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[amatus-jj]

oh my god zkwbxksbdjssn

well he used to call him "father" so i guess it's an upgrade? sort of

bojan please have some mercy on the man, he's suffered enough

[sendmyresignation]

what do you consider to be the best metal albums of all time? or your favs!

this ask has terrorized me all morning. thank you, and i mean this from the bottom of my heart, for sending it to me so i can talk about metal.

I am going to separate this into best, as in the classics i think hold up the best/are the most complete, and then my favorites (obv there is overlap but i'll ignore it).

Top 5 "Best" Metal Albums- the records you find on retrospectives and blog lists:

Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath. Not only a historic achievement of an album (the definitive point in which metal, for sure, existed) but also, i truly belive the best Sabbath record. The opening track itself is good enough everything else could be joke covers of the beach boys and I'd still put it here (they're also very good though. GOD. the wizard slaps)

Master of Puppets- Metallica. I know. I know. It's just solid all the way through, not a bad track, incredible opener and fantastic instrumental, everyone's said it all.

South of Heaven- Slayer. Again, undeniable. The Slayer record with the most literal heft and, well the closest thing to maturity the asshats of Slayer can achieve. The speed and ferocity of Reigh In Blood is still very good but over in a blink of an eye, while Heaven gives you more to be pummeled by. different kinds of anger.

Don't Break the Oath- Mercyful Fate. One of those true, blue perfect records, while also being beautifully cheesy. Like if a campy 80s movie about naked sacrifices to Satan was... really good with gorgeous cinematography. edges out Melissa by the narrowest margins (production is more suited for their style, giving the guitars an edge and putting the vocals front and center)

Live After Death- Iron Maiden. I love Maiden so much but their albums always have one or two duds. even if they didn't, though, live after death would probably smoke them anyway- it's that good. getting to hear phantom of the opera in dickenson's voice... i like di'anno but that song deserved Theatre

I love all of these records, many of them are what got me into metal so if you are looking for a high-qualiy place to start...

But I'll put my favorites under a read more lmao

These I would consider my top ten favorite albums at this given moment:

Stained Class- Judas Priest (the best priest. to me. i got my pentagram stomach tat on her 45th anniversary <3)

Thundersteel- Riot (rock city might edge this one out but that records barely metal at all. THIS is the pinnacle if power metal- in the old school uspm speedy way. incredible vocals, ripping speed, and its good from start to end)

Rock Goddess- Rock Goddess (something about this record....standard nwobhm fair but there's a surprising variety in the songs emotional center- it's all love and sex but it encapsulates a lot more humanity than most- different kinds of passion, heartbreak, desperation. and it ROCKS)

Operation: Mindcrime- Queensryche (greatest of all time. thee concept album. nothing else to say)

Black Metal- Venom (venom, if you catch me on the right day, is probably my favorite band. i love first wave black metal- it sounds like shit, it's lost all the edge in the intervening years, and yet. and fucking yet. they threw together something special.)

Behind the Realms of Madness- Sacrilege (crusty thrashy goodness. i love everything sacrilege has done, including their doomier late career, but the energy on this is wild. beat out detente on this list so if you like them, youll like sacrilege)

Feel the Fire- Overkill (overkill, by the band overkill, is the best thrash song of all time. well. maybe not but it's fucking undeniable. this overkill has the best energy of any of their albums, even if the others are more well-known)

Darkness Decends- Dark Angel (metal that sounds like shit eats punk that sounds like shit for breakfast)

The Blueprints for Madness- Deceased... (one of my favorite old school death metal records, mostly for the strange grind touches. it could be shorter but damn.)

All Creatures Great and Eaten- Nuclear Death (stands toe-to-toe with mindcrime at the top of my list. strange and depraved in the best possible way. lori bravo is the best to ever do it)

Dommedagsnatt- Thorr's Hammer (im just so enamored with this one- def the record here I've spent the most time on. death/doom done so right)

Sagrada Tierra Del Jaguar- Yaotl Mictlan (the black metal/folk thing usually sucks bc the people making it are white pagan nazis and shit. but, globally, there's been some very cool indigenous bands who have incorporated precolonial music traditions in their black metal as a result. yaotl mictlan, a band with prehispanic themes and instrumentation, is prob my favorite of these bands, easily.)

Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!- Vile Creature (idk why this made me cry but any doom/sludge capable of that deserves a spot on my favorites)

Some new bands that could grow onto this list: Smoulder, Messa, Blood Star, SONJA, Negative Plane, Dilly Dally (rip to the queens), and Melissa!

Anyway! Hopefully this ask gives you, anon, (or anyone for that matter) something new to enjoy :))

[artzee-bee]

Best friend’s ex | Benny Weir x reader

Fandom: My babysitter’s a vampire

Request: “ Um if you don’t mind can you write for mbav? Something along the lines of the reader and Ethan try a fake relationship thing cause Ethan asked her to? Like to get to Sarah/ or get her attention. And everyone is shocked cause they thought Benny and the reader would date instead cause all 3 of them are childhood friends”

Genre:Fluff mostly but I guess a little angst torwards the end

Warnings: some arguing and also it’s LONG, don’t say I didn’t warn you

A/N: This has a little Ethan x reader too but over all it’s Benny with a guest apperence from jelous!Benny torwards the end (or at least that’s what I was going for)

~~~

“Wait, you’re dating?! Like for real dating?!”

 You clinged tighter to Ethan’s arm “Yeah, we are” but you weren’t. You didn’t want to lie to your friends and it was honestly making you kinda uncomfy but you were doing it for E.

“Ok so how long has this been going on for?” asked Benny. You and your entire friend group were gathered around his locker and you decided to break the news to them about your and Ethan’s “relationship”, which was all bullcrap. He had asked you a couple nights before to pretend. He was hoping it would get him closer to Sarah.

“Um, no more than a month�� E said, trying to sound as confident as possible and doing a fairly good job at it. Of course you saw right through him but everyone else seemed to buy his act.

“Well that’s...interesting news” Sarah laughed awkwardly

“You think so? Why?”

The group went silent for a moment

“Well, just cause” Sarah started, nervousness laced into her tone “I mean I would have guessed that Benny and Y/N were going to get together eventually.” Rory and Erika just nodded in agreement while Benny tried to suppress a nervous laughter.

“I mean, come on guys” he said “ I’ve known Y/N for just as long as Ethan.” 

“Yeah, but you two just always seemed, I don’t know, closer?”

“Well” Ethan interrupted “ seems like you were wrong on that one.”

Suddenly aware of how rude she sounded, Sarah babbled some lame excuse and left quickly, face red from embarrassment. Rory and Erika left as well, each in their own direction, but not before congratulating the couple once more. Benny was the only one left.

“You good Benny?” E asked

“Yeah, I guess it’s just interesting seeing you like this”

“I hope you’re not mad or anything I mean we…” you were quickly cut off by Benny

“No, no, absolutely, not! I’m really happy for you guys! My two best friends are in love, that’s really cool!” A pink tint made its way onto your cheeks hearing Benny say “in love”, even though you knew it wasn’t true. E smiled at you and hid his face in your hair. You wrapped your arms around his neck and he placed his hands on your hips, swaying you two back and forth for a moment

“Alright, well I gotta go. Chem starts in a few” you told your boys and headed to class, not before hugging both of them and leaving Ethan with a quick peck on the cheek

As soon as you got to class however, you texted your “boyfriend”

“Think that went pretty well”

“I think so too. Everyone seemed to buy it!”

“I know!” you said and the conversation ended like that. 

You switched your attention back to your teacher, who was discussing your next assignment but even though your eyes were on her, your mind was replaying Sarah’s comment on repeat. You and Benny, huh? You couldn’t say you disliked the idea or that you’ve never thought about it. You’ve always felt different when hanging out with him compared to all your other friends.You felt more free and comfortable. You couldn’t stop the smile on your face from the fuzzy feeling you got just thinking about Bens and you together.

“So how long are we gonna be doing this for?” you texted Ethan. Now that you thought about it, you could never date Benny after this. The sudden realisation made your stomach twist in knots. He would never even go on a date with you if he thought you to be Ethan’s ex! Bro code or whatever but you couldn’t blame them!

“I don’t know for sure, I don’t see why it should last more than a couple months.”

“Ok” you didn’t mind helping E. He was a great guy and one day, some amazing girl is gonna see that and be all over him, even if it’s not Sarah! And he’s going to fall in love and have a beautiful wife and a happy family and this thing you are doing right now is just gonna be a silly high school memory to look back at. You tried not to overthink everything like you usually do and go with the flow, have fun.

It was surprisingly easy to do. Holding hands and occasional cheek kisses didn’t mean much and you never had a “proper kiss”, telling everyone you were simply not fans of PDA. It didn’t feel much like you were a couple, just closer friends. Touchier.

About 4 months down the line, you and Ethan go on your last “date”, which really just meant pizza night at Morgan’s.

“Thanks for all this Y/N, I know you didn’t have to and it might have been awkward at times but it means a lot that you went with it all this time” Ethan says sincerely while pouring you a glass of soda

“Don’t be silly E! You are one of my best friends. I would do anything for you.”

“Yeah but, now you and Benny won’t be…” he didn’t finish his sentence, as if he wasn’t sure if bringing this up was even a good idea or if it was gonna make you mad. You told E about your crush on your best friend not long after your first day as a “couple”. You couldn’t lie to him and quite honestly, you needed someone to vent to. The more you thought about Benny, the more it hurt and while you weren’t mad at Ethan for bringing it up now (you knew he had the best of intentions), it was putting you off

“Let’s not talk about that tonight” you said softly

“Right, yes, of course! Sorry” you giggle and reached out for your glass of soda, raising it up

“A toast!” you declared dramatically, making E laugh “To our breakup!” Ethan raised his own glass and clicked it with yours 

“To our breakup!” he said before you both took a sip of your drinks

You laid down on the couch, getting ready to watch Scare Finder. Your head was resting on one of Ms. Morgan’s decorative pillows and you placed your feet on E’s lap. He rolled his eyes at you and you giggled

“I love you!”

“I love you too babe” he joked before laying down next to you and wrapping you in a hug. The couch was a bit too small for the both of you to lay down side by side and you felt the left side of your body  hanging off the edge but E’s arms were around your waist, holding you and you felt safe

“Can we..” Ethan whispered nervously “can we keep cuddling during shows even if we aren’t boyfriend- girlfriend anymore?” 

“Yes of course” you giggled

“Good, cause this is really comfortable” he whispered in your neck

“I know, I love it too”

~~~

 Your breakup was a much bigger deal than you anticipated.Your friends seemed not only shocked, but heartbroken too. You didn’t tell them anything about why you ended your relationship, saying it was too early and you didn’t feel like talking about it but that you were still close friends and nothing was going to change

Things went back to normal afterwards, except now you were single and so was Benny and you couldn't help the invisible pull, dragging you closer and closer to him. Everyone of his silly jokes made you crack up and you couldn’t even be mad at him when his failed spells ended up in a big mess that you and the friend group needed to solve. You hadn’t realised how much you missed him until you broke up with E. Whether or not that relationship was real, it felt like a real reason to stay away from Benny. It felt like you were taken because everyone else belived you to be. You couldn’t make a move on him because everyone knew you to have a boyfriend but now you didn’t and you couldn’t help yourself from looking at B in a different light.

You were over at his house, helping him pack some herbs he had to organise for his grandma, as punishment for wasting all her old ones on some spell. You were stuffing dried leaves in tiny jars, while Benny was busying himself attaching little tags to them, with the name of each plant.

“Thanks again for coming to help me, you didn’t have to”

“Anytime Bens, you know I’m always here for you” you looked at him and smiled sweetly. He looked into your eyes and said

“I know, Thank you” you nodded and switched your focus back on the plants, hoping he wouldn’t notice the blush on your face. Lucky for you, he started telling a story that happened in his geography class and things slowly fell into their usual, casual place, at least up until you had to leave.

You placed the last little jar in its respective spot on the shelf

“I think this is it, right?” Benny asked

“It should be”

“Perfect, I’m in dire need of a snack. You want chips? I have some upstairs”

“No, it’s late, I should head home”

“Um, ok yeah. No problem” but none of you moved after that, you just looked at one other for a little bit, until the awkwardness got too much and you took your backpack and headed to the door

“Thanks again” Benny said right when you reached the door

“No problem” and then time froze again. You got lost in his pretty eyes and barely noticed his chest rising and falling faster with every second that passed until, you both found yourselves in each other's arms, kissing deeply and desperately, as if you’ve waited all your life for this. Your hands tangled in his hair, pulling at loose strands, his hands running up and down your back, bringing you as close to him as possible. All your senses were intoxicated with him and finally, the little pit in your chest disappeared. Your lips fit together like puzzle pieces but than, all of a sudden, Benny pushed you away aggressively

“No, I can’t do that!” his back turned to you, but you saw the red in his face and his hands went to his head, massaging the back of his neck just like you had been doing

“Benny…”

“No, no, you are Ethan’s ex and we can’t do that! I can’t do that!”

“B, listen to me!” you tried to step towards him but at your slightest movement, he jumped back, finally turning to face you

“Y/N, that was a mistake and I’m sorry! We shouldn’t have done that! It was a mistake” your eyes stung from the tears threatening to spill down your cheeks

“Don’t say that…” you could barely hear your own voice and were genuinely surprised when B replied

“Of course it was! As much as I wanted to do it and as right as it may have felt, it’s barely been a few weeks since your last relationship with MY BEST FRIEND and your best friend too and we can’t, I CAN’T do this to him! You, you guys dated and…”

“But we didn’t!” you said

“Of course you did, are you out of your mind?” Benny looked at you, teary eyed and desperate “I saw you, we saw you! Holding hands and cheek kisses! He had his arm around your back every moment of every goddamn school day and every time I wished it was me! He had all of you and he could hold you during movie nights and spend all his free time with you and kiss you and run his hands through your hair and everytime he did it I imagined that I was in his spot, hoping you would look at me with the same love and admiration that you looked with at him but now it’s too late! It doesn’t matter that he didn’t cherish you better while he had you because I still can not take you! I can’t do that to him!”

“Benny it wasn’t real!”

“What does that even mean Y/N?” he was yelling now, but you knew he wasn’t angry, just hurt. You saw the tears in his eyes and how hard he tried to stop them from running down his face.

“We weren’t ever dating! We just pretended!” the madness in his eyes turned to a question, an invitation for you to continue “It was all a show Bens. He wanted to impress Sarah. He asked me to fake a relationship with him.”

Benny leaned over the table, resting his body on his arms. He seemed to be thinking for a while, until he said “That’s a stupid idea”

You laughed “I thought so too when he told me” Benny seemed to think some more before saying

“Such an Ethan idea to have” which only made you laugh more

“So it was never real?” he asks you finally

“No! It was just an act” but even now, Benny couldn’t say anything. He was looking at his hands nervously. You took a deep breath and said the one thing you could think of

“He knows if that’s what you are wondering” the boy looked at you with questioning eyes again “Ethan I mean”

“Ethan knows what?”

“That I like you” Benny straightened and looked at you with soft eyes once more, you felt your cheeks heat up and turned to walk away but Benny quickly grabbed your wrist and pulled you into him, holding you in a tight hug. 

“So, does that mean I can kiss you again?” a small smile tugged at your lips

“Please do”

[zmayadw]

'Goodbye', but not 'the end'

- a Duskwood based (Jake x Mc) story - PART THREE (final part)

->PART ONE<- ->PART TWO<-

„Maybe not all goodbyes are the end – and that's what makes them good.“ - Gwendolyn Heasley

In the time that followed after she learned of his fate, Mc tried, and god how she tried hard, to survive day after day without falling apart. The process of trying to heal her shattered heart was no fun at all.

She would move around her apartment in daze, eyes swollen, wondering if the tears will ever stop. And in the rare moments when they did, she would break down and cry again over silly things, like spilled milk or a broken nail. She would force herself to eat, swallowing every bite with disgust and try to keep it from coming back. Night after night, she would toss and turn in her bed, just to be awakened by the same nightmare, with those cursed words echoing in her head long after it.

Those days quickly turned to weeks, weeks became months, and in the blink of an eye the seasons changed, too.

Then one morning, dragging herself tiredly through the apartment, she stopped at her window and stared through it in awe. She just stood there motionlessly not daring to blink, afraid that if she do, this breathtaking scene she was seeing would disappear on her. She situated herself dreamily on the window bench, and for the first time in months her shattered heart jolted in excitement, as her eyes once again got lost in the beauty of her cherry tree.

Its soft pinky-white blossoms were long gone, foliage in mesmerizing shades of red, orange and gold taking their place. They moved playfully with the wind, the sun illuminating them giving the illusion of a thousand tiny flames dancing before her eyes. She was hypnotized.

Her tree looked so vibrant, its grief over lost blossoms erased by this new emerged beauty. With that thought, she cried one last time, that thought stirring up a trace of hope in her, that maybe, just like her tree she, too, could feel alive again. And once again, the sight of her beautiful tree helped calm the restless spirits inside her, to make her pain begin to lessen, and allow for her shattered hear to slowly, but surely begin with the process of healing.

~~

Week after week, she began to feel better. The pain of his loss was still much present within her, but it was no longer unbearable or threatening to break her again. Each new day brought more peace to her restless mind, and she slowly returned to her usual routine. But there was an unexplainable and constant feeling deep inside that something was still holding her back, that there was something she still needed to do to really be able to move on with her life. But she couldn't quite figure it out.

~~

Walking back to her apartment from the store, Mc shivered. The fall was coming to its end, the branches of just recently colorful trees almost completly bare by now, and the hint of winter slowly creeping in was felt in the increasingly colder air. Impatiently waiting for the green light to cross the street, her gaze fell on the headline in the sports sections of the newspapers the man in front of her was holding. "Goodbye to another first division team" For some unknown reason, she lingered thoughtfuly on that first word, not realizing that the man started crossing the street.

„That's it!“ she suddenly exclaimed out loud, noticing the green light and hurrying across. That's what she needed, a goodbye. She never said a proper goodbye to him, and that's what was missing. She needed a definitive closure, the end, before she could truly move on. But how to do it? How was she suppose to say goodbye, when the person who she needed to say it wasn't here? How to do it meaningfully, so it won't just seem like empty words spoken into the wind? As if hearing her thoughts, the wind whistled in her ear, making her tuck her hands deep inside her pockets and quicken her steps.

When she reached her apartment, she was still contemplating on how to do it. And when the evening came, she was still completely clueless. And frustrated. How hard can this be? she thought, sitting down on a sofa with a heavy sigh. She got up again, pacing frustratedly around the room. She suddenly stopped, turning around and hastily moving to her desk. She sat down opening the drawer, and with a shaky hand took out her light green letter writing set.

Emotions stirred up in her, thinking of all those letters she wrote before. All the feelings she poured out in them resurfaced back, but exactly because of that the idea of writing one more letter, one last letter to say her goodbye with it, appealed to her more and more.

And so she decided to do it. At least she tried. She started with the letter so manny times, but each time after writting just a few lines she would crumple the paper in frustration throwing it on the floor. And after a while, she ended up just staring numbly at the blank paper in front of her.

Suddenly it dawned to her why she was struggling with this so much. She was doing it wrong all this time, constantly trying to write down something that was completely unneccessery. Shaking her head she chuckled to herself and reached for her pen. At the end, she wrote down just three words, before neatly folding the paper and placing it inside the envelope.

She began to feel lighter looking at the envelope in front of her, as if some invisible weight was finaly lifted from her shoulders. The pain was still there deep inside her, and some tiny piece of it will probably stay there forever. But she was happy, managing to find a way for the end she needed to move on. And she found her perfect ending right there at the beginning of it all.

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„Oh come on, Nym, don't look at me like that! I'm not doing anything wrong here!“ A little black pup tilted his head sideways as a young man spoke to him. „And besides“ he started again raising his eyebrow at the pup „Didn't we agree at keeping an eye on her? Just out of precaution?“ The pup barked in response, happily wagging his tail. „Mhm, I thought so.“ he said smiling and scratched Nym behind the ear. He turned his head back to his laptop, to a live feed from a CCTV camera on it. The smile slowly left his face, looking at the girl sitting at the window table of a coffee shop.

The reality of not being able to be close to her and hear her voice, to move a loose strand of hair behind her ear, or not being able to feel her warm touch on his skin, or savour in the sweet taste of her lips – the reality of it all hit Jake hard as he watched her, he hasn't noticed when the tears started falling down his face. The little pup suddenly jumped at him, calling for his attention. He looked at the pup with teary eyes, lifting him onto his lap. „Don't worry, Nym, I'll be all right.“ He hugged the pup, his little muzzle finding its way to his face licking at the tears. He closed his eyes with a chuckle „All right, all right, I get the hint, Nym. No more crying, I promise.“ The pup licked at his face few more times, then jumped from his lap running off, happily wagging his tail. Shaking his head after him, her turned back to his laptop.

Mc was now in a company of a friend. And after so long, her face was finally smiling, the trace of agony of the past events nowhere to be seen. After what he put her through, seeing her like this made him a little bit relieved. But that devastating pain he felt when he decided to fake his death, and knowing the effect it will have on her with the cognition of it, was still much present at him. But it was crucial for her to belive in it, to truly belive in what happened to him. He couldn't risk the tiniest possibility for her to know anything about it, then all of this would be in vain. Like this, with time, they will leave her completely at peace and she will be safe again, her life returning to normal.

His gaze then turned to the light green envelope lying on the desk next to his laptop. It was the last letter she sent, the one that contained only three words, but those words were the saddest and most painful ones he ever read. Nym suddenly barked next to him, Jake turning to look at him. The little pup had his leash in his muzzle, impatiently pacing in the spot. „All right, Nym, lets go.“ He said with a chuckle, taking the leash from the pup. „I did promise you we'll go explore our new place of stay.“ Nym barked excitedly before rushing out through the doors leading to the yard of their new place. Jake got up, glancing once more at the envelope on the desk. 'Goodbye, my love.' That was written on the paper inside it. Just three words, but they were more than enough to break ones heart.

Stepping outside, Jake welcomed the warmth of a winter's sun hitting at his face. Nym was eagerly waiting for him, wagging his tail so fast from the excitement upon seeing him, scattering snow all around him. He started walking towards him, and even though the pain in him was going strong, he couldn't stop a mischievous smile coming to his face. Ofcourse, the consequences of what he have done are no joke, nothing to laugh about there, and saying goodbye is never an easy thing to do. But then again, if you really think about it, some 'goodbyes' don't mean 'the end', you know?

[beanyboobee]

hi! just wanted to say i love ur theories sm! especially the ones about the triangle and reki and adam being like the "devil and angel" on langas shoulder. would you mind expanding a bit more on the meaning of the ending song? i was looking at them and it definitely feels like ranga is going to become canon is some form and that it will be requited at first, then adam gets in the way and its unrequited, and then maybe its requited again? idk thats what i picked up from it but what r ur thoughts?

Awe thank you so much! And of course! I would love to expand more on what I think the meaning of the ending song is! Just keep in mind im using the English translation from YouTube so there may of been a few words mistranslarws but this is why I thonk the song is reki and langa having a conversation. I wont be going word for word other wise we will be here awhile but here's some things I noticed

"Oh let's keep the feelings"

Can have many meanings, and throughout the ending song it changes meaning quite alottm but at the beginning I think what it refers to is skating. And how they need to keep their love for it. This is important as recently in the show Reki seems to be losing his love for it. Blinded by feeling inferior. So what this lyric implies is what is truely important to both of them. And that is keeping the feeling they had when they first started skating.

From deduction I beleive the first verse is Rekis point of veiw

"The road on which the kicked stone rolls, you're stubborn"

As we know Langa is the more stubborn outnofnthe two. Reki is the more carefree and go with the flow.

"There is no distinction between old and new, I like what I always like"

If my thoughts are correct and they are older looking back on their younger days. I think this is Reki admitting that even though they have grown and even if their sneakers have changed they are still the same as they were back then. That his feelings from those days are still as strong as ever.

"I feel like another person for the rest of my life"

Can be a confusing thing to try and deciper as it can have many meaning but my favorite one, is that this is him admitting he wants Langa with him forever. That he doesn't want to be alone, that he feels like having Langa there is what he needs.

This is immediately followed by

"Lets go together. Let's go with you. Beyond the sea of tears, I can move. I can help you "

Furthering the previous statement that this is their way of saying they want to stay together. As we know Reki is constantly helping Langa. Let it be with skateboarding or even fixing Langas board. Rekinis always excited to help. So the mention of helping is what made me think this verse was Reki.

"If you have a feeling. Let's keep feelings. Let's keeping your heart. As we are Happiness with you."

They want to keep feeling this way. They don't want things to change, because this is when they are happy.

To no ones supprise it is blatantly obvious that the boys will find their happiness in each ither. Like rekinsaid his happiness in epispde 1 was skating. So I wouldn't be supprised that in the final episode if the thought of happiness is brought back up and it changes.

"Inside an empty cigar case. I was growing tall now. To be honest. I will remember. Tightly tied laces. Let's make it my favorite color. Its infinite. I like what i always like."

The mention of a cigar case is what gave me the idea that this is when they are older. And esspeically the mention of growing taller. Though I don't know which one this could be. Judging by some lyrics later I assumed this verse was Langa.

Again the mention of shoes is brought up. Leading back to skateboardong then the mention of a favorite color.(( I dont think this refers to the shoes themselves but if it did that would be interesting because ya know what red and blue make? ..purple. and what color are langas shoes? Damn I could do a whole crack theory on this man's shoes-)) but anyway! I think the favorite color is in referance to langas new board. As we know he will be getting a new board soon and if its reki making it. It wouldn't supprise me if he asked langa for his favorite color to paint it.

NOW THIS IS THE PART THAT HAD ME FLIPPING MY LAPTOP WHEN I REALISED IT WAS A CONVERSATION

Remember this from verse 1?

"Unimaginable wall ride. It made me laugh all right. All night I was waiting for the morning. "

Yes well read this from verse 2. A direct response.

"Fearless wall ride. I'll make you laugh all right. All night has been exceeded"

And then it is instantly followed with

"I feel like another person for the rest of my life" again

From verse 1. It made me think about how Reki would laugh alott while Langa was learning. Mostly because langa really could not pull off the basic things and would often end up hurting himself. The mention of waiting for the morning is as if Reki is excited to see Langa. To skate with langa. Not having someone for so long it brings him excitement each day to have someone there.

And then the direct response from Langa is as if he is saying he aimed to make Reki laugh with what he did. That he kept trying just to get him to laugh. Before reassuring him that the night is done and that he really is here to stay. That if Reki was worried everything was just a dream. The day proves to him it isn't.

"Lets talk about silly things with you forever. I want to laugh next to you. "

As we know Reki tends to ramble and Langa tends to listen. But something the show shows wonderfully is how the more time passes Langa is becoming more open. He smiles mostly whenever Reki is talking to him showing how he and Reki have grown close. Again this is talking about they want to be beside each other again.

I beleive that sentance is Rekis point of beiw though. He wants to talk with Lamga and much as possiable and he wants the ither to laugh.

Which leads me to belive this song takes place when they are seperated . Not together in that moment. But both thinking back on the same memories.

Final verse.

"If the world ends. I dont need anything special. Same pace as usual. Let's stay together unchanged. Yes 'now is beautiful. "

I don't know who's point of veiw this verse is. But I like to think its both lf them. Or it switches between them.

They talk about how even if the world ends they will be fine so long as they are together and the same as usual. That NOW is perfect. Because all they need is one another.

"Lets go together. Lets go with you. Its not just fun. Youre here by my side. Helping me. "

Now I belive that is Langas response to reki in the first verse saying he wants to help him. That langa wants to keep going to the future with Reki besides him. And the same for Reki. He wants to go with Langa. Skateboarding is no longer just fun for eaither of them anymore. It became more then that because ts something they do together.

As Joe said. Our local villian man says skateboarding is a language of love. (Though I will draw a line in the sand and say local villian man treats more like lust and desire) but! For reki and langa is really is a love language. Skateboarding basically represents a reltionship in this show. They started it together. Kept doing it together. But eventually one person was moving ahead to fast and the other couldn't catch up this will result in- (*cough* their first breakup) but skateboarding will definetly bring them back together again.

The show will definetly separate them at some point. Because it has to be done . Of my theories are correct. They need to be separated and away from each other in order to full realise they need each other. They need that break to realise skateboarding isn't just fun anymore. That without the other there to support them. Its no longer what it used to be.

"Im not alone. I'm always by your side."

This can apply to both the characters which is why I beleive the final verse is a mixture of the two of them. For Langa he came to Japan not knowing anyone but his mom. He was alone till Reki shoved his way into his life. And for Reki he was alone even though he was surrounded by so many people. Because he had no one to truepy connect with. But now they are always beside each other.

"You can talk about silly things as many times as you like. I will remember and laugh"

Now not alott of thing scare me but this- ...this thing scares me- ok so all joking aside. This is another direct response to a line a few verses back. But this time ots langa. Langa saying how he doesn't mind listening to Reki talk. Because he will remember everything and laugh about it. That as long as reki wants to keep talking he will listen..

Though I'm kind of scared how they phrased the remember and laugh thing- I just have trust issues with this director since banana fish so they just better not give my boys an angsty ending-

And finally!

"You are always in my chest."

They are always in each others hearts. Another suspicious lyric that is making me second guess everything sweet. And makes me beleive the two of them are seperated some how. It better only be because of college or I swear- hands will be thrown!

But apart from that its a very sweet song. About them feeling nolsolgic. Thinking back of their past. Remembering feelings. How they will always be in each ithers hearts. How they are each others happiness. And how they can't see a future without each other in it.

Though it is also possiable for the singers of each verse to be the complete opposite of what I choose. Since langa seems to be the one helping Reki now, but we will wait till the show ends to do a serious theory on this once and for all xD

[rory-for-short]

We are not Our Parents| Part Three

Hauntingly Beautiful

He was wearing the stupid wire. Across from Lucy's complex, Batman and Robin took watch. Tim with his laptop and coffee and Bruce with his eagle eyes and monitoring equipment. They could both hear Dick Graysons nervous shuffling and see him shifting weight from foot to foot. It was obvious from first thing in the morning his son had a date tonight. Dick had been meeting up with her without telling Bruce for the past two and a half weeks. This morning he had betrayed himself of his plans. Bruce could hear him singing "sixteen going on seventeen" in the shower. He had used the syrup on his pancakes to make the shape of a heart. It was obvious he was seeing her again. He had pulled his oldest son aside and explained to him. The classic, 'I'm not stupid, you are wearing the wire tonight no room for debate,' conversation. He could tell Nightwing was unhappy when he agreed to it.

Dick Grayson had brought sunflowers in a bouquet. She had them on her dangly earings when he last saw her. He figured she might like the real thing.

He was starting to feel really weird about this situation. How much did she know? If she knew nothing, this was as scummy as he could get and not even a million showers could get rid of the feeling. If she knew everything. He won't hesitate to do to her what he did to her mugger. It freaked him out. How could he be such a schodingers man? Simultaneously Dick Grayson and Nightwing until he knew the truth.

He knocked on Lucy's door. She was smiling brightly when it swung open. Oh God, she was wearing red lipstick. It looked so good on her, but he couldn't help think about her family who often sported the same color in the same place.

"Aww, yah got me flowers!" She squeeled in an accent identical to her mother's. Oh how obvious that she was a perfect gene splice of the two. Mabey it wasn't his PTSD giving him danger signals all this time. Mabey it was his subconscious.

"I hope you like them, and don't have any allergies or anything-" he started.

"They are absolutely perfect, here let me put them in water. Why don't you take off your shoes and stay awhile," she was floating on air, so graceful and calculated in her movments as she set the flowers in a vase.

He felt a twinge of embarrassment. Her curtains were open. Bruce and his brother had a perfect veiw of everything, plus perfect audio. How stupid must he seem right now for not figuring it out immediately. Her voice, the way she looked, she was so much like Harley. Her graceful steps and body language just like the Joker.

"So," she started towards him tilting her head, "you wanna start back where we left off last time?" She suggested in a low sultry voice, her accent less definable, as she lifted her eyebrows and began pressing herself against him. He could feel Bruce's judgment radiating through the bay window.

"Ahh, actually I wanted to talk to you about something," he explained skirting around her to sit on the couch.

"Yeah what's up?" She questioned. Furrowed brow and a slightly pouty lip. She didn't look like either of them now. Nightwing relaxed under her concerned gaze. He planned how he was going to get information from her. It was super risky. Bruce would be pissed. However, Bruce was on his shit list, so he didn't care.

"It's just that, my dad is hosting a charity event," Dick nervously scratched the back of his head. "I know its kinda early to do something like that we've only been seeing each other for a month or so-" Lucy cut in.

"You want me to go to a Charity event... and meet your family?" She laughed nervously.

"Look, it's fine if its too soon for the 'meeting the parents stuff.' I just never have a date to my dad's insufferable parties and I thought you could bring a little life to it." That was true. Plan aside, he still felt like having someone at one of those awful events could make it fun. He hoped Bruce thought he was just good at manipulating and didn't mean it. But he kinda ment it.

"I've never been to a charity event. It might be more fancy than I'm use to, but I'll donate anyway. Is it like one of those television ones?" She asked intrigued with the idea.

Holy shit. It just now donned on him that she didn't know who he was. Well, she did. She knew his name was Dick Grayson. It must have never occurred to her that her Dick Grayson was the young socialite 'Richard Wayne' as the press knew him. She said on her first date with him that she wanted to eat the rich. She might dump him before he could get any real info out of her. That was a secret relief to him.

"Mmmkay, this is going to be hard to explain. Have you ever heard of Bruce Wayne?"

She gave him a 'no shit Sherlock' kind of look and answered in a monotonous and sarcastic manner that chilled him. In that moment her expression and tone belonged to the Joker.

"Yeah. Bruce Wayne rings a bell or two," she answered.

"Well, have you ever heard of Richard Grayson Wayne?" He probed.

The look on her face. It was the look of Harley being double crossed. Of his dad cornering the Joker. It was that hereditary deer in the head lights look; and just like them, it was gone in a second and replaced with faux confidence.

"Don't tell me I've been bruising up a man worth millions," she joked with an eyebrow quriked. Suddenly, her face went back to pale and fear stricken.

"Oh god," she muttered quietly, "we hafta beak up."

Dick was confused. So was Bruce and Tim who had been listening in this whole time. It wasn't what any of them were expecting.

"Okay," Dick attempted to regain control, "I know you said 'eat the rich and all' but we give to charity and-"

"You are in the public eye. Press are probably all over you, right?" Lucy Reasoned.

Dick nodded. Batman belived he knew where this was going. Press on her = press on her father. Her father's whereabouts wouldn't be safe. She would break up with Dick to protect her family.

"Look I like you. I really, really, like you. So I'm gonna tell you that I'll be nothing but trouble. I'm no good. If they find out you are with me they will drag you and your family's name through the mud!" She warned getting more and more frantic. The adrenaline set in to both parties now.

"You aren't making any sense, what do you mean?" He was baiting of course. He knew exactly what she ment, but he had to hear her say it. She sat down next to him and began nervously scratching her inner forearm. That was an unhealthy grounding technique. Dick learned that in therapy.

"So, you know how your family is well known-" she trailed off. Dick encouraged her by nodding. "Well so is mine. But they are well known for all the wrong reasons. My mom and dad were terrorists. Famous terrorists." She sighed and gathered herself. "I'm sure you've heard of them. Uhg, it's like being related to Hitler or something!" She frustratedly palmed at her hair. Her dad did that alot. He'd get that same crazy look in his eyes doing it too.

"Just tell me what you are getting at please" Grayson earnestly pleaded while taking her hands and removing them from her hair. Her frame relaxed.

"What I'm say'n," she continued, "is I was brought into the world by Gotham's most wanted clown duo. And that if you like not having the world's largest target on your back, we gotta call this thing off." Her eyes were teary and she looked down. Once more. She didn't look like either of her parents. Her face was just Lucy.

Dick, at this point, should have kept pressing. That's interrogation 101. Instead he moved her hair behind her ear and pulled her into a hug. He soothingly held her and petted his hand through her hair.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's okay. We are not our parents. I promise" he shushed while holding her against him.

"I know," she muttered in a monotone and low voice, trying to pull it from all emotion, but he felt the tears on his shirt. He pulled back and held her shoulders. She was deflated with puffy eyes and a tired distant stare.

"Hey, I know you are dealing with alot. You don't have to got to the Charity event if it's too much. But frankly I don't give a damn if they try to drag my name through the mud," Dick swore. Lucy sniffled and gave a soft smile.

"You don't get it.. It's not just the press. My family keeps tabs on me. Arthur escaped Arkam just this month, and Harley sends me cards in the mail. You aren't safe." She gave him a look of pity. Her dad used that look on her mother right before double crossing her. Immediately, Grayson's sheilds were up.

"So they know you are here? You know where they are?" He stammered out.

"I don't know where they are. I mean I have a vague approximation of where mo- Harley is but Arthur is hypervigilint.

That's the second time she used that name. No one knew the Jokers name. Not him, not Bruce, not the FBI. Mabey it was only an allies or sydonyme, but It was the biggest lead to Jokers identity yet.

He figured Bruce was already searching every database at his disposal for any criminal named Arthur.

"Anyway, they find out I'm prancing around town with a billionaire's kid, you are as good as ransom. I can hear them now. 'Why kitten you've been holding out on us. Though you could keep the millions to yourself huh? Dontcha know you gotta pay back your old pals in show biz'" she imitated her father's cadence and did jazz hands when she said 'show biz'. Dick could hear Tim laughing over the ear peice, and a quiet 'I love her' giggled though by him in the receiver. As uncanny as the impression was, he felt a bit of comfort in that moment. She understood something not many people of the world could. Being tormented by the Joker as a child. This really fucked up situation gave them a sort of unbreakable understanding. He laughed a little suddenly before realizing how very inappropriate it was in that situation.

"Sorry," he looked down and cleared his throat, "you just caught me off gaurd there."

Lucy snorted, "It's fine. I guess luck would so have it that I developed a wicked sense of humor," she smiled rolling her eyes." She then hesitated before continuing, "I'll think about going to the Charity thing... as long as I can lay low, unless you changed your-"

"No! Of course you can come! Oh you are gonna hate my family they are insufferable sometimes!"Dick exclaimed grinning ear to ear. He could hear Tim protesting from the ear peice. He didn't care. He hugged Lucy and turned off the sound. When Lucy got ready for bed, he spoke into the wire "Hey I'm clocking out for the night. Don't wait up," he whispered into it before disconnecting it and leaving the two on the roof with radio silence.

[the-a-j-universe]

Alright, cool. I finally have a guaranteed length of time that should be long enough to go through all of these, so let’s do this. I know the plan was to have me address each ask one at a time but that didn’t work out lol so I’m just doing it all at once. I’m also turning it into a post so anyone who wants to can follow along with my journey.

I’m also gonna copy/paste the text of the other asks instead of screen capping them because copy/pasting is faster lol.

I’m gonna put a pic of each one here, give my thoughts, maybe a goofy rating (I dunno), and then pick my favorite. Just so y’all know.

* Tanawy's entry n.1 in the Dragon Quest monster showcase: the all-time classic Slime. When asked to design the Slime like the standard goop monster they usually were, Toriyama said "no" and a legend was born, now cute slimes are more popular than the disgusting goop depiction. Its cousins and variants are numerous and some are very different from one another so as a bonus here the criminally underutilized Mottle Slime and its evolution the Mottle King Slime.

See, I don’t even need to look this one up. Here it is:

But let’s be real, you guys didn’t need to see an image of this dude either. I love this thing. I never went through a period where I thought of the grosser oldschool slimes. This thing has always been what’s come to my mind when I here the word in an RPG context. Which, considering my zero experience with DQ, really speaks to this thing’s popularity. I am actually going to remove this one from consideration, though, for that reason. I just have too much of a bias towards it. I know it too well, and all variations seem to be equally great. It’s a 10/10, though. Truly iconic.

Get the rest after the cut!

* Tanawy's entry n.2: Originally a boss monster, here is the Golem. While not the sharpest tool in the shed, these brick-made guys can be quite loyal, with a child-like personality, downright adorable (I will never forget you Goldirox) but their strenght in battle must not be underestimated. And since St. Valentinus is around the corner here a Chocolate Golem variant as a gift. Friendship chocolate mind you, from a dude to another 😄

I like this guy. He reminds me of a couple oldschool Yugioh cards. They’re all bad cards, but I’m nostalgic for them so that help’s this guy’s chances. I don’t know that I buy him as a threatening boss, though. He seems more like he’d be your big stone pal.

The chocolate variant is absolutely adorable.

8.5/10 overall for both.

* Tanawy's entry n.3: Here are two members of the Machine Family, first the Killing Machine. These relentless hunters are merciless and they are constantly upgrading, so models with different modifications are plenty. They even come with garden sprinkles. Then there is the Mecha-mynah, who puts a different spin on the mechanical Cuckoo-bird motif. Careful these guys have razor-sharp wings and they selfdestruct when cornered.

Alright, not so much for the second one, but the Killing Machine also reminds me of, like, a half dozen Yugioh monsters. Did Kazuki Takahashi just like ripping this franchise off or something? Either way, these are both good designs, but they don’t really work for me that much. They’re a little...plain? I guess? I guess I like my machine creatures rougher and with more detail. 7/10.

* Tanawy's entry n.4: Next are my deepest fears (exaggeration) if they were real; the Waspion, half wasp half scorpion, and the Claw Hammer, Half hammerhead shark half metal scolopendra, all nightmare. Continuing with the caravan of creepiness, here is the Bona Constrictor, just get it away from me. This next one, when i saw it for the first time i yelled "WTF is That?!" here is the Ulcer, a walking awful pile of rotting flesh.

I am NOT a fan of the Ulcer. That thing’s ugly, and not even in a fun way. 0/10.

I like these other guys, though:

The Waspion is literally just Gligar from Pokemon, but aside from that I like animal/creature mash-ups. And the Claw Hammer is a pretty unique one. 9/10 for the whole lot.

* Tanawy's entry n.5: Beef or chicken? Why choose when you can have both? Here is a heavyweight of the Bird Family the taurine Bullfinch. But dont forget your vegetables, or else they might turn into these Plant family monsters, the eggplant Woebergine, the bellpeppers Capsichum and the cucumber Cruelcumber. Also, meet the Peahooter, these guys pelts their targets with arrows taking advantage of their higher ground.

Okay, we’ve got another mash-up creature here in the form of the Bullfinch, but I’m not feeling this one as much. It’s worth, like, a 6.5/10, maybe. The Woebergine and the Peahooter are both pretty interesting. The Peahooter is kinda cute in a weird way and the Woebergine is delightfully derpy. They both deserve approaching an 8/10. I’m not really feeling the Capsichum at all though. They get a 5 or a 6/10.

* Tanawy's entry n.6: Who doesn't like a good dog? Well maybe not these guys from the Beast family: the Chainine who will ensnare their preys with their collars, the Putrefido, who is no longer alive, the Abracadabrador, who will eat your bones, the Crocodog, a levitating (yes this thing floats in the air) dog-crocodile hybrid and finally the Jackal Ripper (long lost relative of Wolverine or just imitator? More at 11 on the news)

Hey now. That’s not really fair to the other entries. Every one of these dudes:

Is a very GOOD BOI. I think I like the Abracadabrador the least. He’s a little too un-dog-like compared to the others. 6.5/10. The Chainine and the Putrfido are both the perfect blend of cute and weird. I like them a lot. They get 7.5/10. Jackal Ripper is a badass 8/10. He’d be cooler if he was wearing jeans. I LOVE the Crocodog, though. 10/10. Perfect. He just looks like a friend, but he also looks like he could kill my enemies. Which is what I like in a monster.

* Tanawy's entry n.7: Here is a taste of Japan with the Boppin’ badger, the most Tanuki-like monster you will ever meet; Then these guys don't need consent to give everyone within their reach a smooch, here is the Lips. Also, beware of these horses of the underworld, the Equinox where they probably hangout with these other lovely fellows, the Hellspawn. Speaking of which here is the demon Teeny Sanguini. Cute eh? Not when it evolves in the Bloody Manguini. Thankfully not everyone of them does that.

Okay, you can’t fool me. That first one is just a regular animal.

Jokes aside, though, I’m not really feeling this bunch unfortunately. The Hellspawn just reminds me too much of mutant can Steven, the Lips is a little boring, and the Equinox, while I like the wordplay in its name, and while it’s cool in principal, is too busy. I’m just not feeling the designs of these guys overall. 4 or 5/10 for the whole lot. Though the Teeny Sanguini is closer to a 5 than a 4.

* Tanawy's entry n.8: There are two species of monsters, the Pips and their cousins the Conks, who constatly imitate the classic classes of the humans, like warriors or priests, but this time the little rascals have gone a little farther and here they are copying the DQ8 4 main heroes in the Trodainian Conklave, the DQ4 heroes in the Zenithian Conklave, the hero of DQ1 and the 3 heroes of DQ2 in the Alefgardian Conklave and the hero of DQ3 with 3 other companions in the Aliahanian Conklave. Cute.

Okay, I love the idea of these things. They’re cute, they fit right in with the general aesthetic of the franchise, and they have a ton of personality. I’m not gonna post pics of all of them because there’re so many, but they deserve ~9/10 collectively. They’re very good.

* Tanawy's entry n.9: Not enough dragons? So here's three: what do you get mixing a T-rex, a dragon and a vicious axeman? An Hacksaurus that's what! Then the Drakulard. Don't be fooled by their mole these portly fellows mean business. Another chubby dragon, the Jargon: dragonic masters of the clay containers, these guys URNed their right to use jar puns and they will make sure you remenber it, even if they have to crack your pot.

Okay now these are more what I was thinking when I heard the title Dragon Quest.

I like the Hacksaurus the best outta them. He just looks nice. They’re all good, though. They fit the art style perfectly, and resemble each other just enough that you buy them all being related creatures. 8/10 overall, though the Hacksaurus is a little above the others, with the Jargon being a barely at the bottom of the barrel. Or the jar I guess.

* Tanawy's entry n.10: The only story entry in this showcase, because just look at him, it's the only DQ big baddie (at least in english) to actually call themselves "the Demon Lord" It's Orgodemir, specifically it's true form which is the first photo you find in the gallery at almost end-page. Let me just tell you this, Orgodemir is a d*ck of the highest level. The brain it's actually an eyelid for a giant eye by the way. Happy Nightmares.

HAHAHAHA. I know there are other forms for this guy, and this is probably not the reaction that anyone who played the game would have, but I just can’t take this guy seriously. He looks like Edward Cullen with bat wings. HAHAHA. 8/10 ‘cause it made me laugh.

* Tanawy's entry n.11: And lastly, in a category i like to call "I can't belive these are real", its the Funky Ferret; yes he and his cousins do exactly what the image shows. And the almost copyright-infinging Owlbear, yes they did not even try to distance themself from D&D with this one (ok they have a variant but is not saying much). There were others in the last category, but since they REALLY did not age gracefully to the modern standards of "acceptable" i prefered not show them.

I love Owlbears, they’re just such iconic fantasy monsters at this point, so he gets a solid 8/10 rating by default. It’s a pretty original take, too, focusing on the cuteness potential of the creature over the badass potential. I like that.

The Funky Ferret, though...

With a name like that this guy coulda been so cool. But he’s just a pretty generic design blended with a fart joke. What a bummer. 3/10.

And there we have it. Probably not exactly what you were thinking but I hope you like it. I don’t hate any of these guys. Some are more boring than others, but there’s something neat about each of them. I like the ones that take badass ideas and make them cute while remaining intimidating best out of all of them, and I think the Crocodog does this best with the Hacksaurus as the runner up. Crocodog is definitely my favorite of these, though. He gets the Best Good Boi award of Bestness.

Orgodemir gets an award, too, though, the “made AJ spit out his rum and Coke laughing” award. It’s not the most coveted, but it’s something.

I know this is a long one, and y’all may not want to reblog, but what do any of my followers think of these funky dudes? Leave a comment on this post or reblog with your answer in the tags!

[nessaiscute]

A little scrath

This is for @rubyleaf cause shes a really good friend to me and we talk quiete a bit and i care for her a lot so i wanted to write this enjoy

Running a moon clan is hard.

Its really hard! Yumeko, the newly appointed lady of the clan is literally about to pull her hair out. The other clans have spent months trying to attack and this one actually worked. A Fire clan spy snuck in and blew up a huge building. 

“Thank the Kami no one died.” Said a noble.

No, Yumeko thought ot herself thank Tatsumi, he knew about it I didn’t belive him. In frustartion he said he was going to save people before they got hurt. and he pulled everyone out before the spy realized what was going on. 

This is a bit too much to ask of a Young kitsune who would rather spend time pranking people then being a poltician. This is hard really hard, how is one suppose do this.

And of course the Shinobi is no where to be found.

“Yumeko-sama!” Stated another noble, “we will do our best to get to the bottom of this. The fire clan will answer for this.”

“youre right.” Yumeko nodded, “We have to prove we are a strong clan.”

Yumeko went back to the compound wondering if Tatsumi left her in anger for not listening to him.

would he do that? Would he leave me? The Kitsune wondered.

“What are you doing?” Asked a familar voice 

Yumeko nearly jumped out of her skin, “T-Tatsumi?? What are you doing here?’

“This is my clan too Yumeko.” Grunted the grumpy Shinbo, “I got tired so I decided to go back to our chambers and sleep. Did that spy do any damage?”

“No he didn’t.” Yumeko stated looking down, “I’m sorry Tatsumi, I should of listened to you.”

“Its okay. I dind’t have any evidence so I don’t blame you. So stop looking so stressed.”

“I... I can’t! I feel a weight on me thats never gonna lift.”

“I think i know what can.” Tatsumi grinned, “why not come into our room for a bit”

the nobles will go crazy!! Yumeko thought to herself and then she realized she didn’t care. Although if Tatsumi tried to sleep with her she would push him off and not speak to him for 3 days.

Tatsumi took her hand and lead her into the room. They both sat on the bed, The kitsune felt even more tense, what did Tatsumi have in mind.

“you look worse then Rekia use to when we would kiss in front of her.” Tatsumi joked.

“Oh leave me alone....” Yumeko mumbled, “This is hard! I’m a fraud! I can’t do-”

Tatsumi then placed two fingers on The kitsune’s fox ears and began to scrath.

Yumeko closed her eyes, suddenly overtooken by a strange relaxing feelings. After a few mintues she even starting purring. 

“There we go...” Tatsumi smiled, “Relaxa little.”

“K-Keep doing that.” Yumeko barely mummered out, “But don’t forget the other ear.”

Tatsumi listened, Yumeko felt more calmer then she had all day. It was additiing she never wanted him to stop, this literally is the same as sleeping with her boyfriend. 

After bout twenty mintues of scrathing  Tatsumi then patted her head.

“Good enough?” Asked the Shinobi,

“Perfect.” Yumeko mumered, “Thank you Tatsumi.”

[pact-ideas]

 Your home is the beautiful hidden city of Leira a haven for the wood elves to hide away from the cruelty of the outside world, each house was made from the wood of a different tree and the city was warded away from the rest of the world by a magical forest that never let anyone through its majestic depths, life in Leira was peaceful as it had been for a thousand years

you fucking hate it

ok maybe not the peace, the peace was nice everyone can agree that peace was if a little boring generally a good thing but.... well.... ok first of all that magical forest thing works two way no one can leave. ever. this didnt stop you trying when you were little you used to take off into the forest determined to see what was at the other side but no matter how hard you tried or how you navigated or how long you were walking or anything you always ended up back in Leira it was always the same you would end up right back at home and your mother would brush the twigs out of your hair and say how “silly” you were to get lost in the forest it made you indescribably angry but you didnt even understand why

growing up in this place was a nightmare, Leira was created by melora the goddess of nature so as you can imagine the culture of leira was pretty heavily dedicated to sucking her metaphysical dick, everyone’s a vegetarian and natures roams free throughout the city which is nice and all but when your late for school and you get stuck behind a 20 ton bear it easy to loose your fucking patience and it not like you want to kill an animal or anything but your desperately curious to know what meat tastes like. one night there was a big wild fire and a bunch of birds got roasted in the flames and yeah it was sad and all that but my god the SMELL! it was amazing and theres no way you can ever get any kind of meat since theres no privacy anywhere in the god damn city, you live with your family and streets are ALWAYS busy with people and even in the rare moment when theres no other elves around theres always some kind of nature around and since most of the elves if the city can speak to animals your pretty sure if you did anything too sacrilegious it would be reported before you could say “barbecue”. and the people ugh the FUCKING PEOPLE you mother keeps nagging you and telling you off for regecting all your sutiors but in fairness your not really regecting 8 or 9 suitors your regecting one because EVERYONE HERE IS THE FUCKING SAME THEYVE GOT LONG FLOWING HAIR THEYRE SLIM AND DELICATE LOOKING THEY WRITE POTRY ABOUT NATURE AND THEY PROBABLY PLAY THE FUCKING PAN FLUTE.

ok what the fuck is up with pan flutes theyre anoying to play and they dont even sound good why cant we just bang some fucking sticks together and make some real noise!

and the worst thing about it is that everyone you have ever met god damn loves it here if you go to a town elder to ask about if people can get through the forest he just pats you on the head and says some shit like “dont worry little one no outsiders will ever get in” and you have to fight back the urge to scream beacause NO LORENCE YOU DONT GET IT but you just nod and smile because if you say anything than you get branded as even more of a fucking outsider than when you decided to tie up your hair for the first time.I mean by the GODS what is wrong with tying up your hair? ugh you know whats wrong with it in Leria elves belive that hair should flow out beautifuly and naturally its common for full adults to have hair that reaches the floor and some elders employ neighbourhood kids to pick up their hair after them when they walk so it doesn't trail behind them on the ground but whoever decided that elvish hair was contantly elegant never seemed to be able to get your hair to obey. your hair constantly got caught on buttons and jackets and even door handles! your hair is only down to your waist and its already the biggest nuisance in your life you cant imagine it reaching the floor and always getting stepped on so one day you had had enough, you got some twine and tied up your hair you thought it looked pretty good but when your mother saw it for the first time my god it was like you were dying she asked what was wrong if you needed some kind of help and after she hear that your hair was getting in the way she decided to spend three hour THREE FUCKING HOURS brushing it which is not only fucking painfull but its the kind of stupid bullshit you were trying to avoid when you tied it up in the fucking first place. eventually people got a little more used to you tying up your hair there was always a limit there was always a “oh honey grannies coming round for dinner so dont you think you should take down your hair?” and its like ..... why? but becuase theyre your family you dont question it and let your hair down but secretly you think that maybe granny wouldnt mind it if you could eat without accidentally getting stray hairs in your mouth every....single...time you took a bite to eat.

buuuuuut theres some hope theres a legend of a warrior with a great connection to nature who must leave the safty of the city and defeat a great evil in the outside world and your determined that that person will be you you got to the libary at noght and read books on the outside world and FUCK it sounds so fucking interesting so different  so god damn DIFFERENT you read about beings who live between dimensions and every single member of there race is completly different to each other every single one is entirly unique some are good some are evil some have physical forms some are made of gas and some of them are just a mad pile of limbs I mean can you imagine? the very idea of beings like that sets you mind ablaze and your determined to meet one but the fucking problem with that is the the legendary hero is suppose to be able to connect with nature and you... struggle with that. you call out to the trees to obey your commands you try to connect with the animals and you appeal to the elements but nothing ever works its so fucking frustrating this is your only chance of leaving the city and you can even begin to make progress everyone in the city at least has SOME connection to nature there are toddlers that can make flowers bloom and you cant even bend a branch. everyone teacher youve ever had tells you not to give up and to keep trying and that you just need to look deep down withing yourslef and find the connection you dont know is there but that just bullshit the reason you can connect with the trees is because deep down you dont WANT to connect with the trees you know it and the trees know it why cant anyone see?everyone in the world from your teacher to your parents tyo the town elders to the fucking animals seemed to think that your just one attitude adjustment away from being a perfect happy elf “keep trying” they say “you’ll get it eventually” all your fucking life youve been hearing that but you know what? you dont want to be a perfect elf with long hair and a dozy smile you dont want to be the hero who connects with nature and is celebrated as the perfect figure you dont want to be here anymore! you want to eat meat and wear clothes that dont make me look like a plant obsessed ballet dancer and fight people with your bare hands and play the drums and do whatever you want with my hair and be FUCKING FREE

you sneak into the library the books your looking for is old and worn but within it is the ritual that you need. The great one Uthuctarr is surprised to be contacted by an elf but you get along like a house on fire. soon the terms of the pact are agreed you have the pentagram scrawled onto the library floor in chalk all you need to seal the pact is a part of your self, most people use blood but you have a better idea, you take out the dagger you stole, its carved out of bone it was used by ancient elves to hunt in the days when the world was new, functionally the bone dagger is everything the elves of Leira stand against but they couldnt destroy it without discrediting their precious history. its perfect, you undo the twine holding your hair and let the blond mass fall forward over your face. with your left and you grab a clump of long blond hair near the base and with your right you take the blunt bone dagger and cut. you hand is not steady and your hair is thick but that doesnt stop you and soon a huge chunk of blond mess falls away into the centre of the pentagram. you pause for a moment thinking about what youve just dont and you realise you can feel the night hair against your ears and in all you life youve never felt anything more divine you begin to laugh, truly laugh. not at a joke or out of politeness but out of pure unfiltered joy. quickly you grab another clump and get back to work. after a few more minutes of frenzied cutting your finally free of you long messy STUPID hair, you gather the hair into the centre of the pentagram and step back. suddenly all on its own the hair bursts into dark blue flames, the small is awful, you love it, from the fire a tiny thread of blue flame pushes out of the flame and begins to weave its way out of the library though the city and into the forest the locals are mystified but you know whats happening after all these years you are finally being shown the path out of Leira.

[imdoingathingmom]

America Issa Joke

Paring: WOC!Avenger!Reader x Avengers

Word Count: 3734

Warnings: cursing, angry Steve, brief politics, no citing just stuff I've heard from the news, angst? eventual fluff? Awkwardness?? Idk

Summary: The newest member of the avengers is kinda a rebel punk? Punk in the sense of style and ideals. She isn't patriotic at all and has no filter on that big ass mouth of hers. So what happens when she voices her opinions around Captian America? How will the team react to her outburst? Can the reader make amends?

A/n: I know we all have different opinions and political stances so don't send me hate for this story. I just wondered what would happen if Steve met someone who wasn't patriotic and this is the result. Most readers probably won't be fond of this story because of how the reader is and some things she might say but I think you should still read it, even if you aren't a woc or don't agree with anything being said. Just substitute the reader inserts for a character or a name you, Idk. Remember it's a work of fiction! Just because I wrote this doesn't mean I think like this or whatever. I’m expecting hate for this so show me wrong? Anyways I hope y'all enjoy. Feedback is always appreciated!

You were in the common room that morning when Steve bounded in with a wide smile gracing his lips. Your feet were up on the coffee table and a big bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch was in your hands as you watched some reality tv show Natasha had on. "FRIDAY call the rest of the team to the living room, please." Steve knocked your boots off the table and fixed you with a pointed look after he spoke his request to the A.I. You let out a huff as your combat boots came down with a loud thud and a bit of milk splashed onto your caramel colored arm.

"Nice one Steve," getting up you flipped him the bird and took your bowl to the kitchen sink as the rest of the Avengers started to flood into the common area. Steve ignored your childish antics and clapped his hands together once everyone was in attendance. He bent to pick up the remote and put the tv on mute just as you returned to your seat on the couch. 

"So what is it that you want Cap?" Wanda loosely crosses her arms over her chest and sat next to you. You placed your thick boots back onto the coffee table and looked up at Captain America.

"Yeah Cap 'sup?" He just pushed your boots off the table again and looked around the room, ignoring you completely.

"So as you guys may know the 4th of July is in a couple of days and I was thinking we should throw a patriotic party for the occasion!" Tony looked around the room in pretend shock and placed his fists on his hips as he glanced over at Steve.

"I thought I was the only one that threw parties around here?" The common room erupted with laughter, everyone was laughing except you. It's not that you didn't think the joke was funny, because it was kinda funny, but the situation kind of annoyed you. The 4th of July stood against everything you belived in. The holiday was a totally scam but you didn't speak up. You didn't say anything until Steve went around assigning your teammates roles and errands to prepare for the party.

"...with Bruce. Y/n you'll be in charge of decorating," you snorted and shook your head.

"No bueno Cap. I want no part of this little get together you have planned. Give my job to someone else please." Steve stopped and glanced at you.

"And why is that? Everyone else already has a task. I'm pretty sure they won't have enough time to take care of the decorations on top for whatever else they have to do."

"Well they're just gonna have to find the time because I don't want to be a part of any of this. As a matter of fact I think I might just take a small vacation away from the compound while you guys have your fun." The rest of the room was deadly quiet everyone was so confused. They all knew you could be a little difficult but no has ever seen you this stubborn before and that's saying something. You could be as stubborn as a mule after all.

"Why y/n? What's wrong?" Steve now had concern written across his face. He thought maybe you needed a break or possibly you were homesick. He didn't expect what would come out of your mouth next.

"Why? Why! Because I don't wanna be around to celebrate this shit show of a holiday! There's literally nothing special about it." You scoffed, and glanced at your black painted nails, as if it were obvious from the beginning. Steve frowned and looked over at Natasha in confusion, who in turn just shrugged and also glanced at her nails. Steve looked down at you and placed the clipboard he had picked up on the coffee table, while Vision leaned against the back of the couch to whisper something to Wanda.

"What do you mean y/n? It's the day our nation declared it's independence. How is that not special?"

"You mean a nation built on stolen land and slavery, right? I mean African Americans weren't freed until June 19, 1865 but you don't see that being a national holiday. You don’t see everyone celebrating it. Just some African Americans right?" Tony's eyes widened and Clint took this as his cue to silently leave the room. He was too old to get in the middle of this. Sam smirked from across the other side of the room while Natasha and Wanda just watched on silently.

"Well-" Steve was cut off when you abruptly stood up.

"Well what Steve? Were you gonna say, 'it's not like that anymore.' We may not be stealing land anymore but if I'm not mistaken my black sisters and brothers are being locked up and beat up everyday for the dumbest shit, even though we're-" Your hands came up and made quotation signs in the air -"free. We can't even walk down the street in our own neighborhoods without being antagonized or possibly worse. It's a modern version of slavery if you ask me."

"I-"

"Not only that! But our great nation is locking up children and women in cages who are only looking for a better future. Separating whole families for trying to leave behind a life of misfortune. Aren't we supposed to be the land of opportunity? Oh and don't get me started on our president. Because of that son of a bitch, racists and bigots now think its okay to openly terrioze innocent people again!" Your anger had you seeing red as you stepped closer to Steve, your chests almost touching.

"Y/n-" Tony cleared his throat and stepped closer to the two of you as Wanda and Natasha both stood up. They glanced at one another and nodded in silent agreement. You whipped around in Tony's direction, your dark curls almost whipping Steve in the face. Natasha took that as an opportunity to grab Steve. She had planned to silently lead him out the room but he stood his ground. His jaw was set and he was watching you with an unreadable expression.

"NO TONY! I think he needs to hear this. To actually understand why someone like me wouldn't want to celebrate!" Your hands vibrated and buzzed with energy. Your eyes started to faintly glow. The air was crackling and popping around you with electricity and Tony knew if you didn't calm down a disaster would certainly take place. He always hated when your emotions flared like this. It caused your powers to go haywire. "This country is a joke, most of our holidays are just capitalistic bullshit, this holiday is a joke, we're hypocrites, and everything is going to shit. We're supposed to be the land of the free but are any of us really free? I mean just think about it. America issa joke!" You weren't completely making sense now as your thoughts became a jubbled mess, but Wanda was at your side, and she had softly placed a hand on your shoulder. Her touch grounded you and as she rubbed circles into your back you had started to calm down, your posture softing and eyes returning to normal. You were fine until Steve decided to have a word.

"I understand your frustration but with all due respect y/n I still believe we should celebrate. Yes, America isn't perfect but-" Your temper boiled over again and the glow of your eyes started again and began to pulse. Without thinking your hands rose and a blast of electric energy rippled out of your body and into the air, bursting the lightbulbs and shutting off all power within the compound. The remaining energy pulsed foward like concentrated waves towards him. Of course Steve wasn't suited up so he was shoved backwards, his shield not being there to protect him, his feet dragging across the floor before his body was launched into the wall next to the tv. He fell with a thud and laid in a crumpled mess on the floor. Sam dropped down next to his friend and checked him for signs of injury. Your eyes stopped glowing and closed on their own. You began to fall to your knees and, as Natasha also attended to Steve on the other side of the room, Wanda held onto you as you blacked out.

When you gained consciousness later on you realized you couldn't move. You limbs felt heavy like you were buried in thick syrup. You eyelids felt like sandbags were resting against them and you struggled to open your eyes. Your throat was dry and your lips felt cracked. After a bit of fighting your body your eyes slowly opened. The lights were too bright and you suddenly regretted your decision, your head spun and you felt sick. You were laying in the medical wing of the compound, you could tell that much. You glanced to the side and notice Steve in the bed next to you. A gasp left your mouth and you tried reaching out to him, your limbs still heavy.

You didn't remember much just an argument that happened between the two of you. But every time you tried to remember how it ended your mind went blank and your head began to pound. A dry cough tore from your lips as you kept trying to recall your preveious moments of consciousness even as it pained you. A few minutes later Bruce, Natasha, and Wanda came in. They were talking amongst themselves.

"...emotions are out of control Bruce."

"That isn't fair Natasha she had no idea what she was doing."

"Wanda is right...needs...self-control-"

The conversation soon stopped when Bruce noticed you were awake. He smiled nervously and tilted his head in greeting when he made it to your bedside. "How are you feeling, y/n?"

Your throat closed up and tears welled up in your eyes. "What did I do?" Wanda appeared at your other side. She held your hand in both of hers but refused to answer or even look at you. Out of all the Avenegers, Wanda was the closest to you. She basically took you under her wing when you joined and she was like a big sister to you. So it kinda hurt when she refused to meet your gaze. Did you really mess up that bad? Natasha was tired of the awkward silence so she cleared her throat and began to answer your question since the other two wouldn't.

"Well what's the last thing you remember?"

"I remember Wanda rubbing my back. It calmed me down."

"Well she did but then Steve said something and you went psycho. Blew out all the power and chucked Steve against a wall." You heard yourself gasp and glanced over at Steve again. He was hurt and it was all your fault.

Bruce cleared his throat, "Vision thought you were gonna kill us all. Anyway, the medicine Dr. Cho gave you should be wearing off soon so you'll be able to get up and move."

Your head turned and you face Bruce with a tearful gaze, "is he okay?" Your voice was small and hoarse.

Dr. Banner gave you a sympathetic look and placed a hand on your shoulder, "He's a little bruised up be he should be fine." A breath, you hadn't realized you had been holding, left your lips and you nodded before glancing back at Steve's unconscious form. "When Helen releases you come down to the lab so I can run some tests." He squeezed your shoulder a bit and left the room with Natasha at his side.

The room was unpleasantly silent while Wanda sat with you, drawing patterns against the skin of your hand. "Um..." You watched her with your brow furrowed. "Are you mad at me?" She shook her head and continued tracing patterns. "Why won't you talk to me then. You haven't even looked at me since you came in."

"I'm slightly mad but I know I shouldn't be. You haven't had your powers long after all but I'm also scared y/n."

"I'm so sorry, I didn't-"

"I know I know you didn't but-" she finally looked at you and as you took in the sight of her puffy red eyes you realized she had been crying "-Vision wasn't as sure as me. He's not sure if you should be here anymore." You body stiffened, each muscle tensing up with worry, as your eyes teared up again. "I don't agree with him and he's so angry that he stormed out."

After some reassuring, you got Wanda to calm down as much as you could and she left the medical wing, but the sick feeling in your stomach didn't leave with her. She and Vision got in an argument because of you, Vision left because of you, and not only that but Steve was hurt, and it was all because of you. You laid still for a few minutes before Helen came and checked up on you. When she saw that you were okay she let you leave. Steve still hadn't woken up so you couldn't apologize and you didn't feel like talking to anyone else so you went straight to your room. You knew you were supposed to go to the lab and meet Bruce but your muscles ached and you were drained. You flopped down on your bed and tried not to think of everything that happened in the last 24 hours, somewhere along the line you fell asleep.

When you woke up it was hot and sticky, your curls stuck to your forehead and neck. Your clothes felt tight and uncomfortable and your throat was dry. You sat up and rubbed your eyes just as FRIDAY spoke up, "Good afternoon y/n, Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner request your presence in the lap immediately." You groaned and fell back into the mattress.

"Could you tell them I'm gonna get clean up first?"

"Of course Ms. Y/l/n"

"Thanks FRIDAY."

You went straight to the lab after your shower where Bruce conducted some tests and Tony had a stern talk with you. He basically wanted you to get a control on your mood swings. With that being said he informed you he'd be hiring a yoga instructor to work with you after your training. You argued with him a bit until he threatened to put you on medication, you figured yoga and meditation was better than that. After that was resolved you walked down the halls of the compound. You legs ended up taking you to the common room. You hadn't been here since your argument with Steve. The only person present was Wanda. She was curled up on the couch, her legs tucked underneath her, a light blanket covering her lap. In her hands she held a teacup while a plate full of cookies balanced precariously on her knees. The tv was on playing some type of romcon with Zac Efron in it.

You sat down next to her and stole a cookie off her plate, "Hey Wanda."

"Hello y/n?"

"Did Vision ever come back?" You munched on your cookie. They were Iced Oatmeal cookies so they weren't all that soft but you liked em. Wanda nodded and took a long sip of her tea.

"Have you guys talked?"

"No, he slept in his old room." She rebalanced the plate so it wouldn't fall. You frowned as you finished off your cookies. That wouldn't do at all. You didn't like that they wouldn't talk all behind something you did. It was stupid. Especially when everyone knew how much they love each other. Their love was something young girls everywhere dreamed of, it was literally #goals. You stood up from the couch and brushed off your lap. Snatching the plate and tea cup from Wanda you set them on the coffee table and held your hand out to her.

"Come on, get up."

"Why?"

"I'm gonna fix what I broke." Wanda had a nervous look on her face but you both knew that you were stubborn as a mule so with a shaky breath she took you hand and let you pull her up. You pulled her along as you marched with determination to Vision's room. Your head was held high and your shoulders were squared as you raked your knuckles against his door. For awhile you stood there, listening for movement, and as the seconds ticked by you started to feel unsure of yourself. Wanda looked at you, her bottom lip between her teeth, and pulled your away from the door. Just was you guys were about to leave Vision phased through the wall nearby, effectively scaring the shit out of you. You screamed a bit and cursed under your breath as you clutched at your chest.

"Fuck hell, use the door next time." Vision just ignored you. He was looking at Wanda.

"Is there something you need?"

You rolled your eyes and stepped directly into his lime of sight, "as a matter of fact yes I need something," you hands came to rest at your hips. He finally looked at you, like really looked at you, and tilted his head as if to encourage you to speak.

"Alrighty then-" you cleared your throat and dug the toe of your platinum creepers into the ground "-I just wanted to say that I know what you don't want me here. I know what happened between me and Cap was insane and irresponsible." You glanced up to make sure he was following along. He gave you his undivided attention and with a shake of your head you looked away and continued. "I didn't mean to get out of control of course but that's not an valid excuse. I already agreed to start managing my emotions and Tony is taking care of it so you have nothing to worry about. But the real reason why I came to bug you was to ask you to stop acting this way with Wanda." You looked up again and his face didn't change. You couldn't read him at all. "I know you guys don't agree but it's to be expected. She's my best friend and you're the man she loves. You shouldn't let her choose between the two of us. You're hurting her and I don't wanna watch her in pain. You guys have been through way too much together to let someone as insignificant get in the way of that. Sorry for upsetting you..." You nodded your head to conclude your rambling and looked up at Vision from beneath your lashes.

His gaze shifted to Wanda and back to you. He took a deep breath, "I accept your apology y/n. I may have overreacted. I now know you wouldn't purposely put us in danger and I know how much you mean to Wanda. I apologize as well." He smiled at the end and pulled you into a small hug. After he let you go he pulled Wanda into his arms and kiss the top of her head. You took that as your signal to leave, smiling the whole time.

You were almost back to the living room when you bumped into a hard chest. A gush of air rushed out of your lungs as your ass came in contact with the floor. You groaned and began scrambling to your feet as a hand came down and pulled you up by your shoulders. "Um sorry about that." You looked up and were met with an ocean of blue. Steve Rogers in the flesh, walking and talking, as if you hadn't just knocked him into next week.

"Steve you're up!" You pushed away the mop of curls that had fallen into your eyes when you fell.

"Yeah, just got out awhile ago. I'm still kinda sore," he chuckled awkwardly as he rolled his shoulder a bit.

"Oh"

"I was actually looking for you."

"Well...uh yah found me." You mentally face palmed yourself. This wasn't going how you planned in your head at all. The hall was silent and the tension was thick. You palms grew sweaty and you nervously tugged at the chains hanging from the holes in your leather belt. You took a deep breath and swallowed your nerves.

"I'm so sorry Stev-"

"I'm sorry I-"

A lopsided grin spread across his face as you both realized you spoke at the same time. You tugged on the chains harder, swaying forward on the balls of your feet as you tugged. Steve waited for you to continue as you looked down at your shoes. He cleared his throat, "Um okay then. I just wanted to let you know I'm sorry. I thought about what you said and you're right. I've decided to call off the party." Your head snapped up and your eyes widened.

"No! That's really uneccessary. I was actually going to apologize to you too. It was selfish of me to kill everyone's vibe like that. If you all want to celebrate then go ahead." You nodded furiously and shoved your hands into the front pockets of your crust pants. "And I'll even-" you let out a resigned sigh "-take care of the decorations like you wanted me too."

"Really y/n?" His voice was full of joy.

"Yeah, yeah I will," you looked up and gave Steve a small smile. He pulled you into his arms and hugged you tight, crushing your arms against your side and making it slightly hard to breathe. "Alright alright Get the fuck off Rogers! You're gonna squeeze me to death!" You pretended to be irritated but Steve could tell by the tone of your voice that you were just as happy as he was.

[cinnamayroll]

Hello!! Could I please have an imagine of the Hosts proposing to their s/o? Thank you so much!

Awww, that’s such a sweet request, thanks a lot! Sorry this took so long, I’m currently working on an English paper. I hope you’ll like this ^^

Since you didn’t say if you wanted Haruhi too I decided not to do her cause that would have taken even longer

-May

Tamaki:

You had noticed that Tamaki had been a bit of a nervous wreck today. He was stammering throughout your entire date, but you just couldn’t really figure out why exactly. It wasn’t some special day or something, right?

“Hey Tamaki? Is everything alright?” you asked, squeazing his hand a bit.

“O-of course! Why? You’re having a good time, aren’t you?” he smiled. “Do wanna get some cotton candy?” he suggested. And he was right, you were having an awesome time. Tamaki had taken you to the amusement park where you to had been frequently going to ever since you had started to date.

And even though the amusement park was not as extravagant as other things that you two had done together, it would still always be your favorite kind of date. The two of you had taken all of your favorite rides, ate something and now you were walking through the small alleyways of the park, hand in hand, filled with cute boothes.

By now it was getting dark outside and he carefully wrapped his jacket around his shoulders. “Hey, ____, let’s go to the ferris wheel, yeah? I have an idea!” he said and quickly started to pull you forward, making you giggle along the way. You loved to see him this happy and excited.

When Tamaki talked to one of the guy in front of the wheel for a second, you hadn’t paid much attention to it. After all he talked to pretty much every person.

“Do you remember when we were in this ferris wheel for the first time?” your boyfriend asked, looking at you with a grin spreading all across his face.

“Of course, we were barely out of high school and- Oh my god, what’s happening?!” you suddenly yelled as the wheel suddenly stopped and your cabing began to shake a bit. It took you a moment to get a grip again, but the second you turned back around to Tamaki you almost forgot how to sit upright all together.

There he was, kneeling in front of you, a little black velvet box in his hands. He cleared his throat, looking up to you. “_____. I love you more than anything else and I thought if I would ever do this it had to be here.” he smiled and took a look around the small cabin standing still at the very top of the wheel. “You’re already making me the luckiest man alive every day that I get to spend with you. And I hope that I’ll be able to make you the happiest wife and the most beautiful Mrs. Suoh the world has ever seen. So, _____ _____ will you marry me?”

For a moment you stood there in silent shock. Because oh god, he had made this ferris wheel stop for you and that was the cutest speech you ever heard him give you and before you even knew it you were launging yourself down at him, urging him to put the ring on your finger.

“Yes! Yes, of course!” you laughed, admiring the ring for a moment before pressing a sweet kiss to Tamaki’s lips. “I love you.”

Kyoya:

“Oh my god Kyoya, please tell me you didn’t pay this string orchestra to play here for me.” you said as you two entered your favorite restaurant, which admittedly wasn’t a cheap one, but still not the kind to always have an orchestra around. And you knew how your boyfriend tended to go the extra mile.

“And if that’s the case?” he smirked, helping you out of your jacket and giving it to one of the staff members. Then he proceeded to lead you to a table, pulling a chair out for you before any waiter had the chance to do so.

“Choose whatever you want, we have a lot of time today.” he told you as you were given the menu, even though you knew that you’s both end up with chef’s choice anyway.

“What gives it today? I haven’t forgotten our anniversary or anything, right?” you asked playfully. Both of you knew fully well that that wasn’t the case.

“Of course not. I thought it was merely a nice evening to go out and have dinner.” he said, looking at you gently. Somehow, you still couldn’t bring yourself to belive that there wasn’t more to it. Probably due to the fact that the string orchestra was slowly nearing your table and there seemed to be an aweful lot of candles around. Kyoya was classy, not sappy. However, when the first course arrived you were distracted for a while.

It was only towards the end of your dinner, the only course remaining the desert when something happened again.

“Kyoya, why are you getting up?” you asked as he slowly got up from the table and moved to your side. The orchestra that had been getting a bit quiter returned to playing like before. “Hey, what are you doing? Oh my god!” you squealed as you immediately realised what was happening.

Kyoya lowered himself down onto one knee and pulled a simple golden ring with a light blue stone out of his pocket. Then he began to speak up: “____, this might be an old fashioned way to do this, but I still think that here is the ideal place for this. I also believe that you’re the ideal person.” you could see a blush on his cheeks and took you all you had to keep you from interrupting his little speech. “So, would you do me the honor and become my wife and a part of the Ootori family?”

You literally burst into a giant grin the second he was done speaking. “Of course, of course!” you smiled, watching in awe as he slipped the ring on and got onto his feet again, gracing the side of your face with his hand. You didn’t even register the clapping of all the other resaturant guests around you. “I love you, ____” he said, giving you a chaste kiss.

Hikaru:

You had learned quite a lot ever since you started dating Hikaru Hitachiin.

Firstly, never kiss any Hitachiin unless you’re absolutely sure that it is, in fact, Hikaru. Otherwise you will never hear the end of it.

Secondly, thh guy wasn’t really good with emotions, especially not his own, so you were to be very careful with them. Doing things like, for example, acidentally kissing Kaoru proved to be counterproductive.

And finally, nothing ever went as you imagined, so you were basically always prepared to be in for a wild ride. Still, you hadn’t expacted the turn out of this day anywhere near this.

You were currently staying with him and his family at the Hitachiin holiday residence on Bali and basically spend the entire day fooling around in the water, trying out exotic food and plotting pranks on Kaoru together.

To be precise, this was what you were doing right now. Hikaru and you were sitting in the sand, leaning over his phone together and plotting out some plan that involved Kaoru sleeping and a huge amount of ice cubes. Admittedly not the most creatve one, but still worth a try.

“No, no! We have to get crushed ice, otherwise it won’t get into his swimtrunks!” you giggled, leaning closer into his shoulder. However, Hikaru hadn’t expected the sudden shift, making both of you fall over.

In a matter of seconds, you were reduced to a pile of tangled limbs and laughter, which it took you longer to recover from than it would have to pull through the plan. Still out of breath, you put your head into the crook of his neck, watching as he fiddled with your fand.

“This is probably a bad time, but marry me?” he whispered, not letting his eyes stray from your joined hands.

You froze in shock. “What?” you whispered back. You didn’t even know why you were whispering, no one was near you.

“Marry me. I love you. I know I don’t have a ring right now and it’s not romantic, but please marry me.” he said a bit louder, turning his face towards you. He wasn’t joking, you noticed, he was completely serious. “I love you.” he repeated, pressing his forehead against your.

Your head was spinning, a thousand questions came to your mind. But none of these managed to make it out of your mouth. “It’s actually the perfect moment.” you laughed, looking into his eyes. “Yes, I want to marry you.”

Grinning, he leaned forward to kiss you, not caring that you were wet and covered in sand.

Kaoru:

“C’mon, ____! The Fireworks are about to start!” Kaoru said, dragging you to the edge of the hill you were on. It was a party, all of your old high school friends were there, watching the Tsuchiura Fireworks from a nice private property with a small hill owned by the Morinozukas.

You followed Kaoru, looking at the sky expectantly. And it wasn’t a second to late. As soon as you looked up, colours started exploding all over the night sky, illuminating the entire place.

“It’s so beautiful...” you whispered, not looking away for a second.

“Yeah, it is. I can’t believe you never went to see it before! They always show off their new tricks here cause it’s one of the last fireworks of the year.” Kaoru explained, turning his face to admire you looking at the fireworks. “Your face looks all colourful.” he whispered, just loud enough it could be heard over the sounds of the fireworks. “It’s beautiful.”

This time, you actually tore your gaze away from the sky and looked back at him. He was just taking two glasses of champagne from someone, handing you one with a smirk. “Have a drink.” he said, chinking his glass with yours.

You took a sip of the drink. It was delicious and you didn’t even want to imagine its price.

There was comfortable silence between you for a few minutes, just gazing at the colourful image above you, occassionally drinking from your glasses.

When something cold and hard suddenly touched your lip while drinking you started. You held your glass out in front of you, inspecting the contents closer. As soon as you realized what you were seeing you gasped and turned around to Kaoru. “Kaoru, I-” you began, but were already interrupted by him.

“I actually wanted to ask you for a long time, but I couldn’t seem to do it yet...” he grinned sheepishly. “And since I knw that you really, really like to watch fireworks I thought it would be something special if I did this here. So-” he cleared his throat and you could see him blush and nervously fiddle with his sleeves. “_____, I love you and I know you love me as well, so will you make me the happiest person ever and become my wife?” he asked, the blush only getting stronger.

You felt tears of happiness gathering at the corners of your eyes and darted forwards to wrap your arms around Kaoru and bury your face against his chest. “Yes!” you whispered. “Yes, yes, yes!” it was like mantra and when you finally seperated you couldn’t stop the tears when he put the ring on your finger, brining your hand to his mouth to kiss it. You swore you could see some tears slipping down his own cheeks as well.

Mori:

It was a quiet and calm day.

You and Mori were both having a day off, relaxing at your flat. After all, you had decided that it would be a little weird to live in one of the Morinozuka mansions with just the two of you and living with his family in the main mansion wasn’t really an option either.

Still, it was a nice flat, very roomy and with a large balcony, providing an excellent view of the city. Right no, you were standing on said balcony, a cup of coffee in your hands. Christmas was coming up soon and you hoped to have snow every day now.

You stood there, watching the city for a few more minutes before you heard the door behind you slowly open, turning around to meet your boyfriend.

He was strangely nice dressed, you noticed. Instead of a shirt and jeans as usual, he had opted for a white button down and slacks. Mori didn’t say anything,, he only extended his hand to you.

“What do you want to do?” you asked, as you took it and he led you back inside the flat and to the kitchen.

“I prepared dinner.” he smiled and pulled out a chair for you to sit on. Now, that was a rare occasion and you smiled back at him. “Wow, that’s great!” you said, “What’s the cause?”

This time he only answered with a shrug and a smile and you knew he had something planned. Otherwise he would have just let a staff member make the dinner like usual.

You two ate mostly in a comfortable silence like you usualy did, talking about little things now and then.

“So, for real, why did you make dinner?” you asked after you were finished and went to the living room.

“Well, there is a reason.” he mumbled, pulling something out of his trousers’ pocket. When you saw the small velvet box, your heart ksipped a beat.

“Takashi, what are you...? Are you going to...?” you stuttered and stared at him with wide eyes. He looked down on you with an adoring look on his face, moving a hand to pat your hair.

“______, we have been together for a long time now and you make me very happy.So, will you marry me?” he asked, revealing the silver ring to you. It was beautiful and for a second you couldn’t bring yourself to do anything other than furiously nodding.

“Yes! I want to! This is beautiful, thank you, Takashi!” you gasped when you gained your speech back, hugging him as tightly as you could and in a matter of seconds he had picked you up from the ground. “I love you.” he said quietly, pressing a kiss to your temple.

Hunny:

Hunny and you were out having coffee and some cake at your favorite cafe, like you usually did on the weekends. He was talking about some thring that Yasuchika had told him from unversity, smiling at you and making sure you were eating up your cake.

“And then Chika said that he’s trying to e into the same field as Takashi. Why doesn’t he want to do the same as me?” Hunny pouted and chomped down onto another spoonfull of cake.

It made you chuckle. “Well, that are just his own interests.” you smiled, watching your adorable boyfriend. “He’s probably looking to go his own path.”

“Yeah, I know, _____chan.” he said, “I’ll still get to see him at training anyway!”

The two of talked about your own time at university for a while and you were jut laughing at some story Hunny told you about Mori getting angry when he had continued to bring his bunny to unversity despite his promise, when Hunny said: “Hey, ____chan! They have a new dessert tray, do you wanna try it?” he asked, looking at you with big eyes.

Oh god, he really was insateable, wasn’t he? But you still loved it. “What? BUt we just had all this cake!” you playfully whined, not really intending to tell him no. Even if you couldn’t eat anymore, there was no way he wouldlet any sweets go to waste.

“But I really, really wanna try it!” he said and cheered when you nodded. “Yay!”

It didn’t take long for the try to arrive and to be honest, it really looked amazing. There were tons of heart shaped chocolates and bisquits decorated in variuos colours. In fact, there were so many heart shaped things on the plate that you almost didn’t notice that the heart in the center of the plate wasn’t even made of chocolate.

“Huh? What’s that?” you asked, taking a closer look at it. Was it a box or something?

“Well, you should take a look!” he said, watching you expectantly.

Without much of a second thought, you grabbed the thing and figured out that, yes, it was indeed a box. You carefully opened it and were stunned when you saw the contents.

Before you could even say anything, Hunny was already starting to talk. “And? Do you like it? It reminded me of!” he grinned. The ring was golden and had a beautiful pale pink stone on top of it.

“Yeah, I like it...” you whispered still in disbelief.

“So, what do you say? Do you want to be my wife, _____chan?” Hunny asked, standing up and taking the ring out of the box.

“How could I say no?” you smiled, happy tears gathering in your eyes. “This is so beautiful. I love you.” you breathed as he slipped the ring on you and took one of the heart shaped chocolates to put it into your mouth.

“I love you too,___chan! And now we have to finish all these sweets!” 

[ivynakar]

Face Mud Detox: Road to Poreless Skin (almost)

Perfect way to cap off a really long day today: DETOX! 

A facial detox is a regimen wherein it eliminates excess oil and skin toxins. Most especially our day to day stress + pollution encounter accumulates so much on our skin, hindi nakakaganda ang stress and oil mga bes! Swear.

For those not familiar of its benefits... I’m just really maarte and it wasn’t till recently that I learned the actual benefits as well haha so we’re even if you don’t!

Halts the overproduction of sebum. 

Deep cleans pores.

Evens out your skin tone.

Tightens and firms your skin.

Detoxifies.

This is a once a week procedure and I advise not to overdo it. For this DIY-at-home skin pampering I only used 2 products:  NOW Solutions European Clay Powder and Jojoba Oil available at SUPP+ (www.supp-plus.com). 

European Clay Powder is good for normal, combination and oily skin. For those who have a really sensitive skin the right mud for you is the Moroccan Clay Powder. Oils are optional, for dry skin type, add a few drops of Jojoba Oil and/or Lavender Essential Oil.

Also, make sure to do a skin test first before using any products in general. Just put a small amount on your arm/hand and wait for any reactions. We don’t want you burning up in the middle of a regimen and blame it on me, ha! Uso ung testing muna kaya.

So, it comes in a 170g canister and it will definitely last you for a good number of months. Even if the direction advise to use 1 tablespoon, half of a teaspon does wonders belive me. Ang tipid!

This is how half a teaspon looks like. If you have a smurf-size-small of a face like me, this is more than enough.

All you need is the mud powder, oil (if your skin is dry), and water. And yeah, a mixing spoon or metal mixer, whichever is it that you prefer - not unless you want to use your fingers too, it’s all up to you. Really.

Mix the mud with cold water first until you get that batter and add few drops of Jojoba Oil and/or Lavender Essential, mix, then start applying generously on your face with a brush. 

La la la. Waiting game now begins, which is btw my weakness. Patience isn’t really my forte and so is waiting. You have to let it dry for about 30 minutes or so - even if your bottle instructions says 15-20 it doesn’t fully dry up that fast! It’s either it really takes time to dry up fully or I just really have a knack for not following instructions. Haha!

So, what I love about mud masks is it stretches your skin big time as it dries up -  it tightens, like reaaallyy tightens, your skin. Be patient though, says the girl who was just ranting out about being impatient. If you have a spotty complexion, it will draw out impurities. And at the beginning, for some, they will break out, it’s normal don’t panic. Lucky for me, I suppose, I didn’t.

Once it’s all dried up, wash up! Sorry naman sa tight shot mga bes, I’m still learning to selfie using an actual camera and not my phone. HAHA! But seriously, all jokes aside, can you see how somewhat poreless and clear my skin is? 

So after that, dry up, tone, put on your moisturizer and get ready for bed. Also as a reminder, if you’re using an alcohol-base toner, I suggest you skip it for the mean time and let your skin breathe as it may irritate your skin. If it’s water-base, it’s fine.

As for my moisture lock, I use Argan Oil as my base, because one will never enough and extra is my middle name, and Bellaplex for my anti-aging cream. Again, both of them are available at SUPP+ of course. 

For my morning-skin: ta da! Well, I’m sleep faking as you  all know it but main focus here is my skin, ano ba. Haha! Don’t you just love waking up oohh so fresh! #freshpasalettuce 

Anyway, yeah, this is one of my gazillion rituals to think I’m the really lazy type sa lagay na ‘to ha? 

That’s it for now, lovelies.

- I.N.

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Under The Stars

(requested by anon)

Kai Parker x Reader word count: 4 561 warning : smut summary : Reader feels insecure because of all the supernatural girls throwing themselves at Kai and she doesn’t feel like she is good enough. * not my gif keep reading after the cut😈 ______________________

Almost a year since Y/N and Kai had started dating and every day felt like the first. They loved , supported and cared for each other more than any of them would care to admit. Their life together was perfect , well as perfect as life in Mystic Falls could be with all the supernaturals. There hadn’t been any threats lately , so from that side things were calm but from the other - word had spread about Kai being the all powerful leader of the Gemini coven (even tho most of them were dead) vampire witch hybrid. A lot of vampires and witches even werewolfs rolled into town to meet him and every single girl of them threw herself onto him. They’d giggle around him , laugh at his jokes even when they weren’t funny , feeling his musles , buying him drinks… Y/N knew he loved her and she had seen multiple times how he turns the girls down because of her , but the more that happened the more Y/N felt like she wasn’t good enough for him. Like she was holding him back from the life that he could have with a supernatural girlfriend. Being human felt amazing but the past few months it felt more like a burden. They had talked about her turning into a vampire but he kept insisting on her staying human , at least for the time being. Y/N knew it wasn’t because he didn’t want her to be one , he just wanted her to have a full human life , for as long as possible before their eternity together begins. Only until that happened , there was a lot of time and he could change his mind about being with her… and that only fueled her insecurity about not being enough.

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[w0lfbr0thers]

christmas surprises

yeah so i wrote a quick christmas even and isak drabble even though it isnt christmas but i needed something to cheer me up so here is the final product

It came sudden during a midday Saturday during Christmas break while Isak and Even were lying in bed, cuddling, of course, scrolling through their phones when Even got a text from his mother -

"Christmas dinner tomorrow night - and I would love for darling Isak to come with you. Do you think he'll mind? Let me know, love you."

"Fy faen.." mumbled Even, dropping his phone onto his chest.

"What?" Isak asked, looking up at Even, raising an eyebrow.

"My mother just sent me a text.."

"About..?"

"She wants you to come along with me to Christmas dinner tomorrow night," Even sighed, smiling lightly. "You wouldn't mind tagging along, would you?"

Isak grins, beaming at his boyfriend as he jumps from their bed, "Are you kidding! I would love to! God, Christmas dinner with my boyfriend AND his parents, how perfect."

"Well, my mom kind of adores you.."

"Who doesn't?" Isak scoffs, laughing as Even rolls his eyes.

"So that's a definite yes?" Even clarifies, getting up from the bed wrapping his arm around Isak's waist. "I can just feel the excitement in your bones."

Isak smiles, nodding. "I would love to," he answers softly, pecking Even's lips.

"Good. And where something nice, so I have something to distract myself during boring family conversations," Isak blushes softly at the comment, and buries his face in his boyfriends chest, smiling. Even chuckles lightly, trying to coax Isak from his hiding phase that he's recently inhabited and kisses his forehead as soon as Isak let's his grip loose and starts heading to the kitchen. "Cheese toasties?" He asks sarcastically.

"Oh, God, please!" Isak replies, rolling his eyes, laughing, following Even into the kitchen.

The next night, Isak is struggling trying to find something to wear in his and Even's small closet. He holds a balled up sweater in one hand and a t-shirt in the other, his upper body completely bare, frustration causing his eyebrows to crease. He finally gives up, throwing the garments on the floor, shouting for Even.

"Hm?" Even says as he enters the room, looking down at the small but growing pile of discarded clothes. "Let me guess.. you're trying to find something to wear?"

Isak nodes, his fists balled up by his sides, his eyes continuously scanning the closet, "There's nothing good enough in here for me!"

Even frowns, going over to stand by his boyfriends side, surveying the contents inside the closet as well. A few short moments pass until Even finally gets an idea. He reaches into the closet, pulling out the burgundy button up Isak wore last Christmas during the party in his old apartment.

"How about this lovely thing?" Even offers, holding it up to Isak as he takes it in. "You look so hot in button ups, I hope you know that. And I specifically said to dress in something to distract me and this will certainly do the trick. Isak blushes and rolls his eyes, taking the shirt from Even's hands.

"Fine, I guess I'll wear this with these black jeans."

"Excellent. Mm.." Even mumbles, looking his boyfriend up and down and smirking as Isak pushes him lightly away, turning his back towards him as he slips the button up over his shoulders, quickly buttoning it up and he smiles, turning back to Even, raising his hands up at his sides as if to say 'ta-da!'. Even smiles, pulling Isak into a quick embrace, pecking his cheek as they grab their coats, heading out into the bitter cold of the December evening, holding hands.

Upon arrival to Even's mothers house, Isak is greeted warmly with a hug from Even's mom and Even is greeted with a kiss on the cheek, his mother beaming at the two of them, still hand in hand and she seems to smirk a little as she turns to walk back into the kitchen and they both follow.

"How cute you two are together. And you even brought Isak! Ah, Even, you're a sweetheart. The hand holding is a nice touch, too. So in love. And to conserve body heat. Genius."

Even's mother laughs, and Isak turns to his boyfriend and smiles, nudging him a little with his shoulder as Even rolls his eyes, but even he can't help smiling.

"It's nice to see you again, Mrs.Næsheim," Isak says, smiling, still holding Even's hand, almost as if he needs reassurance but Even just smiles at his boyfriend as he sees the dimples make an appearance.

"Ah, Isak, dear, you're so lovely. Please, please sit. I just have to pull this pie out of the oven and then we can start dinner." Isak and Even smile at each other, taking a seat next to one another at the table.

"You're mom is so nice.." Isak whispers, eyeing all the steaming food placed before them on the table.

"Sometimes I feel as though she loves you more than she loves me," Even laughs, kissing his boyfriend on the cheek. "I'm just kidding, no one could love you more than I do." He says, placing his arm over Isak's shoulders, lightly tugging at a small loose curl in his hair.

"Mm, is that so? Remember, she pays me to be your boyfriend."

Even scoffs, smiling, "Oh, right, yeah.. is that how you manage to pay part of our rent?"

"Some of the time, yeah," Isak agrees, laughing, looking at Even with his bright blue eyes just as his mother walks in with the steaming apple pie that Isak could just finish right now without a dinner.

"Mom, this looks really good. You really out did yourself this year," Even says, still smiling as he watches Isak's eyes trail over to where his mother put the apple pie. "Don't worry, baby, you'll get to eat the pie later." Even jokes as Isak nods, his knee bouncing impatiently.

"All right. Shall we dig in?"

As soon as Isak unlocks their flat door, they both tumble in, the tired feeling gnawing away at them. It's a little past eleven and as soon as they take off their shoes at the door, they both stumble into their bedroom, not even bothering to strip themselves of their day clothes, and immediately, Isak is clinging onto Even like he's the only thing he has left, his sleepiness shown in his voice.

"That was such a nice dinner.." Isak mumbles into Even's neck, listening to the small rhythm of his heartbeat.

"Hmm," Even replies, his eyes already closed, his arm wrapped protectively around Isak as they lay in bed together.

"We should do that more often," Isak ponders, a small yawn escaping his lips.

"I hope you know how hard it was not to leave as soon as we got there because you looked so good in your outfit."

"God, just shut up," Isak says, burying his face into the pillow, but a smile still plays on his lips.

"Oh, I almost forgot. I have a Christmas present for you," Even says, rolling on his side to the bedside table and he takes out a small bag from the drawer. "For you, baby."

"You're kidding, right?" Isak asks, as he too pulls a small bag from underneath the bed. "How odd." Isak giggles, his eyes drooping a little as he and Even switch.

"You first," Even insists, watching his boyfriend intently as he pulls the content from his bag.

"Oh, my god. Carribean Barbeque Jerk Spice? I can't belive you.." Isak exclaims, laughing as he holds the spice container in his hand.

"Well, I noticed we didn't have much in our spice cupboard, so there we go."

"Well, its technically mine since you gave it to me as a present," Isak says, placing the spice back into the goodie bag. "Okay, now your turn."

As Even opens the bag, he feels as though he already knows what it is, but he was way wrong. It was not another container of spice they used on their cheese toasties, but a beautiful watch. "Isak!" He exclaims, happy but astounded at such a gift.

"What? You said you've always needed a watch so there. I got you a watch!"

"But- but- how much did this cost you? This must have costed so much! Fy faen!"

"It wasn't, really. It was Jonas' but he already has one like it so I asked if I could have it to give to you and he said sure, so I took the deal, so really it didn't cost me anything."

"Oh, my god, Isak I love it, thank you. You're so perfect I love you," Even says, putting the watch back into the safety of the bag and he places it on the floor next to the bed and grabs Isak and pulls him into a kiss. "You're the best boyfriend ever and I don't give a shit if my mom pays you."

Isak laughs, kissing his boyfriend back eagerly, smiling, "Merry Christmas, Even," he says, as he pulls him back down to lay back on the bed, closing his eyes and almost immediately falling asleep, but he gets the time to hear Even whisper in his ear softly:

"Merry Christmas, Isak."

[ramblyravingnnjashark]

Nier Automata - Genius and Madness

the works of Yoko Taro are something that have eluded me for most of my life, and that I have given very little attention to. Probably for good reasons because from the outside, the gameplay of his games range from Mediocre to Average at best and I consider myself a very "gameplay First" person. Some of my Freinds would rave about Drakengard and how weird it is but that didnt quite convince me to look into them much further. However, one Fateful Day a little game called "Nier Automata" was announced, a sequel to Yoko Taros Xbox 360/PS3 game Nier with a little line of Text that would change things in an instant

                                   "Developed by PlatinumGames"

now friends of mine will know that, PlatinumGames is one of my alltime favourite Game Devs for their Crazy High skill Character Action Beat em up titles, containing Larger than Life characters and great and tight Gameplay that owes their roots in the Arcade games of old, which is something I have a appreciation for.

So, with a combination like this I finally decided to take on this series, by means of watching Youtube essays about it because goddamn, the gameplay in these games can get rather mind numbing sadly but honestly? Yoko Taro mighta earned himself now a nice cushy place as one of my favourite Directors, right next to  Hideki Kamiya and Hideo Kojima themselves.

But there is one thing I realised from watching these Essays and actually playing one of them it is one thing to watch a guy sum this series up for you, its a whole different thing to watch the Insanity for yourself

because the works of Yoko Taro arent stories about Heroic Knights slaying Demons and Evil Dragons, or Loving Fathers/older Brothers trying to survive the Fall of Humanity with their Daughters/Little Sisters

they are stories about Love, Hate, War, the meaninglessness of the Universe and the Hope growing from it, what it means to be Human, and what it means to lose all reason and go complete and genuinely Mad

(there will be spoilers, so be warned if you wish to expirience these games yourself!)

so originally, this was gonna be a brief recap of Drakengard and Nier, but then I realised I couldnt do these games justice so I just link this and this recap of these games that should give you a good idea what these games are about but to keep it brief

Drakengard is essentially to RPGs what Evangelion was to Mecha Anime, and thats a fairly approviate comparsion when you just look at, this

its also notable for how it handles its different endings, usually referred to as Ending A, Ending B etc, Ending E of the first Drakengard game was a Joke ending that nontheless became the basis for the setting of Nier, a ruined Planet Earth set hundreds of years after the Fall of Humanity about a Father (in the Western Releases) or a Older Brother (Japanese release) having to fend for himself and his Daughter/Younger Sister in a world under constant threat of creatures known as Heartless Shades

both these games are interesting, because their gameplay is nothing special, in the case of Drakengard its outright terrible,they got mediocre reviews and poor sales and yet these games have a dedicated Cult following and  tons of Novels, Audio Dramas, Manga and even Stage Plays that expand the Universes of these games and its lore

and thats for a simple reason: these games may have mediocre gameplay but, their Stories, their Characters, their Art Direction is actually of fairly high quality featuring intriguing Characters and worldbuilding that makes you invested in them regardless I mean, theres a entire exchange in Nier thats entireley between two Magical Talking Books for cryin out loud, and its one of the best parts of the game!

however, these games have thus far had a life as just that, Cult Classics, that didnt manage to garner a mainstream audience due to its aforementioned quirks, the Gameplay just could never stand up to the well written stories of these games

this is where PlatinumGames comes into play

now, the gameplay of Automata I honestly felt like was more on par with what Revengeance offered: there is stuff you can do with it but all in all its below the likes of Bayonetta and Devil May Cry 3 but thats not to say its poor, of course not, it doesnt encourage you to try anything other than just Mash about, but thats Fine, theres also Chips that your characters can even equip Chips that enhance their abilities and giv e them new ones such as a Bayonetta style Parry and Witch time or give them Heals upon Killing the enemy and while the actual enviroments can be a bit of a chore to go through (until you get Fast Travel), it still felt good to Parkour your way through them, nice snappy and smooth which gives me hopes they take a cue or two from this game for Bayonetta 3 in that regard at least

another thing I loved is the Soundtrack itself. Now I dont consider myself a musical person, however I can tell when a Song is used perfectly, and in Automata? Every Song is used to actual perfection. Music to me can be the deciding factor wether a Area or Scene in a Game or Movie is Garbage, Forgettable or Legendary, and for Automata, every song makes each area fall niceley into the latter fortunatly. One Standout track for me is Birth of a Wish (Become as Gods) a retake of an earlier song that adds in additional Chorus, and the Theme for Pascals village which is a cute Melody involving Children singing.

now onto the game itself, Route A puts you in the sexy and Lucious Thigh High boots of YoRHa Unit 2B, whereas Route B puts you in the cute Boy shorts of her Partner and mostly Good Boy YoRHa Unit 9S both tasked with ridding the world of Machine Lifeforms and making Earth inhabitable for the Humans stuck on the Moon again Both Routes play out roughly the same, 2B plays like a Standard Character Action Heroine with Lights and Heavies and such, whereas 9S is mainly focused around his ability to hack enemies and engage into brief SHMUP segments.

of the two I felt like 2B was a little more fun to play all in all, the Hacking was fine but also felt a teeny bit like a pace breaker but not too much, at least until late in Route B the game throws curvebals and unique hacking segments into the mix

a thing Yoko Taro games have been very good at showing, is showing the process of a Person losing their mental stability and throwing it all away to become a one track minded Mad Man and I find that interesting.

Drakengard had a good example when the Character Inuart completley loses it and becomes obsessed with bringing back his Dead Love interest, causing here to turn into the monster posted above. Automata meanwhile, shows this also but with Machines, being that shouldnt even go mad in the first place but become Insane with concepts like Revenge, Fear or other. Now I am not a Psychology Major or anything but I cant help but feel "this is Intriguing", not sure if thats a bad thing or anything but thats how it is.

now, Route C is where officialy the PlatinumGame ends and the Yoko Taro game begins, in that things become utterly, utterly Bleak. Not to say it was happy funtime before, many of the sidequests end on a very sour or outright terrible note, but here? Shits gon Bad!

YoRHa falls, everyone on the Protagonists homebase dies or becomes infected with a Virus that makes them go insane, 2B dies and 9S is severeley wounded and has his mental state utterly ruined by seeing 2B, his Love interest, die. from this Point onward, you play as Either A2, a former YoRHa gone Rogue and 9S as he tries to kill every last Machine Lifeform, and as hes utterly loses his mind. Focusing entireley on his one Goal so that maybe, he can find Death and be with 2B in the Afterlife.

this is where the game really became interesting to me. Gradually 9S goes from this sweet pure boy to a Violent Mess that only wants to Kill and Kill and Kill, Over and Over, its a Interesting Development for such a Character I feel. A2 meanwhile, while still a Great Character and a Blast to play, I felt like was severeley underutilized, getting very little playtime compared to 2B and 9S, with most of her greatest character Development limited to a Japan only Stage play that got a short text recap on a terminal. and it just goes from there and it keeps going, plot twists happen, reveals happen, callbacks to the first Nier and Drakengard 1 happen, its just this huge Mountain of themes and stuff to uncover and analyse. references to old Philosophers and the Concept of Nihilism itself ebing explored, little details that popped up in the early game and now have much greater meaning, its....actually incredible?

I dont think I ever played a game that had so much going on, the last time I think I did was, Metal Gear Solid 3, maybe?! I think....this might actually be one of the best written games I ever played?

and there is still so much content I could go through, the Stage Plays, the Novels, theres probably a buncha Audio Dramas for it too already its like, Jesus christ. and then theres Ending E, which while rather difficult (and probably causes at least 4 people to fucking hate my Guts) was probably one of the best ending sequences I seen in recent years, I'm not gonna go into detail what it is because, it needs to be seen to be belived, but I find it genuiley incredible.

I dont think theres a single game in the Drakengard and Nier series I would actually consider my "Favourite Game", maybe Nier Automata but thats up for consideration still, but I think I can safeley say that both games story as a whole is easily up there with Metal Gear as  one of my favourite Game stories out there, and friends and followers of mine would know by now how much I love that Franchise and its wacky insane story, Drakengard and Nier are special little series that you dont see enough of these days, but maybe thats for the better

I'm not gonna say "Nier Automata rekindled my love for video games" or anything, but I am glad I got to expirience these two series.

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Second chances

Cw: food ment ask to tag.

Ok to rb.

Summmary: The Deep thought that there were no second chances in his life...he was soon to be proven the opposite by life itself

She doesnt really know why she was here in the first place.

Oceanland was just like any other water related attraction but with animals.

After the dolphin show she sat by on the big pool, caressing the dolphins head.

--He likes you-- said a Man sitting with her.

She recognized him, he was The Deep,she'd had a couple run Ins with him but he wouldnt recognize him in her civilian clothes.

--he says that youre great-- added the hero.

She smiles-- well, thank you mr dolphin

Kevin smiled, and ushered the animal to leave-- you like sea animals?

--i love them, I just came here because a friend dragged me along but this is fine, I miss the Ocean so much

He stands up-- wanna uh walk through the aquarium with me?

She stands up-- Id love to

As they walk the corridors, Deep greets several animals around him, but she stops at the sight of an octopus.

--oh look at you-- she whispered putting her hand on the glass.

The octopi swims closer and copies her.

--hes Octavio,get it ? Octo-- never mind...

She giggled--thats perfect

The Man chuckles-- he wants to know your name

--im lazaro-- answered she.

--he thinks youre cute-- said deep.

--you or him?

Kevin laughed nervously-- both

-- thats nice of you two, hey, wanna get a bite?

--yes im starving actually, right this way

She takes his arm and with rosy cheeks he walks with her to the cafeteria/foodpark part of the place.

They order and sit down.

--you said you loved the sea?-- asked the hero

-- oh thats a can of worms you shouldnt have opened-- joked lazaro-- since I was a kid, the water was mudy and the sand was brown, but ive always felt the Ocean as my home, I love the fauna, I love the whole ecosystem, my favourite animal is the octopus...its a weird connection I have to the sea as if--

--it called you?-- kevin hesitantly.

--exactly that!

He chuckles-- it happends the same to me, maybe one day we could go for a swim yeah?

--theres nothing id like more

Their food eventually came and of course Deep had to go back to work.

--Here,take my number, call me later yeah?

He nodds--hey i had a good time today

-- me too

Lazaro kisses kevins cheek, and patted his arm-- hasta luego!-- said she walking to the exit.

He stands there smiling, shoving the card somewhere where it wouldnt get wet and went back to work.

Its probably late night when he texts her.

|| hey uh its me deep, you can uh call me Kevin actually||

Lazaro smiled and replied the text, ending up awake all night.

The Next day neither of them could get out of bed.

Yet the only thing that did manage to pull them out of their covers was their arranged date.

The beach was barren to say the least, lazaro hugged Kevin tightly-- hey!

The Man smiled widely, hugging back -- hey whats up?

-- ready for a swim?-- asked she.

--oh more than ready!

They deep dived in the sea, and jumped out when lazaro was getting breathless

He held her tightly lifting her up-- you okay?

--thanks to you I am

He laughs-- im The Deep, its my duty to save people

--well thank you

She puts her hands agains this chest and he leans in.

She presses a soft kiss against his lips.

--well its the first time someone thanks me like that-- flirted Deep.

-- I dont Belive you

--Okay maybe not the first one, but this is the first time someone is that gentle

She giggles and nodds-- fair enough

--wanna swim Back to the shore?

--yeah lets get going

He dives under the water and she holds on to him, he speeds through the water fast, washing up to shore in less than a minute.

Then months passed, its already late at night, and deep is almost passed out on lazaros couch.

--laz?-- called Kevin patting the spot besides him.

--yeah coming..let me hand you this

They went for a late night swim, and cold as they got they sped home.

--here you go

Kevin sits up, taking the very cute fish themed mug-- youre a saint

-- not really-- she chuckled sitting with him

-- no no, you are, God, youre so kind,knowing all the shit I got into, all the bad shit I did, youre so kind to me

--i dont give second chances, youre worth it-- she said sitting closer.

He snorts-- you remind me of someone

-- hmm? Who?

--ever heard of RiotGirl? That slightly annoying super whose always contradicting Homelander?

--hmm I should know her-- she chuckled.

--should...whait...wha...oh my god -- it finally clicked for him and his heart dropped-- I I did not mean to call you annoying youre not I just ...

-- kev, relax dude Its--

He hugs her tightly, she sighs patting his back-- im not mad come on

Deep nodds drinking from his mug-- well, now I know...-- Theres a pause, And a silence.

He looks away-- hey d d dyou remember that girl that I talked you about...the fin...thingy...

--oh that bitch, yeah why?

He leaves the mug on the table and takes off his belt-- do you...think they are ugly?

--why? Of course not

He chuckled sarcastically-- you havent seen em

A gentle hand presses against his thigh, and gives it a squeeze, he sniffs.

-- they wouldnt be ugly

--Then would they make you like me any less?

--what? Of course not!

He sighed taking off the top part of his costume-- then help me with this, I think a rock slashed right under them

Lazaro runs to the bathroom snatching the first aid chastising Him for not telling her sooner, Kevin laughs letting her take care of him

He then stiffens as he feels her hands against his skin, she stiched him up Gently, wrapping the bandage carefully.

--There we go -- she leans back and looks at him-- they arent ugly kev

He looks at her with puppy dog eyes-- really?

--they are part of you and I love them equally as I do you-- she sits closer-- im sorry you had to go through that, is there anything I can do to make you feel better

He hugs her tightly, sobbing in her neck-- I dont deserve you

--no ,no ,you do

--laz--

--kev! Im serious! Man, come on now-- she lifts his chin up-- you know I dont give second chances

--yeah..-- responded he.

--and I give you one wich means

--im...im worth it

--so?

He chuckles back a sob and cleans his tears-- I do deserve you

-- besides, your Guills Are the cooles fucking thing ive ever seen

He smiled taking a deep breath, the remaining Air whistles through his fins.

-- see thats adorable-- adorable

--hey slow down hotshot Next thing youll know ill--

She kissed him and both fall on the couch, her hands holding his, her knees around his waist.

--Youll what?

He looks away, blushing-- you beated me to it

She kisses his cheek sitting up, he smile kissing her hands.

--thank you

--you dont need to just one thing

--yeah?

--let me fight that bitch in a Dennis parking lot

--why a Dennis?

--idk I just wanna kick her ass

He chuckles-- alright then, dont get hurt

--And...I May or May not have found a way to rescue the animals at Ocean land

He gasps sitting up and smashing his lips against hers-- oh I love you so much!! I could just eat you up!

She laughs-- come on its better if we sneak em out at night

He puts on his shirt and both run to the van.

He accompanies the animals to Open water and all soaking wet takes the warm towel off her hands.

--laz youre the best

--no kev, you are -- she kissed him-- now lets bolt before the cops come find Us

--Good idea-- answered he getting in the van with her, driving off into the night.