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Syncing Dream [Aespa x M!Reader]

15. Maknae Down

Note: the anon person who requested this scene, show urself cuz this is for u👍

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(Damn she is ded)

It started with a loud, echoing sneeze—a sharp, drawn-out sound that filled the entire dorm and was immediately followed by a groan of frustration. Y/n looked up from his spot on the couch, where he had been lazily scrolling through his phone, and saw Ningning curled up under a massive blanket on the other side of the room. Her hair was messy, and her eyes were red from what he could only assume was a cold.

Guess the cold decided to transfer from Y/n to Ningning today.

“Ning,” he called out, watching as she struggled to get comfortable in her blanket cocoon. “You good?”

“No,” she sniffled dramatically. “I think I’m dying.”

He raised an eyebrow, getting up to walk over to her. “Dying? Really? From a cold?”

Ningning glared up at him, her face flushed from fever, her nose runny, and tissues piled up next to her. “Yes, really! You wouldn’t understand. It feels like my entire body is shutting down.”

Y/n rolled his eyes, half-amused as he pulled the blanket tighter around her shoulders. “Let me guess—you left the window open last night?”

Ningning’s eyes widened in surprise. “How’d you know?”

“Girl, you always do that when it’s too hot,” Y/n sighed. “But Ning, it’s winter. Having the window open while the fan’s on full blast? Genius.”

Ningning groaned, burying her face in the blanket. “It was fine until I fell asleep, and then when I woke up… well, I felt like this. I swear the weather’s out to get me.”

“Well, congratulations,” Y/n chuckled, mocking her with a single clap. “You’ve officially caught a cold.”

“Wow, thank you, Jung Y/n-psssssss” Ningning blew her nose.

“I know you love me too much, tryna copy me when I was sick last time”

Before Ningning could retort, Karina, Winter, and Giselle entered the living room, dressed and ready for their schedules. Karina took one look at Ningning’s disheveled state and sighed. “You’re staying in today, aren’t you?”

Ningning nodded miserably. “Yeah�� you guys go on without me, unnie.”

Giselle, clearly annoyed, huffed, “Great, we’ll be the ones running around while you sit here like a burrito all day.”

“You make that sound like a bad thing,” Ningning shot back, trying to maintain her usual sass, but her voice was too nasally to come off intimidating.

Winter leaned down, placing a hand on Ningning’s forehead. “You do feel warm. Stay put and rest, okay? Don’t make our idiot's life more difficult than it already is.”

Y/n snorted. “Don’t worry, I’ve got this covered. You guys go handle idol life. Minji-noona is downstairs.”

Karina glanced between the two of them, clearly unconvinced. “Alright, but if she gets any worse, call us. And make sure she doesn’t convince you to do anything ridiculous.”

“I make no promises, mom” Y/n joked, giving them a half-hearted salute as they waved goodbye and headed out the door.

Once the apartment was quiet again, Y/n turned to Ningning, who was now staring at the TV screen in front of them. He grabbed the remote and lazily flipped through the channels. “So, what now? Want to binge-watch some K-dramas or something?”

Ningning perked up slightly at the suggestion, her eyes lighting up for the first time since this morning. “Yes! You haven’t watched ‘True Beauty’, right?”

Y/n groaned. “Oh, c’mon. Isn’t that one of those sappy romance dramas? I thought you were more into action stuff.”

Ningning pouted, crossing her arms. “I AM into action stuff, but ‘True Beauty’ is ICONIC, okay? Besides, you need to catch up on your K-drama knowledge, oppa.”

“Can’t we watch something else? Like “Space Sweeper” or something?”

“No!” Ningning shouted, the sickness momentarily left her. “I’m sick today, so I rule!”

With a dramatic sigh, Y/n flipped to the streaming service and put on the first episode. “Fine, but I’m only doing this because you’re sick. You owe me.”

“Deal,” she mumbled, snuggling deeper into the blanket. “But I’m warning you, you’ll get addicted. Don’t say I didn’t tell you.”

As the first episode played, Ningning provided commentary for every dramatic moment. Y/n, despite his earlier protests, found himself getting a little too invested in the story. By the third episode, he was sitting up straight, eyes glued to the screen, reacting alongside Ningning to every twist and turn.

“See? I told you it’s good!” Ningning giggled, nudging him with her elbow. “You’re hooked, aren’t you?”

“Okay, fine,” Y/n admitted, his face scrunched up. “It’s better than I expected. But seriously, how do they make every scene so intense?”

“That’s K-drama magic,” Ningning replied, sniffling again as she wiped her nose. After a beat, her voice softened. “It’s kind of nice… watching these with someone.”

Y/n glanced at her, sensing the sudden shift in her mood. “Yeah, it’s fun. We don’t get much downtime to just hang out like this.”

Ningning hummed in agreement, staring at the screen with a distant look. “I miss it sometimes, you know? Just being at home, watching shows with my mom. I’ve been away for so long… sometimes it hits me harder than I think it will.”

Y/n’s chest tightened at her words. He’d always known that the idols dealt with homesickness, but hearing it so plainly from Ningning made it feel more real. He hesitated for a moment before placing a hand on her head, ruffling her hair gently.

“I get it,” he said quietly. “While I can't say that I'm the same as you, I can say that you got your second family here, right? Your unnie-dul, me… maybe?"

"Of course you are in there!" Ningning groaned, her usual annoyed yet adorable tone began to recover.

"Aight, aight…but we got your back, Ning-ah."

Ningning smiled, her eyes glassy but grateful. “Yeah, you guys make it a lot easier. Especially when you let me make you binge-watch K-dramas.”

“That's Y/n's package for you,” Y/n chuckled, trying to lighten the mood again. “I’m just here for moral support and terrible TV commentary.”

They sat in comfortable silence for a while, the soft glow of the TV flickering across their faces. Eventually, Ningning shifted, resting her head on Y/n’s shoulder.

“You’re not as bad as I thought you’d be,” she murmured sleepily.

“I’ll take that as a compliment,” Y/n replied with a small grin. "You're more fun to hang out than I thought."

Just as Ningning started to drift off, the front door opened, and the other members trudged back into the dorm, looking tired but relieved to be home. They paused when they saw Ningning and Y/n on the couch, Ningning now fully passed out, her head still resting against his shoulder.

“Looks like the patient’s finally knocked out,” Winter whispered with a smirk.

Y/n gave a thumbs up. “Mission cleared. Though I’m not sure who’s more tired—me or her.”

Karina grinned, walking over and gently draping an extra blanket over Ningning. “Thanks for looking after her. I knew we could count on you.”

“No problem,” Y/n said, feeling the weight of the day finally catch up to him. “Let’s hope she’s better tomorrow.”

As they quietly gathered around, the dorm filled with the familiar warmth of friendship. Even though Ningning had caught a cold, it felt like one of those rare moments where everything was just… okay.

A few days had passed since Ningning's cold turned the dorm into a temporary clinic. She was back to her usual self—energetic, mischievous, and constantly teasing the other members. Y/n was glad to see her better, though he missed the quiet moments they had shared while binge-watching ‘True Beauty’.

It was a Saturday morning when Ningning barged into Y/n's room, her signature grin plastered across her face. She clapped her hands together excitedly, bouncing on her toes. “Y/n-oppa! Get up, get dressed! We’re going out!”

Y/n, still half-asleep and wrapped in his blanket like a burrito, blinked up at her in confusion. “Huh? Where are we going?”

“Just get ready!” she said, pulling the blanket off him with a mischievous tug. “It’s a surprise. You did a lot for me when I was sick, so I’m treating you today!”

Y/n groaned, rubbing his eyes. “Ning, it’s too early for surprises. Can’t we just chill?”

“Nope!” she insisted, practically dragging him out of bed. “You’ll thank me later. Now hurry up or I’ll pick out your outfit for you.”

That was enough to get Y/n moving. The last time Ningning had chosen his clothes, he ended up in a neon green jacket and pants combo that made him look like a human highlighter. He wasn’t going to let that happen again.

“Are you paying for everything?”

“That’s right, I’m your sugar mommy for today, oppa!”

Y/n facepalmed. “Ning, please never repeat that again.”

As they left the dorm, Ningning pulled out her phone and snapped a quick selfie of them both, sending it straight to the group chat.

Ningning:

Taking Y/n out for a day of fun! Wish us luck, ladies 😉.

Within seconds, the responses started flooding in.

Winter:

Oh boy, this ought to be good. Don’t kill him, Ning!

Giselle:

I’m keeping track of this. Take lots of photos.

Karina:

Stay out of trouble, you two.

Ningning giggled, stuffing her phone back into her pocket. “Let the adventure begin!”

A little over an hour later, they were out the door and wandering through one of the city’s many bustling shopping districts. Ningning was in full tour guide mode, pointing out random shops, food stalls, and people as they walked.

“First stop,” she declared with a grin, “the arcade!”

Y/n raised an eyebrow, glancing around at the neon lights and the sound of beeping machines. “You dragged me out of bed for video games?”

“Yup,” Ningning said proudly. “Consider it payback for watching ‘True Beauty’ with me while I was half-dead. Besides, I know you secretly love this stuff.”

She quickly pulled out her phone again, snapping a picture of Y/n standing in front of the arcade and sending it to the group chat.

Ningning:

First stop: arcade. Y/n thinks he’s gonna beat me at these games. He’s so cute when he’s wrong.

Y/n peeked over her shoulder, groaning. “You’re sending updates to the others?”

“Of course!” Ningning laughed. “How else are they going to keep track of your inevitable losses?”

"Oh don't test me, Yizhuo." Y/n rolled up his sleeves.

With those words, the two of them spent hours bouncing from game to game. Ningning was surprisingly skilled at racing games, and Y/n couldn't stop himself from getting competitive during skee-ball.

At one point, Ningning managed to win a stuffed animal from a claw machine, rubbing it in Y/n's face with exaggerated pride.

“Beginner’s luck,” Y/n muttered, trying (and failing) to win his own prize.

“Sure, sure,” Ningning teased, snapping a photo of him concentrating hard on the claw machine. She sent it to the group chat with the caption:

Ningning:

Y/n’s face when he loses... again.

Winter:

LOL, poor idiot. How many tries is that now?

Karina:

He’s got that determined look... Go easy on him, Ning.

After a few more games and much teasing, they decided to take a break at a nearby café inside the arcade. Ningning pulled out her phone once more, sending a final picture of Y/n with a pile of stuffed animals they had won (mostly Ningning’s doing).

Ningning:

Look at our haul! Aren’t we the best team ever?

Winter:

Nice! But you sure it wasn’t all your work, Ning?

Karina:

I see a lot of plushies there. Are you guys going to share?

Y/n shook his head, laughing as he sipped his drink. “You really enjoy teasing me, don’t you?”

Ningning smiled sweetly. “Only because you’re so easy to tease.”

“…all I know is that Jeong will annoy me like you do right now when we get home.”

Ningning grinned slyly. “Oh, speaking of Minjeong-unnie…”

Y/n shot her a wary look. “What about that crybaby?”

“Well,” Ningning said, her voice dripping with mischief, “she’s been acting a bit... different lately, don’t you think?”

Y/n furrowed his brows, trying to play it off casually. “What do you mean by ‘different’?”

Ningning stopped at a snack stall, buying them both some skewered tteokbokki, and turned to Y/n with a teasing grin. “Oh, come on! You know what I’m talking about. Ever since we teased her about setting you up on a date, she’s been a little... defensive.”

Y/n nearly choked on his tteokbokki. “Defensive? No way. She's just—”

Ningning interrupted, her eyes sparkling with mischief. “Face it, Y/n-oppa. She got jealous.”

“Jealous?” Y/n scoffed, though the thought made his stomach flip in a way he wasn’t ready to admit. “That girl is not the jealous type. She’s just... stupid.”

“Sure, sure,” Ningning said, clearly enjoying his reaction. “Keep telling yourself that. But the way she’s been acting lately? I think someone might have a little crush on our dear manager.”

Y/n rolled his eyes, trying to shake off the teasing. “Aish, you’re binging too much K-drama now.”

“Am I though?” Ningning smirked, taking another bite of her snack. “Because if you ask me, she’s got a soft spot for you. You should’ve seen her face the other day when you went to the gym without her.”

Y/n felt a heat rising to his cheeks that had nothing to do with the spicy tteokbokki. “That’s because we’re all friends. We hang out. It’s normal.”

“Mhmm,” Ningning hummed in that infuriatingly knowing way of hers. “Whatever you say. Let's go back and beat you again."

"Tsk. I'll win everything on this second set. Ms. Yizhuo." Y/n flared up.

After the massive win from Ningning, the youngest dragged Y/n to a few more places—a dessert café where they shared a massive bowl of patbingsu, a photo booth where they took ridiculous selfies, and even a random bookstore where Ningning insisted on picking out a K-drama guidebook as a joke.

Y/n had to admit, it was fun. It felt like a proper break from the usual hectic schedules and responsibilities. Although the constant update to their group chat felt like a child updating his mom about his whereabouts.

As the afternoon wore on, they finally made their way to the park, where Ningning collapsed onto a bench, fanning herself dramatically. “I think we’ve officially walked the entire city. How are you not tired?”

Y/n chuckled, leaning back on the bench beside her. “I was tired when you dragged me out of bed this morning. Now I’m just used to it.”

They sat in comfortable silence for a while, watching as the sun dipped lower in the sky. Y/n glanced over at Ningning, who was unusually quiet.

“You okay?” he asked, noticing the thoughtful expression on her face.

Ningning nodded slowly, but her usual brightness had dimmed. “Yeah, just... I guess I’m feeling a little homesick again. It comes and goes, you know?”

Y/n felt a pang of sympathy. He knew how hard it was for the girls (especially Ningning and Giselle) to be away from their families, especially with their demanding schedules. “I get it. It’s tough. But we're here for you.”

Ningning smiled softly, her eyes a little misty. “Yeah, I know. You guys are the best. But sometimes I miss the little things—like my mom’s cooking or just lounging around at home, not having to worry about schedules and performances.”

Y/n nodded. “I think everyone misses home sometimes. It doesn’t go away, but I guess that’s what makes coming back to it even better when you do.”

“…it’s weird that you do make sense from time to time.”

“I am not that big of an idiot.” Y/n nudged. “But if you miss your mom’s cooking, ask her the recipe of any dish and I’ll try to learn it.”

“Really?” Ningning’s hope went off the roof. “Is that ok?”

“Mhm” Y/n patted her head. “I am your manager, at least, and I’ll be your brother, at most.”

Ningning leaned her head on Y/n’s shoulder, her voice small. “Thanks, Y/n-oppa. For everything. Today was fun.”

He smiled, resting his head against hers. "…this will DEFINITELY be on Dispatch tomorrow."

"Aish, shush it. I'm tired, oppa" Ningning accepted that she will never escape from Y/n's annoying retort.

Y/n chuckled. “Anytime, Ning. You deserve it.”

They stayed like that for a while, just enjoying the quiet moment as the city buzzed around them. Eventually, Ningning perked up again, a mischievous glint back in her eyes.

“Oh, and by the way,” she said with a smirk, “don’t think I’ve forgotten about Mindoogie. You know she’s going to be extra nosy when we get back, right?”

Y/n groaned. “Can we not?”

“Nope,” Ningning giggled, standing up and stretching. “It’s too much fun watching you squirm.”

As they made their way back to the dorm, Y/n couldn't help but wonder if Ningning had a point about Winter. The thought lingered in his mind, but for now, he was just happy that Ningning was back to her usual self. And if teasing him about Winter made her day a little better, then he could live with that—for now.

#aespa #aespa x reader #kpop #aespa giselle #aespa karina #aespa ningning #aespa winter #karina #ningning #giselle #aespa x you #aespa x male reader #kim minjeong #ning yizhuo #yoo jimin #aeri uchinaga #x reader

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melrosing · 2 years ago

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I come from a family of three girls and one boy and can I just say I know exactly that you mean? Not that it is revolutionary to say there is misogyny from mothers to their daughters but when I read the headcanons it felt familiar. I'm the eldest daughetr as well. it doesn't actually matter if you're the perfect daughter or not, they're gonna treat you the same

no fr... i'm one of two daughters of a woman who literally never wanted sons but like GOD this shit. the last time I visited my (now ded) grandmother - which was always really fucking fraught because my mother was convinced her mother had hated her since the day she was born and had often told me so, and had all these memories that she said showed her mother liked her younger brother better but that my grandmother remembered differently, and my grandmother was loving with me as a kid even if she lost a little interest when I was nine and my uncle had sons - anyway the LAST time I was sat with her whilst my mum was at fucking Tesco getting food she was going to cook for the three of us (that she’d pre-warned me my grandmother would criticise once it was on the table) and we were having a nice enough chat and it kind of felt warm like when I was kid and I was like you know what this lady AIN’T so bad as my mum says and there’s two sides to everything etc etc and then my gran said ‘btw you should really come see me without your mother some time. your mother. I’m telling u. there’s something twisted about her. when she was three and your uncle was a baby I left them with your grandad’s brother Terry and he was bouncing Nigel on his knee when I came to get them in the evening and he said what a jolly boy Nigel was but he pointed at your mum and he said that one: is a little witch. and she’s been giving me bitter looks all day.’ and then my gran looked at me all knowing like there you go, there’s your mum for you and then started talking about something the gardener said but I was just like excuse me I am going to the loo!! and I went to the kitchen and cried a bit!!!

anyway. we were talking to a cousin of my mum’s a year or so later and turns out great uncle terry fucked with kids so. there we fucking go i guess

#ask #would you believe we were talking about cersei five mins ago #cw child abuse

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wench-and-jezebel · 2 years ago

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Dark Angel Reaction: I and I Am a Camera

Jezebel (@typicalopposite) reacts [with occasional asides by Wench (@scripted-downfall)]

My lovessss! Well, two of them are

[I missed his accent in the CSIs]

Herbal didn’t you see what happened to Cindy’s boo?! You’re gonna get him dead!!!

Sketch showing off

Oooop ominous shoes

Is! OMG THATS- WAIT MAYBE ITS NOT- [WHO?!?!?!] That guy from the Office. Dwight [Oh, idk]

HES GONEEEEE! Mysterious!

[SKYYYYY (You don’t know them yet btw)] Ooooo! Newbie [Nah, they were in the pilot… I mentioned them then too] Ohhhh [But they're not mentioned by name until s2 I don't think]

Gosh OC is so pretty! [I knowwww!] I love her hairrrr

THAT IS HIM

Mac ded

Oh, not Mac… Just ded

OH NOOOOO I TOLD YOU HE WAS GONNA GET DED! Poor herbal

[Bruh, that was actually stand-up of Normal] I was waiting for the orders just like they were… But YES! RESPECT!

[Max, why tf would you think he'd want to talk to you about it] Because they all are blind to her bitchiness for some reason [Why is she making Herbal's friend dying about her?] ☠️☠️☠️

*sigh* [Oh, no, what's their drama this time?] Uh oh [Oh, never mind, we knew about this.] Someone is getting doubts [Indeed]

Also it was a pleasant change her not getting all sour faced to him declining [This is true] Wait ‘til she finds out why tho 😮‍💨😮‍💨

☠️☠️☠️☠️ she unzipped her shirt like “I know how to distract him”

If I hadn’t known it was Dwight before I would have there

The head snap: ☠️☠️☠️you’ll Wot?

[Look, I just gotta say... why is Max telling more to OC than she is to her alleged bf] ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ [*cough cough*] Mindy. Original Max? [OMAX] YES

YOU CAN SAVE ME THE POSTAGE?!?!! BUDDY, YOU’RE RICH [asldkfj] Hmph

Ohhhh nooo

Ooooof! Murder drone

– – –

Jezebel: Midpoint time! So… RAINN WILSON! I love him! He’s so quirky! 😂😂 But I’m also glad he’s not the bad guy! 😂😂😂

Wench: Idk who he is --- I only know him from gifs and House of a Thousand Corpses --- so... cool? :)

Jezebel: Also like… Logan is kinda confusing me and maybe I just missed something so correct me if I’m wrong… why is he so concerned with her killing now.., it’s not like he didn’t know she could, and would….

Wench: Yeah, but like… He saw proof of it not being provoked? I guess? Like, he was thinking of her as capable but innocent because she escaped as a kid. And now he found out that she killed someone before she even left, and brutally, too

Jezebel: Fair! But… Eh I still think the one they did as kids is unfair to judge her for, maybe, maybe not, idk. 😂😂😂

Wench: Nah, I agree… They were kids in a hostile environment, "trained" with extremely harsh methods, and set into a position where they were terrified/not understanding of what was going on.

Jezebel: And didn’t they think he was one of the like monster things?

Wench: Yeah, I was just typing that :) A 'nomlie

Jezebel: ☠️ Yeah! So like… I feel like this is gonna frustrate me with Logan now, because before if he had her on a mission or whatever she does for him he wouldn’t have batted an eye at what she did but now it’s like oh she killed someone as a kid? (And I guess with the added bonus of Ben freaking out like he did) she’s sus!

Wench: Yeah, I get it... I do think they drop this soon though, so there is that. But I could be wrong to, so

Jezebel: Oh! Good if they do! Also! NORMALLLL I LOVE YOU!

Wench: :))) Yesss

Jezebel: He is such an ass most eps but he was really sincere and poor buddy was so confused when they were eyeing him like… “but?”

Wench: I knowwww

Jezebel: “Did I say something wrong?” 🥺🥺🥺

Wench: I KNOWWWW

Jezebel: I have also come to the conclusion I am in love with OC! It’s just how it is… My husband’s gonna have to share!

Wench: You have good taste :)

Jezebel: Thank you… And that’s all for midpoint!

– – –

MURDER DRONEEEEE

[lkjLKJADS;LKFJSADLKFJ THE SILENCER GESTURE]

“What do you call yourself?” “Max?” “Maxxxxxx… Maximum girl…. Woman”

Logan’s gonna be like 😮‍💨 Aight I don’t have to worry

HIS LEG

[Well, *someone's* mental, but it ain't Logan]

I love him

I LOVE HIMMM

This is just post apocalyptic Dwight. I’m dying

DYING

[aldskfjalksdjf;laksdfj;lsakdfj *chuckles* nooooo]

Nooooo! Sad backstory… He’s gonna die

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[X FILESSSSS! I love that show] 😂😂😂 I- 👀😮‍💨 [?] Have never seen it [How dare] So sorry 😂😂😂

[Jesus, woman, be tactful] Right?!?

Buddddddy

Well damn… His survival is just plummeting. [This is true… I can't remember if he survives] He’s too likeable

☠️☠️☠️

He always plays a bad guyyyy

Welp… he ded

Ooooop… Good lord.

Logan! [That got her attention] 😂

“Logan get down” *Looks directly at it* Buddy

Well that is ☠️ [I- wot]

The faces

Pooor Dwight! (I know that’s not his name lol) [I don't know his actual name, so you're good] ☠️☠️☠️

What is this scene! Not the dialogue. Just the way they’re talking to each other. Mainly Logan and his rainy window staring

Phil. His name is Phil

And the bus explodes! Or- oooop. Maybe not

Ooooop you’re being sus he’s gonna doubt you more [I’ve gotta make something actually]

Oh wait HERRRRRR! WELL I SEE WHAT SHES DOING!

OOOOP! Him legsss! Now he can be the sidekick!

That smile was adorable

– – –

Jezebel: HE DIDNT DIE THANK GOD! I WAS WORRIED!

Wench: I knew Logan got the exoskeleton so I was concerned too

Jezebel: THAT WAS THE MOST WHOLESOME THING THO! I loved it! And the smirk! But also ooooof manticore lady has the murder drone! Not goood! NOT GOOD!!

Wench: Indeed

Jezebel: But Logan’s about to be upright again! Whooop whooooop! And if he wasn’t over the thing about max as a kid before he is now

Wench: Which is good!

Jezebel: YES!! And! I’m beginning to get ideas for the NORMAL & OC friends fic!

Wench: Yessss! Lovely :)))

Jezebel: And… I am trying to think of anything else to add… But I think that’s all!!

Wench: Yesss!

#dark angel #dark angel reactions #reactions #episode reactions #max guevara #logan cale #jezebel (pr)#normal #original cindy #sketchy #herbal thought #s01e18 #i and i am a camera

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stray-tori · 2 years ago

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trigun stampede reaction compilation & thoughts

it is trigun stampede time. <- can't watch new link click ep

funfact: I called Meryl Merelyn for like. the entire watch. I can't hear :)

finally watching trigun stampede. i enjoy it a lot so far. sometimes the animation is a bit too overly animated (lol) but that's my only nitpick so far.

Meryl going "!!! journalistic integrityyyy, don't flatter meeee" was so cute, she's very endearing.

I didn't think it'd hook me that well, I just kinda wanted something to distract me a bit.

(insect bomb thingies) JESUS CHRIST

(idv reference) breaking wheel crossover spotted.

i like that the antagonist is just in this wack-ass clothed hood (how is it so big?) and is just.... slowly walking across the desert to the goal, like dude you couldn't get... a vehicle or sth? damn

a funny dude ominously terrifying but kinda funny

nvm absolutely terrifying the hood is still a lil goofy

why's there another kid that has the same hairstyle as the other two as kids......

(Kni obliterating the town) ok but why tho dude

oh hey wolfwood. oh. he ded. epic.

lmao his speech to god with that deadpan voice and wide kneel is sending me he is kinda creepy- i get that hes being nice to this traumatized child. but he comes across. as so creepy lol- "hey kid WANT A LOLIPOP" (this is even weirder in hindsight, like did he know?? he being an actor out here)

well. they ded. rip NO SPLITTING THE PARTY this show is genuinely creepy

???? they were too busy with the flir compliment to notice Roberto just fucking vanishing in front of them?? okay okay i see how it is

Wolfwood: "you fool!!" (proceeds to keep standing in front of the worm too)

HIS NAME IS NIKOLAS???

fellas does it mean sth to take the words of your thematic foil to heart and eat something again?

awww they're both sleeping in the back of the car lol, adorable

Meryl: im dying of a heat stroke Meryl: (in jacket)

Hello Norton from the 4vs1 asymmetrical game Identity V.

ooh it was a flashback :0 smooth ... mAN :( NO THIS DUDE. NOT THIS DOCTOR DUDE

why did his death actually bring the wind back i dont understand... like uh, I get that there's some religious theming going on here; but is the show saying that it's actually true and he was needed as a sacrifice? idk about that one chief. Maybe it's "sth sth natural order restored" but hmmm

Subtitles sure would be nice for this silent movie segment (dub was too incompetent to add subtitles for the text, so i had both sub and dub open and alternated as the segments happened. fun times. tbh it probably wasn't that relevant but oh well)

this artstyle and animation of this orphanage segment is SO NICE

that was adorable and way more "eyo?" than i expected from this show. dude smoked as a toddler too though, goddamn.

i…… what about wolfwood being against the cult until they blackmailed him made blue-hair think killing everyone they can blackmail him with would make him a better devotee. Like I guess he's not genuine now but I feel like killing everything he's trying to protect by helping them, is just.... kinda counterproductive.

Wolfwood: ILL SKIN YOU ALIVE AND PLAY WITH YOUR BONES UNTIL YOU BEG FOR DEATH Vash: 🥺

(the context does make sense but this fucking killed me)

ik that its literal for him bc he doesnt need it but saying he wont eat the food bc its "a waste" just hits different for me.... hng.

im gonna cry bc this "home" segment is so nice and im sure soon ill cry bc its gonna get RIPPED AWAY

LUIDA SURVIVED THAT??? HOW DID SHE SURVIVE THAT- Halleluja.

NO HIS HAIR- UNDO THIS RIGHT NOW. WHAT IS THIS- WHERE'S SOFTIE- epic callback tho (? idk what the relation to the other trigun media is.)

apparently it's sort of an semi-divergent prequel? according to the comments at least..... which..... probably means the hair is gonna stay... *sob*

okay, what is even happening-

goddamn the fucking burning animation on Knives.... they went insane, that looked so good.

I- what is happening-

I'm assuming the name of the newbie Meryl will take on is meaningful to the franchise bc it was framed like that but I just sat there like... "w-who? should i know them?"

where's vash :(

On characters and dynamics

So, some stuff I didn't really comment on but the whole plants thing is very cool, lots of interesting philosophical arguments. Even if the whole... scientist shows journalists around thing was a little.... well, damn, aren't you nice, huh? IDK THAT WAS SO RANDOM WHAT DHSAJD-

Also the imagery of Vash having cords to all of the plants sure was something. (not negative)

I... was really confused on what was going on with his vine thingies at the end. I'm pretty sure both him and Knives got 1 wing each with their... tentacle... thingies, but they never really focused on it well (or maybe I was too tired to notice) so I was like "?? what is this noise behind him" for like... 2 minutes.

I think the show peaked with everything except the end for me (like all the plants stuff, like everything going on with the morality aspects and all that)- which might be my lack of trigun investment going into it to be fair. I feel like.... they did set it up but then didn't really deliver on it in a way that felt impactful to me, things were just kinda... happening and people were just kinda... there. Which like, i get this is kinda beyond anyone's capabilities but. YOU KNOW-

Maybe I just don't get it (likely), but I feel like it was kind of set up well, but then also not really resolved with the same "pieces"?

Like uh. we had wolfwood and vash redirect the cannon from the orphanage, which is very similar to vash redirecting the core-space-cube-thingy from the city in the end.

And we also had the whole "reach the person inside" aspect with livio, which then kind of came back with vash. But Meryl... idk, her part in the climax felt kind of unearned or... not as impactful to me? She wasn't really involved in the livio stuff at all.

I'm not saying Wolfwood would have made sense to be there in her stead, not rly, but her being there just didn't really do anything for me. She even already had her moment of not running away in the orphanage arc too. And she also didn't really have a huge impact in the end either, because it was mostly Rem's memory? Which like, you could argue makes my whole problem irrelevant which is fair, but idk. felt strange.

So yeah, I do think that i find it a jarring that the ending kinda had this whole Meryl->Vash and Wolfwood->Meryl rescuing thing going on, when I feel like the show almost exclusively focused on Meryl+Roberto and Vash+Wolfwood.

#tori talks #trigun stampede #tristamp #tori has opinions

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Oh my god I am absolutely dying at milly defending pp traveling solo, "people have jobs." She was literally trashing cari for not going to PFW together even though clearly Ari had several shoots booked. What about Austyn? And I would hardly call what Jack has "a job" lmaoooo. She is such a hypocrite it's amazing.

OML.....already???? It IS why I did the whole "if PP wanted him there, he'd be there" thing.....cuz, yeah. Up to this point, his entire purpose for her is to power couple and sit behind her. Maybe even Peepster recognized what sweaty ded weight he is at these things.....oh and how HIS team tried to make him the invitee and HER the plus one....

And actually? What about MOMMEEEE???? The Peepster's been promising to take her along for years now!

ETA---here's a bit right now:

Ummm.....no? To ANY of this???

A) She was in Venice for 4 days? MAX? Of which her entire activities consisted of Armani B-squad shit/Miu Miu dinner and left the second those were done? Ditto Stockholm.

I can only see her attending TWO potential shows and will be in Paris for 3 days for them: Valentino and Miu Miu....and each show will last like 15 minutes. And that's IF she attends the first.

And it's doubtful she'll attend any parties, etc....because she hates that shit.

Besides peeps at Lancel (already established as fully ignored for all this/can't even mount anything, cuz nobody would bother), who TF does PP "know in Paris"?

Ummm.....PP was already "not a teenager" when she first was in Paris. In fact, she'd turned 20 by the time they legit were an actual couple (ignoring however many times they then split up) And "stuck with"? She'd actually gone there for Valentino without Cole, too.....and, again.....

IF SHE WANTED SWEATBOI WITH HER, HE'D BE WITH HER.

Actually, she'd spent moar time, previously in Venice the year before and why didn't she go to London, then? What about her "wife", Charli?

Methinks they know it's moar of her peeps realiced this is better for her career/are afraid it spells rocky for Cabana Pee....cuz, really, he has nothing else to do and his primary function IS to power couple.

Oh and also shows how minor league he is that he can't score an invite to ANYTHING!

ETA: appparently, Peepster's "wife" is in Paris, so I guess it's "cheating" (quotes intentional) time!

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housamo-stories · 7 days ago

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MC's date Ded (housamo)

It was a hot day in August the Cicadas were chirping merrily while a summer breeze rustled through the trees, Ded was in his underwear picking out his clothes and getting ready as he had to meet with MC soon at the front gate of the Santa school.

Ded-oh these will do splendidly, perfect for today's meeting with our beloved.

Dark Ded-don't have much choice, though i'd be lyin' if I didn't say I'm excited too!

He then puts on his clothes before putting on his shoes and then heads out.

(Santa school front gate)

MC was waiting by the front gate for what seemed like an eternity before looking at their clock on their smartphone, it read 12:30, the time Ded had told them to meet up, they looked towards the school gate and soon saw Ded approaching before walking over to greet him.

Ded-ho, ho, ho, hello my beloved child, I hope I have not kept you waiting?

MC-it's ok, I only just got here a few minutes ago, hey nice outfit it really suits you.

MC notices that Ded is wearing thin red thigh high shorts with a candy cane red and white striped T-shirt with white tennis shoes.

Ded-oh this?, I heard it would be quite warm so I picked it out by chance, I am happy it meets your approval, well then, let us be off.

the two of them then set out to find a spot to have some fun and enjoy each others company.

They walk for a while before coming upon a small neighborhood festival.

MC-hey neeto!

Ded-ho, ho, ho!, would you like to go in?

MC-yeah!, lets go together, I bet it'll be lots of fun!

Ded-alright then, take my hand my love, as it would be unfortunate if we were to become separated.

They take Ded's hand before both of them head inside, when they enter they both see stalls of all kinds lining the streets before they see a prize stall.

MC-hey Ded, let's try that one.

Ded looks over and sees people shooting the BB gun to try and win the prizes.

Dark Ded-hell yeah!, now we're talkin'!, I'll win ya somethin' special guaranteed!

Ded then walks over to the stall with confidence, the stall owner then hands Ded the BB gun before he aims and with one shot knocks down the target with ease.

MC-wow Ded your amazing!, you knocked it down with one shot!

Dark Ded-ya better believe it, I ain't no pushover when it comes to punishin' naughty brats!, I make sure to train so that I'm always on the mark, gahahaha!

MC-I feel sorry for any naughty kid who crosses your path.

Ded-yeah, yeah, pick yer prize already!

MC looks around before they see a pair of white and black teddy bears with their hands sown together, the dark one having a cute angry expression on it's face, and the white one having a happy expression.

MC-oh those two look cute, I would like those please.

The stall owner then hands them the two teddy bears before taking their leave.

Dark Ded-you coulda gotten anythin', so why'd you pick these?

MC-cause they kinda look like you and other Ded.

Ded looks closely at the two bears before seeing the resemblance.

Dark Ded-you really are unusual you know that?, guess that's just one of the things I love about ya, heh, heh.

MC-hey, lets go get something to eat, ok?

Light Ded-oh yes, I am beginning to feel a bit hungry, is there anywhere in particular you would like to go?

MC-there's a small cafe not far from here, let's go there!

Ded-ho, ho, ho, well then lead the way my little snowflake.

MC takes Ded's hand before heading for the cafe nearby, as they walk Ded notices some children walking with their parents before looking at MC and smiling to himself.

Light Ded-how precious, I hope someday soon that will be us walking with our little ones on an outing like this.

Dark Ded-if they're anythin' like MC, then we're in trouble.

Light Ded-true, however it would be quite the adventure don't you think?

Dark Ded-w-well, I guess it wouldn't be so bad, I'd be able to teach them how to be a dark Santa and punish naughty brats!, I can see it now!

Light Ded-that's the spirit!

After walking for a short while MC and Ded finally reached their destination.

MC-here we are!

Ded-oh my!, this is place looks quite cozy!

The café was decorated quite nicely as the exterior had an outdoor space with wrought iron lattices that had purple Wysteria flowers growing down the sides.

MC-lets go in, shall we?

They take Ded's arm in theirs as they head inside and have a seat before placing their orders.

Ded-my, this chocolate parfait is quite delicious!,

MC-yeah this cheesecake parfait is really good too!, wanna try some?, say aah.

Ded-aah, nom.

MC-so how is it?

Ded-sweet, just like you.

MC begins to blush at Ded's sudden comment.

MC-not as sweet as you are.

Ded-ho, ho, ho, my, still quite the charmer I see, these are the moments I cherish the most with you.

MC-me too, I love it when we get time to spend together.

Ded-I am glad to hear that my love, it saddens me though when I am unable to see you, as I am always busy getting ready for next Christmas, if I were to retire and give my title to someone worthy, then we would be able to see each other more often.

MC-I like having you as Santa, your really good at your job.

Ded-please do not worry, I have no intention of retiring any time soon.

MC-good, hey you got some chocolate on your face.

They then walk over and with one finger wipes the chocolate off of his face before licking it from their finger.

Ded-oh my, it seems I got a bit carried away.

The two finish their food before leaving and heading for Shinjuku park, they soon arrive at the park before sitting on a nearby bench under a tree.

Ded-oh my, it is quite warm, it is fortuitous that we found such a nice spot in the shade.

MC-yeah, wouldn't want to get heatstroke.

Ded turns his body to face MC crossing one of his thick chubby legs over the other.

Ded-tell me my love, are your studies going well?

MC-as well as usual, my dads get on my case if I don't.

Ded-it just show's how much they love you, before Mr. Mononobe, Jinn and Triton adopted you, you were all they ever talked about during teachers meetings with the other schools.

MC-really?

Ded-yes, we all talk about our students, however, your name came up the most, they would worry like mad wondering if you were keeping up with your studies, or what kind of trouble you were getting into that day.

MC-no wonder papa Mononobe has a few grey hairs.

Ded-ho, ho, ho, my love, never forget that we all love you very much, even as I speak now you are surrounded by love, even if some have a hard time showing it.

MC-even Yoritomo, Ahura and Hippolytus?

Ded-yes even them.

MC-guess that makes me lucky then.

Ded-you are quite fortunate indeed, come here my love, I wish to hold you to me.

MC does as told and scoots onto Ded's lap as he wraps them in his arms before gently pulling them to his chest and resting his chin on their head.

Ded-I love you, my little snowflake.

MC-I love you too, my sweet jelly belly.

The two sit locked in their embrace before they begin to get drowsy and inevitably fall asleep in each others arms.

Ded then begins to dream where he is playing with two children both referring to him as "daddy", holding both of them in his arms as he smiles before seeing MC sit down beside him and joining. In their play.

Hours pass before the two of them awaken rubbing the sleep from their eyes only to see the sun has already begun to set.

MC-look how late it is already!

Ded-oh my, your right!, it seems we must have gotten a bit too comfortable and dozed off.

MC-my dads are gonna be so mad I missed curfew!

Ded-perhaps you should call them and explain!

MC-r-right.

They then do as Ded suggests and pull out their phone calling Mononobe who would be more level headed about the situation, after a bit of talking and screaming from the background on Mononobe's end they explained why they were out so late before hanging up.

MC-well looks like i'm off the hook for now, let me walk you back, it's the least I can do.

Ded-ho, ho, ho, well if you insist.

The two of them begin heading towards the Santa school before the sun begins to set as they walk Ded sees two elderly muscular male dragon transients walk by holding hands with a ring on both their fingers, he then looks at MC before taking their hand in his.

MC-something the matter?

Ded-everything is fine, I just wanted to hold your hand is all.

The two continue to walk hand in hand as the sun begins setting over the horizon giving way to night, they soon reach the gates of the Santa school before MC pulls out a small box from their pocket.

Ded-oh my, whatever could this be?

MC-I saw this in a thrift store yesterday and it made me think of you.

Ded-opens the box and sees that it is a ring, it was silver and had what appeared to be a Snowflake on it with a small blue jewel in the center.

Ded-oh my! I was not expecting this!, c-could this be?, are you?

MC-well it's not the proposal I was hoping to give you, but I guess now is as good a time as any.

Ded-M-MC, do you truly wish too?

MC-I thought about it for awhile, and decided now would be the best time to tell you.

They then get down on one knee, before holding the box with the ring in front of them.

MC-Ded Moroz, I MC humbly ask, would you please do me the honor of marrying me?

Ded-ho, ho, ho, yes, yes!, a thousand times!

With a smile MC takes Ded by the hand as they slide the ring onto his finger.

MC-there, now we are officially engaged, how's it feel?

Ded-oh my, I feel as if I'm overflowing with happiness!

Without thinking Ded grabs their face before pulling his lips to theirs in a passionate kiss.

MC-whoa!, didn't see that coming.

Dark Ded-hey!, no fair gettin'em to yourself!, I want in too!

Dark Ded then pulls them into another kiss.

Dark Ded-just so you now that just cause we're gettin' hitched, doesn't mean I'm gonna be treatin' ya like your special every Christmas got it?!, the only time your allowed to be naughty is when we're alone together!, if you know what I mean, heh, heh.

MC-I understand.

Dark Ded-well now that everythin's clear I'm switchin' out.

Light Ded-I apologize, it seems my other self couldn't contain his delight, I forget that he can be a bit of a child at times.

MC-that's ok, you both are very good kissers.

Ded-I thank you for the compliment.

MC-you know it is late, perhaps I could stay with you tonight?

Ded-ho, ho, ho, you are quite a spoiled child indeed, come then, I shall spoil you to your very being my beloved.

Dark Ded-woooohooo!, yeah!, ya better get ready for the punishment of a lifetime!

That night the full moon shown brightly revealing two shadows intertwined in it's diamond-like glow, and a love having blossomed.

#❤️housamo❤️

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mind-me-n0t · 3 months ago

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Like a Dragon: Yakuza - Episode 3

I'm of two minds on this

The last episode of today's triple release leaves me in a weird spot. I want to divorce the show from the games and enjoy it on its own, but I'm constantly drawing parallels and comparisons in my head. And rightfully so, it is an adaptation after all, isn't it?!

Some of the changes I find genuinely cool. Some are choices I wouldn't have made myself, but I'm interested in how they play out. And some are just bad.

I'm not onboard the hate train that's rolling through the fandom at the moment. I am still looking forward to next week where the conclusion will take place. But I also mourn what could have been if the show had been placed in more loving hands.

Thoughts and spoilers below.

Oh my god heyyyy Haruka... Okay, byeeee Haruka...

God, I was yelling at my screen "Don't you dare just drop her off here". I was so pumped after Kiryu saved her at the end of episode 2. But she's not going to be important to the plot, is she? This just feels like a checked box. Aiko and Yumi both got some parental trauma, what with their mom going fishing for kulipaas in the lake, and it would make sense for Haruka to factor into the resolution of that. Now you are the self-destructive mother, Aiko. Are you really going to do Haruka dirty like your own mom did?

It was cute how Kiryu came to Haruka's defence when Yumi got a bit harsh on her, I loved those little moments. Sad we won't see any more of those.

Nishiki still likes Kiryu? Didn't see that coming. An interesting twist and a welcome one. In episode 2 there was a moment or two where Nishiki felt like a background character to Kiryu's story, which could be a catalyst for him going bad, like the game does it. "Oh man Kiryu went to jail? Shame, it should have been someone worthless like Nishiki". But Kiryu probably never gets to that level of recognition here, so it would be a weird aspect to keep. Although again, if Nishiki doesn't turn evil in those 10 years, what the fuck has he been doing with his time?

Although it is kind of a trope in the series that the more polite someone is from the get go, the more evil they get when shit hits the fan. Some of your best buddies start out as rude and even hostile. That's how you know they are great friend material. Perhaps Nishiki will reveal his true colours later.

Yumi: "You haven't changed. It's as if you were frozen in time." Nah, girl. He actually changed a lot. Like a lot a lot. It's one of the things i praised in my post for the last episode. Maybe in the jump from right before prison to now, he hasn't changed. But we the audience wouldn't be able to tell because we are not there yet in this bullshit double timeline. God, it annoys me to no end!

Oh my god heyyyy Taiga... Okay, byeeee Taiga...

My boys have been done dirty. I feel like this is a testament to the show's creators missing the point completely. Solid proof that they failed basic characterisation or worse, didn't care about it. The Majima from the games wears many masks, and it's easy to just think of him as a obsessive, knife-wielding maniac. But what he isn't underneath these masks is stupid. Majima is not stupid. He just doesn't care and weaponises his carefreeness against his enemies.

Likewise with Saejima. He is not stupid. But in the show they are prancing around like buffoons, opening fire in the middle of the street in broad daylight. And none of them seems to understand the gravity of a bullet wound in the torso? "If you die on me, I'll kill you" Woohoohoo, we're so kooky! Ah shit, he ded.

I do like Majima's actor's performance. And I like how in the opening of the fight he comes across as a more seasoned yakuza than baby Kaz and Nishiki. More of that Majima, please. But now I have zero confidence in the show handling post-downfall Majima with any cleverness or skill.

Halfway there, I guess. See y'all next week.

#my amazon yakuza review #yakuza #like a dragon #rgg

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boyfhee · 7 months ago

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no no no apologies, you can reply to my asks whenever you want. i missed talking to you too, my fever has been with me for the past two days. it increased to 103 today and i thought i would die due to headache :( but i am too, excited for romance : untold, she gonna be my fav i think. did you see the tracklist??? we gotta talk about it ㅠㅠ

i will definitely ask you like a whole manhwa recs cause i wanna read them too >_< i haven't seen the kdramas you have mentioned (adapted from the manhwa) but i think i will read them once i am ready for it, since conselling is this week. i will be busy :] hehe

same >//< i like workplace romance + historical romance and those fantasy romance too, i think i would be addicted too so i will reward myself if i study daily hehe i mean code and study calculus daily :p

pls pls i thought what craze is there for anime not until my friend recommended me jjk to watch, i was heart broken, devasted amd then at that time, after completing the movie and s1 ㅠㅠ i, i got the news of ded kitkat :( soo it sad for me amd then silent voice 😭 i am glad i started watching animeno, because when i started watching anime, last year aug, all the good anime were completed, especially aot — mikasa and eren <333 i havent watched it the way people were hyped for the finale on 4th nov. i remember it still fresh :( huhu help! even i watched the movies you mentioned hehe… i watched 5cm per sec too and i could understand the feelings there, the deep connections they had (≡人≡；)

haikyuu, my 10th friends begged me to watch it but i think I'll give it a try later since you are saying it is cute >_< whatever you say is good, i go see or watch or read that ;)

yea, i thought the books they were recommendeding were fluff not until i saw the comments so i stopped watching those kinds of reels :/ please tell me more others like that, even i wanna read, just recommend me the books you read + the authors work you have mentioned pleaseeee (i thought you were talking about bsd until i realised they were real authors!! dazai sucode mf ㅠㅠ)

thanks fo reading till here amd then from the day you answer this ask, we will be talking on Instagram i guess?? i love you, good night sweetheart, ^3^ muah~

— lover club anon

can this fever leave u alr :/ u should sleep it off :D how was your movie today ?? did u go or did you skip because of fever :O i hope you feel better today >< i've seen the tracklist and seeing jvke there made me so happy TT i know the album is a banger aaa i can't wait to hear it

you should def watch the kdramas i mentioned when you have time because they're just so so cute ^_^ and the manhwas are adorable too >< lmk ur fav genres and tropes and i will make a detailed rec list for u :D workplace romance and historical are so 🙁💗 also love me some cute family guy .. like i read daytime star and it's so so cute and fluffy omg TT i need what the main couples have there please ... also, i hope ur counselling goes well ^^

jjk being first anime is a different kind of trauma 💗 ALSO me and my brother started aot together and dropped it withing ten minutes lmfao TT i kinda want to watch more movies .. maybe i will tomorrow ><

for book recs uhh i haven't read that many actually .. but i've really liked the one's that i did so i hope you like them too ^_^

kafka on the shore by murakami

no longer human ++ setting sun by osamu dazai

crime and punishment by fydor dostoevsky

the silent patient by alex michaelides ( SO GOOD )

girl on the train by paula hawkins

death on the nile by agatha christie ( has a movie too )

to kill a mocking bird by harper lee

the vegetarian by han kang ( if u love murakami u will love this )

seven years of darkness by you-jeong jeong

i think that's all for now .. i've read a few others but the ones i mentioned above stick out the most to me. if you read, do let me know if u like it :D love u mwah

#⠀ㅤㅤㅤ⠀ㅤㅤㅤsecrets & 𝒽er ฅ ฅ : lover club anon

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steamishot · 1 year ago

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3 year anniversary 😵‍💫

i had totally forgotten until today, but it had just passed my 3 year anniversary of living in NYC on 9/11. that's crazy. this is now 3/4 of the time i spent in college lol. i guess i'm a junior now.

we (mostly i) drove to boston last thursday. it was about a 5.5-6 hour drive due to the traffic. my laptop was on in the backseat with the mouse jiggler on. matt had just got off 9 days of working straight and was ded. the first night, we had AYCE shabu which was recommended by matt's coworker. it was just OK and our stomachs didn't feel too well the day after. we checked into the hyatt in cambridge (thanks chase points again), and was very close to MIT. there was a sign welcoming MIT parents because it was the back to school era. the hotel was situated across from the charles river, and we got to creepily watch smart looking people run along this river from our room. we opted to park our car 0.8 miles away in a different lot to save money ($40 vs $95 for two nights).

on friday, we met my reddit friend K in her condo in cambridge. i remember her to be meek and softspoken when she was in NYC for a short period, but she was quite the opposite in cambridge. now i understood it as her being overwhelmed in nyc because of all the stimulation, which caused her to shut down a little. anyway, her voice was a little louder than i remember haha, and her presence was a bit intense that i became quite shy. i got to meet her two cats and her bf M, who ended up hanging out with us for the majority of the time.

because K and M are both very intellectual (hello cambridge), matt really enjoyed conversing with them. M kind of embodies an altruistic jewish man with SF tech culture. M has an open library project, is anti-consumerist, and often wears a purple shirt with his name and QR code to his website. he keeps a public spreadsheet of his goals since 2015 and told us he's done 80K pushups. we walked around cambridge, went to an ice cream shop, linen shop, and a tea shop. then we chilled a bit at her condo where he made us some tea. got yummy udon at the nearby lesley university, and then went to a brewery afterwards. it was a long hangout, lol!

right after this hangout, i felt really self-conscious. i was the least accomplished one and honestly felt like the dumbest one in the group. they're (more so her) quick on their feet, decisive/opinionated, and can churn out thoughtful intelligent responses in seconds. her condo had a tiny TV, but many books and board games. she texted me after the hangout saying it was so nice meeting us and she appreciates me for going to visit her. i was dealing with my own feelings of unworthiness, and feeling like i don't quite fit in. i also usually don't see the intellectual side of matt often because he's totally drained from work and doesn't want to do more thinking outside of work. he had more of the spotlight because they were interested in his career. i felt like i didn't have much to share.

i felt self-conscious for a whole day afterwards, and felt weird responding to her texts, even though we chat so often (over text, reddit, and IG). i kinda wondered if we would even be friends organically if we didn't already have such deep chats via the internet. i finally got over that mental hump of not being worthy enough, and began chatting with her like normal again. instead of feeling unworthy, i tried to shift my perspective to feel lucky and inspired to have such intelligent company who i can learn things from.

matt and i also got to stay in the machimoodus getaway cabin in connecticut for the first time for two nights. i'm keeping a google sheet of the number of countries and states i've been to. so far, it's 18 countries and 18 US states. i didn't count the ones that were just layovers/pass throughs. we got into a frustrating argument in the car ride there, which i understand is all based on emotions. he's pretty much ded after the longer work week + one whole day of socializing with new people, which made him highly anxious and easily stressed because he had not had any alone/quiet time for a while. so, he gets highly anxious when i'm driving (stop!, slow down!) and i in turn get upset and react negatively to his anxiety because it triggers my anxiety. i get super annoyed at back-seat driving, especially when i'm the better (and more conscious) driver between the two of us.

i know that this was something that was discussed in my therapy session, where i don't have to fix his anxieties, and at the very least, don't need to take it personally. it's a work in progress for the both of us.

the getaway: it's the most secluded glamping site that we've been to. it's semi-luxurious, and not nearly as luxurious as autocamp. autocamp provides very nice dinnerware, a hairdryer, a TV, fast internet, etc. both autocamp and undercanvas had a community area where you can purchase food/drinks and hangout. getaway was much more isolated, and their store is self-service. no hairdryer and the dinnerware is a little cheap. the cabin is actually very tiny and thoughtfully designed (to stow away luggages and shoes). i really enjoyed the giant glass window and the windows throughout the cabin to feel at one with nature. since we had a 4 night package and also wanted to go glamping during the fall foliage season, we booked another two nights in october. K&M may join us (but not sure, as M does not like to spend money).

CT: so beautiful and lush, went to the nearby cat cafe where we were the only asians and they displayed an "antiracism" sign on the door (which i'm guessing that means that racism is prevalent in that area), checked out boho farms and got a pumpkin spice candle, went to the local grocery market twice, and did a short hike at machimoodus state park.

work: my new boss (director) officially announced my promotion yesterday in an email and included what duties will be shifted to my previous manager and my colleague. it's definitely weird to give my old manager work to do? so i'm trying to do as much as i can. there's a lot on my plate right now as i'm taking over compliance management and resolving previous payroll issues, all while still doing majority of the work for the VCP and housestaff populations. i do feel happier though, like that i'm actually looking forward to doing this type of work. it's very introverted and a bit more challenging so i'm excited to give a good impression in my first few months.

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truckreincarnation · 1 year ago

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The Butler Did It! || Perry || Trial 1-1 || RE: Bian, Germain, testimony sharing

Perry looked.... well. Exhausted as she came in. Having, as per the usual, slipped off her shoes before stepping into the water, she trudged out to find her seat. Behind her, she seemed to be sporting a recently-acquired shrimp tail that swayed as she took each step. On the plus side, it seemed that she'd changed from her pajamas she'd been wearing upon body drop, now in her usual fit.

Perry was... well. Pleasantly surprised by the two people she was placed beside, even if Yuliya and Esmée were so dang far away. It was like half of a kindness to be where she was, even if not a whole. (She, of course, noticed Frank being placed suspiciously close. That must have been the punishment Amber was handing her, because no kindness came without cruelty when it came to Perry and Amber).

It took Perry a moment to get her brain functioning enough in her half-asleep state. Oh, how she wanted to be in bed. Oh how the timing of this would fuck up her sleep schedule if she wasn't immensely careful.

Oh how, for once, she wished she was back home on Earth, working her usual job in monotony, always under a magnifying glass. It was better than whatever this was.

"... So, ay dednnae see much, ta be hones'. Ay wen' ta bed at a normal fuckin' taime, unlaike a lo' o' ya, apparen'ly."

Perry sighed, placing her cheek in her hand.

"Mos' ay've go' fer ya es tha' Yulie an' ay were en tha trainin' hall fer a wee bi', bu' we both lef' around 9:30. Before we lef', though, Germa and Shin were trainin' en there. Germa weth a gun, an' Shin weth boxin' alone. Hwen Yulie an' ay lef', we saw Miles per hour an' 19 leavin' tha library. Miles per hour, Yulie, and ay all wen' ta our respecteve rooms, af'er tha'. Ay took a quick shower, an' wen' ta bed no' too long af'er gettin' there. Nobody else was en tha room then."

Perry paused for a moment, scratching her cheek.

"Ay woke up ta 19 bein' back en there, though. Apparen'ly she was quiet enough ta no' waeke me, so... thanks fer tha'."

That was all she had to really say for herself, though. It wasn't exactly the most compelling alibi when it came to protecting herself, but hopefully it'd help someone or other out. At least on building a timeline, if nothing else.

But... there were bigger fish to fry, of course. When it came to the REAL culprit behind all of this, because Perry? Perry was certain she knew.

"So ya all know tha trap tha' was en tha dungeon? Ay fegured ou' hwa' se' et off, an' thus hwo really ded all o' thes. Hwen ay claimbed up ta look en tha crevice o' tha broken saide, ay saw a sap slaime hidin' en there. Tha sap slaime HAD ta have been hwa' broke tha vaine an' se' tha hwole theng off, aye? So ay thenk we have our culpri' already. Et's tha fuckin' slaime, tha gross bastards."

Perry frowned. She hadn't bonded with the slimes like some people had, and had only really seen them as low-level video game enemies. Nonetheless...

Something did catch her attention, though.

"Oy, Bibi. Ay had tha saeme question as Germa, actually. Et said ya saigned ou' tha scythe af'er tha gun was bu' ya dednnae mention et, so..."

Building a timeline was helpful, after all. Even if Perry's conclusions were... questionable, at times.

"Oh, an' fer Germa's reference, an' ay guess anybody hwo dednnae hear ye', fuckin' Amber maede those vaines upon request. Knowin' hwat theyd be used fer."

#Perry #ch1 #trial1 #submission

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tobiosmilktea · 4 years ago

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hiii can i request tsumu, kenma, oikawa, and kuroo where they’re in a secret relationship and the reader feels like they’re hiding her bc they’re ashamed of her ? like a hurt too comfort type of thing? thank u bb 🥺🥺

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secret relationships w/ atsumu, kenma, oikawa, and kuroo

a/n: i have so many angst requests,, yall must like getting hurt 💀 also this wasn’t as angsty as i thought it was gonna be since im going through writers block yet again and i can not handle pain rn (also not proofread, so read with caution lmao)

— m. atsumu

it honestly surprised you at first, the way someone like miya atsumu returning your feelings the moment you told him you liked him near the start of the school year

there wasn’t that instant gratification though, knowing that one of inarizaki’s golden boys still felt out of your reach

despite being in a relationship with you, it wasn’t like anyone knew of it besides osamu and your closest friend

of course you didn’t really mind as you’ve always thought couples who were obnoxious with their relationships 24/7 and constantly making out in the hallways wasn’t your cup of tea either, so you get why atsumu wanted to keep it a secret

besides, with a guy so popular like him, you really just thought he was sparing you from the harassment (not that it would be bad if all the girls crushing on him new)

you get that he was just trying to protect you, and yet the more you thought of it, the more than it was simply just an assumption and you really didn’t know why your relationship was kept secret

it wasn’t like either of you would get backlash in any way, so what was the problem?

you weren’t exactly the type to be the most insecure either

sure, you were aware of the flaws you had, but it wasn’t something you were ashamed of as you learned to get used to it

yet it’s hard to fully love yourself when your boyfriend isn’t even comfortable with the fact that no one knows you two are even together

you hated jumping to conclusions, but you couldn’t help but to think the worst case scenario—was he ashamed of being with you?

you honestly thought the idea was impossible

if he was seriously ashamed of the thought of being with you in public, why would he even waste all those months dating? were all those dates and nights sneaking out to see each other for nothing?

it was like this for weeks with the way your own thoughts sabotaged you as you stood next to him during lunch

in moments like this in school, surrounded by your classmates and acquaintances, you and atsumu were only friends who sat next to each other occasionally and shared conversations that only friends would have

only friends

god, you hated the way that atsumu wouldn’t even look at you the way that he would when you two are alone

was he that embarrassed to be with you?

you didn’t want six months of all your hard work and effort of making time to be with him for nothing,, you had to do something about it

everyday, you, atsumu, and osamu would walk to school together with osamu typically walking ahead of you and your boyfriend

most couples would hold hands as they walked together, but atsumu had made it explicitly clear as the closer they get to school the farther they had to be from each other to avoid suspicions

thinking of it now, it sounded wrong to begin with and you had no idea why you even agreed to do such a thing

the school was close, maybe a block away and instead of slowing down your pace to create a gap between you and atsumu, you stubbornly stayed next to him to which he flickered you a weird look

he shrugged it off but the moment you two passed the gates and into campus, you slipped your hand into his

without missing a single beat atsumu immediately pulled his hand away from you with a look on his face that held all the questions running through his head at that very moment

“what are you doing?” he asks, almost in a harsh whisper

a frown melted upon your expression at how quickly he pulled away, almost as if he was disgusted by you. “i um, didn’t know you hated the thought of people seeing us together so badly.”

you didn’t know where all your strength went as it disappeared the moment you needed it the most

yet as you were about to walk away, atsumu tugs at your wrist lightly and pulls you into his embrace—his warmth and comforting scent of chamomile from saved you from the embarrassment that was tainting your cheeks red

“no, no it’s not that,” he mutters, lips tickling your forehead. “i just wanted to keep you to myself a bit longer.”

— k. kenma

you honestly weren’t surprised at the fact that kenma wanted this relationship to be kept secret

he never seemed like the type to be in a relationship let alone get the attention of being in one in the first place, yet it irked you to the core

it was fine at first; acting like you two were just friends while at school or at volleyball practice and it wasn’t at all weird or out of the ordinary

maybe that’s why you were okay with it in the first few months of your relationship with kenma as you were always near him the majority of the time

yet you constantly had to fight the urge to not be so touchy with him from wanting to hold his hand to leaning your head onto his shoulder—you often had to stop yourself especially in front of your friends and his teammates

you were good at keep secrets, but it was absolute hell not being able to even tell kuroo considering you always hung out with him too (it was a given obviously but you digress)

kuroo is a bit curious in his closest friend’s antics so his constant teases of how you and kenma would be such a cute couple annoyed you to your core

he laughs as if you and kenma being together would be absolutely impossible and wouldn’t happen in a million years, and yet here you two were, pretending to laugh at his jokes and agreeing and it would be, in fact, impossible

as mentioned before, you’re more annoyed at keeping your relationship secret rather than angry

your actions were more abrupt and cold rather than your usual warm self and kenma definitely noticed

despite his usual calm and collected expression that he has on a daily basis, it covered up his own emotions of blatant insecurity and worry that you were losing your feelings and losing them quick

the last thing kenma wanted was for everything that happened between the two of you to be wasted over his own fear of being judged for being with you

you were his first in everything and he certainly wasn’t going to let you become his first heartbreak either

he worried about this for a few days, overthinking while he played video games with kuroo, lev, and yaku that they noticed how quiet he was being over the call

it was then did he impulsively asked kuroo to go on a separate voice channel with him just so he could blurt out, “i’m dating (y/n).”

and to his surprise, all his best friend said was: “yeah, i know. (y/n) told me.”

“what? why?” kenma asked with confusion evident on his visage

“she had no one else to go to vent.” kuroo answers, his amused laugh echoing through kenma’s headphones. “don’t worry, i won’t tell anyone.”

“thanks, but... i think (y/n)’s angry at me and i don’t know what to do.”

“she told me that she was getting tired of keeping your relationship a secret. she asked me if you felt embarrassed or even ashamed of being with her.” he explained.

confusion and a bit of worry washed over kenma as his words suddenly faltered, “i could never be ashamed of being with her,”

“then i guess, you should tell her that.”

“what should i do?”

his best friend lets on a smirk (not that kenma could even see it, anyway), “i’m so glad you asked.”

you weren’t exactly sure what you expecting to be honest

you knew there was something going on between kenma and kuroo as if they were planning something intricate, but you weren’t bothered to even ask

perhaps you were still in that petty mindset of giving kenma the cold shoulder after having to keep your relationship on hold all the time that stopped your curiosity

sure, it was a bit childish, but you were planning on talking about it with kenma the moment he came back into the classroom after going off somewhere with kuroo

which by the way, where the hell were they? lunch was ending soon and you needed to talk to you boyfriend asap

the timing was almost perfect the way the thought of him entered your mind was at the same time as his familiar blonde hair walked back into the classroom with a melon bun and a canned drink in his hand from the vending machine—your favorites

“i noticed you didn’t eat lunch, so i bought you this.” he says, placing them down onto your desk.

“is this supposed to be your way of apologizing to me or something?” you mused at him.

there was a faint smile on kenma’s face when you did. this was your usual self, one that constantly smiled at him rather than deadpanned and cold. “no,” he simple put it. taking in a breath of confidence before pressing his lips on the corner of yours. “but i was hoping that would.”

with wide eyes, your eyes scanned the room to see if anyone noticed, afraid at the fact that you broke the first rule. despite being a blushing mess from a minuscule peck on your cheek, there was an inkling of confusion still evident within you, “why did you do that?”

“kuroo told me everything.”

“i knew that guy couldn’t keep a secret,” you mutter as you tried to ignore that infamous feeling of butterflies in the pit of your stomach. “i don’t think people saw, so they won’t think we’re together—”

“what if i wanted people to know we’re together?” ded asf

— o. tooru

you honestly should’ve known oikawa was going to keep this relationship between the two of you a secret since the moment he confessed his feelings to you

what else could you have expected from aoba johsai’s most popular boy wonder with an actual fanclub full of naive girls

perhaps you’ve become naive yourself considering you dealt with months of having your relationship constantly being swept under the rug, psyching yourself out that he was doing this for your sake

and you understood that

it was the reason why you even agreed to keep your relationship on the downlow considering how annoyingly notorious oikawa’s fangirls were, they wouldn’t have let you see the light of day if they were to find out

if you were in fact being honest, there was a period in time near the beginning of the relationship how cautious you were being—barely talking to oikawa unless it had to do with school, avoiding his gazes during class, and even swallowing your pride by just watching his fangirls flirt with him and there was nothing you could do about it

you honestly had to give yourself a pat on the bat for dealing with six months of this treatment

you figured it wouldn’t be that bad, especially after schools where you and oikawa could finally have alone time to yourselves, but even those times alone with him there was a lingering feeling of tension and unease

the thought of someone from school even finding out of you two being together even affected your relationship outside of school hours

you were tired of waiting outside the school gates for hours just for him to come out of volleyball practice and apologize that he couldn’t walk you home yet again

you figured that oikawa had grown far to used to seeing you waiting for him all the time that it was practically common sense that he was going to reject you again and again

you had to stop waiting for him at some point, but there was an inkling inside that for once, just for once, he would look at you with a smile so sweet that he would finally go with you

but not once has it happened

was he really that afraid of people finding out of his relationship with you that he’s willing to disregard all your hard work to even make this thing (whatever is was) to even happen?

if you were truly being honest with yourself, the only reason why this relationship is still up and active for this long is all because of you

you’re the one always asking him when he’s available during the weekends so you two could finally see each other, you’re the one always texting him first, you’re the one always being the most understanding of the situation

and yet it’s almost like oikawa isn’t even batting an eye at how difficult it has been for you

you absolutely hated jumping to conclusions and thinking of the worst case scenario and yet here you were, suddenly drowning at the possibility that the only reason why oikawa wanted a secret relationship was because he was ashamed to be with you

it was a thought that kept you up at night, tainting your optimistic thoughts of hope that this relationship would actually work out to decimate into thin air

the more is simmered in your head, the worse it became—what if his feelings that he confessed to you was a lie?

you hated overthinking

but if you really thought about it, even before you and oikawa dated, neither of you two were close. just two acquaintances in the same class that occasionally shared answers with each other just by the convenience of sitting nearby

you even went as far as believing that him dating you was just a joke, that this whole goddamn relationship was just some mindless prank just because he was bored

six months of wasted time. you were over it

the next day at school, you didn’t even look at him, you didn’t smile or even acknowledge the way he said good morning to you (as a friend does)

you figured he’s probably too dense to even notice, but he did. the usual glow you had each morning when you said good morning back to him was gone

he already missed the way your gazes would meet and how he would constantly find himself lost in your irises, but now you couldn’t even look at him in the eye

the only person who’s aware that you and oikawa were dating was iwaizumi. it was a given as who else would oikawa ramble on and on and on about how pretty you looked or how smart you are if it wasn’t his best friend?

if anything, iwa was the only guy oikawa could complain about how you were ignoring him

“maybe she’s bored of you for once,” iwaizumi cuts straight to the point. there was really no point in beating around the bush

offense was written all over oikawa’s face, utterly surprised, “how could she?”

“you can’t keep your relationship with her a secret forever, you know.” his best friend goes on to explain, “with the way things are going with you two acting like you’re nothing but acquaintances, (y/n)’s bound to lose her feelings.”

“but i don’t want her to lose feelings for me! and it’s not like i can suddenly tell all my fangirls that i’m dating someone, they’ll freak!” whines oikawa.

“why do you care about your fangirls’ feelings more than your own girlfriend? seems to me, it doesn’t even look like you care about (y/n) at all the way she’s constantly waiting for you after practice only to be rejected.”

it’s obvious iwaizumi wasn’t here to sugarcoat

“i just don’t want them to harass (y/n)...” oikawa reasons, trying to ignore the way his heart drop at iwa’s words like a gripping poison

“then that’s your job to tell those girls to back off.” he suggests, “they literally treat you like a god, surely they’ll listen if you tell them to leave her alone.”

the following day, you came across oikawa waiting outside your door, dressed in his uniform with his gaze lingering about to occupying his attention

“what are you doing here?” you ask him as you close your front door behind you. he’s probably here to break up with you, you thought to yourself

you had to force yourself to ignore the way your heart dropped at your own self-destructive thoughts

taking a deep breath as you approached him, you readied yourself for harsh news to come your way

but it never did

instead, you were greeted by oikawa’s infamous smile that made everyone at school to fall in love with this guy (including you)

he takes your hand into his, intertwining his calloused fingers that dwarfed yours in size. you don’t remember the last time you held oikawa’s hand, but it felt so familiar and warm

it was like home

you couldn’t help but feeling the ends of your lips tugging into a smile as you looked up at him, “what if someone at school sees us?”

you were expecting some kind of excuse, but all he did was shrug. “who cares?”

— k. tetsurou

when you and kuroo started going out, you certainly wasn’t expecting it to be like this

if anything, ‘going out’ would be a stretch if you count late night dates and sneaking out at midnight just to see each other as dating

it certainly wasn’t your usual definition of dating either as you yearned greatly to be able to do normal couple things with your boyfriend—like actually going out on dates during the day, eating lunch together, hell, even just holding hands!

it almost seemed laughable how normal things done in relationships were something you never even experienced with kuroo even after a few months of being together all due to him wanting to keep the relationship a secret

and if you were truly being honest with yourself, you never really understood why he wanted to keep it on the downlow in the first place

you never really questioned it as you just that much of an understanding person, but at a certain point it just wasn’t adding up

it wasn’t like he had girls going after him 24/7 despite being at the top of his class, popular, and nekoma’s volleyball captain

it wasn’t like oikawa who had an actual problem with hoards of girls surrounding him and tracking his ever move, so what was the big deal of letting your relationship public?

it was then did it hit you

the suddenly downpour of insecurity within your own loving boyfriend that you trust so much was getting the best of you

“what if he’s embarrassed to even be with me?” you contemplated in a harsh whisper to your best friend

it was in the middle of lunch and you two were sitting alone on a bench in the school’s courtyard chatting while eating—well, more like overthinking in your case while you friend just sat there and nodded

“if he actually felt that way, then he would’ve broken up with you already.” your friend stated in between bites, “besides, if i didn’t have feelings for someone, i wouldn’t put in the effort to sneak out just to see them.”

you hummed, not sure what to say as she did have a point

but could you really blame yourself for wanting an actual relationship rather than one that’s forced to go unnoticed?

“i should talk to kuroo about it...” you sigh out.

“talk to me about what?” an oh-so-familiar voice calls out to you and your friend

kuroo’s figure approaches the two of you as he give you a curt smile with hidden meanings that you weren’t able to even notice. you were too caught up in your own meddling thoughts that you also didn’t notice the way kuroo frowned slightly at the way you avoided eye contact with him

“nothing,” was all you said before standing up and throwing your trash away. “lunch is almost over so we should all get to class.” was all you said before briskly walking away

kuroo’s brows furrow in confusion as he looks over to your friend, “what’s up with (y/n)?”

“she thinks you’re too embarrassed to be with her, that’s why you hide your relationship.” she cuts straight to the point (homegirl just wants to eat her lunch in peace ffs)

“what?” your boyfriend huffs out in shock, almost offended at the fact that you out of all people would believe such a thing. “why does she think that?”

your friends shrugs, “not sure. that’s something you should be asking her, but if it were me, i would want a normal relationship as well.”

kuroo doesn’t say another word before walking away. and yet his walk quickened so he could catch up to you before you could get to class, footsteps echoing through the hallway in patters as he sees your familiar figure near your classroom

“(y/n)!” he calls out to you as you slide the classroom’s door open. it was sure to catch the attention of the rest of the students already in the classroom as you turn towards him, brows furrowed in the same confusion

as he neared you, there was almost no sign in him stopping, sending your heart beating in a frenzy as you parted your lips to tell him to slow down

but before a single syllable could even fall from your lips, your boyfriend’s own pair press against yours harshly. it was sweet like caramel and you swore everything moved in a slow motion when you suddenly realized where you two were

he stole your breath away when he pulled apart from you, eyes immediately scanning the room of his own classmates staring at him in awe

“since when were you two dating?” matsukawa asked rather loudly, it seemed that others were interested in knowing as well.

panic suddenly coursed through you as you gave kuroo a look, gravely ignoring the way yoru heart was thumping against your chest and the dozens of unanswered questions running through your head

“w-we’re not actually dati—”

“we’ve been together for a few months actually.” kuroo cuts you off, sending you a wink before entering the classroom

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miss-mukami · 2 years ago

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Ruki x fem. Reader, Yuma, Kou, Azusa

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Spoilers: general

Summary: You're happy to have saved a little tomato plant with Yuma and enjoy dinner with the brothers afterwards. Still there's something that bothers you. A talk with Ruki might help you decide.

Previous Chapter

Proudly you put the little tomato plant at it's new place to grow. You're glad it will be safe from the cold now. You and Yuma became gardening buddies while ago, he just knows so much and everything he grows is so tasty, it's really impressive. You admire him. For now work seems also be finished. "Yuma-kun, if there's nothing more to do, can I go inside?", you ask. You're maybe though, but still your fingers feel like ice already. "We're finished for today, but ya help me tomorrow again, eh?", he rather insists than asks. "Yes!", you promised. "I'll look if Ruki is finished with dinner.", you tell him. "Imma come in a few minutes.", he says, chewing a sugar cube. He must be hungry as well. "Don't eat up everything first, ya hear me?". You giggle, he's so cute.

Dinner with the Mukami brothers feels like being with family. Your family... It's been a while you saw them. But aren't they your family now? "Is everything alright?", Ruki asks. "You're expression, you look like spacing out.". "Oh... That's not... At least not that important. But... Ruki-kun...", you stutter. "There's something, you're right... That Adam an Eve plan... I think I still have some questions.". "Reasonable, come to my room later.", he answers shortly. Phew, he's chill about it, although the topic might still trouble him as well. The false Eve and two false Adams... It almost sounds pityful and funny, like a bad joke. You sigh, but grin right away as Yuma and Kou start a food fight again, while Azusa watches in peace eating some of the last bites himself. We maybe really are family.

"So... What would you like to know?", Ruki asks. "For me it seems like... I don't want to sound offending, but... Is there a way to make you full bl**ded vampires, so to say... I'm sorry if-".

"No, don't. I understand what you're referring to...".

"And if I got it right, I need a demon's... Or better say a demon King's heart-?".

"Don't! Don't even think of it...! Do you hear me?!", Ruki screams at you. It's the first time you hear him like that, that loud. Ruki, what's gotten into him, you wonder. "Don't ever consider such... precedure.". "-Ah!", you let out as he grabs you hand and pulls you close in a tight ambrace. He's... shivering? "Ruki-kun... I'm sorry, I didn't want you to worry for me, I just thought... I guess I shouldn't have.", you suddenly understand. But... does he really care that deeply for you? He's hugging you like this, does it mean...? The thought of it makes your heart flutter. Would you be happy? You close your eyes and hug him back.

Thank you so much for reading!

Next Chapter soon!

#dialovers #diabolik lovers #diabolik lovers ruki #diabolik lovers kou #diabolik lovers yuma #diabolik lovers azusa #ruki mukami #yuma mukami #ruki Mukami reader #yuma mukami reader #diabolik lovers reader #diabolik lovers oc

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wench-and-jezebel · 2 years ago

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The Musketeers Reaction: The Challenge

Jezebel (@typicalopposite) reacts [with occasional asides by Wench (@scripted-downfall)]

Now with BONUS: meta analysis :) (But Wench might post that separately later too... she hasn't decided)

[Oh, no, a prisoner transfer! That always goes badly; just ask CTU (from 24)]

Well shit

Well…. SHIT THIS MAN A BEAST [Yup!]

“Stay out of this, damn you” Let us get our asses kicked by one man.. on our own [Red Guards be prideful dumbasses]

Wot? WOT?! WHAT!?! [Tenth Doctor-coded, you are] ☠️☠️☠️ [But also, agreed. They explicitly warned the Red Guard. And then tried to help. Not their fault the RG didn't listen 💀] Right!?!

No one asked you, man child

WHAT, ARE THEY ALL CHILDREN??? [Yes]

OOOP- awwwwww [Dangerous for him and Constance to do that in broad daylight tho]

Well their relationship has escalated

[OH, LOOK, HER HUSBAND; WHAT. DID I SAY.] ☠️☠️☠️☠️ [Awkward, that is.]

Blech

Sweet lord [Indeed]

Do they not get paid? [Kinda but also... money got spent… It's not much, I don't think]

[They're Tinder-ing in church ☠️] Im dying [Porthos swiped right on the widow alkdsfj] Trying to say something and these two are distracting me [I adore them] Ok, so anyway… I’m guessing D’art does it, wins, and then becomes a Musketeer

Poor d’Art

Y’all two really trying to swindle money from grieving women… MEN [Only one was grieving. The other was having an affair, since those are highly common] ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

Imma. Oooop… Second-hand embarrassment [She's covering for him :)] ☠️☠️☠️

☠️☠️☠️ Oooop she ain’t grieving too hard [I'm sorry, but they're kinda cute] They are

“You’re cute”

☠️☠️☠️ Aramis is gonna get the money and Porthos is gonna get a wife [adslkfjlksadjf]

Candle sniffer? Is that a person? ☠️☠️☠️ [Candle snuffer, dear] I know 😂

["Too often, you let your emotions get the better of you" "Can we just get on with it" Sir, that. Proves the point] ☠️☠️☠️

Oooop, I see what you’re doing, Athos

Blech

[I love Peter Capaldi]

Oooop. That might not go well

[Love lines like "I can see you are a man of quick intelligence"... they’re always passive-aggressive digs]

How did he not see him? Or hear that? They are quite incompetent

[OH SHIT I REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS]

Oooooop

“You killed my father” [he’s making a habit of this] “I mean, burned down my farm. Prepare to die”

Well damn [This has gone badly for young d'Artagnan] d’Art, how do you really think this is gonna play out

[Of course Athos had to save him ☠️] ☠️☠️

Awwww [They turned it in a different direction, but I usually detest "I'm not like *you*" statements]

“Get some rest!” How about dry off?

Bruh where did the rain go?

Bitch (Milady), why ain’t you ded?

[This is what I meant by “I remember what happens after this” btw] Let me breathe on your mouth for a moment [Shut up]

“Leave me alone, Athos” Ma’am you came to him??? Womennnn

“I thought you had brains, but clearly not.” Athos, what has he done for you to think that? [alskdfjlsakdjf This is a valid question]

– – –

Jezebel: Welp! First off the level of ack I feel about friends having to fight each other in a competition is like…. Skyrocketing. Idk if it’s gonna be as awkward (they each think they will win, disappointment if they don’t) but I feel awkward about it lol!

Wench: You underestimate their loyalty, dear… I'm reasonably — like 90% — confident that they're only, like, half-competing. Because this is the current main way they know to get d'Art his commission and he's running out of time. And these three are, it's heavily implied, the best of the regiment so it’s kinda foolish to send a new recruit unless it’s more about getting him the commission.

Jezebel: Ohhhh they letting him win?

Wench: I suspect they've already gone to Treville and been like. “Don't consider us for the tournament.” I don't know for sure, but that's always been my interpretation. Also, it's less "letting him win" and more "nudging him in the right direction and giving him sway with Treville." Buddy's from Gascony and got that hot-headed pride thing going; he wouldn't accept their charity any more than he'd accept their money

Jezebel: Ohhhhhh! I see!! I love them! 🙂

Wench: At least Athos, since he's heavily training d'Art to compete. I'm less sure about Flort because they seem to kinda need the money 💀

Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️☠️ Gonna be another: (Athos) “We weren't gonna try to win” -> (Porthos) “Weren't we?” -> (Aramis) “Next time let us know” things

Wench: aslkdjflkadsjf Exactly!!!

Jezebel: It feels like as of rn they have put Milady in the ep…. Just so she’s in the ep ☠️ Not that I’m complaining she’s aight but she just seems random

Wench: You ain't seen shit yet. Also, in case you missed this, they're Heavily paralleling Athos and d'Artagnan in this ep. Her being there is definitely intentional.

Jezebel: Yes! I have 😂 Athos even said it ☠️

Wench: Ma'am. He said one overt "you're more like me than you know"; that is not paralleling ☠️ And, if it were, it’s not the extent of the paralleling either

Jezebel: Aight lay me out the parallels 😂😂

Wench: I'll tell you in endpoint; it's easier to avoid mincing my words

Jezebel: Speaking of tho! I LOVE ATHOS TRAINING DART SM OMG!!! And Flort are just fucking chaos. ☠️☠️ I love them! Porthos trying to talk to the widow tho was fucking adorable

Wench: I adore them all

Jezebel: Ready?

Wench: Yup!

– – –

Ooooop

Ma’am!

She is so pretty tho 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

Oooooop! Oooooooooooooop!!

No, she didn’t

Oh nooooo ["Who else is just going to walk up and hand me 30 livres" Well, ya see-] THIS IS WHY YOU ARE DUMB [Constance was]

PORTHOS!

OOOOP she’s giving him that look

[never trust "it doesn't matter"s]

HE BRUSHED HER HAIR BACK WITH HIS PINKY!? THAT WAS ADORABLE

Ooooop!

[I kinda adore them; sorry to your Portamis plotting ☠️ ] (Porthos) “What was I supposed to be getting again?” (Aramis) “….. NOT THAT”

[Shocker, the marksman won the shooting competition alksdfj] Aramis and that damn hat ☠️☠️☠️ [Oh, and the close-combat dude won the close-combat skirmish; who knew? :)] OH THIS GIF SET!

Athos watching all proud [*simultaneously* Also, in point of fact, I'm not actually sure Athos is competing at all]

Angry face

HE DIDNT FLINCH

“No control….” Buddy. You knew this. Ahead of time. Why are you acting like it's new???

I see what you’re doing… Le gasp! CARDINAL YOU ARE INSANE!

PORTHOS!

Dawwwww

Ma’am! SO ARE YOU

Okay, not the last one. But two out of three isn’t bad!

[Whoops]

Ma’am… It- Y’all- Sir. THEY ARE SO PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER [Because they're so dumb? :)] Yes

OOOP

He gone beat the hell out of herrrrr… Those things were allowed back then

Oooop

OOOOP

[Protective!Athos unlocked asldkfj] Ooooop!

Treville knows he’s letting the guy fight huh? [Not saying :)]

POOR DART! [Poor Constance] I KNOW

💔💔💔💔 The break in his voice when he said I want you

POOOR CONSTANCE

“Her name’s Alice” Oooop- [Callback to your earlier “Aramis is gonna get the money and Porthos is gonna get a wife” !!!] Jealous Aramis

The Musketeers are like WOT

[Bruh. Swordsman??? It's a. Sword contest. I know Athos didn't seem to be competing in the initial bracket. But also. If the point is to win. ???]

They look like guard dogs ready to attack

[Once again, a very Doctor Who score… (Again, same dude, but it especially shows here)] lol!

There goes the hat

[Also, gotta love Athos getting ready to throw hands the second Treville's arm got injured alksdjf] Yes!!! [Man was taking off his cloak in 0 time]

Welp ok. King making up for all the childish behavior

[d'Artagnan needed to have his heart broken to not let it sway his actions ☠️] 💔💔💔💔

Ooooop! He’s doing the thing! The thing Athos did! [:))))]

Whoooop whooooop! [I must say. It's. It's kinda biased. To have the King. Judging an assessment. Involving the King's Musketeers] ☠️☠️☠️☠️

Oooooo! Whoooop whoooop!

[Adore the fact that Athos gets to give it to him]

Ooooop! She’s been had! [Why is she surprised that the scheming, manipulating, control-freak Cardinal was being a scheming, manipulating, control-freak??] ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ [Also, I'm sorry, but the Athos/Milady storyline is something that is so delectably twisted I can't even... I'll explain some in endpoint] ☠️☠️☠️☠️

“d’Art is the key” ‘Cause he’s dumb

Sighhhh, womennnn

💔💔💔💔💔

Ack! DON’T DO IT

HE DONE IT

HE DIDN’T DO IT

OOOOP! She’s confused!

– – –

Jezebel: Basic summary: Poor d’Art! But also YAY D’ART! But then poor Constance. No really 💔💔💔💔 POOR CONSTANCE. But Miladys face when he didn’t get in the carriage? stunned 😀

Wench: Indeed

Jezebel: Also I didn’t absolutely hate the king this episode. He seemed competent ☠️☠️ I retract my earlier statements about him 😂😂

Wench: Ma'am. He was still being the same childish king he's always been; he just happened to be childish in favor of the protagonists.

Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️ ok fair

Wench: He just threw a competition as a way of proving that his men were better than the Cardinal's, and then he rigged that competition, and then he took the prize money on top of that laksdjf

Jezebel: This… is also true 😂😂 Anyway 😂 ummmmm… oh yeah! Porthossss 💔💔 he was so soft and non-tough-guy with Alice it was adorable. And the “Who’ll look after you?” to Aramis???? 💕💕 (When she leaves)

Wench: Yeah :)

Jezebel: And Papa Treville! And how they all was like yeah fuck the competition soon as he got hurt! I love it! And I did mention up there the look on Milady’s face when the lil dummy she was so sure she could seduce didn’t take the bait ☠️☠️ Now that may change I guess! But that was satisfying that he wasn’t like “well, bye, Constance; hello, Milady!”

Wench: This is true, and it's nice that he's not fickle... Fits in with his character, though, for the most part, so I'm not horribly shocked

Jezebel: Athos tho! I loved him this whole episode! And his little "get down there before he changes his mind" (with a smirk)

Wench: Yesssss

Jezebel: Uhhhhh… the only thing I can say about Athos and Milady’s scene together was already said in the react, but how she was all “lemme stalk you” and then all “HMPH stop stalking me”... Like!?!?

Wench: You still don’t see the parallels?

Jezebel: Nope ☠️☠️ Just tell me

Wench: *sigh* Okay

Jezebel: 🙂

Wench: For reference, btw, we only have two more s1 episodes left. Now, first, some contextual parallels: Have you noticed the running theme of scarring/binding/tying in Athos' and Milady's backstories?

Jezebel: Um. I- no? Maybe? You say that and all I think is her being hanged but I can’t remember where else it is happening or do you mean figuratively

Wench: Yes and no. That’s the obvious example. She was hanged. She still "bears the token of [his] love" in the scar that remains. She covers it up with a fine necklace --- a choker --- to obscure her past. But less obviously... He still wears her locket. She says that he gave her a necklace, and he still wears the chain that represents her around his neck. Half the time he's drinking, his head is literally bowed by it. Also, in his intro, the locket is the first real thing we see of his character. He's hungover and drinking first, yes, but the second he gets his bearing/sits up, he pulls out the locket. And that's before he even gets dressed/does his wake-up ritual. Within that locket is a pressed forget-me-not (or an icon of the flower, but the point remains... a forget-me-not). Additionally, the first time we see her, she's manipulating things so that he gets imprisoned --- weaponizing justice the same way she feels was done against her --- and quite literally manacled in the process. Et cetera, et cetera.

Jezebel: Ok, so see! This is what I mean by I may see a parallel but would never see it that deep! I would see he wears her locket with a forget me not inside and be like ohhhhh he is like tormenting himself. And this I would not think about it again. I would have never caught the choker being symbolic just that she needed something that fit to her neck… or she couldn’t hide the scar

Wench: And that's shown in their interactions too… In "Commodities," for example, when they both are back at Pinon: after she’s knocked him to the ground, she literally pulls him up to meet the dagger by the locket chain.

Still Wench: And yet it’s also why she can’t go through with killing him; she's so distracted by it that she takes too long and d'Artagnan shows up.

Jezebel: ☹️☹️☹️☹️ see now I caught that that threw her off ☠️☠️ I’m not fully unaware! 😂

Wench: Not surprised by this, but the scene still means more in context of the larger symbolism. Then you've got the episode we just watched, where you have the alley scene, in which she literally tugs him closer via the chain.

Once again back to Wench: But even beyond the literal symbolism that's emphasized overtly on screen, it's their literal storyline… They're each orbiting the other, unable to let go completely but unable to forgive and forget and move on either. Tied together by their mutual scarring --- whether literal or metaphorical --- and the literal ties that bind.

Jezebel: ☹️☹️☹️☹️ that is so sad and makes so much sense once pointed out omg

Wench: So. Why have I spent so long yapping about this? Because all of this context boils down to Milady deciding to sponsor d'Art. And what does she do for him? She gives him money, BUT. Attached to that money. Is nothing less than:

Still Wench: A necklace. More than that, a forget-me-not pendant on a chain.

Jezebel: I meant to mention that more! I think I was like oooop or something but at first I thought it was THE locket! Like i thought she’d got it off Athos

Wench: It's not, but what it is is a cheaper-quality pendant. It's not a locket; it's just an oval with a carving. It's stark and cold, harsh and engraved. Molded. Like, one might say, a woman who's been through shit and decided to embrace the role of criminal she feels shoved into. Athos', meanwhile, is a locket. It's got the actual flower, soft and natural and encapsulated in time. A happy memory encased in pendant form. But it's also not intact. It's old and withered and slightly tarnished: the necklace equivalent of that warm and happy glow they always use for the Athos/Milady flashbacks.

Jezebel: I am sitting here reading this like…. Bruh, these are blink and you’ll miss them moments and here she is just pulling full detailed parallels out of her ass…. But they make sense and make the characters so much deeper and sadder… ack

Wench: I'm boutta add a bit more, whoops :) Because this shows up in the context of Milady offering to sponsor d'Artagnan, right? She's offering him money. But the chain comes with the money. Her influence comes with the money. They have to go together, or they don't go at all. If he takes that money, he becomes even more indebted to her than he already was. And he does take it. And he takes the necklace (her "care," her influence, his debt to her) too. AND… this is what gets him and Constance in trouble. It's Bonacieux seeing d'Art and Milady together and discovering that necklace that prompts him to follow d'Art. It's Milady's meddling influence that keeps screwing things up for them. BUT it’s not all bad because, when the necklace goes missing and Constance asks about it, he dismisses it --- her influence, his debt to her --- as unimportant. He lets it go. She does it again --- not with a necklace, but still --- at the end: she offers him a ride in her carriage, and it’s just a simple offer, but with strings --- literally --- attached

Jezebel: (I was waiting cause it seemed you were gonna add more to that! Since he declines the offer)

Wench: Oh, no. Nothing immediately attached. But I will say... The more I (re)watch, the more I realize that she's got a lot of the archetypes of the devil figure. (That's the character who offers a temptation but gets control of you in return)

Jezebel: Oooooo! 👀 I can see that

Wench: She consistently offers things to people --- love to Athos, power to the Cardinal, a hodgepodge of things for d'Art --- but it's not as easy as it seems. With the sole exception of the Cardinal (because he's an unstable force that she can't fully manipulate), she gets nearly interminable power over the people who take her up on it

Still Wench: Anyway, that's the main but extensive parallel between Athos and d'Artagnan in this episode. Athos outright says, "you're more like me than you know" (paraphrased), and they show it, bit by bit, with this running symbolism. They're alike, but not the same. They have similar necklaces --- similar ties to Milady --- but not identical ones. d'Art hasn't and never will have the same opportunity to be influenced by her as Athos did --- he first met her when she framed him for murder, so he's not quite as inclined to trust her as Athos (who met her when she was either not the same person or pretending to not be the same person, depending on your interpretation) --- but he's nonetheless swayed by her. Similar, but not the same. See?

Jezebel: Yes! I do! 😂 though I never would have before! So thank you 😂😂😂

Wench: :) np! Any overall responses though? ☠️ I kinda took over

Jezebel: More of a question… Am I just seeing her look confused he didn’t get in the cart, or is that gonna play into this little “she can sway Dart to come to the Cardinal men” thing she had because she doesn’t have the hold over him she thinks?

Wench: Wot

Jezebel:

Wench: Hellooooo?

Jezebel:

Wench: Good night, dear

-- -- --

*the next morning*

Jezebel: I was falling asleep ☠️ but I can’t remember if you ever commented on if there was a point to be made about him not getting in the cart with her. Like he can resist her and she didn’t expect that, or something. And because it seemed like you hadn’t responded I was asking basically if I was looking too deep into it. Like sure maybe she was like: oh ok then. But to me she looked legitimately shocked, as this came right after her telling the Cardinal it would be easy to sway him in their favor. If that makes more sense ☠️😂

Wench: It does a bit, yeah, and, to answer… I kinda adressed it, but only a bit, with the "She does it again --- not with a necklace, but still --- at the end: she offers him a ride in her carriage, and it’s just a simple offer, but with strings --- literally --- attached.” It's another way of drawing him closer/getting him under her influence. And she's feeling Really Confident --- as you said --- about her skill at influencing him. But what he does is a) show loyalty and b) show love. (Both for Constance, but still). This is particularly important because, if you think back to the pilot when they *coughs discreetly behind my fan* laid together, he saw the scar around her neck, asked about it, and, upon hearing that her husband had her almost killed, offers to kill said husband for her. So what we have here is a conflict between her influence and the other people in d'Artagnan's life, and she's been counting on her influence being strongest. (Which is partly because that's how it worked with Athos... even now, buddy can't move on.) But she just got proof that it's very clearly not. He just prioritized Constance (someone who'd just broken up with him, too, and seemingly very cruelly, even if Milady didn't know that) over her, and that's a sign that maybe she's too used to her own allure working and she's misjudged d'Artagnan's character, But it's just a minor thing, so it's not panic yet, just confusion. Does that make sense?

Jezebel: Yes! 🙂

Wench: Good... I feel like half of this shit is not what it is in my head laksdfj

Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ doubt it, because everything you say makes so much sense

Wench: ☠️😭

Jezebel: The emojissssss

Wench: Shut up But I have had months to think about this. And more since the book.

Jezebel: That was all I had for endpoint though! I just really wanted your two way more than two but I love it cents on that look

-- -- --

Wench edit, many days later: It's occurring to me that those "oop"s are very incomprehensible but idk what they referred to, so I can't put in signal phrasing... sorry :] (Blame Jezebel)

#jezebel (pr)#musketeers #the musketeers #bbc musketeers #bbc musketeers reactions #athos #porthos #aramis #d'artagnan #portamis #<very heavy this time #s01e08 #the challenge

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Enja Soulmate AU prompts

So getting an idea for a Soulmate AU where Ja’far is in denial that Kouen is his soulmate for a long time (ie years) I was looking up Soulmate ideas for subtle ways to indicate soulmate that Ja’far could rationalize away.

I found an extensive list here (Thank you @r-evolve-art )

Here are a few AUs that I found could be intriguing for Enja that I won’t be using, but would love to if I had endless writing time XD

LIST (w/ hcs)

*Names on both wrist, one soulmate other enemy, can’t tell which one is which

Imagine Ja’far’s wrist has Sinbad and Kouen written on them

Meets Sinbad as an assassin and thinks “Enemy! Easy!” tries to kill him, but we know how Valefor dungeon ends up. “Oh, I guess Sinbad is my soulmate. This Kouen character is my enemy!”

Masked smile when meets at summit

After final arc, sees how Sinbad did him and the whole world wrong. That he failed his mission that was clearly written on his wrist. Esp after seeing Kouen is no longer his enemy.

Who would be on Sinbad’s other wrist??? Who on Kouen’s?

*You can cast one portal anywhere and so does your soulmate. Your portal leads to your soulmate's portal and vice versa.

Imagine creating a portal, and checking when the other is set up. Popping out when finally created and they meet for the first time?

(Kouen cast his early cuz family estate. Ja’far does when sindria founded and feel permanent home, when he does, out peeks Kouen–the secret romantic)

*Get the same injuries as your soulmate does

Imagine Kouen’s reaction when stabbed in the heart at 14ish when Ja’far in Zepar

Prob excited his soulmate is so warlike with all the cuts

*Soulmates share the same fingerprints

Imagine getting arrested for a crime your soulmate committed (Kouen arrested for Ja’far’s assassination murder--modern AU)

*Whenever you lose an item (like a sock), it ends up in your soulmates’ possession somehow

Now that is just all around amusing…Ja’far grumpy about all this foreign stuff that keeps showing up in his Spartanly furnished room. Maybe tries to lose it on purpose to send it back?

At one point, Kouen loses something on purpose, knowing wherever his soulmate is, it will be hidden from the enemy there. Imagine his surprise when he visits Sindria and sees all his stuff in Ja’far’s room.

*Taste the things your soulmate is eating/drinking.

Kouen always tasting coffee…but as coffee has not been yet introduced to the east, has no clue what it is.

Ja’far’s taste buds are shot from all the spicy tastes (maybe drinks coffee to wash the spice out) but his taste buds are ded from the spice

*Once you hit a certain age, or once a year, you swap bodies with your soulmate.

*Same as above, except with your soulmate’s closest friend/enemy.

*Soulmates can swap bodies with each other any time.

They see how much damage they can cause on that one day

Kouen in Sinbad’s body. Ja’far in Koumei’s?

Buwahahahaha…wait…would they even?

*You’re forced to sing whatever song your soulmate is singing, or get into a perfect duet.

Karaoke nightmare! They take so long to find each other bc everyone around them hates their singing

*Meet soulmate in dreams every night (with the ability to interact)

Comforting character as kids through their shared traumas

*You’re stuck in a room filled with clones (with maybe slight differences) of your soulmate. You need to kill all except your soulmate or else you won’t get out/be together.

Perfect for assassin training...

*Each year at a certain age, soulmates are paired together into some sort of battle royal thing, best OTP wins

Rip my enja, Ja’far is torn from you by Sin

*You will keep looping your life until you meet your soulmate.

Buwahaha...Enja will finally prevail!!!

*At the age of sixteen, everyone goes into another world for two years, hanging out with their soulmate. Time is warped to make sure the two of you are sixteen in this world. When the two years are up, you’re sent back into the real world, with fractured memories of what happened. These foggy memories make it hard to find them again. (Numbers can be changed.)

So they meet as each are 16, but that’s two years later for Kouen before Ja’far experiences that

Maybe present at Parthevia when Barby wins the election. Kouen 16 and had seen Ja’far. Turned 16 recently, so fresh on mind, but Ja’far is 14 and hasn’t met him yet. So has to hold self back.

*Once you meet your soulmate you're literally stuck to each other for the rest of the day.

Hahaha, their annoyance would be amusing

Imagine them stuck together at the summit

*Temperature gets hotter the nearer they are, colder when they are further away

This goes right in line with the Kouen/fire theme

*Instead of removing flower petals for “loves me, loves me not” the flower petals dictate whether you’ll meet in this lifetime (“meet me, meet me not”) and it's forever accurate.

Great for reincarnation AUs they meet in Magi, Orient, Demon Slayer, Bungo Stray Dogs, Jujutsu Kaisen (obv sometimes as enemies) but not others like ones that have charas with Ja’far-vibes or Kouen-vibes, but not the other.

*Everyone has memories of their soulmate in their past life.

Funny...just started an orient fic similar to this... (although the Ja’far reincarnate has not the memories yet)

*You can sense when your soulmate is in distress

Kouen when Sindria fell

Ja’far when the Hakus died

Others:

*See color for the first time when you meet, fades away when they die

This one is so poetic~

*Everyone has heterochromia, one eye is your natural colour the other is your soulmate’s natural colour. Once you meet all eyes return to natural colour.

*Once you meet your soulmate, you grow wings like an angel. You gain one new feather each time something special happens between you two. When your soulmate dies, you lose all your feathers and can no longer fly.

Also poetic

*If you don’t find your soulmate by your #th birthday, you die

*Everyone wears a mask. You get to finally take it off when you meet the one with your identical mask, your soulmate.

*If anyone except for your soulmate says your name, you die

*Opposite of the above, if your soulmate says your name you die

*Bubbles gives you a blurry glimpse into your soulmate’s world (visions of possessions, friends, family, laughter, crying, etc)

That could be fun

*One soulmate owns a lock and the other owns the key to that lock.

Key to my heart

*Everyone gets a list of their soulmate’ worst qualities

Hahaha that’s cheerful XD

*Literal sparks fly when you're near your soulmate, soothing for the two of you but static shock for others.

*Your level of talent at a hobby is determined by how close you are with your soulmate.

#EnjaDay2023 #soulmate au #prompts #enja #magi #Ren Kouen #ja'far #long post

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