#heiya imagine

[24hlevi]

— 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝

Heiya Akane (Alice In Borderland) X Gn!Reader

♤ 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: How heiya would be as your gf

♤ 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: Language

♤ 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: 2.2k

♤ 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: made this for the heiya simps (me) because i love her too much, also this is based in and after the borderlands, so minor spoilers of the ending, also holy shit is this long im so sorry 😭

- let’s start with the first meeting, it either happened before or during the time in the borderlands, it really depends tbh, but for the sake of this, we’ll say the two of you met before the games

- you most likely went to the same school as her and knew of her just from what people said in the halls, never even sparing a glance at her with the stories you’d heard from friends or just random students who talked far too loudly

- you knew teenagers liked to make up stupid lies or stories so most of what you heard you didn’t believe, mainly because a part of you thought everyone had good in them and not just what people gossip about or say behind each other’s backs

- much to your surprise though, akane ended up speaking to you first which was definitely…interesting to say the least

- of course, you knew of her, quite a lot of people at the school did, but never once did you think she would be talking to you first, and definitely not about that she needed help in one of her classes

- you were utterly confused as to why she was asking you of all people when you had never spoken to her even once, and you didn’t even realize she was in one of your classes until she told you so

- so you did help her with the class, and it spiraled into something you didn’t know what it was

- you knew of her history of toying with boys and their girlfriends, and at first you thought you were going to fall in with the others as a victim to the beautiful girl but turns out it wasn’t

- but one day, akane disappeared, without anyone knowing where she went, then soon after you too found yourself in the life-or-death games that were the borderlands

- by the time you found her again, she almost looked like a different person. a prosthetic leg, bow and arrow, and a look you’d never seen before

- but as soon as she saw you, that demeanor quickly evaporated when she immediately hugged you, leaving you both confused again and surprised

- you were able to adapt to the new world rather fast, only because you had her with you the whole time, but you were still confused as to why you both were sent here and how, but you tried not to question it too much

- during your time together in the borderlands before the second stage, you two grew much closer than you thought you would, and one night while you were about to fall asleep, you heard her mumble something almost inaudible

- “you know, you’re not so bad, i’m glad you’re here.”

- you thought you were hearing things for a second, not being able to believe that she would actually say that to you, but when you turned over to look at her, she was asleep or faking it at least, which made you sigh, rubbing your hands over your face trying to decide if you were going crazy or not

- why were you thinking you were crazy? well, for one, she had never said anything like that before, and two, well, you might have had a crush on her, but who wouldn’t?

- the next night, you decided to question her about it, not wanting to press too much but you needed a clear answer with all the different signs the girl was giving you that left you confused as to whether she cared about you or not

- when you did ask akane if what you heard was right the night before, her whole body froze once realizing she had been caught and she knew that she couldn’t just lie now, so after a few seconds of silence on both ends, she ended up telling you the truth that yes, she did say that, yes, she did care about you, and yes, she did have feelings for you

- you honestly couldn’t believe it honestly. the heiya akane having feelings for you? real feelings? it felt like some sort of wild dream you never expected would come to real life, but you definitely weren’t going to complain

- and that was how the relationship started whoop whoop

- after that was finally established, you noticed a big difference in her, not a bad one, but one you weren’t expecting, one where she finally seemed to be the real akane, not the one everyone else had seen at school or even in the borderlands, and you were the only person she’d shown it to

- when the second stage started, the both of you knew things were only going to get harder, and that meant a higher risk of you two separating entirely and possibly never seeing each other again, so she stayed by your side the entire time, slowly developing a fear of losing you, the only person who seemed to genuinely understand her, that way if anything were to happen to you, she would be right there to help

- but neither of you thought the king of spades would be going for every player not participating in a game yet, and that you would have to kill some sort of mercenary who was trained to kill instead of two high school kids, a loser gamer, and a military man

- aguni gave you a gun when the time came down to it, not that you really knew how to use it, but you’d played enough video games to understand the gist of how to, and eventually, you lost that gun because of the flood that rushed throughout the district

- after that (fun) fiasco with the king of spades, all of you decided to let someone else finish the rest of the games, plus you guys did relatively the hardest one, so it was fair you guys sit out for the rest of the second stage

- those few days while letting the other players complete the games, akane wouldn’t leave your side once, almost like some sort of puppy never wanting to separate from its owner, and of course, you knew the reason why after you practically drowned, but you never thought she would show it in front of other people with everyone being around constantly

- but wow heiya akane actually showing she cares and loves someone??? you never thought you’d live to see it

- anyways akane was probably the one cooking for you and the other two, mostly because arisu couldn’t cook shit, aguni would eat anything good or not, and you didn’t really have a clue on how to cook with limited supplies

- now, she’s not the greatest cook in the world, but she was used to cooking herself meals almost every day so she knew how to make basic things, but anything was good in the borderlands, even if it was burnt somehow or wasn’t cooked all the way

- you might be surprised, but akane does like cuddling with you, only when you two are alone, though, because it still is embarrassing for her to be like that with someone after so many years of believing she wouldn’t ever find it

- cuddling while going to sleep is a must with her, she doesn’t care how, she just needs to be holding onto you in some way while sleeping just so she knows you’re still there and not some fragment of her imagination like the 7 of spades game when she almost died

- speaking of that game, she comes with a lot of trauma after that one game, with getting stabbed in the side, completely destroying her leg, and almost dying of dehydration, it was normal too, and she wouldn’t want to speak of it at any time

- akane would also steer away from talking about her mother and parents in general, she knows how she was back in the real world because of her shitty mother, and the borderlands have changed her, just as it did with everyone

- for some odd reason, when half-asleep is when she is the most affectionate and really speaks what she thinks about you which tends to lead to more on most nights, not that you would complain though

- akane would probably be weird about nicknames for some time, not really understanding the point of calling someone something like “babe” but eventually it slips out and she’s too lazy to pretend like she didn’t want to say it

- that being said, her nicknames for you reign somewhere between “my angel”, “my love” basically anything with “my” in front of it she will call you, it doesn’t matter, and yes that does mean she will add “my” to any random nickname she calls you

- this poor girl doesn’t really know what affection or love is, so she always looked away when someone said they had a crush on her, not wanting to get invested in someone like that, so any act that is even the tiniest bit affectionate or loving will have her face red and her unable to speak because no one has actually genuinely loved her before, so she might break down a few times too

- literally during the first days together you could find some random thing while scavenging for food like even something so stupid like a toy dog or some shit and bring it to her and she would start crying

- that being said, when she does get more comfortable with the thought of being committed to a relationship with you, she will grow more bold with what she says toward you and will even get to the point of teasing you in all sorts of ways, yes, all sorts

- while she would rather die than admit the things she says and does afterwards, she still does enjoy every moment she spends with you

– during the wait while arisu played the queen of hearts with usagi, out of worry with what would happen when you all left the borderlands, akane ended up telling you everything she thought about you and how she does genuinely care about you

– you didn't expect her to say all that she did, but it was understandable with not knowing what would happen once arisu cleared the game, so the two of you sat with everyone else while they talked, her head leaning on your shoulder

– then, hearing arisu cleared the game with usagi, everyone was asked whether they wanted to stay or not, you and akane both said to leave for obvious reasons

– the split second you two had before being sent back to the real world was spent with akane saying she loves you before you woke up

– waking up in the hospital left you confused as to what happened, having no memory of the borderlands but when you ended up finding akane again, you remembered her from school

– you had decided to strike up a conversation with her which had worked and resulted in talking to her more than in any class before

– you had a feeling about something, almost as if you knew more about her without actually knowing, so what did you do? ask her out

– luckily, she agreed and the next week you two went out, helping her get around on the crutches she had from losing her leg and things spiraled

– even if you two didn't remember the time you spent together in the borderlands, you found each other again and simply start over

– that being said, you two did end up dating after a few months of occasional dates and learning more about each other

– akane would often invite you to her place because of how lonely it is when it's just her in the apartment even if you two didn't do anything but just sit in silence, she was just happy to have someone around her

– without either parent in the picture, there was still a few things akane didn't realize was considered not good when in a relationship with someone like occasionally agreeing to go out with some guys out of simply fun only to realize they meant literally go out with her

– and while it's hard for her to apologize, she immediately does say sorry to you when she does realize she probably shouldn't do that but she's never had a real relationship before so she's a little clueless at times

– if you're still upset, she would give you your space for a while but eventually come up to you and hug you from behind and say (again) that she's sorry and didn't mean to upset you, suggesting to do something to get your mind off it of some sort

– now, if she's the one upset, you better be prepared for a long cuddle session because she will need it, probably crying a little too but once she eventually falls asleep from crying she wakes up again feeling fine

– she really does love you a lot, she just has some hard times showing it but she does, and she wouldn't trade you for anything in the world

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a/n ; a small blurb imagine i created in spite of everyone in the aib fandom in order to break my own heart. might make an actual series but this is just an idea | warning ; season 2 spoilers, everything is not what it seems, deja vu, some angst (?), etc..

A hand grazes upon one of millions of screens. The soft skin of the hand came in touch of the cold surface as live footage played.

The hand somewhat touches a face displayed on feed.

Ryohei Arisu, Champion of the Games, sitting on a bench in a small park provided by the hospital.

I know him. I should. I was there when the last blimp of a face card bursted into flames and fell upon the old, overgrown city and the sparks of brilliant lights overfilled the sky - popping.

Spark. Pop. Burst.

All of it was narrowed down to a minute. Could you believe it? I simply thought it was too short.

That's why they're here, why I'm here. To make things right, make it better.

A few more screens pop into light next to the one I held, smile forming on my lips as I watched and read the information on each of them.

Yuzuha Usagi. Y/N L/N. Hikari Kuina. Shuntaro Chishiya. Akane Heiya. Rizuna Ann. Aguni Morizono. Suguru Niragi.

Only a few selected names. The ones who caught my eye - quite rare, I'll say. How peculiar their will to survive was.

Many survived, sure, but..

But no bother, for soon all of us will have fun together. A world where everyone can play. Bigger than before, better than the last.

My eyes flickered down to one screen, a pit of a void, of nothingness. Only white letters decorated the dark plane.

Restart ?

"Pray now for guidance. You all will surely need it."

[mxliv-oftheendless]

Wait but then this would imply Arisu was in on it too because he never said anything lol

new conspiracy theory: hatter wasn't dead, he secretly followed aguni and jumped out from behind a tree every few hours just to fuck with him

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Heyyyyy! Is it okay to get a part 2 to 𝓛over is a Day ; Korra? I loved the ending of it and wanted to see the wedding happen! I loved the way you wrote it!

،، 𝓤ntil I Found You ; Korra

< part 1 (not necessary for context, just if u want to read it)

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resume: the happiest day of your life finally arrived.

content warning: there's literally just fluff and more fluff here ; Korra x fem!reader ; no nation nor bending status mentioned ; no use of y/n ; the banner does not represent r's skin color at all, it's just a painting i liked and goes according to the theme of the wedding.

wc: 2.9k

a/n: HEIYA ofc it's okay darling, i adore writing this type of stuff, im just a girl that loves love. here goes the dress references for those who want to have a clear image of my poor description: Korra's was based on this gorgeous fanart i found on pinterest that took my breath away whilst reader's was based on this dress i love and adore HOWEVER! even if i did base the dress description on this image it does not mean that that is the body type for reader at all!! also since i did not add the reader's nation there wasn't something i could base myself from for a more traditional dress, that's why i made her a city girl since they have more blended styles. THANK YOU FOR REQUESTING AND FOR YOUR WORDS, CUTIE, ENJOY :D

“ The start of a new line on this family tree, two hearts connected by one beat.

Flowers, location, the court, ring bearer, maid of honor, best man, officiant, guest list, food, drinks, your brain felt like it was about to explode with all the preparations and you were sure there was some you didn’t add to the list in that specific moment.

You loved the idea of marrying the love of your life and celebrate the union with your closest circle, but you never imagined how tiring it would be to organize a whole wedding. Korra was no far from losing her mind too with everything she had to organize, you two had decided to divide the work so it would be easier just to confirm with the other if the decision made was the correct one or if should look for something else. However, there were tasks that needed to be done by the two of you such as cake selection, invitations and the flowers each one would have.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “What about red velvet flavor?” you asked extending a piece of pastry with your fork to her to eat, she did so.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Are you sure? Because I liked the chocolate and vanilla one.” she said tilting her head, you smiled.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Depends, with fruit between the layers?” Korra nodded excited and you nodded back, slower. “Chocolate, vanilla and fruits will be.”

You both turned to the person in charge to take notes of the cake preferences, they were looking at you with a sweet smile on. “I'm sorry, it's just that you two look so cute together. I've seen a lot of couples coming to choose their wedding cakes, but only a few are really a team that loves to work together, you two are one of them.”

At such comment, both started to feel your faces warmer and eventually got shy. There had to be truth in their words that you did believe: Korra and you worked good together, you complimented each other so well that it was scary at times.

After the avatar had proposed, you realized how if you planned things with a speed you were going to be able to marry on the same day you two had begun to be girlfriends and it was just a dream to the two of you, making your relationship anniversary to a marriage anniversary was definitely a goal to achieve. So far everything was going good, you got the food, drinks and location secured, the invitations had such beautiful decorations representing both of your nations and the guest list was ready to start the dealing of envelopes. Now there were other problems: the flower girl and ring bearer.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “The airbending kids!” Korra exclaimed as if she had the best idea.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “We already have them to walk before the maid of honor.” your hands were holding your head while you shook it, the girl frowned.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Why not just change them...?” her words were left in the air when she stopped to think, a big smile started to appear on her face. “Oh, do I have the best pair to be our flower girl and ring bearer.”

Now you were the one with a confuse frown on the face at her comment, not knowing exactly to who she was referring since the only kids you knew were Tenzin's.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “I would be delighted and honored to be the flower girl in your wedding.” Bolin said a moment later his short session of excited screams after being asked by the avatar when the group went to eat lunch together.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “What about the ring bearer?” Asami asked bitting her food, Korra and you now turned to Mako who was too calmed drinking his beverage. When he felt your gaze on him, he blinked a little bit.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “What...?” he asked, confused, you rolled your eyes funnily.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Would you like to be our ring bearer, Mako?” Korra asked smiling innocent, he seemed to think about it. “Don't be like that, you know you'll love to bring the rings.”

The firebender giggled and nodded. “I'll do it, gladly.”

Your face turned to Asami by your left side and batted your eyelashes a couple of times her way, she laughed a little bit. “Don't ask me to be another flower girl, I'm sure Bolin would do great alone.”

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “It's not that,” you said after the earthbender had agreed about his work. “We want you to be our maid of honor.”

The engineer almost choked on her food at such sudden request, coughing a little bit and with soft pats from you on her back she recompensed herself.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Really?” she asked almost in disbelief, the avatar nodded at the same time you did. Her green eyes got teary, her head started to nod. “My spirits, of course I would love to be the maid of honor!” she was quick to hug you tight before standing and hugging her other friend.

After finishing lunch and sort out details such as clothes color, practice and Bolin's question about which type of flower petals he would be throwing, Korra and you found yourselves in the Air Temple Island looking for the airbending family.

Getting greeted by the older man and the younger master with a big smile, you asked to talk with Tenzin alone.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “How's the wedding preparations going, girls?” he asked letting you get in his office first.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Oh, you know; the brides are going crazy, but we have everything sorted out so they won't be insane at their ceremony.” you said giggling, he joined.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Yeah, I remember when Pema and I got married... We fought over some flower centerpieces for weeks, she won and with reason, her selection was better than mine.” the man told with a nostalgic smile in his face. “If everything is sorted out, what can I do for you?”

You turned to your fiancée and she smiled. “Well, Tenzin, we actually don't have everything sorted out.” she started, the man looked confused. “We have everyone, but the best man.” when he realized where that was going, his eyebrows raised a bit. “And we were wondering if you would like to be our best man.”

Grey eyes looked at you first and then to the avatar, trying to see if it was some type of prank, but when he didn't find any indicator of it he was quick to hug you two at once.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “I would be more than happy to be the best man.” he said in a shaky voice, both Korra and you hugged the man tight.

Now with the whole court sorted out, it was time to focus on the most important thing: the dresses.

For that part, Korra and you had decided for it to be secret from the other as you wanted to surprise each other and keeping that 'bad luck to see the bride in her dress before the wedding' belief. Asami had offered to be your companion while Tenzin was Korra's.

A bride shop was definitely something you didn’t know what to expect from since it wasn't a place always rounding your mind, until you got proposed to. Looking for the perfect dress was a challenge itself; Asami and you had seen a lot of different dresses in different styles and tones of white that it almost got you dizzy. You were able to select three dresses from the bunch, the first two weren't that good in your opinion, but when the time of trying the last one came and you saw yourself in the mirror, you couldn't believe it. The dress combined with you in such a way that it felt almost dreamy of how good it looked, it was a little puffy on the skirt part with a corset–like superior part that hugged you perfectly, it had lace decorating your clavicle and arms with a turtle neck too, but it wasn’t so high, your betrothal necklace shined more than ever in such dress.

When you turned to look at your friend, she had her hands over her mouth and her eyes shined with admiration, under a gasp she said your name.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “It looks so gorgeous on you...” she said, standing from her seat and walking to you. Both hands met yours. “Korra will fall harder for you if that's even possible.”

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Will you be getting the maid of honor's dress as well?” the adviser asked with a smile. “Because we have a selection for her to choose right now and try it on so you can see how it would look all together.”

You turned to the engineer who thought about it for a second before nodding happily, it was definitely about to be a long evening.

When all of it was solved and the measurements were written down for the dress to be adjusted to you, you went back home. At your arrival you realized how you were the last one to get back by the sound and smell coming from the kitchen.

Walking to the area, you smiled at the sight of your fiancée; you walked up to her and wrapped both arms around her waist, resting your chin on her shoulder.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Hey, gorgeous, I thought you would be here sooner.” more of a claim, it was just a comment out of a bit of worry.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Sorry, we were looking for dresses for about two hours.” you said, a kiss was left on her shoulder before walking to her side to see her face. “How did it went with you?”

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Good,” Korra answered with a smile. “Tenzin was about to cry when they made me try on a model.”

A giggle left your mouth. “So you'll look gorgeous, got ya'.”

The wedding date was getting closer, just a couple more days for it all to finally come to an end. Both dresses were adjusted and created at time record, being sent to the apartment afterwards and obviously it was hide from the other to avoid peaking.

The final week it was all running from one place to the other, you had to write down your vows and also check on your part of the arrangements making sure everything was going good. Thankfully Asami and Tenzin were helping you two out with checking the status of most of them as well as making sure it was what you had asked for. The rehearsal for the wedding was done one time a couple days before, you'd had Korra's dad not only walking her dow the aisle, but also officiate the wedding so him and Senna traveled a week prior to make his own errands on the matter.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “So we walk first and then Asami or does Asami walks first?” Bolin asked all the way from the start of the hall, you smiled.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Mako and you walk at the same time, first, and before Asami.” you explained, talking a little bit loud since you were standing in the altar already.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Gotcha, after the airbending kids.” now you just nodded and he did the same. “Alright, we're ready to rumble! Let's get this rehearsal going!”

It wasn’t even the day for it, but just the sight of Korra walking the aisle with her dad by her side made you want to tear up already; how were you going to do this at the actual date?

Rehearsal went by smoothly, everyone understood what to do and say, lifting a weight out of everyone's shoulders. The day prior the wedding Korra and you had your bachelorette party: no one but the two of you alone at the apartment together, enjoying the peace and quiet after weeks of pure madness, getting ready for the most important day of your lives.

The morning of was the craziest day you've ever experienced, everyone left early their homes to fill yours with talks, screams and demands. Korra was taken away to get ready separately and you would only see her at the venue. You felt like a doll being dressed and stylized, but were able to read your vows at least five times to make sure there weren't any typos and it was making sense as well. The morning went by in a snap of fingers, you found yourself already at the venue with your heart threatening to come out by your mouth and shaky hands. You saw people starting to get in the avenue, it was almost time.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “You'll do great!” Asami exclaimed with a big smile. “You look beautiful, everything is set up, the wedding will be perfect.”

However you could, with the whole nervous feeling taking over you, a smile was painted on your face by her words. “Hey! Are we ready?” One of the brothers asked, you took a deep breath in.

After you walked in, accompanied by the airbender master to stand in the altar, your eyes looked how everyone was coming in. Bolin did the best job at throwing petals everywhere, even the guest and you on the way, making everyone giggle. And when Korra's silhouette was seen, your breath cut off.

She was wearing a blue dress, a bit puffy as well. It had to be the most beautiful dress you've ever laid eyes on, it was clearly a water tribe one; since the season was cold, she had taken advantage of it to use one with a warming top, her waist was hugged by a corset on top of all the pieces, on her neck a beautiful necklace shined and her short hair was stylish to have just the upper part tied in almost a half ponytail. You were so sure you would start crying if it was because the makeup could get messed up, Korra saw it and she smiled happily your way, when she was infront of you you could see how she was also containing her tears.

The ceremony was great, Tonraq was talking about love, marriage and how the first words he exchanged with you was asking if you had good intentions with his daughter, saying how he was glad you weren't lying about you loving her. When the time for the vows came along, you went first.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Alright, I'm sorry if I stumble in my own words, I'm nervous.” you said while taking the paper out to read, a collective giggle was heard. “When I first met you, I would never have thought that the girl from the fire ferrets who just joined in and almost fought me after I said my friend's group was better would be the one I will be getting married today,” Korra tried not to laugh so hard at the memory. “I am the luckiest to have you by my side and call you the love of my life, we've been through a lot together and I'm certain we will face more, but I'm sure if we have each other through hell and worse, we'll be okay.”

You took a moment to take a deep breath in to calm yourself down before continuing.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “We will be each other's shoulders to stand on and to cry on; we will lift each other up and hold each other tight; we will be partners in adventure and allies in conflict. I promise to never stop making your love and happiness my priority, because your joy is my joy. In sickness and in health, in failure and triumph, I will walk beside you and I will love you, forever.” you finished, Korra took a moment to stop any cry while you threw air to your eyes with the paper.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “This is funny, I have almost the same beginning.” she said in a shaky voice, now you laugh a little bit.

The avatar took a minute to get herself together, when she was ready she cleared her throat and took her piece of paper.

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “The day I met you, after almost kicking your ass for bringing down my group's name at a probending reunion, I was sure I had met the most important person that would change my life.” a mix between laugh and cry was heard from you, Korra smiled. “From the moment our paths crossed, you’ve captivated me, challenged me, frustrated me and improved me in ways no person has done before. And I have fallen in love with you again and again. You're the love of my life, my light that guides me in the darkest of places, my rock where I can find rest when the tide is being harsh with me, the reason I keep going and want to be better for. I promise to love you, cherish you and make you the happiest woman in the world, because you showed me that I deserve to be loved and that I was never broken.”

The officiant gave you two a moment to breath in before continuing the ceremony, totally not because he was in the verge of tears as well. When the rings were exchanged, the man named you officially married; sharing a kiss to seal the agreement, the whole venue erupted in cheers reminding you how you weren't alone there.

At the reception, everyone was having the time of their lives while Korra and you stood in your bubble, feeling blessed to be able to marry your best friend; fortunate to have your love come through all the challenges and see it win again and again, it was more than certain that this would start the best chapter of your lives.

[miraofhearts2point0]

this has been plaguing my mind for the past week now and im so serious. i can imagine post-Borderlands Arisu &Usagi (for obvious reasons), Heiya, Doudou, Kuina, Ann, Aguni, and literally everyone else who lived but not Chishiya and it's HAUNTINGGGGG me rn

confident in saying he dropped out of med school &became besties w Niragi but everything else is a blur

[mxliv-oftheendless]

Alice in Borderland characters as songs in my Spotify Liked playlist: Updated Version!

With season 2 came some changes to the list! If you want to see what songs I assigned characters before season 2 came out, you can see them here. Like before I mainly chose songs based on the vibes I got while listening to them and seeing which characters fit best, though I did also read the lyrics. If y’all have any suggestions on other songs, let me know!

Arisu Ryohei: “Bones” by Imagine Dragons

Usagi Yuzuha: “Tired as Fuck” by the Staves

Karube Daikichi: “Fxxk It” by BIGBANG

Chota Segawa: “Pins and Needles” by Moon Walker

Shibuki Saori: “When You Say My Name” by Chandler Leighton

Chishiya Shuntaro: “Conceited” by Flo Milli

Kuina Hikari: “Find Some Peace” by Joan Darwin

Niragi Suguru: “The Blister Exists” by Slipknot

Danma Takeru/Hatter: “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode

(Shoutout to @hatterstan-shameblog for declaring “Toxic” by Brittany Spears Hatter’s song—it was a really difficult tie between that and “Personal Jesus”)

Aguni Morizono: “Will It Tear Us Apart” by Airways

Ann Rizuna: “Chop Dicks” by Delilah Bon

Last Boss: “Limbo” by Freddie Dredd

Tatta: “Hellevator” by Stray Kids

Mira Kano: “Devil Woman” by Cliff Richard

Kuzuryuu Keiichi: “I’m Afraid I’ll Go to Heaven” by Moon Walker

Kyuuma: “Rock You Like a Hurricane” by the Scorpions

Akane Heiya: “Good Kids” by Alex Mattson

[hinataxsunshine]

— OKAY HEAR ME OUT. Hinata and Aguni meeting for the first time at the beach and Hinata wants to get close but Aguni doesn’t at first because he thinks Hinata is too loud and sunny. S1 and 10 of hearts happen and s2 starts right

Anyways Hinata runs into Aguni in the forest (before he meets Heiya ) after being separated from his friends. This song is him trying to convince Aguni to pair up with him :> listen to it and imagine Hinata singing this to Aguni agaksgsksh

[sakaiyuji234]

Female General’s Code, Fight for His Majesty

Chapter 5

*MTL*

    This black girl is a servant, and Liu Xian'er is the master.

    She can naturally drag this black girl through the streets! There is nothing wrong with it!

    And Liu Huanyi walked behind her, talking to Xiao Luzi from time to time.

    Liu Huanyi made a solemn promise to Xiao Luzi, "Heiya, Liu Xianer and I are good people who are chivalrous and righteous. When you follow us in the future, we will not treat you badly."

    Looking at the boy of the same age in front of him, Xiao Luzi gestured to him the rope between his hands and said, "I believe you are good people and want to change me. But you see I have no martial arts skills at all, is it appropriate for you to pull me like this!"

    But Liu Huanyi did not untie the rope for her, but solemnly said to Xiao Luzi, "Heiya, my elder brother is also a famous person in the world, you should bear it. Besides, your black face is really too ugly, and walking with us will lower our status. After you wash it, we will untie it for you."

    Xiao Luzi was helpless. She thought that only modern people would pay more attention to the appearance problem, but it turned out that the ancients attached great importance to it. They dragged her to parade on the street like this, and they could still say it made sense. This specious argument can only be given 100 points!

    Seeing that there was no hope of untying the rope, Xiaoluzi asked, "You are Liu Huanyi, right?"

    Liu Huanyi jumped in front of Xiaoluzi. Xiaoluzi was startled, and heard Liu Huanyi grinning and saying to her, "Yes, that's right. I didn't expect that you, a country girl, are not so stupid."

    In Liu Huanyi's eyes, those country girls have always been stupid. Shouldn't the one who can write the word beggar on her forehead be the stupidest of the stupid?

    Since he admitted that he was Liu Huanyi, Xiaoluzi asked him seriously, "If I don't want to be your girl, will you let me go?"

    Hearing this, Liu Xian'er immediately turned around, pointed her sword at Xiaoluzi, and shouted loudly, "It's your honor to accept you as my aunt, and you can't choose!"

    Xiaoluzi looked aggrieved, "But I didn't promise you."

    "It's up to you to agree or not. If you keep quibbling, I will cut your mouth into pieces of dumpling skin!"

    Liu Xian'er drew out the sword in her hand from time to time to demonstrate to Xiaoluzi.

    The woman who was frightened by Liu Xian'er could only shut up. She couldn't imagine how Liu Xian'er could be so willful! Could it be that all the young ladies from the rich families here could be so arrogant!

    If she had the power of the wild in her body, she would rush out immediately and stay away from Lin Xian'er! But the fact was that she could only pout and let Liu Xian'er drag her around on the street. Among the

    thirty-six strategies, patience is the best strategy.

    As for how she was going to escape, she had to plan it well.

    ——————

    The sun was gradually setting. Tomorrow was the day for the exchange of the Jade Blood Sword.

    Killer Leng had already arrived in the Purple Capital City and was staying in the same inn as Liu Huansheng's brothers.

    Xiao Luzi had washed their clothes under Liu Xian'er's surveillance and was preparing to hang them in the middle courtyard of the inn. And her face after washing was not so ugly, on the contrary, it was still a beautiful face.

    Judging from her appearance and actions alone, she didn't look like a servant girl at all. Xiaoluzi is a girl who is very spiritual. Because she has no distracting thoughts in her heart, she looks especially beautiful when she smiles.

    When the killer Leng passed by the courtyard, he was shocked to see the girl. Especially when she finished washing clothes, she was holding the wooden basin and wiping the sweat on her forehead with her delicate hands.

    The love at first sight that the ancients often used happened to him.

    But he was still very clear about the purpose of coming to this Zidu City. The first priority was to grab the Jade Blood Sword.

    So he observed her in secret, but did not disturb her. After the matter was accomplished, he thought of taking her to wander the world.

    Thinking about it carefully, after all, he was going to take her to wander the world, so it would be better to inform her in advance. Killer Leng had secretly made preparations. When Liu Xian'er went to eat, he ran to Xiao Luzi and said, "Girl, I will take you away tomorrow, and you don't have to suffer here!"

    Faced with the sudden handsome guy and the sudden words, Xiao Luzi was stunned at first and said, "Who are you?"

    Leng only replied, "I am your husband from tomorrow on."

    Xiao Luzi was stunned again. Are the human emotions here so shallow? They took me to elope for no reason.

    Suddenly, Feng Er's "hahaha" laughter came from the beams.

    Xiao Luzi and Leng looked over in the direction of the sound, and there was someone there who was laughing at himself with his belly in his hands. Xiao Luzi

    looked at his clothes carefully again. Wasn't he the boring uncle during the day! But she thought she should finish her work quickly and eat her meal. As for the plan to escape at night, she didn't bother herself and went into the house by herself.

    Leng had already flown to Feng Er in a flash, pointed his bloodthirsty sword straight at his neck, and said, "Who are you? How could you be so ignorant of romance?"

    Feng Er made a gesture of surrender with his hands, and said, "My hero, if I disturbed your interest, I should beat you, but my hero, do you know her identity? I'm afraid that if I tell you, you won't say you want to elope with her."

    Leng was curious and asked, "Tell me what you think."

    Feng Er bared his teeth and claws, and made a very terrifying look, and replied, "She is the disciple of Feng Er, who is famous in the world. But she is a female devil who kills without blinking an eye."

    After hearing this, Leng glanced at Feng Er, secretly mocking the other party's ignorance, and said, "Then do you know who I am?"

    Feng Er pretended to shake his head and asked, "Who?"

    Leng smiled secretly, and said, "I am the killer Leng."

    For many years, this was a sentence that made him proud. Every time he said this, he could take the other party's life.

    So, Leng used his trump card - bloodthirsty robbery. But at this time, something strange happened. The man in front of him stood behind him at a very fast speed and pointed the broken sword at his head.

    How could it be?

    Although he didn't want to admit it, Leng reacted the next second and knew that his martial arts skills were not as good as the man in front of him. But he was a killer, how could he allow others to point the sword at him? He gritted his teeth and said, "You can kill or shave, it's up to you."

    Feng Er immediately retracted the sword, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and smiled, "Kill you, the gentleman is talking and the villain is fighting. I have no grudge against you, why should I kill you?"

    Leng realized that he wanted to take the man's life first, but his skills were not as good as others.

    Leng was not Feng Er's opponent, but he didn't want to admit defeat. Today's hateful anger must be returned! But it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. If you keep the green mountains, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood.

    Leng asked, "Can you leave your name? One day, you and I will compete with each other."

    Feng Er smiled. He was not afraid of being so cold, and he replied, "I will not change my name or surname. I am Feng Er."

    The words "Feng Er is also" were spoken loudly, and with his internal strength, the words echoed in the air, and even Liu Huansheng and his group who were eating could hear it clearly.

    Afterwards, he was too lazy to argue with Leng and Re, and flew away alone. The speed was very fast, like a shadow, and it disappeared from Leng's sight in an instant, leaving Leng alone on the roof, feeling sad.

    This feeling was really unpleasant.

[xoteajays]

Since my city, town, whatever you consider where I live... Since where I live is a small area where most people actually know each other (in a bad way), I think we might be a poor area. A lot of those subjects that you mentioned are not in my school.. Like back when my parents had been in school, they had workshop classes but our generation did not have it. Mostly for safety reasons. But my younger cousin who lives in the next town over, her classes were completely different than mine - back when she was still in school too. And she was in more advanced class too. She was more intelligent for someone of her age and grade.

All I know about the Great Gatsby was whatever parody the had in so many shows. But I've never actually read the books so I can't actually comment about that. I need to start reading manga again though.

~

Now I'm getting annoyed. How is it that there are so many characters in the Alice In Wonderland stories. Yet I can't seem to pick any of their characters? And I don't know why! There's a possibility that one of my characters would be a female equivalent to Alice, as opposed to Arisu being the male Alice. That could be one character. Obviously there's a dormouse character.. I'm trying to avoid using the dormouse if I could be able to, but that doesn't seem likely though. I don't know. Unless.. I recreate my own versions of characters (like Alice, Hatter, Hare, every one else who's already taken by canon characters). And obviously I do know there are the talking flowers which could be potential character. And.. There is the crow! In general, I do have a male original character whose animal motif is crows (and ravens). Worst case scenario then, I could use him for Borderlands as a character. But I can't ever imagine him being shipped with anyone romantically, maybe platonically but I can't see him in any romantic ships though. So there's that. There's all these characters. But I can't seem to choose. I know there's Lily being White Queen's daughter, but that could change to Ann's sister. But I'd say that I wouldn't know what the romantic ship would be for her (so I would say that's the same as your problem). Unless she's not shipped in a romantic relationship. Mary Ann is Alice's doppelganger. And the other characters Dodo, Lory, Eaglet, Duck do not seem appealing for any of my characters. Same with the Mock Turtle. The Gryphon could be a potential character for me. Maybe. I don't know. There is also the Lizard too, but Tettsu (was that his name) was basically the lizard, so I don't know if that could be a character for someone. Obviously. There was the Jabberwocky, the Jubjub Bird, even the other characters too. I don't know which characters I would want to create. What the fuck.

If I ever do create a mouse (or rat) character, then they could really be the smallest character. One of the smallest characters. That's what I'd do. I can't blame you for that.. And I still don't know which face claims I would use either. So that's another problem for me. What the fuck.

I had plenty of ideas before! I don't know why I'm stuck on ideas now..

Wait! Usagi's actress was shorter than Nijiro? But then again, they are only together in like three scenes. And they're not standing together... And Heiya's character would be shorter than him but they have never had scenes together either. Poor Nijiro being stuck with taller women.

Well.. I found out disgusting trivia that I wish that I never knew of, this is when I was searching about dormice. Apparently in some countries throughout the world, eating dormice is considered a delicacy. So ew. This is exactly why I'm a vegetarian. I would rather eat people, instead of animals. Seriously. That's not a joke either. I can't eat animals at all.

But yes. I knew that dormice are a combination of mice and squirrels.

There are the flying squirrels. They're adorable baby faced squirrels in my opinion. And.. I remember one of my favorite musicians had those kangaroo rats as pets. Kangaroo rats are also really adorable to me.

I was just looking at pictures of kangaroo rats. Until that experience is ruined for me.. A snake eating a baby kangaroo rat. I'm hating snakes.

That ruined my day.

Anyway.

Sugar gliders are adorable too. That's even another animal you should research about. Little flying baby marsupials. They have baby faces.

I've always wanted an exotic pet. But I also knew that I could never be able to give them the proper care they need though for every reasons.

I still haven't worked on the games yet. Mostly because I haven't even had the chance to work on my characters yet.. I'm really stuck on that right now. And I don't know why I'm so stuck on that either. But I am.

Joker Hearts? Oh! Jack Of Hearts. I don't know why my mind went to Joker. I just woke up though. What was Jack Of Clubs again. Because my mind is blank at the moment. Have I told you have much I'd hated The Beach? Seriously! That's a whole dictatorship. I need my privacy.

The Ten Hearts makes sense since everyone at the Beach has to keep participating in that game. Until they died, or beat the game. Which is making sense for that game. I don't know about any other games yet.

I realized that everyone who has a dormouse character always named her Nezumi. Which.. I guess makes sense. Nezumi means mouse and rat. And most Borderland characters have names with some themes.

Oh! I've noticed throughout different versions of Alice In Wonderland, the mouse always has either insomnia or narcoleptic disorders for the sleeping disorders. If you still decide to have disorders for the mouse.

Well.. True. That depends on the model. Or modelling type. Because a fashion model has different shapes and sizes to them, and an athletic model would have muscles. Unless you're those celebrities who could work in other careers like acting and modelling; or even musician and modelling; sometimes actor, model and musician all at the same time too. Depends on the celebrity though. Because everyone's different in that way. About every model have different shapes and sizes to them.

That's right! I remember reading he became a psychologist but I have remembered thinking gamer designer would have made more sense.. Because of his love towards video games. And that, like Niragi, I think he should have also became gamer designer but he never did though.

~

"i wish i could just plug in and put my thoughts down on paper without having to actually write it, but nope. gotta use my brain to figure out words. struggles of being a writer i suppose." Not including the stupid artificial intelligence machines taking jobs (or even careers too) away from people. Because I will never use those machines at all.

~

Maybe the don might make it out alive? I don't know. Because it does seem like everything could happen now.. But the don should've really been intelligent enough to have changed the routes after firing others (like the drug dealer friend). Or should've had him killed. Because this proves that his drugs and money were taken from him, his emperor is basically gone now. So if he does live, who knows what would happen to him then. And he's back to thinking with his dick again. He's stupid about things. So why does he keep trying to ruin his life by doing this.

Oh! That may be a plot twist... The two cops, the husband and wife, is distrusting of each other at the moment. Maybe one dies or gets very severely injured protecting the other but possibly ends up living, after the ending wraps up. They confess their feelings, that they'll still trust them and love them until they die. Basically. Actually.. That is not that much of a plot twist. But still. I could see that happening. But the cop is in too deep. Like I could see that he had to kill someone for anyone, like the boss, to trust him. But killing that many people is not really so much a good thing. He might need therapy if he makes it out alive.

And now the cop has to kill his boss? So that means he'd have to kill a lot of the other guys, like the knife guy, before they even tell the don.

The semi-competent cop? Wait! What. What happened? I'm confused now. I might be losing track on some things again.. I don't know now.

Hopefully the gunshot was towards the drug dealer or knife guy since the whole situation is completely fucked for both sides now. So yeah..

- 💋

that’s why i went for the easy ones in the dormouse and the talking flower. the card soldiers were technically the whole militant faction, so he’s not that difficult either. tho technically i could make him the actual knave if i’m making aguni the hare. he already has a food tie-in (with the knave being accused of stealing the queen’s tarts), is a card soldier, and i could see him getting on mira’s nerves.

i think the mock turtle and the gryphon could make good duo characters. like karube and chota as the walrus and the carpenter, and those two beach girls are the tweedles.

tettsu? wait, tatta? tettsu is the h&l character.

i’m using havana rose liu as the dormouse, she already looks very petite so i dont think it’d be too unbelievable to make her a bit shorter than she actually is. don’t have to change yuki yamada’s height for the card soldier tho. him being very slightly shorter than both niragi and karube is exactly what i want for the character.

tao tsuchiya is 5’1 and nijiro is 5’6! so a couple inches shorter. and yea, heiya’s about 5’3 iirc? hence why she also worked for hinami since she’s shorter than takeshi.

bleugh. i had the same reaction when i found out people eat guinea pigs. like i know it’s a different culture thing, like eating bugs in other countries but it’s still icky to me and i don’t think i could do it.

sugar gliders are like The squirrels of australia since we don’t have any native squirrels ourselves. i think i’ve only seen one in real life, i’ve seen more possums. australian possums are so much cuter than american possums. bushtail possums are just. lil babies. i remember feeding them bananas when they came around my auntie’s farm.

i want to figure out a water based game for my dormouse. for the whole ‘hatter and hare stuffing the dormouse in a teapot’. i know heiya got one, but i want one too. there’s aquariums and public pools in shibuya. i dont have an idea yet tho.

the jack of clubs was a brief scene in the game montage, it was a rope climbing challenge where you had to knock the jack’s team off the ropes while not falling yourself.

i liked the beach for the set-up and the characters. not the whole rules of the situation and the swimwear thing and hatter arbitrarily adding in the ‘death to traitors’ rule because he was starting to lose his mind. the characters tho. thank u beach arc for all my favs.

my first dormouse was named nezumi, then her first name was changed and her surname became yamane (which means dormouse. but was also the name of one of the characters in the distance game, which i did not realise until i rewatched the episode). now her surname’s nezuo, meaning ‘rat tail’.

fun fact! koma’s name uses the kanji for ‘chess/game piece’!

~

i’d never use ai for writing. like i still want it to be my own words. i just want to be able to physically pull them out of my head and slap them into a word document without having to do the actual writing part.

~

last episode!!!

the knife guy shot the cop’s friend and figured out the cop was the rat in their gang!! meanwhile the bossman’s ex-friend came back and they’re all turning on each other! the gang’s falling apart! the boss’ two friends betrayed him to the semi-competent cops (not the main cop’s team)!! boss’ getting arrested - by the wrong people!! - and it’s only 10 minutes in!! and the wife saw!!!!! let my man go!!

the cop crashed into the car the boss was getting transported in!! because if he gets arrested by the wrong people than the cop’s whole investigation was for nothing!! don’t think he even for a second considered the fact that he just committed another crime by using his car like a battering ram against the two other cops in the car!!!!

the cop’s team are lying to him and telling him that his friend didn’t die after getting shot!!!! but that man is hella dead!!

the boss’ friends have taken over the gang, but the cops gave arrested all of their dealers so they can’t get the drugs out to sell then. the associate’s bodyguard showed up to get their money because they haven’t been paid yet and apparently he’s just been carrying a hatchet around with him??? because he whipped it out of his jacket to threaten the boss’ friends.

the associate met with the boss’ friends and she does not give a fuck. immediately calls them out for betraying their boss, and just wants her money. she’s still working with the cop and scheming with him!

the semi-competent cop knows the cop’s real identity!! AND HE TOLD THE ASSOCIATE!! she called the cop to try and find out if he had any genuine feelings towards her and he was still nice to her and warned her to not go back to where her father’s gang is (because he knows chinese cops are laying in wait to arrest them all).

SHE STILL CARES ABOUT HIM DESPITE THE LYING AND SHE STABBED THE SEMI-COMPETENT COP IN THE NECK WITH A STEAK KNIFE!! it’s so sweet how much her bodyguard cares about her. he warns her not to go back to china because her father will kill her for ‘messing up the drug deal’ (not her fault btw) and he wants her to survive.

the boss’ friends made the drug deal and got the money. and the cop’s team got the name of the ship that the drugs are getting transported on. AND THE COP HANDCUFFED THE BOSS TO THE STEERING WHEEL OF HIS CAR!! AND FOR SOME FUCKING REASON DIDNT TAKE THE KEYS????

the boss’ sad lil face :( :( everyone stop betraying my boy pleASE :( :( :(

the cop’s team rolled in to arrest the boss’ friends and the boss was freaking out in the car. BUT THE COP LEFT THE HANDCUFF KEY IN THE CAR TOO??!!! AND THE BOSS JUST DROVE AWAY!!? WHATS HAPPENING?!!

all the gangs across china, japan and korea arrested a bunch of their respective gang members, including the leaders - BUT NOT THE BOSS OR THE ASSOCIATE. THE ACTUAL BOSS IN KOREA WASNT EVEN MENTIONED AND HIS LAND DEVELOPMENT THING GOT CANCELLED BECAUSE HE LOST ALL HIS GD MONEY WHEN HIS FRIENDS FUCKED HIM OVER!!!

the cop and the wife are back together but they’re still. awkward.

THE BOSS WAS WAITING IN THEIR HOME!! WITH THEIR WEDDING PHOTO!!! HE LOOKED SO SAD AAAA HE POINTED A GUN AT THE COP AND THE WIFE TOLD HIM ‘NOT TO MAKE ANY MORE WRONG DECISIONS’! AND HE SAID THE ‘WRONG DECISION’ WAS ‘LETTING GO OF EVERYONE WHO WAS WITH HIM TO PROTECT THE TWO OF THEM’!!! HE REALLY TRUSTED AND CARED ABOUT THEM!! also ‘the two of them’. that’s like. a lil bisexual of u.

THE BOSS ASKED WHY THE COP LET HIM GO, AND IF THE WIFE WAS EVER GENUINE WITH HIM OR IF IT WAS JUST FOR THE CASE! BABY P L E A S E

‘i may be a sinner, but you used my trust to deceive me. isn’t that a sin too?’ G O D!!! HE REALLY DID CARE ABOUT AND TRUST THEM!

THE BOSS WAS GOING TO KILL HIMSELF BUT THE COP SHOT HIM FIRST! HE’S STILL WEARING THE NECKLACE THE WIFE GAVE HIM! THERE WAS A CLOSE UP OF IT COVERED IN BLOOD! THE COP WAS STILL WEARING THE WATCH THAT WAS A SYMBOL OF HIS CONNECTION TO THE BOSS - EVEN THO THE CASE WAS OVER!!! THERE WAS A SLOW ZOOM OF HIS WEDDING RING DOWN TO THE WATCH. INSANE.

the cop got his fucking promotion. whatever. was is fucking worth it, man? your cop friend is dead and your relationship with your wife is fucked. congrats.

THE BOSS FUCKING DIED. F U C K.

stop. no. what the fuck. he put his LITERAL ACTUAL FUCKING WEDDING RING on the boss’ GRAVE with the NECKLACE HIS WIFE HAD GIVEN THE BOSS. what in the bisexual hell is happening here.

THE MIDROLL CREDITS SCENE IS LITERALLY THE BOSS AND THE COP WALKING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER AND SMOKING TOGETHER AND SMILING AT EACH OTHER. LITERALLY WHAT IN THE BISEXUAL HELL. they should’ve kissed wtf.

anyway. no season 2 ig since loverboy is dead, but wi ha joon was as excellent as expected.

[mister-sane]

Usagi: If we were together on a rooftop, what would we be doing?

Kuina: What is your scent?

Tatta: What's the scariest dream you've ever had?

Heiya: If you could change anything about "beach" what would you change?

Karube: What’s your drink of choice?

Shiga: What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

AIB meme

usagi ; i imagine us talking as we observe a game below. sharing a cigarette if you smoke.

kuina ; many compliments i get are for the way i smell like mint! it’s my shampoo.

tatta ; my old man coming back from his grave, his face no different than before. i could feel his ill intention prickle on my skin. i woke up before he did anything, luckily.

heiya ; where they’d keep the dead bodies. the stench from the dumpster won’t stay in one area for long if niragi stays a militant.

karube ; wine.

shiga ; i like strawberry, sweet on the tongue!

—矢場

[devilsmenu]

"Well, you do medicine, there's must be one of the hardest course ever, I couldn't imagine doing it" Heiya told her boyfriend shaking her head. "We deserve a day break".

chishiya smiled as he walked with her. "there we go. i think we deserve with how hard we've been working. this working thing is not for the weak of heart, let me tell you."

[knee-stockings]

okay so I haven’t watched Netflix’s Alice in Borderland yet, I wanted to go back and re-read the manga first, and I’m a little concerned - the second season has been confirmed already (yay!) which will cover the face cards, right? people who read the manga, do you remember the King of Clubs? my man left nothing to the imagination. what is Netflix gonna do with him. please give him clothes I’m begging you

(also I really, really hope they’ve put Heiya Akane’s story in the adaption, she is just the coolest and also did they keep Kuina Hikari, the love of my life,)

[halleiswriting]

cleansing: an excerpt from Seterra

      Her mind drifted off back to just before everything had happened. Before she had been arrested. Before she had even worked with the Resistance. Before she left home. She remembered it as a bright summer day in Tresz, but a storm was coming. The light filtering through the divided blue and the dark grey clouds made everything feel exhilarating and unnerving all at the same time.

     They were sitting at an outdoor table at a cafe, somewhere around nine in the morning. It was one of those lazy days where all she wanted to do was drink yadanaros—steamed milk with cinnamon and honey—and eat almond croissants while rereading her favorite book, A Good Wife’s Tale, and watching as the storm came, not caring if she got soaked in the process. Storms in Tresz were always a magical experience. Cleansing.

     Tresz had always been known as the holiest city in the Republic, and when it stormed, the temples were always crowded with sopping wet people giving gifts to the Gods. Mele, the God of Rain, always had the most visitors, but Melitta always preferred to visit Fuye, the Goddess of the Harvest. When it stormed frequently, she always knew that it meant the Harvest was coming up, where they would have a huge festival of food and color.

      But that day, she just sat there and listened to Katia talk about a boy she had recently met, with the subtle thunder as white noise in the background. Tourists surrounding them chattered uneasily, not prepared for the rain they suspected to arrive shortly. Melitta could remember that Katia had put her blonde hair in a long braid that day, but couldn’t stop twisting it around, forcing the hair to come loose.

     Was she wearing the pale blue dress or the lilac one? Both were long and traditional, like all women wore in Tresz.

      “I know what you’re going to say,” Katia said, taking a sip of her yadanaro. “But he’s not emotionally blocked up at all, you know how most guys are here. He embraces his sensitivity, and it makes him so… strong. I honestly think you’d really like him. I really like him. Like, really.”

     “He sounds lovely,” she had told her. “He really does. All I’m saying is to be careful. I know I’m just not the type of person to fall in love with people, and I am very paranoid after certain events, which I think is reasonable, but I care about you and I don’t want you to get hurt.”

     “You are a wonderful friend, Mels,” she said. “He’s also a wonderful man. I want you to know him. So I think I’m going to invite you both over for dinner next week. And as you know, I’m going to make you say yes.”

     “I will meet him, I promise,” she said.

     “Yay!” Katia grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze as lightning struck in the background. “Now, we have to get to Fuye’s temple before it gets too crowded because I made her my famous husk salad and no way am I going to let Heiya take up all the altar space again. Not after that last storm.”

      That was one of the last times she had seen her, at least in the way she liked to remember her. Katia with the unsettling light encapsulating each curve of her body. The way she curled up into herself whenever she laughed too hard. And whenever something irritated her, she always wrinkled her nose. Melitta didn’t like to imagine her as the corpse sitting on the metal table in the District Eight Morgue. All blue and bloated with splotches covering her skin. That wasn’t Katia. That was something else entirely.

[goldentailedmermaids]

Gold was what Mahakaiao was made of; sheer gold, pouring from mountain's flanks, gold on the walls when the sun hit them when it set; gold, the patterns embroidered on the women's gowns; gold, words and carvings on the walls; gold, bracelets, jewels and bride's attire; gold, the hair of the immortal queen, that mirage people often spoke of with deference and bitterness. White were houses, and white was women's dresses; white, foam and clouds and white, coconuts found on the beach by sailors. Green were the sharp mountains dipping straight to narrow valleys, wearing all sort of trees and plants and when snakes crawled when the people of the mountain, Ha'u, did not catch them, flying on their kites, defying even gravity to eat them. Blue was the sea; a most wonderful sea, mother and feeder; that cristal clear sea on which the high buildings, the queen's palace, the council's hall, the temple of Hani's priests, the high house of sacred dancers reflected; a sea harbouring so many island it was counting the stars and from which the Maharjal island was so terribly absent; a sea feeding people and which had brought as many sorrows as blessing; a sea, raging and furious, breathing with ire around the prison island. And the people of this golden archipelago, all worshiped, aside from the common belief of Hani, different gods as diverse as they were; people with ocre, pale, dark, black, brown, orange or even honey complexion, hair dark and let loose, clothes adorned with cloaks or jewels of all sort; people gathered to watch a Tachol man singing and a Benna woman dancing, as Heiya children peered nearby to catch a glimpse of the scene, trying not to be seen by their parents; people trading, cooking, forging, weaving, while, away, in the secret of their high house, sacred dancers danced at the sounds of worship songs to earn their sacred marking on the forehead; while the priests prayed, offered and talked, educated and learned from one another, to later redistribute knowledge; while the council met to argue on different matters of high importance and their spouse and children laid on sofas, eating and drinking in idleness of comfort; while the queen, in the solitude of her high, large and empty palace wept a time lost long ago, wallowing in her sorrow and madness, plotting revenge and seeking only wrath for those who once dared to defy her. In that little world, this little shattered world, no one suspected or dared to imagine of what happened for the queen to be that hollow, and the mouth that could have told of such an event had been closed forever and never dared to speak out of pain. And in that shattered world, lived people, was gold and was happiness, ignorant of the ashes it was sitting upon.

[devilsmenu]

"Maybe the whole thing that happened back home was just karma or something that wanted to punish me" Heiya replied with a shrug. "I can understand you. I couldn't trust my own mom, imagine other people. But I still don't know what I want to do in life".

"I am sorry that happened. And I am sorry that you lost your faith in people." he told her and nodded slowly, crossing his arms over his chest. "I truly have never had it easy when it comes to trusting people". I feel like everyone is going to backstab me "

[devilsmenu]

"I can imagine it, a lot o people lost their lives at the chaos, it was a lot of body count this time. I feel like we're on Borderland over again" Heiya replied with a sigh, tired of the chaos surrounding everywhere she goes. She smiled listening to his words and chuckle a bit getting closer towards him. "Oh, my face must be really good for you wanting to see it all the time" she joked. "Who ever thought that this city and Borderland could ever get us stick together, huh? I've never thought I could be in a serious relationship as well".

Chishiya couldn't help but smile softly at that, he was glad the two of them met up in D.C. Little did he know the two would connect in the city and actually start dating? "I was stuck at the hospital for some of it, so I guess that's a good thing. I ended up seeing a lot of the people who were hurt. it was terrible." he admitted with a nod. "I think that would be amazing. living with you would be awesome. plus i'd get to see you a lot more and that's a good thing in my book."