#She is op sorry XD

[abby118]

[note-boom]

Just putting in my two cents for this episode.

One? Fukuchi is ANNOYINGLY op, sorry, but in a really interesting way so I'm also not too mad. I also get slight (just slight) vibes that he's also on the good guys' side? Either he will be defeated as a villain by the end of this or something will come up that actually, he time travel-orchestrated all this all along and he was always on the side of the good guys, idk.

Two? "Sorry, I skipped literature class"

Tachihara, you are PART of literature class

[shadowxamyweek]

It’s interesting having been around this fandom for over two decades now and seeing so much art of Shadow grieving over Maria still. My brain is in parts over this XD

On the one hand, Shadow is more than just his grief. Though Maria and his tie to her does influence his decisions and motivations, it’s not the only thing in existence that drives him anymore.

On the other... I don’t think what Shadow did at the end of ShTH WAS actually letting go. I think that was a rushed attempt to chill his emotions and cut that part of him away from himself. Grief doesn’t work like that though. You have to go through it.

(In which case, to the above points... of course he’d then still be obsessing over it. The child needs therapy. We all agree on this.)

Lastly, and like, the actual real-world thing, the part that brings me joy in this, is that new fans to Sonic who didn’t know what Shadow’s backstory was now get to experience it fresh. You get to learn about Maria dying in the good year 2023. In fact, you may get to see it on film if the 3rd Sonic Movie has the nerve and clearance to show it!

And I’m excited! It’s a gut-wrenching moment! Now you get to suffer with the rest of us in the Knowingヽ(o＾▽＾o)ノ

[viatrixtravels-a]

How do you two think of Lisa Minci so far since she's returned? She's been a bit more flirty than usual, eh?

How long until either of you fall for her charms?

"Hm...I'd say that is simply part of Lisa's personality? She has always been quite the smooth talker." Lumine mused, placing one hand underneath her chin.

"At this point, I'm no longer sure if she's actually flirting, or if 'cutie' is simply her way of addressing people."

It did catch the blonde a bit off guard at first, but she had grown used to it overtime. Besides, she knew that the Mondstadt librarian was more than just that. She is actually an incredibly intelligent and hard-working woman.

"As for 'falling' for her charms...Lisa is a good friend of mine. Nothing more, nothing less."

[aprimesrpcorner]

Starscream stares (politely) at the Prime. He tries to not make it obvious, but it is super obvious. Maybe the reason he thinks his sneaky about it is because his on his hanging platform.

And the prime was busy working on something on her datapad. Even with her sudden changes, she still had a job to do, and uphold her part in it. It was a bit more difficult though, having to get used to this frame was a challenge.

But it wasn’t hard to tell the seeker was staring. In fact she could see it in the corner of her optics.

“I can see you staring, Starscream.”

Not a surprise, primes were very keen on sight, and alert. They had to be for their safety, but she didn’t seem angry, more so she just had an acknowledgment tone in her voice, and one of a commanders.

“Is there something you may need? Or rather I assume you have questions about…this”

It wouldn’t surprise her, she’s been getting questions all day. But she didn’t look over until she was satisfied with her work, and place the datapad down.

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Chubby F! Housewife Reader X M!Yandere Streamer OC Jasper

Part 2!

Next part

Part 1 Here!

MINORS DNI!

CW: F!reader, reader referred to as she/her, reader has a vagina, reader in a dress and bra(so has breast, dw not described! :3) noncon implications, violence against reader (not by ML), STILL NO SMUT!? WHO AM I ?? XD luv y’all have fun!

*Smack!* *Thwack!* *Smack!*

“Don’t slip up now!” You giggle slightly out of breath already.

“Hah! Speak for yourself, be careful not to trip!” Jasper retorts.

*THWACK!* You hit another tennis ball this time with all the oomf you can muster.

His indoor tennis court is in its own area of the house, the floor and walls are a black and white spiral that add to the trippy illusion of his entire home.

You’re both opposing a machine that is spitting out balls at you at the speed of fucking light. You haven’t done anything like this since highschool maybe, but for the most part you’ve kept up perfectly!

He’s impressed. Not to mention he keeps almost missing hits because of your dress barely covering you, and your jumping and moving around exposing more and more of yourself. He can’t help but get a little distracted.

*Smack!”

He gets a little closer to the middle at the same time that you dove for the ball and miss, and you start falling. You see the strange floor coming closer and hold your arms out to try and catch yourself, until it stops suddenly and you’re hanging there in the air.

He caught you in his arm, and threw away his racket to support you with his other.

He presses a button on his keyring, stopping the onslaught of balls, as you stare up at him, a growing warmth spreads across your face.

You’re both out of breath and bust out laughing now.

“Thanks! That was fun, really got my mind off… Stuff hah!” you say and look away while getting your barings back.

“you’re always welcome here. can i see your phone?” He asks while fixing his shirt. You hand it over, you had it in your bra, and pull it out without much thought, and when you turn back his pale face is red. “Ahem, uh just text when you wanna come over and give me a minute, i’ll most likely be ‘round” he coughs.

“Thanks so much Jasper! I really appreciate this!” excitedly, you thank him again.

~

“Where the fuck were you!?” Edward sprays spit as he fumes and interrogates you.

“I went for a walk…” You answer, and before you can say more he continues to barrage you.

“At this time of night!? are you fucking stupid?”

“No! I was just chilly on the deck, so i-”

“Why not just come back inside? Gods why did i marry a brainless fucking imbecile,”

“Sorry…” You try to end the argument, maybe if you just apologized you can get out of it.

“Prove it.”

Your brows knit, “Wh-what?”

“Prove. It. Are you that fucking stupid? on your knees.”

you swallow and get down, turning your head away from him, even though you know in your sickly feeling bones what’s coming.

“Look at me.”

Fuck… Don’t. regardless of you’re marriage, you hate that you’re turned on in this circumstance.

“Look. At. Me, Darling~” he fumes.

Begrudgingly, you look up, and give him your best smile, feeling like the sludge building up in your veins will spill out any second.

You love Edward… Yes.

~

He punched you that night, you don’t even remember why. Now you have to try and hide your black eye before the employees see. or anyone else for that matter. You didn’t sleep after that either… You were just dissociating and going in and out of waking night terrors that felt so real, as if all night he was tormenting you, while really, he simply slept next to you.

“Jasper, can I come ove—” you erase the text message almost as soon as you typed it. You probably shouldn’t even go outside in the sunlight with this shiner.

“Hey Y/N! hope you’re alright, what’s been up?” Jasper sends you a text that you don’t reply to… You don’t feel like it. Who even is he? just your neighbor that kinda flirts with you even though you’re married.

“Homewrecker!” You surprise yourself, and cover your mouth. Ops… You haven’t really spoken to anyone in at least a day.

You wait a few more days when at least the swelling is all down and the colour is almost a skin tone again, at least it isn’t purple anymore.

“Howdy Jasper! sorry i went on a mini vacation! what have you been up to?” You lie. You haven’t even left the sunroom except for the bathroom. Hopfully he just didn’t notice that you didn’t actually leave to go anywhere…

He did. He knows you’re lying too. You think he couldn’t see you through all those windows? Just because you have sheer curtains and we’re surrounded by big plants. He watched you.

He edged himself to you. Never letting himself actually cum.

He didn’t see your eye, but he knows something had to have happened, he just doesn’t know what.

Before he can reply you send another, “Actually can I just come over?” You decide to risk it. The makeup you ordered, and that came in yesterday, should cover the rest of it at this point at least.

Maybe you were a bit dramatic… All he did— No. We’re not going down any of those roads.

“Yes, I just cleaned up actually :)”

“Scared of me seeing your place a little messy?”

“Would you blame me?” You weren’t expecting that answer. You don’t know what you expected, but that answer just wasn’t on the list.

You hop over to hedges between your yards and don’t even look back as you pass through the gate. It latches behind you.

He answers the door as soon as you ring the bell, he must’ve been waiting right there! The thought makes your heart flutter.

“Hey Jasper!” You try to keep your eye out of direct sunlight until he lets you inside, and you feel like you can breathe again.

“Howdy neighbor! What’ll ya have to drink t’day?” He asks going to his retro looking fridge.

“I want what you’re having!” You pout a little, and he chuckles in response.

“You’re so cute,” he reaches into a drawer and pulls out two silver and pale blue cans.

While he’s reaching you notice something that looks like a splotch of blood on his side. You gasp, “Jasper! are you okay??”

“What? Why? ‘m fine?”

You rush over to him and point to the blood, you almost grabbed at his shirt to look for any injury, but managed to stop yourself, he’s still a stranger… kinda.

“Oh shit! jus’ a Second” he runs off presumably to change, so you sit at the bar, and admire his interesting design style.

i when he finally returns he’s in a black, even more ripped up shirt, that’s covered in safety pins, and has some metal looking band logo.

“Sorry, I don’t know where that came from” he laughs nervously.

You laugh, a brow raised in unspoken question, but move on, “So what’s on the agenda for today?”

“I have a pool—”

“No! Thank you, ahah, um sorry no thanks,” You apologize profusely for your outburst.

“You don’t gotta apologize, no pool, gotit,” he holds up a thumb and smirks with his head tilted, his black hair falls at an angle covering even more of his face. His teeth poke out like fangs over his pulled up lip.

Your face feels hot, “Okay, sorry,”

He lightly laughs, “I have a few gaming setups, and a PlayStation”

“Okay! I don’t really know any games you’ll have to teach me! is that okay?”

His grin widens, almost too excitedly, but you’re excited too, so you think nothing of it.

He picks a shooter first, you can’t even keep your head in a forward position, you keep aiming either up in the air or down at your feet. Before you start to actually get frustrated, Jasper scoots closer on the couch, and puts his hand over yours on the controller.

His thumb gently guides yours up and foreword, his body brushes up next to you.

You feel hotter in this proximity, and his hand is warmer than the other night, but still chilled. His long, slim fingers are pale with black nails and a few silver rings.

You feel his breath in your hair and turn your head, accidentally putting your lips right in front of his, you both look speedily at each others, and then up into each other’s eyes.

Pale, icy cold blue orbs stare deeply into you. He licks his lip.

You stand up too quickly and get slight vertigo, “S-sorry! I forgot I had some-things to do today! Um, Groceries! yes. ahem. bye!”

“Y/N.” Something in the sound of his voice freezes you to your bones, you don’t quite turn to look, but you turn to show you’re listening. “What happened to your eye?” He asks.

[quitealotofsodapop]

Ok, so I'm just gonna get this out now . If I wait till I draw it out, it's gonna take a while, and I can't keep my mouth shut. I saw someone mention that spice and sugar would have a daughter as a first born, and I internally cried because I can never have an original idea. In my head, I pictured her with brown fur and colored eyes that remseble sugar's (or maybe spice's, im not too sure on the eye color) with four ears. Having a strong and exentric personality as a child and early teen eventually grows to be a mature woman(she still has a bit of a temper). That was a bit of a problem, seeing as since she was a child, she had KILLER strength. Just imagine a really happy and gentle looking lady walking by, then somebody says something stupid to her and they end up like this:

And I'm guessing she eventually gets twin brothers(seeing as every variation of shadowpeach get twins). If they do get twins, I imagine them looking more like spice. And do you have an idea as to how they would be made? Like, do sugar and spice go the clay route or natural route? Or would they be bisected entities?

What do the 2000s starwalts think of all this?

Sorry for all the questions I got carried away and started rambling :,)

Ref.

Downside of sharing the same Jttw braincell; chance of similar ideas sparking in different brains XD

Spice basically looks like a palette swap of Sugar/Ganzhe due to them being connected species, but with six ears. They spend a long time pretending to just be Sugar's shadow/clone so that they have an excuse to stay with the closest friend they've had in centuries.

The two agree to mutually create and raise kids together after the Journey is over, leading to the creation of their first child Xiao/Cai Hong "Rainbow". Name for the rainbow quartz they rolled into a clay egg to start the process.

The tiniest little monkey with most OP strength hatches once they get home to FFM.

Ultimately the whole kingdom is overjoyed, if not a little sore (baby thrashed a bit when one of the Stalwarts held her and broke their nose). XD

I lvoe the idea of her having little twin brothers. They think their Jiejie is the strongest, most powerful big sister in the world!

The boys are a complete accident. When Sugar and Spice are asked what sort of accident occurred to create them - they got embarrassed and refused to elaborate. (hint: it involved a certain river and an attempt at the "natural" route)

[bugtoonz]

I got some characters for your headcanon station! :D

• Bradley. Do it. I'm hyper with the skunk >:)

• Vin Moosk! He's cool!! X3

• Numbuhs 86 and 362! Our beloved moongirls <3

• Julie (the girl from op. P.O.I.N.T.)! Cute and underrated character!!

• and our supreme girlboss... NUMBUH 23 🖤❤️

(Sorry if I sent so many asks! XD)

Hope you have an awesome day! 💕

Not too many at all! I love the variety. Since there’s so many, I’ll probably only 1-2 headcanons for each.

Bradley’s favorite room in the treehouse to sleep in is Wally’s. You know how animals always seem to know which person in the room likes them the least and then consciously choose to bother that person the most? That’s Bradley lmao. He also has a wide collection of sweaters that Kuki likes to dress him up in, but after his robo-surgery it’s a lot harder to put them on.

Okay to be completely transparent I totally forgot Vin Moosk existed and had to google him. Fake fan guys, sorry. Anyways, after Moosk breaks free of his accounting job (again), he begins his new career as a menswear bounty hunter! Since the queen tie has been defeated, he’s broadened his horizons and dedicated himself to stopping all sorts of stiff, expensive clothing. Windsor is currently trying to locate him, to no avail.

Numbuhs 86 and 362 spend most of their lunch breaks together. Rachel is often too busy to leave her office so Fanny brings her lunch to her, and they sit and talk about all the crazy confidential data they’re privy too and also how much Fanny hates stupid boys. Sometimes Rachel nods off during the conversation, but Fanny is usually too caught up in her own ranting to even notice.

Julie is one of Cree’s friends, as they’re both on McClintock High’s volleyball team. She isn’t a teen ninja, however. She’s too nice for that. Her and Marty end up breaking up a few months after their attempted date at The Point, but in typical teenage fashion get back together when they realize they can’t live without each other (they break up again next month).

I loveeee Virginia. She was 100% the girl that tried to make you eat earth worms in kindergarten. She really likes old school fighting games like Street Fighter and Tekken. Her and Bartie once connected her game console to one of the main monitors of the Moonbase Observation Bridge and were officially banned from Moonbase for a week for it. It was totally worth it.

[osarina]

I didn't want to comment my reply again on the civilian dazai fic but OMG FYO IT WAS REALLY GOOD

I will say it deffo felt much light hearted and had a friday fellthan waterloo and even wykyk but I think that's cause the ✨️drama✨️ btwn them hadn't started yet and also the fact that I know they aren't doomed by the narrative (you) this time 💀

But I am liking the way it is going it already has me hooked and I am so very excited 😊 and God damn I LOVE love the reader so much. She's much more badass and ahhhh dazai is so cute and pathetic I lub him <3

Also fun fact after my 3 hour exam and after 2 sleepless nights, I did the exam well and came rushing home and held myself to read this awesomeness before sleeping for like 8 hours straight. When I woke up I read it again not in a sleepy haze to get the full experience XD that's how much I love your quality top notch fics

I think the reader's ability is a great and beautiful choice. It's not overpowering to change the plot or invite plot holes but powerful enough to impact everyday life. It really keeps me asking if the reader is using her ability on a certain situation or not and I really love that feature.

Anyways hope your life is going well 😊 and dont forget to eat healthily

P.s. : Do you have a fixed schedule to upload wasteland like waterloo or is it not fixed? And sorry for making the asks so long 😅

TUMBLR USER SILVERSNOW2000 HELLO MY LOVE I ADORE YOU, YOU NEVER HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR SENDING LONG ASKS I LOVE THEM

AHHHHHH I'M SO GLAD U ENJOYED IT ive had soooooo much fun writing civzai and pmreader. IT'S DEFINITELY MUCH MORE LIGHTHEARTED THAN ANY OF THE OTHER SERIES SO FAR but don't worry the drama starts in the next chapter LOLLLL and it doesn't slow down from there. THEY DON'T DIE THO i feel like i have to say this every time LOLLLLL

YESSSSS PM READER IS SO FUN TO WRITE like she's alwaysssss fun to write but it's particularly fun being able to write her from the viewpoint of dazai as a civilian who isn't like used to seeing her already. like she's very similar in the original universe but dazai has known her for so long there that he's become used to her yk, meanwhile this dazai sees her in a very fresh light if u get what i mean. it's the change in perspective that's so fun to write here

AND OMG IM GLAD - i was so conflicted about how to phrase/what to make her ability because i didn't want to make it too op but at the same time .. she's a port mafia executive, she needs to have a pretty notable ability, and then i was like wait ... her whole thing is politics and negotiations, so obviously it has to be something along the lines of fucking with ppl's minds/brains, but i needed to obviously whittle that down because mind control is just too ridiculous, so i got the idea of her being able to like induce emotions + states onto people BUT they're able to draw themselves out of it if they have the strength for it.

some things are easier to brush off, but other things aren't. like she can put people to sleep with her ability and they can't really drag themselves out of that because now they're sleeping, and inducing fear in particular is pretty hard for people to draw themselves out of because it spirals quickly. but for negotiations and stuff, when she's making them feel as if she's more trustworthy/more susceptible to taking bad terms, she has to be SO careful & calculated with her every word because any small thing could make them double take and jar them out of the induced state.

actually, in civzai universe, it's going to be really interesting because without dazai there to stop chuuya from using corruption, reader and chuuya had to figure out a way to knock him out of it themselves - which they DID and it involves her ability but it's SOOOO dangerous for her so they end up not really using corruption often. this actually comes up in the next chapter

i dont have a set schedule! i'm going to shoot for every other friday max though!

[pureanonofficial]

hey op where did you get that photo of a blonde freddie in aviators and black and white for your chess valentine’s day cards. i cannot for the life of me figure out what production it’s from. thank you so much have a lovely day.

So I'm going to go into far more detail than you asked for, because this relates to one of my favorite Freddie actors of all time!!!

The photo originates from the San Jose Civic Light Opera/American Musical Theatre of San Jose production in 1992. I pulled it the facebook page SJCLO AMTSJ Alumni. The theater group is sadly no longer around, having declared bankruptcy in the early 2000s, but it's still well-loved due to having passionate former members, particularly one who uploads the theater's proshots on youtube. Including a proshot of this Chess! The shows are generally very good--a shining light in regional theater! You know you'll get a competent show with them.

Below are a couple of links and the photo in question!

The Freddie pictured is Kim Strauss, and he is my very favorite Freddie of all time.

Now, there is a proshot of him in the aforementioned production!

I would not recommend watching him first in the aforementioned production, as it is Kinda Bad. The set design is really wonderful, one of the best in Chesses, and Strauss is very good, but the script makes more baffling choices than usual, and the rest of the cast isn't that great. However! What you should watch him in! Is LONG BEACH CHESS!

This! Is one of the best Chesses of all time! It's one of the most coherent, well-directed, and well-cast versions. If you're not familiar with the Broadway version of Chess, this is an excellent place to start with that plot! And this bootleg is subtitled! Even better! The Florence in this production is Jodi Benson (of The Little Mermaid and Broadway fame) and she is maybe my favorite Florence ever. She's so passionate and intense in the role. She's just my platonic ideal of the character! So hurting, so fierce, so alive and human--I can't describe her Florence any better than the casting description for Broadway Chess does--"She is clever, theatrical, touching, vivacious, volatile." That's her Florence!

To gush a little more about Kim Strauss -- he really is my favorite Freddie. And he did the role at least four times in different productions throughout the 90s, so clearly 90s Chess productions agree with me. XD His Freddie is such a deeply awful person and yet horribly pathetic and sad at the same time. His Freddie is deeply possessive of Florence, controlling both physically and mentally, and yet utterly driven to convince himself he does not need her. Yet he reaches for her hand before the first chess game in a quiet asking for reassurance. Yet he kisses her before Pity the Child in a desperate bet of maybe this will work. Yet he stares at her throughout all of Endgame, winning almost in an act of spite against her, yet it is still abundantly clear that it's all hollow because he does not have her. And he has this really interesting, needy tenor that works so well for the character, as well as the MOST Chicago accent that I cannot imagine Freddie without now. And he's got such a great physicality to him. His Freddie is always antsy, always fidgeting, almost always hunched over or running his hands over his face or something. He's never still. I just love his take on Freddie so so so much. He's a really fucking bad man, like he does not let you get away from the fact that Freddie is a terrible person, and yet he's still interesting to watch!

Also his Pity the Child is my favorite performance of the song ever, and I have linked the bootleg below at that point, because if nothing else, you need to see that!

I'm sorry for all this excessive detail anon, but if you are interested, GO WATCH LONG BEACH CHESS.

[good7luck]

Adding more to my post about Noe in VNC manga latest chapter 61.5

(more under the cut)

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First, thanks to all the people in my previous post! I didn't expect to get more than just a few notes, I feel honored ;w;

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I considered re-writing the entire post at that time, but I think I'll just leave it as it is and make this additional post instead :P

I must say, this - especially the latter part - would be more subjective and controversial, probably? ^^;; maybe even unnecessary. I know it's just my personal imperfect view from my limited experiences for now, in the end.

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In VNC so far (~ch 61.5), the Dham (racism) matter was (almost) brought up a few times:

1)

Noe got to hear about Dham for the first time here. But he couldn't get to learn more and deeper, because the kidnapping incidents were so urgent and dangerous. I suppose, Noe could've asked "Why would the kidnappers let go of you just because you're a dham?"...but it'd be very inappropriate and rude, as if Johann should've gotten kidnapped lol?

A LOT of things happened in this arc, especially in regards to Vanitas, so maybe Noe couldn't think of getting to know more about Dham specifically. (Or, more like, MJ-sensei thought it's not time to go further with Dham yet XD)

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This is just a moment, but it shows some glimpse of how tough to live as a dham and how Johann (truly) feels. And...Noe was NOT here, and it's unlikely that Vani bothered to tell him about this.

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This is probably the closest one where the word Dham was used like a slur (on thin ice) by Vani. And, again, Noe was NOT here, and honestly there's no way Vani has ever talked about this to him.

4) Not animated (which is a big shame, indeed), but in ch 40, Dante remembers when he got bullied for being a dham and when he first met Vani who hates all races equally. Only Johann was around him, and I'm sure Noe couldn't (properly) hear Dante far away: he was with Vani and JJ to find the Book and save Chloe, who started to completely lose herself and destroy things.

(sorry if I missed some ^^;)

My point is - Noe really didn't have a chance to learn about Dham and the discrimination properly. He even never witnessed one himself. Besides,

the Dhams never looked like they're suffering from Orlok or in his office to Noe.

So, I think it's very understandable that Noe in the latest chapter couldn't even guess that such a horrible and systematic oppression has been happening to the Dhams then and now. It's all news to him, literally. Of course he hasn't noticed it yet that his words and actions aren't being (practically) helpful for the Dhams, much less he's making Dante angry for real.

That's why I feel it's quite unfair to (seriously) blame Noe for his (innocent) ignorance and the (gonna-be-unfortunate) outcome. It'd be rather unrealistic and OP, if Noe manages to immediately comprehend everything "right" and take "right" actions on his own lol

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To be more personal and controversial...

I know it might be merely that some people hate / mock Noe and try to make anything he does (not) a problem / joke "just for fun", but...

Some seem to genuinely believe Dante should kick Noe or such, and idk, I must ask - what did they expect from Noe there, exactly? What do they think Noe had to do in that situation "instead", then? Is there a "good" "solution", even?

It's been only a few weeks (or months) since Noe arrived in Paris, and he's still almost a stranger in regards to the Dham matter. It's even not that he came to study Dham. Noe didn't even jokingly agree with Manet / Nox. It's pretty clear that he simply wanted to do something to make the messy situation better (and sincerely cared about Dhams), even if he didn't understand what's going on in front of him.

Noe is one mere individual, not even officially a powerful, high noble like Domi. Count Orlok is not rude to Noe but still casual to him, while he's much more polite to Domi cuz she's "higher". It's praiseworthy that Domi realized she's also participating in the racism, but somehow it's terrible that Noe consequently called out the racism and tried to help the Dhams? Which let Domi notice her own racism?

I wonder if they wanted Noe to "just shut up and stay still", but tbh..I feel...even if Noe actually didn't do anything there, they would've still easily accused him for doing nothing but "heartlessly" watching the racism (and so siding with the oppressors and so being a racist), with "silence / neutrality = consent / approval !!!", perhaps lol?

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To be very honest - I admit it's still quite hard for me to fully understand why Dante is THAT angry at Noe, even after reading some fandom posts / comments.

Like, I get it, Noe is probably making the situation worse for the Dhams (which is utter tragic), or he sounded too un-serious to him. Dante sure didn't expect to see Vani there, much less suddenly hear some burdensome demand about Machina he hates, the whole Dham "lecture" (why and how they've been discriminated for years), and all the various / explicit insults to him and his family. I sincerely feel so sorry for him and Dhams. I really do.

But like...honestly and strictly speaking...Dante chose to get mad at Noe of all people there, NOT at the obvious oppressors (Manet, Nox, and Count Orlok), even in front of the very oppressors. As if Noe was clearly "worse" than them. This happened basically because Dante thought it's "okay" to throw his anger on Noe, unlike on the real oppressors.

"OMG of course Dante cannot lash out at them, he and Dhams will get only harmed worse by them later!" Yeah, while "nothing bad" will ever happen, even if Dante pours his rage on Noe "instead". Noe is "kind", "not oppressed", and "not socially high enough", so Dante should feel free to use him as a punching bag, "right"? Sorry to be "cruel", but...would Dante have been able to do the same (or unable to hold himself back), if it were not Noe but Luca or Antoine?

I mean, I genuinely cannot fathom why some people try to demonize Noe and "cheer" Dante that much (to "call out" Noe and/or get violent to him, idek), as if Dante is about to perform an act of "justice" towards Noe. Especially when the actual oppressors are right there without feeling any guilty or threatened lol? :/ I'm aware one cannot always rationally think and do perfect, but seriously...it's NOT a good look (for Dante) in any way? Do they "prioritize" seeing Noe get bullied thaaaaat much lmao? ://

It's also "funny" that I've (at least personally) never seen any criticism towards Vani about this. He's the one who forcedly and carelessly brought Machina and Dham stuff in front of the (aggressive) oppressors, even if he understands pretty much everything. He also should've seen what could come, especially when he himself openly gets discriminated by them as well for being a human and the kin of the Blue Moon.

Vani gave Noe all the explanations he needed, sure, but he wasn't polite in general (as always, I know). It also implies Vani never told any of his plans to Noe beforehand again. He blamed Domi for Noe's ignorance, but he didn't provide enough info to him, either lol Vani didn't particularly discriminate Dante or Dhams, but honestly he (and Domi, too) didn't try to stop the racism in the office, either - actively or indirectly, in any form.

I obviously don't mean Vani / Domi is to blame for the racism, much less worse than Count Orlok, Nox, and Manet. I'm glad the fandom rightfully got disappointed in the Orlok trio, calling the bigots out! Still, I don't get why some are overly harsh on Noe and only him lol Did he do THAT wrong and worse? Apparently, maaaaaybe he should've just "quietly" accepted and "wisely" gone with the racism, like Vani / Domi (low-key) did, not "wasting" his energy and kindness only to get hates lmao? ://

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I think Vani should've been more patient and just made a private future appointment with Dante to ask for the Machina matter later, for example. But I guess this might be OOC lol

I feel it would've been great if Domi calmed down the people in the office, using her social status (ex. clapping and calling their attention to return to the subject - which should've been Orlok's job...).

I believe I would've taken it better if Dante simply tried to quickly silence Noe (to not make things worse) and/or talk to him (even get angry at him! though preferably not XP) in private later.

Of course, none of this would've mattered, if only the Orlok trio wasn't racists / the racism didn't exist in the first place...

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Thank you for patiently reading my long and incoherent opinions!! Sorry if I was being too dramatic or such OTL

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HII!! Thanks for answering and trying to bring the fandom back! Can't wait to see what everyone will write (or draw) for KawaSara week, i'm sure it'll be great content^^. I can see why would they lose faith but that could never be me, conflict doesn't scare me lol!! Omg that "healthy" vs "toxic" thing is so annoying like idc lmfao, the worst part is i ship SasuSaku and KawaSara and both get hate for that and mind you most of the time it's people that ships toxic stuff too but draws the line at other ships🤦🏻‍♀️. The "healthy" ships fan are ironically the most toxic people i saw. I literally saw them on twitter harassing that KawaSara week page and one of them even posted the pic of OP blocking them & laughed with their friend, the obsession BS fans have with KS fans is astonishing. All of this over a mid ship that isn't even canon. That "you don't care about her feelings" coming from them is ironic, they literally ignore her saying that she does NOT like Boruto lmfao. They literally discredit and undermine SasuSakus moments, a CANON couple, of course they wouldn't lose the chance to do that with a fanon ship (for now), SS&KS have one thing in common and it's the haters, they are literally the same people. Not only they're insecure with KS but BoruSumi too, that's exactly why they ship Kaw*Sum* to get them BOTH out of the way. (I'll be a good person so no shade towards SH/SNS fans XD). Idk but their hate is so weird, also the way they treat Boruto & Sarada is so weird, it's all about that Uzu*aki x Uchiha stuff and that's sooo creepy. Exactly they don't care about them (or just Sarada), it's either for "op babies" or because they previous ships flopped (Nar*Sak* or Nar*Sas*). Them saying to KawaSara fans they don't want a SS 2.0 (they don't even have a lot of things in common, just a few) but than comparing BS not only to SS (free ss😭) but every other ship in Naruto is beyond hypocritical. They get away with everything and it's SO annoying. Literally just saw them calling other haters/jealous lmfao, they're so easy to predict. Also you forgot to add how much they love to call everyone else delusional as if their ship is canon, like girlie none of them is canon, so for now everybody is delusional lol. WHEN YOU POINT THIS OUT THEY DENY IT LIKE??? She literally revolves around him and ignores her own parents (that she separated) like hellooo?? Her idol, ChoCho her best friend?? Like come on guys. It's all about him, nothing about her and that's another thing that i dislike about them. I'm praying that Kawakis development will be good and that we'll see more deep/interesting conversations between him and Sarada. They should block, silence and report them and enjoy KawaSara week in peace, i hope that they won't let BS fans stop them from enjoying it!! Sorry i wrote a lot too lmfaoo.

I literally saw them on twitter harassing that KawaSara week page and one of them even posted the pic of OP blocking them & laughed with their friend,

Really? Im not surprised lol these ppl are very devoted stalkers, no matter how many of them I block, theres always someone who slips through the cracks and watches from the shadows until they finally reveal themselves, and also go reporting to their leader what I be sayin or doin for them to send their minions after me or play victim lol I literally put it to the test because I was suspicious that that was the case, so I showed several screenshots of something they said I was lying about proving it wasn't a lie, but I purposefully didnt censor the names to see if they would go running to snitch to them and thats exactly what they did, not even a few minutes passed between them responding to me and the person in the screenshot talking about me.

The kicker? I have that acc BLOCKED and have had it blocked for years, so for them to of seen it, somebody HAD to report to her what I said, so my suspicion was proven true, there ARE minions stalking me from the shadows and reporting to whatever leader with a big following they follow lol not only that, but they TOLD her that I be stalking HER and even make posts about her ON MY TUMBLR so Im not only stalked on twitter, but on tumblr as well, which btw is a flat out lie because I dont care enough about anybody THAT MUCH to stalk them

I have mutuals who will show me some of the dumb takes she makes occassionally, but they do that with any acc that makes dumb takes, all gcs do, I dont go looking for it because I dont care enough to, but I guess because I occasionally made comment about the dumb shit she says, one of her minions went and made me out to be a stalker over it, despite them literally stalking me to even find that out lol Its sad honestly, bein that obsessed with a ship and its fandom to that extent.

Not to make myself seem important [their the ones who do that with their actions] but I think these ppl hate me so much because they cant rattle me lol they cant stand that they cant get to me, that they cant scare me off, that they cant intimidate me with their 'lol ksa is dead, bsa is canon, accept it, she blushed, they hugged, they clearly love eachother, I know your mad, I know it bothers you, you should just give up, you've lost, just accept bsa is canon and give up on ksa, it'll never happen' ramblings but everytime they throw one of those at me Im never bothered, I always come back at them unbothered and just stating the facts lol its not canon, its not even semi canon, theres still zero confirmation of romantic feelings on either side, any implication you claim there is is just your personal interpretations of what they mean, not what they are canonically confirmed to be, Sarada has denied having romantic feelings clearly and firmly multiple times and has remained consistent on that so Im not giving up or accepting anything that isnt confirmed yet just because of how YOU interpret their relationship and interactions thus far, talk to me when you have confirmation like BoruSumi has, till then your in line waiting with the rest of us lol they never bounce back from that

I know it kills them inside that no matter how much their fed they still dont have confirmation from either side yet while BoruSumi does, it eats them alive that Sarada, the main female, the one they claim is closest to him and so obviously loves him so much, has yet to be confirmed to be inlove with him and everytime shes asked she denies it and is uncomfortable, they were overjoyed when Mitsuki asked her and she avoided his question so they could be like 'See? Mitsuki knows she likes him, he said she doesnt know how she truly feels yet, its confirmed' yet that didnt go how they wanted because unlike they hoped, ppl actually paid attention to what was said and it wasnt anything like they tried to make it out to be.

Mitsuki was talking about himself and being unsure of HIS true feelings, his question to Sarada was him trying to figure his own feelings out through Sarada, but when she avoided the question, Mitsuki backed off seeing she was uncomfortable and said that it didnt matter, they tried to deny this for the longest and insisted it was about Sarada until chapter 7 of TBV released and proved our statement EXACTLY right, that it WAS Mitsuki being confused about his feelings for Boruto and trying to make sense of them so their one little sliver of confirmation they thought they had went out the window and now their back in limbo with the rest of us waiting for confirmation.

So no matter how confident they try to act, their scared to death that their still not confirmed without a doubt to be semi canon yet, because even tho it doesnt automatically mean their endgame, it DOES give them a higher possibility to be if they are, which is why they fear Sumire being so involved because you could ignore Hinata majority of the time because she wasnt around Naruto or involved with his plot that much, but you cant ignore Sumire because she IS, and THATS what scares them.

Even so they seem to still harbor a greater hatred for KawaSara than they do BoruSumi despite them not even being semi canon, which is crazy to me because I dont even think they realize how insecure they look for doing so lol if your more threatened by a not even semi canon ship, maybe your ship aint doin as well as you act like it is cuz trust and believe if your ship had nothin to worry about then you wouldnt be bothered, so if your bothered that means you see something to be threatened by.

That "you don't care about her feelings" coming from them is ironic, they literally ignore her saying that she does NOT like Boruto lmfao.

That one really is rich coming from them, they care about her feelings but their the ones who insist she doesnt know or understand her own feelings even when shes outright saying what she feels

"Does it bother you that other girls might like Boruto?" "Huh? seriously? of course not"

^^^^ This statement is totally ignored, instead they focus on her being shocked at Sumire confessing she likes him as implying shes jealous, even when her character profile also said Sarada was shocked at Sumire's bold statement, they still said it was jealousy, not caring about what she SAID is her feelings, they decided she doesnt know how she feels but they do.

"So you do like Boruto?" "What!? where the heck did that come from!?" "So you dont?" "Im saying whether I do or dont has nothing to do with this!"

^^^^ Another statement they ignore that debunks one of their main arguements that her wanting to help, support, protect etc Boruto is because she loves him romantically, this statement debunks that entirely because she says those exact feelings have NOTHING to do with whether or not she likes him, those are just her genuine feelings for her friend and teammate thats struggling and shes feeling frustrated being unable to help him like she wishes she could.

Its honestly ironic the lack of self awareness ppl have, to accuse others of lacking reading comprehension, while also blatantly lacking it themselves that they cant even comprehend something as simple as this.

But again, they ignore how SHE says she feels and instead THEY decide how shes feeling, because to THEM yea she says that but she doesnt mean it, she actually does love him but she just hasnt realized she does yet cuz shes tsundere [even tho she isnt] because to them THEY know her better than herself, THEY decide how she really feels not Sarada herself, because anything she says that doesnt fit their narrative oh well shes just confused but WE [they] know what she really means so just take their words for it because unlike us who cant 'read between the lines' they actually understand her character and respect how she feels.

Yeah, because nothing says respecting someones feelings like ignoring everything they say they feel and trying to make them feel how you want them to feel.

The only time its ok to insist someone doesnt know how they feel, is when their actually shown not knowing how they feel, not them saying outright what they feel firmly without hesitation.

So the fact that they try to dictate and determine what Sarada feels over what Sarada herself says she feels is nothing short of them not caring about her feelings, because they dont care that she doesnt like Boruto, they are going to MAKE her like him whether thats how she really feels or not. So anytime somebody hits you with that 'if your a real Sarada fan you would accept her feelings even if you dont like them' know their full of shit because when they dont like it they dont accept it either, they just want YOU to respect what THEY say her feelings are, nothing else.

Not only they're insecure with KS but BoruSumi too, that's exactly why they ship KawSum to get them BOTH out of the way.

Its funny because they used the same talking points too that they used for SK lol 'she understands him, they have a similar past, he has a soft spot for her' same bs different ship, but they say KawaSara is SH/SK lol better look again.

Idk but their hate is so weird, also the way they treat Boruto & Sarada is so weird, it's all about that Uzu*aki x Uchiha stuff and that's sooo creepy.

The sad part is this isnt even a theory or antis makin stuff up on them, heres a compilation, straight from the horses mouth, that THIS is their main objective and appeal of the ship.

It is genuinely weird as hell how obsessed these ppl are with these kids genes, but it makes sense when you consider how they treat Sarada, their just a little TOO protective of her ya know? like she just HAS to be with Boruto no matter what, she CANT be with anyone else but him or it'll just be terrible for her and the story etc.

Exactly how would it be terrible for her tho? whats wrong with Mitsuki? lack of development? so what? Chokarui exists.

Whats wrong with Kawaki? cuz he tried to kill her? cuz hes mean? cuz he hurt the MC? SasuSaku says hi so whats the problem? oh well KawaSara isnt like SS because Sakura actually liked Sasuke since the beginning and they had development, well so did KawaSara, even if Sarada doesnt like Kawaki like Sakura did from the beginning, so what? she doesnt have to for them to still be similar to them, and the irony is she doesnt like Boruto either, so shouldnt the same logic apply to them? its all bs.

Their main goal and objective is seeing what an Uchiha/Uzumaki/Hyuuga baby would be like because their convinced their children will be gods, even if they try to pretend they ship them cuz of love, development, mutual respect [there isnt] and the energy they put into eachother [its one sided, Sarada gives way more than she receives] its really all about their genes, the same reason they desperately wanted Sasuke with Karin, but with BoruSara even more now because thats THREE op clan genes their children will have, Uchiha, Uzumaki, AND Hyuuga.

They dont give af about their bond, their feelings, or their characters, they care about how powerful their child is gonna be, and that is truly disgusting.

The fact that they have the nerve to talk about other ships being disgusting, when their ships main objective is what kinda OP baby Sarada pops out for Boruto, is nothing short of hypocritical. Eugenics should never be the main basis for a ship, period, its just weird, and the fact that it has been a topic of discussion SINCE THEIR INTRODUCTION and they were both around 6-7 is downright weird and sickening.

If Boruto did not have Uzumaki and Hyuuga dna, BoruSara would not be half as popular as it is now, the appeal of how strong their kid would be is the main reason this ship has as many supporters as it has, NOT how great the actual ship as a whole is.

Think about it, what other ship do you see have THAT MANY comments about wanting them together to see how powerful their child is? you cant name one, because unlike them, OTHER SHIP FANDOMS ACTUALLY LIKE THEIR SHIPS FOR THEIR DYNAMIC/RELATIONSHIP/BOND not how powerful their kid is gonna be, their kids are an after thought, not they primary one and main reason they want it endgame.

Obviously shippers imagine their ships endgame and family life, but there's a big difference between just coming up with fanon kids/enjoying family content, and straight up eugenics where the only appeal is how OP their children are gonna be and what crazy new jutsus etc their gonna have

So when these hypocrites try and act superior like their the healthy ones and everyone else is toxic I have to laugh because their fandom is the only one this obsessed with eugenics, every other fandom just likes the ships dynamic and relationship and bond, their kids are a fun afterthought not a primary focus, for BoruSara fans its a main focus. That alone tells you where their priorities are, not love, just babies.

Sarada's only value to them is that she's Uchiha, if Sarada was lets say a Haruno/Lee instead not even half of these ppl would ship her as strongly with Boruto as they do now.

It explains why they care so little about Sarada's character and ignore all justified complaints about how poorly shes written, why is that? because why would they be? they dont need Sarada to be a good written character to get what they want, they LIKE her being written as a Boruto centric damsel in distress whos whole world revolves around him, thats good for them, because they need her for those babies, so the more obsessed she is with him the better, they dont care how bad it looks for her character, as long as its bringin them closer to those OP kids they dont care if Ikemoto had her kissing the ground Boruto walked on, or hell, even using her as a stepping stone over a puddle, they'd justify all of that and say shes a good well written character if it means their gettin those OP babies.

Sakura hasnt done half the pathetic things Sarada has and she gets dragged as the worst female character in shounen history, why do you think that is? because shes just a normal girl with non special genes to be passed down and create something powerful, but Sarada? the only other living member of the famous Uchiha clan, the strongest clan in Konoha next to the Senju, her genes passed down with someone from the Hyuuga/Uzumaki, two other very powerful clans, would create something truly out of this world.

And there you have it, thats all you need to know, just ask yourself whats different about how Sakura is written and Sarada and you'll notice the main deciding factor on why Sarada is better than Sakura is because of her genes. Thats all Sarada is to them, her genes, and they've made that more than clear to everyone whether they try to pretend that isnt the case or not, we all see the truth.

Them saying to KawaSara fans they don't want a SS 2.0 (they don't even have a lot of things in common, just a few)

Ironic considering this is them

Its all bs, they realized how stupid it was denying similarities to a canon ship because that actually increases the likelihood of it being canon [NH being similar to MinaKushi and SS being similar to FugaMiko, ShikTema being similar to his parents etc] so then they started claiming SS for themselves to claim they'll be canon, even tho prior to that they were saying they didnt want SS 2.0 because it was toxic and abusive and ruin Sarada's character like her mother and that Kishimoto learned from his mistakes, even though he never once expressed regrets about his endgame ships lol they think somehow BoruSara is supposed to be his 'atonement', yet now suddenly SS 2.0 is fine now that they apply it to BoruSara, suddenly its not toxic or ruins Sarada's character.

The way you know their not even sincere about it and just saying it to prove how their endgame, is because these ppl dont even understand SS themselves and only look at the superficial things on the surface, not their core characters and relationship and everything that went into it from the beginning to now.

This is why BoruSara is an insult to SS because its such a shallow representation of what SS was

For example Sarada's speech to Shikamaru about her defending a traitor like her dad used to be, and comparing her defending Boruto to how Naruto [and Sakura] defended Sasuke. Of course those buffoons ran with it like yea she's defending Boruto like Sakura did Sasuke when he was a traitor its totally endgame.

This is just surface level SS tho, Sakura wasnt just defending an innocent man wrongly accused, Sakura was defending an ACTUAL traitor, Sasuke made the conscious decision to abandon Konoha and betray everyone and willingly attempt to kill his comrade, all in his pursuit of power to avenge his family that was wrongfully murdered by his brother, he chose revenge >> his friends and Konoha, Sakura and Naruto stood by him despite that because they knew the real him and wanted to save him from that dark lonely path he was walking because they genuinely wanted him to be happy and knew he wouldnt be if he walked this path.

Compare that to BoruSara, why is Boruto a traitor? he isnt, everyone just thinks he is because of mass brainwashing, its Kawaki who is actually the traitor that everyone hates, but due to omnipotence thats all directed at Boruto now, why did Boruto leave? because if he didnt he would've been killed by everyone who thinks hes a traitor now, what is Borutos end goal? to undo omnipotence and knock some sense into Kawaki [and save the world obviously] and what is Sarada defending Boruto from? absolutely nothing, because hes innocent, so all her mouthing off has zero weight because shes defending an innocent person, so of COURSE she'd stand by him.

With Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura were defending a traitor, and then an international terrorist, they were INSANE to defend him but they did anyway because they loved him, they understood there had to be a reason, it was hard, and there was doubt, but overall they loved Sasuke and refused to give up on him and kept hope that one day they could all laugh together again as team 7.

Sarada is going through zero conflict over this, zero struggle, everyone is just brainwashed so none of the push back she receives has any weight because she knows its because of omnipotence that their acting that way, so the most she does is get frustrated that she cant break through omnipotences hold over them, but with Naruto and Sakura you had friends, comrades, even family telling them that they need to give up and let Sasuke die, that there was no saving him, that as Hokage your gonna have to make the hard decisions even if you dont want to etc and these werent ppl brainwashed, these were their sincere thoughts and feelings about the situation that brought both Naruto and Sakura to having breakdowns because of the inner tormoil it caused.

Show me where Sarada is going through that type of hell for Boruto, that kind of struggle, literally going her against the world [not ppl brainwashed by omnipotence] where is Sarada facing REAL hardship and pain trying to fight for Boruto? this is what I mean by ppl only making surface level comparisons for SS, because defending Sasuke wasnt just about defending a traitor, it was much deeper than that, and to treat it as if Sarada's situation is even remotely similar to that is a huge disrespect to SS.

The only way this would really parallel SS is if it was Kawaki she did this for, not because of my ship preference, but because its literally thematically similar. If you remove omnipotence, leave everybody in their right minds where they all believe Kawaki is a irredeemable traitor they want dead, THEN it would be similar to SS because Sarada would ACTUALLY be defending a traitor against non brainwashed ppl and trying to prove to them that despite his terrible actions there must be a good reason behind it and that hes still a good person etc, THEN it'd be similar.

But having Sarada just be defending an innocent man like shes really some ride or die when she doesnt have to ride or die for anything since he really isnt a traitor or bad guy to begin with is nothing short of goofy, even more so comparing it to SS when Sarada currently cant even handle a brainwashed Shikamaru not believing her like she already knew he didnt, Sakura and Naruto were willing to fight cloud nin, Naruto got on his knees to beg the Raikage for mercy on Sasuke, they were willing to go confront Danzo and possibly fight him, Naruto pushed Gaara's hand away when he tried to tell him to give up on Sasuke, Sakura punched Sai in the face for disrespecting Sasuke, Sakura fought tooth and nail against Sasori to get more info on Orochimaru, Naruto let Kurama take over to get back at Orochimaru for manipulating Sasuke

What has Sarada done to really 'ride or die' for Boruto? buy a similar jacket to his? yell at ppl you know cant help but not believe you because their literally under the influence of a massive shinjutsu? what a joke.

'Sarada wore a Boruto style jacket as a fk you to omnipotence' and nobody moved lol like seriously nobody moved so who was the middle finger to? who cared? nobody, omnipotence is still in full effect, nobody believes her or cares about her ramblings, Ada doesn't care, and Kawaki is so unfazed he doesn't even bother trying to stop her from running her mouth because she is THAT irrelevant, so who exactly is the fk you for? herself? shes the only one who gives a danm so like...ppl treatin that like its some huge badass character moment for her are laughable because unlike Naruto and Sakura who did have an impact, Sarada has had absolutely zero.

And its equally disrespectful to all the other ships they compare them too as well for equally shallow reasons, just because they might have similar moments on the surface doesnt mean anything if the core meaning and sentiments behind said moments arent the same.

For example MinaKushi, exactly what do they have similar to BoruSara? what is Sarada's biggest insecurity she hated that Boruto complimented and made her love? what enemy ninja has kidnapped Sarada that Boruto was the only one who noticed and followed her and saved her from? since when was Sarada bullied for her appearance where Boruto was the only one who didnt and supported her dream?

THE IRONY is that while Minato actually supported Kushina's dream from the start while everyone else made fun of it, Boruto was the ONLY ONE who made fun of Sarada's dream and berated her for it, but their similar to MinaKushi lol

'But Kushina looked down on Minato too'

Kushina looked down on him because she thought he looked unreliable, Boruto looked down on Sarada because of his personal issues with his father being Hokage and he took it out on her who didn't deserve it and he never apologized for it either, they are not the same.

Like I said they only focus on surface level similarities, but not the actual core elements of the relationship and characters, they have NOTHING in common with MinaKushi on a deep meaningful level, even down to the spiral symbolism they claim is somehow a parallel for BoruSara is literally about Kushina and Mito about being jinchuriki and getting through it thanks to the love of their husbands, like…they really think Kishimoto had BoruSara in mind when he made that one shot, instead of ya know, just focusing on MinaKushi who the one shot was actually about.

Same way they try to claim NaruHina similarities for again, surface level reasons instead of the actual deeper meaning of their relationship.

Tell me where Sarada grew up in an abusive household where her father practically disowned her because she was weak? where was Sarada inspired by Boruto being a 'proud failure' and wanting to be like him? where was Boruto Sarada's inspiration for her nindo? where was Sarada breaking Boruto out of his insecurity for a big upcoming fight he thought he couldnt win which gave him the courage and motivation to give it his all? when has Boruto ever literally fought to avenge Sarada because he was so angry at how she was treated? when has Sarada fought a far stronger enemy despite his protest? [a single fireball distraction and just standing there after the fact is not fighting]

They have none of that stuff that actually mattered and added substance to their relationship, you know what they did have? Sarada just watching Boruto from afar as if that is an actual deep meaningful part of their relationship…the funny thing is even that isnt similar, the contexts are literally complete opposites

Hinata watched Naruto out of admiration and infatuation, Sarada watched Boruto out of jealousy, and then later she was just watching him train with her dad hoping that he'd take Boruto on as his student since she knew it'd make him happy

Ironic right? the same guy who insulted her dream and berated her for it, Sarada was busy supporting him and wanting her dad to accept him as his student

You can tell these ppl dont understand or care about these ships their comparing them to fr fr, because if they did, they wouldnt be using only surface level similarities and not the actual deep core elements of the relationships.

you know where you CAN find ACTUAL similarities to other ships that DOES match the deep core elements of them? NaruSaku and SasuNaru.

Sarada was originally annoyed with Boruto at first [Just like Sakura and Sasuke] but after becoming teammates became alot closer like family, Sarada would watch Boruto pull pranks for his fathers attention in envy but despite being annoyed she also sympathized with him because she too had an absent father she craved attention from, Sasuke used to watch Naruto go around pulling pranks for attention too and despite thinking he was a moron he sympathized with him as well because they were both orphans and he understood his loneliness, Boruto and Sarada pretty much bicker with eachother the exact same way OG team 7 did, the only difference being the lack of drama now because theres no conflict with one of the teammates goin rogue and betraying them [Kawaki fills that role] but overall the sentiments is the same when it comes to those ships.

Sakura despite being annoyed with Naruto often she still worried for him alot and wanted to help him anyway she could and was frustrated with herself when she couldnt help him more, same way Sarada is frustrated with herself for not being able to help Boruto more, Sasuke resented Naruto for thinking he understood him when he had nothing from the start and has no idea what its like to have a family and then lose it, same way Sarada resented Boruto for his ignorance of being so blessed always complaining about his dad overworking when Sarada would kill to have what he did [Boruto had the perfect family then lost it when Naruto became Hokage and neglected them but still tried to be there for them, Sarada always had a dysfunctional family and absent dad that she only just got to finally know at 11, he did not understand her at all]

Regardless, they still sympathized because even though the situations were very different, they both understood the pain of missing their fathers, which is why she was still able to empathize with him despite being far worse off.

Hell the only OG ship with a heavy emphasis on a promise like BoruSara is NaruSaku, same for it being the only OG ship with an emotional surprise hug after an invasion where the FMC hugs the MC relieved to see he was ok while the other one sided love interest watches [whether ones smiling and the other not is irrelevant, its the overall context and execution of the scene that matters]

I made mini compilation here

Theres alot more but you get the picture, THESE are actual similarities that actually fits in depth with their relationships and not just surface level similarities, but actual CORE relationship elements.

This is why they hate being compared to NS and SNS because they know themselves that those are the ships they have actual similarities with, but neither of them are canon so obviously they dont wanna be associated with non canon ships cuz then that means they wont be canon either right? That's why it HAS to be SS, HAS to be NH, HAS to be MinaKushi, all canon ships that totally proves BoruSara will be endgame just like em.

They get away with everything and it's SO annoying.

Agreed, but as the biggest fanbase unfortunately they can get away with just about anything since they have way bigger numbers so the amount of ppl calling em out gets easily drowned out and made the one in the wrong instead.

Literally just saw them calling other haters/jealous lmfao, they're so easy to predict. Also you forgot to add how much they love to call everyone else delusional as if their ship is canon, like girlie none of them is canon, so for now everybody is delusional lol.

Ironic because nobody comes off more jealous than them, and they don't even have anything to be jealous about yet lol they literally have more than any other ship so why they sweatin? because they know it don't mean shit, it could easily be a red herring leading em on just for disappointment in the future, they act like they don't fear that possibility and that there's no way it'll happen again but deep down their scared to death because they know it is possible, they prove that by being so bothered and obsessed with much smaller ships ain't no way they should be concerned about UNLESS they felt there was genuine good reason for doing so, aka being threatened by said ships lol

The delusional thing is always funny to me because they'll go and make up a whole fanfic headcanon scenario for why their right, and then when you slap them with reality and canon facts that easily contradict their twisted fantasy version of events, they get mad and say your delusional or in denial and just jealous when...your literally just pointing out the canon facts that are in literal black and white for all to see, but to them the truth is delusion, and the lies they tell themselves are reality.

She literally revolves around him and ignores her own parents (that she separated) like hellooo?? Her idol, ChoCho her best friend?? Like come on guys. It's all about him, nothing about her and that's another thing that i dislike about them. I'm praying that Kawakis development will be good and that we'll see more deep/interesting conversations between him and Sarada.

Same, there is so much untapped potential between her and Kawaki its not even funny, they had some of the biggest wasted opportunities ever

Like Boruto's death was handled WAY too quickly, Sarada wasnt even given a chance to process it, she was told right in the heat of the moment of them fighting, then everything happened back to back afterwards so she didn't even get a chance to process THAT before she had to process 50 other things that happened all at one, that was such a missed opportunity for some real conflict that they only gave to Sumire who didn't even do anything with it and just looked scared of him every interaction afterwards, thats info that would've been far better utilized on Sarada

Just imagine after checking on Boruto, Sarada went to Kawaki's room and overheard them talking about what happened, she's shocked, she's confused, shes wondering why Boruto lied to her about what happened, why Naruto is ok with this, a lot of conflicting emotions running through her mind that she needs to process so she goes meet Mitsuki at the balcony where they are watching Boruto and her dad, Sarada considers telling Mitsuki what she heard but when Mitsuki tells her how he doesn't know what he might do to the person that tried to kill Boruto, Sarada withholds what she heard cuz she doesn't want to go after him, so Sarada internalizes and has to deal with these feelings on her own, on one hand she understands that this was what Boruto wanted to protect everyone, but on the other she cant bring herself to just be ok with Kawaki trying to kill him, however this situation brings up a new internal conflict she hadn't thought about before and thats what SHE would do if she were faced with a possessed Boruto in that kind of situation? would she be able to kill him if needed? does she have the resolve to do what needs to be done even if she doesn't want to? could she make that difficult decision like Kawaki did? even if thats what Boruto wanted? if he had asked her to, would she be able to honor his wishes? or would she be unable to and let Momo rampage

I could go on but I dont want this to be too long but you get the point, imagine we got THAT instead of all that rushed bs, imagine we got some actual reflection, some inner conflict, some internal struggles trying to figure out her resolve and if she'll be able to do what needs to be done as Hokage.

Imagine her and Kawaki had that talk when they were alone and she confronted him about it, Kawaki affirming his resolve to her that he will do anything to protect Naruto, even killing his own brother, and then the question is passed on to Sarada for what her resolve is, but she has no answer at the moment, all she knows is that she too wants to protect Naruto but she wants to protect Boruto too and doesn't want him to die, but Kawaki tells her there may be a time when she has no choice in the matter and will have to make up her mind soon, then in 78 shes forced to make that decision on just how far shes willing to go for her beliefs, can she kill Boruto if he's a threat? can she kill Kawaki if he's threatening Boruto? she gets there and its time to make a decision, Kawaki once again affirms his resolve by even being willing to kill her if she got in his way of doing what he genuinely believed is right, but Sarada is still unsure of herself, unable to let Boruto die even if he's a threat to everyone, but unwilling to kill Kawaki either even when he's threatening her life, because, despite his rude attitude a lot of the time, she still came to view Kawaki as a friend and teammate and THATS why she hesitates.

Now imagine, shocker, that she actually feels REMORSE for costing Boruto his eye, I know crazy right? you would think that'd have happened IN CANON but oddly it did not, she hasn't been shown feeling even the slightest bit of guilt for costing him his eye that day which is crazy to me, but unsurprising because she didn't even feel the slightest big of remorse for her dad being treefied because SHE sent him off to protect Boruto.

RIP the empathetic caring Sarada who actually gave a danm in 28, 36, and 39 you will be missed.

Having Sarada go there acting all sure of herself but not backing it up did such irreparable damage to her character, whereas in the scenario I just laid out or anything similar to that actually adds depth and valid reasoning for why she'd freeze up there, vs talking a big game like she was about that life only to freeze as soon as shit got real, it was such a stupid writing decision to do that, yes even worse than both of Sakura's failed kill attempts on Sasuke because at least we actually saw the internal conflict she was going through that made her hesitate, we got none of that for Sarada, she just said she couldn't stand by and do nothing....only to stand by and do nothing.

Pure goofiness.

So I really am hoping, by some miracle, the upcoming Kawaki development will lead to some for Sarada as well, but considering Boruto is being brought to the village now I doubt we'll be seeing that anytime soon and she'll continue hyperfixating on HIM and how HES treated until he somehow gets free.

And even then once he's free and out of the village, I hope her 'development' wont be just more bitching at everybody and calling Kawaki Otsutsuki too some more cuz my god, can the girl have any other personality traits besides 'bitter at everyone whos mean/doesnt like Boruto' ? I don't think thats too much to ask. Can she also actually act like she has other friends besides Sumire? can we really not let her be SO BORUTO CENTRIC that she avoids all her other friends/family, even her long time bestie Chocho, over a fkin boy? is this not THE SAME SHIT ppl got on Sakura for doing to Ino? choosing a boy over their friendship? wheres that energy now huh? just again goes to show where the priorities REALLY were all along.

This is a main reason I dont like the ship, because no other Sarada ship is she written THIS poorly for, when its her and Mitsuki their equals and Mitsuki gives just as much to her as she does for him, when its her and Kawaki they are also equals, Kawaki never looks down at her as defenseless or weak, he knows she's strong and capable of fending for herself and allows her to do so, its only BORUTO that intervenes and acts like she's helpless, HES the one who doesn't view her as an equal, but a helpless damsel that needs him to fight all her battles for her, even one about her own fkin father HE takes on the role of freeing him, best believe Sarada will have nothing to do with it, its gonna be all Boruto for her to have the big 'thank you' later and relieve Borutos guilt by returning her father to her, it sounds sweet in concept, but the execution is terrible and makes Sarada useless in her own plot, just like shes already useless in the plot in general besides being unaffected she has done literally nothing of substance with that immunity.

When shes with Boruto he will always take center stage, it'll never be an equal partnership with equal treatment, Sarada has given her ALL to Boruto yet Boruto hasn't even given half of that, the only time Sarada is a thought for him is as an extension of Sasuke, him thanking her before he left? because she sent Sasuke, his promise? because his dream is to be the supporting shadow like Sasuke who supports the Hokage and thus Sarada since she plans to be Hokage [put anyone else in that role and he'd do the exact same thing] , his new promise? to save Sasuke, him coming back to Konoha? to tell her what happened to Sasuke, him coming back again? because his sister was being targeted and then Sarada was being targeted by the Sasuke clone and he took the opportunity to kill him to get the thorn soul bulb that'll help free Sasuke

But when he was about to be killed by Kawaki? he only thought of his mom and sister, when Mitsuki guilt tripped him about breaking his promise, it was only the mention of his mother and sister that got him to change his mind, the only one Boruto has told Naruto is alive to was Mitsuki, not Sarada despite knowing thats her idol, he never made any attempts to contact Sarada in the entire 3 yrs despite clearly having the village bugged with frogs he can teleport to easily , hell he could even just leave letters with the frogs to deliver them to her, ya know, the sorta thing ppl got on Sasuke's case for not doing and now here Boruto is doing the same thing but nobody says anything about it.

Again I dont want this to get too long so Ima cut it here but I think I made my points clear enough at least to get why this ship is so ass and its shippers are so fake as hell shipping it. They can delude themselves that their the 'healthy' and 'not deluded' ones but they are, always have been, their just even worse now because they've lied to themselves for so long they actually believe it, and that is truly sad.

They should block, silence and report them and enjoy KawaSara week in peace, i hope that they won't let BS fans stop them from enjoying it!! Sorry i wrote a lot too lmfaoo.

No no its fine, I wrote alot too lol I'll be surprised if you or anyone else reads all of it 😭 but if you do thank you.

And I hope so too, their not worth letting them ruin their week, and the best get back is to just go on enjoying our week unbothered and ignore them cuz they want attention to distract from us actually focusing on celebrating KawaSara to fight with them, DONT DO IT, don't fall into the trap, just focus on KawaSara and ONLY them, antis will get bored eventually when they seen nobody is feeding into them.

[imagoddamnonionmason]

Smooth Operator

Fandom: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Word Count: 6112

Relationships: Bell OC/Frank Woods, Alex Mason/OC

Characters: Frank Woods, Alex Mason, Jodie Hall, Sarah Mason

Summary: This is an AU based off of the biker skin of Frank's from the Demon Dog bundle. It is probably my favourite skin and wanted to write something based off of it - however, the ideas I had didn't settle in the 'canon' world I have planned for Jodie, my Bell OC, so decided to do an AU instead. Essentially, he's a bit of a flirt and Jodie is just trying to work XD but it ends well!

Tagging: @alypink (I think I remember saying I'd tag you when I posted this- sorry if not ;u;)

The diner was a common stop for those who were on a lengthy journey, whether that be roadtrips or days out. Everyone who entered those double doors were patrons who had been on the road for too long and were in need of something to fuel the rest of their journey. 

The two men rode into the car park, having been riding the dips and occasional twists of the road for a little longer than anticipated and though Frank could have continued riding for longer, he agreed with Alex that a quick break wouldn’t hurt. 

The parking was easy, as they rolled their bikes into smaller bays near the front of the diner, pulling their helmets off and leaving them on the seats. Frank ran his fingers through his hair, ruffling away the flatness that the helmet had caused. His eyes moved over to his friend, who was already walking to the entrance. Pulling down the red neckerchief to rest under his chin, Frank said, “we’re only stoppin’ for a coffee.” 

“Yeah, yeah, I hear ya,” Alex waved over his shoulder, knowing full well that he was not only stopping for a coffee, but for a catch up with his favourite girl, Sarah. They’d met at that same diner months prior, on a different outing, and the two had been on a couple of dates. Frank knew he’d most likely end up getting caught there, watching the two chat away, being young and in love. He was happy for the guy, the girl seemed really sweet, but he wanted a coffee and then to get back on the road. 

Once the two were inside, he caught Alex scanning the space for the young woman in the corner of his eye and he couldn’t help the shake of his head. It seemed Sarah wasn’t out front yet. 

“Strange,” Alex commented, “she’s supposed to be working.” 

“You sound like a stalker,” Frank uttered, moving over to a booth in the corner - it was far enough away from the judgemental eyes of others, though he couldn’t give two shits about what other people thought, he just didn’t like people.

“I’d like to think I sound concerned,” Alex retorted, slumping into the seat opposite Frank, who was sitting in the seating that connected to the wall. He was watching everything, eyes narrow and hawk-like. 

It wasn’t long before a young woman came to stand at their table, a smile on her features that most definitely did not reach her eyes. It was forced and strained, like she had already decided that she hated the interaction before she’d even had it. She was a new face and the crisp new uniform made clear that she was a new waitress. It was a pale yellow pinafore that stopped just before the knees, accented with a  wide white rounded collar, short sleeves with a peaked trim and an apron. From the pockets of the apron, this woman pulled a small pad of paper and a pencil, holding them ready for an order. Even her tone signalled that she pulled no pleasure from the job, “what do you want?” 

Frank liked her immediately. 

He leant back into the seat, relaxed, as an enamoured smile grew on his lips, eyes lighting up a little. Alex spotted this, fighting the urge to kick Frank’s foot under the table and destabilise his current position, if only to torment the other in the face of his apparent attraction. Rather than reply himself, Alex let his friend do it, instead opting to peer over his shoulder and give the room a once-over again, still looking for Sarah. 

“Two coffees,” Frank answered, “are you new around here?” 

“Two coffees,” she echoed, scribbling it down on the pad, as she puffed a stray strand of hair that had fallen from her updo, “will you want sugar and milk?” 

Her eyes moved from the pad to look at Frank and it seemed to him that she didn’t care for his question. Honestly, she hadn’t really wanted to come over to serve them, if only because she had certain expectations influenced by their attire; they looked like they had ridden straight out of a biker gang and from what she had heard they were not the most civil of people. It’s why she was being so abrasive. 

“Sure,” he said, his elbow now resting on the table and his knuckles just resting at his temple as he leaned, his eyes steadily watching how she moved. She was beautiful, in a way that seemed effortless for her, from her reddened lips, the long lashes, the slight creases of dimples at the corners of her mouth when she spoke. Even as she stood, hip cocked out to one side as she shifted her weight from one foot to the other, all he could think about was how attractive she was. 

What caught him the most, though, were her eyes. They were a dark brown, with small flecks of honey, and when they were on him he felt a warmth rush over him. They were soft, kind, with a slight sense of tiredness clinging to the hue. He didn’t want her to look away. 

Maybe he could understand Alex a little more; though Frank thought that he only wanted the fun of the chase. 

“Would you like the same?” she now moved her eyes from him and that warmth left, now shared with Alex who hummed in response to her. He hadn’t fully caught the question, but offered her an easy smile before he realised what had been asked. She seemed a little softer on the other, as she let out a little sigh and waited patiently. Alex replied, “neither for me.” 

“Alright,” she hummed, offering that tight smile from before, “do either of you want anything from the menu?” 

“What do you recommend?” Frank asked, turning his body so that he was now fully engaged with speaking with her. 

“If I’m honest, the only thing that’s good here are the waffles.” She admitted, then looked him up and down, “but you don’t seem like the waffle kind of guy.” 

“You’d be right,” Frank admitted, laughing slightly, “I’ll stick with the coffee.” 

The smile she wore relaxed a little and she offered it to Frank somewhat apologetically; she hadn’t really meant to be so blunt. When she turned to Alex, he offered that he was also fine with only the coffee. With the order taken, she stepped back and tapped her pencil to the pad a couple times, before she turned on her heel and left.

As she walked away, Frank watched after her, a mischievous look in his eye as though he’d made a decision about something. Alex knew his friend well, knew that he’d decided he was going to leave with that woman’s number, which caused him to laugh, “that’s not goin’ to happen, Frank.” 

“What do you know?” His response was quick, accentuated with the slight furrow of his brows as he tugged on the neckerchief around his neck. 

“I know that you’re goin’ to get rejected by that woman over there,” Alex jutted his thumb out in her direction, as they both peered over at her again. 

She was now settled behind the counter, working away at brewing their coffee. To her right, the doors that lead into the kitchen opened and Sarah appeared. The smaller woman was chipper, but in the way that a person was using it to hide the tiredness that wracked their body and though some might find the compensation a little annoying, the new waitress seemed to relax once this bright presence joined her at her side. 

“Sorry for leavin’ you to deal with the floor for that long,” Sarah chirped, giving the woman’s arm a quick reassuring squeeze, “who’ve we got in then, Jodie?” 

Jodie kept her attention on the coffee pot, but answered Sarah’s question, “there’s a family on table eight, they weren’t ready to order when I greeted them, so you might want to try them next. Table thirteen has a couple, their order is in the kitchen.” 

Once the coffee was finished brewing, she grabbed the pot as well as two empty mugs, “then this is for the two guys at table 20, over in the corner.” Using her head to indicate the direction, Jodie added, “I think one of them is going to try to flirt.” 

“Oh dear,” Sarah followed her, then spotted Alex and, by extension, Frank, “oh dear.” 

A warm, mirthful smile formed on her lips as a giggle bubbled in her throat. Sarah leant toward Jodie, who naturally ducked her head closer as she anticipated her friend’s whispering, “that’s the guy I was tellin’ you about, you know, the one that…” 

“Oh?” Jodie moved away to look at Sarah’s face, brows furrowed as she silently questioned her meaning. The smaller woman raised an eyebrow as she bit her lip, impishly. Jodie then remembered a conversation they had a bit back, about a little visit Sarah had received and what they had gotten up to, “Sarah!” 

“Isn’t he handsome?” Sarah responded, leaning on the countertop and sighing dreamily, before she snapped out of it to add with a shrug, “Frank’s not too bad lookin’, either, sweetheart, he seems like he’d be your type.” 

“My type,” Jodie scoffed, “my type is not… that.” She had gestured in the men’s general direction, eyes casting over them as she then caught herself focusing on the man in question. From there, she couldn’t see how one would think he was anything like the kind of person she would go for. He looked like a delinquent, someone who made mischief for the sake of it. No, she couldn’t find him attractive. 

“Oh, come on, Jodie,” Sarah heaved dramatically, “if he’s flirtin’ with you there ain’t no harm in flirtin’ back. It’s how Alex and I started datin’.” 

Jodie chuckled, “you can have them. Save me the pain because I’m not flirting.” 

“I think I’ll let you keep ‘em,” Sarah said, nudging the other’s shoulder with her own as her tone lilted teasingly, “just have fun with it, you’ll be fine.” 

“Sarah, I’m not going to flirt-” 

“I’m headin’ over to table eight, honey,” she grinned as she moved away before Jodie could protest further, then offered a slight wave over towards Alex and Frank. Alex waved back, then ducked his head to hide the smile on his face. Jodie watched this interaction, remaining standing behind the counter with the pot of coffee and mugs in hand, wishing that Sarah could have left her with the family. 

She looked over to the men once again and at the same time Frank turned to look at her. He was mid conversation with his friend, but his words were then enveloped by the smile on his face. In response to him, she scrunched up her nose, refusing to give in to his charm. So what if he was flirting, or smiling at her? She didn’t care. Jodie was just there to serve coffee and earn money.

At the table, Jodie placed the mugs down first, then the coffee pot. As she did these things, she felt his eyes watching her as steadily as they had when she’d first spoken with them. He spoke, voice erring with a gruffness that Jodie felt could only suit him, “what do we call you, doll?” 

“Not that,” she replied, hotly, as she gently slid over one of the mugs to Alex. She had decided that he wasn’t so bad, given that he was dating her friend; if he was good enough for Sarah, Jodie felt like she could cut him some slack. She received a smile in return as thanks. 

“Well I can’t call you nothin’, can I?” he replied. 

“You could,” she replied, sliding his mug to him sharply. Frank caught it quickly, then shot her a mischievous grin. 

“I’ll just have to stick with doll then, won’t I?” 

Her eyes locked with his momentarily and she pursed her lips. Now that Sarah had pointed it out, Jodie hated to admit that he was, unfortunately, attractive. His eyes were sharp, icy blue and the devilish glint in them had her heart in the beginning motions of a flutter. It could have been the slight edge to his tone, daring her to protest against him. It could have been the way his tongue flickered over his bottom lip before he started talking to her, drawing her eyes down to them, captured- 

 No. Jodie was not paid to flirt. She was paid to serve coffee and tea and shitty diner food. She was not going to flirt with him. 

“Enjoy your coffee,” she said, sharply, then offered Alex a little smile, “if you need anything, shout Sarah.” 

Before Frank had time to counter, she was walking away and Alex laughed out loud. He had poured himself a mug, the steam momentarily obscuring his vision of Frank, but he could imagine the look on his face. When he finally checked if his assumption was right, he was surprised by the fact that Frank was so obviously watching her ass. A kick from Alex snapped Frank from his current task of watching her swinging hips, so that he could then watch his friend silently laugh at him, “time to give up, buddy.” 

With a slight grimace, Frank side-eyed Alex, a look of disdain on his features. There was a slight shake of his head, then he checked the tabletop for the milk and sugar he’d asked for; the table was vacant of these things. 

“Seems like I have one more chance,” Frank uttered, “then and only then will I take the loss.” 

Alex rolled his eyes, clicking his tongue, as he then followed the image of his friend’s retreating form. He shook his head, though there was a fond mirth to the crease of his eyes that formed when he found himself grinning. As he rested an arm over the back of the booth’s seating, he caught the eye of Sarah, who in turn was grinning from ear to ear at the sight of Frank at the counter. She waved her hand giddily to Alex, jutting her thumb in their direction before she dramatically put her hand to her chest in shock. Alex shrugged in response, before he turned back to finish his coffee. 

At the counter, Jodie was spritzing the surface with cleaner, then sweeping in large circles to clean the countertop. Really, this was to make herself look busy, as she had seen movement in the corner of her eye. Frank had come to lean against the counter, one arm resting on the surface as his free hand hooked into his pocket. He cleared his throat, the ghost of a smirk on his face. 

“What do you want?” She asked, heaving a sigh and resting the knuckles of her hands on her hips, still holding a cloth in one hand. 

“So cold,” he said, “ya like this with all your customers?” 

“Not all of them,” she replied, returning to cleaning, “just some.” 

“I feel honoured,” he chuckled. 

“Don’t,” she pursed her lips, before she added, “if you came over here just for a chat, I’ll have to disappoint-”

“Actually, I came over because you forgot the extras.” He admitted, pointing to the milk and sugar that had been set aside by the coffee machine. Her eyes followed the guidance, then she sucked air in quickly between her teeth. 

Apologetically, she gathered them, then offered them to him by sliding them across the counter to him, “sorry about that. Is there anything else you’d like?” 

Hovering in place, his eyes reluctantly dropped from her face and down to the milk, offered in a little pot, and sugar packets. Then he looked back up at her; there was that same impish glint in his eyes, the subtle uplift of the corner of his mouth as he wrapped his knuckles on the counter’s surface. He wondered whether he should take his last shot, even if he risked being rejected by the beautiful woman. 

“Yeah, actually,” he decided, watching her features for any furtive tell that he had the go ahead to ask. The slight quirk of her brows, thrown up in an urge for him to continue had him adding, “I really would like to put a pretty name to a pretty face, doll. Maybe even a number.” 

Jodie slapped the cloth in her hand down on the counter, looking up at the other with a slight twitch to the corner of her eyes, as they narrowed on him coolly. Honestly, he was charming, handsome, anyone would have swooned already, but Jodie had come too far to let herself collapse in the face of his allure. She was too prideful. So, she countered, heaving the words through and past her teeth as her eyes dropped down to his lips again. They flickered away, down to her hands, to anywhere other than him. Her tone was clipped, “if I had a dollar for every time a man like you asked me for my number, I wouldn’t have to work here.” 

“JODIE.” A gruff voice from the kitchen shouted, the tones howling and grieved with annoyance. There was a look on her face that signalled she’d prefer to do anything than go back there and face whoever was yelling, but when her name was called again, harsher this time, she shouted back, “yes! I heard you.” 

Turning on her heel, she called out to Sarah, “will you watch the floor?” 

“I got’cha, girl,” Sarah hollered in her southern tones, though she was watching after the double doors once Jodie had disappeared through them. Moving between the tables, Sarah then came to stand beside Frank, nudging his arm slightly, “her plate’s pretty full.” 

“Oh yeah?” 

“She’s also ain’t used to pretty guys flirtin’ with her,” Sarah chuckled, “you got her all flustered.” 

“Right…” Frank became acutely aware that there were raised voices coming from the back, too muffled to really understand what was being said. He asked, “that a manager yellin’ or somethin’ back there?” 

“Oh, that guy?” Sarah began walking back to Frank’s booth with him, eyes watching the other patrons to make sure no one wanted her attention, before she came to stand beside Alex. He was still seated, but soon snuck his hand around her upper legs, hand resting on her hip. Both of the men signalled they were listening to her, Alex quickly catching up with what they were talking about. 

“Oh, he’s an asshole,” Sarah mentioned, “always yellin’. He just likes to feel special, you know? He takes out any stress on us girls, though.”

“Really?” Alex questioned, looking up at the woman with a slight surprise on his face, as this was the first time he was hearing about the problem. 

“Yeah, I worked here long enough to tell him where he can put his attitude,” she leant forward a little bit, “but Jodie ain’t been here too long, so he thinks he can get away with it. Tell you what, I never seen a waitress get called back there as much as her… I feel sorry for her most of the time and there ain’t nothin’ I can do about it.” 

Frank let his eyes rest on Alex for a moment, lips pursed in a contemplative look, as Alex seemed to share the same thought; neither of them liked what they were hearing. 

There was a clatter that drew the attention of everyone in the diner, as the double doors from the kitchen flung open in a fury. Jodie, who held a coat folded over her arm, a bag over her right shoulder and car keys handing on her fingers, was storming through the diner and out into the car park. Whatever had been discussed had bought an early end to her shift and left her features set in a furious storm. 

“Oh dear,” Sarah grumbled, as Alex rubbed circles on her hip, “he’s gone and done it again…” 

“Need me to have a word?” Frank uttered, bitterly, watching as Jodie got into her car and drove away. 

“He’s not the kinda guy that’s gonna change,” she huffed. 

Catching Frank’s gaze, Alex’s jaw was set, tense, “we can be persuasive.” 

A slight tap to his shoulder and she was gently chiding him, “you stop that. I ain’t havin’ any of that here, got it?” 

“Yes, ma’am.” 

“Sarah, do I pay you to stand around and do nothing?” That same voice from the back was now at the counter, near the till, and it belonged to a short, portly, balding man who was sweating buckets. He wiped his brow, before he gestured aggressively for her to move away from the men and get back to work. 

Alex’s arm was no longer around her, as he had started to rise up from his seat; Frank made no move to stop him. Sarah, however, was urging him to sit back down and only when she made sure he was looking at her, a nod of her head to say that she was fine, did Alex do just that. But not before he sent the manager a very hard, cold stare. 

________

From that point on, the diner felt tense, strange. Half an hour had passed and Frank decided it was time to leave, though Alex waited behind for his partner. He’d mentioned that he didn’t feel comfortable leaving her alone, that he wanted to make sure she got home safely; Frank had scoffed, commenting something along the lines of ‘ever the gentleman’ in a good natured jab. 

 So, after saying bye, Frank had headed from the diner, from the shitty manager and his friends by himself, traversing the road alone. It stretched for miles and eventually there was a small blot of colour on the oncoming horizon of what seemed to be a broken down vehicle. For a moment, Frank felt sorry for the poor bastard who’d got stuck at the side of the road, but had no intention of stopping. It was their problem, after all, not his. 

His mind remained unwavering, at least until he was close enough to recognise the vehicle. There was smoke whispering from the open bonnet, hands waving it away before the body they were attached to moved into view. He almost smirked, but forced that away as he identified the woman as Jodie. Her face was contorted into a sharpened grimace, brows so tightly knitted together that it looked like an oncoming headache. 

A concerned feeling pooled in his gut and Frank faltered in his intention to ride by. By the time he was at her position at the roadside, he was slowly coming to a stop. Once he had, he remained seated, though leant back slightly as his gloved hands dropped from the handles of the Harley-Davidson and into his lap. After a split second, he was quick to pull his red-lensed goggle up and onto his spiked helmet and tug his red neckerchief under his chin. 

“You alright there, doll?” He settled on asking, watching her steadily.

Jodie had halted in her pacing, as a hand raked through her hair, which was now set free from its earlier updo. Her fingers massaged circles into her scalp, bidding the headache that niggled at the edges of her mind to go away. It wasn’t. 

She snapped, “are you stalking me?” 

“Not at all,” he replied, then gestured to her car, “I can take a look.” 

Hovering at the side of her dead car, Jodie set him with a dubious glance. She supposed it wouldn’t hurt to take him up on his offer, but given their earlier interactions, part of her wondered what the conditions were. When he made no move to get up, to force her to accept his offer, she slowly nodded her head; only then did he kick out the stand on his bike, leave his belongings on the seat and move towards her. 

“This happened before?” He asked, as he came to stand beside her. As he looked down, he noticed that her eyes were a little reddened, as was the tip of her nose. He didn’t mention it, even if he was curious to know whether his assumptions were correct. She seemed like the kind of person too prideful to admit she had been crying - he was the same. Not that he’d ever cried… or so Frank would have everyone think. 

“Uh,” Jodie distractedly scratched at her brow, before screwing her eyes closed in an effort to formulate a sentence, “yeah. There was an issue with the timing belt, so I took it to a mechanic, he said he’d fixed the issue but, clearly…” 

Her hand halfheartedly waved towards the vehicle and Frank nodded along, before he leant over the engine to start his inspection. In all honesty, Jodie wondered if the mechanic had replaced the timing belt with another faulty one, or if she really was just that unlucky to have broken down again. It might not even be the same issue, but given the awful sound and screeching the car had made before coming to an abrupt halt, she believed she was facing another timing belt issue. Which was just great, that was another expense she couldn’t afford. 

A heavy sigh passed her lips, as she moved away to let Frank do whatever he wanted. Look as he might, he wasn’t going to be able to fix anything. Jodie was certain of it. Still, she supposed it was nice of him to stop by and try. It was more than what some other people had done when she’d tried to flag them down. 

“Sounds like he screwed you over,” Frank commented lightly, as he continued to inspect. He was being thorough, making sure that every inch was checked over, just in case there were multiple issues. 

As he did this, he asked, “are you good?” 

“What?” Jodie asked, eyes moving to him from her dazed state. She had been hovering just behind him, eyes not really focused on anything in particular, ears humming with a ringing pitch as a headache began to form in the forefront of her head. She had even sniffled a couple of times, still recovering from the few frustrated tears she had shed once she realised her situation at the side of the road. 

“Are you good?” He repeated, stopping in his movements to shoot her a brief look over his shoulder. He tried his best to seem less abrupt with his tone, but he wasn’t too sure if he achieved that. He did notice that her hardened stare softened when she recognised what he’d said, a slight flicker of gentle shock passing her eyes. 

“Why wouldn’t I be?” she asked in return, arms folding over her chest as her eyes darted down to her feet. Using the tip of her white trainers, she rolled a stone over and over on the same spot, until she got bored of doing so and kicked it away. 

Frank’s voice was a little muffled as he had returned his attention to the engine, but his words still reached her, “ain’t none of my business, but your boss could learn how to treat a woman properly.” 

“Oh…” She grew a little tense, “yeah. I suppose he could.” 

“There ain’t no supposin’.” Frank leant his hands on the lip of the car, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. He cocked his head to one side, releasing tension in the muscles, before he decided to straighten up. He continued, “does he speak like that to you often?” 

There was a moment that Jodie just found herself watching him, their eyes interlocked in a silent conversation, and she wasn’t entirely sure whether revealing the truth to him was the right thing to do. After all, he was a stranger to her and why would a stranger want to know anything about her, no less about her boss’ attitude towards her. 

She broke eye contact first, turning her body an angle away from him. Her eyes settled on the road, the vast long, stretching road which was vacant of any oncoming traffic. There were not even specs on the horizon. Jodie focused on this road while she contemplated saying something, admitting that she really hated the way she was spoken to, like she was nothing but shit that her boss had stepped in. 

He was a stranger… 

A sigh passed her lips, then she was turning back to him, arms moving to hang at her sides before she offered, “he does.” 

Frank was now half leaning against the car, his arms over his chest, hands grabbing at his upper arms. His lips were pursed, piercing blue eyes settled on a spot on the ground, just in front of where Jodie stood. He nodded once, as though he had decided on something, then spoke again, “just you?” 

“No, Sarah, too.” Jodie said, “but she handles it.”

“So I’ve heard,” he muttered, but still, it left a bitter taste on his tongue. Part of him wished Sarah had let Mason knock some sense into the guy. 

“If Sarah asked you to-”

“She hasn’t asked me to do anything,” he interjected. 

Jodie went quiet. 

“Your timing belt is fucked, by the way,” he added. 

“What?” She was at his side in an instant, head ducked down to take a sweeping look at her engine; she wasn’t entirely sure what she would be looking for, but look she did. It gave her something to do as her thoughts began to race through her head. 

Jodie’s brows furrowed together tightly in a scrutinising frown as he pointed to the timing belt, which was not looking like it should. A groan left her and her hands came to rest against her features; her sight was darkened by her palms and it was a nice reprieve from the glaring sun of the day. Now if only there was a way she didn’t have to stand around in the heat, sweat growing slick on the back of her neck. 

“I can’t believe this,” she grumbled.  

Frank moved to close the bonnet of the car with a thud, hearing it click back into place satisfyingly and he was then stood by her, a little closer than originally intended, and her shoulder gently brushed against his chest. Upon feeling him so close, her hands shot down from hiding her face and she was peering up at him. 

She wanted to cry, to kick her car, to slam her fist into the nearest thing, as her frustration built up in her chest; instead, all she did was force a restful look on her face, fight against the emotion, and bit her lip in tense thought. 

He watched her carefully, one brow raised; it seemed that his decision from earlier needed to be voiced now. 

“Get on, I’m taking you to town.” He said this as he walked away, a gloved hand tapping her arm to spark her attention to him and by extension his ride. He arrived at his bike by the time she was spinning on her heel, giving him a look of incredulity. 

“Wait, what? Who says?” She demanded. 

He chuckled, plucking his helmet from the seat, holding it just out in front of him as he checked it over, “I do.” 

“You didn’t even ask.” She huffed, exasperated, hands gesturing out to his motorbike. He took the opportunity to place his helmet in her outstretched hand, which she took for fear of it clattering to the floor and becoming damaged. 

“Do you want me to ask?”

Jodie held the helmet close to her chest, unsure of whether she should say yes, or no, or nothing at all. All the while, he was mounting the bike, adjusting his position and kicking up the stand. 

“It would have been nice.” 

“Alright,” he started the bike, the sound of it deep rumbling resonating in Jodie’s body, “will you get on? I’m taking you to town.” 

“That’s not what I-”

He shot her a charming smile, as he interjected, “if you think I’m leavin’ you at the side of the road for some nut to pick you up, think again, doll.”

A sigh left her, head ducked down to hide the slight smile tugging at the corner of her lips - the smile had struck a chord in her heart and she thought back to what Sarah had said. Yeah, maybe he was her type… dammit. 

Jodie pulled the helmet on, stepping up to the bike as she fastened the straps. Then, she was settling into the seat behind him, as she then internally panicked about where to put her hands. Did she wrap her arms around him? Or grab his jacket? Were there handles on the sides of the seat? 

“You need to hold on,” he commented, “don’t wanna lose you.” 

“Uh, ok,” she held onto his jacket. 

Before he set off, Frank tugged his neckerchief back over his lower face, hiding a mischievous smirk that started to grow on his lips. 

Holding on to me like that ain’t gonna do, he thought to himself, as he checked the road and pulled out. In an instant, he was hiking up the speed and the jolt of it caused Jodie to slip backwards. Instinctively, her arms wrapped around his body, clinging tightly as her body was now flush against his back. 

With their closeness, Jodie could feel the vibration of his chuckle in his chest and felt a slight pat on her hands from one of his own. Over the sound of the roaring engine, the rush of the wind, she said, “you did that on purpose.” 

“I told you to hold on, didn’t I?” 

But, yes, Frank most definitely did that on purpose. 

The ride was relatively smooth, though there were occasions where their speed would increase or Frank would take a turn a little sharp and his self-indulgent grin would grow whenever he felt the woman cling to him that little bit tighter. Every so often, he would catch Jodie resting her head against his shoulder and he would sneak glances at her through the side mirrors. As they arrived at the town, Frank felt his heart dropping a little, not wanting to quite let things be over yet. But, they had to, as the mechanic’s workshop came into view. 

The bike slowed to a stop and Frank held it steady as Jodie climbed off. He kept his gaze on her as she removed his helmet and she held it in her hands for a little longer than was necessary. She seemed to be thinking about something and he enjoyed how her lips pursed gently in her thought. 

“There anythin’ else I can do?” he asked. 

“Yeah, actually,” the ghost of a smile appeared on her features. As she offered his helmet back, she added, “just wait here.” 

Frank did exactly that after he took his helmet back, placing it on his head that then cocked to the side as he watched her walk away, a slight urgency to her steps. Moments later, she was rushing back out to him with a small, neatly folded slip of paper in her hand. With a very sheepish look, she offered it out to him, eyes unable to meet his own. 

“What’s this?” he asked, unable to hide the teasing lilt to his tone as he took the paper between his index and middle fingers. Crossing her arms in response, she murmured, “open it up and you’ll find out.” 

He did and written in very neat, slightly cursive handwriting was a full name and a number. Frank read it once, then twice, then peered up at her, noticing the slight red to the tips of her ears and cheeks. Was she flustered? 

“Well Miss Hall,” he started, tucking that paper away in his breast pocket for safe keeping, which he patted twice. His tone then became graced with concern, “will you be alright?” 

With a nod of her head, she offered, “I think I’ve got it from here.” 

The two idly waved goodbye and Jodie remained stood as she watched Frank leave. The roar of the bike slowly faded down in decibels until she could no longer hear it and she let herself smile widely. 

“You still need me, darlin’?” Came the cutting voice of the mechanic, who snapped her from her thoughts. 

She turned to face him, moving towards the workshop as she said, “yeah, coming!” 

Her mind, though, was still occupied with Frank and she was left feeling like a giddy schoolgirl.

[deeptrashwitch]

Ello, ello 👋 A small(?) questionnaire for the ⭐ couple!

Where would they live after retiring and settling down? Was the proposal done years after MWIII lore or before that? Were their issues (like family disapproval or arguments/disagreements) during their engagement phase? Was there someone opposing the idea 👀 ?

Heheh, love these two sm (⁠つ⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)⁠つ💕✨!

Hello hello Smol ^^ thanks for sending this asks in :3

1. Where would they live after retiring and settling down?

Ehhh, I haven't decided exactly where, tbh. But since Alicia is the one that will continue with her military career, I would say that they'll stay on Texas after Alejandro retires. Also, they'll probably go visit Las Almas frecuently to visit Olivia (their daughter) with Leo (their son) tagging along and pass a good time together.

And after Alicia needs/is forced to retire? Uhh, I'm not sure yet, sorry 😅

2. Was the proposal done years later after MWIII lore or before that?

It was done like...4 or 5 years after MWIII. Two years after the lore of MWIII and "A Haunting Past" (that occurs at the same time), they'll have their children and two years after that, Alejandro will propose to Alicia and they'll get married.

3. Were their issues (like family dissaproval or arguments/disagreements) during their engagement phase?

On Alicia's side? Nope, everyone was good with that. Although, August, Elías, Juan David, María, Gabriela, Camila and Nicolás investigated him to make sure he's fit for their cousin/sister (overprotective family? Absolutely xd).

On Alejandro's side? I think that his family would like him to marry a girl outside of the military business, and if they met here before him it'd be even better. So I think they'll dissaprove at Alicia since she's a Spec OPS Captain, and dislike her even more when they learn about how all the soldiers under her command are men, 'cause they'll be worried Alicia might cheat on Alejandro. (Speaking of, no xd she won't, ever. The thought of cheating is disgusting for her and the boys are like family for her, so that's a big no no on her books 😅)

4. Was there someone opposing the idea?

I think probably Alejandro's mom or dad would (maybe both) be opposing to the wedding. For the things I said/wrote earlier, and for the fact that they don't like that Alicia looks like a...well, soldier. (Not like Alejandro cares about what his parents think :/ he's marrying Alicia one way or another)

I love speaking about this couple too 💕✨💕✨💕✨💕✨💕✨

[tae-rambles]

OP ch 1116 SPOILERS

My reactions as I read:

love the women of Wano fangirling over Yamato - so cute

also Otsuru as beautiful as ever (another character with a scar over/around their left eye... seriously whats up with that)

"no one from back then is even alive today" while showing Imu... i see what you did there Oda

so i'm guessing Imu was in love (/obsessed? - i question the healthiness of their relationship) with Nefertari D Lili? and thats why he's after Vivi now - that's been the most likely theory for a while now, the portrait only reinforces it

Imu is big mad lol

also i like how the reactions shown in this section are from Alabasta - it neatly thematically interconnects this section

oh, Karoo, Igaram i'm so sorry but don't worry, your princess is ok (as much as she can be after her father was assassinated)

they don't even have a body to properly bury their beloved king :(

and we know who stole it - Greed

oh god, Stussy... i'm tearing up...

Kaku's expression... man...

Edison reframing conflicting emotion as a sign of humanity i love it

Stussy decided to keep living! :D i'm so happy!

i feel sorry for the surviving Lulusians but why is Moda reacting like she didn't know? she must have seen what happened together with Sabo since the were on the same ship... maybe she didn't realize the disaster was man-made?

and there are still some countries that didn't know? huh... (hello Elizabelo II and Dagama from Prodence Kingdom :D (had to look up their names))

Momo almost blurted out they have an ancient weapon capable of flooding the world in front of everyone lmao

Joy Boy wanted them to be passed down? Oden also wanted to open Wano even though he knew that would release Pluton... interesting... there might be much more to the weapons or to the flood than Vegapunk knows... e. g. there's still the question where did such massive amount of water come from and why is its surface rising when there are at least two (2) giant holes in the ocean (Enies Lobby, Lulusia) that haven't been flooded yet... this is not how water physics work

Sengoku stress eating lmao

and Akainu literally smoking with anger lmao

i wonder what Crocus' thinking (why doesn't Oda show us Rayleigh's reaction here as well though?)

maybe Stella realized something was up exactly because you cut off your memory synchronization? like why else would you do that unless you were up to no good. that's just too obvious. also, since you cut contact, not only could he not see into your head, you couldn't see into his either! it's obvious how you didn't notice what Vegapunk was doing and why you didn't know about the recording. York, you might be a Vegapunk but your greed and arrogance made you dumb

yes, he knew about the government coming to kill him at least

oh i've seen people theorize the snail is with the Iron Giant! Congrats for your theory being right! :D

Rayleigh! :DD i'm so glad i was wrong! we did get his reaction! and he's drunk and calling Vegupunk an ass for spoiling the fun XD i love him so much

also Shakky beating up scoundrels in the background my queen

Damn! even though it was only 13 pages and we didn't learn anything we haven't at least suspected at some point, i really enjoyed this chapter :D

[mgarmagedon]

Today is the day trailer for Transformers One will be relised, how exited are you? Because I can't sit in one place calmly and my friends just rolls their eyes since they are not TF fans

Sorry to inform you but it's wednesday XDD, and trailer SHOULD be upload on youtube in thursday 18th April (at least in my timezone is still 17th, so sorry if I'm late XD)

But if they publish it today I wan't be made I would be so happy---

Despite that, I'm SO GO DAMN EXCITED FOR THAT, like fr every opinion, description and news about this movie are so god damn good!!! I can't sit in one place too see how this movie gonna look like and how it'll go, because after what I have heard and read about this movie, I would be so shocked and disappointed if that won't be like one of the best TF movies EVER!!!

I even made video about it which i posted on my Twitter and Tiktok

IK this movie hasn't been shown to us yet and having big exceptions for something that didn't even make come out is like buying a pig in a poke, but let me at least believe ;w;

But at least we gonna have great Thor- I mean Orion VA, because Thor (I will just call this actor like that, he won't read that so he won't be mad at me XDD) spend time with Peter Cullen to learn how to talk like OP

So yeah I have HIGH hopes :)))

And don't worry about having no transformers liking friends around, at least you are not like me that my sister is giving me side eye every time she sees i didn't give some child or sell my Ratchet figures "because they are for children and you are adult" and he just tell me to shut up when I start talking about Transformers one last week XDDD