#THIRSTY HARU

[killualoverr]

₊ ☆ ‧₊˚ → ann, makoto, futaba, and haru general relationship headcanons!

cw: fluff, slightest bit of angst if you squint

note: ahhjflslksdfglds i accidentally deleted this ask :( but anyways i was so excited when i saw this since it's my first request, i hope you enjoy ( ≧ᗜ≦)!!

- big on physical touch and words of affirmation.

- lots of cuddles, kisses, spooning, etc if you let her. she loves that type of intimacy.

- she doesn’t mind pda! if you’re okay with it, she would be pretty affectionate.

- would kiss you on the cheek as a greeting

- if you aren’t a fan of physical touch she'll be minimal with it or just stop all together.

- loves showing you off!!! a big part of her social media page would be her and you. if you don’t like being posted, she would have an album/folder full of pictures of you.

- if anyone says anything even remotely bad about you trust and believe she’s hitting that block button in the blink of an eye.

- appreciates any type of compliments, but compliments beyond her looks make her so insanely happy considering her looks are mostly what she’s usually noticed by.

- she absolutely loves to shower you in compliments too. makes her smile when she sees you get all shy

- if you post yourself on social media expect her to be flooding your comments hyping you up 😭

- absolutely loves doing your makeup/skincare and dressing you up!!!

- ryuji is TIRED of hearing her talk about you. someone save this boy

- “red? speaking of red, y/n-“ “ann. 🙁”

- dates with her consist of going out to dessert places, harajuku, the park, and going to the underground mall.

- makoto is very inexperienced with romance. at the start of your relationship she would pretty much leave most decisions up to you.

- after a bit of time of you guys being together and experimenting with things she learns what she likes and dislikes and sets boundaries about those things. she becomes a lot more comfortable in the relationship after that.

- not a very big fan of pda. she would rather being affectionate like that in a more private setting.

- she’s very easy to fluster! an unexpected hug or kiss and her brain short circuits. 😭😭

- her main love languages are words of affirmation and acts of service.

- makoto tends to overthink so ressurance would play a significant role in your relationship.

- she prefers to show affection in ways like checking up on you and such.

- you’re thirsty? she’s already getting out her water bottle. it’s hot and your hair is bothering you? she should have a hair tie somewhere…

- and so on. anything you need, she’s got it, and if she doesn’t, it’s her top priority to help you out somehow.

- your wellbeing is always on her mind

- she tends to keep to herself a lot, but she tries her best to be vulnerable around you.

- sae doesn’t mind you guys. probably just some playful teasing here and there.

- study dates are very frequent!! she likes them a lot because it allows her to spend time with you and also get things done.

- like makoto, futaba would also be very inexperienced with romance.

- her love languages are physical touch and quality time.

- being in the same room as you whether you’re watching a movie, on your phone, or just sitting in bed doing whatever in complete silence together, means a lot to her.

- if you guys ever go out she very often (if not always) is holding your hand. it makes her less anxious and brings her a sense of comfort.

- “excuse me, she asked for no pickles.” while futaba frantically nods behind you

- she’s a HUGE yapper; she could go on and on talking about a new volume of a manga she’s into, the newest episode of a show she likes, the most recent updates for a game she enjoys playing, etc.

- if you were also interested in the same things as her you guys would nerd out together.

- loves listening to you talk about things you like just as much as she enjoys ranting about her interests.

- would love having matching profile pictures of her favorite ships with you

- she’s the type to send you those slideshow videos that say “us?”

- most dates with her consist of just hanging out at each others houses playing a video game, watching shows together, things of that nature. if you were to do something outdoors you’d most likely be either at akihabara or asakusa.

- omg haru is such a sweetheart of a friend and even more as a your s/o.

- i can easily imagine her being affectionate in private. while she's a bit shy to initiate things at first she slowly gets more comfortable with it later on.

- that being said, she’d be a bit hesitant with pda due to her publicity

- a bit of all but i think her main love languages are quality time and gift giving.

- i feel like she’s big on gift giving because she's rich?? idk, she loves giving you stuff that reminds her of you or something that catches your eye while you guys are out together.

- she would give you flowers she grew herself too

- cuddling is a frequent activity in your relationship! adores playing your hair when you two cuddle, gently running her fingers through and complimenting it

- she’s an amazing listener! not only does she like listening to you talk about anything and everything, she also just enjoys hearing the sound of your voice.

- absolutely refuses to let you pay for anything 😭

- her favorite dates with you are anything involving gardening. if you're inexperienced she is more than happy to coach you and teach you anything and everything you need to know. haru would be open to pretty much anything though, she’s just happy she gets to spend time with you.

[the-faceless-bride]

Yandere 701 Headcanons

A/n: I haven't really gotten into all the boys in room 701, I will write for them soon I promise and that will be part two to this one, but for now it's only Jack, Legoshi, Collot, and Voss

Warnings: yandere behavior, reader is a herbivore {bunny type but is not fully said so, there for it can be any herbivore you would like} violence, threats, murderer, dark content, and Su•cide

🐺Legoshi❤️‍🩹

Yandere Type -> protective, worrisome, aware

How it started -> you were one of Haru's friends a sweet little thing in the gardening club. Now when he first started visiting the gardening club it was for Haru... But the more he saw you the more interested he became. So small, so soft and fluffy, and yet unafraid... So willing to stand up and get in others' faces whether they had fangs or not. You stood up for Haru quite a bit however Haru had always looked out for herself first and you never if not rarely got the same treatment from her, he felt you needed him...

🐺❤️‍🩹• Legoshi is very protective, he is ok with you going on your own, and he is alright with you having friends... (for the most part) however if you do go out he has to know several things first, where are you going? Who is going with you? What time will you be back? Are you coming back to him right after? Can he go? If not, why?

He wants you to be safe and wants to be the one to keep you safe, and if he deems it not safe for you, he either comes along whether you know it or not, or he doesn't let you go at all. Simple as that. It can go one of two ways, either he tries to make excuses as to why you can't go or explains how he already planned to take you out that night, or he just has to make a hard call and forces you to stay home even if he feels bad afterward.

🐺❤️‍🩹• Legoshi is very worrisome, he worries about everything all the time. Are you ok? Are you thirsty? Hungry? Cold? To warm? Maybe you'd like to go to the garden? Or maybe stay home with him? Have you eaten today? Does he do too much? Do you ever get bored of him?

He is worried that one day you'll decide you hate him and just run away; of course, he wouldn't just let you go, or more so he CAN'T let you go. It would tear his heat to shreds, he would have to force you to stay and then you would hate him and that would also hurt him but not as bad as you going away forever.

🐺❤️‍🩹• now Legoshi isn't delusional, and while he tries to justify what he is doing, telling himself that you need him and you don't always know what's best and that he only wants you to be loved, cared for, and protected he knows deep down that what he is doing isn't morally right.

But even then he tries to justify, saying that he IS a carnivore and they survive on feeding the flesh of others, so his existence isn't morally correct.

Deepest fear -> he is afraid of hurting you, not just accidentally scratching you, or pulling your ear a bit too hard. He means getting carried away and losing in his feelings that he devours you... Afraid that one day he will just snap and he'll clamp down on your soft neck... If he did that he would probably take himself out of this world out of guilt...

🐶Jack🐕‍🦺

Yandere Type -> worshiper, Clingy, Stalker

How it started -> he was being pushed around, being a dog that is known for being domesticated and weak he is always being pushed around by the bigger guys. But when a small little thing like you came to his aid, he swears you were a fluffy little angel, and while he was mocked for being saved by someone like you... He didn't even care. Not when butterflies, rose petals and star dust seemed to dance around your head.

🐶🐕‍🦺• Jack looks at you like you hung the stars in the night sky, you could tell him you made the earth and he would believe you. Anything you tell him he takes as truth with no questions and will defend your words no matter what. He doesn't care if what you said was wrong or what you said isn't true and he knows it, he gaslights himself into believing whatever you tell him. Once you say something no one can convince him otherwise not even his best friend legoshi...

🐶🐕‍🦺• Jack is very very very clingy... He has to be breathing the same air as you to be happy. He always has his hands on you. Not even in a sexual way. He just always has to be holding your hand, fluffing up your fur, petting your ears, and nuzzling up to you.

He doesn't care who is around, they can leave. Or sit there and watch. He doesn't care, he is already bullied for being him so what could be worse? Being called a simp? Or obsessed? Oh please, he's heard worse from his own mother.

🐶🐕‍🦺• Jack is always around you. Even when you think you're alone, you're not. Even before you were dating he watched you from afar, either just sneaking around your dorm room door, a bench at the park, or just following your car.

You've already shared many intimate experiences together and you just don't know it. He knows pretty much everything there is to know about you. He always tells you it was "just a hunch" when he 'guesses' the things you like when he does anything or gets anything for you. It wasn't a hunch he knew because he saw it...

Deepest fear -> you leaving him behind, one day you feeling suffocated by him to the point of loathing him and just packing your things and leaving him behind... It would shatter his soul. He would lose his sanity and would probably end up damaging himself, emotionally, mentally, and physically

🐶Collot🐩

Yandere Type -> delusional, playful, manipulative

How it started -> most girls flock to him, but he doesn't fully know why. But he isn't one to complain about the attention from pretty girls. However, that doesn't mean he exactly enjoys being labeled as this heartless playboy leaving a trail of broken hearts. He just likes to explore his feelings sometimes he feels a type of way about someone only for that feeling to drift and find a better feeling with someone else. He doesn't mean for it to seem like he is a heartless player but it comes across that way. You were very cute and very sweet but just seemed to have a sour taste about him. But that changed when you we being chased around by some boy rabbits trying to get you to go out with them, and in a moment to try and save yourself you found Collot and pretended to be dating so the boys would get scared of the large dog...

🐶🐩• he is quite delusional, he truly doesn't see what he is doing as wrong. To him it's just his feelings, everyone has feelings, and some are just more extreme... Right? He just doesn't get it.

But if you tried to explain it, he really wouldn't listen. He had never felt this way before how would you possibly know what was going on with him? He likes you, isn't that enough?

🐶🐩• Collot is very playful, he uses that to mask his unusual acts and way of thinking. For example the time he 'playfully' shoved Jack for standing a little too close to you. Or the time he jokingly told someone that if they let their hand get too close to your butt again he'd have to bite it off.

He again doesn't see anything wrong with these 'jokes' and he can always just blame when he gets to rough on him just being a big dog. And that's a bonus to him! while yes he is big and can be intimidating to anything smaller than him he is still a dog, and others still don't really take him seriously. He can get away with a lot.

🐶🐩• Collot is manipulative but unintentionally so, he is just really good at talking things into going his way. Thanks to his laid-back nature and seemingly unfazed aura, "yeah you can hang out with them, I mean that seemed a little grabby about you but if you really trust them don't worry about me. Go ahead and have fun, just text me once in a while yeah? Just so I know nothings happenin' to ya."

It's that kind of manipulation where he just makes you second-guess your choice of friends, and who you are in a moral sense.

deepest fear -> being pushed to the side because you find someone more alluring than him. Collot isn't a firm believer in karma and what comes around goes around, but he would be lying if he said he hadn't ditched someone he was talking to simply because he found someone he was more interested in. It wasn't maliciously, he is just a go with the flow 'it is what it is and shrugs-it-off kinda dog and he doesn't fully grasp the fact that not everyone is like that and his actions have caused others heartache in the past, and normally if someone he was talking to did the same to him he again would just shrug it off... But if you were to... He doesn't think he could just shrug it off.

🐶Voss🤏

Yandere Type -> Demanding, Clingy, possessive

How it started -> he again was being ignored for being one of the little guys, he asked three times for no pickles and he still. Got. Pickles. But no matter how angry he got or how much he told the guy he still didn't listen. But you overheard and stood up next to him and said "Excuse me! He said No. Pickles." you sassed the large carnivore and while Voss would normally be pissed at someone stepping into his business but... Seeing someone small like you being able to get sass one of the big guys and get away with it... It made him feel something he never had before...

🤏🐶• Voss is quite demanding in your relationship, but he is so small and cute that he kinda gets away with it. He is demanding in a way of always wanted to be around you and gets quite valgure when you don't let him.

He will shit-talk your friends, and he will ask you if you wish he was different, "do you wish I was taller?" "Oh I see, you just want me to be quiet and just sit in the background huh!" he isn't always mean, but he can be when he gets insecure.

🤏🐶• Voss is clingy, very clingy. He is always on you. Not holding your hand, not following you. He is ON you. You might be small but he is smaller, he is on your shoulder, and he won't get down. Voss just wants you to want him, he wants to be in your lap and just talk, and show you that he really likes you. More than he has ever liked anyone.

Even his friends were shocked at how clingy Voss was, while yeah he hung onto them but only when he needed to get around quick with them but he never clung to them like this, and while they think it's good he found a partner they don't think it's the healthiest.

🤏🐶• Voss doesn't want you being around ANYONE, he doesn't want you talking about interacting with anyone that isn't one of his close friends or you have to interact with them due to class or work reasons. He hates the idea of you not spending time with him and having fun with someone else.

Deepest fear -> being replaced. He is a small guy, he is always pushed to the back and is only ever seen when he is with someone bigger. He is afraid of you not finding him interesting anymore. Afraid you will see his as everyone else does. He just wants you to love and want him as much as he does you.

I hope you enjoyed, sorry I was away for so long. I have gotten back into beastars if anyone wants to ask for them 👉👈

[bokvshou]

i love how the first opening and ending of free! tell us the central theme of the season. I know this is common in all anime media, but I really like it.

the opening is about Rin, isn't it? throughout "Rage On" they make you see the rivalry he has with Haru and the painful break in their relationship. the visual insists on showing you a lonely, spiteful Rin in warm colors and a dry environment (literally) like a desert. Haru on the other hand is shown in the water and surrounded by his friends, almost as if Haruka had his shit together, although we learn later that Haru isn't very... mentally stable either (he's not mentally stable until the end of the franchise tbh but that's a topic for another post).

showing Rin in the desert means that he's out of the water, with no one by his side, full of anger and sadness. there's even a brief moment (a very "blink and you miss it" moment) where he can be seen crying.

considering how much free! use water as a metaphor, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what's going on; Rin is totally dry and needs to find his way to the water again + Haru is in the water = Rin needs Haru and his friends. Haru's the one who has the water Rin so desperately needs; and this is resolved at the end of the season where Rin realizes all he wanted was to go swimming once more with Haru and his friends. okay, sounds cute and makes sense.

then we have "Splash Free".

the ending shows us an alternative universe (we love those) where Haru is a traveler wandering in the desert and he's fucking thirsty and tired, but he can't find water ANYWHERE. his friends are there, that's not really the problem, but no one has water. and they try to give him some of course, but nobody can.

guess who has all the water? Rin Matsuoka.

he's the only one who has water for Haru (and you can see how he enjoys having all the available water, the lil fucker). and then, seeing all this we can apply the same logic: Haru is totally dry and needs to find his way to the water again + Rin is in the water = Haru needs Rin. Rin's the one who has the water Haru so desperately needs; and this is resolved at the end of the season where Haru manages to reconcile and repair his relationship with him.

in conclusion? the first opening teaches you Rin needs Haru, yes, but the first ending is a constant reminder that Haru needs Rin too, and this permanently creates what has always been the core of free!; the relationship between Nanase Haruka and Matsuoka Rin, a fact that was true until the very end, and I think it's beautiful.

[babyniigo]

Hi hi!!

Uhhm if you dont mind maybi ask for some mmj agere hcs??

Thank you,,,,

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MMJ! Agere HCS! ꒰ᐢ. .ᐢ꒱₊˚⊹

Haruka

Baby regressor! Around 0-3

She’s so tiny… she doesn’t talk or express herself often just suckle on her paci and look around ໒꒰ྀི ๑ ´ ˘ ` ू ꒱ྀིა

Very small baby! Usually doesn’t express herself so her cgs have to manually ask her if she’s hungry or thirsty to know she needs something

She’s very sleepy when regressed, naps a lot especially if she’s held by shizuku or minori! ໒꒰ྀིっ˕ -｡꒱ྀི১

Haru feels very upset if she wakes up alone after her naps, so her CGs have to hold her throughout her naps and when she wakes up to them she’s a beaming happy baby!! ଘ꒰⑅ ´ ˘ ` ⑅ ꒱♡

Shes really picky babyspace, tries avoiding to eat but when she’s given food in her little penguin plates and cutlery she’s more thank happy to nom away!!! ꒰ᐢ⸝⸝•༝•⸝⸝ᐢ꒱⸒⸒

Airi

Little! Around 4-6

She’s a stress regressor, when things pile up and she gets too stressed it reflects on her regression ૮꒰ྀི◜༝◝ ꒱ྀིა

When she’s in a good mood, she loooves playing around so much! Loves her colouring books and little dress up games ໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১

Loves playing with little Minori! Tries to play with baby Haruka, but haru is too baby to play along and airi is always too tiny to understand that hehehe ₍⑅ᐢ..ᐢ₎

However she can also be a a very sassy toddler, and a picky eater!!!

If Airi corrected on her actions/words when cranky she’s the politest baby ever and always mutters “sowwy…໒꒰ྀིっ˕ -｡꒱ྀི১”

But she cries and gets rlly sad, her caregivers have to pick her up and rock her around to comfort her ૮꒰ྀི⊃´ ꒳ `⊂ྀི꒱ა

Minori

Flip! She’s sometimes a caregiver and other times a little, age is around 4-6 as well!

When she’s in caregiver mode she’s so attentive to every need and want of her littles! ♡꒰ᵕ༚ᵕ⑅꒱

If Airi is upset and cranky, she can figure out what’s wrong and immediately soothe her! ₍ᐢ._.ᐢ₎♡ ༘

If Haruka is too tiny, she’s able to keep her baby happy and busy with baby toys to entertain her ૮꒰ྀི ⸝⸝․․⸝⸝ ྀི꒱ა

When she’s a little, shizuku is her main caregiver!

She’s sooo clingy, loves hanging onto her CG while they do random things together ٩꒰｡•◡•｡꒱۶

Shizuku

Sweetest Clingiest Caregiver ever!! ໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১

Omg she looooves all her babies so much!! She’s so clingy and caring to them (♡´𓋰`♡)

Shizu always smothers them with kisses and love and affection! ♡

Cooks them all their meals by hand, spoon feeds all three of them if they let her hehe, she’s very careful in making each of her littles their favorite food so they all enjoy meal time with her! ꒰♡˃̶̤́ ꒳ ˂̶̤̀ ꒱

Because she’s strong from archery, she adores picking up her littles and swinging them around

MMJ always let out the cutest giggles and she’s so happy to see them so happy and relaxed in her arms! ଘ(੭´꒳`)°* ੈ‧₊˚

Thank you for requesting! Sorry it took some time I was busy, then got busiest with mizu5 hehe 𐔌ᥩྀི 𓏼 > . < 𓏼꒱ྀི১

[otterlyfoolish]

No Smoking Indoors

(Shiba Togo x GN!Reader)

Warnings: Mentions of war, Possibly OOC, not edited

Tags: Small Age Gap, unrequited crush, its like really subtle though

Word Count: 3k

Summary:

Cafe Haru Haru has all sorts of people. Typically, you'd usually find people that's skilled in combat visiting the most for work. So it really shouldn't surprise Shiba to see a fellow war veteran there.

If you like Ao3 for reading fics more, here!

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Café Haru Haru is a café. Obvious, right?

You can buy coffee, you can get tea, you can get some sweet treats if the owner remembered to restock it for that day, otherwise you can settle for some sort of fruit juice she has in a little fridge under the counter. (Which is most of the time, since she tends to snack on her own products.)

From the decoration, you might think that its kind of like a bar, but there's no alcohol being served there - the wine glasses on the shelves are mostly for decoration. You can tell by the dust on the shelves - it might have been used to serve drinks once, but now it sits there solely to reflect the warm lighting and any sunlight it catches. It's probably for the best considering the main purpose of the business though.

It's not just a café, because if it was, it would be out of business extraordinarily fast. The main function is that it connects sorcerers to paying clients, and collects a fee. Typically it's yakuza looking for a little more firepower (sometimes literally,) or some blood thirsty fool that doesn't know any other way of life.

With a ring of the bell from the front of the store, it lets the owner know that someone's come in, whether it's a client looking for some protection, or a violent guard dog, she welcomes them in with a idle smile, hoping that its something more exciting this time.

"Excuse us!" The man yells out, already treating the place like a second home as he saunters in, the younger man next to him following closely as he gives him a blank stare.

"Ah, Shiba." She dejects with something of a scowl, leaning on the counter with a slump in her shoulders. "I'm busy right now, sit down and I'll get to you." She waves at him dismissively then shoots Chihiro a warmer greeting: "Hey, you look cool today as well, Chihiro!" To which she get a slow nod of confusion in response. Shiba glances between the two of them, the preferential treatment clear as day.

The two of them sit down at the stools, staying quiet as they glance over to Hinao explaining the details of a job to another customer - this was uncommon, they've never really been around seeing her handle her customers.

The customer has been served a cup of coffee (something Shiba and Chihiro had to always make themselves), and sat silently at the counter, reading over information Hinao had handed them. With a small thank you from them, Hinao nodded and then walked away, greeting Shiba now.

"So! What do you need?" She asks, leaving her customer to their own devices as she slides over to her regulars, hands flat on the table. "Need another job, Shiba? I got a couple, you might like." She says, "or just checking up on intel?"

"Just dropping by Tokyo." He answers simply, "but while I'm here, thought I'd also just ask you, how's it going on that front?"

"Bad." She sighs, looking out the window with a shoulders slumped. "I got nothing. Nada."

"Ah." He mouths back, while Chihiro lowers his gaze towards the counter, his face remaining as stoic as ever. Shiba had a feeling that the teen was pretty disappointed at the news though. "Well, let me see the job listings then. I'll check it out if it sounds promising."

"Sure, just wait 'till they're done." Hinao nods back at him, putting her hands into her coat pocket, using her head to motion towards the only other person in the room. "They've got the nice juicy ones right now. 'course, I've other ones if you're looking for something easier for a old man like you."

Shiba ignores that last jab. "Huh, really?" He utters back in response with a eyebrow raised - usually Hinao tried to pair up the difficulty to the person so her customers wouldn't be disappointed. If they've got the 'juicy' ones, that meant that they've got the high-risk, high-reward offers.

She nods back at Shiba, about to say something more before her other customer placed the papers down on the counter, waiting patiently for Hinao to speak to them again with their hands folded on the counter. Shiba glanced over again towards them as Hinao walked back over, discussing the details with the sorcerer.

"I'd like to take this one, please." They say holding one in particular. Their voice made Shiba's ears perk up.

"Okay, I'll give them a call, and we can arrange a meeting sometime." Hinao says, marking it down in a little notepad under the counter before grabbing the pile of job offers, sliding it over to Shiba. He didn't catch it, seemingly frozen as he looked across the room, leaving Chihiro to stop the pile of paper before it hit the floor.

"Thank you." They nodded back in response to Hinao who walked over to the rotary phone, humming absentmindedly as she rung the customer, one hand in her coat pocket.

"Mr Shiba," Chihiro starts out, trying to get his attention as Shiba still seemed to be frozen in his seat.

"Huh? Yeah, what's up, Chihiro?" He snapped out of it, glancing back at him as Chihiro fixed the pile of paper.

"The job listings you asked for." Chihiro answered simply, putting them in front of Shiba in a neat pile.

"Ah, thanks." He nodded, then turned his face back to the other side, looking at the only other customer again. Chihiro joined in, blinking at the two of them with a blank expression, but it was obvious he was wondering why Shiba seemed so interested in this other person. Slowly, he moved his hand to rest on the hilt of Enten, his eyes narrowing in anticipation, glancing over to Hinao, and made some mental calculations in his mind.

There didn't seem to be anything unusual about them - they seemed to be a pretty normal person overall, so Chihiro isn't sure what Shiba is picking up on. He's just trying to follow Shiba's lead. Then, there was finally movement.

The person from across the room pulled out a pack of cigarettes, pulling one out as they waited for Hinao to finish the deal for them. At the sight of them taking out the little box, she narrowed her them and shooed them out of her store, motioning towards the 'NO SMOKING' sign.

They nodded, then slowly made their way out. They seemed to have expected to be ushered out of the room. Choosing to wait outside as Hinao stayed on the phone, still discussing the details with her client.

Shiba's eyes followed them as they walked past him and Chihiro, still not even bothering to give either of them a single glance as they pulled the door open and walked out, standing outside for their smoke.

Chihiro blinked in confusion, then moved his hands back to his sides.

Shiba was quick to move after this. "Chihiro, you stay here and look through the pile, I'm going to have a smoke." He says, getting up from the stool, readjusting his shirt to look messier as he walked out.

"Mr Shiba, you ran out of cigarettes." Chihiro answers back, watching him walk out the door without another word from him. Chihiro blinked at the sight of him walking up to the stranger before turning to the pile of paper on the counter and reading through it carefully like he was told to.

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"There's a first for everything, huh?" A masculine voice calls out to you as you light your cigarette. You already knew who it was, so you didn't bother looking up as you took a deep breath as you let him continue speaking. "Never seen you in trouble before."

He looked at you as you slid the lighter back into your pockets, your eyes lazily turning to him as you began smoking, leaning against the cold walls of Cafe Haru Haru. You've aged, he could tell, but at the same time you looked younger - it's probably because of the fact the dark eye bags he's used to seeing on your skin wasn't so prominent anymore, unlike the past. You don't look so tired - maybe you've finally been getting some peace at night.

"Mr Shiba," you rolled his name off your tongue as you finally lifted your head up, blowing out a cloud of smoke as you spoke. You don't sound too different. "You still follow strangers into dark alleyways. Break that nasty habit, why don't you?"

He scoffed slightly at your answer, "we're not strangers, don't address me so formally."

"Apologies," you nodded back at him as you stood a little to the side, letting him stand next to you in the narrow space. He took you up on your unspoken offer, standing opposite you, back against the other wall of another building. "Oi. You brat," you verbally slap him as you let him settle near you.

"You're not old enough to start calling me a brat either!" He retorted back, but you could tell that he doesn't really care about the way you address him. He's playing around. "We're not in war times anymore either, so you're not my superior."

Shiba doesn't get angry easily, the both of you know that there's worse things to get riled up over compared to this. You somewhat miss the days where he would show you something that's a little more of a normal reaction.

"I wasn't done speaking," you say, pulling the cigarette out your mouth to speak again. He stayed quiet after that, listening to you. "You were worrying the young man by staring at me like that," you murmured out, gazing up at him with furrowed eyebrows. Your eyes seemed to catch something, as you briefly looked down. "Oh for goodness...! Fix your clothes." You grumbled, putting your cigarette back into your mouth to free up your hands. They smoothed out his collared shirt, and you pulled his suspenders back into place. "Why don't you notice these things, Shiba?"

Damn you and the eyes on the back of your head. But your observant nature was also what he was betting on. "Sorry."

He had noticed, but he knew that nothing would happen, so he didn't bother giving Chihiro any form of commutation regarding you. Though, he should have really at least gave him a wave or something. "I was just making sure that it really was you."

"Hm." You flicked your eyes up at him, not really buying his answer but chose not to linger long on it. "He looks like a young Rokuhira. But with less peach fuzz."

"...Yeah." Shiba nodded at your words, his shoulders slumping slightly at your words. His tone changed as he spoke, you noticed but couldn't place what he was feeling in response to your statement. "He's grown up a lot."

Your eyes flick over to the street and then back over to him. "Nice swords he's got." You state, taking another deep breath of your cigarette. Nonchalantly as ever, Shiba thinks, as you don't bother seeing if you're crossing boundaries you shouldn't be. "I take it that one of them is..." You say, not finishing on purpose, and Shiba is forced to mentally retrack his last statement.

"Yep." He nodded firmly at your unfinished question. If this was anyone else, he might have to reconsider sharing this bit of information, but he knew that you wouldn't do anything with it - it would just betray everything he knew about you.

You blinked at him slowly, already understanding any implications about that statement. "...I see."

A small moment of silence fell between the two of you - he rested his back against the cold walls of the building behind him as he gave you more space to stand with him. You stared at him, watching him watch you, the two of you aware of how close you were but didn't want to move further apart either.

"I saw the little poster about the Hishaku Ms Hinao put up." You stated, looking at him in the eyes, already knowing that he was the one that requested for the information. You've never asked Hinao about who put it up, but judging by what you know right now and the time frame that poster went up on the corkboard, you took a small leap of faith. He stared back into yours, occasionally glancing down to the cigarette in between your lips. "I'll let you know if I hear anything about them."

"...Thanks. That would help." He says, now looking off to the side before slowly guiding his eyes back to you, tracing your features as he tries to read your expression. He wouldn't be surprised if you were disappointed in him - he had a feeling that Kunishige would be.

You stare back at him, not caring about the way his eyes never really left your face. "Be careful," You say to him, locking back onto his pupils as you breath out another small puff of smoke. He stays silent, no random interjections. "I know you probably don't want to, but guiding or helping teenagers to commit violence doesn't settle nicely on your soul." As you spoke, your voice grew quieter. "Don't put more on your conscience if you can help it. The both of you."

...Huh. Shiba thought for sure you'd scold him for letting Chihiro do this. There was a part of him that followed you out of Cafe Haru Haru because he needed to consult to someone with a stronger moral compass. Kunishige wasn't there anymore, Azami could only assist him so much as part of the Kamunabi, you were the only one left.

"...Speaking from experience?" He asks you, though he really doesn't need to. He was there, from the start to the very end.

"I mean, that's all I have." You say back with a light voice that's meant to clear the tension, but he doesn't latch onto it. You take another inhale, shifting your eyes away, unable to bring yourself to look at what expression he had. "Sorry. I shouldn't lecture you."

"It's fine." Shiba says, but doesn't touch on it again as he shifts to another topic as you seem like you want to leave the conversation already. "How you've been doing recently?" He asks and the simple question already makes you want to let out a small groan.

"Eh." You start off, trying to think of a way to summarise your current everyday life in a way that won't concern him, but is enough to be honest at the same time. "Good enough. I'm currently teaching sorcery though."

"Huh?" He lets his mouth hang open at your words, blinking at you repeatedly. "Like, to a class? Or are you back in the Kamunabi?"

"Don't be ridiculous." You scoffed out at his guessing. "Just this kid that ran away from home." With a chuckle, you go on. "He's got potential, but he has a tendency to stick his nose into things he shouldn't be. He's like you when you were younger."

"I didn't cause that much trouble." He says, straight up denying your words.

"Only because you got away with it." You say, "The three of you would scuttle away to pull some shit off, and I would be forced to clean up any mess you made because I was in charge of your damn group." You let out a verbal exhale, thinking back on it. "If it wasn't for the fact it was war times, I wouldn't even be put in charge of you guys, y'know...? I'm not that much older than you."

He opens his mouth to say something in response to you, but when he receives a sharp glare in response, he closes it again, noticing something in the background. You turned around, looking at whatever he was looking at.

At the sound of a bell ringing behind you, you faced Hinao who had just exited from her store, holding a little bit of paper. The two of you instantly stop talking in anticipation of her speaking to either of you.

"Yo, you still- ah, there you are!" She said, walking up to you and extending the object in her hand to you, not caring that the two of you were just standing in the alleyway. "Here, they wanna meet up with you before working, but it seems like they're willing to hire you."

"Thank you, Ms Hinao." You said, taking it from her - you could tell from the lines that it was just torn out of her notepad. As you folded it neatly, you continued speaking, "I'll give you a cut of the pay if I get it, is that okay?"

"Eh?" She glanced over to Shiba who had forced a completely blank look on his face, not daring to show anything on his face to Hinao. He tried to look serious, but she thought that he just looked like a frog. "...Yeah, I mean, you always remember to pay up so I'm not too bothered." She agreed rather easily, before walking back into the café, realising that Shiba was talking to you, and there was just some sort of weird vibe coming from him. "See you."

The two of you watch Hinao go back into the café, a pensive thought on your face while Shiba continued to try to stay stoic. It doesn't really suit him, in your opinion.

"...Hm." You mumbled, sensing that she didn't want to hang around outside for too long for whatever reason, but once again, you don't care enough and just slip the paper into your pocket. "Well, I guess I should be going now."

His eyes darted over to you, "already?"

"Yeah?" You said, raising an eyebrow back at him. "I mean, I don't have a reason to stick around."

"You could talk to me." He said, "let's smoke together a little longer."

"Quit slacking," you shot down with a light laugh, rolling your eyes at him. "You haven't even been smoking while talking to me anyways."

He let out a small huff of annoyance, but you knew that he wasn't actually offended. "...Here, let's stay in contact." He says, pulling out his flip phone and handing it over to you.

"...Yeah, sure." You agree, putting your cigarette back in your mouth as you typed with both hands. When you handed his phone back over to you, he stuck his hand out, looking at you expectantly. You stared down at his palm, trying to think of what on Earth he wanted before taking the cigarette out of your mouth and putting it in between his fingers without another word.

He gave you a incredulous look, his pupils going back and forth from the object in his hands to your dumbfounded expression. "What?"

"...Huh?" You uttered back at him.

"I'm asking for your phone," he states, giving each word time to sink in, "so I can, you know, put my number in your contacts."

"...But I'm not going to contact you." You state, crossing your arms. He narrows his eyes at you, about to say more, but you chuckle at the expression on his face. "Goodbye, Shiba. Please give the young Rokuhira my sincerest condolences." you say back to him as you begin to walk away, joining the crowd. He watched your figure slowly disappear into the flock of people.

Shiba looked down at the object in his hands, it was still burning at the cherry. His eye flicked upwards again.

He pressed the cigarette to his lips, taking one last inhale of it as he looked at the crowd of people, trying to find you once more, before snuffing it out, walking back into Cafe Haru Haru.

[eggtartz]

hi!! may i please request the toman founders (together) celebrating the reader's birthday?

a/n : sorry for the delay anon my health has been declining recently :( this might be a little short because my eyes are burning but anyway thank you for requesting and enjoy 🫶🏻

masterlist

: manga ending spoilers, a bit of angst, mentions of neglect but overall a lot of fluff

"y/n? hey y/n wake up.." you felt your body was shake as you awaken from your nap. it's at least noon and you had a meeting at dawn so you decided to take a quick nap at the shrine. you saw baji looking down at you as well as haru.

"it's getting warmer y/n you should nap inside" haru said while helping you to get up. "oh it does feel a bit warm.." you mumbled.

"c'mon sleepyhead" baji lifted your limp body on his back and you dozed off again. you didn't had much sleep last night due to your insomnia so you tend to lack energy and sleep at random times. "okay there you go, we'll wake you up when the meeting starts okay?"

"mmh thankyou baji san"

"okay we need to do the plan like right now, she's knocked out" kazutora said hurriedly while tapping his fingers on the table. "mitsuya has the division members been informed about our plan?" draken asked the purple haired boy. "yeah, they're on standby. they've been very excited actually" mitsuya said. the toman founders thought it would be nice to have a small birthday party for you. it does happen once a year so the members saw no harm in it, besides the other division members seem content with their decision and is on board with the plan.

"okay so this evening we'll take the cake out then kazutora and baji would bring the cake at the meeting and lights out then we sing the song for her. pretty simple right?"

"but kenchin why can't i bring the cake?!"

"because you're the president mikey, you need to start the meeting"

"oh wait you're right" mikey snickered while stuffing his face with dorayaki while the others had ice cream. they hoped nothing would go wrong, nothing would right?

the evening came rather quickly as you stretched your body and twisted your body in multiple directions to crack them. rubbing your eyes, you went to the shrine and saw pahchin and pehyan there. "oh good morning pah, peh."

"good morning y/n chan! did you have a good sleep?"

"yes i did, feels so fresh too. say is the meeting long because my stomach is growling" you held your belly.

"i don't think so" pahchin said then walked away with peh when some members called the two. you sat down on someone's motorcycle and lifted your leg. "hey y/n chan want some candy?"

"yeah sure"

"here y/n chan you look thirsty"

"oh thankyou"

"y/n chan you like chocolates right? here!"

"that's so nice of you!" now, don't get you wrong everyone in toman was so nice they felt like family. however this atmosphere felt off and everyone was acting a little bit too nice. you hopped off the motorcycle to ask what's up with everyone when mikey and the division captains pulled up and made their entrance.

"president!" everyone bowed, as you too. after settling down, mikey was standing in front with takemichi and draken behind him. "now! we have gathered here today to uh hear me talk about my day yes! so my day was really shitty so i wanted to drop out from school! how about that?"

you were confused, mikey always has been complaining about school in meetings but never in big meetings like these. these kind of meetings usually means he's announcing toman is going to fight another gang or something. this was the last thing you expected. you glanced at your surroundings to share a confused look with someone only for them to avoid your eye contact.

huh, strange.

"where the hell is keisuke? my story doesn't make sense anymore!" mikey whispered to draken, gestured takemichi to take over instead. "u-uh yes i say uh we all drop out from school? but that would be risky for our on future right so.." takemichi prolonged his tone and nervously looked around.

"damn it, kazutora where are you?!" haru yelled in a whisper at the phone he was clutching while kisaki fumbled with his uniform. "patience haruchiyo, we're just a bit late"

"a bit?! the guys over here are telling fairy tales so she won't notice! hurry up"

"we're almost there haru, just wait there with kisaki!" baji yelled from the other side when the phone went dead. kisaki kept extending his neck to look for baji's motorcycle but after five minutes, he finally saw the two of them. "shit be careful with the cake, where's the light?"

"it's here in my pocket, now kisaki go turn off the lights"

"we all ready right? okay so three, two, one!" the lights that was centered at the shrine went completely off making you shriek in surprise. you accidentally hugged the arms of the person beside you but let his arm go instantly. "oh sorry"

"no worried y/n chan, you can hold on them if you're scared" he teased and you landed a slap on his arm. suddenly there was spotlight and it was directed at you, the sudden light made your eyes blind so you squinted a few times to adjust your vision. then,

"happy birthday to you.."

"happy birthday to you"

"happy birthday dear y/n"

"happy birthday to you!" you heard the members sang while approaching you with a white cake which was written 'happy birthday y/n!'. mitsuya was holding the cake as well as the founders who stood behind him who wore birthday hats too. when the singing ended mitsuya was standing in front of you and smiling so sweetly.

"make a wish y/n chan" your captain said. you did a little wish and blew out the candles which resulted in a ear deafening celebration from the members.

"yay cake!"

"that's for her mikey"

"but i wanna eat it.."

"you just had cupcake this morning" you stood there and watched every member blossomed a smile and congratulated you. you didn't even remember it was your birthday, your family has been neglecting your mere presence for a long time so you've grew up not remembering such an event like your birthday. hakkai was the one who noticed your birthday was near and suggested to mitsuya for them to have a small celebration.

never have you thought that they actually cared so much about you, going to the lengths of calling huge meetings so everyone could be there. you lowered your head to hide your sobs but mitsuya catched them. "it's okay y/n, we're here for you. so just leave it to us yes?" he assured you sweetly while lending you a piece of cake on a paper plate.

the toman members had a nice day that dawn, the celebration ended up late at night but you were so happy. more than happy. and you couldn't be more grateful.

[heavenlyhoundoom]

Blood Brothers.(part 15)

(Sundrop and Moondrop are at their old apartment to confirm that they have new living arrangements and bring their stuff to their new home).

Cockroach landlord: So you two live somewhere else now?

Sundrop: Yes.

Cockroach landlord: Where did you move to?

Sundrop: Well...we moved into a village just outside of the city.

Cockroach landlord: Thanks for the heads up, and I am guessing that you want to take your stuff to your new house.

Sundrop: We sure do.

Cockroach landlord: Okay, I'll let you get your stuff.

Sundrop: Thank you, I'll go tell my brother.

(It cuts to Moondrop outside, waiting for Sundrop to tell him that they can get their stuff. He hears something scuttering around).

Moondrop: What was that?

(He turns around to see a rat by his feet.)

Moondrop: Oh, (crouches down closer to the rat) hello little rat, what are you doing out here?

(Moondrop was about to pick up the rat when he smelled something sweet and delicate).

Moondrop in thought: Is that blood I smell...

(The smell of the blood reaches his brain and awakens his bloodlust).

Moondrop: Grrr...blood!!!

(Moodrop's eyes turn blood red, we switch to the perspective of a pink oppossum lady with bleeding scratches caused by a stray cat. She turns around to see Moondrop in his blood thirsty state).

Oppossum lady in thought: (Of course, after the very unlucky day I've had of course I come across a blood thirsty vampire right after I've been scratched.)

Oppossum lady: You should just drink me dry, I don't care anymore...

Moondrop: If you insist...

(Even though the oppossum lady didn't care, her body instinctively caused her to run).

Moondrop:(menacing) Oh no you don't, you gave yourself to me, remember....

Oppossum lady in thought: (I know I gave my blood up to you, but my survival instincts are making me run away, even with such an unlucky life that isn't worth living, a part of me still wants to be alive.)

(Moondrop lunged at the oppossum lady and caught her (they were now in the same position of Legoshi and Haru). It then transitions into his head).

Moondrop: Oh God, I'm going to drink this poor mortal to death, why can't I just ignore my bloodlust, I do know how it feels to be preyed on by a vampire after all.

M.B: You know it's because vampires can't escape their bloodlust...

Moondrop: God Dammit, why won't you just leave me alone!?

M.B: I told you, vampires can't escape their bloodlust, we're like instincts.

Moondrop: Sundrop, please come back before I bite this poor mortal...

M.B: It's no use, Sundrop won't get out here in time. Just let it happen, the real fun is just beginning...

(The bloodlust takes over Moondrop).

Moondrop: You're mine...

(Moondrop was about to bite the oppossum lady's neck a drain her of all her blood, but the oppossum lady's friend found them).

Toucan lady: Blossom!!!

(Moondrop snaps out of his bloodlust, and his eyes change back to sky blue. He lets go of Blossom, and she and her friend run away).

Moondrop: I'm so sorry...

(The end of part 15)

[littleshysheep-at-da]

All my Persona Series Ships!

(Felt like Posting this here, keep y’all Updated. I made this as Google Doc to send to people when I know they also like Persona so I don’t have to say it everytime)

I actually am a crazy Shipper, strongly dislike when people don’t Ship or break my Pairings, and am OTP/OT3 for life. I just also have Self Restraint and Common Sense, so I understand Shipping's all about fun (and doesn't have to be Canon Compliant or make sense) and to not be an asshole to other people having their own fun.

Also adding Sexuality/LGBTA+ Headcanons for ones I have them for (but I don't have them for every Ship or Specific Character). Also yes I am caring about Name Order here.

-Persona 5 (and it’s many Spin-Offs):

Akira (Gay) x Goro (Demi)

Ann (Lesbain) x Shiho

Haru (Bi) x Ryuji (Bi)

Futaba (Ace) x Yusuke (Ace Pan)

Makoto (Lesbain) x Kasumi (Bi)

Toshiro x Eri

Sojiro x Wakaba

Sae x Kawakami

Tae x Chihaya

-Persona 3:

Hamuko (Bi) x Minato (Bi)

Aigis x Hamuko or Minato

Ryoji x Hamuko or Minato

Fuuka x Natsuki

Mitsuru (Lesbain) x Yukari (Bi)

Junpei (Straight) x Chidori

Shinjiro (Bi) x Akihiko (Bi)

-Persona 4:

Yosuke (Bi) x Souji (Pan)

Yukiko (Bi) x Chie (Lesbain)

Naoto (Nonbinary) x Kanji (Pan)

-Persona 2:

Tatsuya (Bi) x Jun (Gay)

Eikichi x Miyabi

Ship Numbers (because Autism)

P5 = 9 | P3 = 7 | P4 = 3 | P2 = 2 | Total 21

Gender Breakdown 18/21 Ships

(not counting Kannao or Aigis and Ryoji)

M/F = 7| M/M = 4 | F/F = 7

Other Ship Notes:

I personally DO NOT see the Protags as self inserts. I think they all have their own personalities. So I don’t really have any self insert ships were I ship them just because I want to date a character, but I do understand some people have those.

Akira and Goro are a massive call back to Tatsuya and Jun from Persona 2, and Tatsuya and Jun are written with the intent to be romantic. Though I think after the third semester I usually don’t have to explain why I feel like Akira and Goro is an obvious Ship, it’s one of those you can totally have a different preference but you understand what I'm getting at right?

I reeeally hope I don’t have to explain that Futaba and Akira are in sibling dynamic so Shipping them would be gross.

Kasumi’s infatuation with Akira makes ZERO SENSE. The only people who see through your delinquent deguise is Goro (because soulmates narrative foil) and Ryuji (who doesn’t see through he’s just a good boy who trusts everyone), so Kasumi seeing through it makes NO SENSE. If she were to follow anyone around saying “Senpei” I think it would be Makoto.

Rise’s feral one sided thirsty crush on Souji is very funny to me (and I love playing it for comedy) but I don’t think he would ever reciprocate it. Her love just feels a bit too superficial, and Souji has too many issues of not being seen for himself for me to like it as a Ship.

I do think Yukari had a crush on Minato and I think Minato would be willing to try dating her, but I feel their love languages would be too different and it would end in disaster. Minato seems like the little actions and subtle comfort where Yukari seems like she would want big romantic gestures (something Mitsuru would do for her).

I will say with all Persona Romance Routes I am very much not a Fan of the Pandering that is “Girl likes you for no real reason” (it’s honestly just a boring Romance to me) and would’ve liked if more of the Girls just weren’t Romanceable so we could just have more Male/Female Friendships. I feel (aside from the stand out VERY BAD ones) a lot of the Romance Routes aren’t that bad, just don’t mesh well with the Tone and Tension of the rest of the Game (they’re kind Mundane and Boring in comparison to the Relationships I ACTUALLY Ship). But my Opinion on Persona Romance Routes as a whole would be a completely different discussion than Ships.

Update cause I forgot:

It’s necessary to say this so I don’t get Canceled; Hamuko and Minato are Canonically Two Halves of the Same Soul, some people choose to see that as Siblings and some people choose to see that as Soulmates. I used to prefer Siblings but now I prefer Soulmates. Either is fine but don’t mix em is all.

When I say Kasumi I usually actually mean Sumire. Sorry it’s partly cause it’s a Spoiler and partly cause I never got in the Habit of calling her by her Real Name. So unless Specific Context assume when I say Kasumi I mean Sumire. I just don’t feel like going back and changing it everywhere I’ve said it.

[sunlightandsuffering]

My favorite part of switch is erens pov when he just cant control himself even when mikasa is doing absolutely nothing. In general, eren trying to control his urges is so hot in every au like man is gritting his teeth thinking unholy stuff, barely manages to keep his hands to himself and then just going for it is just tooo satisfying to read. I mean i love mikasas povs too but erens povs are always so unhinged and borderline obsessive I often end up wishing for erens pov in literaly every fic

omg ur like me, whenever I read fics I LOVE Eren's POV or even just the guy's POV it's refreshing and I love the jealousy and emotions you get to experience reading both POV's. Like ugh, even in manga, my fave is Ao Haru Ride, and I love reading from both Kou and Futaba's POV bc i'm like U IDIOT WIN HER BACK! But then in her POV i'm like omg yes make him jealous girl, it's kind of fun lol!

But writing male POV is wild, it's fun, but it's also difficult bc I'm a girl so obviously Mikasa's POV comes easier and more natural, especially during smut, I feel like it's easier to write sometimes from Mikasa's POV than Eren's lol!.

bUT I TOTALLY GET WHAT U MEAN! Eren is hot, especially if he's written correctly, ur so right that he can just become unhinged and fucking go off bc that's 11/10 in his character arc, this is the mans who lowkey had a little temper tantrum at the idea that MIkasa would forget about him!! MANS COULD EASILY BE FERAL!! AND I LOVE TO BE A PART OF THAT! Here let's give u some thirsty Eren lmfao!

With Christmas comes baking and well, fortunately or perhaps unfortunately for Eren Mikasa absolutely loves to bake.  Which means cookies and sweets galore. In the past week since Christmas break began, she’s made biscotti, short bread, sugar cookies, white chocolate cranberry cookies, and even his favourite, chocolate haystacks. 

So currently, Eren is battling his desires on two fronts: the desire to binge her entire tray of freshly baked short bread, and the desire to lay her out on the counter while they wait for them to cook and lick the icing off of her cheek himself.  Instead of doing either of those things, Eren sits himself down on one of their barstools, placing his hands firmly in his lap and carefully tells her about the icing on her cheek.  “Oh, thanks Eren,” Mikasa beams, wiping the sugary substance off with her thumb, before licking it up just like he wanted to. He’s jealous, so very jealous, especially as her pink tongue darts out for another taste, suckling the whole digit between her lips. She tops it all off with these cute little noises of satisfaction, her eyes shut tight as she tastes the fruit of her labours.  “Yummy,” she tells him before going back to stirring up her bowl of chocolate where she’s currently trying to make hot chocolate balls, her next baking experiment.  So, not only does the kitchen smell heavenly, there is also melted chocolate and icing everywhere. 

He should leave, he really needs to leave.  His gym bag has been sitting ready to go in the hallway for a half an hour now and yet he’s still no closer to leaving. In fact, with every batch of cookies and treats Mikasa makes his motivation actually decreases. 

The timer on the oven beeps and Mikasa gives him an excited smile as she goes to pull out her next creation, her beloved gingerbread.  She carefully places the trays on top of the oven to cool, leaving the door propped open for a moment, a wave of heat assaulting her. 

“So hot,” Mikasa complains before taking the opportunity to strip off her third layer of clothing today, her little green Christmas sweater, leaving her only in her sports bra.  And this is what he means by his motivation being sapped with every batch, because when he first walked by, she was wearing his hoodie on top and a pair of sweat pants. And now, now she’s got nothing on but spandex, a sports bra that barely covers her tits, and a cute little apron that’s going to be the subject of all of his fantasies tonight.  She stretches her arms over her head, yawning as she gently kicks the oven door shut, “I’m getting tired.”  “You’ve been baking all day Mikasa, you can take a break.”  He needs her to take a fucking break or he’s never going to be able to leave, he was supposed to meet Armin at the gym a half an hour ago. 

Mikasa hums, “It’s okay, that was my last batch, I just need to finish off these hot chocolate balls.”  She beams at him, giving him a small smile as she comes back to her chocolate work station, “I’m going to make one for everyone Aunt Carla and Uncle Grisha and my family too! And maybe even Sasha and Armin if I have extra.” 

He's not going to make it through. 

[jakattax]

Haru and Kurt

New artwork commissions of my two bois by the wonderfully talented @mashollings

A bit of a thirsty Haru 👀 yes sir I’m looking at you respectfully

And Kurt looking worse for wear as he fights for his life in Waterdeep 😬

Please please please check out their page and previous artwork, I believe comms are still open so why not get a piece done while you’re there 🤷🏻‍♀️

[stargazer-sims]

behind the scenes

Keigo: Senjirō, you okay?

Senjirō: Yeah. It’s nothing. Just in bad mood.

Keigo: Oh.

Senjirō: I’d be better if it wasn’t so hot in here, and if that woman putting out the snacks would stop starting at me as if she’s trying to imagine what I look like naked.

Keigo: I’ll bet thousands of people do that.

Senjirō: Yeah, but not where I can see them. Ugh.

Keigo: For real, though. Are you sure it’s just a bad mood? You seem kinda off today.

Senjirō: I’m tired, and my eyes hurt. I can’t wait to get back home, so I can take my contacts out.

Keigo: Anything else?

Senjirō: Cuddle with you, once the cameras are off.

Keigo: That’s what I was hoping you’d say. I’m tired too. Wanna take a nap when we get back?

Senjirō: Do we have anything else on the schedule today?

Keigo: Ryu says we don’t. I think Haru wants to make a video for his Simstagram, but maybe Ryu or Taiji can help him. I’ll tell him you need to rest.

Senjirō: Thanks. I owe you.

Keigo: Don’t mention it. Somebody has to take care of you, and I’m happy to make it my responsibility. I mean, you’re my favourite person, so…

Senjirō: Just so you know, you’re my favourite person too.

Keigo: You know the reason why we don’t get all those thirsty messages from the Valentines like Haru does, right? It’s probably ‘cause they think we’re gay.

Senjirō: I’m not gay. I just… really like you. You know? Like, you’re more than a best friend, but not like a lover. I’m actually not into the idea of lovers, honestly. I don’t think I’ll ever really want one.

Keigo: Me too. All that. Well, except for the part about having lovers. I kinda want that with somebody some day. But like, what you’re talking about? I think that’s called ‘soulmates’.

Senjirō: The fans would go wild over that. Us being soulmates.

Keigo: What do we ever do or say that they don’t go wild over?

Senjirō: Facts.

Keigo: Hey, why don’t you grab a chair and rest for a few minutes? I’ll get you some water and snacks, so you don’t have to go near the catering lady, okay?

Senjirō: Okay. Thanks.

Keigo: You just gotta hang in there for another hour or so. Once the break’s over and we get through the fan signing for the studio audience, then we can get changed and go home.

Senjirō: Will you sit next to me at the autograph session?

Keigo: Don’t I always sit next to you? We can put our chairs close together and pretend we’re holding hands under the table. We’ll try to upstage Haru. It’ll be fun.

Senjirō: You’d better not be planning to just pretend.

Keigo: If I’m not, you’d better be prepared to be the talk of the online fandom tomorrow.

Senjirō: I don’t care if we’re trending on every social media platform on the planet. Right now, all I care about is food and a nap. Hashtag “overworked and underfed”.

Keigo: Ooh… dramatic.

Senjirō: Be quiet, Keigo. Bring me a snack, like you promised.

Keigo: You’re so cute when you’re being bossy.

Senjirō: Ugh… go!

Keigo: *laughing* Yes, dear.

Senjirō: *to himself* Ugh! Dammit! I want to be mad, but he somehow makes me laugh every time.

[whiskeysmulti]

They both reach for the same item on the shelf—a stylish pair of boots, and the last one at that. Upon realizing who was going for the object of his desire, a scowl sits on The Prince's lips. "Hands off, peasant. I got here first." Plus, shouldn't he know by now? He was royalty, it was practically obligated to him! — BEL&HAYATO

Random IC from an inbox call!

He didn't need new shoes that desperately even though his were getting old and worn. But Haru had pushed him to at least get a decent pair before the weather got cold. Alas here lies our poor Storm stuck in a predicament, deal with the Varia prick again and relive the horror of those knives and wires, or get the stupid shoes? He was tired. He was grouchy, as always. But most of all, Gokudera was not dealing with this. Haru could bitch all she wanted about his feet getting cold if it got wet outside, Bel could have the damn boots for all he cared. A single glance at that blood thirsty grin told him, his luck would be better any other day. In a heel turn decision, Gokudera shook his head and walked right out of the store. If he needed them that desperately, he could always order new shoes online. The additional shipping charge would be worth saving him from the damned flashbacks.

[tricksheart]

Continued from HERE @moonsmultimusings

When there weren't clients around waiting to be helped, Spirits and Such was generally on the quieter side. Shigeo didn't mind too much. Having some time to relax after school (and after his club) was kind of nice. Today, however, he'd been the one to call a guest in. One who had been of help to him in the past, and whom he hoped to get to know better. When it came to speaking on the matter of why, however, that was a different matter entirely. Shigeo Kageyama was nothing if not awkward. Endearing, sure, but awkward nonetheless. It took a direct question to get a more direct answer from him.

“Thank you for coming by, Kurusu-san.” He just needed to remember what Reigen had taught him about how to deal with customers. Granted, it didn't come nearly as readily with him. Something like that would help him in normal conversations too, as had been explained to him, though he always had the idea in his mind that speaking to everyone like a customer might come off as patronizing. “I had a few questions for you about your psychic powers...” Wasn’t one of the first rules Reigen gave him about refreshments? He stiffened a bit as he remembered this. How could he forget? He wanted to help put Akira at ease, and something like that could do a better job than his words could. “Oh, are you thirsty? I could make you some tea.” There was always some kept in the office.

"Please, Akira-senpai is fine. I'm only a few years older than you anyways". Even if Kurusu wasn't his true family's last name, it still felt awkward to have someone call you the equivalent of sir since they were somewhat around the same age. Plus Akira had been friends with Shinya Oda and that kid was in elementary school. Then again friend was loosely put here because he was more of a confidant than an actual person that Akira could call more than an acquaintance at first.

"Come again? I'm sorry but I don't have psychic powers....." All Akira did was stand in a corner while everyone did all the work to escape that hellhole as he had called it. Still maybe because he WAS there granted anyone the assumption that he did in fact have powers. Akira was highly upset at those Claw people kidnapping him in the first place though to actually do anything substantial. "Although, I am glad my friend that does have psychic powers didn't get involved with any of that unpleasant experience". That was putting it lightly to say the least. Akira wouldn't know what he would do if his friend Haru was put into that situation.

Akira's eyes move over to the for-mentioned tea ingredients located on a counter near a kitchen nook before shaking his head, since tea wasn't his choice of drink. "No thanks. I'd ask if you had something stronger like coffee but I only take cups of it to look cool". And he's made it awkward. Hoo boy. Now it felt like a contest and Akira wonders who is actually going to be the victor of embarrassing themselves during this conversation.

[lie-reviews]

Roses bleeding love

She should have known better. But she didn’t as anyone wouldn’t when it comes to the sleepy countryside town of Baramachi (rose town) named after the abundance of wild rose bushes and the unique flowers grown there.

Now Haru like everyone was enamoured by her mother’s the quaint little hometown. She was there in the country side enjoying her vacation before university started again.

As a budding photographer the charmingly mysterious Baramachi was a tempting location she couldn’t pass up on.

With quaint little enchanting houses with blooming fruit and flower gadens in their backyards.

One fine day while enjoying her little vacation haru was walking on the empty road having no particular destination in mind photographing everything that caught her eye. From one of the many rose bushes to rice fields to the empty roads with an occasional farm vehicle passing by.

Haru’s mother had told her not to stray too far into countryside but haru being a curious cat did exactly what she was warned not to do.

She ventured into the country side.

Maiko, her mum had grown up in the town but had left it around the she started elementary school for reasons. But she still remembered the various myths and legends about the rose town which she had passed on to her daughter in the form of bedtime stories.

Being fascinated by the stories haru decided to track down one of the legends, “the curse of the blue rose mansion”.

 

A mansion so enchanting that many had lost their lives trying to attain it. The townspeople had various stories as to why.

But none knew the truth.

None knew of the weeping lady who sat in front of the blooming blue roses

To grieve her lost lover.

None ever saw the sight of her drenched in blood and covered in gore from head to toe.

None ever saw because no one was brave enough to step foot past the ivy-covered gates.

 

No one until Haru who definitely wasn’t brave but curious enough to put herself into a dangerous situation.

 

 

She stopped right in-front of the mansion gates looking at the massive beautiful structure through the bars of the gate. She couldn’t fathom why the villagers she had run into oh her way here had warned her against going there. She remembered their horror-stricken expression vividly.

 

The old lady carrying freshly picked jasmine flowers in the handwoven basket on her back had asked her. “Dear girl, don’t ya know about the spirit that lives there?”

The old man who was with the lady had piped up from behind haru scaring the daylights out of her as she hadn’t noticed him getting behind her.

“The blood thirsty spirit who devours anyone who dares to step inside her rose garden.” He spoke.

 

Haru had then quickly left running away from the slightly creepy old couple and towards the mansion they had warned not to go.

 

 Now she stood clicking pictures of the gate and the mansion through the gates.

If she had paid attention to her surroundings outside the camera frame she would’ve noticed the figure walking towards her.

The figure her camera lens couldn’t see.

The moment she took her eyes of the camera screen to push open the gates her fate was sealed.

She came face to face with the most beautiful woman she had ever laid her eyes on, a woman so beautiful she shouldn’t exist in this era.

She was covered head to toe in classical Japanese attire, a kimono with an extravagant obi(belt) and with hair ornament’s that twinkled like star lights under the twilight shades of the setting sun.

As she tilted her to look at haru with an almost predatory expression her hair ornaments swayed making no noise.

Haru should’ve noticed the strangeness of the situation but she didn’t, she couldn’t.

She couldn’t see pas the beauty Infront of her. Haru was enchanted.

Under a spell that would result in her death.

 

The beautiful lady beckoned haru with a finger, when she turned the gates opened on their own and haru followed, walking willingly into a beautiful hell of blue roses. The last she would ever see.

 She followed the beautiful figure Infront of her like reverent pilgrim, she didn’t even notice her camera falling from her grasp.

Her camera that was a irremovable part of her life was forgotten. Forgotten under the everlasting spell she was under.

 

 

 

On the other side of the town in the bustling streets of Baramachi, stood Haru’s house currently with her mother inside.

Inside the warm cosy house filled with the scent of spices and life, laid maiko on the couch having a quick little nap before continuing her work.

 

In the warm house with summer just around the corner maiko shivered in her sleep feeling a chilling cold settle into her bones as she trashed around because of her nightmare.

Her nightmare in which she found her daughter standing immovable facing away from her with a blue rose blooming from her shoulder, a blue rose dripping red red blood.

 

She woke up screaming. “HARUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!”

In a second, she was out of her house running towards the mansion.

Praying for her daughter, hoping she would reach on time.

 

 

Back in the mansion haru now stood in the expansive rose garden.

Being drawn in by the blue roses in front of her and the figure standing amidst them.

 

She now stood in front the enchanting figure, finally coming to her sense although a bit too late as she asked. “Who are y---”

She never finished her sentence for she could no longer speak.

The beautiful woman had touched her heart and that was all it took for the flowers to bloom.

Bloom inside haru, as she opened her mouth to scream, she could feel the thorns from the rose vines stabling her vocal cords taking away her speech.

She could feel them growing out of her breaking her skin, drenching her in ruby blood, her blood.

 

She fell to her knees no longer capable of holding her weight, looking up at the beauty she was lured in by she could now see despite her vision growing red, she could feel little thorns reaching to her eyes, she looked and saw the beauty

She was lured in by.

Who still stood beautiful and enchanting but no longer human, how could she be when her eyes bled and her neck spilled flowing rubies down her kimono.

Yet she stood there tall and enchanting looking down at haru. As she titled up Haru’s face with her chillingly cold fingers.

She spoke “perfect, a bit stupid but with blood so nutritious for the roses. Ahh Miyoko would’ve loved to see them bloom.”

 

She was indeed right in spite of her fading sight she could make out the blue roses blooming behind the beautiful apparition in front of her.

Haru could no longer kneel as she fell down falling sideways as her world went dark.

She could feel the roses ripping up her insides as coughed up blood.  She now bled from her fingertips, her skin splitting. She screamed but no one heard no one will for her scream remained soundless.

 

She felt the apparition circling her watching her writhing in pain as she faded.

 

The apparition, the beautiful lady, Ibara Hanazaki the owner of the mansion,

The vengeful ghost who had stayed behind choosing to take care of the blue roses her beloved Miyoko had adored, and lost her life protecting.

 

Ibara now stared down at the writhing girl bleeding profusely, she held no sympathy, she felt no regret. how could she when she cared about nothing except her beloved Miyoko’s happiness.no matter what it took.

 

 

She was late. Too late. They had already bloomed.

 

Haru heard a scream of a familiar voice as the gates crashed open as she faded she heard and felt her mother’s voice.

 

Maiko now there fell to her knees as she saw her broken daughter, with the blood pooling around her she looked into her daughter’s unseeing blood shot eyes. She cried out as she cradled Haru’s broken body in her lap “oh you silly girl why didn’t you ever listen. Why? Why?” she heard no reply.

 

When she finally dared to look up she saw what Haru had seen an unearthly being staring down at them.

Ibara spoke “she has pleased Miyoko with her blood, I have no more use of her or you. You can take back the empty husk if you wish.”

 

Maiko looked down at haru when she no longer could feel her breathe.

Haru was no longer alive she had faded away like the beauty of the roses leaving behind an empty broken husk. Her curious sparkling eyes no longer sparkled.

Maiko sat there and screamed. Screamed as loud as she could but no one came.

No one came as Ibara went inside the mansion, as the doors closed.

 

 

As night fell and stars rose.

No one came. No one will.

For all knew.

For When the blue roses bloomed it meant a life was lost.

All over the mansion and the town the blue roses bloomed so vibrantly, for they had been nourished with a life.

.

 

As maiko continued to scream. She didn’t hear the camera shutter going off.

 

Ibara had fulfilled Haru’s lifelong desire.

Haru had wished to capture beauty none ever had with her camera.

 

If one looks closely at the camera lying on the grass one would see on the screen a shot. A beauty no one could ever dare to imagine.

 

 

 

They sparkled like blue sapphire studded with blood red rubies.  

 

A scenery of brightly blooming blue roses, twinkling under the starlight, splattered with crimson blood.

 

They bloomed so lovingly a beautifully bloody scene none could ever think of.

 

A beauty one could see at the price of life.

 

 

A life for a rose.

 

For that was the way of Baramachi.

-LAINA

DON'T COPY ANYWHERE HUMANS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.

[cookie4hope]

Are you thirsty yet, Haru?

Rinharu Week - Day 7: Respite (Ending AU)    ↳ The Arabian Prince and The Traveller

[harutostablet]

International Rock Festival

When Haruto found out the Rock Festival had been flooded out , he understood the promoters moved it to an indoor venue. That made sense. What confused him was when Ueno told him that he'd be sharing his dad's set. Because of time and resources a lot of other acts were cut. Haruto's was on the list to be cut if Uncle Kenji hadn't haggled so that Haruto and Akita would have some additional time to perform together.

Uncle Kenji was an ultimate spin master. He told them about how they were getting a steal with two performers in one set. The crowd would go wild.

And what could Haruto say? Not only was he still performing at the festival but also with his dad's band. The band had been together longer than Haruto had been alive. For him, it was like performing with his uncles. Rehearsals were set up quickly and flowed pretty easy. Like family, they wanted Haruto to succeed as well. Best of all he got to bring Ely with him. He just didn't tell anyone until his boyfriend was already at the venue. By then, all Ueno could do was eyeball him. Ayame-kun just accepted Ely as part of his entourage.

Ely was minding his manners almost like a servant in the Chiesa. The last thing he wanted was to embarrass Haruto on his big night. He may have been a little stiff but he still smiled and relaxed more when Haru was around him.

The day of their show there was a signing event. It was the first one Haruto had to sit through so he was happy to be there with his dad. They were also placed at a table together. Akita was still headliner so most were there to see him. Haruto was completely okay with that, it was what he was used too. Watching his dad, shine brighter than the sun.

Still, it was different now, he was a dimer star next to his father's sun, and facing fans face to face made him forget words still. Whenever he got tongue tied Akita would slip in a comment about how pretty the girl was for Haruto to to forget Japanese. That always ended in squeals.

Then there were the cougars. Married women who somehow manged to get out for the night or were there to 'look out for' their daughters. These women doted on what a good father Akita was to bring his son to the Rock festival. But that always led into questions about what hotel they were staying in. One even went so far as to ask if Haruto and his dad were sharing a room.. Those women made Haruto fight to not roll his eyes. They were in public after all. At least, hide how thirsty you were in front of his son, Haruto thought.

Ueno was good for some things. His manager had the foresight to book them in different rooms. His dad could have the penthouse as long as Haruto didn't have to hear old people sex or worse, wake up the next morning to an awkward breakfast with freshly fucked old people.

Every now and then, he would try to spot Ely, with Ayame-kun. Haruto felt bad that he had to leave his boyfriend with the young woman. She was kind enough. Paying attention to Ely the same way that she would Haruto. Thinking that Ely's stiffness was just how the dark skinned male always behaved.

Ely was enjoying Ayame's company, truthfully, trying to be ready to meet eyes whenever Haru looked for him. Like it were his one committed task to never miss a glance. Being supportive right? There were so many people but they generally ignored him. Which he was thankful for honestly. Not sure what he would say if people knew that he and the Idol Haru Ono were friends- or worse- dating.

Towards the end of the signing session Ayame-kun got a phone call on her cell. She looked a bit surprised by the caller and spoke politely.

"Please excuse me," she said stepping away from Ely. When she returned she was followed by a very well put together young woman who appeared to be just a little bit younger than Haruto. When they returned the young woman paused when she saw Ely giving her best Idol smile. Instead of speaking she look appeared to be waiting to be recognized.

Ely paused when Ayame left him. Only to be confused by the girl whom appeared. He returned the polite smile, bowing formally though, he had no idea who the young girl was. Turning his attention back to Haru quite immediately.

When it seemed obvious that Ely wasn't going to recognize the young woman Ayame-kun made introductions. "Ely-san, this is Bailey-san, Ono-san's girl friend."

"My spot was canceled but I wanted to support Haruto-kun," she said smiling still. "And you are?" she asked even though Ayame-kun introduced him.

Ely looked up at Ayame and back to Bailey. Haru had mentioned this but it was surprising to actually meet here. "Oh- uh, Ely. Nice to meet you." He says, bowing formally again. "I'm a friend of Haru's from school."

Bailey coos. "Oh~ he's so secretive about his life at school." She even giggled pretty. "Haru? You two must be very close. He's always so shy." she said and looked at the table where father and son were still greeting fans.

Soon the signing event was over and Haruto and Akita came back to their caretakers. Haruto smiled at Ely but his eyes grew wide when he saw Bailey and may have gotten a little paler.

"Bailey-san, what are you doing here?" he tried not to sound as shocked as he looked. The pretty young woman giggled.

"My spot was canceled, and I heard you were still performing with your father, so I came to support you." she reached for Haruto's hands taking them in her own.

Ely paused when she mentioned the nickname, looking off- wondering if he said too much. Though his smile was more honest and bright seeing Haru come over. It softened when Bailey took his attention away. Standing back, still to not get in the way of them. Letting them talk and instead, he would just follow like he was part of the care crew.

Haruto doesn't take his hands away but he doesn't squeeze hers, looking back and forth between his girlfriend and boyfriend. He wants to says something to Ely but he doesn't know what, not out here, not like this. Once again his dad saved him.

"Oh you must be Baily-chan, "he bowed to the little girl. "My son has said so much about you." he didn't mention which son. "Excuse us, we need to get ready." The young woman politely bowed to Akita and nodded when they had to go.

Ayame-kun sided up beside Ely as the musicians chatted. "It can be overwhelming." she said softly. Thinking that Ely was in awe of just another star.

Ely looked to Ayame and nodded. "Yeah… but Haru is amazing at what he does." He answers not realizing if there was any flaws in his words. staying put with Ayame even if Bailey left with them. He stood almost like a butler.

Ayame would watch Ely for several seconds. Soon the three musicians would join them Haruto and Bailey still holding hands. "Ayame-kun, do you mind if Bailey -san stays with you until dad's set is over?" he tried not to look at Ely. Akita already walking toward the rest of the band. . "I'll be back…" he said. "I'll be back. " That he did direct to Ely looking at his boyfriend apologetically. Then turned to Bailey-san. "Excuse me, Bailey-san."

The first part of the set were Akita's new songs.

Haruto's plan for international fame wasn't a new one. Musician have been doing it since the traveling minstrel. The broader the audience the more likely they were to buy your music. The more they buy your music the more you get booked in other countries. That was the plan Akita followed, and it was the plan Haruto would follow.

The first song was in English. Here Haruto was on keyboards and back up vocals. Unlike when he performed solo, the young idol was relaxed and looked up now and then to see his dad rocking out. He'd always been in awe of his father's talent. Akita could sweep a group of people away with a smile. . I twas something that was on the long list of things that had Haruto afraid of people. He could never bring that kind of magic to the stage like his father.

Ely listened to the music, watching the performance on a screen backstage. Haru's father really was amazing, though Ely still kept his attention on /to-him/ the real star.

As the set continued, Bailey turned to the others.

"Can you get me a water?" he said looking at Ayame. The assistant hurried to her feet to go and get it. As soon as the young woman scurried off the female Idol turned toward Ely. "You and Haruto-kun go to school together?" she said prettily.

At the end of the song, the musicians, including Haruto, prepared for the next song. "How are we Tokyo!" Akita's voice rang out through the speakers. His bleached amber hair shined under the the stage lights. A large cry came back from the waves of people. Haruto was playing guitar on the next song. He looked up at crowd as he tuned up.

Ely listened to the music, watching the performance on a screen backstage. Haru's father really was amazing, though Ely still kept his attention on /to-him/ the real star.

As the set continued, Bailey turned to the others.

"Can you get me a water?" he said looking at Ayame. The assistant hurried to her feet to go and get it. As soon as the young woman scurried off the female Idol turned toward Ely. "You and Haruto-kun go to school together?" she said prettily.

Ely looked to Bailey with paused but nodded softly. "Yes. We have a few classes together." He answers in a simple tone.

Bailey giggles and taps her fingers to her lips. "It must be more than a few," she giggled. "Are you a musician?" she batted her eyes looking Ely over. "Producer? Actor?" she rattle off questions.

Ely shook his head. "No, not at all. I don't do anything special." He answers easily.

Bailey giggles behind her fingers. "Then why are you here?" she said innocently curious

Ely shrugs. "Just to be a supportive friend? I don't go to concerts often."

Ayame would return with the bottle of water. Bailey took it without looking at her, still focused on Ely. "A supportive friend?" she looked at Ely's tail and the horns. "I'm happy that you are are such a good friend to my boyfriend. Thank you for your continued support." She would turn her head to look back at the concert.

"Are you ready for another song?" Akita called out to the ocean of people. Another cheer. Akita turned to his son. This one started with a solo from Haruto. Akita, ever the front man, was in his element dancing with the microphone while Haruto played. Akita wasn't a dancer but he still managed to make the stage all his own.

Haruto relaxed even more, rocking along with his family. He closed his eyes when it was time for his solos. This was his dad's set but the goal was also to showcase Haruto's talents. By the time the song ended Haruto was out of breath. He and Akita shared a smiled.

Ely (bingk) smiled bright, so happy to see the show going well and Haru and his father sharing the stage. It seemed so wonderful. His tail couldn't stop it's sway.

Bailey would sip her water. Instead of sitting back down Ayame would step to the side away from them .

"Ne, Ely-san, if I wanted to send Haruto-kun a present," she turned slowly towards him again. "Something to wish him well during his studies, what school would I send it too?" she batted her eyes lashes, looking at him sugar sweet

Ely looked at Bailey, finding the question rather odd. Shouldn't she know? He shook his head. "Ah- sorry, my japanese isn't very good and the school has a very hard name for me to say. Perhaps you can ask Ayame-san to send it for you?" He suggests.

Bailey paused and reached out for Ely's hand. "You have to have something on you, even a school ID?" she said just as sweetly.

Ely shook his head. "S-sorry, everything I have is in Italian." He says, taking out his own ID from the Cheisa. It shown his picture but the whole ID was in Latin and Italian. "You could ask Haru." He suggests as well.

Bailey looked at the ID her Idol smile cracking for a moment. "Of course, I'll ask Haru," she said and looked at the screen that showed the concert

"Thank you for coming out tonight," Akita said when the applause died down. Haruto walked over toward his dad. It was his turn now. The musicians moved around behind them. "It's an honor to be here with you tonight, but tonight is even more special for me." he turned to Haruto and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Because tonight, I get to perform with my son. Maybe you've heard of him?" he brought his hand to his ear as if waiting for the people to respond. Haruto was thankful for the layers of stage make up on his face so that no ones would see his cheeks pink. The sound started off as a low rumble.

"Haru-to, Haru-to, Harut-to!" The spotlight shined on them. He put on his best idol smile and bowed low, clutching the guitar to his chest.

"Please support my son as you've supported me," Akita continued. He bowed to the audience and so did Haruto, another cheer. One of the musicians, handed Akita a guitar, leaving the stand for his son.

Ely seemed confused by Bailey, putting his ID away and looking back to the screen- his tail flicked and his body perked up. Fixated on the screen. He felt his heart suddenly start pounding when the crowd called out Haru's name. Inwardly praying it would go well.

Haruto looked at the waves of people as they came in a blur. He would look around at the guys behind him. Instead of, new musicians, his father's band played double duty. They would be playing for him him now. It was only one song but it was enough, people would see him and he was still playing with family.

"This song is from my new album," Haruto said looking at the blur of people. "Thank you for your continued support. I hope that you enjoy it."

Ely continued to watch the concert from backstage. On the edge of his seat.

Haruto looked back at his family and then back at the audience closing his eyes once more before playing.

This song was about letting go of who he used to be. Trying to be someone worthy of all the praise and kindness he got just for being a second generation musician

"He's so creative isn't he?"Bailey said to Ely.

Ely almost didn't seem to realize Bailey was talking to him- so focused on Haru's performance. He blinked, turning back to Bailey. "Hm? Oh- yeah, heh. That's why he's on stage right?" He grins.

Bailey looked at Ely then back at the screen. "That isn't the only reason," she said softly and rose to her feet before the song was over. "Bai!" she waved to them both handing the bottle to Ayame before she left

Ely paused when suddenly Bailey stood up. Watching her go, but looking back to the screen.

Haruto fingers were shaking as he finished "Thank you again,"he said. He bowed to them all. Akita would walk over and pat his son on the shoulder. They bowed together and the group made their way off stage leaving the instruments behind for the roadies. Akita was still patting his son's back as they came back. Haruto made a beeline for Ely. "What did you think?" he asked.

Ayame coughed to gain their attention. "Bailey-san had to go unfortunately.," she said.

"Oh yea.. um, thank you,"Haruto bowed to his assistant. "I hope everything is alright. "

"You staying for the after party tonight," Akita asked as he took a drink of water handed to him by his own assistant. Heki, if Haruto remembered correctly.

Haruto looked back at his dad and shook his head. "It's your night…" he said to his father. Honestly it was his night too but Haru had other things on his mind. Akita looked from one young man to another. "Have fun. See you two for breakfast boys?" he smiled at them giving them a dismissal

It took a while and a few autographs later but when they finally made it to the car, Haruto tackled his boyfriend and kissed him sweetly.