#It's one of the first after Coco settles in the Atelier

[ace-and-ranty]

#I read a bit but I wasn’t giving it my full attention so I set it down until my stupid brain could cooperate#it’s gorgeous and I am hoping I can start for real this weekend#witch hat atelier

Please please please do, friend, you'll love it, just wait until you get to the first "ACADEMIC TRAUMA" arc, then you're gonna Get It.

english is not my first language please have mercy

[curedeity]

omg deity wait okay❔and 📝 please

Okay i think these are choose a random wip and talk about it and share a snippet of an unposted wip

Random wip and discuss it)

Ill choose two for this, a beyblade one and a nonbeyblade one. I actually dont do many multichapters for beyblade but try to do them more for other fandoms.

One of my newer but favorite wips is a madokaru shogun steel fic. Ive talked a bit about it on discord, but it basically is me trying to merge my headcanons with shogun steel canon and ask what happens then. That means that it tries to explain where hikaru was during shogun steel if she wasnt a member of the wbba. Its a love story between them, skipping around in time to canon/early postcanon with them getting closer, and then hikarus return post shogun steel. Its a pretty chill fic idea actually, but lets me talk about these characters still growing and trying new things and falling in love even after falling apart. Also blader hikaru!!! Some ideas from this fic are impacting how i think about my visual novel too

And then for other wip... god i have so many. I'll go with my 4+1 Olruggio bonding with his kids for Witch Hat Atelier. Recently got really into the series (jts so good guys literally a perfect series) and I wanted to highlight some moments between Olruggio and the apprentices. The first chapter is posted and theyre all... really long chapters. But i know what i want to do for each! The problem with this fic is just keeping it from getting too technical or boring. I tend to not plan before i write, just going in with a vague idea. It works for me, but sometimes i spend too much time on a scene that means nothing, and i have to remember to cut it out to preserve the pacing. But right now i have Tetias chapter finished, which actually was surprisingly easy to write. I feel like shed take after Olruggio a lot and love making contraptions, and i hope that shown through in the chapter. Now im on Agotts chapter, and Im trying to make it a bit more angsty to fit Agott while still just including some good bonding. Biggest struggle will 100% be cocos chapter. Ill let you know Agotts chapter takes place in... volume 3? Richehs in volume 5? And Olruggios chapter deals with a very special chapter

NOW FOR AN EXCERPT!

""I am the guardian of love and justice." Minako heard all the echoes of those words. "I am the pretty sailor-suited soldier." Minako remembered transforming for the first time, and feeling duty settle into her bones. "Sailor Moon!"" From a sailor moon fanfic im working on, featuring usagi/minako because ofc it does, its me

Also "Mari stepped off her blanket, shivering a bit as the cold, dewy grass touched her bare feet. Were they bare? They were certainly too raw for this world. She couldn't see her skin, not in the dim light." From an omori fic about headspace Mari

[what-the-stories-have-foretold]

Mabon Celebration

Oruggio x gn!reader

Autumn Celebration: Wed. 22.09.21 Mabon, Witch Hat Atelier (Harvest celebration)

My Navigation is here.

Warnings: alcohol is mentioned (cider), but that´s about it

Note: Link to the Autumn Festival Masterlist.

Note 2: Guess who put olive oil instead of vegetable oil into their apple pie crust 💀 If I'm lucky, it's not noticable with the filling and everything...

Wordcount: 1k+

You woke up before dawn. Carefully picking up Oruggio´s arm that he had lazily thrown over your body and moving it to rest beside him, you stood up from your shared bed. You left the room in quiet steps. The moment the door had softly closed behind you, you quickly walked down the creaking stairs to go outside. You brought water from the well into the kitchen and prepared a porridge for breakfast. When you finished, the sun had already coloured the sky in orange and red, like autumn leaves carried by the wind. You leaned out of the window and closed your eyes, enjoying the way the smell of breakfast mixed with the smell of corn and forest. Only a few seconds passed, and you could already hear the first pair of feet running through the Atelier.

“Professooor (Y/N)!” Tetia exclaimed, standing at the door, panting, one hand placed on the frame. You turned around, a smile already on your lips.

“Good morning, Tetia.”

Her lips stretched to a bright smile.

“Good morning to you too. Today is finally the day, right?”

“What do you mean?”, the tired, but curious voice of Coco chimed in behind her.

“Good morning, Coco,” you said, moving to set the table.

“You don´t know?” Tetia asked nearly appalled. Coco shook her head. “It´s the autumn equinox, where day and night are the same length. Us witches call it Mabon.”

“It´s like the harvest celebrations in the villages. We thank the summer for what it has brought us,” you explained.

Coco´s eyes lit up.

“A harvest celebration?” she whispered excitedly.

“Yes! Harvest and the coming winter…I can´t believe you didn´t know this with how much you read…” Tetia added.

“Well, I want to pass my next test as soon as possible, so it´s not exactly a priority on my list.”

“But it should be, after all, traditions and their meanings are just as important as creating a spell. Understanding where specific spells came from and why they are important.” The girls turned around and you looked up to nod at Quiffrey. “And knowing (Y/N), I´m certain we will be doing something magnificent today.” He said, clapping his hands.

You laughed:

“You know, this is actually your job.”

But before Quiffrey could answer you already found yourself in front of two girls looking at you with big eyes.

“Really? Did you plan something? What did you plan?”

“First breakfast,” yawned Oruggio walking into the kitchen, with Riche and Agethe trailing behind him.

After porridge, which had been filled with Tetia´s excited chatter and Coco´s questions, you stood up to put everything away.

“I thought it would be a nice idea to visit an apple orchard,” you finally announced and Coco and Tetia immediately sat up in excitement, their attention now fully on you. You looked over to Oruggio who used their inattentiveness to, at last, flee their incessant questions. “And after that you four can make apple juice, while I prepare dinner in the evening.”

“What about your apple cider?” Quiffrey asked, with hope in his eyes. You nodded.

“Yes, I will make that too, but now-“ you clapped your hands, “I want you all to get ready so we can leave in about fifteen minutes.” The moment you had finished the sentence, Tetia and Coco were up and gone.

The sweet scent of apples welcomed you in the garden of autumn dreams. Immediately, Tetia had taken Riche by the hand and dragged her away, holding her own basket tightly in her hand. Riche followed rather languidly, but she could not fully conceal the excitement in her eyes. For a while Coco stood awkwardly next to Agethe, until the dark-haired girl sighed dramatically and walked off as well. After motioning Coco to follow her, you realised that Quiffrey had disappeared between the trees too. You turned your head to smile at Oruggio who had been half leaning on an apple tree until now. For a second, his lips twitched to show you a gentle smile and he walked up behind you to encase you in a hug. He nuzzled his face into the crook of your neck, groaning.

“Can we just stay here?"

“I need to make sure we have enough apples though, or do you not want any cider?”

He sighed into your shoulder, squeezing you for a second then letting you go, leaving only his arm to lazily rest around your waist.

You returned to the Atelier in the afternoon. As the girls were outside with Quiffrey, finding leaves and acorns to decorate the house with, you began preparing the last bits for the day. The apple pie was already baking in the oven, with leaves made of dough adorning it, and the dish, yellow and red from pumpkins, carrots and potatoes, was cooking on the stove. Sweet chestnuts were roasting over a little fire that Oruggio created a few steps away from you, the both of you simply basking in the comfort of the holiday. Soon the smell of fall filled the entire house.

Freshly baked bread already stood on the table when the girls came back, ornaments in their hair as well as decoration in their arms to place them around the kitchen. With the table now bedecked with cones and acorns, you placed the pot of mashed goods in the middle, steaming and of the colour of autumn. You had placed the apple pie on the windowsill to cool, so that it could be eaten soon after dinner.

Dusk fell red and warm. The days would now become progressively colder and darker. You sighed as you put away the dishes. Oruggio was hugging you from behind as you both listened to Quiffrey tell the girls a story of old lore in the next room. When the night was finally dark, and the girls had bid you a goodnight, Oruggio hummed into your neck, telling you to hurry up so you could go to bed as well. And as you settled into the beige sheets of your bed, locked between the arms of your love, his chest pressing against your back and his soft snores caressing your neck (he always fell asleep upon hitting the mattress), you smiled. Scooting closer, you too were welcomed by an autumn dream.

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Bookshelf Briefs 9/26/19

Black Clover, Vol. 17 | By Yuki Tabata | Viz Media – As predicted, friends are fighting friends in this one, as a good deal of the cast have been Possessed By Elves. Not Asta, of course; he’s our hero. But Yuno seems to be affected… except he proves to be the only one with the mental strength to throw it off. I’d roll my eyes at this if it weren’t Black Clover, a series that runs on clichés. Speaking of which, remember that nun from chapter one? The one Asta is theoretically still in love with? She returns here as the villains go after the orphanage, allowing Asta and Yuno to return and show off how much they’ve grown. Black Clover loves to run on things we’ve seen before, but this volume may have had a bit TOO much of that, as it was unsurprising. But still fun. – Sean Gaffney

Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 2 | By Mika Yamamori | Viz Media – I will admit, this series is going to live or die on how far it takes the teacher student romance—I don’t THINK it’s endgame, but as with most shoujo it’s hard to make sure. (Shonen romances are nice enough to telegraph the winner in the first chapter.) It’s well-crafted, and the author seems to be aware of the issues it involves, but we shall see. Till then, I do enjoy the kids hanging out with each other, particularly when Suzume manages to be so sleepy during a study break that Yuyuya’s mask slips off and she starts berating her in front of everyone—though the masochistic guys she then starts to attract are less welcome. I enjoy the sense of humor and characters in this, despite some issues. – Sean Gaffney

Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 2 | By Mika Yamamori | VIZ Media – Daytime Shooting Star continues to be far better than it seems like it’s going to be, with a student-teacher romance at its core. The important factor, of course, is that Suzune’s love for Shishio is unrequited, though he does finally become aware of it at the end of this volume. One thing I really love is that there’s drama—Suzune has made friends with Yuyuka (who has a subplot of her own in which she slips up and shows her true belligerent self and gains some masochistic devotees as a result) and is attempting to shield her from the knowledge that the boy Yuyuka likes (Mamura) instead likes Suzune—but no cartoonish, over-the-top villains. There’s just complicated circumstances and likable characters and it’s all really great. I hope it doesn’t spoil it all by doing something stupid like hooking up Suzune and Shishio, at least while she’s still a student. – Michelle Smith

Emanon, Vol. 2: Emanon Wanderer, Part One | By Shinji Kajio and Kenji Tsurata | Dark Horse Comics – This is two large short stories continuing the story of a young woman who has memories going back to the dawn of time. We get a better understanding of what happens when she moves from mother to daughter, and what happens to the mother—it’s disturbing and a bit terrifying, no surprises there. The current Emanon also has a twin brother, something that’s never happened before, and their reunion is as awkward as you can imagine. As for the first story, boy howdy that is a lot of nudity. It’s absolutely gorgeous—the art alone is worth buying this for. But boy howdy, that is an AWFUL lot of nudity. Interested to see where this goes next. – Sean Gaffney

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 11 | By Satoru Noda | Viz Media – This volume gives us the Golden Kamuy equivalent of Bonnie and Clyde in two lovers, now reunited after he gets out of prison, who love to make love and also love to kill people. Naturally, they run afoul of the 7th Division, but the action sequences are absolute gold. Meanwhile, Sugimoto and company are running into a new outlaw running around defiling animals. Biblically. If you’re the sort to be bothered by a two-page spread of a man screwing a deer… well, you likely stopped reading Golden Kamuy long ago, but I feel I should give the warning anyway. It’s also sort of hilarious, like a lot of Golden Kamuy‘s grossest moments. Even for a series that runs on pure “what the hell?” this volume was pretty bonkers. – Sean Gaffney

The Ideal Sponger Life, Vol. 3 | By Tsunehiko Watanabe and Neko Hinotsuki | Seven Seas – Even when our lead couple have successfully coupled, there’s still intrigue. Zenjiro NOT taking a second lover is proving to be, you’ll pardon me, a royal pain, and his pretense (which is somewhat true) that he’s so gaga over Aura that he can’t even look at another woman will only take him so far. Worse, once Aura’s pregnancy gets out, it turns out that Zenjiro’s ancestors may actually ALSO be from this world, which means trouble if the two magical powers combine in their child. Fortunately, our hero is also really good at contractual language, something we rarely see in an isekai. I’ll be honest, this is a LOT more interesting than I was ever expecting. I want more. – Sean Gaffney

Queen Bee, Vol. 1 | By Shizuru Seino | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – I read Seino’s Girl Got Game back in the day, but truth be told, I didn’t like it very much. Queen Bee is definitely an improvement, though I continue to not love Seino-sensei’s approach to zany comedy. (I just think too hard about where random chainsaws came from, for example.) Anyway, the premise here is that Mihane Hirata is an aggressive girl with a scary face who’s in love with the class prince, Toma. He thinks she’s interesting and wants to get to know her, but doesn’t want her for a girlfriend. What I didn’t like was all the background characters who keep popping up to comment about how hideous Mihane is, but what I do like is both Mihane’s self-loathing and Toma’s insistence that she should just be herself. If this were longer, I might pass, but as it’s complete in three volumes, I will probably finish reading it. – Michelle Smith

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!, Vol. 1 | By Take| Seven Seas – Given the titular heroine, all puns intended, and the fact that the book literally has a raised cover so you can see her boobs stick out, you would think this would in fact be pretty lewd. It’s not. Aside from one or two accidental gropes and a brief shot of Uzaki in the shower, this is not a title about boobs. What is it? Well, picture Teasing Master Takagi-san if she were actually bad at it. Uzaki really likes her sempai and wants to hang out with him all the time. He finds her overeager personality and ludicrous breasts to be rather exhausting, but doesn’t dislike her per se, so they do in fact hang out a lot. Slice-of-life then occurs. If you like that sort of manga, and can tolerate the breasts, this is worth a look. – Sean Gaffney

The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 | By Kousuke Oono | Viz Media – One of the manga debuts that I was most looking forward to this year was The Way of the Househusband. The premise is simple enough—a legendary yakuza boss known as The Immortal Dragon has left the underworld behind and now lives a his life as a stay-at-home spouse—but Oono’s execution is brilliant. The intensity, fervor, and complete earnestness of this former yakuza in his approach to household chores, shopping, and all the rest is magnificent to behold. I would certainly be interested in learning more about The Immortal Dragon’s wife and the story behind them settling down into marital bliss, but even if that is never more than hinted at, I expect The Way of the Househusband will continue to be immensely satisfying and ridiculous in the best sort of ways. I was not at all disappointed by the first volume and am eagerly awaiting future installments. – Ash Brown

The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 | By Kousuke Oono | VIZ Media – Tatsu used to be a revered yakuza known as “The Immortal Dragon,” but now he’s given up that life to pursue happy domesticity. Seldom has a series won my heart so quickly. It actually wasn’t the “cozy yakuza comedy” aspect, though that offers plenty of amusing scenarios, from Tatsu thoroughly intimidating an unscrupulous door-to-door salesman to drafting rival thugs to help him at a bargain sale to taking cooking lessons with a bunch of ladies to exclaiming “hot damn” over a great deal on cabbage. No, it was the cat, curiously sauntering into the background to survey the goings-on. The kitty has the best reactions (and some bonus chapters of his own). Tatsu’s career-woman/otaku wife Miku is great, too, and I look forward to the story of how they met. This short volume goes by swiftly, but it is quite the treat. – Michelle Smith

Why Shouldn’t a Detestable Demon Lord Fall in Love? Vol. 1 | By Nekomata Nuko and teffish| Sol Press – This book is like just eating pure sugar from the bag. For once the demon lord is the one summoned to another world. He’s fine with that, as a) everyone hated and misunderstood him in his own world, and b) his summoner is a hot young woman raising two cute orphan children. He’s nice. She’s nice. The kids are nice. Even the tsundere kid is really nice. There is an evil lord and his evil assistant, and they are the standard “I have no redeeming features” brand of evil, but you get the sense they were put in by editorial decree. The author just likes writing sweet married life scenes. I don’t know whether this deserves more volumes, but it was pretty good. – Sean Gaffney

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 3 | By Kamome Shirahama | Kodansha Comics – It’s titles like these that make you realize the sorts of things Harry Potter didn’t do. After resolving the cliffhanger of the previous volume, Coco continues to learn how to be a witch, helped by a young man in a potions workshop who can’t see colors, which makes it hard to, well, tell potions apart, as absentminded folks don’t really label them well. He’s a smart cookie, though, and shows her a shortcut that might help save her mother. Meanwhile, a lot of forces are making things more difficult for her—both actual antagonists, giving her secret powerful ink, or her own teacher, who may be more of a smiling villain than anything else. One of the best new titles this year. – Sean Gaffney

By: Ash Brown