#anyway. as a writer myself it was somewhat amusing to see the drop the ball i guess bc the twists are so well known in the series already?

[kazz-brekker]

funniest non-foreshadowing moments in shadow and bone are 1. they never establish that grisha can live longer than regular humans prior to the darkling reveal and 2. absolutely no mention that king pyotr has 2 sons, let alone that the younger one doesn’t live at court and is off doing other stuff

[writinghq]

i’d like to ask for headcanons where kuroo, iwaizumi, akaashi, and oikawa are singers and one time they are visiting a cafe in which a shy female (the reader) is singing a song created and sang by the boys. how will the boys react and will they approach the fem? hope this is not too much hehe. have a nice day!!

hey, love! we had so much fun writing this that it became somewhat like a dating sim lmfao. we might have went too far and made a background story too. we hope you enjoy and choose your destiny!

The fresh new boy band Ball 4 Volley’s new single, “notice me.” was a hit, and it has been more than a month since the boys were able to take a break 

Kuroo, Iwaizumi, Akaashi, and Oikawa chose to spend their day off in the shopping district

They were armed with hats, glasses, and dust masks, of course 

For lunch, they decided to dine in a small cafe

A few people seated here and there, the smell of coffee, and a wonderful atmosphere 

The boys take their seats and give their order to the waiter attending to them 

They suddenly hear a familiar melody and look towards the source of the sound 

They see girl seated not so far away, working on her laptop, softly singing “backstage.” which was also a track from their new album 

It wasn’t as popular as their new single, but it was something the boys composed all on their own and it meant something to them 

Oikawa suggests that they go talk to the girl 

Iwaizumi retorts him telling him that they might as well walk up to every fan they have 

Akaashi adds that it wouldn’t be such a good idea to surround her like that 

The girl then picks up her mug and walks towards the drinks bar 

Kuroo gets an idea, takes four toothpicks marking one of them, and suggests that they play a little game to see who will go up and talk to her

KUROO TETSURŌ

Kuroo got the marked toothpick 

He was not amused that he was caught by his own scheme 

After a few mocking remarks from Oikawa, he stood up and made his way towards the drinks bar 

“So you like B4V, huh?”

The girl stops singing and turns to Kuroo, eyes widening at who was in front of her 

Before she could let out a cry of surprise, Kuroo raises a finger to his lips and gives a little wink which nearly kills her 

“I couldn’t help but notice you singing our song.”

The girl looks down and put her hair behind her ear, saying that she definitely isn’t the only one singing their songs since they’re so good 

“Well, I can’t deny that. But still, they wouldn’t be singing the song you were.”

The girl says that it’s just because it had more heart to it than the other songs, and that it’s her favorite song out of their album 

She looks up to see Kuroo giving her a tender smile 

“Yeah, it’s my favorite too.”

The girl starts blushing at the sight 

Kuroo then stands up straight and his extends his hand to her 

“Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. Kuroo.” 

The girl takes his hand and gives a small laugh, remarking that it wasn’t necessary for him to introduce himself right before introducing herself as well 

Feeling a bit more comfortable with him than before, she asks Kuroo the reason as to why that song is his favorite

“That’s a secret.”

IWAIZUMI HAJIME

Iwaizumi got the marked toothpick 

It didn’t sit well with him that he had fallen into the trap of both Oikawa and Kuroo but he thought it wouldn’t hurt to talk to a fan especially since she was singing his favorite song of the album 

Oikawa tells his Iwa-chan to try not to be too charming and Iwaizumi punches him in the gut before heading to the drinks bar

“Um, excuse me.”

The girl stops singing and turns to Iwaizumi, her jaw dropping at the sight of him 

Iwaizumi scratches the back of his neck shyly before continuing 

“I noticed you were singing our song, and it’s always nice to see a fan, so the guys sent me over here to say hello.”

He then extends his hand to her, introducing himself 

“I’m Iwaizumi.”

The girl shakes his hand, her eyes looking straight down to their linked hands as she introduces herself 

They stand in awkward silence for awhile 

Iwaizumi notices the leering looks of his band members and tries to continue the conversation 

“So you were singing “backstage.” huh? I didn’t think it would be popular.”

The girl breaks out of her shyness a little bit to defend that the song has the best emotion and that it’s her favorite track 

She then comments on a certain line of Iwaizumi’s that made her heart clench

Iwaizumi stands in awe at the praise that was given to their song, and then shows a little smile 

The girl’s eyes widen and her heart races at the sight of his rare smile 

The girl stammers a little as she attempts to ask Iwaizumi what was the story behind the song 

Iwaizumi looks back at the table of his group members before turning to the girl before giving her a smile again 

“It’s a secret.”

AKAASHI KEIJI

Akaashi got the marked toothpick 

He didn’t want to entertain the two children on the table by reacting, so he calmly stood up from the table and proceeded to the drinks bar

Besides, it was nice to talk to a fan face to face once in awhile without all the formalities 

He stepped up to her as she was pouring herself another cup of coffee 

“Excuse me, may I have a moment.”

The girls turns to Akaashi, gasping as she looks at him in disbelief 

She yelps out his name as Akaashi gives a small bow  

“Hello, I am Akaashi. Nice to meet you.”

The girl stammers out her name and greeting before she bows several times 

Akaashi gives a polite smile 

“I noticed you singing and it really is nice seeing our fans enjoying our songs.”

The girl looks straight down as she forces out a response of how much she loves their songs especially the track “backstage.” because she felt how raw the emotion was 

Akaashi bends over a little, trying to reach her line of vision 

“You really think so?” 

The girl was now looking straight at Akaashi, her cheeks starting to burn 

The girl looks away, trying to avoid eye contact, and then blurts out loud that she has always wondered what the song writer must’ve been thinking when writing the song 

Akaashi straightens up and tells her that it was them that wrote that track 

The girl then looks at him, her surprise overpowering her shyness as she confirms it one more time and tells him how amazing the song really is 

Akaashi eyes widen slightly before he gives off a little 

The girl’s heart flutters at the sound of his laugh 

Akaashi composes himself before replying to the girl 

“Thank you, I’m flattered by your enthusiasm. By the way, your voice is lovely.” 

The girl gets flustered at the sudden compliment 

As for what we were thinking of when writing the song—“

He then trails off before smiling to himself 

“That’s a little secret of our own.”

OIKAWA TŌRU

Oikawa got the marked toothpick 

Oikawa let’s out a cry of protest as all the other members tell him he deserves it 

Iwaizumi tells him that it was his idea anyway and Oikawa sulks a little before going over to the drinks bar 

He was a bit excited by the chance to talk to a fan though 

“Hello, there~” 

The girl turns to Oikawa, blurting out his name 

Oikawa gives a smile 

“Yes, yes, it’s me, Oikawa. And what would your name be?” 

The girl looks straight down, nervously putting her hair behind her ears, forcing her name out of her trembling lips 

“I couldn’t help but hear your beautiful voice singing our song, and it’s so nice to hear people enjoying our music so I thought I’d pop by! I thought for sure though people would be singing ‘notice me.’ since it’s the song that made it to the charts.” 

The girl stammers our that she likes “backstage.” then defends that she does like “notice me.” and then nervously tries to cover up again that she just really likes “backstage.” and that it’s her favourite 

She then hears a laugh and looks up to see Oikawa being the source of it 

“You have been the most entertaining fan to talk to so far.” 

Her face burns up at the sight of him laughing and immediately turns to the floor once more, her hair falling back to her face 

Oikawa puts her hair back behind her ear and smiles 

“Don’t worry, it’s my favourite song too.” 

The girl musters up her courage to express to Oikawa that she loves how emotional he gets when singing his parts of the song 

Oikawa gets a bit flustered at the statement asking if he was really that strange while singing 

The girl desperately defends that he’s not strange at all and it’s actually very attractive saying that it looks like he really is in love 

The girl then musters her courage to ask if it’s just acting or if he really is in love right now 

Oikawa’s eyes widen and look back to his table, before turning back to the girl 

He then laughs a little, causing the girl to blush and look back at her question 

“You really are an interesting one.” 

His smile turns to a more tender one right 

He then looks back up at the girl, giving her one of his flamboyant smiles 

“That’ll have to be a secret for now.”

[mackinmacki]

Sweater Sweeties

Rating: K+

Word Count: 1846

Pairings: MakiPana

Summary: Several segments of MakiPana being cute (or Maki making stern calls to manga writers).

Notes: Hopefully this’ll come up on time. If so, happy birthday @the-canine-king! Hope you like it. Enjoy your day, ‘cause you’re awesome! 

Rin smiled. Well, it was more like a smirk. She tried to stop it, out of respect for her friend, but it came uninvited. So she covered her mouth with her hand, but it was obvious what she was doing. Maki put her hands on her hips and frowned, which made the sight even funnier. Soft laughter filtered out from behind Rin's hand, and though she pushed her palm harder against her lips, she couldn't stop herself. Her entire body started to shake as she dropped her hand and busted out laughing.

"Rin!" Maki huffed crossly, moving her hands up so that she could fold her arms under her chest. This was exactly why she hadn't wanted to step outside today, but Hanayo was insistent. Maki had never been good at saying no to the adorable ball of fluff that was her girlfriend. So there she was, and there Rin was, laughing gleefully at her. "Stop laughing, dammit!"

"I'm sorry, Maki!" Rin didn't really seem sorry at all, and Maki wouldn't have believed her even if she had seemed it. Her laughter gave the truth away. "It's just... that sweater..." She pointed at Maki's sweater, which was bright green with a big, red tomato smack-dab in the middle. Then she fell down onto her knees, clutching her stomach with laughter. Maki was even less amused than the zero amusement that had proceeded this moment.

"Yes yes, I know it's the sweater." Sighing in defeat, Maki let her arms fall to her sides and tried not to act like she was embarrassed. She failed. "Look, Hanayo made the sweater for me, alright? She got help from Kotori and worked really hard on it, so..." She really appreciated how hard Hanayo had worked to make a present that wasn't something Maki could just buy from a store, but... "Just don't laugh at it while she's around, okay?"

"When who's around?" Maki almost let out a very audible yelp as she jumped a foot in the air, nearly tripping over her own feet as she whirled around to find Hanayo standing there with a confused expression on her face. Rin, on the other hand, looked like she was deciding between crying and laughing so hard that she choked to death. It was clear that Hanayo didn't know what they were talking about, or why Rin was on the floor. "Did I miss something?"

"No! I just... didn't think Rin should laugh at Umi's new haircut." Maki did her best to jump out of the frying pan and not directly into the fire that was waiting to burn her alive. She glanced over at Rin, whose eyes were bouncing between Maki's sweater and a similar one that Hanayo was wearing. This one was red, though, with a big bowl of rice in the middle. "It just seemed rude, that's all."

"What's wrong with Umi's haircut?" Hanayo turned her attention fully to Rin, who suddenly realized that she'd been put on the spot. "It's not nice to make her feel self-conscious about it, Rin." Gulping, Rin wanted to point out that Maki's story wasn't true. She didn't think that Umi had even gotten a haircut since the Taisho period. However, by exposing Maki, she'd expose her own laughter at the sweaters that Hanayo had worked so hard to sew. If anything, that'd be worse, because Hanayo might cry. Plus, the way Maki was glaring at her, that might be followed by her untimely death.

"I... I'm sorry, Kayo-chin. I won't laugh at Umi's haircut again; promise." Hopefully Umi wouldn't get some kind of terrible haircut out of the blue and make her break her promise. Maki's face relaxed, which let Rin know she was in the clear... for now, anyway. It wasn't like Rin to stay in the clear for very long. "Are those new sweaters?" She couldn't resist.

"Yes! I made them for Maki and myself!" Hanayo smiled proudly, while Maki looked like she wanted to kill Rin again. "Do you like them? I know I haven't made many outfits, but Kotori really helped me out."

"They're great, Kayo-chin!" Rin's smile was enough to fool Hanayo, but it couldn't fool Maki. She'd heard exactly what Rin had said about those sweaters, which... well, it wasn't what she'd said, exactly. She had laughed, though. Maki wasn't going to be fooled. "I should go now, though. I'll leave you two sweater sweeties. alone." Maki blushed as Rin turned around and started walking away. She didn't have to see Rin's face to know she was silently laughing all over again.

"I'm glad you two think they look good." Hanayo's smile, on the other hand, was so sweet that it disarmed Maki completely. She lived for those smiles. "Maybe I'll make us some socks next!" Dangit...

"Hanayo, don't you think this scarf is a little too big?" That was an understatement. The scarf was big enough to wrap around both of their necks comfortably and still flop down on their shoulders at the ends. Hanayo didn't seem to mind, though, smiling sweetly as she finished tying the scarf around them.

"Nope! It's the perfect size!" Hanayo smiled sweetly, giving an experimental tug on the scarf. It was all good now. She had seen it in the store labeled as a couples scarf, and she couldn't resist it at that point. Obviously Maki was more resistant to it, but she'd eventually allowed it to be put around her. "Aren't we just the cutest couple?"

"We don't need a scarf to prove that." Maki blushed as she always did whenever Hanayo complimented her. It didn't matter that they'd been dating for nearly two years. She still found a way to get embarrassed at anything that made it seem like she was a softie. Hanayo thought it was cute. "What other couple is cuter than us? I'll fight them."

"It's not a competition, Maki." Hanayo giggled and patted Maki on the shoulder. Or, she would've if the scarf wasn't in the way. Sometimes Maki let her bravado get in the way and had to make things competitive to hide that she was really a sweetie at heart. She didn't want her to change, though. Her tsunmato was wonderful just the way she was. "Oh. The scarf has another use too."

"Hmm? And what's that?" Hanayo grabbed the scarf and tugged on it, pulling Maki closer to her. Their closer proximity allowed her to lean up and press her lips to Maki's, capturing her with a kiss. Maki's eyes widened, but quickly fluttered shut as she melted into the kiss, a hand reaching out to grab onto Hanayo's arm. After a few moments, Hanayo pulled away with a smile.

"Kisses whenever I want." She giggled with a hint of a devious glint in her eyes, not at all surprised by how much redder Maki's face got.

"You could just ask for them, you know." Maki kept blushing, but she couldn't help but smile as she cupped Hanayo's cheeks and pulled her into a second, longer kiss. "You little minx."

"Still love me?"

"Of course." Maki smiled brighter, leaning herself gently against Hanayo. "I'll always love you, no matter how many oversized scarves you purchase."

"So it's about... seagulls?" Maki stared at the cover of the manga, trying to see if there were any seagulls on it, or any birds really. There were none, though. Just a couple of redheads and a big, ominous-looking building.

"No, Maki. That's just a phrase that's said in the manga." Hanayo probably should've expected Maki to be overly logical about it. She was overly logical about everything. "It's a mystery manga."

"Oh, like Blue's Clues?"

"Not... exactly." Hanayo smiled guiltily, which Maki didn't seem to pick up on. Anyone would likely be surprised that someone like her read something like Umineko, but it actually turned out to be a very fascinating read, and she only cried five times. That was a point of pride in her book. "It's really deep. I think you'll like it."

"Hmm... Alright." She smiled softly, trusting Hanayo's judgement as always. "At least there seems to be fellow redheads, right? I like them."

"Mhm." Hanayo paled somewhat, awkwardly patting Maki on the shoulder. "They sure are red... heads. Redheads." Maki didn't seem to notice this either, still smiling as she opened the manga and began to read. Hanayo looked over her shoulder to read along.

"Is it ever a good idea to go to some old manor?" Maki rolled her eyes and slapped the page. "It's always haunted, or full of murder plots or something. Why would anyone ever go there?"

"Isn't your place an old manor, Maki?"

"... Okay, but that's different. Shut up." Hanayo giggled, which made Maki pout, though they both kept reading before too long. Maki did seem somewhat into it, despite her occasional cynicism, which made Hanayo happy. "A witch giving people gold? See, these are those kind of weird urban legends that people pass down because they don't remember how something actually happened." Okay, maybe 'occasional' was putting it mildly.

They both ended up getting engrossed in it, and kept on reading throughout the day, eventually moving from book to book. "You know, this Shannon girl kind of reminds me of you." Maki pointed her out in the manga, glancing back at Hanayo. "Kind of looks like you too."

"Oh... Does she?" Hanayo laughed, but it was a very strained laugh. She started to sweat, looking away from Maki and trying to whistle innocently. Too bad she couldn't whistle. "That's... really... nice." She couldn't spoil it, but gods was she about to. It took a lot of effort to avoid wiping the smile from Maki's face. The manga would do it soon enough.

"Yeah, I hope she ends up alright." Hanayo was sweating very nervously, biting down hard on her lip. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Just keep going: that's what she had to keep telling herself.

"Okay, so it's clear this is some crazy magic stuff, right? How can he keep saying that it's not?" There was so much stuff going on that defied belief, yet this Battler guy kept denying it until the bitter end. Maki didn't understand how he could be so blind.

"He kind of reminds me of you," Hanayo whispered to herself, smiling innocently when Maki looked back at her. She was still sweating though, almost unable to take Maki's innocence over the story. It was like if she didn't realize that Santa was murdered by his parents. Now that would be a dark Christmas carol. "So how are you liking it so far?"

"I'm liking it. It's dark, but it's very interesting." They kept reading, until they reached a certain part of the manga, which made Maki stop right in her tracks. "Oh."

"Yeah, oh." Hanayo thought she might cry again, but she didn't this time. Progress! "So, she's... doing alright." Maki slowly closed the manga, setting it down to her side and standing up.

"I'm going to call the creators and complain."

"Maki wait-"