#i love you forever and ever reigen

[dro3ning-lessons]

happy birthday to my slag wife

[grimalkinmessor]

I keep thinking of a Mobrei soulmate AU to the tune of the fic Polarity by Writeous specifically where you have a soulmark but the TRUE bond is that whenever you share blood with your soulmate, you travel back in time to a time they needed support as an invisible phantom that can only interact with them—and I'm just picturing the first time Reigen and Mob swap blood to confirm and Reigen getting yeeted back into a chaotic nursery room in the middle of the night, tiny ???% Mob floating above his crib crying and wailing as his things fly around him at high speeds and his parents watch helplessly from the doorway. And Reigen, who literally probably learned about his tiny soulmate like ten minutes ago, considering—sighs and just scoops the wailing baby Mob out of the air and holds him. And, since ???% is the one awake, he can see Reigen and is able to interact with him more before Mob calms back down and wakes back up. By then, Mob's parents (why do we never get their NAMES) have kinda scolded themselves for not helping their own child and being afraid of him, enough that this became a moment his soulmate needed to step in, and they come in to take back over—thus Reigen's first big change to Mob's life.

Reigen, however, had a very different experience with his soulmate and is incredibly reluctant to activate the bond after they've confirmed it—because while Mob and everyone else thinks it's platonic, Reigen, who has experienced far more soulmate visits than Mob has at that point, knows that it isn't. But of course, like fate always does, circumstances have them activating the bond far more than he'd like. He's there, afterwards, for every moment Mob needs him, like a delayed memory.

Because he still remembers every time Mob was there for him, even if he doesn't know it yet.

[creativenicocorner]

I never asked for everything, I begged a lone demand And still guilt stained that single wish for one who’d hold my hand 🎵

Hmm, do you think Reigen would survive an encounter with The Lonely? 

[bandtrees]

mp100 is a very very kind show, i love how compassionate it is and how forgiving it is, but i also love how hard it hammers in that there’s no such thing as a perfect person with endless bounds of patience and forgiveness, and that living your life only to please others isn’t living much at all.

the confession arc is very special to me for this reason, and below the cut is some analysis as to why! obviously, this contains spoilers for all three seasons of mp100.

the confession arc takes mob, this very kind loving sweet person who’s compassionate and has been able to see good in and treat with kindness people like mogami, touchirou, etc, and tells you... hey! this kid actually has (reasonable) building resentment and unresolved issues from being constantly people-pleasing and forgiving and not really acknowledging peoples’ flaws!

and no, it’s not a case of mob having this evil dark side who hates everyone, it’s just a case of mob... being human! expecting him to brush off the way reigen treats him and the way he and teru met and the danger to his life shou and touchirou were, as compassionate and mature as he is about them, isn’t realistic! because no human person is just a walking well of love and forgiveness, and for as mature as mob is, he’s still only a kid!

mob, as ???%, is very violent towards teru and reigen, and i choose to interpret this as how intensely he’s repressed his unresolved resentment for them that he swallowed down in favor of forgiveness and being the bigger person - the wider theme of mp100. we never really see mob express any discomfort around teru for nearly killing him, or around reigen for lying to him and generally treating him like trash sometimes, or around shou for burning his house down... and while i can’t express enough how important the messages of compassion and forgiveness are in this story, i think it’s also equally important to see, in ???%’s rampage, it’s not some evil side of mob or some shadowy separate personality in his body who’s deciding to hurt teru and reigen, it’s mob himself, because he never unpacked his conflicting emotions towards them, and now, when he can’t control himself, they’re running wild.

and this isn’t me saying teru and reigen are horrible people who never earned mob’s forgiveness. of course not! they’re very important people to him, he cares for them a great deal, they help to bring mob down from his violent episode... but as we hear in the mogami arc...

mob, kind as he is, isn’t some all-forgiving, forever-loving kid, and the same goes for his relationships with others. he cares about teru as a friend, he has resentment towards him for what he did that he never unpacked until now - these things coexist!

and there’s the ultimate catharsis when reigen tells the truth about himself, revealing to mob that he’s a complete liar who’s been using and exploiting him from the beginning. he lied to him from the day they met, and those lies ultimately led to the disaster in seasoning city that we’re seeing now. it was mob’s honest belief that reigen was a strong, powerful adult who had everything figured out -

- that led to him being unable to accept the contradictions within himself, and so reigen laying those bare, the fact that he’s a liar and an exploiter, that he too, this person mob has admired and learned from for the whole series, has a part of himself he hates for how it thinks of other people, is what’s able to let mob finally accept himself. 

reigen being a liar doesn’t make him an evil monster who deserves nothing but mob’s resentment - and in turn, mob destroying the city and trying to kill his friends doesn’t make him a violent, hateful murderer. it makes him and mob flawed humans, whose relationship couldn’t ever have healthily continued if those things weren’t unpacked - if reigen never honestly confessed about who he was, if mob kept forgiving reigen without looking inward to ask how he felt. at best, it would have been shallow and dishonest for them both until the end, and at worst... well, mob wouldn’t have been able to repress his emotions, dangerous as they are the more he hides them, forever...

this is why the scene of mob breaking down and crying is so important to me. finally, he feels safe expressing ugly, crude, selfish emotions. until now, when we see mob cry, it’s either tasteful tears running down his face, not changing much of his actual expression, or the complete opposite direction in exploding and bawling his eyes out with 100% sadness and 100% rejection - either mob’s emotions are pretty and subdued, or soul-crushing explosions he has no control over.

(sidenote: 100% rejection is one of the coolest explosions in the series to me and i wish it was talked about more!)

now, though, with the reassurance that he can cry, full-on cry, and it won’t hurt anyone, that he isn’t some selfish evil for being a middle school boy devastated he got rejected by his crush, that he’s allowed to feel broken up and miserable and have it not be an explosion that destroys the city... he cries! he feels all those negative emotions he’d held back, and because he feels safe expressing them, they’re not dangerous at all, they’re just... again, a middle school boy crying because he got rejected by his crush.

mob’s emotions, on their own, aren’t dangerous. it’s his refusal to express them, and the violent outbursts that leads to, that is.

something i love so much about mob psycho 100′s ending is that it’s not an ending at all. it’s just the beginning - finally, after three seasons, mob can actually feel and safely express his emotions. he can be on even footing with teru, reigen, all of them. he can start balanced, open, communicative relationships with those around him, showing that the compassion mp100 preaches goes far deeper than simply forgiving those who hurt you, or giving people chances.

mob’s kindness is so, so, so important to me, and where season 2 was about extending kindness to others, culminating in mob sitting down with touchirou after deciding that letting him die alone would only have been needlessly cruel and reinforcing the man’s worldview that he needed nobody, and that extending kindness towards him was what he needed to properly change - season 3, culminating in mob confronting the parts of himself that may have wanted to leave touchirou behind, is about extending kindness to yourself.

[shigayokagayama]

gender+random headcanon for tome? or tsubomi, whichever one you're feeling

why not both?

tome:

Sexuality Headcanon:

lesbian!!!

Gender Headcanon:

trans girl! ive actually thought about this one a lot but her whole arc of like. coming out of her mostly male friendgroup and trying to totally remake herself to fit into a girl friendgroup and make herself more palatable to girls her age before realizing that all her friends have weird hobbies too and you dont have to stifle all your interests to fit in with other girls fits the experience of a lot of trans girls i know

A ship I have with said character:

her and keiko from the reigen manga

GAY PEOPLE

A BROTP I have with said character:

her and mob's friendship is very special to me but her and the whole telepathy club ouuughhhhhhh alien arc my beloved... i miss when youd get like 20 posts a day of her and takenaka messing with each other with telepathy shenanigans they mean the world to me. i also think she and teru would get along really well theyd be terrible influences on each other.

A NOTP I have with said character:

i really cannot see her with mob i know this is punching down because theres maybe 1 person on the planet who ships this but theyre definitely a "mob-kun youre my best friend and i love you but i would never date you under any circumstances" sorta friendship. also not really a notp just a "?" but of the possible femslash ships i feel like her and tsubomi appeals to me the least. probably just because they never interact and we dont know enough about tsubomi's interests to know if theyd have anything in common. it gives "pair the spares but we dont like mezato" to me.

A random headcanon:

tome mentions in one of the semi canon anthologies that kijibayashi asked her out when they were first years and im incorporating that into my worldview. i also think she and takenaka had a like one week long middle school "relationship" that consisted primarily of them being too awkward to speak to each other or be in each other presence until they broke up over text just because it makes alien arc even funnier. also more of a reigen headcanon than a her headcanon but in the context of reigen manga i think it makes sense if reigen was very similar to her in middle school then when he was approaching highschool he was like "well i cant stay passionate about things forever" and dedicated himself solely to being a good student and good employee til he burned himself out.

General Opinion over said character:

she is solidly my second favorite mp100 character i love her so so much shes so special to me shes like. level of favorite character where i get excited handflaps seeing art of her. daughter of all time.

tsubomi:

Sexuality Headcanon:

aro lesbian is fun for her i think!

Gender Headcanon:

one of my friends really likes transmasc tsubomi and i respect the vision. boy fans be like "not yet"

A ship I have with said character:

mezato and tsubomi. listen. listen to me. of all the femslash ships it makes the most sense. every time we ever hear mezato talk about tsubomi it gives "dear dumb diary". that girl is one long psychoanalytical speech about this girl she's never even had a conversation with from realizing she's bisexual and i think tsubomi would find mezato a really interesting person to interact with. they'd study each other like bugs. it's perfect.

A BROTP I have with said character:

her and mob staying friends is really important to me i like them a lot </3

A NOTP I have with said character:

honestly none really, like i said with tsubomi i dont really get tsutome but i dont dislike it. i prefer her and mob as friends but i dont necessarily think them getting together like. years post canon really ruins the message of the show or anything bc the whole point of the confession arc is that he was chasing this fake image he'd built of her as this perfect person so them getting to know each other and dating in the future wouldnt really ruin that i dont think.

A random headcanon:

i think she's a music person!!! one of her fanbook interviews mentioned that she likes to scream as loud as she can in empty piano rooms and it kind of put the idea of her going into music theory or smth when she's older into my head

General Opinion over said character:

i really really like her and find her narrative role interesting and i both wish we got more of her but also understand that knowing tsubomi would kind of ruin the plot of the show. seeing her only as glimpses and trying to extrapolate who she is through that is unfortunately the point </3

[bittersweetresilience]

sunny's favorite fanfiction

By no means a complete list of what I've read and loved, but these are some of the fics I have found the most memorable, captivating, and influential to me. Mostly oneshots. Mostly dark. Mind the Sunny.

clear blood

Prince_Enby (OMORI, 2,674 words)

Hero took a little too long.

I am pretty sure this fic rewired all of my neurons. I wrote a sequel to it. I wrote multiple sequels to it, though only one published. I think about it all the time. I have absorbed it into my body and my writing. The slow build, the foregone conclusion, the denial, the interspersing of memory, even the summary and author's note Altered™ me. This is my all time favorite fic, and from my all time favorite video game.

在路上

Sweetie_tianyang (Honkai: Star Rail, 221,914 words)

艾利欧的剧本已然走到终点，在死亡如期而至前，刃想最后做一件事情。 (Elio's script has come to a close, but before the arrival of the death he anticipates, Blade wants to do one last thing.)

This is the fic ever. This is the longfic ever. This is the Renjing fic ever. This is the everything to me ever. Every day I think of my favorite Renjing headcanons and plot bunnies and wishes and I realize they sprung from this fic. Holy fucking shit. If I wasn't writing so much I would dedicate all of my time to translating this masterpiece into English. The summary does not do it justice but basically Renjing go on a road trip and slowly fall in love while learning how to live and to be together without hurting each other and to be happy. It's complete at 200,000 words and I normally enjoy shorter fics but I would have read 1,000,000 words of this. I still will. Sweetie_tianyang, please.

Each That We Lose Takes Part of Us

aceofbasedesires (The Untamed, 12,652 words)

“Wake up,” he says to his body, alarm making him itch. There’s no response. He says it louder, and then yells it, trying to drift forward. He can’t move. He’s curled over his own body, staring down at it, without being able to do anything. From inside Burial Mounds, Wei Ying’s mind reaches out to those he’s left behind.

Exquisite sadness indeed. I wrote a sequel to this one as well. I love fics that haunt me. I love fics that make me feel like a ghost. I love unhappy endings. I love this part of the show. I love hurt people hurting people. I love inevitability. I love tragedy.

tarnishing

ruthwrites (Mob Psycho 100, 21,147 words)

Reigen realizes that he never gave the man his name. He knew it, anyway— as well as the slogan for Reigen’s whole business. There must be some sort of reason for it. Maybe they’ve met before. As Reigen walks, he becomes more and more certain— he’s seen the man before.

There is nothing I appreciate more than a well done piece of horror. So insidious, so creeping, so everywhere. Lingering. A work of art and a model for manipulative relationships and gaslighting. The final scene with the rope has a full body grip on me.

The Decline

EzraBlake (John Dies at the End, 5,284 words)

I'd never heard him make a sound like that. It was almost inhuman coming from John – John, who once drank an entire bottle of tabasco sauce and then got it all over the bathroom because he was laughing hysterically while he vomited. John, who fucked up an alternate dimension by aiming an uncontrollably shitting dog like a rocket launcher. John whimpered.

This fic is so intensely, faultlessly in the spirit of the books, which I adore, that it makes me want to blow up my house with grenades.

Cold Water

messageredacted (Homestuck, 6,551 words)

You’re barely finished with your ascension to god tier when they drag you off your quest bed.

Iconic fic forever. I have reread this fic and its remix an unknown number of times over the years. Made for me.

This Time I'm Coming Down

telm_393 (The Good Place, 3,585 words)

Jason makes a lot of decisions he might regret.

I had a really hard time deciding between this and Some Things You Can't Touch. True to the characters in a way that makes me want to bite things and scream.

runner ups

What Real Human Beings Do

nemali (Miraculous Ladybug, 1,029 words)

There are ghosts living inside of you.

I need to consume this fic until it is part of me. I love power & control dearly, but this has replaced it as my favorite Miraculous fic.

Terrycloth Mother

rowdymouse (Mother 2: EarthBound, 4,325 words)

Tony's faced with a hard task: providing Jeff all the love he never got and desperately needs.

This actually spoke to my core. It has a very particular feeling shared by The Arowana. Second person perspective never misses.

like the sheep

zehecatl (Night in the Woods, 1,564 words)

Sometimes, reality mixes in with memories, and so there's Angus, right across the median.

I am pretty sure it's still sad, but it's a tender sort of sad, like Angus loves him so much it's a sad thing osmosed into my entire personality. Dreams. Gore. Bleeding.

special mentions

The Homestuck Epilogues

Andrew Hussie, Cephied_Variable, ctset (Homestuck, 190,398 words)

Ten years after their adventure began, the heroes are enjoying a well-earned retirement on Earth C. But John still has one last choice to make.

Can I count this? I'm counting this. This inspired my love for metafiction and shaped me as a person. Narratives, futility, meaning, characters getting worse. I've never seen a more creative usage of visual elements in fanfiction. I devour experimental media.

[penguin--person]

yayy joyous tail wag !!!! ok so

JEFF THE JUMPSCARE!!!!

nastya (15) sucksss . shes a pafl oc of mine, tho she has a thousand other aus<3 in mob psycho shed be an esper, but one awakened by claw ! i know that the pain isnt what makes an esper awaken - in my understanding, your abilities awaken after experiencing strong emotions. so !! ok. nastya... smth about her is she wants to be loved soo so bad. its like her biggest theme. she doesnt care what happens to her, whats done to her, as long as shes loved (what she perceives to be love). its basically like, she doesnt know what love is, so she'll take the first explanation that she gets. is where gabriela comes in (nastyas 'caretaker' in their og story)

i could easily put them in claw imo - nastyas one of the kids they try to awaken powers in. she develops some kind of connection to gabriela - maybe gabriela gives her some kind of incentive? like she sees that nastya thinks shes sooo cool for her esper powers, for her psychometry, for her Cool and Mysterious aura... like, tells her smth like "id really love it if you awakened your psychic powers, bc wed get to hang out with each other then. idteach you how to use them 1 on 1. ill never speak to you again if you dont"

i think itd be fun if nastya unlocked her powers via what she thinks is love, but not really. like, shes going through the awakening, but its not working. shes going Fuckkk ill never talk to gabriela again if i dont unlock m powers!!!!! No!!!! Shes so cool!!! i HAVE to hang out with!!!! and unlocks psychic regeneration . directs all her psychic energy into healing her wounds idk <3 she thinks she unlocked her powers via feeling so much love for gabriela when actually she was just so so stressed out from the preassure put on her

since regeneeration isnt smth that can hurt people i think itd be fun if she had a gun or a knife... or both... ur shooting at her but she eats all the bullets and spits them back out at you

ofc mob would show up and hed make her realise that gabriela doest actually love her, etc. and bc hes mob hed forgive her for trying to kill him. itd be hard for nastya to accept but mobs sooo cool he would be able to get through to her

SHED BE SILLY BTWWW SHED BE SO SO SILLY. during her and mobs fight(s), shed realise that she cant defeat him, so shed start saying stuff like "omggg are you really hitting a girl ??? a girl weaker than you ??? omg ... like, thats messed up .... also, like, do you Ever emote??? why are u so expressionless lol. whats up with that. are you not normal or smth :3 lmao. just look at yourself. youre such a loser" .. starts bullying him bc she doesnt know what else to do hehe ...

i think mob would make such an awesome impression on her that shed wanna study under him. wants him to 'teach her how to use her powers for good' but rlly she just wants to hang out with him. theyd be bestiesss. shed think that reigen is such a loser. lamest guy ever. "MOBBB OMG MY BESTIE MOB HIII HOW ARE YOU ITS BEEN FOREVER SINCE I LAST SAW YOU <3333 💖💖💖💖💖💖 wdym we just saw each other 5 minutes ago." vs " hello reigen. 🙂."

oh shed sooo annoy reigen w stuff like "why are you, an adult, talking to me, a minor? 🙂" (she wouldnt care about it in actuality, just wants to annoy him)

she loves miku btw shes her #1 fan. she loves cats and has definetely read warrior cats. she loves tussling with a friends oc. she would wanna tussle mob sooo bad. she would bring strays into reigens office, cause a client to have an allergic reaction to the cat, but reigen cant fire her bc she refuses to be hired in the first place. ME AND RHE BESTIE 💖💖💖and reigen.

do u wanna hear about my nastya (oc) in mp100 thoughts... her au .... respond if yes stay silent if yes ....i think shed suck and would be a loser

i am listening on precisely how much she';d suck

[dinkedupfink]

hiii can you do mob x fem reader?

just where the reader notices him since he’s mainly lonely and decides to be friends with him. then after a short time skip they are best friends :)

ty ❤️

Of course!! Love my boy mob, so i had to do this one.

Character: Shigeo Kageyama/Mob

Request? Yes

Female pronouns and indicated female reader

Friends? Friends!

To be honest, you had noticed mob being alone since well, since you first saw him, and you'd always wanted to talk to him. The only thing you were lacking was courage, because well, you werent the most extroverted person ever, but you had finally built up the courage to talk to him at lunch.

"Hey, can i sit here?" You asked the elder of the Kageyama brothers. "Oh uh, y-yes" he stuttered with a blush, obviously not used to talking with many girls. It was a bit quiet for a couple minutes while the two of you were eating, but then you broke the silence "Ah, im sorry if i seem weird, you just seemed a bit lonely so i thought that maybe we could be friends, of course only if you want to" now you were the one blushing and sweating a bit. "Friends?" "Friends!" "I-i'd love to!" While saying that, he lit up and the blush that already dusted his cheeks became more prominent.

"God, i almost forgot to introduce myself, I'm [l/n] [y/n], you're mob, right?" He seemed a bit surprised that you knew him, but quickly composed himself "yeah, my name is Kageyama Shigeo, but most people call me Mob" the sentence that he'd said was followed by a smile, and you smiled back.

That was 3 years ago, and now you two were what you'd consider best friends, you hadn't told him out right that you thought the two of you were best friends, but you thought it was a bit obvious, even with how oblivious he was.

"Hey mom, where're we going?" You asked, as you and your mom were getting ready to go out. "Ah, we're going over to your uncles office, its been a while since i've seen him." Your uncle, it had been a while since you'd seen the man, but he was a really cool uncle (if you looked away from his job (being a con man)). And guess who this mysterious man was. It was the one and only Reigen Arataka, your moms younger brother.

Arriving at the office, you didnt expect to see anyone you knew but your uncle, but to your suprise, Mob was there as well. "Master, i have to go now, i'll see you next time." The familiar voice of your best friend said as you came to the office. "Mob?" "[Y/n]?" You had come on first name basis, but mob just seemed to stick with the name you called him, so you kept calling him mob.

"You two know each other?" Reigen asked, not too surprised since you were the same age and went to the same school. "Yeah! Me and Mob are best friends" and at the words 'best friends', Mob's eyes widened and he began blushing like the first time you two met at lunch. "B-best friends?" He asked, pleasantly surprised that you thought of you guys' relationship like that. "Yeah, aren't we?" "Well, i.. i guess we are" now he was smiling, and so were you. You two were best friends, and you wish it would stay like that forever..

Heyooo gusysysysy, im sorry if this is a bit weird or anything, i tried :') but i hope you liked it!! Buh byeee

[escapiste123]

I want Reigen to be confronted with the depth of Mob’s feelings for him and start to cry. The inevitability of it – Mob’s unwavering devotion and perseverance, and the fact that of course Reigen loves him too, can never keep him at bay for long – just gets to him, makes him choke up.

His throat feels tight and hot, his breath hitches, and, humiliatingly, disgustingly, his eyes well up and tears began to leak. Aching loneliness has been his ever-present companion for so long, the prospect of it healing, easing almost hurts more than the lonely feeling itself.

I want Mob to come to him, helpless, longing and oh so gentle, take his face in his hands, wipe away the tears even as more and more pour from Reigen’s eyes. I want him to say, barely above a whisper, “Please don’t cry.” Something about this phrase just makes Reigen weep for real.

It implies a certain lack of emotional understanding but also such tenderness, genuine desire to help, to comfort. Reigen bawls his eyes out, ugly, with snot running down his face, buries his head in Mob’s shoulder and shakes and shudders as years of isolation and insecurity flow out of him.

And through it all Mob holds him close, runs his hands down his back, whispers, “I love you, I love you. Please don’t cry.” until Reigen is all emptied out, his chest hollow and fluttery. Reigen lifts his head then, their cheeks brushing, his trembling lips find Mob’s.

It’s a kiss that feels like both a promise and surrender, the give and take, the constant push and pull of their relationship all leading up to this single moment, their breaths mingling, hands finding each other’s and fingers intertwining. It is a moment at the start of forever.

[lightfulonion]

hello @skijjiki!!! thanks for tagging me friend!!!!

Favorite time of year: every single day that i grace this beautiful planet ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿ I unironically love Christmas so much. I love the cold and I love the fact that we can slack for a little bit and I love having an excuse and indulge myself by seeing and meeting with my loved ones. I also love spring! (<- spoken with the privilege of someone who only has mild allergies) And summer when it isn't boiling outside!

Favorite drinks: boba, COFFEE, ginger ale, wine (the semisweet ones and especially semisweet red wine ❤), fresh squeezed orange juice, HOT MILK WITH HONEY and generally whatever has sugar in it

Collect anything?: Littlest Pet Shop!!! When i was in kindergarden there was that one kid that had SACKS of lps and from then on i decided that it was my fate to defeat them... (i just said to my mum to buy me lps whenever she could and i also asked her every christmas to tell santa claus i needed the big packs with them) I also have collections of rocks and shells from different beaches that i went to! Lately i try to collect stickers from cons and such (<-literally has went to one (1) con so far) and chupa-chups cans bc they look pretty 👉👈 (not sponsored)

Favorite fics: OH BOY OH BOY! DO I HAVE THE FICS FOR YOU! I'll try to be brief: 💼 OK NO JOKE, I'll try to be brief: (in no particular order, except for the first one) 1) it's not living (if it's not with you) by brella (hq!!) TOP 1!!! IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS FELLAS! Legit, tsukkiyama isnt even my thing but this one ticks all my boxes: desperate lead? check. the grumpy one mellows out for the sunshine one? check. the inherent value of change and becoming better by loving and wanting to express it properly and by that becoming a better person? check. GROUNDHOG DAY AU?? YES PLEASE! It's.. It's very good. Please give it a read if you want. (brella has written many good hq fics btw please check them out!) 2) Work-Related Risk Factors by parkernoir (mp100) Case fic, angsty and probably my favourite mp100 ever! It has Serizawa! It has Tome! It has Reigen trauma! It made me cry my eyes out in agony! I have a very soft spot for this. It has serirei in it but mostly it's gen if i remember correctly? yeah 3) beginners by silvercistern (mp100) fair warning it's about sex and it doesn't have just steamy scenes, it discusses generally sex and stuff. That being said it has ace Reigen in it and it made me cry 👍 4) The Negligible Self by ch_am (mp100) anything and everything by camp is a gift honestly. Angsty generally, full of whump specifically, it makes the soft, tender moments hit better and it's still in progress! Join the fun as i lose my mind with every single update! Yay! (people in the comments in ao3 are also trying to find out what is going on and it's fun) (it has a prequel too which is really good and canon-adjacent) 5) Kintsugi by SpicyChibi (mp100) it took me a week to recover from reading this. mp100 fanwriters have a way of capturing the vulnerability of serirei in a way that physically hurts me. Tender, good, I love them, I love them, I love them. Ongoing and 90,000 words so far. 6) Like A Cheap Suit, You Can Wear Me Out by Vulcanodon (mp100) written like a romantic comedy and made me laugh at every twist and turn of the plot. The last scene is forever ingrained in me and it actually makes me emotional. Case fic again and a very fun one 7) Heart Rate Rapid by Justkeeptrekkin (mp100) teacher au, all the children in one class, ongoing, literally finshed it yesterday, ACE REIGEN BELOVED. (so far no explicit content so don't pay too much mind to the rating, there are discussions of sex but only briefly and on a surface level) I love their banter and the transition from friendship to something more... sigh 8) where the night goes by bigspoonnoya (hq!!) 'the sad gay with the happy ending' tag got to me. I love bittersweet stories with happy endings (can you tell) and this one has kagehina in it.... utterly head over heels for stories where they meet many years later. 9) fake it, make it by zadderlee (hq!!) FAVOURITE KAGEHINA FIC RIGHT THERE! ongoing since good old 2019 but the author has said they are going to continue it at some point! good characterisation, i had forgotten how good it is but i keep getting back to this. 10) That Baby Does Not Belong to You (But It Could) by multifascinate (talkativelock) (hq!!) bokuaka with baby hinata. need i say more. oh, yeah and they are 20-somethings. And in college. the romance aspect is there but it mostly focuses on other things. And i love it.

anyway these are my ao3 recs bone apple teeth (pay attention to the content warnings and the tags. thanks!)

Favorite video games: i am an awful gamer but generally the story-based ones intrigue me and the ones that are fun to play together with friends! Disco elysium, Ace attorney, Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros and animal crossing!

i tag @livingonyoghurtandspite @horson @raph-red-fan and whoever wants to do this ✌ ( cough please give me fic recs i beg cough)

[divorcedmen]

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name one time ive pussy shamed a grown man tjhats right you cANT

[stsganemoia]

teru stared at the pictures reigen was showing him. they couldn't have been more than two years old, but he didn't remember them. didn't remember looking like that, didn't remember making those faces. he was... humiliated, to say the very least.

"oh my god, delete them immediately," he begged, reaching for the phone to take matters into his own hands. reigen was faster, unfortunately, swinging his hand away quickly.

"yeah, i don't think so. i will cherish these forever. even if you delete them from my phone," he gave a pointed look that felt as if he had read teru's mind "i've already saved them into a secondary location. maybe even a tertiary one, you'll never know. these are never leaving my grasp," reigen teased. teru wilted.

"you're a terrible man, a terrible father even," he groaned dramatically, throwing himself to the floor. reigen followed his dramatic fashion, falling onto the couch, rather than the hard wood.

"yeah, yeah, i know. i'll die a terrible death, or something," reigen said, sounding very unconcerned for someone with such a fate.

"being fourteen was the worst," teru groaned, turning to plant his face directly onto the wood.

"when you turn eighteen you'll tell me that being sixteen was the worst," reigen replied. teru assumed this was true, because it didn't feel like the worst currently, but it hadn't when he was fourteen either.

"whatever. just- don't take anymore embarrassing pictures of me. i don't know if i can physically handle it," teru said.

"what was that? sorry, your face is in the wood. i can't hear you." reigen made a noise that teru assumed was getting up. he tilted his head to face reigen.

"i said not t-" the flash was suddenly in his face, and reigen was wearing the most shit eating grin that teru had ever seen.

"i hate you," teru complained, returninf his face to the wood.

"yeah, yeah. get up, we have to make dinner," reigen replied, groaning as he went to stand.

"whatever, old man," teruki muttered to himself as he stood.

"watch it, kid, i bet mob would love these pictures of you, and if i gave them to him, then he'd gush about them much more than me," reigen threatened. teru paled.

"wow, dad, you look exceptionally young today," teru tried.

"flattery will get you everywhere, my boy. come on," he slapped a hand onto teru's shoulder, and teru couldn't find it in himself to complain.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-

LOL? i wrote this at like 4am last night on a whim, so i will hopefully do something with it eventually. also teru lives with reigen bc reigen adopted him it's in the manga trust me

[reigenhusband]

Psychic Wedding Time!

Art by @/cowboyologist

After months of holding back, we finally tied the ole knot! Me and the conman are officially hitched today September 10, 2021!

This silly little blonde anime man means an awful lot to me and its really more than I can say. These months with him have been a great help.

When I went through some of the roughest things I've ever gone through, I had him to think about for comfort. He is a little part in what keeps me going and I wish I could thank him for everything. He sparks a lot of joy so I think I'm gonna keep him!

I've never been happier and I'm so lucky to call him husband! He's had such a positive impact and I love him so, so much.

Special thank you to my friends and of course our son Mob who carried the rings!

Under the cut is a little fic about getting ready for the wedding. Thanks everyone for your support!

Reigen squinted at his reflection, dark eyes hauntingly focused on a strand of hair that didn't take to the product he put in it. A grunt of dismay rumbled low in his throat.

"Um…Reigen?" 

"Just a second, Serizawa. Almost got it."

The taller man's voice wavered but he managed to hold fast and keep his confidence. Reigen could almost hear his hands wringing. 

"Er...Well. Its just...you've been staring at yourself for a little over 20 minutes now and you haven't moved and…"

Reigen sucked his teeth and pressed his palm firmly to the side of his head. Damned strand of hair! Slick like the rest of it! Don't you know know day it is?!

"What I mean is..! Are you alright?" Serizawa finally asked, his voice heavy with concern. "Since it's your wedding and all I figured you'd be nervous but you seem really on edge. Is something bothering you?" 

The blonde twitched.

 "W...what are you talking about? Of course not! I'm calm and-" He stopped abruptly and slammed his hands flat on either side of the mirror, his eyes wide and bloodshot upon inspection of his suit. A fleck of black thread pervaded his white vest and he looked around frantically for the lint roller. "You thought you could hide but you can't best Reigen Arataka." He muttered as he furiously went over his all but pristine wedding attire. 

His best man scratched his own cheek nervously and looked on with clear uncertainty. "If you're sure." 

Once he was satisfied after a thorough inspection and having Serizawa scrutinize the back, he dropped into a chair. Nearby was a table decorated in what was probably a thousand congratulatory flowers from clients. He exhaled and stared a hole into the arrangement of colors. His heart was pounding. His brow, coupled with his hands, were visibly slick with chilled sweat. His stomach was full of stones. 

He met his own gaze in the mirror again. He looked well kept and yet...disheveled at the same time. Come to think of it, his face was flushed the shade of his usual pink tie. The last 3 days without sleep also hollowed out dark circles under his eyes. His shirt collar began to feel more and more constricting as time went on no matter how much he tugged on it. 

Maybe he really was scared. 

He didn't doubt that he loved Mitty. In fact, he wanted to be with him more than anyone. A case of cold feet wouldn't change that. It was himself he was wrestling with here. 

Spirits, monsters, and deadly espers. He'd faced them all and came out on top. But they were nothing compared to these looming expectations to be a person to rely on. This wasn't something he could bullshit his way through. This was marriage. Mitty was going to see the warted underbelly of when he was Reigen the man instead of Reigen the psychic. His fiancé was going to experience sides of him he only revealed when he was alone. Would he still like him even then?

Reigen was good at a lot of things but this had to be the one that counted most. Could he really be a good partner forever? 

Was he really going to cut it as a husband? 

"Hey, Serizawa?" Reigen asked, not looking at him. 

The man's shoulders lurched at his name suddenly being called. He straightened his back. "Oh! Yes sir?"

"Do you think we'll be good together?" 

Silence sat heavily for a moment. Every second felt longer than the last. 

His friend seemed taken aback by the question but nonetheless looked at the ceiling as though collecting the right words to answer. "Well…"

Another moment passed and Reigen waited with his hands clasped and breath baited. 

"I've never been with anyone so I can't say for certain what a good relationship is but," A compassionate smile spread across the esper's face before he continued, visibly more sure of his words. "I think you and Mr. Mitty understand each other. You always seem to know what the other is thinking. You motivate each other to be better and you seem happy when you're together. And...and you trust each other too. And I think that's whats important." 

Reigen looked at the velveted floor. "Then…"  

"You've become more honest by being with him and he talks like you're really important to him. So please...get married if it makes you both happy! I think you can really be something!" His friend was beaming with 

what Reigen could only say was genuine assurance. 

"I really believe you'll take care of each other." 

His co-worker actually really was resourceful. Maybe someday he ought to pay him more. The uncomfortable feelings waned slightly and his shoulders slowly slacked. Mitty was waiting for him so now wasn't the time to lose it. 

After a few seconds of letting his feelings iron themselves out, he stood and smoothed his hands over his suit jacket. "Well alright then. If thats what you think then I guess there's no backing out of this one." 

Serizawa pressed his hands together in delight. "YES! I've got your back, Reigen!" 

The door into the hallway opened and a set of black eyes peered into the room. "Master, It's starting. Are you coming?" 

The jarring announcement had him scrambling to fix the piece of hair he'd been fussing with. 

"OF COURSE." He jabbed his thumb into his own chest to feign total confidence. "Right behind you, Mob!" 

He held his breath. Alright, let's do this. 

Mitty POV

Teal eyes darted around the room carefully. 

"Hey...Dimple? You there?"

The whizzing of the spirit materializing buzzed next to his ear. 

"Yeah whaddya want? You're on soon, aren't you?" 

Mitty jabbed his right hook into the air where the voice was coming from. "AGH WHAT THE HELL?"

A swift flash of green dodged his reach. 

"HEY, why are you hitting me?! You asked for ME, remember?" The ghost clucked his tongue in disapproval and floated a few inches away for safety. 

"WELL MATERIALIZE WHERE I CAN SEE YOU, YOU BIG BOOGER! I'm on edge!" 

"On edge? What for? You're the one who wanted this, right?"

"W..well….yeah, sorry." He looked at his clenched fist and opened it. "...sorry." He said again more thoughtfully this time. 

Dimple raised a spectral eyebrow. "Whats wrong? Having second thoughts? I mean it's Reigen so who can blame ya."

Mitty scowled while straightening his tie in the mirror. "Hey! REIGEN'S…." His voice softened closer to a whisper. "A pretty good guy. Get off my case. Aren't you supposed to be my support? You're being kinda harsh!" 

"Well kid, something is obviously on your mind so let's hear it. Wedding starts soon right? Yeesh. Once you do all this he's your problem forever." 

"I'm not worried about him!! I'm more worried about...me."

"About you? What're you talkin' about?! You're too good for him!"

"Thanks for the flattery. You still can't have my body though."

"Well I didn't want it anyways, ya bastard. You're weak compared to Shigeo. I'm just being honest here!" 

Silence.

"So? Out with it, What did you want anyways? You're talking nonsense here!" 

Mitty wrinkled his nose in discomfort.  "I just needed to ask something. But you can't run your mouth off like you always do, you old gossip. You're like a knitting circle."

"TCH. like I'd blabber your business to someone. It's all so boring."

"Yeah, yeah just listen, alright?!"

Another few seconds passed. "So? Say it. We don't have all day, you know."

He was looking at his hands again like he was somewhere far off. "Well. D...D'you think I'll be good at this?" 

"Good at what, exactly?" 

"Being married." 

Dimple's form rippled with thought. "You're seriously worried about that?"

Mitty was going to make a sharp remark but his head dropped and his face buried into his knuckles. "Yeah."

Dimple deflated slightly in exasperated defeat. Humans could be so ignorant. 

"Listen. That fraud never shuts up about you. You think you're not good enough? You should hear him talk. It's annoying how you both don't realize things."

"Realize things?"

He sighed and shrugged his tiny arms. "I hear everything whether you like it or not. You two idiots never stop talking and moaning about the other is too good for the other. It's getting old, really." 

"HUH? He says that? No way! But he's always beaten me at everything! I always thought he was way out of my league." 

 "Kinda the opposite actually but...sure. What I'm saying is…! You're both seeing the best parts of each other. Keep doing that and it'll be smooth sailing."

"Yeah but...what if he stops seeing the best in me?'

"You planning on making things hard?" 

"Not really. I just know I can be difficult to deal with." 

"So is he. You really think you got this far because Reigen's all roses and sunshine? 'Course not. You've seen all the stuff he does and you still like him, right?" 

He certainly was flawed, that was for sure. Mitty spent most of Reigen's antics with his eyes rolled up in his head but that didn't mean he wasn't enjoying the moment either. 

"Right."

"Then it's the same for him. Sure it won't always be fun but that phoney won't give up on you just because you're annoying. He's way too persistent. It kind of ticks me off." 

I'm annoying???  That stung but he shook it off.

Reigen was going to have to deal with him for the rest of his life once they said the right words. But if Dimple was right...would it be so bad to annoy each other for the rest of their lives if the other was willing to put up with it? 

Reigen seemed okay with it so far. Mitty would just have to listen to him make a fuss about his coffee table clutter until he died. But really, he wouldn't have that any other way. His voice was kind of cute when he hit that inhuman octave he had when he was in disbelief. 

The door from the hall swung open and a blond clad in what was perhaps the most blinding and loud suit he had ever seen poked his head in. 

"Oh, You're still in here? It's bad luck to be late on your wedding day! Master Reigen is waiting. " He cocked his head to the side. "Or did you need some help with your suit? Its looking a little plain." 

Hanazawa. This kid would try to accessorize his suit in the worst way possible. He put up his hands to wave him off. 

"N-nah, kiddo that's alright. I'll be right there."

Hanazawa, after a few more attempts to get Mitty to let him help retreated back into the hallway. When it was quiet again he eyed Dimple. He was abrasive and unpleasant. He always had a motive for everything and rarely had something nice to say. 

But he came through when it mattered. 

"Hey Dimple?" 

"Yeah? What is it?" 

"Thanks." 

Dimple wouldn't meet his eyes and levitated towards the hall. He didn't want to acknowledge he was helping, he supposed. It was in character for that tsundere blob.

"You ought to get out of here now if you wanna make it on time." 

He stood and dusted himself off. 

"Welp. Here goes everything."

[mp100fanworkstranslation]

I love you

By Marita This is 10 pages of people talking about their feelings. SFW Ekurei

If only....If only you’d say those words. “I love you” It would be all I’ve ever wanted.

You see... evil spirits are a classic example of people who get hyperfixated on things. They get caught up in things, and are unable to move on from the world.   It’s not becasue we’re masochists that love being bound up in all of this... No.. it’s not that at all. But now and then.....

Ekubo: I love you......there’s a is in fact a desire to hear something like that.   (So the previous caption was him thinking, then he says this out loud. )

Reigen: Hey Ekubo

Ekubo: Huh?

Reigen: What did you say? 

Reigen: You...Is that how you really fee? 

Ekubo opens his mouth to say something.

Ekubo: ........ nothing... I didnt say anything.

Reigen: eh? Um....well...uh..

Serizawa: The tea is ready! Ah! Ekubo!

Ekubo: Restroom (He gets up and slouches away)

Ekubo thinking: SHIIT !!

Said something super embarrassing because I got carried away in my thoughts.  Wait.... maybe this could be an opportunity. No...No.... No this is not what I want.

Just begging for him to say it is pretty shallow....even though it’s what I want to hear. Well.... it’s not really okay.

Ekubo: WHOA!

Reigen: Stop hogging the bathroom! You’ve been in there forever!

Ekubo thinks: Ugh....Something that slipped out accidentally like that... if only there was a situation where it could be said in earnest. 

He turns and Serizawa is looking at him with a goofy smile.

Ekubou: Th...This ass....

Reigen comes out of bathroom: Ah! that’s better. 

Serizawa: Oh! Mr. Reigen....

Ekubo: Hey...Hey....(He thinks seri is going to bring it up)

Serizawa: I’m going to head to my classes now. 

Reigen: Ah! Is that so? Well, thank you for your hard work today.

Seri leaves and Eku pulls the blinds to watch him leave. Seri turns around and gives him the “go for it!” hand signal from the street.  Ekubo: What!?

Ekubo thinks: Serizawa heard... goddammit. That asshat.

Reigen: So...

Reigen: How would you define a partner?

Ekubo: Where did this come from?

Reigen: It’s nothing really, Just curious if knowing that changes anything.

Ekubo: Define.....

Reigen thinks: Is he willing to say?

Ekubo: Someone to stay at your side and be a pillar of strength for your emotions. A sense of security and calm.

Reigen: Ah...

Ekubo: Does love always have to involve sexual desire? You like these topics don’t you? 

Reigen: I do like. (He’s intentionally vague here. It’s not made clear if he likes the topic or Ekubo)

Ekubo: !! 

Ekubo: Wh...What did you say?

Reigen: Ah...that’s right....Being able to feel at ease together. Being able to be open and honest with each other? And.....right... there’s also...

Reigen: You can’t help but pick up on every remark and every action of the object of your affection. That’s love right? 

Ekubo: Shit

Reigen: Youre the same way aren’t you Ekubo?

Ekubo thinks: Shit I can’t think clearly.

Ekubo: What are you trying to say?

Reigen: So then.... let me just say it properly. I love you, you idiot evil spirit. 

Reigen: Huh? You're just gonna ignore me? Say something.

Huh? 

Reigen notices that Ekubo is blushing so much it’s reached his ears. 

HAHAHA You're just like girl. 

Reigen thinks: This is kind of awkward fumbling is so unlike you.  

Reigen thinks: It makes me want to do it to you all the time. 

Reigen: Hey! Hey! A normal looking smile from you! That’s a rare sight you know!

Ekubo: Oh?  What are you so smug about? Careful or I’ll make you eat that shit-eating grin one of these days. Revenge is a dish best served cold. 

Reigen: Oh you dont have to worry! I’ve got a reliable disciple that will always protect me. Hahahahaha

Ekubo: Ugh....

Reigen: To be honest...I was worried that if I told you what you wanted to hear, you’d have what you wanted and pass on or something. 

Ekubo: Heh you worry too much. Give it a rest. I’m still dead set on becoming a god, so I’m not going anywhere until that happens. That said, you still owe~~~ He gets interrupted by Reigen

Reigen: Yes...Yes... my deepest gratitude, bottom of my heart yeah sure.

Ekubo: Ugh...I don’t know what to do with you. (He says this with a kind of resigned fondness)

By Marita

Ennnh... I’m not really into this comic......but...I already translated it so I might as well post it. The drawings are beautiful and Im a big fan of the idea that Ekubo is a permanent lanky fixture on the Spirits and Such Couch nowdays and just lanks around there all day. 

[the-nysh]

I saw a manga with a man saying this about his 15 year old son in a life and death fight " the pup left his home to chase his own dream once a bird leaves its nest he is an independent man a real man has the freedom to choose between life and death and a guy ( who cant interfere but wouldnt stop the father) asking how can you say that if this continues your son will meet certain death and the father remarking I can always have another son thoughts

Well yikes. As if a 15yr old kid would have the perspective to know any better to make such lofty informed decisions about his own mortality. If this isn't some old school shonen power fantasy or something, it sounds like a shitty absentee father trying to bs any excuse to justify his own powerless inaction and avoidance when the moment matters most. Cause he has the choice between saving or losing his boy forever. He'd rather completely skirt any responsibility and rationalize to himself that it's ~ok~ to leave his 15yr old kid to die when things are 'too hard' to interfere.

Poor kid, if this is all the paternal 'love' he's ever known - to be seen as replaceable and thrown away like trash whenever he's in trouble or makes life-endangering mistakes, because his own dad is too cowardly to actually step up and be a father, to help correct and guide him on the right path. If his negligence is the only sorry excuse and extent he 'cares' for him. (Why even bother having kids at all if he's chill with them failing and dying before him? No way to ensure any legacy like that either, so what really is his point in having 'another' one if he can't even be there to support the one he already has.)

I bet he's the type who'd use up and abandon his wife too with some shitty excuse to make himself feel better about his infidelity and escapist 'manly freedom' too. So many red flags all around; his kid meeting certain death in a fight will be the least of his problems when, even if he survives, his neglected mental heath would still remain in the gutter. I won't be surprised if the kid grows up in spite one day to kill him or worse. So the other guy is completely right for criticizing him, but Reigen ripping this poor excuse of a 'dad' a new one would be the most satisfying icing on the cake.

[shigayokagayama]

I think one of my only nit picks about Mob Psycho is I do wish there was a moment Mob voiced his opinion on Teru. I feel like the story does a good job at getting across how he feels about Ritsu and Reigen but not really him?

Like, i wouldn’t consider them super close or anything. And I feel like you can def gather an idea of how Mob feels about him (generally a good friend who’s also very helpful, perhaps even a similar “admiration” he has to Ritsu where Ritsu has a lot going for him academic wise and Teru is someone popular with girls and has a confident attitude) but I guess I just wanted a little more of his own thoughts? I’m not sure how to put it but I think about how in the guidebook he has a lot to say of Ritsu and Reigen but for Teru he’s like “he has a good fashion sense”

Obviously a big part of Mob’s character is he doesn’t speak his own opinion a lot and the story hides his direct thoughts a lot and it makes him interesting as the story asks you to try to understand him and what he’s thinking and who he is.

But there’s a layer to their relationship that I thought was really interesting and I guess I wish it came to light more?

Both are important to their respective development being the first psychics either have met. Their relationship is focused on the idea of strength but also a wake up call to living in reality. Teru has to accept living a life with more then his psychic powers despite hating that part of himself and Mob has to accept that he can’t just suppress his psychic powers forever and that they’ll always be a part of him no matter how much he hates it.

I think there’s something super compelling about someone seeing you at your lowest or what you see as your worst or perhaps they bring out the worst in you but your relationship with that person. And sometimes its easier to do that with people youre not super close to because showing your flaws to the people you hold really dear to you is hard and you’re so scared of disappointing them. I get reminded of that idea

I do think it’s there it’s just subtle and I love subtle! I think Teru himself is a subtle character in a lot of ways.

I wanted to know someone else’s thoughts on this though or what they think of their dynamic cause it’s on my mind sometimes sugwusbwj

oh i totally agree with you their relationship kind of fascinates me. i believe i remember reading an interview where one said that if mob wanted advice for stuff dealing with his powers he'd probably go to teru but dont quote me on that bc i dont actually remember where that comes from.

im so glad we got confirmation that they still hang out afterwards and just seem to both be physically incapable of making the first move ("you should invite me to hang out more" INVITE HIM YOURSELF TERU!!! MY GOD.) because the ending of the manga left it sorta ambiguous and the idea of teru drifting apart from the singular friend who he has an actual emotional connection with has been haunting me since i first finished the manga. like, i know he does hang out with the awakening lab kids and presumably teru and the spirits and such gang sometimes, but those are all people whove only known the teru that is working on bettering himself and considering how adverse teru seems to the idea of getting help (see him rushing into every situation on his own and getting his ass kicked) i cant imagine any of their conversations would ever turn to the problems hes had in the past and the problems hes currently dealing with. i mean, reigen only knows about terus parents because he was in the room when teru explained his situation to mob.