#how can someone so silly be so stunning and cool is what i need to know

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get yourself a man who can do both — on June 20th 2024

[suiana]

yandere! parasite who decides to inhabit your body after observing you from his previous host. you're so cute! you'll definitely be a lot more comfortable to be in over this... fumbling fool that's obsessed with you.

the switch is seamless and you don't even realize that you have a parasite in you until he speaks.

you were stunned, where did this voice come from? you look around you, thinking your boss or coworker had called for you... only for the face of a... translucent and handsome looking man to appear right in front of you.

"hey!"

"what the- where did you come from? wait a minute who even are you?"

"you're so silly. isn't it obvious that i'm a parasite and you're my host?"

"a... parasite?"

you freak out, thinking you have brain eating worms in you as you break down in the middle of your job. fortunately, the lovely parasite in you takes the time to comfort you through your brain.

he tells you that he won't kill you and that he's a symbiotic parasite. that he'll just co-exist with you for as long as you live. that he won't interrupt your life whatsoever, he just needs a place to stay, you know?

at least that's what he tells you and himself.

unbeknownst to him, he had... unfortunately adopted certain characteristics from his previous host. and what did that include? his obsession of course.

he doesn't notice it at first. he was just acting like his normal self, observing your day to day life for about a month or two while interacting happily with you through brain messages. everything was fine and dandy! nothing out of the ordinary for the both of you except for the fact that you now had a parasite in your brain.

and he was quite useful actually! improving your health, boosting your physical strength and stuff... it was so freaking cool! you never knew you could do all these things!

plus, he was so sweet! you two were definitely like a pair of really good friends even if you just met a month or two ago! he's just perfect!

that was, until he saw someone confessing to you.

he didn't understand what was going on. why did his chest tighten up at the sight of some other person confessing their love to you? why does he feel a sudden rush of... anger?

he turns to watch what you do and he swears he only feels more anger at how you react. cheeks flushed, pupils dilated...

no, he couldn't have that.

meanwhile, you were totally flattered by the sudden confession. especially when it was from this cute nerd from the IT department! maybe you'll accept- wait, wait, wait! why was your body moving on its own?!

"you belong to me."

the parasite in your brain mumbles as you lose all control of your body and begin walking away from your admirer. what the?! he's never done this before! why's he taking control of your body?!

"hey! give my body back!"

"how could you do this to me? i am hurt, my dear host."

you couldn't even respond, too shocked to even say anything before you try to resust again. obviously it wouldn't work but it doesn't hurt to try.

"hey cut it out! i thought you said we're just living together? what's this? you totally messed up my chances of getting with someone!"

you were about to snap back when you feel a cold dread creep up your spine. shit, you forgot he could control everything in your body.

you could only watch in horror as he brings your body back to your apartment before he forces your body onto your bed. his translucent body appears in your vision once more, pinning you to the bed. you couldn't even resist even if you tried. he controlled your brain after all.

"you're my host, therefore, you are mine. i do not understand what's so hard to understand."

gritting your teeth, you could only allow this parasitic admirer of yours to stare down at you while grinding his hips into yours. damn, what's he trying to-

"hah... you're so cute... i love you so much... can i explore you? I'm so curious. I've always looked away when you were bare but..."

you couldn't even say no if you tried. your body was responding on its own. damn it! his brain controlling abilities were too good! maybe you should be a parasite in your next life.

"ah... is that a yes? god, i love you. i love you, i love you... i love you so much my darling host."

...

were you about to have mental sex with the parasite living in your body right now?!

[greenunoreversecard]

Kai,llyod, and Cole hc of them with a s/o that's kinda like a child of aphrodite from pjo? A bit more like piper though, they hate their gift and have to deal with cat callers alot?

I got cat called by way older men on the way home so this would be really comforting.

A/N:sorry it took so long to get this out for you. Ik my words can't offer much, but I'm sorry you get catcalled, it's not a fun feeling.

Sugar and spice-> Gn! Reader

individual headcanons of kai, cole and lloyd with a stunning S/O

Kai:

Kai, despite being extremely similar to his element in a multitude of ways, is an utter gentleman.

Hes always respectful of you, and makes sure to ask before he touches you in anyway, and is respectful with his eyes as well

With this said, as you guys grow close and start dating, he becomes uber protective of you.

He knows your very stunning.

And he knows others know that as well.

But alot of times, these people are creepy and go about saying: "hi, your outfit is cool" weirdly

And so he won't hesitate to punt a bitch into the sun

Most likely to throw a punch before a word leaves the creeps mouth.

And if your ever feeling gross and icky bc of the creeps?

Bros pulling out every stop.

Hes getting Zane to make a 10 course Michelin star meal, he's getting your comfort items, a hoodie (yours or his, doesn't matter) and he's becoming a 10/10 massager

Hes getting self care items, and a bath along with movies and cuddles with a side of shoulder to cry on

But if you get angry about the creeps??

He eggs you on. Agrees with you"YEAH BABE, FUCK THOSE ASSWIPES"

he will actively encourage any fist fights fights want to start with them

Hes your number 1 hype man, as well as comforter

Cole:

This man worships the ground you walk on. Just generally

Also drinks the respect tea (all of them do)

Hes always telling you how amazing you look, and even gives advice for anything you may need

Clothes? Food? Whatever hobby your working on?

He just has a eye for style of all categories

Hes generally also more down to earth, and realizes its much more than looks that makes a person

Which is why it takes him a bit longer to confess, as he wanted to get to know you better first (this man is demiromantic and demisexual)

Hes also fucking oblivious

So when people are more... sly about their intentions, like wording and such, he prolly won't notice

But the second he gets wind of what they are tryna pull

Hes super passive aggressive

And he slings a arm around your shoulder, or hides you behind him

Trys to talk it out first, and if they don't catch the hint they will catch his hands

Hes not... great with comfort tbh

His mom's dead and his dad's lowkey emotionally unavailable so he's not good at it

But he will rub your back when you cry, and buy takeout

He'll also prolly ask kai or Jay about how to comfort you better, bc both had either a sibling or parent.

He would ask Nia buts she's a younger sibling with a emotional brick wall of a brother so it's next to never she did some comforting.

Hes a little confused when it comes to comfort but Hes got spirit

Lloyd:

He has always been a little silly

So expect to bark at your aggressors

Idk why I just see him barking at your catcallers

Besides that

Hes always relied more on personality for if he likes someone, like cole

Not that kai doesn't care for personality he does, but looks plays a bigger factor for kai than they do cole and lloyd

Anyways

Off topic

Lloyd doesn't make a big deal how you look. Like doesn't comment on your outfits like cole.

Doesnt mean he doesn't think you don't look nice, bc he thinks you look lovely always

But moreso doesn't give a fuck

Wear a potato sack, or go naked, he doesn't give a fuck he just wants to get to the mall before it closes to he can check out the anime shops

He Def has a idrc additude, especially in dragon rising i feel, so I think if you want compliments you'd have to be outright about it, whereas the other two just kinda;"aww my partner is lovely🥰🥰"

And he's like;"babe, love you to bits and pieces but hurry the fucketh upeth I wanna get there before the fucking store closes"

And bc of that he's also the worst at comfort

Like he's always been told to suck it up so he kinda just is like... cool you done? And stands there awkwardly. He will get better with time, but please explain how to help better for future moments bc he was a Lil scared when you started crying.

Anyways back to the beginning about when mfs are being creepy

Barks at them

Fr barks

Bc it weird them out and he thinks it's funny

Or just tries to be as weird as possible

Like starts acting possessed

Crawls backwards on all fours like the lady from the ring or smth

If generally weirdness doesn't work he fights them

Though he tries to scare them off first

[mrsoftthoughts]

Nico di Angelo headcanons

- He was very confused the firts time that someone called him "Emo"

he doesn't have a clue of what the fuck is that, he just bought up the clothes and accessories that he looks at and thinks "cool"

It was a karen who say that btw, the fact that she only was saying nonsense prob was guilty of Nico confusion too

- both Acts of service and Gifs are his way to show affection to others

He often helps his close friends and Hazel with anything they need, he also would get whatever thing that they expressed to want or need even in the slightest way possible, it doesn't matter if it's expensive af or hard to obtain for any reason, he's getting that thing for later wrap it in pretty paper .

He also buys whatever that he sees and reminds him to someone he loves, New rome postal service is tired of getting packages of the pluto ambassador for the praetor Levesque atleats 3 times at week ( that's not all the things that he gets for hazel, it's just the ones that he doesn't give her face to face)

- He's a polyglot ( i kinda talk about it here)

It was a part of his education back in the 1930s so he doesn't remember a lot of how he learned most of the languages he spokes, or even remembers that he actually spoke that especific language until he is in a situation were is needed

Something funny it's that one of the languages he taked longer to realize that he spoke it, it was greek, like, modern greek, he doesn't know how to feel about that

He also has a inherent understanding of dead languages so he's really good at read ol text of any kind

He also it's kinda a nerd about etymology

- He has a lot of beauty marks

Like, a lot of them, the most noticeable ones ofc are the in his face ( one at the bottom/side of his left eye and above the right eyebrow and two at the left side of his nose and bottom of his lips) but those things are everywhere in his body

- A lot of people feels that his appearance seems out of place, like, something ood to look at without an apparent reason

The things starts to make sense when you put his hair back with a bit of gel and give him a suit, then you realize that he looks like one of those pictures of grandpas when they were young

It can be a bit eerily because, in fact , he is actually from the same generation of those grandpas, that's why he looks like them but due the Lotus he's a teenager instead of an old man

the fact that his appearance it's the definition of a haunting beauty contributes to all that, he's beautiful, there's no a sigle appice of doubt about that, but you can compare the feeling that he evokes to the feeling of looking at a gothic church or the one of being at one of those old and Rich graveyards full of angel's scultures but cover in moss after years of abandonment , beautiful and stunning but also imponent and bone freezing

But hey!! It's also cool, and you can say that he's the antitesis of an iphone face

- Kinda related to the previous one, but his eyes are always changing colours.

It's not like piper tough, her eyes are literally a multicolor spectrum, Meanwhile, Nico's are more like his eyes being shallowed by the deep and dark waters full of misery of the styx, deep ebony black but in constant movement and little forms that looks like ice sublimation

Still, sometimes in moment of pure joy or when hes relaxed his natural color is visible, being a mostly brown iris with little details of grey and deep green like the bark or the fruit of olives

- Has a large collection of silly bands ( you know , the 2000s elastic bands with form of anything you can imagine?) think about any collection of those things and he has it

He also knows how to do those bracelets of bands btw, he uses his fingers for it and as a result he always has the strangulation marks or bruces

- He and Drew ended up being friends

He had that little hunch Drew's attitude having more behind that she just being a Bitch without reason, he was totally right

They aren't attached to the hip or something, there's a lot of things about each other that they don't know or they didn't bothered to ask, but they thrusts each other and are close enough to talk about their life and things they feel can't talk with anyone else every once in a while

Nico's is also drew personal manikin/ken doll for her fashion design projects, he isn't complaining tough, all the clothes are stunning

- Other of his friends is Clovis from hypnos cabin

A lot of people doesn't understand how they have a lot of anecdotes about things they did together, because Clovis is always half sleep or straight up in another world or something during the day

The last part is they key, they literally are in other world, or something like that, dream magic has potential to take the phrase "live your dreams" to another level

- Full grown up , He isn't tall or short, he's just (technically )average

He's 5'9... It taked a time for him to grow up to that point though, he was stuck in 5'5 for a while until he was around 17/18yo

Still, he looks a bit short at the side of most people around him, it's not his fault 90% of the people he knows are fucking giraffes

The fact that a lot of the boys he falls for are... Well, pretty tall ( Solace, Torrington, Grace, yk that you're the ones im talking about) isn't helping neither.

- He has a transatlantic accent ( alongside with a slight Italian accent)

Is a result of learning English as a second language and having both american and British people like reference and not something made on purpose

Is almost vanished after being living in America at the XXI century for the past few years, but you can still hear it in the way he say some words and the fact that his idiolect mix indiscriminately British and American words

Btw, something funny of that is that if you let his guy at the Uk for enough he would totally turn into the other side of the coin and now he picked up the accent of the region were he is at the moment

- He has a wii and a DS ( he later got a 3DS when it was released), nobody knows how the fuck is that he isn't chased by monster 24/7 using that thing

He also end up with a insane amount of amibos once they were released in 2014

- For some reason his collections of anything are in those vitrines that the grandmas uses for the pretty dishes

- He got the standar lobe piercing

usually he just have a pair of black diamons studs ( kinda looks like the diamons by the yard earring of Tiffanys) but sometimes he uses a bajoran or a pair of drops

- Even whe he is older his job is basically being his father second had and ambassador, but a general concense is that he is also a really god tourist guide

Probably he would be turned into a god after he passes away for just be doing exactly what he already was doing as a demigod, just with immortality.

-Despite being Italian and the stereotypes, he was a disaster in the kitchen, the kind of person that you say them to boil 2 glasses of water for the rice and the next thing you now is that 2 cristals glases are straight up in the stove

in his defense, he at best can remember see his Nanny doing something or being with her sister and mother doing some kind of dessert ( his only contribution to that was eating the chocolate)

Now he may not be a five stars chef but he can do pretty good stuff sometimes, he's trying

- He can make pretty concerning "old fashioned" coments sometimes

Alright, he is not an asshole ( at least non on purpose) or something like that, but sometimes while talking he would say things that are the daily reminder of the fact that this guy over there is a white ass boy raised in the 30's decade with the addition of being Born in a pretty much wealthy and probably Noble family and who's whole social interaction with other people that aren't hundred of years old beings has been limited,and that leads to his perspective of society being a bubble of privilege and old high society ethics.

Like, the most of the time if he say something really... Questionable, is because he really never has stopped to think about it and he is just saying what they teach him ,was normal at the time, or is just a comment made of pure ignorance mouth-is-fasther-that-the-brain-tipe.

Sadly for him ( and luckily for the rest of the people that have to hear him) 90% of the times hazel is close when he say that kind of stuff and two of Three times he ends up being hit by the closest thing that was at her hand or for one of her shoes if nothing else is available, the other time its a 50/50, he realizes that he just said something that isn't right or hazel just look at him in full deception mode.

[karter-xoxoxoxox333]

TWST CHARACTERS REACTING TO LIGMA JOKES!!

POMEFIORE

CW: French, light cursing, pencil as w3apon 😨😨

Epel:

Epel had finally escaped Vil and came to ramshackle for freedom. Knowing in the state it was in currently, Vil would most likely steer clear of entering. He sat with you on the crusty and oddly crunchy ramshackle couch, finally free from the “torture” that was etiquette lessons.

“No no prefect you don’t get it . Do you know how hard it is to be all prim and proper in pomefiore??” He groaned,” all the ‘elbows off the table Epel’ and ‘Epel that’s not the salad fork that’s the fish fork’ What even is a fish fork??? Why do you need more than one fork one fork works just fine!!”

…

..

…

You looked at epel with the most dead serious expression you could muster ,

“Do you know how hard it is to live with ligma Epel? You don’t understand MY pain. So stop complaining 🤧🤧”

“…What’s ligma..?”

You couldn’t break character now, you were too far in..

“Ligma balls”

…

…..

…

As Epel’s expression melted from confusion to disgust to you couldn’t help but start giggling.

“Prefect. what the fuxk”

ROOK:

Today sucked. Legitimately. So you lie your head down, prepared to fall into a lovely sleep. And suddenly you feel a pair of eyes on you.

That’s not cool.

But out of fear you decide not to move, then you hear quiet footsteps coming from behind you.

You have a pencil in hand , and your grip on it tightens.

They get closer and closer and you can almost hear their heartbeat they’re so close. Then you strike..?

Someone grabbed the pencil out of your hand before you could get a good stab in.

“Ah Trickster…tu as blessé mes sentiments!! How could you ever intend to wound a poor hunter such as me?”

You sigh as loud as possible, just to really rub in your annoyance. “Rook you scared the shit out of me. I can’t stand guys with ligma.”

Rook stares at you for a few seconds, and you can’t really tell what he’s thinking until he says,” What might ligma be?”

“Ligma balls”

You , burst out in giggles. Rook however, only lightly chuckles.

“My trickster your humor is as melodic as the sweet singing of a bird,” he pulls out a creepily perfect rose from out of thin air,” Would you care to join me in seeing the film Bofa?”

“Bofa?? What???”

“Both of these nuts in your mouth.”

Your face only expresses pure shock.

He takes a picture.

VIL:

(Odd choice.)

Vil told you to come over so he could do your makeup for some publicity event NRC was doing . So obviously you showed up because let’s be real , you didn’t have a choice.

“Thank you for being punctual prefect.”

“Yeah yeah.. So what do you need me to do?”

He stares at you for a second like you asked the dumbest question he’s ever heard. “I need you to sit.”

You walk over to the vanity seat and sit down (it’s very comfy 😼😼) ,” Dang dang I’m sorry I’m sorry I had too much up dog this morning for breakfast.”

“Potato. Don’t consider me so stupid as to fall for your silly ploys.”

Then he starts doing your makeup, “Vil do you know why I need to go to this event in the first place?? It feels kind of ligma to me.” You ask.

“Potato, the headmaster invited you. So you must go,” he pulls your hair out of your face a bit rougher than needed,”- now quit asking questions and be still you’ll crease the foundation.”

…..

When he finishes you look like you eat 3 healthy meals and day and have your life together, like the embodiment of perfection ,” Thanks vil !! I look so pretty-“ you lift your hand up to touch your face.

..

He smacks it away. “Yes yes I know. Now if you had used the skincare I gave you, you wouldn’t need makeup to look as stunning as you do now.” He grabs for a hair curler.

You never got to make your joke.

[erabu-san]

I had a fremellei brainrot I need to share with someone (I WOULD JOIN THE DISCORD BUT IT WOULDN'T LET ME FOR SOME GOD FORSAKEN REASON😭)

So, I doubt Collei would be able to swim. Maybe Tighnari tried to teach her but it just didn't work out. So while visiting fontaine, she mentions this to Freminet and she talks about how she'd like to be able to dive and look at all the sea creatures and explore. And she says it with this longing in her eyes that Freminet just MELTS for. And he nervously says-

"Well....I could teach you how to swim.....if you wanted..."

(I think this would happen after Collei gets a bit more comfortable with touch)

Collei just lights up at the idea and gets really excited. Not only because she'd finally learn how to swim, but also because she would have an excuse to spend time with Freminet!!

So Freminet starts giving Collei swimming lessons, going step by step to make sure she's comfortable. I think this would also be Collei getting to see just how passionate Freminet is about diving, and that would like- make her even more attracted to the sweet boy🥺

Finally, the day comes where Collei is finally able to start diving. Freminet is with her the entire time, and makes sure nothing bad happens to her. While Freminet is keeping watch for her, Collei is just having the time of her life. Looking at all the sea creatures, getting close to them (stressing out Freminet I'm sure lol). And Freminet just looks in her eyes, seeing the wonder and curiosity she has. And just that look, makes him fall for her even harder

Eventually the pull up and take a breather. They sit near the water and talk about the experience. Collei is just talking about how she's so excited to show Cyno, Amber, and Tighnari that she can swim, and also tell them about the cool stuff she saw. And she's saying all this Freminet's looking at her with pure adoration in his eyes. Thinking about how pretty she looks when she's all excited. And at that moment, all his self consciousness just kinda goes away, and he gets lost in Collei's presence

Collei eventually realize she was rambling and gets embarrassed and apologizes. Freminet reassures her that it's okay and laughs

"....that was amazing for your first time diving Collei.."

"Ah...was it really??? I'm glad!! I felt a little nervous at first but I knew I was safe because you were with me Freminet!!"

Freminet smiles and continues to look at Collei adoringly

"....you're amazing, Collei..."

And somehow, his body acts without him thinking and he gives her a kiss on the cheek. Collei is stunned by the sudden action and just freezes in place, face flushing with red and brain just short circuiting. Freminet soon realizes what he did and just thinks "oh shit I messed up- what if she hates me now?? I should've gotten consent, did I just ruin our friendship?? oh no, oh no, oh no-"

He clears his throat and stands up, trying to compose himself, telling Collei that they should head back now before it gets dark, swiftly trying to change the subject. And Collei's mind is racing, and she feels like she should say or do something. As Freminet begins to starts walking away, she stands up and grabs him arm

"Freminet-!"

"Hm-?"

And she pulls him back a bit, and returns the kiss on the cheek. They just .....stare at each other for a little while before both clearing their throats and being like "um yeah so we should go back now"

And they are both left internally SCREAMING after that incident. And I think that would be the turning point in their relationship where they realize they both have feelings for each other.

THEY'RE SO SWEET I LOVE THEM

Wow, I typed a lot. Sorry for giving you a long ask, I just really wanted to tell someone about this and I feel like you're like the establisher of fremillei 😭<33

Love your art sm🥹 have a lovely day!!

OMG I AM BLUSHING THEY ARE SOSOSOSOSO CUTE 😭😭😭😭😭 THOSE SILLIES I--- *PUNCH THE WALL* I am normal

HAHAHAHA yeah I love how my blog become a Fremillei Confession or what, But !! I love to read everything concerning Fremillei feel free to share more ! Have a lovely day too ! Thank you so much 🥹🫶

Here the link ! Hope it works ! https://discord.gg/qDe2m9bVus

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Cam I request for NSFW headcanons for Speedwagon ( I won't let this man die without some pus-) or Johnny 😃 ( because ... why not 🤷‍♂️) . You're choice !!!

AYOOOOOOOOOO FINALLY GOT TO ANSWER YOUR REQUEST First of all, I'M REALLY REALLY SORRY FOR THE DELAY Here I only have the Speedwagon headcanons, because I plan to do something different with Johnny👀 but anyway, I hope you like it! Next time I promise not to let the cobwebs spread through my inbox 😭 AND DON'T WORRY, SPEEDWAGON WON'T DIE WITHOUT SOME PUSSY

Robert E. O. Speedwagon - NSFW Headcanons

Silly little British  

Maybe not that little  

A gentleman, despite everything  

But probably as nasty as Joseph would be 

When he asked you out for the first time, you could only see a shy boy  

Cordial, maybe too much so. To the point of holding back from calling you "milady" 

He's a lonely man, so don't expect too much confidence from him  

Because he's a loner, it's to be expected that being your butler is his love language  

Or a strange way of flirting  

This man is obsessed with you as if you were a priceless work of art  

If someone harms his work of art, that person is dead  

HE WOULD DIE AND KILL FOR YOU  

And yet he feels like he would die of a heart attack whenever he's alone with you 

At first, he restricts himself to modest kisses on your cheek or neck  

You need to show that you're comfortable enough to unleash the beast in this man  

He wants to keep you on his lap practically ALL THE TIME  

He secretly likes to look down on you, as if you were a mere mortal facing a deity 

To him, you're like a siren. And he's too weak to resist one  

Now to the point, why you'll never understand HOW THAT MAN COULD BE IN ANY WAY SOLITARY 

We're talking about a medium-sized cock, thick and strangely soft. Something velvety, the kind you always feel like touching. It's noticeable that he trims it regularly.  

After taking off his own clothes, he takes off yours  

But before he does, he asks your permission with a look, like a puppy 

He's careful, touching every inch of your skin as if to memorize it 

Lots of kisses before, during and after, as well as the next day and the day after that 

Even naked, he's very hot, so don't be as alarmed as the neighbors when he starts opening the windows to cool down the room  

No matter what he's doing, call him by his first name in a charming way and you'll see this man melt down 

He'll kiss you and massage you all over, whispering silly, meaningless things in your ear hoping you'll be as numb with pleasure as he is to pay attention  

Sometimes you'll notice that he's simply paralyzed, gazing at you  

At first you thought it was some kind of joke, but after many nights of repeating it, you discovered that it was simply the stunned reaction to seeing the ivory sculpture that was your naked body in front of him 

This man will ensure that you are the most satisfied lady in the United Kingdom  

He'll also make sure he's the most affable lover  

Also lie on, touch or kiss his chest when necessary (believe me, it will be necessary), it drives him crazy  

If you like rough men and a bit of pain, I'm sorry, but Speedwagon is a gentleman and would never hurt a flower as beautiful as you. 

If you beg, maybe he'll reconsider. But for now, he just allows himself to fuck you until you scream. But hitting? Not in a thousand years 

But he doesn't mind being choked while you ride him 

He could beg on his knees for you to sit on his face, but his virtues and shyness won't allow it  

So sit on his face. He may not be asking for it, but you can be sure he wants it and needs it  

Sometimes, involuntarily, he may end up becoming a little more dominant  

But it will still be slow and sensual, unless you ask him to be rougher 

Deep down, he loves to see you beg for more

Don't forget to scratch his back or pull his hair, he'll be delighted to see you doing it

If you tease him enough, he'll trap you under his body and destroy you  

Or he'll do it with you standing up, holding you down so your legs don't collapse  

Yes, he'll do it in front of the open window if he's wild enough  

But this brief moment of wildness is only limited to when he's madly horny  

After that, he'll go back to being the good old Speedwagon  

He'll give you more kisses, that's obvious  

If you're sore, he won't hesitate to give you a massage and clean you up  

He'll keep whispering things in your ear about how you're driving him crazy and how well you've done  

You can sense in the tone of his voice how sleepy he is, and you can't help but fear for your life at the prospect of him collapsing on you like a bear  

He's not a man with a lot of stamina, and needs a long hibernation to recover it 

However, make sure you wake up after him the next morning and you'll have a nobleman's breakfast

[kyouka-supremacy]

hii a few days ago (i think) you mentioned in the tags of one of the asks that you have some thoughts regarding the themes of bsd characters being pretty 👀👀 could you elaborate on that?

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING. I have very strong opinions on where skk and sskk place on the thematical prettiness scale so here you go. The fun part is that I am a radical beauty relativist which makes any judgement on appearance ultimately meaningless– because there's not such thing as universal beauty to me, only time and space susceptible beauty standards. Additionally, I don't think there's any significant distinction in their depictions, because Harukawa's art style is very beautiful and elegant and such applies to virtually every character with no notable difference. But like that's the whole point isn't it!! Because it's not about Chuuya being handsome or Dazai being prettier than Akutagawa per sé, as much as what those things represent in terms of symbolism in a story. Here's my personal headcanons (with the very much needed disclaimer that I feel attracted to men once every three months at best, so it really is all about the narrative and plot value their physical appearances hold more than like. actual valuations of their beauty):

Dazai is distinctively, remarkably beautiful. I mean, that part is pretty much canon, isn't it? He really is that kind of charming, charismatic presence that would make people turn back to look at him when crossing the street. But his beauty has some sort of distance and elusiveness to it– his features are classical and very conventionally beautiful in a way that makes him vaguely impersonal. Most importantly, his beauty is vastly intimidating. He is beautiful in a way that feels distant, out of reach, that makes people subconsciously uncomfortable. That only adds to his charisma (and having an easy game to manipulate people), as people will be immediately bewitched when someone as ethereal looking as Dazai shows the slightest sign of interest in them. He definitely looks older than he is.

Chuuya is a completely different deal! He's just as beautiful as Dazai, yet in a substantially different way. He's handsome due to a certain feeling of naturalness and unconstraint he has to him. He has that real and specific beauty of someone who's comfortable in their own skin, which is something genuinely pleasant to witness. His appearance is handsome and cool, but in such an effortless way that vastly adds to his appeal; he exudes confidence and freshness, he's passionate and lively and just someone to bask in the presence of. He can come off as intimidating, too, but to a slightly lesser extent than Dazai and in a way he's way more in control of, able to make people feel at ease if he wants to. Ultimately, to make a silly example, I fear Chuuya would have quite a bit of suitors (that he's only half aware of), while Dazai regretfully comes off too scary for most people.

(And I feel like someone's going to think “it shows that Op hasn't read Stormbringer 🙄🙄” and like. That much is true and irrefutable ahah. But I also like to think Chuuya's story was a gradual journey into accepting himself and feel comfortable in his body. I am a strong happy ending Chuuya supporter ///// )

Atsushi is beautiful in a very peculiar and unique way. He's the kind who, at first sight, one wouldn't find remarkably attractive at all, all his beauty being covered up by raggedness and a neglected appearance, and he wouldn't be spared a second look. And yet when that second look is spared, one would suddenly realize he's got bewitching, glistening eyes, a certain masculine pronunciation to his face that results very attractive, a toned figure, a stunning smile. And his beauty is the furthest that can be from Dazai's classical lineaments: it's unusual, and wild, but still strikingly gorgeus. The truest diamond in the rough. Atsushi's completely oblivious to it, btw– how could it be any differently with him! Moreover, it would be quite fitting if Atsushi's beauty was, too, one of the many contributing factors that trigger Akutagawa's feeling of minority.

Akutagawa isn't beautiful. This is the only take actively sustained by canon elements (besides from maybe Dazai being beautiful, but to a way lesser extent), and the canon judgement of his apparence is definitely not a flattering one: “a faint smile curled Akutagawa’s lips, slightly exposing the inside of his mouth, which was as red as blood” “Akutagawa’s smirk was colder than a snake’s, his breath more repulsive than a demon’s”. His skin is grey, and his eyes are bloodshot, and he coughs blood, and he definitely stinks– he's messy and rabid and unkept. Before everything else stands the fact that he has this sickly impression to him which makes him vaguely repulsive to whoever stumbles across him. But that's exactly everything Akutagawa is, isn't it!! His whole thing is being fundamentally unable to be loved– both because of things he controls and things he can't control, his unpleasant physical appearance falling in the second category. That's what I mean when I say characters' physical appearance is a fun tool to convey their core themes! The tragedy of Akutagawa's character being someone who constantly strives for being loved and yet is doomed by destiny to result repulsive to everyone nicely translates in him having unpleasant looks that make him ugly and unlovable.

And as little extra, pretending for a moment that I don't have Beast bias:

Beast Akutagawa being quite handsome. Not at Dazai or Chuuya's level, but people would casually consider him a beautiful man. Compared to his canon counterpart, he's got the same fire in his eyes, yet it's paired with a slightly healthier, less repulsive built, greater confidence in his stance, and a more - although far from being tidy - clean appearance, all contributing to make him fairly attractive. Besides, bonus prettiness points for the coolest outfit in the entirety of bsd only second to the Dark Era Dazai one in my very humble opinion...

Beast Atsushi is gorgeus in a way that makes him look almost noble, yet feels unsettlingly plastic-like: artificial, stiff, imposed. I've talked before about how his being kept and tidy is actually just another expression of the grip that Dazai has on his persona and psyche, who wraps, controls and manipulates every aspect of his being including his very appearance. He's got the same stunning strong lineaments, yet they're schooled to look far more distant and intimidating. I wonder if the kind eyes would stay the same... They probably don't shine as brightly as the canon Atsushi's ones.

[jerzwriter]

Karma is... a Barbie Premiere (1/2)

I completely blame @jamespotterthefirst for this! It started as a simple edit, then it became a gossip page, and now it's a full-blown fic.

I've long hinted about Dr. Eva Mendoza joining as an OC in my Tobias & Casey world. She's only been briefly introduced once, but what better way to bring her back than for the Boston premiere of the Barbie movie? 💄💗💋 It's definitely a date for the Carrick's, but what about their friends, Ethan & Eva? No one can get a straight answer, and rumors are swirling.

Part 1 of fic below.

Book: Open Heart (Post Series) Pairings: Tobias Carrick x F!MC (Casey) Ethan Ramsey x F!OC (Eva) - Maybe? Rating: Teen Words: 1,700 Summary: Tobias scores tickets to the biggest event in Boston, and he & Casey each invite a friend. When they learn who each invited, the wheels start spinning. A/N: See above. It's all Bree's fault. lol. This is just a two-parter, and part two will be up later tonight. This was fun, I hope you enjoy it, too! Participating in @choicesflashfics (prompt in bold below)

Part 2 found here

It had been a brutally hot summer in Boston, leaving most residents eager for something to do indoors just to keep cool. That included the doctors at Edenbrook. So Casey was elated when Tobias told her he scored four tickets to the event of the summer, a premiere of the Barbie movie being held by a local charity. She had told him she didn’t mind missing it, but her reaction when he said they’d be going proved otherwise.

“So,” he smiled between breaths as Casey rolled off him and snuggled into his side. “I’m glad to see you really didn’t want to go.”

“Oh, stop,” she giggled with a playful shove. “You know we would have done that anyway.”

“Good point,” he agreed. “Now, who should we offer the other tickets to?”

“I don’t know. Why don’t we each pick a friend?”

“Bryce would be all over this, but he’ll be in Hawaii that week.”

“Same with Sienna. That’s the week she’s visiting her family. Jackie would rather have food poisoning.”

“I think you’re right about that,” he laughed. “Don’t worry, we’ll think of someone.”

_____

But with the movie premiere just a week away, neither had picked anyone to go, and they made a pact to correct that by the end of the day. 

Casey was reading an article on her phone in the cafeteria when she heard a familiar voice. Desperate for adult conversation that didn’t involve medicine, she eagerly waved Eva over.

“Hey,” the stunning brunette smiled as she approached Casey’s table. “I saw you, but I didn’t want to interrupt. I thought this might be your only alone time.”

“Nah,” Casey smiled. “Tobias is a great hubby... he makes sure I breathing room when I need it. But what I need now is some mindless girl talk! I haven’t had that in ages!”

“Oh, wonderful,” Eva sighed. “I’ve never been terribly good at mindless girl talk, but I promise I’ll give it my best shot. What are we supposed to discuss? Boys? Make-up? Waxing?”

“No, silly!” Casey laughed. “It can be anything... just not work and nothing too serious. Like, tell me, do you have any summer plans?”

“Mmm, not really,” Eva replied, biting into her sandwich. “My first anniversary at Edenbrook is in September; I don’t have much vacation time until then.”

“Well, that sucks! I hope you’re doing some fun things anyway.”

“Oh, I am! I love exploring Boston. I’ve been going to a bunch of concerts and rollerskating in the parks... It’s sort of my thing!”

“Now, that is something I’d love to do with you!”

“You rollerskate!” Eva enthused.

“Ice skating is more my thing, but... transferable skills. I’m going to have to get a new pair of rollerskates. The last ones I owned were Barbie skates to show you how long it’s been.”

“So... last year,” Eva chuckled. “Sorry, you strike me as a woman who would wear Barbie rollerskates even now. And I don’t mean that as an insult.”

“Mmm,” Casey hummed. “GUILTY! But it really was some time ago.”  Then, a lightbulb went off. “Hey! Wait! Were you a Barbie girl growing up?”

“Not exactly,” Eva sighed sadly. “I wanted to be. It’s so steeped in American culture; it’s a right of passage. But my traditional Greek and Cuban families felt they were too provocative. So, I only got to play with them when I visited my friends’ houses.”

“Well, that sucks!”

“I think my parents would have been OK with it, but my Abuela and Yiayia wielded far too much power with my Mother in those days. My father sneaked me off to the Barbie section when he took me to the toy store. He also encouraged playdates with Mindy Schumacker, and I believe her rivaling the Barbie Dreamhouse had something to do with it.”

“I think I’d like your Dad!” Casey smiled.

“I’m certain you would.”

“Well, I would be a failure as a physician if I didn’t do my part to help cure your Barbie Deficiency Syndrome! Tobias and I are going to the premiere at the IMAX next week, and I have a spare ticket. Want to join us?”

“Wait! Those tickets are impossible to get? How’d you score them?”

“My husband is a miracle worker,” Casey winked. “And he loves spoiling me.”

Eva shook her head. “I’ve known you a while now; I attended your wedding and witnessed that man being the most doting husband and father I’ve ever seen... but it’s still hard for me to reconcile that he’s the same man I knew back at Kenmore.”

“Well, love has a way of doing things to people. But I know he’d love it if you joined us. What do you say, are you in?”

“Oh, you couldn’t keep me away!”

_____  

Tobias stepped into the Diagnostic Teams office, humming a song vaguely familiar to Ethan as he entered. Looking up from his paperwork, Dr. Ramsey feigned annoyance with his friend. 

“I don’t understand how you’re always so chipper. You have a newborn and don’t sleep.”

“She’s three months old now, not a newborn.”

“Practically ready to go off to college then!” Ethan teased. “What were you humming... was that... Taylor Swift.”

Tobias raised a brow. “And what if it was? I have an excuse for humming it twenty-four/seven, and it’s called Casey. But what’s your story for knowing it?”

“Also, Casey! I’m trying to be supportive with her returning to work part-time, so I let her play the godforsaken stuff when we’re in here together.”

“She really can convince anyone to do anything, can’t she. Do you like any songs?”

"No."

Tobias stared at his friend with a wicked grin. "You always were a terrible liar. 'Fess up! What are your favorite Taylor songs?"

Ethan sat back in his chair and rocked as if deep in thought. “Some of her work from Folklore and Evermore is quite appealing. But if you tell Casey, I’ll fire you.”

“My lips are sealed,” Tobias laughed. “I heard you canceled your trip to the Cape. Everything all right? I’m happy to take over some of your work if you need help.”

“I appreciate the offer, but it’s not canceled. Just delayed. I was foolish to plan it around budget time.”

Tobias rubbed his chin as he studied his friend, his concern growing. “You know, Ethan... I’ve been a little worried about you. I’m a new dad, and I do more fun things than you. You need to work some playtime into your life.”

“Please,” Ethan groused. “I hope you’re not suggesting another boys' night out with Lahela. I have neither the budget nor the energy.”

“You damn well do have the budget! As for the energy, I can see how it's hard at your age. But you have to push through.”

“I’m a year older than you!” Ethan reminded.

“But you act twenty-two years older!”

“I can’t help it if you’re immature,” Ethan countered with a grin.

“Say! Case and I are going to the premiere of the Barbie movie next week...”

“She has you so pecked,” Ethan chuckled.

Ignoring him, Tobias informed him he had an extra ticket, Ethan was coming, and he wouldn’t take no for an answer.

“I’m more of an Oppenheimer person. Barbie isn’t exactly my thing.”

“I don’t care; you’re coming.”

“No, I’m not.”

“Fine,” Tobias grinned, picking up his phone and pretending to dial. “I hate to do this, but you leave me no choice.”

“What are you doing?”

“I’m letting Casey know how much you loved Folklore and Evermore. I’m even going to fabricate and tell her you’re experimenting with Midnights; she should play that for you on her next shift. Don’t worry, Ethan. You’ll love it!”

“Hang up that phone right now,” Ethan ordered.

“Too late!” Tobias smirked. “Casey, baby, how’s your day going? Guess who's coming with us to see Barbie? Ethan! I know it’ll be a blast. See you at home soon, hon.”

Ethan pinched the bridge of his nose. “I can’t believe you’re doing this to me.”

“Hey, it’s joining us at the Barbie movie once and maybe... gasp... having some fun... or listening to Taylor on loop for the remainder of time. I think you made a wise choice, Ethan.”  

“I didn’t make a choice!”

“Oh, you did,” Tobias winked as he left the room. “You’ll need to wear something pink!” he hollered as he entered the hall.

“I don’t own anything pink!”

“Good, you have time to fix that!”

_____   

Tobias opened the front door to his home and couldn’t help but smile. Casey stood just beyond the foyer, holding little Sammy on her hip as they danced to The Temptation's “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.” 

“Look!” Casey beamed, pointing towards him. “Daddy’s home! Now he can dance with us, too!”

“You better believe I am,” Tobias grinned. He took Sammy from Casey, then wrapped his arms around her hips. “I’m so glad you’re giving our daughter a balanced musical diet. It can’t be all Taylor, all the time.”

“Hey, my love of Motown is what sealed the deal and made you fall in love with me,” Casey said, kissing his cheek.

“Heh,” Tobias snickered. “It certainly impressed me, but that wasn’t what sealed the deal.”

“Oh, really, then what did?”

“Not in front of the baby, dear,” he grinned. “But hey, speaking of Taylor Swift, your fellow fan at work is joining us at the Barbie movie next week.”

“My fellow fan? I told you Sienna is away next week.”  

“I know, but I’m talking about Ramsey.”

“ETHAN? Ethan is coming with us to the Barbie premiere?”

“Yeah,” Tobias replied. “He really needs to expand his horizons. I hope it’s OK with you.”

“Of course! It’s just... he doesn’t seem like the Barbie type.”         

“He’s not,” Tobias laughed. “But we’re going to have so much fun with this. I even told him to wear pink!"

"We're going to have fun, for sure! But Ethan? The jury is out on that. There’s just one tiny problem, babe. I asked Eva to come along.”

Tobias’s face fell. “Oh, shit. They’re totally going to think we’re trying to hook them up.”

“Which we’re not,” Casey replied. “I mean, I would... but this wasn’t our intention.”  

“Maybe not,” Tobias smirked. “But you know... me and karma vibe like that.”

“T.,” Casey said, shaking her head. “Please leave inserting Taylor quotes into situations to me... but... we are going to have so much fun with this!”

Tobias jiggled Samantha on his lap. “You hear that, Sammy? Your Mommy’s got ideas in that head. No one is safe now.”

Part 2 found here

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[spectre-writes]

Okay, so… Trigun Stampede thoughts. All 3.3k of them. Goes without saying this will include stampede spoilers, but there will also be some spoilers for trimax and the og anime too. And there will be some critique, but understand that’s coming from a place of love (because I do love the show), but if you’re someone who just can’t deal with people critiquing things you like then uh maybe pass?

I’ll preface this by saying that I never watched the og anime back in the day. I think I tried to watch the first episode a few years back because everyone went on about it being a classic, but I just didn’t vibe with it so I gave up. So for me, there was never any nostalgia involved in my perspective on the show and on stampede as an adaptation. I watched stampede first… well, the episodes that were out at the time, and for some reason my brain just latched onto it. I then watched the og anime in its entirety, read the whole manga, and then watched the remaining stampede episodes as they came out.

Visually, stampede is stunning. I know a lot of people are ‘eh’ about CG but it was pulled off really well, the action is so fluid and the characters are still very expressive. The og anime was a product of its time - it felt very static by comparison, and the fight scenes just weren’t as intense. Some of the wacky faces and things were cool but overall I feel like stampede was a glow up in the visual department.

The tone is definitely darker than the og anime, but I think it’s still not as dark as the manga gets… whether that will change in season 2 we’ll have to see. It did strike me as odd that stampede seems to pulls its punches in some places? Like when Knives makes his grand appearance, at the end of that episode we get a shot where Gofsef and his dad are both bandaged and alive, which was weird? Because Nebraska was screaming about how EG killed his son? Like… did he just never bother to go check? Narratively it’s a strange choice considering they’ve both served their purpose by the end of episode and it feels like the writers both want to punish Vash emotionally for those he failed to save, but also leave them alive?

Same goes for Tonis to a degree… it would have been even more heart wrenching if they had died (especially for Meryl), and it’s not like the show doesn’t do horrible things to children at other points… Knives was just cutting a lot of arms off that episode I guess. But overall, the darker tone works for me - I like that sort of thing, though I get why fans of the old show might miss many of the more lighthearted elements. 

There are quite a few changes from the manga/og anime to stampede, some of which I really like, some I’m less sure about. Guess I'll use bulletpoints for this.

Removing the whole 'Vash creeping on women' thing was absolutely needed, that trope can go die, thank you.

I love how they really leaned into the whole ‘millions knives’ thing and just… gave him a million knives. Made him feel so much more threatening as a villain than he did in the og anime, and fits with the abilities he shows off later in the manga. 

Changing his original name from Knives to Nai (Kni?) makes way more sense than calling a child Knives too.

I’m personally fine with them changing Merly to a reporter and adding Roberto - the insurance girl thing seems a bit silly for the tone they’re going for in stampede, and as it’s also a prequel it gives her room to grow into the character she is after the events of July. And since we know we’re getting Milly in season two I don’t consider ‘no Milly’ a valid complaint.

I don’t mind the changes to Elendira, it’s a way to explain her powers and I think with the timeskip there’s a very real chance we’ll see her more like her manga counterpart in season 2, and I appreciate what they’re trying to do with the whole plant experimentation thing. Like… Knives wanting to wipe out all humans and start a paradise kind of falls flat on its face as a concept when you consider that he and Vash are the only independent plants, and also no one seems to know how to make new plants. Like… their sisters are still going to have to live in containers and as a species they’re a dead end. Him and Conrad looking into solutions to this (for different reasons since Conrad thinks it’s possibly a way for humans to continue as hybrids and Knives only cares about plants) gives the impression that he’s thought things through a bit harder. 

I think some of the changes to Vash and Knives’s relationship are good - I love how in this version, Knives cuts his arm off not just because he’s angry and being a dick about it, but because Vash opened his gate with no control and could accidentally kill them all. He’s trying to save him. You get a real sense that he still cares about Vash… you can see the pain on his face when Vash points his gun at him. 

The choice to split them up earlier too rather than have Vash follow him around for years before they split allows them time to build up their own lives, and when they clash it’s because they have both been pulled in different directions. 

I’m fine with them giving Vash and Knives more distinct personalities as children, with Knives being more quiet and withdrawn and Vash being more outgoing and boisterous… but I do wish they’d left in stuff about how Knives was initially just as hopeful about humanity as Vash was? Like… in the manga, at least, he really wanted humans to be their friends, he wanted to be loved and accepted by them too… part of the tragedy of him is that he wasn’t always the way he is. So it would have been cool to see that.

As for ship 3… I think them first picking up Vash works fine, as again, it gives him a chance to grow apart from Knives and see something good worth protecting again. I’m less sure about Brad and Luida being there? And then also being there 150 years later? Like I get that they want to give Vash a sense of family, but I think what stood out to me about ship 3 was that Vash’s attachment to it isn’t just because of two parental figures… Vash is old. He’s not human. He’s watched generations of these people grow old and die, and he’s loved and cared for their children, and their children’s children. They’re this big community that he loves, and he knows all their names and remembers them all, but he’s never… quite one of them in the same way. Which is kind of the tragedy of being Vash. I would have loved if after the sand steamer episodes, when Vash wakes up there’s a couple of people who look like Brad and Luida there to greet him… but no one mentions their names, and there’s something just… a little off about it, little quirks that aren’t the same… and then it clicks. We get dropped the truth - that that’s not Brad and Luida, that’s their grandchildren. Vash outlived them. He’s 150 years old, he’s always going to outlive humans and that’s just something he has to accept.  It also would have been nice to see more of the other people living on ship 3, especially to set up a part from the manga/og anime which I really, really hope will be adapted. Like… Vash has to see these people that he loves so much just… fall apart in his arms. Families, adults he’s watched grow from infancy, children, everyone… For stampede they now either have the option of killing Brad and Luida that way, or trying to squeeze in some time with the ship 3 peeps in the second season so that their deaths have an impact, when they could have just done the leg work in this season. But hey that’s probably a problem with the limited number of episodes.

Back to other changes… I think introducing Livio that early was a good call, so he doesn’t come out of nowhere later. 

But I do feel like we should have seen more of Legato given the big part he’s supposed to play later (if they follow the manga). He kinda just disappeared after the sand steamer episodes.

I’m… still not sure how I feel about them revealing the whole SEEDs ship thing and Knives part in the crash so early on. I think it was done with intent - stampede (the first season at least) only has 12 episodes to make things happen, so they need to cover stuff fast. For me… while maintaining the mystery for longer was cool, the og anime was too slow. There was a lot of filler and stuff before we even got to the main plot points and honestly if I hadn’t seen stampede I would have given up on it. I think what I would have liked would be some kind of middle ground? Like… something between the two which lets you uncover the mystery but still feeds you enough that you know there’s something there and can begin piecing it together.

Getting to see the July incident as it happens was obviously a change, and I’m on the side about that one too… like… Vash kind of knowing that he completely destroyed a city but having no memory of it and trying to figure out what happened and that being part of his journey? I feel like we won’t get that, because Meryl and Wolfwood can just tell him what happened. It’s not going to hang over him in the same way. 

And on that subject, I think they really, really needed to dedicate some time to just… showing people living in July? In the manga, when Vash regains his memory of destroying July, part of why it’s so traumatic is because he spent several days living there, talking to the people there… seeing their kindness, glimpsing that community, getting to be a part of that briefly… and he just erases all those smiling faces in the blink of an eye. In stampede we only see some military police who shot Vash and tried to capture him, and one noodle seller who none of the main gang interacts with. I just… think July would have so much more impact if we’d had an episode dedicated to them spending time there first… This also means we probably won’t get Vash accidentally mindblasting the event into Meryl’s brain (because she was there anyway and Vash never connected with the people in the city), which personally I think is a shame…

Last change that stands out to me is that Vash's use of the angel arm is fully intentional in this adaptation. I’m on the fence on this? On one hand, it’s needed, because Vash has been fairly passive for a lot of this show, and horrible things just happen to him, so for him to have some agency and sort of win a fight makes for a more satisfying climax? On the other hand, the horror of Kives forcing him to manifest the arm against his will and him not being able to control that part of himself is sort of gone? We do still get the creepy sort-of-rape buisness with Knives making him uhh… do that to the other plants and go all black and viney, but it’s different? It’s… yeah, I dunno. Makes me wonder if they’re going to do anything with the 5th moon incident and all that, seeing as it’s strange for Vash to seemingly have so much more control over his abilities and still get made to basically cause the same catastrophe twice… It would feel less satisfying happening a second time around if he just does the same thing we saw during July and tries to blast the energy into space? So on one hand I like it and on the other hand I don’t, if that makes sense?

Moving on from changes, I think the show could have also benefited from some stuff that was skipped/missing. Some of this would have resulted in better pacing, better characterisation, or fill a few plot holes that go ignored. I guess the best way for me to cover this is to go in order of episodes?

So, I’m fine with the start, but maybe there should have been one more episode between Wolfwood’s introduction and the sand steamer episodes. We get the one with Rollo, but I think one more to cement his place in the group would have been nice. I also think the sand steamer event should have had one more episode. A lot of the two we get is filled with flashbacks, and while I love those (and the style they’re done in) it means that there’s less time to cover events happening in the present. The badlads gang just… kind of shows up, gets punched down by Vash, and disappears again… they don’t serve much of a purpose. Having an extra episode for them to be more of a threat, and Vash (and maybe Roberto and Meryl) having to deal with that would be more satisfying (for me at least). And if we want to stick a little closer to the source material, then Vash dealing with the badlad’s gang leader could result in him helping them (maybe with the canon this time? Because two people pushing it up is silly, not gonna lie I had to suspend my disbelief for that). So yeah, that would be my first major change.

Then I still have an issue with how it’s never explained how Vash gets from the plant room on the sand steamer to ship 3. Did he call them? Do they have some kind of ‘Vash is in danger’ sensor that alerted them he was in trouble? How did they convince Meryl and Wolfwood and Roberto to let them take him?

I would, if I could, add another episode after the flashback one which shows Vash getting picked up, and then gives us a little more time on ship 3. Time to see the people there, get a sense of the community that lives there… I also think we could have actually seen Meryl and Roberto getting kidnapped, because that happening offscreen was weird. 

As I mentioned before, another episode to better flesh out July is needed. And I think I would maybe add another episode so that we could have some more time on flashbacks… specifically, there’s events from the manga that I feel were too briefly touched upon in stampede to have their full effect. 

I am, of course, talking mostly about Tesla… In a lot of ways, she’s the turning point for the twins. Before then, they were both hopeful about humanity and wanted to be accepted by them. But after Tesla… they break down. 

Following the manga, Knives and Vash lock themselves away for days. When Rem finally gets to them, Knives ends up in a coma. Vash wakes up first, and faced with the reality of what humans did to his older sister… he tries to kill himself. Just grabs the knife and goes for it. Rem stops him by grabbing the blade, and Vash ends up stabbing her. And there’s this moment… a brief moment, when Vash seems happy with what he’s done… before it all comes crashing down and he realizes what he’s done, how that’s not what he wants, and he drops the knife and patches Rem up.

When she wakes up again, they have a conversation. She tells him about her depression following her partner’s death, and how she had a dream where she was handed a blank train ticket. And she was happy because it could take her anywhere. And after that, she joined the SEEDS project, which led her to meeting Vash and Knives. She tells Vash that everyone deserves that blank ticket.

This is a really important moment for him, because I think that’s where he solidifies his ideals. The idea that people all deserve the chance to start fresh. The idea that killing isn’t okay because it robs people of that chance, and also dying isn’t okay because of his promise to her… 

Stampede touches on it briefly with Vash telling Luida and Brad that he wanted them to leave him there to die, but I think the manga touches on it much more closely. Vash has… tried to kill himself as a child. And I think, at times, he would quite like to die as an adult too (because he goes through so much suffering). But he doesn’t, because he has so much to do and people to protect and he promised Rem… and ugh, it hurts, but he still has that blank ticket. And sometimes, he still finds joy in the world, and those little moments mean a lot…

And we’ve seen that Vash is capable of lashing out too. He stabbed Rem. But in the same way that Knives used to be as loving of humanity as Vash, Vash had the same capacity to strike as his brother… 

Now, Knives… when he wakes up, he says he remembers nothing (idk if that’s actually true it’s very possible he was lying). They tell him about Tesla. He pretends everything is fine, but he quietly plots to take down the ships, and we get a panel of him biting at his hand while he works… you get an idea that he’s super anxious. He’s afraid. He’s so afraid of what humans could do to him and his brother, and that’s what motivates him. Not just hate or betrayal, but a deep, visceral fear he won’t admit to. I feel like stampede didn’t quite hit the mark there… 

We might get a closer look at the events around Tesla in a season 2… it’s implied (?) in stampede that Knives might have absorbed what was left of her (which is a departure from the source, but also sets up/hints at later major plot points). But we’ll see.

On the whole I think the pacing of the very last episode was fine. And they’ve set some stuff up for season two (Milly confirmed)!

Moving into season two there’s going to be changes to the source again, but I am super glad we’ll be getting to stuff that the og anime never had a chance to adapt. One thing I am curious about is Wolfwood… seeing as in stampede, he’s already betrayed Vash and handed him over to Knives and cut his ties (?) to the Eye of Michael. So, this time around, I’m guessing his motive for tracking down Vash is going to be either personal, or he is invested in stopping Knives or the Eye of Michael and wants to find Vash because Vash could help… 

I also wonder how much of his memory Vash has lost… and are we going to get the darkening hair effect? Please say we still get the 5th moon incident? Can we have more body horror pretty please? Are they aiming for a different ending from the manga or are they going to play that the same? I… kind of, really want a scene of Vash and Knives actually reconciling this time and maybe playing piano together… 

So yeah… that’s… kind of my thoughts for the moment, as best I can put them. I really enjoyed stampede! I think it has some flaws but I’m so glad to have been pulled into the Trigun universe and experience these characters and I am very excited for what comes next. 

[danmeitickles]

Summer Day

It's been awhile since I've posted a fic, haven't had a lot of inspiration. It's been so hot here the past few months that it has given me inspiration to write apparently haha. I hope to be more active with fics soon. Well I hope you all enjoy this one!

Pairings: Yanshen

lee!shenqiao, ler!yanwushi

sfw

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The sun beats down on the land below, the rays keeping everything warm as the summer season hits its peak. A breeze blows past the trees and rivers that can make the heat almost bearable. When temperatures such as these come around, one must have a plan to cool off so two cultivators have gone off to their vacation home that they had chosen together years ago. This is where they come when they feel they need extra seclusion from the world.

The home is hidden in the trees but overlooks a small lake that seems to always stay cool, with a waterfall cascading from the rocky hill above it, the water doesn’t have time to heat up. This is where one of the said cultivators is currently. Usually shy, he had removed majority of his layers since there are no others around anyway. He sat just at the shore of the water with a relaxed disposition stroking the fur of his deer companion. A small smile can be seen as he converses with A-Qiao. He still needs to find a better name for him, though he doesn’t seem to respond to anything else. His husband, Yan Wushi, somehow has him trained to only respond to “A-Qiao”.

Yan Wushi was just coming out of the home when he is stunned on the spot. Of course he has seen his husband and his body many times, has made love to him more times than either of them can keep track of. Still it seems the demonic sect leader can still be awestruck by the beauty of Shen Qiao. Shen Qiao that relaxed at the shore with his beautiful legs in front of him as he propped himself up by an arm behind him while he pets the deer in his lap, his beautiful chest is bare with his shoulders relaxed and that soft, tender smile that could put Yan Wushi in a coma. His hair was in a slight messy, mostly up with strands falling out. The water on his body makes him glisten in the sunlight.

It took every ounce of his being to not melt when those doe eyes with that sweet smile looked up to him and called him over “Yan Zongzhu won’t you join us over here?” He didn’t need to be asked twice. Despite the heat, only his A-Qiao is capable of making him melt. He made his way over to where his two A-Qiaos were. As Shen Qiao watches his husband approach, he absentmindedly stopped petting the deer and the deer wasn’t happy about it. The deer A-Qiao began to nuzzle into Shen Qiao demanding more pets and attention, much like someone else he knows…

With his muzzle he nuzzled into the daoist’s torso with his nose and whiskers. Unexpectedly Shen Qiao squeaked and was trying to stop the deer from nuzzling more causing the deer to grunt in protest. He shot his eyes up to make sure that the one approaching hadn’t just noticed. Of course he did, there’s very little that gets by Yan Wushi and this is something that does not. Shen Qiao knows it but he looks into his eyes anyway hoping as the other gave a smile of tenderness with a hint of mischief. Yan Wushi really thinks he’s been blessed by the gods.

Shen Qiao’s face is red as a tomato as he stands up trying to pretend that silly event didn’t happen. “A-Qiao what was that?” Yan Wushi asks with his voice full of tease, a cheshire cat like grin made its way onto his face. “N-n-nothing, it was nothing, just got startled a little thats all!” He wanted to cringe for that slip of a stutter and how quickly he answered. “Are you sure? Because it seemed like when a-qiao touched his nose right here” Yan Wushi poked the spot the deer had nuzzled, Shen Qiao tried not to react, Yan Wushi spoke right into his ear “it tickled you”. Shen Qiao shook his head and tried putting distance between them “you’re speaking nonsense, it did not!” “But A-Qiao who’s the one speaking nonsense here? Certainly isn’t this venerable one when I know how ticklish you are” “Yan Zongzhu!!” Shen Qiao huffed at the teasing causing the other to laugh his menacing laugh.

The daoist hardly had time to react, the moment he saw his husband give him a look and made a lunge for him, he took off in a haste. However despite being chased, he didn’t put up much of a difficulty to catch, afterall despite his flustered reaction he couldn’t deny that he enjoyed these kinds of moments. Moments when it was just them two without the weight of the world and their responsibilities as sect leaders. “Yan Zongzhu please wait!” He exclaimed when he was nearly caught, he couldn’t hide the smile on his lips as the chase went on “You will not hide that laugh from me A-Qiao, let me hear it” “Nooo” Shen Qiao couldn’t help the giddy response. The demonic sect leader could easily catch his lover, but just like the other, he was also enjoying this playful moment.

Shen Qiao had run into the shallow end of the lake just a few inches deep, and tried to splash at his husband drawing near. A surprised squeal escaped him as he felt two muscular arms circle his waist pulling him back into the body of his lover. “Gotcha A-Qiao!” Yan Wushi teased into his ear as the daoist struggled to free himself “Nooo Yan Zongzhu wait!”. He maneuvered the man in his arms to the ground putting his head in his lap while the rest of his body lay in the shallow water. Shen Qiao gasps as hands came into view and hovered over his body and couldn’t help but stare at them as they made their descent on his body.

Throwing his head back he fights the laughs trying to escape him as fingers start tracing and wiggling at his ribs and tries to catch the other’s hands. “A-Qiao I’m sure by now you know the consequences of hiding that laughter from this venerable one” there is only tender teasing in his voice. The daoist’s eyes widen and then shut as the dam breaks when those fingers dig into his ribs, digging between each one thoroughly as laughter flows from that pretty mouth of his. It’s music to Yan Wushi’s ears, a sound he would never grow tired of. Legs are splashing and flailing in the water, soaking them both, but that doesn’t stop the demonic sovereign, in fact something he noticed is the slipperiness of the water seems to make his husband more sensitive.

“Ah hahaha Yahan- Yahahn” He could hardly form a word, the tickling making his brain malfunction. Yan Wushi can’t help but laugh along with his beloved, “You trying to say something A-Qiao? I can’t hear you over your laughter” “thahahts behehecahahse you- you ahahare AHAhahaha nooo” Even in his predicament Shen Qiao still tried to correct the other’s statement, but was interrupted by laughter when his husband changed spots suddenly to wiggle up and down his sides and the spot where A-Qiao had nuzzled drilling a finger on that spot. His nose scrunched up as he tried to curl to protect himself, but the hands switched sides on him causing him to roll back.

His fingers danced and scribbled around his bare sides and tummy. Amused by the cute reactions his husband has to the tickling. Especially when different spots are under attack. He wants to see them all, see how Shen Qiao wiggles side to side as each side is squeezed alternately. The way he squeaks and shoving his husband’s hands away as he sneaks a finger into his navel wiggling it around. When he digs his thumbs into his hip bones causing the daoist below him to cackle uncontrollably. His eyes squeezed shut as he pleaded “AHhahaha nohoho mohohore pleahahahse yahahn zohohohngzhu”.

It’s moments like these Yan Wushi feels like he’s been blessed by the gods. He looked down to his beloved in his lap, and once again is nearly stunned on the spot, this time he gets to see the beauty up close. It doesn’t make sense for a grown man to be this adorable, but the way his nose scrunches the more he laughs that beautiful laugh of his and the squeaks that escape him when he hits particularly sensitive spots. He soaks up every single micro expression, every reaction on that face, the face that is currently blushing like crazy with those precious lips upturned in uncontrollable laughter. The only sight more beautiful than this one is when they are in their private chambers and Shen Qiao is moaning in ecstasy from their intimacy.

His thoughts were interrupted when Shen Qiao let out another surprise squeal of “NOOooo stop that!” his eyes shot open as soon as he felt it. A wet whiskery nose had once again started to nuzzle his tummy and even adding a few licks. A-Qiao still wanting attention from Shen Qiao had trotted over to them “nohoho a-qiaoho dohont doho thahat!”. Afraid of hurting the deer Shen Qiao tried his best to not kick his legs and flail his arms instead. He tried pushing the deer away to no avail as he heard an evil chuckle from above him “Even A-Qiao couldn’t resist your laughter A-Qiao” to which Shen Qiao tried to glare at him that didn’t look much like a glare.

Not knowing what to do with his hands, Shen Qiao covered his face which in the back of his mind knew wasn’t a good idea but his mind was a bit fuzzy at the moment. “Yahahn Lahahng nooo” “Yan Lang yes” the hands teasing his torso move up to the daoist’s exposed underarms. Shen Qiao tried putting his arms back down to protect himself, but Yan Wushi grabbed both arms and held them up so he could tickle his underarms with ease. This went on for several minutes, the demonic sect leader attacking the underarms and he didn’t have any intention of stopping. However, somehow Shen Qiao found the strength to suddenly sit up and get to his feet and sprinted off, fast in his reflexes, Yan Wushi was quick to react and yet again was in another chase with a giggly daoist.

The chase didn’t last long as last time when once again Yan Wushi has caught his lover in his arms. The daoist tries to break free from his husband’s grasp to no avail and finds himself pinned against a tree “You think you could get away from me just like that A-Qiao?” Shen Qiao let out a response mixed with residual giggles “wahahit yahan zongzhu noho mohore plehehase”. His smile was so big at this moment, and this time Yan Wushi was able to view it right side up. His face was bright and his mouth was still producing some of that beautiful laughter. Once again, Yan Wushi is stunned on the spot. Who could blame Yan Wushi for bringing his lips to make contact with those pretty red giggly lips in a kiss. When he felt the other’s lips move along with his he couldn’t help the smile and he couldn’t help but use his body to pin the other to the tree, deepening the kiss.

“Ah! hehmhmheh Yahahn Zohongzhu!” Shen Qiao broke the kiss to scold his husband for sneaking a tickle in their make out session, to the daoist’s surprise though “it wasn’t me” Yan Wushi held up his hands in his defense. Both looked down to see that A-Qiao, who still hasn’t gotten the attention he seeks, had come over and once again nuzzled Shen Qiao’s side with his nose. This time both husbands laugh together as Shen Qiao finally stretches out a hand to pet the deer. “Perhaps we should dry off indoors A-Qiao” Shen Qiao nods “mm” as he wrapped his arms around the other’s neck and his legs around the other’s torso as Yan Wushi carried him firmly in his arms. As A-Qiao the deer had been satisfied by finally getting the attention he wanted he trots away, more laughter could be heard from inside the home along with other noises that progress as the day turns to night.

[ghoulodont]

do you have more in your teeth collection or is it just per? i love teeth so so so much

no its just him right now. my collection was curated very recently in a moment of insanity because im obsessed with his UR2 but maybe someday the urge will strike me and ill start collecting someone else too. in the meantime here are a handful of other unmasked ghoul teeth thoughts

it makes me crazy how often jutty does his silly baring his teeth smile when his real smile is so cute and amazing. and i know he must have nice occlusion i can just tell. yes im aware of what my icon is thats ok

randy has a perfect smile arc that i was stunned and amazed by here. very very cute charming lovely beautiful

does anyone actually know if hayden has braces. i feel like there were people seeing him in person, did he have braces..? i havent done an insane person teeth pictures deep dive on him but based on his face i feel like he could be skeletal class III which is certainly a reason someone could get braces

we already know chris has cool teeth i dont need to say anything

[flowersarefreetherapy]

Hold On: Family

CW: light consensual spice, light angst, mostly pure fluff

“Are Kai and River in bed?” Daniel asks as he finishes placing the last of the dishes in the drain. He turns off the running water and warm arms wrap around his waist. 

“Y-yes,” Star breathes against his neck. “An, and I was, was, was thinking . . .”

“It’s a school night, love,” Daniel responds. “We can’t be up too late. We’ve gotta get the kids to school.”

“I don’t, don’t, don’t h-have to be up, up early.”

“Someone’s gotta help me make pancakes.”

Star buries his face between his shoulder blades and mutters something about how he can’t cook and Daniel does everything himself anyway. Daniel is about to protest when Star’s hips press him into the counter and his hand slides down his stomach. 

“C-come on,” he whispers low in his ear, pressing his lips to the hollow there. “Stop, stop being so b-boring.”

Daniel turns with a soft smile, bracing himself against the counter. Star beams up at him and his smile only deepens the lines around his eyes and mouth. He’s stunning, still, after years of abuse, of being on the run, of fighting for their life and their family. So much fighting and he still retains his ethereal beauty. 

Daniel doesn’t hesitate. He presses his lips to Star’s, relishing the moment his breath catches. Star’s fingers dig into his hips and pull him closer and closer. Warmth slides down his spine, pooling between his legs. He can feel the same reaction from his love and brings up a knee between Star’s legs.

Star groans, slowly lowering himself down, their kiss growing sloppy, more gasping breaths and teeth.

“Papa?”

They break apart as if the kiss is fire. Daniel wipes his mouth, ignoring how his face burns. Star coughs and turns, running a hand through his hair.

“Y-yes, Riv, River?” 

One of their sons stares at them from the end of the hallway. Star had dressed him and his twin brother in their matching giraffe pajamas. 

“I can’t sleep,” the boy whines, rubbing his face. “Kai is snoring.”

“Oh is he now?” Daniel crouches down, ignoring how his pants tighten uncomfortably between his legs. “Have you asked him to stop?”

River shakes his head and pads over to them. He pats the side of Daniel’s face with a condescending smile. 

“Don’t be silly, Daddy. Kai is sleeping.”

“I, I, I’ll go,” Star whispers. 

Daniel nods, settling himself fully on the floor. He scoops River into his arms and kisses the side of his face, right over the dark birthmark. 

“You want some hot chocolate?” he whispers. “Papa and I were going to make some hot chocolate.”

Well, they weren’t going to do exactly that, but his son didn’t need to know that. I would do anything for you, kid, but could you please get to sleep?

“Does Kai get some too?”

“If he wakes up, yeah, he can have some too.”

River nods very solemnly. “Then I would like some.”

“Alrighty!” Daniel pushes himself to his feet and sets River on the edge of the counter. If Star saw that, he would panic and set him on the floor, but he’s old enough. “Don’t fall off.”

“I won’t, Daddy.”

River swings his feet back and forth, heels knocking against the cabinets. Daniel pulls four mugs from the cupboard and fills the kettle with water. He hums as he moves around the kitchen. River whispers the colors in the kitchen to himself. He points to the walls and says, “Green.”

“Good job, pumpkin,” Daniel says. “That’s green. What color is the counter?”

“White . . .” River runs a finger over the counter, a frown on his round face. “White and black?”

“That’s right. It’s not just one color. Isn’t that cool?”

“Lots of things are different colors, Daddy.”

“That they are, pumpkin,” Daniel chuckles. “That they are.”

He sets River on the floor before handing him a mug of hot chocolate. His son takes it with a large smile that fades just as quickly. 

“What’s wrong, pumpkin?”

“There’s no marshmallows in mine, Daddy.”

“No, no, no marsh, marshmallow?” Star gasps as he enters the kitchen. Kai is perched on his hip. His button nose scrunches as he blinks the sleep from his eyes. “H-how tragic!”

Daniel gives him a scathing look as he readies the other three cups. Star responds with a wink and the barely cooling heat in his body surges back to life. He grips the handle of his mug, sucking in a deep breath through his nose. 

“Some, something wrong, D-D-Daniel?” Star sweetly asks as he sets Kai down by his brother. 

“The store didn’t have marshmallows,” Daniel grits out. It isn’t the words he wants to say, because he will never say those in front of his children, but Star can read him well enough. 

“Oh n-no, how, how, how sad.” Star kisses the boys’ hair. “We’ll just h-h-have to drink plain choc, chocolate.”

The boys don’t mind. They never seem to. Even at their young age, they sense more about their parents than most adults. Even on the bad days when Daniel can’t leave the room, when everything smells of copper and he showers for hours because he can’t get the blood off. Those are the days River and Kai help Star with everything, get their chores done, and then they pile into their bedroom with books and popcorn. 

He feels guilty. Like he’s robbing his children of some important parts of their childhood. The barcodes burned into his neck and Star’s shoulder guarantee these boys will never live a normal life. 

Th, th-they don’t care, care about that, Star said one night, after Daniel had broke down over something stupid. 

Kai had been playing with his stuffies and he had a dog one. His favorite. Daniel had been walking by in time to hear his son say, “Good boy!”

Stupid, little, nothing more than child’s play. And yet Daniel had raced to their room, locked the door, and curled up in the corner. It was several hours before he moved enough to let Star in and several more hours before he felt safe enough to leave. Kai meant nothing by it. None of the boys ever did. But they would come home from preschool talking about the Companions their classmates have and the Domestics at home and he and Star do his best to convince them people aren’t pets. 

People aren’t pets. 

They live in fear that message won’t sink in. That one day their sons will realize what those barcodes mean. That they’ll turn them in, or hate them, or leave, disgusted at being raised by pets. And Romantic pets at that. 

Just do the best you can and the rest will follow. 

“Ev, everything alright?” Star whispers, wrapping his arms around Daniel’s side. He rests his head on his husband’s, smiling at their sons. 

His husband. His home. His family. 

“Everything is perfect.”

Tagging: @blood-is-compulsory @darkthingshappen @whump-for-all-and-all-for-whump (let me know if you want to be added/removed!)

[anneowl2803]

Just a silly writing prompt story

Fábio loves his job. His family doesn't understand him. "A man with your abilities shouldn't settle for so little!" his mother often says. The truth is, none of them grasp the beauty of a bartender's life. During the day, people work hard, but at night, they have fun and go to restaurants, clubs, and bars. The night is never dull, and it’s the only one who truly comprehends the breadth of human experience.

The bar where Fábio works is a place that allows him to share with the night the role of admiring humanity. However, sometimes he wishes he would intervene. To grab people by the shoulders, shake them hard, and shout, "What are you doing?” Today, well, today is one of the nights he feels this way.

A lovely young couple entered the bar, laughing merrily. They resembled the couples from romantic films, beautiful and in love. Quickly, they found a table and after sitting down, they opened the menu.

Fábio went back to polishing glasses. After a few minutes, he noticed the couple had been served. She was drinking a cider, as sweet as her smile, and he was having a Guiness, as dark as his eyes. From his spot behind the counter, Fábio could hear their conversation.

"Come on, Maria, enough with the jokes, what did you want to tell me?"

"Oh, Diogo, you won't believe it!" Her smile grew. "How could you, when I can hardly believe it myself? My boss wants to send me to CERN to install and oversee our new superconductors!"

Fábio noticed with a bit of anxiety that Diogo's smile suddenly faded.

"What?" he almost whispered.

Maria squealed with joy.

"I never thought I'd reach this level in my career so soon!"

A myriad of emotions passed over Diogo's face.

"Congratulations," he said. The warmth in his gaze had completely cooled, and he looked in Maria's direction with a distant expression. "When are you leaving?"

“Sorry, I didn't catch that."

"When are you moving?"

It was her face’s turn to close in on itself.

"Moving? But I haven't accepted the offer yet."

Diogo gave her a stunned look.

"Why? What are you waiting for?"

"What do you mean, what am I waiting for? Emigrating is a big decision!" She arched her eyebrows. "I wanted to talk to my family first, and I wanted to talk to you too."

"You must have lost your mind." He sneered. "Of course you're going to accept the offer, it's your dream job!"

Maria's eyes narrowed with offence.

"But what about my life here? I can't just leave everyone without a word. My parents need me! And... and..." Her voice took on a vulnerable tone. "Your life is here too. Your job doesn't allow you to move."

Fábio had witnessed dozens of conversations like this. All of them reached this exact point. However, most of them took one of two different directions from here. Either Diogo would pause for a few seconds to take a deep breath and think carefully about what to say next, or his and Maria's relationship could come to an end soon.

“What of it?"

Fábio lowered his head and set down the glass he was cleaning.

“Excuse me?! I love you, Diogo! My career isn't the most important thing in my life!"

"And our relationship is?"

"No, but—"

"If you don't accept this promotion because of me, Maria, you'll resent me—"

She gasped indignantly.

"You're wrong, I would never—"

"I'd rather never have met you!"

Maria's face twisted into a mask of anguish, and Diogo quickly understood the stupidity of what he had just said. Fábio shook his head and turned away from the couple.

"Maria..."

The bartender heard the sounds of someone getting up from a table.

"Maria, please—"

"I'll accept the offer, Diogo, don't worry.” she said tearfully. "Goodbye."

Inside the bar, people's conversations continued, oblivious to Diogo's sadness. Fábio risked a glance over his shoulder. Diogo grabbed the rest of his beer and drank it in one gulp. Then he got up, left a 10 euro note on the table, and left looking lost.

Fábio feels bad. He could have comforted Diogo, or even interrupted his and Maria's conversation with some sort of excuse. But he didn't.

He never does.

Now, all that's left for him to do is to wait for the woman from table 4 to tell her father that he's going to be a grandfather.

[mochiswifey]

FOR YOUR SMILE

Wakasa Imaushi CW: ANGST

"N-No. I don't fucking get it! Why are you breaking up with me?" Wakasa slams his fist on the expensive table he just bought a week ago.

He was never the one to be emotional. Always composed and cool. But you suddenly asking him to break up was something that pulled strings in his brain.

"I-I I just don't love you anymore." You barely manage to spit out.

"You're fucking lying! I know when you lie. I've known you for a very long time now!" He rages grabbing the nearest chair and slamming it to the wall creating a dent in his penthouse's expensive wall.

You didn't fear him because you trust him enough to know no matter how furious he is he'll never lay a hand on you.

"W-waka."

"Baby. Please." With a pained voice he walked towards you and knelt, wrapping his arms that have made you felt secure for the last four years.

"Y-you're going to be better off without me. I-"

"Please tell me why are you lying. You love me. I can see it in your eyes but why-" You pry his hands off and left. You didn't want to. Your heart was against it but your brain knew it was the right thing to do.

You broke his heart but to you it's better. Better to make him hate you. Resent you for breaking his heart without an explanation.

Wakasa had your belongings burned. He wanted to hate you so bad but he simply couldn't. He wanted to see you so much but- He stopped trying when he saw you happier with someone else.

Little did he know, you knew he's been watching you. You purposely invited a friend to make him loathe you even more.

Wakasa loved you so much that's why he needed to drown himself in liquor and other women just to forget you.

He thought he wouldn't find someone he could love like he loved you but after a few months he finally replaced you.

She has long healthy hair, a curvy figure, and eyes that have no eyebags underneath. She looks absolutely stunning.

You'll never beat her even if you were yourself a few months back.

The first time you saw them it hurt a little. But it was also a relief as Wakasa was once again laughing. They were talking in the cafe you two used to go eat at.

Wakasa was eating his usual and she was eating your favorite food which Wakasa might've recommended.

You smiled.

Because even after you're gone Wakasa will never be alone. You continued walking with visible tears in your eyes.

It's better this way.

You tell yourself as you let them fall to the ground. It's what you wanted for him.

3 years later.

Walking around the hospital dragging your IV with you. You saw a familiar blond-haired man carrying a child no older than two. He was with his now wife. The same woman you saw him with 3 years ago. She's pregnant and glowing. She looks so much prettier.

While you look lifeless.

You stare at them and imagined yourself in her position. You know that if you weren't diagnosed with a terminal illness you would've certainly been in her position.

You imagine you and Wakasa having children. Having a life. Enjoying beaches, campings, and- You shake your head stopping all the silly imaginations.

It will hurt you more to think of such things. Turning around you started to walk towards the rooftop wanting to get fresh air.

The sky was cloudy and the sun was hidden from sight. You sighed even the weather was not in your favor.

You closed your eyes and let the wind blow to your face. It was cold and your fragile bones were rapidly chilling.

You've always loved cold wind even though after your diagnosis you were prohibited from going to cold places to avoid the risk of infections.

But your illness has taken the man you love, your time, your joy, your life. You only have god knows how long. And you're tired of letting it dictate your life.

"Fuck you. I will enjoy this cold wind and I won't fucking care!" You yell. And your voice caught someone's attention.

Wakasa was casually strolling around after leaving his baby girl and wife in their room. Like you, he didn't like clouds so he was about to walk back inside but miraculously he heard your voice- he wasn't sure if it was you but... He needed to see for himself.

You-

You sat on the bench. Hair gone. Bones sticking out... Your body looks so tired but the eyes you use to stare at the distance have the same determination to live a happy life.

Wakasa's eyes waters as he slowly understands why you left him.

"H-Hey." You snapped your head to the familiar voice. Shock and embarrassment consumed you rapidly. You never have wanted him to see you in such a state of madness.

"I-I I"

"Do you mind?" You averted your gaze from him and you returned your eyes into the distance not answering him. He chuckled before taking a sit beside you.

Wakasa wanted to scold you for not telling him. To yell at you for being so stupid. For letting him live happily while you suffer alone. He wanted to...

He wanted to tell you that he never stopped loving you.

"W-Why... Why didn't you tell me?" No scoldings, yelling or speaking of his hurt happened. He simply questions you.

You wanted to act tough and ignore him. But, his voice was filled with pain. Filled with sorrow and regret for not trying to understand you.

He felt that he gave up. And because of that, you suffered for the last three years while he built a family to replace you.

"P-please. I deserve-"

"Leave me alone." You whisper as you quickly wipe your tears.

"I did that three years ago and look what became of us-"

"You did the right thing. You're happy now and that's all I've wanted for you to be. That's why I did what I did."

Wakasa shook his head and covered his eyes not believing that you suffered alone for his happiness.

"I don't wanna die Waka. But I will. I wanted to build a family with you. To live happily. Gosh... It broke my heart. It really fucking broke my heart but when I saw you happy with her? Happy without me? All of the pain of leaving you was worth it. My pain was worth it because you became happy. For your smile? I'll pick the same choice a million times."

Wakasa bit his lips as his tears uncontrollably fell from his eyes.

"I love you. I never stopped loving you. And I'm happy you found her." With that you stood up but not before meeting his gorgeous purple eyes one last time.

"Goodbye, Waka."

The next day even thought his wife was already in labor he decide to visit you. He could've done it after his wife gave birth but- something is telling him to visit you.

He knew it was unfair to his wife, but he needed to be with you. To see you smile when he cracks jokes. To see you laugh. And just to admire you.

He had your favorite flowers in his left hand and your favorite dessert in his right. He paid off the nurses to make them tell him your room.

He was nervous but excited to spend time with you. He knew you were having a hard time. He knew you were insecure about losing your hair because you kept talking about it shredding before you broke up with him. He knows he needed to tell you how beautiful you are.

He was ready to tell you you're still the most beautiful woman-

Your bed was no longer in the place the nurses told him you would be. A white flower was placed on the vase of the nightstand that was supposed to be yours.

His eyes scattered around the room. Everything was neatly folded aside and the room smelt of disinfectant.

"Mr. Imaushi! Your wife has just given birth! She's searching for you!" A nurse shows up out of nowhere informing Wakasa. ee

"W-where's the patient-"

"I uh... The patient died this morning sir. She caught an infection-"

Wakasa didn't let the nurse finish and left the room. Tears weren't seen anywhere. But his heart was shattered to pieces.

"Hello, pretty girl." He says to his wife faking a smile as he sniffs.

"I have your favorite." He says as he lifts your favorite dessert.

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Ushijima YN: Being Ushijima's Sister

and Secretly Dating Kiyoko

Kiyoko Shimizu X fem! Reader

Warnings: again none (who is she 🤣 wholesome who?)

A/N: This is an Anon request! This one is also pretty self indulgent because Kiyoko would be an AMAZING partner!

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Ok- nobody panic

*Que Tanaka and Noya panicking*

We all knew this day would come ok

The day Kiyoko was snatched up

Honestly pray for Karasuno 🙏🏻

It's about to be at least a months worth of mourning ☹️

Who will hold Suga's hand?

Who will deflect rogue balls to save Yachi 😱

Who will smack all the butts?

Definitely not Kiyoko 🤣

Ok in all seriousness

This is a big deal 😬

Fortunately Kiyoko knows this and is very much prepared

You, however are not 👀

But before we get to that, let's get into how you met your lovely girlfriend 🙌🏻

Que a tournament 👏🏻

Not sure which one, they all blend together at this point

But you were there cheering on your brother and SHIRATORIZAWA 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

Oh did I forget to mention your brother is Ushijima Wakatoshi

Making you Ushijima YN 🤗

Love that for you

Anyways, since our lovely Shiratorizawa bbys have no Manager

You volunteered to help

Did I say volunteered? Oh silly me, I meant forced

You were forced to fill up water bottles by Semi who literally saw you walking into the gym and handed you the bottles

"Here's YN you're not busy"- Semi handing you the teams water bottles

You 👉🏻👁👄👁 I'm just here to watch-

"Come on YN be a team player!"- Tendou

"YN isn't on our team Tendou"- Ushijima 😐

"You know what, fine I'll help"- you walking away to fill up the water bottles

Suddenly you see greeted with the sight that is Kiyoko

Hear that? That's angel's singing 😇

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 need I say more

You are completely stunned by her beauty

You manage to somehow navigate your way to the water fountain while staring at her

Honestly YN get a grip 🙄

You start to fill up waterbottles, while staring 😳

Seriously YN-

"Umm your water bottle is overflowing"- Kiyoko says as you look down to see the water flowing all over

"Crap- uh I'm sorry"- you mutter

Kiyoko laughs and smiles

"Don't be! I'm Kiyoko and you are-"

"Yn- it's nice to meet you!"- you say shaking her hand

You talk a little while you fill water bottles and walk back to the gym

Before it's too late, you gather the courage to just go for it and ask

"Hey can I get your phone number? You seem like a cool person"- you say, blushing

"Yeah!"- Kiyoko says grabbing her phone and waiting for you to give her your number

"I texted you! See you around YN"- she says waving as she runs away

You quickly make your way back to the gym to see the boys gearing up for their match

"What took you so long YN?"- Kawanishi asked

"I'm literally doing free labor. Be thankful!"- you sneer

"You could at least do it in a timely manner"- Shirabu says

You 👉🏻😐 YN out ✌🏻

As you walk to the bleachers you check your phone to see Kiyoko had texted you

"Hey cutie 🥰"

Someone please make sure YN is breathing OK 🤚🏻

Thus begins the ship known as KiyoYN

You start hanging out with Koyoko whenever you can

Going to bookstores and coffeeshops on the weekends and sometimes hanging out at the library doing homework

It's honestly a super wholesome relationship 🥺

It's calm, fun and a nice break from reality

Until is comes completely crashing down 🥰

Now you and Kiyoko were never under the illusion that your relationship would be a secret

You just enjoyed not sharing what you had with the public

And by "public" I mean Karasuno and Shiratorizawa

So let's get the easiest one out of the way first shall we

We all remember Kageyama and Hinata's visit to Shiratorizawa

The one that apparently got Ushijima in trouble

Anyways, our two little dummies accidently left their waterbottles laying on the Shiratorizawa grounds 🙄

Please can you imagine him being disaplined at all 😅

Someone's literally yelling at him and Ushi is just like " 🧍‍♂️ 😐 "

How do you disapline a tree??? Like fr-

When Hinata and Kageyama tell the team about what happened

Daichi about loses his ever loving mind

Suga is trying not to laugh

And Kiyoko is just rolling her eyes 🙄

Tsukishima is filming it for the Karasuno Volleyball teams Instagram page

Side note 👇🏻

Karasuno and Seijoh's volleyball teams both have an Instagram page and follow each other 🤚🏻

Kunimi runs Seijoh's and Tsukki runs Karasunos

Back to the program

"Now how are we going to get those water bottle back? We should make you two march over there, apologize and beg for them back!"- Daichi

Hinata and Kageyama do not want to do that

"I'll get them back"- Kiyoko interjects

"Sweet Kiyoko we will not allow you to put yourself in danger!"- Noya shouts

"Really it's fine"- Kiyoko says taking out her phone and calling you

"Hey YN can I swing by and grab Hinata and Kageyama's water bottles?"- she says

"Of course! I'm waiting for Wakatoshi but I'll be outside the gates"- you say

"Great see you in a bit" she says putting her phone away and changing her shoes

"Be right back"- Kiyoko says taking off and running to Shiratorizawa 🏃‍♀️

Everyone is stunned

Who is YN? How does Kiyoko know you? Why do you go to Shiratorizawa?

"OH MY GOD WHAT IF KIYOKO GETS KIDNAPPED?"- Tanaka yells as he takes off after Kiyoko 😱

Please it's literally just a trickling effect of panic

Soon the entire Karasuno team is chasing after Kiyoko as she runs to Shiratorizawa

Meanwhile you are outside the gates waiting with the water bottles

You look to see Kiyoko approaching and wave 👋🏻

Only then to see, out of the corner of your eye

The entire Shiratorizawa team approaching from the right

Well crap 😐

"Hey YN" -Tendou say waving

Ok play it cool YN

Suddenly Kiyoko is in front of you, smiling as she grabs for the water bottles

Shiratorizawa is quickly approaching and now Karasuno is coming up from behind

WHAT IS HAPPENING???? 😲

Everyone stops when Kiyoko leans in taking the bottles from you and kissing your cheek

The world 👉🏻 Gone. Exploded.

Shiratorizawa 👉🏻😐😳😱

Karasuno 👉🏻😐😳🤯

You 👉🏻😅😅😅

Kiyoko 👉🏻🥰🥰🥰

"Uhh YN- what's going on?"- Reon asks

"Well- you see-"

"Yn and I are dating"- Kiyoko says

Just throw it out there

Transparency is best 👏🏻

Tanaka and Noya look and point at you

Then they look at point at Kiyoko

You both just nod

Tanaka and Noya 👉🏻 faint 💀

Ushiwaka seems to be the only one unimpressed by this development

"YN you look very happy"- Wakatoshi 😐

You 👉🏻 I am 🙂

"Then I'm happy for you"- Wakatoshi

You and Kiyoko 👉🏻😳🥺 really?

Everyone else is still top stunned to speak

Finally Suga manages words

"Kiyoko you seem happy"- Suga

"I am, very much"- Kiyoko

You laugh and shrug

"Well ok then. YN it was very nice to meet you. Sorry for- well, this"- Suga says pointing at Tanaka and Noya on the ground

Poor Ennoshita is just standing over them like "Well what now-"

Shiratorizawa is still too stunned to speak

Tendou 👉🏻🖐🏻👁⭕️👁🖐🏻 YN WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME

"She just did"- Ushiwaka

"I meant sooner!"- Tendou

Please YN, get a hold on it

Well YN, sometimes fairytale have to come to an end

"We were enjoying just being together"- you say

"Yeah without all of this"- Kiyoko says gesturing to thing 1 and thing 2 on the ground

And yours ended in chaos 🤣

Good thing you still got the girl 🥰