#but there aren't going to be quick fixes at this pt; everything has gone right to hell

[rozaceous]

OMG!!!!!

i just finished reading tcba and!!!! It’s so good. Absolutely amazing.

I keep imagining kakashi, once he gets over his shock, actually being really fucking proud of her for for exposing root and making all the agents confess to Tsunade. For getting rid of a system that hurt Yamato and Obito’s family when he couldn’t. For staying loyal to her team above all else and prioritizing them.

Maybe you could add an extra kick to her being right in Kakashi’s eyes by going with the whole “Danzo tried to kill off Sakumo on the mission because he started getting too respected/ close to discovering the truth of root.”

thank you so much! i'm so glad you've liked it <3

the thing w kakashi is, hmm, a little more knife-y. the hard part abt everything w danzo/the dark side of konoha is--kakashi already knows. kakashi already knows abt ROOT, he already knows abt orochimaru's experiments that the sandaime didnt chase him for/covered up, and even if the truth of the uchiha massacre was a shock to him, he definitely MUST have sussed that something was Not Right there.

kakashi isn't uncritical of the shinobi system, either! he gets very rules-focused after everything w his dad, but after obito dies? he's all teammates all the way. the entire reason that he and zabuza get along is bc they both know what it means to be used as a tool by your village. i'd say he definitely values people over the system.

however, kakashi never acts against konoha or the shinobi system in a way that meaningfully condemns them.

he critiques the system, but he never tries to actually leave it. his reasons for that are hard to parse bc we also have to contend w the fact that throughout shippuden, kishimoto has switched tracks to saying that konoha is a force for moral good. what this means is that kakashi says all the right things about not abandoning your team, and he obviously doesn't have a high opinion of the elder council or danzo specifically. but what does he do about it?

kakashi, i think, actually believes in the will of fire. he's put his bets on that horse, as it were. i'm not sure kakashi is able to separate the will of fire from konoha as an institution.

it's easy to want kakashi to support mariko and her actions bc we the audience support her! the fic is set up so that we agree we the morality she espouses! but uh, she just committed political assassination and other acts of terrorism. it's a bit yikes.

we're going to see more of how this plays out in the next chapter or two, but kakashi is definitely feeling the squeeze. after all, his direct apprentice, inheritor of his techniques and ideals--there is a whole lot more social weight to him being shishou to mariko than just training her--has just used what he taught her, and the beliefs he holds as a central, guiding truth, to commit acts that are directly in opposition to the institution that he very loyally serves.

this is not a problem with a straightforward solution.

[yuri-is-online]

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Can I ask for prompt 5 with Floyd, Idia and Leona?

Thank you<3

5. Jealousy pt.1- seeing their partner wearing someone else's jacket

（＾ワ＾） thank you annon, your words mean a lot. Of course you can! how did i know Floyd was gonna get this prompt

notes: they/them pronouns used for Yuu, miscommunication and jealousy but everything ends happy. Check out the rest of the event requests here.

Floyd

Floyd unceremoniously dumps you off his in a secluded corner of the gymnasium hallway.   “Shrimpy…" he whines, yanking on the hem of the used gym shirt you are wearing as he uses his other arm to cage you against the wall "where did you get that shirt?” “From the laundry basket in your room this morning?”  He had stolen your blazer a few days ago to as a joke so you had impulsively decided to pay him back by snatching something of his. He's always whining about wanting you to wear is clothes anyway, why is he so upset? “It’s yours isn’t it?” “Nah.” Floyd's lips purse in displeasure.  “Nah, that's Jade’s not mine.  If ya look, he has his name written in stupid little letters on the tag.”  Oh.  OH.  Well, now you just feel stupid and fix your eyes firmly on his shoes. How could you be so stupid? Of course, some of Jade's clothes would be in the room's ONE laundry basket. Hell, you aren't actually sure Floyd uses the hamper now that you think about it. You take a deep breath, bracing yourself for the teasing as you look up prepared to apologize, only to completely lose your train of thought at the sight of Floyd yanking his jersey over his head. “FLOYD!”

“Huh?  What’s wrong lil shrimpy?" A very sharp grin emerges from the cloth, though he doesn't bother to take his arms out of the shirt just yet. "I'm on the bench aaaaaaaany way ‘s not like I need it.” “You’ll be cold!” It's the wrong argument to make when he practically has you pinned to the wall. “No I won’t,” he giggles, good mood blown back to life by the flames of your embarrassment “and if you’re that worried just stay here and squeeze me.”

Idia

"You're seriously too unaware for your own good." Idia mutters, wrapping himself further into Jack's jacket as you try to hide yourself in his hoodie. The outline of his hair flickers a gentle pink as the two of you try your best to avoid looking at each other.

"He was just worried about me being cold because I wouldn't stop sneezing during class." Idia's sweatshirt smells surprisingly nice, and once you get the courage to look up at your boyfriend he doesn't look bad in the regular uniform jacket either. Though you have to admit, he is at his cutest when he is comfortable and he definitely is not right now.

"We aren't in the same classes so I miss out on time limited quests like that, huh." He mutters, reaching up to fidget with his headphones while you wonder if touching him would spook him too much. "It's almost like everyone forgets we're together."

"I'd never let them do that!" You decide to risk it, wrapping your arms around Idia's torso in a loose embrace he can escape if he needs to. It forces him to really look you over, taking in the full sight of you in his hoodie and a deep, deep breath.

It makes his hair explode into a beautiful hot pink display.

"On second thought take it off." He squeaks, jumping back from your hug and burying his face in his hands.

"Idia-"

"Quick, I can't handle this much agrro!"

Leona

There is an angel at rest in the furthest corner of the NRC library. Their head is firmly smashed against a text book, leaving a clear dent in their cheek that is threatening to turn into a series of paper cuts. Anyone would look at them and be drawn in...

Which was precisely the problem. Someone had forgotten they had a much more comfortable place to nap and a much more comfortable partner than a stack of old books, and hadn't gone looking for him, forcing Leona to do some work for once. And good thing he decided to go on patrol too, some small brained herbivore had decided to try and push in on his territory. As if sensing his presence, you stir in your sleep slightly and Leona suppresses a smile. Barely.

"Oy." Leona bats the offending jacket off from around your shoulders, resisting the urge to turn it to sand, reminding himself that would be petty and beneath him.

Exactly where that jacket was right now.

"Leona?" You murmur sleepily, trying to resist the temptation to rub your eyes. His heart clenches painfully in denial of how cute you are.

"What are you some sort of cub? Making me come looking for you like this." His insults make you smile for some reason as you reach to shove your books back into your bag blissfully unaware of the jealousy storming behind them.

"Let's go take a nap," you hum, well aware those are some of Leona's favorite words "I had a really nice dream about you, wanna actually wake up in your arms next time." Well now, Leona certainly isn't going to argue with that.