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writingoddess1125 · 2 years ago

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So I saw this fanart and got this idea! And after a gin and juice I wrote this. Enjoy!

Art does not belong to me! It says the artist is Flamingo_PinkArt on Twitter (If incorrect please tell me ;-;)

My Heart Breaks Pt. 1

Warning: Angst and some Fluff

Buggy X FemReader

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Part 2

"(Y/N) Why the hell are we here?" You heard Buggy groan next to you annoyed, Shanks nodding in agreement. You rolled your eyes at their protest of being in the circus tent with you.

"Cause I am the one who got us the tickets, 20000 berries and I want to see the circus" You chimed proudly as you watched your favorite act come out. The clowns, Buggy grimacing at the sight of them, You see this and lean against his shoulder.

"Aww is Buggy afraid of clowns?~" You chime earning a glare from him and a blush. Shanks Grinning at this as he poked his friend in a teasing manor.

"No I'm not afraid of damn clowns! They are just... kinda creepy" He grumbled as he watched the group of bubbly cheerful clowns.

It had been a year since Gol. D Roger's had died, it had been hard on all three of you. But you luckily had each other and were trying to save up scraps of berries to start your guys own crew. You were the thief of the trio, a skilled person in breaking and entering as well as treasure hunting. Buggy was an amazing navigator and sailor while Shanks was the amazing fighter and leader of your trio of teenage Pirates.

You giggle at Buggy face of disgust at the clowns, you knew the real reason he hated them- It was the noses. He was self conscious about it heavily and seeing the clowns with the fake noses made him feel like they were making fun of him. You gently rub his shoulder gently, a silent gesture to comfort him.

Once out of the show you sighed in delight at feeling the sun on your face. Hearing both teens walking behind you and bickering between the two of them.

"Let's get some food for our journey to Hile Hile Village" You suggest, walking to the small market next to the curious. The three of you had been using this little village by Hile Hile Island as a sort of base. The three of you were planning a big heist in order to get a massive score of 750,000 berries which could help getting a bigger boat and not the stolen two decer you guys currently shared. The only issue was that the village was controlled by a dictator like man, A Lieutenant for the Marines that ruled the island. He had made it his mission to murder every pirate who tried to come to the island, so this would be a very quick smash and grab. Fleeing the island immediately afterwards.

It was simple, mildly foolish but hopefully effective.

Once in the market Buggy got toiletries, Shanks got food and you got basic supplies. The three of you walking together till you saw a beauty stand and seeing a deep red lipstick sticking out.

"Ohh I love this color" You hummed in pride at the red lipstick color, both teenage boys groaning as you took your sweet old time in choosing the brightest of red.

"I see you like the color red?" Shanks teased you, earning a sarcastic laugh from you.

"Oh yes, The color red really gets me going" You laugh as you pick the color and grab a near by red and white bandana, wrapping it around your head like a fake bonnet.

"Besides I hear red is a sigh of submission, what does that say about you Shanks?~" His face fell at your words and Buggy snorted a laugh.

You tossed down some berries for the bandana and lipstick. Following the boys back to the boat while you all chatted and teases each other, however Buggy's eyes landing on you every now and then more specifically your red lips. Everyone knew he had a crush on you, hell you had a thing for him too but it seemed he judt refused to make a move! Even when you all were on Roger's ship he never made a move on you.

"Buggy it's your turn to make dinner!" Shanks chimed out earning a groan from Buggy. After dinner you made it to the top of the deck to get some fresh air. Feeling the wind on your face as Buggy sailed you all to Hile Hile Island.

"Hey, You holding up okay?" You called out as you went to Buggy's side. The blue haired teen not meeting your eyes.

"I'm fine.." He grumbled, he knew he was pouting about something. Sighing as you look up at the night sky.

"What are you pouting about Bugs? Hm?" You pressed once more, Hearing a sigh from him.

"You um.. seem to like red right? Listen I assume you like Shanks and all. I mean ago doesnt- but um"

You look at Buggy as he leaned against the wheel of the stolen boat, not meeting your gaze.

"You two would be good together..." He grumbles, you roll your eyes and step towards him grabbing his arm hard you yank him from his pouting position and slammed your lips onto his. His eyes wide as you kiss him and leaned into the kiss, his eyes drooping as he felt warmth from you and wrapped a arm around you in return. After a moment you pulled away and grinned up at his cherry red face and eyes that were in a daze.

"I hope that answers the question of who I like Buggy" You teased, drawing a silent nod from him. Smiling you step back from his grasp and give his hand a gentle squeeze.

"Good night Bugs" You call out before heading down to the Lower Deck of the boat to sleep leaving Buggy standing there still shocked- His face breaking out in a wide grin as he silently cheered and jumped excitedly. You giggling at shearing his footsteps as he jumped up and down in excitement.

The next morning when the three of you arrived at Hile Hile Island and at dawn started your heist of robbing a jewelry store. It went smoothly enough, not too hard till the surprise alarms went off and the three of you ran.

Running through the streets you held the bag of values in your hand, the boys having a good lead on you as they slipped through the crowds and laughed. It was such a adrenaline rush! The boys ran ahead of you turning a sharp corner and heading down, as you prepared to catch up to them a muscular forearm suddenly slam put hitting you.

The wind getting knocked out of your lungs as you felt the forearm smash into your chest, your head smacking into the cobblestone ground as you looked up. The infamous Lieutenant staring down at you with a sickening grin- your eyes widened as you realized.. you were fucked.

"We are gonna be rich! Haha! That ship is ours! Right (Y/N!?)" Buggy yelled out, Hearing Shanks cheer ahead of him. Not hearing your voice he started to slow down lookknv behind him seeing you were gone and his eyes widened, Shanks still on his adrenaline high stopped as well and turned to look to see the confused Buggy.

"Where is (Y/N)?" Buggy questioned, Shanks face falling as he realized this. The two boys meeting each other's gaze and began to rush through were they had run to try and find you, calling out your name. The boys running back to try and find you, as they made it to a backstreet they see you in the back of a Marine jail wagon being dragged away to the local prison. Buggy surged forward in wanting to Spring you free but Shanks grabbed his shoulder quickly.

To say this had turned into a total shit show for you. You had been tossed in the back of the Marine jail wagon, then brought to the local prison.

There you were thrown into a cell with a women who had even in hysterics. Begging for death for her actions instead of the life sentence she was given. Your mind was racing as you tried to think of ways to get out- watching as the Lieutenant walked to you with a smile.

"It's been a while since we had a Pirate here, it's good. We needed an execution tomorrow" He said with a evil smile at you. The color draining from your face at his words.

"What!? Not a trial! Or even a proper investigation!?" You screamed as you grab at the bars. The Marine laughed loudly in your face as he leaned down to your level.

"Little girl, I'm the judge, jury and executioner. Welcome to Hile Hile!" He chimed loudly before dismissing himself with a deep laugh leaving you alone with the sobbing women.

You sat there for a while, trying to figure out what to do. Having even spoken to the women who told you she had accidently fell asleep and her child drowned and was imprisoned for murder. Now sentenced to life in prison at Impel Down, even though she wanted to die for her actions. A completely over sentencing for a horrible accident but you figured that was just how this place was run.

Going up the the barred wi dows of your cell you look out over the village. Fear running through your system as the words the man said to you rang through your system. It wasn't till you saw your two friends running in the alley by your cell did it snap you from your thoughts. Clapping your hands quickly to catch your attention you saw both of them turn to you.

"(Y/N)!" Buggy called out, looking around wildly before detaching his torso and floating up to meet you grabbing at the bars to try and pull on them. You quickly shoo him to go back down.

"No, They will see you" You hissed at him and held his hand, He floated back down but kept his detached hand with you. A sinking feeling hitting your stomach as you smiled at the two boys who rambled out in panic talking about how they would break you out. Shanks was the first one to notice your silence and the sadness in your eyes.

"Guys.. I.. I love you two-" You said to them, both freezing at your words as dread fills their system.

"Hey don't be so glum! We will get you out okay?!"

You gave Buggy's hand a squeeze sniffling back tears as you kissed the back of his hand staining it with your lipstick and taking the bandana you had bought before from around your neck and tied it to his wrist.

"I promise it will be okay Buggy.. Ill be okay" You say in a shaky voice, trying to keep him calm. Releasing his hand which floated back to his wrist.

"I'll get you out of here (Y/N)! They won't hurt you I swear!" Buggy proclaimed, his mind racing with ideas to break you out. Rushing down the alleyway in order to begin plotting.

You looked at Shanks through the bars and gave him a watery smile, tears welling in your eyes.

"Shanks... Promise me- If I go... Buggy can't see it.. He should never see me that way okay? Dont try and break me out.. you guys can get killed" You begged, tears rolling down your cheeks as you saw Shanks own eyes well with tears and nod his head.

"I-I promise (Y/N)..." He stuttered out, looking ahead and running after Buggy finally. Knowing the task that laid before him-

The next day was the day of the public execution. Wanting to make a an example out of you as they prepare for you to be killed. The Lieutenant coming by the cell you shared with the woman, who was still in her mess of a state at being imprisoned for life.

"Ah a Pirate and a Murderer" He chuckled darkly at the two of you. You glaring back at him as he leered at you-

"Does it make you feel strong to kill a child?" You asked him, earning a glare from the male who slammed his hand against the bars.

"Your show time is in half an hour- pray" He hissed at you and tossed a prison uniform and cloth bag at your feet. You knew what this was for by the red that spotted the collars on both-

Buggy had been frantically gathering a plan for his rescue mission, Ignoring the oddly silent Shanks who had just been watching him. Buggy creating a flashy and dramatic escape plan to rescue (Y/N).

"Alright It's almost ready!" He said as he grabbed rope, knives and more. Shanks looking at Buggy and sighing.

"Buggy- We can't get her-" He started but Buggy glared hard at him.

"Yes we can- if we follow this plan I can get her!" Buggy screamed, Shanks clenching his fist as he glared at his friend.

"Buggy I'm not going to let you get yourself killed" He said evenly, a silent standoff starting before Buggy shot a punch using his devil fruit which landed right on Shanks cheek knocking the red head stumble back for just a moment before Buggy bolted, running off the boat and into the rain. Buggy hearing the sound of the crowd gathering at the main city court yard, Bolting towards the direction.

Shanks chased Buggy, sliding through the rain as he saw Buggy run like his life depended on it. Buggy turned a hard corner and slipped hard, his body slamming into an alleyway wall.

Shanks grabbed Buggy and held him against the wall with all his force keeping his limbs pinned, tears running down his own cheeks as he make sure Buggy didn't move from his spot. He knew Buggy couldn't use his Devil fruit abilities as well and his limbs couldn't get far enough to reach you or strong enough to push or kick him off.

"THEY ARE GOING TO KILL HER! WE CAN HELP HER!" Buggy screamed at Shanks as the red head held his friend down-

"Buggy they will kill you!... I-I promised... I-Im sorry" He croaked out- The sound of the crowd in the courtyard got louder and Buggy moved harshly.

'We are here to show that while Gol. D Roger's influence still stands! We will be the strong hand that brings it back!'

The echoing voice sounded through the city, Buggy screaming as he tried his hardest to fight against Shanks.

'A Thief and Pirate. This is the price to pay for crimes here in Hile Hile Town! Is Death!"

The crowd cheering before there was a click before it happened- Buggy's eyes went wide as he heard the massive sound of the guillotine slamming down. The fight leaving his body as he saw the birds fly up from were the courtyard was the sound scaring them from their refuge in the rain, and the sound of cheers from the courtyard from the public execution.

He didn't even feel the cold from the rain anymore, instead feeling the emotions he had turn into ice in his chest. Like his heart had been ripped from his very being and tossed into the deepest part of the sea.

Shanks still sobbing himself pulled away from Buggy knowing it had been done. His own body shivering from the cold as he wept looking at his brothers face, Buggy's eyes looking dull like that of a fishes.

"B-Buggy I'm sorry" Shanks managed to sob to his friend, Like a puppet Buggy moved to his feet barely able to stand as he felt his body was hollow and boots too heavy. His hair sticking to his skin as he felt the rain wash away his love for Shanks and you.

"..I will never forgive this betrayal Shanks... Just like (Y/N) you are dead to me..." Buggy croaked out his voice the softest it had ever sounded, not even meeting Shanks eyes as he turned and started to walk off to towards the courtyard.

Shanks standing there in the rain not saying a word as he let Buggy go, still crying himself. The blue haired teen walking to the courtyard were the crowd was filing out, having gotten their fill of bloodshed. Buggy walked to the empty courtyard and looked up seeing the Marines cleaning the mess, the rain helping to wash the blood from the blade used and the stage it rested on. One of the Marines loading a headless female body into a basket, wearing basic black and white stripped prison attire

Buggy fell to his knees, his eyes locked onto the blade that had taken you from his life- he reached into the pocket of his jacket and pulled out the red and white bandana you had given him, while wet from rain he put it to his head and tied it around his blue hair.

He would remember you... he would cherish the memory. His best friend, his first love... a girl who always smiled wearing too red of lipstick and loved the circus...

He would be the greatest at it all.... Just for you.

#x reader #one peice x reader #one piece #one peice live action #buggy the clown x reader #buggy one piece #buggy x reader

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theamityelf · 4 months ago

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any thoughts on how makoto’s yandere S/O would react to finding out that he’s been restricting food due to not feeling like he’s at an attractive weight? i’m asking with nagito, izuru, and mukuro in mind, but if there are additional/different characters that come to mind instead, i’d love hear what you think!

(I see that you sent this ask a second time, so for the record this is the first one! 😁 I was working on it in my drafts, lol.)

Ooh, interesting prompt. I'll do the specific ships you asked for first, then see about some others, lol!

As far as the premise itself, Makoto having body image issues could make a lot of sense, whether it's at Hope's Peak (lots of Olympic athletes and movie stars and supermodels) or at the Future Foundation (just imagining their propaganda images of him are super photoshopped to make his body look "more heroic"). Now, for the ships:

Komaegi

I feel like in this case Makoto would be distinctly ashamed of the reason for his bad relationship with food, since Nagito is so focused on principles and virtues. I think Makoto would somewhat expect Nagito to be disappointed by his "vanity".

Nagito's actual reaction depends so heavily on when this happens (pre-Tragedy or post-Tragedy, pre-NWP or post-NWP) and what flavor of yandere he is. Overall, the possibilities exist on a spectrum between Brutal Nagito, who will think it's helpful to reinforce Makoto's insecurities so he can stop fixating on them (or that's the rationalization he offers himself; what he's really doing is keeping Makoto down out of fear that once Makoto knows how amazing he is, he won't need or want him anymore) and Worshiper Nagito, who's just all praise.

So, the former is like, "I see. You're worried you don't look as good as they do? But of course you don't! You're a completely average, normal person. You can't be expected to compare to anyone in a world of Ultimates. Hey, cheer up. Think of it more like this: You don't need to compare to any of them, because no one is looking at you at all! Except me, of course. I think your average build is cute. There's no need to compare yourself to Ultimates; I like you for who you are."

And the latter is like, "Ah, I should have spoken up sooner. How thoughtless of me, to let you waste a second thinking anyone here holds a candle to you. I truly regret my negligence. I would have been singing your praises from the rooftops, had I known you suffered from even the briefest of doubts." And from there he just keeps showering Makoto in compliments about his appearance and personality (and some trace amounts of shade for everyone else) until Makoto goes from ashamed-embarrassed to flattered-embarrassed. And he will be doing this regularly from now on.

Kamuegi

This one's cool because Makoto's attempts to regulate how much he eats will directly grate against Izuru's attempts to feed him good food. It wouldn't take Izuru all that long to figure out Makoto's reservations, but instead of going the way of overwhelming praise like Nagito, he's just going to reinforce the behavior of eating by giving him tasty food and showing him affection when he eats it all (positive reinforcement– providing a positive stimulus to encourage a behavior) and by scolding, insulting, or threatening anyone who continues to feed into Makoto's body image issues (negative reinforcement– removing a negative stimulus to encourage a behavior).

The first part is self-explanatory. The second part is lowkey funny, because all someone has to do is be shirtless in Makoto's presence and have a flatter stomach or bigger muscles, and Izuru is immediately like, "Put those away. You look ridiculous." He's giving everybody else body image issues to make Makoto feel better. And if Future Foundation propaganda is causing Makoto's discomfort, Izuru will be bothering everyone about it until they get the art right. (They probably wouldn't trust him enough to let him make the propaganda himself, especially if we're treating the anime as canon.)

If and when Makoto starts to gain weight as a result of Izuru's treatment, Izuru makes sure that he never feels self-conscious about it.

Naekusaba

For this one, I'm imaging Junko playing a role. Like, maybe when Makoto skips meals or just is hungry in general Junko says that he looks better than usual, and she comments on it like he's gorging himself when he does eat a normal amount. And Mukuro knows what she's doing and eventually has to actually make the decision to push back.

I don't have too much more for that, but it's already a pretty big deal to have her speak out against what Junko's doing, so.

Once she takes that step, she's a more militant (and also clumsier) version of Izuru's negative reinforcement strategy. She doesn't have as precise an understanding of what things make Makoto feel bad, so she's not saying or doing anything to guys who happen to be shirtless around Makoto, but she'll hold a knife to someone's throat for saying the word "fat" in a completely normal way/context.

Also I imagine her as more submissive toward Makoto than Izuru is, so where Izuru would be like, "Eat some more," when Makoto is about to stop eating, Mukuro would be more like, "Is that...all you're eating?" But both result in Makoto picking up his utensils again.

Naezono

Bringing this up just to say that I think that, as a person in the entertainment industry, Sayaka has perhaps also at some point had a less-than-healthy relationship with food, and seeing her own struggle mirrored in Makoto (and vice versa, for him) might help them both kind of climb out of it. She's encouraging him to eat by pretty literally cheering him on, and by doing the same herself. The yandere element comes into play only if someone directly insults Makoto, in which case Sayaka will smile politely and very sweetly post to all her social media that the person called her fat. They'll be getting death threats and other cruel DM's for the rest of their lives. #[ThatPerson]IsOverParty

Naehiro

Similar deal with Chihiro. They're both about to tackle their body dysphoria. It's very sweet, very healing. And if someone ever insults Makoto, Chihiro's challenging them to a physical fight (because I really think the "I want to get stronger!" thing would come out of them in weird ways, for a while). Similar to Mukuro, Chihiro would be shy and awkward about encouraging Makoto to eat, but it would be effective regardless.

Naegiri/Naegami/Tonaegiri/Naegamigiri

Ngl, I feel like Kyoko and Byakuya would be kinda bad at handling this, but in a way I find funny.

Like, Kyoko would notice Makoto's eating habits just as a matter of course, and Byakuya would notice it in an "I took you to this expensive restaurant and you barely ate anything!" way.

And if/when Makoto opens up about his feelings, I feel like both of them would be un-equipped to engage with them in a sensitive way. If he says he's insecure about how he looks, they'd pretty much be like, "Why? That's stupid. Stop being stupid." Any hint of Makoto being insecure or unhappy makes them (I think Byakuya more so than Kyoko) kind of frustrated that they don't know how to alleviate that. They don't really know how to give a great compliment. They'll tell him he looks good, and they'll say or imply that they're attracted to him, but they're simply not speaking Nagito's language.

Yandere-wise, probably the best they can do is seize control of the images he sees. So, they'll smack a magazine right out of his hand, change the channel when he's watching a superhero movie, etc. And he'll be hearing a lot of "Eat." "Finish eating." "You're not done." "You're not getting up until you finish that."

#danganronpa #makoto naegi #komaegi #kamuegi #naekusaba #naezono #naegiri #naegami #tonaegiri #naegamigiri #nagito komaeda #izuru kamukura #mukuro ikusaba #junko enoshima #sayaka maizono #kyoko kirigiri #byakuya togami #yandere

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doppel-doodles · 1 month ago

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You hear a doorbell at your door, you open, no one's there. Strange. Well, you're outside now and you think it's a good idea to check your mailbox for anything new, and what's this?

A mutual appreciation letter from an anon?

"Give me as many moots you appreciate up until now! No matter how many times you guys have interacted!"

This is gonna be a loooooooong one fellas-

@dortiii Can't go a day without mentioning the og, with an art stye that goes right with her personality: so sweet it'll give ya a cavity! Dortii is sunshine incarnate and I love her thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much for it!

@jayjaysmind my funny lil twink! He puts up with whatever hyperfixation I announce and for that my boy deserves a gold star.

@littlethingsrae You see this? This is a beautiful person right there who's influence shaped me into the artist I am today, take notes kids cause now you know how to make me eternally devoted to you in a platonic way.

@camhues OMA OMA OMA! You somehow put up with me and I don't know how the hell you do it- also a big ol positive influence on me, super compassionate and a great role model, I aspire to be like you when I'm older!

@itsalice3940 my auntie, my number 1 victim! Its so much fun watching you improve as an artist, I feel like a proud parent watching their kid ride a bike! And you're doing so well I just wanna squeeze you!

@rosemaryduexx loooooooooove her passion and I have great respect for her talent and hard work! Rose also just has very great positives vibes!

@asherspeaksword I respect ashers dedication and passion a lot, listening to the yaps is so enjoyable.

@hahawasabi my partner in crime regarding anything and everything self insert and oc shipping concerned, and I wouldn't have it any other way, also very much grandpa core.

@tamaruaart I would still love her if she was a worm, this is my sister from another mister and I would burn down the world for her-

@tiredghostness NESSSSSSSS! My partner in crime when it comes to macaque brainrot, you and ne we take the sad monkey man and make him miserable🤝

@unithegreat you want pretty ocs? A good story? Nice art? Go to uni she has you covered in all the bases all while being lovely:>

@daydreamnightshade SUCH A CUTIE PATOTIE! We chat every now and again and it's always a treat!:D

@stubbet have we actually properly interacted once? No,I don’t think so-

But we are still moots and I always see them interacting with my posts which is really sweet so it definitely more than justifies a spot!

Not to mention I really admire their art, I don’t know how to describe it, their style just pops out at cha and the Color’s are so bright and fun!

So uh if you see this, Hi stubbet! Big fan:> and Thank you:}

@pest-lady MY LIL SIBLINGGGGGG! my og cotl moot that I oh so love and adore! Hoping to talk to ya more soon!>w<<3 Love their comics their layouts is always so nice to look at!

@rampantram didn’t really interact much aside from doing an art trade but I still like to pop in and scroll through their stuff!

Something about their art is so fantastical to me, I feel like a kid flipping through an old fairytale book.

Were those all? Hell nah I know so many more amazing people-

but I would be here all day rambling about them if I tried to list em all so I hope will suffice for now, sorry to the folks i missed but just know i love and appreciate every single one of my moots!♡

#doppel answers #tumblr moots #moot appreciation post

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touchoffleece · 11 months ago

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Apology in Advance for the probable incoming Sulemio v Destiel Poll posts.

There are layers to why the dumb ship poll has me feeling so passionate, some are: -Sulemio more or less checked off a Bucket List Want I thought I would die before seeing it become a reality. That being: a Sapphic Anime couple where the main focus and story doesn't revolve around discovering or accepting their sexuality and showing it can be a successful story public perception wise and money wise (G Witch has some of that self discovery stuff but it's like a D or E level plot). And having it so the gay relationship can't be perceived away as besties or sisterhood or with a Bury Your Gays end. -wlw/GL ships constantly getting overshadowed by mlm ships or get played down to hype up mlm ships because "there can only be 1 lgbtqi+ ship" mentality in fandoms. -Sulemio fandom was vibing and more or less quiet until this rewoke us up here on Tumblr. We are all once again speaking and writing deep analytical lengthy posts about how deep, well written and portrayed the love between both characters were not only in subtext but throughly explicit sentences in dialogue or actions of Suletta and Miorine, and the world around them. I am very happy to join in and revisit the awesomeness that their story was since I can't truly replicate the journey that was watching their story as it developed in real time. (Shout out to my 2 het cis male acquaintances who nagged me to give G Witch a shot back when only ep 0 and 1 were out you guys freaking amazing. Bros gave me unforgettable memories.) -But a big one I see not getting talked about a lot is how this match up is giving a big and much needed reality check to western-media-live-action-only-consumers/fans that: Just because something is an animation it does not make that type of art/storytelling/show/whatever you want to call it inferior to live action. A few years back I saw so many west live action tv fans shit endlessly and mercilessly on Magical Girl Utena because of a similar ship poll where it had come down to live action fandom ship vs canon anime ship. (iykyk, I don't want to restart that shit up again since it hurt a lot to watch as someone who liked the ship that was leading but didn't watch Utena-I'm too weak for that hurt- see the show and its contribution towards actual wlw/gl representation get shit on) A lot of the criticisms and punchlines of statements were mocking people for getting attached to cartoons as "grown ass adults"; a criticism any animation enjoyer probably knows all too well. Post so many animation shows in western streaming sites get cancelled or be erased and locked behind vaults because the CEOs think there is no fanbase or value in creating animation, this sentiment more towards animated shows with depth in their stories. I think back to that poll and the ensuing shit show. To think about that back then and see a reflection of that situation with the Ship (Sulemio) that has been stated to be inspired by the ship from Utena (Utenanthy) that was shat on so much by similar media consumers back then who perceived and said animation is a lesser form of storytelling-after seeing so many animation shows I enjoyed get cancelled because of this same sentiment from people thinking no adult wants animation as entertainment- to see Sulemio beat "the greater known" ship from a western live action media show that didn't even want the gay representation associated with itself, it feels like properly bandaging a seeping wound that you were letting "dry out". This all still feels like ship war with ships and fandoms that shouldn't have reason to beef, but the catharsis of seeing such a: powerful, moving, and overall amazing story that is Gundam the Witch from Mercury (free on Youtube to watch btw) and Sulemio's love story get recognized when it still feels like animation as a storytelling device gets looked down upon and has partially been erased, is making me cautiously optimistic that maybe in a few years we can get our amazing in depth animated shows that got taken away because animated storytelling is "just for kids" or "isn't good enough".

#rambles #rants #shower thoughts #sulemio #animation #g witch #gundam the witch from mercury #sapphic thoughts #fandom wank #fandom #fandom meta #lgbtqi+#media analysis #polls #pop culture #pop culture history #hollywood desperately needs change #ao3topshipsbracket

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fopolls · 3 months ago

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[Proship Dni] (Also please don’t be self deprecating in reblogs or comments you and your Selfship is cool and amazing)

#f/o community #f/o polls #self ship polls #self ship community #safeshipping

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absolutefuckingfreak · 6 months ago

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pearl + franmaya thoughts

Bridge To The Turnabout is one of absolute favorite ace attorney cases of all time, this isn't really surprising as from what I've seen, its generally considered one of (if not) the best cases. It gives us the best thing that has ever graced this world, assistant Franziska. But also Pearl and Franziska interaction, and this one interaction is basically the foundation for people's interpretations of Pearl's idea of Franziska and Maya being together. And I love it. Some of my favorite plots for Franmaya fics are the ones where Franziska NEEDS to win over the approval of this. Literal child. For the sake of her relationship. Whether it be through Franziska making Pearl think she is so super cool, bonding through hurt/comfort, or Pearl just coming to realize that Franziska makes Maya happy, I absolutely adore when people write and/or make art about it. In canon, Pearl literally just berated Franziska, a grown adult, for being mean to her cousin..and Franziska took that personally. The scene itself is amazing because Franziska would never take criticism like that from anyone. But this 9 year old absolutely tears her apart in a way no one could even DARE to try. But this isn't about that one scene from BTTT that everyone knows about. This is me being stupidly self indulgent over a ship I love. Franziska and Maya being gay for each other aside, I love the dynamic between Franziska and Pearl. In a way, they're just like each other, which leads me to believe that Franziska would truly see herself in Pearl, and want to protect her like she were her own kin. Both prodigies, both destined for something amazing, both having corrupt parents. I feel as though Franziska would look at Pearl and envision a tiny Franziska, wanting to be just like her Papa, incredibly intelligent for being such a young age, and not really knowing any better of the horrors of having to grow up so fast. I think as close as they would become, Pearl would tell Franziska about what her mom was like, to Franziska's horror. I mean, Pearl's autonomy was kind of stripped from her. Maybe that's a stretch but with the way Morgan acted and talked about Pearl, I've always compared them to Rapunzel and Mother Gothel from Tangled. A lot of people hate Manfred Von Karma and believe him to be an abusive father, but I feel like there's reason to believe from multiple sources that he actually loved his kids. But this isn't about him and there's people who have explained this point way better than I ever could. Something I see a lot less is talk about Morgan Fey. Who was willing to kill her own niece so Pearl could take her place. Like her own blood. Back to the Rapunzel and Mother Gothel comparison, Mother Gothel values Rapunzel for her hair and that hair's ability to keep her young. Morgan values Pearl for her absolutely insane psychic abilities, believing she could be the one to put the branch family back on top. She wants to basically live vicariously through her daughter and will absolutely stop at nothing to get her goal achieved. Sucks to suck for her because it doesn't work but it also makes you go what the fuck! Maybe one day I'll make another post after doing a bunch of research on how this could pyschologically fuck up a kid (though I already have some idea). Franziska would absolutely want to protect this kid's innocence. Pearl doesn't know any better, she's a kid. She doesn't fully understand all the adult stuff going on around her and this is touched upon in BTTT. Pearl shouldn't know about all the horrible stuff that goes on in her family. She should literally be playing with dolls and probably learning how to use a whip, this is Franziska after all. This is technically a franmaya post and yet it has mostly been about Franziska and Pearl's friendship because well, I think franmaya needs to be there for Franziska and Pearl to even interact, because it puts that feeling inside of Franziska to have Pearl approve of her like a dad would.

Another thing I wanted to touch on because I cannot form a coherent train of thought even if I tried was the "homophobic Pearl" joke, which is just something I think is funny but also hope people don't actually take as a factual part of her character. Like ironically, yeah that's hilarious. Truly though, Pearl would not be homophobic, obviously?? Like someone could make the argument that Morgan instilled homophobia into her, but also she didn't let her leave the village so I kind of believe Morgan would think she wouldn't have to, if she wanted to even. If she doesn't leave the village how is she gonna learn about different kinds of love. Also Pearl is just, really into romance in general, she believes it to traditionally be between a man and a woman because that's what she's been taught, she's a kid. Also Maya is like, her idol, if she said she liked girls and boys (or just girls depending on how you hc her) then Pearl would gaze at her all starry eyed and go "YOU CAN DO THAT???" and probably think up a bunch of stories about princesses being together. Pearl being included in franmaya sillies is so important to me, Maya watching as two of her favorite people finally get along, Franziska feeling that protective instinct bubble up inside of her at the innocence of this little girl, Pearl coming to terms that Maya loves who she loves, and Franziska isn't as bad as she once was. They are so. Found Family. They matter SO much to me.

#ramblings #ace attorney #pearl fey #maya fey #franziska von karma #franmaya #im really hoping i didnt accidentally end up going in circles i feel like i do that sometimes when i rant to my friends #me bringing up the same point for the 5th time because it makes me go crazy and feral #also I have a LOT of thoughts about Morgan Fey and I could go on forever about how she feels about Pearl because #im just normal like that #im so normal #also I don't see enough talk about how Morgan was as a parent and an aunt #that lady is EVIL #reasoning and trauma be damned SHE'S EVIL #can you tell im normal

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Something Sweet (afab!Reader)

꧁༺ 𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓭𝓮/𝓣𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓪𝓰𝓵𝓲𝓪 𝔁 𝓪𝓯𝓪𝓫!𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻 ༻꧂

Word Count: 6677

AN: this has been in my draft for almost a year now. I just got so lazy when it came to editing this. Originally, this was written as a birthday gift for @sammilimyy and she gave me permission to post it with some editing. So if you read this and it feels like it's a self ship, that's b/c it kinda is. I wrote this to be as gender neutral as possible with fem reader in mind. I did my best to catch all the pronouns and change them but let me know. This is also the idea of a bartender series I have in mind so I will try to write more for this series. I also commisioned @bumbleleeart to draw some art of this fic! You can find it here they are amazing so supprt if you can!

Warnings: Fluff, self-ship coded, strangers to lovers, unrealistic office setting, implied aro/ace reader, you call Childe "Ajax", acutally edited but I am not perfect, hints at who the next character I will potentially write for

“Try new things. Try new things. It’s okay to try new things.”

You repeated that to yourself as you walked towards the bar at the end of the street; a far cry from being at home with you cat and bowl of instant noodles. Angel's Share was all the people in the office would talk about. It was classy without being too full of itself, the bartenders were nice, and the live music created the perfect atmosphere. When your boss wasn’t shouting at you for all your “careless mistakes” as she called them, the people on your floor would talk about how romantic it would be to walk into Angel’s Share and have a handsome man buy them a drink. It was a long-winded fantasy that you supported the first two or three times they rambled it off.

You weren’t much of a drinker; scratch that, you didn’t drink ever. One too many funerals and far too many broken-hearted family members.

With a stiff arm, you walked inside. It was very classy. Dim lights with spacious room for several tables, a small stage for whoever decided to perform that day and double doors that led to what you imagined was the kitchen. The bar itself occupied the center of the establishment. Various colors of alcohol and glasses on display, it was a work of art how it all seemed to tie together. The smell of fresh food coming from the kitchen and the bitter notes of alcohol graced your nose.

Not wanting to take a whole table, you made you way to the center bar. There were three people working. One man with white hair seemed particularly annoyed with his fellow workers and patron alike as he poured another, whiskey? Bourbon? Some brown drink into the glass and handed it over to the blond at the counter.

The conversation was miles away as you looked over the menu. Each scan only dampened your spirit and made your stomach churned. The crowd was sparse but still, it wouldn’t look good to just get up and leave right?

I’m in this for the long haul, huh.

Unbeknownst to you, one of the bartenders already saw your entrance and observed you as you walked to the seat. You were new and Childe saw the furrow in your brow and the bite of your lip. The continuous flip of the menu and the scrunch of your face seemed to tell all.

“You gonna keep staring or are you gonna do your job and ask them what they want?” Wriothesley said that snapped Ajax out of his observance.

With a smirk Childe threw back, “Why don’t you go do your job?”

Wriothesley shrugged, “Okay.”

“No wait!” Childe grabbed his arm to stop him, “I’ll go, geez.” Wriothesley just smirked as he continued his conversation with Al-Haitham and his friends.

"What can I get you?" Crap, one of the bartenders had approached; the plan of escape concocted was now pointless. He smiled and awaited you answer. Did you look like a deer caught in headlights? “What’s wrong? Need more time? I can give you some suggestions if you want.” He smiled as you quickly fixed you face and tried to come up with an answer.

The man is cute. Looking at him made your heart flutter and you cough to bid you some time to let your brain catch up to the situation.

"Oh, I don't drink." You affirmed and put down the menu. Perfect; great answer.

What the hell am I even doing here then? Wasting his time? He’ll probably tell you to get out. However, to your surprise, he chuckled.

"Well, lucky for you Angel's Share is known for both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks. It's truly the best of both worlds. Big boss doesn’t really like the taste of alcohol, so he wanted to make sure there were drinks here for everyone" He winked and readied the shaker. You laughed at how eager he was to please. It warmed your cheeks and calmed your beating heart. You haven’t felt like this with someone before. It was, different but welcomed.

"If that's the case I'll take whatever you think is best. I'm not too picky." He thinks for a moment then nods eyes closed and a cute smile. As he turns you remember to say, "Oh but I do like sweet drinks."

He peers over his shoulder and smiles, "Yeah, makes sense."

You raise an eyebrow. As he poured the liquids in the shaker he answered the silent question.

"I just mean it makes sense that a sweet person would like sweet things." He flashes a bright smile and you sit there dumbfounded but can't help the small smile that creeps on your lips.

As he pours the drink into the glass, he leans against the counter waiting for the first taste. You brought the glass to you beautiful lips and drank.

"So sweetheart," he rests his chin in the palm of his hand, "whatcha think?"

Said “sweetheart” smiled and leaned in closer to him, following his actions, "You're right. This sweet person loves sweet things." He smiled.

“The name’s Ajax, but everyone calls me Childe.”

You told him your name and he noded, committing it to memory

“It’s lovely to see you around here but I must ask, why come to a bar if you don’t drink? I mean, I take it you didn’t know we also have nonalcoholic drinks soooo…” He let the question hang as you traced your finger on the rim of the drink.

“I guess I wanted to try something different? Not too sure myself really. All I know is that everyone I work with talks about this place, and I guess I was influenced to stop by and see for myself.”

“Everyone at your work?” Childe asks.

“Yeah, I work within an academic office close to the main campus off of 2nd and S street. Second floor. You know the building that’s near the main campus but near the residential area? Built about five years ago? That’s me.” You said with a small smile and took another sip, “I handle things like approving submitted grades. My main area of focus is approving and assisting students with their schedules for the upcoming semester a bit like an advisor. I handle the English, History and Art majors.”

“Sounds sooooo thrilling.” Childe leaned closer on the counter; a sly smile present as you lightly hit his arm for the sarcasm.

“Hey, it may not be as ‘thrilling’ as being a bartender, but it pays well and has good benefits and I love my coworkers.” You paused.

“Buuuut.” He looked at you ready to hear more.

You gave a gruff laugh, “Buuuut my boss is crazy. The students I work with love me. My coworkers and I get so many emails, and we do our best to respond to all of them and tell them about meetings for upcoming introductory classes but somehow that is still not enough for her. She thinks that what I’m doing is the bare minimum for how I could be assisting these kids when she doesn’t even want to see an email from any of them pop-up in her in-box.” You took a long drink of her mocktail draining the contents of the cup dry. Childe raises his eyebrows in surprise and is suddenly very glad you don’t drink. “She doesn’t know what she’s doing and is so stuck in her ways. Sometimes, my friends and I wonder how she ever got to that position.”

“Why don’t you try asking for a promotion?” During the small rant, Childe had made another drink that you happily took.

“As sucky as she is, she doesn't come into the office and she doesn’t bother any of us to the point where we want her gone. A few nags here and there and she’s gone for the rest of the month. I’m happy where I’m at and so are my friends. The floors of the building are huge, so each office has about three people. The three of us assist the same departments so we help each other out. But it’s not just us three, there are a lot of moving parts for each major. We made our office space as cozy as possible not only for us but for the occasional student who may stop by. Plus, the windows open slightly from the bottom so, ya know, fresh air! ”

“Cozy how?” He asked and you smiled brightly and began to describe the shared office space she had with her friends and coworkers, Yelan and Navia. Each desk had their own personality, but the office had a comfy couch for themselves and the students as well as a small but efficient tea/coffee bar. There were decorations kept for various holidays or for when someone just wanted to give the office a different look. For the most part, it always had an air of a welcoming home office. Most of the time, you let them decide on what the theme would be for the next few months but they always asked for your input. Sometimes Yelan would put on instrumental music through the Bluetooth and Navia always kept the few plants healthy and vibrant.

Childe decided there that he liked you like this. Not stressed out, but animated. You spoke to him like he was an old friend. He interrupted you at some point to get some food and let you continue on about work and ate while he cleaned.

Soon, it was well into the night, but of course this was a bar, it remained open later than most establishments, so you didn’t notice. After you finished eating, Childe took the dishware to the bin for pick up and you grabbed your wallet.

“How much do I owe?” Normally, you were careful about money, but after such a lovely evening you couldn’t care less about the bill.

“It’s on the house.”

You paused, “Oh no please, it’s alright I really don’t mind. Let’s see, I had two drinks the meal…that should be about-”

“Hey, sweetheart,” Childe reached. He stopped the hand holding your card to pay. He gazed at you with soft eyes and warm smile. He held your hand a bit firmer as he spoke next but not enough to hurt, it was only comfort. “It’s all right, really. It’s on the house.”

Your cheeks felt fuzzier, and you could only stare dumbfounded at the loss of words. Childe, ever bold, briefly glanced at your lips. He wanted to lean closer, but he could practically feel you rapid pulse and didn’t want to scare you away. So rather he asked, “Are you gonna put your card away?” A playful tilt of his head accompanied those words.

“Yes.” You said not daring to look him in the eyes but rather at where their hands joined.

Childe pulled in closer, “Promise?” there was a sing-song cadence to his voice as he teased.

“Promise.” This time you looked up at him. He kissed the top of your hand before he pulled away. By this point, you could feel your entire body was on fire. Your gut warmed as you tried to not let it show how much that simple act affected your body.

“What’s this about ‘on the house’?” A man with black hair and streaks of gray slaps Childe on the back and it startled you both out of the moment. “Giving away free food hmm.” The new guy looks at you for a moment and smiles. “Well, for this one time I'll give you a pass. But make sure Diluc doesn’t hear about this, he’s not as lenient as me.”

“What is it, Wriothesley?” Childe straightened up. He kept his body facing you, doing his best to tell Wriothesley to leave them alone but either Wriothesley didn’t pick up on social cues very well or he made it his goal to bother Ajax at every turn.

It’s probably the latter…

“Hate to break up the rising exposition of your guys' story but I just wanted to let you know we close in ten minutes.”

“Ten minutes!” The few people, including the blond who was here when you came in, turned at your exclamation. You checked your phone for the time to see it was midnight. “I have to go! I have work in a few hours.” Wriothesley looked out the dark window and frowned. “Don’t worry I’ll be fine, it's about a 25-minute walk from here.”

“Then Childe here will take you home.” Wriothesley smiled, his hands on Childe’s shoulders.

“He will? But what about closing and stuff, doesn’t he need to do the night duties?”

“Yeah, but don’t worry about it. Al-Haitham and I got all that covered.”

“What.” The white-haired man with the blond at the counter suddenly became very interested in the conversation.

As they spoke another person came in. They looked young, probably a student at the Uni. The person looked up at Wriothesley then at the people at the counter, and stopped, worry flashed through their eyes

“Sorry, but we're clos-”

“Ah Childe, this one is fine.” Wriothesley gestured for them to sit at the bar as he made them a drink. You, meanwhile, got ready to leave as they approached. The person looked defeated and melted into the seat. A few wraps were around their arms and the bottom lip looked to be slightly swollen. Childe took note that it was a non-alcoholic drink; he also took note that Al-Haithiam had already closed the register for the night so there was no way for this person to pay.

“What’s this about ‘on the house’?” Childe asked. Wriothesley's expression was soft as he handed them the drink. His hand lingered for just a split second to fuss with hair on the side of their head and Childe swore he saw them lean into Wriothesley’s touch.

“Better leave before Al-Haithiam changes his mind.”

The pair left after that. “Lead the way.” Childe smiles as he walks in tandem.

“Which way do you live?”

“The opposite direction, but don’t worry about inconveniencing me, I don’t mind. I have my shift later in the day anyway.” You hummed and as they continued down the sidewalk. Despite the late hour, the pace was slow. A part of you wanted to take a wrong turn just to make this last a bit longer.

A shiver ran through you when a strong gust of wind blew. Childe wrapped his arm around your shoulders in a vain attempt to keep you warm. “Next time you’re out this late, bring a jacket.”

“The only time I would ever think about being out this late is if I was with you.” Sam looked at him and chuckled. “So, I can always just borrow yours.” Ajax’s smile matched the brunette's.

“Damn sweetheart, flirting with me and we haven’t even had our first date? Never would have guessed you had so much rizz.”

“Nope, okay. Let me go.” You tried to pull away only for Childe to hold you firmer. He brought you to his front, chest to back as he laughed into the night. “Stop, I refuse to be around a man who says the word ‘rizz’ unironically!” He picked you up and spun around and blew raspberries into your neck. Laughter echoed into the night and when he put you down, you turned to face him. Childe held your cheek in his hand as he gazed into your eyes. They shone in a beautiful dazzle he's never seen before. There was so much mirth in those eyes alone. He knew that if other men and women could see what these eyes held, they too would want a moment to accompany you in that joy. His heart beat furiously in his chest and his face nearly fell at the thought he wouldn’t see her again.

“Ajax?” You whispered.

“Yeah?”

“Um. This is me.” You gestured at the apartment building behind them. Childe let go and took a small step back, coughed into his hand.

“Uh, right. Well, I hope you have a good day at work…in a few hours.”

“Yeah and thank you for the meal and the drinks and for taking me home.” You started to walk backwards looking down at the ground as you did.

Childe wanted to ask for your number. He wanted to ask if you would come to Angel’s Share again. He wanted to spend more time than these last few hours allotted. But he could tell that you were nervous, so he didn’t want to push it any further. You turned to the building so Childe took that as his que to leave as well. He barely made it a few steps...

“Can I have your number?” You held you phone out to him, the “add new contact” page already on display. Big, bright eyes stared at him and a shaky hand; pursed lips that look like they didn’t want to beg but were two seconds from doing just that. He took it and added his number and his own contact name: “Lover Boy 😉”. You snorted when you saw the title he had given himself and rolled your eyes but didn’t bother to change it. Rather, you wished him a goodnight again and failed at containing the small skip as you went back inside.

Childe stared at the building for a second with a smile on his face when he got an idea. He pulled out his phone to make a phone call.

“Hey boss man, it’s Childe…Right, right, hey Diluc it’s Childe. There happy? Anyway I- huh? Oh, Kaeya gave me your number.” Childe smiled and began to walk to his apartment building. “Sorry for calling so late, well…early, but I have a favor. Don’t worry, it’s nothing illegal this time, cross my heart. Do you know any flower companies who deliver same day and on short notice?”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You made it to the office, with a long, deep breath as you took off your shoes and put on the slippers. Your section was less of a corporate office and worked behind the scenes so you didn’t have to worry about anyone extremely important coming in. Upon entering, Navia looked over from the small coffee station they set up and Yelan continued to scroll on her phone.

“Finally decided to show up at 7:26, took your time coming in today, huh?” Yelan teased, “Normally you get here early. I actually had to use my key to get in today.”

You said nothing and went to the coffee station. Exhausted and in need of a pick-me-up before anything else.

“Uh oh, even adding an extra shot? What kept you up so late?” Navia asked and Yelan smirked at the question.

You didn’t even look away from the dripping espresso and said, “A man.”

Navia choked on her tea and Yelan dropped her phone. You were startled at their reactions. “What! What’s wrong!”

“You were with a man last night?” Navia yells through fits of her cough.

“Not so loud!” Yelan said, “We don’t need the entire floor knowing about thier business.” She got up to close the door and both women looked at you for an explanation.

“Well yes, I was with a man last night but nothing that you think happened, happened! We just talked, it was really a spur of the moment kinda thing.” There was a warmth that spread on your cheeks as you tried to clear up their misunderstanding.

“That doesn’t make things any less interesting.” Yelan pointed out. “You’re not one to stay up too late to begin with; even with your messed up sleep schedule, you always try to sleep at a decent time.”

Navia added, “Yeah, so to have a guy keep you up late enough for you to almost be late, he must have been something.” As she spoke you all went to your desks, with your coffee in hand, to get started on the work day. “So, was he?”

The warmth spead down your neck and to your stomache as you looked at your computer screen lost in the thoughts of last night. “He is.” You sighed and proceeded to tell the girls everything that happened last night. In between emails and submissions, students and staff, it was lunch time when your recount of the prior evening was over.

“I ended up staring at his contact in my phone for about five minutes before I passed out.” You said. “I can’t believe I asked for his number. I mean I never do that!”

“We know.” Navia said as she hit submit on some student grades. “That’s why we were basically slack jawed the entire story. Maybe everyone is right, something about Angel's Share…” She let the comment hang off.

“I texted him thanks again last night just so he had my number and he said good morning as I was walking here but I didn’t respond after that.”

“You left the guy hanging?” Yelan said.

“No, not entirely. I said ‘good morning’ too with a smiley face but we haven’t texted after that.” Before either girl would say anything there was a knock at the door. It opened and came in Layal. Even though she wasn’t a part of the majors they handled, all three of them welcomed her to the office anytime. In the past, they used to help with gen ed; Layla was one of Yelan’s students. After declaring her major, you told Layla she was still welcomed to their office anytime as long as one of them was present. She mainly sleeps on the couch to get some rest between classes. Which is exactly what she is doing now.

“Poor girl. Does she ever get any sleep?” Navia got up to fix the pillow Layla had to a more comfortable position for her neck.

“Doubt it.” You said and only turning to your computer when you heard a message come through. “Dammit what the hell!”

“What’s wrong?”

“Dorie didn’t deliver the damn transcripts the students requested.” You groaned as you answered the message. “Now I gotta deliver them to the bursar’s office and I’m so damn tired.” You got up to gently place a blanket over Layla’s head. As these were official transcripts, she took that precaution so no one can say the sleep-deprived student took a peak as they were printed out. Navia helped seal them all in envelopes and put the correct labels on them.

Yelan then said, “I could drop them off for you if ya want. I don’t mind.”

“No it’s okay.” You grumbled. “I could use the walk anyway.” Nothing more was said as you put on your shoes and left the office.

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The trip didn’t take long, about a 15 minute walk there and back; 20 if you take the long way (which you did) and finally made it back to the office. But there was a suprise; a gorgeous bouquet. The baby blue hortensias in the middle, surrounded by various pink roses and other dusty pink flowers and eucalyptus leaves. All in a beautiful pink vase. The girls were fawning over the bouquet and Yelan approached you.

“You really hit the jackpot with this guy, let me tell you.” She hip bumped you with crossed arms.

“Wait, you mean this is for me? And how do you know it’s from…” You asked a bit out of breath.

“He left you a card.” Layla handed you a small note card with gold embossing.

“They delivered it while you were out.” Navia carried the bouquet to your desk by the widow. “We had to shoo everyone away to leave us alone until you came back. This guy caused quite the commotion for you.” You walked over to the flowers, still in awe of how beautiful they looked. Sam finally looked at the pristine print on the card.

Thanks again for the wonderful night. I’m hoping we can have many more.

~Ajax

You jumped when the phone buzzed in your pocket. It was from Ajax and you couldn’t help but smile.

Did you get the flowers? I got a notification saying they were delivered

Ajax! Yes I got them holy shit they’re beautiful! Thank you soooooooo much i love them! How did you????

Called in a favor with the boss he’s very connected. But other than that the bouquet is all from me. Just thought you deserved something nice

No one has ever given me flowers before Thank you! They make me so happy!!!

I can tell Can practically see your smile from here

???????

You whispered, “No way,” and opened the blinds and there on the sidewalk was Ajax dressed in dark jeans t-shirt, and a denim jacket stave off the cold weather. He looked up at her window with a sheepish smile. He waved and you gently waved back whilst and mouthed “hi”.

“Who are you waving at? Oh, is it him!” Navia, Yelan and Layal all rushed to the window. “Oh my gods it is him!” Navia eagerly opened up the window, even if it could only be ajar, “The flowers are beautiful!” Navia yelled down to Childe. You tried to frantically tell her to stop but Yelan held you back. They could hear Childe’s laughter even from their floor. You watched as he rubbed the back of his neck and smiled at the ground, hand in his pocket.

“Hey, he’s one of the bartenders at Angel's Share.” Layla peeked under Navia to get a good look. “I think his name is…Childe?”

“Childe?” Yelan repeated.

“Oh stop! It’s just a nickname!” You broke free from Yelan’s hold and took a look at the clock. “Wait, it’s lunch time!” Then went to the window. “Ajax, wait there!” You got a thumbs up and promptly closed the window. “I’ll be back!” You left with a rapid flutter in your heart and pleasent warmth on your cheeks. You couldn’t believe that he was here! Ajax was here: he walked you home last night, gave you flowers, and was now waiting for you right outside! As silly as it felt, you did a small jump of joy while you waited for the elevator. Never before have you been this smitten with anyone. When the elevator got to the ground floor, you ran out of the building and jumped into his readied arms. Childe let out an oof upon impact but laughed all the same and used the momentum to spin you both just slightly during the hug. His arms felt beautiful; wrapped snugly around you as the soft fabric of his hoodie. Despite not even being a day, you found yourself happy in his arms.

“Childe.” You said, “You’re here! What are you doing here?”

“I was already out when I got the text that the flowers were delivered so I figured I would come to the building and give you a call. But then I saw you by the window.” He pointed up to the window where your coworkers were still looking through. “I just wanted to surprise you, s’all.” Your face warmed. “Now, what made you run down here ta tell me?”

“I-,” The request got caught in your throat now face to face with those blue eyes. “I love the flowers.”

He chuckled. “You ran all the way down here to tell me you love the flowers?” He smirked and bushed some of your hair away from your eyes. He allowed his hand to linger.

“No. I just…It’s my lunch time.” You said, playing with your blouse’s hem.

Childe laughed again. “Okay, would you like me to take you out to lunch?”

Your eyes lit up. Childe chuckled more at her enthusiasm. He grabbed your hand and pulled her to him as they both began to walk.

Childe knew he had fallen for you from that first into the bar. He knew it was shallow to say that when he didn’t know a thing about you but he just knew. He’s dated in the past but even after spending months with those people, he didn’t feel that connection that he feels now with you.

You were a performer on a grand stage. Even as you danced and interacted with others, to Childe, the spotlight was only on you. Your words and mannerisms. The small things in life that made your eyes sparkle with joy. Or the bright smile you graced him with when he complimented you. All of it contributed to the ballet you put on. The story you wanted to tell, all of it left him in awe. Was this over the top? Yes. Unusual? Absolutely. Would people tell him that he was diving into this way too fast? One hundred percent. But Childe didn’t care. Because each place they would go to would be a scene. The different milestones they would go through would be their acts. And by the end of their joint performance, he would be saying: Encore.

“Thank you for the meal Ajax, I really liked it. Sorry I cut it short, I just have to get back to work.” You linked your arm around his as they walked back to her work building.

“No need to apologize. I enjoy any time that I can with you.” Ajax brought you in closer to get a better look at you.

“Do you have work today?”

“Yeah in a few hours and I work the closing shift.”

“Can I go see you when I’m off?”

“Are you sure it wasn’t too late for you last time? I don’t want you to mess up your sleep schedule just for little ol’ me.”

“Ah it’s fine! I have the worst sleep schedule anyway.”

“More of a reason for you to just head home.” They got to the building and stood near the entrance, you could only look away. “Look at me baby,” Childe tilted your chin up. “I promise that the next time I have the day off I’ll call you and take you out on a date.”

You messed with your hem again. “Promise?”

“Promise.” An alarm you set went off. Unfortunately, it was time to go back to the grind.

“Talk to you later.” Childe began to walk away but you called out.

“W-wait!”

He turned, an eyebrow lifted. You mumbled something while not making any eye contact. Hands a bit shaky as you glanced at him and tapped your cheek expectantly. Childe breathed out a soft laugh and leaned down. Childe kissed your cheek and when he moved away, he bit his lip to hold in a laugh.

“You kissed my cheek!” You said.

“Yeah sweetheart, is that not what you wanted?” He put his hands in his pockets as you held you face.

“No. Yes! Yes I wanted a kiss I just…It was nice and you have soft lips.”

“Pfft.”

“Hey don’t laugh at me!” Childe put his hand over yours and you both paused. He looked at you, and with slight pause, he leaned down to kiss the other cheek. You nearly choked on her gasp but didn’t push him away when his lips lingered. Rather, you gripped his hand tighter.

Chile moved away but not before saying, “Don’t miss me too much.”

You huffed and stared at him as he walked away, “Shouldn’t I be saying that to you?” You called after him. Ajax only looked over his shoulder with a small smirk. You went up to the office after that to finish the rest of the day. All-the-while humming and fussing with the bouquet now and then. The dreamy look in eyes and glow that practically radiated from you told Navia and Yelan exactly how the lunch date went and how you felt about Childe.

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For the next month, you and Ajax would visit each other when you could. You would stop by Angel’s Share to spend time with him and his coworkers; who were all used to the extra closing company by now. Ajax made good on his promise and took you out on a proper date one Saturday when he was free.

It was getting later in the night but neither had to work the next day so a busy morning and afternoon turned into a more relaxed evening and night. Somehow their walk through the city led them back to your apartment.

“Would you- would you like to come upstairs? I know we ate dinner a few hours ago but I make a mean instant noodle!” You gestured to the glass doors of the apartment complex. Childe stood there slack jawed. There was no way in hell he would say no and any doubt that he could have vanished when he looked at those soft, hopeful eyes.

“Lead the way.”

One fumbled set of keys later, you let him into your home and prayed Ajax couldn’t tell how nervours you were. “Would you like anything to drink? No alcohol but I do have some fancy sodas, if you wanna try?”

“Sure, I'll try one.” With a nod, you got two glasses and placed them on the coasters in the living room. You both sat on the sofa; you put some distance between and Ajax and rubbed your hands on your thighs. You took out your phone and played a soft playlist to help relax in an attempt to create the perfect balance of romantic and cozy while also trying to set the mood.

Wait…the mood?

What mood exactly? You’ve been alone with Ajax before but never like this. It was always in a populated area. A restaurant, the bar, walking down the street. Having him in your apartment, sitting with you on the sofa. It all felt nice. Extremely nice.

Then…

Why was you heart beating so fast? Why did you suddenly feel the need to be anywhere but here with him? Suddenly, you felt the need to rearrange the entire living room. Move the plants Decide on a new layout of the framed paintings. Get rid of all the pillows and blankets. Just busy yourself to not be here right now. But why? You loved being around Ajax, craved it. They why-

“-eally good.”

“Huh?”

“This soda.” Ajax lifted the can, “It’s really good.”

“O-oh, I’m glad you like it. It’s an Inazuma brand. It’s a bit pricey to get but it’s my favorite so I don't mind.”

Ajax said a small yeah as you went back to fussing with a pillow.

Ajax put his can on the coffee table and looked at you through his bangs, “Hey, do you want me to leave?”

“What!”

“You just seem off. I know that you invited me in but if that makes you uncomfortable then-”

“No! I’m not uncomfortable!” You came closer to prove him wrong but when you caught the gaze of his bright blue eyes, you stopped just a hand’s width from him. “I’m really happy you’re here to just pass the time with me. I just…” The room became warm. Too warm. There was a desparte ned to blast the AC. “I dated in the past.” You paused. “I dated in the past and it was never so serious; couple of drinks and dinners here and there. They ended faster than I could remember and well I never invited anyone back to my place so…”

“So?” Ajax waited for you to continue.

“You can probably figure out why I'm nervous.”

“Yeah, I could.” He got into a more comfortable position to face you, “But I don’t wanna put words in your mouth. Tell me why you’re nervous.”

The words got caught in your throat as your stomach dropped. “The implications.” You whispered. “The implications of bringing a guy over, or a girl.” With a deep breath you looked at Ajax and scooted closer, not breaking eye contact. “I never felt like this with anyone, Ajax. Dating other people, I felt this pressure to…I don’t know. It just never felt like I could be comfortable. Because when you date someone and you move further along in the relationship you’re expected to…” The sentance hung. Ajax could figure out the rest this time. “And I didn’t want to do that with anyone.” Your hands shook while you held the pillow. At some point during this talk, you stopped looking at Ajax and stared at the ground. “But with you, it didn’t feel like pressure, I knew I didn’t when you kissed my cheek. It felt like just a kiss.” You sniffed and wiped some tears away. “It feels like I’m hanging out with my best friend who I kinda love and it’s only been a month but since I’ve been with you…I think, maybe, I want the implications to happen. And that scares me too.” You felt the warmth on you face and suddenly wanted to go home despite being in it alreay. Only the sounds the city outside and your heartbeat filled your head. “It’s just all new for me and I’m not sure how I feel about it.”

Ajax sighed and put his hand on you shoulder. Slowly, as to give some time for you to retreat, he pulled you into a hug. “We don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. Don’t wanna make you feel pressured for anything. Last thing I wanna do is make you uncomfortable.” You breathed in his scent and moved into his lap. Despite the rapid heart you knew this is what you wanted to do. “Might sound cheesy but I’m happy just being with you Sam. You make me so happy I don’t know what to do with myself sometimes.” He chuckled, “Drives Wriothesley and Alhathiam crazy.” You laughed with him as tears formed.

“Thank you Ajax.”

“No need to thank me, lovely. Anything to make you feel saf” You stayed in his lap and just cried for a minute. Ajax just held on. After a moment, you straightened up to look at him. When in his lap you were just a tad taller than Ajax. You held his face, left hand slowly going from his cheek to his shoulder, right hand gripped his hoodie.

“Ajax?”

“Hm?”

“Can I…I want to kiss you. I want you to kiss me.” You leaned against his and closed your eyes, "Please.”

“Just a kiss,” Ajax whispered, “I promise.”

Ajax thumbed a few stray tears from your cheeks. Ajax pulled you in and softly kissed your lips. It felt so beautiful. It was your first kiss but he didn't need to know that yet.

Your heart fluttered. This feeling with Ajax was so freeing. You couldn't believe at the end of the day for however long the universe would allow it, you would get to call him yours. It was new, exciting and frankly scary as hell. But you knew, if it was him, if it was Ajax

You would treasure every moment of it.

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harryinramshackle · 4 months ago

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Oh my god 2025 ummm what the fuck amirite (it's not even for me yet it's over 10pm)

Okay so um hi hey hello. What a year huh (at least for me). So wild I transed my whole gender like damn the she/her to he/him pipeline was so real but ANYWAYS

I already said quite a bit during Christmas here but I would be lying if I said I didn't have a million more things to say. Even more to some certain mutuals/friends that have really been nothing but kind to me. Some old ones, some recent ones, I can't list everyone but I genuinely just appreciate any amount of support and love, big or small.

I've been thinking about whether I should directly say a few things to some mutuals/friends for a while (and I already have to some, but I don't mind repeating myself lol), but I think New Year's is the perfect chance to do so.

Apologies for the tagging in advance SUDISAHFIUHISDE

@crystallizsch I have already expressed to you how much I appreciate and grateful I am to you for encouraging me to make this blog, way before we had ever even interacted. I love you a lot buddy, you're absolutely the best<3

@oya-oya-okay OYAAA OYA OYAAA!!! I love you sm my darling friend, your kind words and support have genuinely been some of the biggest reasons I pushed through this year. I know the latter part of this year has been really hard for you, but I want you to know you have my support for whatever you need <3

@viperbunnies YOU HAVE MADE ME SOBBED SM ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR GIFTS. I sometimes go back to see your art of my persona or my oc just to make myself feel a little better. Ty for making me feel part of this amazing community (PS. I still get shroompocalypse war flashbacks/j) <3

@fell-e We have mostly chatted on Discord recently and legit you're one of the funniest and nicest people I've had the pleasure of talking to! I can't wait to interact more in 2025, you're such a nice person to be around <3

@lficanthaveloveiwantpower Hi Nah! We don't interact really one-on-one, but the kind words you've given me have always made me smile. You're one of the biggest reasons I got comfortable with openly self-shipping and sharing my thoughts about my f/os. And don't even let me mention how much joy your art has given me, you're seriously one of the best artists I've had the pleasure of being mutuals with <3

@theolivetree123 I'm a sucker for your ocs I won't even lie they're always so creative and fun! Still remember the time you asked to be mutuals and I just DIE/pos. It really was a pleasant surprise and I look forward to every post you make, whether it's art or just talking about your ocs and dynamics! You're extremely creative you genuinely inspire me a lot <3

@sunnysidesevenup I KNNNNOOOOWWWW we became moots pretty recently but like. You're so cool dude wtf. Legit freaked out when YOU followed ME first. I got cold feet about following you back for a while ahaha.....but I'm so happy I did you're such a fun dude I love your creations so much too (low-key biased towards Tilly...I love him sm and for what...)

@jadelover69 MIMI YOU ARE SO FUN, JUST SOO FUN TO INTERACT WITH YOUR WHOLE ENERGY IS SOOO SDUBHDSJNAGISBSJDH/POS your reblogs always make me giggle, even if it's just you straight up dying <3 Tysm for showing so much love for my creations, it means the absolute world

@summerspook You madman. I can't believe we've been friends for almost 2 years online. You have helped me through so much stuff, sometimes I even felt guilty about it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being one of my bestest friends, talking to you is one of the main things I look forward to every day, I can't express how much appreciate you and our friendship <3

OKAY THIS IS ALL FOR NOW there are more of you but I can't articulate my thoughts and feelings the best, but either way I love and appreciate all of you with all my heart.

New Year's has slowly lost its meaning for me (I'm neutral about it) but at least I get to use it to show my application to the people who have been with me this year, mutual or not tbh <3

Also if you wanna say something back but not publically, dms are open for mutuals <3

#ugh getting me sappy and emotional on main smhh #just.#my god what a year.#I never imagined this blog would get this far #that I would actually make positives impacts on people #small or big #I just. idk never saw myself as someone who could #all my life I felt like I was nothing but trouble and a bother. so I focused all my energy to trying to help others #and I still do it to some extend. but I do try to prioritise myself way more than I used to #just the fact I my art is liked. hell even loved. by some people just #I don't even know. I don't have the words #it's overwhelming but in the best way #I get so giddy when people say nice things about my creations #because it makes me realise I can be so much more than just that annoying kid in the back of the class no one likes #I can do what I love and still have people like it. I don't need to bend over backwards for others to be liked and cared for #okay Im quite emotional now I think I will explode #harry's rants

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shiki-aki · 7 months ago

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Any ShikiAki doujinshi recc? I've only read the tentacle one

THE FACT THAT I INSTANTLY KNEW WHICH DJ YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU SAID "the tentacle one" LMAOOOO I LOVE THAT ONE IT'S REALLY HOT and Shiki is just so dom in it...

ohhh but this is a really fun question, thanks for asking! I do have some personal favorite Shikiaki doujinshi, but if you have time and are really hungry for content, I also recommend checking out all the Shikiaki doujinshi here: https://myreadingmanga.info/togainu-no-chi-dj/

Anyway I do have a few that I love to reread (and I'm gonna use this as an opportunity to gush about them lol) so I'll list them here. They're not in any particular order (except for the first one which definitely takes the spot as my favorite).

Ragdoll

(I recommend you actually read this doujinshi first before reading my thoughts here because I end up spoilering it oops, SORRY HAHA. I just have so many thoughts on this doujinshi and I love talking about it!)

This is my all-time favorite Shikiaki doujinshi because it's the one that really made me take a closer look at Shikiaki and search for the nuances in Shiki's route, back when I first finished Shiki's route. I think this artist truly understood the Shikiaki dynamic and the themes in Shiki's route, and it shows in their writing. Like I can't stress how important this doujinshi is to me lol, if it wasn't for this I would have likely just dropped Shikiaki as a ship and moved on, because yes on a surface level, Shikiaki does seem very shallow; I won't deny that, but when you dig deeper, you'll find that there's so many layers to the ship? I know that sounds incredibly cliche, but hey, that's what my meta is for lmao, so that I can actually explain my thought process behind why this ship is actually quite complex.

The artist nailed it in exploring the "possession" theme in the Shikiaki dynamic and how Shiki hides his true feelings for Akira behind framing it as Akira being his possession, but Shiki is also obsessed with who Akira is as a person and values him for the traits he has. Essentially it plays with the theme of Shiki objectifying, but also humanizing Akira at the same time, and like... the contradiction is just amazing because like I said in my meta, it adds nuance and depth to characters when they act in seemingly contradictory ways.

But the doujinshi doesn't just stop there; it also touches upon Akira's characterization and the theme of him obeying his own will, which I think is important when it comes to wanting to understand ED1. It's not that Akira follows his abuser because he's in love with Shiki; he follows Shiki out of his own free will, because Shiki was the only one to truly accept him and see him for who he is, and that's why Akira will accept Shiki for who he is, even if Shiki is in a catatonic state. Also this doujinshi opened my eyes to seeing how Shiki was the one to "bring back Akira's will to live," which is definitely a point I harp on a lot in my meta lolll.

This doujinshi also made me understand Akira's character arc, with Akira appreciating the beauty of nature for what it is in ED1, and how he wants Shiki to do the same. It shows the duality between them: neither Shiki nor Akira appreciated life for what it is, or even the fact of living. Shiki was too hellbent on his goal and pursued it in a self-destructive manner, while Akira viewed life as meaningless and didn't see a reason to pursue anything in life. So at the end of their character arcs, both Akira AND Shiki need to realize the importance of living in the moment so they can finally have a fulfilling life together.

tldr: this doujinshi changed my life and it's the reason why I'm stuck in Shikiaki hell

2. Amber Sunlight Lit Up the Jade Dewdrops

(GOD THE COVER ART IS JUST GORGEOUS)

This doujinshi is drawn by the same artist who did "Ragdoll," so you already know it's gonna be good lol. I love the angst in this, but also the soft fluff. Again this artist understands the Shikiaki dynamic really well and what their brand of subtle intimacy would look like. I do think Shiki is slightly OOC here, but only because the scenario itself falls into OOC territory (Shiki catching a cold lol). Otherwise I think the artist did extremely well in still executing the idea they wanted to draw while keeping Shiki's and Akira's characterizations intact.

3. Babelist

I love this ED2 doujinshi because of how possessive Shiki is lmao, like straight up, this is what I reread whenever I want to see Shiki acting super unhinged and possessive. It's just a really good portrayal of Shiki and Akira's dynamic in ED2, with Akira being loyal to Shiki (but also trying to maintain an air of professionalism between them despite their private, intimate relationship) and Shiki giving absolutely zero fucks and just wanting to show off to everyone in the army how Akira is his lmao.

4. A3

This is the first Shikiaki doujinshi I ever read and I'm glad it was my first because it's definitely unique. It essentially weaves all 3 Akiras from the EDs together into one universe and shows what kind of dynamic Shiki has with each Akira. What I adore about this doujinshi is how it shows that, despite how different in personality each Akira is, Shiki loves all of them in the end because they're still Akira. The line at the end of the doujinshi, "You're all mine. However, the one who was captured is..." just straight up makes my heart quiver because of how Shiki-esque it is. It may look like Shiki is the one in control of the relationship because he's the dom and he "owns" Akira, but his heart was captured by Akira and he's chained by the feelings he has for Akira. Essentially just a subtle but very elegant way of showing how Akira has power over Shiki, too.

5. Inushiki

Drawn by the same artist who did "A3," this is such a heartwarming, wholesome, and fluffy doujinshi. I definitely like to reread it a lot because it's one of the few Shikiaki doujinshi that isn't downright angsty lol, it's just so domestic and cute. Also Shiki with dog ears and a tail is just... mwah. He's gorgeous <3. And of course it isn't Shiki if he's not possessive (and horny) as fuck lmao. This is the one doujinshi that I so desperately wish there was a sequel of because it's just so adorable it makes me roll around in bed T_T.

6. Lost End

This one is more on the smutty side, but the art is really good! This artist is quite well known for their TnC doujinshi (they don't only draw Shikiaki but other ships as well so yeah a bit of fun for everybody xD). My favorite part is the ending though... definitely love to see Shiki and Akira having a soft moment together (and Akira wanting to touch Shiki is just. adorable). I don't know, I just really like Shiki being soft and affectionate with Akira after he wakes up in ED1 (*¯︶¯*).

7. Evil Lova

I think you might enjoy this one in particular as it focuses on Shiki and Akira's domestic fluffy life after Shiki wakes up. It's quite short but it still shows Akira taking care of Shiki and worrying over him lol.

8. Insert

This is a direct continuation of "Evil Lova" but instead of Akira taking care of Shiki, it's Shiki being pissed that Akira is babying him, so Shiki decides to turn the tables and take care of Akira instead xD. Again it's short but it's still super fun and sweet to read about. I definitely like to headcanon that Shiki would be annoyed at Akira coddling him after he wakes up in ED1, but he understands that it's Akira's form of affection lol.

9. Black Milk

This one is a unique spin on the Dog!Akira from the Arbitro end, where Shiki manages to whisk Akira away from the Palace lmao. It leans on the smutty side but I like how the artist showed Shiki's discomfort with Akira being physically affectionate with him. Kinda emphasizes Shiki's tsundere side and how he's not used to being kissed or touched so affectionately, but he lets Akira touch him anyway <3 (and Akira remembering Shiki's name is just. aww).

10. Mill Milk

This is a direct continuation of "Black Milk." Again, leans on the smutty side, but also some humorous moments here and there lol. I really like Akira licking Shiki like a dog and Shiki allowing him to, tbh I feel like it's something we wouldn't really see in Shiki's canon route/EDs, but I totally vibe with it lol. Plus it leans into the "dog" aspect for Akira and Shiki's route is the one where the master/pet dynamic is heavily explored. (also the nipple sucking is. excellent.)

AAAAAAAAAAAA ANYWAY SORRY THIS ENDED UP BEING SO LONG WOW I didn't mean to go on a tangent and rec so many doujinshi lmao but I hope you enjoy reading them!!! and thank you again for the ask :3 sorry I have so many Shikiaki thoughts lol

#ask #shikiaki

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