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Luigi and the Beast Chapter 6

Hey all!

Chapter 6 is up!! This is my second favorite chapter, after the last one, so I hope y'all like it! We get Mario and Luigi's reunion, and it's... ah. Something. Please note that this is not a happy chapter, so be aware before reading. I didn't want this fic to be fully angsty like my other fics, but this is definitely an angsty chapter, so... yeah.

On a side note, L&tB passed 1,000 kudos!! This is only my third fic to pass 1,000 kudos, and it's definitely the quickest one to reach that milestone by a wide margin. I think it took well over a year for my last fic, The Problem with Perfection to reach 1,000, and about that long for my most popular fic (A Pirate's Life) to reach 1,000 too. My next goal is for this fic to surpass my current most popular fic, since I wrote that when I was like... 16-17 and it's, uh... rough. Not terrible, but not my best work either. I doubt TPWP will ever reach the amount of kudos that A Pirate's Life has, but L&tB has a good chance, so... 🤞🏻😅

You can find the chapter here

Summary:

Luigi is a simple man who lives a simple life. Every day is the same as the last, with nothing ever happening that changes the status quo. While some may think his life is boring, Luigi enjoys it well enough, relishing in the simple monotony, not needing endless adventure and excitement to make his life have meaning.

Unfortunately, everything changes when he gets the news that his beloved brother, Mario, has been kidnapped by a fearsome beast in a far off kingdom that he’s never heard of before. To make matters worse, in his endeavor to save his brother, he ends up making a deal with the beast where he has to stay as a prisoner in his brother’s place. Will he be able to survive his captivity in the castle of a beastly king? Or will he find that maybe there is more to life than simplicity, and that sometimes the best things in life require a little risk?

Chapter 6

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[tpwp-fan-manga]

okay, so, before i go any further with the comic (currently heading to work on it rn actually), i want to clarify something;

i am not going to draw the nsfw parts of tpwp

this is simply because i don't feel comfortable drawing these parts out. and since the author was gracious enough to have summaries for people uncomfortable with reading those instances, i plan to do something similar to that, considering those parts do have an effect on the story

that's just a personal boundary i have set in place for myself. the rest of the story is fair game, i just don't feel comfortable doing that

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Hi Cer I love all your work so much but lately I keep going back to Distractions a lot and ofc A Lesson in Communication is just soooo good ("Physically. Emotionally. Metaphysically—" made me LAUGH ). Been going through a bit of a rough patch and those fics rly made me feel a bit lighter <3 Your angst is unparalleled ofc but you have such a distinct sense of humour , I love it!

Can I ask what your writing process is? Do you outline , draft , revise , use a beta, etc ?

Thanks for sharing your fics , you are amazing :))

Gosh, anon, this was such a lovely ask to get! <333 I'm so glad you're enjoying my fics. I think the people close to me would agree about my distinct sense of humour, haha, but maybe not in such a complimentary way ;) sticking this all under a cut since it got a bit long...

My writing process, such as it is... I don't really outline - it depends on the fic. For heart of glass, for example, I had a few vague thoughts as to what I wanted a scene to be (I think one scene was outlined as 'gid fab pub', or something similarly unhelpful) but I also just went with instinct for other bits when I felt, mid-write, that something else was needed. The 're-birth day party' was one of those, where I hadn't planned it in advance but decided that we needed something a bit more uplifting, that could also show the vulnerability of Sirius lurking behind his brave, jovial front.

For TPWP, I have a bit more of an outline, but again I think calling it an outline is probably being generous. Here's an example of my outline for chapter 24 (with the more spoilery bits covered up):

(I'm particularly fond of 'Sly. being shits' as a summary point lol)

I have notes of the threads that need picking up on, because it's a long form thing and my memory is utterly useless, and am liable to forget most anything that's important.

For something like Forget-Me-Not, I essentially had a bullet point or two per chapter as to what the key events for that chapter would be.

I would say that most of my 'planning', if we can call it that, is done in my head. I find driving, or swimming, to be when things spring into my mind and then I have a good cogitate and turn it all over until it's ready to be emptied into google docs.

I tend to write in order, get it all out, maybe go back as I'm writing to adjust scenes here and there. 8k into A Lesson in Communication, I decided I wanted it all to be in past tense rather than present, so that was an irritating exercise in editing 😅

Editing/revising tends to be a quick thing at the end, more looking at the nuts and bolts of it rather than the content. I don't use a beta reader, but often the wonderful @mppmaraudergirl looks things over for me to make sure the vibes are right.

Cor, that was long and rambling! Hopefully it answered your question/was vaguely interesting.

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Chapter 23 The Problem with Mondo

HA. So, it's about time, am I right??? It's only been months, ha.

Anyway, there is bad news in the chapter, and I think everyone who is still following this story was expecting it, but... I've made the decision to discontinue this fic for the moment. This means that, once the next chapter is posted (likely in a month or two, so that I can hopefully have time to edit it), I do not plan to write any more chapters for the foreseeable future. Does this mean I'll never write for TPWM again??? No, but it's been dragging on me to write for this fic, and I have way too much going on right now to force myself to focus on something that is making me anxious and stressed.

I go into slightly more detail in the end notes, but I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. I do hope that I can finish this fic one day, but it's very, very low on my priorities list at the moment. Thank you all who have been following this story and series throughout the years, you all mean so much to me and I will never regret writing TPWM, even if it forever remains a WIP. At least the story is finished with TPWP, so... there's that.

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 23

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Chapter 22 The Problem with Mondo

Hey guys! Sorry for not posting on Monday like I said, ha. I got distracted writing the second chapter to that Ishimondo fic I had mentioned, ha. But! I was able to post this today! And I'll try to post that other fic either tomorrow or Sunday, since I finished it at least.

Now, this is going to be the last update for TPWM for at least three months. I want to give myself some time to write chapter 24, so my new schedule is one chapter every 3 months, which gives me six months to write chapter 24. If I can't finish it by then, then... 😬I've started it, at least. Not much is written, but it is at least started. That's always the hardest part, I've found. Unfortunately I've been distracted by trying to finish up some other WIP stories I've started, but knowing me I'll give up on that soon enough, so no need to worry too much 😅

OH! I forgot to mention, but TPWP reached 1,100 kudos the other day!! I was hoping it would make it by the New Year, so I'm happy! Thanks everyone who has been supporting these stories of mine. I never expected them to be so popular, so I really appreciate the support. <3

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 22

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Chapter 1 The Violence of Your Touch

Hello everybody!! Happy New Year!!

So! As I've mentioned in other posts, I wrote another Ishimondo story! This one is an enemies to lovers story that I was inspired to write after rereading one of the earlier TPWP chapters, I believe, when Taka and Mondo were fighting and I was like "... what if this, but more angry and more sexual???" Now, this story ended up less sexual than originally intended, but I still like how this fic turned out. I hope y'all like it too. :-D I'll do my best to post chapter 2 next week, but y'all know how unreliable my schedule has been recently 😬 So, we shall see.

You can read the chapter here

Summary:

Taka and Owada are fighting again.

This is sadly not an uncommon occurrence at their prestigious high school, Hope’s Peak Academy. In fact, it’s so common that everyone in the vicinity immediately begins evacuating, knowing that when Taka and Owada begin to fight, nothing and no one gets spared. Neither of them means to get so out of control— Taka especially— but it’s like whenever they see the other, their minds just go blank and abject rage takes over all of their sensibilities. Taka knows this to be the case for him, and he highly suspects this to be the case for Owada, too. The deep rage he can see housed inside those bright, lavender eyes showcases that.

Their battles happen frequently and intensely, every single one leaving Taka with a righteousness burning inside of him that nothing else replicates. There is no one and nothing Taka knows of that drives him to the same extremes that Owada does. No one that gets under his skin, that makes his blood boil so intensely. Taka always walks away from every battle invigorated in the strangest way; his body alive in a way it never is with anyone else.

It’s an addictive feeling.

Chapter 1

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Chapter 5 The Problem with Mondo

Hello everyone! Chapter 5 is up, I hope you all like it! I'm tired, so I won't write much here.

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 5

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18 notes - Posted April 17, 2022

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Chapter 2 The Problem with Mondo

Chapter 2 is here!

This chapter is the companion to chapter 3, and I'm... okay with it. I got rid of most of what happened in chapter 3 of TPWP, since it was mostly Taka's feelings about his classmates, and I just... didn't think Mondo would care like... at all about that, ha. As such, the chapter is kind of random, but it was written back when I thought TPWM was gonna be a short little story strictly about Mondo's thoughts during TPWP, so....... yeah.

Anyway, I hope y'all like the chapter! I think it's kinda cute, at least. Just a bit superfluous.

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 2

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19 notes - Posted March 25, 2022

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Chapter 9 The Problem with Mondo

Hey all! Chapter 9 is up! I'm very tired (like I always am these days, OOF), so I won't say much here. Check the notes for more info. :-)

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 9

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20 notes - Posted May 22, 2022

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Chapter 1 The Problem with Mondo

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IT'S HERE Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE PROBLEM WITH MONDO IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahhhh, sorry, but I'm so excited!!! I've been waiting for this for a year now, wow. But it's finally here!! TPWM is finally posted on AO3!!!!!

Now, those of you who read the chapter I posted on here will already know it, and I only made, like... minor edits. But I plan to post chapter 2 this weekend, so be on the lookout for that! Take a look at the notes for more details about the story, but know that this story is a lot more vulgar than TPWP, since Mondo is a more rough and tumble kinda guy, who does not shy from thinking naughty things. It's nothing really explicit until chapter 18 (corresponds to chapter 19 of TPWP, since the chapter numbers are off for the majority of this fic), but it is a lot more vulgar. It also has a lot more cursing. Like... dang. Those of you who have been here a while know that, but still, a warning. I think I checked once and there were over 6,000 instances of the f word in TPWM, out of 300,000. Which is like... 2% of the story. And that's just the f word.

Anyway! I'll leave y'all to read the story. The summary is meh, but it's the best I could come up with, ha. I hope y'all like!!

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 1

22 notes - Posted March 22, 2022

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Hey everyone. So, I wanted to make a post about something I've seen in AO3 comments recently and I wanted to let y'all know so you can be careful.

Today, on two separate fics of mine, I got comments from guests with different names that had what looks like a key smash followed by a weird link. They looked like this:

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TPWP Chapter 20 spoilers!!

Like with chapter 19, chapter 20 also has explicit sexual content, so this is a summary of those scenes. :-) 

Summary below the cut: 

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Chapter 20 summary

 Taka and Mondo sit beside one another on Mondo’s couch, pressed tightly together like usual, but with an obvious tension between them. Mondo then begins moving his hands over Taka’s body, which visibly excites Taka, indicating he knows exactly what is about to happen. 

 Mondo confirms this a moment later when he whispers to Taka, asking if Taka wants to ‘relieve some tension,’ which Taka immediately agrees to, shifting to accommodate Mondo. Taka is still pretending to watch the movie, though he is focused solely on Mondo and on the feel of his hands all over him, trailing his body leisurely. They shift so Taka is leaning against Mondo’s chest, Taka not facing Mondo. Mondo asks breathily if Taka wants this, and Taka replies that yes. Yes, he really does. 

 The scene shifts back a bit here, Taka thinking about how wrong he’d been about Mondo never wanting to be intimate with him again, recalling an event that happened two days after their first time on Tuesday night. 

 Taka recalls that he’d been growing tense again, the looseness he’d gotten after their last encounter now fully gone. He had tried to handle his arousal himself but found that he was still unable to do it. He was too embarrassed to look up his issue, and he refused to think of Mondo, thinking that it would be immoral on his part, so he was a bit stuck. 

 Mondo noticed the mounting tension, though, but mostly ignored it. Until Tuesday night, two days after their first encounter. They had been in bed, almost sleeping (Taka facing away from Mondo like he’d been doing since that night), when Mondo’s hand had started moving from his abdomen down to his hip, hovering over his privates. And then Mondo had said, softly, that Taka has been pretty tense the last few days, before offering to ‘help.’ 

 Taka had half been sure he was dreaming but was very much keen for it. He agreed immediately, not really caring the consequences this may bring. 

 (Sexual bit starts here)

 With Taka’s agreement, Mondo immediately began to touch Taka through his clothes. Mondo then told Taka that if he wanted to stop, he would stop, no matter what. Taka agreed, and then Mondo slipped his hand below his underwear and begins touching him for real. 

 Taka enjoyed the treatment very much, but he tried to stifle his noises since he didn’t want to spook Mondo. But then Mondo told him that it was fine, that he wanted to hear Taka’s noises, which allowed Taka to let go. 

 The noises clearly excited Mondo as he began to go faster, both of them very much into the actions they were doing. Taka was still holding back, though, still so unsure about everything and what was going on. 

 But then Mondo began to bite him. Gently, but with purpose. And then he’d began speaking again, encouraging Taka to let go and scream with his release. 

 The words did their job and Taka did as commanded, letting go happily. The pair basked in the afterglow for a moment before Mondo removed his hand from Taka’s underwear gently. But then, for reasons Taka didn’t understand, Mondo brought his dirtied hand up to Taka’s mouth. And Taka, still for reason he didn’t understand, licked the fingers. Taka found this very gross and weird, but Mondo clearly liked it. And since Mondo liked it, Taka kept going, wanting to help Mondo reach his release too. 

 However, before that happened, Mondo pulled his fingers away from Taka, stopping the gentle movement of his hips against Taka’s, clearly still aroused but not doing anything about it. This confused and kind of hurt Taka, who felt a little rejected, but then Mondo kissed his shoulder and pulled him close so they could go to sleep. Very tired, Taka decided to not question this and managed to fall asleep fairly quickly. He noticed in the morning that Mondo had bags underneath his eyes and looked tired, indicating that Mondo hadn’t slept. 

 (Sexual bit ends around here. A little earlier, but you get the picture.)

 Taka felt very confused, especially since they still didn’t talk about the progression of their relationship. Mondo had offered again to talk about it all, but Taka had refused, mainly because he didn’t want to rock the boat. He wasn’t even sure if it would ever happen again, since it was only twice, after all. 

 But then… they did it again. And then again. In all, over the ten days since that first time, they’d done sexual things together four times, with the current actions being their fifth. The other two times are not explicitly mentioned, but it is indicated that they followed the pattern of their second encounter, though they happened at different times of the day. Always while in Mondo’s room, of course. This leads Taka back to the current going ons, focusing back on Mondo and his present actions. 

 (Sexual bit restarts here)

 After Taka’s acceptance (this goes back to the part before the flashback), Mondo chuckles and cups Taka more firmly in his hand. Taka impatiently moves against Mondo, prompting the biker to slip his hand underneath his underwear again. This pleases Taka greatly. 

 Mondo is going slower that day, like he’s more teasing Taka than anything, before he stops entirely, to Taka’s displeasure. When Taka looks behind him to look at Mondo and see what’s wrong, he sees a concentrated look. This concerns Taka for many reasons, and he shakily asks if Mondo is alright. This jolts Mondo from his reverie, and Mondo confesses that he wants to try something new with Taka, who agrees, trusting Mondo entirely. 

 (Sexual bit kind of ends here)

 This makes Mondo smile and kiss Taka’s neck gently, before he gets off the couch saying he’ll need lubricant and that Taka should remove his trousers. 

 Taka does as Mondo asks, removing his jacket and dress shirt as well, thinking about how they have unspecified ‘plans’ later and he wouldn’t want to ruin his uniform and need another one that day. He also drapes a towel over the couch for obvious reasons. 

 Before long Mondo has returned and is behind Taka again, a favored position of his. Mondo again tells Taka to tell him if he wants to stop, to which Taka promises he will, before urging Mondo to continue. This makes Mondo laugh and reprimand him gently, saying that he should teach Taka a lesson in patience one day, claiming it can feel better if the acts are drawn out. 

 (Sexual bit resumes here)

 With the lubricant on his fingers, Mondo then slips his hand back under Taka’s underwear. To Taka’s shock, Mondo doesn’t grab him like he had earlier, but instead keeps going back to Taka’s behind, pressing his finger against him. 

 Taka thinks about how it doesn’t feel bad but is just foreign to him, since he’s never done that to himself. Mondo picks up on Taka’s unease and offers another out, which Taka declines. While he’s a bit intimidated and doesn’t know how it will make him feel pleasure, he trusts Mondo and his assurance that he’ll like it. Taka is a bit overwhelmed by Mondo’s kindness and care towards him, but he swallows it down and prompts Mondo to continue. 

 Mondo agrees and prompts Taka to relax so it won’t hurt as much. Taka does, his legs spread. Mondo tells Taka that he’s going to press into him now, and that it may hurt at first, but it should fade soon. And if it doesn’t, or if it hurts a lot, to tell Mondo. 

 And then Mondo is pressing inside. Taka finds the sensation weird at first, not pleasurable, and is just thinking that when Mondo reaches his sweet spot and pleasure floods Taka. Mondo is very pleased by the reaction, but Taka can barely think, feeling very impatient and needy. Mondo teases Taka about it and almost lets slip that he wants Taka again, but he saves it by saying he wants Taka to experience what is happening and indicates that going slower is better. 

 Taka begrudgingly agrees and waits for Mondo to move again. It takes him a moment, but soon Mondo is, and soon after that they create a nice rhythm, Taka leaning back to bury his face in Mondo’s neck. Emboldened by his arousal, he gently kisses Mondo’s neck. He then bites when Mondo moans and exposes more of his neck. Taka finds biting Mondo to be highly erotic and does it again and again, Mondo vocally enjoying the sensation. Mondo says that Taka feels good and calls Taka perfect, asking rhetorically what he did to deserve someone as incredible as Taka. 

 Mondo then presses another finger inside and Taka finds that he wants more. He wants everything. And with how far gone he is, he can’t quite force himself to stop his desire. 

 Mondo then mutters that he loves what they’re doing and finally lets slip that he wants Taka, saying Taka has no idea how much he does. 

 And Taka… as far gone as he is, he can’t quite stop what he says. 

 “I’m yours, I’m yours, Mondo, I- I... I’m yours. I belong to you, I want no one else, I- I want... M-Mondo, I w-want...” 

 These words are not what Mondo wants to hear, though, and he freezes instantly against him, breathing heavily. Taka doesn’t realize something is wrong just yet and bites Mondo to spur him on, which works. Mondo continues his ministrations, but he’s slower this time, more purposeful. Taka is so far gone that he almost doesn’t register what Mondo says next. But eventually he does. And it makes his heart ache. 

 “... no, ya don’t. Don’t belong ta me, shit, Kiyo... ya deserve so much more, so much more than a piece a’ shit like me. Y-you... you deserve so much more. I’d just fuck everythin’ up, I always do. I’m tryin’ so hard ta not fuck this up too, I wanna make ya feel good, but I can’t... shit, man. An’ I’m not gay, I’m fuckin’ /not/, so I can’t... I can’t be what ya’d need me ta be. An’ I just... I’m sorry. I really... shit. I’m just... sorry.”

 The words hurt Taka so much, more than he could ever say, but then Mondo is continuing, and Taka is unable to think about it any longer as pleasure takes over. He shoves the pain aside and just lets himself gets washed away by the sensation. 

 Mondo adds another finger and Taka looks down to watch, even though he knows he won’t be able to see anything thanks to his underwear. But then Mondo is grabbing him with his other hand, pushing his underwear down enough that Taka can see what is happening. And Mondo is watching too, Taka realizes. It’s that thought that pushes Taka over the edge. Mondo’s fingers stay inside Taka for a few moments more, before leaving gently. Mondo kisses Taka’s shoulder again but says nothing.

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And scene! That’s the end of the smut for this chapter. :-) 

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Chapter 20 The Problem with Mondo

Eyyyy it's a new chapter, who was expecting that, huh???? Not like my posting schedule has been garbage lately, oof.

But hey, at least it's up finally. This chapter was a bit hard to write, since it was the companion to the chapter in TPWP where I was least focused on what Mondo was feeling and was mostly focused on Taka. As such, some of what I had Mondo do just... didn't mesh, especially with his character in TPWM so far. So, just... keep that in mind, ha. I think I made it not seem too out of place, but still, just wanted to say that it was a challenge.

I did want to say this here, though, since I will not be posting about it on Tumblr later. So, I mention this is both notes in the chapter, but I WILL NOT BE POSTING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF TPWM FOR A MONTH, UNTIL AT LEAST NOVEMBER 20TH. AND THE NEXT CHAPTER WON'T BE POSTED UNTIL ABOUT CHANUKAH/CHRISTMAS. The reason for this is written in the first note in chapter, but I wanted to put this here too just so people are aware.

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 20

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Chapter 1 The Problem with Mondo

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IT'S HERE Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE PROBLEM WITH MONDO IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahhhh, sorry, but I'm so excited!!! I've been waiting for this for a year now, wow. But it's finally here!! TPWM is finally posted on AO3!!!!!

Now, those of you who read the chapter I posted on here will already know it, and I only made, like... minor edits. But I plan to post chapter 2 this weekend, so be on the lookout for that! Take a look at the notes for more details about the story, but know that this story is a lot more vulgar than TPWP, since Mondo is a more rough and tumble kinda guy, who does not shy from thinking naughty things. It's nothing really explicit until chapter 18 (corresponds to chapter 19 of TPWP, since the chapter numbers are off for the majority of this fic), but it is a lot more vulgar. It also has a lot more cursing. Like... dang. Those of you who have been here a while know that, but still, a warning. I think I checked once and there were over 6,000 instances of the f word in TPWM, out of 300,000. Which is like... 2% of the story. And that's just the f word.

Anyway! I'll leave y'all to read the story. The summary is meh, but it's the best I could come up with, ha. I hope y'all like!!

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 1

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Chapter 2 The Problem with Mondo

Chapter 2 is here!

This chapter is the companion to chapter 3, and I'm... okay with it. I got rid of most of what happened in chapter 3 of TPWP, since it was mostly Taka's feelings about his classmates, and I just... didn't think Mondo would care like... at all about that, ha. As such, the chapter is kind of random, but it was written back when I thought TPWM was gonna be a short little story strictly about Mondo's thoughts during TPWP, so....... yeah.

Anyway, I hope y'all like the chapter! I think it's kinda cute, at least. Just a bit superfluous.

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 2

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Chapter 6 The Problem with Mondo

Hi guys!!! Chapter 6 is out! Now, this is not one of my favorite chapters, since chapter 8 in TPWP was one of my least favorite chapters in that story, but I'm hoping that this is at least a little better than that, ha. I cut out a lot of Kyoko's explanation, so it's less wordy, I think. Still a lot of dialogue, but not as much pointless dialogue, ha.

Thanks for all the kudos and comments! I love seeing it! :-D

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 6

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Chapter 3 The Problem with Mondo

Hey all!! Chapter 3 is up, companion to chapter 5, Mondo's Heart of Gold. Side note: naming the chapters in TPWM is harder than in TPWP, oof. No idea why. Part of me wouldn't name the chapters, but I did it in TPWP, and it would feel weird otherwise. Plus, when rereading I think having chapter titles helps, in my personal opinion while reading other fics, so...... yeah.

Anyway, I'm not sure what else to say here, so I'll just say: enjoy! ^-^

You can read the chapter here.

Summary:

Mondo Owada can deal with a lot of shit without any problem. He’s had to in order to survive. An abusive, deadbeat old man. An alcoholic, neglectful ma. The death of his older brother, the only person in this godforsaken world who has ever (and likely will ever) love him. It may have hurt like a bitch and caused him to close himself off emotionally, but he got through it and is still standing strong.

However, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he feels whenever he’s around a certain red-eyed, spiky haired, and impossibly uptight Ultimate Moral Compass? Now, that just might be too much for him to handle.

Companion piece to The Problem with Perfection.

Chapter 3

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For the ask game: 2, 17, 40(for FMN)(I love that ending, but I also love/miss the FMN universe sooo 😊)

2. Is there a trope you've yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

I'd like to write the whole 'you've been injured and I'm angry but also in love with you' trope, because, angsty! Maybe I will one of these days. It's just already been done so beautifully by so many others!

17. Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?

90% of the time I write from start to finish, because my brain can't cope with doing things out of order. For a few chapters of TPWP and FMN, though, I wrote out of order because I kept changing my mind about things coming before whatever I'd already written, so had to keep going back to add things in. I'm very easily confused.

40. Write an alternative ending to Forget Me Not (or just the summary of one).

I did dally with the idea of Lily going to Bristol to finally talk to James and finding that he wasn't there, ha. I also very briefly considered just them not finding their way back to each other, but not in any real way, because I thought that would be so unsatisfying an ending after 9 chapters of turmoil. Then I thought that maybe Lily would get her research published in a book, and at that book launch James would show up and that was where he would declare his feelings at last.

Ultimately I am glad I stuck with what I wrote—a quieter, softer coming-together for them which felt like a just reward after all the pain and drama. Plus, slow dancing in an empty room? I don't know why but I love everything about that idea haha.

Thanks so much for your asks, lovely anon, and for still caring so much about FMN! ❤❤

Send me an ask question if you'd like!

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Chapter 5 The Problem with Families

Hey all!

Chapter 5 is up! I won't make this note long, but check the notes in the chapter for more details. I did finish chapter 6 and while it's not perfect, it's done, so... yay?? I should be able to post it next week, before TPWM starts posting on the 23rd (or 22nd, technically, since I believe I posted TPWP first on the 22nd and AO3 just says it's the 23rd since it's a European website, I think), so that's nice.

You can read the chapter here

Summary:

After almost nine months of dating, Taka and Mondo spend a few weeks with Taka's father, Takaaki, at Taka's childhood home during the summer break. Taka wants to tell his father about his relationship with Mondo, but the tension and pain he feels every time he's around his father makes him fear what the man will think and do when he gets told. All of it makes Taka wonder if his relationship with his father will ever, ever improve, fearing more than anything that it just... won't. He fears even more that it's all his fault, that if he were just better, things would be better too. When everything comes to a head a week into Mondo's stay, Taka has no idea how he will be able to move on. If he ever can.

A sequel to The Problem with Perfection and The Problem with First Dates.

Chapter 5

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Chapter 1 The Problem with Families

Guys!!! I finally posted the first chapter of my second sequel fic to TPWP!! It’s up on AO3 now! 

I’m, like... super tired, so I’ll keep this brief, but I wanted to post today even though the fic is not finished, since it’s my birthday tomorrow (30 mins, actually, ha) and I wanted to have it up by then. ^-^ I’m not super happy with it, but I like it well enough and it has some good scenes I really like. :-)

You can read the story here

Summary: 

After almost nine months of dating, Taka and Mondo spend a few weeks with Taka's father, Takaaki, at Taka's childhood home during the summer break. Taka wants to tell his father about his relationship with Mondo, but the tension and pain he feels every time he's around his father makes him fear what the man will think and do when he gets told. All of it makes Taka wonder if his relationship with his father will ever, ever improve, fearing more than anything that it just... won't. He fears even more that it's all his fault, that if he were just better, things would be better too. When everything comes to a head a week into Mondo's stay, Taka has no idea how he will be able to move on. If he ever can.

A sequel to The Problem with Perfection and The Problem with First Dates.

Chapter 1