#everyones drawings were so cool and silly hehehe

[ghosteii]

some doodles i did in the @/daycarefriendpickup magma before bed

[yellowhollyhock]

I noticed something with Raph and don’s relationship in 03 vs 12. In 03 they seem to get along so well but in 12 they seem to hate each other but that can just be that 12 Donnie tends to yell more and lose his temper while 03 Don is like a fury of a storm which takes time to build up. No hate btw I just feel 03 Don and Raph have a better relationship? What do you think?

Okay you’ve unlocked a long answer but I’ll give a short one first and put the essay under the cut, heheh

Short answer: Yes I agree. 2012 Raph and Don have soft moments, but Donnie makes fun of Raph’s emotions weirdly a lot and for no reason? And insults his intelligence (I know it’s not always on purpose but sometimes it is). And Raph doesn’t mind scaring Donnie to get his way. They both do get better throughout the show. But if 2012 Raph and Donnie met 2003 Raph and Donnie I do think they’d be surprised how close they are.

Long answer:

Hard agree. That’s part of why it took me so long to warm up to 2012. Even still I don’t watch it I just like the fan content. I will say, 2012 pacing is different which I think makes them feel meaner? Like it’s a different style of storytelling that’s more likely to… not trivialize exactly? A lot of things are played for laughs that wouldn’t be in 2003. Like Raph is very mean to Donnie about his crush on April but that’s less the show writers showing us who Raph is and more them inventing Donnie angst imo. And when they need Raph to get really angry for plots it’s usually Donnie who says the cruelest things because Leo’s the main character and Mikey’s the sweetheart.

In 1987 Raphael and Donatello make fun of each other constantly. I think 2012 might be drawing on that. I mean, to me, the 1987 dynamic still felt warmer? Maybe because both characters were mean to everyone, as opposed to mostly each other. But for example, one of my fave episodes, Raphael vs The Volcano. Donatello invents some kind of health-o-meter that Raphael is immediately skeptical of, and when he’s scanned it says he’s about to die. So Raphael is making fun of something that’s clearly important to Donatello right out of the gate, BUT, he spends the rest of the episode taking it very seriously, going around doing good deeds and taking insane risks because he thinks he’s gonna die anyway (and wow okay. Okay. Sure just stomp on my heart and do it in a silly font so that I’ll feel stupid complaining about it. 1987 turtles are fluffy bunnies who will you). Anyway when the other turtles find Raphael inside of an active volcano trying to prevent its upcoming eruption, Donatello is the one coming down from the helicopter to greet him. In fact Donatello is always sticking close to Raphael and even mimicking his tonal patterns. It’s a very sweet warm-feeling moment between two brothers who we constantly see together, who have been apart for a whole episode and their last conversation was a disagreement about Donatello’s latest invention. Here’s what the moment sounds like:

“Hey IIIIDiooot~~”

Which is definitely exactly something Raphael would say to Donatello, probably also while saving his life. I just. They’re both such jerks but they’re still so soft with each other in a way I can’t even explain. And it feels like 2003 prioritized preserving the softness while 2012 focused on preserving the humor. Idk 2012 also just tends to be… angstier? About the family dynamics? Which it is cool to watch their growth, that is a strength. I didn’t want to sit through three seasons of unnecessary comments and veiled threats first though, personally

Anyway my preferred imaginary interpretation of 2012 is that Raph and Donnie are besties, they just express their affection through sarcasm and screaming. Which isn’t necessarily what we’re shown? But I don’t think canon contradicts it either.

This is making me want to explore the idea of 03 Raph meeting and adopting the 12 boys. Imagine 12 Donnie seeing how close their counterparts are and being jealous (I say Donnie being the jealous one because I think he would be the most immature about it which with 03 Raph’s help would lead to some ~healthy conversations~).

[le-velo-pour-dru]

Hey guys. It's me. Almost three months later X'D 💖 I'm soooooooooooooooooooo sorry for not making this earlier, my motivation just wasn't there, but I promise I appreciated every single drawing you guys made for me 🫶🩷 I'm so lucky to have such kind and talented friends, you guys are awesome!! :3 💖 Without further ado, I think it's time to give these drawings some proper appreciation, shall we? ^^ 🩷

Starting with: the various doodled Dallons I've gotten!! ^^ 🩷 They make me so happy omg X3 💖 Look at them!! That's my silly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D 💖 They are very cute and fun and I love them a lot, thank you to everyone who drew one, they're amazing hehehehe X3 🩷 (Also hi Chase and Maya, I see your styles in there!! X3 🩷 You guys's are so cute!! I love them!! :D 🫶💖)

Next, onto the various cat drawings I've received!! 😁🩷 LOOK AT THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY'RE SUCH CUTE LITTLE GUYS OMG X3 💖 THEY'RE SO ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😁🫶💖 They're all just so cute and charming in their own ways, thank you to each of the artists for their adorable cat drawings X3 🩷

Now onto the general happy birthday wishes!! 😁💖 These were very sweet, thanks you guys for these ones :3 💖 They definitely get me in that happy and excited birthday mood, y'know? 😊🩷 These make me so happy, I really appreciate that you guys cared enough to reach out and send me stuff like that! :D 💖

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa pink hearts!! 😄🩷 I like this one a lot, it's so cute :3 💞

DRU DIVISION. OMG 🤭💖 THIS. IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRAWINGS I GOT XFHGJCXCBGJCCGJCHVVJCGJGJC- IT'S SO SILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! X3 💖

This is awesome hehehe!! :D 💖 The iDKHOW pyramid looks very cool, I like this one a lot ^^ 🫶🩷

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS ONE'S SO CUTE HEHEHEHE!! 😁🩷 I DON'T KNOW WHO MADE IT BUT IT MAKES ME SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 😁🫶💖 IT'S SUPER CUTE!! ^w^ 🩷

THESE TWO. OH MY GOD. THESE TWO. THEY GET THEIR OWN SECTION BECAUSE LOOK HOW AMAZING THEY ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤩❤️ Two of my favorite people in an absolutely amazing style omg!! I'm surprised you can even achieve this level of detail and skill with that website, that's amazing!! :0 💖 I have no idea who drew these for me but thank you so much, they are absolutely incredible :D 🩷 I love them so so so much and I am so honored that you would make them for me, thank you so much :) 💖

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE THESE FLOWERS!! THEY'RE SO CUTE!! 😊🫶🩵💜 Thank you!! :D 🩷

I loooooooooooooooooooooooove this frog so much hehe :3 💚 Look at its silly face!! ^^ 🫶 That's a very silly fellow I like it a lot hehe :] 🫶❤️

Look at this funky little bird!! :D 💖 That's a very cool aminal, thank you to whoever it is that drew it for me :] 🩷 I like it a lot it's very fun ^^ 🫶💖

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I THINK I KNOW WHO MADE THIS 😁🫶💖 YOU'RE WELCOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING AWESOME TOO!! YOU'RE SO EPIC ^w^ 🫶❤️

And. to finish out this post. the autism creature. YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! ^_^ 💙 I love the little smile this artist gave it, this has got to be one of the cutest renditions of the autism creature I've ever seen!! :3 🩵 It reminds me of a stuffed animal I have actually!! 😊🫶

Anyway, those were all the drawings I got for my 17th birthday :) 🩷 I am so so grateful for every one that I received, and for the fact that I have friends and followers who care enough to make me something for a special event such as this. Thank you to everyone who sent me something, and thanks for being such great friends to me, I love you all so much ^^ 🫶💖 Looking forward to another great year on Tumblr!! 😊🩷

Hi everyone!! As you may know, I am officially seventeen years old today!! 😁🩷

So to celebrate, I thought it might be fun to open a secret drawing box!! :D 💖

Please don't feel obligated to send me anything if you don't want, but if you'd like, you can anonymously send me a little drawing!! Anything is fair game, as long as it isn't inappropriate or disrespectful in any way, but I totally trust you guys to keep things mature and appropriate X3 💖

I can't wait to see what you guys send me!! :D 🩷

[krenbotvt]

What The Fans Of (Almost) Every Scarecrow Design Are Like Just by Surveying Rogue Tumblr for Approx: 5 Months. (Not in any particular order. Also this is a meme.)

Year One: You probably needed a childhood to relate to/needed a justifiable reason to stan one of Gotham’s biggest criminals. (but if your childhood involves being half-eaten by crows i am VERY concerned)  BTAS: The gateway drug Scarecrow. You’re probably a gremlin, and also really like the Dork Squad(tm)  TNBA: He’s under-appreciated, and you know this very well, but you’re also thankful that you get some of the coolest artwork of your favorite spooky boy. (Also the voice. 11/10 you want him to read sleepy hollow to you.) TAOB: You are one of the only 3 living fans of Adventures Of Batman Scarecrow, but you give absolutely no shit. You love that uncanny valley, near on clown-like scarecrow, and i feel bad for you, because you’ll probably never get art of them. Super Friends: I...Wow. Y’all really do exist... Galactic Guardians: YOU GUYS ACTUALLY EXIST TOO??? BATB: JAZZY. You like his hat, and his voice. You also probably enjoy a lot of older scarecrow designs as well. You get sad because you wish there were more content.  The Batman (TV series): PFFT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (But seriously though, you poor, poor things...There, There...) Assault On Arkham: AA Scarecrow in an otherwise good movie. Basically, you’re sad he didn’t get more screen-time. At this point, just stan: Arkham Asylum: ABSOLUTE GOBLIN OF A HUMAN. One of the gateway drug Scarecrows that lead you to The Rogues fanbase in the first place. You either love the serious artwork of him, love him drawn/written as a gremlin, or are STILL offended by his lack of footwear. Either way, you adore him and will remind everyone of it. Arkham Knight: OH FUCKING BOY. This can go one of two ways. 1.You love his writing (or don’t, but still stan), his poetic dialogue and his voice, and you also love how much he hams up the fear factor. You probably adore every artwork of him you see, and you REALLY love reading any fan-written material of him. You have many headcanons, and probably have googled A LOT of stuff to make them more genuine.  Or 2. You are very, VERY horny... (But as a good friend once said, “these are not mutually exclusive.”) Nightwing And Robin: Aw, y’all are so cute! Here, have some tea with the SF AND GG Fans, I think they have Earl Grey over in the CORNER OF IRRELEVANCY. (But I feel bad for y’all too.) Unlimited: BEEF BOY. You’re either in the group of people that love Scarecrow designs that use scythes, or you like how strange, yet fun his appearance is. Most art of him is super colorful too. There aren’t very many of you, but the amount of you that I’ve seen seem like super cool people. You all probably also enjoy the next one: Batman/TMNT: You knew the movie was a wild ride from start to finish, but you love it. You probably also like birds (I know, really obvious.) There aren’t many of you, but you like the idea of a corvid-like Scarecrow, and you wish for more. Or...You may be a furry that also likes DC stuff, and that’s ok too! We too also oddly love that weird ass cobra joker anyways.  Salecrow: You love his rhyming (which is arguably the best thing about him), but are also annoyed by the fact that most content of him use the same 3 images every time. You’re probably in the same boat as all the other scarecrow fans that genuinely want a proper medieval themed version of him. If you write/draw him, you’ve googled endless nursery rhymes. Its like Dr.Seuss up in this bitch. Also, them hands. Blackest Night: Chances are you’re still amazed that your favorite bag-headed master of fear even HAS that thing. You REALLY want him to wear that damn ring again, and will probably pay an arm and a leg to see it happen in a form of animated media. You also have very interesting artwork/writings of him. And your head canons are outlandish, but in the most fun way. (Seriously though, Hatter with a ring, huh...) Injustice: You either love the concept of The ScareBeast, or you’re here for the fact that hes voice by FREAKING ROBERT ENGLUND. Admittedly, you probably aren’t all too good at fighting games, but you still insta-lock him despite that.  The Dark Knight: Cillian Murphy portrays the character rather well, but you either are unnerved by his strangely dreamboyish face, or would wish for a slightly older actor. But!!! Despite all that!!! You love him, and probably still quote “WaNnA sEe My MaSK???” (Although I see some of you get absolutely tired of that lol) I don’t see any loyal fans of him, but everyone seems to agree that he’s not too shabby (heheh... shabby...) Gotham (Tv Series): ...Hello? Where are you guys? I KNOW you exist! Show yourselves! Jokes aside, you either love him or hate him. Live action scarecrows seem to be a hit or miss for some.  Harley Quinn (Tv Series): Softies. You adore everything about him. His dialogue, his humor, his very surprising accent, and his, albeit a stretch, questionable sexuality implications. Most art of him is very wholesome and good, probably because you’re STILL not over...Well... Maybe its better if I not mention it (all fans of him are the “If I see anything happen to them I’ll kill everyone in this room and then myself” meme.). Detective Comics: Hroo Hraa, my friends. Hroo Hraa. Whether it’s his “Queer grasshopper leaps” or his strange laughter onomatopoeia, you can’t get enough of his antics. Nothing beats a classic, and the fact that there are still many of you that are fans of him makes me smile. New 52/Prime Earth: One of the few scarecrows that greatly changes his childhood, but you welcome the idea of it. He’s a very unsettling looking guy, but you’ll remind everyone that his writing makes up for it. He’s mostly treated like a semi-C tier villain in the continuity, but every time you see him you’re like “!!!!!!!”.You most likely have a list of every issue he appears in so you don’t have to suffer, and your heart still breaks when you read the scene with him and that one girl. (He said he was sorry, guys.) Batman:Hush: 2 and a half sweet and savory minutes of this guy, only for him to get kicked in the face? Nay, Nay, you say! A crime, you holler! You go to your keyboard to tell your friend about how good his character design is, and how well animated he was, but alas they say “that’s nice, bud.” Blast it all... The Lego Batman Movie/Lego in general: Our boy at his most gremlin. Sure, you know this is a 99% children’s medium, but that doesn’t stop you from smiling like a dummy every time you see him. He’s funny, he’s delightful, and he has... a weird obsession with planes? What is it with them and putting him in planes? Maybe he got a pilot’s license before he attended university? What a smart little block person!  Obviously, I left out quite a few here, but these seem to be the most popular. There are SO many comic renditions of him, so It’d take my forever. (My poor fingies already hurt!) But please enjoy this silly little thing :’] 

[ask-fantasy-sanders-sides]

Yo Remus, you mentioned that yeah, Heartbreak's happened to Roman before and y'all both hate it, but my question is.... /How/ did that happen?? Like, what was the event that broke Roman's heart?? When?

( @lasilhouetteinbianco )

(Remus smiles sadly. He sits down, and sighs. Dee sits beside him, and looks into his eyes. Several minutes pass, as if they’re communicating somethring with their faces, not saying a word. Dee nods, rests his head on Remus’s shoulder, and reaches over to hold Remus’s hands, fidgeting with them as he speaks.)

Remus: It was when mom passed away. We were all heartbroken – me, Grampy.. Hell, everyone in the damn temple loved her! But, it hit Roman especially hard.

Remus: Mom was everything to us, and she did a lot to make sure we were always happy. She was never grossed out by me, or overwhelmed by Ro. She was the only motherfucker who could handle us, hehehe~! And whenever one of us had drawn a picture or written a scene about some fantasy world, she would listen, and act like it was the best story she’d heard yet. And at night, she would sing and dance with us until we were exhausted, and tell us stories until we fell asleep… Roman needed that. I didn’t realize how much, until she was gone.

Remus: Roman just… shut off. He wasn’t smiling anymore, and he wasn’t singing or drawing. He just moped around the places she used to spend her time, as if he was waiting for her to come back… He didn’t perform anymore, because he didn’t feel like doing it unless she was watching, and it was making her smile. I’d never seen him genuinely frown before, not even when we fought, or when he got injured! Now, he wouldn’t stop doing it.

Remus: I was bad too – I mean, obviously, she was one of the only three people I’d ever cared about, and she was my mom, and I loved her more than anything – but I knew nothing was going to get better if I let Roman just fade out like that. 

Remus: So, I played it up~! I knew I wasn’t going to be able to make him happy again, not yet, but I wasn’t going to stand for just ‘numb and/or crying’ anymore! We holed up in Mom’s old room, with all of her books and plays, and I got Roman to read her favorite stories with me again. 

Remus: We would make fun of the characters and pick at the plot holes, and get heated at all of the dumb characters when they did stupid things – Then, while we were mad, we would devolve into yelling at the world for letting her pass away like that. We would read the comedies, and I would get him to laugh at my dirty jokes and dark humor – and while we were laughing, we would remember all of the silly things Mom used to do to make us smile, and we would laugh some more. We would read the tragedies, and he would get real sad and start crying, and I would cry with him – and while we were already crying, I would get him to talk about mom, and let him vent everything out. Slowly, we were getting better.

Remus: Eventually, I dragged Nicodemus in. I felt bad for not including him at first, but I knew I would never get Roman to open up while he was still around; Roman was determined to make a brave face for Grampy, no matter what. But, I’d already gotten Roman to crack, and convincing him to be just as open with Grampy wasn’t too hard… 

Remus: It took months to get him back to his dramatic, emotional self, even if neither of us were really going to be the same again. Then, the thing happened with Sune, and we decided to leave – everything around the temple reminded us too much of Mom, anyway. So, we hit the road, and went hog-fucking-wild~! 

Remus: We looked old enough to pass as adults, and we were angry, immortal, unsupervised, and had no idea how the outside world worked, so we were about to fuck. Shit. Up! No one could tell us not to drink as much as we wanted, we could go wander around whatever cool places we found, and anyone or anything that picked a fight with us was about to be on the receiving end of all of the pent-up grief, rage, and fire that two recently-orphaned, just-now-hitting-puberty, crazy ass boys could contain! We went fucking Pleasure Island!

Remus: We killed dragons and other crazy monsters, saved cities, started bar fights, recovered and/or stole and then broke priceless artifacts, joined Disney’s troupe for a while, got our own personal Villain – we totally thrashed one of the Dragon Witch’s pets, she hasn’t forgiven us since – Roman had a girlfriend for a little while, and I mean yeah that was the Dragon Witch but it was still fuckin crazy! 

Remus: It probably wasn’t the healthiest way to deal with our issues, but man, cutting loose like that, and forgetting we had some dumb destiny? We felt so alive! Roman got really attached to the idea of romance, and got really mushy and gross whenever we saw a happy couple on the road, which was all the time. I got really into travelling, and we both got a liiiittle obsessed with monster slaying.

Remus: Then we, uhh.. We split up. I did something bad, and Roman was really put off. He insisted that we had a purpose, and we needed to stop wasting our gifts just ‘fucking around.’ I….. said something I shouldn’t have said. It was true, and it had been bugging me since I realized it, but I shouldn’t have put it the way that I did. We’re both horrible with words…

Remus: I told him he had a stick up his ass, and he just wanted to be a ‘hero’ so he could prove to himself that he was worth all of the praise Mom dumped on him… What I meant was that he already deserved all of the praise – he’s awesome, and he needed to stop worrying about it!! I was mad that he couldn’t see in himself what everyone saw in him, even if he pretended he did. ….He didn’t take it that way. I woke up the next morning, and he was gone.

Remus: Years later – when DeeDee and Pat basically forced us – we talked about it. I told him everything that had been going through my head since Mom died, and he told me everything from his point of view. He was surprised to hear about how I didn’t hate him or Sune at all, and I was surprised to hear he was pretty much alone for sixty years after he left~! But, it was nice to make up with him, and have a brother again. After Virgil left, I was almost losing hope, haha~!

Remus: I… I haven’t gone back to the city. Roman and I wanted to leave the temple as far behind as possible when we ran away together, and after he left… I didn’t want to see that place again. I didn’t want to think of him, or of… O-of Mom. Everything in that stupid town reminds me of her… I want to see Grampy, I really do! But–

Dee: It’s okay, dear~ That’s enough.

(Remus laughs, and shakes Dee off of his shoulder. He keeps a tight hold on Dee’s hand as they continue walking, and Dee gives you a pointed look. His face is unreadable.)

[moonlightjinko-kun]

Blossoming Love (one shot)

Late submission for @atsukyouweek day 3: job au! 

Characters/ Pairing: Nakajima Atsushi and Izumi Kyouka // AtsuKyiou

Genre: Fluff

Rating: General 

Words: 1,200++

Summary: Starring Nakajima Atsushi as a teacher in Bungo Elementary School and Izumi Kyouka as a cafe owner! In an AU where they have no abilities and have normal jobs, Atsushi struggles with his first confession, which he has been preparing for three months.

A/N 1: I had a lot of fun writing this and I hope you’ll have as much fun reading this as well! ohoh and I’ll leave it up to y’all to imagine how much Atsushi was blushing at the end of this! A little warning first, this fic is heavy on conservations! Enjoy!! 

The chime of the doorbell drew her attention from the counter.

“Sorry to come in when you’re already closed for the day.” Atsushi answered sheepishly.

“It’s fine! Take a seat first. Give me a few minutes, alright?”

Atsushi nodded and shuffled awkwardly to the closest table he could reach. He sat down and gently set the bouquet of flowers he hid behind him on his lap. She busied herself around the counter, wiping up the crumps. Atsushi kept his gaze on her while his hands busied themselves with the ribbon on the bouquet. His heart stopped momentarily as he realised what he had done. His eyes drifted down to the bouquet on his laps and saw that the bow was undone. He grimaced at the sight of it and panicked, his mind zeroing on at the ribbon as he tried to reach out for the ribbon with his right foot. 

“Nakajima-san, your usual? Ah, do you want some cake to go with it?” Hearing no response from him, she asked again in a louder voice. “Nakajima-san, is your usual fine?” He finally looked up at her, looking dazed. “Nakajima-san, Americano with half a cup of soda alright?”

“Mm-hmm.” He replied hastily and his eyes dropped back down. Hearing her footsteps receding into the kitchen, he snatched up the pink ribbon from the floor. Moving his shaky fingers as quickly as he could, he fastened a small bow around the bouquet. He cursed softly under his breath as he undid the bow and re-tied it. Looking satisfied with the bow, he lifted up the bouquet and checked it again under the light. The position…? He sighed and undid the bow and shifted the ribbon a few centimetres up and re-did the bow. Urgh the bow looks ugly now. He undid the bow again and re-did it. It’s still crooked. He undid it again, and the ribbon slipped out of his sweaty palms. He heaved a sigh of exasperation and bent to pick it up.

“Nakajima-san, what are you doing?”

Startled, he jumped in his seat and the bouquet on his lap fell to the floor. Hearing the soft plop of the bouquet landing, she looked under the table as Atsushi hurriedly reached his left hand over to pick up the fallen bouquet and placed it on the table.

“Nakajima-san, careful-“

Klok! Atsushi winced in pain as a searing pain shot through his shoulder from where his shoulder had knocked against the table .

“Are you okay?”

Atsushi managed an assuring smile at her question. Concern flitted across her face while he rubbed his shoulder.

“I’ll go get –“

“No wait, don’t go. Izumi-san.” She froze at her name. “You’re Izumi Kyouka right? From contemporary Literature class?” A nod of acknowledgment came from her.

“Why didn’t you tell me that when we met again three months ago?”

                                                                                         🙟🙟🙟🙟

The memory from that day surfaced vividly in my mind’s eyes. It was a cool night and there was a light breeze blowing. Yet, he had ran into the café, with sweat beaded on his forehead, and his shirt drenched with perspiration.  My heart raced as I recognised him.

“Welcome, how may –“

“The rainbow cake!” he exclaimed excitedly while running to the counter, drawing glances from the other customers in the café. He hurriedly gave an apologetic bow and repeated, softly this time, “Can I get the rainbow cake?”

“Sure. Do you need me to add any words on the cake?”

“Ah you’re able to do that? Then can you please add ‘Happy Children’s Day!’?”

I nodded and picked up the icing tube and added the words. He turned around to give me space to do my work. He started humming while he waited. It was a sweet little tune, soothing to the ears. I called for him when the icing was done and showed it to him. A wide smile spread across his face at the sight of the cake and he exclaimed excitedly about how perfect the cake was.

“Oh the rabbit you added was really cute,” he complimented while I packed the cake into a box. My heart raced to a faster beat at his compliment. I bowed my head in thanks. “The children would be so happy tomorrow,” he continued.

“Tomorrow?” I asked as he handed me his card.

“Yeah! Tomorrow’s Children Day! The other teachers and I had planned a day of activities for the children. The children in my class wanted a rainbow cake. Hehheh I tried making one myself, but it was so difficult. And with so little time left, I finally gave up and decided to buy one instead, but it was already sold out in so many cafes and I’ve been running around for so long to find a place which still has it! I was so happy when I realised that you still have it! Thank goodness too, if not the children would be so disappointed. Hah, I’m so relieved. Eh ah oh no, I’m so sorry, I talked too much, comes with being a teacher I think.”

He gave an embarrassed chuckle. A giggle escaped me when my eyes met his, and we both burst into laughter. As we started to calm down, I returned him his card and thanked him. A warm smile formed on his lips in return before he walked away.

Two steps away, he stopped and turned around to ask, “Ah, that’s right! Have we met before?”  

My eyes widened slightly before I managed to compose myself enough to shake my head. “Is that so?” he voiced out loud, his head tilting to the right. “Ah okay then! See you soon, Tenchou-san!”

                                                                                        🙟🙟🙟🙟

“ – okay? Izumi-san?” His voice pulled her out from her memory and she nodded, She took a breath and replied, “I thought you didn’t remember me … I was only a freshman then and you were already a senior, so …”

A soft smile came to his lips. “Silly, you should have said something.”

What was I supposed to say?

An awkward silence passed between them before she broke her gaze away. His hand which had been reaching out to her dropped to the table. His fingers twitched as he reached for the bouquet. He picked it up with his trembling fingers and hid his face behind it.

“Um… Izumi-san, I … came today because I … I have something I wanted to say to you…and it’s…” He took a pause before rushing the words out of him, “I-like-chu-whale-go-out-wit-me?”

“Huh? What?”

She heard a sharp exhalation of air coming from behind the bouquet followed by panicked whispers of “what should I do”. Her heart started to drum faster when she saw him moved. Atsushi stood up and looked at her while gripping the bouquet tightly in his hands.

“Izumi-san, I like you. Will you go out with me?” Bright pink patches appeared on his cheeks as he held out the bouquet towards her.

“-es, yes.” She replied softly. A momentary shock flitted through him before a single tear of joy unconsciously rolled down his cheek. She reached out her hands and took his bouquet. “Nakajima-san, yes.”

The pink blush on his cheeks glowed more brightly at the brush of their hands. “Izumi-san, can I… can I hug you?” Kyouka closed the distance between them and gave him a soft smile. Atsushi reached out and placed her arms around her, sending her heart racing. She buried her flushed face into his chest and placed her arms around his waist.

I like you too.

A/N 2: Thank you so much for reading the fic to the end and I hope you enjoyed it! Comments and likes are appreciated ^^ A heads up, I’ll be updating a slightly different version of this on AO3 after the week ends, heheh! Thank you so much again for reading to the end! Happy AtsuKyou week everyone, and lets have lots of fun this week! 

[merihikari]

Here, a little of KD/A AkalixEvelynn <3

Ahri and Evelynn have Akali in front, Ahri cited the two in a small cafeteria to talk to Akali about his plans to create a girl-band Ahri, wearing sunglasses and a scarf to pass unnoticed: So, what do you say? Akali: ... Evelynn, wearing a scarf covering her head and her pink circular glasses: We do not have all day, darling

Akali, see Evelynn when she said that but look away with a little of blush:  I do not hang on to other people's money, I'm not interested

Ahri: Wait ... What? We put everything for you on a silver platter, wh-?

Akali: That's exactly why I'm not interested - get up from the table - thanks but no thanks, with permission - walk to the exit-

Evelynn: What are you doing? -Raise with a spoon her coffee after putting some sugar-

Akali, stops his walk and turns to look at Evelynn at the same time she sees Akali to and drink her coffee: What do you think I doing?

Evelynn: Mmm-you put her coffee on the table- I do not know maybe ... leaving the opportunity of your life in shock? -she gestures with his head towards Ahri who's mouth wide open in shock looking at Akali-

Akali: And you?

Evelynn: Me? Surprised that a girl who has no talent runs away? Believe me, I see it every day ... but this time I thought I would find some ... - see Akali from head to toe - talent

Akali: What just.. do you say? -walks towards the table again and put her hands in the table-

Evelynn: i SAID -get up of the chair and put his hands in the table to stay in front of Akai, to much close of her face- you don’t have talent -smiles-

Akali: You... -smash the table and draws the attention of everyone in the cafeteria- People! Do you know what is the rap?

People: Sure girl! What do you get?!

Akali: I wanna show you what I have! -looks at Evelynn- and I wanna show you what is the talent -walks outside the cafeteria with all the people inside-

Evelynn: I don’t want to miss this -takes off her scarf and the sunglasses- Let’s go Ahri -punch her in the back and walks to the exist-

Ahri: What the-?! Hey, that hurt! -stand up and follow her-

-Outside of the cafateria, Akali stand on a bench-

Akali: You are ready gus?! -Everyone screaming, Evelynn and Ahri get out of the cafeteria and see Akali, and she sees they to- Well, Here it go -puts the soundtrack of POP/STARS in her phone-

Evelynn: What? Ahri?

Ahri: I send her the soundtrack and the lyrics of the song... hehehe... -Evelynn takes her neck about to hang her but Akali starts singing-

Akali:  I'm a goddess with a blade 소리쳐봐 내 이름 잊지 못하게 loud, loud, loud, loud

Evelynn, leave Ahri and this one sees Evelynn with a face that said “I told you”: That... 

Akali: I could take it to the top 절대 멈추지 못해 ,내가 끝내주는 bad gal, gal, gal

Evelynn, out of the crowd:  And when I start to talk like that (like that) Oh you won't know how to react -approaches Akali-

Evelynn: I'm a picture perfect face, With that wild in my veins You can hear it in my growl, growl, growl, growl 

Ahri, singing in the background:  So, keep your eyes on me now 무엇을 보든 좋아할 거야 -the people apart of her way meanwhile she walks in direction of Evelynn- 닿을 수 없는 level, 나와 대결 원한 널 확신해 -Akali get of the bench-  We got it all in our hands now, So, can you handle what we're all about? -stand beside Evelynn and start to do the choreography- We're so tough, not scared to show you up, Can you feel the rush now?

Evelynn, singing the part of ####:  Ain't nobody bringing us down, down, down, down, down, down -beckons Akali to follow them but she don’t know about the choreography but the still sing the son- They three: They could try but we're gonna wear the crown -Akali sees them but at the same time is acting the song- You could go another round, round, round, round, round, round, round Wish you luck, but you're not bringing us down

Akali, in her thoughts: this is so hard,,,

They three:  We go hard, 'till we get it, get it, We go hard, we so in it, in it We Pop-Stars, only winning, winning now 

Akali, in her thoughts: okey, this is your opportunity...

They three: Ain't nobody bringing us down, down, down, down -Akali, about to sing-

Evelynn: HeY! Your ready for this... Let’s go!

Akali, returning to reality immediately:  See 언제든지 내 모습 magic 단 한 번에 내가 잡어 절대 기죽지 않지 uh!

Evelynn in her thoughts: My god she is so... yes!

Akali, nervous because Evelynn doesn’t stop of see her: Pow, pow 네가 뭘 알아 (알아) 견딜 수 없어, 원해도 (해도) 원하는 게 얼굴에 보여 I'm trouble and you're wanting it I'm so cold -Evelynn approaches to Akali - When I move that way, you gonna be so blown I'm the realest in the game uh!

Evelynn,recharges Akali's back with care:  Say I'm on fire with a blade You're about to hear my name Ringing in your head like oh...

Ahri:  So, keep your eyes on me now -She sings in the background-

Evelynn to Akali: You really have talent... -Akali sees Evelynn and blush but look away-

Ahri: 무엇을 보든 좋아할 거야

Akali: I...   

Ahri:

We're so tough, not scared to show you up, 

Can you feel the rush now?

-Everyone see in direction of Evelynn and Akali but they aren’t wanna sing anymore, Ahri just get furious on theme and walks close- What the heck are you doing?!

Akali: I... -See Evelynn again-

Evelynn: You will join? -offers a hand to her-

Akali, see Ahri and Evelynn: ... I can’t -uses a smoke bomb and disappears into the crowd-

Person 2: What? And the cool girl?

Person 1: The cool girl? Is there! You don’t see Ahri and Evelynn there?

Person 3: Are they real?

Person 1: Yeah! Look that tails! Ahri, give me your autograph

Ahri: Shit...Evelynn...

Evelynn: Don’t see me -puts her sunglasses on- I wanna search that child

Ahri: You really want her in the group? You say yesterday-

Evelynn: I want her... -transforms into a shadow- See ya

Ahri: Eve! Agh!

Person 3: Ahri, sorry for don’t recognize you!

Ahri: I-It’s okay sweety

Ahri, in her thoughts: Hurry Eve,,,

-Evelynn in her shadow form seach here is Akali and found her a few streets from where they were, Akali was sitting in some big wooden boxes-

Voice: Sweety~

Akali got up immediately and put himself on guard with his kunai in his hand: Who’s there?

Voice: Awww honey... I think you like me... I’m sad that you really don’t like me at all... Or not? -Evelynn get out of the shadows and she catches Akali in his arms pushing away the kunai from his own body, staying face to face with Akali- I got you~

Akali, blush and get off of Evelynn’s arms: You want to kill me or something?!

Evelynn: Oh no honey! I just want to play haha

Akali: Am i a toy then?

Evelynn, awkward: I don’t meant that

Akali: But sounds like that

Evelynn: Look, I will be clear, I really like you voice and your attitude out there, it was just amazing and I love it -Akali just look away to hide her blush- And I want to be you parter -Akali looks at Evelynn searching a lie expression but no, nothing there-

Akali: I...

Eveynn: Don’t do that again! Just tell me why you hate us that much

Akali: What?

Eveynn: Akali, your amazing and you know it, this will be a opportunity for you to be recognized in all of the world, why do you hate us that much to not accept us

Akali:  And that’s why I don’t want you, you are famous because your rich, all of your fame is based on money or scandals, Ahri is recognized because she is a pretty face and comes from a rich family and you are recognized by your scandals, and you offer me help? Like i said it before, Thanks but no thanks 

Evelynn: ... You know why Ahr disappears for 5 years? -sits in a wooden box of over there look at the floor-

Akali, look at here confused: No...

Evelynn: Because she want to be a woman, a real woman, who wins her fans because she is talent, not just because she is beautiful, and I proud of her... And I well... I want to be new

Akali: New?

Evelynn: Yeah, I know all of my scandals and all of that shi... anyway, I want to bring to my fans a Evelynn who doesn’t need a man for be famous, I wanna show people that Evelynn is more than that...

Akali: Eve... -Evelynn blush a little for heard that but come back at her senses immediately- I did not know anything about that

Evelynn: I know you silly, We supposed to not be in public until we show the song POP/STARS... and we do that five minutes ago,,, fuck, here, take this -give to Akali a card with a number- Its my number, if you want to talk I will be available until 3 A.M. at that hour Ahri and I will go to Australia to talk with the other integrant of the group, you have until that, see ya honey -comes to a shadow and leave Akali-

Akali: That... is not much time...

Meeeeeeeeen This is so hard :’c I made fanfics and all but not in english so is hard for me do all of this and I sure there is a few of errors, sorry pmp

Well, I made a story in my head about a love triangle in the universe of KD/A and I want to share it with you because my two fanarts of Ajali an Evelynn have to much popularity and I was thinking if you will enjoy a fanfic... This is just a part of a real fanfic, if this have support I will make a real fanfic so... yeah c: lead me know how is this and if you enjoy it

[survivingthejungle]

slow it down

that vic fic (hehehe vic fic) where he wants to keep it on the dl, shenanigans ensue. when i was writing this i had slow it down by the lumineers on repeat (hence the title) so if u wanna give that bad boy a listen while reading, feel free

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Vic liked you. He really, really did. It took him weeks to work up the courage to even ask you out; but when he did, he did it in secret, so that no one would even know it happened.

That should’ve been a warning sign that this would not be one of your typical “high-school-sweethearts”-cliche relationships. From that moment, there were no cheek-kisses in the hallways (no acknowledgements from him at all, for that matter), no cute prom-posals (or being asked to any dance, at all, ever), and there was certainly none of him talking about you, to anyone, ever. It was almost as if as soon as he asked you out, you stopped existing to him.

At first, you’d try to talk to him during the day. That didn’t go to well. He was distant, distracted... his full attention was never on you. It was always on whatever conversation the rest of the Gang was having. The occasional “Hey Vic!” or “So, what are we doing this weekend?” was usually acknowledged with a simple head nod or an, “I don’t know, I’ll call. See ya later.”

Eventually, you stopped asking. You weren’t dumb, or clueless, or ignorant. You could tell when your attention wasn’t wanted. In fact, you had almost considered calling things off. But then the weekend would come and you would see him, and he would pick you up off the ground and spin you around, and you’d giggle and he’d give you that beautiful smile, and all would be well with your soul.

The routine lack of affection might have concerned you, but you were used to being alone. On your own. In fact, the idea of not having to be constantly attached to Vic’s arm was quite appealing to you. You had always enjoyed independence, why should you have to give that up for some silly high school fling?

For the most part, the two of you really only hung out (went on “dates”) on the weekends. It was really just one-on-one time- driving around, picnics in fields, and the occasional coffee date at a cafe just at the outskirts of town. Places not many people were bound to see you. Almost as if he was afraid of you two being seen together.

At first, he thought it was great that you didn’t seem to have a problem with this. After all, he was the big-bad-bully Victor Criss, and he couldn’t go around having his rep ruined by being labeled as “soft” around some girl. But after a couple of weeks, he realized just how much this arrangement was bothering him.

”You and that chick still bangin’?” Henry abruptly asked him one day. “‘Cuz if not, I’m gonna see what kinda damage I could do to her,” he winked. Half-joking, half-serious.

”Hey, hands off, Bowers. We haven’t done anything yet, but she’s still my girl. I don’t share.”

”Damn, you sure? Doesn’t even seem like she likes you! Y’always stare at her in the hall and she doesn’t even give you the time of day. That’s cold, dude.”

That got the gears in Vic’s head turning. The more he looked for it, the more he noticed you really didn’t seemed bothered by his PLA- Public Lack of Affection. And then it started to bother him.

”Hey,” he stopped you in the hall one day, right after school let out and everyone was headed home. “You mad at me?”

You were slightly incredulous. “No! Why would you think so?” you wondered.

”We never talk. You don’t even look at me most of the day. Just wondering.”

”Vic...” you started, “You... you started that. You asked me out and then never talked to me. We only hang out where people can’t see us. I thought you just didn’t want people to think anything. That’s why I don’t draw attention to us in public.”

You were genuinely unfazed by his typical stoicism in regards to your relationship. “That... that didn’t bother you? That I don’t want anyone to know?”

”No, of course not. I’m perfectly content hanging out by ourselves. I’m not your property, y’know. I don’t have to be glued to your side 24/7. I get it. I like being on my own, really.”

He didn’t realized how much it upset him until you said it out loud. Why weren’t you upset he wasn’t showing you off? You were his girl, you should want his attention! Any other girl would never get off his case if he expressed interest in them. He knew you were different, and he appreciated it, but now he wanted to be wanted.

”Fine then. That’s cool. But just know, from now on, I’d like it if you were a little more friendly to me out in public. Like at school. Can you start hanging around the guys and I again? Just don’t want any other bozos gettin’ the idea they’re allowed to put their hands on you...”

You gave a soft, understanding smile. He felt his heart swell at the sight of you standing in front of him, just slightly shorter. “Of course. If it would make you feel better, then that’s what I’ll do.” He wrapped you up in his arms, engulfing you in his warm embrace. He walked you out to your car, an arm around you the whole way there.

While you drove together, you even took a detour to a little ice cream shop that was typically frequented by the other high school kids. You were surprised he had suggested it (other kids would see you both there! How taboo!), but you weren’t objecting. If he wanted to make it public, it would be public.

Eventually, as well, you warmed up to his friends. They were mean, to clarify, but you could tell they were loyal to one another. Patrick’s objectifying, intense, creepy gaze might’ve unsettled you, but you were confident in your ability to bust a creep’s nose with your palm if the need ever arose. Henry was just as creepy but slightly more vocal. More than once, he’d said something along the lines of, “So, Vic, when do the rest of us get a turn? Aren’t you gonna share?” but Vic responded by a hard glare and a tightened arm around your frame. You just rolled your eyes. (Henry secretly respected you for this. Not many people, not to mention girls, would openly disregard him like that. It was bold.) Belch, on the other hand, was not much of a problem. Sure, he had the capacity to be just as mean as the others, but he was much more respectful. To you, at least.

It was like that for you two. He’d be distant, you’d back off, and he’d miss your attention and come crawling back. But you would never just break it off with him. It wasn’t in your nature, you were kind and understanding. You respected his want for personal space and for human interaction. Vic was an enigma, to say the least. But so were you.

[soto-translates]

Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology: Saiyuki OVERNIGHT + extras

Thank you @seiten-taisei for sharing this, and a bunch of drama CDs!  Go here to check out what she's shared.  Go here for links to my translations of the other stories in this anthology.

Goku helps a baby panda in this last story of the anthology.

P110 Saiyuki OVERNIGHT Kouga Yun Baby Panda: Mother, humans are interesting.  They don’t eat bamboo. Mama Panda: Well, you mustn’t go near humans.  Oh my, what happened to your leg? sfx: munch munch Goku: I’m hungry!! sfx: Guwah Goku: Hey, don’t we have anything to eat!?

P111 Goku: I’m sick of camping out!! Gojyo: Shut it.  We get it already. Hakkai: The map must be old.  There’s no village either... Goku: Food food food.  I can’t sleep like this! sfx: flail flail Narration: Matter of life and death Sanzo: Suck it up.  Noisy... Narration: Totally composed Narration: Flexible Gojyo: It’s just one night; you won’t die. Hakkai: Though there’s no guarantee we’ll be able to eat tomorrow. Ahahaha. Narration: Thoroughly prepared

P112 sfx: Jaw drop Hakkai: Well sfx: tadah Hakkai: I have some manju. Goku: Seriously!?  Great job Hakkai!! Hakkai: I bought them in the previous town just in case.  There’s only one per person though. Goku: Aw yeah. Gojyo: Wait!! Goku: Huh? sfx: tummy rumble Gojyo: Just one ain’t enough.  If you’re a man it should be all or nothin’, life or death!! sfx: babaaaam Gojyo: Not one per person, winner takes all four: a battle royale!! Goku: Whaaat!?

P113 Gojyo: Rock, paper Goku: Uwaaah sfx: crack Gojyo: You don’t play, you lose!!  Scissors. sfx: pop Hakkai: Ah, I got lured in. Gojyo: Dog-eat-dog, I eat manju. Goku: No fair, pervy kappa!!  Waah. sfx: pompf Sanzo: Quit fucking around.  Servants should suck it up.  Hand them over to Sanzo-sama.  It’s just food... Gojyo: Tyrant!  Boo!  Boo! Goku: You don’t play you lose!  Boo!  Boo! Hakkai: Ahahaha.

P114 Goku: That’s what happened.  Can you believe it? sfx: leaves rustling, panda whines Goku: So then I got mad and went searching for food. sfx: toss Goku: There, that’s better, yeah? Mama Panda: That can’t be.  A human wouldn’t be able to loosen the trap by himself. Baby Panda: Mother, that boy was a youkai.

P115 Goku: There. sfx: ties Goku: Don’t get caught again. sfx: tummy rumble Goku: Pandas’re lucky... You can eat bamboo... sfx: tummy rumble, blowing wind Baby Panda: Are you hungry?  You can’t eat bamboo?  Come with me. Goku: Huh? sfx: rustle Baby Panda: Youkai get hungry too?

P116 Hakkai: Hm?  Sanzo?  There’s one manju left. Sanzo: Yeah.  Guess I couldn’t eat all four.  The monkey is annoying, so leave it for him. sfx: puff Gojyo: Sanzo!  You’re too nice to the monkey. Sanzo:  You just clutch your empty stomach and sleep. Hakkai: That was your bad, Gojyo. Gojyo: The starving brat just fussed too much.  Boo, boo. Sanzo: He’s filling himself up now, after 500 years of starvation.

P117 Goku: Wow!  Amazing!  That looks tasty! Baby Panda: Can you eat this? Goku: Yum!! sfx: chomp Goku: ‘S okay?  Thanks! Baby Panda: Uh huh, go ahead. Goku: All right, Imma eat ‘em all myself. Baby Panda: Go for it.

P118 Mama Panda: Son, youkai don’t eat peaches.  They eat humans when they get hungry. Baby Panda: No Mother, he ate them like they tasted good. sfx: chomp chomp Goku: ........... Baby Panda: ? What’s wrong? Goku: ............

P119 sfx: leaves falling Baby Panda: What’s wrong?  You’re not going to finish? Goku: “Sanzo, I’m hungry.” Sanzo: “Again?!  There’s no more food.” sfx: grumble Goku: “How come I’m so hungry?” Sanzo: “...... Eh, guess you can’t help it.” sfx: crush

P120 Sanzo: “You’re taking back the time you lost.  If you’re hungry, eat.  Go where you like.  Obtain what you want.  For yourself.  You’re already” sfx: hmpf

P121 Sanzo: “Free.” Goku: (thinking) You reached out and taught me.  You made me realize

P122 Goku: (thinking) that I didn’t have anything or anyone.  Loneliness, hunger, and how to ease them

P123 Goku: (thinking) You taught me all of that.  That’s the freedom you gave me. Goku: ...... Heh.  Hehehe.  I don’t believe it.  Heheh.  I’m full. sfx: Panda whines Baby Panda: You’re full now? Goku: Hehe... Did you know?  I don’t get hungry if I’m alone.  Thanks. sfx: pick pick

P124 Goku: I’m gonna take these back and eat ‘em in front of Gojyo.  Guess I can give some to Hakkai. Sanzo: “Everyone, no matter who they are, lives to ease their hunger and thirst.  But, that’s not limited to the hunger of the body.  It’s the hunger of the soul, too.”

P125 Baby Panda: Mother, humans (youkai?) get hungry in their “soul” too. Mama Panda: Well, I don’t really understand. Goku: I’m back ♡ Gojyo: Oh!?  Whaddya bring back? Goku: I’m not giving any to you!! Hakkai: Welcome back.  We were worried, Goku.  Sanzo was waiting too. Sanzo: What are you talking about? Goku: Huh? Hakkai: Well, the manju was. sfx: hop END

P126 Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology

P127 Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology Author Comments

AU Congratulations on the Saiyuki Reload Blast anime and sale of the anthology.  Thank you very much for the opportunity to work with such a wonderful creation.  I look forward to seeing what lies ahead for the Sanzo Ikkou.

Akanatsu Congratulations on publication of the Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology!  I was able to draw for the Saiyuki Gaiden Anthology too, so I’d be happy if you read that as well!

Usatoru I am so grateful I was able to participate in this!  I had a lot of fun drawing.  I wasn’t able to put him in this time, but my favorite is Hazel.

Ueda Shinsyu Congratulations on 20 years of Saiyuki!  I’m very happy to have been able to participate in the Anthology at this memorable point in time.  Goku is becoming more and more manly, and I look forward to seeing how he continues to grow and where the story goes from here.

Katagiri Ikumi Before I knew it, the mini Goku-chan story I had planned to draw transformed into a Gojyo manga.  Congratulations on the new new new Saiyuki anime!

Endou Minari This is Endou who was supposed to be a Sanzo fan, but recently Goku’s smile has seeped into my heart.  I wonder if this is what it means to get old... My favorite character is Sharak Sanzo, and I love everything about her so much.  Also, I reread all the books to prep for this anthology, and I think Hakkai and Kanan are just too cute!  Huh?  This isn’t the place to talk about that?  Character limit?  So heartless.  It’s too bad there are so many fascinating characters and I don’t have space to write about them all.  I’m looking forward to what’s going to happen in Saiyuki, now that it’s entered the final stage and is getting more and more exciting.

P128 Kogami Nana Thank you very much for inviting me to participate in this.  Congratulations on the anime!  I really love how Kougaiji interacts with Lirin-chan.  I love Lirin-chan’s personality, her muscular yet flexible legs, and her voluptuous chest.

Kouga Yun I’ve had a long relationship with the Sanzo gang.  I’ll always love them.  I plan to continue stalking Sanzo and watching over him for years to come.  I pray for Minekura Sensei’s health above all!

Tachibana Congratulations on 20 years of the Saiyuki series!!  The difficulty increases 1.5 times when the hotness (and nakedness) goes up!  I got to have fun and draw my beloved Gojyo getting defiant!

Suzumoto Jun Thank you so much for letting me participate in this Saiyuki Anthology!  I’m from the generic generation so this is a huge honor.  I was happy I got to draw Kougaiji because I like him.  It was fun having lots of characters appear!

naked ape Congratulations on 20 years of the Saiyuki series and the Saiyuki Reload Blast anime!  I got to draw an image that contrasts with the Gaiden anthology, and exclaim over the coolness of the Sanzo Ikkou.  Thank you very much for this opportunity!

D・Kissan Congratulations on 20 years of the Saiyuki series!  I started thinking of a plot that would let me draw a lot of the cool Sharak Sanzo-sama, but it ended up being a manga all about silly Hassan-san.  I’m so sorry...

Mikawa Verno I wanted to draw an amusing, slap-stick...-y tale about the Ikkou that wouldn’t usually be drawn, but whaaaat!?

P129 EXTRA PAGES Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum Presents Book front cover ※Writing is from time of comic sale

P130 EXTRA PAGES Book back cover ※Writing is from time of comic sale

P131 EXTRA PAGES Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology Zero-Sum Anthology Series Eroko Ichijinsha

KAZUYA MINEKURA LINEUP ZERO-SUM Comics Saiyuki 9 volumes total Saiyuki RELOAD 10 volumes total Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST 1-2 Saiyuki Gaiden 4 volumes total Saiyuki Ibun 1 WILD ADAPTER 1-7 Shiritsu Araiso Koutou Gakkou Seitokai Shikkoubu 2 volumes total Minekura Kazuya short story Hachi no Su 1 volume total BUS GAMER THE PILOT EDITION 1 volume total

REX Comics BUS GAMER 1

Art Books salty dog 1-9 sugar coat excess Backgammon Rimix

Original Image Reproduction Collections Saiyuki Series Original Image Reproduction Collection Saiyuki RELOAD Original Image Reproduction Collection

Post Card Books Saiyuki POSTCARD “PURPLE” “YELLOW” “RED” “GREEN”

Fan Books Original “Saiyuki” Series Perfect Guide Saiyubito Saiyuki Character Book Sanzo & Goku / Gojyo & Hakkai

Anthologies Saiyuki ANTHOLOGY Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST Anthology Saiyuki Gaiden Anthology

Novels Novel Saiyuki 1-3     Author: Misaki Hijiri Saiyuki OMNIBUS     Author: Minekura Kazuya and others Saiyuki Kourou Tengi     Author: Uozumi Yukiko

Spine・Cover flap ※Writing is from time of comic sale

P132 EXTRA PAGES Cover illustration Minekura Kazuya

Illustration naked ape

Manga AU; Akanatsu; Ueda Shinsyu; Usatoru; Endou Minari; Katagiri Ikumi; Kogami Nana; Suzumoto Jun; Tachibana; D・Kissan; Mikawa Verno

Rerecording Koga Yun

The world begins to go crazy. You can’t take your eyes off them. Cover・Back cover ※Writing is from time of comic sale

P133 Zero-Sum Comics Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology

Author/Anthology Publisher/Koyanagi Yoshio Publication/Kabushiki Gaisha Ichijinsha 〒160-0022 Tokyo-to, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku 2-5-10 Seishi Building 8F TEL 03-5312-6851 (editing) TEL 03-5312-6150 (sales) On sale from: Kabushiki Gaisha Kodansha (Kodansha・Ichijinsha)

Book design/Minekura Kazuya Miyata Yuusuke・Sano Yura (Banana Grove Studio)

ISBN 978-4-7580-3306-0 ©Minekura Kazuya/Ichijinsha 2017     Printed in JAPAN ID Comics ●This is a work of fiction.  There is no relation to actual people, groups, or events.

[rubiaryutheroyal]

Maya and Ema argue over whose better at solving mysteries, Wright or Edgeworth. Pearl and Kay join in.

Maya: Okay, Ema. I think you need to focus on the hard facts, not just feelings.

Ema: Sorry, Maya, but you’re the one who needs to look over the evidence again.

[What began as a casual chat between the two, recalling great memories about past cases and their adventures has somehow led into a heated debate over which of their respective lawyer buddies is the better mystery-solver.]

Maya: Hey, even you have to admit that Nick has beaten Mr. Edgeworth in all but one of his cases. I think the official record is proof enough.

Ema: But that record is misleading! Sure, he’s won a bunch, but Mr. Edgeworth works on a day-to-day basis. He has way more cases under his belt!

Maya: Hey, it’s not a matter of quantity when it comes to solving crimes; it’s the difficulty! And I’d say Nick has him beat by miles!

Ema: In what way?

Maya: For one, he has to argue against the police who usually do their investigation first. For another, the culprits trick the police into overlooking them. Those criminals have to be pretty crafty to do that!

Ema: Sure, but it doesn’t mean facing off with criminals on the scene is any easier! Those guys try to escape in whatever way to avoid being caught at all. I’d say that makes them craftier than those who end up in court, since they skip out on the risk of slipping up somewhere and getting caught in a heavily guarded place!

Maya: Hey, the only reason culprits show up in court is thanks to the efforts of the defense drawing information out from the evidence and testimonies! Not to mention, it’s always an uphill battle to argue with the prosecution and have to find the real culprit just to convince everyone! It’s like doing two jobs in one!

[Their bickering draws attention of Pearl.]

Pearl: Huh? H-hey, why are you two fighting? Please stop!

Maya: Don’t worry, Pearly! We’re just having an informed debate. And I’m defending Nick from Ema’s claim that Mr. Edgeworth is the better crime-solver!

Pearl: What? But Mr. Nick is a defense lawyer. Isn’t that already a tougher job than a prosecutor?

Maya: That’s right, Pearly! And just by being a defense lawyer, Nick has to face off against odds thought to be insurmountable, but he still wins anyway!

Ema: Huh? Hey, two-against-one is no fair! But still, isn’t it basically by luck that things work out for Mr. Wright?

Maya: Nuh-uh! …Well, I mean, sure, he does get really lucky sometimes, but it’s not just because he’s lucky! People don’t call him the “Ace Attorney” because of luck!

Ema: Er, well… I guess that’s true. He is pretty good at what he does…

Maya: Ha!

Ema: Buuut! I’m not saying that he isn’t. I’m saying that he isn’t as good as Mr. Edgeworth!

Maya: Oh, yeah? Where’s your proof?

Pearl: Yeah! Where’s your proof?

Ema: Well, um… H-hey, this double-teaming is making it hard to focus…

???: Have no fear, for the Yatagarasu is here!

All else: Huh?

[Suddenly, Kay hops down from… well, actually since they’re in a courthouse lobby, she has to come in through the doors.]

Kay: Hey, Ema! It sounds like you’re in a pickle!

Ema: Oh, Kay!

Maya: Huh? Where’d you come from, Kay?

Kay: Somewhere. But that’s beside the point! I hear you’re arguing over who’s the better crime-solver, huh?

Maya: Yeah, but I think we’ve got Ema stumped.

Kay: Hehehe… Sorry, but if you’re looking for proof, I got some!

Maya: W-whaaaat?

Pearl: Y-you do?

Kay: Sure! Just think about it: Where would Mr. Wright be if it weren’t for Mr. Edgeworth?

Maya: Um… you mean from the beginning? Not a lawyer, I guess.

Kay: Exactly! It’s thanks to Mr. Edgeworth lending him a hand in some way that he wins his court cases! If Mr. Edgeworth outright refused to help, I don’t think Mr. Wright would really do that well.

Maya: Well, sure, but Mr. Edgeworth doesn’t help him all the time. He’s not even around for some of Nick’s cases. We can’t credit everything Nick does to Mr. Edgeworth!

Pearl: Not to mention, we’re Feys! We can channel Mystic Mia, who was Mr. Nick’s mentor, if we’re really stumped!

Kay: Um… I don’t really get the whole spirit channeling thing, but isn’t calling a spirit kinda like a cheat card? It’s basically calling in someone else, isn’t it?

Maya: Well… I guess it could be, but usually we have to explain the situation to Mia before she gets answers. But she always does!

Kay: Well, then. I think that goes to show how great your sister is, but it doesn’t really help Mr. Wright’s case.

Maya: …Oh, yeah.

Pearl: Oh.

Ema: Meanwhile, Mr. Edgeworth can get help from me and Kay sometimes, but all I do is help with a little scientific investigation!

Kay: And I just help with breaking down the facts of a crime with Little Thief! It’s like a planner, but with holograms. The rest still falls on Mr. Edgeworth to do all the solving!

Ema: Exactly! So I think we have a pretty good basis for claiming that Mr. Edgeworth is the superior solver.

Maya: W-well, it’s not like Nick always needs help from Mia. He fights a lot of his own battles in court and on the scene.

Pearl: Hmm… though I have to agree that Mr. Edgeworth always seems to be on top of things, while Mr. Nick is usually… not.

Maya: P-Pearly! Don’t tell me you’re swinging over to their side!

Pearl: I-I’m sorry, Mystic Maya! You’re right! We should keep holding the fort for Mr. Nick!

Maya: Yeah, that’s the spirit!

Kay: Eh, but I think we’ve pretty much won once I brought in Little Thief.

Maya: What makes you think that?

Kay: ‘Cause it’s just a tool to help solving crimes easier, but Mr. Edgeworth doesn’t need it most of the time.

Ema: Though I don’t like to admit it, same goes for my help. He still has the police’s forensics team to fall back on in case I’m not around.

Maya: Hey… doesn’t that just make Mr. Edgeworth have a lot more “cheats”?

Ema: But are they really cheats when the defense has to use them too? The scientific investigation, I mean.

Maya: Um… I guess not. But there’s still Little Thief!

Kay: And as I was saying, it’s just a tool for planning. I use it for my next ventures, but it works just fine as crime-solving assistance! That’s all there is to it.

Maya: …

Pearl: Um, Mystic Maya?

Maya: …You know, Pearly, I think they have a point.

Pearl: W-what!? But what about keeping the fort!?

Maya: I know, but… Mr. Edgeworth can have all sorts of assistance at his disposal, but it doesn’t mean he needs them. And Nick doesn’t, but he has to rely on someone helping him work things out. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a moment when Mr. Edgeworth can’t figure out how a crime goes when he’s on the case. Just moments where we confuse him for a bit, and usually it happens because of an accidental discovery.

Kay: …Well, if I’m going to be fair, I have.

Maya: You have!? When?

Kay: Plenty of times, actually. We can meet with some pretty bad situations where we just can’t find the evidence or people don’t talk, no matter how hard we try to convince them. But we still barely pull through when the culprits slip up and reveal something quite important!

Maya: Huh… sounds a lot like how it is for us in court.

Ema: Thinking about it, a lot of the investigations Mr. Edgeworth leads feels kinda like we’re in court anyway.

Kay: Especially when we have to face off against other prosecutors, an Interpol agent, and even a judge!

Maya: Oh, you mean Judge Courtney? I’ve heard… but who’s this “Interpol agent”?

Kay: His name’s Lang, I think. He’s from Zheng Fa.

Maya: Zheng Fa? Where is that again?

Kay: Who knows? It’s somewhere in Far East Asia. He’s a pretty cool guy, but he has this weird obsession with wolves.

Maya: Wolves? Why wolves?

Kay: I dunno. He kinda reminds me of one with that hairstyle though! …Now that I think about it, it’s pretty spiky like Mr. Wright’s, but not that spiky. More like ruffly, like fur.

Maya: Well, I doubt anyone who have their hair as spiky as Nick’s. It’s like he has feathers on his head!

Pearl: Oh, wow. I never thought about it, but now I don’t think I’ll be able to not see it.

[And as the conversation goes on, it’s as if their “informed debate” fizzes out of existence, and no conclusion is reached.]

–

Maya: W-wait!

What?

Maya: Come on! That’s a disappointing end! I thought Pearly and I were gonna pull a turnabout somehow!

Hmm… but lately, all I’ve been writing about are arguments. I’m tired.

Kay: Come on! You’ve had plenty of rest between your writing!

But…

Ema: It’s just a little more! Give us some closure, at least!

Fine… Let’s just say Edgeworth is the superior overall because he has less derp moments. Not that he doesn’t, but it’s on a lesser scale.

All: …

Ema: Yeah, that sounds about right.

Kay: I’m down with that.

Maya: Objection! That’s not fair! Don’t just jump to the conclusion yourself!

Pearl: And that’s a silly reason!

I’m the Mod of a silly blog. I am obligated to take the silly route in all situations!

Maya, Pearl: ...

Maya: I’m starting to think the one who’s impossible to argue with is the Mod.

[zakurujayimagine]

FFXIV Questionnaire: Jaya Wisp

FC RELATED:

How did you first learn about LitterBox?

In my old FC the LitterBox were our neighbors. My FC called them weirdos but they were just younger than them. After I left I joined them because I had some friends there already and also so I can have a watchful eye on my old FC.

What are 3 words to describe this FC?

RP, Ditzy, friendly

What do you like most about this FC?

How everyone talks to everyone and hang out and are active.

If you could change something, what would you change about this FC?

More conversation and more active XDDD (im greedy)

CHARACTER RELATED:

What is your character’s name

Jaya Wisp

What race did you start as?

Miqo’te

Are you still that race?

Most of the time, just turned lala for the month hehe.

What’s your favorite race in the game

Lalafel, because i think they seem to be more customized than other races.

Is your character young or old?

She’s still growing, in her early 30s now.

What is your favorite Glamour

Being a shirtless thank, hehehe

What is your favorite dye?

Lavender purple

Which minion/pet is your favorite?

My onion prince!

Which role (tank/healer/caster/ranged/melee) do you prefer playing?

Blackmage but DPS in general

Which job is your favorite?

Dark Knight! :3

Do you have an Eternal Bond partner? If so, who is it?

Yup, Mormaz Innoruuk

FFXIV RELATED:

When did you start playing FFXIV?

February 2015

What drew you to the game?

I noticed my long time friend playing it on steam and when I asked him about it he hesitantly invited me into it. 

What’s your favorite aspect in this game?

How beautiful it is... *drools*

Which piece of music is your favorite in FFXIV?

Eternal Wind

What do you find the most challenging about FFXIV?

The toxic people lol

What are your FFXIV goals?

Finished leveling all dps,crafters, and gatherers to 60, complete any or all savage, get the primal birds. Get BLM and WHM anima relics.

What are you looking forward to in 4.0?

Just more fun and adventures with my friends!

PERSONAL QUESTIONS (about the player):

What is your favorite food?

Pumpkin Bread

What is your favorite drink?

Berry Zinger tea and/or Dr. Pepper soda

What is your favorite color?

Purple

What is your favorite animal?

A fox

If you could be anything, what would you be?

MAGIC

Any random facts you would share about yourself?

I draw... I’ve been in a long distance relationship with said friend, I watch anime.. XD uh.. I drew comics as a kid, the stories are cool but the art back then sucked lol

Have you played other Final Fantasy games? If yes, which is your favorite?

I’ve only played FFIII on the DS and Crystal Chronicles. Not 100% a fan yet. I prefer FFXIV though.

What other games do you enjoy playing currently?

Smite, Sims 4, KH, Zelda, COD, Battlefield, pokemon sun, Fire Emblem

What games are you looking forward to?

New Zelda!!

Pick 3 words that best describe you:

Funny, Happy, Motherly

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A character artist or animator in the Game Industry

What else do you do for fun?

Draw, Watching anime, be silly

Do you have a bucket list? Please name one!

Meet my online friends

What is the one thing you cannot live without?

Hugs

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Having my name spelled wrong...

What is your greatest fear?

As of right now, it is failing and not being happy in school (rocky road lol)