#doesnt stop you losing to a dog if you start expecting shit from them

[procrastinatingattorney]

something something my benchmark of how canonly queer something is at this point is comparing it to f/e, so if you're losing to that then you're losing chess to the dumbest dog imaginable

[1magine-engine]

Obey Me: MC is Hiding Something

When MC first awakens in the council room no one thinks much of them. They’re sitting there shivering like a dog left out in the rain and refuses to meet anyone’s eyes.

Lucifer starts to wonder what in devil’s name made you a good candidate for this exchange program. You barely had enough courage to answer when Lord Diavolo welcomed you so graciously, much less look dignified in any way.

Something odd he does observe though is, despite your silence and obvious terror, you seemed to accept the concepts of a Devildom and of RAD and him and his brother very easily or maybe you were just nodding along insipidly.

Mammon’s opinion of you is even lower. He already hated the idea of having to watch and make sure some stupid human didn’t get themselves killed on their first week. Damn it! That wasn’t his job! They can’t even carry a conversation, always just staring and watching everybody.

The human doesnt seem to have any kind of motivations or idea as to what they wanna do. Lucifer will never know if he leaves you alone at school for a while considering you’ve found your friends group with the other exchange students. And at home he sees no problem with letting you go off for just an hour or two. All you really do is walk around and examine the rooms and grounds. Maybe you’re an architecture freak or something.

Leviathan barely pays you any mind when you arrive, not like he ever has the chance to, being that he never leaves his room outside of going to class. But during breakfast he does notice how interested you seemed in the game console he’s playing on. And for a moment he wonders if you’re a gamer or an otaku too

but no, ugh you’re just some normie. You watch Asmo obsess over his compact mirror and Satan over whatever book he’s holding just the same. And you’re conversation is shit like Mammon said. Listless and lacking enthusiasm. But he doesnt stop you when you watch over his shoulder when he plays.

Satan doesn’t have a problem with you. That said, he doesn’t particularly like you. But he can respect how much time you seem to spend in the library, and how many books you borrow about the devildom and kinds of demons. It made sense, you wanted to know the kind of creatures you were surrounded by.

he does wonder though, why one day you seem to be borrowing a lot of Solomon’s books and Solomon’s time as well. But then again, that makes sense too, you were both human after all. Maybe you would stop flinching and get even a little more comortable with someone your race around. When one of his tomes disappear, he interrogates Mammon because of course, it’s Mammon.

Asmo likes your style. It’s not particularly glamorous or eye-catching but it matches your aesthetic. He especially admired your choices in acessories. The amulet you’re always wearing is so pretty and he swears sometimes it almost glows. And your rings were peak Devildom fashion, sharp, edgy iron designs. But he especially adored the silver spike earring you wore.

He was both delighted and smug that he was the first one to get a little closer to you. But of course, how could you resist! You even complimented the perfume he was wearing and asked where he got it. And he directed you to his favorite oils and essences shop that supplied products and ingredients from every realm. And while applying some to your wrist he catches a glimpse of a tattoo peeking out from under your sleeve but you pull your hand away, bashful. Oh, he’ll get you to show him someday. Heehee.

Beel is curious how a human can eat so much. He’s been told human athletes apparently eat a lot to maintain muscle mass and strength and the like but looking at you, you didn’t seem the type to do anything strenuous. Except he does notice that when a demon bumps you in the hall, you’re not hurt or thrown off despite the size difference. And when you’re purposely knocked into by someone else, your reaction is fast, pivoting out of the way and behind the demon and you almost look like...

Nah. You weren’t going to attack him, you began to cower and apologize again and again until Mammon had to drag you way before it got any more embarrassing. The next time you pique his interest is at the gym in the house. You always make sure to go at a time when there isn’t anyone else and he happened to go after you. But it couldn’t have been you that just used that machine. Were you really capable of lifting that much?

Luke and Simeon are sympathetic, Simeon understands the discomfort and the adjustment and answers any questions you have about the brothers and how not to piss them off or placate them if ever you did make them angry. He answers your questions about RAD and the program but does wonder. Wherever did you get an angel relic like the one hanging from your ear?

Luke says you shouldn’t be afraid of those no good demons, if anything happens you can run to Purgatory Hall and they’ll help. He promises. He likes your company and starts up baking with you, teaching dishes and pastries. He tells you a lot about Michael and lets slip things about Lucifer and the brothers back when they were still angels. You don’t push him on the subjects but you do seem pretty interested.

it all came together, very easily. First the lights, Leviathan’s screams echo in the halls as he laments not having saved soon enough. Asmodeus’ whining about losing such good selfie lighting came next and both come out into the hall, yelling for their older brother. “Lucifer!”

If not for that, Lucifer probably wouldn’t have noticed, having been locked up in his firelit office since dinner was over. Heaving a sigh he gets up. All of the yelling told him the lights were out so how could he have expected the brilliant flash of white that burned his eyes when he opened his door. He stumbles, leaning on the door frame for support as footfalls race down the hall.

He growls, feeling his wings and horns materialize but something isn’t right. His vision doesn’t return and his skin starts to burn. In the air he catches the faintest scent of something he hasn’t smelled in a long time. Holy oil.

When the little light in the fridge fades, Beel thinks he may have fucked up. But then it turns out the whole house is out so it must just be some prank. He keeps eating, uncaring whether or not he identifies what it is he’s shoveling into his mouth. Then he smells it.

once upon a time he’d caught Luke with some kind of cookies from the celestial realm. And they were some of the best cookies he’d ever had in his existence. He could never forget that smell, so when it wafts through the air coming from the main hall, he follows. Drool begins to gather beneath his tongue.

He misses the sharp, metallic scent drifting beneath it.

Satan’s vexation spikes when his reading light goes out and his peace and quiet is distrubed by his idiot brothers. Mammon probably tried to turn the power off in Levi’s room to get him out so he can sneak in and steal his stuff again. But then Asmo starts yelling, and one cry from Lucifer rattles his bones.

It’s enough to get him on his feet. But what draws a gasp from him is the flash of lightning that gives him his sight for a moment. White lightning, an impossibility in the devildom’s ever red tinged sky. He goes to the window, knocking a stack of tomes over and unlatches it. But it doesn’t budge. Using the light on his D.D.D. he tries again but it just won’t open.

Outside Satan’s door heavy footsteps, thump along in a slow rhythm. Satan races to the door and Beel is there trudging along the carpet like a zombie, his nose perched in the air.

“Beel?! What the-? What are you doing?”

“Hey what’s the big idea!? Where are you guys!? Who’s doing that weird singing?!”

Mammon calls out into the mansions, just as confused as everyone else. Satan’s brows furrow; he didn’t cause this, then. He’s about to answer but Mammon yelps, and a resounding thwack has Satan grab Beel, and race towards the sound, almost stumbling over each other’s feet in the dark. They’re only guide is the ocassional flash of white and the sound of chanting growing louder as they grow near.

It is still pitch black but years of experience and spatial awareness tells him they’re in the foyer. Satan ventures out, almost tripping over something on the ground; it’s Mammon. He lays at the top of the steps, passed out. Satan is about to shake him awake when Leviathan and Asmo come out of a hall holding up Lucifer between them. Another flash. Lucifer’s demon form flickers in and out, smoke rising from his blistering skin. Satan freezes and Beel picks up Mammon in his arms.

“Satan! What the hell is going on!?” Levi calls out into the dark over the spell.

The chanting stops. So does the lightning and they’re plunged into complete darkness. They hear the sound of plastic and a baggie hits Beelzebub square in the chest, landing on Mammon’s stomach. “Cookies?”

He smells that first but then they recognise the other scent prominent in the air as blood.

Human blood.

“Wait, where’s MC?!” Asmo’s voice comes from the black. “Are they trapped somewhere?”

Someone laughs.

“Oh, you don’t need to worry about that.”

Lightning flashes again, bathing the foyer in glaring white. It’s only for a moment but their eyes are quick enough. It becomes clear where the stench of blood was coming from. “After all, I’m not trapped in here with you...”

Your eyes seem to glow, vacant of whatever fear or trepidation you’ve deceived them with for weeks. In your hand is the earring Asmo admired so much, the silver tip dripping red. At your side, your palm is sliced open, already clotting as you’ve used all you needed for the seal activating the devil’s trap around the entire house. Your sleeves are pushed up to the elbows the sigils and signs inked into your skin tasting air again after so long. As you place your hand on the seal they come alight. Your lips curl over your teeth.

“You’re trapped in here....with me.”

Solomon knows a demon slayer when he sees one. And he tells you right off the bat whatever you’re planning it isn’t a good idea. You’re outnumbered and overpowered by them.

but then he sees otherworldly magic light up the skies and decides maybe it’s a good time to visit the House of Lamentations.

Part 2

[sunstar121]

hey heres some assorted thoughts about traitorboo (+ traitorboo in sbi)

-ranboo is careful. of course he is, have you seen how anxious the man is?

-he never lets himself be seen going through the portal. he always takes an invis pot or pearls/teleports next to it/away from it

-hes got a little house near technos- nothing big, just a little cabin that he stores supplies in and sleeps in when he visits

-the basement of the cabin is a safe room, mostly used for when people from the rest of the smp come to visit techno

-techno: is that quackity on the horizon? what is he doi-

-ranboo, already halfway in his safe room:

-he calls the cabin his vacation house, and jokingly builds a palm tree outside of it

-(he hopes that it stays that way. he doesnt want to think about it becoming his permanent house)

-(doesnt want to think about what that would mean)

-when he first built it, he left it very bare- the inside had a crafting table, a furnace, a couple chests, and a bed. that's it

-one day when he was in l'manburg, techno and phil snuck over and decorated the place

-im talking fancy carpets and banners, custom art, flower pots, brewing stands, bookshelves, extra decorations to the outside, you name it the lads added it

-ranboo, eyes wide: wha-what happened to my house?

-phil: ah, we thought, well, since you're spending more time here, we thought we'd make your place a little nicer! least we can do for all you've helped us, mate.

-ranboo, in tears: o-oh

-he bonds with edward, and the two frequently gossip about other members of the server to the immediate dismay of everyone around

-edward: O⍑ ᒲ|| ⊣𝙹↸ ↸╎↸ ||𝙹⚍ ⍑ᒷᔑ∷ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ w╎ꖎʖ⚍∷ ↸╎↸ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ 𝙹ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ∷ ↸ᔑ||?

-ranboo: O⍑ ᒲ|| ⊣𝙹↸ ᓭ!¡╎ꖎꖎ

-edward: ʖ╎ℸ ̣ ᓵ⍑ ʖ∷𝙹⚍⊣⍑ℸ ̣ ᔑ ᓭ⍑ᒷᒷ!¡ ╎リ ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ! iℸ ̣ ʖ╎ℸ ̣ ᒲᒷ!

-techno, clutching his head: please for the love of god stop shit talking in a language I cant understand

-he gets. a little paranoid about his memory book

-bc in this au he spends more time with tommy and learns about the shit dreams done, he gets really paranoid that dream might try to recruit him (they have very similar ideas and morals, after all)

-and he gets very paranoid that dream/dreams allies might try to tamper with his book

-because of that, he now keeps three versions of the book, all of which are updated with the same information;

-one in his inventory(the og), one in his enderchest, and one in his safe room

-techno 'accidentally' leaves one of his dogs in ranboos house. ranboo adopts them and names them Dog Log

-he never said he was good at naming things

-in terms of sibling dynamics, he acts like the middle child that completely abuses the fact that they're mostly overlooked by the parents

-he gets away with so much shit, and the sbi boys are both upset and surprised at how much he gets away with

-ghostbur has a counter of how many shenanigans in a row ranboo has committed without getting chewed out by phil

-current total: 10 shenanigans (one of which being putting pink dye in phils shampoo and poorly framing techno. everyone is still flabbergasted that he didnt get caught)

-its not even that phil doesnt see the shenanigans happening. he does see it most of the time, usually he either just doesnt care or has other things to worry about

-tommy: dad this is COMPLETE favouritism. you literally just saw ranboo steal technos pick and rename it 'pick on someone ya own size'

-phil: yes. but I also saw you take carls armour and rename him 'sub to tommyinnit'. can. you can see why I'm chewing you out, right? you can see how the thing you did was worse, right?

-this only fuels ranboo even more. his power grows

-both ranboo and techno are really bad with the cold, and tommy 'clingyinnit' innit takes ABSOLUTE advantage of this

-what I'm trying to say is: sbi cuddle piles ('for warmth! you guys are cold! it's for warmth!') are very common after ranboo joins

-in the beginning, techno is very worried for his new brothers combat skills

-i mean, the guy kinda just sat on the sidelines instead of fighting when the butcher army came around, right? hes probably bad at combat and wanted the others to handle it

-so when they start training, techno isnt expecting much. he starts out by teaching ranboo some piglin fighting stances, and his brother seems pretty receptive to them

-eventually techno asks ranboo to spar with him, yaknow, to see how hes doing?

-he absolutely does not expect ranboo to bust out some balls-to-the-walls hybrid fighting moves

-ranboo is light on his feet, and practically leaps and jumps through the entire battle, weaving around technos heavy attacks with relative ease

-ranboo loses, of course ('technoblade never dies'), but does delight in the flabbergasted look techno gives him

-(he uses a hybrid set of End fighting moves and skywars moves. they make him incredibly quick in battle, and give him an incredibly fast reaction speed)

[classic80sand90smovieloves2]

Meeting and Dating Anton Tobias

(Not my gif)(Requested by anonymous)

(Seth Green in this movie? A+)

- First things first: Anton’s had a crush on you since the first grade, which is also where the two of you technically met for the first time.

- You being placed in the same class would become a frequent, on and off again thing in both your lives. Every year or so, you’d end up having a class with Anton Tobias and every year, he’d fall for you harder and harder.

- Regardless of how long you’ve been aware of each other’s existence, Anton is still completely incapable of actually speaking to you. There’s been a few instances of him; accidentally or purposefully, coming into contact with you and just widening his eyes, doing a 180 and booking it away from you after you say hello.

- So yeah, for a while, he’s just adorably obsessed with you in a way that only a boy in love can be.

- There was definitely a period in your life where you considered trying to talk to him yourself, wondering if you could ease his nerves a little and show him that he could actually interact with you.

- But then he got really into the whole stoner thing and you found yourself a bit too intimidated to approach him. Plus, he was never at school anymore for you to talk to him anyways.

- It’s only when the two of you reach your junior year of highschool that anything of actual value happens between you.

- It was during one of the days that Anton actually showed up to school. You’d gotten home from school when you went to pull your things out of your schoolbag. It was then that you finally noticed that you had two copies of your English classes book.

- You vaguely remembered assuming you’d dropped yours when you saw a copy near your bag on the floor, a copy you’d quickly stuffed into your bag “again” before rushing to your next class. You cracked open the covers of both and found that one read ‘Anton Tobias’ in a messy scrawl.

- Considering the fact that you didn’t know where Anton lived; or had even ever spoken to him, you couldn’t exactly return the book right away, so, you were forced to wait until school the next day and hope that he showed up.

- The next day, you spotted him in front of the school and quickly made your way over. He looked at you like a deer in headlights as you explained the situation, not saying anything but taking the book from your hands as his friends watched in secondhand embarrassment and amusement.

- Pnub kicked him in the shin and he finally spoke, assuring you that it was alright and forcing a smile onto his face. You offered to let him copy your homework since you borderline stole his book and he asked if you were sure before thanking you as you handed it to him.

- You said goodbye and walked off as as he stared at you in awe. He handled that paper like a museum artifact the entire day.

- You were already seated in your chair when he walked in and surprised you by sitting right next to you. He handed your paper over and thanked you again as you gave him a smile.

- When class is finally over, he stays behind and gathers up the courage to actually talk to you, complimenting your homework before the conversation shifts into more interesting territory. His boys are very proud to see him walking out of the school with you instead of being a puss.

- The two of you made it to the bus area before you were forced to say goodbye, which you did so begrudgingly before you got on. He couldn’t complain though, he’d finally talked to the girl of his dreams and he was floating on cloud nine.

- The two of you start talking to each other everyday and he couldn’t be happier, he feels stupid for being so afraid to start a conversation with you. It takes about a month of short conversations for him to actually invite you to hang out. 

- You’re once again walking out of school with him and you’re just finishing up saying goodbye when he turns back around and asks if you want to come over to his place, which you obviously agree to. 

- So technically, your first date consists of you going over to his house and pretty much just hanging out and enjoying each others company. You watch television, talk some more, eat some food, go for a walks, things like that. 

- It’s after a few months of the two of you hanging out that you have your first kiss. You were a bit bored and flopped on his bed as he fiddled with something, asking if he actually wanted to do something. 

- He asked what you wanted to do as you hovered above him and you watched as his gaze kept drifting down to your lips. You’d suspected before that Anton had a crush on you; primarily because Pnub and Mickey had outright told you he did, but it was only now that you saw he truth in their words. 

- Before you lost your nerve, you leaned down and pressed your lips to his. He froze for a minute as you pulled away, looking at you in surprise as a million thoughts raced through your mind; thoughts that were banished as he lurched up and kissed you again. 

- Rest assured, that kiss sealed your fate. You’re never getting rid of him after that. 

- Lots of Pda. Anton really doesn’t care about what anybody thinks so if he wants to touch or kiss you; which believe me he does, he’ll just do it without thinking.

- His arm around your shoulders, or draped around the couch behind you.

- Drowsy hugs from behind. He’s usually half asleep when he does this and will usually take in a deep, tired breath and sleepily tell you you smell good.

- He presses kisses all over your face whenever he can; particularly when he’s board. He’ll give you one on your temple, then one on your cheekbone, under your cheekbone, the apple of your cheek, your jaw, the corner of your mouth-

- Soft, sometimes slow kisses.

- Makeout sessions. What’s better than laying in his bed and kissing you? To him? Pretty much nothing.

- The two of you cuddle wherever you fall. Sometimes you’re on top of him, other times he’s spooning you with his leg thrown over your body; just all types of cuddling.

- He tends to just call you by your given name but if he feels the need, he’ll call you babe or honey as well.

- He thinks everything you do is so fucking cool. He’s constantly amazed by and complimenting you.

- He’s almost embarrassingly fond of and proud of you. He brags about you to people all the time; it’s really quite adorable.

- He can’t remember basic math 90% of the time but you bet you’re ass he remembers the outfit you wore when you first talked to him or everything about that necklace you always wear or the book you always carry around. He’s well versed in the subject of y/n.

- Fast food dates.

- Watching television together.

- Chilling up in his room.

- Listening to music together. Sometimes you just lay on his bed with your heads connected and your hands intertwined and vibe.

- Walking his dog with him. You know ...Anton really isn’t fond of the way Randy looks at you as you’re walking by.

- Going to the skatepark with him and his friends.

- He��s always phoning you and asking you to come over because he wants to see you; usually groaning when you’re busy or trying to convince you to ditch what you’re doing.

- If you’re into weed then expect to be doing a lot of smoking with him.

- Trying to get him to be a little more ambitious. You’re one of the only things that get him out of bed and out into the world.

- Informing him on the latest happenings because god knows he isnt paying attention to any of whats going on around him.

- Subtle butt touches.

- Wearing his pants because he sure as shit doesn’t. If he’s rocking his boxers, you’re rocking the sweats he’s neglected.

- Occasionally cutting class or skipping school with him. You do want to graduate high school so you don’t do it all the time like he does:

- Doing him a few favors; or more so his mother. Picking up milk on your way over after school, bringing some food, returning movie rentals. Things that take like a five minutes if you’re already gonna be passing said places.

- Waking him up in the morning, or more accurately: the afternoon.

- He loves when you fuss over him. Honestly, the more motherly and “traditional” you act with him the better. Get out all those urges. He’ll never mind.

- Your laugh? Music to his ears. His humor is his main appeal; besides the fact that he’s nearly six foot and pretty attractive.

- Talking all serious about stupid shit until you both breakout into laughter.

- Wondering why he’s suddenly acting so strange....

- Going through the whole idle hand ordeal and stopping him by being crushed by a whole ass car.

- Visiting him in the hospital.

- Helping him after he loses his hand.

- You are his last brain cell. You’re like the main reason this boy is still alive.

- Occasionally shutting him up since he doesnt think before he speaks like 90% of the time. Anton ...maybe don’t make fun of police officers ...to their face ...when they already don’t like you.

- Your parents probably don’t like him ...for obvious reasons, so you’ll most likely have to sneak out or lie to them so that you can see him.

- Helping to keep him calm in stressful situations.

- He thinks he’s really bad at comforting you but he’s actually like accidentally really good at it. He has no idea what he’s doing but it’s working!

- Antons pretty oblivious most of the time so he doesn’t tend to get jealous very often. That being said, since he’s been in love with you for so long, he isn’t too keen on losing you so whenever he senses a serious threat to your relationship, he’ll do whatever he can to stop it.

- He’s sort of a coward so he really isn’t going to be the one you can count on when you’re scared. He’ll probably talk up a big game but the minute a tree limb snaps beneath someone’s foot, he’s clinging to you like a child.

- The two of you don’t fight extremely often; you sort of just know how he is so you’re unfazed by most of what he does. But when you do fight, he has trouble staying calm and saying the right thing. He’ll probably call you a bitch without thinking and you’ll have to stop yourself from strangling him.

- Whenever you’re mad at him, he’ll keep periodically calling you to try and get you to talk to him. He never waits long after you leave either; usually it’s at most an hour before he’s ringing your line. He can always seem to wiggle his way back into your good graces no matter what he does and it’s infuriating.

- He tells you he loves you quite a bit. He’s had a while to come to terms with his feelings so he isn’t afraid to tell you the truth.

- He’s not a fan of talking about the future but let’s just say that you’ll probably be the more established and accomplished person in your relationship.

[woeisme-iamwoe]

an absolutely massive Haikyuu!! fic rec pt. 2

IwaOi this time around. My favorite ship. The world’s favorite ship...there’s so many

Undecipherable, by ioo (4k. G. canonverse)

 I’m pretty sure the author meant ‘indecipherable’, nevertheless! I am appalled that this work doesnt have more hits. Y'all are sleeping on it and that's not okay. 

The sound of the door slamming against the wall has Hajime startling back to the present. He looks at the source of the disturbance and finds himself face to face with Oikawa, red in the face with breathlessness and a leather-bound notebook tightly clutched in both of this hands. When he spots Hajime, he makes a beeline for the bench and slaps it down right next to him.

"Koi no yokan," he says. "The sense one can have upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall in love."

 primavera, by tothemoon (8k. T. canonverse)

All of tothemoon’s works read so beautifully 

They say it takes twenty-six years, for certain breeds to fully bloom. 

Learning to Walk (So That We Can Run), by ricekrispyjoints (27k. M. canon-divergence)

I've read this work so many times. Like, so many times and I’ve never tired from it. Gorgeous. The shift from friendship to romance felt so natural, love it. 

"I'm not healing like I should be."

In his second year of university, physical therapy just isn't cutting it. Oikawa's knee is getting worse, and he can't hide it anymore.

Or: the light angst, project-your-own-life-experiences-on-Oikawa knee surgery fic you didn't know you wanted.

 Priorities, by weirdmilk (2k. T. canonverse)

Kissy, kissy. 

‘I just -’ Oikawa begins, ‘it might be difficult to get married, sometimes, I think.’ He chews on his lip.

Iwaizumi makes a questioning noise.

‘Ah,’ Oikawa says, and then, in a rush, ‘if I didn't want a wife at all - what then? If I said that to you. If I told you I can’t see it. Like - the wedding dress. The bride. I just can’t see it.’

Iwaizumi swallows again, his heart beating much faster than the conversation warrants. He wonders whether Oikawa can hear it. ‘You’re eighteen. You aren’t supposed to see it yet.’ He snorts. ‘I mean - if we’re sharing shit, I’ve never even kissed a girl.’ He doesn’t mind admitting it. It’s not something that bothers him - he’s never prioritised girls very highly, and despite Oikawa’s largely undeserved status as Miyagi’s most eligible teenage bachelor, he doesn’t think Oikawa has ever wanted a serious relationship with any of his fan club, either.

Oikawa and Iwaizumi can't sleep before their first practice match with Karasuno.

 Before Midnight, by fathomfive (2k. G. canonverse)

Reads like a fairytale. 

The sky turns, the seasons turn over, and Iwaizumi and Oikawa track the movements of the stars. Nothing is ever quite constant, but it's close enough.

The grass is stiff with frost. They walk in silence past the raked-over vegetable garden and up the back hill, footsteps crackling, and stand side-by-side at the top of an incline that used to seem much bigger. Iwaizumi glances over but Oikawa’s already gone, eyes searching the sky with no hint of hurry, just a kind of reverent patience.

 make a bet, keep a promise, by raewrites (13k. M. canonverse)

Bet still on. 

Sometimes, in still moments, Iwaizumi wonders why out of all the people on earth he ended up with Oikawa Tooru. Why it’s his face that lingers on his fading conscious in the last moments before he falls asleep, in the first blurry seconds upon waking up again. Why when he looks to his side, he expects Oikawa to be there in the same way he expects to see five fingers on both hands, a natural extension of himself, ever present.

Why he can’t imagine a future without Oikawa in it.

It begins with a bet made between the two boys in the mid-summer of their eighth year. It starts with volleyball, but like with most things involving Oikawa Tooru and Iwaizumi Hajime, things are never quite that simple.

 our hearts still beat the same, by knightswatch  

 two birds, by thelittlebirdthattoldyou (5k. T. canonverse)

Of heartbreaking letters and paper crane wishes. 

Five months into the term, two months after he’s stopped replying to Oikawa’s texts, the first package arrives. A small square box, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string, and Hajime almost trips over it on the way to his dorm.

There’s a letter attached.

Oikawa doesn’t know how many times he’ll have to put his feelings down on paper before Iwaizumi believes them. 

Through My Eyes, by anchoringsouls (2k. G. canonverse)

Okay! Okay, we were doing great with the soft, happy love up until the last part! That's great, just great!

“I think if you ever saw yourself through my eyes, you would fall in love with yourself the same way the way I did with you.” 

in time it could be ours, by deusreks (3k. T. canonverse)

Anyone wanna go back in time and make a time capsule with me only to dig it up years later and we’re actually in love?

Set post Seijou's match with Karasuno. There's a moderate amount of rolling in the dirt. No pajamas were hurt in the writing of this fic.

There, in their joint backyard, was Oikawa Tooru, clad in his silly luminescent space pajamas, digging a hole near a cherry tree.

“What the hell, Oikawa.”

Tooru stubbornly continued digging. He looked pitiful in that moment; everything that was grand about him in daylight was meaningless in the darkness. He was only a boy with a shovel whose broken heart mirrored Hajime’s own.

 we can do better than that, by spaceburgers (16k. M. canonverse)

Of course, of course, the IwaOi road trip fic. AnD thErE wAs ONly OnE bED!

Oikawa and Iwaizumi go on a road trip during the summer after their high school graduation. It doesn't go as expected, but maybe that's not such a bad thing after all. 

They Say it Rains Diamonds on Jupiter, by exsao (35k. T. canonverse)

I don't know, just gorgeous. Hajime’s so in love. 

"You're in love with him."

Hajime considers denying it. He considers deliberately choking on his drink to express surprise, to create a distraction by spitting onto the man in front of him's pristine white shirt and causing a commotion. Instead, he swallows his mouthful of soda and heaves a small sigh once his mouth is free.

"Yeah," he says instead.

He's never been good at lying, anyway.

 Midnight boys/sunset town, by carafin (10k words. T. Housemates AU):

The author says they played off of the fact that Oikawa oftentimes forgoes his sleep in order to work, and wrote it so that he doesn't sleep at all. This was so cute, kinda sad, mostly not. Love how Iwaizumi just goes along with whatever crazy stilch Oikawa is on. 

In which Iwaizumi Hajime grows a few chili plants, participates in an eating contest, breaks into a park, and falls in love with a man who doesn't ever sleep - not exactly in that order.

5 Reasons Why Iwaizumi Hajime's Flatmate Is A Complete Weirdo (An Incomplete List)

1. He's obsessed with that stupid bucket list of his.

2. He's the proud owner of seven truly ugly, criminally hideous movie posters with aliens on them, which he insists on pasting all over the damn living room.

3. He's always stealing Hajime's sweatshirts.

4. Sometimes, he wakes Hajime up for breakfast. At 5AM. On Saturday mornings.

5. He literally never, ever sleeps.

 The Best I Ever Had, by FindingSchmomo (62k words. T. Canon-divergent):

You’ve read it, your mum’s read it, your dog has probably read it (you really need to take facial recognition for him off your phone, he’s got some weird nighttime habits). So basically this fic caused me physical pain and then pumped me full of morphine and now I’m good! Beautiful read, hated Oikawa for a while, Iwaizumi is the only boy I would ever feel safe alone with. 

A story of separation and time lost. Oikawa and Iwaizumi lose contact, and life goes on. Now, a decade later and back in Japan, Oikawa wonders if he can pick the pieces back together, despite knowing Iwaizumi has moved on. A story of their past, present and future, pieced together by shaky hands.

 darlin', your head's not on right, by aruariandance (13k words. T. canonverse)

Again, I’m pretty sure anybody who's anybody has read this fic and for good reason! Super sweet realizing you're in love fic. Makes me reconsider wanting to get married. 

'“Our wedding,” Oikawa says by way of explanation, tapping his finger against his magazine more emphatically. “What colors should we use? Color scheme is important, apparently.”

Iwaizumi feels his lifespan shortening.

“I was thinking our Aoba johsai colors to go for more, you know, softer tones? Besides, I’ve always looked great in that sea foam green color. Oh, and I guess you look decent in it, too.” He grins, saccharine sweet, and Iwaizumi has never been so tempted to knock one of his perfect pearly white teeth right out of his stupid mouth."

or,

Oikawa teases Iwaizumi about a childhood promise he made to marry him when they were older, except suddenly it's not really a joke at all.

 the courtship ritual of the hercules beetle, by kittebasu (66k. T. canon divergent)

Is this one of the most famous Iwaoi fic? I don’t know. Looks like it, I know it's my personal favorite. Where Oikawa studies bugs for a living and can’t seem to come to terms with his feelings. Very angsty, love that in a fic. 

Tooru is pretty sure he could manage the mating habits of a mosquito. It’s the mating habits of people he can’t seem to get right.

 Terrarium, by sausaged (11k. T. Post-canon)

Honestly, I’m so surprised this fic doesnt have more hits! It’s so good! Made me ache! I love the memories and character growth shown through the growing of the terrarium, absolutely adore that kind of symbolism. So beautiful, give it some love because it's one of my absolute favorites. 

He's practically a professional at being proactive (lies, lies, and lies when it comes to Iwaizumi).

At this point, is he really happy with just staying best friends forever? Will he be writing journals and collecting rocks forever (he will, he knows, but that is aside from the point)?

Can he really tag his Instagram photos with #YOLO if he doesn't actually put that phrase into practice?

 A story about Oikawa Tooru, Iwaizumi Hajime, plants, and rocks.

 Lips like sugar, by ohhotlamb (8k. T. canonverse)

Why did my childhood best friend never offer to help me practice kissing only for us to realize we were only interested in each other? I had a fake high school experience. 

Hajime is offered to learn the art of kissing from a true professional, one Oikawa Tooru. It's not as bad as he thought it would be.

 Falling Slowly, by bravely (commovente) (3k. T. canonverse)

So special, imagine loving one person, and one person only like this for the entirety of your life. This is getting too sappy, I want off of this ride. 

over the years, some things change; but over the years, some things stay mostly the same.

(alternatively, mornings with oikawa and iwaizumi over the years).

 No sleep in the city, by loveclouds (7k. T. canonverse)

Mass/volume = Iwaizumi, apparently. (Please. If anyone gets this absolutely horrific joke, lets elope).

Along their journey to find Tokyo's best ramen, Iwaizumi finds himself asked again and again why Oikawa is still single.

 Time, by surveycorpsjean (5k. E. canonverse)

Growing older together. 

When they're twenty-three, their story only begins.

 Everything With You, by Ellessey (14k. E. canonverse)

Came damn near to crying, you can just feel Iwaizumi’s pain. Fight scene was probably the most emotion evoking one I’ve read in a long while. 

‘Hajime still loves Oikawa, but he understands now. Oikawa can't look at him and see someone he could potentially date.

And that makes it easier to not focus on the little things that used to drive him crazy—Oikawa's long legs, the way he's always hanging off of Hajime, how his whole face changes when he gets ready for a jump serve, and he looks like he could take on the entire world and win.

This new arrangement though, this living together situation, is presenting a new set of variables that must be adjusted to, and the nakedness is one of them.’

--

For years, being Oikawa’s best friend has worked out fine. Hajime is hopelessly in love with him, but it’s enough. Then Oikawa—who, by all accounts, has never been anything but determinedly, assuredly straight—gets a boyfriend. Or a boy friend-with-benefits. Hajime doesn’t know, and he doesn’t give a shit about the definition.

What he knows is that remaining best friends is starting to seem a bit too painful (way too painful) to be considered a solid option.

 The Best Best, by rikke (12k. T. canonverse/future fic)

Takeru is a whole mood. Don’t want kids, but I do want domesticity and this fic feeds me well.

“Congratulations, Iwa-chan! You’re a dad!” Iwaizumi hears as soon as the door opens. He’s dealt with Oikawa for all of his twenty-one years of age now, but this declaration is still sufficiently disturbing enough that he turns from his place on the couch and braces himself for whatever Oikawa has done this time.

 Or the one where Iwaizumi and Oikawa babysit Takeru for a week.

 cheek kisses, by ohhotlamb (G. 3k. Future fic)

Sooo cute!! 

“Every time,” Hajime murmurs, “every time I see you again I remember how fuckin’ crazy I am about you.”

 Routine, by snoqualmie  (2k. T. canonverse)

Again, anyone wanna be my childhood best friend so we can put face masks on each other and fall in love? I died, truly. 

Iwaizumi is fourteen years old, horny too often and angry all the time, and he’s just starting to notice that Tooru’s legs are really long, that his lips are kinda soft looking, and his fingers feel good pressed under his jaw.

 Thirty Years and Change (the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, by sunsmasher (19k. G. canon divergence)

Be wary, I would give this fic an upper rating to probably Teen and the follow-up fic is Explicit. But, Oikawa on the Japanese national team is just a dream as is, but add in a rekindling friendship and an angsty make out sesh? Mwah, delizioso. 

It’s July 10th, 2024, and Oikawa Tooru is an Olympian. His smiling face airs on an NHK promo every 45 seconds. He’s captain of the national men’s volleyball team, reigning star of the professional leagues, and he hasn't spoken to Iwaizumi Hajime in two years.

He has, however, sent Iwaizumi tickets for the 2024 Los Angeles Summer Games.

“So go,” says Matsukawa's voice. “It’s only a few weeks. You’ve got a whole city to hide in if it gets awkward, and if it doesn’t get awkward, well…”

It’s like watching the future reconfigure, like being in high school again, watching team after team fall to Oikawa’s faultless planning and shameless charm.

“I’ll get to watch a whole lot of volleyball,” Hajime says, and resigns himself to fate and/or Oikawa Tooru.

“Hey, when you get there, can you bag a gymnast for me?” Hanamaki asks, and Matsukawa squawks.

 Chasing Paper Suns, by carafin (10k. T. Future fic)

Again with the growing up and coming back together, this time with more angst than the last. Lovely, really lovely read. 

Post-high school, Oikawa makes it to the national volleyball team but Iwaizumi doesn't. The next three years become an exercise in growing up without growing apart.

Some days Hajime likes to think of himself as Oikawa’s counterpart—the two of them blending into a single devastating unit, the invincible setter and his unyielding ace, the bond between them unbreakable and true. Other days he feels like he is chasing after a rising sun, always running and running with his eyes fixed on the distance, trying to cross a chasm that stretches on without end, caught in an endless and exhausting pursuit.

 the yellow room, by ohhotlamb (14k. T. canonverse/future fic)

Makki and Mattsun see bullshit and call you out on your bullshit. 

“I told you, we broke up like six months ago. We’re not dating anymore.”

Hanamaki eyes him suspiciously. “You live together.”

“Yeah, so?”

“There are pictures of you two kissing stuck to your refrigerator.”

Hajime shrugs. “That wasn’t my idea. Anyways, they’re good pictures. Good lighting.”

 the river runs, by tothemoon (11k. T. post-breakup)

My heart ACHES. Happy ending, promise! Just read it. 

One year since their breakup, Oikawa Tooru starts a list of daily reminders, tips, and tricks called HOW TO FORGET ABOUT IWAIZUMI HAJIME, and he’s determined to make it stick.

—

This is a firsthand account of how to deal (and rather spectacularly, at that).

 I sure hope that guy gets fired, by Xov (29k. T. canonverse/time loop au)

The only thing better than one confession, is MULTIPLE confessions. Oikawa trusts Iwaizumi unshakably, and that's beautiful. 

It was the fourth time experiencing the exact same day that Iwaizumi Hajime reluctantly admitted to himself that something was very wrong. 

 my only friend was the man in the moon (until i met you), by ohhotlamb (7k. T. canonverse)

Just so innocent and sweet. Oikawa said ‘effort’.

In which Oikawa has a life-altering revelation, and Hajime is starting to think it involves him.  

 Bet On It, by originalblue (13k. E. canonverse)

Tooru being nice for a week? That can only end one way… with a d*ck in Hajime’s mouth. 

Hajime knows exactly how shitty Oikawa's personality is, and has no scruples whatsover about betting Oikawa six thousand yen that he can't be nice for an entire week. 

 especially for tender ones like us, by viverella (17k. T. canonverse/post break-up)

Gods! See? See what I mean? How could I forget about a work as heart wrenchingly beautiful as this? Give it some love, actually, all of the love. 

The worst part of it all, Tooru thinks to himself sometimes, is that even as they fought and kicked and screamed and tore each other to shreds, it was never that Tooru stopped loving Iwaizumi any less. The worst part of it all, he thinks, is that loving Iwaizumi turned out to not be enough.

(OR: on finding the right person at the wrong time and learning how to pick up the pieces)

 sunset town, by skiecas (33k. T. canon-divergent)

Another work that I just CANNOT understand why it doesn't have more hits. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I almost cried. 

In the summer of 2020, Oikawa Tooru returns home from his first successful stint as captain of Japan’s national volleyball team. In one hand, he holds the undisputed weight of an Olympic medal, and in the other, his unresolved feelings for a childhood best friend.

Two years down the road, reconciling his lifelong dream with his lifelong love proves to be the greatest challenge.

 of odd numbers and intimate regrets, by bravely (commovente) (5k. T. post-canon/one night stand au)

Basically, Tooru and Hajime sleep together after not speaking for seven years and of course there’s feelings and angst and a belated chance at happiness and a life together. 

Tooru’s spent the last seven years of his life in a carefully constructed schedule that is, he realises now, as much a habit as it was a way to forget about the person in front of him.

[or, the one night stand AU between two people more than friends but not quite lovers, measuring the passage of time in distance and long-gone memories, the expansion and contraction of the spaces between their fingers each time.]

 cross my heart, open wide, by acchikocchi (7k. T. canonverse)

Super cute, super short. Realizing you're on a date with the wrong person one-shot. 

For a minute Hajime doesn't know what to say. Everything and nothing crowds his mind, leaving no room to think. That he's never tried this. That volleyball's over. That he's graduating in five months. That it would be really nice, at least once, to go on a date with a good-looking guy.

 Hajime goes on a date. It's not with Oikawa. 

 Fernweh, by oikawashoyo (19k. G. canonverse/post time skip)

A mature(ish) Tooru?? I love works that show Tooru growing and living happily in Argentina and this one is just beautiful. (Plus! Plus, Skai did a piece on it as well and I love ALL their work so you can visualize everything). Love it. 

Argentina is stretching out before him, an opportunity, a challenge. He is reminded of his losses, his insecurities, his disappointments; sees them form a tall, tall wall blocking his path to success. He takes a deep breath and knows he is going to shatter it.

In which Oikawa's whole life is spent longing for the horizon — in the form of a dream, a home, and a boy.

 i breathe easily in your arms, by orphan_account (2k. M. canonverse)

Soft, soft sex

When, after completing their high school graduation ceremony and heading home to enjoy their freedom, Oikawa had pulled him into his room and pressed his lips hesitantly against Iwaizumi’s own, it seemed an inevitable development in the unfolding narrative of their shared existence.

Despite years of having a bed to himself, the sensation of another body taking up space in his sheets, curling against his chest, creating warmth, feels natural in much the same way.

 old and new, by Mysecretfanmoments (5k. T. canon divergence)

Finally a fic where they don't freak out on confession and it's sweet. 

“You seem—sad.” Was that the right word? Others sprang to mind: desperate, lonely, anxious.

Tooru looked away. “Are you going to make me say it?”

“Say what?”

Tooru folded his arms, sighed. “I missed you, of course.”

Hajime swallowed.

“No need to look that way. I told you, I’m not one of your macho man buddies. I’m allowed to say stuff like that without being embarrassed—”

“You’re being ridiculous,” Hajime complained. “No need to be so defensive. I’ve missed you too.”

“Oh?” Tooru seemed to get a little of his own back, leaning forward on his elbows. “What about me did you miss?”

((Going to separate universities, Hajime and Tooru learn the true meaning of "distance makes the heart grow fonder"))

 all i wanted was you, by spaceburgers (6k. E. college/fwb au)

This was more emotional than I thought a 6k friends with benefits fic could be, okay? Okay. 

Wherein Hajime and Tooru are fuck buddies, Hajime curses his treacherous heart, and Tooru is bad with feelings. 

 we shine like diamonds, by whitemiists (26k. T. canon divergence)

I couldn't not include this work. It deals with internalized homophobia so well and I really resonate with it. 

In all seriousness, I’m very lucky to live in a country where my sexuality is widely accepted and my heart goes out the LGBTQIA+ peoples who are forced to hide themselves. You are loved and your sexuality and gender-identity are not wrong and never will be.  

Oikawa is nine when he first hears the word. The boys on the playground whisper it like it's dirty, like the way they daringly mutter the word fuck and then look over their shoulders to check their parents hadn't heard.

"You know Abe-kun from class?" they snicker, hands cupped around their mouths like they're passing along a filthy secret. "I hear his older brother is... gay."

 Look For Him, by Leryline (18k. E. canonverse)

A collection of kisses. I love Hajime’s grandmother. 

She laughs gently. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you so heartbroken before, Hajime.”

Iwaizumi sighs and prods at the mackerel with a chopstick. “Sorry. I can’t help it. It’s just different, you know? Like Oikawa pissed me off so much that now he’s not here I don’t know what to do with myself.”

“But you weren’t always annoyed with him, were you?” his grandmother smiles serenely and takes a sip of her tea. “My, my, Hajime, old women see everything. I saw you out there with my finches, when you were kissing Tooru’s nose. Your mother and father used to do the very same thing, you know, when they were younger. And look how long they’ve lasted. I hope you and Tooru last, Hajime. He’s very good for you.”

-

Oikawa has kissed Iwaizumi more times than either of them can count; it’s a constant thing, their lips never really leaving the other’s skin. There are, however, times when they’ve kissed that are burned into their memories. Eight of them, to be precise.

 film reel life, arsenicjay (8k. T. canon divergence)

Such a unique and creative idea! Reading from the eyes of a camera, so beautiful!

The only person Iwaizumi is lying to is himself, when he insists: I am not in love with Oikawa Tooru. 

 how to let your planets align, by tether (tothemoon) (15k. T. end of the world au)

This is the only remotely non-happy ending fic I will be including on here, and it's purely because it's a gorgeous read. And yes, I ached. Your lips, my lips, apocalypse. 

It is the last day on earth, December 2nd, 1985, when you realize you're in love with him.

[queenofwerewolves]

Future Hope - chapter 1.5 - Practice Makes Perfect

Our heroes didnt get their powers and knew from night to day how to manage them, especially those who had physical changes to their body. Our soon-to-be heroes were all reunited in Maria's house, they had planed to spend the afternoon practing and exploring their new limits and abilities, all helping eitch other.

They decided since Griff had the biggest change, they would focus on him first. At the moment they were out in backyard, eitch one giving suggestions on what to begin first.

"Pick us all up at once with your new muscles!" Said Muffin excitedly. "That's still too light! Pick us all up plus Maria's car" Said Spike, chewing once again on a bubblegum.

"You all leave Hellride out of this!" Maria responded angrily. "That car was expensive as fuck and I refuse to go back to a life of Ubers!" She crossed her arms, indignified.

"You named your car?" Kip answered from high up a tree branch, as cats do. "I name all my belongings, what of it?" Maria answered. "And they're all cool names, too".

"Hellride? Really?" Spiked scoffed. "Because she rides fast as Hell! Look can we get back on track and find something for Griff to test his strenght?!" Maria answered nervously with a touch of embarrassment.

"Unless we find an Indiana Jones boulder for him to spin on his finger like a damn basketball we arent gonna get any damn progress!" Spike shouted back.

Maria sighed and shook her head. "I hate it when you have a point.." Griff nervously scratched the back of his head. "There must be something we can do.." He quietly mumbled out.

"I got it!" Muffin shouted, they all turned to face her. "I forgot Im a fairy! I can just poof something up!" She said excitedly. Everyone stared at her with either a confused or shocked look.

"..How... Do you FORGET that you're a fairy?!" Spike blurted out nervously. "You have fucking wings! How does one forget they have huge pink glittery wings?!"

Muffin just shrugged.

Maria smiled wide. "OK Muffin, give us something huge and heavy for Griff to use!" Muffin nodded and grabbed her wand which had a muffin on the tip. "Wand cook, beat and bake! Give us a big large and tasty cupcake!" She waved her wand and out appeared from a bunch of pink glittery smoke, a nearly two-story house tall chocolate cupcake.

"... Why a cupcake..?" Blink asked as she peeked behind her mask, in slight awe and wanting to secretly a bite out of it. "I can only make sweets!" Muffin said with a shy tone. "Im not a fighter like you guys, I only want to make people happy and eat candy!"

"That is certainly the biggest pastry I've ever seen! So large and beautiful, I bet tasty as well!" "Not to mention DIABETIC AS HELL!!! We could die from a heart attack eating that! Or worse, we could get fat! Even fatter! And become even uglier then we already are! This is too overwealming I need a nap!"

Rooko and Rooki suddenly spoke, almost taking everyone off guard on how their friend Rook is suddenly two split personalities now based on the Youtube character ENA, one is always happy while the other is always sad, and depending on the situation they can go Manic or Miserable.

"OK Griff, show us what you can do!" Maria shouted excitedly. Without missing a second, Griff bent over and gripped the edge of the massive cupcake, after struggling a bit he slowly but surely, lifted the entire thing over his head, smiling proudly.

His friends cheered and applauded proudly. Feeling satisfied, he dropped the cupcake and dusted the chocolate crumbs off his hands and fur. "Yokusei!" He shouted, and with a naruto-like smoke poof, he turned back to his human self. Maria ran and hugged him tightly, which Griff embraced and hugged back with a slight twirl.

"Griff you were amazing!!" Maria said with a proud tone, Griff slightly blushed pink at the small punk girl and her excitement. "Oh shucks, it was nothing.." He said with a shy tone.

"Well, and seems we concluded Griffin's training." Togekiss said as they took a sip of tea. "He jump twice as high as a two-story house, his punches and kicks can knock down brick walls and possibly more if we werent limited on objects to test it with, he can hear twice as much then a dog could with his ears, and his sense of smell is impecable. Truly Griff is a strong asset to our team."

"I can only train my powers at night.." Said Spooks, holding an umbrella to protect her from the sun, now that it injures her. "Muffin's power is only sweet making. Togekiss has exceptional I.Q and can see simulations in the future like Garnet in Steven Universe, along with their strong telekenisis, and Kip simply draws whatever she desires, whether alive or not and it becomes a reality... That means it's Rook's turn to show us what she can do" She finished.

"Wonderful! It's our time to shine!" "I-I-I not ready! Everyone's gonna laugh at us! I-I might piss myself in fear!" "Oh pull yourself together dear! Our friends wont laugh at us!" "How do we know that?! They're just waiting to correct us on a dumb mistake!!!"

Rook's body shook and twitched as her eyes turned to static, suddenly her entire eyes turned black with a blue iris, she turned Miserable.

"They're gonna laugh and point at our foolish selves, we're gonna be so embarrassed that we'll wish that the Earth will swallow us whole and just fucking kill us now!! Go ahead! Laugh at us and our misfortune!!!"

"ooh shit" Maria said. "can someone calm her down?"

Rook's eyes change to regular as her Miserable side went away. "No need my good Queen! We are completly fine! Now prepare to be dazzled as we show you all what we can do!" q

Rook pulled out a harry potter-like wooden wand, waved it around. "Bloom and Blossom and protect who I love! Rise my pretties, rise high and above!" Rooki shot an orange light at the grass, which made dozens of flowers bloom and grow around Spike and Blink.

"This is only one of my tricks! It's a shield that protects them from almost anything! My main weakness is fire, because while plants are beautiful, they are also sadly very, very flammable"

"Cool." Said Spike before using his bat to aggressivly hit the flowers and the vines aside so he and Blink could leave.

"M-M-My turn I guess!" Rook took hold of the wand and waved it in circles. "Razzle Dazzle Shine and Show, make their body move it low!" Rooko shot a blue light at Spooks, which made unwillingly and uncontrolably start dancing and as the spell said, make her go low.

"O-OH GOD SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP I DONT LIKE HOW MY BUTT IS MOVING THIS MUCH!!" She shouted in desperation as she made a split and moved it even lower.

"M-My deal is with music! I-It works as a way of distraction o-or hypnosis and it lasts for 30 minutes un-le-less I say otherwise! I-I know it's a sucky power!"

"OK COOL CAN I STOP DANCING PLEASE IM GETTING A CRAMP!!!" Yelled Spooks, practically begging. Rooko flicked her wand and Spooks fell on the ground, panting. "OH MY POOR HAMSTRINGS THEY ACHE!!" She yelled in utter pain, meanwhile Maria and Spike were absolutely losing it.

"O-OH GOD MY STOMACH HURTS-" Said Spike in between laughter.

"OK you guys cool it" Said Blink. "It's our turn to practice now. We're the only ones who use regular weapons." She said drawing her sword and positioning her mask back in place.

"O-OK! OK!" Maria said getting up, she pulled out a small staff and whipped it, making it stretch out wide into a full, large red and black scythe, with a rose print on the blade. Spike spun his bat and spat his gum out.

"So. Who's ass Im kicking first?" Said Spike. "Wait on second thought this might be unfair." Said Blink. "Me and Maria had blades while Spike has a bat, maybe we should-"

Before she could finish, Spike swung his bat and hit Blink sword, knocking it out of her hand before kicking her back at the ground. Blink fell back hard before she could even process what happen, dumbfounded but angry, she snarled. "Oh it's on now Motherfucker." She extended her hand and the sword flew back to her hand, as she charged towards Spike, who moved out of the way as soon as Blink swung her sword, which if he hadnt been for Maria's scythe, would have sliced her right up.

"Dude! Chill! This is a pratice!" Maria spoke as both of their blades were against eitch other. Blink hopped and flipped over her and landed on a tree branch, croutching like a ninja. She put her hands together and in a small puff of smoke and disappeared. Spike and Maria were back to back, ready to counterattack Blink, what they didnt expect was for her to attack from underground.

Buring up from the dirt, she got both of them off their feet and charged after Spike, who barely managed to regain his balance before his using bat his block Blink's sword. A back and forth of clash-clings-and-clangs between metal begun, one attacking the other but eitch blocking every attack again and again.

Spike ducked a sword slash and roundhouse kick Blink's leg, which was effective since she's practically a ninja. She backflipped back on her feet and kept attacking swiftly. But a sudden scythe blade cut in between them, stopping the fight.

"That's enough!!!" Maria shouted. "You both are gonna end up hurting yourselves or eitch other! im ending it now!!"

"Oh what the hell dude?!" Blink shouted indignified. "I was about to beat him!!" "Oh please." Answered Spike. "Was that the best you could do? Sakura could do a better job kicking my ass" He scoffed. They began to argue loudly, genuinely angry at eitch other.

"THAT"S ENOUGH!!!!" Maria shouted, making them, and everyone else look at her.

"It doesnt matter would win that fight! This was a practice and not a competition!! The point of us being a team and getting powers in the first place was for all of us to make the world a better place, but the only way that can happen is if all of us work together!! As a team!!!"

They stood in silence, listening to her talk and set them straight.

"As cheesy as that sounds, it's true!! We shouldnt fight eitch other like this, you're not just my friends, we're all friends with eitch other! We all go along well and we know that, that's why I got you all together, because no one can bond better in a team then all of us together!!!"

"... She's right." Togekiss added, walking towards them. "We all started as simple individuals with free time on a website, but we all shared common interests, we grew closer.. And suddenly like that, we all became friends.. A family, if you will."

"We take care of eitch other and look out for one another." Said Spooks.

"Just like how you all did for me.. When I almost died. Almost died because of the shit and violent world we live in." Maria said.. With a slight crack in her voice.

"You're bringing in the same violence that almost killed me.. So please.. Please stop fighting.. We're all in this together.. Right..?"

Spike and Blink dropped their weapons and hugged Maria, and everyone else joined in as well.

"You're right, we're sorry Queen." Said Spike. "We got overwhealmed and we didnt mean it. We wont fight again, because you're right." Added Blink.

"We only have eitch other in this world, and if we want to change it we have to stick together, just like you said." Spike said one more time.

"And we wont let you down.. We promise.." Griff finished, with everyone agreeing with what he said.

And so they stayed for a moment, embraced within eitch other in a group hug. A family isnt perfect, there will be disagreements, but a good bond will always overcome those disagreements, and that's what they had, a good bond.

A bond that's practically unbreakable and untaintable. A bond that will soon be ready, and fight together to make the world a better place.

A bond that will the world's Future Hope..

[kumoriyami-xiuzhen]

Hakuoki Shinkai Kaze no Shou Drama Translation - Shogunate Dogs and Puppies

last post of the month!  so as always, i’ll end by asking if you can please support through ko-fi, through paypal or patreon, the latter will give you early access to my stuff and blog translations (changed the tiers)…. also let me know if you have any hakuoki drama cds that you’d be willing to share that are on my looking for list  since i either do not have audio for those cds or do not have audio that i can share... 

Anyway! im finally done with this! AND I CAN’T FUCKING BELIEVE HOW LUCKY I AM THAT THE AUDIO WAS POSTED FOR THIS RECENTLY!

also the 3rd and 5th sanan tsukikage chapters were re-posted so I saved them as pdfs this time (also kazama’s 7th chapter was taken down but i thankfully already had that saved as a pdf). if im lucky, that translator will repost the other chapters they took down... tho i’m likely not going to translate any of that since i still have a shit ton of stuff on my to-do list plus... ginsei no shou is what im interested in... and i really wanna find some saito stuff to translate lol. especially given the cgs. they’re sooooooooooooooooooo pretty!

lol. as always, final edits will be done on the video (will be delayed due to me being busy)... and since I translated this before I actually heard this cd, I just went with what the Mandarin pingyin reads as for several things in this drama translation. also, there’s a lot of barking not directly mentioned in my tl that i didn’t see in the original TL i used for this.

Aside from the Shinsengumi Oni-tan drama, this is the 2nd drama I’ve always wanted to translate... with the 3rd being ???? xD. only translated track 6 of that one for some reason, and it’s a +30 min drama so i have no idea when it’ll get posted (the 4th would be the Thumb-sized samurai one cuz i’m still annoyed at how i only got tl for 4/7 tracks while the 5th would be the vita zuisouroku one”手紙” for the same reason since im missing tl for tracks 1-6 for that. T_T did find tl for the 妖刀始末记 drama cd i was missing translations for though i don’t have the audio for that). 

image from suruga-ya.

enjoy~!  do not repost this elsewhere!

Hakuoki Shinkai Kaze no Shou Drama CD “Shogunate Dogs and Puppies”

Translation by KumoriYami

Hijikata: ha.. really. I didn't expect to work so late. the sun's already gone down/set.

Yamazaki: Although we planned on getting back before dinner... it is unlikely that we'll make it.

Hijikata: Yeah.... now that dinner is over, i hope that those idiots haven't eaten everything.

Yamzaki: vice-commander, if you wish to hurry, we can take shortcuts/a shortcut.

Hijiakta: shortcuts? is there a shortcut nearby?

Yamazaki: Yes, it's not a well-known [??] shortcut, (and) could affect the vice-commander's safety, so I don't really recommend it....

Hijikata: No, it doesn't matter. Lead the way. If the Shinsengumi's vice-commander doesnt dare to go, it would be a problem.

Yamazaki: I understand. Then please, go this way.

Hijikata: So/Originally, as long as you passed this road we'd be near headquarters. But/However this shortcut feels a little creepy.

Yamazaki: There were reports of wild dog attacks here. I'll go first, also vice-commander please make yourself quieter----What was that noise/sound?!

[I assume that Yamazaki means for Hijikata to make quieter movements though I can't say that for certain. "也請副長多加小" literally word for word: also please vice-commander much/many add/plus small]

Hijikata: Yamazaki! Get ready! (sword gets drawn) It's in the grass over there!

Yamazaki: Wa! Wh-what... is that a wild dog?

hijikata: no, it's just a puppy. did it get separated from its parents?

puppy: wuwu.....

Yamazaki: Do-don't come (over)/cause trouble....go!

Hijikata: hey, when you meant wild dogs, did you mean this guy? Although it's a bit surprising, however isn't this cute? I thought it was a bandit/robber——

Kazama: hm, I was wondering what was making so much noise over here, it turns out it was the Shogunate's hunting dog/lackey playing around with a stray dog? What a funny display/an interesting sight to behold.

Yamazaki: You are Kazama Chikage....?!

Hijikata: Che! In a sense, this guy is [even] worse than a bandit/robber...... Why have you come here?!

Kazama: That's my line/what I should bee saying. Avoiding the main road, taking this shortcut to imitate a dog and steal a chicken [idiom], all I can see in my eyes/before me are people with no sense of shame.

Hijikata: Hey! Look at yourself before speaking of others! If you show up here, it also means that you're very suspicious.

Kazama: Hm, applying [accusing] what you saying to others/applying what you are doing to others is proof of how despicable you are. [As expected of the] Shogunate's hunting dog, truly how shameless. I originally had no business with you today, but I am not so forgiving as to ignore a bunch of bastard dogs who are always trying to pick a fight.

Hijikata: Interesting. Want to fight?

Kazama: Hmph, just watch how I cut you, and your sword covered in dog filth.

Hijikatta: That's what I was thinking/just what I want, I'll be able to rid myself of you!

Kazama: hmph, "the weaker dog will always bark/the weaker the dog is, the more it will bark" and that barking has been happening from the start.......This is only the start.... and I'm bored to death! What's wrong, I've been shouting since just now!

Yamazaki: C-calm down, dog! come on! come, sit down!

Hijikata: I think I've suddenly lost my will to fight.... Oi, Kazama! Is this dog yours? If it is, hurry up and take it with you [away]!

Kazama: How stupid! How could I have taken in such a filthy dog. Since you're all dogs, it should be a companion of you guys!

Hijikata: Who knows, we don't have a clue. But, what's to be done about this guy?

Yamazaki: The way it''s been barking, has ruined the atmosphere for a fight.

Kazama: Really...... it's no fun if you're saying that you were disturbed by a puppy barking as an excuse for losing. (sheathes blade). Hey, I'll wait. You guys get that dog to shut up now.

hijiktat: don't talk to yourself!

Kazama: Hurry up! Talking is a waste of time.

Hijikata: Che[? the definition of the TL here is 'to yawn' so i'm guessing that this might be more of a 'tsk' or 'che']! hey yamazaki, you think of a way to get the dog to shut up.

Yamazaki: M-me? If that's an order, I will comply...... but just now it didn't quiet down at all.

Kazama: Haha...... the Shogunate's hunting dog has been fooled by a wild dog? You indeed all resemble each other. 

Hijikata: You don't have the qualification to talk to us! Hey, have you gotten it to shut up yet?

Yamazaki: It apparently seems to be warning us, as long as we aren't hostile, it should be quiet.

Kazama: Oh.....then you've truly given up. It was probably barking because of how dreadful/awful/fearful/hideous your faces look. Do you want to cover up your faces?

Hijikata: What are you saying about our faces being dreadful? Your face looks more awful than ours, so it was probably barking at that? What do you think? Yamazaki.

Yamazaki:......Uh, ah! yes! I believe Kazama's face is extremely dreadful.

Hijikata: hey, wait...... why was that silence just now?

Yamazaki: It, it's nothing! It absolutely didn’t mean anything!

Kazama: Quit it with the senseless questions and answers. Quickly get that dog to be quiet!

Hijikata: damn it! When this is over, remember this (for me [will probably omit that])! Yamazaki, let's go! Hey, isn't it time [for you] to shut up now? If you don't calm down, don't you know what the consequences will be?........Damn, the barking is really difficult to deal with. Be good, don't worry, so stop barking.

Kazama: hey, just now were you guys trying to please [coax?] it?

Hijikata: ah? Don't bother me!!

Puppy: wanwanwanwan, wanwanwan!!!

Yamazaki: Vice-commander, this is counter-productive. it's rare for that guy to be a bit honest......

Kazama: One or two stray/wild dogs cannot be ordered into doing something, it seems that the dignity of the Shogunate's hunting dog is of no use.

Hijikata: You mouth speaks very well...... however in the end, this guy only started barking after you showed up.

Yamazaki: Indeed. That is to say, the reason for this barking isn't us, rather it is you!

Kazama: What? Being unable to get this dog to shut up, you decide to blame someone else? How unsightly.

Yamazaki: If you were unrelated as you say, why does this dog keep barking at you?!

Kazama: Apparently this lowly dog is unable to understand its position. Then I shall personally get it to shut its mouth.

Hijikata: What do you want to do?  Could it be you want to...!

Kazama: It'll only takes a moment to shut it up!

Hijikata: Hey! Stop.... Nn? What's that?

Kazama: ah, since it seems like you want to eat this dango [i’m assuming ‘dango’ is said here since the tl is ‘dumpling.’ usually whenever i see ‘dumpling the audio puts it as dango], I'll give it to you to eat. Dislikeable/ Disagreeable/ Annoying dog [kinda like 'what a disagreeable fellow' i guess? can't really say for certain since no audio].

Hijikata: I thought you were going to kill it!

Kazama: To always cut down those who hinder you........ is it because you normally do such a thing, that you can only think in this way?

Hijikata: There's no such thing! To use food instead of words/To actually say such a thing using food, you're so/truly despicable/mean!

Kazama: That is completely baseless, I only made the use of everything to stop this. Anyway, this guy is only a domestic animal, it's impossible to for it to not have an appetite. What's the matter? Now that it's satisfied, it's quiet so come——

puppy: wan! wanwan......!

Hijikata: What's wrong? It didn't quiet down/calm down at all.

Yamazaki: That seemed to have the opposite effect. It seems to be asking for more/for you to feed it again

Kazama: che, don't you know how to be grateful? what are you dissatisfied with?

HIjikata: Seeing you speak like that, it seems that you also aren't able to accomplish/do it?

Kazama: Let me first say, that it is barking for different reasons. It's barking at you guys because it think your faces are terrible while its barking at me is to ask me to give it more [feed it again... i think makes more sense].

Hijikata: Whatever you say, regardless/in the end, this problem still hasn't been resolved.

Yamazaki: It's as he says/He's right. What are you going to do this time/So what are you going to do with it......

Kazama: Leave it to me, I'll show you what I can do.

Yamazaki: Kazama! You're still trying to kill this dog---

Kazama: Insignificant and lowly dog that is barking! Shut up!!

puppy: wuwu......

Kazama: hmph, see? My majesty/prestige/dignity/authority [??? i guess something like 'behold my authority'?]

Yamazaki: You're just threatening it to keep/stay quiet....? Eh? (It's) Not barking?

Kazama: Okay, now that the annoying guy has shut up, we can continue.

Hijikata: So the outcome/result was like this..........Good grief. Are you ready?

Kazama: I'm up [assuming im ready/prepared].

puppy: wanwanwan! wanwan.......!

Kazama: You guys....! I ordered you to shut up, why are you yelling/barking again?!

Hijikata: What's wrong? You'll have to calm it down and show us.

Yamazaki: Kazama Chikage, what do you intend to do? You took charge of this dog/The dog is in your charge.  

Kazama: Hah....! (sheathes sword) Hmph, dogs and dogs really fit together, I truly am stupid for playing around with you guys. I'm going.

Puppy: wan! wanwan!

Yamazaki: Exactly what does this puppy want?

Hijikata: Is it trying to get between/obstruct/hinder us.... Maybe it's trying to stop us from fighting.

Yamazaki: This... how is that possible/how can this be?

Hijikata: Okay, we've wasted enough time, it's time to go.

Yamzaki: Yes. However/But, how should the dog be handled?

Hijkata: It's impossible to bring it back to headquarters, though it might be heartless... but/however, I believe dogs have their own world. Even if we don't worry about it, it'll survive.

Yamazaki: I understand.

Kazama Chikage, Tsuda Kenjirō Hijikata Toshizou, Miki Shinichiro Yamazaki Susumu, Suzuki Takayuki

--End--

....i wanna complain that ive had no motivation to do anything music related since the pandemic started... tho i’m guessing part of it’s owed to listening to increase of songs from TSFH and metal gear, the majority of which don’t really work on piano... maybe that’ll change if i start a certain switch game lol....

next month, i have various translated things from various mediums scheduled.

[plusonetm]

FUCK tumblr, I didn't want to rewrite the old rokitodo/frostflame post so here have some more general hcs

Fire is Roki, Ice is Todo. Shouto is Todoroki in general, without being split in half. Shouto is not mentioned in this here post but it's important enough to mention.

They're both EXTREMELY sensitive to the opposite temperature

Cuddles are either disgustingly soft and gentle or just a nightmare to attempt

Todo is the small spoon because Roki is warm and more open about wanting physical contact between the both of them

Roki is much more expressive than Todo (cough cough Todo is Roki's only filter) thus there's a lot of affectionate stuff he does which shocks Todo AND everyone who's ever met Shouto

Todo still loves cold soba, but Roki is pretty much repelled by it. He's sensitive to cold, as previously mentioned, so eating cold soba is out of the picture before it's even brought up.

They're not big into PDA, but sometimes Kaminari or Kirishima catch them holding hands or gazing into each other's eyes like the lovestruck idiots they are.

Roki's sight is frankly terrible, so he mostly relies on his other senses and Todo if it comes to it.

They can't play the "who's who?" game and Roki loses sleep over this fact

Roki and Bakugou get along... a lot more than they should. Todo's a little worried about how similar the two are, considering he and Roki are supposed to be the same person.

The easiest way to describe the difference between them is that Todo acts more like pre-sports festival Shouto. He's more passive in his anger, cold and intimidating when he wants to be. Sometimes he'll start frosting things when he's upset or surprised, which he claims he doesnt do but Roki has had it happen to him when he hugged Todo at the wrong time

Roki, on the other hand, is a lot more loud and frustrated in general. Todo will sometimes say that Roki runs on pure spite, but they know it's not true. Roki's comforted by Todo's presence, and thus a lot more open when it comes to talking about himself around Todo. He's a dork and has tried to get Todo in on his conspiracies to no avail

Once, Kaminari talked with Roki. Considering that Todo hoards the braincells, Roki ends up blabbering about anything and everything. This leads to an odd sort of friendship between him and Kaminari. Kami honestly just thinks it's hilarious and also kinda cute

Todo will sometimes go mute when he's especially upset. It's the complete opposite with Roki, as he talks his mouth off when he's distressed.

They try to match outfits, but with the white-red grey-blue thing they have going on, it's hard to find colour combos that don't clash. One day, Roki gives up and just slaps 'He's my ex boyfriend --->' '<--- Stop saying that. We're married.' shirts on the both of them

Predictably, Todo puts up a fight about it but he's won over by Roki's subtle puppy dog eyes and whining. 1-A freaks out over it, as they should. Sero has the guts to ask Todo if they're actually together and Todo just stares down at him.

you know what's better than one idiot? TWO IDIOTS

Todo hoards the braincells most of the time, but Roki steals one (1) and he uses to figure out if All Might and Midoriya are related.

They're both extremely traumatised and neither have a good sense of boundaries, which leads to many occasions where Todo frosts Roki's mouth closed before he can say anything insensitive or rude, as you do.

Roki still sets himself on fire when he blushes, but now his whole goddamn body is on fire.

This sets off a chain reaction that eventually causes a bunch of people to flirt with him because they want him to set himself on fire, apparently.

Todo, being the vaguely possessive little shit he is, decides the best way to counter this is to flirt with anyone who tries to flirt with Roki.

Talking to those two is always weird, but espcially so if you're trying to hit on Roki because Roki's just progressively heating up more and Todo is leaning on his shoulder, aggressively flirting back with you.

Because of this, no one catches onto the fact they're dating until Roki kisses Todo on the lips in the common room. Roki does it because he's impulsive and wants to PDA, a rare occurance in and of itself

They share daddy and mommy issues, which sounds extremely chaotic. It is.

Todo takes Shouto's approach to it, passive aggressively slurping his noodles and all in all just giving his father the cold shoulder.

Now Roki? Roki learns from Natsuo a little more than he should. He gets Todo to help him write a long, long list about all the ways Endeavour screwed up their life. Instead of saying it all at once, Roki writes one reason on a piece of paper and leaves it for Endeavour to find every. single. day.

Roki felt a bit off once so he asked Todo to just pick another reason off their list and do it for him. Instead, Todo wrote "I'm dating myself now. We will overthrow you." on it.

Roki really hates that half his face is scar, so Todo will kiss part of his scar before bed every night.

Their hair are different textures, so when Roki runs a hand through Todo's hair one day he simply leans back and goes "ew"

Roki's hair is a little bit fluffier and messier than Todo's. Todo's is flat but very, VERY silky. Roki is salty that his hair isn't like Todo's.

Neither of them like coffee or anything with too much caffeine. The Bakusquad get the two of them to drink a little too much coffee. Roki reacts as expected, filter completely gone and near (near, NEAR!!) hyper. Todo doesn't go batshit or act hyper like Roki, but he doesn't sleep a wink that night.

That's it for now, I have more for the future if yall want it

[flower-of-the-desert]

Thoughts on 2gether ep12

I knew last episode was a false sense of security and now there’s

(I love this gif so much, it works for all kinds of things that cause pain)

but seriously though, I am here for the drama like I loved how soft and fluffy it was so far but now gimme a little bit of angst for the climax please and thank you; but dont forget that happy ending ok? OK?????

I said last week and I’ll say it again, I really do love that Tine and Wat’s problems are coming from their own character flaws and issues and like yes, there’s Pam but she’s not... really the core of it you know? Like obviously the real problems here are Tine’s insecurities and overhinking and Sarawat’s not being very forthcoming with things he thinks will embarrass him in front of Tine which is kind of fascinating to me cause we saw the same thing last ep when Wat didnt want to admit the clip was for Tine at first because he was embarrassed/shy and now with the song I’m guessing it’s the same thing and/or it’s not ready yet and Wat doesnt want to tell Tine until he’s got it perfected

but it’s the combination of those two flaws of their that’s driving the drama right now - Pam being just the catalyst - and it’s all going to backfire spectacularly on Wat next episode

.... and I am here for it, this is character drama I can get behind

speaking of Pam, I wonder if that’s not another misunderstanding there when she said I love you? as in I love you romantically or I love you as a dear friend? And she also says she wants to go back to how things were before but before she wasnt dating Wat, they were just closer as friends than they are now

I hope that’s what they’re going for like she misses having Wat as a friend and wants to get their friendship back and not that she’s in love with him

I think it would work better thematically with Tine being insecure and seeing things through that lense rather than what they are in reality

but omg, my man Mil really pull through! I’m so happy he’s finally moving on from his feelings for Tine and by giving back the bracelet he’s basically telling Wat to not waste the chance he has to be with Tine now by not being careful

I read a comment after last episode that I really really liked saying that Mil doesnt really seem interested in Tine anymore but what he was doing in ep11 was mostly just to get on Wat’s nerves and trying to be friends with Tine at the very least (trying to explain himself about the attack because he didnt want Tine to be scared of him/to think he was that kind of a person) and I think this scene absolutely proves that and I love it

also the fact that he remembered that today was Phukong’s exam and sent him an encouraging message 💖💖💖

I love how Tine and Wat are walking with their hands around each other

and now we’re taking a shower together O_o

I’m not complaining

you know, I’m not getting any deeper into the kissing/sex debate because like I said last week, yes I agree that it makes sense for them to be touching more as in the show has set it up that they want to do it but this episode absolutely semented for me that the implications are there that they do do it off screen but we’re not gonna see that and usually I would be upset about it because 1) I am horny bird with a dirty dirty brain, 2) I loooooooove touchy-feely couples in general and 3) it makes sense for your couple to be physically intimate from a pure writing POV unless you’ve set up some reason for them not to be which is clearly not the case here

but... I dont know, with these two it just doesnt bother me as much as it normally would; I dont know why, maybe it’s that I adore how well developed their emotional intimacy is (and like you cant find THAT in most couples in TV either so that’s already a big plus) and that they’re clearly comfortable touching/being near each other/getting in each other’s space like a couple WOULD do, it’s the heavier stuff that is left off screen and that’s a writing choice they apparently decided to go with and well, it is what it is

the only complaint I have is that they really should have had a few more kisses, like not on FTTT’s level of making out like your life depends on it but at least little pecks here and there, I think that would have been perfect

ANYWAY, so those are my finale thoughts on that matter, MOVING ON phew

Tine’s so gone he’s smiling at a picture of Wat while being in the same room as him which is frankly #mood

Tine’s just like I do not vibe with this so I’m removing myself from the situation the moment Pam opened her mouth and he just TURNED THE FUCK AROUND AND WALKED AWAY

I thought Sarawat was the one to look out for when it comes to jealousy but Mr I’m gonna punish you all night long here is actually the real deal

Type and Man are EXACTLY that cat/dog meme and I’m living for it, this entire scene is just so funny and Type’s little “open it” at the end is just 🤣

I like how they’re building up Tine’s insecurities over Pam little by little by having Tine find similarities between them and then with the talk about first loves and letting us see how he comes to the conclusions he does so it makes sense how it all happens

holy shit I did not expect Man/Type to break my heart too but HERE WE ARE

that dinner scene was so hard to get through especially because what Man is going through realising he’s got nothing much to offer Type at the moment, financially speaking and that he’s still a first year and he’s got  a lot of things left to do for his own future and life and just... that hits hard

unpopular opinion but I actually like that Type left with the asshole boss because 1) that’s gonna make him realise that he does miss Man when he stops coming to him next ep and 2) like from Type’s POV it makes sense? he barely knows this kid that’s been chasing him non-spot and annoying him and yeah, sure he’s helpful and seems genuine in his feelings and Type clearly is starting to melt a little but but he also wants to not lose his job and offend his boss (he might be a total jackass but he’s still Type’s boss) so he’s got no choice but to prevent the situation from escalating

also I like to think that maybe part of why he decided to leave  was cause he was trying to protect Man by not letting him get in a fight with the guy

also did I say how much I am here for the drama next week when Man really does stop looking for him and Type realises oh shit I did NOT want that and yells at Man for disappearing on him after making him feel these things

which is basically like how Tine decided to go about confessing his feelings  not like a normal Braincell-filled person but accusing Wat of not taking responsibility for making Tine fantasize about kissing him and OMG these two really are brothers, arent they?

I really was hoping Wat would say Tine was his first love but THEN he proceeded to snatch my wig with saying that what he felt for Pam was nothing like what he felt for Tine that day at the concert and being so ridiculously OFFENDED when Tine said he and Pam were alike he was like wHAt?? you are like her??? PLEASE YOU ARE THE WEIRDEST PERSON I’VE EVER MET AND I LOVE YOU PLS NEVER LEAVE ME

AND THEN TINE BREAKS DOWN COMPLETELY AT THE END THINKING HE’S LOST WAT LIKE FULL ON SOBBING AND HITTING THE WALL AND SHAKING HIS HEAD IN DENIAL AND I AM NOT OK

WHO LET ME WATCH THAT

I NEED A HUG

TINE NEEDS A HUG

anyway, I am fine

next episode looks like it’s gonna be choked full of some of my favourite tropes and honestly I canNOT wait

but dont forget that happy ending though OK??????

[migleefulmoments]

Abby is the 1 who needs a reading comprehension lesson. An anonymous person said 'You're a narrow-minded fool if you actually put any stock in whether or not a married man is wearing his ring.' Abby's reply was 'Never once did I or anyone I know say that a married person has to wear a ring.' Am I crazy or is that totally 2 different things? Sometimes Abby is so blind it makes me crazy. Also, if u could do a follow up to her blatherings re her post it would be great. I'm just gobsmacked over it.

I see you wrote another post clarifying it was Cassie who made the comments you quoted but the entire coven’s comments after Cassie just get more ridiculous- “fact” after “fact” of lies and nonsense comparisons.  It’s batty that they believe any of the lies- but they believe them all! 

Anonymous asked: My grandpa doesn't wear his wedding ring because he used to work as an AC/heating repair man (he even taught college courses on fixing heaters at one point) and then was just not in the habit when he retired. That doesn't make his and grandma's marriage less valid. Rings are a symbolic thing that most cultures don't even do. You're a narrow-minded fool if you actually put any stock in whether or not a married man is wearing his ring.

cassie1022 answered: Oh yay, fun. (Cassie -always so charming)  My dear Nonnie, once again, reading comprehension eludes someone that believes in the Miarren myth. Never once did I or anyone I know say that a married person has to wear a ring (and yet Abby pops in below to claim the same but then argue that it IS the ring coming and going that looks suspicious. Let’s pretend that cc rings were real- he didn’t wear them every day regardless of what Abby claims.). Some people don’t wear them because they work with their hands, like your grandpa, and some just don’t feel comfortable wearing them. Let’s be real though. D has never shown an aversion to wearing rings. He’s worn them quite often, even while playing a show (yes, but he also took them off.  It’s his prerogative.  Until he says he’s getting divorced, it’s none of our business). There was a time when the only time he DIDN’T have a ring on was while he was in character (so what? He has had his wedding ring on most times we’ve seen him. You are counting individual photos as entire days and that isn’t accurate)

That being said, let’s examine. When was the last time you think D fixed a car, operated heavy machinery, or, like your grandpa, fixed an AC unit or heater?  (You have no idea what he does in his spare time.  This is a gross comment-some people do things with their hands -build things- because they enjoy it)  (Maybe if he could do that, people wouldn’t be making their own sweat gravy when they go to TSG.)(So now we start with the lies and mischaracterizations. FUN. There are two comments from TSG claiming A/C was broken. Since likely Mia doesn’t own the building, she has no control over the A/C being broken). 

As I’ve already said, rings aren’t for everyone, but I’ve also pointed out that D has been an avid ring wearer most of his life, and there is more than enough photographic evidence to support this. Also, most couples that exchange rings don’t usually stop wearing them in the first year of marriage.(And he hasn’t stopped wearing his now has he?) That’s when it’s usually a point of pride and you want the world to know you are someone’s spouse. (Does Darren seem like the kind of person who is worried about “the world knowing he’s someone’s spouse”? He’s pretty open about his relationship and taking his ring off for an hour or two isn’t indicative of anything).

You know what DOES make a marriage less valid? No legitimate officiant.(LIE)  There are only a handful of states where you can officiate your own marriage, and guess what? Louisiana isn’t one of them.(He didn’t, Joe did)  You need an ordained minister and in addition to that, the minister must register in the parish where the marriage is taking place.

So, if this makes me a “narrow-minded fool,” so be it. I’ve been called worse. (It definitely does).  

ajw720 I needed to laugh this morning, thank you nonnie.(I would imagine you need to laugh a hell of a lot more than you do Abby)  You people really don’t get it (Oh lord).  Also, it isn’t JUST the ring (which is very suspicious especially as he deliberately takes it off at random times, there one minute gone the next) (Here abby argues it isn’t the ring.... except it is the ring) , it is as @cassie1022 pointed out, no officiant (LIE) , weird wedding algorithm (the fact that Abby truly believes there was a guest algorithm says everything there is to say about Abby’s judgment and the cc nonsense)  is FAMILY HONEYMOON (a joke)  constant babysitters (LIE) d’s complete lack of enthusiasm (he practically said he was bored and realized at the last moment that that was bad) (Desperate Abby, you're so desperate) , talked about pooping exes as opposed to how life changed with his bride (and you don’t get that this is was keep from speaking about his personal life? How long have you been a fan? Joking about something to distract from having to answer something private is spot-on Darren), speaks more passionately about his jacket then his wedding (we done got hitched) (This means nothing Abby...NOTHING. He wrote a boring post about his jacket and you’ve been losing your shit over it ever since. IT meant nothing...it was a coat he wore to an event. You only like it because he was boring and serious. It was the farthest thing from Darren I’ve ever read.), announced the engagement using a reference to the wrong freaking franchise (I can’t...this is one of your dumbest arguments out of a lot of arguments. It was a JOKE Abby, a joke.  He used the franchise that made the joke funny. Darren doesnt’ own a franchise)   , FIVE FUCKING encagement rings (LIE), the last of which is an advertisement that she is paid to wear and they haven’t even tried to hide this fact (LIE), utter lack of chemistry (again desperate Abby) , the weirdness with his non-relationship but clear friendship of sorts with his ex co-star (It’s not “weirdness” it’s a nonrelationship-you said it yourself). , the way she is promoted that is beyond excessive for someone who isn’t famous (This entire rant is unhinged. Nobody is promoting her, he’s living his life with her.  Like we expect he would with his wife. There is nothing untoward with their behavior together.  The fact that you have to label it “promotion” says that it worries you a lot). the fact that the sold their entire wedding to about 100 sponsors )(LIE) (I am sure there are more than we even realize), the clear references to fandom at the sham mockery (OMG Abby, give it up. Nobody cares about you), and that this allegedly private couple also released 85% of their wedding for public consumption (They released 27 photos. That is HARDLY 85% of their wedding. You saw a lot of the same photos posted by their friends and it upset you but they didn’t release 85% of their wedding. It was a 4-day event and the wedding events started at around 3 pm and lasted until after midnight -27 is not 85% of 10-ish hours of celebration).  

If it was ONLY that he randomly took his ring off depending on how the wind is blowing, fine, that is evidence alone of nothing.  All of these things, and hundred and hundreds of other facts (which are ALL LIES). (inconsistent timelines (Darren doesn’t owe you a “consistent timeline” that’s asinine)   they don’t know where they met each other RC handshakes (You know that isn’t a handshake- they were photographed together right before the “handshake’ you won’t let go of and he’s heard introducing her as his girlfriend ), D running from her every moment he can, etc, etc)(Whatever you tell yourself to sleep at night), are clear evidence it is fake that is beyond a reasonable doubt (Bwahahahahaha you are conning yourself Abby) .  Him kissing her in her bar is his job.  I suggest nonnie you pay attention to the details (Which ones- your lies or the real details?) And please pay attention to the captain, he hasn’t even been subtle lately, he has been fairly blatant (Le sigh, he isn’t the captain.  He’s a dude who loves his boyfriend Will and writes children’s books that are not cc Bibles) .

Happy Thanksgiving Nonnie!  I hope you can tear yourself away from reading blogs you disagree with long enough to enjoy your friends and family! Cheers!

notes-from-nowhere What love are you talking about, anon? M doesn’t love D and she makes this clear every chance she get (LIE- there is nothing that suggests MIa isn’t in love with Darren). Do I have to remind you how she denied to D’s mom one red carpet to celebrate her son? (LIE Abby fabricated)  Or to D’s dad to be honored for his military past?(another LIE Abby fabricated)  But why listing all of her actions when you know very well this is only the surface.

Btw, I still have to know a singer/actor lost a finger because of a wedding band. Anon, try again, this attempt failed. (SMH)

leka-1998 You know what I like about this instance in particular? Apart from the fact that the ring isn’t off the whole time, he’s still wearing the other one here.

After 284719 years, she should also know what the language D’s mom speaks is called. Seems she doesn’t care enough. (Another LIE that Abby fabricated) 

Also, former platonic roomie says hello. (LIE) 

ajw720

They still can’t explain away B/enny, the man D just praised for his new album yet D hasn’t even mentioned his brother’s (I can’t explain it but it has nothing to do with Darren and Mia.  You’re the one making it a problem) .  The man that mocked fandom on his IG by referring to M/oulin R/ouge when posting about the fraud in NOLA (Nobody-especially Ben Hudson- gives a shit about fandom Abby. You’re a nobody)  The man who seemingly officiated the wedding (Again a LIE)  And the one who appears to have a dog (yes he does, he lives with his girlfriend, Joanna, and their two dogs) . Hey remember just a few weeks ago when PBB dropped her teeth in the dog’s bowl? Funny as we know she and D don’t have a dog (Nope, they clearly don’t- stop trying so hard).…

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twittercom/jendeukienini96/status/1080943552153223169 please do a quick analysis on this?

ok

1. its not stupid if you know anything about econ lol ystocks fluctuate under a lot of different circumstances ALL THE TIME. its all temporary so it doesnt matter to the companies. as long as in the end, the stocks rise again / other benefits overweight fall of stocks. e.g bp / ji gets more well known, people talk about them, they achieve whatever agenda they had when they set up scandals (you can’t disprove they have other agendas)

2. bold of you to know what jni would and would not do. as if you are in her brain. idols don’t always have complete control over their lives / careers. if the company wants her to do it, they will compromise with her. e.g reward system, common sense. and how do you expect bb to protect their junior, is that even proof��� lol nice try. like what you want them to do, point a gun at yg’s face and be like DONT MAKE HER ‘DATE’ SOMEONE SHE HATES? bb don’t own her and they probs don’t care to that extent. 

3. aura really? i can’t disprove you, but how are you 100% sure its because of jni. maybe ji’s sister may have another baby? maybe ji found he will have a solo project, maybe ji found out he has subunit. maybe hes getting another dog. if you can’t disprove me, your aura point thing is not consolidate proof neither. and if i am completely honest, anyone can claim to see auras

4. no one even confirmed ji got jni presents from hawaii. it has already been debunked that jni went to hawaii with yg artists before and one of yg’s staff or idols bought a towel that has the exact same pattern as her magnet. probs got from the same shop. and ji was holding such a big bag are you telling me all he got for her is a small ass useless magnet. therefore have we seen the present? no. theres also ig live showing ji went shopping, and the shopping bags were right at the seats behind him. chances are he just happened to be photographed by in at a random carpark holding his shopped items then dp assumed he gifted jni shit. 

5. yeah exactly why would jni and ji risk losing fans and go on a date without sufficient disguise, =they would lose fans and exactly it’s controversial. your point is correct. ohhh wait which side are you on. 

6. yg and sm are rivals but they can collab when situation calls. yg x sm is not PERSONAL, its not childs play its businesss. and yg cannot use any guy artist from his company because no group is established or mature or old enough to not crumble these dating scandal pressure, esp compared to ekso.

6.5 lmao yg hates the ‘idea’ of his artist dating sm artist? not if it benefits them. i am not looking upon any groups just stating facts, but winxer’s career still haven’t peaked, they still have quite a lot of room for growth, hence yg wont risk having them with jni bc they will lose fans. besides, the impact will be bigger if they use ji because wow sm artist wow he was caught before wow hes crop top sexy. 

7. the camera there or not doesn’t make a difference, your point is insignificant

8. block me, you are delusional to think that media play doesnt exist in this world. is the industry some fairyland to you where idols will stop scandals because they oh so care about their juniors (lol sorry i just had to), real life is full of conspiracies. even marz who worked at sm and a lot of experts/staffs in the industry can tell you, fake couples for pr / to cover scandals, happens all the time in most entertainment industries. hell hollywood can even fake marriage and spread fake engagement news.  

9. because dispatch fucked up lol. also, fansites dont just close down because their idols start dating… there are A LOT of fansites for ships that are obviously not real. and exactly, companies couldve paid to cover jxk as well why didn’t they, bc its a set up and meant to be in public

also please don’t confuse mediaplay as media wanting to brew things up, mediaplay’s def is when companies / some parties uses media to control the mass / spread false info to achieve something.

tbvvh its abit weak anon im ‘upset’ you linked me tea

easy took me 10 mins top

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tbh love simon has made me wanna vent but i got no one to rlly talk to so im gonna spam my trauma on tumblr lmao... i feel like i just have so much repressed shit bc i’ve never had anyone to talk to who can relate to what i went through? obviously there are other gay ppl out there who were shit on but i don’t know anyone personally so it’s like i have all this shit built up..  like, i started coming out to very close friends. i think i came out to 3 super close friends of mine in middle school. that’s all i told. but somehow me being gay ended up getting out and so the whole school knew? so... one of my best friends gossiped i suppose and outed me. which sucks to think about. i never wanted to really think too hard about who might’ve done it. bc they were my bffs lmao i didn’t want to hate any of them..  even my best friend.. who im still super close to played a really mean “prank” on me when i came out to her. ofc i did it over email bc it was back in them daaaays.. basically she wrote me back saying how i was a disgrace to my family and that they’d never love me in a very detailed and long letter. funny, right? i didn’t think so at the time and broke down. full on mental break down happening. but then she tells me, “oh i was jk lmao” like... she didn’t just fucking traumatize me. i forgave her ofc... bc i love her and i could never lose her. but idk it stills hurts even today.  and i’ve never actually told any of my friends what i went through after i was outed. just bc idk? never came up. i was always alone when kids would pass by me and whisper that i was going to burn in hell or call me a faggot. the only time one of my friends was with me was when i was full on cornered by these older kids(cliche ik but im not jk) in gym class. she ended up getting so mad on my behalf ...no surprise i crushed hard on her lmao... she was the first girl i ever rlly fell in love with. but she was straight ofc my luck. she did let me take her to the dance tho which was super nice... even if i ended up dancing with my ex.  who was actually my first gf and the source of my current ongoing anxiety about being affectionate in public. we were like a walking freak show. everyone knew about us. theyd surround us after classes trying to get us to kiss so they could take pictures... tbh as im typing all this out it sounds like a bad gay movie. and like... even the other very out lesbian at the time hated my ass. she thought i was a fake for some reason dont ask me fuckin why..  it didn’t even stop in middle school. that shit just followed me into highschool. making it fuckin impossible for me to have a decent relationship. i dated this one girl who was just so confident and self assured... she had such a loving and accepting family.. and she wanted me to be more than i could be. she wanted me to go farther and out myself to my family.. make our relationship way more public than just highschool public. and i couldnt do it. she was too touchy and i felt like everyone had their eyes on us even if they didn’t..  people i didnt fucking know came up to me and told me my friends were cheating on me with other girls.... this part isnt rlly sad its just wild af. i always held my friends hands so obviously that meant i was dating them i suppose?? lmao that shit was just too much. total fuckin strangers telling me my friends were cheating on me... liiiiike who tf are you??  ofc there were the dickheads too who would shove their fingers in my face and ask me to sniff as if theyd actually had gotten any pussy.. tbh highschool was much lighter when it came to bullying. it was a godsend compared to middle school lmao.  tbh the worst part of the movie was the home life. simon being able to come back to a quiet loving home.. and i put en faces on the quiet part.. when i came home i came home to screaming, yelling, cussing, slamming doors to the point they fell off the hinges, punching through doors, threats, and knifes being pulled on each other. my parents called the cops several times on my one brother. it just came from all sides. no one was fucking peaceful in my family. all i ever did was hide in my room with my dog cause even she was too scared to go outside.  that didnt have anything to do with me being gay but.... its another repressed thing so lmao. im pr sure it mixes in with my inability to be able to express my emotions with people. i just bottle everything up and keep quiet bc there was never any room for me to be angry. i always had to be the mediator. even now as an adult when my parents finally have split up i had to play the nice one between the two. i had to keep the peace even as my mom screamed at me and made me cry and refused to apologize for how she treated me... i had to play nice with her bc no one else in my family could act like an adult. this ended up being way longer than intended and tbh i dont expect yall to read this bullshit but it felt nice writing it all out. again i dont have anyone to talk to who can rlly relate to this shit so lmao. even my own gf doesnt seem to rlly get it or want to talk abt it so i just was feeling so pent up and emotional. i had to let it out somewhere. 

[elliotthezubat]

DEATH CITY DAYS CHAPTER 74

after the stain incident, its going to take a while to come down from the chaos

[[cont from part 73]]

Stain: *leaps over the ice wall at Todoroki* Iida: "..." *Time seems to freeze...* Iida: ("...Ingenium...would protect his friends...Not have them bleed in front of him...This is like before...") {Iida: *kicks down a robot*} {ochako: ....!! } {Iida: *turns--to see the largest robot* "!!!" ("I can't hope to attack it. Time to depart--")} {student: *about to get crushed* *wince*} {Iida: "!!!" *runs past the student*} {student: !!! ah-} {izuku: *MEGAPUNCHES THE ROBOT* O-O } {Iida: "!!! Such power--from that awkwardly walking scrawny student from earlier?"} -...- {tensei: you want to become a hero too, tenya?} {Tenya: *nods, motioning his hand* "Yes! Will you teach me how?"} {tensei: well, it does run in the family, so i guess it's to be expected. its really simple, actually. people who find a lost child and take them to a help desk to find their family, i always thought people like that were the coolest.} {Tenya: "...But you didn't work to find lost children?"} {tensei: ^-^; that's too literal, makes me wonder if you really are a robot. *hair ruffle* you're a lot smarter than i was when i was 10, better reflexes too.} {Tenya: "..." .\\\. } {tensei: you look up to me that much? guess that makes me a great hero or something. *smiles*} Iida: ("...He was right...That murderer was right...I'm nothing like Midoriya and Todoroki...I'm a novice...") Todoroki: *keeps blasting ice--* Stain: *but he's up against him now --* Todoroki: "!!!" ("Too close--can't dodge--") Stain: *swings the blade, landing right at Todoroki's armpit--* Todoroki: "!!!" *Foot to the head* Stain: *knocked back* Todoroki: "..." Iida: *standing...huffing...holding his shoulder* ("Despite it all...a hero stands up!") izuku: iida! Iida: ("Not again...Never again...will anyone, not my brother, not them, will leave me in the dust!") "Recipro...BURST!" Stain: *blocking with his arm--* *CRUNCH* Stain: "Ah!" *holds his own--and slices at Iida* Iida: "No!" *kick--* *CRACK* *The portion of Stain's blade flies up and lands right at Izuku's feet* izuku: O-O;;; meep. Todoroki: "...The Hero Killer's blood quirk hardly lasts. Not so great--" Iida: "Enough to stop me..." Todoroki: "..." Iida: "I'm sorry. Both of you had no reason to get involved--" izuku: iida... Iida: "--because I refuse to let you lose any more blood." Stain: "..." *tosses his blade* "You tumors." izuku: ?? Stain: "...on society, a cancer spreading to warp the concept of 'hero' into a system to support your own selfish desires. Someone needs to correct this system..." Todoroki: "...Take your radical fundamentalist nonsense and shove it." Iida: "No. I...can't call myself a hero..." *Blood drips from Iida's shoulder* Iida: *clenches his fist* "But even if I can't be one yet...I can't let his words break me...or else Ingenium will really die..." Stain: "..." *rushes forward* Todoroki: *fire-blast, directly at Stain* native: just run! it's me and iida he wants! just get out of here! Todoroki: "It won't work: he's got a taste, now he's fired up to take us all out...And he hides in shadows because he's too weak against multiple opponents. Even with his tenacity, we might scare him off--" Iida: "Right!" *tries to fire up--* "No! My engine...Todoroki, how can you control temperatures?" Todoroki: "Not as well with fire." Iida: "Good--because I need your ice. Freeze my leg! Without blocking the exhaust!" Todoroki: "?!" Stain: *leaps, tosses a knife* Iida: "!!! Todoroki!" Todoroki: "!!!" *sees the knife coming at him--* *SHNK* Iida: *knocked to the street--as the blade lands through his arm* Todoroki: "Iida--!" izuku: IIDA! Iida: "DO IT!" izuku: *examining the area* (i think i can get two jumps in...) Todoroki: "..." *lays a hand along Iida's leg* Iida: *grabs the blade's handle with his knee--and pulls* *screams muffled by the blade* izuku: *starts running* Iida: ("I will give up this arm...because what I need--") izuku: *jumps up* *wincing* (i can worry about the leg later, right now, what i need....) Todoroki: "...Go! Now!" *fires one last blast* Iida: "My legs!" izuku: (my fists!) Stain: "!!!" Iida + Izuku: "All I need!" Stain: *punched and kicked, then flame-broiled* izuku: *wince* (sore...but my arm isnt broken...) Stain: "..." *LOUD SCREAM, his fist heading to Izuku's face* izuku: !!! Iida: "Duck!" *slams his foot right into Stain's mouth* izuku: *doing so* -KO- Iida: "Be defeated, like the criminal you are, by the hero I am!" *falling--and can't land* izuku: *flailing* OH FRICK! *An ice slide appears* izuku: woah! *Iida and Izuku slide down--* *CRASH* Iida: "Ow!" izuku: you ok? wait, he- *looks up at the unconscious stain*..... 0_____________0;;;; oh craaaaaaap i think we killed him! Todoroki: "...No. I can feel his heartbeat along the ice..." -a while later, after they met up with the pros- gran torino: honestly, what were ya thinking, running off like that?! Izuku: "Gran Torino, sir! I'm happy to--" -SCREEEAWWWW- gran torino: !!! EVERYONE GET DOWN!! Izuku: "!!! A Nomu!" winged nomu: *grabs izuku and flies up* Stain: "..." *"unconscious"* gran torino: !!! winged nomu: *looks at izuku* d....e...k........u..... *Blood drips from the Nomu onto a hero's face* Izuku: "?!!! How..." hero: what the he- *LIIIIIIIICK* hero: .__________________________. i need all the showers. -the winged nomu falls to the ground- Stain: "Got you." Todoroki: "!!! He escaped!" winged nomu: *looks at izuku* ...d....de....k....uuu..... Izuku: "How do you know my name..." Stain: *running to where Nomu and Izuku are* Iida: "Midoriya!" winged nomu: d...dek- *STAB* winged nomu: *SCREEEEEEEE* Izuku: "!!! No!" Stain: "This society...full of crime..." -the winged nomu twitches violently.....then goes still- -two onlookers observe from the water tower- tomura: *scritch scritch* why...why is that jerk killing the nomu? why are those brats there? this isnt fair....isnt fair isnt fair isnt fair isnt fair..... *scratching so hard he is bleeding slightly* Kurogiri: "Now may be time to retreat--" -on the ground- Endeavor: "Why are you all over there?!" *doesn't see Nomu yet* gran torino: !! Hero #2: "You finished, sir?" Endeavor: "More or less. I had it rough. Shoto! What the hell are you--" *looks to the right* "...What the fuck is that?" Stain: *grabs Izuku's neck* Izuku: "!!!!" gran torino: !!! Endeavor: "Hero Killer!" *summons a flame* gran torino: WAIT! Izuku: *turns, stares hard at Stain* Stain: "...You fake..." *Something falls to the sidewalk* -they all stand frozen with shock- *From a nearby balcony* Bystander: "...You seeing this?" *recording on their phone* person: y-yeah! holy fuckin' shit.... *Stain stands, drooling...his nose is missing* Stain: "If I don't fix this..." Todoroki: "!!!" ("My body...I can't move...") gran torino: (w-what the hell?!) Stain: "...even if that means I'm stained with blood..." Iida: *falls back* Stain: "If I don't reclaim my hero status..." *stomps his foot down* Izuku: "!!!" gran torino: !!!!! Stain: "Come at me! Try it...you fakes! There is only one allowed to kill me..." Endeavor: "..." Stain: "AND HE. IS. ALL MIGHT! THE TRUE HERO!" eiko:....*snaps picture.....grin* *The tension is felt throughout--then stops* Izuku: *blinks* "...???" Todoroki: "..." Iida: *shakes slightly* Endeavor: "This guy...He's...out cold?" Stain: *frozen...his blade drops from his hand* Todoroki: "..." *falls back* -the next morning- Izuku: -_- "Ow..." nurse: sirs? you have visitors. manual: hey. gran torino: *grumble* Izuku: "S-Sir!" Iida: "Mr-Mr..." tsurugamae: hello. Iida: "Police Chief Tsurugamae..." Izuku: ._. tsurugamae: so you three are the ones who stopped the hero killer, right? Iida: "..." Todoroki: "..." Izuku: ._. tsurugamae: seems he ruffed you up. but it seems you ruffed him up as well. burns, broken ribs, and other serious injuries. Iida: "..." *holds his arm* Todoroki: *stares* tsurugamae: while quirks have existed for a long time, the phenomenon of 'heroes' is still a fairly recent phenomenon in the past hundred or so years. however, it doesnt negate the fact that such powers have the potential to kill. Izuku: "..." ("He's reviewing such a long history that I know...but in the heat of battle...") tsurugamae: those who do not have permission, inflicting harm without the say of the authorities and powers that be, even if they were to face someone like the hero killer, would be going against the law. the six of you, you three and your mentors, will have to be dealt with. Todoroki: "Hold on." Iida: "!!! Todoroki--" Todoroki: "Had Iida not intervened, Native would have died. Had Midoriya died, both of them would've died." Izuku: o_o; Todoroki: "No one knew the Hero Killer was here. Should we have let them die, all in the name of _your_ law?" tsurugamae: ...you still have much to learn about the world, young man. Todoroki: "...You dog--" Iida + Izuku: "WOAH!" gran torino: SETTLE DOWN! Todoroki: "..." tsurugamae: *unfazed* that...is what im obligated to tell you as chief of police. Izuku: "???" tsurugamae: the question is, do we make this incident public? if we do so, while you will be lauded by the public, you wont be able to avoid punishment. Iida: "..." tsurugamae: but if we keep this under wraps, then the burns he received will support the evidence that endeavour was the key factor in his capture. fortunately there weren’t many witnesses to the incident. and those who _have_ witnessed can be bribed to keep silent. but if we were to do that, your achievements in this battle will be swept under the rug. so what will it be? Iida: "..." *bows to Manual* "I am sorry, sir." manual: Y-Y it was our fault for letting you go off like that, so we'll take the blame. gran torino: *grumble* Izuku: *bows* "Thank you, sir." Todoroki: -\\\\- "...My remark was completely out of line and bigoted. I'm sorry, Police Chief." tsurugamae: not to worry, its not the first time i've heard it, hoho. -elsewhere- tomura: ugh...so annoying.... himiko: so cool~<3 Dabi: "...He almost fried Endeavor..." tomura: the media didnt even care about the nomu. ahhh it pisses me off so much... Kurogiri: "Maybe it's not all bad..." *holds up an article* "It was reported...on Page 2." tomura:.......aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!! *flips a table* twice: wow, salty much? tomura:.................................................im going to take a nap. *slams the door, causing a framed poster to fall* fang: ga? himiko: so cool, right fangy? fang: *babble* Dabi: "...Hmm..." -at the hospital- izuku: iida? Iida: "...Yes?" izuku: how did it go? Iida: "...My left hand...my have permanent damage." izuku: !!!! (first his eyes...now this....?) Iida: "He...severed the brachial plexus nerve. I might regain most feeling and use of my hand and fingers with a nerve transplant." izuku: ..... Iida: "When I found him, my mind went blank. I should have done as Manual said...and the Killer was not completely wrong about my failure to uphold the standards we as heroes must have...Therefore, until I become a true hero, my left hand should be a reminder." izuku:....*looks at his scarred hand* iida. *offers fist bumb* then lets get stronger together. Iida: "..." *smiles* Todoroki: "Sorry..." izuku: ?? Todoroki: "Whenever I"m involved...people's hands are damaged. I'm cursed." izuku:....*chuckles* Iida: "Hee hee..." Todoroki: ._____. "...I'm not joking?" izuku: ^^; Todoroki: "What if I'm the Hand Crusher?" Iida: *laughing hard* "I-I think we found your superhero name!" izuku: *laughs so hard milk comes out his nose* O///x///.; Todoroki: "..." *grabs his phone* "I'll get you some tissues..." *exits* -somewhere, in death city- thug: so whacha got for me? Giran: *holds up his phone* thug:...is that a bunny phone case? Giran: -_-# "Watch the damn video." *presses play* thug: ? Video: "Hero Killer Stain. Real name: Chizome Akaguro. Impressed by All Might's debut, he sought to be a hero. Upset at school over the 'corrupt view of heroes within the educational system,' he dropped out after his first year." thug: so? Giran: "IT'S NOT DONE! WHAT, YOU GOT SOMETHING ELSE TO DO?!" thug: oxo; Video: "He would spend his teen years standing on a soapbox at the public square, insisting on the need for a 'hero revivial,' until he realized 'words fail without power.' For 10 years, he trained himself in the art of killing." woman in video: i cant believe XXXXX would become a hero killer, how frightening... Video: "According to Akaguro, a 'hero' must not seek reward or recompense except through tireless self-sacrifice. 'Only by purging society can this truth emerge,' he printed in his own 'zine." *The video now shows footage of Stain against the Heroes--* Stain on video: "--'stained with blood--'" thug: .... Giran: "Look at this...10,000 hits. And this is at least the fifth time it's been uploaded." thug: shit.... Giran: "As long as both sides battle--to suppress this, and to promote it--this re-ignites that battle we've wanted for so long: the renaissance of heroes brings with it the renaissance of villains." -elsewhere- Todoroki: *dials a number* ochako: hey todoroki! Todoroki: "Hello. How are you?" ochako: been busy. you? Todoroki: "...In the hospital--" ochako: WHAT?! what happened?! Todoroki: "We encountered the Hero Ki--" izuku: SHHHH! ochako: ok! sorry, got pulled away for a moment there. Todoroki: .\\\\. "...We, um, got into a scrape with some criminals." ochako: are you going to be ok? Todoroki: "We--I'll need some time to recover. Let wounds heal--" ochako: hmm. well take care ok? Todoroki: "You too." -elsewhere- gran torino: what do you make of all this, toshinori? All Might: "I was informed that the Nomus contained multiple quirks...as if someone _gave_ them those quirks..." gran torino: you dont think..._he_ is making a move again, do you? All Might: *grips his knee* "It is not a scenario I want to be true...but I would be a fool to not prepare for it." gran torino: you should let him know that... All Might: "..." -elsewhere- Yumi: "We've had our own problems with villains..." lord death: indeed. hopefully thing brings awareness to the villain situation. Yumi: "And more heroes..." -elsewhere- Gopher: *looking at the sky* kotone: brother? Gopher: "...Yes?" kotone: are you alright? Gopher: "...Just thinking, about flying." kotone: ? Gopher: "...What it would be like to see from higher up." inori: are you not able to use your ink feathers to fly? Gopher: "But higher than that...maybe into space..." inori: to the moon? Gopher: "...Perhaps." -elsewhere- Fitzgerald: "Hmm..." *passes papers to Louisa* louisa: *examining* Fitzgerald: "I hate having uncouth individuals associated with my organizations...These 'villains' are not here in our business, are they?" louisa: no sir. we did extensive background checks.. Fitzgerald: "Keep updating them periodically. That means everyone. Including you--" *points down* Mr. Tsubaki: o_o; -elsewhere- Vulcan: "..." *holds up a tuxedo shirt* "Is this formal enough?" shinra: whats up guys? Vulcan: "Oh, hey. I'm trying to get my outfit in order." *sets out jeans* shinra: oh, for what? Takehisa: "The intra-brigade gala. Have you not reviewed the brigade manual?" *holds up--a 700-page book* shinra: ???? Akitaru: "The brigade commanders collaborate on a joint event each year. This year, Hibana wanted a formal event. You know, fancy foods, dancing, small talk, hold up your pinky when sipping a drink." shinra: oh. that kinda thing? (maybe this is my chance to get answers from the 4th brigade's commander...) Vulcan: "How 'bout this tie?" *holds up a kitty tie* -elsewhere- Assi: "A hot chocolate and a blueberry muffin, please!" ^w^ ???: coming right up si-... O-O -it was mono- mono: O-O;;; Assi: o\\\\o "...Wow..." *stares at the uniform* mono: >/////<;; *goes to put the order in* Assi: .\\\\\. "So, you found work here?" -elsewhere- Joker: *holds a vial* scarlet: ? Joker: "Gunpowder." scarlet: ah. Joker: "Made a big boom when Victor and I used it at the Brigades' training activities..." ivy: is that right? why bring it back out now? Joker: "Who said it ever went away ♤? I always keep it around in case we need a bigger escape--or spectacle." -elsewhere- Iida: *checking his phone* momo: [are you alright?] Iida: "..." [recovering. waiting for doctors to confirm release date] momo: ... [you should be more careful. i dont want you to die.] Iida: [you're right. i'm sorry. i have to learn this lesson] momo: *teary eyed* [ok. get home safe, alright?] Iida: "..." [i will. see you soon?] momo: [yeah] Iida: [oh, and how's your internship with uwabami?] momo: ... [well] Iida: "..." [that's good] ("Something must have happened...") momo:... -_-; -elsewhere- Karim: *lies down* "..." pearl: father fulham? Karim: "Hmm? What is it, Pearl?" pearl: are you feeling alright? Karim: "Just contemplative...Thinking about things." pearl: ah. Karim: "...You went with Burns to the Eighth?" pearl:...yes. Karim: "He asked you to go?" pearl: *she nods* -she explains what all happened- Karim: *sighs* "The Commander, always focused on might and muscle to get things down right." pearl: im just glad i managed to stop things from escalating further... Karim: "Good work. There weren't major injuries, were there?' pearl: thankfully not. Karim: "...Did you have to break up fights in the past when you were younger?" pearl: rarely, but it was always really scary, and i was worried i'd end up hurting someone by accident, so i tried not to use my ability often. Karim: "...You should train that in combat and get better at it." pearl: maybe, but i dont really like fighting... Karim: "Self defense?" pearl: perhaps... Karim: "...I'd be happy to help you practice. Granted, my techniques are different." pearl: i appreciate it. i do want to improve myself... Karim: *sits up, stands* "Okay. Sounds good. We'll start now. We'll begin. Start by summoning a small flame." pearl: w-wait right now? Karim: "Sure. Just some small exercises. Can you handle a small flame?" pearl: i think so....*breathes...a small wall of fire shoots up from the ground* Karim: "!!! A wall?" pearl: *she nods* Karim: "...Can you make it shorter than this?" pearl: *she shrinks it down slightly, so it's at knee height* Karim: "Okay, alright--raise it just about one inch now..." -she does so- pearl: ... Karim: "Can you try widening it by an inch?" -elsewhere- Akutagawa: "..." *holds up a tie* "Is this what one wears for a 'blind date'?" hirotsu: how about this one? Akutagawa: "That works." *puts it on* "Why do they call it a 'blind date'?" hirotsu: i believe it's because you dont usually know who you're going with, something of a surprise. but you know you're going to be attending dinner with this young lady, so in this case it doesnt count as a blind date. Akutagawa: "...I can change that." higuchi: akutagawa no. Akutagawa: *sighs* "Fine. I'll just stab Tachihara's eyes out." -elsewhere- Shousaku: "...” *looks around the room* -the cell is silent- Shousaku: "..." *his stomach growls* lydia: *outside the cell* ... Shousaku: "Water..." lydia:...very well....*goes to get some* Shousaku: "..." ("She had to have escaped...Right?") -in the death city police station- keek: ... Naomasa: "And he wasn't with you when you were taken from the Rats?" keek: no... he wasnt. Naomasa: "Let's update his description." *holds it out to her* "This is about his height, features, any scars. Any new identification information to add to him?" keek: he looked about the same as the photo.... Naomasa: "...Why did the Rats insist on keeping him?" keek: ...they might plan on using him....but i dont think he'll willingly comply with them... Naomasa: "Why not? Our records show he is not above breaking the law..." keek: ....i guess people can change, for the better or for the worse. Naomasa: "Hmmm...His skills at explosives, did he ever tell you the materials he used in them?" keek: ...*shakes her head* Naomasa: "..." ("The previous explosion, with that man that helped arrest Shousaku before...") "Did he tell you of any plans he had for escape?" keek: ...stealing one of their vehicles and creating a diversion with the water sprinklers. _after_ deactivating the bomb collars... Naomasa: "You deactivated your collar?" keek:....someone else did. the people who helped me to escape. Naomasa: "I see...Did they deactivate Shousaku's?" keek:....i dont know...he's probably still got his....the rats basically left me for dead. Naomasa: "Why take him and not you? Were you two in separate rooms?" keek:...most of the time.... Naomasa: "So the Rats would keep you in the same room at times?" keek:...sometimes. Naomasa: "Were they recording you?" keek:....i-i dont know. Naomasa: "..." *writes something down* "I know he didn't give you a way to contact him, but if he contacted you, you would notify us, yes?" keek:...if it means you'll help him, then yes. Naomasa: "Our goal is to prevent all crimes. That includes kidnapping. So, yes, we intend to retrieve him." keek:...thank you sir...it wasnt his fault for being captured... Naomasa: "..." *offers his hand* "Thank you for this information." -elsewhere- Fyodor: *whistles* -silence- Fyodor: "...Guard? I would like another milkshake..." guard: you can order one next lunch break. guard 2: this is a prison, not some luxury hotel. Fyodor: "But I'm not let out of my cell..." guard 2: not our problem. Fyodor: *pout* -elsewhere- Todoroki: "..." nurse: sir? Todoroki: "Yes?" nurse: is everything alright? Todoroki: "Yes. The medicine has lessened the pain...Did anyone visit while I was asleep?" nurse 2: phonecall for todoroki! Todoroki: "??? I'll take it here?" -the nurse hands him the phone- Todoroki: "Hello?" fuyumi: oh thank god, do you have _any_ idea how worried sick i was, shouto?! Todoroki: "I-I'm sorry! I had tried calling back before I fell back asleep--" fuyumi: what if you died in that incident?! what would i tell mom?! Todoroki: "I'm sorry...My friends were..." fuyumi: ...*sigh* s-sorry, im just...i worry. Todoroki: "You're not wrong...It did not go well. But I'll recover." fuyumi: right...get home soon, ok? Todoroki: "I will...I bounce back fast." -elsewhere- Yohei: "Mana, you got mail." *hands her an envelope* mana: oh? *opens it* Yohei: "You talked with your family since we moved here?" mana: not often... Yohei: "..." *nods* "May be worth sending them something to let them know you're alive.” mana: ha, funny. Yohei: *small smirk* "Just consider it. If I didn't tell my mom about things, she'd be posting 'Missing' posters around town." mana: .... Yohei: "...It's up to you. You always got a place here, okay?" mana: ..thanks. -elsewhere- Stain: "..." *looks around the cell* -nothing Stain: *small growl...can barely move his mouth with the mask strapped around it* -...- Stain: "..." *SCREAMS LOUDLY* guard: oi! keep it down! Stain: *shaking in his restraints, but the chains will not loosen...he can't even bang his head against the wall* "WWWWWWWWAAAAAH!" guard: keep quiet or we'll have to tranquilize you again! Stain: "When I get out of here, no amount of tranqs will keep me quiet!" guard: *chuckles* good luck with that. Stain: *just shaking in his cell, screaming and growling* -elsewhere- Wes: "Excited for your interview?" liz: yeah, pretty excited. Wes: "Been practicing for the interview?" liz: yep. Wes: "And got your professional outfit ready?" liz: you bet i do. Wes: "Good..." *forehead smooch* liz: =////= Wes: "You'll do great." -elsewhere- Poe: *curled up in bed* o~o lana: edgar? are you alright? Poe: "J-Just wanted to lie down..." *wraps himself in the sheets* lana: hmm... Poe: *small whimper* lana:....*hug* Poe: *calms down a bit, still shivering* lana: somethings bothering you, isnt it? Poe: "J-Just a lot..." lana: *rubs his back* Poe: *closes his eyes* =\\\\\= -elsewhere- Hibana: "Here's your carrot sticks, sweetie." hanako: thanks mommy! *nom* Hibana: *smiles, sits down with her* "How you doing today?" -elsewhere- Yukio: *takes off his glasses, looks at his eyes in the mirror* momo sakura: ? Yukio: *stares...* ("They were burning before...") momo sakura: yuki? are you ok? Yukio: "..." *puts on his glasses, smiles* "Just fine. ..." momo sakura: .... Yukio: "...How about some soup?" momo sakura: ok! Yukio: *holding the smile, as he grabs some bowls and cans* ("Rin is better at this, too...") -elsewhere- Kid: *fills up the tub* shiori: babu! Kid: ^^ "All set?" *picks Shiori up and sets her carefully in the tub* shiori: *splash splash* *giggle* Kid: "You've graduated to the big-kids' tub for tonight." *dips the washcloth in the water* "But just for tonight--can't have you in too big a tub..." *washes* -elsewhere- Sakuya: "Okay, I made a reservation at Sham's favorite restaurant." naho: yay! Sakuya: "That just leaves guest list and menu...Um...Does he have any friends other than us?" naho: not that i know. *shrug* Sakuya: "...I guess we're just that awesome at smaller numbers." -elsewhere- Free: "She asleep?" eruka: yeah. *phew* Free: "..." *nudge* "I put out some tea." eruka: thanks. Free: *picks up his tiny tea cup* "So, 'bout work..." -elsewhere- Arthur: *hangs up a tuxedo* tamaki: so this formal event... Arthur: "Yes? You got an outfit picked out?" tamaki: not sure what to wear yet... Arthur: "...Well, I don't know the entire dress to put on..." *reaches for something under his pillow: a small wrapped box* tamaki: e-eh? o///o Arthur: *he opens it--there is a necklace, with a cat symbol on it* "Maybe this could work as part of an outfit?" tamaki: ./////. t-thanks, arthur. Arthur: *nods* "You're welcome. I hope the color helps with finding a dress--and bringing out your eyes." tamaki: ... 7////7 Arthur: "..." *cheek smooch* -elsewhere- Benimaru: "...I'm not a fan of this kind of 'formal' event." fang-hua: i know, but you're kind of obligated to go, being the commander of the 7th and all. Benimaru: *grumbles* "Small talk...Dancing...The food is always tiny." kirei: would you like me to go with you? Benimaru: "Please." kirei: ^^ then i'd be glad to. Benimaru: *small smile* -elsewhere- Nurse Arg: ^^; "Commander, you really need a break, and the dance--" huang: *sigh* right.... Nurse Arg: "I already cleared your schedule with other doctors taking your shifts, and booked an appointment for your hair--" huang: ? (my hair looks fine??) Nurse Arg: owo; "...I can cancel the hair appointment?" -elsewhere- Mikuni: "Good work today! See you tomorrow!" medea: *nods and heads home* Mikuni: "I think she's working out, right? Just kind of quiet." metsu: so i've noticed. Mikuni: "She say anything to you about herself?" metsu: ..not really. she seems distant...almost sad. Mikuni: "...Oh." *looks where she was seated* -morning- Kid: =w= stocking:....*nibbles his earlobe* Kid: o\\\\\o *looks* stocking: gotcha~ hehe~ Kid: "..." *smirk* "Oh~?" stocking: ? Kid: *turns over, hugging her* stocking: *hugs back* ^///^ Kid: *light kisses along her cheek* -elsewhere- Chuuya: *buttons up his jacket* mito: *mreow* Chuuya: *scratches behind Mito's ear* mito: =w= Chuuya: "Keep the home safe while we're out. And keep drinking water." mito: *mreow!* ^o^ Chuuya: ^^ "Ready, Sonia?" sonia: ready papa. *smile* Chuuya: *opens the door* "Great..." *takes her hand* -elsewhere- teacher: momo sakura? momo sakura: here! teacher: samidare asui? aya: *looking out the window* Student: "..." *poke* aya: ? Student: "Don't miss attendance--" teacher: aya koda? aya: ah! here! Student: ^^; "What were you looking at?" aya: just thinking about stuff. Student: "??? Worried about something?" -elsewhere- Lucy: "Bit of homework to catch up on..." atsushi: yeah. Lucy: "You sure you're ready to go back to classes?" atsushi: *he nods* Lucy: "..." *hard pat on the back* "Then that's good!" ^w^ -elsewhere- Rin: *stretching during his walk* "Man, I hope I don't crash in class again..." konekomaru: hey rin. *waves* Rin: "Yo, Konekomaru! What's up?" shiemi: i heard miss adrian is going to be helping with teaching today. Rin: "Ah...I don't remember her teaching style." ^^; Bon: " 'Cause you were dead asleep." Rin: >_< izumo: isnt she the one who walked into a closet? seriously, she has terrible sense of direction. Shima: "Maybe post signs towards the desk..." shiemi: it might help. -elsewhere- Vulcan: *twirls a wrench--and slams the engine* "Try it now." karin: *flips the switch* *The engine runs...but something is rattling* Vulcan: "???" karin: *flips switch off* hmm. lets see here.... Vulcan: *looks over her shoulder* "No way I hit it _that_ hard..." -elsewhere- PlushFix: *typing on a computer* mimeca: o^o~? hina: so this 'stain' guy... -elsewhere- Fitzgerald: "So, as a former higher up in 'Happy' Factory, which secrets can you share~?" Zuno: "...Who are you again?" Fitzgerald: -_-# louisa: do go easy on him sir, his condition... Fitzgerald: *sighs* "Right...Mr. Ass--" Assi: "Assi." Fitzgerald: "What can you tell me about 'Happy' Factory?" louisa: *has the typewriter out* Assi: "I took notes...but I coded them, so they're kind of hard to remember what I meant." *flips through some* "...And my handwriting is still bad? Um...'Fear Factory built an...afro to smash the...Afro Fighting Tournament'?" mary: ouo~? Fitzgerald: "Ah, so the true power of 'Happy' Factory was an afro...That is genius!" bram: let me see that. *examines notes* Assi: owo;;;; Zuno: "..." *whispers to Louisa* "Why is there a vampire in this room?" bram: hmmm... louisa: oh, he works here, and he's not actually a vampire- Mr. Tsubaki: o___o;;;;;;; bram: *holds notes away as he coughs up blood* *ahem* 'robot to smash the robot fighting tournament.' Zuno: "Oh, look! A wolf!" Mr. Tsubaki: -_-# Fitzgerald: "...That's it? The plan of Fear Factory, alias for Happy Factory, was to smash a tournament with a robot?" Assi: "And turn humans into slave labor." louisa: ._.; Fitzgerald: "You can't make profit off of slavery--they don't have any money!" -chop- louisa: sir! D8< Fitzgerald: *holding his head* "Fine...Bram, skip to the part about their home computer division." bram: um, r-right. *ahem* *The notes include blueprints for video game systems, computers, a death machine--* bram: ._.; oh...oh heavens. Fitzgerald: "??? Did you find the plans for the Happy Boy handheld video game system?" bram: the what? T-T; -elsewhere- Hyde: *in gym clothes* "Spike it, Licht!" licht: *DROP KICKS THE BALL* Hyde: o_O "THAT'S NOT HOW YOU--" -crater in the floor- student: holy fuck! mitsuba: is he even real?! licht: *poses* i am the angel of the volleyball court. misono: -_-; what is he, the protagonist of a sports anime? Hyde: -_- "No, the protagonist would know not to kick a volleyball..." shinoa: take the streak away, and he'd fit right in. misono: he seems more fitted for swimming. Hyde: "..." misono:....hy- Hyde: *picks up Licht* "Everybody into the pool!" everyone: IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER?! Hyde: "He's an angel--I'm sure he can survive hypothermia." -DROP KICK- licht: --# -elsewhere- Meme: "..." mio:...*holds her hand* Meme: "..." *squeezes her hand* "I don't understand..." mio:...we'll find the answers to this. i know we will. Meme: "..." *nods, weak smile* -elsewhere- Izuku: [how are classes?] shinra: [doing good. hoping u get well soon] Izuku: [thanks. you recovered after your injuries?] shinra: [yeah] .... [got a wicked chest scar ow] [*now.] [accurate typo is accurate lmao] Izuku: [lol. and ouch. your chest scar, my hand] shinra: [scar bros 4 life] Izuku: [right! ^^ ] shinra: [get well soon k?] Izuku: [i will. should be released in a few more days] -elsewhere- Kyoka: "Pretty necklace." tamaki: thanks, arthur got it for me. Kyoka: "How long have you been dating?" tamaki: .... .//////. h-how would you know- Kyoka: "It looks expensive, you are wearing it in public, and when he is around your breathing alters ever so slightly, indicating a mix of annoyance, attraction--" tamaki: *covers her mouth* >///<; shinra: *snicker* Kyoka: "..." *pats her hand* tamaki: stuff it, kusakabe! DX< Kyoka: "Are you sure you two are not siblings?" tamaki + shinra: I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH THIS GAG ALREADY! DX< Kyoka: "Evidently not." -elsewhere- Haumea: "We have too many dumbies working here. Why did Flail and Assault have to die?" guruna: flail sucks. assault, i dont know where he is. i think he was here for a bit, but he wandered off. kurukuru~ what a dumbass. Haumea: "...He...wandered...and you just let him walk?" guruna:... OvO;;;;;;;;; Haumea: *picks up chalk, writes on a nearby chalkboard* "At the rate of his speed, the force of his punches, the speed of his fire bullets--Oh, damn it! He could be in Vancouver by this point!" -elsewhere- lydia: <do you see anything yet, ivan?> *riding through the nether on the back of one of her beasts* Ivan: <Yes...A footprint. It looks...like it went in fresh cement?> *lays a hand over it* <No...This footprint feels...hot?> lydia: hmm........!!!! <GET DOWN!> Ivan: "?!!!" *ducks* -FWOOOOM- lydia: <what the hell?!> Assault: *growling, summoning another fire bullet* lydia: <shit> *sending one of her beasts at him* Assault: *aims another bullet at the beast* shadowy-gator: *GRROAR* Assault: *fires* lydia: the hell are you? Assault: "Assault." lydia: ... Assault: "Assault will blast all out of his path..." lydia: ..tch- ivan! Ivan: *Golem fist* "On it!” Golem: “RAAAAWR!" Assault: *doesn't move* "..." *POW* lydia: !! Ivan: "..." *smiles* <Like smashing a bug--> *BOOM* Ivan: "!!!!" *Fiery rocks explode from the Golem's fist* lydia: *grazed* s-shit! Assault: "Assault will burn...Assault will kill...Assault will clear any path!" Ivan: *light bulb* <Not big but precise...Lydia! Distract him!> lydia: <right!> *sending a shadowy hawk at him* hawk: *SCREEEAW* Assault: *swinging an arm* "Away, beast!" Ivan: *makes another Golem fist...and starts condensing it* <Come on, come on...> Assault: *almost hits the hawk* Ivan: <Almost...Get ready, Lydia!> lydia: <understood!> Ivan: *has shrunk the Golem fist to...a pebble* <Pull the beast away! Now!> Assault: *eyes aflame, summoning another bullet* -the hawk flies back- Assault: "Assault will--!" Ivan: *balances the pebble on the palm of his hand, summons a smaller Golem hand which...flicks the pebble at Assault--* Assault: "--destroy anything in his--" *FLICK* *The pebble smashes into Assault's head, knocking blood from his forehead and knocking Assault to the ground, unconscious* lydia: ! Ivan: "..." O____o *loud sigh of relief* <I didn't think that would work!> lydia:...<is he dead?> Ivan: "..." *approaches...rests a hand* <No...Breathing. He is made of toughness: that pebble should have pierced his skull.> lydia: .......<what are we to do with him, then?> Ivan: <...I don't know...If he could be kept under control--> Assault: *moans* Ivan: o_o;;;; Assault: *opens his eyes* "...Who are...Who am I?" lydia:...*glances at ivan* Ivan: "..." *holds out his hand* "Let's get you home...friend." Assault: "??? ..." *takes his hand* lydia: ..... -elsewhere- Friz: *shivers* "...You guys feel that?" guruna: kurun? Friz: "Felt like a chilled air blowing by..." Bee: "...Cut the poetry, Wordsworth." arrow: well, we're underground in the middle of winter. Friz: "...Yeah, that must be it..." *rubs hands together* -elsewhere- Mori: "..." fukuzawa: .... Mori: "...It's a new year?" fukuzawa: yes. Mori: "...I used to have drinks on the eve..." fukuzawa: *listening* Mori: "Sometimes alone...Elise liked ginger ale to pretend it was champagne." fukuzawa: hmm... Mori: "..." *small smile* fukuzawa: should i bring you some? Mori: *nod nod* fukuzawa: *goes to do that* Mori: "..." *looks around the room* -it's a fairly decent size bedroom, with a few traditional style japanese decorations, such as a wooden bear statue on the dresser- Mori: *leans closer to the bear* "..." -just a simple wooden bear with a fish in its mouth- Mori: -_- "So old-fashioned." -elsewhere- Kyoka: "We meet Aya after school." kenji: *nods* Kyoka: "Let's try another path..." *points along the map on her phone* "Maybe somewhere away from fiery religious nutjobs." kenji: good call. Kyoka: "We'll try towards the Port District...and just hope the Mafia leaves us alone." kenji: *salutes* got it! Kyoka: "..." *small smile, as she puts her phone away* "One more class..." -elsewhere- Anya: *looking around the classroom* "..." EF: whats up? Anya: "Have you seen...Nevermind." EF: ?? Anya: "Have you seen Yana?" EF: hmm, not recently, i heard she had a family emergency last year and had to go home... Anya: "...Oh." -elsewhere- yana: ..... Ivan: *wipes his hands* <Our 'long-lost friend' is now situated.> yana: <im amazed you didnt actually kill him.> Ivan: <Not for lack of trying--but he's hard-headed.> yana:... *chuckles* <that's just some bullshit good luck if i ever heard it...> *sigh* Ivan: "???" <What's wrong?> yana: <just lost in my own thoughts, i guess....> Ivan: *nods* <We have time for that, at least now...> -elsewhere- Tachihara: *holding tissue to his bleeding nose* -_-# hirotsu: what have we learned from this? Tachihara: *his voice is nasally* "Look, all I'm saying is that if your ass is that big, it ain't gonna move very quickly out in the field--" -chop- Tachihara: "OW! FUCK!" higuchi: im amazed makarov could even punch that high... katya: he's sunk low enough for me to reach. pushkin: oooooh. Tachihara: -_-## "...You're still a tiny gremlin with horrible breath--" -she stomps on his foot- Tachihara: "AAAAH!" *struggles to hold the tissue and his foot* -pushkin had to physically hold katya back as she screamed violently- Gin: -_-; "This is the fifth worst workplace mixer I have ever attended." higuchi: amen to that. Gin: Tachihara's 'dance' routine is at least inventive." -elsewhere- Kid: *lies down* stocking: *kiss* Kid: "Mmm~" *smooch* stocking: mmmn~<3 Kid: *wraps his arms around her* "Lovely..." stocking: hehe~ Kid: "This is new?" *rubs a hand along her side* stocking: *nods* just got it today~ Kid: "Lucky me~" *turns over, wiggles his bottom* stocking: *kiss* Kid: *moans, rubbing against the bed* "It's so revealing..." stocking: *smirks and presses herself against him* Kid: "Ah~!" stocking: hehe~ Kid: "D-Did you put it on to punish or be punished?" stocking: depends~ Kid: "Want to flip for it~?" stocking: sure~ Kid: *smirks--as he turns and pins her* stocking: o////o Kid: "We've flipped..." *kisses her neck* stocking: ah~<3 Kid: *lays his chest over hers* "Want to be tied?" *his finger slides up her bare leg* stocking: oh god yes. Kid: *stretches over her, his chest over her eyes as he takes the rope from the nearby drawer and lifts her right hand* -elsewhere- Yohei: *yawn* toru: *yawn* Yohei: *smiles* "Are you mimicking me?" toru: *babble* Yohei: "Hee hee...You want to be like Daddy?" *cradles him* toru: *reaches for him and smiles* Yohei: *leans closer for Toru to grab him* toru: *grabs his nose* Yohei: "Heh..." *smiles* chie: ^^ Yohei: *looks at Chie, smiles* "About time for kiddo to go to sleep?" -elsewhere- Assault: ._. Hawthorne: "... What am I supposed to do with him?" yana: talk to him? i dunno. Q: *peeeeek* Hawthorne: "..." *sighs* *waves* "Hello." Assault: "Hi? Um...What's my name?" *spots Q* yana: ....*looks at hawthorne* ?? Hawthorne: "..." *opens his Bible* "Your name comes from this book. It is..." yana: adam? Hawthorne: "Yes. Adam." Assault: "...'Adam.' It means 'Earth,' right?" Hawthorne: "Yes." "Adam": "...What is that small creature?" Q: my name's Q! Adam: "...Like the letter?" Q: my full name is Kyusaku. but everyone just calls me 'Q'. Adam: "And we're...Rats?" -elsewhere- Chuuya: "..." *sips milk* sonia: zzzz Chuuya: *small smile...* *pets Mito* mito: *mewl* Chuuya: *yawns* "..." *kisses Sonia's forehead* -morning- Kid: =w= stocking: zzzz Kid: *holds her close* -elsewhere- Fitzgerald: *sipping his coffee, reading the newspaper* eckleburg: Q______Q Fitzgerald: "You never thought to ask?" eckleburg: TT~TT Fitzgerald: "Perhaps date in your own decade, Old Sport." eckleburg: *facedesk and cries* Fitzgerald: *sighs* *snaps fingers* "Deal with this." louisa: ._.; he's taking it harder than i thought... Daisy: *serious face* -_-# jordan: hey, maybe you should go for it? you're sing- Daisy: *grabs Jordan by the collar* jordan: oh no. *CRASH* Mr. Tsubaki: ._.; jordan: *tossed into a dumpster as a laugh track plays in the background* Daisy: -_-## "Stop crying on the table, Eckleburg." eckleburg: *sniff* im so stupid. im going to hell. Daisy: "I hardly think this is a sin. You just fell in love with an ideal." eckleburg: *muffled* im sorryyyyy.... louisa: i-it's alright. its not the first time it's happened! Fitzgerald: "...It wasn't? Where are they? I'll kill them." louisa: i mean its not the first time someone thought i was older than i was! ^^; Fitzgerald: "...I am still willing to kill them for you." Mr. Tsubaki: *fox facepalm* -elsewhere- Takehisa: *stares at the kitchen* "...How does pouring milk _start a fire_?!" *the fridge is torched* tamaki: Q_Q; Vulcan: "..." *already has a blowtorch and tools* "I can upgrade this bad boy in 3 hours." -elsewhere- Adam: "And what were my responsibilities?" yana: for now, you're a guard. Adam: "Okay! Who do I guard?" yana: you guard the entryway, and if anyone comes by, let us know. Adam: "Right, guard the entryway, and tell them you're coming." yana: no, i mean guard the entryway, and let us know if someone is there. Adam: "Guard the entryway, and let them know if you are there." yana: no-...ivan, explain it to him. Ivan: "...Stand there." Adam: *nods* Ivan: "If you see someone, tell us." Adam: "Okay." Ivan: *smiles* "Great--" Adam: "SOMEONE'S HERE!" *points at Yana* yana: *sharp inhale* <oh dear lord...> -elsewhere- christa: hiyahiya! Marie's Brother: "Aren't you a chatty one!" *smiles* christa: ^u^ marie: she sure is. Brother: "And she looks happy, too. Your mama doing a good job with you, Christa?" christa: yep! marie: *small smile* Brother: "That's awesome!" *picks up Christa* sister: you see that up there? *points to a coat of arms with the same symbol on marie's eyepatch* Brother: "Guess what that is, Christa?" christa: *points to marie's eyepatch* sister: ^^ thats the family sigil. Brother: "And we're proud of it!" marie: we sure are. ^^ -elsewhere- Anya: *sets down her books* "..." tsugumi: you ok? Anya: "Yes...Just surprised Yana had to leave so abruptly." ao: it's strange. we barely know a thing about her. Anya: "I know she had to keep going home all the time..." ao: but where is 'home' exactly? Anya: "...I don’t'..." tsugumi:... Anya: "I didn't get to say goodbye." tsugumi: its ok, im sure you'll see her again someday. Anya: "...I hope." -elsewhere- Izuku: *practicing walking to recover from his ankle injury* "Like this?" nurse: *nods* Izuku: *eases his weight from his good leg to his bad one--and winces slightly* nurse: you ok? Izuku: "I can't put my full weight on it yet..." ^^; nurse: well, take it a little bit at a time, ok? Izuku: "I-I will..." Iida: *walking the halls* -elsewhere- Steinbeck: *reviewing maps when--* "...Accordions?" twain: *riding on a unicycle down the hall playing the accordion* yo. Steinbeck: "...Okay, this is like something out of Stephen King--no. Take it outside." emily: what is even going on anymore? oscar: i have no idea. Steinbeck: "I'm trying to keep us focused--and then...this." -elsewhere- Motojiro: *puts on a record* "Now, we begin the experiment..." *starts moving in the lab in time with the music* ayako: ^u^ Motojiro: *mixes the chemicals, tapping along the top of them in time with the music to initiate the chemical reaction* ayako: *jotting notes* *One vial turns yellow* Motojiro: "Yes, YES! The music is working! It is--" *BOOM* Motojiro: ._. *his clothes are burnt* -elsewhere- Katai: "So the cops didn't tell you where your friend went?" keek: no, nothing yet.....im worried. Katai: "...Did you ever get to analyze the Rats' computer network?" keek: i could try, but i'd need to use a blank laptop. Katai: "...Like, factory-new or is used okay?" keek: anything that's blank, really. Katai: *hands one to her* "I had wiped this one--" *opens it--and there is a cat wallpaper on the desktop* keek: ._.; Katai: owo; "...Sorry. I thought the cat wallpaper was cute." keek:...i'll work. *typing something* Katai: "..." *waits* -elsewhere- Gin: "...I feel an urge to stab someone." naoya: oh? Gin: "...Where's Tachihara? He'll do." -elsewhere- Akutagawa: *holds out the chair* "Okay. You can park your rear here." hirotsu: the wording needs work. Akutagawa: "...'Please park your rear here'?" hirotsu: ... -elsewhere- Steinbeck: "When I left the Guild, I made sure to copy a few pieces of information for future help..." ebie: *raises hand* Steinbeck: "Yes, Ebie?" ebie: i thought we still _were_ the guild?? Steinbeck: "...Well, I mean, when I left _that_ Guild to continue _the_ Guild..." ebie: oh. Steinbeck: "And what that Guild--our Guild--has now, is this..." *rolls a map* "Some of the greatest treasures hidden in the world." -they look- oscar: oh my~ twain: *vibrating* OwO Hemingway: "???" *points* "That's an underwater cavern? Imagine the new species of fish in there..." baum: el 'fucking' dorado, baby! dorothy: -.-; baum: !!! i mean el 'flipping' dorado! ^^;;; Steinbeck: "Now, does that mean you're all on board?" emily: sounds like. twain: OH HELL YEAH!! -elsewhere- Assi: *eating a donut* "...So, how long you been working for Mr. Fitzgerald?" louisa: for a while now, actually. Assi: "Huh. So, you're more familiar with how he works. He seemed kind of irritable back there." louisa: how so? Assi: "I asked about the photo of the woman and the girl--" louisa:...that's a bit of a sore spot for him...*looks around* his daughter died, and his wife is in a psychiatric ward... Assi: "...Oh no." louisa:... Assi: "Thanks for the heads-up. I'll have to tell Zuno..." -elsewhere- Akane: "This is getting absurd..." *tosses an unconscious villain into the police van* "That maniac in Hosu set something off with these people." clay: no kidding... Akane: "And with the hero students on leave for internships..." *sighs* -a villain charges at them- clay: !!!! -BANG- clay: woah, nice save, akemi! homura: you're welcome... Akane: *sighs* "How many more are there?" -elsewhere- Rin: "Zzzz..." madoka:...^^ *tucks him in* Rin: =w= *calmer sleep* -elsewhere- Todoroki: *lying in bed, awake* *grabs his phone* -elsewhere- ochako: *in bed, reading* *A chiptune song starts playing on her phone* ochako: ?? *checks phone* *Todoroki calling* ochako: hey todoroki! Todoroki: "Sorry, did I wake you?" ochako: nah, still awake. Todoroki: "Hmm...How was your day?" ochako: it was busy, you? Todoroki: "I can move my arm a bit more now." ochako: that's good- ah! trixie! *chuckle* trixie no, this is my bed! Todoroki: *smiles* "Training is still ongoing?" ochako: yeah, haha. Todoroki: "How big is Trixie now?" -elsewhere- Emine: *looking up* lin: *opens the roof hatch* hey. i brought hot cocoa. *hands him a thermos* Emine: *takes it* "Thank you...Warm." lin: ^^ Emine: "...Are you warm?" lin: *leans on his shoulder* i am now... Emine: "..." *pat pat* -elsewhere- Fitzgerald: *staring out his window* "..." mary: ~? Fitzgerald: "Oh, Mary. You aren't asleep?" mary: about to. you ok? Fitzgerald: "..." *spots a blinking green light outside* "Just remembering something." mary: ? Fitzgerald: "..." *looks at Mary* "..." *gulps* ("If she had lived...") mary:....*small hug* you looked like you needed one. Fitzgerald: "..." *pat* "Thank you." -elsewhere- Kyoka: *asleep at table, maps and photos in front of her* atsushi:....*carries her to bed* Kyoka: *shivering* "N-No...Mama...Papa..." atsushi:.....*hugs and tucks her in, head pets* Kyoka: *looks worried in her sleep, but her breathing has calmed* atsushi:.... -morning- Akutagawa: *staring at the calendar* *marks a day* "Two more. I can do this..." *flips to another page, counting the days before he may kill again* "..." *shudders* "..." *sighs* Akutagawa: *exits for the kitchen* -elsewhere- Chuuya: "Just a few more days, and it'll be the weekend. Anything you want to do?" naoya: not sure yet. Chuuya: "You checking up on Akutagawa?" naoya: yeah. Chuuya: "How is he?" naoya: alright for what he is. Chuuya: "Hmmm...He's still practicing for his date?" naoya: *nod* Chuuya: "...Better prep for some help after that." naoya: good call. Chuuya: "I'll try to be available to help..." naoya: im sure he'd appreciate that. ^^ Chuuya: *nods* "Dating is...rough." naoya: ....still thinkin' about...y'know...? Chuuya: *nods* naoya:...*pats his back* Chuuya: *slight shake* "Th-Thanks..." naoya: hey, what're friends for, right? haha. *slight punch to the shoulder* Chuuya: ^^; "Right." -elsewhere- Akutagawa: *seated in class* atsushi: *taking notes* Akutagawa: "..." *glance...intense glance* atsushi: *focused* Akutagawa: "..." *looks at the board* -the teacher is writing some things down- Akutagawa: *reading some listings* "..." *raises his hand* teacher: yes, araragi? Akutagawa: "Is this going to be on the test or be otherwise useful?" teacher: in some ways, yes. Akutagawa: "I do not see the applicability at this time." -elsewhere- lana: *knock* edgar? you still asleep? Poe: *groans* lana: want me to bring you breakfast? Poe: "...Tea?" lana: sure thing. Poe: *sniffle* "Th-Thank you, love..." lana: anytime...*heading downstairs*........ .//////////////////////////////////////. Poe: *pulls up sheets* .\\\. -elsewhere- Kunikida: "..." prisoner: he still isnt talkin' Alone: "He saw that girl go splat--" grimoire: too soon. Alone: -3- "It's true..." Kunikida: "..." *staring at the wall* grimoire:..... Kunikida: *turns back, taking up chalk again* -elsewhere- Akitaru: *sets down breakfast...three feet of waffles* shinra: *NOM* Takehisa: *pouring juice* Arthur: *building his waffles into a castle* tamaki: so what's the game plan? Akitaru: "...We're continuing our search for the Hoods. And I need you all to have your formal attire ready for inspection this afternoon." shinra: right. Takehisa: "Vulcan and Itou will be finishing maintenance checks on equipment. Licht is reviewing forensics..." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "Good luck at work, everyone!" Emine: *seated on the couch, reading* -elsewhere- Katai: "Zzz..." *he left his laptop open, searching ID records* blair: *in cat form, nuzzling his cheek* Katai: =w= *opens his eyes* "...??? Blair?" blair: busy night? Katai: *nods* .\\\\. "We're tr-trying to find the Rats..." blair: i thought you already found them? Katai: "According to Keek, some are still out there--and have her friend." blair: oh goodness! that's awful! Katai: *nods* "I was running the search to try to ID people..." *pulls up some artist renderings of Ivan and others* "Seen them?" blair: hmm. no. i havent. Katai: *sighs* "Darn...I had hoped the footage would find something, but it keeps seeming like...like someone is erasing their trail." -elsewhere- yana: *on phone* <hey boss, how's prison?> Fyodor: <It has its small pleasures.> yana: <oh?> *sitting upside down in her chair* Fyodor: <Truly instructive as to human nature.> yana: hmm... Fyodor: <I also have a plan for the future...> yana: <such as?> Fyodor: <Find more information on...Nobuko Sasaki.> yana: <consider it done> Fyodor: *smiles* <Nothing better than long-term planning.> -elsewhere- *There are bunches of flowers in the hospital room* Izuku: ._. Iida: "..." Todoroki: "..." *looks at the card* -get well soon!- -everyone from class 1-A signed it. (yes even bakugo)- Todoroki: "That was very nice of them." *picks up one--and promptly sneezes* =_= -elsewhere- Customer: "What's the special today?" mono: the skull donuts and mocha. Customer: *smiles* "I'll take that--and your number~" mono:.......... mana: ^^# Customer: "..." *frozen smile, sweating* "St-Stop making that face! I'm not good at this sort of thing!" *covers their face* -elsewhere- Dazai: "Let me get that..." yosano: -_-; dazai, she's only in the early stages of pregnancy, she can still handle it. kirako: ^^; Dazai: "I just want to be useful..." *lifts an entire bookshelf* kenji: woah! are you hungry too, dazai? Dazai: "Hmm?" *notices what he is doing* "...Send all the doctors--" *collapses under books and the shelf* yosano:...*siiighs* -elsehwere- Mr. Tsubaki: *playing fetch* mary: hehe ^^ Mr. Tsubaki: *retrieves the ball, bringing it back--drops it, knocks it with his head to her* mary: *pet pet* ^^ Mr. Tsubaki: ^w^ *rolls over* -tummy rubs!- Mr. Tsubaki: *happy fox laugh* louisa: she seems to be enjoying herself. bram: yeah... Mr. Tsubaki: *looks at Bram* "..." bram:....*awkwardly looks away* 7.7; Mr. Tsubaki: "???" *looks at Mary, lets out a fox yelp* mary: what is it, toby? Mr. Tsubaki: *pulls Mary over to Bram* mary: do you wanna play with bram, too? bram: ?! Mr. Tsubaki: *happy yelp* bram:....um...a-alright....*weakly tosses the ball* *The ball slowly rolls to Mr. Tsubaki--then stops about a yard away from him* eckleburg: *sweatdrop* not much gusto... louisa: ._.; no kidding... Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *picks it up, slowly walks to Bram, drops it* bram:... ._.; s-sorry im not very good at this.... mary: its ok, you got this! Mr. Tsubaki: *happy pant, bouncing up and down* -elsewhere- Gin: *holding informant by the ankle over the edge of the roof* informant: i-i said i'll talk! Gin: "Name the supplier. I need to re-order." informant: i-it's wild goose medical! Gin: "There. That wasn't so hard. Now I will let you go--" *Lets go* -the informant screams as he falls into the water below- Gin: "...We really need an ability user who is good in water." tachihara: so does this mean we're on a wilde goose chase? Gin: "..." *grabs Tachihara by the collar--and throws him through the wall* tachihara: WORTH IT! -elsewhere- Mori: "Duck, duck--goose!" Lucy: -_-### atsushi: this is terrifying. Odasaku: ._.; ("This feels depressing...") atsushi: i almost want to feel sorry for him...........almost. Mori: *running around Atsushi and Lucy* "Chase me, or you'll be the goose!" Lucy: "You are going to owe me big-time, Tabby." -_-##### atsushi: Q_Q (if we do manage to 'fix' him, he'll go back to being the creepy and really scary mafia boss/doctor. and if not we have to deal with...._this_....it's basically a lose-lose situation!) Odasaku: ("Hang on...Maybe find a happy medium? You could try putting him down for a nap...") atsushi: (one can hope.) -elsewhere- Akutagawa: *in a suit* ._. kouyou: now dont you look precious~? ^^ Akutagawa: "Does this suit look too big?" hirotsu: it shouldnt be, i had it personally tailored to your measurements and aesthetic. Akutagawa: "...You don't want me to use Rashomon through this, do you?" hirotsu: try not to. rashomon: D8< Akutagawa: "..." *pat pat* -elsewhere- Gopher: *carrying groceries* "Is this enough?" inori: i believe that will be sufficient. Gopher: *small smile* "I hope you like the cupcakes." inori: i have tried them once before...they were fluffy. Gopher: "These have filling in them..." -elsewhere- Steinbeck: "...Oscar, you need something more...um...helpful in the great outdoors." oscar: oh? how so? Steinbeck: *holds up satin short shorts* "You got the right idea about avoiding a lot of fabric out there, but satin is not durable enough for rough terrain and warm temperatures." oscar: then what would you suggest? Steinbeck: "Go with denim." oscar: =3= if i must... Steinbeck: "Thank you. Now, Twain-- ... You're going to get sunburned if you don't put on a shirt." twain: maaan im like...burn proof! Steinbeck: "...You are going to get a sunburn. And when you do, I am going to slap you so hard on your back, and the pain will stay with you until your skin peels off, leaving you with cancer and killing you at a young age." twain:.....................dude what the actual fuck. -elsewhere- Marie's Brother: "So things are okay at work?" marie: *she nods* everyone's been doing well. mr mjolnir: and how's death? marie: he and his family are doing great. ^^ Marie's Brother: "Including the tinier reaper?" marie: *she nods* Marie's Brother: "And the even tinier reaper?" marie: yep, she and christa are becoming fast friends. ^^ Marie's Brother: "That so, Little Lady?" christa: yeppy! Marie's Brother: ^^ "Awesome..." -elsewhere- Patty: *steps out in a fancy dress* "This one good enough?" liz: it looks great! stocking: it really suits you. ^^ Patty: ^^ "I want to be all fancy for the gala. Not really sure what to wear around firefighters and such." roxanne: it is a formal event, so... Patty: "Right, but should I have something kind of 'fiery'?" *spots an amber necklace* "Could I borrow that?" -elsewhere- Kepuri: "Zzz..." akaderu:.....*spooning hug* Kepuri: =w= *sleep-cuddle* akaderu:...love you, babe. Kepuri: *yawns* "Love you, too..." -elsewhere- Karim: "Good work today." pearl: thank you. Karim: "You're coming along better." *hands her a sports drink* pearl: *small sip* Karim: "Keep up your electrolytes on this--don't burn out." pearl: r-right. Karim: "...And maybe some carbs...You been eating okay?" pearl: *she nods* i think so. Karim: "...Any meal requests?" -elsewhere- Poe: "..." *sits up, smiles* lana: how is it? Poe: "A culinary triumph--and tasty! I like the presentation as well." lana: aww. thanks. dad helped. ^^ Mr Shephard: *in his apron* "Yep! The secret is in the spices..." -elsewhere- Chuuya: *sets out the parfait* sonia: *shiny eyes* Chuuya: *offers a spoon* "Enjoy!" sonia: *nom* >u< Chuuya: *smiles* "It's fluffy, right?" sonia: *nod nod* ^u^ Chuuya: "I'm glad you like it. We should try making one with some other fruit in it." -elsewhere- Master: *hands out envelopes* "Here is your pay." mono: thank you sir! Master: *nods* "Yeah, okay. I'll see you tomorrow. Have a good night." -elsewhere- Tanizaki: "Okay. You've narrowed down these locations--" Kyoka: *nods* Tanizaki: "But...we've been getting complaints." kenji: like dazai does? Dazai: *collapsed in infirmary bed* "Good one! Ha ha--ow, my pride..." Tanizaki: "I'm just saying, not every person in a deadmau5 shirt is a Rat." aya: it does lead to confusion. =3= Kyoka: "And there has to be a chance--however slim--that those deadmau5 fans are also Rats. I recommend the truth serum--" *pulls out a syringe* yosano: so _that's_ where that needle went~? ^^# Kyoka: "...I was going to ask for your permission after we retrieved our suspects." -elsewhere- Kid: "Father...May I ask you something?" lord death: whats on your mind, kiddo? Kid: "...Parenting.” lord death:.....kid. did you get stocking pre- Kid: "N-No. I mean, I don't think she is..." lord death: ...*raises a brow* Kid: "I ask because I want to be ready whenever she and I have kids..." lord death: ah. Kid: "...How do I avoid screwing this up?" lord death: well, you've been doing great so far looking after shiori. ^^ Kid: *small smile* "But that's not the same as tending to a newborn, or waking up at all hours, or...just being terrified." lord death: it's a very busy experience, and it can be scary. but in the end, its all worth it. Kid: "...Where do parents find the time?" lord death: sometimes you have to make the time. Kid: *nods* "...I'm worried about...after Mother..." lord death:....*hug* i worry some days too.... Kid: "..." *hug* "I don't want to lose Stocking..." lord death: she's an angel, right? she's a strong young lady. Kid: *nods* "...I just need to remember that, then?" lord death: *nod nod* Kid: *sniffs, wipes his eyes* "I-I'll try..." -elsewhere- Victor: *crawls into Joker's bar* "Anyone here?" ivy: oh, its you. Victor: *waves* "Hey! Any luck tracking the Hoods?" -elsewhere- Belkia: *tied to a flagpost* otogiri: do i even want to know the circumstances? Belkia: "We were working on a new act...But I forgot to pocket the knife." ayami: im back! *she has scissors* Belkia: ^w^ "Yippee!" otogiri: oh, miss kazuho, it's been a while. ayami: we've been busy behind the scenes~ u///w///u Belkia: "Hee hee..." ^\\\^ otogiri:..... -elsewhere- Akitaru: *sighs* karin: rough night? Akitaru: "Yeah...Thinking." *The photos include some from his youth, with his family--and with the brigade* karin: ah... Akitaru: "Past, present..." karin: *nod* Akitaru: "...How is Nozomi?" karin:..she's getting a little better, little by little. Akitaru: *nods* "All can expect..." -elsewhere- Kid: *lies down* stocking: you ok? Kid: "...Just thinking..." *looks at her* "..." stocking:.....do you want to lay your face in my boobs? Kid: .\\\\. *nod nod* stocking: *hug* feel better? Kid: *muffled* "Yes...I really like...what we have." stocking: hehe, i like it too. *kiss on his head* i love you so much, honey~ Kid: "I love you so much, too..." *hums lightly against her chest* stocking: ^///^ *pets his head* Kid: "Mmm~" *small purr* -elsewhere- Fitzgerald: *sitting at the fireplace* Mr. Tsubaki: =w= bram: sir? Fitzgerald: "??? Yes, Bram?" bram: still awake i see? Fitzgerald: "The fire felt comforting..." *scratches Mr. Tsubaki's head* bram:...i see....mary had a lot of fun today. Fitzgerald: *smiles* "That's good...She seems happy often. How are you, sport?" bram: well...you know...she's actually much different now from when i first met her. Fitzgerald: "...She wasn't like this?" bram: back when i was studying abroad, i stayed in a rather small village. during a morning stroll, i met a young girl, just sitting by the graveyard, staring at me with a dead, vacant expression on her face... {mary: *bandages over one eye, staring up at him* ......................} bram: she was a local girl. the child of the town's doctor. Fitzgerald: "...A bad doctor?" bram: no, he wasnt abusive if that's what you are asking. from what i gathered, she had awakened her ability rather recently and tried to bring back another girl who had died of illness......it worked..... Fitzgerald: "...Oh." bram: i decided to let her accompany me in my travels, hoping that removing her from that town would help her feel better, and i think it was rather successful. she's a good kid, but still rather innocent about the world, so i have to take responsibility for her. Fitzgerald: *nods* "But she needs some enjoyment, yes?" bram: *he nods* Fitzgerald: "What kind of hobbies does she have?" bram: interestingly enough, dressmaking. Fitzgerald: "Oh? I haven't seen her designs." bram: actually you have, remember her dress at the christmas party? she made it herself. Fitzgerald: "Oh, right! That was a triumph." -elsewhere- Kurogiri: "Not asleep?" himiko: fangy was crying. *rocking her baby* Kurogiri: "Oh dear." *sits down* "Teething?" himiko: i think so? i dont know much about babies =3= Kurogiri: *takes a clean rag* "Try having him gnaw on this..." himiko: ok. here you go sweetie. fang: *nom nom* Kurogiri: ^^ "Maybe that'll help?" -elsewhere- Kuro: *staring at the kitty tower* "..." *hops up to the top* "This is my spot now." mahiru: ^-^; Kuro: "And everything I see should have snacks on it. Put snacks on top of the sofa." -elsewhere- Izuku: ._.; "...Don't tell Bakugo about this Twitter account." nurse: sir? Izuku: "!!!" *slams the laptop shut--on his fingers* QwQ;;;;; nurse: ?? Izuku: "...May I have some ice?" -elsewhere- Black Star: *grunts* tsubaki: tired? Black Star: *nods* "But I can't sleep..." *sits up* "Maybe milk..." tsubaki: ok then. Black Star: *pulls on a shirt* "Want anything?" tsubaki: im good for now. Black Star: *forehead smooch* tsubaki: ^///^ Black Star: *walks to the kitchen--* "...Oh." tsubaki: ?? black*star-......... ._.; um... Higan: "...Hello. Didn't expect to see you." tsubaki:....*quickly retreats to her room* Higan: "??? What? I got the apron on--" Black Star: *grabs a frying pan, screaming* Higan: "OH SHIT--" *runs* -elsewhere- Yohei: *rocking Toru* chie: ^^ toru: zzz Yohei: *yawns* *whispers* "He's finally slee-*yawns*" chie: i can take him from here if you want. Yohei: *nods* "Thanks..." *lies down on couch in the nursery* chie: *rocking toru* Yohei: "Zzz..." chie: *using a shadow arm to put a blanket over yohei* Yohei: =w= -morning- soul: *streeetch*.....*gets up and makes breakfast* *Soul's phone is blinking with at least one text* soul: hm? *checks phone* Wes: [have time for coffee this afternoon?] soul: *checks calendar* [ya. im open] Wes: [great! my treat! see you at deathbucks] -elsewhere- Akutagawa: =_= "...Today is the Day." hirotsu: alright. you have dinner at seven, what time will you be arriving? Akutagawa: "Um...6:45?" hirotsu: i see. Akutagawa: "That should give me enough time to investigate the waiters and staff. If my investigation shows they cannot be trusted, kill, replace with our own people, and dispose of the evidence." hirotsu:....................... Akutagawa: "...Oh, wait. My no-killing promise...Shit." hirotsu:...points for effort. Akutagawa: "...I don't want to screw up." -elsewhere- Higan: *head still shoved into the dishwasher* lavender: need any help? Higan: "...Yes. I think my hair is caught in dirty forks." -elsewhere- Relan: "Hero students still out on internships?" shinra: yep. wonder how they're doing. Relan: "Maybe call them after classes?" -elsewhere- Meme: "..." *just staring out the window* mio: .... Meme: *looks at a pigeon on the windowsill* pigeon: *coo* Meme: "..." *shakes lightly* mio:...*hug* Meme: *holds onto Mio* -elsewhere- Kyoka: "..." *whispers* "Why is Akutagawa shaking in his seat?" Akutagawa: *shaking in his seat* atsushi: that's an oddly specific description, but im not sure... Lucy: "Don't stare--it'll get contagious." atsushi: ._.;;;; *screams internally* Lucy: "..." *pats his hand* atsushi: Q-Q i dont want the tables to turn this way Q____Q;;; Lucy: "???" -elsewhere- Wes: "Thanks for coming!" soul: any time. so whats up? Wes: "Wanted to catch up. How's mission prep going?" soul: its taking a very....VERY...long time. Wes: ^^; "I know. Liz's interview was the same..." -elsewhere- Stein: *dials Liz's number* liz: yes? Stein: "Hello, Liz, this is Stein. How are you?" liz: doing well, sir. Stein: "Good...The interview committee has reached its decision." liz: *listening* Stein: "...So, you gonna work for us or not?" liz: im looking forwards to it. Stein: "Good. Orientation is on Monday--be there." liz: ok. *hangs up*... >w< *SQUEEEEE!!!!* Patty: *pops into the room* "What? What?!" liz: *stoic* got the job. Patty: "..." *loud happy scream* liz: *SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!* Patty: *SQUEE X2* Kid: *covering his ears* riley: *with a wiffle bat* WHAT?! WHAT'S GOING ON?! Patty: "SIS GOT EMPLOYMENT!" riley: oh, awesome. i thought someone broke in. -elsewhere- Iida: "That should be everything to pack..." nurse: going home already? Iida: "I will be recovering at my family's residence here and returning to this hospital for check-ups." Todoroki: *putting on his jacket* "And I have to check on Endeavor." izuku: *glances at todoroki's bag* *There is a kitty stitch on the bag* Todoroki: "..." izuku: *glances away quickly* Todoroki: "..." *scratches his cheek* "You going to be okay on your own, Izuku?" izuku: *nods* yeah. Iida: "We'll call to check in. Given prior experiences, you'll bounce back quickly from these injuries." izuku: yeah. see ya. ^^ Todoroki: *waves* Iida: *bows* -elsewhere- Bakugo: *muttering* child: hey lookie! its kacchan! Bakugo: -_-# *slowly turns, glaring at the kid* child: *punches him in the balls. hard.* Bakugo: .____O *collapses to the floor, voice high-pitched* "What the fuck..." -MEANWHILE IN THE FUTURE- taiga: woah, that was weird kai: what was weird? taiga: i feel like i just flickered out of existence for a moment. kai:...huh. -BACK IN PRESENT TIME- Deathgoro: "Are the hostages out?!" jirou: there's two people stuck in there yet. Deathgoro: "Damn it...Okay. You lead them out when I give the order for us to go in." jirou:..... NOW! Deathgoro: *kicks down the door* "Freeze!" jirou: *to the hostages* this way! Hostage #1: "We're free!" Hostage #2: "Thank you, hero!" -elsewhere- Kid: *showing charts* "We've had increased attacks from Villains here, here, and here...and...Quirk holders have been targeted." homura: damn... Kid: *nods* "It is hard enough quelling Villains' crimes. Now Quirk holders--innocent or not--are being targeted just for being Quirk holders." mami: how terrible... nygus: we need to enforce that death city is a safe haven, regardless of abilities. Yumi: "We are speaking with the Hero teachers. Having their public presence will do a lot to change public opinions." stocking: ...*nod* Kid: "..." *closes the folder* "Let's pause here and meet back in the morning. Father is still meeting with Nedzu." -elsewhere- girl: .///w///. Akutagawa: "...You look nice." girl: u///w///u thanks, ryuzaki <3 Akutagawa: "You look as if you showered." girl: hehe~ Gin: *watching through binoculars* "..." tachihara: so how bad does it look? Gin: "He just said he appreciated that he showered and did not come here smelling badly. ...She doesn't seemed angry." tachihara: that's good so far. Akutagawa: "Are you enjoying the...what soup is that?" -elsewhere- naho: how're you enjoying the party? Shamrock: XwT *happy sobs* "This bread is delicious." tsubaki: ^^ glad to hear. Black Star: *scarfing breadsticks* Sakuya: ^^; "Wait 'til you see the gift, man." lavender: we all worked real hard on it. ^^ Shamrock: XwO "Really? All of you--" Belkia: "I helped by staying out of the way!" *has straws up his nose* otogiri: -_-; Shamrock: "How...kind?" Waiter: "Okay, who ordered the lobster?" -elsewhere- Victor: *in a pink tuxedo* shinra:... not gonna question it. Victor: "I wanted to stand out. I'm not used to formal stuff..." owo shinra: i see. Victor: "You got your clothes set up? Going for a matching set?" -somewhere, in the gulf of mexico- tsuyu: pretty dark out here... Sirius: "Smugglers obviously use it to hide their criminal activities..." *listening* tsuyu: .... Sirius: "Wait..." *holds a hand to her earpiece* tsuyu: ribbit? Sirius: "I'm hearing the Captain...!!! They were locked up! The product isn't on that ship!" tsuyu: !! sailor: *runs to go get him* Sirius: "No! He wants us to follow!" sailor: ?? Sirius: "The boat has to be along the coast to meet up with their boss...Captain says to hurry, now!" sailor: got it! tsuyu: but what about selkie and the others? Sirius: "The Captain knows more than we do on this case, and I have seen his calls get it right too many times to discount his judgment." *stares at Tsuyu* "You believe him in, too, right, Froppy?" tsuyu:...*nod* right. Sirius: *lays out the map* "Follow this course! We'll search the shoreline..." sailor: got it! -later along the coast- Sirius: "Froppy, what do you see?" tsuyu:...there's something between the rocks. Sirius: *nods* "Mick, get the boat. We're heading over. No lights." mick: *nods* Sirius: *hops in, looks up* "...Froppy, let's go!" tsuyu: *follows* Sirius: *paddling over* "Grab a paddle..." -on the boat- Sirius: *whispers* "I'll triangulate. Mick, take center. Froppy, starboard." tsuyu: *nod* mick: got it. *SPLURT* mick: WHAT THE FU- Sirius: "Mick! Duck--" *A tentacle shoots out, swings, and knocks Tsuyu into the cavern wall* tsuyu: oof-! Sirius: "Frop--" *Another tentacle grabs Sirius* Innsmouth: "Big mistake, squirt." Sirius: *choking* tsuyu: sirius! *Sirius's earpiece radio*: "Sirius! Respond!" Innsmouth: *removes the earpiece* "...These things ain't your ears?" Sirius: *choking too much to snark back* Innsmouth: *looks at Tsuyu, offers the earpiece* "Tell them you have found nothing and to search elsewhere...or your coworker becomes an invertebrate." tsuyu:....*looks at sirius* Sirius: *shakes her head 'no'* Innsmouth: "Don't look at her!" *Innsmouth crushes Sirius more* Sirius: "AAARG!" tsuyu: !!! Innsmouth: "I'm waiting..." {Sirius: "You believe him in, too, right, Froppy?"} tsuyu:....the smugglers are by twin rock! Innsmouth: "You little brat!" *throws Sirius to the floor and rushes at Tsuyu* tsuyu: *jumps up onto the rock* Innsmouth: *launches tentacles at her path* tsuyu: *jump + dodging* Innsmouth: *leaps at the wall, reaching for her neck* tsuyu: !! -three simultaneous screams grow louder- Innsmouth: "WHAT?!" *Large splash up in the air* lackeys: *SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAM* Innsmouth: "!!! My crew! Who dares--" Selkie: *flies out of the ocean like a majestic seal* tsuyu:...woah. Innsmouth: ._.;;; "Oh, tartar sauce..." -KO- Innsmouth: o______O "I didn't even get to ink--" Selkie: "CRAM IT, YOU SPLATOON REJECT!" -after that- Selkie: "--and that takes care of the illegal substances they were distributing." coast guard: thanks again for your services. tsuyu:... *smiles* Selkie: "Pass along that thanks to my intern, Froppy!" Sirius: "She called in the help we needed and gave that Innsmouth one-for!" tsuyu: aww, shucks guys. ^^ Selkie: *puts his hands together, tilts his head* "It's so c--" Sirius: -_-# *grabs Selkie's whisker* "No." tsuyu: ^-^; -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *paws at Eckleburg* eckleburg: *pet pet* Mr. Tsubaki: ^w^ *nudges* eckleburg: ^^ *Knock knock* eckleburg: its open. Daisy: *enters* "The boss is requesting those files." eckleburg: ah! right! -elsewhere- Akutagawa: "..." girl: thanks for tonight. ^^ Akutagawa: "You're welcome." girl:....so- Akutagawa: "I want you to know I have no romantic or sexual interest in you." girl:....oh... Akutagawa: "Yes. Sorry." naoya: *from the rooftops* ouch. girl:....so...is ozaki single? Akutagawa: "...He is in mourning." girl: .....oh..... Akutagawa: *nods* "I would try getting to know someone by talking to them directly in non-high pressure social situations, such as asking for help with an in-class assignment, a study group, or just chatting. A date is too momentous to treat so lightly when it can provoke intense anxiety in some individuals. I will not say there is someone for everyone, but you seem pleasant, and I'm sure someone would at least enjoy talking with you." girl:...right. thanks... Akutagawa: *nods* "...I will see you in class?" girl: sure then. night. *small waves before heading inside* Akutagawa: "..." *walks away* naoya: wow, heartbreaker much? Akutagawa: "...How long?" naoya: ? Akutagawa: "How long were you observing my date?" naoya: just making sure you were ok. *pats his back* you handled it well tonight, akuta, im proud of ya. Akutagawa: "..." T\\\T naoya: i'll drop ya off. *hops onto her motorcycle* Akutagawa: "O-Okay..." -morning- Iida: "..." bee maid: welcome home, sir. Iida: *nods* "Thank you..." *looks at breakfast* -egg toast- Iida: "..." *leans down, trying to grab it with his mouth* -elsewhere- Wes: *sets an apple down* "Something for work." liz: aww. *smooch* Wes: ^\\\^ "You'll do great...See you tonight?" -elsewhere- Akutagawa: *seated in class* atsushi: *taking notes* Akutagawa: "..." *shifts his chair closer to Atsushi* atsushi: .-.; Akutagawa: "..." *whispers* "So, I went on a date." atsushi: *almost jumps out of his seat* Akutagawa: "She wasn't my type. Obviously." atsushi: how....unfortunate. Akutagawa: *nods* "I hope I let her down gently." -elsewhere- Rin: *asleep...at his desk* shiemi: *sweatdrop* Yukio: "..." *turns to trainee teacher* "Wake him." seiya: *summons one fox* beni, do your thing. beni:...*bites his tail* Rin: O______o *leaps up* "YEOOOOOOOOOOW!" *lands* "WHAT THE HELL?!" seiya: good morning. Rin: *glare* "My tail is not a chew-toy! And I wasn't sleeping--I was resting my eyes!" izumo: sure, rin. Rin: T3T *holding his tail* Yukio: "Open your book to Page 345 and read aloud, Rin..." Rin: *flips to the page* "Stupid fox..." -elsewhere- Ojiro: [how's it going?] hagakure: [exhausting, but rewarding, i think. we helped a lot of quirk humans during my stay here so far....tho the locals are a hassle.] Ojiro: [aside from the usual chicago rudeness?] hagakure: *wipes eyes* [more or less. it's even worse given the whole 'stain' fiasco. how's everything on ur end?] Ojiro: [i have not encountered anti-quirk reactions. then again, it's been mostly office work and civil service, a lot of trash pickup] *Texts a photo of him picking up trash* hagakure: [nice] Ojiro: [it made a difference at least--park looks nicer. you heard from midoriya?] hagakure: [still in the hospital. todoroki and iida are discharged now.] Ojiro: [good for them. man, lucky they didn't run into that madman] -elsewhere- Gunhead: "Okay. Come at me." ochako: *charges, swinging the knife* Gunhead: *steps back and around--and snatches her wrist* ochako: gah- Gunhead: *puts arm behind her back, pins her to the mat* "Sometimes a straight line is not the best approach." ochako: >-< Gunhead: *lets go, stands up* "You want to confuse your opponent, using feints to distract and divide their focus to think of multiple paths you can take. If I can grab your wrist that easily, you want to wait until the right moment so I _can't_ grab it." ochako: *nod nod* -elsewhere- Assi: "You'll like it! The coffee is really good, sir." Fitzgerald: "...The decor looks cheap." Master: "..." mono: how may i hel-........... 0-0; Assi: ^\\\^ "Hiiiiiiii!" Fitzgerald: "...This is what they wear in this establishment?" miranda: um, yeah? it's part of the uniform? louisa: *almost faints from shock* Fitzgerald: "..." *looks at Assi* "Oooooooh! Now I see!" Assi: "???" Fitzgerald: *puts Assi in a headlock* Assi: O____o louisa: si- Fitzgerald: *to Mono* "Young lady, has my clerk--" *tightens his grip* "--been giving you trouble?" Assi: *slapping his hand on the table, choking* mono: depends on what you mean. Fitzgerald: *tightens grip* "Oh? Do I need to call the police on him?" mono: *looks at ashi* Assi: *glasses off* "Heeeelp meeeeee?" mono: hmmmm. he's good. Fitzgerald: *smiles* "Excellent!" *drops Assi to the floor* Assi: "Umph! You have a heart after a-“ mono: dont push it. Assi: OxO;; Fitzgerald: *hands Mono a $100 bill* "Here you go." mono: o_________. ........... right this way everyone~<3 -elsewhere- Katai: "Keek, the file's ready." keek: *examining it* Katai: "Where do they get their money?" keek: mostly looting bodies... Katai: Q_Q "So that's where my coins went..." -elsewhere- Tachihara: "What you sore at me for? The date worked out for him." hirotsu: you dragged him into it against his will. -_-; Tachihara: "He went along with it, so that 'against his will' thing is debatable." hirotsu: ... Tachihara: "And he got to try talking to someone other than his potential boyfriend." hirotsu: ...hm.. Tachihara: *smiles* "See? You know I'm right on this." hirotsu:...what say you, akutagawa? Akutagawa: "It was not as embarrassing as I thought." Tachihara: ^w^ hirotsu: ....hmm. -elsewhere- Anya: *sips tea* ao: ... Anya: "It's a lot quieter..." ao:...im a bit concerned for meme... Anya: "...Has she mentioned any new findings?" ao: not recently. Anya: "Maybe we can find something." -elsewhere- mushitaro: *reading and humming to himself* Adam: "..." mushitaro:...what? Adam: "Do you read a lot?" mushitaro: sometimes. Adam: "The Bible?" mushitaro: eh, not my speed. im more of a mystery novel kind of a guy. Adam: " 'Mystery,' like about the universe?" mushitaro: ... -.-; go talk to the priest if you want to talk about stuff like that. Adam: "...He's busy." mushitaro:....oh for fuckin'....*siiigh* -elsewhere- sonia: papa? Chuuya: "??? Yes?" sonia: *hug* Chuuya: "!!!" *pat pat, hug* "Thanks..." sonia: i love you papa. Chuuya: "I love you, too, Sonia." sonia: mama loves you too. Chuuya: "..." *nods* "Yes. She loves you, too." -elsewhere- lana: *stroking poe's head* Poe: QwQ lana: does that help? Poe: *nod nod* "J-Just overwhelmed..." lana: we’re here, ok? karl: *pap pap* Poe: YYwYY *nod nod nod nod* lana: *hum* Poe: *closes his eyes* -elsewhere- Mifune: *sets down dinner* yuma: *nom* Mifune: "How is it?" yuma: tastes good. thanks dad. Mifune: "..." *smiles* "You're welcome." -elsewhere- Chuuya: "Here we are..." kouyou: oh, hello sweeties! *huuug* sonia: hi grandma. *hug* Chuuya: *pat pat* "Happy birthday..." leo: ....right this way, everyone... *leads them to the 'party room'* naoya: ay, he's here! Chuuya: *waves* "Hey." hirotsu: arriving fashionably late, i see. Chuuya: ^^; "Sorry. We were getting dressed up." Kouyou: "You look well. I love the new dress, Sonia." sonia: thanks, grandma. ^^ Kouyou: "I think the meal should be just about ready. You ever have ceviche?" sonia: ? Kouyou: "It's a fish dish." sonia: no, i havent. Kouyou: "Try a bit at dinner. And then you can have dessert." Chuuya: "..." sonia: ok. leo:....mr nakahara? Chuuya: *wince* "Hmm?" leo: is everything alright? Chuuya: "..." *rubs his eye* "I-I'm fine..." leo: ... Chuuya: *puts on a smile* "How has work been?" leo: it's been nice... Chuuya: "Any odd interruptions?" leo: like what? Chuuya: "Has anyone dropped by unannounced or been harassing you?" leo: well, mr kajii visits often, but he doesnt cause too much trouble. Chuuya: "Yeah...Not everyone gets along with him. But he's largely harmless to others here." leo:... *she nods* Chuuya: "Otherwise, is the work too much?" leo: *shakes her head* it does...give me a place to stay. Chuuya: "...Always good to have one." leo: .... Chuuya: "..." *cough* "...I think there are snacks to consume." leo: r-right. carry on, sir. *walks over to another guest* Chuuya: "..." *rubs his eyes* sonia:.. ? papa? Chuuya: "Y-Yes?" sonia:...*hug* Chuuya: "..." *hug, pat pat* -elsewhere- Black Star: *doing push-ups* tsubaki: *timing him* Black Star: "5,789...5,790..." -elsewhere- Dazai: *blows into a party favor* fukuzawa: -///-; ranpo: happy birthday, dad! Kyoka: "...Did he just..." yosano: ok, who's up for some mario party tag team edition? Tanizaki: "Sounds great!" aya: im on kunikida-...... Tanizaki: "..." Dazai: "..." Kyoka: "..." *pat pat* aya:...im on kyouka's team then... Kyoka: *sad smile, nods* -elsewhere- Kunikida: "..." -elsewhere- Kid: *hug* stocking: =w= Kid: "Feel better?" stocking: yes. *nuzzle* Kid: *cuddle, smooch* stocking hehehe~ Kid: "You're just perfect..." *purrs* stocking: mmmhmhmhm~<3 *kisses on his hand* Kid: =///= "Ah...Angel kisses..." stocking: *nuzzles into the crook of his neck* ^///^ Kid: *puts an arm around her, holding her close* stocking: so soft... Kid: "You too..." stocking: mmmm.... u///u Kid: *closes his eyes, rubs her side* stocking: i love you. Kid: "I love you, too." stocking: hehe~ Kid: *blows lightly over her ear* stocking: a-ah~ >//o Kid: *small smile* "Soft breeze..." stocking: >///w///< Kid: "Oh...We should go to the beach again, when it warms up." stocking: *she nods* i would like that. Kid: "Walk on the beach...Get you a new sundress..." stocking: or a new swimsuit~ Kid: "Definitely..." *rubs her hip* "Maybe one that brings out your eyes." stocking: *kiss* Kid: ^\\\\^ -elsewhere- sonia: *asleep with her head on chuuya’s lap* Chuuya: "I think the party wore her out." mito: *mreow* Chuuya: *strokes Mito* "Let's get her to bed, okay?" mito: *mreow* Chuuya: *picks her up* sonia: zzzz Chuuya: *sets her in bed, brushes hair off her face* sonia: zzz... Chuuya: *places her teddy bear in her arms, tucks her in* sonia: =w= Chuuya: *closes the door carefully...picks up Mito* mito: *purr* Chuuya: *pet, stroke* "And you need to play a bit before you get some sleep." mito: *mreow!* Chuuya: *grabs the toy on the string, holding it up* mito: *jumps up* Chuuya: *pulls, letting Mito keep hunting for it* mito: *kitty butt wiggle and pounces for it* *Caught* Chuuya: "You got it!" mito: *mew!* Chuuya: *pulls it back* "Go get it!" -pounce!- Chuuya: "Super!" -elsewhere- Vulcan: "..." lisa: *asleep* Vulcan: *pulls the covers over them, tucking both of them in* yu: zzzz Vulcan: *tucks Yu in* -elsewhere- Meme: *reading in bed* mio: zzzz... Meme: "..." *lies down...hug* mio:....*hugs* -morning- Kid: *flipping pancakes* stocking: mmm smells good~ Kid: "The fruit is fresh, too..." *smooch* -elsewhere- Akutagawa: *yawn* naoya: [mornin'!] Akutagawa: [hello. how are you?] naoya: [good. hirotsu got ur bento set up 4 2day] Akutagawa: "???" [bento?] naoya: [box lunch] Akutagawa: [right, i know. sorry. just surprised to have meals made for me] naoya: [want me 2 drop u off or r u good?] Akutagawa: [sure. meet you here?] naoya: [*thumbs up emoticon*] Akutagawa: [thanks] -elsewhere- Lucy: *walking* naho: hi lucy! Lucy: "!!! Naho!" *waves* "How are you?" naho: doing good, you? Lucy: "...Better than a few days ago...Um, heading to school?" naho: yep. Lucy: *nods* "How's the semester been so far?" naho: it's been pretty good. ^^ Lucy: "What year are you?" naho: second year now i think? still in NOT class. Lucy: "Yes, the setup of classes here is different regarding years...How are your teachers?" -elsewhere- Meme: *marking a map in her journal* tsugumi: ?? Meme: "..." *smiles at Tsugumi* "Just...looking at a path." tsugumi:... Meme: "...Do you...think she's still out there? That witch?" tsugumi:...well, nothing was confirmed about her after the raid....so maybe... Meme: "...I want to know what she knows." tsugumi: then that's our goal. Meme: " 'Our'?" tsugumi: we're your friends, right? ao: then we're with you, all the way. ^^ mio: *smiles* Anya: *nods* Meme: "..." Q______Q -elsewhere- Patty: *staring at Mana in her Deathbucks uniform* "..." *whispers* "Sis? This girl stole my face..." liz: ? mana: can i help you? Patty: "One hot chocolate and my face back, doppelganger." mana: im sorry? ._.; liz: sorry, typical death city strangeness Patty: *stare* "You ever wear a cowboy hat and turn into a gun?" mana: i think i did have a hat like that once, but i never turned into a gun. ^^; Patty: "You should try--it makes you heavy but more portable!" mana: .... liz: ^^; Patty: *picks up Liz* "See? Sis, turn into a gun." liz: NOT IN A PUBLIC FACILITY! D8< Patty: "What? Master would be fine with it--" Master: *death glare* Patty: ._____.; miranda: never a dull moment. *sweatdrop* -elsewhere- PlushFix: *lays out the map* "And we go there, there, and there." shaula: oho, this is gonna be gooood. PlushFix: "Little something-something for everyone: cash, jewels, whatever weird chemicals and flowers you wanted." -elsewhere- Poe: "...Why did he make a fort out of books?" Jacqueline: ._. clerk: who di-.... what the heck? Hyde: *in the book fort* "This is my castle now! Be gone, or my archers will attack!" *tosses a pencil over the "fort's" walls* Poe: "Eeep!" *steps back before the pencil lands at his feet* Jacqueline: -_-; licht: -_-; Hyde: *puts up a sign: "No Lichts allowed"* -elsewhere- Mori: "Whatever happened to that guy with the glasses?" fukuzawa:.............. Mori: "Little guy with a silly cap? Ate a lot of sugar?" fukuzawa: oh. he's- ranpo *pokes head in* yo. fukuzawa: right here. Mori: "...Oh. I miss the rat-tail." ranpo: like yours? fukuzawa:....*trembling, trying not to laugh* Mori: "...Bring me scissors and a razor." ranpo: ._. um... fukuzawa: i think it would be in everyone's best interest to keep sharp objects away from you. Mori: "Safety scissors? Or one of those paper cutters?" *imitates the long blade swinging up and down* fukuzawa: ... Mori: "...No, huh? How about shampoo?" -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *in fox form, in a washbashin* -_-# louisa: *scrubbing him off* Mr. Tsubaki: *shakes* louisa: >.< Mr. Tsubaki: *still wet* *small fox grumble* -elsewhere- Yohei: *has shaving cream on, looks at Toru* "Where's Daddy?" toru: .... O.O .... Q.Q .. *screaming* chie: ^^; *rocks him* it's ok, sweetie, it's daddy! Yohei: *nervous laugh as he washes it off* "S-See?" ^~^;;;; toru:....ba! ^o^ Yohei: "Yep! Daddy! Just need to get rid of the whiskers..." -elsewhere- Hiro: *stretches* "Okay...I'm ready..." *on the mark at the indoor race track* EF: *timing him* Hiro: *runs...* *falls into a hole* EF:...how- Victor: *pops up* "..." *looks around* "..." *pulls out a map* "Maybe I made the wrong turn--" Hiro: X_____X EF:....what the fu- -elsewhere- Relan: "...I guess...it'll be easier to get to school?" *kicks a rock into the hole at the 8th's backyard* shinra: ._. *calls out* helloooooo? ???: "Hi." shinra: HOLYSHITWHATTHEFUCKOHMYGOD!!! D8 Relan: "Eeeek!" *grabs Shinra* *Someone pops up with bug-eye night vision goggles* shinra: *blinks* wait a sec... Vulcan: *pulls up the goggles* "...Oh, hey guys!" Relan: *glare* Q^Q shinra: oh, its just vulcan... Vulcan: "Yep! ...'Just'?" Relan: -_-# -elsewhere- girl: *arriving via plane* ok....the agency office should beeee.... this way! right? *walking in that direction* Tanizaki: *sweeping* *humming* girl: um excuse me, is this the....*examines note* 'armed detective agency'? Tanizaki: "Yes, it is." girl: *she hands him the note* -inside- naomi: an actual princess?! *shiny eyes* fukuzawa: *he nods* we will be acting as her caretakers during her trip abroad. try and make her feel welcome. Tanizaki: ._. Kyoka: "???" girl: ^^ nice to meet you all, my name is Princess Maria Bolkonskaya of Aouda. it's wonderful to meet all of you! ^u^ Kyoka: "I am Kyoka." *holds out her hand* maria: *shakes her hand, smiling* atsushi: (never a dull moment at the agency ^^; ) ranpo: here's hoping she's not a royal pain. Tanizaki: "..." *facepalm* maria: ouo~? Kyoka: "If we are watching her, should we bring food here?" -elsewhere- Akutagawa: "..." *pushes can of beer away* naoya: still mad about last time, akuta? Akutagawa: "I don't think I'm ready for it yet." -elsewhere- leo: *finishing cleaning dishes* Kouyou: *sipping tea* leo: how is it, miss kouyou? Kouyou: "Quite good. Is there ginger?" leo: let me check... Kouyou: *looks out the window* -there is a light snowfall- {chuuya: mooooom, dazai put a rock in his snow ball and hit me with it!} {Kouyou: *hugs Chuuya*} {chuuya: *sniff* TT~TT } {Kouyou: *takes out the bandages* "Oh, that is a mark..." *cleans the cut*} {chuuya: *wince* >~Q } {Kouyou: "Did that hurt?"} {chuuya: a-a little bit...} {Kouyou: *puts on the bandage* "There. You're good as new." *smiles*} {chuuya: *sniffle* t-thanks mom...} {Kouyou: "..." *pats his head* "You're welcome."} Kouyou: *wipes her eyes* leo: ma'am? Kouyou: *smiles* "Just remembering previous winters..." leo: ...i see. Kouyou: *holds her teacup, looking into her reflection* -elsewhere- tsubaki: ..... Black Star: "So, what you want us to do exactly?" lord death: just a check in with the tokyo branch on how the whole magaki incident has been going on. Black Star: "...They found Magaki?" lord death: *he nods* they're currently being kept in a cell to determine what to do with them. tsubaki:..... Black Star: "You want us to talk to them?" lord death: *he nods* tsubaki:...ok. Black Star: "...Yeah." *turns* -elsewhere- Chuuya: "..." *tosses in bed* (...pa....papa!...PAPA!) Chuuya: "!!!" *sits up* -silence...- Chuuya: *gets out of bed, goes to Sonia's room* sonia: zzzz Chuuya: "..." *stares at her...* ("Why did I hear that?") -if you did die to corruption.....what would happen to her?- Chuuya: *shudders, looks behind him* -...nothing- Chuuya: "...I can't..." -...- Chuuya: "..." *rubs his arms* -..- Chuuya: *sits down, watches Sonia sleep* sonia: *small sleepy muttering* mama.... Chuuya: "..." *wipes his eyes* -...- Chuuya: *tucks in Sonia* sonia: =w= Chuuya: *sets the teddy bear in her arms* "..." ("I'm sorry, Sonia...") -...- Chuuya: ("I can't...let this happen...") *holds his hands* sonia: *stirs* Chuuya: "..." *watches* sonia: zzzz Chuuya: "..." ("I have to stay...") -...- Chuuya: ("...Rain...") -...- Chuuya: ("I'll protect her...") -elsewhere-

[floramodus-archive]

==> Flora: Confess

floramodus raddddia i know im like

floramodus half hammered and the past 24 hours hasnt helped me much as a mentally stable individual but you know what? fuck it man i love you and not in a friend way though you are! one of my closest friends i just i love you alot romantically youre a hellfire in the arctic and i love you

tlmetravel im sure you think you do, sweets its the alcohol im not angry at you for relapsing, as a side reminder for later need help sobering up?

floramodus i need help for you to take me serious for once.

tlmetravel i am

tlmetravel im very serious about you needing to sober up

floramodus im already half sober because dean hasnt let me have anymore since he got home the point is: im not saying anything because im drunk. im not clinging to you because im drunk. i just had to watch my fiancee die, again, in full detail. im not saying these things out of of my ass, aradia, i love you.

tlmetravel you had to see that? on valentines day?

floramodus i made a choice to find the answer and i did, timing aside.

tlmetravel im proud of you for it im also sorry you had to see it oh, my poor girl, how you must feel happiness absent so strongly

floramodus ///I HATE HER MOIRA

tlmetravel //:)c

floramodus your avoiding the main topic and at this point i want dean to leave so i can go get moonshine because whats the point aradia. whats the point in dancing around it instead of telling me cold turkey? what do you gain from seeing me falter

tlmetravel im not trying to dance around it so much as give you the opportunity to take it back once youre more clear headed

floramodus thats almost painfully hilarous?

tlmetravel why is that?

floramodus because once again you arent taking me serious and i knew it would be this way for months. i knew sober or drunk youd find a way to make me regret speaking

tlmetravel im sorry if i have im just not sure what you want me to say

floramodus is it worth pursueing or am i barking up the wrong tree?

tlmetravel you have such a penchant for making yourself unhappy youve already dealt with enough serious, life altering topics think you might want to give it a rest before tackling this one give yourself a break

floramodus love in general? or love with you?

tlmetravel love in general is life altering

floramodus guess what! cock a doodle do my life is altered always! thats how we exist! thats how we keep sane! if you want to say no thanks than do it aradia ive been through worse.

tlmetravel you have thats why im not letting you have this discussion right now or make it into something trivial this is a battle for another day go to bed, flo

floramodus im not sleeping till you give me an answer i can sleep with

tlmetravel you are so endlessly cruel to yourself

floramodus i can sit on this couch all night and all day and die again and gain radia.

tlmetravel you do realize youre just proving my point

floramodus i dont care ///i typed that so loud every dog in my moms house just went off

tlmetravel regardless, im not what youve mistaken me for, flo im just happy and i think you just want to be happy too you have the right to be, at any rate //fck

floramodus just say it ///FUCK THEI R SCREAMING AND I PRESSED ENTER BUT ANYWAY

tlmetravel are you really so deluded as to think that just because /you/ dont care, the rest of us get a free pass as well? that well turn a blind eye to your safety breaches just because you throw a tantrum? you have /got/ to stop doing this to yourself you have /got/ to stop treating your life and everything in it with this kind of dangerous levity so no! you arent getting an answer! youre not getting anything until you tuck yourself in and let yourself /rest/ before taking on any more

floramodus ///I THOUGHT THat said fuck

tlmetravel //let dolly say fyck

floramodus well i guess this couch will be cozy while i sit here awake for as long as it takes

tlmetravel you will Not use your well-being as emotional blackmail not against me dave might let you and the rest of your friends might but you dont get to press on my moral values because /i have none/ and you will sit, and you will rot, and it will be for nothing at all

floramodus ///tfw aradia even makes me, the mun, feel like a piece of shit i love her

tlmetravel until you realize its pointless and let yourself out of this cage youve built out of whatever survivors guilt you brought back with you

tlmetravel //shes amoral and ppl forget and I love

floramodus you may have no moral values but ill tell you what i have thats less than that? the fucks i give about my place in the universe. i spent 7 years of my life questioning my existence to lose that existence and you know? i dont fucking care anymore. my life is mine to burn ///i like how u posted that and i sent the same screenshot 2 seconds earlier to joseph cause im living

tlmetravel //do u know how. pissed shed be at dave if she knew he let her go through w those amputation experiments?  not v much bc shes incapable of being angry at him but shed Want to be and I,

floramodus ///asdfghjk

tlmetravel you dont get to play with fire just because you dont know what to do with yourself. you dont get to use your own life as a punching bag for your whims you dont get to keep expecting for these bridges to go up in flames when so many of us love you you dont get to look at love and call us stupid

floramodus i never even said any of you were stupid

tlmetravel then why do you keep treating us like we are

tlmetravel like well let this slide if youre loud enough

floramodus im not treating you guys anymore than the best i can ! its not my fault you take my life so personal! what do expect of me? to sit in a goddamn corner and suckle vitamins for the rest of my immortal days?

tlmetravel youre our /friend/! itll always be personal for us

tlmetravel wed destroy anyone who hurt you but, to our great despair, the only one keen on hurting you is /you/

floramodus im not hurting myself im doing what nature and common sense dictate

tlmetravel oh thats rich no, you are purposely doing what hurts you the most out of whatever misguided sense of survivors guilt but guess what none of it will make you feel better and it sure as Hell doesnt make us feel good

floramodus guess fucking what! the clouds told me bec lives! im doing something right with my life! even if i have to cleave my goddamn skull in!!! two!!!

tlmetravel youre making accomplices out of innocent people by not letting them help

floramodus you arent scientists. you arent magicians.

tlmetravel you are actively tying their hands behind their back because they love you too much to tell you any of this i dont care, flora and i dont pretend to and i wont pretend to just the same as you so blatantly dont care about /my/ good friend, i dont care about yours i dont give a flying fuck if your dog lives

tlmetravel non gratum anus rodentum it only matters to us because it matters to you

floramodus ///the acid fucking crashed my laptop

tlmetravel and your high-brow, dr frankenstein, 'oh im a scientist you wouldnt understand' act is not pulling the wool over anyones eyes youre self destructive bec just gives you an excuse to con us out of doing anything about it //God ™

floramodus //im not responding until tumblr boots back up cause she is nuclear moira

tlmetravel //good im not saying you dont honestly care for bec im saying he also doubles as a handy excuse

floramodus so what do you expect me to fucking do. how do you expect me to react to you saying the last goal i have in life is just that, a worthless goal. do you expect me to be gratify? do you expect to graciously bow to your ancient wisdom and sit in a bumbo and learn how to be "healthy" again for the sake of comfort.

tlmetravel yes

floramodus your goddamn right im self destructive i wont hesitant to tear my self apart for any goal worth it what are you gonna do about it? be content your fucking right? humanity believe a nuclear bomb would kill us all but that didnt stop them and it wont stop me

tlmetravel or you could just treat yourself as a tool, a means to an end, because god forbid you see yourself as a person, because you /know/ deep down that how you treat yourself? isnt how you should treat a person humanity really isnt the pinnacle of reason nor does humanity interest me, were talking about /you/

floramodus im human in theory but guess what? im not a person. im a god, a means of survival

tlmetravel does that flawed rhetoric make you sleep at night at least? because i really wish it would

tlmetravel because its good for absolutely /nothing/ else

floramodus i wasnt put on this earth to be comfortable ive been living in gunpowder since i was 6

tlmetravel you really dont want to start a sob story competition with me trust me you know why id be afraid, if you did love me?

floramodus despite my urge to tell you to shove it back in the textbook you crawled out  of ill play your game. why

tlmetravel because youd put me above yourself and im historically against pedestals its a frightening thing to love someone who would damn herself in a second without looking over her shoulder death doesn't just happen to you, icarus, it happens to everyone around you your wounds are not just your own though they sting you most

floramodus icarus had one life. i have infinity

tlmetravel i dont care each one of your lives is as precious to us as if it were your last just because you /can/ doesnt mean you /should/ by all means, go on with this madness, tear yourself limb for limb if your heart is really in it just dont expect me to be quiet about it in fact, place no expectations on me at all hellfire, you called me hellfire, indeed

floramodus let he who has the match wick the bridge in flames

[vidoxi]

just finished mystic messenger and i just wanna write down my thoughts. major spoiler warning + i-might-talk-shit-about-your-fav warning. if you want to discuss with me any of the points i bring up here, go for it.

Jaehee “No Homo” Kang

so when i first heard that her route was just a friendship route i was hella disappointed and thought that sounded like a total bullshit cop out, but after playing it i feel a little differently. i think it makes sense for jaehee’s character and narrative that she would value a friend over a relationship at that point in her life, but also its pretty clearly said that she does have romantic feelings for you but she needs time to process them, which is especially understandable since you can infer that before she met you she thought she was straight and also she’s catholic. her after ending was the perfect time for her to confess or for there to be the implication that you two are in a relationship, but instead it’s the only after ending where we DONT get to see interaction between you and your partner, which is a bullshit cop out. i do like that in the christmas DLC things got a little more romantic but i’m still wanting more. jaehee and the fans deserve what the male characters get, a CG of a kiss on the lips and a confession of romantic love. i hope that if more DLC gets released, cheritz will push the envelope a little a lot more. but i have heard that korea is still really conservative and for all i know making it more explicit could be illegal so i might be being unnecessarily harsh there lol;;

about her actual route though... it was good. nothing really exciting happened. it was definitely the chillest route i thought, but it was really sweet and she’s absolutely adorable and it warmed me to her a lot. her bad ending 1 (the one where you end up with zen) is so depressing, fucking hell. it feels like you betray her. it’s so ugly. ;_; i never want to do that ending and i’m glad there isnt a unique CG to tempt me into it either. her bad ending 2 (where you push her to work so hard that she ends up in the hospital) is pretty terrible too. after ending was hella cute though, i love the thought of mc and jaehee having their little coffee shop together and jaehee getting to actually work on something she’s interested in and being with her “best friend” all the time. oh and yoosung becoming jumin’s new assistant was interesting and i need me some fics, u feel?

something i also feel a little robbed about is that jaehee never blew up at jumin. she drags yoosung like theres no tomorrow and you just know she could say some venomous shit about jumin so i was hoping there’d be a big confrontation between them where she gets a dramatic The Reason You Suck-type speech but there wasnt really a moment like that.

however, seeing jumin all bitter about it at the end was a little gratifying (sorry jumin)

i love their emojis and you cant stop me from using them

also on this route where 707 has yoosung hunting for the LOLOL expansion pack (how is this boy so naive? im worried) and he finds a buried picture of rika’s dog sally instead, i at first thought that he had dug up sally’s corpse and i was like “wtf the fuck seven”

also wtf @ v saying he has terminal cancer. this is presumably a lie, right? before reading the secret endings i thought he was going to commit suicide but now im thinking that (seriously if you havent played the whole game you need to stop reading this rn) maybe he knew that rika was going to dispose of him soon and he didnt want jumin to investigate his disappearance? iirc yoosung’s good ending is the only one that he’s present in, so is it meant to be assumed that he’s killed off camera in every route possibly?

everyone else under the cut

Zen

the worst tbh. i dont like saying it but there it is. possibly this depends on who you are as a person but to me it didnt really feel like MC and zen had much chemistry except during that scene where youre on his roof together. most of your interactions are just you praising him and fellating his already huge ego. and jaehee was exceptionally annoying with all her “muh zens reputation” shit and feeling like i was taking zen from her was really awkward and unpleasant because it does seem like she has repressed feelings for him. fuck and the whole story with echo girl was super predictable and generic and feels like something i’ve seen 100 times before and probably have. my overall feeling about this route can be summed up by this emoji.

i feel like it could have been improved by either removing the echo girl stuff or at least putting an interesting spin on it. i think they should have made zens’ childhood abuse and family problems and maybe his past as a gang member as well an actual conflict instead of it just being a thing of happenstance. it’s an interesting backstory that as far as i can recall didnt end up having an impact on the current day situation. it would have been interesting if he had some sort of emotional issue you had to help him through like jumin, like secret crippling insecurities due to his family telling him for years that he’s ugly and inadequate, and thats why he tries so hard to be perfect so that people will give him the love his parents didnt. also his elementary school teacher was implied to be a pedophile(??? i dont remember what was actually said in the conversation i just remember the pedo-vibes) so they could have made him a CSA survivor but maybe thats too dark even for mysme lol.

also his bad ending 1 confuses me. the first time i saw it it felt really rapey but rewatching it now, MC does seem to consent but its after being cold and refuting his advances so it seems really weird. MC seemed genuinely disinterested, but i guess she was just playing games, testing him to see what he’d do? since theyre in a relationship a year later. and his bad ending 3 (the one where youre both kidnapped by saeran) is pretty bizarre lol.

so yeah this is the weakest route imo. maybe its different for people who are zen fangirls but i personally felt like i was being super fake the whole route, which was especially jarring coming off of yoosung’s route where the dialogue choices felt very organic to me. also his responses to mean things arent even interesting lol so thats frustrating too. and this route felt weirdly short. all the others felt like 11 days but this one felt more like 5? and when i missed chats on this route i just let it go most of the time instead of spending hourglasses. i wasnt feeling it, mr krabs. by far the best part of his route for me was the relationship development between zen and jumin.

now that ive spent 4 paragraphs just complaining you probably think that i dont like zen but actually i think he’s is a fantastic supporting character and i do like him a lot. that picture of him sneezing was my phone wallpaper for quite a while lol.

Jumin

me at the beginning: i fucking hate jumin han. fuck him. fuck his cat. i hate this type of asshole love interest.

me after zens route: i guess he has some hidden depths... i’m curious...

me after jumins route: *loves jumin han so much i cant breathe*

this guy... this cat man...... where to start? i’ve had a while to think about this route and i’m still not totally sure how i feel. “i feel complicated” is a term i’m going to start using because its just too handy for situations like this.

i guess i dont like that to get the good end you had to be passive and compliant and act like you were walking on eggshells. your relationship with him is undeniably a little scary and abusive. i think jumin needs more in his life than just you. but mysme is an otome game so of course youre the one that “fixes” him but thinking about it more realistically its worrying and jumin should be in therapy cuz the dude undeniably has some issues.

winning his heart by being understanding and with gradual, slow-growing trust was pretty touching. something i really appreciate was him opening up and his true self actually being hard to accept sometimes, instead of whats expected which is “oh youre secretly a perfect, beautiful soul”.

i do really wish they would have opened him up further though. there isnt ever a point where he completely loses control of his emotions. not to be gross but i’d do anything to see him crying, honestly.

i hope people are joking when they say that his bad end (you know the one i mean) is a good end. just because its hot doesnt mean that its good lol. its actually really tragic and shows the deterioration of his mental state and how he’s just accepted that he’s a fucked up/defective person.

“I was worried that the loneliness inside me would pile up and explode some day.” FUCK. dont do this to me jumin. ;_; this line is heart breaking.

something thats kind of interesting and worth noting maybe is that even though the other rfa members arent privy to the VNMs and you can give them little indication that he’s acting so worryingly theyre all still alarmed and concerned and thinks that jumin is going to hold you hostage/abuse you, which makes me wonder if youre meant to infer from that that theyve noticed red flags in his personality that he’s potentially kinda crazy.

and man, zen is always complaining about how jumin seems to have no emotions, but jumin finally opens up about his feelings and zen calls you laughing hysterically about how pathetic he is for being emotional. i was kinda hurt on jumin’s behalf during that call lol. he is so supportive to zen on zen’s route. just... shut the fuck up you albino freak. dont make me whip out yoosung’s “hyung, what’s wrong with you?” emoji. i wont hesitate, bitch.

there. you asked for it. feel those judging purple oblongs pierce your soul.

man, just reading the dialogue options that treat him like a psycho make me cringe. usually i’m tempted by mean dialogue options but not this time. i want to protect jumin han. ;_; i want to untangle his threads. i dont want him to feel like a mutant ever again. i want to love and accept him. i am now the president of the jumin han protection squad. jumin han did nothing wrong. shameless jumin apologist. that’s me. no but seriously he did a lot wrong and is pretty morally grey but thats one of the reasons that i love him. if you love jumin for pure reasons (that arent just “daddy~”) then youre automatically my friend and i love and appreciate you.

just to love on him for a minute: he is so damn funny, for real. he’s such a sass master, its great. him being terrible with technology is funny. his social awkwardness is funny. his shitty jokes are funny because theyre not funny. he should be the poster child for gap moe cuz goddamn. he’s such a ham. an absolute goofball dressed as a billionaire CEO, and i dont think he even knows it.

also every time elizabeth meows i fucking lol. its literally just a woman saying “meow”. every time jumin says “elizabeth is just a cat, she’s not human” i’m like “ARE YOU SURE?”

Yoosung

this is the first route i got and i assumed that i had already peaked at the beginning and no one was ever going to top yoosung for me, and that assumption was correct. i love this boy. do you hear me? i love him. “perfect” has seven letters in it. “yoosung” has seven letters in it. coincidence? i dont think so. i have feeeeeeelings over this character. he is so darling. i just adore him. i’ve opened the app many times just to look at his album. his voice is like a choir of angels. i have so many screenshots of conversations with him on my phone. he is so selfless and caring and adorable and kinky and pure and i want him to be real so i can marry him irl.

i’m not even sure how to give a critique on his route because i feel so emotionally close to the situation lol. i was very, very invested. ah. gosh. this boy. his good ending is absolutely beautiful. you know youre playing a weird otome game when the good ending has your boyfriend tortured and disfigured. he really earned his happy ending, not quite as much as seven but its up there.

i really love how for better or worse, this boy is like putty in your hands to be molded and what you say to him effects him so deeply in a way that doesnt quite get as extreme as with the other characters. obviously your words majorly influence the other characters but i feel never to the extent where theyre hanging on to every little thing youre saying like yoosung does. which makes sense because he’s young and impressionable and doesnt know what to do with himself and he says he wants to be controlled lol.

MAN, speaking of that, i love his bad ending 3 so much. it’s so twisted that he’s technically getting what he wants in a lot of ways. he’s a masochist that loves the idea of being kept as a pet and controlled, and he gets all that and more with saeran. that ending is so fucking hot, slkdfljsf. i might write a fic. i have a couple ideas.

oh shit, using that seven gif just reminded me. there’s a chat thats on the first few days of common route that ive always participated in before, but when you dont participate in it and yoosung has time to ramble, it gets really kinky. he says “i wonder what it would feel like to be locked up? just a bit.... curious lolol” which i think is what he says when youre in the chat too BUT THEN HE STARTS GETTING OFF ON THE IDEA OF SEVEN BEING LOCKED UP TOO. “Imagine the super smart Seven all flustered. and not knowing what to do.” AND I’M JUST LIKE BOIIII;;; HOW YOU GONNA JUST TALK ABOUT THAT IN FRONT OF ZEN AND JAEHEE LIKE ITS NOTHING? if he would take the obvious hints that seven hits on him he’d probably be willing to roleplay that scenario. 707 strikes me as a fetish friendly person lolol.

ummm... well, to get back back on track, ahem.... him confusing you with rika was creepy and interesting and they didnt take it far enough. even on the yandere bad ending he’s still fully aware that you arent rika. it seemed like it was building towards him having some kind of psychosis where if you feed into his desire for you to be rika he’ll really think youre rika but that doesnt happen so theres no real pay off, and he doesnt have time to do anything yandere-y to you before the bomb goes off so i found that ending to be pretty disappointing and unsatisfying. it felt like someone waving a delicious cake in front of my face but only giving me a crumb of it in the end, do you know what i mean? aaa. maybe i can find a fic that runs with the ideas set up here. when youre desperate, turn to fanfiction lol.

speaking of disappointments, i’m not over the last line of his good ending being “youre not rika, are you?” like... at this point we’re past this arent we omg stoppp. this line is a blight on my happiness. fuck rika and fuck whoever thought that was a good last line.

i noticed that yoosung is the only rfa member including v and rika that doesnt have childhood trauma. his trauma all happened recently. i think that lends to him being the most fragile and child-like character. the other rfa members are so strong because their pasts molded them that way, but yoosung has no such constitution and rika’s death is undoubtedly the worst thing thats ever happened to him.

something thats been on my mind concerning bad ending 3: does rika know that saeran is torturing yoosung? saeran must know that yoosung is his savior’s cousin because he’s hacked the chat and presumably has read messages where yoosung mentions being her cousin, correct? therefor wouldnt that make him hesitant to harm him? i think rika must have consented to yoosung being tortured then. maybe his ultimate fate at the end of bad end 3 is that he’ll be brainwashed and become part of mint eye.

man he’s such a bad judge of character lol. he hero worships rika, loves echo girl, thinks that jumin isnt potentially dangerous, and even you can fall into this category if you choose to play it that way. the one person he really dislikes is v, and v has nothing but the rfa’s best interests at heart lol.

something i love about him is how quick he is to call everyone out on their shit. like, his finger is always on the “whats wrong with you? :>” emoji, just waiting for someone to say something he doesnt approve of lolol. he’s so empathetic and naive but he still has such a strong sense of right and wrong and isnt afraid of standing up to his older friends and i think thats great.

ahh. this boy. he might be ranked #2 on LOLOL but he’s ranked #1 in my heart.

707

before playing his route i thought seven was an obnoxious tryhard and that jumin was way funnier, and after playing his route i still think that he’s an obnoxious tryhard and that jumin is way funnier.

HOWEVER.

however. i can definitely see why he’s the most popular character. that hot and cold drama, i-cant-be-with-you-because-it’d-put-you-in-danger, dark childhood backstory, sad clown type shit is a recipe for a lot of fans to be in love with you. he personally doesnt make my kokoro go doki doki like i kind of expected because of the fan response but i do really like him as a character.

he’s similar to zen in the beginning in that you have to constantly stroke his ego and i was like uuuuggghhghghghghg nooooo. “god seven” kill me lol. at least that only lasts for the first few days though.

i liked his bad end 2 where youre really sexually forward with him and he keeps snubbing you until you just snap and push him down lol. (“why arent you pushing me away?” “...i dont know. the floor is comfy.”) seeing him finally just give in and be hedonistic and decide to run away with you was nice. god i want fanfics based on like every bad end, theyre just so interesting

the chat where he tells yoosung that their friendship doesnt matter was paaaainful. also that part on day 10 when youre leaving mint eye and he says horrible shit to v. what was it, “if this is what youre really like i can see why rika blinded you”? like... goddamn, dude. i would never want seven mad at me lol.

one of the moments on this route that got me the most was in the flashback when saeran is being brainwashed and is speaking of or thinking about seven and says something like “please come back. we dont even have to be happy. just as long as we’re together i can endure anything” and then he’s crying about how he misses him and.... augh... *clutches at chest like the heart attack guy meme* i want to give saeran 52 hugs and a box of cupcakes and a puppy. i want to adopt him even though he’s older than me and be his mom. saeran.... saeran...... ;_;

THE ZEN AND YOOSUNG DRUNK PHONE CALL AT THE END OF DAY 10 IS THE BEST FUCKING PHONE CALL IN THE GAME. i called yoosung again after they hang up and he answers and its so great too. i need fanfiction R I G H T N O W about that night. nsfw or sfw, i just need more drunk yoosung antics and zen trying to handle him. oh and if you also call seven at this time he picks up and its really sweet and i think it should have been an incoming call so more people would hear it. the fact that the first time he tells you he loves you is in an optional phone call kinda sucks.

oh fuck his fucking after ending. at first where mc and saeyoung are in bed and talking about going to rescue saeran i was like “GDI CHERTIZ” thinking they were going to leave it open ended, and then in the chat where saeran joins in i fucking s c re a med i was so happy and relieved omfg. seeing the rfa being so inclusive and nice to him warmed my fucking heart. and when they asked him if he has the same taste as saeyoung and he says “ive never been interested in women” and zen is like “oh? where is jumin lololol” i fucking died. i can see now why ive been seeing yoosung/saeran shipping stuff and its romantic and not the abusive stuff based off of yoosung’s bad end 3 like i was expecting. but of course it turns out to be a fucking dream and ruins everything. the second that creepy music box music started playing i was like “fuck you cheritz”.

707′s voice actor in the free talk part is great. saying all these cheesy romantic lines makes him want to “rub sandpaper all over my skin” lmao. and he hopes that it becomes a series with new titles like “Strange Messenger and Thankful Messenger”? fuck yes mate, fuck yes.

does seven not actually open a toy store? :c i kind of want this to be an actual thing. its a good fit for him. maybe the fact that he dreamt about it means that it’s something he’d been thinking about.

oh and BI THE WAY, SEVEN IS BISEXUAL. this makes me so happy. bi visibility is so important to me and the fact that he’s the face of the game, the fan favorite, the canon route, etc, is so delicious. thank you cheritz.

on the subject of the secret endings.... man. i knew it was going to be crazy but i still wasnt prepared. these were a trip and a half and genuinely had me feeling shook up emotionally. if there’s ever a time in my life when i’m too happy i’ll just think about v. definitely the most tragic character in the story. he’s not an angel and he’s pretty much culpable for his own suffering but he did not deserve that.

something of note is that jumin was in love with rika but after learning what she did to v, he has such a grudge against her that he wants her arrested even when she’s completely lost her mind and he even thinks about chasing her down to alaska. he loves v so, so much, augh. it hurts. i’m in pain.

it’s pretty fucked up that jumin (and yoosung and zen and the rest of the world) are still being lied to about v’s “suicide”. jumin spent a lot of money and went to a lot of trouble to get help for saeran, who is his best friend’s murderer and he just doesnt know it.

the fact that yoosung in particular never knows the truth about the cult and drugs and brainwashing and everything is a good thing though. just seeing his hero come back from the dead and be reduced to someone so mentally ill that she cant communicate and needs 24/7 care would be extremely distressing and i imagine would worsen his depression. knowing the truth would be too much i think.

i think this game fucked up v and rika’s VA’s too because both of their free talks quickly derail into too-serious territory. v is like “i once hurt my wife so badly and the guilt was unbearable” and rika is like “im going to die some day and i have no idea when...” and im sitting there like “i need a fucking hug, oh my god”

it’s amazing how quickly the secret endings shot saeran up to being one of my favorite characters. he’s so good. ;_;

okay but what was mint eye’s plan? i know they wanted to end the world’s suffering but like, how exactly? through brainwashing + drugs? rika could clearly see that saeran was miserable though, couldnt she? also some of the things saeran said made me feel like they were going to do some sort of ritual group suicide or something. maybe thats how everyone is going to be happy. and the doctor says that saeran was on peyote, shrooms, AND meth? god damn, what a cocktail lmao rika doesnt fuck around.

i love rika. she’s thoroughly disturbing and a sickening person and i can see why she’s so hated now in the fandom but even she is deserving of sympathy (abused adopted child with severe mental illness) and also has good qualities (high emotional and social intelligence, genuinely sweet, and extremely empathetic). one of my favorite villains from anything in recent memory. she’s terrifying and i absolutely love her.

we never learn her real name, which i thought was intriguing. i get the feeling that she’s meant to be mysterious and unknowable, even with all her power stripped from her as it is at the end.

im so happy that the game ended on a hopeful note, with saeran seeming like he's starting to recover and he's either grown out his hair or dyed it back. he still has literal mint eyes though, which makes me wonder if theyre not contacts like i was thinking and are actually some permanent body mod he had done. he got a tattoo of the mint eye logo, so i wouldnt be surprised if that was the case.

stray thoughts (this part is super disjointed and im just saying things as i think of them)

with the exception of 707 (if you count the secret endings as being part of his route), sometimes i get the feeling of these characters being like big fish in a small pond. mysme is already head and shoulders above what i thought a mobile game could ever be, but that doesnt change that i still feel hungry for something more. i want to see this cast in more situations, under different circumstances. they all feel like fleshed out characters full of potential that are just waiting for something more and bigger to do, like maybe something thats not restricted by being a mobile otome game. but maybe thats one for the fic writers, i dont know. maybe cheritz could work them into another project somehow since mysme got so popular.

i love that the characters have actual flaws. all of them have unattractive qualities that really make them seem human. and all of their relationships with each other are entertaining too. they are all multi-faceted and interesting and i really do adore this cast.

so 707 is the canon route but i hate the thought of any of them being canon because that means the others arent canon. all of them needed you. i want a harem route. give me all of them at the same time.

i feel a spiritual connection with vanderwood. he just constantly looks so done. his gender confused the hell out of me at first. i thought maybe he was a trans woman at first because of the hair and name but then he responds to seven referring to him as a woman with things like “i’m going to taze you”, so i was like “okay, he’s just a dude with a girls name and haircut for some reason” but then seven tripped me up again with the fact that even when the scene is really serious and seven isnt in a joking around mood, he still refers to him with female pronouns. but i guess this could be explained as this is just what seven’s used to. @aouba brought up a really good headcanon that i believe actually is canon because it makes too much sense which is that “mary vanderwood” is just the identity that he’s assuming at the moment, like saeyoung being “707″. its even noted by one of the other RFA members (yoosung?) that the name is weird and sounds fake.

i’m never more thankful to be a pale girl with long brown hair and bangs than when i’m playing this game lol

also i love this game because it feeds into my pathological need to help people without me actually having to do anything lolol

is it just me or do the full portraits of the characters look weird? like when you look at them on the wiki and you can see their legs. i cant tell if it looks bizarre because you just never see their legs in the game or if their legs are drawn weird or both lol.

i love the character designs. 707 in particular is very nicely put together and distinctive. and i love how angelic rika looks. that one taylor swift song thats like “darling i’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream” is totally her theme song.

... okay now that im listening to that song it really does fit rika a lot.

oh and Take Me To Church is def v’s song for rika.

the two guests i was unable to get throughout all the routes is @god and @star. star’s is just so counter-intuitive and god’s seemed like such a crapshoot that with two chances for both i made the same mistake on their first email both times lol.

it surprises me that religion is mentioned so frequently and openly. maybe its not as big of a deal in korea or something? i’m thinking thats the case since two of the VAs mention their religion in their free talk (i forget who but one said they were an atheist and another said they were christian). it just seems like an oddly serious and potentially alienating topic to bring up in a dating sim. also jumin and yoosung are so inconsistent with what they believe. jumin says that he’s christian on one route and then firmly says that there’s no god on another. yoosung says he doesnt believe in god multiple times and that he has no interest in having any religion but he also talks about praying and refers to rika as being “up there” and watching over the rfa. i think zen is actually the only character that doesnt ever say where he aligns.

was anyone else suspecting that rika was the one that blinded the dog, sally? i’m glad that turned out to not be the case.

i love the voice acting so much. i think quality of voice acting is sometimes harder to discern when its not a language you speak, but the quality of the voice acting here shines even to my english-only ears. yoosung’s voice is straight up one of my favorite sounds, 707 has an impressive range and is overall just always entertaining to listen to, i love the way zen’s VA delivers his lines when zen is surprised and his howls lol (which were apparently ad-libbed by his VA), jaehee’s voice sounds so sweet and lovely, and jumin is so very... jumin-y and nice and relaxing to listen to.

zen and the twins were so fucking cute in the flashbacks i want to scream. i know we get to see yoosung as a teenager but im not satisfied and i want to see jumin and jaehee as little children so bad too, augh.

rika and yoosung are the only two characters that get the creepy ass yandere eyes where their eyes get all dull and flat when theyre being crazy.

i never cried but i got pretty close on yoosung’s good end and during the secret endings. i still feel shook from the secret endings lol.

why are there still bad end relationship endings for 707 and zen and jumin that no one has found? its almost february of 2017. its surprising considering the games popularity and how long its been out. is datamining not a thing with mobile games? or does the fandom not have anyone who knows how to datamine, or what?

ships im particularly interested in: jumin/v, jumin/zen, jumin/yoosung, yoosung/seven, yoosung/jaehee, yoosung/zen, yoosung/saeran, seven/saeran because i have no shame, mc/everyone, like literally just every ship tbh because i love every character hnnng

i had no idea that buying the christmas DLC gets you another free talk with the VAs. yoosung’s VA is so cute. “please get your flu shots if you havent already”.

not sure what to do now. i definitely want to replay yoosung. and i want to hunt for all the CGs and phone calls too, but i dont want to spend $20 on the calling cards lol. would buying them even be a better deal than just spending the same money on hourglasses? $26 gets you 1000 hourglasses which is more than you’d ever need, right? it seems like the better deal, unless youre not using a phone call guide for some reason and want to try to just discover them all on your own.

i’m super excited for more DLC. i definitely think there will be more because when you open the DLC folder, the christmas DLC is shoved off to the left, making room for at least one more. also just the nature of it being a DLC folder and not a direct button to the christmas DLC.

... i guess thats all i have to say lol;;; bless cheritz. this game is fantastic and has consumed my life and ruined my sleep for the past almost three months and i had so much fun and i hope they get even more ambitious with their future projects.

[serenavonromvesen]

September 21st, 2019.

I really don’t know where else to vent but on tumblr. I have always used tumblr as an outlet for venting and I’m reaching a point where I really just need to write out how I’m feeling, without cramping my hand writing with pen and paper.

I feel really lonely as far as friends go. I have an AMAZING group of friends, but so many of them live far away. I have my tribe and I feel I will always have that, but its never the same as having lady friends, I literally have like three or four ladyfriends that I can actually hang out with in person, and only one of them is someone I didnt meet through my boyfriend first. its not that I have anything I want to share behind him, its that I always feel like on some level they’re always more his friend than mine- and at that, I didn’t choose most of them to be in my life, they were given to me. don’t get me wrong, I’m SO grateful for anyone I do have currently in my life. I just don’t have any friends who truly understand me, and especially not that are into the things that I am. I would love so much to be able to be friends with another tattoo model in my area, and ACTUALLY genuinely have a real friendship. I emphasize ‘genuinely’ because this industry is FULL of backstabbing bitches that would throw you in front of a bus to get one more step ahead of you. I just want a girl I can hang out with all the time SO bad. and the one person here who is awesome, works like ALLLLL the time. it sucks pretty bad when you only have one true friend and they end up getting way too busy for you. she’s supposed to move away anyways she said, so I guess I better get used to it now anyways. I’m just so sad of having no girls to actually hang out with. Skyping with my best friend is great, but it just isnt the same- and a lot of time I do get put aside compared to actually going to hang out with people anyways. which i dont have here.

now, I’m SUPER introverted, nervous, shy, socially awkward AND anxious, and sometimes I have a hard time making normal conversation. in fact, I am always secretly bothered by the fact that I’m PRETTY SURE i have some form of Autism, but I would never actually say that I am being diagnosed, but I am terrified to find out. I once emailed a place to ask some questions and set an appointment, but I never heard back.. that was i think last year. Anyways, I don’t want a ton of friends or anything. I dont want to hang out every day- it’s exhausting. but I still want the option to be able to call someone up in those rare days where I do feel like going outside or seeing people, to actually have fun. I used to have that in New Jersey, my group of girls that I hang with an we all really support each other. I miss them so bad. I am SO homesick for like, the last two years now. I try not to think about it if I can help it, but I miss my friends, I miss my mom.. I hate that I’m missing my baby cousins grow up, I hate that I’ve FINALLY made a connection with some of my cousins and now I’ll rarely ever see them, I hate that I can’t do body suspensions more often, I hate that I don’t get to see my brother Sean when he visits... but most of all I do HATE New Jersey and could never live there. I just wish so bad it hadn’t been like 4-5 years since I’ve seen my friends and family. it hurts. I’m so homesick for just the strong friendships I have.

I just...know its possible. I know its possible to have the small group of friends I want. I just wish girls weren’t so...mean and competitive. I just feel so lonely. I feel like I don’t have anyone to hang out with thats a female. why is everyone so far away? I’m home alone all day every day. you’d think a puppy wouldve made me feel less alone, but really I’m a thousand times more stressed than ever. I wanted to move for a fresh start, to breathe, so enjoy peace...and as soon as I got here everyones over all the time and it just reminds me how I dont have friends of my own, and how my friends dont come to visit me, and how I never get a second to myself. I finally got the chance and heres this puppy. i love him with my life but I AM SO STRESSED!!! I’m with him 10-14 hours a day by myself and then half of the time I’m still the one dealing with him at the crack of dawn, too. I never get time alone unless he sleeps and then I have to walk on eggshells to not wake him up- AND I DIDN’T EVEN FUCKING WANT THIS!!! when I was forced to give up my other pupper, Hades, I said I never wanted a puppy again because IT IS TOO MUCH FOR ME. it puts me on edge and greatly disrupts my bipolar. i literally CANT handle it. I said I would get a dog no younger than 2 years old. I wanted a border coli so bad, maybe even a doberman because I still miss my old dog Max SO MUCH! I like bigger dogs and never really was a big fan of little dogs. I like a dog I can give a whole ass hug to, and feel protected by when I walk alone down a street with him. but no, Michael had to choose, he wanted a puppy, he wanted a small-type pure bred dog which means it’ll be twice as expensive twice as often with vet visits. but he wanted it. he insisted. and now, here we are, just like scooping the litter boxes for all 4 cats, its pretty much almost entirely left on me to do. for so so long I told myself “well he works and I dont really work, I’m home all day and hes not here much to have the time for it.” but you know what I realized? That when I worked full time at Starbucks, or when I worked two jobs at both the Smoke Shoppe AND Spencers, that I still put in the same amount of work as all of this- I was still expected to do all of this. at that, I am SO SICK AND TIRED of him asking me EVERY FUCKING DAY “will you mop today? will you do the laundry? will you do that dogs medicine? will you change the cat boxes?” periodically throughout every morning. like oh, I didn’t realize that I was a fucking 4 year old that needs direction on needing to do basic fucking cleaning tasks!!!!! the only reason I dont get to half that stuff most of the time is that I’m annoyed as fuck at being told what to do / treated that way, and that by the time he leaves for work theres been a whole fucking list of shit lined up that I now feel EXPECTED to do before hes home from work. it literally aggravates me SO MUCH just typing about it because im so fucking pissed off that he does this EVERYMOTHERFUCKINGDAY. it makes me feel angry and completely overwhelmed and then I just spend my entire day dreading it then rushing to do it right before he gets home from work. I just fucking hate it. like I’m fucking 25 years old, I know what the fuck to do to keep the fucking house clean, thanks.

at that, between the no friends, the fucking belittlement of being given a verbal list of chores every day, and the stress from puppy I absolutely did NOT ask for, I am feeling so depressed. I wanted a new house so I could ENJOY it, but instead any moment in my backyard is spent trying to get the puppy to stop eating random crap the people before us left- like glass, I cant enjoy how the inside looks because theres puppy training pads all over the floor which the floor is always dirty because of being in and out of the house with the puppy, or just even a moment of peace at all. like literally this defeated the whole entire purpose of wanting to move. its still a gazillion times better than the trailer, I still totally love this house, but because of my stress and loneliness level, I feel nearly just as depressed as before.

what doesnt help is lately Michael has been SO negative abut things. it’s like when I finally am enjoying myself, he comes through like a wrecking ball being negative, depressing, unsupportive, argumentative, and just plain giving off vibes that make me feel so down. He still makes me feel super happy like 98% of the time, but it is such a downer when hes being super negative about EVERYTHING. or when he gets my hopes up about things and then goes back on his word. he LOVES to tell me yes to shut me up then saying no when it becomes real, a mega part of why I haven’t gotten to visit my family in 4 years. and then he makes me feel SO bad about it. he has no problem bragging to everyone about a vacation, but when its just us suddenly its “I have to do this on my own” and “it’s expensive” like really? thanks for bragging about it for two months, waiting until we have it a month away to tell me its 100% on me to plan it, then complain about everything I tried to plan, WHILE making me feel like a complete and utter loser that I’m a failure at everything I try to do so now I don’t make any money. I literally fucking hate myself again. that’s where I’m at. I’m starting to find my body, my hair, my face- all of it repulsive. I hate how I look. I hate my hair and how my dreads are all lose, but I have to ask him for money to be able to fix my hair. he always tells me just ask and it isnt a problem but then when I do want to do things he makes me wait ages and puts it off or flat out complains- or if it all goes smoothly he throws it in my face the first fight we have. I just feel like such a fucking loser, that’s getting uglier by the day. and when I finally worked up the courage to go to the gym, its like pulling teeth to get him to go- I’ve been asking for a year and we STILL haven’t gone. I want to be a breakdancer SO BAD and I’ll never get to do that if I can’t go to the gym to work out. he tells me to just go but he doesnt understand that being a woman alone in public these days you’re at extreme risk of being raped and 10/10 multiple dudes will trying saying gross things and hitting on you/catcalling. I wish so so so so so bad I could go out for a day and have not a soul talk to me or look at me. what a dream that would be. I just cant go alone. its literally dangerous. scary.

I just feel so STUCK. I want to make money so I can contribute to the house and pay for what I need MYSELF. I never ever liked being someone who fully depends on someone like that. hell, a decade ago I refused to let anyone even get me a simple drink from a convenience store. it still feels uncomfortable to have to be like this. I want to be able to take care of myself. to know that if it was just me that I wouldnt just...be out on the streets. now I’m getting married and its a great relief that thats a less legitimate fear, but I still want to be able to take care of myself so that I could help my babe. he works SO hard for us and spends SO much money taking care of us, I just want to be able to pay my part of that and make HIS life easier, so that we BOTH can do more things that we like instead of just paying bills till the next check. I feel so useless and worthless. but everything I try to do I just fail at, or I’m too depressed and just lose the passion for it. or the will to do nearly anything. I really thought moving was going to change everything for me but... I feel nearly just as depressed. the environment change has definitely helped but, it didn’t suddenly cure my depression like I hoped for..

I just feel so alone, in like, literally everything I try to do. I feel like I don’t fit in anywhere. when I do think I fit in, it just turns out to be a delayed rejection. I swear I get screwed over and stabbed in the back more often than anyone I’ve ever met in my life. I’m easily forgotten and definitely easy to fuck over. I just wish people werent so hateful and selfish... all I want is to have female friends I can actually hang out with, have some help with my puppy, to talk to my fiance without him thinking I’m having an argument, to workout so I can dance, and to do something I love that makes me happy that I can make money with. I feel like I failed as a model too. I make all these plans and then.. I can never accomplish them. I often think, is it worth it really? to compete with all these girls when I dont care about competition? to be screwed over because I’m an opponent to everyone I wish I was friends with? to try and build working-relationships with photographers who seem to forget about me before I even get my pictures back? to not be paid for modeling when I spent tons of money on clothes for shoots? to not have my name out there after a year and a half? to not even be able to find a photographer that wants to shoot for publication? or be told I’m not inked enough to shoot again (the day after I got tattooed?)? I just feel like a failure. I spent over a thousand dollars on clothes for shoots, plus all traveling expenses, to have only ever profited $50 one time and then never get my edited photos back. I just feel like I’m not worth anything, that I can’t contribute or make money without making myself excessively unhappy working jobs I hate- only to be belittled there too.

I don’t even care about social media anymore. I don’t care to check instagram or post on it. why? so I can spend two hours doing makeup so I could post a selfie to write another caption telling everyone that “one day” I’ll do more? what’s the point? If only I had someone I could invite over to talk to about it :( I just feel so...unexcited by everything. like Stan in the episode about shit. I’m bored, I feel gross, I feel lonely, I’m overwhelmingly stressed, I’m growing to hate myself again, and I feel like I don’t have the positive influence I need to get better. I WANT to get better, I just need help and I don’t have anyone I feel I could reach out to that could actually help me. I just really need a friend...