#WAIT BNHA HAS A NEW SEASON???

[ahaha-ahahaha]

my beautiful princess with a personality disorder

[sister-of-hitoshi]

Bnha main three x turned to child reader

Scenarios with just fluff! This one has a lil drabble too hehe~

Katsuki Bakugo

A noisy weekend afternoon, pathetic winds making noise through the damned trees, and the extras just being extras, Katsuki Bakugo was fed up with the day, wishing for evening to come already, so that the common school gym opened and he could get started with his weekend training regimen.

It was literally just another shitty day.

Even his s/o had gone somewhere so he was all alone.

Not like he'll ever admit to missing them.

From the common room, he made his way to his own room, wishing to be just left by himself.

However his extremely polite wish to the gods was not granted.

Since he'd stumbled upon a damned brat right after entering his room.

Wtf?!

"What's this thing doing here...?"

Was even more stunned when that same brat had swiftly crawled upto him, and then upon him, and had landed on his shoulder.

The brat's crawling speed was unreal.

He wasted no time in grabbing the brat with one hand and shoving the thing on his bed.

"Who are you?" He inquired, making an expression which would be enough to scare any brat away.

But of course, you weren't just any brat, you were a special brat.

So, instead of answering his question, you did the next best thing that came to your tiny brain, you mimicked his question, asking him who he was, your lips curling into an innocent smile.

Wait- he feels he knows this smile-

"Y/n...?"

You hold his face in your chubby hands and nod vigorously.

He feels proud first, shocked next.

"How tf?"

Immediately became more gentle with handling you, his precious dumbass.

Didn't waste any time informing Aizawa about the situation. After much thought, Aizawa had reluctantly agreed on letting Bakugo be in charge of his fellow classmate.

"You are under my care huh?! Well you better behave AND ADDRESS ME AS YOUR MASTER!"

Loves how you broke into fits of giggles just after.

Most of your conversation with him was just playful banter.

"BA-k-bojhfh yur name's hawd" you say while poking his cheek

"WAIT-HOW COULD YOU SPELL MY NAME WRONG??!"

He was like an experienced caretaker. He immediately understood how you were feeling at any moment of the day, and caught onto your eating habits with the precision of a seasoned professional.

He kept in touch with both his studies and recovery girl, who informed him about the period of 3 days for the effects of your current state lasting.

Nothing that he couldn't handle.

Most of the times you were perched onto his shoulder like a baby bird.

He found your shenanigans enjoyable.

Except for the fact that you seemed to get his name wrong everytime.

After a few minutes from his trip to recovery girl

"There are three cards arranged here. Now get the cards one after the other and spell it correctly" Bakugo said in a somewhat calm manner- the calmest he could get with his anger

You nodded in response, picking the first card.

"B-A....Ba!"

And then you show it to him. "Baa!!" You say more eloquently in an excited manner.

You pickup the second pair.

"Kuuu~" you chirp happily as he nods in a satisfied manner "Baku!" You repeat happily.

Bakugo with his folded arms kept watching you, hoping that now you would finally get his name right.....(also not to hide it- he enjoyed the sight of his adorable partner trying to learn his name)

It was going fine until- "GUo...?"

Now Bakugo got a tick mark on his forehead and his triangular eyes appeared.

"AAAGGHHHHDAMNIT" He shouted with his hands pulling at his hair "NOW GIMME THOSE CARDS YOU CAN DO NOTHING"

You just nodded enthusiastically and gave him the cards, and perched on his shoulder.

"Say it-Ba"

"Ba"

"Ku"

"Kuu~"

"Go"

"...Go?"

Bakugo saw a new ray of hope-

"Now say it!- Ba-ku-go!!"

There was one minute of silence until-

"Bakujjgfxhuj-"

OH C'MON IT'S NOT THAT HARD!!!" Bakugo said, being exhausted.

And you burst into a fit of giggles.

For Todoroki Shouto: Here

For Izuku Midoriya: Here

[captainkirkk]

✩ WEEKLY FIC ROUND-UP ✩

All the fics I’ve read and really enjoyed in the past week-ish. Reminder: This list features any and all ratings and themes. Please look at tags and warnings on ao3 before reading.

BNHA

something else to pretend by beeclaws

Bakugou apologies. Somehow, this makes things worse.

Retrograde by redrobin1989

Retrograde /ˈretrəˌɡrād/ adjective: directed or moving backwards noun: a degenerate person. verb: go back in position or time.

Seasoned pro heroes Midoriya Izuku and Bakugou Katsuki are mentally transported back to their younger bodies due to a quirk. All they have to do is wait for the quirk to wear off for everything to return to normal. But sometimes the journey is worse than the destination.

DC

dick move by konan_konan

Part 1 of batfam twitter shenanigans

dim trake ☑ @timdrakeceo・52min guys what if dick grayson IS batman. that’s why he thought he was getting cancelled. it all makes sense. 784K Views | 142 Retweets | 52 Quote Tweets | 63.9K Likes

tason jodd ☑ @jsntdd・49min ↳ replying to @timdrakeceo asshole last week you said i was batman 461K Views | 88 Retweets | 16 Quote Tweets | 18.3K Likes

or: a civilian overhears a conversation between batman and nightwing. twitter does what it always does: makes things worse

the rules of playing make believe by hoebiwan

“We can’t squat in some dead guy’s mansion, Damian,” Tim says. Damian, in the midst of packing all their meager belongings into grocery sacks, ignores him.

“Why not?” Jason demands. “It’s not like he’s using it. Finders keepers, losers weepers.”

Or: Homeless!Reverse Robins squat in Wayne Manor.

Nine Worlds

with a winged heart by celebros

"Cliopher. Cliopher. Cliopher." I blink. It's Conju, standing with his hands on my shoulders, and I go to answer him and realize that I am already speaking, babbling, and Franzel is behind him, wringing his hands and looking near tears. I try to focus on what I'm saying, but it's like a stream, light and splashing past me, too quick to hold, not enough to catch, somehow, somehow – A few weeks before the start of the viceroyship ceremonies, Kip finds himself the unwitting recipient of a truth serum.

Original Work

That Frightful Nest Inside the Throat by whereveryouroam

Part 1 of That Dreadful Clockwork Beats Below

Living horses were in vogue among the high and mighty of the great families, but Peter’s new owners had sent proud motorhorses, clicking over in a blur of cogs and wheels, to draw the carriage. It was a very nice carriage - plush and cushioned. He couldn’t help but think this was sinister. Masters didn’t transport slaves in finery. At least, not slaves like him.

Peter’s spent years under the cruelty of masters who want the Monster inside him to become their weapon. He is quite sure that Lord and Lady Arken will be no different.

Percy Jackson

Through rose-colored glasses (the past is perfect) by Mo13

Part 1 of Rose-colored glasses verse

Luke/Percy were in a non-consensual 'relationship' when Percy was twelve. Percy deals with the aftermath, while constantly convincing himself that his relationship with Luke was fine (IT WAS NOT). Mostly cooperates with canon up to the end of Heroes of Olympus.

The Goblin Emperor

A Complete Education by bomberqueen17

Preparing for the Emperor's wedding, everyone has some things they need to learn about.

Emperor's Best Friend by imaginary_golux

Ino and Mireän decide their cousin Maia needs a special present for his twentieth birthday.

a burning coal of kindness by egelantier for Morgan (duckwhatduck)

When Maia is kidnapped by a faction hoping to halt the construction of Wisdom Bridge, Beshelar, gravely injured, is by his side. It might just be their undoing.

The Stairs Beneath the Heart by hermitknut

Part 1 of Keystone

The reign of Varenechibal IV is over; the reign of Edrehasivar VII has begun. The transition, however, is anything but smooth, as the Alcethmeret household navigates grief and worry as well as adapting to the new emperor.

A series of missing scenes and unseen moments centering around the Alcethmeret household over the course of the first few months of Maia's reign.

[primedeathreship]

bnha season 7 episode 1 guysssss

I just wanted to talk about the intro of that part of the season. Thats my interpretation.

(Disclaimer, I know a little bit of spoilers from manga but I haven't read it fully so beware)

So hear my out,

starts with Deku trying to reach into something and at the end of the intro he manages to reach it. His goal I guess. Shigaraki or whatever. Maybe it means that they will finish with season 7 and they are not going for season 8.

Then some scenes where sun rays touching class 1a's faces. Very poetic. Hopeful for the new day.

Like uh excuse me, Monoma and Shinzo on the same panel?! Love it, they are getting screen time.

Hawks in the cell?! Murder of Twice catches him?

Invisible Girl. Finally we get her on the big screen. Can't wait for her backstory

Excuse me why Toga and Ochaco are like right next to each other. I don't like what it implies.

Then we have Shoto next to Endevour. Toya next to Dabi. We love Todoroki family drama

And Bakugo on his solitude... But hey, he is on the top right?

and then he smiles... right before Deku appears on the screen. Just saying...

Then we see how each and every student from 1A runs with Midoryia and helps him go through the debris, obstacles. He is no longer alone, he lets them help him and fight on his side.

Also I like this moment because of Kaminari and Jirou. Come on people, we can't forget that Denki admitted that he has a crush on Jirou last season.

Why they are standing together and why we can't see Aoyama... I can imagine why

And right before Midoryia gets to Shigaraki, the last person to accompany him is Bakugo. Of course. At first I thought that he is not helping him. That he is trying to reach up to him. (Is it a subtle way of saying that he is not done trying to outdo, outrun him? Or he is trying to stop him?) BUT he is pushing him. Just like other classmates. Cute

We see class 1A together. Deku is between the students. He is not trying to win by himself anymore. Bye bye vigilante era

and he wins

[neonscandal]

So excited to know that you also love Link Click...! I watched it first before JJK (I know, still kinda new in thw fandom), so Cheng Xiaoshi/ Lu Guang are special to me. And after 2nd season with that finale, wow, for me it feels like came out of a fanfic. So when I got to know Gojo/ Geto somehow they remind me of Cheng Xiaoshi/ Lu Guang, cause both couples are doomed by the narative....

And what do you think after you finished TGCF? Have you read the novels? Just so you know, it is worth it to collect the books. Their story is that good. Also when you finished it, most likely you'll also have some non-canon fav couples (I have 4 non canon fav couples from TGCF)....And have you watch MDZS or SVSSS?

Sorry for my rambling, MXTX is one of my favorite author ever and I like to talk about their works. (And now I'm still depressed with the latest JJK update and nervous with the BNHA update)......

OMG SEASON TWO FINALE OF LINK CLICK ABSOLUTELY SLAYED ME. Lu Guang, the enigma that you are. This whole time!? What a damn reveal! Just thinking about it, tbh, I'm gagged. I like to guess at things, obviously, but just never even fathomed.

I don't know if I'd mentioned that before RE: Gojo and Geto but same. It might be on an anime recommendation draft 😅 Like, sure, their character design is an obvious indication but it's really all the anguish bubbling just beneath the surface. And now I need to read all the source material because I'm not sure I can wait for them to animate (even though the animation is just 😘👌🏾

For background on my experience while watching TGCF, there are a lot of cultural/religious things that were completely out of my current realm of understanding re: ascension, conditions/relation of the supernatural beings discussed, etc. but I was still able to really enjoy it without and prompted curiosity to learn more before jumping into the novels. Like, having watched and read media informed by Japanese culture (and growing up on Inuyasha), you understand the idea of youkai, general types and their dispositions, even some religious aspects to practices by priestesses and even everyday people, etc. so it's a little easier to navigate. So getting into Chinese media of a certain time period where those beliefs and practices inform the story was a challenge but it also just kind of opens your eyes to how much you don't know which is exciting. I absolutely want to check out the books because I need to know Xie Lian's whole origin (including his 17th birthday and his parents backstory) and what transpired to have created the delicate soft spot San Lung has for him. I hadn't heard of SVSSS yet but MDZS is on my TBW and I'm wondering if watching it will help clarify my confusion from TGCF or if I should do some research ahead of time so I'm not as lost.

Never apologize, I love when people are inspired and passionate! Lol and makes the conversation I have with you guys feel less one sided (with my disproportionate essay responses haha). 💛 I'm sure I'll post when I start watching/reading any of the above so we can reconvene! I'm currently finishing up Stars Align and, from what I've gathered might need to add this to my TBR to get a satisfactory end to things, too. 😭

I've been running on an empty battery lately so Tumblr's really the only social media platform I've been consistently perusing and posting on (RIP to twitter, insta and tiktok, ig). The upside of this being that I see JJK and BNHA leaks less frequently so I'm out here living in ignorant bliss ✨ So if you're out in these virtual streets, be safe out there, anon!

[fudanshidaily]

I mean...

Free! ran its entire course and is over, plain and simple. (I know, not even news at this point. Still.)

Last year we got B-Project season 3 - if not completely out of the blue (I legit don't know), I think it's fair to say it was at least outta left field. I sure didn't expect that.

Also last year, HypMic also got a 2nd season, another thing I honestly had no real hope for (but was, ofc, happy as hell for it) - and now they're even releasing a second game (which, lbr, they're dropping the ball HARD with, not doing it in English as well, but I digress).

Outside of manga/anime, but also lastyear, and to me personally, still just as completely and absolutely incomprehensible, both BUCK-TICK's Sakurai Atsushi, and (just ten days later!) X JAPAN's HEATH passed away.

Haikyuu!! is ... well, at this point we're just waiting for its coffin lid to be nailed down with the last movie (pardon the morbid).

But - in May this year, we got news that a DAIYA sequel is in the works. (While Boukyaku BATTERY was doing a damn fine job of tiding us over.)

KnY is in its final stretch with a trilogy coming up ... er, well. Sometime. Fwiw, it's definite.

The BNHA anime just passed some major manga milestones.

Amidst all this, BLUE LOCK has absolutely taken the world by a storm, I'd say especially with the anime. Then the mobile game which also got an English (and quite actually global!) release, a second mobile game, the second season of the anime coming in October - and the sheer amount and range of various collabs and promotions is just bloody mindblowing - seriously, try following it on Twitter, you'll be overwhelmed in a week. (I'd also say it's breaking some new ground and pushing the envelope in terms of fanservice and attention to certain ... ahem, details, point being the thirst gets quenched more than adequately.)

--- SIGH ---

And then the BOUEIBU crew announces a NEW MOVIE for next year?! For the tenth anniversary - the HELL do you mean it's been a DECADE?! Like, holy shit, I'd felt old enough already, now I feel positively ancient. Just.... idk, sorry, I can't quite put the mindfuck of this (of all this) into words.

Meanwhile, the Twisted Wonderland anime seems to be ... well. It seems not to be. Even though the game, the English version at that, is just now celebrating it's 2.5th anniversary. (Wdym it's been 2.5 years??)

Still though... What's next? My beloved Dream Festival! awakens from its ... not-quite-death, seeing as they have been doing all sorts of limited merch runs and collabs and concerts and limited screenings ever since the franchise's complete emergency shutdown??? Hey, what with everything here, I'm almost willing to say: one can dream... and hope, right?

[ultfreakme]

What are your top ten favorite scenes in Avatar the Last Airbender?

Thank you so much for the ask!!! Oh my god. This so hard, I've never thought of individual scenes as top favorites but I've tried my best and narrowed it down I think?

Katara v Pakku 'You can't knock me down!': So I watched Avatar when it was first airing as a kid, there weren't many dark-skinned main characters around, especially not girls who fight and certainly not against sexist men who try to stop people from learning. So when I saw this scene, I was at the edge of my seat, it taught me a lot about bravery and I still cheer and clap for Katara when I re-watch the fight.

Sokka throughout The Fortuneteller: I'm an atheist and people didn't exactly take kindly to that when I was a kid & I was infamous as the 'weird kid who probably has no morals'. So seeing Sokka outwardly express skepticism about the spirits & 'higher powers' was very comforting.

Sokka inventing the air balloon solution: I think it was one of the first scenes where I really started liking Sokka. The thing about hot air actually made me read my school textbooks & google stuff to figure out how air currents work, so that helped me with a few science classes about molecules.

Aang in The Storm: It was one of our first glimpses into how he felt about running away, the guilt, the sadness, the pain of being the last of your people with no one to turn to and thinking its all your fault.

Toph fighting the Earth Rumble goons when Aang & her dad are watching: The way she moves is so freaking cool!!! It was her showing exactly how capable she is, she isn't kidding when she says she's the world's best earthbender because yeah, who the heck else could do what she does???

Hama's flashback: Once again I watched this show as a kid, so this was the first time i got confronted with the fact that there will never be a 'perfectly good' or 'perfectly bad' side. People are complicated & I understand what pushed Hama to do what she did but that doesn't excuse it so in that vein;

Katara sucking the water out of the field to fight Hama: It's just badass even if it is angsty.

Aang pulling Ozai down by his beard and encasing him in rock: I mean-- like that is just objectively cool and very embarrassing for the 40-something year old guy. Aang was in top form.

Zuko in the bunker with Ozai: I don't watch too many new cartoons but I don't think any show has ever so explicitly called out the abuser and made sure the abuser is acknowledged as unforgivable. It really put into light for me a lot of things about child-parent relationships, what its supposed to be (forever angry at Boku No Hero Academia for using their Zuko-based character to forgive and redeem his abuser, lf you don't know anything about BNHA this means nothing to you jbcfjhbh sorry).

Yuekka last kiss: They're the ship that first introduced me to tragic romances,. My heart was broken and I kept waiting the entire 3 seasons down to the last episode for Yue to make a return and say "hey guys! so I'm a spirit I'm alive!". I still like it because idk I love angst a lot and the whole story of a princess finding glimpses of freedom in a boy who's traveled the world and yearning for it gets to me.

I'm not remembering other scenes that may have had more impact on me just yet, but a few honorable mentions; Ran and Shao's dance(I LOVE DRAGONS 100/10 they make everything better always), Zuko in the Cooler, Sokka and the cactus juice, Aang's anxiety episode.

Thank you again for asking! This was so fun to do~~

[kynrki]

HELLLOOOOOO and welcome back ,,,how are u? I swear I come here to check on everyone and then never talk again but neways I hope you're doing good <<33 my second semester started and I already feel stressed cuz the 2nd one is very short (aka a month and half) and the materials are vv long BUT I'm gonna manage (i hope we all do) anyways I hope u have a good day/night and let's survive another week together<3 (i also started reading a new manga cuz i cant wait for season 2 and honestly it broke my heart in the best way possible and characters are so dimensional) also one more thing is I really want to start practicing art, the talent kinda runs in my family but u haven't drawn in so long so I want to start again,,,,, idk when exactly but hopefully soon

enough abt me and more abt u so how's life recently? any good news:)

JOEY JOEY JOEY OMGEE HI BABE I MISSED YOU SM HRU AONDIWMFISKCJEOCKD 🫶🏼🫶🏼😘😘😘😘💞💞

im doing rlly well as of lately!! wbu?? AHH GOODLUCK ON SEMESTER 2!! im sure you will ace it!! just take everything one step at a time and clam down okay! you got this, i know you do :))) let’s survive another week together <33!!

oooo which manga is it!! ngl i miss my anime phase… back in like 2020 i was lowkey obsessed and all yk? i miss it, i think the only thing i actually still watch today is bnha and tokyo ghoul, i still need to finish season 4 of aot LOL and i also need to finish assassinations classroom… i think my fav anime has to be given. it broke me in a good way LMAO and then also aot. it’s overrated ik but its jus that good yk?

OOH YOU DRAW?? ik an irl who also draws and she tends to draw on my hands alot Lmao but i hope all goes well with the drawing and stuff!’

ahh me?? ive been focusing on mental health and time management since those were my biggest issues. starting the school year was a mess for me. i was overwhelmed with all the work and assignments and everything was jus too much for me so i took a break from here and other socials (trust it helps alot!!) but im back and not planning on leaving anytime soon.

I LOVE YOU JOEY!! thank you for checking up in me❤️

[bisexual-queenie]

Part Five of my BNHA Pixie Hollow Au!

Please note, just like the last one, all plot is taken directly from the movie, with minor changes.

- Tsunagu was just going about his day, talking with Gang Orca (Gonna call him Kugo from now on I just wanted you guys to know who I was referring to), one of his closest friends, when he overheard All Might speaking to Dave Shield about the beginning of Winter, and how everyone prepares for the final season of the year. Tsu hears that they shouldn't enter the Winter Woods, but wants to anyway.

- He sees that the tinker fairies make snowflake baskets which are carried by snowy owls, who then deliver them to the winter fairies, and learns that there will be another shipment tomorrow.

-Being the curious fairy he is, he decided to check it out. Before he could leave however, Kugo was hesitant to let him leave.

-“Tsunagu, it's too dangerous. Who knows what lives on the other side.” Tsunagu assured him that nothing was going to happen, and that he would be back very soon.

- He then made himself some winter clothes and traveled across the warm side until he got to the border made from a piece of tree, where at the center the warm and cold sides met. Tsunagu hesitated for a moment. Did he really want to do this? Before he could move, his wings started sparkling. Tsunagu, scared that something was going to happen, quickly retreated.

- He flies off to the library, where he finds a book titled Wingology, but unfortunately, the page on "Sparkling Wings" has been chewed up by a bookworm. Another fairy (you can decide who this is) tells Tsu that the author of the book, the Keeper, might be able to help him, but he lives in the Winter Woods. Tsu agrees and takes the book.

- Preparing himself for the Winter Woods and conveniently using the final shipment of Snowflake baskets as his only chance, Tsu sneaks into the workshop and climbs inside one of the baskets and waits for the owl. He gets picked up by an inexperienced owl and makes his way across the border. Suddenly, the owl accidentally drops the basket, and Tsunagu crashes into the snow.

- Realizing the book has been flung from his bag, he tries to get it back before anyone finds it. However, Sir Nighteye, the Lord of the Winter Woods, finds the book and asks a frost fairy, Shoji, to return the book to the Keeper. Tsunagu follows Shoji to the Winter Library. Upon arriving, he spots the Keeper (In this AU, I want Yoroi Musha to be the Keeper, it fits in my opinion). Suddenly, another winter fairy rushes into the room and proclaims that their wings are sparkling. Tsunagu’s wings begin to glow and sparkle, too.

- The other fairy is startled by the presence of a “warm” fairy, and nearly has an anxiety attack, when Tsuangu carefully calms them down. He introduces himself to the fairy and asks for their name.

- The fairy ,after a few seconds, replies with “ Shinya. My name’s Shinya. Nice to meet you!” with a shy smile. Tsunagu’s heart skipped a beat.

- Then, their wings start sparkling again. The two ask Yoroi to explain what was happening to their wings. Bringing them to a platform and positioning their wings, the whole chamber becomes filled with images of the mainland. They see two separate babies’ first laugh carefully meeting in the middle, unusually seeming to travel together for the majority of the trip, until they are abruptly separated, when one of them is blown towards the Winter Woods.

- Confused, Tsunagu speaks up. “What is this supposed to mean? This happens everytime a new fairy arrives! This doesn’t explain anything!”

- Yoroi takes the book from Tsu’s hands and carefully explains that when two separate baby’s laughs seem exceptionally close, it signifies that the fairies that are born from them are designed to be super close to one another, whether that's platonically or romantically.

- Suddenly, Nighteye arrives, concerned about the book, warning Yoroi to send any 'warm' fairy back to the Warm Side. Yoroi tells the two they can spend a day together before Tsunagu has to return home. Shinya shows to Tsu that they collect lost things and tries to find a use for them, which is something Tsunagu enjoys as well. They find that they enjoy almost the same things.

- Next, they go to the Frost Forest, where Shinya shows Tsu around. They get even closer to each other. Tsunagau, at that moment, realizes that he may be falling for Shinya. He shakes it off, saying that there is no way that Shinya reciprocates. Unbeknownst to Tsu, Shinya is feeling the same way.

- That night at Shinya’s home,as Tsu builds a fire to stay warm, he realizes that if he can make it warm in the Winter Woods, he can make it cooler at her home. Suddenly, the snow floor melts beneath them, weakened by the fire. After the incident, Yoroi tells the two fairies that Tsunagu has to go home. The two realize that they might never see each other again.

- The two become upset that there is a possibility that they couldn’t see each other ever again. Suddenly, Tsu comes up with a plan.

- When the three fairies reach the border, Tsunagu whispers to Shinya to meet him at the border the next day.

(This part happens after the “Great Fairy Rescue” Part of Midorya’s story)

- When Tsu arrives home, he asks Dave and Midoriya for help. Later, some of his other friends stop by and learn of Tsunagu’s potential love interest, and get excited (Kuugo mercilessly teases him, but same thing).

- The next day, Tsu arrives at the border with Dave and Midoriya, pulling along a snow-maker. Now able to keep Shinya cold enough, Shinya crosses the border to the warm side of Pixie Hollow.

- They meet Tsunagu’s friends, Kuugo, Shouta, Hizashi, Oboro (Oboro is in this! He’s a Water Talent Fairy!), Yuu, and Nishiya, and continue their tour of the warm side of Pixie Hollow, until Tsu notices Shinya’s wings wilting, and Shinya was getting weaker and weaker. The snow-maker was running out of ice, and there wasn't enough snow to keep Shinya cold.

- Tsu ends up flying rapidly with Shinya in his arms to the border. Nighteye appears and takes Shinya from Tsu. All Might arrives too, and sadly explains to Tsu that they can never see each other again. As they leave, the snow-maker gets knocked into the stream, and creates a snowstorm.

- Later that day, All Might tries to make Tsunagu understand why the rule about not crossing the border was so important, as does Nighteye with Shinya. They are told the story of two fairies who met and fell in love, but due to the extreme differences in weather, and them disregarding the dangers of crossing to the other side, they each got severely ill, wings nearly tearing. From that day, All Might decreed that fairies must never again cross the border and Nighteye agreed that their worlds should forever remain apart.

- Turns out, there's even more bad news! The trapped snow maker begins to freeze the Autumn Forest. Showing that there's a freeze coming, All Might tells everyone to save the Pixie Dust Tree for the freeze will kill the tree, eternally stopping the flow of pixie dust.

- All warm fairies did everything they could to save the Pixie Dust Tree. Tsunagu notices a flower encased in frost (it was a flower that Yuu had given Shinya when they met, and Shinya had frozen it in frost before burying it). He noticed that it never stopped blooming, despite its cold surroundings.

- Tsu flies straight to the Winter Woods, and asks Shouji and Shinya why the flower was still alive. Shouji explains that frost tucks warm air inside, and Shinya suggests that they could frost the Pixie Dust Tree before the freeze comes. Tsu and the frost fairies fly to the Pixie Dust Tree.

- To All Might’s fear and disappointment, Tsunagu, Shinya, and Shouji arrived.They explained the power of their frost to All Might, but Kuugo realized that the tree was too big for them to finish in time. Then Tsu spots the rest of the winter fairies who came to help frost everything else that aren't frozen.

- Accomplished of frosting the whole Hollow, Nighteye states that they've done all they can. He then warns the warm fairies that the freeze is upon them and they must take cover. Nighteye then orders all the winter fairies to stand guard all over the Pixie Dust Tree.

- Some time later, the freeze begins to melt and pixie dust begins to flow again. All the fairies celebrate, however Tsu reveals that he had broken a wing when he flew to the Winter Woods since they had to save the tree and tearfully warns Shinya to go back to the Winter Woods before their wings wilt.

- As the two hold hands and say goodbye, they reunite their wings and an explosion of pure sparkly light bursts from their wings, slowly magically healing Tsu’s broken wing. The two stared at each other for what felt like a long time. Then suddenly, Shinya throws himself at Tsunagu, and the two engage themselves in a loving embrace. Their love for each other had been strong enough to heal each other and prevent their wings from breaking completely.

- All Might and Nighteye soon hug and kiss romantically, revealing that they are the two lovers from the story.

- From that day on, warm fairies can cross over the border into the Winter Woods anytime they like and friendship and love in Pixie Hollow becomes whole again.

Hope you enjoyed! Hopefully I can get those little character notes done. If not posted today then tomorrow!

[vannahfanfics]

Athanasia

Word Count: 5,360

Romance, Drama, Angst, Modern Fantasy AU, Reincarnation, Nixie!Tsuyu

Summary: Hundreds of years ago, Tsuyu was promised by the gods that her slain lover would be reborn in a time when they could be together. She has been waiting, oh so dutifully... But how much longer must she wait to be reunited with her one true love? Could this all have been a cruel trick played by unfeeling gods?

Finally getting around to posting the piece I wrote for the BNHA Fantasy Reverse Bang! Be sure to read my partner author Shalia’s prequel, and also go give my artist @rachiebird​‘s art lots of love! I had lots of fun writing this and adding a new rarepair to my collection! :)

“I could be reborn a thousand times over, and I’d love you in every last lifetime.”

Tsuyu awoke with a start. She jerked in her bed of pond grasses and algae, and the sudden motion sent clouds of silty mud and bubbles swirling around her. The minnows that had been flitting about her sleeping form scattered at her abrupt awakening, diving into the nearby clumps of vegetation and underwater debris. They watched uncertainly from their hiding places as the drowsy nixie sat up in her bed and rubbed at one of her big, multi-lidded, amphibian eyes. After several moments more, they determined that Tsuyu was not a large predator in their midst. So, they cautiously ventured back out into the open to resume nibbling at the film of algae coating the rocks and decaying wood settled in the muddy bottom of the pond. 

Tsuyu sighed quietly, sending another flurry of bubbles spiraling up to the surface. She tipped her head back to watch the light play over the rippling surface and the water lilies gently shift back and forth with the water’s motion. The thin, ribbon-like leaves of the pond grasses swayed just under the glittering surface, pushed and pulled by the inherent currents sluggishly churning the water. It was the same calm scene that Tsuyu had awoken to for the last several centuries—serene, while within Tsuyu roiled a ball of black chaos. It was a deep and bottomless void that had been gnawing at her for ages, growing more with each passing day: longing. 

I miss you, Kosei, she lamented as she collapsed back against her spongey bed. How long had it been since that horrible day, when he languished in the throes of death on the shore of her pond? Since Tsuyu had wailed her sorrows to the sky and begged the gods for reprieve against the pain in her heart? Since she had been promised that one day, the love of her long and immortal life would be reborn and return to be with her forevermore? “One day” seemed to be getting further and further away, as the seasons and years bled into one lonely, confusing stream of constancy and change. 

Yes, Tsuyu had dwelled ever at the bottom of this rich and vibrant pond, and it had changed little in the centuries she’d lived here. The same species of fish still flitted through the crystal clear water, silvery minnows and slender brown loaches and striped perch. The same grasses tufted the same muddy bottom, and the same reeds and rushes clustered the banks. The same types of frogs perched on the same types of flowering lilies. All of the same living creatures growing and breeding and dying and spawning in an endless cycle of balance—all save Tsuyu, who persisted through the circle of life and death unchanging. 

The world was not like this pond. The world changed at a seemingly breakneck pace, and Tsuyu had borne witness to its human-driven evolution. The lush, thick forest that had once held Tsuyu’s freshwater abode deep in its depths was no more, replaced with the leveled, carefully-manicured land of a vast human settlement. Where once stood towering trees now loomed large, blocky buildings of red stone. Natural paths once traced through tangled roots and bramble bushes; now, orderly lines of hard white-gray stone carved lines through squares of emerald grass. And, most unnerving of all, the countless populations of life that had once called the long-gone forest home had similarly vanished, replaced by scores upon scores of humans scuttling around like colorful, noisy ants. Noisy, so very noisy—but the constant stream of chatter provided Tsuyu with plenty of information, enough not to be left totally in the dark as the landscape transformed around her in what seemed like an instant. 

This place—a “university,” as the humans called it—was not like the quaint human village that had once flourished nearby—the humble little village in which her beloved Kosei had lived centuries ago. No, this massive sprawl was apparently a place of learning, not merely a collection of residences. From what Tsuyu had gathered, human adults flocked to this place from near and far to study under experts in various disciplines. This is where Tsuyu’s understanding admittedly lapsed; Kosei had explained to her how human societies worked and the concept of careers and trades, but their world had seemingly progressed far beyond the society built upon farmers, fishermen, blacksmiths, and warriors of Kosei’s time. With their taming of the natural world, humans had begun to seek understanding of themselves and the world around them. 

Therein lie the one advantage of human progress, at least as it pertained to Tsuyu. In the days of the forest, Tsuyu had been seen as a menace, a malevolent spirit that the locals feared and even wished to purge from the Earth. Now, it was quite the opposite. Despite humans seeming to put less and less stock in magic and magical beings, Tsuyu’s presence hadn’t yet been scrubbed from the annals of the local history. The humans here actually regarded her as some sort of protective spirit, ranging from a simple guardian of the plot upon which the university was built to even some kind of minor god to whom they could pray for good fortune in their studies. Tsuyu was glad that she no longer needed to wake up every day afraid that a human would come for her life, but this change—among many—was bittersweet. 

If only Kosei had been born in this time instead. He never would have had to die simply for loving her. 

“Are you sure it’s safe?” 

The slightly-warped sound of a human’s voice traveling through the water pulled Tsuyu from her melancholy contemplation. She glanced up to see a pair of shadows fall over the water, immediately followed by the muddled silhouettes of two human girls. Two students come to seek Tsuyu’s favor, most likely. 

“Of course it’s safe,” one of them reassured with a little giggle. “I know that water spirits are seen as malicious where you come from, but our Lady of the Lake is nothing of the kind.” 

Yes, that’s what they called Tsuyu—the Lady of the Lake. Apparently, the moniker pulled from the mythos of some faraway land or another. This was not a lake, but rather a pond, but humans didn’t seem to mind incongruities when it came to nicknames and mnemonics, she’d found. Tsuyu thought it had a rather nice ring to it, so she certainly didn’t mind it. Kosei would probably find it rather charming, too. 

“So… What do I do?” Tsuyu heard the reluctant girl ask her friend; her voice was soft, so Tsuyu left her bed to venture up to the middle layer of the pond, careful to keep to the shadowy areas so as not to startle the girls with her large, moving form. She’d spooked many a student that way; some fled in fear believing that Tsuyu might actually be a naughty water spirit attempting to pull them in, while the more “logical” of the humans usually (albeit uncertainly) laughed her off as some sort of giant, land-locked catfish. 

Tsuyu’s goal, naturally, wasn’t to scare anybody; it never had been. The humans revered her, and it made her life much easier to play along with the mythology they’d built around the pond than to imply otherwise and risk inviting her own ruin. Humans were nothing if not vengeful. 

Tsuyu had no power to grant wishes or bestow favors as a nixie—only the gift of foresight. However, she’d managed to use in it such a way to establish herself as a fortune deity to a sizeable portion of this human population. 

“It’s really easy,” the other girl explained to her friend. “You just offer a coin to her and ask a yes-or-no question. If the answer is ‘yes,’ she’ll toss the coin back to you. If the answer is ‘no,’ then she’ll keep the offering.” 

Tsuyu smiled wryly and glanced at the collection of yen coins littering the bottom of her pond. The more scientifically-inclined humans had been scratching their heads for decades trying to declare a natural phenomenon that explained the coins being thrown back out of the pond. The pervading explanation was that the pond was fed by a natural spring—which was true—and that some coins hit the spot where the water gushed in and were propelled back out by its strong current. The rest, by their notions, simply settled at the bottom of the pond. Their argument tended to fall apart, however, when challenged by the very simple fact that Tsuyu had never been wrong in a prediction, which was statistically impossible if the result of mere coincidence. 

So, a majority of the population believed very much that their pond was home to a water spirit. The humans in charge of maintaining the grounds came through every so often to clear the coins out, so as not to poison the water with the metals leaching from them. It was quite unnecessary, though Tsuyu of course couldn’t convey that. A quality inherent to nixies of Tsuyu’s kind was the ability to purge impurities from the water which they called home. Tsuyu made sure that the other residents of the pond didn’t suffer for her entertaining the humans’ beliefs. 

She rather liked the maintenance humans; they clearly respected nature, given that they bothered to come for the coins, and they also respected Tsuyu; they always announced their presence and intentions, and they even gifted her with a plate of yummy vegetables each time they came. Tsuyu was far less fickle than her spirit-sisters, but if she were, she’d certainly be placated by their efforts. 

As she regarded the gleaming silver, bronze, and gold coins, a small smile rose to her face. Kosei had told Tsuyu that a popular belief of his time was that nixies (though he and people of that time referred to them simply as gods) residing in the primary water supply of a human settlement were deified and left offerings to keep the water clean; if the spirit was angered, she would purposefully refrain from purifying the water and thus poison her ungrateful worshippers. Knowing how spiteful her spirit-sisters could be, Tsuyu could certainly believe it. Humans didn’t drink from standing water, and so they never drank from Tsuyu’s pond; but she assured Kosei that she’d never do anything of the kind anyway. Humans reacted two ways when punished by minor gods—by yielding to their will, or by exacting their revenge. Humans were entirely unpredictable, and Tsuyu was not keen on placing herself in such a precarious situation if she could help it. 

As it turned out, she hadn’t needed to do anything malicious to invite the humans’ wrath anyway… But there was no use dwelling on a past that she could not change, now was there? 

There came the soft plunk! of a coin dropping into the water, and then it came floating down past Tsuyu’s face. She hastily returned her attention to the girls, lest she fail to hear their inquiries. 

“O, Great Lady of the Lake, will I pass my chemistry exam this week?” 

Tsuyu closed her eyes and beseeched the future to reveal itself to her. In her mind’s eye, she saw the girl fidgeting nervously with a piece of paper before her, facing downward. She sucked in a breath, then flipped it over; though Tsuyu could not make heads or tails of the writing upon it, there was no mistaking that the girl’s reaction was one of glee. 

Satisfied that she had enough information to confirm the girl’s hopes, Tsuyu swam down to grab the coin before it settled on the muddy bottom with the others. She then swam back up, hiding herself in the shadows of the old willow tree stooping over the pond, and tossed the coin back. 

The girl squealed in alarm and clutched her friend’s arm, then released a breathy, half-nervous and half-fascinated laugh. 

“She—she really tossed it back!” she cried giddily. “It’s a yes! I’m gonna pass!”

“I know you’re excited, but remember to show proper respect. She’s a spirit, after all,” her friend reminded her, sounding amused. 

“Ah! Right, right. O, Lady of the Lake, I thank you for your answer!” the girl quickly squeaked, followed by a clumsy bow. “When your prophecy comes to pass, I will bring you a token of my gratitude.” 

As the girls walked away, chattering excitedly about the achievement yet to come, Tsuyu watched with a soft smile. She never thought that she would have become so fond of humans, given the fact that a few short centuries ago, there were regular manhunts to fish her out of the pond and kill her. Not that she could blame them in hindsight, seeing as they believed her responsible for the rash of children’s deaths plaguing the village, but still—it had embittered even her benevolent soul, just a bit. Really, if she had not met Kosei, and he had not fought so staunchly for her innocence, Tsuyu’s reality might be quite different. She might not even be here right now… 

Sometimes she wondered if it would have been better—to have died at his side. Yet, every time her mind wandered to such a dark place, she reminded herself that wasn’t what Kosei wanted. He’d wanted more than anything for Tsuyu to live—so live she must, though it pained her terribly. The gods had been so moved by his selfless sacrifice that they’d promised he’d be reborn in a time when Tsuyu and Kosei could love one another unimpeded, so at least she had that solace. 

But… as time marched ever forward, it felt less like a solace and more like a curse. Tsuyu wondered if she’d mistaken the gods’ intentions, and she had been punished instead—for what, she could not fathom, but the gods were even more fickle than their creations. She’d not be the first to mistake a retribution for a blessing. 

No, Tsuyu thought with a hopeful glance up at the pond’s surface. I must have faith. Surely the time is at hand… The time when Kosei is reborn, the time when judgment and prejudice have given way to tolerance and compassion. The time when, finally, we can be together… 

Tsuyu stared for several minutes up at the light-dappled surface as if her silent wishing would just make Kosei appear. He didn’t. It seemed that another day would pass without being the “one day” she so desperately longed for. 

With a despondent sigh, she drifted over to the edge of the pond where the willow tree’s twisted roots plowed out of the earth and into the water. With an assortment of pond grasses clustered around, the root network made the perfect hatchery for the pond’s various fry, but Tsuyu was not there to admire the little baby fishes flitting about. Instead, she reached into the tangled web of roots to run her fingers along the bumpy, rust-coated blade of the sword lying half-buried in the mud. It wasn’t just any sword; it was Kosei’s katana, the only physical reminder that Tsuyu had of him. 

My brave hunter… When will you come back to me? she lamented while continuing to fondly stroke the rusty relic. Long ago, she’d fancied presenting the sword to him upon his return, to show him just how devoted she’d been in her vigil for him; she had no such notions now. The thing would probably crumble before Tsuyu could fully remove it from the dense bank of mud, and besides, he’d have no use for it in this time. But Tsuyu had no intention of getting rid of it once he returned, either. It was as much a treasured memory as those in her heart; it was the physical embodiment of Kosei’s love for her. This was its final resting place, and Tsuyu was its eternal keeper. 

“So, this is the pond where the Lady of the Lake dwells…” 

Tsuyu started at the sudden voice from up above, her long tail and frog-like legs lashing against the muddy bottom to throw up clouds of murk in her shock. She glanced up to see a slim shadow hanging over the pond. Thank goodness that she was in the shadows of the willow tree, else she’d probably have frightened the newcomer off. And she did not want that, no, now more than ever. 

For the voice of he who had spoken was one that she knew well. It was a voice that she had heard in her mind every day for centuries, the voice that belonged to the man who bound her heart completely and utterly. That voice belonged to none other than Kosei Tsuburaba. 

It took everything within Tsuyu to refrain from launching herself out of the water and into his arms. Tactful, she had to be tactful; reincarnation was a tricky thing. Most likely, Kosei held no memories of his past life. Still, she was so overjoyed to know that her days of waiting had finally passed that she risked venturing a little closer to the surface than usual, close enough for the kaleidoscopic blur of the young man’s features to coalesce into his familiar visage. Though she’d committed every detail of him to memory, it seemed that even her recollection of him was not immune to the dulling of time; she gasped, sending bubbles spiraling to the surface because Kosei seemed to be more handsome than she remembered. 

Kosei chuckled as the bubbles popped at the surface of the water. 

“Are you watching me down there?” he teased. “Don’t be scared. I just want to talk.” 

Tsuyu’s heart clenched in her chest. He’d said the same thing the day she first observed him, when he’d come to rest by her humble little pond. Was it a coincidence, or did Kosei’s heart remember her even if his mind didn’t? She sure hoped so.

“I hope this doesn’t bother you, but I’m not here to make ask a question,” he continued with a breathy chuckle. His hazy form shifted as he sat at the edge of the pond, crossing his legs and tucking a cheek in one hand. The other he extended to the water, using the pad of his index finger to trace idle circles into the surface. How Tsuyu longed to extend her own hand and touch her finger with his! 

Patience, she reminded herself, though she squirmed with anticipation. I have waited centuries for this day. I can wait a few moments more…  

“I wonder if you’re really down there,” Kosei murmured suddenly, snapping Tsuyu out of her excited thoughts. When she focused on his face again, she found his expression to be one of pained wryness, his eyes hooded and a half-hearted smirk on his lips. He continued to trace circles and figure-eights across the water, dragging bits of the floating algae around with his repetitive motions. “To be honest, I don’t really know what I’m doing here. Everything’s been so confusing here lately.” 

Kosei… Why do you sound so lost? Tsuyu thought sadly, her hands pressing against her heart as it clenched in pain and sympathy. She wanted to rise out of the water, to throw her arms around him and soothe him, yet for some reason she was frozen in place. She could only gaze sorrowfully up at him and listen as he began to despondently ramble. 

“Well… if you are down there, I hope you don’t mind listening to me ramble,” he continued, his expression softening with a little bit of hope. “Like I said, I’m not here to ask you something. Just to… figure it out, I suppose—what’s going on in my head. It’s not really something that would make sense to other people, but I thought it would be the kind of thing that makes sense to a water spirit.” His smile turned bashful, and he reached up to scratch the side of his head. “Man, that sounds odd, doesn’t it?” After a few seconds of hesitation, he chortled, "Well, you haven’t spit water at me or anything yet, so I suppose that means you don’t mind hearing me out.”

His voice petered out into a wan sigh. He stared at the shifting water for several more seconds before beginning again. 

“I’ve always loved the water,” he murmured. As his eyes traced the minute, ever-present shifts in the pond’s surface, a serene smile began to grow on his lips. “Ponds, especially. I dunno why. I’ve never told anybody this, but I’ve always felt that they… called to me, somehow.” 

Oh, Kosei, Tsuyu thought, her heart squeezing in her chest again. It was obvious that he didn’t consciously remember anything, but clearly, their short but meaningful time together had been etched into his soul. After so long, the time was here; destiny had called him here, to the shores of her pond. The memories were just shy of bursting through the dam; Tsuyu wouldn’t have to do anything, probably. Kosei would talk himself through it, and when he did, she would be there to greet him as she promised all those years ago. 

“When I was little, I just liked being around them, I guess,” he sighed wistfully. “When I got a little older, that’s when I started looking—for the water spirits, I mean.” The corner of his lip quirked into a smirk, and he glanced back down into the pond with a wry smile. “Well, actually, for a specific one, though I didn’t know it at the time.” His gaze flickered back up to the willow tree, watching its long, purple fronds sway back and forth in the wind. “I don’t know why I was so fascinated by the idea of finding one. I just felt so compelled to find one—like it was my life’s mission or something. Any time I came across a pond or a river or something, I’d try and entreat a spirit there. Of course, it’s hard to find something when you don’t really know what you’re looking for. But I do now, thanks to the dreams.” 

He sighed again as he slumped forward, putting his cheek in his hand. Now, he was gazing longingly down into the water, trying to piece the murky veil that shielded Tsuyu from his view. 

“They’ve only started just recently,” he explained with a frown. “Maybe a year or two ago? It’s hard to be sure because they were so vague, at first. I couldn’t make sense of them; as soon as I’d wake up, I’d already have forgotten them. But lately, they’ve been getting clearer.” His frown deepened as he looked more and more perturbed. “A village deep in the forest, like the kind you’d see in a period samurai drama… A nearby pond like this one, with a willow tree and everything, and the pretty water spirit that lives within… And me dressed up like a hunter from that time period. And then…” His expression grew pained again, and he squeezed his eye shut as he pressed the heel of his palm into his eye. “Then, the me-that’s-not-me is fighting to protect her—the water spirit—but it doesn’t go well, and then I’m dying, and she’s… she’s holding me… and then I wake up.” 

Kosei stopped talking for several seconds, and Tsuyu could only watch miserably as he wrestled with his confusion. 

“It’s the same dream that I’m having over and over again,” he continued finally, dropping his hand from his face. It landed in the water with a splash, and he just watched the ripples fan out across the pond’s surface with a wretched expression. “But… to me, it doesn’t feel like a dream. It feels like a memory.” He tilted his head to the side as he released a frustrated huff. “But how can it be a memory when it’s not mine? How could it be?” 

But they are your memories! Tsuyu wanted to scream. But if she spoke now, she knew that Kosei would not be able to hear her; she could ruin this one chance she had, the one chance she was waiting for. Though her heart ached, though her lungs burned with the desire to call out to him, she forced herself to wait. She had passed her test; now, Kosei had to pass his, and she could not interfere, lest she lose him forever. And that was something that Tsuyu could not allow to happen. 

“Maybe I’m crazy,” Kosei laughed bitterly. “But you know something? I can’t convince myself that it’s not a memory, that it’s not me in the dream. It all feels too real.” His voice softened, and his eyes grew lidded again when he murmured, “The love I have for her… feels too real.” He chuckled darkly again as he hung his head, chin bumping his chest. “Ugh, listening to me—rambling on to a pond about me being some reincarnated man searching for his long-lost water spirit love. If anybody were to overhear me, they’d probably have me committed.” 

Kosei just sat there for a moment, brooding. Then, he lifted his head to look down into the water with a wry smile. 

“Actually? I changed my mind. I think I will ask you something, Lady of the Lake.” 

Tsuyu’s heart somersaulted in her chest as Kosei fished a yen coin out of his pocket. He flipped it into the air with his thumb, then caught it when it came back down. Then, he looked down at the water—and though he couldn’t see her, it felt like he was gazing right into Tsuyu’s eyes. 

“Is it real? Is it a memory? This whole time… have I been searching for you?” 

The coin fell into the water with a soft plop and began to sink, spinning as it did so. All Tsuyu had to do was hold out her hands, and it drifted down to settle into her cupped palms. But, unlike so many coins that she had received before, she did not toss this one back out. No, instead, she swam calmly to the surface of the pond, popped her head out of the water, gently presented the yen coin to its donor, and whispered in a voice thick with emotion, “Yes.” 

Kosei didn’t take the coin back. Instead, he just gaped at her, eyes wide and jaw slack. Tsuyu knew that some shock was to be expected, but a rush of nervousness still pulsed through her; had she been too hasty in her actions? Was there still more to this test? Oh, had she ruined it? She couldn’t turn back now, however, so she just remained there, resting on the sloped edge of the pond and staring anxiously up at the man she had loved for so, so long. 

After what seemed like an eternity, Kosei finally moved. He slowly closed his mouth to press his lips together in a thin line, but his eyes were still as big as moons as he timidly reached forward to take the yen coin from Tsuyu’s webbed hands. When his fingertips brushed against the smooth, slimy skin of her palms, she couldn’t help but coo adoringly at the touch she had long missed. She then realized what she had done and flicked her gaze back to Kosei, afraid the sudden noise might have frightened him. Thankfully, it seemed to be the opposite; looking rather charmed, he chuckled at her. 

“My instinct is to say ‘nice to meet you,’ but this isn’t the first time we’ve met, now, is it?”

Tsuyu shook her head, a sudden bashfulness making her voice fail her. Her happiness was well portrayed in the big grin that split her face, however, and it prompted a small one of Kosei’s own to form. He didn’t say anything else, just stared fondly down at her. Her body grew heated under his gaze, eventually prompting her to squirm uncomfortably and hide her face behind her hands.

“Sorry,” Kosei laughed, and she peered shyly at him through the translucent webbing of her fingers. “It’s just that—for whatever reason, you’re far more beautiful than my dreams led me to believe. I’m finding myself a little lost for words.” 

He laughed when Tsuyu squeaked bashfully and snapped her fingers shut to conceal her face again. 

“I suppose that’s a fair reaction. I’m sure it’s been a long time since anyone’s flirted with you,” he joked. But there was an edge of regret to his voice, one that had Tsuyu slowly lowering her hands from her face to stare up at him with wide, sad eyes. 

“Yes, it has,” she murmured. Her voice was a bit raspy and broken, her vocal cords struggling from lack of use. “So… so very long,” she gasped out, feeling choked by the intensity of the emotion rising up inside of her, and more tears flooded her eyes the longer she gazed up at him. “I’ve been waiting… so very long. Just like… I promised.” Her heart stuttered then as a sudden thought struck her, and her expression turned a bit fearful as she asked, “Do you remember?” 

“It’s strange,” he grinned wanly, pressing the heel of his palm into his eye again. “It’s all a jumble in my head—everything before and everything now. I do remember, and yet it still seems like it’s a memory that belongs to someone else.” When Tsuyu released an understanding, but disappointed, coo, he looked down at her with a softening expression. “I’m sure I’m not what you expected. I’m sorry.” 

“No. Don’t apologize,” Tsuyu refuted immediately with a shake of her head. She hesitated for a moment, debating internally, before crawling a little up the bank. She moved slowly so as not to startle him, but he made no indication that he was unnerved by her action; in fact, he seemed completely comfortable as she slipped up next to his legs and laid her head on his thigh just above his knee with an adoring sound. “You are here now. That is all I need to be happy. I loved you as you were, and I can love you as you are now, too. For you are still my Kosei, either way.” 

Kosei smiled crookedly at that. She watched as he reached for her, pulled his hand back slightly in hesitation, and then pushed through his awkwardness to gently stroke the damp waves of green hair draped over his leg. He began to rhythmically thread his fingers through the length of it, from the roots to the curled ends, and Tsuyu closed her eyes with a pleased hum at the very nice—and very familiar—feeling. 

After a minute of doing this, Kosei suddenly stopped, prompting Tsuyu to crack an eye open to peer curiously up at him. She found him smiling warmly. 

“Your name. I remember. It’s Tsuyu.” 

“Yes,” she confirmed with a broad smile. As she propped herself up on her finned elbows, his hand slipped from her hair to gently run his fingertips down her jawline—like he was experiencing the wonder of her skin for the first time yet relishing a feeling he’d long since missed. She leaned into the touch with a soft sigh, and when the pads of his fingers came to rest under his chin, he gently tilted her face up. 

“I remember something else, too,” he whispered. “Something I told you. Something important.” 

Both of them smiled. And as were their hearts, their voices were one as they looked into each other’s eyes and said: 

“I could be reborn a thousand times over, and I’d love you in every last lifetime.”

But Tsuyu didn’t need a thousand lifetimes. No, she only needed one lifetime with Kosei, one chance to live a life of bliss and harmony with the other half of her soul. And that one lifetime she would have, by the grace of the gods who were moved by their star-crossed love. Tsuyu would wait no more. 

Her one day was here, and she would have many days after. 

[kosi-annec]

[BNHA] Season 4 episode 8

Ah, god yeah that's like the worst feeling, moving to a new school where u have to literally start over and reintroduce urself to ppl that already know each other. I feel ur pain, tamaki

Now who tf wouldn't wanna be friends with this adorable bean?? LOOK AT HIM, HE'S ADORABLE

HHHHH TAMAKI BBY, someone give this anxiety ridden child a hug

Bruh, they literally just said the reason why they're here 😭

That's just how some villains work, kirishima; some big shots don't care what happens to their lackies

Lockman dude, stop being so critical bout everything and everyone jeez

YEA taking that initiative class 1a!

OH GOD- HA?? IM SORRY WAT, i do not remember wat mimic's quirk is so TF???

Ok this hurts my brain a little

TAMAKI QUIT THE PESSIMISM

AAA MIRIO!! I'm all for it hun, but knowing what'll happen to you next pains me

YASSS TAMAKI GO KICK ASS

Welp, rip the police officers

LETS GO TAMAKI!!!

Aight ya heard the boy, GO GO, WHATCHA WAITING FOR??

HA??? HE HAS A KNIFE IN HIS MASK, WHERE HIS FACE IS

Ok but mirio looks good with his hair down and tied like that, can he sport that look again?

HHHHH GOD THESE TWO- they're so cute together I can't

YASSS RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!

Oh FUCK NOT HIM, NOT THE CANNIBAL (i think he's cannibal, its a hc of mine)

Ok but how tf is he able to steal tamaki's manifestations?? Like, aren't they basically part of his body at that point???

Mmm, there's two sides of the story. Like, yeah these villains are hurting innocent people, nothing will justify that, but some of them actually have reasons. Some hurt society becuz society hurt them first. That's wat happened to shigaraki and toga, society didn't help/rejected them. Does it justify them hurting people? No, but it does put things into perspective; not everything is black and white

[furiousofpanda]

I keep telling myself I need to finish animes before watching new ones

Also me: Opens Vrv/Netflix for two seconds

"Oh hey, this looks cool!"

Currently I have these animes I need to finish and my progress of them (more like a note to self)

-Neon Genius Evangelion (episode 5 I think?)

-Soul eater (Can't remember what episode but it's where possessive evil weapon person fights the girl protagonist and there's like a blood problem or something)

-Made in abyss (season 1 has been watched, need to watch s2)

-HunterxHunter (can't remember episode but I think it's the battle tower ark last I checked or something after hisoka made deal with protagonist?? Maybe I'm mixing this up)

- New chainsaw man episodes (I keep forgetting to check)

- FUCKING FLCL'S NEW SEASONS PLEASE RELEASE SOONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

- Spy x family (watched only first few episodes, need to continue)

- Owl house (waiting on the finale, I want to see the moon man himself go bonkers)

- There's more I'm completely forgetting lmao, I'll edit them in eventually

Stuff not ok the list but I am adding because I'm not planning on ever finishing

- Pokemon anime is good but it can kiss my ass at this point as that will probably never end being made, plus original Pokemon anime was better

-BNHA (I stopped watching this shit ages ago because there is no end to the horizon with this, it keeps coming out- Season 2 I stopped near the end I think?? Maybe its season 3)

[knowlessman]

it finally crossed my mind to watch this at the magic hour of fifteen minutes past midnight again so here we go (bnha s6e1-6)

oh yeah, libertaria happened; Mosquito from Soul Eater got his entire city's ass handed to him by pajama sam. and I think hawks fucking killed best jeanist to keep his double agent cover intact. I forget whether Endeavor is in the hospital atm or what, if I didn't know any better I'd swear the bit with the smart nomu was two entire seasons ago -- OH FUCK, AND SLENDERVOID TURNED OUT TO BE AN OLD STUDENT FROM UA. there was a whole thing with him and eraser head and present mic

oh boy, and Chapped Komaeda's quirk leveled up too apparently

new OP to go with the new season? I thought this didn't happen with anime. …I miss Carousel 'XD

oh yeah, and Twice unlocked the ability to use his power on himself freely too.

ah, we're finally learning more about Robotnik

"of course, he does have a quirk, it just wasn't in the records" dangit, show keeps dodging opportunities to have quirkless characters in important roles (and have them, y'know, stay quirkless). I don't know for a fact that the detective guy doesn't have one, but assuming he doesn't, he's like the only one. Hell, even that quirkless-centered faction in that movie had no quirkless members who even had faces, much less names; cept maybe that one nameless police chief guy

(outro showing deku and tomura standing across from each other) gawd I hope these two don't get to have a conversation, deku's gonna piss me off so bad

oh no, she killed the ugly platypus

… no yeah I officially miss Carousel. I should go find the other intros and listen to them again, I'm sure there must've been at least one that I liked more than Carousel and just didn't remember the name of (speaking of which, I'm like 50/50 on whether it's Carousel or Merry-Go-Round)

"in all, we only have five High End nomus, including Woman" really? …is her quirk having hair

Mirko goes pretty damn hard, huh

heh. Pichu has Lightning Rod, then. Kinda doubt this means he's worked past that recoil tho. (misc, ngl that amplivolt guy is kinda hot. lights his cigarette with his sparks. not quite the absolute legend that Dilf Legoshi (Chimera from the second movie) is, but still, not bad)

'XD poor Twice is just racking up the L's when it comes to introducing new friends

"Dark Shadow! Ragnarok!" pfft, calling him by his government name now, eh? 'XD

…wait hawks is a fucking child soldier? what the fuck

"no! mewtwo's not ready yet! he can't be taken out of the machine until it beeps!"

danganronpa 4's looking legit

you're not gonna get very far in tetris with a setup like this, not unless you've got some ungodly T-spins

you had ONE JOB, dollar-tree cyclops. one job. "take care of shigaraki." your dumb ass didn't even take him out of the goop, you just HAD to shoot the bad guy machine with your dinky eye laser before doing anything else so it'd spark up and defibrillate him, even though that probably shouldn't have done anything because HIS HEART WAS ALREADY STOPPED

-- (defibrillators don't start your heart, they force it to stop so that your body freaks out and starts over trying to pump it in a proper rhythm. or something like that anyway, lol I got a D in survey of anatomy and learned from tv tropes that writers have been repeating misinformation about zappy shock pads for ages)

(cyclops got jean-gray'd, probably, I don't know x-men) yooo, tomura takin this dipshit's cape and making it his new wardrobe like Liliana taking that angel's hairpiece, I dig it -- or xykon taking that one guy's crown ig. …okay not that xykon isn't a cool villain but I think I just stopped being impressed by this trope

o_o tokoyami you're even weaker to fire than hawks is (probably), the fuck you think you're doing here? -- "this hero friend of yours killed an enemy" okay here's a take: hawks's subplot and entire deal, even his backstory, is in the wrong genre. that's kind of it. spies do this shit, and even kill their own allies, all the time in intrigue stories. it doesn't stop it from being dark af, but their genre is all about necessary evils (albeit, those evils are often only "necessary" for the purposes of their countries', or worse, governments', interests). this is a kids' show. …fine, a teenagers' show. this isn't where those themes generally show up. -- "those pros you admire so much play dirtier than guys like me" also dabi is talking out of his ass here but I feel like that's pretty obvious, he's just trying to demoralize tokoyami and company

'''XD fuckin A! a shitload of ice explodes out and knocks toko and hawks free of dabi, and it wasn't todoroki??? it was just some named rando villain with ice powers? I think I vaguely remember him from when pajama boy took over, but I could swear I recall him getting completely thrashed last time -- "I know you did what was right, hawks!" aw 'XD you kinda can't avoid meeting your heroes in this show. such a shame

oh dammit, and now bigfoot's woken up -- OH TOMURA'S HIS MASTER NOW? FUCK 'XD

just realized something. I don't think we've seen deku yet this whole five episodes. …oh wait, no yeah he and the others showed up way at the beginning, they're in the back ranks and out of the fighting. …author get bored of them? 'XD -- oh, speak of the devils

oh shit, the avatar spirits are sensing whatshisfuck waking up. …there was raava, I think, was the blue one. the hell was the red one called? think it also might've started with an R. ryukyu? probably not. rakdos, idfk 'XD

ayyyup. boomboom levels are approaching the lower end of the DBZ scale

okay this OP is wayyy too chill and upbeat for this arc 'XD

(toga's on the move) spah stabbin mah heroes

"it's like I've had them since I was born" ayyyyup, papa's got a brand new bag of tricks to back up his signature moves

"where are you going?" deku: "uh, I forgot something!" yeah sure, you left the stove on in the hospital that looks like piccolo threw a tantrum on it -- "following you? what, you think you're the main character now?" …gawd bakugo is annoying. catch up, mr verbal-abuse-is-my-only-language -- "you're the bait" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA get dusted, ya swaglesss vegeta knockoff

0_0 RYUKYU'S DEAD HE TOUCHED HER. …oh wait, hat n clogs is on the scene. it's a fight. hot damn, but what tricks are chapped komaeda packing now that hat n clogs can't turn off? -- …(finally looks up the bleach character I keep associating aizawa with) …wait this guy's blond. he doesn't even have black hair. …why do I think Aizawa looks like him? even their personalities are completely different, so it's not that

gran torino: "bakugo knows about one for all, right?" yeah, I don't know why they trust him with it either

…goddammit, that was six episodes, I don't WANNA keep going, I should try to sleep! 'XD eh, I'll try to make that gif and post these later (there was a split second where I'm pretty sure an indistinct figure during one of the crowd fighting shots was breakdancing, but fuck it nvm)

[blueaphelion]

Was just looking back on my art tag, and goddamn, I drew a lot a few years ago when I was in the BNHA fandom. It wasn’t the best quality art since I was just starting to really get into making art, but I drew a lot and improved quite a bit during those first couple of years.

Idk what happened. I used to draw for several hours at a time, without feeling mentally drained. The only reasons I would stop were that my iPad battery died, or I had to go to bed or had other obligations, or my hand was hurting after all those hours of drawing. These days, it takes so much mental energy just to get through an hour of drawing, and then I’m still not feeling up to it again after a night’s sleep and a new day.

Oh wait, I do know what happened…

I caught c°vid during the Xmas season of 2020-2021, and have never been the same.

People like to talk about the more obvious physical long-term effects of having c°vid, but I don’t see people talking as much about having a neurological version of long-c°vid. And there’s a definitive separation in my life of Before C°vid and After C°vid.

Before, I was more creative, had mental stamina, was able to socialize more, and my neurodivergence was a lot more subdued.

Now, I have a harder time being creative, get mentally drained after a very short time of doing things that use my brain, don’t really have the mental energy to be around people that often, and the [undiagnosed but personally suspected] autistic side of my [also undiagnosed but personally suspected] auDHD feels a lot more pronounced—especially when it comes to interacting with people and being able to (or not being able to) mask.

That’s a thing I haven’t seen anyone talking about: c°vid causing an autistic person to become “more autistic.”

The months of 2023 have passed me by, and we’re getting close to the end, and I feel like I’ve accomplished literally nothing this year. I wanted to have landed a tattoo apprenticeship by the end of the year, but the reality now at the beginning of October is that I’ve done literally no tattoo portfolio-building. Without having even any portfolio, I obviously haven’t gone to any tattooers to ask about apprenticeship. The days literally just pass by without me doing anything, and my to-do’s in my Reminders app just keep getting pushed to the next month, repeatedly. I deeply want to do these things, but then I just… don’t do them.

Idk where to end this, just that it sucks to be going through this. I doubt anyone has read this far 😂

Happy autumn! 🍁🍂🌽🎃

[veiledfox]

I'm honestly super fucking glad I've been keeping to the Anime only for BNHA/MHA

I've started the Manga, but I'm still behind in it, and despite how much people seem to just bitch and moan about the Anime SOMEHOW not keeping with the Manga, it's actually p/much an EXACT 1:1 so far (I got up to the My Villain Academia arc in the Manga last I recall, nearing the raid on the Hospital and the League HQ) with just small bits of extra information here and there that's just nice little bonuses in the Manga version.

Meanwhile, though it does suck to wait for new seasons of the Anime, I get to see it all animated beautifully with wonderful music and great voice acting, and it just enhances an already good experience to a phenomenal one.

So far, thankfully, I'm only aware of ONE upcoming Manga event that has yet to occur in the Anime, and it's one that I'm honestly going to be anticipating in both the best and worst ways at the same time, and while it sucks that I had it spoiled, I'm also kinda glad I know about it in a weird way.

I absolutely do NOT want anything else spoiled for me, though, and I really hope I'll be able to avoid other spoilers in the future, but I'm otherwise absolutely loving experiencing the story via the Anime.

[nicostiel]

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