#hbd cross sans

[deltarune-fan-pipis]

Happy birthday, Cross!! Thank you so much, Jakei, for making Underverse!

Cross belongs to @/jakei95

[wickjump]

everyone say happy birthday to my stupid fucking crybaby idiot blorbo cross xtale. i love him with all my heart and would kill for him. i also think that he should be mauled

[mblue-art]

happy bday to the best bruh ever!! 💜

[dseval]

Crepictober Day 9&10: Tradition & Makeup

Ugh was sneezing the entire time making this but gotta persevere.

I decided that the tradition would be them wearing traditional Indonesian clothes, which is kebaya (BUT MODERNIZED.) and... Glitter make up, I guess.

(sorry for skipping about 4 days i'm throwing shade at art block) expect more holes and gaps inbetween days tbh 😔

If you guys have been following me for a while you would know that a while ago me and my friend drew the Dreamtale Twins together in kebaya. Now this is also based on that, but it's crepic.

In fact I took the time actually designing and picking out patterns for them (what if I draw more AU Sanses in Kebaya-)

Batik is a traditional technique to create these unique patterns on fabric, each pattern has its own story and philosophy. In here I demonstrated them wearing the fabric as a skirt, but it can also be used as a scarf or a shirt.

Do note that I am not an expert about Indonesian culture so info might be inaccurate, shame I know.

Crepictober prompt by @zuzuelectricbugaloo (thanks for creating the prompts!)

Cross Sans by Jakei

Epic Sans by Yugogeer012

[florian-b3rry]

H.B.D

Happy birthday to you cross🎂✨

Cross belongs to @/Jakei95

[pasterypaws]

Birthday Cross and Jael :>

[tehrogueva]

Happy Birthday, Cross and Jakei

Cross belongs @jakei95/ @xtaleunderverse

[exhofluer]

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT TODAY IS CROSS'S BDAY SO HEHE HEHEHE (I SWAPPED DAY 5 W/ DAY 10 BTW) HAVE THIS LIL SILLY ASS DOODLE

INKTOBERTALE DAY 10

ALSO THE ORIGINAL ARTIST FOR THE INSPIRATION IS JAKEI OFCC

@comyet

[ser-res]

totally didn't forget

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUST, YOU CRUSTY OLD GUY 🎉🎉/lh

[the-depressed-fox]

sso i drew this yesterday and forgot to post it

Happy Birthday Cross/Akei

[yeosanqtuary]

with u - pt. 5

☆ - list of chapters

☆ - all content are fictional.

☆ - hbd seonghwa!

“...you idiot,”

san stopped walking. 

“what did you just say?”

“i said you’re an idiot! now put me down,”

“ugh, fine then! if that’s what you want. don’t come running at me if the same thing happens later on,” he gently placed wooyoung down on his feet and walked off, adjusting his bag strap. he had kinda hoped that wooyoung would stop him, but sadly, he never heard his voice again for the rest of the day. he did return to chemistry class 30 minutes late, though. 

the end of the last period finally arrived. without much thought, san started to make his way home the usual way, but yeosang suddenly popped out in front of him, scaring him out of his wits. 

“ahh! what the heck-” oh right, yeosang was only visible to san. he awkwardly cleared his throat and pretended to text someone. 

“you actually have a house to return to. not your old one, don’t worry,” yeosang chirpped, gesturing for san to follow along. 

what? what kind of house? is it nearby? do i live alone?

“a large apartment, yes it is nearby and no, you don’t,”

what? who am i living with? how come i have no idea? why didn’t this show up on the virtual information screen?

“tch, calm down,” yeosang sighed, “i hid the information from you, that’s why. i wanted this to be a surprise!” he chuckled, patting san’s back.

you can hide information???

“that’s right!” he winked, “oh, we’re here. just head up to the fifth floor, turn right and stop at room 502. good luck!”

hey! you haven’t told me whom i’m living with!

“you’ll find out once you get in. now go! i’m leaving,” yeosang smiled and waved goodbye before disappearing into thin air. 

“that damned angel...” san mumbled and sighed heavily. he hoped he didn’t live with weird people... at least let him live with someone he was friends with!

soon, san arrived on the fifth floor. he exited the lift and turned right just like yeosang had instructed and started his search for room 502. 

“500, 501, 502!” he mumbled as he passed by the different doors. however, he was faced with an electronic keypad lock. damn it, yeosang! would it hurt to give me the full information?!

just as he was about to try to call for yeosang, the door opened. 

“oh, san!” it was... seonghwa?

“h-hey?” his palms started to sweat.

“come in, what are you doing outside?”

“o-okay,” san was at a loss. he actually lived with seonghwa? alone? are there other people too?

san remembered seonghwa in his past life, he was acquaintances with him. they didn’t really see each other on school grounds since he was a second year. their dismassal timings were different, too. seeing him here... it was just too weird for san. his feelings were indescribable. was he happy? sad? angry?

he looked around the place. there were more than two rooms-heck, there were at most four rooms! so they weren’t the only ones, after all!

“did you forget the password again, perhaps?” seonghwa chuckled, handing him a piece of paper. “here, don’t lose it. write it down on your phone or something,”

“yeah... thanks,”

he sighed. “just one week of living here and you’re already forgetful. what a cute junior,” did seonghwa just call him cute?

“i’m not cute. wooyoung is,”

“haha, what?”

what?!?!?!?

he didn’t even think of saying that at all! it was definitely yeosang who was behind this. but of course, he couldn’t explain himself. 

“hahaha! i suppose you’ve met him already? he’s supposed to move in tonight,”

oh. OH.

the living room went silent for a while. 

“seonghwa! oh, san’s here too!” a familiar, honeyed voice broke the silence, along with the melody of the security lock and a closing door. 

it was hongjoong! oh thank god, the almighty hongjoong hyung who helped him with math and chemistry! the hyung who seemed to know everything! the hyung who always gave him his extra snacks! a good hyung!

“hey baby,” seonghwa extended his arms, letting hongjoong jump into them. they hugged for like. one uncomfortable minute for san and finally let go of each other. oh, so they’re dating in this universe. he remembered all the times where hongjoong was so whipped for seonghwa but he wouldn’t admit he was in love. the pining was real. 

“wooyoung’s gonna start living with us soon! are you excited?” hongjoong exclaimed, heading to the kitchen after throwing his bag on the sofa. 

“y-yeah. can’t wait to have another addition!” san tried to sound as excited as possible. 

“this dude called wooyoung cute earlier. he’s obviously excited for sure,” seonghwa chuckled, winking at san. 

“no-”

“wow, really? so the rumors i heard were true!”

i hate.

--

san took a shower and headed straight to his room, trying to avoid seonghwa as much as possible. he needed some time for himself. and to blame yeosang.

his room... was almost identical to his own room back in his past life. there was an addition of textbooks and stationery, but other than that, everything was the same.

he looked around for a bit, went through some stuff and tidied his shelf a little before getting scared to death for the nth time by none other than yeosang the angel.

"oh my god! yeosang! stop scaring me!" san whisper-shouted as he glared at the boy who was standing by his door.

"geez, sorry san. just coming to check on you, love," yeosang grinned, now walking over to sit on san's bed.

san rolled his eyes and continued arranging the things on his desk. he suddenly turned around and dragged his chair over to the foot of his bed where yeosang was sitting.

"you! why did you make me say that?"

"hmm? say what?"

"you know what i mean,"

"no i don't," yeosang smiled cheekily, which made san roll his eyes. "stop teasing me,"

"fine, sorry about that. i saw that incident in the hallway, so i just wanted to check something,” yeosang smiled innocently, but san wasn’t satisfied with that answer.

“check what? what can it do? what can seonghwa do afterwards?”

“well... something that i’m not supposed to say because heaven forbids,” he shrugged, moving further back on the bed so he could lean on the wall. 

“is seonghwa an angel too?”

“nope,”

“but how is wooyoung related to me? i don’t remember him from my past life either. our paths seems to be crossing so much in this life,” san sighed, looking down onto his feet. 

“you’ll know soon.”

next ->

[a-lame-constellation]

Korean MVs that came out in 2018

~Since i’m not into most kpop groups i might forget to write a comeback so feel free to tell me some that i haven’t written yet or if i have done a mistake.~

*The songs are not in order

**I’ve already made 2016 and 2017 lists

January:

Drug Restaurant - Her

Trcng - Wolf Baby

N.Flying - Hot Potato

Momoland - BBoom BBoom

Oohyo - Honey Tea

Mamamoo - Paint Me

Block B - Don’t Leave

Infinite - Tell Me

JoWoochan, ParkHyunjin, Achillo - OGZ

Stray Kids - Grrr

Stray Kids - Young Wings

Kim Dong Ryul - Reply

Sunmi - Heroine

Chungha - Roller Coaster

JBJ - My Flower

Girlkind - Fanci

Cheetah - Stagger

Ohhyuk, Cifika - Momom

Jane Jang - Button

Ashmute - Ghost

Oh My Girl - Secret Garden

Jay Park - Run It (ft. Woo Wonjae & Jessi)

Kassy - I Want Love

Jimin - Hey

Holland - Neverland

Sik-K - YeLowS Gang (ft. Herr Nayne, Woodie Gochild)

Jonghyun - Shinin’

Jonghyun - Before Our Spring

Dean - Instagram

Red Velvet - Bad Boy

Standing Egg - From the Star

Ikon - Love Scenario

Penomeco -  L.I.E

Suzy - Holiday (ft. Dpr Live)

Suzy - I’m In Love With Someone Else

Golden Child - It’s U

Jeong Sewoon - Baby It’s U (ft. Kiggen, earattack)

Davichi - Days Without You

KCM - Dawnpark

Ravi - Nirvana (ft. Park Jimin) + Alcohol Remix

Vav - Spotlight

Rainz - Turn it Up

Jay Park x Yultron - Forget About Tomorrow

Na Haeun - So Special

BoA - Nega Dola

Jong Shin Yoon - Slow Starter

February:

gugudan - The Boots

Seventeen - Thanks

CoCoSoRi - Miamor

Jung Seung Hwan - The Snowman

Jung Seung Hwan - It’s Raining

Ailee - Rewrite…If Can

Eden - Good Night (ft. Jukjae)

Naeun, Jinsol - My Story

Hong Jinyoung - Good Bye

Yang Yoseob - Star

Yang Yoseob - Where I Am Gone

Vav - Gorgeous

Hyolyn - To Do List

Roy Kim - Only Then

Suzy - SOberR

Nct U - Boss

Min Kyung Hoon x Kim Heechul - Falling Blossoms

Kim YoungChul - Andenayon (ft. Wheesung(Realslow))

Kang Hodong x Hong Jinyoung - I Kicked My Luck Off

I.M - Fly With Me

CLC - Black Dress

Weki Meki - La La La

Vromance - Star

Cheeze - Just as a Lie

Hash Swan - Wang Like Alexander (ft. Gray)

SF9 - Mamma Mia

Red Velvet - I Just

Nct U - Baby Don’t Stop

WJSN - Dreams Come True

Cheetah - I’ll Be There

Jeon Soyeon - Idle Song

I.C.E - Shameless

Sha Sha - You & Me

Yoyomi - Who’s That Guy

Kisses - Blue Lagoon

J.yung - Can I

Trax x Lip2shot [STATION] - Notorious (ft. Sophiya)

Roydo - Crzy

Martin Smith -  Crazy (ft. Jung Sungha)

Kim Sung Kyu - True Love

Marvel.J - Really (ft. New Champ, Olltii)

Got7 - One And Only You (ft. Hyolyn)

Junhyeok - Stay

DongWoo - My Half

Joypark - Missing You

E Hyuk - Come Up To Me Like The Wind

Chris Kim - Miss U

BeautyHandsome - Where Are You

March:

j-hope - Daydream

Jooyoung - Dive

Sleepy - iD

Nct Dream - Go

Nct 127 - Touch

Got7 - Look

Heize - Didn’t Know Me

Heize - Jenga (ft. Gaeko)

Heize - Mianhae

Mamamoo - Starry Night

Mamamoo - Everyday

Suho x Jane Jang [STATION] - Dinner

Jane Jang, Suho - Do You Have a Moment

Noel - Our Last Day

Minseo - The Grand Dreams

Suzy - Midnight (ft. Yiruma)

April - The Blue Bird

Cheetah - Bumpkins (ft. Minos)

Golden Child - Lady

Most Badass Asian - Want

Most Badass Asian - 2018

Choi Ye Geun - To Say Sorry

Junoflo - Grapevine (ft. Jay Park)

Yong Junhyung - Sudden Shower (ft. 10cm)

Wanna One - Boomerang

Yeesang - Here (ft. Loco)

Filmisland - it’s Love (Vocal by OFA)

Monsta X - Jealousy

Stray Kids - District 9

Stray Kids - Grow Up

Jung Joon Young - Fiancée (ft. Microdot)

Samuel - One (ft. Jung Ilhoon)

Hoya - All Eyes On Me

Kisum - It’s Okay (ft. Heize)

San E, Mad Clown - Butterfly (ft. Bumkey)

TVXQ! - The Chance of Love

Super Junior [STATION] - Super Duper

Honey Popcorn - Bibidi Babidi Boo

Crazy Music - We’ll Always Love (ft. Yejoon.E)

Sunwoo Jung A - Fine (ft. Lim Heon Il)

Marmello - Wake Me Up

Kid Milli - Why Do Fuckbois Hang Out On The Net

Sweden Laundry - Scene

April:

Nct U - Yestoday

Oh My Girl Banhana - Banana Allergy Monkey

Pentagon - Shine

Winner - Everyday

Exid - Lady

The Boyz - Giddy Up

YDPP - Love It Live It

Flowsik x Jessi - Wet

LOONA / Olivia Hye - Egoist (ft. JinSoul)

Jeong Jinwoon - Erasing

TVXQ! - Love Line

D:amant - Sick

CLC - Distance

Bigone - Wavywavywavy

Primary, Anda - Moonlight (ft. Xin Seha)

Primary, Anda - Dressroom

Primary, Anda - Zeppelin

Primary, Anda - The Open Boat (ft. Colde)

Twice - What Is Love?

Eric Nam - Potion (ft. Woodie Gochild)

Eric Nam - Honestly

Noir - Gangsta

UNB - Feeling

GreatGuys - Ganda

Hyeongseop x Euiwoong - Love Tint

Badkidz - Just One Day

Exo-CBX - Blooming Day

Ten [STATION] - New Heroes

N.Tic - Once Again

Jo SoJeong - Stars

Gunmin x Heedo - Don’t Worry

Lee Hong Gi, Yoo Hwe Seung - Still Love You

Yoo Seonho - Maybe Spring

Mad Clown, Ailee - Thirst

Super Junior - Lo Siento (ft. Leslie Grace)

Drunken Tiger - Yet

The Rose - Baby

E Hyuk - I’ll Live

Vanilla Acoustic - Travel

Eddy Kim - Whoa Whoa

Jo SoJeong - Lost Sea

WeAreYoung - I Know

Carla - I Don’t Need You

Shin Yong Jae(4Men) - Today

Young Jun (Brown Eyed Soul) - Don’t Leave Me

Imfact - The Light

Soma - Spring

Vixx - Scentist

Whee In - Easy (ft. Sik-k)

JBJ - Call Your Name

Hyo - Sober (ft. Ummet Ozcan)

Hoons - I C U

Highteen - Timing

Jo Hyun Ah - After You

June - Sérénade

Sei - Nobody Knows

HA:TFELT - Pluhmm

H.U.B - When A Blossom Day Of Cherry Blossom

In2it - SnapShot

Apink - Miracle

Cando - Rain Drop

Yoonmirae - KawiBawiBo

Nano - Punishment

Solar - When The Wind Rises [original: Kim Kwang Seok]

Solar - Nada Sou Sou [original: ??? (jp)]

Solar - It’s Been a Long Time [original: Love & Peace?? (not sure)]

Lovelyz - That Day

Hyolyn - Dally (ft. Gray)

Yun Ddan Ddan - It Will Be Okay

Yun Ddan Ddan - In My Room

Yun Ddan Ddan - Let It Flow

Stray Kids - Mirror [Performance]

Hwang In Sun - Dead Clock

Jackson Wang - Dawn of Us

Snuper - Tulips

Hwang Chi Yeul - The Only Star

Luna - Night Reminiscin’ (ft. Yang Da Il)

TheEastLight - Are You Okay

Kim Bum Soo - I Love You

MeloMance - Just Friends

Monday Kiz - Every Moment

Bang Yongguk - Portrait

Zai. ro - When Are You Coming

BrotherSu - What’s Wrong With U (ft. Gaeko)

Sunwoo Jung A, The Barbarettes - Outside The Chart

Kyung Dasom - Fall In Love

Gfriend - Time For The Moon

JBJ - Just Be Stars

Iz - Granulate

Park Hyo Shin - The Other Day

Temperature of Saying ‘hi’ - If You Tell Me

Halo - O.M.G

Colde - Your Dog Loves You (ft. Crush)

May:

Jay Park, Simon Dominic, Loco, Gray - Upside Down

Iz - Angel

ii - I’m Already You

(G)I-Dle - Latata

Jung Up - Nothing Left

Loco - Party Band (ft. Punchnello, Thur)

So Soo Bin - Sweet Nothings

Gaho - Stay Here

Crush - Bittersweet

Teen Top - Seoul Night

Vinxen - Sinking Down With U

Yong Jun Hyung - Go Away

Dreamcatcher - You And I

Seo Eun Kwang, Changsub - My Day

K.Will - My Star

Cross Gene - Touch It

Woodz - Pool

Jay Moon - Fire

N.Flying - How R U Today

Kanto - Salty

Doko - Don’t

Paul Kim - Additional

Bts - Fake Love

GB9, Park Bo Ram - If You

Eyedi - Luv Highway

Uni.t - No More

Trei - Nike

Eluphant - Welcome

PLT - Hocus Pocus

V.O.S - Door

Jisook - Edelweiss

Gross Gene - Believe Me

Moonbyul (ft. Seulgi) - Selfish

Moonbyul - In my room

Victon - Time of Sorrow

Jinjin (Astro) - Like a King (ft. Superbee, MyunDo)

Khan - I’m Your Girl?

Bang Yongguk - Drunkenness

Shinee - Good Evening

AOA - Bingle Bangle

NTB - Dramatic

Boyfriend - Sunshower

The Rose - I.L.Y

TST - Love Story

Eyedi - A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Junoflo - Real Ones

Adoy - Young

Han Yo Han - Helicopter (ft. Kid Milli, No:el)

The Night of Seokyo - Falling in Moonlight (ft. Dawon)

Bol4 - Travel

Bol4 - Starlight

Bol4 - Wind

TheEastLight - Love Flutters

24K - Bonnie N Clyde

Risabae - E.N.C (ft. Kisum)

ii - I’m Already You

C.A.P - For

Sung Si Kyung - Eternally

Pristin V - Get It

Marmello - Moonlight

Crucial Star - Night Alone

Jane Jang - Seoul Noir

Samuel - Teenager (ft. Lee Rohan)

Thama - Like That (ft. Giriboy)

Elo - Osaka (ft. Zico)

Hyukoh - SkyWorld

Hyukoh - Love Ya!

South Club - Outcast

Pudditorium - Paradise

Stagger - DnA

Stagger - 4 Your Eyez Only

June:

Girlkind - S.O.R.R.Y

Shinee - I Want You

Shinee - Our Page

A.C.E - Take Me Higher

Yu Seungwoo - Slowly

Dpr Live - Playlist

Blackpink - Ddu-du Ddu-du

Rothy - Sullae

Kobel - Don’t Hit My Line

Longguo - Clover (ft. Yoonmirae)

Koh Na Young - Humming

Jay Park - Soju (ft. 2 Chainz)

Like A Movie - Twilight

Yubin - Lady

1sagain, Nuun - Fade Away

Minseo - Is Who

Red House - Endless Night

Taeyeon - Something New

Kim Dong Han - Sunset

Bloo - So Rude

Busters - Grapes

Katie - Remember

Melodyday - Restless

Day6 - Shoot Me

It’s - Sleep

Momoland - Baam

Tenny - 159cm

UNB - Black Heart

d.ear - Rain is Fallin’

Onf - Complete

BTOB - Only One For Me

Kang Gogh - Stay

Arkay - Because Of You (ft. Le.Ju’ce)

[HNB] Woo Jin Young, Kim Hyun Soo - Falling in Love

Park Kyung - Instant (ft. Sumin)

Nano - Maladgjustment (ft. Yezi)

NeonPunch - Moonlight

Lee Jin Ah - Run (ft. Gray)

July:

Apink - I’m So Sick

Gyeong Ree - Blue Moon

Yoonmirae - You & Me (ft. Junoflo)

Jay Park - FSU (ft. GAshi, Rich The Kid)

Holland - I’m Not Afraid

Holland - I’m So Afraid

Jessi - Down

Twice - Dance The Night Away

Oohyo - Papercut

Golden Child - Let Me

Hickee - Fragrance

Epik High x End of the World (Sekai No Owari) - Sleeping Beauty

MyTeen - She Bad

Aivan - Tell The World

Sugarbowl - Getting Better

Target - Is It True

gugudan Semina - Semina

Seenroot - Paradise

MeloMance - Tale

Jeonghan - Think About It

LambC - Beauty

Crush - Cereal (ft. Zico)

Jaejooboys - First Trip

No:el - Parrot (ft. Giriboy, Han Yo Han)

The Boyz - KeePer

Moti - Blue

Suran - A Pleasant Meal

Louie, Geeks - Penalty

Park BoRam - How About U

Jvcki Wai, Kid Milli, No:el, Young B, Swings - Work Out

Jvcki Wai - Enchanted Propaganda

John OFA Rhee - Brightest Star (ft. Kim Minseok)

Geupsik-Dan - Geupsik

Prep - Cold Fire (ft. Dean)

Mamamoo - Egotistic

Seventeen - Oh My!

Han Yeoyoo - Bang Bang Bang

Lee Seung Hwan - For Your Ears Only (ft. Stella Jang)

Ashley - Here We Are

Uniqnote - Like Gentle Rain (ft. Crucial Star, Park Jeonkoo)

Myteen - Martian

TaPi - Croquette

Triple H - Retro Future

Chung Ha - Love U

Varsity - Flower

Saturday - Mmook Jji Bba

Bassagong - HBD

GFriend - Sunny Summer

Hyolyn - See Sea

Mudskipper - Universe

Seungri - 1,2,3!

Seungri - Where R U From (ft. Mino)

Aoora - Harder (ft. $mili, B.E, Eili)

Woodz - Different

Rocoberry - Telephone (ft. Punch)

Minseo - Zero

Super Junior ~ D&E - Sunrise {Japanese}

Standing Egg - Oh, Wait

Jeong Sewoon - 20 Something

Choiza, Microdot - Hit!!!

FtIsland - Pretty Girl {Japanese}

FtIsland - Summer Night’s Dream

Astro - Always You

MaseWonder - Love Me (ft. Choilb)

In2it - Sorry For My English

Kard - Ride on the Wind

Laboum - Between Us

yeesang - Game

John Park - Understand

Boi B - Neymar (ft. Ted Park)

Ben x Kim Won Joon - The First Night

Band 88 - Windmill

Carla - Hate U

RPR - Dang Diggi Bang (ft. Beenie Man)

Leo - Touch & Sketch

Zico - Soulmate (ft. IU)

SixBomb - Hiccup Hiccup

SF9 - Now or Never

Joo Jin-Woo - Ever

Park Ki Young - Mercy

A-Yeon - You & I

Kevin Oh - Lover

Miryo - Yellow

Kisum - 100%

Hanscur - Toomuch (ft. Charles Shin)

Jo Gon - Old Notes

Heygirls - Nog-Yeojwo

August:

South Club - Grown Up

Ikon - Killing Me

Btob-Blue - When It Rains

Voisper - I Believe

Yerin Baek - La La La Love Song

Yeoone - Pat Pat

Glabingo - On My Body

Cho Kyu-chan - Deja Vu

gracie - 25/7

Villain - Manitto

Nature - Allegro Cantabile

Stray Kids - My Pace

Red Velvet - Power Up

Loona - favOriTe

D-Crunch - Palace

Giriboy, Kid Milli, No:el, Swings - Flex

Apollo, No.11,  Ekko, SungJoo - Honey

WooIn - That Night

Hollen - Shimmer

DailyNote - Where Are U

12Dal - A Second

Honk - Perphaps

Aivan - Curious

Somdef - One Plus One (ft. Loco, Bravo)

E Mel - Tomorrow

Cherry On Top - Hi Five

Yoo Hyung Kyun - Diamonds In Your Eyes

Sundae - How?

Imfact - NaNaNa

Super Junior-D&E - ‘Bout You

Hyolyn - Bae

Mc Sniper - Skyfall

BerryGood - Green Apple

(G)I-DLE - Hann

Penomeco - Coco Bottle

Coco - Sugar Cake (ft. Microdot)

Jannabi - Good Boy Twist

Hoons - Sweet & Salty, Sweet & Salty

Bigflo - Upside Down

We Higher - Like You Better (ft. Douner)

Yang Hee Eun, Sung Si Kyung - You

GrimGrim - Rooftop Bird

Loona - Hi High

Red Velvet - Power Up

Gaeko - Vacation (ft. Sole)

10cm - Mattress

BTS - Idol

Sha Sha - What The Heck

Norazo - Cider

Shinhwa - Kiss Me Like That

Leebada - Night Dream

Rothy - Burning

Stray Kids- My Pace

Stray Kids - Awkward Silence

NCT Dream - We Go Up

Jin Longguo - Friday n Night

Part Time Cooks - California Butterfly (ft. Jay Park)

Baekhyun X Loco [STATION X 0] - Young

June - Sérénade

Drug Restaurant - 403

Jooheon - Red Carpet

DyoN - #Life_Is_Pain

Ovan - Twenty (ft. Shaun)

EZ Kim - Straw

Young B - Polo

the Night of Seokyo - City Girl City Boy (ft. Dawon)

September:

Jeong Jinwoon - All I Need Is You

Nana Mellie - Falling

KwonMilk - Guitar Man

100% - Heart

Nam Woo Hyun - If Only You Are Fine

Nam Taehyun - Star

Blanc7 - Drama

Sumni - Siren

Jimin Park - April Fools

James - Up [not a korean mv but a lot of us know james]

WINee - May

The Boyz - Right Here

GWSN - Puzzle Moon

SoRi - Touch (ft. Basick)

Great Guys - Illusion

Elaine - Wake Me Up

Bravo - Sunny Day

Yook Sungjae - Confession

Thama - Nuuh

Jjangyou - Koki7

Blue Lamb - Universe

Chanyeol x Sehun [STATION x 0] - We Young

Got7 Jackson - Made It

Got7 BamBam - Party

Got7 Jinyoung - My Youth

Got7 Yugyeom - Fine

Got7 Youngjae - Nobody Knows

Got7 JB - Sunrise

Got7 Mark - OMW

Got7 - Lullaby

Haon - Noah (ft. Hoody)

12Dal - Day Off

Day6 - Beautiful Feeling

Pentagon - Naughty Boy

Oh My Girl - Remember Me

Jay Park - V

SHINee - Countless

seizetheday - Ocean View (ft. Sleepy)

ms. isohp romatem - Trauma

ms. isohp romatem Distance From You And The Stars

Hyomin - Mango

Giriboy - Used (ft. Kid Milli)

Hoya - Baby U (ft. Hanhae)

EB - Wanna Know

JooYoung - N/A

Gavy NJ - I’m Fine

S.I.S - Say Yes

Orange Fang Fang Boys - Ready To

Roy Kim - The Hardest Part

Uni.T - I Mean

Uni.T - Begin With The End

Lucente - Your Difference

DinDin - Insomnia (ft. Lee Hongki)

Mommy Son - Shonen Jump (ft. Bae Gisung)

PLT - Igoholic

Vinxen - Yoo Jae Suk

Modsdive - Buran

Lof.T -  밤이 피네

Dreamcatcher - What

WJSN - Save Me, Save You

Day6 - Breaking Down {Japanese}

Gwon Youngchan - Weak

GFriend - Memoria {Japanese}

Spectrum - Dear my

Girls’ Generation-Oh!GG - Lil’ Touch

Heo Seongjeong - Sound

VeriVery - Super Special

Onewe, Oneus - Last Song

Giriboy - acrnm (ft. Goretexx)

Boy Story - Enough

Amber - White Noise

Eyedi - Red

Vanmal - Unification Road March

Bambi - Violin (ft. Dunkin Downer)

Park Sanhee - Over The Blue

Soran - Zamianwa (Can’t Close My Eyes)

JooYoung - Inn

The Black Underground - Slow Life

Krr - The Night Time

Shirts Boy Frank - Foam

Jay Park - Sexy 4 Eva

Seulgi x SinB x Chung Ha x Soyeon [STATIONx0]  - Wow Thing

Tiffany Young - Teach You

Woodie Gochild, Haon, Sik-K, pH-1 - Kitkat

SOMDEF - Slip N Slide (ft. Crush)

Sik-K - XiBal

October:

Lee Hongki - I Am (ft. Cheetah)

Lee Hongki - Cookies (ft. Jung Ilhoon)

Park Won - Rudderless

Ikon - Goodbye Road

Nu’est W - I Don’t Care (ft. Spoonz)

S.O.U.L - Get Myself With You

Noir - Airplane Mode

Hangzoo - Drive Thru (ft. Gaeko)

Lay - Give My A Chance

Cheeze - Everything to

Yoo Hwe Seung (N.Flying) - Expectation

Soyou - All Night (ft. Sik-K)

Seven O’clock - Searchlight

Seven O’clock - Nothing Better

Epitone Project - First Love

Super Junior x REIK - One More Time (Otra Vez)

Ashmute - Summer’s Gone

UV - Who Am I (ft. Yoo Hee Yeol, Jung Jae Hyung)

Loco - It Takes Time (ft. Colde)

fromis_9 - Love Bomb

NCT 127 - Regular

San E - Wannabe Rapper

IU - BBIBBI

Wheesung (Realslow) - Breaking Down

Haebi - Wolfboy

Yoonhan - Saryuni Forest

Weki Meki - Crush

VAV - Senorita

NakJoon (Bernard Park)  - Still (ft. Luna)

NC.A - I’m Fine

Park Bo Gum - Let’s go see the stars

John Legend x Wendy [STATIONx0] - Written In The Stars

The Black Underground - Love Is Love, Life Is Life

Eddy Kim - Trace

Yu Seungwoo - Always

Deepshower - Summer (ft. Jeebanoff, George)

Yang Da Il - sorry

April - Oh! my mistake

Zion.T - Hello Tutorial (ft. Seulgi)

Crush - none

Kim Dong Han - Good Night Kiss

Jeong Eun Ji - Being There

The Rose - She’s In the Rain

Sohee - Hurry Up (ft. Bol4)

Stray Kids - I am YOU

Monsta X - Shoot Out

Charari Danchu - 노잼시기

Hoody - Sunshine (ft. Crush)

Sam Kim - Make Up (ft. Crush)

Sik-K - Fire

Hailey - Truly

the Night of Seokyo - Hug You (ft. Dawon)

RM - Forever Rain

RM - Seoul

son&johwa - Mokhwa

Lee Moon Sae - Between us

BOiTELLO - Stay

UV - Sorry

Golden Child - Genie

BoA - Woman

ATEEZ - Pirate KIng

ATEEZ - Treasure

Horim - Street

Lee Kichan - 지구인

gwon.u - Home Sweet Home

LYn - Run to you

Kiha & The Faces - Cho Shim

N.Flying - Like A FLower

Jin Ju - Petal

Flowsik - Bbung

Eian - Me in the A.M

Ha Hyun Woo - Home

Horan - Wanted

Marychou 2018 - Beacuse of Weather

IZ*ONE - La Vie en Rose

Paul Kim - Me After You

Black6ix - Swamp of Despair

Richard Parkers - Stay with me

Eric Nam - Miss You

JBJ95 - Home

Monday Kiz - The World That is of You

Samui - Today Of All Days

Peterpan Complex - Ghosting

November:

TST -

Fromm - Hold Me Like It’s Forever (ft. car, the garden)

B.A.P (Jongup) - Annoying (ft. Zelo)

South Club - I’m Crazy

Twice - Yes or Yes

Bloo - I’m the one

Hwang Chiyeul - Learn to Love

[i’ll do this month soon]

December:

Hong Jinyoung - Seoul (ft. Bray)

H M Moon - The Poet’s Winter

Got7 - Miracle

Sam Kim - When You Fall (ft. Chai)

Kream - You can take my youth away, but you can never take my dream away

Holmes Crew - Holmes Delivery

O.O.O - Seesaw

Avatar Darko - C U When I C U (ft Jay Park)

Ezen - Fly Away

Jung Key - Star With ME (ft. Yoo Sungjae)

Jung Key - Honest (ft. Minseo)

Onew - Blue

Soran - Happy

Up10tion - Blue Rose

Laboom - Turn It On

Minyong - I can’t do that thing

Junoflo - Autopilot (ft. BoA)

Starship Planet - Christmas Time

Bay P - Snow In Your Eyes

Coogie - Justin Bieber (ft. Jay Park)

Well - Settle (ft. Realslow)

Rira - Love Spoon

B1A4, Oh My Girl, Onf - Timing

Day6 - days gone by

anna - Let It Snow

Changsub - Gone

[mblue-art]

criss cross :]

[nicoismywaifu]

The Nico Yazawa Protection Squad

Summary: Cocoro enlists her siblings’ help in eliminating the greatest obstacle to Nico becoming an idol. In other words, Maki. Words: ~750 Notes: Just something written relatively quickly amongst some other things I’ve been working on. Not my best, but I just wanted to complete something for once. So here we are! HBD Maki, even if you’re only a minor character in this!

‘Ahem, I now call this meeting into session.’

Cocoro looked up at the other two she had convened at the living room coffee table. Sat to her right, Cocoa was playing games on her hand-me-down phone, while Cotarou was busy playing his game with the pop-up μ’s members and the mallet. Cocoro sighed – this was as much attention as she was likely to get from them.

Sat at the head of the table, Cocoro shuffled the stack of papers in front of her. She then straightened out the placard made of folded paper placed just beside, the words written in pink crayon with a few spelling mistakes crossed out: Minister for Defence – Cocoro Yazawa.

‘A grave situation concerning Onee-sama has arisen,’ she said, her tone serious. ‘One with the potential to jeopardise her career, her life and everything she loves.’ Shaken, she took a breath of air to steady herself. ‘Yes – Onee-sama’s finally got a crush on someone.’

Cocoa raised her hand.

‘The chair recognises Cocoa Yazawa: Minister for External Affairs.’

‘Isn’t it good that Nico-Nii’s found someone she likes?’ asked Cocoa. ‘She seems so much happier now-‘

‘That’s naïve, Cocoa!’ shouted Cocoro, slamming a fist onto the table, then wincing and shaking it a few times to dissipate the pain. She looked back up and did her best to ignore Cocoa’s stifled giggles. ‘Just think of the paparazzi if they found out! It’d be a scandal for Onee-sama, with salacious rumours and shameless insinuations!’

‘Sa… what?’ replied Cocoa, eyebrows knitted in confusion.

‘Salad,’ said Cotarou sagely, before swinging his mallet downwards with a clink.

Cocoro closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. ‘Simply put, they’d say mean things about Onee-sama and make her stop being an idol.’

Cocoa said, ‘That’s terrible!’

‘Bad,’ said Cotarou in monotone.

Cocoro nodded in response. ‘It’s the major obstacle in Onee-sama’s way to becoming the Number One Idol in the Milky Way Universe! And that person in Onee-sama’s path is…’

Cotarou’s mallet pinged again, and this time the block flew into the air and towards Cocoro, who caught it with one hand and held it aloft like a precious gem.

‘This girl: Maki Nishikino!’

‘The red-haired girl that Nico-Nii is always criticising?’ Cocoa asked. ‘Why is she a problem?’

‘Well... just take a look at these,’ said Cocoro. She reached underneath the table and dragged out her pink schoolbag, before emptying its contents onto the table. After they scattered and lay in a heap, Cocoro turned all the photos face up for her siblings, who gasped at the sight.

There they were: holding hands together as they got crepes after school, sharing an umbrella in the rain, spending time in the music room together and a whole lot more, they were rather candid photographs of Nico and Maki spending quiet moments together.

‘Wow,’ Cocoa marvelled as she took a bunch of photos in hand. ‘Who took these photos?’

‘That’s secret information provided by a classified source,’ said Cocoro.

‘Nozomi,’ drawled Cotarou, as he hit another block. This time the purple-haired facsimile tumbled through the air, before it landed on the table with a clang.

‘Intelligence Minister Cotarou,’ whined Cocoro, ‘I said that was classified!’

Cocoa rolled her eyes. ‘They look cute together. What’s bad about this, again?’

Cocoro’s jaw went slack. ‘What’s bad about it? The woman is a temptress, luring our precious Onee-sama into a den of temptation and sin! Onee-sama is at the sensitive age where hormones cloud her judgment; where it’s likely she will make a mistake that she’ll regret! Her chastity and future as an idol is at stake!’

Cocoa asked, ‘What’s a chastity?’

Cocoro blushed and made a cough. ‘Um… I-I don’t know.’

‘Ask Mama,’ Cotarou droned.

‘That’s a bad idea!’ squealed Cocoro, quickly waving her hands in front of her, as her two siblings looked on in confusion. ‘A-Anyway, the important thing is that despite everything, our Onee-sama is only human, even if she does have angelic cuteness. Onee-sama is precious and needs to be protected at all costs! Especially from this succubus!’

‘Right,’ said Cocoa, already feeling a headache coming on. ‘What are we going to do?’

Cocoro’s eyes were glimmering. ‘There’s only one thing to do, of course! We expose the real Maki-san to Onee-sama and bring her back to her senses before she does something rash! And to do that, it’s time to use what Onee-sama taught us!’

In a flash of movement, Cocoro reached underneath the table again and brought out three pairs of sunglasses and disposable masks with a wide grin.

‘It’s time for us to go… incognico!’

[chefalier]

Drabble for SanNami Week Day 2, prompt: Mother. HBD Sanji, sorry it was late. Other related stories will be written by @konekonami. Also thanks to @batzuarts for the illustration of this drabble.

Summary:  Sanji reflected his mother's love through Nami giving birth of their twin children.

Eating disorder.

Worrying her safety is part of the past as they still had a lot of enemies. But worrying her health made Sanji no less panic. Not as severe as they ever had to look for a doctor in Drum Island. It was just... Nami often lost appetite. What she ate always wanted to be vomit. And even if she did, there’s just a several menu that's all she could eat. As a chef, Sanji had to be tactical because of course he hated a waste food remains leftover.

Milk is substituted with low-fat cheese, cottage cheese, or yogurt. Milk can also be inserted in sauces, soups, oatmeal, or pancakes.

Vegetables is substituted with beta-carotene fruits and Nami had no problem chewing it.

The meat is substituted by nuts. Or just hiding beef or chicken in a sauce or soup.

But alas, it was him who must meet her wishes--if her stomach can only accept fruit in full day, then be it that way. It doesn’t mean he was unhappy, since day one he was even willing to be her "slave”. But when it comes to food, he hoped Nami listen more to his advice. All nutrients and calories should be eaten in order to meet daily needs and he is the one holding it.

Did you suffer like this, mother?

The question was not asked referring to the time when his mother never got out of the hospital treatment in which the patient difficulty eating. That question is addressed on curiosity, if by giving birth of four Vinsmoke sons with their condition having genes mutated since in the womb already made her suffer, then how about the previous state? What was the state before drinking the liquid drug that made her body weakened slowly? What if she conceived and gave birth to four of them under normal circumstances without their father ambition, was she supposed to not suffer?

Doesn’t seem like that.

First trimester, those days seem the toughest period of the pregnancy. Sanji experienced it by seeing Nami--his nakama now his wife--struggling against all the nausea that often attack her and it's not just comin’ in the morning. Initially, Sanji hoped his lovingly dishes that could become a kind of medicine because his mother ate it so happily also worked for Nami-san. And Nami herself understood, that she tried to appreciate her husband’s dish by eating it. She never doubted the quality of taste anyway, she always loves it. But her body was not willing to compromise when she was forced to run to the toilet after swallowing up 3 tablespoons of meal. Sanji did not want to force her. He gently asks her to keep eating in small portions for the sake of their baby. And of course, she tried to do because the nausea even more intensified when the stomach is empty.

The phrase "for the sake of their baby", was reinforcing.

And it's not all about food. Nami also sometimes complained of headaches due to the changes in her metabolism. She also frequently did urination due to the size of the uterus pressing her urethra. Difficulty breathing was also felt because the fetus breathed out more carbon dioxide--and Sanji had never smoked indoor anymore by the way. She also lost weight when in fact she carried two entities. And don’t forget, her emotions went up and down--unstable. If you've ever gotten her rage when you’re still sailing with the Straw Hat Pirates; nah, that was just a cinch than this one, and fortunately Sanji have gotten use to it..

How hard you struggled to bear us all, mother.

So he knelt down, along with her abdominal swelling, hug and pat his ear to her belly. The toughest days has passed since her appetite back to normal, even been doubled for feeding the fetus in the womb as well. What is sexiness, if in his eyes Nami-san with a bulge belly is still the most beautiful woman in the world.

"You hear that, Nami-san? Looks like he kicked. You not in pain, right?"

Smiling, Nami shook her head and joked that it sounded like the child they had inherited the father talent. However, Sanji denied. Not the slightest thought ever crossing his mind that he wants children who are born strong or being said to inherit his talent. His child will be born like anything, boy or girl, he will not be disappointed.

"Well, he just wants to hurry to see the world. Right, son?"

And the due day finally came.

Sanji was even more frantic while driving her all the way to the delivery room (which although the doctor isn’t human but he’s even more reliable). In shark teeth, Nami beat him to calm down. Seeing her great pain in contraction, he was powerless, he never could bear to imagine Nami get injured (and because he will soon be sped protect her). So what he could do just to sit by her side and hold her hand (though the face got a hundred love punches in advance). That's when he saw the figure of a very strong woman, maybe the strength exceeds men. Suddenly he was amazed and understood, perhaps this is why there've been a rules since the age of dinosaurs why men should not be harsh to ladies--could you just bear the pain like her?

The tension ended when a baby's cry sounded. Not just one, but two. Their child was apparently born twins, male and female. He then had their tiny bodies still covered in blood as they’re washed by female mink deer nurse, but it didn’t stay long because Nami asked them to be laid beside her. And he saw immeasurable happiness radiated from the expression of the woman he loves.

That's when he cried.

How his mother's feelings when he and his brothers were immediately taken away by their father for the sake of further research? And he also blamed himself for being the caused of her death. But during the nine months, he had witnessed the fight and the sacrifice of mother’s love through his wife.

In twenty-five years of his life, only this time he was very grateful to have been born and loved. And he will make the children also feel how much they are loved without being forced to become great right away, they will be great by themelves later.

"Ichigo and Natsumi. That's the name of them. Do you agree, Nami-san?"

FIN

[le-amewzing]

falling into step (part 7/11)

A bashful Mattsun is the cutest Mattsun. -w- (Hbd, Mattsun~!)

Ch7: "When the Right One Walks In" [FFN] [AO3] | ←   →

Pairings/Characters: eventual!Watari Shinji/Matsukawa Issei, OCs

Rating: light T

Words: ~2,850

Summary: Watari, responsible and content and comfortable in all his current roles, doesn't find his third and final year of high school lacking. But a rekindled friendship shows him that it's still possible to miss the good things around you even when you're not looking for them. Ch7: Matsukawa invites Watari over.

                In the end, Watari forgot to send Matsukawa a reminder text because he kept his phone off during the school day, so Matsukawa in turn forgot to bring the book. They realized this when they locked eyes at the usual meeting place, all gaping mouths and pointing fingers and wide eyes. But they burst out laughing at themselves, and Watari had to wipe a tear from his eye once he got closer to the truck. "Sorry," he said, but he didn't sound sorry at all with the delight lacing his tone.

                Matsukawa waved him off, like "It's fine, it's fine." He looked at the time on his phone and pursed his lips. He raised his eyebrows at Watari. "…unfortunately, it's a bit on the late side if I left to get it now."

                "Don't worry about it," the libero insisted. He leaned against the bumper, crossing his legs at the ankles. "You can just bring it next time. It's not as though I was going to sit here and blast through it so we could talk about it."

                Matsukawa pouted.

                "Wait…you didn't really think…?"

                But the taller boy snickered and rubbed Watari's head teasingly. "Of course not, Watari. You really are a gullible guy."

                Watari gave him a look. It wasn't that Watari agreed he was gullible. But something about Matsukawa kept him on his toes. "You, Matsukawa-san…"

                Matsukawa grinned and waggled his eyebrows, as if saying, "Me, what?"

                The shorter boy averted his eyes. "By the way," he started, changing the subject, "my apologies ahead of time if I'm flipping through flashcards when we next meet."

                Matsukawa shrugged, a quiet "Well, it is that time of year." "Just don't forget to take care of yourself during exam season."

                His warm words brightened Watari's mood. "I won't."

                The black-haired teen ran a hand through his curls and turned away, clearing his throat. "And, since you can't study all the time…you're more than welcome to come over this weekend to borrow the book." He glanced back at Watari. "That's the simplest way to ensure I don't forget to loan it again," he added with a tiny chuckle at himself. He started to frown the longer Watari stayed quiet. "I mean, if you'll even have the free time to read it…"

                Watari came back to his senses. "No, I promise!" he assured his friend hurriedly. He wasn't even certain why he'd gone quiet—maybe it was just from astonishment? "It may take a while, but I'll read it."

                Matsukawa once more was pleased to hear Watari say that. His smile was easy and soft and bright.

                Watari had to avert his eyes a second time.

                "Ah, hey."

                "Hmm?"

                Matsukawa reached for Watari, turning his face towards him and tilting his head up slightly. He peered at the libero's injury in the streetlight. "It's gotten darker, the bruise… How's it feel?"

                Watari was slow to answer, since the first thought in his head was that Matsukawa's fingers were welcomingly warm where the medic's had not been last week. "Okay," he said. "Mom says these things will always look worse before they finally get better. Although I have enough experience with that," he continued, flexing his right arm jokingly and poking the inside of his forearm. His arms didn't bruise as easily anymore, now that he'd been a libero for years, but those early injuries weren't something one woke up one day and suddenly forgot.

                Matsukawa nodded, but then he eyed Watari up and down. "You've grown," he remarked. "Jersey #2 suits you."

                He laughed at how the older boy had spun that, since Matsukawa no doubt missed his old uniform. "Yeah… I kind of miss #7, though," Watari teased.

                "Hey, show some respect for #2." He pouted yet again.

                "Yes, yes, Matsukawa-san…" His smile reached his eyes as Matsukawa finally opened the back door and did something resembling work, climbing in to right some packages that had fallen over. "I just can't separate the idea of #2 from being you, though. You're always going to be #2."

                Matsukawa snorted. "What, can't picture me as #1?"

                Watari chuckled lightly. "No."

                Matsukawa made a face over his shoulder and threw Watari a peace sign. "Yeah, well, I'm a ten anyway." But he couldn't keep his face straight for long, and the both of them burst out laughing afterwards.

                When Sunday morning came, Watari got up and got dressed. He ate breakfast with his parents and watched two of the morning variety shows with them, waiting for Matsukawa's text saying when they'd get together. The message came mid-morning, so Watari kissed his mother's cheek and hugged his father's shoulders and told them he wouldn't stay out all day.

                He got his shoes on and stood, but he caught his reflection in the mirror that hung on the wall to the left of the front door. He hadn't paid much attention to his appearance before—after all, his mother kept after his buzz cut, and his stubble came in so slowly that he only ever had to shave about once every other week—but the bruise caught his eye, much as it had Matsukawa's several days ago. Absentmindedly, he touched it, but it didn't really hurt anymore.

                "You're walking around, looking as though you've been in a fight."

                Watari jumped at his mother's voice. He glanced at her standing a foot away, the television forgotten, and mustered a small smile. "I'll be fine. The neighbors won't talk, Mom."

                "Of course not. They know you're a good boy, Shinji." Even so, she sighed. "If you're going to meet a friend, though, are you sure you don't want me to cover that up?"

                He blushed at the thought of her putting makeup on him, and he held up a hand to stop her. "No! That's perfectly all right. I'll see you two later." And he hustled out.

                At least that gave him a comical anecdote to share with Matsukawa when they met at the hardware store minutes later and got walking. "Your mom's a blunt lady" was the first thing out of the older boy's mouth.

                "I know…" Watari's shoulders sank as he groaned.

                "It's not a bad thing, Watari. Bluntness is sometimes a kindness," Matsukawa told him.

                The shorter teen gave him a thankful glance. "You're a natural, you know."

                Those thick, black eyebrows went up.

                "At comforting others. You always say the right thing."

                But Matsukawa shook his head. "I say what I think is the best of about three options. It's on you to take it well," he added nonchalantly.

                Either way, Watari was happy. He bumped his shoulder against Matsukawa's arm, another sign of gratitude.

                They passed by the bus stop and walked for a while until the block was behind them. They walked for another block before Matsukawa darted a guilty look Watari's way. "I hope you don't mind…"

                "Mind what?"

                "Not driving there. I don't have the truck today."

                Watari made a show of taking a deep breath and exhaling. "I'm fine, Matsukawa-san. If I didn't have the stamina for this, I would have no right standing on the volleyball court."

                Matsukawa nodded, but the corners of his mouth curved up smoothly. "I prefer walking most places anyway."

                The libero couldn't help it—his eyes dropped momentarily to Matsukawa's long legs. Of course Matsukawa had no problem with all the walking. Watari was a tad jealous….

                After the third block, they hooked a left onto a decently busy street. It was similar to the part of town where the hardware store was located but had less foot traffic than the theater neighborhood downtown. There were more mom-and-pop shops located here, as well, and they passed a complex with three sets of two business stacked one on top of the other. The middle bottom store had a light, mustard yellow sign with burgundy lettering: Sekitan Apothecary.

                "Ah!" Watari pointed and slowed, but Matsukawa kept walking. "Is that—"

                "Yes, it is, but Sunday's an extremely busy day, so we're not stopping." He frowned when Watari jogged up to his side. "Sorry. Didn't mean to sound snappish."

                "Don't be. You're there the rest of the week. You can't want to spend your day off there, too." The shaven-haired boy patted his shoulder, and the unusual bout of tension vanished from Matsukawa's body language.

                Two streets over, they were in a purely residential area, but Matsukawa's neighborhood was unlike Watari's. Here there were a handful of traditional houses, and Watari was excited when Matsukawa led the way to a large, two-level home two houses into the second street.

                The house was a weird and wonderful mesh of old and new, with a black, Japanese-tiled roof and sliding doors as well as a wide second floor and all the natural, Western amenities. Watari caught a glimpse of the dining space—an old, low table feet from the kitchen—as he followed Matsukawa upstairs in a daze. On the staircase, he was distracted anew by countless pictures on the walls in assorted wooden frames, some images black-and-white, others in blinding color, clearly from Matsukawa's childhood.

                Matsukawa glanced behind him as they arrived on the second-floor landing. He made a face as Watari kept darting his eyes between one shrine visit picture in particular and the older boy. "Just ask, already," Matsukawa grumbled.

                "Is that you? And your sister?" Obviously, it was. The two adults in the picture in the nice dress and pressed suit, with Matsukawa's eyes and hair and an ever-present hint of a smirk, were Matsukawa's parents. Matsukawa and the girl shared the same black curls as them, although young Matsukawa's bright eyes were black compared to his sister's brown gaze. She was also twice his height.

                "That was taken at my first Shichi-Go-San," Matsukawa stated, the grumble still evident in his tone, though Watari could tell he wasn't angry but embarrassed. "Kako was nine at the time, I was three—but she still acts at times as if she's still that much taller than me."

                "You're cute in your formal dress."

                "Yeah… Like everything else around here, old clothes still look best." He continued after pointing out the bathroom at the end of the wide hall and letting Watari in to his room, "No doubt you noticed the house. It's Taisho-era, which is why it's the mishmash it is, Eastern and Western. But that fits in with the family business. It's called an apothecary, but it's really a specialty pharmacy, since my parents and sister can do compounding. My mother's great-grandfather started the business after getting out of mining, and no one ever bothered to update the name." He shrugged after pulling out two leaf-patterned cushions for them to sit on, and he closed the door. "Even my first name and my sister's are old. We're an old-fashioned family." He stared when Watari remained quiet. "Uh, Watari…?"

                "Your room…is huge."

                "Is it?" Matsukawa looked around. "I guess, compared to Hanamaki's or Oikawa's, yeah… But Iwaizumi's and Sawauchi's are about the same, though they also live in old houses."

                Matsukawa clearly misunderstood. Watari took everything in, in one fell swoop. The room was about the size of a small apartment. Hell, if it just had its own electric cooktop and a washroom hidden behind one of those sliding doors, Watari would call it an apartment. Compared to the modern bed-desk-dresser combo Watari had in his bedroom at home, Matsukawa had a low table in the middle of the room, much like the dinner table downstairs. He had two low dressers standing side by side, too, atop one of which was a closed, thin laptop and a freestanding flat-screen television, the latter hooked up to a gaming system placed on the other dresser. All the wood matched, even the bits of the bedframe not hidden by sheet, which Watari wasn't certain he would've expected for someone who didn't seem to care about appearances or aesthetic coordination.

                So Watari looked instead for hints of Matsukawa around the room, and he spotted them. The wastebasket full of snack wrappers. The volleyball in the corner of the room by the foot of the bed, near his old Aoba Johsai duffle bag. The clothes hanging in the open closet opposite the dressers—there was a lot of black and gray, but there were greens, too, especially some deep, earthy hues. Huh. So there was some color to Matsukawa. Blacks, grays, pine greens—they really all did suit him, Watari thought cheerily to himself. And, though there was a surprising lack of posters, for movies and music alike, Watari spied something that he knew to expect.

                "All right, you can no longer tell me you only 'like' reading," the libero said, stifling a laugh as he pushed some shirts aside and revealed the stacks of books on shelves built in to the back of closet. They were actual stacks, too, not organized into rows as one might typically do.

                "And you can no longer say you practice manners," Matsukawa quipped, coming up behind him and half closing the closet. "I graciously invite you in to my abode and the first thing you do is rummage through my closet?"

                His tone was too silly, Watari had to laugh. "'Abode'?"

                The greatest thing occurred then: A red tint appeared on Matsukawa's ears and seemed to spill into his cheeks at having dug his own hole with his unusually literate word choice.

                Ah. Another color to add to the ever-expanding palette of Matsukawa Issei.

                "Just—step over there, will you?" Matsukawa murmured. He tugged on the back of Watari's t-shirt, pulling him to the right so Matsukawa could do some rummaging himself, pushing this and that shirt aside to block Watari's view.

                Watari didn't mind, though. "That's a lot of polo shirts," he pointed out.

                "Yeah, well, they fit me best outside of formalwear." He said something else which was lost to the muffling of cloth, but he emerged for air a few seconds later and passed two books to Watari. "Here."

                The younger teen eyed the titles. An anthology and a novel, Wish You Were Here Yesterday. "So the movie's based on this? It has a different title, though," he commented, skimming the novel's back.

                "A lot of movies based on stories are like that, especially foreign ones," Matsukawa said. He closed his closet and motioned for Watari to take one of the cushions around the edges of the table. "Although sometimes the movie's absolutely nothing like the story except for maybe a scene. Iwaizumi likes some old movies aside from those cheap kaiju ones, and he told me once that Kurosawa's 'Rashomon' has little to do with Akutagawa's short story of the same name."

                Watari nodded and put the books on the table. He flipped through the pages of the anthology with Matsukawa straightening up an already neat bed in the background. He stole a peek at this sight, bemused with Matsukawa's ingrained host manners…and the embarrassing number of pillows at the head of the bed. Watari slept with one, two pillows at the most. Really, these childish aspects to his senpai were starting to break down the distinction of senpai and kouhai in Watari's mind, but he still showed respect for someone older than him by only a month. "Matsukawa-san, what's with the anthology?" he asked, getting back on track.

                Matsukawa sat across from him on the other cushion. "That has some of my favorites, which I also want you to read," he answered, plucking it from Watari's hands. He leaned to his left and opened the bottom drawer of the TV-topped dresser, digging for and withdrawing a half-used notebook. He flipped to a blank page and tore it into strips. "This one, this one, this…and this, too," the taller boy stated, bookmarking each one with a lined strip of paper. Happy with his handiwork, he closed the book and passed it back.

                Watari shook his head, quirking an eyebrow at his friend. "I feel as if I've been given required reading."

                "Pretty much." A wolfish grin followed.

                The libero rolled his eyes. He went to the anthology and did a quick page count. "I'm not sure how soon I'll get through all of these."

                He sensed more than saw Matsukawa deflate.

                "But," Watari started, his thumb paused in the middle of the collection, "this one's just a few pages, so if you don't mind me reading when we're together, I can read it now." He sneaked a look up at the other male.

                The grin was still there, just less wolfish and more content. Matsukawa nodded and reached for his laptop, and music filled the room a minute later. It, like Matsukawa's theatrical tastes, tended towards the odd side.

                "Matsukawa-san…I'm not sure I can concentrate with that playing…"

                The volume dulled, but the music was still present.

                Watari lifted his eyes from the printed word, observing his friend once more. Matsukawa was lost in his own world, but the excitement remained in his eyes. At this, Watari relaxed, and he lost himself in a world of artists and feathered beings that didn't exist.

:3c All right! So, since anything I have to say about Matsuwata could potentially give away the story at this point, I'll just stick to defining/explaining a few things that were brought up, especially with regard to Mattsun's family (as I've been told by friends before that they don't always know things about Japan that I do and tend to use in my stories—sorry! ;w;). Firstly: Taisho Era—this was Japan after the Meiji Era; Taisho was 1912-1926, coming on the heels of the Meiji Restoration (1868-1912), when Japan was embracing many aspects of the Western world (such as fashion, food, and architecture), so it's entirely possible for Mattsun's family home to be the "mishmash" it is. Secondly: Sekitan Apothecary—the apothecary really is as Mattsun describes it, though the name "Sekitan" means "coal" and comes from his ancestor's mining background (even Mattsun's ancestors, like Mattsun, did as they pleased…*lol*). Thirdly: movies and books—Kurosawa Akira is renowned for his films, though what Mattsun says of Rashomon is true, about it having nothing to do with Akutagawa Ryuunosuke's "Rashomon" save for one scene (in reality, Kurosawa took the main plot from Akutagawa's "In a Bamboo Grove"); as for the short story Watari starts reading and the light novel, Wish You Were Here Yesterday, those are based loosely on two manga by Bikke, Kabe no Naka no Tenshi and Shinkuu Yuusetsu, respectively (though the title Wish You Were Here Yesterday is of my own making), and I highly recommend reading them just for fun (you don't have to read them in order to continue with reading this; in addition, Bikke's Senpai is another brilliant read -w-). Fourth and fifth: Shichi-Go-San and kaiju movies—Shichi-Go-San means "7-5-3" and is a sort of early coming-of-age ceremony for Japanese children at those ages (cute pics of little ones in kimonos standing in front of shrines abound); "kaiju" refers to monsters in movies like Godzilla, which explains why Iwa-chan was mentioned in the same breath. ;] What else… Ah. With Mattsun's background, I realized it would make sense for his family to be pretty well-off, so "designing" his room was fun. And Mattsun in black, gray, and green is a favorite thing of mew's, so deal with it. ;P

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~mew