#i can't deal with it!!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaa

[deermouth]

oh god. oh god. oh god. sunset 4:57pm. oh god.

[liebelesbe]

having a crisis in a clothing store because there's so many clothes here. so many clothes, everywhere i look. filled to the brim with clothes. and there are more stores next to this one. why do we need so many clothes? how many of them are going to get thrown away after having been worn once? how many are going to get thrown away because nobody bought them??

[cringefailmoment]

A normal hangout.

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Red: "See that stick over there, Reuben?"

Red: "That's our target."

Red: "That weirdo hollowhead."

Red: "You're asking me why? It's pretty simple."

Red: "THEY'RE STEALING MY FRIENDS!!"

Red: "Blue never wants to experiment with me anymore. It's always "The Dark Lord" this "and The Dark Lord that!"

Red: "And Yellow always has ideas they want to try with the Dark Lord so they're always too busy to hang out."

Red: "And Orange--"

Red: "A-Anyways! No more of that! Today, I'm dealing with them once and for all--"

TDL: "Is that so?"

TDL: "And here I thought we were getting along just fine."

TDL: "But I guess I can't blame a pest for their nature."

TDL: "So what was that about dealing with me?"

Red: "AAAAAAAAAAAAA"

[Please stand by.......]

TDL: "A petting zoo?"

Red: "Yeah... I wanted to ask if you wanted to go with me."

TDL: "Pft. I thought you were trying to kill me."

Red: "What?! I wouldn't kill you."

TDL: "So why?"

Red: "That's easy! Petting zoos are AWESOME!!"

Red: "There are so many cute animals, and you even get to cuddle them! They're a great place to relax--"

TDL: "No."

TDL: "Why me?"

Red: "Well, you're Orange's friend, right? If I don't want to be left out, I have to become friends with you too!"

Red: "So?"

TDL: "...Fine. I'll come."

[snowywolf1005]

TRIGUN STAMPEDE

VASH X PLANT READER

EPISODE TWO: THE RUNNING MAN

Vash and y/n at the dinner table with merly and Roberto.

"So let me make sure, I'm followed, This Bad man running around, stealing plant, is not you? And this guy who looks like you, but he's your twin brother." Vash nodded, Roberto smoking, y/n cough, "there's no proof, though, " said merly.

Vash was doing fake cry.

"Crying won't help your case," said merly, Vash put his head down. Y/n put him on his back.

"That guy knives, stealing plant. What did he want from it?" Said Roberto, "The money? Or is it about honor? " said Merly.

Then a little boy come up to them, bringing some bugs in a cage.

"Hey there, kiddos," said Robert, "or those guys for us" y/n question. "Thanks you Tonies, I keep your budding safe," said vash, patting in the head.

"What a heartwarming scene. Hehe, are the bug gone?" Said merly, "almost. ".

"Okay, quite that. Tonies, how many times I told you? Don't bring your worms here! Mama loves you, baby! Now shoo!" Rosa yelled.

"Sorry, vash and y/n," she said, pulling her gun at them. Everyone else pulled out their guns, too. "It the cash, not you two," said Rosa.

TIMESKIP

"AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!" vash scream, "Y/N!!! HELP ME!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!" vash screams top of his lungs.

"Don't let them get away!!" Rosa yelled, vash running for life, while y/n swinging around with her blade like spider-man.

And she is looking for vash as well. Y/n dough all the bullet.

(She spider-girl, spider girl), and she finally found vash.

He was surrounded by six people. "VASH!" y/n yelled, grabbed vash.

"Vash! Y/N! Over here!" Merly called out. Y/n landed safely, "Y/N! THANKS YOU! THANKS YOU!" said vash, hugged y/n.

Later.

Vash and y/n looked at the photos of themselves. Vash made a frown face, "Why do they use this photo?" Y/n asked, "that you're issues," said Roberto.

"So this journey, folks are part of this gang?" The man asks, vash and y/n, and other steps away back.

"Who cares? I can't wait to meet them anyway," said the other man.

After moving somewhere.

"This is why's we don't save lost puppies," said Roberto, "Sorry," said merly, while their walking. "Hey puppy, it would be easier if you pick up a fight," said Roberto.

"Huh!? Are you really in the mood for a shoot-out? Y/n is a good fighter, and she even has her blade, " said vash.

"What you deal!? oh wait, let's me guess, you forgot ammo," said merly, "no, I got extra, I prefer not to use it, bullet are too pricey, " said vash

"YEAH! Even pain our pill!" Said merly, "I can buy one bullet or two thousand doughnuts," said vash.

"Oh my God, vash, but I do have a plan, though," said y/n. They look at y/n, "OK, what your plan?" Said Roberto

The man sees a red coat. "This way!" He said running, "someone saw him!" Said the other.

"There!" He yelled, "That a dead end!" The other guys yelled, but they were shocked to see.

"Damn, they got us," he said. It was a blue bird. Y/n looked around, "Cost is clear come on," she wisperd, they walked. "You're plan works!" Said merly.

When they about leave. Rosa and two other women come out pulled out their guns. Y/n and other stop, "vash, y/n, don't make harder for me," said Rosa.

They dropped on their knees and put their hands behind their back. "With the plant(something, something), the money is our only hope," said Rosa.

"How could you! They scrafic their life, they save you twice," said merly,".

Rosa said (something, something, something, something, something, something, something, something,".

Then a big car coming towards to tonsi. "Tonsi!" Rosa yelled, y/n stood up and pulled out her blade, grabbed Toni's.

"VASH THE STAMPEDE AND Y/N THE STAMPEDE!! YOUR COMING WITH US!" An old man yelled.

Vash and y/n hopped on blue bird. Y/n is riding it, "money! Come back!" He yelled, merely and Roberto followed them, "what your plan now y/n?" Said vash.

She looked around and saw some rocks. A hand almost hit y/n and vash. The car is slowly down, and they stop, "they stopped," said merly.

Then, a hand came out and grabbed sleeping bags cause the birds get scared. They went off again. "Come on, fight me! You are a gunman, "an old man yelled.

"Nope," said y/n, vash laughs. Then the bag came off, the old man and his son fell.

After Merry takes vash, he has to fight back and can't run away. Leaving y/n to help him while she was injured.

"Help! We need backup! Bac- augh!"

"Coming," said y/n, they look at y/n. "Coming with wha?" Said Roberto, "the plant," she said. They were shocked, vash get on the blue birds, and took off.

Later (Sorry)

The old man fired a bomb at y/n, but she missed it. "Vash!" Merly scream. "That was a close one," said vash. Old man jaw dropped.

"Y/n, let's me protect you. You have enough to protect me," said vash. After some fight and talk. The bridge is falling apart, y/n used her blade to pull up the bridge so the old man came back, but her hands started Bruning.

Later again

They have drink. Y/n and vash packed their things and about to leave, but they were stopped by Roberto. "You shouldn't say goodbye, the people miss you, what are you running away from? Oh, right, he told me morning million knives, " he said

Then, a loud scream comes from the dinner. "What going on!?" Said vash. A spider creature crawling around on gofes. The spider trun red

He ran outside, and then he exploded.

[oceanlue]

Ocean: "I CAN'T DO IT!"

@alkinnie , laughing: "I CAN'T EITHER!"

Ocean: "I CANT FUCKING DO IT ANYMORE!"

@moonlit-dr3ams : "WELL I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU CAN EITHER GIVE UP NOW, OR YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT. BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU, AND WE KNOW YOU CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT US."

Ocean:*inhales*

Ocean: "I appreciate it,"

Ocean: "BUT LOOK WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH-"

@bunrubyy : "Ocean-"

Ocean: "YOU GOTTA DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE!"

@sweetangel9 : "ocean we gotta-"

Ocean: "YOU GOTTA DRAW A FUCKING LINE IN THE SAND. YOU GOTTA MAKE A STATEMENT."

Ocean: "YOU GOTTA LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF AND SAY 'What am I willing to put up with today?'"

Ocean motioning to a sexy auron: "NOT FUCKING THIS!"

@bunrubyy: AAAAAAAAAAAAA

[g1-skywarp]

Tfw you wanna Talk and Interact but rsd is making it impossible to actually do that but Im deathly aware that I Have to but I Can't and People wouldn't want to talk to me anyways and tbh it's better that way instead of dealing with this problem but I also wish that's possible because i want to be friends with more people too but how the hell am I supposed to do if I'm having a hard time doing so with my friends anyways and also with my asshole dad it's hard for me to Communicate with people because he fucking checks my whatsapp messages and I'm worried about discord and also AAAAAAAAAAAAA

[vincent-nox-valentine]

im not brain-stable

somehow i'm in a poly relationship... but i'm so mentality unstable i don't know how they put up with me, my issues with both too much and too little empathy at varying times often times inappropriate and not to mention some more nsfw issues. not to mention my shit past where i never really was a good person and how i'm not sure i even got any better despite my best efforts to get and stay in therapy (can't get in or afford it) and they still love me???? what??? do they like me hurting them by mistake or something???? am I that charismatic? do they let me get away with it??? how do i be a good/better person? I'm constantly trying but I'm not confident it's working as when I try and make friends I over or under-do trying to do that... aaaaaaaaaaaaa I just want to be a decent dude and deal with my bs but instead here i am venting on tumblr to no one....

if you read this far have an old pic of my dog im still proud of to this day

[alicedrawslesmis]

oh no

this chapter was not fun

[garlique]

tw for suicide and self harm in tags !! pls just scroll !!

[chomperzzzz]

AAAAAAHHRFR THE FIRST EPISODE?!??!

CHEWING, SCREAMING, SPINNING IN A CIRCLE

WOW. Okay,,,. can we please please PLEASE talk about the first episode because. AAAA

SO. here are some of my like IMMEDIATE thoughts

WOWOWO Teeth!!!!! Oh my GOD (gods?!?!?!)!!!! obsessed. actually so fucking obsessed. I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS

WHY IS TEETH'S HOUSE A MUSEUM?!??! clearly they aren't like a celebrity (well at least not a LIKED celebrity akjdshadj) but they're also like clearly VERY well known. Apparently they've committed every single crime ever?? I mean iconic tbh but why a museum?? DId people think they died?? were they EXILED?? so many questions hhrngnh

AS LONG AS WE'RE TLAKING ABOUT TEETH did anyone notice Olive exists as a STORYBOOK in Teeth's reality?? HUH?? THat can happen? AND MARIS LOOKED LIKE TEETH'S ""EXALTED" (spelling??) WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? How are the "realities" connected??? What connects them?

OKay also on that subject -- that biography Teeth picked up i -- aksdhasj WHO IS THAT ON THE FRONT COVER??? pic included for ref btw vv

SO WHO IS THAT?? I mean that's clearly Teeth's hand??! It's clearly some sort of scandalous affair i mean but if Teeth is accused of EVERY CRIME then why is this one such a big deal?? Was the person their relative?? Friend?? LOVER?? A celebrity?? (i mean w those boots we can see outlined..,,,,, slay tbH??? in multiple ways??)

5. Teeth wrote SPECIFICALLY "they're lying to you"... THEY?? I assume that means Teeth isn't guilty of ALL of those crimes (hopefully??) but is they the govt?? A group of critics?? evil people?????!?! what the FUCK /pos

6. ALSO worth mentioning i mean this house clearly had a lot of people living in it... you can see the wedding clothes, childhood objects etc etc -- where is everyone else?? were they kicked out/??? did they leave willingly??????? AHSDJASDKSJADHKDHHHHHH I NEED TO KNOW MORE

7. OKAY SPEAKING OF OLIVE -- omg i'm so obsessed w her hhrnrhghr talking to snails is the gender of the day folx

8. so Teeth has Olive's storybook -- how far does it go???! do they know everything that's going to transpire?? stuff that's already happened?? frothing at the mouth /so so pos

9. OLIVE JUMPS THE WALL BAD BITCH but what's the deal with the wall?? WHERE IS SHE GOING WHY IS SHE GOING TOWARDS WATER WATER IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE HERE QUEEN STOP NOOO

10. WHY is grey green dude ("Scholar"??? i think i'm starting to get a hang of this) following her?? OLIVE WHAT DID U DO GET BACK HERE!!! I'm also starting to get the vibe each "reality" has v v v v different pantheon members bcz this dude is so crazy

11. OKAY NOW 42 -- omg. WOW. the vibes holy SHIT my smol bean <3 sinnamon roll <3 <3 <3

12. SEE IT'S GREY GREEN GUY AGAIN BUT HIS VIBES ARE SO DIFF?? okay so like. he's clearly 42's boss but their relationship is kinda wack bc WHY IS "BOATMAN" STEPPING IN?? does this mean 42 is like their warlock now or something?????

13. WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH 53?? he did NOT look happy to see 42 omg omg does 42 have a reputation?? or is there just beef between them in particular????? AAAAaaa i can't evennnnnnfjsdj

14. 42 looked HAPPY to see signs of "traveler".... *eyes emoji* bc what is THEIR relationship???

15. DARLINGWHATISINTHATTRUNK??!?!

16. Okay Darling is aligned w BLUE GUY (exalted again!!) this is so interesting omg i wouldn't have expected that?? like pink person is beauty and high achieving stuff so that's super interesting

17. NOTABLE ABOUT THE DARLING STUFF -- so Darling is like WORKING with the pantheon??? she's also like the only non-pantheon person we see -- HOW DID SHE GET HERE WHAT DID SHE DO TO GET HERE??? like everyone else is either MEGA separated in power or they're all chill but she is like THE ONLY NON-GOD??! tf

18. why do I stan Donny tho I --

19. MARIS??! MILF ALERT????? LITERALLY CW: MILFS AAAAAAAAAAAAA I AM FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

20. MARIS IS ACTUALLY LIKE FIGHTING THE GODS. HOLY SHIT okay so clearly there's gonna be some ~conflict~ here bc WHAT!

21. maris is tatted too...... omg... ANYWAYS

22. okay so who tf is Maris afraid of??? like she squared up w stone guy and seems to have fought krackens so WHO SCARES MARIS??? I'm scared hold me,,,,,,

23. TUCKER HAS MY WHOLE HEART IMMEDAITELy

24. KYYYYYYYYYLE okay so this is SUPER interesting Tucker is literally just CHILL w the pantheon like?? they're not gods or anything they're just dudes??

25. ALSO tucker is like totally fucking w the pantheon!! why are there no consequences here??? it seems like this place like. doesn't have any laws?? okay why is this place so idyllic and perfect for everyone except for tucker??? NO OFFENSE QUEEN I LITERALLY LOVE U BUT PLS SEEK THERAPY

26. WHY IS THERE ONLY ONE GRAVE HEY UH WHAT

27. FOLLOW-UP QUESTION??? WHOSE GRAVE IS IT????? BC UHHHH TUCKER IS BRINGING THE GRAVE FLOWERS AND AHHH TUCKER MY SWEET PRECIOUS BLORBO ALSO WHY THE *FUCK* DOES THE GRAVE SAY "I'M SORRY"??? WHO'S SORRY????

28. all i can say after that is. omg. why did Telos take all of them????? why these people??

29. also shoutout TELOS bc omg <3 my sweet summer child ASLKJDjsdklja why is he so baby

30. WHY ARE THEY ALL AT TELOS' HOUSE WHERE IS TELOS' HOUSE WHAT'S GOING ON W ALL OF THEIR REALITIES

FUKCKJDJKSHC okay this is going to be my whole personality for LITERALLY forever now I'm screaming crying scratching

it also must be said... the shipping potential here is >>> heheheheee but that will have to be it's own post

okayokayokay i just needed to get that out of my system hrfshnasd LOVE YOU ALL KTHXBAI

[non-fantasy]

please look at this manga and read it because i have been going so insane over it

"I WANT TO MAKE THE LOSING HEROINE WIN" IS A ONESHOT AND I AM AWARE OF THE FACT THAT IT'S A ONESHOT. I AM SO AWARE THAT IT WILL NEVER RECEIVE A CONTINUATION. I KNOW THIS. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE ONESHOT WAS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AND I HAVE LOST HOPE IN IT EVER BECOMING SERIALIZED.

and yet.

i love it. so much.

the premise is like "background character in a love triangle romcom is cheering on the childhood friend and her attempts to win over the protag," as a spoof of how the kind and gentle childhood almost never gets with the protag in harem manga.

and like it seems like a meta commentary manga with nothing to it but meta jokes AND YET

THE MAIN CHARACTER IS SO ECCENTRIC AND WACKY THAT YOU CAN'T HELP BUT FIND HIM HILARIOUS... HE'S SO INSANE AND HIGH ENERGY THAT YOU LOVE HIM.

meanwhile the losing heroine in question...

she is literally so fucking cute. she is so good in every frame.

the two play off of each other so well and it's so entertaining to see their antics and AAAAAAAAAAAAA.

and like it's not just comedy! they're not just FUNNY together, the story goes ahead and makes their relationship so sweet...!

EVEN THOUGH SHE HERSELF HAS ACCEPTED THAT SHE HAS NO CHANCE OF WINNING HER CRUSH'S HEART, EVEN THOUGH SHE WANTS TO HIDE HER PAIN WITH A SMILE, HE DECLARES THAT SHE DESERVES A CHANCE TO BE HAPPY...

kimura sees how kind manaka is, how she always puts others before herself, and declares that she deserves to put herself first and take her own happiness. he wants to make her happy.

because he's just like her in wanting to put the happiness of the person he loves first. he doesn't care if it breaks his own heart as long as manaka is happy.

and you just go insane upon a reread because ALL THE SIGNS HE LOVES HER WERE THERE FROM THE START

HE GOES ALL OUT IN PRAISING HER AND EMPHASIZING THAT SHE'S LOVABLE AND CUTE

THE WAY HE WAS ALWAYS PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MANAKA EVEN BEFORE THEY MADE THEIR DEAL...

he's acting awkward after being invited out by his crush,,,

and i'm losing it over this callback

the first time you see "the world isn't interested in me" you think it's because he's still talking about the world being a romcom focused on the one guy... you don't notice that it's said as he's noticing manaka making her entrance...

but the second time... it's obvious that "the world isn't interested in me"... actually means "manaka isn't interested in me".... and he accepts it just the same.

please please please please please i am so insane over these guys PLEASE read this and think about them too

[sakura-samsara]

Shigehira Main Story: Chapter 7

← Chapter 6

CW for this chapter: mild violence. Please read with care!

✧ part one

Girl: Won’t you… Help me…?

Shigehira’s blade faltered as the girl stretched out her arms towards him.

Girl: Aha!

(It can't be—)

The girl dashed towards Shigehira with unbelievable speed, seizing his arm before sinking her teeth into it.

Shigehira: Hr…gh…

Yoshino: No!!

A cry escaped from my throat at the sight of pain on Shigehira's face.

(Please—)

Without thinking, I rushed to Shigehira’s side and held my palm out towards the girl.

Yoshino: Take away its power!

Shigehira: Yoshino-san!

Golden haze rose up from her body once again, and I felt its heat on my palm.

Girl: AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

The girl’s face contorted into a horribly inhuman expression as she looked at me before letting go of Shigehira’s arm. 

Her mouth, stained red with blood, gaped towards me—

(…I want to run for my life right now.)

(But...)

(I’m not going to flee, no matter what!)

Yoshino: I’ll protect you, Shigehira-kun!

Shigehira: !! —Don’t say such reckless things!!

Yoshino: Ah—!

Shigehira dashed in front of me as blood ran from his arm,

And his blade tore through the body of the girl.

Shigehira: It's my duty to protect you.

Yoshino: Shigehira…kun…

The girl collapsed to the ground, and her form seemed to ripple like a heat haze once more…

(...! It’s shapeshifting again…)

The form of a beast that looked like a mujina collapsed onto the grass.

Shigehira: It looks like it’s lost consciousness.

Shigehira warily approached the beast and bent down to touch its body before looking back at me.

Shigehira: Our mission is complete. Let’s get out of here. 

Yoshino: Shigehira-kun, are you alright…?

We exited the area enclosed by the barrier, and I hurriedly approached Shigehira to look at his arm.

Shigehira: I’m fine.

Yoshino: But your arm needs to be treated right away! 

Shigehira: It’s no big deal. I’ll do it myself later.

Yoshino: Please… You were injured because you were protecting me. The least I can do is see to your wound—and the sooner it’s treated, the better.

(Is he not showing me his arm because he’s worried…?)

Shigehira: …Very well.

Shigehira spoke with a sigh.

Shigehira: But before that—

Yoshino: What…? Wah!

His uninjured arm wrapped tightly around me and pulled me close against him… 

Shigehira: What were you thinking back then?

(Wh...)

Yoshino: Shi- Shigehira-kun?

(Why did he do that all of a sudden—?)

His eyes pierced through me with a serious look.

Shigehira: Seeing you jump towards the ayakashi like that frightened me to death.

Shigehira: Don’t do anything like that again, alright?

(...He was afraid for me.)

Yoshino: I’m sorry.

Yoshino: But I can’t promise that.

Shigehira: …What?

✧ part two

Yoshino: But I can’t promise that.

Shigehira: …What?

I looked directly into Shigehira’s eyes as he pursed his lips.

Yoshino: Seeing you get hurt right before my eyes frightened me to death, too, 

Yoshino: So I won’t be able to promise you that I won’t do anything like what I did again.

Shigehira: Yoshino-san…

His clear eyes widened for a moment before narrowing in exasperation. 

Shigehira: You’re so stubborn.

Did you only realize that now? (Romantic+4/Dramatic+4) I guess I am (Romantic+2/Dramatic+4) Don’t be shy (Romantic+4/Dramatic+2)

Yoshino: Did you only realize that now?

Shigehira: No.

Shigehira: …I already knew that.

Shigehira: Ugh… You really are incorrigible.

Yoshino: Am I? I don’t think so.

I giggled at a sullen-looking Shigehira.

Yoshino: Is it alright if I see your arm now?

Shigehira: ……

Shigehira responded by wordlessly holding his injured arm towards me.

(...! Thank goodness.)

Yoshino: The wound doesn’t look too deep.

(I’m glad I brought some wound salve and cloth bandages with me, just in case something like this happened.)

I took out a bamboo tube filled with water and rinsed his wound.

Yoshino: This might sting a bit…

Shigehira: That’s not a problem.

Shigehira: The ayakashi was already weakened, and it was only in the form of a child, so it couldn’t have injured me any worse than this.

(But it still bit him with all its strength.)

(Shigehira-kun is so tough to be able to bear getting injured like that.)

I applied the salve to his wound and wrapped the bandage around his arm. 

Feeling doleful, I murmured under my breath:

Yoshino: You’re so kind, Shigehira-kun.

Shigehira: What? Why’d you say that all of a sudden…?

Yoshino: The ayakashi had taken the form of a child, so you hesitated to kill it.

(The only reason that he was even injured at all is that he has a kind heart.) 

Shigehira: …It had such an innocent face. It threw me off.

Yoshino: …Mhm.

For some reason, I found myself starting to smile as I put the bamboo tube and salve away. 

Yoshino: Your treatment is all finished now. Once we return, I’ll give you some medicine to apply to the wound every day until it’s healed.

Shigehira: —Hey.

Yoshino: Hm?

Shigehira: …Thank you.

My eyes widened in surprise.

But I quickly shook my head in disagreement.

Yoshino: I was the one who asked if I could treat your injury, so there’s nothing to thank me for. 

Shigehira: That’s not what I meant. Well, I meant to thank you for that too, but—

(Oh…)

His fine-featured face came closer to mine as he looked at me.

Shigehira: You put yourself in danger like an idiot to help me.

Shigehira: I really don’t want you to try doing anything like that ever again. But I’d like to give you my gratitude for doing it just this once.

Shigehira: Thank you for saving me.

Yoshino: …It was nothing.

(…My chest feels hot.)

I suddenly finally realized that the feeling of joy had welled up within me. 

(I wasn’t aware of it until now.)

(I feel this way because I'm happy. I’m so happy that Shigehira-kun thanked me.) 

Shigehira: But you’d better not push your luck. 

Shigehira: I’ll be the one protecting you from the next time onwards—because that’s my job. 

(That’s…)

Yoshino: You’ve protected me enough already.

Yoshino: I should be the one thanking you, Shigehira-kun.

Shigehira: …Mm. Now let’s go.

He quickly turned his face away and began walking. 

(Oh… Shigehira-kun’s ears have gotten a little red.)

Upon seeing it, I once again felt a sweet ache in my chest. 

Shigehira: What are you doing? I’ll leave you behind at this rate.

Yoshino: Oh, I-I’m coming!

Shigehira turned to look at me over his shoulder, his pale figure standing out in sharp relief against the darkness of the forest.

His graceful form was as beautiful as ever, but he didn’t seem ethereal.

(He still looks real, even though he's so dazzling. Maybe it’s because he’s such an honest person.)

With those thoughts in mind, I followed behind Shigehira.

 

—The afternoon of the next day.

Yoshino: By the way, how’s your injury, Shigehira-kun?

Shigehira: It’s fine. Nothing to worry about.

✧ part three

Yoshino: By the way, how’s your injury, Shigehira-kun?

Shigehira: It’s fine. Nothing to worry about.

(I’m glad it didn’t get infected.)

We were on our way to meet with the Ministry of the Center of the Imperial Court.

(Once this is over, our business in the capital will be complete. Let’s do our best!)

As we passed through all the people walking up and down the main street… 

Shigehira: ……

(Is something wrong? I feel like Shigehira-kun hasn’t been speaking as much as usual for a while…)

Shigehira looked towards me.

Shigehira: I think we're being followed.

(Eh-?)

Shigehira: Don’t stop. Just act like you didn’t notice anything.

Yoshino: O-Okay.

I answered him in a whisper and kept walking.

Yoshino: But who in the world would want to follow us…?

Shigehira: We have some time before our meeting with the court. Let’s expose them.

(Woah!)

Shigehira grabbed my hand and began walking faster.

We walked all the way to the outskirts of the capital city…

And after a while, we reached a bridge where no one else was in sight.

The sun, which had just begun to set, illuminated the vicinity of the bridge with vermilion light.

Shigehira: We’ve successfully lured them here.

(They followed us all the way out here…)

I tried not to look behind us and keep up as much of a pretense of calmness as I could.

Yoshino: Now what are we going to do?

Shigehira: Nothing. We’ll just wait.

Shigehira: Once we’d started walking towards this abandoned place, the people following us started approaching faster.

Shigehira: They’re definitely close now. 

Yoshino: A-Are you sure we’ll be okay? Maybe we should make a break for it...

Shigehira nodded in response to my anxious words.

Shigehira: We’ll be fine. There are only four of them, and it was easy to notice that they were following us, so they must be just as unskilled at combat as they are in pursuit. 

Yoshino: But you were injured yesterday…

Shigehira: This place might be deserted, but it’s still in the vicinity of the capital city. If they start a fight, it won’t be long before it draws attention and gets them in trouble.

Shigehira: I know it’s frightening to not know who’s pursuing us, but we’re better off staying calm so that we can resolve this situation quickly. 

Yoshino: I-I understand. I’ll leave it to your judgment, Shigehira-kun.

(But I still can’t help but feel anxious…)

Shigehira: Ah, it looks like they’re here.

???: Stop right there!!

(...!!)

I shrank back at the sound of the angry voice coming from behind us.

We were quickly surrounded by four men wearing conical straw hats. 

(They’re armed with swords…!)

In an instant, they drew their swords all at once—

(Yikes!!)

Shigehira: How hasty of you.

✧ part four

In an instant, they drew their swords all at once—

(Yikes!!)

Shigehira: How hasty of you.

Man 1: Ghh…!

Shigehira deflected all four swords that slashed towards him with only a few strikes of his own.

The men drew back, still on their guard.

Man 2: Taira no Shigehira—

Shigehira: …? That voice…

The man’s hat, torn by Shigehira’s blade, fell to the ground. 

Shigehira: You’re—!?

Man 2: Tch.

Yoshino: Do you know them, Shigehira-kun…?

The other three men cast off their own hats as Shigehira looked at them in absolute shock.

Man 3: Don’t tell us that you forgot our faces, Shigehira-sama…!

Man 3: I’ve been waiting for ages for this opportunity to finally come. 

Shigehira: Wh…at…

Shigehira was gripping his sword so tightly that his fingertips had turned white. 

Shigehira: What are the Heike’s retainers doing here—?

Yoshino: The Heike’s… retainers?

Man 1: Not anymore! Now we’re—

???: Oiii, that’s enough out of you. 

(Another person has arrived!?)

I turned towards the source of the oddly monotonous voice… 

Yoichi: Sheesh. I told you to follow them, but now you’ve just gotten ahead of yourselves, haven’t you?

Yoshino: You’re…!

Shigehira: …Nasu no Yoichi.

(No way… Why—)

Yoichi walked languidly towards us, looking us up and down before the corners of his lips drew upwards.

Yoichi: Hello, hello, you two. 

Yoichi: You look well. I am de-lighted to see it.

Man 1: Yoichi-sama! Just give us a little longer—

Yoichi: Yeah, no can do. You aren’t facing each other as opponents on the battlefield yet, so there’s no use in throwing hands with him right now.

Man 2: But-!

Yoichi: Come on, just put the swords away. We can’t be causing a tussle in the capital. That’d just be troublesome for everybody. 

Though they appeared loath to comply, the men obeyed Yoichi’s orders.

(Why are the former retainers of the Heike with Yoichi-san...)

Shigehira: …I think you ought to explain this situation, Yoichi-san.

(Oh…)

Shigehira’s frigid voice reverberated through the air.

(Is Shigehira-kun angry?)

Yoichi: C’mon, little lordling. Since you’re so clever, don’t you already have a guess as to what this is about?

Shigehira: ……

(No… Shigehira-kun isn’t just angry.)

(...He’s angry, and he’s sad.)

His eyes, as cold and bright as stars in midwinter, flickered with a flame of emotion. 

I bit my lip as I felt my heart tremble.

Yoichi: If your circumstances change, your friends and foes will change accordingly, yeah? So these guys are cooperating with the rebel army now—

Yoichi: To get their revenge on you.

✧ part five

Yoichi: If your circumstances change, your friends and foes will change accordingly, yeah? So these guys are cooperating with the rebel army now—

Yoichi: To get their revenge on you.

Yoshino: Revenge...?

Those threatening words sent a chill down my spine.

Shigehira: Huh…

Shigehira’s brow knit tightly with a frown as he looked towards his former retainers. 

Shigehira: You still bear that much of a grudge against me?

Man 2: Of course we do!

Man 3: How could you have been taken as a prisoner of war during the Heike’s most critical moment, only to take up with Yoritomo and form an alliance with him…?!

(...Their eyes say that they truly despise Shigehira-kun.)

(It’s hard to imagine why the people who used to be his retainers would look at him with such hatred now.)

Shigehira averted his gaze from the men who seemed to hate him with all of themselves.

Shigehira: Don’t do this. You’re forfeiting your lives by affiliating yourselves with the rebel army. 

Man 4: We are already ghosts!

Man 4: We escaped the hunt for the survivors of the clan and were forced to live miserably in hiding. Yoichi-sama saved us from that wretched existence! 

Shigehira: Yoichi-san, you…

Yoichi: Don’t look at me like that, little lordling.

Yoichi shrugged languidly and gestured with his hand in the men’s direction. 

Yoichi: Meeting and greeting your former lord should give you some peace of mind.

Yoichi: I’d like to have a little chat with the young lord, so why don’t you guys leave ahead of me? 

(W-What could he possibly…)

Man 1: But Yoichi-sama—

Yoichi: It’ll be fine. We won’t be long. How about it, Shigehira? 

Shigehira: Against my wishes, I have no choice but to agree.

Shigehira’s voice sounded strained from suppressing his emotions as he responded.

The men reluctantly left the place as per Yoichi’s encouragement.

Shigehira: What have you been scheming?

Yoichi: Oh, nothing in particular.

(All they’re doing is talking, but… there’s an awful atmosphere of tension between them.)

They locked gazes with each other so intensely that sparks could almost fly from the friction.

Yoichi: Those guys were living in such a pitiful state. It was only right of me to show them some sympathy and lend them a hand, don’t you think? 

Yoichi: I’d been traveling around the countryside to round them up, but then I happened to hear that you were on your way to the capital, so I went out of my way to take a detour just to come see you.  

Yoichi: The capital is a nostalgic place, isn’t it? For the both of us.

Shigehira: ……

(What does he mean by that?)

Yoichi’s words, with the hidden implications they seemed to carry, were met with silence from Shigehira. 

Then all of a sudden, Yoichi grinned in my direction.

Yoichi: Oh?

Yoichi: Lordling, did you not tell this girl about any of that? 

Yoshino: Huh…?

Yoichi: Heh. Looks like you definitely didn’t tell her anything.

Shigehira: Enough. My past and our history has nothing to do with her. 

Shigehira cut in with a firm tone of voice.

(Their history?)

(Now that he mentions it…)

—flashback

Shigehira: Nasu no Yoichi… You don’t sound pleased to see me. Does it inconvenience you for me to be here?

Yoichi: Sure does. Seeing you makes me even less inclined to waste my energy in battle.

Yoichi: But I guess I’ve still got all sorts of grudges to settle with you here. Right, Taira no Shigehira?

Shigehira: …I can’t disagree with that.

—flashback ends

(...That’s right. Those were the words they exchanged when I first met them both.) 

My memories of that night were brought back to me.

(What happened between Shigehira-kun and Yoichi-san?)

Yoichi: Let me tell you something nice, eh, Yoshino?

Yoichi: Me and the young lord already know each other. We go way back, actually! Back since he was just thiiis tall.

Shigehira: Yoichi-san, that’s enough…

Chapter 8 →

Notes:

I literally spent 2 weeks malding over how I was going to translate bocchan (坊っちゃん), in the context of it being Yoichi's not-so-affectionate nickname for Shigehira. Broken down, it consists of the word bō (坊) which means “son” or “boy,” and the diminutive suffix -chan (ちゃん) which is generally only used in a familiar and cutesy way with those such as little children or young women. In polite/honorific language (sonkeigo), bocchan is used to refer to the young son of a well-to-do family, and those who address him as such are often his servants—thus it is almost always translated as “young master” in English. However, it can also be used in a sarcastic way to mock/patronize someone who is from a wealthy family and/or is naive and sheltered like a rich kid. 

So Yoichi is obviously being sarcastic when he uses bocchan to directly address Shigehira, but there’s a backstory reveal in Chapter 8 that adds an extra layer of irony to it because of the word’s sonkeigo usage. And therein lies the dilemma! Should I write bocchan in rōmaji at the risk of it being confusing and incongruent with the rest of the translation? Or should I clumsily attempt to translate it into English and miss out on the nuance in how Yoichi uses it to refer to Shigehira? I ended up leaving it in rōmaji, but I’m still kind of conflicted about it, so I might go back and edit it if I make up my mind in the future. 

EDIT MARCH 26 2023: I've chosen to revise my previous decision regarding the translation of bocchan; I will now be translating it into English as "little lord," "lordling," "young lord," etc., and the translations I've already published will be edited to reflect this. Of course, it doesn't fully convey the exact nuances of the original Japanese word, but I hope that it still expresses the sarcasm and condescension in Yoichi's use of the nickname.

Yoichi’s way of speaking has been giving me a hard time in general, as it challenges my Japanese comprehension ability and my English writing skills at once. I’m trying really hard to convey his particular tone, and I apologize if the results are hit-or-miss right now. At least Yoichi is one of my favorite LIs, and I plan to translate his route next, so this is good practice for writing his voice!

[im-no-jedi]

nooooooo the trauma!! poor Kimber!! 💔💔💔

man, having been hospitalized more times than I can count, I feel so bad for Kimber. I know they're just trying to help, but have some sympathy for the poor girl 😫 I literally had an experience in the hospital once as a child where my mom forced the nurses to leave me alone cause I wouldn't stop screaming at them, so I know how Kimber feels 💔

OMG her wanting Hunter and Echo back cause she feels safe with them, stop I'm crying 😭

ugh, I just wanna hug Kimber and tell her everything is ok, poor girl. I hate seeing people going through panic attacks 🥺

REX!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAA 😍

of course Echo asked Rex to check on Kimber, OF COURSE HE DID 🥺💙

Rex is such a sweetie, I love him so much 😭💙

oh that's such a good idea taking Kimber to the training room!! Rex is so thoughtful 🥰

oh no, she's having the same trauma tremors that Crosshair had in season 3 🥺

nooooo Kimber don't blame yourself!!! 😫

THANK YOU REX FOR SHOWING HER THE TRUTH OMG

absolutely in love with Rex's attitude about dealing with Kimber's trauma. it's the exact opposite of Hunter dealing with Omega in episode 2; Omega couldn't handle being treated like a soldier, but for Kimber, that could definitely work 😁

yay Kimber!! shoot those imaginary Tuskens like they deserve!! \o/

awww Rex is gonna train her! I love it! 💙

another great chapter, Morgan! I always love seeing my man Rex, and his bond with Kimber is already off to a great start! can't wait to see how this turns out! 😁

“Sun and Rain”

Chapter 4

“A Captain’s Help”

A “Bad Batch” fanfic!

Pairing: Hunter x fem OC, Echo (more best friend pairing)

Warning: This chapter deals with minor descriptions of PTSD and panic attacks or, at least, in the best way that I can write them.

《 Chapter 3

》 Chapter 5

All chapters

Explanation: In the days following the Bad Batch’s departure, Kimber tries to figure out how to manage her convalescence while dealing with the horrors from her captivity. During her time in the med bay, a friend of the Bad Batch comes to lend a helping hand.

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[vyglitchcraft]

Slasher OC...Sorta...

My Take on Ghostface

"What's your favorite scary movie?"

Full Name: ???

Alias: Ghostface, Slash

Age: 18+

Gender: Demiboy (He/They/It)

Nationality: ???

Race: Asian

Ocupation: Serial Killer, Slasher Enthusiast, Writer

Skin Color: Pale

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Brown

Height: 6'0

Language: English

Piercings: Ears, Chest, Tongue, Brows, Collar Bones

Tattoos: ???

Physical Description: lean build, wearing the Ghostface mask, a black jacket, coat, leather gloves, and black combat boots, face and actual description is unknown

Voice Description: deep, unstable, gravely

Weapons: Knives

Biography:

One of the many people that took on the Ghostface name, Slash wanted to change things up after seeing that all of the other people that took on Ghostface looked the same so they changed it up with a more modern style plus all of the classic things like phonecalls and such.

There's not many information on him outside of what he says and there is a high chance that he's lying so be cautious.

It is noted that he's the most recent and tech savvy out of all of the Ghostfaces, it doesn't stalk victims or anything, well not physically, it usually tricks people behind a screen to tell them all of their information or if it doesn't have time, it just hacks the information out.

Personality:

Slash isn't as sadistic or serious as the past killers, they're more mischievous and enjoys to toy with his victims before killing them.

He is very dramatic and extra even to the point that it's annoying, he unfortunately can't understand people's emotions that well which makes him very insensitive.

Besides all of that, they're very childish but can be mature if they want to which isn't alot of the time since usually he thinks being mature is boring.

Power/Skills:

• Voice Imitation

• Increased Speed

• Increased Stealth

• Horror Encyclopedia

• Tech Savvy

• Fast Reflexes

• Manipulative

• Increased Durability

Weakness:

• Loud

• Normal Human Weaknesses

• AAAAAAAAAAAAA! (Dramatic)

• Sensory Overload

• Ticks when angry and stressed

• Childish/Anger Problems

• Insensitive

Likes:

• Horror Movies

• Masks

• Manga

• X Reader Fanfics

Favorite Songs: Final Girl by GraveYardGuy ft. Slayyyter

Kinks: Masks, Knife play, Predator Play, Roleplay, BDSM/Bondage/the extreme shits

Turn Offs: being soft, not using the right pronouns, aftercare

Dislikes:

• Romance

• Fluff

• Shojo Mangas

• Sweets

Mental Illness: ???

Hobby:

• Roleplaying

• Drawing

• Socializing

• Pranking People

Quotes:

• "Do you want to be my final survivor?"

• "Ghostface? No no, that's to boring, call me Slash"

• "Oh i have a great idea, let's switch, you're the killer and I'll let you live if you find me, deal?"

• "Stop the thing you're doing with your eyes, the crying, yeah stop it, it's annoying"

Enjoy GF giving you some JD

[aromantyczno-liryczna]

I failed my history test yesterday. Sir said that everyone below a certain point will have to resit their exam and I got 1% above it. I'm debating whether or not I should ask if I can as well. It'll be the same paper and we'll have the same amount of time. I'll have the whole weekend to revise?

Idk yet

I always have a difficult time with studying. I can't focus long enough to learn anything and my brain just yeets everything out :/

If I decide to resit it, I might gets a higher grade but I also might get lower if the stress gets to me.

However if I don't resit, I'll just have to work harder next time.

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

Why is school so hard

I swear I'm not cut out for this. I have my final exams next year and I don't even want to think about it. I think I'd rather die than do them.

Other subjects I struggle with atm are re, science, and computing. Maybe french but according to my teacher I'll ace it and get a 9.

CAN SOMEONE KILL ME PLEASE

Ik this will pass and school isn't everything but the pressure is coming from everyone I know and I can't deal with it dkqofmownfekdkw9kdmfjdoskdjriekfje

[drbonesmccoy]

FIC: one page over

by viverella / leosmccoy Fandom: Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) Relationship: James T. Kirk/Leonard “Bones” McCoy, gen  Rating: General Audiences Word count: approx. 3.8k Summary: Leonard hosts the crew at his family’s old ranch in Georgia for Christmas. Shenanigans ensue. A/N: written for @blue-vulcan for the @stnetwork gift exchange! 

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