#ayame x kazuma

[xo-arcie]

fateful encounter

paring: Ayame Sohma x Kazuma Sohma summary: Kazuma meets someone during the parent-teacher conference that changes everything. warnings: no warnings, just gay pining word count: 2.1k+ author’s note: This is the kind of thing that lives rent free in my head and I thought I would share it. I plan on doing a Fruits Basket au about the two of them, but I have other things I need to finish. Also, I always draw Ayame blushing like a slut and thought I would show Kazuma's reaction (below). Repost from ao3, art by me! 💜

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of the heaven, unmasked and unsought. -Pearl S. Buck

The day was waning away with the last of the students, and their parents, filtering out of the classrooms after they finished their scheduled parent-teacher conference. Kazuma, always patient, always amiable, stepped forward with his son in tow only to be halted by a storm that barreled through the hallway.

Kazuma remained at Kyo’s side, hugging a little closer to the wall to allow the mother of Yuki Sohma to push past with a sneer carved on her sharp features, the clack of her heels echoing off the linoleum. Yuki was following after her, the remorseful gray of his eyes downcast, a slouched petitance with his steps as if he was weighed down by her rude actions, though Kazuma would never hold the young man accountable for them. 

“The actions of others are never about you,” he had told Kyo years ago when he first brought the boy home. “They are only acting for themselves, never for you.”

He wondered if anyone had ever told this to Yuki. 

The mother and son entered the classroom, taking their time slot, and the door slid shut behind them, leaving Kazuma and Kyo alone to wait once again. He looked down at Kyo and was surprised by the empathy that was twisting into the scowl his son always carried–the red on his nose and cheeks clashing with the mess of his hair. Kyo was vibrating with a struggled composure, his eyes trained through the window slit on the door while every muscle ticked in his features, listening in on the rise and fall of that woman’s voice. 

She was muffled, but her arrogance still cut through, speaking over the teacher and drowning out her son. 

Kazuma followed Kyo’s line of sight to see Yuki seated at his mother’s side, wilting away with each word. The boy was stricken silent, pale and beaten, far too world-weary for someone his age. 

It pulled at his heartstrings. 

“Do you know that boy?” Kazuma asked. 

His question was soft, just a tentative touch to understand the emotions that were playing across Kyo’s face. Kazuma knew who Yuki Sohma was–everyone at the estate knew who Yuki Sohma was–but he also knew of the rivalry between his son and the rat. It was something deep seeded when he found Kyo, a foundation from centuries passed, something that festered a hatred that burned as red as his hair. 

Which was why his son’s sudden rigid posture caught him off guard. He saw how Kyo steeled his jaw and clenched his fists as he watched Yuki, but Kaziuma knew that his visceral response was a different kind of aggravation that unknowingly unearthed itself. 

To anyone else it would just seem like the continued animosity between the cat and the rat, but Kazuma knew his son, knew his kind heart beneath the fusion of guilt and rage. He could decipher the empathy that was lining Kyo’s furrowed brow, bleeding from his crimson eyes and pouring over Yuki. 

This kindness showed more often since his friendship with the girl named Tohru began, a frequency to a freshly compassion that always thrummed beneath. It was a look that called to Kazuma, alighting his savior complex, but instead he paused, wanting to understand the reaction unfolding in front of his eyes. 

He was curious to see if his son truly wished to help the boy. 

So Kazuma waited.

“He clearly does not want her to speak for him, and she does not care about anything he has to say.” Kyo was quiet, careful to knit his words together with his dawning realization, a newfound perspective on his lifelong adversary. “Yuki seems so…” 

Wounded. But Kazuma did not say this out loud; he never wanted to persuade an original thought from his son, but always allowed Kyo to come to his own conclusion and then support whatever he decided on. 

“I see now that he is not as fortunate as me,” Kyo finished, looking up at him. 

Kazuma was not expecting that train of thought and it struck him with a warmth that pooled into his chest, swelling his heart against his ribs. It confirmed the compassion he always knew existed within his son, something blossoming with Tohru, something vibrant albeit fleeting. 

But still, it returned, and it always lingered a little bit longer each time. 

Kazuma said nothing in response, but shifted closer to wrap his arm around Kyo’s shoulders, pulling him for a hug against his side. His son begrudgingly leaned into it, his embarrassment burning bright from the public display of affection despite the hallway being empty save for them. 

“Perhaps Yuki could use some help,” Kazuma offered, tucking his chin down; Kyo nodded in return, his eyes avoiding. 

He smiled as he let go of Kyo with the good intention to step forward, to go help Yuki, only to be halted yet again but this time by the grandiose entrance of a man with silver hair. 

Kazuma felt rooted, captivated by the almost ethereal beauty that the man possessed. His hair was pulled back and flowed with his steps, a determination and a grace with his gate, and the subtle sway of his slender hips that pulled Kazuma’s gaze. The man was lithe and lean, dressed in rich, burgundy fabrics that complemented his figure, his ivory complexion that was flawless and glowing, his exquisite features surely carved from marble. 

His proximity pulled the air from Kazuma’s chest as he breezed past without sparing him a look–it even had Kyo averting his eyes. A floral scent followed after from the bouquet of roses he carried, his delicate fingers wrapped around the bundled stems. 

Kazuma watched as he pulled open the door with flourish, his voice lyrical as he announced himself. 

“Greetings, all! I have finally arrived!” 

The door slid closed behind him and Kazuma mourned the barrier between. He felt in a daze from the vision, propped against the wall by the silence and emptiness the man left behind, settling over like a fog. His abstract gaze fell back to Kyo to see the familiar scowl burrowing back on his features, his eyes boring through the floor at his feet. Kazuma remained quiet, wordless, enraptured; he shifted his weight, daring to peer through the same window to try and catch another glimpse of the silver haired beauty.  

He saw that the man had forced himself between Yuki and his mother–a knight serving, bold and defending. He was squared off towards her, guarding the young man from her hateful stare with a taunting curl to his lips. 

It left Kazuma flustered. 

For as long as Kazuma remembered, romance was never something that came easily for him. He had a sweetheart while he was attending school, someone who just followed after him aimlessly and who always pressed for something more; when he did not reciprocate, they rightly moved onto someone else who would. 

It did not fare better as an adult, but Kazuma still accepted whatever set-up was managed, often encouraged by Kyo. He did not care for the meet-ups, as too often they seemed daunted, almost annoyed with the topic of his son.  

It rarely, if ever, reached a second date. 

Kazuma never minded this, though. Despite his amorous shortcomings, he was still a romantic at heart, and it was encouraged by the books that Shigure would often drop off. It gave a rose tint to his life and beyond those pages, when he noticed the slow burn between his son and Tohru, he tried to tactfully approach the subject.

Kyo scoffed at him, demanding that he keep his focus on finding someone to finally settle down with. 

“‘Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased,’” Kazuma began a quote which had Kyo groaning, rolling his eyes. “‘It comes out of the heaven, unmasked and unsought.’”

Kyo tsked. “What do you even mean by that?” 

“You will understand that when you are older,” he teased. 

In truth, the idea of dating, muchless to fall in love, was something that Kazuma no longer bothered himself with, but that was before this very moment when he watched the moon incarnate waltz in starlight through the school hallways with the subtle sway of his hips. 

Even with the door drawn shit, Kazuma still felt the pull of the man’s proximity through the classroom walls, and it was vibrating his bones beneath, entangling, enrapturing, pulling him out along with the tides.

Kyo noticed the immediate change. “Are you all right?” The concern in his son’s voice broke through his thoughts and Kazuma straightened himself, the blood pouring into his face. “You look…flushed.” 

In truth, his throat felt dry, clawing for the words to reply, but fortunately the door opened once again. This time it was Yuki’s mother rushing from the room, her fury red on her face and her hands shaking to smooth away the wrinkles from her blazer and skirt with her frantic steps to get away. 

Yuki was quick to follow after her, propelled by some epiphany ablaze, something that now held his shoulders higher than before. 

Kyo watched after him for a moment before he looked back up at Kazuma, his worry anew. “You can follow after him and make sure he is all right, if you want,” Kazuma suggested, though he knew that his son was not asking for permission, but for reassurance of what was plainly written on his face. 

Kyo nodded and followed after, but kept a mindful distance, leaving Kazuma alone again in the hallway. Only then did he dare to look through the now open door, his heart pounding. 

Kazuma saw the teacher who seemed drained, but sat up straight once she noticed his gaze, peering through the roses she was gifted. “Oh! I’m so sorry to keep you waiting! We can begin if you’re ready���” she pushed to stand and the silver haired man followed, turning to see who she was speaking to. 

Kazuma fell back into the trance from before, the stars swirling and blurring around him. He swallowed, his blood coursing, and he felt pinned in the doorway by the molten golden eyes that poured over him. 

“Oh my!” the silver haired man’s musical tone began, a touch of pink to his cheeks. “Did my dastardly mother’s inconsideration cause a delay in your scheduled time with this wondrous educator?” –the teacher muted her groan, burying her face back into the bouquet– “I would apologize on that woman’s behalf, but I know that she will surely repeat her ghastly behavior!” 

There was a passion with each syllable that left Kazuma entranced, pulsing with his heartbeat. “It’s all right,” he gave a sheepish smile, his cheeks staining red from the rhythmic bruising of his heart against his chest. He forced himself to look back at the teacher. “We can begin when Kyo comes back.” 

The man brightened with the name, his eyelashes fluttering with an impish smile. “Oh, oh, are you the father of Kyokichi?” 

Kazuma chuckled at the pet name, knowing already how Kyo would hate it. “Yes I am. My name is Kazuma.” 

“What a pleasure it is to meet you finally!” The man pressed closer with the same flowery scent, subtle and sweeping away the air around them. Kazuma felt his head buzzing, relishing in the sight of the pink dust on the man’s cheeks. He looked down to see his hand was offered. “I am Yuki’s brother, Ayame.” 

His touch was a welcomed contrast to the warmth and calluses of Kazuma’s palms, delicate and soft and cool, something that set his nerves alight. The simple gesture shattered whatever contentment he believed to have before meeting Ayame, splintering his insides and rushing to the surface, pushing sharp against his skin. 

Kazuma never wanted to let go of him; he wanted to cradle Ayame’s hand and run his fingertips along the lines that carved into his palm, to interlace his fingers and see how they would fit within his own. 

And Kazuma realized he found something he had not even realized had been missing. 

He surfaced from that thought, jolting back to attention. Ayame had not pulled away but was watching him carefully, coyly from beneath his long silver lashes. 

Relief washed over, hope widening Kazuma’s smile, white against his crimson features. “The pleasure is truly mine, Ayame-sama.”

Ayame’s laughter was just as lovely, just as melodic, trilling up the length of Kazuma’s spine. “None of that! You may call me Aya-chan, if you would prefer. Since your son and my brother are beginning their affinity for one another, I feel we are destined to become,” –his lips ticked upwards in the corner of his mouth– “closer acquaintances.” 

There was nothing Kazuma wanted more. 

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[antiomnia]

A few months ago, I was Going Through It, so I did what any sensible adult would do to process my circumstances: I binged Fruits Basket.

I couldn't help but notice similarities with Mystic Messenger, another piece of media that helped me in the same way before.

So I wrote this post, and forgot about it in my drafts. There must already be several posts like this, but here's my Mystic Messenger x Fruits Basket character comparison, and why they're the same people, imo.

Zen x Ayame: The dramatic "narcissistic" white haired sexyman with brother issues

Seven x Kyo: The redhead catboy, who doesn't open up to others because he thinks he's doomed

Yoosung x Momiji: The cute blonde boy with underlying abandonment issues

Jumin x Hatori: The emotionally unavailable fan of three-piece suits

V x Shigure: The gaslight gatekeep girlboss man

Vanderwood x Kazuma: The catboy's long haired mentor/protector

Rika x Akito: The pick me girl with god complex

MC x Tohru: The WAAAAAAAAY too forgiving main character

Saeran x Yuki: The traumatized boy who was once kidnaped by the one with god complex

Jaehee x Mitsuru: The "I'm not paid nearly enough to deal with this bullshit" worker woman

Bonus: Seven x Mine the white haired man's maid fantasy

[littlewriterfullofwords]

One more kiss

Pairing: Kawamura Kazuma x fem!reader

Summary: Little volleyball tutoring wouldn't do any wrong, right?

Warnings: a bit fluff

A/N: Hi! So my obsession changed and here we are with Kazuma. Enjoy and let me know if there are any mistakes or if you want to see anything specific.

"We are going out to grab a drink, you guys coming with us?" Ayame with group of other girls from your class looked at you and your friend, waiting for the answer.

"Sorry, we have a little volleyball practice." you said with an apologising smile. "Maybe next time."

"Sure. Have fun chasing the ball!" yelled Mizuki and the group left the school's yard, giggling like crazy.

You and your friend waved at them and waited till they left and when you were sure they wouldn't come back, you two headed to the gym.

"We thought you won't come." Kazuma looked at the two of you as you came in.

"To teach clumsy kids like you? We won't miss that." joked your friend and you joined her at laughing.

Kawamura looked at Hokuto ,who was hiding his smile, with disbelief and threw a ball at your friend who dodged it easily.

"Nice try, Kawamura." she smiled brightly and showed him a middle finger.

"Okay, let's start before you two kill each other." interrupted them Yoshino and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder.

"For safety purposes I will teach Kazuma." you offered and pushed your friend slightly towards Hokuto.

"For safety purposes." she mocked you what only made everyone laugh, her as well.

That two walked over to the other side of the gym and started their little training while you handed Kazuma a ball he had thrown.

"Show me what you can." you backed few steps and waited for the pass from the boy. "Don't worry about mistakes, we can work them out."

"You assume I make mistakes?" asked jokingly Kawamura as he passed the ball in the air.

"That's why you wanted us to teach you two, right?"

The pass was okay, maybe not professional, but good. The receive was worse.

"Okay, I know what we should work on." you caught the ball what stopped your little game. "Down receive."

"You got me." laughed Kazuma and you bet you saw a bit of blush on his cheeks.

"Please show me the proper pose." you asked politely and watched carefully as the boy prepared himself. "Okay...may I touch you?"

"Yeah, but don't bite me."

"Bite? Why would I do that?" you stood behind Kazuma and placed your hands on his arms.

"Hokuto does that sometimes." answered Kawamura with a chuckle.

You both looked at the mentioned boy who was dealing with thrown balls and your yelling friend who was calling him 'stupid' and 'lazy'. Of course while laughing, she meant no harm.

"Poor Hokuto." you whispered as you moved Kazuma's arms in a way that would help him receive any ball. "This is the pose I want you to keep, okay?"

"Yes, ma'am." answered happily Kawamura and nodded what only made you smile.

You started passing some balls in every way what was supposed to help with the down receive. It looked like it did.

While practising, your eyes were carefully analysing your working partner. He was moving confidently, his eyes were focused, body ready to receive the ball. You realized he has muscular arms. You analysed his face for a bit longer time. His lips looked soft, just like his cheeks, his skin was clear and his dark eyes were shinning...

"Y/N!" you turned to the left but regretted that second later because ball hit your forehead. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." you nodded, trying hard not to laugh but you failed. "I needed that."

"I told you it will end that way!" your friend pointed at Hokuto and walked towards him just to throw the ball at him. "Apology!

"Sorry." Yoshino bowed politely.

"That's fine, don't worry." you massaged your forehead for some time and chuckled.

The ball stopped your overthinking about Kazuma who now was looking at you with this warmth in his dark, shinny eyes and question written on his face,

"I am fine." you repeated with an assuring smile and threw him the ball. "Let's pass few times and then we will make a short break, okay?"

"Whatever you say." agree Kazuma and passed the ball.

As you had said earlier, you've played for some time and then took a break on the side.

"Is your forehead okay?" asked Kawamura with voice full of concern and smiled when you nodded. "I told you we are clumsy, especially Hokuto."

"I heard that!" yelled Yoshino from the other side of the gym what made black haired boy next to you chuckle.

You also smiled. Your eyes turned to the blond haired boy behind the net who was playing 'pass the ball' with your friend who now was quiet and was even smiling and nodding with approval.

You wanted to say something at the moment, but something stopped you...the smell of the perfume that was so close closed your mouth. And not only the smell was close, Kazuma as well. His arm was resting on the gymnastic ladders behind your back, his body hovering over you. You felt warmth on your cheeks and you didn't need a mirror to know your face was red as a tomato. Also Kawamura's slight smile was saying enough.

"Pink suits you." whispered Kazuma when you looked at him from below.

"T-thank you." you stuttered a bit what only made the boy chuckle what melted your heart to the puddle.

Without any warning, black haired placed his other hand on the other side of your head.

"Wow, fast and furious." you joked to cover your nervousness. "Kabedon challenge? Now?"

"Maybe not kabedon...more like kiss your teacher challenge."

You thought he was joking, but apparently he wasn't. Kazuma's face suddenly was inches from your, his eyes looking at your lips...it wasn't a joke for sure.

And what did you do? Nothing. You let Kawamura do what he wanted.

His lips gently touched your as if he was asking for permission that you gave him. Even though he got it, he didn't deepen the kiss, he smirked in your lips knowing you were already obsessed with him. And he was not wrong.

"Ai, dumbass! Move!" your friend yelled from the other side of the gym what interrupted the amazing moment you and Kazuma had.

The moment the boy moved few inches from your lips, the ball hit his head, making him look at your friend who was guilty laughing with Hokuto on her side.

"Are you okay?" you asked, trying not to laugh, and petted the place Kazuma got hit. "Does it hurt?"

"Not that much that a kiss can't heal." answered Kawamura with a smile, he looked cute while smiling.

You huffed jokingly, shook your head, but placed a little kiss on his soft lips.

"One more." whispered black haired, his eyes shinning in the gym's lights as he was looking into your eyes. "One more kiss."

"You are good at persuading." you giggled, but did as he asked. Your lips touched his gently and left soft kiss.

"I told you to move." your friend suddenly appeared next to you two and smacked Kazuma's head with a hand. "Don't touch her without my permission."

As a protest to your friend's words, you hugged Kawamura and looked your classmate in the eyes, to provoke her a bit. The boy you were hugging, chuckled and hugged you back.

"I will kill you both one day." huffed your friend and walked towards the exit. "I promise."

[gaydragontournament]

List of battles, as chosen by wheel spin. Each round will last about a week, Starting next Monday.

Round 1, Part 1:

King Valerius (Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare) vs Nel (Fire Emblem)

Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) vs Falin Touden/Red Dragon (Dungeon Meshi)

Qibli (Wings of Fire) vs Dan Heng/Dan Feng (Honkai Star Rail)

Evaristo (The Las Leyendas movie franchise) vs Paarthurnax (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

Prismatic dragon (Dungeons & Dragons (Epic Level Handbook, Dragons of Dragons of Faerûn) vs Imperialdramon (Digimon)

Whiptail lizard (Real Life) vs Shi An (After The Abyss Dragon Woke Up (深渊巨龙苏醒以后))

Sundew (Wings of Fire) vs Rex Igneous (The Dragon Prince)

Uncle Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Azhdaha/Retuo Longwang (Genshin Impact)

Round 1, Part 2:

Rei (Vainglorious Webcomic) vs Remy (Angels with Scaly Wings)

Soren (Fire Emblem:Path of Radiance + Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn) vs Wrathion (Warcraft Series)

Valax (Blades of Light and Shadow) vs Fiona (Flight Rising)

Kaido (One Piece) vs Velverosa (Mage & Demon Queen)

Lord Arum (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Midgardsormr (Dragalia Lost)

Nimona (Nimona) vs Mateo (Poised in Either Eye by B. Pigeon and Fell A. Marsh)

Corrin (Fire Emblem: Fates) vs The Void Dragon (Aurora)

Anemone (Wings of Fire) vs Tillius the Paladin/Tilly Evans (She Kills Monsters)

Round 1, Part 3:

Unnamed Young Dragon (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles) vs Caden Bryce (Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare)

Veldora Tempest (That time I got reincarnated as a slime) vs Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Draco quinquefasciatus (Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia) vs Umber (Wings of Fire)

Rhea (Fire Emblem) vs Xue Xian (Copper Coins (Tong Qian Kan Shi) (铜钱龛世))

Tamarin (Wings of Fire) vs Samol (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Robin (Fire Emblem: Awakening) vs Ansur (Baldur's Gate 3)

Moondragon/Heather Douglas (Marvel Comics: Guardians of the Galaxy) vs Chromie/Chronormu (Warcraft Series)

Smaug (Lord of The Rings/The Hobbit) vs Burnet (Wings of Fire)

Round 1, Part 4:

Rong Minh Thanh Thuan/Thuan (Dominion of the Fallen series by Aliette de Bodard) vs Ventuswill (Rune Factory 4)

J'mon Sa Ord/Devo'ssa (Critical Role) vs Zinnia (Super Lesbian Animal RPG)

Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) vs Alear ( Fire Emblem: Engage)

Alduin (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) vs Jae-ha (Yona of the Dawn)

Dragona Joestar (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure: The Jojolands) vs Zhongli (Genshin Impact)

Ayame (Fruits Basket) vs Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Zephyr (Poised in Either Eye by B. Pigeon and Fell A. Marsh) vs Terezi Pyrope (Homestuck)

Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza Series) vs Malleus Draconia (Twisted Wonderland)

[arcielee]

Finished season 2 of Fruits Basket (Shigure, you slut, I love you so much) and I am posting my rarepair of Ayame x Kazuma Sohma/Soma from a one-shot I put on ao3.

I love them so much. 😫💜💙

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Fruits Basket Season 3 Ep 13 thoughts

AAAAA last ep I’ve been putting this off for years I’m not ready!!!

Not Uo and Hana with their dirty jokes😂

Aww Kyo realizing cats have no interest in him anymore

And HIM REALIZING TOHRU PICKS UP THE BEADS BC SHE LOVES HIS PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE SELVES

Not Machi punching Kakeru into NEXT WEEK

“If you call me Mama right now, I’ll forgive you.” SAKI WHAT WHY R U SO THIRSTY

Kyo comforting Tohru is EVERYRHING

“It’s the start of a new banquet, right?” Woaaat what a good quote, Kyo

YUKI PRETENDING TO THROW THE KEY OUT THE WINDOW

MACHI’S PANIC😂

YUKI x MACHI KISS OH MY WORD

“The evil one has fallen!” 💀

Ritsu’s hair!! So short!

Hiro cupping Kisa’s face makes me so soft

Momiji, cute as ever

His new dream🥰

Don’t worry Momiji I’ll be your amazing significant other

Kunimitsu, what’s with the “woah”?? The fact that Saki and Kazuma are talking and with each other😂 cus yeah that actually is the craziest age gap of this whole series

Ayame is still so funny I love him

Ooooooh we getting more Hatori and Maru content?👀

Maru’s sense of humor is great

Maru lamenting over the fact that she’s flat and Hatori saying “That’s no news” 💀💀💀

Yuki’s reminiscing is PRECIOUS

“I wanted to be loved and needed. And then you appeared and made it all come true.” 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 “You gave it to me. That’s how I’m standing here right now.”

He wanted a mother’s love all his life and she could give it😭😭😭😭

They all love her SO MUCH AWWWW

And that’s all SHE ever wanted!!!!

YUKI CALLED HER TOHRU OH MY WORD YES

AAAAA IS IT THEIR GRANDCHILDREN TIME?!?!

Awww her daughter and granddaughter look JUST like her

They’re old and happy aww

AND THEY STILL HAVE THE HAT

It’s over…

Wow

I waited like a decade for this and it’s finally over. So worth it. Loved every second.

[drbtinglecannon]

Herlock Sholmes! And Barok

Oh boy my favorite loser addicts!

This got really long lmao so under the cut.

Herlock

I am admittedly a little anxious getting these two because typing this up I realized almost all my thoughts on them are extremely unpopular lol so I need everyone to prommy not to kill me 🙏

How I feel about this character

Ngl I hated his ass in 1-2 haha I was mourning Kazuma so bad, but he grew on me quickly like some kind of fungus. I was routinely laughing but cringing at the shit this guy did on screen. I do have qualms with how he handled the Iris situation (like. A Lot of them...he needlessly caused her so much more anguish by letting her think any parent of hers was still alive and by keeping her at arms length because he didn't think he was worthy to assume the role of dad even tho she imprinted on him like a duckling, not to mention the whole parentification she went through due to his issues) but I find him to be a fascinating flawed individual with a really fucking good design, I want his clothes so bad, also his theme is great. He lies but he wants to do what's right but he's manic but he's got a delicate ego but he's hilarious

Also round of applause to Herlock for giving us the Dance of Deduction, sure it dragged on at times but it was fun, extra applause for the dance around a bomb that one case

All the people I ship this character with romantically

Vanlock. I don't vibe with him x anyone else for a variety of reasons, none of them being "it's problematic" (short of like. Something actually illegal) so much as "I don't like that age gap" or "I don't like that ship because it makes one or both of them kinda scummy if they were fucking around" etc (like he knew Kazuma was alive, it would make him such a jackass if he was with Ryuu while Ryuu was grieving Kazuma y'know?)

He and Barok have bitter exes energy the few times they interact which is already hilarious but also post canon everything wrt Iris would result in a ridiculous co-parenting situation. I think there's a lot of interesting angst & healing potential between the little family dynamic there and I have written & read a lot on it, they're just really funny. It can be wholesome or toxic!

My non-romantic OTP for this character

I do think that maybe back in the day Herlock had unrequited feelings he never acted on that Yujin politely pretended not to notice

*prepares myself to get shot* hm/mk. I know they're the Sherlock Watson duo, but they are an iteration of it where I love their weird platonic friendship and not the romantic/sexual angle. They are inarguably important to each other and I think being platonic makes it more interesting the way they connected and kept in touch the entire time since they separated. Herlock brings out a levity & silliness in Yujin that's funny to see, and was almost certainly a major catalyst in Yujin healing from the loss of Ayame

My unpopular opinion about this character

I know some shippers think it's romantic that Herlock considered Yujin to be Iris's real dad but I think it was irresponsible and selfish of him to do that, considering Yujin did not seem to feel that way himself and poor Iris suffered for years from it. Like bro YOU'RE her dad! (He gets there eventually tho)

One thing I wish would happen/had happened in canon with this character

Ryuu should've punched him in the face when he realized his involvement in Kazuma's "death"

Barok

How I feel about this character

My poor little meow meow, the saddest wettest prosecutor. He's hot and his theme fucks really hard and he sucks so much but it's soooooo funny for the most part. It's interesting how difficult he is interpersonally to Ryuu & Susato (bc he's a racist bitch) while also being one of the most helpful prosecutors in the series from the gate. He's such a bitch about it the entire time tho but he really does indulge any stupid argument as he genuinely cares for justice (EXCEPT with Soseki he just wants to ruin that poor guy's life)

I get a bit defensive of being a bvz fan because like, yes he is racist, but also he's a British noble from 1899-1900ish he realistically would've been so much worse irl (almost every British char you interact with is racist 😔). I guess it's just like, this is the setting of the game, and it's completely understandable that's a deal breaker for people!!, but the fandom at large back in the height of when the duology localization came out was extremely aggressive against anyone even vaguely amicable to him. He's supposed to be a flawed yet sympathetic antagonist, he's the main prosecutor that's how the entire series has operated!! He also does show genuine remorse and dedication to change by the game's end, and I think it's important to let flawed characters get better because we need to let flawed people get better. He's realistic in an ugly way

All the people I ship this character with romantically

I do think the idea of Barok having a small crush on Ryuu post canon is funny tho, but I don't think he'd act on it. That's also the only vibe I get for gen//baro because there is absolutely no way Genshin would return such feelings when Klint is right there being a sluttier age appropriate option

Again just vanlock. I am very picky on ships, sorry to be boring haha.

To go a little more after my comments above, vanlock just drove me absolutely insane right after I finished the games, and some of my favorite fanfic I ever read was a series about their growing relationship post canon. I left comments so long I went over word count, which is as impressive as it is embarrassing! I also wrote a lot of fic for them, at one point I had the most posted by 1 author haha

My non-romantic OTP for this character

My unpopular opinion about this character

Barok & Ryuu, they have the funniest rapport. I actually didn't realize "learned friend" was lawyer slang when I originally played the games, I thought Barok was just being a cunt and Ryunosuke decided "fine I'll be cunt too, bitch" when he started saying it back. Bvz pal he just wants to be your friend but you're so mean and intimidating haha! The way Ryunosuke just approaches him in 2-3 and is like "Soooooo heard your brother got murdered" and then later that same day shows up at his office with Iris, calls Barok ugly and Klint hot in the same sentence, and the two of them just harass him until he finally runs out of things to say, god it was so fucking hilarious.

The only way that entire scene would've been better was if Barok's desk was smashed and poorly reassembled like in the concept art

I like him haha

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon

I always wished he cared a bit about his sil, especially because his ass is not beating the incest allegations with how heartbroken he was about Klint & being British nobility in the 1800s 😭 it's difficult being a fan of this loser

I understand why Klint would be most important, but I prefer baskerzieks being genuinely in love and Lady B as another doting older sibling to Barok, so I wish he had acknowledged the tragic death of her too. I do wonder if part of why they kept her so far from any bit of the story is because Iris looks SO MUCH like her to the point it would make him look extremely foolish not putting 2&2 together when he first met Iris

Oh also Shu Takumi please. Please tell us how he got his facial scar. You told us how Enoch had white hair which isn't even that weird for aa why did you not tell us how a main character got a facial scar that he has an animation where he touches it? Please

[raysycamore]

Warnings: heart break, angst

Pairings: mine x ayame x reader (y/n)

How do you forget ?

"You okay?" My friend asks noticing how i look disinterested at the conversation.

"Can ask you a question? How the heck do you forget someone if he was the first person who gave me my favorite flowers?" I ask her while being reminded by that particular valentine's day, Ayame who gave you a bouquet of flowers with a letter "happy valentine's day!!.

How do you forget someone who choose you over someone else?

How do you forget someone who wrote you a love letter for the first time?

How do you forget someone who loved me for who i am?

How do you forget someone who doesn't judge you from your outside?

How do you forget a scene you don't want to remember?

Walking in to ayame's shop to finally confess your feelings only to see him hugging mine and telling her that he loved her, walking away from the door you slowly walked back home.

Thinking i can't hate her cause she's an angel.

He want's her he needs her and i will never be her.

[iovceru]

悠  ˚࿐ layout ♡  from  fruits basket ep 6 ?? i dont remember ,, momiji sohma

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note : hiii momiji layout ,, sorry some of the pics don’t match the momiji pics — momiji is such a qt pie i love him sm ,, he dosen’t deserve to be sad ,, he deserves the world ♡♡ anywaysu ,, enjoy the layout !! 

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[violetopia]

Pretty in pink ♡

[niilue]

✩─FANDOMS i WRiTE─✩

all the characters i write are 18+

ᯥ arcane - vi - viktor

ᯥ akatsuki no yona: - hak - soo-woon - shin-ah - jae-ha - kija - abi - ao - gu-en - hiryuu - tae-jun

ᯥ aot: levi - armin - eren - jean - connie - yelena - hange - reiner - nile

ᯥ black clover: julius - nozel - william - luck - fuegoleon - zora - klaus - nacht

ᯥ bleach: urahara - byakuya - grimmjow - renji - shinji - yumichika - ukitake - ryūken - shunsui - aizen - ishida - ichigo - jugram - kira - hisagi -

ᯥ blue lock: gagamaru - kuon - baro - yukimiya - sae - karasu - oliver

ᯥblue period: yatora - ryuji - yotasuke - hakura - yakumo

ᯥ bungou stray dogs: fukuzawa - dazai - ranpo - mori - chuya - akutagawa - oda - ango - edgar - nikolai

ᯥ fruits basket: shigure - ayame - hatori - akito - kazuma - kureno

ᯥ hunter x hunter: kurapika - feitan - chrollo - illumi

ᯥ jujutsu kaisen: gojo - geto - toji - nanami - noritoshi - choso

ᯥ kimetsu no yaiba: uzui - obanai - giyuu - rengoku - sanemi - enmu - shinjuro - haganezuka - yoriichi - michikatsu

ᯥ kuroshitsuji: sebastian - undertaker - grell - vincent

ᯥ kusuriya no hitorigoto: jinshi

ᯥ monster: johan - tenma

ᯥ moriarty the patriot: william - albert - louis - sebastian - sherlock - james - von herder

ᯥ naruto: sasuke - itachi - kakashi - naruto - minato - madara - sai - gaara - orochimaru -

ᯥ one piece: sanji - zoro - ace

ᯥ owari no seraph: guren - shinya - ferid - crowley - narumi

ᯥ record of ragnarok: hades- poseidon- jack the ripper - thor - loki - qin shi huang

ᯥ spy x family: loid - yor - yuri

ᯥ tokyo ghoul: kaneki - suzuya - arima - yomo - ayato - uta

ᯥ tokyo revengers: mikey - mitsuya - inui - koko - kazutora - chifuyu - rindou - draken - sanzu - wakasa - shinichiro - hakkai - taiju - takemichi - takuya

ᯥ vanitas no carte: noe - vanitas - roland - ruthven

ᯥ violet evergarden: claudia - gilbert - benedict - dietfried

⎯ manhua! manhwa

ᯥ ennead: seth, anubis, thoth

ᯥ heaven official's blessing xie lian - hua cheng - mu quing - feng xin - pei ming

ᯥ mo dao zu shi: wei ying - lan zhan - jiang cheng - lan xichen - nie mingjue

⎯ others

ᯥ castlevania - alucard - orlox - richter -

ᯥ studio ghilbi: howl - fujimoto

will probably continue to add more ...

[xo-arcie]

"It’s not love at first sight it’s having the sight to distinguish true love from just mere beauty.” – Anthony Liccione

[tohruhondaismydaughter]

Just had some headcanons about Machi pop into my head that I wanted to share with yall. So we know this poor girl struggles with "perfect"/neat things right? Well I was thinking about some healthy coping mechanisms she could develop to replace the whole 'breaking property/living in a dump' thing & here's what I got so far -

1. She always tries to wear odd socks (unless she's invited somewhere nice)

2. Ayame & Mine help her find cool asymmetrical stuff to wear, how to make clashing colours/patterns work for her & teach her how to sew up her old clothes in a more "punk rock" way (after Yuki & Kakeru explain some of her issues with perfection)

3. Tohru gently points out that she dosn't have to tie her laces the same way on both shoes if she dosn't want to

4. Haru & Rin (awkwardly on her part) teach her the power of acessorising (ie. wearing only one earing, putting on an uneven amount of bracelets/rings/necklaces, adding paper clips of different sizes & colours to your clothing & Machi later ends up adding stuff like buttons to her outfits/belongings as well which Haru & Rin are tottally surppotive of despite thier difference in style) & hair/makeup which (thanks to Yuki's advice) they make sure to keep slightly messy (Kimi laughed at it at first until Momiji made her feel bad after he told her that Machi had gone to the bathroon & wiped off all the make up & undid the hair style so Kimi bought her some limited edition Mogeta merch, after asking for Yuki's advice, in apolgey & started referring to Machi's new hair/makeup style as "punk chic" whenever anyone tried to mock Machi about her new look)

5. her & Momiji go on a crazy tie dying adventure (much to Hatori's grumbling & Mayu's amusement)

6. Kormaki gets her into collecting second hand fridge magnets which she then later uses in her work (my version of post-serise Machi is an artist) once the magnetism finally wears off

7. Kagura teaches her how to fix up old plushies (Machi likes creating Mogeta inspired characters) & gives Machi all her old cat ones to work on (Machi descides not to ask why Yuki's cousin was seemingly once obssesd with orange cats because she looks rather embrassed & a little sad when she hands over her collection)

8. Kyo reluctantly teaches her how to cook a few simple dishes (Tohru comes over as well & Yuki insists her food is better but Machi prefers Kyo's simple style of presentation so it's eventually descided that Kyo & her will do the cooking & Tohru & Yuki will deal with the cleaning which Yuki agrees to becuse cleaning is still difficult for Machi but Kyo says it's actually because no matter how much Tohru tried to train him rat boy knows he would never be able to do anything in the kitchen but burn water)

9. Kakeru teaches her the skills of 'excessive badge & sticker decorating' as well as giving eachother fake tattoos (Kisa congratulates Hiro on not saying anything rude to Yuki's girlfriend about her appreance after they first meet her)

10. Cuts her hair short (she delibretly makes it very choppy) once she enters university, where the rules are less strict about your apprence (at least it is if your at art college), & she also regulary wears diffrent coloured wigs (her favourites being a dark red one & a rainbow one) whenever she wants to temporarily change her appearance (beacuse she didn't want to commit to just one look, still wanted to have the ability to quickly "become invisable" again & she heard from Kimi that exsseive hair die-ing could permantly destroy her hair & scalp) it takes her until she's 30 to try out shaving all her hair off (she worried she'd look sick/crazy or not feminine enough) & everyone's really surppotive (though Kimi dose cry a bit, Rin & Haru aren't there when her hair is being shaved & Kyo is a slightly confused as he'd always thought women liked having longer hair then guys) especially Ritsu (who's growing out thier hair again) & they all throw her a big party (Haru & Rin are there for the party bit just not the hair removal bit because it brought up some bad memories) where Kakeru films it & posts it (with Machi's permission) & they give her cut off hair to a charity chosen by all thier followers (despite her disbelief Machi has manged to gain a small group of loyal fans from all her art stuff & her apprences on her loved ones social media), Kakeru also later uploads a video where they help Machi rainbow dye her buzz cut, (she later explores many diffrent types of buzz cut patterns such as flowers & geometric shapes but, at Kimi's insistence, gets them done by a professional)

11. She recycles & D.Y.I's like crazy (Momiji started singing Do Re Mi from The Sound Of Music after she told him that her new dress was actually made from curtains & Yuki cried when she gave him a little rat plushie made from felt, after he came clean to her about the curse)

12. She almost never wears an apron while working on her art because she likes getting messy

13. When her & Yuki go out to eat she loves things like fondoe (both the chocolate & cheese kind), eat N mess & is genreually just a fan of finger food & it becomes a tradition between her & Yuki (& later Mutsuki) to go on a stroll through the park after thier meal & (if it's autumn) look for piles of leaves to jump in (Machi & Yuki also like playing a game where they try to look for the weirdest looking leaf to give eachother & whoever wins gets to pick what they'll eat for dinner that evening & the looser has to cook it, Mutsuki is the "impartial" judge)

14. Machi is amazing at scrapbooking & collarge making (Tohru is more of a dream journal kind of girl)

15. When it's Summer her, Yuki & Mutsuki go down to the beach to see who can find the weirdest looking rocks (the less impressive ones often get used in Machi's art work, the coolest ones Mutsuki gets to keep & any that are too perfect get tossed back in the ocean & Mutsuki likes to score the splashes they make on how big/loud they are)

16. She loves helping Yuki out with gardening for lots of reasons (it's therapeutic & she loves seeing Yuki happy) but she can't deny it's also just fun getting muddy

17. Machi, thanks to Kakeru, devolpes a love of paint ball (but instead of using guns they just throw the paint at eachother like in 10 Things I Hate About You because apparently the gun pellets actually hurt) & will bring it up as an activity idea to her loved ones any chanse she gets

18. Decorates as much of her flat (& later her home with Yuki & Mutsuki) with Mogeta merchandise, random things she collects & her own art work as a big fuck you to her bitch "you have 0 personality/hobbies or talents" of a mother

19. Kisa (happily) & Hiro (reluctantly) introduce Machi to the magic of glitter

20. Machi & Rin eventually become proper friends due to bonding over being abounded by their asshole parents & one of the things they like to do together is work on thier seprete art peices while listening to music (Machi dosn't do any of her "aggressive" art, like plate smashing, around Rin though thanks to Yuki & Haru warnings)

21. When stuff gets to be too much & none of thier other coping strategies are working (like watching Mogeta stoned- which Kisa, Tohru & Momiji do not partake in) Machi & Haru bond by going to rage rooms together to destroy shit & scream (Haru obviously dosn't want Rin around for any of that though so Momiji, Tohru, Kagura or Hana will often take the opportunity to hang out with her, one time Yuki offered & it wasn't bad but it was definitely awkward as they had never really hung out without Haru before & Haru teases her for ages afterwards about her ending up liking Yuki once she actually spent some time with him which, like the precious tsundere she is, Rin will forever deny)

22. (I actually made a whole seprete post about this ages ago but now it seems to have vanished so in case other Machi fans are unable to find it l'll add it here) on the days that it's supposed to snow but dosn't Yuki takes her (& later Mutsuki) skating so she can enjoy scratching up the perfectly smooth ice (they would have gone on double dates with Tohru & Kyo if Tohru wasn't freaked out at the idea of having blades on her shoes & Kyo hadn't claimed to "not trust" ice, he's dislike comes from all the times Kagura had forced him to ice skate with her on the lake near Kazuma's place in the winter when they were kids, so they would instead go with Haru & Momiji - they had thought about going with Haru x Rin & Kakeru x Kormaki once but he proudly revealed that he'd been banned from thier local ice rink years ago for trying "perfectly safe" Olympic level stunts in he's attempt to recreate one of he's favriote episodes of Power Rangers, much to he's fiancee's anger, & Machi reminded Yuki that though Haru & Kakeru were fine with eachother Rin isn't reall able to stand Kakeru for longer than 5 minuites)

[saudade-mayari]

Looney toons!!! I really want your jjk or fruits basket edition for moots if you are free💞

fruits basket & jjk moots ayeee. took a dibs for kazuma sohma. bye.

@aizameow & hatori. im fulfilling ur doctor/nurse trope

@mylittlesyn & yujji. coz' u love pure baby bois. wink wink ;))

@ice-icebaby & shigure. pick up lines & book geeks. i want to see who's going to get annoyed first. ayu or shigure?

@carmillous & megumi. they're the partners for my wedding

@pfreadsandwrites & kyo. strong man but a softie to ume? yes.

@lovemeian & yuki. kind, intelligent, softie and pretty gals together is sunshine. lavi loves praise so ig u two would work well. power couple.

@writewithmarites & gojo. let gojo handle tes for the love of god. gojo can digest all the kinky shenanigans she has. and gojo is tall so your size kink..

@roanniee & naoya. it is as it should be. no questions asked. spice and class? yes.

@slutbench & timeskip momoji. would be chaotic and sweet? i think u and momoji would verse well HAHAHA.

@whatshernameis & sukuna. two badbitches together? hell yeah.

@kissmekakashi & kento. im handing this one to you, ikyk

@rokudaddie & hatsuharu. i just think u and hatsu would click

@strangeinternetwasteland & toji. i honestly think lorelie x toji looks damn good and hot

@bakubabes-hatake & kureno. not a bad guy but i want harlie to have her comfort complex with kureno sksksks <3

@betheydocrimewrites & ayame. i just think two beauties ayame & sam would be damn on fire.

selene & kazuma sohma. HAHAHAHA :p

[tohruhondablog]

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[mrsmarymorstan]

I like to think that Rin and Akito throwing the baby monitor at the wall is a DIRECT RESPONSE to being poked? And their SO. just nods in mild fear/horniness and goes to see to the baby.

Yuki and Machi would just have a pole war and be very bruised. They probably end up doing "Rock, Paper, Scissors" and the neighbors complain about being woken up by the baby as he continues to scream.

Kyo and Tohru probably get into am argument about seeing to the baby and Kyo always wins because he sees this as his time to take over after 9 months of struggle for Tohru. But it's an argument each time.

Of course I am now imagining them having this argument and then over the monitor hearing Shishou-san singing to the baby. Because of COURSE he would volunteer his time as Grandpa to help look after his grandkids!!!

Kakeru is unbelievably sappy about the whole thing. Just, the amount of BESOTTED that boy would be with a creature that is half Komaki, half him??? Incredible. It's no wonder Michi takes after her Dad.

Hatori is a Seahorse. This is Mayu's main argument as to why he should be the one to see to the baby.

I feel like Aaya would poke Mine to let her know that the baby was crying and that he, her wonderful husband, was going to do the ULTIMATE sacrifice and go and see to the baby because he loves them both very much! So very much!!!! But you know if she felt like doing it that's cool too I mean, you do have breasts and maybe that's why they're crying you know????