#Point is I love you all and here's to another year of Dragon Balls
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orphanedwolfandfriends · 1 year ago
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I love you guys and our stupidity, that's my wholesome message of the year.
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bones4thecats · 8 months ago
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Henlo! Could I request some headcanons where Cooler, Frieza, Android 17, and Gohan get the "If anything happens, I love you" message from their S/O? Maybe S/O was away for a little while before getting into a dangerous situation, but is found injured but alive.
Their S/O Gets Severely Injured
Characters: Cooler, Frieza, Android 17 and Gohan Requester: ❤️‍🩹Anon A/N: I now nickname you ❤️‍🩹Anon, since your prompt is about y’know… healing and whatnot. Anyways, this is my first Dragon Ball piece so I do not guarantee that they are all in character, so warning there I guess. By the way, in Gohan's piece, the reader is female since y'know... Pan and all. Now, enjoy, I guess!
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»»————————————-   Cooler  ————————————-««
🧊 When Cooler first inherited his portion of his family's army, he wasn't amused with how small it was. But, when comparing his power to his younger brother's, it was understandable why it was so differentiating when it comes to size
🧊 Thankfully, his father, King Cold, was kind enough to give him the district that you, his darling S/O of many years, lead with a high amount of nobility and pride
🧊 Cooler has been away for a while when you were sent out by Frieza to cover a nearby planet and either gain their trust or completely annihilate them without any mercy. It was truly your call there
🧊 But, when he returned to see that you and your band of armored warriors were missing and have been for a few hours, Cooler began to become nervous. You were never gone this long when taking care of some minor business on Frieza, King Cold, or even Cooler's orders
" Lord Frieza! There seems to be a misreading! "
" What do you mean by a misreading? " Frieza questioned, a sense of annoyance and a very small amount of curiosity laced him his already pissy tone.
" It seems that the planet we sent Section 213 to is full of powerful fire-demons, much like us! "
" What?! "
🧊 After hearing this, your lover demanded to see your coordinates and send out another section, Section 89, out to find you and your teammates. And while his younger sibling attempted to reassure him of your team's power, Cooler merely pushed him aside and began to descend with Section 89 right behind him
🧊 Once landed, Cooler began to fight with the team following suite, knocking each beast aside with relative average stats. While it took on average two or three members per monster, they were taking care of them relatively quick
" Y/N? Y/N, where the hell are you?! "
" She's over here, Master Cooler! "
🧊 Running at a high-speed that could be compared to the super-saiyan's, Cooler stopped in his tracks when seeing your bruised and cut-up body. You had a large gash on the side of your stomach, and he could tell from a mere few feet away that you needed immediate medical assistance
🧊 Once returned, Cooler yelled for the healers to fix you. Though, it was hard for them to focus with both Frieza and Cooler glaring at them from behind. Frieza was only there because he couldn't afford to lose a powerful warrior and by-far one of the most talented fighters he had left after the battle on Namek
🧊 At some point, the doctor had to push the two outside, which was where Cooler stayed while tyrannical emperor left to sort out the rest of his ship from the chaos
" Master Cooler. Your S/O is all patched up. "
" And? "
" They will make it perfectly well. They'll just need a few days of healing. They're quite lucky. If they were a mere Yardrat or Tuffle they'd most likely be beyond any kind of help. "
" Good. Now, leave. I must see them for myself. "
" Understood. "
🧊 While he sat down in a seat right beside your medical bed, Cooler just sighed and ran a hand across your cheek, which had multiple cuts and bruises, not to mention a slight burn that reached from your chin to your forehead in a straight line. Oh, how awful was it on that damned planet?
🧊 You'll tell him when you wake up. Yes you will. But for now, Cooler can lay his head down on your bed and rest for a bit before you awaken form your long-overdue power-nap
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»»————————————-   Frieza  ————————————-««
🏔️ Frieza has hated being in Hell for the many years he was wrapped up like a larvae becoming a butterfly or moth and sung to like a baby by cutesy-bears and fairies. Due to this, he had a ton of pent-up anger. Which, while he did not mean it, he had accidentally taken out on a small fraction of his army
🏔️ From this lose in members, Frieza had no choice but to send out one of his best teams; Team Y/N. Which just so happened to be led by his favorite soldier and his one and only spouse, Y/N
🏔️ Before you and your team evacuated to check for any signs of life on the now-destroyed and bare wasteland that was once a prosperous land, you had left a solid message for your husband. One that he would forever regret not telling you in person
" If anything happens, I love you? That cheesy moron... "
" As if you are any better, brother. "
" Shut it, Cooler! "
🏔️ You and your team had just barely landed when one of them was snatched away with stupendous speed. This kind of speed was alarming to you and your underlings, causing a couple of them to panic and get snatched themselves
🏔️ Meanwhile on the ship, a fairly-rounded serving demon was observing the life-monitors that laid within each Frieza's Force member's body. And once he noticed the way they were immediately falling like flies, his tail feathers erupting and knocking his chair back, alarming his Highness
" What is going on down there?! " Frieza barked.
" Team Y/N is getting pummeled, killed even! We need to send people down there- now! "
🏔️ Frieza stood abruptly and ordered for the guards to follow him, after all, backup is necessary almost wherever the dangerous man went. Especially when it came to the safety of his lover
🏔️ Once landed, the sight of four out of the seven members of your team being impaled on the elongated tongues of horrifying and demonic-appearing beasts caused the Emperor of the Universe's heart to start racing. You better not have been harmed!
🏔️ The male raised his hand and sent a large beam of energy soaring at the monster, causing it's tongue to come flying off of it's mouth. The smell from it's blood was rancid, but if smelling this meant that you would be safe, then so be it
🏔️ You were located a mere few feet away, hiding behind a large boulder structure by Frieza. And once he picked you up, he rushed back to the ship, his men and yours following as they sent many beams at the creatures as they attempted to follow suit
🏔️ Back on the ship, Frieza sat in his room as the doctor healed you up. While he would love to be there for his dearest, the sight of their beaten and bloody body was by-far the only thing keeping him away from the Cui-copy's work
🏔️ The sound of his door being knocked on made him stand and ready himself, putting on his cool and composed facial expression before opening the door, ready to scold and possibly punish the soldier for daring to interrupt the most powerful being in the ship. How he would do so was already pulsating through his mind
" What is it you want? I am clearly in the middle of business. "
" Wow, you're seeming extra nice today. Are you sad I was hurt by that behemoth of a beast? "
🏔️ A small crack of his voice was heard as Frieza opened his eyes to see you standing there with a highly-functional mechanical cast around your leg, a small amount of pre-obtained energy holding your leg up and behind you in a position as if you were kneeling on one side
" Y/N... Why aren't you healing in the medbay?! I was about to come visit you! "
" Uh-huh. C'mon, the doctor said I needed to fix up my other leg's walking anyways! " Sarcasm was highly detecatble in your tone, causing Frieza to be slightly annoyed. Why are you being so calm?!
" That doesn't matter- "
" Yeah, yeah. Anyways, you got any wine back there? "
" W-what?! By what I remember, taking in alcohol, no matter the kind, with medication could cause someone to... overdose, if I remember correctly. "
" Aw~ Are you still worried about me?~ "
" S-shut it! Just- get in here already... you're a pain. "
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»»——————————-   Android 17  ——————————-««
🐈‍⬛ This guy knew how dangerous this Tournament was, so why was he now just wondering why the enemy was being so tough on you, it was obvious that you were beaten, so why was he continuing?!
" Hey! He's going to far! "
" Y/N, hang in there! "
🐈‍⬛ Everyone's calls were only enraging your husband even farther as he fought against another Universe 5 fighter while you dealt with the other two dogs
🐈‍⬛ The yellow one, Lavender, has thrown so much of his poisonous energy at you that it was beginning to make your joints slow down, which alarmed the rest of your teammates. Hell, even Frieza was nervous at the sight- you had the amount of power that could level up to defeat him!
" Why you damned wolf! "
🐈‍⬛ Holding your hand up as you canceled out every sound around you, the slight movements of feet with fur and claws was the only thing you would allow through. This meant you would be able to both dodge and hit the remaining beast-men back with ease
" Take this! "
🐈‍⬛ Gripping his hand in yours, you could feel the poison rush through your body, but the feeling was numb to you, the amount of venom in your system seemingly muted out anymore seeping through your thick-skin
" Wait, what the hell?! "
🐈‍⬛ Android 17 smirked and jumped up before kicking the blue wolf, Bergamo, in your direction while you powered a whip of energy before wrapping Basil and Lavender up as you twirled them around and threw them away, grabbing Bergamo on the way as they soared back and off the edge of the field, resulting in a Universe 7 win
🐈‍⬛ 17 ran up to you and wrapped his arms around you before you were teleported back up to your teammates for a small intermission granted by Zeno upon Goku's request
" What were you thinking? "
" About the survival of our home, and our family. "
" And while I appreciate that, Y/N, you must be more careful with your limits. I don't need another Goku around. "
" Hey! "
🐈‍⬛ Hearing you chuckle as Whis laid his staff on your forehead before booping you and releasing your body of the poison's affects made your husband smile gently and hold you close as Universe 7's angel chanted with an 'all better now!'
" Don't you ever scare me like that again, you hear? "
" Nope, you forgot a couple of things in that sentence there, mister. "
" Why you... alright. Please don't ever scared me like that again. I love you to much for that to happen. "
" That's better. "
🐈‍⬛ While you laid your foreheads upon one another's, the sound of Goku and Frieza gagging in the back caused you to laugh as 17 just sighed like a disappointed father
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»»————————————-   Gohan  ————————————-««
📚 Unlike his father, Gohan was primarily focused on his work and studies growing up. Putting his training behind for helping his family of his wife, Y/N, and his young daughter, Pan, prosper in life
📚 You on the other hand, adored to fight. As you were raised by your favorite person on Earth, who also just so happened to be a fellow descendant of the Three-Eyed People, Tien Shinhan
📚 As Pan grew older, you would help Piccolo and others train her, teaching her valuable lessons in minor training for her human-side while Piccolo handled her more alien side, which came from your husband
📚 Gohan knew that sometimes you would go out and about with his father's old friends in order to handle some ordeals, and with you being one of the strongest human fighters in their current time, you were practically required to attend
📚 As you kissed your daughter's forehead and gave your husband the tightest hug known to the half-blooded Saiyan, you gave him a final message until you returned a few days later
" If anything happens, I love you. "
📚 If anything happens? How far away were you going this time?
📚 While it was quite a hassle balancing his job and caring for Pan by himself, Gohan was grateful to have both his mother, Chi-Chi, his sensei, Piccolo, and his childhood friend, Videl, all there to help out once and a while
📚 He couldn't wait for when you would come home. Counting down the days with fun dinners for him and his daughter as the calendar was decorated with cute little stickers from Videl
" Hey Papa? Why does Mama look so beaten up? "
" She probably- wait she looks what?! "
" She has a big cut on the side of her face. It looks like it's bleeding a lot! "
📚 Gohan opened the front door of your home and picked you up quickly before rushing inside and running towards the bathroom to find your first-aid kit. Well, one of the many you had around the house
📚 Pan looked worried as you picked her up and laid her on your lap, brushing your hand through her hair as she sniffed and began to allow tears to bulge up in her eyes. You never liked to see your daughter in any kind of distress, especially emotionally. Physical scars can heal, but emotions are far harder to fix
" Mama, where did you get the cut...? "
" Let's just say... Mama got into a fight with some bad people and Mama kicked their butts. "
" Really? What were they like? Were they s... sai... "
" Saiyans? "
" Yeah! Were they Saiyans like Papa? "
📚 As Gohan walked back into the room with gauze being prepared in his hands, he saw just how comfortable Pan asked you questions while you avoided the topic of exactly who you fought and what happened on that planet miles away
" Y/N, can you please lift your headpiece up? "
📚 You did as your husband asked as you laid your thick head piece on the side, it was cracked from some force coming from your now deceased enemy, but it was nothing that Bulma couldn't fix!
📚 While Gohan bandaged up your head and arms, Pan asked both you and him questions of the days back when you both fought side-by-side. And whenever you mentioned him singing with the old dragon, Icarus, his face erupted in a mix of pink and red
📚 Why was your memory so damn good...
" Can I hear the song? "
" I don't think Piccolo would like to be reminded of that... again... "
" All the more reason to do it! "
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axelsagewrites · 2 years ago
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Lucerys - Dance
Pairing: Lucerys X Green!Daughter
Summary: reader and Luke had been best friends for years before being split up but finally they meet again at the readers birthday ball.
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Being the youngest child of the king was a strange experience. As the youngest you didn’t have to worry about as many marriage proposals or having to go to make official royal visits. The only times you were sent on royal visits had been with either your mother or brother Aemond as your mother did not trust her another son to look after you. You spent more time looking after Aegon than the other way round as you were the one that would sneak him his hang over cures when your mother banned the maesters for helping him as punishment for her sons drinking.
Despite this you were also close with your mother. She was extremely protective which had its ups and downs. On one hand you didn’t need to worry about Lords trying to manipulate you for your hand and on the other you only really had your family to spend time with. However, as you were the youngest, quite a bit younger than your siblings, it still could be lonely at time. Or at least it was after Luke had left court.
When Luke was still at court however you were inseparable. You studied together, trained with your dragons together, were forced to learn how to dance together. It was lucky that you both got on so well because if not the whole ordeal would have been awkward. You didn’t mind spending all your time with him however and soon you may have well been the same person.
The day Rhaynera decided to move her and her children to Dragonstone to marry Daemon Targaryen you cried. You cried the whole day and so many more to come. Luke did his best not to join you in your tears. You clung onto him for dear life as you said your goodbyes. But eventually you were forced to let go.
You didn’t leave your room for days after he left. The worst was no one really noticed as they were used to you being away in some corner with Luke. Aemond only noticed when he realised, he had not been pranked by you and Luke for a week. The only reason you even came out of your room is because he banned the cooks to send food to your room and eventually you realised starvation would not bring Luke back.
Eventually you found a new normal but it was hard at first. Now you were far more studious, rode your dragon more, and even began to wear more princess like dresses as you weren’t having to sneak around with Luke to pull off your next heist. Alicent was so happy by the change that soon you became her favourite. She loved to come to your chambers and do your hair as before you had never allowed her to, claiming she pulled to hard. Now you didn’t see a point of fighting your mother off.
During her visits to try out the latest braid styles in your hair she began to discuss plans for your upcoming birthday. As usual there would be cakes and dancing and lords pretending to take an interest in you. For you it was more of a chore and you would celebrate your birthday properly the day after. Usually this would be done with Lucerys, but this year Heleana would have to do.
“You’re so lucky my dear not to have to organise this yourself,” Alicent said as she tugged your hair back from your face, “Trying to organise the guest list alone is killing me. Who can come and what day and how much time we spend with them outside of the ball itself. It’s all very complicated just to avoid bruising some egos,”
“Do I even know half the people coming?” you asked.
Alicent sighed, “You know of them at the very least. It’s all the usual sort but don’t worry darling you don’t need to talk to anyone for very long. That’s what I’m here for. You just pick a couple lords or their sons, don’t worry I’ll point them out to you, you dance with them then you just sit and look pretty,” Alicent smiled as she admired her handy work. “Don’t you just love it?”
It took all your energy to muster up a smile to try convincing her but she seemed pleased non the less. “We’ll need to set up some more dancing practises,” your mother continued. “Can’t have you stepping on any fragile toes,”
“I normally practise with Luke,” you sighed as you ran your fingers over the braids. You knew exactly the disgusted face he would make if he could see them now.
“Well you can dance with him at the ball but for now-“
“Lucerys will be there?” you span around to face your mother.
“Of course he will,” she said, her face contorted to scold you for interrupting her, “Rhaynera and her whole family will be there. Even that Daemon of hers. I can’t believe she married that lunatic,”
“Why didn’t you tell me he was coming?” you ignored her pettiness not wanting to get involved in her drama.
Alicent just shrugged as she began to pack up her hair styling supplies, “Well of course he was going to be there. I didn’t think you would mind,” but you were too thrilled to care at this point. Lucerys was coming back.
The days leading up to the ball you had been on the lookout for his arrival but your mother kept you so busy you didn’t even find out they had arrived till after dark and your mother insisted you needed your beauty sleep and he could wait. Then despite your tries the next day it felt like everyone was trying to keep you both apart. Every time you would leave your room there would be someone needing something about some dress or food or song that need your opinion despite everyone knowing your mother would be the one really deciding.
Then the day of the ball rolled around and you didn’t think you could be busier. While your mother was off greeting guests you were being primped and polished by handmaidens and servants. Everything had to be perfect. When you were finally ready you looked into the mirror and did not recognise the girl staring back at you. Her hair was filled with intricate interweaving braids. Her skin was slathered with lotions and tinted balms. Her dress showed off a figure even you barely recognised.
A knock came from the door. “Come in,” you called despite feeling all the air leaving your body as your breath quickened.
You glanced at the door to see Aegon walking in, “Well don’t you look like mothers’ little pet,”
“Shut up Aegon,” You glared as you examined yourself in the mirror, running your hands over the braids then the dress then the braids again, “I feel- “
“Stupid? That’s what you get for pleasing her,” Aegon walked over to stand behind you looking at you in the mirror together. He turned to the women in the room, “Leave us. I will escort my sister down in a few minutes,”
He was met with several hesitant looks as the women contemplated who was worse to anger; your brother or mother. “My prince, the queen specifically requested-“ one lady started but was soon cut off.
“I am sure I can be trusted to walk her down some stairs. I’ve not drank that much have I?” he chuckled as he placed his hands on your shoulders.
“I’ll be down in a few minutes. I promise,” you assured your ladies and finally they left the room.
When the door closed Aegon turned you around, “You look like mother,”
“Fix it,”
“Say no more,” Aegon said as he began to pull pins out your hair. Soon he was pulling and tugging harder than mother but it was all worth it when your hair began to resemble hair rather than a helmet. He still kept some of the braids in but now it was at least a curly half updo. “I’m not about to start tearing your dress so you’ll have to deal with that but dab some of that gunk off and lets go before mother finds out and fixes you.”
“Thank you,” you sigh as you dab off the excessive lotions, so your skin did not look so greasy. “I just wanted- “
“To look good for your boy toy,” He smirked as you began to splutter out incoherent sentences, “It’s fine. I’m hardly one to judge. Just don’t tell Aemond you fell for the eye snatcher,”
“It was an accident,” you snap and Aegon just laughed, “Besides he probably doesn’t like me,”
“If he doesn’t then I want to know why he wouldn’t shut up about you all morning so c’mon. Grab your shit and let’s rock this bitch. I wanna make an entrance,”
And that he did. Well kind of. you think the gasps were because it was the first evening all week the prince had walked into a room without stumbling. Aegon led you into the ballroom and presented you to your mother who struggled not to strangle her son in front of everyone. But all you cared about was Lucerys.
He was stood beside his mother and brother who were a mere feet or two away from the king and you tried your best not to stare at him, but you swore you could feel his eyes on you. After your father had greeted you, it was Rhaenyra’s turn.
“You look absolutely darling sweetheart,” your sister said as she took your hands in hers giving them a light squeeze, “I like your hair its very…interesting,” she smiled.
“It’s a new style im trying,” you said with heat rushing to your cheeks before turning to Daemon which honestly did not help your blush. “Uncle,” you greeted and he just nodded and smirked in return. Going down the line you finally got to Jace, “Hello idiot,” you grinned, knowing now it was far too personal to hug him in front of everyone though desperately wanting to.
“Dumbass,” he smiled back as he took your hand to kiss it and you swore you saw him glance at his brother as he did. “We’ve missed having you around,”
“I miss it too. You should visit more often,” you said before quickly moving down again to finally get to Lucerys. “Luke,” you beamed, reaching for his hand but he just bowed his head. “Im so glad your finally back,”
He gave a tight smile and nodded his head, “Happy name day princess. We shouldn’t keep you from your guests. It was lovely to see you,”
Even your sisters face was filled with confusion, but no one had time to question it when your mother rushed you off to great the next family. you looked back over your shoulder to see Jace taking his brother somewhere and Luke didn’t even spare you a glance. Tears threatened to spill from your eyes but you managed to keep them in as you bored yourself with the next guest.
The whole evening was a mix of watery eyes, cake, and dancing. Most of the lords were old enough to be your father but their were a couple age appropriate ones. Although you’d never pursue him Jace was one of them and soon approached you for a dance.
As you took to the floor, Jace leading the way and placing a hand on your waist and one in your hand, you finally could attempt to get some answers, “So do I have to ask why your brother hates me?”
Jace sighed as he spun you to the music before bringing you back in, “He doesn’t hate you he’s just a dumb kid,”
“Don’t call him dumb,” you snapped and Jace laughed, “I might hate him but don’t insult him,”
“You don’t hate him either. You both have the same problem,”
“And what’s that?” you asked, forcing yourself to smile when you felt your mothers gaze.
“Too many feelings and not enough courage. Its partly my fault,” he confessed, “I’ve been winding him up about it since I found out about this ball,”
“Winding him up about what?”
Jace groaned “Yous are just as bad as each other. You both like each other,”
“He clearly does not like me,” you frowned but refused to deny that you liked him anymore.
He glanced into the crowd, and you noticed Lucerys staring at you both, “Really? Then watch this,” Jace said and as the dance began to draw to a close he stepped in closer, his hand falling slightly closer to your hip and his face a mere inch away from you.
Your skin prickled hot at the closeness and you knew this must look incredibly suspicious to anyone else. Before you could pull away from Jace, Lucerys was pulling him back from you. He was glaring daggers at his smirking older brother. The room was growing more silent the longer you three stood. You could see your mother approaching out the corner of your eye. Jace nudged his brother who finally faced you. His skin started to glow pink around his checks and neck, “I think it was my turn to dance next,” he stumbled over his words as his eyes fell down, “If you would like of course,”
Finally a smile found its way to your lips as you stepped back from Jace and faced Lucerys, “I would love to,” you quickly turned and nodded to the musicians who had stopped during this whole ordeal. Soon music began to flood the hall and people soon began to move on.
Jace walked off leaving a still red Lucerys behind. “May I have your hand?” he asked, his eyes still not meeting yours. You simply responded by grabbing one of his hands and resting the other on his shoulder. Soon his other found your waist and a smile on his face as you began to dance the first dance you had ever learned.
You didn’t say a word as you danced but you didn’t need to. As you moved you both laughed and smiled and almost cried as he began to twirl you and spin you and pull you in. You didn’t need to think about your next step because you were both moving as one.
Eventually the music drew to an end and the people clapped as your dancing stopped. Now you stood still again in the middle of the dance floor. “Would it be selfish of me to ask for another?” he said with a bashful smile tugging at his lips.
“It would be selfish if you didn’t,” you said as you took his hand again for another spin.
Later that night as the ball was finally beginning to die down you managed to sneak off with Luke to the a hallway in the servants area that you knew your mothers would never check. You sat on the floor next to each other, resting your head on his shoulder. “Did you have fun tonight?” he asked.
You snorted in return, “Please I don’t think I’ll be able to walk again. I don’t understand why I had to dance with everyone,”
“You’re a princess,” Luke laughed, “Who wouldn’t wanna dance with you?”
“So you only danced with me because of my title?” you faked gasped, holding a hand to your heart, “I could cry,”
“Please,” he scoffed, “Oh please milady marry me so I can be prince of nothing,” he laughed and you joined, “Besides if we married you’d be the one reaching up,”
“Me?” you laughed even harder, “I’m a freaking princess. Your heir to some planks of woof,”
“Rich planks of wood. Think about how many frilly dresses you could buy,” he said as he pulled at the lace details of your admittedly frilly dress.
“My mother made me wear it,”
“It looks good on you,” this time he wasn’t laughing. Instead for once he was looking right at you.
“Thanks,” your voice was almost a whisper as you looked back into his eyes. The eyes that had been in your dreams for months. “I’ve missed you,”
“I missed you more,”
“I doubt it,”
“I didn’t eat for weeks after we left. I could barely bring myself to go on rides or practise. Nothing was the same without you there,” he said, his eyes still never leaving yours.
“Why didn’t you write me?” you’d been wondering for weeks but you were now scared for the answer, “I sent a letters but you stopped replying,”
This time he looked away. His cheeks were red once again as he stared at his shoes, “I didn’t want you to think I was an idiot,”
“Why would I think that?”
“Because as soon as we left, I realised I was in love with you,” Lucerys looked up from his shoes but still wouldn’t meet your gaze, “and every day I debated getting on my dragon and flying back. I almost did it once but Jace found me sitting next to my dragon, I couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to see the look on your face before you rejected me and sent me on my way,”
“Who could say no to that face?” you said and finally he looked at you again. “Ask me Lucerys. I at least deserve to decide my own answer,”
“Would you do me the honour of being mine (Y/N)?”  
“Of course, I will,”
A/N: This took me way too long to write. Life has been weird and my Y keytab broke. Who know how much I used the letter Y?
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boonsmoon · 19 days ago
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Here I'll throw ya one. On another blog, they were chatting about Raditz with a crush, and now it's all I can think about. In most fics I've read he boinks Reader/Whoever pretty fast (and those fics are amazing and I love every bit of it), but I have been super curious about what it'd look like for him to slowly open up to and get a crush. How he'd act and all that.
Would he be all tsundere and deny it? Would he try and woo us (and probably fail miserably)?
i literally love this?? brainrotting over it now Raditz my beloved <3 im gonna bsffr, this was a self-indulgent piece
Request Chungus ML Dragon Ball ML Raditz x f!reader Genres: Headcanons|Fluff|Romantic
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Raditz With A Crush
With a human crush:
so first of all- you're human, he's saiyan, and he sees a problem with this (even before the crush)
so i read on the saiyan wiki that saiyan men LOVE strong women, so you're very feisty and will absolutely butt heads with him, no questions asked
at first he's annoyed like "the AUDACITY of this human to oppose me???"
but then it kinda becomes a thing between yall and he's like "man the audacity lol" and he finds it kinda hot
more time passes and yall spend more time together before it passes the territory of "hey, friends don't do that!" and like everyone points it out (yes he survived the piccolo beam :3 or the dragon balls brought him back idk you choose)
but everyone starts to point out the staring and how he oddly is nicer to you🤨hmmmmm
at first for a few months he's like "me? with a human? grossss"
but then Goku and Vegeta are like "humans are kinda goated, we literally have kids with them" so Raditz does some self reflecting
he realizes that he'd totally get with you if you WERE a saiyan so maybe the human barrier is kinda dumb
after this conclusion he makes it his mission to make you fall madly in love with him
every fic i've read of this man portrays him as a frat boy or sex god, and while i LOVE that for him, i'm a firm believer he's an awkward loser when it comes to romance
he flirts with you but in the saiyan way and there are lots of mixed signals
"fight me!" "no?? hEY-" he's already trying to attack you :/
he eventually learns humans are "lame" and do "boring" things for romance, like movie dates or eating out (cringe, right?)
"h-hey human! wanna go to that p-place you keep talking about?" you're thinking for minute because?? THE Raditz stuttered? crazy
but he takes it wrong and assumes you don't want to, so it's a 5min argument convincing him to go💀
similar scenarios happen for a few more months and it literally eats him alive how slow this is moving, it's killing you too dw
after like a year of human dates he starts ranting because you point out that he seemed kinda tense lately
"well i don't know what i'm doing half the time on this planet, i have to live with being the weakest of my race, i can barely stand to be next to you without burning alive-" he kept ranting but your mind blanked after you heard that
with a smile you began to poke him "you likeee me" the HUMILIATION on this saiyans face "you like likeee me"
not how he hoped it'd go, but you two are very happy together :3
With a saiyan crush:
pretty sure it was in canon lore the only remaining saiyans were male, so um, you're the only surviving female, yippee?
you have many suitors to choose from, but uh, most weren't very appealing
and tbh, Vegeta was never an option, you were a peasant or whatever, so he was grossed out🤮couldn't properly carry out the royal bloodline i guess
because Raditz and you were both weak by saiyan standards, you were paired together often, strength in numbers, right?
this crush developed much faster purely because you bonded over:
similar experiences in society and on the battlefield
near death experiences bring people closer than you think
this doesnt mean he acted faster or accepted it any quicker
he was in denial at first because "she's just a friend!" hmmm ok bud
you two started getting split from each other and working with different partners which is what left him to fully realize his crush
this was mostly due to his jealousy of you spending a lot of time with someone other than him, and that he yearned for your presence often while gone
after figuring out "oh! i like her" instead of telling you, he hid it
not because he was scared no, but because he wasn't prepared for the emotional damage when one of you died and left the other to weather frieza's tyranny alone. he didn't want to be without you or leave you alone in this place
it was after he went to earth and nearly died to Kakarot and Piccolo he was like "erm, i'm gonna say something"
after making it back barely alive he eventually recovered and told you how he felt
his story of how strong earths warriors are made you question staying with the frieza force until it was safe to leave
once Vegeta and Nappa decided to invade earth, you and Raditz tagged along secretly and started to live happy lives as the weirdos next door :3
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idk if i'll ever create headcanons as lengthy as these ever again
btw i have 2 Raditz fics in the works tee hee
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tobiasdrake · 2 months ago
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Dragon Ball Daima 01x06 - Lightning
Got: x1 Plane.
Lost: x1 Plane.
Well, that was fast.
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*laughs in Daikaioshin*
I could say Beerus or Zeno, but Goku did specify that Kaioshin is the greatest of the "god-like Kaios", not of the gods. Not that he would even know anyway; This is pre-Beerus so he has no way of knowing about gods beyond Kaioshin.
Nonetheless, he's pretty close to right. However, it'd be more accurate to say Kaioshin is the greatest remaining Kaio. There is a seat beyond him. It's just. Vacant.
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This is shameless Gohan erasure.
Assuming we're even in-continuity with Super (Which, given the retconning of how Kaioshin and Kibito split, is not guaranteed), Goku hasn't unlocked God forms yet. Ultimate Gohan is the strongest in the universe at this point in time, and the only person who can actually do what Glorio promised the king: Throw hands with Majin Buu and win.
You'd think Kaioshin would know that, since he was there for the whole thing.
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These guards interrogating our travelers about Goku's whereabouts is trying to be tense. However, it's hard to sell tension when the only reason anyone seems to be in danger is because Goku's off taking a shit.
We all know he could merc these two guards in five seconds flat if they succeeded in finding him. We've already seen him shitstomp an entire squad of these guys.
Nonetheless, this scene is interesting for the reveal of Panzy's collar beneath her scarf.
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They've talked about this before, how all the Third Worlders are collared and can be tracked by them. But there's something really dark and chilling about seeing even the princess forced to wear something like this.
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Like "Namekians are actually cross-dimensional beings from another reality who migrated to this universe", "Kaioshin is part of a god-race that's born from tree fruit" is another piece of Toriyama Interview lore finally making its way into the series proper here.
I can't wait to meet the ghost of Dr. Gero's dead son who's inexplicably wandering around Daimakai. :P
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You know. This line has me really thinking about Namekians and Kaios/Glinds. We tend to default to masculine pronouns for them because that's what the English translations use.
However, Japanese is frequently a gender-neutral language. It often shuns non-first-person pronouns entirely, preferring to say things like,
Krillin: Goku! We should go spar together! Goku: I would love to spar with Krillin! Krillin: Yeah, it's been so long since I've sparred with Goku and the others. Yamcha: Hey guys, are we sparring? Krillin: Yamcha! Goku came by. Do you want to spar with Goku? Yamcha: Sparring with Goku and Krillin would be great!
In fact, use of pronouns - especially second-person pronouns - can actually make you come across as rude. It can be the equivalent of verbal finger-pointing.
English translations will often insert their own pronouns into the dialogue to sound more naturalistic to English ears. Which means a lot of the pronouns you read or hear in manga and anime are made up by the translators.
It's been a Toriyama Interview plot point for a years now that the Kaios come from a genderless race. But putting a finger on it like this here has me thinking.
I sincerely wonder how much of the gendered language around Namekian and Glind characters in the original manga was actually from the source, and how much was made up in translation?
Like. Namekians have no gender, but the gender they don't have is male. They all use he/him pronouns.
But.
Do they? Or is that just how it got translated into English? Should we have been using They/Them for Namekians and Kaios this whole time?
Very curious now.
That being said, it could honestly go either way. In the same breath that Kaioshin says Glind have no genders....
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...he repeatedly genders Arinsu with 彼女 kanojo, the female third-person pronoun and calls her 姉 ane, his older sister. Arinsu is unambiguously gendered with the language he uses, despite bringing up "We don't have genders" as a response to Panzy calling her a woman.
Some real
Panzy: There's that Glind woman too right? Kaioshin: Excuse you, her pronouns are she/her. Panzy: ...that's what I said, though.
energy to this exchange.
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Joke's on you, Kaioshin.
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You're the only one who has a problem with it. ^_^
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His gun is so huge.
Things are finally moving with Glorio now that we know the truth behind who he's really working for.
Makes me wonder what the game plan here is, though. Especially since Glorio thinks he can take Goku, so it's not like they brought Goku here to have him assassinate Gomah so Arinsu could take his throne or something.
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The group deliberating the Minotaur's desire to cook and eat them, while also discussing who should fight him? Funny.
That discussion turning from "Glorio should fight him" "No Goku should fight him" into Goku and Glorio stepping outside to fight each other while this poor confused predator just wants to eat?
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Priceless. XD This is the best scene that Glorio's participated in yet.
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I like the implication that Majin magic isn't something that can be picked up by Ki Sensing. Goku can feel how strong Glorio's ki is, something Glorio himself doesn't know about or understand, but still be surprised by the strength of Glorio's magic because that isn't detectable within his ki signature.
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The best part of this fight is the emphasis it pays to Kaioshin sizing up Glorio. He recognizes something in Glorio's magic that threatens to give the game away.
I've been pretty lukewarm on the "Kaioshin investigating Glorio's secret" stuff thus far. Glorio just hasn't been an interesting enough character for me to really invest in his mystery. Finding out who he truly is working for still leaves me pretty meh on the character.
But this whole fight scene, where Kaioshin uses Goku and Glorio's unnecessary pissing contest as a prybar to wrench secrets out of Glorio he didn't realize he was giving away? Perfect.
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Bulma tries to get the other ship working and then it doesn't work and fails. And we already know that a Majin is on their way to pick up Bulma and the others so it's not clear if repairing the ship even matters anymore.
It will be interesting to see if something actually comes of this scene or if it's just what I like to call Cashing the Check.
"I have absolutely nothing for these characters to do, I am not ready to advance their story in any way, but I do have some time to kill so it'd be neat if they popped in. Just to say hi and remind the audience that they exist."
That's all I'm expecting this bit to amount to, but we'll see.
Overall, this episode feels like they had one really fucking awesome scene they wanted to write: Goku vs. Glorio, finally showing the full extent of what Glorio is made of and advancing the mystery of Glorio's true agenda.
But needed to stretch it out to an entire episode, and so there's a lot of just faffing about before and after. Some of it's really good faffing about. The Minotaur is hilarious. But it's still faffing about and just counting down the clock until we get to the one important scene.
Far from the best episode we've had, but far from the worst too. And a really fun fight.
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ofstarsandvibranium · 1 year ago
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Unexpectedly Yours: Part 2
Fandom: Ted Lasso (Regency AU)
Pairing: Roy Kent x F!Reader
Summary: Lord Roy Kent still has yet to marry. He hates the notion that marriage is a way to ensure your status in society. You have delayed your debut to society for years because of the same idea. So what happens when two people who hate the idea of marriage are constantly drawn to each other?
Part 1
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You giggle as you watch Phoebe and Cece run around the room, "breathing fire" and roaring like a dragon.
"I'm going to eat you!" Cece roars in a deep voice, right into your face.
You fake scream, "No! Please! Don't eat me! I'll do anything!"
"Anything?" Phoebe asks in her own 'dragon' voice. When you nod, she goes, "Then you have to give me your kingdom so I can be a dragon king!"
"No! I can't let you have my kingdom!"
"Then we're going to eat you!" Phoebe and Cece creep towards you until Lord Kent "pops" up from behind a chaise lounge with a wooden sword in hand, "I'm here to save you, princess!" he explains in his raspy voice.
There's a small crown on his head and he looks a bit ridiculous to you, so you snicker a bit. He points his sword in your direction, "Shut it."
You roll your lips inward to hold back your laughter.
Cece and Phoebe turn to him, "Who are you?"
"I'm the prince..knight come to rescue the princess from you dragons," he points the wooden weapon towards the two little girls before him.
"You'll have to kill us to save her then!" Cece explains.
Lord Kent cocks a brow at your young cousin then looks at you. You give him a shrug. Sensing his hesitation, Phoebe speaks up, "You have to kill us, Uncle Roy. Stab us right through the heart!"
He looks at his niece in disbelief, "I'm not stabbing you, you odd girl."
She rolls her eyes, "It's just pretend, Uncle Roy. You're not going to hurt me. Besides, you can't save Princess Y/N if you don't kill us. Then she'll be dragon food!"
Cece and Phoebe bare their teeth and their "claws".
Lord Kent sighs and gently pokes Phoebe in the chest, "Stab." She exaggeratedly falls to the floor, her tongue sticking out to signal her death. He then pokes Cece in the chest, "Stab." She, too, exaggerates her death, similar to her new friend.
"My hero," you chuckle.
Lord Kent walks over the "dead bodies" of your cousin and his niece. He holds out his hand, "I've saved you, Princess Y/N," he says unenthusiastically as he pulls you from your place on the floor.
You snicker, "Thank you, Sir Kent. You're so very brave."
Cece opens her eyes, lifting her head up, "You have to kiss her too!"
"No, I don't," the viscount quickly says.
"Yes, you do! It's how all the fairy tales end!"
"No, they don't."
Phoebe's eyes open and she adds, "Yes, they do, Uncle Roy. Remember the one you told me last night? That ended with a kiss and they lived happily ever after! Do you not want a happily ever after?"
The viscount lets out a deep breath, pinching the bridge of his nose, "Phoebe-"
"Just do it," you say, making him turn back to you, "It'll be quick."
"Fine," he grits, appearing as though kissing you is the worse thing in the world. You can't help but feel a bit saddened by this.
He faces his entire body towards you. He steps closer to you and begins leaning in, closer and closer until his lips hover over yours. Just as he's about to kiss you, the door to the room opens,
"Alright, my love, time- oh," It's Lord Kent's sister, "What's going on?" she looks at Lord Kent with a questioning gaze, eyes fluttering between you and him.
Lord Kent steps back, "Nothing."
"Mummy, can I please stay longer?" Phoebe begs as she scrambles from the floor.
"Unfortunately not, my love. We have to get ready for the ball tonight."
Phoebe grimaces, "Another ball?"
"Yes, another ball," Clara smooths down some of Phoebe's hair and then looks up to Lord Kent, "Brother, shall we or-"
"No. Let's go," he rushes from your side, walking past his sister and niece.
Clara clears her throat, "I apologize for him."
You shake your head, "No. It's alright," you curtsey, "Thank you for allowing Phoebe to spend time with Cecelia. They had a lot of fun."
"I'm sure we can plan another play date for them soon, Lady Y/N," she gives a small bow, "Enjoy the rest of your day."
"You as well."
You and Cece watch the Kents walk down the stairs and head out the door. Once gone, Cece looks up at you with a pout, "You didn't kiss. That means there's no happily ever after."
"It's alright, Cece. Some people just don't get a happily ever after."
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At the Ruthford Ball, Clara and Lord Kent walk around the ballroom, side by side.
"So...shall we discuss what I interrupted earlier?"
"It was nothing," Lord Kent grunts to his sister.
"Didn't look like it was nothing. Looked to me like you two were about to kiss," she says with a playful smirk.
"It's just pretend. We were pretending for the girls," Lord Kent explains, refusing to give his sister any satisfaction.
"You know, I hear that Lady Y/N is a very respectable woman, albeit she's not too fond marriage. Guess that's the one thing you two have in common."
Lord Kent sighs, stopping to face his sister, "What are you getting on about?"
She shrugs, "I think you two would be a fine match."
He scoffs, "She hates me."
Clara smirks, "Didn't seem like she hated you earlier. She looked very fixated on you."
"It was pretend," he grumbles, walking away from his sister, in desperate need of a drink.
As a server passes with a tray of flutes of champagne, he immediately grabs one. However, he isn't paying attention to where he was going and he bumps into someone...you.
The liquid spills over you, the glass shattering to the floor.
Nearby onlookers watch with curious gazes as you gasp and look up to see the perpetrator.
"Is this revenge?"
"Your new dress!" your mother cries out with a pout.
"Mama, it's fine."
"I can get you a new one." Lord Kent speaks up, causing your mother to realize he was the reason your new dress is soiled.
"O-oh. Lord Kent, I see the roles are reversed now."
"So it seems," he does his best to give your mother a polite look, "I can have the modiste make a new one for you."
You wave him off, "It's alr-"
"That would be lovely, Lord Kent. Thank you! My daughter very much appreciates it!" your mother speaks for you with such enthusiasm. She gives you a look that makes you speak up, "Yes. I'd very much appreciate it, Lord Kent," you give a slight bow and inwardly grimace. You hate that your mother makes you do this.
Lord Kent speaks up, "Lady Y/N, do you care much for the dress?"
"Pardon?" you look at him confused.
"Are you upset that I seemed to have ruined your new dress? And answer honestly, please."
You look down at your dress. You don't see any tears or stains. Just some slight dampness, "I wouldn't say you've ruined it, Lord Kent. I honestly don't believe I'd need a new dress since I won't be replacing this one."
"Very well. I apologize for not paying attention," he gives a bow.
"Thank you, my Lord. I apologize as well," you curtsey. You mouth, 'Thank you' to him and he nods.
"Aaaww your dress!" Keeley appears beside you with a pout.
You chuckle, "It's fine, Keeley."
"But you just got this one."
"It was an accident."
"Come on, let's try to dry it off," she takes your hand and guides you away from Lord Kent and your mother.
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Jamie, the nice friend that he is, put himself down on your dance card so he can be a buffer for the various men written on your card.
"Having fun?" he asks you with a knowing smirk.
You scowl, "I am not and you know it," you sigh, "But what about you?"
"Oh I'm having loads of fun," he gives you a look and it makes your eyes narrow at him.
"What's that look for?"
"Well, don't know if you've noticed, but a certain viscount has been looking at you a lot tonight."
"Who?"
"Lord Grumpy Face. When I turn us, just look over my shoulder and you'll see," Jamie turns you 180 degrees and you're facing the other direction. You look over his shoulder and your eyes meet Lord Kent's. His gaze doesn't waver, even when Jamie spins you and lifts you in the air for a moment.
You snort, "He must be admiring his handy work considering what he did with my dress."
"You keep telling yourself that, darling."
"He hates me."
"Don't seem that way," Jamie spins you around and the song ends. You all clap for the orchestra and Jamie leads you towards the beverage table where Keeley is waiting and watching.
"Have you noticed that Lord Kent keeps watching you?" she asks and Jamie smiles.
"I said the same thing."
"So I'm not hallucinating then?"
Jamie shakes his head at his love, "Not at all. Looks like Lord Grumpy Gramps has a soft spot for our new debutante."
You roll your eyes and groan, "Both of you, stop it. You're acting childish." You take Keeley's glass and down its contents. You hand it back to her and say, "I'm stepping out for air."
You make your way outside to the Ruthford's gardens. You like coming out here, remembering how you and Amelia Ruthford used to play hide and seek in the hedge maze.
You sit at the fountain near its entrance. You let the breeze cool off your body. You're playing with a loose thread on your glove when you here someone clearing their throat.
"Lord Kent," you immediately stand to curtsey.
He shakes his head, "Please, stop that. I hate it when people do that."
You smirk, "Good. Because I hate doing it," you plop back onto the fountain's edge.
Lord Kent slowly approaches the fountain, sitting a small distance from you, "Are you alright?"
"I'm just tired of all of this and I haven't even been out to society for long. I'm tired of the dancing, the socialization. I just want to be home, reading, or spending time with Cece. I want to be my own person, not some...cow being offered up to the highest bidder." You chuckle, shaking your head, "I'm sorry."
"No, no. Don't be. I like this side of you. I don't hear many women talking so freely and openly when they're around me. It's...nice."
You feel nervous. Being in Lord Kent's proximity again after what transpired earlier.
"I didn't expect you to be here," he says, filling the silence.
You sigh, "I didn't expect to be here either, but mother forced me to go. She says I need to take every opportunity to find a potential suitor."
"Any prospects?"
"None, just like the other balls before. Not that I'm actually paying attention to any of them." you get to your feet and move towards the hedge maze, "Have you been in one of these, Lord Kent?"
He follows you, stopping at the entrance and looking up at the high grown hedges, "Can't say I have. You?"
"Only this one. Plenty of times. I'd come here a lot to play with the Ruthford's daughter, Amelia. At first, it took forever for us to solve it. Lord Ruthford would have to come find us. But the more we did it, the more we remembered."
"Do you still remember?"
You look at him with a mischievous grin, "Guess we'll find out." You giggle as you rush inside, taking sharp turns.
"Y/N! Wait!" Lord Kent cries out for you as he heads into the maze. Already, he's lost you.
"This is stupid!"
"No it's not! It's fun! Ever had fun, Lord Kent? Or are you like all the boring Lords here?" your voice is near but not as close as Lord Kent thinks.
"Is there a short cut to this?" Lord Kent asks.
"Not at all. Lord Ruthford loves puzzles and hates cheaters."
"Fuck," Lord Kent curses and you tap him on the shoulder, startling him, "Fuck!"
You snicker, "Not very appropriate language to have around a lady, my Lord."
He looks at you completely unamused, "Get me out of here."
You roll your eyes, "Fine, You have no sense of adventure or fun, do you?"
"None."
"I feel sorry for you future wife," you mutter, leading Lord Kent with very turns, loops and eventually to the exit.
At the exit, you find Keeley and Jamie waiting for you with matching smirks.
"Something wrong?"
"Oh nothing. Have fun?"
"Pft, tried to. Lord Grumpy Gramps couldn't make it very far. Demanded lead him to the exit," you go over and loop your arm with Keeley's, "Is my mother looking for me?"
"No, but Mason Stanton is. He's next on your dance card, I believe?"
You groan, "Can I feign illness?"
"You did that the last time," Jamie says.
You look back around towards the entrance of the haze, spotting the fountain, "I got it." You pick up your skirt and starting running towards the fountains.
"What? What's happening?!" Keeley cries out after you.
You stop at the fountain's edge, looking over your shoulder to your friends and Lord Kent.
"Oh now your dress will definitely be ruined!"
You sit at the edge and squeal when you lean back, falling into the fountain.
You friends and Lord Kent rush over to you, watching as you make a big scene, "Oh no! My dress is ruined and I'm all wet! My night is over!"
Keeley was shaking her head while Jamie tried to stifle his laughter. Lord Kent merely stood there, a smirk on his face.
"You're so...odd," he says as he walks over to the fountain's edge, lending a hand out.
You take it and with a grin, pull him in.
Keeley gasps and Jamie bursts out into laughter.
"Y/N!" your mother comes running down from the manor, "What is going on?!" she's fuming.
You put on your best distressed expression, "I was admiring the fountain and I tripped over my skirt and fell in. Lord Kent tried helping me out but fell in as well."
Your mother looks at Keeley and Jamie, who nod in agreement, doing their best to hide their grins.
Your mother sighs, "Well hurry out of there. Don't want you to catch your death."
Lord Kent exits first, drenched to the bone. You try not to pay attention to how his clothes cling to him, showing off his toned body. He holds his hand out as you climb out. You thank him and waddle over to your mother, "We should probably go home now."
"Yes, we should. Come on," she wraps her arms around you, leading you back towards the manor.
Lord Kent, Keeley, and Jamie all remain right where you left them. Jamie pats Lord Kent on the shoulder, "Yeah, I don't think you could handle her, Lord Gramps."
Lord Kent glares at Jamie, growling, "Don't touch me." His attention turning back to your retreating figure.
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elcuervoborracho · 5 days ago
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The poison that slip in and out of sight
this post here by @gofancyninjaworld had me thinking: One-Punch Man has a lot of nods to Dragon Ball doesn't it? So let's talk about it. I'll hide it all under the read more, because this will be looooong.
I mentioned in a response a certain interesting interview with akira toriyama [1], from WIRED japan, 1997:
Wired: There’s actually “poison” inside?
Toriyama: Right. There’s how, basically, Son Goku from Dragon Ball doesn’t fight for the sake of others, but because he wants to fight against strong guys. So once Dragon Ball got animated, at any rate, I’ve always been dissatisfied with the “righteous hero”-type portrayal they gave him. I guess I couldn’t quite get them to grasp the elements of “poison” that slip in and out of sight among the shadows.
It's interesting isn't it? Akira Toriyama, Big Tori if you will, wasn't all that into writing what we now understand as the typical shonen, he loved writing gags and gag characters, and from the same interview linked here[2]:
"So it’s like Goku’s line at the end of the battle with Majin Boo."
Toriyama: That’s right. He said “You did well all on your own”. I suppose that Goku’s motive was that no matter what kind of enemy there was, he wanted to fight them one-on-one."
And this is an important point. a lot of what became a staple of the shonen genre is those one-on-one battles with new and more interesting threats, but in Dragon Ball, the lust for those is the poison.
So what does all that have to do with OPM? Before I get to that, let's just take a quick look at a few other shows satirized in One-Punch Man.
First, let's take a look at Genos
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Oh wait a second that's not him! That's Casshan! The dude that made the irreversible change to become a cyborg, so he could hunt down other machines for revenge...
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Remind you of anyone?
And interesting thing, all over the manga we see that Genos' quest for revenge is a sort of poison as well. He breaks himself over and over in search for power, physical power is only a stepping stone in his quest for revenge.
We don't even know if he has anything in mind for after he achieves it. What will Genos do once he has the power and the quest for revenge is over? We don't really know the timeline of OPM but it can't possibly be happening over years. How does his cyborg body work, is it self-sustaining? It almost definitely needs maintenance, even if he never really gets into a fight. How often does it need it, once a week? once a month?
When we look back at Dragon Ball, we know that Goku has a completely different view of martial arts and fighting. Yes, he wants to fight new, strong enemies because that's exciting, but he never cared about being the strongest, he cared about winning.
What happened after he won the budokai tenkaichi? He got married and had a son
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Although we don't know much about Blast's family life, it can't be good. He's always away on some super important quest.
Goku was fundamentally unable to understand his own son, because Gohan never liked fighting. To our favorite Saiyan, growing strong, fighting and wining against better opponents was a matter of self-improvement, of adventure. To Gohan it was the complete opposite.
When it comes to Blast and Blue, we're not even sure what what the former thinks of his own son. We do know, however, that like Gohan, Blue is being propped up as the new "Blast", the guy that will take his place, or at the very least, his status as the son is being pushed by the Neo Heroes as something of great importance. That's still being developed for now, so I'll refrain from making any more comments on it.
*As a note, I also think it's very interesting that Blast looks a lot like Android 16, although I don't think it's much other than a visual similarity.
One fun fact, OPM did have another "Goku" before, in Boros!
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spiky hair, multiple transformations, energy blasts, Boros is everything Dragon ball is known for at the surface level. there's not much else to talk about with him, he's what Goku could've been.. had he not been dropped on his head as a kid. Or maybe he's pretty much what you get if you fuse Goku and Frieza, it's not like Dragon Ball hasn't done fusions before.
Anyways, I don't really have a conclusion to this. As the granddaddy of Shonen it's hard to find a manga that wasn't influenced by it in some way. I do, however, like this part fromt he android saga a lot:
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a Saga all about how their fighting was anathema to the life around them, and where people who were made into killing machines instead choose to go on a road trip. Because although it might be the wrong decision, it was theirs to make.
While the power might be poison, it does seem to have a cure
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blondebibliophiliac · 5 months ago
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The Owl House Notes
I have watched TOH several times over the past year and a half, and I will never get over it. All the character development, the little pop culture references, the world development. Ugh. It's amazing. So here are some notes.
we all know that the Clawthorne family is the family that Evelyn, the witch that Philip and Caleb met, is from. I feel that it's only right that Hunter is an honorary Clawthorne, too. He's literally a clone of Caleb. Obviously the Clawthornes are the descendants of Evelyn and Caleb's relationship. So I feel it's only right. I know we've all accepted Darius as Hunter's dad/dad-figure, but it would be cool if he was included in the Clawthorne family, too.
I think it's pretty obvious by now that I love the found-family trope. As someone that had family problems growing up, I value the bonds that end up being stronger than familial bonds. Now, Luz basically has 2 moms plus a bonus parent (Raine) and 3 siblings (King, Hunter, and Vee), and I love that. If you haven't seen fanart of all of them, you're missing out. It's just amazing.
Speaking of their relationships, I love to see how they accept and even request physical affection. In the beginning, Eda and King are confused and almost repulsed by Luz's hugs. King quickly becomes more accepting of these hugs, even getting angry when Amity gets a hug from Luz before him, calling her a "swindler and a thief". But in the last episode, Eda runs to King and Luz to give them hugs and kisses before they play the Collector's "games". I wonder if physical affection was prevelant in the Boiling Isles because in the second episode Eda asks "What is this" when hugged by Luz. I think it is because Willow and Gus hug Luz when they show up to the Owl House. I think Eda just isn't used to physical affection, or maybe she isn't used to it from strangers.
Here's another thing I'm wondering. The Bat Queen states that she doesn't remember the witch that held her staff, but that she was the staff for a giant. You know who was giant? Papa Titan. What if her witch was Papa Titan? It would make sense, because he's been dead for hundreds of years, and the mind loses memories after so long. Also, she takes care of all the other palismen that were lost, including Flapjack, whose witch was Evelyn. If we can assume that the events of TOH take place in the late 2010's/early 2020s, then the age of these palismen makes sense. Anyway, I think that The Bat Queen could've been Papa Titan's palisman because there are no other signs of giant beings on the Boiling Isles or in the Demon Realm.
At some point, we catch a glimpse of the "recipe" for creating clones. If you didn't catch it, here it is: Galdorstone, Palistrom Wood, Stonesleeper Lungs, Bone of Ortet, and Selkidomus scales. This would partly explain why there's a shortage of Palistrom Wood, why the Galdorstones are so rare and so well hidden, and why Belos instructed Hunter to hunt down the Selkidomus in season 2. It also explains why the clone he attempted to possess in the final episode didn't work out. He likely didn't have all of those materials or didn't have enough to make a fully formed clone. When he initially tried to take over one of the clones, I was worried that there would be two Hunters walking around and that Belos would try to impersonate Hunter, which would have derailed all of their plans. The Bone of Ortet, by the way, is basically just a bone of the one you wish to clone.
I wish there could've been a longer season 3. Although I love the 3 episodes we were given, and I think they're perfect, I wish it could've been drawn out. I would've loved to see the gang in the human world more, to see the rebuilding process of the Isles, see them do a field trip to the human realm from the university. But, I'll take what we were given.
I love the random pop culture references we get. During "Eclipse Lake" we get a Dragon Ball reference and I found that extremely hilarious. In "For the Future", Caleb says "It's not like a swarm of ghosts will inexplicably appear if you say his name...I think", which gives us the second Harry Potter reference of the show (the first one appearing in the first episode where Luz is trying to fly on Owlbert and says "expecto"). It's just great. I love to see it.
I always have more thoughts about the show when I watch it. I need to start adding them more often.
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galexibrain · 3 months ago
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The Buu Saga gets a lot of shit, and while I do agree with some, I disagree with others, and overall I still love it bc it was the first arc I saw properly (started in the midlde of the Cell Games when DBZ first aired here).
But the one thing that find ... idk, unfortunate? sad? is that with all the drama and the various sudden shifts in direction the individual deaths lose their meaning.
I heavily disagree with the Dragon Balls taking away emotional depth from the story bc "everyone gets resurrected anyways", no matter if they're temporarily unavailable (like when Piccoli & Kami die).
From the first deaths up until the Buu Saga every death among the main cast does have meaning, and it has emotional weight and consequences for the tone of the story AND the characters themselves.
Starting with Bora's death back in the earlier days of the manga: for the first time we see what the Dragon Balls can actually be used for, instead of "haha world domination haha she wants a boyfriend lmao he wished for a pair of undies".
And the first death that really hit was Krillin's. It had a strong impact on Goku and on everyone else, King Piccolo was the first actual villain that really posed a threat - up to and including Tao Baibai it was mostly "Goku can do anything". Like when he solo'd the entire Red Ribbon Army.
And if y'all already forgot (I tend to lmao): Chao-zu and Roshi died too during the King Piccolo arc, and that was when King Piccolo killed Shenlong, so it appeared the Dragon Balls were gone for good.
The tone of the story at that point was, while getting more serious, still much more light-hearted than after the DB/Z break. And still every death was a significant part of what was going on.
The next death that happens is Goku's when Raditz arrives. And that WAS a fucking relevant thing! It's for good reason that they decided to make an entire new anime even though in the manga it's just another time skip.
The main character dies! The one who, by the end of the last arc, was considered absolutely invincible! And even though, as Goku was dying, they said "dw we're going to bring you back", it really hit. Especially knowing what was going to come a year later ...
Fast forward, Nappa and Vegeta arrive and Nappa essentially solos Yamcha, Chao-zu, Tenshinhan, and Piccolo. Never before in the story did we have so many deaths among the main cast at once! It was never this dark before! And now the Dragon Balls are gone forever because Kami is dead too! I only got to this part after watching the later arcs, so I knew what was going to happen (mostly) but that must have felt fucking dark!
Bulma has a full-on breakdown when she learns that Yamcha died and that the Dragon Balls are gone. The only other time we see her like that? That's right, when Vegeta dies 10+ years later which seemed to be pretty permanent too at the time.
I also love how the tone shifts again the moment Krillin drops the Namek bomb. Hooray, space adventure! That was a nice throwback actually to the good old times of "we're going to collect the Dragon Balls and travel the world universe!".
The next death is Krillin on Namek. And I don't think I have to explain how deep an impact that had on the narrative. Goku doesn't KNOW that Polunga can resurrect a person as often as you want. Goku doesn't KNOW Krillin isn't gone for good. And even if he knew - I think such a brutal, unexpected death would have caused his SSJ transformation aynways.
(Honorable mention Vegeta: when he died it wasn't as an enemy. His death seemed finite at the time and it was SAD. He died defeated and hopeless and far from the proud warrior he was before.)
The next thing related to death and Dragon Balls we see is Future Trunks and what he tells us about a world WITHOUT Dragon Balls. It's catastrophic! (And also simply realistic, which ouch).
The deaths during the Android/Cell Saga (I often count them as one lol): Sixteen, Future Trunks and Goku. And like, boi.
Sixteen was always going to be finite (which booo, why wasn't he resurrected alongside Seventeen? Boooo) and it mostly served one purpose: to get Gohan to snap. It's not that significant on a larger scale bc anyone else's death would have done the job too. For example one of the Baby Cells killing any of the Z fighters? I think that would have done it too.
For Future Trunks and Goku: Both of these had massive, longterm consequences. For Future Trunks bc I firmly believe that watching him die was the main catalyst for Vegeta to start caring and to realize that shit, yeah, he's a father, he has a son, that son means something to him.
And Goku's death did seem to be permanent. It was supposed to be. Gohan was supposed to be the main character now. Theoretically, like with the break between the DB anime and DBZ they could have made another anime.
What we get instead is a chaotic mess that I love very dearly but that I wish would have gone differently at a few points. (I am a fan of resurrecting both Vegeta and Goku though. This is Dragon Ball and I don't want death to be permanent here. :P)
But what I dislike the most is that literally everyone was turned into a background character whose death was just "meh yeah everyone's dead now, sucks".
Gohan's "death" was a clown show and actually the thing about the Buu Saga that annoyes me the most bc 1) why is anyone acting like he's gone for good? Dragon Balls much? and 2) when he "died" Bulma & Co. hadn't resurrected the people from Vegeta's Majin Oopsie yet. So, even if Gohan had died ... he would have already been resurrected alongside the people at the tournament and Kibito. C'mon.
And all that came after felt so ... insignificant. Up until Buu destreyed Earth it felt like no one even cared that literally everyone was dead. Krillin, Bulma, Yamcha, Eighteen, Chichi, etc. Goten had a tiny moment of anger when Buu killed Chichi but Trunks didn't even think about his mother. There were a few among the dead that can't be revived with Earth's Dragon Balls anymore.
It felt so brushed aside ... like "yeah those guys aren't important, no need to mourn them or even acknowledge their deaths much. The most reaction we get is when Goku tells Vegeta that Bulma is died to get him to fuse, which is basically a single panel of Geets going "grrr". Wow.
Idk. Even with the apocalyctic feeling during the Buu Saga that felt cheap.
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duhragonball · 2 years ago
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Dragon Ball Super 070
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Time for a baseball episode (derogatory).
Sigh... All right, let’s just get through this.  So Champa contacts Beerus and proposes a friendly game of baseball to build “good relations between Universe 6  and 7.”  I’m pretty sure the assemlbed teams represent the only people in either universe that are aware of the other universe.  
Some issues with this premise:
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1) Champa is only doing this as a pretense to go to Earth and enjoy its delicious cuisine.   This seems pointless, as Universe 6′s own Earth was restored in Episode 41.   Beerus specifically wished for this so that Champa could enjoy Earth food whenever he liked.   Did he forget about this, or does U6′s Earth food just suck?   Or maybe the U6 Earthlings destroyed themselves all over again?  I mean, the Super Dragon Balls could bring them back to life, but that doesn’t resolve whatever they were fighting over when they died.
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2) Champa can’t even field a whole team, so Vegeta and Goten switch sides to make it fair.  Maybe they should have organized a Pickleball tournament instead.
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3) Only three characters in this cartoon know how to play baseball, and two of them are the umpires.  Everyone keeps fucking around and/or trying to hurt one another, because it’s a Dragon Ball cartoon and that’s how they all roll. 
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Let me just focus on Yamcha here, because he’s the only character who manages to look cool in all of this.  Goku manages to strike out Champa, then Yamcha takes over pitching and strikes out two more batters.  Then he’s the first at bat, and Vegeta beans him because he thinks the object is to incapacitate the opposing team.   So Yamcha gets a free trip to first base. 
Then he steals second and third because Champa doesn’t understand the rules well enough to stop him.  At one point he throws the ball at Yamcha to cut him off, and apparently that’s illegal.   I thought you could do that, but now that I think about it, it doesn’t make a lot of sense.
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Then Beerus and Champa start fighting above the field, and Whis and Vados have to stop them before it destroys the entire universe.  Destroyer Gods fighting is supposed to be a serious taboo, just like time travel.  Funny how Beerus destroyed Bulma’s lab, but he gets to keep his hands.
Anyway, Whis and Vados call off the rest of the game due to the Destroyers’ poor sportsmanship, so we didn’t even get a full inning into this nonsense.  Champa is horrified to learn that the game is a tie, but it’s not.  Universe 7 wins, because...
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... While Beerus and Whis were fighting, and all the other players were cowering in terror, Yamcha managed to steal home plate.  So U7 wins, 1-0. 
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This whole episode is played up like a backhanded compliment to Yamcha.  He perserveres through the whole episode to win the game, and everyone congratulates him for it, but there’s also a lot of dunking on Yamcha too.  Like “Way to go, Yamcha, I guess you’re not completely useless after all!” That sort of thing.
Also, this whole “Yamcha loves this because he used to be a major leaguer” thing kind of contradicts the very episode of DBZ that this is referring to.  Yeah, Yamcha was the star player for the Taitans in Age 761, but he also found the game boring as hell, and he only did it for the money. 
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Sure, he’s had 18 years to change his mind about the game, and I suspect he’s mostly into this because it’s a chance to look cool in front of the others, but this episode is still kind of a let-down for me.  There was a baseball issue of the Tenchi Muyo! comic, there was a baseball episode of Deep Space Nine, there was a baseball episode of Transformers, etc. etc.  This is the literal definition of a trope shows use to blow off an episode.
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bluedalahorse · 5 months ago
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Ahh I'm glad you made it home finally! I didn't see you had already posted the wip game when I tagged you oops. Would love to hear more about your saraugust under the influence of blucifer idea if you'd like to share!
Happy to share! @margotdanslebois also asked this, so I am answering for her as well.
So to be clear, it was not Sara and August under the influence of Blucifer. It was me, as this was just fanfic I was dreaming about while trapped in the Denver Airport the other day. No joke the Denver Airport is watched over by a demonic-looking horse called Blucifer. And then I thought about my bluedalahorse username and I was like… what’s the lore here? Is Blucifer my weird giant cousin from the mountains? Is Blucifer the spirit that possesses me when I want to write absolute id-driven fanfic?
I didn’t come to an answer, but I did let my id write some fanfic, even if it stayed mostly inside my head. Hence this sounding like nebulous daydreaming.
Anyway, Swell the Numbers and my road trip fic are in the same timeline, and that got me wondering about things that happen in the intervening years. And I just started thinking about vignettes that could happen during that time.
I think August may have been diagnosed with ADHD, among a few other things, during the mental health treatment he gets during Swell the Numbers. This eventually leads him to Sara’s life with AuDHD vlog, and he watches a few of her videos and really values the information he’s getting from her, but tries not to watch them too much because otherwise it’s too easy for him to be swept up in ~the yearning~ and he has a smart enough therapist to point that out. But the algorithm also leads August to see more stuff that’s actually helpful for him, so that’s positive!
There’s also small interactions Sara and August have in between Swell the Numbers and road trip fic, because August and Wille are working to maintain family ties with one another and therefore August is trying to repair/build anew things with Simon (in part through vulnerable honest conversations and in part through dungeons and dragons) and Sara and Simon still love each other and such. So Sara and August are crossing paths on occasion—especially around holidays when they’re both seeing their family. They’re figuring out how to have conversations without it being awkward. Much.
At one point, it looks like Sara might get a book deal because of her vlog, but that doesn’t end up panning out, and August says he would have bought her book, and Sara says she would have signed it for him. Sara’s still figuring out how she feels when she learns about August’s ADHD diagnosis. It’s confusing but it’s not all bad confusing.
Anyway, they’re navigating their 20s, and also, because dreaming brains are Like This, they still have sex dreams about one another. (At which point I’m adding the nsfw part behind a cut here, shh.)
One feature of this timeline is that Sara has experimented with kink a bit more, and maybe August hears about it and dreams about Sara tying him up and doing what she wants to him? And since they have just had that conversation about book signing, in the dream Sara’s writing all over him too, and it kind of hurts but it also feels kind of great?
Meanwhile I am always here for historical clothing, so I feel like Felice and Sara go see like a rococo art exhibition or something during the holidays. And then that night Sara’s sex dream involves August going down on her while she’s in her Valentine’s ball dress? She wakes up and she’s like, huh, haven’t thought about the Valentine’s ball in years. Also maybe in the dream she was sitting on a swing, because the rococo and all.
Look you all. Sometimes I am stuck in an airport and must occupy my brain with character thoughts. THANK YOU BLUCIFER FOR SANCTIONING THESE VISIONS.
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nanamis-bigtie · 11 hours ago
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2024 manga reading journal - an extract
this was supposed to be a bigger project but 1) i forgot 2) i haven't read as much as i hoped and i'm kinda bummed about it
but i found a few new favorites, returned to some older reads, finally did a proper reading of my current obsession... it wasn't a fruitless year
if you want to follow my 2025 journey, i will list everything i read on my bluesky, feel free to follow ❤
without any further add-on - my personal favorites of 2024:
delicious in dungeon
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do i need to say anything?
handsome girl and sheltered girl
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one is a little awkward, the other is extremely stupid, what can go wrong? to this day one of my favorite yuris
dragon ball
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it aged bad as fuck. but i still enjoyed the dip back into my early manga days. despite its many flaws, it's a classic worth reading not only for its cultural value. it's just a piece of good story.
demon slayer
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i like returning to this story from time to time. it's comforting. everyone deserves a little bit of tanjiro in their life
no touching at all
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one of the first yaois i have ever read, still one of my favorites, and another re-read only confirmed me in my opinion. amazing slice of life story with the right pinch of angst to it
boy meets maria
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this story teared me into tiniest pieces, chewed through, swallowed, spat me out and chewed again. and i mean this in the most positive way possible. brilliantly brutal.
a story of seven lives
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expected a sweet story about pets. got hit by a bus. surprisingly complex story about loneliness, survival, love and trust. but if you're sensitive to the topic of animal abuse...better avoid it. don't fall for a cute cover, it's a hurt/comfort story
home office romance
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i admit, i got it only because i saw higuruma in that guy. i stayed for the story. it's such a warm, adorable and hot nerd 4 nerd romance! it's sweet but knows where to add spice, and the author knows how to build the tension.
under my skin
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yeah, it's a gay smut. but what kind of gay smut. if you like mature characters and guys in suits being bottoms, that's the meat for you. sex scenes are so hot they got a bl veteran like me blushing.
kabukicho bad trip
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yeah, it's a gay smut x2. but also an interesting take on dom/sub relationship. i don't see many bdsm manga around, i'm going to cherish this find
goodbye, eri
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it's tatsuki fujimoto, do i need to say more?
sesame salt & pudding
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age gap enjoyers, i'm pspspsing you closer. hot dilf, hot fmc, hot plot and hot sense of humor - and everything sprinkled with the perfect dose of mature approach to the topic. must read, if you're into this
jujutsu kaisen
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no matter what the fandom will bark, i loved the ending. i am not kidding, this manga has dragged me through 2024 and i'm not sure if would still be alive if not for gege and his characters.
octave
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i was making faces because idols and music aren't my thing but i thought it because i gotta support queer manga market here in poland. and i was swallowed. idk what it says about me that i vibe so much with stories about loneliness and self re-discovery.
nichijou complex
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this has no right to be so relatable and funny?? an unexpected take on relationship crisis and aging. plus dilfs are hot. in a dilf way hot.
home far away
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people died. i'm the people. i don't think i will ever recover from this.
kaiju no 8
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give kafka's tum back ffs. i have a little love-hate relationship with this title because it could be EVERYTHING i want from a shounen...and turned into the most generic thing ever. but it still has kafka. even if they absed him.
dandadan
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i have no fucking idea what is going on here but i also have no fucking idea what is going on in chainsaw man and i ride this bus for 2 years now so-
blue lock
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horrible soccer manga. wonderful gay teen drama manga. grew way too invested for something that had me facepalming every 3 pages at some point. i still lowkey hope shidou will eat that ego freak alive at the end.
honorable mention to series i read 1st volume for a try and 100% will continue in 2025 because they got me locked in:
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adder24 · 2 years ago
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In the name of love, I dare you to try.
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Warnings: This is the third time of writing some absolute filth, I am still learning the ways of smut, so by all means happy for helpful critique. Anyway mentions of some Oral shindigs and sex.
Rating: Very much an R here people.  
Summary: It's the annual get together and after the dismal performance from last year, you were determined to make up for it and put your team on top once more but there was an obstacle in the shape of Johnathan Nolan.
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It was the annual get together for the Mid Wilshire division, a night where all departments would come together and partake in getting to know their fellow man, building friendships and connections and partaking in some friendly competition in whatever sport was available in the venue of choice.
Last year it was bowling, which you sucked miserably at and part of the reason why the K9 unit came last,but this year, they chose to go to a sports bar, and luckily there was a pool table. A lot of those you work with don’t expect you to pick up a cue and sink some pool balls but those that knew you, knew not to challenge you. You would be their secret weapon.
A casual dress was all that was required, you threw on some ripped, black skinny jeans, a white cropped top to show off your toned midriff, Black and white hi-tops, a Blue plaid shirt and a Blue Dodgers snapback. These were essentially your comfy clothes but tonight they would be your game winners.   
You were informed that some of the new recruits and T.O’s of patrol were attending tonight, a perfect opportunity to redeem yourself of last year's mistakes. You hung around the pool table on purpose, weighing up the competition.The Rookies then started to filter in and sure enough they were round the pool table, showing off and trying to prove themselves in front of everyone else, including their T.O’s and superior officers. 
This bunch seemed cocky and you felt now was the perfect time to bring them down a peg or two. You chose the confident ones first, the ones who thought they knew what they were doing till you took them apart with trick shot after trick shot, embarrassing them in front of everyone that was watching.  You then blew the chalk off the tip of the cue and pointed at the one that was cocky, inviting them to challenge you, they accepted and in next to no time you were putting them in their place. It was a clean sweep and as you chalk your cue again, you noticed a crowd forming around the table, hearing people mock the rookies, telling them that the K9 unit came in last place last year and that they were being embarrassed. Not that you cared.
One by one they fell, the most they potted was two before you got to work, taking them apart in minutes and enjoying the look of disbelief on their faces. It wasn’t much of a challenge but at least you were regaining some respect from your unit. You then challenged the T.O’s, Lopez was the first, she had moves but not enough to stop you and soon fell by the wayside, she was closely followed by Harper, another who had a bit more skill and a few trick shots up her sleeve but still you stood. Then there was Bradford, not easy to read, confident and even put a hundred dollars on himself to win. It was like a red flag to a bull for you. You had a point to prove and proven it was. Sure, he obviously spent time at the table, was a lot tougher and had a few more shots that he pulled off but he too fell and when he did, there was a raucous cheer that erupted from the K9 unit.
“Yeah yeah alright!” Tim growled as he gave you money and disappeared into the crowd.
“Anyone else fancy their chances?!” You call out as you chalk your cue
There was a moment of pause before the usual chatter continued. You thought you was done, that your pride had been restored and the K9 unit was back on top, that was before you heard his voice.
“I’ll have a go”
You look up from the cue and see him staring back at you, a smile on his lips and his blue eyes glancing over you; Nolan. Wearing an open light blue shirt, Black t-shirt,stonewashed jeans and black boots to finish off the look.
You knew each other, had the pleasure of working with each other a few times and built up a friendship, even if he was a little flirty sometimes. He’d come by occasionally with lunch or to see how you and Bandit were doing. Often you joked about it being an excuse to come give Bandit some fuss but you could see a mischievous glint in his eye which suggested differently.
“Alright big guy, brace your ass for a good pounding” You teased with a smirk on your lips
“Ooh you promise?” Nolan replied with a wicked grin on his lips.
"Oh I promise" You reply as your hand slowly runs down the cue from the tip, down the shaft and rests on the wrap where you feel comfortable holding it “Give you a head start, I’ll break first”
You blow off the excess chalk on the tip and lean down over the table, taking aim and weighing up in your mind if you should go easy on him. You decide to make things interesting and take your shot, hitting the triangle of balls gently so that they break but don't scatter too far, a precarious position but not a hard one to get out of. Nolan looked at you and then did the infamous raise of the eyebrow, the one that always made things twitch and right on cue, it did exactly that, causing you to bite your lip.
He grabbed the chalk from off the table with his massive paw like hand, glanced your way and began to gently caress the tip with the chalk cube, making slow circular motions before placing it back down on the table and gently blowing the excess off the tip he then took his position, leaned over the table and took his shot, breaking the group up a little more, causing a striped ball to roll into the middle left pocket.
“Let’s get this party started” He says playfully, wiggling his eyebrows directly at you.
You watched the way he moved around the table, calculating his shots and making it look effortless but you weren't too worried. Everytime he glanced over at you, you would do something to distract him or put him off entirely, it ranged from doing lewd gestures with the cue, to biting your finger in a seductive manner. You could see he was desperately trying to concentrate but eventually he caved and missed a shot.
“Looks like it’s my time to shine” You say, knowing he was going to resort to desperate measures to put you off. You were prepared but at the same time you were intrigued by what his game plan would be.
And so it began, the endless attempts to put you off. It began with circling the table like a shark, watching your every shot intently, then it moved on to him mimicking your movements and doing things with the cue to get your attention, subtle lewd things that he knew you would notice and although it was distracting, it didn't slow you down, you still had a point to prove.
Then it came down to him standing beside you, getting down to your level when you took a shot and whispering some outrageously filthy innuendos, things like "The way you stroke that cue stick, makes me think you had practice" Or "Promise to hit my balls like that?" Things that would get him slapped by any other woman, but not you, you knew you had got under his skin and this was a ploy.
You were down to the last ball and as you lined up your shot, he decided to walk behind you, his hand subtly stroking your ass before he took his place beside you.
"You pot the black, you can not only win it for the K9 unit but I'll let you punish me in whatever way you see fit. He said softly
"And if I don't?" You ask
"I'll make sure you'll be the one screaming my name tonight" He growled softly, making his intentions very clear.
"Alright…let me add to that. I win, we go off and blow off some steam but you're going to be screaming my name first, you win  and we will do it your way" You reply with a wink.
His eyebrows raised before a wicked grin appeared on his lips.
"Deal"
You then lick your lips, chalk the tip of the cue while running your hand slowly down the shaft, your fingers delicately caressing the wood. You can feel his eyes on you, watching your movements and you can sense that things were getting a bit tight for him. You smirk and then lean over the table, lining up your shot, knowing it all rests on this. You could cut the tension with a knife.
You then take a breath and take the shot.
The white ball rolled towards the black ball, hitting it with enough force to pot it, slowly into the top right pocket. The K9 unit cheered and barked while the rookies walked away grumbling and blaming each other, all but Nolan who stood on the other side of the table, humbly defeated and keeping his eyes on you, watching you as you smirk at him and fold your arms across your chest before signalling with your eyes, to meet you in the parking lot. You disappear through the crowd and head out to the parking lot, making your way over to your customised pick up, a stand out Black with Red trim Ford Raptor. You press the button to unlock it and as you reach for the driver's door you feel a presence behind you and before you know it, you’re being pushed up against your own car by none other than Nolan.
“Oh I really got under your skin” You purr
“Oh yeah…you knew exactly what you were doing” He growled as he studied you, running a finger under your chin and tilting your head up to look at him “But I promised to deliver on a deal, so where are you taking me?”
“Away from prying eyes in the back of the truck” You reply, biting your lip as you notice the hungry look in his eyes. 
“The truck?” He asks, a little surprised
“Yeah…It’s that or go home and you get attacked by Bandit because he thinks you’re attacking me” You reply
“I have been in the back of trucks, they are not comfy” He replies
“Well you ain’t been in the back of mine, I got a comfy bed all setup…and it needs christening” You reply cheekily.
“Truck it is” He responded before he made his way to the passenger side and climbed in
You took a moment to compose yourself before you climbed into the drivers side and started the engine. You had a spot in mind, a private beach owned by a friend of yours, somewhere you go to regularly when you feel the urge to escape the rat race and gain some sanity back. It wasn’t far from the sports bar, ten minutes to be precise but it was a long ten minutes and when you did finally get to the beach, all that sexual tension that was built up in the bar could finally be released. 
As soon as you put the car into park you quickly undone your seatbelt and expertly manoeuvred yourself into position, plopping yourself onto Nolans lap and copping a feel of his bulge, giving him a wild grin. That's when he reached up, grabbed a fistful of your top and pulled you down into a searing kiss, your lips pressing against each other over and over again before you parted your lips slightly, just enough to let his tongue slip in and explore, tasting and swiping with your own. 
You could feel his hands slip under your top, his fingers sneaking underneath your bra, gently caressing and teasing your nipples, causing a gasp to fall from your lips. You wrap your arms around his neck, pushing yourself against him as you deepen the kiss further, craving more as you both fight for dominance. Eventually you concede, breaking the kiss so you can catch your breath but you knew this wasn’t over as you felt his fingers work their way to your spine, tip toeing down to the small of your back, causing your skin to erupt into goosebumps before those once delicate fingers reached down and grabbed your ass, giving it a firm squeeze and causing you to catch his hungry gaze with your lustful eyes.
There was no need for words, you both knew how this was going to play out and there was no need to draw it out longer than it should. You made the first move, climbing off his lap and into the back. You expertly manoeuvred through the small gap at the front and onto the makeshift bed that you had set up in the back. You were kicking off your shoes while he opened the passenger side door, slipping out as he made his way round to the back.
You start to unbutton your jeans, trying to wriggle yourself free before he throws the door open, pausing momentarily as he drinks in the sight before him. He then helps you, grabbing the legs of your jeans and pulling them off.
"How private did you say this beach was?" He asks as his hands gently begin to caress your ankles
"I'm the only one here who has access" You reply.
You then noticed the wild smile growing on his  lips and before you knew it, he had grabbed your ankles and pulled you towards the door. You go to sit up but his hand gently pushes you back down, flat on the bed.
"Just relax and enjoy yourself" You hear him say as he hooks his fingers into your black panties, pulling them down your legs and throwing them into the cabin.
You giggle with nervous anticipation and before you know it, he carefully parted your legs and plunged his tongue into your silky cavern. You jolt a little, toes curling as you feel him explore, tasting you and teasing your sweet spot. You grip the seats tightly as little moans fall from your mouth, your hand reaching down to grab his hair, fingers getting knotted as you try desperately to wrestle back control of yourself but the man has a hold over you. Each flick or swipe of the tongue sent you closer to ecstasy.
He had you in the palm of his hand, causing your body to squirm as your senses become awash with pleasure and just as he brought you to the brink of ecstasy, he retracted his tongue, leaving you gasping and wanting more.
You were about to protest when you felt his lips begin to gently kiss your stomach and once he had you relaxed, he began to slowly crawl across the makeshift bed, trailing kisses from the stomach up before his eyes met yours again. You can feel your breath hitch in your throat as he leans down and kisses you tenderly, his lips pressing against yours, again and again, sliding between your legs before he pushes himself up onto his knees, his hands reaching down to his belt. You push up onto your elbows and swallow hard, watching him wrestle with his belt, popping the buckle open and loosening the belt. You lick your lips in anticipation as he reaches for his jeans, unfastening the top button before unzipping his fly. You chuckle, reaching for his waistband, helping him push his jeans down. You can see his bulge protruding from his boxers and you sneakily run your hands over his engorged package, causing a tiny growl to escape his lips.
“Oh no. Are you going to punish me, Officer Nolan?” You asks playfully while biting the top of your index finger.
“Damn straight I am” He growled as he pushed his boxers down, springing his dick free
You catch sight of it, gasping a little at its size before he pushes you back down, one hand sliding underneath your bra, his fingers teasing and caressing a nipple of his choosing. You arch your back as your senses spark to life, tingling with illicit joy, a distraction while his other hand glides along the top of your leg, hooking under your knee and wrapping it around his waist. He continues to tease and caress your breast, working you into a frenzy before he seizes his moment.
He leans down, claims your lips with his own and slowly enters you with his hardened cock, filling you up, causing an audible moan to escape your lips as you feel your walls begin to stretch and adjust to his size. You wrap your other leg around his waist, pushing him in deeper. You both took a moment to process what was happening, before eventually he started to roll his hips. Starting slow, breaking you in gently as he bites and nips at your neck, causing your body to feel electric, your walls clamping around him which makes him moan softly against your ear.
You grip his shoulders as he gets into a rhythm, feeling him hit your spot, over and over again, sending your head spinning as you feel waves of pleasure begin to wash over you. Little moans fall from your lips as you dig your nails into his shoulder, driving him into a frenzy as he increases his tempo, his thrusts becoming more powerful, so much so that it was beginning to rock the cabin but you didn’t care, you was busy floating in a river of ecstasy, your body coming alive as you feel him pound your spot over and over again as ripples of pleasure course through your body.
It was clear that he had one thing set in his mind, he wanted your sweet release, to feel your nectar wash over him while he listened to your cries of pleasure. He was driven, motivated by the way your body reacted to him, wanting more as you battled to hold on to the euphoric state that you were in, helped by the gentle rhythmic rocking of the cabin. Then as you feel your orgasm start to peek, he slowed his pace down, his lips finding yours again while his hands gently run down your sides.
“Fancy finishing on top?” He whispered softly in your ear as he gently nibbled your earlobe
“Sure…always fancied taking you for a ride” You pant softly while smiling playfully
He smiles, gently nibbling your neck before you both clumsily switch positions, limbs going everywhere before you eventually find yourself on top of him, straddling him while your hands rest on his shoulders. You pause to absorb the moment, enjoying the view of him under you. You feel his hands track down to your hips, his delicate touch sending a shiver up your spine as you bite your lip. You hold his gaze for a moment before you make the move, guiding his tip to your entrance as he carefully pushes his way in, your walls reacting to this intrusion, twitching and stretching to accommodate him once more. 
Within moments you’re riding him, a slow gentle pace to begin in order to break him in before you caught up with the pleasurable sensation that courses through your core, craving your own sweet release as you rock back and forth, sliding up and down his shaft, his tip hitting your spot over and over again before you suddenly feel the wave of pleasure intensify, your body trembling as you become undone, the intensity of your orgasm causing you to cry out as you feel your juices ooze down his shaft.
You ride the blissful waves that follow after as well as feeling him fill you with his seed, his hands gripping your hips tightly as he let out a low satisfied groan. He pulls you down to rest on top of him, your breathing beginning to even out as you bask in the afterglow, finally being able to enjoy listening to the waves crash against the shore. You feel him then gently wrap an arm around your waist, an easy smile on his lips as he starts to come down from his lust fueled high.
“So…..since you won and all….any chance for a rematch?” Nolan asked softly as he gently stroked your back
“For you? Any time, however, I know a better place to play pool.” You reply
“And where would that be?” Nolan asked
“My place…and next time we play, we play strip pool.”
“Oh that’s dangerous” Nolan growled
“I like danger” You reply
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fabuloustrash05 · 2 years ago
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So out of pure curiosity, do you have any headcannons for salamandrian culture and salamander characters (Newtralizer, Sal Commander, Mona Lisa). There isn't much info about these people and I'm curios
I’ve talk about a few ideas from time to time in other posts of mine but never got to fully explain them, so here’s some HCs I have of the Salamandrians from TMNT 2012.
Mona is 2 years older than Raph (so Casey’s age of 17), Sal Commander and Splinter are the same age (50s), and Newtralizer and Tiger Claw are the same age (30s)
The Salamandrians are an honorable warrior race. They live to fight in battle, so much so that they recruit young children into their armies. They live by a simple rule: “If you can walk you can train and if you can train you can fight”. 
Mona, Sal and Newt all joined their militaries at young ages. Joining the military and earning high ratings of lieutenant or commander is considered very normal and common on their planet. Ex: Mona was promoted to lieutenant when she was only 14 years old
Salamandrians have massive appetites, they get hungry and can eat a lot (think of it like Saiyan appetites from Dragon Ball)
They are very literal, metaphors and puns will go over their head.
Their “Rokka Rokka” is more of a verbal tic than being truly apart of their language. The tic usually comes out when a Salamandrian experiences great/intense emotion (excitement, rage, etc)
They don’t celebrate birthdays. They see no point. To Salamandrians their logic is: "Why celebrate your birth? Congratulations, you survived another year! What a waste of time!" Because of this, characters like Mona Lisa don’t know when her birthday is.
Millions of years ago, Salamandrians used to hunt and eat Kraang, back then known as Utrom. Though over the course of history they evolved and peace grew between the two species, that doesn’t stop a Salamandrian from still have a desire to consume one (we’ve seen Newtralizer do it and Mona has even threatened to eat one)
The Salamandrains only ever got involved in a war against the Triceratons because the Triceratons were at war with the Kraang. The Salamandrians found it insulting that an equally powerful race like the Triceratons were at war with a weaker alien race instead of them, a more powerful and stronger opponent. They saw it as an insult on their honor and declared war with the Triceratons to prove that they are a more worthy opponent than the Kraang. So basically Salamandrians started a war with the Triceratons because they’re petty.
Marriage does not exist on Salamandria. Instead when you come of age you are set up in a matchmaking process, using statistics and skill sets (strength, intelligence, etc), you are match with your “mate” with the goal to create a strong offspring to one day assist in the planet’s military. It is seen more as a business deal than actual compatibility and love. Only rarely do matches actually end up falling in love and stay together and continue to make more offspring.
For Mona Lisa, she was matched with three different suitors, but they were all disgraceful in their own way, seeing her as a trophy for them to brag about (because she has such a high ranking honorable status in the military). Mona knew this very well so she rejected them, and with three rejected suitors Monas reputation in matchmaking was badly damaged and she was known as the unwanted prize. It wasn’t until she met Raph, who was a man who saw her own person and respected/loved her for who she was.
For Sal Commander, when he was a young man, he too was matched, and in truth he fell in love with his mate, but sadly she never reciprocated those feelings. Despite that, she agree to go through with being his mate and they had a child together. Shortly after the child was born, Sal’s mate left him and a few short years later Sal’s child died in combat at a young age. 
Over his years in the military Newtralizer grew to love fighting in battles just like any Salamandrian, but he began to enjoy it more than others to an extreme level. He yearned to kill and spill blood during times of peace, something that disturbed many of his comrades, including Sal. Desperate for more battles, Newtrailzer made a deal with Lord Dregg to become his personal assassin just so he could continue his sick trill of killing. For years Newt did this secret job on the side but one day Sal discovered the dark true of his friend and pupil.
Fighting in battle is traditional for Salamandrians, but willing killing and harming innocent with out a cause was disgraceful. That’s what Newtralizer did, and when his dark secret was discovered he attacked and nearly kill Sal Commander and fled Salamandria to avoid his trial for his crimes.
Also, if anyone’s curious, here’s a list I put together of canon facts about Salamandrians according to the show >> LINK
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pleasestopdeletingmyaccount · 10 months ago
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Buddie fic idea inspired by what I do on Saturdays for fun:
I love kids, children of all ages, but especially younger kids, I don't get to interact with them a lot though, so over the past year, I've taught myself how to make balloon things, animals, weapons, hats, tiaras, etc. Then, I'd come to a mall, and just offer to make free balloon things for kids. That usually leads to kids swarming and making a circle around me, play fighting each other or giving me requests. It's great honestly.
This is so, something Buck'd do, if he wasn't volunteering at shelters and such, he'd definitely do this in his free time, before he was close with the fire fam.
And at one of these malls is where he'd meet Chris for the first time. Maybe he sees Chris being a sad little ball alone on a chair because he's new in LA and his dad is busy, and he hasn't made a friend and he's a little afraid the other kids aren't gonna like him. Maybe he came here with his great grandma and he got seperated from her in the crowd, and he's scared and crying. Maybe from the corner of his eyes, Buck catches a glimpse of the brightest most dazzling smile, and he wonder who this smile belongs to, and he's just hit in the face with the single cutest kid ever. Maybe he sees a shy little Christopher standing in the crowd, letting the other kids go before him, his requests getting drown out in the crowd because he doesn't know how to speak up louder.
Whatever the situation is, Buck sees Chris first, offer out his own dazzling smile, and ask Chris what his favorite color and animal is, Chris asks him if he could make him a lizard, or a dinosaur, or a kimodo dragon, and Buck barks out a laugh, but does his best to comply. After a bit, Buck and Chris bond, Chris tells Buck a little about him, just the fun stuff, like what his favorite deep sea creature is and "Everyone has a favorite deep sea creature Buck", and "I also have a favorite spaceship, but I think we're not there yet, Buck" and "There are white snakes Buck, they're called Albino". Buck will be so smitten with this kid that he doesn't realize there's 6ft of brown haired brown eyed gorgeousness stuffed in a too small green Henley watching him with a fond smile and a cute blush.
At one point, Buck is blowing up another balloon to make something for a kid, and he'll look up at Chris's excited "Daddy ! Come meet Buck, he's the balloon man" and Buck will proceed to drop the pump and send the balloon flying everywhere, letting out a sound that seems like ultimate comedy to 13 years old kids, which will inturn get a string of giggles out of Chris. Because honestly who does this man think he is walking around looking like that, like he doesn't know that he's a safety hazard and is currently being very detrimental to Buck's ability to breathe and/or think and/or function.
And honestly the rest is history.
I might write this, but honestly I've never written anything before, so if you want to, feel free to write it and tag me because I absolutely need this cuteness in my life
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whymustyouhurtmeinthisway · 5 months ago
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I think Resurrection F is one of the funniest movies of all time conceptually, like if I was a Dragon ball Fan when it came out I don’t think I’d know how to feel about the fate of the series going forwards.
Like Battle of Gods did have a bit of that “Woah look guys, it’s more of all those classic Dragon Ball characters and references that you love, aren’t you nostalgic and stuff? Also here’s a brand new form because that’s what Dragon Ball’s all about!” vibe, but it’s definitely excusable considering it’s all in all meant to be a return to form for this series that’s been MIA for years at this point, plus the introduction of Beerus and Whis absolutely makes up for it.
Now before moving on to the next movie, let’s stop for a moment to put ourselves in the Toei executives’ shoes and think “What are some details about the series’ current situation we can keep in mind before making this movie? Well let’s see,
We got all the nostalgia pandering to hook in older fans out of the way in Battle of Gods so we’re good on that, we should probably introduce something new like we did with the villain of the last movie
We introduced a new Saiyan form in Battle of Gods, so we probably shouldn’t introduce another one in this movie, both because a) it would make the last one irrelevant only two years after its introduction, and b) because the series has an (incorrect) negative stereotype of being a plotless transformation-fest, and we should really try to discourage/lean away from that.
The fans really love the show’s side characters (especially Gohan), and while Battle of Gods got away with Goku being the only one to actually fight just by virtue of it being the series’ big return, we should probably also lean away from the stereotype that the side cast are only there to be main villain fodder and that Goku and maybe Vegeta are the only ones to ever do anything important
Now with all that in mind, let’s see how the movie turns out!
Ok so somehow Frieza returns again, Goku and Vegeta get new stronger forms that completely overshadow the last one, and all the side characters just fight a bunch of nameless goons and end up getting mollywhopped by Frieza to up the stakes before Goku and Vegeta fight him
Incredible
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