#i'm a lunatic who has lost her mind to this au

[slytherizz]

"Boy Pretty. Head Empty." - Sebastian Sallow, 1890s (probably)

[ohmymalice]

Lackluster Tendencies

part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4

Schlatt x f!reader (no use of y/n) kinda slowburn (i dunno tbh im making up shit as I go) Highschool AU!!

She stole peaks at the guy who sat at the back of the class across the room. It's been a whole semester and she's never gotten a good look at his face and the few times she has he's had a blank look, he looked disinterested in almost everything. Jay, that's what his name was. She knew because she rummaged through his desk when he left the classroom.

The girl was charmed. She doesn't know why, but she's compelled to be his friend and maybe something a little more than that

The bell rang, making her squint a little in annoyance, their school bell was way too loud than she liked, or maybe her ears were just sensitive, she couldn't tell. She watched everyone quickly tucking their phones into their pockets, shoving their notebooks that they barely wrote on during class into their bags, and people zipping up pencil cases and exiting with their group of friends except for him.

She wasn't a loner by any means, quite the opposite exactually. She was apart of a lot of clubs, events, and is friends with a lot of people. Keyword friends not best friends or anything, she didn't talk much to anyone in school not because she was shy, she just wasn't the type to stick in one place for too long and she was too busy with her clubs.

Jay, otherwise known as Schlatt online, he wasn't a loner either but it seems his friends were in other classes and he preferred to keep to himself. Once and a while he'd make a joke to the class here and there but he never was the type to go out of his way to make sure people knew his name and the things he did. He gave off a mysterious aura that she weirdly gravitated to.

She walked over to his desk, a bright smile on her face. She sat in the seat in front of him, she faced him and looked down at the random stuff he was doodling on his notebook, he took notes but then lost attention and started writing whatever came into his mind. She chuckled lightly at his small drawings of cats. He looked up at you curiously, raising an eyebrow at you.

Your eyes met and you let out a small sorry that slipped past your lips. "Sorry, sorry! I wasn't makin' fun, I just thought your drawings looked cute. Bell rang by the way, I saw you had earbuds on so I was worried you didn't hear." He seemed to nod in reply and chuckled a little. Clicking on the little earbuds to stop the music.

"Ah yeah I heard. Just a bit lazy right now." He slipped his notebook into his bag, gently tucking it in, making sure it doesn't crease.

"Well, you're gonna be late if you just keep sitting there." She said teasingly, he scoffed. "Wouldn't that mean you'd be late too?"

She shook her head in reply, "Nope, I'm excused. I have a rehearsal for a musical, y'know drama club n' all." She smugly as she took out her excuse slip. He rolls his eyes, mumbling out how lucky she was.

"Why? You hate your next sub?" She asked, tilting her head curiously at him. He nodded but soon after he heard the sound of people approaching the classroom, another class is gonna use the room.

"We should probably head out." They swiftly left the room, walking in the hallway now. Most got to their next subject so it was spacious in the hallway.

"So..." She tucked her hands into her pockets, "You hate your next class?" He nods, you could already see the knot in his brow. Damn it's that bad?

"It's Mr. Smith." That was all he had to say and she immediately agreed, luckily for her she got excused for most of his classes because of rehearsal. "Oh yeah he fucking sucks." She scoffs, remembering all his lunatic outbursts from last year. They sat in awkward silence, not really knowing what to say. They walked to Schlatt's next class. They stood in front of the door.

"Shit, I'm late.." He humbled, looking at his wrist watch.

She smiled at him, "Don't worry, I got it."

Without another word she knocked on the door, slowly opening it.

"Good Afternoon, Sir! I did a quick interview with Jay, our club is just trying to see what we could do better and we're getting opinions from other students. Sorry for the hassle, hope you understand." She gave her best act, trying to convince he wasn't late for some absurd reason (which was the reality).

Mr. Smith gave a cold glare, not saying anything. He gave a quick nod and Jonathan swiftly walked into the classroom and sat in his chair. She gave a quick thumbs up at Schlatt and did a call me motion with her hand. He looked at you confused until he pat his pocket and realized there was a crumpled up piece of paper with a number on it.

Call or text me later!! :3

He looked back up but she was gone, the door was closed and his teacher went back to teaching.

What an odd girl.

Author's note (≡^∇^≡)

I TAKE REQUESTS AND YOU CAN TELL ME TO WRITE ABT ANYTHING SCHLATT RELATED I WILL FKING WRITE IT!!!

Hope this was fun 2 read!! Lmk if you guys want a part 2 tyty for readin'!!

[quirkle2]

the angst in your zombie au bREAKS MY HEART INTO PIECES (I LOVE IT VERY MUCH)

okay, okay, so!! if the kagebros got separated from reigen and teru when mob is still fine, i imagine that their reunion would be hEARTWRENCHING also, i'm a bit curious, would mob still be able to recognize teru and reigen? or would he thought about them as strangers?

(tbh, following your lore, i imagine mob would act a similarly like nezuko from demon slayer? but instead of little hums, his zombie sounds would more like babbling and incoherent mumbles :"D)

the reunion is fuckin AWFUL man it's SO gut-wrenching. both reigen and teru feared this for Months while looking for the brothers; pretty much the worst case scenario was that mob or ritsu or Both turned—a lot of humans prefer death over being a zombie any day, so the idea of ritsu or mob having to go through that and wander around aimlessly until starvation or smth else gets them,,,

it hurts them so much to think about. teru forces himself not to dwell on it and he's pretty good at that but reigen thinks abt it a lot and he's honestly not sure what scenario is worse. best case is that they're both alive and unturned, obviously, but what's the worst case? you'd think it's both of them getting killed, or turning, but reigen also knows that if One of them got killed/turned, the other would probably lose their mind, especially if they had to watch. the fact that they're kids makes this all three times worse and reigen has to act like he's Not worrying himself sick over the brothers while he tries to keep teru in high spirits

the reunion itself is rly fuckin gut-wrenching for them. they see mob from afar, wandered off just a bit from ritsu and tome who are just around the bend looting a place, and they book it bc ofc they do, it's mob!! but then they see how pale he is, and when he turns around they don't see that light in his eyes that's usually there and the red is dulled and dead looking,, teru almost moves in for a hug before he realizes mob looks vastly different when he Rly takes him in, and mob doesn't rly react too much besides staring at them blankly. the obvious answer is almost too horrifying to even consider, so it takes them a minute to rly,,realize what's going on

tome comes around the bend and shouts, cuz when humans and zombies mix it's usually guns pointed at zombie heads. ritsu comes running out after her and when he sees reigen and teru his thoughts go, in order: holy shit is that reigen and tero ohmygod oh my god they're alive they're alive ohmy god i could fucking cry, and ohmy god they see shige ohno oh no oh no

ritsu sounds like a lunatic when he pulls mob away from them on instinct and says that he's safe to be around and that he's "still him" and he's "not gone" and he's very aware of that. he's very, intimately aware that he sounds fuckin crazy, bc ofc he does, this is what all the crazy people in zombie movies sound like. but he doesn't care, he doesn't care if reigen or teru dismiss him as nuts—he has to make them understand that his brother is still in there somewhere

and yeah, they both kinda think that ritsu's lost his marbles a little bit, but while teru is focused on that and the fact that mob doesn't look like he's rly tuned into Anything that's happening rn, reigen is a bit more focused on the fact that both ritsu and mob look awful? they're both very skinny and very dirty, obviously barely scraping by. they're cut up and ritsu's jacket is basically blood and dirt with a little bit of green fabric mixed in. and just by the look in ritsu's eyes, reigen can tell, man ... reigen can tell ritsu is like.not okay at this point he's kinda lost it.

i think the most painful thing about this whole reunion in general is that later that night, when reigen and teru r finally like ok we get it he's,, he's still mob. we believe you (they want to believe him... [they Do believe him, later, wholeheartedly]) and they settle down someplace safe, teru asks how long mob's been like this. and ritsu has to answer "since we got separated" and they both have that to stew over while everybody else sleeps

they realize that ritsu likely watched mob turn, watched the entire process, and that process takes a long time. it's at least a week of deteriorating motor functions and cognitive skill, and the fact that ritsu stayed for that to keep mob company is .ough. and it doesn't end there bc ritsu obviously stayed after that too

given how these things usually go, ritsu probably did think about killing mob. it probably did cross his mind, bc that's basically what everybody's been told to do. kill them before they have a chance to do any more damage. and it's obvious that ritsu did not have it in him

ritsu not only did not have it in him to kill him, he didn't even have it in him to leave him there. the kid fucking took him with him. a zombie. and he's somehow made it work, for months. and the next few days are filled with watching him still treat mob like a brother and take care of him and gently steer him away from a bird he tries to follow down the wrong street.ritsu is as gentle and kind as he's ever been with his brother. and even tho they're both hungry and tired and barely making it, ritsu is doing a rly good job taking care of mob with what he's been given

the kid obviously wholeheartedly believes in a cure and that mob is still There. he's gone through the trouble to take care of him, and the grief of continuously seeing a loved one that many would consider effectively dead, to get him that cure. to get him his brother back. and mob doesn't seem to be in any pain or distress, so reigen and teru think that this path ritsu has followed is probably infinitely kinder than the mercy kill method they've been taught to do

i think they have a new respect for ritsu, after that reunion

[tavina-writes]

I'm going to ask you for LoCH trash answers! 10, 11, 14 and 16

ooooo LOCH!! :DDDD

10. what is the worst thing you want to become canon (character death, trash-ship, etc)

hmmm WELL I have always been fond of A-Heng Parrot Coma from 83. Which, okay to explain A-Heng Parrot Coma, we must first understand that Feng Heng (HYS's wife) is NOT 100% dead in 83 canon. Instead, she is just in a terrible coma that he has been planning to rescue her from in time for the JingRong wedding even for the past 15-16 years. And here he is, working hard to actually revive beloved A-Heng! Except! OYF invades the island to kill JingRong for #reasons and uhhh upon hearing Rong'er scream outside he abandons his wife to go save his daughter, screams like a demented madman while beating off OYF, and uhhh then has a bit of a mental breakdown about the now 200% dead A-Heng. For the record, Huang Rong thinks A-Heng is the name of her dad's beloved pet parrot who also died during this whole thing so she gets him another not talking parrot that she pretends is A-Heng to cheer him up. How HYS has not yet lost his mind and destroyed the island yet is ??? to me, BUT don't worry! there's more! Huang Rong discovers her mom's dead corpse and he has to tell Rong'er that actually, he was just a fucking lunatic who claimed mom was alive for all these years instead of telling Rong'er that she was dead, at which point Huang Rong has a meltdown and yells about how she HATES IT and would rather have just known THE TRUTH, and it's okay stop being deranged dad, lets actually bury mom all nice okay?

AS YOU CAN SEE this is my CATNIP I'm insane about this. I think it would improve the deranged HYS situation from the book if this were canonized. 83 HYS in general is just like the writer room's soggiest meow meow and they were all HYS apologists so canonizing their various antics would've been hilarious. 2 me. If we can't canonize the whole of A-Heng Parrot Coma, I propose we canonize that situation in 83 where HYS is trying to figure out where Rong'er is from Zhou Botong by asking him "where is my daughter???" and ZBT saying "oh how should I know where your daughter is?" to the whole audience of WYHL's ship. "You only have like, 10 thousand bastard hellions!" a situation that HYS is too deranged at the moment to disapprove.

11. what is your most sinful headcanon

my most sinful LOCH headcanon is actually proven in ROCH the sequel and that is that OYF and Hong Qigong should be shipped together. (For the record, they die laughing in each other's arms bc Qigong finally got OYF to remember who the hell he was again after several decades of insanity so I feel like this ship is already canon. To me. In my heart. It can't be disproven!)

14. What is ur crackiest crack ship

My crackiest crack ship is probably that Mei Chaofeng and Bao Xiruo should've been together. Maybe this would've fixed Yang Kang. And also let them leave WYHL behind. As is their right.

16. what is ur favourite ridiculous au

Hmmm this is something that @autumnslantern and I call "95% high school au" wherein most of the story takes place in the China part of LOCH, but I think it's definitely the situation where Huang Rong and Ke Zhen'e take an EXTENDED road trip towards Mongolia to find Guo Jing together because they're being chased by Yang Kang and OYF! Fun times!

:DDD thanks for the ask! I have lots of feelings about LOCH for sure.

[anochuu]

Rengoku Kyōjurō | reincarnation

PART 1, PART 2, PART 3

⤧Alternate Universe (AU)

⤧Long Shot

⤧Angst

(y/n) watches the yellow-haired Professor giving his daily lectures up front on the podium,something about a famous philosopher like Aristotle.But her mind can't help but to focus only on him not to the lesson.

  She sat at the back of the row to conceal herself from being seen,the class is lively as always whenever it is his turn to teach,everybody loves him.

“So does the Pillars...”

She choked a gasp,running her hands down her face with another groan, 

Damn it,there i go again! What the hell was that!?

It has been a few days ever since the incident and after that, Rengoku never once approach her personally and to be honest,she kinda gets it.

I would stay away myself after finding out i'm a lunatic who likes to hallucinate a lot

However the dreams still continue to haunt her endlessly in fact,it's getting more brutal. She would wake up in cold sweats right after the man in her dream dies in her arms, she will find herself mumbles stuffs that is absolutely foreign to her regarding of him;especially when she sees Professor Rengoku.

“...i'm sorry.”

Why did he apologised? maybe because he made a mistake when he thought i'm a normal person and now,he stayed away because she mistaken him for her dreams.

In the end, she let things go,acting as if the two never knew each other from the start.  Deep within her heart, unexplainable sadness conflicted but she tries her very best to ignore it.

She is just crazy after all

It was last night (y/n) remembers she feels generally unwell accompanied with sneezes,sore throat and coughs all in one package.At first she thought she can ignore it and get better,just a mild cold but things gotten worst when she sat by one of Rengoku’s class again in early morning.   It takes another friend beside her to ask if she is sick judging by the pale looks on her face.

She held on until Rengoku announced a 15 minutes break and she can feel her energy is slowly draining out,running so low that her vision went blur for few seconds at times.

“(y/n),are you sure you're okay? you look really,really pale.”

She rests her head on her folded arms propped on the desk, replying softly with a sore burning inside her throat, her nose red from wiping them too many times her friend had lost count 

“I'm fine Muichiro,thank you.”

“I don't think so.You can't stop sneezing since this morning,do you have a headache?”

she nods lightly,shutting both her eyes closed,stay unmoved, “a little bit,yeah.”

His pair of turquoise eyes tries to peer into her buried face, “I think you're down with a severe cold,(y/n).You should go home for the day.”

“I can't,” she groans again, voice muffled within her sleeves, “Shinazugawa-sensei will kill me if i missed his class again.”

“I'm sure he’ll understand.Excuse me,sensei.”

“Hm?”

it went vague into her ears ,trying to drift off in hoping to get a short little nap to get better until there are steps approaching them from up ahead,

“What's the matter,Tokitō-san!”

Then her eyes shot wide open upon recognising that voice. When she does, the first thing that came to view was his torso in his usual white shirt. Her eyes travels upward only to be meet with his lively sunset hues already smiling down at the two of them

OH MY GOD I AM GOING TO MURDER YOU MUICHIROOOO

“(y/n) is feeling under the weather today,so she's asking for a permission to go home.” Muichiro explains briefly and she can only stay frozen on her seat

“‘That so! Are you feeling rather unwell,(l/n)-san?” now that his eyes are on her, she can feel her heart racing against her ribcage again. Hearing his voice and sense his presence this close is always comforting yet nerves-wrecking at the same time for her.

“Y-yes..is it okay if i can go home for today?”

Rengoku cocked his head to the side slightly,studying her features that is way too pale unlike any other normal days when he saw her and she looks like she can faint anytime soon.

“Of course! I'll drive you!”

Her eyes widens again, did...she heard him right?

Drive her home?

Like..right now????

What???

It took her a good few seconds to grew flustered, “N-no! It's totally fine! I can take the train or taxi!”

However the professor only laughs, “Nonsense! i'll wrap things up in a minute so mind waiting me down the corridor? It won't be long!”

“Professor,it's really fine! I can go home on my ow-”

“You don't look so good,(l/n)-san, i think it's best if you go home with sensei.” added Muichiro merrily and she stare at him in disbelief

“Besides,what if you passed out on your way back and nobody’s there to help you?”

Ugh

“You are absolutely correct Tokitō-san! We cannot trust taxi drivers easily nowadays! Especially if a defenceless,sick girl like you! Oh ,the worst i can imagine!”

She mentally face-palmed. Persuading someone like the professor needs skills because after assuring him over a thing,then comes another when he catches it the wrong way or meaning; the misunderstanding is strong with this one.

“So please,wait for me! I'll wrap things up now!”

before she can calls him out again, the man shuffles down the small stairs to the podium where he will ACTUALLY announce the whole class lecture is reschedule for tomorrow evening instead.

All for me..

at this point, she is confused. One moment he pulls himself away from her for not knowing the exact reason why.But now he cancels his most favourite thing to do-teaching-just for her.

There is that deja vu again,his amiable,kindness traits were like a nostalgia hits her and that’s what makes the hallucination constantly lashing out on her;it made her want to cry and laugh at the same time,it made her want to long and yearn for him without knowing the person very well.

“Eh..? (y/n)..?” Muichiro watches the got up from her seat and exits the class quietly without being seen by the professor.   She trotted her way out from the building despite shaking her head once in a while to shrug off the dizziness.

There is simply just no way she can imagine herself driven home by her professor! That is just madness! Especially when he is the one who avoided her because she has been so creepy to him!

She heave out a deep sigh as she lean her side to the wall for support,her body began to betray her.

“(y/n)!”

Who’s there?

When she take a gander over her shoulder at the echoing voice, the familiar vibrant yellow-haired young man came rushing to her side,

“(l/n)-san! You mustn’t move around too much! What if you faint!?”

That's kinda nice...to have Professor Rengoku worried about me..it's comforting..

She heard him mumble another incoherent words again before she felt his arm wrapped over her shoulders,

“I'll help you walk over to my car so bear with me!”

She only stays silent as they began to walk ,matching his pace with hers.Every of his words spoken is overwhelming to handle, she wanted to cry desperately.

Why?

If you are disgusted by me might as well ignore me,not actually the other way around. This is just adding the adversity to my own thoughts and hallucinations

Being the gentleman he is,Rengoku opened the door to her before running over to the driver seat.In that moment,she takes in the scent that envelopes the her whole being.

It smells just like him;the particular scent that immediately triggers another images,

“Hm? why are you hugging me?”

“Can't i hug my own husband?”

he laughs out loud, “Of course! but can you do it from the front? so i can hug you too!”

When she did,he wraps his pair of muscular arms that would always make her feel safe whenever he pulls her into a warming embrace. She likes to snuggle her nose to his chest,inhaling the smell on his clothes because that is where it smells stronger.

“Can you tell me your address?” his voice snaps her out again,tilt her head to the side to see him already seated with seatbelt on,starting the engine on.

“Ah,yeah..it's 1-12-2 Dogenzaka ,Shibuya.”

The rest of the ride was silent which is surprising because someone like professor Rengoku does not know what quiet is for a man who is loud.So she takes it perhaps he is trying to stay that way because he wanted her to get a rest. 

So (y/n) leaned her head to the side,watching the streets and others past her by,drifting to a short nap for a moment because this smell,it comforts her than back in her own room.

When they had arrived,Rengoku still as careful as ever to help her get out from his car,waking her up from her light nap. She had refused his offer for his hand but his eyes watches her every moves from behind intently,still afraid she might fall unconscious all of a sudden;she looks very pale after all.

“Thank you very much,Professor. I also apologise for the trouble.” she bows down as soon as they stopped before the building to her flat.

“It's no problem at all! I can't leave a precious student out of sight when they are feeling unwell!”

“But you cancelled your class...”

“No need to concern yourself about it! I can just pick up where we left it off! Now do you have medicines in your home?”

She nods, “Yes,thank you.” 

“Alright then,i hope you’ll get well soon! Order yourself some hot soup and tea to sweat it out! That’s what my little brother always said whenever i am down with a fever!”

He continue to rant when her heart is racing because the thought of him leaving scares her again.

“I'll see you—“

“Wait!” it came out too loud. Rengoku stops,looking down at her,

“Uhm would you like...to have some tea upstairs?”

he blinks again,adding the heat on her cheeks, “I-it's just a thank you for sending me home safely so i..just wanted to repay you.”

Was it too much? i know it is too sudden but i was listening to my heart now,not my brain

“...please..?” she sheepishly looks up, “just for a little while..”

just for a little while i want you to stay with me

In the next moment, Rengoku flash her his grin again ,”If you insist! But i'm afraid i can't stay too long,i have to fetch my brother from prep school after!”

Her heart did a little cheer on the inside,guiding him inside the flat and into her personal space.Now her mind is driving her crazy because did she just invite her own professor in!?   What will be the headline news in the university if someone saw us!?

“It's not much but..make yourself at home.” she mutters embarrassedly.Opening the door and lets him in who darts his eyes only in a matter of short seconds,it is as she said, it is not much but it is rather giving him the cozy feeling.

“It's okay! It's quite nice actually! I like it!”

She blushes again, Wow either professor Rengoku is sly or innocent she can't tell which.

She led him to take seat by the small desk on the floor that she use to it her meals most of the time,

“i'll go make us some tea;would you prefer them with milk or lemon?”

“Lemon? now that's totally new!” he lightened up at the idea, “I'll have that one please!”

She return the same length of his smile, “i'll be right back then.” and left for the kitchen on the other side of the bedroom. His bright characters managed to liven up the awkward mood she has and it made her a whole lot comfortable with the thoughts of just the two of them in her place.

Right when he is sure (y/n) is out of sight, Rengoku’s smile drops instantly to a stoic expression. He takes another look around her room from his seat. Then came across the slightly opened window that leads to her balcony, the tip of yellow petals are waving at him just below the window,whispering to him to come closer and take a peek.

And so he did. Rengoku stood up and make his way to the window just enough for him to see few sunflowers fully bloom in pots that it made his heart fell to the pit of his stomach.

It was his limit to break the facade he had put up. In fact it started all with this flower.

“Sorry for the wait! I hope you find the taste not awful,i usually mixed them depends on the time—“

Setting the cups of tea on the desk,ready to serve it to him.But, when she got there,he is just staring out to the window and when she got closer she realised he is staring precisely to her sunflowers that she had attentively tended to carefully. However,what surprises her the most is that Rengoku is sobbing,grasping on the window sill as he cries.

“Wh-what's the matter,professor? What happened?!” Hurriedly, she search his face,trying to see something in his eyes

They waver as he look back to her,but no sooner have she seen herself reflected in them that made her heart skip a loud beat.How earnest they look.

Then Rengoku reaches for her,embracing her fiercely  as if to reassure himself that she is here at all.

“Ah..”

She cry out against the strength of his both arms,against the flood of emotions that fills her heart.

“(y/n)...”

She stand,stiff to her ground.The sound of his low voice in her ear gives her goosebumps all over her body.

“Professor...?” She try to say something, but Rengoku only buries his face in her hair,breathing deeply before looking down at her.The sunset hues that made her recall something that she can't quite grasp.

He has such passion,such desire in those eyes of his that she questions again in her own head whether he is the same person she know.

...i...

His head dips low, his chin starting to tilt to one side to take her lips in a slow, passionate kiss

But..

Just before their lips touch, he gasps-his eyes going wide in shock just before he shoves her away,turns around,and run out of the door.   He leaves the door wide open,bringing in the sound of the faint busy streets outside.

What..just happened..?

The sensation of his arms around her,of his rough and large hands...she remembers them exactly from those strange dreams.

Eh?

She felt a warm drop of tear stroll past her supple cheek again,wiping them with the back of her hand to see she really just cried.

“(y/n),darling....sweetheart, my precious flame...i have to leave,i love you no matter what passage of time it will be,i belong to you.”

There it is again, he smile was too gentle and too soft that it aches inside,his battered and bloody form is clearly hurting and is trying to take him away from her but despite all that, he is assuring her all will be fine.

Her eyes shifted down to the hot cup of tea on the desk,the steam dances upon,untouched.

Then she looks back to the door again

“Kyōjurō...”

To be continued to Part 3...