#and I've not even known of haikyuu for that long

[burningthetree]

Sometimes I think that I'm not that invested in Haikyuu anymore because I just haven't watched it in a very long while nor have I engaged with a lot of fanart etc. of it but then I'll listen to a playlist and the first opening song comes up and I have to put everything aside to sing along as I think back on this beautiful anime and I smile the whole time as the song is playing

[karasuno-planet]

Hii! I'm not sure what your requests rules are or what ur comfterable with, but I'd really like to see a tsukishima x reader where he confesses to the reader! I'd love to see your interpretation of it >-<

After Class- Tsukishima Kei

a/n: HIIII of course I'll give you some tsukki x reader, hope I did him justice <333 as for requests I'll write for any haikyuu boy as long as it's sfw! requests open xx

wc: 0.8k

(gif not mine)

You had loosely known Tsukishima all year now, as you shared the same class and often found yourselves sitting by each other and pairing up for assignments. It was no secret that he was intelligent, but you could hold your own despite how intimidating he could sometimes be.

Recently, you had been making quite the effort to see him outside of class, though you weren't quite sure he had gotten the hint. You had been coming to his games, talking to him more in class, and you even altered your route to school to intersect with his. He hadn't been receptive, though, and if anything could be considered your enemy, it might be those damn headphones.

You had one last idea, though. Sitting next to him in your last class of the day, you tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hm?"

"Hey, um, you mind staying after class for a few to help me out with this problem on my math homework? I'm so lost..."

"Oh, yeah. Sure. I have some time before practice."

"Thank you," You returned to your work, now unable to focus. You know you were the one who asked him to stay, but the idea of being alone with him after class made your stomach turn.

Soon enough, the bell had rung, and you had gotten absolutely nowhere on your work. The class cleared out until it was just you and Tsukishima. He pulled his chair closer to share your desk as you got out your math homework. You handed it to him and he skimmed it over, the silence between you almost deafening.

"Mm, wait, what is it that you don't get?" He asked, puzzled.

"Uh, the last one."

"But you did the whole sheet correctly. You just wrote out the equation and didn't solve it on the last one."

Oh God, I guess you didn't think this far. How could you be so dumb? A perfect sheet of homework didn't exactly scream that you needed help. You made up the best excuse you could, "Yeah, but I looked back at it after the lesson and I just don't even remember how to do it...can you show me?"

"Sure.." he picked up a pencil and took the problem step by step, mumbling an explanation under his breath. At one point, he looked up and saw your eyes fixed on him. You could've sworn there was a peak of blush, but he looked back down at the sheet before you could get a good look. "There, uh, does that make more sense?"

"Yes, it's perfect. Thank you..."

"No problem," He hesitated, as if he was about to say something else but was held back, "You've been coming to my games, right?"

"Oh, yes! I've kinda been getting into the sport..."

"Are you coming tomorrow, too?"

"Do you want me to?"

That caught him off guard, a flash of fear in his eyes, "Uh- well, sure." He looked at his phone quickly for the time and began to frantically pack up, "Shoot, I'm about to be late. I guess I'll see you tomorrow."

"Sorry to keep you!" You were upset with yourself for having kept him so long, "Good luck at practice!"

And at that moment your heart nearly skipped a beat when you saw him swallow before answering, "thanks."

He walked out the door and you were left practically with your jaw dropped. You packed up quickly and went to your locker to put your homework away.

You were once again filled with anxiety upon hearing familiar voices down the hall.

"She WHAT? And you don't think she really needed help-" Yamaguchi's voice squeaked through the hall, having not noticed you yet. You glance down the hallway and see Tsushima talking to him, Tsukki's back facing you. Was he really talking about you?

Yamaguchi continued, "Dude you need to go back before she-" he clasped his hands over his mouth, finally noticing your presence down the hall.

Tsukishima turned around to see you standing there, his face completely flushed. Yamaguchi pushed him towards you quickly before running off to avoid whatever Tsukishima might do to him when he catches him.

There you were, standing alone facing your nearly-190-centimeter crush. He turned around to watch Yamaguchi dart off. He sighed, and turned back to face you, walking towards you.

"Y/n?"

You turned to him, closing your locker. "Yes?"

"You're not dumb. Obviously. You didn't need my help back there. And so I won't pretend you didn't just hear that."

You were absolutely speechless.

"Do you like me, y/n?"

"I- uh..."

"Because I like you." He grew more anxious as you delayed to respond, "is that okay?"

"Yes!" The word burst out of you, "More than okay."

[masterlist]

[dlscenarios]

heyyyyyyyy there . i just found ur profile and u totally write every anime i love , so i was wondering if u can do daichi from haikyuu with shy virgin girl who want her first time with him

thanks if u accept it and if not it's fine , have a good day :)))))))

AH IM BAD AT COMING UP WITH PLOT FOR SMUT. Also I haven't written longer works in SO LONG. This being over 500 words was JARRING.

MDNI

Cw: AFAB reader, Post timeskip, Vaginal fingering, Clit stimulation, Reader's implied to be a virgin & I THINK that's it?

Daichi's warm fingers flitted across your exposed thigh.

"You're sure you want this?" He asked, caring brown eyes taking in your expression.

You nodded, "Yes. Just be gentle, okay?"

He leaned in, softly kissing your lips before touching his nose to yours, "Anything my baby wants. Tonight's all about you."

He pecked your lips again before trailing kisses down your neck. His rough hands trailed up your arms to your chest, each taking a breast.

You had already stripped down to a bra and underwear before Daichi even entered the room. He had known how nervous you were about having sex and respectfully kept his touches light. This night, you decided that it was time, so you surprised your boyfriend by lying nearly naked on the bed.

Daichi's hands lightly kneaded your chest before shifting farther down, fluttering down your waist and hips, before landing on the band of your panties. One of his thumbs traced the elastic as he looked up at you.

"Can I take these off?" He asked, patiently waiting for you to nod before discarding the item. He paused to take off his shirt and sweatpants, eyes occasionally flicking to you, noticing how enamored you looked upon seeing his body. He resumed his spot, noticing how you had closed your legs, shielding yourself from him.

"Baby, you're gonna have to open up if you wanna continue." He cooed, gently rubbing your shin.

You parted your legs, allowing Daichi to move in between them. His fingers hovered just over your pussy.

"I'm gonna have to finger you before I stick it in. That okay?"

You nodded, hands clutching the bedsheets.

Daichi slowly touched your clit, rolling it in a few soft circles before his middle finger began to enter you. His free hand held your thigh, gently rubbing in an attempt to relax you. A second finger entered to open you up. Daichi slowly pumped his fingers in and out.

He found your sweet spot rather easily, small whimpers exiting you. Your wetness coated his rough fingers as he pressed on.

After a while, his fingers slid out, going back to your clit. Your back arched at the sensitive feeling. In response to your orgasm approaching, you rolled your hips to try to build it faster.

Your whimpers grew louder as your head dug into the pillow it rested on.

"Is it that good, baby?" Daichi teased.

You frantically nodded, "Yes! Don't stop, babe."

Your boyfriend chuckled, "Gonna cum, baby? Go ahead," he paused to lean down and whisper into your ear, "I've got ya."

Your body twitched as you came, hips still rolling to meet Daichi's touch. You could feel your toes curl as Daichi pressed soft kisses to your cheek. His hand on your clit stopped moving, letting you ride out your high without overdoing it. He felt you relax in his hold before leaning up again.

"Do you wanna take a break?" He asked, to which you fervently shook your head.

"'m good. Want you in me."

Daichi smirked, pressing another quick kiss to your lips as he fiddled with his boxers.

"Whatever my baby wants."

[bimir]

it's not something strange or unique to say that after the last haikyuu movie, most of us got into it again, but at the same time, I know for sure that I'm not the only one who benefits the most from this re...union.

I went to see the haikyuu movie alone, and at first, it didn't hit me that much. maybe it was because I couldn't help but wonder how much I would have enjoyed it with my best friend, but we are grown-ups now and long distance.

after a couple of days, the internet was full of haikyuu content again, just like during lockdown, and because of that, I also got into it again and realized how much of a masterpiece it is.

haikyuu is well known, but in my opinion, it is underestimated and categorized by others as just a silly volleyball-sport anime. it saddens me so much that there are so many people who will never get to embrace this piece of art.

Furudate not only created a coming-of-age story, a story that inspired and still inspires generations to fight for their dreams, to engage in the complex mess of relationships, teamwork, and partnerships. haikyuu teaches you that if you really do have a dream, and if you are really ambitious, if you work hard for it, your time will come too. but it also teaches you that not choosing to be great is not a tragedy; your dreams of what a good life means can be different from the ideals of others: "life is unfair, but damn it, at the same time, it is really fair too."

so why did I go on writing about this? because I can't comprehend how haikyuu manages to be there for me at the best time—or the worst, better said—how it really took its "comfort anime" title seriously for me. I started haikyuu in my last year of high school: extremely stressed, depressed, and anxious, so scared of what the upcoming end would mean for me that I'd tricked myself into living by coming to the conclusion that I'd simply not make it to 18 if I didn't see a future for myself. it seemed only fair and the universe would do its thing, no? I know, kinda depressing and triggering, but it did help that miserable me then, it did help but not in the way I prayed it would. the universe didn't send me "death," it sent me life and hope through haikyuu. feeling so empty, so bland for such a long time, haikyuu managed to make me laugh and cry. it doesn't sound like much, but real ones know what I'm talking about. seeing their connection, their ambition, the troubles and feelings I was so desperate to put into words right in front of me saved me from my misery. I began to wish to live, to wish to be like them, to wish to fight, to wish to connect again with people.

now, after almost 4 years, I'm in my last year of uni. the main reason for my depression back then in high school was because I didn't know what to do with my life, what uni and career to choose. hell, I didn't know I would take this path until last autumn, but here I am, on my way to becoming a teacher. it's hard, really hard, but right now, after the new movie, I finally committed to start and finish the manga even though I knew bits and pieces of what happens. it was the best time to read it now. over these 3-4 years, I pondered why I couldn't start getting into the manga and see for myself what happens, but damn it was the best time to read it now. seeing them go all out on their path, learning that in order to succeed you need to fight and fight and fight, to push through, to overcome your limits, to push yourself, to not take it easy if you really want it, came at the best time as I got into a slump and a burnout from learning too much but also not learning enough. I've got to see all of the characters continuing to be pros while fighting for their way, but also choosing to let go of something they once loved in order to live a normal life.

haikyuu is like a reminder that there is more to life than just your high school/childhood years, that your path could take a 180-degree turn at any point, but at the same time, it makes you appreciate those times and not want to sweep your childlike wonder, your growth, and mistakes under a rug. Furudate was a genius for creating haikyuu, and I really hope and pray that haikyuu will continue to be there, to comfort and save future generations until the end of time.

[theheightofdishonor]

People canonly gossip and comment about kageyama and hinata all the time, like enough to make whole compilations about it on youtube and I've read hq enough times to have favourite instances so top 5 would be

ukai's whole "it's cruel the world kept them apart for this long" spiel I mean, we already know how I feel about this so I'll move on

this one's also something that i couldn't really remove, it's takeda's "chemical reaction" speech, again unparalleled, insane, yes this applies to karasuno as a team too but it's also about kagehina and seriously, y'all, the way this series goes out of it's way to confirm these two are fated soulmates-

anyways

3. now we're on more niche ones that i personally am insane about.

This, this right here?? This makes me want to chew on glass and scream into a cave and carve my lungs out with a rusty file. Now there's two readings of this, Kageyama's "we" could be in reference to either Hinata or Karasuno as a whole. Personally, I do think it's both but the text explicitly points us to Hinata so let's talk about how goddamn ridiculous that is because Kageyama's had team issues presumably his entire volleyball career (aka his whole life since he was born chewing on a volleyball) and Hinata was able to gain his trust and have him talk in team terms in less than a couple weeks. Kindaichi here is both reliable observer and an explicit contrast to Kageyama's relationship with Hinata.

(also like the panel after this where kindaichi has complicated feelings about this whole thing because this kageyama is a stranger to him and he's both mourning the person he could've known and the way their relationship turned out and wondering why hinata was able to have this effect on kageyama when he couldn't and kindaichi is just a character of my own heart but that has nothing to do with this so)

4. When Kenma said Kageyama would have no interest in a Hinata that couldn't operate at 100% and KAGEYAMA PROVED HIM WRONG. Kenma's one of the smartest characters in haikyuu. This guy was playing Karasuno like puppets the entire spring tournament match. On top of that, he's also Hinata's best friend which makes him a very reliable source re: kghn commentary and yet, he judges their relationship wrong and it costs Nekoma the match!!! Nekoma lost to Karasuno for the first time because even Kenma with all his knowledge and observation skills misjudged the stubborn trust these two have in each other!!!

5. Hanamaki comparing the quick and by extent Kagehina to a heavenly miracle because i think it just hammers in once again that the very act of these two together is equivalent to some grand cosmic event, something extraordinary, a chemical reaction of the highest order if you will. Nuclear fusion.

[a-iya]

Hiii ＼(ﾟ∀ﾟ)／

Sooo what do you think about the Haikyuu! Movie without knowing anime? 😀

(I'm sending this ask to discuss our impressions in the comments (and recommend this series a bit haha)

Have a nice day ♡

hiiii!! i didn't realize this was going to become a full-on essay so 💀 apologies in advance for the long-windedness. i don't blame you if you don't feel like reading all the way through lmao (there is a tl;dr at the end if that's the case)

my sister actually got into haikyuu after S1 (pretty much a decade ago at this point 😭) so i've at least known about it and understood the gist of it for a while now. i myself didn't get into anime until a few years ago though! so i've been slowly building up my watch catalog. normally i like funny animes so haikyuu definitely fits the criteria, but due to the fact that 1) it's a sports anime 2) i have very little interest in sports and 3) there would be a LOT of episodes to catch up on, it's just been sitting in my to-watch list for years lmaooo

as i started to follow more people on tumblr, i also started to see more haikyuu content, so i recognized some characters just by their appearance (hinata [obviously], but also kenma, kageyama, and atsumu miya [the guy with the undercut, who i don't remember seeing in the movie]). but anyway, my sister had been saying she wanted to watch the movie once it came out. and over the weekend, i happened to see a lot of people posting about going to watch the movie so i told her we should go! and so we did!

the movie was so hilarious and i thoroughly enjoyed watching!! the rivalry between the 2 teams was sooo funny. i knew i was going to like the movie, but it did end up being a little bit fast-paced for me cause i basically dived in with like. 0.4 background,,,, like ya girl was strUGgLinG trying to keep up. but that's no one's fault but my own 😔 i was kind of hoping it'd be like the demon slayer mugen train movie (which is actually what got me into anime! but that's besides the point). where the premise would be simple enough that you wouldn't need that much context before watching. i knew the movie would basically be just one really long volleyball game so i figured it would be fine... alas, i was wrong 😭 i don't know the rules of the game or any of the characters/their positions so it was all i could do to just watch and try to understand everything as it was happening ;-;

another thing i wanna mention is that now that i've long since graduated from my "beginner weeb" phase and become a full-on weeb, i'm familiar with a lot of voices and voice actors so it's difficult for me to see new characters and their voice actors (that i already know from somewhere else) as one entity 🤔 i'm not sure if that makes a lot of sense ><

for example: the whole time we were watching the movie, i felt like kenma sounded a lot like yuki kaji (who voices shoto [mha] and eren [aot])?? but also didn't at the same time. it was bothering me the whole 2 hours but i looked it up after it was over and i was right 😩

i also immediately recognized kuro as gojo [jjk]/hawks [mha]/greed [fma]; so kuro wasn't even kuro to me, he was just a volleyball au gojo with a completely different look 😭 i feel like that kind of gets in the way of my viewing experience personally, because i couldn't pause and think about where i know this voice from (like i usually do when i start a new anime). but it bOThERs mE because it's like on the tip of my tongue and my mind caNnOT rEST until i confirm my suspicions 😩

anyway, going in, the only people i knew about were like. hinata and kageyama... and it was surface-level knowledge at best. but i've seen kenma around enough where i recognized his character design so i thought i might like him. and he ended up being super cute!! i loved him, but i also really loved kuro (he is very handsome 🥰) and the tall glasses guy from karasuno. he was funny as fuck. but i'm definitely interested in watching the show to see what other lovable goofs the story has to offer. i'm always on the hunt for more blorbos

tl;dr basically i loved the movie, i thought it was really funny; now i have to actually watch the show so i can really enjoy the experience the movie had to offer. the production was honestly great. my sister wants me to get caught up so we can watch it again while it's still in theaters lmao. we'll have to see about that... the first 2 seasons are 25 eps each and then there are at least a few more seasons (even if they are less eps) after that 💀 when i got into mha last year, i was able to blast through 6 seasons within a week,,, but that costed me 3 full days worth of binge-watching and several work nights to catch up 😩 idk if i can do that again

thank you for the ask and interacting with me 🥺🫶 i know your day just started so i hope it goes well!! have a nice rest of the week also <3

[unforth]

Sometimes I wish I could drive home just how little of Chinese fandom culture actually makes it onto Tumblr at all, much less circulates in western Tumblr circles, and I've finally got a solid example.

On this list I reblogged a not long ago, Poyun, which I started reading on Bilibili the other day, has the 93rd most popular ship on all of Lofter, with over 15,000 posts. By comparison, the 93rd most popular ship of that same year (2020) on Tumblr was from Haikyuu, and from 2021 the 93rd most popular was from Miraculous Lady Bug - which is to say, even if you're not into, it's a fandom you've almost certainly heard of if you move in fandom circles at all. Like, those are two fandoms with known, huge followings. Likewise, Yan Xie/Jiang Ting is a big deal ship on Lofter.

I started reading the manhua a few days ago, so I know I'm gonna be posting some of the manhua art to @cnovelartreblogs so I was like, I should check the main tags and queue the art (even if it means I might be exposed to spoilers), and then I won't accidentally duplicate other people's art posting efforts or anything.

Now, granted, I've seen some evidence that tag search is more broken than usual the last few days, but even so...

#po yun: there are maybe 30 posts in "most popular"

#破云: there are maybe 20 posts in "most popular," and they're basically all the same (as in, people tagged both)

#poyun: about the same number, and the only 3 pieces of fanart I can find on the whole platform (@drawulan you don't know me but you are a BLESSING to C-Novel fandoms with small followings on Tumblr. A BLESSING, YOU HEAR? I LOVE YOUR ART.)

Y'all, we have no idea how little we actually know and see about what's popular in Chinese fandom.

[animebw]

Short Reflection: Haikyuu: The Dumpster Battle

It's been a few years since I've talked about Haikyuu on this blog, so if you're new here, let me catch you up to speed: Haikyuu fucking rules. It's unquestionably the best sports anime I've ever watched, a thrilling, fist-pumping ride with one of anime's greatest ensemble casts, spectacular animation and directing that makes every volleyball match spring to life, and a real human touch that can make even a non-athletic slug like me care about sports as much as any tailgater. And this movie, in particular, has been a long time coming. Karasuno vs Nekomata. Crows vs Cats. The beasts of the garbage dump, friends and rival and training partners from the earliest days of the show, finally facing off on the stage of nationals. And this showdown takes up the entirety of The Dumpster Battle, a movie-length volleyball match that sends Haikyuu to the big screen for the first time (not counting the compilation movies, but who does?) At long last, Haikyuu is cinema... though this approach isn't without its drawbacks.

See, while I haven't read the manga, I know that the Nekomata vs Karasuno match is much longer than a single movie could realistically cover. And I know fans have been nervous about how much would need to be cut to fit the match into this runtime. As I am anime only, I don't know what exactly was left out, nor am I interested in criticizing The Dumpster Battle from that angle. An adaptation should stand on its own regardless of its source material's context, and this movie should rise or fall on its own merits. That said, you can definitely feel the time constraints affecting how Nekomata vs Karasuno plays out. But it's not that the pacing is rushed or you feel like you're skipping important scenes. Quite the opposite, in fact; whatever edits the scriptwriters made were remarkably seamless and keep the story flowing smoothly without any obvious "Oh yeah, this should've been longer" moments (save for maybe a messy start to the final set). If I hadn't known beforehand this match was much longer in the manga (Side note, how many chapters was this, exactly?), I doubt I would've been able to tell.

No, the way the shortened runtime manifests in The Dumpster Battle in its narrowing of focus.

See, most Haikyuu matches are, by nature, ensemble pieces. There's never just one or two players robbing all the attention; almost everyone on both sides of the net gets important character moments, with Karasuno especially rotating often between who gets to take the spotlight at any given moment and between matches. The reason all the matches are so long, with almost every point given attention by the narrative, is because all that time is necessary to weave so many different characters' stories together and find so many different moments to afford everyone. Which works to emphasize the show's themes of teamwork and mutual growth by showing how everyone on the court- even a bit player like Enoshita- matters.

But of course, while a TV show can afford to spend multiple episodes watching such lengthy and interconnected character work play out, a movie doesn't have that luxury. And to account for that, the scriptwriters made a decision: focus all the character work down to just the most important players. In this match, Hinata, Kenma, and Kuroo are the only players that get Haikyuu's usual intricate character treatment, with Kageyama and Tsukishima picking up some minor support as well. Everyone else is just there to smack some balls around and offer up big personalities to keep the action exciting and fresh. Honestly, you could argue that the movie's structured to make Kenma the protagonist; it's his point of view we're first shown, its his character arc that forms the backbone of the match, and it's his inner monologue we spend the most time with. Moreso than any other Haikyuu match, this movie feels like the story of one kid's journey, every serve and spike and strategy centered around this easily exhausted introvert's full acceptance of volleyball as something he genuinely loves participating in, warts and all.

And honestly? I think this was the best approach. If the screenwriters tried to squish every last moment and character detail into this shortened timeframe, The Dumpster Battle would become an incomprehensible mess. Tightening the focus so much lets this movie stand on its own as, well, a movie instead of a rushed highlight reel. The story remains focused, the pacing stays tight and tense without spiraling out of control, and the emotional throughline of Kenma's growth gets all the time it needs for the climax to soar as high as it does. On its own terms, it's as successful as it could possibly be. But of course, this movie doesn't really exist on its own terms. It's part of a series we've been following for close to a decade, and it's a series that's built up expectations of what its storytelling is able to accomplish. The Dumpster Battle itself has basically no issues; the only issue is the question of whether it was a good idea to turn Haikyuu into a movie at all. And unfortunately, it's that issue that hangs heaviest over this movie.

Because those intricate ensemble-piece showdowns I talked about earlier? Those nail-biting point-by-point slugfests where every character is a critical cog in the narrative machinery? Those can only exist in the space allowed by the TV format. It's only over the course of so many episodes, week after week, that Haikyuu can weave such spectacular webs of character growth, camaraderie, tension and release. This kind of lengthy, multilayered storytelling needs the runtime of a TV show to play out in a satisfying way. And as good as this movie is, it just doesn't capture that. It can't capture that, with so little time to focus on anything except the main characters. The Dumpster Battle is probably the best possible result of turning Haikyuu into movie format, but that also makes it undeniable proof that Haikyuu itself cannot be at its best in movie format. I want to see all the other characters' thoughts and struggles over the course of this match. I want to feel that sense of interlocking parts as everyone's emotional threads come crashing together. I want to see Nekomata and Karasuno's ensemble story, as richly detailed and fully realized as any of the matches that's come before. And while not having such a broad focus isn't necessarily a "flaw," it's a step back from what this show is capable of at full power.

Thankfully, the switch to movie format isn't a one-sided loss. Because while we may lose in the breadth of its storytelling, the trade-off is getting to see Haikyuu's spectacular volleyball action on a movie budget. And sweet buttery Christmas, it is a sight to behold. From start to finish, this movie is nothing but the most explosive, dynamic, pulse-pounding sports animation ever put to screen. Every single play, from quick smashes to the lengthiest of volleys, erupts with kinetic motion and stunningly detailed artwork that twists and bends with the speed of each movement. Every impact hits like a wrecking ball. Every mad scramble for a dropped ball feels like a gale-force hurricane blowing by. Every wide shot showcasing both entire teams in motion feels like a minor miracle of staging and blocking. It also helps that after season 4's weird stylistic diversion, the character designs and art direction of the first three seasons have returned and god I fucking missed when Haikyuu looked like this. And seeing those richly textured designs blown up with such spectacle, captured with such confident and free direction, is nothing short of a visual marvel. The final POV tracking shot that brings the match to a close had my jaw on the floor minutes after it was over. That was fucking insane.

So make no mistake: The Dumpster Battle is a good movie. It's a great movie, even. All that lets it down is the fact that this format doesn't allow it to fly as high as we know this show is capable of. Its resounding success on its own terms is, at the same time, a conceptual failure in context of the show as a whole. But it's hard to complain about an experience this exhilarating when its only real problem is just not being able to do as much as it could be. Maybe I'd feel different if I'd read the manga and knew what parts had to be shaved down, but if I ever become the kind of person who cares more about an anime's source material than the anime itself, do me a favor and ship me off to a glue factory or something. Anime deserves to stand on its own, and that's exactly what The Dumpster Battle does, narrowed focus and all. So I'm happy to give it a score of:

8/10

And there's one more finale movie to go. Perhaps the anime team will be able to push the movie format even farther now that they've got some experience under their belt? We'll have to wait and see. Until next time!

[tinygumdrops]

Hey I wanted to say how much i love your fics. Kagehina is my go to pairing and your fics have a quality maybe like what one anon said abt Ghibli. I keep longing to read something like tht, a setting that steals your heart like a book cover that intrigues you and you want to be sucked into the verse. There's the melancholy to it, then a feeling akin to reading haikyuu itself. As nostalgic, refreshing and that you achieved something in life. Your Brazil shoyo is something imprinted in my heart. It's a blessing u write for kagehina. Ik u don't ship them and some anon even implied abt how annoying kghn fans were lol still I'd love to say hah but she gets their dynamics so good or yayyy she writes for kagehina. Your recent nyc fic blew my mind away. I got chills reading the last part abt hinata like YOU GET HIM. How do you nail characters WITH setting so well?? The environment we grow up in is so important to shape our views Like nyc Brazil Japan literally you are amazing! Also do you have any hc for Kageyama in Italy👀

Also if you ever right og fiction, I'm ur number one fan. You will have so many fans with your content! Sorry for long ask sjshjjshhjjj

Take care.

Hello, anon!!! And *sobs* thank you!!!! My fics are just a drop in the incredibly immense ocean of works in the fandom, but I'm glad my stories found you and resonated with you so much. It's such a huge accomplishment ;-; ;-; ;-;

AHHHH you want me to share my headcanons of Kageyama in Italy? Well, DON'T MIND IF I DO :D

Kageyama lived with Ali Roma's assistant coach (I've always liked the name Gino, so let's go with that) for his first year in Serie A to help him integrate better. Gino's eldest son moved away to Antwerp for university so he had the spare room. A portion of Kageyama's starting salary was supposed to go to Coach Gino for his living expenses, but Gino insisted for Kageyama to use that money to buy stuff for himself instead since he brought so little when he came to Italy. In return, Kageyama helped with mowing the lawn and walking the dogs and washing the dishes. Gino had two other boys, Elio (7) and Dino (6), and they took turns harassing Kageyama into playing football with them in their backyard. Kageyama usually acquiesced if they played volleyball with him afterwards.

When he became more comfortable with the language and the people, Kageyama moved out of Gino's home during his second year, much to the family's dismay. Especially Elio and Dino---they were buzzing around Kageyama like wasps when he was straightening his luggage at the doorstep ("Are you leaving us because I kept stealing your team jackets?" Dino asked mournfully. "No," Kageyama said, totally bewildered at the children's tear-streaked faces). Little did they know that Kageyama rented an apartment so comically close to their home, just three blocks away from theirs.

One time during a match against Perugia, Kageyama had this disconcerting feeling that something was wrong with his vision. He consulted with the team's doctor, who referred him to an ophthalmologist. He found out he had a mild case of myopia (nearsightedness); it wasn't serious and he didn't need any corrective lenses, but Kageyama badgered the poor doctor with questions that the consult lasted for an hour and a half. The doctor gave him an extensive list on how to prevent it from getting worse: diet, exercise, less screentime, and loads and loads of sunshine. So now, Kageyama spent most of his free time outdoors: cycling, running, mountain climbing, reading sports monthly magazines at the park, playing pick-up games with his teammates, or walking Gino's dogs around the neighborhood. Whenever Kageyama's parents called to check on him, he was always out and about. It surprised them at first; they hadn't known their son to be the outdoor-sy type, but it did put their mind at ease. Kageyama had always been noticeably more cheerful when he's under the sun.

Beat reporters found Kageyama particularly frustrating to interview, though they weren't sure if it was a matter of his personality, his nationality, him being media-trained af by the team's comms department, or all three. Talented and an exciting player on the orange court, for sure, but outside of it he rarely had anything interesting to say. Always calm, always poised, always with the cliché responses. He was once ambushed in a family restaurant by a sports podcaster who asked for his opinion about the sudden spike in female Ali Roma fans, and Kageyama answered with a cool, "Volleyball is the greatest sport in the world. I'm glad more people are realizing that now and tuning in to our games. I'm grateful for any support the sport and our team gets, wherever it's coming from". ("Gah, he's so unaffected!" the podcaster grieved. "No girls, no scandalous rendezvous, no skeevy thoughts, no openings, nada. Zero. Zilch. Like what the hell? Is he a cyborg? It's always volleyball 100%.").

But one journalist sniffed around Kageyama's early career happenings and she managed to find something that'd generate a reaction. Compare Kageyama's stats to a certain undersized Japanese player in Brazil's Superlega, and you'd find unassailable proof that Kageyama Tobio is, indeed, human ("Yeah? And how many service aces and solo blocks does he have?" Kageyama scoffed when the reporter said his longtime rival held São Paolo's team lead in kills and total swings. "Not that many, I'm sure. Not that I watch his games anyway.").

[cauterisen]

𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎. answer the following for your muse(s) so people know how shipping works on your blog.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐓𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐒? — i love all the ships i write so much, so any of those! i don't have ships i favor more than others in terms of the ships i write currently, but i do have canon ships i am fond of? for kimiko anyways.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐏 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆? — i'm a big fan of fluff, to be sure, but i also do love angst with a happy ending! i just love ships where characters help each other learn and grow and become better if not different people! i'm a big fan of soft but also just silliness in general. i love characters becoming friends and slowly falling in love or rivals/enemies growing to begrudgingly respect each other to being friends and then falling in love. it really depends on the muses and how they vibe!

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐏 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐈𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐅𝐘? — i write kimiko as being canonly 16/17 in her xiaolin showdown/high school set verses and 20/early twenties in her chronicles set verses. when kimiko is a teenager, i don't think i would ship her with a character more than a year or two younger than her, and i wouldn't ship her with anyone older than that either. in verses where she's a young adult, i wouldn't ship her with anyone younger than 18 or older than 3/4 or so years older than her... biologically anyways. i do ship some immortal/mortal ships though but as long as the characters are on a same level of maturity and station in life if that makes sense?

𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆? — not overly so! i am willing to consider shipping so long as i feel like i get along with the person ooc and our muses have potential. it definitely helps if we've known each other for a while, but as long as we can communicate well and the muses mesh, i'm down!

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐅𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄��𝐓𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘'𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐖? — as soon as it's anything more than deep kissing and getting more intense than that physically and otherwise. i don't really think it'll happen here though. i might be persuaded to make a sideblog or do more spicy things on discord someday.

𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇? — canonwise, i like kimiko with jack, jesse, katnappe, shadow and dyris to a lesser extent! and of course, i do like me some crossover ships! some of my crossover ships include dc characters (jason, jaime, wally), haikyuu characters (atsumu, hinata, kenma, oikawa, nisninoya, yachi, yaku) and recently i also love my ygo ships a lot (kimiko/asuka and kimiko/judai my beloved <3) there's a lot more i haven't listed but trust i love all my ships v much, i just decided to go with specific categories for simplicity's sake! ^^

𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐒𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔? — yes, i appreciate having the heads up! if you ship our characters or see any potential with our characters, feel free to message me or let me know! i'm open to most things, and even if i say no, no harm done! we can explore other dynamics. communication is key! you can also feel free to send in shippy muses or things to test the waters as well, and we can go from there.

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏? — i love shipping with my friends! most of the time i ship with muns i have written with for quite some time or mutuals i've had for a while. i like shipping, but i don't think i ship just for the sake of shipping. if we don't know each other as well, it might take some more time for us to get to that point but again, never feel afraid of communicating what you want openly and honestly!

𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐈���𝐇𝐈𝐏? — yes! i like being able to have different ships where kimiko and the other muse(s) grow in different ways based on the universe and the dynamic they're in and how they are impacted by those!

𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 - 𝐎𝐑 - 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒? — i like shipping, though i don't write to ship or only want to ship! when i do ship though, i definitely think about them often and get in my feelings about them often <3 i might not ship all the time, but when i do ship i become totally enthralled by and love the dynamic we've built up. they will become my roman empire. trust.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐈𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌? — again, all of the canon ships i have with kimiko (jackim, kimiko/jessie, kimiko/katnappe). i do also like jack/raimundo and jack/clay a bit, though those aren't related to kimi.

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘, 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔? — interacting ic and ooc for sure, and if we vibe ooc then that definitely helps with our characters meshing out of character as well. feel free to message me here or on discord if u think our muses would be a good or cute match and message me about potential plot or dynamic ideas! sending in memes can also be a help, but definitely talk to me about it for sure. communication is the key, always!

TAGGED BY: @yeonban TAGGING: Anyone who wants to do this

[shytastemakerthing]

Hi! I was wondering if I could please get an Ikemen matchup, I'm torn between Sengoku, Prince and Vampire so whichever is great!

I'm an INFP Gemini, 5'4, I'm covered in burns scars but I'm not self conscious about them. I'm the dad friend of my group so naturally I come with terrible dad jokes and puns! I can be quite annoying (in a lovable way?) and have been known to wake friends up at crazy hours to talk to them. I'm also awkward and I'm terrible at introductions if you couldn't already tell 😂

I tend to hide my emotions but I crave someone who can understand and accepts me for who I am. I daydream and zone out a lot but I'm also observate and am a good listener! On top of all this I'm also sassy, sarcastic and stubborn...I can also be a bit lazy and somewhat lack ambition.

My hobbies include: Gaming, painting, drawing, art history, knitting, crochet, reading, learning languages, watching anime, watching the same shows on repeat, baking watching my favourite sport and learning new things!

My love language (receiving) is acts of service and quality time. I love giving/making gifts and Christmas is my favourite time of the year (I go absolutely bonkers for Christmas!) And I'm secretly a romantic at heart.

My big three anime kins are:

Kaido (Saikki K)

Chifuyu (Tokyo Revengers)

Yamaguchi (Haikyuu)

I hope this information is enough,- I'm so bad at talking about myself but I wanted to try cause I've wanted a matchup for so long!

Hello and thank you so much for the request! Thank you for being so patient with me on this so I really do hope that you like your match-up! Since there were several options to choose from (and I would love to be able to do all 3 but I'm trying to conserve the time to try and get all the remaining requests out, I may come back for the others), I went with Ikemen Vampire as I haven't done one of those just yet!

Tw: None

I match you with............

Vincent Van Gogh

Who better for someone who enjoys painting and drawing such as yourself than a world wide known artist who is responsible for creating some of the most memorable pieces of artwork in history?

Now, it took some time to get into the relationship. The issue wasn't with Vincent, as he really was a nice person who grew rather fond of you. It was getting past his brother, Theo, before things finally took off. Theo is just protective of Vincent but seeing that you really do care for his brother and mean no harm, he starts to warm up to you, most of the time, at least.

I can see both of you having a lot of painting dates. They're honestly really fun and entertaining. Both of you meet up really just anywhere, he'll even bring some food and drinks over (try not to mistake the drinking water for the paint water.... I've done that too many times), while everything is being set up. And a lot of the time, he does end up painting you.

He will certainly feed into your love languages. Sometimes quality time is all that is needed when you are with someone you love. Just the presence of them is enough to make one happy. Acts of service, Vincent is a gentleman. Service is something he will certainly show to you, whether it be elaborate or just something calming and simple such as just bringing you your favorite drink after a long day.

If you were to ever give him something as a gift, it is now his most cherished possession and he now has a stand/shelf in his room dedicated just for the things that you have gifted him. They are his prized treasures.

Overall, his love for you is as endless as the stars that he paints. You are his beautiful and amazing muse, the one that he cares for so deeply that it makes his chest hurt. And he wears it all with a smile on his face.

[kkotda]

J K L AND OR P FOR THE ASK GAME SENDING SEVERAL IN CASE U ALREADY DID ONE

MI AMORE I LOVE YOU (so i'm gonna do both kenma and sylus >:3)

j - jealousy: do they get jealous easily? what do they do when jealous?

the thought of jealous kenma........ is doing things to me............ but he'd be so cool about it. like. something about that guy looking at me rubs him the wrong way so he casually just blocks his view by stepping into his line of sight. isn't very confrontational unless they cross a line and he def doesn't take it out on me either but oh he will make sure it's known that koi is already called for :3

and sylus, oh god sylus, he is so blatant with his jealousy but he also doesn't take it out on me and also makes sure to make it known that i am called for alsdkfasldf. if he notices someone staring at me a little too long he'll just walk up and put his entire body weight on me and i'm like struggling trying to keep the both of us up. or he'll like (biting my fist) wrap an arm around my waist and just make the other person VERY uncomfortable alsdfasldkfajf

oh but when I'M jealous... oh god... i'm glaring daggers but also i know he (both kenma and sylus) won't even give them a chance (kenma literally doesn't give them the time of day and sylus will HUMILIATE them i would almost feel bad alsdkfasdlkfj) but i'm being so fr i would be so childish about it (sticking my tongue out at them IN MY HEAD, etc) i also don't take it out on kenma/sylus and putting them on the defensive but i do think i would be a little bit (just a tad bit) more whine-y and demanding of physical affection aslfkasklfjas (AS EMBARRASSING AS IT IS TO ADMIT SLDKFJSDFLKJF)

k - kissing: what is it like kissing them?

if i think about this for too long i will short-circuit SO UH kissing kenma is very sweet and sensual :3 like apple pie topped with vanilla ice cream :D (did you see what i did there HAHAHHAHAHA <- kenma loves apple pie) and kissing sylus is very heated but also strangely gentle with a sprinkle of desperation :3 OKAY I CANNOT THINK ON THIS ANYMORE SLDFKSDLFJSDF I'M SO SORRY

l - love: when did they realize they were in love?

omg i get to talk about koizume au again :D realistically speaking, i don't think kenma even realizes it until like kuroo or yamamoto says something, maybe by pointing out how often they catch him stealing glimpses of me, or noticing how some other boy has been trying to get my attention (feat. jealous kenma!!!! >:D) and now all of a sudden he's more aware that i'm all he can think about, every waking moment, hours into the night before he ultimately falls asleep. like he genuinely did not notice until one or both of them points it out :,3

syloi au debut i think but i think he's really intrigued by me. and it wasn't anything serious before. but he's been seeing me everywhere, findings bits of me in everything. he finds himself thinking about me more frequently, often sending mephisto (his mechanical crow!!) to check in on me, offering to do more things with me, finding more excuses to be near me, etc etc etc (>////<) in other words, it was a 'well damn' moment for him HHAHAHAHAH

me on the other hand... ooh boy i think i can confidently say koi no yokan, i knew i was going to like them and... yeah. okay not-so-secret, but i first started liking kenma because of his voice, i was sold when i heard it (BRINGING BACK HAIKYUU MOVIE MEMORIES LSDKFSDLFJSDF) and it just snowballed from there. similarly, i saw the trailer posted on l&ds twt and was like yeah. it's him. i want him. (for context: i was very hesitant to choose a fav and i felt very unsure but then i saw sylus and that was the most sure i've ever felt in my entire life asldfkasjdflakjds)

p - phone: how often do they talk to each other on the phone or other means of communication?

clearing throat, ALL THE TIMEEEEEEE!!!! if kenma and i aren't physically together, we're on a discord video call. we text too when calling is too difficult, but discord call with him alwayssss <333 sylus i think is always vigilant for notifications from me, and we text fairly often (i like to send him stickers asldkfasdfj) but he prefers video calls

selfship alphabet ask game!

[concussed-to-pieces]

Fandom: Boku No Hero Academia/My Hero Academia

Pairing: (Eventual) Pro Hero!Mirio/AFAB Villain!Reader

Rating: Holy shit M.

Summary: As an individual with a pretty unimpressive Quirk, it hadn't taken long for you to stray from the straight and narrow. Until, of course, a certain pro hero from your past turned up on your doorstep…

A/N: Welcome all, welcome to our second to last installment! If you would like to be added or removed from the tag list, please let me know 💚 Enjoy!

Tag List:   @hijackser @nonstop-haikyuu @zombiexbody @buttons-beads-lace @swift-omg-no @ectoplasmictoast @tartimaar-bloggeth @plaguedoctorsnake

Part One: Breathing Room

Part Two: Consequential

[!TRIGGER WARNING!: This installment contains emotional duress, canon-typical violence and a brief instance of child endangerment. Stay safe!]

It was all a blur. 

You had been sent to scout out the uptown perimeters of your group's normal operating area, gathering intelligence on the current state of unrest, but now you found yourself in the middle of a pitched conflict. First had come the abused creak of stone giving way, the shriek of metal on metal, and the ensuing eruptions as pipes and gas lines failed. Then, the panicked screaming, the running people. 

You turned this way and that, only just avoiding the crush of bodies that surged down the road fleeing the problem. Boulders crashed to the ground, some of them heavy enough to destroy the asphalt beneath them. Smaller rocks flew from the impact, bits of cement chipping off into the air like shrapnel. 

You realized it was just some guy up on his balcony, some fucking weakling out of his mind on an enhancer probably bleating about how cool and tough he was now that the Hassaikai were out of the picture, like a child talking themselves up after getting disciplined. 

You rolled your eyes, adjusting your hood. There was no point in sticking around here. Heroes would be responding soon so your reconnaissance was dead in the water. But, with the authorities busy in this locale, you may be able to get more work done–

"Mama!" The wail cut off your train of thought and you glanced up, a bit confused. It was a small girl, so small, her hair done in pigtails and a teddy bear clutched to her chest. "Mama!" she cried.

You looked around, searching for the titular guardian, but no one appeared to be coming. The girl hadn't noticed you yet, you could still just walk away…the entire situation looked like something out of a cheesy superhero movie–

A cinderblock whipped past her head, the out of control Quirk user no doubt homing in on the loud noise the little girl was making. You groaned in annoyance, then crouched behind a pile of rubble. Damn it all to hell. "Kid!" You hissed, catching her attention with a wave. She sniffled, inhaling to scream again. You shook your head wildly, pressing your finger to your lips and then beckoning her to come to you. She just held her bear tighter, wide, teary eyes staring at you while you mentally swore a blue streak. 

A piece of rebar took the top off the pile of debris you had hidden behind, making the decision for you. Still crouching, you scrambled towards the little girl, knowing full well that you being a stranger was no doubt going to inspire a violent reaction. She didn't disappoint, kicking up a downright impressive scream as you grabbed her and bolted. 

"Easy kid, I'm not going to hurt you," you attempted diplomacy, grunting when she buried a tiny shoe in your stomach, her teddy bear beating a tattoo on your face. At least, I wasn't planning on hurting you, you thought uncharitably, tucking her head in against your chest when more concrete was flung your way. "Shh, I've got you, it's okay." You reassured her through gritted teeth, wondering if Mirio felt this harassed when he worked. Admittedly he was a well-known hero in the area and you were a nobody, barely even able to be considered a villain. A small-time thug, maybe, with not a stitch of spandex to your name. Not exactly the most assuring individual.

"Mama," the girl sobbed into your jacket, seeming to have given up the ghost when it came to her ferocity. You gingerly stroked her back, daring to peek out from behind the rubble and almost paying dearly for it when rebar impaled the ground beside you. You bit back a swear, bending nearly double and making a break for a slab of asphalt that was further down the road. The more distance you put between the two of you and that nutcase, the better.

Immediately after that something slammed into the side of your head, your last motion a shambling crawl along the broken roadway to collapse in the shade of the asphalt slab, the little girl's limp body still cradled in your arms.

Heroism is such a shit gig.

The next thing you knew, you were being jostled painfully. Arms shoved beneath your shoulders and the back of your knees, and you were being hoisted from the ground. You groaned in protest, but the noise was drowned out by the earsplitting grind of sound that came from somewhere behind you.

"He's up there!" Mirio's words barely reached you over the ringing in your ears, his voice breaking with effort.

The weight was being eased off your chest. You vaguely remembered the child and your heart sank, but you just couldn't keep yourself awake for another minute…

…

You jolted awake, taking in your surroundings as quickly as you could out of force of habit. Hospital room, light from the window indicated early afternoon. There was a bandaged patch on your temple that began throbbing almost immediately after you moved. 

You grimaced, holding your head as you struggled to leave the bed. You had to get out of here quickly, before–

You didn't remember collapsing, just coming back around with someone holding up your dead weight. 

"Fell out of bed again, huh? Should probably put the railings up but the nurse said it's a 'safety hazard' or whatever."

Mirio. "Lower your voice, Golden Boy," you groused, your head absolutely pounding. You weren't sure if you dared to open your eyes, already nauseous. 

Togata helped you return to bed, his motions careful as he pulled the sheet up to your chin. "Get some more rest, Sunshine." He soothed, a gentle hand stroking your forehead. "We can talk later. You need rest."

"You're the only one…talking…" you protested blearily, your traitorous body already relaxing back down into the bed. Mirio's quiet laugh burrowed its way between your ribs, the warm feeling lingering there even as you began to drift back to sleep.

"That little girl is okay, by the way." Togata said softly, like an afterthought. "Her mom wanted me to tell you, 'thank you'."

You were horrified to catch yourself thinking maybe…maybe this hero stuff isn't so bad.

…

You went missing two days after the…incident, and Mirio couldn't exactly blame you for it. It definitely sent the hospital staff into a tailspin, but he managed to put them at ease by concocting some story about you having a family emergency. 

Truthfully he knew that you had been antsy essentially since you woke up, but he had hoped you would stay for the full recovery. Oh well, he thought, sighing. As long as you were safe, that's what was important. And you had your friend Jund if things went amiss on your end, which put Mirio's mind at ease.

He himself had been twisting in the wind. With the loss of Sir and his Quirk, it had been all he could do just to stay afloat. One of the bright spots in his life was visiting with Eri, who seemed to slowly be acclimating to her new existence outside the Hassaikai. But sometimes not even Eri's progress could banish the pit in his stomach. 

Tamaki and Nejire tried to check in often, the two of them doing their best to not talk about work around him, except that usually made him feel even worse. He knew his absence must bring more work down on everyone else and it wracked him with guilt. 

He was soon offered a position as an independent consultant but after looking to see who else was on the board, Mirio quickly declined. They were all veterans, all heroes who had survived long enough to enter that quasi-retirement stage of their lives. What on earth could he possibly hope to offer in their ranks? He had no decades of wisdom or experience to draw off of, and while villain presence may have been amplified during his brief heroic tenure, it hardly equaled out to significant field expertise. He wasn't nearly self-absorbed enough to believe that his mere presence would do much good.

Professor Aizawa seemed to think differently, however. "A fresh perspective," the older man had insisted. "People get stuck in their ways. We can always use new blood to shake things up." He had then pressed the acquisition forms back into Mirio's reluctant grip. "Don't make a choice right away. Think on it."

The blond had just stuffed the papers into the desk in his bedroom, making a valiant attempt to forget that they were there at all. Out of sight, out of mind, right?

Two weeks of that behavior found him frothing with boredom. He had looked over the forms so many times he had parts of them memorized. Researchers whispered amongst themselves about Eri learning to use her Quirk and somehow…somehow managing to undo the removal of Permeation, but Mirio was unsure if that was even what he wanted anymore. 

He couldn't defeat Chisaki, he couldn't save Sir. As a hero, two big portions of the job were defeating villains and saving people in danger, and he had failed spectacularly in both regards with this last hurrah. But we saved Eri. He had told himself that so often that it now felt hollow instead of heartening. Midoriya saved Eri took over instead, his self-doubt minimizing his role in the operation against the Hassaikai until he believed he may as well not have even showed up. 

But…

He had saved you. Not well, and he hadn't removed the actual threat, Nejire had, but Togata had managed to rescue you and that child you had protected without his Quirk. 

Those thoughts opened a fresh can of worms though, because you were a criminal. Small time? Sure. Maybe he could rationalize it as payment for you taking him in and giving him the space to think so soon after everything had gone to hell for him. 

You were a villain, and he had saved you, but despite being a criminal, you were protecting a civilian child. Granted, Mirio wasn't a total idiot despite evidence to the contrary. He knew heroics and villainy existed in various shades of gray, as much as it gave him grief to think about. These thoughts plagued him in a cyclical drone; over and over he tried to puzzle out a clear answer, but none was forthcoming.

There's nothing else for it, he finally decided one cold evening. I'll have to go to the source.

…

You slammed the door and, after a moment of shocked silence, Mirio began to laugh. "Aw c'mon, Sunshine!" He begged.

"Why are you here?!" You hissed through the door. He could hear you fiddling with that large lock.

"Sunshine?" Mirio called uncertainly, tapping the door. He wasn't sure why, it's not like you would have forgotten he was there.

Letting the door swing open again, you sighed, "what do you want?" 

"I wanted to see you." Mirio wasn't so unobservant that he didn't notice the way you stiffened up at those words, your shoulders almost up around your ears. He tried to assuage whatever fears he may have inadvertently brought to the surface, offering up a soft and disarming smile. "Can I come in so we can talk?"

For one moment, you obviously considered turning him away, but then seemed to decide against it. "Alright, I guess." You grudgingly waved him through the doorway. "It's almost bedtime though, so whatever it is please make it quick."

This was going to be much harder than he'd anticipated. All the dialogue he had come up with on the way over seemed to have entirely vacated his mind, replaced with the humming, buzzing delight just beneath his skin at seeing you again. Which was ridiculous, he had seen you a multitude of times in the field after the years of school and his college licensing exams. 

He could still recall the weird, guilty thrill he had felt when he recognized you even through your particular villain group's uniform, when your hood had been torn off during a heated struggle. 

The pro hero had frozen in place, the offending fabric still in hand while you glared at him, panting, seeming to dare him to say something. After he didn't, however, your features had twisted to a smirk. "What's the matter, Golden Boy? Usually you can't shut the hell up."

Just like that, it had been over for him. 

Now here he was in front of you in your kitchen, tongue-tied once more as you gave him an expectant look. "I…what made you decide to be a villain?" Mirio blurted out, then inhaled. "Wait, no, let me ask that better. I uh, I'm sorry." He apologized, wincing. "I mean, what drew you to a life of crime?"

Your expression hardened. "Tactful as ever, even with the re-do."

"Sorry, sorry sorry. I'm not very good at this." Mirio spread his arms wide to illustrate what he meant by this, which got you to crack a reluctant smile. "What would you consider the catalyst that brought you to your, er, unorthodox employment?" Hopefully his five-dollar PR words would serve him well.

You rolled your eyes at him. "Money, Mirio. Nothing more than that." 

"Are you sure?" Mirio pressed, heartened by the way you didn't meet his eyes. "Pro hero wages are more reliable by and far, I know you know that."

"Pro hero wages are reserved for pro heroes." You replied sharply. "You know what I am, Mirio? Not pro hero material, as everyone felt the need to inform me. Hell, not even sidekick material. Regardless of what I might have wanted, a multitude of other people made the choice for me before I ever got there." You gestured at your tiny apartment. "And without pro hero money, those of us with useless Quirks resort to stuff like this to get by."

"Your Quirk isn't useless!" Mirio refuted your statement with conviction, clasping your hands in his own. You stared up at him, obviously confused, but at least you were looking at him again. "Your Quirk could help with so many covert operations! You can make people look different, I bet if you worked on it you could even increase the length of effect or the complexity of alterations!" He ducked his head a little, holding your gaze as he impulsively suggested, "Apply for a license."

"Why the hell would I want to help the people who turned their backs on me time and time again?" You asked, sounding incredulous. "Do you think I'm stupid, Mirio?"

Togata insisted, "things are different now! With the new generation of kids, there was such a surge of powerful Quirks that a lot of the evaluation methods have changed. It was after I graduated college, so way after you dropped out, but…well, yeah." He finished awkwardly.

"Oh okay, so because the asshats in charge can't be mean nasty jerks to the impressionable youths anymore, now I've got a chance at becoming the next Symbol Of Peace?" You snarked, the scorn evident in your tone.

"Yeah!" Mirio exclaimed brightly, choosing to ignore your blatant sarcasm. It had always been more entertaining for him that way. "I can see it now! Row after row of your action figures, fans screaming your name while you decimate humanity's foes-"

"Come back to Earth, Mirio. I would be a behind-the-scenes hero, not a frontliner." You shrugged, tugging at the neck of your t-shirt to expose a bruise on your shoulder. "I'm only a frontliner with this gang because my Quirk is basically useless."

"Not useless." Mirio cupped the bruise gently, noting the way your breath hitched. "Aren't you tired of being shelved?"

"There's…look, I don't expect you to understand." You blustered, shoving his hand away. "The examiners always loved you. I mean yeah, you also worked your ass off to get a grip on your Quirk. I get that the road wasn't super simple, but your Quirk is cool to watch and probably great for ratings."

"It was." Mirio corrected you softly, grateful when you immediately apologized. "It's okay, I'm still getting used to it too."

"No, that wasn't cool of me. I shouldn't be bitching at you about this." You shook your head with a heavy sigh. "It's not like it's your fault that the requirements for the pro hero route were always so heavy on showy, powerhouse types." You then squinted at him. "Golden Boy, why are you here? Is there a point to all this? Why the heck would you risk coming here to sell me on a pro-hero job like you're some kind of door-to-door vacuum salesman?"

"I'm not…super useful anymore." Mirio explained painfully, knowing even as he did that he was beating around the bush. "They offered me an independent contracting position, I'd be on a…like a team of people, I guess? But they're all veteran heroes, everyone except me. I'm not a hero anymore, at least not a functional one, and I wasn't active in--I guess…I mean, what I'm trying to say is, if you sign up and if they take you on, you won't have to–"

Ugh, this is so frustrating! Why are you here, idiot?! Just say you want them to sign on so you don't have to worry about them and be done with it! As he was struggling to get the words out, your voice caught him off guard. "You like me, don't you?" you teased in a sing-song tone, stopping whatever thoughts Mirio might have had dead in their tracks. "Oo, you like me but you don't want to get busy with a villain."

"What?! No, nothing like that," he protested frantically, "I just-"

"Admit it! You're super into me but your pristine hero image won't allow you to stoop to my level." You said smugly, moving in to tap Mirio in the chest with your finger. "Lemillion hooking up with a miscreant, what would the tabloids say?"

Mirio's hands shot up without his input, seizing your upper arms. He jerked you flush against his body, opening his mouth to deny your claims, to retort, to say something-! But it was as if his words had vanished, his jaw working while he silently came to terms with the idea. It wasn't as if he disliked you, far from it! He liked you a lot. Your wit, your tenacity especially. 

Was that all it was, though? Just a like, a nostalgic affection for a first crush and a desire to protect for old time's sake? Or…

"Well?" You murmured softly after a minute of him glowering at you as his brain worked overtime. "Aren't you going to kiss me?"

"No." Mirio breathed, but he could feel himself leaning in. "That's what you want."

"Is it what you want?" You asked, your voice still soft. "Or is this just the next step in some weird, covert tactic to lure me into applying for a hero license?"

"That depends. Is it working?" Mirio was stunned that a line that smooth had come out of his mouth. He wasn't exactly known for quick thinking when it came to…this kind of endeavor.

"Oh it's very effective." You whispered, your arms now draped over his shoulders. Somehow his hands had migrated to frame your hips, when that had happened Mirio couldn't say. This all seemed surreal to him, like it would slide out of his grasp and he would wake up at any moment. "I know we never got to this sort of activity when we dated. Pretty sure I still thought kissing would get me in trouble back then." You laughed.

"I was always too nervous to try," Mirio admitted. "I wanted to, though."

"I'm not surprised. You were a teenage boy, after all." 

While you weren't wrong, it still caused Mirio a fair amount of embarrassment to remember the racy thoughts that used to occupy a majority of his time in high school. Some of the scenarios he had concocted were, frankly, impossible for any human, with or without Quirks. "If it's all the same to you," he began, a bit more stiffly than he would have liked, "I'd rather approach this like two adults. We've changed a lot over the years, y'know, it just makes more sense to leave the other stuff behind." To me, anyway, he added mentally.

"Does that mean I have to stop teasing you?" You playfully queried, making Togata groan. "Maybe you'd prefer I tease you in other ways?"

"No thanks," was Mirio's breezy answer, the young man finally yielding to the urge to kiss you.

Part Four

[think-pieces]

Sunjoy signing on

I got a new job, so activity level will be lower. However, nothing can stop me from yapping to y'all? the void? Before i get started, any of y'all try white rice and spicy tuna. The texture is so, hm, chefs kiss. I have no one else in my life that loves tuna. hence this little blurb before I get into it. Anyhow do let me know if any of y'all try it.

I love anime. It's always so well done. I of course of a wide variety of animes I've watched, and rewatched. Of course I could bore you all with a long list of every anime i've ever seen... but, actually why not. My top three are a controversial take. Mostly due to me never rewatching. with the exception of Vampire Knight. I've mentioned it before. It was quite possibly the most formative anime of my childhood. (yes i'm a Kaname Kuran girl. till the day I die.) I still watch it every time around my birthday.

My second two, and yes this is in order; are as follows. Haikyuu, which i never finished. And Say I Love You, which i bought manga for.

Haikyuu is just, there's something for everyone. Do I care about volleyball? No. But I enjoy more because of this anime. Yes i never finished it, but that's a side step. I also enjoy the fact that there's a timeskip and not all the characters end up in volleyball. Don't even get me started talking about my faves in this.

Say I Love You is such a teen romance anime. It's so good. I did watch toradora and silent voice (i know it's not explicitly romantic but it falls under the same giant veil). Say I Love You is a good stand alone. you can watch and read the series and they both make sense beginning to end. While I like any book to series adapation the series always leaves out parts. This is no exception. They're both pretty good dare i say.

I of course have a pleuthra of Honorable Mentions yet they never make the top three. My Hero Academia for instance; I loved this series. Watched a lot of it, the new season when it came out. then like most long series I fell off the bandwagon. Which is why I was able to finish other animes ie. Attack on Titan, Stars Align, the like.

Most animes I begin yet never pick back up. Usually only able to watch the first episode maybe two, and never another one. It's just what happens. I tried getting into popular animes, lesser known animes. yet I've only ever finished a rare few.

[astrowaffles]

Answer all of them :]

JAMMIE I'M IN LOVE W YOU HOW DID YOU KNOW I WANTED TO ANSWER THEM ALL

anyways

Do you listen to music when you write?

no. my little animal brain must have complete silence in order to function. i'm very easily overstimulated and even if i have it on and manage to ignore it, the moment i leave the Writing Zone for even a second, i'm extremely irritated and frustrated. DOWN WITH BACKGROUND MUSIC

Do you have a trusted beta?

NO BETA WE DIE LIKE MEN!! honestly i'm too egoistic to have a beta, i tend to just assume i got it right the first time anyway. most of my fics are unbeta'd, although a few were done by hayla (@cauxtion)

First person or third person?

Third person. Personally I hate reading fics in first person so I don't write them either, but it has been known to happen.

Past tense or present tense?

Usually if I want something to have an emotional tone, I'll use present tense, whereas cracky or otherwise shallower fics are past tense.

How long do your fics tend to be? Multi-chapter or one-shots?

Short! Mostly one-shots, mostly about 1.5k or thereabouts. Plot is not my strong point.

Rarepairs? Yea or nay?

I don't tend to write them and usually don't actively ship them, but i'm not against them or anything. i just prefer the ships that make sense to *me*.

In character or out of character?

I try SO HARD to make everything in character, but the problem is, I write UA's (universe alterations) so the characters are in situations they have never canonically been in. it's a lot of guesswork, and i'm sure it turns out ooc regularly!

Favourite trope?

Well, obviously, i'm a SUCKER for a good old single father figure ... reluctant father figure ... doting father figure ... found family, y'all. found family.

Do you like reading/writing Omegaverse?

Have read it, will probably read it in the future. Would 100% never write it. Not my thing, really, but lots of love to the people who do!

OTP(s)?

It's endless, dear god. Just in haikyuu, there's iwaoi, ushiten, kghn, daisuga, skts, kyouhaba, matsuhana, kuroken, bokuaka ....... there is literally no end

NOTP?

y'all are gonna hate me for this, i can feel it, but I have two: ushioi, and kiyoyachi. detest them, tbh

Fluff or smut?

Fluff!!!! i literally do not give a flying flamingo whether the characters fucked or not, tell me what they did on their date to the amusement park fr

Does angst get you excited?

I literally hate it so much throw it away bury it put it in a nuclear reactor i hate it so much. i will only read it for the Greater Good of a fic i'm very invested in

How do you come up with fic ideas?

Usually i'll sit there and think, i want to write a fic. what shall i write it about? and then i get an idea and then i write it. simples.

Are you a planner?

Nope. there's a reason my fics usually peter out at about 2k words, and it's because i've run out of ideas since i didn't plan anything :D

Do you title your chapters?

Not usually, but it depends on the context. sometimes i'm trying to copy the style of a book (like percy jackson) or the chapters are essentially standalone stories, in which case there'd be titles.

Overused words or phrases that just make your eye twitch?

i don't have any! the only thing that annoys me is when native english speakers try to use common english-speaker phrases but get them wrong. how do you even manage that??

What's something you struggle with as a writer?

character/story depth. my writing it just ' they bantered and then they went home'. WHERE ARE THE FEELINGS??

Any writing advice?

Write what you want to write! there's no point forcing yourself to continue things or start things that you're not interested in. you're here to have fun, so let yourself have fun and don't feel obligation to do anything. and if you end up not writing for months on end, so what? you have to do what works for you.

thanks for the ask!

[doodle-bun-makes]

Hi! Would you mind telling me about your favourite thing you've ever created?

Oh my gosh I dont even know where to start!!!! I've made a lot of things in my 19 years of life; both fandom related and original ideas, writing and drawing! So I'm gonna choose one of each because I can't choose just one (this is going to be long lol)

For fan writing, I have to say my favorite thing I've made so far is for Haikyuu (of course lol). It's a fantasy au that originally focused on Kyoutani x Yamaguchi where Kyoutani's a demon/cambion who's apart of this infamous demon family that's known for bringing destruction. He and his brothers are summoned to bring down a kingdom that was already on the verge of collapsing b/c of a shitty king who pissed a lot of people off. But Kyoutani becomes enamored with Yamaguchi, who all the demons mistake for the prince. Then Kyoutani gets in trouble because he decides to spare and help heal Yamaguchi even though they were supposed to kill all the royalty. It isn't until a demon king comes to "finish the job" that it's revealed that Yamaguchi isn't the prince, but the personal servant of the princess. Then this would branch into another story focused on Hinata x Aone where prince Hinata and his sister flee to the neighboring kingdom in the mountains. Then Hinata tries to befriend the shy prince Aone and they end up falling in love after Aone saves Hinata from hypothermia after he was thrown by a horse into a river. I still love this idea even though I haven't finished either of these fics. I've put so much thought into it and I don't want to publish anything until I have the whole story written out so I don't leave anything on a cliffhanger. I do intend to finish these fics one day and maybe add another to the universe where Yamaguchi, Aone, Hinata, and some other characters (i'm thinking Tsukishima and Kageyama) go on some journey, but idk. But if we're talking about published fics I'm still so proud of my Yamaguchi x Kyoutani cowboy au "The Hat Rule" that's published on my ao3, it's the longest fic I've been able to finish so far!

For fan art, this is going to be hard. I'm kinda in a rut right now where I hate my art style, but I still really like this art I made for my cowboy au fic "The Hat Rule" that I mentioned before

For original works, i think my favorite story would have to be this fantasy story that's working title is "Of Dragons and Unicorns" where the princess of the unicorn kingdom, Sylvia, is betrothed to the crown prince of the dragon kingdom, Eluard, but she's really resentful about it because she's only met him once when they were really young so she doesn't remember him at all and all the portraits she gets of him make him look dull and boring. But the dragon royalty and other royalty are coming to the unicorn kingdom to celebrate Sylvia at a debutante ball thing. Basically, Sylvia is cold to Eluard and his brother Oswald at first but after she has a slight meltdown at her ball, Eluard opens up to her and they become friends. I'm hoping for a one sided enemys-to-friends-to-lovers kind of story. Then in a different story Sylvia would move to the dragon kingdom where she'd learn that Eluard has an estranged twin brother and both of them have this curse(?) that gives them dragon traits (scales, wings, claws). While the estranged brother embraces his traits and sees it as an excuse to not be responsible for his actions, Eluard is ashamed of it and tries to hide his traits from Sylvia. Then this would lead to the whole "prince saves princess from dragon" situation where BOTH of the princes are dragons (kinda) and Sylvia is so rude to the estranged brother that he gives her up voluntarily. But this story is SO far from finished that I don't know when or if it'll ever be done. I've put so much thought into the world building for this story that I could honestly spend hours talking about it. I truly love this story, but I literally can't find the motivation in me to work on it.

For original drawings, this is a hard one. I have a lot of OC's that have my whole heart, but my favorite digital drawing has to be this one with burlesque cocker spaniels. For a little context, I like drawing animals in old fashioned clothes when I'm super stressed because it makes me feel better. I'm not an official furry (I don't have a fursona or anything), but this piece brings me a certain pride that none of my others do. Maybe it's the lighting

But yeah! These are four of my favorite projects and I'm so happy to share them with you who made it this far. I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have about any of my projects!