#anyway. i'm enjoying it :thumbsup:

[gendervapor14]

figure i'll throw this out here to be safe but i've been having some trouble with two fights for freedom these past two months. i'm starting to find the time and energy to pick up the pieces i left behind and i decided i HATE all of it so i'm probably going to do a lot of rewriting. but don't worry, it's all drafted chapters that haven't been posted yet. so basically, behind the scenes, i'm gonna be heavy-editing six chapters that have yet to exist. i think chapter 14 might be fine but... i don't know. i'm on the fence. fifteen and on is pretty iffy so, bear with me.

the good news is, i won't be totally rewriting them from top down. i have plenty of scraps to reuse and move around. it's basically a puzzle with some missing pieces. just have to rearrange stuff and forge some new puzzles pieces to fill the gaps. one of those gaps is bell-mere's backstory, which i've decided i actually loathe and still haven't reconstructed yet so... uh.... pray for me i guess idk

[peridots-pixiwolf]

[Start ID. A digital drawing of Leif from Bug Fables in bright colors on a purple background. He is standing with his wings open, blocks of ice levitate above one raised hand and the other points at the ground. His sharp, insectoid features are emphasized somewhat. He isn’t incredibly expressive, but seems to hold himself in a determined manner. End ID]

Leif should get to be bright and spiky sometimes. as a treat

[punkitt-is-here]

Sorry to say that's such a weird argument? "I knew all along because you have a trans girl character" I'm a trans gay man and most of my original characters are women or nonbinary. Like I'm not angry with that asker cuz it was an innocent ask but I'm always weirded out by the "I knew all along because I've picked apart your lifestyle piece by piece to find evidence after the news already came out" that trans people always get. Anyway congrats on being a woman enjoy the double jump and the critical hit plus :thumbsup:

Yeah honestly that stuff always seems silly to me. You don't have to be an alien from krypton to write superman, you don't have to be a woman to WRITE a woman, and you don't need to be trans to write a character who is. While I appreciate that people are excited that a trans girl has a trans girl character, I firmly believe anyone could write a character like Susan just as "accurately" because I like to believe my experiences as a trans woman are not so alien and unknowable that someone with a good heart and a willingness to listen couldn't easily write! I think assuming that someone HAS to be what they are writing SEVERELY limits the types of stories people can tell! Plus, Mashawn is a black trans guy in the exact same setting lol, and I write a ton of cis characters as well. Being able to clock me off of a character is a very silly concept!

[felikatze]

ok i am VERY enjoying dragons rising. first of all its PRETTY second i like the set design i think it's neat how like ALL the ninjago species get featured even tho i wish they'd use serpentine other than hypnobrai cuz man they rlly forgot the other three tribes exist

also sora and arin are very neat :thumbsup: lego rlly needed a catgirl huh. lloyd is SO fun in this he's a disaster. when he took out the goddamn tea before even unveiling the training course i was howling. sick pilot reference. lloyd wasnt even THERE for when wu tortured kai with that so it's just so legendary he heard abt it.

one of nya's first words to kai being "I'M GONNA KILL YOU" for kai being a dumbass is. peak sibling shit. generally i like a lot of the jokes :thumbsup: (you can tell i'm on desktop rn).

it's def a good point for new fans to get into the series. all the old fans (i.e. me) are gonna catch all the references but arin knowing EVERYTHING abt the ninja and being a big fan with sora knowing NOTHING abt them is a good setup for natural exposition. they also dont go whole hog with it just like "oh hey that's nya the water ninja" which is Enough. tho i think how often lloyd goes "did we do that?" is a bit excessive. yeah the ninja are dumbasses forever. you literally did all of this in the last season i think. as if they ever have plans before the season finale.

just finished ep4 but i can SEE that they're setting sora up to parallel nya with the whole "do i REALLY have powers in me" thing + they're both tech guys (can nya be a tech whiz again. i know that they limit it to one character now but nya and jay and pixal playing hot potato with character traits kinda blows)

anyway yeah. i like it. it's FUN which is nice cuz a lot of crystalized was (kind of a slog). nice to see lloyd be a goof again since he's now not constantly forced to interact with people he has very complicated angry feelings towards. rgb sibs focus is also WOOOOOOO bcuz (<- younger brother)

[bonnymori]

𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

Word count: 1200+

Contents/Warnings: (1) Fushiguro Megumi x gn!Reader (2) Classic training but no fighting scene I apologise (3) A... dirty humor joke? (4) Idiot in love cough cough (5) Laidback romance, this may become a pattern on my fanfiction :3

A/N: Hello, I introduce myself as Hara! This is my very first written piece! I would like to apologise for any typos, english is not my first language; that being said, I hope this works out alright! :)

It's around mid afternoon, the sky painted in a vibrant blue with multiple clouds scattered around, Fushiguro recalls having started training right after lunch; he politely declined Maki's suggestion of training together, it wasn't about strength or fighting hand to hand today, the struggle was his shikigami. Lately, he's been having problems over teamwork - before, he thought such a thing was impossible, since all of the shikigami were under one will alone, being his. Yet the amount of times the divine dogs have bumped into eachothers, sometimes Nue would simply skip past the target, not paying attention to it at all.

Or perhaps, he himself was to blame. Fushiguro likes thinking about you, more than he'd admit, but now it's starting to distract for real. That's what he need, to think of you- I mean, concentration! And maybe, new group attacks, that would do nicely, too.

He's been beating a tedious dummy for a hour and half now, maybe more. After managing to make up a combo or two, he sits down on the grass, just to breathe for a moment. Breathing is nice, he observes as the divine dogs go slack like their owner, now playing around with one another rather than chewing the dummies stuffing. His black and white snake is watching the banter between the canine shikigamis, tongue coming in and out just like a real snake. Nue settles upon the dummies ragged body, eyes closed- peacefully enjoying sunbathing. Fushiguro had no idea they were so lively until now, now he knew why people constantly asked if they could pet his shikigami.

He glances down at the frog supporting his arm, it's like they enjoy just laying on grass, just breathing like him.

"How many buddies out! Are you training today, Fushiguro?"

At the sound of your voice, you bet his lips casually turn upwars in a casual yet small smile. Kugisaki saw it from distance once, says she it's almost a robotic response.

"Yes, I'm training their cooperation." Fushiguro replies, swiftly getting up. He notices the frog from earlier making a beeline to you, as if to say hello.

So you crouch down and pets it briefly, smiling at the small creature.

"That ought to be hard, specially with a innefective dummy." You approach its remains, chuckling at all the stuffing and cloth scattered around. "Make me your target instead!"

Say what?

"I uh, come again?"

"I'll do the running and dodging, it's much practical this way!"

He has trouble accepting that, even if it's true. You mean more than an ally on his heart, and besides, that's some Itadori-level-recklessy. So he groans, slightly irritated and obviously, worried for your safety. "You'll get hurt."

"Don't we get hurt everyday? Even if there is an accident, I know you'll call them out and help me quickly, you notice things fast."

He does, Fushiguro would help you in a heartbeat- probably faster.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, lash out on me!"

Putting 'lash' and 'me' in the same phrase got heat rising on his ears, but he complied nonetheless. "Just letting you know, I'll stand here and the shikigami attacks."

You protest. "Wouldn't it be better if you fought among them?"

"For today, I'd like to focus on their compatibility only."

"Oh, got it! Next time we can work on the latter option then!" Next time. He wants there to be a next time.

Even though you're the one troubling his mind in battles, he's head over heels. He remembers when it all started, your relationship is basically pools worth of quality time. You came along with Itadori, tangled into the mess back in Sendai. Strangely, Fushiguro clicked with you even faster than Itadori- your collected personality was a great factor, even though you are just as cheerful as the cherry boy.

"You're spacing out, what's up?"

Fushiguro's gaze snapped up to meet yours, realizing his mistake. "Ah, nothing, let's start." His hands folded as your guard rose, so it begun. If you noticed his lame excuse, you didn't comment about it.

The ravenette was pleasantly relieved how easily you could deceive and dodge his attacks, his shikigami may leave a tear or two on your clothes, that he didn't have to worry about, because they're easily fixable. Naturally, the toughest for you to dodge was mostly his snake, sometimes Nue would surprise you from above, nothing you couldn't handle. He started intensing up using the combined attacks, and immediately noticed your faltering steps, earning a bruise on your calf. Although neither he or you stopped, adrenaline rushing through veins nonstop.

You somehow finished training with a bite mark over your forehead, not deep enough to be worth worry. The instant your bodies came to slack, his shikigami ran to you like little children lost in a supermarket. At this point, it was pratically multitasking, to pet both demon dogs while trying not to run out of breath having Orochi wrapped around your midsection. Megumi flushed over the affectionate antics, knowing they were a manifestation of feelings within himself.

Now, you and Fushiguro are spawled on the training field, neither showered, coated with sweat sticking to your clothes, but it didn't matter much.

"I never realized, just how many cursed energy do you have? It's surprising how many shikigami you kept our for this long time." Fushiguro heard you shifting to sit up, and followed you up.

"A bunch." It was not a creative nor informative answer, but you took it in with a smile on your face anyway.

He watched you get up to fetch a drink, careful to not trip over the shikigami also scattered around -- Fushiguro always 'forgot' to put them away next to you.

You handed him a strawberry yogurt box, the same drink also sat in your hands. "Well then, why are you spacing out so much these days? You can be honest with me."

'She's oblivious enough, I'm in need of advice, it's convenient.' So he thought, figuring if he disguised it enough, you wouldn't be able to tell. It's not a big deal if you did, though, saves time actually.

"Something's on my mind, and it troubles me during fights."

"Simple, you can just come in terms with it."

He glanced down, "Why?"

"The sooner the better, when you accept something, it comes at ease on your mind. I'm a hundred percent sure it works!" You gave him a thumbsup, slurping on the pink drink.

"Such faithful source."

"I'm sure it does! The thought keeps coming back because you're denying it, am I wrong?"

Not really, no. Fushiguro wants to keep it as friendship for the sake of your both careers within the jujutsu world; he knows it's dangerous, yet a part of him just wants to say 'fuck it', like if he had the guts to. The ravenette thinks it's a way too much generic way to describe what he feels, but it's the easiest, so he goes with it anyway. The back of his brain fears rejection, part of the reason why he hasn't made a move yet.

"I'll try it out."

"Good!" And you're always supportive no matter what, to the point it charms him more and more everyday.

For now, he's okay keeping it platonic. But, when the day after tomorrow comes, he just might confess.