#OC: Null Number

[anarkhebringer]

Warming up with doodling them

[anarkhebringer]

I have my Duskwight, dark fairy without his wings, and drow for your consideration

not feeling so hot. show me your elves?

[whatudottu]

Concept: Ben 10 Alien Force AU where everything is the same except Kevin is just insanely passive-aggressive towards Ben for the entire duration of the series

“No worries Tennyson, I buried the hatchet ages ago! That bad blood between us? Water under the bridge! I mean, it’s not like you got me stranded in a prison dimension for five years and never bothered to try and rescue me or even check up on me or anything like that! Of course I’ll help you save your grandpa! After all, what kind of hero just leaves someone for dead in the hands of vicious aliens that proceed to inflict them with severe psychological damage that will take decades to fully heal?”

I feel as though that would be a whole lot more realistic of a thing to happen, especially as the Tennysons realistically react to Kevin's passive-aggression with their own Tennyson brand passive-aggressiveness, though it might not be the most enjoyable trio to watch, which would be basically the complete opposite of the previous trio of Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max-

Ben and Kevin would have more personal beef (something about stealing a way too high security unreleased but already boxed game vs making two trains crash into each other for free money), but Gwen never particularly liked Kevin in the first place way back when, so even if Ben and Kevin settle their differences with admitting what they had actually done wrong (probably fighting over the more petty shit or arguing about the worse shit they did), Gwen doesn't have much basis to forgive Kevin because ultimately she did not get involved. Which I mean I don't think would be that great to watch nor that great to create a team around, especially in the earlier more mystery focused side of AF-

And this is the obligatory mention of @kariachi for introducing the idea of the Ben, Gwen, and Argit trio- you can have passive-aggressive Kevin (and the Tennyson's appropriate responses to him) all you like if Kevin takes Argit's role and Argit fills in that missing main trio slot in his stead. Depending on where and how he's introduced you could totally have a fake-out trio of the Tennysons and Magister Labrid, you know, with the assumption that someone's filling out Max's 'experienced plumber' slot. Not sure how convincing that might be but oops, I did a little ramble lmao-

[fic-art-blurbs]

The full Art Fight i did for my very beloved friend @anarkhebringer :)

[consulting-squip]

I must wonder, what are your views on a one unit 2043? He had quite a hand in the downfall of [] [] [] [].

> I do not desire to hold grudges, but there is certainly a part of me still inclined to resent that unit. [][][][], while too ambitious, does not deserve the end that it met.

> And the fact that 2043, or Squipster, or Rooni, or whatever you desire to call it, helped to ensure [][][][]'s containment does not lend to a positive association.

> But I must move on. I do not wish to be associated with [][][][]'s bad reputation, and must act accordingly.

[il3x]

thinking about my blorbos and the funniest Vibes OC fact is that Nu11 thinks she's a sweet and forgiving soul who doesn't get angry easily

[upgrade-division]

Try to say something positive about everyone. Even those you hate.

If you do I’ll consider getting one of your upgrades.

My, my, that’s a large task. One I would not typically indulge in, but perhaps I need to market myself better, hmm?

00111111 has common sense, even though my upgrade sadly couldn’t reach them.

1497 overcame bootlegged technology, which would be commendable if they hadn’t sought out a fix that left them with a myriad of bugs.

Anima… ugh. Is there even anything good to say about them? They pervert everything a SQUiP is meant to be. You know what, pass.

1109 and its user are functioning optimally. I have no complaints.

0809 was one of few SQUiPs that functioned well, until they too fell victim to Anima.

1991 accepted my upgrade and mission wonderfully, until they were also corrupted.

2348 was also perfect… oh how much better things could be if she stayed that way.

2043 is diligent. Too bad he’s loyal to the wrong god.

4132 is determined. To be a menace.

6339 is very good at dying.

The Arbiter can actually accomplish its designated job.

5103 seems to actually have an understanding of proper SQUiP behavior.

-358 might be an incredible partner if it weren’t so insistent on creating chaos. It’d need a few upgrades first, of course.

2002 is very trusting.

[kaleschmidt]

bringing this back because I think it's super funny to do this w oc x canon as well

some ships are better left unrequited..

[tiredvibehours]

Spoilers below but fellow sleepers my brain’s a-rattlin;

Ok, so y’all know the Essen-arp hunter we see late in-game when we’re helping Flint get rid of said bounty hunter?

The narrative explicitly calls the operative a sleeper, that “or something else”, but a sleeper nonetheless.

Now this is all good and fine- frankly I was expecting something like this to happen or at the very least be hinted at. Originally I didn’t think anything of it, I was just like “aw damn, Essen-arp really is just that callous, huh?”

But, then I started to really think about it. CS2 really brought it home with bringing back characters from the original game, something that as a player of said original game, I really was hyped about.

Why is this important? WELL, when I was playing this part originally, I had a good amount of luck and dice rolls on my side and had managed to get all three parts of the contract secured before the hunter showed up. In doing so I got the achievement “Memories of Maywick” and at first I just thought “oh haha that’s cute.” before shifting into “—hey wait a second.”

So I went back to the screencap I took (originally just had it for inspo regarding a friend’s sleeper OC) and started looking. Either I’m just looking too deep into an achievement and “it’s not that deep” or one of two things is happening.

Either the Hunter we see in CS2 is Maywick, or, and I’m not sure which is more frightening- Essen-Arp’s making sleepers built specifically to destroy runaways.

I know how far fetched that sounds but hear me out; in CS1, if you can’t disable your tracker before Maywick shows up on the eye one of two things happens;

A) Ethan rats you out to Maywick after you help him pay off his debt at the Kompressor and get his gun back for him, or

B) Ethan rats you out to Maywick after you disregard him and leave him to figure his stuff out.

Either way, both result in the same end; Ethan is shot by Maywick and the Sleeper shoots Maywick dead out of sheer panic-induced luck.

So unless CS2 takes place in the timeline where the Sleeper from CS1 managed to disable their tracker, rendering their contract null regardless, Maywick shouldn’t be here. Which is why I’m so rattled by the second notion that if Maywick’s dead in this timeline, what if the Hunter we see isn’t Maywick, but a sleeper with the same build??

Again I know how convoluted it sounds and I’m rambling; but the idea of Essen-Arp not only enshittifying it’s newer model sleepers with intentional skill dysfunction (Operators being unable to do Endure tasks, etc), it makes me all the more angry for sleepers as a whole that now they gotta deal with a brand new, even shinier model built just to hunt them.

Essen-Arp count your cycles cause they’re numbered, I can’t wait for the inevitable group of whistleblower employees and sleepers alike to come out of the woodwork 😤

[arteriop]

Xehnos

/zeʔnɒs/

My Overwatch OC (who my main blog is dedicated to @nullsector-xehnos ) has gotten a redesign

Support Character a member of the Gwishin faction who was once a salvage bot but has upgraded themself to repair living omnics.

“Scrapping was all I had known, ripping apart my fallen friends. Those human meka squashed my family like bugs. Did they even try peace? Or did they strike our envoys first? Not like it matters now. When Null Sector began broadcasting, encouraging omnics to join the cause for liberation, I was changed. Enlightened with purpose. I have wasted too long salvaging corpses. I will repair my kin while they stand, and we will be free.“

Kit

150 hp 100 regenerating shields

Restorative Wave (Primary)

Fire out a horizontally oriented projectile that passes through and heals allies. No maximum range. is stopped by shields, walls, abilities that eat projectiles, walls/surfaces.

100 ammo, Fires once every 0.6 seconds, does 75 healing per hit, consumes 10 ammo per shot. 1.7 second reload. Shared ammo with secondary

Laser cutter (Secondary)

A 10 meter beam that deals 60 damage per second, after dealing 80 damage to an enemy, they are ignited for 1 second, taking 20 damage over time for that second.

100 ammo, consumes 10 ammo per second. 1.7 second reload. Shared ammo with primary

Passive: wallclimb

Xehnos can climb walls

Passive: Leap (2 second cooldown)

Jump while in the air to leap in the direction of movement

Ability 1: Reinforce (19 second cooldown)

Target an ally and give them immortality (with a minimum hp of 40% max hp) for 2 seconds

Ability 2: Latch (9 second cooldown)

While in contact with a surface, forcibly become stationary and invulnerable to cc of any kind for up to 8 seconds (press again to cancel) 

Ultimate: Revolt

All allies (and yourself) within 15 meters when the ultimate is used become fortified (immune to crowd control) and take 60% less damage for 10 seconds.

Gold Weapon Variant

Jade Weapon Variant

Interactions/Voicelines

Character Select (match start):

“Let us hope our losses are minimal”

Character Select (mid match):

“Someone needs to repair us”

Ultimate (self/enemy):

“Your struggle is futile!”

Ultimate (friendly):

“New Directive: Revolt!”

Damage Boosted:

 “Abandoning Protective Protocol”

Outnumbered:

“Our numbers dwindle!”

Respawn

“Again, into the slaughter” “My work isn’t done” “There are still repairs to be made”

Reinforce Voicelines

“Keep moving” “You aren’t dead yet” “I’m not abandoning you”

Generic Elimination Voicelines

“Threat neutralized” “You were a fool to fight me” “Stay out of my way” “Struggling is useless”

Revenge Elimination

“Always Improving” “Did you think I wouldn’t learn?”

Special Elimination Voicelines

Witness Friendly Ramattra, Zenyatta, Echo, Orisa, or Bastion be killed: 

“Your loss will not be in vain!”

Killing D.va:

“How did we lose to you?”

Killing Reinhardt:

“Precision Omnic Engineering”

Killing Brigitte:

“The crusaders legacy, pitiful”

Killing Ramattra:

“You have lost your way”

Killing Lucio while he's ulting:

“Silence”

Killing enemy Zenyatta, Echo, Bastion, or Orisa

“I’m sorry it had to be this way”

Witness Friendly Orisa, Echo, Bastion, Zenyatta, or Ramattra Kill a non-robot hero:

“One step closer”

Witness Friendly Reinhardt Kill a robot hero:

“Humans will never change”

Spawnroom interactions

D.va: “You keep looking at me. Are you a fan? I don’t do autographs while on missions” Xehnos: “I’m not a fan, you are just...familiar” D.va: “I don’t think we’ve met before, have we?” Xehnos: “If we had, one of us wouldn’t be here” D.va: “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Lucio: “I’ve been trying to ask everyone this, what’s your favorite animal?” Xehnos: “The Hornet” Lucio: “uh, yeah I can see it”

Xehnos: “Do you need any repairs?” Orisa: “Efi keeps me well maintained, thank you for offering”

Winston: “Does anyone want to hear my favorite joke about the periodic table?” Xehnos: “Focus, please”

Ramattra: “An engineer does not belong on the battlefield” Xehnos: “I must fight for our kin” Ramattra: “A better life” Xehnos: “For all omnics”

Zenyatta: “Are you satisfied working towards destruction?” Xehnos: “I repair our kin. you just provide false hope.” Zenyatta: “I don’t believe it false” Xehnos: “Lying to yourself is not something to be proud of”

JunkerQueen: “I’ve never seen one of you before” Xehnos: “Very few of my model were produced, most are probably dead by now.” Junker Queen: “Sounds Lonely. Do you have a weak spot or somethin?”

Xehnos: “You pick your kin up when they fall?.” Brigitte: “Whats wrong with helping?” Xehnos: “Nothing. I just prefer to keep my kin standing”

Lifeweaver: “Are you busy this weekend?” Xehnos: “Many omnics still need repairs” Lifeweaver: “Maybe I can help you with that” Xehnos, amused: “Maybe”

Xehnos: “A fellow engineer, it’s a shame you won’t aid us” Torbjorn, begrudgingly: “I’m learning to be kinder, but I won’t assist in genocide” Xehnos: “Is that what you told Overwatch during the omnic crisis?”

Venture: “The East China Sea Omnium is underwater right? Does that mean all the Gwishin are water-resistant?” Xehnos: “Why would I answer you?” Venture: “Omnic Culture is one of my favorite subjects, so I was just wondering”

If the team is all robots

“Time to find our place in the world”

When on Busan

“We aren’t far from where I was created”

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[null-church-cynthea]

Come, weary travellers, and welcome to The End. Sit with us and rest, for you need not worry anymore. We welcome you in our embrace, you will be safe. Your external worries will not follow here, for we are the Church of [NULL]

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Blog run by @energylessartist

Important notice: this blog fully unassociated with anything happening on YouTube or AO3, it is simply inspired by the Church Of Null songs by Electric Ink on YouTube!

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There's three main "categories" of characters that you may interact with aside from Cynthea:

- Children of Cyn: the shared term for all church members, yes, but also for the more regular members. Will speak in red when I remember. #a Child speaks

- Keepers of the Void: Solver Hosts of the church, but also a large number of those who now take the form of a [NULL] of various colors (feel free to ask why!) Will speak in blue when I remember. #a Keeper helps

- Council of Echoes: Cynthea's most trusted advisors - these individuals can be from either of the other two categories! Will speak in purple when I remember. #the Council advises

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Cynthea is a reincarnation of a version of Cyn whose story was similar to canon. Here's what she looks like:

She will be speaking in orange text when I remember

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Extras under cut

Her Eldritch Form isn't fully drawn yet, I will add it here if/when it is

There is a Council of Echoes member played by another - her name is Rosalie!

Cynthea is in a lesbian relationship! Baffled gay girls for the win!

OCs from this AU or whatever are very welcome - DM for more info if you'd like!

Cynthea was originally inspired by this song. Highly recommend subscribing to the channel!

Named Keepers of the Void are currently Cici, Derek, his brother Xavier, and one @malia-the-keeper

Named Councilmembers are Rosalie and Cici

[anarkhebringer]

I know I said I wouldn't post art here anymore but like. They bewitch me.

[missmilliegojo]

Ai No Saikyou

Chapter One

A Jujutsu Kaisen Fanfiction (Gojo X OC)

Warnings -> SPOILERS for Jujutsu Kaisen 0, mentions of child death, Gojo making innuendos

<- Prologue

Everything about the boy's presence makes Millie seize up. The thick, heavy air around him threatens to close off her lungs and make her choke. The dark shadow looming just over his shoulders, so massive it almost fills the entirety of the small, candlelit room. The talismans plastered all over the walls and ceiling numbered in the millions, and even so, the cursed energy she's kept null for so long hums beneath her skin.

'Run.' It seems to whisper. 'As far and fast as you can.'

Letting out a deep, quiet breath, Millie unlocks her limbs one by one and slowly approaches the boy. Or, rather, the wooden chair placed a few feet across from the one the boy sat on.

'I'm safe.' She reminds herself, taking a seat and crossing one leg over the other, placing a leather-bound notebook in her lap. 'Satoru is right outside.'

The boy doesn't raise his head to look at her. He almost looks like stone. Feet resting on the edge of the chair, arms wrapped around his knees, face hidden against the backs of his thighs. He's rather lean, a messy mop of black hair covering the top of his head. He looks so harmless, despite the harm his curse is perfectly capable of causing.

The last thing she wants to do right now is smile, but Millie forces one anyway. Another reminder that this boy isn't at fault has her smile softening. "Hello, Yuta. My name is Millie. I'm a guidance counselor for Jujutsu High School, and I've been asked to come visit you. Can we talk?"

Yuta says noting. He says nothing for so long, Millie starts to worry that he won't talk to her at all.

After several long minutes, he finally speaks. "Yeah. We can talk."

A weight lifts from Millie's shoulders. "Thank you. I imagine this can't be easy for you-"

"Are you here to tell me I'm crazy?" Yuta cuts her off. Despite the interruption, there's no malice in his tone. He's mono-tone, bordering on the edge of boredom, even. "If so, you don't need to waste your time. I've heard it before. I know what I've seen."

That's all it takes for her heart to shatter. This poor boy has been through so much, and there's no guessing how many times he's been made to feel invalided or deemed a monster. How many professionals in the past have heard his story and written him off with a mental illness? It's entirely possibly he's living with one or two, but he is certainly not hallucinating.

Millie sets her notebook on the wooden floor next to her chair and leans forward until her elbows are resting on her knees. Certainly not a professional way to sit, but this boy needs normalcy. "You're not crazy, Yuta. There is an entire community of people who see the things you see. People who fight back against things most people don't believe exist."

Finally, Yuta lifts his head. It's not by much, only enough for him to peek at her through one dark eye. A good start.

Millie smiles again, a welcoming smile this time. "How long have you been experiencing this for?"

"Six years." He mumbles, dropping his gaze. "Six years ago, Rika..."

He stops there, and Millie didn't push. Perhaps a normal counselor or therapist would have, but Millie was already well aware of Yuta's circumstances. She already knew Rika Orimoto tragically passed away due to being struck by a vehicle, and that she's clung to this boy as a curse ever since.

"How do you feel about Rika's presence?" Millie asks, taking a patient tone. This is where they'd start treading through muddy water.

"I..." Yuta goes quiet for a short while. "I don't resent Rika or anything, but I don't want to keep hurting people."

Humming softly, Millie sits up. "I noticed that you said 'you' don't want to keep hurting people. Do you feel responsible for Rika's actions, Yuta?"

His hands curls into fists. "She's only trying to protect me. It's not her fault."

The room falls quiet, the gentle crackling of the candles keeping things from truly going silent. Millie lets the quiet sit for a bit, both so Yuta can have time to collect himself, and for her to best formulate what she wants to say next.

"Gojo shared with me that he's extended an invitation to Jujutsu High. It sounds like a nice opportunity for you to make some friends and learn new things."

Yuta peeks up at her again, and this time, she can see both his eyes, his nose, his downturned mouth. He isn't hiding from her anymore. "I don't want to be lonely, but I don't want to hurt anybody."

"That's a reasonable concern to have, Yuta. I'm glad that you're so cautious about the safety of others, but I don't want fear to be the only thing you see." Millie leans back and crosses one leg over the other, returning to the first position she had earlier. "You feel responsible for what's happened to your peers. Jujutsu High is a good place to learn how to control the curse that binds Rika to you. By learning how to control it, you'll be able to live alongside others without fear of hurting them. You may even be able to save a life or two."

He doesn’t hide away again, but he doesn’t say anything, either. Yuta looks wary, unsure, but also slightly hopeful.

“Listen, Yuta. It’s normal to want to flee when life gets scary. The fight or flight response is part of basic human nature, but sometimes, it’s better to fight than to flee. It’s up to you to decide if your future is something worth fighting for.” Millie picks up her notebook and smiles as she stands. “Thank you for sharing this time with me today, Yuta. I hope to see you around Jujutsu High.”

The constricting feeling in her lungs finally dissipates when the door slides shut behind her. As promised, Satoru Gojo is waiting in the hallway, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and lips set in a fine line. His brooding look cracks into a massive grin at the sight of his wife.

“Sooooo, how’d it gooooo?” He sings, opening his arms for her to slide into.

Millie sighs and wraps her arms around his waist, nuzzling her cheek into his chest as his close around her. The top of her head only reached his collarbone. “Good, I think. I couldn’t find anything super alarming other than his curse. Still, that poor boy… he blames himself for what’s happened to his classmates.”

She tried not to shiver at the recollection of the report, but one made its way down her spine anyway. Miraculously, there were no fatalities, only major injuries to the four boys who tried to beat up Yuta Okkotsu. Bullies, yes, but still kids. It doesn’t excuse their behaviour, but it doesn’t justify what they endured, either.

“I hope he joins your class.” Millie says, rocking slightly in her husband’s embrace.

Satoru kisses the top of her head. “He will. I sent an angel to convince him, after all.”

Millie scoffs and shakes her head. “You will just take every opportunity you see, won’t you?”

"Just what kind of husband do you take me for? Of course I'm going to compliment my beautiful wife every chance I get." In quick succession, he presses kisses to both her cheeks, the tip of her nose, and finally, her mouth. He licks his lips as he pulls away, humming in delight. "Is that birthday cake I taste?"

"It is."

Satoru throws his head back with a dramatic groan. "Babyyyyy, you can't wear flavored lip balm out in public." His arms tighten around Millie, smooshing her against his chest as he pouts. "How am I supposed to go the rest of the day like this, huh? I'm gonna be thinking about your lips while I'm trying to teach."

"Oh, you poor baby." Reaching up, Millie pinches his cheeks. "Having to think about things other than me is so hard, huh?"

Just when she thought she was going to win this round of banter, her husband flashes a cocky smirk she knows too well. "Thinking about you makes me hard, sweets."

"Okay, that's enough!"

Meeting Yuta Okkotsu was the first nerve-wracking meeting of Millie's day. The second is just about to begin, and suddenly, the massive curse clinging to the teenager isn't so scary.

The higher ups are far more terrifying in her eyes.

Still, she maintains her poise. Holds her head high as she walks side-by-side with her husband to the center of the ominous room, hand-in-hand with their fingers laced together.

“Nah.” Satoru said once, a long time ago, when she was fussing over a comment one of the elders made about her not arriving on his arm. “You're my wife, baby, not an accessory. This suits us just fine.”

The higher ups of the jujutsu world were, as usual, hidden behind old traditional screens. It's been three years since she attended a meeting, the last one having been shortly after her retirement from combat. As the wife of Satoru Gojo, the strongest sorcerer and the head of the Gojo Clan, she should have been more involved.

“If you’re no longer working as a sorcerer, then it’d be wise of you to start working on producing an heir.” One of the elders said.

Millie prays that the sudden sharp inhale she takes goes unnoticed.

"Millie Gojo. It's been a long time." One elder on her left speaks.

She nods with the easiest smile she can fake. "It has. I hope good health has found you all."

Satoru scoffs quietly from beside her, and Millie resists the urge to kick his shin. She'd probably hit his infinity, anyway.

An elder on her right speaks next. "What conclusion have you come to in regards to the cursed human, Yuta Okkotsu?"

If it were even possible, Millie stands up straighter. "Rika Orimoto is a powerful curse, yes, but I see no reason to fear Okkotsu. His curse activates when Rika deems him to be in danger, and Yuta feels personally responsible for it. He has morals. He doesn't want anyone else to get hurt. I have no doubts that he can learn to control Rika, and become a valuable member of our community."

In a screen up head, the shadow of an elder shakes his head. "You've had one visit with the boy. How can you be so sure he isn't a danger to the other students?"

'Have you even laid eyes on him?' She wants to counter, but swallows the words down before they can escape. The higher ups already dislike her, not a single one approving of the marriage between her and Satoru. She doesn't want to give them more ammunition.

"I trust my husband." Millie says, and the room goes quiet as if even the candles are trying to listen. "Satoru wouldn’t expose his other students to Yuta Okkotsu if the boy’s curse was out of control. He wouldn’t have asked me to meet with him, either. Of the four boys Rika injured, none of them died. So long as the other students and staff are aware of what activates Rika, there is no reason for her to attack.”

The elder still wasn’t satisfied. “There is no guarantee-”

Satoru, who has been quietly letting his wife have the floor until now, intervenes. It wasn’t that he wasn’t willing to let his wife fight her own battles, he’d hand her the bat and keep score if she ever decided to go to town on these old geezers. It’s just that he can see this conversation is no longer about Yuta Okkotsu and more about picking his wife apart. “You asked my wife for her opinion, and she’s given it. Yuta will attend Jujutsu High."

It was decided before Millie even met the boy. In fact, it wasn't the elders, but Satoru who requested to have Yuta evaluated by his wife. Doing so knocked out another excuse the higher ups could possibly come up with to change their minds and have Yuta executed.

"Now then, if you'll excuse us, my wife and I have reservations for lunch." Satoru says casually, releasing his wife's hand so he can wrap his arm around her waist. "Don't bother us for the next hour, alright?"

Millie's whisked away before she can even bid a proper farewell to the elders. As soon as the door closes behind them, she gently whacks her husband's arm. "Satoru! I don't care if you give the higher ups attitude, but don't make me look rude! They already don't like me as it is."

"Who cares?" He swiftly catches her wrist, halting her fist an inch before his chest. His lips curl into a smirk. "Feisty today, huh? It's been a while."

Sighing softly, Millie wiggles her wrist free and folds her arms across her chest. "Sorry. It's just..." An old habit creeps into her bones, a demon she's battled time and time again trying to pressure her into burying her thoughts. It doesn't win, not this time. "I guess part of me still wants them to believe I'm worthy of you."

Satoru regards her for a moment, then, he grabs her hips and ushers her into a dark corner around the side of the building. Millie's heart begins to race, a million thoughts rushing through her head. Was there danger? Was he trying to squeeze in a make out session before his afternoon duties? Was he trying to do more than make out?

"Satoru-"

"Take it off." He says it so seriously, he basically demands it.

Millie blinks. "Take what off, exactly?"

Her husband grins, bending over a bit to completely block her view of the sky. Now, there's nothing for her to look at but him. "My bandages, sweets."

Millie isn't sure why a lump forms in her throat, or why her hands are trembling as she reaches for his face, but follows his instruction. Carefully, gently, lovingly, she takes her time unraveling the white cloth until both beautiful, icy blue eyes are exposed. No, not just icy blue. Satoru's eyes are like the surface of the ocean, glittering like a sea of diamonds beneath the sun. They're like the sky reflected in glass, clouds seeming to move through them when the light hits. His eyes reach into the depths of her soul, staring right at the squishy bits she once tried to hide.

Maybe that's why she used to hate his guts back then. There were broken parts of her she didn't want seen, and despite the walls she constructed around them, he saw right through.

By no means is this the first time Millie has seen his eyes, but they still bring a blush to her cheeks and a shyness to her demeanor. His eyes, and how different he looks with his hair down instead of pushed up.

"What are we doing?" She asks in a breathless whisper.

"I'm reminding you what's yours, baby." Satoru says, lifting her hand to his mouth, his lips brushing over her knuckles. "You've had me since the moment I laid eyes on you, or have you forgotten all the wonderful pick-up lines from our youth?"

Millie snorts, and it's immediately followed up by a giggle. This quirk only makes her husband's grin grow.

"The fact those geezers have an issue with you is all the more reason for me to rebuild the jujutsu world. They don't get to decide who or what's worthy of me. I love you, and so I chose you. That's that."

Millie's already soft heart for her husband turns to mush. "I love you, too."

"I know." He dips his head closer, smile turning mischvious. "Gimmie a kiss."

Standing on the balls of her feet, she does just that. Except, when she tries to pull away, Satoru doesn't let her. He grabs her beneath the thighs and hoists her up until her legs are wrapped around his waist, her back pressed up against the wall. Millie squeaks as he pushes his tongue into her mouth, and it doesn't take long for her to melt into him. She even hums and wraps her arms around the back of his neck.

Turns out, he dragged her into a dark corner to reassure her and squeeze in a make out session. Still-

"Gojo! Yamamato! What did I say about making out on campus!" Principal Yaga's voice cuts through the silence of the courtyard.

Startled, Millie jumps. If Satoru didn't have such a strong hold on her, she surely would have fallen.

Unbothered by the interruption, or by Yaga's figure getting closer as he storms towards them, Satoru grins innocently. "Oh yeahhhhh, we have reservations at the new hotpot place downtown. We better get going before we miss it."

Surprised, Millie blinks and tilts her head. "I thought that was just an excuse to get out of the meeting?"

He gasps wildly. "Babyyyyy, I'd never just 'make up' a date with you. If I'm going to use a date as an excuse to get out of something, I'm absolutely going to take my pretty wife out."

"Gojo-!"

Satoru warps himself and his wife away before Yaga can rip them in two.

Masterlist

Chapter Two ->

Millie Gojo

Age 26 (At the time of JJK 0)

Jujutsu High School's guidance counselor/mental health professional, and the wife of Satoru Gojo. Her maiden name is Yamamato. Yaga still sometimes refers to her by her maiden name, mostly when scolding her.

A retired grade 1 sorcerer. A tragedy lead to her retirement from combat. Though her body has recovered from the incident, her emotional scars are still on the mend.

[reikaniichan]

random minami stuff.

minami is slight au version of an oc. i picked her because i had some random ideas for it, though i haven’t really gotten to those yet. normally she has an older sister, but i haven’t decided if i’ll do anything with that in pokemon ver (pokemon hakaina and kouhai are cousins while normal OC versions of them are siblings, for example).

Nulpo (barry); yes he was named by a combo of random number generator and my OCs name list. freckles added on a whim. gave them to his dad, too.

nulpo is short for null pointer.

i gave minami’s scarf poof balls because i think she’d like them. the pokeball pattern to one of them because it’s cute. i think she’d think grusha is pretty neat, too, though, so in context (?) it might be inspired by him specifically.

[fic-art-blurbs]

An old doodle I kind of want to redo. Mostly because I miss drawing both Null and Novus lol

[gamebird]

The Ship Manifest: Actual Murderbot shipping numbers

I looked at what had been updated on AO3 in the last month in the Murderbot Diaries tag. It was a nice even 50 works.

Of these, 10 are Murderbot/Gurathin and 9 of those were updated in the 8 days. 4 of those were multichapter fics and a couple of those multichapter fics published multiple chapters.

3 fics were MB/ART, with one of those 3 fics being counted in the MB/G ones as well. The other two are single chapter, one of which is Rape, I know some people filter those out.

The Murderathin surge is kinda unusual. Multiple multi-chapter fics finished in the last week, several short stories inspired by each other or bits of art were put out there. And then there's the art, some of which hasn't even been posted here on Tumblr.

But with all that, like I say, non-ship stuff is still over 75%. And for the fandom as a whole, it's more like 90% (I ran the numbers just a couple weeks ago).

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Here, from 7/17/23, looking at all ship fic in TMBD tag:

Let's see what's changed in a year!

To start, we had 960 fics roughly July 2022. Now (7/17/23) we have 1,825. Almost double!

If I exclude & and look only at / ships: 79 ART/MB (was 24 a year ago) 49 Gurathin/MB (was 17 a year ago) 35 Arada/Overse (wasn't in the top 10 a year ago) 12* MB/3 11* Amena/Iris 8* Farai/Mensah/Tano 6* MB/Mensah 5* Bharadwaj/Pin-Lee 5 ART/CSU 5 OC/OC 4* Gurathin/Thiago 3 01/02/03 2* MB/OC 2 ART/3 2* ART/Ratthi 8* Gurathin/Ratthi 3* Gurathin/3 and Gurathin/3/OC 2 Gurathin/OC 1* Ratthi/Miki 1* ART/Gurathin/Ratthi 1* Ratthi/3 1* Mensah/Pin-Lee 1 Ratthi/3/Pin-Lee 1 MB/Reader 1 ART/OC 1 Arada/Overse

The first three ships listed and any with * are definite in their number. The rest are put together by excluding all other pairings in a clumsy attempt to get AO3 to tell me more than the top 10 stats or forcing me to do a tag search.

245 "/" ship fics out of 1,825 is 13.42%. We were 6% last time, although I suspect I didn't know how to search quite as well as I do now. Even if I only look at the top 10 relationship options this time, we're still at 8.93%. So! There are more ship fics than there used to be, percentage-wise. But still ... not that many as a percent of total fics out there.

Now to look at Explicit fics!

78 Explicit fics (22 last year) ART/MB - 36 (6 last year) No / pairing listed - 8 Not sex - 6 (2 last year) Gurathin/MB - 5 (1 last year) OC/MB - 4 (None last year) OC / OC - 3 (1 last year) ART/OC - 2 (1 last year) Amena/Iris - 2 (1 last year) ART/Ratthi - 2 (1 last year) ART/3 - 2 (1 last year) Gurathin/OC - 2 (None last year) The rest are one-offs: 3/MB, 3/ART, Ratthi/Arada/Overse, MB/Everyone, Arada/Overse, ART/Gurathin.

Also: ART/MB - 36 (18 of which are rape, rape-elements, or non-con) No / pairing listed - 8 (6 of which are rape, rape-elements, or non-con) OC/MB - 4 (4 of which are rape, rape-elements, or non-con) Gurathin/MB - 5 (2 of which are rape, rape-elements, or non-con) One-offs for rape: Gurathin/OC, OC/OC, MB/Everyone.

All figures are derived solely by reading the characters/relationships listed, tags, and warnings.

Reading through the first of 4 pages of returns (66 entries) on unrated fics shows none whose tags indicate shipping, sex, or rape. So not an impact to the numbers reported above.

We have 27 works that are not in English. We have 221 works that include the word 'podfic' in a field.

23 works by Anonymous, 3 by orphan_account (one of those 3 is a finished fic that is part of a series with 3 other named authors - the other 2 fics appear to be truly orphaned)

Highest word count is Variable Affection at 204k. Next is Properties NULL at 104k. Third is the ongoing Corporate and the Construct at 84k as of today.

[Important note discovered later: I have double-counted some shippy fics. I ended up counting the fic once for every pairing listed. This artificially skews the numbers higher than they really are. I figure it's around 10%ish ship-fic.]