fic as my earlier asks because I'm apparently only capable of actively working on one fic at a time whoops

WIP ask meme 🌨 (Angst):

When she came back downstairs an hour later, smelling of lavender bath salts and her citrusy shampoo, Roy still hadn’t come home, and Jamie was sitting miserably in front of the telly watching Sex and the City. It was definitely just what had been queued up for herself earlier, which meant he’d either been too lazy, or too distracted, to change it. She sighed and took a step towards him.

He looked up as she approached, face drooped. “I’ll apologize. Promise.” 

Keeley sat down on the sofa next to him and curled into his side, nodding. “Good,” she softly, pressing a kiss into his shoulder. 

Half an hour later, they got a text in their group chat with Roy: I’m staying at mine tonight. See you tomorrow. 

Jamie stiffened beside her, reading it over her shoulder. They all still had their own homes, obviously. There’d be too many questions if Roy Kent, Keeley Jones, and Jamie Tartt’s houses all went up on the market at the exact same time. And anyway, it was just good real estate wasn’t it? Jamie used his to host the other lads when he was next on the rotation for the monthly team FIFA night. Keeley sometimes slipped away to hers for a day or two when she needed total silence, although those days were increasingly few and far between lately. Roy never went to his.

“This is my fault,” Jamie said lowly. He sounded miserable. 

☔️(Percolating fic concept I may never write): There's several actually. Most of them are either ones that would require a lot of research (I'm lazy) or ones that involve a lot of smut (of which I read quite a lot of but never write because I feel like I'm bad at it. probably because I never write it, LOL). I've thought of doing a PWP addendum to my wholesome family holiday fic where the ot3 celebrate Sexy Christmas. I've also thought of doing a wholesome addendum to that fic where Roy surprises Phoebe with a trip to Austria to celebrate Perchtenlaufen properly. But that one requires a lot of research into Austria which I haven't been up for and may never be, lol. Thirdly, I've thought of a somewhat angsty spin-off to my holiday fic where I explore the ot3's different relationships with their parents, and it's the three of them suffering through bad/awkward family dinners with Roy's parents and then Keeley's parents (bad for different reasons) but ending with family fluff where they have a great time with Georgie and Simon, who adore them :)

[dnickels]

While we're weaving the red string tonight I'm trying to make some kind of coherent belief out of the fact that Merlin and George Gently, two the bleakest shows I've ever seen, were both made for BBC One in 2008. Other than their platform and year of birth they have nothing in common as far as I can see, no producers etc. But one is about how free will does not exist and everyone's destiny is suffering, and the other one is about how it's impossible to fix society and things get worse forever for no reason other than human cruelty.

'08 was a rough year over here too but jesus lads

[genjimainshateclub]

The Zen Quote-book

"Anyone wanna hear my impression of a minecraft zombie?" proceeds to do impressions of several minecraft mobs

"Lyric, I've been waiting for this moment for many weeks. Waiting for you to see Akechi's full character. Every single moment waiting for you to beat this boss battle specifically has been painful. Every conversation we have about Akechi drives me insane. Lyric, the biggest betrayal wasn't Akechi. It was me. All along you've been convinced that I hate Akechi as equally as you do but no. Goro Akechi is my favorite Persona 5 character. I love him with every ounce of my being and every bone in my body. Pretending to hate him was the mist difficult thing in my life. He is my pookie wookie snookie moochy guppy wuppy bubble bear shmookum pie cupcake muffin rainbow puff sparkle dusty wusty. He is one of the biggest reasons why I love this game because of how relatable I find him. Yes, I kin Goro Akechi. I love the "real" Akechi. I would die for Akechi. I am always so physically crushed whenever I get to his boss battle it hurts me so much. All those things you said about him were like knives through my heart. HIS HAIR IS BEAUTIFUL HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT ABOUT HIM. All those insults got me FUCKED UP. But I had to pretend. I HAD TO PRETEND JUST SO YOU COULD GET THE FULL EXPERIENCE. I have to ask you one thing...was is worth it? WAS IT WORTH ALL MY PAIN AND SUFFERING???"

"Akechi is the other woman"

"Lucio when he's the best goodest amazingest loveliest prettiest handsomest baby girl pookie wookie snookie moochy guppy wuppy bubble bear shmookum pie cupcake muffin rainbow puff sparkle dust greenest dude silly fellow snookie bae fastest lad colorful chad music master in the whole of Overwatch"

"NOOOOOOO IM WHITEEE"

"You guys are like Persona 5. Comforting."

"If you're not gonna heal you might aswell peel"

"Emojis speak louder than words"

"I wanna milk myself"

"I'm feeling submissive today"

"She honkai on my star til' I rail"

*crying*

"Cuz I, I, I'm in the stars tonight!"

"I'm not a furry nyah~"

"Nyah- NO!"

"Lyric, Sebastian is whimpering."

"Wha- what are you doing? Wait no I don't wanna know"

"I'm so UwU baka"

"In this world its either peg, or be pegged"

"She's gaslighting, gatekeeping but she is NOT girlbossing"

"She Honkai on my Star till I Rail"

"Leon S. Penetrate"

"I wish I was Bronya, getting speared by Dan Heng."

"...D.. Deez Nuts.."

*proceeds to die*

"I’m a fan fiction writer, I can put anything I want up my ass."

"He's not built different, he's just built stupid"

"I lost my conciousness a long time ago"

"Okay Slut"

"The transition from BG3 to dragon age has been really nice-"

"Limp Dick."

"If he's screamin, that prolly means he's creamin'"

"Remember, we all edge differently"

"That's deep bro"

"I'm single and ready to knot"

[hippopotatoe]

i'm suffering some minor brainrot tonight lads, sorry 'bout that

[icharchivist]

“oh it’s getting late i should go to sleep now...”

“oh well maybe i have time for one more chapter, things are smooth at the moment”

chapter: opens on Azuma’s night terror

chapter: :) 

*CLOSES APP VIOLENTLY* YUP ENOUGH FOR TODAY GOOD NIGHT

[aleatoryw]

attempting to read an article or watch a tv show and your brain just keeps yelling “NOT INTERESTING ENOUGH, BORED!!!” and demanding you pace the house and whine to yourself about nothing

[fuzziemutt]

I kinda lowkey feel bad for changing interests so much and frequently ?

Like back in the day i was a certain interest blog to up to a y e a r and like now it's only been a couple months and I'm already looking for something else to bring me joy...

Idk i know others talk about how they wished they didn't hyperfixate on something for so long but i kinda lowkey wish i did instead of the constant looking for something that sparks the joy again and then have to reestablish myself in a new fandom so i get recognition because i like people interacting with me...

It's probs just the severe depression but it's hurts yo

[crrypt]

this man needs sleep and a hug

[donkey-rider]

The UK government is raging with transphobia so guess what

Ftm/transmasc comfort

WITH THE TBB SQUAD

Includes: reader being called lad, sir, boy, pretty, handsome, gorgeous, dude, binding, the boys about to beat the transphobes up, name change

Omega: woahhh! Your name is so cool! Does it have a meaning behind it? AND you picked it yourself? Double cool!

Echo: I think you're passing just fine, good sir. You did take your binder off right? You know how harmful overbinding can be, I'm watching you!

Tech: it's quite simple really. Your gender is just as valid and true as mine. Anyone who cannot see that is.. well.. suffering from poor intelligence. An.. idiot.. so to say.

Wrecker: aw dude! You wanna go to the gym with me? Or we can get Mantell Mix! You deserve something good after all the bad news. Anyone being transphobic to my guy is getting a knuckle sandwich!

Hunter: you see this lad? Yeah, take my knife, take it. I don't condone unnecessary violence, but if anyone says you aren't allowed to exist happily, then you give them the end of this knife, yeah? That's my lad

Crosshair: I think... I see.. a pretty, handsome boy in my sights. Don't let the world tell you you're not allowed to be yourself. Besides, they couldn't handle a gorgeous boy like you.

And heres some suggestive/nsfw because fuck it

Includes: dom/sub undertones, dysphoria, implied top surgery scars

Wrecker: so.. I thought.. maybe we could kiss our scars? Yknow, the one on my head and the ones on your chest. Of course I'd do that for you, gorgeous, anything!

Tech: oh you smart boy. You're doing so well for me, and smart boys get rewarded

Tech (because why not): oh you stupid, stupid boy, I didn't say you could come. I wonder if theres anything up there, or if you're just a pretty face

Hunter: think you can follow orders, pretty boy? Stay still, yes, good boy

Crosshair: look at that, all wet/hard for me? Desperate little thing, aren't you boy?

Crosshair (again why not): just.. for one night.. I'm yours sir. You have control tonight sir

Echo: look at me love, your body does not repel me, okay? I know neither of us are considered.. typical bodies considered attractive. But I want you. I've want to see your pleasure, because that, that truly is beautiful. Just like you are