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Author Note: Classic waifu material uses unhealthy drinking to fuel her unhealthy romance.

CONTENT WARNING: Unhealthy relationships / Slight!NSFW (Tifa has big booba, okay?)

“Drink up~”

You were her prettiest regular, and Tifa had a lot of girls who came through Seventh Heaven on a regular basis. But really, you stood out above all the rest. You practically exuded a gentle beauty which she found hard to resist.

Kudos to you though, you knew how to hold down a drink or two. This was why you’d often have nights together like this one, where the two of you would engage in a little revelry, and Tifa would generously let you indulge in the vast array of spirits she had at hand behind the Seventh Heaven bar.

Tonight though, she was finally going to make her move. If you were drunk enough, she felt like it would be so much easier to say what she was going to say. To ask you what she was going to ask you.

She didn’t even know how you would react. Hell, she didn’t even know if you were attracted to girls. She thought so, the signs were there. Usually she wouldn’t jump to conclusions like this but was it really such a leap?

Would you really refuse her when she finally asked you?

She certainly had a whole lot of faith, as she poured two amber colored shots of tequila for the both of you, and slid one delicately across towards you, with a suggestive smirk already curling her plush lips. 

“Go on. You know you want to.”

“Ahhh…”

You reeled a bit in your chair, knowing you probably looked stupid in that moment, but you were starting to get to a point where you were drunk enough to not entirely know which way was left and which way was right. Was it a good idea to keep drinking? The you of tomorrow morning was going to regret it, probably.

But Tifa had a very convincing way about her. You sighed but reached out to clasp the glass, conceding.

“Okay okay…one more.”

And you lifted the cool glass to your lips, taking that shot. It was the last shot Tifa needed to see. She was convinced that you must be ready now. Hopefully you were, because she was about to do it anyway. 

As she turned around to slide the tequila bottle back onto the shelf, she took that precious moment when she was facing the wall to take a deep breath and compose herself. She eventually turned and faced you again, and she finally worked up the courage to say it.

To finally say:

“[Y/N] I-”

“Oh man!” you cut her off as you suddenly exclaimed and threw your brow against the bar counter, heaving out a sigh, “Tifaaa…I really need your advice.”

“O-oh…” a little caught off guard by that, Tifa nonetheless stiffly smiled and gestured for you to speak up, “Of course. Tell me anything, you know you can.”

“...It’s stupid…” you murmured like a child in a huff, and she leaned against the other edge of the bar, chest pressing over it, a feature she had no qualms about showing off in front of you. But you weren’t paying attention to her chest. You weren’t really paying attention to her, period. Because the person on your mind in that moment was someone else entirely.

“It’s…Aerith. I just…I really wanna come out and finally tell her how I feel. Truth is, I really like her, I always have. But it’s so hard to actually be honest about my feelings. I’m worried that she’ll freak out and that our relationship’ll be ruined or something…Am I being stupid? You always seem so put together, Tifa, can you give me some advice?”

No, and not because she wasn’t capable of some solid relationship suggestions. Rather, because she hadn’t registered a single word you had said after ‘It’s Aerith’.

The glass she held in her hand felt like it was going to shatter into smithereens with the pressure she was applying (and Tifa was a tough girl, that was for sure). Why did she even bother? You already liked someone else.

Though she was keeping her cool enough that she could stiffly smile at you, internally she was already a mess. Why Aerith? WHY AERITH? WHYWHYWHYWHYWHY–

Ah but…there’s a solution…

And it was as simple as giving you one last drink.

“Well [Y/N], it’s tough to say. But do you want my honest answer?” she asked you, while turning to fix another drink, not letting you see the powder she slipped into it and swirled around. She didn’t want to have to use this stuff, but desperate times…

“Please, tell me what you really think…” you begged her, teary-eyed. Alcohol always made you over emotional.

“Well…I don’t think it’s going to work out.”

Tifa almost felt bad when she turned back around with her sinister concoction in hand, seeing the look of sudden devastation on your face. But you have to understand…this is for your own good. 

And the tainted alcohol was like the medicine you needed to take.

She watched you swig it without question, too upset to refuse what might take the edge off this hurt. Little did you know, it wasn’t going to just take the edge away. Your consciousness began to slip soon enough, and you blinked with confusion, seeing Seventh Heaven becoming a swirling mess of colors. 

“Woah I…I uh…I think I drank…way too muu…uuch…”

Tifa circled around calmly from behind the bar and helped lift you out of your seat before you accidentally fell and cracked your head open. She tried not to get too excited when she felt your body fall limp against your own, your face practically getting swallowed by her cleavage. Anyone’s dream…

“Let’s get you to bed. I’ll bring you some water.” she said, easily pulling you along and up the stairs. Good thing Barrett had moved into his own place with Marlene, late nights meant having the place all to herself. And with you…

“I’m sorry Tifa…” you groaned sadly into her chest, feeling the after-drinking guilt already, but she just hushed you and told you not to worry about it. Reaching the spare room where Marlene used to sleep, Tifa pushed the door open with the toe of her boot, revealing quarters which had since been tailor-made for you.

She might have fooled herself into thinking she would be nice about it, that you would happily accept her as well, that there would be no need for all this. But the fact that she had prepared it in the first place was indication enough that she had long suspected things might turn out this way. 

You rejected her. Even if not in so many words, the fact you’d confessed you loved Aerith was all she needed to know. It was a good thing after all then, that she’d put in the time and effort to build your cage.

If the others questioned it, no worries. There could be a somber moment when she told them that you’d perished when you both took on a mission together that was too hard to handle. The walls in here were soundproofed. She’d already tested it by coming in here and screaming herself. Even if they were right downstairs, they wouldn’t know you were here.

Nobody would, from now on. 

Laying you gently on the bed, she cupped your face for a moment, exhaling softly, happily. It stung when you’d first said it, but she was happy she knew the truth. Now she could focus on helping you understand her own feelings, day by day, from now on.

As you dozed off, blissfully unaware in your drunken stupor about the spider’s web you were currently trapped in, Tifa kissed your forehead chastely, and decided to save the rest for next time. She wasn’t a total monster, after all.

And she was convinced, with a little coaxing, you’d really come to understand that the right girl for you had been your bartender this whole time.

Walking to the door, she slid every lock into place as she exited, every impossible-to-break bolt that she’d had arranged.

Placing her palm and her forehead to the surface of the door, she exhaled softly…

“See you in the morning, [Y/N]...”

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490. The 1980 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 27, 1980

(the whole parade is here, if you just want the commercials and highlights, it's here)

Randy Hamilton from the soap opera Texas sings "Deep in the Heart of Texas" with a small child? Who is this small child. I want it to be a random child that they chose three minutes before turning the cameras on. Randy doesn't have a Wikipedia page! Sadness.

Ahhh!! Is that a baby Mark Linn Baker in the GE commercial?!

I love the crowd whooping it up for the cast of One 'Mo Time. I was wondering what was behind them --- I think it was the broadcast booth for host Ed McMahon! Just ... there with the saddest looking Woolworth decorations ever.

What a weird closing card (what do you call that?) for this Child World / Children's Palace commercial that aired constantly. Ok, the bear didn't fall on his butt? That was the best shot we could get?

For some reason Marilyn Michaels takes off her gloves while singing "Watching the Parade go Byyy". That couldn't of waited, Marilyn?

Todd Bridges sang a song about the Summer. I felt bad for Todd, he had no back up dancers, just dancing in the street. Was this a time filler? Loved the song!

A baby Glenn Close was there with the cast of Barnum. I feel like Ed is auditioning for the Star Search hosting gig with this parade. I love his energy.

I love the juxtaposition of Bryant Gumbel thanking the Museum of Natural history for letting people warm up in their building with Doodlebug.

Ed sang a song! When was the last time a host SANG.

I thought Cootie ran over a clown, but the clown deliberately laid down in front of him??

Just for us Hampton Roads girlies, Busch Gardens of Williamsburg had a Loch Ness Monster float! It's still at Busch Gardens! The cast of Brigadoon was on the float.

Ed was trying to find a date for Happy Dragon. He said "I guess now that he's 21, he's free to go out in the evening and date whomever he chooses. So if you have an eligible dragon hanging around your house moping, we might be able to set them up and in the years to come, who knows how many dragons we might have in the parade!"

There was a float for everyone's favorite box office flop, Popeye! I think that's supposed to be Olive Oyl?!

1980 was electric football's year. It felt like it was the only toy advertised!

"Tonka's Bear in a Box! Everyone's favorite!"

Finally, a game that looks like one of my dad's vintage fire scanners.

Cowboys were HOT this year, due to the movie Urban Cowboy, and the TV show Dallas. Modern equivalent to this would be this past Summer's Western Barbie! We even had Dean Butler from Little House on the Prairie sing "Don't Fence Me In" while riding a tortoise. The Lone Ranger even showed up. Oh, and even the McDonalds commercial with Ronald was western themed.

While Snoopy couldn't fly this year due to a leg injury, we had Underdog.

Can we discuss how a station wagon is pulling a float. Later on, I saw an Oldsmobile sedan towing the float with the Spinners on it.

This beautiful phone store.

I feel like by the time we were growing up in the late 80s/early 90s, Kermit had more bad days at the parade than good, but 1980 was a good year for him. Just look at him.

Casper is over here looking like the baby from Ally McBeal.

Bob from Sesame Street sang a song while Bert & Ernie danced. Even Oscar liked the song.

Unfortunately, the entire parade isn't on YouTube. Looks like the recorder only set their VCR for two hours. One of the final things you see is Linda Ronstadt and the cast of The Pirates of Penzance. "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General" slaps.

Related: previous thanksgiving entries.

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THE SUNDAY CURRENTLY -11-

Good morning! It's still morning, right? How was your week? Lemme summarise mine. Because it's Sunday today!!! Another TSC by yours truly~

Writing

The Sunday Currently! Idk if this is really my 11th TSC post. I forgot? I promise to write longer than last week. But I can't promise that I will do it today :) So how was your week? Mine is.. meh. It's been pretty calm. Which is good!

Feeling

Cold! I was up (5th floor) and out (the podium) earlier to capture the sunrise. And Goddddd. What a view. What. A. View. Always worth the wait! But I think I was waiting for a good 10-mins out in the cold, morning air. It's fine. I got to see the sunrise for the first time this year. I always see it when it's up already kasi.

Loving

My beautiful sunrise & sunset shots! It became my morning & afternoon routine when I found out someone likes seeing them. But I mostly, those shots are for myself. It reminds me to be thankful that I get to see the sun every day. Oh, the litol things~

Wanting

To quit my job. I know, I know. I've been saying this a million times. But I want to quit, and find a new one here. I know, I know. I told myself that I will go home after quitting. But as a balisang Gemini.. idk idk. Let's just cross the bridge when we get there, I guess?

Needing

To have a general check-up. Suki na ako sa hospital last year. This year din ata siguro? Chzz. UAE's healthcare facilities are chef's kiss, but why am I still scared going there? Huhu. Too afraid on what they'd find wrong with me? Too scared to catch something when I visit there? Ahhh

Smelling

Myself. I'm wearing my Santal 33 dupe perfume. The spaghetti my colleague made for us. The burger my other colleague made for us. So I'm smelling mostly food rn :))

Wearing

My (not complete) uniform. And shorts. Maybe that's why I'm feeling cold?

Listening

To the sound of the leaf blower. It's too early to be this loud. The songs I've been listening to, well, the playlist are from Peej Radio and Ben&Ben Radio. I love discovering new/old songs/artists.

Wishing

To call someone and talk their ears off. But life is shitty, and you really can't get what you want. Wishing for more better days for me, the people around me, and the people I care about.

Hoping

That my immune system won't let me down this year. Almost done with the first month.. so far, so good. I hope (and I pray) that all will be healthy this 2023 🙏🏻

Thinking

On what to do on my day off? Should I just go to Dubai? Tapos uwi din agad. Nag-sayang lang ako ng oras 🤣 should I get a driver's license here? Saan naman ako kukuha ng pera? ChZz.

Reading

I'm still on a reading slump. Idk. I binged read Freida's books and stopped abruptly. Maybe this is my mind saying, "tama na kabaliwan muna" :))

Watching

Coco! Yes, I know. I've watched this too many times. I'm watching Weak Hero Class, too. Maybe, The Glory next or Reborn Rich. Depends on my mood. I'm still waiting on Hobi my love so sweet's docu on Disney+ next month! Time for me to download it hehehe

Eating

Mostly veggies, fish, seafoods, and fruits! It's because we're trying to eat healthy. Well, my roomie is trying to be healthy. Damay damay daw. But I'm eating istapeggy & burger right now. And it's delicious! We tried Pani Puri for the first time, too! SOBRANG SARAP DI KO MAEXPLAIN. I want more, that's for sure.

See? I can post naman weekly if I remember it. Have a great week ahead! See y'all next week ☺️

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Ooooh yesss I’ve been hearing and seeing things about Oshi no Ko and idk I might start it just to see how I’ll feel about the ending !! But it’s a series that I’ve had my eye on ever since it started airing. If Horikoshi does start a new manga I’d definitely follow it weekly I love his art a lot.

Ahhh Boruto I actually keep up with that series it’s been so long that I’m interested to see how it ends but there are times when I just feel like I’m reading it just because 🤧 but there are times when I do want to see a bit of a series after it’s ended just to see how the characters and their families are doing. With Naruto we got that, Bleach not so much (we got that one shot that came out a while back but we’ll see if anything comes of it once the Tybw anime finishes airing) Dragon Ball also yess !! With MHA idk if it’s needed it ended just fine 😌

Well, you might like it :) I personally didn't know what the message was supposed to be after reading the ending, so I'm curious how you will feel about it! So true about Horikoshi, he's such a great artist :) If he reduces the number of his characters and focuses on interpersonal reationships, his next manga will be really good, because I feel like he's at the best at writing complicated characters and relationships.

Yes, that's familiar, like if you've put so much time into it you want to see the ending :D Did you like the Ending of Naruto though? Maybe the reason why I dislike Boruto is because even though Naruto's dream became true, he didn't seem happy and I didn't buy that he became an estranged father, it didn1t suit his character??? Idk maybe it's just me :DD Yes agree with Bleach ending! Dragon Ball gave us Dragon Ball Z I liked it so much as a kid lol I also agree on MHA, I also think it had a fine ending, I hope the extra chapters will have some wholesome moments, like Bakugou getting his card signed :D

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Head in the Clouds, Gravity Centered.

Let's have an adventure. Head in the clouds, but my gravity's centered. Touch my neck and I'll touch yours; you in those little high waisted shorts, oh.

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Summary: Don't call it a meet-cute.

Chapter Warnings: Mild violence, swearing, Eri is an agent of chaos, Denki.

18+ | Minors and ageless blogs DNI

All characters depicted are mid 20s or older.

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“YO, GAUNTLETS! ON YOUR LEFT! Gangway or sick bay!”

Katsuki whipped around as he heard the call-out, trying to figure out exactly which fuckin’ extra had the audacity not to use his name. His scarlet eyes fell on you, narrowing as you blew past him to vault and sprinted to Denki, who crouched down, lacing his fingers to create a space for you to step before launching you as high as possible into the air. You twisted your body in the air, rapidly scanning your surroundings, your hi-tech visor rapidly pinging targets as you flew.

“Four enemies spotted inbound, two of them coming in hot on the left, one coming in behind Gauntlets, and another seems to have a civilian hostage of unknown age but is coming in on your right. Descending now!”, the information from your visor transmitted down to Denki’s rapidly as you entered freefall, and he caught you effortlessly.

“And Syncopate sticks the landing with the assist of the ahhh-mazing Chargebolt!”

“Not the time, Denks,” you whip around to face the hero you blew past earlier, “Gauntlets, check your six!”

Katsuki whipped around and delivered an explosive uppercut to the goon behind him, launching him into what was likely controlled airspace.

You smirked, “Nice shot!”

He looked over his shoulder at you, “My name isn’t Gaun—”

“Obviously not, but I don’t care what it is right now,” Katsuki looked as if he’d been slapped across the face, and you continued, “There is a fuckin’ battle happening and one of these Trigger junkies has a hostage! Fix that stupid look on your face and get your head in the game you fuckin’ stanchion!”

You turned in time to see Denki contending with the two enemies approaching on the left and locked onto a nearby hydrant, casting a pointed glare at the hero who looked ready to explode, “You’re mad at me, pretty boy? Good. Prove you’re useful and take it out on that hydrant. Maybe that’ll remind you how your quirk works and light a fire under your ass.”

Katsuki glanced at it and sent a precision shot towards it, destroying it and sending water cascading around you all. You radioed your plan to Denki, who hastily agreed, and you took off in his direction.

“Boom boy, find the hostage! We got it here!”

He felt glued to the spot as he watched you launch yourself onto Denki’s back and press the pointer and middle fingers of both hands to his temples, “Ready, Sparky Boy?”

“As always, Zappy Girl.”

You channeled your quirk through your fingers and into his temples, increasing his power and voltage resistance limit. You looked over your shoulder and saw the exploding hero still standing there stupidly and covered in water.

“GET OUT OF THE IMPACT ZONE BEFORE WE ZAP THAT STUPID LOOK OFF OF YOUR FACE!" you shouted, voice slightly panicked, "FIND DRY LAND, NOT ON TOP OF A BUILDING, NOW!”

Your words seemed to break his trance and he blindly launched himself out of the way and into a nearby park, landing in a dry sandbox. You sighed in relief as Denki went off, downing the approaching enemies. You hopped off his shoulders and sprinted towards the remaining enemy with a hostage, passing the time bomb as you went.

“You gonna come save a hostage or not, stanchion?”

You put your bright yellow visor on the skittish little boy, smoothing his cinnamon hair. You'd gained his trust by showing him a trick with your quirk, arcing electricity from finger to finger like a bunny before asking if he’d like to try. You knelt behind him and made sure both of your feet were firmly on dry ground before gently grabbing his wrists and pressing your pointer and middle fingers to the sides of both his hands. Using yourself as a grounding point as you sent the spark up his arm and across his fingers, sending him giggling at the tickle and his tears finally drying.

Now, you cradled him in your lap and hummed sweetly, rocking gently as he gazed at your visor’s demo settings, mesmerizing him. Shoto and Denki went to approach the two of you and you shook your head no, then asked the little boy if he wanted to watch cartoons on the visor. He squealed happily as you used your watch to recalibrate it to a popular kids’ cartoon in the area, eventually relaxing back into you as you rocked him, thumb in his mouth. You asked him a few test questions like his age (he held up four fingers, and you high fived him for it), where he was from (he stumbled over Saitama Prefecture), and who his favorite hero was (A name you didn't recognize) before moving on to more pressing questions, setting up your visor to record the conversation.

“Hey there pumpkin, do you know where your mommy or daddy are?”

He looked up at you with bright blue eyes, shaking his head no.

“Do you know your address?”

Denki and Shoto looked on as you continued to ask the child about the incident, as gently as possible, praising him for answering you and ensuring he knew he wasn’t in trouble if he couldn’t answer. The conversation transmitted from your headset to both of theirs.

“(Y/N) is great with kids, isn’t she, Shoto?”

“Very, it was a strong reason she was hired. Did you know the trick she does with the lightning is called ‘Bunny Bolt’? It was on her resume.”

Denki pouted, “She never taught me how to do it...or that it has a name.”

“I wouldn’t teach you either, your power is…less subtle.”

Denki pouted dramatically, and the thudding of boots let them know Katsuki had finally decided to reappear after giving the police a report. Denki smiled back at him, “Hey, Kats! Wanna hear something cool?”

He nodded his head towards the child in your lap, “(Y/N) is currently interviewing that child and asked who his favorite hero was. Wanna guess the answer?”

“I don’t know, Deku? Why should I c--”

“Dynamight.”

Katsuki couldn’t fight the shit eating grin on his face as he changed radio channels to listen in, “What can I say, little dude has good taste!”

His voice carried on the wind and the child’s eyes snapped up as he squealed. Katsuki watched your eyes narrow at him and roll before returning attention to the child with a much softer look, voice coming through the radio.

Y/N: Who’s that, pumpkin?

DYNAMIGHT!

You looked up at them for a fact check and Denki snorted before nodding and giving a thumbs up. You looked puzzled and alarmed, and Shoto responded via radio to confirm that no, Dynamight was not accustomed to children and usually terrified them.

Denki giggled, “She wasn’t kidding when she said she had no clue who you are.”

“I will wait until that child isn’t looking and quite literally blow your fucking mind if you don’t shut up right now, you glorified charging station.”

Y/N: That sure is Dynamight! Good eye!

Katsuki tried to ignore the pleasant spark in his brain that came from hearing you gently coo his hero name into the child’s ear, and Denki fought back a smirk as he watched Katsuki's cheeks flush pink.

Y/N: How would you like to meet him?

The child’s excited squeal spiked the mic and both Denki and Katsuki looked at each other in alarm. Shoto shrugged and beckoned them forward, “Well, you do need to work on your skills when interacting with kids.”

You picked the child up and put him on your hip, looking directly at Katsuki and gesturing at him to follow what you were doing before walking towards the trio. Katsuki didn’t protest, knowing this was not up for debate from your expression and realizing he did need to work on his skills with kids.

You tapped your wrists subtly, and he carefully removed his gauntlets and set them aside, noting how you were holding and carrying the child. The little boy squirmed in your arms and you squatted to put him down, Katsuki mimicking your squat. You let the child go and put your hands forward as if picking him up, and Katuski mirrored, the child running directly into his hands. He stood up and put the child on his hip, the little boy squealing joyfully as Katsuki bounced him up to sit on top of his utility belt like a seat. You gave him a thumbs up, and he smiled at the child.

“Hey there little dude, heard you got good taste in heroes!”

“Where the fuck is he?!”

Katsuki turned away from his locker, trying to figure out what was causing the commotion outside. Normally, he was the one responsible for high volume office antics, but this time the yelling sounded feminine and he felt sorry for whatever poor fuck would be on the business end of that kind of fury.

“Calm dow—”

“I will short circuit you if you don’t get out of my goddamn way.”

Denki let out a scream that could give Eri a run for her money as the locker room door flew open with a loud crash, chaos spilling into the locker room. Katsuki saw a black and yellow streak come charging towards him then grunted as your boot made contact with the center of his bare chest and slammed him into the wall of lockers, your other foot firmly planted on the bench to make up for the height variance.

Well, shit. Turns out he’s the poor fuck.

“What the hell?” he spat, one large hand wrapping around your ankle.

You pressed your boot in harder, “Hey there, Gauntlets, maybe the next time I tell you to get the fuck out of the way, you listen the first time.”

Katsuki knocked your foot off his chest, and you rested your ankle atop his shoulder instead, never breaking eye contact.

“Who the fuck do you think you a—”

“(F/N) (L/N) is who the fuck I am, Dynamight, or you can call me Syncopate.”

His grimace deepened when you sarcastically emphasized his hero name, and he scoffed, “The name’s Katsuki Bakugo, and I’m the number tw—”

You scoffed, “I don’t give a shit about your hero ranking, Boom Boy. Maybe focus less on bragging rights and more on situational awareness.” You removed your leg from his shoulder, “You could have fucking died, you vapid, self-centered reprobate!”

“You’ve got a lot of nerve for some fucking new hire. I had it covered, it’s not like I’ve never been hit with Sparky’s quirk before.”

You bit back the urge to start yelling again, “No, what you had was a hero suit covered in water while you stood in a puddle with a stupid ass expression on your face, and as far as me being a new hire goes, I’ve been here for a whopping two weeks and I can already tell you’re the most reckless fuck here. How could you possibly have had that kind of situation covered with critical information missing? Do you even know what my quirk does?”

Katsuki opened his mouth to answer, and you scowled, “Shut the fuck up, that was a rhetorical question. I know that you don’t. The answer is that I control electrical impulses, making them stronger or weaker as needed. When I told you to clear out, it’s because I was boosting Denki’s output ten fucking fold, so you absolutely did not have it covered. That is why I’m a mile high fucking fire right now.”

Katsuki’s mouth remained open for a moment, then snapped shut. He scoffed at you, looking away.

You grabbed his chin to force him to look you in the eye, leaning your face dangerously close to his before whispering, “I don’t know who hyped your head up, but if you can’t work in a team then you ain’t shit to be impressed with, Katsuki.” You drew out his name by syllable, hissing the “s” in his name, “My respect is earned, not given, and I meant it when I told you ‘gangway or sick bay’. Next time I won’t stop you from stupidly choosing sick bay. Number two hero? My fucking ass.”

You sent a brief zap into his jaw and released him, leaving him pressed against the lockers and sauntering off.

Right as you got to the door, you stopped for a moment, "Oh, and by the way? Kids look good on you. Maybe if you were less of a phallus, you'd have a couple."

He stood stock-still as Eri appeared in the doorway and cleared her throat, the teen shaking her swear jar at you.

“What’s my damage, sparkle?”

“Uh…fifteen dollars. I think. What’s a reprobate?”

“Not a swear word, even though it feels like it should be one,” you quipped, “But for educational purposes, it’s someone who causes problems, usually on purpose.”

“Fourteen dollars, then.” You two headed out of the locker room while debating whether damn should count towards the swear jar while Denki carefully poked his head around the corner, “You…uh…you good, Kats?”

“Well, I’m not dead, but I do have a boner so…that’s fuckin’ new.”

“I heard that, Gauntlets!” you called back from up the hall, “Don’t make it weird!”

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Love and Shame: Daily Administrations

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Tenth Chapter of Chuuya Nakahara’s journey through parenthood.

Warnings: None, Fluff.

A.N: post-time skip, Akiko is 3 years old.

23:45 signs the clock in your nighstand, your husband turns to you and asks "Y/N, do you think we will able to have another one?". Since Akiko grew up and started to go to kindergarten, you and Chuuya tried to give her a sibling, but last months have been effortless, your period  arrived everytime and you were starting to give up. Your life was already fulfilled with happiness and everything you could ask for, but you and Chuuya both thought that it would be better for Akiko to have a sibling to grow up with. "Chuuya, I'm tired, we will think about it. Tomorrow is Saturday and after Akiko's training, she'll be with Yosano and Atsushi, we will sort it out this time, I'm sure!" Chuuya spoons you and kiss your neck "You're right, goodnight my love". 

The morning after what wakes you up is your daughter screaming and jumping in the bed with Hermes "Mooom, Daddy time to train!! I'm hungry, and Hermes wants to eat too!" a meowl heard right after confirmes Akiko's words "Ok ok princess, I'm getting up. Let's prepare pancakes for you today. What do you think about it?" Chuuya says messing his daughter bedhead. "Mom, get up is late! Daddy prepares us breakfast" you groan and fortunately Chuuya speaks "Let's go, mommy still need to sleep  a little". Sweet scent wakes up your nostrils, you stirr up and go downstairs completely messed up "Good morning love" Chuuya says kissing you on the lips "Ewwww mom daddy, gross!" your daughter says while eating her giant pancake. You sit down touchin your back and cutting your pancake you start to feel a bit odd, "Y/N is everything fine? You look so pale" you smile to him taking a piece of pancake and say "Don't worry, just some backpain, guess I exaggerated on last mission". 

After a rich breakfast and house cleaning you go to your garden and you start to train together, Chuuya placed some Dazai's cutouts to train Akiko to shot her ability "Remember Red Princess, if you shot uncle Dazai in his head, daddy gonna give you a reward", your daughter shots a powerful hit but it landed on his crotch. You can't help but laugh and Chuuya says "It's ok, remember if some guys bother you at school you can hit them there and they will be KO right after!". Akiko giggles and turns to you saying "Mom I want to train with you, come here!" so you throw a weak shot to her and say " Block it!", your daughter struggles but in the end with Chuuya help she stops it "Mom, Mom look! I stopped it!" but what she sees is you laied in the porch "I guess  mommy is tired today, let's get her to bed". You wake up 3 hours later, just in time to bring Akiko to the agency, "Y/N, are you ok? I can take Akiko on my own. Rest up" Chuuya says smiling "No no it's ok, I have to ask something to Yosano. Can you go for groceries, I want to prepare something special for dinner?" Chuuya nodds and starts to leave home clothes and let out his red hairs from ponytail "Sure, I take a bath and go straight away. See you later". Arriving at Agency Akiko starts to run and says "Auntieee, Atsu ni-chaann!" Yosano arrives and takes her in between her arms "Hey princess, how was your training, did you shot uncle Dazai with dad?" Dazai pouts from afar and Akiko replies "Yes, I even stopped one of mom's shot but she was too tired so I played with Hermes the rest of the time" Yosano looks at you and says "Go to say hello to uncle Dazai and Atsushi, I'll come back". Yosano takes your hand and bring you to her studio "Y/N, I presume you need something?" you smile and say "You always know everything, but you're right. I think I need some tests, could you do it please?" Yosano smiles, after some hours watching your daughter playing with Atsushi and Dazai, she gestures you to come. "Congratulations!" she says hugging you tightly, you smile and say "I knew it", "Any idea how to tell Chuuya?" Yosano asks, you smile and say "Yes, time to go. See you on Monday" you winked and take your daughter. Arriving at home you find a note written "My love, I'm running late, sorry. Boss called me for a task. I will be home before dinner!", you kiss the note "Ook Red Princess, today is an important day, let's prepare dinner for us and Hermes!". Evening arrived and when you hear the gate opening you run upstairs with your daughter and say something to her, Chuuya opens the homedoor welcomed by a delicious smell and says "Y/N, princess, Hermes!" the only one who reply is the cat who stirres up and meow to him, tiny steps are heard and Akiko arrives in front of her father and says with her hands behind her back "Daddy, I have something for you" Chuuya smiles and says "What is it princess?", meanwhile you come downstairs and watch from afar "Mommy said that I don't need this anymore because I'm grown up and someone will need it in 9 months" Chuuya looks at her fedora, the one you gave her for your wedding. He looked at her and then at you "Y/N? Is it real?" you smile and go to hug him and say "It is, I discovered it today. I love you" Chuuya starts to kiss you and thank you caressing your flat stomach but your daughter interrupts your moment "Ahhh I want to know too! Mom, Dad!" she commands and jumps, protesting. Chuuya smiles and says, taking and putting her tiny hand on your stomach "Hey princess, you're gonna be a big sister. Someone is growing in mommy's belly and we will meet them in a little while", Akiko pouts and says "When daddy? I want to train with them and have tea all together" you near to embrace your husband and your daughter and say "Soon princess, don't worry. We will train all together when they will be older!". Chuuya finds himself being emotional and starts to cry "Daddy? Why are you crying? Aren't you happy?", tears persist on his blue eyes and he replies "Yes I am, I'm so happy to have both of you. I love you" and then put the tiny fedora on Akiko's head and says "It's true, this is too much little for you! Tomorrow we go shopping!" , another day to add to the unforgettable ones.

[headinthe-fridge]

My Grandfather’s Lawyer (pt.8)

⁂ – Ushijima Wakatoshi x reader –  ⁂

warning: nsfw, swearing

Summary: Your grandfather, Washijo Tanji, disowned your mother when she was pregnant with you and her hatred towards him was passed on to you. Now, your estranged grandfather wants you to leave your life in Tokyo and come live with him in his estate in the Miyagi Prefecture.

You took a day off and a 6-hour trip, intending to give him a piece of your mind before disappearing from their lives forever. You didn’t expect to see an ailing and fragile old man. Your day trip stretched into weeks and soon, you patched things up with your estranged family and warmed up to everyone -except to one: Ushijima Wakatoshi -your grandfather’s lawyer.

He thinks you have ulterior motives in reuniting with your grandfather.

You weren’t suppose to care what he thinks of you. His opinion didn’t matter.

But it did.

Masterlist

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7

AN: Ahhh, it’s ending soon, you guys. But don’t worry, I already have a new story in my drafts, I am just not sure if I should write another Ushijima fic or with another character. Who should I do next?

‘a familiar voice spoke beside you that nearly made you fall off your seat.’

"Oya, y/n-chan! There you are hiding!"

To say you were startled was an understatement but that's Bokuto Kotaro for you. The man never seem to run out of energy every time you see him.

He sat beside you, his enthusiastic smile never leaving his face. “You look amazing.”

You blushed at his words. “Thank you, though my shoes are killing me.”

“Here,” He unceremoniously reached for your ankle and placed your feet on his lap.

“W-what are you doing?”

“Relax, gorgeous, I’m gonna make your feet a little better.” He winked at you before pulling out a small, circular container from his pocket. “I love the smell of eucalyptus so I always bring this little buddy here,” He showed you the topical balm before applying some on your blistered feet.

The minty scent filled your nose while the cool salve soothed your reddening skin. Kotaro took hold of your other leg and did the same with your left foot.

“Oh, what’s this?”

You and Kotaro simultaneously turned to Kuroo who just came, carrying a pack of bandage plaster. Beside him stood the stone-faced lawyer, looking as dashing as ever that it made your head hurt.

He looks so damn good all the time, it’s not even fair.

“Just helped Miss gorgeous a little.”

“Put this over the blisters, since you’re already holding your feet.”

Kuroo was about to give the pack to Kotaro when Ushijima butted it, hand stretched out towards your cousin.

“I’ll do it.”

Your heart skipped a beat, a protest formed in your mind but before you could voice it out, Kuroo gave Ushijima the pack while Kotaro vacated his seat beside yours.

“Take care of her, alright. We’re gonna go grab some drink.” Kuroo advised.

“Man, I’m hungry. Let’s go, Kuroo-san.”

With that, you were once again alone with Ushijima in a secluded area at night. Your last encounter with him flashed inside your mind, his lips sucking on your, his body pressed against yours, and his hands on your-

You dispelled the sinful thoughts away as he took the seat next to you. You will not submit yourself to him again. No, this time you’re gonna be unmovable.

You gulped as you tried to calm your racing heart.

Shit, why does he have to smell so damn good to?

He sat there staring at you, making you squirm. You couldn’t fathom what he was thinking for his face did not give anything away.

“Stop staring! You’re making me uncomfortable!” You hissed.

A small smile ghosted his lips but it was gone the next second, you thought you imagined it.

“Sorry, it’s just that you’re so beautiful tonight. You look dazzling as always, I feel like kissing you again.”

Your heart did a somersault while your stomach fluttered. Did you hear that right? Ushijima Wakatoshi just complimented you. You felt your insides melt. 

“May I?” He asked and the only thing you could do was nod.

His hand reached for your leg, sending tingles all over your body at the contact. He examined your blisters before opening the pack of plasters.

“What are you doing here?” You asked, forcing the words to come out of your mouth to escape the awkward silence that lingered between the two of you.

He looked at you briefly before continuing with his task. “Why? Am I not invited?”

“You were m.i.a. for a week, I’m surprised you knew about this party.”

“So, you missed me?”

You stilled. “W-why would I miss you?” 

Ushijima chuckled at your flustered reaction. He then reached for your other leg and started to peel open another plaster. “I know there’s a party, I know where the venue is, I know what time it will start, and I also know that the main course for tonight is your favorite baked barbecue back ribs, simply because I was the one who organized this.”

“You-what?”

“Did you like the table’s centerpiece? I heard you loved lilies when you were in high school but I wasn’t sure if you still do so I tasked Atsumu in confirming it for me.”

So that was why Atsumu, some time last week, asked him you out of the blue if you prefer roses or lilies. Then asked again between peony and lily, and orchids, and daisies, and a whole other flowers whose names you can’t remember now. You always chose lily because Ushijima was right, it was your favorite.

“I don’t know what to say,” You breathed, warmth seeped into your chest at the thoughtful gesture. “Thank you.” You finally added.

Ushijima gingerly placed your feet down before crouching before you. “Here let me put these on for you.” He reached for the heels on the stone floor and carefully slipped it back to your feet.

“You don’t have to thank me, Tanji-san really wanted to surprise you so I had to be meticulous about every detail, or I’ll lose my job. So he says.”

“Oh, I see.”

Your heart broke. You thought he did it wholeheartedly but it was clear he only did it for the sake of his job. And here you were, getting all giddy over nothing. Turning soft over nothing. You swore you were not gonna submit to him but you just did it again. Now, look what happened.

“What’s wrong?” He asked when you abruptly stood up. 

“I’m gonna go back inside.” You took a step but Ushijima held your arm, stopping you in place.

“You’re mad, I can tell. What is it? Was it something I said?” 

You turned back to him, his face once again back to his usual scowl. There it is, that’s the Ushijima you know, not the soft boy that he was earlier.

“I’m not, why would I be mad? Please let go of my arm.”

“I don’t believe you. Tell me, what is it?”

“I told you it’s nothing! Let me go.” You tried to yank your arm free from his grasp but he did not budge.

“Why do you always run away from me? Tell me, who are you afraid me, really, me or yourself?”

Afraid that he would see the truth in your eyes, you looked away. “I don’t know what you mean, please let me go.”

And he did. He did it without any other resistance that it caught you off-guard. You did not linger any second longer and bolted out of his sight, walking as fast as your blistered feet in heels could carry you.

The past week that you haven’t seen him made you restless. Every time the door chimed, you unconsciously expected that it would be him. The next thing you knew, you were yearning for his brooding presence and scowling face. Your day didn’t felt complete without seeing his handsome face shooting daggers at you.

You were afraid, yes, but not of him but of yourself. You knew why, you like him. His kiss lingered at the forefront of your mind, his body ignited a prairie fire within you.

----

You were standing before the buffet table, torn between the chocolate mousse and mango tiramisu when Kotaro appeared beside you again and picked a dessert for you.

“This is heaven.” He smiled.

You beamed at him in return and took the sweets from his hand. “Thanks, you’re a life saver.”

“Are you enjoying your party?”

“Yeah, everyone’s really nice.” You replied, but your smile dulled at the memory of your exchange with Ushijima earlier. Unconsciously, your eyes scanned the crowd until it fell on the said lawyer, animatedly chatting with your cousin, Hoshina. It was the first time you saw smiling like that, eyes wrinkling in mirth, full set of teeth showing. You felt a painful prick at your heart.

“Are you okay?” Kotaro asked, but you didn’t reply. His eyes followed your gaze and saw what you saw.

“It’s Toshi, isn’t it?” You turned back to him, eyes wide and was about to deny when he beat you it. “Don’t deny it, I can see it in your face.”

“What about you? You think you’re hiding it well but I can see it too.”

It was his time to get flustered. “W-what do you mean by that?”

You chuckled softly at his reaction. “Come on. Ko, you’re in love with Hoshina, and I can tell you have been for a long time. Why are you not shooting your shot?”

He shook his head, both you gazes falling back to the people that held both your affections. “She’s a Washijo, heaven never came down just to be with the earth.

“Oh, please, believe me, that cousin of my has a soft spot for you.” You lightly pat his cheeks twice in endearment and encouragement.

“Thanks for the boost but I’d rather not let my hopes get too high.”

----

“So, how does it feel to be so important?” You just got out of a cubicle after taking care of your business when Hoshina greeted you. Leaning on the comfort room counter. “I bet you’re rejoicing now that you have everyone’s attention including Wakatoshi and Kotaro’s.”

You brushed past her and approached the sink to wash your hands. She turned and looked at you through the mirror and you met glare.

“It’s as you say -I am rejoicing, I feel great.” You shook your hands to whisk away excess water then finally faced your cousin. “Why, do you have a problem with that?”

Her smirk vanished. “When are you leaving? As far as I remember you wanted to go back to Tokyo as soon as possible, how come you’re still here?”

“Ah, didn’t you know? I’m staying here for good. I’m a Washijo too, and I also have the right to live here.”

“What made you change your mind? Does it have something to do with Kotaro?”

Your mind blanked for a few moments at her questions. Then it finally dawned on you, all thesse weeks of Hoshina being hostile towards you was because she was insecure -and all for the wrong reasons. You were relieved but thought of teaching her a lesson.

“Do I hear jealousy here? And if I say yes, what are you gonna do about it?”

Her ears fumed at your words. “I’m warning you, if you want to have a peaceful life here, leave Kotaro alone.”

“Last I checked, you’re not his girlfriend so you don’t have any right to threaten me like that. And no, I will not leave him alone just because you told me to.” You challenged and you expected for her to fight back but instead, her face fell.

“But...” Tears welled in her eyes and you felt guilty for going overboard.

“Don’t worry, Ko and I are just friends.”

“What did you say?”

“You heard me, we’re just friends.”

“You don’t have feelings for him?” Her voice sounded hopeful, her menacing tone gone.

“Why would I? He’s not really my type so he’s all yours.”

You did a double take when Hoshina blushed.

“I-I’m sorry.”

“What for?” You asked, now more than surprised.

“For my behavior since you arrived. I haven’t really been very welcoming.”

“You don’t say. I could still feel you shooting daggers at the of my mind but don’t worry about that. I understand that you were just being spiteful, and probably a little biased because of the things you might have heard about my mother, like how biased I was about ji-ji.”

Hoshina gasped. “You finally called him ji-ji.”

You smiled softly. “Yeah, I just did.”

“He’s gonna be so happy when he hears it. He would always whine about you not calling him that for weeks.” She groaned.

You were happy, you bounced in your steps as you and Hoshina exited the comfort room together, chatting, and laughing together. You never gave up the hope that you will get along with your cousin soon, and that’s what’s happening now.

You were deprived of the feeling of having relatives all your life and that was the reason why you easily forgave Hoshina for her shortcomings. It’s all in the past, and now you want to focus on the future. But even if you told her that you would be staying for good, deep in your heart you still weren’t sure.

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Part 9

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Askplosion #12 1/4:

.:Asks Referring to Previous Miraculous Posts:.

Anonymous said:

I think that story with Delmar, Sabrina and Alya is only type of Alya demonization you accept.

(the post this anon is referring to)

Absolutely.

I also accept “demonization” for like--comedic purposes. For example, if they had Alya be all in on the love square and all no Marinette you’re not allowed to give up on Adrien if it’s Lukanette endgame and Alya’s (and possibly the rest of the girl squad) “demonization” is for the sake of their dramatic reactions to the mere idea that Marinette would be both not into Adrien anymore and also into someone else.

I just think the idea of turning things on its head by making the people around Marinette the subject of jokes instead of it being Marinette herself.

Anonymous said:

Alya going "Need Some Help?" reminds me of Karma and Nagisa from Assassination Classroom(I said it right this time!). Obviously Alya is Karma and Sabrina is Nagisa(and now Karma's jazzy motif is playing in my head). And Delmar is probably(and by probably I mean almost fucking definitely) Kayano. For real though, I didn't even know Delmar's name until I read that ask/response now. I mean, like, that's how forgettable and underutilized he was. And no, Ms. Bustier isn't worthy of being Koro-sensei.

(the post this anon is referring to)

Still not familiar with Assassination Classroom so I will let the other anons who are familiar with the series silently judge for themselves. ;P

As for Delmar, don’t feel bad; his name actually isn’t mentioned in the special to my knowledge, and it was a tweet that confirmed his name.

Anonymous said:

Oh yeah, the "Astruc gets hit with a washboard" was SUPPOSED to be a shout-out to Koro-Sensei Quest, in which Karma gets hit with a washboard(don't ask where it came from or where they go when they hit the ground, the world may never know) every time he acts like a smug-ass little bitch. You know, like Astruc. Often, the washboard will ricochet off his head and hit a red button, which then opens up a pit which Karma then falls in. In other words, Karma getting Karma! If only Astruc could too.

(the post this anon is referring to)

khfjdgdg ahhh, yeah, thanks for explaining! I’ve always said that I’m not very media-savvy so sometimes I don’t know about more popular shows.

Anonymous said:

Eventually Salty Decadent Court

(the post this anon is referring to)

lol we just slowly upgrade our way through the salt ranks

Anonymous said:

I was thinking about your edit of Desperada, and how I would definitely love to edit the ATLA finale to cut out Kat/aang and Mai/ko stuff lol.

(the post this anon is referring to)

Oh yeah, that’d be amazing! I imagine it’d be difficult, but not impossible. Sometimes it might be better to sacrifice good shots or move scenes around for the sake of making things cohesive.

Anonymous said:

Kagami when adrien its back from NY: I'm sorry adrien, but I have feelings for two blueberries, we have to broke up

Adrien: eh? Broke up? We were dating?

(the post this anon is referring to)

I like how this ask doesn’t specify whether the joke is that Adrien might’ve just been way too “friendly” with Kagami and gave her the impression that they were dating, or a joke on the fact that the show itself doesn’t specify that they’re dating, or both.

A+ 10/10

Anonymous said:

If Adrien does get akumatised because of jealousy about Marinette, I hope someone (Kagami would be great) points out that Marinette was never akumatised for that reason even though she had waaay more scenarios that could have turned out that way. So don't blame yourself, Marinette!! (I also hope Kagami yells at anyone else *cough*Alya*cough* who tries to blame Marinette.

(the “Didn’t Need Burrow” that this anon is referring to)

We just want someone unambiguously on Marinette’s side, is that too much to ask?

Anonymous said:

"It's difficult to animate" hasn't stopped others before (Lord Shen, the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, etc). You may do it as a hobby, but this are professionals who should have done more than the bare minimun.

(the post this anon is referring to)

I agree. I’m just trying to keep things like budget in mind. A bunch of free-flowing clothing is fine but I’m basically like--okay, but you don’t NEED the stuff that would hamper the budget to make things look good.

Anonymous said:

I don't know why, but I'm picturing Ladybug confronting Chat Noir after he gets back from New York like a mother scolding her teenage daughter for sneaking out at night.

(the post this anon is referring to)

Honestly? Accurate.

Anonymous said:

Clara Nightengale: I sensed Marinette was in trouble, so I came to this school on the doub-- Jagged Stone: It's okay, I already got her.

(the post this anon is referring to)

jdhgdjkfgkjfg Jagged and Clara walking down the street together all cool, Jagged still having Marinette slung over his shoulder, and everyone watching is just, “??????”

passivedecept said:

Honestly

After reading your last bit i feel cheated that Jagged isnt included more

But it may be better that he isnt like luka's dad.

Can you imagion?

Luka: dad. I like someone.

Jagged: who?

Luka: a real nice and talented girl name marinette and- who are you calling?

Jagged: penny because we need a place for your wedding STAT!

Because i firmly believe if jagged had a son who was dating marinette he would do everything to get mari as his daughter in law.

Okay that was it. Love every fic and small bit you make. And i was wondering if you had your own fav. Like. What have your written so far that you like the best yourself?

(the post this anon is referring to)

Do you mean it’d be better because love square is endgame so it’d be messy? Because otherwise, not gonna lie, Jagged meddling and being super supportive sounds fun. :P I’m not here for love square meddling but Lukanette meddling is cute because both parties would be mutually aware of it and also be into it.

As for my favorite fic I’ve written? That’s probably too tough to answer, ahaha. For sure, it’s something Lukanette-based, but I know that doesn’t narrow it down much at all. It would also probably be one of my fix-its/canon divergences because I’m crazy for multiverse/alternate timeline stuff (I hate time travel, but I’m all about multiverse, I adore that stuff).

Anonymous said:

In one of your Didn't Need Burrow masterposts, when someone said that Marinette and Adrien had kids and a hamster who'll get Miraculouses, I somehow misread that as "the kids as well as the hamster itself will all get Miraculouses".

(the post this anon is referring to)

I’m sure at least one of my anons would snap back at that with a joke like, “well, with the standards set for who gets a miraculous, I wouldn’t be surprised.”

rogueinthedigitalworld said:

Would like to pop in for a second to say that yes, Maribat *did* start out as a spite ship, because the original creator was a heavy Adrien salter and wanted someone to replace him… and chose Damian Wayne, for some reason. Since then, Marinette has been shipped with all the Robins (and from I can tell, they’re all warped into actuallynice!Adrien with two gimmicks added from the *actual* characters). I’m pretty sure I’m forgetting something, but that’s the gist of it.

(the post this person is referring to)

Thank you for the response! Yeah, I didn’t know if it was like Spider-man and Ladybug - which I don’t think is a spite ship but I might be wrong - so I didn’t want to say that it was a spite ship without being sure (and obviously, some shippers of it could be just genuine shippers, who knows).

Anonymous said:

Okay, but seriously, when I first joined the ml fandom I was so confused about the maribat. I'm not really a big fan of either romance or comics (except for sandman lol) so I kind of filtered them out but it's kind of an experience tbh. I'm pretty sure it started on tumblr though- everyone sites it as the ozmav au

(the post this person is referring to)

Thank you for the extra clarification, anon! Yeah, I have that ship blacklisted (so I don’t see it around) but not really out of hatred for it; I tend to blacklist names/people/ships that I’m either indifferent to or don’t like (I immediately blacklist people who write angst, people who cross tag, and people who do onesided-Lukanette and don’t tag it that, even if it’s just one offense; I don’t play games, lol, if anyone does something I don’t like, I filter it out because I filter everything).

Anonymous said:

Your images of Luka and Marinette kissing are so super kyute! What program do you use to render them?

(the post this person is referring to)

Thank you! I made them myself!

The program I use is MikuMikuDance, using an edited version of the shader “GreenerShader 1.14″

[everwisp]

Heya everwisp! I apologize for busting in your asks like this, but I just saw your posts about your art and commissions and I just wanna say:

You underestimate your art, my friend. I know it can be hard to be kind towards your creations (guilty of it myself with my writing 😅) but please believe me when I say your art is sublime and M A N Y people would be happy to commission you, I gurantee it. ❤ Also, don't get me wrong, I completely understand where you come from with being "what if they don't like it?" because I'm sure we've all heard the tales of snobby/picky customers just being difficult for the fun of it, but I think-and hope-that your followers and supporters wouldn't be that way and would be so happy at the chance to receive gorgeous art from you. 💖

But only if you're comfortable, of course. At the end of the day, your comfort comes first and if the idea isn't sitting well with you then please don't force yourself. That will only make you hate what you so love and I don't think any of us want that for you. ❤

But if you wanna at least give it a go, you could just open one slot and give it a shot, and if someone does commission you and after completing it are like "Hey, this was awesome!" then feel free to open up a couple more slots! If you're like "that was Too Much HELPP" then you can always stop it and pick it back up whenever you feel more confident.

Or, you could always open up a ko-fi or so! It won't be nearly as much money as a commission, but you could always wet your feet with that and just see? I dunno, but at the end of the day please put yourself and your needs first as much as you can-we all want you to be happy and healthy first and foremost. 😊💖 You can always start out small and work your way up, or save the idea for another day! Whatever works for you; go at your own pace. 💖

With all that said, take your time and process your feelings, and I hope you find the option that makes you most comfortable. 💖 I'm sending you all my warmest, most positive vibes and I wish you all the greatest, as always! 🌟 Take care of yourself as best as you can, you lovely star. 💖🌟 Cheering for you!!! 🥳

Yours truly,

Moon 🌙

mOON I–

First of all, thank you so much for sending this and your support!! I was just trying to get the anxiety out of my system when I posted those so seeing this just made me askfsafogn

I've actually just recently gotten back to drawing for myself after months of not doing so and I'm just so glad that I'm having fun again when I'm drawing. It's just my own head making me worry again since, personally, I think my art could be so much better and that I should improve more before doing comms so it would be worth it BUT, I do know that's just me procrastinating or just avoiding the whole thing because of my insecurities. I'm still thinking it over actually and hope I'll be happy with my decision

But ahhh really, thank you so much for your words and suggestions <3 It really cheered me up and comforted me so, really thank you!! Also thank you so much for your support and comments gosh I'm glad that enjoy you my work!!

[lions-and-dandelions]

Okay I know this was supposed to be a one a day until the release of the show thing but hey, I’m a wild card! 

1. Nikolai! 

2. Matthias or Nina... honestly, who I’m loving on more changes day to day

3. Well... Nikolai, of course! But I’ll also say my fave character unique to this duology, Hanne :) 

4. Nikolai x me!!! not not really it’s helnik 

5. Okay so I love the “Not bad looking? He’s damnably handsome. Brave in battle, smart as a whip. An excellent dancer. Oh, and an even better shot,” quote. But one that’s underrated that I want to mention here is Matthias’s, “The life you live, the hate you feel- it’s poison. I can drink it no longer,” which is amazing!! 

6. There’s loads of great fanart out there but if i had to pick one it would be this one. I was blown away the moment I saw it and recently bought a print. 

7. hmmmm jan van eck? or pekka rollins? though vasily also makes my blood boil.

8. Six of Crows! 

9. This is probs an unpopular opinion but I find fjerda fascinating!

10. I took the official grishaverse.com quiz and got inferni. i dunno though. 

11. SOC. Though that being said, I don’t think SAB is anywhere near as bad as people make out. 

12. lol matthias or nina

13. I mean... nina, but I’ll give my second choice too, jesper! 

14. Malina

15. ooh probs freddy carter 

16. that’s a difficult one! Shadow and bone is the only one i’ve read recently and remember well, but it’s also the only one without nikolai :/ i’ll known for certain when i reread Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising, which I haven’t read since 2016! though i think it might be ruin and rising... 

17. hmmm well it depends what your measuring by, but in terms of who’s done the worst stuff, the darkling. 

18. probably kaz! though all their backstories are amazing 

19. hmm zoya’s really well written in the KOS duology, but in terms of who’s the better person and who i like more, definitely genya!

20. corporalki!

21. sun summoner of course 

22. haven’t read it 

23. Okay there are so many I could mention here but I’m just going to pick a few. Okay the attack on the little palace and Aline taking control of the nichevoya is AMAZING! and I’m saying this as a malina shipper, because even though Alina is kissing the darkling it’s more of a yay go Alina than a yay go darklina moment to me, and its just so dramatic and ahhh! Second, the obisbaya scene in king of scars. And third... just so much stuff from the six of crows Duology, but actually predominantly the flashbacks?? Nina and matthias’s are amazing and kaz’s are heartbreaking... ahhh. But of course there’s also loads of amazing stuff in the actual timeline, particularly Matthias bringing down Brum and getting Nina out of her cell and the stealing the tank of course... I could go on and on but I’ll leave it there for now. Also I’ve not finished rule of wolves yet so even more could be added to the list...

[kny-lover-writes]

To compensate for the hearache u gave me, i demand a zenitsu x reader fic where he and reader are best of friends. Reader has a crush on giyuu and zenitsu has one for nezuko. They help each other out to get closer to each other's crushes. All is well but then zenitsu started to fall for the reader HARD. Which is heart breaking since giyuu and the reader's feelings are starting to be mutual. 🤧🤧🤧 . . . . . . UwU lab u

Ok first of all, how dare you make me do this? I didn't want to hurt my bby Zenitsu but you made me do it. Anyways I'm just kidding, though I really don't want to hurt Zen zen but I shall do it and here it is! I hope you enjoy and Happy new year!!!(are u Filipino btw? Because I read your username as I fancy you baby ko 🤣)

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I was too late

(Y/N)-Your Name

(C/N)-Crow Name

(H/C)-Hair Color

(C/C)-Color Choice

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He was too late, he was late to realize his feelings for her, and he unknowingly gave her to another. God how could he be so stupid? All this time, he always thought that he liked Nezuko, but seeing her in Giyuu's arm, it stabbed him deep in the heart. Now all he can do is just stand there as they both look up at the sky filled with fireworks while holding hands, as he remembered everything that led up to now.

"Why do you even like Tomioka-san?" He asked the girl who's looking at the water pillar. She was too busy looking at the pillar that Zenitsu's question got unanswered, making Zenitsu annoyed. "Oi!" "Oh! What's up Zen?" The girl looked at him with a confused look. "Ack! It's nothing!" Zenitsu grumbled out of annoyance. "What's good with him anyways?"

He didn't care about him being (Y/N)'s crush, but there's this jealousy inside him that tells him that he does, but everytime he would shake his head at the thought and tell himself, "No! I don't like (Y/N)-chan! I only like Nezuko-chan!"

But then when (Y/N) and Giyuu looked at each other, and unknowingly smiled at each other, as Zenitsu only looked at the two of them, disbelief written all over his face. "WhAt?!" (Y/N)'s and Giyuu's eye contact was cut off by Zenitsu's scream. "Omg! You made the cold water pillar SMILE!" He screamed, disbelief was clear with his voice, he doesn't know what kind of disbelief it is, was it the 'You made the cold water pillar smile' kind of disbelief or the 'I can't believe that you like the water pillar kind of disbelief' but whatever out of the two, he supported you.

Then a week before new years the two had prepared out a plan to ask both of their crushes, it all started with (Y/N)'s idea of course. "So... How do we do this..." Zenitsu asked at the girl who's in front of him. "Nezuko-chan is easy to ask out Zen, you just need to get Tanjiro's approval going out to celebrate new years with Nezuko-chan! While in the other hand, mine is difficult..."

"What if you write him a message and ask him out?" Zenitsu suggested with a tinge of pain within his voice, but (Y/N)'s eyes lit up out if joy, and it only hurts more. "You're a genius Zen! But... I don't know if I'll get a reply with it..." The girl sulked. "I'm sure he'll reply with your message, (N/N)." He patted the girl's back as his heart was aching unknowingly. "Okay then, thanks Zen!"

And with that (Y/N) and Zenitsu started doing their plan, (Y/N) wrote a letter to Giyuu, as Zenitsu asked for Tanjiro's approval, which he easily granted, because he trust him with Nezuko. He happily skipped towards her, but stopped as he looked at her kissing the envelope lightly as she gave it to her crow. "Goodbye (C/N)! Be back as soon as you can!" She waved her crow a goodbye as it flew away. She let out a small sigh and turned around. "Oh Zen! How was it? Did it go well?!" Zenitsu smiled brightly, as he ignored the pain with his heart. "Yeah! Tanjiro gave me permission to go out with Nezuko-chan!" The (H/C) laughed as she offered a high five with Zenitsu which he happily high fived with you. "See! I told you! Tanjiro won't mind!" "And now Tomioka-san's response will be just a matter of time." Zenitsu faintly smiled at her. "Yeah! I can't help but to be nervous! What could be his response? Ahhh! Just thinking about it makes me so nervous!!!" She mushed her cheeks with herr hands forming random faces before slapping them. "It's now only a matter of time..."

And when that time came she squealed in delight, reading his response. She ran to Zenitsu's room bursting in his room. "He accepted!!!" Zenitsu woke up alarmed with the sudden outburst. "Who?! What?!"

"Tomioka-san accepted my invitation!"

With that Zenitsu shot up. "WHAT?!"

After that day of (Y/N) expressing her happiness to the blonde boy, whose heart was slowly but surely breaking, new year finally came. She's excited to spend this day with her crush, Giyuu, whilst Zenitsu didn't even feel that excited as (Y/N) was.

Tanjiro smelled admiration around Zenitsu's figure who was agape at (Y/N), her (C/C) kimono she wore made her absolutely beautiful, but then Giyuu stepped in, and with that Zenitsu's aura changed drastically, Tanjiro can smell a twinge of jealousy and sadness to the blonde. Though Tanjiro can be dense at some point, he sure do understand what was happening in front of him.

Zenitsu was in love with (Y/N).

But the thing is he didn't know it, and he's hurting inside.

"Hey, Zenitsu... Can we talk for a moment?" Zenitsu turned his head and saw Tanjiro. "Sure, what is it about?"

"Zenitsu, be honest with me...What do you feel about (Y/N)-chan?"

The blonde stared at the girl longingly who was happily talking with the water pillar, and the girl saw Zenitsu looking at her and she gave him a bright smile while mouthing a 'thank you'. He smiled back at her, and looked down.

"I actually don't know..."

"What do you feel about her, whenever you two talk with each other, whenever she smiles, whenever she cries, whenever she's hurt?"

He looked over back to his past self and saw how he comfortable he is with her, how his heart would speed up just seeing her smile, how he would try his best to cheer her up whenever she's sad, and how he would always panic when she's hurt.

"Isn't that what friends do?"

But recently his heart would always ache whenever he sees (Y/N) practically falling in love with Giyuu.

"I guess I... love her..."

Tanjiro smiled at him softly. "Go on and tell her how you feel before it's too late."

"It's already too late... I unknowingly gave her to Tomioka-san..."

"But it'll never hurt to try wouldn't it?"

And with a little push from Tanjiro he stood up and followed the (Y/N) and Giyuu, but not before thanking Tanjiro.

"7!"

Zenitsu can hear (Y/N)'s voice, joining the others with the count down.

"6!"

(Y/N)'s voice only got louder along with the other people who where doing the count down.

"5!"

'Please...'

"4!"

'Stop it!'

"3!"

'Stop the countdown!'

"2!"

'Please give me more time!'

"1!"

Zenitsu arrived but he already saw them holding hands, while they both gave each other a warm smile. That was the last straw for his poor heart and it finally shattered into tiny pieces.

"I was too late..."

[redvoid-40]

Chapter 6: New Enemies

Fanfic title: ??? Word count: 2817 Fandom: Naruto Pairing: eventual Gaara x OC, cannon pairings Genre: Friendship, Adventure, Hurt/Comfort Warnings: None 

And Gaara is here at last! It’s just a tiny bit but it’s there! :D Hope you enjoy this chapter! Let me know what you think about it!

(6 chapters already… plus the Happy Anniversary stand-alone. I guess I should make a Masterlist eventually”

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Ko-fi

After Team Seven returned to Konohagakure they had a week to rest and recover from their C-turned-A mission.

Since she had been mostly unharmed Shin used her free time to explore more her newfound sensitivity to chakra. From what she had observed during their mission, she was the only who had developed said ability and she couldn’t help but wonder. She thought of asking Kakashi or even Iruka about it, but both had been strangely busy those days so she ended up doing some solo training to practice it more. 

She had thought of going to the library to do some research about it, but the mere idea of being in a room surrounded by books and scrolls all day was enough to make hives raise on her skin.

Deciding to focus on a more hands-on strategy Shin decided to try sensing and analyzing the chakra of the people in the village. However, she was quickly overwhelmed by their numbers and unable to focus on just one energy. So she decided to go to training grounds that were surrounded by nature, where she could focus on the chakra of the animals and plants around her. Sometimes Naruto would join her there, and these chakra-sensing sessions quickly turned into sparring matches. After those matches, once they were both too exhausted to keep going, Naruto would sometimes volunteer to be Shin’s guinea pig in her special training, allowing her to use his chakra as a focusing point to improve her sensing abilities.

On their last free day, Naruto had done a full functional circuit around her and Shin had managed to follow his every movement with her eyes closed, only by sensing his chakra.

“It’s kind of creepy, Shin-chan. It means you can kinda watch me use the bathroom since we live so close, believe it.”

Once their week off was over, Kakashi had summoned them for a team meeting early on the next morning.

Shin had grown so used to go to bed late in the night - sometimes early in the morning - and waking up in the afternoon that Naruto had to use the key she had given him in case of emergencies to invade her apartment and physically detach her from her bed.

—

However, their teacher himself had arrived a whole hour late.

“So sorry I’m late.” Kakashi spoke and from his tone alone Shin knew he wasn’t sorry in the slightest. “I got lost in the path of life.”

Shin felt like a zombie and could only watch in silence as Naruto demanded exciting missions from their teacher, barely registering one every two words the boy said.

Naruto-chan, how I wish I had your energy.

“Relax, Naruto. I’ll give your missions soon enough.” Kakashi said. “Before that though… Shin-kun! Can you wake up and hear me out?”

Shin startled at her name being called and only then noticed she was nodding off so bad she had a bit of drool falling from her slack jaw. 

“Y-Yes, Kakashi-sensei!” The girl said, now wide awake and blushing furiously as she rubbed the back of her hand against her mouth.

“I need you to go to this address.” Kakashi said, offering her a piece of paper. “This is your mission for today.”

Shin took the paper from his hands, staring at Kakashi as if he had grown a second head.

“What?! How come only Shin-chan has a special mission?” Naruto complained. “Give me something too Kakashi-sensei! I’ll prove to you how much I’ve grown, believe it!”

“Naruto, I told you I had a mission for you three didn’t I? Learn some patience.” Kakashi said. “And you should get going Shin-kun. You’re already late, you know?”

Shin pouted at her teacher and quickly opened the folded paper to read the address in it. To her frustration the place was on the other side of the village.

With a sigh, Shin bid her friends goodbye and started to run towards the place.

—

It was well into the afternoon when Shin was dismissed from her… “mission”. And she couldn’t help the big smile stretching on her face as she made her way back. She hoped to find Naruto and the others on their usual after-mission meeting spot. She was so excited to tell them the news!

I can’t believe it! I wonder if Kakashi-sensei had the chance to talk to them yet? Ahhh! This is so great! I can’t wait to tell Naruto-chan! And Sakura-chan and Sasuke-kun as well! 

To Shin’s glee, when she turned the corner she found Naruto and Sakura standing on a street together. To her surprise there were three others with them.

“Konohamaru-kun? Moegi-chan? Udon-kun?” Shin called as she approached the party. “What are you guys doing here?”

The trio smiled at seeing Shin andMoegi was quick to attach herself to one of her hands.

“Shin-nee! Nii-chan said he’d play Ninja with us today! Come play with us too!”

Shin was quick to smile and nod at Moegi. “Sure! But can it wait for a bit? There was something I wanted to talk abou-”

Shin noticed she had lost the others’ attention as Sakura approached. She stopped talking just in time to hear Konohamaru whispering to Naruto with a sly smile on his face.

“Tell us, Nii-chan. Is she your girlfriend?” The younger boy asked, obviously referring to Sakura.

Shin froze immediately. Oh boy, this won’t end well.

Naruto laughed. “Even you kids can see she’s crazy about me, huh?”

Shin’s jaw dropped as she stared at her soon-to-be-dead friend in disbelief. She couldn’t believe Naruto would gamble with his life like that! Once she recomposed herself, Shin turned to a fuming Sakura with the most disarming smile she could muster.

“Sakura-chan plea-”

Shin was unable to speak  further. In a blink of an eye Sakura had punched Naruto, making him fly through the wooden fence behind them. 

Shin stared at the fallen Naruto from over her shoulder and swallowed.

Scary, Sakura-chan.

Konohamaru took Naruto’s pains and opened his mouth and, before Shin could do anything about it, words were already leaving it.

“What kind of girlfriend are you? You’re a witch, and ugly too!”

Shin’s jaw dropped so wide she was sure she had dislocated it.

“Sakura-chan! Please calm down!” She yelled, putting herself in front of Konohamaru. “Please remember he’s a little kid! Don’t hit him!”

Sakura glared at Shin for a moment, but found it in herself to take a deep breath and calm down.

“I’m leaving.” She announced, giving her back to everyone.

Shin sighed in relief and pulled Naruto to his feet. “You kinda asked for that, Naruto-chan…”

“Shin-nee, how can you be on her side?” Konohamaru asked, blatantly offended. “I bet she’s not even human! Did you see how big her forehead is?”

Shin stared at Konohamaru in horror and for a moment she felt her heart stop.

Are they trying to get us all killed?

Slowly Shin looked over her shoulder, praying to every god out there that Sakura hadn’t heard that. But she had. And she was staring back at them with a terrifying expression on her face.

Shin swallowed; she knew none of them were safe now. Those are the eyes of a predator.

There was a moment of silence.

And then they ran.

Driven by fear - for he had been the worst offender - Konohamaru ran quicker than any of his comrades, desperate to escape the clutches of Death.

Before he could get far, he slammed on someone. And as one the whole party stopped; even Sakura forgot her momentary rage as she stared at people in front of them.

Konohamaru had slammed on a boy that seemed to be slightly older than them. He wore all black, had purple face-paint and a strange thing tied to his back. A few steps behind him there was an older girl, with blonde hair and a huge fan strapped to her back.

Both of them had the symbol of Sunagakure on their protectors.

“Do you need something?” The strange boy asked, glaring down at Konohamaru.

Shin didn’t quite understand why he had bothered to ask, since his hand shot out to grab the front of the boy’s shirt before he had a chance to answer. However, before he could raise Konohamaru in the air, Shin grabbed the boy’s wrist tightly, keeping it still.

“Please…” Shin began with a calm voice. “Let the kid go. It was an accident.”

The older boy glared at her but she felt his muscles relax as he let go of Konohamaru.

Shin smiled. “Thank-”

Before she could blink, his other hand shot forwards and bunched up her vest in a tight fist as he pulled her to him and growled in her face.

“You’re an annoying brat.”

The girl behind him seemed unamused. “Let her go, Kankuro. Or you’ll regret it later.”

Shin grabbed the boy’s wrist with both of her hands as he raised her to her tiptoes.

“Shin-chan! Let her go, you bastard! ”

Shin could hear Naruto sprinting to help her and then she felt it. A strange shift in this stranger’s -Kankuro - chakra, as it seemed to shoot towards Naruto.

“Wait, Naruto!” Shin yelled, trying to turn her neck to look at her friend. “Calm down!”

Her words stunned the boy into stillness and she sighed in relief. However, there was that shift once again, and next thing she heard was the loud sound of Naruto falling down.

How?

“You are a Genin here? Seems like your village is full of insects.”

Shin turned her brown eyes back to Kankuro and glared. “You played your little games. Leave them be.”

Kankuro just smirked at her and raised his fist higher in the air, making her feet leave the ground entirely. Shin was holding herself not to fight back and escalate things further, but this guy was really pushing her.

“I don’t like weaklings and brats like you. So when someone starts running their mouth like that… It makes me want to break them in two.”

Shin swallowed, feeling how serious this guy was.

This is turning out to be pretty bad…

“First, I’ll take care of you. Then I’ll deal with the loud one over there.”

As if in slow-motion Shin saw Kankuro raise his fist at her and tensed her body. She really did try her best not to get into trouble with this guy, but she was not about to get punched in the face for no reason.

Before his fist could touch her Shin grabbed tightly on the inside of his wrist and rotated it in outward roughly, until the entirety of Kankuro’s arm followed the movement as to not break any bones.

“Wha-”

Then a small rock flew towards the hand that was holding her in the air. It came with enough speed to make the boy bleed, and he at last let go of her.

As soon as Shin’s feet hit the ground she jumped back so she was standing side-by-side with Naruto. Her eyes glanced to the direction the rock had come from, and she gave a grateful nod at finding Sasuke sitting on a tree-branch over there.

“You’re pretty far from home.” Sasuke spoke. “Get lost.”

Shin smiled and laid a comforting hand on a sulking Naruto’s shoulder as Sakura and Moegi started to fangirl over Sasuke. 

“Thanks for running to my rescue, Naruto-chan. I really appreciate it.”

Her words seemed to embarrass Naruto further, and it didn’t help that Konohamaru was now drawing comparisons between the two boys.

“You brat, you’re the type of guy I hate the most.” Kankuro started up again, untying the… thing from his back. “Get down here.”

“Kankuro!” The girl called. “You’re not seriously going to use Karasu because of this!”

Shin sighed and raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, ready to try to keep the peace for a second time. Then she felt it-

This chakra-

Heart beating even faster Shin’s smile died as her wide eyes went back to Sasuke’s tree. But she wasn’t staring at him. There was another boy there. He had messy red hair, a ‘Love’ kanji tattooed on his forehead, and a large gourd tied to his back.

And the feel of his chakra was terrifying. 

Shin’s brown eyes crossed with his sea-foam orbs and for a moment time seemed to freeze. No one had noticed that boy yet, only her.

How is this possible? Only Jonin should be this capable of hiding their presence, but this boy can’t be any older than us.

Shin opened her mouth to warn Sasuke, but the newcomer beat her to the punch.

“Kankuro, stand down. You’re an embarrassment to our village. Have you forgotten why we came here?”

His voice was cold, almost detached as he spoke but his eyes didn’t leaver hers for even a second. The boy’s gaze was becoming too intense for her, as if he was dissecting the very flesh from her bones, and Shin couldn’t help it. She averted her eyes, moving them back to Kankuro.

The newcomer’s presence visibly shook him.

“I know, Gaara. But these brats challenged us. They started it, I swear.”

“Shut up. Or I’ll kill you.”

“U-Understood. I’m sorry, I lost control here.”

Shin’s eyes widened at hearing Kankuro’s answer. He must be truly scared to lose face like this.

The boy’s unfeeling sea-foam eyes danced between Kankuro and Sasuke, before settling on Shin again. “I apologize for the problems he caused.”

Everyone around her stayed in absolute silence, so Shin took it upon herself to answer with a forced smile back on her face. “It’s okay. No harm done on our end.”

The redhead kept his gaze on her for a moment longer before dropping to the ground in a cloud of… sand?

“Let’s get going.” The redhead ordered. “We didn’t come here to play.”

As the trio turned to walk away, Sakura pushed her way to the front and ordered them to wait. 

Shin was close to pulling out her hair in frustration with everyone around her. What was up with people not letting things be today? If Konohamaru hadn’t teased Naruto about Sakura in the first place, none of that would’ve happened.

“Your protectors are from Sunagakure - the Hidden Village of Sand. While both the Fire Country and the Wind Country are allies, no Shinobi can enter another village without written authorization. So please explain what you are doing here.”

The three Suna Shinobi turned to them but it was the girl who spoke.

“Are you serious? Do you live in another planet?”

Sakura was equally annoyed and confused by the blonde’s response so before things escalated again, Shin put herself in the middle of them.

“Sakura-chan, I think they must be here for the Chūnin Exams.”

“Ah, at least one of you knows their stuff, huh?” The blonde teased.

Shin turned back to the trio of foreigners, seeing the girl raise her visa.

“As you can see, we have permission. We are Genin from Sunagakure in the Wind Country, and we came here to take the Chūnin Exams.”

“Shin-chan.” Naruto called, walking until he was by her side. “I’ve never heard of the Chūnin Exams. What are they?”

“It’s the exams all Genin like us need to take to graduate to the rank of Chūnin, Naruto-chan.” Shin explained. Then she pulled Naruto closer so she could whisper in his ear. “I have some pretty exciting stuff to tell you all later, so don’t let me forget.”

Just with that Naruto was pumped. “I can’t wait, Shin-chan! I’m in it, believe it!”

Shin smiled at her friend, for a moment forgetting all about the dangerous trio in front of them.

Sasuke dropped to the ground to stand by their side. Shin was about to thank him for his help, but before she could say anything he yelled the the Suna Shinobi’s backs.

“Hey, you! Identify yourself.”

The girl was the first to turn around, staring at Sasuke with a glint in her eyes that Shin knew all-too-well. 

“Me?” The blonde purred, smiling dreamly.

 “No. The one with the gourd.”

Shin swallowed as the boy turned back to them, eyes fixed on Sasuke. “I’m Sabaku no Gaara. I’m also curious about you. What’s your name?”

“Uchiha Sasuke.”

Gaara nodded once and Shin thought it would finally be the end of it. But then he turned his eyes back to her.

“And you with the wavy hair. What’s your name?”

“O-Osasu Shin.” She answered, then as an afterthought, she bowed her head to the trio. “Ah, nice to meet you all. I hope we can all… get along?”

Shin could feel everyone looking at her as if she was crazy and there was no helping the blush that spread on her cheeks.

“Shin-chan…” Sakura spoke lowly from behind her. “Sometimes I worry about you. Really, I do.”

[zenithlux]

Writing Update!

Hello wonderful people!

So after the Valentine’s Day requests (and an unfortunate illness), I’m FINALLY back to writing consistently again. My apologies for the delay on... well... everything, but it took a bit to get back into the groove of things. But fret not! Chapters are coming soon! In the mean time, here’s a sneak peek into what all I’m working on at the moment, including a second tease for my next big DMC project (that has nothing to do with Blazing Tempest! That’s the real shock of this update I think).

Side note, I do take requests! While I do have a newly made ko-fi here, you don’t have to donate to request! My tumblr inbox is always open (and I’m also down to answer most any question), or you can message me on twitter! However, I am not looking to do anything NSFW atm, so please keep that in mind.

Alpha and Omega: This and End of Ascalon are top priority atm. Aiming for my original goal of one chapter a week, starting tomorrow (assuming my google drive and backup flash drive don’t crash and burn). The story’s looking preeeettty spicy (in the “THINGS ARE HAPPENING” way) if I do say so myself!

It’s true, then. 

The voice that echoed around him was not one he recognized, nor did he know if it was the same one from Ashira’s dreams. He never could have known that. Not without entering her visions himself; something he hadn’t been able to do. But it was safe to assume from her descriptions - as sounds were the only things they couldn’t mentally communicate with each other - that this voice had to be the same. A young boy’s voice mixed with that of an older woman. 

I thought she was the convergence… but it's both of you. 

Vergil tried to speak but wasn’t surprised when he couldn’t. Ashira hadn’t been able to either. 

If that’s the case... you might be able to fix my brother’s mistakes.

End of Ascalon: Same thing as above, except Chapter 9 will likely be out early next week (or possibly Sunday if things go well). Again, I’m realllly excited at the point this story is at, and hope to do once a week updates on either Mondays or Tuesdays.

Z'iyanna had fought many primals in her lifetime, so a flying, island sized whale wasn’t too much of a surprise. What she didn’t understand was why she found it so comical that a bird tribe, of all things, had a fish for a god. A big, land devouring fish yes, but the sheer irony behind it was deeply amusing.

Or maybe she’d been cooped up in the cold for too long.

Ballad for Two: Ahhh the new story I’ve been hinting at for probably... two weeks now (maybe more?) While I still don’t want to give anything away, I will say that it’s very, very different than the Blazing Tempest series in like... every way. Except for the slow burn part. Expect a lot of that. And mutual pining. And a lot of sass both from and directed at Vergil. Honestly, I’m really excited about the whole thing. It’s been a blast to write and is coming along spectacularly. Expect to see this both here and on AO3 within the next few weeks.

Vergil’s hand tightened on Yamato’s hilt in exasperation before he snapped forward, blocking her way in a blur of blue. She jumped in fright, spasmed slightly, and glared at him. “Stop doing that.”

“What is he to you?”

“Why are you so fast?”

“Why are you so stubborn?”

“Why are we arguing when I don’t even know your name?”

*Confused Vergil Intensifies*

Requests:

I’ve currently caught up with most of them (at least, the ones I can do before finishing A/O for spoiler reasons). But I do have a DantexLucia one shot that I had to delay (see said sickness above). I have been keeping in contact with the requester, however, and they’re happy with the direction its going so far. Expect to see that soon as well.

Hope to see ya’ll soon!

[secretlifeofhoneyvilla]

Honey x Drama Review: Laughter in Waikiki

Brief Summary:

Laughter in Waikiki revolves around 3 men—Kang Dong Gu (Kim Jung Hyun), Lee Joon Ki (Lee Yi Kyung) and Bong Du Shik (Song Seun Won)— who are struggling to make their dream of writing / directing/ acting [in] a movie come true while running an almost failing guesthouse named Waikiki. And as if the problems at hand wasn’t enough to make their life chaotic, they were surprised to wake up one morning and find a baby left by a customer under their care.

An organized mess; an adorable chaos coupled with love and heart-warming moments, Laughter Waikiki is a perfect drama for those who are looking for a chill weekend of binge watching. No head hurting plot twists, just love and laughter (and cuteness, courtesy of baby Sol). <3

I have no expectations with this drama, to be honest. I just gave it a try since most of the k-drama people around me kept on recommending LIW. I finally gave in and watched episode 1. And before I even know it, I was already binge watching the show even at work!!! (No kidding! This drama made me do it because I just couldn’t stop.)

This is also the first time I’ve watched the whole cast in a show, except for Lee Yi Kyung who has few supporting roles in different dramas I have watched before. Though, I really barely remembered him so there was no biases about him on my part (which is a very goooood thing because I don’t want to compare his role here to any other show). Butttttttt, after this drama, I found myself soooo in to him and Jung In Sun. For reference please see :https://www.soompi.com/2018/04/16/actors-lee-yi-kyung-jung-sun-reportedly-dating/

THE PLOT:

One thing I really like about this series is the simple plot.  As per the premise these 3 men are out to make the dreams of their life come true--and that’s it. But what made this really stood out is the injection of comedy and reality in one that made the viewers like me laugh while realizing that what happens to them can happen in real life too--or well, most of them. There were incredulous scenes that are just made for laughs. 

Moreover, along the way, the viewers also get to meet the four (including our baby Sol) women who have the their individual goals—to realize what their dreams are and work hard for it to come true.

Laughter aside, I love how they depicted the shenanigans and ruckus of different issues these characters has to face for their dreams--rejection, finding out your dream isn’t for you, rejection, taking a wrong turn, rejection, (almost) giving up on life--and still finding the right passion and amount of courage to get out of there and chase your dream again. There were loopholes and (too) fast paced parts of the story, but I just it all slide simply because I just love the show for being chill and light. :P There is no denying that it definitely touched my heart by just simply being simple and light. 

PS: SPOILERS AHEAD****

THE ROMANCE:

Love, aside from the goals of our characters is a very tangled aspect in the story. But again, all the struggles they have to go through for the love are too funny that I just have to it slide. The road to love isn’t all hard, I might say, for these people. It is hard, but full of laughter. 

Kang Seo Jin x Lee Jun Ki

Probably, the ones who struggled the most for their love are these two--Kang Seo Jin (Ko Won Hee) and Lee Jun Ki (Lee Yi Kyung) all thanks to her brother Dong Gu that kept on making threats AKA “YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ALIVE” just to keep them apart. But this did not stop the lovers even and they over came Dong Gu, after a few episodes of pretensions and an almost drowning scenario (AHHHH, please do watch out for this on ep 15. IT IS WAYYYY TO FUNNY HAHAHAH)

Min Soo Ah x Bong Du Shik

With constant bickering and bossing each other around, Du Shik and Soo Ah’s (Lee Joo Woo) love story started blossoming in the latter part of the series. There was no definite ending for these two (which left a lot to imagination, an aftermath of the left over kilig feels) but you’ll enjoy watching how they’d develop themselves as an individuals first-- Soo Ah, finding her dream and purpose; Du Shik, gaining confidence and standing up for himself--before they slowly find themselves caring for each other. (Ahhh, really I could imagine myself writing a love story like these two~~~)

Han Yoon Ah x Kang Dong Gu

Main romance happens with these two but its a little slow at first. I do get why they both needed to establish the characters who both came from a major heart break, but I really find this side of the story a lacks that little “omphhh” factor. But nonetheless, though the kilig is served late in the series, it is still satisfying to watch them fall in love with each other after all the push and pull scenes. These characters deserve it. 

MY FAVORITE CHARACTER:

My favorite character in the series would be Kang Seo Jin simply because I can relate to her. She’s been an aspiring journalist / reporter and as seen all throughout the series. She had experienced a lot of setbacks and rejections, but still, she pursued and succeeded her dream of becoming a reporter.

But it doesn’t mean that at some point, she didn’t thought about giving up. She almost did gave up and she gave herself an ultimatum--a one last shot for that dream. I guess, that’s what really made me admire her, she wanted to have her dreams, yet she also know when to give up. It takes a lot of courage to do so, especially if you been having doubts about yourself and your skills. It’s hard letting go of something you really want, but some point you need to recognize when to stop and find a better way. 

BONUS: 

I guess anyone would agree that Lee Yi Kyung indeed stood out in this drama. All those random derp expressions and body gags gave me  breath stopping laughter in the course of watching the series. I really have to give it to Yi Kyung for portraying Jun Ki with enthusiasm and passion. Heck, he even shaved himself for real for the role!!!!  I really couldn’t imagine anyone playing the role better than him. hihi! :P

Would I recommend you to watch this series?

YESSSSS! In fact, I’ve already recommended it to some of my friends and they have been telling me that it’s my fault that they couldn’t stop watching and laughing at the same time! hahaha! So there, if you’re not really convinced, I here’s a little photo of Sol to encourage you to watch the series :P 

PS: Actually, I felt bitin after the ending that I ended up watching the bts as well on YT. hehe! Still on the process of moving on, right now!

RATING: 4/ 5 Honey Stars