#anywho it is so late but MAN op you are so right

[flockoff]

I think about the idea of Dante having a airplane license.

Frequently.

In my heart he was taught how to fly a airplane as a payment for a job. Like, it seemed like a great idea at the time, seemed like a cool thing. Surely it would come in handy.

And then sure enough it did. Win for Dante.

But also imagine anyone else (besides Trish) just learning he can fly a airplane honestly hell yeah.

One thing i think devil may cry fans dont talk about enough is that Dante can fly a biplane

[ohworm-writes]

BNA: Brand New Animal Various Relationship Headcanons

bna masterlist

‼ First Date Headcanons ‼

Featuring: Shirou Ogami, Michiru Kagemori, Nazuna Hiwatashi, Marie Itami, Pinga

Warnings: spoilers for BNA!, minor death mention in Marie’s part, anxious shirou

a/n - again, i love BNA, so i couldn’t resist! you can see which are my favorites very clearly~ enjoy!

content below the cut!

shirou ogami

» !! walk + bookstore viewing !!

» shirou is a bit clueless when it comes to a first date

» even living a thousand years, he’s rarely had a real relationship

» he’ll search up first date ideas, i have no doubt about that

» he’s not really keen on a fancy dinner or movie or that

» he wants something relaxing, something you could do as friends too

» it’s his own insecurities coming in at full force, but it’s what makes him comfortable

» he decides for the first part of the date, he’ll take you out for a walk

» sure, it doesn’t sound all the special

» but remember, it’s Anima City we’re talking about

there’s always something to see

» something to do

» he starts right at your apartment, walking around with you

» he tries to strike up conversation, as nervous as he is about it

» he really does like you, but he’s not all that sure of how to show it

» he’s scared to even take your hand in his

» will it make you uncomfortable? will he be overstepping? what if you never want to go out with him again?!

» if you want that sort of stuff to happen, you are going to have to be the person to initiate it

» if you do initiate it, though, he’d never turn you down

» he’s the quiet type, but a fantastic listener!

» he loves to hear you talk about yourself, the things you love, everything!

» he’s awkward talking about himself

» how does he explain to you that he’s the silver wolf

» that’ll take him a while for him to tell

» maybe after a few more dates?

» anywho, your walking inevitable leads you to a small bookstore in the middle of the city

» it looks small from the outside, but the inside

» it’s a wonderland

» even if it seems like quite the find from a random stroll

» he’s had this all planned out

» he watches your face as you walk inside

» the way your eyes light up

» the way your grin reaches your eyes

» he’s enamored by it

» he’d let you pick out anything you want

» a huge book series? it’s as good as yours

» a single book? that’s no problem

» a weird snake shaped eraser you found at the front? why not!

» whatever makes you happy

» you don’t see it, but he has this smile full of adoration while he’s around you

» when you finally reach your home, and it’s late into the night, only then will he ask you for a second date

» he’s all blushy, but his words come out strong

“I enjoyed today with you, more than I could have imagined. Would you want to do this again soon?”

michiru kagemori

» !! theme park !!

» michiru is a sweetheart, we know this

» so her bringing you to a theme park on your first date doesn’t seem all too out of character for her

» she’d probably meet you there, seeing as he doesn’t have a vehicle of her own

» and she doesn’t think you want to hang onto her for dear life as she flies the two of you over there

» so meeting up seemed like the more… plausible option

» tons of games!

» no matter what the game is, she’ll play every. single. one.

» those strength games?

» she may have won the top prize for it

» how? she’ll never tell

» loves the co-op games though, they’re her favorite

» very competitive

» it’s lighthearted, of course, but she will try and sabotage you

» she tries to win you tons of stuffed animals

» Y/n: Michiru, my arms are full, I can’t hold any more plushies-

» Michiru: wait Y/n look! that stand has a huge duck plush! i’m winning that for you

» Y/n: Michiru no-

» in all seriousness, she wants to make a lasting impression

» she goes with you on every ride that you want to go on

» the scariest roller coaster there?

» sure! just know she’ll deny you seeing her shaking like a leaf in line for it

» if you want to go on more mellow rides?

» she’s all for it! whatever you want

» towards the end of the night, she goes on the Ferris Wheel with you

» cliché? maybe so

» but it doesn’t matter to her

» she really likes you, and she wants you to know

» she won’t kiss you, she doesn’t want to force you into anything

» but she will thank you for spending your night with her

“If you want, can we do this again? I’d really really like to.”

nazuna hiwatashi

» !! movie !!

» oh my sweet, sweet girl

» she was so lost on what to do

» 1. you accepted her date

» why? how? she’s not complaining, not in the slightest, but- you? her? why!

» 2. she has no clue what to do for a first date

» she had to search up “first date ideas”

» but in all seriousness, she’s very excited for your night together

» she didn’t want to go out to a theater, so she opted to bring you to her place to watch something

» she bought everything you could ask for

» ice-cream? check

» drinks? check

» popcorn? she’s bought the packets and the stove-top brand

» she’s going all out for your night together

» she has quite the collection, so she’d let you pick out whatever you like

» once the movie is picked, it’s time to get comfy!

» she has so many pillows and blankets

» she not only are some of them placed meticulously around the area in front of the TV, giving you both a comfy space to watch

» but she also has extras in case you get cold or want more comfort! 

» she’s very adamant about giving you your needed space

» she doesn’t want to overstep

» butttt, if she can, she’ll lean up against you and watch the said movie with you

» you both give commentary on the movie as well

» critiquing it, the actors, the scenes, all of it

» it adds for some playful banter between the two of you

» Nazuna: i think the actor could have shown more emotion during the scene, you know?

» Y/n: Nazuna, he was playing a dead man. i don’t think he’d be able to show emotion

» Nazuna: well- still!

» when your night of watching films is over, she’ll bring you home

» it’s a lot more comfortable, especially when you tell her how good of a time you had

“Thank you for being with me tonight, Y/n. If it’s okay, maybe we can do this again?”

marie itami

» !! haunted location + ice cream !!

» cocky little thing, she is

» while she was surprised you actually accepted her offer, she doesn’t seem like it whatsoever

» she’s very confident, dripping with it

» so, why not impress you with something scary

» she’d found out this warehouse by the docks was actually the death site of several people

» and she also heard there had been ghost sightings, so she took to first chance to take you there

» she may seem all cocky and full of herself, but if something even mildly scary happens

» she’s out of there

» you don’t know that though

» she uses her phone’s flashlight to look around, you by her side

» if you’re scared, she’ll tease you oh-so much about it

» in a loving way

» honestly, no matter what you think of the situation, she’ll tease you

» Y/n, unfazed by the whole situation: are you alright Marie?

» Marie: are you asking me because you’re scared? come on Y/n, you know i’ll protect you~

» queue a broom falling down in the background, Marie screaming and running out of there with you

» after you both leave, she still tries to play off the whole situation

» she leads you to a small ice cream stand nearby

» she sounds annoyed when she pays for you, but she thinks it’s so worth it

» you won’t see it, she’s sly, but she’s staring at you the whole time

“So, Y/n, you free to do this again Saturday?”

pingua

» !! diner + dancing in the park !!

» pinga, the gentleman as ever, makes your first date classy

» he takes you to a small, family owned diner in the city

» the place itself is cozy, warm, welcoming

» he knows all the workers there

» he gets a booth for the two of you to sit at near a large window

» he spends a lot of the date admiring you

» the way your eyes light up as you talk about something you’re passionate about

» the way your cheeks flush when he compliments you

» the way your eyes are on him so intently when he talks

» he adores it

» speaking of…

» lots, and i mean lots of flirting and compliments from him

» he loves teasing you

» if you bite back, he’ll seem unfazed

» but he finds it awfully attractive

» his idea of a first date is really getting to know the other person

» their likes, dislikes

» the things that make them double over laughing

» the things that make them tick

» everything and anything

» of course, he pays for your food

» there’s no room for arguing with him

» Y/n: Pinga, please let me at least pay for this all

» Pinga: i’ll have no such thing. come on Y/n, dear, allow me

» he’s so nice about it, you can’t even tell him no

» once your dinner is over, he’ll hold your hand and lead you away from the diner to the park nearby

» [ a/n - i like to imagine this is the one in episode 6 where michiru and nazuna have their argument ]

» it’s late, the path is only visible from the streetlamps overhead

» he’d hold your hand tighter, not too tight, and slowly bring you into a slow dance

» the stars are barely visible in the city, but their still there

» he’s so elegant when he dances too

» light on his feet, full of passion

» he’s falling for you

“You know my dear, if you’d allow me, I’d love to do this again sometime with you.”

[paradise-creator]

Hellooo!! I love love LOVE the diamond box matchup you did!! You're amazing!! Your blog is incredible!! Now I'm here for a romantic haven box Haikyuu matchup pls🥺

Appearance: My name is Kay! She/her, black, straight, 5'1, I have a slightly athletic & curvy-ish figure (lol idk), short-ish hair(like mid-neck), dark brown eyes, shoe size 9, I like to dress comfy so I'm always in oversized hoodies, sweatpants, sneakers, sweatshirts and shorts. I like colorful clothes too, high waisted jeans and shorts and boots. I'm not very fashionable but I try lol.

Personality:

Basics: infp-t, Hufflepuff, Taurus sun, scorpio moon, sanguine, chaotic good, ambivert.

Some positive traits: I'm optimistic, friendly, energetic, organized, enthusiastic, observant, happy, open-minded, loving, encouraging and inquisitive!!

Some negative traits: I'm annoying, perfectionist, insecure, forgetful, easily distracted, kinda lazy, argumentative, too nice at times and clingy.

I love learning new things!! Currently I'm learning Korean, how to draw, how to paint and songs on the saxophone.

When I'm up for it, I love fun physical activity!! Going for a hike, going to the gym, bungee jumping, mountain climbing, going camping and etc :D

Although I love going out, nothing beats lazy days at home. I can spend hours by myself and still be happy. When alone I usually sleep or watch a movie/anime or practice my drawing or saxophone or try and learn something new!

I have a horrible memory and can never remember important dates 😭 I've forgotten my own birthday a few times (rip) so people can get mad at me for missing appointments, forgetting birthdays and other important days. I try my best to organize everything necessary on my phone calendar so I can be reminded.

I love seeing people happy! Nothing can fulfill my day more than knowing I put a smile on someone's face! I usually try my best to help out anyone who needs it and to the best of my ability! This has led to me getting taken advantage of in the past but I can't help but try and make others happy. I've developed a thicker skin and some trust issues as I've grown up because of it.

I love hyping my friends/family up!! Do you need a boost in confidence? Here I am, ready to help you remember the absolute king/queen/royalty that you are!! I'm usually very energetic and enthusiastic about many things and I love spreading positivity around!!

My love language is physical touch! So touch is very important to me in my relationships. Though I am insecure so I tend to think that I smother the people I care about with too much affection idk lol. I live for hugs and cuddles and hand holding 👉🏿👈🏿 but because of that I feel like I'm very clingy and annoying skskfksjd

I'm introverted in nature so although I mean usually full of energy and love making new friends, I can't do it for too long lol. My social battery runs out really fast and I have to hide away and recharge before I can be fully social again, otherwise I won't be my best self. I treasure personal time and understand when people need time for themselves too.

I love spontaneity!! I love living in the moment and doing stuff just for the hell of it!! Wanna go on a road trip? Dance in the rain? Build houses for charity? Go to McDonald's at 2am? Go on a long walk? SIGN ME UP!!

I can also be lazy and unmotivated to do stuff. If something doesn't interest me, I'd find myself incapable of doing it or I'd do it with great difficulty. I'm one of those 'do something when inspiration/motivation hits you otherwise it'll be absolute shit' types.

But when I do have motivation/inspiration that's when my perfectionism comes in and I have to do it in the best possible way and anything less is an insult to me, my family, my ancestors and descendants lmaoo. Unfortunately I subconsciously set a very high bar for myself which can be overwhelming and stressful but when I manage to produce work of that quality, it's very satisfying and rewarding jshkshdhsj

I have more to add but I feel like this is getting way too long 💀 lemme just move to the next section heheheh

Hobbies: I LOVE listening to music, learning new things, watching movies/anime, sleeping, reading, writing, playing saxophone (I'm still learning tho lol), swimming, drawing, journaling, making friends, and cooking!

My music taste: any type of rock (punk rock, grunge, j-rock, metal), pop, KPOP, RnB, jazz, dubstep, lofi hip hop, rap, trap, krnb, anime OP's and bangers from: Elvis, the beach boys, Queen, Khalid, Ateez, Harry styles, Kendrick Lamar, p!atd, mcr, fallout boy, Nirvana, BTS, mxmtoon, Marianas trench, twenty one pilots, stray kids, Jay Park, crush, Dreamcatcher, Skrillex, MJ, troye sivan etc

Fun facts:

I'm more of a cat person but I live dogs and think they're adorable!!

I have four piercings and I plan on getting more soon!!

I'm a night owl, and get super grumpy in the mornings especially when woken up unexpectedly >:/

Although I love making friends, I only have like 1/2 super close friends and like 20+ acquaintances lol

I want to get a tattoo soon but idk what to get :(

I'm super addicted to coffee (rip) and if I don't take some for some time (like a week) I'll get the worst migraines and I won't feel better until I drink some coffee 😭

That's it!! I hope i wrote enough stuff!! Did I leave anything out? If you need more pls tell me and I'll send another ask :D Take your time!! I'm in no rush. I'll patiently wait even though you get writers block or have a large amount of asks 😌 pls stay safe and healthy!! Drink lots of water, sleep well and have an amazing day/night!! 💙✨

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Hello and Welcome my Starlight!

The Haven box includes:

- Match up

- Sun drop

- Journal of Feelings

- 3 am shenanigans

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I'd match you up with

Sugawara Koushi, Vice-captain of Karasuno

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Sun drops

- OKAY so like, as I read your description I thought of Akaashi or Yaku or Sugawara

- Me being the indecisive author I am had trouble picking

- But then I remembered that you loved to do spontaneous things.

- And that's when I realized that Sugawara is THE ONE

- You two would be deemed the "3 am couple"

- Or in the team it would be "Epitome of Chaos"

- He takes care of you

- He will alway remind you that you don't need to be perfect

- Insecurities? BE GONE

- Nagativity? BE GONE

- That's basically his motto

- He is both your mom and partner in Crime

- did I mention he will take care of you?

- CUDDLES AND KISSES FOR DAYS

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Journal of feelings

- Once this man realizes that you LOVE physical affection. He will give it to you. EVERYTIME HE SEES YOU

Kay entered the gym to watch her boyfriend play. She tried sneaking in and so far it has been great. She thought she was off the hook but then felt a familiar arms wrapped around her waist. "I found you~" Sugawara said with a smile.

- You both would often plan pranks and majority of the times, it would succeed

"Okay okay, so what are we doing today?" Kay asked the silver haired male. "Oh~ maybe we can scare Asahi or anyone for that matter with a beetle?" Sugawara suggested. "That's--no," Kay responded.

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3 am shenanigans

It’s 3 am in the morning. Almost everyone is fast asleep or in their homes, well almost. The night sky is littered with diamond in the sky. The streets were silent but it was comforting. A few people walked here and there. And a few cars passes by there and here. “What are we doing up so late?” A silver haired man said as he yawned. “We’ll be going to Mc Donald’s! What else?” The female responded as she smiled at him. “Is it even open at this time?” He asked. “Koushi, darling, it is open,” Kay, the lover of our beloved silvered male man said as she smiled. Sugawara chuckled and held her hand, the smile on his face was evident. “You know, we should be sleeping by now right?” He said as he pulled her closer. “And so what? I wasn’t planning on sleeping early! I slept the whole day yesterday and missed the chance to hang out with you,” The girl responded.

A small blush appeared on the male’s face and he giggled. “That’s very sweet bu-“ He was about to say but was silenced by the girl. “That was very sweet but we could’ve done this later on or tomorrow. Well, sorry to break it to you, Love. But, we are here,” She said as she pulled the male inside the fast food chain. And soon enough, the two got their orders and enjoyed their meal. “I don’t know why but this hits different,” Kay said as she eat a French fry. “It really does. Especially since you are here,” Sugawara stated as he patted her head. Now, she was the one blushing. As the two chatted, the other customers and staff glanced at them every now and then. None of them were annoyed at their interactions. On the contrary, they enjoyed watching them,

Some felt envious of their relationship. Some dreamt to have something like that. And others remembered the times of old. The two were so sweet, it’s almost too much. Laughter and chattering echoed through the building from both the couple and the people around them. Then they were dub the “3 am couple” as the two would often venture in that restaurant at 3 am in the morning.

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Author's note

I'm so so sorry for the long wait! This week has been hectic. Anywho, I hope you enjoy this matchup~ and thanks for requesting!

[tttinytrash]

(Another skelesnake, I’m on a roll with them as of late. Most of the headcanons associated with how they work is still lifted from Shamedump, cause they’re neat. My demiromantic, ace ass found a lack of platonic noms, but if you wanna take this as a budding romance I won’t stop you. And I was also using this as an experiment with second person POV, since I’ve never used it. Anywho, I’ll shut up and get to the story.)

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God, you hated retail.

You let yourself plonk heavily into one of the cheap patio chairs provided in the break room, pulling out your phone. You glanced around the room as you wrestled your phone out of your pants pocket, and made the mistake of locking eyes with Jerry.

Every retail store has one. The one worker that’s slow, lazy, and all around a pain. No one ever knows how they keep a job but there they are. That’s Jerry. A spindly, older man that was made all the more bitter by never escaping retail, blaming everyone else when he was clearly the problem. You were saved an awkward conversation by the new hire walking in.

Well, slithering to be more accurate.

Sans was a naga skeleton. Monsters had been reintroduced to humanity a few years back. Thank God the laws were finally in place and the monsters’ citizenship finally granted after a legal battle that took far too long in your opinion.

Jerry’s open sneer proved he was aligned with those who had fought to deny that citizenship. Sans ignored you both (as he tended to ignore everyone unless specifically asked.) and went to his locker. He left right after, but Jerry leapt at the opportunity to talk to you since you were freshly alone again. Damnit.

“I can’t believe they let that thing work with people.” Jerry spat. This wasn’t the first similar sentiment you’d heard. Especially not from Jerry.

You tried to stay out of it, hoping your lack of engagement would shut the racist up.

No such luck. “The thing can’t even do it’s damn job! Can’t use a forklift, why do they let it stock shelves?! It’s a burden!”

“HE,” you put obvious emphasis on the proper pronoun, “uses his magic instead. He works alongside everyone else just fine.” You feel the anger boiling, especially after last week’s incident where Jerry nearly ran over Sans’s tail with said forklift on “accident.” (Not that corporate would do anything without “sufficient proof.”) You realize you’ve already said too much and try to bite your tongue.

“It shouldn’t be around people in the first place! Our ancestors sealed them away, why don’t we do it again?”

That does it! “My God Jerry, get a life. All you do these days is bitch about monsters. They’ve done nothing wrong! They’re people who just want to be left alone to live their lives, and I can’t believe you’ve taken up such issue with that. If you don’t like monsters so much, just leave them alone! Because I’m sure they’d all be happy to not have to deal with you, I swear!”

You feel the adrenaline wear off, and look back at a stunned Jerry. You decide that’s enough of a break, and storm out of the room.

As you exit, you see Sans on a lone patio chair out in the hall. Guess he was taking his own break, and elected to steer clear of Jerry. You feel the blush on your cheeks like fire as you immediately wonder how much he heard of your snap. You shuffle past in a rush and nearly trip when you hear Sans voice a casual “thanks.”

You stop long enough to look back to see him looking at you with a small smile, throw him and awkward one of your own coupled with a rushed nod, and continue your shuffle away back to the sales floor.

God, what’s HR gonna do with you?

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HR didn’t do much.

Not that that’s surprising, in retrospect. Jerry and you both got called in, given a verbal slap on the wrist, but neither one got a write up.

While that outcome was anticlimactic, you did get a positive result elsewhere. Sans had started talking to you at work, and eventually you two exchanged numbers. Nearly a year later, you were hanging out outside of work. It was a nice friendship you two had going, and you guess you had to thank Jerry for it, which was ironic.

You were both at your house, playing a video game together. It was a Co-Op game you both had interest in but no one else to play with, so this wasn’t the first time he’d been over for a gaming session. You both laughed when you fell off the stage and died, but the mirth was cut short by the power cutting out.

“the hell?” Sans voiced, conjuring a glowing red bone to cast at least some dim light into the dark room.

“Lemme see.” You respond, pulling out your phone. You check for scheduled outages or weather notifications. “Crap. The snowstorm that was supposed to brush by changed course. Whiteout.”

“welp. guess i’m sticking around, eh?”

“Yep. If you think I’m letting you leave in a white out you’re batshit. I’ll grab some blankets.”

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You’d decided to sleep downstairs to be a better host, and Sans had insisted you take the couch. He had a pillow nest on the floor using literally every pillow and plushie you owned save the one you were using. He swore he was comfortable in the pile, so you two had grabbed every blanket you had and divided the hoard in half. Both sufficiently burritoed against the chill settling into the house with the heater down, you tried to sleep.

You woke up who knows how long later, freezing.

You were shivering, and evidently the blankets and fuzzy PJs hadn’t been enough. Your toes were numb when you checked, but Sans seemed ok when you glanced over.

Maybe grabbing your heavy winter jacket would help. You got up to go hunting by the light of your phone but whirled around at the sound of abrupt motion behind you.

It was just Sans, he’d whipped up from his spot and had summoned a bone in his hand, looking around wildly before his eyelights settled on you. “jeez, kid.” he breathed in obvious relief. He let the bone disappear.

“Sorry, I thought I was quiet.”

“ya were. i sleep light, old habit from underground. couldn’t sleep?”

“I’m freezing my ass off. Well, more my toes. I was gonna grab a jacket. You doing ok temperature wise?”

“all good. perks of being a skeleton. in fact, c’mere.”

He adjusted a spot in his nest, looping his coils to leave a loose circle of tail.

“Y-you want me to lie there?” You ask, teeth already starting to chatter.

“i’m warm, you ain’t. seems obvious.” Sans shrugged, gesturing to the space he’d made.

You gingerly lay yourself where indicted, and he closes his coils around you loosely, then tosses the blanket over the both of you. You thank him, and apologize when he flinches away from the touch of your icy extremities. He brushes off the apology and instructs you to make sure to keep them in contact with the glowing red magic of his tail. You reluctantly do so after a bit feeling comes back as pins and needles, but you do feel better. You try to sleep again.

But can’t stop shivering enough to actually slip into sleep.

Eventually, after a few more apologies and the realization that you won’t be able to sleep the rest of the night settles in for both of you, Sans seems to have an idea. “kid, you trust me?”

“Yeah, why?”

“i have a solution. it’s no biggie for nagas, or it was at least before we were sealed away. quickly figured it ain’t so much for humans.”

“Now I’m curious. Spit it out.”

Sans laughed, “heh. more of a pun than you know.”

You just look at him confusedly.

“i could swallow you, kid.”

You tense up. “What?”

“relax. told you, it’s normal for nagas. before the underground, we’d do it with our kids or heal friends and family that way. shit, it’s even part of courting in the right context.”

“...And this context would be?”

“a friend is fuckin cold and i can help is the context, kid. unless you’re cool with not sleeping.”

You hesitated. “This is safe? You’re sure?”

“i did it to paps when he was a babybones, and he’s still around. been awhile, but yeah. it’s safe.”

You fiddled with your hands. You did trust him, even if your instincts were revolting at the idea of allowing yourself to be eaten. No, this was a stupid debate. You knew you were being irrational. You took a breath before nodding. “Ok. Let’s do it.”

Sans uncoiled from around you, and you found yourself already missing the heat. At his request you sat up straight in front of him, and gave him your hands. He guided them into his mouth, and you flinched when your fingers brushed against his tongue. 

He let you flinch away, and waited for you to make the first move to start again. Shaking just a bit, you laid your hands back in his mouth. Given this go ahead he used his hands to guide them farther back until you felt the back of your hand touch what felt like a throat. How did a skeleton have a...?

You didn’t really complete the thought as a swallow drew your hands and upper arms into his gullet, and you were brought face to face with the monster. His jaw popped and unhinged, and he guided your head to duck under his sharp teeth and follow your arms into his maw.

He swallowed again and your head was now in his throat, and that sort of felt like the point of no return. Oddly, that brought a sense of calm over you rather than dread and your curiosity came to the forefront. The material around you was warm and fleshy like his tail, but just like his coils it didn’t quite feel “right” for flesh. It was slicker and almost felt like a heated waterbed with a thick rubber or silicone membrane. 

That train of thought also died at another swallow, and now you could feel your hips balancing on his teeth. You were spared the spikes of his fangs by what seemed to be his tongue laid over them, which you were grateful for. His skull tilted back, and you sunk deeper into the tight confines. Simultaneously, your hands felt an even tighter squeeze before the pressure let up completely. 

Another swallow above and you were pushed down past that same tightness before being released into an open chamber beyond. A final gulp and your legs joined you. You heard a deep breath around you, apparently that had taken some effort. You felt like you should be scared, but despite the adrenaline you felt more numb. Maybe it was just the dregs of fight or flight? Anyway, you used your heightened senses to take in all the stimuli around you. It was wonderfully warm, and the air was easily breathable. The area was more open than his esophagus for sure, but your body filled most of the available space. You used some of your limited movement capabilities to lightly push at the wall, to find it was pliable to pressure and your hand sunk in. It was slick and almost felt wet, but you could tell that your body was in no way damp. You felt Sans press in over the space your own hand was pressing out, and the odd numb feeling dissipated into calm.

“you ok in there, kid?” Sans finally asked, voice both close and muffled.

“Yeah, I’m fine. You were right, this is much warmer.”

“heh, told ya. aight, i’m gonna get comfortable myself.”

You felt movement around you, but it was brief. He seemed to coil back up in what was probably the nest and then movement ceased. You’d pulled your hand back when he’d started moving, but now curiosity had your palm back out, running it along the wall as a test of texture.

Red made an odd growling sound, and you clenched into a ball in reaction. “What’s that?” You ask in mild alarm.

“sorry, just me. couldn’t help it, ...that felt nice.” Sans answered, the latter half pretty reluctantly.”

“This?” You clarify, running your fingers down the wall in front of you again.

Sans didn’t verbally answer, but that growl came again. 

“Are you... purring?”

“you ain’t gonna make me say that, are ya?” Sans sounded desperate and mortified, and you couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

“yeah, yeah. get your laughs in kid.” Sans says with a chuckle, and you both seem happy for the newfound levity in such an odd situation (for you at least).

“What? You want me to stop?” You tease and rub at the walls more. 

“shut up, you little shit.” His insult held no real bite, and only drew a giggle from you.

You let him off the hook though, just letting your hands explore around you. He seemed happy to concede the banter and just enjoy the quiet, and after a little time under your ministrations the tissue got softer under your hands. It seemed he was actually relaxing, which was gratifying.

After a bit the purring hitched as Sans yawned, and you surprised yourself by yawning in reply. Oh right, it was the middle of the night.

“you ok to sleep?” Sans asked.

You nod, before realizing your mistake and instead calling “Yeah, I am.” You pull your hands back again and adjust to a comfortable sleeping position. “Thanks, again.”

“don’t mention it kid. night.”

“Goodnight.”

You drift to sleep in record time, warm and safe.

[badwolf-in-the-impala]

~Welcome to the Neighborhood -- Ch.8~

Moodboard made by me @badwolf-in-the-impala. None of the pictures are ours, just editing.

A/N: Sorry we suck and keep forgetting to post on Monday’s...Life has been crazy lately. But anywho, here’s chapter 8 of @jacksonroth and mines SOA Collab! I hope you guys are enjoying, and if you would like to be added to our taglists, just let us know! Happy reading!

Disclaimer: There is some Spanish used in this chapter. So we would also like to add that this is a second language for both of us; one that hasn’t been used since High School...So we did our best to do the research to make sure things we as close as possible to accurate. So if it’s not the best/correct, we do apologize. Any helpful pointers or tips would be appreciated. But please, no rude comments. <3

Warnings: Mentions of gunshot wounds, violence, angst, voluntary kidnapping? More angst...So much angst.

Word count: 5,651

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While Chibs stitched Kacey up, Harper managed to calm down enough to be allowed back in to see her, as Chibs was finishing up with her leg. Kacey sat still as a statue now, completely void of any pain or emotion as she held onto the hands of her sister and Opie. Both positioned carefully, one on either side of her as they let Chibs work. The room falling into an uneasy silence as Kacey’s stomach tied itself up in knots, knowing fully what was about to come next as the door to the Chapel was thrown open and Clay stormed into the room; Jax, Tig, and Bobby following behind.

“Either one of you two care to tell me what the FUCK is goin’ on, here?!” Clay bellowed as he pointed between the two sisters who exchanged a brief glance. “Our shit with the Mayans has been good, straight, and then you two Wonder Twins show up -- actin’ all paranoid when Alvarez came around, and now this shit?!” He gestured out the Chapel door behind him in reference to what just went down.

“Clay, take it easy--” Jax tried to butt in, in an attempt to help, but Clay simply talked right over the top of him as he continued to address the sisters. “I want an explanation. Now...and it better be a Goddamn good one.”

Harper made a move to speak up as she stood, but stopped, her gaze falling to her sister’s when she felt Kacey’s grip tighten on her hand and pull her back. Harper’s eyes filled with concern as she watched her sister shake her head and say softly, “This is on me…”

“Care to elaborate?” Clay’s icy blue gaze was now fixed solely on Kacey as he waited for an answer.

“Before Charming...Before the Club.” Kacey gestured around the room at the guys who now listened carefully to what was about to unfold. “We were involved with the Mayans, and by involved, I mean romantically.”

“Jesus…” Clay ran a large hand over his face but stayed silent otherwise, as Kacey held up a hand of her own, gesturing to let her continue.

“It started out innocent. We were just a couple of hang arounds lookin’ for a good time, but after a while, Harp got together with Alvarez’s nephew, Nico, and I got involved with his best friend, Bastien...It wasn’t exactly the best situation, for either of us. But they aren’t the kind of people you just turn down an offer on being with…” Kacey winced a little as Chibs pulled another stitch through her arm. “We had no idea what the hell we were getting ourselves into at the time, but we rolled with the punches anyway. They said jump, we asked how high…”

“They treated us like fuckin’ shit most of the time, but it was roof over heads and hey; who were we to complain, right?…We put up with their shit for 3 years, until about 9 months ago when I walked in on my ex, Basiten, fuckin’ some other chicks brains out. And I just fuckin’ snapped. I was so tired of never being good enough for him, tired of him treating me like his Goddamn pet that I lost it. All I saw was red, and I beat that bitch without a second thought as to who she might be.”

“And lemme guess, she was someone you never should’a fucked with?” Tig chimed in briefly before Kacey continued; answering his question.

“Sara Alvarez...Nico’s sister--”

“And Alvarez’s niece…” Clay finished for her, Kacey nodding as a round of collective groans filled the room.

“I messed her up good...busted her fuckin’ jaw, put her in the hospital.” Kacey chewed her lip lightly as she glanced at Harper out of the corner of her eye. “That’s when shit got real bad...Not so much for me, but for Harp. Beatings from Bastien, while few and far between, were like second nature to me. I could fuckin’ take it, and most of the time I’d give it right back to him. Nico on the other hand? He had never laid a hand on Harper. But after what I did to his sister? That was my punishment. To watch him make my sister suffer for my fuckin’ mistake. Knowing she didn’t deserve any of it.”

Kacey drew in a shaky breath, wiping at her face quickly to catch a few stray tears that tried to escape as Opie gave her hand a reassuring squeeze; she continued. “It wasn’t long before I’d finally had enough of it, of everything...So Harper and I worked out a plan. It took us weeks to scrap together enough money -- along with some help from our cousin -- to get out. But not before I got the bright idea to try and make a point, by shooting up Bastien’s car; blowing it to shit. Marcus found out it was me that did it, thought Harper was involved too and basically exiled us from Mayan territory in Oakland...After that, Charming just so happened to be the one place far enough out of Mayan territory we could afford that we thought would be safe. But I promise you, we never intended to get involved like we have-- Please, Clay, this is my doing, this is all on me...Don’t take it out on Harper.” Kacey’s eyes were brimmed with tears as she looked up at her sister, who was trying to hold in her own emotions as she reached forward and pulled her into a gentle hug, being mindful of her arm that was almost done being stitched.

“Christ…” Clay sighed as he leaned his forearms onto the back of the nearest chair, pinching the bridge of his nose as he shook his head. “You didn’t think to maybe mention any of this, before now?”

“We didn’t know how we would be accepted if we told anyone...And we couldn’t afford at that point to be run out of town by another MC. Besides, we never actually intended on staying in the first place.” Kacey finished, biting her lip nervously as she glanced up at Ope who reached out to caress her cheek gently. ��I know sorry doesn’t even begin to cover it, but it’s the best we have to offer...And you have to believe me when I say that we never intended for any of this to happen. We never wanted anyone else to get involved, or worse, to get hurt because of us.”

Clay sighed heavily as he straightened up, rubbing a hand across his chin as he paced back and forth, momentarily absorbed in thought before turning to Bobby and Jax. “Start makin’ calls, we’re goin’ on lockdown, effective immediately. Everyone in, no one fuckin’ leaves without an escort.” He stated firmly before turning his attention to Tig. “You, get Alvarez on the phone...this shit gets sorted, and it get sorted now.” ~  

As it was, there was no need to make any calls to Alvarez, because he was the one who called Clay directly in a matter of hours, once Kacey was stitched up and resting. He pulled everyone into chapel, making Opie and Jax leave the sisters, as they took the call. Once the doors were shut and everyone sat down, Clay put the call on speaker and set it on the table.

“Alright, Marcus. We’re all here…” Clay said, leaning on one arm of his chair, running a hand over his chin. Jax sat forward, arms resting on the table as he listened.

“Listen, Clay, I want you to know I didn't order that attack on you tonight. Nico and Bastien will get their punishment, but...Man, I can’t say they were wrong.” Marcus said. “Harper broke the rules. She was in Mayan territory after we threw them white girls out.”

Clay glanced over to Jax, who merely shrugged. It could have been true, but for all they knew, Nico and Bastien were lying to have some justification for the attack. When Jax shrugged, Clay sat forward and said, “And, uh, you saw Harper in Mayan territory?”

“Nico and Bastien said she was at some auto shop just outside. When she left, she crossed the line. Listen, Clay, I don’t care how far in she went, she still crossed into our territory, cabrón.” Marcus said. Clay sighed and rubbed his face. “If I had known they were runnin’ with you, I would have called and we could have talked it out. But now? Shit, ese, now they’ve gone too far. I’m sorry if anyone took a bullet, but we need to meet…”

“Why? What do you want?” Jax asked, unable to keep the disdain from his voice. There was a moment of silence and for a minute, the club thought Alvarez had hung up. But after a while, he spoke up and said, “We want the girls.”

Opie stood and started pacing, Piney trying to calm him down while Alvarez was still on the line. Jax covered his face and sighed.

“I’m afraid we can’t do that, Marcus.” Clay said. “They’re with us now and we’re not just gonna hand them over on your say so. Maybe...Nico pushed her into Mayan territory and used that as an excuse?”

“Are you calling my nephew a liar, Clay?! We’ve had a good thing going for a while now and these white bitches have screwed with my family one too many times! Either you meet us at LKQ in Lodi tomorrow and we talk terms, or this truce is over!”

With that, this time, the silence that filled chapel was accompanied by the monotone of the dial tone as Alvarez hung up. Jax sat back and sighed. He looked at Clay and before he could say anything, Opie did it for him.

“We’re not handing them over, Clay! I don’t care! We’re not doing it!” Opie shouted. Piney managed to get a good grip on the leather sleeve of Opie’s Kutte and yanked him down, back into his seat.

“Will you shut your goddamn mouth and sit down?!” Piney gruffed at him. Opie shrugged off his father’s hand, readjusting his Kutte as Clay said, “No one here is talking about handing them over, Opie. From what we heard from the girls,” Clay stopped and looked to Jax and added, pointing his finger at him, “By the way, I want full details on what the fuck happened in Oakland from Harper.”

Jax nodded as Clay continued, “From what we heard from the girls, Nico and Bastien are just out for blood. They’d do or say anything to get them on Marcus’ bad side so they can get what they want. Bobby, call T.O. and see if him and some of the Bastards can cover us. I don’t want any surprises.”

Bobby nodded and stood, flipping open his phone as he dialed, going to the otherside of the room to talk. While Bobby laid down the plans with T.O., Clay looked to Juice and said, “Juice. LKQ. What do we know?”

Juice shrugged and said, “Lodi, neutral. From what I know it’s pretty deserted. I think the owner in on the Bastards payroll so...Throw some extra cash their way and they should be able to get the place cleared out for us.”

Clay nodded and picked up his gavel as he said, “Then it’s decided. Round up what cash we have and strap in, boys.” With a bang of his gavel, Opie shot out of his chair, bursting through the doors and down to his room to check on Kacey.

Unbeknownst to the club, when Jax left Harper in his room, she waited until she heard silence and quietly snuck out, being careful to avoid being seen through the blinds, and pressed her ear to the door to listen. Once she found out where they were meeting, she quickly rushed back to tell her sister.

“Kacey.” Harper said, softly, giving her uninjured arm a shake. Kacey stirred and turned to her sister, rubbing her eyes. Harper glanced over her shoulder, making sure neither of their men would walk in and she said, “Can you ride still?”

Kacey gave her sister an incredulous look. “I took two fucking bullets, Harper. No I can’t.” She said. Harper flicked her uninjured arm and gave her a look.

“Not today, smartass.” Harper said, lowering herself to sit on the bed next to her. Kacey shifted and sighed, pushing herself to sit up, being careful of her arm and leg. “Tomorrow. Marcus just called Clay and set a meeting at LKQ in Lodi.”

“That’s that junkyard right? Where…” Kacey’s eyes widened as Harper nodded. Kacey sighed and said, “This was Bastien’s doing…He wants them to find out and the club will let them take us!”

“Hey!” Harper hissed, gripping her hand. “I promised you no one would find out about that, and no one will...Even if they did, they wouldn’t hand us over on Marcus’ say so.”

“But they’re going to bring us with them, Harper! Of course, they’re going to hand us over!” Kacey squeaked. Harper shook her head.

“No. They aren’t. You really think they’re going to take us? Jax and Opie would never let Clay do that.” Harper said. “We’ll knock out Half-Sack, Juice, Tig, Gemma, who ever they leave to guard us. We’re going to be there and make sure Nico doesn’t rub our names out and turn us against the club.”

Kacey sighed and laid back against the pillows and said, “Harps, it’s not going to work. They’re gonna have us on lockdown. There’s no way-”

“Then we find a way.” Harper said, cutting her sister off. “We always find a way, Kace.”

Kacey chewed her lip and nodded as Opie stormed in, making them both jump. When Opie saw the girls, he stayed near the door, on the other side of the room, pacing and muttering to himself.

“Ope? What is it?” Kacey asked, chewing her lip, worried that Harper didn't get all the information. Opie shook his head and sighed.

“Nothing. Nothing. Just…” Opie stopped pacing and looked at Harper. “Harp, can you give us a minute alone?”

Harper gave him a soft smile and nodded, giving her sister a quick hug, she stood and left the room, walking out to find Jax walking back, no doubt to see her. She smiled at him as he approached and slid his arms around her, hugging her. Harper leaned into the touch and nuzzled his neck.

“Is everything okay?” She whispered softly. Jax gave a sigh and kissed her softly, trying to put out his best reassuring smile, but only ended up with a half smile before he led her back to his room and shut the door. Harper bit her lip so hard, she was sure she tasted blood, now having the same doubts Kacey had, that there was some piece that she missed. Harper sat down on the bed as Jax came over to her, squatting down in front of her.

“We got a call from Alvarez. He wants to meet.” Jax said. Harper took Jax’s hands as he continued, “He said he didn't tell Nico to shoot up the lot last night, but he heard about you crossing into Mayan territory so he doesn’t think what Nico did in retaliation was wrong.”

Harper’s eyes filled with tears as she pushed his hands away, moving around him as she stood. “So, it is all my fault…” She said, softly. Jax went to her, sliding his hands over her shoulders and down her arms.

“No. It’s not. Just-” Jax sighed and turned her around, continuing with, “Just tell me everything that happened. Did they push you across the street? Drag you? Force you in anyway?”

Jax cupped her face as Harper squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head. “No. No. Nothing like that. I-I mean...They had a hand in it, but...It was my fault.”

Jax took her hands and pulled her toward the bed, sitting her down. “Tell me, babe. Tell me everything. We need to know what to bring to Marcus tomorrow.” He said, reaching up a hand to wipe her tears. Harper sniffled and nodded, leaning into his touch. Finally, she took a breath and opened her eyes, looking at him.

“I-I went to Alvin’s to get a mod for Kacey for our birthday.” She started. “I know where Mayan territory is and I made sure to stay away from it. I thought Alvin’s was safe but...They must have had lookouts and someone told Nico and Bastien I was there.” She took a pause as she sighed, starting again with, “I was waiting for the guy to get my part and...They just walked in. Didn't buy anything...Nico started talking to me, saying I wasn’t supposed to be in Oakland and Marcus exiled us and shit. I told him I wasn’t in Mayan territory and I wasn’t breaking any rules.”

Harper swallowed, hard, and said, “They shook me up. Nico said they knew where we lived now and they could show up...I just wanted to get out of there and get someplace I knew was safe...I-I guess, I just got confused and my goto was always...Nico’s...So I started heading there and then I remembered where I was and I turned around, real quick, but...I guess they thought that was enough for them to have an excuse to run me off the road and threaten me.”

Jax sighed and pulled her closer, holding her tight as she sobbed softly. Through her sobs, her words muffled as she buried her face in his chest, she said, “Now I’ve gotten my sister shot and other members...It’s all my fault!”

Jax shook his head and kissed her cheek, lifting her chin to press a soft kiss to her lips. “Baby, it’s not your fault. Nico and Bastien pushed you to it. If they hadn’t shown up you never would have crossed.” He said, wiping his thumbs over her cheeks to wipe away her tears. “A few of the guys took a bullet but Chibs is working on them now. They’ll be fine. This isn’t your fault.”

Harper sniffled and rested her head on his chest for a while before they shifted, laying on the bed and Harper snuggled into his side, soon crying herself to sleep. ~ “Ope?” Kacey said softly as she scooted to the edge of the bed, her heart racing a million miles an hour as she watched him close the door and lean a hand against the wood for a moment, as the other reached up to rub at his forehead. Kacey’s worst possible fear flashed through her mind in that moment as she bit her lip to keep from crying...Having had just about enough of that for one day.  “Shit...Clay’s gonna hand us over...Isn’t he?”

Opie’s attention snapped around immediately at her words, watching as Kacey buried her face in hands to muffle a sob. “What? God, Kay, no. No one's gonna hand you over. No one's gonna take you from me. Got it?” Opie closed the distance between the door and his bed in a few strides, kneeling in front of Kacey as he moved her hands aside, replacing them with his own as he cupped her face gently and wiped away her tears with his thumbs; kissing her.

“We’re in deep shit, Ope.” Kacey whispered as he pulled away. “I don’t think we’re getting out of this one…”

“Hey,” Opie spoke up as he shifted to sit beside her on the bed, pulling her against his chest gently as he tried to comfort her the best he could. “Everything is gonna be ok...I promise.”

“You can’t promise that, Ope…” Kacey whispered softly. “Nico and Bastien will go to whatever lengths necessary to get their hands on us. It’ll be an all out war.”  

“Yeah? And they’ll have to go through me...I’m serious, Kay. I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe.” Opie stated as he pulled Kacey back a little to look down at her, his hazel eyes filled with nothing but sincerity and the love he felt for her. “I came so close to losing you today, and that feeling? It fuckin’ terrifies me.”

“I know…” Kacey said softly as she squeezed Opie’s hand. Opie kissed her temple, nuzzling her hair as he held her close, taking care not to put pressure on her wound. Kacey sniffed and wiped her face as she rested against Opie’s chest, his warm, strong arms around her helping her calm herself down. In a soft whisper, she asked, “What’s going to happen, Opie?”

Opie stared at his closed door, his mind working as he thought. He pressed his lips to her hair before he said, “I don’t know. But it’s going to be okay, Kacey. I promise you.” ~

For the rest of the night, everyone was on edge. Clay called Tacoma, SAMDINO, SAMTAZ and Indian Hills, making sure they were at least mobilized and would be there by the next night, if not there in a matter of hours. While Clay had what visiting members, who weren’t shot in the ambush, on patrol, just on the off chance Nico and Bastien wanted to come back for more, the girls managed to find sleep, Jax and Opie never leaving their sides. Gemma made sure the kitchen was stocked and made a list for the things they needed, making plans for a store run with Half-Sack, Tig and Bobby the next day. In chapel, Clay decided only he, Jax, Opie and Chibs would go meet Alvarez and Juice confirmed with T.O. that the Sons had back up from the Grim Bastards. Early the next morning, everyone started moving. Clay sent Gemma out with a few of the girls to the store, making sure Tig and Bobby knew he’d have their balls on display if anything happened to them, not needing to reiterate to Half-Sack.

By noon, SAMDINO was all set up on patrol, SAMTAZ and Indian Hills confirming they would be there by no later than 5, Tacoma there by that night. With all the protection, it made sneaking out a little harder for Harper and Kacey, especially when Clay laid down the law; Telling them they didn't go anywhere without an escort and didn't leave Charming, with or without one. After the patrol was set up, Clay and the rest headed out to meet Alvarez and Harper set her plan in motion. She managed to convince just Juice to take them home, following Harper’s truck. They made the excuse of wanting to pack some more things and once Juice took a piss break, they shot out to Harper’s bike, Kacey not being healed enough to ride on her own, making sure they were in the street before she started her bike, giving them more time to lose Juice as they got on the highway, speeding off to Lodi. ~

Clay, Jax, Opie and Chibs rolled into the empty junkyard around 3, making sure T.O. and his guys were well hidden and on patrol before Alvarez, Nico, Bastien and their VP rolled in. Jax cracked his knuckles while Opie glared at Bastien, flicking away his cigarette butt.

“Alright. Let’s all calm down and talk about this rationally.” Clay said as Alvarez and his crew turned off their bikes and made their way over. “They’re not getting the girls, so that’s not an issue.”

“Yeah, no shit. I’m not handing them over to get beaten again.” Opie snapped, itching to beat the smug little smirk that Bastien wore off his face. Jax patted his friends’ shoulder and said, “Easy, brother.”

He moved in front of Opie, half to block him and half to take his place next to Clay as Marcus and his men stopped a few feet from them.

“Where are the white bitches?” Nico asked, right off, earning a hand to the back of his head.

“Shut your mouth, ese. You’re the reason we’re even here.” Marcus hissed at him. Nico rubbed the back of his head and shuffled back a little.

“They’re not here, asshole.” Jax said, answering him anyway. “And you’re not gonna get them.”

Marcus turned back to the Sons and sighed, taking a step forward, Clay doing the same, and said, “Listen, Clay. Those sisters did a real number on this club. And they broke the rules. If I don’t punish them, I’m going to be seen as going soft on women, especially since they are involved with my nephew.”

“Well, your nephew’s a goddamn liar.” Opie said, stepping forward, Chibs jumping to him, ready to hold him back. Nico snickered and said, “Why would I lie?”

“Because if you hadn’t shown up, when she wasn’t even in Mayan territory, she wouldn’t have crossed the street, ese.” Jax said. He looked to Alvarez and said, “Alvin’s Auto is just this side of Mayan, yeah?”

When Alvarez nodded, Jax continued, “And that’s where she was. Nico and Bastien just showed up for no reason, other than she was there. If they hadn’t shaken her down, she wouldn’t have gotten mixed up and crossed the line.”

“That bitch is the goddamn liar!-” Before Nico could even get it all out, Alvarez turned to him, grabbing him by his Kutte and dragging him closer.

“What did I tell you about keeping your fuckin’ mouth shut?! I don’t give a shit if your my sister’s son, you’re gonna listen and shut the hell up! Am I clear?” Alvarez shouted, shoving Nico back, into Bastien. Nico righted himself, adjusting his Kutte and said, “Sí, Tío.”

Alvarez turned back to the Sons and said, “It doesn’t matter if it was a mistake or not. She shouldn’t have even come so close to Oakland if she didn't want to run into Nico.”

Before Jax or anyone else could say anything more, they turned as they heard Kacey cry out, being dragged along, into the lot, followed by Harper fighting off the Mayan that held her arms. Jax and Opie started for them, but Bastien and the VP both whipped out their guns, causing Clay and Chibs to do the same. The domino effect had everyone with their guns out and pointed at the opposite party. The two Mayans dragging the sisters in threw them down between Alvarez and the Sons. Harper immediately turned and spat at the man who threw her down, causing him to slap her.

“HEY!” Jax shouted, firing a warning shot between his legs. Jax took a step closer and said, “Next one goes in your fuckin’ head, dirtbag. Step back!”

While Harper’s cheek stung, she quickly scrambled over to Kacey, Opie already there, guns be damned, and helped her up. Opie held her close, tucking her into his side, as Chibs slid a protective arm around Harper’s front, keeping his gun fixed on one of the Mayans, ready to fire.

“You see? See what these bitches do?” Marcus said, pointing his gun to the sisters.

“If I’m not mistaken, amigo, it was your guys that started this. Why did they need to drag them in like that?” Clay cast a glance to the women and said, sternly, “Not that they were even supposed to be here…”

Harper gave Clay a look, turning into a brief glare, as she said, “This isn’t your fight, Clay. It’s not on you.”

“No, baby. It’s on you. You and that bitch-” Before Nico could finish, she grabbed Chibs’ gun and shot the Mayan that slapped her. He went down, screaming and clutching his leg. All at once, all Mayan guns were on her, cocked and ready to shoot.

“Say something else about my sister and the next one has you fuckin’ name on it.” Harper said, turning her gun on Nico. She gave a smirk and said, “One Shot, mi amor…”

“Alright!” Clay shouted. “Let’s put the fuckin’ guns away and talk about this!”

“No!” Harper shouted, glancing at Clay, tears in her eyes as she refused to lower the gun. “No, I’m fucking done talking!”

Harper lowered her gun and stepped forward in the empty space between the clubs. “You’re not touching Kacey ever again, Bastien. You’re going to leave her alone and forget any bad blood between the Mayans and the Sons. No resentments, no more ambushes. Truce as usual.”

Nico snorted, not lowering his gun even though the others did, and said, “Why not?”

“Because you’re going to take me and be done with it.” Harper said. There was a mix of reactions, between Kacey screaming ‘No!’, Jax’s look of shock, and Clay shouting that there’s another way and he isn’t going to allow it. Nico seemed intrigued by the offer since he lowered his gun, stepping up to her and said, “You’d give yourself up to save that bitch?”

Before she responded, Harper’s fist connected to the center of Nico’s dumb snickering face, sending him flying backwards. “I warned you, Nico.” She said, taking a step close to the Mayans. Jax stepped forward and grabbed her arm, pulling her back as Harper turned toward him.

“No! No, you’re not doing this, Harper!” Jax shouted, eyes own eyes turning red, threatening tears. “We can figure something else out. You’re not leaving with them! I won’t let you!”

Harper ripped her arm out of Jax’s grasp and shot back, “I’m not your old lady, Jax! I can do what I want! And I want to save my sister! So if this is what it takes, then I’m doing it! No one can fuckin’ stop me!”

“Harper. Harper, no, please don’t do this.” Kacey said with a whimper, struggling against Opie to get closer. Opie didn't want Bastien anywhere near where he could lay his hands on Kacey, but he ultimately lost and Kacey rushed to her, throwing her arms around her sister’s neck and sobbing. Harper took a step back, wrapping her arms around her sister as well.

“Kacey, we don’t have any other choice.” She whispered to her, struggling with her tears. “It keeps you and the club safe. I’m doing it.”

Kacey sniffled and shook her head, letting go and wiping away her sisters tears, along with her own. “No. No. There’s-There’s another way. We always find another way!” Kacey said, gripping her arms. Alvarez stepped up and said, “We’re not walking away here empty handed, Taz. Either one or both of you comes with us, or we’re all leaving here in body bags.”

Kacey glanced at him, almost pleading as her eyes teared up even more, then looked back at Harper as she listened to him continue, “Not only did you disgrace the club, you disgraced my family. A sister for a sister is agreeable with me.”

Clay grabbed Alvarez by his Kutte and said, “There’s got to be another way here, Marcus! We’ll give you more guns, more guys to move your H, something. You can’t take her!”

Alvarez shoved Clay’s hand away and said, “Clay, this only concerns you because she’s with Jax. If she’s deciding to leave him, it doesn’t concern you anymore...Not that it even really mattered.”

He looked at Harper, as she turned to him, and said, “Harper, I promise you; If you leave with us, all things are equal, all beef is settled. Truce as usual, Me cae de Mi Familia.”

Harper let out a soft sigh, a light wave of relief passing over her, were he telling the truth. She looked back at Kacey, giving her hand a quick squeeze, before turning back to Marcus and saying, “I still want to be able to lay out any fine line I have so the club and Kacey are never to be bothered by a Mayan again. Give me your word on that, Marcus...And I’ll leave with you.”

“No!” Before Kacey could claw at her sister, ready to bring her down before she’d ever let her leave. Opie grabbed Kacey and pulled her away as she screamed and cried. Jax grabbed her arm again as she took a step forward. He pulled her closer and held her tight, kissing her so deep and passionately, Harper clung to him, giving a small, soft whimper. When the kiss broke, both their cheeks were wet as they stared at each other, Jax cupping her cheek.

“You’re not staying with them, Harper. We’ll get you back. I’ll get you back.” Jax said, softly. “You’re my girl. I love you.”

Harper sniffed and said, “I love you too, Jax. I love you too.”

Bastien had enough and grabbed Harper’s arm, tearing her away from Jax. Clay, Jax and Chibs all took a step forward, but stopped short as Nico, the VP, and the third Mayan held up their guns to stop them. The men held up their hands and stepped back as Marcus patted Clay on the back and said, “I’m very sorry about this, amigo. But I gave Harper my word. The Sons and the Mayans are good again.”

Clay let out a slow breath, giving Alvarez a look as he went back to his bike, where Harper sat waiting. He gave a whistle and Nico and the others lowered their guns and went back to their bikes. Jax watched in horror as Alvarez drove off, Harper looking back until they disappeared. Kacey collapsed in the dirt and sobbed, Opie slowly lowering her down, holding her in his arms.

“This wasn’t right, Clay!” Opie screamed at him. Clay looked to Jax, a hand closing around his shoulder and said, “I’m sorry, Son. We had no other choice.”

Jax shook his head and sighed, watching the cloud of dust dissipate before turning to go back to his bike, revving it and taking off before the others.

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[huangfilms]

College!Jungwoo

summary: wow i can’t seem to get my umbrella op— OH GOSH I THINK I JUST HIT YOUR CROTCH || meet-ugly au (LMAO)

requested by: @doyuwung (thank you queen!!)

(A/N) my first request! love u queen thank u for requesting! okay i don’t know how this is all gonna go,, but lets hope for the best! ummmm pls leave me some feedback! a girl is STILL self concious but here we are!! but anyway,, lets get started QUEENS 😪 also omg this isnt even a college au so... clickbait?????? its barely mentioned but its there!! hope u enjoy anyway

it was a rainy day at your campus and u were NOT having a good day

u woke up LATE

u didnt eat anything BECAUSE u were late and u didnt even drink coffee

oh and ur stupid umbrella wouldnt open

you were speed walking to ur first class while trying to open it right? w ell

u stopped for like TWO seconds trying to open it and then BAM

u got it to open but then u heard a thud right in front of u and u F ROZE

SO you start moving your umbrella REALLY slowly to see what the FRI CK fell and mid way u heard a groan of pain omg u feel so ba d

“d-did i just hit ur crotch oh gosh” as if this day couldnt get any worse

THE PERSON U HIT WAS THE CUTEST?? GUY?? YOUVE EVER?? SEEN??? wtf

well now theres a guy in front of u, rolling in the wet floor, holding his crotch and is in p a i n

and u had no idea what the HELL U WERE SUPPOSED TO DO

but u had to get to class so u rushed out an apology and RAN

the whole time in class u felt so guilty omgjdjcjsj

BUT U HAVE NO TIME TO THINK ABOUT THINGS OTHER THAN SCHOOL SINCE UR BEHIND ON THE NOTES

so anyway you go to lunch to meet up with ur bestie xuxi since the rain has cleared up a bit

and he says that he wants you to meet his other friend that recently transferred here

and on your way u spot him and see someone with him, but the person has their back to you so you cant see them

but when u DO see them all you want to do is hide in a corner and hope that your red cheeks l e a v e

BECAUSE SURPRISE!! ITS THE GUY U HIT IN THE CROTCH WITH YOUR UMBRELLA!!

and u contemplate turning and texting yukhei that u dont feel well bUT HE SEES U

and he waves you over with so much enthusiasm that the guy turns around and he freezes

and so do you

oof he changed his clothes from this morning i mean who wouldnt the poor dude was in a PUDDLE holding his crotch smh abby

so you turn bright red again while slowly approaching them

and yukhei gives you the biggest smile and says “i want you to meet my friend jungwoo”

and ur all like hahahhdhshdhs hi jungwoo im y/n

and then u cringe and ur about to tell yukhei that haha u hit this guy in the crotch earlier today

but jungwoo beats you to it but hes ?? grinning?? ok man u probs ruined his chance to have kids but i mean i guess

and it looks like they been talking ing about it cause yukhei just LAUGHS so hard while saying “omg SHE was the one who hit you?? course she would” LMAOOOO

yukhei wtf whats that supposed to mean

ANYWAY you take a seat and avoid his eyes cause even tho u already said sorry u still feel guilty

so u are just,,, there,,,

and for a while u dont really talk and just eat some food

but like after an hour yukhei says that hes gonna go buy something and leaves u and jungwoo

together

alone

and cue the crickets my dudes

but anyway you two looked up at the same time and tried to speak and u guys do that Super Cliche thing

and then u eventually talk saying how sOrry u were BECAUSE U FELT SO BAD CNSNXN

And all he was doing Was Smiling w t f

and so he just laughs a little and he says that hey it was an accident!!! no problem!!

so you guys start to talk and start to get to know each other

he even offers to buy you a new umbrella HAHAHDNSN but hes joking cause u both are 🅱️roke college students

its been 3 hours: yukhei is gone

oop but you dont care u made a new friend 😪😪 and so u guys swap numbers cause its getting late and u gotta go

and he walks u back to ur dorm (A GENTLEMAN 🤧🤧)

and yall part ways !!

but after that!!! you guys talk and talk and talk and yukhei : living for it

although hes annoyed that ALL U DO IS TALK ABT JUNGWOO LMAOOO he still lives for it

and jungwoo just talks about you all the time 😪😪😪 but u dont need to know that

and so time skip 2 months

and u guys are mutually pining after each other but u guys are literal headasses so u dont know that u guys like each other

and all of ur friends know that u guys like each other

u guys r just oblivious smh

BUT that all McChanges when jungwoo asks u to hang out at the park with him

bro this aint even a college au anymore

when you meet him at the park u get c o n f u s e d because u cant see him anywhere

he texts you saying to walk to the fower field cause he got a SURPRISE for u

and when u do walk there, theres this BIG TREE RIGHT!! and hanging from the tree are umbrellas of all shapes and sizes and u want to LAUGH

cause!! u hit him with one wow but there are also!!! words!!!

‘You remind me of a thunderstorm,,,, positively striking get it cause u STRIKED him in the nuts,,, will u be mine?’

and u want to laugh so hard but all u can do is smile so so so big because!! he asked u out!! he likes u too!!

so u run to him and jump into his arms and then!! u fall on the ground oop

but he still catches you :,) and you guys!! kiss!!

the kiss is short and sweet cause theres so much adrenaline and u just feel so many emotions

so u guys are together now,,,

ANYWAY!! bf college jungwoo!!!

cute ! as ! heck ! because he gets you coffee and waits for you when your class is about to end

he always walks you to your dorm and sometimes comes in to just: sleep

and cuddle

and kiss

good life,,, im suffering,,,

and he walks you to ur classes

AND WHEN ITS RAINY HE HANDLES THE UMBRELLA 😪 he even bought u a new one

when ppl ask how u two met u always cringe but he LAUGHS omg

and he says that u attacked him with ur umbrella but hey!! its good!!

but anyway!!! u guys would be the god tier uwu power couple at ur college cause everyone loves u two

u two are so soft for each other and just SOFT IN GENERAL

and u guys are just living the good life with each other :’)))

life is so good

anywho!!! end!!! jungwoo is the REALL UWU KING😪😪 his as ur bf: real uwu hours since hes so freaking sweet

Masterlist

[annashipper]

Mess Anon (formerly known as Oddball Anon) Submission

I’ve been lurking and sending several asks over the last year in this corner of tumblr. We all discuss the kids being real or not, PR stunts, etc, etc, but one thing that really stands out to me is the lack of work Soph has been involved with in the last year since I’ve been around. Its been a whole year and she’s only been announced as a producer of a Sunny March project based off her sister-in-law’s book, which might not even be made. Isn’t she a theater/opera director? There has been absolutely no mention of her being linked to anything as of recent in the theater/opera realm. I’m sure if there was some news out there, the nannies would flip about it. The only thing that I can recall is last fall (a year ago) she was a curator for a Shakespeare event. Then before that she had that spooky walk in the woods thing and a play/opera (at a festival) and that was the fall of 2015. Other than that? *crickets* If there’s more she’s done in the last three years that I’m missing or not aware of, let me know.

And this is what I find to be weird, you would think with Ben having all the connections in the theater world, (she’s married to a famous actor AND she had a major PR push when they got engaged, people should know of her) she would have an “in” and her career would flourish a little bit more, but from what I can gather, it seems to be lacking (well at least for the last 3 years).

The nans would give the  excuse on why we aren’t hearing any news of her directing operas or avant-garde plays is she’s is a stay-at-home mom. Which if this is the case (if the kids are real), then all the power to stay-at-home moms because that is a job in itself and shouldn’t be a job taken lightly. But, this presents things that don’t add up as well. If you are a stay-at-home mom, then why do you need a nanny? With several sightings of them only out with one kid, who’s watching the other, there must be a nanny, right? Ben is a famous, wealthy actor, I’m sure they would have at least a part-time nanny, with him filming and traveling. Didn’t Ben say she was working in the GQ or was it VF(?) interview last year, where’s the news of work since, any play or opera connections? If she’s not working because she’s staying home with the kids, then why would she say, “don’t call me maternal”? What kind of stay-at-home mom would say that? You would think if they had some help at home, she would be out doing something with work, right? Like I said, some things are weird in this mess.

And IF the kids are fake, then what the hell is she doing???

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Well Mess Anon, since you’ve been interacting with this corner of Tumblr for the past year or so, you already know I think Pilo and Pilo 2.0 are imaginary, so... I don’t know what she’s doing with her time.  My guess is she’s spending whatever money Ben’s paying for photo ops with her friends in NYC.  Some of them really need the financial support as they’re playing music on street corners to make rent after all...

And yeah, Ben was telling people she’s working while promoting Doctor Strange, then again ... when he was pushing DVD sales for Doctor Strange and he had to remember he’s a family man again (because.... Disney) he said (in a radio interview I think) that the thing most fans tell him when they see him on the street is:   “I know your wife is ringing you but could I have a selfie?”

Let’s face it:  when it comes to selling the unsaleable showmance, Ben is not the sharpest tool in the shed...

Anyway!  If we’re being fair, Weirdo’s done sooooooo much more since she was hired to escort Ben on red carpet walks.  You’ve missed:

* The narrating for the Aldeburgh festival she did back in June (which we only heard about after the fact)

* The plagiarised piece she wrote for The Guardian

* The mood boards to maximize on the fugliness of her outfits.  Sooooooo many mood boards for so so so so so many bad outfits!

Anywho, the fact is that Weirdo was never really what you’d call a hard worker.  Before she entered the showmance in late 2014, she hadn’t worked since 2013, so I’m sure she’s no stranger to spending other people’s money...  

[ace-reviews]

Top 10 Favorite Gintama Characters

I think the time has come again for another Special Gintama Review(TM). I could wait and post this on Saturday when I do my proper reviews of stuff and junk, but weekdays are for Gintama Reviews and Special Gintama Reviews(TM) are still Gintama Reviews.

Anywho, these are my favorite idiots from that stupid show, in no particular order.

sir not-appearing-in-this-list is already getting his complaints ready

1. Gintoki Sakata

I feel like I probably mentioned somewhere already that Gin-san is one of the best main characters in all of anime, but in case I didn’t, Gin-san is one of the best main characters in all of anime. As far as shonen leads go, he’s beat out only by Kenshin Himura and Mob, two characters that I mentioned in my Top 5 Shonen Series list are two of my favorite characters, period.

Like every shonen lead, his primary motivations revolve around his friends, but unlike most shonen leads, he also trusts them to be able to take care of themselves when the shonen formula doesn’t force him to play the hero. That’s really one of the few reasons I like Kenshin more: he simply fits the genre a bit better. 

Even so, Gin-san is a great character. He’s funny when he needs to be, takes things seriously when he has to, and manages to simultaneously subvert and embody traditional expectations for a shonen hero in a way that makes me extremely jealous of Sorachi’s writing abilities.

Really, I could go on and on about Gin-san, but I’ve got 9 other characters to talk about, so let’s move on.

2. Toshiro Hijikata

I heard someone say once that Roronoa Zoro is Kazuya Nakai’s best role, and with all due respect to that person, they’re fucking wrong, because Hijikata is Kazuya Nakai’s best role (at least, of the ones I’ve seen. I admittedly have not checked out his entire filmography).

I’ve mentioned multiple times that Hijikata is my favorite (though I’ve also admitted that he’s not the best character). I believe kids these days refer to him as an “anime husband”, or something like that. I mean, what can I say? I have a type. And dark-haired buff dudes who try to be cool but really aren’t is pretty much that type. If he had glasses he’d be too perfect, so it’s probably a good thing that he doesn’t.

And mayonnaise is tasty stuff, man. I’m not so sure about putting it on rice, but mayo is made from eggs and eggs are good on rice so it’s not that out there.

3. Sogo Okita

Man, Okita’s a fun character. I love characters who can say really disturbing shit with a straight face, and bonus points are awarded for him looking like a generic anime bishi while he does it. He’s also one of the few characters whose gotten to rescue themselves, which is something I often complain about when they don’t get to do that.

Okita has some of the best interactions with the other characters, and though I don’t think he’s gotten to have that many proper fight scenes (he’s usually just blowing shit up with a rocket launcher), when he does, he can be a pretty scary fighter. That scene in the train with the dude in that one arc was pretty fucked up, man. Okita’s fucked up, man. I’m moving on.

4. Kotaro Zura Katsura

For a second I couldn’t remember Zura’s first name. I started typing Kogoro, but that’s the actual guy he’s based off of. Then I thought it was Koshiro, but that couldn’t be it, either, because it’s too similar to Toshiro. Then I finally remembered that it’s Kotaro and felt like a dumbass, because Kotaro sounds like a little kid’s name, and that’s something I think of every time his first name is mentioned.

I think Zura only ever gets to not be a joke when Takasugi is around. I’m not typically one to indulge in critfic, but I suspect that Sorachi thinks people who cling to the past and refuse to acknowledge when they’ve lost are a bit of a joke.

Either way, he’s a funny dude, and when he gets to be cool, he’s very cool.

And, uh, he is fucking that bird, right? I mean, it’s obvious to everyone that Elizabeth is intelligent, and Zura’s hanging out with him all the time. He cannot still believe he’s just a weird animal. Zura’s smart enough to run a fairly large and effective terrorist cell, so he can’t be that stupid.  His insistence that Elizabeth is a pet has gotta be some kinda sex thing. It’s the only explanation that makes sense.

5. Elizabeth

Kamui was originally on this list, but then I realized that I can’t put Zura here without also including Elizabeth, so now this list contains zero villains. Sorry, Gintama villains. Maybe I’ll do a list of y’all once I can actually remember 5 or 10 of you off the top of my head.

Anyway, Elizabeth is hilarious. Just the sight of him is hilarious. This could be The Elizabeth Show and just be 24 minutes of him sitting and staring at the camera and it’d still be top notch entertainment. All hail Elizabeth.

6. Kyubei Yagyu

Kyubei’s great because they’re a canonically nonbinary character, and there aren’t that many canonically nonbinary characters in, well, anything.

Kyubei spends the majority of the series trying to figure out their gender identity and that dude who's always trying to force them to present as female is annoying and I hate him, but the arc where they do figure themselves out is one of my favorites, and not only because I enjoy Rule 63 stories.

Plus, I’m not one to really care about shipping, but Kyubei/Otae 5ever.

7. Tae Shimura

Not much to say about Otae. She refers to herself as the queen of Kabuki-cho, and it is a well-earned title. Her relationship with Kagura is one of the best in the series, and you really have to feel for her, having to put up with an annoying little brother and a gross stalker, though she handles both with aplomb. Though one must wonder how she hasn’t saved up enough to restore her family’s dojo yet, considering hostesses do not make a small amount of money. I kinda wish she was a bit more involved in more stories, but it kinda makes sense why she isn’t (she has to work and make an actual paycheck while Shinpachi is busy not getting paid to work for Gin-san).

8. Otose

I like badass old ladies and Otose is the badassest old lady ever. It really says a lot that she managed to be one of the 4 Devas despite being the only one with no combat abilities to speak of. It was implied that having a pet Gin-san was part of it, but I doubt that’s as much of a factor as they suggested.

Her relationship with Gin-san is one of the most important ones in the entire series, and it was a huge factor in why Gin-san’s fight with Jirocho is one of the best fights in anything ever. I don’t know that someone who only watched that fight out of context would find it as impressive (though it is still beautifully animated).

9. Taizou Hasegawa

Every time I find myself having to type his first name, I have to look it up because no one ever uses it.

Hasegawa is a bit of a one-joke character: his life sucks because the antics of Our Heroes keep getting him fired. Despite that, it manages to remain a consistently funny joke, mainly because he refuses to hold anything against Our Heroes (though by this point, he probably should). I think part of the reason the hard-boiled dude from that one episode doesn’t really work as a character is because Hasegawa is already that character. He may not be a detective, but he still tries to play everything as coolly as possible.

Plus at one point he had a dog. Dogs are cool.

10. Kagura

Hey, look, I saved the best for last this time.

Hijikata might be my favorite, but Kagura is far and away the best character in the entire series. Hell, she’s the best female character in all of anime, and possibly all of other things, too.

She can kick anyone’s ass to hell and back without breaking a sweat, pretty much everything out of her mouth is hilarious, her relationships with all of the other characters in general and the adult women in particular are the best, and, best of all, she’s a teenage girl who not only acts like a teenage girl, but isn’t sexualized, like, at all. It’s great. Sometimes she’s acts more like a grade schooler than a middle schooler, but that’s not atypical for a 14-year-old. 

I’ve been wondering a bit lately just how OP she would be if Gin-san taught her how to fight with a sword, and I kinda want that to happen, even though I know it never will.

So those are my 10 favorites. I like a whole lot more than just 10 characters, but I didn’t actually have that much trouble narrowing it down. The lack of villains on the list is mostly just because the villains don’t hang around as much so I haven’t gotten as attached to them as I have to others.

We’ll be back to our irregularly scheduled nonsense tomorrow. Till next time.

[drink-n-watch]

Hello everyone. Isn’t it exciting!!! A brand new anime season is upon us. Why that only happens 4 to 6 times a year! And new anime mean new episodic reviews from  me. But first!:

Introductions are in order. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure yet, this is Shania. She is walking, blogging sweetness and you should go get to know her a bit better over at Quotable Creations (https://quotablecreations.com/about/) I love cosplay blogs. I don’t follow enough but they are always so much fun.

ok not THIS much fun!

Shania: Hiya everyone! Nice to meet ya! And thank you Irina for that really sweet introduction. I do write a cosplay blog, and I love sharing my passion with everyone. It’s a fan girls dream. And one of my favorites is to cosplay anime characters. Cause, well, anime is amazing. Your blog is awesome too, your posts never fail to bring a smile to my face when I read them. Especially the gifs.

It’s an open secret that the blog is really just an excuse to store various anime gifs…

don’t tell anyone!

Anywho, because I need a lot of help with these, Shania was kind enough to volunteer as *tribute*, I mean for a collaboration on this season’s relaunch of BoogiePop.

You should know that I have a personal history with this show. I watched the original and it’s one of those shows where I knew it failed on a lot of levels, and I had no clue what was happening, but it still fascinated me. The memory has clung to me ever since so when this new series was announced I was super excited. Yup, I was the one! I don’t really even remember the original so I won’t be able to compare. Still I’m excited! Shania, did you ever watch the first one?

Sadly, no I haven’t but I have seen the remake roaming around so I gotta say Boogiepop intrigues me a lot. And I’m always on the lookout to expand my anime horizons.

oh you’ve come to the right place my friend

The first episode follows mostly Keiji, a third-year student at Shinyo Academy who after getting stood up by his girlfriend Miyashita, sees her dressed oddly and acting just as weirdly. She claims to actually be BooogiePop, some type of entity or personality that lives in Miyashita’s body and only awakens when there is danger around. Female students have been going missing from the school for some time and it seems a predator is on the loose.

Right off the bat, the OP and color palette made me think of Perfect Blue while the school setting, mysterious disappearances and slow superficial dialogue reminded me of Lain. Both are among my favourite anime. And both tend to be highly acquired tastes that could easily have been unwatchable trash if not handled properly. Did you get the same feel?

Oh yea, most definitely. When I first started watching I can most certainly say I was a bit thrown off by the back and forth of the style and story telling. But, I couldn’t help but be drawn in by it at the same time. It just had a certain feel that made me want to know exactly what was going on.

well…let’s see…

As a cosplay expert what did you think of the aesthetics?

Definitely. At first I thought most of the school uniforms were pretty plain because I watch a lot of “School-oriented” anime, or Slice of Life so to speak. So as far as the uniforms they felt pretty ‘meh’. But I really like the design of Boogiepop. And the designs for our villain and our unlikely protagonists.

that hat is pretty epic!

As a first episode, there wasn’t all that much to it. It established the universe and introduced us to way too many characters. (I had to look up all the names for this post). Even though I really don’t remember the original, it did ring a faint bell. The story of a string of gory murders happening in a high school and an urban legend called Boogiepop being blamed for them while this frail young girl tries to figure out what’s going on as pieces of her life go missing. Like I said, it has some very Perfect Blue elements.

I didn’t hate this episode at all. It was trying a bit too hard to be mysterious and atmospheric but I don’t think it entirely failed. If I could fault it with something it’s the frequent and rather clumsy exposition dumps it resorted to but this may get better with time. How about your thoughts on episode 1?

I think the exact same. They used a lot of characters which made it a bit hard to keep up with, but in time I think we’ll better know the who’s who of the show. And the expositional flashbacks did jar me and I had to resort to rewinding and going back, because I had quite a few “Wait what? Did I miss something here?” moments. But, I can appreciate what they are trying to do here with it.

who’s this girl, should I care?

If I did have one complaint though, the very first male protagonist, Keiji was it? Seemed a bit plain. When he was introduced to what was going on he hardly reacted at all. I mean, c’mon man! The girl you like is being possessed, and there is this killer on the loose. All you have to say is “Ah” and “I see”? I’m definitely hoping that they’ll put more character in him as it goes on. Otherwise I would have to write him off as another “Harem-type” MC.

I think Keiji may be our straight man but I get your point. We’ll see where it goes…

sorry dude, you are kinda boring…

In episode 2 we completely abandon both Keiji and Boogiepop to concentrate on the actual antagonist Maticore and her partner Saotome, as well as suspiciously awesome Nagi Kirima, who seems to be a high school secret agent or something. In this episode we learn of the existence of an alien being called Echoes and how Maticore is in fact a made made synthetic copy of Echoes with the power to morph into the people it meets. It seems Maticore has been praying on the female students but we don’t quite know why yet beyond… evil thing does evil.

I don’t remember any of this! How did the series just suddenly drop everything and become Parasyte? That was one quick turn!

oh wait, this explains it!

You can say that again. It gave a very “So this is happening and that is happening…oh look! Now we have a bloodthirsty killer on the loose. Surprise!”

I didn’t hate this episode either mind you. It just felt like I watched two separate first episodes rather than two consecutive episodes of the same show. Know what I mean?

Definitely.

and now, ninjas!

This time we really went for the bloody horror feel. The series is disjointed but there’s a few ways they could bring it all together. Obviously it’s heading towards the classic GvE confrontation and I bet Nagi and Boogiepop will have some type of friction to get through as well but it could be a decent ride. I’m being very guarded aren’t I? I have some fears about this one.

It’s way too early to pass judgement but I’m still gonna say that there’s way too many plot threads and characters for this to be properly resolve in 12 episodes. I think the run has not been announced yet so there’s hope it will be a 24 ep series.

Any overall thoughts on these first 2 episodes?

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All I can say, is I’m getting a very Paranormal type feel that’s trying to play into Slice of Life. I am intrigued with how this is going to go though. And if there was any anime I had to compare this too, probably Parsyte. Mainly because how Manitcore acts.

But even if this show has its flaws, I think this anime has potential. And I’m quite intrigued to see where it goes from here. Will it become this seasons hit? Or just another anime to be made into a meme…

I’m not a meme, you’re a meme

So Shania and I are cautiously optimistic or cautiously not pessimistic?.. Since this was our first collab and there was two episodes to cover, it took a bit to put it together but we’ll try to get you the future episodes in a more timely manner. I certainly hope you guys enjoyed it and don’t forget to drop by https://quotablecreations.com and say hi to Shania!

Also this was two episodes guys so here are a million screencaps. Honestly the way I’ve been going about screencaps lately, you can just switch through them quickly and it’s like a stop motion of the episode…

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oh you’ve come to the right place my friend

Boogiepop and Shania and Irina ep 1&2 – It’s Boogiepop time Hello everyone. Isn’t it exciting!!! A brand new anime season is upon us. Why that only happens 4 to 6 times a year!

[disneykathy]

Disney World-

Hollywood Studios and The Half Day Park

Everyone still calls it MGM Studios, Abd that’s ok. I still call the thing in my kitchen that keeps the milk cold, “The Ice Box”.

From opening in 1989 till 2008, it WAS Disney MGM Studio Theme Park. To get a jump on the new Universal Studios Park opening nearby, Disney entered into a contract to give their Park some Old Hollywood cache by using the banner “MGM”. The whole idea for this park was a working studio with attractions harkening back to old Hollywood and movie making.

For some reason, it didn’t float with guests. People referred to it as only a half/day experience. I loved it-but I’m a movie buff and was really interested in backstage tours, sound effects & the animation process (back when actual artists put hand to paint brush).

So, in 2008 they ended the association with MGM and changed the name to its present form. In the ensuing years they have gotten rid of the back stage tour, catastrophe canyon, the animation studio...and there is no more actual filmmaking happening here. Sigh...

Sooo...the last blow to the original concept was closing up the “Great Movie Ride” that was housed in the replica of Mann’s Chinese theater. Double sigh...

They were going to concentrate more on attractions/rides based on films that people not on Medicare had actually heard of. Soooo...

In a year or so, the park will be a full day. Lord help my toes. They are building a new Star Wars Land, have just opened a Toy Story Land, And, in the abandoned Chinese theater, they will be adding a retro Mickey/Minnie ride experience that puts you IN the toon!

Anywho, lets start the tour...

The lay out here is Willy Nilly, so you will need your map or app to find anything. Sort of like the actual Hollywood, without the hookers.

You’ll enter on Hollywood Boulevard...like Main St. USA with shops and street characters but with a 40’s/50’s Movieland chrome shine to it. By all means, check out the stores-some neat stuff not found in the other parks. Really different: like plush Mickey holding a film clapper instead of plush Mickey holding a pirate sword.

After you’ve checked out the stores, bear left and pass the Dockside Diner. Keep going till you see a life sized Att-Att. If you don’t know what an Att-Att is, this is not the ride your looking for. You can go about your business.

Star Tours:

Probably should have a fast pass for this one. This ride is a motion simulator based on the original Star Wars trilogy. It’s fun, it shakes you up a bit-if you suffer from vertigo, well, “May the floor be with you!”

When it’s over, you exit into a shop! Shocker!!! It’s a cool Star Wars shop, though: you can make your own mini-droid. Nerd heaven.

Now you’re gonna head right, past the Back Lot Express counter service restaurant, and find a seat for the next showing of “The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular”. This a a stunt show based on the Indy films. There are explosions and pyrotechnics-so if noise or heat bother you, sit further back!

I usually hate these kinds of stunt shows...but I like this one because I loved the movies (except the forth installment blows) and I love Harrison Ford. So I pretend the stunt guy is Harrison and I’m Marion and...well, I’m 63, not dead.

Now, you’ll go left out of the theater and go past Star Tours again, and keep going until you see a Miss Piggy fountain!

Enter the theater for “Muppet Vision 3D”. After a funny muppety pre-show that will set the mood, you’ll sit- yes sit!- and watch a 3 or 4D Muppet extravaganza.

The 3D is state of the art, the plot is ridiculous, and the muppets are adorable as always. Kids will love it, you will smile and enjoy the A/C.

—-alert. Bathroom break.

Moving on.

Good luck finding your way from here-it’s a trek. I’d take an Uber if I were you. But... if you must walk, and you must, take a right, then a left, pass the Commissary, pass the Chinese theater (stop and see if your feet are bigger than Martin Short’s) and enter the “Animation Courtyard”.

If you enter the building directly ahead, you can queue up for photo ops with Some Star Wars characters. If you make a left, the first building you pass has the live show “Voyage of the Little Mermaid”. If you have little ones, definitely make a stop here, if not, it’s just a retread of the movie and fairly lame.

Passing the Little Mermaid, you’ll come to the building housing “Walt Disney Presents”. Go in. This area is basically a Walt Disney/Disney world museum. If you bring kids-they will hate this. Tough.

This Hall presents a little history of the man himself, and dioramas about the development of Disney World, including what’s in the future! Then you can piss off the kids even more by making them watch “One Man’s Dream”, a 15 minute documentary film narrated by Walt Disney about his life.

My late hubby used to make us watch this every visit. It’s good the first time. After 29 times, it just seemed like watching my dead great uncles home movies.

Make a right after visiting with Uncle Walt and you’ll come to “Toy Story Land”.

This is HS newest section. Looks like the Crayola 64 box exploded.

There are 3 rides here: the first one is “Toy Story Mania”: if you didn’t fast pass this one, you’ll have at least a 45 minute wait. It’s worth it!

This is very similar to Buzz Lightyear Soace Ranger Spin in Tomorrowland...but better. You wear 3D glasses and your spinning vehicle takes you through various midway style shooting games and you get to zap duckies, break plates and blast targets for points. I’m very competitive -so I apologize to any toddlers that I may have scared. (I beat ya, Tiffany!)

The next ride, Slinky Dog Dash, is a must. It’s a Small no big drop, no inversion, roller coaster with some quick turns and bumps- but senior friendly. In other words: your toupee may fly off but your dentures will stay put!

From the apex of the ride, you can get a good look at the construction for the new Star Wars section. looks epic.

Alien Swirling Saucers is the last ride in this section. More of a kiddie ride, this one stars the little Martian dudes from Toy Story (The claw!) and it’s evocative of the ride from when we were youngsters called “The Whip”- it’s cute but I wouldn’t wait in a long line for it.

Ok. Now you’re going to hobble back down toward the entrance, but make a left turn before you exit into “Sunset Boulevard”. This street has more shops and the theming is very Hollywood glam. However...

Before you make the walk, let me warn you that the two rides at the end of this Boulevard are NOT kiddie rides. Unless you have read the descriptions and have chosen to ride, or if you are accompanied by those who wish to ride-save your feet.

At the end of the street, on your right, is “The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror”— I mean, right there honey, with that name, you know your not in Kansas anymore.

Let me just say: this is one of the best rides is all Disney World-the theming is awesome—just look at that thing! It looms over the whole park! ...

The back story is: Back in the 30’s, The Hollywood Tower Hotel was the Place to be. Movie Stars infested the place. One night, during a thunderstorm, a group of folks went up in the elevator, which was hit by lightening, were NEVER SEEN AGAIN!

So, the queue area leads to the lobby, now dusty and abandoned. You are led to the boiler room to use the freight elevator (if you are not riding- or chicken out- at this point you can leave the line and wait for your party in a “scaredy-cats” waiting room).

Once you get strapped in your seat in the elevator, you’ll go up up up... the doors will open and you’ll see ghostly twilight zone- type scenes, and run into those poor unfortunate souls from the 30s. The elevator car actually exits the shaft and moves forward through the floor-you pass through a Star field and then...you stop. After a few seconds of heart palps, you drop! It’s an accelerated drop, so it feels like father and faster than it is. This drop is in the dark. Now you are pulled back up to the drop, the doors open, and you see that you are up at the top of the tower with a great yet brief view of the park, then you drop again, part of the way. Then... you go up and down a couple more times, the last drop being the full deal—you’ll even feel weightless for a few seconds!

Its great-but seriously-if you have health issues, don’t ride. I haven’t ridden since I turned 60. I don’t have major health issues-but I’m just calling myself lucky and moving on...

The next ride “Hell No!” In across from TOT. I think the formal name is “Aerosmith Rock and Roller Coaster”. Never rode it, never will.

Set up: your trying to get to the Aerosmith concert. You hop a ride with the band themselves in their limo, then speed through LA traffic.

Basically this is a major coaster, in the dark, that shoots you out of a canon and sends You careening upside down to your death.

Nope.

So, you’ve completed “Hollywood Studios”! At this point, after four days of parks, you deserve a reward! Private message me and I’ll send you a bottle of gin and a box of bandaids.

Next up: Animal Kingdom!

[signalacquired]

Long overdue post, FROM JAPAN!

We are officially living in Japan!  In temporary housing, but living in Japan! Whoohoo!  Walked around the base to see what our options were and picked out the one we liked the best.  They call it a “Row Home”.  It has three bedrooms, 2.5 bath, and is three stories high.  Every room has its own thermostat with heating, cooling and built in dehumidifiers.  Yes, dehumidifiers to combat mold due to how humid it can get here.  I can see some mold now in the temporary housing that am currently staying at, so hopefully we can combat any of that in our new residence which we should be moving into in the next few weeks.  

Let’s back up a bit, to the couple days we had in Tokyo.  The flight was alright.  Kids are great; kids on planes, not as great :( - Every flight i take makes me appreciate my noise cancelling headphones even more.  We landed at Narita Airport, and our journey into Tokyo looked something like this, or this.   I think it was a bit more like the second link, where took the Skyliner for 40 min and then walked to a different station to catch another train.  

At that point we began walking through Tokyo, with no cellphone coverage, while lugging around 4 suitcases with a total weight of close to 200lbs.  I think we landed around 1-2pm and we got to our AirB&B in Shibuya around 5?  All i really remember for sure is being drenched in sweat.  I was THAT American tourist with all the luggage wandering around some Asian country.  Once all the luggage was dropped off at our lodging, we transitioned to fresh clothes and to a lighter backpack.  One awesome perk that our AirB&B host provided was a WiFi hotspot.  The both used the mobile hotspot to reconnect to the internet and map out where to go next.

Shibuya at night was great, especially since the overall humidity and temperature dropped off a bit.  We wandered the streets for awhile, letting the sights and sounds delight our senses.  My stomach however, demanded tribute.  Forced to bend the knee to my hunger, Serena and I ducked into a small ramen shop.  There we faced a vending machine with different rows of colors and littered with hiragana, katakana, and kanji.  Guess how much of it i could read?  Yup, so i pulled up Google Translate.  On a mobile device Google Translate has a feature where it pulls up the camera and translates in real time when the camera is pointed at the desired unknown language.  It works, sort of.  A whole lotta bizzare words popped up through translate but it still didn’t really explain what each button ordered.  Eventually someone came up to the front of the store to help us out with the ordering.  Pop the money in, press the button (we got the ramen and gyoza combo), and collected the receipt.  We took our seats and presented the ticket to the kind woman who helped us order from the vending machine.  In a few minutes she brought out what we had ordered.  You can guess what happened next.  Yep, it was delicious.  I don’t know a whole lot of actual Japanese language nor am I well schooled on the customs, but i knew to make lots of slurping noises :P

Upon waking up the next morning, we jetted out of the apartment to meet up with a couple of Serena’s friends from Optometry School.  They taught us how to use the train/subway and payment system a bit better on our way to Edo Castle.  It was really well maintained, humid, and loud.   Loud because of the legions of Cicadas doing their thing and making me miss the Coqui frogs of the Big Island.  It dawned on us after walking through the open area of the castle for a bit that we would not be able to see the actual Edo Castle because the Emperor STILL LIVES THERE.  *facepalm*  This castle is like the US White house, except shrouded by much much much more trees.  Anywho it was great to see the gates and ancient guardhouses so well restored and preserved.

We broke away from Serena’s optometry buddies to meet up with her cousin for lunch.  She tells me that she hasn’t seen him in 15 years and he just so happens to be living and working here in Tokyo.  We jumped back on the train and headed over to Harajuku to meet up.  He treated both us to some really good Pork Cutlet Curry and Sashimi and we bought some black bean ice cream for the three of us to share.

We met up with the optometry crew again after lunch along with other expats.  After drifting through the crowds and stopping by our first Daiso (dollar store) we all decided it was beer-o-clock and did our due diligence by going to Baird Taproom in Harajuku.  

After the taproom, we ended up going to “piss alley”, aptly named for the unit of measure used to determine the width of the alley.  It’s basically a whole bunch of small Yakiniku restaurants.  Our fellow expats found one that had enough room for all of us and we chowed down.  Also, that’s rain on the ground, no actual urine detected....?

It began raining again, so we all ran through it to catch some dinner.  At this restaurant, you literally catch the fish that the kitchen prepares for you.

That’s not even our fish, but hey photo op right?  Here’s the real angler who caught it:

It was getting late and although the rest of the group wanted us to stay out with them and go to a place called golden man, which apparently is an area that is a slew of bars.  I really wanted to go because good company plus good beer is great combination, but we had a little bit of journey ahead of us the next morning.  So i made a command decision that we should turn in for the night.

The next morning we repeated what we had to do from Narita airport just a couple days earlier and brought all of our luggage down to the JR station to catch our trains to Haneda Airport.  I was again drenched due to the humidity, weight of the luggage, and lack of elevators and/or escalators at the stations.  

Once we got the luggage checked in, things got easier.  All we had to do then was get on the plane and relax, and relaxing is one of those things I know I’m good at XD

Why so much luggage?  Well everything from North Carolina is boxed up in crates and on a ship for the most part, so whatever we have in the suitcases is all we have to live with until all the goods from the NC apartment arrive.  It was a necessary evil to carry all that stuff around over the last few weeks.

I am looking into getting a new phone or camera to take as high quality pics as I can while living here in Japan.  Still rocking my Nexus 6 that I have had for the past couple of years.  It is a great phone but it is starting to give me some problems and I want to be able to capture as many photos as possible while exploring Asia.  Currently thinning out apps in the meantime on my phone while researching phone and camera options with Serena.  Our current residence for now:

More updates to follow, so stay tuned friends and family!