#i hate him but he has a cool desing

[lawrencesflower]

the good thing about drawing characters that you hate its that you can yassify them

idk but i wanna draw cain

[lakecitysilenceme]

my digested thoughts on the reboot trailer!

ALFEA & FAIRIES

Starting off, i want to say that the animation looked very hard, and what i mean by that is that there is a lack of natural motion.

When bloom was riding her bike, it just didn't look very natural;

Also, in this scene the skirts and hair looked very stiff [but i won't take that much into my heart because it's a paused frame]; otherwise, i really love the textures!

And, Stella has her "staff' back! I guess it's not much of a staff now, as it's very small so it would be more appropriate to call it a Wand or a Scepter, but it's there!

I'm a little dissapoited with the background characters here because they all look very bland. Characters in the original were all so fun and unique that even background fairies, who never even spoke, were people's favourites because of their designs.

Through design, we got the gist that they had different personalities and that they all came from different planets all over the magical dimension, where different types of clothing were trendy. It breathed life into the universe without needing tiring exposition about it.

Here, their styles just look very similar to each other, and they all are quite boring.

On another note, i think Alfea looks very stunning as always, and i really do like the design of the castle. I just think it looks a little bit less unique to the original.

Also, this fairy's design looks extremely simple compared to the winx's transformation. This just lowkey makes me upset because, at least for the modern fairy transformations, the background girls always looked top-notch and even had more complex looking desings when compared to the winx.

+ a clearer look of her scepter > I think the intention behind this design was to make it look like the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross or Queen Mary II's Orb, but the colour choices and star at the bottom make it look a bit tacky. I don't hate the idea of the design, but i think a different colour scheme would have made it look more regal. And I say this because thinking back to her original staff, it was quite sleek and luxurious looking because of it.

THE SPECIALISTS!

The scene where they appear is so blurry and quick that there's not much to talk about, but i definitely enjoyed what could be seen during those 2 seconds.

Brandon being with his full body upside down, you go king! We can't see any of them that well, but Sky looks cute, even if he's blurry, and Brandom, they could never make me not like Brandom. Riven looks like he's scowling, so that's good for him.

Also, I think the details of the uniforms look very cool, but something about the Board is giving plastic toy for me. The ship also look alright and other then that, I love that they had some falir whilst coming out of it.

some quick design commentary

I still don't love their daily outfit designs; actually, i think i'm starting to dislike them even more.

Musa and Stella's faces still look very weird (I think for Stella using yellow eyeshadows really was a BAD choice)

I like that their exploring outifts hate different-looking bottoms and that all of them have their hair tied up in different ways [not sure what's going on with Bloom's bangs tho];

Also still on the exploring scene i love that Aisha is the one leading even tho Bloom is on scene :p

The Trix are honestly so iconic that i get very happy just by seeing them, even though i don't love theirs looks. They still look good, and I like that the bit with their initials looks that way, but something is off about the texture for me.

That was all from me. I didn't want to be very negative, and overall, i do think that it looks fine, y'know. And i do have high hopes for the storytelling and for it to be good!

Also, i don't think it needs to be just like the original series for it to be good, but I have set expectations. Because Winx Club was my childhood show, and now, as an adult looking back at it, I can see so many great aspects of the show that still hold up to this day.

And for me it just doesn't make sense how people back then could do such great things, and nowadays they can't produce something that's up to the same standars y'know [Winx Club Seasons 5-8, I'm looking at you].

Anyway, i'm very excited to watch it when it comes out. What are your thoughts?

[as-i-watch]

Straw Hats as Fashion Trends that makes me go insane*

*you can wear whatever want to express yourself or whatever you like idc. What i hate if when brands™ overprice shit bc is "trendy" or set stupid trends like these. Seriously, dont look up the price of some of these

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Enjoy!

Detachable Shorts

Of course this feature was a need in the trouser world, think about the people with hot knees

I think it would be funny if Luffy wore this and undo the buckles to get into fight mode. The trouser equivalent of putting down the straps in your crocs.

Tits Out. [period]

Your arms are always cold? Hate vests? Well this is for you!

Still, i think this is so fitting for Zoro, we respect our tits out king and adds a little bit of himbo energy i appreciate.

Oda draws weird shit like this all the time

Yes this item was for sale and not on etsy. Why? beats me but here we are

I think its a nice refference to pre timeskip Nami outfits, but it actually fits into the post timeskip fanservice theme. I seriously see Nami wearing that.

Cool but why

Its a cool recycling project but im not even going to talk why brands selling these upset me.

I think i would be a fitting addition to Usopp's funky hats collection. Not only he would pull it off, he would steal the desing and make one himself like the king he is.

Pretty but WHYYY

I really like the effect and sawing this fabric is hard af but is more of a texture thing for me. Also my little practical self is screaming at this gloves but i see the aesthetic pleasing side i guess

So naturally i gave the gay gloves to Sanji. Tell you you cant picture him wearing these with his WCI white suit, come on do it, lie to me.

A classic we love to hate

Not you Chopper you are a delight. Im talking about the clear plastic backpacks. In case you missed thia trend, the issues with this are as clear as the bag itself.

So naturally, bc he always carries one, i gave the backpack to Chopper. Hope he fills it with colorful candy

I have vivid memories of this being a thing at some point

This are more of a pre timeskip item since they are from mis 2000's but yeah. They are useless, impractical and they offend me

Yet, i think Robin could've feature a look in a filler or something with these...anklets? I guess? Not the most far fetched imo

Cut and pin.

Not an issue of looks but of pricing. This are cute little tops but overpriced af, they just cut it and pin it.

Nevertheless, they scream Franky to me. They even kinda follow Franky's own stiches on his chest lmao

At a lost for words

I just dont get it. This is not a price thing, just a ok but why? thing.

If someone can do weird shit and get away with it is Brook and i love him for it. He could show up one day at Sunny wearing his coat backward and i wouldnt question it. I imagine him wearing that as a fancy look in a movie. He already wears high heels on the reg, and idk why but i know he has a pair of fishnets.

This fuck me up to this day

I dont mind the ilusion drawing idea, but seeing a whole rack of these in a sleep deprived state kinda fucks up your mind. I dont think it was a clever trend for clothes tho and im glad it died away.

I dont think Jinbe would wear the shirt, but hear me out. His kimono but in that stile, custom made. One day Usopp, Chopper and Luffy will paint it in and is going to be hilarious to see Jinbe walking around like a Father that let his kids do his hair and nails.

You can find more idiot post like this in my tag #straw hats as i make no promise of quality but i have fun

[rosehippiefield]

I saw somebody has done Yttd cast in Undertale before but I want to share some ideas about which Yttd character could act as which Undertale character. Of course, there's too many monsters so this is mainly about bosses and minibosses. Also this is long and yttd characters are sometimes repeated as they can serve several roles.

Sara is great for the role of Frisk simply because she has capacity both for sparing and killing. Goddess of Victory or Angel of Death, who will she choose to be? And without a doubt Sara is DETERMINED (Or there's another variant, Kanna, a kind child that will find approach to everybody. However, I don't see anybody trying to kill her there, as well as her even having a thought about killing.)

Kai can be Toriel for several reasons: he is housemaker, he is tied to Sara, so in this AU he can become her guardian for some time. Moreover, Kai has notable bond with Q-Taro and Gashu, both of which could fit Asgore. Imagine him betraying Asunaro and making sure humans survive. Or arguing with Q-Taro about morals.

Depending on the story Shin could match Napstablook when he's being his meek shy self. Just listening to music, not feeling up to anything, creating akward situations and lying on the floor. I can picture him doing it. Additionally, Ranmaru has similar vibe. Not the type to communicate with many, true introvert with deep insecurities... Why not?

Keiji is definitely Sans and I can't see it otherwise (well there could be other options but still I love Keiji as Sans). He is constantly tired, a bit lazy, has a fair share of mysteries, same ambience I would say. Keiji loves pushing responsibility onto Sara due to his trauma and consequent self-hate, Sans does nothing in genocide until the very end wheт majority is dead. Plus who is better to judge our protagonist than a policeman?

Joe is Papyrus, I don't make the rules... Well, Gin could act as Papurus as well, but let's at first talk about Joe. He is nice and funny, he befriends Sara easily, he literally can't kill her. He can have a brotherly relationship with Keiji considering "Mr. Policeman is Joe's dad" theory. The only downside is Papyrus can be killed and I don't see Sara killing her bestie in any way, even for survival. Maybe he is a doll and no longer a human?..

As to Gin, he is better as Monster kid in my mind. Curious, energetic teenager that admires strong, reliable and absolutely cool Reko (who's Undyne). Gin really trusts Sara, he is naїve to the point of believing her even in genocide route. Or maybe an annoing dog is also appliable, as Gin's stims include barking (and his desing, his Meow chan that is allegedly a dog) and the dogsong is perfect theme for Gin.

So, Reko as Undyne. Strong in every sense, fighting for her people's sake, brave, plays piano... Not to mention her relationship with Nao-the-Alphys. The thing is, would Reko kill a human for her people? Maybe not, she is quite kind. Especially if said human is Sara. Unless there is some misunderstanding... (I actually would argue Sara is a better fit for Undyne as she is samurai woman fighter type and she can be colder).

I haven't mention dummies before, but I totally picture Anzu as Temmie. Cute, sweet, funny, just good old Temmie.

I nerly forgot about Mad Dummy! In my book Ranger fits the bill here: an artifitial being that is really jealous of humans and hates them for it. He's sarcastic, extremelly rude, ready to kill. Also imagine that in the Ruins we encounter Dummy of Sei that Kai is keeping due to grief and memories, but now it ends up here as Ranger with consciousness but no soul.

Then we move to Hotland. Nao is a good Alphys in my book: a bit dependent, insecure, still striving to become better. Plus I want to give Mishima a Gaster role, so they share connection. (On the second thought, Safalin would make a compelling Alphys as well: she is actually a scientist, she has far more self-deprication as crying doll, she has many sceletons in the closet with questionable experiments).

There's little info on Gaster as well as on Mishima. Royal scientist whose genuis was unparalleled and that fell in lava (burning again?). Though Meister, whose role is still unclear, may look more like Gaster and have the same air of mystery.

For Muffet there are two worthy candidates: Mai and Maple. Both are acquainted with cuisine, both are extra sweet with their words, I think both can be persuasive about the product (it's Mai's profession, and you can't refuse to drink tea in disscussion room so Maple's capable of it as well). And of course you should never underestimate either of girls.

Mettaton... the star of the show, daring, flashy, attractive... Alice was in the band, his desing (in usual sprites just hair) is quite colorful, not to mention his physique, so why not? That would mean interesting relationship with Reko, who's his neighbor. Plus he could be a doll as Mettaton is an artifitially created robot. Maybe Nao/Safalin/whoever's Alphys created him to help Reko, they reconciled and Alice found his own path.

We are nearing the end. Asgore is morally gray character who killed children, regrets it but ready to repeat the deed for the sake of his country. As was mentioned previosly, either Q-Taro or Gashu could fit his role: Q-Taro because of appearance, kindhearted nature but ability to commit not the most ethical actions. I can also insert joke about killing kids (no matter how you interpret Q-Taro's words in the first main game, part of fandom will bring it up). Gashu had done even more morally reprehensible things for his "community" Asunaro. Plus, Gashu literally had a foster child that died (Sei, Ranger's inspiration).

I didn't mention Flowey because his story blossoms only in the end and depending on the person I replace him with the story becomes drastically different. The first one is Shin because firstly, I am biased toward him, secondly, Asriel essentially is bound to return to his flower form (kind of 0% to be truly happy), thirdly, they were both inicially kinder and due to horrible circumstances became worse. But yet they can become better. Moreover, roses. Maybe Kanna here was killed, and from sheer grief Shin turned into a rose? Alternatively, Ranger matches as well: he can't feel positive emotions just as Flowey doesn't feel them (I don't remember specifics but something along these lines). Plus, Sei was killed being a small kid just like Asriel and he has familial connections to Kai-the-Toriel and Gashu-the-Asgore (this sounds extra weird, nobody here is shipped of course. Just in case).

What about the souls and remaining dead people? I think some of the dead could be these souls: Kurumada as Bravery (he is boxer and this soul has gloves), Megumi or Mr. Policeman as Justice (police is supposed to make sure justice prevails), Hayasaka as Perseverance (he looks a bit nerdy and has glasses), Hinako as... Patience? (the real one), Kanna if dead can definitely be Kindness, Kugie as Integrity? Honestly, we know little about these guys so the arrangement can vary a lot.

Finaly, Chara. Maybe I'll do their character an injustice, but imagine them as Midori. When Frisk Sara is in the end of genocide, she sees Midori, a demon that is resurrected by her cruelty. He enjoyed every bit of it. Plus, then dynamic Chara Midori and Asriel Shin becomes quite intriguing (and messed up). Or maybe Kanna could be Chara as well, a kid that met a friend (or foster brother. Oh even a real one) in the underground and then died.

[socialprawn]

OUGH. That design for the tremere is kind of mid but tbh it just. Looks like a design from a modern game. I think part of what makes the original vtmb the way it is is because it is so much a product of its time. It was based on lore and books from revised edition vtm (1998) so it was already a bit lagging in terms of aesthetic and ideologies, and it has that intense 90s/2000s feeling to it. I also read an interview with the composer Rik Schaffer and he said that he couldn’t have made that soundtrack at any other point in his life. I’m sure whatever he’s doing for the sequel will be different but amazing, but again, it’s been 20 years, you know? It’s all different.

I just wanted to weigh in and say that it’s unrealistic for people to think a game from the 2020s is ever going to feel the same, I guess. These people who are like ugh they should just SCRAP IT are wild to me. That’s so much work and care and time put into a project that would go to waste! We don’t know what it will be like in the end. It’s set in a different place and time, and I don’t know if they’re keeping it in revised’s lore and setting overall or if this is fifth edition vtm, but either way- some people who liked vtmb are going to hate it. And that’s okay tbh! as someone who loves both vtm as a ttrpg and vtmb, I’m just hopeful that it’ll be fun.

In my head I'm mostly thinking... VTMB1 exists so I can just enjoy it over and over again. If something exists that will make other ppls happy then who am I to say anything :V

However, as a very loyal VTMB fan, I feel like I can criticize the long awaited sequel by the fact that is not living up to its counterpart. I feel like the aesthetics & roleplay elements of VTMB can be relevant to this day and the game itself is a cult classic, so VTMB2 feels like it's trying to convert into mainstream, which feels disappointing to ME. But again, I don't know the vibes of VTM outside of VTMB to really know how WoD culture is like, and I don't know much about v5, which is why I decided to step down. I got my own vamp story anyways, I'm playing barbie just fine 😂

Also I read that Rik is not doing the soundtrack anymore, I hope that's not true dawg :V I have full faith in him. Admittedly the soundtrack of the announcement was too 'imagine dragons', which surprises me. From my perspective, VTMB felt like an exploration of the underground, which still exists today, which is why everything has taken me off-guard. I suppose if I were director I would have taken VTMB elder PC on a different approach 🤓

Dese my 2 cents. I don't want VTMB2 to be cancelled there's so much hard work put in the game that it's just a shame to think like that. Some people feel they didn't get what they wanted, that's finee. Others enjoy it, super cool. If the game is good I'll be more than happy about it for real 🌞

[jgroffdaily]

Along the way the cast has changed, but every time Friedman seems to have found actors with the charisma and rapport to make audiences care about Frank, Charley and Mary. “Every one of my actors has humanity, and I’m not just being soppy about it,” she says. “You can cast this show a million different ways and it will work, but you do need good hearts at the center of it.”

In casting, Friedman follows her instincts. She banked on the chemistry between Radcliffe, Groff and Mendez even though she’d never seen the three of them in a room together. “You just know,” she says.

As Broadway regulars, Groff and Mendez knew each other, but not well; neither had met Radcliffe. The three leads got acquainted over Zoom before meeting in the rehearsal room, where they discovered they had a lot in common — including big, unironic theater-kid energy.

Groff and Mendez both recall an early rehearsal when, left to themselves as the ensemble worked on a separate sequence, the trio clustered in the back of the room to talk exhaustively through the lyrics of “Old Friends,” the deceptively jaunty song that’s both a celebration of and an argument about what friendship truly means. “That was the moment I thought, ‘Oh, we’ve reached it,’” Mendez remembers. “‘We’re an actual team.’”

Radcliffe isn’t a Broadway baby to the same degree as Groff or Mendez, who launched their careers there. But the former “Harry Potter” star nonetheless feels a special connection to Broadway as “Merrily” brings him back after credits including “Equus” and a yearlong stint in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”

Radcliffe isn’t a Broadway baby to the same degree as Groff or Mendez, who launched their careers there. But the former “Harry Potter” star nonetheless feels a special connection to Broadway as “Merrily” brings him back after credits including “Equus” and a yearlong stint in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”

“It’s always been such an important part of my life and career,” he says. “This was the first place that I felt like I could become an actor and not just Harry Potter.” He adds, “Also, we listened to a lot of Sondheim as a family in the car — I thought everybody did! The idea that I’m now doing one of those shows is mind-blowing and incredibly cool.”

Of the three leads, Groff has perhaps the hardest job as Frank, who abandons his friends and his art in favor of empty success in Hollywood. Like so many of the characters in “Merrily,” Frank starts the show at his most vile. “I’d never felt so hated, for so long, by the audience,” Groff recalls of his early Off Broadway performances. “Trusting the complexity of the character and detaching from the need to feel liked was a big learning curve for me. Now I live for it.”

At the same time, Friedman’s production grants Frank uncommon grace. With a light touch, the director positions “Merrily” as one man’s memory play as he looks back at the mistakes he has made. “I don’t see Frank as guilty,” Friedman says. “I absolutely believe none of these characters are cunning or premeditated. Everything they do comes from loneliness and the need for love. They’re beautifully naive in their hopes for themselves.”

But what gives any production of “Merrily” its power is how effectively it dramatizes how those ambitions can curdle and those bonds can fray with the relentless passage of time. Radcliffe says, “One of the truest things Maria said about the show is, ‘The happier you guys are at the end, the more absolutely devastating it is for an audience. And I do think that’s true. I mean, hopefully not totally devastating.”

[sapatry]

AAA Here he is! Our favorite depressed man that got a messy divorce and lost the kids on the Machine genocide. Thom is our Ultratech CEO that really shows that humanity hates dying and loves living.

As u may know from my og Post for the T1 model, this is its soul, the last human "tecnicaly" alive. Cheated death, yet it fallen to hell for flesh, cause at the end of the day its still inside a model that needs blood and flesh as fuel. Fun facts about his desing is that he has scars that represent his life scars.

Little disclaimer for self hatred here.

Thom was pretty much hatting himself after that divorce, represented as scars from his arms and legs wich are more simbolic than actual happenings to his body when he was alive. He also is a smoking addict, so he has scars arround his chest cause his lungs are fucked even in his soul. The horns are there for simbolizing that he indeed could belong in hell. He also has poor vision so he has scars arround his eyes, wich then become worse when a fallen angel atacks his soul directly, to one of his eyes, thats why there is a version of him with a bandage.

Here is this drawing again, I know, but its here to show how the soul could interact outside it's metal prison. The eye of the machine is used as an temporal exit, but the soul it self will never get out of there, having a limit on how much it can seperate from the metalic body. Even out of it he can still control de machine.

Again, this is al fan stuff, no way Im saying this is possible in Ultrakill canon, this is all made for fun so take note of that pls unu. It was so much fun writing this broken man and the concept of humanity fighting till their biggest limit is a cool thing. Also, love me salty angels coping with the fact that a human in a machine beat them.

[duskstarshit]

❤️ Favorite character? At first it was Rika, i love her so much, however, now i have to say its Geeta, she is just so perfect, she is everything and i love her

⭐ Favorite team star member? I love Atticus and the way he speaks and his desing but i also really love Eri and how kind she is, i think i will peak Eri but Atticus is still such a cool character

0️⃣ Favorite DLC character? I love Amarys and Carmine and Aloy, i think i will go for Carmine because she has this personality i like and she really cares about her brother but Amarys is also really nice, she kinda remind me of myself, someone who looks one way but in reality is another, kinda like that? Im also super serious when you first meet me

💥 Favorite Gym leader/Elite Four? Rika is such an amazing character and i really love her, about gym leaders im will go with Katy, she is really sweet and i love her desing

📝Opinion on the Zero crew? (Arven, Penny and Nemona)

Arven is the one i least care about, i like him, i think he is silly and really cares about the ones he love, but i cant say much

Penny, again, cant say much, she is a character i really dont care about but at the same time she kinda remind me of myself, i act very similar to her so she is a 50/50 to me lol

Nemona, i really love Nemona, she also reminds me of myself if i wasnt so scare of sharing my interest and she is the only rival i actually care about of all the franchise.

I really love her and she make me laugh

🌲Opinion on the Kitakami siblings? Carmine, i really love her and Kieran, he is also a character i can related (this game have so much characters i can related lol) and i enjoy character who, after a traumatic event, change their personality

I also really like his battle theme, but i still love Carmine more

🫐Opinion of the BB league members?

I like all of them but Drayton kinda makes me both laugh and mad, he is a 50/50

🕛 Favorite paradox pokemon? Roaring Moon, have you see that? That is a big dragon with moon in the name, that is AMAZING

💛 Favorite paldean pokemon? The sire, its always the sire

📖 Favorite storyline? Geeta appears in Victory Road so that one

🗣️ Anything you want to say about Scarvio? I had always been a digimon kid, never cared about pokemon so much, when the trailer of this game was presented, back in 2022 i think? I hated it, because i was blind by the people who say "pokemon its bad"

I was 16, what do you expect?

But then, in 2023, when i was freshly 18, i saw a playthrougt and i felt in love with Rika, and my brain was like "do you like Resident Evil 8? To bad, this is your new fixation now!"

I have accepted my brain will change whatever im obssesd with other stuff, im used to it, it sucks but what else i can do? I cant control it

I think this is the first time im really scare of that

I have meet incredible people, i love this game so much, i love Geeta so much, im scare the day my brain decides it will switch stuff, you know?

Im scared of watching new stuff, i dont wanna leave this fixation, im not a person who can share different intestest, once i have a new fixation the other is gone

Is there something wrong with me? Perphaps, but, again, i dont control this

But anyway, i just love pokemon and this game so much

Please remember, Geeta is the best champion and Applaud the Clod. Admire the Sire

Pokemon Scarvio themed reblog/tag game!

-- ❤️: Favorite character?

-- ⭐️: Favorite Team Star member?

-- 0️⃣: Favorite DLC character?

-- 💥: Favorite Gym leader/Elite four?

-- 📝: Opinion on each of the Zero Crew? (Arven, Penny, Nemona)

-- 🌲: Opinion on the Kitakami siblings?

-- 🫐: Opinion on the BB league members?

-- ⏱️: Favorite Paradox Pokemon?

-- 💛: Favorite Paldean Pokemon?

-- 📖: Favorite storyline? (Ex: Mochi mayhem, Starfall street)

-- 🗣️: Anything you want to say about Scarvio? (Infodump, a rant, or just other thoughts)

Feel free to infodump alongside your answers! Anyone is allowed to reblog :3

[asavt]

Please explain you're lear hcs if you can. Mostly because they're very cool and also help me flesh him out more (bc sadly I can't get him pre PML arc character development so it's mostly him suffering and accepting yes he does have friends and yes he cares about them a lot whdgs

WELL SINCE YOU ASKED!! :D

Putting it under a read more because it's a bit long.

-Let's start with the paper stars, since it's the one we were talking about and also because AHHHHHHHHHHHHH-. Kat (chaoticfandomcat) was the one who brought up the idea after I finished and posted the comic "The Stars that Make this Island" (In a very bad timing since I almost cried in class SKALHDUWLHE but I guess its also my fault for checking my phone at that time...)

Lear's mother is the one who shows him how to make these little Lucky paper stars. I've made some research and what I've found about the lucky stars is that they give the person who makes them luck, and even more if they give them away to someone else (something like, they share their luck and, by doing so, the get more too). I've also found about the story behind them and how a little kid started making them to save the stars that were dying in the night sky. Supposedly, making a hundred and giving them to someone is a nice gift. By giving a hundred to someone that someone can make a wish.

Something like... when Lear's mother fell ill Lear tried to make a hundred to make a wish and save her, but wasn't able to make it and, well...

The guy is a perfectionist, so he tries to make every single star perfect (is not as easy as it looks, I've tried believe me). There's a jar somewhere in his room in Pasio with filled with some stars and there's also little paper stars scattered all over the place. He doesn't think he needs a wish anymore (and has found out that he wouldn't be the one making it anyways), but he still makes the stars as a way to relax (though he keeps tossing stars around when they are not perfect).

I also made some art over this. Something with my fan desing for his mother, Bettie and Scottie (there's also one with Cheren, but I'll leave the shippy ones out of this one).

-Adding to this, another thing that came up was the room. Like, you will know is a comfort place where is mostly only him that enters there because... it's messy. The stars, the bed covers, there are papers everywhere and pillows too. He does clean up tho, it's just... he pays more attention to the outher looks rather than the inner ones. You have all of Pasio as an example, the Battle Villa as well. Only Sawyer, Rachel and his pokemon enter his room besides himself (the first two very rarely, out of respect mostly).

-He still has the need to let out the mean sometimes. So don't be surprised to hear him calling people names. It's more because he is used to it too, so, if he isn't angry and one slips out, he will apologize quickly before correcting himself.

-Rachel and Sawyer still get into little fight over who Lear loves the most. If he ever catches them in these he will go "...I just care about you both equally what the hell are you even disscusing about."

Both of them will start with their ugly crying and "MASTER LEAAAAA-"

Lear will try to forget he ever said a thing.

-He gets easily flustered. This one came up because of that one part where the people were cheering on him as he went to have his battle with MC and co. Genuine, nice compliments just get him tamato-red.

-Very extra. I'm sure the moment he gets completly out of his shell any acts for his friends will be over-the-top, dramatic and maybe a bit too much. Most of them would have fun and enjoy being around him anyways I think.

-He still hates hats, caps specially. Though there's two hats he doesn't hate in all of Pasio, and they are caps lol.

-He owns a short old book with information about Unbound Hoopa. He is interested in it and is most likely because he is still looking for a way to become stronger. But he also knows he needs to be carefull, as he knows the posible dangers of trying to get the Prison Bottle, let alone have it in his grasp, and is aware that Hoopa is wary of this form.

-Actually softest, kindest guy around. Will be moments where that side comes out and then it goes back to his stunderism™ GSAHJDFGTYAWUEGA.

As a last point (and it's not a headcanon), I actually have a small playlist done for when I'm writting or drawing about him [ this one ]... idk felt like I could share it!

Is what I have for now, maybe I'll add more to this later on!

[kyotakumrau]

2021.03.10 USEN STUDIO COAST 1st session with Toshiya and Kyo

They changed the tables for some reason, going from two bigger rectangle ones to four one person round high tables.

Fujieda and Takabayashi came on stage, F greeted fans as usual and asked for the applause for the band members.

After a moment of waiting with bated breath, Toshiya appeared and Kyo after him.

Kyo wore a big light grey coat, white shirt, black (most likely Madara)short shorts, white socks with red print and big sneakers.

Toshiya had white shirt, pearls?, and black slacks.

They sat in order Ta, T, K, F from right to left.

T: [As it's an official event] so, I'm Toshiya, the bassist from DIR EN GREY.

K: I'm Kyo.

F: It's 1st time for T to attend a talk event this year, how do you feel?

T: normal.

F: you've played here even as the venue has a new name. But it's been while. How do you feel K?

K: just usual.

F: you don't feel like it's been a while?

K: not really.

T: playing at Rock-May-Kan definitely made me feel it's been a while. The place is so small. We played with no audience, it was a first time in RMK which felt so strange.

F: rehearsal felt normal.

T: yeah.

F: anything from then?

T: it was nice to see all the staff.

F: how about you, K? We watched the live footage in February, anything feels different?

K: ... I don't remember it anymore.

F: the recording was done a long time ago.

K: Can't remember. At all.

F: I want to ask... (K just started staring at him and that was the end of it😂).

Next, F talked about the leaflet (he also mentioned how awesome it is that camera can move and zoom in this time, was it for K?😆), the photo being quite shocking/impactful. Was shooting hard? Finished really quickly, right?

T: Yeah.

K: it was refreshing. I said it was refreshing/cool, I didn't lie. It's like coolness in summer. It's auspicious/celebratory. Celebrating being born. When you're being born it's never pretty. So I didn't lie before, not even once, I said it's like a cool wind, I just didn't say anything about the celebration part to avoid spoiling it.

F: so far K said Oboro is refreshing, like Taiyou no Ao, Kaoru said it's refreshing, but more like Myaku remix. Shinya said it's like '肉付きに龍(flesh and dragon)' How about you, T?

T: you will know when you listen to it. It's not something that can be explained with words.

F: what about TDFF?

K: it's also refreshing. I listened to the file yesterday, it's like a cream soda, refreshing with a bit of a mellow hint.

F: Vanilla flavor?

K: maybe not just vanilla, mixing other stuff in until it almost spills.

F: what do you think T?

T: ...so, refreshing then.

F: ok, it's refreshing.

K: and auspicious.

And auspicious.

F read the info about the May show in Tokyo Garden Theater and fans clapped.

T: it's been over a year since our last show in Japan, I'm really looking forward to it. In this condition holding concerts is not entirely called for, but we as DIR EN GREY have decided to do it. If you're able to please come.

K: it's been a long time since the last concert. But. Isn't it a weekday? Utterly a weekday. It's almost like bullying [the fans]. Shouldn't we try to book a better date for such an important concert? This is really so much like us.

F: it's just after Golden Week (a week long holiday in Japan).

K: people will be so busy getting back to work. (after F encouragement to say something inviting) So, I'm looking forward to the show when people will have to work because it's weekday (sarcasm by Kyo 👌)

Next was merchandise corner. F again asked us and band members to look at the flyer.

F: T, are there any items you really like?

T: all of them.

F: Shinya uses the tote bag in private now.

K: Did you actually saw him use it?

F: he had it yesterday.

K: huh.

Ta: can we really say yesterday was using it in private though?

Next F showed us the hoodie and the towel, holding the towel up.

K: you should present it more properly.

F held it properly so we could see the whole towel, but K continued to give him dissatisfied look😆

Next F talked about the travel pouch saying it's useful when you travel on the tour you can hang it as it has a small hook.

K started to point out the problems with F explanation, where to hang it, isn't it better to just put on the table, the hook is then useless. A hook for a bag you will put on the table, what. You're terrible at explaining the merch.

😂

T: isn't that for shower room?

F: to put shampoo in and so on?

K just stares at F, that face oh my🤣

F: we talked about it being for shower stuff but we worried about it being waterproof.

K: You actually don't know, do you?🤦‍♂️ are you a scam? Why don't you know??? You should know more about the items!

F: I will properly check!

K: with who?

F: with the merchandiser!

K just looked at him😂

F: but you can probably use it safely in the shower💦

Kyo stared...🤣

F: T, do you have any favorites?

T (after giving him a look): I said all.

F: you, K?

K: the hoodie. The picture in the back was done by my tattoo artist, on my request. I really like it.

F passed them their keychains, K just kept staring at them.

T: why are there 2 types?

F: I wonder. It's for Ochita, so one normal outfit and one bloody. Details are really nice.

And then it was time for the questions from fans.

F: there are many questions about movies, anime etc you've watched recently. K?

K: Evangelion. Not gonna spoil it, but please watch it on a big screen.

T: I want to watch Eva!

F: Ta, are you also an Eva fan?

Ta: I watched the old series, haven't seen the new ones.

Ta: there are many Q to and about F. "Most band members are from Kansai, F do you feel alienated by that?"

F: I'm from Tokyo, but not even a bit.

Ta: where exactly? Do you go back a lot?

F: my old neighborhood doesn't change, it's actually around here. Definitely no alienation.

F: "what's your favourite icecream?" There are many Q asking about sweets. How about you, K?

K: Icecream, I like Cola flavoured Sacre. And the melonpan with icecream inside, when I see that in the shop I always buy like 3. Recently not many shops have it.

F: so when you see it you always get them.

K: Yes.

F: get like 3.

K: Yes.

F: how about you, T? Recently it's a bit cold.

T: hah! I don't recently eat icecream. But I like fruity ones. I like rum raisin.

F: any questions you like, T?

While T was deciding which Q to read K just popped his papers on F's desk😂

T: "what was your first impression of other members when you first met? And how have they changed?"

F: so T will tell us about K.

T: the impression when we first met?

K: was it at Farm? In Nagoya?

T: Farm? I went to see some taiban event at GIO and we met there.

F: where is GIO?

T: in Ichikawa. And we talked there. Has he changed? Of course he has, but I thought he is someone who can laugh very carefree.

F: it was a taiban event of different bands.

T: yeah.

F: How about T, K?

K: it's bit muddled, but I remember best T playing guitar. And the strongest memory I have is T going crazy playing guitar.

F: how about other members? Kaoru?

T: I remember we didn't talk much, just said hi.

F: you met them at GIO. what about Die?

T: he was very talkative, very easy to talk to.

F: Shinya?

T: just passed by.

F: you didn't talk?

T: Just hello.

F told them how D described meeting S. Then he asked Kyo about Kaoru.

K: we met at taiban event, he was playing guitar in a band called Charm. I was impressed with his photo on the flyer. I thought he was very cool, and calm.

F: what ablut Die?

K: I found him through a flyer looking for new band members I thought he was cool. and then there was a taiban.

F: what about S?

K chuckled first😂: I remember he had a bob hair and a very long earring, just one, like a chain. And that earring was moving when he was talking. I remember that.

Ta: has he changed?

K: His looks changed, but he didn't change inside.

Ta: oh.

K: Just gradually ...got weirder. I think he hates humans. But he has many friends he does riddles with. He knows so many people, too many, he uses social media so much, I have no idea who he's hanging out with, but he even has photos with Dewi Sukarno. He probably doesn't hate humans, just hates his band members. Hates people who know about the past.

😂

Ta: "S said he's using tour merch like tshirts, how about you?"

T: 使うやつが使うね・I use stuff that's ok to use. From this event I'd use the travel pouch and usb.

K: I use our items a lot, like towels or hoodies.

F: "what's your favourite meat cut?"

K: skirt steak.

T: skirt steak or offal.

F: I love skirt steak too! - he the continued to talk about meat how good are some parts until he noticed both T and K looks🤣

F: " do you prefer bath or shower? What time do you take bath?"

K: in the evening. But when I have a fresh tattoo I can't take a bath for about 2 weeks, then I take a shower.

F: do tattoos hurt in a bath?

K: They hurt or sting. It's like an injury so like a cut it stings in a bath. Did you think tattos are like a stamp?!

F: it seems it's tough.

Ta: you know tattoos are allowed in our company...

I loved Ta's jab, but what came after this from Kyo was just pure ❤️🤣

K: I will even buy a tattoo machine and do it so you F can get a tattoo.

F: what kind of desing?

K: a giraffe. On your back. Wouldn't it be more scary than oni or a dragon? I'm serious (he was trying so hard not to laugh😂), it's the scariest option, a giraffe.

F: you would design it?

K: Of course. A yellow one. Guys who have scribble/doodle like tattoos are the really scary ones! A yellow giraffe.

F: Let me think about it.

K: please do!

🤣🤣🤣

F: how about you T, a bath or shower?

T: sometimes a lomg bath, sometimes a ahort one, sometimes a shower.

T: "do you eat sweets?" I don't really. if anything, then chocolate.

F: what type?

T: My favorite was Kirinokibune (霧の浮舟, a bit like Aero. Has been discountinued).

F: I'll check it, you K?

K: isn't half of me sweets?😆

F: what do you like recently?

K: cookies, chocolate cookies.

F: from Morinaga? (big chocolate company in Japan, you can find it in every supermarket etc)

K: Morinaga? I don't like soft cookies, they have to be hard, chocolate cookie with chocolate. Recently,  near Harajuku station there's a shop with a red fluffy character that looks like MUCC, I love their cookies.

Then F suggested sth only older people would know it and if looks could kill F would be anihilated by K on the spot🤣

F: last Q, let's choose something easy to answer.

F: "what do you like to eat with rice? I like umeboshi (pickled plum)"

T: in Nagano we eat nametake.

F was a bit clueless how to eat it etc and made T explain more.

F: you K?

K: I don't care. Don't you just eat it with side dishes? No one eats only rice with pickled plum? It's not postwar period!

F: so what side dishes do you like?

K: Sushi.

🤣

F: ...sushi?? Isn't that a bit different??

K: you eat fish with rice, no?

F: so what sushi do you like?

K: fatty cut of flounder fin(あぶりのえんがわ)

And finally last comments:

Toshiya: thank you for today, DIR has decided to hold a concert with audience in May, please come if you can. But you have to decide that for yourself. We made our decision.

Kyo: I don't have anything, as usual. ...your t-shirts will increase, it's hard for people living far from Tokyo, nothing much to say.

F: you mean you will like to see everyone in May and so on?

K: I said I have nothing to say, didn't I?!💢

[theonlygamergost]

A tattoo for a lost bet - Fd!au (1/3)

This fanfiction is based on the Family Dynamic au made by @antarctic-bay if you would like to know more, go check them out!!!

Also please bear in mind that the things written in this might not be canon!

This fic was corrected by the lovely @im-default

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Techno and Skeppy bet on stupid things, and sometimes their bets can have very severe consequence if lost.

If you want to, look at what Minetra’s desing of Techno tattoo

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Tw! Betting, swearing. Btw, this is very long

Next part --->

Enjoy~

Childhood friends usually have that one thing they used to do or say when they were young, maybe even a habit they caught together and never got rid of. Techno and Skeppy used to bet on the stupidest things when they were young… Well, they still do bet on the stupidest things, but there is a difference from when they were young: they have some money now.

It was very normal for them to bet a couple of dollars on the stupidest things.

“My bus is going to arrive earlier than yours” Bet

“I’ll finish my homework before you” Bet

“I’m betting that you can’t finish your burger before I do” You’re on.

And these are just some examples, they really betted on everything, and Techno won half of them.

That’s why Skeppy stopped betting too much money when playing with him, literally half of Techno’s income was his won bets against him.

That’s why Techno barely stepped down from a bet coming from Skeppy, he was so confident that he also would bet the stupidest things to gain some dollars.

They didn’t bet only money though, they bet other things like objects or small things they had to do if they lost.

And honestly, Techno was so confident he could win a 1v1 in Minecraft against Skeppy, even though if he lost, he had to get a tattoo.

He hadn’t played in a few days due to all-nighters for last-minute tests, but Skeppy was worse than him anyway, it would have been fine… Right?

“You should get something edgy... like a skull!”

“I hate you”

Skeppy laughed as they stood in the waiting room of a tattoo place in town, Techno had lost the bet, and now, he had to get a tattoo.

“Look, you’re lucky I didn’t specify what tattoo you had to get” Techno took off his glasses and allowed his head to fall into his hands, “I know, if it was for you I’d have a dick tattooed on my forehead” Skeppy laughed again, Techno just exhaled in exasperation, out of all of the times he had to lose a bet, why this one?

The customer before them got up and entered what they guessed was the studio, Techno tensed up a little bit

“Do you already have an idea of what you’re getting? I’m pretty good at suggestions” He announced proudly placing his hands on his hips, gaining a death stare from Techno. “You are the last person I’d ask for a suggestion” Skeppy whispered “Ouch” before both of them smiled.

“To answer your question, yes, I do have something in mind”

I mean… after passing an entire night up, looking at tattoo ideas, he had an idea of what he could get, he just couldn’t find a photo or a drawing of what he wanted.

“By the way… “ Skeppy slipped his phone out of his hoodie, “... did you tell Phil about this?”

He froze

Skeppy noticed

“Don’t tell me… “ The boy with the light blue hoodie didn’t finish the question, scared of the answer.

Techno sighed…

and nodded.

“OH MY GOD TECHNO!!!” Skeppy bounced out of his seat, “ I THOUGHT YOU TOLD PHIL ABOUT THIS!!!” Techno gestured at him to be quiet, Skeppy sat back down.

“Phil would have never agreed to this! I had to do this without telling anyone” The customer and the Tattooist came out of the studio, “Plus, I’m doing this somewhere I can hide it pretty easily” he reassured, but mostly himself.

“Dude, you sound like you’re getting it on your butt” Techno pushed him lightly in response.

As the customer left, the tattoo artist came up to them and asked who of the two were here to get tattooed, Techno took a deep breath and got up.

No turning back now

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“I applied a layer of petroleum jelly and put on a bandage, you’ll have to keep it for about twenty-four hours” Techno carefully listened to the tattooist after stepping out of the studio, “To avoid getting an infection, wash it with an antimicrobial soap and water, you can find it in any store, I recommend patting it dry instead of scratching it, put vaseline on it and keep it moisturized,” Skeppy was comfortably sitting on the couch, half-listening to what they were saying.

“For how long do I have to do this? Techno gently placed a hand on his left shoulder, “It’s a pretty big tattoo so...about four weeks” Skeppy’s eyes widened, p-pretty big? Four weeks? What in the hell did Techno get?

“Remember to do the whole process two times a day and don’t expose it to the sun, if you ever have any questions or insecurities, come see me kid, no worries.” Techno politely thanked him and gestured at Skeppy to follow him out, oh boy did Skeppy have questions for him.

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“THERE WAS NO NEED TO GET IT THAT BIG!!!” Skeppy freaked out when Techno had told him the tattoo went from his left shoulder all the way to his elbow, he could have just gotten a letter or a dot and it would have been fine for him.

“To be honest, I was thinking of getting it smaller, but then the tattooer showed me a design he drew and… “ Rubbing the back of his head, he explained to Skeppy what happened in the studio while he was deciding what to get tattooed.  Skeppy calmed down hearing his friend happy about the choice he had made, hoping that he wasn’t going to regret it later.

“By the way… can I see it? Now you’ve made me curious!” Techno shook his head and Skeppy frowned in disappointment.

“I can’t show it right now, the bandages are on it and I can’t take them off for a day, maybe tomorrow at school” Techno smiled subtly, he will never admit this but he couldn’t wait to show Skeppy his tattoo.

Making their way to the bus stop, they shared earbuds to listen to some music, right now they were using Techno’s phone meaning that Monstercat was playing it their ears, specifically, “Call me” by Subtact.

But the music was just a background to fill in an eventual moment of silence, they had been talking since they left the coffee shop and the tattoo argument never left the conversation.

“Would you ever get a tattoo Skeppy?” Techno asked curiously, walking side by side with his best friend, his hands were casually placed in his hoodie’s pockets.

The brown-haired boy had his hands behind his head in a very anime-like pose, “Maybe, I think it would be way smaller than yours though” the sky over the city was grey, the sun’s light was barely able to pass through the immense stretch of clouds, summer was ending and school had already started.

The two young boys arrived at the bus stop and kept chatting until their ride home arrived, Techno’s bus arrived first so they waved their goodbye’s and went their own way.

While looking outside of the window, he started thinking about how to avoid any possible questions about the bandages in the bathroom that his brothers could find.

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He opened the front door to find two brothers playing cards on the coffee table, both of them too absorbed in the game to greet him.

“What are you guys doing?” Techno passed next to them to go leave his bag into his room, “Waiting for you to get home, dinner is ready and Phil won’t be coming home until later” Wilbur spoke up, eyes fixed on his cards, “Don’t disappear Technoblade, I just need to heat the food and we can eat” Techno nodded and entered his room, opening his backpack to grab out the bandages and soap he bought before parting ways with Skeppy, he knew there was vaseline somewhere in the bathroom and Will had a moisturizing cream he never admits he has and uses, there was no point in buying them since they were at home already, he could just borrow them.

After taking his shoes off and slipping in his slippers, he exited his room to sit at the counter to eat with Wilbur and Tommy, placing his glasses by his plate and rubbing his tired eyes before taking his first bite.

There were about two or three minutes of silence before anyone started talking.

“Tubbo said that he, Nikki and Eret are planning on a movie night next Saturday, they invited us” Tommy broke the silence, the Berry siblings loved doing movie nights, they had a small projector which served as a monitor and a big ass couch where them plus the Pandel could all fit if squished a bit, reason why they usually invited them.

“I already said I’m going, you guys coming too?” He looked at his older brothers, but his gaze fixed on Techno’s left shoulder… was it just an impression or…?

“I don’t have anything to do so, yeah I’m down” Wilbur replied after taking a sip of water, “You Techno?”

Now both of their gazes were on the pink-haired brother, who was currently munching on a vegetable. “Yeah sure,” he shrugged it off,  “Have you asked Phil yet?”

Tommy’s eyes were still fixed on Techno’s left shoulder, “No… I was thinking of…asking him when he came- Techno wh-why is your left shoulder bigger than usual?”

He almost choked on his salad.

“What are you- Oh… yeah, you’re right” Wilbur also looked at his shoulder, welp, fuck.

“I… uh…” Techno almost stuttered, he had forgotten how vigil and attentive to details Tommy could be… what could he tell them…

Saying that he got in a fight was the worst idea ever, knowing his brothers they would have asked him the name, grade and address of who did this to him, so that idea was out of the question.

Eh, just deny it.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about” he took another fork of his salad, trying to play it cool, “But I swear it looks-”

“Maybe it’s this hoodie” he quickly interrupted him, he had to get the attention somewhere else, fast.

“This hoodie is pretty fluffy and I didn’t use it for the entirety of summer so… “ He trailed off, leaving Tommy very suspicious.

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The day at school wasn’t too different from others, the only “unnatural” thing he had to do was go get a violin and carry it from one side of high school to the other, thank god he usually carried stuff mostly on his right shoulder.

Speaking of carrying, he had to carry his backpack on only his right shoulder, a thing he despised and never did, but placing any type of weight on the new freshly-made tattoo stung a little bit, hopefully in a couple of days he could go back to using both shoulders normally.

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“Bandages… vaseline… the soap is already in the bathroom… “ It had passed twenty-four hours from when he got the tattoo, it was time for him to change the bandage, and to do so, he wanted to be a hundred per cent sure he had everything he needed before going to the bathroom.

He grabbed all of the necessary things and peaked into the living room, Wilbur was in his room and Tommy wasn’t home yet so he took a deep breath and silently DASHED to the bathroom.

First thing first.

Lock. The. Door.

He wasn’t about to get walked in on by one of his brothers, so he locked the door and took another deep breath, he was now partially safe.

Underneath his hoodie, he had changed after arriving home into his only tank top, aka Wilbur got gifted one but he didn’t like it, so much that when doing laundry he had placed it in the stack of Techno’s clothes, so now it was his.

He didn’t want to do the whole operation shirtless so I guess the tank top was pretty convenient.

Stripping out of his hoodie, he looked at the bandages wrapped around his arm and the deep bags under his eyes: if someone else looked at him, they would think he was part of a gang or something.

Carefully peeling off the bandages, he realized that the skin around the tattoo was pretty red, the bits that were getting exposed to the air felt hot, it was going to be a big problem if he had gotten an infection.

As the last part came off, Techno looked once again in the mirror, the beautiful floral tattoo that he had seen drawn on paper by the tattooist look way better on skin, his skin.

Techno was afraid of regretting his decision, getting a tattoo this big from a day to another was careless of him, but god it looked pretty, he loved it.

Realizing that he was smiling at his own reflection, he shook it off and got back into a more concentrated state.

As the tattooist said, with a glass, he poured over the black ink cold water, his shoulders loosened up at the welcome sensation of chill washing over him.

He took the soap he bought and started making slow and soft circular motions, pressing as little as he could-

The sound of the handle trying to open the door made him jump, oh no no no, please…

“What do you want?” he recomposed himself and spoke with his usual unbothered voice, “Did you lock the bathroom Techno?! Why the fuck would you do that?!”, a high voice came from the other side of the door, Tommy must have arrived home from practice and he usually takes a shower right after entering the apartment so…

“It’s called privacy Tommy, plus I just got out of the shower, and no, I’m not rushing, I’m taking my sweet time” A loud groan could be heard right before footsteps walking away, Techno sighed, close one.

He continued taking care of his tattoo with extreme caution, washing away the soap, applying the vaseline, and wrapping it back up again. He threw everything in his drawer ( who usually only had the gel he occasionally used and his trusted comb), put on the hoodie again and shouted at Tommy that the bathroom was free.

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After that, he went straight back into his room to work on the unusually low number of homework, unfortunately, it was French, so it didn’t matter how much stuff he had to do, it was going to take a long time either way.

He finished around the time that Phil got home, the older brother had the habit of greeting every brother one by one, so when a “Hello Technomate~” arrived from the slightly open door, Techno smiled and replied with the least dead-inside voice he could make: “Welcome back home Phil”

He was about to close his textbook as Phil’s voice in the distance asked him a question he wasn’t expecting.

“Hey Techno… Why do you have bandages in your drawer?”

Time stopped and Techno froze, a shiver shot up his spine. Why did Phil open his bathroom drawer?

“Uh… Well… Tommy sometimes comes home with cuts and bruises so I bought bandages in case he ever needs them” It wasn’t a lie, Techno would always patch up Tommy if he got hurt when his protect-the-weak vigilante moves failed him and he got some bruises, his voice was a little shaky but he was so far away from Phil that he probably didn’t notice.

“Huh… That’s… awfully empathic of you… “

Techno stood completely still for a couple more seconds waiting for him to find the antimicrobial soap and the vaseline, but it never happened.

He exhaled after taking off his glasses, throwing himself on the bed, turning to face the ceiling.

He didn’t regret getting this tattoo, but for how long could he keep it hidden from his brothers? For how long would he be able to lie to his brother?

Only time could tell.

[brooklynislandgirl]

What’s your wildest fantasy?

A Little Light/A Little Dark || -

Luka is home. And for the next six weeks before he rotates out, she can enjoy his company and not worry about what might be happening to him while he's on duty, or what might happen when he's off. Not that she ever worries about Luka finding 'a bit of strange' as Andy calls it in whatever town rises up around bases, or from other sailors on other ships. It doesn't even occur to her that bunk-mate might not be a euphemism. Neither does Luka have to worry that Beth is going to turn out like the Jersey Devil. First, Beth hated Jersey. Secondly, she wasn't tempted by earthly pleasures on her best day, and she couldn't imagine doing those kinds of things with people she doesn't know. Secondly, it's been three years and Beth hasn't even written to anyone else.

But mostly, it's all in the way she smiles down at his face as his head is nestled in her lap, and she's lazily dragging her nails down his scalp, leaving little furrows through his hair. It's getting a little long, and he'll probably buzz it before the month is out. And maybe she's a little disappointed that he keeps his eyes closed when he asks his question. Slow. Deep. That barely half-awake tone to his voice that really melts her bones.

Never let it be said though that Beth doesn't put up a good fight. She looks away from his face, eyes going toward the window of his apartment over looking the same street as hers. The lights over there are dim, and she can imagine the same soft instrumental radio on the stereo that she's playing here, where beer or whiskey replaces wine. "Oh, dat's easy. M' biggest fan'asy revolve around O'ahu. Jus' bein' back home. Sun slowly risin' ovah Pūpūkea. Every kine still as da waves drift in an' out." She mimics the motion with her hand, though one parts ways with his hair to fall onto his chest, just over his heart. "An' jus' when every kine turns gold an' da first swells really start going, pick up my board an' race across da sand, launching into dat immaculate water. Followed of course...by Da Admiral. Who wipes out on a rip tide and gets pulled undah, leavin' his board afloat cause he too stupid to lissen to me when I tell him put his leash on an' he get suck out to sea where Search an' Rescue cutters nevah find his body which got sucked along until he was deposited at da bottom of Marianas Trench an' became ono grindz for da dwellers in da deep."

Truthfully, that is the thing that Beth really does fantasise the most about, the different ways that the Admiral is murdered ~justly~ by the ocean, a truer and more loyal and loving a mother than she's ever really had. But Beth also knows that's not what Luka was asking and she can't help but to laugh a little. "Jus' playin', ya know. Okay so...for reals. Uhm." She tucks her lower lip back over her lower teeth and flicks her tongue across it a couple times, steeling her nerves. Letters from Beth are almost always sweet and can be read as platonic by anyone who doesn't really know her. Phone calls are similar, and there's always a little demure shyness when he's with her in person. As she absently considers her answer, her hand begins to drift southward down the broad expanse of his chest, and stops only when she reaches the washboard of his abs. "So dere's all dese movies, right? Where at da end, da sailor come sweepin' in and dey always officers, right? An' da girl always has dis manual labour or menial office job. Anyway, here he come wearin' his Full Dress whites, usually wi' da sabre...an' yes, I know dat's only f' officers....but he come sweeping in an' scoop her up an' bridal carry her away from whatevah she was doin''...wi' da cheers an' applause of her coworkers. An' den she usually reach up an' take his lid off an eiddah wear it herself or waves it around while try f' kiss him. An' I'm alla way dere, ya know. I want dat too. But den I wan wha' comes aftah, ya know? Get t' da car or truck. Struggle f' get da door open. "Alla'while, tearin' an' scratchin' an' pullin. Try to get as much flesh as can, because if can....can. Da feel of cool leather seat on bare back skin. Scrunchin' up skirts until dey pool around hips like multi-coloured cotton candy. No can wait t' get under-kine off. Just rip it, pull it aside or whatevah. An' I'm gonna be honest, Lulu, I wan....I want dat moment of almos' animalistic ruttin', because da passion is so ovahwhelmin' an' no one cares if someone see 'em li'dat..." Her hand begins to curl into an involuntary fist, dragging her nails across his belly. There's a little catch in her breath and a shiver pulses through her that cannot be politely ignored, especially not with the way her pulse begins to race. She clears her throat. "Uhm. Yeah. Dat."

[mariaantonnietta]

Touken Ranbu Honmaru Tribute

Hello!, we are so close to the eng release, I’m so excited as someone who hasn’t play the game in a while (+1 years minimum). The game was good, but a lot of a hastle with the vpn and waiting times and not enough gameplay haha. (I didn’t mind the gameplay being repetitive, but combined it made me stop)

So, now, I’m really excited to being able to play in the eng server, but it also make me realise that ‘yeah, I probably won’t use the dmm account anymore’, so I drew some of my favourite swords (I love them all, but these have helped me so much!!, and I can’t draw them all, so these nine will do!!)

The post is gonna be long, so I will put it under a cut, here it goes:

 First, my Fudou:

Fudou has a special place in my heart, because he was the swords that made me take interest in the game. I remember that he was rare then, and how happy everyone was when his kiwame was anounnced. (I remeber those shaky letters and get emotional, you got so far!) That, speaking of, was great.

Next his comrade in the Oda clan,  Yagen:

I gave him his glasses in the pic because he looks great on them.  I love him, like the design, loved his kiwame story,(boy was just so silent and then in the letters he calmly dropped a bomb). And he is a BEAST in combat.

Closing up the Oda swords, Souza:

I realise now that I put a lot of Oda swords, I was unsure between Souza and Kotetsu, but Souza is just so useful and I find his voice relaxing. And I like thinking he likes getting strong and fighting.  Also, the butterflies! So pretty!!

 Now, Nagasone!

In the middle; Mikazuki:

Nagasone is the first ‘rare’ sword I got (I got him iin my first days and did not get a second for almost two years). It was rare (at least for me ) at the time. The captain of the Shinsengumi's sword, he sounds so confident and leaderish (?) but also has the complex of not being loved for being a forgery, that he more or less gets over in his kiwame (his talk with Kondo was so wholesome!)

Jiji’s just so charming! It took me a while to get him, but my reason for putting him here is mostly because he is the face of the franchise and when I was distanced of the game and fandom I still saw Jiji and it  made me remeber the game and get me happy- So i really like Jiji’s, he’s  the only one in this list without a kiwame, let’s hope he has a good one!

Next, Smily NIkkari!

With a friend at his back!. Wakizashis in general are great in this game (Honorable mention to Honebami and namazou, both are beasts), but the one I like most is Nikkari. The kiwame was great, I like his ghost thing, and his attendant music is one of the best! 

Now from small to big, Jiroutachi

Oodachis are great too, atacking multiple targets feels so satisfactory.(Naginatas too, but they take too long, if I had another space here, it would go to Tomoegata Naginata) and Jirou was my first. What can I say? they are  great, the kiwame is gorgeous, hits like a truck and not as slow as Tarou or Ishi. (Hone is difficult to get, you know?) And they are always smiling and on good humor ! (haha, that kiwame letter T-T)

Now, for a treat, my first smithed sword, Maeda:

And of course, here comes my first sword!

Oh, color! Haha, a bit. I wouldn’t be able to post this before the game release if I coloured them all, but Maeda was with me from the beggining, so I had to. He’s also the first sword I sent to kiwame training. Now I now more history, so his letter makes more sense, but I like his desing too. He may not hit as strong as Yagen, but  a word to describe Maeda in battle and in general would be ‘reliable’

He’s beautifu, classy and with a tint of hidden sadness that becomes less as he progresses! My first cute sword! I liked his desing form day one. He was Okita’s sword, and I was a bit of watching Shinsengumi shows back then, so it got me excited. And his ‘I come from the river’ while talking about his history, so cool. Nowadays, if I was starting from zero Touken Ranbu, maybe I would pick Kasen or  Hachisuka (Kasen because Edo, Hachisuka because golden armor), but of course with all the good memories, I will select him again in my new account!

I am so excited to play the game. But also I wanted to do this to say goodbye to the old honmaru. I wonder what happens to swords in honmaru’s like mine (do I provide energy?, the honmaru is still there, or not?, how do swords cope? do they independize, do they perish in agony, are they reasigned?) Well, at least I will provide them energy, and for the rest, I just want them to reach happiness!

To end up, a little tribute to one if not MY favourite character, that’s mostly hated, but I love, as a person doing his best even as he has not fucking idea how to forge naginatas (my first was Tomoegata, from an event). Who’s favourite family are the Samonji brothers, and that forged me a yari after a bad day. The lovable idiot that drains my resources but always gives his best. Thank you too, smith, please take care of them. And let’s work hard again, too.

Let the sunny days be plenty.   

[otomelavenderhaze]

So how's it going with your new husband? I'll take it that you forgave him? LOL I wonder why, but she must have been a bit happy at least, now that he is a Dps too. Mhy listened to the people, even though it wasn't that reasonable, at least the players are satisfied! Also, are you happy? Fischl is coming back! And since you have Klee, and by some unknown force you pull Albedo, his E skill is fit just for her! But that is just a what if. I heard she is very good, so I'm hoping that having her in your team will be good!

Well, I think you hit it, but me thinking that doesn't change anything. The only way you would know for sure is counting every wish from the start, it's probably a lot of work, and it's not that relevant.

You're so right about that!!! I think that if they are that weak, Mhy should at least label them as such. Haa... But this game is a money hole, so ofc they WILL make people suffer throughout their gameplay with the free units. I wish they'd give them a buff too, but there's no need for the majority of players, so Mhy doesn't give a damn...

Oh? I didn't think of it as such an issue, for the reason above. I guess I knew that they'd have no mercy for f2ps. I mean, we can play it totally free and push through even with characters that aren't great, so they have to make we want to spend money in it, marketing is very strong in free to play games. T-T For this reason they give the whales what they want, like Dps Zhongli.

lol That's good! But... What happened with Childe? Was he even stronger than now??

Oh, no no, right here is fine! The inconvenience is that sometimes I click in a tumblr notification while writing the ask and I have to write it all again, but I learned my lesson! I screenshot it, and pay attention!

I'm still saving up the xp cards for my Fischl, she will be the first to level up to level 90 when I cross the 50 account level. So no, Zhongli will still be waiting in the bench. I need to save up 171 (I think) to pass a character from level 80 to 90. It's so expensive that I don't even know xD

I was upping Bennet (so I can use him instead of using Barbara in Dragonspine) and now I stopped to up Klee a little. I got her to be in level 50 but I still have a long way to move with her.

My sister don't like Zhongli because of the game's story. I'm not going to give you any spoiler, but she hates how he acts. Which is understandable, because she loves Venti and Venti loves trash-talk Zhongli as well 😂😂😂 she will probably use him, but more as a support because his shield is the best.

It's not like now Zhongli is a dps, it just means he can be a better dps than he used to for some ppl. He's still a perfect support that now can be used as a dps-tank (I little bit how some ppl use Noelle). I will run him as a dps because I got a five star spear from the standard banner that is meant for a dps.

G-G I have no primal gems, not even for 10 pulls and I will probably not get it because I choosed buying the battle pass this month instead of the card thing that gives a plus in primals. I will have to wait and see how much they are going to give us with Dragonspine before anything else.

Until I somehow get the money, Albedo and Ganyu are outside of my reach :') definitely. I wouldn't be able to get the more two constellations, I have no constellations for Sucrose or Bennett :') the chances of me getting exactly what I want are minimals.

Yeah, that's the only reason why they buffed Zhongli was because of the ppl that put money in the game keep complaining, despite all the content creators out of there saying that Zhongli was fine.

Childe wasn't changed. Childe is a pay to win character. He works without constellations, because he was meant to he a dps, but with 6 constellations his E ability has so little cool down. He was desing for it.

The problem with Zhongli was.... Everybody thought that Zhongli would be a dps, then after the beta test for Zhongli Mihojo nerfs him and ppl got disappointed because nobody wanted a five star for support, they wanted a Childe 1.2 basically.

I personally always knew that Zhongli would be a support and I wanted him anyway, because he's the first character aside from, well, Diluc that I found cool and I felt some sort of connection.

Zhongli, before this whole saga, was my favorite character, I loved every second with him, he made me laugh, he's a very morally grey character and mysterious in his own way, and he's still kinda dork and goofy, so he was 100% my type.

That's why I wanted to pull for him: because I saw him in the story and I loved every second with him, then when we got to play with him, I loved the idea of his movesets and abilities even more. I didn't expected him to be a crazy dps, like Childe. That's why I never complained about it.

Before the buff I had no intention of using Zhongli as a dps, but now I see that maybe he can deal enough damage to be one and still tank enemies pretty well. But we will have to see. He's only in beta test again, the numbers can still change.

Ah, but if you feel like talking in the chat please feel free!! I opened it now.

[little-murmaider]

Fic: Everybody Make a Scene

Summary: The band doesn’t understand why Charles won’t let them go trick or treating. 

Rating: General

Notes: This was my gift for a trick or treat exchange! The prompt was “The boys in costume, have fun with it.” And I did! Enjoy!

Charles reclined into his seat with a sigh, moving aside the volumes of paperwork cluttering his desk. Clearly he would not be getting to it today.

“So you’re just going to ban trick or treating,” Nathan said. Green paint was smeared inelegantly down his face and neck, his lips and eyes blacked out with dark lipstick. Duct tape secured a pair of double D batteries to either side of his neck. “Wow. Talk about heartless.”

“I’m not banning anything, I just—“

“Maybe you should have dressed up as the Tin Man.”

“Ah. Very clever.”

“From The Wizard of Oz.”

“Yes, I’m aware—“

“Because you don’t have a heart.”

“I understand, Nathan, but what I’m trying to say is now is not the time for trick or treating—“

At Nathan’s side, an inflatable t-rex waggled it’s pathetically tiny arms.

“Yeh didn’t even cahmpliment our cahstumes!”

“YEAH you haven’t said one nice thing about our costumes!”

“You—“

“We gaht all dressed up an’ ya haven’t even said anything!”

“—haven’t given me an opportunity—“

“You ban trick or treating, you hate our costumes, you’re ruining our Halloween!!!”

“—to say much of anything.”

One of Nathan’s batteries dislodged from his neck and clunked to the floor. “I’m Frankenstein’s monster. Not that you asked.”

Charles pushed his fingers beneath his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose.

“Fine,” he said after a pause. “If it will get you to listen to me, fine. Nathan, your get up is very…intimidating. Out of curiosity, where did you find those batteries?”

“Carbon monoxide detector.”

“Ah. Well. One moment, allow me to just…” He grabbed a Post-It note and scribbled SPEAK WITH CONTRACTOR; ACCELERATE HIDDEN ALARM SYSTEM TIMELINE. “There we are. Pickles?”

The creature’s massive head turned to face Charles, its google-eyes rattling in their plastic prisons.

“You…are a dinosaur.”

“Yeeah Imma dinosaaaaaaaaaaur!”

“Quite, ah, daunting. Did you happen to purchase this item while drunk?”

“Yeeah dood I was totally hammered, how’dja know?”

“Lucky guess. Toki. You, hm.”

Toki perked up with pride as Charles’s gaze scanned the full length of his body. Charles drank everything in. The scraggly green-dyed hair. The vibrant three-piece suit in three wildly disparate colors. The face like a geometry worksheet—chalky white skin, blue rectangles over the eyes, pink circles dabbing the cheeks, a bright red curve stretched across the mouth. Charles pressed his lips into a thin, tight line.

“You are. A clown.”

Toki beamed. “You likes it! It’s de cool new characters Toki mades up! De Toker.” He held up his gloved hands and waggled his fingers. “I’s just a kitty-cats chasingks boats.”

“What a…terrifying new outlet for your creativity."

“T’anks!”

Hovering at Toki’s elbow, Skwisgaar was almost unrecognizable. A green cloak draped his slender form, a yellow scarf knotted neatly around his neck. His eyes were shadowed beneath the wide brim of a pointed hat, a bright yellow feather and a garland of daisies contrasting against the green fabric. He had tied a fishing line and lure to the neck of his guitar, which had been stuffed into a brown satchel strapped to his back.

“Skwisgaar, my apologies, but I don’t recognize your costume. Are you some sort of woodland entity, or…?”

“Snufkin,” he muttered sheepishly.

“Beg pardon?”

“I’s, huegh, I’s Snufkin? From Moomins?”

Charles shook his head. “I’m not familiar.”

“None of us are,” Nathan added.

“I ams!!!” Toki chirped unhelpfully.

“He’s a character in dese books I used to reads as a little tiny kids.” Skwisgaar grimaced as though the explanation caused him physical pain. “Dey mades a bunch of shows, it’s really populars.”

“Dey gots Moomin theme parks in Finlands and Japan!!!”

“Ja. And. Eughhhh I just. Wants-ted toooooo dress up. As. Snufkins.”

An embarrassed scowl darkened his features. He untied his scarf and coiled it around his rapidly flushing face.

“You know what’s I don’ts has to explains myselfs!!!”

“Skwisgaar, I think it’s very sweet you wanted to revisit something beloved from your childhood.”

“Fuck yous.”

“Indeed. Murderface, you—“

Murderface expelled a full-body exhale.

“Am I ever going to get a chance to schpeak?!”

“Well I did just address you by name, so…”

“I thought we were doing a group coschtume!!!!”

“Where’dja get that idea?” Pickles asked.

“We talked about it!”

“No we didn’t!”

“Yesch we did Picklesch I know we did becausche I wrote it down in my ledger!!!”

“Actually Murderface, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that,” Charles said. “You, ah, can’t keep carving notes into the furniture and walls and call it your ledger. But that’s a separate issue, so if you all could please—“

Murderface barreled on: “We agreed to the group coschtume and then you chucklefucksch backed out to make me look like an idiot! Well jokesch on you.”

He held his arms aloft in triumph, inviting everyone to drink him in. A sunny yellow crop top clung to the top half of his torso, his doughy belly pudging over the waistband of the matching white-striped athletic pants. As much hair has he could gather had been cinched into a high ponytail on top his head.

“I look amazing.”

“Uh-huh,” Nathan said flatly. “And who are you supposed to be?”

“I’m Schporty Schpice! From the Schpice Girlsch!”

“You really thought we agreed to dress up like the Spice Girls?”

“You DID! Schkwishgaar wasch Posh, Toki wasch Baby, Picklesch wasch Ginger, you were Schcary and I wasch Schporty!”

“You don’t think that maybe,” Nathan formed a Y with his hand and rocked it back and forth between himself and Murderface, “two of those roles should be reversed?”

“No! I’m Schporty Schpice becausche everyone knowsch I’m the schportiest member of Dethklok!”

“You’re the sportiest member.”

“Yeah!”

“I was a state-ranked defensive back in high school!”

“Oh Nathan that’sch scho embarrasshing.” Murderface’s chuckle was rich in condescension. “Looksch like Schkwishgaar ischn’t the only one living in the past.”

Skwisgaar yanked his hat over his face to muffle his scream.

“This is stupid, none of this even matters because YOU.” Nathan whirled on Charles, a paint-tinted finger prodding him in the chest. “STILL haven’t given us ONE good reason why we can’t go trick or treating!”  

“Because it’s April!”

The unexpected boom of Charles’s voice stunned the band into silence, and he realized the sound had literally driven him to his feet. He adjusted his glasses. Stooping to the side, he withdrew a calendar from his desk drawer and slapped it into view.

“You can’t go trick or treating because there is no trick or treating,” he said, tapping at the month with unconcealed impatience. “Halloween was six months ago.”

It took a long time for the boys to process the information. Nathan squinted at the evidence on Charles’s desk. Skwisgaar peeked out from his cap and exchanged a mournful look with Toki. Murderface punched dejectedly at the air. Pickles’s reaction was unknowable, because he was inside a giant inflatable t-rex suit.

At last Nathan spoke.

“So,” he began slowly, “what you’re saying is, today is Halfway Halloween.”

“Get out of my office.”

[ask-funnel-cake-cookie]

I wonder what she has to say!

Dog Biscuit slips the cork back on the bottle and sighs heavily, stuffing the bottle back in the fridge before she shakes her head and walks out of the tent. She walks slowly as she puts her hands in her pockets before she looks up, eyes focusing on where she can see Roasted Chestnut standing underneath one of the lamppost. Damn. She can’t help but smile.

“Always on time.”

She pads up a couple more steps before she barks, startling Roasted.

“GAH-HA-” He stomps when she snickers. “Don’t. do. that!”

“Dog Biscuit’s got no idea what ya talkin’ about.”

He pouts with a huff and she laughs before the both of them fall silent. A awkward pause drifts over the both of them before Roasted Chestnut pipes up.

“So….what. did. you. want. to tell. me?”

Dog Biscuit sighs. Of course he would.

“Listen, nutcracker,” she starts slowly. “I’ve know your stupid hoity-toity ass for a while now. When you first showed up, I thought you were dis handsome mysterious guy who never spoke ta anyone and I honestly thought you were kinda cool. And then youse opened ya mouth.”

Roasted Chestnut smirks. “You. thought. I. was. hand.some?”

“Not the point,” she says quickly. “I’ve genuinely hated lookin’ at you and bein’ around you for the majority of the time I’ve known ya, but after dat performance Funnel made us do…I got to know ya.”

She blushes a little as she scuffs the ground with her heel.

“I got to like ya.“

Roasted Chestnuts eyes widen a little and he starts to say something, but she cuts him off.

“At first, it was just a buddy-buddy type like cuz I still kinda didn’t like youse, but den you invited me to the ballet and I was so damn flattered and it just started to grow from dere with every little stupid thing you did for me. And, fuck, den we went to the ballet and decided to try and be nice back with those tickets and da look on your face.” She smiles up at him a little. “Youse looked so dorky lookin’ around in dere.”

Roasted Chestnut blushes a bit and ducks into his collar a little. She giggles at him sweetly before continuing.

“While we were watchin’ and talkin’ and den you scooted closer and put your head on mine…dat was the moment I knew, but I didn’t wanna admit to myself. Dog Biscuit was really adamant about not admittin’ it to myself to, you got no idea. It made me mad just to think about. But den you just had to send dat god damn cupcake!”

He flinches at first, thinking her to be mad, but when he sees her smile, he calms.

“Gods, my face was fuckin’ burnin’ when Pirou said you got it for Dog Biscuit. And den you had the audacity to kiss me in front of all my performers! Like, for fuck’s sake, nutcracker, I can’t get over dese feelings if you won’t stop bein’ so damn nice to me!”

Her voice cracks and he starts to reach out to her, but he pulls away at the last second.

“What. do. you. mean. feel.ings?”

“Oh, of course you don’t fuckin’ understand-” She grabs him by his suit front and hauls him down to her height. “I am in love with you, you dumbass!”

A beat passes before Roasted Chestnuts face colors delightful to the point where the marks on his cheeks start to glow and steam bellows from the back of his collar. His key damn near stalls as he stares at her, trying to find his words as he flounders.

“I-I…I-”

“Ugh. Figures.” She lets him go. “I’ve gone and fallen head over heels for another uninterested jacka-”

She stops short when he grabs her wrist. She looks at it before she looks up at him, noticing that he hasn’t leaned back up to his full height and remains eye level with her.

“When. I. first. met. you., I. thought. you. were. pret.ty., but. e.ven. af.ter. watch.ing. you. and. that. gag.gle. of. de.lin.quents. de.stroy. a. car. and. deem.ing. you. un.worth.y. of. the. time. of. day., my. o.pin.ion. didn’t. change. I. have. hat.ed. you. for. the. same. a.mount. of. time. you. have. hated. me. and. it ap.pears. we. have. liked. each. ot.her. for. the. same. a.mount. of. time. as. well.”

“What-”

“You’re luck.y., though. You. have. the. a.bil.it.y. to. un.der.stand. your. feel.ings. when. you. have. them.” He looks away from her and he gently grips the front of his suit. “I. just. thought. I. was. be.ing. friend.ly.”

He pulls her to him gently and she comes without complaint. He puts her hands in his and looks down at them sadly, almost sniffling.

“You. have. to. un.der.stand., Dog. Bis.cuit. It’s. not. that. I’m. not. in.ter.est.ed., it’s. that. I. don’t. un.der.stand. e.mo.tions. like. you. can., I. can’t.” He squeezes her hands gently. “I. couldn’t. un.der.stand. why. you. made. so. hap.py. to. just. be. a.round. I. liked. hear.ing. you. laugh. I. liked. see.ing. you. smile., hell., e.ven. watch.ing. you. read. made. my. key. turn.”

He rubs his thumb across her knuckles.

“I. didn’t. know. I. was. in. love. with. you…”

He watches her fingers start to curl into fists before she relaxes and pulls back a little. He starts to pull away from her, but when she laces her fingers with his, he stops and looks up at her.

“Do you really mean dat?” Her voice is soft.

He nods. “Ev.ery. word.”

They don’t say anything after that. Roasted Chestnut carefully pulls their hands apart so he can turn them around and lace their fingers properly. They instinctively step closer to each other, resting their foreheads together.

“I guess we should say it. Make sure we aren’t fucking with each other by accident.”

“I. guess. we. should.”

Another beat passes and she steps impossibly closer to him.

“I love you, Roasted Chestnut,” she whispers only for him to hear.

He moves closer to her, leaving no space between them.

“I. love. you. too., Dog. Bis.cuit.,” he whispers back.

They lock eyes and Dog Biscuit glances at his lips, leaning forward in a silent ask for permission. When he raises an eyebrow, she sighs and shakes one hand loose from his to cup his cheek with and  pull him down a little.

“Can I kiss you, ya big dummy?”

“Oh.” He smiles a little as his key turns. “Please.”

She smiles and rises up on her toes, kissing him gently. She starts a little when a train whistles sounds from him and he wraps his free arm around her, opening one eye to see steam rising from his collar in heavy clouds as his key spins rapidly. She giggles into the kiss and he can’t help but laugh himself as she tilts his head opposite of hers and deepens the kiss, both of them unable to stop smiling.