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#also... if you are in desperate need of food and diving is very illegal
queer-ecopunk · 1 year
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Hello, out of curiosity - I suspect you are based in the us - is it legal there to dumpster dive? Or what's the situation about dumpster diving there? Because where I live it's really illegal and if you're caught you'll get in serious trouble, especially when it's the dumpster of a supermarket, so I was just curious.
Yes, I'm on the east coast of the US and dumpster diving itself is legal in this state. I've also gone over the border into a state where it is illegal, without issue. However, there's a lot of gray area, especially in regards to what counts as "private property," which is technically illegal to dive. And even being legal doesn't prevent divers from dealing with many issues.
Unfortunately, in my experience, a lot of dumpster diving risks are highly dependent on people, regardless of legality. The big ones are: if people see you, will they harrass you or call the cops on you? And if the cops show up, how will they treat you? Your location and personal identity can help make an informed decision about if you're comfortable diving.
The attitude of the general public and specifically store workers can help people get away with a lot. But if people in your area dislike, look down on, or are actively hostile towards dumpster diving (and other activities associated with being poor), then they're much more likely to report, confront, or try to drive you away.
There is often a measurable difference in response from people based on if they believe you are homeless or not. If you are, or may be seen as such, people are much more likely to call the cops on you. Additionally, if you are visibly part of a racial, ethnic, or religious minority in your area, or if you are visibly queer or disabled, you are more at risk, especially if the cops are called.
While diving itself is legal in many places, people can still be arrested and charged with things like trespassing, loitering, dumping (putting your own trash in someone's dumpster), and other associated crimes. They may also face harassment from store employees and others. You can bet that POC and people perceived as homeless deal with these issues far more than others in the US and elsewhere.
I know some people who prefer to dive during the day for these reasons. They are more likely to be mistaken for a store employee, and appear less threatening in the light. Others, myself included, like to go at night way after closing time, when you're less likely to run into anyone.
To anyone who wants to start diving, concider your risk factors. They don't mean you can't dive, but it's important to think about issues you may run into and how you would handle them. If possible, start with very low risk locations and work your way up when you're ready. I'm very pro- "getting comfortable doing things that are illegal but shouldn't be," however, no place is worth your safety.
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nbrook29 · 3 years
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robbe 1️⃣8️⃣
Warning: This is smutty, proceed with caution if it’s not your jam ;)
ao3
If anybody asked Robbe, bad weather in the summer should be illegal. Because what the hell? He needs sun rays and blue sky like he needs oxygen, he wants 30+ degrees temperatures and not a single cloud above, and he always welcomes it with all the small inconveniences it brings along, like clammy skin mere minutes after showering or freckles covering his nose and arms. So when it’s August and it’s raining, sorry, pouring buckets, sue him if he turns into a whiny mess for a bit. That’s just who he is.
Or, that’s who he was. Because right now, lying on a soft cloud-like throw blanket in a not-his t-shirt and sweatpants, head a mess of wild damp curls, fuzzy socks on his feet tangled with another pair, he’s feeling pretty good.
Even though the original scenario for his birthday was supposed to be different.
It all started at 12:00 am sharp with a dorky text from Sander because of course it did.
Sander: Hey there you sexy thing
Heard you're legal now 👅 
Robbe: Omg sander 🙈 
Sander: Yes, that's what you'll be screaming today during our own little celebration 😈
 Robbe almost spat out the water he was drinking, face burning hot as he tried to assess whether anybody was paying him any attention.
 Robbe: SHSHDHSHSJSJS STOP 
Sander: I'll do that thing you like 😏👅 
Robbe: IM WITH MY PARENTS DICKHEAD 
Sander: Am I bothering you cutie? 😏 
Robbe: Yessssss 😩 my face is all red they're gonna know what's up 
Sander: I think *I* know what is up 😏🍆 
Robbe: 🤣 GO COOL OFF 
Sander: Hehe
No but for real now
Happy birthday! 🥰🥳😘❤🎂
I love you SO much ❤❤❤💯 
Robbe: Thank youuuu baby 😊😘 
Sander: Can't believe you're an adult *wipes a tear*
You'll always be my baby tho ❤ 
Robbe: Haha yes ❤❤ 
Sander: I'll be waiting for you at 4 pm 
Robbe: But where?? 
Sander: 😌 
Robbe: Sanderrr tell me 
Sander: Nope 
Goodnight 😌
 Sander absolutely loves to tease him and keep him at the edge of the seat which is why he told him the place only half an hour before their meeting, for which Robbe intended to tell him off. That is until he actually got to Park Spoor Noord and saw his boyfriend lounging on grass, blanket underneath him, surrounded by Robbe’s favorite food and wearing the most charming smile as soon as their eyes met.
And he got him a sunflower. A sunflower. How cute is that?
Needless to say, there was no telling off, Robbe didn’t exactly find time for it between kisses and laughs and Sander feeding him croques and fries and cupcakes (which Sander baked and decorated himself, swearing for dear life the small thingies made from frosting on top were not dicks, but Robbe knows him too well to believe him).
And then all hell broke loose and the storm that had been loudly talked about in the media came to Antwerp and made a puddle out of the two of them.
They looked really miserable, but somehow Robbe couldn’t care less as they were running to Sander’s house holding hands, water in their shoes, the sunflower cradled carefully underneath his shirt, huge smiles on their faces as they finally got there, tripping in their haste to get inside.
The hot shower that followed next and Sander taking the lead oh so well will definitely rank in the top 5 moments of Robbe’s life. He’s very grateful Sander’s parents are on holiday in London because he’s not sure he’d ever be able to look them in the eyes otherwise.
Afterwards, Sander made them ice coffee and handed Robbe his real gift which turned out to be a long weekend in Paris a week from now, shutting him up with a kiss when Robbe was about to protest and complain about it being too expensive.
Since the concert they were supposed to go to was canceled due to poor weather conditions, they resorted to eating cake in Sander’s bed and watching the show Robbe had been talking about for weeks now. Sander, being the thoughtful and amazing boyfriend that he is, graciously agreed to Robbe’s birthday wish and sat him down between his legs, kissed the side of his face, brought his laptop closer and pressed play, as Robbe made himself comfy in his arms, the smile that originated at midnight not slipping off even for a second.
***
Another thunder strikes the night sky and Robbe jumps involuntarily, only a little, more from shock than actual fear, but it doesn’t stop Sander from tightening his arms around him, lips grazing delicately the lobe of his ear.
“Don’t worry, Robin, I will protect you,” he whispers with a teasing note in his voice, grunting when a well-aimed elbow meets his side.
“Shut up, I’m not scared.”
Sander’s only reply is a low chuckle and a kiss on that sweet spot under Robbe’s ear that never fails to send a shiver down his spine. Without barely having to move at all considering how close they are, he tilts his head and noses along Sander’s defined jaw, leaving a peck or two on his cheek.
“Now shush, I can’t focus.” He unceremoniously turns away from Sander’s searching lips, a sly grin on his face when he hears an affronted huff.
“Oh I see how it is, you-”
“Shhhh, Wille is talking.”
Robbe loves to be a little shit sometimes, especially if he wants to get a certain reaction from his huffy other half.
“Look how cute he is.” He has to press his lips hard to keep the giggle in when Sander whines in protest.
“Stoooop, why are you being mean to me.” He now has a full-blown pout on his face. “Jerk.”
The laughter finally comes out and Robbe pauses the show, cooing at Sander’s little frowny face and brushing the runaway strands away from his forehead, leaning up to press a kiss there too.
“It’s okay, I still think you’re the cutest prince in the entire kingdom.” He runs a thumb over his jutting lower lip, kissing it once, twice, three times, until the corners of Sander’s mouth pull up.
“Whatever. Simon is cuter than the other one anyway.”
Robbe grins cheekily. “You just think that because he has curly hair like me.” Sander’s jaw drops at that.
“Wow,” he exclaims, voice faux-scandalous as he shakes his head at Robbe. “Someone’s cocky today.” 
“It’s my birthday so it’s allowed.” Winking at him obnoxiously, he turns back to the screen, hands reaching for Sander’s arms to wrap them around himself again as he settles in his embrace with a content sigh before pressing play.
Sander’s quiet behind him for a second, and then his lips touch his ear again, tongue slightly peeking out to play and lick the shell of his ear with just the tip, hot air hitting Robbe’s skin turning his insides into mush, butchering his focus again just as Sander purrs, “I think it’s hot when you’re like that.”
There’s something important happening on screen, but Robbe can’t make any sense of the subtitles because Sander’s lips continue their path down the column of his throat, stopping for a second to suck a kiss in the middle, killing any rational thought Robbe might have had. His hand rushes to Sander’s head to keep him there without his permission, eyes closing as he sighs when the kiss turns into licks and nips to the thin skin.
“Do you think he could kiss you and touch you like that?”
The question breaks the fog in Robbe’s brain for a second, and he barks a laugh at the slight possessiveness in Sander’s voice that’s poorly hidden under a joking tone. 
“Like what?” He presses, excitement bubbling in his stomach when one of Sander’s hands sneaks underneath his t-shirt, fingers grazing the skin and leaving goosebumps in their wake as they finally reach the place Robbe needs them most. 
“Like that.” He flicks his nipple with those black-polish covered nails of his that make him look so hot Robbe’s head spins. “For starters.” He keeps it up, tugging and pinching unhurriedly, with a dirty smirk growing on his face that Robbe can just feel on his collarbone, and he pulls on his hair as he arches his back a little, seeking more of those skillful fingers.
With his hooded eyes, he can see Sander closing the laptop and putting it away quickly before his other hand joins in the fun, a featherlight touch to the growing bulge in his sweatpants, nothing more than teasing for now.
When Sander’s teeth tug at his earring, Robbe lets out a frustrated whine because it’s too much and not enough at the same time, and his boyfriend reads him like a book because he pulls the t-shirt off him to gain full access, mouth latching on his neglected nipple just as his hand dives inside his pants. It doesn’t grant him any relief though, bypassing his dick completely and traveling lower, caressing the soft skin, one finger running back and forth without reaching any further, and Robbe grabs Sander’s thigh in desperation.
“Sander...”
“You didn’t answer me,” Sander whispers in a sweet sweet voice.
“Whaa?” It takes a second for Robbe to understand what he’s asking and he would laugh if his body wasn’t on fire, Sander playing him like a violin.
Also, this playful possessiveness is getting to him, whether he likes it or not.
He does though. Like it.
Oh fuck, he likes it so much.
“Tell me, baby,” Sander breathes into his mouth as he reaches for something Robbe doesn’t see, and he can hear in his voice how it affects him too, can feel him against his lower back, rubbing himself off with minuscule moves, clearly struggling to hold back. 
“You, just you-, fuuuuck,” Robbe’s cut off when two lubed fingers press inside him at the confession, back arching slightly, the feeling so intense he keens and searches blindly for Sander’s lips. Thankfully, Sander doesn’t waste any time and plunges his tongue inside his mouth, swallowing the little whines that escape them with each twist of his fingers.
The rocking behind him gets faster and this is not how Robbe wants this to end so he breaks the kiss, ignoring Sander’s protests as he pulls away from him, only to pull his pants off completely, green eyes following his every move like he’s ready to pounce, and the need inside Robbe’s stomach only grows. He tugs impatiently at Sander’s sweatpants, biting his lip when his hard cock slaps his abdomen, the smirk dancing on Sander’s lips at his reaction liquefying his insides and he crawls closer to him, needing his touch to ground him. 
“You’re still good to go?” He loves how even when it’s hot and heavy Sander still remembers to check in with him.
“Uh-huh,” is the only thing he can come up with now, especially when Sander’s hand settles on his hip bringing them so close there’s no space left between them, guiding his movements just like Robbe likes. He kisses his glistening neck, licking the sweat of his body as Robbe reaches behind to position his slick cock at his entrance, forehead resting against Sander’s as he sinks down fast.
He gasps at the feeling of fullness because it’s always a lot, but Sander’s hands are always there, brushing his sides in a comforting motion, even when his own body is probably screaming at him to move.
“Happy birthday to me,” Robbe lets out a shaky chuckle that ends up in a gasp when Sander laughs too and involuntarily moves inside him. He’s quick to lick into his lips and distract him from the momentary discomfort, and once he’s done with him, the overwhelming need is back double force. 
Sander notices right away, guiding Robbe’s hips to keep grinding for a while before planting his feet on the bed and holding them in place giving several hard jabs that make Robbe hide his face in his neck, cries leaving his mouth with each thrust.
“Like that?”
Robbe just nods helplessly, mouth leaving a wet trail on his skin, but Sander doesn’t seem to mind because he continues his pace, completely taking over once Robbe’s thighs give out and turning him into a mess.
“You’re so hot like this, fuck.” The strain in Sander’s voice tells him he’s getting close so he goes back to bouncing, meeting him in the middle, and it only takes a minute for things to become too much, Sander’s uncoordinated jerks when he’s coming triggering Robbe’s orgasm too.
They stay like that, cooling off while kissing lazily, tongues sliding against each other, but without a rush for now.
Sander pulls back first, their lips smacking when they disconnect. "I'm sorry today didn't work out." Scrunching up his face, he reaches to comb through Robbe's hair consolingly. He leans into the touch before cuddling even closer, seeking warmth when the cold air makes goosebumps appear on his heated skin.
"But I loved today, really. We can go to a concert another time." He kisses the underside of his jaw, sighing dreamily. "And I can't wait for Paris with you."
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otonymous · 4 years
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The ABCs of Shaw (MLQC Headcanon - NSFW)
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Dearest Nonny,
Thank you so very much for your lovely comments!  💕 And I'm SO GLAD you asked for Shaw’s dirty alphabet because god knows my thirsty ass can’t think of anything else 🤣  Take care of yourself as well and hope you enjoy the read!
Warnings: NSFW/18+: Explicit/graphic language - reader discretion is advised.  Specific spoilers noted in the appropriate section(s) below.
A = Aftercare (What they’re like after sex)
Surprisingly sweet and tender.  Shaw is actually a bit of a teddy bear once he's decided to let you in his life
Sex is very passionate with him: often hard and fast, at times desperate and rough — the two of you will typically come down from the high of release with your foreheads pressed together, feverish bodies cooling as you both gasp for much needed air in between deep kisses, punctuated by the occasional chuckle at the fact that neither of you can keep your hands off one another
A marathon cuddler: his lithe yet strong arms will wrap tightly around you, as if the strength of his emotions could be conveyed through his embrace alone
Chatty Cathy: Shaw actually loves to talk after sex.  Topics could range from something as mundane as what to eat for dinner to contemplating the meaning of life.  He’s a great conversationalist (partly because he’s got such a wide range of interests).
B = Body part (Their favourite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)
Shaw loves his cock.  It’s huge — long and thick.  He also loves the way you respond to it: immediately on your knees with your mouth wide open 🤣
He loves your eyes.  He loves how expressive they are.  He loves their honesty - the way you can never truly hide what you’re feeling.  And when they crinkle at their corners when you smile?  That’s the best thing in the world, as far as Shaw is concerned
C = Cum (Anything to do with cum)
Loves to pull out just enough to cum on the folds of your pussy.  Will then proceed to use the head of his cock to slowly smear it along the length of your slit, still trembling in ecstasy
Sk8ter Boi is instantly hard again if you dip a finger in it and bring it to your mouth (tbh though, his refractory period is pretty much nonexistent)
D = Dirty Secret (Pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs) - ***SPOILERS***
He’s in love with his brother’s girl
Loves the smell of your pussy on his hands
If he could, he would never wash them after fingering you
E = Experience (How experienced are they? Do they know what they’re doing?)
Don’t judge a book by its cover: despite his youth, his sex game is strong
Not only is he experienced, he is also adventurous and up for experimentation (grad students need to conduct research after all 🤣)
F = Favourite Position
Pressed up against a wall: because 85.72% of the time, this man can’t wait until he’s in a bedroom
Neither will you, to be honest, especially if Shaw’s engaging in one of the following activities: playing bass guitar, cruising effortlessly on his skateboard, speaking oh-so-eloquently about his archeological research and studies, blinking, breathing, etc.
G = Goofy (Are they more serious in the moment, or are they humorous, etc.)
Post-coital giggles and a few seductive chuckles leading up to intercourse, but Shaw is nothing but serious when he’s actually making love to you
Sex is raw and intense
At times, it actually feels spiritual: identities merge and unseen wounds are healed
H = Hair (How well groomed are they, does the carpet match the drapes, etc.)
Your man is nicely trimmed and neatly groomed
And no, the carpet is not lavender as well 🤣
I = Intimacy (How are they during the moment, romantic aspect…)
Very intimate and romantic — Shaw is actually quite the sensitive soul.  This is true even when the sex is rough and fast, such as when he’s banging you to within an inch of your life beneath an overpass or backstage before a set
There are rare moments (usually when he is particularly frustrated) when Shaw’s tough-as-nails façade slips and you get a glimpse of the melancholy that resides in his heart.  You cannot help but sense that he’s been deeply hurt in the past.  This won’t be something he’s readily willing to talk about at the beginning of your relationship, only when he feels like he can really trust you
Thus, there are times when sex feels like a form of emotional healing for this man.  It is more than a means by which to sate his physical desires.  The intensity of his love and feelings for you remind him of his humanity.  The fact that you can love him reminds him that he, too, is deserving of love and affection
J = Jack Off (Masturbation headcanon)
He’s young, healthy and a grad student.  Of course he jacks off 🤣
On average, a few times a week
The frequency increases during exams as a way to relieve stress (though this guy remains unflappable most of the time)
K = Kink (One or more of their kinks)
Director’s Cut: Shaw LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to film your sex sessions
Even better: making love while watching clips of the two of you going at it
L = Location (Favourite places to do the do)
Shaw isn’t really that picky tbh — any place is fair game when the urge hits
Still, he has to admit that your bedroom is pretty comfortable
That time he fucked you doggy style against a lectern at Loveland University was pretty hot too - he often thinks about that experience 🤣
M = Motivation (What turns them on, gets them going)
Shaw is most turned on when you show him that you love him — please give this guy plenty of care and affection
The swing of your hips when you walk also makes his cock twitch
He also loves watching you eat: he thinks you’re absolutely adorable when you react to tasty food with unadulterated joy
N = NO (Something they wouldn’t do, turn-offs)
Not into name-calling during sex (e.g. “slut,” “whore,” etc.), although he would do it if you so desired
O = Oral (Preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)
As much as Shaw loves to have your lips wrapped around his pole, he’s actually a bigger fan of eating you out
Sk8ter boi isn’t afraid to get down and dirty: he will bury his ENTIRE FACE between your legs when he goes deep sea diving, refusing to surface until you’ve come several times and made his face a shiny mess
P = Pace (Are they fast and rough? Slow and sensual? etc.)
Capable of both, but tends towards fast and rough because y’all are typically boning all over the place
Guess that’s what happens when you can’t keep your hands off each other
You also don’t really have the leisure to be slow and sensual when there’s a line-up for the restroom at the Live House
Q = Quickie (Their opinions on quickies rather than proper sex, how often, etc.)
(please see “Pace” above)
Quickies happen often and thankfully, are just as enjoyable as proper sex
Let’s be real: any sex with Shaw is great sex
R = Risk (Are they game to experiment, do they take risks, etc.)
As mentioned previously, this grad student is quite adventurous and game to experiment
Take your bag of kinks and feel free to have him root through it for something that might intrigue him — he’s down for whatever and would never judge you
S = Stamina (How many rounds can they go for, how long do they last…)
Can generally last pretty long during a given session
But his true talent lies in frequency — with a practically non-existent refractory period, Shaw is raring to go in no time at all
T = Toy (Do they own toys? Do they use them? On a partner or themselves?) - ***SPOILERS***
this man charges them with his Evol
Boy’s got that Hitachi Magic Wand and isn’t afraid to use it (What?  He’s got stiff shoulders from all that studying!)
Is definitely down to use electronic aids on the both of you
U = Unfair (How much they like to tease)
Despite being snarky when you’re both fully clothed, Shaw is actually quite straightforward when it comes to activities of a more lascivious nature
He would like to be able to tease you, but most of the time he’s already got his pants down around his ankles by the time thoughts of sex run through his head
V = Volume (How loud they are, what sounds they make)
FUCKING LOUD
(Rapid, heavy breathing + ample dirty chatter) x (moans so sexy it should be illegal coming from a man’s mouth) = such a bad combo for discrete quickies but a turn-on nonetheless
W = Wild Card (Get a random headcanon for the character of your choice)
Shaw is also a b-boy.  He knows his windmills get you hot.
X = X-Ray (Let’s see what’s going on in those pants, picture or words)
You have to see it to believe it.  Shaw has actually been hiding an ANACONDA in those ripped jeans all this time!
This snake happens to be circumcised
Y = Yearning (How high is their sex drive?)
HIGH AF.  Nuff said
Z = ZZZ (… how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)
Typically likes to cuddle and chat for a bit before falling asleep in that nice, post-coital haze
Please forgive him in advance: Shaw has been known to wake you up on occasion with the slide of that juicy boner between your legs LOL
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fizzingwizard · 4 years
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Episode 34 arrives and it’s a MUCH NEEDED breath of first air. I mean, this episode could have actually BEEN a 99 Adventure episode. I guess at least one person on the production team has actually seen the old show at least once!
In my opinion, it doesn’t quite equal the cuteness, silliness, and personality of similar 99 episodes, but it comes very close, and it’s certainly the best we’ve had in a long long while.
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And it’s all because of these two.
More below!
The episode bizarrely begins with Tailmon barking to communicate with Komondomon. Which raises the question, if no one could talk with Komondomon before because he can only bark, how were they communicating? Did Lopmon just tell Komondomon everything he needed to know and tell the kids “just follow his lead” or something??
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Also Tailmon’s opening line being her barking is pretty surreal. And yet, fitting for a cat Digimon who is a dog at Child level.
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The kids are shown taking a break - the first sign that this episode is gonna be A Bit Different.
Taichi: Something feels weird. Why aren’t we fighting?
Sora: Taichi, don’t you think you should rest once in a while?
Taichi: I mean, I do, I just got the impression the rest of the world didn’t agree...
Sora: By the way, why do we like this world that constantly tries to kill us and never gives us any pleasant memories so much? Why don’t we just take our partners to the human world and leave this place to its fate?
Taichi: How else am I gonna get an outlet for my pent up aggression and adrenaline junkie issues?
Sora: That’s your backstory?
Taichi: I’m a complicated man.
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Komondomon then randomly jumps... into the sea. “Oh no, they’ll drown!” No, they won’t, because Komondomon has the ability to build a dome over his back trapping oxygen inside. Submarimon I get, but Komondomon?
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As they dive, Tailmon explains what we learned last week about Millenniumon trying to resurrect himself with a new body. Apparently a very large fragment of him is located undersea in a place called Farga (transliteration TBA). She thinks resentfully about how she was almost absorbed into Millenniumon’s most recent resurrection effort.
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Hikari tackles her with a comforting hug, which Tailmon seems a bit discomfited by. But does not object.
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Tailmon considers defeating Millenniumon for good to be her personal mission as a Holy Digimon. Patamon sees her determination and does his best to put on his game face too. It’s like being glared at by a sock puppet.
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Tailmon: I can’t allow Hikari to be put in danger. It’s my job as the Holy Digimon -
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Tailmon: - gosh darnit and she’s just so cute too!
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They wind up getting hit by a rip current or something?? and thrown into another weird submarine sort of thing. They discourteously break a hole in it and wind up inside a self-sustaining underwater kingdom, apparently, which instantly goes on Red Alert as Manbomon come to attack them.
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This is Daipenmon, or Big Penguin Monster. I love him. He is glorious. Gaze upon his expression of perpetually stoned haze.
Daipenmon: You try steering this thing every day in and out nonstop without turning to hard drugs.
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She attac!
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While fighting, some Mantaraymon break in through the hole they made and the Manbomon go to drive them off as apparently they are not welcome. Then MarineAngemon appears in all her creepy glory and they sort everything out.
MarineAngemon: Oh, Tailmon, I see you’re a Holy Digimon! I can tell by your Holy Ring. I have one too.
Takeru: Patamon, why don’t you have a Holy Ring?
Patamon: .... -.-’
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Look! See! So cute! They are floating on bubbles! All the kids get their own and each has an individual design that shows their personality. Here Tailmon tries desperately to keep Hikari from falling off. I missed this kind of thing! Flashbacks to Monzaemon’s Toytown...
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Turns out MarineAngemon is extremely small and the scene before was all “don’t pay attention to that man behind the curtain” type scare tactics. Not very effective since no matter how big MarineAngemon gets, she’s still extremely adorable. She invites them to stay the night. I really expected it to be a trap, but it wasn’t.
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OH MY GOD IS THAT FOOD ARE THEY EATING ACTUAL FOOD OMG OMG
quick someone alert the producers! Someone’s having FUN with this show! I was starting to think that was illegal or something!
It’s not AS fun as when they went to Devimon’s illusory castle in 99 Adventure and stuffed their faces after starving and living on potentially poisonous eggs for a week... but I’ll take it.
Meanwhile an undersea band plays music and Taichi ACTS LIKE THE FIFTH GRADE CHILD THAT HE IS. For about 0.5 seconds but HEY he did something child-like! holy cheez wiz batman!
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Hikari is mysteriously absent so Tailmon goes to find her. Turns out she’s asked MarineAngemon to heal Komondomon who is tired and wounded from their journey. Tailmon’s like, “Aw, what a nice person she is.” I’m all for exceptionally kind-hearted Hikari, but taking care of Komondomon should have been priority 1 for EVERYONE. At least Sora should have thought of it. I can see Taichi being too forward-focused, and Takeru a dumb eight year old, but Sora would definitely have thought about Komondomon.
Clearly the show wanted to establish how nice Hikari is, but I hate when shows inadvertently make all the other characters look like asses just to trump up the current star...
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Taichi’s digivice glows and...
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... MINI KOUSHIROU RETURNS!!! Hurray!
Um, what’s that Sora’s drinking? A mimosa? o.O
Well anyway, Koushirou just shows up to remind everyone of the situation with the satellites and that things are getting worse.
Taichi: Do you have any idea what we can do about it?
Koushirou: No, but I’ll keep you posted.
Taichi: Thanks for nothing braindead
Koushirou: That’s it! You’re not the man I knew in episode 3 anymore! I want a divorce!
Taichi: Fine with me it’s not like you’re ever home anyway!
Koushirou: Well at least I’m not cheating with YAMATO!
Taichi: I HAVE NEEDS!
*cough*
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Uh, I know Taichi is shorter than Sora, but he looks... pretty tiny here... lol. Or maybe Sora’s just had a growth spurt again.
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They spend the night sleeping in bubbles. Aw.
By the way, question: the kids seem able to walk and breath normally in MarineAngemon’s kingdom... but the fish-type Digimon can also swim around normally. And it seems the kids wouldn’t be able to survive in the ocean itself, but they and the fish can both survive here? And yet bubbles? What... what kind of scientific anomaly is this place??
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So... MarineAngemon’s kingdom appears to be a Whamon’s corpse! X’D Wow that’s dark.
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They are attacked by Anomalocarimon! For reasons. Actually, they did explain earlier that the ocean Digimon have been more aggressive lately and it seems to be the influence of Millenniumon’s stone in Farga or whatever.
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Daipenmon: This sucks I don’t have health insurance
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Tailmon frantically tries to fight off the intruders while also keeping Hikari out of danger. This entire episode is about Tailmon wanting to protect Hikari and keep her at arm’s length so she doesn’t end up in danger, while Hikari just keeps trying to stay close to Tailmon and support her.
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Tailmon: I can’t take you with me, Hikari. It’s too dangerous.
Hikari: Fine. Big brother, will you bring me into the heat of the action with you?
Taichi: Sure thing.
Tailmon: ...
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In his defense, Taichi does seem a bit freaked when Hikari TAKES A FLYING LEAP off MetalGreymon toward Tailmon.
(no I really love that Taichi immediately understands why Hikari wants to fight and takes her right to her partner without even a token “nuu but you’re still a baby.” I mean, if Yamato’s cool with Takeru being in danger all the time, Taichi shouldn’t be much worried about it...
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Hikari has a flashback! Turns out she’s heard Tailmon calling for her since she as a little kid!
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She caught one of Angewomon’s feathers back then too.
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Hikari promises Tailmon that she’ll be by her side. Awww.
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Hands again.
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Crest of Light! I kind of expect that we’ll find out about the Crests and what they mean really fast at the end of the season... although I’m still kind of hoping Mimi is mining Crest crystals atm.
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Hikari is able to magically produce a Digivice... I’d completely forgot she didn’t have one till now.
Here I expected Tailmon would evolve, but instead, the power of Light appears to give everyone a power boost like it’s done in the past. They all glow with their Crest colors, kids and partners alike (except for some reason Tailmon glows yellow???) and launch a joint attack on Anomalocarimon and defeat him. Yay.
Then they say goodbye to MarineAngemon and go on their way, I guess to Farga.
So... yeah! it was a nice episode. It had a theme. There was fighting, but it didn’t overwhelm everything else. There was character development. I really can’t complain about it. And it was SHOCKING that Taichi had so few lines (compared to what’s become the norm - a GOOD shock but still I was like “omg what’s going on!!”)
I am just confused because why is this sort of episode happening when we haven’t seen it in ages? What happened in that interim between when they all met up after the first team split up and just now that prevented the show writers from having fun with the show and just writing nonstop fighting all the time? I’m so confused. It makes no sense. Still suspecting that they couldn’t get anyone to come in and voice characters for long enough so they just focused on Sanpei Yuuko/Taichi, but without the others they couldn’t figure out how to push the show forward and make it fun too... Idk. It’s so weird. But oh well. We got a good episode, and maybe it’s a sign of changes to come. I hope so.
Next week...
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We get attacked by a scary looking Digimon and Hikari... Idk, thinks she can block the attack somehow? haha. Aw but look how awesome she is protecting her brother and Greymon!
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Hikari gets touched by the dark powers! Oh noes!
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And more cuteness.
The episode title name-drops Angewomon, which surprises me because I figured they’d hold off on her and give Tailmon Nefertimon for an evolution first. But *shrug* whatever! Looking forward to it.
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coffeechin · 4 years
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A Doctor’s Word
Warning: Slight gore? Mentions of blood
We all wish for that wonderful and stable life.
One where we may relax and lay back from a hard day’s work and just look back to all the accomplishments done on that very morning you woke up.
Yes, that would be an ideal life wouldn’t it?
Sadly, because of that selfish wish, I ended up losing my life in this so called manor game leading myself and some others trapped in a world that would now become our now home.
All because of the guilt and crimes I’ve done when I was still alive. If ever I can, I’d stop myself from going to the path of greed. But alas my goal to find a permanent home was far too strong than it should have. Since I were younger, we have been moving from one place to another, the thought of settling on one place was never an option to us. As long as there is something of worth in that place we will stay until it was time to leave again. Before, it was always for the sake of surviving, as what they would told me. But over time it became tiring, boring even. Despite being born in a middle-class family, I’ve never felt stable, the distaste of needing to move and not living securely caught up to me, it was hard to ask if one day we could live in a peaceful place where we can relax and be in peace for I know what the answer would be.
Can I blame them? Of course not. As time gradually pass. I’ve grown to resent life and what it has recently gave me. For the sake of surviving and reaching my goals, I’ve become bitter and cold towards the things around me. In order to achieve our goals, we must do something out of the ordinary, and that was something I was willing to take. I took it upon myself to learn medicine and entered the medical field. I wish to provide a safe and secure place for those who cannot and provide myself that sense of security as well. At first it would only be those simple treatment to the wounds, or how to heal a broken bone, and then gradually I started to learn the different drugs and methods in medical work for long hours and days of studying, I’ve slowly saw the life coming back to me and soon I saw a more bigger picture. Once I know I’m ready I opened my own clinic. “The Lydia Jones Clinic” It sounded wonderful. From opening the clinic, I also did voluntary work at the White sand street asylum, I’ve met so many patients, and each were unique and interesting in their own way. As a doctor, I’ve set my own morals or method to myself. This word became my guide and reassurance: “Always practice on yourself so that you never harm a patient, the wellbeing of the patient is always a doctor's sole purpose, never give or provide guidance to harmful drugs even with request from the patient” Things all went smoothly at first, but then not all happy days will last after all. Soon my clinic was losing funds due to it not being able to turn in profit. All of my hard work were being thrown down the drain. At this point I was desperate to return my clinic to its former glory. Because of these desperate attempts. I didn’t think too clearly, I ended up betraying the very morals I’ve set up on myself. I opened illegal surgeries mostly for the women who wishes for an abortion. It was a risky move, but I was willing to do all I can.
The first time was when after opening the illegal surgery for the young women. A woman, with brown medium length hair and big curious eyes came in she heavily resembled a young girl back in the asylum, she was my first patient in relation with the surgery. She asked if I can actually remove the unborn child inside of her and though I confidently said yes and assured her that it would be done smoothly, deep in myself I knew that I wasn’t ready. I knew nothing about the procedures done in abortion. But at this point, it’s already here, I can’t turn her away.
But the very next thing that happened was something I hoped not to happen, blood, the rich deep red colour was everywhere in the surgery room. The woman who came to me earlier this morning seeking for help, now lie lifeless on the table. Her eyes still staring up to me. My hands were shaking, my whole body was trembling, No! No! This wasn’t supposed to happen! It should have been a simple and clean procedure. Calm down Lydia, no one shall know. Yes, no one CAN know. Without realizing I did another unthinkable thing, I took the knife out of her stomach and began dismembering her, I made sure she would be unnoticeable stabbing her face a couple of times for good measure. After so I stuffed the damaged body in a trash bag and left her somewhere where no one would find it. It was a rather risky move, but I will not let anyone know of this incident. After so, I’ve remind continue doing both of this work and serving in the asylum. Searching for more answers regarding the children’s mental state, I came to realize how much the therapies being done to these children were more damaging than actually helping them. I’ve learned how the mentally ill children, were cause because of either trauma or experiencing unwanted events. And then, the young Lisa beck. Diving deep into her history, I’ve come to realize that the woman that came to my clinic that resembled her so much, was actually her mother. Martha Remington.
What I did was unthinkable, it wasn’t how a doctor should act. And yet because of my eagerness and greediness to get more money. I had broken the very morals I had set on myself and proceed to do things that were not in my comfort. And now, I robbed a child from her mother! What have I done? All I wanted was for that stable and secure life, and I ended up paying the price for my wrong doings. The news of Miss Remington’s corpse was found after a bunch of hungry hounds were scavenging for food and tore one of the trash bag that contained her dismembered body. I knew that the police was soon to follow me, so despite not wanting to leave my now striving clinic, I had too. I wrote a letter to one of the sisters addressing the problems the asylum has and claiming that I won’t be able to work there for a long time. I was now on the run, I am now a wanted person for accidently killing a client in a failed abortion. I re-named myself as Emily Dyer And I had a new goal, and it was to ensure the safety and to cure Lisa beck. I remembered back then when I broke my morals again and did the electro shock therapy on young Lisa. I felt horrible, I said that I will protect her and yet I did the therapy on her. Today, I followed her to the famous Otleteus Manor as per invitation from the duke. Where she tends the garden all by herself. She changed her name to Emma Woods and as far as I see it. She seemed to be doing fine. I needed to make sure she is fine, Mr Pierson seems to have an odd interest to her. But he doesn’t seem to look rather trustful. As though I thought Miss Lisa or now as she is known by Emma would be fine, I was wrong. She came up to me one day and said how the scare crow talked to her. Scare crows don’t talk the last time I checked, I told her to be careful around Mr Pierson since he cannot be trusted. My attempts of protecting Miss Woods fell short, when I got captured by the hunter. Such a big mistake for me to trust the man who I thought was an ally. And yet even He didn’t survive from getting his soul stuck in this manor along with us. Miss Woods doesn’t seem to mind. In the end, all those unspoken words and promises I told myself were fulfilled in a way. I wonder…..where fate will lead us now we are stuck in an eternal loop.
((AN: so this is a short fic regarding how i saw Emily's deduction and story. I know that there are some parts of the story that's a lil mixed up and if it is pls do correct me, Like i said this is how i saw Emily's deduction story. I hope you like it! please tell me how it is! and maybe i might write more for the other charcters or charcter of your choice? thank you!))
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luki-fanfic · 6 years
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KHR/BNHA Fanfic: The Restaurant with Sushi That’s Out of This World
This idea WILL NOT LEAVE MY HEAD!  Too many people getting into BNHA and dragging me along for the ride!  I watched the first season when it first came out and then keep diving into fic’s so naturally, I decide to tell this fic with the BNHA characters in focus rather than the KHR ones! (brain starts imploding on the lack of logic).
If I get round to doing more, it’ll be a snippet-style fic rather than a full on story, if just to keep me sane.
Present Mic first spots the restaurant when it’s his turn to patrol the local neighbourhood around UA.  With so many heroes on staff and the constant threat of attacks, it’s safer to have everyone on a random schedule to deter any would-be villains from causing trouble, or allowing anyone to learn the rota.  It’s a security measure that results in the surrounding area having some of the lowest crime statistics in Musutafu, but also means real estate is at a premium. Businesses will fight to the metaphysical death to get their store in these streets.
So while it’s not unusual to see a new store open, the lack of familiarity with the name does draw the hero’s attention. Self-owned businesses are rare – the sheer amount of capital deters most of them from starting here, choosing lesser known neighbourhoods to build up a client base before making the leap.  Since he’s never heard the name ‘Takesushi,’ or even heard down the grapevine of the venture, it must be completely new.
That’s enough to pique his interest, and when the school day is over, he decides sushi would be a good dinner option.
It’s clearly only been open a few days judging from the number of people carrying grand opening vouchers.  Eventually, once the novelty dies down the restaurant will be judged for it’s food, but Hizashi highly doubts the owner would dare risk opening here if he didn’t think he could compete.  At the door he’s greeted by a pretty girl with golden blonde hair, who asks if he’s looking for a table or take-out.  She doesn’t bat an eye at his appearance, and happily directs him over to the take-out. line.
Thankfully, the queue isn’t as long as it could be – it might not be all that ‘heroic’ of him, but people do have a tendency to let heroes cut in line, and Present Mic is more than popular enough to find himself at the front of the line in a matter of minutes.
There’s a young teenage girl minding the till, a frail looking thing, with dark purple hair and an eyepatch decorated with a skull motif.  Her mouth drops just a tad as her eye glances up, taking in Mic’s leather and hair, and he waits for the inevitable spluttering that comes from coming face to face with a hero.
“Um, good evening” She offers.  “Welcome to Takesushi, may I take your order?”
He almost double takes, but grins in delight.  For such a young girl, she’s quite the professional.  
Unsure of what would be best, he orders one of the specials advertised, and hangs back after paying.  The order heads to the back, where he can only see one man working with a knife, although there’s a pair of teens – a brunet and a black haired boy who’s clearly related to the chef - working on packing up boxes or putting together platters. Anything not immediately heading out to the bar is being carried out by a rather punked out silver haired teen and an older boy with white hair.
It’s a lot of teenagers – the chef is the only member of staff that can be older than 18, but they work like a well oiled team.  
“That was very impressive of you” he hears, and his attention is drawn back to the girl at the desk, now greeting the next customer in line. “My daughter works at a 7/11, and every time a hero walks in she turns into an excited mess.  She’d never have gotten two words out in front of Present Mic.”
Some of the others in the line chuckle, and Hizashi’s lip twitches into a grin, trying to pretend he can’t hear the conversation.  
However, instead of insisting she was just doing her job – or even admitting that she’s not a Present Mic fan, the girl just blinks and says.
“Who’s Present Mic?”
There’s a hideous screech that lasts all of two seconds before Present Mic realises it’s coming from him and shuts up, while the entire line goes silent.  Even the busser’s, and the chef looks up from the fish.
The woman looks embarrassed, and the girl is starting to shrink into herself, so clearly it’s up to Mic to defuse the situation.  As iconic as he is, Present Mic’s dropped in the rankings since taking on the role at UA, and he’s hardly as prevalent as the big hitters, so this is hardly the first time he’s gone unrecognised. Admittedly it doesn’t normally happen this close to UA, where he’s seen on a near daily basis, but it does happen.
“Hah hah, that would be me young lady” he says, walking back up to the counter.  “Guess I need to be doing more rounds, not often I meet someone who doesn’t know me.”
He snaps a pair of finger guns in her direction and grins.
“Present Mic, the Voice Hero and star of ‘Put Your Hands Up’ on Hero FM” he announces.
The girl hunches down, face starting to redden.  
“I don’t listen to radio.”
Mic laughs.  “Don’t worry about it.  I’m a bit much for some people, nothing wrong that.  Which heroes do you like?”
It’s an easy enough question, and one that even the most embarrassed person can usually answer after a hero faux paus.  If all else fails you can just blurt out ‘All Might’ and move on.
Yet, what should have been an easy out for the girl seems to cause more problems.  Her face pales and her eye flickers to the side.  She looks like the kids in Mic’s class when he springs a test on them without warning.
“Chrome, are you okay?”
They both look up to see the chef heading towards them, eyes narrowed. Behind him, both teens are watching, the brunet looking as nervous as the girl.
Mic holds up his hands in a placating gesture.  
“Sorry, sorry, didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable” he says, and genuinely means it.  “I’m just surprised there’s anyone in Musutafu that hasn’t at least heard of me.”
“We’re new around here” Tsuyoshi offers, and all but thrusts a bag into Present Mic’s hands.  “Enjoy your meal.”
It’s a strange feeling, for a hero to feel so unwanted, but not a single one of the teens looks friendly – the silver haired one is outwardly glowering – so Present Mic grabs the bag, waves to the line, and heads out the door.
As if she hadn’t spotted the last five minutes of awkwardness with her co-workers, the girl at the front door bows and says with an impressive amount of cheer -
“Please come again!”
Yeah...Mic doesn’t think so.
Normally, Present Mic would let it go.  Maybe the girl genuinely didn’t like heroes, or had a bad experience – it happens.  Maybe she had a quirk that had resulted in bullying and chosen to reject anything about heroes to protect herself.  It didn’t really matter - if a civilian has issues with heroes, so long as they’re not breaking the law, they have a right to be left alone.  Normally, he’d just take note of Takesushi’s apparent ignorance and dislike and make a point not to eat there again.
However...the sushi was really good.  As in, melts-on-the-tip-of-your-tongue good.  So good he was having cravings less than 3 days later.  The chef was either exceptionally trained, or someone on his staff at a flavour enhancing quirk that they were using illegally – either way, he wasn’t quite ready to give it up.
Thankfully, the nature of heroes meant he didn’t have to, and the next time he enters – it’s as the casually dressed English teacher, Yamada Hizashi.  It’s early in the afternoon, but there’s still a handful of customers despite the early hour – every time he passes in the evening the place is booming, the food good enough to maintain the customers even after the newness wears off.  
There’s no young greeter this time, just the chef, who nods and greets him as Hizashi sits at the bar.
“Welcome to Takesushi” the chef greets.  “I’m Yamamoto Tsuyoshi.  What can I interest you with first?”
Hizashi grins, tapping at a menu at some of the morsels he’s been pining for all week.
“Let’s start with eel and tuna, then...ah, surprise me.  What do you recommend?”
Yamamoto grins back, and starts preparing the order.  His hands move with impressive grace, and Hizashi can’t help but be drawn in – and eagerly digs in once his order starts arriving.
“So what brings you to Musutafu?” he asks between plates – and oh, the sushi’s just as good in the restaurant.  “Moving out of the big city?  Moving closer to the big city?”
The man smiles back.  “I guess it was...intuition?  We needed a fresh start, and something about this town drew us in.  When this building became available, seemed like a perfect fit, and here we are.”
He breaks off for a moment, taking the plates he’d just finished preparing to a handful of other customers in the corner, and Hizashi focuses on his meal.
“That is not physically possible!”
The sushi drops from his chopsticks as Hizashi snaps his head back at the outraged tone.
Turns out the teenagers aren’t as absent as he thought – they’re all crammed into a booth in the corner, along with a much younger boy with sandy blond hair.  They’re all staring at a tablet on the table, and the silver haired punk boy is half standing, looking frustrated at what he sees.  Most of the table seems amused by his outburst, but the girl Mic had unwittingly embarrassed is frowning at him.
“...Um, are any of us physically possible?”
The boy waves frantically at the screen.  “He has wings!  An additional set of limbs!  Growing from his shoulders!  Do you understand the anatomical impossibility of that!”
“So did Byakuran,” says the black haired boy, and the punk’s throws his hands into the air.
“Byakuran’s were a manifestation of metaphysical energy!  They weren’t real, physical limbs!”
The fluffy brunet ducks his head down.
“They felt real...”
This immediately results in the silver haired boy dropping to his seat and trying to desperately console the boy next to him, only to start ranting again at the next clip – yelling about the heat limitations of the human body before spontaneous combustion becomes a possibility.  Hizashi can’t help the chuckle before he turns back to his meal, only to see Yamamoto watching him indulgently.
“Sometimes I think I should sell tickets” he says.  “They’re incapable of not attracting attention.”
“Are they watching hero clips?” he asks, because that seems a large change up from the last time he walked in here.  
Yamamoto shrugs.  “They got a little blind-sided last week, heroes aren’t that prevalent where we’re from, so they’re trying to catch up on the local talent.
“Hiee!”
“Oh come on!  How did he not break every bone in his arm!”
“That’s so extreme!”
“Wow, he was like a grown up Sasagawa.”
“Turf top uses...you know!  This guy doesn’t.  It doesn’t make any sense!”
The man’s lip quirks.  “With varying degrees of success. Flashy...quirks aren’t something they’re used to seeing in broad daylight.”
Hizashi however, frowns before glancing back at the table, and then back at Yamamoto.  His eyes   search behind the man, and starts looking at the photos on the shelf.  Yamamoto and his son feature prominently, but he’s starting to realise all the kids are featuring quite consistently.  A tad too much to just be friends or employees considering how new the restaurant is.
“Wait...are they all yours?” he asks, because there’s no resemblance whatsoever – the youngest doesn’t even look Asian.  Sure, with quirks that’s not as odd as it used to be, but the ages-
Yamamoto follows his eyes to the photo’s and grins.
“Foster kids” he admits.  “Takeshi’s mine, but the rest...more or less adopted us.”
He picks up one closer to the side, clearly the newest of the lot as the restaurant is in the back.  It’s Yamamoto with all off the teens grinning as the youngest boy holds up a hand written sign saying ‘Now Open.’
The man shakes his head.
“Tsuna was in a bad place” he says, finger tapping at the small, brown haired teen in the centre.  “Not through any fault of his own but...he couldn’t stay there.  So when a friend of his found a way to save him, free from everything that was slowly killing him, he took it.  But most of his friends weren’t much better off.  When they realised, they refused to let him go alone.  They’d been through too much to let him leave them behind.”
Tsuyoshi’s smile dims, eyes glancing away.  “It was tearing Takeshi apart.  As far as he was concerned, Tsuna and the others were family, but so was I.  There was no choice he could make that wasn’t going to make him miserable.  So I made sure he didn’t have to.”
The photo gets put back, and he hands over another plate.
“I packed up my shop, filled in a thousand ridiculous custody forms and here we are.  New life, new world, new beginning.  For all of us.”
“You seriously took in what, seven kids just to keep your kid happy?” Hizashi squawks, jaw hanging a tad lower than he would like to admit.
“Well, they needed some kind of adult figure in their lives” Tsuyoshi chuckled.  “And Takeshi needed them.  You don’t know what he was like before Tsuna – I wasn’t letting him go back to that, and I wasn’t going to let him run away from me. Besides, in a town like this, they’re practically angels, haven’t had a single problem with them.”
He pauses, and then huffs quietly to himself.
“Well, no problem that could conclusively be linked to them anyway.”
Hizashi just shakes his head in wonder.  “You’re quite the hero” he offers, though he’s a little surprised Yamamoto dumped all of this one him – perhaps with so many teens running around, the man hasn’t had much adult company.  He’s probably been desperate to talk, and Hizashi’s interested enough to let him continue.  There’s more the story – exactly when and how his son became involved with what appears to be half an orphanage, or some kind of multiple abuse case is probably just as gripping, but Yamamoto seems to bring himself to reality, shaking his head and offering up a final plate.
“Sorry, don’t often get to talk these days.  What about you?  You work in the area?”
Hizashi smiles.
“I’m...an English teacher at one of the local high schools” he offers.  “Long hours but I enjoy it.”
“Wouldn’t be Seirin would it?” Yamamoto asks, mentioning one of the nearer non-hero schools in the area, known more for their sports programs than it’s academic prowess.
“Afraid not” Hizashi offers.  “Is that where they’re enrolled?”
He partially gestures with his chopsticks to the group in the corner, and Yamamoto nods.
“Takeshi really wants to play baseball professionally, so he looked for somewhere with a good team, and the enrolment was within everyone’s ability so they stuck together, even if it’s not the greatest fit for some of them.  Keep getting calls asking why on earth I haven’t encouraged Hayato to go to a better school, or even just test out for university – god knows the brat could get in without trying if he wanted.  But you’ll only pry him from Tsuna’s side when he’s dead.”
Behind his glasses, Hizashi raises his eyebrows.  “That sounds a little...”
“Hyper dependent?” Yamamoto offers.  “Probably.  But he’s much better than he used to be, and that’s saying something.  To be honest, they’re all a little like that.  Tsuna draws people in, even when he doesn’t mean to.  You’d think so many personalities would rip a group like that apart but, Tsuna’s particularly...gifted, at keeping harmony.”
Hizashi chances another look at the group – and now that it’s been brought up, he can see the connections.  The silver haired boy and Yamamoto’s son are flanking the brunet, both leaning into the boy slightly more than most Japanese would consider appropriate, and while the group is mostly watching the screen, whenever someone speaks up, they look at Tsuna first, as if waiting for approval to continue.  The fluffy teen is controlling the entire conversation, although from the way the teen is acting, he’s either very aware of this, or completely oblivious.
“He’s oblivious” Yamamoto replies, and Hizashi chokes when he realises he said the last part out loud.  “Tsuna spent most of his life being told he was no good at anything.  It’s a difficult mind set to get out of, once you start believing it.”
Hizashi nods in understanding.  He’s heard Aizawa rant enough times about the Entrance Exam to know the world isn’t kind to those that don’t fit into a certain category.  
“So many students come through our doors with problems that go unnoticed until high school” Hizashi replies.  “Sometimes I wonder if we’ll get through to them before they graduate.”
Quirks, financial status, intelligence, ethnicity, society breeds a need to excel, and unfortunately, that means someone needs to fail along the lines.  At least ‘Tsuna’ is finally getting the help he needs, between Yamamoto’s new custody and his hoard of very close friends, Hizashi is sure the teen can learn to excel, rather than becoming a victim, or worse, a villain.
Part of him is itching to pry more, but even Yamamoto is starting to realise how much he’s dumped on a complete stranger, because he’s shaking his head and stepping back, choosing to clear up some of his bench.
“Clearly I’m spending too much time around teenagers” the chef jokes. “I’ve taking up gossiping.”
Hizashi laughs softly.  “I promise, I’m not complaining.  Not the first time I’ve been used as a sounding board, and won’t be the last.  Your story is safe with me.”
Yamamoto’s lips twitch.
“It’s not exactly something secret, it’s not all that impressive when you strip it down” he says, brushing it off.  “But thanks for listening anyway.”
“For sushi like this” Hizashi says, gesturing at his plate.  “I’ll happily take some conversation with the deal.”
Yamamoto grins, and hands him the bill.
“Then I look forward to seeing you again.”
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fanfic-scribbles · 7 years
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Bright Side
A/N: I had intended to do a Chuck/Reader this week buuuut this kind of took over instead. So have a fluffy Gabriel & Reader thing. I probably should have saved it for later because the format is similar to the ‘13 Kisses’ but  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Also to note, I’m categorizing this as Gabriel & Reader friendship but I tried to make it kind of ambiguous, so it could be a romantic relationship? Maybe? I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.
Summary: Gabriel is feeling a bit down. Reader tries to help.
Quick facts: Friendship fic – Gabriel & Reader – Nondescript Reader
Warnings: Bad, bad, bad jokes and pick up lines. I apologize for none of it.
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          Something is wrong with Gabriel.
Not constantly snacking is strange but excusable. Since the great Soda Disaster of four months ago, Sam has been insistent in nagging Gabe not to eat or drink in the library anymore. Of course the nagging only works about eighty percent of the time (Sam is impressive in this regard; you would have put money on the average being much, much lower), but he’s not addicted to anything. Gabe showing up without a candy bar or lollipop isn’t a cue to sound the alarm for the next apocalypse. However, three weeks without smugly eating a cake while Sam glares at him the entire time?
That’s another thing– Gabe’s around a lot lately. He did promise to help look through some of the books written in nigh-illegible foreign languages and he had seemed genuinely interested in some of them. But now when he comes around there’s no joking, no laughing, no gumming up the works with whatever joke he has in mind. No jokes at all, really; it’s all serious and business and Sam seems perfectly content and that sets a buzzer off if nothing does.
The last straw came yesterday. You had bought a pie and hid it until Gabe had showed up. After a little while of quiet, boring research (well, for Sam and Gabe, as you and Dean have your own computers and what Sam doesn’t know can’t hurt you) you excused yourself, went to get the pie and ice cream, and came back with it to offer it as a break. Sam gave you a very predictable stink-eye that you had utterly ignored and Dean slammed his laptop shut in anticipation. Gabe hadn’t moved. When you offered him some Dean had whimpere– er, made a manly noise of discontent, but Gabe had just looked at the dessert, said, “No thanks,” and gone back to whatever he was reading.
Dean, Sam, and you had stared at him for a long time. Dean’s bite had even fallen off his fork and he whipped his head at you. Dean and Gabe got along surprisingly well after some initial unease and they seemed to love almost nothing as much as giving each other crap. Denying something sweet and good and also giving up the chance to annoy Dean?
Something is wrong with Gabriel.
And you’re going to find out what.
You’ve waited a couple of days for the opportunity and now that you see Cas walking down the hall, alone, you take a chance. “I need to talk to you,” you tell the befuddled angel before you pull him by the sleeve into an unused room and shut the door.
He says your name with measured confusion and you have to smile a little. “It’s nothing that bad it’s just…is anything super bad going on in Heaven?”
Cas blinks. “No.”
“Any big problems cropping up on earth that we should know about?”
“No,” Cas says firmly and squints at you. “Why?”
“Then what’s up with Gabriel?”
“Ah.” He loses the suspicious stare and looks more tired than anything. “You’ve noticed it as well.”
“Has he said anything to you?” They’re not super close but they get each other more than any of the other angels can, and they spend quite a bit of time together as a result. If anybody but you knows, it’ll be Cas.
“No, but I have asked. You can guess what the answer was.”
Yeesh. “Well I hope it’s nicer that what I imagine it was,” you say. Gabe deals with feelings by avoiding the topic or getting prickly about it. ‘Prickly’ for an archangel carries a lot more weight than for humans. This brings up a problem though– is there an actual problem or is it just the part of Gabe that is very much like a human, worrying, or just caught in a bad state of mind?
Cas’s eyes crinkle with concern. “Are you going to try to talk to him about it?”
“Maybe he doesn’t have to talk about it,” you say.
“What does that–” Cas tilts his head to one side. “What are you planning?”
You pat his shoulder. “Don’t worry about it.”
Conversely, he looks as worried as he can. “I find those words as reassuring from you as I would find them from Gabriel. So to say, not at all.”
You smile brightly in return.
  ~Several days later~
  “Seriously, what are you going to do with all that candy?”
“It’s my candy, I bought it, I can gorge on it if I want. Now leave me alone.”
Dean huffs and turns back to face the dark road, muttering, “Touchy, touchy,” like he hasn’t been hassling you on and off for hours since the last pit stop you made at a gas station. You roll your eyes over to Sam, who shrugs and puts his hands up like he doesn’t want to get anywhere near this…argument? Annoyance? Whatever. Coward.
Later that night you’re in your own room, absently trying to do research on the case when the sound of wings rushes by your ear. You stiffen instinctively but you glance back at Gabe with a smile. He’s leaning against the headboard and he looks at you, waggling his eyebrows, but there’s no smile, no humor to it. He looks tired.
“I got some snacks,” you say and take a few packages from the side table, tossing them at him. “Have at.”
Gabe frowns at the first candy bar and he raises an eyebrow at you. “I thought you didn’t like these?”
“They’re fine, just not my favorite.” You shrug and try to keep reading while also keeping tabs on Gabe.
He looks through the candy, looks at you, and sets it aside. Well, he didn’t give it back to you. You’re going to call that a win.
  ~A week later~
  It’s an interminable day in the library. Sam had caught you giving hearts to cat pictures and confiscated your laptop. Dean had smirked at you, somehow fooling Proctor Winchester when he had walked behind him. So here you are, with a book written in faded pencil and strict instructions to glean what you can from it. It is the dictionary definition of boring. It is so boring that you can’t even tell if it’s useful or not; your eyes keep diving to the side.
When you glance at Gabe he’s zoning out. You smirk and decide Sam’s Wrath is worth this next bit.
“Hey Gabe?” you say and wait for his attention to be on you. “Did you know that circling vultures are a dead giveaway?”
It’s a weak attempt at a joke, but Gabe blinks and he looks a little less dead to the world. Dean mutters something under his breath but you ignore him, focusing on the angel. “Hey, did I ever tell you about that time I had a hunt lead me to a henhouse? It was full of poultry-geists.”
Sam’s bitchface is so epic you can feel it. Dean chokes on “seriously?!” and Gabe’s face hints at a smile. A smile. Well, an almost-smile. That’s all you need.
“You know why Rowena doesn’t like to go to the desert? Because then she’d be a sand-witch.”
The smile grows and Dean groans. Sam grits out your name.
“Did you know a banshee’s favorite dessert is ice scream?”
“(y/n).” Sam sounds desperate.
“I found out recently that monsters really love this one play about a tragic romance. It’s called ‘Romeo and Ghoul-iet.’”
Dean slams his laptop shut. “I’m out,” he says and stalks towards the kitchen.
“Do you know why ghosts don't like parties? They have no body to dance with.”
Sam says your name more intensely. Gabe is trying valiantly to clamp down on his smile. He is failing.
“There was a picket line in hell recently. I heard it was a real demon-stration.”
Sam lets his head fall to the table, drawing out your name in a long, pained way that, combined with your truly awful/awesome jokes, makes you collapse in on yourself with laughter. When you gain enough control to look up, Gabe’s smile is big enough to show teeth.
Phase two: success.
  ~A week later~
  Gabe is fiddling with the label on his beer bottle. He’s more alert these days, and he even joked with Dean earlier tonight. Right now, though, he seems to be back in his head, stuck in something that makes him frown.
So you sidle closer in the booth seat you share, stealing his attention and a half-cocked smirk. It’s better than nothing, and you smile back. “Can you put your arm around my waist? I wanna be able to tell my friends I’ve been touched by an angel.”
Gabe and Dean both snort. It’s a good thing Sam isn’t here– food and puns are now banned from the library with equal vehemence. “You gonna ask me if it hurt when I fell from heaven?” Gabe drawls sarcastically and takes a swig of his drink.
“No, but I do wanna know– are you Australian? Because you meet all of my koala-fications.”
“Hey, you can’t do that when you know the person!” Dean says, like you’ve offended his rules when it comes to terrible pick-up lines. But you figure you can do whatever you want. And you’re going to.
You take a drink of your own beer and steel yourself. This one requires total concentration so you exude it as much as you can. You pin Gabe with your most intense bedroom eyes, lean in, and say in as low and seductive a voice as you can manage, “…Are you a banana? Because I find you a-peeling.”
Gabe stares at you. And stares. And then his shoulders shake and when Dean bursts out into loud, loud laughter you have to follow. Gabe manages to keep his laughter in but it takes all his effort and you and Dean are close enough to drunk that your amusement eggs each other on and you don’t worry about it so much.
  ~A week later~
  “Watch out for–”
Sam doesn’t get the warning out before you slip down the hill into blood and mud and shifter goo and ugh you are covered in bits and pieces of the latest hunt and all you can do is stare up at the brothers and angels and wonder why God has so thoroughly forsaken you.
Except, not, because you hear a sound you haven’t heard in what feels like forever. Gabe is laughing at you. True, full, gut-busting laughter. The sound makes you happier than you should be, swimming in corpse bits. Normally his utter amusement at your misery would be annoying, but you’ll give him a pass. This one time. The ones not getting a pass though? Sam (smiling), Dean (laughing), and even Castiel (smiling).
“You– did you hear that noise you made?!” Dean says through his laughter and Gabe and him actually double over and put their hands on each others’ backs. You roll your eyes and manage to stand.
“I’m sure it was incredibly dignified,” you say with a snobbish air.
“Where does ‘shrieking four year old’ fall on the scale of dignity?”
For that you pick up a clump of mud and whatever and hurl it at Dean. He yelps and jumps back. Gabe is too busy laughing at him to notice you picking up another handful and it hits his chest with a very satisfying ‘splat!’ He looks down at the mass clinging to him. “Ew.” He picks something out and studies it. “I think that’s a finger.” He blinks and smiles at you suddenly, mischief in his eyes.
“Oh no,” you say, moving carefully away. “Gabriel don’t you d–” You let out a ‘very dignified’ shout when he throws it at you and you barely dodge in time.
“Hey, guys? Screaming and playing with body parts is not exactly how I want to get arrested,” Sam says.
“Spoil sport,” Gabe says and raises his hand, ready to snap. “I got it.”
In the flick of his fingers you’re in a cozy-looking room set up similar to your motel room, clean and dry and uninjured, and Gabe is your only company. “Where are we?” you ask.
“Your room, with a few divine upgrades,” Gabe says.
“Sam and Dean?”
“With Cas, in their own room.”
“The, uh…‘crime scene’?”
“Like nothing was ever there,” he says and strides over to you. You and he have done this Q & A enough times that it’s almost routine by now. You sit down on the bed and Gabe sits next to you. He presents you with a cupcake and not eating since this morning makes the monstrous load of sugar look immensely appealing.
“Say, did you hear about the love affair between sugar and cream?” Gabe winks at you. “It was icing on the cake.”
You laugh and unwrap the side to take a bite. However Gabe puts a hand between it and your mouth, leans in and says, “Actually, you shouldn’t eat that. You’re sweet enough as it is.”
Luckily his joke is without intent and he moves back, amused, and allows you to bite into it. He looks at you like he can’t quite figure you out, but there’s a fondness there. “You’ve been trying to cheer me up.”
You work through your bite and think about what you want to say. You can’t chew long enough, though; the cupcake is so delectable it melts in your mouth and you end up having to speak without thinking long enough. “Sort of? I mean…”
You sigh, wipe your face, and set down your treat so you can give Gabriel all of your attention. “I know you’re more than candy and jokes,” you say. “But I also know those are some of the things you enjoy, and you enjoy them with abandon when you feel good. I…I didn’t really know how to say ‘you look bummed’ without maybe upsetting you, so I wanted to show you that I knew. That I could tell you were sad and I wished I could help. That’s all.”
He stares at you. His smile, when it comes, is small, but warm. “I don’t deserve you,” he says.
“Very few people do,” you say nonchalantly, but you’re sure your smile gives you away. “But I guess I can make an exception for someone that gets me a cupcake that good.”
He laughs, genuinely, without malice or hurt or irony, and that’s a sound you feel you can get used to.
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Was The Pusha T & Drake Beef Really Just A Battle Of Hip-Hop vs. Rap?
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With the previous Pusha T & Drake beef controlling the air we breathed, food we ate, and entertainment we desperately sought, one could’ve easily drew up a few inquiries based on the situation formerly at hand, and we surely did. Amidst the anxiety we heaped on ourselves while awaiting a humerus-filled closet of a response from Drake, we couldn’t help but wonder what made this latest battle so different from the rest.
Initially, many fans of the controversy between the two rappers were inclined to believe that King Push aimed his shots too close to Aubrey’s heart, but isn’t that what you’re supposed to do? Then, chatter increased in volume when the former Clipse member was accused of being too ruthless when he mentioned OVO 40’s multiple sclerosis, but then everyone remembered that time Drake cheaply zoned-in on Kid Cudi’s mental illness back in 2016.
So, why did this beef feel like a public beheading? While lyrical and beef battles are common, and an integral part of any great rap career, I’d like to propose another possible option. Could what we were seeing and painfully experiencing here really just have been a battle between hip-hop and rap?
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Let’s take this slow. We’ll start by breaking down what we mean by hip-hop and rap, and also how they differ from one another. Hip-hop is typically associated with rappers who base their craft on the art of storytelling in order to publicize an often critical message. Their songs are designed to connect with people who are in need of a voice to speak their truth. If you’re not in the position they rap about, or lack understanding of the struggle, you may miss the message. Like Pusha T said, “If you know you know.” On the other hand, rap is a term used to describe the act of putting words together in a clever and rhythmical way.
Rap is something you do, Hip-Hop is something you live.
–– KRS One
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Now that we’ve defined the two categories, let’s provide some context as to which one each rapper may fall under starting with Canada’s own, Drizzy. Since his induction in the music industry, Drake’s been popularly known for his delivery of quick-witted lyrics. His talent in fusing rap and R&B has always been apparent in the music he produces. As a singer and rapper, the Toronto native has consistently remained true to generalized themes for his songs, which are usually women and wealth or sometimes a combination of the two. This type of music is commonly associated with clubs and other dance venues because the lyrics typically depend on a stylish delivery and rhythmic beat.
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With that being said, if we’ve decided that these attributes are found in someone who makes rap music, it may be easier to see why we’d then think of Pusha T as a hip-hop artist. When his tracks come to mind, some (specifically Drake stans) might say he only raps about drugs and drug dealing. While he undoubtedly tends to chronicle his past illegalities more often than not, his truth happens to resonate with a group of people who feel misunderstood and misrepresented. He also raps about things that go on in neglected neighborhoods, which in turn gives a voice to the like minded.
Now, let’s dive into the reasons why we believe the beef between Pusha T and Drake could be a battle between hip-hop and rap beginning with October’s Very Own.
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While there’s absolutely no denying Drake’s star power, one claim other rappers have made over the years is that he has enlisted the aid of a ghostwriter. An accusation like this can severely damage a rapper’s credibility if you’re being held to the standards of a hip-hop artist, which he may have been able to escape if it wasn’t for his tendency to come after other lyricists who represent the culture. Acts like Meek Mill, Joe Budden, and Kid Cudi have all experienced a lashing from someone they claim needed assistance in order to intensely deliver the blows. For this reason, they believe he is less than deserving of the respect he receives. Additionally, his lyrics don’t take a stand, but rather keep him neutral on important causes. Again, there’s nothing wrong with being this type of artist, as long as said artist stay’s in his lane. Unfortunately, a number of rappers felt like he was overstepping his boundaries and attempted to put him in his place, but it wasn’t until King Push ferociously tore into his legitimacy that people began to see the cracks in his exterior when it came to realizing his position in the music industry.
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If we take a look at rap beefs of the past, we’ll find the legendary Mr. Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, explicitly using his alleged affair with the mother of Nas’ daughter in an attempt to end his opponent in the diss track, “Super Ugly.” The late great Tupac Shakur also referenced another emcee’s lady when he claimed to have slept with singer Faith Evans in the song “Hit Em Up,” during his beef with the late great Notorious B.I.G. In the same song, Pac mocked Prodigy’s sickle cell anemia in a vicious attack on Mobb Deep, in addition to many others. This style of no holds barred competitiveness is what birthed the Pusha T’s of the world, so it’s safe to say that not only is he a patron of the technique, but a vendor as well.
Once more, it had always been an acceptable approach in the hip-hop community, mostly frequented by street and gangster rappers, but nonetheless, was always handled with a lyrical comeback, until now. Instead of unleashing a venomous response, Drizzy felt it necessary to release a statement addressing the claims against him because today’s rap music places much more significance on the cleanliness of their image than they do the content of their craft. While Pusha T and Drake’s beef may have bubbled over due to casual subliminals through the years, the place they’ve reached now could appear to be destiny fulfilling a prophecy for anyone who foresaw a clash between hip-hop artists and rap artists. Let’s put it this way, there will always be smoke between the unequally yoked.
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Music in the rap genre is currently being mass produced by a number of artists, and a lot of it is definitely just as lit as it claims to be, but the standards for what constitutes a rapper and a hip-hop artist should be acknowledged in order to keep the peace. While most people feel there is a HUGE difference between hip-hop and rap, and there certainly seems to be, there’s no reason why both skill sets can’t coexist, as long as the artist’s are aware, themselves, that there is, indeed, a clear distinction between the two.
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