#Toki also helped

[toki-is-the-king]

Haters can’t stand to see a silly little guy winning

(Meme redraw)

[nayiitopia]

Siblings! 🩷💖💜🩵

More of Nayla's family bc why not? Always make me happy to draw them so yee!

(Peeb, JayJay and Sky design belong to my bestie @soundleer)!

[crescentmoonrider]

The Boy Who Leapt Through Time AU

(read from right to left)

Well, it's been a minute, hasn't it ? And by a minute I mean uhhhh A Long Time I've said many times I'm going to see this project to the end, and I meant it, even if life sometimes gets in the way. It will just take the time it will need As for today's part, we're finally seeing some Shi-woo again ! Hurray ! Finally a real adult in this house ! The logistics of existing legally in a world where another version of you is currently 6 years old... 's not easy, even when you have a pro helping you out Especially when your name is uh. Pretty unique ? Yeah, we'll go with unique. Anyway yeah Yuuta needed a new spelling for his first name, stat, and I decided to make up some lore surrounding that too (Seriously, I know the reason he's named depressed guy is because mangakas love their meaningful names, but like. In-universe ? His parents better have a Good Fucking Reasoning) The new last name I chose for him, 山本 (Yamamoto) literally translates to "the base of the mountain" and is a pretty common last name in Japan. I picked it as a double reference to Yuuta being from Aomori in my personal canon, and Rika's last name of Orimoto (祈本) - obviously calling himself Orimoto would be too on the nose, and I think the least ties he has to his old identity, the easier it will be to fake documents in the future Oh yeah, also my boy canonically looks like shit in photos lmao

(This image came from promotional movie material iirc, but even the glimpse we see of his student ID in the vol. 0 manga is just. Pitiful. Pathetic boy. I love him so much)

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[Masterpost]

[notanotherblogbyadumbass]

Im bored so here ams all the artists we likes a lot who draws source!!!!! (also people we likes on Tumblr related to source!)

(incomplete these ams just the first people we thinks of and ams being constantly updateds!)

AHEMS

@fifthnail

@not-handsome-enough

@ntntpad-art

@basu-shokikita

@trin0dinz

@miroyuuu

@ask-but-beware-the-consequences

@sexystevebuscemi

@dichromaticdyke

@quhzk

@toydrill

@miriena

@vanjestic

@toomanythoughts2

YAY I DIDS IT THANKS YOU ALL FOR THE WONDERFUL ARTS AND HEAD CANONS AND EVERYTHING'S I LOVES IT SO MUCH FROM BEHALFS OF ALL OF DETHKLOK HERE THANKS YOU SO MUCH

[tokiro07]

Dungeon Dice is the funniest Yugioh game because you can be in the "hard mode" section of the tournaments and someone'll summon a level 4 flying monster that you have literally no hope of defeating because of your build

And then you'll just...snake around them by dimensioning a dungeon that keeps them from reaching your Kuriboh that's taking potshots at their Die Master

[noxcorvid]

cannot help but make goth khajiit

[midydoof]

Oden was tasked with entertaining the kids for an evening, so he put on the wano-equivalent of the kabuki play "Shibaraku" because that's always a sure hit.

Also since Buggy's facepaint reminds me of aragoto style kumadori-makeup I liked the idea that it's inspired by his admiration of Oden somehow. The style Toki gave him is an ipponguma meant for rambunctious characters, Shanks' is getting a more down-to-earth wagoto style specifically Fujiya Izaemon's but that's not important

thanks to my darling gf @the-obnoxious-sibling for helping me decide on the background among many many other things 💜

[what-even-is-thiss]

If you’re having trouble picking a language to learn you might want to evaluate why you want to learn a language in the first place

Do you want to do it to connect with your relatives? Because you’re moving to a country where you don’t speak the language? Then you already know what you have to do. Get out there and start watching YouTube videos and bothering your grandma to teach you, silly. Just do it.

If you just want to speak a second language for its own sake and don’t really care what, just pick a language that’s common in your region and/or will help you in your career. These types of languages will likely have local news stations in the language, local people to talk to, local language exchanges, a presence on streaming services in your country, etc. In the US this is almost always gonna be Spanish. Sometimes it might be something like German or Chinese but it’s usually Spanish. I give this suggestion because then your motivation is always staring you right in the face at the library when there’s a whole section you can’t read and motivation can sometimes be the hardest part of language learning. And if there’s a lot of stuff to watch and a lot of people to talk to that can also keep you from getting bored.

If you wanna be quirky or different but still want something easy just pick a language with a lot of speakers that isn’t spoken much near you that preferably also has a large presence online so you can watch and read content in that language. So if you live in the US likely something like Mandarin, Japanese, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Korean. These languages also have a lot of monolingual speakers so they have a lot of tv, books, and movies made for them and they’re writing in their own language on social media websites.

If you want to learn a dead language decide which ancient culture you’re personally most abnormal about and pick that one. If you’re doing it for spiritual reasons to read a holy book then again you already know what you’re supposed to be doing, silly. Get reading. Find a quirky teacher on YouTube.

If you want to learn an endangered language and/or are interested in language preservation see what endangered languages live near you and if they’re open to outsiders learning them. Local universities often work with minority language groups to make dictionaries and they may have a program locally to help preserve the language you might be able to participate in. If that’s not possible where you live for whatever reason, I’d suggest finding one that you just really like and whose speakers are happy to teach to outsiders. If you’re looking for ones with a lot of resources available to you then something like Hawaiian or one of the Celtic languages would likely be your best bet, but look around. There’s a lot of people out there doing the work to make endangered languages more accessible.

If you wanna play on hard mode then pick a language that’s spoken in a country where almost everyone speaks English because you’ll have to defeat the locals in 1v1 combat before they’ll let you speak to them in their own language. So basically learn a Scandinavian language.

If you want to learn a conlang (why?) then decide which kind of nerds you want to make friends with. If you want to make friends with regular nerds, learn something like elvish or Klingon. If you want to make friends with people that just like conlangs, learn Esperanto. These are generally the most active conlang communities. If you want to just learn a language in a week and only sort of approximately say what you mean then learn toki pona.

If you’ve fallen hard in love with a language then pick that one. It doesn’t matter if it’s impractical or you don’t have a concrete reason. If you know that your love for that language and its culture is enough to keep you going then it’ll keep you going. You’ll find resources if you’re determined enough. Go. Be free.

[snissel7]

That’s not a vibe those are called vowels

sijelo soweli has palindrome vibes when you say it out loud

[twomiddlefingersforthehaters]

"My boby moved on its own" is an SNS trope . Sasuke is the type of person who always does something for Naruto and then finds a logical reason to cover that up.

1. His reason for offering his bento to Naruto

2. His reason for looking after Naruto who had been training all night.

3. His reason for to Save Naruto from Haku's attack.

4. His reason for why he wasn't able to kill Naruto in vote1

5. His reason for protecting Naruto from Obito

It gets so intense every time he protects Naruto from Obito. And Naruto notices how Sasuke protecting him from the attacks every time. Even when his Susanoo is already protecting Naruto, his hand is also going there to shield him.

We've never seen Sasuke do anything like this for Sakura, while with Naruto it's pretty consistent throughout the series. And Why do you think Kishi made 5 scenarios like this to point that out? Sasuke wouldn't do this kind of thing for anyone else. Absolutely no one. So what impression does it make?

In this war arc, Sakura herself acknowledged to the fact that Sasuke didn't care about her:

When Sakura ran up to Madara to get stabbed, both Naruto and Kakashi were either terrified or shocked as she plunged on someone she couldn't deal with. And Sasuke's expression was completely different from the others, he was just focused on the opening to attack madara. Where are Sasuke's instincts when it comes to Sakura? And the one who saved her was Naruto. Look at her dejected face! Even she herself accepting the fact that Sasuke doesn't even worry or care about her. Also, Sasuke put Sakura and Kakashi in their place by calling them "useless" directly to their faces while they were being protected under his Susanoo.

You know, Naruto is the one who asks Kakashi and Sakura to stay closer to him...without knowing what's going on up there. And, Sasuke was talking specifically to Naruto to not move around when he comes down to Naruto and he didn't mention the other two. He only wanted to save Naruto with his Sasunoo from the infinite tsukuyomi, but Sakura and kakashi just happened to be near with Naruto.

And Sasuke himself openly said Kakashi and Sakura just happened to be next to Naruto and that's all! Once again Sakura looked so dejected and realizes it even more in this scene. It's very clear that Sasuke didn't care about kakashi & Sakura. When Sasuke summons a hawk , and Naruto points to the right and says, "Sasuke!! Over there!!" to help Kakashi and Sakura, but Sasuke only saves Naruto

We know that Naruto cares about others and Sasuke knows this very well. And Sasuke is the character who will PROTECT those he cares about in dire situations. And who has he been saving repeatedly? NARUTO. But what Sasuke says and his actions are an underscoring for Naruto to prioritize his own safety and life in the war. Sasuke has a valid point that everything would be over if he and Naruto were to die, but it doesn't erase the fact that he doesn't care about Sakura and Kakashi and almost let them die because he was busy saving Naruto, a person who wasn't even in danger to begin with.

Simply put, he would protect Naruto, no matter what. And all Sasuke's actions are completely and purely instinctive and derived from his sub-consciousness.

To which Naruto said,

Raw: お前の言ってることも分かってるつもりだ... けど... こういう時は体が勝手に動いちまうもんだ ろ... 橋での時────

Romaji: omae no itteru koto mo wakatteru tsumori da ... kedo... kōiu toki wa karada ga katte ni ugoichimau mondaro ...kyōde no tokiーーー

Literal: I think I understand what you're saying. But...in this situation, a body moves on its own (unconciously)... Just like that time on the bridgeーーー

What he meant: " just like your body moved on its own to save me on the bridge.... my body also move on its own to save Kakashi & Sakura". Because Naruto does care about Kakashi & Sakura. Therefore, he cannot ignore them falling into the lava and dying.

The Land of the Waves arc, specifically the battle with Haku and Sasuke's sacrifice, was pivotal to Naruto and Sasuke's relationship, as they both realized for the first time how important and deeply they care for each other. It was a very emotional moment for both of them.

When they came back from Land of waves, Naruto couldn't even look at him without blushing, and then Sasuke couldn't even look at him at all. They'd rather die in this moment than admit that how much they care for each other, but their actions speak louder than words.

Whenever something happens between these two, there are always other characters pointing out what's going on. After they return to Konoha, Kishi uses Sakura to point this out, even though it's clearly visualized in the panel:

Raw: あ〜〜〜まだだわ!

Romaji: a〜〜〜madadawa!

Literal: Ahh〜〜〜 Not again!

Raw: この2人...波の国から帰って来てからちょっ と変なのよね...

Romaji: kono 2 nin...ha no kuni kara kaettekite kara chotto hennanoyone...

Literal: These two... have been acting somewhat/ a bit weird ever since we came back from the land of waves...

Raw: づ〜〜〜 何だか気詰まり...

Romaji: zu〜〜〜 nandaka kizumari...

Literal: oh〜〜〜 I feel ill at ease for some reason....

Raw: 早く来い来い! カカシ先生!! じゃーんなろー!!

Romaji: hayaku koikoi! kakashi sensei !! Shānnarō!!

Literal: Hurry up and get here! Kakashi-Sensei!!

Notes:

変な (henna) - strange; odd; peculiar; weird; queer; eccentric; suspicious; fishy; disturbance; funny; abnormal; unusual etc... It is used as a colloquial word that has many meanings.

何だか気詰まり (nandaka kizumari): somehow I feel awkward; Somehow I feel uncomfortable; I don't know why, but I feel ill at ease.

• the author choose the length of prolonged sound mark (ーーー) longer to implying that the sound is prolonged for longer than normal. e. g: Naruto saying "Time on the bridge."

• prolonged sound mark → a wave line (〜〜〜) is used instead of a straight line (ーー)...this often represents a deliberate prolonging of the sound by the character who speaks it or just a trembly, shaky voice of the character.

Only Naruto and Sasuke knew what happened on the bridge, others like Sakura and Kakashi didn't know about it or not very clear about what exactly happened there. Later, Sasuke & Naruto didn't talk about it, but this scene always comes at crucial moments that point to their "precious person". Finally after 5 years, saving Naruto from falling into the lava leads to Naruto talking about what happened on the bridge.

Sasuke saves Naruto even when he knows Naruto could have saved himself because of Kyuubi Mode, but Sasuke has been known to save Naruto even when he doesn't need saving. We also know that Sasuke would rather give Naruto a stupid and lame excuse than tell the truth straight to Naruto's face. So, this isn't the first time Sasuke prioritize Naruto over Sakura, a pattern that has been repeating since Kishi introduced Sasuke to the story in Chapter 3.

Naruto's feelings for Sasuke grew stronger at this point. After everything Naruto had been through and talking to Sasuke every time they met, Naruto knew for sure that Sasuke still cared for him. Naruto could see through Sasuke's actions. Naruto truly understand and knows that Sasuke cares for him and that's why he mentioned what happened in the Land of Waves.

Naruto only says "bridge", but of course Sasuke knows that he was talking about that time at "The Bridge in the Land of Waves."

Sasuke had a reaction to Naruto's words. No matter what Naruto says, he wouldn't say anything... Sasuke is probably trying to show that he's "unfazed," but in reality, he might be "fazed" because Naruto has seen through his heart.

Sasuke's reaction... His facial expression is hidden by his hair and "not visible," but this "invisibility" stirs up the reader's imagination

And he's confidently teasing Sasuke: "Even though I asked you to save them, you saved me...because your body moved on its own... because you cared about me. so I'm sure you understand my feelings to save them....Sasuke"

However, the "meaning" of this conversation...is something only Naruto and Sasuke can understand and it's their extremely personal thing (because the events on that "bridge" are memories shared only by the two of them). Kakashi & Sakura certainly not aware of this peculiar phenomenon that is unconsciously moving bodies.

Sakura's "inner words"... they really express her current feelings. Sakura is convince herself that what Sasuke says is "reasonable." Look at what Sakura says, she herself agrees with Sasuke: "It's as Sasuke-kun says (we're useless)... but (thank you, Naruto for caring about us)...." Sasuke didn't care about her desperate attempts to get his attention. And Even she herself acknowledged it, you know!

Years ago Naruto & Sasuke couldn't even look at each other pretending nothing happened, but now Naruto was talking about it with confidence. And he's clearly flirting with Sasuke.

[b3ach-bunn7]

NONSENSE PT 2 (pt 3 out)

Despite the surprise guest, your first date with Shinsou goes better than you thought

Fluff, First date, No quirk!au

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You spend the rest of your shift in a state of shock and excitement.

It was pure luck that you and Shinsou had met like this, and pure luck that it was on a day where he wasn’t at work. You consider going back home to change, but a FaceTime with your friend Mina assured you your outfit was cute enough, a simple pair of jeans and shirt. A quick freshening up in the toilet, wiping the mascara under your eyes and applying emergency lip gloss, and you’re ready to go. 

The end of your shift can’t come soon enough. You step out to the front where Tokoyami is closing up and call out to him. You hold your arms out and do a spin.

“How do I look?”

Tokoyami gives you an amused glance. He throws the towel in his hand over his shoulder, nodding. “Good. Where are you taking him?”

You hop onto the counter, legs swinging beneath you, and watch the last few customers trickle out the door. 

“The arcade, probably. Best way to judge a guy is to see how well he takes getting beat in air hockey.” 

Tokiyami snorts a laugh. “Right. He likes books, by the way. He’s always in that shop down the street if you wanna take him there.”

God, he couldn't get any better. This is nothing like your usual luck with guys. Shinsou is perfect. You’re sure it’s the hopeless romantic in you that’s ignoring the fact you’ve never actually been out with him before and you’ve only been talking for a few weeks, but everything else about him has been amazing.

He’s funny, he’s kind. He helps you with all your annoying tech problems but never makes you feel stupid about it. Shinsou sends you goodnight texts and blesses your mornings with pictures of his cat. It’s only an extra plus that he’s so attractive. Soft, wavy purple hair that fits perfectly against the paleness of his skin, the lazy, languid way he’d been staring at you at the counter burned into the back of your mind. And his voice was hot, too. Especially when he calls you late at night, sleep lacing his words, rumbling them in the back of his throat.

Of course, you are nervous. Sort of shitting yourself, actually. You nearly bite your lip raw as you worry about it all day. What if he thought you were ugly in person? Or that your walk was weird? You argue that he wouldn’t have agreed to the date if he thought so, but. Insecurities do what they will.

You nudge Tokoyami with your foot and he pushes you away. “I’m scared, Toki. Give me advice.”

Tokoyami huffs. “Advice? You want dating advice from me?”

You roll your eyes. “Not dating advice. Shinsou advice.”

Tokoyami shrugs. You watch the steam hiss out the coffee machine and you push the bin over so he can toss away an empty cup. 

“I don’t know. I’m assuming you're the girl he’s been talking to for the past few weeks?” 

You nod.

“Well, he likes you. Hasn’t stopped talking about you, actually.”

You beam. “Really?”

“Really.” He says. “A little too much actually.”

“Oh.”

“What I mean to say is, he likes you a lot, so you don’t have anything to worry about.”

Your shoulders relax a little. Tokoyaki moves into the back, and you stay out front, eyes obsessively scanning the front door. The walls of the shop are all glass so you’ll see him coming from a mile away, but you want to make sure you see him before he sees you. You’d agreed to meet at five in the evening, and when the clock ticks 5:01 you’re already panicking.

And then you see him. A blurry figure from this far, but you can make out the purple from a mile away. It’s also from a mile away, that you can see the little human that’s walking alongside him.

You sit up straighter, lean forward. Are you seeing things? You decide you are definitely not, because the closer he gets the easier you can make out the small child by his side. She’s cute, long hair that brushes the small of her back, big wide eyes blinking towards you as she rambles on about something you can’t hear. 

The door chimes as they walk in and Shinsou looks nervous, holding it open for the girl to walk in first. She sits down gingerly on one of the tables and Shinsou walks over to you. At least he looks good. A crewneck and baggy jeans that he’s folded over his trainers. He rests his elbows on the counter and you mimic his stance.

“So.” You point to the girl. “Is it mine?”

Shinsou snorts, the anxious look on his face disappearing for a second. “Yes. She looks just like you, doesn’t she?”

“Mhm. She’s very cute. Was I supposed to bring a plus one, too?”

He groans, covering his face with his hands. The chain he’s wearing dangles as he does so. 

“I’m so sorry. My dad had to go into work last minute so I’m stuck on babysitting duty. He told me like, ten minutes ago.”

“Okay.”

“But I didn’t want to cancel. I really wanted to see you. So I just thought, maybe we could bring her along?” 

He looks so hopeful and so cute that you’re sure if he’d brought an ex girlfriend along you’d have said yes.

“Yeah, no, don't worry about it. I was going to take us to the arcade anyway, so she should be fine there.” You smile

His head drops forward for a second before he’s grabbing your hands and squeezing once. “Thank you, submission girl. Eri, come over here.”

You hope the heat on your face isn’t visible, and you try to ignore how the feeling of his hands still linger against your palms. He calls Eri over and he lifts her up easily, sitting her on the counter. Her little hand clutches his jumper, hiding in his chest and your heart clenches.

You smile at her. “Hiya. I’m Y/N. I love your dress.”

“Thanks. I like your hair.” She reaches forward and tangles a finger in it.

You lean a little closer and she leans in too. “I love yours more. The colour is so pretty. Even better than Shinsou’s.”

She giggles and you feel like you’ve won the lottery. Shinsou puts her back down on the floor as you walk around the counter. Eri fiddles with the sugar packets on the side and Shinsou leans down, the spicy, sharp scent of his cologne filling your nose.

“I’ll take you on a date without her after this. Promise”.

You raise your eyebrows at him. “I’ll hold you to that.”

It turns out Shinsou can drive, and you have to hold your armrest to ground yourself when he puts his arm around the back of your seat to reverse out of the parking spot. You eye Eri in the back, watching her kick her feet in the bright pink parking seat. You spend most of the ride flicking through his CD collection and arguing whether Radiohead is overrated or not. You vote that it is, and he tells you he’s about two seconds from crashing his car if you don’t change your mind. The October weather is cool, and a cold breeze blows in from the rolled down windows. You shiver slightly, the last few rays of sun not doing much to warm you up. Maybe just a t-shirt wasn’t the best plan. 

Shinsou notices you out of the corner of his eyes and he reaches behind him to the backseat, struggling for a second before dropping a hoodie in your lap. 

“Here, take this.”

You smile slightly. “I’m fine.” “Just wear it, I can tell you're cold.”

You don’t argue too much because you are cold, and the hoodie is warm and soft and oversized enough that you can pull the sleeves over your cold fingers. Eri nods along to the Smiths song blaring on the radio. 

“Aw, she's so cute. I didn’t know you had a little sister.”

Shinsou shrugs. “Yeah, she’s my only sibling. The fourteen year age gap is less of a problem than I thought it’d be.”

He parks the car and you hop out to go grab Eri. You open the door for her and she thanks you politely, jumping down onto the pavement, her sneakers lighting up with each step she takes. Your hand covers your mouth, and you place a hand on Shinsou’s arm.

“Oh my god. I love her. I want one.” You sigh.

Shinsou locks his fingers around yours and tugs you forward. “It’s only the first date, submission girl. All in due time.”

You try to argue that you weren’t propositioning him on your first date but Eri runs and pulls his other sleeve. 

“Can we get slushys?” She asks, trying to drag him towards the arcade.

“Okay, okay. We can, get off my sleeve.” He shakes her off as she squeals, dashing off to the entrance.

Riley’s is one of the most popular places in town. It has a bowling alley on one floor and an arcade on the other, a cheap and cheaper option for people to hang out in. It had tooth-rotting slushys that stained your tongue and popcorn that had staled in the machines years ago, but you loved every bit of it. The constant noise and the smell of that antiseptic they sprayed in the shoes always filled you with nostalgia, and your excitement only grows as you get closer. 

You swing your arm where Shinsou has the two of you linked at the pinkies.

“I’m going to obliterate you at air hockey, you know that?”

Shinsou barks out a laugh, and for the first time you see a little spark of competitiveness in his eyes.

“I love your confidence, sweetheart.” 

“It’s not confidence, it's fact. I come here way more often than I should.”  You say, walking in as he holds the door open for you.

“Same here. Denki’s friend works the counter so he gets us bowling games for free.” Shinsou sticks his tongue out at you and you huff.

“That’s not fair! Give me Denki’s number.”

“Hell no.” Shinsou scoffs, and you revel in the little flicker of jealousy on his face.

“Fine. I’ll guess I’ll just pay like a loser.”

The two of you argue at the card machine, but he ultimately succeeds in shoving you away so he can pay for all the tokens. You walk around with Eri, her tiny hand in yours, deciding what games you want to play. Shinsou appears behind you two as you both stop at one of the basketball games. Shinsou sighs.

“Eri, you’re too short. We’ve been over this a hundred times.”

She pouts. “But I wanna play.” 

The steady noise of the machines around you has Shinsou squatting down to hear her properly. The two bicker amongst themselves for a minute before you suddenly get an idea.

“Hey, I know. Why don’t Eri and I team up? Girls vs Boys. I’ll carry you and you can throw the balls in.” You suggest and she lights up, throwing herself on you.

“Yes!”

You laugh, hoisting her onto your hip. “We got this!”

She giggles and Shinsou slips in two tokens in the machine, shaking his head. The machine counts you both down and when it hits zero the basketballs drop in front of you. Eri is not the fastest ever, and she’s laughing so much that every time she grabs a ball it takes her about ten seconds to actually throw it. Shinsou, who you notice is very slowly throwing and sinking almost every shot, has an easy win in his pocket. 

The flashing lights signal his victory. You frown. “Sorry, Eri. You did good though!” 

“It’s not fair. Shinsou plays basketball so he’s better than me.” 

You both shoot him a glare, but you’re more looking at his rolled up sleeves and the bracelets you didn’t notice he had on. He seems to have caught you staring because he grins, grabbing Eri and plopping her down on the floor. 

“What can I say? I’m a professional.” Eri grabs a token out of his pocket and stalks off to the next machine.

You roll your eyes. “Who knew the nerdy computer guy could shoot?”

He smirks, coming to walk up beside you. “There’s lots of things you don’t know about me.”

“Like?”

“I’m really good at the Mario kart game.”

You dig your own hand in his pocket, red dusting his face as you lean in a little closer than you probably should be.

“You buy me a blue slush when I win.”

“If.”

“When.” 

He grabs the tokens out of your hand. “You’re on.” 

Eri stands dutifully to the side as the two of you sit down in the obscenely red racing chairs. She’s awfully well behaved for a six year old, you think.

You and Shinsou bicker over who gets Yoshi, trash talk as you equip your cars. He leans into your picture when the crappy arcade camera turns on and you stick your hand in front of his face for his.

“Okay. There’s a lot on the line here.” You speak solemnly and he laughs.

“Yes, yes. Those blue slushies are just so valuable.”

You fan him away with your hand. “Shut up, don’t mess me up.” 

You weren’t lying before. You really were quite good at Mario kart. You couldn’t even try to count how many times you and your siblings had played it, and the amount of times that you had all cried and argued over it. Your practice seems to have paid off, because after a tense match which definitely included Shinsou trying to reach over and knock your wheel around, you win.

“Yes!” You yell as a bright golden one flashes on your screen, and Shinsou groans.

“No fair! You- It’s because I didn’t have Yoshi.” He grumbles and you just cheer again.

“Come on, Eri. Shinsou owes us slushies!”

You take her to one of the booths in the dining area. She sits across from you and you drum your fingers against the table. It’s silent for all of a few seconds before Eri speaks up.

“Are you Shinsou’s girlfriend?”

Your blush, shaking your head. “No! No, we’re just- No, he’s not my girl- I mean, he’s not my boyfriend.” 

“But you’re the girl that’s always talking to him on the phone. I know your voice.”

You nod slowly. “Does. Does he talk about me?” 

You feel a little sneaky asking her these questions, but. It’s fine. It’s not like Shinsou will know.

“Not to me. But I hear him telling Toki about you when we go get coffee.” 

“Right. Does he like me, do you think?”

Eri taps her feet against the leg of the table and they glow against the floor. “Yeah. He gets all smiley when he’s talking about you.” 

You try not to make it too obvious how her words affect you. Your conversation is cut short at Shinsou’s arrival, and the smell of fries fill your nose as he places them in front of you all. Once you’ve all eaten and licked the salt off your fingers, you make your rounds on all the games until Shinsou’s pockets empty. 

The air hockey game is tense. Eri stands on your side, cheering you on, and the hum of the machine and the clink of the puck hitting the sides of the machine spur you on. Shinsou ends up winning by only one point, and it’s your turn to blame it on anything but yourself.

“You cheated.” You scowl.

“Aw, don’t be a sore loser.”

“Actually, I let you win. Yeah.”

He  squeezes your shoulder. “Sure. Whatever makes you feel better.”

There’s only one token left by the end of your night, and you point at the machine you’d been eyeing since you’d walked in. It’s very common knowledge that the claw machine is the easiest way for these places to scam you, but you don’t care. The selection today are teddys bears in bright colours with ugly faces, and you’re ready to spend all your money to leave with one.

You lean your head against the glass, looking inside. “Shinsou, can you win me a teddy bear?”

Shinsou’s eyebrows furrow. He comes to stand next to you, peering over your shoulder. “A teddy bear?”

“Yes. I’d like to commemorate this date with an ugly little bear.” You step back and gesture to the joystick.

“Come on! We believe in you! Right, Eri?”

“Yes! Go, Toshi!” She yells.

Shinsou mumbles something under his breath. “Alright, fine.” He holds up the last token. “I'm Not spending any more on this.”

The first try doesn’t work. You all watch as the claw slips underneath the pink one he has his eyes on and he curses. He darts to Eri and holds up a finger in her face.

“Don’t say that word.”

The second try goes slightly better. He hooks it just underneath the arms but the teddy only moves slightly before the claw slips out its grasp once more. Shinsou bangs his hand on the window.

“Why is this so difficult?”

You sigh. “It has to be. So we pay more.”

Eri frowns too, little fingers tapping at the glass. “Why don’t you get that purple one? It’s sticking up a little.” 

Shinsou tilts his head slightly and you can’t help but watch as his face calculates, deft fingers curling around the joystick and carefully angling it above the bear. He presses the bright red button in the middle then reaches out to grab your hand, his other holding Eri’s, and you all watch, letting your excitement grow as the claw shuts around the teddy. It lifts up, up before it drops down into the little space. You all break out into cheers, unaware of the looks some people shoot you. You pull Shinsou into a hug, reaching under quickly to grab it.

“Oh my god! You actually did it!” You grin.

“Oh, don’t act so surprised.” Shinsou’s fake nonchalance is ruined by the dimples on his cheeks at how hard he’s trying to hide his smile.

“Of course I’m not surprised. IT guy hasn’t failed me yet.” 

He rolls his eyes, pushing you towards the exit. “Shut up and go.”

Eri decides her name will be Elizabeth. You’re not sure where she’d even heard that name but you agree, the soft fur ticking the inside of your palm and you all get into the car again. 

It’s late now, and Shinsou follows the mood with slow soft songs that nearly have you falling asleep against the soft hum of the engine. He knows the way back to your accommodation, and you both talk quietly, complaining about the fact you both have work again tomorrow. 

“I’ll keep you company on the phone, if you’d like.”

He nods, avoiding eye contact to smile outside his window. “I’d like that, yeah.”

He parks as close as he can, jogging around to open up your door. You go to leave, but Eri taps urgently against the back of your chair. You grin, opening her door and bending down so she can hug you properly. 

“It was very nice meeting you, little lady.”

“It was nice meeting you too.” She leans in, whispering loud enough that Shinsou, watching with a soft look on his face, can hear.

“I think Shinsou is gonna ask you to be his girlfriend now.”

“Alright, Eri, that’s enough, come on.” Shinsou rushes forward quickly, shutting the door and promising her he’ll be back soon.

You giggle at the sight, teddy bear still tucked under your arm. He rolls his eyes at the sight of you smiling at him.

“Don’t even.”

“I didn’t say anything!” “You looked it.” He sighs slightly. His eyes drift down to the hoodie you still have on and you fumble at the hem.

“Oh shit, yeah, your hoodie. Here, hold Elizabeth.”  You go to take it off but he stops you, warm fingers plucking yours off it.

“No, it’s fine you- You can keep it. Looks good on you.” You nod, hands dropping to your sides. “Thanks. And thanks for paying for everything.”

“No problem.”

He walks you to the entrance, you arm hooked into his and you fumble in your pockets for your keycard. 

“I’m sorry, again. For our interruption.” Shinsou speaks suddenly.

You laugh, turning to face him. “It’s fine, promise. It did you favours, actually. You’re so good with her.” 

He brushes you off but you can see a bit of pride on his face. “Well. She is my sister, after all.”

He steps slightly closer. It’s dark out now, and the streetlamps illuminate him with bright lights, showing you how obviously his eyes trail up and down your body. 

“Are you free this friday?”

“I should be.”

“Good. I’m taking you out properly, then.”

You should probably say something in reply, but you just nod. You close the distance between you two and his hands come up to grab your waist, beneath the hoodie, thumb sliding over the small sliver of skin exposed by your hip. Shinsou leans lower as you stand on the tips of your toes, hands on his shoulders to brace yourself. He pauses, right as his lips brush against yours with every word he whispers.

“Can I kiss you?”

“Yes, you idiot.”

And he grabs your face so delicately, lips pressing against yours with a gentleness you’ve never been dealt with before. And his shoulders drop, relax like he can finally breathe properly, as his lips move against yours in tandem. Your hands find purchase in his hair and it’s just as soft as you imagined it would be. You make a noise in the back of your throat and he pulls away.

“Okay. Let’s not get too carried away now.” He scolds, thumb brushing against your bottom lip.

You frown. “Can’t you come back to mine after you drop Eri off?” “Y/N, jesus.” He laughs, face flushed and lips shiny from the gloss you have on. You wipe at the corner of his mouth to get rid of it.

“Okay, I need to go before Eri starts freaking out.”

“If you must.” You sigh.

“Bye, submission girl.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GUYSS I MISSED U ALLLL and maybe i missed shinsou.. also i kinda love and hate this so do with that what you will.

next fic will deffo be a text fic, for someone new! so look out for that]

i am also drop dead ILLL i have been bedridden all day everybody pray for me -_-

LOVE U ALL HOPE U ENJOYED

[pickleskisser]

spade anon back again

i was wondering if you had any headcannons about what it be like to sleep with the boys (not in THAT way but like, actually sleeping) which ones cuddle? which ones would much rather not?

HIII omfg this took longer than usual cause,,, school,,, break,,, but i got it done now!!! even threw in an additional Charles section ;p

Sleeping habits with the band + Charles Offdensen

Nathan Explosion

A cuddler. I have no proof it's just a gut feeling.

He's a diehard big spoon though. He thrives off looking down and seeing his s/o there in his arms...

Christ he's such a sap under those layers upon layers of brutal bullshit.

He's a guy who likes routine too. So, once you've slept with him enough it's a pattern he relies on your presence.

Spoiler: you better have a good reason if you're skipping out on nightly cuddles.

Overall a big teddy bear he's a cutie.

Pickles the Drummer

This guy is all over the place. A complete mess if you will.

Your nightly routines consist of making sure he's in bed, first of all.

He has a tendency of just passing out wherever. It's not too awful but about once a week you're going to have to hunt him down and find him face down in his own vomit in a hallway.

Due to this his s/o will grow a subconscious habit of a night time self care routine? Of sorts?

Getting him decently clean before bed just kinda becomes a thing.

And yknow what. He appreciates it!

He loves being doted on.

I think he cuddles but not a big Spooner.

He likes laying on his partner's chest or vice versa.

It's nice listening to your heartbeat, it's soothing. And on the flipside having you lay on him is like having a weighted blanket.

It's the shit for him!

Skwisgaar Swigelf

While I'm not the biggest believer of the whole Skwisgaar having like a 100 step self-care routine.

I do think he has one.

Just nothing insane. He does care on a small level. But one expensive face wash with benzol peroxide and a face mask every now and then is about it.

And you are absolutely being dragged into this. He holds his self image to a high standard and you are a part of that.

Now the actual issue is getting him to bed.

Sometimes he gets too caught up in his composing and practicing he neglects some basics to self preservation.

Just gently remind him it's good for him and to his benefit and you can get him to give in without much struggle. Mostly.

Sometimes he's adverse to touch. Nothing personal it's just a lot to him sometimes.

But he always need to be facing you in bed. If anything you need to be the last thing he sees before he shuts off his mind.

Toki Wartooth

Do I even have to say it?

Cuddles. 10000%

He doesn't care how, just that he needs it.

He is also a man of routine but in the sense that he has rituals.

He does things a certain way, and in a certain order.

If you follow his routine with him he'll love you until the world combusts. But he also understands if you have your own thing, just don't disrupt his.

He also can't sleep without you and it deeply upsets him if you can't.

You will have to make up for it with LOTS of cuddles later.

William Murderface

personal headcanon alert.

I think he has insomnia.

Due to a mix of paranoia and night terrors he does not get a lot of sleep.

He can have periodic naps during the day but that's it.

Though once he's dating someone, like, actually dating someone, he tries to fix his sleep schedule.

Going to bed with him always starts with a movie, he needs the background noise.

He'll keep it on a low volume if it bothers you, but you can not make him give up his diy asmr.

He likes holding his partner, and I think their weight helps him calm down enough to try and rest.

That does not mean it always works though. But he enjoys you being their and humoring him nonetheless.

If you curl up with him for a nap though, you basically have his hand in marriage.

Charles Offdensen

His sleep schedule is garbage, but you best believe he's making sure you get your full 9 hours.

Obviously, he won't overstep. You are an adult and capable of making decisions and taking care of yourself.

But you may notice subtle nudges if you start slacking. Say you are busy with work at home, he might persuade you to take a five-minute breather. Come lay in the bed with him. No, he did not light a lavender candle, yes, the weighted blanket is necessary, of course he's going to massage his sweetheart's shoulders, don't look too deep into it.

Of course he is a massive hypocrite, and brushes all of his partners concern off when it comes to his habits.

That does not mean he is completely unable to reason with though, especially if they're wanting to go to bed with him.

When it comes to cuddling, he is neutral on it. If it's something you want, then sure.

He is a chronic back sleeper though, so spooning is rare, but he happily offers his chest as a pillow.

[superwhosecock]

usually to describe a cow we'd just say "soweli" (lit. 'land mammal'). if it is 100% crucial that it is exactly a cow, one way to convey that is "soweli suli pi telo walo," (lit. 'the big white-fluid land mammal), which is pretty short imo.

as for the idea of having more sounds to make fewer syllables per words, theres lots of reasons that isn't done.

1. three CVN yllables really isnt that long. English goes at like 7 something syllables per second with crazy words like "twelfths" and "fences".

2. the idea is to make the phonetic inventory as simple as possible, like the rest of the language. it's got 14 very common sounds; that way no matter what you don't have to learn too many new sounds.

3. it would be significantly harder to hear the language if every word were only one syllable long. toki pona is easy to understand through thick accents or bad microphones or crappy internet connections; even just shortening the three syllable words makes this not as true.

Toki Pona seems pretty cool but the words are too long imo. Like you recently had a post about how to say "cow" and the resulting compound was a sentence of its own. It's 120 words in the language; find five vowels and 24 consonants (one can be "no consonant") and you can have everything in one syllable. Quicker! More efficient! Wasted opportunity imo.

thats just ithkuil! ithkuil is fun but basically unspeakable. which is less cool. i do think its weird that toki pona has three syllable words though, when its nowhere near exhausting its budget of 2 syllable words. perhaps we need...toki pona pona

[pommpuriinn]

Mine mysterious Boyfriend

ੈ✩ synopsis - y/n is a very successful influencer who is known for producing aesthetically pleasing vlogs about her travels, normal day to day life, going to restaurants to taste test food. But even though she gets millions of viewers on a daily basis, her most popular videos are of her sitting down and explaining the latest drama to her never before seen boyfriend. Her viewers are so curious on how he looks since they've been together for a couple of years and y/n has always blurred or added a cute hand drawn character of a white dog with dark eye bags to cover his face whenever he gets in frame. That is until a trip to Japan where the couple was peacefully vlogging by a little tanghulu stand, and a streamer was filming not that far from the couple and caught them in 4K. Revealing y/n’s boyfriend to the world.

ੈ✩ pairing - soobin x fem!reader

ੈ✩ a/n - hey…𓏗-𓏗 it’s been a while since my last post and again sorry. I have been working and trying to get my bag. A little life update: I met katseye during their first fan event which was CRAZYt they are so pretty in person, then I went to see the txt vr movie seeing them so close was freaking me out while also kicking my feet (and yes I’m seeing it a second time I’m delulu). I want to start writing little scenarios of the members instead of full stories. Maybe it will help me write more and get more creative. Inspired by my girl Stephanie Soo and her husband (I love them!)

Y/n Rose started her channel 3 years ago and it instantly blew up because of her aesthetic style and people loved how relatable and humble she was with her new found fame through social media. Lots of people talk about how y/n is a loser stuck in a hot person’s body because of her clumsy self and does little stupid things that people find funny and cute. Her viewers didn’t just get invested into her very entertaining content, but because of y/n’s mysterious boyfriend. Who goes by Soob or Binie and sometimes toki which means ‘bunny’ in Korean. Reddit fans tried their hardest to try to find any photos of her boyfriend through her old post, but unfortunately nothing was found besides him being Korean because of the toki nickname and in videos he’s teaching y/n Korean.

Fans are so desperate to see his face since they know he has to be fine to be able to bag someone as beautiful as y/n, plus he literally has people post edits on tiktok of his hands because his hands are just that attractive to many. Luckily y/n’s fans are respectful and don’t push y/n for information even fans that meet y/n in person don’t sneak pictures of him and don’t answer people’s questions about him.

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Currently the two are flying back to Japan since it’s literally their favorite place to visit since it has everything they’re obsessed with like; anime, Nintendo store, and really good food. Y/n filmed a little montage of herself playing on her deco rog ally (a handheld console almost like a switch) then of her putting on skincare along with a face mask. Until tragedy struck because Soob took off his glasses and placed them on his seat before going to the restroom to wash his face, as he wanted to do his skincare with y/n and once he came back Soob completely forgot he placed his glasses down and sat on them.

The two gasped at the crack sound that came from his butt. “No you did not.” Y/n tried covering her laugh with placing a hand over her mouth, while looking at Soob and back at the camera. Soob slowly reached down and took a pair of now flimsy glasses causing the couple to silently laugh. Y/n accidentally hit her little table so hard that her camera fell off since it was placed at the edge. With Soob’s quick reaction he was able to catch the camera mid air, “y/n-ah!” He whispered yelled. “We can’t already start breaking things before we even make it to Japan.” Soob adjusted the camera in a better angle while y/n hid her face in her (Soob’s) hoodie trying not to be too loud.

After calming down y/n wiped her tears from laughing so much. “Show them your glasses binie.” Soob then held his glasses out like those people who review makeup products, with his hand behind the glasses so the camera can focus on the damage. “Mind you this is the second time this has happened. Where he sets his glasses on the chair goes do something then comes back and his ass does all the damage.” Soob breaks into a laugh. “Sorry that my ass is pretty strong.”

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Y/n gave a quick room tour of the big hotel room that has an amazing view of Tokyo with the help of her very cute boyfriend who is a great camera man. As y/n was talking she couldn’t help but look at how her toki was giving her heart eyes making y/n lose focus on what she was trying to say. “Stop looking at me like that!” He instantly smiled and continued to tease her. “Like what?”

Fans definitely screen recorded the clip and started making edits quickly. The two finished unpacking and were supposed to start getting ready to adventure outside, but y/n saw that Soob looked so comfortable laying on the bed that she just had to try the bed too. As y/n was now laying down next for Soob explaining their plans to the camera, he instantly got a wave of sleepiness with the warmth of y/n by his side. He set an alarm on his phone which he placed next to him and started to snuggle into her. Y/n was unbothered Soob hugging her or being in frame because she would just edit a sleepy yongmeong sticker over his face.

“He’s making me sleepy~” y/n snicker while watching her toki sleep with his head resting on her shoulder through her viewfinder. It didn’t take long before y/n closed her eyes and started sleeping with the camera still filming. She ended up editing a little fast forward clip of the two sleeping before it cuts to them actually walking down a little street with of course Soob being her cameraman.

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“So we’re actually at a convenience store because someone got sleepy and then got me sleepy, so we ended up sleeping for a couple hours.” Y/n explained, while also swinging their connected hands back and forth happily. “Blame it on the jet lag because I’m so used to New York time.” Soob tries to justify himself. “I guess.” Y/n playfully rolls her eyes at him making Soob laugh. The couple were a few steps away from the convenience store before Soob cuts himself off, “oh! Should we show them your fit?” He backed away to give the camera a full shot of y/n’s outfit. “No, I look like Adam Sandler right now!” Y/n whined, hiding her face with her hands slightly embarrassed by just wearing Soob’s hoodie again with loose gray sweatpants with bows running all down on sides of her legs, paired with her cute decorated crocs. She was still giving a coquette feel to the fit.

“It’s giving Adam Sandler meets coquette vibes.” Soob jokes further leaving a pout on y/n’s lips. “I’m joking. You look very cute.” Soob gently pulls y/n by her hand into a hug comforting her. Cute little gestures like that instantly boosts y/n’s mood, she could never genuinely get mad at Soob. “Let’s show the viewers your OOTD.” Y/n makes sure to just film from the neck down. “Binie has his classic white button up, wide legged pants, basic white shoes, and to top it off his brown bag. It’s giving very boyfriend vibes 101, very demure, very cutesy, very mindful.” Y/n and Soob burst out laughing, getting stares from a couple of people, but they didn’t mind.

“Let’s go get your flavored ice.” Soob wrapped his arm our y/n’s shoulder guiding her in the convenience store. “Oh my god yes! Guys I have been seeing that mainly in Korea there’s this thing- I forgot what it’s called, but it’s for people who love to eat ice. It’s peach flavored ice!” y/n was so excited making Soob smile down at her still filming. “It’s also because she would see those Korean cheerleaders do the little dance and then sit back down to eat the ice.” Soob added. Y/n pulled away from Soob and started the iconic dance the cheerleaders do, making Soob laugh more.

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To no one’s surprise y/n loved the ice and literally finished it in 5 minutes. They got a lot of snacks before heading to their next stop which is a popular tanghulu stand. It was a pretty crowded place since there’s lots of stores all around plus it was the evening, the perfect time to hang out. They weren’t the only ones thinking the same because not far from them was a female streamer obviously streaming also eating tanghulu with her friend. “Guys this is so good!” Her eyes wided while munching on the solid sugar-covered strawberry. She wasn’t paying attention that her chat was freaking out about a certain couple that was being shown in the corner. “Huh? Why is everyone freaking out? Is there a celebrity around here?” Even her friend was confused looking around.

The female streamer was now closely reading the comments until a certain comment in all caps shocked her.

#1: OMG IT'S Y/N AND SOOB!! U JUST REVEALED HIS FACE

“You just revealed-no fucking way!” The poor streamer panicked because they were also big fans of them, but she just unintentionally did something bad. She knew how private y/n is when it comes to Soob to the point where even if Soob is showing something on his phone that y/n blurs the reflection of his face on his phone in videos. The streamer quickly ended her stream abruptly, “dude I have to go up to them and tell them.” She looked at her friend with a stressed expression. “I’m sure they will understand. We’ll go together, plus you didn’t mean to show Soob’s face like that.” Her friend had a point. So she took a deep breath and began walking up to them.

As the couple was just finishing their second sweet treat of the day the poor streamer interrupted them saying their thoughts to the camera. “Um…I’m sorry to interrupt, but hi I’m Alice I’m a streamer and I was streaming literally not long ago and…”, Alice was trying to find the right words. “I didn’t know you guys were in the frame and many, many people saw Soob’s face. I’m so sorry.” Alice hated confrontation and was about to burst into tears with how their smiles instantly dropped. The couple looked at each other trying to feel words on what to say.

“Oh, um thank you for telling us instead of leaving us to find out online. Don’t feel sorry it wasn’t your fault plus we’re in public people are recording and taking pictures. Plus I know I could only do so much to try and protect Soob’s identity.” Y/n caressed Alice’s arm to try to make her feel better, clearly seeing her distressed face. “I can’t hide forever, and I again appreciate you telling us.” Alice was shocked at how they were taking this. ”And I’m assuming you're a fan since you know Soob and I.” Y/n wanted to lighten up the mood. “I am!” Alice bursted into tears. Making everyone laugh, as she got to free her emotions. “I loved you guys since the beginning and oh my god you are so handsome and she’s so pretty it’s insane! You are such a power couple and I love seeing Soob always helping you record and you always covering his face with yongmeong who is such a cute character!” Alice finally got to say what she always thought of saying if she ever got to meet them.

Both y/n and Soob’s heart was melting at the cute sight of Alice fangirling and expressing her love for them. They ended up taking pictures together and ensuring Alice that it’s okay and truly wasn’t her fault revealing Soob.

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It was trending everywhere the clip made it’s rounds and Y/n quickly addressed it before anyone would try to send hate to Alice, and Soob wanted to make a video with y/n after a couple of weeks finally actually revealing himself. He felt like it was inevitable for this to happen and it was bound to happen just not like this. With his decision to do this y/n was a bit opposed to doing this because she knows that Soob is a very private person. But she could tell Soob was already set on doing it.

“After lots of thinking I think it’s time to show the world the literal love of my life.” Y/n and Soob were certainly sitting on the floor in their living room back in New York with a yongmeong face pillow still covering Soob’s face. “Are you going to put it down?” Soob chuckled at y/n. “I’m nervous!” Y/n was more anxious than Soob. “I’ll do it then.” Soob took the face pillow and placed it on his lap. Y/n squealed seeing Soob’s face in the viewfinder.

“Hi I’m Soobin also known as Soob and Binie.” Soobin covered his face feeling shy with y/n hyping him up.

The world suddenly was more colorful, the air was fresher, and the water was bluer and clear now that Soobin revealed his face. People were happy having an actual face to the name and seeing the most visually stunning couple. Soobin even unprivated his instagram but his instagram was literally a fan page of y/n because it was girlfriend material photos of y/n, and his only post with his face was his most recent one that still has y/n in the picture. Which people found so cute that Soobin is so down bad for y/n.

[citrus-soju]

I absolutely love the development of Dethklok.

Nathan “I can’t do apologies” Explosion apologized to the woman and the fans he wronged without thinking about it twice. Nathan “I write only brutal music” Explosion, the man who wrote the song that saved the world. Nathan „no caring rule“ Explosion, who was the most emotional after losing people, and wouldn’t give up on Murderface. Nathan Explosion, the man who transformed from the fist into the hand.

Pickles „y’all are douchebags“ the Drummer, the one who let his bandmates sleep in bed with him because they needed his comfort. Pickles „calling Toki our brother is weird“ the Drummer, taking on a parental role and referring to everyone as his brothers. Pickles „fuck Seth“ the Drummer, making peace (more or less) with him for the sake of his band. Pickles the Drummer, the man with the biggest heart underneath that shell.

Toki „I always hated you Skwisgaar“ Wartooth being the one to save him when he’s unconscious and knowing what he wants to say. Toki „I hate children“ Wartooth age regressing and giving into his inner child, admitting he likes all those cute and fun things. Toki „going nonverbal around my parents“ Wartooth was strong enough to say his final goodbyes to his father (more or less). Toki Wartooth, the guy who showed his strength by becoming softer.

Skwisgaar „Don‘t Touch“ Skwigelf, allowing Toki to hold onto him for comfort and reaching out for his bandmates to comfort them as well. Skwisgaar „Just Kill Yourself Murderface“ being the one who figured out something is wrong with him. Skwisgaar „fuck you Toki“ Skwigelf putting so much effort into saving Toki, and then helping him „becomes goods“ at music again. Skwisgaar Skwigelf, the gentle giant who just struggles to show it.

William „what if I act out for attention“ Murderface, isolating himself from his bandmates to suffer in silence so he doesn’t worry them. William „I don‘t matter for the band“ Murderface finding his role in the band (as well as the bass becoming so much more prominent in the AOTD music). William „Idgaf about anybody“ Murderface dedicating the Song of Salvation to Knubbler. William Murderface, who found self respect and respect for other people on the way.

And also… Magnus Hammersmith, who realized his mistake. Magnus Hammersmith, who had spent years full of rage and bitterness, regretting and wanting to reconnect. Magnus Hammersmith, realizing he was in the wrong.

[lurkingshan]

Japanese QL Corner

We've got a jam packed post this week, folks. The live airing shows continue to impress, a sequel film and a recent GL dropped, and one of my favorites of the year cam to an end. These are all streaming on Gaga or provided via fansub (feel free to ask if you don’t know where to find them).

Our Youth

This week the show gave me everything I wanted from a POV switch, as we finally went back a little to get a peek into Hirukawa's head and learn how his feelings for Minase developed. From there, we continued with the high school era story, with Hirukawa and Minase going together to see his dad's new film, which turned out to be a BL. The show really nailed how meaningful that moment was to both of them, to see characters like themselves depicted on screen and realize what it meant (@twig-tea). This episode also gave us more of a sense of what's broken in each of their relationships with their parents, and they are now heading off to spend the weekend with Hirukawa's mother. I'm nervous to see how this past iteration of their relationship ended, but also excited to get back to the present.

Love is Like a Poison

An excellent ending to all around solid as a rock show. This drama managed to blend several genres and develop a great romance and tell so many good jokes and somehow never take a single misstep in its storytelling. So refreshing! Shiba and Haruto are a battle couple for the ages and I wish them well on their future domestic and legal partnership. Can't recommend this one highly enough!

Love in the Air Koi

Color me charmed. I really like Fuma and Kai as a pair, more than I expected to. Fuma comes across more good-humored and unserious than he does sleazy, and it's clear that he is actually very serious about Kai. “Why do your eyes always look like you’re asking for help?” was a great line to demonstrate that Fuma sees through Kai's bluster, but at the same time he knows when to back off and give Kai space to process. Kai got me with his constant smiling whenever he thought Fuma couldn't see (the shot in the side mirror of the car being my favorite). I also loved the quick scene we got with Arashi and Rei discussing their friends and the casual affection between them now that they're a couple. This show is great, and so far I think they've done a good job with the darker aspects of Kai's story. I really appreciated @bengiyo's reflections this week on what it's doing well and how the show is subverting expectations with the casting.

The Fragrance You Inherit

This week we got more context for Sakura's college days, including meeting her bestie Ryosuke (an ace king!). I definitely suspect that Sakura's affections were not entirely one-sided back then, but Mone remains a mystery for now. This story is definitely about closure rather than any new romance, and maybe in the end allowing Sakura to be who she is more freely. Speaking of which, Toki might just be my favorite teenage son character ever. He's such a good boy, and he seems driven primarily by a desire to know his mother and support her in pursuing her own happiness instead of just his. I look forward to meeting Mone's husband next episode and continuing to watch all these lovely people treat each other with compassion and kindness. You can find the show here, with big thanks to @isaksbestpillow for providing English subs.

Let's Eat Together Aki and Haru: More Please

This week Gaga dropped a sequel to this charming if inessential little food BL film. The first one let us down by not making the relationship explicitly romantic, and the sequel did rectify that as the characters prepared to leave school and contemplated life no longer living together. Though still no kiss for us. It didn't blow me away, but it's a nice little bit of fluff if you have free time and want something light.

Salty Blue

This short GL film (only 15 minutes) tells a solid and sweet little friends to lovers story, with some surprises thrown in for fun. I recommend giving it a watch! You can find it here with big thanks to @nicks-den for subbing and sharing it.