#ento writes

[entomologistt]

Reacting to you in a revealing outfit!

Featuring: Ganji Gupta, Demi Bourbon, Andrew Kreiss, Naib Subedar (separate)

Contains: slight suggestiveness (but nothing actually happens), fluff, kisses, pet names, match-like setting, Fem! reader

Ento note: Requested by Anon! Ty for this idea… I’m not over Ganji’s summer skin he’s so fine I need him NOW iwannabesaaaved

Ganji Gupta “Batter”

When the summer lineup was announced, it was to be himself, Norton, and Fiona as the S-tiers. What he wasn’t expecting was for you to walk up to the table in such a revealing summer swimsuit, complemented with other accessories.

You can’t see his eyes due to the sunglasses, but his jaw tightens as he turns away from you, tapping William awake. He leaned into him to whisper something, nudging the forward in the rib when he showed clear annoyance.

When the match starts, it’s you who takes the first kite. You do well enough until there are 2 ciphers left, finally knocked down and lifted off your knees. But before the hunter could place you into the chair, a water ball hits them square in the stomach, making them stumble back and you back on your feet.

A light of gold flashes behind you, and you recognize it as a late use of the excitement trait. Fully expecting to be knocked back down, a bell dings, but you’re still up. You’re shoved past a pallet, making you look back to see Ganji throwing it down. He limps after you, clutching his toned abdomen… that could only mean he took the hit for you.

William was nowhere to be seen. Ganji is determined to show off to you, harassing the hunter to keep you alive, and boy, does he come in for the clutch every time you think you’re done for. God, did he look fine doing it too; he even took the final hit for you for the last cipher to pop!

The hunter ends up surrendering, and you all return back. The first thing you’re met with when you open your eyes is Ganji’s chest, your eyes moving up to meet his hidden ones. “Thank you, Ganji, you really saved me…! You were amazing!” you say in appreciation, smiling sweetly as you lift your hand to take a hibiscus flower that was tucked in your hair, offering it to him.

“For you, Ganji!” ... He wanted to ask you about the costume—but the sweet gesture of offering him a flower and your praise was the thing that made his face heat up.

 

Demi Bourbon “Barmaid”

You walk up to the table, taking your seat. You tug at the straps of the top, adjusting whatever was necessary. Demi looks over your rather revealing outfit, her green eyes meeting yours, and her next action will depend on you.

If you’re self-conscious about it, she offers a gentle smile, affirming that you look good, that she’ll have your back. But if you’re staring at her, thanking her for her compliments bashfully, she gives you one of her famous winks, showering you with a more sweet compliments and playful teasing before the match begins.

During the match, Demi takes the first kite and does pretty well; it is her strong suit after all. But insolence and blink have it out for her, two bells dinging at once. She drinks the mysterious Dovlin, and the hunter loses sight of her—she immediately runs around the map to find you!

Since she’s a bit tipsy, she stumbles towards you, giggling as her arms snake around your shoulders, rubbing her cheek against yours. “Y/nnnnnn! My pretty girl!” she coos and giggles, swaying with you while you decode. “Are you proud of me, hun? This is the last cipher… Focus, darling.” “Demi…! Very proud! Now help me push the cipher!”

When the cipher pops, you were expecting to have to drag her to the gate, but she takes your hand, pulling you to it. While you’re decoding the gate door, she twirls one of her white strands of hair with her finger, leaning into you as she playfully bats her lashes at you. “Can I get a kiss from my beautiful girl?”

Please kiss her; you look so hot she wants to eat you up… When the gate opens, you gently cup her face with your latex gloves, and she practically melts in your hold. Her lashes flutter shut when your lips meet, a short but sweet kiss. When you two pull away, she shoots you a wink as you lick your lips, the taste of dovlin lingering on your glossy lips. “You’re very pretty too, Demi.”

 

Andrew Kreiss “Grave keeper”

A gasp leaves his lips when you take your spot beside him, but instead of sitting, you stay standing, leaning on the chair. Your outfit is filled with black lace, a gothic costume with pretty red roses. You were a part of a gothic vampire essence! Despite how much it showed, he genuinely thought you looked pretty in it.

“Hi Andrew!” The pale skin of his face immediately heats up, not realizing that he was staring at you. He immediately shrinks a bit and rips his gaze from you, whispering an apology.

Neither of you are first kite, nor do you get a heartbeat. You got a friendly hunter! Not only that, but it’s Red Church night! And you know how Andrew likes this setting as the night sky graces the environment, illuminated by candle lights and jack-o'-lanterns.

Finally, you found him in a corner, decoding a cipher, decoding away. You join him, a small smile on your face. You for him to talk to you first, to get comfortable, allowing him to simply enjoy your close presence. When the cipher was popped, there was silence between you both.

“You… Y-You look… Divine tonight, y/n,” he said softly, his red eyes meeting yours. Even if a lot was exposed, he saw past that, appreciating you... for you! Though, he did struggle a bit to keep his eyes on you, wanting to be respectful. “Thank you, my sweet Andrew.”

Since there’s not much to worry about, you two stay close together, enjoying each other’s presence while the other three were in the basement for some reason. Andrew followed you around in his shovel state, popping out halfway once you stopped, looking up at you curiously.

You crouched down, gently cupping his face in your lace gloves with a smile on your face. You brush some dirt from him, something you’ve grown used to. Leaning down, you press a soft kiss onto his forehead, making his breath hitch in his throat, his pale face becoming red once again, matching the blood red lipstick stain you left on his skin.

Naib Subedar “Mercenary”

When you take your seat beside him, you hum and tap the table in front of him, trying to get his attention. But he scoffs, keeping his arms crossed as he keeps his head lowered, hood over his eyes. “What?? No costume? I think you’ll like mine!” you cheer, but it doesn’t deter him from acting like… himself. You hum and push your plate of food to him, to which he accepts, giving you a nod of gratitude.

You take the first kite, but it doesn’t go so well. Whether you got terrorshocked on purpose or not, it doesn’t matter because the motherfuckin’ mercenary is on your team.

While you’re squirming on the chair, Naib suddenly slams into it from the power of his elbow pads, his arm over your head. The hunter had left, not needing to camp… Or they just got greedy after getting a terrorshock so early into the game.

His eyes lock onto yours, his brow furrowed as he took a sharp breath of air. “We gotta go; they’re sure to be back. Getting cocky 'cause you got terrorshocked,” he said in a low, hushed tone.

His strong hand takes the handle of the chair, ready to lift it off you until he pauses, looking down at your revealing costume, added with the angle he had of you as he loomed over your form.

Naib lifted the handle off of you, ripping the cuffs off before taking your wrist. He says nothing, dragging you along with him to safety as another survivor calls out that the hunter was on them. He takes you to a cipher, and when you decode with him, you realize he had missed many calibrations. He was actually on edge, worried about you. He definitely noticed your costume and stayed close to you for the rest of the game, practically your shadow, glaring daggers around the others.

[rykno-j]

Phonecall (j/jk)

Summary: Like the title suggests, G/ojo makes a call for help. From who? N/anami. OR G/ojo calling N/anami to bring shit over for his cold

Ship: n/anag/o? it's up to interpretation

Notes: Tried to write a snz > plot fic for once. N/anami calls G/ojo "G/ojo-s/an" in the anime/manga so I'll probably retain that. I'm kinda proud of this one, ahh- (like the angst parts only) Oh right there's some angsty parts but it's pretty mild.. I think.. like there's more fluffy & snz parts..

Actually wrote this whole thing in 1 sitting. Imagine that.

2.7k words.

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"..Hh-hH'!! hAH'ZZDcHh!! hA'DzcHH!!"

Fuck. Those were the roughest he's had for today.

Gojo stares burry at his ceiling. The fan in the middle has 3 blades. If Gojo didn't know better, he'd say there were 5 instead.

His head hurt, everything hurt. He was sure he was sweating, but everything felt so cold.

..Must be a side effect from the fever, then.

Gojo sighed. It's been awhile since.. since-

"..hiH'tcHH!! haH'zZdchH!!"

-Since he had fallen sick. The last time.. the last time he had fallen sick..

It was only bearable because someone had been there.

Of course.

Gojo turns over to his table, the action taking up most of his energy. With what little he had left, Gojo reaches clumsily for his phone. It almost slips out of his trembling fingers as he flips it open.

The brightness from the screen stung his eyes, causing him to turn to the side to muffle a fit of photic sneezes into the back of his palm.

At least.. at least those didn't ruin this throat as much as-

"..heH'EshH'iww!! ..snff-!"

-As those did.

All the sweating he was doing now was probably due to his fever breaking, but Gojo wasn't so sure.

His brain loved to overheat, and while he would gladly heal any damage done to it with his reversed cursed technique, he was pretty sure this damned cold did not count as an injury.

How unfortunate.

He ate the last of his fever medicine 5 hours ago.

How unfortunate.

Although he was never one to back down from a challenge, even Gojo knew he would never make it further than the front door, if he could even manage to stumble out of his room.

"..hih'tchh!! hAH'DzcHh!! ..hH'!! ..haah.. ..snff-!! hh.."

Great. It's stuck. His body must straight up hate him.

In all honesty, Gojo figures that he deserves it. Who was it again? That said his body would give in if he didn't get enough sleep?

Right.. it was Nanami..

Nanami..

Nanamin!

Squinting at his phone screen, Gojo selects the 'contacts' option on his phone. He slowly scrolls down to the 'N' section, eyes gazing over a few painful contact names that he had yet to delete.

Even after all this time, he still couldn't just let go.

His finger hovers over the call button of Nanami's contact. Would he pick up? It's his off day after all. He knows how much Nanami treasures those.

Small breathers from the hectic world of Jujutsu. In fact, 'hectic' was putting it lightly.

Well, it's not like he was ringing Nanami up for anything stupid, like he normally does. Though, with that being said, this would count as something utterly stupid.

Nevermind that.

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Stepping out of the bakery, Nanami feels his phone vibrate in his pocket. Stopping in his tracks, he pulls it out, scowling at the name that appeared.

What did that annoyance (affectionate) want this time?

He lets a few more rings pass before picking it up, expecting to hear Gojo's obnoxious voice seep through the phone, no doubt to ask him out on another infuriating shopping trip.

Instead, he was met with silence.

Sensing that something was wrong, Nanami made his way to a more secluded area. Was there trouble?

"Gojo-san? Are you there?"

Nanami listens to the other side of the line carefully. But all he hears is soft, even breathing.

"..Gojo-san."

The breathing slowly turns into the sound of ruffling cloth, before a small string of inaudible mumbles could be heard.

"Nanamiin..?"

Nanami felt a pulse in his head. Seriously. Did he just wake up or something?

"..You called me?"

"I did..? Oh.. right I.. I dihH-..G'xxt!! ..did, didn't I? ..ahh, wait.. let me remembHh'!! ..h'NgxXt!! hh-G'nt!! ..aggnh, Nanamin I'm s' srry, haah-"

Instead of replying, Nanami's eyebrows furrowed. That voice was definitely Gojo's, but just what was he blabbing on about?

And those sudden, breathy sounds, punctuated by.. a weird, heavy noise. What were those?

"Are you okay?"

"Mm, no. Not really. Actually.. Nanaminn, can you come over?"

"No."

"..P-G'nXt!! ..Please?"

"I'm not falling for your tricks again."

"N-No tricks.. Nanamiin, pleease.."

Nanami sighs, wondering why he even decided to go back as a teacher in the first place. Why didn't he just delete Gojo's contact all those years ago?

"Fine."

"Yaay, Nanamin!!"

Nanami sighs again (he does this a lot when he's dealing with Gojo), finger reaching over to end the call when-

"Naanaminn, can you also bring some fever medicine overr? I.. ran out."

Fever medicine?

He opens his mouth to ask about that, but was only met with the monotonous beep of an ended line.

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The phone slips out of his fingers, dropping onto the floor with a thud that thankfully sounded like the item didn't crack into pieces.

All he had to do now was wait.. huh.

Gojo felt his eyelids slide shut. He tried to force them open to no avail. Seriously.. when was the last time he felt this bad?

..It was probably way back then, when he had gotten stabbed through his neck down to his knees, left bleeding out on the ground.

His eyes slowly slid shut, plunging him into darkness.

Darkness..

...

..Satoru-

..Satoru-!

Gojo suddenly jolts awake, the sudden movement sending him curled into himself with a fit of coughing, the scene that woke him up from his nightmare still dancing behind his eyelids.

..10 years.. or was it 11? 12? How long has it been since that day? How long has it been since he was last shook awake from a similar nightmare, tears streaming down his eyes, unstoppable?

Seriously.. this fever might just prove to be more of a nuisance than he originally gave credit to.

Lost in his thoughts, Gojo barely managed to register the sound of his front door opening. Even in his tired state, his body unconsciously prepared to fight, a thin layer of Infinity forming around himself.

"Gojo-san?"

With a weary smile, Gojo dropped his defenses. He recognised that voice anywhere.

"You left your front door unlocked." Nanami sounded pissed off. No matter, the most important part was that he came. He came..

"Ahh.. did I?"

"I'm serious. What if someone had broken in?"

Gojo felt himself relax as the shadow of Nanami's form stretched pass his doorway. "Nobody would do such a thing.. I'm sure. To non.. s-sorcerers, I'm a nobody. And n-nobody else knows I live hhH'!! ..here. Except you."

"That's not an excuse."

"Lighten upp, Nanamiin, I'm fiiine. Anywayy, I'm so glad you camee- I was convinced you would've ignored me for goood."

"..."

Based on the scene in front of his eyes, Nanami could easily conclude that Gojo was, indeed, not fine. Not in the slightest.

But even he knew it was futile to argue with the other, even in the.. state he was currently in.

"..Hh-G'nX'cthh!! ..hiH'gnXshh'!!"

"Bless you." Nanami sighed. So those sounds over the phone were sneezes, then.

Gojo removed the fingers pinching his nose, waving them dismissively.

"I'm fhH'!! ..fine, don't worhH'!! ..worr'hH-!! ..hiH'gx-ShHe'w!!"

Nanami found himself wincing at the effort it seemed to take Gojo to keep those quiet.

Seriously, of all the people he knew, including those he used to know, Gojo was never one to stifle.. unlike-

"Na-na-min! Did you bring what I asked for?"

"..Mm. Fever medicine, right?"

"Ahh- thank youu!! How much do I owe y-you?"

"Consider this a gift."

"How kind!"

Nanami stares, unbelieving, frozen by the doorway. Despite his distance away from the bed, he could clearly see how badly Gojo was faring. The disheveled hair, reddish hue surrounding his cheeks and nose, the fact he was lying down instead of bouncing around the room.

Why? Why was he always trying so hard to seem fine? Even after all this time, why?

Finally making his way inside, Nanami drops the plastic bag into Gojo's open palm.

"..Oh..You bought the solid kind."

"Huh?"

Gojo slowly removes the box, shaking it in the air. "..Solid.. pills."

"Yes." Was the fever messing with Gojo's brain? What was he asking?

Nanami watches as a pout forms on the other's face. It would have been quite comical, if not given the current circumstances.

"Nanamiin, I can't swallow pills that are this big, remember? Liquid.. do you have liquid ones?"

Ah.. right. Nanami remembers having this conversation with someone before, about how Gojo couldn't take solid medicine to save his life. He remembers the conversation, from ages ago. The conversation with.. with-

"I'll get water for you." Nanami turns to leave, shaking the image of that Someone out of his mind.

"Ah- Nanamin! Wait!"

Nanami found himself freezing at the sudden desperation in Gojo's voice. The tone of a scared child. When was the last time he heard that sound come from the other..?

"What is it?" His own tone softened, a subconscious reaction.

"..Don't go, please."

Once again, Nanami finds himself speechless. A few seconds pass, before Gojo cleared his throat, eyes looking everywhere except where the other was standing. Embarrassment?

"..Sorry.. I- that- that came out by itself, haha-"

Nanami sighs. Through all the years they had known each other, Gojo had always been an easy read due to his expressiveness. Although.. there were some people could read him better than others.

Nanami was one of these people. Possibly one of the few that were left, at that. It was to be expected, especially since the two of them were all each other had years ago.

Turning back to face the bed, Nanami shrugs off his coat, gently pressing it into the mattress next to Gojo's head.

"Mm.?" Gojo looked up at him, confused.

"..Look after this for me, I'll be right back."

"Ah, of course."

Turning to leave the room once again, Nanami was met with no sounds of displeasure this time.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Gojo's fingers wrap tightly around his coat, watched as Gojo brought the article into his chest, face buried into its collar.

Nanami felt his eyes soften at the sight. Even after all these years, Gojo never really grew up.

He was still the senior that greeted Nanami with that stupid smile on the first day of school, the friend who had comforted him when he was crying his eyes out, the friend who needed the comfort when it was his turn to cry his eyes out, and now the colleague who loved his students more than words could describe.

All of that put into the shivering body on the lonely bed.

"..heh'shHEiw!! hiH'gSsH'iww!! hH'!! ..snff- hH'dZzchH!!"

The corridor was quiet, Nanami could hear every little sound coming from the bedroom. Gojo must've thought he was in the kitchen by now, judging by how he was no longer stifling.

..How considerate.

"hiH'dzZch'iww!! ..H'tchh! aH'ngsHE'iw!!"

Nanami decides that he would grab a box of tissues from the living room. He doubts that Gojo even had any in his room.

Honestly.. his level of self care was off the charts at times. There was only so much his technique could heal. Cuts, bruises, fractures. Not colds, not fevers, not broken hearts.

That's what Nanami was there for.

It was decided then. He would stay over until Gojo was back on his feet. Nodding to himself, Nanami reaches for a cup, filling it with water.

He should probably leave for a grocery run after Gojo goes to sleep. He wonders if the other had even eaten a bite after this had started.

Probably not.

"..h'gShHE'iww!! hAH'dZzcHH!! snff- g'tchh! 'tchh! 'zztch! h'gtch!!"

As Nanami approached the room, the fits of sneezes progressively got clearer and clearer. The last couple sounded itchy, he noted.

Like Gojo's photic fits.

He remembers the first time he witnessed one, remembers the tears that gathered at the edge of Gojo's eyes under the sun.

He remembers that period of time years ago where Gojo would always misplace his sunglasses.

Before that, it never used to be a problem, since a Someone would always be there to make sure he didn't lose them, to make sure they were always covering his sensitive eyes.

After that Someone was erased from their lives, Nanami took over. He was the one that gave Gojo the idea of wearing a blindfold instead.

..Perhaps 'erased' was a little too strong of an expression. 'Slipped' would have been a better word.

He slipped from both their lives, both of them did.

"Gojo-san.?"

Nanami peeks into the room, the sight in front of him tugging at his heart.

Gojo had curled even his legs up to his chest, the long coat tangled between his limbs. There was a small, damp patch on the collar of the clothing right below where Gojo's nose was.

Nanami found himself not caring too much about that fact. He was just glad. Glad that he was able to provide the other with some comfort.

People often forgot that Gojo was human too. Despite how he was extremely immature and smiling all the time, Nanami didn't know of another who went through as much pain as he did.

Sometimes, it was almost like Gojo himself too, forgot that he had limits.

"Ahh- Nanamin.. welcome back!"

You don't have to force yourself to sound so cheery all the time.

"I'm sorry I made such a fuss just now, you did nothing wrong."

You don't have to apologise for anything.

"I owe you one."

No. Nanami presses the cup gently to Gojo's lips. You don't owe me anything. It was my pleasure.

When Gojo struggled to get the pills down, Nanami stayed by his side, rubbing comforting circles into his back.

He didn't know what else to do, what else to say.

Nanami stares into Gojo's dull blue eyes, the colour muted due to his fever. He remembers the last time Gojo's eyes wore a similar shade. He remembers not knowing what to do then as well, except to stay by Gojo's side.

"I'm really glad you came, Nanamin."

Maybe this was all Gojo needed after all, someone to support him. Maybe this was enough.

"Thank youu-"

Nanami hummed in reply, setting the cup down as Gojo dissolved into another small coughing fit.

"You're welcome."

"Juice would have been better t-thouhH'!! ..hih'G'Nxt!! 'NgxXt!! ..snff-"

Instead of biting back with a quick "the only thing you have in your kitchen is coffee and sugar cubes", Nanami pulled a tissue out of the box, pressing it to Gojo's nose softly.

"N-anamin?! I.. I can..hH'!! ..do that myself-"

"I'll let go if you promise to stop stifling."

"Hah? What do you mhH'!! hIH'KsShh'iw!! ..snff- heH'DzZtchH!! ..fuck. I'm so sorry-"

Nanami gently wiped the edge of Gojo's nose before pulling the tissue away, replacing it with a fresh one.

"W-Wait.. NahH'!! ..Nanamin-! Be carfhH-!"

Turning as far away from Nanami as he could in their current position, Gojo clasps a shaky hand over the one on his nose, his breath hitching desperately.

"..N'GsHH'iww!! hIH'tCHH-w!! hH'!! ..haaH.. nngh-..heK'sHh!! t'chh!! dzZtchH!!"

Pulling away once more, Nanami pulled a few more tissues from the box, this time handing them straight to Gojo.

"..Always thinking ahead, hm? How'd you know to get these from outside?"

"Your sneezes always get rather messy." Nanami wants to say, but he remains silent.

"..I'm sorry you had to see that, anyway."

"Don't worry about it."

"Mmh.. I'm a little tired."

"You should get some rest then."

"Yeah.. join me?"

Not expecting that response, Nanami stares blankly at Gojo for several seconds, before his eyes travel down to his wrists, where Gojo had already latched his fingers around.

Not like he had the option to deny the request..

..That's not it, Nanami thinks as he shifts to lift the covers. Even if he had the option to say No, he still would have picked Yes.

Finally setting down next to the other, Gojo shifts his grip from Nanami's wrists to around his waist, pressing his damp nose into the crook of Nanami's neck, lips on his collarbone.

"Na-na-min."

"Hm?"

"Thank you. For coming, and for staying."

"..."

"Will you still be here when I wake up?"

"I'm not going anywhere."

"..Promise?"

"Yes."

The grocery shopping could wait.

--end--

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finishing notes: idk if the whole "gojo used to be with geto, and he still misses him" implication spoiled the nanago vibe of this fic

if it did, ahjhaesd IM SO SORRY

but i really, really REALLY, couldn't stop thinking about gojo and nanami using each other to heal from whatever tragedy befell upon them in the hidden inventory/premature death arc, and how they healed each other until eventually getting together.

that's all i have for now, thanks for reading!

Now I get to back to my week of examinations! Totally didn't spend hours writing this instead of studying for Economics! <3 <3

--5 days to Shibuya--

[str0yberries]

"So that makes me the ausTerualia to your canadAoi" -Entowento 2024

[terra-tortoise]

light flight has a faction of librarians called lore keepers. theyre divided into three subfactions. one is tome keepers, the actual librarians and custodians of history and documents. another are relic keepers, who care for, organize, and study artifacts recovered from the many ruins in light territory. the final are record keepers, a more professional-sounding term for what are commonly called priests. these priests recieve and interpret prophecies, the most vivid and reliable visions recieved by the priest of the sun and stars, a position currently held by a veilspun called entos.

[fuxuannie]

Finally Blade content... Ily... nnn .m......

The day his canon personality is revealed i promise ill write of him more, cause I SWEAR my interpretation of him constantly changes every time I write about himm,, RAHHHHHHHHH

[clumsiestgiantess]

Omg you can’t just tell us there’s a puppy WITHOUT showing us the puppy!!!

Will there be a part 5 for the shadow we cast or did it end?

OH there will be ALOT more than a part 5! I'm currently ridiculously busy with a puppy, wedding, commissions and a whole Lotta life, so I've been struggling to find time to write.

I have A LOT planned for Mark and Sal and will hopefully get another chapter up soon!

[rafesslxt]

What do you wanna read first?

I mainly am writing these 3 right now and don‘t know to concentrate on which one exactly

[clumsiestgiantess]

Day 1 for Ento’s writer appreciation challenge!!!

My favorite comfort fic is actually a webtoon called My Miniature Life Manual! The characters are all very cute in their own ways and the shenanigans they get up to are always fun to read about! And of course there’s a tiny bit of angst sprinkled in every so often too

My own comfort fic is The Walls Won’t Be There Forever! It’s a nice mixture of comfort and angst that I always wonder how I managed to write so well (It does deal with the pet trope, but it’s rather condemning of it)

[csmingy]

(symps and aras) Genuinely I think you guys are just hateful as fuck and bitter because you think Oko is riding Fenos coattails... they're friends guys. Its weird.

also think you're confusing Subspecies and Lineages because you can't read?

Aramelle Species and Subspecies: Standard (ocean), Ento (bug), Chou (bird)

Lineage: Jousei ("brewery" type), Miltea (distant "noble" type), Oracle ("guidance" type)

Heritage: Guard (adds additional required traits such as the claws and fire breath)

While I think *maybe* Guard Aras should be a Lineage due to the fact they need to be taller, I dont really have an issue with this making sense at all? I dont have a desire to make a Guard and I think they needed more time before release, idk. But it doesn't bother me.

Some of us actually prefer Aras....

At least Oko seems to be doing something with the lore of her species. When did we get any writing or lore drops for Symprites except for the events that are just rehashed info every year?

🍈

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[bloomshift]

Infra

[he/they]

(loyalist) "Infra is a ruby commander who quietly wishes he could rise higher in the ranks but chooses to believe he is content as is. They would die for the elites they protect and are fully invested in the group they are a part of. Struggles to empathize with struggles of other militia or attendants. Believes they are whining because he personally has few issues." (rebel) "A bold, confident and loyal ruby commander who will fight to the end of the universe to protect who and what they believe in. Most focused on liberating militia gems. "

"Infra usually speaks with action instead of words, unless he is giving someone else an action to take. "

Infra ends up leaving the empire after being assigned to Lucky who is struggling under the empire as a defect. The love that Infra felt for her and the pain that they felt seeing how she had to survive made them realize that the system needed to change. Thus leading to him working with Lucky in order to escape.

Towards the end of my time in the Gem Galaxies discord I started writing all of my rebel characters with their pre and post rebellion selves in mind. So each of them have two artworks and two bios. Infra and Lucky are in love and the two of them fuse into Ento.

[alien-chicken-baby]

I want to apologize to every dubbed movie/series ive watched, translation IS hard

Like, i bought the demon slayer manga box cuz i thought itd be cool and my greatgrandma shows up and asks me “why don’t you buy me story books as well?” and like all the telugu books on amazon are biography type shit, not actual novels. She doesnt want those. So she asks me “why don’t you translate your comic books to telugu for me?” and I was like HELL YEAH CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

bruh its so hard?? 

like tanjiro’s mom thanks him for working hard right?? but how tf do i translate that to telugu. Like dhanyavadamulu is too formal. It isnt something a mother would say to her son on a daily basis

TELUGUS PLEASE HELP ME WHAT DO I WRITE IT AS?????

like dude, “nuvvu roju ento kashtapadutunnavu, dhanyavadamulu.” DOES THAT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING A MOM WOULD SAY TO HER SON??? TOO FORMAL I TELL YOU!!!

[entomologistt]

What do they give you for Christmas?

Featuring: Emma Woods, Orpheus DeRoss, Victor Grantz, Vera Nair, Anne Lester, Frederick Kreiburg (Identity V)

Contains: Holiday gift giving, fluff, seperate romantic headcanons, gender neutral reader

Ento note: Happy Holidays! And good day to you if you don’t celebrate 🙂‍↕️ I don’t even remember what I spent all my spyglasses on, but now I can’t afford Melly’s christmas B tier… sighs. Next year she will be be mine, trust 🙏

Emma Woods “Gardener”

Emma has to think outside the box this time. She always gives you the prettiest flowers and all of the best, most succulent fruits and vegetables from her garden… Plus, it’s wintertime.

So she reverts back to her old roots of handiwork… Knitting! She spends a while working on a huuuuge knitted sweater of your favourite color(s), each woollen row a sign of her unwavering commitment to making the coziest sweater. 

When she finally gifts it to you, it’s really warm and comfy, perfect for the holiday season. She even made herself a matching green one!

Orpheus DeEss “Novelist”

If you share a similar interest, such as reading, he’d give you books of your favourite genres and authors.

Actually—he’d probably write something just for you, a story he knows you’d enjoy, one that gets you more intrigued with each turn of the page. Maybe even some poems for just you.

He’d also get you a locket necklace or a watch, a piece of pretty jewellery for you to wear. You can put whatever you want in it. Will you keep him close to you?

Victor Grantz “Postman”

He’s a sweetheart, that’s for sure. He shows up at your door with a smile on his face, a bouquet full of poinsettias and red roses held out for you to take. Of course, Wick is with him too, her tail wagging as she barked excitedly behind him. 

Victor is a good listener, so he always takes mental notes on things you like or things you might need. He gifts you various things, including supplies for any hobbies you partake in. 

He also gifts you a new notebook that you can keep, so you can keep his written words and conversations with you! 

Vera Nair “Perfumer”

Vera makes you two special perfumes. One is a pretty bottle full of scents that remind her of you, and she’s an expert at assigning people their recommended fragrances, scents that fit them. In this case, it’s a scent that’s so… you! 

The other is a bottle of euphoria, but she only recommends it for when you need to ease your mind. 

She also gifts you things you’d find in a gift set, full of luxurious bath and skin products. You’re dear to her, you deserve the best, after all. 

Anne Lester “Toy Merchant”

Although her specialty is wooden toys, she has another thing in mind for you. When December comes, she spends a lot of time in her workshop, crafting the perfect gift for you. 

Matching dolls! That’s right; she makes two little dolls, one that’s you and one that’s her. With the paid help of a certain prospector, the little hands are magnetized, so whenever they’re close, they connect! 

Now with these “mini-yous” in the picture, sometimes you both switch dolls. You take mini-Anne wherever you go, and mini-you sits happily on Anne’s shelf with other stuffed animals and toys. 

Frederick Kreiburg “Composer”

Of course, only something special and meaningful would suffice for his muse. At first, he thought of composing another beautiful piece for you on the piano… But let’s just say he’d never be done in time with how many times he’d restart, throwing crumpled papers to the floor. 

But a bright idea flickers in his mind, and he believes it to be possible. So when Christmas Day comes, he charmingly hands you your nicely wrapped gift. 

It’s a music box. When you twist the hand crank, a familiar tune comes in little bell-like notes. It’s one of the first composed pieces he’d ever written for you! Not only can you listen to the nostalgic melody whenever you want, you can also store your pretty jewellery and accessories in the velvet music box. 

[cleverhottubmiracle]

Links with a * are affiliate links. It’s that time of year again when I share my lingerie trend predictions for the coming two seasons, but this time we’re doing things a little differently! For the past six years, I’ve compiled these trend forecasts from behind my desk, based purely on what I’ve been seeing online (and occasionally in stores… but mostly online). I usually start spotting potential trends and making notes from around summertime, finally writing them up the following January – it’s a long process! This year however, for the first time since I began covering the lingerie industry back in 2012, I finally went to one of the industry’s major trade shows: the Salon International de la Lingerie, which takes place in Paris every January and where both key industry players and much smaller brands all join together for a three day whirlwind of meetings, fashion shows and conferences while presenting their upcoming collections. I also got to visit the nearby showrooms of Passionata and Ralph Lauren lingerie/sleepwear thanks to a client who works with those brands (and who was the reason I attended the Salon show in the first place). Seeing that much lingerie, by that many brands, in such a short space of time is a lot to take in. But I came back from my trip armed with hundreds of photos to sort through and a much different perspective on the trends we’ll be seeing next. I’ll be writing more about my thoughts on the show for LingerieBriefs.com soon, but here, I wanted to share a look at some of the top lingerie trends I noticed at the show, as well as a couple I didn’t. One last note: usually, my lingerie trend reports start by reviewing the previous year’s predictions and whether they materialised as I’d expected or not. However, because this trend report is going to be so much longer and more image-heavy than in years past, that will be coming in a separate post. Nine lingerie trend predictions for 2025 1. Metallics, shimmer & shine From metallic laces and embroideries to foiled fabrics that added a pearlescent shine to non-standard colourways, shimmer was everywhere at the trade show – the below are just some of the many examples I saw, so I certainly think we’ll be seeing a lot of this in 2025. Scarlett Gasque Dot76 Skarlett Blue Cambaj Paloma Casile Empreinte Sans Complexe Odette Ancel 2. Fun colour blocking Whether it was at larger brands such as Sarda and Mey, or smaller indies such as Mon Tiroir from China and Vannina VESPERINI from France, the show was awash with examples of playful, clashing colour. Sometimes across the entire design, and other times in the form of bra straps in an unexpected colourway, or a vibrant, contrasting trim elastic in place of the typical black or tone-on-tone choices. In 2025, lingerie won’t just be bright and colourful, it will be multi-colourful. Mon Tiroir Mey Vannina VESPERINI Nette Rose 3. Lingerie made to be seen The lingerie-as-outerwear trend shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. It’s still all over the catwalks, and the Salon shared some trend data that noted the term “visible underwear” is becoming increasingly significant. Speaking to some of the brands at the show, it became clear that many of them are designing with outerwear styling possibilities specifically in mind. Think interesting backs you’ll want to show off with a backless outfit, bodysuits you can wear with jeans or a skirt, and options that just generally have a little more coverage so it’s easier to wear them out. I also heard from multiple brands that they’re working on hybrid pieces that blur the lines between lingerie, loungewear and regular clothing. (They weren’t at the show, but this brings to mind Entos’ Knott top which coordinates with – and shows off – their satin bralettes). Or, as in the case of Happy Undies, ‘swimtimates’ so that you don’t even need to change out of your underwear for a day at the beach! 2024 also saw solutionwear brand NOOD launch tops with incorporated bra-style support*, and I’ve seen a number of brands lately that offer clothing with built-in shapewear so that again, you can wear a single piece that serves two needs. It feels like lingerie is becoming ever-more multi-functional. Paloma Casile Lumey Noblesse Privée Valnue Happy Undies 4. Natural materials It can sometimes feel like, despite the increasing demand for sustainable fashion and the huge uptick in new lingerie brands that make sustainability a core part of their brand, lingerie in general lags behind because of its widespread reliance on synthetic fibres such as nylon and elastane. So it was lovely to see so many examples of natural fibres, particularly cotton, at the show. It’s absolutely smaller brands that are leading the way here. Carvaro, Cambaj and Odette Ancel were all showcasing styles made with cotton-based lace, which is something I’d love to see more of – and think we will. Cambaj’s bralette below also uses natural tree rubber (latex) elastic in the straps, which is something I included in my 2022 lingerie trend predictions. It was premature, perhaps – it’s still uncommon even now, but I continue to believe we’ll see more and more of this in the years to come. That, and the new biodegradable synthetics. Romrom Carvaro Cambaj Odette Ancel Short Stories 5. Raised textures & embellishments One of the biggest advantages of attending the Salon International de la Lingerie was getting to see the lingerie up close and actually touch it. Naturally, you get a much better appreciation for the texture of the garment. Is it soft or scratchy? How thick or lightweight is the moulded cup? Textural details can be somewhat difficult to capture in a product photo (such as the flocked velvet on the Lumey pieces below!). What looks flat online can actually have a lot of depth to it, and I saw plenty of designers making use of interesting raised textures – and at the higher-end brands, 3D embellishments – in their 2025 collections. Carvaro Karma on the Rocks La Sirene Scarlett Gasque Paloma Casile Lumey Odette Ancel 6. Colour trends: green & purple I’ve already spoken about the colour-blocking trend, but in terms of the most predominant colours I saw throughout the entire show, green and purple definitely reigned supreme. Especially green! There was just so much of it, and in all different shades from lime to emerald to deeper, more bluish hues. Front to back: Oh La La Cheri, Bott Lingerie, Understatement (x 2 sets), Mon Tiroir, Organic Basics Nette Rose Understatement Mon Tiroir Scarlett Gasque Scarlett Gasque Front to back: Mon Tiroir, Modibodi, Lise Charmel, Antigel, Fleur of England (x 2 sets) 7. Floating underwire bandeau bras I only have one photo to illustrate this trend, though I did see it from Passionata too. I’m talking about the ‘sheer underwired bandeau’ silhouette that I wrote about as a new trend in 2022, where the wires float behind a layer of unstructured or minimally-structured sheer fabric. It’s a design that makes the functional yet rarely-admired underwire the star of the show. Since that 2022 article I’ve continued to spot this shape online frequently, and seeing it again in Paris confirmed it for me – this is a bra style we’ll be seeing more of in 2025 for sure! Mon Tiroir 8. Chain & jewellery details And now for a trend I didn’t see at the Salon International de la Lingerie, but which I still feel is going to make a mark in 2025: jewellery details. Particularly chains. I included a couple more examples of this from Marks & Spencer and Ann Summers in last month’s holiday gift guide while Edge o’ Beyond, a brand long known for its detachable chain options, recently revamped its jewellery collection with increased quality and extended sizing. Although I didn’t spot this trend ‘live’ at the show – though I would note there were many, many brands I didn’t have time to visit – it did make an appearance on the very first page of a Sans Complexe catalogue I received at their booth, who’ve just introduced chains that can be attached to many of their bras. There was also a talk titled Embellishing the intimate: when jewellery meets lingerie which I unfortunately couldn’t go to (it took place just before I arrived on day one), but clearly, it’s something the industry is talking about right now. 9. Shapewear with lace Finally, another trend I was already noticing before attending was increasingly-stylish shapewear, something I wrote about a couple of months back. I did see lace-trimmed shapewear at the show from MAGIC Bodyfashion, while another major shapewear brand I spoke to also mentioned that they were working on their first lacy collection. Very sleek and plain pieces still dominate, understandably since they’re the smoothest and most invisible, but it certainly seems like the shapewear industry is getting prettier and more varied! So there you have it, my top nine lingerie trends for 2025. It’s my longest list yet; attending the Salon International de la Lingerie definitely helped me to pick out a few additional trends, while also reaffirming my thoughts on some I’d already planned to highlight. Perhaps I will go back next January! What do you think of these lingerie trend predictions? Which are you most excited about, and is there anything else you think I should have included in my list? The product recommendations directly above are affiliate links Source link

[norajworld]

Links with a * are affiliate links. It’s that time of year again when I share my lingerie trend predictions for the coming two seasons, but this time we’re doing things a little differently! For the past six years, I’ve compiled these trend forecasts from behind my desk, based purely on what I’ve been seeing online (and occasionally in stores… but mostly online). I usually start spotting potential trends and making notes from around summertime, finally writing them up the following January – it’s a long process! This year however, for the first time since I began covering the lingerie industry back in 2012, I finally went to one of the industry’s major trade shows: the Salon International de la Lingerie, which takes place in Paris every January and where both key industry players and much smaller brands all join together for a three day whirlwind of meetings, fashion shows and conferences while presenting their upcoming collections. I also got to visit the nearby showrooms of Passionata and Ralph Lauren lingerie/sleepwear thanks to a client who works with those brands (and who was the reason I attended the Salon show in the first place). Seeing that much lingerie, by that many brands, in such a short space of time is a lot to take in. But I came back from my trip armed with hundreds of photos to sort through and a much different perspective on the trends we’ll be seeing next. I’ll be writing more about my thoughts on the show for LingerieBriefs.com soon, but here, I wanted to share a look at some of the top lingerie trends I noticed at the show, as well as a couple I didn’t. One last note: usually, my lingerie trend reports start by reviewing the previous year’s predictions and whether they materialised as I’d expected or not. However, because this trend report is going to be so much longer and more image-heavy than in years past, that will be coming in a separate post. Nine lingerie trend predictions for 2025 1. Metallics, shimmer & shine From metallic laces and embroideries to foiled fabrics that added a pearlescent shine to non-standard colourways, shimmer was everywhere at the trade show – the below are just some of the many examples I saw, so I certainly think we’ll be seeing a lot of this in 2025. Scarlett Gasque Dot76 Skarlett Blue Cambaj Paloma Casile Empreinte Sans Complexe Odette Ancel 2. Fun colour blocking Whether it was at larger brands such as Sarda and Mey, or smaller indies such as Mon Tiroir from China and Vannina VESPERINI from France, the show was awash with examples of playful, clashing colour. Sometimes across the entire design, and other times in the form of bra straps in an unexpected colourway, or a vibrant, contrasting trim elastic in place of the typical black or tone-on-tone choices. In 2025, lingerie won’t just be bright and colourful, it will be multi-colourful. Mon Tiroir Mey Vannina VESPERINI Nette Rose 3. Lingerie made to be seen The lingerie-as-outerwear trend shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. It’s still all over the catwalks, and the Salon shared some trend data that noted the term “visible underwear” is becoming increasingly significant. Speaking to some of the brands at the show, it became clear that many of them are designing with outerwear styling possibilities specifically in mind. Think interesting backs you’ll want to show off with a backless outfit, bodysuits you can wear with jeans or a skirt, and options that just generally have a little more coverage so it’s easier to wear them out. I also heard from multiple brands that they’re working on hybrid pieces that blur the lines between lingerie, loungewear and regular clothing. (They weren’t at the show, but this brings to mind Entos’ Knott top which coordinates with – and shows off – their satin bralettes). Or, as in the case of Happy Undies, ‘swimtimates’ so that you don’t even need to change out of your underwear for a day at the beach! 2024 also saw solutionwear brand NOOD launch tops with incorporated bra-style support*, and I’ve seen a number of brands lately that offer clothing with built-in shapewear so that again, you can wear a single piece that serves two needs. It feels like lingerie is becoming ever-more multi-functional. Paloma Casile Lumey Noblesse Privée Valnue Happy Undies 4. Natural materials It can sometimes feel like, despite the increasing demand for sustainable fashion and the huge uptick in new lingerie brands that make sustainability a core part of their brand, lingerie in general lags behind because of its widespread reliance on synthetic fibres such as nylon and elastane. So it was lovely to see so many examples of natural fibres, particularly cotton, at the show. It’s absolutely smaller brands that are leading the way here. Carvaro, Cambaj and Odette Ancel were all showcasing styles made with cotton-based lace, which is something I’d love to see more of – and think we will. Cambaj’s bralette below also uses natural tree rubber (latex) elastic in the straps, which is something I included in my 2022 lingerie trend predictions. It was premature, perhaps – it’s still uncommon even now, but I continue to believe we’ll see more and more of this in the years to come. That, and the new biodegradable synthetics. Romrom Carvaro Cambaj Odette Ancel Short Stories 5. Raised textures & embellishments One of the biggest advantages of attending the Salon International de la Lingerie was getting to see the lingerie up close and actually touch it. Naturally, you get a much better appreciation for the texture of the garment. Is it soft or scratchy? How thick or lightweight is the moulded cup? Textural details can be somewhat difficult to capture in a product photo (such as the flocked velvet on the Lumey pieces below!). What looks flat online can actually have a lot of depth to it, and I saw plenty of designers making use of interesting raised textures – and at the higher-end brands, 3D embellishments – in their 2025 collections. Carvaro Karma on the Rocks La Sirene Scarlett Gasque Paloma Casile Lumey Odette Ancel 6. Colour trends: green & purple I’ve already spoken about the colour-blocking trend, but in terms of the most predominant colours I saw throughout the entire show, green and purple definitely reigned supreme. Especially green! There was just so much of it, and in all different shades from lime to emerald to deeper, more bluish hues. Front to back: Oh La La Cheri, Bott Lingerie, Understatement (x 2 sets), Mon Tiroir, Organic Basics Nette Rose Understatement Mon Tiroir Scarlett Gasque Scarlett Gasque Front to back: Mon Tiroir, Modibodi, Lise Charmel, Antigel, Fleur of England (x 2 sets) 7. Floating underwire bandeau bras I only have one photo to illustrate this trend, though I did see it from Passionata too. I’m talking about the ‘sheer underwired bandeau’ silhouette that I wrote about as a new trend in 2022, where the wires float behind a layer of unstructured or minimally-structured sheer fabric. It’s a design that makes the functional yet rarely-admired underwire the star of the show. Since that 2022 article I’ve continued to spot this shape online frequently, and seeing it again in Paris confirmed it for me – this is a bra style we’ll be seeing more of in 2025 for sure! Mon Tiroir 8. Chain & jewellery details And now for a trend I didn’t see at the Salon International de la Lingerie, but which I still feel is going to make a mark in 2025: jewellery details. Particularly chains. I included a couple more examples of this from Marks & Spencer and Ann Summers in last month’s holiday gift guide while Edge o’ Beyond, a brand long known for its detachable chain options, recently revamped its jewellery collection with increased quality and extended sizing. Although I didn’t spot this trend ‘live’ at the show – though I would note there were many, many brands I didn’t have time to visit – it did make an appearance on the very first page of a Sans Complexe catalogue I received at their booth, who’ve just introduced chains that can be attached to many of their bras. There was also a talk titled Embellishing the intimate: when jewellery meets lingerie which I unfortunately couldn’t go to (it took place just before I arrived on day one), but clearly, it’s something the industry is talking about right now. 9. Shapewear with lace Finally, another trend I was already noticing before attending was increasingly-stylish shapewear, something I wrote about a couple of months back. I did see lace-trimmed shapewear at the show from MAGIC Bodyfashion, while another major shapewear brand I spoke to also mentioned that they were working on their first lacy collection. Very sleek and plain pieces still dominate, understandably since they’re the smoothest and most invisible, but it certainly seems like the shapewear industry is getting prettier and more varied! So there you have it, my top nine lingerie trends for 2025. It’s my longest list yet; attending the Salon International de la Lingerie definitely helped me to pick out a few additional trends, while also reaffirming my thoughts on some I’d already planned to highlight. Perhaps I will go back next January! What do you think of these lingerie trend predictions? Which are you most excited about, and is there anything else you think I should have included in my list? The product recommendations directly above are affiliate links Source link

[terra-tortoise]

🍏🍇🍌?

🍏Show off a dragon family and talk about them! Do you have siblings, parents & kids, etc?

man im really bad at adding familial ties to my dragons 😔 i dont have any in the new lore yet (hoping to have a pair of fire siblings this month) and the closest i have is velya and presage rn. but in the old lore i had avala and byrophyta!

avala was a homebody and the peace keeper of gem's rest, and his daughter byrophyta was much more restless. she traveled with longneck trade caravans and would bring home stories and souvenirs for her father.

🍇Share the "villain" or main antagonist of your clan and talk about them!

the skeletal wyrm, largest and oldest of the shambling fossils that now haunt the cairnstone rest and the intricate tunnels beneath dragonhome. the wyrm was partially opalized in its first encounter with presage, in the moment when the earthshaker's blessing upon her activated. the name of this dragon has long since been forgotten.

🍌Show off your favorite couple/throuple/etc and share some information on how they first met, fell in love, etc!

of course, alecto and presage! to summarize their romance in a silly way, alecto kept stealing artifacts from presage's job sites and she thought he was hot so she let him do it. more accurately alecto saw the potential in presage that velya appeared to be wasting and convinced presage that there was more to life than paperwork and fear. i really want to write down the intricacies of their dynamic bc its very fun to me.

bonus couple from the old lore

bast and entos, my everything (: butch knight/femme princess

[fuxuannie]

i've read a lot of your hsr fics and i absolutely adore your writing style, looking forward to your valorant content!!!!1!

i surprisingly have one in the works right now! i just wanted to clear up some hsr requests, but i cannot wait to show my valorant stuff! (♡˙︶˙♡)