#i need me more finral content

[ishi-14]

He's just a lil' guy wavin'

[loosesodamarble]

Hey, I just wanted to say I love your work with Nacht!

Honestly I simp for this man so much- JYEI5EAEEGEDW. Can I make a request of Yandere Nacht? Not a full story but points wise short scenario a bit like your (reaction of magic knight squard towards Nacht being your crush).

Two scenarios where the reader is part of Black Bulls and the second where the reader is part of another squard. Thanks!

Sorry it took so long for this ask to be answered, Anon! It was an unfortunate cycle of not having ideas, getting caught up in other projects, forgetting this ask, remembering it, not having ideas... Sorry. And by the time I started working on answering this, I decided to make it one of my posts for Nacht's birthday.

I kinda went a little off when writing these heacanons. Yandere characters are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. And then when throwing Nacht into the mix... It awakened something in me.

It should be noted that these headcanons are more about Nacht's spiral into madness over an obsessive love rather than imagining what an active relationship with a yandere version of Nacht would look like.

Hopefully you can enjoy the headcanons after the long wait.

Content notes/warnings: obviously Nacht will be ooc here, yandere, obsessive behavior, stalking, murder, abuse of power, emotional manipulation, forced relationship, forced confinement

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Yandere!Nacht x Black Bull!Reader

You weren't a standard Black Bull. You didn't go on missions or even live at the squad's base.

Instead, you had joined the squad as their personal medic since you were training to be a professional doctor.

Nacht questioned why you picked the Bulls when other squads probably got just as injured as the BB without being as bothersome.

"Even though the Bulls have started to fix their reputation, they're still looked down upon. And I... want to be someone who turned to those who suffer, even when everyone else turns away..."

Your words, and your smile when you spoke, struck Nacht in the heart.

Your heart was so pure. Nacht couldn't help but be enamored with your kindness from the start. In one encounter, you had unintentionally captured Nacht's heart.

Nacht resolved to make sure your goodness would be rewarded. He wouldn't let the evils of the world hurt you.

Nacht began to watch you. He became intimately familiar with your likes and dislikes, your habits, your little quirks.

The longer he watched, the more obsessed he became. You were good through and through, unlike so many others.

In some way, you knew Nacht paid attention to you. He was always the one to greet you when you visited the base. And when another squad member needed to visit the clinic you studied at, Nacht was the one to drop them off rather than Finral.

You didn't know how much Nacht watched you though. Nacht knew your routine from the moment you woke to the moment you fell asleep. He knew which cafe you ate breakfast at. The stores your resupplied everyday items at. The shortcuts through alleys you took.

Eventually, Nacht realized that he wasn't content just watching.

Nacht first developed a rapport with you and begins to visit you regularly outside of what's necessary for work. You reciprocated Nacht's desire to get closer and eventually invited him to your home (he already knew where you lived but resisted the urge to drop by unannounced).

Nacht helped you with chores and errands. He introduced you to his devils. He opened up to you. He supported and comforted you when you struggle.

Overall, Nacht became a pillar in your life.

The closer Nacht got... The more he loved you... The more he couldn't stand seeing you interact with the other Bulls.

He tried to keep you from the Bulls' negative influences, pointing out how disorderly and violent they were.

You agreed that the Bulls were flawed. Though you also argued that Nacht might've been taking it too seriously. "I know it's hard to be part of a squad that isn't picture perfect like the Golden Dawn, but it's at least functional, right?"

Nacht was saddened by how you brushed it aside.

Seeing the other Black Bulls act like they deserved to be around sweet, innocent you made Nacht sick. He couldn't stand the way the Bulls bothered you and tried to taint your goodness.

Especially Yami. That brute didn't treat you with the kindness, tenderness, or respect Nacht though you deserved.

Nacht decided that Yami and the rest of the Black Bulls had to be removed. They had to be punished.

It was all to protect you...

Nacht knew Yami well. He knew how to avoid his "friend's" attempts to fight. He approached Yami like he would on a normal day, acting bothered but at ease. Nacht invited Yami out for drinks at a place neither of them were familiar with. He parted ways with Yami soon after they leave the bar.

Nacht tracked Yami through the shadows for a bit. And when Yami was in the forest approaching the base, Nacht struck.

He thrust a dagger straight through Yami's heart and slit his throat to be sure that Yami would die.

"There's so much to hate you for," Nacht said while Yami is trying to put pressure on his wounds and slow his death. "You reminded me of the bastard I used to be. Your recklessness drives me mad. But... you did do one good thing for me. You made it possible for me to meet the love of my life! And you have my endless gratitude for that. Now I just need one more thing from you: your death."

Nacht left Yami to bleed to death. He disposed of the murder weapon.

Yami's body was discovered the next day and the squad was heartbroken. Despite their grief, they discussed finding Yami's killer. But when they went to Nacht about it, he told them it was their business.

"What are you talking about?" the Bulls asked. "You're our captain. Shouldn't you be leading us?"

"I was under the impression that none of you would want me as captain." (A fair assessment since the squad were enthusiastic about Nacht's presence.) "I went ahead and submitted the paperwork to disband the squad."

Nacht made it clear to the squad that he was stepping away permanently, as Yami was the only thing keeping him from quitting.

Nacht delivered the news of Yami's death and the squad's disbandment to you (remember, you lived away from the base).

You cried but not as much as Nacht expected. You believed that Yami wouldn't appreciate waterworks over his death. He'd tell you to chin up and keep his memory alive by living as you please, as that's what he wanted for you and the rest of the squad.

Nacht was irritated that you held Yami close to your heart in that way. But he'd make you forget that man soon.

"I'm right here for you," Nacht whispered to you. "If there's anything I can do for you until things settle down, and even afterwards, just tell me. I'll do whatever it takes to make you smile again."

Nacht was determined to make you forget everyone but him.

In the following weeks, Nacht intercepted every attempt the (former) Black Bulls made to contact you. He lied to them saying that you weren't in the mood for visitors. He stole letters from them meant for you. He kept you in the dark about Yami's funeral service.

He stayed by your side. Or rather, Nacht kept you by his side.

With the lack of contact between you and the Bulls, you questioned if you were really friends with them.

And so Nacht filled your head in cruel lies that the Bulls saw you as an outsider the whole time. (In reality, they were excited to have a new squad member and welcomed you from the start.)

He said that you living away from the base insulted several of them. (The truth was that they were sad but knew not to pressure you since that was your boundary.)

"I know what it's like to not fit in, even amongst misfits," Nacht told you while you trembled and cried over what he explained. "I can't believe we were outcasted by the outcasts. How cruel."

Nacht's hold over you grew stronger with each day. Every lie he spoke against the Bulls. Every moment of empathy you two shared. You fell more and more under his spell.

At some point, Nacht felt confident enough to confess and you reciprocated. Although, there was a sadness in your eyes when you confessed, "I just hope my love doesn't go to waste on you..."

It never would. Nacht would make sure of that.

One day, you and Nacht ran into Vanessa and Magna in the streets. Magna yelled at you for ghosting the team and being so cold after they saw you as a member of their team. Vanessa glared daggers at Nacht, immediately suspecting him of foul play but unable to say anything without definitive evidence.

Their hostile attitude unsettled you. Coupled with Nacht's lies, you refused to hear them out, and simply pulling Nacht away.

That was when Nacht knew you were his. Bound to him, like a devil, but by means of a controlling love instead of a contract.

The difference didn't matter to Nacht. You obeyed him regardless which was what mattered.

.....

Yandere!Nacht x Magic Knight!Reader

You were the newly appointed vice captain of the Blue Rose Knights. The previous vice captain retired after the conflict between Clover and Spade due to stress from the job and household responsibilities.

You were introduced to Nacht through meetings between the squads vice captains.

Both of you being new faces to the vc meetings made you inclined to talk to him a bit more.

Since Nacht didn’t have any previous impressions of you, he let you approach so he could get an idea if you were someone he liked or not.

After the standard pleasantries, you immediately got off on the right foot with Nacht by admitting you had a lot to learn to fill your new role.

Humility like yours was hard to come by in the Magic Knights. Nacht liked that.

And he liked the way you smiled. It was part of formalities to be cordial but your grin was genuine. Filled with a pure eagerness and a bit of nervousness.

You two didn’t have too much time for small talk since there was a meeting to address. When the meeting was called to order, you quickly shifted gears and focused. Another admirable quality of yours.

For a while, you and Nacht only encountered each other either at those vice captain conferences or in passing when delivering paperwork between bases (in the event that both your squads got involved in the same missions and reports needed to be verified by both groups).

After those early interactions, you and Nacht became friends. He soon noticed more things to like about you.

You were considerate, frequently asking if Nacht was okay with small talk outside of work topics so as not to invade on his privacy.

You were diligent. You never made excuses for mistakes you made. Though he rarely saw you screw up because you worked meticulously.

You were sweet, always giving polite greetings and offering to be the one I fetch refreshments during a meeting a few times.

You were honest, often correcting a piece of misinformation that would’ve benefited you to perpetuate.

You were humble. While you were a senior ranked knight, meaning you'd earned your standing, you blushed and chalked the promotion up to timing (as the previous vc was supposed to step down a few more years down the line) and convenience (you had been used as an assistant by the vc before and thus understood how the forms were to be filled, where files were stored or delivered, and other logistical details).

Nacht felt himself falling for you. But he didn't want to take any chances and investigated further.

He spoke with your co-workers, learning that you were so trusting that you'd fallen for a few scams and you tended to get distracted during patrols to help people with odd jobs.

He had his devils enter your home through the shadows and search your home for any evidence of hidden misdeeds. Nothing turned up.

You were someone honest and kind, through and through. Knowing that, Nacht let himself fall in love and he told himself that he would safeguard your purity no matter what.

Nacht watched out for anyone who might threaten your happiness.

He tracked down the people who scammed you in the past and delivered them to the Magic Knights HQ with evidence of their trickery.

If a sleaze tried to make a pass at you or put their hands on you, the person would be found the next morning with their hands or tongue cut off.

Nacht made sure that any bandits or foreign soldiers you fought would get an extra punishment from him. After all, they could've taken your life.

And any "friends" of yours who brought you to seedy bars or exhibited unpleasant behaviors in his eyes would get a visit and warning to stay away from you, lest they be tortured by devils.

Your circle of friends shrunk a bit but not enough for you to notice/worry about. You continued to flourish as a vice captain and your smile was as radiant as ever.

Nacht thought everything would be okay after that. He was so terribly wrong.

A mission of yours, putting down an insurrection, went awry and you were captured by the enemy. Nacht heard about it when he tried to visit you at the BRK base but you were missing.

Charlotte said that a rescue operation was already being planned but Nacht wasn't going to wait.

He found your shadow and erupted into the enemy camp on his own. With himself, four devils, and pure rage fueling him, he laid waste to the rebels. However, he still came too late and he found you beaten half to death.

Nacht hurried you to doctors and while you were stabilized, you were going to need weeks to even regain consciousness.

Nacht's love for you and fear for your safety wove together into a dark obsession to secure you at all costs.

He went to your noble family and pleaded his case to let him take care of you. House Faust had fallen but Nacht himself was considered a war hero thanks to his work in Spade. He explained how he alone had been your savior when you went missing.

Your parents knew you loved your job but considering the recent incident, they saw it as a sign that you'd been promoted too soon. Nacht further twisted things in his favor by suggesting that you might be traumatized and would want to step down altogether.

Nacht was pleased when your parents agreed to let him take care of you. They even allowed an engagement since it was clear he was devoted (and they didn't want unsavory rumors about his and your relationship if you two moved in together without anything official).

That's how you woke up in an unfamiliar room with Nacht laying beside you, an eerie smile on his face.

"Good morning, love," Nacht whispered to you before giving you a kiss.

You were too out of it to fight back so you waited and listened as Nacht explained what had happened while you were recovering.

To say you were pissed off was an understatement. You lunged at Nacht and screamed at him to stop messing around. Only for Nacht to show you the official paperwork for your retirement and engagement to him.

"I really didn't intend for us to become affianced, but I'm certainly not opposed to this change in our relationship."

You felt sick. You felt betrayed. You stormed out of the room and tried to find your way outside. You'd talk to your parents and make them come to their senses about the situation.

Only... the halls never seemed to end. No matter how many turns you made or doors you passed through, you didn't feel closer to any kind of exit.

The longer you walked, the more aware you became of the deep shadows in every corner. And the familiar chill of Nacht's magic was in the air.

"It's an exhausting spell to cast, but I had a feeling you weren't just going to sit pretty," Nacht's voice was suddenly in your ear. And when you looked behind you, there he stood.

"This will be a hard change for you, I know. But this is all to protect you. I did all this for you, my love."

[mad-serotonin]

What are your top ten black clover ships? Talk about them!

I really tried to think to make a fully explained list for this but honestly there aren’t many that I’m very serious about so I’ll just get into the few I really like to think about

(Some manga spoilers)

1. Magna x Luck

They are just so beautifully written as a duo both in a completely platonic rivalry sense and in a romantic sense. They are one of the strongest pairings to me when it comes to chemistry. I adore moments like their combo spell, luck REALLY wanting to fight Magna after the Dante fight, and Magna being motivated to improve in his magic to feel like he can “keep up with” Luck and surpass him. They are just so good for eachother and their development.

2. Finral x Vanessa

I mostly think of them in a platonic sense (or even like friends with benefits I feel like it makes sense). I genuinely love how much they are paired up in the story for their character development moments. They are there for eachother and I especially love how Vanessa is always there to cheer on Finral and help raise his confidence. They are friendship goals. I also love to think of them as the perfect older sibling duo for Asta. They both team up to protect and support their squad members and have truly become a great pillar of defense within the squad. I genuinely overthink on scenes about them just talking out feelings and discussing the traumatic stuff they’ve been through. They are ride or die besties that prevent either one from ever being truly alone.

The rest aren’t really that deep in why I like them, the vibes and some of their interactions are just nice : )

3. Magna x Zora

Those manga moments go insane. “My man” indeed sir you tell him

4. Asta x Leopold

I just love Leo’s lil rivalry fixation actually being a misunderstood crush and it being motivating for his growth to compete with Asta. Mwah chefs kiss

5. Yami x William

They just work so good. Two dads who are very tired and have gone through so much. Trauma bonding men who just need a break and some love. They work so well together as a duo. I need more content of them teaming up. Please and thank you.

Other ones just to mention

6. Julius x Marx

7. William x Patri

8. Yuno x Leopold

9. Noelle x Kahono

10. Rill x Asta

Honorable Mention:

I made some crack ships with a friend a few years back and I think about them every so often and they make me giggle

Kirsch x Sekke

The funniest thing ever I can’t believe I actually made art for them lol

Mars x Ladros

I just. Still think they are neat lol that one clover clip with the noodles really awakened the bickering couple vibes I enjoy

Okay that’s it!! THANK YOU FOR THE ASK < 3

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

Hiya, I was rewatching black clover and realized smth about team E. So finral didn't join cause he was rlly injured (in a coma?) Hamon managed to join the royal knight. Leopold however couldn't. Although Leopold managed to break the crystal (not on time). Do u think there is a reason for this or maybe the higher ups thought they would need hamon more for this?

Btw I rlly love ur content.

Hiya! ^^

Hmmm... This is a very good question tbh. Now, before I begin to speculate, I must admit that half the time I forget the existence of the Royal Knights arc, and as I recall, I fast-forwarded some of the scenes while watching the anime, because I didn't find it particularly interesting. (Though there were a couple of very interesting points, as well as wonderful characterizations of eg Zora, which gave depth to their personalities.)

Moving on to the actual answer....

If someone higher up didn't have a hand in play to protect Leo, which I could pretty much see to be only the decision of a direct family member, it could be about expectations. As in, Leo, as royalty, I would consider as a late bloomer as well, just like Noelle. His skills aren't seen as great as his siblings, which is really unfair because they're comparing over 10 years worth of experience with magic, fighting, and ... being a knight. But he is seen as, as much as it pains me to type, "lesser" Vermillion. And, from the point of view of a higher up, would you want to put someone who is supposed to be capable and is rich in mana, but one that you consider as incompetent, on the battle field and a kind of spot light? Not really, because it might shake the societal structure of Clover.

In layman's terms, there could be a line of thought of "we must not let such a disgrace to royalty into these circles. His downfall would make all of us look bad". Now, again, this is doing very very very veeeerrrryyyyyy wrong on Leopold.

Noelle at least has managed to find her place in her squad, and though Leo seems to be at home at the CLK too, the difference is that Noelle has become stronger by learning to be a team player. She's been introduced to new ideas and she's had to adapt, while Leo is still stagnant in the same tips and ideas that don't work for him specifically. Fue's (and Mereo's) training method's might work for them, but it doesn't mean that they'd work for Leo, and thus, Leo stayed stagnant for a very long time, while Noelle managed a lot of growth.

Or. Then it could be, that as a Royal Knights' Captain, Mereo decided that she won't bring her other little brother onto a field of battle. Maybe she was sentimental and wanted to shield Leopold.

Or then, as you suggested, Hamon was just more useful.

Only Tabs knows

Thanks for dropping by! ^^ AND. I AM GLAD THAT YOU ENJOY MY CONTENT!! 🥺❤️‍🔥

[funky-sea-cryptid]

Hi tam! For the ask game 4,7 and 13 if you could!

hi v!!!!

4. with dialogue i'm proud of

sainfic RIDE

“You’re incredible,” Vanessa said. “Don’t you ever base your worth on someone else, Stella.” She’d done enough of that with The Witch Queen, Finral had done that with his family, and Stella had done it for the man who’d hurt them all. “I’m serious. You’re worth so much more than him, and you do not need my approval, or Finral’s.” “You sure?” Stella asked. “I promise,” Vanessa replied. “That you don’t need anyone to approve of you.” Stella grinned, and her eyes went damp and began to glisten. “Come here.” Vanessa held out one arm, and Stella sat on the little table, nervously. “Come on, it’s okay.”

7. that i nursed in a daydream before finally writing

“But Joey,” I say. “They’re baby frogs.” “There’s plenty more,” Joey replies. “Didn't you see all the eggs?” Water is dripping out of my hands. “The frogs will be okay. Just drink it.” “Joey, they’re babies,” I say. She doesn’t look convinced. “Joey, I’m not-” “CIEL,” she yells, and I nearly drop the little black wriggling things. Joey sighs, and then pinches her nose. “The twins are turning two. Tomas and Eithinne need to get big so they can get work. Dinner’s gonna get smaller and smaller until Mom finds something else to eat. You can’t just eat leaves forever. That’s not going to help you.”

sisters content

13. that helped me understand a character better

so this is actually oc content NOT for black clover lol and no, wren is not ok

Every night, I bring the chair leg down. Over and over and over again. Every night, I am coated in red. I never want to be powder-blue, ever again. When I am done, the leg is dripping red. My angel says how do you feel? I drop the leg. My handprint leaves brown wood. Red, I say to my angel. Two eggs cracked on the floor. They have hatched pink yolk and red whites. I think that I am hungry, maybe. Adoran wraps his arms around me in the morning, like he did that night. Good morning, Wren. And then I tuck my head under his chin, red as dawn. Every single night, my angel saves Adoran and I, and he paints the world red. I take the chair leg, and bring it down, and I become red as emergency, red as danger, red as anything.

[the-black-bulls]

for violence ask game hehe:

1, 7, 10, 17, 18, 20, 21

good luck :p

choose violence ask game

oooh thanks!

1. the character everyone gets wrong:

william is a can of worms I'd rather not open, but it's crazy how many people out there who believe he did nothing wrong or did enough to be forgiven.

7. what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

I'll never hate finral roulacase because he's an enjoyable and great character in the source material but oh god he's everywhere in the fandom I've grown tedious of most fanon content that revolves around him, his brother, or most ships and dynamics he's given... moreover, the collective favorited woobified glorified overcomplicated type of fandom treatment on characters always put me the hell off them, and I've seen enough of this with fanon finral to filter out his tags in most platforms

10. worst part of fanon:

I just don't care about self shipping or oc shipping, sorry.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art:

we definitly need more black bulls content that focuses on unusual and refreshing dynamics within the squad, especially if it's given to not very popular members, and the less gen-rated and ship-centric they are the better!!

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

CHARMY! my girl is an absulate icon with so many things going on with her and yet even random minor mfs are given more attention over her in this fandom?! where's the charmy discussions? where's the charmy harem? where's the charmy conspiracy theories? where's the charmy SIMPS? mister tabata did not give her two attributes, a fairy tale theme, a demonic wolf, an intriguingly mysterious past yet to be revealed, and a whole corner dedicated to simp for her only for yall to give her the short end of the stick!

20. part of canon you found tedious or boring:

I fear I'm just so damn tired of seeing the black bulls shout from the background or plot armor their way into safety without given much attention individually. they've been sidelined a lot and it sucks to see them lose their appeal.

21. part of canon you think is overhyped:

paladins, I think. I much prefer devils over them as miniboses.

[chidoroki]

Black Clover ch368

Seeing Morgen's grimoire being an inverted version of Nacht's with the way the color were just swapped is such a clever little detail with them being twins and I love it!

It's so cruel to have him use Yami's magic against him though. That's gotta hurt, especially with a comment like that.

Not being about to catch a final glimpse of the Silva fight knowing now that we're not getting another chapter til December upsets me more than it probably should.

Talk about a damn entrance! The anti-magic makes the Bull's base look so menacing. And they all arrived courtesy of Nacht's magic, yeah? Only guessing that because I just see a giant shadow underneath and not one of Finral's flashy portals.

The squad!!! Aaahh I can't wait to see them all join the several battles around the capital. I'm so anxious to find out who will assist who, that is assuming they'll all break off into teams and help the other knight squads in the first place, though I'm sure that'll happen anyways. I have my own bets on who will go where but oohh I don't wanna jinx it and get my hopes up for nothing so I'll shush for now (also because I wanna think of the possibilities a bit more), but seeing everyone fight once more with the assistance of Asta's anti-magic is definitely one of the things I'm most excited to see!

I'm beyond happy that we don't need to wait longer for one team-up confirmation though as we get Nacht & Ichika coming in to support Yami's fight against Morgen which will finally give us the two sibling reunions we've been hoping for!

Now I had expected Asta to team up with Yuno at some point during this final fight, just not right away. I figured he'd at least make his grand return with the rest of the Black Bulls but it's fine.

Yuno is more than happy to see Asta alive and well. Of course they leave us off with their shared wish one more time.

Ngl I was a little bummed when I first heard the series was leaving from Shonen Jump to GIGA, if only because I'm seriously looking forward to the rest of this arc. I can't doubt that some parts seemed a bit rushed, but it's to be expected with a stressful weekly update schedule. To this day I still wish TPN had more time to expand its very last arc further than the three chapters it gave us to finish out the story (even with the epilogue we got six months after), so if the new quarterly schedule can allow Tabata to provide more content on all the individual fights, give our beloved characters some memorable moments and end the series beautifully with us feeling satisfied and complete, then I'll all for it. He absolutely deserves way more time to spend with his family too! His family and health are most important! So I don't mind the serialization transfer at all. I'll definitely miss seeing these precious characters and eagerly awaiting the spoilers each week, but if I can chill out with other monthly series, than I shall gather up twice as much patience for this one. No problem!

[stargazer-dreamer]

It’s on the Tip of My Tongue Chapter 1

character: yami sukehiro

content warnings: misunderstandings

reader: gender neutral; ring magic user

chapter list: 1 [you are here], 2

notes: also on ao3. 2k word count. pre-relationship (but we’re getting somewhere). part of the stoprewind verse

Your room, when presented to you, was covered in a thick layer of dust and cobwebs. It took you a considerable while to feather and air it out—but you just couldn’t find the time to roll up your sleeves and get down to the dirt and grime of it all. Between that, imprinting locations with Finral, reviewing all your past and future responsibilities, and preparing for the transfer into the Black Bulls, you found little time to settle into your new home within the base.

You didn’t even get the chance to mingle with any of its other members, much less the captain himself. He talked real big, but you’ve hardly seen a glimpse of him all week. This frustrated you—he wandered in, in the middle of your day-to-day operations, uprooted your entire lifestyle, demanded you work under him specifically, yet he has not greeted you once. If he was going to be this sort of captain, he would have to earn your respect.

You, however, were finding a quick friend in the spatial mage—going from location to location got boring fairly quickly and, as polite as he was, he seemed to drop the act when Yami wasn’t looking.

“He works me to death! You know how hard it is managing funds while having to pay out property damages every other day, in between having to joyride him around the country? I have to do paperwork on the road!” Finral stepped through his own portal and waited patiently on the other side for you. “It’s the worst, really.”

There must have been a change to your expression, since he seemed to backtrack a little bit. “But it’s not so bad! Really! Now that you’re here, I’ll have more time to work through it!” He scratched at the back of the neck as his gaze traveled. A tilt of the head—like he was debating on saying his next words. “And he seemed pretty sincere when he said you’d only be doing the transportation thing. He usually leaves me to my own devices until he’s ready to head back or move locations, so you’ll probably get a lot of downtime…!”

He smiled at you, good-naturedly. “Lucky you.”

This did not help improve your quickly souring impression on the captain. You spared a moment to mark the area before moving on to the next. It turns out, Finral had well-over a hundred different locations he had imprinted upon, not including the local area—and the captain wanted you to retain all of them! The nerve!

Hardly ever having left your hometown, the sudden increase to your mental magic map took a little while to get used to; and with it rapidly expanding every day, it was a bit overwhelming, to say the least. Finral must have realized this early on, dividing up his list into digestible sections throughout the week—but the two of you were far from done yet. First came the important locations, then the common ones, next were the useful areas, followed by the more niche places…

Despite Yami’s command of all of Finral’s impressions, the two of you found no need to share his more personal locations, such as his family home and room back at the base. Those were for Finral specifically, and there was no need to hand over such keys.

As a seasoned spatial mage, his senses were naturally more adept at managing a mental map of the world; for you, it was far from the case. After going at it for a few hours, you found that you developed headaches that could only be mended with proper rest or mana-regaining methods, such as specialized drinks or medicine Finral would graciously provide. It was more of a nuisance than anything else—all you wanted to do was finish this first task, but you couldn’t handle the load.

That’s something you admired about Finral; he was a pretty capable mage.

The day finally arrived when the documents were properly filed; Captain Yami Sukehiro stood you in front of the rest of the squadron and introduced you properly—as properly as it seemed he could manage, at least—followed by a multitude of questions from everyone in the room.

Instead of navigating through the sea of voices yourself, the captain made short work of it for you. “No fighting, no hazing, no eating; you just ate, no looking at pictures, no one can hear you, no shopping—we’re busy.”

“We are?” you asked before he handed you, rather unceremoniously, the infamous black robe.

“Yes,” he replied, short, before addressing the squad once more. “This is my new ride, so I won’t be sharing. Finral’s still here, if you need quick transport.” You sputtered at his choice of words—his ride? Sharing?

“Oh! So you use spatial magic too?“ A starry-eyed boy inched closer. “That’s so cool! Can I see?”

“Oh, no,” you shook your head, but at his continued interest, showed him the band encircling one of your fingers anyway. Haunted by the memory of your shoddy escape the week prior, you started wearing multiple rings on both hands, in addition to keeping one tucked away in your grimoire pouch, just in case. “While I do use a form of spatial magic, I’m actually—”

“What did I just say?” You didn’t need to turn around to know who was towering behind you, the mana in the air stirring like crazy.

Despite that, the boy carried on, unfazed. “But sir! The use of any teleportation magic must take an incredible amount of control—”

“Which is why I need you to bugger off, so my ride can be in top condition for me. C’mon,” with a glance in your direction, he gestured with a jerk of the head and walked towards the front door.

Stepping outside in the dancing shadow of the trees, you were struck at the difference in lighting, how striking he really was. Out in the morning sunshine, you forgot the words you held for him for over a week. The blue morning glow of the waking sun didn’t do him justice, if this is what he truly looked like, underneath the new warm hue. The thin undershirt he wore did little to hide anything—especially since he chose to wear nothing over said shirt—skin all but bared to the world, in all it’s severe beauty.

He was a warrior alright and had the scars to match, crisscrossing his skin in rough patches; down his arms, across his shoulders, and up higher, to the one bisecting his brow, and the one set at the corner of his mouth.

To keep from staring at his lips, your eyes lowered to his jaw, and focused in on the stubble, down his neck, evolving into the hair leading to the peek of his toned chest underneath it all.

Suddenly, you felt the need for a cold drink. You spun a band circled around a finger. “Um,” you began. “Captain Yami Sukehiro?”

“Just Yami’s fine,” he said, and went to light a cigarette.

“Captain Yami,” you said instead, resulting in a click of his tongue and quirk of his brow. Actually just Yami, I guess. You’d work on it. For now, you were trying to remember what it was that you had been meaning to say to him.

He led you out here with some type of purpose. You stopped fretting with the robe in your hands. You had to speak your mind, first and foremost.

“Yami,” you met his eyes. Steel. Like his blade, you did not know how much power it hid. But you were not afraid. “You said you wanted me for my magic. You may be my captain now, but I do not intend to be taken advantage of. I will not be overworked.”

His reply was instantaneous. It was different than before, when he walked out of the alleyway; instead of his entire being, this laugh came from the chest—throwing his head back with the force of it. Your eyes widened, before it clicked. Before, you felt as if he was laughing at you—now, it was something different entirely.

He smiled at you, big and proud, and declared—“I like you.” Warmth welled up inside as a weight seemed to lift itself off of you; like the smoke rising from his lips. He lifted a hand and before you knew it, he was ruffling the hair atop your head. “I don’t give jobs to people who can’t handle it.” You blinked. “Don’t sweat it—you’re my ride. Simple as that.”

So what Finral told you was true. You were so lost in that thought, you didn’t notice Yami’s hand go to smooth out your hair, running down, until it stilled, cupping the side of your face. You felt warmth once more, but not from the inside. “What—what are you—”

“Getting to know one another, like I said we would.” Before you could piece together what he meant, he pinched at your cheek.

“Ack!”

“You’re too serious,” he said, like a statement. “You’ve been running around all week. Every time I tried to find you, you were off doing some other thing. When you were here, you were either off with Finral or busy in your room. When was I supposed to be with you?”

It sounded distinctly like a pout. You stood there, rubbing at your cheek, staring at him. Yami Sukehiro, with a plume of smoke surrounding him, trying to wave it away. Like a distraction. He shifted his feet. Put his hands in his pockets. Removed one to scratch at the back of his neck.

He clicked his tongue. The robe you had resumed fretting with was snatched from you, and before you could even process it, Yami’s hands were at your front, doing up the button and straightening up the hood around your shoulders. “You’re a Black Bull,” his eyes were downcast, focusing on his work. And then, quieter: “I said I wanted you.”

You remembered the alleyway, and the sun eclipsing him; his touch, and the way he held your hand. “Oh,” was all you could manage. The transfer was busy work. He must have not realized that. And when he gestured to your still fretting hands, all you could do was stare harder.

“You have more this time,” his hands went back into his pockets. “That’s good, for you.”

The subject change nearly gave you whiplash, despite the pause between. “Um, thanks?”

“Yeah. Anyways, mark this one too.”

It was a simple band. Black, with no embellishments; and when he tilted it in the light, it seemed to swallow the sunshine whole. Dark and—when you got a closer look—incredibly inviting. As you held it in your hand, you noticed it was lightweight. Sturdy, with a smooth finish. Whichever material it was made of felt powerful where it sat. Indestructible. It would not shatter so easily.

It was only after you marked it did you realize you’ve never imprinted upon a ring that didn’t belong to a family member.

After you were done, he slipped it on—left hand, ring finger. His non-dominate hand. A good choice, for his fighting style; he wouldn’t have to worry about changing the way he handled the grip of his sword. It would be out of the way, but at the ready if he needed it.

“There,” he said, with a smile tugging at the corner of his lips. You tried not to stare. “Had it made. Figured I’d need one for myself—your hands are puny.”

You sputtered. “Not everyone is as big as you!”

He carried on as if you didn’t say anything. “Thought maybe, if you gave me one of yours, I could wear it on a chain or something. But that seemed like a hassle, so this was what I got instead.”

He held his hand up to the light. One of the things Yami was known for was his magic attribute—it seemed fitting that he would choose an accessory that physically matched the aesthetic; though, you never would have guessed he cared about that sort of thing. A black hole, it claimed space for itself; tugging you in and pulling you within his reach. His hand was warm, when your fingers intertwined.

“It’s beautiful,” you told him. The compliment, however, got drowned out by another, more pressing noise.

“Attaboy, Captain!” someone cheered from an open window. Then, from someone at the front door—“I’m happy you found the perfect ring!”

You turned to see what seemed like the entire base crowded around each other in windows and the entranceway, making no effort to hide themselves as they watched the two of you.

“That’s the man’s way!” The man with the mohawk pumped his fist in the air. “Straightforward!”

The witch held up a bottle, “Let’s celebrate!”

The short one next to her nodded enthusiastically, “We’ll have a feast!”

The man with the hair covering his eye looked surprised. “So this is what they meant when they said Yami was after someone…”

It appeared, where you stood, that there had been a major misunderstanding. Rumors are already spreading in the workplace—on your first day, nonetheless! Involving your boss. Your mother had warned you to stay out of Black Bull scandals; but there you were, in front of the entire squadron, probably ruining Yami’s reputation even more. You dreaded the headlines already—the immigrant Magic Knight captain, abusing his position of authority. Alternatively: the rookie mage, a golddigger.

In your horror, you spotted Finral in the back. Meeting your eyes, he gave you a thumbs up.

“What are you bums doing standing around for?!” Yami charged forth. “Go find some work, all of you!”

Scrambling out of sight, the group dispersed rapidly. Based on the shielded grins and fading laughter, you did not think that reaction cleared up anything at all. What a start to the day.

[delirious-donna]

Kiss Me Quick [Black Clover]

an: this was a little something that popped into my head a few nights ago, I love these boys so damn much. If there is interest, I could add more characters ^^

characters: Asta, Yuno, Finral, Magna & Liebe

warnings: fluff, SFW, absolute teeth rotting sweetness for these handsome boys, all characters are appropriately aged up

synopsis: various Black Clover characters experience their very first kiss!

Masterlist

Asta

Asta approached his first kiss with the same level of enthusiasm he gave to everything else; throwing himself headlong into the experience. His lips pressed firmly against your own, almost aggressively so. You smiled, a gentle hand cupping his face and pulling away from the bruising kiss.

“I’m not your enemy, Asta,” you cooed.

His nose rubbed along yours, warm breath fanning your cheek. A pleasant tingle spread throughout your body from being this close to the grey haired hunk.

“Sorry,” he whispered in return, “just never thought I’d get to do this with you.”

For years you had stood on the sidelines and rooted for him enthusiastically. Not able to be of use in battle you had contented yourself with being his unwavering support. Tending to his aching body after intense training sessions and always lending a willing ear when he needed to unburden himself.

You had not known that as your feelings had grown, so too had Asta’s. You were what he thought of when he held his ground against the most wicked of enemies, the flame that burned bright in the darkest of nights.

At long last, he told you the truth.

The rough pad of his thumb traced your lower lip before sliding to your jawline, his lips met your own once more but this time in soft reverence. Butterfly kisses that made you long for more, mouths slanting as you inhaled each other and enjoyed his tender but protective embrace.

Asta parted your mouths, smirking at the soft sigh you exhaled. Eyes as green as freshly grown grass watched you closely, his head tipped to the side in curiosity whilst you caught your breath.

“Better?” he asked earnestly.

How adorable he was in his uncertainty. The faintest pink tinges his cheeks and a hand lifts to rub absently at his neck.

You nodded shyly.

“Much. Don’t stop practising though,” you purred as a hand curled into his Black Bulls cloak, drawing him back to you.

Yuno

Yuno knew he wanted to kiss you, he had wanted to for a long time but had not yet found the perfect opportunity. He had grown so desperate in his desire to fulfil his wish that he was almost as giddy as a schoolchild when the time finally arrived.

You were rooted to the spot as golden eyes roamed your face with utter reverence. Too shocked by his sudden affection to react in those first moments. He inched closer until you could feel the heat from his skin upon your own and your breath hitched as you thought him about to deliver that tender first kiss.

When his cool feather-soft lips kissed at the very corner of your mouth, it was maddening. Yuno was teasing you, peppering quick kisses to your flesh but never coming close enough for your lips to meet.

He chuckled as you finally snapped.

One hand curling around his neck, fingers sinking into the silky black strands at his nape and forcing him to acknowledge you properly. His lips had warmed from all his sweet teasing and the kiss was firm but loving.

With you, he did not need to compete. There was no desire to prove yourself more worthy than he, you accepted him for who he was. Your presence was a comfort to Yuno and he did not fear to show you the real him, free from expectation and contempt.

“Thank you,” he whispered against your lips, pulling you back before you could question him.

His hands settled gently on your waist as you both sank into the experience. Before long you could not discern where you ended and Yuno began, and you never wanted to be parted from him again.

Finral

For all the womanising Finral chose to indulge in, when it came to his first kiss, he was cautiously hesitant.

The opportunity had arisen on several occasions, he was a handsome man after all, but he had known that those times had not been his destiny.

You were different, and the spatial mage adored that you were bold enough to tease him in a way no one else ever had. You appreciated him, never took his magic for granted and your tongue was sharp enough to ensure that his Black Bull friends knew not to treat him harshly.

It was more than obvious that Finral liked you, but getting him to act upon those feelings proved harder than you had assumed. You decided to take matters into your own hands.

A finger twisted around a loose strand of his green-tipped hair, enjoying the bob of his Adam’s apple and the flood of red that coursed up the sides of his neck as you asked him so sweetly, “can I kiss you?”

He nodded, not trusting his voice to remain unbroken. Finral watched as a pink tongue peeked from between your lips to wet the plush skin. Eyes the colour of an ocean of violets in bloom memorised every detail as your head tilted and lashes fluttered shut.

Finral tasted sweet like honey, his moistened lips slid in time with your own. Gentle gave way to heat, a smouldering fire rather than a flash of flames. He grew confident as the seconds passed, a hand speared into your hair and held your head as he deepened the kiss.

It had to end, as all good things do, but it hurt to part from his mouth. He looked flushed, hair mussed from your wandering fingers and a sinful darkness crept into his eyes.

“Can we do that again?” he asked on an exalted sigh.

Magna

Magna was used to fighting for what he most wanted in life and that included you. It wouldn’t be remiss to say that he was one of the most hard-working members of the Black Bulls, and his determination could rival even that of Asta’s.

A willing sparring partner, you pushed him to surpass his limits, just as Captain Yami had taught you. Nothing riled him more than seeing that fighting spirit twinkle in your eyes before launching a barrage of vicious attacks.

Magna’s magic was suited to ranged attacks but he couldn’t help but bring the fight to you, often ending in one of you pining the other until a breathless surrender was made. It was one of these many times that he chose to shoot his shot.

Now you might think that it would have been during one of the occasions that he pinned you, but no, he waited until you were ready to begin your usual gloating routine to strike. Whilst you were straddled over his stomach, feet wrapped around his thigh to prevent kicking and hands holding down his wrists, he closed the distance.

The kiss was a shock; his head lifted from the scorched ground to place the fleetingly hot kiss against your slightly parted lips. He watched through his tinted glasses, carefully judging your expression to see if he had ruined your friendship.

He was not the only one capable of shocking; you let go of his wrists and chose to capture his mouth instead. Busying your fingers in the streak of black hair that fell into his face, the kiss quickly became your new battleground.

Neither of you willing to submit to the other, mouths slanted and teeth nipped as things moved along much quicker than expected. Your tongue traced a path along his swollen lower lip, Magna moaned in his throat and finally panted out.

“I surrender!”

Liebe

Liebe didn’t think he understood the concept of love. It was difficult given his devil status, Hell was not a place where one would find compassion and softer emotions.

His first taste of the feeling of love was during his brief time with Richita and he missed that period of his life.

He didn’t believe he would feel it again, that was until he met you.

Liebe couldn’t shake the nervous fluttering that erupted in his stomach every time you walked through a door, his voice trembling as he replied to your genuine questions over his welfare.

It took an embarrassing conversation with Asta for the sweet-hearted devil to finally realise that he liked you – a lot. Not as a comrade, nor as a friend but as someone that made him feel whole in a way he hadn’t thought probable.

Of course, you liked Liebe in equal measure. You didn’t care one bit that he was a devil, choosing to weigh his actions and heart over anything else. From the top of his messy snow-white hair to the tip of his pointed tail, he was adorable.

The day you both admitted your feelings, it was a miserable day with everyone choosing to depart the hideout. He watched from the doorway as you read a book, curled into an armchair and looking cosy beneath a blanket.

You beckoned him in and made room for him to share the squishy seat with you. Without asking you started to read the story aloud to him, it was a story where a boy and girl realise after many years that they are in love and when the time came for them to kiss, you lowered the book to find Liebe staring at you intently.

No further words were needed.

He was so gentle as he admitted his feelings with the softest brush of his lips. Hesitancy lined his every move, constantly moving back to peer at your expression and gauge your reaction.

Liebe was terrified of accidentally hurting you with his sharp teeth, so much so that he refused to deepen the kiss despite your want.

Instead, the devil contented himself with peppering every inch of your face – cheeks, nose, brow – with kisses that were as soft as the petals of a dewy flower.

[mitsuki-komori]

Hi there! 😊 Can I request for some spatial brothers sibling fluff, please? Goodness knows Langris and Finral deserve some softer, kinder moments and positivity—and really the opportunity to just be brothers. I’m always crossing my fingers that they’ll actually get along with each other one day. Here’s to hoping! In the meantime, more content for them would be wonderful! Thank you so much!! 💚💙

I gotchu. Here you go, I apologize if there’s too many muffins.

Delirious Muffins

Finral sighed and walked out of the room. This was going to be a long day… He went down stairs and refilled the bucket with cold water. He went back upstairs and got ready to enter his brother’s room.

Langris was sick. He was sick me had refused to go to bed and rest, nobody else in the Golden Dawn really had the time to take care of him, or they were on a mission. Finral got a surprise call from Letoile, she asked if he could take care of him. Finral was hesitant at first, but this would be a good change to get closer! He accepted and teleported over.

Finral opened the door. He saw Langris in bed giving him an annoyed look. Next to him was an empty glass, some medicine, and a rag. “Hey! What’re you doing here? Go away.” Langris yelled at Finral, although his throat was kind of dry and he slightly slurred.

“Langris, I’ve been here for a few hours, I only left for a few minutes.” Finral explained to Langris as he went to sit by him. All of a sudden Lanrgis started laughing. Finral gave him a look of confusion.

“Ha! Muffin power? What kind of magic is that?” He muttered, it was hard to make it out, but Finral got it loud and clear and started to snicker. He guessed what Langris said, his delirious mind somehow picked up power instead of hour, and muffin instead of minute. Even so it made no sense whatsoever, then again Langris was pretty sick. He’d gotten worse in the past few hours.

“What’re you laughing at? Stupid…” He pouted, Finral just laughed more and he soaked the rag and put it on Langris’ head.

“You know, you’re really fun and nice to talk to when you aren’t in your scary grumpy mood. Well, the other one I guess…” Finral smiled, Langris’ face turned into anger. He started to flail his arms around.

“C’mere and say that to my face!” Finral being the dumb person he was didn’t move and ended up getting punched in the face.

“Ow! Langris! What was that for!?”

“That’ll teach you of shit talking my brother again.” He laughed in victory. Even if this scenario Langris was thinking of were to happen, his actions would definitely be much different, hell he’d probably join the insulting against Finral. Finral sat there for a second and smiled. Langris defending him from someone who was talking bad about him was a nice image. Langris did care about him, he just didn’t know how to show it.

“Man… I wish I had muffin magic…” He heard Langris mumble to himself sadly. He smiled.

Finral knew Langris was sick and very confused, but he’d like to think that this is how Langris actually feels. He looked back down and saw he was asleep.

After a while Finral somehow drifted off and fell asleep, he woke up to the sound of a bottle of pills popping open. Finral opened his eyes.

“Huh? Langris? What are you doing!?” He tried to snatch the bottle, but Langris pushed his hand away.

“Shut up. I told you I don’t need a babysitter. I’m perfectly capable of taking a few pills by myself.” He shot at him with a cold look, figuratively and literally. Finral was glad to see he wasn’t too bad anymore. Langris looked at the empty glass next to his bed. “Go get me some water.” He ordered.

“What!? You just said you were capable of taking care of yourself!”

“Well you're here anyways, so you might as well make yourself useful!” He crossed his arms, Finral sighed and got up to fulfill his brother’s order.

“Here you go.” He gave it to Langris, he swallowed the pills and took a few sips of water. He stared at Finral.

“What are you looking at?” He said.

“You’re looking at me!”

“No, you’re looking at me.” Langris responded with a smirk.

“Whatever…” Finral mumbled, he looked back up. “So Langris, about earlier-“

“Don’t bother, I don’t remember anything. All I remember is you saying you were going to get more cold water. I think you said something about muffins too but I’m not too sure.” Langris explained. Finral nodded with disappointment. After a few moments he laughed. “What?” 

“Nothing.” Finral replied, he could help but get the feeling Langris wanted something to eat, more specifically, a muffin. He looked back up at Langris, also he was doing everything he could to not look at Finral, he seemed embarrassed which is something he wasn’t used to. “Are you sure you don’t remember?”

“Yes.”

That was a lie, Langris remembered everything, he also regretted everything. Langris has always had this way of remembering everything he did when he was drunk or delirious or something. People thought it was creepy and made sure to not do anything stupid just because he wasn’t himself. He decided to start pretending he actually forgot, it was a good way to get dirt on people. Surprisingly people get real comfortable when they think whoever they’re spilling their secrets to won’t remember anything.

Finral smiled at Langris. “Thank you.” He said. Langris raised an eyebrow.

“For what?” He questioned. Finral hugged him.

“C’mon! You know what!” Finral teased Langris, Langrs rolled his eyes.

A few hours went by and it got dark. “Well, goodnight Langris.” Finral waved before he sat down in the chair and closed his eyes. Langris scoffed.

“You’re really just going to fall asleep there? You’re going to give yourself neck pain. Go sleep somewhere else.” He demanded. 

“Sorry, I can’t. I promised that I’d take care of you and you’re still sick, so I’m gonna stay here.” 

“We’ll do it somewhere else, it feels like you're watching me and it’s creepy.” Langris said. Finral sulked and sighed.

“Alright, I’ll sleep on the floor.” Finral told Langris, Langris shook his head.

“Seriously? That’s pathetic.” He stated bluntly. Finral didn’t say anything, he just went to lay down. Langris waited a few moments before he took a deep breath. “Get up.” He ordered, Finral looked up. “Are you deaf? I said, get up!” He repeated, irritated. Finral sighed and stood up.

“What? Do you want me to go sleep in the closet or something? I can if you want me to, or-“

“No.” Langris hesitated before speaking. “If you’re gonna work that hard you might as well just lay down here.” Langris moved over. “Just so you know, this is just because I pity you!” He stuttered. Finral was shocked, he thought Langris wasn’t delirious anymore?

“Really?” He had to make sure this was real. 

“Would you rather sleep on the floor? I’m gonna change my mind if you don’t-“ Finral cut Langris off.

“No, no I’m coming.” He smiled, before joining Langris. They both got a feeling of nostalgia. When they were both much younger, they used to sleep with each other in the same bed. Neither would leave until the other was awake. They used to be much closer. Finral was glad that they were trying to make it that way again.

Speaking of younger days, whenever the chef would make muffins, Finral and Langris would fight over the last one. Langris enjoyed them more since he’s always had a bit of a sweet tooth. They’d bury race to get it, Langris would usually get it, sometimes when Finral was in a mood he’d use he spatial magic to grab it, but then Langris’ mom would say that’s cheating, and she wasn’t wrong. They would talk to each other for a while after that. Usually whoever got the muffin had to get the other to talk to him again by giving them a muffin as a gift. Weird, but it worked and that’s just how it happened.

“Goodnight Langris.” Finral said, Langris mumbled.

“Yeah, whatever. Don’t think this’ll be a common thing! Just a one time thing! Because I pity you!” Langris reminded Finral.

“Of course, I know. I hope you’ll be better in the morning.”

After a while they both fell asleep. It was one of the best rests they’ve both had in a while, though Langris will never admit it, they both enjoyed it and had a good time. Hopefully they’d be able to improve their relationship more

However, Langris would need to first get that muffin he wanted.

[star2fishmeg]

50 Shades Of My Own Blood

Teehee I've risen to contribute to Zora Ideale content bc he's hot :) hello black clover community, i write sometimes!! This is pretty short and sloppy bc im warming up

Pairing: Zora Ideale x reader

Genre: angst but not really, fluff ig?

Warnings: swearing

Summary: despite being a relatively strong person, reader arrives back to base in a shit condition and Zora's not pleased in the slightest

Y/n wasn't one to back down easily, nor was she willing to give up on a task. But when Yami assigned her a mission earlier that day, she wasn’t expecting the opponents to receive backup. She was surrounded, any major spell cast would cause a chain reaction and then she'd have little chance of survival, especially since she was already bruised and bleeding, her magic hanging on by a small thread. So what was left aside surrender? Pushing her limits.

Pushing her limits is what got her practically dragging herself through the doors of the Black Bulls base. Her body screaming as she used it to open the doors, fumbling in.

"Y/n! I got you, hold on!" Finral slung his arm over her shoulder, guiding her to the sofa. She groaned, throwing her head back and clutching her ribs. "Jeez, you sure took a beating."

"Thanks Fin, didn't notice- christ" she winced, "Gah, why were there so many of them, I mean I took 'em down but still, Yami better give me time off. Can someone find Noelle and see if she can do some sort of healing, I don't care if she can't l, she's gonna try!" Within moments later Noelle jogged in, gasping at the sight of Y/n's barely functioning form.

"Y/n, what happened?" She cried, Asta barrelling in behind her.

"Shit did, now heal me, please." Y/n leant forward and gripped her wrist. Noelle held her hands out, attempting to cast some sort of healing spell, but only causing Y/n to groan out in more pain, but at least the spell was working, right? She stopped groaning when Noelle placed her hands by her sides,

"I'm sorry, that's all I can really do.."

"Thanks, it helped a bit. You can all go about your days now, it's cool." Y/n threw her head back again, closing her eyes and breathing through the pain. Her skin tingled and ached, every breath reminded her of the crusted blood from her nose and head and how pathetic she was to take a hit this excruciating. But she was outnumbered, and that's what she kept reminding herself. For a 1st rank Junior Knight and rising, winning and surviving was expected.

As the day moved on, she opened her eyes to be met with a dim-lit room. Right, she must've fallen asleep. Uncomfortably shifting in her seat, she sat straight to be met with cerulean eyes boring into hers. Zora sat opposite her on the coffee table, leant forward with elbows on his knees. Neither said anything for a few minutes, they just stared with hitched breathes. Leaning closer, his cold fingers brushed against her cheek, tracing down to her chin, slowly tilting it up. Y/n let out a heavy breath with Zora's thumb delicately brushing over her bottom lip, wiping away remainders of blood, silently examining the bruises. Their eyes met again, her's sunken with fatigue while his unreadable, it was hard to tell if he felt sympathetic or if he was pissed, but that was Zora. Nevertheless, her heart skipped in her chest, the pulse surging through her throat and in her ears. Pulling her closer, his breath hot on her face.

"Zora-" She mustered out. He didn’t doubt her strength, and he knew she could handle herself and that she didn't need 24/7 protection, absolutely not, but she was the second person he did care about and did get along with pleasantly so regardless he cut her off quietly, his tone laced in anger,

"Who the fuck did this to you?"

"Zora-" She whispered, "It was just a group of bandits, I didn't know they would be that tough but, no need to worry, I'm alive." She gave a faint smile. He didn't budge though, he remained close with his hand on her chin, in fact he inched closer, noses touching.

"It just doesn't settle right with me. I'm not losing you too." She wearily brought her hand to his cheek, her thumb caressing the leather on his mask. She wished he'd one day take it off and flaunt his true beauty, but that was asking too much. She slowly traced her hand to the back of his neck, gently running her fingers to the back of his hair, pulling him in for a gentle kiss. It was slow and tender, with heartbeats in sync and the moment their own. They pulled away for breath, putting their heads together.

"Does that help settle you?" She smiled.

"Yeah, but I'm still gonna beat the fuck out of the assholes who did this to you."

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[loosesodamarble]

Hiya Erika 😁!! Ooo for the character ask game may I ask for 1, 6, 13, and 17 for…Yami and Finral please 🥰! (I hope it’s okay asking for two 🙈!)

It's very okay asking for two characters, Lyra! It just means that I'm gonna take a little more time to answer. Hope you don't mind that.

..........

Yami Sukehiro

1) Why do you like or dislike this character?

This is going to sound weird but I like Yami because he's like an older cousin who is told to take charge and watch over the others but 9/10 times he does his own shit since the younger kids can manage just fine and the last 1/10 times is when shit get real like a robber breaking in.

He's an older role model to his squad. But he doesn't act like an authority figure to them. He doesn't force them to follow any rules and lets them take care of themselves to become who they can/want to be. Yami's character is able to balance responsibility and freedom to the benefit of the other characters around him.

6) What's something you have in common with this character?

Is it a cop out if I say me being part Japanese is a commonality between me and Yami (since Hino is the Japan of BC)? Because I can't really think of anything else that he and I share.

13) What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

💀 Skull. No, I don’t think Yami is going to die (if it was about a character dying or being dead Morgen would have this emoji/j). And while I don’t think Yami would be a big emoji user, I get a kick out of imagining Yami typing “your days are numbered 💀” when someone pisses him off through text.

17) What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

Yami x Nacht. I've joked that they have the energy of ex-lovers and there is potential in that kind of dynamic. Seeing romantic potential in a platonic dynamic is nothing new and that’s something in Yami x Nacht which I can’t find fault with. It’s fine. People make good art for the ship. But I don’t seek out content for the ship (I see it on my dash because of who I follow and because of the fandom tag). And I don’t feel strongly enough about it to make content for it either.

.....

Finral Roulacase

1) Why do you like or dislike this character?

-I like that he's a coward without being an ass about it. If he was some kind of selfish coward that ran at the expense of others, I wouldn't like him nearly as much. -He is loving and forgiving towards Langris, someone who really needs it. I will never not like characters who forgive without hesitation. That stuff is my jam. -Awesome magic. Teleportation is always going to be cool. -He really is a pacifist through and through. His magic can't attack because he's just that kind to his core. -His pacifism doesn't equate to uselessness. He will still do what he can to support those around him who can fight because that's what needs to be done more often than not. -Literally just a cute guy. Looks and personality wise. I want to protect Finral. -In a real life situation, I would want to date someone like Finral. He's fun-loving but also realistic. He's giving but still fights for what he wants (at least post character development). Finral is troubled but not jaded.

6) What's something you have in common with this character?

I too would be chill with my siblings if they almost caused my death. I love my family very much (mostly because they’re genuinely nice people) and I don’t think I’d ever have the heart to hate them regardless of how they hurt me.

13) What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

💖 The sparkling heart emoji. Finral’s got a big heart and I giggle at the thought of shoujo romance sparkles around Finral when he tries to flirt (even when he fails). He’s just got a sparkly personality.

17) What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

Finral x Vanessa. It’s another case of romantic potential within a platonic relationship. And given how their stories parallel in some ways (both not displaying abilities that their abusive parents desire and running away from home), I understand why people would want to ship them together, for that paralleled lovers dynamic. I get it but I'm not too into it. I've stumbled upon content for it and some friends ship it but I'm not someone who would seek it out or create for it.

[acacia-may]

Phew, okay... it's a very crack ship and I often got question why I ship them when I mentioned it, but... I really love it, so can you do Nozel x Vanessa for the shipping bingo, please?

Sure thing! Thank you for the ask, anon! 💖

Vanessa x Nozel:

(Didn’t get a bingo this time 😅 I’ve randomly generated a new card for each ask—maybe I would’ve done better to keep with the original…)

Discussion and headcanons under the cut

Vanessa and Nozel:

I honestly hadn’t really considered this one until I joined the fandom. Vanessa is one of my favourite Black Clover characters, and there’s not a lot of content about her in terms of fanfictions and such so I went on this big binge where I read a wide variety of fics with her in them (regardless of pairings ect.), and this included several about her and Nozel. It’s a fun concept that has grown on me, and I can see the appeal given that they have such wildly different personalities. I really like the idea of Nozel ending up with someone who gets him to lighten up, given that he is so tightly wound and serious most of the time, and I could see Vanessa benefiting from a relationship with someone who has a more grounding, steady influence since she’s a bit wild and free-spirited. I think I’d need to see them interact more in the canon before I'd say I ship it, but I can see the potential. 😊

Honestly, Vanessa is one of those characters who I could see ending up happy in lots of different relationships with lots of different people, so I suppose it’s really just up to her and the type of person she would choose to share her life with. Nozel is a bit of a trickier one because I’m not sure if he even knows what type of person he’d want to be with if he had that choice. In my mind, he has probably just expected to eventually be forced into a political alliance, arranged marriage, and he has such a strong sense of duty and responsibility that I think he wouldn’t even allow himself to wish for or even entertain the possibility of getting to make such decisions on his own. That said, they are both royalty (or at least I headcanon that there are since, in my mind at least, Vanessa is the Witch Queen’s biological daughter and the “crown princess” of the Forest of Witches) so I don’t think it would be too much of a problem if they decided they wanted to marry each other. I suppose the question for me is whether that’s something they would want—whether they’d choose each other. We haven’t really gotten to see them interact in the canon yet (and I wish we would) so it’s hard to say what they’d think of each other. I could see them not getting along at first—especially given how protective Vanessa is of Noelle. In the beginning, I think she’d probably view Nozel with the same kind of distaste she has for Langris (given her friendship with Finral and how nasty Langris has been to him). But I can imagine Vanessa overcoming that with Langris and them becoming friends, so I think she and Nozel could eventually reach a similar kind of understanding and become friends one day too, once Nozel shows her that he has genuine remorse for the way he treated Noelle and is making a genuine effort to make amends with his sister.

As for their personalities, I can see them either growing to really appreciate their differences and having this lovely balance with each other or just completely butting heads and struggling to get along. It’s a hard call for me there. On the one hand, it’s possible that she’d find him too stuffy and too much a stick in the mud, and/or perhaps he’d find her too wild, reckless, and irresponsible. But on the other hand, it’s also possible that they’d come to love these differences in each other—that he’d love her independence, strong will, and free spirit and she’d love his loyalty, his depth, and his desire to do the right thing. I’m not sure if I can say how they would feel about each other and how all of that would shake out without more context from the canon, but if they grow to love each other and did decide they wanted to be together, I could get behind it. The circumstances just have to be right, I think. 💖

Some headcanons about them:

Nozel is affectionately nicknamed “Braids” by the Black Bulls the first time Vanessa brings him round to properly meet her friends. He does not like the nickname, but unfortunately, it sticks even to the point that he ends up as “Uncle Braids” for a period of time once the Bulls start having kids.

Vanessa and Nozel keep their relationship a secret for a while, only because they don’t want things to be awkward (with her friends especially) if things don’t end up working out. Vanessa often teases him that all the sneaking around is exciting, but Nozel, even though he is a private person and doesn't think his love life is anyone else's business, would much rather have their relationship out in the open so he doesn’t feel like he’s doing something wrong and also so Vanessa won’t think he has ill-intentions towards her. He is quite the gentleman and rather old-fashioned in that way, and Vanessa thinks it is very sweet.

When they finally do decide to tell their friends, Fuegoleon and Finral are told first and are both extremely happy for them. Their other friends have varying reactions when they are told. Dorothy thinks it’s hilarious and is very supportive, and the majority of the Silver Eagles’ squad is surprised that their Captain is actually interested in romance, as he’s usually all business. The Black Bulls are mostly surprised and take a bit to come around to the idea. Captain Yami just laughs, and Charmy thinks Vanessa has settled but not as much as she could have. Asta has to be told several times before he finally understands, and Luck and Magna immediately challenge Nozel to a sparring match so he can prove that he’s “worthy” of her.

Noelle doesn’t exactly know how to feel about their relationship at first, but she is eventually very happy for them and loves having Vanessa as a sister-in-law (even if, on some level, she thinks Vanessa sort of settled for her brother 😅). Vanessa does not put up with any rubbish from Solid or Nebra, but I could imagine she would eventually be on cordial terms with them if they put in the effort to make amends with Noelle. Vanessa gets along fairly well with everyone, after all, but she doesn’t have any patience for people hurting her friends. Her ability to hold her own against the Silvas, earns her their respect on some level, I think, and it's definitely something Nozel really likes and admires about her.

Vanessa is extremely touchy-feely and openly affectionate, but Nozel is very shy about that kind of thing. He does not like showing affection in public, and Vanessa holding his hand under the table at a fancy dinner with the other magic knight captains is enough to make him blush a distinctive pink. He cares about her, however, and wants her to feel loved so he does his best to learn how to be more affectionate at home—mostly through little things like patting her shoulder when he walks by or pushing her hair out of her face or kissing her forehead.

Nozel likes to show his affection through giving gifts, and, over their years together, he has given Vanessa a wide variety of beautiful and expensive jewelry, including a necklace that belonged to his mother, Acier.

Nozel dates Vanessa for a long time before proposing, to the point that even Vanessa who really wasn’t in that much of a hurry to get married to begin with, is questioning, “Are you ever going to ask me?” 😂 Nozel wants the big, somewhat stuffy, traditional wedding befitting Clover Kingdom nobility (not because it’s what he wants for himself but because it’s what is expected of him), and Vanessa eventually concedes since she knows this is important to him. She does get her rowdy, high-energy reception though, which (to the embarrassment of most of the stuffy nobles and royals in attendance) is a huge party with lots of booze. 😂

They have three children together: fraternal twin girls, then a boy. One of the daughters is named Acier after Nozel’s mother. (I know it’s very popular to have the name go to Asta & Noelle’s kid, but since Nozel had such a deep connection with his mom, I’ve always liked the idea that Noelle lets him have the name for one of his kids). I love the idea of Nozel as a “girl dad”—I imagine he’s a very devoted father (if a little protective, especially of his daughters). Vanessa as a mother is one of my favourite things too—she would be such a good parent, and I love the idea of her having twins given all of the Rapunzel vibes in her backstory. 💖 (Though I am sure it came as a big surprise to Nozel who was already very stressed about having one child--let alone two. Vanessa helps him lighten up about it though, and they both love their children very much). One of their daughters takes after Nozel and the other takes after Vanessa. Their son takes after his Aunt Noelle. 😊

Thanks again for the ask, anon, and for playing my bingo game! 🥰

[jellyfishjuliet]

August 23rd - 29th, 2021

Monday, August 23rd - Hero/Villain Swap // Cyberpunk AU

Tuesday, August 24th - Curses // Ancestors

Wednesday, August 25th - Japanese Mythology // Greek Mythology

Thursday, August 26th - Friends to Enemies // Enemies to Lovers

Friday, August 27th - Kingdom Lore // Non-Human Lore

Saturday, August 28th - Freedom // Calamity

Sunday, August 29th - Free Day

Purpose?

To increase the amount of and diversify fanworks in the Black Clover fandom featuring canon characters!!

But we have a general Black Clover Week, so why should we participate in this one?

Good question!! The main purpose of this week is to showcase Tabata’s cast of characters through various prompts that are not relegated to the just safe-for-tunglr dot hell environment. In fact, this week will not have a dedicated blog that will be collecting these works. Instead, these prompts are free for anyone to use and publish on their preferred social media, archives, and landing sites (Tunglr, Twitter, AO3, Livejournal, etc). Because it is a non-traditional, non-monetized, and free-to-opt-in casual event, there will be no mods but moi, no advertising of paid services, or participant restrictions.

To reiterate, this event will solely focus on canon characters, and will NOT encourage Original Characters and Self-Inserts as the center of the fancontent. This an opportunity for people who’d like to explore canon characters, dynamics, and relationships to come forth and get their creative juices flowing. Crackshipping between canon actors is encouraged, as well as darkfic, horrorfic, genre-specific work, and other both safe and not-safe-for-tunglr dot hell tropes.

So how does it work?

The release date for works is from Monday, the 23rd of August through Sunday, the 29th of August! 

Since this is a create-and-explore-at-will event, creators will be encouraged to write, draw, and create freely. Readers and viewers will be encouraged to engage with whatever content they feel comfortable with.

In order to ensure that both creators and readers/viewers are making informed decisions about what they engage with, all creators must include all triggers, genre specifications, ships, and warnings in their posts so that people are free to opt out of engaging with the work. 

All safe-for-tunglr fanfiction should be under a read-more. Safe-for-tunglr fanart does not need to be under a read-more. 

Not-safe-for-tunglr fanwork should be LINKED to whatever landing site the content is being hosted on (Twitter, AO3, etc). This includes both fanfiction and fanart. I don’t want anyone getting their blog banned because they forgot tunglr dot hell no longer supports 6k pwp between Vanica and Undine the water spirit.

And last but not least - if you are engaging with any of the fancontent, reblog, reblog, reblog! Share the work with your followers. Send all the love to the creators for crafting their masterpieces!!

What can I contribute?

Fanart (standalones, comic strips, etc.), fanfiction (one-shots, multichapter, etc.), fanmixes, gifsets, graphics, meme collections, fanvids, whatever your heart desires! Go wild!!!

Can I create/write not-safe-for-tunglr dot hell content?

Yes!!!  All creators must include all triggers, genre specifications, ships, and warnings in their posts so that people are free to opt out of engaging with their work. All not-safe-for-tunglr fanfiction, fanart, and multimedia must be linked to a separate landing site (Twitter, AO3, etc.)!!!

And I reiterate, tag all triggers!!! All of them!!! I mean it, thotties!!!

What does (X) prompt mean?

Each day has two prompts!! You can either pick a prompt OR you can combine prompts in different ways.

For example, for Hero/Villain swap, you can do a traditional swap between a villain and a hero through artwork and other multimedia, OR, you can explore hero-to-bastard and bastard-to-hero dynamics through fanfiction and other multimedia. Let your imagination take you where you want to go with each prompt!! If you want to explore both curses and ancestors in the same fanart/fanfic, then be my guest!!

Both Canonverse and AU content is acceptable! Creativity is key! Have fun!!!

Can I crackship/multiship/harem/OT3/polyam the characters?

Absolutely!!! The only stipulation is that the characters must ALL be from the Black Clover CANON. If you want to write a throuple between Charmy, Henry, and Yami, then heck yeah!!! If you are writing a polycule with Vanessa, Finral, Nozel, and an OC, I will have to respectfully ask you not to participate in the week as the focus of the week are the characters of the Black Clover canon, and the purpose of the week is to increase and diversify fanworks that explore canon characters. Thank you for understanding!!!

Does this have a tag?

During release week, use the general “black clover” tag to share your work with the wider Black Clover fandom on tunglr. You can use whatever other tags you fancy. If you have work you’re not sharing on tunglr dot hell but would like to share with me, feel free to send me an ask with a link to the work!!

I have questions/comments/etc.

Send me an ask or a message!!!

I didn’t read a damn thing before this, Ava.

TL;DR: Almost four months left!!! For all content creators out there, now’s the time to start thinking about what prompts you want to utilize for your creations!! There are no creative restrictions, but I do ask that you follow these posting tips:

All safe-for-tunglr fanfiction should be under a read-more. 

Safe-for-tunglr fanart does not need to be under a read-more. 

Not-safe-for-tunglr fanwork should be LINKED to whatever landing site the content is being hosted on (Twitter, AO3, etc). This includes both fanfiction and fanart. I don’t want your blog getting flagged bc tunglr hates bewbs!!!

Provide contents warnings for all triggers, squicks, and genres. Unfortunately, Black Clover fandom has its share of Puritans, so PLEASE be sure to post warnings for all your fanfiction and fanart, even the tame stuff!!

You can participate as much as you want!! Maybe you only wanna create for one day? Cool! Maybe you’re an overachieving corporate clown insomniac like myself, and wanna create for every day of the week? Go for it!!! 

We’re almost four months away from release week, so take your time, sift through the prompts, and get your creative juices flowing! I will be sending out reminders every two weeks until the go-live date. Thanks, lads!!

For the people who showed interest during the initial interest check:

@kofiscrib, @silvyavan,  @avatarpabu97, @the-black-bulls, @princesshildahw, and @spindaonateaspoon​ 

[veiledsilver]

What Your Favorite Black Bull Says About You

I’m sure this list has been made already, but has a list been made with these sizzling hot takes that are specifically mine? Doubt it. Before you go in, this list was made for fun and not an actual attack on your character lol

Asta: You don't have the patience for this wizardry book nonsense, not when all you need is your huge muscles and willingness to throw hands. Essentially you're this post:

Noelle: It doesn't matter whether you love or loathe her siblings, you all want them to be punished on such a grand scale it resets the karmic balance forevermore, preferably in a hilarious fashion. You also think her next few outfit spells should include pants and a sports bra so Tabata can't traumatize you ever again.

Magna: You like delinquent tough guys with hearts of gold, or you like underdogs who never actually get a mysterious powerup that make them strong- or both! In any case, Magna is your special little boy and when he did THAT in the manga you damn near exploded. If you haven't seen it yet... I guarantee you will.

Luck: You like characters that act all bright and cutesy but... deep inside their hearts... they harbor d̵͍̲͑ä̴̜̻́͝ṛ̷̗̑̇k̶̟̿͘n̵̮͈͑ẻ̴̥ş̸̪̐͊s̴̙̀̐. To be fair Luck does not hide his feral energy deep within his heart but you still like the contrast between his cute :D face and the way he causes bodily harm. His backstory spoke to you in some way.

Finral: Hm. I would say you relate to his struggles as the least favorite kid in the family, or feel like you can't keep up with your peers in general... but it's actually his dyed tips isn't it. Also you have to deal with people being like "but isn't he a pervert?!" like ALL the time even though he's trying to be better. My heart goes out to you.

Gauche: I don't know if you guys actually exist, but if you do, you probably have to deal with people being like "but doesn't he nosebleed over his sister?!" like ALL the time even though he also kills people for her. You wish he had more moments where he's cool and strong and not nosebleeding.

Charmy: You saw Charmy going around eating food to her heart's content and wearing a cute sweatshirt instead of participating in the stupid male gaze and said "oh, I respect that." You like the rare fictional women who participate in traditionally female roles like cooking but can also be terrifying on command.

Henry: Henry is your poor little meowmeow and you want to snuggle him and feed him soup. Like, I may be exaggerating, but am I wrong? You may also like how cool his magic is- I mean, rearranging buildings is a pretty slapping power- and that he can still play a role in fights without his disability magically being cured or handwaved away.

Zora: You want the heroes to destroy the system that thrives on classism and corruption, and are disappointed that Zora kind of stopped doing that. Sorry, bro, but this is a shounen, and 2/3rds of the Big Three ended with the corrupt system not being destroyed, so. I think you listen to songs about bringing down the Man and not wanting to be an American.

Secre: Let me guess, you watched Princess Tutu. Well, if you didn't, Secre fans, I suggest you do. You think you're emo and want to drown in those moody feelings because you like it or your crush turned out to be dating someone already. Do you make those artsy monochrome edits of anime characters with kpop idols because I always see Secre on there.

Vanessa: Look into my (metaphorical) eyes. Do you have a complicated relationship with your mother? Hm... I see... really?... ok... well, I'm glad we had this talk! Anyway I'm guessing you really, really like women. I think that should be our topic of conversation next time. Just make sure you look respectfully.

Gordon: You probably also have that problem where people can't hear you and they're like "SPEAK UP I CAN'T HEAR YOU" until you give up. I can relate. You... also... (mumble mumble mumble mumble mumble mumble mumble mumble. Mumble mumble mumble mumble).

Gray: You think shapeshifters are really cool and probably headcanon Gray as Not Cis in some way, which is extremely valid. You are proud of her for how she's starting to speak up and stand up for herself, although you might (like me) think she's way too good for Gauche. Sorry, Gauche fans. But she really is.

Yami: Quick! Close your eyes and visualize Yami! You didn't actually see Yami, did you. Only the wide expanse of his very defined abs. You either don't like Charlotte for being a homewrecker or you relate to her strongly. I don't think I've met even one Yami fan who hadn't been drawn to him for his tits you can crack walnuts in.

Nacht: If you went one anime generation back, you would be into Sasuke. I've never seen the show about Boruto's dad but I know this to be the case. They're both edgy, have dark powers, and have a tragic backstory involving their brothers. You want a significant other who's mean to everyone but you, but let's face it. Nacht will also be mean to you.

Morgen*: You want the illusion of the same thing, but you also actually want to be treated nicely instead of nitpicked for your flaws at all times. I know you have a fanfic of him not dying somewhere in your writing medium of choice. Come on, show it to us, don't be shy haha. Your fellow Morgen stans are withering away...

*I know he's a Grey Deer but I needed the joke to set up properly. Let me live

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

Hey, I've got a question: Do you have any Yami ships other than YamiChar? I've noticed that YamiNacht and YamiFin are also popular ships for him, and I actually do see them as slightly more fitting for Yami (what do you think?)

Hiya,

Naah... Unfortunately I'm very boring with my ships (or lack of them, to be more precise), in terms of romance. But there are definitely components of relationships (in the words broader meaning) that I enjoy. And I do see content for both of these going around, so they're not really new to me.

For example:

I love the kind of frenemies thing Nacht and Yami have going on, and there is so much comedy potential in it. They're kind of an odd couple, but then again not, because they do have the more rascal side to them both. And I could have seen them being much closer in their youth, which... kind of made me surprised with the manga and Nacht's backstory, that they weren't.

With Finral and Yami I appreciate the protective nature Yami has over Finral, because Finral is... he's been kicked around and just needs some appreciation and acceptance. And since he didn't have that at home, I do like the fact that Finral found a new home with Yami and the Bulls. So, Yami swooping in and saving Finral from the... harsh home he had in the Vaude estate, is wonderful. But to me, Yami is more of a mentor figure.

(But the ship of Finesse and Finral is... I find it kinda unnecessary. I mean, it's supposed to, I think, be about Finral's ability to grow out of his womanizing habits and find true love, but... the ship feels too staged imo.)

With YamiChar, I think what kills it for most is that they don't really see other interactions, other than Char gushing over Yami, which makes it seem one-sided, and thus has very little chemistry. Or isn't as fleshed out as it could be. (Also, yes, they've done Char dirty with not showing her to her full potential. She's a strong woman, who is mostly seen gushing over her love interest, and there should be more development for her, as herself, too.)

But I believe that Yami knows about Charlotte's crush (on some level at least), and he's making her live up to the title of being a strong, independent woman. Because Yami is so much about "pushing past your limits", this very much is "a limit" to Charlotte, and he wants her to surpass it.

So, I get it (the "a better fit than Char"), but I'm just boring and taking the ships canon supplies