#background vegebul

[flannelepicurean]

I hurt my own feelings so bad with this one, come suffer with me. 💖

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dragon Ball Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball) Characters: Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Son Goku (Dragon Ball) Additional Tags: Feelings, Feelings Realization, Mild Sexual Content, kakavege, Background VegeBul, Mentioned Bulma Briefs, mentioned raditz, Mentioned Nappa, Background Bulma Briefs/Vegeta - Freeform, Love Confessions, Character Study, Character Development, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Childhood Trauma, People Change People, Emotional Hurt, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Panic Attacks, Implied/Referenced Polyamory, Polyamory, Romantic Angst, POV Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Emotional Baggage, Vegeta Has Feelings, Symbolism, Figurative Language Summary:

Vegeta finally tells his lover Kakarot, “I love you,” and an exploration of his relationships on Earth, and with his now-dead comrades, have changed him.

[moon-mirage]

Just imagine this team up on Namek ... 🔥🔥🔥

[astronautmike-dexter]

Touch prompt: 50? 🤓

I PROMISE I WASN'T IGNORING THIS I just needed a chill day at work to draw when I was meant to be working.

I like to think right before this, the conversation has gone like this.

Bulma: quit talking shit about my bots or I'll force you to shut up

Vegeta: you think you can force me to do anything? I'll shit talk your bots all I want to, woman, I am the Prince of all-

and then he has a brain malfunction

[amartbee]

A commission I did for @polkapan ! She offered me the sketch in yellow and I did he rest. I appreciate her feedback and patience! Enjoy this vegebul piece!

[serenityhime1]

Alright friends, for my birthday I'm going to let you decide what my next project is. I am, of course, working on Kame Club and also the Ludicrously Self Indulgent Project (plus that Hanvi one-shot that's been simmering in the background), but once I've updated Kame Club I'm sure I'll need a new project to set my sights on. You get to help me pick!

You can absolutely write in suggestions and I'll take them under advisement. Thanks!

[rainescarper]

Do you ever get that feeling when watching anime that you question why a specific pairing didn't happen?

I find it interesting that allegedly creative leads (like the anime series directors or editors) of each series had plans for these pairings at one point but ultimately were scrapped.

For Dragon Ball Context: Akira Toriyama's editor had planned and shipped Goku and Bulma, but the idea never happened and shut down. (It is mentioned on a page in Dr. Slump Manga in an Author Note for curious people interested in the source.)

However, remnants of this idea remain in the original Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z anime, primarily in the Funimation Dub for scenes of Bulma seeing Goku more favorably. Sometimes, the idea appears as a quick gag or background element.

The 23rd World Tournament, Namek Arc, and Post Buu Party are the most apparent of GoBul teasing.

For Sailor Moon Context: Allegedly, Kunihiko Ikuhara is rumored behind most of the Rei/Usagi pairing teases.

Also, just because I ship GoBul and ReiUsa doesn't mean I hate or attack GoChi, VegeBul, or UsaMamo(Anime). This portion of the comment refers more to Dragon Ball fandom than Sailor Moon (based on my experiences) because I have noticed a weird Vendetta surrounding GoBul on online forums over the past few years, to the point of flat-out harassment.

[saiyan-edame]

(DBZ) King Saiya and Lord Kakarot: Chapter 1 -- The Invaders are...Vegeta and Goku!?

Four years after the defeat of Majin Boo, a spaceship lands on Earth, and a couple of very familiar faces disembark... (2.5k words / canon-typical comedy and violence / mild VegeKaka (AU) and VegeBul)

More context/background can be found here!

(NOTE: this is the roughest of rough drafts; a more polished version will be going up on AO3 at some point. Comments, feedback, constructive criticism, etc are not only welcome but invited!)

4 YEARS AFTER THE DEFEAT OF MAJIN BOO

A SPACESHIP LANDS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NORTH CITY

“So, Kakarot, this is the place?” The first Saiyan is small, with sharp eyes and hair like black flames, cape fluttering in the wind as the gangplank of the ship lowers, radiating authority. “Earth?”

“Sure is, Saiya! I honestly wasn’t expecting to feel this nostalgic, but I guess I was here for over 20 years.” The second Saiyan is taller, hair a mess of spikes, face open and friendly and containing a spark of annihilation. “...well, not here. You know what I mean.”

“Let’s get something to eat first,” Saiya says, gesturing at the soldiers behind them, a handful of whom break off and follow the Saiyans as they disembark. “I’m dying to try this Earth cuisine you’ve told me so much about.”

“Good plan, I’m starving! That, and I bet if we make enough of a fuss they’ll come to us anyways.”

“Exactly. Now, what are you in the mood for?”

“Dim sum! No, wait, maybe Korean barbecue… Or ramen? Oh, but pizza’s good too, and there’s always burgers… Let’s just get everything!”

Goku was training when his phone rang.

“Oh, hey Krillin! Wassup?” he said, still throwing punches with his free hand. “You haven’t called in a minute!”

“Did you see the video I sent you?” Krillin asked, voice just a bit shaky.

“You sent me a video?”

“You should watch it.”

Goku opened the video.

“North City News here, with another incident of extraterrestrial invasion! At approximately 11 AM today, the spacecraft you see behind me landed here, on the outskirts of North City. Witnesses claim that two Saiyans -- you heard that right, the same Saiyan race that caused so much chaos all those years ago -- disembarked, along with a dozen alien soldiers! These invaders are now occupying He-Tap Banquet Hall, demanding food be brought to them on threat of death! And now, Clark Kleek, live from that very banquet hall!”

“Thanks, Jakeson. This is Clark Kleek with North City News, here at ground zero of the second Saiyan invasion of Earth, risking life and limb to bring you this live interview! Excuse me, sir, are you the leader of this invasion?”

“...the hell do you mean, second invasion? Never mind, you can explain off the air. Listen up, puny Earthlings! I am King Saiya and this is my consort Lord Kakarot; together, we are the last of the glorious Saiyan race! Count your blessings, because we have no interest in conquering your pathetic backwater planet! We’re here for the Dragon Balls! So if you know what those are, you’d better get in touch before we run out of food…and patience.”

“Thank you for that chilling comment, sir-- I mean, your highness! Anything else you’d like to add?”

“Oh, oh, we want a fondue! A cheese one, and a chocolate one!”

The clip cut there.

“...was that Vegeta?” Goku asked, frowning at his phone. “Was that me?”

“I don’t know!” said Krillin. “They said they’re Saiyans, but their uniforms look completely different, and Kakarot’s got the same name as you but I’ve never even heard of a King Saiya!”

“Well, I guess I’d better head over before they run out of food -- I know how cranky that can make me.”

“You’d better! I’m on my way too, as soon as I let everyone know. I’m calling Vegeta next!”

“Thanks, Krillin! You’re a pal.”

Fifteen minutes later, Goku was in front of the banquet hall, along with Vegeta and Bulma. “Where’s the others?”

“The bald shrimp is still informing everyone,” Vegeta said, glaring at the door with arms crossed. “But the plan is for us to go in ourselves. We still don’t have a grasp of the situation; there’s no sense in showing our full hand yet.”

“Sure, sure, that makes sense… But why’re you here, Bulma?”

“Did you not catch the part where other you--” she pointed at Goku “--and other you--” she pointed at Vegeta “--are consorts? I’m not missing that.”

“Yeah, I was surprised too! Like, it took Boo for us to team up, so I wonder what did it for them?”

“You don’t know what ‘consort’ means, do you,” Bulma sighed.

“...doesn’t it mean they fight together as a team?”

“That would be bad enough,” Vegeta said through gritted teeth, “but no. A royal consort is the king’s…partner.”

“But that’s what I said!”

“Goku, those two are married.”

Goku’s jaw dropped. “Wait… You mean like…”

“Like you and Chi-chi, yes.”

“...huh!” He elbowed Vegeta, who was still fuming. “I guess they really do get along better than us!”

“One more word and I will destroy this planet and everyone on it before they get the chance…!”

“Like hell you will,” Bulma said, grabbing an arm from each of them and pulling them towards the door. “Now quit flirting and come on, I want the whole story here!”

“King Saiya! Lord Kakarot!” the head guard at the door said, snapping to attention, before glancing back through the doors into the banquet hall. “...wait a second, you’re not…”

“Let us in, small fry,” Bulma said, stepping forward. “Your bosses asked about Dragon Balls, right? Well, we’re the ones who know where to find them.”

The guard tapped his scouter, then jolted as he looked at Goku and Vegeta, almost falling over himself to lead them in. “Y-yes ma’am! Right away sirs! Your highnesses, these people say they have information about the Dragon Balls!”

“Good timing,” said Saiya, feet up on the table, a drumstick in one hand. “This irritating human just finished explaining the circumstances of the last Saiyan invasion. Out of my presence,” he said, shooing away the reporter, before turning to look at the trio that just entered. “So you must be this timeline’s Vegeta and Kakarot… I thought the continued existence of the human race was proof that you didn’t exist, but it turns out you’re just incompetent.” 

“He’s the only one who calls me Kakarot,” Goku said, jerking his head at Vegeta. “I am Son Goku, defender of Earth…and I am not incontinent.” 

“...well, there’s definitely something wrong with you,” Kakarot said through a mouth full of ramen. 

“If we start talking about everything wrong with Kakarot, we’ll be here all day,” Vegeta said, crossing his arms. “What I want to know is why you’re calling yourself King Saiya. I’m assuming it’s in honor of the original Saiyan homeworld, but why change your name at all?”

“But I thought the Saiyan homeworld was Sadala!” Goku said.

Vegeta sighed through his teeth. “How many times do I have to go over this? We started out on planet Saiya, which is why we’re called Saiyans; when Saiya was destroyed, we relocated to Sadala, and when Sadala was destroyed, we relocated to Vegeta. This isn’t complicated, Kakarot!”

“If you’re done with the remedial history?”

“Yes, yes, go on.”

“It’s simple,” Saiya said with a shrug and a smirk. “I was Prince Vegeta because I was the heir to planet Vegeta, but after taking over Freeza’s forces and reestablishing the magnificent Saiyan empire, that was no longer adequate. I considered ‘Emperor,’ but that just felt like showing off.”

“...you took over Freeza’s forces?” Vegeta said. “How the hell did you…”

“Well, first we killed him,” said Kakarot. “It was a breeze after we went Super Saiyan.”

“Oh wow, you’re Super Saiyans?” Goku said. “We’re Super Saiyans!”

“Thank Beerus for that; if you weren’t even a Super Saiyan, you’d really be an embarrassment of an alternate self.”

“Speaking of Freeza, you’re not still working for him, are you?” Saiya said, eyeing Vegeta’s space armor.

“Of course not! He’s dead!”

“And yet you’re still wearing the uniform of his forces,” Saiya said with a hmph. “Don’t you have any pride as a Saiyan?”

“...oh no,” muttered Bulma, covering her face with a hand. 

“Do I…” Vegeta’s fists were clenched, energy crackling around him. “Do I, Prince Vegeta, have any…”

“Alright, best buddy, take it easy,” Goku said, putting a hand on his shoulder only to have it swiped off.

“Shut up, Kakarot! And you, Saiya or whatever you want to call yourself, what kind of pathetic excuse for a member of Saiyan royalty not only fights alongside a low-class warrior, but takes him as his consort? Aren’t you ashamed of yourself, having to rely on strength that isn’t your own!?”

Saiya and Kakarot exchanged a glance. “...you two aren’t together?” Saiya asked.

“Of course not!” Vegeta snapped. “The thought of being…intimate, with him, makes me want to puke!”

“I was already married when he came to Earth,” Goku said with a shrug. 

“Oh, really?” Kakarot said, leaning forward over the table. “To who? How’d it happen?”

“Well, when I was a kid, I met this girl named Chi-chi, and she said when I was grown up, I should come back and ask for her hand, and I said yes because I thought she was talking about food or something, and then I kinda forgot about it until I was a teenager and we met again at a tournament and she reminded me, but I did promise, so after I beat Piccolo we went and got married!”

There was a moment of stunned silence from Saiya and Kakarot. “...were you dropped as a baby or something?” Kakarot finally asked.

“How’d you know?”

“Well, that explains a lot,” Kakarot sighed, sinking back into his seat and shoving a pork bun into his mouth. “Let me guess: you lost your Saiyan instinct for conquest that way too?”

“Uh-huh!”

“Which is why the planet’s still inhabited, and probably why your Vegeta came here, and why you were enemies,” Kakarot said, nodding. “Okay, this is starting to come together now.”

“None of this matters!” Vegeta said, energy flaring. “Tell us why you’re here so we can get on to the fighting!”

“That’s the first thing you’ve said that actually sounds like me,” Saiya said, smirking. “Alright, I’ll keep this simple for the simpleton. We’re the last two Saiyans in our timeline, and when we die, so does the Saiyan race. With the power of the Dragon Balls, we can become immortal, and rule the galaxy in perpetuity; unfortunately, the Dragon Balls no longer exist in our timeline.”

“I killed the green guy on my Earth,” Kakarot said, “and Freeza destroyed Namek before anyone could wish for anything.”

“Exactly,” said Saiya, nodding. “So we came here, to a timeline where the Dragon Balls still exist, according to our sources. Of course, we weren’t expecting to run into ourselves, but it’s no matter. We have no business with you. We’re here for two reasons: to visit the world where my husband grew up, or at least the closest thing that still exists, and to wish for immortality. So fetch us the Dragon Balls, refill the fondue, and we won’t have to blow up this planet. Understood?”

“Sorry, but no can do,” Bulma said, stepping forward. “The Dragon Balls won’t be usable again for another eight months at least.”

“And who exactly is this supposed to be?”

“I’m Bulma Briefs -- genius inventor, Dragon Ball expert, and that guy’s wife,” she said, gesturing at Vegeta. 

Kakarot’s eyebrows raised. Saiya went very still. “...excuse me?” Saiya finally said, turning to Vegeta. “Do you mean to tell me you married a human?”

“So what if I did?”

“You dare to criticize me for taking Kakarot -- one of the strongest men in the galaxy -- as my consort, while you’re married to a human? Is she even a warrior!?”

“Of course I’m not a warrior; what part of ‘genius inventor’ didn’t you get?”

“This is just humiliating,” Saiya said, resting a hand on his forehead. “For you, I mean. You should be humiliated by this. The Prince of All Saiyans, reduced to living on a backwater planet with an alien for a mate… I don’t know how this could get worse.”

“Hey, at least we can have kids,” Bulma muttered.

“And that’s how it gets worse,” Kakarot sighed.

“...excuse me?” Saiya said, grinding his teeth. “Do you mean to tell me that there are half-breed Saiyans running around on this planet?”

“Sure are!” said Goku. “I have two sons, and Vegeta has one, and they might even be stronger than us!”

“Don’t tell him that…!” Bulma hissed.

“You’re the one who brought it up!”

“Well, that settles it,” Saiya said, raising a hand towards Bulma and firing.

There was a flash of blinding light and a crash as half the far wall of the banquet hall collapsed. 

For a moment, Vegeta just stood there, staring wide-eyed at the place his wife had been. Then he screamed, walls trembling as his ki built and built until it burst into gold hair and blue eyes and impossible rage. “My Bulma…!” he roared, lunging at Saiya.

“Wow, that was fast,” Kakarot said to Goku, who was standing a little ways to the side with a rather shaken Bulma. “I didn’t even see you move! Did you use that Instant Transmission thing?”

“You’ve got good eyes! I learned on Yardrat, I guess you never went there?”

“Yardrat…? Not ringing any bells. I might have to pay them a visit, though, that looks really convenient.”

“Oh, it is so convenient.”

“Can you please get me out of here?” Bulma said, staring as Vegeta and Saiya brought down more and more of the building around them.

“Right, right, yeah… Should probably let Vegeta know you’re okay first. Hey, Vegeta! Vegeta? I don’t think he’s listening.”

“I’m not dead, dummy!” Bulma yelled.

“Wait, what?” Vegeta paused in midair and was immediately gut-punched into the chandelier by Saiya. “You’re okay?” he said, shaking off crystal shards. “Oh. Well. That’s a relief.”

“Let me fix that,” Saiya said, starting to aim another blast, only to have Goku and Bulma pop out of existence. “...how do they keep doing that!?”

“Son Goku knows Instant Transmission!” Kakarot said. “Apparently he learned it on some planet called Yardrat, we should stop by on the way home!”

“Why not? We’ll be immortal; we’ll have nothing but time.” He turned back to Vegeta, smirking down at him. “But I’m adding one more thing for us to do before we leave Earth: kill two worthless excuses for Saiyans and their three filthy half-breed brats.”

Goku popped back into the room. “Dropped Bulma off with the gang. What’d I miss?”

“He wants to kill us and our children,” Vegeta said, eyes still locked with Saiya.

“What is your problem?” said Goku. 

“Alright, boys, settle down,” Kakarot said, finally standing up from his chair, a tray of sushi in hand as he walked over. “It’s obvious this isn’t going to end without a fight,” he said in between bites, “and I’m sure none of us would have it any other way. So let’s make it a fight.” He stuffed the last of the sushi into his mouth, swallowed, and grinned at Goku. “There must be somewhere near here where we can really cut loose.”

Goku found himself smiling back. “I think I know a good place.”

NEXT: ONE-ON-ONE AGAINST THEMSELVES!

[saiyanmazen]

You're absolutely right, @blueskyb, it is canon because Toriyama made it so. It is what it is.

But fans get to decide what they find canon and what they don't, even if it forces them to look the other way from Toriyama's own words.

I know many people(especially dudebros who can't take a strong woman like Bulma) prefer to throw her under the bus and say that she flirts all the time, but that could be a reaction to Yamcha’s flirting. Or it could that their relationship just includes a lot of flirting with others (as you mention their relationship isn't very healthy).

I think a lot of people are bothered by Yamcha being accused of cheating because it doesn't happen explicitly. All we have is Bulma's word (and Mrs. Briefs). What Future Trunks tells is from Bulma as well. So, people don't trust it which is understandable. Unreliable narrators are pretty canon.

But we can't expect Toriyama to flesh out Yamcha’s cheating because he doesn't write relationships. They always happen in the background of the plot, so we have to count on what we can get.

Including his own words that Yamcha did cheat.

And many may seem that as character assassination, that Yamcha was thrown under the bus to make way for Vegebul (or more precisely Future Trunks), but as you say, Blueskyb, he has some flaws like the rest of the characters. And that's play, even if it's not one fans like.

I think when people say Vegebul only works out of Yamcha's character assassination, it's based on the fact Toriyama claims Yamcha was unfaithful and a lady's man that resulted in Bulma getting with Vegeta

And no one, including the voice actors, believed this

But I guess in Toriyama's head he had to have Trunks appear somehow, and Bulma was the only woman available....that he didn't forget. I think it would have been funny had Launch and Vegeta gotten together if they wanted a blue haired character have Trunks.

But now Yamcha is thr butt of the joke in both the fandom and the narrative, based on this fact that he apparently pulled an L so hard by cheating on the dragon ball baddie, even though no one believes that mess

I don't know when or where Toriyama said anything about Yamcha cheating. It's not in the manga, so I'm going by that tbh.

[mylifeiscomics]

If Nappa Lived. (Pt. 151)

Different tears tonight!

I post this series daily. You can read all the previous parts easily here.

Check out previews & WIPs on my Ko-fi page

[koutone-moved]

THEM ❤️❤️❤️❤️ vegebul is my ultimate otp and I always come back to them no matter how much time passes 😭❤️

[momegranates]

The Saiyan of the Opera

[vegebulsoup]

briefs family ski trip ❄️🏂⛷

[moon-mirage]

If anyone has some Vegebul fanart requests, you can always leave a message in my inbox. I always try my best with the requests I get, as long as they're not too complicated (like I suck at backgrounds, animals, vehicles.... pretty much anything that's not characters😅).

But yeah, I'm open to Vegebul requests. ✍️

[sunsetsovereign]

@tpthvegebulsmutfest Spring Smutfest Nouveau Backgrounds. I wanted to wait until after the smutfest to post the backgrounds to my submissions. I spent so much time on them only to cover them up with smut. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I realized most of them were completely covered. I have them posted individually on my deviantART if you are interested in checking them out. https://sunsetsovereign.deviantart.com/gallery/

[serenityhime1]

From Distracting Asks 😊

-5 songs you have been recently obsessed with

-Talk about a WIP?

5 songs you have recently been obsessed with?

Random order time! I was on a pop music kick pretty recently and that will likely be reflected here.

I heard Hot To Go by Chappell Roan for the first time recently and it is absolutely the right kind of beat to just get lodged in there and I'm not mad about it

I have absolutely cried over "I Used to be Young" by Miley Cyrus. It's such a complex song about growing up and also the way we treat each other.

My current go-to shower songs are "American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and "Little Bird" by Annie Lennox (that's a twofer!)

"Cut Me Off" by Blink 182 is like a Vegebul anthem for me (specifically the 3YG). It's such a great "We're absolutely toxic for each other so why the hell can't we stop this?" song

I have no idea how it happened but I got systematically programmed by the song "Ex Boyfriend" by Olivia Rodrigo. If I accidentally say, "Fuck it." or "Fuck it, it's fine." I am compelled to sing that and thrash around like an idiot to it.

Talk about a WIP?

Well, a previous ask already asked me and I mentioned the three WIPs I've got going right now. I supposed I can talk about one more in-depth? The Vegebul one-shot has a very light discussion about kink. Mostly, trying to explain the concept to someone who probably lacks a lot of required background understanding. It's been amusing to write.

[catboysuigetsu]