#WoN 'verse

[nocek]

Arts & crafts for the win!

previous one in series and also previous-previous one

[soupyhead]

miguel in the secret post-credits scene

[saixria]

I’m so happy guys you won’t even believe

[fuck-i-like-too-much-stuff]

Congratulations to the PitBabe audience because Pavel thinks he's being vague but everything ive seen literally is glaring, eyes ahead full on, at mpreg

[redladydeath]

Alastor would treat a fem!Vox significantly better than her male counterpart and she’d be positively head-over-heals with him because of it

Fem!Alastor would eat normal Vox alive before he could even get a word in

[hawkinsbnbg]

Kas left the Upside Down to find his mate.

omega verse, monsterfucker Steve, bitching, dub-con (non-con if you squint), mind-manipulation, HE

Eddie Munson was reborn in the Upside Down as Kas. He still had his old memories, wills, and affections. He knew he had fantasized about Steve Harrington during his short mortal life.

After sitting back and watching Eddie’s recollection of the younger boy, Kas decided that Steve—strong, brave, and pretty—would make a great mate and even greater mother of his pups.

Did it matter that Steve was an alpha? No.

Kas’ only concern at hand was to make sure that his intended would be well-bred and well-fed no matter what happened in the future.

And if it involved laying low in Steve’s house until the boy smelled ripe and ready, then Kas had all the patience in the world to spare.

Steve had been searching for someone to spend his rut with these past few weeks. He didn't want to given what the town had just been through. But it had become more painful recently when he tried to go through it alone.

And yet, all he had was an undead Eddie Munson—now a bloodthirsty monster—in his basement.

Sure, it kept making feral noises and eyeing him like a piece of meat, but Steve wasn’t intimidated. He had been through too much to be fazed by a simple-minded creature who wore his crush’s face.

Yeah, the irony of speed-running his bisexual awakening and crisis in the middle of a life-and-death marathon hadn't been lost on him.

He didn't care that Eddie was also an alpha. He was going to court the shit out of the guy anyway. If only Eddie was still alive, they could’ve both figured something out. Like bitching Steve so they could mate and have their six little nuggets together.

Instead, Eddie decided to go and sacrifice himself, then had the audacity to come back wrong and break into Steve’s room at three am.

Maybe he should’ve felt grateful that this monster didn't cause him harm, that it had followed him down the basement and stayed there when he asked nicely enough.

(In hindsight, he should’ve called Code Red the moment he found it. But his selfishness had won over his self-preservation.)

Although Steve was still pissed, he couldn't help but visit this warped version of Eddie every day and hoped beyond hope that miracles would happen and give him back the boy he had fallen for.

As days went by with barely any positive developments, Steve eventually caved and decided to contact Hopper to ask for El's help.

But then his rut arrived and Eddie—

“Kas,” the monster growled, nipping his neck and pounding into him without mercy. “Not Eddie.”

—had jumped him as he was trying to see through his agonizing arousal alone in his bed.

It had hurt at first, the way Kas had ripped into him while ignoring his cries and struggles of protest, but after two?—Steve had lost count of how many times he had been knotted and bred—he started begging for the other man’s cock like a bitch in heat.

Which was terrifying and confusing. Because he was an alpha. Why did it feel good to be knotted all of a sudden? Why would his instinct tell him to present for his alpha? Why did he think about Kas as mate?

Something had changed when Kas bit him, he realized dimly.

Of course, Kas had been going at it for god-knows-how-long. If Steve was still an alpha, his hole wouldn't have been able to fit that ridiculously big knot, and he would’ve died by now from the internal bleeding alone.

He looked at the man-made monster above him. Still those big eyes, still those plump lips, and still those dark curls. But now those eyes were blood red, those lips were torn with sharp teeth, and those curls had grown thicker and longer.

A ghost of a man he used to know. A monster that he was forced to welcome into his life.

And somehow, Steve was only saddened by the fact that he was claimed by his alpha in such a brutal way. So different from the romantic dream he had planned for the most significant moment of his life.

A small part of Steve was wondering why he was so calm about all of this, screaming at him to fight back, to try his damn best to escape this nightmare.

But his subconscious terror was quieted and put back to sleep by the bloody scent emitted from Kas, telling him he had nothing to worry about, that he was as safe as could be, that he should let his alpha take care of him.

“Mine,” Kas snarled as he gave a few stuttering thrusts and pumped Steve full again, bullying his knot into Steve’s tight cunt—sore and sloppy by the breeding that seemed to last forever.

Steve keened and quivered as intense pleasure crashed over him, leaving him drooling and cross-eyed. For a while, he just laid there on his ruined sheets, boneless and spread out beneath the voracious beast like a sacrifice.

As Kas began moving again, Steve finally let loose those chirps and trills, pleased that his alpha loved him enough to fill him up with those precious seeds and gifted him with their pups.

Steve felt good, the kind that made his brain melt and stream out of his skull through his nose and ears. He didn't think, couldn't think. Each thrust—deep and powerful—got him shaking like a leaf, punched out every breathless noise from him, and rendered him delirious.

“M’yours,” Steve mewled and wrapped his arms around Kas’ neck, gazing into those intoxicating eyes lovingly. “Alpha.”

Kas grunted, movements turning frenzied while a familiar expression flashed across those handsome but contorted features. And then, he saw Kas smile for the first time, wild and roguish.

“Aren’t you a pretty thing, Sweetheart?”

Five months later…

“Still nothing?”

El opened her eyes, nose bleeding and brow pinching. She looked at Dustin and then shook her head.

Nothing.

Robin was the one to burst into tears first, Erica was next while clinging to Max who struggled to keep her tears at bay. Lucas, Will, and Mike cried silently, while Nancy, Jonathan, Hopper, and Joyce looked downright defeated.

Only Dustin still refused to give in to his sorrow.

They all held onto the sliver of hope that Steve was alive somewhere out there. But even so, five months of searching blindly for Steve had taken its toll on them.

Despite that, none of them were planning to stop any time soon. They didn't go through literal hell to save the world just to lose one of their own.

“I won’t believe he had died until I saw it myself,” Robin sniffled but the steely determination in her eyes beat anyone’s faith here.

“I concurred,” Dustin nodded, eyes bloodshot and shoulders heavy with grief but still stubborn to the core.

Slowly, everyone recovered from their despair and exchanged resolute looks with each other.

One last time, El could read as much from Hopper’s tired gaze. She knew he was right. She had hit her limit on the last two attempts, but she still kept going on, fearing that she would abandon Steve to the den of monsters if she gave up now.

With the blindfold over her eyes and the TV static reverberating in her ears, she took a deep breath and released it slowly. She told herself she could do this as she stepped into the Void once more. It was pitch black until she saw a flicker of light before her entire vision was covered in red.

She didn't panic, but her heart thumped loudly in her chest, threatening to tear her ribcage open to leave and find Steve on its own.

Thankfully, she wasn't left waiting for too long. Her sight was cleared again and there, standing outside Hopper’s cabin was a healthy and heavily pregnant Steve, glowing with joy and happiness.

She only let out a startled noise when she caught sight of his companion. Or precisely speaking, his mate had informed her about himself. She suspected that this man was also the one who had covered her vision in red just moments ago.

“They’re here,” she threw her blindfold away and sprang up to her feet.

“Who?” Nancy was the one asking, sounding both hopeful and weary.

“Steve and his mate,” she wiped the blood under her nose absentmindedly as she sprinted toward the door.

When El threw it open, she heard someone gasp behind her.

“Is that Eddie fucking Munson?”

Said man raised his hand with a friendly smile that showed his too-sharp canines, “Long time no see, everyone.”

As her surroundings erupted with cheerful and confused noises, she gave Eddie a quick inspection for safety caution and blinked in surprise at what she found.

Oddly enough, the creature seemed unbothered by that and just winked at her impishly.

Then, she glanced at Steve who was smiling brightly while bombarded with question after question, smelling of ripe cherry and nectarine. If she concentrated a bit harder, she could pick up the vague scent of blood—sweet and tasted like copper.

El tilted her head.

Should she tell Steve that his mate might not be very human?

[vaggieslefteye]

♫ This place reeks of death, there's a chill in the air. And I barely escaped being killed by a hair. ❝𝐆ʀᴇᴀᴛ 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑, 𝐀ʟᴛʀᴜɪsᴛ, 𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐅ᴏʀ 𝐇ɪs 𝐅ʀɪᴇɴᴅs?❞ Sorry to disappoint, that is NOT where this ends! ♫

[lil-vibes]

Hi! Sorry for notification spamming you but wanted to tell you that your TROD tags made me lol, I LOVE your art so much and I’m interested in your AU too. Anyway, love your blog!

P.S. maybe I missed it but you said somewhere that your Narinder was pretty messed up for a few years post revival. Could you give some more details on that? Did he try to hurt them? Who had to take care of him, the lamb? What’s been the downstream effects? Basically, how is this cat still messed up lol.

dont be! everytime i get a notification i go yuppiee!!! im glad you enjoy my art :DD

okay okay its prime yap time under the cut oof i love my fucked up cat sm

Lambert, mainly, took care of him! They made sure that every comfort he needed was provided and were worried out of their mind the entire time. Their disciples helped watch over Narinder when he was unconscious, just so he wouldn't bolt the moment he awoke, and Witness Allocer stitched some of his wound and prepared a special painkiller blend for him. (in my au the high priests, aka the mini bosses, and the witnesses were very close to the bishops! Allocer made the same painkillers for Shamura as well.)

Okay so obviously his wrists and ankles were pretty fucked up from being chained for a thousand years and he's got a lot of internal damage as well bc some of the chains went through him (og Stychu hc that I adopted bc it's so good). Also just general wounds from the final fight and the unfathomable pain of shrinking down from his godly form.

Upon being spared, he did attack them in a post battle adrenaline and hate fueled delirium, right on the indoctrination stone and not only broke his arm (bc he put too much weight on it), but probably gave himself a heavy concussions by slamming his head on said stone seconds after the break happened lmao. After waking up in,,, just a Haze of agony he tried to get up and run away bc he was scared that the lamb would just keep him existing in this special Purgatory and shattered his opposite calf so there's that as well. Unlucky tbh

He bleeds like,,, constantly. All of the time, for literal years on end. From his eyes mostly, but also nose and ears and he throws up ichor a lot in the beginning as well bc his body is adjusting rapidly to being smaller and there's just No Space for the ichor to go, other than out. He’s constantly exhausted and spends a lot of time sleeping, and is very frail physically, if snapping two bones by simply putting weight on them didn't make it obvious enough lol

All and all not a great shape to be in, but! His wounds aren't actually what caused him to be bedridden for so long. It was the fact that he no longer saw himself as a god while still being one and suffering injuries befitting of one!

His body/the Red Crown isn't healing him as much as it’s literally regenerating parts of itself while he suffers everything that comes with that, alongside being out of the Veil/Gateway for the first time in forever and emotionally dealing with the deaths of his acolytes and the supposed betrayal of the one he allowed himself to trust after his family. In fact, Narinder barely heals at all for a while bc he was just mentally stopping the process. And also unconscious for a lot of it.

The other big reason is that god hearts are a great power source, but his heart has been in Lambert's chest since Silk Cradle. So he is Struggling ™ but he’d actually rather die than take his heart back he’s a simp like that smh

After he inevitably breaks and he and Lambert finally talk, he gradually starts seeing himself as a person again and his healing process gets easier. He still has chronic pain for his joints but eventually everything else heals alright :3

On a side note, his siblings bleed excessively and are disoriented for the first couple of days but are ultimately fine within the week. They are kind of horrified to learn that their brother is STILL struggling with the side effects of his imprisonment

[yuesya]

The sudden earthquake is… not entirely unexpected, in retrospect, although it’s certainly overkill. Suguru knows that Satoru has a flair for the dramatic, and Shiki is always eager to join her brother’s chaotic schemes. Without a voice of reason around to run herd on them, those tendencies of theirs are probably even worse in this world.

… In this world where Geto Suguru is dead, killed as a curse user intent on committing mass slaughter. He still has trouble imagining what his alternate self was thinking, honestly. Sorcerers are only a minuscule portion of the entire population; what did he think would actually happen if he’d somehow managed to succeed in basically wiping out humanity?

Utterly inconceivable.

“That was Gojo-sensei, right?” Itadori’s voice sounds from behind one of the makeshift barricades. The Itadori in this world is a little more jaded and solemn than the cheerful first year student that Suguru remembers, which is… saddening. But then, considering the boy’s experiences –Yoshino dying, Satoru and Shiki being sealed, Nanami dying, Kugisaki in a coma, Sukuna using his body to kill and kill and kill in Shibuya… and, more recently, Sukuna switching to Fushiguro as his new host…

It’s a miracle that the boy hasn’t broken beneath the pressures and horrors of everything that’s happened since he became a sorcerer. He’s a strong, resilient boy, although Suguru dearly wishes that he hadn’t been tested in this way.

“Seems about right for Gojo,” Tsukumo responds. The tall woman stands up, brushing off dust from her hands. There’s a large scar down her midsection, courtesy of the fight against ‘Kenjaku,’ but between three Special Grades, they’d been able to win decisively, even though the slippery man had managed to escape at the end. “Can’t imagine it being anyone else.”

Boy had it been weird, fighting ‘himself.’ The memory of the fight is enough to make Suguru cringe. He knows that it’s not actually ‘him,’ but seeing his body being saying those sorts of things and making those expressions…

If Suguru’s Satoru or Shiki had been here to see it, they’d never let him live it down, gods.

“Thank you for unsealing Gojo-sensei,” Okkotsu nods towards the angel-winged girl drifting down from the sky. Kurusu smiles, making an ‘okay’ sign with her fingers. “… Where is he, though? And that earthquake just now, too… is he–”

Suguru’s head snaps up; Tsukumo looks up, too, half a beat behind him.

“He’s here.”

Satoru’s teleportation is a thing to behold. One instant, there’s nothing in the air above them, then in the blink of an eye, he’s standing there. Prison Realm clearly hasn’t been kind to him and Shiki. Satoru is definitely looking a little ragged, and his clothes are significantly tattered. But despite that, he looks down upon them with glowing eyes, calm and confident–

A single blink. His composure wavers, and breaks.

Then, he’s standing right in front of Suguru. The suddenness of the motion causes the dimension-hopper to startle, taking half a step backwards–

“… Suguru?” Satoru –and there’s no doubt that this is all Satoru, even if he’s not Suguru’s Satoru– frowns. His Six Eyes gleam, sharp and analyzing. “No. You are, but you’re still not…”

“Bit of a long story,” Tsukumo cuts in. “In short, this is Geto Suguru from another world parallel to ours, where he decided to go the path of teaching like you did instead of bloody revolution.”

“Can you please not put it that way?” Suguru rubs a hand against his forehead, distinctly pained.

“What? I think that summary explains things pretty well. Right, Gojo?”

Satoru hums, straightening up with a thoughtful sound. “Huh… from another world, you say?”

“Sensei!”

“Sensei!”

The students finally catch up to them, swarming around Gojo-sensei like excited puppies. It warms something inside Suguru’s chest to see them like this –the students of this world are (understandably) wary of him, given his alternate self’s actions, but it’s clear that they care for and trust their Gojo-sensei.

He’s not surprised, when Satoru pulls him aside for a private chat, eventually. If the relationship that he and his sister had had with their Suguru was anything like what he had with them back in his world…

No, Suguru definitely isn’t surprised.

It’s also a good chance for him to ask his own questions, because this confusion has been gnawing at him for a long time. “How did Kenjaku get the drop on you, with Shiki watching your back?”

The familiar-unfamiliar man tilts his head. His lips move, forming a single question that makes Suguru’s blood run cold.

“Who’s Shiki?”

[witchofthesouls]

Hey Soul! Quick question! Very important question;

Can Cybertronians take human dick?

Like we always read fanfics about humans taking cybertronian dick (I’m not complaining, far from it, but damnit I want variety) but never the other way around, why is that? Aliens deserves alien dick too!

I say yes. Like why not?!

As for the lack of human dicking down Cybertronian lovers, I regulate it to the same reason why larger, stronger parties are constantly domming their smaller partners, no matter how loud or quiet the short-stack are.

Size difference combined with their more masculinity-inclined traits.

I mean, look at the pairings and the tags on Ao3. It's usually the femme or the smaller mech taking it up the valve. Whereas Femmes with Spikes is a legit tag, but mechs have both a spike and valve. There's no Mechs with Valves since the Sticky Sexual Interfacing has been nicely wrapped with hermaphrodite robots... that are mechs/males.

I'm pretty guilty of it as well. I can't remember the last time I posted a femme dicking down their partner outside of Tarn with his contract with the miner sex worker. Nor have I done a human (male, female, both, or neither) dicking down their Cybertronian lover, except an answer of how a human father/Cybertronian carrier carriage would work. (Long story short: definitely possible to spark, but the carrier will need a Cybertronian donor to help with the process.)

I need to fix that.

Look, there's a lot of fanon that Cybertronians can mass displace, so they can definitely take dick up a port. I saw a really hot and absolutely delicious picture of Optimus getting reamed by Cade Yeager's dick. It's absolutely possible.

[iwasbored777]

I don't know about you but these are my official four horsemen of a villain/antagonist who would've won easily and/or long time ago if he focused on the fight more and stopped talking when he shouldn't have

[rose022]

its crazy to think that it really does get better when youre an adult. not perfect, you still have a lot of work to do, but better. and i never believed it when i was young because its so hard when youre in the thick of it. im aware people wont believe me when i say this either.

one day youre 12 and cutting yourself for the first time, then you get to highschool and are so depressed you fail a class for the first time, then youre 15/16 and wanting to die almost every night. then youre 18 and the good days outnumber the bad by a decent bit. you're older and you still waste away in your room for days on end sometimes, but you also go out with friends more, try new things, explore, do things you've always dreamed of. and sometimes its not so bad anymore. sometimes you think back to when it was. sometimes you see people where you were and you know how bad it is but you dont know what to say. you dont know what you would have wanted to hear then because you know you wouldnt believe it but you want to help so bad.

[l0uterstella]

HAPIDANBUI!!! ENG TRANSLATION

Badtzmaru Pochacco Pekkle Tuxedo Sam Hangyodon Keroppi

Let's hit the beat (yay!)

Steal your heart and go away (woah!)

Really cool and cute and (stylish~!)

We're unstoppable Hapidanbui!

It's fine, it's fine

It's fine to be a dreamer

Whether you're cute or clumsy

It's fine, it's fine

It's fine, it's fine

Tomorrow will come, so it's fine

Let's go play, we're unstoppable

Hapidanbui

Let's go! *1

Loves pranks, mischevious

A tsundere (tsun tsun!) but a good guy at heart

A man who shows up at just the right moment!?

An elusive boy, that's the answer

XO… (No, it's Badtzmaru) XO… (I said it's Badtzmaru!)*2

In his heart, the #1 handsome, Bad Badtzmaru! (woo!)

Kind and good hearted

Can't say no when asked (what a good guy!)

Wants to fly in the sky someday (yay!)

Let's make it happen! (wooo!)

A cheerful leader, Ahiru no Pekkle!

Make "Sam" noise!

It's fine, it's fine

It's fine to be a dreamer

Whether you're cute or clumsy

It's fine, it's fine

It's fine, it's fine

Tomorrow will come, so it's fine

Let's go play, we're unstoppable

Hapidanbui

Let's go!

Pochacco, chubby chubby Pochacco (yay!)

A clumsy little boy Pochacco (aha!)

Loves being excited, never gives up

Makes up new tricks like a shooting star ☆彡

Charming! The strongest!

A cutie boy everyone loves, Pochacco!

Jump up, positive (hey!)

Jump up, happy mind (happy!)

Always in high spirits (kero!)

Everyone's vitamin (kero!)

Honest with himself and hardworking even when it's tough (ehe!)

1, 2, 3, kerokero, Kerokerokeroppi!

We're not done yet~

It's fine, it's fine

It's fine to be a dreamer

Whether you're cute or clumsy

It's fine, it's fine

It's fine, it's fine

Tomorrow will come, so it's fine

Let's go play, we're unstoppable

Hapidanbui

Let's go!

A mysterious half fish man

A lonely romantic (I guess...)

Wants to be a hero! (Yeah!)

But it doesn't work out (Yeah...)

But I like that too… Our smile maker!

His name is Hangyodon!

A gluttonous, slightly clumsy boy

An enchanting body and gentle mind

In all three sizes (100cm!)

He has (365!) bowties

Tuxedo-donning, fashion-conscious, chic boy

Tuxedo Sam!

Here we go!

It's fine, it's fine

It's fine to be a dreamer

Whether you're cute or clumsy

It's fine, it's fine

It's fine, it's fine

Tomorrow will come, so it's fine

Let's go play, we're unstoppable

Hapidanbui

It's fine, it's fine

We are best friends! The bestest of friends!

You and I and that person and everyone!

It's fine, it's fine!

It's fine, it's fine

We love you all! Let's jump! Let's go!

Let's go play, we're unstoppable

Hapidanbui!

Hapidanbui! Let's go!

1 ドッペン (doppen) doesn't exactly have any meaning as far as I know ? but it's something Badtzmaru says a lot

2 Badtzmaru gets his name from how Xs and Os is pronounced in Japanese

[invalidname19]

BUBU LUBU 🔛🔝‼️

[flyingwargle]

yamaguchi sticks his head out from behind the door, smile wide as he opens it further. "hey, welcome! tsukki just went out to pick up the food, but he'll be back soon."

"sweet! we brought drinks!" koganegawa raises his 7-eleven bag, and kyoutani has a 6-pack of asahi. "thanks for hosting!"

the three don't often meet up, no matter how persistent koganegawa is, but once every few weeks, he can persuade his teammates to a movie night or video games. he never thought that tsukishima, fancy university graduate and museum curator, owns a switch and smart tv, with a wide selection of titles. koganegawa only has pokémon, and kyoutani, surprisingly, has animal crossing, although he refused to show them what his island looks like.

they step inside, and koganegawa is amazed by how bright and tidy it is. there's an abundance of house plants, loveseat occupied with two worn dinosaur plushies, bookshelf filled with both books and games. yamaguchi takes them into the kitchen to put the drinks in the fridge, shiny with stainless steel appliances, with a floral-patterned rice cooker sticking out like a sore thumb. "make yourselves at home," he tells them. "if you want, you can start getting the switch set up.”

koganegawa sits in front of the tv while kyoutani takes the couch, examining one of the dinosaurs. unzipping his backpack, koganegawa takes his switch out, the dock, and... "oh, shoot, i forgot to bring the charging cable and hdmi. yamaguchi! do you have one that i could borrow?"

"check the bedroom," yamaguchi calls out. koganegawa peers down the hallway, where there are two closed doors, the bathroom door open. picking one at random, he pulls open one of them and switches the light on.

it is definitely not the bedroom. instead, it's like a...streaming room? there's a triple-monitor desktop and gaming chair, microphone attached to the desk, headset resting on top. behind it are shelves with books, but what catches his attention are the trophies along the top. they aren't for volleyball - no, they're for pokémon.

the largest reads 2018 pokémon vgc world champion. "holy shit," koganegawa whispers.

footsteps thump down the hall. "did you get lost, or-" kyoutani sticks his head in, freezing at the sight. "what. the. hell."

koganegawa moves closer to examine the titles. national champion. regional champion. and countless of podium placements. off to the side is a loveseat full of pokémon plushies, with a few dinosaurs thrown in. a switch is docked on a shelf beside the desk, along with a pro controller.

"tsukki was a pokémon nerd," koganegawa breathes out. "a worldwide pokémon nerd."

"no, he still is." kyoutani gestures at a trophy. it was from a month ago, a third-place finish.

the front door opens, and they both jump at tsukishima's voice. "i'm back. are they here?"

“welcome home, kei,” is yamaguchi’s chirp. “they’re just looking for something in the bedroom–“

pause. “tadashi. that is not the bedroom.”

another pause. “oh, shoot–“

“we didn’t touch anything!” koganegawa shouts, stepping into the doorway to defend himself, arms crossed over his chest. behind him, kyoutani sighs and mutters in irritation. “i didn’t know where the bedroom was, so i just opened the first door i saw and–“

he cuts himself off, the apartment flooded in abrupt silence. tsukishima is pinching his nose in annoyance, still in his overcoat. yamaguchi is behind him, placating hands hovering in front of his sheepish expression. koganegawa lowers his voice. “i never thought you were a pokémon nerd.”

“vgc champion, you mean,” kyoutani corrects.

“that’s not mine.” tsukishima’s flat tone is the most unconvincing thing in the world. “they’re yamaguchi’s.”

his teammates glance at each other, then back into the room, where there are framed certificates that clearly say kei tsukishima. they stare at him, the faintest blush rising in his cheeks, and he storms passed them, retrieves his switch and necessary cables, and shoulders his way into the living room.

it takes half the sushi platter, a few beers, and several rounds of mario kart before koganegawa needles him enough to talk about the trophies. “yamaguchi got me into pokémon. his dad took us to watch our first tournament in elementary school, and we both wanted to try competing, so we did.”

“i was terrible at it, though,” yamaguchi adds, comfortably tucked into his partner’s side. “i always got eliminated in the first round, but tsukki got all the way to top 16 before he started to get podium.”

“2018 was when you graduated from university, right?” koganegawa asks. “weren’t you playing for the frogs by then? how do you find time to do all these things?”

tsukishima shrugs. “you just follow the meta. doing damage calculations isn’t hard, and i have my own online group to help with testing. tadashi is good at teambuilding too, and i like the process. if you like something, you wouldn’t think of it as a waste of time.”

kyoutani glances at him. “you’re still doing it?”

“i’ve been trying to retire, but my friends want me to keep going,” tsukishima grumbles. “i’ve been to worlds enough times, even won once. i think it’s good enough.”

“no, tsukki! you need to win again!” koganegawa argues. “it’s like the v. league! just because you’ve won once doesn’t mean you can retire! you just have to keep winning!”

“it gets harder and harder every year. i’m within my right to retire.”

“i think we need to focus on the fact that you won worlds at all,” kyoutani says. “so, you’re good?”

the air shifts. tsukishima lowers his controller to his lap. “obviously.”

“bet.”

“hah? you don’t even play pokémon.”

“no, but he does.” kyoutani points at koganegawa, who perks up.

“yes! i do! let’s battle, tsukki!”

yamaguchi lifts his head. “no offense, koganegawa, but you’re going to get wrecked.”

“hey, i know about teambuilding and type advantages! i won’t be beat that easily!”

“that’s not…” tsukishima closes his eyes. “no.”

“come on, it’ll be fun! what, are you afraid that you’ll lose?”

“absolutely not. i’m afraid of what’ll happen after.”

kyoutani snickers. “all bark but no bite.” tsukishima narrows his eyes, reaching for his switch on the table. the game cartridge inside is pokémon scarlet.

“do you have either scarlet or violet? or any other generation, it doesn’t matter. i have them all.”

“ooh, i have scarlet! i’m taking down the world champion right here, baby!”

[viaetor]

new dash icon is up! (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) and with that, here's a quick announcement: i'm officially distancing aether from genpact as a whole. he will have an appearance that differs from his original source, other priorities personality-wise and he will be extremely canon-divergent in many instances. i will still have a traveller verse for him on genshin, and i will continue my current threads, as well as his current relationships and developments. however, i'll be heavily investing in the lore i came up with for him, so i'll prioritise threads and people interested in exploring those and other fandoms, bc honestly? i need the breeze of fresh air, and i haven't been accompanying genshin ever since arlecchino dropped orz. i will also remake his graphics and carrd soon to reflect these changes. i understand if people want to unfollow this blog because of that, and that's totally cool! i just really wanna officially oc-ify him and have fun.