#can i just say that i love this moment and the moment with koneko when he tells him to use his skills at observing?

[everyryuujisuguro]

[cocogum]

The Shiemi logic doesn’t make any sense. (rant)

(I love Blue Exorcist tho don’t get me wrong-)

Can you tell me how NO ONE ELSE IN THE TRUE CROSS ACADEMY HAS NOTICED THIS BEFORE?!?

If you happen to forget, Shiemi’s name is an extremely shortened version of the name ‘Shemihaza’.

Why does it matter?

Well! It’s cuz the name “Shemihaza” isn’t just some normal name.

Shemihaza is in actuality the EMPEROR OF CREATION, is one of the Sol and also one of the three FOUNDERS OF THE LITERAL ORDER. She was one of the three members of the GRIGORI which are also the supreme advisors of the True Cross Order.

In short, she’s basically one of the three cloaked people that you always see sitting upwards in the stands while people are getting judged by law underneath them.

After her body got crystallized, she became a tree and now currently overlooks the land of EI which is also known as the garden of Amahara.

So she basically turned into a holy sanctuary.

Now that we got reminded how much of a big deal she is, let’s get back to Shiemi.

THEIR FREAKING POWERS LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AND THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE THE SAME NAME.

So I’ll ask anyone again.

How in the hell did none of her classmates know about this before or haven’t at least managed to make some kind of connection?????

You’re telling me that the most knowledgeable students which are Bon, Izumo, and Koneko haven’t noticed some kind of pattern with Shiemi??

Dude.

These students perfectly know The Order.

They know so much shit cuz they study a lot and you’re telling me that NONE OF THEM, NOT A SINGLE ONE OF THEM have tried wondering what the hell was up with her????

And what’s the deal with Yukio???

He has known her far longer than anyone else and even HE hasn’t noticed any weird vibes she gives off????

I don’t know about you, but if I was in Yukio’s place, I would’ve actually found it sus that a blonde girl whose name sounds closely similar to Shemihaza, has summoning powers that look a lot like the Shemihaza’s, looks nothing like her mom, doesn’t have a dad, and lives in the official exorcist shop.

Like bruh.

The only people who I’m okay for not saying anything about Sheimi’s weird case with Shemihaza are Shima, Rin and Mephisto.

I’m fine with Shima not knowing anything about the Shiemi case because he deliberately wants to ignore any important things of the True Cross and just wants to have fun. So the thought of him knowing anything that might relate her and Shemihaza together would be thrown out of the window for this guy. However, if he got assigned to spy on Shiemi then yeah he would’ve probably found out about her.

I’m also okay with Rin not saying anything cuz he’s a dumbass when it comes to studying or knowing things about the Order in general. So he wouldn’t have been able to know what was up with her in the first place even if he tried really hard. Oh yeah and even if he miraculously suspected her to be something far more than she says she is, I bet he’d find no hint anywhere despite the fact that the literal answer (Shemihaza) would be right under his nose. He’s the type to ignore huge hints until someone points them out for him.

And it would be obvious for me to be fine with Mephisto not saying anything about the matter cuz that guy already knew and is not spilling the beans yet simply for the sake of waiting for the right moment to finally reveal to them.

Our iconic weeb just loves suspense.

The same thing could be said for Amaimon.

This guy already knew but had to be sure if she was the real deal (and by that, I mean if she was worthy to be related to Shemihaza or some shit like that).

As for anyone else, I’m not too sure.

People like Shura and the other teachers are hard to tell if they knew or not.

But like it’s pretty easy to believe that they should know about the prestige future that Shiemi would eventually have???

And yet not??

Cuz they seem to act like idiots when it comes to her safety??? And they treat her like a random girl studying at their school instead of you know…

LITERALLY BEING A PART OF SHEMIHAZA HERSELF.

Just picture this okay?

You’re a random student of the True Cross Academy studying to become a full fledged exorcist.

Your class is composed of a weird looking kid (who is not a kid) with a puppet for a hand, two girls with one looking as bland as a potato and the other one looking like a breed between a fox and a dog, a guy with a rooster for a head, a pink haired dude, a baldy with glasses who gets all the ladies and a lazy disappointment whose twin brother is your literal teacher.

One day, you meet a new student in your class and she’s a girl who lives somewhere on the campus of the True Cross Academy and has been living with her mother who also happens to be the owner and shopkeeper at the Exorcist shop for exorcists.

She has a strangely strong spirit which can transform her tamer into a LITERAL GIANT

or a freaking FOREST to use as some kind of barrier to save her friends from Rin’s blue flames depending on when she wants to.

Her name also strangely resembles the name “Shemihaza” which you are aware that her name literally represents one of the Grigoris.

Like come on man. This is so stupid.

The exposed hints are all on the surface.

There is no layer to hide them.

At this point, Shiemi could literally be dangling a flyer on her forehead saying “hey look at me! I’m related to Shemihaza!” and no one would bat an eye at that cuz they’d be unable FOR SOME REASON to know what she means by that.

Like it has come to a point where even SHE has tried hiding that secret to everyone when she found out because of her mom telling her the truth. And we all know Shiemi sucks at hiding secrets but she’s surprisingly really good at keeping that one.

But all of a sudden, when she states that she gave up on being an exorcist suddenly everyone’s on her ass suspecting that something’s wrong and that she might have a secret she ain’t sharing???

Gurl no, the time where her friends had to care was when she wasn’t hiding a secret.

When she wasn’t aware about her divine roots.

As soon as you see her you can immediately tell that she even LOOKS like the people who stay at the holy sanctuary made by Shemihaza. She has so many similar physical traits as them that you would just look really stupid if you were in the same class as hers and have NEVER noticed some kind of ressemblance between the two.

If there was one thing that would make me not admit that Bon, Koneko and Izumo were actually smart, then it would be this.

The fact that they haven’t ONCE suspected that Shiemi might have been something more than just their classmate/friend before even she realized it herself.

The only one who was ever good at hiding his power was Rin until he had to expose himself due to Amaimon being a pain in the ass.

RIN. That’s it. He’s the only one that made any sense. Unlike Shiemi, his fangs and pointed ears in his human form could have been explained since it’s not unusual for people to have pointed teeth or non-rounded ears. His immediate decision to fighting alone could be easily explained by the fact that he’s just a reckless stupid guy or because he prefers fighting alone.

Shiemi was normal from the start but slowly gave off weird suspicious vibes in class and during missions. (Also how come no one tried asking her about her dad? He’s clearly not in the picture. Izumo and her became close so why not just ask her about her father? She could’ve asked Shiemi when they had that sleepover that one time.)

[chiffaust]

could you do maybe ✏️ or 😈 with natsume, please?

DAY 12 — CHRISTMAS PROMPT ✏️ + natsume sakasaki

✏️   ─  create their own christmas/holiday tradition

It was rather early in the morning, around 7 am you suppose when you realized your boyfriend was already out of bed.

Which is strange. He is strange, but he usually wakes up at 9 during days where he has no plans. Even so, being awake at 7 for a plan is still weird.

And your cat would also be in bed too, asleep until much later into the afternoon, yet its nowhere to be seen; none of them are anywhere to be seen inside the bedroom.

You could only assume for the worst at this point.

You love your boyfriend, but if you see him creating some sort of potion inside the living room, he will not be allowed over your place anymore.

You groaned as you got up from the bed, still half awake while still carrying your blanket to the living room.

"Natsume... What the hell are you doing awake so early? I will kill you if you're creating some sort of potion–" you groggily rubbed the sleepiness away from your eyes, only for them to be widen in shock.

Natsume was still wearing his matching christmas sweater with you, papers scattered across the floor while Nyako was playing with one which was crumpled into a ball.

"Oh, good morning, koneko-chAN. I didn't expECT you to be awake so earLY." Natsume greeted you, smiling as if he isn't making a total mess of your living room right now. "And it appeARS that you aren't fully awaKE either. Fufu, it's okAY, I shall briNG you back to bED."

"Natsume. What were you trying to do? Did you seriously woke up at 7 in the morning to make a mess at my place?"

"I suppose sinCE you've caught me red handed, I shouLD givE you a breive explanation." He sighed, giving up quickly than he usually does which is suspicious in itself.

"Little kittEN and I were simply makiNG our owN christmAS traditiON. I must say, little kitten has been quite the helpER ♪" Natsume smiled at your cat who was still preoccupied with the ball of crumpled paper.

You rolled your eyes, a soft smile crawling up your lips. "Right, well then. Kindly do tell this christmas tradition of yours."

"Ah, it's far from finisED. NonetheleSS, I'll teLL you one the onES I am confident iN." He said, coughing into his fist as he scanned through it briefly once again. "On the day of christmAS eve, you muST spend the rest of thE day with me unTIL christmas finally arrivES."

You chuckled at his so called tradition, your arms folded together as you tapped your arm, chuckling at his antics.

"And as soon as the clock strikes midnight on christmAS, you must kiSS me on the liPS." He the stopped to look at you, smiling innocently. "Now, doesn't that souND nicE?"

"That sounds absolutely fine." You chuckled, smiling softly at him. "But I am still pissed off at you for waking me up so early just for this. I better see all of these mess cleaned up the next moment I wake up."

"Hm? And you'RE only blamING me for the meSS? What diD littLE kitten do to earn your loVE more than your verY own boyfriEND?" He asks, fake pouting as he gives Nyako side glances. Nyako did not care in the slightest, it was now tossing the crumpled ball of paper to the sky.

"Just because you're both cute, that does not mean you'll be let off the hook that easily; and I can easily see that Nyako was indeed dragged into this. Blame yourself, Sakasaki." You teased. After your whole speech, you couldn't contain the smile that was forming up your lips.

"But seriously, though. Clean it up before I wake up again."

"Of course, darliNG. The momeNT you wake up, you shall no lonGER see papERS scattering arouND nor will you see a speck of duST ♪" he said, smiling happily at you before trailing his eyes to Nyako once again. "... Nor will a cluMP of cat hair ♪"

You weren't really sure if he was serious, but you're far from tired to think twice about it. You yawned and turned your back on him before falling asleep completely on the floor.

Nyako's attention soon drifts away from the ball of paper it was playing to you, who simply fell asleep on the floor. Nyako ran towards you and soon found itself comfortable next to you and fell asleep itself.

Natsume walked up to you, beyond relief to see that you were still okay. With Nyako asleep beside you, Natsume couldn't help but chuckle neither could he contain that giddy smile of his.

"My, Nyako. AvoidING woRK, I see." Natsume chuckled once again before squatting down to pat both of your heads. "I'll let you slide since you'rE cuTE."

He soon places a kiss on your forehead. "GoodniGHT, Koneko-chan and merrY christmAS to you ♪"

[bluewindfall]

hotpot

By the time he finishes his mission the snow has piled up, spiraling down from the sky in light, clumped flurries. True Cross Academy is silent at this hour, and its countless windows harbor a warm, golden sheen.

His breath fogs as he stops in the street for a moment. 

It’s only been a couple of days since they returned, yet those few weeks they spent in the Arctic feel so far away now. He misses that closeness lately. 

The lights in their dorm are still on. Yukio shuffles inside, scuffing snow off his boots when he sees a familiar assortment of shoes at the entrance. 

“Hey, you’re back!” Rin beams, rushing down the stairs. “Come on, we’ve been waiting for you. We’re having a last-minute hotpot study party.” 

Yukio lifts an eyebrow in amusement. “Shouldn’t you party after passing?” 

“Yeah?” Rin laughs, elbowing him in the ribs as he opens the door. “We’ll just party after too.”  

Shima and Suguro are running through a set of flashcards while Kamiki and Miwa have huddled around the kotatsu to set up the hotpot stove. 

“Welcome back,” Suguro greets. “Was it cold outside?”

“Just a little,” Yukio replies as he hangs his coat up. 

“Sit down, sit down.” Shima grabs him a cushion. “Sensei, it’s the night before the exam. You have to know something, right?” 

“It’s two nights before the exam,” Kamiki huffs. 

“Close enough,” Shima insists. 

“You can ask, but I won’t tell you,” Yukio manages to reply, and by then Rin has already sat down next to Shima, patting the space beside him urgently. Miwa hands him a bowl, Kamiki passes him chopsticks, and the little gas stove flares to life with delicate, blue-tinted flames. 

It’s warm, and he feels swept back to the time they spent together huddled in tents and around campfires to ward off the cold. 

“It’s been pretty busy, right?” Suguro asks. “I’m surprised they managed to put the whole exam together so soon.”

Yukio nods. “Most of the preparations were completed before the holiday. All that was left was finding a different venue.”

“What happens if someone fails?” Kamiki prompts, glancing at Shima. “Is it for life?” 

Shima shoots her a wounded look. “Why’d you look at me when…” 

He grimaces when she snatches the piece of meat he was reaching for.

“I’m pretty sure if Kinzou-san could pass,” Miwa says, busy setting a bowl out for Kuro, “you could too, Shima-san.”

Shima sniffs. “I don’t know why, but that doesn’t sound like a compliment, Koneko-san.” 

Yukio pushes his glasses up. “You can take the exam up to seven times. After that, they suggest you consider a different career.” 

“So, you can fail six times,” Rin tells Shima, very seriously. 

“No way, Okumura-kun, even you—”

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This is the fic I wrote for the @byakkozine last year! It was awesome to be part of a zine for the first time, and I really loved seeing it completed!! *O *

[lyranova]

I almost forgot! :wah: 😭 Can I get something with Fue for the Halloween event please? 🥺❤️🔥

Hiya Laura! No worries, I’m sorry this is very very late, I should’ve had this done and posted last month but it got away from me 😔. But I hope you enjoy, this nearly turned into a Wives and Husbands fic, but I brought it back 😆! I hope you enjoy~!

Zera, Josele, and Briar who are all briefly mentioned belong to me @loosesodamarble and @koneko-pi respectively!

Word Count: 1,270

Warnings: None

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“ Are…you sure about this?”

“ Of course, don’t you trust me?”

“ With my life. But…I don’t know-.”

“ Just trust me, you look fine.” Solara Equinox, wife of Fuegoleon Vermillion, said as she watched her husband inspect his Halloween costume for the upteenth time.

It had been her idea to do a couples costume this year, after she and her fellow Captain’s wives giggled about it during one of their ‘meetings’, and she was a bit surprised when Fuegoleon agreed to it.

But, he had one condition; he got to choose the costume, which she agreed to, since it wasn’t that big of a deal to her. At first she wondered if it would be something like a queen and king, or something like that.

She hadn’t really expected him to choose a vampire couple. But didn’t mind, nor did she complain, because as it turned out, that was what she was going to choose as well.

But she wasn’t going to tell him that.

“ What’s wrong? Don’t like the costume?” She asked curiously, her head tilted slightly. But he quickly shook his head.

“ No, the costumes perfect, it’s just…” He hummed as he suddenly held up a container.

“ Should…I leave the teeth? Or bring them with me?” Fuegoleon asked curiously as he stared down at the plastic mouthpiece in his hands, Solara hummed in thought.

“ Hm, I say put them in your pocket and bring them with you. That way if we take any photos you can put them in and complete the loom.” She suggested, and her husband nodded before he put the container in his pocket.

He walked away from the mirror and stood before her, decked out in his costume, and she smiled fondly as she straightened out his vest and cape.

“ Dashing as always, my dear husband.” Solara said with a warm smile as she rested her palms against his chest, feeling his heart thump steadily in his chest.

“ Thank you, and you look as lovely as always, my darling wife.” He told her warmly, his eyes looking down lovingly at her.

Solara reached up just slightly to place a sweet and loving kiss against his lips, a smile worked its way onto her lips as she felt his heart begin to race under her hand.

“ Shall we go? Otherwise the others might think we stood them up.” She said playfully as she pulled away, he blinked at her for a moment, his face a bit red, but he nodded.

“ Yes, let’s go before we’re late.” He agreed before he gently took his wife’s hand into his and walked with her out of their living quarters and out to the city.

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The Capital was decorated to perfection.

There were pumpkins, both carved and uncarved, there were fake spider webs, haunted houses, candy, games. Everything you could ever dream of was there.

People were laughing, scaring each other silly, and were eating to their heart's content.

Solara and Fuegoleon walked arm in arm along the cobblestone street, pumpkin shaped containers filled with candy hanging off their arms, smiling and laughing amongst each other. Fuegoleon wasn’t normally one to enjoy or really celebrate Halloween, it was something he did with Leo when he was younger, but after he became Captain of the Crimson Lions he didn’t really have much time to do that with him anymore.

But recently, after meeting Solara, he found that his joy in the “spooky” holiday had been revived.

“ Solara~, Fuegoleon~, over here~!” Zera Cassia, wife of William Vangeance, shouted as she excitedly jumped up and down and waved her hands.

Beside the small woman was the wife of Nacht Faust, Josele Canty, and wife of Nozel Silva, Briar Rose. Their respective husbands standing beside them.

All of them dressed in different costumes that Fuegoleon and Solara completely imagined them all to be wearing.

The husbands greeted each other with small ‘hellos’ and nodded at one another as the wives ran up to each other and began to compliment each other's costumes and talk about their evenings.

“ So, shall we go into the haunted house and then visit the food stands?” Josele suggested, and the others nodded before the four of them linked arms and began to walk down the street together, leaving their husbands behind.

“ They do remember that we’re here right?” Nozel asked as he and the other husbands walked behind their wives.

“ They do. Right now they’re catching up on the latest gossip.” Nacht said with a shake of his head.

“ And look at how happy they are,” Fuegoleon said as he watched Solara smile brightly at a story that Briar was telling. When she noticed her husband staring at her she gave him a sly wink before her smile widened a bit. “ I think they’ve been looking forward to this all week.”

“ I know Zera has,” William agreed with a sigh. “ She’s been gathering as much gossip from her customers as she could just for tonight.” He chuckled softly.

Suddenly, the wives stopped and they each looked at their husbands over their shoulders. Devilish smirks and a mischievous glint suddenly appeared on their faces, and the husbands felt a sense of dread enter their bodies.

“ Oh gods.”

“ We’re in trouble.”

“ They’re plotting something.”

“ Is it too late to run away?”

The wives suddenly rushed towards their husbands, grabbed their hands, and dragged them each into different directions without saying a word.

Which signaled to them that some sort of plan was afoot.

Fuegoleon and Solara half-walked, half-ran down the street. Dodging people and carts. Giggles and chuckles escaping their lips as though they were a couple of teens, before eventually they came across what looked like a photo booth being manned by a…very tiny ghost.

“ Shall we take a few photos?” Solara suggested, a small glint in her eye that told him there was more to this than met the eye.

“ Alright.”

She gently led him in front of the camera and the two began to take a few photos. Some were sweet, some were ‘silly’, some were a little…steamy. But the two were having fun, and that was all that mattered.

Suddenly, as Fuegoleon was fixing his cloak, he felt something latch onto his ankles tightly. He jumped and, without thinking, set the backdrop ablaze. Revealing the tiny ghost, trembling in fear, before it quickly ran away.

“ Oh dear, that backfired, didn't it?” Solara hummed as she quickly began to try and put out the fire, Fuegoleon frowned.

“ You planned this?”

“ We did. That little ghost belongs to Briar, there’s about…5 of them running around here I think? Anyway, I believe the little ghost was hoping you would jump into my arms or something.” She muttered as she rubbed her arms sheepishly, and Fuegoleon felt his face turn red in embarrassment.

“ Ah, I see. So the ghost intended for us to get closer, which is why it scared me.”

“ Yes.”

“ Hmm, how interesting,” Fuegoleon hummed curiously as he moved closer to his wife and wrapped an arm around her waist. “ I wonder if the little ghost came up with that idea on its own, or if someone suggested it to them.”

“ Hm I’m not sure,” Solara said with an ‘innocent’ smirk as she wrapped her arms around her husband's neck. “ Maybe…a bit of both?”

Fuegoleon nodded before he smirked, bent down a bit, and captured his wife's lips in a warm and loving kiss as his arms wrapped around her waist and her arms wrapped around his neck.

The ‘scare’ didn’t really have its intended effect, but in a way, this was a lot better. At least, in Solara’s mind.

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Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you all have a good day~!

[deviouswhiz]

Nekozaki is ✨gay✨ and also best girl - a compilation of evidence

KOkay, hear me out. This girl has been my new favorite character recently. I love Shikimori-san not necessarily because of the main couple (they’re cute, but ehhh, I don’t really care for romance). Nekozaki instantly caught my eye while reading the manga - I started with the manga before I watched the anime. Anyway, she just gives off gay vibes. Why? 

Example 1: Ideal Woman

This girl has an “ideal woman”. Okay, it seems like a lot of people seem to have a different opinion this scene, and I honestly thought the same until I re-read it. (Correct me if I’m wrong of course please). Most people say she’s just admiring Shikimori for being the perfect elegant girly-girl, and that she wants to be like her. This is a really common trope that I’ve seen a million times in manga/anime - a tomboy girl shows excessive admiration towards a more feminine girl, which sometimes comes off as sapphic vibes. However, read the first panel on the bottom row. She is happy the way she is. She is comfortable in her own skin. She doesn’t intend to change herself to act or look like Shikimori at all. Instead, she seems to be attracted to girls who contrast her. Also in general, watching your classmate walk down the hallway and telling your friend you think she is super cute is kinda gay. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Example 2: Mother

This is less of an example, but I still thought it was relevant. Neko clearly likes Micchon’s mom as much as she likes her daughter. She just keeps gushing about her, with hearts around her head (and in her eyes, when the mom actually comes out to greet them.)

Example 3 - Cool women

Neko clearly seems to have a thing for cool women, despite her profession of loving cute girls. Her reaction to Isana at the coffee shop. 

Example 4 - Hachimatsu (Too many moments to even compile)

 I am inclined to believe that Hachimatsu and Nekozaki are conjoined at the hip. In the manga, it is extremely rare to see them apart. Although I don’t personally don’t ship them, I think there’s more than enough reason that someone could. More so than with any other male character in the series (though granted, there’s only two of them LOL. NGL, we need more male characters in Shikimori... uhhhh, that sounded better in my my head.). 

Example 5 - Kamiya 

Despite being a lone wolf, Neko is always reaching out to her, trying to hang out, trying to see the best side of her. Despite Kamiya brushing her off so many times, Neko keeps trying. Most people would give up. And they eventually become friends. I think it’s a really sweet part of the story. Although it might not indicate gayness, Nekozaki is one of the genuinely sweetest characters I’ve seen in a manga in a long time. We need more friends like her. 

Evidence 6 - Wake up

Pretty self-explanatory. Hachimitsu knows exactly what can fluster Nekozaki the most. She looks like she just had an eargasm, LOL (which she probably did). As a note, I read that “little kitten” or “koneko” is a terminology used by lesbians in Tokyo towards their (usually younger) admirers. Sort of like a princely or suave phrase. Could just be coincidental considering Nekozaki’s name, but seems a bit intentional. 

Yeah, that’s my evidence. It’s not rock solid or anything, and if anyone finds a hole in my logic, then please share. But the way she’s coded makes me think she’s attracted to women. And if it’s played right, she would actually be a refreshing breath of air compared to characters playing a similar role in other slice of life manga/anime (Horimiya’s Sawada, Komi’s Ren, Scum’s Wish’s Sanae). I just hope she gets to be happy later on, instead of being the “gay but always single” friend that every show seems to have. Like I legitimately hope the author lets her get a partner. 

[alitaimagines]

“Do you mind doing bon's s/o going to Kyoto (maybe they're not from Japan so they're super into it, esp seeing the temples and stuff due to hearing him talk about it) and meeting his parents? (Maybe they also have a big family? Like...10+ siblings but they're the youngest and most of the sibs are adopted?) I love you alita so much oh my”

suguro ryuji x non-japanese, fem! reader

fandom: blue exorcist / ao no exorcist 

note/song recommendation: since you didn’t specify the ethnicity, i didn’t give the reader one. but I love you too!! / i was bopping to ‘lay all of your love on me’ from the MAMMA MIA soundtrack, tbh.

being that you weren’t Japan but did attend True Cross and their Cram school. being an exorcist was your dream job and even if you had to travel to Japan to do it, you did. 

that’s where you met Bon. at first, you were a bit stand-offish towards him because he had an R.B.F and you couldn’t lie, it scared you a bit. the piercing didn’t really help. 

it wasn’t until the two of you got paired on a practice mission when you started getting friendly with him. you found him nothing like how he was towards the boys. he was really soft spoken and an extreme gentlemen around you. 

the two of you after that mission started becoming friends. you would go over to his dorm and vice versa to do homework together. those were the days that he would basically tell Koneko to fuck off until you were done studying

once the two of you started hanging out, it didn’t take long for him to ask you out. Shima was jealous, Rin was genuinely confused, and the rest of the class really didn’t care although shiemi thought the two of you were absolutely adorable together. 

it wasn’t until the second year of you being with Bon did he offer for you to come with him back to Kyoto. he knew you didn’t have enough money to travel back home and he had been dying for you to meet his parents.

he also wanted you to see all the temples where he grew up at and since he really took this relationship really seriously he knew he wanted to make this trip memorable. 

when you arrive to kyoto, you have dinner with his family. you’re a bit afraid of what they think of you when you first meet them bc you aren’t fluent in japanese and think they’ll judge you for it. 

that immediately thrown out the window when you meet them. they don’t care that you aren’t japanese and actually like the fact that he met someone outside of his safe space in order to teach him new things. 

they offer to go along with the two of you to visit the temples. they want to teach you the history behind them and while they are confident that Bon knows his stuff, they still want to see how the two of you are as a couple. 

his moms hearts melt when she sees Bon holding your hand and explaining the temples history. she immediately thinks on how her relationship first started. 

after a while, they leave and it’s just the two of you. his dad slips Bon some money to take you out for ice cream after your done at the temples.

for moment, he starts walking away but he sees you saying a quick prayer before running back up to him. his heart flutters at the thought and he can’t even imagine what it’s like to spend the rest of the vacation with you. 

i can imagine Bon being someone to ask for your hand in marriage after the two of you graduate from the cram school. so don’t be shocked if he does.

[midnight-in-town]

That new Aoex chapter... I was actually hoping we were going back to the present, but I wasn't disappointed by what we got. Quite a bit of lore, a glimpse of the true forms of the demon kings, the birth of the Illuminati, and Shiro becoming a dad. There was a lot going on and I think it really helped to connect the past with the present. What was your favorite part?

MY, ANON, THIS CHAPTER WAS SO FUNNY! Like, the more I look at it, the more I think 50% of it is some sort of joke from Kato-sensei’s part??? And don’t get me wrong, I love it, but just, this was insane. 

First of all, can I just say that I truly enjoy Sensei keeping on destroying the very thought of Satan/Yuri as a healthy & romantic pairing with every chapter lately? 

Because, there is a lot of things I can agree to disagree with when it comes to opinions, but I can’t understand people praising abuse and seeing it as love, which was definitely the case between Satan and Yuri with some fans. 

Supposedly he loved her, but the moment she stops being useful to him?

He destroys her (soul?) as well in Gehenna. 

For real, I feel bad for Yuri: we know that she loved Shiro and that it was bad luck & complicated childhoods that kept them away from each other until the end and now she won’t see her sons growing up, the Order is blaming her for Satan & Lucifer’s chaos and she somehow died twice. 

And the reason she betrayed Shiro and the Order for? Dude’s blowing it in her face that “it’s her fault” and that she’s useless to him, also after he revealed he killed her foster family. So yeah, I truly despise Satan, he’s not made to be a sympathetic villain at all (one can’t relate to his issue of lacking a body powerful enough to withstand his powers) and I hope their sons will somehow avenge their mother (and their actual father, the man who raised them).

Oh but since we’re on the rather gloomy parts of the chapter, I gotta say that… 

I’m glad the events of ch1 are finally being addressed. 

Maybe we’ll find out soon about why Shiro couldn’t withstand Satan’s possession almost a year ago in the story, leading to his death: maybe Rin’s words really did hurt him, especially since we know that Yukio kinda had issues with him back then too, without mentioning Shura’s anger…?

So I don’t know, perhaps he got dispirited thinking his children despised him and then his body had grown too old, or the experiments of Section 13 were too far away in time for him to recover in ch1… I guess we’ll see about that soon. ://

Also also, I kinda got spooked by by the Toudou family:

Looks like Saburouta killed his brothers and his wife during the Blue Night (?) leaving only his daughter alive, which is somehow how she ended up following in his footsteps and working for the Illuminati. 

Pretty scarring for that girl, I wasn’t expecting that at all.

As for the Myo Dha amongst the many victims of the Blue Night…

…rip Takezou, Koneko’s dad and Mamushi’s mom (also wondering where Jin, Renzou’s oldest sister, was the whole time but I think Sensei forgot about her).

Finally, I always wondered about how Shura fared throughout the whole Blue Night incident and…

baby girl did well by hiding. 

The rest of the chapter though? Mostly funny parts, I swear to Assiah and Gehenna, haha! For example:

I gotta say I was really intrigued by whatever this Ark is supposed to be, but then…

…Dude gets out a freaking vacuum to deal with Lucifer’s remains???? Yeah, honestly that’s where I lost it LMAO!

IDK if Sensei meant to imply “that’s because he’s trash” or somehow that vacuum leads to this Ark thing, but I really lost my mind reading that scene. xDD

AND THEN…

Mephisto literally said “looks like it will be tough cleaning all this up… Well, gotta go now, you sure don’t need my help, bye~!”. Is he the laziest demon or what?! 

Finally, guys taking out axes to free Jeremiah from the forest he created to protect himself from Lucifer ended up being the final blow for me:

This whole scene with Shemihaza really struck me more as funny (with demons having their own vibes) than anything else. 

Same style but different time and space, we had Lucifer coming back to Gehenna after being defeated by the combo Shemihaza + Samael and…

Mephy being here like “omg bro, u sure u ok after I exorcised you? yeah? well that’s good news then”, my God, I couldn’t help but think that he really is the lowest of the low. xDD

Best part of the whole chapter has to be the following panel though, obviously:

Congrats Shiro, you got what you always wanted: kids to raise and a lifelong debt that is equal to losing your entire freedom. Well, aren’t you h a p p y? 

Nah, more seriously, as predictable as it was since everyone expected the “favor” Mephy requested when Shiro was a child to come into play, I still feel truly bad for him. In the end, escaping the Order is what he wished for, ever since his traumatizing childhood in Section 13, and it’s the one thing he never managed to bite back.

Unless… well, we don’t know yet what the twins will do, but if they somehow manage to defeat Mephy (who is on Assiah’s side but also possibly one hell of a villain as far as they are concerned) or even just the Order, then maybe we’ll have Shiro’s revenge finally out in the open. 

To start with, we know that Shiro didn’t raise no weapon. Yukio may not believe it’s true, Rin can have his doubts, but Shura knows the real deal when it comes to Shiro’s feelings about Yuri and her sons.

So Shiro raising sons and not weapons might eventually be what will stab every manipulator within the Order deep in the back, which would make an awesome revenge for him in that case. 

Finally about this: 

I made a post about this once, but just so it’s clear: as King of Time, clearly Samael knows that Satan will try to invade Assiah once more and him double crossing the Baals & Satan by telling Satan that he will prepare Rin as a vessel is just the best way to get Rin to face his father once he’s ready:

Which he almost is by now, in my opinion.

So yeah, Mephy is the same manipulator as ever, toying with both humans and demons, but we know he’s on Assiah’s side so, from the way I see things, he cannot be in favor of Satan showing up every now and then, raising havoc.

On the other hand, Mephy toying with Shiro and the Okumura twins (amongst others) is precisely why he could make a very fine big bad that the twins have to confront (both for themselves but also for Shiro’s sake), once Satan and Lucifer are out of the way. Ahhh, we shall see.

TL;DR a w e s o m e chapter, as always lately! Some difficult and gloomy parts, some awful moments, some funny ones and Mephy being the same old trickster he’s fated to be: what else could we ask for?

I hope you enjoyed it too, Anon! I don’t think the present time is coming back that quickly (in at least two or three chapters maybe?), but for now I’m still enjoying the flashbacks, so it’s all fine with me. :))

Please have a nice day and thanks for passing by in the first place! ^3^

[sweetfeverdream]

Victorian AU letters

Oh boy it’s fanfic hours again. 

Considering the AU’s context, I suppose that maybe I should be using terms like thy, thou, etc. While I do have a vague notion on how they’re used (thank you Dark Souls), I’m a self taught, non native english speaker, and therefore I am not attempting this.

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Dear Sans,

I write hoping that my words can fill your heart with love the same way you did to mine in the night we met. The reveal of your face beneath the starry sky will be forever marked in my memories, it is impossible to forget you.

I can still hear the echoes of your laugh and the jokes you told me, it was like the world was ours, but we didn’t care about it, only about us. The touch of your hands is still on my skin, and I dream of the day you will touch me without your gloves so I can feel your bones.

Mettaton would kill me if he knew about out meeting at the garden. He expects me to get married someday, to get an aristocratic title and make our lives better. I fear that someone might ask my hand in marriage, and stop us from seeing each other. I fear being taken from you before I can properly confess myself. But don’t worry, my life and love belong to you, I would never love someone else besides you, and a life of wealth and luxury means nothing to me. I just want to be with you, for that is my only wish.

Waking up day after day looking in your eyes, with kisses and caresses. Lay my head next to yours and watch your sleepy face until I fall into slumber. I want to hug you and warm your body in the cold days, to enjoy sunny days under a tree with your arms around me, feeling the wind blow.

I beg you to meet me again, I want to tell you in person everything I feel and see your expressions when you hear it. I wait for your answer,

Your Koneko.

Majestic Koneko,

There’s no way to describe how much your letter has lightened up my countenance. My brother says he had never seen such tranquility in my eyes. I read your words over and over again every time I can, to the point I memorized each one of them. I hear the sound of your voice all the time and lose myself seeing roses that remind me of the color of your eyes.

I would be surprised if someone dared asking your hand in marriage, not because of your beauty, for you are the most beautiful maiden of all, but because he would need to compete against me. I will do whatever it takes to have you beside me for the rest of your life.

I’m not afraid, for our next meeting will be soon to happen when you receive this letter, I am coming back to town.

Forever yours, Sans.

My beloved Sans,

The sun did not help on our stroll, but the rain really added to the experience. I could feel your scent when you pulled me closer to share the umbrella, and it always comes back to my memory when I’m alone. Hours have passed by with me staring at the emptiness, dreaming of the time we spent together.

Unfortunately, I bring bad news, this is probably our last date. Mettaton told me that a suitor proposed to me. At first, I shuddered, thinking it was your proposal, but soon my joy was crushed when he said it was from the Duke Asgore Dreemurr. Why a duke? What did I do to call attention of someone like him?

I felt the ground giving in beneath my feet, with nothing to hold on to. Onee saw me crying every night on the past weeks, the pain in unbearable and keeps growing inside my soul. The wedding will happen before your return, and there’s nothing I can do to stop them. Oh heavens, what a cruel fate has fallen upon me.

Please, as my only wish, keep writing to me. No matter how much pain I’m in, I still want to speak to you, still want to know about you and Papyrus, still want to hear your jokes and feel your scent on the letter paper. I will never stop loving you.

Forever yours

Forever mine

Forever ours

Devastated, Koneko.

My greatest love, Koneko

Your last letter broke my heart. How can you tell me such beautiful things, just to reveal that there’s no future to our love? That you’re engaged to another man?

Will I spend the nights without your smile?

Live my days without your laugh?

Can I live on without your kisses and the touch of your hand?

The answer is no.

Sincerely and painfully, I wish you the best of luck.

Forever yours

Forever mine

Forever ours

Sans

Love of a lifetime, Koneko

I had enough time to think about all that happened to us. I received your letters, but felt unable to answer them until now.

Doesn’t matter how ungrateful is our destiny, I still feel a deep joy in having the honor to know you, to have held your hand, to have touched your face, to have caressed you and made you laugh.

Sometimes I feel we couldn’t have changed anything, regardless of how much we wanted to. It was already written on the stars, it was our fate since we met for the first time. And it was good enough like this.

Just imagine, a world where I’d never know you, where I wouldn’t live this burning passion, this intense love, this need to be with you. Impossible. Today, I see that I love everything related to you, even the everlasting pain of not having you here.

I didn’t get the chance to ask you before, and so I am doing it now.

Koneko, would you give me the honor to be your

A stain of paint covers the rest of the paper.

Eternally my love Sans

I was full of hope writing you, wishing for your answer. It’s been two years since the last time we’ve spoken. I wondered every night how you’ve been, if you received my letters and my cravings, if you still love me, and if you’re alright.

And after so much waiting, my answer is finally here. Your brother was here yesterday, and I’m still shattered. How could you do this to me? How could you abandon me? What’s gotten on your mind to pass away?

My life was full of misery, pain, suffering and torture. You were my salvation, my heart, my world and now I find myself completely alone. The days have no longer a meaning without you here, even in my dreams I had you. But now, I don’t have anything, a widow without kids and now without love.

Even if I cried for the whole world to hear, my wishes of seeing your face again will never be granted.

All that remains now is waiting for the day I will be with you in the afterlife, and I look forward to that moment.

Forever yours

Forever mine

Forever ours

Eternally yours, Koneko.

[medea10]

My Review of Kaguya-sama: Love is War - Season Two

Season One Review Here.

Here we go again! Those crazy kids, will they ever confess their feelings for each other?

HISTORY: Love is war! The first one to admit love is seen as weak and is thus deemed the loser in this fight. That reigns true in the minds of student body president Miyuki Shirogane and student body vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. Both of them are mad for one another, they just won’t admit it. So, Miyuki and Kaguya play mind games with one another to see if they can make the other crumble. In a war with many wins and losses, who will be the first one to admit their feelings for the other?

SEASON TWO: While the mind games are still happening, it seems like they’re going towards a cuter case (at least when it comes to Kaguya). Yes, she still covers her tracks so she comes out looking cool as a cucumber, but inside she’s a mess. We start the season off with Kaguya wanting to celebrate Miyuki’s birthday. It’s just that Miyuki is stubborn about celebrating his own birthday or even receiving gifts (due to his upbringing). And then we add a few more road-blocks to this story with the addition of new members of the student body.

Then we end this memorable era of the student council as new members are set to take place with an election. Despite the sad atmosphere with remembering all the fun stuff that occurred last season, everyone will be coming back to their old positions for the upcoming school year. I mean, this was the third episode! It would be a real cock-tease if everyone left their positions this early in the season.

NEW CHARACTER: Let’s enter the Student Council Election arc! With the disbanding of the previous student council, it’s time for the students to choose their next president, vice president, etc. Miyuki was skeptical about continuing his reign as president, but he’s going to run for a second term. While Miyuki is still popular, a first-year student is ready to take him down. In comes Miko Iino! She’s seen as a sticler for the rules. Even when she’s in the student council, she doesn’t waste time scolding every member (except Chika) about minor imperfections. Here’s what you might recognize her from.

*Miko is played by Miyu Tomita (known for Crim on Interspecies Reviewers)

LICENSING: This anime is licensed by Aniplex of America (just like season one) and is EXCLUSIVELY streamed only on FUNimation. I wouldn’t be so pissy about this if sites like Crunchyroll and Hulu hadn’t already streamed the first season from the start, but FUNimation and Sony want to keep the series all to themselves. The company’s a monster!

THE DUB: Holy crap, the unthinkable has happened and FUNimation has scrounged up an English dub to this series. But only for this season! What the shit is going on? Is it like when Crunchyroll and FUNimation shared the anime Free! for a while? Why is it only this season that’s being dubbed? Well anyways, if you’ve read my thoughts on season one, you’ll know that I had “strong” feelings towards this getting a dub. Meaning, the narrator had to be voiced by R. Bruce Elliott! Well…they did voice the narrator with someone from Space Dandy. I just didn’t expect it to be voiced by Space Dandy himself! In short, Ian Sinclair is voicing the narrator and I am okay with this. He’s no R. Bruce Elliott, but Ian Sinclair is friggin’ awesome. I actually think the dub is really good from what I’ve heard so far. There’s only a few episodes available at this date and time, but make your own decisions here. Here’s what you might recognize these folks from.

ENGLISH CAST: *Kaguya is played by Alexis Tipton (known for Honey on Space Dandy, Lala on To Love Ru, Iris on Fire Force, Mizuki on Baka and Test, Aoba on Keijo!!!!!!!!, Hana on Prison School, and Saya on Blood-C)

*Miyuki is played by Aaron Dismuke (known for Al on FMA, Hiro on Fruits Basket, Kakeru on Fruits Basket 2019, Van on Escaflowne [redub], Marx on Black Clover, and You on Deadman Wonderland)

*Chika is played by Jad Saxton (known for Charla on Fairy Tail, Hana on Fruits Basket 2019, Koneko on High School DxD, Dorothy on Black Clover, Tamaki on Fire Force, Megumi on Food Wars, and Chika on Love Live Sunshine)

*Ishigami is played by Austin Tindle (known for Accelerator on Index/Railgun, Kaneki on Tokyo Ghoul, Karma on Assassination Classroom, Marco on Attack on Titan, Natsuo on Domestic Girlfriend, and Sunakawa on My Love Story)

SHIPPING PART II: Ooh boy, we’ve got some extra cute moments between Kaguya and Miyuki this season. From Kaguya giving a slice of cake to Miyuki for his birthday to the star-gazing moment where Miyuki grabs Kaguya and things get a little too close for comfort, this season was getting a little hot and heavy! Although, we didn’t get another moment with sick Kaguya this season! And it becomes increasingly clear to both characters that it’s getting harder and harder to put up that façade in front of one another. In the case of Kaguya, she ends up going to the emergency room only to learn that her “heart condition” is just the love for the president.

Even though we don’t get any kind of love confession this season, we do get some choice moments like Kaguya becoming friends with Miyuki on LINE, Kaguya’s run-in with Miyuki’s father, and of course that awkward position in a locked room between the two star-crossed lovers. You know what I’m talking about, the misunderstanding position. Literally every high school anime has this happen at one point!

MUSIC: So…no cute ending theme like Chika’s from last season? Crabapples!

Aside from that, the first time I heard DADDY, DADDY DO, I was a little skeptical on the visuals they chose to match the music. Thankfully, that only lasted for two episodes at the most and the rest of the time I’m dancing around to this catchy theme.

And while I’m on the subject of music, has anyone else noticed the amount of 80s music references that was shown throughout the season? Maybe I’m just stuck on that episode where Kaguya is trying to vogue like Madonna.

FUNNIEST MOMENT: Underwear and man-whores! So much misunderstanding it was too much for me to contain my laughs.

ENDING: The last couple of episodes revolve around the school sport’s festival. Surprisingly, we get a fair amount of time dedicated to long-time holdout Ishigami. He ended up doing something quite surprising by joining the cheer squad and was willing to participate by dressing in drag for a skit. I find Ishigami made a cute girl. Then, we get some cute Miyuki x Kaguya shenanigans when Miyuki’s father visits the sports festival.

So the episode before the second season finale, we get a full episode dedicated to Ishigami. In episodes prior to this one, we were getting a taste of what’s up with our favorite gamer. There was talk of Ishigami being a violent psychopath in middle school with the way the faceless rumormill has been talking. Apparently when Ishigami was in middle school, he would frequently talk to this girl in his class. But then this girl gets a boyfriend! That wouldn’t bug Ishigami until he overheard that boyfriend cheating on this girl. It does get worse with what this scumbag tries to do. And that’s when Ishigami beat the crap out of him!

Unfortunately for Ishigami, his class and the girl walked in when he was pummeling the shit out of this dude. And so the truth gets warped! Especially when dude starts lying by saying Ishigami did this because he was jealous of their relationship. Because of the altercation, Ishigami was suspended from school for a time, had to see a councilor, and was forced to write a letter of apology to the jerk he beat up. That last one, he was unable to do so. If you were in his shoes, you wouldn’t write an apology letter either, you’d write a note that simply says...

“Go to hell, Dumbass”!

Amazingly, those are the exact words Miyuki told Ishigami to say to that jerk. Miyuki was the first person to open up to Ishigami after this incident. Despite the harsh time Ishigami had in middle school, after starting high school he learned who his real friends are, both from the student council and the cheer squad. I really should state that I was happy to see Ishigami get an episode revolved around him. He was introduced only half-way into season one and felt like he didn’t make that big of an impact with me. Ishigami this season stood out a lot more and I was very satisfied with the results.

Now in the final episode, Kaguya lost something dear to her. Her phone! Let me explain. She was given a flip-phone when she was 5 years old to only be used for emergencies. Kaguya really didn’t use her camera until she was in the student council and these photos are pretty special to her. So imagine her shock and horror when it falls off the school building and being told that she can’t retrieve her photos. Just as well, she had an obsolete flip-phone. Even me, with my retro media collection, I don’t own one of those! But now that Kaguya has joined the rest of society with a brand-new smart phone, she was able to join LINE and all of her friends shared with her the photos they took during those special moments Kaguya thought were going to be lost to her forever.

In the final segment, it wasn’t really anything romantic-driven. It was just another game brought on by Chika. Basically they all took turns blowing up a balloon until it pops. Or, an anime version to the Spongebob Squarepants episode, “Wet Painters” where Patrick blows a giant paint bubble. And leave it to Chika to inadvertently blow up the balloon by doing something you wouldn’t expect. It blew up, blew everyone and the school away while DADDY DADDY DO plays in the background.

We end with Kaguya and Miyuki standing up together and the narrator assuring us that the war of love is not over.

I love this series, I truly do. I just feel like the way these stories were set up, I feel as though the first season should have ended with the 3rd episode of the second season. Don’t get me wrong, I do like the ending to the first season with the firework episode. It’s just that this particular episode gave us the end of the student council, Kaguya actually called Miyuki by his first name, and with Miyuki announcing his candidcy for president again, it opens up for more to look forward to with season two. But that’s just my thought on the matter. I’m sure this was the setup in the manga, but in the 12 episode dynamic with the anime feels weird. And same can be said about having the Ishigami episode right before the season finale. I’m glad this story was told, I just wish it was placed better in the 12 episode anime season setup.

Despite my tiny gripes there, I enjoyed this season very much. There’s definitely been a lot of development between Miyuki and Kaguya this season with some overused tropes and surprising moments no one expected. I can honestly say I didn’t expect Miyuki to take Kaguya by the shoulders as he talks about stars and constellations. Although, I did expect Miyuki to freak the fuck out sometime afterward because he thought he acted like a dork. But we get the main duo get a little closer with certain moments like the star-gazing episode, Miyuki’s birthday, and Miyuki adding Kaguya to LINE. So it once again leaves us on the hopes of a season three. Unfortunately at this date and time, no word on that happening! So maybe I should go on and read one of the 15+ volumes of the manga.

If you would like to watch the second season of Kaguya-sama it seems like the only one that has it available is FUNimation, with the English dub airing once a week. But if you would like to watch the first season, Crunchyroll and Hulu have it available for streaming.

[jen-o-jam]

[12:56 am]

[Song Suggestion: Loop- Sirup

You didn’t know what to expect when you got a call from Johnny. You loved him and all, but he never called.

Your daughter was snuggled beside you. The two of you had been watching Ponyo, which recently had become her new favorite movie. She said it reminded her of Yuta. Who although wasn’t her dad, treated her like she was his own. A excited little grin grew on her face as she heard the ring of your phone.

“Do you wanna answer the phone for me? It’s uncle Johnny.” You asked looking down at her, only for her to shake her head no. You could tell she was a little let down that it wasn’t Yuta.

“Hello?” You answered only to be met with kinda worried Johnny and a lot of background noise.

“Y/n...they extended the tour. We’ll be gone at least another month. I’m telling you cause Yuta didn’t have the heart to.” Johnny’s words seemed to echo in your head. You missed your boyfriend. Everything reminded you of him. You both knew it would be difficult when the relationship began, but you had no idea you would miss him this much. He had saved you when you hit rock bottom. Your ex had cheated, left you to raise your daughter alone, and caused you to look stupid in front of all your friends and family. So now being without him was hard. It was just you and your daughter again. Which she was a savior for you without even knowing it. She was the reason you woke up and tried every day. Without her you would have probably ended up on a really dark path.

“Y/n? Are you ok? Are you there?” Johnny asked out. You had been quite for a minute without even realizing it.

“Ah- Yea, sorry. I got lost in my thoughts for a moment.” You said adjusting the way you were holding the phone, so you could hold your daughter closer. A focused look spread over her face. She was trying her hardest to figure out what was going on.

“Don’t worry about it. I-..” his words cut off. If you had to guess it was bad reception. A lot of their hotels had fairly bad reception and because it was close to 9:30 am for you it meant their time would be around 10:30 pm. The call dropped and you let out a sigh.

What you didn’t know however was they were on break. Yuta had convinced Johnny to call you, so it didn’t seem suspicious that he wasn’t calling or texting back.

“Munchkin...I love you” you said softly, bringing your daughter onto your lap.

“Why are you sad mommy? Do I need to beat up Uncle for you?” She asked, cupping your cheeks like you would normally do to her. The statement however caught you off guard. She was super serious, which was the best part of the whole thing. You weren’t sure where she came up with that, but it made you laugh nonetheless.

Her eyebrows furrowed and her lips pouted out seeing you laugh at her.

“No, you don’t need to beat up Johnny” you said softly, pecking her pouty lips before you continued on.

“But thank you, my little super hero~” you cooed only to watch her giggle at the name, burying herself into your chest.

A knock on the door causing both of you to sit straight up. Your daughter quickly getting off you lap and hopping down to the floor.

“I got it, mommy!” She chimed happily, running as fast as her tiny feet would carry her. The curls of her hair bouncing behind her with each step. Yet before she could get to the door it opened. Her eyes growing big when she saw who it was

“Daddy!” She chimed even happier. The yell of the name causing you to get up. You had been watching her, but didn’t register who was at the door for a moment. Yuta wasn’t exactly ready to hear that name either. It was the first time she had ever called him that, and he could have swore his heart bursts from how cute she was.

“Hello my little Koneko (kitten)!” Yuta chimed back scooping her up in his arms, holding her close to him. More giggles escaping her lips as she hugged him, more or less suction cupped herself onto him.

“Now you can watch Ponyo with me and Mommy! I don’t want her to be like Sōsuke’s mom without his dad..” she mumbled into his chest, peaking up at him. A bright little smile on her lips. Yuta’s lips opened to say something, but quickly closed as she started to lean up.

“All she has been saying is “I miss him...his cheesy smiles and jokes...the way he laughs...his lips..”” she dramatically told him. You’re face turning a bright red once he met your eyes. A laugh leaving his lips as he brought her over to you, gently setting her on the couch

“Well I hope she knows I missed her just as much...” Yuta cooed as he wrapped his arms around you, leaning in for a kiss.

“Ewwww! No kissing!” A whine rang out. Your daughter quickly covering her eyes so she didn’t have to see.

[harveywritings92]

The path to Isolation pt.1

-now-

"They sat on and threw trash at me again..." Anri mumbled burying her head into her hands as Mayuki patted her back while texting her other friends. "Like I said before An-Chan. they'll never notice you, if you don't assert yourself!" the raven haired girl let out a frustrated sight "How the hell would I do that, when I've put so much work into..this?" She sighed gesturing to herself as her friend frowned trying to come up with something.

"Stop dressing like a grandma for one, and Lose those dumb glasses, I don't think I ever seen you without them." the blonde hummed reaching for the the round frames, only for Anri lean away just out of her reach, causing the blond to pout.

"Boo! you always do that!" Mayuki whined as Anri readjusted her glasses. "How about I just color my hair or something, then I'll think about it?" the ravenette cringed as her friend let this glass shattering squeal, causing a few students to gawk at them Genji's group included.

The green haired boy brows furrowed bemused trying to piece together what the chick..uh, he banged her once, whats her name?...Mizu..no Erm?? Mayuki! that's it! was saying to Anri, but the bottle blonde was talking a mile a minute and pretty much carried the shorter girl out the door. "W-Wait my bag! Mayu!!!" 

She quickly walked back for her things as The blonde rushed her out "Hurry, Hurry!!" surprising the class that Goose girl was ditching class, with a cheerleader who yelling a about salons and colors? Were they getting their nails done, Was Anri actually into that kind of stuff??

"I always did like the color..." Anri's voice got distant Genji's gaze then shifted to the window along with rest of the class, it faced the back courtyard, a few minutes later he saw Anri and Mayuki sneak out back; via hole in the fence just missing the gym teacher who was out for a midday smoke.

 "Wow..The nerd actually did it." A girl with too much make up on said then turn to her friend. "We can use this! Let's make that nerd do our homework." She suggested a of her friends agreed even throwing in a few ridiculous demands one guy even asked if Anri 'puts out' that caused the girls to laugh before the green haired ninja intervened.

"So, she ditched class once? Whoopee! like we haven't done that before, And you don't see us doing other people work." The makeup girl gaped at Genji like a fish then began to stammer" B..but-" the young Shimada cut her off with sharp look. "Leave it." He said in a deadly tone causing chill to go down the groups spines,they nodded knowing that crossing Genji would be a very unhealthy choice...

on the street with Anri and Mayu!

"So, where do we star?" Mayuki asked Anri who smiled at her friends energy, then noticed something in peripherals thinking fast, the twin braided girl grabbed her blond friend and ducked behind a dumpster, just as a patrol car drove by.

 "Well, first let's change our clothes, we stand out like sore thumbs" the honey eyed girl suggested knowing they probably get away better with without looking like a couple of escaped high school schoolgirls, they walked for a few blocks before Anri pointed at a thrift-store across the street.

Causing Mayuki to sweat dropped she's never been in a thrift-store before...and was little wary, [Yes she's from a well off family.] She changed her mind once she found a cute black sleeveless top with a black skirt with a pink floral pattern, that she just had to have. 

she changed into those and waited for Anri to come out of the changing room, when she emerged the ravenette was wearing a brown turtle neck under a dip dye sundress that started out white then faded into a pretty leaf green and little grey paper boy's cap.

"Oh you look cute Mayu!" The blond smiled at her friend about to say the same thing but felt something was missing, spying an orange belt Mayuki grabbed it and put it around Anri's waist surprised at how thin the short girl actually was, the ravenette always wore baggy cardigans and slouched a lot walked or sat down it gave everyone the impression that Anri was pudgy! "And now you look like a girl!" the blond chirped as the her honey eyed friend went to pay.

It's a good thing Mayuki was distracted by some of the old toys lining the shop walls, otherwise Anri would have a tough time explaining why her debit-card said: Shimada Anri instead of Townsend. Only Takumi knows about her relationship with the Shimada clan; Mayuki and Mikoto think she's working for them as maid that why she and Genji know each other. 

The clerk thanked them for their patronage and the two girls went on with their ditch day, stopping at a restaurant that Mayuki's family owned it took a moment for the hostess to recognize the bottle blonde "Oh miss Sonohara, Table for you and your friend?" the old woman asked leading Anri and Mayuki to the VIP section they were seated in a small booth they ordered some drinks and got down to what Anri was looking for style wise?

"I was thinking red,maybe? nothing too flashy to get get me into trou-" The ravenette was interrupted by someone tapping her shoulder both teens looked up and saw annoyed ginger haired woman around college age wearing very provocatively short purple dress standing behind them. Anri squirmed in her seat knowing exactly what was coming. 

"Why hasn't Genjikins been returning my calls." She whined close to stomping her foot the short girl cringed as Mayuki mouthed out "Genjikins?!" in disbelief and snorted as the ginger waited for Anri tell her why Genjikins has been avoiding her. The ravenette though for a second and looked the annoyed woman. 

"Ever hear the saying; A critic never pays to eat the same meal twice?" 

"What do you mean?" 

"What I'm saying Ko-ne-ko~...Is that your Genjikins menu isn't just exclusive to yours...he likes to eat around." Anri's voice dropped to a sultry tone as she watched the woman face drop in recognition after all Anri just called her: Koneko. That was the pet name Ginger's darling Genjikins called her by, and no else! 

There's no way her handsome Genjikins was playing around! this little brat was just jealous of their love! Ginger's mind tried reasoned "You're lying! you don't know him you don't know us!" the ginger haired woman hissed as her face was turning a lovely shade of purple almost matching her dress.

Anri feigned innocence, the honey eyed girl pulled her glasses down a tick and winked as she gently took the distraught woman's hand in hers and smirked up at her flirtatiously.

"Why so mad Koneko?~ Oh, I get it...you don't like that name anymore? Well the how about my Dove, Angel or princess,... my dawn?" The ravenette purred before kissing the girl's hand mimicking how Genji would do it, the girl recoiled in disgust than ran off in tears. "Well at least this one didn't slap me." Anri said apathetically recalling the last couple girls who came around asking about Genji.

Mayuki cocked a brow at her; Damn this shorty can one mean Mama Trucker, She then noticed how quiet the ravenette had gotten. Anri seemed to be in pretty deep thought...she almost looked lonely. 

"Genjikins, She seriously called him Genjikins?" Mayuki snickered breaking the tense silence between them as Anri snorted "I've heard worst, trust me!" the bespectacled girl giggled before returning to their original conversation, After lunch they set up an appointment at the hair salon just down the block from the restaurant.

They got there and the stylist was a bit hesitant on touching Anri's hair because it was so pretty and well taken care of. he had to ask her several times if she was sure about him taking her hair's virginity, Anri although a bit creeped out by the guys question was totally fine with it, after she pick out a color called chocolate cosmos. the stylist got to work...

it was almost dark by the time he was done, Anri had her newly dyed hair up in a bun and stuffed under her hat for safe keeping as she walked Mayuki home. "Are you sure you don't want to sleepover? My parents wouldn't mind." The bottle blond said as they split a Popsicle on the way. 

the former ravenette shook her head; she was pushing it today by skipping school; Hanzo was surly having an aneurysm wondering where she was; her bodyguards were probably out looking for her right now. "Maybe next weekend, I think I'll be grounded for next three days but it was worth it," Anri said awkwardly while rubbing the back of her head, she bid farewell to her friend began the trek home...

Then Anri stopped in her tracks and calmly took off her glasses off almost as if she were cleaning them, not noticing the man behind her ready to grab-. "Y'know..." the man retracted his hand and stood still in the shadows as Anri continued taking "..stalking is a very complicated affair..." She hummed calmly as she tucked her glasses away. "You watch and learn thinking it'll be easy once they're alone."

The former ravenette began to walk again; leading the man deeper into an alley." And just when you think have your target... " She slipped into the shadows that led to dead end the man had a baton ready he reeled it back ready to swing as he rounded the corner only to find...Nothing? but he saw her come this way!

a cold sweat formed on the mans brow as he felt presence behind him. " You find out your target had you from the start.~"  The man could only gasp in horror a hand covered his mouth, Needless to say the police were confused when they received a call about a pervert terrorizing a high school girl! only to find said pervert in his underwear hogtied with his own rope with a baton sticking out of his ass.

Anri resisted the urge to laugh as she got home to find Hanzo sitting on the front steps and he looked livid. "And just were where you today?" the elder Shimada brother demanded as the bespectacled girl shifted uncomfortably under his gaze. 

"O-Out with a friend?" She stammered as his brown eyes narrowed at her. "Oh, and was time with this friend more important then school?" He hissed Anri swore she saw a flash blue in his eyes as Hazo held back his wrath. "Honestly, I expected better from you Anri." and with that Hanzo went to train leaving the girl to wallow in her now soured mood.

"Now I wish I hadn't gone easy on that creep..." She mumbled taking her shoes off mentally picturing herself beating snot out of the perv. "What creep?" She jumped hearing Genji's voice glanced around before looking up and finding him hiding out in the rafters, staring down at her curiously. "A pervert tried grabbing me on way home I-" the green haired boy suddenly bristled he jumped from rafters and landed in front of her with a heated looked "Why didn't you say anything when Hanzo was yelling at you?!" Genji hissed as Anri dismissed his anger.

"It wasn't a big deal I handled it." Genji's eyes seemed flashed green the bespectacled girl jumped when he punched the wall just above her head the sound seemed to echo through the halls as Genji glowered at the short girl.

 "Not a big deal..." He snarled grabbing her front of her shirt, Anri looked at him in fear before Genji caught himself and pulled away from her; a pregnant silence filled the entryway, the frontdoors suddenly looked interesting to stare at, he glanced back at Anri and saw her hands were shaking...

All because he couldn't keep his stupid instincts in check. "Did he touch you?" He asked hoarsely before biting the inside of his cheek as tiny voice managed to stammer out.

 "n..no." 

Genji's shoulders relaxed a he let out breath he hadn't realized he was holding as he heard Anri's footsteps hurry away, leaving him alone. "Dammit, I screwed up again." he berated himself before he heard Hanzo yelling for him from the training room, At least he'll have something to take his anger out on...   

[dewbond-blog]

The Summer of Love: The English Dub of High School DxD

We will be jumping into the second half of season one next week with a look at the “Raiser Arc” and all it brings to the table, but this week I wanted to steer the Summer of Love into a topic that many people don’t really discuss: The English Dub, and my overall thoughts and feelings on it. There is a good, a lot of good, and some slightly not so good. So join me after the cut as we jump into our next chapter of The Summer of Love, the dub! This is another long one, so be ready!

To discuss the English Dub of High School DxD, it is important to give some backstory about English dubbing of anime in general. If you grew up in my generation, (late 90s, early 2000s)  then you are very familiar with the 4kids of era; a time in which the american company 4kids entertainment pretty much had a stranglehold on the western anime market. Simply put, they called the shots and every anime that was actually on television had to go through the 4kids “Americanizing process.” Needless to say, this was a bad thing.

Cardcaptor Sakura had it’s entire yuri/yaoi subtext removed and whole episodes removed. Dragon Ball censored and omitted world building, Yu-Gi-Oh became a “so bad it’s good” mess of a dub. Vision of Escaflowne became a shadow of it’s former self. Monster Rancher went from a 50+ episodes series to only a handful, and of course what they did to One Piece. The list just goes on and on. The 4kids era of anime was not a good time for the youthful medium, and frankly the wounds inflicted by this era are still fresh in many minds of my generation.

Things have gotten far better since then, with companies like Funimation, Sentai Filmworks and Aniplex taking over the dubbing market and delivering quality dubs of anime that are true to form and (sometimes) even superior to their Japanese counterparts. Yet despite this massive improvement there are still many who refuse to even give an English dub a chance, whether it is loyalty to the “authentic’ Japanese version, or trauma for the scars of the 4kids era.

Now how is this connected to High School DxD? Well not really that much, but I think it is important for readers to understand why people are somewhat hesitant on English dubs, despite a whole new generation growing up with them. There are old wounds that have yet to heal, and in this era where censorship is a hot button issue, I wanted to explain why.

Anyway, let’s get into the dub itself, and let’s start by talking about the cast.

The Cast

The English cast of DxD is frankly very strong, though it has been a cast that has had a few replacements. Akeno has been voiced by two different actress, as has Asia, and the while voice changes are noticeable, they thankfully don’t differ too much to make much of a difference. What I can say is that Asia and Akeno are both voiced excellently, with Asia being played with that cute innocent perfection, and Akeno with a level of sultry seductiveness that, while not on par with her Japanese seiyuu, gets the job done well.

The biggest voice change though has to be Issei himself, who was voiced by both Scott Freeman and later Josh Grelle, and while the change over in season 3 is a rather noticeable change (unlike Akeno’s voice change in the same season), with many people being initially put off by the sudden shift in voices. I can both say that they play an excellent Issei and bring a-

Wait..what’s this?

Fuck…do I have to do this? Do I really have to bring it up? REALLY?

ALRIGHT FINE…FINE..I’LL FUCKING ADDRESS IT.

In 2015. Scott Freeman, the voice actor of Issei and several other Funimation dub roles, was arrested, convicted and imprisoned for the possession of Child Pornography. Funimation rightfully and subsequently cut all ties with him and his roles current and future were replaced with new actors, hence the sudden change to Josh Grelle in season 3 and later 4.

Anyway, Issei’s work in the English dub marks the first, but not the most significant change in the DxD anime. While the script plays him true to form, Issei’s performance in the dub is markedly more “american” compared to his Japanese counterpart. While it is 100% loyal to the authentic story, there is a lot more ‘sex jokes’ and ‘western references’ that peek out from time to time. I’ll get into this when I discuss the script, but I did find it worked quite well for the story, and both voice actors are able to ‘get serious’ when the time comes, especially in season 4 when Josh Grelle gives his best performance as a harem lead, and this guy has MANY to his name.

However the biggest and frankly best change has to be Jad Saxton as Koneko Toujou, who completely re-invents the character for the English dub. In the Japanese version, Koneko is the quiet little kouhai who seems to only have one single emotion, very much in the veins of the Rei-clones that had a stranglehold the industry for years. The English dub however turns this completely on it’s head. Koneko becomes a motor-mouthed little girl who, while still holding true to the character’s spirit, adds far more to the plot and group chemistry than her Japanese counterpart. I just find Jad Saxton’s Koneko to be a far more interesting character, acting as a sort of the reality foil for Issei for many season, and still willing to call him out on his perverseness even after falling in love with him. Frankly, the difference between the two voices is astonishing, just watch this comparison clip.

The rest of the cast do a find job. Jamie Marchi as Rias is an excellent casting choice, and while I prefer the Japanese voice, Marchi’s signature voice is able to play both sides of Rias’ personality well and she only gets better as the seasons roll on. Kiba, Gasper, Xenovia and Rossweise are all again done very well, but it is only really characters listed above who are the real stand outs.

The Script

Remember how I brought up 4kids at the start of this post. Well I did also bring that up, because the English script of High School DxD does feel very much like a bit of a holdover from that era of anime dubs. There is more than a hint of the adapters putting in their own lines and having some fun with the dialogue than compared to other shows. It was clear to me that the writers were having some real fun trying to adapt this show for an English dub, and while some may grumble by only  being a 90% authentic script, the show does give us some great memorable one-liners like:

“I’m gonna make you eat those words like a kid doing the tide-pod challenge!”

“Cunt-tuckey fried chicken over there is in love with you”

“Forgive dat ass, don’t spank it!”

“Her milk-shakes are all over my yard”

Those are just some of the examples of the fun bit of humor that is injected into the series via the English dub and yes, it is not for everyone and yes, it is going to turn some of the purists off. Yet the voice actors give it their all and when the time comes for the show to “get serious” like with the Akeno break down, Asia story-line, the Issei/Rias fight, and more, those actors absolutely step up to the table and deliver excellent performances. So I can forgive them for having just a bit more fun with a show that is, again, about busty big boobed girls fawning over a perverted idiot.

What I do NOT forgive though, is the “president gaffe,” which undermines a vital and important plot point.

See, there is a very clear reason that Issei calls Rias “president throughout most of the anime’s run.” It helps show the class and social difference between the two characters and how, despite Rias falling truly deeply in love with Issei, her social status and his role as a servant make him hesitant to step up. It is only when that issue comes to a head that does Issei finally start calling Rias by her full name, and it is a great moment to cap off four seasons of development.

The dub however ignored that completely for the first four seasons and admitted that they weren’t aware of just how important it is. While they do address it in the season 4 dub, making an offhand comment that “Issei has been calling her President a lot lately” it doesn’t really fix the problem and remains an annoying nitpick for me. Is it a deal breaker? No, but it is a pretty glaring problem when looking at the series as a whole.

Final Thoughts.

Overall, the English Dub of High School DxD is a great one, and I honestly love it to death. As i said in my primer, I would have watched the series dubbed to do this event, but I wanted to be faithful to the Japanese release. The dub is still my go-to way of watching DxD and I suggest anyone to give it a show after watching a bit of the OG Japanese version. It’s not perfect, but it’s made with love and affection and doesn’t stray too far from it’s routes, but when it does what 4kids never could do to anime. It adds something without taking anything away.

[crazynekochan]

(Main and reserve are equal/Omegaverse AU): One cloudy Sunday, while walking back to school from getting snacks from the convenience store, Kazuichi hears crying from a back alley and finds a baby beta/omega (pick one) girl in a cardboard box. He takes her back to the school, cleans her up, and has her sleep in his dorm while trying to figure out what he was going to do with a baby he found in an alley cardboard box and he goes to Mikan to check up on the baby, but the rest of the class (1/2?)

When I first read this AU I was seriously confused which OC I called Koneko, until I remembered that this is the name an anon gave to a child in an omegaverse AU. Though in my defence it was 2am when I read this the first time, which explains why it took so long to remember ^^”

That must have been a shocking day for everyone in the class. For Kazuichi it of course was when he simply wanted to buy himself some snacks and instead finds an abandoned baby that was literally left out to die. Due to his mentioned shock he would follow his first instinct which is to quickly take the baby with him to a place where he knows it’s safe, which is Hope’s Peak, and he gets the help from a very shocked Mikan about the fact that he apparently found a baby. His classmates then fall in shock when they see a very panicked Kazuichi and a even more panicked Mikan, who obviously are trying to hide something and ignore everyone as they dash away towards Kaz’s room, causing them to follow them and find Kaz holding a real baby instead of the snacks he mentioned he wanted to buy

Just imagine how Gundham’s face must have been when he saw his crush holding a baby out of nowhere all of the sudden, while Hajime seriously questions how the fuck he managed to go out to by himself candy and come back with a flipping baby?! Sadly this causes the baby to get scared and cry, and pulls in the others, who are also seriously shocked about what they are seeing and are making the situation even worse as they cause the baby to cry even more from fright until Kaz can’t calm her any more and Izuru, who is getting a headache from the screaming, gently takes the baby and calms her with ease, while Kaz instead goes to calm the others before they make the baby cry again

When he then explains everything, which is mainly “I found her abandoned in an alley and didn’t know what to do aside from ask Mikan for help”, they of course discuss what to do, while sadly the only one who would think about calling the police which is Izuru, is occupied with making sure the baby eats something and sleeps, and thus doesn’t say anything at that point. Which he might should have done when Kaz proclaims that he will take care of her and everyone jumps in on the idea. Also when Gundham proclaims that he will help Kaz with raising the baby because it’s part of his talent after all to care for babies (ignoring that it’s actually only animal babies), literally everyone knows that he is lying and only wants to be together with Kaz, while Kaz is as oblivious as ever (not that anyone can blame him at the moment, as he is a bit occupied with his thoughts at the moment)

Within moments everyone has an assigned task and they even get Jin on their side, because the man is a loving father and would make sure that the baby gets everything it needs and at the same time find the true parents and make sure that they get arrested and that the baby can legally stay with Kazuichi (let’s of course say he is in his last year and thus old enough to actually legally have the custody of a child that isn’t his own by blood)

However as you mentioned the moment one of the students ask Kazuichi and Gundham what they want to name their new and very sudden baby, they so start a silent argument over it while taking loving care of the baby

The argument would at least last for a day, because both have seriously different ideas what a good name is like. But imagine as the day goes on and turns into night, the two realise very quickly just how exhausting a baby really is and they literally are awake until late into the night since the baby really needs the care during the first day. So when they finally have everything settled and ready after that way too long day, they are tired as hell and are sitting on Kaz’s bed with the baby in the new crib, while they still tiredly argue which is mainly mumbling by now, and while they slowly start to drift into sleep, not even caring to change their clothing or lie down properly (or go into his own bed in Gundham’s case) one of them suggests the name to which the other finally agrees that it’s good as they fall asleep for the little remainder of the night

[facets-and-rainbows]

Blue Exorcist: Spy Game - Yukio in Wonderland (part 5)

The fifth (and final!) part of the crackiest crack I’ve ever read in an officially sanctioned book, dragged kicking and screaming into the Anglosphere for your viewing pleasure.

If you thought Yuki(k)o was having a rough time before, just wait till MEPHISTO gets involved...

Previous parts: 1 2 3 4

“You mean it’s…a dream? All of this?”

“Yes, a dream.”

Faced with Yukio’s suspicious gaze, Mephisto nodded dramatically.

“But not the same sort of dream your kind usually have when you sleep at night. This is a dream caused by demons.”

“Demons?” Yukio raised an eyebrow behind his glasses.

“Yes,” Mephisto nodded gleefully. “There’s a type of demon called Húdié, kin of Beelzebub, King of Insects. They look like normal butterflies at first glance, but they have a troublesome taste for trickery…They parasitize humans and give them nightmares, so they can feed off of the victim’s negative emotions—embarrassment, shock, hatred, despair, and so on.”

“You’re telling me these Húdié are parasitizing me?”

Even as Yukio said it, his mind went to the insect sounds he heard when he woke up, and the black butterflies he kept seeing everywhere.

Could those have been—?

 “Well, it’s not as though they’ll take your life. Why not think of this as a rare opportunity to experience—“

“How can I get back to my world right now?”

“My goodness,” Mephisto sighed at Yukio, who was glaring at him without the slightest hint of wanting to listen to what he had to say. “It’s really quite simple. You just need to let them wake up.”

“…” Hearing this, Yukio hesitated a little. Then he started pinching his own cheeks, forcing his eyelids open…anything to give himself the right stimulus.

Mephisto grinned, his eyes narrowing to threads as he did it.

“Um, I’ll ask just in case, Okumura-sensei, but what exactly are you doing?”

“Hm? Well, I was trying to wake up, like you said…” Yukio answered hesitantly. Mephisto immediately burst out laughing. He clutched his stomach and rolled around, paralyzed with hilarity.

“Wha-?!”

“Oh, my apologies. That isn’t what I meant. I meant you need to wake the demons up. Hehehe.”

Yukio looked at Mephisto, who still couldn’t contain his laughter, with an indescribable expression.

Mephisto stopped cackling like a monster and added, “In other words, you need to make the Húdié realize that they won’t get anything out of this. Act as though you don’t see this nightmare as a nightmare—quite the contrary! You love this situation and enjoy it to the fullest. This will deprive the Húdié of their sustenance, forcing them to release you and seek out another host.”

“Enjoy this situation?”

Yukio’s face twitched subconsciously.

There was no way he could do it.

But if he wanted to get out of this ridiculous world, he was going to have to try.

He clenched his teeth and braced himself.

“What…exactly…do I have to do?” he asked, swallowing his self-esteem.

Mephisto had apparently been waiting for this moment. He took a sketchbook out of a desk drawer.

The first page said “SDE5” in massive letters. Yukio raised an eyebrow and asked, “SDE5? What does that stand for? System Director…Enterprises?”

“No, it stands for Song and Dance Exorcists.”

“Come again?”

It’s the name of an upcoming idol group based around a singing, dancing, all-female exorcist unit! ♪ The members are Ren Shima, Ryuko Suguro, Koneko Miwa, Rin Okumura…and you!”

“…”

“The twins are SDE’s biggest draw. Plus, you exorcise demons and can even work with hymns and sutras. Oh, and the producer will be me, Mephisto☆ Looking forward to it!” Mephisto giggled cutely.

“I’m afraid I’m going to have to refuse,” came Yukio’s cold, immediate reply.

Mephisto’s response was like a slap to the face. “So I take it you’re prepared to go on living in this dream forever?”

“!!”

“You could always try waiting until the Húdié get their fill, but alas, they can be quite the gluttons and there’s no telling when that will happen. Will you endure this world until then? Can you?”

“…” Yukio was at a loss for words.

It hurt to admit it, but he did want to avoid that outcome. Anything to keep from being taken over by Yukiko…

It’s the only way, he thought, and he made his bitter choice.

“If I join this ‘SDE5’…can you guarantee I’ll be able to escape this place?” he asked, his voice shaking with disgust.

Mephisto nodded and said “Yes,” grinning ear-to-ear.

He casually flipped to the next page of the sketchbook, revealing a most likely handmade illustration of Yukio and the other four wearing cute, positively idol-like outfits. It was creepily well drawn.

“You’ll start as an indie idol group, gather a phenomenal amount of support, and go major. The group will gradually grow from just the five of you to a grand total of forty-nine. As their leader, you’ll keep the members together, sometimes butting heads with them, sometimes crying with them, always strengthening the group’s unity. You’ll bond with your fans at meet and greets, sell CDs of your newest single…and when you finally defeat your twin sister and greatest rival to rise to the top of the popularity polls, you’ll give a tearful thank you speech…and then you should be able to return safely to your world.”

“… By the way…How many days is this going to take?”

“Oh, I’d say about five years?”

“THAT’S TOO LONG!!”

Yukio slammed his fist down on the desk in anger, causing Mephisto to jump back in overdramatic surprise.

“I can’t say I’m impressed by you yelling at a lady like that, Okumura-sensei. Are you sure you’re getting enough calcium in your diet?”

“Urgh…I’m sorry…It was unlike me to lose my temper like that, and…wait, what lady are you talking about?”

“What do you mean? I’m right in front of you.”

“Huh?” Yukio stared wide-eyed at Mephisto, who was sighing wistfully.

“…I’m sorry. You really don’t look any different from usual to me.”

“What are you saying? I’d expect better from you, Okumura-sensei. Of course I’m different. Just look.” Mephisto stroked her own chin.

It was true, the goatee was gone. Yukio started to feel lightheaded.

“So…having no beard makes you a woman?”

“Well, gender doesn’t mean much to demons in the first place. We can take any number of forms just by using different vessels, after all. But enough about me. We should be focusing on your Húdié problem right now, shouldn’t we?”

Yukio was clearly making a weird face, but he answered “Yes” to Mephisto’s sudden sane question. Mephisto set the sketchbook down on the desk and leaned back in the chair lazily.

“So, if we set the SDE5 idea aside for now and try to think of a way for you to more quickly experience the joys of your life as a woman…” she began, smiling with her eyes. Yukio leaned forward with an earnest look on his face.

Mephisto, who was gazing at Yukio in amusement, clapped her hands and said:

“Come work at the luxury hostess club Faust. You can start today!”

“What?!”

“For your stage name…let’s see…we’ll call you Yukkii after your real name Yukiko. You should aim to become the number one cabaret girl there.”

“…”

“I’ll stay by your side to teach you all you need to know about entertaining customers. With your looks you could become number one in three—no, two months. Oh, and when you wake up from the dream only two minutes or so will have passed in your time, so there’s no need to worry. You won’t end up like Rip van Winkle,” Mephisto announced with a smile.

As Yukio stood motionless, rooted to the spot, Mephisto snapped her fingers and held up an SLR camera.

“We’ll just take your cast photos for now. Let’s see…You have such big breasts, we can’t not take advantage of that. How about a shot where you rest your chin on both hands, so that it emphasizes your cleavage?

Yukio instinctively edged away from the camera’s gaze.

Mephisto, on the other hand, stood up from her chair and started edging closer.

“Come now, your expression looks so stiff! Smile, smile!”

“…”

“Hmm…I suppose you are the sort of overly straight-laced, studious type that’s lacking in raw sex appeal. Maybe we should be bold and open up your neckline a little more, go for that gap moe look. …Right, after the headshots we’ll move on to some full-body shots. What do you think of getting down on all fours like a tigress?

“?!”

“Okay, I’m taking it now. Smile, and make it brighter than that! Give me your best smile! Come on! Picture yourself snatching up all that money and recognition from the customers!”

“…N-No…I…”

“Come on, you’re making such an awkward face. Make it cuter, sexier, more devilish! Not like that! We’re not taking a student ID photo here. You’ll never be number one at this rate!

“LIKE ANYONE WOULD EVER EVEN WANT THAT!!”

Yukio finally reached his breaking point. He started shouting—and the world went dark.

He thought he saw the fluttering of that black butterfly, almost lost in the pitch-black darkness…

As he floated through the darkness, Yukio kept thinking, over and over:

I’m done being Yukiko.

I’ve had enough of the world of girls.

Being a boy is what’s right for me.

I want to go back to being a boy as soon as I can…

I miss my male brother and everyone else. I want to go back to my world, the world where I belong.

If I can just go home, I promise…I’ll be manlier than anyone else on the planet.

I’m a man. A man.

“Yuki…Hey, Yuki…Get up already.”

It was his brother’s voice.

It may have sounded like he was yelling from far away, but this time it was definitely his brother’s voice.

“Yuki…Hey…Yuki…”

“Mmmm…” Yukio forced his heavy eyelids open.

The first thing he saw, aside from the bright morning light, was the familiar face of his brother. Not his sister, but his brother.

Is everything back to normal…? But how?

As he asked himself, he came to the conclusion that the Húdié must have finally gotten full off the stress from his final tirade. In a way, you could even say it was all thanks to Mephisto.

“You’re running late, Yukio. We’re supposed to meet up with Suguro and the guys today, remember?”

“Thank goodness…Nii-san, you’re back to—“

Yukio smiled and started to talk, but then he froze.

As it turned out, his brother was completely ripped from the neck down—even a professional bodybuilder would have turned tail and run from him.

 “First we’ll hit the gym, then break for some protein bars, then back to the gym for more strength training, then we’ll get all the protein we need at all-you-can-eat sukiyaki!”

“…”

Yukio boggled vacantly at the muscles of steel wrapped in a martial-arts style white gi (which had the sleeves torn off, for some reason)—at his manly brother.

 Out of the corner of his eye, he could see two Húdié now, fluttering around cheerfully…

[bluefire-axolotl]

Sorry if like you don’t do these but what about a post about if the Blue Exorcist characters had powers. This excludes their powers in the show but probably more along the lines of idk magic powers or something? Superpowers? Idk it’s just a thought of some sort maybe you can build off of you said you were running out of ideas lol, Goodluck!

Okay this is a really cool prompt and I’ve been meaning to answer if FOREVER so here we go:

Rin: I know fire powers is the obvious answer, but I could actually see him with some really cool water/ocean based powers. Something like waterbending but with a more ocean-specific aspect somehow. I just feel like the sea is such a powerful thing, protective yet temperamental in a way that really reminds me of him. Honestly though this is probably just me projecting because I love the ocean and relate to Rin a lot but I think it would work.

Yukio: If I could give Yukio any superpower, it would be the power of mental stability. Unfortunately, as canon shows, there is no way he would have this. He’d probably end up with ice powers. He’s cold, he can be deadly, and he melts under extreme stress.   Also, I was just thinking of other possible powers for him, and I came up with the idea that his moles glow and that’s it. It made me laugh, so I’m sharing it.

Shiemi: Listen. In the show, she has plant-based and healing powers. Her fighting style revolves around plants and healing. Plants and healing are like, her things TM. So me saying she would have plant-based and/or healing powers is literally the least original thing I could possibly say. But AAAAAAAAHH, it just works SO WELL for her. Maybe if I combined them in a unique enough way it could count as semi-original and not completely obvious… Maybe she could like, cause flowery vines to grow that can wrap around part of a person and cause different effects based on the type of flowers. So like small white flowers for healing, tiny lavender flowers let her read your mind, etc. Might be a bit overpowered because it’s such a wide range but she’s really cool and she deserves it.

Ryuji: Hnnnnng listen once again I’m going off their canon abilities but fire control. It just fits him okay? His flames would probably be more of a golden yellow color than the bright red he uses through Karura in the manga, though.

Shima: Probably invisibility. It fits well with him being a spy and all, and would help him to sort of… fade into the background, without all the obligations to his family and temple that he doesn’t want. But please, do not actually give him invisibility powers because we all know what he’d do with them.

Koneko: Mind reading. He can’t just dig around in your mind though: he can just tell what you’re thinking at any given moment. He’d definitely use it in all his strategies and become scarily powerful. Hearing all those voices in his head would probably overwhelm him at times, though, so he’d have to find a lot of quiet time to meditate to calm himself down.

Izumo: Something wind-based maybe. Or maybe telekinesis. Actually I really like the idea of Telekinesis Izumo let’s go with that.

Shura: Okay, have any of you seen Madoka Magica? Well, you know how Sayaka can do some cool wavy movements and make a bunch of swords appear out of f u c k i n g n o w h e r e and then fling them at enemies or just actually use them how swords were intended to be used? That. Let her have That. Please. It would be so cool.

Mephisto: He can make anime waifus real. That’s it. I’m so sorry.

Amaimon: emo swamp man gets emo swamp powers. What does that mean? I don’t know. I’m tired. But maybe someone will understand. If this feels like a cop out to you, congrats, you get a cookie.  I’m sorry, Amaimon is a cool character who I want to do something interesting for, but I feel like his canon powers fit him really well, so I’m just gonna vaguely shitpost something.

Arthur: Listen I would be lying if I said he wouldn’t have some kind of light-based thing. Maybe he can make and control balls of bright light that destroy most of what they come into contact with.

Lewin: He’s like a… spider man. Not like capitol S Spider-Man, but he’s just a man made out of spiders. He dissolves into spiders sometimes. He can make just one part of him become spiders too, like just his hand. Shima hates him.

Shiro: Okay, here me out: necromancy. He can’t really bring back the dead, but he can re-animate them and make them do his bidding. He doesn’t like to use zombies much, but he does it a lot with skeletons. He starts the Skeleton War. Mephisto plays the sans theme when he’s around and he Does Not Like It.

Alright, there are more characters but it’s 1-am and this is turning into more of a shitpost than anything else, so I’m gonna call it a night. Thank you anon for the cool ass, and thank you for trying to help me make new content.