#anyway i finally watched demon slayer recently

[teddy-yandere]

hi i hope your doing alright--now lets get inot bussness i was wondering if you can do a "yabdere obani iguro x reader" if its not a bother

- Secret Protecter -

✧*ﾟWARNING ✧*ﾟ will contain dark themes

A / N = I wasn’t sure what you wanted , so I just thought of something from the top of my head. I did not proofread this , Enjoy !!

«★»———- KNY Demon Slayers Masterlist

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★ Obanai cringed as he stepped in twig. He watched from the bushes as your delicate face turned around to look at your surroundings in worry. You pulled out your sword immediately. You didn’t know that there was someone following you . Obanai hoped that your eyes would miss him as you continued to scan the tree line around you.

★ The main reason why obanai was following you was because he wanted to make sure that a demon didn’t attack you.

★ Every since he first laid eyes on you he knew that there was something special about you. You just looked so pure , and peaceful in the dangerous world that you lived in. It actually took a while for Obanai to realize that you were in fact , part of the demon slayer corps. He just didn’t understand why such a cute thing like you would want to risk your life in this field.

★ That was why he was watching you like a hawk.

★ Anyways back to the story

★ As you continued to scan the tree line , you got a horrible feeling from the pit of you stomach that you were being watched . You tried to reason with yourself that the only reason why you were so nervous was because you kept hearing of all of the recent disappearances around the area. Many people were warning you not to be alone at night .

★ Little did you know that Obanai was to blame for these disappearances.

★ He just couldn’t stand seeing any other man around you

★ You tried your very best to stay calm , but is beginning to become increasingly harder with the feeling that you were being watched . All of a sudden , the second you eyes moved from that one spot in the bushes , your vision went black .

★ When you finally woke up , you noticed a man with a snake around his neck looking down on you with live-sick eyes.

★ “ oh darling , I can’t wait for all the fun things we are going to do now that we are together at last “

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Thanks for reading , Darling !! <3

Have a nice Day / Night ~

[hausofanya]

cléo reacts to railway on live!

1.3k words of something silly for your troubles. everyone say thank you myah for enabling me !!! mentions of blood bc chan is a freak.

“so. we’re here.”

cléo’s smile is soft as she settles back into her chair, swaying from side to side as she watches the live grow bigger with each tuned in viewer. she looks calmer, more at peace. a long shot from where she was a few years ago.

“hi everyone,” she greets the live serenely. “how are we doing? any life updates? i’ve got a few. im not talking about music, so don’t expect me to spoil anything. i’m excited for the demon slayer movies. if it was possible to order tickets before the movies are even animated, i’d be holding three tickets right now.”

she hums as she regards the comments. “someone asked if i have a tmi. okay. my beloved daughter oreo killed a spider recently and i bought a cat tree to reward her for being braver than me. and in doing so, ran into someone from high school. sweet, right?”

her smile flattens. “wrong. made a complete fool of myself for forgetting they knew i’d previously made a fool of myself in high school. not saying how. but it involves a cat and a bunch of chocolates.” she pauses for a moment and then smiles again. “it’s kinda silly in hindsight. you’re not allowed to ask hyunjin about it either.”

she laughs as the comments boo her, shrugging her shoulders. “‘that doesn’t count as a tmi!’ well that’s too damn bad!”

“another life update—though i guess this does count as talking about music… but anyway.” her grin brightens, excitement visible. “i’m working with the boys on something really cool. it’s been in the works for a while and im super excited for you all to see it. and speaking of…”

turning to the side, she drags her laptop into view and flips the screen up. “we’re watching a certain music video today. think of this segment as chan’s room adjacent. welcome to cléo’s room. and in honor of a certain solo hitting the streets, i’ve been asked to watch and react to it.”

she wiggles her fingers towards the camera before pulling youtube up on her screen. “i’ve been told it’s kinda freaky. to which—”

cléo glances at the camera, unmoved. “red lights exists. drive exists. connected exists. i say this with all the love in the world, but chan is a freak. he is. i can say that. you haven’t seen the worst of it. but anyway.”

cléo hums once more as the comments briefly break in response to what she had just casually shared. “and i know he’s watching this because i told him to tune in. oh! should i say what i’m expecting to see given his track record? yes? yeah? okay.”

she adjusts her glasses before beginning to list off her expectations. “it’s called railway, so i know nothing in the song is going to feature any trains unless used for an innuendo. chains, cause that’s been a common theme across the board. contacts...”

she looks up, a slight grimace tugging at her lips. “can we please retire the contacts. there’s a reason why none of my photocards have contacts. contacts are never seeing me. if you don’t love me with my glasses, you don’t love me at all.”

“anything else? no spoiling, i know you all have already watched it.” cléo taps a nail against the table surface in thought. “maybe a viral scene. a real freaky one. but let’s stop stalling.”

cracking her knuckles, she begins to type—and then pauses.

“so i just typed in the letter ‘r’,” she muses slowly, turning the screen around. “and it’s the first search. y’all must have really enjoyed it. i’m kind of scared, i won’t lie.”

she turns her laptop back around and finishes typing, letting out a soft aha! when she finally had the music video pulled up.

“congrats on two million views already..” she smiles at the camera before connecting her headphones and hitting play…

and already, she’s giggling. she has to pause the video and hide her face for a moment, peeking at the screen a few times in disbelief.

“it’s been exactly four seconds,” she deadpans before cracking up again. “is this a music video or an ad for a new twilight novella?”

the video progress for a handful of seconds before her brows furrow again. “what the— wait. what the f—hell—what is happening—”

cléo’s snort is half amused and half in disbelief, staring at her paused screen before glancing at the live. “i predicted freaky sh—stuff, but this is kinda… okay. vampire media. it’s been twenty-four seconds. got it. okay.”

at the thirty-four second mark, she lets out a sharp laugh. “train innuendo. called it.”

she tries so hard to hold in her laugh, she does. but after hearing two more train innuendos in quick succession after the first one, she bursts into laughter once again, pushing her glasses up to dab at her eyes.

“i’m being so unserious, i’m sorry—i’m sorry,” she utters between giggles, sniffling before squaring her shoulders. “right. it’s been a minute and one second. let’s do this.”

as the seconds tick by, she gives way too serious commentary that has the livestream poke fun at her. thoughts like ‘this is the representation hot topic teens never got’ and ‘this is going to go stellar on fanfiction.net—is that website still around?’ make the chat crash, but she’s having fun and it shows.

she does grimace at the blood drinking a few times, but she makes no comment on that.

until he takes a bite out of his wrist—hand—arm—and spits the blood into another person’s mouth. she slowly closes her laptop to stare at the live.

she doesn’t know whether to gag, laugh, or do a weird mix of both. she’s at a loss for words, truly. and the comments just keep rolling in as she struggles for a few seconds to find her voice again.

“christopher bahng,” she murmurs almost to herself. “the fuck did i just watch?”

brows furrowed as a disbelieving laugh escapes her again, she glances as the comments either laugh at her reaction or tell her to keep going. “keep going? he just spit fucking goo into another person’s mouth! that was thick! y’all cannot be serious—”

she sputters as the comments continue to persuade her. “…alright. okay. i respect artistry.”

she opens the laptop and hits play.

and then closes it again when the person on screen gags on the blood.

“i respect artistry—see, if he had gone the normal rihanna s&m route—”

cléo jokingly scoffs as the live begins to boo her, waving them off. “you all know i’m squeamish. shut up.” she then hits the space button again.

cléo watches the rest of the video with little commentary, only moving to pause the video when the logo for stray kids pops up on the screen. it takes her a while to gather her thoughts. eventually the live gets to impatient and starts a block of text spam hoping to catch her attention. and it does.

“‘cléo and chan railway stage’?” she looks aghast, shaking her head with a laugh. “you’re cute. anyway—”

she clasps her hands with a smile. “so! my thoughts on railway. super duper freaky icky sh—stuff as predicted. train innuendos. he’s three for three on using modes of transportation like that. predicting a mile high club song next. what else…”

her head tilts to the side. “didn’t know he was putting in an audition to be a twilight character, but i think he’d be really good for it. i support artistry. viral scene was definitely… that one, and i don’t have any comments because if i think about it i will gag. sorry to him.”

“it’s a cute horror music video, though! would have loved to see him fight with himself a lot more, to be honest. ending scene was cool. cool music video.”

a short pause. then, to herself, “‘this train never sleeps’? that’s kind of corny…”

“i heard min’s solo was cute. i saw the teaser for it a while back. school concepts are very cute. should i react to that one soon?” she nods slowly as she reads the comments. “say no more.”

she smiles again, waving at the camera. “i’m going to go watch my comfort movie and forget i ever saw this. bye, now!”

[enigmatist17]

The basis for this idea:

Cordy and Wesley are the reincarnations of the bank robbery woman and the bookseller from the episode Are You Now or Have You Ever Been. Angel didn't let the Thesulac demon take over the hotel, killing it after running everyone out, and Judy and Denver sort of guide him onto his path as a Champion way before he does canonically. They died in battle a few years apart, and Angel threw himself into his work of protecting L.A./being its Master, and Whistler is sent to help Angel reconnect with humanity because all he's done is mourn them for about 20 years :(

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Los Angeles. You see it at night and it shines; a beacon. People are drawn to it. People and other things. They come for all sorts of reasons. My reason? It began with a girl in a hotel, and a guy who owned a bookshop.

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"So, this is where the great Protector of L.A. likes to hang out on his off-time? Pathetic man, really pathetic."

"Who are you?"

"Name's Whistler, an agent of the Powers That Be." The standoff that had been going on in the lobby of a, quite frankly, beautiful hotel ended when Whistler pulled out a cigarette, lighting it with a hum. He didn't seem to mind the vampire across the room who was glaring daggers his way, a cup of now cool blood forgotten in his hand as Angel sized up the strange man. Whistler was clearly not human, but Angel couldn't smell any of the underlying hatred that lingered in most with ill intent, so his initial guard lowered slightly.

"What do you want?" Setting his mug down, Angel watches the demon circle around the expansive lobby with a click of his tongue, eyeing the stairs until Angel clears his throat.

"I've got a mission for ya, or well, They do."

"I already have one." Angel deadpanned, pointing to some files on the desk in front of him. "I protect this city, pretty sure that's a good thing for these Powers or whatever."

"Oh, they're grateful, don't get me wrong, but this is a two-part mission. Say, got any snacks?" Angel blinked as he finally emerged from around the former check-in desk, crossing his arms with a slight frown.

"...no."

"Ah, shame. Anyways, you've noticed a lull in evil baddies going after the helpless, right? That would be due to the new Slayer and the Hellmouth she's about to move to in about, uh, a week." Whistler pulled out a small notepad and nodded at whatever he'd written down, Angel just watched with a glare. "That's where you're going, big guy, and the Powers even scored you a whole ass mansion that you own as of two days ago."

"No."

"The hell you mean no?"

"I'm not leaving my city at the word of some weird guy I've never seen before, who apparently works for some higher power, just because I've not been running around as much recently." There was now a low growl that normally sent annoying people away, but Whistler just seemed amused. "If I leave, the city will-"

"Be fine for a little while; I'm not sayin' you need to leave forever, big man. You've got people who can help out while you're gone, and I think a new locale will do ya good! When was the last time you even tried to go beyond the city? I'm assumin' wh-"

"Say their names and I'll rip your throat out." The snarl Angel let out just about echoed around the hotel, and Whistler took a step back with a slightly soft expression. "I am the Master of this city, I don't just leave."

"Sunnydale is two hours away, and if ya want, I'll see to gettin' a good portal installed so you can zip over anytime." Angel's glare deepened as Whistler held his gaze with the vampire, clearly more and more disgruntled with this stranger. "I was hopin' to save this card, but there is one other thing Sunnydale has for ya, if you go."

"What?"

"A chance to see some old friends again." Angel raised an eyebrow as his anger changed to suspicion, Whistler giving the first serious look since his arrival. "Can't say much else, but it'll be worth it."

"...I'll check things out, no promises I'll stay and help." Angel isn't sure why the words that came out of his mouth were so far removed from what he wanted to say, but they felt almost...right.

They ring in the back of his mind as Angel gathers the leaders of various demon clans for a meeting, stating he will be gone for a short time, and that he wasn't leaving his city for good. There is some apprehension as the leaders talk amongst themselves, but ultimately, their trust and loyalty in the vampire who had run L.A. and kept it safe for both human and demonkind the best could won out. No one was going to be stupid enough to try and challenge his claim, stories of the last poor idiots who had tried five years ago still circulating to tourists who come to L.A. with stupid dreams.

They always end up leaving, no one stupid enough to try and mess with Angelus.

Angel finally heads to Sunnydale a week after the new Slayer arrives, nearly calling the entire thing off when the familiar prickle of family travels up his spine.

Even b e t t e r

It does help to see the home these Powers had gotten him, a mansion overlooking the town in relatively good condition, as he pulls into the driveway and parks by the house. He doesn't linger long before heading into Sunnydale to scope the place out; Angel is surprised to see so many graveyards for a relatively small amount of residents.

Hellmouths were weird.

Angel is very impressed by the sewer system that wound under what had to be most of the town. He maps out a good chunk before he stumbles across a section that leads toward what had to be the Aurelian court, wisely retreating for what little of the evening was left.

Hm, what a strange town.

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Angel meets the Slayer quite by accident, and to say it was awkward is an understatement. He had saved a young man from becoming bait for the Slayer, escorting the annoying kid who wouldn't stop talking despite trying to sneak away to a nearby hatch when a blonde woman and brown-haired man ran right into them.

"Jesse! You're alive!" The man gapes as the teen behind Angel runs around him, tackling the other teen in a tight hug.

"Barely man! H-Holy shit, we need to get out of here before more of those vampire freaks show up!"

"You mean like the one with you?" The Slayer moves faster than Angel can open his mouth, slamming him against a wall with a strake pressing right over his heart.

"Wait, he saved me!" The kid, Jesse he thinks, sprints over with a panicked look on his face, the Slayer raising an eyebrow. "The dude saved me before I became bait, please don't kill him!"

"I'll have to save all three of you if you don't go now, scouts are already honing in on all the yelling, and they don't like you or me." Angel cursed as he looked back the way he'd come. "Take your friends and go; you've got a minute, maybe less."

"Come on Buffy, let's bail." The other teen urged, and Angel let out an unnecessary breath when the stake was pulled away.

"Follow us, and you're dust."

"Believe me, Slayer, I've no such desire." With a hum of his preternatural speed, he's gone before she can turn back to say something in response, making sure the three humans escaped into the sunlight before making his own way out of harm's way. Angel hadn't come across too many Slayers in his time, but he was sure none of them had dressed like they were ready to hit the runway, a chuckle escaping his lips as he emerged near his temporary home. While she may have been able to run, Angel knew the Slayer would be back in the fray that evening, hoping she and her Watcher had figured out what the Harvest meant.

The idiot kid he'd saved earlier was with the Slayer and her Watcher when the Master made his move via a proxy, along with the other male from before and a redhead who nearly screamed when Angel emerged from the shadows just out of staking range.

"Hey hey, it's the guy!" The teen he rescued grinned, and the Watcher raised his weapon as the Slayer did the same. "Are you going to help us?"

"Depends on the Slayer." He can hear faint chanting from inside the bar they stood outside of, the blonde crossing her arms after a moment.

"My name is Buffy, and if you're here to help, I'll take it." It was all Angel needed, giving a sharp nod before motioning to the bar.

"Let's get to work, they're about to start feeding."

Buffy was young, but what she lacked in precision, she made up for in ingenuity at using the environment to her advantage as she took out vampires left and right. Angel spent more time making sure her friends and civilians didn't end up as snack food, striking one vampire who had cornered a terrified woman near one of the exits.

"Oh thank you thank you!" The battle that was petering out behind Angel faded away as he stared at the woman who was hugging him tight, the stake in his hand falling to the floor with a clatter. "I thought I was going to die."

"I-" Words are stuck in his throat when she pulls back, a familiar face framed by long brunette hair giving the vampire a smile before she fully pulls back, running for the door to get away from the fighting. Every part of him is screaming to go after her, to see this woman again and dare to touch her, but Buffy needs his help, so he helps make sure every vampire is dead as she fights the leader.

Angel is gone after Buffy defeats the Master's Vessel, leaving the small group confused yet grateful for his aid. It took him a very long time to fall asleep that day, and memories he'd carefully blocked from his mind flooded his subconscious.

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1972

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"Judy, if I find my Daemon Rituale Romanum Tome on the roof again, I'm going to curse every dress you own!"

"You'd never do that, you like me too much!" Angel smiles as he descends the stairs just after dusk, watching two bickering humans pacing around an expansive lobby of the hotel they all owned.

"This book is incredibly fragile and costs more than all those shampoos you like to collect." Denver Rickopache scoffed, adjusting his glasses as he cradled the book like a newborn babe.

"It's a book, and I did have it under the umbrella you know." Judy Kovacs rolled her eyes, feathered brown hair bouncing as she crossed her arms with a smile. "Happy?"

"This time," Denver grumbled, eyes flickering up to catch sight of Angel grinning at the pair of them. "What?"

"Nothing, just enjoying my morning drama." The vampire chuckled as he finally headed over to the duo, one arm open so Judy could hug his side. "Morning."

"Morning, we got some fresh O-positive in the fridge for you, and drink up because you're going to need it!"

"What's on the agenda for today?" Angel listened to Denver recite what they knew about their latest case, grabbing eggs and bacon to cook while nursing his blood. It had taken the two of them three years, but Angel had grown to enjoy food again alongside his blood, rolling his eyes when Denver stole a slice of bacon. Judy was at least nice enough to add a second plate beside his with a smile, getting some extra eggs he always added for her to enjoy no matter the time of day.

"So, what do you think? Easy case or what?" Angel smiled as they all settled around the kitchen table, sipping his blood with a shrug.

"Sounds like it to me."

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Judy is smiling at him when Angel awakens that night, and for the first time in years, he weeps.

[mdelpin]

Natray/Gratsu Day 2023

This isn't exactly new, but I reread it recently and rewrote parts of it. Enjoy!

To Stay By Your Side

AO3

Gray felt it clearly, the moment Natsu finally gave in to the demon nature he'd fought off for so long. 

All around him, the temperature rose until it was almost unbearable. And as the air filled with the sound of Natsu’s fury, he knew beyond the shadow of a doubt.

It was too late.  

That didn’t stop him from begging, though. To Natsu, to Zeref, hell to anyone who might listen and help him put a stop to the nightmare that was unfolding before his eyes. 

But no one did.  

All he could do was watch as Natsu transformed into E.N.D.-the etherious demon Zeref had resurrected him to become. 

The one his father had tasked him with destroying.

His heart ached at the sight of his love standing before him, tears streaming down his cheeks unabashedly as he mouthed a desperate apology. One Gray knew was also a goodbye..

 I’m so sorry.  I love you.

Logically, Gray knew it would only be a matter of time before it happened. The creatures Zeref sent after them only got stronger with each encounter. But they were strong too, and Gray had let himself believe that together they’d be able to defeat any enemy that crossed their path.

It had been a fantasy, one with an expiration date at that, but he didn’t care because the alternative wasn’t something he’d ever wanted to consider. Especially given what he’d promised in a moment of weakness.

He could still hear the quiver in Natsu’s voice when he’d asked him to do the impossible -

 When it happens… I want you to be the one to kill me. 

And God help him, he’d agreed to do just that. But he couldn’t. How could Natsu ever expect him to? 

He might as well have just asked him to tear his own heart out. He should have asked Erza or Lucy, or maybe Gajeel–

Why was he even wasting his time thinking about this now?!!! There had to be something he could do. Anything! They could go back to Magnolia. He could use his magic to keep E.N.D. under control until they could get his book away from Zeref. Then he could figure out a way to get Natsu back or…

“Gray… it’s time.”

He flinched at the words, and though he didn’t want to look up, Gray couldn’t ignore that damn quiver. 

E.N.D. appeared ‌calm, despite the flames that now flared all around him.

And that irked him even more. How dare he look like that when Gray’s entire world was falling apart? But just as he was about to give E.N.D./Natsu a piece of his mind, a voice spoke up in the back of his mind, startling him out of his anger.

Perhapsss there’sss another way….

The voice sounded familiar, although he couldn’t remember ever hearing it before. 

“Who are you?”

I am you, jussst asss you are me…

Gray had no clue what that meant, but as he felt the inky tendrils of his Devil Slayer magic creep steadily up his body, he understood. His magic was reaching out to him, and that’s when he remembered. 

He had heard it before, right after his father had first transferred his magic over to him. This voice had taught him how to use it, but it had remained dormant ever since. 

And desperate for any solution that didn’t include killing Natsu, he put all of his faith into the one thing that had never let him down. He didn’t waver once, not even when the demon told him he’d have to give up his humanity. 

Who needed it, anyway?

Gray closed his eyes, following the voice’s instructions and assurances as they merged their souls together into a new creature. One that could walk alongside E.N.D. forever.

When it was all over, he blinked at the brightness of the burning landscape with eyes that were not wholly his. It was a little overwhelming at first. He felt like he was seeing a world remade in colors he had never seen before. He immediately turned his head, wanting to see how E.N.D. would look to him now.

What he saw didn't disappoint him. 

E.N.D. was beautiful.‌ But what was even more enticing to Gray was that he saw Natsu's soul contained within. Although, to be fair, it looked murderous at the moment. Gray couldn’t help but laugh at his expression.

“What did you do?!” Natsu roared, gawking at Gray’s new appearance. 

“Anything I had to, to ssstay by your ssside,” Gray replied, holding out his hand for him to take, and after a minute spent staring at him in dismay, E.N.D. grabbed it roughly.

They walked together, putting their old lives behind them and forging a new future for themselves. One where they could love each other as they always had, as far away from the world of man as they could manage.

[explosionshark]

Okay so it’s been a while, I haven’t found the time to watch episodes lately so this truly is the irregular Buffy update (my notes are really gonna pay off here its been like two weeks since I’ve seen the most recent of these episodes). So first of all I was gonna say yeah Series 5 it does feel like a bit of a reset (even beyond suddenly Dawn), but like really pretty much every one so far except for S2 into S3 felt like a bit of a reset so should I really be surprised?

So Buffy vs Dracula, loved this ep. I loved everyone being so excited to meet the actual Dracula, he’s so fun, Anya having history with him, Xander, Riley and Tara all being jealous of him. Also like its a pretty straightforward set up on what everyone wants to accomplish over the next batch of episodes which doesn’t normally happen like this in the show? Buffy wanting to learn about the deep Slayer lore, Giles and Xander wanting to exit their flop era, Riley being a bit jealous and still wanting to be helpful but in a bit over his head, Willow wants more magic? I guess? Good for her she didn’t actually have a moment to be like this is my goal going forwards. I also have in my notes here RIP Gwendolyn Post from the OP. Also ‘RIP Dracula what a legend’ followed immediately by ‘RIP Dracula?’ So more RIPs than usual.

Real Me, also real good, loved the diary framing device with a show that now has eight (?) main characters I think are in the OP now its a real economical and effective way of getting all these new dynamics they need with Dawn, as someone who has definitely always been there. Really enjoy Harmony ending up top dog vampire by virtue of attrition. There’s something real neat about that conflict between Buffy and Dawn over Dawn being able to have had a normal childhood and Buffy having had to spend hers being the Slayer considering Dawn has not really had said childhood.

Something I enjoyed from my notes 'Dawn has good taste, likes Willow and Tara' followed later on by 'Dawn has bad taste, dislikes Anya'. But I do enjoy Dawn I think she’s a real good addition to the cast particularly in the fun new dynamics it gives her with Buffy but I think it’s a pretty good dynamic with everyone it really adds a lot. They laid it on a bit thick that she might be malevolent so I’m going with she’s not evil and that's all smokescreen.

The Replacement, I thought it was pretty good Xander episode, fun twist lotta fun in general. He finally manages to start crawling out of the loser allegations, good for him and beats his Restless nightmare which like great for him he gets straight out that basement nobody else has that kind of efficiency to beat their nightmare in just three episodes. I don’t really have too much to say about it but I enjoyed it. Oh yeah I guess it does say something about Xander’s portrayal that him with only his negative qualities reads kinda perfectly as Xander and him with only his positive qualities reads as a demon who’s taken over his life. Oh yeah and they mention Anya has her own place? I guess I just assumed she's been crashing with Xander the whole tiem. Where does she live? Does she have a job to pay for it? Why do they seem to exclusively hang out in Xander's basement? It raises a few questions.

So Out of My Mind, like I’m still not like the biggest fan of Riley but I do appreciate the work done in this episode to draw parallels between him and Spike considering it looks we’re finally going in the Spike/Buffy direction, I’ve enjoyed Buffy/Angel and Buffy/Faith so far so we’ll see how the third of her big ships goes for me later. But anyway I thought this was actually a pretty neat follow up to his stuff with the Initiative. My favourite comparison between Spike and Riley here was the big one with Riley’s goal in this episode is to not have life saving surgery from the government doctor so that he can remain strong and be part of Buffy’s life and his fear of what they’ll put in there like the chip that Spike is desperate to get out with life risking surgery so that he can become strong again (and fight Buffy). Also like, personally I don’t really buy the Riley relationship being that crucial to Buffy but I do appreciate the acting in that scene where she talks about how important he is to her, also congrats to Riley for pulling that I’m deciding we’re breaking up now to avoid later complications like Angel did. Also like I want to take this moment to formally apologise to Joyce, back in Lover’s Walk I’d made a note about how Joyce talks about how Buffy likes History when that’s actually one of the subjects she’s really bad at as a sign of Joyce not knowing as much as she should about Buffy, but this episode proves she knows her better than I do because Buffy and Willow have their scholarly debate over History in this episode she is actually good there.

Also enjoy that the four episodes all so far have a broadly similar underlying theme of people not being as they should be that feels like it ties in with the weirdness of Dawn being there; Buffy vs Dracula for Buffy, with her being more forced towards the Slayer balance of her life following her dream adventures with the First Slayer. Real Me for Dawn obviously, The Replacement for Xander with the premise of the episode feeling like its gonna be broadly similar to the Dawn situation with him being replaced, Out of my Mind for Riley acting out of sorts with his Initiative experiment side effects.

Anyway Angel’s alright, I like the idea of this Darla plot thread going forwards, it’s a nice reversal from S1’s overarching plot of Angel needing to build human connection for S2 to be about the consequences of his vampiric connections, shout out to Judgement for having a pregnancy storyline that isn’t Expecting. Great to see Lorne’s introduction, is it a bit convenient to have both Cordelia’s visions to start plots and his karaoke to solve them? Perhaps, but Angel doing karaoke is great so I can forgive it. I like the usage of Angel effectively killing himself with that random demon who was acting as the girl’s protector to pull the rug out form under the team who were riding high coming in from S1. Also surprise Faithwatch, was not expecting her to make an appearance until way later but it was a nice usage of her for an additional perspective on the road to redemption with Angel messing up this episode as well.

So like I dunno if its sacrilege or something, but I gotta be honest 2x02 did not grab me at all, there’s some decent stuff in the second half but David Boreanaz had to pretty much carry this entire episode on his shoulders and I think he does good work with people around him but I don’t think he succeeded here to do the majority of this episode solo. And when I looked up on my phone to see what the popular opinion on this episode was (which I don't usually do especially mid ep but as I said I was very not grabbed) all I found were threads about how this was the best episode of Angel, the moment people fell in love with the series, the episode that marked AtS as better than BtVS. So yeah unpopular opinion I guess but I wasn’t a fan. Like I say there was some decent stuff, like seeing the interim between freshly souled Angel and eating rats in the alleys Angel, the Angel lynching scene and the climax were pretty strong but it just did not grab me.

And First Impressions, I like a lot of stuff in this episode, I like the backslide from being connected to the world that Darla is causing to Angel, I like having a Cordelia and Gunn focussed episode with him being promoted to main cast. But the idea of Cordelia and Gunn’s plot being that she needs to fix him isn’t great, y'know? I do like the mirroring it has with Angel though that both of them are too focussed on the past, with Gunn pushing himself too hard and Angel becoming overly sedate in withdrawing into it.

But yeah having a good time, looking forward to watching some more especially Buffy, hopefully it doesn’t take me like a month to watch a few more episodes.

you did send these a while ago, but reading them now is REALLY making me nostalgic for s5 buffy. i am still only in s6 of my rewatch but it has been. difficult. a season of big highs and lows and a lot of little things in between that kinda put me off. but we persevere! personally, my biggest motivator is 1) knowing i'm so near the end of the series 2) knowing once i do this i can finally let myself read all those s6 AUs i've been hoarding.

mostly just posting in appreciation of your commentary per usual but i especially enjoy what you highlighted about dawn. the way she represents so much of what buffy wants but couldn't have. dawn getting babied by joyce, really being a kid. having everyone look out for her. buffy's jealousy of that is deeply humanizing and ALSO goes to highlight how young she still is. siblings have a way of bringing the kid out in us, i think, now matter how far away from your childhood you feel.

i love dawn, i think her introduction is genuinely brilliant. i came to the show after it had already ended, so i can't imagine how insane it must have felt to watch that as it aired.

[lunar-fey]

oh yeah ive finally made an honest to god anime fan out of my dad. turns out hes like me and can slam back 12 episodes in a day 😌 whereas skerples can usually only watch like 3 or 4. anyway he started trigun 98 today and like he only had time to watch 1 ep before leaving but yay :)

edit. realized i've probably never talked about this but this is a big deal for me bc i've been trying to get him into anime for over a decade since he first saw me watching trigun 98 in the living room with my bf at the time and would get entranced and watch chunks of the episodes standing in the doorway but always maintain he just "didn't like anime" bc he didn't "like the artstyle" and go on about how the only good anime he's ever seen was afro samurai and after a lot of pressure i've finally convinced him to watch a few recently (i made him watch the twewy anime with my for my birthday last year, + got him to watch dr. stone bc he really likes engineering and stuff so i thought he'd like it), and he's watched bits and pieces of a few others recently, bc he's been getting sick at night and when me n skerples are watching stuff he'll sit and kinda watch with us. recently he decided on his own to watch demon slayer and LOVED it, and as he was finishing s1 he was like "well. i think i'm an anime fan now. i really want to find more good ones. i'm thinking about trigun next" <3

[little-firebug]

got tagged in one of those 'get to know you better' posts by @andypantsx3 which is just so cool?? i think you're so amazing thanks for tagging me???

anyway, regardless!

last song you listened to: I'm one of those people who will hyper-fixate on a song for HOURS so recently I've been listening to 'My Goodbye' which is the last song of second saga of EPIC: The Musical

EPIC: The Musical is a musical rendition of the Greek Epic Poem, the Odyssey. It starts with the final battle of the Trojan War, and the ending is set to be after Odysseus returns home. The first saga was released December 25th 2022, and the second was released January 27th. If you're one the more fandom based side of TikTok, you've actually probably heard part of one of the songs, 'Warrior of the Mind'. ("Nah, don't be modest, I know you're a Goddess, so let's be honest, you are Athena!")

currently watching: I've been back on OSP binge, so I've been rewatching their 'Journey to the West' series! I had a TikTok of Sun Wukong pop up on my fyp and got hooked on it again.

currently reading: Again, I've gone back to one of my favorite books called 'Shadow of the Fox'. It's actually a trilogy (I still haven't read the last one rip), and it's focused around this half-kitsune girl called Yumeko, and one of her travelling companions, Tastsumi, a shinobi (a ninja/assassin), who wields a possessed sword and is a notorious demon slayer. Obviously, he does not take it well when he finds out that Yumeko is a yokai.

Yeah, that scene... kind of ripped my heart out, ngl

current obsession: I don't think I really have one! The only thing I can think maybe being 'obsessive' with is sorting my (almost 2000) saved TikToks into collections, which has been causing me physical pain lol.

I have been on a bit of a writing binge however. Mostly my HP rewrite (with snake!harry, badger!ron, raven!hermione, AND WBWL, this bitch is hefty) and also a todoshindeku shopping one shot, plus a bunch of other stuff

...Okay maybe I'm kind of obsessed with something

tags: I don't interact with a lot of people on here, to be honest, so just see this as a 'Free For All' kind of thing!

[loomelle]

So, I finally decided to do this - their backgrounds. Their stories are down below the "cut".

Thank you if you read it <3

(Left to right):

Valennore aka Val (Slayer) - After leaving Sushire, Valennore made a promise to herself - to never look back. The life she left was one full of pain and sorrow; a father who hated her for just being a "daughter" and not a son, and, tragically, a mother who was long gone. For a while, Val travelled around Arkesia trying to find her place once again, many people she had meet but none stayed for long - perhaps, due to her fierce temperament or because of something else? Nonetheless, Val never stayed in one place for too long, probably for the best. However, the waves of fate would take her to a forgotten land, where she would find her place once more among her new friends - Adrand, Rosalah and Vesanya. Birthday: 30/03. Love Interest: Thar (or at least trying).

Adrand (the "d" is silent) (Sharpshooter) - All Adrand wanted to do, when he was younger, was follow his fathers footsteps who was an Arthetine specialist. However, one day is father never returned home, leaving Adrand orphan. Soon, in order to survive, Adrand began a life of "petty crimes" and going around with the wrong "crowds". A certain day, however, Adran's life changed for the worse - a traumatic day, which Adrand would never speak again or mentioned for he only wanted to forget it, if he could. Ever since Adrand rarely trusted anyone or spoke to anyone, yet upon meeting Valennore, Rosalah and Vesanya he, certaintly, began to return to his former self - slowly but surely. Now, as one of the heroes trying to save Arkesia, Adrand can not shake the feeling as if someone is always watching him. Unbeknown to him a certain demon as taking interest in him; one whose power is growing more and more. Birthday: 09/12. Love Interest: "Ex"-Crush - Armen, more recent - Levi and, probably, Thirain, Kadan and Kaldor. (Complicated honestly, this man has many crushes and probably more to come. Also, he is a baby so he needs alots of love)

Rosalah aka Rosa (Deathblade) - The moment Rosalah was born, her fate was already sealed. Not only because she is a delain but, also, because of her parents relationship; she was the "product" of a night that should have never occurred. Her mother a mere citizen of Feiton, who had the disgrace of meeting Father Anthon, a priest from Sacria; a "leech" among its ranks. Cruel and greedy, always wanting more power. For most of her life, Rosa never meet her father and for a good reason and, honestly, she did not want to. Until, he, finally, decided to hunt her down. After her mother insisting constatly for her to leave, Rosa, in the end, accepted her mothers wishes and left Feiton. She knew her mother was hiding something from her and she could see her mother was, truly, desperate. She could not even say her goodbyes properly, the only thing she could do was to leave a note for those who she cared the most - specially her siblings, Zaika, Levi and Kaldor. However, in the end, her father always got what he wanted; even if he had to pretend to be her mother and siblings, so he could lore her again back to Feiton. Until that day happens, Rosalah is happy to be around Adrand, Valennore and Vesanya. Even just for a little bit. Birthday: 20/10. Love Interest: Zaika (yeah...anyway, his voice is just *chefs kisses* and when this girl falls in love, she falls hard).

Vesanya aka Nari (her true name) (Glaivier) - Ever since she could remember, Vesanya had always been alone. She grew up in Anikka streets trying to survive, she would pick fight with anyone, who remotely tried to come too close to her even if it was someone way larger than her. And one day, it proved to be almost fatal - if it wasn't for a caring man, who treated her wounds; if he didn't Vesanya would have died that day. Soon, that man became her master. He trained her to be what she is today and helped her guiding her rage into her fighting-style. It was during one of her trainings that Vesanya meet Wei; a mysterious individual, whom she falls in love almost instantly. In the beginning, Wei ignored her for the most part but Vesanya was (and still is) very persistent. Wei began to pay more attention to her but maintained a certain distance, which Vesanya was quick to realise that he, perhaps, did not want her company and soon she began to visit him less and less, until, one day, it stopped entirely. Wei went to ask her master and he, simply, answered: "She left." Birthday: 22/11. Love Interest: Wei.

[kimetsu-no-incorrect]

hey guys

it's been a couple years since i posted on here! but i recently watched all the recent demon slayer seasons and i just wanted to say it is fantastic!!!!! i am absolutely adoring the anime adaption of the swordsmith village arc :] i think the anime is doing tremendous work and i can't wait for the finale next week! also since the dub for the swordsmith village arc is out now i want to say i absolutely love zeno robinson as genya! he's doing a fantastic job at portraying the character (also i cant wait to see him play junpei in p3re lol) anyways hope whoever sees this is doing well ! miss this blog lol

[chodzacaparodia]

Don't worry about late replies because I'm the same 😭 And yes, hahah, I didn't expect a master's thesis with tables, but I appreciate the dedication ♡♡♡

Maybe I'll start by highlighting the series that we can also talk about, because I've seen them too hahaha

I marked in red the series that I have seen in their entirety or am up to date with, and in yellow the ones that I stopped watching after a certain season (don't mind that this is all crooked, I edited it in messenger in a message to myself 😭)

And I also plan to start My Love Story!! soon, because I've been wanting to for a long time and I saw that it's on Netflix, so I have more motivation :')

As for the music, one of the many reasons why my answer is so late was because I wanted to listen to it all :') And when I played the soundtrack from Mugen Train, I tried to write my one fic 💀 And I'll say this, it was fun to listen to haha. I really vibed to it!I think I should play soundtracks more often for writing, I used to be addicted to The Death Cure Soundtrack and Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, it's also very good for me. Because of you ('cause you're making me want listening to soundtracks lmao) I also played the Fruits Basket Soundtrack and ahhhh the poetry 🤌🏻

Yeah, I'm at a loss for words for what happened with spotify wrapped in this year.. that's sucks

Hahaha, I totally did not expect such statistics, I'm impressed!

But I must tell you that you are completely wrong!

Why?

Do you really think that if we both listen to, e.g. bling bang bang born, I would be like "yeah i mean i guess it's alright"??? GIRL, I can't listen to this song without doing a mental (or real) dance lmaoo. This song is too good and it keeps popping up randomly in my head!

Before I move on to the rest of the openings, a quick comment on the instrumental versions/your weeb songs. This is probably where you would lose uput shit if we listened together hahahah. Because I would be like "shhhh, I'm really experiencing these songs!!!" Like, vibing so strong that it fills my whole body. (and as for Bubble, yes, I agree, the movie was average, tbh I don't remember much of it, but thanks for reminding me that at least the music is good lmao).

Tbh, I can't express more about such songs in the instrumental version, whether I like something more or less, because they are simply good. I have the impression that everything sounds good in the instrumental version :')

So, well, anyway, back to your top picks! You've probably already guessed what my opinion about the Mashle's OP hahah.

I won't comment on MHA, because we've already had this conversation :') (but idk if I wrote to you before, probably not lmao. Back then I write that I don't like Merry Go Round, but recently it randomly popped up on Spotify, I listened to it, and somehow I liked this song better than when I watched MHA hahah. The OP itself didn't encourage me to listen to the whole thing, but when I finally heard the full version, I liked this song more!)

You also know that the OP from Demon Slayer that you mentioned is my favorite from this anime :')

And what about JJK?? I absolutely love this song! Specialz, like Bling bang bang born pops up randomly in my head. I often randomly sing "You're my special" 😭. When I was at a coldrain concert (you may not know them, because it's a metalcore band, but they have a few songs for animd openings) this year, during a break between supports, some people next to me started talking about JJK and a girl asked so loudly what the openings were with JJK, because she forgot. And then I jumped out and sang "You are my special" 😭😭😭

Lost in paradise is so classic!! Also a song that is hard not to dance to. Since we're talking about JJK, I also love Ao No Sumika (S2 OP1) by Tatsuya Kitani (just... Tatusya Kitani 🤌🏻 speaking of him, I'm SO addicted to Oshi no ko OP2 and they did recently The first take of Fatale and this is amazing!!!), give it back (S1 ED2) and Akari (S2 ED1)

I'm surprised you watched Sign of Affection and didn't mention the opening 😭😭 GIRL, is this song amazing??? I love Novelbright 😭😭

I hope I finally wrote everything I wanted to write :')

so well, what anime have you watched and what anime songs have you added? 🙈

my god i am so sorry it took this long for me to answer this!! ya girl has been super busy and exhausted from life tbh. but i am finally back home and trying to catch up with all the things i need to do ;-; starting with this ask!

my anime watched (on a google spreadsheet lmao):

i think the total is 25! there are some that i kinda watched in passing while my sister had it on the tv and i just happened to be nearby, but for these i only count the ones that i actively paid attention to. definitely not as many as a well-versed weeb but i can no longer call myself a beginner either lmao.

i only have music from the following animes: demon slayer, my hero academia, attack on titan, jujutsu kaisen, assassination classroom, mashle, paradox live (unfortunately 😵‍💫). i have the opening theme of my happy marriage and the instrumental of the ending but i feel like that barely counts. some of the ones i have from demon slayer are like instrumental/characters theme covers that other people make cause i don't think the official ost is released on spotify and any osts uploaded on youtube get taken down sooner or later 😔 (mugen train i'm referring to you 😩 you didn't ask but i have so many favs from the ost [tracks 21 {tanjiro vs. enmu}-25, 27-30, 32-33 {rengoku vs. akaza}])

currently only 36 songs in my weeb playlist, but there are definitely songs i know that i just haven't saved! either cause i don't like it enough to save or cause i don't actively think about saving anime music when i initially hear it lol :") or cause it's not on spotify and i'm too lazy to download locally. i only saved a bunch of MHA stuff recently because you sent me that ask about it a while ago LMAO

i wish i could pull together my own spotify wrapped-esque graphics since this year's sucked BALLS (i heard they laid off a bunch of their staff and used ai for the wrapped this year. ugh). but for the stats themselves, looks like songs (lyrics) vs. instrumentals/themes (no lyrics) is split ~60/40. some of these songs with lyrics i would definitely forfeit for the instrumentals if were actually on spotify (e.g. some of the paralive stuff... the rapping is sooo cringe but the beats are sooo good 😭)

some of my personal no-skip themes that are in my playlist:

mashle: bling bang bang born (of course. iconic for a reason. also in my gym playlist cause of the fast tempo LMAO)

jjk: specialz, lost in paradise (the trumpet?? ugh i am gagged)

demon slayer: kizuna no kiseki (swordsmith village opening... so good this shit almost makes me cry idk why), zohakuten/hantengu theme

mha: dakara hitori ja nai, shout baby, rokutosei, flowers by asian kung fu generation INSTRUMENTAL (from that deku/rody montage scene in world heroes mission. the singing did not do it for me but the strings and the guitar by themselves?? chef's kiss. no notes. literal perfection. esp the last 2 minutes of the instrumental, with the slow buildup to the star of the show, the electric guitar?? brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectac-)

WEEB songs i listen to when i need to lock in while doing my godforsaken call reports at work (i normally work most efficiently when i have one song on loop for like an hour or so until they all get done. almost always an instrumental, even if not a weeb one lmao):

flowers instrumental - asian kung fu generation (mentioned above. truly a masterpiece of a composition) [mha]

eren zahyo - hiroyuki sawano (goat fr. in particular the last minute and a half always gets me so emotional because of the end of S2 where erwin talks about getting closer to finding out the truth. i literally search it up on youtube sometimes and watch just to feel something) [aot]

attack on d - hiroyuki sawano (the childish singing is a little weird to me but the rest of the composition is so good that i can overlook it. also this played while eren/mikasa basically confessed to each other and that moment will forever be etched into my mind. sOBS) [aot]

more than words instrumental - hitsujibungaku (literally 11/10 without the singing. i'm sorry but with the melodies and the voices "it's so bad i want to give it a zero" 😭) [jjk]

ao no sumika instrumental - tatsuya kitani (the first 10 secs always hits idk) [jjk]

uta to hibiki - hiroyuki sawano [this was from a movie called bubble. the movie itself was mid {like a watered down little mermaid essentially} but hiroyuki sawano always hits it out the park with the music]

i'm sorry, you probably never intend to receive a 25-page master thesis when you put these asks in my inbox and here i am rambling on into oblivion about my extremely particular music tastes 💀 like i'm just imagining we listen to the same song and you're like "yeah i mean i guess it's alright" meanwhile i'm over here losing my goddamn mind LMAO. i think different songs just attach to people's brains differently. but this was fun to answer and i appreciate you sending this ask! curious to know if any of my top picks are also yours!!

[zero-is-nebulous]

I Kind of love my human Blueberror design a little bit

[prose-for-hire]

Nights like these

Pairing: Buffy Summers x fem!reader

Request: No rush to respond, don't overwhelm yourself, but since requests are open I figured I'd give it a go. Would you please write something with Buffy x reader where the Scooby gang has given Buffy the night off from slaying to go out with her girlfriend and maybe reader is trying to plan to go out since Buffy doesn't always get to and she wants Buffy to feel loved or special but when the night comes around Buffy just wants to hold reader and watch movies? Just fluffy relaxation? Thank you!

Requested by: Anon

A/N: Request changed a little but I hope it’s what you wanted, anon !! 💜

Buffy Summers was the most beautiful, caring and intelligent woman you had ever met and as a girlfriend, she was even sweeter. You had met at college and you had helped her realise that she liked women. Well, she liked you. In fact, she didn’t just like you – she loved you. She had never been so sure of anything before.

You had been nervous to begin with, her world was full of magic, slayers and demons and she had introduced it all to you. You were human and kind of boring, you found yourself thinking. You worried that she might think your too normal. But, this was one of the things she adored – that you weren’t caught up in possessing hoards of power or taking over the Hellmouth. You just wanted to finish college, spend time with your girlfriend and maybe help her save the world every now and again.

Neither of you had ever had such a healthy relationship. Loving became so easy when you were together. You were sure that you had never felt anything so deeply. The way she looked at you sometimes, you were sure the world paused in those moments. Her gaze fixed on you and you felt yourself falling deeper and deeper for her.

You took care of each other when you were feeling low and together you savoured the highs when the good times came. You spent most of your free time together, although it never felt enough. She had a lot of responsibility and whilst you supported her in every way you possibly could, you could see that it took its toll on your girlfriend.

You had been bugging everyone for weeks. Buffy’s friends had been reluctant to agree. You finally managed to convince them after you promised pizzas and candy so long as they didn’t disturb you both. You had planned an evening off for her. No patrolling, No demons, no worries. If the world was ending you had told them all to definitely not, under any circumstances, beep her. To you, nothing should get in the way of your love’s happiness.

So, it had been planned. The Scoobies would take it in turns to patrol on a schedule so there was no part of the night unwatched and if there was any danger, they could plan a way to stop it together and allow Buffy and you some precious time together.

You decided you could take her to the Bronze for drinks or maybe out to a real restaurant. You waited until the day you had planned for her to take off, so that she had no excuses. She had been patrolling and working so hard recently, you insisted she took time off. You saw her begin to protest and then stop herself. She looked at you, that gleam in her eye that had been so sorely missing lately. She appeared to be excited and how could she resist her wonderful girlfriend anyway?

“I don’t like hiding things from you, but I made a deal with Willow and the others. They’re handling everything. They agreed that you should take tonight off, so you can relax properly” You insisted, seeing the smile brightening her face at how much meaning was behind your words.

You reached for her and she was instantly by your side as you cupped her cheek gently, the other hand resting on her shoulder. She had confessed that you made her feel like the only person in the world when you paid her such soft attention.

“I love you so much” She whispered, leaning into you and wrapping her arms around your middle. She moved your clothing so that she could touch your skin soothingly as you stood there wrapped around each other. She knew she had been burning out recently, she just had so much to do all of the time. It was as if she barely even had room to breathe.

The only constant good she had been able to cling to was you. And God, was she grateful. Although you insisted every time that your feelings for her could never cease. That thinking of her and reminding her to look after herself and find time to relax was the easiest thing in the world. Because you loved her so much.

You pressed a few gentle kisses against the corner of her mouth and mumbled the options you had considered for her time away from her Slayer duties. She loved every idea but yawned as she thought about it. She paused, loving how much thought you had put into your ideas, but explained that she suddenly felt so tired now she had stopped to think about it. She asked if you minded if you could just stay in and cuddle up in bed, in front of the tv that she had recently bought for you both to watch in there.

You happily agreed, it sounded perfect. But, you added, that any time with her was perfect – no matter what you were doing. You found some of her favourite comfort movies, ones you had watched together plenty of times before but you loved them just as much as you loved her.

“I’ve been so tired lately. I thought I saw a four legged demon, but it was just a dog” she shrugged and scrunched her nose up in that way you found adorable.

“It could have been a bad dog�� your slayer senses were probably telling you something”

“Yeah to take a break”

“It’s a good job you have all of this time then, right?”

“Mm, it’s so good to just be here like this” She smiled, moving in closer and pointing out that her favourite scene was coming up. You snuggled up, propped up on your pillows as you watched the tv for a while. This was until Buffy began to ache and shifted uncomfortably.

“My shoulders are stiffer than that zombie guy I slayed last week.”

“I can help with your aches and pains, honey” You whispered, before elaborating, “A massage!”

After running to the bathroom to grab towels and oils and creams for her to choose from, you returned to help her remove her top and began to lovingly work her shoulders. She lay on her front on bed and you straddled her, you smiled as you noted she had lit some candles whilst you had been briefly away. You soothed her with the oils and felt her almost instantly relax. Your hands dutifully removing the knots from her shoulders and back. Her skin was so smooth you couldn’t help but enjoy the feel of her soft skin under your fingertips. Her contented sighs and approving noises made you lean in every so often to press a kiss or two against the exposed parts of her neck.

After a moment, she appeared to relax so much that her breathing began to get heavier and she looked as if she was sleeping. This prompted you to move from the position you had been in to give her a massage and cuddle up beside her on the bed.

She looked so pretty as she slept and much more peaceful than you had seen her in months at least. You happily rested against her and pulled the sheets around her to protect her naked skin from the cold. She subconsciously reached for you, moving towards your body heat. She could tell it was you and she wanted to be closer even through sleep. You rested this way happily for a while, you weren’t tired yet but you closed your eyes and just savoured this contact with her. This beautiful moment where she could be content without anxiety around everything she came up against.

All of this warmth was suddenly catapulted from your side, however, as Buffy’s eyes suddenly snapped open in horror. You worried instantly, completely in tune with her emotions as ever. She was panicked about something that made the same feeling begin to bubble up in your own chest. You were concerned it may be a slayer dream. Or some kind of spell or curse that may have taken effect. What if she was in pain? All of these things were spinning in your mind as she turned to you.

“Buff? Are you okay? What is it?!”

“I have a paper due for tomorrow!” She said, checking the clock. She had only a few hours to submit a final essay for a class. It was important and she had completely forgotten, what with saving the world every other day and all.

“You do, but it’s all taken care of!” You insisted, tucking a strand of hair back behind her ear as she positioned back to lie beside you again.

“How?”

“Willow got extra candies to write your paper. She says she’s sorry it might only get a B” You chuckled and Buffy cuddled into you further.

“Thanks, Y/n. I can’t believe you did all of this for me” She said softly but you shook your head to show that of course you would want her comfortable and relaxed. Her speech was muffled as she pressed herself further against your side, “I can’t see my life without you in it” She whispered.

Buffy had never meant anything more. She knew, of course, she would have done the same for you. Without question. But she was always used to taking on the bulk of responsibility so knowing that she could share a lot of it with you and feel seen and cared for meant everything. 

“I love nights like these,” You whispered your love for her as you pulled the covers around you both further. You drifted in and out of sleep together, cuddling and pressing kisses against exposed skin when you both woke up together.

That night was one you both cherished in your memories and it became a tradition, at least once a month you and Buffy took a full twenty-four hours off together and pretty much stayed in bed the entire time. You both truly loved nights like these.

[ddarker-dreams]

Welcome back I missed you 😭😳

Oh god I just watched the 2.3 program (huh?) and saw Itto and I kinda laughed because he looks like a twig wearing that abs suit if you know what I'm talking about and I still love his character design also looks like there's a new domain? (different from the artifact domain) do you think it's his story quest? also ALBEDOOOOO AND EULAAA THEY LOOK GORGEOUS I was hoping to pull for them but I want to give my wallet a break.

SOOOO HOW ARE YOU??? 🤭🤨

i'm in a similar boat ,, itto needs to grow on me still jthmrktgel he's not really my type but that could be bound to change !! i like my men to be intellectual and something about itto tells me that there's not a lot of thoughts going on in that head of his. i'm guessing the domain we see in the trailer is going to be another one of those one time domains that we get to only experience during the character's story quest, but it's really pretty! i'm interested to know what mihoyo will do in the upcoming content. i wish the best of luck to you and anyone who is pulling for eula and albedo!!!

i've been doing well over here <33 extremely busy... but with things i'm passionate about (for the most part), so i've got that sense of Fulfillment. let's see, what have i been up to recently anyway ?? on the fun side, i started to watch demon slayer with my bff (we watch everything together but anyway), and i like it a lot. it's been on my list of things to watch for so long now and i'm just finally getting to it. the animation is god tier.

hearing natsuki hanae's voice again gives me intense flashbacks to my toyko ghoul phase. he's got a knack for voicing characters that suffer a bunch.

[zoldiam]

A little introduction~

Hello! Yes you! I said hello to YOU!

I'm Zoldiam! I'm familiar with Tumblr but am still a mediocre Tumblr user. So pleased to meet you. Anyways- I am a freestyle writer (Yes that includes lemon and Fluff) and a photographer and a digital artist. Though, I'm not drawing lately I have been craving SOME sort of writing. Some kind of INVIGORATING story to write. I love any kind of plot, even ANY kinds of prompts (Which I will list eventually just gotta get with the Modern Kiddos).

Just note that YES, I am LGBTQ! So if your not okay with that... then leave? I mean if your not supportive that's your opinion. So you either deal with ME(The obnoxious fellow) or.. leave :)

I am generally open to anything such as (There's more just can't list them ALL)

JJK (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Saint Seiya (I'm an 80's lover, deal with it~)

Bleach

One Piece

Demon Slayer

JJBA (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

BNHA

Dragon Ball

Etc (Just ask for an anime and I WILL WATCH IT)

I even associate myself in Games, mainly Nintendo but I still love the community and I ADORE theorizing what's gonna happen next since.. I like talking. (And THINKING)

Monster Hunter (MY FAVORITE)

Street Fighter

King of Fighters (SNK in general)

Super Smash bros

Final Fantasy (I have played some of the older games and recent ones)

Dragon Quest

Most RPG and JRPG games

And Finally! The kinds of stories I like to write (Like Anime/OC x Y/N kind of stuff)

Anime/OC x OC

Anime/OC x Anime/OC

Anime/OC x Fem!reader

Anime/OC x Male!reader

Anime/OC x GN!reader (Gender-neutral)

Oc x OC

Even stories or scenarios for characters of all kinds!

A/N: I go by any pronouns by the way and just call me Zoldi or Zold. FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT LIST IS COMING SOON!

[moldy-mold]

July Blog I occasionally have a social life.

My friends from different states came together to visit for July 4! It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other - probably since before pandemic times. We did the usual, getting takeout at the recommended food spots, going hiking, playing games. We finally had a self care day, which is what everyone desperately needed:

We jumped in a freezing cold river, watched ducks, soaked up the sun. I was born and raised in the sunshine state, meaning I am a creature of the water. Every summer, my fellow Floridians and I long for our hometown beaches. I’ve never considered swimming in the rivers so this was my first time. It was cold, numbingly cold. But the river’s current pushing at my back, being in the open water and surrounded by trees and wildlife with hardly anyone around was definitely a profound experience.

We ended our self-care day with boba tea, face masks and John Wick. Nothing like sharing a relaxing spa time with Keanu Reeves.

Compilation of other things we did. I feel like all we did was eat...

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Uhhhhhh......... I have more because I lack self-control.

I can explain... Our local park started hosting a farmer’s market so my roommate and I wanted to check it out. It also has a greenhouse / plant store. Its caretaker is a grandpa whose name is Art. The guy just really loves plants and just wants to keep growing new things.

I first established my relationship with Art when he gave me an offshoot of his super huge and old Christmas cactus. I didn’t have cash on me so he said, “just take it and pay me back the next time you visit.” Two weeks later, I returned to him with the cash.

My cactus is about 3 years old now and he blooms hot pink flowers every Christmas. His name is Kiryu. I have given some of Kiryu’s offspring to my parents and my friends.

Back to the present... Enchanted by the new and exotic additions to the greenhouse, I could not resist. Luckily Art was there, still planting it up. I told him about Kiryu and he was happy to hear that my cactus was doing well. He gave me my plants for pretty much chump change when they can go for $25+. He even repotted them in new pots for me. Art is the best plant grandpa.

Sooo without further ado, say hello to Ferdinand, the Cosmic Delight Caladium!

And a warm welcome to Raven, the Flamingo Feather Celosia! Hard to kill, easy to please. Disappears every winter, but returns every summer.

And here is cat grass! You don’t get a name because you are a sacrifice!

Rokurou the Venus Flytrap caught his first fly! Had to take a picture. You’re doing great, sweetie. 🥺

Lorenz is doing ok. He suffered from white fungus thanks to the nighttime showers and lingering humidity. SERIOUSLY, DUDE? Anyway I’m keeping him inside at night for recuperation. I spray his leaves with a soap formula to kill the fungus.

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Finished watching...

Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex ✦✦✧ What if we lived in a world in which people have cyber-brains and prosthetic bodies? If we are made of machines, then how do we retain our sense of self? The show explores these kinds of questions. Super interesting.

Sk8 ✦✦✧ Soooooo cute but kind of unhinged. Best sports anime in recent times.

Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash ✦✧✧ Finally. Tbh, I was underwhelmed by it, but I know it’s only one piece of a whole series of movies so I’ll still hang on for the rest. The animation was sooooo good though. I do give it props for showing us in detail what happens when you’re a civilian caught below a mobile suit battle. It was terrifying and well done.

Giant Robo OVA ✦✦✧ Animation was really really good. A show about the world’s energy problems and how it was solved in the distant future. Its plot is like a cousin to Cyborg 009.

Carmen Sandiego ✦✦✦ Solid show for kids and adults. We are all in love with Shadowsan (ok maybe it’s just me). Screamed at the ending.

Castlevania ✦✦✧ It was so cute and then it got really freaky in here and then it was cute again.

Demon Slayer (2nd watch for the legendary ENG dub cast) ✦✦✧ Ufotable delivers the most amazing sword fights. I forgot how cute the boys were. Zenitsu’s VA (Aleks Le) was SOOO GOOD even tho he was screaming 70% of the time. I hope his throat is okay honestly. Also really satisfied that Johnny Yong Bosch is Giyu lol.

Angel’s Egg OVA ✦✦✧ It made sense sometimes but most of the time it’s ???????? Kinda freaky imagery. Superb animation.

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This Month’s Shower Thought Why did I get into comics?

I never considered myself a comic artist but looking back, I did get serious about it (aka, putting more effort in) when I was in high school. Maybe I watched/read some serious plots and wanted to create some crazy story of my own. The thing with me is that I never had OC’s. I always drew fanart or drew my friends from school and placed them into difficult situations.

In college, after reading Gekkan Shoujou Nozaki-kun I was inspired to do less angsty comics and switch to comedy. I wondered what made me choose to be “funny.” I was not a funny person. In fact, I was quite miserable during that time. It was an escape, perhaps...

What makes people funny? Is it something that is always within you, waiting to be unleashed or is it a social pattern you pick up on?

I was thinking it had to do with self-confidence. At a certain point in my life, the inhibitor switch kinda turned off in my brain and some ridiculous things come out when I’m talking. I didn’t care if it was embarrassing or stupid. Now it’s applied to my comics.

It might even be as simple as, “it makes me chuckle, so I like it. I will keep doing it.”

[fuckingqueenofjunk]

Lost and Found

Lost

Time flowed differently as the wind. At first, she was lost. She had no control of her elemental form. The wind was everywhere, and so was she. Simultaneously she was rushing through valleys, wisping up snow in tundras, blowing tumbleweeds across desert lands, and delivering the breath of life to a newborn. Over time she gained back the memories of who she was. 

She was Kagura of the Wind, born of Naraku, and died as the free wind.

I want to see him. She hated that her first thought after regaining herself was of a man. However, Sesshomaru’s image filled her mind and she yearned for just a glance of his silver locks. She knew exactly where to look.

The first place she stopped was the village where Inuyasha lived. It turned out to be more bittersweet than she was expecting.

Seeing Kohaku was a welcome surprise. Saving him was the catalyst that was ultimately her demise, so seeing him alive and well made the loss a little easier. Rin had grown significantly too. The little girl who once cowered in fear of her was learning to be a midwife from Kaede. Kagura overheard the town’s people as they praised her bravery as she delivered Hisui in Kaede’s stead. The monk and demon slayer survived. And were breeding like rabbits, already siring twin girls and a son. Even Kagome who just recently returned from “her world”, as Inuyasha called it, was adapting well to her new life. 

Life moved on without her. She knew it would, but she couldn’t help but feel envious of everything she could never have. It left her bitter.

She did not return to the village for months after that.

Spring turned into Summer, which rolled into Autumn, and the itch to return to the village became overwhelming. It became so powerful that she no longer avoided scratching. 

And like a drug, once she got a taste, she could not stop. It became a daily occurrence to swing by and see if she could catch a glimpse of him. 

Which was ridiculous, the entire world was her domain, and she was determined to see every part of it. The whole point of her freedom was that she could no longer be held down. But here she was, clinging to a hope of a glance at her lost love.

Kagura was furious at herself for allowing herself to be so desperate, but it had been months since she regained her consciousness. Not once since she returned had she caught a glance of the mysterious Lord. It wasn’t until one day that she eavesdropped onto a conversation between Rin and Kagome, she found out that he visits Rin on the day of the full moon. To her excitement, it was just a week away.

For the first time since being the wind, she counted her days. 

The dawn of the full moon, Kagura rushed in with the sun. She was not sure what she was expecting, but just the thought of his molten gold eyes makes her weak. Anxiously she awaited his arrival as self doubt bombarded her mind, making her want to flee. 

Hardening herself, she paced around Kaede’s hut where Rin was sleeping. She tried to keep herself busy by blowing off cobwebs and pushing loose dirt from the roof. That was short lived, so she did every hut in the village. And soon she found herself swirling around, impatiently waiting for her chance to catch a glimpse of silver hair. 

A couple hours after dawn, Rin emerged from the hut. A huge grin was plastered on her face as she happily rushed to the town’s center. Kagura followed, right on her heels. Eager as Rin was to see the Lord of the West. However, to Kagura's disappointment, Rin was just meeting Kagome to start her daily chores. Begrudgingly, Kagura followed them to fields where they harvested different herbs. 

Kagura paced nervously beside the humans. It was almost mid afternoon and there was still no sign of Sesshomaru. Rin also had said nothing of it, and she worried she picked the wrong day. She was beginning to lose hope, until Kagome's word's shocked her to her core.

“I hope it’s not so windy when Sesshomaru shows up, I would hate for it to ruin your day.” Kagome said, holding down her woven hat tightly to her scalp. 

Kagura freezes at Kagome’s words, like she is holding her breath. The thought of her element distributing Sesshomaru and Rin’s quality time had never crossed her mind. However, once it was there, it burned into her. Disgust and self-loathing coursed through her. Even now, she was going to be a burden to Sesshomaru.

Preparing to save-face and leave, Rins words stopped her in her tracks.

“Don’t be silly, Lord Sesshomaru loves the wind.” Rin says easily with a laugh, and Kagura releases the breath she was holding as a gust of wind. Kagome’s hat got caught in the burst, and went flying into the sky. 

“Well, right now, I don't.” Kagome sighed, watching her hat fly off into the distance. Kagura wished the priestess could feel her presence right now. If she could, she would know that Kagura was not one bit sorry. In fact, she felt pretty smug about it. 

She didn’t get much time to think about what Rin had said, as a thick demonic aura was quickly coming down on them. Kagura was the first one to notice as Sesshomaru approached on the back of his two headed dragon. His powerful energy electrified and disturbed the air around him.

Panic course through her. For months she thought about seeing him again, and now that he was here, she was terrified. Instinctually, she fled from the humans side. Inwardly she cursed her cowardice, as she watched from the tree line as Rin excitedly greeted her Lord. However, she could not help but admit that it was a cute scene. The little girl jumped and waved her arms, like a child greeting their parents after a long day. 

From a distance, she watched Sesshomaru land and greet his ward and Kagome. Slowly she crept back in, still keeping away from the group. Close enough where she could still hear them, but far enough where she could escape unnoticed. Rin was eagerly recounting something, and the two adults listened quietly. After a moment, Kagome turned to Sesshomaru.

“You’re lucky, it’s been really windy today. It just died down.” Kagome tucked her messy hair behind her ear, not hiding her annoyance. 

Sesshomaru’s eye widened a millisecond before they scanned the field around them. His eyes seemed to hone in where Kagura approximately was. A small smirk flirted with his lips as his glance turned back to Kagome. “Is that so?”

“Yea, it took my favorite hat.” Kagome huffed. 

“It would look better on her anyway.” Rin laughed, earning a confused look from the priestess. There was no further explanation, as she led the way back to the town. “Come on, let’s go dry these.” 

Kagome followed, continuing her education about proper herb blending. Sesshomaru stayed, eyes still lingering where Kagura was hiding. For a moment, she was wondering if she should approach, but he turned and followed his ward before she could make a decision. 

All evening she kept her distance. Not like she had much of a choice. She was locked out when they all retired to Kaede’s hut, and the wind didn’t belong indoors.

Rude. She thought to herself as she waited outside. What was said behind closed doors was a mystery to Kagura. A mystery she couldn't solve as they spoke quietly to themselves for a couple hours. She wanted to knock down the hut so she could hear them.

What was she missing out on? Were they talking about her? Did he ever talk about her?

Well, she could know. The only thing standing in her way was four thin walls. With just a little push... There would be no more mystery.

But alas, she restrains herself and returns to her musings.

It was at dusk, Inuyasha returned from his patrol to gather Kagome. She had no problem hearing Inuyasha shout at his older brother, or the very firm “Sit Boy.” from Kagome. 

Kagome pulled Inuyasha out of the hut by the ear, all while apologizing sweetly to her in-law. They bickered playfully all the way back to the hut they called their home. It was sweet that they still had the same fire they had all those years ago. 

It wasn’t much longer until Sesshomaru emerged from the hut, and Kagura flew back. She watched as Rin tried not to cry as she said her farewells, Kaede patting the girl’s shoulders to calm her down. He tossed her hair before saying his only and final farewell, leaving a brave faced Rin who returned with Kaede back to her hut. 

Kagura watched in the distance as her moment slipped by. Gracefully he walked to the meadow where he had left his steed. However she could not find the courage to approach. She knew he was leaving, and that she would not get the chance again for another month, but the thought didn’t bother her. She had gotten to see him again, and she was content. As the wind another month meant nothing. There would be another chance.

However, she couldn’t help feeling an overwhelming amount of disappointment in herself. Even now she was too afraid to stand up for what she wanted. 

She watched sadly as he packed his belongings on the beast. She was about to leave, but instead of mounting his dragon, he continued to walk deeper into the meadow. Curious, she followed him. Excited and anxious energy coursed through her as she watched Sesshomaru sit in the middle of the field. Chin tilted skyward, his eyes lazily stared at the stars above. 

Recognizing her moment, she cautiously approached. He made no movement, or sign of acknowledgement that he was aware of her presence. Deep in his thoughts, his eyes searched the sky for answers. She blew gently from the grass, before raising to face his sad eyes. 

Just a touch. Kagura ghosts a caress over his face. Softly, her winds breeze over his stripes and through his bangs. He froze for a moment, eyes widening, before relaxing.

“Kagura.” He sighed, closing his eyes and leaning into her embrace. 

She pulled back instantly, an absent heart pounds wildly within her. His eyes open half way, and she takes in the beautiful molten gold orbs. They searched the air for someone that was not there. Wondering if maybe he had just imagined it. 

Hesitantly, she caressed his cheek again. This time feathering over his stripes, and through a lock of hair that was on the wrong side. A small throaty growl escaped, obviously liking what she did. His eyes remained half open, fixated on the spot he thought she was. Boldening her, she ran herself through his hair and mokomoko, sending strands flying. 

“I knew it was you.” Sesshomaru said softly. The very same words he said back then, stirring old painful emotions. 

There were so many things she wished she could say to him. Things that she regretted not saying when she was still alive. If she could do it all over again, she would have been honest with her feelings. Naraku be damned. 

Now she would never have the chance.

Gently she returned to face him, blowing back some of the stray locks of hair. His clawed fingers push back the wind-teased tresses, and a ghost of a smirk adornes his lips. She stirred the grass at his fingertips, embracing them in the blades. 

They sat in silence, enjoying the peace, and in the quiet, she danced for him. Bringing in leaves, feathers, and petals, she twirled them along the grass as she moved around Sesshomaru. Flirting with danger, she would graze close to his body. However, she was especially careful not to have anything actually touch him as it was part of her performance. He would watch her show in awe as she glided across the soft grass. Her winds telling their story in the blades. Captivated, he watched her every move. The perfect audience. 

She kept up the dance before settling beside him. They enjoyed each other’s company in silence before Sesshomaru started speaking. He told her what happened after Naraku, and how he earned Bakusaiga. Never before had he spoken so much, but as he continued his tale, she would do her best to respond with her element. When there was nothing left to say or if it just felt right, he would stop talking, and they would sit in comfortable silence. It continued all night, until they ended up watching the sunrise together. 

There was no telling how long they could have enjoyed each other’s company, but it was disturbed by a very tired half demon.

“Sesshomaru?” Inuyasha asked with a yawn, making Sesshomaru jump. He must have been starting his patrol for the day, as sleep still clung to him. “Who are you talking to?”

Sesshomaru stood slowly, not used to being caught off guard. Using the opportunity, Kagura said her farewell by running through his hair and flying high above into the clouds. 

With a small smirk, he turned away from his younger half brother. “To the wind.” 

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Found

Kagura gasped as air filled her newly formed lungs. Her eyes shot open to gather her bearings. Absentmindedly, her hand clutched her chest; and what she expected to be empty, pound wildly in her chest. The heart she died for, now raged against her ribs. A grin broke out as she fought back tears. 

She felt him lower himself to her level. Glancing up, her eyes met Sesshomaru’s. All worries of her previous life melted away as she smiled. 

His eyes held a deeper intensity. Behind his golden orbs swirled sadness, regret, and longing. But mostly, uncertainty. As if she would just disappear into the wind again. His palm hesitantly reached out, and carefully caressed her cheek. Once that small contact, his facial features softened as he stared into his eyes. 

“It's you.” Kagura whispered softly leaning into his palm. Reaching out, her fingertips dragged gently against his chest.

Her words stirred something in him, and his eyes softened in a way she would never thought possible. 

“Kagura.” His voice was pained as his stare bore into her, but she shushed his words with her lips. As they embraced, the wind stirred on it’s own violation, blowing loose white and yellow petals into the sky. 

Everything was right, now.

Now that she was found.

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In memory of Squish and Lucas, and to all those who were lost to the pandemic. My heart and thoughts are with you. 

Please note I did both of these pieces 100% on my phone, so don't look too closely. Reblogs appreciated ❤️❤️❤️