#flake sensei lore

[minaa-munch]

Hi CI! I read your headcanons and I gotta ask why you think Minato should be yamanaka and not senju. Wouldn't him being senju make more sense?

To be blatant with you, dear anon, I thought Minato being part Yamanaka made sense due to two reasons: his sensory abilities and his blond hairs. I blame the manga for not having enough blond individuals around.

Another, more selfish reason is that it really peeves me off with how OP certain clans are over the others. The manga doesn't do justice to the other clans that make up the village - I mean, if the Uchiha and Senju were that powerful, they wouldn't need the others. Each clan has its own significance and tracing Minato's routes to the Yamanaka is kinda like...a tribute to that idea. I wanted a Hokage to be from the fringes; to show that you don't need a kekkei genkai to simply be 'it' ya know?

^ an illustration of my valiant attempt at diversifying the pool. I have a lot of lore in my notes and I'll publish it soon. Thanks for the ask, anon.

P.s. A part of me really likes the idea that someone from a non-dazzly-clan broke the system, albeit for a little while. Lol he dies in a year.

A. Year.

[desolateice]

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In-progress fics:

Blood Orange

E rated fic for CK Halloween Lawrusso TKK era fic for the prompt: Ravenous

What is it?

Daniel realizes he’s a vampire, from a family of vampires, but only after he’s already lost himself in blood lust and drinking from Johnny. Now he’s got to figure out the best way to tell Johnny that he’s a vampire and hope he’s okay with it because Johnny’s got the tastiest blood around.

Progress update?  Now that my secret santa fic and tarte tartin are done I’ll focus on this. After which I’ll try and tackle some of the fics from my want to write list. Chapter 1

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Completed fics:

Tarte Tartin 👹🥋Complete 🦅

E rated CK Halloween Chozen/Johnnyy CK era fic for the prompt The Lure

What is it? Once a long time ago the Miyagi’s befriended a spirit, now each sensei of the dojo must prove their worth with a battle to the death. If they win they get a happy ending. If they lose...

Or Demetri opens a book and unleashes something bizarre that sends Johnny to a spirit world. What is a tarte tartin? A tare tartin is a french dessert, traditionally like an apple pie but rather than american style where the apple is cut into slices and baked between two pie crusts, a tarte tartin is half the apple and they’re cooked in a skillet first for a bit, then baked for a bit, then a crust is put on top of the apple halves and when it’s finished baking then it’ll be inverted onto a plate or serving dish.

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Sugar Plum 🎅🏻❄️🧚‍♀️Complete👑🩰

T rated Nutcracker AU with Cobra Husbands and Lawrusso Secret Santa gift

What is it? Terry Silver never wanted to run Dynatox, he wanted to be a toy maker, thankfully even though he can’t enjoy his current love of toy making he does have a godson who he can give toys to every Christmas Eve. So this Christmas Eve he creates a palace of wind up ballerinas and toy soldiers that look remarkably similar to his beloved captain, but Johnny ends up getting attached to a nutcracker with a big smile and big brown eyes. This story takes a little bit from each of the different versions of the Nutcracker (one from the 80s, one from the 90s, the Barbie version and the original short stories) and follows some original lore and also some new creations. What are sugar plums? Sugar plums were originally named not for the fruit but the size of the candy. They could cover a wide variety of sweets, sometimes just small candies of pure sugar, but eventually in the 21st century they became a fruit and nut dessert ball rolled in coconut flakes or sugar. Chapter 1 Final Chapter

Double Layer Chocolate Cake 🍰Complete🎂

M rated Ali/Susan and Lawrusso TKK fic for the Reverse bang and the ali/susan and lawrusso art by Pfaerie. What is it? Susan has been in love with Ali since probably kindergarten, when they met. She accepts Johnny but has a hard time accepting Daniel won Ali over, but as she observes them she comes to a realization that really Daniel and Johnny should be together. Chapter 1 Final Chapter

Nagashi Somen🏥🍻Complete🎋🍜

T rated Lawrusso fic for the Reverse Bang and the art by LegoCobraKai, GJdraws, and karatehusbands What is it? Daniel and Johnny go to a bar and spend the night having a good time and create a date, but Johnny misses it. Lots of angst and hurt comfort. What is Nagashi Somen? Noodles served in Japan cold down an bamboo shoot and through running water. Generally served in the summer. Chapter 1 Final Chapter

Goldfish crackers 📄🐠Complete oneshot 🎥🐟

G rated general fic set after TKK1 for the Reverse Bang and the art by kiki-thekaktus What is it? Johnny and Daniel after the tournament are given a project to work on together for class. They end up doing interviews with people around their community and learn a little bit about each other in the progress. What are goldfish crackers? Little orange crackers shaped like goldfish and generally cheese flavored.

Egg Salad 🐣🐥Complete🐓🎣

E rated Lawrusso set in Cobra Kai some time during the new season but also through past the end of season 6 but also very vaguely.

What is it? The kids and Daniel have to face their preconceptions of Johnny and a whole lot of misconceptions and dealing with trauma. Daniel plans a week long camping trip and invites Johnny, or thinks he does. But Johnny ends up baby sitting the kids science project, about 20 or so eggs while the kids and Daniel are camping. Johnny and Daniel have to confront their missed opportunities of the past, grief and deal with what they assumed with the actual reality. But you know, also baby chickens.

What is egg salad? Egg salad is hard boiled eggs where the yolk is mixed with mayoniase and sometimes spices/seasonings, the egg white is chopped up and it’s all mixed together and generally served on bread as a sandwich.

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Hardboiled Gunpowder Tea 🕵️‍♂️Complete 🍵

A Root Beer Floats and Green Tea alternative route. This one is Tommy/Johnny. However you do not need to have read the other fics to read this one.

What is it? Set pre-the karate kid, Kreese has gone missing, the boys are told he’s dead, but mystery loving Tommy thinks something is wrong and is on the case. What is Hardboiled Gunpowder Tea? Hardboiled is a term, a sub genre, in mystery novels, it’s usually for a detective unphased by violence and devoid of sentimentality. It’s also used for boiling, i.e. an egg. Gunpowder tea is a type of tea, specifically a green tea that’s been rolled into little pellets, sometimes called pearl tea, but generally in English called gunpowder due to the resemblance. First Chapter Final Chapter

Muffuletta  🎓Complete💌

For the start of the All Valley Skills Challenge’s first prompt “Back to School” I decided to dig out two drabbles I did for the All-Valley 100 and expand upon them. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while but couldn’t find the time. What is it? Set somewhere during TKK3, Johnny and the cobras are starting college. Johnny, overwhelmed by it all and bored because Sid and his mom put him in a studio instead of in the dorms, goes to his first class a little drunk. He doesn’t pay attention to the assignment which is to write a letter, and ends up writing to Daniel only to find out in the next class that the teacher sent his letter. What is a muffuletta? It’s a sandwich! While researching for the fic (I’ve sent the guys to UCLA) I tried finding traditions and possibly traditional UCLA food. What I ended up finding was that UCLA used to (possibly still does in some form) have a huge Mardis Gras event every year. So I looked up New Orleans popular foods for Mardis Gras and saw that the muffuletta had Italian origins and couldn’t pass that up. It’s starts with Sicilian bread, specifically a Sicilian sesame bread and then the sandwichi is filled with olive-salad (celery, carrot, cauliflower, olives (of course), giardiniera (italian relish), oragano, garlic, and olive oil), salami, ham, provolone cheese, swiss cheese, and mortadella (a type of Italian sausage). First Chapter

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Umibudo 🧜‍♂️ Complete 🍍

Chozen won my 2023 mer-may poll. E rated Johnny/Chozen set after the All-Valley at the end of TKK1 beginning of TKK2 and beyond. Note it earns it’s E rating. What is it? Set right after the All-Valley Johnny struggles with everything that has happened and while feeling sorry for himself ends up fishing a guy out of the sea, not realizing he fished out a merman. He has a one night stand (er middle of the afternoon stand???) to distract himself from everything. Chozen is on a mission to find Mr. Miyagi in a desperate attempt to save everything he cares about on the island, while struggling with his instincts.

What is Umibudo? A type of seaweed that looks like a bunch of little grapes, also known as sea grapes. First Chapter

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Moodboard by ZappedbyZabka

White chocolate coconut vanilla latte ☕ Complete 🍵

M rated Dutch/Johnny set from before TKK through TKK3.

What is it? A coffee shop AU where Dutch is working at coffee shop in order to pay for his cobra kai lessons and after the events of TKK and the start of TKK2 Johnny starts working there too. What is a white chocolate coconut vanilla latte? It’s a drink offered by an USA coffee shop chain that’s name inspired this fic, however that’s the description of the drink, the actual drink is called something like white angel and I don’t think it’s necessarily a latte. (I’ve never been 😅) But every time this cafe is mentioned I think of Dutch and I think he owns a coffee shop. So thus this fic was created.

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Easter egg: almost all of the chapter titles have to deal with coffee and the final chapter is a nod to the cafe that inspired the fic.

Puppy Chow 🐶 Complete 🌕

For the Cobra Kai Halloween 2023 prompt: mad scientist. T rated Lawrusso (It was originally M, but I bumped it down to T) What is it? John Kreese spends his time leading up to the All Valley digging through Dynatox old experiments before settling on one to put in a drink to give Johnny that he thinks will ensure victory. It doesn’t seem to work. Johnny (in the Cobra Kai time) is losing track of time, keeps waking up in strange places and has ever since he lost the All Valley. He fears what he’s been doing, thinks he’s gotten black out drunk each time, but in actuality is a werewolf. What is puppy chow? Puppy chow was like the best snack for people to make and bring to school when I was in like elementary school. It’s a box of chex mix cereal, 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips, 3/4 cup of peanut butter (smooth), 1/3 cup of butter, and powdered sugar. Essentially everything gets melted, mixed and tossed in powdered sugar. It actually goes by a lot of names but where I grew up this is what it was called. You can read more about it and how it got it’s name here. First Chapter Final Chapter

Candied Apples 🍬🍎 Complete 🗡🎣

For the Cobra Kai Halloween 2023 prompt: witches M rated Lawrusso (was originally T but I bumped it up to M) What is it? A sort of high fantasy quest AU. In this world everyone is given a quest. Generally in the valley where Daniel lives it’s something simple that helps determine one’s future job, like go get fish for the local duke. But he gets a very important quest, only part of it’s gabled. He decides the quest must be to find an unhappy princess and make her happy, so he leaves his town to go find an unhappy princess and is joined by Johnny who seems to be a rich gentleman or night who wants to travel with him. However he keeps talking to witches which is a huge red flag to Daniel. Johnny’s on his own quest and having an awful time. What is a candied apple? It’s generally a whole apple dipped in a sugar glaze that hardens or caramel, it’s kinda sticky and difficult to eat, but if you can cut it up it’s easier to enjoy. I was thinking of witches and snow white when trying to name this and that poisoned apple from the film. First Chapter Final Chapter

Amaretti🎄🎅Complete 💝💘

Pitch hit for the Cobra Kai Secret Santa for ohnoitsthebat E rated Lawrusso What is it? Set in the 90′s when Mr. Miyagi is gone to Boston. Mr. Miyagi tells Daniel he should make it a holiday. Holidays are the only times he sees Johnny, the two of them and the cobras generally meet up at Ali’s for her holiday parties. Johnny’s picked up a job at a local craft store so the two end up scrapbooking and thinking back over the years and realize just how much they mean to each other. What’s an amaretti? An italian cookie using almond flour First Chapter

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Dark ‘n’ stormy 🥂🌩 Complete 🎃🍕

For the All Valley Skills Challenge Trick or Treat prompt E rated Lawrusso What is it? Johnny decorates the dojo for Halloween and Daniel complains that Johnny got everyone a treat but him, so Johnny asks him what he wants. Ends up going through a bunch of Halloween costumes Daniel bought specifically for Johnny while drunk shopping online. Johnny thinks he’s being tricked but they end up spending Halloween together, bonding over old Halloween traditions they don’t have any more and missing them and Johnny learns the costumes are truly a treat for Daniel. What’s a Dark ‘n’ stormy? Alcoholic drink: rum, ginger beer, lime First Chapter Final Chapter

Camp Stinging Nettles⛺🥾 Complete 🔪💖

For the Cobra Kai Halloween 2023 prompt: serial Killers

E rated omegaverse Lawrusso

What is it? A serial killer at camp atmosphere. Set in a wonky time frame around college after TKK3 and then a time skip a couple years later.

Johnny is a camp counselor at Camp Stinging Nettles and has been every since he could be. Before that he was a camper. He likes the kids but hates the counselors because they harass him for being an omega.

This summer Daniel LaRusso has decided to join the team as the camp chef. He’s surprised to see Johnny and even more surprised to find out how awful the counselors are. As time goes on, all the trauma and angry from everything that’s happened to him causes him to snap.

Major trigger warnings for this. I made the camp counselors OC’s so I wouldn’t like kill off any friends, but Daniel does kill people and there’s highly dubious consent that doesn’t seem like there is any consent until you get to the other pov. He does, in much later chapters kill of characters from canon but off screen and well it’s sort of a good for him type of thing. So just, tread carefully. Also because it’s omegaverse so like everything that goes with that.

What are stinging nettles? Stinging nettles are an edible plant. It can be eaten in a lot of different dishes and is relatively healthy however it does also sting if not handled carefully.

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Bûche de Noël 🎅🎄Completed⛄🩰

Ships: Lawrusso, Shannon/Kumiko, Chozen/Dutch, Carmen/Amanda What is it? Multi ship Secret Santa rated T for Raphiday. Amanda visits her cousin in the new town she moved to for the holidays, Mistletoe Falls where she falls in love and breaks things off with her big city LA boyfriend. Only, said boyfriend comes to visit and try and win her back only to realize he doesn’t have a chance and every available bachelor in town might just be flirting with him. Staring: Amanda: the new at risk teen helper quick to punch out the lights of anyone who flirts with her girl though a bit of a klutz Carmen: local nurse Jessica: Happy people are coming to visit and working in the local rock climbing shop Dutch: the local bartender Kumiko: in charge of the ballet and the yearly performance of the Nutcracker Chozen: the town baker and multi-year reigning champion of the local Bûche de Noël contest. Terry Silver: local lumberjack and owner of the local lodge and christmas tree farm with his business partner. Shannon: visiting town with her grieving boyfriend and instantly swept off her feet and off to follow her dreams Johnny: Grieving son who hates Mistletoe Falls despite his family’s legacy. Daniel: A guy trying to solve random mysteries in town and see if he can win back his girlfriend or maybe find love somewhere else unexpected. I tried to fit in as many Hallmark holiday movie tropes in there as possible. What is a Bûche de Noël? It’s a French roll cake, usually like a angle food or sponge cake with a filling of whipped cream or icing covered in more icing and things to make it look like a log or a tree branch and generally it’s a Christmas thing. First Chapter Last Chapter

bagel and lox for me and a maple bar for you Completed

A oneshot for the CK Reverse bang for this art by GJ draws. What is it? An E rated Lawrusso oneshot. Set during Cobra Kai, sometime after the last season. Daniel is teaching his students waiting for Johnny to arrive, and he doesn’t, but then he does, but it’s not his Johnny. He slowly learns that each day he gets a new Johnny but it’s not his and he eventually has to find and help rescue his Johnny and get the other Johnny’s home to their own universe. Background and very minor Cobra Husbands.

Gelato Completed

A oneshot for the CK Reverse Bang for this art by boyswhomaybewatchedsunsets

What is it? A T rated oneshot set in a summer after the All Valley but waaayyyy before Cobra Kai. Daniel is working at his family’s villa in Italy and Sid, Laura and Johnny stay there. Arguably Lawrusso, arguably Gen.

Cinnamon French Toast Completed

A oneshot for the CK Reverse Bang for this art by Lego Cobra Kai What is it? A oneshot about grief and comfort. Set during Cobra Kai. Miguel asks Daniel to check up on Johnny because it’s the anniversary of Johnny’s mothers death so he show’s up to comfort him. Arguably Lawrusso, arguably gen, rated T.

Earl Gray ☕🕺Completed🐝🦚

 A Root Beer Floats and Green tea alternative route. This one is Dutch/Johnny. You don’t need to read the other fics to read this one. What is it? Set pre-The Karate Kid through The Karate Kid 1. Dutch’s parents continue to pressure him about joining the Season, a fancy upper class time of parties and balls, however they keep trying to set him up with girls. He doesn’t want to go. So he concocts a plan, if Johnny pretends to be his boyfriend his parents will have to rethink everything. Fake Dating AU What is Earl Gray? A type of black tea flavored with the oil of a bergamot rind, (a citrus similar to an orange). First Chapter Final Chapter Easter Egg: Each chapter title is a fairy tale or folk tale inspired by the chapter, mostly princesses. See final chapter notes for the list.

A Feast for Fools 🧘‍♂️🍷 Completed 💕

What is it? A what if silverlaw (Terry Silver/Johnny Lawrence) CK fic. Terry Silver finds out about Cobra Kai immediately in season 1 and goes undercover as a yoga instructor and ends up falling for him. Johnny Lawrence gets to meet a badass who can do high kicks, learns yoga and meditation, questions the Cobra Kai creed early, shows off his competence, gets support, love and care from someone who didn’t know him before.

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Wine Dark Night 🍷🌃 Complete (One shot) 🌕🍷

What is it? General one shot fic focused on the Cobras, specifically Bobby. After watching Night Screams 1987 (all the trigger warnings, it’s a slasher horror film) because of a meme and because it stars Ron Thomas who plays Bobby I was challenged to write an AU. So I did. This fic completely spoils Night Screams 1987 and has a pretty intense opening. However rather than a full AU this is more of a character study of Bobby Brown after what happens after the tournament in The Karate Kid and the rest of the fic is angst and hurt/comfort. Want something a little dark for Halloween go for this one. Especially if you want a serial killer AU but don’t want anyone to actually die.

Cherry Cordial 🍒🍫 Complete 🍫🍒

What is it? Lawrusso fic for the CK Halloween Open Season prompt that is late. Combination and expansion of two drabbles. Daniel attempting a potion to befriend Johnny (tw for sneaking a potion into Johnny’s drink) and then freaking out thinking he accidentally hit Johnny with a love potion coupled with the Johnny finding out what kind of witch he is and learning he’s a love witch drabble. Essentially they both think the other is in love with them.

What is a cherry cordial? A cherry cordial is a type of chocolate candy. It consists of a cherry in a cherry liqueur or other type of liqueur (they are generally alcoholic candies) dipped in chocolate.

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Conversation Hearts  💕💗 Complete (Collection of stories) 💝💘

What is it? A collection of short stories varying in rating and ship from T to E. Johnny is in each of them, the majority of it is Johnny/Daniel but there is a Johnny/Lyle, Johnny/Chozen and one Daniel/Johnny/Chozen. Some are set in The Karate Kid era, some are set in Cobra Kai, some in the weird in-between time. One’s a science fiction AU, one is a mob AU. For a full list check out either here or the first chapter which is an index and breakdown. Essentially I wanted to do a prompt list and sent out a request for prompts then worked on them as short stories for a Valentine’s Day event. What are Conversation Hearts? Candies that have been around since 1847, made of corn syrup, sugar, gelatin and food coloring. They’re little pastel colored hearts that are a bit chalky but then have flirty messages on them. Because each one has it’s own saying on it and is a bit different then the other I thought it’d make a good title for a collection of short stories. Index chapter

Buku Buku Cha ☁🍵 Complete 🌻🌸

What is it? Chozen/Johnny fic where Johnny finds himself in Okinawa with amnesia and a lot of injuries and unsure where he is or who he is let alone what happened or if he even wants to know. Set between TKK1 and TKK2. It’s a Root Beer Floats and Green Tea alternate universe. But reading RBF&GT will be unnecessary.

What is buku buku cha? Cha means tea. Buku buku cha, or buku buku tea is a traditional type of tea found in Okinawa. While Japan has matcha tea ceremonies Okinawa had and is revitalizing its buku buku cha ceremonies. While the specific tea might change it is made with jasmine tea, rice (white or roasted) and water. Then a big whisk is used to whisk the tea into a mountain of foam that floats atop the tea. It is impossible to drink this tea without getting some foam or bubbles on your nose. The name translates to tea of happiness and was used during-- in the Ryukyu Kingdom (Okinawa pre-Japan occupation)-- to welcome envoys. It was nearly lost during World War 2 due to the scarcity of rice and a lot of the tools used which were made of wood being burned.

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Wisteria Sherbert   💐 🍨 Complete  🐺 🎅

What is it? Lawrusso fic for CK Secret santa. Note this fic is rated E, heed the tags. Set during Cobra Kai, though the time line is a little wonky. It’s an a/b/o or omega universe where Johnny is an omega but hiding it and working for a company that places him as a nanny in the LaRusso household. There are some hints of darker elements, hospitals, debt and a boss/employee relationship. This is also slow burn so you’ve got to make your way through all the plot set up to get to the smut.

What is Wisteria Sherbert? Parts of wisteria is edible, it’s that purple plant hanging up outside the LaRusso home in Cobra Kai. Other parts are poisonous, so I’m not going to give you a recipe for this one even though I did in fact find one.

The Wisteria is also considered a romantic flower with a meanings of luck and a "devotion that transcends death". Between it's sweet romantic side and poisonous danger it felt a fitting plant and title for this fic. Sherbert is a type of dessert made with mostly fruit juice and sugar but also sometimes egg whites and milk. Sometimes gelatin.

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Playlist Cut scenes and rewrites Cut scene around chapter 21 Cut and rewritten around chapter 28/29

Semifreddo 🧊Complete👻

What is it? Lawrusso fic for the CK Halloween Environment of Fear prompt. Will definitely not be done in time. Set prior to the karate kid films Sid sends Johnny to a distant relatives house in the Hamptons to clean it all up after the owners passing and Johnny finds that he’s not alone in the house. While this is a ghost story and features a Ghost! Daniel, there is no character death and will be a happy ending.

What is Semifreddo? Semifreddo translates to “half frozen or half cold” in Italian. It is a dessert found somewhere between the realm of ice cream and mousse.

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Snake Whisky 🐍Complete🐍

What is it? Lawrusso fic for the CKHalloween Monsterous transformations prompt. Note this fic has some darker elements to it and there will be an explanation of what snake whisky is and how it’s made. TW for nightmarish animal abuse.

Johnny is a shapeshifter and turns into a King Cobra determined to keep Daniel safe.

What is Snake Whisky? Snake Whisky is an alcoholic beverage infused with a snake. It can be found in many different countries and is considered a pain reliever, is used in traditional medicines, and an aphrodisiac. The way it’s made is described in the fic, and thus the TW.

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Root Beer Floats and Green Tea  🍵 Complete 🌳

What is it? A long Lawrusso fic set after The Karate Kid I where Johnny is a part of The Karate Kid II and III. Er, there’s so much so it’s hard to summarize this one. Johnny apologizes and there’s a massive ripple effect. It’s about love, healing, forgiveness and growth.

What are Root Beer Floats? Root beer floats are a combination of root beer, a soda found in North America made from the root of a Sassafras. In some countries like South Korea, root beer is unpopular due to the fact it tastes similar to medication found there. The name is a misnomer, there is no alcohol in North American root beer. A root beer float is made by adding vanilla ice cream to the soda.

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All the food in Root Beer Floats and Green Tea Part 1 (Chapter 1-25) Part 2 (Chapters 26-43) Part 3 (Chapters 44-58) Part 4 (Chapters 59-77) Part 5 (Chapters 78-110) Part 6 Coming soon (final part) Cut Scenes and Rewrites: Around chapter 27/28 ended up rewriting and cut

Cut scene from around chapter 29

Original version of chapter 31 that was rewritten Prom prep and magazines that got cut and moved Original ending to chapter 89 that got cut and changed because oof angst

Original angsty chapter 90 Original chapter 91 and start of chapter 92 Playlist

Inspired Art By Zahara who it looks like deactivated, but you can still see them here and here and here. Art by Haruka Spiegel Inspired fic Warm Places, Safe Spaces by usa123

Konpeitō ����🛸Complete🛸✨

What is it? Halloween prompt from @ckhalloween, an alien sci-fi Lawrusso AU set during The Karate Kid I. Soulmate AU.

What is a Konpeitō? Konpeitō is a Japanese candy, specifically a type of wagashi. It came to Japan from Portugal and is essentially rock candy. It’s colorful small pieces of sugar that look like little stars. While the majority of them taste like just pure sugar, they do come in flavors.

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California Roll 🍣🧜‍♂️ Complete 🧜‍♂️🍣

What is it? Another belated Halloween prompt from @ckhalloween that I saved for Mermay. This is a mermaid pre-The Karate Kid I Lawrusso AU where Johnny is a mermaid who gets lost and stuck in Newark.

What is a California roll? A California roll is a type of sushi, specifically a makizushi sushi roll popular in North America. It includes avocado, crab (sometimes imitation), mayonnaise (sometimes), and cucumber, wrapped in seaweed. As a makizushi sushi roll the rice is on the outside of the seaweed and for a California roll that is then rolled in either sesame seeds or roe (fish eggs).

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Devil’s Food (Cake) 👿🎂Complete (Oneshot) 🎂👿

What is it? A oneshot for a halloween prompt for @ckhalloween with a combo for demon and fairy tale where Johnny goes into the desert to make wishes or deals with a demon (Daniel) Link is in the title.

What is devil’s food cake? Devil’s food cake is a rich dense chocolate cake that’s layered with usually a buttercream frosting between the layers.

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“ i’m gonna melt this fucker into mush. ” // mikoto being mad enough to curse... hot. like her flames. stay behind her minato fhfhfj.

Blue hues flickered to the usually well composed Jōnin before shifting to the porcelain that shone a dull hue in the pale moonlight. The slashes in the center, along with the familiar two-tone streaks marring the sides suggested Kirigakure; as did the twin kodachi slung across the nin’s back. 

This was no mere recon agent; and judging from the almost conceited tilt of the nin’s head; they knew it too. 

“I take it you’ll be the one doing the interrogation, senpai?”

Their impromptu captive, currently bound by wire and vine, seemed unfazed - though the pause between their breaths had been evident enough. One didn’t usually encounter Mikoto of the Blade and a newly dubbed Yellow Flash at the same time during something as innocent as reconnaissance. 

The war was over - why now, of all times?

Not unless you had exceptionally bad luck, at least. At the moment, the hunter nin had probably made it worse by mentioning Uchiha Ninigi. The name didn’t seem too familiar to him, per se, but there was no mistaking the clan. 

Or…Mikoto’s wrath. Needless to say, the evening had just taken a turn for the more curious sort. 

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Question for mun! What do you think of Minato imitating Hashirama and how he rescued Kushina only because she was Uzumaki?

Oh boy, why’d you have to ask? [I’m kidding, I love development questions. They give my neurons a reason to not implode]. Before I address your question though, please note that I have a different interpretation of Minato. Naturally, said interpretation pertains to how I write the character and is not up for wide-scale public acceptance. To each their own, ne?

Disclaimer: Canon = manga. I rarely consider the anime on its own, though I may refer to sourced articles from reddit/quora/narutopedia/databooks. I’m very picky about my sources, since unfounded bouts of OP makes my tea taste bitter and I like my chamomile nice and refreshing, despite the claims of a certain copy nin likening it to steeped weeds. >> You know who you are.

Lets start with the times: Konoha was an established hidden village with a fair number of geniuses to its leaf adorned headband; Hiruzen’s generation, the White Fang, Konoha’s Ghost, Legendary Sanin - and the list goes on. These shinobi were role models; icons for the younger generation to follow - and to become Hokage; the best of the best, was on everyone’s bucket list. As a refugee, Uzumaki Kushina said she wanted to be Hokage to prove a point and Minato chose that time to say it too because it was akin to acknowledging her as one of Konoha.

Just because no one else said it, doesn’t mean they didn’t aim for it either. Who hadn’t learned about the legendary Shodai and the formation of the village? Who didn’t know about the honoured Uzumaki Mito who was somehow still alive whereas everyone else from her time had died? These figures, legends were heroes and idols for a lifestyle where the main trade was murder and espionage. Undoubtedly, their names and lores were used to instil a certain patriotism within the budding leaves of the village; to ensure that the new generations learned to set aside their differences and work together in the service of the Daimyo.

I digress. It wasn’t just Minato who wanted to be like the Shodai or the Nindaime, or the Legendary Professor [Sandaime], everyone did. He simply happened to have the means to make it happen: Beat the Sandaime’s record at the academy [undisputed so far], stumbled across the Nindaime’s technique and adapted it to be faster [thus hijacking the title of the fastest shinobi] and fostered a reputation on the battlefield which, true to Konoha’s brand of genius, made enemy nin soil themselves.

To say he didn’t plan on said reputation would be somewhat incorrect. Minato was a reputed [ha] genius, ne? Not on the same level as Itachi but pretty…lethal, to put it lightly. The system fostered his persona, and he outstripped it by becoming the youngest Hokage in history. That’s a worthy legend in itself, but is it legend enough to overshadow all previous Hokage?

Which brings me back to your question: Did he rescue Kushina just because she was an Uzumaki? Also interpreted as: Did he plan on marrying Uzumaki Kushina from the get-go?

Maybe. There isn’t enough evidence in canon to completely refute it; but there isn’t nearly enough to support it either. I tend to lean towards the latter since such planning would involve him honing in on Kushina as a ‘target’ since learning her clan affiliation. He was what, nine years old? Maybe ten when they met? I don’t know about you, dear anon, but I prefer a dash of realism when it comes to character studies. At that time, Minato, being the clan-less thingus that he was, was probably more invested in proving himself to his beloved Jiraiya sensei [role model x] and the Sandaime and everyone else who saw him as a genius born once every decade.

Random fun fact: Minato “stalking” Kushina is a filler in the anime. It never happened in the manga. See why sources are so important?

But then how is it possible for the parallel to be so apparent? I’ll give you two reasons; the first is a boring one called literary trope. The second one is kinda…conspiratorial. You see, when a system is as prone to birthing geniuses as Konoha’s most certainly is, the fact that there is a potential genius candidate and a Jinchuriki in the same age group becomes an opportunity. The Jinchuriki is always close to the Hokage, and the Hokage is always one who is recognised by the people.

Additional side-note: Jinchuriki goes missing; everyone panics and no one bothers to notice the cherry red strands of hair left behind by one intelligent kunoichi. No Jonin/Chunin thinks to look underneath the freaking underneath and pick up on it? Come on; this is a generation that grew up around wars. They’re not idiots. [insert nudge no jutsu here]

Case and point. Minato was well aware of his reputation [he bloodied his hands and soul for it after all], and had probably realised the nuances of the system at some point, and had grown to be sceptical of it. Consequently, he had an ego massive enough to think that he could change it for the better. [Remember when he and Naruto talk about the cycle of hatred? He indicated that he was aware of the problem, but didn’t know how to fix it because his generation had failed on that note]

Hokage? Hokage. He was well aware of how his persona might appear to the general populace. His sunny disposition and charm was probably more likened with the Shodai than anyone else. If you don’t think he took advantage of it, then you don’t know just how sneaky Konoha’s Kiiroi Senkō can be. He didn’t hail from a special clan, neither did he possess any kekkei genkai so his reputation was honestly all he had.

But to strive especially hard to mirror Hashirama and Mito? Nah. Minato was a strategist; he would use his public image to ensure Konoha’s loyalty and his popularity - and also his fearsome reputation which crossed borders thanks to all those useful rumours. Kushina had an image of her own to maintain [she was a fearsome kunoichi in her own right] - the manga doesn’t expand on their time enough to disprove or approve, so I suppose it boils down to one’s interpretation, ne? I like to think that Kushina isn’t blind enough to be manipulated by the flake she has to teach the basics of fuuin to. You can’t expect a relationship between such bull headed characters to blossom without experiences and nuances tinged with enough blood, sweat and tears - they rely on each other, anon. Kushina is one of the few people that keeps Minato sane, and Minato is probably one of the very few people who gave Kushina a sense of purpose other than that of a mere vessel.

Hashirama and Mito weren’t a fairy tale romance - theirs was initially political which turned lofty, depending on who you ask. Minato’s and Kushina’s wasn’t a sparkly re-edit either, unless said re-edits are tinged with war and the knowledge that you might not return from your next high ranking mission.

Note on Minato as the Yondaime:

If there was any Hokage he would take administrative cues from, it would be the Nindaime’s lore/records because of all the decrees Tobirama introduced to streamline the system. Minato is a strategist, and had the luxury of one Nara Shikaku, a genius of a Jonin commander, who had been at the game longer than himself. He would introduce similar reforms. Any political nuance would be treated like an occurrence on the battlefield because that’s how Minato had programmed himself to work. 

He has his goofy moments too - but only with people he knows and can trust. Their generation was kinda...mucked up, as were the generations before theirs. If you think about it, Naruto’s generation is the..second gen that grew up soft and squishable in comparison. 

[minaa-munch]

Things to consider before poking one of flake sensei’s many sparkles

fun new meme here ! write 3-5 things a new rp partner (or those who want to be) should know about you and tag 3-5 people! it should be related to rp and not to other interests. (also don’t write you are a dork/gremlin/etc. this is tumblr, of course you are)

Tagged by: @peepingtoad [arigatou, sensei ^^] Tagging: @senjutsunade @konohagakurekakashi @frogprinceus @bluesenju @fox-mother @chidoricry @konohasinterrogator  @shatteredxlookingxglass @bitchplz-its-sasuke @serpentumvectum and...well, nab it if you’d like ^^ just tag me so I can read your version too, ne?

1. I adore angst - gut wrenching, tears inducing angst. ^^ I prefer exploring the psyche of characters, the darker aspects; coupled with evidence from canon -- the more insight into their heads, the better. That goes for conversations likewise. I love to talk about character/jutsu/lore development. I have been cited as annoying in this regards, in the past XD feel free to tell me to shut up if I babble too much. 

2. I suffer from a...mild case of insomnia, as I would like to term my many, many sleepless nights. During such times, I tend to lean towards fluff/crack/gut wrenching angst ._. er..I may bother you out of the blue ^^; legit. Even if you’re a recent follower/I recently started following you. Apologies in advance, ne? 

3. I...don’t get memes/certain pop culture references ._.’’ Ano, I share flake sensei’s ignorance in that department. I mean...you’ve seen flake sensei’s responses, right? The few asks, apart from the trolls, that he gets? That should paint an accurate picture. 

4. Ah yes. Shipping. I’ll be blunt; its hard -- not that I’m against it, its just...have you met the muse? He’s a moron when it comes to these things; someone who doesn’t trust easily and, despite being a floof is still the Yellow Flash. This is why my rules state chemistry - if the thread sways in said territory, all’s good! The reason why I’m mentioning it here is...well, shipping or no, it shouldn’t stop us from writing together, ne? There are so many possibilities...so many AUs that we could explore. +_+ Feel free to talk to flake sensei; his sparkles are just a distraction from his innate flakiness.