#but that is like a whole field i have no idea about.. so. hmmm

[swankpalanquin]

listening to other people talk about their library school experiences and early archiving careers makes me just realize how i've done everything absolutely wrong lol

[apple-onigiri]

I need to know why nobody is talking about the fact the King chose the title of King.

I read that dialogue discussing why the King is called that and went "Oh, so the forgotten island is a monarchy" and assumed everyone thought the same but apparently not (at least from what I've seen, I joined the fandom quite recently so if I'm wrong and this was a more common theory in the past please tell me)

I've seen some people say the island has knights because of the King's armor and read that post about how the people of the forgotten island are wizards and wizards only became fictional after the island was forgotten which only confuses me more about why nobody says the forgotten island has a King, I thought we all agreed that knights, wizards and secret princes/princesses all go together.

It's cool that most fanfics describe the island as this place that's super advanced and developed and are much more knowledgeable about everything than everyone else but the high fantasy alternative has so much potential.

People who wave around intricately carved sticks for no other reason that it makes them feel more confident when performing Wish craft, armies that are just King's lookalikes that fight by punching people and growling so loud you actually receive damage, Queen Elizabeth canon! Queen Elsa canon!!!!!

I'd talk more about the forgotten island hierarchy but I literally have no idea how any of that works, fantasy books that keep mixing counts and dukes do not help.

ohhhh interesting!! yeah, no, i myself haven't seen that anywhere :o it's a v intriguing avenue for interpreting the island

i think i myself didn't think of that because of what the focus on stars implies for me. cougghhs. sickly so

so there is a pendulum-like trend in culture's history that you can observe where the general temperaments shifted either towards reason and science or religion and the soul, the shift being ruled by historical events and people growing tired of the status quo. it's. yk what i'm just gonna. translate, uh. here

this is a lit class now. i guess. this stupid thing is just etched into my brain because i've seen it so many times, so it's easier shown than explained. somehow, there is no english version of this that i could find. but we move

knights and princesses and kings, despite persevering past medieval times, are most reminiscent of that era to me, and yeah science didn't really have it nice back then what with all the concealment or even destruction of ancient sources. vast steps in the field of astronomy had been taken within eras more concerned with furthering the entirety of human knowledge, like the ancient times or the renaissance. since the islanders are both so culturally focused on the universe and have such a vast knowledge of the stars, it seems reasonable to jot them down as a society focused on reason a lot more. they don't even pray to the universe, really! they just call upon it with requests!

so yeah, hence me not really connecting the dots on the king's name meaning anything else other than him deciding he knows best and making a unilateral decision to Freeze The Whole Country for uh. looks at smudged ink on the back of my hand. Greater Good. or whatever

or, funnily, in my fic (which will someday come out, i so prommie) it's because he took it from the cepheus constellation's meaning. i have a system in that fic where middle names are patron constellations. i do indirectly drag the king for it in the form of siffrin scoffing at the idea lmao

but aah it is a cool concept, what you're talking about!! there is a lot of potential in a monarchic society, and for high fantasy on the island for sure! :o especially with all the wish craft involved, which is just wanting something to pretty please happen really hard if you think about it. i especially like the concept of fckin carved sticks being used to channel it fjdhj hmmm tho to be fair, i don't think odile really needs specifically her book to craft but she holds it when she does anyway, so it might be a part of a universe-wide need for a focus... gahh this is interesting!! thank you for the ask!

[tinynerdz360]

Above and Beyond Chapter 13: Potato's and Field Trip

Danny sat across from Mark, his legs bouncing nervously. He still wasn’t a hundred percent on board with telling NASA about the true nature of what he was. Regardless of how many times Mark said he’d be safe.

"We've got to contact NASA," Mark said, running a hand through his hair. “But how, is the question, it's not exactly like we can pick up a phone and call home from here."

Danny's fists clenched involuntarily. “Are you sure, it’s a good idea to tell them what I am?”

Mark paused and looked over at Danny. “Ideally yes. But….I guess there’s no harm in telling them later. As long as there are no more secrets with me? Got that Kiddo?” Mark asked leveling Danny with a serious look.

Danny felt the tension leave his body. “Of Course! Promise……no more secrets!”

“Hmmm good……but Danny, they will have to know at some point.”

Danny looked away. “Okay.” He mumbled softly.

Mark patted Danny on the back trying to comfort the teen. “Hey, I promise, no harm will come to you, got it?”

Danny shrugged his shoulders. “Yeah, I know.”

Mark clapped his hands together. “Well, that’s settled, we just have to figure out rations until rescue and well get rescue to come.”

“I could eat less….I’d be fine……or if I have to I could get away with nothing…..”

Mark held up a hand interrupting Danny. “No no no, none of that. I’m not starving a teen in my care.” Mark looked Danny in the eye. “Do you need food to function?”

“Well, I can—

“Nope! Wrong answer, do you need it?”

“But I can go without!!”

“You’re not getting it Kiddo, I don’t care if you can go without for a month…...if we can help it we’re not starting off like that.” Mark pulled Danny into a sideways hug.

“I don’t want that unnecessary self-sacrificing attitude, ok?”

“But what if we have too little?”

“If we must, we’ll cut rations, but it’s important you keep your strength too. We must have each other’s backs up here. If you need something, you have to communicate that and not hide something cause you think you’re doing me a favor. That’s not helping, ok?”

“Okay,” Danny said still looking conflicted. “But just so you know, I could go without for a while.”

“How long is awhile?”

“Um….” Danny paused in thought and nervously rubbed the back of his neck. “Well, I don’t actually know, but in theory, I should be ok, I could probably go without for a week or probably a month.”

Mark gave Danny a deadpan stare. “So, you’re telling me, you can go without food for a whole month, something you’ve never done….”

“Well…. when you put it like that…. but I could!”

“Danny, kiddo, I feel like we’re going in circles here. Do you need to eat?”

“Well yeah, but if needed I can go without.”

“So can I! Humans can go up to a month without food!” Mark argued back. “Look we’re not at that point. We’ll take our challenges one step at a time, got it.”

“Okay…” Danny relented.

“Well now that, THAT self-sacrificing convo’s out of the way,” Mark said. “Let's take stock of said rations.”

Danny watched as Mark took note of the food supplies.

"I got an idea! Potatoes!" Mark exclaimed; his enthusiasm palpable. "We can grow potatoes right here in the Hab.”

Danny's face contorted into confusion. "Potatoes? How are we gonna do that?”

Mark began pulling out equipment and explaining the process. "We'll use Martian soil, treat it with our own... shall we say, organic matter, and I’ll do the mathy math to get water and create a perfect environment for potato growth."

“I can use my ghost powers, just let me know what you need.”

“Which I’d love to know more about, but be careful I don’t want you to pass out, you still need that ghost fuel right?”

Danny’s shoulders slumped at the reminder. “I promise not to over-extent! I just want to help.”

“OH, I promise, you’ll help.” Mark gave Danny a mischievous grin.

“Wait….what do you mean by Organic matter? Please tell me you don't mean what I think you mean."

Mark laughed, clearly enjoying Danny's discomfort. "Welcome to Space Survival 101, kid. Nothing goes to waste here."

Danny face palmed, he was definitely not looking forward to that.

*****

Danny lay curled up on a bunk. With a blanket draped over him. He had used some of his powers in potato farming. Forming a shield when there was a slight explosion in making water. Which had greatly surprised Mark and impressed the botanist. But it had left him drained, he really needed to get more ectoplasm. But they had managed to plant some potatoes and now only time could tell if they took.

Danny was jolted from his thoughts by Mark handing him a plate of food.

Danny’s objection died on the tip of his tongue at the look Mark gave him.

“Eh, eh eh, none of that now, eat.”

Danny took the food, it was from one of the MRE packets. As Danny took a bite, that’s when he realized his hunger. He didn’t mind the quality and scarfed down his food.

Mark gave him a knowing look but didn’t comment on it, choosing not to bring up their past argument.

“That shield was really cool, what other things can you do?”

Danny paused between bites. “Lots of stuff, I can fly, go invisible, intangible, ghost rays, shields,” Danny listed off ticking up a finger with each one. “Lof stuff, sometimes I get new powers so it’s hard to keep track of everything.”

Mark gave a long whistle. “That’s really awesome, you’ll have to show me when you feel up to it.”

Danny ducked his head bashfully, not used to an adult thinking his abilities were cool and not an abomination or a threat to crush. “Sure!”

"Okay, so potato farm is a go, but we need to figure out how to contact Earth." Mark said changing the subject.

"I've been thinking, once we do get contact, I have some ideas about how to get home….faster that is. Faster than waiting for a return ship.” Danny explained. "We could use the ghost zone, it's this parallel dimension. I have some allies there, that could open a portal, they might be able to open one to Mars….”

Mark's brow shot up in surprise. “Portal? You mentioned the ghost zone before….and that your parents built one?” Mark pushed down the anger he felt at the poor safety measures Danny’s parents had.

“Portals happen all the time….at least in Amity they did. Yeah, my parents have a stable one in their basement…...it’s just a matter of getting them to help.”  

“You don’t think they’ll help?”

“Well, they don’t know about me…… they want to tear my ghost half apart ‘molecule by molecule’, so that’ll be the hard part.”

“You mentioned earlier that they hunt you…. that’s messed up kid.”  What Mark didn’t say was the choice words he had for this kid’s parents. “You do realize that we’d have to tell them…. the truth, and tell NASA the truth if we went that route.”

Danny looked down at his plate of food. “I know. But it would be worth it…. if we can get home sooner.”

Mark gave Danny a soft smile. “I know that’s hard. But I’ll have your back.”

“Thanks, Mark.”

 Mark’s face lit up. "I think I know how we can establish initial contact with NASA. Ever heard of the Pathfinder mission?"

Danny perked up. “Yeah, I have! Isn’t it buried?”

“Yep! We can dig it up and get it working again, we might be able to use its communication systems." Mark explained.

"That... could work," Danny said slowly. "But how do we find it?”

Mark grinned. "Well, I have the information on where It’s buried. I have a few ideas on how to make the tip there. And with your... unique abilities, I think we've got a real shot at this."

Danny nodded, feeling hopeful. “I’ll do whatever I can to help.”

“Danny, can you still sense where that ecto Deposit is?”

Danny blinked at the change of subject. “If I focus, I can a bit.”

“Good if it’s close, we might be able to stop by on the way, or at least scout it out.”

“You don’t have to do—

“Shhhh, yes I do, it’s something you need, we’ll find a way to get it.”

Danny let it go, he felt a strange sense of belonging. He couldn’t remember the last time an adult went out of their way for him.

*****

The Martian sun hung low on the horizon, casting long shadows across the excavation site. Danny and Mark stood side by side, their eyes fixed on the partially unearthed form of Pathfinder. It had taken them weeks to get out here. With Danny helping Mark and using his ghost powers to help. Granted after each use Danny felt weaker and weaker.

It took them hours to hitch the pathfinder to their rover. On the long journey back to the hab. Danny jerked to attention at the strong sense of ecto energy. He didn’t know why he didn’t feel it before.

“Mark STOP!”

Mark stopped the rover in surprise.

“It’s there! It’s really close!” Danny said while pointing to a nearby mountain range.

Mark paused. “Are you sure?”

“Positive! I can almost taste it!” Danny replied. “I guess we can come back, or if it’s too far that’s ok.”

“No wait,” Mark said. Mark turned the rover in the direction Danny indicated. “We can at least scout. See if we can get it today, if not we can come back, you need this.”

******

Danny and Mark stood at the yawning mouth of the cave, their figures casting long shadows across the barren landscape. Danny's feet felt rooted to the ground, an inexplicable force tugging at his core, urging him forward. It was in there somewhere. Danny just wanted to bolt on in, but Mark's hand on his shoulder held him back.

“We can’t stay long. Are you sure it’s in there?” Mark asked.

“Yes! It’s pulling me, like a magnet. My core, it's sensing ectoplasm nearby."

“is it far though? Danny, we don’t know how deep this cave is. We can come back and start mapping it out, we don’t want to get lost.”

Danny turned sharply to face Mark. "I’ll be quick. I’ll be back before you know it. I can just phase through the rock!”

“Kid, you’ve been using your powers constantly, what if they fail you before you get what you need? I promise we’ll come back.”

As Mark turned and tried to guide Danny back with him. The teen pulled away from his grip. The thought of turning away from the fuel that his body needed was too much. Danny bolted deeper into the cave. Instinct taking over and overriding all other thoughts.

“Fuck! DANNY!”  Mark took chase, but the halfa was much faster than him. Mark turned on his flashlight, the one attached to his helmet. He plunged into the dark cave system.

Mark cursed as he spotted Danny. The teen was crawling down a narrow hole. Mark grabbed the teens’ scrawny legs. “Danny stop! We could get lost!”

“It’s down there! I need it!”

Mark grunted surprised at the strength of the teen.

Mark cursed as the kid kicked him and got free.

Mark scrambled onto his hands and knees, managing to push his upper body through the hole, he grabbed Danny��s legs again. The hole was at a slant, But the slides were smooth, if they weren’t careful, they’d both slide down into the unknown.

Mark could feel the weird sensation of Danny trying to phase through his gripe. Mark cursed realizing he was right, the kid was running on empty. Mark was afraid, that if he let the teen out of his sight, the kid wouldn't be able to get back.

“Shit, Danny! Stop fighting me!” Mark could feel his lower half being dragged further into the hole.

Mark cursed as he felt Danny slide deeper, and then get heavy in his grip. Mark’s eyes widened as he realized that the hole had tapered off into a long drop. Danny was dangling over a dark abyss. Mark flung one hand onto the side of the hole, keeping one arm curled around the teen’s legs. He tried to push his body back to the opening. Mark's feet frantically shifted trying to get friction.

“Aw shit!!!! Mark felt the forward momentum of a fall.

Danny and Mark plunged into darkness, falling, falling, and falling.

Danny came back to himself at Mark's yell. Danny turned his body and grabbed Mark. Danny tried with all his might to flash into his ghost form and fly. *OH GOD I MESSED UP* Danny thought to himself. Danny found that he could not summon his powers. The best he could do was pull with all his might at his core and try to slow their descent with a weak float.

Danny squeezed his eyes shut. *I’m so stupid, how could I let this happen…I don’t know what came over me! *

Danny felt Mark's arms circle him back. Mark turned his body, so he’d take the brunt of the fall, and keep the teen protected. Danny was too focused on trying to float or fly to notice.

[sciencebecameouraddiction]

I have a Hazbin Hotel request :} pretty please

What about Sir Pentious x gn reader (platonic or romantic idc) where they're both rivals and fighting, but somehow find out that they've both ended up in the Hazbin Hotel at the same time...

omg! yes! i feel like i hardly ever see sir pentious stuff and he is so sweet. he definitely deserves more love and i hope i did this justice!

rating: PG

genre: fluffy-ish (just some bants and not really angsty)

characters: Sir Pentious x Reader (platonic but could be seen as a prelude to romance)

warnings: talk of turf wars, and use of the word fuck

You had finally gained ground on the terf war that was happening when Sir Pentious finally left, claiming he had a bigger and stronger enemy to lay siege to.

Your eyes rolled at that, but it wasn’t long until you were overwhelmed when a new team came in and wiped the area. You knew when to cut your losses so you left, angry that you had to retreat and loose that footing. You shook your head relaizing you didn’t have a place to sleep or anything when you passed by a store playing the radio and an ad came on talking about the Hazbin Hotel.

‘It’s not too far from here.’ You thought and started heading that way. It’s not like you bought into the whole redemption idea, but if it got you a bed for a while, what the hell. You finally come up to the door and knock. Surprised when the Radio Demon opens the door.

“A new patron, I assume?” He says.

“Ummm, yes?” You say, phrasing it more of a question. He lets you in and who you find out to be Charlie Morningstar bounds up to you and starts to get you checked in. You finally have your key and walk over to the bar, asking for a whiskey, neat, when you hear a gasp.

“My greatest foe! Has come to find me here. You wish to try and best me again in Battle!” You look straight ahead, not believing this.

“You have to be joking. You’re here too?” You ask as Husk slides you your drink.

“I am! You must have been searching for me I imagine! But I must disappoint you, I no longer do battle! My combat days are behind me, for I’ve turned over a new leaf.” Pentious explains.

“Well, it’s not like your villainy career was really workin’ out for ya Pents.” You say and sip your drink. “I can see why you’d retire old man.” You taunt him.

“I am not old! I think I am just two years older than you!” He exclaims, actually looking offended.

“2 years, 2 hours, 2 minutes… Still older. And since you are older, you could never beat me in combat so, I guess age isn’t everything is it snakey?” You raise your eyebrow at him.

“Oh if I had my death ray right now…” Pentious says, absolutely seething.

“You’d what? Have it break down in the middle of the field and scream as others come at you with knives?” You say, referencing one time when Pentious’s invention failed on the field and it ended up in a disaster for him.

“IT WAS ONE TIME!” He exclaims.

“It only took one time too and I was able to claim that territory for myself.” You say smug.

“Where’s your territory now, hmmm? You wouldn’t be here if you had won.” Pentious says, sliding up to the bar, smirking.

“Fuck you.” You glare at him.

“I win!” He exclaims as he leaves, calling for his eggs so they may go to sleep.

“Good night to everyone except my mortal enemy, Y/N. I hope you DON’T have a good night.” He says at the top of the stairs.

“Oh, go fuck yourself!” You yell. Angel hears and adds on, “That the only action he’d be able to get!”

“Cheers to that!” You hold your cup up to Angel.

Charlie and Vaggie look at each other. “I think tomorrow may need to have two lessons on building friendships and talking to each other nicely.” Charlie says.

“Maybe throw in a ‘how to be friends when we were enemies in a turf war’ too.” Vaggie adds. Watching the lobby and taking in all the patrons.

“We have a lot of work to do then!” Charlie says dragging Vaggie to the board to plan out the next days activities with their new guest.

[lokeefe19]

Uzi’s Streamer Life - Chapter 18 Wedding investigators.

A follow up to last chapter with Uzi and N trying to figure out where Tessa and Matt should have their wedding.

Uzi Pov

Uzi’s Room

The next day back at Uzi’s Apartment she and N were currently at Her computer trying to find a place for Tessa and Matt’s wedding like she asked them to do yesterday. Of course  Uzi didn’t know how to plan for a wedding and she needed some help with this assignment so she asked N to help her with this wedding planing and knowing more about Tessa than  she does.

So that’s what they were going to do for the next couple of hours. Searching up information on wedding locations based off of N's information about Tessa.

"Alright N.” Uzi Begins to say to N from her Chair with him in a nearby chair that he brought into her room. “We have a wedding investigation to do like your Sister asked us to Do Yesterday. So could you open up the Google chrome Tab I have left open?” 

“Sure thing Uzi.”

So N Used the Mouse to open up threw Google Chrome tab that Uzi had left up only to be brought to an ask.com Page of all things.

“How to get your dad to like your Boyfriend?”  N then reads the title on the page which caused Uzi to instantly Panic after seeing that was still up.

“Ahhh! Nothing. That’s nothing at all.” Uzi immediately says while quickly exiting out of the site.

“Hmmm. Are you trying to figure out how to get your Dad to like me still?” N thinks to himself and then asks Her.

”Sigh. Yes.” She admits to N. “Before you showed up in the room I was searching up solutions to try and figure out how to get him to like you.”

”Well The last time I saw your Dad here at the apartment it went Well didn’t it?” He then tells Uzi While pulling up a chair towards her and the computer.

Uzi remembers the last time N and Her father Khan were in the same Place together with her was when he visited her Apartment last year and had his typical unimpressed look on his face when he saw N at the door when he first opened it and throughout the whole visit which Uzi had taken noticed of and has been trying to get him to like N a bit more but nothing has worked.

"I think you have a different memory of how that visit went down." Uzi honesty tells N while reopening up the Google site on her computer.

“So what does your sister like in general N? Maybe if we can figure out what place she would want to have the wedding.” She asks N. 

N then stopped and thought to himself about Tessa’s interests and likes so he can tell Uzi and was having a bit of a struggle to think of something other than building things and her love of him and V as siblings. 

“Hmmmm. Well she likes oranges, likes to make a lot of inventions and Ummm That’s as much as I can think of.” N then says to Uzi while looking a bit nervous at her.

“So we’re in a bit of a road block here.” Uzi then says to him. “Well that hasn’t stop us before in solving problems.”

“It sure hasn’t. So I guess we’re going have to think around Tessa for bit.”  N tells Uzi. “I know some things about Matt that could help us pick a place for them both.”

”Ok N. So what are Matt’s interests?”

”I know that Matt likes sports,Helping out Tessa with her inventions, Coaching Football and loves Tessa as his girlfriend. And that’s about it.”

“That doesn’t give us much either to be honest N.”   Uzi tells him.

“Yeah. I guess I haven’t been paying attention much to Their Relationship to figure out each of their likes and dislikes. N admits to Uzi. 

“Hmmmmm.” Uzi thinks to herself. “Wait a minute. I have an idea for something that could work.” 

“You do?” N asks her.

”Yes.” She tells him. “I think that Tessa and Matt should have their wedding at the park down the street. Not only is there the baseball field nearby that Tessa mentioned that Matt works at part time but also that’s nearby the School that Tessa and her Boyfriend went to. So maybe since that’s of their interests in a connected point that could be a good spot for their wedding.

“Oh! That’s actually a great idea Uzi. Nice investigating right there.”  N congratulates Uzi for her conclusion while giving a thumbs up.

”Thank you N.” Uzi says while pointing right back at him. “Now  all we have to do is Call Tessa and tell that we found a location that could be suited for and Matt.” 

“Sure thing. I will go Call Tessa and tell her about it.”

So N got Up from the chair that was next to Uzi’s and Headed out of her room to his to get his phone to tell Tessa about the New information they have gathered while Uzi stayed in her chair watching all of it happen.

[myf00djournal]

We are now up to the part in post partum when I take photos because I actually have no idea how I look because I feel so different. Strange strange strange. These are some new non maternity LSKD tights I treated myself to 💅🏽 and I feel like I sausage in them but then looking at this photo I don’t hate what I see.

Anyway

We had an excursion into work yesterday and good lord that was a reality check. Nothing has changed and even though the vibes were up when we were there, everyone seemed so low for the first day back. I was already at a crossroads in my career prior to pregnancy when I started my Masters in a separate field so it’s also not surprising that things are still as they are, because I also felt that way. I think the only thing that got me through last year was knowing I was on leave from December.

I have a lot to think about for next year. I definitely want to return part time, 2 days if possible (ideally do I even want to return lol…). I have a whole term of long service leave saved up as well but I would need to use that when I do my social work placement in the future. Hmmm. I would say there’s plenty of time to mull this over but it’s darn May in a few days and I know my principal would be reaching out mid year because that’s when they look at staffing for the following year.

Blah blah blah

[a-sunlighthouse-lamp]

four for the character questions?

OK OK OK OK FOUR

(I'm so tempted to make this about the Colors too, and do like 5 different ones (one for Four, one for each Color, but we'll see how it goes)

favorite thing about them

I can't pick between character design and personality sooooo

I really like the tunic, I know it's a color pallet nightmare and shouldn't work, but it makes him visually stand out against the greens and blues of most of the chain, which I think is fun! (also pretty colors) (and smol)

From a personality/characteristics view point, I really like the complexities with his character! It's really difficult to see him as a 2d character, because of the Colors, which I think is really fun! Stick four different, but still somewhat flat sometimes (as is their point kinda), characters together and you get the real humanity of a fully fleshed out person unavoidable in the character!

least favorite thing about them

Hmmmmm, this is difficult because I love the little guy, but I'd have to sayyyyyyyy... drawing the bangs/headband thingey? from a purely selfish point of view, because I do like how they look, and it's a fun way to differentiate character designs, they're just so hard to drawwwww

favorite line

Not really a line, but when he just fucking cackles in Dawn pt4 when Wars says "I think you ought to practice some teamwork. It could use some improvement."

brOTP

hmmmmmm, I'm very fond of Four and Dot's platonic relationship, but I'll get into that more in a later section soooooooo

In the chain at least I think Four and Wind are cool because of the underestimation bondings be it because of age, or babyface/height, or just being the small ones! Although, Four and Sky is also a really nice dynamic... AND the Four and Legend one is real fun, both because their personalities work very well together, and the whole Palace of the Four Sword angst potential >:3

Honestly I could speak towards any sort of within the chain relationship and can't pick just one :(((((

OTP

Four and Shadow, I am nothing if not predictable (more specifically Vidow because of the manga, but BlackSmith (or whatever the Four and Shadow ship name is) is fun too!). They're just adorable and horrible okie? :3

nOTP

I'm just generally not a big fan of romantic Four and Dot, no disrespect to people who do like it, but I think they're better as besties! Like, I think MC!Link at least was very young (and FS(A)!Link was also fairly young I think, but more of an early-middle teen than like 8 or 9), so romance was probably the last thing on his mind, just "I gotta save my best friend!"

And! They've known each other since they were children because their parents were friends and Hyrule Town is a fairly small town, no? This could be argued towards a friends-to-lovers plot line technically, but I just automatically file "known each other as kids" under "a subsection of siblings" because of my own experiences (and the aroaceness) sooooooooooo... yeah...

random headcanon

Colors: I think Red and Blue bake stuff together a lot and give it out to the rest of the people of Hyrule Town for fun, or maybe they open a bakery! (this is all after the events of lu, or before I guess)

Four specifically: I really like the idea that he keeps a journal/diary. Writes down everything type journal. This is a fairly popular head cannon I think (maybe????) so for an out of left field one have... uhhhh...

He goes crazy for raspberries. Sure why not, that feels like it weirdly works for some reason

unpopular opinion

I don't think I really have that many unpopular opinions (unless something else here is that) buuuuuuut, maybe something about him being at least a little morally grey? Like, I get heros and all that jazz, but like... let him be at least a little morally grey hmmm?

I guess that's not really unpopular, I just see "hero character is good' and think, how about no, not exactly, and for him it works!

song i associate with them

Okay, I don't have one for Four, couldn't find one in the "all o' it" playlist, but I did find one for Vidow so I hope this suffices:

Little Soldiers by The Crane Wives

(I am nothing if not a puppet for the Little Soldiers Renchantyn propaganda, and it has only made me realise it kinda works for these two as well)

favorite picture of them

As you've probably assumed by now, I cannot pick just one sooooo:

He's so little, so very smol, and the overhead pov just makes It so much more apparent hehhe (also angy little guy)

This one is just hilarious due to the context, another iteration of little guy

and these two because they are new and we all love them :P

(all art credit to Jojo over at @/linkeduniverse of course)

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This was really fun thank you so much for sending it in! :D

[ruumirmir]

Employee of the Month

really, i dont think half of this should be taken seriously, HOWEVER:

I think loverboy's peakest babygirl moment in all of his career should be singlehandedly getting pantalone to invent the concept of "employee of the month" for the sole reason of having a workplace excuse to spoil and praise him without raising suspicion. 👀 Which I'll set in the timeline Before pantalone becomes the harbinger, and is just a fairly high ranking official at present.

(theres like a whole backstory ive cooked up that my moot is currently writing now so this entire post might make a lot more sense after my requested fic is out lmao)

like yeah,, pantalone eventually does come to realize and notice that Hmmm! This one man is a particularly diligent worker! His excellent workplace charm and wet puppy eyes have captivated me !

Perhaps a little shy to praise.

(lil bro is actively trying to avoid the spotlight in such a line of work)

Celestia knows how many hundreds of fatui are trained and raised in the soldiers way 🙄 With the Tsaritza's mercy the organization will rarely happen upon a handful of sparkly-eyed new recruits that can actually be COMPETENT with the brunt of the logistics, diplomacy and theoretical PAPERWORK that keeps the fatui running.

God knows that harbingers like Pantalone, Pulcinella, and occasionally Arlecchino NEED subordinates behind desks rather than on the field.

So the idea comes to pantalone on a fine sunny day with a stroke of genius !

because the work environment under each harbinger is so Different, you could categorize pantalone to (relatively) have the safest, and most boring work imaginable.

Definitely in which case, job motivation is very..... low. Well not anymore apparently,, in comes loverboy, newly enrolled in the fatui

with a personal vendetta against risking his precious life on the field, who damn well MAKES SURE his work merits and skills direct him towards a cushy job with good pay. and that eventually catches pantalone's attention, whos like

Wow! I wonder how i can get myself to play favorites in my department in broad daylight without it being suspicious... Hmmm...

And then on the first day of the upcoming month, out goes a notice to every subordinate, manager, accountant, secretary and etc etc, about a brand new system set in place! and would you look at that:

Loverboy nearly digs a hole and buries himself on the spot out of embarrassment when he sees a nice framed photo of him hung up at the Northland bank's noticeboard with nice bold letters saying

"Fatuus of the Month"

followed by a nice motivational speech by pantalone that goes a little too into loverboy's personal quirks rather than his excellent contributions to the bank.

Really, it might've only been a little over 1.5 years into his mandated fatui service, but he's already been sent off with a neat bonus.... a small material gift that pantalone bought him, and a strong surge of interest from his fellow colleagues/comrades.

So much for trying to avoid the spotlight :P

also pspsppspsps @eluxcastar would you like some loverboy thoughtposting

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*waves arms* I HAVE IDEAS for future Loki things. I briefly thought about writing some fics but lmao I've got enough stuff to write already.

(In the spirit of the MCU taking things from the comics and taming them down) We see Kid Loki from the Void wandering the new branches of Yggdrasil. He is not sure what has happened, and he doesn't know why he has this affinity for walking between the worlds (nice that Loki's Tree could be the reason every Loki is able to walk the "hidden paths"), but he does have The Wanderlust and he is also homeless. His alligator friend has found a magic pond, he Does Not want to return to the Void, his native timeline has been pruned for what, centuries? He's all alone. He has thought about finding a timeline with no Loki but the thought of trying to add himself into a Kid Thor's life makes him feel weird because Unresolved Issues. And then the magpie comes, first in his dreams, then out of them. The magpie talks, and is a trickster, and the Kid calls it Ikol. The magpie tells him they have to retrieve the flaming sword from wherever it was left (hmmm how does Ikol know where it is?)–first adventure–then rescue a lonely Loki, the one that would become Classic Loki after hiding in the asteroid after Infinity War–second adventure, or perhaps the last one, because hey if Thor really had to be stuck with a child, it could have been Kid Loki–and whoa there's so many adventures to be had. If some people ever figured out a Loki can power the whole fucking universe, a smaller one would be a smaller battery but an easier one to get. Ravonna Renslayer could pop up again. Kang, of course. Isn't the MCU gathering Young Avengers? Kid Loki's in the playing field, hooray, can't wait for the bad handling, hooray... wouldn't it be awesome if the "big bad" of the new phases was actually The Loki Who Sits In A Tree Of Time and the TVA trying to stop everyone from causing multidimensional wars, of course it's from the pov of those trying to travel through dimensions so they're not aware it's dangerous and those trying to stop them look evil until the whole picture is revealed to them.

Anyway, on-screen it would've been an easy guess because it would've been voiced by Tom Hiddleston, but Ikol the magpie is in fact the Loki that sits in the Tree, and projects outside of it (didn't Tom Hiddleston say it would be "unwise" to consider Loki's journey done?) to not be lonely and to watch out for the child he'd met. Like in the comics, only the Kid can see him.

The cameos Stan Lee used to do could be Mobius hanging around occasionally talking "to himself" if you know what I mean. I want him randomly dropping by in every single new movie, occasionally together with B15, Casey, Brad Wolfe, Ouroboros or someone else from the TVA.

(The fic title would've been The Kid, The Magpie and The Flaming Sword 👀)

[marblesphere]

Marriage Lovers

Well, the basic idea was taken from manga/anime 'More than marriage couple, but less than lovers' Some readers might be familiar with this manga/anime. In short, the school made a rule that students in their third year, if I remember correctly, have to sign up for this program mandatorily. They then will be paired to become a couple (must be a boy and a girl pair) and undergo the program of living together in an apartment provided by school like a married couple.

Thanks to @ReySim (ao3 friend) who helped with brainstorming ideas that the fanfic is finished safely. 😆 Thank you, Bestie.

!!Warning!! Teeth rotting fluff, high sugar content, suggestive theme (a teeeenyyy bit), blood and violence (a little)

Now, I hope you enjoy this. Happy reading!!!

“I finally arrived here.” A girl is looking at a school building from the entrance gate. Her eyes are full of hope and determination. “Yosh! I have a feeling that he will be here.” She pumped herself up. Soon, she will meet with her first love. The boy whom she met a long time ago. A kind boy who gave her his pudding because she was crying. It was the sweetest pudding she ever had.

“We are getting new students today. I heard it’s a girl!!!” The whole class is becoming noisy, while Satoru is napping on his desk. Head slumps on his hands which are on the table. I, his desk mate who sit beside him are patting his soft hair.

“New student…” Yae sighed.

“What’s wrong?” I blinked at my friend.

“No, it’s just after the implementation of new rules, our school is sure becoming more popular.” Her mouth twitched.

“Ah, that marriage program, right?” I ‘aahh’ed in understanding.

“Yep.” Yae nodded. “A program that was made to teach students how marriage will be. Seems like due to the high rate of divorce lately. Couples, especially young couples don’t truly understand that marriage is a partnership in everything. So, they clashed and divorced.” Yae said.

“Well, this program is supported by the government. They think education in this field is very important, and thus the program is implemented. Our school is the first to implement this program. No wonder a lot of students are signing up this year.” I giggled. “This is a chance for them to meet with maybe their true love.”

“Not to mention, if you can complete the marriage program with the highest score, you will be given a full scholarship and a letter of recommendation to any university of your choice. It’s pretty high in return.” Yae said.

“Though the couple will be selected randomly, it’s not like we can’t choose our own partner.” I smiled. “If we have the legal document signed by party A and party B and their legal guardians. It’s possible to be partnered up with each other.”

“Yeah, usually wealthy kids with prior engagements will be using this as a trial for their upcoming marriage.” Yae nodded.

“By the way, Suguru applied for you and him. Congrats.” I smiled.

“…What?” Yae blinked at the news. It was new to her.

“Oh, you haven’t heard?” I smiled in amusement.

“No…” Yae turned to Suguru who was sitting beside her.

“Let’s do our best, love,” Suguru smirked.

“…Rai-chan…how about you and Satoru?”

“Rai-chan, don’t stop…” Satoru whined.

“My hand is tired.” I pouted.

“I guess I shouldn’t ask. It’s already obvious.” Yae sweatdropped.

“My name is Mayami Hinako. Nice to meet you all.” The new student bowed. After the usual 20 questions, the new student was finally allowed to sit. But I sense she is secretly glancing at Satoru.

‘Hmmm… I wonder why…’

Today is the start of the new school year. The Sakura trees are in full bloom and the weather is quite chilly. I am drowned in Satoru’s blazer. I like having long sweater paws, and Satoru likes to see me drowned in his oversized clothes. It’s a win-win situation.

Today is also when the newly implemented program, which is officially named Marriage Lesson program will start. Our homeroom teacher will announce the selected pairings. We are required to stay in an apartment owned by the government. ~”~

“Heeee~ They gave us a separate bedroom.” Satoru raised an eyebrow. The apartment is a very simple but luxurious 3-room apartment. Kitchen with connected living room, a bathroom and 2 bedrooms. “We only need one bedroom, right, Rai-chan.” Satoru grinned as he put our luggage in one bedroom and began to unpack. The bed is big enough for the two of us, so there will be no problem. Whereas I inspect all the rooms first, trying to see if there’s a problem or not. After making sure the stove, water and the house facilities are functioning normally, I go back to our shared bedroom and see Satoru has finished unpacking.

“We need to stock groceries.”

“Okay, let’s go.” Satoru got up and fixed his blazer on me again. “Rai-chan, you make me want to just manhandle you.” Satoru leaned his weight on me, squashing my already small stature.

“Let’s go. I want to come back before dark.” I flailed my sweater paws and pouted.

“Too cute!!!” Satoru rubbed his cheek on me. The moment the door was opened, we also saw our neighbour getting ready to go out.

“Groceries.” Suguru and Satoru said in unison and laughed. In the end, the four of us are going to get groceries together. We buy a week's worth of groceries. No worries about the money, we were given fixed money every month to be managed. We have to submit each of our purchases to school by the end of the month.

Arriving at the supermarket, Yae and I, arm in arm begin to hunt for cheaper but decent-quality ingredients while having the boys handle the trolleys. They should make themselves useful.

“That will be 12.000 yen.”

“Here it is.” I gave her two ten thousand bills.

“Here is the change. Thank you very much.” ~”~

“Too bad Shoko and Nanamin didn’t apply.” Satoru sighed.

“…Nanamin would rather spend time by himself…” Suguru sweatdropped. “Shoko also would rather spend her time dissecting.”

“Besides, Shoko and Nanamin are in different schools from us. Shoko’s school is strong in medical academics. It’s her shortcut to her first choice of university. Nanamin is the same, his school is strong in business.” Yae said.

“Will it be alright to have a doctor who likes to dissect people? She won’t be called a modern mad scientist, right?”

“She won’t. Shoko will be fine.” I rolled my eyes.

“Ah…” Our attention shifted to another person who came down from stairs. “G-good afternoon…” She bowed.

“Good afternoon.” We replied to her greeting and waited for her to fully come down before we could go upstairs. But the thing is, the girl doesn’t budge. She keeps staring at Satoru while seemingly deep in thought.

“Are you going to come down? Because we need to use the stairs.” I frowned. My mood worsened by her staring.

“A-ah, I am sorry, I didn’t mean to trouble you.” She quickly came down. “Please…”

The rest of us are going up back to our apartment. I sneak a glance at the new transfer student and sure enough, she is staring at Satoru. ~”~

“Satoru.” I puffed my cheek at the taller male who was making dinner. He is wearing a cute pink frilly love apron because it made him cuter, he said.

“What’s wrong, love?” Satoru chuckled as he poured the beaten egg into the frying pan. We are having a simple omurice today.

“She is staring at you.” I fumed.

“…who?” He blinked.

“That girl. The new girl. She has been staring at you since morning.”

“Ah? Really? I didn’t notice at all. I prefer if you were staring though.” He grinned and flipped the egg mixture.

“She smells trouble. I don’t like she is staring at you.” I crossed my arms and cocked my head to the side. Now, wearing my supposed sleepwear, shorts with Satoru’s black long-sleeved sweater. The sweater drops into mid-thigh, drowning the shorts.

“I also don’t like being stared at, except from you.” Satoru nodded.

“You need to coax me better.”

“How about I coax you into bed later.” He whispered.

I shiver at the tone he used, “!!! This pervert.” I grumbled, blushing while Satoru cackled.

“Cuddle me later.” I stomped to the sofa and turned the TV on.

“Will do, love.” As promised, I have a cuddling session after dinner. Satoru’s hand rests on my bare stomach as I sit on his lap, watching TV. “Have your mood gotten better, love?” He hummed.

“Yeah, a little…” I mumbled as I began to doze off.

“Shall we go to bed now?”

“Hmm… please…” I mumbled sleepily.

“Aren’t you precious, love.” In my haziness, I hear his cooing and I snuggled closer to him. ~”~

The next time I open my eyes, a nice smelling aroma waft to my nose. The right side of my bed is empty, meaning, the occupant is not there anymore. “Satoru…” I walked to the living room/kitchen to find him donning the apron and making breakfast and our lunch.

“The breakfast will be done soon, Rai-chan. You should wash up first.” But I ignored his words and wrapped my sweater paws around his torso from behind.

“Cold…” I mumbled.

“Sorry, love.” Satoru turned around and hugged me back. “I will be done soon.”

“…okay… brush my hair later.” I reluctantly released my hold on him.

“Of course.” I go to the bathroom to wash up and change into my uniform and at the same time prepare our school bags. When I came back to the living room, the breakfast is done and the lunches had been packed and wrapped in nice blue wrapping clothes.

After breakfast, Satoru is brushing my hair while I enjoy it while dozing off. “It’s finished, Rai-chan. We should go to school now.”

“…’mkay.” I nodded.

“Good morning.”

“Good morning, Yae, Suguru.” I yawned.

“Still sleepy? You really are not a morning person.” Suguru laughed. My body shivers from the cold.

“Here, Rai-chan, wear this.” Satoru changed my blazer to much bigger of his, allowing me to savour some warmth it offered.

“Good morning!” We were greeted by the transfer student, energetically in the morning.

“…m’ning.” I slurred. Satoru’s blazer is making me all sleepy again.

“Tsk.” Then we heard an unhappy click of tongue from her supposed partner.

“Well, I guess we won’t be bothering you and your partner. Please excuse us.” Suguru said politely, but he is clearly mocking them.

“Let’s go, Rai-chan.” Satoru guided me with his hand and I just blindly followed him to the school.

“…What’s wrong, Yae?” Suguru asked his quiet partner.

“…No, must be my mistake…” Yae shook her head. ~”~

‘It’s him… It must be him… my first love!!!!’ Mayami Hinako screamed internally. She must not be wrong, the white hair and blue eyes. She has never once forgotten what he looks like. She finally met him! Her first love!!!

Mayami Hinako squeals excitedly, but her excitement quiets down when she finds out that her first love is already in a relationship with another girl. ‘No…no…’ She shook her head. That girl must be only his partner in this Marriage Lesson program and they do all the lovey-dovey stuff just to get more points. ‘Yes, that must be it!’ She nodded to herself.

“But… they are really good…” She mumbled. There’s no unnatural movement from their interaction. It’s as if they truly love each other. “No… I can’t give up now. Even if he already has a girlfriend. I should have at least told him that he is my first love…who knows…” Her imagination is going wild. “Kyaaa!!!!” She screamed by herself.

“Shut up, woman.” Her partner rolled his eyes in distaste. “Don’t forget, we will need to reach the top ten to be able to exchange partners.”

“I am not forgetting anything. Don’t worry.” She huffed. When she was partnered up with him, she was pretty disappointed. Her partner doesn’t have the best personality, but when they talked about their goals, they decided to become accomplices. She was aiming for a full scholarship at first, so she doesn’t care who her partner is. But meeting her first love was a bonus. Now, she can get her scholarship and maybe a future boyfriend. She is really glad that she signed up for this program.

Her partner, Yanagizawa Hibiki, was aiming to be Hisaki Raika’s partner. Apparently, he has been in love with her since forever. Mayami Hinako sympathizes with his situation. Much like her, she also hoped to be her first love’s partner. So, they agreed to help each other. As long as they can get enough points to be ranked on top, they can request partner exchange. But the problem is how to get consent from the said pair. Well, let’s think that for later, for now, they should focus on collecting points. ~”~

“Today we are having the surprise test. I hope you guys were studying last night.” Our homeroom teacher grinned. Loud groans and protests soon fill the class. “Well, it’s already included in the rule that school can spring up this surprise test.” He laughed.

The test was not that hard, since we are just beginning to study the new curriculum. The test consists of mostly the previous year’s meaning, the second year’s curriculum. As long as we don’t do that badly, we won’t get a punishment to attend extra classes.

“Done.” Satoru was the first one to finish it and went to sleep for the rest of the period. I nudge Satoru’s leg and his hand begins to trace the answer on my blazer-covered thigh. All I need is to write it down.

At lunch break, as usual, the four of us combine our tables and have lunch together. “How did you do on the test?” Yae asked knowingly.

“I did good,” I said confidently.

“Mmh… Rai-chan did good.” Satoru patted my head.

“He-hello… can I eat lunch with you guys?” Here she is again, the transfer girl. From now on I will call her Girl A. Girl A smiles nervously while sneaking a glance at Satoru, again.

‘Seriously, what’s this girl's problem?! How come she keeps coming to Satoru?’ I frowned. “No, we only have four tables here and we are four people. You should just eat with your partner to deepen your relationship. Who knows he might be your true love.” I glared at her.

“Eh?! No!” She squeaked out. “I mean as a new student… I want to get along with everyone…” She blushed, she is looking at Satoru, silently hoping for him to accept her request.

“Rai-chan, open your mouth, aaahhh…” I nom obediently at Satoru’s chopstick.

“Can’t you see…” I swallowed the food, “We have no more room for you? if you want to make friends, there are also others.” I huffed. *nom* I was fed again.

“O…oh…” She deflated. “Sorry…” She apologized but looked very reluctant to leave us.

“By the way, I heard Shoko applied to a medical cram school. She will be swamped with homework every day.” Suguru laughed.

“Shoko will be alright. She has a gift in the medical field.” I said.

“Yeah… but her explanation…” The two males remembered how she explained to them when they didn’t understand what was going on.

“It’s ‘fwoo’ and then it goes ‘hyoi’. ‘Fwoo’ and then ‘hyoi’, get it?” Shoko explained to them. The two males are emitting smoke from their brain, not understanding what she said. “You’ve got no sense in this.” She sighed.

Seems like she takes the hint and leaves us alone, for now. ~”~

End of the month, it’s a time for the school to announce the score for all students who signed up for the Marriage Lesson program. The first rank is Yae x Suguru pair. Well yeah, it’s no surprise. Satoru and I are placed in second. Not that we mind much. No matter what rank we are, it’s important to just enjoy this. It’s quite sad for Girl A and her partner that they aren’t in the top 10, but they aren’t that far, they are in 12th. Anyway, we have decided to go on a date after the score is being announced.

“Okay, now we are ready.” Satoru zipped his purple high-neck jacket on me again, while he was donning a light blue turtle neck long-sleeved sweater, black hooded fur jacket, jeans and sneakers.

It’s 10 10-minute walk from our apartment to our destination, a cat café. “Welcome.” The waitress greeted us as we stepped into the café. “Table for two?”

“Yes.” I nodded.

“Please follow me.” She giggled seeing my sweater paws. Some cats approach us and tag along to our table. “Here is your table.”

“Thank you.” I smiled, waving my sweater paws to her.

“You are very welcome. Please call one of us when you are ready to order. And here, cat food. You can feed the cat.” She giggled as she handed us a container for cat kibble.

The cats jump onto my lap and start meowing for attention. Instead of ordering I begin to play with cats. Satoru just watches with a soft indulgent smile on his lips. “Here.” I gave him a cat to play with. Satoru chuckles softly as he takes the cat from me and begins stroking the said cat. The cat purrs loudly, thoroughly enjoying it. Hearing that, some other cats begin to approach Satoru. No sooner than 5 minutes, a lot of cats are perching on Satoru’s body. Satoru laughs lightly when they seek attention by rubbing their cheeks and meowing.

“…booo…” I was the one who felt irritated now. Satoru didn’t give me any attention at all. I look at the headband on the waitress’ head. I walk to her and ask if I could borrow that. The waitress smiles as she lends me her cat headband. Now armed with a cat headband on top of my head, I go back to Satoru’s seat, gently moving the cats away and plop myself on his lap.

“Nyaa.” I looked at him as I meowed.

Satoru blinks once, twice and then chuckles as he strokes my head. “The biggest cat is here.”

“Nyaaa~~~” I grinned. But some cats are still persistent in getting his attention. “Nya!” I pouted at the cat. “Nya!” I wrapped my hand around Satoru, showing them that he was mine.

Satoru’s shoulders tremble as he suppresses his laughter. Just see how cute his future wife is, fighting with cats to get his attention.

“Nyaa~~~” The cats pulled their kitty eyes on me.

“Nya! (Still no)” I pouted.

Some cats change their tactics, instead of getting Satoru’s attention, they are trying to get my attention now. Some cats plopped in my lap and I began to nya, nya’ing and play with them. Not noticing the whole guests are now watching us while gushing ‘how cute’ some even experience blood loss due to cuteness.

“Ex…excuse me…” One of the waitresses approached us, blushing slightly. “Can…can we take a picture of you?”

I tilt my head and then nod, “Nya.” I grinned.

“Kya!” I think I heard her scream in excitement. So, I got my picture taken while sitting on Satoru’s lap, having my hands posed like a cat, with long sweater paws, the cats are crowding around us.

We stayed in the cat café longer than intended. But it’s time well spent. “Is this really the bill?” I looked at the bill, which was way cheaper than what we had ordered.

“Yes. It’s a special discount from us. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts that you healed us.” She smiled.

“Eh?” I blinked.

“Please come again. Next month, we are going to launch a new menu.” My eyes brightened at this and I looked at Satoru, batting eyelashes.

“I got it. We will come again next month.” Satoru laughed at his endearing cute lover.

“Nyaaa…” The cats are crowding around us.

“Oh, the cats seem to be sad to see you go.” The waitress said.

I bend down and look at them, “Nya! Nya nya nya (I will come next month, until then be good kids and wait)”

“Nya~~” The cats chorused. Seems like they get what I am trying to say.

“Do tell me since when did you learn cat language?” Satoru raised his brow in amusement as we stepped out from the cat café.

“Since I met the cats.” I giggled.

“…You learnt on the spot…?” His jaw dropped.

“Yep. I am amazing, aren’t I?” I walked two steps ahead and waved my sweater paws at him.

“Yeah, you are really amazing, love.” He chuckled. ~”~

It’s another normal day in school. We are in our second term already, the couple scoreboard was dominated by the invincible couple, Yae x Suguru. They place the first every month. They are called the golden couple. As for me and Satoru, we are sometimes in second or third. But the most important thing is, that we go on cat café dates every month.

Right now, I am on my way back to the classroom after being called by the teacher. “Raika.” A boy stopped me.

“Can I help you?” I looked at this unfamiliar boy. “And don’t call me by my first name. We are not close.” I frowned.

“I can call you what I like.” He said. “And, you.” He suddenly grabbed my arm, “How long do you think you are going to be stuck with Gojo? You are mine, remember?”

“…” I looked at him blankly. “I don’t even know you,” I answered.

“Heh! Are you angry that I am paired with that new girl?” He smiled in a deranged way.

“Let me go.” I shook off his hand.

“Don’t worry, I will request a partner exchange. You will soon be with me.” He licked his lip while looking at me and then he went away.

“…Sick man…” I grumbled. “How dare he touch me and wrinkle Satoru’s blazer? I am going to kick him next time I see him.” I harrumphed. ~”~

“Gojo-kun, Hisaki-san is not a good partner for you. You should have changed her while you have the chance.” Girl A came over to Satoru and suddenly said something like this to him.

“Are you crazy?” Satoru rolled his eyes as if he would believe what this girl was talking about.

“I am not. Hisaki-san is cheating on you. Look at this.” Girl A showed him a picture. A picture where Rai-chan was being held by her arm by a boy. “See, she even already agreed to exchange partners.” She continued.

“Exchanging partner needs consent from all parties involved. I will never agree, so there’s no way Rai-chan will exchange partners. Not that she will agree herself.” Satoru mumbled.

“No, but she really said it.” Girl A continued to say.

“I don’t care. You are annoying me. Get lost.” Satoru glared to her and then quickly went to see Rai-chan. Rai-chan won’t let some other people touch her easily. And that face of her clearly showed that she was surprised, angry and uncomfortable.

‘Why…why he doesn’t believe me?’ Girl A looked at his back sadly. ‘No…’ She shook her head, ‘I can’t give up yet. It’s still too early for me to give up. I will definitely make him realize that Hisaki-san is not as good as he thinks she is. Evidence, I need a lot of evidence.’ Just like that Girl A is resolving to collect the evidence of Hisaki Raika’s cheating affair. ~”~

“Rai-ch-!” I launched like a rocket to Satoru. “What’s wrong, Rai-chan? Where’s my blazer?” Satoru looked confused because I was without his usual blazer.

“A mental person touched it. it’s dirty now. He ruined your smell. I hate him.” I threw a tantrum.

“Did he do anything to you?” Satoru asked worriedly.

“He touched my arm…” I grumbled. “He also spouted some nonsense about me being his. Who does he think he is? I am no one’s.” I pouted.

“Aren’t you mine, love?”

“You are mine.” I huffed, looking at him with serious eyes (and a triangle mouth)

“…yes, that’s right, isn’t it?” Satoru smiled in relief and patted my head.

“Let’s get a new blazer for you.”

“Okay, Rai-chan.” Satoru allowed me to drag him to request a new blazer.

To appease my bad mood, Satoru cooks my favourite dinner for today and even buys some kikufukus. “Why are you still pouting, love?”

“I am still angry because he ruined your blazer. Now I can’t have sweater paws again.” I huffed.

“I still have another one.” Satoru smiled.

“But I won’t have anything to wear when it’s going to be washed,” I mumbled.

“The new blazer won’t take too long.”

“It doesn’t smell like you.” I cried.

“…” Satoru chuckled. “Come here, love.” Hearing his soft indulging voice, I crawled to him, sitting on his lap. Satoru’s hands quickly wrap around me. “I will let you wear my high-neck jacket, will that do?”

“…okay…” I nodded.

“Good girl. Now, what do you want to do? We still have time before going to sleep.”

“Silly Satoru, we still have to do our skincare routine.” I rolled my eyes.

“Oh, yeah. I almost forget about that.”

“I will go get them.” Not long after, I came back with the necessary cat headband towels and skincare tools and products. The two of us then do the skincare routine to each other face, giggling while putting the mask on. And now watching some rom-com movie, munching some kikufukus. ~”~

Starting the next day, I am wearing Satoru’s high-neck jacket instead of the usual blazer. The new blazer will need more time to smell like him. I thought this would be the ordinary normal day as usual.

“Hisaki-san, I want to request a partner exchange.” Girl A came over to me and said that.

“I don’t want to,” I answered lazily.

“You…you can’t be like that! Gojo-kun is too good for the likes of you.” She said and the whole class quieted down.

“Too good for me?” My mouth twitched. “So, you think he will be perfect for you?!” I glared at her menacingly. “Know your place, peasant. Who do you think you are? Your status can't even measure up to my pinky.”

“Status is not important in love!” She glared back. “Because…because Gojo-kun is my first love!”

“…You must hit your head hard.” I blinked.

“I am not! Gojo-kun is my first love! I knew it when I saw him! I still remember how he gave pudding to me when I was crying back then.” She suddenly went into her delusion.

“Satoru…gave pudding to you…?” I repeated. “There’s no way. Satoru won’t ever give sweets to someone that is not me.”

“What? You don’t believe me? Of course you are. You think you are a perfect match for him because the school paired you two up. Gojo-kun will soon remember about me and we’ll see.” She huffed haughtily.

“Where did you meet?” I frowned.

“Curious now?” She snorted. “I won’t tell you.” She smiled in triumph and went back to her seat full of pride.

‘…This girl…must be mental too…’

Satoru, Yae and Suguru came back from the faculty room. Girl A suddenly makes her way to him. “Gojo-kun, do you remember me?”

“…Who are you? Do I know you?” Satoru frowned. Yae sensing something is not right, quickly comes to my side.

“What’s wrong?”

“That girl is mental,” I answered.

“Seems so.” Yae nodded solemnly.

After school, we gathered in our apartment to discuss what happened at the time they were gone. So, I narrated to them how that girl suddenly asked for a partner exchange and said that Satoru was her first love.

Satoru makes a face at that statement. And then I continued about how Satoru gave pudding to her when she was crying. The problem is, that Satoru never left my side in our childhood until now. Wherever I was, Satoru would be there, and vice versa. We are heirs of big companies. So, we usually mingle with kids with the same status. There will be no chance that Satoru will meet her, lest giving her sweets. Satoru only ever gave me sweets.

“She must be mental.” They came to the same conclusion.

“Let’s run a background check on her,” Suguru suggested.

“Yeah, and her partner too. He harassed Rai-chan once.” Satoru nodded. After Yae and Suguru go back to their own room, I cling to Satoru like a koala, with all limbs wrapped around him tightly.

“Still angry?” Satoru hummed as he patted my head.

“I hate her.” My voice is muffled by his clothes.

“I don’t like her too.” Satoru adjusted me so I won’t fall down. “Let’s forget about her now. I want to spend time with my lovely Rai-chan.”

“I bought a new movie.” My eyes sparkled.

“You set up the movie, okay, love. I will make some snacks for us.”

“Okay.” I jumped back down, excitedly fluttering away to set up for movie night. “Hurry up, Satoru.” I pouted at the slow him.

“I’m coming.” Satoru came with various sweets and snacks and my favourite fruity-flavoured drink. I bring a blanket and pillows from our bedroom. I have a feeling we are gonna end up sleeping on the sofa, so I make it more comfortable to sleep.

“Hurry hurry.” I waved my sweater paws excitedly and crawled onto his lap the moment he sat down. As usual, Satoru’s hand automatically slips into his oversized sweater and rests on my bare stomach and I have a blanket covering us, I press play and then lean back on his chest.

“It’s a horror story?” Satoru peered down at me.

“Yep, so I can cuddle with you if I am afraid.” I beamed at him.

“That you do.” He chuckled.

Throughout the movie, I have Satoru to feed me snacks, I don’t want my sweater paws to get dirty now, do I?

“Satoru, kiss.” From time to time, I asked for a kiss instead of a snack. The problem is, for each kiss I ask, the longer the kiss will be.

“Let’s not go over PG 13, yeah,” Satoru whispered on my lips.

“But I like your kisses.” I pouted. “Why does it matter anyway? It’s not like we can’t turn off the camera anyway.” The only drawback is we won’t be getting points. That’s why we sometimes fall down in ranking. There were times we turned off the camera.

“You are being naughty today, hm.” Satoru licked his lips. His hand starts tracing a pattern on my stomach.

“Yep. But you will indulge me, won’t you?” I giggled.

“Yeah, I can’t never deny your request, love.” Satoru’s hand searched for the remote control and turned off the camera. Now we are free to do whatever we want. I giggle as I wrap my hands around his neck and pull him into tongue battling kiss.

Remember how wealthy engaged kids are using this program as trial and error for their upcoming marriage life? That’s why legal guardians were using loopholes to have their engaged kids partnered up with each other.

Satoru and I have been engaged since we were born. So, following this program is just a way for us to get used to the upcoming marriage life. Not that this helps much, we are used to each other presence so much that it will actually feel weird if we aren’t together. The two of us being together is as natural as breathing. We need each other to continue living.

Long story short, we are satisfied and happy in the morning. ~”~

The following days were pretty annoying because Girl A either pestering me to exchange partners or pestering Satoru about being her first love. We got the report on their background, and it was clearly stated that she had never met Satoru face to face. First, Satoru never went to her hometown even once. Second, there’s no way Satoru was allowed to go out alone as a kid. Three, Satoru never go anywhere without me.

So, it was clear she was delusional about Satoru being her first love. One thing concerning me is that Girl A partner who from now on I will call him Thug A. Thug A, according to the report my subordinate gave, has an unhealthy obsession with me.

‘He is mental…. What do I expect from a mental person?’ Apparently, he has a lot of pictures of me that were taken without my consent. My witty subordinate already made sure to take them as evidence. The biggest problem is he…cut up every picture of Satoru. I am worried he will do anything to my Satoru.

“You worry too much, love.” Satoru pinched my nose. As usual, we are cuddling on the sofa

“You are not allowed to get hurt. Satoru is my property.” I huffed.

“I won’t.” Satoru laughed affectionately at my declaration. “Here, eat this kikufuku.” He prodded my pouting mouth with kikufuku and I opened my mouth to eat it. “Delicious?”

“Very.” I licked my mouth clean.

“Which one is more delicious, this kikufuku or me?” Satoru traced the bottom of my lip while desire reflected in his eyes.

“You.” My tongue swirls around his thumb.

“Shall we decorate the bed with you pinned underneath me?”

“Who’s being naughty today?” I giggled.

“Me. I am being naughty today.” Satoru grinned, but his eyes softened. “You will listen to your cute, handsome, awesome fiancé’s request, won’t you?”

I jump out of his lap and Satoru looks at me with a pout. “Come here, silly. We are going to the bed, aren’t we?” Satoru’s eyes brighten up and he trails behind me like a puppy. ~”~

Another month, another cat café date. As usual, the two of us are walking to the said café. The owner said they are going to have a new menu today, named, Catoru, courtesy of me. I am in a good mood because no one is bothering us today. Girl A and Thug A are strangely quiet after being annoying for a little while.

Speaking of Thug A, since I was cornered that one time, Satoru made a point to never leave me alone. It’s either he or Yae and Suguru will be beside me, making less chance for them to do anything against me. I also make sure not to leave Satoru alone, because Girl A will pester Satoru who is her first love. She is the type that won’t hear anything aside from what she wants to hear, so explaining was useless.

“You are feeling happy today, love.” Satoru noticed the light skip I had.

“Yep. No one is bothering us.” I nodded happily, swinging our intertwined hands. I am so happy that I accidentally bumped to another person, “Oh, I am so…” I blinked as I saw a deranged smile of Girl A and pain shot through my side. “You…” I took a stab back and felt something being pulled out.

“Rai-chan!” I saw Satoru’s face turn into horror.

“It’s your fault, Hisaki-san. How dare you steal my first love. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!” ~”~

When I woke up, it had been 4 days since the stabbing incident. Yae and Suguru are filling me in on what happened in these 4 days and the reason for Satoru being absent now.

First, right after the stabbing incident, Girl A was apprehended by police right away, she didn’t even retaliate, all she did was laugh at my condition. Only after she heard I was in no life-threatening danger, she became ballistic. She obviously has some mental health issues going on. She kept saying how Satoru is her first love and I was a boyfriend stealer. My and Satoru’s and even Yae’s and Suguru’s families are furious and outraged at what happened. They make sure she will stay forever in a mental hospital far far away from us.

She wouldn’t believe that Satoru was in fact never giving her a pudding or even meeting her. Seems like the truth of the story was, that she was attending the birthday of a wealthy kid in a hotel. The hotel at the same time, hosted another event for big companies which we attended. Girl A tried to follow us after being attracted to Satoru. Of course, security wouldn’t let her pass. Her parents were also on the scene. She then threw a tantrum right there and then, but then a boy around her age suddenly gave him his pudding so she would stop crying.

“Don’t cry. Here, you can have my pudding.”

It’s apparent that Girl A’s mind was not normal, her mind conjured that the one who gave her the pudding was Satoru, or at least the boy looked like Satoru. Hence, she believes wholeheartedly that Satoru was her first love.

And since they are getting rid of trouble, they pull out all of the roots. Thug A’s assault also made its way to our parents’ ears. Backed up with the stalking evidence, he was taken to court with legal action. There’s also a possibility of attempted murder going by the fact he wrote hateful comments and even planned a murder plan to kill Satoru.

His stalking and harassment warrant him a maximum of two years, but adding to the attempted murder charge, he will be added for 4 years, which will total six years. But no worries, a lot can happen inside the prison. Satoru made sure he wouldn’t be appearing anymore along with the girl. Papa and Mama won’t just stay quiet after seeing their daughter being stalked and stabbed now, will they?

Safe to say, Girl A and Thug A, along with their families will forever disappear from Earth soon. Now, Satoru is finalizing the whole matter, so he is absent.

“He should be back soon. Don’t pout.” Suguru pinched my nose.

“Because… I want to see Satoru the first thing I woke up.” I sulked.

“Rai-chan!!!!”

“Here he is.” Yae smiled.

“Satoru!” A big grin adorned my face. “Hug.” I extended my hands. What I want, is what I get. I want a hug, then a big smothering hug is what I get.

“Satoru, don’t use too much force. Rai-chan’s side is still hurting.” Suguru reminded.

“It still hurt?” Satoru pulled back and asked worriedly.

“A little. So, you have to tenderly care for me until I recover.” I nodded.

“Even after you recover, I will still tenderly care for you, love.” Satoru grinned.

“Heheheh. I know.” I gave him a silly smile.

“Rai-chan. You have woken up!!!”

“Ah, Mama and Papa. Oh, Aunties and Uncles are here too.” I waved to them, I poked my head to see my parents along with the others’ parents all crowding my VVIP room.

“You scared us to death, Rai-chan.” They frowned.

“Sorry.” I smiled.

“But it’s good that you are fine now.”

“Yep, I am fine now. Satoru said he’s going to give a lot of love to me.” I giggled.

“Rai-chan…about staying in apartment…” Mama opened her mouth.

“Mama, I want to stay there with Satoru. Because I can finally live alone with Satoru. I don’t want it to end yet.” I whined.

“You two are going to live together forever anyway.” Mama rolled her eyes.

“I know. If I stay with Satoru now then my time spent with Satoru will be considered longer.” I wanted to flail my arms, but my side would be hurting, so I won’t do it today.

“Satoru spoiled you too much.” Mama pinched my nose.

“Because Satoru loves me.” I huffed. “Like you are one to talk Mama. I still remember you two make all of us,” I gestured to Yae, Suguru and Satoru. “,play dates so you could have time to be spoiled and spoiling Papa, no? Aunties and Uncles are also guilty as charged.” I rolled my eyes.

My childhood friends and fiancé laugh at this while the older generations are blushing while clearing their throats. In the end, I will be staying in the apartment until the Marriage Lesson program finished, which is also means our high school graduation. ~”~

“Satoru.”

“Yes, love?”

“I want to be spoiled a lot today.”

“How do you want to be spoiled today?”

I grin mischievously as I whisper into his ear, “Down there, using your mouth, on the bed.” No sooner than the sentence was finished, I was carried to the bedroom. My giggle echoed until the bedroom was closed and locked.

The good thing is, that the apartment is well-soundproofed all around, especially the bedroom.

[menlove]

The under the skin update, WOW absolutely Loved it ! Love me sone mcharrison in the beginning there 🥹 I gotta ask tho since there's no Lennon- McCartney songwriting partnership in this universe, is there a possibility of McCartney - Harrison ? 🥹 Also LINDA , Is this a foreshadowing that there's a possibility of the whole 'McCartney bazillion kids' exist in this universe too 👀

aaaah yes!!! mccartney-harrison is real here- george is his primary songwriting partner & it brings them so much closer. paul is absolutely still a dick about it though but they're on a more even playing field here without john so george can call him out on his shit easier.

and LINDA. god I love linda. I couldn't start w the whole actual wings crew bc yk they started the band in liverpool but I was like by the time they're gaining traction paul and george being the only two remaining og members makes sense to me. mostly bc I needed linda 🙏 you just can't have wings without linda.

and hmmm honestly I was thinking they probably just date for a bit and break things off amicably since it's a happy ending for john and paul. but I will say the idea of paul going through this whirlwind romance w the most famous man ever and then going fuck that I'm moving to a farm w my bandmate and having a bunch of kids in the early 90s IS pretty incredible. unless they're already fucking (this was my vision regardless fwb paul/linda instead of instant marriage could be so special) and they just wind up coparenting a kid which would be the most insanely hysterical coparenting situation ever.

[transuncletaylor]

I realized that I'm coming up on 10 years since I cut my mother out of my life. I was 24 years old when I did that, practically a baby. I'm 34 now and my life is completely different. A life I have worked so hard to build for myself and even though I'm not doing okay right now, it's far better, brighter, and more amazing than it was 10 years ago

Behind the cut: just me rambling positively about what I have made of myself

I went no contact towards the end of January 2014. I didn't have a driver's license, I relied on my friends to drive me from time to time. I walked everywhere or took one of the few buses my small city had. I was making $11 an hour and struggling to get by, luckily rent was only $256 for an old townhouse that had no insulation and freezing in the winter. I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life back then. I was just starting to see the trauma and start that long journey to healing. I was depressed, constantly anxious as my baseline, I was so lost and confused and for the first time, I had true autonomy and choice but no idea what to do now that the strings were snipped.

That year I got into a grad program, I moved back to my hometown where the university was. In those 10 years I have gotten my master's degree, I got to study abroad like I had always dreamed of in Hong Kong. I learned to drive and got a car. I got to travel both solo and with friends across the country and the world. I fell in love a few times and even though it didn't work out those few times, I cherish the time I had with them and all that they had given me.

I got a job at a prestigious university in my field, studying to become a foreign service officer. I got to plan and put on speaker events on campus, my greatest one was a conference in Shanghai on the subject of environmental sustainability in Asia. I walked away after two years when I realized this wasn't the life for me. I wasn't happy and thriving and ended up in the hospital at one point. Cause, you know, fuck the government.

In those 10 years, I got to volunteer with the local rabbit rescue as a bunny butler and the rabbit taxi service driving rabbits across the state as they journey across multiple states to their new home. I got into the tech industry and have bounced around from a few companies, but found my passion in helping people.

I have my own apartment now, making a decent enough wage, enough for me to live on, save some, and give some to the community when I can. I like to commission artists to draw Zuko or Zukka holding a rabbit(s). I know what it's like to struggle, to not have food or rent money, and so I made it part of my life to give my time, knowledge, comfort, resources, money, whatever, whenever I can. Because that's all I want, to be the person I wish I had when I was younger. And that includes the present me too, I work on being gentle with myself, care for myself now, advocate for myself.

In those 10 years, I have gotten to adopt a few rabbits. I have three now and they are the sweetest assholes. Toffee is my sweet boy, he's blind now, but he's as happy as he's ever been. He loves his giant boyfriend who's 3x his size. Kiwi is my troublemaker and cuddle bun who will let me know I'm late to dinner time. Dusty is my little diva, Mr. Prissy Paws as I like to call him. He's here to look cute and make me laugh when his grumpy butt gets happy during dinner time and he does his happy dance.

I have gotten to learn about myself in those 10 years. I got to realize my gender after one too many times looking at Sokka art and being like hmmm, why do I want to be him??? I started drawing around that time and wanted to make a comic about me, but wanted me to be a boy. Then my himbo brain made the connection as I was driving to my sister's house for new years eve. I learned that I wasn't a fuck up for an adult and that really I just had ADHD this whole time.

I got to know so many amazing and beautiful people and learn who loved me back. I got to heal so much and even though I think there's still plenty left to heal, I have made it so far. I have reconnected with my aunt and uncle, learned the family lore, I became the cool fun uncle to my sister's kids.

My body is looking more and more how I want it and I hate it less now. My arms are slowly becoming covered in beautiful tattoos, my hair is growing out, I'm going to the gym to get stronger (so I can outrun the cops and punch n*zis in the next county over and to be able to pick up and carry Kiwi, he's heavy as fuck).

I learned to draw and be creative, something I had always struggled with because I wasn't good enough and wasn't perfect the first time. But I kept with it cause it brought me joy and peace while I drew and it brought me joy to share it with others.

And even though I'm not doing okay right now and had gone to a behavioral health urgent care recently, I'm sitting here reflecting and looking behind me to see how far I have come. How many mountains I climbed, how many steps I have taken, how long ten years have been. I was just 24 when I decided I wanted to make a change and now I'm 34, a transformed man, barely recognizable from the young woman I was.

If you made it this far, thank you 💜

[batmanschmatman]

Hello!! 1, 4, 10, 18, and 22 for the End of the Year ask game please 😊

ONE Song of the Year: My Spotify Wrapped claims for me it was the Placebo cover of Running Up That Hill, which is admittedly on almost every single one of my playlists, but I think it was actually Meet Me in the Woods by Lord Huron, because I listened to it a billion times while writing my NaNo project.

FOUR Movie of the Year: The Boy and the Heron, both because it was great and also it was the only good theater experience I had all year that wasn't a rerelease like Titanic and The Lion King lol, people at our home theater are very poorly behaved. ;;

TEN Something that Made You Cry This Year: LOL WELL I lost my job a couple weeks ago and that has been some VERY MIXED EMOTIONS including a lot of hysterical crying. It was an extremely toxic work place I was trying to get out of anyway (museum board full of old white men who hated me, boss is/was an alcoholic mean girl - no exaggeration, has driven home drunk from work lunches with her kid in the car and been blackout throwing up in her office after work events - who had a toady work bff who also hated me, no health insurance, making $26/hr despite having an MA and living somewhere where rents start at $2,000 a month) but my boss basically reamed me out right before Thanksgiving telling me I was the worst person ever, had a bunch of provably false claims about how bad an employee I was (never meeting deadlines, making other people do my work for me, never attending events or suggesting ideas for programs, all bullshit I had ample evidence to refute) and told me I could either quit now and be paid through February or be on like mega probation indefinitely, so I came back from the holiday like alright I quit, they're like cool actually this is a budgetary thing and not at all personal, we're SO SORRY this didn't work out also we can only afford to pay you through mid January, so now I'm unemployed applying to a million jobs and scared about money but also I'm free??? So there's been a lot of on and off weeping/grieving and it's kinda ruined the holidays for me lol. But also hopefully it'll pivot to a much better paying and stable job somewhere closer to home, so fingers crossed.

Don't get into the museum field, folks, it sucks here.

EIGHTEEN A Memorable Meal This Year: For Valentine's Day, @heystovepipeboys and I made a bunch of recipes from Last Dinner on the Titanic, which was SUPER FUN. I love historic cooking/baking and have had the cookbook forever, but had never made anything from it before and everything was INCREDIBLE. We made cream of barley soup, chicken Lyonnaise, chateau potatoes and asparagus, and then got eclairs from a bakery near us and the Harney & Sons Titanic tea blend, which is supposed to be similar to the special blend they served on the ship. We listened to period music the whole time we cooked and then we went to see Titanic in theaters for its anniversary rerelease.

TWENTY TWO Favorite Place You Visited This Year: hmmm very tough call. My parents very generously took the fam on a Disney cruise to Alaska this summer which was a childhood dream of mine, and wifey and I had an awesome trip to Old Sturbridge Village in MA for their Halloween event, which was probably the best Halloween themed thing I've ever done. They set up the museum with a bunch of themed performances by a bunch of traveling circus performers who are Definitely Not Vampires and everything was really spooky and fun. Would super recommend if anyone is looking for fun Halloween things to do in New England next year.

Thank you for the ask!! Hope you are enjoying a relaxing end to this weird year.

[impishlavenderthrone]

Hmmm reblogged your meme so for common courtesy: opinions on the uhhh horse guy from Beastars? I cannot remember his name. OTL.

Thank you, I appreciate it 😁

Now, it's been a while since I last read the Beastars manga. And I didn't really click with Yahaya while I was reading, other than horrified respect. Obviously, spoilers for anime only peeps below

I did love the relationship he and Gosha have, and how Yahaya took special interest in Legoshi because of how he reminded Yahaya of Gosha. It's all so traumatically gay of them tbh.

The carrot fields... both horrify me and instill a great respect for this vigilante horse.

Bit of accidental Impish Lore Dumping, but I have a relative who works with horses. While I will never ever claim to be an expert by proxy, I do know some things about horses that you'd only really know if you're around horsey people.

With that in mind, it really adds to the whole indulgent and strong-willed perception that the fandom has. If you'll follow my thoughts for a bit:

Horses are opportunistic carnivores. They don't need to eat things like birds, mice, or snakes; but they choose to do so.

Horses can't eat too many carrots. It's good as a treat for good behaviour and some forms of training, but it's like chocolate for humans. You can't have a long healthy life if you have chocolate three meals a day.

So Yahaya has not only taken his version of justice out on the criminals he's captured and turned into fertiliser... he's making it a luxurious treat for himself through his carrot farm. He could easily cut the middleman, as he is biologically capable of doing so.

But Yahaya is a classier, scarier beast with strong convictions.

I'd like to think he thought of eating the carnivores as poetic justice, but never wanted to face criticism for being "just like them" (or becoming addicted to meat like some carnivores do). So in this roundabout way, he's still consuming the consumers in a manner that fits a herbivore, and punishes the criminal carnivores in a - in his eyes - fair way.

Horses are fucking terrifying the more you learn about them, y'all.

But they're also fucking hilarious. Some horses on a hack will flip out, thinking a plastic bag in a nearby bush will murder them in their sleep. Yahaya has to be particularly "bomb proofed" to handle his duties as Beastar, but the idea of him scared silly over a plastic bag is... I need to see some fanart of this tbh

[livingincolorsagain]

3 5 6 14 17 i tragically cannot copy the questions

thank you for the ask! it literally took me a few seconds to copy the questions so no worries lol <33

from this list

3. What’s your favorite fic that you’ve written?

hmmm, probably Rough Surfaces. It’s very close to my heart and even though it’s very difficult at times, I enjoy working on and writing it so much.

I think must’ve been a deadly kiss (only love can hurt like this) is a close second.

5. What’s a fic idea you’ve had that you will never write?

Well, I like to pretend I’ll get to every idea I have one day but honestly I don’t know if I’ll ever write the wrestling au or finish that soulmates au, even though I really, really love both of those ideas a lot.

6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time?

I haven’t been reading a lot lately and when I do read it’s something new, but these are some I always go back to:

A Dangerous Lifestyle

The Legend of Winter's Hollow

There Is Nothing Wrong With Me (Loving You)

and here are some I’ve been meaning to reread:

The Mating Habits of the Modern Falcon: A Field Guide

double or nothing

ghosts that we knew

Parts of a Whole

Until the Last Rose

lost in the in-between (or so it seems)

(it's your kiss) hey princess

The Wilson-Barnes Family series

14. If you could see one of your fics adapted into a visual medium, such as comic or film, which fan fic would you pick?

Rough Surfaces, 100%. It would make a good limited series if I say so myself lol.

17. What’s something you’ve learned about while doing research for a fic?

Bold of you to assume I remember things. Also almost every time I do research I get distracted and just dive deep into something else and learn nothing about what I actually wanted to look up. It’s fun.

[usamamoweek]

Meet the Creators - Curseofroses

What username(s) and platform(s) can folx find you on? (Please include links!)

@curseofroses is my Sailor Moon sideblog! (Link to AO3 )

You can find me on @andrastesgrace for my main blog, which is mostly Marvel related things and various other interests.

I am on Twitch , Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram

(Fun Fact) What is your favorite kind of potato?

Tater tots!

How long have you been creating works in fandom spaces? How long have you been active in the SM fandom?

Oh gosh. I've been writing fanfic since 1999, so 23 years? And been active on and off in the SM fandom for that entire time.

What type(s) of creative works do you usually make? (fanfics, digital art, cosplay)

I usually write fanfic and make cosplay, although I'm trying to learn digital art!

What do you enjoy about creating for the SM fandom?

UsaMamo was my very first OTP. It's like the comfort food of fandoms

Are you strictly UsaMamo or do you create for other pairings as well?

In Sailor Moon, just UsaMamo! But outside SM I write a lot of different ones for Marvel - mostly Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers and Thor/Sif. There's also an entire expanded universe called Family Assembled that my best friend and I have been working on for almost a decade now, and it contains a TON of Marvel pairings along with some OC pairings that I'm really fond of.

I've also been in Star Wars for as long as I've been in Sailor Moon, and create stories for Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade and Anakin/Padme.

What inspires you to create works for Usagi and Mamoru?

As a person with ADHD, I really, really relate to Usagi and how she messes up a lot, but loves all her friends so much, and I love how much he believes in her. It can be hard, when you're the person who is always messing up, to find that kind of support.

Do you tend to work on multiple projects (WIPs) simultaneously or try to finish one at a time?

Oh I'm an ADHD disaster so I have like ten documents going at all times. I wrote like 30% of eight UsaMamo fics last year that are just sitting in my drive. There are some docs with only one or two sentences. I'm a menace.

Do you prefer large projects (chaptered fics, webtoons/zines, highly detailed art) or small projects (one-shots or simple art)?

I LIKE large projects, I am abysmal at finishing them. That's why I only have two current Sailor Moon fics - those are the ones I was able to finish and polish. I don't like posting things before they're finished, so one shots tend to make it out more often, but I have a ton of IDEAS for chaptered fics.

Are there any common themes, situations, tropes, or mediums in your work?

It's not terribly evident in my current published Sailor Moon works, but I tend to write situations where Usagi's family finds out she is Sailor Moon a whole lot? Those are the chaptered ones that never see the light of day because I can't figure out how they should go, but they always have her two worlds colliding. There's probably something in there my therapist would have a field day with.

I also just adore Chibiusa to pieces, so she makes it into a lot of my fics.

Is there anything you haven’t explored artistically and would like to try?

Hmmm, as I said earlier, I'm trying to learn how to do digital art. I'd really like to get passably decent at that, because I feel like some of the ~dramatic~ situations in my head would be better served through art than words.

Oh! Re: cosplay, I'd love to do an armor build of some kind. Most of my cosplays are gowns or dresses (I did Princess Serenity last year!) and I'd like to try my hand at maybe Commander Shepard from Mass Effect or Lady Sif from Thor: The Dark World.