#and all i see are transformers in goofy little dresses which i adore

[sacredglitch]

Soap, after putting him in a kilt: Do you or do you not feel 'bonita'?

Alejandro, staring in the mirror: ...I feel bonita.

Soap, grinning: Wonderful! Because you look bonita!

[excuseme-youpretty]

Ecstasy

Pairing: Kim Taehyung / Reader

Side Pairings: None

Rating: Teen

Genre: Fluff

Word Count: 2935

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Notes: Yet again, this was requested as a prompt by my sister. The theme for this prompt was “Curiosity Shop” but I thought the title “Ecstasy” fit the overall story better. I hope you guys all enjoy!

I also haven’t proofread anything so I apologise for any mistakes!

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Days as effortlessly romantic as today will always be your favourite way to express your relationship. 

Certainly, there is plenty of merit to be found within those lazy afternoons, your body sprawling across a canvas of clean cotton and your lover’s thighs embroidering your own. Where his hands perfectly frame your pelvis and his soft sleepy breaths puff across your cheekbones like dandelion seeds as dawn dissolves around you. 

But the moments where you can showcase how breathtakingly beautiful your fiance is, and how perpetually charming, by showing him off to the unwitting universe will always be your ultimate favourite.

Because you are absolutely certain that Kim Taehyung is the epitome of ecstasy; the word defined in the bladed architecture of his cheekbones and a smile which is a little too goofy for his godlike exterior. He can read your soul as though it were poetry - where to touch you, how to kiss you, what words to pull from his gilded tongue to make your toes curl upwards.

Yet, his particular brand of affectionate indulgence does not necessarily reside in over the top means of appreciation. There is no triumphant fanfare or elephant-lead parade (although, you are certain that Taehyung would arrange such a feat at a moment's notice if that was what you craved). 

No, Taehyung's adoration can be found in the smallest of expressions; petite gestures which remind you that you are eternally loved.

On this particular morning, Taehyung had pried you from your sleep with a smattering of baby-breath kisses across your face and shoulders, his wide-set smile expanding considerably as soon as your lashes had fluttered open.

He had harmonized his love into your tilted collarbones and presented you with a warm, fresh from the oven croissant and foam-tipped latte from your favourite bakery down the street. His impossibly long fingertips had chorded through your hair as you both ate in comfortable silence, perfectly attuned to an orchestra of birdsong resonating just outside your window.

Only once every single crumb had been polished off did Taehyung, regretfully, tug himself from your side. He had somersaulted toward your bathroom, his strides wide and perfectly chaotic, as he fumbled around with the convoluted dials on your shower to ensure the downpour would reach the perfect temperature for your bodies to intertwine underneath.

After an onslaught of strawberry-scented suds, and the 'accidental' wade of Taehyung's fingertips taking an exploratory turn across your chest, he had carefully pulled you from your shower to drape you in a large towel, wicking all  moisture from your skin in a few eager strokes. 

You had perched on the precipice of your mattress as Taehyung threw your closet doors open, scanning the entirety of your wardrobe with his lips pursed in concentration. It didn't happen often, but whenever your man would take it upon himself to correspond his wardrobe with yours it would always leave a fuzzy feeling in your lower abdomen; like television static, only sweeter.

On this occasion he had settled on a white blouse to match his own pristine dress shirt, similar light-washed jeans, and an adorable indigo purse which coordinated perfectly with the heavily-patterned scarf knotted against his throat. 

You had just barely finished dabbing perfume against your clavicle when Taehyung had enthusiastically tugged you out toward his car, his lips curling wetly against your own to silence any reservations you may have had about this seemingly impromptu rendezvous.

He simply asked you to trust him, his ringed fingers clicking pretty against the radio dial as he thumbed Sam Smith's satin-spun vocals to an all-time high. 

Just like that you were driving through Korea's technicolor streets without a care in the world. Pure ecstasy. 

And that is how you found yourself in your current position hours later.

Taehyung's fingertips are unfathomably long where they loop throughout your own, pouring like honey across your knuckles, and somehow gathering enough momentum to swing pendulously between your bodies.

Across his other wrist Taehyung balances an abundance of overstuffed shopping bags from the various outlets dotted throughout the mall. You lean virtually all of your weight against him, your stomach full of the most exquisite lunch and a plastic straw caught between your teeth to savour your second mango-passionfruit smoothie of the afternoon.

Sometimes being in love with Taehyung is utterly exhausting; a permanent fixture of motion and charisma and effortless conversations which always leave you a little tongue-tied and high on his natural dopamine. 

And yet, you wouldn't have him any other way. 

"Hey, Tae? Can we maybe take a rest for a minute?" You sigh sweetly, nestling your cheek comfortably against Taehyung's domed bicep. "My feet are killing me."

"Of course, Jagi!"

Taehyung guides you toward the large terracotta fountain poised proudly within the mall's centre. You perch against the cool stone, with Taehyung placing your shopping bag collection aside to join you, and sigh softly as he lifts your aching feet from your pointed heels to caress his long fingers around your tender instep.

He massages your skin softly, dissolving all discomfort through persistent compression and a voice as smooth as buttercream. His lips seek out the plush of your temple, tucking away the loose strands of hair he finds with the tip of his nose. 

Taehyung's heartbeat carries a natural percussion with tones akin to tinkling wind chimes and every bit as delicate. You find yourself overwhelmed by the collaborative sensations of sound, rhythm and his earthy cologne.

You lean into your fiance's torso. Another blissful sigh flutters past your lips and across the sticky straw compressed between your teeth. With your head tipped back, you allow your lidded gaze to slowly scan your nearby surroundings. 

Amidst a monotonous canvas of granite stone and whitewashed brick sits a peculiar storefront. A flash of jade woodwork, with wide stain-glass windows and what appeared to be a hand-carved door decorated by spray painted poison ivy decals. 

The facade, although surreal and whimsically furnished, is definitely new. You can't help but find yourself drawn toward it like an energetic moth flouncing toward an open flame; the clash of pigment as stark as a gilded leaf amidst a blanket of snow.

"Tae?" You muse, listening for his small hum of acknowledgment before you continue. "This is new, right? I don't think I've seen it here before."

Taehyung lifts his head to follow your gaze, a sunkissed curtain falling in front of his vision as he does so. He puckers his lips in thought.

"You're right. 'Quirks and Curiosities'. I wonder what they sell there?"

"Hm. My money is on obscure trinkets. Like the type of stuff Jungkook collects in that shoebox underneath his bed."

"Well, in that case!" Taehyung grins, the corners of his mouth stretched skyward. "We absolutely have to go in."

He springs forward onto the balls of his feet with a small, barely noticeable squeal of pure delight, carefully grasping at the marginally empty cup in your hands to toss the dregs into a nearby garbage can. 

He helps you back onto your feet, guiding your soothed soles into your leatherette heels once again. The visual makes you giggle fondly.

In spite of his buoyant bleach-blonde curls and tanzanite contacts, he really does resemble an animated prince falling into a whirlwind romance orchestrated by fate itself.

"Come on, Jagiya! Lets see what we can find." 

Taehyung tugs impishly upon your linked fingers as he gathers your shopping bags within his spare wrist. You roll your eyes and chastise him for his infantile excitement, but you cannot deny that his palpable enthusiasm is utterly contagious. 

The pretty tinkle of polished wind-chimes twirling against one and other is the first stimulant you are met with as soon as you toe across the threshold of Quirks and Curiosities. The second is an overwhelming scent of sandalwood and crisp clean cotton. 

It takes a moment for your eyes to adjust to the sudden light change, all springtime luminescence transforming into something dim and tinted violet from the many mismatched lamps strung overhead. 

A plethora of beaded curtains brush by your cheekbones as Taehyung draws you further into the annex of the shop. There are several shelves, each one littered by an array of unique antiques and special oddities which pique your interest. 

Your fiance appears similarly hypnotized. His eyes are wide, sparkling as vibrantly as blossoming constellations, as he runs his impossibly long fingertips over the top of a large bronze cattle statuette. 

Briefly, your mind is seized by the notion of how much Namjoon would enjoy such a place. All of the unique figurines he could acquire to bolster his ever-expanding collection. But your thoughts are quick to sober; Kim Namjoon in close proximity with anything fracturable is never a good idea.

As Taehyung becomes enraptured by what appears to be a pair of large peacock-feather earrings, you break away from his side to go exploring on your own, making sure to press a small but affectionate kiss against his neck in passing.

You nod courteously at the petite woman poised patiently behind the counter, her kind eyes creased in genuine warmth at the small interaction witnessed between yourself and your fiance. Your stomach flip-flops as a blush seeps across your cheekbones. It always stokes a fire deep within your stomach when your relationship with Taehyung is not only acknowledged, but also treated with respect. 

There was once a time when you had deemed yourself unworthy of his advances, of the sweet words which would drip like caramel from his tongue and explorative hands which would hold your body oh so tight. But he had smothered those insecurities underneath a pair of the prettiest puppy-dog eyes you had ever seen and now, with this friendly stranger recognizing your partnership as beautiful causes your insides to glow. 

Absentmindedly running your thumb and forefinger over the cool band of your engagement ring, you divert your attention toward one of the more colourful displays. 

A kaleidoscope of pretty scarves dangle from mismatched hangers, their metallic threads shimmering underneath the dim lamplight and silken tassels catching every little breeze which passes by like party streamers caught in the air. 

Underneath them, a small collection of beautiful coin purses are dotted in a row. Some of them have been hand-stitched into complex creases whilst others carry reflective sequins and enhanced beading. 

But what really captures your attention is a trio of beautifully displayed fans, each perched upon a small wooden plinthe and spread open to showcase their intimate details and exquisite craftsmanship. 

One of them in particular, the largest in the collection, leaves you momentarily transfixed. It is broad and colourful; a distinct lavender hue ombreing out toward filigree lace corrugations. Embroidered butterflies spread their wings across the textured surface of the fan, some soaring sky high whilst others dip their proboscis into a bouquet of flowers so elaborately detailed that you can practically smell their tantalizing sweetness.

Sparing a brief glance over your shoulder toward the adorable shopkeep who had regarded you so kindly, receiving a nod of encouragement in response, you reach out and carefully pluck the large fan from its plinthe as soon as she grants you permission to do so. 

It feels light within your palm, decorative lace tickling your cheek as you bring it close. You focus on the sunkissed crown of Taehyung's hair, on his deliciously deep voice waxing poetic about the pair of earrings now dangling from between his knuckles.

"Tae?" You hum, wafting the fan against your cheeks.

"Yes, Jagiya?"

He turns on the spot, his oval eyes softening as soon as he witnesses the weave of your hips wandering toward him and the clash of purple against your honeyed complexion. 

"Ah, what do we have here?" He hums, holding a hand out toward you.

You teeter into his presence, slowly directing your fan around your body in a deliberate semi-circle, and pitch your voice a fraction higher.

"I'm so fine wherever I go~" You mewl, imitating your beloved friend with a lot less skill and precision than Jimin himself would offer.

Still, it causes Taehyung's smile to expand; pulls an abundance of impish giggles from his throat like popcorn kernels puffing up.

"Much better than Jimin-ssi!" Taehyung cackles, clapping his hand against his inner wrist to prevent damaging the pretty earrings he holds. "But if you tell him I said that, I'll only deny it."

"I understand. Soulmate priorities."

"Exactly!"

Taehyung pulls your body close to his own, his palm pressing snug against your tailbone. His lips make quick work of your flushed cheeks, kissing across elevated bone and pausing to rest on the tippity tip of your crinkled nose.

"Ah, I love you." He sighs.

Foregoing any chance for the sentiment to be echoed, Taehyung opts instead to guide you toward the cash register to pay for your newly coveted trinkets.

"Good afternoon!" Taehyung sing-songs, bowing politely. "I would like to purchase these earrings." He slides the jewellery in question across the counter, fingertips twitching as though he dreaded letting the unusual accessory go. "And my beautiful fiancee seems to have fallen in love with this stunning fan." 

Before you have a chance to offer up your purchase for her eyes to evaluate the attendant's fingers are dancing expertly across the raised keys of her cash register, its numbers as faded and timeless as the adorable knicknacks which surround you. There is a small ping! as the drawer pops open, but Taehyung is quick to press a handful of crisp bills into the woman's hand before she can signify any total.

Part of you knows that you should object to Taehyung's unique brand of generosity. That he has already done far too much for you over the course of your relationship; especially today with his impromptu shopping spree and fancy luncheon.

But you also know that Taehyung would object. That he would unravel his bottom lip in an emboldened pout that will leave you breathless whilst he insists that he needs to more. And it always culminates in him going above and beyond to spoil you far more than is necessary.

So instead you tuck your smile into the mapwork of Taehyung's shoulder and attempt to hex away the heat which swirls like lava beneath your skin. 

After all, it is quite exhilarating to be worshiped by the man who maintains ownership of your entire heart and soul. Why not indulge, at least a little, if it makes you both happy?

"Please, keep the change." Taehyung insists, and when the shopkeep inhales a sharp breath of surprise you feel your heart swell with pride. 

After tucking his wallet back within the confined of his far-too-tight jeans, your fiance gathers the small bag containing his newly purchased earrings and loops it in place over his wrist where it joins countless others. He braids an arm around your midsection and you both thank the friendly employee one final time before returning to the sterile ceramics of the bustling shopping mall. 

The sound of water slapping loudly against cool tile and an abundance of discarded wish-laced pennies almost feels too chaotic in comparison to the impenetrable silence that Quirks and Curiosities had seemingly perfected.

Your eyes take a minute to adjust to the sudden influx of concentrated light as your pupils shrink from necessary dilation back to their regular size. Still, your vision burns, and you find yourself raising your fan toward your eyes out of instinct alone, hoping to disperse some of the rays which trickle like honey between your eyelashes. 

Taehyung watches the display with an overt fondness. 

"You know, I'm thinking we might have made a huge mistake in buying that fan for you, Jagi."

You squint at him in confusion. "Why?"

"Just think of all the terrible jokes Jin-hyung will make as soon as we get home."

You give pause. Attempt to mentally condition yourself for a persistent circus of 'perfect fan' and 'fan-tastic' puns before they arrive. And if you concentrate hard enough you can just barely make out Seokjin's telltale laugh like perfectly-manicured nails on a chalkboard. 

You ignore the urge to cringe. Because, as irritating as his poorly conceived jokes can be at times, you simply wouldn't want your Jin any other way.

"Worth it." You muse, whipping your fan enthusiastically in front of your face. 

Taehyung grins, pulling your body against his own so that he may press a kiss to your mouth. He lingers, his neatly-sculpted cupid's bow clinging to your lower lip as he autographs his name on your flesh with a brief - albeit deliberate -  catch of his teeth on tongue-warmed skin.

You sigh as soon as you part from each other, your fingernails finding purchase on his silken neck scarf to keep him from straying too far. 

"I love you, Tae." You purr, tilting your head back just far enough so that he can glide the tip of his nose against your own.

"I love you more, Jagi." 

Taehyung presses a fingertip to your mouth before you can attempt to protest his ludicrous, and frankly defamatory, statement.

"Now, come on. It's time to buy my future wife some pretty new shoes! Ones that don't hurt her poor feet quite as much."

Once again you are completely susceptible to his bewildering enthusiasm. 

And as Taehyung draws you past the large fountain you had once taken solace in, pausing to capture the very moment that his lips had burned an entire midsummer sunset across the underside of your jawline, residual thoughts from your morning return to you with picturesque clarity.

Kim Taehyung really is the epitome of ecstasy.

[moonfireflight]

Happy Birthday to Saeran and Saeyoung!

Oof, I know I’m cutting it close, but I managed to finish a little story for the boys. It’s been so beautiful seeing all of the art posted here and on Twitter to celebrate their day. Happy Birthday to my 2D husband and muse, Saeyoung, and to my digital brother-in-law, Saeran. You both deserve the all of the best

Anyway, onto the story! 1.7k words of fluff, cake, and gift-giving. 

“Honey~ Are you still asleep?” MC patted the blanket-covered form next to her, but the only response was a quiet snore. She was worried that he might sleep through half of his birthday but didn’t want to rouse him if he was tired enough to snooze through that. Deciding to give him more time to sleep, she snuck out of bed to begin preparations for the day.

***

A few hours earlier, Saeyoung had been the one to slip out of bed unnoticed by his girlfriend. Once dressed, he headed to his workroom and gathered up everything he needed. It was tough work by moonlight and his cellphone’s flashlight. After checking the guide he’d found online, and rearranging the garden soil to look nice again, he stood up and dusted off his hands. He tapped on the new app he had created and smiled at the sound that told him everything was working. Or, so he hoped.

Back inside the house, he scrubbed the dirt from his fingernails and shuffled out of his stained clothing. MC stirred, making a cute sleepy sound as Saeyoung curled back up next to her. As he drifted off, he marveled at how his life had changed over the last year. His brother was back in his life and would wake up to his gift soon. Then there was MC…, the woman who had completely altered the course of his life. Someone who loved every side of him and let him finally drop the mask that he had long thought to be a permanent part of his existence.

***

The sun was barely up when Saeran made his way out to the garden. He was learning to love the smell of it again - the earthy scent of the soil, sun-warmed grasses, and the few flowers that had already begun to bloom. With a deep breath, he stretched his arms over his head, drinking in the sunlight and fresh air, letting it infuse his body. The sound of his phone beeping frantically shook him from his morning reverie. “What is it…,” he grumbled, pulling his phone from his pocket and unlocking it. There were several messages from his brother.

   “Happy Birthday to my other half! I know you were worried about the garden wilting if you went on a vacation, SOOOO!!! I hacked your phone, sorry not sorry, and added a new app! Check it out!”

“What the hell would an app on my phone have to do with the garden?” Though he groused about it, he was honestly curious. How would an app let him leave the garden alone without having to worry about it? On the home screen of his phone, there was a new app with an icon of a cartoonish plant sprout. It opened with a short video of Saeyoung’s goofy avatar explaining that the app-controlled a new irrigation watering system that he had… installed in the middle of the night? Saeran shook his head, subconsciously trying to hide the smile on his face. He had to admit; it was pretty impressive.

***

With a ferocious yawn, Saeyoung woke up from his morning nap and snuck away into his workroom. He cracked open a Ph.D. Pepper, relishing in the satisfying hiss it made, and flopped into his favorite office chair. Paying no mind to it creaking under him, he booted up the program he’d made for his drones. A smile, interrupted by another yawn, stretched over his face as he played back a recording from earlier. Saeran had liked his gift! Judging by his brother’s reaction, he’d done a decent enough job of installing the tubes and connections and hadn’t ruined anything in the process. He replayed the video again, sighing in contentment.

After a moment, he switched to control mode and guided the drone he had left perched outside back into the shed. With a few clicks, he took control of another smaller drone that was already in the house. He knew that MC would be mad if he found out what she was working on for his birthday but he couldn’t resist taking a peek. Keeping the tiny robot close to the ceiling, he panned the camera around until he spotted her. Heat rose to his cheeks. She was licking white frosting from a spatula and dancing around the kitchen. How could she be so cute and sexy at the same time?! A moment later, Saeran entered the kitchen but his back was to the drone so he couldn’t guess what they were talking about. Saeyoung decided not to risk moving his drone closer to find out - Saeran was always much better at spotting them than MC was. He carefully perched the bot on top of the refrigerator, out of sight. Hmm… what were they up to?

He decided to find out in person instead. Besides, he was dying to wrap his arms around MC and snuggle up to her soft form. So she would have a chance to hide anything she was working on, he called out to her from the living room. “Honeyyy~ Good morning!”

“It’s almost afternoon! Oh, and hold on a sec! I’ll be right there!”

Saeyoung snickered and leaned up against the wall as he waited for her to arrive. His brother stepped out of the kitchen first and nodded to him. “Hey. I got your gift.”

“Yeah?” Even though he had seen Saeran’s reaction to it, his heart fluttered a little at the idea of hearing his thanks in person.

“You must have put a lot of work and research into that, huh?” Saeyoung replied with a shrug. It honestly had been a challenge to figure out how to make it work and program that app. He’d even set it to monitor local weather reports so it wouldn’t waste water on rainy days. “Mmhmm. I can tell. It’s… actually pretty brilliant. And helpful. Thanks.” Saeran pointed at his brother as he walked past. “No crying on your birthday.”

“Sae, honey? Are you okay?” She had arrived right as Saeyoung was putting his glasses back on from wiping his eyes.

“Yeah, I’m… oof!”

His breath left him in a woosh as his girl ran up and hugged him tightly. She rested her cheek against his chest, nuzzling against him. “Happy Birthday, love.” Her warmth suffused him, his heart full of his adoration for her. They stayed that way for a long moment, enjoying being so close together. Eventually, she stepped back. “I’m sure you already know I’m working on something, but if you give me a minute to hide it, you can hang out while I work on lunch?”

He stayed close to her all day, his hands finding her back or shoulder at every opportunity. Even after all the time they had spent together, he still loved having those little reminders that she was real.

The day passed in quiet companionship, though Saeyoung’s curiosity grew by the hour. He knew that his family was planning something for him, but he hadn’t been able to figure it out. Finally, when dinner was over, MC asked them to stay at the table while she disappeared into the kitchen again. Silent understanding passed between the brothers, and they nodded to each other with a smile, waiting for the reveal of their cake. Sure enough, MC returned with a cake decorated much like a Christmas treat - white icing peaks topped with strawberries, but also festooned with candles. “Happy Birthday, guys~! I hope you like it!”

Saeran appeared to be mesmerized by the candles. Last year, he stayed in his room for most of the day, so this was their first real birthday celebration since being reunited. “I was going to let him tell you, but Saeran grew these strawberries in his garden!”

Saeyoung glanced over at his brother and caught a smile from him. “Seriously?! That’s amazing! I can’t wait to try them!”

“It’s nothing. They’re tiny strawberries compared to what we can buy at the store.” Saeran’s eyes darted back to the cake.

“I tried one earlier and they are much sweeter than the ones from the store. You sell yourself short, hun. Anyway, shall we?” MC began singing “Happy Birthday,” and after a few notes, Saeyoung joined in as well. Both brothers leaned in and blew out the candles together, each making a wish in their hearts.

“Hey. Do you mind if we eat our cake out in the garden?”

Tilting his head in confusion, Saeyoung agreed to his brother’s suggestion even if it seemed odd to eat outside in the dark. “Let’s do it!”

Once everyone had their plates full of cake, they headed out to the yard. As they turned the corner, Saeyoung gasped. While the garden had been entirely dark when he was sneaking around that morning, it had been transformed. Glow in the dark rocks had been added to the gravel path, making it shimmer with blue sparkles. Tiny solar-powered lanterns peeked out from between the beds. Lastly, a string of star-shaped lights bridged the two tall poles on either side of one of the beds, casting light down on a trellis filled with large white flowers. “What is all this?”

Saeran motioned him over to a picnic table that had recently been added as well. “I know you aren’t into gardening, but I wanted to make this place into something nice for you too. I thought about this kind of thing a lot when I was a kid - making a space-themed garden for you to return to.” He gazed off into the distance as he continued. “Anyway, I didn’t know how to do it then, but here we are. The white flowers are called moonflowers and only bloom at night. The other flowers in that bed haven’t bloomed yet, but they’ll be columbines, which look like shooting stars, and night-sky petunias, which are blue with white spots like stars. Of course, the ones with the big fuzzy green leaves are… red geraniums. Maybe they look like supernovas or something but they were the flowers I picked out for you long ago.”

MC turned away, crying silently as the brothers embraced. It felt like finally, after all this time, the last of the barriers between them had fallen away. Even though she had known what Saeran was planning, seeing it all together like this was amazing. They had researched ideas together, but the design and work were all Saeran’s doing. She slipped away to get the gifts she had wrapped earlier, not wanting to end their evening in the magical garden just yet.

[firebirdsdaughter]

Waaaaaah!...

... And now, on to the gift that was Zi-O 23!

Spoilers below.

In no order:

I DON’T CARE KURO WOZ.

The only valid Wozes are Woz.5 and Keisuke himself. Those are the only valid Wozes.

... So they’re seriously trying to tell me baby Sougo could write clearly in grammatically correct English of all things. I doubt he could even do that now. Someone show this to Sougo to check if he wrote it.

Also, the first time I watched this and that shot revealed Geiz was still living at the shop, I WAS ON CLOUD NINE. I KNEW WHAT IT MEANT.

Okay, so I’d need a proper translation to decide if the dialogue here is supposed to be implying Sougo’s using his new future sight powers to cheat on a test. Given that when he mucks it up (boy gets a fourteen), he studies instead of trying to do that, I would believe not, but I can’t get a clear enough online translation to tell.

And we all know he’s bad at math.

The fact that he’s not only bad at it, it apparently just straight up knocks him out is also bloody hilarious.

Kikaider’s suit is goofy, but I do like his Henshin.

Geiz calls him. Geiz freaking calls him to come fight the Another Rider. Like everything is normal. I’m so grateful to most of this episode for my life, honestly.

Then they’re confused about there not being a person. But Sougo is just like ‘I gotta go study!’

Time Jacket kids are getting uneasy. This is totally justified given that later in the episode we clearly establish that dad has lost the plot--actually, he probably lost it a long time ago.

Sougo, why does math put you to sleep so fast, you might want to check that out.

The funny whirring sound every time Kikaider moves...

He’s cute, though, I like his smile.

The fact that if I did not know already I don’t think I’d believe this is the same actor who played Zamigo is a testament to this guys skills, I think. He’s like... Sweet baby-face boy here. It’s kind of fascinating.

... Ice powers? Why does he have ice powers? Eh, whatever.

Geiz looks a little uncomfortable w/ this being another future Rider...

GEIZ LECTURE HIM ABOUT SLEEPING WHILE HE’S SUPPOSED TO BE STUDYING.

This is so adorable. Came here to assassinate him, now here you are caring about his test scores. Yeah. You’re not getting fond of him all.

That tiny wave Shiro Woz does does not fit the Drama Chord that happens in the soundtrack when he and Tsukuyomi show up. I mean it when I say the only good things about Shiro and Kuro Woz are Keisuke. The actor is adorable and I love him. Strongly dislike both characters, though.

Not you, Woz.5, you’re an angel and I’m thrilled you were here.

Oh, hey. I just noticed that Tsukuyomi put her ‘future dress’ back on.

Let us mark to day at the first day the online translator actually properly translated Woz’s name.

Meanwhile, Geiz is genuinely shocked that she’s w/ Shiro Woz. I guess he didn’t think she was actually serious about turning on Sougo.

She’s like ‘how can you stay w/ Sougo?’ Unfortunately, Shiro Woz doesn’t give him a chance to even try and answer. He probably would have panicked about feelings anyway. Though maybe he would have admitted to having them, who knows.

... What was w/ the dramatic sound effect and zoom in? I mean, I like Keisuke’s face well enough, but... Why?

I just realise Tsukuyomi is paired off w/ a Woz again. Like, when Another Shinobi was there, she ended up hanging out w/ Kuro Woz, and now she’s hanging out w/ Shiro Woz. I guess this explains why the actors were kind of like that too.

I know Tsukuyomi’s doing a dramatic speech bout having to kill Sougo, but I am distracted by the hilarious facial expressions Keisuke is making in this scene.

Sorry, Tsukuyomi, but Geiz doesn’t actually want to do that anymore. And honestly, whose fault is that?

I love his reaction. Like, he’s clearly having ‘feelings panic’ but he does not look happy at the concept and is genuinely confused by her sudden shift in opinion. Like he doesn’t say it, and honestly, it’d sound kinda whiny if he did, but that look just totally read ‘But I don’t want to!?’ to me.

And then he still goes back to the shop. And he and Sougo proceed to have one of their usual, totally whacky interactions.

Aka, Geiz has no chill and is unnecessarily aggressive about everything.

Also, Sougo is chugging something that looks like five hour energies and that cannot be healthy.

Though the extra aggression might also be compensating for uncertainty w/ everything else.

Like, he seems pretty shaken by Tsukuyomi’s switch. I’m not sure what that flashback was supposed to indicate, but it made him stand down from bullying Sougo... Like, being hyper aggressive (as usual, admittedly) reminded him of her saying they had to defeat Sougo, and he backed off bc he didn’t want to think about that/deal w/ the association? Probably over analysing and making no sense, aren’t I?

Aaaaand... He’s down.

Poor Geiz. He was trying to have a genuine, open conversation, and Sougo just conks out.

No! Baby-face boy!

Tsukuyomi runs up the stairs, but Shiro Woz can’t be bothered. His legs are too long.

Geiz is working out his frustrations and concerns by punching the Another Rider. A valid outlet.

Tsukuyomi, maybe don’t do this while he’s working.

Geiz is just like ‘whatever, as long as you’re attacking the Another Rider.’

Why are you saying Geiz’s name like that? He’s the one who’s been still at the shop all day, dude. 

Then Geiz just asks if Sougo learned anything from his dream. Literally there is nothing in this ending that makes me at all think Geiz was going w/ Tsukuyomi and Shiro Woz at the end. Kuro Woz can go off.

Okay, but what is that thing and WHERE DID IT COME FROM? I just assumed it was Sworz, but I guess it wasn’t? So... Who made this beetle thing? Why does it create Another Kikaider?

Sworz, the one person who never makes any effort to differentiate between he Wozes.

Sougo freaking tries to warn Heure. Yeah, Tsukuyomi, he’s obviously decided to become Puma Zi-O. Bc Puma Zi-O would totally try to save a Time Jacket.

Also:

God freaking damn it to hell! Sworz, I liked you!

Geiz is genuinely shocked at this. Like, there is literally nothing here indicating to me that he would actually follow Shiro Woz here, I’m not sure why they tried to imply that.

*continues grumbling bc I liked Sworz*

Of course, when I say ‘like’ I mean, like, in regards to liking evil characters. Not that I think he’s a good person and I want to be his friend.

After this I really don’t want to be his friend. The desire has gone into the negative.

Pretty sure Ora is going to be very slowly backing towards the door after seeing this. (also established by the next ep preview)

Something that also has occurred to me on this rewatch... What just happened here was Sworz forcing Heure to use/be used by/take what could be construed as a ‘power up’--which promptly causes him to lose control. ... Are they trying to foreshadow something here...? (I would actually love it if this were foreshadowing for what I want it to be foreshadowing for)

Oh, go off as well, Shiro Woz. Jerkface.

WAGA KYUURANGERS.

... I think that’s the first time he’s said that this ep.

Oh... I also just noticed Geiz looks at Tsukuyomi to see what she’s going to do...

I... Really don’t understand why they’re trying to claim Sougo’s on his own now? There was... Literally nothing to indicate that Geiz wanted to follow Shiro Woz or believed him at all? There was also nothing n this ending that seemed like it would prompt him to? So I’m just gonna say that until proven otherwise, he just decided to head back to the shop on his own to think. Maybe we can have a scene where Sougo gets back and is like ‘wait, you’re here?’ and Geiz is like ‘I’m sorry, you thought I was gonna follow that arsehole?’

Plus, like, the preview shows all three current Riders transforming together? Plus it’s talking about everyone working together. Even Ora’s getting in on the teaming together.

Which is quite sensible of her. I feel like there’s often times when a character in her position would be like ‘nah, I’m fine on my own’ or something, but Ora’s just like ‘yeah, nope. Not taking any chances.’

I know the ‘best friend’ title isn’t referring to my boys, but I can close my eyes pretend it is.

And the angst monster in my closet and I are both hoping that really was foreshadowing of what’s gonna happen w/ Geiz Revive in some way...

Also, I’m gonna make everyone look at this image again bc the visual cues in it are so important to me okay?

Like, yes, clearly Tsukuyomi’s still being ridiculous, but it’s set up like an ‘all sides meeting’ sort of scene and Geiz is standing next to Sougo:

That’s all, folks! Digital sesame red bean paste buns for anyone who read all that.

I am so glad they had Geiz stay w/ Sougo. I know a lot of people were assuming he was of Tsukuyomi’s mind, bc... I don’t know. I guess he never outright disagreed w/ her. But he’s still treating Sougo the same? Ish? Actually, he even seemed friendlier at points? Like he’s worried about him studying and actually tried to have a serious conversation w/ him? And he seemed genuinely bothered by Tsukuyomi’s decision? And I love this? And bc I love angst, I’ll love it even more if that was foreshadowing and that’s what happens later w/ however the Revive power up works? So long as we all come out of it okay. I’m still hoping this ‘fated battle’ never actually happens, or, at least, happens differently than is actually being presented.

Okay, okay. I think everyone gets the point.

[thetygre]

30 Day Monster Challenge 2 - Day #23: Favorite Bad Movie Monster

Alright, so most of these movies aren’t really all that bad; they’re just kind of ‘meh’. But they would have been a lot worse without these cool and/or goofy monsters.

1.       Jabberwocky (Alice in Wonderland 2010)

I am prepared to disclose that Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was not horrible, but 60% of that opinion stems from the Jabberwocky. (The remaining 40%is 30% the other monster designs and 10% lesbian subtext.) The Jabberwocky has always been my favorite part of the Alice mythos (surprise surprise), and not to sound petty, but I have dropped Alice movies just for not including the brilling beast. Burton’s Jabberwocky might not be my favorite, but it has a lot going for it. The way they treat it is basically as Wonderland’s Tarrasque; a living WMD, a legendary kaiju, the ur-monster in a world teeming with dangerous and crazy creatures. The way it wakes up is even a direct nod to Chernabog from Fantasia; they are literally equating this thing to the Devil.

Second off; Christopher Lee.

Finally, when the Jabberwocky meets Alice to fight, he says this thing about meeting his ‘old foe’, ‘the vorpal one’, in battle again. It is made explicitly clear that he is talking about the vorpal blade, not Alice. And that just… I don’t want to say that that changes the entire movie, but yeah, it kind of does. The implications here are that the vorpal blade and the Jabberwocky have fought each other countless time before in the past. The history of Wonderland is just the history of a dragon and a magic sword fighting. Is the vorpal blade sentient? How many times have these two fought? This kind of transforms everything about the setting the movie has established for the last hour and a half. It’s just so filled with so much potential to me.

2.       Torgo (Manos: The Hands of Fate)

Y’know, when you’re in a dark place, you have to find your own light. A source of motivation, something you can cling to to pull you through to the other side. Maybe that’s a dream, a goal at the end of the tunnel, or maybe it’s a hero, someone you can look up to. I’m not saying that Torgo is a hero, but he inspires me. There are weeks at work where I just don’t want to get out of bed in the morning. I come home at night to an empty room and fall asleep alone. It gets hard, is what I’m saying. But you know who never stopped trying, even though he hated his job and was lonely too?

Torgo. That’s who.

Everyday Torgo gets up, throws on his blazer and hat, and he goes out there and busses a haunted motel for a boss he hates. But he does it, every day. And if Torgo can do it, you can too. So you’ve got to get out there and be the best damn lackey you can. You’ve got put in the work to make it to tomorrow. And when the good times roll in and come shining down on you, you take a minute to remember the man who helped you get here. Take a minute to remember Torgo, looking down on you from Cloud No. 9, shedding a tear.

3.       Radu (Seventh Son)

The Last Apprentice series is actually a pretty cool (and grim) series of dark fantasy/horror young adult novels, kind of like junior’s first Solomon Kane. The Seventh Son movie based on the series has piss-all to do with it, and its only redeeming features are some cool monster designs and Jeff Bridges. Of those cool monster designs, the stand-out for me is Radua aka Muslim Dragon Kratos. He’s one of our villain witches chief thugs, and is unnecessarily cool for a side-character. He’s got this whole Nosferatu Zodd code of honor thing, and wields these two chain blades and probably could have been the villain in his own movie.

Now that alone would have been a neat detail, but then he can turn into what I honestly consider one of the more interesting dragons in recent cinema. I talked before about how one archetype of dragons was of being these unholy, scavenger type wilderness monsters, and that’s kind of the vibe I get from Radu’s dragon form. It’s all lanky and feral looking. It has too many limbs, and it walks around like it doesn’t know how. It’s another unnecessarily cool design for such a generic movie, and it’s definitely worth checking out.

4.       Krakensaurus (Jack the Giant Slayer)

I don’t want to be mean and discount Jack the Giant Slayer as ‘discount Ray Harryhausen’, but thems is the breaks, as the saying goes. The movie is kind of charming in how earnestly it plays to being a 1960s fantasy movie, with princesses in pink dresses and warlocks with goatees and a rhyming leprechaun. The movies stop-motion monsters don’t really live up to industry standards, though. But I can’t sit here and lie and say that I don’t have a special fondness for the sea monster at the end. The movie’s penultimate scene sees our heroes trying to escape the warlock’s castle, so the villain summons a two-headed giant (or ettin, if you know your monsters) which looks suspiciously like one of Ray Harryhausen’s cyclopes. Trapped in a sea cave, the rhyming leprechaun trapped in a bottle (roll with it) summons a sea monster to deal with the problem.

Sometimes it’s the little things in life, like watching two weird looking monsters fight to the death. Our sea monster is a blue-green mixture of kraken and allosaurus, and I’m pretty sure its toy had more detailing than the actual moving model. When this guy showed up on the screen, six year old me was hype enough to punch through a wall. I spent the next week drawing pictures of him so I wouldn’t forget him. This movie has 100% more sea monsters and singing leprechauns than The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, and that almost makes up for its deficit skeleton warriors.

5.       Queen of the Lair (She Creature 2001)

Stan Winston was on the helm for this little lady’s monster design, and it shows. A mermaid queen, it’s hard to tell if her monster form is her real shape or just something she can morph into. Even her basic mermaid form is pretty interesting; the split tails remind me of sirens or tritons. Her monster shape, though, is pure Stan Winston gold. There’s more than a little bit of the xenomorph queen in there, between the crest and the fangs. Someone threw it into a blender with a sea serpent and a viper fish and what comes out is the most badass mermaid to ever slink across cinema. She rips people’s heads off, her tail is covered with bone spikes, and she can sing a siren song to summon up her mermaid swarm. Oh, and psychic impregnation powers. That part’s kind of important.

6.       She Creature (She Creature 1956)

Aforementioned sea monster queen was part of a series of horror films based on old b-movies, so this is the original She Creature. Even today, this is one of my favorite designs from the 1950s. Paul Blaisdell might just be the king of B-movie monster suits, and belongs up there with Ray Harryhausen in the great monster hall of fame. The she creature looks like the sum product of an orc, a lobster, and a scorpionfish. It’s a shame you only see her in monochrome, because her color scheme is a startling mix of green and pink. What I find most fascinating is the concept that this is supposed to represent some parallel evolutionary stage of humanity. This is supposed to be a different version of Homo sapiens that never left the sea. Stan Winston’s mermaid queen is great, but I would still love to see an updated and more articulate version of this design.

7.       Vampire Spawn (Van Helsing)

This raises so many questions. So the crux of Van Helsing is that Dracula needs Frankenstein’s monster to power a force-field that will allow his swarms of vampire spawn to survive past infancy. I bet you thought vampires reproduced by biting people, right? Well, apparently they also have egg-sacs. Just, massive, Aliens style egg-sacs full of bat/human fetus monsters hungry for blood. It’s so stupid that I love it. These things are horrible and adorable; they remind me of chupacabras. I want one as a familiar, or at least statted up for a tabletop roleplaying game. Just really try to avoid thinking about the whole egg-sacs thing and all the implications that brings to vampire mythology.

8.       Emperor Tyrannus (Attack of the Super Monsters)

I don’t… I don’t think I have the strength to really get into Attack of the Super Monsters. When I watched it, liquor was involved. Describing it reads like a parody of Japanese media that involves anime, men in monster suits, and giant robots meant to sell collectible toys. But it’s real, and the realest shit ever is Emperor Tyrannus. Emperor Tyrannus is literally a giant tyrannosaurus rex who is the evil mastermind of an underground civilization of dinosaurs. The dinosaurs talk, because shut up, and Emperor Tyrannus in particular talks with a villain voice that I just can’t really convey through text. I think the closest I can get is saying that he sounds like someone doing an imitation of Brian Blessed while having a stroke. Emperor Tyrannus shoots laser beams from his eyes that mind control the other dinosaurs into being evil, and watches them fight a hermaphroditic cyborg superhero in a drill/airplane. Look, you need to see this for yourself. I’m not doing this justice. Get your friends, find the DVD, and strap in for a wild ride.

9.       Witch Tree (The Last Witch Hunter)

The Last Witch Hunter is another guilty pleasure move where Vin Diesel brings what I’m pretty sure is one of his D&D characters to a movie and somehow ropes Michael Cain and Elijah Wood into it with him. Our villains are, in a surprising twist, witches that cook up some fairly grotesque magic. One of the creatures meant to act as the witches’ guardians is a magical sentinel, and it just goes so hard and so dark for what amounts to a stick golem. It’s the fine details that make this construct stand out. The extra limbs let it move faster and have extra attacks, the jawbones around the front form a crude mouth, and the branch rib-cage makes it look like something that used to be alive instead of something that was just magically summoned. There’s so much work poured into this one monster, and it’s definitely a treat to see it at the end of the movie. Rethink your golems, kids; treat yourself better.

10.   Giant Leeches (Attack of the Giant Leeches)

I used to be pretty intensely leech-phobic when I was younger (and by younger, I mean a couple of years ago), but even then I knew the giant leeches were lame. Incredibly lame. Like, honestly kind of pathetic. I kind of like them out of a bizarre sense of pity. Giant leeches should scare me, but these guys are just goofy. A leech isn’t a hard design; it’s a tube with a sucker on each end. But I am almost convinced that the person who designed these monsters had never actually seen a leech, or possibly even a worm. But the movie still treats them with all the dignity and awe of the Creature of the Black Lagoon. There are prolonged sequences of these guys swimming underwater, floating around like hungry garbage bags. These things are not, nor were they ever, leeches; they are some kind of aquatic octopus or confused anemone. That’s why they need our love, our protection; because they’re too stupid to survive by themselves.

[btsfanficsbcwhynot]

The Hunter (Jungkook x Reader) pt. 4

Genre: Angst, SupernaturalAU

Summary: (This story is based on the show Supernatural) You’ve been a hunter since you were young. You’ve never found yourself falling for someone until you met Jungkook who brought actual joy into your life. What happens when a hunter falls in love?

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Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain was the seal created by God to lock away the Darkness. God passed the mark to Lucifer who then passed it to Cain, the Father of Murder, to use as a source for the First Blade. The Mark was passed on from generation to generation. You were the current bearer of the Mark, and the only one who managed to control it. Your mother passed it on to you before she got dragged into hell.If she didn’t, the Mark would’ve broken the seal and the Darkness would’ve escaped. You were just 12 years old when it happened. Since then your life changed completely.  Because of its origin, dating back to before God's creation of the Universe, the Mark of Cain has often been called "the first curse."When the bearer of the Mark receives a mortal wound that would kill them, the Mark transforms their soul into a Knight of Hell, so that it can live on, and never perish. It is also revealed that if the bearer does not satisfy the Mark, by killing, it will slowly but steadily turn them into a demon. That’s why you became a hunter, just like your father.  You tried everything to get it off you, cutting it, burning it.. but nothing worked. Your father’s friend once told you that you needed the pass the curse onto a powerful source in order to free yourself. A spell existed that would remove the mark from a human's body but no one risked to say it. If it was not done properly, it would've done more harm than good. Now you were doomed to walk around with this horrible Mark. You were the human safe to keep the Darkness locked it. If it were to be released, the world would've been doomed. When you first used the Blade, you felt uncontrollable murderous rage but you didn’t want to kill innocent people.The Mark had some great powers that any one would desire to have, which included:

It powers the First Blade

Grants immunity to demonic, angelic and magical powers

Telekinesis

Super Strength

Resurrection

Conversion into a demon

Precognition

Binding the Darkness

Corruption of the wielder

Absolute Immortality

Sure, for everyone else having those powers would be a blessing, but you've been living with those powers for years. At first you didn't know how to handle all your new powers but after some practice and passing years you managed to control your strength and your uncontrollable rage. Even though you were immortal, you still feared for your life. You had to keep killing in order to remain human. And you had to for your father's sake...He was already scared of your abilities and you didn’t want to completely lose him once you became a demon.

You had texted Jungkook the address to your hotel. You would've left the town sooner or later so you didn't really worry. You were quite excited to see Jungkook, even though you should've been mad that he left you hanging like that. "(Y/N)... That boy is outside waiting for you" Your dad said behind the closed door. "His name is Jungkook... Tell him I'll be there in a minute." You heard him walk away from your door. You put on a nice flowy dress that stopped just above your knee. It was a nice sunny day and the weather was just perfect for a date. Even though you didn't know where he was taking you. You grabbed your jacket and as you did, you saw that god damn mark again. You were disgusted by yourself. As you left your room you saw Jungkook walking up and down nervously. Again, he looked so good in casual clothing. His hair was parted again. That was definitely your favorite hairstyle on him. "You look absolutely stunning" he smiled at you and looked at you up and down. You did a little twirl, making your dress flow up a bit "Cute huh?" He nodded, agreeing. He took your hand and led you to his car and opened the door for you like the gentleman he was "Where are you taking me?" you asked as you got in "Somewhere special" he smiled and clothed the door, jogged to the other side and got in. He watched as you put on your seatbelt and his eyes fell on your mark. He grew silent and just started driving. The silence was awkward and it was slowly eating you "So... what's that on your arm?" he asked, not taking his eyes off the road. You looked down at your arm not sure if he meant the Mark or the bandage."Oh. I injured myself yesterday. My dad wrapped it up for me" You said. You hurt yourself while fighting that Ghoul last night so you weren’t lying. "Not that. The scar above it." You gulped and thought of what to say "It happened when I was a child. I don't remember" you said nervously. "Oh, I see." You looked out of the window as he parked the car. You saw a huge ferries wheel and kids running around "Really?" you laughed. Hearing you laugh made Jungkook soften his frown. "You told me you haven't been to a Theme Park in years" He shrugged and got out of the car and you did the same. "Let's go!" he took your hand and pulled you towards the entrance. You laughed and held onto his hand tightly. You guys rode almost every roller coaster, ate at almost every stand and just simply enjoyed the time together. He pulled you to a photo booth "Let's lock this day in a picture, shall we?" He smiled and pulled  the curtain so he could enter. He sat down on the stool and pulled you on his lap. You closed the curtain "Sorry if I'm crushing your thighs" you giggled as you selected filters. You chose a bunny ear filter as the first one "I literally see no difference. You look exactly the same." You said and that made Jungkook laugh really hard. At the same time the first picture was taken. As the last picture was about to be taken, Jungkook kissed your cheek and wrapped his arms around you. You blushed madly and got off his lap in embarrassment "Let's look at them" You grabbed the pictures and looked at each one of them. Most of them were goofy and dorky but the last one was just straight up adorable. 

You got ripped out of your thoughts as you heard a familiar voice in the background. You knew it was John, a hunter aswell. He was really talented and was one of your father’s greatest friends... until you turned into a monster. Now almost every hunter in the area was hunting you. All of them feared that you’d turn against them and let the Darkness take over you. “I saw her walking in this direction. Do you think it’ll work?” John’s son asked him. You couldn’t understand what he answered him due to Jungkook asking you if you wanted some cotton candy. “That would be nice, thank you. I’ll be waiting here.” He walked off and you made your way to John. His son jumped back as he saw you and grabbed his bottle of holy water “Believe me boy, holy water is not going to do anything” He reached into his back pocket to grab salt but you just rolled your eyes. “You should teach your son better. I’m not a god damn demon. Nor am I a Knight of Hell. If you remember, I was the one who killed the last Knight of Hell. So stop fucking hunting me like I am some kind of animal” Even John stepped away, fearing your powers and abilities. “I’m sorry, (Y/N), you know I can’t let you walk around freely” He was about to pull out a syringe but you were quick to twist his arm and break it. “Even if I am not a killer, don’t forget what I am capable off. Now piss off before I really murder a human” You let go off his hand and walked back to the spot where Jungkook had last seen you. 

Jungkook took you home before midnight like he promised your father and walked you to your door. “I had fun. We should do that again sometimes” He leaned in for a kiss but you stepped back. You thought you’d get too attached once you kissed him and you certainly didn’t want that. You didn’t want to put someone’s life in danger because you just got attached. “text me once you get home” You smiled and opened the door. You closed the door and locked it like you always did. You made sure that the salt in front of the door was still in tact before heading to bed. Jungkook stood in front of the door, blood boiling as he smashed the syringe he was holding behind his back on the ground. “Fucking bitch” He hissed.

[petri808]

Ketsueki ketsugō (Blood Bond)

Sequel to Anata o Mitsukemasu (I’ll Find You), a story I posted for NaLu Week 2017 that was requested by a fan on AO3:

Anata o Mitsukemasu ending…. After a few minutes Lucy joins him, having donned one of his shirts.  Natsu chuckles, “That’s a dress on you.”  She sticks her tongue at him smiling and he kisses her cheek, “But you’re adorable in it.” She wraps her arms around his waist, “So we’re mate’s now, right?”   He turns around in her arms and kisses the new mark on her chest, “Yes.” “And…” she touches his mark “…now I’m stuck with you…” a chuckle to her voice “Forever.” he grins.  “Stuck with this goofy big kid” “You forgot sexy.”  She smiles at him, “my sexy dragon.” They grab their bowls and plop down on the couch.  “Luce I think we can go to the guild tomorrow.” “If you wish, even I’ll feel a little out of place; being gone a year…” She smiles, “but it was all worth it.”

“Three years,” he sighs, “so much has probably changed.”

“That’s true, but the one thing that I know hasn’t changed is everyone’s hope you would return someday.”   Taking his empty bowl from him and placing it in the sink, “Let’s get some sleep Natsu, tomorrow we’ll go to the guild bright and early.”

“Yeah…” he yawns, “I can’t wait to eat some of Mira’s cooking again and slap Gray!”

“If he’s there, he and Juvia have a son, maybe a year old now I think.”  Walking to the bedroom she crawls into bed and lays on her side.  “The boys name is Arashi…” yawning, “Looks just like Gray too.”

“Really!” Natsu spoons up next to his wife, “Ice princess has a kid…” and hugs her tightly to him.  “We’ll need to catch up…” he whispers in her ear.  “Can’t let him beat me when it comes to a family.”

She blushes, “It’s not a competition silly.  I do, want to have children with you…  It’s just after these last few years… I don’t want to rush into it.”  

“I’m not gonna force you Luce…”

Lucy turns around in his arms, “I mean if it happens, it happens and… maybe I’m being a little selfish but we were separated for so long, I kinda want you all to myself right now.”

He chuckles, “Well when you put it that way…  I guess a kid can wait.” kissing her forehead.  “Goodnight Luce.”  

She snuggles into his chest, “Goodnight Natsu...” and falls asleep.

~~x~~

“I’ve waited so long for this…” she whispers through the kisses.  “To finally have you…”

“We’ll be together forever…” suckling her neck

She closes her eyes and moans as his teeth puncture her skin “Forever…” as a haze of red forms over her vision…

When Lucy opens her eyes again the scene has suddenly shifted.  “Natsu?”  She looks around the empty black expanse, ‘where the hell am I?’  Sitting on a floor made of what she can’t tell, it’s not dirt like she’s outside, it’s not a room in a building or wood or stone, it almost has the consistency of paper.  “So strange…”

“I won’t let you hurt her!”  Lucy looks in the direction of the shouting.  

“Natsu?”  Getting off the ground she starts running towards it.  “Natsu!”

“Lucy?”  He stares down at the girl writhing on the bed.  

“Stay back Lucy!  I’m not gonna let him take you!”

As soon as Lucy can see who Natsu is yelling at she stops dead in her tracks.  “Zeref!” her eyes expand, “No, it can’t be, he’s dead!”

“It’s not really him, Luce, he’s like the narrator of the story.”

Twisting and struggling in her sleep, panic takes over for him as her breathing becomes shallow and strained like she can’t breathe…  “Lucy!!”  he shakes her

“I-I don’t understand…story?”  Lucy drops to the ground on her hands and knees.  “Natsu why do I feel so sick?” coughing out blood.  Collapsing, “I’m s-sorry Natsu…”

“Lucy!” he rushes over and cradles her in his arms.  

The strange Zeref look-alike smiles, “Natsu, there are consequences for what she did to save you…”

“Lucy wake up!”  he shakes her harder this time.

“Natsu…”  her eyes pop open.

“Oh, thank goodness!”  He hugs her tight.   “I guess it was just a nightmare, but you had stopped breathing!”  

“I feel fine…” she buries her head again in his chest, “Just wanna go back to sleep.”  

“What were you dreaming about?”

“I…” she tries to recall details but her mind is already drifting off.  “…don’t remember...”

Natsu sighs, ‘I hope it was just a dream…’

When they reach the doors to the guildhall Natsu pauses and takes a deep breath, Lucy squeezing his hand reassuringly, “It’s gonna be okay.”

“I just keep thinking about some of the things I did while I was controlled by END…” he shudders, “they weren’t exactly good.”

“No…” she sighs, remembering that day she first saw him in action.  “But it wasn’t you, it wasn’t the Natsu we love doing those things.”  He leans into her hand when she caresses his cheek.  “And a lot of people don’t know it was you, so I wouldn’t bring it up unless you choose to.”

“Luce…  If it hadn’t been for you I’d still be that monster.  And I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to make that up to you.”

Moisture fills her tear ducts, “Just spend each day loving me like it could be our last…”  She smiles at him, “that’s all I require.”

Natsu leans down and kisses her softly, “I definitely plan on doing just that.”  He has no idea how prophetic her words will turn out to be…

All of a sudden, the hall’s doors fly open startling them.  Natsu wraps his arms around Lucy and shields her on instinct; but it’s just Erza.  “Stop your jabbering and get your butts in here!”   she pulls the couple inside to the screams and jubilation of the whole guild.  

“Welcome Home Natsu!”  Members are rushing up to the pair.

Lucy, “H-how did you know we were outside.”

Erza points to Wendy, “She heard you two talking.”

Natsu cups the back of his neck, “Hey everyone, long time no see.”

“Oi, Flame brain!”

“Popsicle!” Natsu ducks a punch

Lucy chuckles, “Nothing’s changed…”   Natsu smirks from her comment.

Their closest friends drag them to a table and sit them down.  Questions start flying from every direction.  Where had they been, what had they been up to?  When had they gotten back, are they home for good?  How did Lucy find him, how did she change him back from END?  Does that mean he is back to normal?  Are they a couple now, did Natsu seal the deal?  

“Yes…” Natsu turns red. “I claimed Lucy as my mate…”

“Did you get her pregnant?!”

“No, Mira!” Lucy adds with a flush on her face as well.  

Gajeel walks up and sniffs her, “Bunny girl, why do you smell like Salamander?”

“That’s a little harder to explain…”  Natsu sits quietly through her recounting of the last year, from the time she found him until they returned.  He knows she’s left out a few parts, primarily the ones about the dark guilds, how was she able to transform him, and the details of their union which they don’t need to know, but for the most part she tells them everything.  

“What about you Natsu?  Do you remember the two years prior to that?”

He shakes his head, “When I came out of END’s control I lost my memory of that time…” Lucy looks at Natsu with a warm smile and squeezes his hand.  She knows that’s a lie, but they don’t need to know what he had done, at least not until he was ready to share it himself.  “Thank Mavis Lucy found me and was able to break through,” he squeezes her hand back smiling.

Mira- “How exactly was Lucy able to snap you back to your senses Natsu?  That part of her story was somewhat vague…”

“Well… when she first found me I had no idea who she was but I guess I found it intriguing that she had my scent on her from my scarf; that’s why I didn’t hurt her and I think a part of me thought she was already my mate.  My primal instincts kicked on and I felt an obligation to protect her.”

Gajeel, “That makes sense for a dragon to resort to that.”

Lucy nods, “I used to cry myself to sleep every night and that first night with him, as soon as he heard me crying he came and comforted me until I fell asleep, “she squeezes his hand, “he’s been doing it pretty much every night since no matter if I’m crying or not.”  

He squeezes back and smiles, “She would talk to me even though I didn’t respond at first, but she’d tell me stories about us, about you guys, anything to try and jog my memory and eventually I did start to remember.”

Gray, “So what about the END side, is it gone?”

Natsu shakes his head, “Whatever she was able to do, I still have it but I can control it now.”

Erza, “Well I’m just glad to have you two home!”

Gray, “Aye, we couldn’t have a Team Natsu without Natsu and Lucy!”

Wendy, “So what are your plans now that you’re back?”

Lucy, “Well, the first thing I wanted to do was have Natsu teach me how to control my new powers.”

Gajeel, “That’s what I don’t understand, our mates don’t change just because of us, yet you did.”

Lucy, “It’s not because of the mating thing, it has something to do with my tampering with the END book…” she trails off that last part.

Erza raises an eyebrow, “Tampering with his book?”

Biting the corner of her lip, Lucy starts to fidget, “Err, well…”

Natsu interjects saving her from answering, “We don’t really know how or why it happened so until we do we probably shouldn’t say anymore.”  Lucy breathes a sigh of relief.  “But now Luce has developed fire magic and since she doesn’t know how to control it I need to teach her how to deal with it.”

Gray, “How you gonna do that?  Are you guys gonna go somewhere to train?”

Natsu,“No, I think we can do it here at home.”

Wendy, “Yay!  You guys have been gone long enough!”  Lucy chuckles at the young girl’s, well now young woman’s enthusiasm.

Natsu smirks, “So Stripper, where’s your son?  Lucy said he looks just like you, the poor kid.”  

“Screw you Pyro!  You’re just jealous cause my kids are gonna look better than yours!”

“Oh yeah!” Natsu gets into Gray’s face

“Yeah!” Gray pushes back and a fight breaks out.

Gajeel snickers, “You guys should stop bickering so much or one day your kids might end up dating.”

“Shut up metal head!”  The two boys yell at the same time.

Lucy rests her head on her hand and sighs, “It’s so nice to be home…”

~~x~~

The next morning, Lucy wakes up to make breakfast while Natsu sleeps in.  Standing in front of his wood burning stove, she grabs the box of matches.  ‘Hmm, I should be able to light this myself now…’  Trying to blow out a small stream of fire at the pieces of wood, at first nothing happens so she tries again, concentrating harder this time.  Whosh!  A big ball of flames hits the wood splintering it and sending burning fragments around the kitchen.  “Shit!  Shit! Shit!”  Lucy runs around with a pail of water trying to put out the small fires and while that works, it also causes the smoke to billow into larger clouds fogging up the room.    

Smelling smoke Natsu walks out of the bedroom rubbing his eyes.  “Lucy what are…”  his eyes immediately widen when he sees a couple of fires growing on the kitchen table and a chair cushion.  As serious as the situation might be he can’t help but start laughing.  “Lucy…”  he’s chuckling as he goes around and sucks up the flames before they can do anymore damage.  “…What were you trying to do?  You know you can just eat the flames.”  

“It’s not funny!”  she sniffles, “and I didn’t think about eating it…”

“Why was there so much fire anyways?”

Pouting and close to tears, “I-I was just trying to light the stove myself… but the fire that came out of me was too big.”

“I guess we should start your training right away babe; before you burn the place down.”  He smirks.

“Tch.”   She crosses her arms, “Sure, laugh it up.  Make your own breakfast while you’re at it!” stomping away to the bedroom.

“Luce…”  he’s still chuckling as he follows her.  “It’s okay, we’ll just go to the guild for breakfast,” Natsu sits next to her on the bed, “and I’ll even clean up the kitchen so you don’t have to worry about it,” putting his hand on her thigh.

Still pouting, “You don’t need to laugh at me though…” her voice much whinier than usual, “I’m not used to the fire stuff yet.”

“I’m sorry Luce, I wasn’t trying to mean.  Come on,” he pulls her off the bed.  “Let’s go eat and then we’ll start your training.”

Exhaling, she slumps her shoulders, “Oh-kay.”  His eyebrow raises, she’s acting a little strange this morning…

At the hall, his suspicions mount after breakfast when Gray comes up to their table looking to pick a fight with Natsu.  Nothing unusual about that, it almost feels like the 3 years Gray hadn’t seen his friend never happened… or he’s trying to make up for lost time.  Either way her reaction puzzles and concerns the fire dragon even further.

“Oi Pyro!  Fight me!  My fists got 3 years of pent up energy it wants to release on your face!”

Natsu moves to stand, “Ice..”  but Lucy beats him to it.

“Oh yeah Stripper, if a fight’s what you want bring it!”  she screams as her body bursts into flames.

“Um, Lucy?”  Natsu stares at her dumbfounded.  

And, so does Gray, “I meant Natsu…”

“Think I can’t take you!” Lucy narrows her eyes.  “I’m all fired up now!”  She punches the air with a flaming fist and heads straight for Gray.

“Lucy!”  Natsu snaps and grabs her, “What are you doing!”

“Ahh!  Let me go, he asked for a fight!”

“Damn it Luce, you haven’t been acting like yourself this morning!”  She struggles in his grip and strangely she seems stronger, but he’s still physically more powerful than her.  “Calm Down!”  Natsu tightens his hold on her.  “Gray, go get Wendy please, I think, there’s something wrong with her.”

“Y-yeah…” Gray stammers and rushes for FairyHills.

Lucy thrashes in his arms for a few more minutes, growling, but Natsu can sense her energy running low.  Figuring she’ll give up he just holds on and lets her ride out this wave of emotions.  With little warning,  she doesn’t just give up, she passes out.  “Lucy?”  Wait, something’s not right; her energy is not just low, it’s dangerously low.  

Returning with both Wendy and Levy who had overheard what was going on, Gray finds Natsu and Lucy in the infirmary.  “What happened, why is she passed out now?”

“I don’t know, I could feel her getting tired but now her energy is really, really low and she won’t wake up.”

Wendy checks Lucy over, “Natsu’s right, I can barely sense any magic coming from her.  Everyone please wait outside, I’m going to try and restore her.”

When the two boys and Levy leave the room, Levy corners Natsu.  “Tell me what happened, and don’t leave out any details.”

“Well, Gray here came up and wanted to pick a fight…”

“No, Natsu start with the full details of how Lucy brought you back after I left.”

He cups the back of his neck, “All I can tell you is what she admitted to because she performed the spell when I wasn’t in the room.  She said she had to use her blood mixed with the ink when she made the changes to the book and she thinks that her blood now ties her to me…  That’s why she may have my magic, she’s like a part of the book itself, like I am.”

Wendy comes out, “She’s out of danger and sleeping for now, but I have no idea what caused her magic to drain like it did.  Based on what Gray told me, it doesn’t seem like it should have used up all her energy.”

Natsu is close to tears, “Levy, do you think this has to do with her messing with my book?”

“I’m starting to think so.”  

“But how do we help her?!”

“I have no idea Natsu.  I need to do more research on these demon books, is it okay if I search your house to see what Lucy may have used to figure it out?”

“Of course, anything.  Go right over… but I’m gonna stay here until she wakes up.”

Levy puts her hand on his shoulder, “Natsu, we’ll figure this out,” and leaves the hall.

Gray, “You gonna be okay man?  I need to go check on Juvia at home.”

“Yeah, I’ll be alright.  Wendy, I’m gonna check the archives to see if we have any information on these books, could you stay with her?”

“Sure Natsu, I’ll keep watch over Lucy.”

“Thanks Wendy.”

Gray leaves and Wendy goes back into the infirmary while Natsu heads downstairs.  He has no idea where to even begin looking…

~~x~~

Down at Natsu and Lucy’s cottage, Levy searches for anything her friend had collected regarding the demon books or specifically, the E.N.D. book.  Luckily for the brunette, Lucy had shown her a secret compartment in her desk where she used to hide her manuscript from everyone and that is exactly where she found what she hoped she had been looking for.  Ancient looking scrolls and documents pertaining to how Zeref created the demon books.  ‘I wonder where she found these?’  Levy ponders as she gathers everything and takes it to the kitchen.  Along with the papers, she also finds the E.N.D. book and she guessed, the ink Natsu had been referring to sitting on top of the desk and takes those as well.  Heeding Lucy’s warning about the book, and especially after what she had seen, Levy does not open the book.  But she knows it may contain information to help explain what is happening to her friend.

~~x~~

A couple of hours pass unchanging and unawares for the unconscious blonde.  So far Natsu is not having any luck in their archives but he’s not surprised, this was probably the first place Lucy checked in her quest to help him.  If she had found anything, she had most likely taken it.  He heads back upstairs to the infirmary.  “How’s she doing Wendy?”

“The rest seems to be working.  Her magic and energy levels are almost back to normal so I’m sure she’ll wake up very soon.”

Exhale, “That’s good news.”

“I suggest trying to keep her calm, and don’t let her use any magic until you figure out what’s happening to her.  I took her keys…” handing them to Natsu.  “Leo dropped in to check on her too using his own magic so I already explained to him what was going on.  He said he’ll keep the others from responding to her if she tries to contact them.”

“Oh, good thinking, thank you Wendy.”

“Ughhh.” Lucy moans alerting them to her state.

“Lucy?”  Natsu walks over to his mate and gently takes her hand.  

“Natsu?” she responds groggily, “Where am I?”

“You’re in the infirmary.”

“What… happened?”

“You don’t remember?”

She shakes her head lightly, “For some reason I wanted to fight Gray, after that it’s like I had no control over my body or mind… I don’t even remember what happened once I was covered in flames.”

Natsu looks at Wendy concerned.  “Are memory lapses normal?”  But the girl also shakes her head no.  Turning back to Lucy he squeezes her hand, “Never mind, don’t worry about it.  The main thing is Wendy says you’re okay for now.”

The blonde nods and closes her eyes again.  When he’s satisfied that Lucy has fallen back asleep he asks Wendy to stay with her while he goes to check on Levy.  Finding her still at the cottage, as soon as he walks in he sees papers strewn all over the kitchen table and the brunette hunched over it with her reading glasses on deep in thought.  “Hey Levy, find anything?”

“Actually, yeah I’ve found quite a bit of information.” Looking up from her papers, “How is Lucy?”

“She’s out of danger for now, so what’d ya find?”

“I’m glad she’s okay for the moment, but according to what I’m reading… it’s going to get worse.”

All the blood drains from Natsu’s face, “What do you mean worse!”

“According to these scrolls, these demon books are called living books.  They aren’t just paper and bindings with spells that create demons; the books themselves are alive in a way.”  He looks at her confused.  “Okay so they don’t just describe the creature in detail, but is a record of that creature’s life, like a never-ending story.  Well the end is when that creature is finally killed or dies, at which time the book also will disappear or vice versa.  The story portion is not a word for word recording of the life, but more like a summary of what is happening, a storybook version.  Your story contains everything right up till the present time, so it contains how you killed Zeref and Acnologia and became the king of the dragons, it also has how END took over for a time and now you are back to normal.”  

“Wait, didn’t Lucy tell you not to touch the book?”            

“She did, but I didn’t touch it with my hands, I used a spell to turn the pages for me.”

“Oh, okay.” He exhales, “Considering what’s happening with Lucy, I don’t want to take any more chances.”

“I definitely agree.  Now when it pertains to Lucy, she is mentioned throughout your book because she was for the last 10 or so years apart of your life, but just as a character.  What surprised me, is from the moment she fixed your book the first time, she became more than just a character.  Those runes that had appeared on her body was her story being added, which means this END book has now become both of your stories.  The difference between the first time and now is that the first time the book still had no physical link to her.  When she fixed your story the second time using her blood to seal the words, it created a physical connection that it could attack.”

“But why would it want to attack her?”

“The best I can figure is that this book regards her interjection into it like a virus it must get rid of.”

He tips his head confused, “Huh?”

“When we get sick, our bodies try to fight whatever is making us sick.  Same thing here, your book thinks it’s sick and it’s trying to fight it.  Now the question is, how do we stop it.”

“Ugh, why would Lucy put herself in this kind of danger just to save me?”  

“I don’t think she realized what she was doing would hurt her and in her rush to figure out how to help you, she only read the parts she needed to and didn’t study the rest.  I think that is why Zeref had made the comment that humans usually cannot survive touching these books.”

Natsu slumps onto the couch, “But how do we help her?  We can’t let her be killed by my book.”

“Unfortunately, there’s not enough material for me to answer that.  I have a feeling Lucy found much of this information in Alvarez, at Zeref’s palace.  We should confirm that with her and leave immediately.”

“Are you okay to travel, um, in your condition?”

“Geez,” Levy rolls her eyes, “I’m only pregnant, not disabled.”

“Yeah, but will Gajeel be okay with you going…  I don’t know if I’d let Lucy is she were pregnant.”

“He won’t be able to stop me, although, he’ll most likely insist on going.”

“Alright.  We should get back to the guild, Lucy might be awake by now.”

Levy and Natsu head back to the hall and continue their discussion along the way, both agreeing that they shouldn’t hide anything from Lucy.  When they arrive, they find that she is up and seemingly back to normal so they call Makarov and Gajeel into the infirmary.  After explaining the situation to everyone in the room, Lucy sits there silently for several minutes before responding.  

With her head hung, “I’m so sorry Natsu, to put you through this.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You’re finally able to come home only to have to deal with my possible…”

“Don’t, say it.” He grits his teeth.  “You risked your life to save me, if the rolls had been reversed I’d have done the same thing.  But I will not let this thing take you away from me now!”

“Natsu…” tears well up in her eyes

He grabs her and pulls her into a hug, “We’re gonna find a way to save you Luce!”  Now he’s crying, everyone’s crying; well Gajeel is trying to hide it, but he’s got tears in his eyes too.  

Levy, “Lu, where did you find Zeref’s scrolls?”

“In Alvarez.”  She sniffles.  “Why?”

“We need to go back there, he might have left information that can help us figure this all out.”  

“Levy…”

She crosses her arms, “Gajeel, don’t even bother.  You can come along if you’re worried but I’m going.”

“I wasn’t going to stop you.”

“You weren’t,” she turns to him with a surprised expression.

“No.  Just tell you the palace was torn down a few months ago.  According to my contacts back at the magic counsel, anything he had left behind relating to magic and spells were taken to the Magic Library.”

“Hell, that makes it easier for us!”  Natsu grins, “and I won’t have to ride on a boat.  We could even leave right now.”  

Gajeel, “How, the next train won’t be for a couple more hours?”

“I can carry Lucy, Happy can carry Levy, and Lily can carry you.”

“I’m coming too.” Interject Wendy, “Just as precaution.”

“And I’ll carry her.”  Adds Charle.

Levy, “Then let’s go!  Time is of the essence and if we leave now we can reach there by 2pm.”

Makarov, “You kids be careful, and if you need anything just send a message by carrier.”

~~x~~

Walking into the library, “Where do you think they put it all?”  Lucy asks Levy

“I doubt someone has sorted it so it may still be in boxes in one of the warehouse wings.”  She scrunches her nose.  “I’m gonna guess West section, since Alvarez is from the Western continent.”

“Works for me.” Natsu responds while everyone else nods in agreement.

~x~

“No way it was that easy…” Levy exclaims as soon as they walk into the wing.  Crates stamped ‘Alvarez’ and ‘Zeref’ greet them as soon as they walk in.  Natsu and Gajeel begin the task of unstacking and opening the crates while the girls start going through them, each donning special reading glasses to speed up the process.  Finally, after a couple of hours of searching, they find scrolls describing the demon books.  

“Here we go,” Lucy brings it over to Levy, “I think this is what you are looking for.”

“Thanks,” Levy unrolls the scrolls over the table in front of her and Lucy returns to the stacks to continue looking for more information.  As she reads, the more shocked Levy becomes but she hides her reactions from her friends.  “Hey Lucy, Wendy could you guys go out in the library and find me a book, I need it to figure something out.”

“Sure Levy,” the two girls walk up to her

“I’m sorry I don’t know what it will be called but I need to find something that tells me about different dimensions and planes of existence.  According to these scrolls, these books are linked to a void between our world and hell and to figure out how to fight the book I need to figure out how to reach this place.”

“Um, okay…”  Lucy is somewhat confused.  “That might take a while.”

“I know you guys, I’m sorry but I need it to help me.”

“We’ll see if we can find something.”

“Thanks.”  

As soon as the girls are gone Levy calls Natsu over to her.  “I have good news and bad news.”

Exhale, “What’s the bad news?”

“According to this scroll, you will need to fight your own story for control in the plane that it exists in.  I don’t know exactly what you will encounter or who you must fight when you are there.  But you must win at all costs.”

“What’ll happen if I don’t win?”

“You both will die.”  His eyes widen.  “Because what happens in the books world, happens here in the real world.”  

“What the hell was the good news?!”

“At least there is a way to try to save her.”

Sigh, “And how do I get to this dimension?”

“That’s what I sent Lucy and Wendy to look for, a book that’ll tell me how to travel to other planes of existence.”

“Should we tell her what we’ve found?”

“I leave that decision to you Natsu…”

It takes the two girls a couple of hours but they manage to find a spell book that explains how to travel to another parallel dimension.  So, with the information they needed in hand, they gather up that book and a few other scrolls relating to the demon books with plans to take them back to Natsu and Lucy’s house where they will be kept for now.  By the time they leave the library, it’s already getting dark so the group calls it a night, heading to their own homes with the plan to meet at Natsu’s in the morning.

~~x~~

Lucy’s dream… “I’ve waited so long for this…” she whispers through the kisses.  “To finally have you…”

“We’ll be together forever…” suckling her neck

She closes her eyes and moans as his teeth puncture her skin “Forever…” as a haze of red forms over her vision…

Lucy and Natsu in the same dream… When Lucy opens her eyes again the scene has suddenly shifted.  “Natsu?”  She looks around the empty black expanse, ‘where the hell am I?’  Sitting on a floor made of what she can’t tell, it’s not dirt like she’s outside, it’s not a room in a building or wood or stone, it almost has the consistency of paper.  “So strange…”

“I won’t let you hurt her!”  Lucy looks in the direction of the shouting.  

“Natsu?”  Getting off the ground she starts running towards it.  “Natsu!”

“Stay back Lucy!  I’m not gonna let him take you!”

As soon as Lucy can see who Natsu is yelling at she stops dead in her tracks.  “Zeref!” her eyes expand, “No, it can’t be, he’s dead!”

“It’s not really him, Luce, he’s like the narrator of the story.”

“I-I don’t understand…story?”  Lucy drops to the ground on her hands and knees.  “Natsu…” coughing out blood.  Collapsing, “I’m s-sorry Natsu…”

“Lucy!” he rushes over and cradles her in his arms.  

The strange Zeref look-alike smiles, “Natsu, I told you, there are consequences for what she did to save you…”

Lucy’s body slumps in his arms, “No Lucy stay with me!  Please Lucy!”

“…Please Lucy!”  Natsu wakes up in a panic and shoots to a sitting position in bed.  Next to him, he sees his mate struggling for air again.  “Lucy wake up!” he shakes her hard.  But unlike the night before, this time he sees a tiny amount of blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

“I’m sorry Natsu…” her eyes close as her breathing gets shallower…

“Oh no!”  Shaking her harder this time, “Lucy!!”

“Natsu…”  her eyes pop open as he’s wiping the blood off her.

“I think you were having the same nightmare,” He hugs her tight, “and now you’re bleeding…”

“But I feel fine…” she buries her head again in his chest, “Just wanna go back to sleep.”  

“Do still not remember the dream?”

“No…” her mind is already drifting off.  “I…don’t...”

“Well I think I do…  I think we were both in the same dream.”

“How is that possible…” her words are slurring from being half asleep.

“The book…”  is all he can manage.  Sighing, ‘’Things are definitely not okay…’

~~x~~

The next morning Lucy wakes up and it’s like the dream never happened.  She doesn’t even remember being woken up by Natsu nor has any traces of why blood was seeping out of her mouth.  It baffles him because he remembers the dream, and more vividly than he’d like to, but not wanting to worry her, he keeps it to himself.  

Wendy arrives first, wanting to check on Lucy’s health so Natsu asks her to keep an eye on her while he gets breakfast for all of them.  When he encounters Levy heading to the cottage, he stops her to tell her about the dream.  “I don’t know why I can remember it and she doesn’t.  It was the second time she’s had the dream but this time was different.  First off, I swear I was there too, and second, she really was bleeding.”

“That is concerning.” Levy taps her chin, “It could be the book is doing more damage to her than we realized.  “But I’m not surprised you had a shared dream, especially if it’s the books doing.”

He hangs his head, “I’m so afraid I’m going to lose her Levy.”

“Natsu,” she hugs him, “Don’t lose faith just yet….”

~~x~~

Mira was kind enough to whip up breakfast bento’s for a large group, plenty to go around.  Gray and Gajeel helped him to carry it all and by the time they get back to Natsu’s cottage, the three girls and one more guest had arrived.

“Anna?”  Natsu exclaims, “What brings you here?”

“Hello Natsu, Makarov contacted me about what was going on.  I have some understanding of travelling between different dimensions that may assist you all.”

“I showed Anna the book we found and she’s been helping me to write a spell to get you into the books parallel world.”

“That’s awesome.  I think the sooner we do this the better…”

~x~

Juvia drops by with Arashi a little later and it turns out to a be a great distraction for Lucy.  As the two women chat and play with the boy, Wendy pulls Natsu aside.  “Levy told me about the bleeding last night…”  

“Did you…” he gulps, “find anything?”

She nods, “Lucy might be putting on a brave face right now…” they both look over to see her sitting on the floor bouncing the toddler on her knee.  “…but I think she’s hiding some of the pain she’s having… from you.”

Sigh, “I’m not surprised, she doesn’t want me to worry more than I already am.”

“I could feel internal damage to her cells and it’s not just in one location, it’s… all over her body like a cancer just spreading.”

Nastu looks at his mate again and sighs, “Is there anything you can do for her Wendy?”  But the young woman shakes her head bringing tears to his eyes.  He quickly wipes them away not wanting Lucy to see him crumbling…

~x~

Needing a few herbs from Porlyusica to place Lucy in the suspended animation, Levy sends Natsu and Gajeel to get them from the healer.  It takes some cajoling to see the crotchety old woman, but eventually they do it, dragging Gray with them.    

While the boys are gone.  “Levy…”  Lucy sits next to her friend, “I know that you guys are not telling me everything that’s going on…”  the brunette opens her mouth to rebut but the blond puts her hand on her friend’s shoulder, “…but it’s okay.  Maybe I don’t wanna know…  If Natsu fights he could…”  But she doesn’t finish, instead she sighs, “It’s weird… I spent 3 years worried to death about Natsu, did things, saw things that I never thought I’d ever do and obviously, took risks I shouldn’t have.  I even hid most of it from all of you because I didn’t want you to worry, never taking into consideration how it made you all feel…”  giving a strained chuckle, Lucy half smiles.  “Now the shoe is on the other foot and I know Natsu is putting on that same brave face for my benefit that I did with him and all of you before.  But Levy,” she takes one of her friend’s hands, “You have to promise something for me…”

“Promise what?”

“I’ll tell you after you promise.”

“I’m not gonna…”

“Please Levy!  Just say you’ll promise to do what I’m about to ask you to do.”

Seeing the seriousness in her friend’s face, “Alright Lu, I promise.”

“I know I’m dying,” Lucy smiles, “and that this plan may or not work so if it comes down to us both dying or just me, I want you to save Natsu.”    

“Lu…”

“You promised me…”

Sigh, “I promise Lu, I’ll pull him out of the spell.”

“Thank you Levy… and please don’t tell anyone…”

~~x~~

With everything ready, the plan will take place the following day and everyone returns to their homes to get some rest.  

That night, Lucy wanders outside while Natsu is in the shower under the starry skies.  She sighs as she plops down on the front lawn, pulling her knees to her chest.  ‘I have no regrets…’  she admires the guild stamp on her hand.  ‘These were the happiest years of my life.’   Tilting her head up and closing her eyes, breathing in the scents around her.  Memories flash back to her, that first meeting in Hargeon…  when she walked into Fairytail for the first time…  Natsu catching her when she jumped from Phantoms castle…  The Infiniti clock…  The way he snapped when Dimaria tortured her…  So many time’s he’d been able to catch her when she fell, saved her too many times to count…  Fought for her when he thought all was lost…  Lucy sighs again and opens her eyes. ‘I always had faith in him…  I can’t give up now… but this time it just feels different…’      

“Watcha doin?”  Natsu walks up and sits beside her.

“Just… relaxing…”  she smiles at her mate.  “…and thinking about things…”

“Like what?”  he changes positions, sitting behind her instead and wrapping his arms around her shoulders.

“Just stuff…”  gripping his arms and leaning her head against his shoulder, “Natsu… when did you realize you had feelings for me?”

“Hmm… he leans his head against hers, “I never thought about it before…”

“I had a hard time pinpointing it too until you marked me…  I was sure the feelings had started to develop earlier, but the blood told me it was when you dug up the Rainbow tree.”  She smiles at the memory, “I remember seeing that tree floating along the canal and I just knew you had done that for me.  As for when it changed from just like to love…  What I do know for certain is when you left…  it slapped me like a ton of bricks, I was totally in love with you.”

Natsu thinks awhile before responding, “I guess with you I just felt the need from the beginning to protect you and over time, maybe it developed from there but I never really admitted anything to myself.”  Pausing.  “That is until you found me.  As END, I was running solely on primal instincts, not thinking about anything and my instincts told me you were my mate.”  He chuckles, “I had to not be thinking with my head anymore before it finally clicked from my heart.”

“Natsu…”  Lucy turns her body so she can cup his cheeks in her hands, as tears build in her eyes, “If tomorrow goes wrong…  I just want you to know how happy you’ve made me all these years and I have no regrets for doing what I did.  If putting my life in danger saved yours then it’s repaying you for all the years you’ve protected me.”

“Don’t talk like that Luce…”  tears gather in his eyes too.  “I can’t imagine my life without you in it and I swear on my soul I am going to save you!”

“Natsu...”

The tears unleash down his cheeks, “Promise me you’ll fight Luce!  You’re the strongest woman I know and you Can beat this!”

“I…  I promise…”

“Damn right!  My girl’s never been a quitter so don’t you start now…”

~~x~~

Lucy in her dream… ‘Where am I?’  She looks around the empty black expanse, ‘So Strange’  Sitting on a floor made of what she can’t tell, no she does know, it’s… paper.  Her eyes expand, “I’m in the book…”  A sharp piercing sensation tears through her center, she clutches her stomach as it feels like her insides are ripping it apart.  Tears pool and flow down her face in torrents; the pain is almost unbearable.

“You don’t belong here…” a voice speaks to her.

Gritting her teeth, she can barely manage a response, “W-who, are, you?”

“You know who I am…  and why this is happening…”

Through a whisper, “I only wanted to help him!”

Lucy and Natsu in the same dream… Hearing another voice in the din, “Natsu?”  

“I won’t let you hurt her!”  Lucy looks in the direction of the shouting.  

“Natsu?”  Mustering what little energy she has left, Lucy gets off the ground and starts staggering towards it.  “Natsu!”

“Lucy?  What are you doing in here?!”

As soon as Lucy can see who Natsu is yelling at she stops dead in her tracks.  “Zeref!” her eyes expand, “That’s who you have to fight?!”

“He’s not the real Zeref, just like the narrator of the story...”

“Natsu…”  Lucy collapses to the ground on her hands and knees coughing out blood, “I’m s-sorry Natsu…”

“Lucy!”  he rushes over and cradles her in his arms.  

The strange Zeref look-alike smiles, “I told you, there are consequences for what she did to save you…”

Lucy’s body slumps in his arms, “No Lucy stay with me!  Please Lucy!”

“…Please Lucy!”  Natsu wakes up in a panic and shoots to a sitting position in bed.  “Fuck, not again!”  Next to him, he sees his mate struggling for air.  “Lucy wake up!”  he shakes her hard.  

“Natsu…I…”  her eyes close as her breathing gets shallower…

“Oh no not yet!”  Shaking her harder this time, “Lucy!!”

“Natsu…” her eyes slowly open as he’s wiping the blood off her chin.

“Lucy!”  He pulls her to his chest.

“Natsu, I’m… sorry…” she falls into a deep coma.  

“No!”  Sprouting wings, Natsu hold Lucy tight in his arms and races towards Fairyhills to find Wendy and Levy.  

~~x~~

It’s barely 3 o’clock in the morning as Wendy assess Lucy’s condition, the blonde is still alive but barely and it’s only a matter of time before her body gives out.  “I think the book is fighting with her right now, that’s part of what the dreams have been telling her.”  The two girls quickly follow him back to the cottage with Happy and Charles’ help.  

Levy instructs Natsu to place Lucy on the bed where Wendy can continue to monitor her vital signs.  They had planned to do this later in the morning but with these turn of events, they have no choice but to begin already.  Levy quickly gathers what she needs and sets up for the spell as Natsu rests adjacent to Lucy’s left side whispering and murmuring, begging her to just hold on; he’s coming for her.  

“Are you ready for this Natsu?”  Levy asks the pale young man

He shakes his head, “But it doesn’t matter if I’m not, I have to save her.”

“Remember, we don’t know what you’ll encounter or what you’ll have to do to fight this…  Somehow, you need to take control of your own story.”

“Understood.”

“Lie down on your back now, close your eyes, and hands at your sides…”  Levy places the E.N.D. book on Natsu’s chest and begins her incantation.  “Through space and time, into a world built from deviltry and evil alchemy, I send you to a plane of parallel void…  Into this story,” she places one hand along with his left on the cover, “your story Etherious Natsu Dragneel!”  Runes appear over Natsu and Levy takes a step back.  “Go forth in your transcendent projection…” she moves to the other side of the bed to reach over and place Lucy’s left hand into Natsu’s right, “thine consortium characters incarnate to this artifact and take back control!”  Natsu’s body seizes into a rigid posture as his lungs gasp deeply like it’s the last bit of air he’ll ever breathe in; lasting for only a minute before it relaxes again into a form of suspended animation.  “Only to return upon full command and domination of this book or as a failsafe…” Levy hesitates, “…if Etherious Natsu Dragneel’s life is close to death shall I, invoker of this spell force the return of his soul back to this corporeal body.”  

Letting out a heavy sigh, Levy plops down on a chair next to the bed.  “It’s in your hands guys…” she murmurs.

“Do you think… He’ll save her?”  Wendy asks with hesitation in her voice.

“We’ve never seen Natsu give up or fail before…  So, I have faith in him, in them…  All we can do now is sit back and, pray.”

While the two girls settle in for their vigil, the two exceeds leave and inform Makarov of the situation who in turn, contacts Anna, Porlyusica, and a few others.  Many at the guild want to go to the cottage to help but they are told to stay away.  Gray, Erza, and Gajeel are allowed into to the cottage but must stay out of the bedroom, and Mira brings food and drinks down so that Levy and Wendy can keep up their strength.  Makarov, Anna, and Porlyusica join the two girls in the bedroom where Porlyusica helps Wendy in monitoring the young couple’s vitals and Anna does what she can to help Levy read Natsu’s body language for signals of what is going on.

In the book’s parallel dimension… ‘Where am I?’ She looks around the empty black expanse, sitting on a floor made of paper.  Her eyes expand, “I’m in the book…”  Looking closer, the lines that she thought were just designs on this strange floor are words, ‘These are the pages of the book!’  But she soon realizes the ‘words’ are shifting, moving, ‘if I’m a part of this tale…’  she presses her palms against the surface and concentrates, ‘Show me…’  Lucy begins to read…  ‘Natsu Dragneel, reborn in the year X389 as Etherious Natsu Dragneel……  Tampering with this story will evoke the sentinel…’   ‘Sentinel?’   ‘…designed to protect END from outside corruption..…  The only way to turn off this utility function is to…’   A sharp piercing sensation tears through her center, she clutches her stomach as it feels like her insides are ripping apart.  Tears pool and flow down her face, the pain is almost unbearable but she presses forward.  ‘…re-write its code…’  

But before she can read more, electric shocks surge from the floor into her hands and arms throwing her back.

“You don’t belong here…”  a voice speaks to her.

Gritting her teeth, she can barely manage a response, “W-who, are, you?”

“You know who I am…  and why this is happening…”

Through a whisper, “But I only wanted to help him!”

Hearing another voice in the din, “Natsu?”  

“I won’t let you hurt her!”  Lucy looks in the direction of the shouting.  

“Natsu?”  Mustering what little energy she has left, Lucy gets off the ground and starts staggering towards it.  “Natsu!”

“Lucy?  What are you doing in here?!”

“I don’t know…”  As soon as Lucy can see who Natsu is yelling at she stops dead in her tracks.  “Zeref!” her eyes expand, “That’s who you have to fight?!”

“He’s not the real Zeref, just the...”

Lucy collapses to the ground on her hands and knees coughing out blood, “I’m s-sorry Natsu…”

“Lucy!”  he rushes over and cradles her in his arms.  

The strange Zeref look-alike smiles, “I told you, there are consequences for what she did to save you…”

Lucy’s body slumps in his arms, “No Lucy stay with me!  Please Lucy!”

“Natsu…I…”  her eyes close as her breathing gets shallower…

Laughter fills the air, “It was not her place to mess with this book!  So, now this is her punishment.”

Natsu growls, “She saved me… And this is my book so I make the rules on who can touch and be a part of My story!”  

“You’re book!”  Zeref’s clone laughs, “You are nothing more than a creation, just like I am.  But here, I am in control.”  Narrowing his eyes, “Even you can’t do anything about it.”  

“Tch, that’s where you’re wrong.” Natsu places Lucy on the ground and stands up.  “I’ll find a way to stop you!”  and turns on his END side.  

“Such a fool,” the Zeref clone sneers, “I am a part of this book as much as you are.  If you hurt me, you’ll hurt yourself, and the same goes for me.  So just give up, because anything you try will be futile.”

Panic sets in for the young man, ‘Crap!  I didn’t think about that…  Inflicting damage will just impair me too…’   “Damn it!”  He paces for second, “If I have to destroy myself to try and save her then that’s what I’m gonna do!”

“Are you crazy!?  You are going to kill us over her?!”

“I can’t live without my mate…”  Natsu grits his teeth, “I’d rather see her live on with my child that she’s carrying than die here because of me.  Zeref, prepare to perish by my hand for the second time!”

As Natsu stands off against the Zeref clone, Lucy is going in and out of consciousness.  She can hear her mate arguing with the sentinel, ‘child?!’  she places her hand over her stomach.  ‘he’s going to sacrifice himself for me!’  With the last of her strength fading fast, Lucy turns over to her side, placing her palm on the floor once more, she tries and finds the sentinel code again.  ‘The sentinel’s appearance is modelled after the books author, designed to protect END from outside corruption, its sole purpose is to seek and destroy anything that it deems a threat to END’s story and this book…’   ‘So, if I can just…’  she rips the skin of her finger with her canines and writes directly onto the paper floor with her blood, adding to the code, ‘…except Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfillia Dragneel…’  An aura of light gathers around her body.  Looking over, she can see the same happening to Natsu.

Staring at his glowing hands, “Lucy?” he turns and sees his mate smiling, “Lucy what did you do?!”

“No!  S-she changed the code!”  the Zeref look alike utters before fading away.

Rushing to her side, Natsu bundles her into his arms.  “Lucy, why?!!”

She reaches out and tries to caress his cheek but her hand falls back lacking the strength to do more.  As a tear trickles down, “I stopped him… so you couldn’t die for me…”

“No, no, no!  You can’t do this Lucy, you need to stay with me!”

“I would have loved to bear your child Natsu…”  her eyes close…

“Lucy!!!”

~x~

“Lucy!!!”  Natsu shoots up in the bed, turning immediately to his mate.  Seeing Wendy and Porlyusica working to save her life, “Can you save her?!!”  the panic in his voice is unmistakable.  

“We don’t know…” Wendy answers.  “She’s slipping away…”

“Levy,” he grabs the young woman who is also beside herself.  “I need your help, I think I know how to save her.”

“How, Natsu, she’s lost too much magic…”

“I need to find her in the book a-and write that she lives.”

“What are you talking about, if you change the book…”

“She did something in there, somehow stopped the, whatever the hell it was, from attacking us.  I feel like she gave me control over the book but at the cost of her life.  Please Levy!  I don’t know how to write these enchantment things but I know it’ll work!”

“A-Alright, if we can find the right spot in the book…”

Natsu grabs it and starts flipping pages, “It’s gotta be towards the end since this just happened…  Wholly shit, here it is…”  Levy reads aloud where Natsu is pointing…

“Lucy reads the words she can see floating on the paper floor…’Tampering with this story will evoke the sentinel, designed to protect END from outside corruption…  The only way to turn off this utility function is to…’  A sharp piercing sensation tears through her center and she clutches her stomach as it feels like her insides are ripping apart.  The pain is almost unbearable but she presses forward.  ‘…re-write its code…’  But before she can read further, electric shocks surge from the floor into her hands and arms throwing her back, the book is fighting.…  She makes her way over to Natsu and collapses…..  As Natsu stands off against the sentinel, Lucy is going in and out of consciousness.  She can hear her mate arguing and finds out she is pregnant and that he plans to sacrifice himself to save her and their child.  With the last of her strength fading fast, Lucy turns over to her side, placing her palm on the floor she tries one more time and finds the sentinel code again.  ‘The sentinel’s appearance is modelled after the books author, designed to protect END from outside corruption, its sole purpose is to seek and destroy anything that it deems a threat to END’s story and this book…’, she rips open the skin of her finger and writes directly onto the paper floor with her blood, adding to the code, ‘…except Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfillia Dragneel…’  An aura of light gathers around her body, the same happening to Natsu as the Sentinel fades away…  Lucy sacrificed herself to save Natsu…”  Levy is in tears by the time she reads that last part.  “She’s carrying…”

“Yes…” Natsu hangs his head, “I could smell the changes on her since yesterday…  But I never got the chance to tell her.  Do you see why I need to do something?!”

Levy thinks for a second, “Okay I got it, I need ink, your blood and a pen, you’re gonna use the same technique Lucy used to alter your book, and I’ll tell you where and what to write.  So, go grab me the ink and pen while I come up with the right words, it’s on the kitchen counter where I left it.”  Natsu rushes out of the room while Levy works on the code.  In a minute, he’s back.  “Dump out half the bottle and top it back off with your blood.  Make sure to mix it all well; your blood and her blood will seal the changes.”  He does as he’s told with Erza’s help.  Levy hands him a sheet of paper with the roughly drafted words so it’s easier for him to follow, Natsu’s never had the best penmanship to begin with.

After the part of ‘Lucy sacrificed herself to save Natsu…’  he adds, ‘but all was not lost for her as once the sentinel had been stopped, the energy taken from her was returned through the blood link.  She required a short period of recuperation but will reawaken from her coma within the hour thanks to the help of her friends.’  Wendy and Porlyusica step back for a moment as Lucy’s body glows again; her breathing is returning to normal.   Natsu drops the pen and takes hold of her hand, “she’s warming back up!”

Laying her hands over the blonde, Wendy is amazed, “and her magic energy is returning!”  she looks at Natsu with a sparkle in her eyes, “Lucy should wake up in a little while!  She’ll probably still need some rest till tomorrow, but she’ll make it!”

“And…” Natsu hesitates, “Is the baby…”

“You know your nose is just astonishing, Natsu, I can barely sense it but yes, the baby will survive as well though you realize it’s only a day or so developed.”

He smiles and sighs, “yeah, but it’s still my baby…”

“I can’t believe the dunce is having a kid,” Gray snickers from the doorway.

Everyone stops breathing for a second, shocked the ice mage could be so flippant at a time like this.  “Yeah popsicle, well my kid is still gonna kick your kid’s ass one day and with any luck he’s gonna have his mom’s smarts!”

“Oi, you calling my kid weak!” he stomps over to Natsu

“Damn straight I am!  Just like his father!”

“Hey!” Levy and Erza shout at the same time.  “Knock it off you two!” Erza grabs them both by the neck.  “Natsu you go tend to Lucy and you,” pushing Gray out the door, “You can fight over this later.”

~~x~~

Lucy stays asleep until the next morning, Natsu never leaving her side.  

Lucy’s dream… “I’ve waited so long for this…” she whispers through the kisses.  “To finally have you…”

“We’ll be together forever…” suckling her neck

She closes her eyes and moans as his teeth puncture her skin “Forever…” as a haze of red forms over her vision…  Murmuring, “A bond…  through our blood…”

“Yes… My love…” he breathes against her skin.

As a strange tingling sensation flows through her system, Lucy’s mind suddenly clears and she’s taken back to the moment her heart had chosen him…  The Rainbow Sakura (Cherry Blossom) tree.  ‘Had it really been way back then?’  She wonders, but her heart couldn’t be lying about such a thing.  

He laps up the few trickles of blood that have escaped from the punctures, as a three, small horizontal squiggly lines appear over their hearts.  “How you feeling, Luce?”

“Warm…”  The air permeating the bedroom heats up as she pulls him in for a passion laced kiss and her body begins to glow a reddish hue.  “Complete…  the ritual Natsu…” Lucy contorts her hips against his pelvis beckoning for him to enter her and seal their union….  

“Mmmm…”  Lucy grins through her lascivious dream, or rather memory of her marking.  Stretching her arms and rolling partially onto her mate like any normal morning, this action wakes Natsu up.  He checks but seeing that she’s fine, smiling away in her sleep, so he kisses her forehead and closes his eyes again.  ‘Must be a good dream…’  He smiles too, ecstatic his mate is no longer having the nightmares.  

~~x~~

Later in the afternoon, Wendy and Levy drop by to check on her; all signs show she is 100 percent back to normal so Wendy gives her the all clear.  She is still tied to the book but at least now there is no fear of being attacked by it.  But just to be sure, Makarov has sealed the book away in the most secure vault of Fairytail because if anyone bent on hurting Natsu or Lucy were to ever get their hands on it, they would simply need to destroy the book to do so.  Gajeel, Gray, and Erza join the group and in the living room, recount for her how Natsu brought her back to life.  “Luce you shouldn’t have tried to save me like that, you are so much more precious…”

“You were about to do the same for me Natsu…  and after everything you’ve been through in your life, you deserved to live.”

“I wouldn’t have been able to survive without you…” he wraps his arms tight around her, “so don’t you ever do anything like that again!”  

“Sorry babe, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat because that’s how much I love you!”

“Argh, Luce you are so stubborn!”

She laughs, “Says the master of being stubborn…  I must have inherited it though the bond!”

Gajeel snorts, “She’s got you there, Salamander!”  Everyone in the room laughs, even the young couple.

Lucy sighs, “Even after all of this… the one thing I’m still in shock over is being pregnant, I hadn’t planned to be so, soon.”

“Well, didn’t pinky warn you that during the marking ritual is when dragon mates will conceive the first born?”

“No…”  Lucy side-eyes her now fidgeting mate, “…he failed to mention that.”

“Hey!”  he puts his hands up in defense, “Igneel never explained that to me so how was I supposed to know?”

“I wonder what you’re gonna have…”  Levy chimes in to lighten the mood.

They both answer at the same time.  Lucy, “I’m hoping for a boy…”   Natsu, “I’m hoping for a girl…”

Gray snickers, “Maybe you’ll end up with twins.”

“Bite your tongue!  Ice Princess!”  Lucy snaps, “being pregnant is tough enough but twins; one at a time is what I’m praying for.”

“So, you want more than one?”  Natsu teases

“Eventually… two or three would be nice.”

“I think you’re gonna have a girl…”  Wendy whispers.

“Why do you think that?”

“Hormone levels are slightly different, depending on the sex of the child…  And what I smell leads me to believe the baby will be female.”  Natsu nods in agreement to his wife’s slight dismay.

“In the end, it doesn’t matter, as long as the baby is healthy…” Lucy sighs.  “Besides, it will be the product of our new bond,” she smiles again, “making him or her very special.”

Natsu kisses Lucy’s cheek, “I already know the perfect name if it’s a girl.”

“Oh yeah?” she replies.  “And what would that be?”

“Since she’ll be a part of the both of us, her name should reflect that, so I think Nashi would be perfect.”  

The three other girls in the room all sigh, “Adorable!  We love it!”

[disneydreamlights]

So uh, about the exact placement of Strelitzia's scars, let's just say that her canon outfit leaves them exposed, which is basically the in-universe explanation for her changing her outfit (I already told you the out of universe reason). Her first action upon being restored would be to hug Lauriam and cry out of sheer joy at being alive. Lauriam would, in order to keep Strelitzia on his side, hide his disappointment at no longer having two Keyblades to wield.

That’s actually a good explanation for an outfit change though post KH3. Be a completely different outfit I think by that point, and now I could actually see them doing it.

Okay so, the more I think about it, the more trouble I have actually deciding where exactly I want Strelitzia's scars to be. I mean, I know the general area, one on her chest, one on her back, but I honestly can't decide how high on her chest/back the scars would be, which would affect how visible they'd be when she's wearing her sundress. I guess it depends on the angle at which she was stabbed... All I know is that the heart piercing imagery/symbolism would still be there.

Right over the heart. You want direct symbolism, you got right over the heart.

So yeah, Strelitzia's mind is basically shattered and spread thin across the entire Unchained State following her demise, with her barely clinging to consciousness and constantly trying to find some sort of focal point to pull herself together. She becomes more aware when Lauriam, Ven, and the Player ascend. She chooses Lauriam because the Player wouldn't recognize her and she thinks Ventus hates her due to how she used to get on his nerves. He would have been more than happy to help her. 

So, I'm not sure if Strelitzia would've chosen differently if she had known Ven didn't hate her or note. I mean, since she told Lauriam that she was a Union Leader, I can see her assuming that Lauriam would be able to tell that something was up if he didn't see her there (again, she'd refuse to believe that her friend would even DREAM of hurting her). On the other, I'm not sure if she'd want to burden Ven with the responsibility of finding and exposing the traitor.

She should’ve chosen Ven honestly that would be a great universe in general in which Ven and Strelitzia are sharing the same heart. Definitely make them more siblings than ship but idrc it’d make for adorable scenes. And prevent Strelitzia from being too mislead. 

I think she’d still choose Lauriam though, for the following reasons:

Lauriam is her best friend in this AU. He knows her best friend and she trusts him.

If anybody’s going to help her catch her murderer, she’d assume it’d be him.

She’d want to cooperate with somebody she knows Ava did not give the book She’d have no idea if Ven had one or not, she knew Lauriam did not.

Okay so Strelitzia probably wouldn't admit her crush to the Player for fear of looking creepy/making things awkward between them, while the Player would have learned about her crush during their battle with Lauriam but wouldn't bring it up to her because they don't want to make her uncomfortable. Not quite a "can't spit it out" situation since the Player may or may not reciprocate her feelings, but it would likely end in a "you can read into their relationship however you want" situation.

I’d actually have it more of a “I’m respecting your boundaries thing” since she never told them. Strelitzia would have to bring up the crush on her own, and I think eventually she would. Probably because of Ven being an idiot. XD

Like with before, rest under the read more. (This is basically Strelitzia dump.)

Okay so, after watching the Secret Ending on Destiny Islands in the MMO, you'd be taken to the "Battle Report" Screen, which would depict Strelitzia and the Player setting on the dock at the Play Island, your Pet Spirit sitting in Strelitzia's lap, Chirithy might be sitting in the Player's, with the final Union Rankings being displayed next to the two of them. Returning to Destiny Islands would take you straight to the Battle Report.

...This image honestly sounds adorable. Sounds like it locks you out of viewing the DI scene though in game in the future though.

Strelitzia's decoys wouldn't have revenge values, so there'd be nothing to stop you from stun-locking them. Additionally, all of her decoys would take damage whenever Strelitzia herself does, but Strelitzia has Revenge Values, and all of Strelitzia's doppelgangers would aide Strelitzia in her counterattack when you set it off. During the battle with her in Radiant Garden, Lauriam would automatically destroy her decoys whenever it's his turn.

Lauriam sounds like he would make the battle a little easier just by existing thank fuck.

The thinking or talking about Lauriam wouldn't trigger Strelitzia's PTSD, but it would be enough to make her fall quiet or, depending on on her mood, provoke feelings of extreme anger or sadness, sometimes both. A part of her would always miss the Lauriam she could call a friend.

I don’t think having her truly hate Lauriam would ever be fair. She was in his heart for a while and I think on some level she’d understand he did love her.

I think she’d be mad at him, and hurt, and she’d never forgive him, but she wouldn’t hate him. 

I do think thinking about him in the context of what happened though would set her off.

So, KH3 would actually have DLC titled "Spectral X[chi]" which is basically about how Strelitzia became the way she is when Sora meets her for the first time in Corona Kingdom. The tutorial would be Strelitzia looking for the Player, with her Chirithy serving as a guide. The first "real" level after her death would have you exploring the Keyblade Graveyard, chasing phantoms until she meets Lauriam, where she'd be absorbed into his heart, and fight Sora in a symbolic Nightmare Sequence.

After the nightmare sequence, we'd get a cutscene of Strelitzia, Lauriam, and Larxene's Somebody waking up in the woods outside Beast's Castle. From here, Lauriam and, let's call her "Arlene" would be Strelitzia's Party Members. The Beast's Castle arc is parallel to DDD, with our flower trio raiding the Castle and getting into a scuffle with the not yet human Beast before Belle convinces them to leave. Well, she convinces Strelitzia to leave and her "friends" so she'll think she can trust them.

I have no idea how the rest of the DLC would go after that, save that it would end before Strelitzia challenges Sora in Corona Kingdom. Also that Lauriam would have a Link where Divine Rose transforms into a Scythe while he and Strelitzia show off some good old fashioned Teamwork, while Arlene's Link would involve the two using electrically charged attacks somehow. A Corridor of Darkness would be the hub all the other worlds are visited from.

Actually, scratch that, Sora would be the final boss of the Strelitzia DLC. He'd have help from Donald, Goofy, "Flynn", and Rapunzel. You can defeat Sora's party members, but true to the main story, they'd revive eventually. Depleting half of Sora's HP would cause him to activate "Second Form". Bringing him down to one bar of HP would activate the final cutscene of Strelitzia's story. The post credits scene would be Strelitzia arriving in Radiant Garden.

I’m for this if for no other reason than Arlene/Lauriam/Strelitzia all travelling together. I’m a little confused as to how it takes place parallel to 3D if Beast isn’t human since it’s implied that he becomes human a little after KH2. I guess if this takes place during the Realm of Sleep it really doesn’t matter, but still.

So, I imagine that, either during Spectral X or after KH3, Strelitzia would get a haircut, partially to symbolize her new life. I haven't thought much more about it beyond that Strelitzia would either lose or shorten those pig-tails. I imagine that, even if she'd always have a somewhat "cute" look (kinda like Namine and Kairi), Strelitzia herself would visibly look less innocent. Her KH3 outfit would be designed to look ghostly, for example.

Complete hair cut. Like chop off all the hair up to her shoulders, maybe make her go Xion or KH1 Kairi short but like just have her get rid of it all after KH3. She wants to be removed from all that she went through and a change like this is a part of her coping methods.

Oh, I just thought of something! You know that necklace Strelitzia wears? What if, in the first game to feature the two of them after the MMO closes, Strelitzia were to give the Player her necklace in a scene that parallels Kairi giving Sora her lucky charm? And it even acts as the Keychain for an angel-themed Keyblade? You know, just something that serves as a heartwarming alternative to "Failed Rescue" (which Sora would receive after Strelitzia is Norted in KH3).

Player/Strelitzia and SoKai parallels I am ALL for that shit. I would love this scene, Player taking something of Strelitzia’s and using it to have her be awesome, it’d be great. owo

I just realized something mildly amusing about the MMO AU. Strelitzia, dresses in white, acts cute, looks like a cinnamon role, would listen to the Shadow the Hedgehog soundtrack unironically, and manages to be that edgy anti-hero most anime seems to have while still looking adorable. Brain/Minerva, dresses in black, is a total rebel, DEFY THE SYSTEM, totally once missed his bus because he was helping an old lady cross the street and is basically a cinnamon roll trying to edgelord.

Strelitzia loves edgelords and is forced into an edgelord position because her story forces her to in this AU but is still a pure cinnamon roll despite how dark her story gets.

Blaine is a cinnamon roll who tries his hardest to not embrace his cinnamon rollness.

In an AU where the two here of this Blaine is just like “Strelitzia next time save some angst for me I wanna be an edgy fuck.”

“I’m supposed to be edgy?”

Strelitzia would feel homesick after her restoration. This would be difficult to take care of, seeing as her hometown was vaporized by an exploding universe thousands of years before the events of KH3. Fortunately, there happens to be a Memory Witch and a very determined family who want nothing more than to make her feel safe and happy, and so her room in the Land of Departure would undergo a makeover to be more like her room from Daybreak Town. Cue tears of joy from Strelitzia.

Namine and Strelitzia interacting would honestly be the best thing this MMO AU could produce. It’d honestly be so sweet of Namine to try to help her like that and she’d probably do other things to help Strelitzia remember her home.

So, you know how the specter's first form vaguely resembles a woman in a white cloak? Strelitzia would dress kinda like that in KH3, with a white coat over her dress, and either leggings or tights under that dress, and would most definitely try to come across as ominous and threatening to Sora, which would be kinda funny at first because she's 12 and therefor smaller than him but kinda sad when you realize it's to mask her fear of her perceived murderer.

The white coat is actually more of a cloak than the black coat the organization wears. As such, it would look more like traditional depictions of red-riding hood's, well, hood, albeit with sleeves and with the intention of looking kinda spectral. You know, because she technically died. I mean once she starts to move past this she'd go for a less threatening look, but until then enjoy the idea of Strelitzia trying to emulate the appearance of a vengeful spirit.

Strelitzia trying to look intimidating when she’s probably like fourteen and still a kid.

Man, this is something I always hate remembering like holy shit all of these guys are still kids. They suffer and they’re like...children. ;w;

Even after learning that Sora wasn't the one responsible for her (first) death, Strelitzia would feel somewhat uncomfortable around him until she can finally accept that Lauriam betrayed her. This would REALLY hurt Sora because he only wants to help this poor kid and yet he's indirectly the source of a lot of her pain. Actually, Sora would go through a huge bout of self-blame in KH3, particularly regarding what happened to Roxas and Xion. Strelitzia would just bring it to the surface.

...Sora’s gonna need a lot of hugs after this because Roxas and XIon and probably Ven too are gonna be causing him a lot of strife and then there’s now Strelitzia on top of all this. ;w;

[scenesfromalife]

So I saw Beauty and the Beast yesterday. Now, this was my favorite Disney movie as a child, and Belle was my favorite Disney princess, because she was the one who was most like me. She was imaginative, loved books, wanted to get out of her small town, and never quite fit in with anyone. Which is all to say that I went into this really wanting to love it and really afraid I was going to hate it. And in the end...I neither loved nor hated. I liked it, but I also thought there were definitely some problems with it.

Things I liked:

I actually really loved this version of the Beast. In the animated version, there is an almost childlike quality to him, which is fine when you’re watching it as a kid, but in this movie, he just feels more adult, as if this is a Beast for all those little girls from the 90s who are now grown women. My romantic hero preference is always damaged, snarky assholes, so this hit some buttons for me. He was just so British, such a wonderful combination of aristocratic snobbery and dry wit, but at the same time, so tender and gentle, and you can just see how much it takes him by surprise to realize he’s in love, and just...sigh. I adored him. Dan Stevens did a fantastic job.

I know some people didn’t like the change in how he comes to give her the library, but I disagree. He’s being snarky and trying to prove a point, and then her face just fills with such joy, and his face just kind of softens, and it’s like all of a sudden, something is just different, and they don’t know what it is or where it’s going to take them. It’s something they can’t control. “Just a little change, small to say the least. Both a little scared, neither one prepared,” you know what I mean?

I loved fop prince and his flashy makeup. Fight me on this.

There’s this look the prince gives Belle after his transformation, just before she takes his face in her hands, that just gets me. His mouth kind of turns up in this little lopsided smile, and his eyes get all soft, and he just looks so shy, as if this is the first time that someone is looking at him and really seeing him, seeing that underneath all the makeup and bravado is just a man, and a flawed one at that, and oh how he hopes she isn’t disappointed with what she sees.

I loved how the ball at the beginning and the ball at the end are inverted versions of each other. His dark blue ensemble at the beginning vs. his light blue one at the end. The way he flits from woman to woman vs. the way he dances only with Belle and never takes his eyes off her. It just makes me feel things.

The part of the dance where he lifts her was beautiful and sexy.

Evermore. Just fuck me up, man.

Things I didn’t like:

The pacing was kind of weird. They spent too much time on some things, and not enough time on others. Every time they shifted away from Belle and the Beast, I just wanted to be back at the castle, watching them fall in love. There wasn’t that much time devoted to the actual romance, all things considered. I wanted more of that.

On a related note, it sometimes felt like I was watching two different movies: one for adults, and one for children. I could have done without some of the goofy kids stuff, and I would love to see what a version of this movie that is just for adults would look like.

There were some shots that were clearly meant to be seen in 3D, and if you saw it in a plain old regular theater, like I did, they just looked odd and were hard to watch. 

I don’t really understand the decision to give the enchantress an expanded role. I don’t understand what it added to the story, and in fact, I think it detracted somewhat.

What was the deal with that look between Maurice and Mrs. Potts? Like, huh?

Let’s talk about that growl, guys. I don’t mind the beard line so much; it was playful and teasing in a way that suits their relationship. I wouldn’t even mind the growl if it was just a little rawr, but that was like a full on beast roar and it was definitely not a noise a human could make, and so it just came across as really odd and uncomfortable.

The prince’s hair during the transformation scene was a goddamn tragedy. I also wish we had heard him speak more as the prince. Yes, I know he doesn’t say much in the cartoon either, but that’s a weakness there too, and they had a chance to correct it here, and they didn’t. I mean, even Dan Stevens’ regular old human voice is a blessing to the ears, so why wouldn’t you have him speak?

Things I was indifferent to:

I feel kind of bad that I ragged so much on Emma Watson’s singing before the movie came out. It was really not that bad. As someone who can’t sing at all, I thought she sounded just fine.

The yellow dress is also fine. It moves wonderfully when they dance. I strongly prefer her dress from the end ball though.

The Beast CGI takes just a little getting used to, but once you do, it works. He has a wonderfully expressive face--you can really see Dan coming through. I also liked the design of the enchanted objects for the most part. Mrs. Potts is the only one that didn’t quite fully work for me.

[bwprowl]

We’ve got new remolded robots to look at tonight, almost entirely catering to my particular tastes. But don’t worry, because after that there’s pre-orders for generically cute parts-holding penguins, and fun stuff from some of the most popular parts of the otakusphere. Plus a figma and a robo-girl too, and if those don’t catch your eye, at least stick with me for an in-hand look at a transformational try-again. Tuesday Night Toys are here, come check ‘em out with me!

New Stuff: The Lost World

Even with all the cool junk they showed off at Toy Fair, Hasbro was apparently still holding back some stuff on us, as evidenced by them trotting out new Titans Return versions of Misfire and Slugslinger to reveal at the Australia show. Both of these are remolds of the (I hear) excellent Triggerhappy mold, getting a whole lotta Targetmasters out of one base design (even Scourge was based on this one too!). Both look very nice, Misfire in particular, given his lovely shade of pink and distinctively-designed cockpit nose. The fact that he’s a popular character in a popular comic right now will probably do good things for his sales as well.

So I posted bits about it outside this column earlier, but Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger is getting a sequel series in South Korea, and this is just such a *weird thing* that I gotta talk about it a bit more. It’s ostensibly due to how well the toyline (sold there as ‘Power Rangers Dino Force’) performed in that region, and this new show is thus getting a bunch of new toys to promote. 

These are all updates of the previous transformation devices and mecha, and while the gear all appears to be just repainted, the mecha have all actually been remolded (as well as swapped around from which Rangers they were assigned to previously). Gabutyra noticeably becomes Cannontyra, with a big goofy gatling gun stuck on its nose, and the others have been similarly recolored and had bonus weapons grafted onto them. I do like the more unified white/highlight-color schemes these have now, it makes the combined mecha look a bit cooler in my opinion, even if extra goofy stuff like the CHAINSAW SWORD it has now might seem to be a bit much. It’ll be really interesting to see how this series turns out (and if anybody subs it).

Wishlist: Stage Select

The next of Good Smile’s Nendoroid parts cases are up for pre-order, it’s that penguin I was super-excited to see last year! I’ve gotten a couple of these already, and they’re a super-adorable storage solution for Nendo faces and other little bits. I’ll have to get this one as well, and it’ll only make me resentful that no actual AzuManga Daioh Nendoroids have been made.

GSC also opened up pre-orders for the figma version of Gwyndolyn from Odin Sphere, in what’s becoming standard-for-video-game characters regular and DX versions (although in this case the DX version just includes the full versions of her wings). Gwyndolyn wasn’t the most interesting playable character in Odin Sphere (that’d be Cornelius or Velvet) but she’s still the ‘face’ of the game, and thus that means she gets made before anyone else. The toy still looks dang pretty though.

Rounding out the Good Smile plugs, they’ve also got pre-orders up for Threezero's sixth-scale figure of Genos from One-Punch Man! This sexy cyborg’ll set you back a penny almost as pretty as he is, but it looks like it’d be worth it for an articulated figure this nice of a design that deserves it. He’ll be out towards the end of the year, and it’d be interesting and amusing to see if they do a Saitama to go with him.

Here’s a cute little display piece, an acrylic stage set of Touhou characters. It’s a simple background of Reimu’s shrine with a base you can plug a selection of character pieces into, and they can all even double as keychains if you want! And the art style used here is simply *adorable*, I love it. Be cool if they made sets of additional characters to plug in later.

And up just today are pre-orders for the next Polynian figure: Vania. She’s a fiery schoolgirl-bot with a scarf and mecha-knuckle weapons and she is just *so* up my alley. These things just keep looking cooler and cooler with each new character they put out. Heck, I’ve already pre-ordered her; Yume needs a friend.

On Desk: Tax Evasion

The Transformers Age of Exctinction toyline wasn’t the best TF line in the world, nor was it in service of the best movie in the world. Most of the DInobots tickled my fancy, true, but a lot of the rest of the figures were victims of cost-cutting of some sort and representing characters I pretty much hated. One outlier was the Optimus Prime ‘Evasion Mode’ mold, which was an adorable concept figure of Movie Optimus Prime transforming into a G1-style flat-nose truck cab, which the movie dressed up as him turning into the rusted-up junker as a deep-cover disguise. Unfortunately, the paint job on Hasbro’s original release of that mold was pretty abysmal, going the ill-advised route of mapping G1 Prime’s colors directly onto the robot mode with little regard for how they worked with the actual details. The glossy colors and thick application washed out a lot of detail generally looked not-good on the design, which was a pity because the actual mold itself was really good! I had that first version and enjoyed it, but always resolved to pick up any better-painted version when I could.

So TakaraTomy’s 10th Anniversary ‘Movie the Best’ line did me a favor by coming out with a terrific new version of that toy! Sporting a much more subdued, balanced blue/red scheme, with an intricate ‘rusty’ pattern all over it in vehicle mode, and properly-applied flames in robot mode, they’ve really brought this design to life. They also used the alternate face-plated head mold for the figure, because they love me.

So the mold absolutely sings in these colors, but that’s because as said, it’s a really good mold. Details have always been a strong point of the Movie toys, and this is no exception, with all sorts of fine bits sculpted in, in both robot and vehicle modes. I particularly like the way the upper arms look (especially now that the shoulder-pads have their flames on them) and the little real-world details sculpted all over the truck mode (really brought out by that rust pattern now). Articulation all over the robot mode makes it really fun to pose and play with (I dig the extra neck joint), and the plastic and joints all *feel* very quality.

Pulling off the transformation really makes clear how well-designed this figure is. For ages we were told that getting Movie Optimus’s design and proportions fit down into a flat-nosed cab just couldn’t be done, but the Masterpiece-designer who handled this thing managed to pull it off. 

The big trick is how the entire cab folds inside out, building itself up into a robot torso, then collapsing down and tucking everything inside of it for vehicle mode. It’s a tight fit, and there’s a certain amount of finesse involved in getting it all together for truck mode, but it’s satisfying to do and impressive enough in its execution that you don’t want to throw it against a wall or anything. And at the end of the day, I still can’t deny how tickled I am by the idea of Movie Optimus Prime squashing down to cosplay as his 80’s counterpart.

On a sheer design level, this is one of the best Transformers molds released in the past few years, and I’m really glad TakaraTomy saw fit to give it another release in a really good paint job this time. Everyone deserves a second chance.

Good to see you everyone, I hope you’ve had fun!

[wickedchrissy]

🐰 💗 👀 ☀️ 😘 💁 🌟 🎁 ✈️ ☕️ 🌸 🎵 ⚡️ 💛 🌺 💜 🐬 🍪 🍰 🍑 ☔️ 😊 📚 🐧 🐵 💫 🎀 🎬 🍦 🐱 🐼 I ) (ope You ) (ave A Spectacular Day You Amazing Bean

ONLY IF YOU HAVE ONE TOO HUSBAND OF MINE

🐰 what is one secret that you’ve never told anyone? uh idk if I have any of those, I’m a pretty open book

💗 if you could hug anyone, who would it be? @foolish-idiot​

👀 what was the most recent vivid dream that you had?  well last night I had a dream that I had to show my boyfriend how to get to work only everything looked like a jungle??? idek

☀️ what do you like the most about your best friend? his laugh :)

😘 talk about your crush or partner. LMAO I see what you’re doing here babe. He’s always smiling and he’s obsessed with movies. One day he’s gonna be a movie critic and I’m sure you’ll hear his name. He’s silly and goofy and always tries to make me laugh (which he does better than anyone). He’s really smart and we have the most intelligent and deep conversations. He’s loving and cuddling and caring and listens to every word I have to say. He’s an amazing cook and has started to teach me how to cook. In fact, he teaches me a lot of things and introduces new things to me, and I do the same back. He’s actually really shy around new people and very dorky but by first impression he’s very friendly and really attractive. He plays video games, surfs, and has the strongest relationship with his little brother. He’s generous and sweet and showers everyone in compliments. But he can also joke around and say the sassiest things. And he’s passionate. God he is so passionate about everything he does. Music is something we share a passion in, he plays guitar and we go to concerts together. He can’t dance for shit and it’s adorable so I’ve started to teach him the basics. He’s…he’s everything I’ve ever wanted and I couldn’t be happier

💁 if someone was rude to you, would you be rude back? nuh uh. kill with kindness

🌟 what do you like about yourself? (must choose at least 3 things!) I like my eyes. I like my passion. I like how I’m able to hear everyone’s side. :)

🎁 what never fails to make you happy? little kids

✈️ what is your dream city and why? Madrid. I adore Spanish language and culture. I’ve always wanted to go there. The history. The people. The lifestyle. The beauty. Just UGH

☕️ talk about your ideal day. My ideal day will be far off on the future. I’ll roll over in the morning and wake up next to my spouse and get a good morning kiss. The weather will be beautiful so me and my family (kids being 11 and younger) will head out to the beach. The waves will be gorgeous, the sun will be hot, my kids will have a blast swimming and making sand castles and walking jetis and we’ll all share ice cream when the day is out.

🌸 are you an introvert, ambivert or extrovert? Extrovert!

🎵 name 5 songs you love at the moment. Nicotine–Panic! at the DiscoJenny–Walk the MoonOpus–Eric PrydzOne Week–Bare Naked LadiesBonfire–Childish Gambino

⚡️ if you had any superpower, what would it be and why? Teleportation! I hate being stuck in one place and that way I could visit everybody and see the world!

💛 if you could talk to your younger self, what would you say? You are loved. everything is going to be okay.

🌺 which languages do you know? which do you want to learn? I know English and Spanish. I’d really like to learn ASL and maybe French and Japanese.

💜 which acts of kindness are you going to do today? I’ll be working in customer service so quite a bit :) I’m also taking somebody else’s shift because it’s their birthday!

🐬 if you could transform into any animal/magical creature, what would you be and why? Does a fairy count as a magical creature? I just want to be a fairy. I want to be small and fly and just fairy yes. If not. Dolphin because intelligent and water and super gay

�� what did you want to be as a kid, and what do you want to be now? I wanted to be a doctor. Now I want to be an elementary/middle school teacher :)

🍰 what are some of your favourite sugary foods? god where do I fucking start. I love everything and anything with sugar.

🍑 what are you obsessed with? Voltron

☔️ would you consider yourself a good person? “You asked me if you were a good man. And the answer is… I don’t know. But I think you try to be. And I think that’s probably the point.” –Clara Oswald. 8.2 Into the Dalek

😊 what do you like to do as hobbies? I gif, I dance, I play the ukulele, I write :D

📚 share 3 books that you love and your favourite quote from them. Perks of Being a Wallflower–Stephen Chbosky “We accept the love we think we deserve”It’s Kind of a Funny Story–Ned Vizzini “Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real”The Book Thief–Marcus Zusak “I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right”

🐧 describe yourself in 3 words. Work in progress.

🐵 which quotes changed you? Oh god there’s so many. But the one that always sticks with me “Fall Seven Times. Stand up Eight.” –Japanese Proverb

💫 who inspires you? I get a little inspiration from everybody :)

🎀 what’s your fashion sense like? Uh…sweaters, dresses, leggings, and beanies?

🎬 what are some of your favourite films? The Princess Bride. Good Will Hunting. Tangled. Howl’s Moving Castle.

🍦 what is one treasured childhood memory? I remember in kindergarten I won the coloring contest. First prize. And yes at that time it’d be a big deal for anybody, but before kindergarten I had motor therapy. I couldn’t hold things right and my hand and fingers didn’t move right. So not only did I overcome that, but I became the best.

🐱 what’s your dream pet like? I already have my dream pets

🐼 if you could meet anyone, who would it be? Brendon Urie. *drools*

[mindofhills]

A sneaky gorgeous young man // Stiles Stilinski series

Plot: It’s Carries first day in Beacon Hills High School. Once she meets Stiles and his friends everything changes. Is it a good or a bad thing to hang out with a werewolf pack? Of course it is, what could possibly go wrong!

Pairing: Stiles Stilinski x Reader

A/N: This is part 2 for my series. Sorry about not posting this, but I was very busy. I’m hoping to post part 3 tomorrow, but no promises. Hope you all like it and go check out mt other smut. Wjen it’s time I’ll also do a masterlist. Good reading!

Part 1

“Why are you wearing a dress? You said you weren’t the New York girly girl and right now as my eyes can see you are a very girly girl.” Stiles asked me after a long silence. “I saw all the girls at school wearing dresses and skirts so I wanted to try it out. It’s very new to me I have to say.” I reponded with a smile on my face. and he smiled back. “Well you should keep on going with that style.” he looked me right in my eye and winked.

Is Stiles flirting with me? It’s my second day and he is already flirting with me or is he being just friendly? It seemed too friendly to me. Should I flirt back? I guess I can try, but maybe I’m going too far with it. I think I should just play it cool and be myself. Yeah, that’s what I’m doing. “Are you flirting with me, Stiles Stilinski?” I asked him not realising that I actually just asked him that, buy hey it’s who I am. He started laughing.

“You are one clever girl, Carrie Miller.” “And you did not answer my question.” “Stubborn as well, but to be totally honest with you I’m not hiding the fact that I was indeed flirting with you and to clear the air I still am. Carrie.”

The way he said my name made me have goosebumps all over my body. I couldn’t help myself, but I just had to flirt back. This is the only way in this case. “Day two. Damn Stilinski. You can’t wait a single moment. Can’t you?” “There’s no time to waist. I saw the way Scott was looking at you.” Okay. Great. This is their competition? Is this a game? I shouldn’t trust people. I was hoping that he has a small crush on me. I guess he saw my face which was filled with anger and dissappointment.

“What’s wrong? If you’re thinking that I’m flirting with you to get you before Scott then you are horribly wrong. Why did you think that I wanted you to come and sit at lunch with me and my friends?” All that I could think at this moment was that this is going very fast. It’s day two for god sake.

“Because you were being nice and friendly to a new girl that just arrived?” “That too, but mainly, because I think that you are beautiful.” he said and looked at me. My heart just skipped a beat. Is this normal to be this flirty on a second day? I barely even know him!

“This is going way too fast. Focus on the rode, Stilinski.” I said being all goofy and trying to be more like friends. “If you say so, Carrie.” he said laughing. He is really smootha nd why am I being so chill about it? Should I freak out? I’m definitely over thinking right now. I really need to chill.

We get out of the car and I hear Lydia literally screaming my name. I turn around and see her running towards me. What is going on? Have I already found my group of friends? Am I their friend now? Way to go, Carrie. You are doing a great job. On a second day you already have a boy, who seems to have a crush on you and a group of friends.

“What are you doing tonight?” she asked me with a spark in her eyes. “Nothing. You are planning something. I can see it in your eyes.” I responded with a bright smile. “I’m throwing a party for our pack and we all want you to come. We want to get to know you better.” “A pack?” I asked her. I’ve never heard someone call her squad a pack. She looked scared as if she said something that she should not have said, but then she started laughing. I’m very confused. “I watched a documentary about wolves last night. I guess it got into my head. Are you coming tho?” she asked me again. “Yes, I’m coming.” and then out of nowhere Stiles joined with our little conversation. “That’s perfect. I’ll pick you up at 5PM.” he said to me and I smiled to him. “Should I bring something?” I asked Lydia. “No. Everything is on my treat.” she said as the bell rang.

Getting ready for that party isn’t as easy as it seemed to be. I think I’m not wearing a skirt again, I’m going for a dress tonight. I want Stiles to look at me like I was the shit. I went for a sexy black dress and high heels. As I was putting on my shoes I heard someone knocking at my door. I went downstairs and opened the door. There he was looking all good and wearing a suit. 

“Stiles, Why are you wearing a suit?” I asked him, but all I could see is that smirk on his adorable face. “Carrie, would you go on a date with me?” and my heart stopped. It felt like the time stopped and all I heard was my heart beating like crazy. “What about Lydia’s party?” I asked him. “You didn’t answer my question.” He was using my own sentence! I couldn’t help, but laugh. “Yes. I will go on a date with you.” “Perfect. Are you ready to go?” he asked me with and exctiement on his face. I smiled and answered: “But Lydia’s party. I want to go there.”

“It starts at 8.” “Well, well, well. You are one sneaky gorgeous young man, Stiles.” “Did you just said I’m gorgeous?” “Maybe. Where are we going?” I asked him while I was closing my door. “On a date. As I mentioned earlier.” “You’re not telling me, where we’re going, are you?” I asked and he just smiled at me.

I can not believe that Stiles Stilinski asked me out on a date and what the hell is he planning on doing? The car ride was full of music and laughter. He is a very charming guy. He asked about my day even thought he was with me all the time, but the only thing bothering me is that this is going very fast. Too fast actually. We’re flirting like we’ve known each other for years. If I think about it it’s kinda good that we feel so relaxed when we’re together. He stopped his car and looks at me. “Why did we stop? Do you want to pee?” I asked him, because we were in the middle of the woods and I was a little scared now. He laughed and said: “No. We’re here." 

This is it. He is going to kill me or sexually abuse me. This is very very bad. "Why are we in the middle of nowhere? You are scarying me. I want to go home.” I said and stepped out of the car and started walkinf almost running back to Beacon Hills. “Carrie, wait! I’m not going to kill you. Please just wait!” He shouted to me, but I was too scared. I just stopped, but didn’t turn around to face him. He came by my side.

“There’s a lovely park. I wanted to do something romantic, but it looks like I screwed up big time.” Hearing these word I felt safe again. He was being so sincere. I turned around and faced him with a huge smile on my face. “Why aren’t we going already?”

He smiled back and looked at the ground. “Don’t you ever do that again, okay? I like you and I don’t want you to think that I’m going to kill you.” I looked at him. He is just perfect. It’s crazy that I’ve only known him for two days and yet I trust him and I like him. “I won’t, be cause I like you too.”, when he heard those words coming out of my mouth he’s jaw dropped. I laughed and started walking back to the woods.

Our date was going very well. We ate and talked, but then I heard something. “Did you hear that too?” he asked me. “Yeah, I did.” I answered a little nervous. “What is it?” he asked me. “I don’t know, but let’s go. If we go look and try to find someone usually in horror movies the dumb bitch, who does that dies and I’m not dumb. Let’s run!” I said pushing myself up from the ground and packing our staff. He started laughing “Don’t worry. I’ll protect you.” he said also stading up and holsing my hand and there they stood. A pack of real wolves. “Oh shit! RUN, STILES RUN!” he turned around and saw them. He started running still holding my hand, but then I stopped. “What the hell are you doing, Carrie? Let’s go!”

“Stand back and don’t look!” I said pushing my claws out and transforming into a werewolf. I let out a loud growl. Wolves stopped and looked at me  I stepped one stepp forward and then growled again, but in a lower voice. They turned around and run back.

I transformed back.

[firebirdsdaughter]

Okay...

Finally sitting down to watch Zi-O ep 4...

Let’s game?

Well, no, actually no, we won’t, but I was trying to be thematic.

And in no particular order:

Okay, that explains it. When I saw the preview images it looked like they were talking to Emu, and then Geiz and Sougo both henshined and took a knee for some reason. It’s actually the other way round.

Geez, Emu. Since when were you this uncommunicative and unhelpful? That’s Taiga’s job!

Like seriously, you know these two are Kamen Riders. Just explain yourself to them instead of making weird vague statements.

Geiz at it again w/ the grump. Have I mentioned--you know where that’s going.

Tsukuyomi w/ the intercede again. I’m liking this trio.

Okay, I wanna know who Goggles is. The guy whose hand Geiz was holding in that future-flashback? A friend? Brother? This being Toei it’s unlikely to be a boyfriend, but it’s still possible. He looks like he mighta been a nice fellow, I’m sorry he died.

I guess this is a lot to take in, and Sougo is generally pretty slow on the uptake, it appears, so... But looks like he’s getting it now.

Tsukuyomi, I really hope you’re aware just how much of a problem child you just decided to adopt.

I actually agree w/ someone else I saw, I think. I kinda wish they would give her a better reason than ‘I don’t know’ for this. Like, I’m liking the idea that she doesn’t want her childhood friend to technically become a murderer by killing someone who is, at that point, still innocent, but this ‘I don’t know’ thing is kinda... meh to me. It doesn’t feel touching or sweet, and is even kinda out of character... But that’s just me. She’s super great, but she otherwise seems so decisive and confident that it’s a little odd.

OH MY GOD IT’S THAT CHURCH! I mean--it’s that wizard Bugster!

Fun fact, that Church is not just a Toei set. I have seen it in about FIVE other shows I think (don’t ask me to name them all, I can’t--but Kaname Jun was in one I think)

AH! Brave is here! But it’s back in 2016, episode... 2? Or maybe 3, but it would be when Hiiro literally just got there, so he’s still an ass. I mean, I still love him. But he was an ass.

Geiz, mister straight forward, just fucking informs them he’s from the future, I love him.

Maybe this has something to do w/ Hiiro’s sense that he should help them before... Aside from grumpy secondary solidarity, ofc.

‘From your perspective,’ Geiz, you are literally from 2068. I’m pretty sure, excepting folks from 2069 onward, that that’s the future from everyone’s perspective.

Also, to get this out of the way: AAAAAAH! SETO IS SO PRETTY! OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM SO MUCH EVEN WHEN HE’S A DICK! AND ESPECIALLY WHEN HE’S NOT!

Note: I don’t love him because he’s a dick, but what I love is grumpy, pretty much jerky characters who come out of that bc they start caring about someone or something (again, in Hiiro’s case). Did that make sense?

Also, I’m actually giggling bc of how much of a pompous ass my grumpy surgeon son was. The fact that this is literally like, right after he first showed up, means that he’s at peak dickishness and it’s really funny to look back.

Kids pulling on Geiz. God, honey, what were you expecting when you put that thing on? Well, at least they’re aware of how goofy it is.

On that note, ARE WE EVER GONNA SEE YOU WITHOUT IT?

Also, dear god, someone get this boy some fashion advice. I’ve SEEN that preview image sweetie. You canNOT dress yourself.

Oh my god, it’s the hospital helipad. Now I’m nostalgic.

Okay. Emu can teleport to game worlds now? Al... Alright then. You know what, whatever.

And Emu’s getting thrown around again. Some things never change. What’s still funny about this is still that Ijima Hiroki is (still) not a short man. He’s 5′ 10″. This, to me, makes how much Emu get’s thrown around utterly hilarious.

See, Emu. This is what happens when you don’t pull a Taiga, and discuss things w/ people. You’re the one who forced Hiiro to learn that, why are you doing it?

Aw, Sougo appreciates that Tsukuyomi is trying to save the future w/out killing him. Good kids.

Where’s that B99 ‘cool motive still murder’ picture? I mean, I know it’s a kid. But dude... You don’t have the right to other people’s lives (or body parts) just bc your son is dying.

Hm... I know people are thinking it’s named after Hiiro, but... What if it’s named after his dad? I mean, Kagami Haima was the director of the hospital, he had to start somewhere. To me that feels more logical? Bc it’s only been two years since Ex-Aid, that’s awfully fast to name a medical procedure... But it’s just a thought.

You know what, I bet Hiiro feels bad for brushing Geiz off in the past, so now he’s like ‘I must do everything I can to help these kids out bc when I met them before I was a jerk.’ Part of his ‘stop being an anti-social grump’ attempt. And he’s worried about Emu.

Does the Time Majin have an AI? How did it know to fly up to the roof right then? Is it telepathically connected to Sougo now?

So Uhr is helping Ora/Hora out? Maybe there is hope for a villain-family dynamic after all...

Also apparently that’s Takeru’s mech? Takeru has a mech? I really need to finish Ghost... But it’s either just for the sake of cameo, or it’s related to how Geiz got the Ghost Ride Watch. Now I’m wondering if he maybe stole the Drive and Ghost Watches from the Time Jackers? But if that’s the case, why did they have them? They usually use the Another Rider Watches...? Are Takeru and Shinnosuke okay? Oh my god, did Takeru die again? Actually, I guess Shinnoksuke also died a lot in that one movie so... Oh dear.

Is Sougo transforming in tiny spaces gonna be a thing now?

Come to think... Since the opening, we haven’t seen Woz. What’s prophet boy up to?

This tiny gremlin child who I adore and want to pinch the cheeks of just giggling to himself in his busted mech like a five year old.

Sorry, Geiz, you can’t beat the bounce.

Sougo just fucking slams this thing w/ the Time Majin.

And so, the path toward very reluctant and at first very awkward friendship begins. Let’s a-go kids!

But also god that boy is skinny. Honey, do you even HAVE hips? Are you okay?

Geiz is having feelings but is very confused right now. Punching things is generally a good venting method.

And the boys are still very bad at not being good at teamwork. Like, they’re already synchronising in pretty much every fight they’ve been in--not just in henshins but in attacks and so on.

Emu that looks NOTHING LIKE YOU, WHY would you call it a doppelgänger.

Since this is after Hiiro first showed up, it means that the two of them still don’t like each other (bc it took them a while to get there), so I’m not surprised that he wouldn’t call Hiiro immediately if something came up. Plus this may not show up bc CR relied on reports by witnesses and were in an abandoned warehouse. But then why is Emu...? Oh, I don’t know.

Was his henshin really always that deep?

Oh! There he is! Woz! I was wondering where you were! So, uh... Where were you?

Geiz: ‘Oh no, not again!’

Wow, he did the hoppity hop thing!

HE HAS GIANT BUMPS ON HIS ARMS! I LOVE THE GIANT BUMPERS ON HIS ARMS!

(I think they’re meant to be buttons?)

Aaaaand, right on cue, there Woz goes again.

Emu just like ‘okay then, let’s roll w/ this then, I guess!’

Wait, but the Brave and Snipe (and Genm, and then there’s Para-DX, and Poppy, and Cronus... Though I guess those last ones may not end up existing since they’re post-this?) Watches don’t seem to be in-show, so... Does that mean that Hiiro and Taiga keep their powers? Bc there was a Crozz-Z Ride Watch, so I now understand Ryuuga losing his, but there were so many Riders in Ex-Aid... Though maybe there’s a whole butterfly thing that simply by removing the primary everything is effected. Bc if you had to account for each individual Rider... Imagine how complex and difficult shows like Ryuki and Gaim would be to explain/sort through.

Hiroki has such a nice smile. Actually, pretty much everyone is Ex-Aid had a nice smile when they smiled.

Oh, god, yes. I really hope that the Rider trying to teach Sougo how to do the finisher in some way (miming for Emu, explaining for Sento) is a thing every time... Though I guess since they couldn’t get Gentaro we won’t get to see him do it... But maybe Takumi will? (I’ve never actually watched Faiz, so I have no idea what the finisher looks like)

Oh, hey. When Sougo hits him it says it in... Kanji, I think? But in Japanese characters of some kind instead of English.

ATTACK OF THE SUBTITLES!

Geiz standing of to the side trying to act cool while these two dorks help this man up.

... He’s wearing socks and... You know what, this is Japan. They’re probably his shoes for inside, and because he was running out to the ambulance with his dying son, he didn’t bother to change.

I love how Emu is like ‘who could we possibly... OH! That asshole!’ (again bc this is the very early season, back hen we didn’t like each other)

HE SAID IT! I guess they cut away so Seto didn’t actually have to eat the cake. Apparent he doesn’t actually like sweets? Maybe bc he’s such a sweetie. ^^

I really love it when the ones playing the ‘serious grumps’ are really adorably dorky and super nice. Like apparently, Seto was the funny and fun one, which I find so cute and hilarious.

Sougo here, getting into the groove of things during his second rodeo.

Emu’s like ‘are you two together?’ and Geiz is like ‘someone shoot me.’

Awwww. Of course Hiiro saved him. Though they haven’t shown us anything yet... So, maybe, even in the altered timeline, he and Emu still ends dup becoming close somehow? Can I pretend that’s the case? Seriously, Hiiro needs that kid. Otherwise he’s just gonna continue forgetting how to be human.

Why do you need another plate? But I think it’s cute how Junichiro is making so much food. I wonder if it’ll be like Mario in Zyuohger, where when he find out (if he doesn’t already know) he decides to just make life at the shop as homey as possible.

Geiz, maybe you should start using his name? Just to, you know, keep Uncle from getting suspicious?

ALSO WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WEARING WHY... I just can’t anymore. I love my dorky fashion disaster assassin son.

Here we are w/ the intense staring again. Wouldn’t be KR w/out it.

Geiz and Tsukuyomi be like ‘wow no pressure.’ Seriously, Geiz looks like he’s having a small panic attack back there.

He looks very pretty, though.

Aw, they’re keeping their Ride Watches together!

Well, there’s clearly a friendship theme, so I’m hoping there’s a level of deepening the bonds that just started forming in this episode. Unfortunately, I know nothing about Faiz other than apparently Kaixa is a horrible person (given that the preview images imply he’s strangling some poor girl, I am inclined to agree), so I can’t make any guesses there.

All I ask for Christmas is ONE episode where Geiz doesn’t wear that damn collar thing. I know it’s only been four eps but just ONE.

And, in final news, looks like they’re switching the Watches around.

Okay! Well, that's that for now. Now, my head hurts and I still want pizza, so... Not much else to say. Imaginary pizza for anyone who read all of this, you really didn’t need to do that.

I’m gonna pretend Hiiro and Emu are still friends somehow. Having a good time here, looks like we’re looking at another solid trio and I love it. Also, w/ OOO and Ghost apparently coming up... Good times.

[sirenscenarios]

Land & Sea Entertainment / Titans Background Information

so I’ve started bringing in the fictional brother group of the Sirens and I figured I would make a post with a few things about each of the boys and the actor faces that I’ve found to match and such ... there’s been some people interested in the boys so hopefully this isn’t something that you all hate and don’t care for ... so with that being said - enjoy? ... and feel free to ask questions or such about anything and if there’s any interest or such I might continue to post various things ... who knows maybe you’ll fall in love with the boys as much as we have ;)

~ admin leader

[ huge information dump below the cut - with gifs! ... apologies to those on mobile who won’t get the ‘read more’ option ]

[ again - any similarities to reality are pure coincidence and not intentional ]

Land & Sea Entertainment

CEO Jung

former actor

did a few projects after serving his enlistment requirement, but the offers dropped somewhat after he married and started his company and so he has pretty much retired from the acting world and focuses mainly on running the company

focused on recruiting actors at first as he had connections and could get offers for projects, and he simply knew more about the acting process of entertainment

started thinking about adding musicians after a meeting with a musical director about casting one of his actors

scouted around other companies and competitions for trainees at first 

company name came from a sort of joke the CEO had with a friend of his in the film industry about how he wanted to grow artists who would be known “on land and sea and everywhere in between”

with that - when he started planning on adding musicians he wanted to have two groups (boys & girls) to name based on those concepts and using mythology as a jumping point

Titans

named because the CEO said they would become like titans in the industry (also they have a somewhat tough image)

all of the members were trainees at other companies before joining L&S

Joon Tae was a former YG trainee, scouted at a sort of underground / trainee rap showcase ... he was also the first musician to join the company as such (one of the actors had sort of crossed over as a ballad singer back and forth)

Suk Won and Hyun Min were both trainees at the other big three companies (JYP & SM)

Suk Won transferred to L&S because he felt his debut wasn’t coming any time soon ... also when his mother heard about the offer from L&S, she almost threatened him if he didn’t take it - as she was a big fan of CEO Jung ... this has become a bit of a joke within the company and such (even though Suk Won was likely going to take the offer even without his mother’s pushing)

Hyun Min almost debuted with another group under the other company, but something happened and his debut was pushed back ... the exact details of the delay have never been revealed, but shortly after the other group debuted Hyun Min left for L&S

Ki Nam was originally an acting trainee after being tempted to L&S from a smaller company by the high number of successful actors in the company ... when the music / dance training started in preparations for the musical groups, he asked to be transferred ... for the initial transfer audition he created a rap using one of the CEO’s famous speeches from a drama he had starred in 

they originally debuted as a sort of hip-hop / rock “bad boy” type group as most of the other rookie groups around the same time were sorta cutesy types, so the CEO decided to go a different direction to stand out ... their dancing wasn’t as serious until later as they grew

Sirens

named because the CEO said their music would draw people in like a spell 

originally tested out as a standard cutesy girls group, but the initial test audiences didn’t take to it - also there was a general consensus that something different would be better suited

various concepts were tossed around and tested out while the members were scouted and trained and such

the final result was a darker concept group that evolved into a more rock band type rather than the standard dance groups

there is also a group of younger boys trainees that are still being sorted and settled into a group that will debut later ... they are going to be more of the standard boys group (a little more cutesy although still having the darker flair that the company has come to be known for - also a heavier dance focus) ... they are set to have a sort of sky / space type name (it hasn’t been revealed yet - but the CEO has teased with the information at one of the company meetings) ... they’re also set to be a larger group (6 or 7 members - which while it isn’t large in general - it’s a bigger group by the company’s standards)

Titans Member Profiles

Kim Joon Tae

leader / main rapper

another of the “looks like a badass scary rapper but is actually big ball of fluff” - seriously - he's an absolute fluff

precious boy melts over kids and small animals (you will die of the adorableness) - has frequently mentioned his desire to one day have a family

fiercely protective and supportive (like N's fanboy levels sometimes which is kind of hilarious to see b/c he just will become a total fanboy and not care a bit about his supposed image)

stupidly hardworking (the maknaes have running bets to see which leader spends more time in our studios)

his aegyo is hilarious b/c it's almost so unexpected and half the time everyone bursts out laughing before he can finish (himself included)

hopeless when it comes to fashion (don't let him dress himself!)

terrified of roller coasters / heights

absolute warmest hugs ever (plus he just completely envelops in a hug)

Hufflepuff (hardworking)

[ face: Sung Joon ]

Park Suk Won

main vocal / lead dancer

goofball, dork, 4D mood maker

bright goober smile - it is the most contagious thing ever

the strange onstage / offstage dichotomy of being an absolutely serious and badass / destructive onstage and in photoshoots / etc but when offstage he shows he is actually an overgrown child

does not act / look his age (often mistaken for being the maknae of the group despite being the second oldest)

crazy powerful vocals (boy can belt!) - more rich sounding tone, don't let him do ballads you will die (his sultry jazzy style ballads absolutely destroy!)

king of girl group dances and aegyo master

variety show winner at life (except athletics)

likes to try new things (sort of almost adrenaline junkie type – loves amusement parks / roller coasters / etc)

aside from dancing he is the clumsiest human ever (he broke his arm one time by tripping up the stairs at the company building)

does not care a bit about his image and has often done whatever goofy thing he can to make everyone laugh (especially if they are in a mood or having a bad day)

Ravenclaw (unique, quirky)

[ face: Yoo Seung Ho ]

Lee Hyun Min

main vocal

more serious type (still a fluff though and will let loose and turn into a dorky goober at times)

is very passionate about his group / members / fans / friends / etc (one time almost came close to saying something he shouldn't to a “fan” b/c of a comment they made about their maknae)

athlete-dol of their group (his best sport is soccer) - he is also super competitive in all competitions regardless of the type

has a very unique voice tone

loves food – like he gets all wide-eyed puppy expression when presented with it (feed him and he will love you forever)

his aegyo is the most unexpected but adorable thing ever b/c he just transforms into this precious little puppy

very protective and caring (he was named as the “best future husband” of the group in one fanmeet)

when he gets sleepy he likes to curl up with someone and sort of cling to their arm (there was an entire mini vlog where Ki Nam had recorded him napping backstage at various music shows just curled up with the other members – and then Joon Tae flipped the camera around once when he was cuddled up with the maknae and all you could see was Ki Nam's fake scowl and Joon Tae just laughing) 

Hufflepuff (loyal)

[ face: Kim Young Kwang ]

Seo Ki Nam

maknae / lead rapper / main dancer

little shit satan maknae, gives his hyungs (and the Sirens, managers, CEO, etc) absolute hell and just laughs hysterically

cannot do aegyo – don't even attempt you will be scarred for life

likes to cheer people up by pulling them into some random goofy dance with him (most of the time while he is pulling some derp face)

giant baby who scares easily at ghosts and such (which is mainly how to get revenge for his antics)

very interested in fashion (he is constantly traumatized and trying to stop Joon Tae from the outfits he sometimes wears – even to the point of pretending not to know him and walking away in public)

most of the vlogs are done by him and he often times will record a bunch of random candid stuff of the others and post it without telling them

has an ongoing prank war with practically every member of the company (even the CEO jokingly got in on it one time – that won the war for the time being)

when he's not being evil terror to everyone – he's actually really sweet and does a lot of charity / volunteer work – especially with animals

secretly a really good cook 

Slytherin (ambitious, cunning)

[ face: Lee Soo Hyuk ]

[puclpodcast]

Pokemon of the Week #46 – Lanturn

Glub Glub PUCL readers, do you see that light in the distance, that haunting yet beautiful glow Illuminating the darkness of the ocean. If you get close enough you might see one of the most adorable Pokemon known to man but it might also be the last thing you ever see. Its a Lanturn and it happens to be my favourite Pokemon. It is another Generation 2 Pokemon with the perfect cross between simplicity and creativity in its design, and it has some interesting back story to boot. Before we jump into this article I want to shout out or Discord where I learned many of our members share a love of Lanturn and we had some great discussions.

National Dex #745 – Lanturn

Description: The Light Pokemon Type: Water/Electric Abilities: Volt Absorb/Illuminate Hidden Ability: Water Absorb Competitive: [Smogon PU] [Smogon NU] [Smogon RU] [Chinchou Smogon LC] Evolution: Chinchou -> Level 27 -> Lanturn

Origin: Lanturn’s name is a play on “lantern”. Since it learns Volt Switch I have linked the “turn” part to the Volt-Turn strategy. However, since that came out after Gold and Silver I’m sure the initial reason behind the spelling is that Lanturn “turns” all frowns upside down with its adorable, goofy appearance. Lanturn is based on an anglerfish and though its appearance is much friendlier, its Pokedex entries often speak of it luring prey using its light exactly how an anglerfish would. Original Appearance: Pokemon Gold and Silver Dex Entry [Day: Sun]: Should you peer into the ocean at night and see a light shining like the stars, that is Lanturn. TCG:

Sun & Moon

Shiny:

Analysis:

Lanturn in my opinion is what happens when you cross an anglerfish with a dolphin. It has the cuteness of a dolphin with the uniqueness of the anglerfish. I have always described it as derpy, floating through the ocean doing its own thing with a big smile on its face.

Lanturn comes equipped with Illuminate, the best ability in the game for anyone scared of the Dark or hunting in the ocean. For everyone else there is Volt Absorb and Water Absorb. There are few Pokemon with two different immunity abilities, Bronzong is sort of one and I actually can’t think of any others right now. Either way though it forces the opponent into a guessing game, do you have Volt Absorb or Water Absorb. With Lanturn you almost always choose Volt Absorb since you already resist Water but I remember back in ORAS RU I ran a Water Absorb Lanturn + Camerupt core that was a lot of fun. On the stats side, Lanturn is very PU looking. Its strongest feature is its large 125HP with decent SpDef and SpAtt. Its Speed is mediocre and its Physical stats are poor.

SumtimesIFly’s sister’s homemade present to him

  Lanturn’s attacking moves are well defined. The standard Water and Electric STAB moves like Hydro Pump, Scald, Thunderbolt, and Volt Switch are there plus it has Ice Beam, Dazzling Gleam, and Signal Beam for coverage. I even thought of running Watmel Berry and Natural Gift to lure in Ferrothorn or Magearna which were huge threats to one of my teams. Its utility goes on forever and all of the moves offer interesting sets. Ion Deluge, Heal Bell, Eerie Impulse, Whirlpool, Icy Wind, Agility, Aqua Ring, Amnesia to name a few. My favourite is Amnesia/Aqua Ring/Heal Bell because I have dreams where no Physical Pokemon exist and Leftovers Lanturn sits there in its ring of water as Pokemon try to bother it but it doesn’t feel a thing. Unfortunately, that never works as planned but its cute thought. As with every new game I hope that in Ultra Sun and Moon Lanturn get access to Tail Glow. I know it isn’t technically a tail but it fits so well and would be a huge buff.

There are a few sets on Smogon that I’ll cover here. The first is Choice Specs. It turns out that in PU Lanturn’s speed isn’t the worst around and it can actually be run as an Choice Specs user with really any combination of moves you desire. Volt Switch, Thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Signal Beam, Dazzling Gleam, or HP Fire. I haven’t played much PU so I don’t know how effective it would be but it sounds like a reasonable threat. A much more interesting set that relies on Lanturn’s strengths is that of a cleric. It runs Leftovers for recovery, Heal Bell for clericing…, Volt Switch, Scald, and Toxic. Some sets run Protect over Toxic to get more recovery but I think it needs Toxic to prevent it from being free set up fodder. In lower tiers, status is very common and having a cleric can be game winning and single handedly counter some teams that rely on status as a win condition. Lanturn has free switch ins on almost all Electric, Steel, and Water types giving it plenty of opportunity to use Heal Bell, throw off a Toxic, or pivot out with Volt Switch. You’ll notice throughout all of these sets that Volt Switch is present. I think that Lanturns #1 best use is as a pivot since it is bulky enough to absorb a hit and then pivot out gaining you momentum. For this reason it is important your team has answers to Ground types because they will prevent this strategy from really taking off.

For the past week I have been playing all sorts of Lanturn teams that I’ve made. I would have done PU where it finds itself currently ranked but I received some challenges to show off Lanturn’s true potential! That being said it is hard to make Lanturn the core of a team due to its poor offenses so you will see that I use it as more of a support Pokemon to help set the stage for other threats. Here is my team for RU. This was my first foray into SM RU meaning I won’t recommend this team. There is plenty of room for improvement once I understand the threats and counters present in the tier but it can be a starting point. I initially tried the Aqua Ring strategy I mentioned earlier but that never had enough impact and I switched it up. Welcome the Heatran of RU PUCL. With Whirlpool it can trap an opponent’s Pokemon that would cause your team trouble or if you are lucky that you counter completely. Something like Galvantula, Blastoise, or Diancie. Once it has fallen into your trap you throw off a Toxic and Protect every other turn until they are toast. Since Lanturn is typically too slow for Substitute, which Heatran runs, I replaced it with Heal Bell to prevent the trapped Pokemon from Toxic-ing you back. When not trapping this set can still act as a cleric, throw off Toxic, or gain momentum because whirlpooled opponents can’t switch giving you an easy prediction. Here are some replays i have of it in action! (ignore my Zoroark lapse in game 2 please, it was kind of late)

http://bit.ly/2gBeHIe http://bit.ly/2eEY9Ce

Alright now for the real test of Lanturn’s merit, OU. I have been climbing the suspect test ladder up to #148 (1332 ELO) with this set. It has been a lot of fun too and I am much more confident in this team than the RU one so I encourage you to try it out. My goal was to pair Lanturn with an Electric weak team because it is not only immune to Electric types it walls the common sets completely. Tapu Koko, Manetric, not Xircuitry because of Energy Ball, and most Magearna sets. For this reason you see Gyarados and Celesteela present. The key thing about Lanturn is that it is Ground weak so it needs good Ground switch ins surrounding it. Both Celesteela and Landorus-T fit that category, plus Mew is there for Zygarde and Garchomp. Landorus is Scarfed to deal with Volcarona as well. Finally, I needed another threat to round out my mostly defensive team which is why I chose Magearna. With Fairy/Electric coverage it hits most of the things that the rest of my team can’t deal with. It can also switch in easily on moves that threaten the rest of the squad, Will-o-Wisp, Knock Off, and Toxic, then proceed to set up. Enough about the team lets talk about the star. I wanted Lanturn to be a slow pivot and that was it. I wanted it to take a hit then Volt Switch out into a counter. Therefore it is max HP and SpDef with a snazzy Assualt Vest. For moves it ran Scald to avoid being a free switch in by Physical attackers, Ice Beam and Dazzling Gleam for coverage. With a lack of threatening Ground and Grass type Special Attackers there isn’t a Special move out there that can put a dent in this sharp dressed fish. It is a great teammate to have when fighting Tapu Koko rain teams as well because it counters Pelliper, Koko, and Greninja. I actually found my set was too fast and that I was outspeeding things like Clefable. If I were making this team again I might run even less Speed because being a slow pivot is that important. It lets you get in your Gyarados or Magearna to set up and win in the late game or Landorus to put on pressure mid game. One more change I would make is to run enough SpAtt to KO Landorus with Ice Beam. Ground types are a serious threat to this strategy so luring it in with your bright Electric type light before demolishing it with an Ice Beam offers game winning potential. My final comment is that Dazzling Gleam may not be that important. The only Pokemon I really needed it for was Kyurem but I far more frequently struggled with Ferrothorn and Scizor so it might be a good idea to use that lure on your head one more time and learn HP Fire. I added some replays below of it doing its thing in OU!

http://bit.ly/2eFit6p http://bit.ly/2gANqFU

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This article is super long, but I find it fitting for my favourite Pokemon. Lanturn’s little brother Chinchou may not have its cuteness but it does have much better recognition in its tier. I won’t get too into the details but both the Berry Juice and Choice Scarf sets can be very effective in Little Cup. Even in VGC, if you are looking to play some goofy games, you can run Soak Lanturn with Tapu Bulu/Koko to get some surprise KO’s. There is plenty of room for trying new things with Lanturn which brings us to the theory crafting of the week. Ion Deluge Lanturn. Ion Deluge is a unique move that Lanturn learns with +1 priority. It transforms all normal type attacks this turn into Electric type allowing it to not only eliminate the damage but to heal thanks to Volt Absorb. By adding Toxic onto this set you can wear down threats in your tier, such as CurseLax or Swellow in RU, while they futilely try to attack you, only being able to heal you instead. I haven’t tried it but it is next on my list of Lanturn sets for sure.

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  In the icy depths the sea churns, lost Pokemon can’t find their way, until by the soft glow of Lanturns, they are guided back to light of day. I hope this article didn’t drag on too long and that it helped fuel PUCL’s Lanturn love. Let me know your favourite Lanturn/Chinchou sets or facts either here or in the Discord! Until next time, SumtimesIFly

from Pokemon of the Week #46 – Lanturn

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