#LMAO STUPID LIZARD EYES

[bijoumikhawal]

I've gotten tired of making a post like this every few months so let's just fire a few of these off, and feel free to add on! Tropes you should at minimum reconsider using when you write or talk about Julian Bashir:

Mentions of "harem" pants, "Arabian nights" aesthetics, etc. These are improper terminology (that feeds into racist ideas) for real things, and when using that terminology those things are often being misrepresented. For my part, if you would actually like to know about the material culture of the Middle East and North Africa, I'm a "hobby" researcher of that very topic and will readily answer asks about it- with the caveat that I mostly know about Egypt, and I'm not the best person to ask about Sudanese specific culture even though I know a little, and I don't know much about Indian or Pakistani fashion (mentioning because these seem to be the most common cultures brought up around Julian).

comparisons to monkeys, apes, the word "simian". This should be obvious but it happens a fair amount, and it's almost comedic given a common trope is to comment on how much Garak hates being compared to a lizard.

This is separate but the way some people use mammalian tips from writing xenofic and trying to understand how an alien would think and categorize things into something that feels very exoticifying. It's not a "full stop, do not do this" but it is something I've noticed

Jokes about how undesirable Julian is. He's the exception that proves the rule about fandom's obsession with white twinks and a rare example of a brown nerd who isn't pinned into the "Couldn't sleep with a woman if they were the last two people on earth" box. I'm not saying we can't make fun of how he flirts just- Stay clear of Raj BBT territory

Conversely: my most hated garashir trope is when the author makes Julian's libido a problem by making him inconsiderate, cruel, and outright manipulative in service of his dick, and the writing often makes it clear they're connecting this to his masculinity. Julian does do some really stupid shit when it comes to his relationships, but this particular way of trying to incorporate this into writing him is just OOC, and you need to not confuse writing Julian's canonical robust and healthy sex life with negative stereotypes about lecherous Black and brown men. There's fics that pull off Julian being a bit of a dick or manipulative well- such as Salt the Earth or the ageswap series (at least where I last left off on it).

making his eyes green or blue. I have the same eye color as Siddig, more or less, and while it's technically hazel (or olive, as some people call it) most people think it's brown and most lighting makes it look brown. If you look at screencaps of Julian, you'll notice it also most of the time, looks brown. This sounds minor if you haven't experienced it, but it has a real and very negative impact on people's self image.

Older one but to be clear: if you're writing Julian as explicitly Muslim, find and replacing "god" with "allah" in English text is not how Muslims (or Arabic speakers in general) use the word? It is really funny to read, but please...

Over focusing on Julian as British. There's a long, LONG conversation that could be had about the dynamics of assimilation and how European racism (ime) very specifically views it as progressive to strip people of their culture and thinks they're causing the problem if they don't go along with it that would need its own post and which I've had with white fans before and feel exhausted thinking about- but to put it simply, there is no such thing as "just British", even for white Englishmen.

Yes the inverse is also wrong but I really haven't read a fic newer than 2014 guilty of that lmao and I think some of the more recent complaints about it are overblown, given I've read only a few fics recently published that delve into Julian as a Brown/African Person and I enjoyed them

I would personally appreciate it if fic writers were a little more balanced about cultural discussions honestly. If you write a lot about Cardassian culture, it'd be nice if Julian’s background was discussed. I won't say that kind of research is easy (again, I do this as a "hobby" that's very important to me, it's actually really annoying and difficult sometimes), but it is possible. I recently talked about how not doing this kind of mentally slots Julian into a "white guy" role.

This is not a matter of me policing your "artistic expression". I have no control over what you do. I would just like for fandom, a hobby I do for fun, to be a place where people stop being racist in a way that directly impacts me.

[camthecatchameleon]

cranking the image description out for this one boys

lineups of the Crews from the two Legends of Avantris campaigns I’ve actually listened to with consistency (still not finished with EoM but I’m on 21 so I’m getting there dont worry) + artists notes

Highly suggested that you scroll below the cut for this. (my handwriting is not the best + its small + some hidden design notes too :eyes: )

Image 1: Carnivalé LeCroux (not drawn to scale lmao)

(from left to right)

Hootsie: least fun to draw (Boring shapes) (draw the least). Typically I imagine her as a horned owl owlbear so her canon “eyebrows” flatten out and connect to her neck. I just think it gives her a nice silhouette. Frost: least fun to draw (cat). I’ve been drawing him with Chinese/vaguely East Asian-inspired robes because he’s from the mountail of Yulong and you can’t just give me a place called “Yulong” and expect me NOT to go ham on the east asian inspiriation. (east asian artist here.) Gricko: don’t draw nearly enough, most fun to draw (hair). I gave him a permanent cowlick on his bangs and I think the shapes are nice. Chunks ripped out of his ears are from Hootsie when she was younger and couldn’t control her strength. Kremy: most fun to draw (lizord), draw the most, did the most reference study for. I may love to draw lizards but crocodylidae are so uniquely shaped. Scrolling back through my ouaw posts and you can see I am still getting used to it. Torbek: most inconsistent, stupid machinery doesn’t make sense. The shape of his canisters and the collar with a keyhole both are from the first time I drew him, which was without a reference, and they just. Stuck. Gideon: Big boob indulgence, stupid machinery doesn’t make sense. Drawing him with awkwardly long hair, post-trauma fat, and smile lines is my favorite passtime. His marriage rings are on a necklace because they get in the way of punching clowns. Twig (pre-death): draw the least (can’t figure out her shapes). Drawing her fractured glasses and refracted eye is my favorite time.

Image 2: Witchhunters!! (I think my headcanon height difference is funny)

Shortest to tallest (briggsy and farryn are the same height):

Briggsy: Still figuring out how to depict distinction from Kremy (gator). So far i’ve got more spikes and a thicker neck and thats about it. I’m working on it. Farryn: fun shapes! skinny L. Ever since learning how to draw body fat I’ve never gone back its actually so hard to draw skin-and-bones skinny people now. Marius: least consistent (can’t decide how curly her hair is), armor L. Yes I headcanon he/she marius do you have a problem with that? Bat-like ears because heehoo. I just realized the symbol I drew on his chestplate looks like the Horde symbol from she-ra FUCK can you tell I don’t look at references? Jericho: most fun to draw!!! (draw the most). I like to draw virgil!jericho with four-pointed-star slits instead of just orbs with pupils because I think shapes are fun. Lethica: drew her wrong for WAY too long. I hadn’t paid enough attention to her actual ref and covered up her chest initially I’m so sorry queen. shes so pretty though. Although I do think its infinitely funny to headcanon that she actually looks pretty average. Tall women my beloved. Yorgrim: least drawn, Beard + Big indulgence. No seriously I’ve only drawn him twice. Hes awesome though soft rectangular shapes ftw.

[a-lonely-dunedain]

I got tagged by @the-journey-was-the-point for this headcanon game! basically you just plug an OC's name into this headcanon generator and see whether or not what it spits out fits your OC(s)

first up is Tossdir I guess

"Tossdir watches my little pony"

afuyfdgahsjdghjkahsd ok how did they know the last thing I drew was an mlp/lotr thing... anyway yeah sure why not. I think he would casually enjoy it. I feel like Ethedis would be a bigger mlp fan tho, so he probably watches it because of her (a bonding activity <3). his favorite pony is Rainbow Dash btw

"Tossdir can drive"

yes and no. in a modern setting I always envisioned him with a motorcycle, so he can drive that just fine, but DO NOT let this man behind the wheel of a car

"Tossdir got hit by a bus once"

Maybe.

next up Ethedis

"Ethedis's least favourite subject in school was Gym."

yes, accurate. her favorite subject was Everything But Gym. she's a nerd. a scholar with noodley scholar arms. while you studied the blade she... just studied I guess. there's a reason LMs don't get sword proficiency til like level 40 lmao

"Ethedis is a cry baby."

YOU DID NOT HAVE TO COME FOR HER LIKE THAT. she only cries for good reason! the epic line just.... gives a lot of good reasons to cry :(

"Ethedis nearly drowned in a river as a child."

she was just trying to talk to the fish ok??? leave her alone

Margim is up next!

"Margim steals other peoples clothes."

hmmm probably not. I think she's the kind of person who has like 2 outfits that she wears until they can't be worn anymore, she's just piratical like that (meaning she hasn't yet learned she's allowed to have/want more than the bare basics needed to survive)

"Margim bites their nails."

I mean she probably has some sort of nervous habits, but nothing quite as obvious as nail-biting. it's the sort of thing you wouldn't easily notice. like just getting even quieter than usual or suddenly being unable to maintain eye-contact. maybe she fidgets with her hand but only when it's in her pocket so you can't see.

"Margim is afraid to close their eyes in the shower."

yeah she probably would be a bit jumpy in a shower. not only is it loud but she's also unarmed! she might get soap in her eyes this way but it's better than being ambushed!

and let's do a few for Celeair

"Celeair tackles and wrestles people to show affection."

lmao I'd like to see him try. but no fr I don't think he would even if he could, he definitely likes physical affection, but in a more gentle way, like cuddles and hand-holding and tender forehead kisses

"Celeair is in your house"

well, I am currently rotating him in my mind, so does that count as being in my house? he's not in your house tho, person reading this.

"Celeair is smart but also very stupid."

truer words have never been spoken.

annnd let's do some of my less developed OCs for funsies!

"Elwar crashed a riding lawn mower into their fence."

yeah she probably would. she would try to hide it and pretend she didn't tho

"Ciriondil cries while watching disney movies."

Ciriondil doesn't strike me as a disney adult lmao, but more broadly speaking about animated family movies in general? depends on the movie but yeah I think he would, and he wouldn't be ashamed about it either!

"Lothrandon speaks only in meme refrences."

even in a modern setting I am 100% confident this man does not know enough memes to use them in casual conversation. but I do think he would be part of online communities for outdoor hobbyists (like fishing and wilderness camping fourms) and would understand/share boomer memes from those niece communities

"Nimelloth has a pet lizard"

I have just decided that this is true and his name is Lothrandon II. Lothrandon is not aware that his wife named a lizard after him.

and oh gosh right I have to tag people now. uh I do not know who has been tagged already but here! @rohirric-hunter @aurore-parle-de-ses-idees @find-the-path @sweetearthandnorthernsky

[devilsrecreation]

Memorable quotes from the crackfics (not in order):

“The Lizard of Oz”

Kenge: She’s just mad because I keep “antagonizing the animals”

Jasiri: I have an idea.

Kenge: What?

Jasiri: Stop antagonizing the animals!

Narrator: Wow, this is just like a Mario game. The Wicked Witch of the West is Bowser, Jasiri’s Peach all of a sudden, and now the rest have to unleash their inner Mario!

(Kiburi walks toward Jasiri, growling. She bitch slaps him and he goes down*

Janja: *presses a button on Reirei’s side*

Button: That was easy

Mwoga: OI! Who rang that bell?

The group: Us

Mwoga: Can’t you see?

Reirei: See what?

Mwoga: The painting!

The rest: What painting?!

Mwoga: ‘S on that rock clear as the beak on my face! (sticks a slab to the wall, which shows a painting of an animal knocking)

Jasiri: Looks like we have to knock (knocks)

Mwoga: Alright, that’s more like it!

Kandamiza: (melting) How did a hyena and her stupid lizard manage to defeat me?! Oh, what a world! What a world! (dies)

Kenge: That’s for calling me ‘little’

Jasiri: *flips her off*

Kenge: *arguing with Janja* HOLD ON! HER MATE WAS A WITCH, AND WHAT WAS HER BROTHER? A PRINCE! THE WICKED WITCH OF THE EAST, BRO!

Jasiri: *laughing*

Kiburi: *jokingly* I’m gonna eat him

Kenge: YOU’RE GONNA LOOK AT ME AND TELL ME THAT I’M WRONG?! AM I WRONG? HE WORE A CROWN AND HE FLEW DOWN IN A BUBBLE, DAWG!

Janja: I’m not fighting with you-

Kenge: GROW UP.

Jasiri: Well, there’s only one thing I can do now

Jasiri: *starts singing “Holdin Out for a Hero”

Janja, witnessing the guards chanting: What are they saying?

Kenge: How should I know? I don’t speak Ozian

Kiburi: Sounds like they’re saying “oreo”

Reirei: ….What’s an oreo?

The guards stomping past the group: KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL

Janja: *laughs* Look! Those idiots don’t even know where we are!

The guards: *turn around before stomping towards the group, chanting* KILL KILL KILL-

Kenge: And I’M the one with the big mouth?!

Kenge about Kandamiza: I think we’re gonna have to kill her, Jasiri

Jasiri: Damn :(

“Janja in Wonderland”

Zira: Listen here, hyena, if I lose my temper, you lose your head! Understand?!

Janja: (nervously) Y-Yeah, whatever you say, your highness

Njano, the minute Zira turns around: HEY ZIRA, YOUR MOM GAY

Mwoga: Oh look, he’s got bugs!

Vultures: Let’s fix that, shall we?

Time for a shower!

One…two…three!

(The vultures dump water all over Janja)

Mzingo: *looks at Janja, then his parliament and smiles* I think he still has bugs

Janja: What?! *gets splashed again*

Janja: *falling into the hole* Kids, a little help here?!

Wema and Tunu: BYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Narrator: Damn, kids are savage

Following that…

Narrator: And so Janja fell and fell and fell and fell. Lmao karma for trapping the pups in a hole, Janja

Janja: Hey, that was a long time ago!

Sumu: You forgot to get the key

Janja: What key? I didn’t see a—*sees a key appear under the table* Oh that is some bullshit

Janja: Can I say a bad word?

Narrator: Huh?

Janja: CAN I SAY A BAD WORD?

Narrator: *not taking him seriously* Yeah, sure, whatever…

Janja at Zira: YOU MOTHERFUCKING BITCH-

Janja, hiding behind a hedge: Stand back, I got a chainsaw! (makes chainsaw noises,but the cards’ eyes peer through the leaves) Rum....rum.....? Well, I’m dead...

[ferallester]

hoo boy good morning everybody!

I saw the video title a few hours ago when I first woke up, and immediately went back to sleep bc I knew I wouldn’t be able to handle it at that hour LMAO

I just saw the thumbnail properly too

this is… this is gonna be an absolute trip huh

live reaction under the cut bc I’m Terrified!

first of all: THOSE ARE THE SAME FUCKING SHIRTS

second of all: ‘nostalgia cannon to the face’

correction: that is in fact a different shirt that Phil is wearing, but it is ridiculously similar, what the hell

‘quintessential emo’ ‘I was serving twink Karen’

‘it’s just… us’ ‘it’s just us being stupid’

‘you’re giving us full sphincter on YouTube’

‘ass and foot baiting’

‘quite restrained’ it’s 2012 of course you’re being restrained

HEART EYES HOWELL COMING IN FULL FORCE WHILE PHIL ATTEMPTS TO TOUCH HIS NECK

I think I found their favourite part of pinof 4 (the cursed Justin Bieber and HMS QEII masks) (lmao imagine if they made actual masks of the boat)

wow those are some really ugly glasses phil

why DO you boys have bugspray in here

‘unless they pressed their noses TOGETHER’ *a sound that normal humans make*

why aren’t they reacting to the blooper videos you guys do know you have bloopers available right

official rating: mid

THE CURSED DAN FACE WAS ON THE SUNDAY TIMES—

oh that is so incredibly unfortunate, why did they use that particular video as a photo reference LMAOOOOO

also who scanned this particular copy what the hell happened to that page

thank you Dan for a recreation

either they don’t want to talk about it or they forgot about 2012

ah. ah that explains a lot about why pinof 5 Looks Like That

PHIL— DAN—

THEY HAD TO REFILM PINOF 5–

the wrecking ball

Dan is fucking relentless with his past self

‘tit tackle’

oh that’s mildly horrifying how low they can go, I think I found an ick

YOU MOTHERFUCKERS— NOT THE REAL VOICES—

I hate them

weirdly the vibes of pinof 5, at least with these idiots reacting to themselves, have gotten. so much worse

Dan able to predict what his past self would do next…

‘crack protected’

oh Phil

a gingerphobic goose…

‘I feel like you’ve recovered from that’ ‘:|’ ‘no?’ ‘A—’

I really hope someone makes a gif of them arguing over the old handshake from pinof 6 and this video

‘assigned mother’ y’know that makes sense actually

successful monkfish backwards!

Phil looks at the camera and Dan just looks at Phil at the end, STOP

they literally JUST used fireside.caf for the shoulder thing actually

the sexy end screen dance also like… horrifically iconic

I always forget about their weird noises they make at the end AND THE BOYS ARE AMUSED

Phil… Phil there’s 8 billion people… on earth… XD

this is the pinof that came out just before I got into them :0

Dan’s hair is. Awful

MOTHERFUCKER DON’T YOU FUCKING DARE SHOW US FESTIVE DITL

shoutout to the vyous tho

love that Phil actively remembers that Dan complained about the thickness of the whiskers

‘I AM BECOME YOU’ also cheese umbrella is still awful (affectionate) to this day

THEY BOTH USED THE SUNGLASSES EMOJI MOST RECENTLY

also hello lobster emoji I know exactly why you’re here

pæch

THEY MOSTLY REMEMBERED THE LIZARD SONG—

rip that peace lily

the anaconda scene…

the game does indeed still work

‘TIMMY LIKES IT’

WHAT THE FUCK DID DAN SAY— also I think I found the most iconic moment of this video so far, they’re just DYING—

TATINOF reference

shut the FUCK UP boys we KNOW you’re touching

as someone who once ate a lemon near-whole bc fruit and who regularly eats lemon and lime slices, their flinching is a fail

existential crisis :(

boys isn’t the time for the merch outdated???? anyway moving on

SLUTTY CATBOY

my calendar and sweater are FINALLY shipping btw and I’m so excited!!!!

THEY’RE GONNA DO A TIERLIST :D

PINOF 7!!!! NEXT EPISODE IS PINOF 7, FINALLY I’LL BE ABLE TO RELATE AGAIN

THEY FINISHED RECORDING POPPY PLAYTIME CHAPTER 2 AT FOUR????

‘danisshowinghole’ ‘amazingtimmy’ thanks!

oh my god I can’t wait for part three actually

[aarcanechaoss]

Anon♡ here

Ty soo much for taking the request☆

The fanfic is great♡♡♡♡♡

Can you do a part 2 if possible?

(You xan decide what to put in the part 2 :) )

Masterlist

Eyo glad you enjoyed it. I usually prefer people let me know what they want in their reqs LMAO but sure why not it was fun to write before.

Something was wrong with her co-workers.

Like seriously wrong.

Even her briefest interaction with the ADA this past week had been weird... Ranpo gave her chocolates... Ranpo Edogawa actually shared food with someone and for some reason he chose her.

Stepping into her shared office with the Black Lizard she sighed, if they looked at her weird one more time today she just might hit them.

Yep there it was that weird fucking look- something like pride shining in Hirotsu's eyes but with Tachihara it was pensiveness and the Akutagawa's... no she doesn't want to know what that look between them meant.

"Okay what is it?" She snapped.

"What's what?" Tachihara said a little too quickly.

"Everyone has been acting weird all week and I am on my last nerve." She pouted and some part of her hoped Akutagawa would say something, ease her worries maybe.

Nope, he just looked in the other fucking direction.

"No one's acting weird." Tachihara's hand moved to his neck- a nervous tick she'd noticed near immediately when they first met.

"I can tell you're lying." She deadpanned. "Did I do something wrong again? Have I somehow magically messed up something that I didn't know about?"

Yeah she was mad now- not even her wonderful Akutagawa's presence could halt it.

"Please I can assure you nothing is wrong Higuchi." His eyes shifted left and she just rolled her eyes.

"If you are going to lie I suggest doing it better... this is why I do all the undercover work." She tutted, turning to her desk.

Half an hour and a seething Higuchi later Tachihara caved... something about how he doesn't like Big Sis being angry.

"We know!" He practically shouted across the room. Gin smacked the man across the back of his head.

Higuchi just shot him a confused look.

"Know what?"

"About the kid." He continued.

Oh. Her stomach lurched.

"We were in the area when you went out for a picnic with your sister and that little girl- ya know that bonding thing you didn't make it to." Tachihara's face was burning bright red- embarrassed that he'd just blurted it out she supposed.

"Who have you told?" Was the only important question.

"No one Big Sis I swear. The ADA said that it wasn't their business and left so we followed suit." And she believed them.

"Is she your daughter?" Hirotsu asked calmly. She just nodded.

"Her name is Mai." She said finally. "She's four and yes... my daughter."

The room fell quiet.

"How?" She wanted to laugh- Akutagawa asking her questions about herself felt surreal.

"Hey bro when a man and a woman love-" Rashoumon shoved Tachihara out of his chair in an instant.

"That isn't what I mean." She nearly laughed, Diablo's ears were bright pink.

"I was 16 and stupid. Her father was a foreign exchange student in my class, and we hit it off... he left back to Italy, and I was pregnant with no way to tell him... I don't regret it though- she's my favourite person. Had her, turned seventeen and joined the Mafia end of story."

"Ah." Was all Akutagawa replied with.

"You're a badass you know Big Sis."

"Yes my daughter seems to think so."

And though it was still so very weird... she didn't mind the joyful laughter that followed.

[sollucets]

ok so. so i made it out of midnight museum e3 alive but im gonna have to do something normal and calming for a while now because oh fuck me too many moths even like skipping scenes and cringing away from the screen. im unwell. many disorganized thoughts go here

so i Was right about dome frankly. i mean the hints were there (jib dialogue last episode + the long time no rent thing from e1) but for me it was that hes too stupid to be a full person (sorry baby i love u). like saying ‘is this normal’ about resurrection and lit. just going with whatever happens to him and running headlong into stupid situations. he literally Only just woke up. he has no brain head empty hes just doing the One thing hes been told hes good at and useful for. oh no baby :( they really keep putting him through it every episode LMAO.

got a Lot more worried khatha this episode plus a bunch more face touching. and sitting by his bedside. tor is So good with those shiny eyes of pain like … i dont know how he does that but its incredible. his face. his little tsundere look away / posture adjustment when dome woke up like you didnt literally die for this man recently. they are getting gayer each episode. again ive established i dont care about “bl status” it doesnt matter to me if they kiss but boy its just so…. they HAVE to know what theyre doing with this

i really like this show i Would Not have put myself through this for less agh. i still almost quit multiple times

that opening flashback scene with triphob’s grandfather was really good. by the way. i love immortals i love immortality. i love the moon (showing up just barely in blurry flashbacks)

bright did fucking Great this episode. im not too familiar with him, mostly from f4 thailand bits but he was so fucking creepy!!!!! tragic little murdery sadboy. what a mess. the whole house invasion scene was Sooooooooo. augh. freaky. everything he did was fucked up

i have some…. thoughts…. about the girl in this episode, rin, and her agency / lack thereof honestly. combined with the bride’s “men writing her story” thing….. its. hmmm. but i’m not sure i’m equipped to express that properly without rewatching and frankly i dont know if im capable of rewatching this episode

if i turn my lizard brain off also the vampire moths are a great horror concept and they were very aesthetically cool to someone who does not have. a lifelong fear of those fucking things

also yeah ‘cycle of death and rebirth’ confirms the reincarnation thing but i’m thinking that not only did khatha enounter past life dome / “that person” / “chan” but also like. present life pre-memories dome? and that’s why he was surprised when dome didnt remember him. it wouldnt make sense for him to be surprised a reincarnation didnt remember him. they definitely met pre-wipe

v fun to learn that june is immortal too??? but like. frankly im still so confused about her lmao. she was an immortal museum worker before this?? but she became the bride?? but they all forgot her past but she remembers being immortal and the artifacts? but she has bride magic now??? dont get me wrong i like her a lot shes great for wisdom and being the only one nice to dome but hoo boy

ok. theres all the bits in no particular order

so. yeah!!!! yeah i was so proud of myself for being mostly chill with the first two episodes of murder and body horror but uh i was NOT good with this. gods fuck why moths

[falling-like-fall]

all I ever wanted was a life in your shape

ushiten angst

FETISHIZERS DNI!!

warnings: angst, swearing, um I wrote this rather quickly my apologies if it sucks LMAO (its not proofread either)

"I'm in love with you, miracle boy." Tendou confessed, a hint of a blush on his face.

"Okay," He started. "Why do I need to know this?" He asked with a bored expression.

"Do you like me back?"

"No." The words were said almost dauntingly, at least it seemed that way to Satori. Whether the intentions behind his words were meant to be percieved like that was a mystery to the red haired male; but nonetheless, it hurt.

"Ohh. Okay, um, that's fine." Tendou smiled, fighting back tears. "I'll be going now. Sorry for wasting your time. See you in practice." Ushijima shrugged him off, turning around as if their interaction meant nothing to him.

"He's weird." Wakatoshi said with a shrug, his voice displaying no emotion (perusual). Reon's eyes traveled to who the ace was referring to; it was none other than tendou.

"Yea, he's a bit odd." The male shrugged the other off.

"Doesn't he like you?" Goshiki asked, slightly amused. "I mean, I think-"

"I know. He creeps me out. He's like a red lizard." Ushijima deadpanned.

Words often haunt Satori. No matter how much he tries to ignore it, the reminder is always there. But Ushijima Wakatoshi's words drove him absolutely crazy.

Pulling at his wet locks underneath the shower head was nothing new for him, but he didnt expect Wakatoshi to be the cause. He wish there were a way to crawl out of his skin and into a new body with new experiences. But everything led back to his wonderful miracle boy to the point it almost drove him far past insanity.

He leaned against the shower wall, warm water cascading against his side. He sighed, wishing something were different, wishing he was the pretty girls on the cheer team.

"Dumbass, that's who he probably likes. One of the preppy girls on the cheersquad." he sighed, the water now hitting his face. "You can be real stupid sometimes, satori." he said to himself.

Whether he thought he was dumb for it or not, nothing was gonna change Wakatoshi's feelings toward him, not even time.

[tostoa]

👁️💢🍰💐🌌🎭🍼👖❤️ FOR ANY OF THEM WAJHGFDFG

AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH AXIS <33 This one’s long so it’s going under the cut but I had sm fun with these I really hope you like them :)) (and the other one I did a few days ago!)

👁️ EYE - what colour are their eyes? do people notice their eyes? is there anything special about them (shows emotion easily, literally magical...)? [Mirou]

Mirou’s eyes are a very vibrant green, I imagine they’re fairly noticeable to people 👍 I imagine she always has her eyes like half closed but that’s because she has eyesight problems

(I love just making stuff up on the top of my head that I’ve just never mentioned before and makes no sense)

💢 ANGER - what are some habits they have that will take some getting used to? [Dalrill]

Sorry guys I am a stupid cardassian tail truther (I have never drawn Dalrill with a tail but be aware that I believe in it) though I imagine Dalrills tail is a little weird and has like a lizard/lion tail mix don’t know how to describe it to you lmao.

But I imagine whenever she’s particularly upset or pissed off her tail just whips things around her, it’s just sort of a reaction she has like a facial expression lmao.

🍰 CAKE SLICE - favourite cake flavour? are they specific about types of cakes? [guy]

I think Guy probably eats plain vanilla cake with no frosting, but the cake would have like powdered sugar on it and that’s it.

People have seen him eating cake and gone oh why are you eating plain bread? And he’s like wdym? this is my birthday cake?

💐 BOUQUET - create a bouqet for them! what do those flowers mean? are any of the flowers their particular favourite? [bel]

Okay so I don’t know too much about all of the meanings, but I’m going off of nice looking flowers that I think bel would enjoy or just fits him. So 👍👍

Here’s my list: Daisies, Blue hydrangeas, Dahlias and then white wisteria.

Think all of that would look cute together :))

🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them? [frelvar]

I don’t think there was any particular inspiration in my head, besides like how Ferengis and Vulcans are like some of my favourite Star Trek species. Frelvar was similar to maybe Dr reyga in my head, but like that was mostly just for the fact that he was half ferengi and his main focus wasn’t profit.

The first thing I decided about frelvar, was how his parents would be more than him. I imagined how they’d view him joining starfleet first before anything else.

🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what's different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?  [Minye] 

I think in public and In her bar she tries to give off this air of like exciting person with confusing advice you can come gossip to, but with closer friends and immediate family I imagine she’s a lot more soft spoken and calmer.

like you’d imagine hanging out with her by yourselves would be more like I don’t know going out to clubs (which probably happens on occasion, it’s not like she’d turn it down) but she honestly just enjoys like sitting in the same room as someone.

🍼 BABY BOTTLE - what are their thoughts on children? [Jagre]

Jagre loves kids man, he’s a great babysitter. We’ve already talked about how he’s going to have like a one week kid, and I think that after that point whenever has to take care of someone else’s kid he sort of remembers his own and like feels a little sad.

👖 JEANS - what is their go-to outfit? [Libitina]

Well the main outfit would probably be her uniform lol. But actually for like her casual wear I like imagine either like colourful dresses/skirts or like overly patterned jumpsuits.

Mostly because I think she would look really amazing in both of those.

❤️ RED HEART - their love language(s)? [Frelvar]

It’s definitely touch but like not hugging them or like cuddling. It’s like poking them in the face a bunch or like tapping their fingers against somebody else’s. Just repetitive touches for people he likes <33

[fishy-lava]

Tag Game

tagged by @morathicain :]

1. Are you named after anyone? I mean I learned of my name via a book but I didnt name myself after the character specifically so kinda??

2. When was the last time you cried? in general just a couple days ago but it was because of a show I was watching. other than that the last time I cried for reasons unrelated to a piece of media was a couple weeks ago

3. Do you have kids? no and I dont want any

4. Do you use sarcasm? yes. all the time. every day. I could not count the number of times I've been called a smartass lmao

5. What sports do you play/have you played? I did figure skating as a child and I miss it dearly and I'm considering getting into boxing (not competitively just as a thing to do) but that's it

6. What's the first thing you notice about other people? honestly? the way they make me feel. I have very intense instinctual reactions to people but it's a subconscious thing and usually just manifests as The Bad Feeling when something is off about someone (not always immediate tho) if they dont set off The Bad Feeling then probably the way they look or what they're doing

7. What's your eye colour? brown

8. Scary movies or happy endings? I'm good with either but I dont like happy endings just for the sake of happy endings like they need to make sense for the story and characters otherwise it frustrates me

9. Any special talents? does the ability to almost always be looking when someone does something stupid or embarrassing count? I have a tendency to look up just as someone does something and my step mom likes to joke that I'm always watching

10. Where were you born? Oregon (U.S.)

11. What are your hobbies? i watch a lot of TV but other than that I like reading, drawing, painting, sewing, embroidery, baking, jewelry making and I've been wanting to get into metal/woodworking and sculpting and crochet  and basically I just like making things also I like puzzles and word games and I collect glass bottles and bottle caps and the metal tabs off cans and knives and rocks and this is very rambly I'm gonna stop now

12. Do you have any pets? we have a dog (my step mom also has a turtle and a lizard but I tend to avoid them)

13. How tall are you? 5'4" last i checked but I'm pretty sure I stopped growing when i was like 15

14. Favourite subject in school? i kinda hated it all which was really more of just an environmental thing but regardless it made it pretty much impossible for me to actually enjoy any of it but there were a couple classes I liked like woodshop and astronomy and I hated p.e. but I enjoyed getting to work in the weight room

15. Dream job? ya know this is a question that has stumped me like my entire life because I could just never think of anything I wanted to do up until like right before I turned 19 when I got strangely attached to the idea of working in a cemetery and it just kinda stuck ever since but other than that maybe a tattoo artist

tagging: @jumpingthesefences @days-of-storm and anyone who wants :]

[screampied]

hii pretty baby!!!!! HIGURUMA IS BACKKKKKK, omg i’m like ready to give him the biggest reward for coming back home. me and the kids missed him a lot 😔

yes, i have 5 dogs!! four of them are rescued or the children of ones my family rescued and passed away. but the one that murdered the pigeon is a pitbull. she is lovely and charming, and this is not at all a normal occurrence, but we think the pigeon got inside through our yard and she got scared. this reminded of my latest cat and how she would bring lizards and rats over, and give to my sibling, who might i add, has a phobia of those two animals. she was a lil bitch and i miss her everyday.

omg, i know right? like toji might be looking stinky sometimes, but that man’s wallet is as big and thick as his cock. he just likes to spend most of it with stupid bets, but he has money. give him a sugar baby, he just needs a new hobby! on god, i would’ve send you, but that shit flopped, i’m just waiting for a bit to see if it gets better, idk.

THE WORM DOESNT LOOK SOFT. it’s an ugly think, probably smells like trash and i’m gagging already. KINGSNAKES ARE SO CUTE!!! AND THE NAME??? adorable, gimme 14 of those.

toji would 1. be the happiest man alive, 2. be the saddest man alive. i fully believe he would go around and steal peoples money. like someone by his side got a large amount, next second they are dropped out on the floor and mr. toji just got the bowl of coins!

oh, makes sense. i’m not gonna lie i thought the vaseline would go somewhere more..well, you know.

five languages? you’re so cool!!!! and i love those languages name, so unique. i speak my native language, obviously, english, italian and bits and bits of korean. i can however understand spanish, french, and for some fucking reason russian? dad says i should be a linguistic because i have facility to learn languages. i think it’s cool, i want to go back to french (i used to speak as a infant because of my dad), and learn japanese.

question for today is sweet or salty food? and who do you think has the prettiest cock in jjk? i was wondering that these days and i fully believe is gojo.

OH, AND BY THE FUCKING WAY, I READ YOUR RECENT ONE…. WHAT WAS THAT? need suguru’s head glued to my pussy 😔

nut anon

NUTTY MCNUTSAR 🙆‍♀️

HIIIIII omg pookie i got sick again istg my immune system hates me like . i was dying in bed alllll day yesterday but we lived 🫡 YESSSS HIGURUMA’S BACK WE STAN. im so curious as to how he survived bc ????? but at least he’s safe 🙂‍↕️ now its sukuna n choso’s turn YAY.

you have five dogs :(((( ugh i love dogs. literally my comfort animal. i have three. i grew up around dogs my whole life aaaaughh. i wanna get a husky one day bc they r just so cute n i love their eyes sm. so cute 🥹🥹 i have a pit bull too but she’s mixed with black lab and she’s such a sweetheart. she’s the baby of the trio but she’s always getting into trouble </3 she loves going through my closet for whateverrrr reason.

not toji’s wallet as big and thick as his cock 💀. see !!!!!!!!! i try to tell my moots this all the time but they call me delusional for defending a broke man like WHAT. no one can go band for band w toji, he has a literal hell cat and stacks for days wbk !!!!!!!

STOPPPPP WORMYGURO’S SO CUTE :(((( i just wanna poke it. kinda reminds me of slime. WHY DO U HATE HIM SO MUCH HELPDOIGKH. personally, i think his worm would smell like roses :’)

LMAO UR SO RIGHT. and omg, i saw this video on twitter where this guy in new york runs up to someone on a train and steals their salad and runs away. why do i kinda feel like toji would do that to people in las vegas help 😭😭😭😭 he could steal my food any day <3

really …… what did you think i meant ……. 🧿 i would have said lip gloss too but yk its not a fashion show its survival so 🐩

thank youuuu !!!!!!! ackkk im learning italian also !!! im just taking a break tho but its such a pretty language, french also. korean omg you’re so cool, i wanna learn korean / mandarin one day. is korean hard? ouuugh i wanna learn russian also.

hmmmm i think i prefer sweet foods. prettiest cock in jjk, maybe gojo, suguru, or nanami

TEHEHEH THANKYOU FOR READING MWAH

[maplecaster]

i found myself in a new village with my traveling partners, it was a real weird place. i saw a woman who looked like she needed help with something, and she said she was a teacher, and she wanted me to enter her home to help her. i looked at her house, and there was a comically large lock over her door and barred windows. she unlocked it and let me in, and as i walked in i saw that the basement had another lock. i turned around before she closed the front door telling her no thank you. i went back to my friends and told them about the woman.

after some time night was beginning to fall. i had considered the woman’s offer and decided that i support women’s wrongs and i was gonna let her lock me in her basement or whatever. i knew which house was hers because of the giant lock. as i ran to her house, i passed a strange villager who was… well, they looked like a giant black lizard with 6 legs. they had white glowing eyes. i was like “uh hey” and continued to run past them.

i knocked on the door and the woman seemed very happy to see me again. i came in, as did the people who were traveling with me, and we were having a nice chat. she didn’t actually want to lock me in her basement which is.. fine… i guess…..

she was telling me how dangerous it is to be out at night because “they” start coming. i was like “who” but she didn’t have to say because one of my friends started to distort as their fleshed turned void-black and their teeth grew. they were turning into a giant lizard like the one i saw outside. balls of color flew up around them like a particle effect. my friends and the teacher all stared horrified and the teacher told everyone not to make any noise. i remembered how i ran past the one outside and knew they weren’t very quick. i called myself stupid for being so careless but honestly i just thought it was another weird villager.

i knew one safe place from this thing, but the door there was locked. i bolted out of the house and ran around it through the dark night. in the back was stairs and another door into the basement, i ran in and shut the door behind me. i was met with a large dark room. it was warm, and i hid behind the largest piece of furniture i could find until my eyes could adjust. once i was a bit less scared, and i could see more, i saw words etched into the table i was hiding under. it said “made by” with a list of 4 or 5 names. who were these people? i got up and saw i was in a living room of sorts. i entered the nearby hallway and saw entrances to 4 or 5 bedrooms, the same amount of rooms as there were names.

i know how this would all sound in real life, but in the dream it wasn’t like that. you know how, in a dream, you just know things and they become true? i knew these rooms and the etched table meant the woman that lives here was a legitimately kind and caring teacher for her kids, providing rooms and everything. i felt safe down here, especially knowing that the lizard upstairs couldn’t find me. i wandered around until i thought the coast was clear and went upstairs. the woman and all my friends (except the one that turned) were fine, and the lizard had gone. they were all like “welcome back lmao”

[undermattsun-archive]

Disrespectfully asking sr Tendou to slurp this pussy like escar fucking got while looking me square in the face with his stupid lizard eyes

skate rat tendou only gives head if his friends can watch,,, r u still down?

[twistyprefect]

Hello! Could you mayhaps do hc's for Leona where he gets jealous because his crush is hanging around Malleus more and more

But as soon as Mc catches wind that he's a little jelly? They just don't beat around the bush at all. They sit next to him and say "look, kitty cat, if I wanted the lizard, I'd go after the lizard, but I gotta say I'd rather go after a lion... so tell me, how does the lion feel about that?"

{oh man, i love me some jealousy headcanons...seriously they're like my guilty pleasure to read lmao!! leona is a great character for this too 😎}

Jealous Leona Headcanons

Leona hates feeling jealous, but he knows the burning feeling in his gut all too well

he's just not used to it being related to a person, especially not someone he basically barely knows

they've only been in his life for a few months, but already he can feel his gut twisting in jealousy

they've been spending way too much time with one of the overgrown lizards as of late

more often than not, he'd seen them giggling and grinning with Malleus Draconia of all peoplke

he couldn't understand it, how could the cold and aloof Malleus make his herbivore grin and laugh so much?

though, they weren't really his, were they? at least not in a way that mattered outside his own fantasies

so he tries to let it go, to ignore the anguish he feels every time his eyes search for them only to find them enveloped in black and green

one afternoon they find him, finally coming to him and smiling that stupid, adorable smile at him

"You know, if you didn't like me hanging out with Malleus you could have just said that instead of sulking. I prefer lions over lizards any day!" they teased, resting their hand on top of his

initially, he wants to be mad at them, to lash out at them for not ending his torment sooner

he's lost so much in his life to other people, why should he be expected to think they were different?

but then they smile softly, placing their hand on his cheek and leaning into him, resting their forehead against his

"You're not going to lose me, Leona. I'm here and you're stuck with me for now, got it? If I didn't want you, I wouldn't be here."

[tasmparkerr]

Hostage

Part one

Part one - Part two - Part three

Peter Parker x fem!reader

word count: 1.2k

warnings: slight violence, talk of injury, little blood, angsty asf, borderline smut (intense make out lmao) and very very fluff

summary: you got mixed up in a battle and Peter can’t stop apologizing… what would he do if he lost you?

A/N: I like to imagine this in TASM universe but I don’t specify for your own preference! The villain is basically Lizard, just not Dr. Curtis Connors? So just a crazy, blood thirsty reptile. Hope that clears things up :)

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“Please not her! Please, please please anything but her! Just set her down and you can tear me to shreds, j-just not her!” Peter pleaded, his fingers digging into the ground as he fell to his knees. The monster held me tightly around my neck and it held me over the side of the building. I couldn’t breathe… I clawed at the large scaled hand, wriggling to get free, but there was just no use. It was my fault really, I was the one who ran up here to help Peter. Stupid… What was I thinking?

It released a gnarly series of grunts, which seemed to be its laughter as if it was enjoying Peters pain. It’s grip tightened. If it hadn’t been for the helicopter crashing into the roof I would’ve been crushed.

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I sat at the edge of the hospital bed for what seemed like hours. The clocked ticked for what seemed like eternity. I winced as my fingers brushed my neck, the skin still sensitive from the strangling. The doctor said I was lucky nothing snapped.

Peter was no where to be seen, which I knew he wouldn't be. Whenever these Spider-Man incidents happened he had to be AWOL for a couple hours.

A spring of anxiety fluttered across my chest. I couldn't remember what happened after the crash. It just went black. The doctor said it was probably from lack of air, but what made me so nervous was I had no idea what happened to Peter. Where he was or if he was hurt, well, how badly he was hurt. I understood the super fast healing spider power thing to an extent but... it still made me worried.

The door creaked open to reveal the doctor telling me I was good to go. Officers where going to escort me home since the creature was apparently still on the loose. I could be a possible repeated target…. They would be in touch with me.

I stumbled into my apartment, still discombobulated, throwing my now torn up purse on the floor. It was only when I looked up I noticed the figure leaning against the wall.

"Peter?" I whispered, almost asking for the confirmation that he was really here.

He stepped forward, his face grim. "Hey, (Y/N)..”

I finally took a breath, stumbling forward to get to him. He seemed to noticed how jumbled my limbs where and rushed to meet me half way. "Hey hey hey… slow down, are you okay? What did the doc say?" He said, easily scooping me up in his arms and bringing me to my couch.

I shrugged, trying to make it seem like it was no big deal. I knew how bad Peter must be hurting. "Not as bad as I thought. Just some throat discomfort, few bruises, and probably in shock"

Peter glared at me, crouching in front of the couch so he was eye level. "You're lying. Please, (Y/N), be honest with me……. I need to hear it.?"

My shoulders slumped, sighing as I said very quietly, "It could've snapped my neck. It got close… I've got some neck trauma. That's why my voice is a little raspy and I could expect to suffer with some difficulty breathing, intense coughing, difficulty swallowing, etc. through these next few weeks. I'm covered in scrapes, stitches, and bruises. But overall, it could've been worse."

Peter scoffed, standing up in frustration. “Could've been worse? Yeah you could've DIED! Do you not understand that?" He said angrily as he paved back and forth in my living room, “Do you not see how serious that was? You ran towards the danger and you could have been killed!"

I looked down, not wanting to see the anger or hurt on his face. “I-I’m sorry, Peter… It was hurting you and I couldn’t just stand there and watch.”

Peter sighed, rubbing his face with his covered hands. He was still wearing his Spider-Man suit, all bloody and ripped. I would have to fix that later…

He walked over and sat next to me on the couch, staring at the floor. “I could never recover if you died. I would never be able to look at myself if you got killed. You’re my everything, (Y/N)… I know it’s scary watching me fight all sorts of people and things on the TV but that’s my job. That’s the responsibility that comes with powers. I can’t have you running towards the danger when things get scary. Am I making sense?”

I nodded, wiping a tear that had formed in my eye. “Yes, it does… it just… I can’t stand this sometimes. I can’t just sit there while you get thrown around!”

He nodded, looking up to meet my eyes, “I know. I know it’s hard. As soon as I heard you call my name I felt this overwhelming urge to get you out of there. I couldn’t bear the idea of it getting you and it still did. It was so close to killing you… god I’ll never get that image out of my head.”

It was silent for a moment, both of you staring at the carpet as time slugged by. I ever so gently scooted my hand over so I was touching his and he gladly accepted my touch. “I love you,” I whispered softly, giving him a light squeeze, “I promise I won’t do it again.”

He gave you a smirk, “For some odd reason, I really doubt that.” He said with a much lighter tone. Peter leaned in to kiss me, pressing his lips to mine very softly. He kissed me once, twice, three times… four… I eventually lost count. It started soft and slow and then the eagerness kicked in. The fear from losing each other tonight had us both shaken, and I could physically feel the need of comfort oozing from us both. He gently shifted us so I was straddling him, his back against the couch.

His fingers dug into my hair as he kissed me feverishly, pressing his body against mine. “God I-I don’t….” he kissed me again “I don’t know what I would’ve done if you’d gotten hurt out there,” his lips moved to my jaw, causing me to suck in a quick breath. “I love you, (Y/N), I love you so fucking much”. He was at my neck now… “I won’t let anyone ever touch you again, I swear.” I managed a small “Mhm” as he continued to move down to my collar bone.

There was suddenly a knock on my door. We both froze, staring at the door. Peter tightened his grip around my waist, tugging me closer to him. “Are you expecting anyone?” He whispered, clearly uneasy.

I shook my head, “No… No one. It’s also almost 3:30 in the morning… who visits at a time like this?”

Another knock.

“Let me answer it,” Peter said, setting you gently on the couch once more. He grabbed a jacket he had left here before and threw it on over his suit to cover at least some. He opened the door slightly, just revealing his head and left shoulder.

And then the door flew off.

to be continued…

[strawberrystarcake]

💘 😬 with yachi and the girl in your pfp (i forgot her name lmao) (am i doing this right)

★ request from the build-a-blurb ask meme !

★ pairing: kiyoko x yachi (haikyuu)

★ prompts used: love at first sight, confessing feelings

★ notes: no yeah you're doing great luci <3

❝ are you falling in love? ❞

It begins like this: on a rainy July morning, between nine and ten o’clock, Kiyoko Shimizu walks into a classroom.

The first-year residents of Class 7, sweet things, have never seen anyone even remotely like her. They are enchanted by her eyes and her smile (barely discernable as it is) and the way her hair falls on her shoulders, perfectly straight and smooth. She’s impeccable. One girl asks, “Is she a princess?”

She sounds genuine enough.

Kiyoko, in typical Kiyoko fashion, pointedly ignores the awestruck expressions sent her way. After years and years of it, she’s learned not to give them any mind.

“Good morning. Do you know of anyone who still needs a club?” she asks a boy in the front row. At the acknowledgement, he opens and closes his mouth over and over again for a good five seconds. Privately, Kiyoko notes his resemblance to a fish.

Finally, he points to the back of the classroom. “Yachi-san is in the going-home club,” he says earnestly, “but listen, senpai, I can quit my club if you need anyone—”

Poor boy. Kiyoko never hears his offer; she’s already making her way to the girl he had pointed out, curled in a tiny ball in the back of the classroom with a notebook and a pen.

“Hello,” she greets. “Would you like to observe the Boys’ Volleyball Team this afternoon? We’re looking for another manager.”

The girl looks up, and for a moment, the world slows to a stop.

.

There is a difference between smart and wise, and although Hitoka has always been smart, she’s never been particularly wise. This is probably why, when she sees the pretty girl standing over her desk with an offer, she immediately agrees to do it.

Whatever it is.

Now. In her defense, when a pretty anyone appears at one’s desk with no forewarning whatsoever, one will be a little stunned. This pipelines into a crippling awareness of one’s own incompetence next to someone that beautiful, and given all this, it’s really no wonder Hitoka hadn’t had time to process the girl’s request.

She reaches up to pat a stray lock of cornflower-blonde hair back into place, smiling nervously. The girl had gone very still at the sight of her, only for a second, but a second was enough. I should have paid more attention to how I looked this morning! She must think you’re a mess. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

“Thank you,” the girl tells her. She doesn’t sound particularly disgusted by her disheveled state, which Hitoka finds very good of her. “Yachi-san, is it?”

“Hitoka Yachi,” she stammers out.

“Excellent. Please meet me at the second gym this afternoon, Yachi-san,” she says, and with a final dizzying smile, she walks away and out of the door.

It is only later, going about her day in a disoriented haze, that she realizes she never learned the pretty girl’s name.

.

She would come to know it by heart through the course of the next year. Kiyoko Shimizu, Karasuno volleyball manager. Kiyoko Shimizu, beloved friend. Kiyoko Shimizu, the girl she will always love.

.

It ends like this: on a picture-perfect spring day, Kiyoko Shimizu graduates, and Hitoka Yachi takes a chance.

.

Hitoka, for all intents and purposes, is not a brave girl.

She screams when she sees a lizard crawling up the classroom wall. She nearly cried the first time she saw Tsukishima in the flesh, looming above her like a very spiteful lamppost. She has not stopped jumping at Hinata and Kageyama’s yells.

However, for all intents and purposes, Hitoka is very much a girl in love. Love might not conquer all, but surely it can force a teenage girl to confront her anxieties for a little while. (Never mind the fact that love planted a good amount of those anxieties in the first place.)

So she sits through the graduation ceremony. She cries when Kiyoko makes her speech (she had graduated at the top of the class, and Hitoka’s bursting with pride). She greets all four of her former upperclassmen at the exit and participates in the fussing and the sniffling and the hugging-goodbye.

It’s a long time before she and Kiyoko get a moment alone, but as Hitoka tugs her underneath the fabled cherry blossom tree in Karasuno’s tiny courtyard, she thinks that it was all worth it in the end.

“Kiyoko-san,” she begins, her voice wavering, “when you first asked me to become a manager, I didn’t actually hear what you were saying.”

Never let it be said that Hitoka Yachi is really any good at this confessing thing.

“What?” Kiyoko says, and she sounds more amused than anything. “Oh, Hitoka-chan.”

At that, she flushes right down to her toes. Her next words come out slightly quicker than she intended. “I thought you were the most beautiful person I’ve ever met. That’s still true today.”

The corners of Kiyoko’s lips quirk up, and it distracts Hitoka momentarily, but she is nothing but not determined. “But this year has made me realize a lot of things. You’re beautiful, but that’s not all you are. You’re smart and kind and a lot braver than me. You’re an amazing friend, an amazing person, an amazing everything. I don’t really know what I’d do without you.”

She takes a deep breath. “I guess what I’m trying to say is that I really, really, really like you, Kiyoko-san. As… as more than a friend. And it’s okay if you don’t feel the same! I just needed to get that out before you left.”

Kiyoko is silent for one, two, three moments. Hitoka feels her heart sink and her cheeks burn hot, and she bows quickly, turning to leave.

She doesn’t get very far.

A hand closes around her wrist, distractingly smooth and warm. “Hitoka-chan, who told you I wouldn’t feel the same way?”

She freezes. “You… you what?”

“I like you too, Hitoka-chan,” Kiyoko says with a gentle smile. “As more than a friend.”

And if that isn’t something to hear.

Hitoka stands there for what feels like hours, running the words over in her mind. Kiyoko-san likes me back. Kiyoko-san likes me back. Kiyoko-san likes me back.

“Oh,” she says, eloquently.

Kiyoko laughs, and Hitoka feels all her cognitive functions melt right out of her. “Oh indeed. Come here.”

Before she knows it, she’s tumbling into Kiyoko’s arms, inches away from her face.

“Is this okay?” Kiyoko asks in a whisper. Hitoka can barely manage a nod, but it’s all that Kiyoko needs.

She leans in, and Hitoka closes her eyes.

.

It ends like this: with a soft kiss, and a beautiful new beginning.  

★ haikyuu: @chaotic-queer-disaster @abysslll @fierreth-who

★ short stories: @darling-im-moonstruck @quixotic-ethics @crystallaer @double-cross-my-mind @moondrop-jellyfish @marveladdictt @crystalias @wherearetheplants @matcha-chai

★ notes: lmk if you want to be untagged !! still trying that new thing with combining taglists <3