#Kaka all you can eat

[spinningwebsandtales]

Imagine Kafka Taking You On A Date

Kafka Hibino X FemReader

Rating: T

Warnings: A little steamy but it's just a whole lotta fluff

Word Count: 2k

Requested by @banana658

(A/N:) I didn't meant for this to take me as long as it did. I've been in a little writing slump as my artwork is taking most of my time. It doesn't help that I have a painful cyst in my wrist. But I can tough it out especially when I get to write cute stuff like this! I just love writing for Kafka and getting requests for him are like a present to me! I'm glad to see other fangirls appreciate Kafka like I do! So I hope you enjoy this little piece of fluff and that is everything you wanted and that it was also worth a little bit of the wait! I still have several Kafka works sitting in my drafts so keep an eye out! Until next time happy reading! ~Countess

Kafka leaned against a building wall, tucking his hands into his pockets while strangers passed him by. It was a nice change of pace seeing civilians so relaxed, despite the fact that a kaiju attack could come at any moment. It was thanks to The Defense Force that people could have some semblance of normalcy and he so desperately wanted to join that team. And he had one last chance, one more time to try before his age caught up to him once and for all. But he shook his head, shoving those thoughts to the back of his mind as he continued to wait. He hoped for just one evening the kaiju would pity him and let him have this moment to enjoy something he never allowed himself. Rushed footsteps had Kaka turning his head towards the sound pushing any remaining thoughts to the very back of his mind. He spotted you quickly making your way through the flood of the crowd. You waved when you noticed Kafka staring and he waved back. His heart began to pound a little harder, seeing your messy bun and casual clothes that were both comfy and stunning on you. In seconds you stood before him panting and tucking strands of hair that had slipped loose.

"Sorry I'm late," you panted. "I got caught at work and I ran home to change. I hope you weren't waiting here long."

"Nah I haven't been here that long at all," he grinned easing your worries. In all honesty he would wait an eternity for you if it was required. He kept that embarrassing thought to himself though.

"How was work," you asked while adjusting the strap of your purse that had slipped in your rush.

"Messy," Kafka replied causing you to giggle.

"I salute you and all the crews that clean up the kaiju aftermath. I couldn't do it."

"The smell isn't so bad once you get used to it," Kafka shrugged before offering you his arm. "Though intestine duty sucks! Nobody can get used to that part." He knew you were being nice, asking him about his work but he refused to let the topic of kaiju guts ruin his night out with you.

"Seriously," you took Kafka's arm leaning up against him while your fingers threaded together with his. "I appreciate what you do Kafka. The Defense Force gets all the glory and they should but I don't want you guys to feel like nobody appreciates you."

He blushed, glad to have people like you to realize the important work he and his fellow kaiju cleaners do.

"How was work for you," Kafka asked, happy to have a chance to change the subject as you both walked together. The softness of your fingers laced with his wasn't lost on him as he was having a hard time keeping himself together.

"Ugh busy," you deflated. "I was so excited about tonight that everyone and their aunt came in to slow me down. Then when you're naturally in a hurry everything slows you down. But I made it and I'm here with you so that's all that matters."

"You don't have to be in a hurry to be on time with me. I would wait for you as long as it takes. You're worth every second."

"Well aren't you sweet Kafka," you cooed as a blush darkened Kafka's cheeks.

"Soooo," he coughed, "how about conveyor belt sushi?"

"Yes please! I'm starving and I feel like I could eat my body weight in sushi right now."

"Good because I know the perfect place."

"Lead the way oh valiant man of kaiju disposal!"

The place Kafka chose was packed with the dinner rush but you both were able to snag the last booth before the line outside started to gather. Kafka helped you to sit before taking his seat in the booth across from you. He knew most girls would hate having to be in such a cheap place, they rather have the expensive sushi restaurants. But not you, you were always content and happy to be around him no matter where you both went. You were watching the little plates go around and around, trying to decide what you wanted first and Kafka was just content just watching you instead. You glanced towards the screen at the table, of the anime character keychains the restaurant was advertising if you ate so many plates. Kafka made it his mission right then that he wasn't leaving until you at least had one keychain, even if it wasn't exactly the one you wanted.

"Who are you wanting to get (Y/N)," Kafka leaned in to ask.

You pointed," Him! He's my absolute favorite but I would take any one of them honestly. It's fun just to see the surprise."

He nodded, "Well we can't get you your prize unless we start eating so dig in!"

"Gladly," you beamed.

Easy conversation passed between you both as plates began to pile on the table. Kafka would take the time out to slide them into the counter and it wouldn't be long until you had that prize in hand. You had forgotten about the prize so far as you were enjoying the food. While you stuck with most of your favorites you weren't scared to branch out and try other things you normally wouldn't. You picked up a plate while Kafka slid more plates getting them out of the way and counted, you took a bite. You could have melted into the floor at the delicious taste and you knew you had to share with Kafka.

"That good huh," he chuckled.

"You have to try some!"

"Okay," Kafka smiled. "I'll grab one as it comes by."

"You don't have to," you picked up the other sushi piece with your chopsticks and held it out to him. "Here have this piece!"

Kafka looked at you before glancing at your chopsticks. The ones you had been using since the meal began and it made him shiver.

"I couldn't possibly take yours. You really like it."

You still held the sushi out a stubborn pout on your face and Kafka knew he couldn't win against you. He liked you too much and he would count this indirect kiss as a blessing. He took the food and you were right it was delicious. Though he did have to fight the red in his cheeks before you noticed. Kafka gulped as you took another bite with the chopsticks you just used to feed him. That's when you jolted, realizing what you just did.

"Kafka I am so sorry," you couldn't believe you didn't realize. "I wasn't thinking! I hope I didn't make you feel uncomfortable."

He waved his hands quickly trying to dash your fears, "No it's fine! It didn't bother me at all! I just didn't want you grossed out that you shared your chopsticks with me and I didn't want to take a piece of the food you're enjoying."

"I want to share," you replied pushing the plate towards him. "I never want to be selfish whenever it comes to you."

"I don't think you have a selfish bone in your body," Kafka replied as he took your hand when you released the plate. He kissed your wrist gently and placed it back on the table. He turned to put more plates into the counter when you tried to reply. It was that moment that you both had eaten enough and your prize dropped down cutting the conversation short. Kafka gently took it from the chute and deposited it into your hand.

"Your prize! Open it let's see who you got," he grinned brightly and you shivered in anticipation.

Kafka paid the tab and held the door open for you as you both made it back onto the street. You skipped happily your new keychain already put on your purse. You had to stop yourself from squealing in the restaurant when you opened the capsule to see the character you wanted nestled inside. Kafka had clapped for you, extremely happy that on the first try you had gotten the keychain you wanted. His mind kept racing as did his heart at the thought of your radiant smile.

This time Kafka took your hand, lacing your fingers together. He had never been happier than in this moment. He had a lot riding on tomorrow and he wanted to remember this time for a long time just in case everything didn't go well tomorrow.

"Are you okay," you interrupted his thoughts as you felt Kafka's body stiffen.

He sighed, "Yeah. I take the physical test tomorrow for The Defense Force. Ichikawa pushed me to try again and he's testing with me. The kid has a lot of potential but I'm still skirting by by the edge of my teeth. And I'm terrified, it's my last chance as I'll be too old next year and that's the end of my dream."

You squeezed Kafka's hand tightly, trying to will the confidence you had in him into his being. "You can do this Kafka. I believe in you and Japan could use a man like you in The Defense Force. I know your best friend is a captain and she's amazing, but you're amazing too. You just have to realize that and know that nobody can judge you by things you can and can't do. Just give it your all I know you can do it!"

Kafka wiped at his eyes and tugged you into a crushing hug. You squeezed him back tightly glad that you were able to encourage him, even if it was just a little bit.

"C'mon let's get you home so you can be well rested for tomorrow," you finally said when he let you go.

"That eager to get rid of me," he chuckled while he sniffled.

"Absolutely not but a Defense Force officer in the making needs plenty of rest!"

"Yes ma'am," Kafka saluted. "But I'm making sure you get home safely. I'll go straight home I promise."

"Pinky promise," you glared knowing that Kafka had a habit of enjoying a beer or two once he got home.

He wrapped your pinky with his and nodded, "I promise."

You leaned in kissing his cheek, "For luck."

He cupped your cheek and pressed his forehead to yours as your pinkies remained intertwined. He brushed a tender kiss against your lips. You melted against him tugging him closer with hand pulling at the collar of his shirt. He deepened the kiss leaving you breathless as you both finally realized the tension between you two melting away. Kafka had tried to rein in his feelings, afraid that he would lose you if you knew how he felt about you. But as you kissed back he realized how much you felt the same. Parting from you he kept his forehead against yours, trying to catch his breath as he gazed into your misty eyes.

"I wanted to do that for awhile now," he admitted.

"Me too," you smiled blushing bright pink. "But no more distractions get me home!"

Kafka swung your clasped hands making you laugh as you both continued talking. Dreaming about the future as he lead you home, making sure you were safe inside before you closed the door. As promised Kafka went straight home and got ready for bed. He just knew he would make it this time and it was all thanks to you. He couldn't wait to call you tomorrow and tell you that he made it. He fell asleep with your smile in his thoughts and the kiss still lingering on his lips.

[tanoraqui]

Dungeon Meshi Liveblog: Musing on Ages, & Dragon Prep

"Desire" mention - how much does Tensu know of the details of the origin of dungeons? (More than I do, probably...but I know this is thematically important.)

"Us"? Aren't gnomes another long-lived species? Ok this is going to be continuously relevant to the geopolitics so I need to break it down. From the wiki:

Elves: lifespan: 400; adult at 80

Gnomes: lifespan: 240; adult at 40

Dwarves: lifespan: 200; adult at 40

Tallmen: lifespan: 60; adult at 16

Orcs: lifespan: 55; adult at 14

Kobolds: lifespan: 55; adult at 13

Halffoots: lifespan: 50; adult at 14

I see - so really we're dealing with 3 factions: Elves, Gnomes & Dwarves, and Everyone Else. I find it interesting that the longer-lived races reach maturity at 17-20% of their average lifespan, while the younger-lived races all do so at around 25% of their average lifespan. I feel a little like this is a cop-out on the writer's part in trying to keep the ages of maturity a little closer to one another - though of course it's a cultural thing by each race (and, I'm sure, each culture within each race - idk how monolithic the whole comic will treat them, but it would track with the thematic worldbuilding for their to be multiple distinct social groups within each race, even if they do tent to band together against the other races!)

Based on the categories of "long-lived" and "short-lived", the latter seem to view all of the former as much the same - but I'm SURE the Elves have a different view of it, and I'm sure the Dwarves and, as we see here, Gnomes, are very aware of and irritated by the Elves' view.

...and as we see here, and earlier with Chilchuck admitting to being 29 (solidly middle-aged!) and Marcille going, "Aw, so you are a kid!", people rarely make any effort to understand each others relative ages, instead just coasting on their own life-based assumptions.

With reference to above, we can see that Namari at 61 is pretty exactly equivalent to Kaka and Kiki at 20.

Also: this little scene wasn't in the show at all and I love it! Namari in mentor mode!

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ALRIGHT RED DRAGON TIME!! Hey look, literally the 2nd panel in this ghost city is 2/3 winged lions by volume. Hmmm...

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I love how it's explicitly Shuro's job to get the final killshot, presumably because he has Feats for this (ie, cool-looking moments) as a "real" anime character (Easterner). This literally bears up with what we see of him in the future.

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Chilchuck: I will NOT fight!

Chilchuck: I'll totally be dragon bait with you, though.

Chilchuck: Not that I care if you succeed or survive or anything! I'm only here because you paid up front.

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Laios using the Inspiring Leader speech feat! They're all having a Heroes' Feast before fighting the dragon, a classic pre-dragon act for bonus HP and immunity to being Frightened! I know this isn't actually D&D but that post that I think came through my queue earlier today is right: it DOES have the same bones. It's like reading the Locked Tomb and being aware that this author was deep in Homestuck, or Scholomance vis a vis Harry Potter canon and fandom. I know where this writer has been, because I have been there too.

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THE BOY IS HERE! THE MAN THE MYTH THE OVERWORKED* LEGEND!

THIS SISTER-EATING MOTHERFUCKER!!

*Crack AU where the whole dragon fight is averted because it talks and somehow the conversation leads to Chilchuck going, "And the Mage isn't even letting you sleep? Tsk. You've got to start a union." And then Laios gets all starry-eyed, "A Monster Union?!" And then the Mage is eventually defeated by all the monsters of the dungeon, and also the poor sane ghosts as well, unionizing against him, and "king" becomes just the title for the Union Rep, whose main job is to honk an airhorn at presumptuous Elves and tell them to fuck off like a Canadian goose.

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I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

[seranstuff]

What I think happens when Saiki and akechi eats cake together

Akechi: Did you know that the earliest cakes in history were more like bread? Ancient Egyptians were some of the first to bake cakes, which were sweetened with honey and had nuts or dried fruits mixed in. These cakes weren’t fluffy like today’s cakes, though! The first fluffy cakes didn’t emerge until bakers started using eggs as leavening agents in the 17th century. Oh, and the word “cake” itself comes from the Old Norse word kaka, which means “a baked thing.” Imagine if people just went around calling it “baked thing” instead of cake—how charmingly vague!AND SPEAKING OF VIKINGS…The Old Norse influence reminds me: Vikings loved honey. It wasn’t just used for food; they also brewed mead, which is a honey-based alcoholic drink. Mead was often used in ceremonies, like weddings, hence the term “honeymoon.” And weddings themselves had food traditions involving cakes for centuries! For example, in medieval England, wedding guests would pile small cakes on top of each other. The bride and groom would then try to kiss over the stack. If they succeeded without toppling it, it was said to bring good fortune. What an odd test of balance, right?BUT BACK TO CAKE! Modern cakes wouldn’t be the same without baking powder, invented by Alfred Bird in 1843. Without it, cakes wouldn’t rise evenly, and we’d probably still be stuck with dense bread-like versions of cakes. Fun fact: Angel food cake, which is all light and airy, uses no fat at all! It relies solely on whipped egg whites for its texture, which is why it’s tricky to make. Oh, and chiffon cake—did you know it was invented by a salesman? Harry Baker, in 1927. He kept the recipe secret for decades before selling it to General Mills.THAT REMINDS ME OF SECRETS! People love secrets, don’t they? Did you know that the Great Fire of London in 1666 supposedly started in a bakery on Pudding Lane? Imagine if it were cake instead of pudding that caught fire! Oh, and pudding! In Britain, “pudding” can refer to desserts in general, but originally, it was a dish made from meat and grains. This is why blood pudding exists! Nothing to do with cake, but it’s a fascinating transition for how words evolve. Speaking of evolution… EVOLUTIONARY BIRTHDAYS The tradition of birthday cakes started with the ancient Greeks. They would bake moon-shaped cakes to honor Artemis, the goddess of the moon, and light candles on them to represent the moon’s glow. Blowing out the candles and making a wish? That tradition came later. Germans are credited with popularizing the modern birthday cake during the 18th century with “Kinderfest,” a birthday celebration for children. OH, AND LIGHTING CANDLES! Did you know that candles were once made from animal fat? That would make cakes with candles a very smelly affair. But the invention of paraffin wax in the 19th century revolutionized candles and made them more practical. Wax, by the way, is fascinating—it can preserve things for centuries. Archaeologists have found wax-sealed jars from thousands of years ago, still perfectly intact. NOW BACK TO CAKE—AND IN SPACE! Did you know astronauts eat cake? Well, sort of. Space food is designed to be crumb-free, so they usually eat cake-like food in vacuum-sealed containers or in the form of moist snacks. Crumbs floating around in zero gravity are a big no-no because they can clog equipment or get into astronauts’ eyes.

Saiki: what are you talking about.

[cosmichorrorsarestillnicerthanme]

Spending Time With Them-Mai Natsume, Trinity Glassfile, Es, and Celica A. Mercury

"Anonymous asked: Really enjoyed your "What it would be like hanging out with them" BlazBlue scenarios. Then I realized that my favorite gals weren't on 😭. Do you think you can do one for Mai Natsume, Trinity Gladsfille, and Es (Xblaze)?"

Fun Fact: Originally Mai was supposed to be on the original list, I even recalled writing something for her and everything. However, once I actually went to put in her Eye Catch, I couldn’t find it and it turns out I had not written anything for her. Trinity and Es were also originally on the list but were cut due to a lack of ideas for them.

Time spent with Mai would involve a lot of animals, especially strange ones and doubly so for reptiles.

She really likes reptiles.

Something about them always piqued her interest.

She would love it if she could share that interest with you, and especially if she could talk about it or just dump all the strange factoids and tidbits of information she can onto you.

Spending time with Trinity would most likely be spent with a cup of tea in hand.

Her personal preference is black tea, but she is interested to see what you choose.

Other than that, the two of you would probably enjoy the silence, and, depending on the weather, Trinity might try to “stealthily” scoot over to where she would be leaning into you.

Or, she will at the very least try to do so, though she’ll probably sike herself out of it.

Spending time with Es can go one of four ways.

Eating pudding.

Or eating pudding while reading, or people watching, or watching a documentary on some strange subject.

Es likes pudding to an unnatural degree.

She Also likes watching strange doccumenteries.

Spending time with Celica would involve a lot of walking and strolling and exploring.

Especially in the cooler times of year before winter when the weather is the perfect mix of cool and warm.

That, mixed with Celica’s own dislike of keeping still and her lack of directional sense often leads to some…

Interesting moments.

Who knew those little Kaka’s were so vicious?

[britcision]

Alright, it’s time to talk about Lycion and dysmorphia and being a trans allegory

Because… yeah, I think a lot of people can really relate to being scared of mirrors because you hate everything you see in them, and going to extreme lengths to get a body you love

It’s not a complicated allegory

But, and I think this is pretty important and possibly more useful to the trans community than declaring him ours and trans… dysmorphia and dysphoria are not exclusive to trans people

They’re not even particularly related to any part of the body; it can be any part of it

And like 15 years ago when I was learning about trans issues and shit, I went and did a little research, because I eat knowledge. And y’know what fully settled any questions I had?

Found a case about a lady with what is currently being called body integrity/identity disorder, which is basically dysmorphia so severe that people have otherwise healthy limbs amputated to be able to live life in a body they can stand

This lady got both legs fully amputated, got a wheelchair, and became a pillar of her community where before she was almost bed bound

And y’know what, if that’s a thing that can happen and we can all agree that removing her legs was integral to her health, y’know what seems completely trivial by comparison?

Every gender affirming surgery ever

And y’know what is even more trivial?

All the other transition measures that have nothing to do with surgery, like hormones, puberty blockers, and social transitioning

Being trans has become a super political idea for basically no reason whatsoever, but it’s harder to maintain that ideology if you learn about things like dysphoria and dysmorphia as just medical conditions that absolutely anyone can get, and then look at what that means for gender dysphoria

Cuz if peoples’ brains can decide an entire limb has Got To Go then yeah, they’re probably also capable of deciding “that pronoun is Wrong” and we can take that just as seriously; it’s a much easier fix and also free

Basically I’m saying Lycion is our gateway drug cuz if you can understand this elf hates his body so hard he became a werewolf about it, are you really gonna throw a fit over someone getting a packer?

None of this to say you can’t or shouldn’t headcanon him as trans (and unless it comes directly and unambiguously from Ryoko Kui it’s a headcanon, nothing wrong with that it’s what fanon is for)

Just, y’know. Sound folks out on him without mentioning that part right away for your own safety and possibly entertainment 😁👉👉

Oh and super important: he’s not canonically cis either. Pretty sure it was just never specified. Enjoy and apply this knowledge across every character ever whose assigned birth gender isn’t brought up in canon

The thing Lycion definitely is in canon is a goddamn furry and an otherkin allegory, and arrested for awoo crimes. He’s one of only 5 characters in the Adventurer’s Bible with a stated gender (the others being Otta, Kaka, Kiki, and Inutade - everyone else has pronouns but no gendered nouns in English at least)

(Lycion’s “definitely a man” - or “definitely male” in the official translation, which technically excludes him from the gendered committee altogether)

You are, of course, welcome to disregard canon in all things you do - I personally encourage it, it’s much more fun to play in the space and do your own thing, and Dunmeshi has deliciously efficient story telling; there is so much empty space to play in

[ohai-there]

Can you please write a fanfic where reader is kakashi's soulmate who isn't aware about it... She doesn't believe in soulmates so shika and kakashi and the gang and others help kaka by hiring the reader as personal chef in the hokage residence.. they slowly begin getting close and it's followed by fluff and smut please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please

errr I don't really write reader/SI stuff and smut is something i can only write when the stars align (horny, high motivation, high energy, lots of time) haha but I can give you a snippet :) "I really am so glad that you came to help," Ayame chirps gratefully as she dries off her hands, "I really don't know what i would do without you."

"Shoo, shoo," you say, nudging her towards back entrance, "go and visit Uncle Teuchi, I'll hold the fort until dinner. Tell Uncle I said I hope he's doing better, today."

Ayame leaves with an exhausted, graceful smile and jogs out, disappearing behind the door quickly. When you'd heard news of Uncle Teuchi collapsing from health issues, you'd dropped your job as a waitress of a tea shop in the quiet town of Oe and headed straight to Konoha to check in on your uncle and cousin.

Poor Ayame had been drowning at the workload of keeping Ramen Ichiraku as usual while fretting for her father's health, so you'd just told her I can help, and she'd run you through with the basics of keeping the store open.

Ayame wakes at three in the morning to get the broth going, and gets the shop warmed up until you begin at ten, before the lunch rush, then she gets a few hours break to visit Uncle Teuchi and catch a small nap, before she's back to help with the dinner rush, before clocking out when it quiets down and leaving you to close.

It's a good, stable system. You always were more of a night-owl than a morning bird, and the customers understand that you're new and learning, and are very much forgiving to your slower speed.

The only real downside to the job is - "Aw, Ayame-chan's already gone for the day?" Naruto Uzumaki, the supposed next Hokage asks as he saunters into the shop with a grin - the damn shinobi.

Not that you have any particular hatred for shinobi, but they're just... Well, they're murderers for hire, no matter how you try and dress it. It sure doesn't help that all the blood does something to their brain - as one of your colleagues from the teahouse had whispered to you after a fight had broken out - they're all odd.

Naruto's a good boy, though, he's not quite like the other shinobi who frequent Ichiraku, nor like the occasional ninja you'd seen at the teahouse on those rare days. The problem with Naruto is that where he goes, more shinobi follow - he just has something about him that invites others to join him.

Usually it's that shinobi with the scar over his nose, sometimes it's the youngsters with the freaky eyes and the one with the dog, but today it's a spiky haired, lazy faced man and the goddamned Hokage - again.

"Welcome," you says stiffly, as the air inside the shop gets stuffy with claustrophobia, it's the guards, Ayame had said casually, they're invisible - some shinobi magic - but they have to come in to make sure that Hokage-sama is safe, "Ayame-chan already left to visit Teuchi-oji."

"Ah, right. I'll make sure to visit him, too. He's doing okay?" Naruto beams at you, smile white and bright.

"I think so, what can I get for you today?"

You turn to start cooking up some pork, mouthing along silently as Naruto says, "miso ramen with pork! Extra pork!" and you say, "yes, yes, what about everyone else?"

"I'll have tonkotsu," the lazy one says, slumping into his seat, and the Hokage hums a bit, "I'll have whatever you recommend!"

Customers like that are the worst, how are you supposed to know what they're feeling like eating? You hold back your scowl as you turn back to the brother and make a second serving of Naruto's order to give the Hokage, miso is basic enough that everyone should like it, right?

It takes a while, you're definitely not as skillful as Ayame when it comes to making the ramen, you'd always preferred frying, but you're passable enough the eventually you get three decent bowls served to your customers, Naruto's and the lazy one's served first with twin calls of, "itadakimasu," before they eat and you turn and take the Hokage's bowl, reaching over the counter and placing it in front of him.

He watches you the entire time, his eyes glued to your hands, ignoring the bowl of ramen you'd just placed in front of him to stare at your fingers.

"I didn't poison it," you say dryly, "eat before it gets cold."

"Ahaha, of course I wasn't thinking that, that'd be cruel..." the Hokage says, his eyes flickering to your face as he slowly reaches up to hook a finger to pull his mask down.

You just watch him blankly as the fabric pulls down and reveals a straight nose, thin lips, pale skin and a single beauty mark.

Fuck, you think to yourself, willing the heat in your cheeks to dissipate, why is he always so pretty, because he is, his jaw sharp and bones delicate enough to teeter between classically handsome and unfairly beautiful.

The Hokage's lips pull tight over his white, straight teeth in a soft smile, "itadakimasu," he says smoothly and begins eating with a bright, "delicious!" even though you know that your ramen is mediocre in comparison to Teuchi-oji's and Ayame's skillful cooking - you always overcook the noodles just a bit - and the Hokage's light eyelashes casting a shadow on his cheeks as he lowers his head to slurp up some ramen what the fuck why are they longer than your own?

You're dragged from your staring by the lazy one's voice, "say, what do you think about soulmates?" he's already done eating, and has taken to watching you carefully.

You can't help the disdain from twitching across your face, "I suppose soulmates are an idealistic concept," "I'm asking what you think about them," you can't help but click your tongue, "the idea of having one person you're locked into by fate or whatever, it's a bit... I don't like it, the thought of being trapped from the beginning like that."

"Do you believe in it?"

"Not really," you shrug as Naruto finishes up his bowl, raising a hand saying one more, please! and you turn to get started on another bowl of miso with extra pork, "if soulmates were a thing, wouldn't there be more proof of it? Maybe it's more of a I'll believe it when I see it kind of thing for me, perhaps."

"What about the red string of fate tied around your pinky?"

"Sounds inconvenient," you say, frying the pork with a nice sear, "wouldn't it get caught on something?" and the lazy one just replies with, "hm," and you begin scooping the broth for Naruto, "shinobi-san, is there a reason for your interrogation? Did you find your soulmate? If it's me, I think you're out of luck. You're not quite my type."

"Not me," the shinobi says, his face blank as you turn to give NAruto his second serve, "I'll take a beer."

"Shikamaru-kun," the Hokage pipes up, pulling his mask up as he finishes eating, "you're still on the clock," and the lazy one, Shikamaru, scowls and says, "you owe me, Hokage-sama."

"Now, now, didn't I say to just call me Kakashi? No Hokage-sama going on here," then he looks directly at you, and winks, the bastard knows he's handsome, the fucker, "you don't need to formalities, too."

"Hokage-sama," you say, trying to keep professional, "are you the one paying today?"

"Oh what's that? I think I hear an emergency, I've got to go!" the Hokage chirps and in a flash, far too quick for you to see, disappears in a blur, leaving a single leaf floating onto his empty seat. You stare at it for a second, before you turn to Shikamaru, "you'd better pay for his share."

Shikamaru curses lowly under his breath and takes a gulp of his beer, "bastard," and gives you a curt nod, "by the way, what are you planning on doing after Teuchi-san has recovered?"

You think for a second - you'd essentially thrown away your life in Oe in your haste to come to Konoha to support your only remaining family, so there's nothing left for you in the little town you'd spent the past decade of your life in - so you just shrug and say, "Ayame-chan and Teuchi-oji are my only remaining family. This shop's a bit too small for three of us, though, so I might try to find a job somewhere else so I have enough to get my own place. I'm not too poor at waitressing nor cooking; just not ramen."

"An offer, then," Shikamaru says as Naruto calls out another bowl! Please! and you turn to make Naruto's third serving of ramen, "well paying, extremely safe, board included."

You hum, laying down the pork to sizzle satisfyingly in the oiled pan, "sounds too good to be true, what's the catch?" you add in an extra slice of pork, because Naruto is a good kid and perhaps your favourite customer.

"No catch," Shikamaru says, then, "okay, maybe one catch. You'll need to deal with shinobi, a lot," and that makes you pause, because you'd been trying to keep your general discomfort around shinobi as quiet as possible, damn, how unprofessional.

"What's the job?"

"A personal cook," Shikamaru says after a brief second of silence, "for the Hokage. You'd be offered to stay in the Hokage Residence - there are a lot of empty houses for hoursekeepers and servants available in the compound, you'd need to make three meals a day on all weekdays."

You whirl on your heel, spatula in hand and pointed at Shikamaru from flipping the pork, "I'm not a servant, I'm not going to do anyone's laundry or clean their house nor tuck them into bed, do you understand?"

There's a displeased pull to Shikamaru's face and he just sighs and mutters something like troublesome under his breath and says, "right. Just cooking."

You huff, putting Naruto's bowl down in front of him with a grim smile and he says, "thanks, nee-chan!" and begins scarfing down his ramen, and you turn to Shikamaru, "we can discuss this further after Teuchi-oji recovers. I want a written contract of all specifications by then, to review and decide."

"You should just say yes," Naruto says with his mouth stuffed full, "Kakashi-sensei wouldn't treat you bad."

You grimace and pinch his cheek, "you should just focus on eating. Besides, aren't you a shinobi? You shouldn't be so wishy-washy about things that affect your future."

"But it's Kakashi-sensei! And you're you."

"What's that supposed to mean?" You give his cheek a pull and Naruto spills out half-chewed noodles from his mouth with an ow, ow, ow, nothing, sorry!

Shikamaru, watching the entire interaction, grumbles he owes me so much, then says, "I'll get you the contract by the end of the week. Teuchi-san is already well on his way to recovery," and then he pushes up and saunters from the shop, throwing out a sloppy wave and a quick, "Naruto's paying for all of our meals," just as the door slides shut.

"Wait, Shika?! Everyone's ramen?!!" Naruto yelps, looking like he's about to run after his friend but you grasp him by the collar of his jumpsuit and just say, "Naruto-kun, you'd better not be thinking about running off without paying."

He gulps, "can't you put it on Kakashi-sensei?"

Damn shinobi.

[crimneo]

The Kaka Experience.

Due to circumstances with a recent scheme, Roman and Neo needed a place to hide from authorities.  Being in a completely different world, they needed Ragna's help in which he brought them somewhere they didn't quite expect.

(Note: Felt like making something with these little buggers here.)

Torchwick:  You know, I didn't expect something like this to be your hideout.

Ragna:  It's not a hideout, it's just… one of the only safe places I know

The three of them were currently sitting on a hill as multiple little kaka kittens played on top of them.  Two of which were currently on Torchwick’s shoulders.

Kaka kitten 1:  (Plays with Roman's hair)  Wow the new guy's hair is so smooth.

Kaka kittens 2:  (Takes off Roman's hat)  And so orange!

Torchwick:  (Grabs hat)  Hey hey!  Careful with the hat!

Kaka kittens 1:  It's so orange… like a fruit.  (Starts nomming on his head)

Torchwick (annoyed):  Ragna…  They're trying to eat me.

Roman looks towards Ragna who currently has one kaka kitten on his shoulder playing with his spiky hair and another crawling within his jacket.

Ragna:  Just let'em, they won't bite.

Torchwick:  But they’re going to get slobber on my hair.

Kaka kitten 2:  (Licks his hair)  It doesn't taste like a fruit.

Kaka kitten 1:  (still nomming) *muffled* I'm still trying.  The juices might be inside.

Torchwick:  Neo!  Do something!

Neo, who has been playing with another kitten, goes to help Roman and take the kaka kitten off his shoulder.

Torchwick:  Thank you.

Neo made a considerate smile over the appreciation.

Unbeknownst to her however, her appearance gained the attention of the kaka kitten she held; in which they began to get a closer look at her.  

Kaka kitten 1:  …?  *gasp*  ICE CREAM!!!  (Squirms around to try and get closer)

Neo looked at the kitten with her head tilted in confusion, before noticing the many other kaka kittens staring at her.

Kaka kitten 5 (Curious):  She looks like ice cream.

Kaka kitten 9 (Enthusiastic):  She must taste like one too.

Kaka kitten 11:  I wanna taste her!

Every kitten:  Me too!!!

Soon enough, Neo realized what was going on and immediately used her semblance to disappear.

Kaka kitten 5:  Woah… she disappeared.

Kaka kitten 6:  Aw… I wanted to taste her.

Being hidden, Neo sighed with relief and was grateful for having a useful semblance.

Torchwick:  Looks like she wouldn't want to deal with this handful either.  Well, it's a good thing her semblance is great for hiding.

Ragna:  Yeah… that's not gonna last.

They all turned towards the kaka's who were sniffing the air as if they were trying to find a scent.  Eventually…

Kaka kitten 1:  *sniff* *sniff* (Turns to the top of a vacant hill)  Found her!!!

The kaka kitten leaped towards her supposed whereabouts and grabbed onto what looked to have just been the air and began licking it.

Neo's camouflaged reverted back as she tried shaking the kitten off her leg, before realizing that her cover was blown.

Soon enough, almost all of the kaka kittens rushed towards and tackled her to the ground as they all tried to get a taste.

Neo never hated animals; even if these Kaka's weren't regular animals, she never minded them being playful; but this… was just too much.

Ragna:  Hey!  Knock it off you guys!  You're bothering her!

Torchwick:  Oh so you'll speak up for her, but not for me.

Ragna:  You would've done the same.  (Gets up)

Torchwick:  I would've at least made a bargain.

Ragna heads over to the crowd all the while Neo tries to fight off the swarm.

Ragna:  Alright kids!  That’s enough!  (Reaches in and pulls Neo out of the pile)  Neo’s tired, you got to let her rest. Understood.

Every kitten (disappointed):  Aww… but we're hungry.

Ragna:  Well she's not food, so you're not gonna get it through her; but if you're hungry, I'll see if I can make something for all of you guys, alright?

Every kitten (cheerfully):  Okay!  (They all scattered off)

Ragna:  (Puts her down)  You alright?

Neo was perturbed over what had happened, but tried to shrug it off.

*Pulls out sign*

“How do you deal with them?”

Ragna:  Eh, they're not that hard to deal with, they're just kids… who behave like cats.

Torchwick:  Don't they bother you?

Ragna:  They can be annoying, but after some time you get used to them.  (Looks at the kaka's chasing each other around)  Besides, that's just how they are, no need to make a big deal over it.

Neo then stared at Ragna in wonder before smirking.

'What do you know, sounds like he'd make a good dad.'

Torchwick:  Still, I find it hard to believe that you'd make this your safe place.  It's efficient, but I always thought your safe spot would be like... a cave.

Ragna:  You think I-!  Uh… forget it.

Torchwick:  Guess that's a yes.

Ragna:  Shut up.  And for your information, I like this place; it's peaceful and barely any authorities show up, so I can rest easy around here.

Torchwick:  No authorities...  (Smirks) Huh.  Well… in that case.  (Lay's down with one leg over the other)  I guess I can find it in me to relax here.

Ragna:  Whatever.  (Sits back down)

Neo keeps an eye on the kaka's as she slowly follows suit.

Ragna:  (notices)  Hey, take it easy.  Sure they can be a handful, but they’re harmless.  Don't let'em ruin your fun.

Neo looked at Ragna in awe, before smiling and laying down on the grass.

Kaka kitten 7:  Excuse me.

Neo sat up and looked at the kitten.

Kaka kitten 7:  I didn't get to taste anything yet so… could I try again please?

Neo looked at the kitten with concern in her eyes, pondering over what to do with the kid.

She glanced towards Ragna to see what he thought.

Ragna: (nonchalant wave)  You're free to tell them no. Your choice.

Neo looked back at the kitten who was giving her the puppy eyes [ironically].  She was not impressed, but could tell that they really wanted to lick her and a part of her told her that she should just let'em.

‘Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to let'em.  Maybe then they'll stop.’

She sighed and grabbed the kitten by their waist and put them close to her cheek.

The kitten got excited and began getting a couple of licks in.

Neo thought it was weird being licked at first, but she soon grew to not mind it.  Even if the kaka kitten was not a traditional animal, it was still a cat no less.

Ragna:   (Smirks)  Having fun?

Neo responded by smirking back at him.

Kaka kitten 6:  I want a turn!

Kaka kitten 11:  Me too!

Ragna:  Hey!  You know she's not actually ice cream?!

The kaka's ignored him as they all began running towards Neo.

Neo, not wanting to be swarmed again, ran.  With her semblance useless around the kittens, she didn't have any other choice.

Ragna:  Hey!  That's enough kids!  I said I'll make you food so stop it!  (Chases after the group)

Soon enough, a big chase began within the village.  More kaka kittens joined in on the chase as they ran around, while the village elders paid no mind to it as it's nothing too out of the ordinary for them.

Torchwick:  (Still laying on the grass)  A bit hard to relax with all the noise.

Taokaka:  *gasp*  IS THAT ICE CREAM LADY?!!!

Ragna:  DON'T YOU THINK ABOUT IT, TAO!!!

Torchwick: Yep... Very hard to relax.

[anarchy-and-piglins]

Random bird facts! (Mostly about birds from my country cause that's all I really know but they're really weird birds here so you get some neat facts!) . My country's airforce mascot is the Kiwi bird. A very well known, FLIGHTLESS bird. Which I will never not find funny. . When we were trying (and failing) to do a flag design referendum, one of the actual flags proposed was a clip art and ms paint rendition of a Kiwi bird with laser beams being shot out of its eyes. Sadly, that option did not make it to the final voting stage. But it got close. . Kiwi birds lay a single egg that is roughly about 2/3rds of its total body mass. The thing is MASSIVE for it's size! How it doesn't kill the bird is still a mystery. . Kiwi bird feathers are very similar to fur, they have WHISKERS, they take up the same evolutionary niche of most rodents, and their nostrils are at the tip of their beak rather than the base like most other birds. The point of the nostrils being there is to help them sniff out little grubs and fruits in the leaf litter on the forest floor, but it also has proven useful during floods as they will simply flip their beak up like a snorkle and bob their way to dry ground. They're not great at swimming but they are great at floating. . Kiwi birds are nocturnal and watching them play on trail cams and nightvision cams is incredibly entertaining, they are so goofy, highly recommend. . Most of my country's birds are flightless as the islands they live on were mostly predator free until the introduction of humans. Due to the isolation, they all ended up evolving to take up a lot of evolutionary niches that would normally be filled by other animals. We have birds that are very similar to rodents and we used to have bird that took up the grazing/hunting niche that looked like massive ostriches called Moas, they most likely hunted smaller birds and grazed on ferns and grasses, and the only thing that dared to hunt them before humans was a giant fuck off eagle that was known as the largest eagle in earth's history called the Haast eagle. Sadly they both went extinct but we still have viable dna stored in labs so....could possibly bring them back? Maybe? Not sure if that's a good idea as they probably wouldn't do well with humans.

. We have the world's only alpine parrot! The Kea! They're our equivalent to crows as they are just as intelligent, but like if a crow had a knife and knew how to use it cause Keas have massive beaks and no fear of humans and have been recorded tearing open CARS to get inside because they saw something they wanted. Tourists are often told to NOT feed the Keas and keep all shiny objects and food hidden in the trunk of the car so the Keas won't see it through the windshield because they CAN and WILL destroy your car/purse/vehicle/bags/etc... to get what they want. They are not actively malicious btw, they're just like toddlers with inhuman strength and no sense of boundaries. They're very curious and playful, again they're very similar to crows and ravens, and they love playing in the snow! . We also have Kaka's, the Keas slightly more shy and better behaved cousin. Only slightly though. I got bit by one who saw I hid a bag of chips in my backpack and it landed on me to try and undo the sipper on it so I wrapped my arms around the bag to hold it shut and it literally looked at me and slowly pinched my arm with it's beak while staring at me like "open the bag, OPEN THE BAG! I want treats!!! How dare!" Didn't break skin but still, little guy was basically threatening to eat me if I didn't give my chips.

. Kakapo are our super endangered flightless parrots that look like fuzzy green melons I swear. There's been attempts to try and get them repopulated but unfortunately, unlike the Kea and Kaka, Kakapo are very....stupid when it comes to reproducing and I will not say more.

. We have giant fucking pigeons called Kereru and they are notoriously bad at flying to the point there are warning signs on roads near where they live that warn drivers of them potentially falling out of the sky.

. The majority of our birds are named after Pokemon naming conventions! As in Pokemon are named after the sound they make, and our birds are too! If you listen to their songs or the sounds they make (such as with the Kereru, it's mostly quiet but it has a whistle feather that makes a sound when it flies which is the sound it's named for) they sound very similar to their names! I think it's cool!

. We have burrowing penguins.

OH THESE ARE WONDERFUL!

I actually knew quite a bit about the Kiwi bird because I did a presentation on them in middle school for some reason (we all had to pick an animal and I was a weird kid I guess) but I love the bird facts :D thank you!

[eerielake12]

Isekai Slow Life Headcanons b/c I need more content for the fandom 💀

Fellows: (only a handful since there’s so many 💀)

- Maxim is just naturally clumsy. He doesn’t know why, but he just is.

- Belle and Fifi are childhood friends and they are each other’s wingman

- Reir probably has a secret stash of random junk hidden somewhere 💀

- Lincale’s bag is practically a bottomless pit, and he somehow has EVERYTHING you need in it. Medicine? Check. Bandages? Check! Advil? Check! A lighter? Check! Etc, etc…

- Dr. Dotor’s brain is partially damaged, which is why he became slightly unhinged. Either that, or he’s just been undead for a long time

- Rogile knows all the village tea. He has a knack for suddenly (and conveniently) appearing when people are sharing the latest gossip.

- Fifi accidentally set Belle’s favorite pan on fire, and secretly replaced, and never told her. Rogile knows, however.

- Angie and Liz have been dating for 5 years now (I headcanon Angie to be 20 and Liz to be 21)

- Angie is bisexual, and Liz is lesbian

- Dr. Dotor is also completely immune to pain, and likely won’t notice if he gets stabbed

- Lincale has the ability to regenerate (as a lizard) and likes to bask in the sun for energy (as a lizard)

- Fifi is femme, and Belle is more masc, and she’s the one to say Fifi ordered no pickles 🥒

- Brotien loves to eat after a long workout. It just makes sense

- Witty is the master of sarcasm

Family: (again, only a few)

- Gina’s name was actually a nickname that stuck

- Wenreesa loves to explore areas around the village to either curb boredom, or discover new areas

- He is also pansexual, because why not? Lol

- Chihaya loves to study random things, even if the knowledge seems useless. She is also close to Angie as they often share each other’s interests (art, plants, etc)

- Isatila’s been dancing for almost 10 years (she’s around 23 in my headcanon)

- She was also mildly scared of Lincale when they first met, since he’s a lizard, and they eat flowers

- Melody loves singing, but is embarrassed by it, so she doesn’t do it

- As much as she loves her kids, Vivian can be tired from their energy, so Chihaya, Bren, and Wenreesa step in to take care of them while she, Herna, and Freyja go for a girls trip

- Kaka’s “intimacy” scale is platonic, because he looks like a cub 💀

- Lina is a fantastic cook

Please request more if you have any! I won’t do the Lord Mushroom, since it’s, well, you. But I’ll do family, and fellows!

[stocious]

oh man, am i late. but it's time for tag game tuesday. on a thursday. close enough! i was tagged by @jrooc, @creepkinginc, @surviving-maybe, @mybrainismelted, @dynamic-power, @ian-galagher, @transmickey, @ardent-fox, @milkovichrules, @skylerwinchester, @juliakayyy and @lupeloto. wow, i love you all my pocket friends! 🖤

name: kaka

last song you listened to: spotify says two pills by tx2.

artist on Spotify giving you the feels right now: idk about feels but im obsessing over code mistake with corpse and bmth right now.

fave Blorbo Moment: mickey's "look i love you" never fails to TAKE. ME. OUT. well, anytime that man says he loves ian you can find me on the floor sobbing, even the "i don't do normal gallagher"-love you. horny bastard. 🖤

your guilty pleasure snack: i will eat all the christmas baked goods. also coleslaw? i eat tubs of it like a little snack pot.

what food are you craving today: having a weird food day so nothing really.

last fanfic tab you opened: psychopump by @sgtmickeyslaughter! it was recced in the fic club and i ATE. y'all should go check it out!

favorite fic project you've created: well, i only ever finished lava java, and that's cute and all. i am putting together this small town thing though.

next tattoo you want (or would consider if you're not a tattoo person): man i wanna finish my sleeve but the last session triggered a really bad panic attack for me so i got a little scared to go back. but i also want a tarot card and a spooky, strange cat.

what's living in your head rent free this week: i told nosho about this strange cursed demon dream thing i had and i'm thinking about it all day, every day. but also cah with the fic club. cahcahcah. [insert :chompmickey:]. no work, only cah.

alright since i'm really late, idk who to tag, but just know i love you all and have this hug! 🖤

[transmurderbug]

🍂Tag Game Wednesday! 🍂

Thank you for the tag Kaka @stocious 💙 and Nosho @creepkinginc! 💙🥰

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which character from any media would you like to have as a father? I have no idea 🤔 I'd accept some of the cool dads.

if money, laws, time, and effort were no object, what animal would you want to have? A dragon. Or a horse.

what is your Chinese takeout order? There's almost exclusively only one Chinese dish I can eat and that is the... fragrant tender chicken breast? I think that's what it's called (with noodles)

what's your favourite emoji? 🫂

would you rather have a library, greenhouse, or home theater in your house? In this order all three? Is that an option? It is now 😌

what childhood tv show do you think of the most fondly? I loved Teen Titans and Scooby Doo as a kid. But I was also more of an Animal Planet and National Geographic kid, so...

what was your tumblr like when you first joined? Pretty much the same as now.

what clothing style do you love but don't feel compelled to replicate yourself? I don't think I can think of one.

if you were plopped into a fictional world, which one would you know the layout of the best? Berk or Alagaësia. I think. I'm sure I could think of more...

what is your favourite piece of art? Hmm. I have a lot... I love Anguish by August Friedrich Schenk and Egri nők by Bertalan Székely

do you have a water bottle? what does it look like? I have a bunch. Some are plain, some have all kinds of patterns or decorations.

what fanfic trope is a quiet fave? Angst. Hurt/comfort.

do you carry a daily bag? what does it look like? what's the weirdest thing in it? I do. It's a relatively large camouflage bag. The weirdest thing in it... I usually have salt and sweeteners with me, maybe that counts as weird?

if you had to ship Mickey with another Gallagher, who would it be? Ouch. I've stumbled upon some Lip/Mickey fics and while they didn't make me gag, I'd still pass. So... no.

what is a fanfic trope you didn't expect to like and then very much did? ABO. When I first read an ABO fic, I really didn't like it and left pretty fast. Then one day, it grew on me 😆

Do you think s11 Mickey can still carry s11 Ian? I think so? Small, but mighty. He's short, but definitely strong. Plus, it really depends on the lifting technique. I think he would need a proper carrying technique, so definitely no "bridal style", but yes.

who got custody of the killing bat when they sold the house? Carl. -----------

I'm not late today, so I'm tagging some cool people to participate, if you want. If not, here, you can have a mushroom 🍄 @deathclassic @ian-galagher @bawlbrayker @transmickey @meagaboooo @dynamic-power @deedala @crossmydna @juliakayyy @heymrspatel @palepinkgoat @sweetperversiongirl @spacerockwriting @jrooc @francesrose3 @krystallouwho @steorie @depressedstressedlemonzest @gardenerian @suzy-queued @lupeloto @metalheadmickey @look-i-love-u @darlingian @scurvgirl and anyone else who wants to 😌

[broken-clover]

6- Play

Got a bit backed up, but considering tomorrow's the weekend and I'm already about 85% of the way through the next prompt, I'm not gonna worry about it too much. Just trying to enjoy the process!

Today I'm going to Blazblue, because when I think lighthearted silly comfort, Taokaka is one of the first characters to pop up. She's great. And I'd gladly take this as an excuse for some goofy bonding time with cousin Ragna, because if this is a series stuffed full of fluff and a bunch of fictional characters I love, then I'm absolutely dragging in headcanons too. This is my circus now.

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Did Kakas follow any kind of logical system? That was a riddle for the ages, and Ragna had no intention of providing an answer. His regular life already pushed him to the very edges of his sanity. He had no intention in trying to scientifically dissect the rationale of what was basically chaos incarnate. Sure, Terumi was a loose cannon, but from a purely measured analysis, the Kaka clan steamrolled him to the point of making the god look like a persnickety rule-follower.

They were, at least, funny about it. Ragna had been laying low in their village for a little while, which gave him many opportunities to be face-to-face with their personal brand of ‘what-the-hell-are-you-doing.’ Some things, if he thought about it, were sort of normal cat behavior. Falling asleep at random was normalized, he’d seen many of them pause mid-activity or halfway through a conversation to sleep in wherever was convenient. There were no table manners to speak of whatsoever- then again, he himself wasn’t the neatest, either. Most Kakas spent their days the way children did; they ate, they slept, they frolicked, all without any real thought going on behind their eyes.

A few Kakas were able to string more than a few sentences along without breaking for a nap or rambling about finding something to eat. If he had any serious questions, he tended to go to them. Then again, ‘smarter’ and ‘smart’ were two different things. Maybe it was silly to be surprised. He tended to stick around Tao, anyway, she was the one he knew best, so he felt more comfortable.

…It still did not mean he understood her behaviors, though. After getting separated, he’d found her swatting some kind of rubber ball between her paws. The thing was visibly battered, riddled with teeth marks and unknown dark stains, but Tao was messing with it like it was the hottest new thing this year. Several of the town’s kittens tried to smack at it, but she danced just out of reach whenever they got close.

“Tao?” He asked, putting a hand on his hip. “The heck are you doing?”

She continued playing while she turned to face him, somehow still keeping the toy out of the kittens’ grasp. “Meow! Tao’s playing Kaka-ball, Good Guy! Wanna play?”

“‘Kaka-ball?’ I’ve never seen you play that before, so...I’m pretty sure you made it up just now. And where did you even get-”

Before he could object further, the kittens became more interested in him than in the ball. They swarmed him, mewling in delight and rubbing against his legs.

“Play! Play! Good Guy’s gotta play with us!”

“Let’s play, Good Guy!”

“I wanna play Kaka-ball with Good Guy!”

“I guess it’s settled then, meow!” Tao chirped. “Good Guy can be the boss of one team, and Tao can be boss of the other!”

“But I don’t- oh, fine…” Ragna sighed. He’d been through much worse. He could play some goofy little game for a few minutes.

He watched the cats circle him. Several clustered around Tao, while the rest made a wobbly line nearby him. “Let’s play Kaka-ball, meow!” The girl announced. “Try to keep the ball away from Good Guy, meow! He’s super strong, but Tao is super fast!”

Tao tossed the ball in the air, and it landed in the middle of their little group. She crouched to the ground on all fours, tail swishing back and forth. As he looked on, Ragna noticed the others doing the same.

He blinked in quiet confusion. “Uh…so do we just-”

“Mrr!” He was cut off by Tao’s yowling.“Cheater! Cheater! You can’t be all tall like that, it’s not fair! You gotta get down and run around on the grass like everyone else, it’s no fun if you can just catch the ball!”

The kittens murmured in agreement. He looked at them all with dismay. “Tao, I’m not a cat, you can’t just expect me to-”

“Cheeeeeater!”

He groaned. Screw it, screw the whole thing. He’d never had much dignity to begin with.

As soon as he awkwardly crouched down, the Kakas purred with approval. “Okay, now we can start! Ready? Tao says one-two-three GO!”

Several cats dove for the ball immediately. Even if he wasn’t weirdly off-balanced, Ragna would have stayed back and stayed out of trouble. He’d already lost track of who was on what team. Why had he thought this was a good idea?

“Good Guy! Catch!”

The ball flew in his direction. He reached out to catch it, only remembering last-second about Tao’s complaints. It hit his palms, but he let it bounce and hit the dirt. More kittens immediately turned in his direction, eyes expectant.

“Uh…” Ragna looked back and forth. “Catch?”

He pawed the ball with the back of his hand, nudging it toward one of the kittens off to the side, and it was like he’d given the cats the best news of their life. Tao started cheering, even as she began chasing the next kitten who had caught the ball.

“C'mon! Run, Good Guy! Gotta keep up!”

It wasn’t exactly comfortable, but there was something hilarious about how goddamn bizarre it all was, to the point where he cracked a smile. He hobbled after the pack on all fours, swatting at the grass to try and grab the ball again.

[krimsonkatt]

King Kookookaka, the first boss from Chaos;Domain. He is a crazed berserker warrior and mad scientist from Mushell Isle who can eat a magick herb to transform into a lumbering giant. For the first boss of the game he is quite hard, which is primary because of him having two distinct forms. His first form is pretty easy, using the art "crazy dance" which does major physical damage to 4 random foes and "crazy fire" which does major fire damage to 4 random foes with the chance of inflicting daze.

The real battle begins as Kookookaka loses all his HP, eating his magick herb and transforming into his monstrous berserker form, wielding a massive axe. After a detailed and intimidating intro the boss fight truely begins with intense music to go along with it. His second form, Super Kaka, is very tough, using the ultra-powerful art "Labrys Strike" to deal massive smash damage to all foes. He can also use "Dark Arcfire" which deals massive fire and dark damage to all foes twice and his most dangerous art, "Evil Smirk." Evil Smirk is a special counter that only triggers when Super Kaka lands a critical hit, dodges an attack, hits a weakness, or the party hits one of his resistances. Evil Smirk doubles the power of his next physical or magickal attack and causes him to automatically block a single attack. His other arts include Triple Hit and Rage Screen, the former dealing major smash damage to one foe 3 times and the latter raising his HIT, CRI, and P.EVA.

When I originally envisioned this character back when I was a kid I imagined him as sort of a Bowser Jr inspired trickster character who primarily uses machines to fight. I even imagined him using Bowser Jr's theme from Super Mario Galaxy as he dances around fighting you. He's also inspired by some... less than desirable stereotypes about Native Americans and other indigenous peoples that I was taught in elementary school in the 2000s. I tried to scrub as much as that racist DNA from the current incarnation of the character, but only so much could be done.

[llycaons]

dunmeshi ep9 - I'm a little behind

I watched the entire opening, which I don't usually do. but it's so pleasing. and I'm watching this while eating dinner! I made roasted sweet potatoes and butternut squash and carrots on sunday and I've been enjoying it all week. it's a very orange bowl as I'm sure you can imagine

ONE WEEK??! it feels like it's been at least 2 or more

I can't stand this old bitch

wait this is a pattern with him...lmao

wlw/wlw hostility

BLEGH. senshi's like a cat

it sucks that kaka and kiki were basically background characters with barely a line or personality trait to them. every single character in this episode got to be people with opinions and ideas and interesting dialogue except them. and mrs. tansu I guess. it's a bad look though

[iamjapanesegirl]

I love this song very much so I tried it translation🙄♡

いい感じのゲリラ豪雨

(ii kan zi no gerira gouu)

What’s a good timing of sudden downpour

月経周期 基礎体温

(gekkei syuuki kiso taion)

My menstrual cycle , my basal body temperature

全部知ってる大きな愛を

(zenbu si xtu teru oo kina ai wo)

My love , that I know it all,

今日は誰にも邪魔させないのだ

(kyou ha dare ni mo zyama sa se nai no da)

I never let anyone disturb today

浮かれてジャンプしてパンツが見えてる

(u kare te zyanpu si te pantu ga mie teru)

I jump in high spirits so my underwear is showing

笑いすぎてもう 涙がでてくる

(wara isugi te mou namida ga de te kuru)

I laugh too much so my tears are coming out

誰にもわかってほしくないから 日記にかかない幸せ

(dare ni mo wakaxtu te hosiku nai kara nikki ni kaka nai siawa se)

I don’t want anyone to understand , so never write down this happiness in my diary

君が買ってきた魔法のダウニー

(kun ga ka xtu te ki ta mahou no dauni-)

The magic Downy you bought

フワフワのタオルにふたりくるまって

(huwahuwa no taoru ni hutari kurumaxtu te)

We are both wrapping in this fluffy towel

今を生きるなんてもう古いでしょ

(ima wo i kiru nante mou huru i desyo)

Yes, living in the moment is lame now

なるべくずっとこうしていようよ

(narubeku zutto kou si te iyo u yo)

Let’s stay like this until it is possible

終わりだけゆめみてた ふたりだけれど

(o wari dake yumemi te ta hutari da keredo)

We were dreaming only the end , but

超不安だから超食べちゃう

(tyou huan da kara tyou ta be tyau)

Being super anxious , I eat super a lot

太っていいよとか言われちゃう

(huto xtu te ii yo toka i wa se tyau)

Like you’ll say I am okay to be fat

ちゃらんぽらんだった君のほうが

(tyaranporan daxtu ta kimi no hou ga)

Even you used to be happy-go-lucky,

ちゃんとしちゃうくらい甘えちゃう

(tyan to si tyau kurai ama e tyau)

I’ll be spoiling you that you’ll be mature

うち汚いけどベットの上だけ

(uti kitana i kedo beddo no ue dake)

My house is messy, but I can make it clean only on my bed

きれいにかたして幸せのステージ

(kirei ni katasi te siawa se no sute-zi)

and make it the stage of happiness

今を生きるとかもうダサいでしょ

(ima wo i kiru toka mou dasai desyo)

Yes, living in the moment is lame now

なるべくずっと一緒にいようよ

(narubeku zutto issyo ni iyo u yo)

Let’s stay like this until it is possible

わたしだけ あなただけ 知ってるきせつ

(watasi dake anata dake si xtu teru kisetu)

That season, that only I and you know

[rabbitcruiser]

National Cake Decorating Day

Try your hand at cake decorating. From sheet cake to cupcakes, complex frosting flowers to simple sprinkles, there’s something out there for everyone.

Every year, on October 10th, we celebrate a unique and delightful holiday that brings joy to both the eyes and the palate – National Cake Decorating Day. This day is dedicated to the artistry and creativity that goes into making cakes not just delicious, but also visually stunning. Whether you’re a professional pastry chef or a home baker, this day is a chance to showcase your skills, learn new techniques, and appreciate the beauty of decorated cakes.

History of National Cake Decorating Day

The art of cake decorating has a rich and fascinating history that dates back centuries. The earliest cakes, which were enjoyed thousands of years ago, were simple creations. One of the earliest known cakes was a flat cake known as plakous, made using flour mixed with milk, eggs, nuts, and honey. This was a far cry from the elaborately decorated cakes we are accustomed to today. The word we use today, “cake”, comes from the Old Norse word “kaka”, which was what Vikings called a dessert that was quite similar to modern cakes.

The trend of decorating cakes didn’t start until the 17th century in Europe. At that time, decorating a cake was a simple matter of adding flavor. However, as the centuries passed, the art of cake decoration evolved and was refined. Today, how a cake looks is just as important as how it tastes, pushing both amateur and professional cake decorators to take their skills to the next level. The evolution of cake decorating has been influenced by various factors, including cultural trends, technological advancements, and the creativity of individual decorators.

How to Celebrate National Cake Decorating Day

Celebrating National Cake Decorating Day is all about creativity, fun, and of course, cake! Here are some ways you can join in the festivities:

Decorate a Cake: This is the most obvious and fun way to celebrate the day. Bake your favorite cake and let your imagination run wild with the decorations. You could use frosting, sprinkles, edible glitter, fondant shapes, and more. The possibilities are endless, and the best part is that you get to eat your delicious creation when you’re done!

Learn New Techniques: Use this day as an opportunity to learn new cake decorating techniques. There are plenty of tutorials online that can teach you everything from basic frosting techniques to advanced fondant work. Learning a new skill can be incredibly rewarding, and who knows, you might discover a new passion!

Share Your Creations: Show off your cake-decorating skills by sharing pictures of your creations on social media. Use the hashtag #NationalCakeDecoratingDay to join the wider conversation and see what other cake enthusiasts are creating. This is a great way to get inspiration for your next cake-decorating project.

Appreciate the Art: Take some time to appreciate the work of professional cake decorators. You could visit a local bakery, attend a cake decorating demonstration, or simply browse decorated cakes online. The intricate designs and attention to detail that go into professionally decorated cakes are truly a sight to behold.

Host a Cake Decorating Party: Gather your friends and family for a cake decorating party. Provide plain cakes or cupcakes, a variety of frostings and decorations, and let everyone’s creativity shine. This can be a fun and delicious way to spend time together.

Remember, the goal of this day is to have fun and enjoy the process of decorating, no matter your skill level. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a complete beginner, this day is a chance to have fun, learn something new, and indulge in some delicious cake. So grab your frosting, sprinkles, and edible glitter, and get ready to celebrate National Cake Decorating Day in style!

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