#always glad to see her on my dash or in my box (':

[cass-sturn]

It was sunny the next day. The rain had finally cleared, leaving everything fresh and glistening like the town had been rinsed clean overnight.

I hadn't planned on doing much, but maybe I could clean the house since it was getting messy and get rid of some boxes. The house is pretty much done; just some painting and hanging pictures up, that's all that was left. But when Chris asked if I wanted to go for a drive, I said yes without even thinking.

He didn't mention where we would be going; he just told me to grab a hoodie and hop in.

We ended up at the overlook. The one I'd heard about but never seen for myself. It sat high above town, a stretch of cliff with a view that could steal your breath. You could see everything from up here, Brookdale's rooftops, the hills beyond it.

Chris was quiet as we sat in the car, legs stretched out on the dash, the sun bleeding in through the sunroof.

"You doing okay?" I asked after a while.

He didn't answer right away. Just started ahead like he was thinking about something he couldn't put into words.

Then, finally: "Ashley showed up last night."

My stomach dropped.

"Oh."

He nodded, still not looking at me. "She wanted to talk. Said she didn't understand why things changed so fast. Why I changed."

I didn't say anything. I didn't know what to say. We'd never offically said we were dating. But it still hit like someone had flipped a switch in my chest.

Chris looked down, running a hand through his hair. "I told her it wasn't about her. That it was about me needing something different. Something real."

I blinked. "And what did she say?"

"She cried. Said I was throwing everything away." He looked at me then. "But Y/N... the truth is, I already had. The second you showed up."

I swallowed hard. "Chris..."

"I'm not saying this is to put pressure on you. When I was with her, she would always start arguments. I lost my confidence being with you. Everything I said or did was wrong. She made me feel so insecure. I couldn't take it anymore. You came into my life and showed me what it was like to be cared for and be heard. I need you to know that whatever this is between us? It matters to me. A lot."

My heart pounded. The wind picked up, brushing hair across my face. I didn't know what I was supposed to say. I didn't know what this was. But i Knew I wanted more.

Something was shifting, changing.

He took a breath, nervous now. “So I was wondering if… if you’d want to go out with me. On a real date. Not just porch talks and coffee runs and drives, pretending like we’re not already halfway in.”

I smiled. I couldn't help it.

"I thought you'd never ask."

His smile cracked wide and warm across his face, and something settled in my chest like a missing piece finally clicking into place.

"So that's a yes?" he asked.

"That's a yes," I said, "But you're picking the place."

"Oh, pressure's on now," he said, grinning as we both laughed.

Hey! I'm really glad you like my writing. I put a lot of time and effort into creating it, so please be respectful and don’t copy or use it as your own. Feel free to use it for inspiration, but copying without permission isn’t okay. Thanks for understanding!

Just you wait! Confident Chris is coming in the next chapter with flirting and ughhhh, it's gonna be so good!!

Sorry for the delay on uploading. I've been taking some time to figure my life out, but I hope you enjoyed this one.

With so much love, Cass!

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[scrumptiousstuffs]

Wandee Goodday Episode 8

In which we have many confessions (both wanted and unwanted), further (mis)communications and the sweetest proposal scene in BL land.

First thing, YeiCher owned this episode. These 2 just complement each other superbly. I’m sure we will see some conflict down the road with Yei hiding the debt of their boxing gym from Cher, but for now, I’m basking in joy with the fact we have YeiCher being formally engaged in a timely fashion to commerate with the Thai senate officially passing the bill to allow marriage equality in real life!

As for our YakDee…I’m a bit confused. Look, I am thrilled they made up quickly - Yak giving back that ugly necklace (it’s not to my aesthetic taste but I am definitely glad it made it back to Dee’s neck!), Dee informing Yak he no longer has any feelings for Dr Terrible plus Yak sweetly informing Dee “this hottest and most dashing boxer is yours.”

So…WHY ARE THEY STILL IN A FAKE BF relationship?? I initially thought I might have misunderstood the whole thing. However, when Dee asked Yak to accompany him to the hospital anniversary ball - Yak said “again?” And Dee saying otherwise he would accept Dr Terrible invitation to the ball.

And what made it clear these 2 adorkable idiots have yet to re-define their relationship properly is the conversation between Dee and his wise grandmother - she sensibly asked whether YakDee is still just FWB? And Dee said there is a dateline to their relationship? Maybe someone who is cleverer than me can explain this? - is it cause Dee is angling for the scholarship and thought he would have to leave Yak anyway??

Cause why will you cook for him, dry his hair, massage his aching legs in front of the whole gym, learn how to slow dance, take him to a fancy costume place and pick up a matching grooms outfit if you are both not in love with each other???

Despite my confusion about their relationship status, I did love the whole ballroom scene - from Yak dashing in last minute in time to ask for his prince for the dance, YakDee slow dancing and Yak finally confessing in words that he is in love with Dee. Does that mean they will finally be real boyfriends next episode? (Although from the preview, they are STILL NOT together as real boyfriends?)

Dr Terrible remains shameless and desperate. If I’m not mistaken, Dee rejected him 3 times in this episode alone - when he indirectly decline Terrible’s invitation to the ball by expressing he will be bringing his significant other, saying no when Terrible said he will dance with Dee because of Yak non-presence at the ball. And when that did not deter Terrible (he tried to kiss Dee! 😤), Dee bluntly say he has outgrown Terrible and only regards him as an older brother. However, Terrible has yet to learn his lesson - he left his date (Dr Khwan you deserves better) to again try his luck with Dee. So, I’m glad it seems Dr Khawn left him after Yak timely arrival to save his prince from the evil clutch of Terrible.

As for Taemrak, I do feel bad for her. It’s clear now she does have some feelings for Yak. I think pre-Dee, Taemrak might have taken for granted of Yak’s friendship and affection for her. He was always there for her with his easy banter. But with Dee around, Yak no longer txt/msg/meet up with her beyond school. Nevertheless, I’m glad she still trust Yak to come for her aid (although I must say, what a plot twist - didn’t think Ohm will be so nasty. And Yak, couldn’t you have told Dee why you had to leave him suddenly before the ball??) Like I say, (mis)communication seems to be the theme of this episode.

Overall, I like the episode. I was hoping for more of Dr Kao though, but YeiCher sweet scenes made up for Dr Kao’s absence. And 2 big thumbs up 👍 from me for their ongoing PSA re: HPV vaccine! ❤️

Bring on episode 9!

[s3cr3tjuic3]

Hello hello! Just wanted to say your hunger games posts so far have been SO good & I love them terribly and immensely.. Always a joy to see more thg-agere on the dash! If its not too much bother may I request some regressor Wiress hcs?? She's arguably one of the most regressor coded characters in the series (at least to me) & I never see anything for her 😔 if she's not a character you've thought of please feel free to ignore this ask- and a general thank you for all the hcs, moodboards and paci edits you've put out into the world so far, they're wonderful❗️❗️❗️

thank you so much :')))) that really means a lot to me, im so glad everyone's been enjoying my brain rambles!!

and i agree with you! she's very regressor coded!

and everyone sharing their ideas and asks has been making me want to reread the books again lol

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R!Wiress Headcanons!

-Wiress doesn't have a set age range, she just feels younger. She can never pinpoint her age but she doesn't really mind. She's pretty independent and is a very "go! go! go!" kinda kiddo. she always has to be doing something or stimming, as it helps keeps her calm.

-She loves creating things while small, she likes to be by herself with her tools. She has a select few people who she actively seeks out when little if she needs anything, namely Beetee and Katniss, but normally keeps to herself. She has room in the Victor's Village with most of the room dedicated to being a normal workship, and one corner for her "little workshop". Her normal workshop has standard tools and is usually dirty with blueprints, tools, and broken pencils strewn around the desk. Meanwhile her little workshop is neatly arranged, has bright colors painted around her desk, brightly hand painted and color coordinated tools in her tool box, and a few drawing of her and her friends.

-She loves chewing on things. Normally Beetee supplies her with plenty of chewerly, but that hasnt stopped Wiress from chewing on the handles of tools or her own sleeves and shirt collars. She also likes making simple blueprint designs for chewerly and giving them to Beetee for him to make for her and occasionally other littles.

-She's very talkative. She always humming or singing when she's by herself, usually about a song related to what she's doing. Sometimes she makes them up as she goes, or she sings children's songs from a small collection of books about kids's fairy tales, rhymes, and songs. Beetee gifted her the book for her birthday one year. When she's around one of her friends, she mumbles and babbles quietly, repeating singular words to communicate with who she's with, or just humming and pronouncing letter sounds just to make noise.

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sorry this one is shorter :( i wish they did a little more with her character so i had more to go off of. but thank you for the absolutely lovely ask :)

[joka13]

FANFICTION: Weasley Twins x Reader (Slytherin Girl) - Part 13

WARNINGS: British swearing

You're in Defense Against the Dark Arts. As usual, you are reading out of that terrible book that Professor Umbridge has assigned. You rest your chin in your hand. Your eyes lazily move down the paragraphs and soon you find yourself drifting off.

You jerk awake when something slaps the edge of your desk. You look up to see Umbridge smiling down at you.

"Sorry, Professor," you apologize. "Haven't been getting enough sleep."

She takes her hand off your desk. "What could possibly be keeping you from getting enough sleep?" she asks in her high, perky voice.

You don't know how to answer her question honestly without revealing that you've been sneaking out late every night to help Fred and George... Umbridge waits patiently by your desk for your response.

"Nightmares," you eventually reply. It's not entirely a lie.

"Ah," is all Umbridge says in response. Though she's still smiling, she appears to be disappointed that she couldn't get you to give away your secret, but, then again, how could she know? Maybe she assumes you are hiding something simply because you're good friends with the Weasley twins. They're always "up to no good", as every Hogwarts staff member would say. Professor Umbridge starts to walk away.

George leans over. "Nightmares about her, no doubt," he snickers.

Before you can reply, Umbridge stops half way to her desk. Did she hear George's comment?

"Detention, Mr. Weasley," she says without turning around.

"What?" Fred, who was also falling asleep, quickly sits up. Umbridge continues toward her desk.

"Not you," George growls. He sighs heavily in frustration.

"Aw, man. Sorry about that," you sympathize.

"It's not your fault."

"I'm still sorry it happened all the same. I wouldn't want to spend any time out of class with that woman," you whisper.

"I wouldn't want to spend any time with that woman, period," Fred says. "What'd you do, George?"

"Not anything that deserves detention!" he spits.

You don't like seeing George upset. You search for something to say to change the subject.

"Don't we have a Hogsmeade trip coming up at the end of the week?" you ask. You're glad to see George's expression soften.

"Yeah, that's right!" says Fred. "I can't wait. I've been needing a break from classes."

"I think we all need a break. And not just from classes if you catch my meaning."

"Ah, yes, yes. We have been working very hard. Especially you, y/n."

"You should come to Hogsmeade with Fred and I," George says. "Let us treat you."

You grin. "Alright... thanks." You don't know who else you'd go to Hogsmeade with, other than Hermione, but she's got her own thing with Harry and Ron that you don't want to invade.

"No, thank you!" Fred gives you a dashing smile. You feel your face grow warm. "We've never made as much progress in a whole year!"

You're surprised he feels this way. It seems to you that you've only barely made progress, but you don't say as much. You then wonder how the schooling part of the twins' lives would change if they put as much effort into their classwork as they did their Skiving Snack boxes. "You know... I've often thought that the two of you could be at the top of your classes if you really cared to be. You are both very smart and completely capable."

Fred gasps theatrically. "Bloody hell, did you hear that, George?"

"Sure did, Fred." George tips his head to the side and smiles crookedly. "The great y/n y/l/n just called us smart."

You laugh out loud, then quickly cover your mouth with your hands. You look over at Umbridge. Behind her desk, scribbling away with her pink feathered quill, the corner of her mouth twitches. You wait for her to call your name, but she remains focused on whatever she's writing.

"I think she has a thing for Slytherins," George whispers.

"Pfft. She definitely doesn't have a thing for me."

"She does dislike you more than other Slytherins, but you're still a Slytherin. I'm surprised I haven't gotten detention from her yet," says Fred.

"Yeah. Don't jinx yourself," George grumbles.

That evening during dinner, while George is in detention, you and Fred sit with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"Where's Georgie at?" Ron asks through a mouthful of food.

"Detention," Fred answers. "By Umbridge."

Ron swallows thickly and shakes his head. "A terrible fate indeed." He makes eye contact with Harry who tucks his hands underneath the table.

Hermione clears her throat. "So, um, what do you think of her, y/n? Professor Umbridge I mean."

You shrug your shoulders. "Oh, I dunno. She's just another strict teacher. Reminds me of Snape... setting aside all of the smiling and pink clothing, of course."

"Has she inspected any of your classes yet?"

"Inspected?"

"Yeah," says Ron. "She's been going around with a clipboard. Checking up on the teachers and such."

"She's not just a teacher, you know," Hermione explains to you. "She's here representing the Ministry of Magic. Fudge thinks Dumbledore is no longer mentally sane, so he sent Umbridge to make sure Hogwarts is still adequate enough for students to attend... or something like that."

"She used the word 'safer' to describe her method of teaching," you say.

Ron rolls his eyes. "Right. Because the way Hogwarts does it is so dangerous!" he says sarcastically.

"I don't know about all of you, but I'm not learning anything from her," Harry adds. "At least, not anything useful."

"I've learned that I hate the color pink," Fred says. You laugh.

"This is serious," says Harry, unamused. You listen intently. You don't often get to hear from Harry because he's usually so quiet. "We need a real Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Even the imposter we had last year was better than Umbridge. Sure, he was planning to have me killed the entire time, but I still learned some things during his classes." Your mouth hangs slightly open in disbelief. You're taken back by how casually he can talk about last year's events. "How are we supposed to defend ourselves against Voldemort and his followers if we don't know how?"

There's a startlingly loud clashing that causes everyone but Harry to jump in their seats. You realize that you had absentmindedly let your fork slip out of your grasp and onto your plate.

"Sorry," you chuckle shakily, still unsettled by Harry speaking the Dark Lord's name. Fred watches you with concern.

"So how about that Hogsmeade trip this weekend?" Hermione blurts nervously. "I hear The Three Broomsticks has this new drink..."

Fred leans in closer to you. "You alright?" he whispers so only you can hear it past Hermione's rambling.

You nod and give him a weak smile. "I... just wasn't expecting that."

Fred smiles back apologetically. "Harry doesn't give a damn when it comes to being discreet about You-Know-Who."

"I can see that."

"Yeah..." Fred stares at his empty plate for a minute in thought. Then he looks up at you excitedly. "Hey, you wanna get out of here? I have something I want to show you."

You grin, the feeling of suspense already gathering inside of you. "Sure... but shouldn't we wait for George?"

Fred waves a hand of dismissal. "It'll be fast."

After a moment of hesitation, you agree. You say goodnight to the others, gathering your things. Once you're on your feet, Fred takes you by the hand.

[the-haunted-office]

❋ Your blog is one of my favs

✦ I like seeing you on my dash 

✪ You seem like a cool person

❇ I love the way you write 

♥ Your characters and world are all so crazy well developed! It's genuinely super interesting to see what happens when your muses show up on my dash, they never get boring. Also the soulmates situation with Doomsday and James??? Chewing on my screen, I love it.

What do you want to tell me? Put a symbol in my ask box:

Thank you for sending this in! I appreciate the feedback. :3

I know we haven't been roleplaying together for as long, but I have really enjoyed our interactions so far. I'm really interested in see what happens with Doom and Sylvester, poor guy really needs a break!

You should know the feeling is also very much mutual - I love getting to see all your info about your muses and drabbles and things. I'd like to meet more of your muses and have one of mine visit the forest, I just can't decide who yet. i always want to use Doom for everything, she's such an attention hog. xD Thursday is my next muse I'd want to send, but she's technically not supposed to be dabbling in the business of others since she's part of the Narrative now. I don't know, maybe I'll toss her in there and see what happens anyway. A cosmic god wandering the forest. :p

But yeah, I'm glad we're roleplaying together, and of course there's the added bonus of you being a fellow fan of horror books, so we can talk about those too! 👀

[petriichvrs]

FOUR YEARS  OF  NOXTMS  /  six  characters  !

ft. @viiktorious ( my absolute favorite take on viktor, in the sense that no one else could ever really compare. i think you write him so well when it would be so easy for him to be very oversimplified, and one of the most pleasant surprises of this year - at least so far - has been you bringing him back to the dash ! ), @hoggleswart ( i don't know how well documented my 'sarah shahi deserves to be used more in the rpc' movement is here in nox, but i have been leading that charge for so many years and i was already so invested in roshana before you ticked all my favorite boxes in a character. i love ocs connected to existing canons in ways other than siblings or children, and i'm always a sucker for someone achingly sad ! ), @hcldmybroom ( not unlike the above, i have been wanting ambika to become the next big thing for so long that i, again, was always predisposed to loving a character using her ! there is so much - so far - untapped potential for drama with minette that makes me gleeful, and i really, really enjoy what i have seen of them so far ! ), @chacswins ( this guy is always gonna hurt my heart, and i'm always gonna be way more into that than i should be</3 you and sam are neck to neck in my personal 'most anticipated returns' list, and i'm so happy to be able to play around with you in all the angsty ways i've grown to love playing around with you in over the years of friendship and development we've had ! i'm so fond of damien in a way i think doesn't get expressed enough, and so grateful that his existence has provided me with 1. a whole character, in luca and 2. so many new layers for other characters ! ), @tosteelisms ( cara macdonald, my beloved, i am so glad that someone has finally given you a chance to thrive when you have so deserved it for so long ! she's one of my most adored creations, here, and i am so glad that i was able to entrust her into such capable hands ! you came into nox swinging, and i have loved seeing her form ! ), @acritudos ( last, but not at all least. theo nott was talked about at such length for so long that it would have been so easy for him to lose momentum but. of course. that was never going to happen in your hands. he is everything i've always dreamed of and more in terms of all the various dynamics i always wanted - with pansy, with the slytherin gang as a whole, with astoria, with ginny. with everyone, really ! - and of course it would be you that would give me those goods. how on earth could i expect any differently ! as always, i feel very lucky to write with you and develop such complex connections with you, and i hope that never changes<3 ) !

[agentwraith]

(@eod-agent-13-12)

Dear Wraith,

I don't mean to be this sentimental this new year but I just wanted to greet you.

I sent you a gift. Also for Wires too.

Agent Typhoon

*There's a box of a knife care kit and a basket of Wire's favorite snacks.

(Hi, Ghost! It's been a really fun year and I absolutely love the fact we met this year. I really hope your 2025 will be as awesome as you! /gen You always brighten my dash whenever I see you! Here's to more moments between our OCs! *Sending affection and holding Wraith gently*)

[Wraith catches Wires before tucking him under her arm as he jumps at the basket of treats. She reads the notes as Wires squirms and meows.]

“…Sap.” [Is said fondly before she gives the treats a quick check, making sure it’s really from Typhoon.]

“Have fun.” [She releases Wires and he jumps into the treat basket.]

[She picks up the knife care kit and just holds it for a second. It leaves her feeling warm. …She’ll have to get Typhoon something back for getting her one of the good ones.]

(Hi Wyvchard! I’m so glad we met and that you keep sending me rp request and talking to me! donwosjsowow No, I hope you’re 2025 is as awesome as you! /silly but /gen I love seeing you writing and art and you brighten up my dash and remind me that I have a positive effect on someone.(It’s still wild to think that i’m the one who encouraged to interact with the community more!) To more moments between our ocs! *Holding Typhoon, 13-12, and Ellie gently right back!*)

[monochromatictoad]

🔥 about the main CV and LoS games (gameplay or characters) :>

Main CV

I've never played a mainline game, so I'll just talk about the characters, lol.

Sara. Darling Sara. She deserved so much better, and I'm still upset that they never went further with her possessing the VK. Although, I'm kinda glad, because she might've become the Tutorial NPC. She has a beautiful theme, and the music box cover of the Vampire Killer in LoS1 is just as pretty.

Death and Dracula have such a strange, yet probably healthiest, relationship that either of them could be part of. Dracula is especially a good villain. A part of me wants to be sympathetic towards him, but he is such a bastard, that every time he opens his mouth that sympathy dashes away. I love him at his least redeemable. However, I feel painfully neutral towards Walter and Shaft, and any of the other Sorrow villains. Except Celia, I feel like there is a lot of potential in her.

Once I play some of the mainline games, these opinions might change, but so far I'm loving what I see. I do think the early voice acting is kinda goofy, but I wouldn't change that for the world. Also, the humor. I do like the running gags and hijinks in the series, it makes the world feel lively. Also, the mangas? The artwork? There's a reason it's one of the most influential games in the industry.

LoS

The atmosphere is darker and heavier than in the mainline. However, that's not to say it's trying to be edgy, it's just trying to do its own take on the tale. It does have its own sense of humor, and plenty of references to the older games that make sense with the story, ex. Burning Agreus' familiar to get a roast!

The characters. The characters in LoS are phenomenal, despite there not being many of them. While Felicia was a late game arrival, I adore what little I can find about her. The bosses are really well designed, and the boss battles are really good.

Where do I even begin on the Belmonts? The twist that Belmonts and Dracul are from the same family? I love it. I never saw it coming, until I accidentally spoiled it for myself. The emotions that these characters show are also amazing. Gabriel/Dracul and Trevorcard both have parts of onscreen sobbing. And not the pretty crying, I mean the mental breakdown crying. But the tiredness that Dracul expresses in LoS2, even Robert Carlyle even said was purposeful. He wanted to make Gabriel exhausted of living, and it shows so well in LoS2.

In saying that, there are plenty of problems, especially in LoS1. While the battles are good, there are a few that I had issues with. Malphas and the Gravedigger. The eggs that Malphas shoots at you, I always had issues with throwing back at her. The Gravedigger summons enemies that possess corpses in coffins when you try to get close to him, and then it's a qte while you're avoiding getting hit by him. It's kind of a mess, but I do appreciate him being difficult because he's a late game battle. I also mentioned this earlier, but it needs repeating. LoS2 focuses too much on the first Acolyte, and not enough on the other two.

But my biggest thing is a specific enemy in LoS1. The Headless Burrower. They are the SotN Medusa heads of LoS. They are zombies, that throw their heads and then the bodies burrow underground. The heads float around and are a pain to fight. At certain parts they can't be hurt, and then the heads are hard to lock on to, much less hit with the VK. Luckily, you only have one required fight with them, and then you have an optional fight with them.

[quirkthieves]

Viv I need you to know that every time I see you on the dash or in my notifs or in my dms or literally ANYWHERE my day gets a million times brighter, I love reading your writing and your hcs regardless of which muse/chara you're talking about and honestly going back and forth with you about kemoji has made me love this series x10 times more than I initially did. I'm also SOOO very grateful to you for helping me find the new ch translations whenever they drop & it warms my heart to see your passion for Romanian culture and the way you've made Mioara into SUCH a compelling chara that she's practically tied to my Mihai. like you genuinely couldn't tear her out of my hands if you tried. ANYWAY ILYSM AND I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON!! xoxoxo

CHRISSSSSSSSS you have no idea how much this means to me... ;^;/ .... i dont have the words for it and i dont have my emotes on this computer but rest assured im doing some WUAHGHGH shit

it's been so fun going back and forth with you on things too!!!! ive definitely come to like mihai so much more as a character and its been fun exploring dynamics that never could happen in the series and i love hearing your headcanons and im being 100% serious when i say i absolute love how unabashed you are with writing your muses. i feel like theres a struggle myself and a lot of other writers have when it comes to writing characters like mihai or mikito where we wanna sand off some of the rougher edges but there's so much more life and voice when someone (you) can keep them true to form because thats the appeal of characters like that in the first place!!!

AND IM SO GLAD YOU LIKE MIOARA..... <3 i always get a little worried that when i write characters like her that i may slip into "weird weeby territory" but genuinely i love writing her and drawing him and reading deep dives and articles and journals and everything else that ive been led to on the journey!!! the decision to make him romanian actually came about as the result of an existing passion for learning about the culture because of an exhibit my job hosted of contemporary works from the cluj-napoca school and the information document i put together for it since i have another romanian friend that i knew would be really excited for it and i wanted to make her proud 💪💪💪 almost a year later and now im working on learning the language and trying my best to do right by such a rich and interesting history & culture

LOLLL okay that got corny sorry i didnt mean to get on a soap box there but it just makes me really happy to hear that if nothing else my effort is shining through <3 ok ily chris im gonna stop typing before i make myself look goofy on here

[queen-of-the-boos]

*The little ghost wanders the halls, holding gently in her hands a familiar white blossom and some sort of note. She passes through various walls and partitions in search of the event's most gracious host... And at last, she finds the lovely Queen in a moment away from all the bustle.*

"Um... Your Majesty...?"

*Mona wasn't really sure how to address her, but hoped a classic formality would do. When the Queen turned her attention to the timid spirit, Mona held the flower and the note a little closer.*

"...H-Hello... I know I wasn't really, um...around much. But it was nice to see some people...it felt so quiet lately. And you're a really nice host...and..."

*She perked up a little as she caught herself getting off-track.*

"Oh! Um... I-I found this. It was on the ground, by the front door. And it came with this note... It's strange, I can't really explain it, but it...feels like someone else wrote it for you, maybe...? So I felt like I should give it to you..."

*Suddenly the little ghost thrust out the anonymous gift towards the Queen with both hands. Despite how shy she felt around all these new people (and about talking to the Queen herself), she still smiled very softly.*

"W-Well...and, I know what you said about these flowers. You give them to someone you care about... And, well, I also wanted to say thank you for being so nice and having this party. It made things feel a little friendlier, I think."

*The note is strangely cold, and is dusted with white, blue and lavender sparkles. Queenie can see a ghost of a message written on it, and oddly it is enclosed in...parentheses?*

(Hi Queenie c: Sorry I wasn't very active for this. I have been in this weird mashup of "busy with life" and "not busy, but recovering from being busy" for a very long time now and frankly I am. exhausted kdjfg. but I like seeing you do stuff like this, it's always nice to see selfship/OC positivity and everyone having fun with it.)

(I don't mean to make this sound sad hdjfg but events/writing like this kind of reminds me of when I had tons more free time and really indulged a lot more in stuff every day, so when I see it on my dash nowadays it's like a little burst of free serotonin asdjgdhf. We don't interact on a super close level but you are indeed a very lovely friend and I just wanted to say that I am glad to see whenever you're having fun~)

(also I wanted to draw at least part of this, but I have like. negative 3 energy so I hope writing will do dkfjg 💜)

The Queen was busy cleaning up the lovely Treacherous Mansion from the events of the ball when she heard a timid voice call out to her. She brightened up immediately when she saw it was Mona.

"Oh! Hello, dear. Did you enjoy the ball..?"

She smiled fondly as Mona went on, simply happy to hear that she brightened up Evershade Valley just a bit. It could get quite lonely here...

"Its no problem at all! I'm just glad you seemed to enjoy yourself. Sorry about your luck on the party board- Oh?"

What's this? A Banshee Blossom? For her? She gently took the flower from her friend's hand and held it close.

"You're giving this to me? Are you quiet sure? Thank you so much!"

The queen took the chilly note and read over it, reading some part aloud. She felt her heart warm as she took the words to heart. It really made her smile!

(YOU'RE WELCOME CICI AAAAAAA It's ok that you couldn't draw a lot! You did way more than me and I also feel you on the no energy department GOSH. I just wanted everyone to have fun with a lil event yknow cause I miss those...

You're always welcome to interact with me whenever you want! My ask box and dms are always open here or otherwise 💕)

[anotherwvba]

An Origin Story pt. 8

Niki leaned against the ropes of the boxing ring, her eyes twinkling as she chatted with Mika and Skye, who stood at ringside. "You two seem super eager to spar with Glass Joe. What's the deal?"

"Are you kidding? It's a chance to step into the ring with a WVBA fighter and see how we measure up," Mika exclaimed, her eyes shining with excitement.

Skye nodded in agreement. "Yeah, and I know people like to poke fun at him for his 0-20 record, but let's be real. An 0-20 record in the WVBA probably means most people wouldn't last a single round with him."

Niki's face broke into a warm smile. "I'm glad to hear you say that. Joe is a tough guy with a heart of gold. Most people just don't get it."

Just then, the gym door swung open, and Cutie Hondo burst in, her boxing gloves dangling from her hand. "Niki, you in here?" she shouted, her eyes scanning the room before landing on Niki.

"Get over here, Cutie!" Niki called back, waving her over. "I want you to meet some new faces."

Cutie jogged over to the ring, her eyes meeting Niki's as she reached up for a fist bump. "Hey, girl! What's cookin'?"

"These are the newbies, Mika and Skye," Niki introduced, gesturing toward the two girls.

Cutie extended her hand, shaking theirs in turn. "Nice to meet you both. I'm Cutie Hondo."

Mika's eyes widened. "Wow, the first-ever winner of a women's match in the WVBA. That's so cool!"

Skye chimed in, "Seriously, you're like a legend already."

Cutie chuckled as she began to put on her gloves. "Well, I don't know about 'legend,' but it's nice to meet you both."

Niki feigned a pout. "Gee, Cutie shows up, and suddenly I'm chopped liver."

Cutie laughed. "Oh, come on, you'll always be my sessatakuma."

Mika looked at Niki, her eyes twinkling. "Don't worry, you're a star to us."

Skye added, "Absolutely, you both are."

Niki grinned. "So, Cutie, you ready to spar today?"

Cutie smirked, pulling on her gloves. "Oh, I'm ready. You gonna try not to get TKO'd this time?"

Niki chuckled. "Oh, it's on. Just don't cry when I land a few good ones."

Before the banter could escalate, Glass Joe returned, his face lighting up when he saw Cutie. 

"Ah, bonjour, Cutie! Always a pleasure."

Cutie nodded. "Hey, Joe. What's the word?"

Glass Joe turned his attention to Mika and Skye. "I couldn't find Hoy, but I spoke with Monsieur Jay. Since I’m working on defense, just light sparring, he said it's fine."

Mika's face lit up. "Really? That's awesome!"

Skye was practically bouncing. "Oh man, this is gonna be epic!"

Glass Joe smiled. "Can you get your gear and be back in 20 minutes?"

Skye was already halfway to the door. "You bet!" she called over her shoulder.

Mika grinned. "Absolutely, see you in a bit!" She then dashed off after Skye.

Glass Joe watched them go, then turned back to Niki and Cutie. "Those two have a lot of energy, non?"

Niki nodded. "Yeah, they're super excited to be here. It's awesome."

Cutie agreed. "Definitely. The more passionate the fighters, the more challenging the circuit."

Glass Joe nodded. "Oui, I couldn't agree more. Passion is the fuel that drives us all. Well, I should get ready for the spar."

"Good luck, Joe. Show them what you're made of," Cutie encouraged.

"Merci, I intend to," Glass Joe replied, heading toward one of the vacant rings.

Niki looked at Cutie. "Ready to go?"

Cutie tapped her gloves together. "Ready to lose?"

Niki smiled and started bouncing on her toes. “Oh sessatakuma, I learned a lot fighting you. Let me show you.”

Cutie grinned warmly and climbed into the ring with Niki, beginning to loosen up her muscles. Both women felt the electric charge of potential in the air, not just for their upcoming sparring session, but for the future of the Women’s Circuit.

[lilolilyr]

glad to see you back on my dash ❤️ for the ff writer asks: 7, 8, 9?

Hi! It's nice to be back :D I didn't have a lot of time for fandomy things lately, and then when I wanted to log in again tumblr wouldn't let me! But it's all good now xD

What’s a troupe you love to write?

Anything hurt/comfort! I'm not sure whether there's any specific trope I write a lot?

A trope that I think about a lot but haven't really written yet because it's always such an AU longfic potential is characters especially kids getting lost in the multiverse (so, getting stuck in different universes than their own, or their homeworld just disappearing leaving them the sole survivor), @toboldlynerd and @katieswain123 would know about that bc I've spammed you guys about my ideas in different fandoms xD

What’s your favorite line(s) or scene(s) that you have written?

Omg no idea xD I don't remember stuff I write for very long

Just from my last couple fics, I like this paragraph of a Callian (Lie to Me) fanfic:

'Cal and Gillian have never been single at the same time. And a part of Gillian has always believed that that was the real reason why they have never made a go of it. It had been a guilty thought, hastily pushed away while she had still been with her husband, but sometimes she couldn't help thinking: if I was free, and he was free, we'd not stay that way for long. '

Bc I think it fits their relationship (or lack thereof) vry well :)

What kind of document do you use to you write? Microsoft Word? Google Docs? Straight in the AO3 text box?

Usually on my phone in a telegram messenger chat with just myself in it, I write '#wip' '#nobackup' 'wip: [fictext]', when I post it I delete the '#wip' message, when I backup sth to my laptop/hard drive I delete the '#nobackup' message, and I can easily search it all

When I'm on my laptop I write in Word

Sometimes when I want to finish sth (either really short fics I write in one go eg drabbles, or half finished fics I just want to get done), I write directly in an Ao3 draft knowing I have to finish within the month or it'll auto delete xD (yes I could just copy it before that happens but still, the deadline pressure makes me write more)

Thanks for the questions :)

Ask me

[eadanga]

Crazy in Love

Mia walks down the halls checking her patients are stable. She smiles as she sets her clipboard down and let’s out a sigh of relief I think I’m gonna head home and enjoy a nice hot bath She felt a pair arms around her she smiles as she feels the muscular chest against her

“Hi beautiful”

Mia turns around and faces Bryce “Hi what are you doing here I thought you left”

“I was waiting for you to finish up now that I’ve got you alone”

“And what are you planning to do with me?”

Bryce chuckles then smirks “Well I was hoping I can take you out then take you home and make you come all night long” His hand goes under her skirt and between her legs she let’s out a soft moan “Doesn’t that sound fun?”

“Mmm yes but can we have dinner at my place?”

Bryce smirks “Oh I see you want to head straight to the fun part”

Mia giggles “But food first I’m starved”

Bryce chuckles “Of course but let me make it”

“Ooooh I can’t wait to taste this culinary specialty of yours”

“You’ll love it”

****

They had back to Mia’s place and Mia tries to enter the kitchen but Byrce holds up a hand “Stop right there dinner’s on me”

“But I want to help”

“Nope you sit down and relax you’ve been working all day it’s time to relax” Mia laughs and sits down as Bryce comes over to remove her shoes and keeps her feet on a pillow “There we are complete relaxation”

“Thank you Bryce you sure you don’t want me to”

“Ah ah ah nope you sit there and I’ll make dinner you rest up”

Mia smiles as he rolls up his sleeves and continues to make dinner after an hour he comes back into the living room and reaches with his hand “Shall we?”

Mia grins and takes his hand and heads to the kitchen where she sees a steak dinner and lit candles “Bryce…”

“Yes?” He kisses her on the cheek “Like it?”

“I love it”

“I’m glad now sit down and let’s have dinner”

Mia sits down as Bryce sits next to her he grins “You look amazing”

“So do you you’re being super romantic right now”

“It’s my job to spoil my beautiful girlfriend is it not”

Mia blushes “Yes it is you love spoiling me”

“As you should be but I did have other reasons”

“I knew it”

Bryce laughs as he takes her hand “Mia you know I love you”

“I love you too Bryce”

“I don’t want to wake up without you beside me”

“Are you asking me to move in?”

Bryce grins “Yeah I am but not as my girlfriend”

Mia looks confused “What do you mean Bryce I hope you’re not”

“No no no this is not me breaking up with you” He pushes his chair away from the table and gets down one knee pulling out a ring box from behind his back “I want you to move in as my wife please Mia say that you’ll marry me”

Mia smiles widely “Yes Bryce I will”

Bryce slips the ring on her finger then kisses her deeply “I love you so much”

“I love you too”

Bryce quickly stands “Now that dinners all finished let’s go”

“Where are we going? Aren’t we gonna celebrate our engagement?” She gives him a flirty smile “I was thinking in the bedroom”

Bryce groans as he grabs both her hands “Baby stop tempting me or we’re gonna miss flight”

“What flight?”

“We’re going to Vegas to get married”

“We are? But Bryce I’ve always dreamed about a wedding standing in front of my friends and family and what would our parents say?”

Bryce smiles “I told you I want to move in with my wife right and I already cleared this with them when we come back I’ll make sure you’ll have the wedding of your dreams”

Mia grins “Ok but I need to pack real quickly I can’t go to Vegas naked!” Bryce laughs as she dashes into her bedroom then comes back with a suitcase “What about your stuff?”

“Already in my car” He pulls the door open “Now come on babe our Uber is waiting for us”

Mia laughs “I can’t believe we’re doing this we must be crazy”

“Crazy in love baby now let’s go!”

Tags: @mfackenthal @indiacater @the-soot-sprite

[dogdesired]

how cute..

good morning, angel. i hope you're doing okay !!

ahh! i feel the same way. i work better with someone helping me, maybe you could be my assistant but since you're new to this, i'll teach you things slowly ♡. 

ah, how unfortunate. where do you live? they taste really good and i wish i could share with you.

good choices! it's hard for me to pick just one but i absolutely adore applejack and rainbow dash. i ship them too. did you know they are now canonically married?

i still watch it til this day. tell me, who is your favorite princess from mlp?

[i just read the tags below and you're so naive, it's adorable! don't worry about it at all.]

:)

Good morning ! I fell asleep last night before charging my phone, so I sadly could not bring it to work, but I was able to come home early ! I'm sorry you were kept waiting . again .. I'm doing well ! I was stuck in the rain for a little while earlier, so I am a little worried I will become sicker again, but other than that things have been going okay. How are you ? What have you been doing today ?

It makes me glad to know you feel the same, and I would love that, I'd do my best to be a good assisstant for you. <3

I'm in the uk .. I know there are some here, but they're not nearly as common as in like, america. I see quite a lot of costa coffee, another coffee chain, around though, so maybe that is why ? I think I know of only three actual locations from passing them before, but I've never been inside and they're not the closest. There are probably a lot more than what I think there are, but it feels kind of like a unicorn sighting whenever I actually see one. You are very charming, I wish we could too !

ahh great choice, I really love them too, and yes !!! I really really love appledash as well, I was so happy when I realized they were canonically married. I really love their dynamic together. I have a couple of pins I got on etsy of them, I think they are very cute. I can post a picture of them if you would like. I also have the bishoujo rainbow figure too ! She is still in the box though, as I'm not sure where I want to put her in my room quite yet.

My favourite is Twilight, probably. If she counts, of course. If she doesn't probably Cadance, I like her a lot and I think she's very nice. Although, I also enjoy Celestia and Luna, I find them very interesting and I always love the episodes based around them and their conflicts — I find their backstory / nightmare moon parts really interesting, and a lot of their fan works are really amazing !! I loved lullaby for a princess. I think it goes Twilight, Cadance, Luna and then Celestia, but I . love them all, to be honest . I really like the song 'you'll play your part' , where they all sing together ! Who is your favourite ? and do you have a favourite song from the show ?

ah, thank you, I think [positive] and okay then !!

[ravenwriter16]

👀

WHERE DID YOU ALL COME FROM?!?!?!?!?!?!

*Checks ceiling*

HOW?!?!?!?!

*Checks underneath desk*

OH MY FAZ!!! IT'S INSANE!!!

*Ahem*

Thank you all for the love and support you show me and my stories! I always look forward to seeing all the asks, comments, and fanart (Still can't believe that I am Fanart worthy)! They always make my day!

SOOOO

To thank you guys, I made a little DCA parent x female reader drabble! I will put it on platonic yandere but there is hardly and yandere shown. Mainly just fluffy fluff. I guess you can think that Y/n just kind of caved in and let her fathers spoil her.

It's about 1500 words

I wrote after discovering this thing called Twitch (Very cool place!). And that inspired me a lot!

(*) Means a computerized voice is reading message out loud. The double dash (--) means messages in chat.

TW: For mentions of puking, and unedited stuff (Sorry not sorry😅😅)

I think that's everything!

I hope you guys enjoy!

The starting screen was a beautiful digital drawing of a cute little puppy holding a toy in its mouth that looked like a little star. Over it were the words ‘Stream Starting Soon!’. The Chat was already lively, sending greeting after greeting. It was very nice!

You take a deep breath before sliding on your game headphones, the ones with the cat ears. You unmute your mic, “Hello everybody! How is everyone?” You smile at the quick and happy replies. “Fantastic—,”

*Hello Starlet! Excited for the stream 2day 😊*

“Oh why thank you for that and thank you for the five dollars L…LigsPom? Hope I’m pronouncing that right!”

You click your tongue and try to start up your camera. “Let’s see if I can start this up with…no…snaaaaags…”

The Chat started a stream of “oh no’s” and “Starlet scruff”. You roll your eyes and huff, “Guys come on! It’s not every stream—,” The starting screen disappears and up pops your image. You look over at your camera and move your mic closer, “—There we go! Hey guys!”

You wave at the camera and beam, “You can see me, right?”

You nod at all the yeses in Chat. “Fantastic! Okay! Today, Chat, I’m gonna play the new FNAF game, ‘Once Upon a Story Time’, Since you all have been pestering me to—,”

*Starlet is going to freak out >:3c*

“Thank you Speckled_Turtle for the two dollars—Ane how DARE you!” You place a dramatic hand on your chest and gasp. “Is that really what you guys think?”

Your face drops at the many yeses in Chat yet again. You lean back in your seat and cross your arms, “You are so mean, Chat.”

Your pouty mood doesn’t last long and your back up and clicking away at your keyboard. Pulling up the game sends your Chat into an excited frenzy. “Let’s start—!”

*Sweetie, what would you like for dinner tonight?*

You groan and roll your eyes and continue to start a new file on the game. Your eyes darting to the donation box, “Dad~! Get out of my Chat!”

—DAD? —Father??? —What do you meeeeeeeaaaaan —you have a dad? —what the[Redacted by Mod]

“Yes guys~.” The opening movie of the game starts to play, “Like most people in the world, I have a dad. Not the most shocking thing about me, Chat.”

Another chime,

*I Just want to know what you want to eat!*

—Cheese! —Cheese!! Cheese Samich! —Some soup! Hot Soup! —NUGGETS —pizza —nuggets sound good actually

“Ooooh! Can we have nuggets?” You ask while creating your game character. A few seconds later there was another chime.

*No*

—NUGETS —We must get her nuggets chat —Hi guys! What did I miss? —come on mr. starlet! Get the nuggies —NUGS!!!!!!!

“See? Chat agrees with me.” You tease. “Okey dokey guys! Finally ready to start the game now—,”

*Either you pick an ACTUAL meal, or we are having liver and onions tonight*

“Noooo!” You pause the game and lean back in your chair to glare at your camera. “Dad…that stuff is disgusting.”

—EWW! —🤮🤮🤮 —It’s actually pretty good —Nuuuuuuuuu —Hi kittypaws9! Glad you could join the stream! 😄

Nothing for a few more moments. Then,

*It’s healthy and good for growing girls*

“But it’s gross!” You drag both hands down your face. “Dad, please don’t make that. I’ll be puking all night.”

—oh no —EW —Come on Mr. Starlet —MRSTARLET

*Then I suggest you better pick something else then😏 *

You growl and look at the ceiling. Biting your lip as you hum in thought. You look back at your monitor and unpause the game. “Guess I’m kind of craving some Indian food.”

You chat starts going off about how hungry they were. Everyone talking about how they haven’t had dinner yet or already had some food already.

*Wonderful! Want your usual?*

“Sure.” You eye the donations and roll your eyes, “And stop sending me money! Just use the group text.” A new donation pops up, this one another twenty dollars with the name ‘SunrayGlitterGlue’.

*But I want to help my little girl with her career! You don’t realize how proud we are of you.*

“You’re wasting money~.” You bite your bottom lip as you move your character further into the dark building.

—Take his money! —$$$ —MOOOLA! —Wait��we —Give us some MONEY! —Cha-ching

“Alright, calm down Chat. Otherwise I’ll sic the Mod on all of you.”

*Moon will be coming by later*

“Noo~.” You moan when your little character falls into a hole and the game over screen. You reread his message, and shrug, “Pa’s coming over? Okay fine…As long as he doesn’t try to disrupt the stream.”

*Got to go, bye love!*

“Okay, bye dad. Drive safe.”

*💖*

“…Is he gone? Finally! It’s just us chat! Let’s do drugs—no I’m just kidding! Please don’t cancel me.”

*While the cat’s away the mice will play*

“Thank you UnicornFLA for the five dollars. And yes, yes they shall~.”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

“DANG IT!!” You pull your hair in frustration, “WHY IS THIS CHICKEN SO FAST?!”

—Sad trumpet sounds —Up next is attempt #1000046753 —loser to a chicken bot —Noob! >:D

“Chat~!” You whine and glare at your camera, “NOT helping.”

A knock at your door, followed by it squeaking open, “Starlight, I’m coming in—,”

“Not right now pa!” You let out a loud dramatic sigh, “I am being cyber bullied.”

“I bring food—,”

“Never mind, come on in!” You bounce up in your seat, turning to face your other animatronic father.

He had on his dark blue hoodie, black sweatpants, and of course his usual night cap. In his hands where two plastic containers with a familiar elephant mascot. Moon walks over and gives you one of the boxes, along with a fork and a cloth napkin.

He levels you with a stern look, “Do not make a mess.:

“No promises~.” You could feel the drool filling your mouth. Wow you were hungry…”Oh, wait let me put up my chatting screen real quick. No need to force Chat to stare at the game over screen.”

Moon pulls over a chair right next to yours, “How is everything going tonight?”

You shrug, opening your box and giggling like a crazy person when the steam and aroma hits you. You dig in and shovel a fork full of rice into your mouth. “Stellar Chica keeps killing me.”

“Oh…Are you sure you’re just not good at this?” Moon teases.

“Not you too pa!” You swallow, “I get enough sass from chat…”

—Wait! —Moon Star is your DAD! —MOON STAR!!! —OMG —IT’S HIM —THE VOICE OF THE NARRATOR

You blink, taking another bite of your dinner while turning to Moon, “Narrator?”

“Don’t you remember when Sun and I spent a few weekends out of state?”

“Boring job stuff, yes.” You nod.

Moon points his fork at your monitor, “We were recording for this game—.”

You spit out your rice, “WHAT?!” snapping your head to the chat box, “Bro! Chat why didn’t you tell me?!” *We just found OUT! Don’t blame U

*We just found OUT! Don’t blame US!*

Moon picks up one of his dumplings, “Cute~.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?!”

Moon shrugs, “You never asked~.”

—Hi Mr. Moon sir! —HIIIIIIII —What got you into voice acting —Can you give us any lore????? —HI MOON!! How are you?

Moon hums, “Your chat is very lively.”

You nod your head and grab your water bottle. “They can be—,”

*Hello Mr. Star! I’m a huge fan and just wanted to say that I love your work!*

“Oh why thank you…WolfClawedTeen. That is very sweet. And thank you for the five dollars you sent my lovely starlight~.”

“Paaaaaaa~.” You groan but giggle when he starts petting your head. You push his hand away, “Want to stay and add commentary?”

He raises a brow, “Really?”

“Yeah! With you here, my views will sky rocket!”

Moon laughs and pulls out his phone, “Okay. Let me just text your fathers real quick.”

“They’re not coming home?”

“Something came up. They’ll have tomorrow off though." He starts typing away on his phone.

“Noice!” You set your water bottle and your food aside. “Alright, let’s start this baby up again. Having fun Chat? Enjoyed seeing me and my Pa eating? Hope you guys have had some food at least. Would make it less awkward.”

A chime rings out from your phone, screen lighting up with Moon’s text.

“Okay.” Moon sets his phone aside and crosses his legs while moving his food around with his fork to release some steam. “Let’s see why you keep dying to your Aunt Chica.”

—Aunt??? —How is your day so far u 2 —Aunt cHica —STARLET LORE! —🤯

“Great, chat is going crazy …”  You mumble, shooting a glare at your father.

“Love you sweetie~.” Moon coos.

After that he was in charge of the chat. Answering questions and responding to donations while also providing witty comebacks whenever you died in game or encountered a difficult puzzle. You both didn’t realize the two figures in the doorway, smiling happily as they watch their husband and precious daughter play a game together.

[starlight-time-machine]

Week in Review

11/10/2024 – 11/16/2024

Sunday

Week 40 of missing Cipher Academy

Love Live Superstar Episode 6 MADE ME CRY AGAINNNNNNNN KEKE MY BABYYYYYY YOU’RE WORKING SO HARD FOR YOUR DREAMS AND I’M GLAD YOU DECIDED TO PURSUE IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY I LOVE YOUUUUUU AND THE NEW SONG IS SO GOOOOOOOOOOD IT’S LIKE IT WAS MADE JUST FOR ME Now I just need them to give me at least a clean version of the 30 seconds of acoustic Hoshizuku Cruising on the season 3 OST CD and I’ll be satisfied and set for life. Please Bushiroad. (Also the parallels between Keke’s story and Liyuu’s real life journey to become a seiyuu and idol in Japan makes me emotional to think about…)

Monday

Undead Unluck good!!!!! UNDEAD UNJUSTICE… What an amazing parallel. Tozuka’s always been good at parallels and foils and call backs, but this is just so peak.

Tuesday

Landed back home and had to sleep for like forty hours to recover

Wednesday

Oshi no Ko finally ended and man…it feels so far from the manga I initially read and felt excited for. All I can really say at this point is LMAOOOOOO I was taken in by its seemingly down to earth take on the ins and outs of the Japanese entertainment industry with a dash of social commentary about parasociality, but the finale just devolved into unbelievable melodrama and I had to check out at that point. I don’t know, for a story supposedly about the “dark side of the industry,” it never felt like it was really examining and interrogating any systemic issues; instead it all boiled down to a few bad actors (with baffling motivations), and a final thesis you could find in any basic idol show. It hurts because I was really really into this story at the beginning, but with this flop of an ending I’m going to have to give it a 3/10.

Hung out with a friend and caught up on some Dropout shows. First we watched the Make Some Noise episode with Jess, Ross, and Geoff and it was decently funny. Then we started watching Gastronauts, and I honestly love this show so much… I love cooking competition shows already, and seeing Dropout put their own spin on it is so much fun. I love that the challenges are purposely ridiculous and out of the box – I like to imagine that the chefs had a good time flexing their creativity rather than just exhibiting their skills in a straightforward head to head. And then all the food looked sooooooooooooooooooo good it was honestly driving me a little insane. I’m really going to look forward to new episodes of this on a regular basis.

Thursday

Read the latest chapter of Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 and man this series is so much more fun when I can binge the whole thing…when will I learn… But this was a cute chapter regardless, just doing a bunch of testing and inventing.

Read the entirety of I Want to be a Wall in one sitting and it’s cute! As with most Yen Press queer manga pick-up’s, it’s kind of baby’s first introduction to its central topics of asexuality and marriage inequality, but it was nice to see it explored from the perspective of these adults with their various familial and social pressures (the stuff about the stigma of not having kids really got to me). It got a tad melodramatic for me towards the end, but it was sweet enough that I’ll let it slide. 7/10.

Caught up on One Piece because I heard that bangs Robin was back AND SHE DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!!!!!! I MISSED HER BANGS SOOOO MUCH and it’s kind of a relief to finally start a brand new arc, I’m going to do my best to pay attention and remember things this time as things develop lol I love the Norse mythology theming and whatever Loki’s got going on, but I hope this giant tree with its various levels isn’t just a retread of Impel Down.

I read Itou-san on a random Twitter recommendation for dark yaoi and just felt underwhelmed lol Maybe it was a pioneer in its time, but to me it just felt like the most generic edgy romance story in the world. It was like a teenager’s conception of what a whirlwind romance with an assassin would be like (coupled with a teenager’s conception of what a super duper evil assassin organization would be run like), and it just didn’t compel me. Unfortunately I’ll be giving it a 2/10.

Friday

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Saturday

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