#ch: kai

[rebelmoonsource]

Charlie Hunnam as Kai in Rebel Moon (2023); dir. Zack Snyder.

[visixv]

Cyberpunk 2077 | Photomode 265 / ∞

[paranormal-potatoes]

Dark Parables mention 👀

Anyways with that out of the way how about Kai Dark Parables (my favorite character :3)

[ask meme]

Kai beloved 💕💕💕

How I feel about this character

he was so tiny in snow queen and then he shows up in ballad as a baby botanist 😭 he's great i love him

All the people I ship romantically with this character

Gwyn and Gerda!! trio!!

My non-romantic OTP for this character

hmmm i havent thought about this before but...... maybe Pinocchio? i think they should be crafting buddies

My unpopular opinion about this character

first off. tinderbox's story sucked. the love triangle was bad. BUT. i think Kai being manipulated into helping Rasputin was fun. i think that could be fun to keep in a rewrite but for different reasons (on Kai's end). i love me some angst.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

IF tinderbox has to be entirely canon (boo) then i want Gwyn and Gerda to go on a rescue mission to rescue Kai from that temple at the end of the world

[blackwood-if]

How would the ros react in a fake out make out situation 🤭

aliya: is extremely suave about it. after it's over she'd probably give you a little smirk and now she needs to reapply her lip gloss

baz: would be so awkward after. a little smile and chuckle and also probably turns beet red

cade: totally obnoxious. pull away and say something corny like "in love with me yet?" or something equally cheesy

charlie: very casual! i don't think kisses are anything too intimate for them. maybe a nice crisp high five after

kai: sooo professional. won't even acknowledge it after tbh but they're def thinking about it

sunny: absolutely giggly after like "omg i can't believe we just did that!!!" vibes

[dantehart]

WHEN: June 3rd, 2023 WHERE: Obsidian City Fire Department / Station 2 WHO: @walledupward​ & @kai-pak​

Dante was never one to hide his life from people, save for a few key facts that he tucked away, only to ever be thought of late at night when he was counting his regrets. As for the rest of it? He was an open book, always encouraging questions and curiosity, like the more people knew him, the more the other things might not matter anymore. That maybe he was balancing an invisible scale. One that determined he was worthy of all of this, to keep living and breathing, and enjoying the kind of life that his could never could anymore.

It was this line of thinking that made him realize how little he had his friends see this part of who he was. The Dante that was on the job. Full gear, kitted out, keys to a fire engine in hand. None of that had been on purpose. Only that most of the time, he was too busy, and he couldn’t speak to everyone’s else's schedules. They were all adults with their own lives, and Kai had just gotten his back.

He opened his arms in greeting as they both arrived. “Hello, MTV, and welcome to my crib.” The joke aged him more than he might’ve liked, but Dante took everything, even aging, in stride. As far as he saw it, growing old was an accomplishment few on this island ever really got to experience. He’d cherish every moment.

[trashrat420]

I present to you, the first wave of Project Eden’s Garden memes, I did it for drdt and now I’m doing it for p:eg, and I am proud to admit that there are no spoilers contained in any of these either

What? Chapter 1 deadly life? I have no idea what you’re talking about. Everyone is alive and well and they’re all friends

[himediana]

i couldnt think of a caption .........

[comically-blu]

I am normal about this green-pink ship

[dissoluterp]

OYEEEEEE JAJAJAJAJA

CRACKSHIP gifs → Chris Wood x Ana de Armas  requested by  miranadiaz

[rebelmoonsource]

New promo art for Rebel Moon.

[visixv]

Cyberpunk 2077 | Photomode 260 / ∞

[ace-and-the-rpg-horrors]

silliness <3

[dantehart]

Like a horse that had been expertly trained, Dante sunk to his knees, allowing his back to be properly exposed to the child in question. He did his best to not think about the fact that he never got to give his brother piggyback rides. That all of those opportunities had blown away with the smoke of their former home. The place where possibilities were endless, and suffering in the world had melted away. Reality was far worse than the dreams of childhood. Rotten and ugly. He shook away the thoughts the one might cobwebs in the corner of a room.

"Giddy up!"

Minji stopped, spinning in a circle so fast she almost lost her balance. Not a care in the world, of course, as she came running back to them with a grin on her face. "You're too big!" She yelled, matter of factly, in Dante's face. It was in the way that could only be considered cute if a small child did it. "Pick me up! Pick me up!" Kai tilted his head at her, only having to raise a slight brow for her to add on a "Pleeeeease!"

[blackwood-if]

Hmmm shot in the dark but: “ are you… smelling me? ”  with Kai, pretty please?

kai + "are you... smelling me?"

kai jerks awake again as they nod off. they begin to straighten out, but seem to remember that the lack of room and deflate back into a crouch. kai had drawn the short straw for this leg of the road trip and ended up sandwiched between you and charlie in the back seat. it was almost comical seeing them shoved in the tiny seat, head almost brushing the ceiling. you also couldn't help but feel bad, it was obviously an uncomfortable place to be, and unlike charlie, kai was never one to complain.

"you can sleep on my shoulder, if you want?" you offer, giving them a small smile. with a small nod of acceptance kai contorts themselves until their head is resting on your shoulder. it still doesn't look comfortable, but you're sure it's a step up from waking up every ten minutes.

eventually kai's breathing evens out and you sneak a glance over at their sleeping form. their hair tickles your cheek as you turn your head. you've never really been this close to kai, and definitely not for this long. you've come to notice that they smell, well, nice. if it's a scent or just the way they smell, you're not sure, but it's earthy. it smells like something, but you can't put your finger on it. pine, maybe? or it could just be the grass from the lacrosse field.

"are you... smelling me?" you hear in a quiet voice, and you tense. kai's eyes aren't open, but there's a small smile on their face. you purse your lips as you try to come up with an answer that doesn't make you sound like a creep. you decide on the truth.

"you smell good." you admit with a slight shrug that causes kai's head to bob up and down with your shoulders. "i've been trying to figure out what it is."

"it's a perfume. i'll show you when we get back to campus." they say, shifting again to get comfortable, assumably to continue their nap. "but you're going to need to sniff a bit quieter or i'm going to have to use charlie as a pillow instead."

[imnoonejustapiramide]

Chapter Six

Upon a Chance | A Sensei wolf (Cobra Kai) x OC (older, European exchange student from Miyagi-Do that has a past she's trying to run from)

Previous chapter

"Sam, Lena, just stay focused- the both of you can do it!"

"Go for the kill!"

Lena hears senseis Larusso and Lawrence call out from behind them. Looking at Sam beside her, she gives the girl a nod, which Sam then returns with a determined look, before she turns her gaze in front of her- to her smirking opponent.

Lena turns her gaze to her own opponent but sees him staring at Sam in wonder, which she quirks her mouth at, before she then decides to call him out on it.

"Eyes on me, big guy," She says with a teasing tone towards the towering kid, who then immediately snaps his head to her, looking entirely caught off guard, and extremely flustered from having been caught looking at her friend that is.

But he wasn't the only one who had heard her little remark, for she heard Yoon calling her out from within the crowd, which she chuckles at.

"Oi stop with the flirting, it's disgusting, "

Sensei Wolf had caught it as well, but she didn't notice, for she had been ignoring his looks the whole day, but well- he didn't like it in the slightest, which showed, what with him wearing an annoyed and sharp expression.

Seeing her lighthearted expression, while still wearing a flush to his face- Axell falters for a moment, and that was all Lena needed to pounce.

The fight then began with the noise of the crows turning louder at each punch, and evaded movement that took place.

Axell turned to jab a sharp punch at her, but she effortlessly evaded it, her movements fluid, all the while her gaze stayed stuck on her opponent in front of her, who frowned at her, especially when she struck a jab against his side.

She only grinned at him, while she circled around him like a predator, all the while she also made sure to have Sam in her eye-sight, for if she'd need her help. But she was luckily handling herself at the moment, doing as she told her to do. Good. She thought before she turned her mind to the fight at hand.

while the kid was fast, especially for his size- she was faster, and much nimbler, which she of course used to her advantage.

And before he could process the last punch, she continued to crack at his crippling defenses, which he clearly wasn't used to doing, and made the boy's firm movements from before, become much sloppier with the way he tried to get at her.

He was even starting to get out of breath.

She watched him turn frustrated now, which made her smirk at him now, before she struck at him with a kick, which made him take some steps behind him because of the force of it.

She then met Wolf's eyes behind the boy.

His gaze was entirely on hers, unblinking, and calculated.

Axell then sent a roundhouse kick towards her, which she then at the last moment twisted over with a jump, before she held one hand on the ground, balanced on it and quickly turned her body to his already turning form, and kicked at him with all her might.

The crowd then turned thunderous at the spectacle, while she then twisted and flipped to stand on her feet once more, her gaze now on the sprawled boy in front of her who held a hand on the ground to push himself off of it, for he wasn't entirely on the mat just yet- but he froze at her confident approach.

"STAND UP!" Wolf then shouted from behind at the boy, but Axell wasn't reacting to it as the man thought he would.

Something in her gaze and ready fist, and the sound of his sensei shouting at him made him freeze in the moment, which Lena frowned at, for this was no time to freeze at (and also because the look looked too familiar for one), not while he still had the chance to defend himself, but nevertheless, she promised to end this- she raised her fist ready towards him, all the while she held eye-contact with the now wide-eyed tall boy in front of her- who suddenly looked seemed like a small and frightened child in front of her, he wasn't even seeing her...

But before she could even move to deliver the final punch, Axell's breathing quickened, before he then fliched his face to the side.

"Miyagi-Do OUT! The Iron Dragons have won!" The announcer then shouted, which brought Lena to a pauze, and the boy in front of her as well, finally getting out of the strange spell that took over him just now.

Lena's jaw then clenched at the announcement.

It was then silent before the crowd then roared.

She then stood back and held a hand in front of the boy, which he looked upon in confusion, before he hesitantly took it.

Pulling him up,

"Good fight," She told him with a soft smile and a nod, which he looked at in surprise, before he nodded and shyly returned it, making him seem much younger now, especially with his mussed hair falling into his eyes with the movement.

Which struck a cord within her.

"Y-Yes," He quietly replied, which made her widen her smile, before she gave him a final nod and turned to head over to Sam, who stood straight on the mat in front of her, and was listening without an expression to the female captain of the Iron Dragons, which Lena then frowned at.

Especially at the nasty look the other girl was giving her friend, she knew those types of girls and did not like this in the slightest, but before she could say anything, or do anything the girl then spotted her and with one last smirk left to go to her Dojo, which left Sam and her standing solely on the mat then.

Sam looked at the ground for a moment, Lena watched as she tightened her fists by her side, before the younger girl then turned her head up at her approach.

"...Lena, I'm sorry for making us lose," Sam then quietely told her, her voice sounded wet to her ears, and looking into her eyes- they were teary at her quiet perusing of her.

"It's all my fault, I shouldn't have been-" She then continued, all the while she harshly moved an arm upwards, but before she could continue in her self-pity, she was caught off guard by Lena's chuckle, which then turned to a tinkling laugh, which caught the attention of all those around them, which made Sam then turn scarlet in embarrasment.

"You- You're laughing?" The younger girl then spoke, hurt clear in her tone, before her expression then stuttered and she let out the floodgates, which alarmed Lena, who then put a hand over her mouth, before she stood straight, and shook her head at the younger girl- it hadn't been her intention to hurt the other girl.

"Sam, wait no- I'm not laughing at you, I'd never laugh at you, love. Look at me," She softly asked her, while she held onto the now sobbing girl's shoulders, before she then finally pulled her into a hug.

"Oh Sam, I'm sorry." She whispered in the girl's hair, while she carefully caressed the girl's shivering back, all the while she hushed her in a comforting way.

"It happened, which we should just accept, and do better the next time- for this isn't the end you know? We got more challenges ahead of us. We got this far, the two of us, which says enough. So, get those nasty thoughts out of your head, okay?" She then told the girl, before Sam then pulled back from the hug with a firm nod, her face blotched with tears, which Lena softly smiled at before she moved to carefully clean them off her face, which Sam smiled at, at the tenderness she shows her.

Like how an older sister would.

"Now, head held high, okay? And shall we now join the others?"She then asked her friend, who nodded before Lena held onto her with one arm, while they then walked over to their awaiting group of friends and senseis who smiled at the both of them and pulled them into an awaiting group.

"You did good, the both of you- and that kick Lena, don't think I didn't see that!" Sensei Daniel then said with a proud smile before he then pulled his daughter into his arms in comfort, which Lena smiled at, before she felt Miguel pull her into a side hug.

"We almost won, which everyone saw, especially with you kicking the big guy on the mat, this is only the first challenge, we'll win the others." He then firmly told her with determination, his eyes burning at the thought of it, which Lena only nodded to.

All the while she felt eyes on her back, which she ignored in favour of turning her attention to sensei Lawrence.

"Do you want to talk with her?" Tory heard Yoon ask her from behind while she was watching Lena comfort Sam in front of her.

Her chest ached at the sight of them.

Especially at how this day had turned out for her, which she was angered over- at her quick defeat.

But that didn't hurt as much as the sight in front of her did.

"No." She told him, while she turned her gaze away from the two in front of her to go outside, all the while she ignored Robby's longing looks towards her way.

"Where's Tory?" Lena curiously asked when she met up with Yoon, who she gave a hug to.

He shook his head,

"She left." he told her, his gaze full of concern for his teammate, which she of course spotted.

"Is she-" She then started before she was interupted by another voice.

"What did I tell you, you lost because of that failure of a captain, well captains, seeing as it was too easy to beat him." Kwon said with a sneer while he invited himself into their conversation, which Lena looked upon without any expression.

He looked at his teammate, who stood straight beside her, before he turned to smirk at her.

"Although- you did fight well. You could have won as well, that is- if you stopped holding yourself back. Because you clearly did, why is that?" He then curiously asked with a frown, for he didn't understand why she would do such a thing in the slightest.

That, and why she wasn't captain.

"Thanks, I guess. " She replied, without giving an answer to his question, for that wasn't his business.

Which Yoon didn't miss in the slightest, while he looked at her with a frown as well.

"Ah a secret, okay. How interesting." Kwon then remarked, before he tilted his head at her with a wide smirk.

"See you around, Miyagi."

"It's Lena." She then told him in English,while she watched him leave, not before he flashed a two-fingured salute at her.

"You have a strange friend," She then decided, while she returned her gaze at her friend, who didn't deign to answer it.

"I'll head up now, see you around Yoon." She then after a moment decided, which he then mustered a smile at,

"See you, and good luck,"

"You too," She told him before she headed towards the exit, her Dojo having left before her already.

While she walked in the now desolute corrider in thought, she with surprise felt herself be pulled into a room with a yelp, her back immediately hitting the now closed door behind her, where she then finds herself enclosed upon by two hands beside her head.

And looking up at the perpetrator, she's met with the serious gaze of Wolf.

"Caught you."

I am so sorry for ending this on another cliffhanger!

But don't worry y'all will have quite a chapter with these two in the next one 😏

But anyways, what did you think of the chapter- did you see this coming? Or did you expect more? Do tell me!!! <3

And what did you think of my action scene writing (I'm not that good at it obviously, but I try my best) 😅

And sorry if I made any typo's, I haven't edited this (nor any of my other chapters)!

NEXT CHAPTER

[fear-is-truth]

was just thinking about kai and his absolutely devastating need to be praised. will absolutely deny it at all costs but he cannot hide it and it’s arguably the easiest way to manipulate him. may take a bit of build up but yk that’s just how it is. like it’s just so easy bc a weakness he refuses to acknowledge is one he has very little defense against. like it’s not a new revelation for his character but it’s been stuck in my head. but yeah anywho i associate you with kai and therefore felt the need to share it with you

you get it. he’s egotistical, narcissistic, AND insecure, it’s one of the most fascinating aspects of his character—his need for praise & recognition, for someone to tell him he’s exceptional. kai positions himself above the need for external validation, yet his entire persona is built on the idea of people looking to him, listening to him, following him (that’s also why he lashes out at disloyalty)

that contradiction is what makes him so easy to manipulate. if you realise how deeply his self-worth is tied to being perceived as someone to be admired, you can pull him in any direction you want. you wouldn’t even have to lie—just selectively reinforce the parts of him that crave that recognition. make him feel like you admire him in a way no one else does. and the beauty of it? kai would never catch on, as long as you keep the flattery frugal. in his mind, he’s the one holding the strings, not you. but a weakness he refuses to acknowledge is a weakness he has no defense against. that is his achilles’ heel, the one thing that—if handled correctly—could ruin him completely.

p.s. the fact that you associate me with kai is both flattering and deeply concerning. love that for me.