#i originally wanted to do this for cherry and joe

[sebdoeswords]

Sorry but this post was made for them

[theminecraftbee]

smallishsona au: in which joel smallishbeans is the world's most reluctant persona protagonist.

My ongoing au in which Joel is a wild card in an original Persona setting, based on Persona 3/4/5 but not the same as any of them. He and the other members of the cherry blossom hill in Season 10 will awaken to their Personas and try to explore Altered Space, a mysterious realm people are vanishing into, in order to rescue the Vanished and save the world. Also, Joel will do this while despairing the whole time that he somehow ended up in a story that wants him to make friends to get superpowers. That also.

The Story So Far (actual ficlets, listed here in in-universe chronological order):

1: Basic premise/Joel arrives in New Hermiton, hints at Joel's backstory. Written as a bit more of a general au post than a fic, but the important first chapter of this story. Some of the mechanics weren't finalized when I wrote this so some of the keywords are wrong.

2: Joel wakes up in the hospital after awakening his Persona, first proper ficlet.

3: Joel forms his first Social Link with Skizz.

AU Tag:

smallishsona au (contains everything to do with this au on my blog)

chronological tag (only works on desktop, shows all the au posts in chronological order, by which we mean "order i made them" not plot order.)

Important Premise/Mechanics Posts :

Premise/World Mechanics: contains all the basic information on what Persona even is, as well as an explanation of the specific mechanics this specific "Persona game" that I made up runs off of. Contains important concepts like what Altered Space is, what the Vanished are, and how Personas work.

The Main Party: contains the current information on what the main party is, what order they join in, what their Persona and combat abilities are like, and a few little hints as to what they are like themselves.

Social Links: a list of all of Joel's social links, as described by Joel. Gives an arcana to every single social link Hermit.

Velvet Room Mechanics: the specifics of how Joel's velvet room works for him, how Igor fuses Personas, and a little about Jimmy.

Additional Notable Brainstorming Posts:

Velvet Room Jimmy initial thoughts

Early social link brainstorming for Cleo, Xisuma, Doc, Scar, Skizz

Early version of party brainstorming

Early explanation of AU/premise

Additional small "Persona theming" thoughts

Party weapons brainstorming

Lizzie thoughts

Joe, Scar and Grian before the main plot

Bdubs the teacher and pharmacist

Etho, the lovers

Bonus:

Art of Velvet Room Attendant Jimmy by @/phoenixtherobot!

Comic of Etho and Joel's first meeting by @/crystaldoodler!

[distortedataraxia]

Sk8 the infinity x reader (platonic)

When you first start skateboarding

Author note : Hi ! Sorry this is really small and rushed, i wanted to begin and try to post in this fandom with something simple, like i did for bsd, i hope this is enjoyable anyways ★

Reki ! ★

When you first start skateboarding, reki is really excited and motivated to help you learn, he'll be patient and will keep you motivated, giving you a lot of tips and making sure you're okay on the run.

Chances are, he's the one who's gotten you into skateboarding, or he kept harassing you to try it out, both are very possible.

Reki will make sure to congratulate you on every small steps of the way, if you don't feel confident or scared, reki will reassure you that it's okay.

He might aswell build you a personalized skateboard while he's at it.

Overall, he'll be supportive, bright , patient and kind.

Langa ! ★

Langa will be patient and considerate, if you're injured, he will forbid you from being reckless.

He'll also probably ask reki for advices when you're having troubles with something and he doesn't know how to help.

He'll get worried when you fall down but he'll also encourage you, he'll try to make you feel the fun and freedom feeling in his own ways.

And most certainly, Reki will be included 100% in one way or another, so you're probably going to have the duo supporting you all the way through this journey of skateboarding.

Joe ! ★

Joe. Joe... How do i say this.

He'll be supportive, sure, but he'll probably flex and use himself as an example very very often. Am i wrong?

Please bury me if i am.

I can imagine you two chatting about skateboarding tricks in a restaurant(most certainly his restaurant) in a very chill atmosphere.

He'll encourage you, that's for sure, and remind you to never isolate yourself and come to him or anyone else for advices or to hang around and have a good time.

He might look like a dad with his child.. unless-

Cherry ! ★

Cherry will be supportive, though he might not look that happy, he is happy about it.

He completely believes in you and encourage you to learn.

Looking at the way you stand on the board and skate when you're able to, he'll give you advices, a lot of advices, probably based on operations, degrees and all of that.. AM I LACKING ORIGINALITY?? I'M SO SORRY-

Overall, Cherry will be really sweet and will help you learn skateboarding in his own ways, if joe came across him teaching you though...

Well, guess you're having a break and a show to watch, yay! Where is the popcorn at now?

Shadow ! ★

Shadow.... uhm, shadow.. I.. Uh..

It depends on multiple factors, shadow can be a complete "antagonist" Or a real sweet guy, if he's on his "antagonist" mode, he won't be really supportive , as you know..

But if he's on his sweet side, then he'll be supportive and patient, he'll try to make sure you don't get too hurt...

Or he won't.

Maybe try to kidnap him through the garden store, he'll complain but uhm..

I guess it'll work out.

Shadow can be helpful though, i swear. I'm just too tired lazy to think furthermore.

Miya ! ★

Miya will be a tease, but he'll also be very supportive and caring, he'll make sure to give you advices and that you're okay, and will, once again, tease you a lot, but you'll surprise him caring a few times there and there.

He's very sweet, and he'll encourage you, he doesn't want you to leave him too, so, he'll be really considerate and all of that...

I uhm, this is too much for my heart plz imagine the rest i'm quitting my job bye

Adam ! ★

Adam.. He'll try and see if you're suitable to being his uhm... Eve..

If you are, then be ready because this is going to be something, if you're not, then he's completely disinterested.

I don't know what else to say, maybe he could give you a few advices like he did to miya?

[cinnabun-faerie]

SK8 Boys: You want to go to a haunted location

A/N: Alrighty, so this will be my first post ever for Sk8 characters! And what better time to write about them than Frightfest!

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Frightfest '22 Masterlist

Cherry/Kaoru

"Sure. But we'll have to find a location and get permission."

He'd be kind of responsible about it. He didn't want to just go to a location that you have no business being at. He'd rather not get caught trespassing. He had a reputation to uphold after all.

Joe/Kojiro

He's not going to pass this opportunity up. He likes you and wants to be there for you if you get scared. Yes, he just wants to use that as an excuse to hold you or your hand. But honestly, it would be kinda fun to go to a haunted location.

Langa

"Yeah, sure."

Langa probably wouldn't mind going with you. But if things start getting too scary (for either of you), you were going to leave. He didn't want to be somewhere that could put either of you at risk.

Miya

"If you get scared, we're not going to turn back."

He was sure that you wouldn't be able to handle a haunted location, but he'd play along. Honestly just hanging out with you would be fun. And if you were actually going to get a scare, then why not do a test of courage? He bet that he could last longer in there than you.

Reki

"Hard pass."

He's not very fond of ghosts or haunted locations. So even if you ask him to go with you, he will decline. There's no way you're going to convince him into going either. And that's okay. He'd be up for skating instead though!

[fanellifest]

Who Was Joe Fanelli? Pt. 2

Relationship With Freddie

This is where we start to enter speculation territory, as there isn’t more information readily available (at least that I’ve found through doing research) on the specific start and end dates of Joe and Freddie’s relationship.

Queen played a show in Boston, Massachusetts on November 13, 1978 as part of their Jazz 1978 Tour, followed by a show in Providence, Rhode Island on November 14, and then two shows in New York City on November 16 and 17. It’s not unreasonable to believe that Freddie might have met Joe around this time.

There is photo documentation showing that Joe was with Freddie at Queen’s March 1, 1979 show in Paris, France and in Japan (show dates ranging from April 13 through May 6) as part of their Live Killers Tour of Europe.

Their relationship ended certainly before November of 1979 as Peter Freestone began his employment with Queen at this time, and in his second book written in collaboration with David Evans (published 2003), Peter says the following:

I had heard of Joe Fanelli before I actually met him. He had been spoken of by the band, Freddie and their friends when I started working for Queen in 1979. The impression I received of him was that of an American, small-town country boy who had become caught up in Freddie’s whirlwind. Freddie preferred to find a ‘clean slate’ as far as material for relationships was concerned and then to imprint his own stamp on them. From what I gather, Joe had not been able to cope with all the pressures unintentionally put upon him by the process of being ‘imprinted.’ He had walked out of Freddie’s house and their relationship but not from Freddie’s life because Freddie had taken it upon himself to guarantee the conditions for Joe’s alien residency in England. (Freestone, pg. 48-49)

Due to the pressure of having to hide their relationship from the public eye—in a lifestyle of fame that provides little to no respite from being perceived publicly—and having to keep up with said famous lifestyle, Joe did develop a heavy drinking habit. This possibly contributed to their relationship’s end, as Joe did achieve sobriety after he and Freddie separated.

The story of their breakup is further corroborated by (less than reliable when it comes to Queen history and timelines) David Minns, in his book written in collaboration with David Evans.

David Minns—Freddie’s first boyfriend, with whom he cheated on Mary—was receiving similar treatment and being cheated on by Freddie with Joe. Freddie was bold enough to have them interact at times.

All photos included in This Was The Real Life, courtesy of David Minns. Photo 1 Caption: Cherry Brown, David Minns, Freddie and how weird for Joe Fanelli Photo 2 Caption: David Minns, Freddie Mercury, Joe Fanelli, Peter Straker. 'The night Freddie and I broke up.' Photo 3 Caption: Freddie, Peter Straker, Mike Allison, Wendy Allison, Joe Fanelli

According to David, “Freddie had decided that he had found a new lover and that the young man, Joe Fanelli, would be moving in with Freddie at his new flat in Stafford Terrace.” Some time after this, David received a phone call from Freddie “seeking solace. Freddie confessed that Joe had flown back to New York and taken money and belongings from Stafford Terrace.”

(Several sources date Freddie moving into Stafford Terrace in 1976, and as previously stated, please keep in mind that David Minns’ recounting of the timeline of events is questionable.)

If David is to be believed, at some point after this, Joe returned to England and continued to live and work in London after Freddie had originally moved him there in 1978.

Freddie and Joe reconnected in 1983 for Freddie’s thirty-seventh birthday celebration hosted in Los Angeles, California. According to Peter Freestone in his first book in collaboration with David Evans (published 1998), Peter writes:

Freddie wanted Joe Fanelli to cook for the party and Joe duly arrived from London. The occasion marked the rapprochement between Freddie and Joe who had been working independently as a chef in several London restaurants including September’s in Fulham Road since the break-up of their relationship. (Freestone, pg. 90)

Joe would later be employed full-time and move into Garden Lodge in 1985.

[kudouusagi]

Utsumi TV guide A stars vol 1 interview

This is a really long interview and I'm just going to do a summary of new things mentioned in this interview.

The interview starts with Utsumi talking about the infinity week event and how she talked from behind the stage because Kobayashi wasn't there and she wanted to make it fun for people. She says it was nice to see everyone excited about season 2 and the OVA.

She says the reason the S course ends in an abandoned factory is because they needed to think of a place that Langa could do a backside rodeo (the trick he does at the end of ep 1) and they decided that was a good place for it and so it influenced the whole course. There are multiple routes people can take so it's interesting too. It's not based on a real place. The conveyor belt that Langa uses for the jump in the first ep isn't shown clearly where it is so they didn't have to draw it in the scene every time and have it get in the way.

Since Reki and Langa are normal and Adam and Shadow wear crazy costumes they designed Cherry and Joe to try to balance them out or it would just seem like Adam and Shadow were weird cosplayers

She talked in a previous interview about how this story is all about male friendships and the interviewer asks about that and about Reki and Langa and their fight etc and Utsumi says that their fight lasted so long because it makes you feel how important their friendship is and it makes it even stronger when they make up, but it's not just friendship, she believes that it's also that they also acknowledge each other as rivals and their race scene at the end of ep 12 is proof of that.

The interviewer tries to ask about the friendship between the adults and she's like "I was mainly focused on Reki and Langa, that was all Ookouchi".

Utsumi says that the CEO of bones told her that this is the first time he's seen a 1 season original anime have so much hype about it over a whole year after it was made and he's been in the industry for a few decades so it made her really happy to hear him say that and she's happy that everyone is so passionate about this anime

She says there's a plan for season 2 but the OVA isn't really decided yet and since the OVA isn't decided yet season 2 isn't finalized yet either.

She says all she can really say is that the OVA will probably be a short story since OVAs are limited in time, and they haven't really decided yet but season 2 will probably be not long after season 1 with maybe a small time gap.

The interviewer says personally they'd like to know more about Joe and Cherry in high school and what happened with shadow after the end of ep 12 and Utsumi says Joe and Cherry's past would be interesting... and she came up with a story for how Cherry got his lip piercing but everyone rejected it.... but what happened with shadow and his boss (and if that was really her BF) will be in season 2.

The interviewer then asks about ADAM at Langa's party at the end up ep 12 and Utsumi says that the scene was designed to show that ADAM had returned to how he was before and that skating with Langa had reminded him of the fun of skating but she really doesn't want ADAM to change either. So they hadn't really thought about how their relationships would be at that point and she's only really thought about if after she's gotten questions like this. They'd probably have different conversations with him that they've had with him up until now. "I think we might see that in the continuation!? (lol)" also it's the first time we see ADAM during the daytime so his outfit is really red.

The interviewer asks if there were places they found during location hunting that they didn't get to use in season 1 that they still want to use and she says there was this huge tree they wanted to use that would be around Reki's house that they probably played around ask kids etc and they thought about shoving it in their fight scene but decided it would be too weird so they didn't use it. There was also a shopping district will probably be used in season 2.

That's pretty much it. It ends with her saying that while it might be a long wait she hopes people can wait patiently while having fun imagining what could come as they wait.

[specterthief]

sketched up a rough high school age design for reki's friend because i want to maybe write something involving him someday and wanted to do some brainstorming, so here's tomoya nakasone (仲宗根智也)!

仲宗根/nakasone - common okinawan surname, "relationship", "pillar", "origin" (since he's the one who started reki skateboarding - the central pillar of the friend group :'D)

智也/tomoya - "wisdom" and "to be", mainly picked because the ship name for him and reki is tomoreki (from tomodachi/friend instead of a proper name), so i thought it would be cute if his name still had tomo in it so tomoreki still fit

i tried to extrapolate his design from this screenshot, maybe he borrowed reki's shirt and never gave it back :')

(i forgot until too late that the teens wear their uniforms in these renders, but he goes to joe and cherry's old high school)

[danceofthephilos]

Ichiro Okouchi Interview (SK8 the Infinity Official Guide Book)

Skateboarding was the peak of fun.

Series Composition & Screenwriter Ichiro Okouchi*

*(though his name is romanized "Ohkouchi" in the book, I'm choosing to write it "Okouchi" as he is usually called in English-language sources.)

PROFILE

Screenwriter and novelist. He was in charge of the series composition and screenplays for major works such as Lupin the Third PART 5, Princess Principal, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, among others.

—First, how are you feeling now that episode 12 has finished airing?

FAN & FUN! In working on this series, I myself became a FAN of it, and it was a FUN series to create.

—Could you give us your honest impressions of what you thought when you heard the outline for the series?

When I heard it was an original work by Director Utsumi, I accepted right then. Utsumi-san's series have been so enjoyable to watch, after all. I only heard definitively that it was going to be a skateboarding anime after that. I had never ridden a skateboard before, but working with Utsumi-san was so appealing that I wasn't anxious in the slightest.

—Do you have any favorite episodes, or scenes that left an impression on you?

Episode 2 might be the one that made the most lasting impression on me. How I imagined episode 2 and the episode 2 the director wanted to create were different, so it was the episode that made me think, "Ah, it's this kind of series," and solidified the "image" of SK8 the Infinity in my heart. Thinking back on it, it was an important episode.

—Were there any episodes or behind-the-scenes developments that you hated to cut? (lit. "cut while crying")

There are! But, I can't say definitively that we won't use them in the future, so they're secret!

—Do you have a favorite character? Could you explain your reason why?

I like all of them, so it's difficult to single one out. Langa is dazzling, I love him. Reki, I understand your feelings! MIYA is a good kid who diligently worries about others. Shadow, I'm glad you grew up into a lovable character. Joe is an incredible adult, and if I were a woman I'd fall in love with him. Cherry Blossom might be the most pure-hearted. ADAM is the most incredible heel character, and elevated this work to the next level. Kikuchi, please keep supporting Ainosuke from now on!

—Could you tell us your impressions of the voice cast?

Of course everyone's performances were excellent, and the arrangement and balance of the youth and adult groups was wonderful too.

—Can you tell us about the appeal of skateboarding we felt in the series?

As the line in the series goes, "fun!" is what it's about. Not just when you're skating yourself, but talking to your friends, seeing your buddies' tricks, diligently practicing, and falling down are all fun. I interviewed all kinds of skaters, and it was striking how all of them made even the painful parts sound fun.

—Could you tell us any stories you would like to include in a spin-off?

I already wrote two spin-off scripts for the Blu-ray and DVD bonus CDs, so if possible, I'd like to write a continuation of the original work next.

—Do you have any anecdotes about Okinawa, the setting for the series?

The production staff and I all took our skateboards and went on a location hunt around Okinawa. It was spring, but it was already incredibly hot, and we had to scramble to buy hats. In that brightly saturated scenery, skateboarding was the peak of fun.

—If "S" opened in the real world, what part do you think you'd be most interested in?

I'd be happy to be an irresponsible spectator. But I'd at least like to try participating by Adam dragging me by the leg around a corner. (laughter)

—Can you send a message to all the fans who loved SK8 the Infinity?

Thank you so much for watching and loving SK8 the Infinity! The responses echoed stronger and stronger with each episode and filled all of us creators with strength. It was a work where we could feel the strength of everyone's support in a way that's only possible in this era of social media. I'm grateful!

(from SK8 the Infinity OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK, released December 22nd 2021)

[fantastic-rambles]

Sk8 Analysis: Eastern Zodiac Signs

Obligatory Disclaimer: I do not believe in astrology, zodiacs, etc. I do not guarantee the reliability of any of this information (especially since I think it's all bullshit): it's just something I wanted to try out for fun.

I started this off by being curious about Adam (as always) and realizing that there was a connection between the Ox and the Dog that could span him and Tadashi (and, as I found out, Langa) and then I began to dig into each of the characters. 🤣

I've organized the characters by birthday due to an aside I included that makes it make more sense to organize it that way, but again, Adam was the first one I pinned down (as an Ox, like Taurus, and the one that put him closest to 26 years old in 2021: no reason beyond that) and the rest came out of that. I'm worried that this post is already too long under the cut, so I won't go into detailed ramblings about these, but they do match the characters surprisingly well, in my opinion. I have made some small comments in brackets like [this] in some cases.

Most of the zodiac-related information in this post comes from here.

I have altered some of the original text for brevity or grammar/wording. Furthermore, the "romantic" readings have been altered to be gender-neutral.

Langa :: Feb 8, 2006 :: Fire Dog

People born in 2006 are gentle, kind, compassionate, able to put themselves in others’ shoes and give help at the most appropriate time. Therefore, they are popular among friends. Moreover, they are careful and scrupulous, and they always abide by their responsibilities when doing things. They are intelligent, responsive and have strong intuition. However, Dog people attach too much importance to theories but lack action and judgment in reality. They are stubborn and fond of flaunting their superiority before others. In addition, they are not easily satisfied. The male Fire Dog is not very active in love. He does not know how to run a love business, nor is he good at expressing his inner thoughts. Most of the time, he cares about his lover very much but shows a cold attitude [I love unintentionally cold Langa so much 🤣], which easily leads to misunderstandings. Men should learn to show their love bravely.

Miya :: Feb 22, 2010 :: Metal Tiger

People born in 2010 are quiet and composed. They are family-centered. They have good interpersonal relationships and can easily get along well with others. Male Metal Tigers are usually hesitant, capricious and coy. However, they are relatively quiet and will not easily accept other people's advice, even if they need it. Their determination is not firm enough and easily wavers. Their love fortune is pretty good. They prefer people who have common interests, and they feel very comfortable staying with them. Hence, they are more likely to get married to their good friends. After they get married, their relationships are also very harmonious. They love each other very much and like to create surprises for each other on special days.

Cherry :: March 27, 1997 :: Fire Ox

Adam :: May 1, 1997 :: Fire Ox

People born in 1997 are very smart, kind-hearted, honest, diligent, creative and practical. They have a strong sense of responsibility and are hardworking. However, they are selfish, short-sighted and narrow-minded, and they do not easily become close friends with others. They are not capable of responding immediately and confident in their decisions, so they leave a slow impression on others [I don't agree with this bit, but *astrology*]. Their love fortune is pretty good. They may meet a sweetheart at an early age and finally step into marriage [my heart, TadaAi and MB 💕]. After getting married, their lives are also very happy. But they may not be able to control themselves very well when there are temptations around. It is suggested that they travel more with their partners and make some romantic surprises occasionally.

Aside: Joe and the Sk8 Timeline

I'm sure some people are going to take issue with me not putting the DK3 in the same year, but honestly? Joe is quite different, personality-wise, from Adam and Cherry, so even though they're the same age in the show according to the official information, if I want to do this zodiac thing properly, it would only make sense for him to have a different sign.

Furthermore, since the cutoff for student enrollment in Japan is April 1 (as far as I can tell), this arrangement actually allows Cherry and Joe to be in the same year (their year would span April 2, 1996 to April 1, 1997), which I personally prefer for their relationship. This would make Joe the oldest of the trio (and Adam the youngest, as well as a year lower than the other two) which, honestly, also makes sense to me given how Joe's usually the most mature of the three.

Since the three of them are the same age, though, that means that whenever their ages were reported in the official materials, the date was somewhere between May 1 - July 7, 2023 by the math in this post.

Joe :: July 7, 1996 :: Fire Rat

People born in 1996 are smart, capable and generous, and they are good at socializing. They respond quickly and have strong environmental adaptability. They like all kinds of activities and can always provide interesting ideas. They are also very kind and considerate, so they can easily get along well with others. However, they lack internal control and discipline, so the most intolerable thing for them is for their freedom to be restricted. They are so stubborn that they tend to do things in their own way, which may make others feel uncomfortable. They are strict with themselves, but they cannot stick to one thing for a long time. Their love lives may not be very good. Although they are attractive, they are also easily involved in romantic affairs, so they should pay attention to their behavior.

Reki :: Aug 8, 2005 :: Wood Rooster

NOTE: I've been reminded that Langa is actually older than Reki/Langa was held back a year because of his transfer, so they're actually the same zodiac (Fire Dog), with Reki's birthday being Aug 8, 2006. But I'm too lazy to change this. It's the same thing as Langa, anyways (though I think Wood Rooster fits my image of Reki better xD). NOTE 2: Though actually, since the Lunar New Year tends to fall in February (the cutoff in 2005 actually being Feb 8/9), they are different zodiac signs (Langa would be a Wood Monkey). I'm still too lazy to fix any of this. I might get around to it eventually.

People born in 2005 attach great importance to their families and are eager to be loved. They are warm and generous, have a good sense of humor and often ease the tense atmosphere, so they are often popular. Roosters are good at communication so they can easily get help from others. However, Wood Roosters are conceited and always want to rely on others when they face problems. They are not good at thinking and solving problems independently. Moreover, they are kind of vain and impractical. If they are unhappy, they will show it without reservation and do not know how to take care of others' feelings. The love and relationships are not that good for the Wood Rooster. In a romantic relationship, they cannot only consider their own feelings: they should learn to care about their lover, which will be of great help in sharing their feelings. After getting married, they should be careful not to neglect their spouses even if they are busy with work. They should try to spend more time with their lovers.

Shadow :: Sep 14, 1998 :: Earth Tiger

People born in 1998 are kind-hearted, helpful, and generous, so they are absolutely reliable friends. They are extremely clever, confident, ambitious and enterprising. However, most of them are irascible, violent and mercurial. Their desires are so strong, they can even be described as greedy. And they are too proud to care about their partners. [This totally supports my "Shadow is an incel" vibes. 🙃] Earth Tigers may be born with beautiful appearances, so they can be quite popular among others in their youth. They can meet soulmates who will accompany them all their lives, but they need to spend more time with their lovers. Also, they need to be faithful to their lovers and keep a good distance from others.

Tadashi :: Nov 22, 1994 :: Wood Dog

People born in 1994 are honest, reliable and polite. They always try their best to repay the care and help they receive from others. They are born with a strong sense of justice. When they encounter something unfair, they will protest loudly [unless it's beaten out of them 😢]. But sometimes, Wood Dogs are too upright and outspoken to be accepted by others. They are a little touchy and often keep ruminating on small things. In addition, they lack their own opinions [💯] when thinking about problems and are easily influenced by other people. Wood Dogs have a straightforward and frank attitude towards love. They always express their feelings with 100% sincerity and hope others can give corresponding responses. In love, they are relatively inflexible and passive, and they are not romantic people. Therefore, they should learn to take the initiative and create some small romance for their lovers, which will make their relationships more harmonious.

Compatibilities:

Obviously, there is a large number of permutations of these, but I'm just going to do the ones I like the most because this is my blog. I don't have issues with other ships, even if they're not my favorites (other than with Shadow because I despise him 🙃, but I'll still include him in character analyses like this or full-cast fics because he is part of the cast). Descriptions come from here, again with minor revisions to the text in some cases, so if you're interested, check out your own ships if they're not here!

Yes, I use different emojis for the same character in some cases. xD The order of the ship name doesn't mean anything.

🌹🐶 TadaAi (and 🌹❄Eden)

The Ox and the Dog get along very well with one another, regardless of whether they share a friendship, love or business relationship. When they are a couple, they’re able to understand each other and make many compromises that ensure their success as lovers. Oxen are honorable and serious, but because Dogs are very loyal, they’ll never feel envious of them. Any Ox will respect the fact that Dogs are dignified and devoted to make the relationship between them based on honesty and love.

🌹🌸Loveblossom

The relationship between two Oxen is seen as strong, passionate and centered around loyalty. Naturally slow and steady [Really?🤨 I will note that the original text said "these natives are slow," which I altered because it sounds weird and a bit incomprehensible to me, and I believe it means something like I wrote.], they believe that this way, they can win at anything they may try to do. While very romantic, Oxen prefer to think twice before getting involved in a relationship. Two Oxen in a couple are very attached to luxury, culture, a comfortable home and everything that’s material. They’ll be able to understand each other very well, which means they have all the chances to live a happy life together.

🍵🌸Matchablossom

When Rats and Oxen are lovers, expect fireworks to come out of their bedroom. Rats are all about physicality and materialism, while Oxen possess an incredible body and can make Rats go crazy about them. It’s impossible for these two to ever get bored with one another. The Rat is charming, a little bit aggressive, cautious with money and romantic. No one can beat Oxen when it comes to remembering things, and as far as family goes, both they and Rats are very attached to the ones they love.

🐍🌺TadaReki (and ❄🌺Renga)

When it comes to love, the Rooster and the Dog are interested in completely different things. The Rooster wants to keep up appearances and to show friends only what’s good about him or her, this being the reason why people with this sign care so much about good looks, while the Dog doesn’t care at all about the image of a person and only wants to have fun. [😢] However, both the Rooster and the Dog can be extremely loyal when it comes to love, and the Dog is also known for being very diplomatic.

Just like the animal that represents them, Dogs love to be in packs rather than alone, which means they’ll be attracted to one another because they have the same social lives. When living together, these two will help one another with it comes to domestic errands because they simply refuse to allow only one of them to struggle with everyday issues.

🌹⚙LoveGear

The Ox and Rooster are compatible as a couple because they have many similarities and even their differences help them complement each other. It seems that no matter the nature of their relationship, be it marriage, business or friendship, they get along very well as they have the same beliefs and approach life in similar ways. As far as romance goes, they’re a couple that’s pretty much conventional because they both prefer to use logic and wouldn’t want to risk anything in order for their life to change too much [Adam, the consummate risk-taker? 🤨]. See: TadaAi and Eden

[somethingwittyandweird]

Another September has come and gone, and for the 3rd year in a row I’ve participated in the Swordtember drawing prompt! 30 days, 30 pixel art swords. This year I upgraded programs from the Piskel app I was using previously, and (through some trial and error) compiled an Aseprite copy, less out of feeling feature-limited and more out of wanting to learn the more powerful program. And it did come with a couple of tools that I was able to put to good use!

All in all, I’m once again very proud of my offerings, and I have a lot of fun being an artist for one month of the year. Hopefully you enjoy them too!

Sword descriptions and blurbs for each, as always, under the cut.

Crystal: An amethyst crystal blade with a hilt based on an open geode. It was tricky to get it to read with the proper depth and translucency, since I was just getting back into the swing of it and also getting used to a new program.

Candle: A hilt in the style of a bronze candelabra, with a tall, drippy, lit candle for a blade, and two smaller candles in the candelabra arms forming the crosstree. I really ended up liking the texture of the dripping candle.

Gears: A sleek, filigreed blade with two spiked gearwheels mounted at the base of the blade. The design language of this one borrowed pretty heavily from the artifice design of the Kaladesh world in MtG.

Elemental: A blade with air gusts wrapping around the edge, flame and water curling around the crossguard arms, and an earthy chunk for a pommel. Each section of the blade has the corresponding symbol for its element, and the center bears the sigil for quintessence or aether. Hey did you guys know, I really love alchemical symbols.

Edible: A long, rectangular blade shaped like a partly-eaten chocolate bar, with a banana and whipped cream (and a cherry on top) crossguard, and a waffle cone forming the grip. I was thinking about that one food-based level in Super Mario Galaxy when I made this one.

Liquid: A blade shaped like a decorative fountain, with the shape of the blade formed by water cascading from the spout at the tip to the basin at the hilt. Really proud of both the detail work on the fountain and also the low opacity making the whole blade look like water flowing over the fountain body.

Mirror: Two short swords, the exact same shape, one with a silver and gold coloring, one with a red and dark blue coloring. They are separated by a mirror splitting the canvas horizontally in two. The mirror reflects each blade as the tip of the blade seems to bury itself in the mirror.

Veined: A long, craggy sword meant to evoke stone, with veins of ore laced through it. A pickaxe forms the hilt. The (very silly) original concept for this sword was to have a blade shaped like a muscley arm flexing, mounted on a dumbbell hilt. I couldn’t get that to look good, so I’m happy with this alternative.

Floral: A helix-shaped blade made of two twisting intertwining vines, protruding from a large pink plant bulb. Another twisting, thick vine forms the grip, with a mouthlike root clamp as a pommel. This sword is pretty heavily based on the Terraria boss Plantera. (As a side note I feel like this theme is the most common recurring prompt... I must have done like 5 plant/flower-based swords in all these challenges.)

Snake: A winding blade made to look like a diamondback rattlesnake. The triangular head forms the guard, with the snake’s forked tongue wrapping around the grip. I like to represent local flora/fauna when I can, so the choice of the western diamondback felt like a good way to do that.

Neon: A tall blade meant to evoke the classic vertical neon sign seen outside an establishment in the city. The text reads, “Joe’s.” I also made an animated version of this for the neon flicker effect, not pictured here. Sadly I didn’t get to do as many animated blades as I did last year, so that’s something I want to improve.

Woven: A blade resembling a hanging tapestry, with a wooden frame at the top and for the hilt. The tapestry’s design is the Master Sword, fairies surrounding it, and the Silent Princess flower below it. I will always find an excuse to put my favorite sword into these challenges, even if it takes a little swordception to do.

Hidden: A black sword cane with the head carved in the shape of a goat. The head is partly lifted, revealing a couple of inches of the blade inside. The symbol for Capricorn is in the base of the cane. This is one of a series of zodiac weapons I made in high school- I still like to revisit some of those old designs, since I drew a *lot* of swords in high school and college.

Witch: A small blade designed after the movie Kiki’s Delivery Service. The body of the blade is a broomstick, the crosspiece is Kiki’s bow, and the center has a small image of Kiki and Jiji designed after the sign in the movie. Kiki’s radio is wrapped around the blade close to the hilt. I just had fun with this one.

Dual-Purpose: A short sword with the USB trident symbol on the blade, and a short wire and USB dongle extending from the hilt. Also a very silly sword. Possible suggested applications of the USB functionality include uploading combat data, installing cybersecurity, or loading up with battle tunes.

Shell: A tall, spiraling blade designed after an auger seashell.

Smoke: A wispy, undefined blade with the body made up of roughly sword-shaped smoke. The smoke seems to emit from a glass phial with more smoke inside, that forms the hilt. One cool new tool I got familiar with in Aseprite was the blur and diffusion tools.

Glass: A long blade composed of several panels of various brightly colored stained glass, not forming an image but more a geometric pattern. Technically a rework of an idea from a previous sword, but this blade definitely feels like its own take on the stained glass idea. I’m quite proud of the pommel.

Family Heirloom: A broad blade with a family tree design winding its way towards the carved wood hilt. Various portraits are attached to the tree, two portraits are on either end of the crosstree arms, and a mirror forms the centerpiece. Meant to be a weapon passed down generations, the tree design grows to add the portrait of each successive wielder. The mirror symbolizes the current bearer.

Leaf: A longsword surrounded by autumn leaves. A swirl of seasonal energy emanates from a gem in the crosspiece and wraps around the blade. The grip is made of twisting wooden roots. This sword is actually based on the “Forest” blade from last year’s Swordtember, given an overhaul and an autumn flair.

Lantern: A hollow stone lantern form the hilt. Inside is a ghostly will-o-wisp, whose ghostly green energy emits from both sides of the lantern to form a two-pronged blade.

Horn: A rapier with the spiral pattern of a unicorn horn forming the blade, and a small unicorn head figure forming the hilt.

Chain: A blade made of red and blue intertwining in a helix, the space between linked with colored pairs. A purple gem sits in the center of the hilt, and the base of the grip is the helix beginning to separate. This is a rework of a blade themed after the pokemon Deoxys, borrowing its coloration and its connection to DNA chains.

Coral: A pitted, encrusted blade covered in marks and accretions. Several bright orange bunches of tube coral extrude from the blade. The idea with this one was a sword left underwater to be overgrown by coral, algae, and other sea life.

Spider: A menacing blade with a hooked tip and eight sawteeth down the inner edge. Two spider decals decorate the blade, and the crosspiece is shaped like a web. The pommel has the black widow hourglass on it. This is also from the collection of zodiac blades, which I'm remembering now was part of a friend's fan TWEWY setting which used the western zodiac. Been a while since I thought about it...

Wooden: A worked wooden blade with green ornamentations on the blade, and a crosspiece carved in the shape of antlers. The goal with this one was to make a wooden sword that wasn't simple or basic. I took a few cues from the Forest Dweller weapon set in BotW.

Pattern: A brightly colored blade resembling moth wings. Several eyespot patterns are found on the body of the sword. A small set of moth antennae extend from the pommel.

Asymmetric: An ancient Egyptian khopesh, a curved sword in the shape of a crescent. This one goes out to some of the truly wild sword designs found in history.

Crown: A recreation of the Kingdom Key D, King Mickey's keyblade from Kingdom Hearts. Did it blow anyone else's young mind when they noticed that the kingdom key's teeth have the shape of a crown, and Sora's crown pendant fits exactly? That's such a cool detail to me.

Skull: A blade that protrudes from the mouth of a skull of some large draconic creature. I liked working on the shape of the skull on this one. I also found this being the final prompt an appropriate way to transition towards the month of spooks. (A friend told me this could be a straight up Yugioh card, so that's cool.)

[mihai-florescu]

Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks...

Hello and welcome to watchmojo where today we will be ranking my favorite fictional characters.

Before we start, honorable mentions to Nobimaru, Reigen Arataka, Noah Czerney, half the cast of enstars, and so on and so forth.

10. Hamlet

Most of the list is going to have anime characters but I can't imagine a top 10 list without my original literary blorbo. We studied Hamlet in my first year of highschool, my teacher asked in front of the whole class whether we know which one of us suffers of Hamlet's tragic flaw, then pointed to me and proceeded to dismiss us for the day. How is one supposed to move on from that? I only hope I have managed to change whatever fate she implied I'd meet. But, besides that, I actually did really enjoy the play and the character even before this incident.

9. Kaoru Sakurayashiki from Sk8 the Infinity

I've said it before, but how painful is it to have one of your favorite characters be from a seasonal 12 episode sports anime... he's not even the protagonist. I just like seeing characters who appear analytical and driven by logic with low emotional intelligence make very emotional decisions. Using the logical persona more like a shield, especially if their feelings have been hurt in the past. And, well, That's Cherry. The Joe-Cherry-Adam plotline will always be so dear to me. Kaoru who kept the grudge born out of a lack of proper closure for years. Kaoru who wanted to believe things could maybe go back to how they were. Kaoru who was snapped to reality so, so violently. He's just so dear to me.

8.Victor Vale from Vicious

It's not that before I read Vicious I didn't know what morally gray protagonists were, but this is the book that really made me realise just how much I actually enjoy reading about such characters. I like how Victor (and Eli, but I've always been a Victor girl) walk the line between hero and villain, how Victor, seen as the villain, may kill but only with a reason, whereas Eli, the hero, is killing out of the conviction that EOs shouldn't exist when he himself is one. We are foils of each other, we are separated by different ideological beliefs, youre the only one who can kill me, im the only one who knows you, and so on and so forth.

But beyond his rivalry with Eli, Victor's found family of criminals, necromancer and resurected dog is so dear to me. He even dies and comes back wrong countless times. How is he not a popular tumblr blorbo already...

7. Takahashi Yotasuke from Blue Period

Blue Period has a lot of compelling characters but Yotasuke's story in particular is the dearest to me, followed by Hashida and Maki. As for what I like about Yotasuke... The way our first introduction to him is as the tehnically skilled prodigy, but soon enough learn that he doesn't have much going on in life besides that. The way his mom's assumptions of his life ended up controlling it. The way Yotasuke never really had any choice besides art. And the irony in the fact that art was all he ever had and, in the end, it wasn't why he got admitted into university, but because of his high academic exam scores. And the way he finally starts becoming his own person in university, makes actual bonds, starts choosing things for himself. I wish we had even more chapters about him but I also understand the value in seeing perspectives on life and art from a wide variety of characters in the cast.

6. Daiba Nana from Revue Starlight

The stage girl that got me into Revue Starlight herself babyy. Her fear of the future and refusal to move on, her wanting to repeat the same pleasant but unchallenging year over and over and over again. The same stage repeated with no divergences cannot continue to be captivating, yet the familiarity of the scene is preferable to losing it completely, to it becoming just a memory. What Nana had to learn was that Starlight is the only play the 99th class will do, but there is value in seeing it shift and change throughout their years together as they also grow and mature.

I initially found it funny that she was on the villains wiki since that's why i decided to start the anime to begin with, but after i watched the show and films, I can't help but think that people who honestly believe she's a villain kind of miss the point. She takes on the role of antagonist opposing the natural flow of time, sure, but she's not a villain.

5. Aoba Tsumugi from Ensemble Stars

Sometimes I'll call both Nana and Tsumugi my Jokers, so you know he had to make the list as well. As for why I like him... I'm intrigued by his utilitarian outlook on life, his ability to make himeslf believe in things, even if they're not real, to serve his purpose, and of course, his clumsy girl charm. I like seeing him make up for the pain he has took part in causing during the war. And I like hearing about his home life, it makes me insaaane whenever mrs Aoba or his brother get brought up... Overall, while he himself might not think so, he is indispensable to the story, to the war, but more importantly to what follows the war.

4. Sunohara Momose & 3. Orikasa Yukito from Idolish7

Well, here's the thing, Momo and Yuki's stories are so entwined that you can't talk about one without the other, so I will write my thoughts about both of them here. Momo is the sports anime protagonist whose career was stopped before it could even start as a result of an injury during a game, who then turned to his sister's favorite idols Re:Vale for comfort, at her recommendation. He was there at their important concerts as a follower and defender, and he was there to witness when Ban had the light fall on him. Without Momo's daily pleas, without him joining Re:Vale, Yuki wouldn't have continued being an idol. But while Yuki starts to feel better, to love both Momo and their work, Momo is haunted by the promise he made in those desperate attempts to pick Yuki up: they will not have to be partners for longer than Yuki and Ban were. Even after they find Ban and Yuki makes Momo realise he would never want another partner at this point, they're both so stubborn and ready to sacrifice themselves for the other that they're still not fully on the same page. I like the other arcs in Idolish7 but Re:Vale are what elevate it to my favorite anime of all time. There was a period in my life when I would read the Re:member manga almost daily just because I love Yuki and Momo so much.

2. Hibiki Wataru & 1. Tenshouin Eichi from Ensemble Stars

I will lump these 2 together as well, not because I don't think they're complete characters on their own, but because they defined what the story of Ensemble Stars is. To me, at least, they're the most important pillars, the foundation even, if you will. At the end of the day, enstars is a story about humanity with its multitude of complex facets, and love (learning to love and be loved). Wataru and Eichi just portray the themes of the story in the most interesting ways. Eichi playing the protagonist in his and Keito's revolution turned war story, Wataru and the other eccentrics playing the villains. That story ends with the protagonist emerging victorious, as all stories do. But it was such a rushed, not well written story that it is not satisfying for anyone involved. So, with Natsume's dream pipe of a plan, Wataru asks Eichi to write a sequel with a happy ending. That's the base for everything past the Yumenosaki war. Wataru stays by Eichi's side to see the plan through, and in the process they happen to actually grow to appreciate deeply and even love each other. Even after the original story finishes, they continue to walk together into the new era. I will Eichi here: I wonder if that's what society calls love... I just adore seeing their story unfold, and I'm nervous for what the future holds for them...

[moniesmonsters]

Hi Monie! Love your GrimmUlqui stuff! <3 <3 For the writers' ask 27, 28 & 29. Answer whichever you want!

I'm glad you do! I always love getting to see your comments, especially the cascade of hearts. And I'll answer 'em all~

27. If we're talking fanfic, I had some trouble writing Kaoru/Cherry Blossom from Sk8 lately. His characterization kept flipping around on me when I was working. I couldn't quite nail him down, but I always have trouble writing a character for the first time in some capacity.

In terms of original fic, it's always been my character Ezra Sparrow. He's a trauma surgeon and all around not a very pleasant guy. I use a lot of experience working on him when I write Aizen. He's very in it for himself and will drag anyone down with him or kill who he deems unnecessary. Plus there is the whole hates his daughter, turns her into a monster, and tortures her friends thing.

28. God it's a toss up in fic between Grimm and Joe from Sk8. Grimmjow's just fun to dig into and explore his obsessiveness while Joe's a horn dog. Aggressive and/or horny characters are fun.

And speaking of aggressive and horny, that's my original content character, Monifa. Love when I get to work with her. She's my first OC and whee my username Monie comes from. When I get to write her, it's always a party!

29. I get inspiration from the silliest places sometimes. It can be a song, it can be something Spade said, or it can be Grimmjow yelling something in my head while I try to make lunch. Yesterday for example I was listening to Hold Me Like A Grudge from the new Fall Out Boy cd and a buddy fic for Ulquiorra and Shuhei hit me in the face so hard.

When the inspiration dries up, I tend to look at other medias to work in for a bit. I draw, or I read. Chat with Spade about her ideas, or even just scroll through the internet until something hits. Sometimes it's a few days sometimes it's a few years. It always comes back eventually though.

thanks for the asks, Calla~ Feel free to drop more in the future if there's ever any silly thing you'd like to know about how I treat Grimm and Ulquiorra~

[two-sides-samecoin]

On the topic of Nancy cheating, a lot of people direct you to interviews where actors and the Duffers say they broke up earlier so it didn't happen essentially. I just feel like if you have to clarify something in interviews you are either a shitty writer or you hadn't anticipated the reaction you got. Like the Duffers obviously wanted you to root for Jancy they made Steve the one blaming himself because people should love Jancy and s1 Steve wasn't so beloved soo they thought nobody would rally behind him that way. I just think Joe was so charming the Duffers wanted him to be a bad boyfriend but they didn't elaborate enough to make it convincing he was a bad boyfriend. Like the way he looked at Nancy, him wanting to get a stable job so he could provide for her, going to the dinners with the Hollands. He was there for her and I don't like the argument well bc he didn't want her to expose the lab he was surpressing her trauma. We didn't get them as a real couple through their prime we only ever saw end and beginning. And by the end Nancy's grief turned more into guilt and revenge fantasies and that's where Steve and her don't allign. He cared about Barb, he would talk to Nancy about her when they went to go to the dinners, it's not like he ignored the matter. He just wanted to cheer her up and do anything else besides that because he thought it would help. I'm sorry he wasn't a bad bf for not indulging Nancy's revenge fantasies that put everyone in danger. The Duffers should have given Steve more of an asshole role in order for him to be considered a bad bf because his way of coping with trauma should be allowed just like Nancy is allowed to cope in a way.

honestly i don’t care about duffers interviews especially cuz they also just say shit about the first draft and people graze over it so quickly. also like please people cherry pick which of the phrases and ideas that the duffers put out whenever they’re interviewing. remember when everyone got mad that they were going to originally kill of max? like are we pissed at them or are we going to take everything they say with complete and utter fact?!? which is it cuz i’m getting tired of some people picking both. agreed with the jancy thing and about joe. honestly if they wanted jancy to happen they legit could have put in the effort and time for it but they genuinely just don’t. like idk they want you to root for them yet make how they start and how they continue in the relationship sooo bad. like honestly they even more toxic than stancy but people ain’t ready for that opinion.

i hate the whole ‘he was surprezsing her trauma’ argument to cuz like bitch last season we saw the gov go through the end of the earth to make will’s family believe he’s dead HELL PEOPLE MADE A BIG DEAL ABOUT BARB’S DEATH AND THE GOV COVERING THAT UP! we see benny get shot for helping el despite him not knowing shit. honestly i just think it’s because steve is the one who is scared of the gov so they ain’t gonna look deeper into that fear but i trust that if any other character was terrified of the gov it would be 100% justified of how steve reacts. ALSO THEY IN PUBLIC! did we just forget that the gov has everything rigged? like hello?!? FUCKING SAY THAT ABOUT STEVE NOT HAVING TO INDULGE NANCY’S REVENGE FANTASIES!!! THAT LAST FUCKING SENTENCE YES!! also like the way people will go out of their way to be like ‘nancy is a traumatized teen’ well yeah so is fucking steve and the rest of them. also can we please just stop acting like cuz you’re traumatized that means you get to treat people like shit cuz honestly that’s what the argument against nancy seems like to me

[ao3feed-renga]

Too Cool for Skate School

Too Cool for Skate School

by garygluejeans

"Baby, you're a professional skateboarder who can do things I can't. I make boards, not to mention taught my three little sisters to skate. Because of you, kids across Okinawa want to learn, and they could learn from the person who showed them how great it is!"

Reki and Langa start a summer skate school in an attempt to spend more time skating together. Things sort of take off from there.

Words: 15718, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: SK8 the Infinity (Anime)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Kyan Reki, Hasegawa Langa, Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom, Nanjo Kojiro | Joe, Chinen Miya, Higa Hiromi | Shadow, Oka Shokichi, Original Characters, Kyan Reki's Family

Relationships: Hasegawa Langa/Kyan Reki, Nanjo Kojiro | Joe/Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom

Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Aged-Up Character(s), Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Humor, Marriage Proposal, Post-Canon, Kyan Reki Has Anxiety

From https://ift.tt/CEklVMS https://archiveofourown.org/works/46979614

[ao3feed-matchablossom]

Too Cool for Skate School

by garygluejeans

"Baby, you're a professional skateboarder who can do things I can't. I make boards, not to mention taught my three little sisters to skate. Because of you, kids across Okinawa want to learn, and they could learn from the person who showed them how great it is!"

Reki and Langa start a summer skate school in an attempt to spend more time skating together. Things sort of take off from there.

Words: 15718, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: SK8 the Infinity (Anime)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Kyan Reki, Hasegawa Langa, Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom, Nanjo Kojiro | Joe, Chinen Miya, Higa Hiromi | Shadow, Oka Shokichi, Original Characters, Kyan Reki's Family

Relationships: Hasegawa Langa/Kyan Reki, Nanjo Kojiro | Joe/Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom

Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Aged-Up Character(s), Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Humor, Marriage Proposal, Post-Canon, Kyan Reki Has Anxiety

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/46979614

[starberry-cupcake]

I was tagged by @lady-harrowhark ♥ in a tag meme game, answers below the cut 👀

Three ships: I don’t even know how to tackle this lol I know kids these days use the word ship in ways I don’t get, but I’ll go with my understanding. I’ll do a historic ship, a hall of fame ship from last year and the one most read in my ao3 history currently. 

So, for historic ship I’d say Royai, but I have come to accept that I do ship them as a qp relationship, not romantically. I think they are probably in the top 5 of the most well developed qp relationships I’ve ever read (unintentionally probably idk), but I only noticed the importance of that once I lifted the fandom veil of “every ship that isn’t canonically romantic and sexual is lacking it and fandom has to fill that void”. 

For a hall of fame from last year, I’d give props to Lilly Fortenberry and Candace Powell from Astrid and Lilly Save the World. The nerdy fat girl and the popular girl with a strict upbringing who used to be friends as kids and something happened that made them drift apart but turns out they’re in love with each other, love to see it. Hope they get another season. 

And my most read currently in ao3 is probably superbat but that also counts as a historic one too. I also don’t care about what kind of relationship they’re in, I’ve always liked their dynamic, so it’s a delight whatever the case. 

First ever ship: It’s probably a toss up from shows I watched as a little kid, Rogue and Gambit from Saban’s X-Men was probably one of the firsts when I was in primary school. 

Last song: I am learning how to play One Summer’s Day by Joe Hisaishi (the Chihiro song) in kalimba, so that’s the last I heard. Normally I look for several versions on the instrument and listen to the original and make my own tabs from all of that (I’m using 4 different versions for this one, but one is in a different kalimba with a different amount of keys than mine). I had stopped playing after my cat passed away because she used to be with me when I did and I miss her terribly, but I picked it back up finally this week. 

Last movie: So, in the last 4 days I watched Strange World, Glass Onion, the latest Prince of Tennis movie (Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis I think it’s called, we watched both versions) and the Cherry Magic movie. I’m catching up with the fun ones before awards season is upon us.

Currently reading: I finished the 2nd AriDante book and I’m going to pick back up friend recommendations, so I’ll continue with Wayward Children (recommended by @bewareofitalics first and then Locked Tomb recommended by the lovely Emily who tagged me on this). I’m also reading a bunch of non fiction books, depends on my mood what I pick that day. 

Currently watching: Blue Lock, Yowamushi Pedal (the latest season) and we just finished His Dark Materials season 3. A lot of eclectic youtube stuff. 

Currently consuming: as in food? nothing atm. I have to start preparing the rosca de reyes tomorrow, to finish it on the 6th, though. Tomorrow I’m in pastry cream and sugar confections duty. 

Currently craving: the Eliza McFee doll is the first thing that comes to mind, she looks very adorable and I collect fairies. 

Tagging: whoever wants to do this, consider yourselves tagged by me and post it! because most time the people I tag aren’t in the mood and the people I forget to tag would like to do it, I have terrible aim in tags.