#bc all that training? the reflexes he has? LISTEN

[aqricus]

personally i think kazuha is MEAN mean when he wants to be. like he is so teasing and he definitely fakes pity onto his lover when they can't take the edging/overstim anymore. also he has such ..nimble fingers, pretty sure they feel best when they're in you.. he'd also eat out his lover so well and just in general he'd pleasure his lover wonderfully since his senses are so heightened. it's just. crazy. how different he would be in bed. defination of gentleman in the streets and freak in the sheets !!! i mean yeah sure he could be the soft lover when he wants to be, but i think theres this mean and slightly sadistic itch within him that he would happily take out onto his lover whilst he pleasure them <3 it's a win win situation for him

i'm HERE for mean kazuha, he just looks like the type to be planning smth devious under that smile--the same smile that will change from adoring and soft to gentle yet condescending as he watches you struggle to take what he gives you in stride. i agree with you about the teasing. feigns a pout and sweeps the pad of his thumb over your bottom lip in mock pity when you sniffle and tremble. doesn't even flinch when you grab ahold of his wrist with a grip that's nearly bruising, doesn't slow the mind-numbing pace of his fingers as he works you to the cusp of another orgasm with ease. he'd coo at you, asking you what's wrong when you grab at him. if he's feeling especially mean, he'll cease all contact right before you cum, just long enough to bind your wrists so you can't touch him again. UGH and he knows your body well, almost infuriatingly so. you can't lie to him about when you are/aren't about to cum, because he already KNOWS FLDNKFLS I HATE HIM

[herejusttosufferalong]

ok so sorry for the huge ted talk but here is something i haven’t seen many ppl talk about that helped me get off the nic/luke delulu train and the bridgerton parasocial brainrot: finding out that luke dated his co-star sophie (and fellow love triangle romantic lead!) from the lodge for two years throughout the entire run of their show from 2016-2017 and until 2018 after it had ended (and then he got with jade in 2019, the year he also started bridgerton).

stay with me…

i think that if feelings for nicola had actually had anything at all to do with his break up with jade in the latter part of season 3 filming (as many people theorize), then i think there’s precedent that he would have actually made a move with nic—after all he had all of 2023 to do it, but he just got with antonia in the fall (november?) 2023 instead. (Plus I don’t think Nic would still be following Jade on IG if something happened between him and Luke that led to their break up!)

some ppl might say, well, he wouldn’t have wanted to risk his working relationship with nic bc they still had to do the s3 press tour and work together for future seasons. but honestly if he wanted to try to seriously date her i don’t think that would have stopped him bc he has a history of crossing that professional boundary before with a co-star/fellow romantic lead *during* filming.

and on the other hand, some ppl might say ok well even if luke went for it, maybe nic was not interested bc she’s been hustling and is very career-focused rn and wouldn’t want to risk it (especially in a rebound situation), so if luke did go for it then maybe she rejected him. and that’s totally possible, but first of all i personally think her flirty behavior on the press tour with Luke would be super inappropriate if they had a real history of her rejecting him, so that’s why i don’t think he ever pursued Nic at all. Bc throughout the whole press tour, Nic has looked like she completely adores that man lol. obv there’s PR involved but like even still, her behavior and body language around him, the small details she always noticed and remembered about him (just a random example out of 1 million but her sort of joking one interview how her favorite part of filming s3 with luke was how good he smelled, in another interview saying him smelling so good made her start wearing perfume around him, and also noted how he’d switch his cologne every day on set and could name them! like nicola, girlll! also her confessing how incredibly nervous she was about their first kiss, while luke seemed super chill/clinical about it), the way she gushes about him and reflexively touches him (stroking his neck in australia and his hair/face in galway?? and bringing it up on her own at the london premiere to justify it as picking lint off people?) and stares so adoringly at him, it all just seems to go way beyond just PR and he doesn’t seem to match her energy quite as much. It seems like a level of intimacy and affection that’s at best a little odd/sus for people who are supposedly “just friends” and strictly platonic, and at worst, a little inappropriate if he has a gf AND a little cruel if she had in theory rejected him previously, so that’s why i don’t think that ever happened between them before.

their answers to friendzone questions were also… interesting. especially in that one interview in italy about “can men and women be friends, and how can they get out of the friendzone?” Nic’s body language made her seem tangibly nervous for the first time in the press tour waiting to hear Luke’s answer, and both their responses were kinda weird and just like polar opposites, the awkwardness was palpable to me… there just seemed to be something subliminal there between the lines that made it seem to me like Luke is the one shutting it down and setting the friendzone boundaries if you listen closely to how he talks about he and Nic’s friendship being “living proof” and his belief that you can’t get out of the friendzone. the latter of which is, in itself, a craaaazy and strange statement to make considering the context which is that they’re working this hard on a 6 month press tour to promote their season that’s the epitome of the friends to lover story, lol! like to me it’s luke forgetting about that and getting caught up in the moment being asked this on the spot, and thus being defensive about the platonicness of he and Nic’s friendship and being like “yeah everyone ships us but don’t get it twisted…” if they care so much about PR for the show, his response makes zero sense.

So basically my theory boils down to: based on her behavior (or at least what little we can actually see), Nic probably has lingering feelings for Luke after s3 filming and the press tour, imo enough to date him if he initiated, while Luke admires and appreciates her a lot and enjoys her company and their comfortable connection on set and feels drawn to her energy, but has probably never had (strong enough to do something about it, at least!) romantic feelings for her, bc based on his precedent with Sophie I think he would have already pursued Nic and they would already be together if that was the case. I also don’t think Nic fits into his social circle and they don’t really seem to have ever hung out much outside of work from what i could see, outside of Nic supporting him at TSOT last year. Nic is also super busy and at the peak of her career and “being too busy” was why Luke and Jade supposedly broke up so maybe that’s another reason he wouldn’t go for Nic, bc it’d be hard work, unlike a relationship with A who’s young and fresh out of school and can follow him around everywhere.

So to me it seems like because of his history with Sophie and Nic’s behavior around him, it’s a “if he wanted to, he would” kind of situation… and he doesn’t want to. I also don’t think he’s mature enough for Nic, seeing as he’s going for girls in their early 20s which is… interesting, so I think Nic is better off finding someone who’s more mature and a better fit for her and who would fight for her.

anyway, thanks for coming to my ted talk!

Thank you for sharing you theory!

I don't agree but it's always nice to compare and contrast perspectives.

I will bring this up, which I always found interesting and you can draw you own conclusions about it. I honestly don't even know where I land on the matter...

Interviewers were always bringing up the fact that fans shipped them and N would always take over the response while L would stay silent.

Of course you can chalk it up to him being uncomfortable with that question because he has a gf but why not just be clear on the matter.

All he had to do is say that they were just friends. I think a lot of people took his silence as a way of keeping the door open. Leaving room for the 'will they, won't they' speculation.

But at every turn it was N who was saying they were friends. She was setting a narrative and he was silent.

[aeligsido]

[WM] Prompt 27 — Fix-It.

Rating: T.

TW: war and its consequences on the survivors.

Characters: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin.

Additional Tags: hurt/comfort, it’s 1993 if anyone is asking, not explicitly said but the characters have PTSD, Altair is Remus & Sirius’ son, Daisy is James & Lily’s daughter, lots of characters are actually mentioned but I don’t want to write all their names sorryyyy.

Summary: Tomorrow is September 1st, and Sirius can’t sleep.

Words count: 604.

A/N: At first I was thinking about fixing Sirius’ death but then went ahead and fixed everyone’s death bc why not. Also I was hesitating between right after the end of the war when it's still fresh or way down the line, but it kinda flew that way. I hope you like it! ❤️

@wolfstarmicrofic

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It’s the third batch of kids they’re sending off to their first year at Hogwarts, and yet it’s still the hardest thing he’s ever done.

Sirius wonders if it’ll ever change, or if each time he’ll still feel like he’s taking his heart out of his chest to let it walk free around the world.

Last year it was Maxime, and the year before that Harry, Neville, and Susan; this year it’s Daisy and Altair, his niece and his son.

“You’re thinking too loud,” mumbles his husband against him, and Sirius relaxes at the sound of his voice.

“Sorry, love.” He drops a kiss in Remus’ hair and listens as his husband hums happily.

The silver lightning here is that Remus will be with the children, at least; it’ll be his sixth year as the DADA teacher already. Alex will be starting his second year as the Divination teacher as well, and their eldest all took the class — probably more to annoy their uncle than anything else, though.

“You’re thinking too loud again.”

Sirius cuddles Remus closer to him — or as closer as he can without smothering him.

“I know, sorry. You know how I get.”

Remus yawns. “It’s about tomorrow?”

Tomorrow, first day of the new year, when he’ll put his niece (mischievous and stubborn and brave) and his son (his firstborn, naive and smart and kind) into the Hogwarts Express and watch them leave.

It should be easier. They’re at peace, and their family is whole, and close, and happy. But the war left its scars, both carved into their body and burned into their mind. It’s in the way they cling to each other and never quite let go, in the wards always up around their houses and kids and themselves, in the panic and anxiety and reflexes they’re still learning to control; it's in James’ need for their locations at all time, in Peter’s still shameful silences, in Lily’s gaze scouring for threats, in Alice’s fingers always hovering above her wand, in Frank’s ever growing backup of newly created wards, in Fabian’s inability to go outside alone, in Mary’s hands shaking when she leaves home, in Marlene’s grip when she squeezes them to life, in Dorcas’ startles at too sudden movements, in Regulus’ ever present night terrors, in Paula’s too-tight hugs, in Alex’s too old eyes.

It’s in Remus' frozen smiles on bad days, and in Sirius’ impossibility to let go.

It’s in all of them, and sometimes he wonders if it’ll ever leave; most days, he hardly notices it anymore, and they call it progress.

“It’ll be okay,” murmurs Remus against his skin. He kisses Sirius almost absentmindedly before nuzzling back against his chest, ready to go to sleep.

And Sirius smiles, taken with so much love and fondness and gratefulness he almost chokes on it.

The war is more than ten years into their past. It can stay here. He has children to send to school and curses to break and family to take care of, and it’s a work he fought to have, to keep.

He’s not letting go, but maybe it’s alright.

“I know,” he murmurs back, even if he can feel Remus already asleep in his arms.

“I know,” he says louder to the moon and the stars and the earth and the sky.

“I know,” he says, lastly, to himself, and this time he believes it.

In the morning, he’ll help Daisy get on the train, and he’ll hug Altair goodbye, and he’ll tell all the kids he loves them, and they all will be here to do so.

But for now, Sirius finally sleeps.

[deadduvznap]

bro. Sub sapnap trying to suck off m reader but his gag reflex is shit, he keeps trying but he just can’t stop gagging so reader has him jerk him off. Just imagine sapnap having drool all over his face, tears in his eyes bc he wants to please his daddy so badly but he just can’t :(( also can I be 🩻 anon?

ofc you can !!! welcome to atlas's basement 🩻 nonnie :) and bro okay listen you put so little of ur dick into his mouth and hes alr tearing up cus he has a small mouth and his jaw is already widened so much :((( and when you push ur cock to the back of his mouth he starts full crying and trying to push himself off you :(( sticking ur finger in his mouth next to ur cock and ripping his lip :( getting his blood on ur cock sobbing (hc his lips are chapped as fuck (mine do the same if pulled)) and bro fuck me anyways yeah her had to jerk you off so he can recuperate hes just sitting there sobbing with your cock in his hand and hes hickuping and wiping everything off his face :(( but you tell him not to wnd you smear it all over his face :((( you have to train his throat bcs he wants to please you SO BAD hed do anything for you :( while he jerks you off he just kisses you nd lightly sucks on your cock :((((( ahahshghahvaa hes just so

[lindszeppelin]

Have you seen that video of Austin training for Dune 2 ? Because as someone that does martial arts he moves so well, I was kind of shocked by how elegant his movements are normally actors are very straight in their movement they will do one hit then do the other but he was moving like a dancers very fluid and quick. Like he had previous experience. I have also seen him at the shooting range listen I am no expert but I was taught how to shot by my ex who was in the army and he is really good, really quick (I am sure he practiced in his room for hours how to take the guns out of the holster as quickly as possible) bc he was very quick. Basically, just wanted to say that I have a feeling that he will do an action movie kind of John Wick/Heat type of action (he was also seen with Chad Stahelski), he seems to be enjoying everything that he is learning so who knows. also these new pictures of him he looks a lot bigger maybe he is training for something.

Yes I have, he's incredible! I could watch those videos for hours. He has said that growing up he did martial arts, and he did used to go to shooting ranges sometimes when he dated vanessa. so he has done both before. the time he spent with tarantactical on the shooting range, they said that was over the span of 2 days training and he was a natural. i really do believe that stunt coordinator that said austin could have totally been a stuntman lol he is so agile with cat-like reflexes (he is a leo after all).

there could be a spinoff john wick movie in the future, im not sure! but the fact that chad stahelski went with austin to the shooting range and put him onto tarantactical, there is smoke to that fire i think. we shall have to see what comes of it

[violetsaffron5]

Infinity

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6 | Training

Pairing: Gojo Satoru x f!Reader

Meet Shoko, training with Gojo

Words: 5380

Genre: JJK Universe with slight additional fantasy elements bc reader is not a sorcerer

cw/an: horrible Alvin and the Chipmunks, some body horror stuff with the curse

“I’m Ieiri Shoko, but you can just call me Shoko. It’s nice to meet you,” the brown haired woman in the morgue explains before Ijichi scampers off.

When you arrived at the school in the morning, he met you at the Torii gates, leading the way through campus, giving a proper tour of the facilities and land the school owns.

The last stop being the morgue. You’re told when Satoru arrives, he’ll meet you here, but first you need to have a physical and a few other tests completed. All standard and normal procedures for sorcerers.

Of course, this had you chuckling to yourself because you do technically meet the definition, but you’re not really sure you’re able to do anything like what Satoru has displayed he’s capable of.

You’re not really sure what to do, so you awkwardly extend your hand. She looks up from her notepad with a raised eyebrow, extending her own small, delicate hand. 

Taking the opportunity presented, you quickly look her over. Long white lab coat akin to that of a doctor. Dark circles under her eyes, like she hasn’t slept in days, but despite that, she’s stunning.

“I didn’t realize sorcerers could be doctors. Does that make you a witch doctor?” You chuckle nervously at your own lame joke. “Wait. Is that offensive?”

She doesn’t reply, just gives a soft smile returning to her notes for several minutes before setting it down on her desk, returning to your earlier question about being a doctor.

Shoko explains her technique to you. How she’s able to heal others with her cursed energy, how that’s rare for sorcerers to be able to do. It’s more common for others to be able to only heal themselves, much like you do, Satoru can do it too, but that’s also fairly uncommon.

The morgue is cold and bleak, as you sit on the metal table off to the side of the room. Metal refrigerated cabinets for bodies line the wall, and tiles line the floor with a few drains in the center of several tiles. Aside from a desk and a few metal benches, there’s not much to see in this room.

The room is quiet, the only sound filling the room coming from the velcro of the arm band she’s placed on you to check your blood pressure. It squeezes your arm uncomfortably as she pumps it, checking the time on the wall behind you before twisting the knob on top, the air hissing out of the band as it deflates.

So far, this is all oddly normal. You half expected there to be some sort of witchery involved for this kind of stuff, but Shoko is sitting there taking notes. Grabbing all of her little instruments like this is normal, everyday life for her.

Shoko has you stick your tongue out, placing a wooden stick on your tongue as she uses a light to check the back of your throat. Taps your knee with a patellar hammer to check your reflexes and shines another light in your eyes to check your pupils, leaving black and white dots in your vision for several minutes.

There’s a thought in the back of your mind you can’t shake, which makes your hands cold and clammy. Is Shoko on your side like Satoru, or will the information she’s collecting on you go to the higher ups, so they know how to kill you, should the time come?

“Nervous?” She asks quietly, stethoscope pressed to your chest as she listens to your lungs and heartbeat.

“A little, yeah.” You answer quietly, arching your back as she places the cold metal in the center of your back.

She doesn’t make much conversation. A few comments here and there, but she’s likable nonetheless. Maybe, if she isn't pro-killing you, the two of you can be friends one day. It would be nice to have someone to spend time with occasionally.

You watch as Shoko writes notes on occasion, eventually asking you about your abilities. The one topic of conversation you were sure was going to present itself. You’re sure she’s already heard about the things you can do, the things you’ve done, but you explain anyway as she writes more notes, nodding along the way.

“You’re able to heal from physical cuts and bruises, easily. I wonder if the same would apply to common colds and other illnesses,” Shoko says to herself, tapping her pen against her chin, “or even an STD since you survive off sexual energy.”

Your eyes widen at her thoughts, “if you ever try to do anything like that to me for your own curiosity, I will fuck Ijichi on top of your grave.”

Before Shoko’s able to clarify her thoughts, Satoru and Geto walk into the room. Satoru sits at one of the metal benches in his school uniform, eyes covered with his round glasses as Geto stands next to him, legs and arms crossed, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.

Shoko decides to move on with her examination, grabbing her tweezers, a cup and a few vials, before returning to your side.

“I’d like to get a few samples of blood, hair and urine from you, if you’re okay with that.”

You shrug, “sure. What are you going to do with it?”

“Research to see how you’re different. Though truth be told, I’m not sure we will get an answer from this, but we might as well exhaust all options.”

Delicately, Shoko plucks a few strands of hair from your head, and takes two vials of blood before having you use the restroom next to her office, returning with the filled cup, and placing it on her desk.

Once she’s done and has everything marked and tagged properly, Satoru grins, telling you to go out the way you came and he’ll meet you outside soon for training.

“... and then she threatened to fuck Ijichi on my grave, so that was… pleasant.”

Satoru throws his head back in a spirited laugh, “that’s my girl.”

“What do you mean, “your girl”?” That was Shoko’s response.

“You hadn’t heard? Our friend here couldn’t wait to shove his dick in her.” Geto explains, telling Shoko how he walked in on the two of you.

The tips of Satoru’s ears turn red and he huffs at the memory of being interrupted by his best friend.

Shoko rolls her eyes, no stranger to the white haired sorcerer’s escapades, but does give him a little smile. Her own way of saying nice, now that she’s seen you.

Suguru groans, obviously annoyed with his two friends. “We don’t even know what she is. You can’t keep it in your pants for five minutes?”

“Hey! I waited a day,” he answers, shoving a piece of chocolate from his pocket in his mouth, “besides, you should all be thanking me.”

“Thank you for sleeping with her?” Shoko asks, amused.

“Yeah, otherwise we’d have another dead body. So really I took one for the team.”

“It is valuable to know sorcerers will live.” Shoko’s pulling out her notebook again, scribbling several notes down.

“Well, I will. Maybe not others.”

Both Shoko and Suguru give him a strange look, “other sorcerers will likely be fine too.” Shoko points out, “Or really, anyone with above average abilities.”

“Yeah, I guess.” He grumbles, a small pout apparent on his features.

“Alright. Can we hurry this up now? I’d like to get some sleep.”

“You’re going to sleep?” That was Suguru, scoffing because he already knows the answer.

“No, I have several rounds to make and patients to check up on. A few surgeries are scheduled for this afternoon too.”

Satoru isn’t paying attention. He’s zoned out, having removed the glasses from his face, watching the residuals of your energy outside the door to the medical facility.

Shoko and Geto do a little recap, discussing the bodies they’ve found over the last few months. Drained, but impossible to determine how at the time, despite their bodies still being filled with blood.

Satoru watches intently as Yu Haibara comes over, greeting you with a wave. He frowns as he watches your two energies embrace in a hug, your form more stiff than his. Of course he’s giving you a hug. A small annoyed groan leaves Satoru as he rolls his eyes.

“... all were found with smiles on their faces.”

“I can tell now why,” Gojo snickers to himself, only half listening to what’s going on around him.

And there’s Nanami, coming over to greet you as well. You shake his hand, probably with a smile. Satoru suspects he’s inviting you to lunch, to eat at the little cafe he goes to every day and he ticks his jaw at the thought.

“Whore.” Geto mutters to himself.

Satoru clicks his tongue at his friend's comment, “I’ve seen you stick your dick in much w-”

“Moving on.” Shoko announces sternly. “I would like to see what she’s capable of and how she heals. I’m thinking it may be like my technique, but has to take energy from others to use it. It’s hard to tell without having seen it in action.”

Satoru ignores her curious thoughts. Because he has seen it. Instead, he turns his attention back to you. The way your body rolls with laughter at something Nanami and Haibara are saying.

“... would love to get some raw data on her and really get into the composition of her makeup.”

“Are you listening, Satoru?” Suguru asks, an obvious annoyance in his tone.

“Huh? Oh, yeah. Get into her raw. Already have.”

“Christ. Did you even use your infinity?” Suguru again, through clenched teeth. Afterall, you’re his least favorite topic of conversation and here he is, talking with one friend who is fascinated with you and your genetics, while the other is fascinated with you for other, completely unrelated reasons.

Satoru purses his lips, hesitating to answer.

“Oh for fucks sake man. I get her pussy was good but she could have -”

“It’s not that!” Satoru whines, tearing his eyes away from you, taking a deep breath. “First, she’s technically a non-sorcerer who has no idea what’s going on. So, I’m not going to kill her. Second, I think there’s more to her than meets the eye. I want to find out what it is. Third, her pussy is great.”

“Wow. Okay. I’m leaving now.” Shoko announces as Suguru gives Satoru an unamused look, one the strongest ignores, stating he needs to leave too, and get to training with you.

“Could just kill her, throw her into a ditch somewhere and be done with all this. Let the humans clean up her mess,” Suguru mutters to himself.

Once Satoru was done, he met you outside and led you out to the forest behind the school, hands in his pocket, whistling along the way as the birds chirped happily in the background, until you were both standing in the middle of a clearing, surrounded by trees.

The buildings of the school are nowhere in sight, but he says you’re still on campus.

“Alright,” he smiles, facing you, “hit me with your most powerful technique.”

You let out a low laugh and raise your eyebrows staring at him until you realize he’s not joking. He really wants you to hit him.

“How do you expect me to do that,” he gives a quizzical look as you walk close to him, “when you have this?”

Trying to place your hand on his chest, you’re stopped shortly, a force whirring between the two of you, before your hand falls, landing gently against the soft fabric of his uniform, where it couldn’t moments earlier.

Smiling, you look up, only to be met with a shit eating grin plastered on his face, “that’s my infinity.”

“Well, don’t use it. That’s not fair.”

“Fiiiiine,” he whines before you grab the collar of his uniform and pull him in for a kiss, easily slipping your tongue past his lips, tasting the familiar warmth of his mouth.

It doesn't take him long to accept it, wrapping an arm around your waist, placing the other on your cheek, letting out soft groans as a small trail of energy goes between you when you pull away slightly. His hand squeezes your hip, before pulling you closer; his kiss is hot, aggressive, needy.

And then your fist makes contact with his jaw. You wince, shaking out your hand, wondering if you’ve broken it - of course his jaw looks sharp as steel, but you didn't expect it to feel that way too.

“Ha - you bitch,” he rubs his jaw, “good job distracting me. I gotta admit, you punch harder than I thought.”

Before he’s had time to recover, you try to take him by surprise again, which just results in him laughing as the two of you fall to the ground. As you sit up, legs on either side of his waist, you giggle about how ridiculous this all seems, and for actually fucking punching him in the face.

He licks the small amount of blood from the corner of his mouth, from when you punched him, and you look so fucking proud of yourself. But in reality, you have no clue what you’re in for.

Slowly, his hands creep up your thighs to rest on your hips and you already know this is going to be a problem. How you’re supposed to be taking this seriously, yet you’re in the middle of the woods trying to resist the urge to squeeze your thighs together, quite literally, on top of him.

He grins, the sharp edges of his canines on full display when you’re suddenly hurled off him, full force into a tree.

You gasp, the wind getting knocked out of you before slumping to the ground. Satoru walks over, offering a hand but you refuse, taking a few deep breaths to steady yourself, trying to process what just happened.

 “Come on,” wiggling his fingers, he keeps his hand outstretched, “you still have a lot to learn.”

Huffing, you take his hand and stand, patting away the dirt on your uniform, as he continues.

“Now, we’re gonna do that again. And this time, you’re going to try to hit me, okay?”

It doesn't take long for your uniform to rip in several places; on the shoulders, elbows, knees, a few other small holes here and there from tree branches. Twigs and leaves are in your hair, dirt from the forest is smeared across your hands and face.

And aside from the first one, you haven't landed a single punch.

Yet you still can't help the feeling he’s taking it easy on you.

You’re tired, having been spending your days with Satoru training. He’s been taking it easy on you, you’ve learned. And he is, in fact, the strongest. He wasn’t lying about that.

Now, he has you practicing with weapons, which you’ve learned you’re a natural at. He says he can teach you the basics, but it would be best to train with Nanami, since he uses a sword of sorts and can help develop your technique a bit more.

He’s had you do this for several hours, multiple times over the course of the week. Satoru says there are a few reasons he has you doing this so often.

One, is for your aim. He has targets set up in the forest by the school, hidden behind trees, in shrubbery, a few in plain sight.

Two, he wants you to try and put your energy into the weapon. It hasn’t worked so far.

The third he hasn’t told you about it yet. Says he wants you to focus on the first two before moving on.

With two throwing stars in hand, you aim at the target in front of you, easily throwing one into the smallest circle available.

Bullseye, you smile to yourself as you see Satoru appear at your side.

“Can you hand me the six inch?” You ask for the small knife, aiming the second star before throwing it. It lands right next to the other, right in the center.

“Add a little more than four inches to that, and then I can.”

The two of you haven’t been together since you left the club over the weekend, but it hasn’t stopped him from insinuating he’s interested.

It’s not that you’re not interested in hooking up again, because you definitely are. But you’re more tired than you ever have been before. Training. Learning about this life you’ve been thrown into. Perhaps sleeping with him and taking more energy would alleviate that symptom.

But there’s something freeing about dealing with this. Getting home in the evening, cooking a small dinner and letting sleep take over your body. It makes you feel human. Normal.

Satoru on the other hand has had no rest. He’s been with multiple women this week. Some alone. Some along with their friends. Chasing that high, that feeling he had when he was with you, with no luck.

He pouts, bringing you the knife you asked for as you steady yourself. Aiming at the next target, just behind the last.

Then there’s a pair of large hands on your hips. You try to ignore them.

Hot breath on your neck. Harder to ignore. So you nudge your shoulders as a set of lips ghost your skin.

A chuckle with a soft lick to the shell of your ear as the hands trail up your waist, giving a firm squeeze.

You clench your thighs together, trying to focus on aiming the damn knife, but you can’t not feel the way his thumbs caress your skin, just below your breasts. His thumbs draw small circles, grazing the underside of your tits ever so lightly with every stroke.

“Throw it,” he whispers into your ear, the warm air sending shivers down your spine as you do what he’s asked… and miss the target completely.

“What a shame,” he whispers quietly by the shell of your ear, keeping the goosebumps present on your skin. “Try again.” He hands you a different knife this time.

Taking a deep breath, you try to ignore him. Just as you throw the knife, he bites into the soft spot below your ear causing you to yelp out in surprise. He chuckles against you as the knife misses again.

“Can you stop that?” you ask annoyed.

“Nope.”

“Why?”

“Reason number three. Distractions.”

“Do you really think a curse user is going to be doing this while fighting with me?” You ask incredulously.

He has his legs spread wide behind you now, so he’s no longer leaning down. The perfect height to be at the shell of your ear, hands splayed across your stomach feeling your deep breaths.

Satoru hands you another knife. He’s silent as you aim, swiping his thumb over your nipple as you throw it, making you miss a third time. You gasp and tense from the interaction as he chuckles before placing his forehead on the nape of your neck.

“With your abilities… there could be situations where you need to be doing things like this,” it’s a whisper, barely audible. You don’t miss the way he grits his teeth slightly or squeezes your side as he says it.

It’s the end of the week now, and Satoru says you’re going on your first “field test,” which is really just the woods you’ve become more familiar with behind the school.

You’re going to be fighting a curse, he says. And you couldn’t be more nervous.

There’s no doubt this was going to happen, but did it really have to be so soon? You’ve failed all your tests and practices during the week by trying to imbue your energy into weapons. And you know from previous life experience that you’re unable to kill a curse as it stands now.

So what the hell are you realistically supposed to do?

Satoru comes up behind you, wrapping a corset around your waist, taking the time to adjust the strings and tie it in the back for you.

“What the hell is this? And where did you get it?”

It’s white, clearly vintage in the way it shapes the waist, small black buttons lining the front. The top rim and down the back is laced with a small blue ribbon - it’s pretty on its own, but when you have the prettiest blue eyes to compare them to, the ribbon is almost ugly.

“A corset. Believe it or not, I found it in a wedding shop the other day. Perfect timing.” He says, pulling the strings tight around the back, making sure it’s not going to fall off.

“And what’s this for?” You question with a raised eyebrow.

He shrugs, before lowering a curtain. Something Ijichi explained to you earlier in the week. It’s dome shaped, looks as if it’s becoming night, despite being the middle of the day. Once it’s completed, you note you can’t really see outside of it. It’s almost like a kaleidoscope.

In front of you stands a creature you didn’t notice before. It’s a woman, or was at one point.

She’s thin, gaunt cheeks with tired, droopy eyes, one of them almost popped out. Her eyebrows are way too thin, and sit way too high over her eyes. The lips that sit below her nose are entirely way too large to have ever been natural as well.

She’s in a corset too. White, stained red with what you can only presume is blood. Waist so thin you could wrap your hands around on either side and intertwine your fingers. Internal organs are spilling out from a hole in the center of the fabric, as if they were compacted entirely way too tight, for way too long and they had no choice but to burst through one day.

The smell is horrible - like a combination of rotting skin and piss. And her skin most definitely looks like it’s rotting with the way pieces of it are hanging off her skin.

“What’s with her?” You ask curiously, nodding your head towards the fragile creature hobbling towards you.

“Curse born of beauty standards. Thought this one was a nice touch, given your powers.”

“You’re insufferable. Take it off me.”

“You wanna get naked? Right now? With a curse standing there?” He teases. You glare at him. “Exorcise it, and then I’ll take your clothes off.”

You continue to glare at him as he smirks.

He’s selfishly hoping you fail, so he can swoop in and save you by letting you ride his dick in the middle of the forest to heal. He’s nothing if not selfless.

This curse is maybe a little stronger than what he thinks you can handle. Totally for testing your prowess and not for riding his dick reasons.

“What am I supposed to do?”

He rolls his beautiful crystalline eyes. “You need to exorcise it. Obviously.”

“Ah, yes, exorcise it. Great plan. That’s like telling a drowning person to breathe. You’re kind of a shitty teacher.”

He gives a toothy grin, “that’s Gojo-sensei to you, baby.”

“No. You would like that way too much.” He juts out his lower lip in a pout.

The curse hobbles on its feet toward you, wearing shoes that are entirely way too small for her body. If this curse is based on beauty standards, then this is one you’re aware of. How feet used to be more desirable if they were smaller, so women would break their feet to fit in smaller shoes.

Poor thing.

 “And how do you think I can kill it? I don’t exactly have cursed energy.”

“You gotta figure that out.”

“Are you serious right now? I’ve known about curses for all of 5 minutes. How do you expect me to ‘figure it out’?”

He shrugs, not giving a real answer to your questions. And now you’re questioning if he even knows either.

“You’re unbelievable.” You scoff, watching the curse as she continues to shuffle in your direction.

“Thanks, I think so too,” he gives an infuriating smile.

The curse is close enough to the two of you know, that she looks between you for several seconds before letting out an ear splitting scream.

“Can you just hold on a minute? I’m a little busy.” You hold up your index finger, as if she’ll know what this means.

“Did you just tell a curse to hold on?”

“I did. Do you have a problem with that?”

“No, not at all. You’re crazy, you know that?”

“Wow. Should have fucking drained you when I had the chance.”

“You’ll have more,” He smiles and chuckles, leaning in close, you can feel his breath on the shell of his ear. “And I encourage you to try.”

You groan, he laughs. “Listen, I can’t give you all the answers. You’re going to have to figure some things out on your own.”

He really wants to watch you use your powers before giving you a weapon but if you’re mad, maybe that will help. Maybe your energy works in a similar manner as cursed energy.

The curse is close to you now, and you notice Satoru is no longer standing by your side. When she swipes at you with long nails - like what you would imagine Sleeping Beauties would look like if she never woke up - you jump back.

Up close you’re able to see her cracked skin and thick makeup, red large lips and eyelashes that are too full and too long. She lurches towards you again, so you dodge to the right this time.

“P-preeetttyyy,” the curse cries out with a raspy smoker's voice.

You dodge each time she swipes her claws at you, but you need a plan. You’ll quickly run out of stamina at this rate, but you’re not sure what to do. And Satoru is no help, standing off to the side doing god knows what on his phone.

Over the week, you learned you’re nowhere near as fast as Satoru, and you’re not sure you could ever be that quick, even when he’s not using his techniques. The one thing you know you can do is use your technique.

When the curse swipes again, you run around her side, and hop on her back. Her body is so fragile though, you’re not entirely sure she’s going to be able to hold any weight. No matter how large or small.

It won’t matter in the end because you’re pulling her face towards yours, placing your lips on hers.

And it’s disgusting.

Easily the most horrifying thing you’ve ever experienced in your life. And the taste of her energy is worse. Some people taste like nothing, Satoru is a little sweet. This curse tastes like depression and death. This is hands down the worst thing you have ever tasted, it boils in your stomach until you're hunched over on the ground retching.

“Nuh uh, down girl.” You hear Satoru say next to you, and the curse goes flying a safe distance back. If you were able to pay attention, you would have noticed she was about to attack you. But he wouldn’t let that happen. “So, you really can’t hurt it, huh?”

You shake your head, spitting the remaining saliva from your mouth before wiping it away with the back of your hand.

“Curses aren’t really alive, they’re pure cursed energy. But hey, now we know you can’t live off of that, and you’ll get sick if you try!”

You give a small pitiful smile as you stand to your feet. He hands you a katana, pulling it out of… well, you’re not sure where. Might as well have been thin air since you haven’t noticed it this entire time.

“Really? This is the weapon you’re giving me?”

He shrugs, “thought you’d look hot with it. I’m not wrong.”

You sigh, accepting the weapon as Satoru goes back to the tree he was standing next to, leaning back on it with his arms crossed, watching intently this time.

The curse is obviously hurt after his blow. Her hobbling is worse now, one foot dragging on the side of her ankle, while trying to maintain balance on the other with each step. Despite being mangled, she’s still quick.

You’re still recovering from your little mishap earlier, so when the curse swipes at you once again, she gets you in the leg as you try to hop away. A trail of blood trickles out on your leg and down the pants of your uniform. It stings, but it’s not too bad.

Realistically, dodging can’t be your only plan. And you’ve spent enough time with Satoru this week to learn he’ll inevitably grow impatient if you don’t do something soon.

Looking at the curse, it makes your skin crawl, and you can’t help but wonder if all of them are like this. Disgusting. Wistful and sad. The fact that this thing was born from hatred and jealousy of beauty standards through the ages, and how every so often she keeps calling you beautiful is definitely kicking the creepy factor up a notch.

“Soo-oo pretty.”

“Yeah, I know. You think I’m pretty. Get in line.” You grumble.

The weapon Satoru gave you is imbued with cursed energy, so when she claws at you again, you grab her by the wrist and twist. Her skin is cold, and feels like leather, but is also incredibly thin like paper. With her wrist in hand, you shove her to the ground where she lands with a “humph.”

She lurches forward again, aiming for your feet so you kick her in the face. Her head snaps back as she lets out a shrill cry.

As quickly as you can, you take the blade and slide it through her skin a few times. It cuts like butter as she lets out an incredibly loud scream of pain before dissipating into nothingness.

You stand, panting and holding your side as Satoru claps, coming to your side.

“She was the most beautiful person many people got the pleasure of laying their eyes on, as a human, legend says. But, she got greedy, asking for surgeries over and over again. Died because she never let her body fully recover before going in for the next. Her feet are especially harrowing, because she would break them on her own, like the Chinese tradition, and stuff them in too-small shoes.”

Listening to his tale of the curse, and thinking about what you just went through to kill it, you’re not sure you’re cut out for this life. If these are the things you’re going to have to deal with on a daily basis, how are you supposed to move on and accept it? How could anyone?

Satoru grabs you by the chin, pulling your attention up towards him. He gives a soft, crooked grin, but his eyes hold a hint of sadness you haven’t seen in them as well.

He looks devastating like this. Sun shining behind him, hair glowing from the rays of the sun. Taking a deep breath in, you’re able to smell his cologne, the stench from the curse leaving along with its body. And he smells like a dream after that experience. Looks like an even better one.

You give him a soft smile back.

And because he’s annoying, he pinches your cheek. “How do you feel about your first victory? Against a Vengeful Spirit and you didn’t even die!”

“Uhm, kind of sad.” You answer honestly, still looking up at him.

Satoru watches the sadness in your eyes before they light back up.

Yes, this is sad, but you had nothing to do with it. This curse was born because of someone else. Not because of you. So, if anything, you were able to put it out of its misery and ensure it would never hurt someone.

And that’s something you can add to the list of good you’ve done with your abilities.

“Come on, I’m bleeding and need to heal. Let’s go see Shoko. She’s been wanting to see how my abilities work.”

“You wanna have sex in front of Shoko? Kinky.” he grins, flashing his eyebrows.

“It’s small enough, we can just kiss.” You roll your eyes before winking at him.

He pouts, “you’re no fun.”

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[ladymarlin]

A collection of Jayme headcanons bc I have so many

She's poikilothermic (or "cold blooded") she doesn't do too well in cooler temperatures, so she wears hoodies most of the time. Her room is also hot (to most people, not to her though)

She used to be really close with Grace similar to the way Diego was, but at some point when she was like, 12-14 Ben pointed out that she was "just a robot" and made her feel really bad about it.

She used to have braces and long hair, like, waist length hair.

SHE'S A LESBIAN

She likes sweets. Her and Alphonso snack together a lot and she's usually ends up eating all the candy. There's a stash somewhere in her room but nothing that can melt since it gets kinda hot in there.

Her and Reggie don't get along. He was always harder on her during training bc of her power, and she hated it. The thing with Ben almost killing her just made things worse and there's probably similar things that have also happened.

She also listens the least out of all the sparrows, kinda just doing whatever she wants. Marcus doesn't mind as much, it's more of an "I'm annoyed at my sister" vibe, but Reggie hates it.

She's actually pretty close with Sloane, she's her second favorite of all her siblings (Alphonso being first ofc)

Ben is her least favorite, they actually argue quite a bit.

She's generally just not a very expressive person. Any genuine expression from her is rare. She's very hard to read

She can kinda tune in to people's hallucinations.

Her and Alphonso are twins

In a larger amounts, her venom can cause nightmares instead of dreams and in an even larger amount, can work as poison. She doesn't like using larger amounts though bc it feels weird

Sometimes she bites people

She likes chewing on things

On occasion she smokes

She doesn't like skirts or dresses

She's plays instruments. Usually guitar or violin, anything with strings she's great with

Her and Alphonso would party a lot when they were younger

She doesn't like storms

If she goes too long without using her venom she has to flush it out or it'll start leaking from her mouth

Because of her harsh training she often suffered from exhaustion

Her power is a bit of a sore spot for her

She can see in the dark

She's always been very quiet

She can go a very long time without blinking

She can grow scales if her skin dries out, but it's only ever happened like, once on a very long mission.

She's accidentally spat venom on people as a reflex

She's allergic to seseme

She cuts her hair a lot bc it grows quickly

Sometimes when she yawns she accidentally spits venom

[lady-charinette]

Some unpopular Luka & Sass headcanons:

Sass was a little weary at first of having a new holder so soon (he liked Adrien, but the boy's personality was far better fit for the cat miraculous) but Luka pleasantly surprised him

Luka was nervous for a week around Sass (LB gave each holder 2-3 weeks to bond with their kwami), especially after de-transformation. Sass was rolling around from laughter after he found out it was bc Luka thought he ate mice to recharge

His holder was relieved when Sass mentioned any small meat and eggs is fine (Luka seemed happy when Sass confessed he also ate insects, the spider in his room was really getting on his nerves)

They like to surprise/tease Juleka or anyone else coming into Luka's room by pretending Luka's music hypnotizes Sass like snake charmers do

Sass' favorite pastime is listening to his master- err holder play music (Luka explicitly was against Sass calling him master, they were equals), medidate together, bask in the sun or teasing Luka about a certain girl

Luka uses Sass' hissing as background and inspiration for a rhythm to a song he's writing

They even sing together, who knew snakes were good singers

Sass loves rock n' roll surprisingly, he lounges on Luka's shoulder or guitar while he plays

Rose fell in love with Sass after overcoming her initial surprise, she cuddles him everytime she sees him (Sass reluctantly succumbs to it after swallowing his pride, he was the leader of the kwamis within the miracle box after all)

Sass shares his vast wisdom of the kwami and their powers with Luka, who listens attentively and asks questions, he's still so new to this

Some nights, nightmares plague Sass and Luka comforts the kwami until he falls back asleep. After becoming Viperion, Luka starts having these nightmares too and Sass does the same to him

Sass likes to lay on people's heads or shoulders, Anarka is amused whenever the kwami just nestles into her hair and doozes off

Luka is aware of the enormous responsibilities of heroes with time related powers, in a dream or a vision as Sass called it, Luka had met Bunnix, the one from years into the future. She always says they don't have much time to talk, but to him it seemed like an eternity of talking and meditating with the older woman. Learning about time, about alternative realities. Sometimes, they take about Luka from the future, but she never gives any details. She didn't reveal who she was at first, but the resemblance to one of Juleka's friends was uncanny

Sass and Luka train, they sharpen Luka's reflexes, memory and quick but careful thinking. They also do meditation to talk about the nightmares and go through them step by step, trying to understand them and heal

Luka absent-mindedly plays with Sass' tail when the kwami sits on a elevated position

Sass turns into a big softie around Marinette, Luka and Sass tease each-other for being softies around Marinette

Chat Noir and Viperion get along very well, despite Plagg joking about not liking Sass ("Cats and snakes are enemies, Adrien! Try to have some self-respect!") Sass never fully indulged in Plagg's childish rivalry, but sometimes he teased back to get a rise out of the god of destruction

For Luka's birthday, Sass creates a charm just like Tikki did for Marinette (its a green scaly bracelet, Luka thought it was an ordinary gift, but it's infused with Sass' powers and protects the wearer from the effects of time. When someone freezes time, Luka would be immune to it)

Similarly to cats, Sass loves to sleep all over Luka even though he has his own bed (Luka wakes up one too many times blinded by darkness, Sass resting on his eyes or forehead)

[angelthebedsheet]

Can you do a zuko x male reader or gender neutral. It could be about the reader witnessing the agni Kai and watching zuko get banished. The reader tries to go with zuko but zuko doesn’t want the reader to get hurt. Years later they meet at the boiling rock. You can take it from there. I love your writings and I’ll keep supporting you 💕

a/n: oooooh! thank you anonnie!! i appreciate your requests!!!

lets get it!

okay so you and zuko were TURTLEDUCK BUDDIES

attached to the hip basically

azula HATED how close you two were bc hello she’s right here???

i mean you and zuko trained together

fed ducks together

best buds

you knew you liked zuko alot but you didn’t understand?

like you started to get flustered around him

same with zuko

and azula was PLOTTING NOW

she doing a think rn with one of her BRILLIANT ideas 😐

“oh n/n! zuzu! come play a game with us!”

zuko’s flight or fight reflexes are triggered and he’s ready to DIP

but you r unfortunately intrigued

“oh okay ‘zula! cmon zu!”

cue azula’s smug lil grin

she puts an apple on your head and makes you stand in front of the fountain

you’re like ???? is this the game?

azula’s like it is n/n it’ll be fine

it was NOT fine

she damn near burnt you to a crisp if it wasnt for zuko tackling you into the fountain

now azula, ty lee and mai are LAUGHIN

but we all know mai lwk a lil jelly

you and zuko are embarrassed as fuck

you both are soaked and he’s hovering over you

mr zuzu looking real pretty

he just turns red and pulls you up before running away

zuko is like ???? boys are cute especially this one???

you two still remained close after this incident

two lil gays boys who are trying to not crush on e/o

(im sorry the only thing i can think about when i think of zuko is his gay ass lil scream in the prototype pilot episode)

(nigga said wwAHHH)

anyways

azula teased you about zuko speaking out against a general and their dad is angry and you’re like oh shit

suddenly you arent allowed to visit zuko anymore

and you’re like wtf no no let me in

the guards said no

you’re so paranoid too

is he okay?

what fully happened?

soon the agni kai is announced to happen

and you are seated next to iroh and azula

you’re clutching onto your pants as you watch zuko walk into the arena

you really dont want him to get hurt

your eyes widened as you watched zuko’s father walk into the arena and your heart drops

zuko is clearly surprised and frightened

tears are rolling down your cheeks bc you are so so so scared for him

iroh covers your eyes as he looks away when zuko got burned and you could feel your heart break as you listened to his cries of pain

you cried out as iroh pulled you into a hug

you and iroh immediately rushed to the infirmary to get to zuko

you push past those guards and nurses bc you are on a MISSION

aint nobody getting in your way like this bc you will STOMP they asses out

you are not leaving his side

“z-zu are you okay? can you hear me?”

“m-m/n? where are you? i cant see”

zuko is starting to panic due to the fact his left eye is patched close

you hold his hand “i’m right here zu. shh im here”

he’s so overwhelmed too poor baby

“u-uncle? w-where is he?”

“right here zuko.”

you help him sit up and he grabs a mirror immediately

he frowns at his reflection

“you’re still handsome zuko.” you said

iroh pretended to not see that blush that sat on zuko’s cheeks

“i-i’ve been banished, m/n.”

“what?”

“i’m banished from here. the only way i can come back is if i capture the avatar.”

“but he’s been gone for years zuko! let me come with you”

“no! it’ll be too dangerous”

“how? we trained together! grew up together? how is it too dangerous?”

“no m/n! i dont want to lose you!”

“you wont lose me zuko.”

“you dont know that. you arent coming with me.”

you and him went back and forth

after he shaved his hair and was about to board his boat you pulled him away

then you confessed right then and there

i mean you didnt know when you’ll see him again

“i like you zuko. more than a friend”

“what?”

“i like you.”

“are you for real? this isnt a joke right? like azula didn’t put you up to this?”

“no she didnt.”

“oh thank the spirits. i like you too.”

and yall have this lil awkward ass kiss

just a short lil peck?

i mean yall are 12/13 and two boys you think they gonna go all out tonguing niggas? lmao

you two hug before iroh calls him over

“i’ll wait for you zuko”

“i’ll try my best.”

and he’s gone

over the years zuko was gone he was so sad

“if i capture the avatar i can come back to the fire nation and m/n”

but clearly the whole LeMmE cAtCh tHe AvAtAr thing was dropped when he got that glow up

(neya said 🦋🦋🦋🦋 whenever they look at zuko cmon NOW.)

now they’re otw to boiling rock

“my first girlfriend turned into the moon.”

“that’s rough buddy.”

and sokka’s like you ever dated someone before?

zuko’s like..... two people?

“that knife throwing girl?”

“her and m/n. though we never got to date bc at the time i was literally banished. i miss him alot though.”

bi king ✨

“what if he’s at the boiling rock?”

“then i’ll find him.”

sokka’s like yes my man get your MANS

“okay so we look for my dad, suki and your husband”

“he’s not my husband sokka.”

“..... my dad, suki and your husband”

“omfg shut your trap.”

these pair of himbos finally get inside and are on a MISSION

sokka’s like heheheeh suki time

KAJDJAJDJJSKDJF

zuko’s hopeful that you’re here or at least alive

after sokka and suki have their lil reunion zuko wanders off and asks around

“do you have a prisoner by the name of m/n?”

“why do you ask, newbie?”

“uhhh the warden sent me to him.”

“oh. there.” pointing to a door

zuko has to CONTAIN the excitement and nods before speed walking off

he throws open that door so quickly

you on the other hand is ready to rumble “i TOLD YOU I DONT FUCKING HAVE IT”

zuko just closes the door behind him and takes off his helmet

you’re like hol up wait wait zuko????

and he nods with a big ol grin on his face

you just hug him so fucking tight

maybe there were some tears shed

you pick him up and twirl him around

zuko’s like holy SHIT

and you pull back to just look at him

“you’re still as handsome as i remember you, zu.”

“so are you, n/n...”

he’s just so awestruck

the person he has been looking forward to seeing for 3/4 years is right infront of him

yall just kiss

sokka now gotta pull a zuko and bang on that door

“yALL DOING THINGS IN THERE??? HURRY UP”

“shut UP sokka”

zuko puts his helmet back on and grabs your hand

yall finally dip and are otw tf outta there

“oh shit zuko he’s cute”

“back off”

“im happy with suki relax sir”

zuko is clingy and was hugging you the whole time

not that you minded bc you missed him dearly

when yall got back and he introduces you

the group minus toph is like “ZUKO’S GAY????”

toph is like “I FUCKING CALLED IT”

alls well

except for the fact zuko wouldnt let you go anywhere by yourself

[sunrisetune]

Concept that I haven’t made an actual-actual thing of and probably won’t, but has arrived in my thoughts in a lot of detail anyway, Pt. 36*: (*No it isn’t, it’s the first and only iteration of this fic, but exaggerating the number of times I’ve written down is funny)

Dragon Age II “Accidental baby acquisition” fic, but the baby is a dragon

(Hashtag #Gen or any pairing, Bittersweet Ending, rated T for gore and fantasy violence,, Dragons)

-Sometime between act II and III, they hear a weird cry in the woods up by the Bone Pit and it turns out it’s a baby dragon that’s gotten its wing run through by a tree branch. It’s really very small, even smaller than the dragonlings who regularly try to eat them -And, listen, it’s been a long day. There’s been a lot of death. Hawke and co. are tired. There’s a 85% chance Merrill has cried a little on the way back and everyone’s done their best not to draw attention to it. And so at first Hawke’s like “Varric can you knock it out?“ and Varric does so, and is about to like, double tap but lethally before Hawke is like “Wait.” She heals its wing “so at least it has a chance”, then leaves with everyone in tow.

-Too Bad Dragons Have An Imprinting Reflex

--The dragon shows up at their campsite and wakes everyone up by rolling in the fire, before sort of cowering when Hawke stumbles out of her tent -The group recognizes her by the scar on her wing-- Hawke can heal without scarring, she’s a spirit healer after all, but damn it she’s doctor not a fantasy veterinarian, and they’d been short on time; plus, dragons are inherently pretty magic so it’d been weird trying to circumvent that-- but it is clear that she’s the same dragon -Overall everyone is baffled when she only crouches down and looks up at Hawke with big eyes, instead of attacking or running away

    --It becomes clear that the baby has imprinted on Hawke, specifically, and follows her outside the city wherever she goes

--She is at least as smart as a mabari, and is sort of trained to only attack people Hawke is attacking; or rather, she does attack people Hawke is attacking, and then Hawke’s like “Only These Ones though okay?” and like, bonks Baby on the nose with her staff when she starts growling at the others

--At first Hawke’s a little worried about the conspicuousness of a Fucking Dragon following them around, but 1. she’s only a little dragon (at first), 2. Varric tells everyone about it, immediately, thus ensuring no one believes it’s true, and 3. Baby still was raised partly by her mother and has fairly strong instincts with re: hiding, hunting (non-sentient species), digging, etc, so on her own devices she is both healthy and hard to find

 --Everyone else is sort of a mixed bag about it: -Varric is equal parts disbelieving of this weirdness and finding it hilarious; -Isabela coos over her and makes jokes about Hawke’s “”animalistic attraction””; -Merrill is thrilled; -Aveline is steadily disapproving of Hawke not killing it to begin with bc they’re a danger to cities, but she doesn’t disagree of Hawke checking on Baby whenever she’s up there, and when in the group will occasionally sneak her treats when she thinks no one is looking; -Anders doesn’t trust the dragon At All and insists on treating her like, at best, a not particularly smart dog. (Varric teases him that he’s just jealous); -Hawke’s mabari, relatedly, has like, Conflicted Dog Feelings; on one paw, big friend, but on the other paw, Mother not giving Dog her full attention?? Illegal???; -They collectively agree not to tell Sebastian; -Fenris is “a healthy amount of skeptical” but doesn’t overly object, esp. with the additional help of slaver murdering

         ---At one point Baby like, flies down to their campsite, walks up to Fenris, and deposits a very dead but only slightly devoured slaver body (Blind Man logo painted on their armour) on the ground at his feet, and then sits in front of him like a proud cat. It’s worth noting she is As Tall as him on her haunches at this point and also still has blood all over her snout. He’s like, “........................... thank you.”

-The most significant problem arises in Act III, with the mine massacre

-At first when Hawke gets there, she’s afraid that it was partially Baby’s doing, until one of the others points out that the damage from claws / one blow of breath was too severe to be from something Baby’s size Which is both relieving and signifiying a bigger problem

-They follow the trail of wreckage and bones into the valley to find the Bigger Problem

--At first the fight goes normally, but in the second wave or so of the High Dragon attacking,, Baby wings her way in and circles the group for a second, flapping to a stop midair as she looks from Hawke’s group to-- Hawke is now realizing--- her grandmother -Hawke yells at her to leave; whether or not Baby hears is up for debate

--After some uncertainty, it looks like she might finally turn away,, but instead as the grandmother rears back she flies down and plants herself in front of Hawke’s group, blocking them with her wings, and then screeches up at the other dragon    ----It doesn’t sound like a challenge; more like a plea? -The high dragon pauses,, her nostrils flaring and her front claws still in the air, and snarls something back --Baby cowers a little but responds again, and doesn’t move --The high dragon goes on all four feet again with a Genuinely Earthquake-like thud, and circles around to Hawke’s other side slowly, her neck low to the ground so they’re effectively eye to eye. --There is one, (1),, opportunity for a dialogue; her oldest remaining granddaughter has spoken out to defend this strange group, and she’d learn why. The high dragon is waiting.

--Hawke’s ordered everyone not to move; so they Stay Put  (remember when that used to happen  /jk) ----If the sarcastic or aggressive option is taken, canon follows its course, and it’s a fight to the death     ----However, if Hawke chooses the Diplomatic check, she talks territory and important groups: about the place above her being important because her people are there, and she doesn’t want to kill just for sport, but her people need to be defended and she will to fight to do so. --After a long moment, the grandmother heaves herself into the sky and leaves -All her remaining children follow with her, scrambling along paths over the mountains around the pit. (A group dragonlings is called either a thunder or a retreat)

    -But Baby has to stay behind -She and ends up calling after Grandmother, who bays something back but is already far away --She pauses for a moment, staring down at the mess of dead dragonlings from the first wave, but when Hawke tries to talk to her she turns away and takes a running flap into the cave on the far side of the little valley --Hawke and friends go back to the city to deal with Hubert,, taking the “the workers own this company now, Bye” route from the cut content bc I like it,, but after a few days they try to come check on her and it turns out she hasn’t left the cave yet     ---The cave which is, predictably, full of gigantic spiders, but eventually they find her in the back of it. She’s okay, just like. Sitting in the dark, alone, curled up by the nest where her hundred little siblings had hatched and grown.

-For a while after that they just let her be; there’s a lot of shit going on in Kirkwall that needs attending to, anyway

-The next time she shows up is when Hawke and friends are on the way to Sundermont (hopefully before the incident with Pride) -She flies down gives Hawke some stuff she’d scrounged up from Grandmother’s horde, and then nudges her; there’s a moment where they all kind of reckon with How Big She Is Now, and it’s implied that she’s finally going to fledge (if you will)    -She cuddles (cuddles!) Hawke, snoutbutts Fenris and Aveline, and Hawke’s mabari paws at her face in a friendly way and licks her nose (which they regret bc dragons, unlike sharks, are not smooth)

-Then she flies away, in the opposite direction than the others had, above the smoke of the foundries -Kirkwall freaks out about it and her shadow’s sighting gets gossip milled Immediately, but half of the city brushes it off by the next mornings’ news pamphlets as just stress, and / or heavy clouds mixing with the ashes to make strange shapes -The other half thinks of it as an omen of more bad things to come

-EXIT ALL

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Another Prompt ! SQH being unknowingly invulnerable (like, he can't actually get hurt or die). He will react when hit out of reflex, but won't actually be wounded. He's pretty dumb/dense so he doesn't really notice. (However, some people do, at some point.) Can be bc he's a God, bc he was the author and if he dies so does his creation, or even bc he keeps a lot of OP items, choose the au you like !

Fourth Prompt! And hey, I get to dig into some of my headcannons! (So, I might have been a bit looser with the prompt, hope you don’t mind.)

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Shang Qinghua was an anomaly; this was something Mu Qingfang has long realized and accepted about his fellow Peak Lord. One of the few men who lived to confuse him and yet be one of the few that let him keep what sanity he had left, the Healer has long made peace with the brunet man’s quirks. 

His, at least, did not keep him up months at a time with little to no sleep because of heart demons that were never addressed causing a Qi-Deviation. Or how he would have to spend several hours in mental agony having to take care of or oversee surgery for multiple disciples because a certain Peak Lord thought it would be a smart idea for a training trip near the Jade White Lakes, famous for it’s deadly beasts. Not to mention every general accident, minor problem, and simple inconvenience that people though He had to see to, even though one of his Disciples could easily take care of it while he was dealing with matters only he could see too.  

... Mu Qingfang cared for each and everyone of his Martial Brothers and Sisters, he did, but by the Gods did he want to throw them into the Endless Abyss at times. Sometimes he honestly wondered if any of them had any self-preservation at all? Or at least a Decent Common Sense that wasn’t Jaded?

Could they have at least one Peak Lord Meeting that didn’t break out into a near brawl or spitting of cruelties?

(He could understand his predecessor’s worries fully now about their generation of Peak Lords, of how fragmented and broken they all really were, even as they faked so easily an united front when necessary to others.

“You all play so well together, but one day playing around will get you no where, and the Sect’s most innocent will be the ones to suffer.” had been some of the words the Previous Qian Cao Peak Lord had said, the woman tired and yet so steely as she gazed at him, “I pick you as my successor not only for your strength of body and Qi, but for the loving Heart you have, with the mind of a Survivor to guide it. Hopefully, it will be enough to save our own home at least.” 

To this day, this conversation still haunts him)

Sighing, Mu Qingfang stops thinking of such thoughts, as they will do him no good, and focuses on the medicines he is making for a certain Peak Lord and his Peak.

Ah, Shang Qinghua, one of the very few people who doesn’t try his patience and actually listens when he gives advice, even if the man can’t take most of it, due to his work load when dealing with stress.

And also fascinates him with his complete invulnerability to spiritual effects. Oh, if it is something that effects the body, the man can go down like a light, even faster then most others... he just doesn’t stay down though, his recovery rate along with his body’s naturally high defense thanks to the An Ding Peak Lord’s cultivation truly impressive.

That this is probably just the affect of the body having to build this all up because of just how powerful their very Soul is amuses the Qian Cao Peak Lord to no end. The Healer has seen many spirits in his time of healing, has felt the Qi of so many Cultivators in his life and can remember them all by name, and still, none of them compare to the power resting in the An Ding Peak Lord’s veins. 

He has even seen, in missions when they were disciples, how effects on the mind, while able to confuse Shang Qinghua for a while, never last longer before the man eventually breaks through them. How Spirits, that can make great warriors freeze in fear, no movement able to be taken due to their sheer presence, has no effect on a certain screaming An Ding Disciple, who goes to throw multiple talismans before going on to play dead. How no spirit or spiritually powerful beast will ever actually willingly approach the man if they can help it, even choosing to fight others before going anywhere near the man. 

How the man sharing even a bit of his Qi can cure most Meridians so twisted that one could never cultivate again (but if too much can destroy one more thoroughly then ever thought possible).

Yes, Shang Qinghua is an anomaly, one he is still making new discoveries about every day. 

(Like how the man is so good with his words, how spellbinding they can be with how passionate he gets, to how he shares his ideas and thoughts with those he knows will listen. How he prefers green tea with citrus instead of having it plain, or the guilty salty foods he sneaks when he can get away with it, crumbs giving him away. How he comes back occasionally with dark bruises, that Mu Qingfang knows should be healed by now, but aren’t causing great concern.)

Looking to the sky and seeing the time has gone by, Qian Cao’s Peak Lord shakes his head, and packages everything away; he has much to do, if he can get sidetracked like this.

As it is, he will at least enjoy this stability while it lasts.

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For the Bad Things Happen Bingo, can I request ‘passing out from the pain’ with hurt!Merlin/protective!Gwaine ???

YOU SURE CAN. i have like a list of prompts that came before this one that i should be doing,,, but i really wanted to try and write merwaine so badly isksksksk thank you for this opportunity. i hope i can do them justice with my first time🥺 (also lol i fangirled at your request bc i love your account sm asbskakak)

here it is on ao3 and under the cut! i hope you like it!!

Merlin watched Gwaine from his peripheral, thinking about everything and nothing at once. Gwaine has been with the knights for a few years now, right when Arthur took the crown, and Merlin hasn’t seen any indication that the man wanted to leave. But he will one day, won’t he? He has told Merlin many times how he doesn’t like staying in one place for too long, so Merlin never expected him to stay here as long as he has.

Merlin frowned at his thoughts on top of his mare, Honey, as Gwaine chatted with Percival and Leon. He was making them laugh, that smile of his shining through the darkening thoughts floating in Merlin’s mind. Merlin couldn’t help letting the soft smile slip through seeing how happy Gwaine made them—it seemed like Gwaine had that effect on everyone, Merlin mused.

Arthur was talking with Lance and Elyan, so Merlin let his mind start wandering. His magic was itching to escape—it has been since the morning they left on this hunt. Merlin knew Arthur just wanted to flee the restraints of the castle, and, honestly, Merlin had been feeling the same way for days.

Lately, Gwaine had been avoiding him. Well, Merlin thinks Gwaine had been avoiding him, at least, and Gwaine never does that, ever. He’d been thinking that he must have hurt Gwaine somehow, but every time he thought back to their last interaction, where nothing seemed wrong, he had no idea where the distance was coming from. He had been making Gwaine laugh at training, and after that day, he hadn't been able to get more than five words to him.

He missed Gwaine.

That thought made him frown once more at the offending trees they were passing. He missed Gwaine because Gwaine was his friend, nothing more. The more he tried to convince himself of that fact, the more unlikely it became. Frustrated, Merlin let some of his prickling magic flow out his fingertips to his mare, smoothing away her small aches.

Merlin patted her neck with a small smile as she sighed out in contentment—at least he could do one thing right lately. Magic, he thought with heart panging a bit, still wasn’t free and Arthur has been on the throne for about five years. It hurts, still after all this time, that something as pure as this would lead to his death—but he knew deep down that he wasn’t afraid of dying, not anymore. No, Merlin was terrified of how his friends would react after years of deceit and pain.

Just out of reflex, Merlin looked towards them. He found Gwaine staring at him, concern written on every feature, but the second their eyes met, his friend quickly started up another conversation with the others.

Merlin ignored the deepening pang in his chest and the nausea rising in his throat—this was nothing, he told himself, Gwaine didn’t mean anything by that.

The lie left a bitter taste in his mouth.

He was about to suggest they stop, wanting a distraction, when he heard the noise. His mare also stopped, feeling him stiffen. Merlin whipped his head to the side, his eyes narrowing.

“Merlin?” Gwaine quickly came to his side, but Merlin’s head didn’t move, “Do you hear something?”

Merlin wished he didn’t, just so he could use this as an excuse to talk to him, but he scowled lowly in response, “Bandits—ten, if I’m right, and many have magic.”

He knew Gwaine wouldn’t ask how he knew—he never did.

The man nodded, and Merlin’s heart lightened a bit when Gwaine didn’t say “to relax” or that “he was paranoid” like the rest of the knights would’ve done. It always felt good to not be second-guessed.

“How long do we have?”

Merlin tilted his head, “Two minutes, at most.”

Gwaine grunted in response, galloping towards Arthur. Merlin didn’t like the void he felt in his heart the second Gwaine left his side, but, shaking his head, he knew there were more important matters to think about. Merlin watched, amazed, as the knight got everyone’s attention so easily. The way he talked, with his rare seriousness expression, captivated everyone just as much as his joking did.

And although Merlin tried to convince himself that the knights would listen to him that way if he told them, he knew they would never.

Merlin was a simple country boy, wasn’t he? He had no credibility to them. He couldn’t truly blame them—it’s not like Merlin was an open book. He lied, but never completely. His cheerful, idiotic personality was a cover of sorts, but it was just another part of who he was. He wasn’t only the clumsy fool, but what could he do to show them otherwise? They knew Gwaine hid his problems in jokes and clever remarks, so what was so wrong with Merlin doing the same? Merlin didn’t know, and he didn’t think he wanted to.

Showing them the magic, the part that was so integral to who he was, would lead them to fear him, not respect him as one of their own. He didn’t want recognition, that’s never why he did what he does, but some form of understanding between them all is what he craved, what he wished. To not be second-guessed when he knew everyone’s lives were at stake and that he could save them...but that was only a fool’s dream.

He stopped with the rest of the knight when Gwaine convinced them that something was coming.

“Merlin,” Gwaine said from the top of the group, “go to the tree line, you won’t get hurt there.”

Merlin nodded with a carefully blank face—the battling emotions, of love and irritation, whirling inside of him.

They don’t know you can protect yourself, the logical part of his mind reminded him. After all these years, Merlin thought, I should be able to accept the coddling with a full heart. It showed that they do care about him, but why did it never feel that way? Merlin felt like an obstacle in their way—someone to protect, to always watch out for, a hindrance.

Merlin felt silly for the negative thoughts—none of this could be helped right now, so why dwell on these facts?

Aiming for the most advantageous spot, Merlin saw the first bandit pop out next to Eylan, who effectively took the man down. Percy patted him on the back as they moved around Arthur, flanking their king in preparation of the ambush.

As the air pulsed with anticipation, Merlin’s eyes strayed towards Gwaine, like always. The man’s face was grime, ready for battle, as he surveyed the surrounding area.

Merlin was distracted as a noise came from behind him, and he quickly spun around to face the intruder. The bandits with magic were walking smoothly towards him and Merlin panicked—do I attack? He changed his mind quickly, not thinking about it too much, as he turned around and ran towards his group to warn them.

Merlin guessed the obvious panic on his face spurred the knights to run towards him, but it was too late. One of the bandits threw a spell at him with a force that threw him to the side, hitting a nearby tree.

He vaguely heard the shouting of the knights as the attackers surrounded them, all eight of them chanting under their breaths as they did so, forcing the circle of the roundtable knights to still. Merlin groaned in pain, lifting himself.

Protect them. Protect them.

His only goal—and it has been since the beginning. In that moment, Merlin realized how unimportant it was that they never knew about the magic. The knights knew how much Merlin loved them, so everything else was secondary. Merlin, with or without his magic, would always put himself in danger if it meant his friends can see the next day.

Pulling himself up with the tree, he shook his head and listened to the droning monologue of the leader.

Same shit, as always.

Merlin couldn’t help but laugh—loudly. The monotonous speaker abruptly stopped talking as they all stared at Merlin laughing.

He couldn’t help it, honestly.

The leader narrowed his eyes at him, “What’s so funny, boy?”

Arthur and Gwaine shook their heads in looks that screamed “shut up, Merlin,” but Merlin held his stomach as the laughter subsided, the smile still on his face as he replied, “Nothing, I swear,” but then another chuckle escaped as the leader frowned at the answer.

When one of the lackeys stepped forwards with a sword pointing at him, Merlin sobered up, a smirk in place, as he lifted his hands in surrender, “Okay, okay. I’ll tell you! It’s just...every time this happens, one of you always explains why you are doing what you are doing. And every time, and I mean every time, it is revenge for what Uther did. Who, by the way, is long dead. Arthur, like always, gets blamed for his father’s actions. Are you guys just daft, or does everyone truly believe Arthur is actually Uther? It’s quite simple, really. Uther was a tyrant—I think we can all agree on that, but attacking his son? What’s the purpose? To show the King that magic can never be used for good? You know when all he sees is magic being used against him, of course he will hate it. What other choice would he have, hmm?”

Merlin’s smile dropped off as he shook his head, walking towards the stunned group, “Honestly! I get it, I truly do, but this will never solve anything. You are perpetuating the violent cycle, you understand?”

At Merlin’s question, the leader growled, “All I see is a stupid servant running his mouth.”

Merlin’s face lit up, “Interesting. Nothing took, then?”

He heard Gwaine sigh, “Merls?”

Merlin looked over at the knight, who had a small smile on his face, “Yes, Sir Knight?”

Gwaine laughed a bit, “You might be slightly more dramatic than me, and that’s impressive, to say the least. You think your lovely wit could save us?”

Merlin smiled at the knight, his heart feeling more full than it has all week, and winked, “Well, it was worth the shot?”

And as they just continued smiling at each other, Merlin saw the leader blink and shake his head, muttering something to one of his followers with nothing but malice on his face.

Merlin watched, almost in slow motion, as the next spell was directed at Gwaine.

That wasn’t the plan.

Merlin yelled, “No!” as he sprinted and leapt in front of the knight as the spell hit home. Merlin gasped in pain, staring in shock at the sizzling hole in his abdomen, and he heard the leader laugh.

Merlin's focus narrowed solely on the leader, everything else drowning out as that malicious laugh continued. The bandits all started chanting once more, circling the group, and when he started hearing the grunts of pain from his friends, Merlin’s mind, in a moment of pure clarity, repeated: protect them.

So, with a hole in his stomach, Merlin straightened up and locked eyes with the people hurting his friends.

“This stops. Now.”

And before they could get another word in, Merlin’s eyes burned the brightest molten gold. The wind whipped, the sky darkened, and the ground shaking with Merlin being the center of it all. The bandits backed up hastily, staring at Merlin like a newly found god, and Merlin blinked at the action—their actions full of desperate fear, and that wasn’t right. He never wanted to be feared.

Merlin let the power steep into his voice, “Leave now and never hurt anyone ever again. Do you understand?”

They all shook their heads, bowing at the waist for him, and right before they ran with their tails between their legs Merlin could swear he could hear their whispers of Emrys.

The minute they were out of sight, Merlin sagged. His entire body felt like it was on fire, his brain had pulsating pain that felt like lightning behind his eyes. And when his strength left, he felt two people’s arms wrap around him.

Looking up with all his effort, Merlin saw Lance and Gwaine on either side of him, the latter with a sword up at the abnormally silent group.

The world was blurring when Merlin heard Gwaine snarl at the king, “You take one wrong step and I will run you through.” And even in his state of delirium, Merlin knew Gwaine meant it.

“Gwaine,” Merlin whispered, the pain lacing through his body in waves, “it’s okay.”

“No, it’s not,” Gwaine bit back still facing Arthur and the knights with his sword raised high.

Merlin smiled sadly, staring at his knight, “Gwaine?”

That got the man’s attention, the anger draining out of him the minute their eyes met, and Merlin continued quietly, “Thank you.” The “thank you for not hating me for having magic, thank you for protecting me, thank you for being here” went unsaid, but not unheard.

Merlin saw Gwaine’s eyes water, “You’re going to be fine, Merls, you’ve been through worse, you know? This is nothing.”

Merlin let out a wet laugh, “Yeah, maybe.”

Gwaine was speaking again, but Merlin couldn’t hear him anymore. The pain became too much then, so Merlin let the black spots in his vision take over, and he welcomed oblivion with a smile.

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The next few times Merlin woke up, he was against someone’s front with a horse galloping at full speed underneath him. He would groan, but quickly succumb to the pain again.

The first time he could actually open his eyes completely, he was staring at a very familiar ceiling. Merlin gasped as he tried to move, his hand flying to his stomach.

“Merlin! Don’t move, my boy,” Gaius’s worried face came into view, “You need some rest, but you’re going to be just fine.”

Merlin figured as much when he took the hit, knowing his magic wouldn’t let him die that easily.

He blanched, remembering what happened, “Gaius?” he rasped out, his voice felt scratchy like he had been screaming for hours, “Is everyone…?”

Gaius frowned, but Gwaine, who Merlin just noticed was sitting right next to him, answered for him with nothing cheerful on his face, “Everyone is fine, thanks to you.”

Merlin sighed in relief, looking back up to the ceiling, and he heard Gaius pat Gwaine as he moved out the door leaving the two of them alone.

They sat in a comfortable silence until Merlin asked, his voice small, “Gwaine, what happened?”

Gwaine huffed out a breath, out of anger or pain, Merlin didn’t know, as Gwaine moved to sit next to him on the cot. Merlin grunted a little as he moved to make room for him, and Gwaine frowned at the noise.

“I’m fine, I promise.”

Gwaine looked at him in clear disbelief, “I’m sure.”

Merlin sighed, looking up at the knight, “Tell me?”

Gwaine nodded in defeat, “I threatened princess, as you know,” Merlin nodded, a frown forming, “I was going to throw you over my shoulder and run for it.”

Merlin blinked, “That was your plan? Even when you’re mad at me, you were still going to take me with you?”

Gwaine’s eyes widened, “I’m not mad at you! What made you think that?”

Merlin looked to the side, “You’ve been avoiding me, Gwaine, I know it.”

Gwaine flinched, “Oh. That.”

After the moment of heavy silence, with Merlin’s heart feeling like it was breaking, he moved on, “Whatever, you obviously didn’t need to use that plan since I’m home. What happened?”

Gwaine smiled a bit here, “Well, Sir Lancelot and I stood our ground. Lance had a lot to say about you for a man of such a few words. While I lifted you up, and took you away from the group, Lance told them everything. Arthur,” Gwaine shook his head, “he looked betrayed and hurt at first, but after a day of Lance’s tales of you, and mentioning how you literally just saved us once again without bloodshed, Arthur finally came to his senses—especially when I kept threatening him.”

Merlin started crying, unwillingly, blindly grabbing for Gwaine’s hand, “So, what now? Everyone knows and I’m not dead? Am I banished? Hated? Feared?”

Gwaine’s face was uncharacteristically soft as he wiped the tears from Merlin’s face with his other hand, “Now...now, we make history and show these assholes what they’ve been missing. Merlin,” he tightened his grip on his hand, “I always knew something was different about you. And I never, ever, feared you for a moment—even as you made those bandits shit themselves.” Gwaine let out a small laugh at that, the soft smile returning to his face, “I don’t know how many times I need to say this until it gets through that stubborn head of yours: I came to Camelot for you and you alone. No princess or wealth keeps me here, you do.” Gwaine stilled his hand on Merlin’s face, “And if I needed to, I wouldn’t have hesitated to grab you and run—I’ve always been prepared for that, actually.”

Merlin kept crying, “Then why?” Why have you been distancing yourself? Why did you make me think you hated me? Why are you so loyal to me?

Gwaine's face fell at Merlin’s hoarse and quiet question, “I’m not good enough for you. I knew how I felt, and I knew you deserved better than me. I haven’t stayed in one place this long before, and I thought if you knew that you were the only person keeping me here that I would scare you off before we even had a chance.”

Merlin stared at his knight, understanding and sadness flowing through him, “Gwaine,” he choked out, “you’re an idiot.”

Gwaine gaped, undignified, “Hey! Bold words for a man who is utterly vulnerable at this moment.”

Merlin laughed lightly, “An idiot,” he continued, “who I love.”

Gwaine’s eyes shone brightly, “Love,” the disbelief in his voice hurting Merlin’s heart, “You love me? Merls, are you sure?”

Merlin laughed again at the absurdity of the wild man in front of him, “Yes, Gwaine, I am sure. Only if you wouldn’t mind facing the uncertainty of my future—“

Merlin was cut off with a loud, surprise gasp when Gwaine threw himself on top of him for a hug, then grabbing his face, and placing a rather soft kiss to his lips.

“Merlin. I would rather be at your side, with the threat of the world crushing us, than anywhere else. You, my magically beautiful friend, will never feel alone again in this life. I give you my sword, my heart, and everything I am—if you will have me.”

Merlin nodded, his eyes watering once more, and smiled into the next kiss with his knight.

Merlin felt the burden of destiny in his soul lift in his embrace with Gwaine—and he knew, deep in his heart and soul, that with Gwaine at his side, they could face any uncertainty coming their way.

[toastyrps]

for the ask meme about d&d characters:

1. Freddie, Tanvir, Cern, James, Skala

14. Freddie, Cern, James, Kellen

49. Tanvir, Rafa, Cern

55. Tanvir, Rafa, Cern, Skala

omg thanks for the asks :)

1. why did they choose their class(es)? their subclass(es)?

🦊 Freddie - (evocation wizard) freddie was always very in tune with books and magic, so wizard-ing was sort of intuitive for him? and he’s evocation in part because of a desire to be able to defend himself, but also because ya know he was gaslit gate kept girlbossed into a lot of things by the cerberus academy/assembly

🐅 Tanvir - (paladin oath of vengeance) tanvir wants to protect people, and he wants to do this by both fighting and healing, so paladin made sense. also he like needs to have a cause? and that cause shifted to vengeance after he lost a specific person, but it kinda shifted to avenging *all* people who were wrongfully hurt and used and betrayed

⚔️ Cern - (rune knight fighter) cern was raised in a society that emphasizes self-sufficiency in addition to providing for the whole, and he was naturally strong and gifted with fighting (he’s also a little obsessed with his physically abilities sometimes, kinda due to his gender dysphoria). and tbh he’s rune knight bc we’re doing a giant-focused campaign and i wanted to try it haha

🌻 James - (battlemaster fighter) canonically, James served in WWI so most of his practical skills are from that, and using what he had and doing what he could. he’s certainly not charismatic, but his battle master skills are more like he’s a very genuine person and he kinda exudes that energy that makes you want to believe him, and follow him

🌋 Skala - (path of the beast barbarian) skala’s Father saw very early that skala was Strong and skilled with a blade, so those skills were honed with purpose. i think her rage is not so much from emotion, but rather that she was trained from a young age to be very controlled of her anger and her abilities

14. what is something they love about themself?

🦊 Freddie - he loves that he can be there for bear in the winter when he’s hibernating, to keep an eye on him and keep him company and sure he’s okay (even if bear might not remember/be conscious)

⚔️ Cern - he likes his ability to protect those he cares about (although that’s a bit of a double-edged sword, because he feels useless when he feels he’s failed at that)

🌻 James - he likes that he can make marie smile and laugh and feel happy and loved, especially because there are a limited amount of people with that ability

🐇 Kellen - he likes his ability to help others, whether thats healing magic/skills or just being a kind listening ear

49. what makes them smile?

🐅 Tanvir - fáelán for sure, but also freddie and bear. knowing he has close friends who love him like this sometimes gets to him, in the best way. also music

🪶 Rafa - astraea, of course, and theseus. she doesn’t necessarily *smile* at death but she does feel great internal peace and satisfaction when she can tell a soul has passed on, or that Matron has touched something/someone

⚔️ Cern - ecko and saint, small woodland creatures being happy and free, music

55. whose hand do they reach out for?

🐅 Tanvir - fáelán obviously, but before fáelán he often found himself waking in the night, hand reaching out for someone who is no longer there

🪶 Rafa - either astraea or less often her sister gabriel. sometimes she just grips her holy symbol if she needs support from the Raven Queen

⚔️ Cern - tbh he is kind of overly self-sufficient so his reflex is to reach for a weapon instead, but now that ecko and saint are becoming ~important~ to him, he’d grab there hands mostly to make sure they’re ok

🌋 Skala - ohhhh skala…. also trained to not reach for people, but by now she’d absolutely reach for her party members, no second thoughts (especially elodie, real soft spot there)

[ashtonq247]

Kaminari Denki headcannons!!

Bc it’s his bday and I love him (this will not cover his fam bc I switch between backstories with him so much that I just have no clue)

Buckle up bc this is a very long post I did not mean to get this deep lol

Let’s start with the most obvious- he makes friends easily, but I’m not just talking other students, I’m also talking the staff. This boy makes friends with the janitors and the lunch ladies and even the teachers!! He also makes friends with the security bots and pranks them a lot

This stems from him wanting ppl to like him. I think this bc of the fact that his character sheet says he likes all things “trendy” - I think he rlly wants to be known as the cool guy bc he is rlly insecure of himself

And as much as I think he is very trendy, I also think he is a big literature nerd! I believe he is more likely to listen to audio books tho, but I’m not entirely 100% sure though. He tries to keep this underwrap, but eventually he does join momo’s book club and brings completely different analysis to the table :D

He is just generally into the arts (we see this in cannon- he plays guitar, is seen drawing Aizawa, references Hemingway) so I see him as a more creative guy rather than a logically minded dude

This boy has adhd, anxiety, and dyslexia and dyscalcula (he was able to work through dyslexia bc he read so much, but still has problems with his dyscalcula) and this causes issues for him in school. He also a HUGE procrastinator. He often feels stupid and dumb bc if it (also doesn’t help that even his friends joke abt it too, but as long as it’s just a joke he shouldn’t make a big deal abt it right??)

I say he has anxiety because of the way he reacts to when he is training- always panicking and frying his brain. I think what stans between him and being rlly op is his anxiety and view of himself

Speaking of him frying his brain, I headcannon he has litchenburg figures, which if u don’t know r these rlly cool scars that look kinda like branches with what kinda looks like flowers so cool tbh, and BEFORE u say “he obviously doesn’t have them cannonly” let me just say that his quirk affects his brain cannonly!! It’s not weird for it to also affect his skin!!! I think he might have had litchenburg figures if they were more commonly known as it is a very cool thing tbh

I also think that bc his brain gets impacted by his quirk, sometimes his nerves get impacted too. This means he sometimes can’t taste food (and he doesn’t eat it when he can’t taste it, which pisses Bakugo off) and he also can’t feel things as well (I believe the class figures this out after Denki went to poor himself some tea but didn’t know the kettle was still rlly hot and so he grabbed it not knowing he was burning himself until he handed it over to someone who then dropped the pot bc it was so hot- needles to say he had to go to recovery girl that day)

He has never been to the aquarium bc as a child he had terrible control over his quirk and that made ppl nervous to put him near water (he goes as a teen with the bakusquad and is absolutely floored- his favorite creatures are of course all the sting rays, jelly fish, and electric eel- cue bakusquad comparing him to the brainless jellyfish)

He also doesn’t know how to swim till he was in middle school (once he was in better control of his quirk he went out and learned to swim on his own bc he had to learn how if he wanted to be a hero u know? He never quit got the hang of it tho)

Storms make him very energized and his already low ability to focus worsens. Prone to accidentally zapping ppl. He mostly stays in his room when storms happen bc he doesn’t want to hurt ppl/ wreck electronics on accident. He doesn’t even get to chat with friends on the phone bc he would wreck it so storms get rlly lonely :(

Also is basically a lightning rod. It hurts bc of how forceful it is, but it’s also not that big of a deal to him

Is prtty forgetful unfortunately due to all the times he fried his brain. It’s something he really tries not to think about

He probs can’t sleep very easily due to all his energy

He hates frying his brain bc it’s very hard to understand what’s going on when he does. Everything is a lot more sluggish and things are simultaneously way too much and he gets hyper sensitive and at the same time his senses are also very groggy and weird. It’s over all a bad time, but he got used to it

Whenever he fried his brain instead of being all wheyyy and thumbs upy he use to act more vegetative which rlly freaked ppl out so he eventually learned to get to where he is now when he fries his brain

Kids use to take advantage of his whey mode and do pranks on him which often got him hurt, but he never rlly felt it at first so he didn’t mind to bad. As long it was just joking and they were having fun right??

Time for happy ones!! His favorite foods (besides burgers, those r his favorite cannonly) all have some coralation with memes (speggeti tacos, mac n cheese, “chonky” milk, chicken nuggy, etc)

He is a meme lord yes

Stans pikachu (obvi)

U cannot convince me that he doesn’t paint his nails black, maybe with a little lightning bolt on his middle finger. This boy cannonly wears a choker common

He does face masks with Mina!! I believe he cares abt his looks greatly, and does beauty routines with Mina all the time. I’m constantly switching btween wether or not he owns it, or is a bit insecure and tries not to show this side to much to the boys

Why does this show not give him skinny jeans?? I mean common his entire style calls for skinny jeans. Maybe it’s Japan fashion or smth bc if it was in America he’d have skinny jeans bc it’s the trendy thing u know

Cannot cook. Can barely work the microwave. Claims unmarked food and eats it at midnight

Has a lot of weird info stored in his brain- how weather works, psychology stuff, weird facts abt bees, etc- that he learns randomly, never rlly trying to learn them but it sort of just happens u know. This frustrates Bakugo and jirou to no end bc he knows all these useless facts about how 1,200,000 mosquitos is all it takes for them to all at once drain a human of all their blood in a second, but not about how to work the pathagorean theorem

Idk why I think this (and it’s a popular headcannon too), but he knows at least 3/4 languages. It just suits him?? Bc he is a ppl person??? I don’t know??

Gets major test anxiety

Teachers either love him or hate him no in between. A lot of his elementary teachers absolutely hated him and would tear him down by calling him stupid and annoying. In middle school when he learns to control his quirk better, teachers rlly liked him- in the way that class clown trouble makers are liked by teachers. He may not excel in his class but he is a pretty funny dude.

He is constantly either underestimated or overestimated. Kaminari himself does this as well. It’s part of the issue with his hero training

Cats do not like him. They may like being petted bc if the static electricity, but when Kami pets cats he just absorbs the static- no pleasure :(((- or he accidentally has too much static electricity. If so then only tge rlly fluffy cats like him. Either case, shinsou finds a cat that likes kaminari as well and it is very cute :33

THE class prankster. Even on the teachers! The death glare Aizawa gave him on the one time prancing him worked is one kaminari will never forget (he still tries to prank him despite this lol)

Constantly teasing Bakugo as a way to press his buttons. It’s debatable on wether or not this helps bakugo’s anger issues

He is the wingman between Bakugo and Kirishima change my mind!!

Also mandatory kaminari is bisexual headcannon bc he rlly gives me those vibes. I think he doesn’t know yet that he’s bisexual, and when he thinks a fellow bro is hot he thinks he’s just admiring his bro u know. Maybe even thinks he is jealous. He does flirt with all genders tho mostly as a joke. He draws dicks as jokes but he always puts a little too much detail in them for him to rlly be straight

Can be used as a defibrillator as long as he can focus

Honestly there’s so much stuff kaminari has the potential to do with his quirk it’s a shame the manga/anime doesn’t use it

Like I rlly want to see him use his quirk in training to blow out all the lights in a building so he can use it for his advantage

That’d be badass

Also his quirk makes him very hard to be caught when their training. He can slip out of ppls grasp easily with a shock, and he also just has good reflexes in genral (I think this is cannon). Cue class 1-a running around trying and failing to catch him lol. Their best bet is to get him to fry his brain :(

He was popular in school before UA bc of his quirk and bc of how charming and easy to get a long with he is. This lead a lot of his friends to be very shallow. He didn’t rlly think about wether or not someone was trying to be his friend or not, he just liked being liked. This lead him to his whole liking trendy things, and he often felt that if he wasn’t seen as cool or funny his friends would all leave him. His whole rlly liking to talk thing caused a lot of ppl to think he was annoying at times, but he was never rlly able to lose that trait

The bakusquad was the first friend group he got rlly close too. He felt he can be himself around them and be the crackhead he was always meant to be. He still always concerned about wether they might leave him if he’s too annoying bc of anxiety but he’s getting better :)

He is a bringer of chaos and that’s part of his charm! Never dull with Denki around. He’s always doing the weirdest stuff, and ever since Mina, Kiri, and Sero, this has only doubled!

He is always calling Momo a genius (bc she is) and they are rlly good friends

Is an unofficial emo squad member (just look at his hero costume)

A sinnamon roll I’m srry but he ain’t a cinnamon roll. He has a dirty mind lol

Peepee jokes

Probably does tik tok dances I’m sorry

Nintendo fan for life

Xbox or PlayStation?- “Nintendo wut u mean”

Abbreviates so much it’s kinda hard to read,. Like if u thought I was bad this boy is soo much worse

It’s kinda ironic bc he has a very large vocabulary lol

He only uses it when he’s being sassy or very passionate

Mixes his gen z lingo with his big brain vicab to create atrocities of sentences

”bro the rise of the proletariat is lit tbh”

He is the worst to text with. He gives Bakugo aneurysms

Yeet yote to be yoted

3am shower thoughts

Unpopular opinion: i don’t think he likes weed. It probs reminds him too much of his whey mode

He’s a good strategist, but let’s the other team members think of the plans bc of insecurity, and otherwise his anxiety causes his smartness to shut down

Very good at zoning out. Sometimes he accidentally zones out so hard during class he misses the entire lesson and is only brought out bc of the school bell. Aizawa is best at snapping him out of it

Tbh I don’t think UA would be good with mental health. You’d think they’d hire a professional therapist or smth, but maybe it’s bc hero’s are so glorified ppl don’t ever think about these issues

I doubt the teachers had very good teacher training u know

We’ve mostly seen young heroes. I bet that’s bc they die so often, and if they don’t die in battle the mental health issues that stem from trauma and the media’s pressure are such an issue that it’s not uncommon for hero work to have high suicide rates

Anyway I’m starting to lose track of things thanks for coming to my ted talk I think I’ll stop here

[bluemoon-writer]

Childhood Friends AU: MariKim Headcanons

Part 3- In which Lila fails at ruining Marinette’s life

Part 1 is here

The masterlist is here

(Just a heads up, this is pretty long)

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-Lila still wants to destroy Marinette

She has to be more careful now around Adrien though

-So she’s ecstatic to find out about Marinette and Kim

Adrien wasn’t there when Kim revealed how close he and Marinette are

Which makes Kim the perfect target for Lila, she can drive Kim away from Marinette and make her miserable without Adrien suspecting a thing

-So, she starts by flirting with Kim in class

Which, to her frustration, goes miserably

-Because Kim already knows she’s a liar

-Marinette told him about the confrontation she “overheard” between Ladybug and Adrien at the park at dinner that night

Which also resulted in their parents hearing all about Lila

-When Lila comes back, Kim is skeptical of what she says, but he also doesn’t hear a lot of it. He works out before school, so he only got to class a minute before the class actually started

hence why his seat stayed the same

he watched in confusion when Marinette was pushed to the back of the room

he figures he’ll ask her about it at lunch, since they usually go to her house, but Max drags him to the cafeteria, saying he has to help Lila since her wrist is sprained

Kim doubts that because, as an athlete, he’s had several sprained ankles, wrists, ect and he always wrapped them, or wore a brace until they were better

and Lila has no brace

-But Kim follows and helps because maybe Lila doesn’t know that she should do that

When Marinette throws a napkin at Lila he’s even more confused because it’s not like Marinette to randomly throw things at people

unless it’s him, he asked her years ago to help him hone quick reflexes, and she’s been throwing things at him ever since

-He suggests to Lila that she should wrap her wrist to help with healing and to lessen pain, but she just glares at him and storms away

Kim shrugs it off and goes about the rest of his day

-but at the end of the school day Marinette drags him off to rant about Lila

Kim is pissed, when he gets to lacrosse practice later he wipes the field with his teammates. His coach pulls him aside after practice and asks him if everything is alright bc he’s never seen him play that aggressively

-after that day, he’s goes out of his way to avoid Lila at school. He gets to class just before it starts and heads straight to practice when it ends. He and Marinette always go home for lunch so they don’t have to listen to Lila’s crazy stories

-so when Lila suddenly starts focusing on him, he’s a bit suspicious

-he’s not enticed by her (fake) offers to introduce him to world class coaches

he says that he could never betray his current coaches

-he’s not impressed by her “athletic feats”

        “I once did a (insert insanely impossible action here) in (insert sport) and my coach was so impressed! he wanted me to go to the olympics, but I’m not interested in the fame. I’m satisfied just being able to play (insert mispronunciation of earlier sport)”

“huh, not me. I’d never pass up a chance to go to the olympics.”

“Oh, well maybe I can help you train! I am an olympic level athlete”

“No way! I don’t want any of my teammates feeling jealous if I get extra training.”

-stroking his ego doesn’t seem to work either

“Wow Kim, you’re so strong!”

“It’s from weight lifting. You should try it sometime, it’ll give your arms some more definition!”

“You’re amazingly talented at sports! I could never be that good”

“Anyone can do great with enough dedication and practice! I used to be scrawny and weak too, but if you put your mind to it you can be athletic like me Lila!”

-and flirting fails too (bc Kim doesn’t realize she’s flirting)

“Your so handsome Kim.”

“Thanks, my grandma says so too!”

“I hope your girlfriend doesn’t get jealous that I’m talking to you...I’d never want to ruin your relationship!”

“Girlfriend?!? I don’t have time for that, not when there are more important things like swimming practice!”

“To be honest...I like hanging out with boys more than girls...because the girls in our class are just so pretty...and then there’s me :’(”

“Yeah, there are some really pretty girls in our class!”

“Especially, compared to Marinette...she’s so pretty and talented. I must seem like a loser to her.”

“Aw don’t say that! Marinette is pretty, talented, and kind. Marinette will like you no matter how lame you are!”

-Since words aren’t working, Lila has to switch to actions

-She actually starts working out with Kim in the morning

-She dresses up, full make up, brand new work out clothes ready to flirt Kim’s head off

-Only to arrive to see Marinette and Kim full-speed sprinting around the track

-She waits and pretends to stretch bc there’s no way in hell she’s going to run and get sweaty

-Kim barely pays attention to her, he and Marinette are competing to see who can do more pull ups

-Lila pretends to drop a dumbell on her foot to get his attention

-Kim barely looks up, “that’s why you don’t pick a dumbell thats too heavy for you. Try using the 2 pound one instead.”

Lila leaves early, but doesn’t give up.

Kim said Marinette doesn’t come every day, so Lila decides to come everyday until she figures out which day Marinette doesn’t come

-Unfortunately, Kim and Mari realize what Lila’s doing, and Marinette just has a “sudden, inexplicable urge workout”

Lila wants to scream in frustration

She fakes a strained ankle as an excuse to skip morning workouts

-She decides to try switching seats again, except this time to put herself next to Kim, and Marinette in the far back again.

Her “sprained ankle” is very helpful because she can’t climb all those stairs with a strained ankle, so she has to sit in the front row.

It’s easy. Instead of coming up with a complicated plan to get her classmates to rearrange themselves she just goes to Ms. Bustier

-she meets with her before class and explains her sprained ankle and she hates to accidentally move someone away from her friends just so she can sit in the front row, so she proposes a new seating arrangement

”I think I put everyone next to someone they like. I’d hate for someone to be lonely all because of my sprained ankle” 

Ms. Bustier looks at it and it seems like a good seating chart so she agrees. It seems like everyone is near a friend

(scroll down for the seating chart)

-Then, after Ms. Bustier announces the new seating chart, Lila asks Alya is she wants to switch places with Kim

“it’s just that...I know you’re friends with Marinette, so I don’t mind sitting by Kim. He is kind of cute”

Alya readily agrees and goes to ask Kim to switch seats but he says no

-He has no desire to sit next to Lila and tells Alya that if she wants to switch seats she’ll have to ask Ms. Bustier

-Lila is pissed because the second part of the plan was to go to Ms. Bustier at the end of the day and apologize for creating such a disruptive seating plan 

“I had no idea people would be so distracted when they’re by their friends”

add in a fake sob, “I’m so sorry, you must be so *sob* disappointed in me. Here, it’s not much, but I can help you make a new *sob* seating chart that should maximize people’s ability to pay attention”

Ms. Bustier would have no idea that there had been a problem, bc at that point she was used to having students be constantly distracted

but (ideally) she’d accept the plan because it CLEARLY meant so much to Lila (/s)

-But with Kim turning down Alya, she’d have to change the plan a little

-She assumed since Marinette and Kim are supposed to be such good friends then they’d talk through class and she’d be able to separate them since they’re so *distracted*

unfortunately, (for Lila) they’re the best behaved students in class that day

-The moment Ms. Bustier announced the seat change and Marinette saw the smirk on Lila’s face, she knew something was up

so they put on their best behavior during class and double check their bags at all times

Lila is pissed, but goes through with the second half of her plan, figuring she can at least make the seating chart work better for herself

She wants to be surrounded by people who are either easily manipulated or have connections

and she wants to break up any major pairings that might give her a disadvantage (like Chloe and Sabrina)

^(a Chart of the seating changes)

-Ms. Bustier agrees to change the seats again

“I’m disappointed to see that you all are not mature enough to sit near your friends without disrupting class, so I’m afraid I have to change the seats again.”

-Almost no one is happy, but no one is as pissed as Chloe

For once though, Ms. Bustier stands her ground, stating that sitting alone with no distractions should hopefully improve her grades.

-Kim is actually thankful to Lila. He forgot how much fun sitting next to Marinette in primary school was

they figured out how to discreetly pass notes

(and Ms. Bustier isn’t really watching for it anyways. She only notices it when it’s pointed out)

and with Lila in the front of the room there’s no one to rat on them

-Nino hates to admit it, but he does pay better attention when he’s away from Adrien and Alya

Max is a really good seatmate too, he’s always willing to share his notes if he notices Nino getting lost and will explain things to him during their breaks

and Nino’s not completely alone, he has Marinette and Kim behind him. He’s not super close with Kim, but they end up getting along surprisingly well

-Alya is sad to be separated from her boyfriend and best friend, but finds sitting next to Lila to be really fun

she’s always passing her funny notes when Bustier has her back turned and she tells the best stories during the break

-Adrien thinks he’s in hell, his best friend is far away from him, and his only friend near him is to distracted by Lila to speak with him

he eventually asks Ms. Bustier if he can move next to Chloe (just so he doesn’t have to hear another ridiculous story from Lila)

She agrees because he’s an almost straight A student, and he promises to keep Chloe on track

Lila’s not happy about the change, but takes the opportunity to make another minion and convinces Mylène to move into Adrien’s old spot

-Nino’s estatic that Adrien is near him, and so’s Adrien tbh. He also doesn’t mind sitting next to Chloe, she’s been quiet since she was separated from Sabrina

-Adrien’s surprised to see that Marinette and Kim are so friendly, and Nino fills him in on what he missed during the boulder akuma attack

-Marinette was pissed at first that Lila got her way and was able to move everyone around as she pleased...but honestly, it worked out

She enjoys sitting by Kim and she’s still near most of her friends, the only person she’s missing is Alya

But Alya doesn’t look miserable, so Marinette’s willing to leave this be

-ironically, the seat change allowed Marinette to hang out with Adrien more

both Nino and Chloe needed to work on their grades (Chloe had great homework scores, bc Sabrina did it, but poor test scores)

Max likes Nino, he’s less jittery than Kim which helps him pay attention better and Nino writes down really good questions about what he’s confused about

which helps Max immensely bc he likes explaining things, he’s the type of person where explaining something to someone helps him learn it better

so Max proposes a study group that weekend to help Nino out, Marinette offers her place, and Kim, the ultimate wingman, invites Adrien (bc he’s clearly pretending not to eavesdrop) and Adrien casually mentions that Chloe needs help studying too

-thus resulting in one of the oddest study groups in the history of Francois DuPont

but it goes well, Chloe is happy to be hanging out with Adrien so she plays nice.

the group hangs out in Marinette’s living room and after two hours of studying they end up playing the newest game Max is working on

-Lila debates giving up on Kim, but she has a few more tricks up her sleeve.

First, she tries blaming her sprained ankle on Marinette

She corners Kim after class and puts on a sad face, “I know you’re good friends, so I hate to tell you this, but...Marinette isn’t who you think she is. She’s the reason I sprained my ankle *fake sob* she threatened me to stay away from you, and then pushed me, making me sprain my ankle.”

“Huh, that’s weird, because Marinette and I went to her parents bakery for breakfast right after working out that day. You must have mistaken someone else for Marinette, maybe you should get an eye exam? You’ll never make it back to the Olympics with bad eye sight!”    

-Then, Lila tries to turn Marinette against Kim.      

She sends Alya screenshots of a fake group chat with her (Lila), Max, and Kim where the two boys are making fun of Marinette.       

-Omg Alya, I’m in a group chat with Kim and Max for studying and they started talking shit about Mari! What do I do?”        

Alya, of course, immediately texts Marinette who brushes it off.         

“Those are so fake Alya”.         

“Look, Girl, I know you’re Friends with Kim, but maybe he’s not who he seems.”

“No, Alya, Max has never in his life used an emoji. These are definitely fake texts.”         

-Lila is starting to get really frustrated at this point.          

-She straight up just asks Kim out after school one day, with a fancy heart shaped card and everything  

When he says no, she blows up.         

She has spent hours trying to win him over! She’s beautiful, and smart and he’s the stupidest person in the world for not wanting to date her.         

-Hawkmoth akumatizes her into Heart Stealer where she has the power to make anyone instantly love her when hit with one of her heart notes.           

-Ladybug chooses King Monkey to assist her on this one.        

-One uproar and Lucky Charm later and Lila is back to normal.          

She’s hoping that after being akumatized she can guilt Kim into going on a date again.     

but he turns her down again.       

“But why? Marinette has a crush on Adrien you know! She’s not going to date you, so why not go out with me?”            

Lila continues to confound Kim,

 “Haha what? Marinette? She’s my best friend, but I’m not interested in her! Also, aren’t you interested in Adrien?”           

-Lila huffs and storms off, she gives up on Kim. There’s got to be easier ways to mess with Marinette than dealing with her idiot guard dog.      

-Kim triumphantly high-fives Marinette who was waiting around the corner.         

-The akuma took up most of his practice time, so he skips what’s left of practice and they go to the bakery to celebrate          

Marinette and Kim commandeer a stove and make some special (extra sugary) macaroons -they end up starting a flour fight and get the kitchen pretty messy, but luckily the bakery was closing so they didn’t get in Tom’s way.    

they offer to clean the whole kitchen to make up for it          �� 

it only takes 5 seconds for Kim to make a bet about who can clean faster. Within 20 minutes the whole kitchen is sparkling and Kim and Marinette are arguing about who cleaned faster.    

-the macaroons give them such a sugar high that Sabine kicks them out of the house and tells them to go run laps or something until Kim’s parents arrive for dinner.      

Kim challenges Marinette to a race around the park to see whose faster

She beats him, but only barely.        

“best two out of three”.        

The second time Kim wins, and the third lap is interrupted by the arrival Kim’s parents.    

-Sabine is testing a new recipe sent to her by her brother for dinner

she likes to try out new recipes when the two families get together for dinner      

it’s delicious, but Marinette and Kim are actually exhausted from running around the park.        

-it’s supposed to be game night but Mari and Kim can’t stay awake for it.      

filling their stomachs with warm food makes them sleepy and the end up passing out on the couch  

their parents play a quiet card game at the table and take a picture (read as a thousand pictures) of the two cuddling on the couch.           

-the next few weeks of class go rather peacefully.      

-although Lila’s not through with yet      

-and sometimes Kim can’t stop thinking about what Lila said about him liking Marinette

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This is so fucking long, I’m sorry. 

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[sanchoyo]

Looks like you’re gonna have to gush some more cuz I meant in general uwu🌸

🌺😌🤟 Always happy to! Okay here’s just some General bnha Thoughts ™ Mostly Lov centric. You asked for them, and you said GUSH about them, so here’s. A Lot! :)

This isn’t a lov one but it’s really funny so I thought I’d put it out there:

-when bnha was first gaining traction on tumblr, it was all art of Tsuyu. I have no idea why. People were talking about the funky frog lesbian superhero anime. Maybe it was just the people I was following, maybe it was a general trend, but I LOVED her design!!! my fav color and frogs r super cute!!! And I already loved superhero media, so I was like. I’ll watch it. For Her. SO. FROPPY IS THE REASON I WATCHED/READ BNHA. I went in thinking she was the protag and I was sooo confused when Izuku was... tbh I still think it’d be more interesting if she was lmaooo aus where? ...seriously if anyone has good aus where this is the case send them LOL

-I don’t actually feel that bad abt what Shigaraki’s doing. I still feel bad for him. I’m this post. yes im an apologist. its not my fault hes sexy and has been running around shirtless. hes a lesbian icon like thor is. I want to touch his hair. hes never done anything wrong in his life. he could kill all might, deku, bakugo, whatever, I’d still be sayin this. I don’t feel bad for gt. like. was anyone genuinely attached to him? lmao

-well u know how spinner’s quirk is just sticking to things? We haven’t seen him use it in canon except like, (1) time iirc?? I think this is probably bc he’s embarrassed about it even in front of the league... I loooove the idea that he gets more comfortable with it around them :”) and also how shigaraki. um. does that falling asleep thing while standing up with his eyes open, canonly? (which I still love lmfao) Imagine someone in the league walking in a dark room, turning on the light n just seeing. Spinner upside down, stuck to the ceiling asleep bc heat rises and its Warmer Up There. (cold blooded thing like tsuyu?? come ON give him a big fuzzy coat and scarf...) and Shigaraki in the center of the room, slouched but still standing, eyes open and motionless. Theyre both sleeping. Whomever sees it just...slowly walks out. LMAO

-Toga roller derby au. No deep thoughts I just think she’d be good at it. 

-Toga 100% is a social butterfly and could befriend anyone if they didn’t just judge the fact she was trying to stab them smh :/ (ok but seriously anytime I see cute friendships with her n the other kids im like :) aw. I feel like her and Camie...would be good friends. Camie feels chill enough to be like ‘ok whatever thats totally fine I forgive you!!’ LMAO we love airheads here)

-HOW DID TOGA GET SO GOOD AT FIGHTING? We know she’s been on the run since middle school or so, but good enough to pin Deku down after he’s been formally trained at a ~hero school~ for a while? (she pinned him TWICE I think, once when his arms were messed up, but, the other time as Camie, so? AND THEN WAS ONE OF THE 100 PEOPLE TO GO THRU TO THE 2ND ROUND OF THAT? even tho she didn’t bc she had to leave) good enough to beat Aizawa in a fight and stab him? A professional hero and teacher for YEARS? Is that seriously just street training??? Can people acknowledge how amazing her combat skills and reflexes are??? More Toga appreciation when?? Also her backstory??? SO subversive and incredible, hate when people reduce her to just a ~typical anime yandere~ :/

-Tomura doing stuff with his hands/fingers to train his quirk!!! And to learn to be careful with it!! obv I’m a Big Fan of him playing piano to do this and video games are prob the canon answer, but like, guitar or any stringed instrument that requires Hands would work too. Or knitting/sewing? EMBROIDERING? ??? Please, let me give you the mental image of him knitting aggressively while mentally scheming, watching a twitch streamer or smth too while doing it. (Doing stuff with your hands is a great way to let your mind come up with creative stuff, that’s how I come up with writing/drawing ideas 70% of the time)

-Tomura actually PREFERS cutesty, relaxing games. I mean, he does fighting and bloody stuff irl, games are a way to relax...he’ll play shooters and gta type games with The Lads, but. on his own?? animal crossing. pokemon. kirby games. mario. zelda. BIG ZELDA FAN (not saying this bc I, personally, am biased, but,) slime rancher, stardew valley, funny simulator games... he really enjoys those :”) God forbid he has a kid bc they’re 100% getting named after a viddy game character unless someone can talk him out of it LOL. Toga and Tomura are that animal crossing /doom meme where she’d be asking for doom and him asking for animal crossing :”)

-Bits and pieces of Before are kinda stuck in Kurogiri’s brain, but like. mostly useless stuff the doctor didn’t care about removing. Like, types of clouds. So Tomura kinda picks up on stuff like that. He can just look at clouds and tell you what type they are because Kurogiri used to take him up to high places in the city and point them out to calm Tomura down from a panic attack when he was younger. He can tell you if the sky looks like it’ll rain with a 80% accuracy rate too. 

-Kurogiri left food out for kitties in the alley beside the bar. They weren’t allowed in for Health Reasons (it IS a bar with sanitation standards!!) And Tomura really wouldn’t stop it or encourage it either way so long as Kurogiri did his job, but occasionally would stand outside with Kurogiri and just watch the kitties from a distance. If any approached he’d go back in (lowkey afraid he’d hurt them by touching them :( ) They kinda kept that between them tho, bc they both Know AFO is a big bag of dicks and no fun

-people have pointed out how similar aizawa and tomura look. this was 100% the intention. tomura has a hatecrush on him. THIS IS SO FUNNY AND HORRIBLY AWKWARD FOR KUROGIRI LMAO

-Sako??? Mr. Dramatic?? Opera fan. Drama kid. Like, obviously, but. Really. He is. I feel like he can speak a dozen languages. I also feel like he used to be an overachiever but got too ambitious. He was def some kind of leader at one point of a diff Group or something that fell apart. I LOVE how creative he is with his quirk and the magician theme??? incredible. I don’t show him enough love but I Love Clowns :o)

-I don’t care what their canon heights are. Spinner and Dabi? short kings. My height hcs are (tallest to shortest) Kurogiri, Twice, Sako (who also has heels on his boots and a tall hat, keep in mind), Tomura, Magne (Tomura and Magne are about the same height imo) Toga, Spinner, Dabi. LISTEN. Dabi has short energy. Sorry. it’s true tho

-This is a semi-popular hc I think bc I KNOW I’ve seen it before, but Dabi having Terrible Vision and needing glasses is so so good. (seriously, with burns THAT close to his eyeballs, how could he not?) 

-he tries to be a tough loner coolguy. you’d think he’d smoke, but I hc his ‘weak constitution’ comes with weak lungs (esp from years of a flame quirk?? inhaling smoke over so much time is SO bad for you, most people who die in fires actually die of smoke inhalation...) so he’s got like, an inhaler, can’t smoke, actually gets carsick, needs glasses, overuses quirk to save friends constantly, likes napping, a little awkward and rude. Tomura put him in charge of the vanguard so he’s smart, and good with strategies too, like a nerd. this is the Dabi I wanna see, not the popular fandom version of him tbh also step on hawks one more time sir :”)

-I wish all the lov fics weren’t?? villain!deku like I said earlier, but also, chatfics? I have nothing against them but most of them are just a bombardment of Memes with NO PLOT!!! Listen. text/chatfics CAN have plot and be an interesting way to tell a story. I almost want to write one just to show what I mean...

I know I’ve said I like spinaraki and blackmagic, but I am a multishipper, so a few ships I don’t talk about that I like that involve the lov in some way:

-toga/any of the 1A girls??? or Camie??? super interesting. ALSO in the radio drama, bakugo’s voice actor said Toga was his favorite girl??? so?? bakugo/toga ?? I WANT TO SEE IT. but specifically my fav dynamic with her is when someone ELSE is the one to like her first, it’s what she deserves.

-Kurogiri/aizawa/mic?? any variety of that is also 👌🏻 I also kinda wanna see kurogiri/all might bc. Dads. COME ON. they bond over ‘well, I raised him, and you want to have a part in his life now?? ok. earn it. prove it. I’ll screen you first’ or something LMAO they’re both genuinely concerned for the boy, and SOOO biased. let them bond.

-WAIT WHERE IS THE MIC/COMPRESS CONTENT. THEYRE BOTH DRAMATIC. ENEMIES TO LOVERS?? HELLO??? SOMEONE?? ANYONE. rarepair hours

-giran/twice is cute. like he was hyping him up so much and so ready to go save him...

-dabi/magne where is the content. when. why not everywhere??? I’ve also seen magne/compress which was cute!! or twice/magne? they’re the big sibs of the lov...

-dabi/spinner?? come ON dabi could get over his learned biases and spend time with him and they could hold hands. I want them to.

-dabihawks. Obviously bc the Drama. yes even still, don’t @ me. (also, shigahawks, seen some REAL interesting fics with it tbh) or spinahawks?? adding hawks to a ship is like adding extra chili powder. makes it SPICY dramatic)

-nine/tomura don’t @ me once again. both kinda afo’s playthings, nine obviously was the test for tomura’s new upgrades...they both love their friends...That Scene in the Flower field </3 hmmm tragicships are fun.

-tomura/mirko. more enemies to lovers. big fan of her and bunnies. remember when he wore bunny ears in bnha smash. (ok its crack but. CUTE.) 

-I’ve also seen shiganatsu and shigafuyu and I’m like. these are cute, but also Dabi’s reaction always makes me cry laugh. so good.

-MOST EVERYONE IN THE LOV IS LGBTQA+!!! heres my personal headcanons:

Toga: pan or bi (CANON BASICALLY)

Magne: transwoman (CANON BABEY) bi, leans towards men. (her crush on dabi in bnha smash... uwu content where)

Shuichi: gets sooooo flustered canonly, I think he’d go for the first person Who Hit On Him (I can see him being the target of those mean pranks where someone says ‘my friend likes you!!’ and the friend is like ‘eww!!’ :(((( ) he’s super hesitant for romance, lots of repressed stuff. gay but takes sooo long to realize it bc he thinks most women are conventionally pretty Aesthethically, feels obligated to Like Them, but has bad self esteem so never goes after them, then only likes (1) guy so hes like?? is this allowed?? is this allowed???? (HES LIKE. IN LOVE WITH SHIGARAKI)

Dabi: bi but rly hasn’t ever gotten to date anyone, so he’s actually more reserved about it and while he’ll tease, he absolutely is absent and kinda oblivious (again, I KNOWWWW bnha smash isnt canon, but. my god. when magne is hitting on him and he Just Doesnt Understand.) also hes ace

Tomura: doesn’t care. (just prob says ‘its whatever’) trans/nonbinary (i’M NOT PROJECTING, BUT. :’/) probably goes with like, the label queer if any but doesn’t care much for labels

Kurogiri: bi??? kind of??? I say kind of bc well, I hc U Know Whom as bi, I feel like thatd carry over but he’d be really avoidant to date anyone bc hes gotta Watch His Kid u know? this is gonna sound surprising but I think he’d be the type to be like ‘ok we can have a one night stand/fling BUT it cant get personal bc I have a Job to Do for my Son so don’t get up in your feelings’ and act a little coldly at first or very ..not personable... depending on who it was he’d prob turn around eventually, esp if that person valued his feelings/job :”)

Sako: that mans Not Straight. I hc him as gay and also trans :3c

Twice: Bi and HAS dated prob more than anyone else in the league imo, super comfortable with his sexuality and supportive of everyone else’s :)

ok that’s about all I can think of atm, come back in 5 minutes and my brain will refill with lov headcanons :3 thank you for asking!!