#i love kiriko my beloved

[rain-line]

the most bootyhole-clenching experience ive ever had as kiriko to date🥴:

missed the suzu on my tank, so he died :(

NOW THE ENEMY RAM IS SOLO ULTING ME

teleport to nearby ashe for safety

ASHE DIES WITH COMEDIC TIMING AS SOON AS I GET THERE

manage to win the duel with enemy ashe

this brings the attention of enemy soldier- is he going to chase me??

teleport to nearby reaper. enemy ram tickles me, but no big deal

waiting for my team (not following our reaper bc hes going in alone)

SURPRISE! ENEMY RAM AND MOIRA HAVE COME TO ASSASSINATE ME

i stall and teleport to safety of my big daddy tank ☺️💗

i actually got potg in this match, so that made me happy. it was a fun game!

[gotafewtricks]

Hello! May I request Kiriko taking care of her sick s/o? Gn, please. My thirst for Kiriko must be quenched

★ Taking care of a sick S/O

Indeed, you can<33 I've been sick recently too; curse the dry weather here. As much as I do enjoy fall, I particularly do not enjoy the flu season...

Kiriko's knowledge on treating a person's cut or scrape were simple; she would allow her ofudas to soothe the flesh, the healing offering a warm glow to those she used it upon. This doesn't mean, however, she is oblivious on how to treat these injuries; as she is not only assisted by her powers, but also with her mind.

In fact, she would have an important need on knowing different types of ailments, infections, diseases, and the such—how they would interact with a human's physicality, how are were in opposition to your anatomy... there were a whole list of things that the girl could get herself into, but rest assured, you are in great hands with her.

For her training to come in ultimate fruition, she needs to be able to diagnose someone if they are hurt. She may not have the urgency of a combat medic as her title, but regarding everyone's lives, she has to treat herself like one. Though, not in any reckless abandon for her value and worth, given that she knows she cannot get herself ill.

But, seeing you all sick? The love of her life, sprawled out in bed, the lethargy getting to them? It makes her heart ache just seeing that.

Kiriko would want to hold you through this, and even if she could imagine herself poking fun of how you would sniffle, and mumble something incoherent as you would nuzzle into her chest further—the girl knew that she needed to keep her distance, lest she would be bed-ridden as well.

Due to her grandmother, she knows what herbal supplements and more traditional remedies that could help ease your pains. Was your throat sore? As much as she would hope her kisses would make it better, she'd bring you some honey, paired up with either your favourite tea or snack. You'd laugh at how she'd act so motherly during these moments, being tender and not acting so much on her playful impulses. If she found out you were still suffering from the sickness, Kiriko would try her best to prepare a tea best fitted for you.

Her countless hours invested in tea ceremonies, she does not need to look at the instructions or labels on the packaging; as she would instinctively set everything up that was needed for it. She'll remember what flavours you liked best, as those memories to her could never've been forgotten, as she'd hum a sweet tune—waiting for the water to come to a boil.

She knows that you'll be okay without her supervision, but she supposes that once you have someone in your life that you love so dearly fall ill like this, her worrisome tendencies shine. Kiriko doesn't want to ever be too overbearing for you, as she understood how it feels whenever she has her mother chide at her. As the girl would be pleased to see the bubbles finally forming, she couldn't help but overthink... was she ever being too much for you?

Kiriko does not doubt your love for her. You two have been through thick and thin, always being able to tease and catch up with one another with ease—it came so natural for the both of you. As you two developed such a strong relationship over such course, Kiriko wouldn't trade the moments shared between you two for anything else in the world. All of those times that she could remember pining for you; trying to phrase her words all of the time to ask if she could "hang out" instead of outight "date", sharing the leftovers of her beloved sweets, and snuggling together on those cold, Japanese nights.

She knew if she ever was too overwhelming, or just acted like way too much of a mom, you'd tell her. Kiriko has absolute comfort in that fact.

After the tea settled finally, Kiriko would then bring it out to show you, on a tray accompanied with your favourite meal. She tried her best ro replicate it as close to it as possible, as hopefully, the details were not fuzzy in her memory. The smile on your face was what she lived for. If she could smother your cute little face in pecks all day, she would do that right this instant. How you were so glad to see her, and went to go eat in the shared bed between the two of you... God, you were way too adorable for her.

"You know what the worst part about you getting all under the weather is..." Kiriko would then idly say, her eyes softened as she just wanted to think about how she even got here—how she got here with you. Even though you were still tending to your meal, you tilted your head; prompting her to go further.

"No kisses, nuzzles, snuggles, cuddling, canoodling—I think the word is, hugs..." She began to count them out on her fingers, making a melodramatic show out of it all. "Dear, you've really thrown me into a loop."

[cherryblossomsandhydrangeas]

Sk8 Rewatch Ep11

Listen, Kid Ainosuke is fucking adorable, but that’s not going to make me forget how much of a piece of shit he is as an adult.

Poor Tadashi, it all goes downhill for you from here on out.

My boys~ 🥹🥹🥹

Listen show, you hammering me with how awful Ainosuke’s aunts are isn’t going garner any sympathy. If you wanted me to feel bad for him you shouldn’t have had him be a freak.

Sketchy is chaos incarnate and I love the little fucker.

The fact that Oka doesn’t immediately sick Sketchy on Tadashi after Reki mentioned a love hotel is a crime against humanity.

Tadashi: Everybody wants something from Ainosuke-sama ever since his father passed away. And I’m trying to rob him of his one and only respite... He’s fondling minors and he just cracked his ex’s skull open and put him in a wheelchair. I know this is your upbringing talking here, but please....

Tadashi: But, if he keeps crushing one skater after another like this, there’ll be a scandal someday. The fact that there wasn’t a scandal after he put the famous and beloved Sakurayakishi Kaoru in the hospital pretty much means he can do whatever he wants.

Tadashi: And if that happens, it’ll be all over for him. God if only.

Tadashi: I have to stop him. In a perfect universe, you did.

Kiriko never getting to raid Ainosuke’s house is a crime. I wanted to see that bastard in handcuffs.

Miya: I told you a slime can’t beat the demon king! See even Miya agrees with me that Adam’s a demon.

Will somebody PLEASE call the police?! Or atleast ride up behind them like you did in earlier episodes???

He was really planning to toss a teenager off a cliff and face no consequences, wasn’t he?

You know you’re a badass when all of the founders are trying to figure out what in the hell is wrong with you. (Reki skating off the side of a cliff.)

Oh, Reki, baby, Adam has like a veritable mountain of muscle compared to you.

Adam: I like to love others, but I fucking hate being loved! There’s just so much to unpack here.

The fact that Adam named the “technique” he almost murdered his ex with “Full Swing Kiss” is a level of evil and pettiness even I cannot fathom.

It’s a international holiday you guys!

Tadashi’s entire worldview has been turned upside down.

If I could bottle up a fraction of the catharsis Cherry must’ve felt I think I could sell it and be happy for the rest of my life.

People laughing at Adam is music to my ears.

This man really just went full fucking demon, huh?

Tadashi, no you are not wrong. You should take skateboarding away from Adam. Him learning to love skateboarding again is not going to fix the crux of his problems.

Adam: In my world, I’m the only one who exists. Yeah, that’s literally all on you. It’s not anyone else’s fault or problem that you leave people and pretend they betrayed you to make yourself feel better because you’re afraid they’re gonna hurt you eventually.

The after credits preview saying Adam forced Langa into a flamenco class. 😬🤢🤮😡😤🤬

[lazyvase]

Dear, @purplekoop

GRRRR RAHH War Bots is consuming me! I keep finding myself thinking about the far off hypotheticals and all the little extraneous details:

What would box art look like? So far I can see Wilderoad and Calber staring at each other from the corners of the art. A random map from the game is the background. Other bots from the game are all rushing towards each other ready for a fight.

What kinds of PvP maps will there be? One idea I had is an abandoned amusement park based on a once-beloved-but-now-forsaken gaming company that is now being used for training.

Also I had the potential* headcanon that the PvP gameplay is the War Bots** training.

*(I say potential because i don't know if you already had that idea. I don't want to assume.)

**(Not to be annoying myself. But I know that War Bots is not the final name of the game nor the team. I just wanted to make that clear real quick. Sorry if this sounds rude. I genuinely don't know how to phrase this without sounding like an asshole.)

What will the trailer look like? I can see a rough draft. A little rendered animation of showing Wilderoad walking onto a PVP map. Chaos is everywhere. We then get quick clips of gameplay footage of characters using their abilities. The obligatory pop song playing in my head bounces between "Cut Off" by Set It Off and "Magic 8" also by Set It Off. (I listened to the album these songs were in recently while I had War Bots on the brain)

By the way, I see Wilderoad as the face of War Bots mainly because they were literally the introduction to it, and if I remembered correctly, they were also one of the first characters made. And if i'm remembering REALLY correctly, I believe you yourself said they were the face.

What will the cosmetics be like? This question really started when you mentioned the quickly scrapped penguin's moveset being given to Velenna. I instantly thought "Alright, Velenna should be given a penguin skin then." Then i realized that I don't recall you ever mentioning cosmetics. Would it be more TF2-esque with a loadout system? Or would it be more Overwatch 2-esque with a simple complete skin system? Speaking of Overwatch, I couldn't help but think of an "Ancient Heroes" skinline that gives our favorite bots a familiar look. Some mappings are rather cut and dry, while some really get you to think (Poppett in particular: Tracer? Lucio? D.va? Kiriko????). I also briefly imagined a "Coat" mechanic of sorts. Where you could merely change the color of the bots bodies. Like putting on a new coat of paint. (As you can see, I'm kinda using War Bots as a cope and a way to wean me off of Overwatch. Or at least attempting to.)

What would the community jokes and memes be like? What would be our nerf Genji? I can already see a meme about Necross, but I won't since I plan to make that one a reality eventually.

Bot Select? I want to see all the bots lined up in rows and columns.

Of course. What game would be complete without your favorite thing: figures! Not to make you drool, but imagine if a Wilderoad figure was right there on your desk. Or Formann? Or Poppett? Or Velenna? Or Navea? Or etc etc etc.

It's all so just- GRRRrrr OHHHhhh, so enticing, so magical, so beautiful. I'm proud to say that I'm on the ground floor of War Bots. I love being a part of this. I can't wait for what comes next.

Sincerely, G

PS: I have absolutely no idea when the rest of The Gardeners posts will be finished. I have solid ideas on all of them (minus one). I just haven't had the time to write them. This week I'm focusing on a big midterm and have the usual load of homework. I'm trying to get a lot done this week so Spring Break I can truly relax and write to my hearts content. Of course, the biggest roadblock to my writing is that I'm busy writing a script for my university's comedy skit program club. And that has a deadline of the week after Spring Break. So yeah. Sometime after that I suppose. I will let you know that the next Gardener I'll be going over is the one with blades.

Thanks for listening to my ramblings!

[shoceted]

now see my problems with geats come from the fact that the writing is bad. it's trying to deconstruct rider tropes without actually deconstructing them; it's failing to make the characters sympathetic when by all means they should be (especially where buffa is concerned; i love that archetype in my rider boys — kumon kaito and hiiro and ren are some of my favorites for a reason — but not once had buffa made me feel like they do); it did a 180 as far as its treatment of female characters is concerned (neon's storyline and development coming because of kyuun; ace's mother basically being a macguffin, and then the fact that they cast an actress younger than hideyoshi kan to play her; pretty much everything regarding tsumuri re: becoming the next goddess of creation; perhaps most egregiously considering that it's 2023, sara getting fridged for the sake of keiwa's development — and by the way you can't portray a character who wants to fridge sara as evil, and then fridge her anyway). the character focus and balance is also messed up — even during the arc of drive that is literally just about shin's daddy issues, there's still plenty of excellent stuff for gou, chase, and kiriko. (of course now "why is geats so ace focused" has probably ruined that kind of criticism forever, unfortunately.)

what's more is that it feels like people who love geats (and you can if you want! all the better to you for still being able to enjoy it! i truly and sincerely wish that was me because i want to enjoy things) will not accept any criticism of the show. mad about how badly keiwa got sidelined? oh, you're just a sad shipper. upset about buffa's actions? you just can't handle moral ambiguity. not only are both of these things untrue (at least in my case — rider is not all about ships for me, and i love morally ambiguous characters when they're done right — kumon kaito! heart! gou is objectively heroic sure but as a black fan of kamen rider a lot of his actions make me uncomfortable so that also is an example!) but they're so obviously just excuses used to deflect, and it's frustrating. say what you want about my beloved revice, for example, and i'll... probably agree with you. revice is not a perfect series. neither is gaim and neither is ex-aid. i'm incredibly passionate about all three of these seasons, and if you come to me with criticisms of them i'll hear you out and listen, regardless of if i agree or disagree. most fans of these seasons are the same.

i'm tired of geats being a sacred cow. i'm tired of being told that i'm "treating the characters like they're real people" or "unable to watch anything but kid's shows" when i point out actually bad writing. and i'm sick of my friends getting criticized when they do the same. i don't know why geats has attracted this kind of fan but it's incredibly upsetting and i'm tired of it.

[elmaxlys]

002 for utaren and/or 003 for adam?

Ooh thank you hehe 🌹❤

002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you: Utaren edition

When I started shipping them:

Back when I first read the manga, when I reached chapters 111 to 113. Man, I was hooked. Their young selves did something irreversible to me lmao, and then Uta hit me with the old tattoo meaning and I was Gone.

It was in 2014, iirc. I started TG when it was over but before :re was published (by the time i was finished, :re was 7 chapters in, very precisely xD i remember bc it's the chapter Nishiki calls Haise Kaneki)

My thoughts:

I've talked about this extensively in the past but yeah their friendship is insanely important to me. The way they go on about "you're my friend" it makes me bonkers. They are the definition of what relationships should be, in my book. Friendship first and foremost and above all, for better or worse. They are The QPP™. Absolutely legendary. First ship to make me so gone. I often say Percabeth was my first OTP but nothing consumed me quite like Utaren did before they did. They're my OTQP? I guess? xD

What makes me happy about them:

Yeah, their friendship. How ride or die they are about each other. Able to rip each other to shreds but will also risk their lives to save the other. How accepting Renji is of Uta's clownship (before it threatens Touka lmao). The unconditional love. The brutality of it.

What makes me sad about them:

"Nec possum tecum uiuere nec sine te". doesn't make me sad per se but ouch anyway. The abandonment Uta felt when Renji left. The intricate knowledge Uta has that he can't be by his side but they can't be apart either - to the point of getting it tattooed. On his fucking neck.

Help.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me:

Making it sexual. I don't read much TG fanfics these days (or at least not new ones. i reread my favs instead) so idk what's the trend regarding them but back then I never liked them smut. Feels unnatural.

Also once I read a fic in which one said "ily" to the other (they were in a relationship already) and the other got up and left and they broke up??? What's up with that. I genuinely don't get why saying ily to your boyfriend would make him leave?? isn't that why you're dating?? Anyway.

Things I look for in fanfic:

4th ward era. "graphic depiction of violence" is always welcome.

My favorite Them Fic

My wishlist:

They're already perfect, thank you.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:

No one tbh. They're both too aro for that.

My happily ever after for them:

I think what we got in canon is the best that could have been for them. It's a half return to what they used to be..

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you: ADAM edition

How I feel about this character:

I feel too many things in too much quantity. I feel love, I feel grief, I feel protectiveness, I feel something sink in my stomach and something lift me in the sky. He is my most beloved, my husband, the light of my days. He makes me smile, he makes me oh so happy and he's one of the reasons I cry at night. He is everything to me.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character:

Langa, of course. Kiriko, also and also of course. Both in the EDEN and Adakiri/LoveMantis way and in the EDENMantis way uwu

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character:

With Tadashi, kink dom/sub relationship, with deep deep devotion on Tadashi's side and slowly recovering trust and friendship.

My unpopular opinion about this character:

Depends on unpopular where. If it's in the entire western sk8 fandom, the unpopular opinion would be ADAM is absolutely amazing both character-wise and person-wise. He's the best and he deserves so much love.

If we're talking ADAM fandom, it would be that He Is Not A Slut. He is the very opposite of that.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

I wish Cherry would apologize to him. I wish he'd managed to kill Reki. I wish we would know more of his past, especially regarding Kiriko. That's three things. Who cares.

Favorite friendship for this character:

With Tadashi, as kids. With Joe and Cherry, as teens. With Langa (and with Kiriko in my dreams), as adults.

My crossover ship:

With Matsuri (TG). I don't exactly ship it and it wouldn't work anyway because they're both doms but it's fun thinking about them meeting and becoming friends.

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The Ask Game

[vacantgodling]

just ramblings under the cut:

CASSIDY IS A LEO unsurprisingly. like it makes sense but i was kind of hoping they’d make him an aries ngl

FIRSTLY MY BOY HANZO IS 40 NOW OHHHHHH GOD IM SO GAY secondly of course he’s a scorpio of COURSE. but what’s funny to me is genji is ALSO a scorpio. i didn’t expect that at all but it’s definitely seeping into my perceptions of him

illari is 18 and i’m extremely stressed by that actually. but her being a sagittarius is interesting 🤔 she’s gotta be a cusp cuz she’s on the 21st

ana is a capricorn and makes sense

ashe’s birthday is way too close to mine (literally the day before) also she’s not a libra get that wench out of my month her new birthday is go fuck herself

bap is a pisces and that’s adorable to me. also he’s 38 now goddddd he’s so hot.

brigitte has the same birthday as my dad LMAO

DEEVS IS 21 NOW GOOD FOR HERRRR MY BABY!!!!! but shes a cancer and that’s also like genji going to shape my perception of her lol

doom being a gemini is extremely interesting but he’s good at speaking and intellectual so i get it

echos birthday is of less concern to me than the fact that she’s 14 yo. same thing with bastion being 32 that’s kind of wild to me

jq is also a gemini but idc about her. the rat man was born on a leap year so technically he’s like what 3 years old (i didn’t do math) but it checks out i also dc about him. roadie is a virgo and that makes sense but idc about him either Lmao

kiriko is both a cancer and has toph’s (my ocs) birthday girl get out lmao

NIRAN MY BELOVED!!!! 31 we love the age gap between him and bap drooling and whatnot. also he’s a taurus which is intriguing 🤔

lucio is 28 wowieeee <3 also he’s aaaaa pisces as well that’s also super cute

mei is a virgo that’s unsurprising. mercy is a taurus that’s also unsurprising. moira being an aries is ALSO unsurprising

orisa being a taurus is just cute cuz she’s like a bull yknow

fareeha’s birthday is so close to yves’s & her being an aries is unsurprising. this also proves my point that her x mercy is a terrible ship bc taurus x aries? idk about that chief

ram is an aries interesting.

reaps is a sagittarius and somehow that is not surprising like at ALL. it’s my least favorite fire sign rip

rein is a cancer thag is Very Interesting cuz i for sure thought they’d make him an aries or a leo

SIGMA IS THE IDES OF MARCH LMAOOOO

sojourn is a capricorn and checks out

jack is an aquarius and that makes so much sense tbh

sombra is a capricorn that’s intriguing idk if i would put her as that but we move!

ME AND SYMM HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY AUTISM WIN WEHHHHHHHH

torb is a virgo cusp thing also which checks

lena’s an aquarius and it makes much sense

widows a scorpio and i’m so not surprised by this like at all

winston’s a gemini that’s cute. idgaf about the hamster

zarya being born in winter is on point and sagittarius makes sense

and zen is a lovely gemini kissing him

so was no one going to tell me they rolled out official ovw birthdays or was i supposed to find that out myself

[controlaltdelete-my-existence]

List of ✨directorial decisions✨ HxH 1999 is insane for (hunter exam edition):

Episode 1:

- Baby Gon Baby Gon Baby Gon (and Konta)

- okay this is in-line with the manga but still: Mito hates Ging so much that she first lied about Gon’s parents dying in a car crash, then retracted that and told Gon to his face that Ging abandoned him, then admitted at the end of the episode that she forced Ging into a custody battle which. Is objectively the strangest scenario I can imagine.

Episode 2:

- Leorio stops Gon from getting kidnapped (by someone implied to be a child tr*fficker) in episode 2 like HWAT?

- Holy shit the knife he uses during the hunter exam is the same one he took from the kidnapper wow

- Also Gon then spends the rest of the episode following him around and being a Disney Princess so like. Good for him.

- Kurapika is just hanging around most of the episode giving off Main Character Vibes and nothing else.

Episode 3:

- 1999 Kurapika design is just *chef’s kiss*

- Seeing Kurapika now as opposed to Yorknew and Dark Continent hits me like a truck

Episode 4:

- Nothing much this episode except Kurapika adopting Gon and being so passive aggressive it’s funny

- Leorio threatening to beat up/kill an old women is… off putting

- They named the eavesdropper “Matthew” and made him even more of a douche.

Episode 5:

- I’m still confused about the needle mark lol. Like how did Leorio see it under all that fur? At least this version gives him more to do during the Kiriko escapade.

- Alright the fist bump between Kurapika and Leorio is cute

Episode 6:

- Killugon height difference my beloved

- KILLUA’S TINY SHORTS

- Gon asks Killua’s name and age first, when in the manga it was vice versa

- Hisoka having a high, playful voice as opposed to his usual moan-tone is strange to say the least

- Tonpa is even uglier than usual

Episode 7:

- Not only is 1999 pushing the gay agenda it is also pushing the Leorio agenda.

- Killua brought bombs to exam because why wouldn’t he

- “Kurapika would you stop looking at me like that”

Episode 8:

- *People getting brutally slaughtered by wildlife*

Kurapika: My goodness

- Hisoka’s first murder spree <3

Episode 9:

- One thing I do appreciate about the 1999 version is the additional focus on the side characters. Comedy like that between Hanzo and Pokkle during the Second Phase helps the world feel more alive and the characters more engaging.

- Hisoka catching fish.png

- Not Killua and Hisoka making the same dish 😭 Hisoka pouting by the river also deserves a mention

Episode 10:

- Gon is so nice like wow.

- I like Menchi! High-strung cooks are pretty normal from what I understand.

Episode 11:

- Tonpa continues to be an annoying dick, though he’s more useless than anything.

- Gon and Killua bonding!

- Killua is such a cocky little shit and Gon is polite even when making trouble and I love that for them

- The girl with a grudge against the Zoldycks is just. Laughable compared to what we know about them later. She’s lucky she ran into Killua out of the bunch.

Episode 12:

- Gon is straightforward and mischievous. Killua is calculating but cocky. It’s a great dynamic that evolves with the show.

- Idk if this is controversial or not but like,, Killua’s assassin mode is cool. Despite the history that comes with it. I like slightly unhinged!Killua a bit more even if soft!Killua is most people’s favorite.

- I love Gon’s hair physics in 1999. IMO It’s too tall in 2011 (most of the time) but 1999 has a nice balance of springyness and length.

- Killua’s character art is so good. I’m in love with the soft spikiness

- Ah yes, the Hunter exam. The time where Gon’s tendency to push himself to the absolute limit in order to demonstrate his worth as a person was just rearing its head and not as utterly self-destructive as it would later become.

- Not Kurapika throwing Leorio under the bus (Menchi) 💀✋

Episode 13:

- Trick Tower my beloathed. On one hand, character interactions and cute dynamics (Kurapika pushing Leorio). On the other, Tonpa and Leorio’s challenge with the prisoners.

- The expressions when Tonpa surrenders 😭

- “Gon is a sociopath” “Hisoka is a psychopath” incorrect and tired. TONPA is fucking crazy like Jesus Christ have you heard this guy monologue?

- Everytime I watch the manacles drop from the prisoner’s hands I always wonder how they avoid their toes being smushed

Episode 14:

- The candle trick challenge always cracks me up. Kurapika and Killua supporting Gon’s decision until they hear his reasoning 💀

- The sound effects they use for character movements KILLS ME. When Majitani cracks his knuckles it’s like a pile of rocks falling down. When he flexed it’s like rubber. I hate it sm even if I love everything else.

- The Scarlet Eyes in 1999 are the shit fr

- Cuarpickt’s ethics strike back

Episode 15:

- Leorio doing cool shit 😳

- “Kurapika, I’ve dealt with the consequences of your pride.” “Leorio…” PLEASE

- Hisoka and Illumi playing cards 😈

- Another shout-out for the little character interactions in 1999, I love them sm

Episode 16:

- Leorio doing uncool shit

- I don’t wanna talk about it

- I will say I like her design a lot better than 2011

- Killua taking the serial killer’s heart here is objectively cooler

Episode 17:

- I LOVE THE TRICK TOWER MONTAGE LMAO

- It’s amazing how much I want to fucking kill Tonpa. Exquisite feelings of hatred.

- Gon suggesting breaking through the wall is like. Defining character moment to me.

- RIP to Killua’s skateboard :(

- Kurapika’s fondness for Gon in this arc is so underrated

Episode 18, 19, & 20:

- YAS BEST FILLER ARC

- So many good character interactions. So many.

- ENGLAND IS CONFIRMED TO EXIST IN HXH?!!

- The ICONIC “what is going on in this hunter x hunter clip” response comment is from these episodes

- Illumi just indulges himself as Gittarackur huh

- The Kurta artifact :(

- LEOPIKA AGENDA IS REAL

- Gon and Killua put their beds together like a sleepover 😭

- Killua head pat Gon (also the ass smack in Heaven’s Arena… I think he’s just more physically affectionate in this version).

- Everyone working together really makes the next phase hit worse/better.

- My god even TONPA got something to do

- The music here was so good. Not that it usually isnt, but like wow

- LEOPIKA AGENDA IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE. Kurapika refuses to give the order to move despite everyone relying on him because he can’t bring himself to leave Leorio. Like holy shit the bait is real.

- POKKLE AND PONZU WERE SO GOOD 😭

- Captain Kurapika!

- Leorio and Gon take turns being unconscious and saving each other

- Not Killua lIterally SENSING Gon coming back up 😭

- Hisoka and Illumi stand around being useless for most of Phase 3.5 which is hilarious but ultimately save the day. I wonder if Illumi took his needles out as a teaser for manga readers or if he just. Couldn’t see well with them in.

Episode 21:

- Zevil Island time YIKES

- The second the announcement is made Hisoka already has murder in his eyes

- The sheer hatred between Leorio and Tonpa kills me

- Gon drew smiley faces on all of his practice dummies 😢

- He covered the hooks on the fishing rod so he wouldn’t hurt the birds 😭 I love him sm

- PLEASE HE HAS A LITTLE NIGHTLIGHT. I WANT TO ADOPT HIM SO BADLY

Episode 22:

- The only time the rubber skin sfx work for me is when Illumi is taking out his needles

- Alright I may get burned at the stake but I personally love the dub voices for everyone except Gon. Which is really sad, because if his voice sounded anything remotely similar to how it did in both 1999 and 2011 subbed (and maybe 2011 dubbed, though that’s a stretch) I would definitely watch 1999 dubbed all the way through.

- Illumi’s outfit and color scheme is kinda fire though.

Episode 23:

- Kurapika and Leorio fucking around on the forest floor

- Hisoka’s bloodlust run SENDS me

- Who else but Kurapika would negotiate with Hisoka on his own terms?

- The amazing soundtrack strikes again. I get chills when he begins to finally unsheathe his blades. Also Leorio pulling his out of his pocket like it’s gonna be a fucking knife fight lmao

- Hisoka practically creaming his pants while Gon is Right There is nothing new, but uh. This is first instance of it in the show so it deserves a mention.

- Bit of a rant here about Gon and HxH in relation to other shounen: https://bit.ly/3phcBB5

- I remember the Hisoka murder run being so terrifying as a kid 😭

- God Hisoka smiling at Gon after Gon took his badge is just so… eugh.

- Gon got the Leorio Uppercut Special. Talk about humiliating.

- Not the slurping noise when he licks the blood 🤢

Episode 24:

- Just an episode of Gon trying to recover after having his confidence broken. They didn’t shy away from the aftermath, which I’m grateful for. Really shows how much it damaged his pride and affected him. Gon has to think about why he came here, deal with homesickness amongst the most challenging days of his life, and somehow nurse himself back to health while barely being able to move.

- On another note: Baby Gon!

- Killua being adorable

- THE EXPRESSION ART ON HANZO LMAO

- Actually 1999 Hanzo is great I was so disappointed to see what he was in comparison in 2011

Episode 25:

- Gon’s absolute zero self-worth manifesting as a “I need to overcompensate when I’ve fucked up or else I’m worth nothing” rearing it’s head in the form of poisonous reptiles 💀

- Why tf Kurapika and Leorio always staring at each other like yeah Leopika agenda but also chill tf out

- I still wanna know how tf Gon carried three whole ass adults by himself. How does he do his strength training.

Episode 26:

- HAHA I LOVE THIS PART

- Expression art in 1999 is another level. The reactions when they think they’ve figured it out as a written exam are so fucking funny

- Kurapika’s theme is so nice. It’s kind of lonely, but also comforting.

- Kurapika and Gon’s conversation about Zevil Island is such a good moment that helps define their relationship

- Hanzo, Pokkle and Leorio “studying”

- Idiot trio asking HISOKA of all people for help

- Are you joking 😭 Not Leopika watching Killua and Gon play together my god the found family is real

Episode 27:

- Kurapika v Hisoka is great

- Horror-soka face strikes again. I know I praised the expressions but Yikes

- Leorio went from pleading with Kurapika to lose so he wouldn’t have to face Hisoka to not caring about that and just worrying endlessly the entire match. I love him

- I fuck w/ Kurapika

- Gon jumps into Leorio’s arms when Kurapika wins like holy shit that’s adorable (and then Leorio puts him on his shoulders like what a dad moment)

- Ok so interestingly, after Kurapika wins, he admits to Leorio that he should have surrendered. When Gon prepared to face Hanzo, he says, “I have to follow Kurapika’s lead and become the second to pass.” This can mean two things: one, he simply wants to pass, similarly to Kurapika. And/or it could also mean he’ll follow Kurapika’s lead by refusing to give up despite the danger, focusing on the goal of passing the exam. There are so many parallels between them GOD. At this point I just want them to call each other in the manga and just Talk (I know it won’t happen but still 😭)

Episode 28:

- At the beginning of the match, the proctors (namely Menchi) make it a point to talk about how outmatched Gon is, yet within a minute they’re all cheering for him and yelling at Hanzo for taking things too far.

- The sheer brutality of this version tops 2011 100%. I don’t think it’s controversial to say that 2011 sped through the Hunter Exam, which is unfortunate since a lot of impact was lost. This fight was hit particularly hard by that.

- The lighting, the choreography, the direction. All of it was phenomenal here.

- “If he keeps going, he’ll destroy himself,” said Cuararpickt, king of the hypocrites

- Kurapika and Leorio worrying about Gon 😭 Not to mention Killua going feral next to them

- Zevil Island really was a serious blow to his pride. Gon lets himself get beat to shit so his opponent will acknowledge him as worthy. He’s desperate to be ‘seen’. I love him sm but he’s genuinely unhinged (and it only gets worse). Fuck Ging, man.

- Kurapika says as much a second later oops

- HANZO IS ONLY 18???

- Gon is so fucking funny I love him. “Um no thank you I don’t want my legs chopped off. Can we keep brainstorming?”

- So when Hanzo asks, “Why won’t you give up?” Gon says, “I’m looking for my dad. And I feel like if I give up now, I’ll never see him again.” This isn’t ‘Ging will get so far ahead I’ll never catch up.’ This is ‘If I give up now, I’ll never be able to face myself or Ging.’ He reminds me of me when I was 12 :/

Episode 29:

- Killua’s face at Leorio and Kurapika 💀

- It’s an interesting decision for Togashi to do the rest of the battles in recap. I suppose it speeds things up.

- Gon sensed what had happened Killua right before Satotz said it, similarly to how Killua sensed Gon during the Treasure/Battleship phase. 1999 really like that kind of stuff haha

- The lighting, again, is fantastic. This time for Killua v Gittarackur (Illumi).

- The organ music is certainly… something

- Illumi’s color scheme here is better than the greens imo

- I forgot how hard Illumi projects onto/abuses Killua. Its difficult to watch.

- The animation on Killua’s face is incredible. You can see every micro expression as he tries to stand his ground :(

- Very nice visual effect here. Killua’s eyes are somewhat teal and rather dark in this version, as opposed to the bright blue of 2011. When Illumi defeats him, black bleeds onto the screen and Killua’s eyes are so dark they match Illumi.

- Hikari Ga Mienai plays when Killua kills Bodero :(

- Gon confronting Illumi is just short of cathartic.

Episode 31:

- THE LEGENDARY FALL OF 99

- The Hunter Exam after party looks kind of fun tbh

- Illumi when Hisoka catches him trying to kill Gon: ⚫️ 👄 ⚫️

- When they search the internet Togashi seems to imply that ‘cyberspace’ is coming from a human brain directly? Or is at least powered by one?

- Leorio: Gon wants his dad? We’ll find his dad *starts typing furiously*

- *Hisoka does something weird* *Illumi looks straight faced into the camera*

- LEOPIKA 1999 AGENDA IS REAL

- the final scene made me think of that radio drama where Leorio was like “yes Kurapika and I are like newlyweds and Gon is our child”. Unreasonably wholesome

END OF ARC

In conclusion stan the producers for clear skin

[rosemirmir]

tagged by @stickers-on-a-laptop​!

Fave colour: Teal

Currently reading: Started a little bit of my first volume of Rose of Versailles, same with the OG Kamen Rider manga

Last song: Hateno Village from the Botw ost

Last series: Kamen Rider Den-O (I am also watching Donbros, but the last episode I saw of something was an episode of Den-O I saw the other day, but I am watching both.)

Last movie: Dead stream

Currently working on: Got a few fic wips I need to finish up and a couple art wips for a project I can’t say much else about right now

share 10 different favorite characters from ten different pieces of media in no particular order, then tag 10 people 🎥🎬📺

1. Ankh from Kamen Rider OOO - This bird has truly perched himself in my brain, the bird of all time. I love this asshole (affectionate)

2. Link from Zelda -  My original Blorbo, could gush about him for weeks if enabled

3. Maya from Captain Harlock (Arcadia of My Youth) - I love her and she deserves so much more

4. Bright Noa from Og 1979 Gundam - This poor guy really is doing his best to mantain a ship full of children being sent out to war and the dude is only fuckign 19

5. Minako from Sailor Moon - If you had to make me pick a sailor scout as my favorite, it’d be her. Though I really adore them all

6. Dr. Kiriko from Black Jack - My only exposure to him right now is his one episode in the Dezaki OVAs but  I love this trash doctor man

7. Maetel from Galaxy Express 999 - Maetel my beloved

8. Nico Robin from One Piece - Her backstory always gets to me

9. Yuri from Dirty Pair - I love Kei too but she’s definetly my favorite of the pair

10. Zox Goldtweaker from Zenkaiger - The latest pirate blorbo in my collection of pirate blorbos. He yo-ho-hoyed into my heart and brain

@carmypen @kanohivolitakk @neckspike @toku-fangirl-2015 @heavvymetalqueen @demiurgicfeline @violetlou2020 @cennydd-bookwyrm @sastheforestspirit @ceeceeforeigngeek0927 (no pressure either! do it if you feel like!)

[heli0s-writes]

hey Helios! i was wondering what some of your fav books (literally anything - essays, novels, biographies, etc) are, and more specifically, fav poets? i'm trying to actively read more stuff from writers of colour bc i am one lmao, and i thought i might enjoy your recs bc i love your writing 💕

Hi Fay!! You're welcome to trawl through my reading recs tag for more, but I'll also be repeating a lot of titles here. These are my favorites off the top of my head. As always, if you are downloading, please use a VPN :)

Poetry

Bloodsport - Yves Olade (short collection! this one is good for immediate reading)

Night Sky With Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong

Crush - Richard Siken

Post Colonial Love Poem - Natalie Diaz

Bright Dead Things - Ada Limon

Brute - Emily Skaja

Like A Beggar - Ellen Bass

Don’t Call Us Dead - Danez Smith

Prelude to Bruise -Saeed Jones

Bone Tongue - Scherezade Siobhan

Our Bodies and Other Fine Machines - Natalie Wee

if you are a podcast listener, The On Being Project has a great series called Poetry Unbound that really breaks down a poem and gives insight on how to listen and experience. 

Fiction

Edinburgh - Alexander Chee

Annihilation - Jeff Vandermeer

American Gods - Neil Gaiman

The Things We Carried - Tim O'Brien

Beloved - Toni Morrison

Non-Fiction:

The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog - Bruce D. Perry

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay C. Gibson

Graphic Novels/Manga

Clumsy - Jeffrey Brown

Fun Home - Alison Bechdel

Blankets - Craig Thompson

American Born Chinese - Gene Luen Yang

Blue - Kiriko Nananan

Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo

Eternal Sabbath - Fuyumi Soryo

And, of course, some good ol mainstream superhero comic stuff:

Hawkeye: My Life As A Weapon - David Aja, Matt Fraction

The Killing Joke - Alan Moore

Watchmen - Alan Moore

[that-was-anticlimactic]

i've almost finished ep 7 and!! my god that beach episodeee i love them all so much <33333 ESP THE SCENE WHERE MIYA PRETENDED TO BE JOE'S KID HGGHJSDFSJH THAT WAS SO FUNNY! JOE'S FACE WHEN HE REALIZES MIYA'S 'MOM' IS CHERRY IS PURE GOLD!! ALSO I LOVED THEM GETTING SPOOKED IN THE HOT SPRING. NGL I WAS 100% CONVINCED IT WAS CHERRY, JOE, MIYA AND SHADOW JUST PLAYING A PRANK ON THEM! JUST. YEAH EPISODE EVERR. i'm so proud of myself for predicting reki's 'falling behind'! i know it was probably super obvious but still i like being right!! don't get me wrong i feel for him but it's a very satisfying plot point (device? idk what it's called sorry) yk? i do feel less :/// about joe and cherry now. it's more obvious that they care and you're right! there probably isn't anything they could have said to convince reki or langa. OH AND ALSO. I LOVE SHADOW AND HOW HE'S BABYSITTING THEM NOW!!! HE IS BELOVED SJHKDHDFHJ I LOVE HIS DYNAMIC W REKI + LANGA + MIYA SM!! my faves are still joe, miya and reki and i think it'll stay this way :] very worried for langa and the tournament adam is hosting. oh also! another thing i predicted is that adam's servant was once a skating bud of his! i just saw some spoilers confirming it lol. my thought process was that miya said back then that if he wins, reki would be his dog and considering how adam calls that servant dude his dog as well, my guess is that that servant dude lost against adam in a beef in the past, leading to this. not 100% sold on that tho. based on some other spoilers and some official art, my backup theory is that when adam left joe and cherry behind, that servant dude didn't want adam to leave him as well so adam said ok you can come with me but then you'll have to be my servant. even less sure in that one but i gotta write it down in case i'm right! kind of related to that, so far i'm loving that red haired woman opposing adam a lot! she seems very cool and i just appreciate her for despising adam as much as me lol. this got lengthy again but i feel like it's not a surprise to anyone anymore so i figure i'll just stop saying sorry at this pont jshkdhffgh

YES THE BEACH EPISODE OMG SUCH AN ICONIC EPISODE!!! see, i'm still not convinced that some of them weren't in on it, because before they joe and cherry, you can hear them whisper: "joe" "cherry" wHICH ONLY THE KIDS AND SHADOW WOULD KNOW??? hm.

no you were SPOT ON about reki falling behind and feeling horrible! it's honestly a great thing to address in media and i feel like sk8 handled / addressed it really freaking well!

yay! glad you're less :/// about them! i know that i definitely was :/// why didn't they stop ad*m at first, but then the more i watched and understood the characters, the more i realized that trying to stop ad*m would've made it worse in the long run because he is full of vengeance and grudges

YES YES YES !!! SHADOW MY BELOVED !!! THE UNDERRATED KING !!! HE LITERALLY. HE CARES ABOUT THEM SO MUCH. HE DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE THEM EVERYWHERE NOR DID HE HAVE TO TAKE REKI TO THE HOSPITAL OR TAKE THEM TO GET FOOD UT HE DID AND HE LOVES THEM AND JUST. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i have a Lot of shadow feelings it is. fine.

you'll get the answer (mostly) to tadashi (your servant dude) queries at the beginning of ep11, or like a little bit! you'll get bits and pieces for awhile, i just feel like some of it is confirmed then!

YES KIRIKO KAMATA MY BELOVED SHE HATES HIIM AS SHE SHOULD !!!

[machablossom]

I really want to rant about the ending. That was one wild episode 12 and I can't say I loved it, but I didn't hate it either.

Being honest, I think I'm mostly dissapointed things didn't go the way I wanted. I usually expect from a series to let me down in some aspects, but this time I felt like there was no rush of emotions like it happened during the past episodes.

I don't actually mind about the supposed queerbaiting, though I would have wanted Renga and Matcha Blossom to become canon. Alas, a girl could dream.

However, there were many things I believe could have been better, others which were just fine, and others which could have been different altogether from the very start of the series. Overall I feel like the main plot (Langa and Reki facing up against Adam) and the main theme of the anime (skating is a fun thing to do and it's better enjoyed surrounded with friends and people you love) were developed just right. However, the way they got to the results were not the best, in my opinion.

I would like to give my opinion on each character development, so this may take a while. Also, I'd like to point out what I would have wanted to happen, if things were up to me.

First and foremost, Adam is the character I had more trouble with. I didn't love the last beef against Langa much. I've had trouble with the entire Eve thing and the fact that he's a 30-something chasing after a 17 yr old boy, be it romantically or just skate-wise.

I know Adam's sexual preferences are never stated through the whole series but we can imply he does feel a certain attraction towards Langa beyond the skating scene and it is very uncomfortable, not to say wrong.

I loved the idea that he let go of the idea of chasing his 'Eve', to celebrate a wedding for a funeral. I am all for theathrics and drama, and his "final boss" outfit was nuts. The skateboard was awesome too! But the mere implications of him, turning into some sort of Grim Reaper whilst racing against Langa one last time are very bone-chilling, at least to me it was, again, very unconfortable.

I'd have loved for Adam to lose to Reki, OR, Tadashi and Langa to race so that the final encounter could have been Adam vs. Tadashi. That way, I think he'd have gotten to reflect on his actions and actually grow as a character rather than just be cured by the power of fun and friendship.

In the perfect scenario, he'd escape with Tadashi, he'd ditch his job and tell his aunts to go f*ck themselves, close 'S' for good and get some therapy somewhere where he could be happy skating with his beloved assistant.

On the other hand, I was hoping he'd get arrested. I hoped Kiriko got to put him behind bars and ruin his carreer both as a politician and as a skater, so that S would close. Maybe in some sort of epilogue we'd seen him come out of jail and make up with the gang, skating with them again as friends. Maybe Langa would go see him in prison to help. Idk, I feel like he needs retribution and punishment, but he was also a character who needed help.

The last part with Tadashi and the dog thing was weird and I didn't love it, but I think it works for their relationship. I won't complain, some other people here on tumblr have put it into words way better than I would have.

What I feel was the worst, worst thing they could do was have him crash their celebration party, falling ridiculously from a helicopter with a bouquet for Langa. No. No, just no. The creeps again. Ugh.

Then, I have to say the second in line who bothered me the most were Miya and Shadow.

It's silly: I really screamed in rage and pain about Shadow not getting together with the manager. I wanted all the other ships to be canon, but I knew it's Japan we're talking about and I know we'd get teased about it in the best case scenario, but the straight ship? The one they could totally go for? NO! Also, I think Shadow got played dirty, shoving him into the background after he was attacked in ep. 10. We didn't get to see any justice done to him against the dude that beat the crap out of him, if, perhaps, Shadow could beat him again at 'S', this time fair and square.

Miya, oh my poor catboy. Played so dirty as well. I liked the last time we see him when he meets with his friend again in school and they seem to reconect. But I wish we would have gotten to see them skate together again. This is very wishful thinking, but I wished we could have seen Miya a little bit older, when the others could have taken him a lot more seriously. I wanted him to do much more than just be a background character, because he deserved it.

Next is Joe and Cherry. Oh boy. Hold onto your horses, I have a LOT to say about my favourite duo.

Listen here, I wanted them to be canon. I hoped for the discreet rings on their fingers shot, or a sudden drop of any of them that they had been secretly married for the past two years or something like that. I wanted flashbacks to their trip to Paris. I wanted more of their teenage years. I wanted a date night at Sie La Luce. Man, I would have died for a kiss. But, alas, it's Japan we're talking about and I know I'm viewing the series from a western point of view.

But that's not what bothered me. What really bothered me was that all the tension that had been growing since ep. 7 between the two of them and then between them and Adam seemed to be just a stepping stone for Langa to win the tournament. We saw Cherry get slapped with a skateboard just for us, the expectators, to dislike Adam a lot more.

I would have loved for them to have the chance to reconect with Adam, be it by punching him or by accepting a heartfelt apology. Specially Cherry. Kaoru deserved MUCH better than what he got, and Joe deserved better than what we've got to see from him. The last scene we saw of them, idk, I thought it was funny and I loved how Cherry showed so little professionalism by drawing on his bf in public. LOL.

But I also didn't like it. I think they ended up being comic relief when they were two of the most wonderfully developed partners in the whole series, even if we've just got some crumbs of their relationship. Also, Joe's deep and caring personality, the whole pinning on Kaoru situation, feels like it matters so little when we see him back at the starting point, just being a shameless flirt. The advantage I see from all of it is that we've got a lot left to the imagination with them.

(Man, i would have loved to see Joe punch Adam in the face with a skateboard at the celebration party after his arrival on the helicopter).

And finally, Reki and Langa. Being honest? I actually loved them. I didn't mind there wasn't a explicit moment of romance or a confesion. That was never the point. The symbolism of their 'friendship', of their bond, is more than enough for me.

I think Langa was slightly too overpowered. As I said before, I think the beef was a little too over the top, but, mah, I've seen a lot of sports anime, its not that over the top. I'd have loved to see him snowboarding at some point, perhaps then we'd have seen Langa as a very talented athlethe and not just some random teenager with crazy skills he just pulled out of his pretty canadian butt. Then again, the little scene with his father's memory was really nice. Closure over mourning, that's a wonderful thing to do.

Reki, my boy, on the other hand, I loved him. Cheering for his bf and believing in him and waiting for him at the end of the line, *chef's kiss*. The part where Langa falls over him and they hug on the ground, perfect, hilarious. The insinuation that they are both happy when they are together, yes, yes, good. The last scene with Reki and his family, I love it! I have nothing wrong to say about Reki. I love him and I'd give an arm for him.

...

Overall, it was a good series. It could have been done better. The ending could have been better. I would love a sequel anyway, if only they could focus on the plotlines they left inconclusive and, for god's sake, they kick the creepyness down a notch. For what I conclude, the entire series was meant as fanservice and they didn't imagine it would grow so big. Anyway, I will keep writing Matcha Blossom, I really loved them and I hope this is not the last we ever see of them all.

[sunnieflowertea]

LANGA THE BELOVED <33 miya is also top tier!! i’m personally a big Reki and Langa enjoyer.. but i love all the cast (except for adam.. he can die <3) aLSO KIRIKO MY BELOVED!! i want more from her!!

VERY IMPORTANT WHO’S YOUR FAVOURITE SK8 CHARACTER?? I NEED TO KNOW FOR SCIENTIFIC REASONS

AHHHH I HAVENT WATCH SK8 IN SO LONG I NEED TO REWATCH IT TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YHE CHARACTERS BUT I THINK I AHVE TO SAY LANGA BECAUSE IM OBSESSED WITH HIS HAIR AND HIM AND JSGDUDJF. also i kinda like Miya, he's funny. what about you??? i am very basic, i always like the main characters yk. so Langa and Reiki i would say are my favourites :DDDD

[elmaxlys]

1, 2, 4, and 37 for whichever ship you want!

1- List 3 shipping tropes you love

obsession. good lord, that shit gets me almost every time. Like, they have history and idk maybe they're rivals, maybe they’re nemeses, maybe they're exes, and one of them is just. obsessed with the other and the other either doesn't care or straight up like 'yikes' or when it’s fucking mutual goodness, this shit is so good?? Some examples in my ships: Juoka (Juo obsessed with Rika), EDEN (ADAM obsessed with Langa), Utaren (everything Uta has going on), Ushioi (kinda mutual tbh), Adakiri (Kiriko obsessed with Ainosuke), Hannigram (❤), Rinharu (esp in s1), Double Shinya (❤), Dai/Jaehee (❤)

“I’m the only one who can kill/harm you” like the possessiveness over an adversary or rival etc?? being all defensive over someone they regularly and actively try to harm *chef kiss* I don’t have a specific example here but this makes me vibrate with excitement and shipper feeling every time.

devoted person in a one-sided love :3 i like pain. Maybe a subgenre of the obsession one but the devotion is gentle i guess, unlike the obsession that is really fucking toxic xD absolutely delicious, give me the all the pining. no “and they actually end up together at the end”, just “content to remain by their beloved’s side” and “happy their beloved is happy, even without them” smooch smooch

2- List 3 shipping tropes you don't love

jealousy jfc this is the biggest turn off for me “why were you with-” SHUT UP THEY HAVE A LIFE “i don’t like that you’re friends with [person of the gender you’re attracted to]” OH WE’RE DOING THIS?? DO YOU CHEAT WITH EVERYONE YOU ARE POTENTIALLY ATTRACTED TO? GET OUT “do you like me or them better” THEM. JUST BECAUSE YOU ASKED, FUCKFACE. Flips the anger switch in me like nothing else. congrats for that. Not even my beloved Yunise get a pass for that lmao I fucking hate that aspect of the ship. No, it’s not the same as the obsession one I said earlier as my favorite.

soulmates omg on top of being highly arophobic, it annoys me to no end, i see it a lot in omegaverse with “destined/fated mates” and whatnot. i see that word (or the in-universe word for that), i close the tab. this is a shortcut to avoid actually developing the growth of a relationship and i hate it. the appeal of reading/watching romance to me is mostly the before relationship so yeah that sure doesn’t help lol.  When does it get a pass: when the character believe they’re “meant to be” bc of above obsession but in universe they’re really not meant to be (like. juoka. juo always pushing the “fate” talk when really it’s all his doing, stalking rika and whatnot lmao)

“labrador” types, especially when there’s a love triangle with a “cat type” person and also especially when the “labrador” has a ~dark~ side/actual shit personality that they hide from their Love Interest. I hate hypocrites lol  (this is actually a subgenre of the introvert x extrovert trope that i also highly dislike when it’s the only bit of their personality traits that is pushed forward when ‘advertising’ the ship lol no one can write introverts correctly anyway.)

4- One physical aspect of a ship that always get you

Fights, Jesus Christ, fights. If they haven't tried to tear the other apart or severely injured each other on purpose, then what's the point 😌 (depending on the tone of canon, the intensity of the fight can go from the Rinharu s1ep12 fight to, like, whatever Utaren has going on)

37- Describe one reunion after time apart

Wordless. They look at each other. They’ve missed each other for so long that the feeling is almost a part of them now. One of them slowly starts smirking. And at that sight everything goes aflame, everything bursts. They find themselves in each other’s arms. They cling to each other, they breathe each other, they can’t let go. There’s no need for word, they know. Their old scars wake up. It feels right. Finally. Finally.

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the ask game if anyone else wanna send me something :D