#as i said - so kany WHERE DO I START FROM

[rafyki]

I want to start writing fanfics again... I NEED to start writing Yowapeda fics again, but I also need some inspiration and I have none :')

[dreaming-twist]

“Were you looking for me?”

Some she/her reader/prefect x Jamil short fic...

The prefect and Grim had gone to accompany Deuce to the basketball court, in order to look for Ace. Deuce had finished with his club early, and was looking forward to getting some rest before dinner time. That's why he called his two friends, and also hoped to have Ace with them.

Upon arrival, Ace seemed to have finished showering and was totally ready to leave. When he saw them, the boy raised his hand, although what he said did not accompany the gesture.

"You wanted to see me in action, huh?" he said, smiling mischievously. "A shame, because I'm done for today."

"...The three of us should've left without him" Grim concluded in response, looking at the girl and Deuce, who nodded at the answer.

Ace frowned.

"Hey, don't ignore me!"

"AH! If it's Koebi-chan! ~"

A voice from further away interrupted Ace. It was Floyd, who was still half wet from the water from the shower, but luckily he was dressed. He had a huge smile on his face.

"Umihebi-kun, come, come!" he said, approaching them but looking back.

Everyone was a little confused by that call, but then they saw that Jamil was walking behind him, with wet hair, at a slow pace. The prefect looked out and could see how Jamil was putting up his hair with both hands while he held a scrunchie with his mouth. Once he tied his ponytail, he looked forward. She looked away, her heart trembling a little. Two seconds later, he also arrived where they were.

"Oh, hey. You're a little late to watch, training is already over" Jamil said to the group.

"We came to look for Ace" Deuce clarified. "Thanks for... putting up with him, at the club."

Deuce said that as he bowed, and his friends ended up doing the same. Ace was getting pissed again.

"Why does it seem like I'm your son?" he asked.

"Come on ~ Kani-chan is super fun. We had a great time with him, didn't we, Umihebi-kun?"

Floyd turned to Jamil, who ended up smiling a little, although not exactly sweetly.

"He's very easy to tease."

Everyone laughed except Ace, who ended up grabbing his backpack and starting to walk away alone. Deuce began to chase him along with Grim, and the prefect, before leaving, bowed again to the senpai.

"Er... good job. With the club, that is."

"Ah, Koebi-chan, you're so cute... it makes me want to hug you..." began to say Floyd, taking a step forward from her, ready to hug her. But then Jamil cut him off.

"Floyd" he said sharply. Then he looked from him to the girl, a smile in his face. "Thank you."

She looked into his eyes not knowing what to say. Jamil's gaze was deep and cold most of the time, but it didn't contain even a bit of malice. The girl then remembered Kalim. That boy was the complete opposite: his eyes denoted happiness at any moment. The only thing they both had in common was that with their gaze they were able to envelop you and not let go, like the sands of the desert.

After a few seconds, Floyd moved his hand in front of the girl's face.

"Is there anyone at home...?" he asked.

She composed herself immediately, and looked away from Jamil. She sure was red, so she turned around and started to leave.

"E-Eh... Well, see you."

"Come back soon, Koebi-chan! ~"

Floyd and Jamil stayed looking at her until she was quite far away from there, and Floyd then looked at Jamil out of the corner of his eye, with a little smile.

"Heh... Umihebi-kun, you sure are popular."

"Ha?"

"Have you used your power on her?" Floyd asked, curious. Even though the Unique Magic were a secret, due to everything that happened in Scarabia he already knew what it was about.

"What are you taking about? I haven't used it since... then" Jamil said.

"Eeeeh ~ I see... ~"

Floyd turned around and went to get his things. Jamil stayed, lost in his thoughts, watching the girl walk away from them.

The next day that club activities were scheduled, Deuce, the prefect and Grim went back to the basketball court to look for Ace. That day, however, they were caught in the middle of a training match. Ace tried to make his way, but Floyd, who was playing in the opposite team, blocked him whenever he had the opportunity. At one point he saw an opening and slid to the other side, but in the blink of an eye Jamil took the ball from him, ran to his basket and scored a point just before the whistle sounded announcing the end of the practice game. Ace gritted his teeth, though he and his teammates exchanged affectionate pats on the back and words of encouragement. Floyd gave Jamil a very simple high five. It was obvious that they were used to working as a team.

The prefect and Deuce applauded at the end of the match and that was when the three of them became aware of their presence. Floyd's eyes shone again.

"Koebi-chaaaan, you're back! ~" He ran up to her, but when he was going to give her a hug, he stopped himself. "Oops... sweat. I can't hug you"

The girl laughed a little and then she looked at Jamil, who was tying again his ponytail, since he had messed up his hair while playing. He immediately noticed her gaze, and she ended up quickly turning away from him.

Ace approached them, and began to speak very loudly.

"Aaaaah, we were so close to winning..." he said, pointing out how tired he was.

"I may be wrong, but it says on that scoreboard that you've been beaten, Ace," Grim pointed out.

Indeed, the score marked a difference of at least 20 points between one team and the other. Ace growled and when he reached Grim's side he kicked him.

"Stealing the ball from you was very easy. You have to improve your technique, Ace” Jamil said, who had arrived next to them.

"Yes, Jamil-senpai..."

"Well, to the shower! ~" Floyd looked excited and began to leave after waving goodbye to the others.

Ace shook his head and looked at his three friends.

"I'll be back in a few minutes, okay?"

"Don't be late" Deuce asked.

"Mimimi, I'll do what I can..."

After watching him leave, Deuce also stood up.

"I think I'm going to go get something to snack on while Ace arrives, because I think that shower's going to take a while... Do any of you want something?"

"Ah, some chips for me, please!" The girl asked, with a smile.

Grim stood up as well.

"I'm going with you Deuce. You wait for us here, huh?" He said, looking at the girl. She nodded. Ace was a mystery, sometimes he finished early and sometimes too late, but the best thing was for someone to stay waiting for him.

When the two boys left, she sighed, and looked at the empty basketball court. Although... Now that she thought about it, she had seen Ace and Floyd leave, but not Jamil. She had lost sight of him for a second and she no longer saw him. Would he have gone ahead to the showers...?

She craned her neck to look at the side of the gym, somewhat hidden, when...

"Are you looking for someone?"

A voice sounded too close to her, and the girl jumped up, so suddenly that she almost tripped. However, a strong arm grabbed her and pulled her towards her seat before any unfortunate fall occurred. The girl, who had closed her eyes in shock, opened them again, finding the boy with dark skin and dark eyes whom she had, in fact, been looking for.

"J-Jamil... Thank you very much..."

"No problem."

Jamil kept his gaze and jumped from the seat he was sitting in, over hers, to the one right next to her, without letting go her hand. She was tremendously embarrassed by the ridiculousness she had made. And in front of Jamil, no less.

"...If I let you go you won't try to jump, right?"

"Ah? N-No! L-Let go of me, no problem..."

Despite his joking tone, the boy seemed genuinely worried that he had scared her and almost caused an accident, but seeing her out of danger he finally decided to let go of her hand.

Although he didn't look away from her.

"... So? Were you looking for me?

The girl was speechless with that question. She couldn't even look at him at that moment... But Jamil was making it difficult for her. There was something about him that attracted her, very much. It was impossible to ignore him...

Her eyes rolled to his, slowly, and she saw how he watched her carefully, while she smiled sideways, mischievously, as if that situation amused him. She could swear her face was closer than before, and closer than he had ever been to her.

"...Yes, I was wondering where you were" she said, to the boy's surprise. But she no longer had any reason to hide it, if Jamil had said that it was because he had clearly caught her.

Jamil seemed to be amused by how she had confessed, and he raised an eyebrow as his smile deepened.

"... You are really interesting."

She held on for a few more seconds, but soon she suddenly stood up again, this time stiff as a rock.

"I-I forgot to tell Deuce something! I'm going to look for them."

Jamil leaned his back against the backrest while he watched the girl pick up her backpack, bow with her head —without looking at him— and run out of the place, following in the footsteps of her friends minutes before. He stared at her until she disappeared from his sight, and then he couldn't help but smile more than he should.

He got up, ready to go to the showers. Maybe he had to ask Ace a couple of things.

[jessadaloro]

Week 3-4 Insights

List of the insights that I gained from the interview:

1. Greens and Sweets

Being able to interview and knowing the story of Ms. Regina about her business, Greens and Sweets, gave us lessons and deeper insights into how business works.

While we were inside the Greens and Sweets, me and my groupmates felt welcomed and relaxed. Ms. Regina made the interview lighter, and she shared with us a lot of her experiences, from which we also learned a lot from her.

She shared with us that the inspiration behind her business was her hobby and passion for cooking during the pandemic. She even watched the whole season of Master Chef. It also helped that during the pandemic, her father was doing hydroponics with lettuce; then they were only selling it in a cup, but then she felt it was boring, so she thought of ways on how to elevate it since she knows how to cook.

We also learned about her marketing strategies back when her business is still starting. She chose Instagram for posting and promoting her product since, for her, Instagram is more aesthetic and it is more suited for her business at that time. Additionally, she said that if you want your business to have more exposure and for the general public to know about it, you can opt to promote it on Facebook.

She also made us feel at ease during the interview, she even said that she can also relate to us as she was also a student back then. As a kind gesture, she gave us their kani roll for free, making it an even more memorable experience.

2. Cuadro Ocho Incorporated

Cuadro Ocho Incorporated shows us new learnings and insights that we gained during our interview with them.

Cuadro Ocho Incorporated shows that a group of friends with a shared business vision can build something significant from humble beginnings. Starting from in Iligan, where they mainly sold lumber, they expanded into a fully hardware and construction materials company with 11 branches across different locations. It also shows that their success did not happen suddenly, they did careful planning, having the right legal documents like SEC registration and BIR certification to ensure their operations were legitimate.

The process of setting up a corporation like Cuadro Ocho Inc. involves a lot of legal documents, from the Articles of Incorporation to General Information Sheets (GIS), all of which are vital in maintaining transparency and legal compliance. These legal documents serve as a foundation and legitimacy, complying with the requirements of having a business.

Another insight that I gained is how they carefully consider the location of their stores. The foot traffic and parking are very important factors for them, especially the nature of their business, where heavy supplies often need to be transported. They clearly understand that choosing the right spot for a branch can make a big difference in customer convenience and sales.

3. FMN Agriculture Supply Inc.

The interview that we did for the FMN Agriculture Supply Inc. showed us the deeper importance of documents and insights about business.

Ms. Tato explained and shared with us the importance of complying with the legal documents and license for their business and also having business in general. Their having an FPA license aside from registering it with SEC and DTI, shows how crucial it is for businesses that are in line with agriculture to ensure compliance for the safety and well-being of their customers and the environment. It also demonstrates that they really ensure their products, like fertilizers and pesticides, meet safety and quality standards before they sell them. 

Having certificates and trainings is also important to this business, as per Ms. Tato. Attending trainings and seminars from the Red Cross and BOSH shows how a business needs to invest in learning and training for their staff. This gives their staff knowledge and preparedness against potential emergencies and hazards. Additionally, their Fire Safety Inspection and Sanitary permit, and their annual renewal for their documents, permits, and licenses indicate how important proper documentation is for businesses. Staying updated with renewals to avoid any legal issues, complying, and maintaining its legitimate business.

4. Color Mix Paint Center

Color Mix Paint Center gave us lessons that we can learn from and insights that we can get from having a business.

Mrs. Cabatud shared to us that one time, she felt that there was much growth that could happen, and so she ventured and established two more branches of Color Mix Paint Center in other locations. Her vision was to increase the customer base and expand her business. However, she had some problems such as the sales problems that hinder the business from sustaining the branches operations.

Therefor, Mrs. Cabutad brought the resolve to shut both branches after a long and hard thinking. It was a disappointment but she did not let disappoint join her as she had learned to deal with disappointments realistically. Instead of letting this be a problem for her business, she decided to concentrate on developing her one branch. In doing so, she was able to cut down costs, and focus more time on delivering outstanding service to her clients at the core business.

Mrs. Cabatud story shows that it is not always a straight upward march for a business and, in some cases, the decision to downsize might just be the best course of action for further growth. Because of her flexibility and willingness to grow from the situation, Color Mix Paint Center can still be continued to be presented as a business.

5. Jay-Q Grains Rice Trading

Jay-Q Grains Rice Trading showed us that despite challenges, you can still continue to provide quality products, and I also gained insights from it.

From the receipt we saw during our interview with her, one of the Philippine Red Cross staff attended Occupational First Aid and Adult Basic Life Support with CPR training. This training ensure that their staff are ready for any emergencies that may occurred even though they are not into medical field. Moreover, Ms. Tagaro pointed out that their business documents must be updated on a yearly basis to ensure they pass legal requirements.

Ms. Tagaro also informed us about the problems of the rice trading business saying that the price level may vary depending on supply and demand. There are other traders who also offer rice within the area and, therefore, a threat to the company through placing pressure on the prices. Nevertheless, the following are the challenges that the firm face with regard to its operation, Jay-Q Grains Rice Trading, continues to operate with a commitment to providing quality rice and ensuring that it complies with all legal requirements.

- Being able to interview and know these businesses, I have learned that sometimes, starting small means you have to get out of your comfort zone and learn how to elevate things and deal with different legal documents for compliance. It is very inspiring to see how dedication, passion, perseverance, and hard work can lead to growth and success. 

- J

[hectorthedoggo]

what gave u the idea for fugue au and nmnl?

nmnl. i'll start with the shorter one. so, i had come back from vacation, and i was thinking. hm. what's gonna happen in t3. so i posted about it (either they'd go full amane cult milgram, or just give up.) kani-miso replied to it, mkaing a little doodle (:D), and we had a back and forth about it.

Then, i decided to write it, on a whim, and fun fact, I didn't have a plan. It was just meant to be insanity, a one part oneshot. I decided to make es stop referring to themself as 'es' because... why not? they think they're the warden lol. They broke the glass because they actually do not like themself. Then, I made a second part, and it was. yk, the second chapter. kani said something in the doodle that "the warden and es are different people" and I was like hehe yeah kinda.

Then it mutated. someone in the comment section (Kurov) named them "enyu". then, enyu kinda came into being. It was an accident. yk what happens from there.

tldr: it was a small idea that got really... really big.

fugue au... oho fugue au...

so, me and my friend had just created a GCMM (don't ask) about milgram, and we hung out, but we had like. no idea what to do. cause the thing that took our time was that gcmm and now that was gone.

cut to later. i kinda wanted to write something with her/a longfic but no ideas had stuck. It was a snow day, and i was holed up in my house, listening to musicals, and, yk. imagining my favorite characters to them. Then, a certain song came on (i shouldn't reveal it,,, it might reveal too much,,,), and i was like. hm. what if jackalope was like this. Then, Mother Knows Best came on and I was like. hm. what if-so i slowly got really rough ideas of the characters. :D

Then, I texted my friend about something else. like a DND AU (i think) (this may be inaccurate i don't remember) (yk... kinda like the r3 gang)

I proposed we make it a RPG game (with combat (each characters had their own abilities) and cutscenes), and we were pretty stuck on that for a bit before i actually tried to make the game then almost instantly gave up 💀💀💀

but, that's another thing. So, I was making the script for the game, and I was like "hm where the heck is this going,,," I had a general idea, but not the specifics. The plot was originally different, es kinda controlled the combat, too. They had a sense of self-esteem.

So, I wrote the story you know today and realized that a. it was a lot more fun and b. i do NOT have the knowledge to make a game, but i can do this!!

as i was writing, i realized that. hm. maybe their backstory actually causes. um. some psychological issues. thus, the character you know and love today.

if i major in comsci in college or smth maybe i'll get around to making the game.

we're still hammering out the specifics but we have the general idea for the plot and shi

tldr: product of boredom, took some turns, before landing into the fic you know today.

btw i need to officially announce this somewhere: fugue au has 3 endings

[castle-dominion]

4x1 rise

oooof so we left off when beckett was shot & castle put his dirt covered hands on her. ok Still hits me that montgomery asked castle to help him. beckett & castle just had a fight & montgomery kicked castle out finally but he still asks for castle's help bc he knows castle will come here & help & keep beckett safe in a way nobody else can What's with the freeze frame style recap?

Kanie HCs

Children's hospital it's DOCTOR parish after all. I like how she's sitting on the gurney thing too at least we now know beckett is 31 instead of me doing math (I have a disability so my age turned out WRONG)

Yeah u don't do compressions if there's a pulse, right? u either push on their chest to make them breathe or u beat on their chest to fake their heart. right? josh <3

Dang the captions aren't that good, rysposito talking on the phones over each other I can't hear a thing. btw while I dislike the military & the police system their outfits rn r p nice. Tho they are missing their hats. Where did their hats go? & I love the way ryan already has his jacket undone while espt has it done up & that girly waist going

Lanie <3

I'm glad that he calls for the other doctor but starts the surgery anyway bc he has to He's so right, usually u have the funeral AFTER you're shot You know, for someone who believes guns should,,, stop existing, I really like guns. mark 11 modified sniper rifle. (if u want to fight someone, do it the old fashioned way: an honourable fist fight.)

martha & alexis <3 Jim <3

pulmonary vein...??? That one is important & idk if clamping it for long is a good idea... ugh i just got my schedule for my job, I'm going to have to catch up on the onoine orientations so I just spent 15-20 mins doing that instead of watching my yummy castle television.

You did what you had to, now do what you're supposed to; that's so good

Castle literally just said he tried to get to her Martha: touch my son & I will put u in the ground when did ryan get on that side of him? Oh that's why he's mad nvm I like how espt is holding back josh & ryan is holding back castle Alexis: What gram said

what's a pericardium? around the heart? judging by the word? my little bro is so smart. when the heart is fluttering like that you WANT to stop it & THEN restart it. they didn't do anything wrong. also do they have an anesthesiologist? One time my dad's appendix was unhappy so he left the farm but there was no hospital in the village so he had to go to the town nearby but they didn't have an anesthesiologist so they sent him to another nearby town but while they had an anesthesiologist they didn't have any anesthetic so the anesthesiologist himself had to DRIVE HIMSELF ALL THE WAY TO the big city to get anesthesia to do the operation back in the town. Dad should have just gone to the city in the first place.

Castle is not wrong but he is also kind of wrong. Yeah GOOD she is not fibrilating anymore, you MEANT to stop the heart, now you can get it to work normally again

HOLY CRAP THIS IS THE FIRST INTRO ONLY NOW?

I like how ryan is no longer wearing his jacket at all but espt is all buttoned up (could pic but not clip)

ngl that's a sexy gun

the "groundskeeper" was TAKING COVER FROM THE SHOOTER he is not BEING the shooter? Then we'll go to cuba to find his ass

holy fridge I just spent another 20-25 mins doing work & not the good kind, not chores where I can listen to an audiobook & get things done

Lockwood was only like 35, he was NOT the one who was running the whole thing

Who is this lawyer professor lookin fellow? (Is this the one who sends castle those crazy phone calls?) Name is "smith"? rly?

When did castle get here & when did he change? Actually, how long has it been?

*checks himself in the glass first*

Josh <3, flowers, awkwardness between the two of them She's still wearing makeup lol Live this one down? ok babe Well it can't have been that long bc she is in a curtain bed not a little room. I was in a nice room once but then the porter came & made me move. I had to stop playing my fiddle bc now I was in a place with other ppl instead of nice & alone with wals "You heard?" Castle it's probably good that she doesn't remember. It might come back tho. oof poor montgomery Calls her kate calls him castle tomorrow How much time? Remember the s2/s3 summer tho? when neither of u called?

Who is this fellow? I feel like montgomery's plan might not end up working. Who is in congressional offices that this guy is calling? I sure hope montgomery also digitized those files & like,, send an email or smth. Too easy for files to get altered or destroyed

Good scene with the ring

At first I didn't realize this was like four months later but it makes sense now bc the show was on hiatus over the summer like all her figurines & the chair she keeps there, for anyone but mostly for castle. I'm surprised nobody moved it out of the way tho. Also, if she was gone for a few months, we could have had that rysposito spinoff, we could have had a mini series, esp once castle left, it could be fun 22 minute murder episodes instead of these complicated 44 min ones, or even shorter, haven't you seen other shows with shorts? gravity falls? over the garden wall? that one trailer episode thing from Sherlock? we could have used a mini series!

esposito just not clapping everyone else clapping bc yay welcome back beckett ryan in his pink shirt & grey vest (OK BUT HAVE I CLIPPED THE "SEAMUS OH MY GOD" BIT? IF NOT I MUST. ALSO PIC THAT ASS. TAMALA JONES WAS SO RIGHT.)

it's only one week difference JE: It's okay. You don't have to make excuses. We know you missed us. That's why you couldn't stay away. Weird how they say surveillance with the L & then if they don't they write surveyance. Are those two different words or...? Maybe I'm just french. (mentioning that made me film a tiktok calling myself a frog bc I'm NB & french, & then I had to edit it, I have been here for HOURS & not finished an episode of castle ugh.) So they have been communicating with castle but not her? Did they expect castle to fill her in? Did castle not tell them he was not in contact with beckett? They just never communicated with beckett themselves? Castle was with them for months helping with the case <3 <3 <3 I could have used a mini series y'all I have trained myself to stop saying iy-ern & start saying iy-run & now it sounds weird anytime someone pronounces iron like that By the book? Wasn't that Kate in the past? before castle came in as a bad influence or smth? I thought, judging by the fandom, that I would hate Gates but actually I love her.

the man is dead, why does it matter- wait,,, fam gets his pension. right. yk it makes sense, shut down the case, they can work it on their own personal time, they have work to do at work. But be careful: computers keep browser history & stuff like that

VG: If my mother drops by, you can call her "ma'am". Call me "sir" or "Captain". (clip this?) I love her, just like sylvain's m*a*s*h character. VG: Youngest woman in the NYPD to make Detective. You beat me by six weeks. I like her but kind of hate her Gates is right. U need to requalify. Follow regulation. It exists for a reason. VG: but it'll be a cold day in Hell if I let a cop, any cop, investigate their own shooting.  She's right! She's kind of being firm in an abrasive way but she deserves to be firm & she needs to be abrasive, u know how hard it is being a woman in fields like this.

KB: >:( I want my gun ono JE: So you got to re-qualify. It's no big deal. ... It is a little insulting. bruh not the thing to say to her. You know, guns should be abolished. If you want to fight someone, do it right. How do u requalify tho?

Castle's got em KB: !????!?!? Ryan *trying not to be obvious, but really pointing* (could clip? nah. Maybe pic it.) Maybe you SHOULD open an investigation into him KR: You want to see the files, you're gonna have to talk to him. Whatever you do, don't get caught. (his face here) (so should I clip then, Dom?)

already got it down on a sticky note? (18th & lex is normal but from ryan it reminded me of his sofa: fifty-fourth and lex!!! :D :D) (I need to get seasons 1 & 2 back so I can clip them sdklfsdfj) Good, it might be better for her to stay indoors for the week, she was supposed to return NEXT week after all

KR, seeing coke on the table, & a lot of it tbh: Hmm. Someone had a party. lot of blood there Plenty of murders are chest GSWs, beckett wouldn't be able to do MOST of them. But then again, she did pass her psych evaluation. (Remember when the doc asked if beckett wanted him to take a look at castle bc he was taking care of feggin?) Lanie is kate's best friend!! Hasn't called for weeks? At least not months like castle. Who is this cop? Her lines sound VERY rehearsed (you will know later dw) *JE+LP roll their eyes at ryan* let the man listen to his bands! (won't clip?) Remember when alexis helped the here kitty kitty murder? Guys, remember when castle went to the hamptons for months? this has already happened!

Heat Rises, rise is the name of this episode. Was she the last in the line or...?

Castle you can say u love your friends. tho maybe I'm being a girl about it. Moomin not shying away from telling his friends he loves them She didn't say a few days... Castle this doesn't have to do with Josh

I like how even tho they are fighting they sit on the swings together to talk. What was the ending? & you took a year of therapy to get over it, remember you said that in s1? U can put it to rest without solving it maybe... (Me: in season 8 while getting these clips) It was an accident? Probably not JUST for those files, a lot of people wouldn't MIND those files getting destroyed, if everyone who said "meh I'd like to burn it down but I only need one file burned" donated ten dollars to an arsonist it would be enough.

KB, smug & playful: How're you gonna help if Gates kicked you out? RC: I only let her kick me out, because there was no reason to stay. KB: Oh RC: She'll take me back. KB: owo (clip?)

(Yeah clip) VG (on phone): Yes, Mr. Mayor. Yes, sir, I understand. MAYOR (on phone): No more discussion. VG: (on phone) Okay, I-- [The mayor hangs up on her.] VG: You think you're clever, Mr. Castle, going around my back like that. Well, let me tell you the score. I don't care how powerful your friends are. You screw up at all on my watch, and I'll prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. You understand me? (she's right) RC: Yes, ma'am. VG: Sir. RC: Sir. VG: Now get out of my office. She's hot

I don't think that's how u requalify

They're all sneaking around like that bro it is so obvious You don't need to make excuses, you can just say "Yes sir?" I thought becks wasn't on the case tho... oh wait that's probably what the gun meant RC: *shoves it into his pants*

Ok but HOW do guns work? There was no bullet in the chamber yet, so she pulled it back, but it is what a semi automatic so the trigger has two functions: cocking & shooting? & shen it shoots it automatically puts in another bullet Glad he asks her if she's ready. what does "we got point" mean? (it means "we have the, the forefront, the control point WAIT POINT that's where it came from)

Remember back in s1 when rick first made the vest? yeah. & now they just let him come with them no argument. Maybe castle could get a gun that shoots rubber bullets idk. rubber guns are usually bigger tho, since the bullets are bigger. Besides, technically u r supposed to fire onto the ground & let the bullet bounce, or so I hear. Maybe that depends on the type & size.

Ok one of you arrest the guy, one of you Go With Her ooh the audio is so good. (won't clip) & THERE they are She passed her psych? How deep do they go...? Was her safety on the whole time or did she forget to turn it on when returning it to her belt? They need to talk abt this

her baby bros Castle's right u should talk abt it Becks he might believe you if you say "Meh, it was an issue, but it'll be gone within the week, it is not that big of a deal" rather than the blunt deflective obvious lie of "it's nothing" say "It is not a BIG deal but it is a deal & I will fix it, & i will fix it Easily bc it is not a big deal but i will still put the effort in to fix it bc it is still a deal" ik that was redundant sorry

ugh pls don't be a DID thing

obv lying. U could just say "idk" but ig that would also be sus (why does espt have so much facial hair) VG: Oh, well, that's good to hear, 'cause we wouldn't want her making any mistakes now, would we?

one in a million? smth probs caused it besties Love the fire department

SOWnya, weird. I've always heard SAHnja KR: If I'm asking the question, the jury's gonna be, too.

He's clean, becks That's a rick story moment, beckett everybody is gone so maybe u should step off bc u might die too

we created whom?

Alexis is mad at him <3 Doesn't answer with "castle"? Ooh it IS the phone man!

Ok so important info: Just that he's a friend of Montgomery's, that he owed Montgomery his life. He said Montgomery sent him some files. Files that, if they ever got out, would hurt some very powerful people. They were using those files as a threat to keep Montgomery's family from ever being harmed. Beckett's safety was also part of the deal.

that's very beckett of her Martha <3 Alexis DX Pulling out the swears Alexis my beloved (won't clip? idk, I'm not watching it rn while gathering my clips)

castle outfit is not his typical attire today. (meh no photo) Castle is right becks, at least he's bringing up the s1 convo (meh won't clip but I might go to the transcript to quote it) Just not today. & castle is so right

Beckett the self is a construct. You were a person before her murder, you were a person after a year of therapy, you were a person when you were not actively digging into this case.

Ryan's off-white pinkish shirt <3, no tie today tho. I like the costume choices (won't pic) All of them: Unless what? (but I don't need to pic bc I will clip this)

reminds me of the nikki heat murders, where the guy was still in the apartment & had a second body there.

"or she" (why is that just a thing in this episode? Also why not just use they?) How did CSU not see that? I'd think they'd call beckett with "we found an anomaly in the bloodstain, come look" & she'd hang up on them w/o saying anything The mattress is not that heavy, is it? A lot of blood to have soaked all the way through Killer hiding place lol. the joke means she's back in the groove? Wait a sec they changed outfits, has it already been a day since "unless what" & "hail mary"?

Audio Shot gun Castle there just chatting away behind her He just did that? He didn't even try to run away? In fact, he held a gun at her BEFORE trying to run?

beckett puppydog sweater hands (must pic that)

for now is at least something Partners <3 Her hair looks like my auntie's when I was a kid... wait, that may have just been stylish at the time. I miss her short hair tho, she was so much cooler in s1, & I was introduced to her with her s2 emo looking hair so I liked that too. Now tho? She's just some woman. She looks exactly the same as Addison from Quantum Leap. Haha beckett.

Does she make the songs make sense? Enough for now <3 aaaah AC: Dad? Don't grow up too much, okay? (clip?) RC: It's me we're talking about. Castle using his book plot screen as a murder board & I love it, esp bc since she can't be on the case maybe he can.

(I really hope the therapist isn't evil.) "Everything" is not a good answer, also can her psych approval be revoked? (So she remembers him saying he loved her. does she remember the ambulance trip? Does she remember lanie? does she remember josh & the surgery? When does her memory cut out? How long has she remembered everything? I'm assuming she cannot remember anything that could help the case (like where the shooter was-- tho how do u see that from a distance?) bc otherwise she would tell them. How much does she REALLY remember?)

Aight so I have only watched one episode (& half a commentary) & I've been on it since 9; it is 13.30 now (1.30). I hate how much research I paused the movie to do & how much work I had to do. At least breaking it up is nice

(hahahaha nO, you fell SO behind, Dom)

[whambamitssqam]

Madam Laguarde... where to start? First of all, what in the fresh Cruella de Vil is going on with her pet on her shoulders? Was she rejected from a Illumination movie? She seems more like a Minions side character (granted what is AA if not bombastic characters being squeezed by the plot?) BUT WHOOOOO BOYYYY.

Charge One: Flirting with every male who has a heartbeat. Exception being my sweet Gumshoe, but clearly her sense of taste has been wasted by the edgregious amount of perfume she douses on the daily. Legit, I thought Oldbag would be the only character trying to jump Edgeworth's gavel, but here we are. A dubiously French (derrogatory) woman, taking her chances with damn near anyone. Don't think I didn't clock how sweely she talks about Sawhit. Girl...

Charge Two: CONVOLUTED ASS PLAN??? PULLEY'S??? DURING A CIRCUS SHOWWWWR??? THE GODDAMN WELL. I'm... my bones are aching. Fifi, girly pop. There are so many other ways to get a recognized assassin out yer goddamn prision. I fear the alcohol in her perfume seeped to her brain, because thats the idea only a Paw Paw drunk on moonshine would think up. PLUS PLUS PLUS, she put her own darling alligator at risk??? Which seems, ngl, VERY out of character for her. Afterall, she's clearly a crazy animal lady

Charge Three: You will NEVA be Dee Vasquez. I said it. Can't out do the doer.

Charge Four: YOU ASKED THE POLICE TO HELP??? In a world where it's pretty evident these lads get paid in smiles and half-hearted compliments? The same folks that get outdone by a 9 year old? Babes... I fear it would've been easier to just KILLL Kanis. Is that... am I the only one???? Like I know he's big blind and scary, but at the same time. You RUN the prision he's in. His dog is already off leash (AHGEIGJEIJF) and you haven't tried to, I dunno, poision or capture it? Nah nah nah nah, we went with giving someone else the Kanis problem. Babes....

Captive Turnabout is going on my list of games that made me crave a stiff glass and fifty cigarettes. Shoutout Missile, carried the case, could've never done it without you <3. Eustace/Sebastian, I hear you've got some big truama cooking, but it's gonna take a lot to make me love you...

Dear Ace Attorney Investigations 2

why a horse... in a prison? A MONKEY????? A RARE CHIMP???? Worst of all, they're allowed to walk around freely????????????????????????????????????????????????? I could excuse putting a parrot on the stand. I could excuse Furio Tigre. I could excuse the amount of perjury and lying under oath. I COULD EXCUSE THE BUST FLYING OFF WITH THE CAPE IN THE TURNABOUT I WILL NOT NAME. BUT ANIMALS???? FREELY PRANCING AROUND A FUCKING PRISON?

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

raven-san, can we please have a wedding crashing where jade needs to marry this girl from another crime family to consolidate power and become the next head of the leech mob :)) but floyd's like I'M BORED and annoyed that his brother's being snatched up by a random chick, so he asks basketball bros, and azul, to help save jade?

This one is super long, so I added some extra sections and placed the rest of the wedding crashing below the cut!

***Spoilers for Jamil and Floyd’s Unique Magic!!***

"I object to this wedding...!"

Pre-Wedding Jitters

A call comes for the twins in the dead of night, without warning. It’s their parents with exciting news: they’re naming Jade as the next Don Leech. The catch? The Leech mob’s in the middle of a merger with the Worm mob, and he’ll have to marry Don Worm’s daughter to secure the deal.

Jade, ever the dutiful son, is honored by his future title and calmly agrees to the arrangement. On the other hand, Floyd’s annoyed by the idea, and can’t keep quiet about his irritation. He calls out to his twin in the darkness.

“... Ne, Jade.”

“Ee, Floyd?”

“Are you really okay with going through with this? You’re just gonna do what they said? Even though you don’t know the Worms at all? Even if you’ve never met that girl before?”

“It is a request coming directly from father and mother. How could I refuse them? And, furthermore... If I do not undertake this task, then it would fall to you, the next choice to inherit the title of Don Leech. I cannot allow that to come to pass--fufu. You do so enjoy your freedom, yes?”

“... Jade, you’re so dumb sometimes. What’ll happen to your freedom, then? Will you get so busy with being the big boss and being married... that you won’t have time to play anymore?”

“... Perhaps. But that is a sacrifice I am willing to make.”

That thought doesn’t sit well with Floyd--not at all.

“I trust that you will make your own fun of the situation,” Jade reassures him. “You always do.”

As the weeks pass, Floyd sees less and less of Jade around, since he has to prepare for the wedding. Jade reassures him that he’s doing just fine, but Floyd can see right through his lies. He can tell that Jade’s more frazzled than usual--there’s a lingering to his words, and a longing in his eyes, savoring every last bit of autonomy he has before his fate is forever sealed.

Floyd hates it. He hates being lied to by his own brother, and he hates feeling powerless to stop the wedding. Floyd’s so angry that he develops this murderous aura in the weeks leading up to the wedding, which makes everyone around him shy away.

One day, he gets sick of being in the water--it’s a reminder of the wedding to come--so Floyd plays basketball on land to vent. He ends up chomping down so hard that he deflates a ball, then dunks another basketball so hard, he breaks the net.

He sprawls out on the ground and angrily shouts at the sky. His basketball bonks him on the head... and that’s when an idea hits him: maybe he can’t stop the wedding alone, but no one said he couldn’t phone some friends.

Assembling the Dream Team

Floyd first dials up Azul, who agrees to help after some whining and signing a contract agreeing to pay Azul handsomely for his services (... although truthfully, the octopus does want to help Jade, but doesn't immediately agree to do it because of his pride as a businessman).

Floyd also calls his old basketball buddies for help! Jamil and Ace are much more adamant than Azul, but Floyd strongarms them into pitching in. ("Umihebi-kun, Kani-chan, if you don't help me rescue Jade, I'll get suuuper mad, you know? I don't think you'll like me when I get mad. Moray eels are strong hunters, so I don’t think it’ll be a problem for me to track you guys down and give you a good squeeze~" "OKAY, OKAY, WE'LL DO IT!!")

Together, the four boys meet up to scheme of a way to disrupt the wedding without jeopardizing the Leech mob's future. Floyd actively leads the discussion, allowing his hidden genius to come to the surface.

Ace doesn’t contribute much to the strategy (laid out by Azul), but he does keep the spirit up with some jokes. Meanwhile, Jamil provides snacks for them when they work late into the night (though he keeps passing semi-glares to Azul whenever the octopus compliments him or tries to be friendly).

In preparation for the crashing, Azul brews some potions to give Jamil and Ace so they can take on temporary merforms. After all, the wedding will be underwater, in the Coral Sea, and they’ll need tail fins.

The date of destiny draws ever closer... and Floyd's never been so excited to cause chaos in his whole life.

The Crashing - Team Azul & Jamil

They split into two pairs on the day of the wedding—Azul and Jamil, and Floyd and Ace. Floyd uses his position as the future son-in-law to Don Worm to arrange a meeting between himself and the don... except Azul and Jamil will show up instead.

Don Worm shows up to the meeting in his finest clothes (which is very little, given that he’s a merman), sounding a bit annoyed the sudden summoning. “Make this quick, I’ve got to go see my baby girl’s big day... Wait. You fellas aren’t the F. Leech boy.”

“No, we aren’t, sir. We are his representatives... Proxies, if you will,” Azul insists, giving his warmest and most welcoming smile. He uses a tentacle to tug on Jamil’s tail, forcing him to smile too. “You see, there is an important business matter we needed to discuss with you on behalf of Floyd.”

“Hoh? And what would that be?”

“I believe my business associate would be better off explaining the matter than myself.” Azul gestures to Jamil, who has his head down.

“Oi, what’s with you? Don’t you know who I am, boy? It’s rude to not look your elders in the eye when they are speaking to you!! Show me the respect I deserve, from one professional to another!!”

“My apologies, sir.” Jamil looks up, locking eyes with the mob boss. “... Is this better?”

“Yes, that’s...”

“Snake Whisper.”

Don Worm suddenly goes glassy-eyed and slack-jawed. Azul claps at the sight, showering his partner with compliments. “As expected of the talented Jamil-san! Even one look from you can bring a mafia lord to his downfall. Truly, your Unique Magic is most impressive!”

“Save your flattery for later.”

Azul’s lips curl into a smirk as he whips out a golden contract from his briefcase and offers it to the don. “Now then, if you wouldn’t mind, sir... sign on the dotted line.”

The Crashing - Team Floyd & Ace

Ace and Floyd rush to the wedding venue, their tails cutting through the water like knives as they swim at a breakneck pace. Ace can barely keep up with Floyd, who surges far ahead.

“H-Hey, should we really be barging in like this?! Don’t mob families have weapons and other dangerous stuff? Is there a backdoor we can take instead? Hello?! Floyd-senpai, are you listening to me?!” (He isn’t.)

The open, underwater comes into view, and Floyd barrels in without any hesitation, tearing right through some decorations and knocking over the wedding cake with his tail. A loud CRASH! echoes through the waters, drawing eyes to him.

Jade stares at his brother from the altar—wide eyed, but a mirthful smile on his lips. Floyd waves to him, and then to his mom and dad in the crowd of guests. “Hiii, Jade! I’m here to pick you up now.”

The Worm girl starts sobbing, wailing something about how her special day’s been ruined, and where is her papa to put an end to this? At her signal, security guards, and some of the rougher looking guests—Worm family associates—lunge at Floyd, claws and teeth out. A few of them have produced wands, and what seem to be guns—loaded with harpoons.

“Bind the Heart!” Objects and stray magic go flying in all directions, hitting both people and wedding decorations. Cloth tears, columns crumble—but it’s one man against many, and he can only bind so many hearts before the blot starts to stack.

Ace makes it just in time, sending their foes and their weapons hurtling through the water with a blast of wind. “This is why I said to be careful, dammit! Your Unique Magic’s such a crapshoot—don’t just use it whenever, or you’ll be sushi!!!”

“Ahahahah! Kani-chan’s being all heroic today! That’s so cute. Don’t worry, I can play my part, too...!!”

Using his tail, Floyd hooks around a drifting merman and chucks him straight into another. They collide with a CRACK!—but Floyd barely registers it. He’s already bolting off, grabbing heads and smashing them together, slicing through others like a knife through butter.

There’s a crazed, frenzied look to him, gleeful laughter cutting through the waters and mixing with the Worm bride’s screeching. I forgot how scary Floyd-senpai can be, Ace realizes. (Jade and Floyd’s parents are cheering for him from their seats.)

Jade looks quite proud of his brother, even laughing along to the brutal slaughterfest. His bride stares at him incredulously. “Stop that brute! He’s ruining MY special day!!”

“No,” Jade replies calmly. “I don’t think I will. This is far too amusing to let it end so soon.”

She lets out a frustrated scream and launches herself at her groom, hands going for his throat. The Worm girl is slammed back with a strong hit to her gut, courtesy of Jade’s tail.

She flies back, slamming into a column—and feels a tail wrapping around her and squeezing tight. Constricting her to the point where it was difficult to breathe. A livid mermaid glares down at her, teeth bared in a snarl.

“No one lays a hand on my children,” Mama Leech declares. “No one.”

From the corner of her eye, the Worm girl can see that Jade has cast off his bow tie and flitted over to Floyd, embracing happily in a battlefield adorned with red ribbons trailing through the water. Her vision is abruptly blocked off by a broad-shouldered merman wearing a grimace.

“Now then, what shall we do with this one?” Papa Leech wonders aloud—though from his tone of voice, he has nothing good in store.

The Aftermath

“You’re all fish bait when daddy hears about this...!” the Worm girl warns, her words raspy. “Th-The merger won’t go through...! There’ll be war between the Leeches and the Worms...!”

A loud throat clearing comes from behind. “Fortunately, that won’t be happening.”

Azul and Jamil make their appearance, the octopus merman smugly showcasing a contract. “Ashengrotto—Azul Ashengrotto, legal and business extraordinaire at your service, Don Leech and Lady Leech.”

Papa Leech grunts. “What’s that you’ve got there?”

“This?” Azul’s smirk widens. “Why, it’s a prenuptial stating that, in the case that an act of violence is enacted by the bride toward the groom, the marriage is considered null and void... and the bride’s family assets are to be claimed by the groom. Signed by Don Worm himself.”

“Wh-What?! Impossible!! How did you get daddy to sign such a stupid deal?!”

“Oh,” Jamil says nonchalantly, “we have our ways.”

“So... Uh, Jade-senpai’s still gonna be the next Don Leech?! And he’s gonna be in charge of an even bigger and richer family... How is that any better than the situation before?! You’re just giving him more resources for committing crimes!”

At that moment, two hands come down on Ace’s shoulders, causing him to freeze up.

“Kani-chaaaaan! Everyone!! Thanks so much for your help~”

“Yes, you have my sincerest thanks, Ace-san, Jamil-san... Azul.”

“It is my pleasure to assist such VIP clients. Ah, but there remains the matter of my promised payment—” (Jamil and Ace internally groan at Azul’s words.)

“Payment?” Don Leech scoffs. “After the ballsy operation you boys pulled off today... I’m more inclined to give you job offers instead of a one time sum. How do you lads feel about being hired as the Leech family’s personal lawyer, interrogator, and... well, whatever the heart one is good at.”

“My, my! Such a generous and lucrative offer—“

“There is no way I’m accepting that, especially if that means working with Azul.”

“Oi, I’ll have you know I’m good at lots of stuff!! I’m the one that saved Floyd’s tail fins, is no one gonna acknowledge that?!”

“You did amazing, sweetie!!” Mama Leech chirps—her tail grip tightening until the Worm girl passes out. Ace leaps back in fright. “As a reward, why don’t you let me give you a hug?”

“S-STAY BACK!!”

“Ahahahah! Everyone’s getting along so well, Jade. Isn’t this fun? You wouldn’t be able to enjoy this if you had gone to get hitched.”

“Fufufu. You are correct, Floyd. How sad it would have been if I were to miss out on touching moments such as this. From the bottom of my heart... I thank you for thinking of me, and for rushing to my aid. I could not have asked for a better brother.”

... What Floyd doesn’t know is that this was all according to keikaku Jade’s own machinations. He would never take the order to marry lying down—but he couldn’t outright defy it without immediate consequences, either.

Thank the Great Seven Jade has reliable puppets friends to help him out of a pinch. I’ll be certain to put the additional funds we have gained to good use... Perhaps to start a little mushroom farm.

[lockawayknight]

ah!! tagged by @fulgurantfirstborn and @vilestblood in a lovely little music thing ty ty friends!!💕

five songs that remind you of your muse

since creighton already has his own playlist i’m gonna do three for him (that aren’t on there lol) and then one for everyone else :]

—

Creighton:

“The Monarch” by Delain

I looked at the stripes the monarch flies I halt my cries If, my friend, if you can change Perhaps then so can I

“If I Burn” by Emilie Autumn

If I burn, you will see the fire in your mind when you sleep And if I rise up in smoke around your eyes you'll know it’s me And the rain won't wash away the ashes underneath your nails today Doesn't matter where you go or what you do Cus if I burn, so will you

“The Dead Skin” by Sonata Arctica

Jealousy’s a phantom Something that was never, ever meant to find me But now its pale green eyes have destroyed everything I know how you must hurt And I know there is nothing you’ve done to deserve this Apology’s a policy, sometimes it really has to be It’s kept me afloat thus far This sure enough’s one nice loose noose Perfect times, are we happy in this hell? Is there someone who can measure whose pain is bigger?

-

Magerold:

“The Court Jester” by Snow White Blood

The court jester, he joined the crowd to solve the mystery His jolly bells, they rang so softly justlike yesterday But things had changed, his words were banned, now his truth was spurned here He was not welcome in a land with a society of fear

-

Ornifex:

“Roardin” by Marcela Bovio

No one is born a hero There'll be many bumps along the way But deep inside you know, my hero That you will find the answers, you will find the strength No one said that the journey would be easy But I'm sure you’ll triumph in the end

-

Navlaan:

“Of Kali Ma Calibre” by Diablo Swing Orchestra

When they shake him awake again Torn from the calm by a judging hand The daylight's hard when the mind's not free The circle starts over again

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The Rat King:

“The World’s Forgotten, the Words Forbidden” by Sonata Arctica

I follow the moon to find a path away from the scorching sun I follow the stars to my abode, it's burning I seize the moment to hear a story no ones telling anymore The worlds forgotten, the words forbidden

-

Titchy Gren:

“Weak Aside” by Bloodbath

Transcend with rage of the elite The new order come to rise and shine Write new history as we wipe and delete An urge to rid this world of human waste Weak aside

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Chloanne:

“Where Will You Go” by Evanescence

I'm so sick of speaking words that no one understands Is it clear enough that you can't live your whole life all alone I can hear you in a whisper But you can't even hear me screaming

-

tagging!!: @hithernthither @yellowfingcr @of-forossa @umtplex (wowian uwu) @accendible (anri!!) @axemurderercreighton @deifiler @grimoirerat @meowzerswowzers (ren & kani) & anyone else who wants!!

[theflopwonder]

Black Tim Drake headcannons nobody asked for by an actual black person cuz I remembered his live action casting and I like projecting

- he's a lil carton of half n half. His mom is black and his dad is white and they were college sweethearts.

- when he was young he wore his hair in a really defined curly afro and his earliest memories are of sitting in between his mothers legs as she styled it for him. She had a special way with her hands to where combing it somehow never hurt.

- In the picture with the Graysons he had his hair in the most adorable little cornrows and Dick complimented them which meant a lot to the little guy at the time

- but when he went to start school, as per the racist dress code, he was forced to cut it and that was his first heartbreak.

- he wore a simple ceaser cut until he became robin and his mom died. When he transferred into public school where they dont give a fuck he cut it into a hightop fade while his dad was in a coma cuz Kendrick Lamar had just broken into the mainstream at the time n he wanted to follow the trend but also as a way to honor his mother

- the overall amount of black people he was exposed to was very limited due to the schools he was placed in, so he dealt with plenty microagressions (and internalized antiblackness he worked through it tho) His mother was never ashamed of her race but she grew up relatively well off in the suburbs and was new money so thus, her ideas of "the best schools" were heavily influenced by white academia standards.

- Jack was one of those "I don't see color" parents so he doesn't realize how important it is for Tim to be around his culture and as a result, Tim is a little unaware. Could only name maybe 3 cookout songs TOPS off the dome. Maybe 4 if you play it by ear. Public school was *definitely* a culture shock.

-now once Tim got used to Young Justice antics he's down for the ride most of the time. But every once in a while they would just do something a little too wacky and him and Anita would always, without fail, find each others eyes and give *that* look to each other

- he considered locing up his hair because given his .... extracurriculars the low maintenence of it appealed to him but Jack and his unconscious bias said no

- he was one of those kids who loved anime .... like was OBSESSED with Naruto, Dragon Ball n Bleach specifically. Parents bought him merch, he naruto ran until middle school, the whole nine yards.

- also probably had a real HEAVY street fighter video game phase

- when he went to public school and started being around more people who looked like him he definitely practiced using slang in the mirror to fit in but had enough dignity to realize how fucking stupid it sounded and just decided to be himself in the end.

- I think that's something he'd end up discussing with Cass at certain points too, wanting to learn about their respective cultures but having no idea where to start

- ppl try to say he looks racially ambiguous and maybe from a certain angle with the mask on, possibly but for the most part, no. he's just lightskin.

- had a supereme and a champion phase. also owns a Gucci belt just because.

- had a sneakerhead phase too till his dad went broke then he just kinda ... tapered off from it (all his shoes are creased now)

- has definitely asked a villain (most likely the riddler) who was in paris.

- has also pulled the "did you just call me a slur" line at multiple criminals. Bruce and Dick have both told him to stop but the faces of terror every time. Worth it.

- his music taste is so chaotic, not because it's bad or anything but because there's literally everything on it. His shuffle will go from Outkast to My Chemical Romance to Carrie Underwood, to Mary J Blige to The Neighborhood he has to queue up a playlist before he gets handed the aux it's that wild.

- but despite all that he still can't fucking dance past a two step which frustrates him bc he definitely has rhythm his body just hates him

- his favorite Kanye album (which says a lot about a person .... trust me) is 808s and Heartbreak but he had a really intense Yeezus phase once

- during red robin era he couldn't bring himself to get to a barber but he also couldn't spend much time on his hair and let's just say cowls and coarse curls do not mix SO he would just throw it into the most sloppy braids for a month n call it a day.

- by the time he started at Wayne Enterprises it was the longest he had his hair since he was child. Everyone said it suited him, but god it was so much fucking work to maintain now that he was public figure and had to look good every second, so he kept the top extra fluffy but faded the sides again as a compromise.

- Kon teasted him relentlessly for stealing his old look.

[purplehairedwonder]

Hearts With(out) Chains Chapter 20

Fandom: One Piece Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Gen (eventual Lawlu) Words: 3,279 Characters: Trafalgar Law, Donquixote Doflamingo, Monkey D. Luffy, Heart Pirates Notes: I’m taking my turn at the Corazon!Law AU because my brain won’t leave me alone until this is written down. Tags will be updated as the chapters come out.

Summary: Law is reclaimed by the Family when he’s 17 and, with Doflamingo holding the lives of his crew as collateral for his good behavior, eventually becomes the third Corazon. Years later, trapped by his impossible situation, Law finds a strange connection to Monkey D. Luffy, which offers a glimpse of something he’s repeatedly had ripped away from him: hope.

Previous chapters: Prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19

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The three Hearts cursed as Law’s glassy eyes slid shut and his vitals plummeted, the monitors blaring warnings. Uni rushed over to the blood storage and started pulling packs out of the refrigerator, looking for Law’s blood type. They always had a well-stocked supply of blood to treat their patients, so where were the packs of F?

“We’re out of F,” Iruka said from next to Uni. He’d grabbed the clipboard with their blood inventory and was looking it over. “We were supposed to get a delivery this morning—”

“But we shut the clinic down. Fuck,” Kani swore from Law’s bedside where he was taking Law’s blood pressure. They hadn’t let anyone in or out of the clinic since the night before just to be safe.

None of the Hearts present matched Law’s blood type, but their captain was fading quickly, and they needed to do something soon to save him as the monitors shrieked and Law’s blood pressure and pulse continued dropping.

“He can have mine.”

The Hearts looked up in surprise at Luffy, who’d risen to his feet with a determined look. “What?”

“You said Torao is type F, right?” Luffy asked, looking between the three men. They nodded. “I am, too. He can have mine.”

“Straw Hat, he’s lost a lot of blood—” Kani started.

“I don’t care,” Luffy said, cutting him off. “I’ll be fine. Take whatever he needs.”

“Are you sure?” Iruka asked, coming up next to Kani at Law’s bedside.

Luffy stuck out his arm instead of replying, which the Hearts took as a yes. With the monitors continuing to warn them about Law’s falling vitals, they got to work immediately, hurriedly pulling out needles, tubing, disinfectant, and bandages from drawers and cabinets around the clinic.

Uni settled Luffy in a chair right next to Law’s bed and injected an IV into his arm. He snuck a glance at Luffy’s face as he was connecting the tubing to the bags on the IV stand and was startled to see the soft expression on the boy’s face as he looked at Law. Shaking his head, unsure of what to make of the look, Uni went back to his task. With practiced hands that had been trained by the very man they were trying to save, the Hearts began withdrawing Luffy’s blood to a prepped blood bag connected to Law’s own IV.

“Shishishi, this reminds me of Jinbei,” Luffy said as he watched the blood from his own arm flow up the tubing into the bag that was connected to Law. “He’s type F, too.”

The Hearts exchanged quick looks. Jinbei, the former Warlord? When none of the others seemed to know what the man was talking about, they just shrugged and went back to work.

After several tense minutes, Law’s vitals began stabilizing as his body accepted the transfusion. Relief settled over the room; the captain was out of mortal danger at the moment. However, he was still pretty beaten up.

“How long is this going to take?” Luffy asked, glancing up from Law to study the Hearts. He didn’t seem impatient, just curious.

“A few hours,” Iruka said, shrugging. There was no way to know, considering Law’s precarious condition. “Captain’s lost a lot of blood, and we still need to remove the bullets from his chest.”

“Plus look at his hand,” Uni added, noting the red-stained bandage on Law’s right hand. Something nasty had obviously happened there.

Luffy hummed in acknowledgment and settled back in his chair to keep an eye on Law.

-----

Law was floating, but he felt a tug toward consciousness and grudgingly opened his eyes. The lights in the clinic were low, and his entire body felt heavy—so heavy. He doubted he’d be conscious for very long as he could feel his eyes drooping once more. He could hear the steady beat of a heart monitor from somewhere behind him and smell the familiar tang of antiseptic. The sounds and smells of healing.

He could also just make out the familiar low voices of his crewmates from somewhere on the other side of the room. The sound settled something in his chest.

Just before slipping back under, he turned his head to the side and was startled to see Luffy dozing in a chair next to his bed, an IV stuck to his arm connected, Law realized as his eyes traced the tube’s path, to Law’s.

What?

His mind was too hazy to deal with what that might mean, and Law found himself dropping back off to sleep.

-----

The next time Law woke up, his head was clearer though his body still felt heavy. He blinked a few times, letting the room come into focus.

“Torao, are you awake?”

Law turned his head to see Luffy on the edge of his chair, eyes wide with concern.

“I—” Law started before coughing. His head throbbed with each cough.

“Captain!” Uni called, hurrying in from the backroom. He grabbed a glass from a cabinet and filled it with water then brought it over. He helped Law ease into an upright position so he could take small sips of the liquid. It was heavenly on Law’s throat.

“What happened?” Law asked once his throat no longer felt like sandpaper.

“You lost a lot of blood,” Uni said as Iruka and Kani came up to the other side of the bed. “You passed out.” His jaw tightened for a moment. “We thought we’d lost you for a second there.”

“How do you feel?” Kani asked, glancing up at his vitals.

“Like I got hit by the Tang,” Law said, slumping back into the bed.

“Not surprising,” Iruka said. “We got the bullets out of your chest,” he added, nodding to a small pan on the table next to Law’s bed.

“We also operated on your hand,” Uni said. “There were… numerous fractures.”

Law nodded wearily and glanced down to see his abdomen wrapped in gauze and his hand in a splint up to the shackles circling his wrist. Right, the Seastone restraints. No wonder his body felt so heavy. Not only did the Seastone suppress his Devil Fruit ability, but due to the nature of Law’s fruit, the exposure to Seastone also interfered with his body’s natural healing abilities; the longer he had the shackles on, the longer it would take his wounds to heal. And Law didn’t exactly have the luxury of time.

The only way to remove the shackles would be to get the key, which Doflamingo held.

And it was unlikely he would just hand that over.

“How long was I out?” Law asked, pulling his gaze back to his nakama.

“Half a day,” Kani replied.

Law’s eyes widened. “What?”

“You were pretty messed up, Captain,” Iruka said with a shrug that belied the stress in his posture. It was clear they’d been worried about him.

Law tried to push himself upright, panic welling in his chest. He struggled against several sets of hands pressing him back into bed, frustrated that he was too weak to do more than make a token sound of protest as his body gave out from under him.

“Torao needs to rest,” Luffy said, and Law realized his had been one of the sets of hands. In fact, Luffy still had a hand on Law’s shoulder, and Law was suddenly very aware of the other captain’s touch.

Law swallowed. “What about Doflamingo?”

“He’s been strangely quiet,” Uni said, wrapping Law’s arm in a cuff and taking his blood pressure.

“No announcements about wanted criminals, no posters going up, no door knocking or anything like that as far as we can tell,” Iruka added with a frown.

“Have you heard from the others?” Law asked, not liking the sound of Doffy being quiet after what had happened. That meant he was scheming.

The others shook their heads. If Doflamgino was keeping Law’s betrayal under wraps for now, that meant that no news might not be good news.

Law shut his eyes for a moment before opening them again. “I need to go back to the palace.”

“What?!” Law winced at the volume of his crewmates, though he didn’t blame them for their reaction. Law had just escaped the palace—filled with bullets and bone fragments, no less. That was, logically, the last place he should go. However…

“I need to get these,” Law said, gesturing with the Seastone shackles, “off. The only way to do that is with the key.”

“And Doflamingo has the key,” Uni finished unhappily.

Law nodded. “I don’t like it either.” In fact, he wasn’t sure how his battered body would even make it across Dressrosa again or how he’d manage to stand in front of Doflamingo, but sitting in hiding without a way to get his restraints off wasn’t a much better option. Doffy would find him eventually, and his nakama would pay the price.

“Torao, Mingo shot you,” Luffy protested.

“I know. But he won’t kill me.” Law’s lips twisted in a grim smile. “He needs me alive and able to use my fruit.”

Law might very well wish he were dead if he fell back into Doflamingo’s hands, but he would live until he did the Eternal Youth Operation. And with his crew hopefully still in hiding and out of the king’s grasp, that was leverage he was willing to use.

“No.”

Law blinked. “What?”

“No,” Luffy repeated. “I refuse.”

“You can’t refuse, Straw Hat-ya,” Law said, narrowing his eyes. “It’s not your decision.”

“We’re allies, aren’t we?” Luffy retorted, crossing his arms stubbornly. “Allies tell each other when their ideas are bad, and this is a bad idea.”

Law had a sudden urge to pinch the bridge of his nose, but the effort it would take to move his shackled hands was too much; he settled for the best glower he could muster in the circumstance. Luffy wasn’t moved.

“I came here to help Torao, not get you hurt,” Luffy said.

“A little late for that,” Iruka muttered under his breath.

Law shot him a glare—Iruka had the decency to look abashed—before turning back to Luffy. “Then what, Straw Hat-ya?” He gestured with his wrists, letting the chains jangle. “I have to get these off.” Until he got them off, he was completely useless—yet again, he was putting the people he cared about in danger from Doflamingo.

“I’ll go to the palace,” Luffy decided. “Torao can stay here and rest. I’ll find Mingo and punch him until he gives me the key.”

Law groaned, melting back into his pillows. “You’re an idiot.”

Luffy frowned. “What? I’m really strong!”

“So is Doflamingo,” Kani said. “He’s a Warlord and a king.”

“I’ve beaten Warlords before,” Luffy retorted.

“You’d never reach the palace before someone spotted you,” Law said. “They’ll be on alert for both of our crews by now.”

Luffy perked up. “Then they would just take me to Mingo. Problem solved!”

Law scowled at the way Luffy looked like he thought he’d brilliantly solved the problem. “They’d put you in Seastone before bringing you to Doflamingo.”

“Oh,” Luffy said, deflating.

“But,” Law started, an idea starting to form in his mind, “you might not be a complete idiot, Straw Hat-ya.”

“Thanks!”

“Captain’s got scheming face again,” Uni said.

“Definitely scheming face,” Iruka agreed.

“Scheming face?” Luffy asked, glancing between the Hearts.

Kani nodded. “When Captain’s coming up with a plan, he gets scheming face.”

Luffy looked back at Law. “Is Torao scheming?”

Law looked up at them, lips twitching up. “I just might be.”

-----

Law agreed to at least rest overnight, considering it was already late evening when he’d woken up. In the gray of predawn, Uni and Iruka helped Law sit up out of his bed and pull on a clean shirt from the back room before Luffy carefully scooped Law up into his arms. Law hated feeling like an invalid, but there was no way he’d make the trek his plan called for in his current condition.

“Are you sure you don’t want us to come with you, Captain?” Uni asked. “I don’t like you going in there without backup.”

“I have backup,” Law said, and Luffy beamed. “Besides, I need you all to find the others while we draw Doflamingo’s attention. You know where they’re most likely to be hiding. This plan only works if we can all get out at the end.”

“I know,” Uni said with a sigh. “I just wish we could do more.”

“You have already done more than enough,” Law told them. They’d saved his life the previous day after he’d lost too much blood; he was so damn proud of them. Law was the one who wished he could do more to deserve the loyalty of these amazing people who’d sworn themselves to him—and stayed with him, even after he pushed them away for two years. “And now I’m asking for more.”

“We won’t let you down, Captain,” Iruka said. “We’ll find the others. We’ll be ready.”

Law nodded then turned to Luffy. “Ready?”

“Shishishi, this is exciting, Torao!”

Law snorted. “Right. Let’s go.”

Once they exited the clinic’s back door, Luffy took to the rooftops once more, and Law directed him toward their destination. Law winced each time Luffy landed before taking off once more; Luffy kept apologizing until Law snapped at him to stop; there was no avoiding jostling his injuries.

They reached the Colosseum just as the sun had started peeking over the horizon. Dressrosans would be starting their daily routines any time now. Luffy landed in front of the building but didn’t let Law go.

“This is it?” Luffy asked, looking at the building curiously.

“Yes. Be careful of the bars; they’re Seastone.”

Luffy leaned back with a shudder, though he wasn’t anywhere close to the barred windows. Law bit back a smile.

“We need to go inside. Don’t be afraid to be seen, Straw Hat-ya.” That was the entire point of this.

“Right,” Luffy said, following Law’s directions to the entrance.

Law guided Luffy through the maze-like corridors of the Colosseum until they reached the hallway that led to the main stage. Luffy brought them center stage to the Colosseum that Law had spent countless hours fighting and spectating in as the Donquixote Family second.

Law wriggled until Luffy set him down, though stayed close so Law could rest most of his weight on him;  Luffy was more than a head shorter than Law, so Law felt foolish leaning on him so heavily, but between his injuries and the Seastone, he needed the aid. Luffy, for his part, took Law’s weight easily. Law reached into his pocket and pulled out one of the clinic’s Den Den Mushis. He looked at it for a long moment, gathering strength.

“You don’t have to do this, Torao,” Luffy said quietly.

Law shook his head. “It was my idea.”

“What are you thinking, Captain?”

“What if, instead of going to Doflamingo, we make Doflamingo come to us?”

“So? We can come up with another one,” Luffy argued.

“No, this is our best bet. He wants me, so he’ll come.”

“Then I can punch him until he gives us the key!”

“Then you can punch him,” Law agreed, lips twitching up before taking a breath and dialing a number he knew by heart.

-----

As the sun began to rise, Doflamingo sat in the Suit Room on his own, looking at the four empty chairs in front of him. The owners of three of them were in the palace, likely still asleep. The owner of the fourth, however, was the one on his mind.

Doffy had wanted nothing more than tear down the city looking for Law after Straw Hat Luffy had taken him, to bring him back by force if necessary, but the other executives had convinced him to take a more patient approach—he had important operations in Dressrosa that couldn’t be jeopardized by acting with abandon. He could afford to be patient, though, as Law couldn’t leave the island; both his submarine and the Straw Hats’ ship were heavily guarded, and Law wouldn’t leave without his entire crew, which was scattered across the city.

Patience would bring Law back to him.

Law had been his since he was ten years old when he’d come to the Family with nothing left but hatred and a desire to destroy a world that had destroyed his. Doffy knew that feeling, had recognized the look in the boy’s eyes from his own childhood so had brought him into the fold. The longer Law was with the Family, the more apparent Law’s potential became—assuming he survived. Doflamingo had shaped and molded Law in his image, preparing him to become the third Corazon.

Law was his, and Doffy would destroy anyone who tried to take him away.

“You killed a man he loved, and he cannot move past it.”

Rosinante had tried to take Law, to turn him away from Doffy and the Family, and Doflamingo had killed even him for his betrayal. In the end, Rosi had had too much of their father in him.

Law had run after Rosi’s death, and for a time, Doffy had thought him lost. But three years later, he’d begun to receive reports about someone using the Ope Ope no Mi in the North Blue, and he’d known it was Law. He’d returned to the North Blue and brought the wayward boy home.

There had been ups and downs over the years—Law wouldn’t be Law otherwise—but Law had eventually become the ideal second Doffy always knew he could be. He was perfect.

He was Doffy’s.

And then Straw Hat Luffy had caught his eye for some reason. Law had betrayed him not once but twice for that boy. But why? What was it about the boy that so captured Law?

It made Doffy furious.

He wanted to crush the boy’s face with his bare hands, rip out his eyes and feed them to him to make him stop looking at Law the way he had when he’d burst into Doffy’s office and had hovered over Law’s unconscious form—like he had some idea of Law’s worth.

Straw Hat Luffy would pay for trying to take Law from him.

And Law, well, Doffy would make sure Law couldn’t leave him again. He would be punished for his betrayal, of course, but he would be brought back to where he belonged—Doffy’s side.

That Law knew about Doflamingo’s intentions to have him perform the Eternal Youth Operation was a… complication, but there would be plenty of time to work through that once Law was home.

Doflamingo started when his personal Den Den Mushi started to ring. His lips curved; he knew exactly who was calling him. He picked the snail up and answered it.

“Corazon.”

“Doffy,” Law replied.

“You flew away before we could finish our conversation, little bird.”

Law snorted. “To be fair, you shot me. Really kills the mood.”

Doffy’s fingers curled around the snail. “You know how I feel about sharing my things, Corazon.”

“Torao isn’t a thing!” an irritated voice popped up on the line before Law shushed it.

Doffy’s lips curled, rictus, and he bared his teeth. “Straw Hat Luffy. I look forward to pulling your spine from your body.”

“If you want us, you’ll have to come find us,” Law broke in, clearly trying to take back control of the conversation.

“Oh?” Doffy replied, intrigued. Law knew he enjoyed a chase. “And where did my little bird land?”

The snail’s expression shifted into one of Law’s trademark smirks. “The Colosseum.”

[thatoneao3writer]

I just spent several hours going through old tt!Bad stuff... (I’m hyperfixating on a couple dsmp aus and this is just what I do in my free time don’t mind me)

Some of the more recent backstory we’ve come up with 4 Bad... it fits. It fits and it adds a whole new layer of angst and I have so many ideas...

I did the thing where I wrote them all down on my arm, (not just the Bad-related ones, either), but then I had to go help make my Mom brunch cuz Mother’s Day, so now I have to try to remember what I meant and turn them into coherent asks... which... may take a little while. My handwriting is okay most of the time, but while randomly scribbling things on my arm... not so much. It doesn’t help that the ink’s faded. Whatever, I’ll figure it out eventually.

As a preview of the ideas I’m planning to send in, the list is literally:

Eeg?

Portal

Diary

Ponk name

Sam backstory

AbAndoNEd (random capitals to symbolize extra terrible handwriting on this one)

Time travel

Sapnp Znk

So I wanna start off with the ones that a. I remember clearly and b. Won’t take ages to write out. (The ideas are not in order, btw)

With the mention of Ponk’s mom recently... did he have a different name before? What would happen if he happened to run into someone he knew before he “died”?

Also, does Sam even have a backstory? I can’t remember. How did he even get into superhero-ing? Robin’s backstory was that his parents died and he got adopted by Batman, but that doesn’t really fit in this au...

(I mean, u literally just made a post mentioning his mom today, clearly he’s not an orphan.)

OH WAIT I JUST REMEMBERED ABT THE ASK I SENT IN ABT ERET AND FOOLISH FILLING BATMANS ROLE OF RANDOMLY ADOPTING A BUNCH OF KIDS I HAVE AN IDEA

Hear me out, so what if Awesammom also used to be one of the government heroes... but like... she didn’t know abt all the bad stuff when she joined, and by then it was too late to get out, so she’s kinda stuck in a similar place as Eret, except she’s retired now. Anyway, Eret, being part demon (herobrine descendant) might age a bit slower that normal humans, so despite looking like 20-something, he’s actually around the same age as Sam’s mom. They joined up at the same time, and ended up becoming friends. So basically, Eret knew Sam as a kid. Eret was Sam’s cool babysitter. Sam looked up to her. Sam wanted to become a hero, just like his mom and Eret. When he told them this, they said, okay, they’d support him, just so long as he never became a hero working for the government. They never told him why. Needless to say, he’s had some... complicated feelings towards Eret since the Syndicate told him abt their betrayal.

-🤺

PS, pretty sure this is the most chaotic and messy ask I’ve ever sent in, and I don’t even have the excuse of being sleep deprived.

Ponk probably had a different name before yeah... Probably Kany- no. Forget about that XD But yeah, idk what it should be... hm, I'm gonna go with Jack (because TFTSMP). Uses his old name for his civilian name because he barely even goes out as a civilian. And if he ever meets someone he knew before he 'died', they won't recognize him because of the mask and the bleached hair. And his mask has an automatic voice changer that changes his voices whenever he's out and about ><

And Sam... I did touch up on a background story for Sam before, but it didn't go as far as his childhood. My idea was that he was just a really smart dude that happened to be Pandora's Vault's head of security who can almost create anything mechanical. The government took an interest in him and tried to recruit him. But he's smart and actually read the papers. He saw right through their plans and absolutely hated it. He became a hero to show them what a real hero is, all the while hiding his true identity from them.

But your addition is quite cool as well! :D

[the-melting-world]

art by @ mineshaft-birdie

Nali x Yana

For @atypicalacademic

Thank you Kani for letting me borrow your sweet novelist. For anyone who hasn't made themselves acquainted with Kani's ocs, please do yourself a favor and start doing so immediately. Check out Yana's Bio!

Morning after starters: "You look cute all frazzled like that."

cw: lemony themes 🍋

****

Looking down at the storm witch with the pink hair, Yana Levitina whispered, "You look cute all frazzled like that."

She had beaten Adrenaline to the punch.

“Oh, I could say the same for you,” Nali said, reaching up from where she lay on her back to gently pinch one of Yana’s blushing cheeks. The novelist giggled as she rocked from side to side, her healthy thighs hugging either side of Nali’s waist.

Nali drew up her own knees and brought both hands along the stretch of happy goosebumps along Yana’s legs. The latter gasped as Nali kneaded her fingers under her lace undergarments in order to tenderly squeeze her ass.

Yana smiled and chewed at her bottom lip, determined not to let the squeak she was holding slip through as Nali dragged her further and further up her scarred torso.

“You could mess my hair up a little more if you want to,” Nali said innocently, surprising Yana with her strength as she took hold of her hips and lifted them higher.

Yana let go of an airy moan as she took hold of her partner’s wild pink curls and let her thighs slide up along the sides of Nali’s face. The novelist tried to concentrate on massaging her fingers against the storm witch’s darker roots. Meanwhile, Adrenaline closed her eyes and worked her jaw, bringing more and more goosebumps along Yana’s legs to life.

[mysteira6]

FukaFlower - In The Crowd

Summary:

Prompt: Impressions

She wasn’t one that a lot of people would talk to. Especially given her quiet and drawback nature.

Fortunately, he was the only exception to this rule.

Highschool AU; both Fukase and Flower are around 16 years old

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

The loud chatter in the cafeteria was hard to ignore.

Though for a particular teenaged girl, she found herself being soothed by the noise instead of being annoyed by it. Instead of complaining of its volume, she instead enjoyed its presence and allowed it to drown out any overriding thoughts she had before. To an outsider who had never been in her circle, never been in her wavelength, they couldn’t truly understand why she enjoyed the noise.

Truth to be told, that alone was the reason. The fact that she was always secluded in solitude, away from others, was the only time when she could focus her thoughts on herself, instead of juggling social interactions like every other student would.

Flower really did not like talking to people; the mere thought of having to put up a face when talking to someone else while maintaining your own composure to keep that mask on, was terrifying. And for her introverted mouth to mutter a few words beyond a simple ‘is that so?’ or ‘I see’ felt like a dream that would never come true. She didn’t mind her wallflower-like tendencies, though, since it gave her ample time to focus on her studies, score her grades and get out of that suffocating verbal hive of classmate chatter before going to college. Before she could finally be independent and have the choice to not talk with anyone at all during her semester.

The snow-haired teen sighed at the sudden thought, her hand stopping in midair though not dropping the chopsticks in her fingers as she tilted her head slightly. Well… She supposed that it was inevitable to not speak with anyone at college, given that her lecturers would probably expect her to speak up for herself at that age. It was something that her seniors had said before while relaying their tales to their juniors. Stories of how some college teachers would rather have talkative speakers than quiet students. Of course, Flower guessed that this factor would depend on what kind of course she would take-

“Hey, is this seat taken?”

The girl was interrupted by her train of thought by a voice. A clear, distinct voice, she soon realises. One that was able to pierce through the bustling commotion of the cafeteria, shouts and screams across the vast hall while teens gathered together to eat and chat.

As she turned to her left, the source of this strange voice, she found herself face-to-face with an even stranger looking figure. A boy, she thinks, though it was hard for her to tell at first from the bright red ribbon wrapped around his collar that was hastily tied in the middle, the sight of it resembling a middle-school girl’s uniform. Though his shaggy scarlet hair and neatly ironed male uniform managed to reaffirm her assumptions, Flower figured that the strangest thing about this boy was his entire face.

A single red right eye that shimmered the energy of a child, a white eyepatch hiding his (presumably also red) left eye, a small black cross drawn on the left side of his lips and a pair of bandages pasted over each other to form another cross on his nose.

His voice was filled with vigour as he asked again. “Hey, is this seat taken?”

An aching feeling tugged at her chest; does this kid not know how much of a social outcast she was? How she was the only one sitting at this table, and that every single person that passed by wouldn’t even think to sit with her?

Still, Flower didn’t want to be rude, thereby inviting him to sit with her. She had expected him to sit opposite of her, but much to her surprise, he slid into the seat right next to her, his shoulder barely brushing against hers as he took out his own lunchbox, dropping his black book bag to the floor.

“Oh, is the sushi here any good?” He asked again after looking over her lunch; a plate of tamago and kani sushi that was bought from the shops nearby. Though the looks of it were far from appetizing, the teenaged girl didn’t really care; so long as it filled her stomach for the day, it was enough.

Though… Now that she was looking at it, it really didn’t look good to eat, didn’t it?

“Not really,” She quietly replied, giving the boy a small shrug. “I’ve had better ones before,”

“Really? From where?”

He wanted to hear her talk? Well, it wouldn’t hurt to say something else…  “There’s a shop at Shibuya that sells some really good sushi, but it’s always really crowded,” Flower continued, though still not making eye contact with the strange boy. “You know, the one closest to the Hachiko Dog Statue?”

“The what?”

For the first time that day, she turned to the puzzled boy, his furrowed eyebrows depicting him like a confused and oblivious foreigner. Fortunately, he managed to pick up her questioning gaze and quickly added. “Oh, sorry if I sound like I’m not from around here. I just… never been to Tokyo before and I moved here recently, so… I haven’t been to a lot of places yet,” He admitted bashfully, scratching his head a little.

She was pleasantly surprised. “You just moved here? Where were you from?”

“Hamamatsu, in the Shizuoka Prefecture,” “My family had to move to Tokyo ‘cause my dad got a job, see, so I started attending high school here. I’m not in the same homeroom class as you, though, so maybe that’s why you couldn’t tell that I was new, heh heh…”

“You’re a new student?”

He grinned. “Yep! Why do you ask?”

Flower could feel her momentary courage falter slightly, though it didn’t stop her from pressing on. “Usually, no one likes to sit with me… ‘cause I’m so quiet and… you know…” She trailed off, turning away from the boy again as she picked up another piece of sushi and shoved it into her mouth. She had no clue that the teen sitting next to her had leaned over the table to get a better look at her. She couldn’t hear the quiet words that the boy mumbled to himself.

“Well, I think you look nice,”

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

It was hard for Flower to remember the detailed transcript of their conversation that afternoon, but it wasn’t too difficult to remember the bits and pieces of it. In the midst of the chaotic racket ensuing in the crowded hall, the two students kept talking with each other. Even though the snow-haired girl couldn’t contribute much, the redhead made it up for her, asking her all sorts of questions. Some of them were about Tokyo, some about the perimeter of their school, some about what kind of fun things they could do around the place…

Their encounter had to end, unfortunately, when the bell rang for the end of lunchtime and they were forced to say their goodbyes.

Though that day, the afternoon’s classes for Flower felt a lot sweeter than usual. Perhaps it had to do with the fact that she kept thinking about that strange, weird, but fairly kind boy.

… Did she even ask for his name? Well, that would be a good reason for them to meet again, wasn’t it?

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

A/N: Day 1 is done!! Check back again for day 2 of FukaFlower Week 2021!!

[calliecat93]

B and C!

B: A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind.

Hmm… I could probably say that for wverything Indo ship. I actually normally don’t get i to shipping that much cause of both past experiences and because I’m normally mkre invested in general relationships or other things. That’s the curse of being demisexual/being on the ace spectrum I guess. When it does happen I go full out as my Star Trek reblogs ahve reflected.

I guess the most recent pairing would be Bumblebee in RWBY. It’s been shipped pretty much sicne the start… but there was only really ONE meaningful conversation between only them at first that gave me zero romantic implications, and then after V3 it escalated and the easiest way to make me sick kf something is to see it over and coer and feel like if I don’t feel the same way, I’m an idiot or a bad person. I did also ship Black Sun at the time, but even thaf I was starting to get tired of due to the shipping wars, another way to get me to hate ships. It was only the recent volumes (6-8) where they pretty much sunk Black Sun, gave Blake and Yang more meaningful interactions, and felt more intomate than on the early volumes that I finally got on board worh it. I still don’t really do much shipping with RWBY anymore because of past experiences turning me off and I’m just far more invested on the character development, plot, and mythos. But Bumblebee is clealry veering towards canon at this point, and I’m at the point where I think it’s been done well enough that I’m all for it.

C: A pairing you wish you shipped, but just can't.

So I do actually ship this to a degree, but not as mich as the other two pairings I like from this show. It’s Spirk in TOS. Let me repeat this real quick, I do ship it and I like their general relationship. It was also very important for fandoms/LGBT+ fans as it essentially popularized the slash genre. It’s important to fandom and LGBT+ history and I do think that’s important/should be respected. But I went into ST pretty much expecting to ship it and while it took zero time to see why others do and see how close they are… I just… didn’t get too terribly invested? Maybe it’s because Spones caught my attention, IDK. I like Kirk and Spock and how much they trust/care for each other, but it took until Wrath of Khan/The Search for Spock for me to actually ship it, and it’s very much a casual ship compared to Spones and McKirk. I guess it’s just because it was everywhere and I kept hearing about it so when I actually watched it I both felt underwhelmed/felt like there wasn’t anything that I hadn’t already gotten from fandom osmosis to invest in and found the other two dynamics that I hadn’t heard NEARLY as much about far more interesting. So clearly it’s all McCoy’s fault, haha. But like I said I like Spirk, I think it’s cute and would work wel and I absolutely see why it’s the most popular ship/means so much to so kany people. But I just have ships I prefer more and IDT that’s gonna change at this point.

[jace-the-writer-guy]

Star meeting Dusk the puggle wuggle

///Since I never got anything about April meeting Dusk, I'm gonna include her in this. Also, sorry this took so long to get to and finish///

*Set before April inherited Jackhammer*

"Do you have any idea why Auron and Shyla are visiting?"

"No clue, sweetheart. She sounded excited when she called though."

"Well, if she's excited then she might want to show you a new gun design she's been working on."

April grinned at the thought. "I wouldn't complain. It's great to see mom still get excited about showin' off what she designs."

The two waited in their dorm for several minutes after April had gotten that call from Shyla. She had said she and Auron had just arrived at Beacon and were on their way up to team KRSC's room, and she said that she wanted April and Star to stay in their room. Whatever it was Shyla wanted to show them, it was going to be great. Those minutes passed as the two wondered what Shyla wanted to show them, and their questions were soon given the most adorable answer. A knock on the door signaled Shyla and Auron's arrival, and April quickly answered and opened the door up, and then her face lit up in a bright smile.

"Awwww who's this fluffy thing?" April asked after seeing the big ball of fur in Shyla's arm.

Star came over a moment later as Auron and Shyla came into the room and she started smiling too while Shyla started to speak. "Girls, meet Dusk. He's the newest member of our family."

Dusk raised his head up and let out a long yawn before he looked around at the new surroundings, and then he noticed the two new people standing in front of him and he tilted his head curiously. "He's adorable~!" Star exclaimed and she reached out to start petting Dusk, and the lazy puggle wuggle licked her hand a bit.

"He loves to sleep too," Auron said with a grin, watching as April started petting Dusk along with Star, "He'll get up an' move around when he wants to, but he just mostly lays around an' sleeps."

Shyla set Dusk on the floor and he shook his body around, all his fur wobbling around for a few moments before he looked around the room and started walking around. "When'd you get 'im?" April asked her parents, still smiling as she watched Dusk slowly explore around the room.

"I talked with Epirus an' Athena an' had 'em keep an eye out for any o' these pups," Auron answered, still grinning, "When they let me know, I drove up to Argus real early one mormin' an' surprised Shy with 'im."

"Arf!"

Everyone heard Dusk let out a high pitched bark and looked over to see him staring up on April's desk, where a bag of jerky sat on the corner. His little tail wiggled and his body did along with it, and he hopped up and down on his front paws but he only got at most half an inch off the ground with each little hop. He knew what was in the bag because her mama always had a bag just like that with her and it was always filled with treats they could share! This had to be the same thing from the smell from the outside of the bag!

"You already got 'im started on jerky?" April asked, grinning widely at seeing Dusk's little hops.

Auron smirked. "'Course she did."

"Hey now, I'm not the only one that did it," Shyla defended herself, sending Auron a half-hearted glare, "I've seen you sneaking him some jerky when we're relaxing on the couch and watching TV with him between us."

"Guilty."

Shyla laughed at that and shook her head. "Exactly."

Dusk let out another bark and whined a bit as he stared up at the jerky. Before long, Star walked over and grabbed the bag, and then she knelt down in front of the puppy. "Here you go, buddy~"

She opened the bag up and pulled out a piece of jerky to give to the puggle wuggle, and he took it into his mouth and began to chew. His tail began to wag even more and he looked for a nice place to lay down, and he spotted a perfect little bed beside one of the big people bed, and he waddled over to it and laid down to finish his snack. He slowly chewed on the piece of jerky for several moments as everyone watched them, each with a smile on their face.

"Who's bed is that?" Shyla asked the girls.

"That'd be Kani's," April answered, "Wave got her for Carli an' Aerial not too long ago, really. I think he got Aulin an' Alex to help find her. She's one o' them samoyed puppies."

"Oh, those are so fluffy," Shyla said and giggled a bit, "Dusk looks so comfortable there."

"I don't think he'll be movin' from there until we leave." Auron remarked.

"He can stay as long as he wants!" Star said joyfully, "He's just so cute!"

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November 24, 2019, the most magical day of my life. ❤

Okay! Hard part is over! 😛 I don’t really like being the center of attention and all. You might say it’s the same since everyone will still be looking at us the entire time. But, with the other half, the reception — people are more relaxed. Everyone will be dancing, talking to each other, singing and eating their hearts out! So, less judging and critical eyes on us. 😀

Our Reception was held at Aquila Crystal Palace. It’s about 30 – 40 minutes from our Ceremony. We had time to relax and just talk to each other in the car on the way there. Mind you, we were still with our bride & groom assistants.

To give you a preview – here’s what it looked like. ❤

BUT BUT BUT! Before we get to that, let’s go back to the start. Shall we? While we were taking our post-nup pictorial, we prepared welcome snacks and drinks for our guests!

Our supplier for this Gabrielle’s Appetizer. We prepared 200 mini sandwiches (cucumber & kani, chicken salad, tuna salad, egg & bacon), 150 mini burgers (chicken and beef), 200 crostinis (gorgonzola bacon, goat cheese & fig ham, prosciutto & brie, smoked salmon) and 2 gallons of cucumber lemonade

I’m so happy to be hearing good feedback from our guests! Their favorites? the mini burgers! But before they can eat, they will pass by our Signages!

I’m proud to say that I designed all the layouts, with the help of my husband, of course. ❤ We decided to maintain the theme of our invitation – White Marble is such a classic and classy design. Aside from the welcome signage, I wanted to add a little extra! – An Infographic of our love story. ❤

While others are eating or taking a photo in our photobooth, we also prepared some games before everything starts!

I personally created a Word Search Game with Startbucks GC for their prizes! I devised a personalized puzzle with words that have roles or connected to our relationship. For instance – Management Trainee (we were both Management Trainees in a bank. This is how we met) 😀 Everything is so much more special when it is personalized. Do you agree?

Before they officially enter the reception area, I also insisted that I wanted a signage for their Seating Arrangement:

I’m definitely proud of this! I’m a huge, huge fan of F.R.I.E.N.D.S! I insisted to insert the friends theme in our seating arrangement! The heading is The One Where We got Married (just like how all their titles are worded). ❤ I also named our tables with all the memorable lines / quirks of the series such as Pivot, Big Fat Goalie, How you Doin and etc.

I also asked our host to ask our guests whether they know what theme our seating arrangement is. I prepared a FRIENDS themed prize also, which I bought online (a Friends Door Keychain).

The One thing that will welcome our guests upon entering the place is our Animated Monogram.

At first, I wanted a White Background with Gold font for our names. But our coordinator pointed out that I may not be seen if the background is also white. 😛 So, we decided to switch to Dark Green, still in line with our theme. ❤

Okay! So when we arrived at the scene, it’s time for our make-up retouch and time to fill our stomach with the incredible feast we chose for our guest. ❤ It was really delicious. While we were having our early dinner, there’s another game inside the reception: TRIVIA GAME where we gave out bags of chocolates for every correct answer. Some of the questions were: First movie together, Who said I love you first, Term of Enderament, Favorite Series Marathon food. (Some of the answers to the questions were posted in our Infographic) 😀 Clever. Huh?

Initally, we wanted the Fireworks at the end of the program. But we were also hesitant to schedule it after since it was Sunday and our guests might leave early.

Proven! Guests really do enjoy the fireworks! It also elevates your event! ❤ After the fireworks, guests were asked to return to their seats for the Grand Entrance. 😛

Our Bridal Squad were introduced in the tune of Dura by Daddy Yankee. while our Groom Squad danced to Boneless by Steve Aoki. 

As you can see, our male squad is definitely more coordinated with Matt Stefanina dance moves. Hence, they won the challenge of who’s better. 😛

Followed by the entrance of our esteemed entourage, our Prenup / Save the Date Video was shown to all of our guests.

And our Grand Entrance in the tune of Good Life by One Republic, inspired by our Wedding Hashtag of #itsJANNAbeaJUDElife transalated as It’s gonna be a good life.

TIP: Please please be witty enough to think of your own wedding hashtags! One, it’s simply fun. Two, it will encourage your guests to use your hashtag. Three, you’ll have an easier time in collating pictures and videos related to your event if it’s clear that YOU are the only ones using it instead of #JudeandJannaforever or #JudeandJanna2019. Maximize the power of hashtag!

For our Grand Entrance, we decided to use our Indoor Fireworks (which is not shown in the photo) plus this heart shaped confetti free of charge from our Coordinator. ❤

Followed quickly by our entrance, we gave a bit of our opening remarks to our family, friends and loved ones who celebrated with us.

Our first ever dance as a married couple is in the tune of Say you won’t let go by James Arthur. 🙂  This is also the song I was singing to when he proposed. ❤ This song is really special. ❤ Again, there were Indoor Fireworks and confetti as well.

Wedding Traditions followed such as Cake Cutting and Wine Toasting!

Our 3 tier carrot cake is designed with pure white with gold highlights with huge floral appliques. It’s so good! I’m actually sad that we forgot that it was in our ref.

The wine that we toasted is free from our package with Aquila Crystal Palace. If I remember it correctly, it was not hard because I finished it instantly. ❤

My sister, one  of the Matrons of Honor started the speech followed by my Brother in law and finally, my Best friend ended the speeches by inviting everyone to offer a toast for our marriage. ❤

After the long speeches, it’s time for the most awaited time of our guests! Dinner time. ❤ The cousins of my groom, Seth and Yohan led the prayer.

While the guests were eating or in line to get their food, some of the music that we chose to be played are the following: The way you look tonight, Collide, The last time, if I ain’t got you, Everything, Perfect and Close to you among others.

Well, you know how this goes already. . .  . . before they can even line up to the buffet, they all have to take a picture with us. ❤ Here are some of them.

While eating, another batch of Speeches coming from our Principal Sponsors.

Principal Sponsor speeches! We had to choose one from each of our side. My God mother, sister of my father gave a speech while it was a Family friend from the Groom’s side. After the speeches, a couple of games again — which is the second best game! Minute to Win It – Wedding edition. ❤

So we filmed a one time, one shot games of: Segregate it, Pingpong Ball, Shoot the Ball etc. Each table have to guess who won whether it’s the Bride and the Groom! Everyone turned out to be competitive at this part. ❤

After an interactive game, it’s the Parent Dances!

We decided to dance simultaneously to the tune of You are so Beautiful by Joe Cocker. 😀 I was scaring my dad and reminding him of their speech! 😛 while I think my mother in law is having the best time dancing with his son. ❤

After a bit serious of dances, it’s fuckin time for another game! Another game? We can never miss out on Single’s Game! To get the suspicion out of their minds, our host called them like they are about to receive a prize.

Men are lined up in front – a music is played and whoever dances the right move first gets to seat down! The following music were played – Watch me whip, Soulja Boy, Teach me How to Dougie, Gangnam, Level Up, Stayin Alive, Thriller and Can’t Touch this.

Then whoever doesn’t dance, will remain in front and the ladies will start searching for the safety pin. The lady who doesn’t find a single pin, loses. ❤

The losers  of both games, or rather the last man and woman standing wins a Starbucks GC which they can use to go on their ‘date’ – a little matchmaker doesn’t lose its touch on weddings!

It’s my husband’s colleague and one of my closes high school friend! ❤ And after this fun game, our host now calls on both of our parent’s for the wise words.

It’s the Welcome to the Family speech! It’s such a cliche but really overwhelming. It warms your heart, right? I felt really happy to hear it goes both ways. ❤ I have no better way of saying this but it felt really good.

Before the night is over, we prepared some awards to be given to our guests.

Cool Tito Award (right picture) and Fab Tita Award where we award the Best Dressed one – we gave them Wine and a Tefal Pan. ❤ We also awarded Dressed to Kill (Upper Right) for the Best Dressed Millenial and we gave them a 6-pack beers and a Make Up Kit.  Lastly, we gave out a Grand Prize (Lower Right) for the best picture and handed them a powerbank.

Then we played our On Site Photo and our Save the Date Video. ❤

Look at our faces!! ❤ Our Photo Team is led by TJ of Timoteo Photo and our SDE was created by Mac by Stories by Supermac! Extremely in awe, hearts bursting with joy and overwhelmed with gratitude and love. ❤

Before our night ends, we said our Thank yous and invited them for a night full of dancing and drinking!

Look at our ceiling treatment filled with an all white embellishments and gold highlights and black draping to make our ceiling pop out! ❤

The night ends as mentioned, with drinking and dancing! ❤ ❤ ❤

Our last picture before our guests go back to Manila! First up, my colleagues!

My brother and his girlfriend before they fled out of the scene. 😛 Haha. Next? Our Wedding Buddies, one week apart and now, we’re all married. ❤

I always come in threes, Don’t I? And Of course, My Bestfriends since High School.

It always put a smile on my face when I see my friends from different groups come together like this. 🙂

And before this day ends, I need a picture with my husband. ❤

I love you so much, husband! ❤ ❤ It’s been five months and it’s still the Best Day of My Life. ❤ 

EVERYDAY: Our Wedding (Reception) November 24, 2019, the most magical day of my life. ❤ Okay! Hard part is over! 😛 I don't really like being the center of attention and all.