#Steven x Haruka

[sweet-hearts-and-destiny-knots]

What was the big ‘Oh I’m in love with this person’ moment? For both sides of the equation.

Since there are so many pairings within Sisterhood, I'll simply select three in particular for this response:

🤎Conflictingshipping🤎

It's rather difficult to pinpoint exactly when the realization occurred, but Leaf has loved Green for a very long time - ever since they were children dreaming of travel.

He was a different boy back then, or rather he was far less obnoxious. Dare I say perhaps sweet? He gave Leaf all his time, attention, and an assortment of promises he intended to keep.

Green vowed that, once the two of them received their first partner Pokémon, they would journey across Kanto together, and someday the world, as husband and wife.

Unfortunately, his ego grew to a detrimental degree sometime after reaching his teens, and Green doesn't realize he loves Leaf until he's lost her. It requires a great deal of apology and pleading to convince Leaf to leave Mt. Silver.

Once she's returned to his life, Green makes every effort to amend for his previous behavior and broken promises. When a mysterious map falls into their possession, perhaps this will be the adventure the two can finally embark on together as partners.

🤎HoennChampionshipping🤎

Steven develops feelings for Haruka and recognizes them relatively swiftly. He's far too polite to ever complain outwardly on the matter, but he's become accustomed to women fawning over him because of his wealth, status, and attractive appearance.

However, Haruka is different. When in her company, he isn't heir to the Devon Corporation, the Hoenn League Champion, and the region's most eligible bachelor. He's simply Steven, the young man with an interest in collecting stones.

It takes Haruka a while longer to fall for this stunning male specimen. Their relationship is rather platonic from her point of view, as she manages to frequently misinterpret his various attempts at making his affections known. Steven suddenly traveling to another region without giving her the opportunity to say goodbye following the Delta Episode does not do him any favors.

He also refrains from calling her during this time since he fears her reaction to his letter, earning appalled ones from Wallace and Lisia. With their assistance, he learns how best to reconcile with Haruka. And it takes a little more than a Poké Doll or a few.

Steven offers to go on an adventure with her, to investigate the undersea ruins past Pacifidlog Town. When he proves to her this isn't simply a gesture to pacify her frustration but an activity he's enjoying alongside her, Haruka finally begins to see what's so special about Hoenn's silver-haired dreamboat, Steven Stone.

🤎Wieldershipping🤎

From the first meeting, Volo knows he loves Akari. Anyone who would wish to remove all suffering from the world must be at least somewhat of a romantic. But his justification for these abrupt feelings is possibly surprisingly poignant: If Akari is hated for no discernible reason, why can he not love?

However, her first impression does leave a strong impact. From the way her head remains held high in defiance even when surrounded by the whispers of the villagers to her pleasantly plump figure, she captures Volo's intrigue and his heart. Then as the two of them speak, that sharp gaze of hers softens ever so slightly.

Akari also acquires his Togepi's attention. She hides her face against his chest when in the presence of others, but Akari's aura coaxes the Spike Ball Pokémon to turn around in her Wielder's arms. Were Volo not already awed, he certainly would be following this feat.

It takes Akari considerably longer to return his affections. Nearly no one, and not excluding Volo himself, believes she could do so after what occurs on Mount Coronet's summit. But Volo experiences an epiphany: Akari is the greatest force of good he's ever encountered, and by dedicating his life to her happiness, he can aid in the creation of a better, kinder world.

Volo's sentiments towards Arceus have shifted to indifference and his devotion to her runs deeper. With persistence, Volo leaves little room for doubt in Akari's mind the tender moments they shared prior to his betrayal weren't mere fabrications.

She's eventually forced to acknowledge that, due to them originating from different time periods, Akari may have been in denial of her own feelings of fondness all along.

[badass-queer-couples-battle]

Round 2, bracket B, poll 5

Propaganda for Harumichi: "They're Sailor Soldiers and protect the solar system from evil!!! Willing to die for each other. They're canon sapphics. You could also make a case for Haruka being genderqueer, but that's not canon."

Propaganda for Rupphire: "They're one of the first actual canon and not-ignorable lesbian couples in an animated series. They're perfection and so super important."

" These two care each other so much and they can literally use The Power Of Love to change destiny. Plus they fuse into Garnet who also kicks ass, and is one of the best characters in the show (square mom best mom). They're married and had what I believe was the first F/F wedding on a kid's show?"

[guccibootyellow]

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I’ve written for several fandoms but have shared publicly my writings for Waterloo Road, Mary Poppins, and Steven Universe over the years. I have also shared content, written and otherwise, around these fandoms on my various blogs.

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Fandoms I’m also interested in (off of the top of my head): our flag means death, sailor moon, she ra, the owl house, gentleman jack, the sound of music, call the midwife, berena from holby, adventure time, avatar: the last airbender, bob’s burgers, buffy, the old guard, and demon slayer.

There’s more but my brain is poop rn.

[manasurge]

Favourite Fictional Women

I got tagged in this a couple of times from friends, but just needed some time to compile my list of faves across various media (This was hard to narrow down for some since I wanted to put in multiples from the same source, but I wanted to limit them to just one per source alsdjf)

(tagging anyone who wants to do this too hehe) I also realize i forgot to add a button for a pass choice/my button until literally a second after I posted this lasdkjflsf. Oh well orz.

[powerpolyculeshowdown]

CANON POLYCULE SHOWDOWN

this is a contest for canonically confirmed polycules or polycules that have a lot of hints to a possibility of them being canon, even if the authors might not have intended that way!

Beware of spoilers!! Some of these only become polycules later in the media they're from, and some of the descriptions describe a tragic fate for the polycule, so keep in mind there will be spoilers

rules can be found here

bracket can be found here

honorable mentions can be found here

links for all the match ups as they go live can be found in the MASTERPOST. it will be updated each round, but i will also tag every round to make them easier to find

help me w descriptions for the honorable mentions!

Round 2 part 2 finished.

Round 3 will go live on May 19th!

(#canonround2 or #pollycule if you want to search for the polls)

tags:

#canonpolyculeshowdown - for relevant updates and the polls

#pollycule - (yes double L) specifically for the showdown polls, to make it easier to find. doesn't include the prelims cause I only thought to add this after, sorry

#canonpropaganda - for, well, propaganda. ill post asks, reblog posts and maybe reblog reblogs

#honorablemention - for the ships that did not make it in (i will still make a post introducing all of them)

#tournamnt poll - the generally agreed on tag for blacklisting purposes. let me know if i forget to use it! i cant edit polls but it will remind me for the following round

#canonroundN - N being the number of the round we're in. so, for example: canonround0, canonround1, canonround2, etc. from the quarterfinals onwards, they'll also include the specific tag (#quarterfinals, etc). Check the post's tags for that ome if you want to look at all polls from that round!

list may be updated as needed.

if you submitted something that did not get in, nor was it posted as an honorable mention, and you wish to know why, feel free to send an ask.

LIST OF CONTESTANTS:

Nathan/Vlad/Ursula (Hunger Pangs)

Rilla/Arum/Damien (Penumbra Podcast)

Nathan/Gabriel/Annalise (The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself)

Ben/Ryn/Maddie (Siren Freeform)

Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot (High Noon Over Camelot)

Quanxi/Pingsti/Cosmo/Long/Tsugihagi (Chainsaw Man)

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow)

Caleb/Astrid/Eadwulf (Critical Role)

Sadie/Walt/Anubis (The Kane Chronicles)

Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala (Sense8)

Princess Glisselda/Seraphina/Lucien (Seraphina)

Tess/Jacomo/Margarethe (Tess of the Road)

Logan/Jean Grey/Scott/Emma (X-Men)

Uzui/Hinatsuru/Makio/Suma (Demon Slayer)

Megaera/Thanatos/Zagreus (Hades)

Dianda/Simon/Patrick (October Daye)

Haruka/Michiru/Setsuna (Sailor Moon)

Asmodeus Alice/Clara Valac/Iruma Suzuki (Mairimashita, Iruma-kun!)

Aizo/Yujiro/Hiyori (HoneyWorks)

Kyle/Rogelio/Lonnie (She Ra)

Dashawn/Steve/Jose/Cupe R III/Otto/Arturo/Gregory/Quackers McQuack (Bojack Horseman)

Fluorite (Steven Universe)

Miss Piggy/Kermit/Gonzo (Muppets)

Sherlock/Watson/Mary (Sherlock Holmes movies)

Ichika Hoshino/Saki Tenma/Shiho Hinomori/Honami Mochizuki (Project SEKAI)

Tree Trunks/Mr. Pig/Alien Husband (Adventure Time)

Daniel/Sam/Jack/Teal’c (Stargate SG-1)

Mukai Naoya/Saki Saki/Nagisa Minase (Kanojo mo Kanojo/Girlfriend Girlfriend)

Eddie/Venom/Anne/Dan (Venom)

Peter Quill/Aradia/Mors (Guardians of the Galaxy)

George/Gilda/Thomas (Design for Living)

Leif/Thorn/Kale (Leif and Thorn)

Kieran/Ray/Gemma (Trigonometry)

Eugene/Rapunzel/Cassandra (Tangled the Series)

Jack/August/Rina (The Wicker King)

La’gann/Coral/Rodunn (Young Justice)

Syenite/Innon/Alabaster (Broken Earth)

Enrique/Hypnos/Sofia (The Gilded Wolves)

Max/Jack/Anne (Black Sails)

Pyrrha/Commander Wake/Gideon the First (The Locked Tomb)

Neptune/Venus/Jupiter (We Know the Devil)

Quincey/Jack/Arthur/Lucy (Dracula)

Amber/Reese/David (Adaptation)

Will/Tessa/Jem (The Infernal Devices)

Kieran/Cristina/Mark (The Dark Artifices)

Winter/Moon/Qibli (Wings of Fire)

Camille/Nyra/Dendro (Muted)

Sasha/Anne/Marcy (Amphibia)

Neal/Peter/Elizabeth (White Collar)

Turtle Heart/Melena/Frex (Wicked)

Emiya/Saber/Rin (Fate Stay/Night)

Sofiane/Victor/Luisa (Mortel)

Taylor/Theo/Josey (3)

Jack/Emma/Izzy (You Me Her)

Keiko/Miles/Kira (Star Trek)

Jade/Dave/Karkat (Homestuck Epilogues)

Anzu/Kazuki/Junta (Romantic Killers)

Shikimori/Izumi/Ai (Shikimori is Not Just Cute)

Camina/Michio Pa/Josep/Serge/Berthold/Oksana (The Expanse)

Breq/Mercy of Kalr/Seivarden/Ekalu (Imperial Radch)

Roguish Semiotician/Infamous Mathematician/Player Character (Fallen London)

Alphonse/Seth/Listener (Bittersweet)

Storm/Helen/Mira (Love and Luck Podcast)

Nicky/Joe/Andy/Booker/Niles (The Old Guard)

[longhairedboybracket]

Long Haired Boy Bracket All Contestants

The polls will start this tuesday the 2nd

Bracket A

1 - Ling Yao Fullmetal Alchemist vs Will Turner Pirates of the Caribbean

2 - Chigiri Hyoma Blue Lock vs Kasanoda Ritsu OHSHC

3 - Squidward Tentacles Sponge Bob Square Pants vs Link Legend of Zelda

4 - Heimdall Mcu vs Enoch Drebber Ace Attorney

5 - Izuru Kamukura Danganronpa vs Silver Pokémon

6 - Wei Wuxian Mo Dao Zu Shi vs Hua Cheng Heaven's Official Blessing

7 - Wataru Hibiki Ensemble Stars vs Akoya Gero Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-Bu Love

8 - Su Honkai Impact 3rd vs Reyson Fire Emblem

9 - Vanitas Vanitas no Carte vs Athos 3 musketeers

10 - Destruction The Sandman vs Eliot Stardew Valley

11 - Neightan Rot Monster High vs Haruka Hashida Blue Period

12 - Kian Stone Just Roll With It, Show vs Aion Show By Rock

13 - Shulk Xenoblade vs Antonio Identity V

14 - Beelzebub Granblue Fantasy vs Kiun Noragami

15 - Alex Harvey-Iniguez Magical Warrior Diamond Heart vs Fabian Blush Blush

16 - Lord Cedric W.I.T.C.H vs Eithan Aurelius Cradle Series

Bracket B

1 - Korekiyo Shinguji Danganronpa vs Hong Lu Limbus Company

2 - Alucard Castlevania vs Finn The Human Adventure Time

3 - Sakurayashiki Kaoru "Cherry" Sk8 Infinity vs Rosado Fire Emblem

4 - Geralt Of Rivia The Witcher vs Elrond Lord Of The Rings

5 - Inigo Montoya The Princess Bride vs Fire Lord Zuko Avatar The Last Airbender/Avatar The Legend Of Korra

6 - Natural Harmonia Gropius "N" Pokémon vs Loki Mcu

7 - Samsom The Old Testament vs Aramis 3 musketeers

8 - Interdimensional Prince Monster Prom vs Furanui Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-Bu Happy Kiss

9 - Ichirota Kazemaru Inazuma Eleven vs Lucas Rune Factory 5

10 - Helia Winx Club vs Gunpowder Tim The Mechanisms

11 - Shinjiro Nozomi Entropic Float vs Dia Akedia Court of Darkness

12 - Jareth The Goblin King Labyrinth vs Br'aad Vengolor Just Roll With It

13 - Little Creek Spirit vs Bigby Wolf Fables

14 - Terry Bogard Fatal Fury vs Prince Phobos W.I.T.C.H

15 - Dyuradyura Show By Rock vs Noah Kawaii Mansion

16 - Howell Wizard Bee and Puppycat vs Zero Megaman

Bracket C

1 - Inuyasha Inuyasha vs Lucius Fire Emblem

2 - Legolas Lord of the Rings vs Greg Universe Steven Universe

3 - Melli Pokémon vs Shatterstar Marvel

4 - Klavier Gavin Ace Attorney vs Lan Wangji Mo Dao Zu Shi

5 - Chewbacca Star Wars vs Cousin it The Addams Family

6 - Captain Hook Peter Pan vs Edward Elric Fullmetal Alchemist

7 - Tarzan Tarzan vs Razor Genshin Impact

8 - Gerard Keay The Magnus Archives vs Deidara Naruto

9 - Yan Qing Fate Grand Order vs Porthos 3 musketeers

10 - Yue Cardcaptor Sakura vs Headmaster Precure

11 - Kurama Yu Yu Hakusho vs Gillion Tidestrider Just Roll With It

12 - Sitka Brother Bear vs Lord Cob Tales Of Earthsea

13 - Kidou Yuuto Inazuma Eleven Go vs Takumi Ichinose Nana

14 - Peter Cook W.I.T.C.H vs Alec Swordspoint

15 - Peking Duck Food Fantasy vs Karurusu Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-Bu Happy Kiss

16 - Blue Knight Tokyo Mew Mew vs Yakari Yakari

Bracket D

1 - Asakura Hao Shaman King vs Soren Fire Emblem

2 - Sesshomaru Inuyasha vs Christopher Yugioh Zexal

3 - Lord Farquaad Shrek vs Katsura Kotaro Gintama

4 - Jesus The Bible vs Sephiroth Final Fantasy VII

5 - Aoba Seragaki Dramatical Murder vs Basil Hawkins One Piece

6 - Kamui Gakupo Vocaloid vs Nahyuta Sahdmadhi Ace Attorney

7 - Jon Snow Game of Thrones vs Grusha Pokémon

8 - Terumi Furo "Aphorodi" Inazuma Eleven vs Joseph Identity V

9 - Nahobino Shin Megami Tensei vs Kite Hunter x Hunter

10 - Ogron Winx Club vs Niklaus Just Roll With It

11 - D'artagnian 3 musketeers vs Monmon Show by Rock

12 - Xie Lian Heaven's Official Blessing vs Olivier Vanitas no Carte

13 - Xiao Yin Dislyte vs Thane Bauer Watashi no Oshi Wa Akuyaku Reijou

14 - Toki Wartooth Metalocalypse vs Madmartigan Willow

15 - DJ Grooves A Hat In Time vs Jae-ha Akatsuki no Yona

16 - Nezumi No.6 vs Ashe Bradley Witch's Heart

[dhr-ao3]

Folklore (My Favourite Couples Version)

Folklore (My Favourite Couples’ Version) https://ift.tt/3IA7a14 by That_One_Dwarf "Most of the things I had planned this summer didn't end up happening, but there is something I hadn't planned on that DID happen. And that thing is my 8th studio album, Folklore.". - Taylor Swift A compilation of folktales *nudge, nudge, wink, wink* of my favourite couples featuring all the songs to one of the greatest albums to come out of the year we do not speak of and when the Earth stood still. For real, this ties with Speak Now as one of my favouite albums from her and one of my favourite albums of all time. I present to you all, Folklore! Featured Couples: May x Steven (Daiharu) - Pokemon ORAS Daryl x Beth (Bethyl) - The Walking Dead Rapunzel x Jack Frost (Jackunzel) - Tangled & Rise of the Guardians Jane x Loki (Lokane) - Marvel Steve x Natasha (Romanogers) - Marvel Luna x Theodore (Lovenott) - Harry Potter Draco x Hermione (Dramione) - Harry Potter Charlie x Astoria (Chastoria) - Harry Potter Daphne x George (Gaphne) - Harry Potter Simon x Daphne (Dimon) - Bridgerton Alec Hardy x Rose Tyler (DetectiveRoses) - Broadchurch & Doctor Who Words: 1029, Chapters: 1/17, Language: English Series: Part 3 of My Favourite Couples' Version Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Pocket Monsters: Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Versions, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Tangled (2010), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), Black Widow (Movie 2021), Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Broadchurch, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who, Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, The Walking Dead (TV), Taylor Swift (Musician) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Haruka | May, Tsuwabuki Daigo | Steven Stone, Daryl Dixon, Beth Greene (Walking Dead), Rapunzel (Disney), Jack Frost (Guardians of Childhood), Jane Foster (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Luna Lovegood, Theodore Nott, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Charlie Weasley, Astoria Greengrass, Daphne Greengrass, George Weasley, Simon Basset, Daphne Bridgerton, Alec Hardy, Rose Tyler Relationships: Daryl Dixon/Beth Greene, Jack Frost (Guardians of Childhood)/Rapunzel (Disney), Jane Foster/Loki, Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov, Luna Lovegood/Theodore Nott, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Astoria Greengrass/Charlie Weasley, Daphne Greengrass/George Weasley, Simon Basset/Daphne Bridgerton, Alec Hardy/Rose Tyler, Haruka | May/Tsuwabuki Daigo | Steven Stone Additional Tags: Romance, Drama, Drama & Romance, Angst, Fluff, Slice of Life, Developing Relationship, Established Relationship, Families of Choice, Folklore, Album: folklore (Taylor Swift), Folk Music, Based on a Taylor Swift Song, Title from a Taylor Swift Song, Inspired by Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift References, Crossover, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Crossover Pairings via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/Z4WVdzU August 11, 2024 at 08:06AM

[misrepresentedmorallygrey]

The Updated Brackets for round two <3

Matchups under the Cut

Bracket A

Loki (MCU) vs Bobbi Morse (Agent's of Shield)

Mapleshade (Warrior Cats) vs Angela (Lobotomy Corporation)

Tartaglia/Childe (Genshin Impact) vs Sunny (OMORI)

Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs Frecklewish (Warrior Cats)

Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) vs Haruka Sakurai (MILGRAM)

Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives) vs Wei Wuxian (MDZS)

Basil (OMORI) vs Yuno Kashiki (MILGRAM)

The Darkling (Shadow & Bone) vs Mikoto Kayano (MILGRAM)

Bracket B

Fuuta Kajiyama (MILGRAM) vs Mathematics (Real Life)

Goro Akechi (Persona 5) vs Loki (Norse Myth)

Rose Quartz (Steven Universe) vs Chara Dreemur (Undertale)

Jiang Cheng (MDZS) vs Mahiru Shiina (MILGRAM)

Amane Momose (MILGRAM) vs Luo Binghe (The Scum Villains Self Saving System)

Muu Kusonoki (MILGRAM) vs Anthy Himemaya (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Kotoko Yuzuriha (MILGRAM) vs Gertrude Robinson (The Magnus Archives)

Talia al Ghul (Batman) vs Manfred con Karma (Ace Attorney)

Bracket C

Jason Todd (Batman) vs Miguel O'Hara (Spider Man: Across the SpiderVerse)

R.M. Renfield (Dracula) vs Izzy Hands (Our Flag Means Death)

Vriska Serkit (Homestuck) vs Gon Freecss (Hunter x Hunter)

Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars) vs Moash (The Stormlight Archives)

Jean Vicquemare (Disco Elysium) vs Dark Pit (Kid Icarus)

Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) vs Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Edelgard von Hresvelg (Fire Emblem) vs Shen Jiu (The Scum Villains Self Saving System)

The Pale King (Hollow Knight) vs ERROR Sans (Undertale AU'S)

Bracket D

Saix (Kingdom Hearts) vs Six (Little Nightmares)

Hal 9000 (2001 A Space Odessey) vs Papa Loui (Flipline Studios)

Ianthe Tridentarious (The Locked Tomb) vs Kris (Deltarune)

Doug Eiffel (Wolf 359) vs Catra (She-ra Princesses of Power)

Asrarion (Baldurs Gate 3) vs Georgie Barker (The Magnus Archives)

John (MILGRAM) vs Dazai Osamu (Bungo Stray Dogs)

Yukio Okumura (Blue Exorcist) vs Apple White (Ever After High)

Princess Bubblegum (Adventure Time) vs Fiona Fox (Sonic the Hedgehog)

[soulmatebracket]

Hi ! Could you post a list of who has been submitted so far ? (With the number of submissions for each if possible)

If that's too much work i completely understand and humbly request to know if more that one person (aka me) have submitted Obi-Wan and Anakin

[Disclaimer‼️ Just because a pairing has three or two votes does not mean that they are automatically going into the bracket. Pairings with 1 vote might also make it in if I like them enough. We will not be starting arguments over if they should or should not have made it in.]

Totalling at 235 submissions so far!

Will be in the bracket:

Usagi Tsukino & Mamoru Chiba, Sailor Moon, IIIII (prelims)

Sailor Senji, Sailor Moon, III (prelims)

Link & Zelda, The Legend of Zelda, IIIIIIIII (prelims)

Link & Zelda & Ganandorf, The Legend of Zelda, IIIII (prelims)

Link & Fi, The Legend of Zelda, I (prelims/bc i like this ones)

Inuyasha & Kagome Higurashi, Inuyasha, IIII

Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens, IIIIIII

That Guy and Their Cat, Real Life, IIIII

Homura & Madoka, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, IIII

Eleanor Shelstroph & Chidi Anagone, The Good Place, IIIIII

Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, IIIII

Captain Kirk & Mister Spock, Star Trek, IIII

Naruto Uzumaki & Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto, IIII

Grian & Scar, The Life Series, IIIIII

Submission Box

Three Votes:

Breekon & Hope, The Magnus Archives

The Doctor & The Master, Doctor Who

Xie Lian & Hua Cheng, Heavens Official’s Blessing

Hawkman & Hawkwoman, DC Comics

Doctor Doofenshmirtz & Perry the Platypus

Meliodas & Elizabeth, Seven Deadly Sins

Ash & Pikachu, Pokemon Anime

Two Votes:

Sakura & Syaoran, Cardcaptor Sakura

Wei Wuxain & Lan Wangji, Mo Dao Su Shi, II

Utena & Anthy, Revolutionary Girl Utena

Judai Yuki & Yubel, Yugioh X

FitzChivalry Farseer & Beloved/the Fool, Realm of the Elderlings

Yusuf “Joe” Al Kaysani & Nicolo “Nicky” Di Genova, The Old Guard

Finn the Human & Jake the Dog, Adventure Time

Sakura & Syaoran Li, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles

Eiji Hino & Ankh, Kamen Rider OOO

Gon Freecss & Killua Zoldyck, Hunter x Hunter

The Entire Cast of Phineas and Ferb, Phineas and Ferb

Harrowhark Nonagesimus & Gideon Nav, The Locked Tomb

Daniel & Luce. Fallen

Gilgamesh & Enkidu, The Epic of Gilgamesh

Kaidan Alenko & Commander Shepard, Mass Effect

Raleigh Becket & Mako Mori, Pacific Rim

Adrien Agreste & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous Ladybug

Bebop & Rocksteady, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Katarina Claes & Sophia Ascart, My Next Life as a Villainess

One Vote:

Mieczyslaw Stilinki & Lydia Martin, Teen Wolf

Spiderman & Deadpool, Marvel Comics

Beavis & Butthead, Beavis and Butthead

Obanai Iguro & Mitsuri Kanroji, Demon Slayer

Emma/Melinda & Dimitri/Edred, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal

Dean & Pharm, Until We Meet Again

Kaiou Michiru & Tenou Haruka, Sailor Moon

Zunzite & Zoisite, Sailor Moon

Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney

Witch of Delays & Cure Oasis, Tropical Rouge Pecure

John Doe & Arthur Lester, Malevolent

Hani & Hinino Yamato, Hiraeth: The End of the Journey

Dream /Morpheus & Hob Gadling, The Sandman

Adachi & Shimamura, Adachi and Shimamura

Edward Nygma & Oswald Cobblepot, Gotham (2014)

Zelda & Ganondorf, The Legend of Zelda

Reginald Copperbottom & Right Hand Man, The Henry Stickmin Collection

Henry Stickmin & Ellie Rose, The Henry Stickmin Collection

Jonny D’Ville & Gunpowder Tim, Mechanisms

Merlin & Arthur, Merlin

Vash & Knives, Trigun

Siren & Kappa, Castle Swimmers

Ruby & Sapphire, Steven Universe

Om Kapoor & Shanti Priya, Om Shanti Om

Solane & Sym, I Was Teenage Exocolonist

Will Herondale & Tessa Gray & Jem Carstairs, The Shadowhunter Chronicles

Agent 3 & Agent 8, Splatoon 2

James Sunderland & Maria, Silent Hill 2

Macaque & Sun Wukong, Lego Monkey Kid

Tang Sanzang (reincarnated as Tang), Shah Wujing (reincarnated as Sandy), Zhu Bajie (reincarnated as Pigsy), Ao Lie (ancestor of Mei), and Sun Wukong (ancestor of MK), Lego Monkey Kid, Journey To The West

Nadja & Gregor, What We Do In The Shadows

Catherine Foster & The Ghost, Archivist Wasp

Kaworu Nagisa and Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion

Kiryu Kazuma & Majima Goro, Yakuza / Ryu Ga Gotoku

Red & Blue, This is How You Lose the Time War

Church & Tex, Red vs Blue

Rand al'Thor and Ishamael/Moridin, Wheel of Time

Birgitte Silverbow and Gaidal Cain, Wheel of Time

Beryl and Sapphire, Beryl and Sapphire

Kiana Kaslana & Raiden Mei, Honkai Impact 3rd

Banjo & Sento, Kamen Rider Build

Orpheus & Eurydice, Greek Mythology

Odysseus & Penelope, Greek Mythology

Emet Selch & Hythlodaeus & Azem, Final Fantasy XIV

Yona & the Four Dragons (Ki-ja, Shin-ah, Jae-ha and Zeno), Akatsuki no Yona

Akane Kurashiki & Junpei, Zero Escape

Ryo Asuka & Akira Fudo, Devilman

Zagreus & Megaera & Thanatos, Hades

Megatron & Optimus Prime, Transformers

Emma Swall & Killian Jones, Once Upon A Time

Rumplestiltskin & Belle, Once Upon A Time, I Snow White & Prince Charming, Once Upon A Time

Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson

Buttercup & Westley, The Princess Bride

Orchid & the Moon Supreme, Love Between Fairy and Devil

Blake Belladonna & Yang Xiao Long, RWBY

Ozma & Reincarnations, RWBY

Raava/The Avatar Spirit & Wan/The Avatar, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Johnny Silverhand & Vee, Cyberpunk 2077

Newt & The Brain/Alice, Pacific Rim

Dr. Strange & Dr. Christine Palmer, Marvel Comics

Bill & Ted, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Lucifer & God, Abrahamic Religions

David and Jonathan, The Bible

Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse, Disney

Cinderella & Prince Charming, Disney

Dean WInchester & Castiel, Supernatural

Essek Theylss & Caleb Widogast, Critical Role

Lup Taako & Barold "Barry" Bluejeans, The Adventure Zone

Taako & Magnus Burnsides & Merle Highchurch, The Adventure Zone

Steve Rogers & James “Bucky” Barnes, Captain America Films

Mane 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Raven & Lloyd Allen, Shaperaverse

Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Love Live Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Shinichi Kudo & Ran Mouri, Detective Conan

Kusuriuri & Kayo/Chiyo Nomoto, Mononoke

Shun Shimotsuki & Hajime Mutsuki, Tsukiuta

Nanami Momozono & Tomoe, Kamisama Kiss

Red & The Boxer, Transistor

Yvaine & Tristan, Stardust

Jayfeather & Half Moon, Warrior Cats

Time & Fate, The Starless Sea

Sappo, Fragment 147

Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars

Ichabod Crane & Abbie Mills, Sleepy Hollow

Aragon & Arewn, The Lord of the Rings

Will Turner & Elizabeth Swan, Pirates of the Caribbean

Tom & Jerry, Tom & Jerry

Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck, Looney Toons

Batman & The Joker, DC Comics

Akira Kurusu/Joker & Akechi Goro, Persona 5

Mytho & Ahiru, Princess Tutu

Dazai Osamu & Chuuya Nakahara, Bungo Stray Dogs

Koh & Canalo, Ryusoulger

Gai & Juggler, Ultraman Orb

Sonoi & Momou, Donbrothers

Haruka & Saruhara, Donbrothers

The Scooby Doo Gang, Scooby Doo

[bigender-swag-battle]

OFFICIAL BIGENDER SWAG BATTLE ROSTER

While I'm working on the actual structure of the bracket, I would like to reveal our roster of 70 total characters! All names listed below the cut.

Additionall, round 0/preliminary matches will be revealed very shortly, and the full bracket should be posted before the end of the week!! Thank you all for the submissions, and happy voting!

Also hey psst if you post propaganda put it under the tag #bsb propaganda or just tag me!

Starting from the first image, and going left to right in each image, we have:

Eridan Ampora (Homestuck)

Sollux Captor (Homestuck)

Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa)

Chihiro Fujisaki (Danganronpa)

Kazuichi Souda (Danganronpa)

Mondo Owada (Danganronpa)

Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)

Shigeo Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100)

Zhongli (Genshin Impact)

Yoimiya (Genshin Impact)

Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Getou Suguru (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (The Muppets)

Angel Devil (Chainsaw Man)

Shiver (Splatoon)

Jessie and James (Pokémon)

Luz Noceda (The Owl House)

Zelda/Sheik (The Legend of Zelda)

Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony)

Spy (Team Fortress 2)

Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

G0z the Clown (Roblox Myths)

Prince Sebastian/Lady Crystallia (The Prince and the Dressmaker)

Jesse (Minecraft Story Mode)

Hura Stapleton (The Office Type)

Mr. Rowan Webb (The Worst Witch)

Wayne (Hylics)

Josuke Higashikata (JJBA)

Hinata Tachibana (Fabiniku/Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout)

Cybersix (Cybersix)

Amanda O'Neill (Little Witch Academia)

Tom (Eddsworld)

Alan Grant (Jurassic Park)

Vil Schoenheit (Twisted Wonderland)

Ukyo Saionji (Dr. Stone)

Vflower (Vocaloid)

Baji Keisuke (Tokyo Revengers)

Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran Highschool Host Club)

Kurapika Kurta (Hunter x Hunter)

Sora (Kingdom Hearts)

Mafuyu Asahina (Project Sekai)

Rui Kamishiro (Project Sekai)

Joker (Persona 5)

Byleth (Fire Emblem)

Sakura Haruno (Naruto)

Raphael Hamato (Rise of the TMNT)

Jadzia Dax (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Kurata Tome (Mob Psycho 100)

Bentham/Mr. 2 Bon Clay (One Piece)

Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives)

Marika/Radagon (Elden Ring)

Yuri Leclerc (Fire Emblem)

Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus (Sailor Moon)

Klaus Hargreaves (Umbrella Academy)

Sara Chidouin (Your Turn To Die)

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)

Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)

Yuuga Aoyama (My Hero Academia)

Susato Mikotoba (Ace Attorney)

Wocky Kitaki (Ace Attorney)

Ena (ENA)

Juno Steel (The Penumbra Podcast)

Basil (OMORI)

Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)

Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai)

Kaoru Sakurayashiki/Cherry Blossom (Sk8 the Infinity)

Billie (Bigtop Burger)

Gen Asagiri (Dr. Stone)

Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)

I would also like to say that Ziggy Stardust, who is a character from the music of David Bowie, was submitted, but did not make it into the roster. The research I did said that Ziggy was also Bowie's persona for a while, and I feel as though that is sort of crossing the line of the no real people rule, even if he was originally created as just a character before becoming a persona.

[genderqueerswagfight]

Who is in the bracket. I need to project on to my blorbos.

here's a list of everyone who will be in the bracket, NOT in order because i lost my bracket and have to remake it, but these are all the players im putting out on the field

Klavier Gavin (Ace Attorney)

Tachibana Hinata (Fabiniku)

Loid Forger/Twilight (Spy x Family)

Juno Steel (The Penumbra Podcast)

Iruma (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun)

Kashima Yuu (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki Kun)

Magnus Bane (Shadowhunters TV 2016)

Viola/Cesario (Twelfth Night)

Rem (Death Note)

 Double Trouble (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

 Garnet (Steven Universe)

Godot (Ace Attorney)

 Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)

 Fiona (Shrek)

 Adrien Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug)

 Howl Jenkins Pendragon (Howl's Moving Castle)

 Fujimoto (Ponyo)

 Aziraphale and Crowley (Good Omens)

 Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archive)

 Francois (Dr. Stone)

 Kirby (Nintendo)

 Nanamine Sakura (Toilet Bound Hanako Kun)

 Luna (Vanitas no Carte)

 Kenjaku (Jujutsu Kaisen)

 Jessie and James (Pokemon)

 Loki (Norse Mythology)

 Luz Noceda (The Owl House)

 Neo Metal Sonic (Sonic)

 Khensu (Cleopatra in Space)

 Vinnie Dakota (Milo Murphy's Law)

 Avery (Pokemon Shield)

 Mikitaka (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

 Bugs Bunny (Warner Bros)

 Maxwell Klinger (M*A*S*H)

 Whisper (Yokai Watch)

 Batsubami Rei (Kakegurui)

 Yuka Ayukawa (Blue Period)

 Stacey (Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger)

 Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai)

 Deidara (Naruto)

 Scarecrow (The Wizard of Oz)

 Chris (Thomas Was Alone)

 Testament (Guilty Gear)

 Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)

 Kuranosuke Koibuchi (Princess Jellyfish)

 Link (Legend of Zelda)

 Yoo Joonghyuk (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)

 Aoi Kureha (Paradox Live)

 Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)

 Phosphophyllite (Houseki no Kuni)

 Kyza (Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn)

 Idia Shroud (Twisted Wonderland)

 Lake (Infinity Train)

 Winston Bishop (New Girl)

 Mr. Finch (Person of Interest)

 Nightshade (Transformers: Earthspark)

 Callum (Subway Surfers)

 Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club)

 Haruka Tenou (Sailor Moon)

 HiMERU (Ensemble Stars)

Wataru Hibiki (Ensemble Stars)

 The Toy Soldier (The Mechanisms)

 Kris, Frisk, and Chara (Undertale/Deltarune)

Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)

again these are NOT IN ORDER! the actual bracket should be out ugh. whenever i have time to remake it. if u have any complaints abt any of the characters pls tell me bc i probably wont do anything about it but i love drama

[sweet-hearts-and-destiny-knots]

Yuki: You can't buy another Poké Doll every time you're sad!

Haruka: (buried in a pile of plushies to the point that only her head is left visible) ಥ_ಥ

Steven enables her. So does Blythe, her Banette.

[ao3feed-twiyor]

Lover (My Favourite Couples' Version)

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/a3Am0SG by That_One_Dwarf "I always look at albums as chapters in my life, and to the fans, I'm so happy that you like this one... But I have to be really honest with you about something: I'm even more excited about the next chapter." - Taylor Swift A compilation of stories of my favourite couples featuring all the songs from an underrated gem in Taylor's discography. I present to you all, Lover! Featured Couples: Loid x Yor (TwiYor) - SPY X FAMILY Marinette x Adrien (Marichat) - Miraculous May x Steven (Daiharu) - Pokemon ORAS Draco x Hermione (Dramione) - Harry Potter Rapunzel x Jack Frost (Jackunzel) - Tangled & Rise of the Guardians Jane x Loki (Lokane) - Marvel Barbie x Oppenheimer (Barbenheimer) - Barbie & Oppenheimer Charlie x Alastor (Charlastor) - Hazbin Hotel Daryl x Beth (Bethyl) - The Walking Dead Nick x Judy (WildeHopps) - Zootopia Sukuna x Cinderella (Cinduna) - Jujutsu Kaisen & Disney Eleven x Rose Tyler (ElevenRose) - Doctor Who Words: 997, Chapters: 1/19, Language: English Series: Part 2 of My Favourite Couples' Version Fandoms: SPY x FAMILY (Anime), SPY x FAMILY (Manga), Pocket Monsters: Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Versions, Disney Theatrical Animated Universe, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Barbie (Movie 2023), Oppenheimer (Movie 2023), Thor (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Miraculous Ladybug, Tangled (2010), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Hazbin Hotel (Web Series), Zootopia (2016), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Doctor Who, Doctor Who (2005) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Loid Forger | Twilight, Yor Briar Forger | Thorn Princess, Haruka | May, Tsuwabuki Daigo | Steven Stone, Cinderella (Disney), Sukuna | Ryoumen Sukuna, Margot Robbie's Barbie (Barbie 2023), J. Robert Oppenheimer, Jane Foster (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Jack Frost (Guardians of Childhood), Rapunzel (Disney), Alastor (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Eleventh Doctor (Doctor Who), Rose Tyler, Daryl Dixon, Beth Greene (Walking Dead) Relationships: Loid Forger | Twilight/Yor Briar Forger | Thorn Princess, Haruka | May/Tsuwabuki Daigo | Steven Stone, Cinderella (Disney)/Sukuna | Ryoumen Sukuna, Margot Robbie's Barbie (Barbie 2023)/J. Robert Oppenheimer, J. Robert Oppenheimer/Barbie Roberts, Jane Foster/Loki, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Jack Frost (Guardians of Childhood)/Rapunzel (Disney), Alastor/Charlie Magne, Judy Hopps/Nick Wilde, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Eleventh Doctor/Rose Tyler, Daryl Dixon/Beth Greene Additional Tags: Romance, Drama, Angst, Fluff, Slice of Life, Developing Relationship, Established Relationship, Families of Choice, Album: Lover (Taylor Swift), Inspired by Music, Based on a Taylor Swift Song, Title from a Taylor Swift Song, Inspired by Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift References, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Married Life, Smut, here we go again, no beta we die like my brain while writing this read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/a3Am0SG

[badass-queer-couples-battle]

Brackets for round 2!

Round 2 bracket A starts tomorrow, bracket B a week later!

Please disregard the formatting above, the site doesn't allow a bracket with no preliminaries if there are 18 options in a bracket.

The options in red are on the same level as the others, this round will have 9 polls for each bracket (so 18 in total). Instead of preliminaries in this round, I decided to do double-elimination polls for round 3.

List of all couples/ships below, although not in order they're in the bracket:

Couples/ships that got 1 or 2 submissions and survived past round 1:

Sister Beatrice x Ava Silva (Warrior Nun) - canon, 2 submissions Suletta Mercury x Miorine Rembran (Gundam: the witch from Mercury) - canon, 1 submission Ruby x Sapphire (Steven Universe) - canon, 2 submissions Anthy Himemiya x Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena) - canon, 1 submission Rose x Kanaya (Homestuck) - canon, 2 submissions Caitlyn Kiramman x Vi (Arcane) - canon, 2 submissions Beauregard x Yasha (Critical Role) - canon, 2 submissions Adora x Catra (She Ra and the princesses of power) - canon, 2 submissions Ballister Boldheart/Blackheart x Ambrosius Goldenloin (Nimona) - canon, 1 submission Cecil x Carlos (Welcome to Night Vale) - canon, 1 submission Hornet x Lace (Hollow Knight) - subtext, 1 submission Amaya x Janai (The Dragon Prince) - canon, 2 submissions Caleb Widogast x Essek Thelyss (Critical Role) - canon, 1 submission Harley Quinn x Poison Ivy (DC) - canon, 1 submission Blake Belladonna x Yang Xiao-Long (RWBY) - canon, 2 submissions Alec Hardison x Eliot Spencer x Parker (Leverage) - canon, 1 submission

The couples/ships that got 3+ submissions and enter the tournament in round 2:

Jack Harkness x Ianto Jones (Torchwood) - canon, 3 submissions Wei Wuxian x Lan Wangji (The Untamed/Mo Dao Zu Shi) - canon, 3 submissions Alec Lightwood x Magnus Bane (Shadowhunters/The Shadowhunter Chronicles series) - canon, 4 submissions Luz Noceda x Amity Blight (The Owl House) - canon, 3 submissions Vash x Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun) - subtext, 6 submissions Sergey Razumovsky x Oleg Volkov (Plague Doctor/Major Grom) - subtext, 3 submissions Nicolò 'Nicky' di Genova x Yusuf 'Joe' al-Kaysani (The Old Guard) - canon, 6 submissions Wu Zetian x Li Shimin x Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow) - canon, 3 submissions Gideon Nav x Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) - canon-ish/heavy subtext, 4 submissions Raine Whispers x Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House) - canon, 3 submissions Miles Edgeworth x Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) - subtext, 3 submissions Wen Kexing x Zhou Zishu (Word of honor) - canon, 4 submissions Tan x Bun (Manner of death) - canon, 4 submissions Korra x Asami (The legend of Korra) - canon, 5 submissions Hunter Noceda x Willow Park (The Owl House) - canon, 4 submissions Sean x White (Not Me the series) - canon, 5 submissions Michiru Kaiou x Haruka Tenou (Sailor Moon) - canon, 4 submissions Neo x Miw x Shin (3 will be free) - canon, 5 submissions Kinn Theerapanyakul x Porsche Kittisawasd (Kinnporsche) - canon, 4 submissions Barry Bluejeans x Lup (Adventure Zone) - canon, 4 submissions

[lemonandomurice]

puppy love

—Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire fanfiction; Tsuwabuki Daigo/Steven Stone x Yuuki/Brendan (Male MC) —Written in Bahasa Indonesia —Gameverse; BL/shounen-ai, using JP names for the characters & cities & pokemons, might be OOC —Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald © Game Freak & Tajiri Satoshi. Fanfiksi ini ditulis hanya demi menambah asupan gizi pribadi kapal kesayangan saya. Saya tidak bermaksud untuk mengambil keuntungan materiil apapun.

Yuuki tidak percaya dengan cinta pada pandangan pertama.

Baginya cinta pada pandangan pertama itu omong kosong. Cinta yang sebenarnya dibentuk oleh proses; perkenalan, pertemanan, ketertarikan, dan saling mencintai. Happy ending. Tidak ada yang instan.

Yuuki juga tidak percaya dengan frasa kesempurnaan.

Seberapa hebat pun seseorang, pasti ada satu atau dua hal yang membatasi diri. Tidak ada yang sempurna. Semua punya kelebihan dan kelemahan masing-masing. Semua sudah diciptakan sebagaimana mestinya—bahkan perjalanan hidup dan cinta pun tidak ada yang sempurna. Pasti ada lika-liku yang harus dijalani terlebih dahulu.

Namun terkadang tak bisa dipungkiri, Yuuki mendambakan kehidupan yang sempurna dan sosok yang sempurna pula. Terkadang ia juga berandai-andai seperti apa rasanya menyukai seseorang, jatuh cinta, berpelukan kemudian berciuman.

Jujur, Yuuki ingin jatuh cinta.

Bukannya Yuuki tidak memercayai frasa kesempurnaan pada tingkat ekstrim. Yuuki percaya; sempurna itu nyata, ada—hanya saja ia belum menemukan arti kesempurnaan baginya. Definisi kesempurnaan berbeda-beda. Namun suatu saat nanti, Yuuki diam-diam percaya hidupnya akan terasa lengkap—terasa sempurna. Yuuki percaya suatu saat nanti ia akan menemukan belahan jwanya. Yang pasti, yang manapun tidak masalah—toh ia menikmati hidupnya saat ini sebagai Pokemon Trainer baru.

—semua itu terpatahkan ketika ia meninggalkan zona nyaman, meninggalkan ibunya dan Profesor Odamaki untuk memulai petualangannya, menjelajahi Hoenn bersama Kimori.

Sebenarnya Yuuki cukup takut. Ia sendiri dengan Kimori dan Pokemon lainnya. Haruka juga ikut meninggalkan kampung halaman. Namun mereka tidak bersama-sama—mereka pergi dengan tujuan yang berbeda; Yuuki dengan impiannya menaklukkan kejuaraan Hoenn dan Haruka dengan impiannya menjadi ratu kontes serta melengkapi Pokedex yang diberikan ayahnya.

Padahal ada Haruka yang manis dan supel, namun Yuuki tidak merasakan getaran apapun. Sebenarnya bisa saja Yuuki jatuh cinta pada Haruka. Namun tidak bisa, ia hanya menganggap Haruka sebagai teman baiknya—sekaligus rival—saja. Tidak kurang dan tidak lebih.

Namun Yuuki bersyukur. Dalam perjalanannya, lumayan banyak hal yang ia pelajari; seperti membantu orang dalam kesusahan, menjadi Pokemon Trainer yang baik. Semua yang ia pelajari menambah wawasannya untuk mengincar lencana berikutnya. Yuuki juga berkenalan dengan orang-orang unik; si teman seumuran Mitsuru-kun yang sakit-sakitan, pelaut yang baru saja pensiun, Team Magma yang menyiksa Pokemon milik orang lain dan membuat masalah, hingga Tsuwabuki-san yang memintanya untuk mengirimkan surat untuk putranya di Kota Muro.

Mungkin ini akan menjadi perjalanan yang menarik.

Dunia Yuuki benar-benar berubah saat menginjakkan kaki ke gua yang berada di pesisir kota Muro. Dunia Yuuki yang sudah berwarna sejak kepindahannya ke Hoenn kini menjadi lebih indah. Seperti bagian dirinya yang semula memang belum lengkap, kini terlengkapi dengan sendirinya.

Semua itu terjadi ketika ia diserang sekelompok Zubat di gua. Kimori telah berevolusi menjadi Juptile. Juptile dan kawan-kawan sudah melemah, jadi Yuuki kurang bisa mengandalkannya untuk menyerang balik kawanan Zubat-Zubat nakal itu. Yuuki terpaksa melindungi dirinya dan partner-nya dari serangan Zubat-Zubat yang mengamuk, berharap setelah ini mereka akan pergi. Tubuhnya memeluk Juptile erat, menanti cabikan yang akan ia terima dari Pokemon liar tersebut.

Yuuki memejamkan mata, mengantisipiasi punggungnya akan terasa perih sebentar lagi berkat Zubat—

(Tubuhnya benar-benar bergetar.)

—namun rasa perih yang ia tunggu tak kunjung datang. Perlahan Yuuki membuka kedua matanya.

Betapa terkejutnya ketika ia melihat seseorang dengan punggung tegap dan bahu kokoh berdiri di depannya, membelakanginya sembari mengusir kumpulan Zubat dengan Metagross miliknya.

Metagross sangat besar dan kokoh, tidak seperti Juptile yang sedang-sedang saja, masih terlihat kecil dibandingkan Metagross. Yuuki merasa malu, namun juga berterima kasih pada sosok yang menyelamatkannya dan Pokemon-Pokemonnya dari situasi mencekam barusan.

Setelah Zubat tidak terlihat, sosok itu berbalik dan bertanya dengan suara lembut—yang juga mengandung ketegasan yang sulit diartikan—

"Kau tidak apa-apa?"

—dan Yuuki hanya bisa terdiam kaku ketika matanya bersibobrok dengan manik obsidian Tsuwabuki Daigo, pria yang baru saja menyelamatkannya.

Pria dengan bahu lebar dan punggung tegap itu memiliki tatapan yang sangat teguh dan menenenangkan. Kedua iris obsidian itu sangat indah untuk dipandang, seolah Yuuki terhipnotis ke dalam lautan misterius itu.

"Hei, kau tidak apa-apa?"

Pria itu bertanya lagi. Raut wajahnya khawatir. Ia menyentuh pundak yuuki, membuat Trainer muda itu mengerjap dan tersadar dari lamunannya.

"Saya baik-baik saja. Terima kasih sudah menolong kami, anu—"

"Sama-sama. Aku Tsuwabuki Daigo dan kamu?"

"Saya Yuuki dari Kota Mishiro."

Daigo menjabat tangannya. Jarinya lentik dan tetap indah dengan paduan cincin berlian di jari manis dan jari telunjuknya. Tekstur kulit Daigo tidak selembut yang ia kira, namun memberikan efek kupu-kupu yang sangat hebat pada bagian dalam perutnya. Telapak tangan Daigo terasa nyaman. Rasanya tangan kecilnya tenggelam dalam tangan besar milik Daigo yang tengah menjabat tangannya.

Ketika jabat tangan mereka berakhir, Yuuki kembali menatap Daigo. Pria itu balas menatapnya dan menyunggingkan senyum kecil. Ramah sekali.

"Ayo, Yuuki-kun. Kuantar kamu sampai keluar. Sepertinya Juptile terluka parah."

Pria itu memiliki wajah yang sangat rupawan. Wajahnya mulus tanpa cela. Di satu sisi, wajah itu terlihat polos dan ramah, di sisi lainnya wajah itu terlihat tegas dan berwibawa. Tsuwabuki Daigo itu tampan sekali. Dan ketika ia tersenyum, wajahnya berlipat kali lebih tampan dari sebelumnya.

Sempurna. Tsuwabuki Daigo adalah sosok yang sempurna—menurut Yuuki.

"Ah iya. Terima kasih Tsuwabuki-san. Saya dan Juptile sangat bersyukur."

Daigo terkekeh mendengar ungkapan terima kasih Yuuki yang menurutnya terdengar sangat kaku dan penuh rasa gugup. Menurut Daigo, Yuuki itu menggemaskan.

"Jangan panggil aku Tsuwabuki-san, tapi Daigo saja. Dan jangan bersikap formal. Santai saja.��Nee, Yuuki-kun?"

Bagaimana bisa Yuuki bersikap tenang ketika jantungnya berpacu lebih cepat dari biasanya? Di satu sisi, ia senang mendapatkan perlakuan khusus dari sosok sempurna seperti Daigo.

Yuuki merasa ia jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama. Terkutuklah shoujo manga dan anime klise yang sewaktu kecil ia tonton dan nikmati—meski ia awalnya ia tidak memercayai cinta pada pandangan pertama, namun Yuuki menikmati karya fiksi yang berkaitan dengan hal tersebut.

Yuuki menundukkan kepalanya, kemudian mengangguk patuh. Apakah ini mimpi? Bisa memanggil si tampan Daigo dengan nama depannya? Seperti sudah dekat saja—Oh, Yuuki terlalu percaya diri.

"Baiklah, Daigo-san."

"Ya, begitu lebih baik, Yuuki-kun."

Mereka berjalan beriringan, ditemani Metagross dan Juptile yang berjalan di sisi kanan Yuuki. Sesekali Yuuki mengulum senyum malu-malu. Rasanya mereka dekat sekali.

Karena hening selama perjalanan keluar gua, Daigo bercerita sedikit tentang dirinya dan batu mineral kesukaannya. Yuuki berusaha menyimak dan memberi tanggapan kecil, namun tetap saja ia tidak bisa fokus mendengar karena curi-curi pandang ke wajah berbinar Daigo yang tampak sangat bersinar ketika bercerita mengenai hobinya; mengoleksi batu dan mineral langka.

Sisi antusias Daigo terhadap batu mineral sangat manis. Ia juga jatuh cinta dengan sisi ambisius pria itu.

"Nah, sudah sampai, Yuuki-kun."

Tidak terasa mereka sudah sampai di luar gua. Seberkas cahaya luar pada siang hari membuat Yuuki kembali membiaskan pandangannya terhadap keadaan di luar.

Yuuki lega karena sudah berhasil keluar dari gua penuh Pokemon liar itu. Namun ia juga dilema; di satu sisi ia tidak ingin berpisah dengan Daigo-san secepat ini.

Melihat Yuuki yang menunduk dengan ekspresi seperti ingin menangis, Daigo tersenyum dan mengacak surai hitam Yuuki yang tertutupi dengan beanie putih miliknya. Yuuki sedikit terkejut dan kedua pipinya merona, namun tidak menolak perlakuan manis Daigo.

"Senang bisa bertemu denganmu, Yuuki-kun."

Yuuki tersenyum kecil menanggapi pernyataan Daigo.

"Aku juga senang bisa bertemu dengan Daigo-san. Daigo-san adalah sosok yang baik."

Daigo terkekeh pelan. Yuuki suka mendengar pria itu tertawa.

Daigo berjalan kembali ke dalam gua. Sebelum itu ia berbalik untuk mengucapkan selamat tinggal pada Yuuki. Dengan senyum menawannya tentu saja.

"Maaf Yuuki-kun, aku harus kembali ke dalam gua. Ada sesuatu yang harus kucari."

"Tidak apa-apa, Daigo-san. Sekali lagi terima kasih sudah menolong kami."

"Sama-sama, Yuuki-kun."

Daigo melambaikan tangannya. Senyum kecil itu masih terpampang pada wajah tampannya.

Hati-hati, Daigo-san—batinnya dalam hati.

Yuuki mengawasi hingga punggung tegap itu menghilang ke dalam kegelapan gua.

Setelah sosok Daigo benar-benar menghilang, Yuuki menyentuh dadanya—tepat dimana jantungnya berpacu sangat kencang. Wajahnya benar-benar merona sekarang begitu mengingat pria itu.

Yuuki benar-benar jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama. Konyol memang, namun debaran di dadanya tidak bisa dibohongi. Yuuki tersenyum mengingat sosok lembut dan hangat seorang Tsuwabuki Daigo. Senyum seperti gadis-gadis muda yang sedang dimabuk asmara.

Mereka baru saja bertemu, namun Yuuki memiliki firasat kuat bahwa suatu saat nanti mereka akan bertemu kembali. Tidak lama lagi.

Membayangkan dirinya akan bertemu kembali dengan Daigo, Yuuki tersenyum. Ia berandai-andai apa yang akan terjadi pada pertemuan mereka selanjutnya.

Oh, sepertinya Yuuki melupakan sesuatu—

Surat dari Tsuwabuki-san!

—ingatkan Yuuki untuk memberi surat titipan Tsuwabuki-san kepada Daigo-san ketika mereka kembali bertemu nantinya.

finish (Jumat, 20 Juli 2018)

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MASTERPOST

Preliminary round/Round 0 (finished)

Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala vs Lito/Hernando/Dani (Sense8) Winners: Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala

Fluorite vs Greg/Rose/Pearl (Steven Universe) Winners: Fluorite

Eddie/Venom/Anne/Dan vs Cletus/Frances/Carnage (Venom) Winners: Eddie/Venom/Anne/Dan

Peter Quill/Aradia/Mors vs Peter Quill/Gamora/Richard Rider (Guardians of the Galaxy) Winners: Peter Quill/Aradia/Mors

Max/Jack/Anne vs Miranda Barlow/Captain Flint /Thomas Hamilton (Black Sails) Winners: Max/Jack/Anne

Mercymorn/John Gaius/Augustine vs Pyrrha/Commander Wake/Gideon The First (The Locked Tomb) Winners: Pyrrha/Wake/G1deon

Logan/Jean Grey/Scott/Emma vs Bling!/Loa/Mercury Winners: Logan/Jean Grey/Scott/Emma

Round 1

Part 1 (finished)

Kieran/Ray/Gemma (Trigonometry) vs Nicky/Joe/Andy/Booker/Niles (Old Guard)

Eugene/Rapunzel/Cassandra (Tangled the Series) x Sasha/Anne/Marcy (Amphibia)

Neal/Peter/Elizabeth (White Collar) x Jade/Dave/Karkat (Homestuck Epilogues)

Anzu/Kazuki/Junta (Romantic Killers) x Pyrrha/Commander Wake/Gideon The First (The Locked Tomb)

Syenite/Innon/Alabaster (Broken Earth) x Breq/Mercy of Karl/Seivarden/Ekalu (Imperial Radch)

Taylor/Theo/Josey (3) x Tessa/Will/Jem (The Infernal Devices)

Kieran/Cristina/Mark (The Dark Artifices) x Sofiane/Victor/Luisa (Mortel)

Jack/August/Rina (The Wicker King) x La’gann/Coral/Rodunn (Young Justice)

Part 2 (finished)

Roguish Semiotician/Infamous Mathematician/Player Character (Fallen London) x Alphonse/Seth/Listener (Bittersweet)

Emiya/Saber/Rin (Fate Stay/Night) x Winter/Moon/Qibli (Wings of Fire)

Amber/Reese/David (Adaptation) x Jack/Emma/Izzy (You Me Her)

Camina/Michio Pa/Serge/Josep/Berthold/Oksana (The Expanse) x Enrique/Hypnos/Sofia (The Gilded Wolves)

Max/Jack/Anne (Black Sails) x Keiko/Miles/Kira (Star Trek)

Shikimori/Izumi/Ai (Shikimori is Not Just Cute) x Quincey Morris/Jack Seward/Arthur Holmwood/Lucy Westenra (Dracula)

Camille/Nyra/Dendro (Muted) x Turtle Heart/Melena/Frex (Wicked)

Storm/Helen/Mira (Love and Luck Podcast) x Neptune/Venus/Jupiter (We Know the Devil)

Part 3 (finished)

Nathan/Vlad/Ursula (Hunger Pangs) x Leif/Thorn/Kale (Leif and Thorn)

Haruka/Michiru/Setsuna (Sailor Moon) x Ichika Hoshino/Saki Tenma/Shiho Hinomori/Honami Mochizuki (Project SEKAI)

Sadie/Walt/Anubis (The Kane Chronicles) x Sherlock/Watson/Mary (Sherlock Holmes movies)

Dianda/Simon/Patrick (October Daye) x Caleb/Astrid/Eadwulf (Critical Role)

Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot (High Noon Over Camelot) x Mukai Naoya/Saki Saki/Nagisa Minase (Girlfriend Girlfriend)

Dashawn/Steve/Jose/Cupe R III/Otto/Arturo/Gregory/Quackers McQuack (Bojack Horseman) x Fluorite (Steven Universe)

Logan/Jean Grey/Scott/Emma (X-Men) x Uzui/Hinatsuru/Makio/Suma (Demon Slayer)

Eddie/Venom/Anne/Dan (Venom) x Ben/Ryn/Maddie (Siren)

Part 4 (finished)

Nathan/Gabriel/Annalise (The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself) x Peter Quill/Aradia/Mors (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Aizo/Yujiro/Hiyori (HoneyWorks) x Kyle/Rogelio/Lonnie (She Ra)

Princess Glisselda/Seraphina/Lucien (Seraphina) x Tess/Jacomo/Margarethe (Tess of the Road)

Daniel/Sam/Jack/Teal’c (Stargate SG-1) x Quanxi/Pingsti/Cosmo/Long/Tsugihagi (Chainsaw Man)

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow) x Tree Trunks/Mr. Pig/Alien Husband (Adventure Time)

Miss Piggy/Kermit/Gonzo (Muppets) x Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala (Sense8)

Megaera/Thanatos/Zagreus (Hades) x Rilla/Arum/Damien (Penumbra Podcast)

George/Gilda/Thomas (Design for Living) x Asmodeus Alice/Clara Valac/Iruma Suzuki (Mairimashita, Iruma-kun!)

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