#i dont know muay thai

[el-capi-de-siam]

It's an alternate universe... Tommy Kinard and Donovan Rocker are twin brothers separated at birth. They recently found each other, but are kind of at odds. Imagine they are characters in a game like Street Fighter or Tekken... Who wins?

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Tommy Kinard is physique goals as well as fashion goals. I really need to get back into the gym.

TOMMY KINARD + 8a outfits

[formula-fun]

Pacific rim au snippet?? for us to live a little happier in coming days ksjadjshs? 👀

i am pressing a gentle kiss to your forehead

The day Sebastian Vettel descends on the Faenza Academy, four things happen.

First, a series of rumors fly across the entirety of base. Charles is ninety percent sure they’re George’s doing, but the way they telephone between the cadets is truly a modern marvel. In the morning the word is that Vettel is visiting to scope out the cadets to select his new copilot, never mind that none of them have ever even drifted in their lives. By noon the story has been transformed into a harrowing tale involving Vettel, a recent Kaiju attack in Cabo, and a torrid affair with Director Binotto’s wife.

“Did you hear about Binotto’s wife?” George asks during lunch, eyes wide.

“That was your rumor, idiot,” Alex tells him. “Obviously it’s not true. Binotto doesn’t even have a wife.”

By that afternoon, it’s rumored that Binotto lost his wife in a Kaiju attack in Cabo, where she bravely fought in a top-secret test jaeger as Vettel’s copilot.

The second thing that happens is training is suspended for a full day. Truthfully, Charles thinks this should be the real source of rumors, but they’re all so burned out none of the cadets want to question having a day off. It doesn’t mean they actually take the day off—they’re too bored for that, and they’ve forgotten how to do anything else than train relentlessly and occasionally study the odd K-Science journal.

Still, the Director, his assistants, half the training staff and Vettel all spend the morning locked in a conference room doing god knows what.

“They ordered pizza about an hour ago,” Alex tells him. He’s been pretending to read Jaeger Daily for two hours, sprawled out on a towel stolen from the bathroom while he pretends not to watch the Operations building from behind his sunglasses. “I heard you can predict a war based on how often the militaries order pizza. It means they’re planning something.”

“This is Italy,” Pierre says, unbothered, stripped shirtless and sprawled out in the sun a few paces away. “They order pizza literally every day.”

Alex hums. “And they got affogatos.”

“Affogatos?! Mon Dieu. Call the press.”

It probably means nothing, but it’s certainly strange—the conference, not the pizza. Vettel is a well-known face not just in the Jaeger program, but in the world. He was confirmed into the program just a handful of months earlier after having matched with some kid in Australia, and once their Jaeger goes into service he’ll be the first European ranger ever. It’s not a great statistic, seeing as there have only been six rangers in active combat in the history of the planet, but it’s still something.

The Faenza school is small, and often forgotten; most of the European academies are the same way. That’s why it’s even stranger that Vettel is here, of all places.

The third thing that happens that day is Charles kicks Max’s ass in the Kwoon. It’s not related to Vettel in any way, but it’s still funny.

Charles’ first impression of Max when they met eight months ago was that he’s too serious. His eyes are shaped like half-moons, clearly designed for laughing, but he frowns all the time. His lower lip juts out a little, petulant. Charles’ dad used to scold Charles for pouting like that when he was little, warning him his face would get stuck like that, and if Charles was too old for it at seven then Max is much too old for it at sixteen. It’s possible that his face is stuck like that, in fact, since the months that Charles has known him he hasn’t relaxed once. 

He doesn’t relax while training. He doesn’t relax in the rec room. He doesn’t relax while eating—if anything he’s the least relaxed doing that, shoveling food into his mouth like he’s about to be called to attention at any second. His frown lingers as they run laps of the dusty base in Faenza, the sun beating down hot and unrelenting, and while he’s training on the sim: thirteen drops and eleven kills, a record that’s second best only to Charles’ own.

“Beginner’s luck, huh?” Max had said when Charles had stepped out of the sim for the first time, exactly one kill to his name. He doesn’t say that the second time, or the third, or the fourth.

Like Charles said. No sense of humor.

Max is good at Muay Thai, which pisses Charles off to no end. It’s not that Charles is bad at it, he’s just been a little shorter than Max and a lot more wiry for the entire time they’ve known each other. Max is gangly too, but his legs are stronger, a fact that Charles has learned on more than one occasion by catching a knee straight to the solar plexus—a blow which Max barely has to strain to deliver. They’ve sparred—fought, really—enough times now for Charles to know that no matter how quick he can be, Max still has a serious physical advantage.

“Teach me Judo,” he told his trainer the fifth time Max pressed him out of the ring during a training session—a fight—with a heavy offense and pointy elbows, the director’s assistant watching from the corner and taking notes on a clipboard.

“We don’t usually teach that,” Andrea told him. “You’ll never beat a kaiju by throwing it.”

“I want to beat him.” At Andrea’s hesitation he added, “I’ll train extra. I don’t care.”

So Andrea started teaching him Judo; and on the day that Vettel arrives at the academy Charles steps into the ring with Max, letting him get two swings in before grabbing his wrist, using his momentum against him and flipping him square over his shoulder.

Max hits the mat hard enough that the sound echoes through the empty kwoon.

“Judo isn’t on the training list,” Max gripes, pushing himself up and rolling over to clutch at his nose. “Fuck.”

“I’m just adapting to the style of my opponent,” Charles says flatly. “As any good ranger would do.”

“I hate you,” Max tells him, dabbing at his nose—entirely for dramatic effect, since there isn’t a drop of blood in sight and Charles is pretty sure he didn’t even hit him there—and then spins on the mat to kick Charles’ feet out from under him.

Charles goes toppling, landing with a grunt, which is the moment Max decides to try to wrestle him. A horrible decision, really. Max is shit at wrestling. It takes all of thirty seconds for Charles to pin him, catching his left arm in an ude-garami, which is the exact moment that the door swings open.

“Ah,” Director Binotto says. “Leclerc and Verstappen, some of the brightest in our youth program.”

“Let me up,” Max hisses through his teeth, his breath hot against his ear, but Charles just tightens his grip.

“You haven’t tapped out,” Charles replies, holding Max down with his own chest as he twists Max’s elbow. Max lets out a string of noises that sound very Dutch and very rude.

“They do look it,” someone says blandly, and when he looks up Charles is greeted by the sight of Sebastian Vettel standing over him.

He springs to his feet, snapping to attention. Max follows suit, albeit a little slower.

“Relax,” Vettel says. “We don’t stand on rank in the kwoon. I thought that was the first rule of training,” he adds, raising his voice a little.

Binotto shrugs. “We do things differently here.”

Vettel’s eyebrows flash up, then back down again. He ignores the director, giving them both an easy smile, and Charles and Max’s hands fall away at the same time. “I’ve never visited any of the youth programs, but I’ve heard great things,” he says. “How long have you been training?”

“Eight months, sir,” Charles says.

“Please, it’s Sebastian. You’ve been here since the opening of the academy, then,” Sebastian says, his mouth forming into a C shape. “And you’ve been training to be copilots?”

Charles looks at Max, who’s already looking back. His mouth is pouty again, his eyebrows furrowed. Too serious.

“Our cadets did not begin the matching process until last week,” Binotto says, stepping forward to take his place at Sebastian’s side. “We have been training them as a group in the hopes that compatibility would be demonstrated organically, and for the most part that has proved to be successful.”

“How so?”

Binotto lets out a little hum. “Some pairs we brought in together proved to be compatible—siblings, best friends. Other times this proved to be the opposite. And then of course, some compatible pairs just find each other. We had our suspicions, but neural aptitude tests only confirmed it.”

Charles frowns, a protest poised behind his teeth.

“And you two train on the sim together?” Sebastian asks them, his face open.

“No,” Max says. “We only train solo.”

“What are your scores?”

“Thirteen drops, eleven kills.”

“Thirteen, twelve,” Charles adds, and can’t bite down the smug smile when Max shoots a glare his way.

Sebastian raises his eyebrows, blowing out a breath. He looks to Binotto, who raises his eyebrows with a small smile.

“That’s impressive,” Sebastian says. “You both want to be rangers one day?”

“Yes, sir,” they say, and it unfortunately comes out in perfect unison.

Sebastian looks at them for a long beat, a serene smile on his face. “I’m not here at an official capacity. I’m just here to scope out the copilot matches in our youth program. You probably already had some idea that you’re drift compatible,” he says, which Charles was not aware of at all, and then while he’s still reeling from that piece of information, “but the tests last week identified you at somewhere between ninety nine point seven and ninety nine point nine percent.”

“That’s not right,” Max blurts out. “We’re not compatible.”

Sebastian’s eyebrows raise. “Neural tests prove otherwise. So do fighting styles and sim scores, from the looks of it.”

“But we don’t get along.”

“That doesn’t always mean something.” He tilts his head. “If this comes as a surprise, it might be helpful to know that compatibility is about balance as much as it’s about similarities. You might see differences in each other, but in a Jaeger those things will become complementary parts.”

Charles can’t hold back a tiny scoff. What’s supposed to be complementary about Max? His bullheadedness? His ability to eat food faster than the mess hall can produce it?

“Gentlemen,” Binotto says, which is another first—Binotto has never called them that in their lives. “The Jaeger Program needs cadets. Not just rangers, but mechanics, strategists, engineers, support coordinators, biologists, neuroscientists—we need personnel, and now that the academy is on its feet and more jaegers are going into service, it’s time to identify who is part of a viable drift pairing, and who would be better suited to a different division.”

At his side, Max sucks in a short breath, barely audible. Charles himself straightens. He knows a threat when he hears one.

“We’d like to start a project to test drift compatibility through a rudimentary neural handshake,” Binotto says, “and we’re going to be testing that project on you.”

And that’s how the fourth thing happens.

[revasserium]

@diodellet

#fic reblog#why doesnt this fic have more notes#how do i leave more notes#hngggg#i have: so many feelings#the gaps of time in betw each romantic development!!!#at least it became Something within a year#jamil's emotional repression adding to the slowburn-ness of the relationship so true 🤧#im losin my mind bcs this would deffo happen#AND THE top to bottom/bottom to top thing is so cool!!!#dont mind me jus leave me in my yearning corner#awawawaawawa💕💕💕💕#he makes me feel sm things i want to evacuate into the atmosphere#no i didnt have pancakes bcs of this fic who told you that (lying)

u__u <3 omfg thANK you??? pls let me join you in your corner of yearning istg i never thought i'd be here with these jamil feels but uh ???? heLLO here i am.

@been-taking-muay-thai-classes

#twisted wonderland#jamil viper x reader#reading this from begining to end was such a treat#like getting to the part of the cold pancakes and feeling sad but then with the context of what Kalim says it hits different#I was sad at first when Jamil left but then knowing everything else that happened before sort of changed that#like it's still sad because separating from your loved ones during summer is always a bit sad#but knowing now that they text each other often makes it feel different#there will be contact and even if Jamil goes to live somewhere else they'll probably still talk#but I do wonder how he would feel if Reader's new roomie (maybe one of the other boys) tried to date her#I don't know this story left me with a lot of feelings and thoughts#ps I love that he's cousins with Kalim and he gives him advice that Jamil actually listens to#not gonna say what else I liked or I'll be here all day

!! the part about the cold pancakes came to me as i wrote it so i also went through the emotional roller coaster of "oh :( he left and the pancakes were cold" to being like "oH! hey. so THAT's what he meant by them" -- it was all very up and down hahaha but yes -- i think that i left the "ending" (or rather beginning LOL) so ambiguous is bc there's always always a chance -- and that chance looks pretty good from where im standing tbh sldkfjasd

@twstgo

#op…OP. I AM LOSING MY MIND OVER THIS FIC WVEJDBFKRNKENOSNWHAO#TRULY THE SURE FIRE WAY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH JAMIL IS BEING HIS ROOMMATE#HUSBAND MATERIAL?? IN MY HANDSOME ROOMMATE???#also I uuuuhhh can’t read and didn’t know this was all in reverse so I was pleasantly surprised when it clicked halfway through reading LOL#anyways thank you op….I owe you my life for this brainrot#twst#jamil viper#ehehe mister jamil viper ur so hot eheheh *twirls hair*

LMAO i think part of the fun is realizing halfway through that you can read it in whatever order you'd like :D it gives the fic a bit of a new dimension i think!!!!

[el-capi-de-siam]

"That Tommy is so cool!" -Howard Han

tommy + fingers guns (inspo)

[louisferrignojr]

i know the fandom has latched onto tommy's house (the fixer-upper with the car lift and the muay thai set up and what not) and people have bought into whatever insider info was being given out about “a new set being built” alluding to it being tommy's house that we'll get to see soon (i dont personally believe it)

and although i don't hate the loft and what it means for buck's character development throughout the show, i am 100% on board with buck moving out of the loft because it's served its purpose and it's time for him to move on - and moving out of the loft to move in with tommy? his person? poetic cinema.

but i would love for buck and tommy to find a place to live together. same as maddie and chimney and their haunted house, same as hen and karen and the house they bought together before they even got denny, same as bobby and athena deciding to build a new house for the two of them. please, give bucktommy this storyline, too. it would be so beautiful.

and as always

[ebisul]

Clone Martial Arts HCs!!!

Now that the poll has ended and I’ve done my own further research I wanted to share my headcannons for what Martial Arts I think Commander Cody and by extension the other Clones prefer. Keep in mind Im not an expert by any means so if this shits inaccurate thats my b

Now, The clones as a whole I think would be trained in as many martial arts as possible due to the obvious reasons.

Cody

For my beloved Commander Cody, I genuinely believe, while he utilizes many techniques from different disciplines and also makes shit up as he goes bc he truly is a feral overachiever, in my heart and soul i think Cody favors Muay Thai for personal use.

I know the poll said Taekwondo, however, while i think he has trained in it, he’s way more punchy than we give him credit for and i think he would prefer a more versatile art. While Taekwondo does have a focus on kicks and punches(depending on the ruleset apparently), Muay Thai utilizes punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and more. Muay Thai is also more effective in self defense due to the range being closer in comparison to TKD

I also think clinching, throws, and sweeps are all things Cody would utilize in his preferred art

I’ve always headcanoned Cody as boxing in his freetime for a while now and Muay Thai is just the specific form of boxing ive decided, followed closely by kickboxing.

Im also a sucker for any fic where Jango trains Cody personally so by extension I think Jango also prefers Muay Thai and Cody hangs onto that.

Rex

From here forward I didn’t plan on involving any more of the clones so be warned. I do think Cody is one of the only clones where his hobby is specifically training in a martial art but the rest probably have their favs too.

For Rex, I think japanese Jiu Jitsu is his style being designed for samurai and the battlefield. The specification is important to me. He’s tired of fighting all the time so its purely out of practicality and doesnt really pick up a martial art the way Cody does to blow off steam.

Rex is also a little unhinged, due to working under Anakin and Ahsoka of all people, so i do think he has some unconventionality to his fighting the same as Cody.

Wolffe

Wolffe strikes me as a Krav Maga guy. Thats just his vibe i guess. I think he would have picked it up after his encounter with Ventress becasue of its efficiency for self defense, practically, and because of the weapons defense.

Does this translate well to lightsabers? Idk does any of this translate to star wars? Theyre usually fighting droids so i dont really care. None of these actually exist in a Galaxy Far Far Away.

Fox

Fox I decided was Jeet Kune Do guy. JKD was conceived by Bruce Lee to be simple and direct and free which speaks very Fox to me, yknow?

Its all about intercepting the opponents attacks, responding or countering incoming attacks, and conserving movement and energy. Its a practical self defense technique and the principles are designed to help practitioners to make snap decisions, among other things. It all just screams Fox imo

Bly

Bly is into Hapkido. Specifically the deflecting attacks and using that against the opponent for joint locks and takedowns while also being more aggressive in comparison to Aikido. Im a big fan of fighting styles that use the opponents against themselves and i get the vibe that Bly is the kinda fighter who would favor that in a martial art.

I do think Bly also dabbles in Aikido as well. He definitely shows off to Aayla.

Ponds

Ponds is a hard one but im slapping TKD on him. Is it practical for war? Not really. I think the emphasis on the self discipline, respect, and mentality would make him a great pair to Mace Windu tho. I think he practices for the mental level of it all rather than the physical.

This got longer than i intended it to get but ive spent the past few hours on this. Mostly researching. If you want me to do more of these let me know!

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In an alternate universe, season 8B is premiering an episode called "Tommy Begins". Above is a flashback scene. Tommy Kinard is skilled Muay Thai 🥊 fighter, he also knows other styles of martial arts, but he hasn't told anyone.

Hope to see some Tommy Kinard Muay Thai fan art on the feed... And GO!!

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I would very much prefer muay thai lesson scenes like this than the typical s3x scene.

Muay Thai lesson

[eddiegettingshot]

it's so good for Eddie and it's sooooooo bad for Buck. SOOOOO bad. because not only is it like. well. buck has never successfully been friends with any of the people he slept with. he tried with taylor and a) sucked at the friends part and b) ended up dating her anyway so whatever so literally his only experiences of sleeping with people are like. well they end up leaving one way or another!!!! so in that sense seeing Eddie do it so easily and flawlessly is like. FUCK.

but also at the same time Eddie having new friends???? new friends who are giving something that Buck ISN'T????? oh he's losing it....he cannot handle this AT ALL.....he is slowly breaking down and he does that thing where he gets overinvolved and he's like well eddie are you SUUUUUURE you dont have feelings for these people i mean you slept with them are you SUREEEEE it's just friendship I think you like them actually i think maybe you have feelings for them and eddie is like no, actually, we're really just friends :) and for some reason. to buck. that is WORSE

and the thing is that like. it kills buck on every level. this is the kind of casual sex he’s never ever been able to have but has always convinced himself he’s capable of having so seeing it play out like this is shaking him to the core as someone who really put a lot of stock in being Buck 1.0 once upon a time. but then also it’s specifically eddie who’s doing it, so even though in theory of course buck understands being Friends With Benefits, or being friends who experienced benefits once upon a time (like with taylor…….) now he needs to reorient his Image of Eddie and… worse… the things that this new-Eddie finds acceptable. such as. being friends with people he sleeps with. or sleeping with his friends. he does both. so then beyond that it’s like he is living in a perpetual 7x04 nightmare but it’s not muay thai it’s literally sex. which he can’t give eddie………….. because eddie doesn’t want him, he doesn’t want BUCK, even though he’s clearly perfectly capable of wanting his other friends. So therein lies buck’s ultimate problem. which he cannot actually face. he can’t accept that eddie does not want him in all the ways ever and he also can’t accept that he wants to be everything for eddie in a really deranged way.

and then there’s also the matter of like, it’s always been easy to ignore the existence of eddie’s significant others but his friends? eddie is perfectly happy talking about his friends. so buck can’t even escape. he’s in some kind of torture chamber he never even dreamed of. eddie’s inviting him to hang out because eddie always wants to hang out with buck but. now buck is feeling really inappropriate things. like jealousy and. CURIOSITY. he wants to study eddie under a microscope. he wants to know the exact shape of eddie’s other friendships which he’s convinced cannot be real friendships, although he knows that people tend to like eddie, generally. he just somehow never thought that that reality would coalesce with what he also believes is a fundamental truth of the universe: that everyone thinks eddie is really, really hot :(

[daphdarling]

hiii! Could i pls get a haikyu matchup?

Im 5’6”, 140lbs, with black hair that goes ip to my back. Its pretty long and sort of puffy (but not curly if that makes sense). I also have tan skin and black hair

intp, she/her. Virgo. Any gender is fine but id prefer male. Id say im more of an ambivert but lean towards introvert

im sort of quiet around people i dont know but around people i do know, im really talkative and loud.

My flaws: im kind of prideful and wont always admit im wrong. This can result in being ‘stuck up’. Id also consider myself indecisive, so when faced with many choices its hard for my to choose

I also cant hide my face, so my emotions are really visible. (If im panicking, etc) so im easy to read

a bit athletic. i do martial arts :) i used to do taekwondo but i do muay thai now

i like animes and manga (bllk, hq, mtp, apothecary diaries, sk8. Off the top of my head lol) very active in said fandoms so i read a lot of fanfic :p

in addition to liking anime and manga, i also draw on the side and write a bit. (Im unmotivated when it comes to the latter tho)

My music taste: taylor, MARINA, laufey. I dont really listen to specific artists but i do enjoy making playlists based off of ships (asheiji, mafuyuki, etc)

and thats all! Ty for doing these bc requests r rlly fun :))))

YOUR MATCHUP IS…

SUNA RINTAROU!!!

Personality Match:

Suna’s laid-back and observant demeanor aligns well with your introspective and analytical nature. Both of you share a tendency to be quiet in larger groups, but he possesses a playful side that could draw you out of your shell. Your emotional honesty would help him feel more comfortable expressing himself, creating a balanced dynamic where you can both relax and be authentic.

Romantic Connection:

Your relationship with Suna would be characterized by a deep understanding and mutual respect. He appreciates subtlety and nuance, which complements your emotional transparency. While Suna can be a bit aloof, your ability to read emotions would help bridge any gaps, allowing for meaningful conversations and a strong emotional bond. You’d enjoy sweet, understated moments that deepen your connection.

Hobbies and Activities:

You would bond over your mutual love for anime and manga, spending time discussing your favorite series or creating fan art together. Suna’s interest in volleyball would resonate with your athletic side, leading to fun training sessions or casual games. Your martial arts background could inspire him to try new physical activities, adding a layer of excitement to your time together.

Looks and Vibes:

With your long, puffy black hair and tan skin, you’d create an interesting visual dynamic with Suna’s short, tousled hair and fair complexion. This contrast would give off a unique and complementary vibe, making you a striking couple that stands out.

Final Thoughts:

Suna would bring a sense of calm and stability to your relationship, while you’d provide emotional depth and encouragement. Together, you’d explore each other’s interests and personalities, resulting in a partnership filled with quiet joy, creativity, and mutual support. Your connection would thrive on shared experiences and understanding, creating a fulfilling and meaningful relationship.

[kaphzzz]

What do you headcanon Charles and Arthur if they played any sport? 🤔

Arthur gives me the vibes of someone who would be good in sports like baseball or rugby, while Charles would fit perfectly as an archer. 🤔

oh interesting!! i actually did give this quite some thought before, so here goes:

so this is the first of many sports i think they'd be good at, i think they'd both be very skilled martial arts practitioners, kind of an obvious choice hehe. i think they're probably both the type to dabble in a bit of everything, though i think arthur is more of a mixed martial arts guy, probably some muay thai and even krav maga too. charles i think is more just boxing? he's more of a keep a steady stance kinda guy i think, very sure in the steadiness of his lower body. i do imagine them trying jiu jitsu but they'd absolutely not be able to pair up and stay focused (wink wonk). i like to think charles coaches boxing part time at like a big gym that has its own boxing studio and arthur often tags along to his classes to be his partner for demonstration and help him go around teaching the students (as an unofficial TA) and then after class they stay behind for some personal training paired with each other and work out 🥺 and of course his classes are always fully booked

and also you're totally right i can totally see arthur doing some impact heavy sport like rugby or hockey, he'd be so good at those. charles i actually dont really see him wanting to get involved in any team sport, hes too antisocial (?) for that, though probably some friendly team sporting with friends he can enjoy. and yes he of course would be a brilliant archer. i think it suits him a lot too, just himself with his thoughts and arrows. arthur would definitely be a frequent gun range visitor, i dont think he'd hunt for sport tho? idk, i think he'd rather not harm nature if he can help it. speaking of nature, they absolutely hike and go out into the woods or mountains and go camping and exploring. just for fun tho, not like serious hiking or anything.

i also think they'd both be the type to love the beach a lot, i think they'd both know how to surf and like it quite a bit, not too fanatical tho. some beach volleyball once in a while 🥺 and of course they'd go horse riding often, if they dont own their own ranch out in the countryside they'd definitely own horses they can take out of stables and go riding together. imagine winter riding or riding along the beach, on my bucket list for sure. but also in general i think they'd both just be a natural in any sport they play, the young ones in the gang probably hang out often and they'd absolutely dominate regardless if it's basketball or football or frisbee or whatever honestly. they're just both such physically adept dudes.

and thats pretty much it? i dont really see them as an athlete in anything outside of the martial arts if we're talking professional tbh but they'd just be good at anything.

anyway, i have a charthur in the gym with boxing gear render planned heehee

[el-capi-de-siam]

This would make for a really awesome video game Street Fighter style

can you imagine the boxing rivalry of Tommy and Rocker at the LAFD/LAPD charity tournament?

[inqilabi]

I’ve been following you for a while (since 2017ish) so interesting to see how your views and ideas about certain topics have evolved! It’s refreshing to see. In terms of dating/relationships, is there something in particular that made you become more open to relationships/dating after so long? did you actively made an effort to seek out romantic connections or do you think it’s something that was naturally bound to happen being that we live in a society where romantic relationships are more valued so becomes a natural trajectory..?

thank you so much, i appreciate it 💖💖

i think what made me open to it is realizing that 1) life is going to more difficult alone. This world is not built for single people. And while, i have been isolated and "alone" for many years - because many of my friends got married long ago and i didnt date for like almost a decade. So I was use to this. But the other aspect is that i realized 2) the acceptance and comfort i had with being alone was likely a trauma response. I didnt have the best upbringing. And i think being comfortable with being alone was a cope. A good one because i mean, it does protect you. especially from men - if you are okay leaving men behind because you know youre going to be fine, it's very protective.

Me not wanting to seek out relationships for a decade is something i dont fully understand. I dont understand now what i spent my time on. Why i didnt build this aspect of my life. I did write about it a bit here where i say that i intellecualized a lot of my feelings. And honestly when it comes to relationships with men, all of that intellecualization is spot on. That's what made it hard to discern from whether this is actually a legit response or a trauma coping mechanism. I was just so apathetic.

I do think that in a healthy happy upbringing and society, we are social communal beings. You do want a companion. Could be romantic or platonic. Someone to share things with. It could be friends as well. I socially isolated where i didnt try to make new friends either. You want to build basically as i said in this post. If you are well adjusted, you want positive outcomes. Not negative or apathy or indifference. It doesn't have to be romance, it can be friendships and community. you just want more for yourself and the world. And that was not a state i was in until recently. When i did get into that state, i started muay thai, i made a group of local women to meet up with and do activities and i also started dating. all of these things happened simultaneously.

[okkalo]

hi!! congrats on 1k! ive been following you for a while on my main and i saw your event here on my writing acc:3 could i get a genshin matchup? heres my info!!

basics: hi my name’s aki!! im transmasc, have been since i was like, 11.im also gay.  i listen to vkei, punk and silly rock bands(ex. weezer). i love dogs and seals like sm i cant explain. my clothing style is kinda like..idk how to explain.

personality: intp-t gemini and PROUD💪💪 im very silly online but kinda introverted f2f. i take shelter in my online self a lot. i have ocd and am a BIG perfectionist and overachiever. required amount of sentences is 15? watch me do 30+. you want “just a few” artist recommendations? here have 10 with descriptions and song recs. i live off academic praise. i can switch to “straight A kid” to burnt out emo on tumblr. im def a quality time, phys touch and gifts kiddo. i crochet so like 70% of the gifts i give out are silly keychains. i tend to bottle up my feelings and sometimes just burst out like crazy. i used to do muay thai to help w that but my coach disappeared(literally)

appearance: im around 5’10, proud filipino but so many people say i look japanese☹️. i have light brown skin and eyebags. im kinda skinny but i play basketball and workout so im kinda like,, idk..i got arm muscles, just a lump though. i have black hair, like in the appearance above. i usually wear vkei makeup, not too much though sometimes it makes me look fem. i have fairly long eyelashes(i hate them). i dont have piercings, sadly, but i swear ill get some soon(its been 6 years since i first said “im gonna get piercings”) i also have those bayonetta glasses. 

music and interests: i listen to artists like the gazette, dir en grey, kamijo, mejibray nd more!! i also listen to bands like smashing pumpkins, le tigre, foo fighters, deftones, mcr, radiohead, alice in chains, misfits and weezer(so weezy) i had a BIG grunge phase. i love rainy sundays!! i am literally the biggest halloween fanatic ever. once me and my old lover pulled up in a matching viktor and corpse bride costume i loved it. as mentioned earlier i play basketball and crochet, i also play the guitar!

clothing style: very vkei vampirey stuff..kinda punk too but idk. i live in the philipines so layering is like throwing myself in a desert. some people call me a goth and i js stare at them like “nuh uh”. i wear a lot of accessories nd stuff. bat hairpins<33 

thanks!! sorry if this was a pain to read,, :<

hi aki! thanks for following me even through my hiatuses 🫶 and no worries ur matchup was fun to read!! u did have me very confused who would be a good matchup for u, however, so i hope u like who u got 🫶🫶 thank you for the request

ps. i have also been wanting more peircings on my ears (maybe a nose one too) but also haven’t gotten any so u are not alone

𝗶 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 ₊˙♡﹗

𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 : tighnari from genshin

tighnari is an overachiever just like you! though, he knows when to draw the line so that he doesn’t get too exhausted. he would definitely try to draw a line for you, as well! that, and he knows how to give praise when it’s needed! he’ll always try to make sure you know how well you’re doing while also trying to keep you safe from a burnout!

he once considered handing out your crochet keychains to fellow forest rangers. he thought it would be an additional nifty way to scout out fellow forest rangers. though, whether he went through with it all decided on how you responded!

whenever someone misidentifies you as japanese or any other race you will always see tighnari’s ears twitching from annoyance. he’ll oftentimes be able to hold himself back from correcting the person right away, though not all the time. when it comes to your style, however, he’ll always go on a tangent about how you are not goth to provide you support as well.

tighnari is also very introverted as well and lives for his alone time, which he still considers to be with you on some occasions. he’ll love to hear your guitar during these times. i also head canon that he would be so interested in learning crochet for himself as well! so, if you would, please teach him!

[melodiimelon]

The Outsiders Personalities Based on my opinion <3

Ponyboy:

He would probably be that one kid who would tell the teacher that there was homework and have a room full of opps.

Hates Steve with all his heart because hes jealous asf.

Would be like the made in romania kid (he prolly is)

Canonically smokes the most out of the gang, but he uses a penjamin because he thinks its “safer”

Is in orchestra and plays cello

Smoke seshes with Johnny😩

Speaks Romanian fluently, refuses to speak hebrew.

Adding on to the last one, the curtis’ just say all the prayers in english during holidays so the rest of the gang can understand, and because they don’t like hebrew in general.

Wore Adidas when he was younger. No questions.

Has atleast went to Romania ONCE.

Johnny

The quiet, but defensive hufflepuff.

If people ask him to say something in either spanish or thai, he’ll just say a bad word to embarrass them.

Has a better relationship with his dad than his mom (not canon)

Him and dally are like this🤞🏽no crosses count.

ALWAYS SINGS RANDOM THAI SONGS OUTTA NO WHERE

Theres this weird thing that he has (i have it too) where he could show his talents to a audience of people, but not in front of a small group.

So i can see him kind of spacing out while trying to sing for the gang.

Knows Muay Thai, so thats very useful to him for fighting socs.

Smokes pot just because.

Sodapop

Is constantly called “Soda-bop” from socs, and even Steve.

Takes band or orchestra

Takes Jewish cantor classes every Thursday bc he cant do it on Shabbat.

He always won first place in a cantor competition, and people even started hiring him for weddings.

Can also speak romanian, but speaks Hebrew for his classes.

People unfortunately are prejudice against him for being jewish, so he lies and says he’s atheist. He regrets it a lot.

His Bar Mitzvah was very festive, and he was lifted up on a chair😀

Girls and guys come up to him constantly for either beauty tips or falling in love with him.

He’s a gryffindor. Constantly boasts about it.

Says “what the sheol” on a daily basis.

Steve

Contrary to popular belief, he can actually cook.

He’s very bitchy when it comes to cars

He loves them more than Soda

Was the type to have car posters in his room as a kid

He wasn’t available on Fridays because of Jummah (iykyk)

Hides his relationship with Soda from his parents and sister

Not really family oriented (toxic parents)

Would be in band or orchestra in school

Hes a big back when it comes to Bastani and Ghormasabzi (IM MAKING GHORMASABZI)

His gay awakening was Soda. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Has the best comebacks for haters

Calls sunglasses Hater-Blockers😭

Almost fought Pony at school one time and Soda had to stop them

Two Bit

He’s the type to eat paint chippings and get Lead Poisoning as a kid.

People dont believe hes 🇧🇷🇨🇺

Only makes food from a air fryer because he’s not trusted with a stove

Almost burned his house down when trying to re-fry french fries from mcdonald’s(you probably know the consequences).

Plays accordion and lets his sister sing with him for funsies

But plays trombone in band so he can be with Steve

The gang was calling him Two-Bitch, but pony was on his horse period and called him No-Bitch for fun. Two Bit swore it was on sight while the rest of the gang was laughing.

Has SOME rizz, but doesnt like to use it to his potential.

Pranks all of Tulsa by becoming a elf and running around scaring kids.

Drinks and smuggles Cuban cigars and Brazilian beers in the curtis house. Darry banned him from the house for a week.

Dallas

The original super senior

WHERE MY HUG AT???

Lemme take you to ur class😭

He has a cat name Mau Mau Winston the First and he wont let the gang touch her.

Thats his daughter dont fw her😡

He would let that cat do anything😭

FRAGILE MASCULINITY.

He’s actually a good dancer, HE GOT LIQUID HIPS.

Actually hates his dad with a burning passion (besides P-philes) and loves his mom. Hes a mamas boy.

Since hes also arab, I can see him cussing out the gang in arabic.

Watches Kai Cenat on the daily

🟧⬛️⭐️ obsessed

Was called Buster Cherry in New York

Tries to get people into fights for fun.

Darry

Literal husband material

Would literally be the best dad in the world.

Also speaks both Romanian and Hebrew fluently.

He planned Soda’s Bar Mitzvah and they have pictures of EVERYTHING.

Is first generation American when he moved from Romania in the 40’s due to the holocaust

Touches up his language skills when he has the time.

LOVES FRANK SINATRA

Him and his siblings have Hebrew names from their Bat Mitzvahs

Visits Romania with Soda and Pony in summer when they have the money.

when their parents were alive, they would speak Romanian when they were together.

Hanukkah is a very INTERESTING TIME for him- (ill make a headcanon on that)

Wanted to be a lawyer when he was younger

Dealt with racism in elementary/junior high because he was an emigrant.

A/N: This took A WEEK TO MAKE. DONT LET ME DOWN; I NEED COMMENTS, LIKES, REPOSTS,

A N Y T H I N G.