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daniiii267 · 23 days ago

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7th member f!reader x katseye (this isn't in a romantic way👵)

⚠️WARNINGS ⚠️ : I am NOT a good writer, I'm not even a writer to begin with. I just thought it was fun😔👍 might delete later💪😼

🐾🐈‍⬛️Some of Yn's best moments with the rest of the Katz🐈‍⬛️🐾

Credit to @thecutestgrotto for the divider :)

~☆Daniela Avanzini● video from Dani's Instagram story●☆~

The video first pans to Dani, who is in the passenger seat of your car sporting a grin, clearly trying to suppress one of her hearty and beautiful laughs.

"Oh! We're finally at Erewhon. I can't wait to get my fav froyo!" She says with an obvious theatrical tone.

Just as her hand is on the door handle, your hand appears and stops hers from opening the door. The camera pans to you.

"WAIT!" You say quickly as you open the door to your driver's seat and get out of the car. You easily JUMP over onto the top of your car. Dani could be heard stifling her laugh as she points the camera to the top of the car from the inside where the noises of you climbing over can be heard.

Dani now pointing towards the window, you suddenly DROP flat and hard, that's when Dani absolutely lost her shit. Fits of giggles turned into hollering. You stand up from the ground to open her door for her at last.

"There you go-" you say, barely holding your laugh in until you both share a look. That's when both of you exploded into a fit of laughter, and then the video ends.

The next story shows a picture of you both holding up your Froyo's grinning widely.

-i'm sure Yn broke a couple bones from that drop💀

-Daniela is Yn's passenger princess confirmed???

~♧Meret Manon Bannerman● clip posted on Eykonville by an eyekon●♧~

The clip is being taken by an eyekon, with a bunch other eyekons alongside them, huddled on a sidewalk in the streets of LA. The video is pointed towards the street where your car can be spotted, with you in the drivers seat and Manon on the passenger one. The roof of your car was down, giving you both the exposure and the wind blowing while passing by Eyekons, BLASTING Rather Be by Clean Bandit.

Manon and you take notice of them and decide to give them a little show (lol not that way) . Manon gets up from her seat and holds on to the rims of the top of the car while almost half of her body is out with her hand out towards the Eyekons. You laugh, shaking your head at her antics and energy. You decide to hold onto her leg just in case she gets too into it, and she goes out flying out of the car.

"IF YOU GAVE ME A CHANCE I WOULD TAKE IT!!" She starts singing along totally he song outloud, and you can see the Eyekons screaming even louder and cheering her on.

"WOOAH EYEKONS WE LOVE YOUU!!" She shouts at the top of her lungs it almost turned into a screech, making the shape of a heart with her arms as you drive past Eyekons.

The last few seconds of the clip show Manon sitting in her seat once your car is farther away from them, with you both laughing loudly at what just occurred.

-bro they seem so fun I wanna be their friend so bad😔

-Yn holding onto Manon- UGH

~☆Lara Raj● from Katseyeworld official tiktok account●~

You and Lara realized that you have free will, and it doesn't need to be Halloween for you to dress up in costumes. And so you two did just that. And you decided to film a tiktok for Eyekons using that one Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story audio..

Y'all went with a Victorian era look. You wearing this goofy Duke of the north ahh clothes accompanied with a white wig adorned with a silly little hat, while lara is wearing a dress with a ridiculous looking wig and topping it off with a hat from the early stages of that era.

The tiktok starts immediately showing Lara lypsincing to the audio barely able to keep her shit together.

"I will stand with you between the heavens and the earth! I will tell you where you are! DO. YOU. LOVE. ME." She acts out with EXTREMELY theatrical gestures and facial expressions.

The video then cuts to you wearing that stupid fucking wig (😭) , with the video's speed being sped up than normal.

"I LOVE YOU!" you act out matching Lara's intense 'acting'

"from the moH-" after that you immediately break character. The video cuts again to you finishing your line.

"From the moment I saw you trying to go over the wall" you finish, and the video cuts one final time to Lara doing her rizz thing that she always does. End of tiktok.

-I just know this was Lara's idea

-their fucking wigs💀

-"from the moh🥺😔💔"

~♤Megan Skiendiel● tiktok from your official account●~

You and Megan decided on doing the "POV: dating a gm" just for laughs.

The tiktok starts with Megan hugging you while you are facing the other way with the hood of your hoodie pulled over your head. She gives you a kiss on the cheek.

"He's so handsome. Tutu-" She says in a sweet voice, but you cut her off,

"AYY WHO'S THAT" you shout in a zombie like voice (💀) in the middle of the dark empty streets while turning your head left and right, "OOOS DAT... AUUUH"

Megan can be heard losing her shit behind the camera, making the video shaky as hell, barely watchable if you have motion sickness. And with that, the tiktok ends lol.

-THIS IS FRYING ME😭

-i can be your gm Megan pls..🧎‍♀️

-"AW OOOS DAA🧟‍♀️"

-Imagine walking outside at night and witnessing this💀

~♡Sophia Laforteza● Sophia's latest Instagram post●~

In Sophia's newest Insta post of about 13 slides, there is a video on the 9th one.

The video, which is taken by Sophia herself, shows you sitting on one of those swivel kitchen bar stools with a plate of blondies in front of you. A half eaten one can be seen in your hand.

"Dude... is this heaven? Did God drop you off on accident just for us?" You say in an exasperated tone almost in bewilderment while still munching the blondie that you just took a bite of. Sophia is giggling non stop at your reaction and dramatic antics, she turns the camera towards her and says with a widest smiles that it can be seen in her eyes "by the way, all of this is only because of my blondies"

You snap your head in her direction right as she points the camera at you once again, "ONLY?? BRO ARE U SERIOUS THIS SHIT- I mean shoot wtv- IS SO GOOD" as you pick up another blondie and stuff it in your mouth.

"Alright alright, just slow down before you choke and die" She says with a chuckle in her usual motherly tone (IT does stuff to me idc). "I wouldn't mind tbh" you say with a mouthful, and the video ends.

-nothing beats chef Laforteza's Blondies obv

-Yn is so real for that istg

~♧Yoonchae Jeong● from Yoonchae's Weverse live●~

You only popped in Yoonchae's stream wanting to say hi to Eyekons, so how did it turn into a Brainrot 101 class?

"What does icl ts pmo.. sybau mean..?" Yoonchae asks you still facing the phone screen reading the comments.

"Oh.." You sigh, already fed up with the amount of lore behind dozens of brainrot terms that you had to explain to Yoonchae, all of which were brought up by Eyekons in the comments. And Yoochae, being the ever so curious soul, is only satisfied after hearing a detailed explanation.

"SoO it's basically just a bunch of unnecessary acronyms, i can't lie this shit piss me off shut your b- ass up, wait can I even say that on here- oh well" you finish with a panicked tone but then just decide to accept your fate..

"Woow that's cool! Yn pmo ALL the time!" Yoonchae says contentedly with one of her cheeky smirks as the comments explode in "LMAO's and BAHAHA's"

"Yoonchae what the hell dude-!" You say with a shocked tone from your maknae's sudden jab at you (lol), you fake being shot in the heart.

"I'm just jokinggg, I love Yn guys, she's the best!" She says looking at the camera as she pulls you in a side hug. "Damn right, I am. And it better stay that way!" You say to her in a warning tone.

-gotta love Yn/yoon💕

-they're like Tom&Jerry istg😭

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misfit0789 · 4 months ago

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Holidays from Hell

Alyssa Naeher x Reader

Summary: Alyssa and R's Christmas is crashed by R's family. It doesn't end well.

Word count: 4.7k

Warnings: Nose bleed, emotionally/mentally abusive family, hurt/comfort, homophobic comments

This has been done for a couple of months, and I wasn't planning on posting it just yet, but since Uncle is officially retired from the national team, I thought there was no better time to post it! Hope you enjoy!

I slowly open my eyes to adjust to the morning light peaking in through the blinds. I stretch as best as I can

with one arm under my partner of 4 years. I feel her start to stir as I cuddle back into her from behind.

"Merry Christmas baby," I whisper into her ear as I press a kiss just behind it. She turns in my arms to look me in my eyes, before she presses a kiss to my lips. I relax into the kiss savoring it knowing we will face chaos shortly.

"Merry Christmas my love, are you ready to see your mom?" She asks her left hand coming up to cup my cheek. I sigh and lean into her touch.

"I don't think I will ever be ready to face her. It was a lot easier to ignore her when I moved out and could put the blame on practice and other stuff. But when she shows up on my door step 2 days before Christmas demanding to spend the holidays with us I'm not sure I can ignore her then. I'm pissed that she ruined our plans though. I was so excited to spend the holidays with your family. I was looking forward to seeing them all." I take a deep breath to try and get my emotions under control. She gives me a soft smile before she leans in and places another kiss on my lips.

"We will power through this together. Besides my sister will be here this afternoon to help prepare dinner before my parents arrive at 5. We only have a couple hours of your mom alone today. We can do it." She says, I give her a small nod and one more kiss before moving the blanket to the side. Knowing my mother she will find some way to fuck this up just as she has everything else in my life.

I stand and stretch before making my way to our ensuite bathroom to do my morning routine. Alyssa not far behind. As we make eye contact through the mirror I pull a funny face with my toothbrush hanging out of my mouth causing her to laugh. I smile at the sound as we both finish our routines before returning to our bedroom to get dressed.

"Remind me why I let you talk me into matching sweaters?" Alyssa sighs. I give her a smile before pressing a kiss to her cheek.

"Because you love me, and because you are stuck with me for the rest of your life and you know better than to argue." I give her a cheeky smile before pressing one last kiss to her cheek as she rolls her eyes. I stand in front of our closed bedroom door and take a deep breath as I reach for the door knob. Just before I can open the door though it flies open smacking me right in the nose.

"Shit!"

"Oh my god! Y/n! Are you okay?" Alyssa runs over to check my nose. I tilt my head back to help control the bleeding. I peak one eye open and see my mom standing there.

"Oh please, you are fine. Allyson there is no need to worry over her. She will live. Now what is for breakfast? I am starved. You'd think it's our first Christmas together in years and-"

"Mom! First off her name is Alyssa, second you invited yourself here. There is no reason for you to barge into our bedroom demanding food. It will be ready when it is ready. Go sit in the living room. We are doing gifts before food anyway." I say before taking another deep breath, moving to the bathroom to get a tissue to plug up the bleeding. I can feel Alyssa following behind me.

"Are you okay love?" I sigh and give her a nod before starting to clean up the blood from my face.

"I've had to experience her like this before. It's nothing new unfortunately. I'm just happy we were dressed. She once did that and acted that way to an me and an ex. Let's just say that ex and I were over by that night. I'm just happy you stuck around after your first go around with her." She gives me a soft smile and presses a kiss to my cheek. Taking the towel from my hands to help me clean up. She steps in front of me and leans her back on the bathroom counter. My hands move to rest on her waist.

"That's why I said 'I do' when you put this on my finger." She holds up her left hand showcasing her wedding ring. I look at her with what I know is a love filled look.

"And I would ask you all over again in every lifetime." She gives me a smile and continues to clean up my face. "Besides at least she didn't ruin my sweater," I give her a cheeky smile before she leans up pressing a kiss to my lips. "I love you,"

"I love you too, now lets go get this over with before she comes back in here and does worse than bruise your nose." I laugh and nod taking a step back from her so she can throw the towel in the laundry.

We walk out of our room and make our way to the steps, though I stop when I hear more than my moms voice in my living room. A voice that haunted every memory from my childhood since the day she could talk.

"She did not," I whisper. Alyssa looks at me confused. "Looks like you are about to meet the favorite child that you've been lucky enough to avoid. Her and mom together are never good." She widens her eyes in surprise.

"Don't tell me your sister is here," I sigh and give her a nod. "Why is she in our house? We did not invite her!" She whisper shouts.

"We may not have but mom certainly did. I didn't even think she lived near Chicago!" I whisper back. "Text your sister and parents to warn them. Nothing good ever comes from those two being in the same place." The day has barely started and I can already feel the headache and its not the one from a door being smashed into my face either.

"Okay, Amanda and my parents have been warned. Amanda is coming by earlier. So are my parents they said they'll be here around 4 instead of 5. They've heard the stories of your mom and sister and don't want anything bad to happen." Alyssa whispers pocketing her phone. I nod before taking a deep breath.

"Let's get this over with." She presses a kiss to my lips before giving me a nod. I give her a smile and make my way down the stairs.

"Finally, we are starving. What took you and Allyson so long? And why is your face so red?" My sister asks once Alyssa and I make it around the corner.

"I already told mom. Food is after gifts and it's Alyssa not Allyson. Her and I have been together for four years you both know this. Mom opened our bedroom door smacking me in the face. Thanks for the concern." I end sarcastically. I feel Alyssa's hand on my back. I relax at her touch before reluctantly stepping away to start making Alyssa's coffee. I move towards the hooks on the wall we keep our mugs on stopping when my mom speaks.

"There's no need to do gifts." My mom says. I slowly turn towards her a confused look on my face.

"And why is that? It is Christmas is it not?" I ask giving my mother a sarcastic look.

"Well yeah but your sister and I have already exchanged gifts. There isn't anything else to give out." I look at her dumbfounded.

"What about Alyssa and I? You didn't get us anything?" I'm honestly not surprised, mom and Heather have already exchanged gifts. They did this all the time growing up. Heather would throw a fit so mom would give her all my gifts to placate her. I enjoyed the Christmas' I've been able to spend with Alyssa and her family as I finally got to feel the love of a family.

"Uhh, nope." Mom says turning to look at what Heather was showing her on her phone. I make eye contact with Heather over mom's head to see her smirking at me. I roll my eyes and flip her off with my own sarcastic smile before quickly looking to Alyssa.

"If your sister doesn’t hurry up she will have to drive you to the jailhouse to bail me out for killing them." I whisper. She chuckles and nods before giving my shoulder a squeeze in reassurance.

When it's just Alyssa and I we are very touchy and loving to each other. We even show some PDA with her family as we are comfortable with them. My 'family' and anyone else, even her teammates, we are less touchy. Both our love languages include physical touch so we are more lowkey with them. Instead of hugs, kissing and handholding, we usually interlock our pinkies.

"I already texted her. She's on her way my love." She whispers back. I give her a nod before reaching for her hand and giving it a squeeze.

"I need a bit more than linking pinkies right now," I breath out. She nods leaning up to press a quick kiss to my temple. I release her hand and quickly move about the kitchen to finish up making her coffee while she works on my hot cocoa as I was never a coffee drinker.

As we work I can feel her hands brushing against me from time to time as she moves around the kitchen from the kettle on the stove for the hot water and the fridge for the whipped cream. I relax knowing she has no other motives than to keep me calm and from hurting my mother and sister.

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"I'm here and I brought donuts." I let out a breath of relief before standing from my seat next to Alyssa at the kitchen island and turning in my spot to greet Amanda.

"I can't thank you enough for coming over sooner. It's been a nightmare already." Amanda waves me off moving to set the donuts on the counter in front of Alyssa who opens the box and grabs one, before Amanda is turning to give me a hug. I relax into it knowing Alyssa and I won't have to fend the demons off alone. She pulls back and cups my face in her hands slowly moving my head around as she looks at my red nose.

"Don't sweat it. Lyss explained it all. I had to get here before you killed them. Although they did a number on your nose. Have you iced it yet? You don't want it to swell." Just before I can respond my mom and sister walk in.

"Oh hello, who are you? You look like Allyson but she's sitting at the counter with - ooh donuts!" My mom is cut off by Heather pushing Alyssa to the side to grab the box from in front of her. I reach out and catch Alyssa before she can hit the floor.

"Hey! Watch it Heather! This is Amanda, Alyssa's twin sister. She's here to help cook dinner. Alyssa and Amanda's parents will be here at 4 for Christmas dinner. If you two aren't going to help please leave the kitchen." I let Alyssa sit in the seat I was previously in before moving towards the fridge to start grabbing ingredients for dinner.

"But-" My mom is cut off as Alyssa shoves the box of donuts, more so what's left that Heather hasn't eaten, into mom's hands. Mom and Heather share a look before leaving the kitchen.

"I'm sorry about the donuts but I will make you whatever you want for breakfast. I just needed to get them out of here before Y/n killed them. Her and her twin are nothing like us. They have competed all their lives, they will kill each other." Alyssa explains. Amanda nods in understanding.

"Don't worry about it Lys. I can tell from that interaction just how bad things can be for Y/n. I mean you two have been together for 4 years and they still don't even know your name." I roll my eyes setting the armful of veggies down before leaning on the counter.

"I still don't understand why they showed up here. I haven't spoken to mom or Heather for over a year. Hell they don't even know Alyssa and I got married!" I whisper to Alyssa and Amanda, knowing my mom and Heather are listening. They could never mind their own business growing up. "I know that day was ten times better because of them not being there. There is no way for Heather to ruin the day if she doesn’t know it even happened," Alyssa and Amanda laugh at my words.

"I know, and it was the best day of my life," Alyssa whispers moving over to me and pressing a kiss to my lips, her arms moving around my neck as my hands move to grip her waist. I smile into the kiss relaxing for the first time today since I woke up with my wife in my arms.

"Okay I get it you two are in love. Can we please start on dinner?" Amanda asks, the disgust clear in her voice. I reluctantly pull away from my wife leaving one hand on her hip, and turn to my sister-in-law.

"Fine," I fully pull away from Alyssa and move towards the knife block on the counter, grabbing a knife to cut the veggies.

Alyssa, Amanda and I work together in the kitchen to get dinner sorted and ready to be put in the oven for when their parents arrive. Thankfully mom and Heather seem to steer clear of the kitchen.

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Just as I set the last tray in the oven for dinner the doorbell goes off. I turn to look at Amanda and Alyssa who are working together on cleaning up the dishes we used when cooking.

"I'll be back," I say before walking towards the front door, but Heather had beat me to it.

"Who are you?" She asks with a bitchy tone. I roll my eyes placing a hand on her shoulder pushing her to the side.

"These are Alyssa and Amanda's parents. They're here for dinner," I say looking at Heather, before turning to my in-laws with a smile. "Hi Donna and John. Merry Christmas!" I move toward Donna to give her a hug, as we pull back I press a kiss to her cheek and turn to John holding my hand out for him to shake. He shakes his head chuckling.

"Your family now Y/n come here," He reaches out pulling me into a hug. I laugh and return the hug, patting his back before pulling away.

"Oh honey what happened to your face? Your nose is all bruised." Donna says.

"Had a disagreement with a door this morning," I supply, "Mom barged into Alyssa and I's room this morning demanding food. She hit me in the face with the door when she came in,"

"Oh sweetheart! You need to ice that!" She exclaims.

"Your daughters have been helping me cook dinner all morning, they've been helping while I ice on and off for 20 minutes at a time. Is Abigail not coming?" I question noticing the absence of my wife's youngest sister. John shakes his head.

"Her and the kids are with Abby's husbands family this year they did send us with the gift for you and Alyssa though!" John says gesturing to the boxes he's holding in his hands. I chuckle and help him with the boxes before turning and leading them into the house.

"May I?" I ask gesturing to their coats once I had set the gifts by the tree next to the front windows. Donna nods and turns allowing me to help her remove her coat before hanging it on the coat rack by the door. I take John's from his hand and hang it next to his wife's.

"Thank you Y/n. I knew Alyssa did right by choosing you," Donna chuckles. Her husband nodding in agreement. I laugh along with them before leading them to the kitchen, but of course we're stopped before we make it there. This time by mom.

"Oh hello! And who might you be?" She asks. I can tell by her tone of voice she doesn't actually care who they are, she's just nosey.

"Mom, these are Alyssa's parents Donna and John. Donna, John this is my mom Y/m/n." I introduce them.

"Nice to meet you!" Donna says holding her hand out. My mom hums looking at Donna's hand in disgust before turning and walking towards the couch where Heather is sitting, some Christmas movie on the TV. I roll my eyes leading Donna and John to the kitchen where their daughters are.

"Remember at the wedding you had asked why my family wasn't there?" I whisper to the two. I glance back seeing them nod. "That's why. None of them care for me, they would have made the day hell. I'm glad they weren't there." I say once we were in the kitchen. Amanda and Alyssa look up from where they are drying dishes, eyes lighting up when they see their parents. They set down the dishes and rags before moving to greet their parents. I stand off to the side letting the family talk, getting lost in my thoughts.

Why can't my family be like that?

"Babe?" I jump feeling Alyssa's hand on my arm.

"Sorry, what?" I ask, she gives me a soft smile bringing her hand from my arm to rest on my cheek. I sigh and lean into her hand relishing in the comfort she provides.

"You zoned out on us. Are you okay?" She asks brushing her thumb along my cheekbone. I bring my hand up resting it over hers, rubbing my thumb along the back of her hand.

"Yeah, just wish we didn't have the holiday crashers here. I was looking forward to a holiday with just us and your family." I press a kiss to her forehead pulling back to rest our foreheads together.

"Our family," She whispers into the air between us, "They became yours too the day we said 'I do'. Those crashers will not ruin our first Christmas married, Amanda and my parents won't let them," She says pressing a kiss to my lips, "I won't let them," I give her a smile and nod, pressing another kiss to her lips before turning to see her parents and Amanda talking but glancing at us every so often. I turn back to Alyssa looking into her eyes.

"I love you," I say. She smiles pressing another kiss to my lips sensing I need the comfort.

"I love you too. Now lets go enjoy our first Christmas as a married couple," I nod taking her hand from my cheek and intertwining our fingers, before letting her lead us to the island where her-our family is sitting.

"Oh Y/n! Alyssa was telling us that your getting ready to publish your new book. It's the next one in the Awaken series right?" John asks. I smile and nod.

"Yea, the detectives story isn't over yet. Alyssa has been a big help with the details and helping me work through the story line. I think I have at least two more books worth of ideas." I say happy to finally be able to talk about my writing with people other than Alyssa and her team. Those girls are obsessed with the series and keep asking for spoilers.

"Oh that's so exciting! What is the publish date? I want to be sure to get a copy before they sell out!" Donna asks. I move from my spot next to Alyssa to grab the 3 of bags from the counter.

"For you guys? Now," I say handing them each a bag before moving back to Alyssa, wrapping an arm around her waist.

"Wait? Really?" Amanda asks in shock, pulling out her copy of the book. Donna and John doing the same giving me a questioning look.

"Yeah, I had asked the published for a few copies before they hit the shelves in the new year. I wanted my family to have the first copies." I shrug as if it were no big deal.

"Aww thank you! I look forward to reading it!" Donna says setting the book on the counter before moving around it to pull me into a hug. I remove my arm from Alyssa to be able to return the gesture. Donna pulls away and cups my face in her hands looking into my eyes. "I'm proud of you. You've accomplished so much since Alyssa first introduced you to us 4 years ago." I try and blink away the tears ultimately failing. "Oh honey," Donna whispers pulling me into another hug. I feel three more sets of arms around us, without having to look I can tell it's Alyssa, Amanda and John. We stand there for a few minutes before breaking apart at the sound of the doorbell. I turn to Alyssa confused.

"Did you invite anyone else?" I ask, she shakes her head in response.

"No, everyone we invited is here," she says returning the confused look. I excuse myself from them before making my way to the front door. But of course mom is already there. I look at her confused when she turns around with a pizza box in her hands, after shutting the door.

"What's with the pizza? Dinner is almost done," I question. She shrugs handing me something before moving towards the couch, setting the box on the coffee table and sitting next to Heather. I take a deep breath seeing my wallet. I open it and see the cash I had in there gone. "Why do you have my wallet? This was upstairs in my room." I continue to question.

"Your sister wanted pizza, and neither one of us had any cash. I know you always have cash on you so I didn't think you'd mind." She says as if that's enough of an explanation as to why she'd steal my wallet and why they'd order pizza on Christmas.

You've got to be kidding me.

"We've been cooking Christmas dinner all day! Why would you order pizza? Why did you go into my room and take my wallet and money?" I try and keep calm knowing I've been on the verge of lashing out all day.

"What's going on in here?" Alyssa asks walking out of the kitchen. The rest of her family following behind, all looking confused.

"Y/m/n and Heather ordered pizza for dinner meanwhile we've spent all day cooking Christmas dinner." I say, closer and closer to finally losing my cool. Alyssa, sensing this, moves quickly to stand by my side resting her hand on the small of my back rubbing small circles knowing that clams me down. I let out a sigh and slightly relax into her touch.

"It's okay baby, relax." Alyssa whispers into my ear. I relax further at her words but my eyes snap open at the comment from my sister.

"Gross, haven't you gotten over that gay thing yet? I thought that was just a phase in high school." she scoffs. I glare at my 'sister' looking to my mom who is standing by nodding in agreement with Heather. "You could do so much better than her any way. I mean look at her-" she gestures to Alyssa who's touch halts on my back.

At that point all I see is red.

"Seriously?!?" I exclaim cutting her off from continuing. I slowly push away from Alyssa finally at my breaking point. "You can say anything you want to about me. I'm used to your bullshit having been exposed to it all my life, but when you start talking bad about my wife. That! Is where I draw the line." I say moving towards the guest bedroom my mom was staying in.

"Wife?" I hear behind me but I ignore it continuing on my way. I stuff all of her belongings into her bag before moving to the front door. I open it and throw her bag onto the front porch. I turn to her and Heather who look at me like I'm crazy.

"I've had enough of you two ruining my life. You need to leave. Now. Or I will not hesitate to call the police and have you forcefully removed from the premises." I stand and point to the open door waiting for them to move.

"But sweetheart, it's Christmas you can't throw your family out onto the streets," Y/m/n says trying to guilt me like she used to. I walk towards her stopping behind the couch.

"No, you haven't been my family for a long time. My family is those people over there who actually care about me unlike you who has always put Heather over me. For once in my life, I will not back down. Now leave or I will call the cops." The two share a look before moving to the front door. I grab the pizza box off the coffee table before following behind them to the front door.

"Don't forget your Christmas dinner," I call as they get to the steps on the porch. They turn to me, Y/m/n reaching out to take it, I smile sweetly opening the box before throwing it at her causing her to scream and shock. "Oops…I tripped." I shrug before closing the door. I lean my back against it letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding.

"Baby, are you okay?" I feel Alyssa's hand on my cheek, muck like earlier, softly brushing her thumb over my cheekbone. I bring my arms up to wrap around her waist before taking a deep breath, opening my eyes looking into hers. I lean forward pressing a kiss to her lips letting it linger for a moment before pulling back resting my forehead on hers.

"I've never been better. Now I get to peacefully enjoy our first Christmas together as a married couple with your- sorry our family," I whisper, she smiles pressing another kiss to my lips. I pull her closer to me, resting my head on her shoulder as her arms move to wrap around my neck holding me in a hug. I glance up over her shoulder to see Amanda, Donna and John back in the kitchen sitting around the island laughing together.

"Yea, definitely our family," I sigh pressing a final kiss to her lips before moving so one arm is around her waist as I lead us into the kitchen to enjoy Christmas together.

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I watch from my place on the bed as Alyssa gets ready to sleep, moving around the room doing her night routine. The others in the guest rooms having decided to head to bed after we all watched a Christmas movie with hot cocoa. The TV remote in my hand ready to press play on The Santa Clause, one of Alyssa and I's favorites.

"Are you sure you're okay? Today was a lot," Alyssa asks as she climbs under the covers, snuggling into my side. Her head resting on my shoulder but tilted up to be able to look me in the eyes looking for signs I'm lying. I wrap my arm around her shoulder, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"Of course, I mean my nose will be bruised for a few days but other than that I am fine. This has been a long time coming. I'm sorry it happened on Christmas but I don't regret that it happened. I hope they take the hint and never contact me again." I explain, she smiles leaning up to press a soft kiss to my bruised nose. "I love you Alyssa," I whisper as she pulls back.

"I love you too Y/n, forever." I send her a smile before leaning back in bed pressing play on the remote before setting it down to wrap both arms around my wife.

Best Christmas Ever.

#alyssa naeher #alyssa naeher x reader #woso community #woso x reader #x reader #woso #woso fanfics #woso imagine #uswnt #uswnt x reader #uswnt imagine

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narryffdreaming · 11 months ago

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HI! HELLO!

RIO GRANDE DO SUL / BRAZIL NEEDS YOUR HELP, PLEASE 🇧🇷

Guys, I know my blog isn't big at all for me to be doing this, but after living some of the most devastating and scary days of my life I feel the need to at least try.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure most of you don't know that the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) is going through the worst climate catastrophe in its history.

To give you some context, it started raining on Saturday (April 27th), and by Monday (April 29th) cities were already underwater. As days went by, and as rain didn't give us a single moment to catch a break, not only floods were a problem, but also multiple, huge landslides. By Wednesday (May 1st), it was like everything was falling apart around us. Everywhere.

Blackouts. No communication. No water supply. Brigdes collapsing. Roads washed out. Houses floating away. Animals drowning. People dying. Missing. Begging for help...

I mean, it's been a really long and painful week. There are so many videos and pictures that I could show you, and I still wouldn't be able to show and explain what we're going through.

Now, a week later (May 6th), we're still living this nightmare. Water follows the course of the river and it's like floods just move from one place to the other. On top of that, more rain is expected during the week.

So far*, out of 496 cities in the state, 341 cities have been somehow affected by all this. At least 78 people died, over 100 were reported missing, and at least 175 were injured. Also, over 134,000 people were forced to leave their homes behind, and most of them won't be able to return because houses aren't even there anymore.

So whilst we're doing our best here to help our people, volunteering ourselves and just doing whatever we can to try and start all over (cleaning up the streets and houses, making food, donating clothes and furniture, etc) we know there's only so much we can do without financial help. Which is why I'm writing this.

If you can, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE 🙏🏻 consider donating and helping us. Especially if you live outside the country — basically bc your money will be worth even more here, as you can see:

€1 = R$ 5,49 || €5 = R$27,46

US$1 = R$5,10 || US$5 = R$25,51

£1 = R$6,40 || £5 = R$32,00

And if you can't donate, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE 🙏🏻 at least just share and spread the word. You'll be already doing a lot for us!

We already went through something like this seven months ago (September/23) and we really, really need more international help/awareness now.

Official links for donations are listed here:

IF YOU'RE FROM BRAZIL: Link

IF YOU'RE FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY: Link

Also, if you want to know more about what's happening, you can start here: governo_rs || abcnews || G1 noticias

JUST PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THIS

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*I wrote this post on May 6th, at 2am. Now it's May 6th, 11:30am (not even 10 hours later), and numbers have already changed: 345 cities have been somehow affected (+4), 83 people died (+5), 111 were reported missing (+11), 276 were injured (+101), over 141,000 were forced to leave their homes behind (+7k).

#brazil #rio grande do sul #enchentes #floods #flooding #climate change

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chireikiden · 4 months ago

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do we know whether zun writes the script for each official manga word for word, or if he gives the artists a detailed outline and they write the dialogue? i often wonder this because i feel like the writing styles of each manga can differ quite a lot, and some of them feel really different from the way zun writes dialogue in the games.

I don't think we can say for sure how he works with each individual manga. However, the largest sample we have is from this spring's Dai Touhou Project Expedition, which included some of ZUN's scripts for Lotus Eaters. As photography was banned in this section, afaik we only have the recreated text in this blog post here, in Japanese of course.

In these examples, the dialogue is the one thing that ZUN does include word-for-word, while most other descriptions are very brief. This matches how the artists clearly draw e.g. characters' reactions and general behavior very differently.

The scripts have been reframed a bit for the expo, and Mizutaki's comments are a later addition, but we can assume the contents themselves are pretty unedited (or else there'd be very little point in displaying them as a showpiece). I'm gonna go through a couple.

Here we have the script for the first few pages of Lotus Eaters chapter 4. The Japanese dialogue is word-for-word identical between the script and the finished manga, and though this could be a change made for the expo, I doubt they did that. I've borrowed Alpha Beta Kappa's translation for the dialogue, but the point is to illustrate what is and isn't in the script:

Chapters 4–5｜"The Haughty Grab Even the Red Ape" (Part 1–2) Page 95 ― ZUN's Script ――Night-time cherry blossoms at the Hakurei Shrine. Reimu, Marisa, Sakuya, Remilia, Youmu, and some other usual characters may or may not be there. Everyone's already had some drink, and the party is in full swing. Sakuya brings out a dessert on a large tray. Marisa: "What's this?" Sakuya: "I tried my hand at a dessert. In the Outside World, it's called tarte soleil, or 'tart of the sun'. Supposedly it's quite popular for it's sunlike appearance. Although as the sun hardly suits my mistress, I tried rearranging it for a night theme. I call it the tarte lune. It's not too sweet, so enjoy." Everyone's excited. Sakuya looks proud. Marisa: "Fits right in your hand!" Reimu: "This is wonderful." Everyone happily finishes dessert as well. No one's looking at the cherry blossoms at this point. Reimu: "Jeez, your cooking's so good. I'm glad we asked you for help again, Sakuya." Sakuya: "Oh, it's nothing. I merely prepared it to entertain the mistress. Perhaps this is the best the shrine could hope for, but it really is nothing praiseworthy. To think you'd be so easily pleased." Reimu and Marisa smile awkwardly. Reimu: "R-Right... Well—" Marisa: "Y-Yeah, that's right!" Mizutaki's Comments ZUN-san's script didn't really clarify what this tarte lune was supposed to look like, so I just came up with something tasty-looking based on the appearance of the real-life tarte soleil. It says that Sakuya made this for dessert for Remilia, yet Remilia doesn't actually have any lines here. Luckily she's a pretty easy character to make move on page.

Obviously this is a pretty simple, dialogue-based scene, with not much else happening plot-wise, but it shows how all the little interactions on page and even what characters are present is left to the artist's discretion. Sometimes the script for an entire page is like "Miyoi's cleaning happily, when suddenly there's some noise at the door", and sometimes the script ends up becoming a different number of pages than expected. Because the whole point is to be the script for the story, though, it can also be pure description when that's what the story is being told through:

Chapters 11-12｜"Love the Customer, Hate the Sin" (Part 1–2) Pages 106–107 ― ZUN's Script Mamizou and Komachi begin to exchange information. Mamizou keeps the existence of Sanshoku Geidontei a secret, but tells her about the fake name customer. Komachi recognizes what she's talking about! And shares what she knows. Mamizou looks like she understands everything now, and seems satisfied with herself, but her face is also a little solemn. Mizutaki's Comments This scene had no dialogue, only ZUN-san's description of Mamizou and Komachi's conversation. Figuring out how to draw stuff like this is difficult, and I feel a bit lost sometimes, but it's also fun in some ways. Since the location wasn't specified, I wanted to give the feeling that they're hiding themselves from humans but doing so right under their noses, so I chose the underside of a bridge across the river (canal) that runs through the Village. Where else would Komachi be but a "river", after all!

In general, we have Mizutaki's word for the scripts being a bit vague sometimes, but being able to discuss them with ZUN during the process:

Chapters 1–3｜"A Drunken Evening Leaves no Memories" (Part 1–3) Page 77 ― ZUN's Script Suika: "Ah, yeah. I just figured she was that sorta youkai. The kind that always appears at bars. Getting people drunk and then wasting 'em. Good sake makes for a good suima. Bad sake makes for a bad one. And an oni's sake, well..." Reimu: "Well what?" Suika drinks directly from the gourd. She laps up the last bits of the bottomless Ibuki Gourd. Looking drunk and very smug, she goes: Suika: "That makes for... the strongest kind of suima. Unmatched, and unparalleled." Mizutaki's Comments At the time that I got the script, this scene had basically no stage directions. When I tried asking ZUN at our meeting what the mood was supposed to be like, he suggested that Suika blow an alcohol-laden breath at Reimu, so the end result is what you see. (*We were usually also drinking during our meetings, and it's not like I really have any clear notes from them, so there's also a good chance that I'll misremember things. Please read with that in mind...)

We don't get to know how much of the embellished fight scene against the dream-pig that follows was in the script, and how much of it is Mizutaki's creation. But it's already easy to see that with directions like this, any scene can be drawn in many different ways.

If this is representative of the other manga too, it seems that the dialogue itself is straight from ZUN, but almost everything else we see on page is just drawn based on his very general directions. This means that even if the text is pure ZUN, it can still be greatly affected by the context, and the less dialogue there is going on, the more of the page is made up whole-cloth by the artist.

Presumably there are differences in how he works with different artists for different manga, and CDS for example has far less dialogue than most of his other manga, but I must assume that is on purpose. For example, he's said on some show or other (don't ask me to dig up the source, sorry) that he enjoys how he can just kinda tell Akimaki to stick in a fight scene and cut loose (which tells us both that it's Akimaki's doing, but also ZUN-approved).

I can't say with confidence that the dialogue in CDS or any other manga is also word-for-word from ZUN's script, but I think it's plausible and likely, and the artists just have a lot of room to put their own spin on it even without touching a word of it.

There's also other factors in the dialogue pipeline, of course, such as:

ZUN himself is writing in a very different format in the games than in the manga, and the manga generally have a lot more and lengthier dialogues.

The text is split up very differently (into small text boxes vs. across multiple bubbles and pages). And believe me, if you've never translated Japanese, the way things like periods, ellipses, commas and conjuctions are placed is half translator preference and half trying to wrestle with the way the text is split.

The game translations are generally massaged by a number of translators, while the manga are hammered out by individual translators in a couple days with maybe proofreading at most, meaning that their individual styles also affect things more directly.

#ask #anonymous #translation disc.#chireikiden disc.#general disc.

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demonslayedher · 3 months ago

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The "Umai" Bentou: Gyunabe

A very special edition of Kimetsu Kitchen, recreating the most iconic meal of Kimetsu no Yaiba, one fit to power a Hashira through a night of battle! Good enough to be one's last meal!

As a quick forward, the first official fanbook makes it official that what Rengoku was eating on the train was a gyunabe (beef hot pot) boxed lunch, which is pretty close to a sukiyaki recipe for how it simmers beef in sweetened soy sauce brine. However, sukiyaki is typically eaten with the freshly cooked beef dipped in raw egg, for eggs were also a luxury food back in the Taisho Period commonly associated with Western style restaurant food (they were not commonly used at home until later in the period). Putting some egg in the bentou is part of what elevates it to be especially fancy. Speaking of time period differences, although it is not common now, Taisho Period gyunabe recipes included miso as part of the sweet soy sauce brine.

Thankfully searching in Japanese for keywords like "gyunabe bentou rengoku recipe" yields many results from Japanese fans who were mindful of this difference, so I more or less followed the following recipe. Unlike my usual Kimetsu Kitchen experiments, I'm going to try to write this one in a way you can follow. You can see the visuals in gif form on this post. That being said, I hate cooking, and I may not be a good person to take advice from.

Umai!! Gyunabe Bentou

2 servings, based on a Mizunoto-ranked Corp member's typical serving size

Ingredients:

200g of sliced beef short rib*

1 egg**

1/4 white or yellow onion

1/2 package grilled tofu***

1/4 leek

🔥2 tablespoons sugar

🔥1 tablespoon red miso paste

🔥3 tablespoons soy sauce

🔥3 tablespoons sake

🔥4 tablespoons mirin****

🔥2 tablespoons water

Beni-shoga (pickled ginger), to taste*****

Whatever serving size of white rice your heart desires (Japanese rice recommended, but I am not the rice police)

*Short rib is a fatty cut with lots of cartilage that turns to gelatin when slowly cooked. I prefer lean cuts, so even though it comes out tougher, I used sliced beef round and it turned out just fine.

**I prepared two eggs in case one wouldn't be very photogenic. That turned out to be a good call.

***Grilled tofu, like firm (momen) or silken (kinu), is water-packed and likely available at Asian grocers. However, the vegetarian section of a Western style grocer might only have firm & silken, in which case, go with firm.

****This can be substituted if you can't find it

*****Or totally omitted if you dislike it, can't find it, or otherwise don't mind not totally recreating the bentou

Step 1.

Get your egg(s) boiling. The internet will tell you wiser things than I can about this, but what I did is bring my water to a boil first, and then put in the eggs, submerged by about an inch. I added a splash of vinegar to make them easier to peel later. I set the timer for 10 minutes, but you can pull them sooner for runnier yolks. After that, put the eggs in cold water to stop the cooking. You could also steep the eggs in mentsuyu for half a day if you want, but I didn't bother and just peeled and added them to my brine later.

Step 2.

Get your rice cooking. I added nice clean bamboo charcoal to mine for good luck. I am not the rice police, but I did make sure to wash my rice first and gave it about 15 minutes to soak before I turned on the rice cooker. Because that is what old ladies in Japan tell you to do.

Step 3.

Cut and drain your tofu. To drain it, fold up a bunch of paper towels and set the slices on top, then put more folded paper towels on top of them. If you have flat surfaces like cutting boards to work with, you can put something heavy on top to squeeze out more water and make the tofu slices firmer and easier to work with. Do expect the surrounding area to get very wet--this is why I like to place mine on the bottom of a pan so there is somewhere for the water to flow away from the tofu, but it's not a big deal if your tofu is wet. Since you're only using half a block, you can save the rest of the tofu in water for later use; it's very versatile and packed with protein. Oh, you don't like tofu? I don't think tofu likes you much either.

Step 4.

Cut your onions. For the leeks, give them diagonal cuts, for the yellow or white onion, slicing with the grain will make them milder in flavor because you rupture fewer of of the cell membranes. Speaking of, you know what happens when you rupture those?

Step 5.

Cry. Because you miss Rengoku-san, because you hate cooking, because you are cutting onions. You must press on.

Step 6.

Mix all the ingredients marked with an 🔥. The miso might be a little clumpy, but don't worry about it. Just try to dissolve the sugar. It's a little late to say it, but I don't know if calling this a "brine" is correct. Don't at me. Do you think I cook?

Step 7.

Fry the yellow/white onion slices until almost translucent. Set aside, and clean the pan if you plan on reusing it for the rest of the dish.

Step 8.

Give the 🔥mixture a stir for good measure, and then heat it up over medium heat. Add the beef slices, simmer until heated through. Remove the beef slices, set aside.

Step 9.

Add the onions, leeks, tofu, and eggs to simmer. I just listened to my heart on the timing and wish I would have given the leeks more time and the onions less time, and I can't remember how much time I gave them. I peeled the eggs and put them in whole to give them some color and heat them back up, but maybe that wasn't necessary if you had them soaking in mentsuyu half the day. My tofu behaved. I like tofu and tofu likes me.

Step 10.

Your rice is probably done. Spread it across the bottom of your bentou.

Step 11.

Carefully slice a boiled egg in half. If you fail, try the other one. Select the prettiest half-egg to place in one corner of the bentou. Next to that, place your two prettiest leeks. Next to that, your two prettiest slices of tofu. There should a little space remaining to add your pickled ginger. You probably want to taste this first to decide how much you like it.

Step 12.

Stir back in the meat with the onions, then layer this mixture on top of the rest of the rice. The bentou is complete!

You know the final step to take once you take a bite.

Say it.

#Kimetsu Kitchen #an actual recipe this time #rengoku kyojuro #rengoku kyoujurou

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yourheart-inmyhands · 2 years ago

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Hi annon that requested the archons' reaction to the reader being flirted with

Could you possibly write their reaction to someone trying to kill us but failing

Also can I be 🌮-annon

ah of course you can! i'm so happy to have another official anon, i hope to see you around more often and i'm so sorry it took so long to get to your request ;v;

Warning: this post contains yandere-themes, including talk about attempted murder, murder implications, delusional behavior, violence, and other potential topics. Please read at your own risk!

Yandere!Venti would struggle to refrain himself, having to hold back from shredding the individual who had attempted such a thing. He doesn’t want to out himself as the Anemo Archon, so instead he simply incapacitates the individual before taking you and leaving. He checks you over when you’ve returned home, ensuring that you’re ok and settled in before throwing up some protective barriers around the house. And when you settle down for the night and fall asleep, he sets off to finish what he started earlier that day.

Yandere!Zhongli would simply raise an eyebrow at the individual. With a quick hand motion a near impenetrable shield had covered you, guarding you from any danger that may come. Zhongli was always extra careful when he went out with you knowing that he was watched carefully by more than just the townsfolk. More than a few upper class women had expressed interest in him and so he always made sure everything was safe for you when out on the town. Now of course he isn’t going to kill a woman for simply being jealous, but that doesn’t mean he won’t get his loyal Adepti to teach her a lesson through ominous messages and unpleasant dreams. Zhongli is a man of indirect action, preferring to keep his hands clean nowadays.

Yandere!Raiden would slash the individual within an inch of their life, leaving them to writhe on the ground in pain as they quickly bleed out as she picks you up and escorts you back to your shared home. Because she’s the Archon, no one dares to say a word, at least not to her face. She makes sure you’re alright once you’ve returned home, already drafting out a new law in her mind that would prohibit any pre-approved interaction with her darling. She refuses to let anything happen to her beloved, after all you promised to spend eternity with her.

Yandere!Furina would at first be angry, but as she sits in the courtroom, watching the person be convicted for their crime of attempted murder, she can’t help the wicked smile that spreads over her face. She had left you in the care of a trusted Fontaine doctor while she oversaw the court proceedings, having to cover her mouth with her hand to refrain from giggling as she watched the person get dragged off. They should’ve known better than to mess with the Archon’s beloved, after all there wasn’t anything Furina would stop at if it meant keep you safe.

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libraryraccoon · 1 year ago

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If I was at NRC as a normal student (not Yuu)

If I was in the NRC, i will be a Ignihyde Student (bc the official test tell me I was a Ignihyde student), the extrovert or ambivert of Ignihyde.

Aka the Ignihyde student hated by all the other Ignihyde student :DD

I will try to adopt Ortho.

Raccoon : Sign just here.

Ortho : isn't it a adopt pap-

Raccoon : shhh, you don't need to know or say what it is. Sign just. :)

Idia seeing me trying to adopt legally his little (dead and robot) brother : What the fuck-

I will be here for the Overblots.

But not for help, oh no no !

Ace : What is it ?

Raccoon : pop corn.

Deuce : Why are you eating pop corn when there is an overblot in front of you ?!

Raccoon : because it's better to watch with pop corn ? I thought everyone know that.

I would be absent from sports class. Vargas met me once in the corridors but that's it. I would never have shown up to this (torture) class.

I'm pretty sure Vargas won't even know I exist.

Vargas : Raccoon ? We have someone here who have that name ?

Jack : it's maybe the raccon that is in the trash at the back of the school ?

Ace : Oh yeah, I have seen that little guy once. But why he will be on the call list ?

(They are talking about a real raccoon, not me-)

I will doxx people for money. It's said.

Hey, I need to make money you know ? And I don't have a Leona for that like Ruggie-

Oh yeah because Ruggie will be my best friend here.

(We are the NRC cleaners, Crowley pays us to do all the cleaning)

I have seen a post saying that some beastmens and faes are awake the night and go see each others, even if I will be a human, I will join them.

Like that I will meet (and have informations) on a lot of beastmens and faes.

(Me ? Later blackmail them about this ? Please, be realistic, I care about my life ! But for a little money....)

I will be the only Ignihyde student and maybe human that will be at that "night party" (we will call it like that), and it's because I was invite by Ruggie (bestfriends benefits).

Now, for some of my hc as Ignihyde students, I headcanon that all the Ignihyde student have one time by months a party on a game with all the dorm.

And during that party, they do a lot of challenges. And that leads to some Drama and rivalry.

I'm pretty sure it's at that party that we decided who will be the Housewarden and Vice Housewarden.

The Housewarden being the 1st and vice the 2nd.

And some others things :

•I will be the NRC therapist.

I'm a good listener and I give good advices.

Pretty sure Crowley tried to hire me after finding out.

That mean I will be the therapist of all the overblotter (oh look ! I have now a lot of ennemies because I talk bad about their family/what they think-).

I would use the excuse of being a school therapist to avoid doing sports. At least I have an excuse and I won't have repercussions for (skipping) being absent from sports class.

Bye bye Vargas ! Seeing you one time in the corridors was enough for me !

•I probably would have made a contract with Azul and I would have taken Ruggie to do one too (well, that's if he and I are in first year at the same time).

Why ? For money ofc.

We will work for the Mostro Lounge only for the money.

•I will avoid the Leech (well, try to avoid them).

They scared me.

How people can not have scare of them is a question without answer for me.

•I will be hate of Vil and Riddle (even if we don't count the therapist part).

I have a bad memory, i don't care about my physic.

I can easily forget the rules, so Riddle will hate me for forget all the Queen rules but also all the NRC rules in general.

And I can literally go shopping in unicorn pajamas. Vil worst nightmare.

•Rook 🤝🏻 Me : watching people.

Nothing else to say here. It explain all by itself.

•Unexpected friendship : Me & Idia & Rook.

Every Sunday evening at the end of the week we would meet up at the Pomefiore or Ignihyde dorm and tell each other all the NRC gossip. We would have tea, cookies, popcorn and hot chocolate, and lots of gossip to be told.

Nobody in the NRC know how much we know or how we know it. They don't want to know.

•My magic.

I will have an healing magic or a anti-magic. That's all.

I don't need more magic than those two.

•I will try to adopt Grim.

Maybe Yuu too. I just want to adopt them + Ortho because they deserved all the love.

I will have a gun.

I love gun.

•Knowing too much.

If I go at NRC, even with magic, with all I know of the game and the theories ? Man, I will be the more suspicious of the all NRC, more than Rook !

I will say things like that :

Raccoon : Man, you really is an overblotter now that I see you that often !

Crowley : ??? How do you know-

Raccoon : you're dad, Levan, is Crowley. Good chance bro, we're not together in that shit-

Malleus : The fuck child of men-

Raccoon : what that feel like to be a general ?

Lilia : kid, why that question and how do you know ? I don't remember saying it to you-

Raccoon : when will you accept that you are Silver, Sebek and Malleus parental figure ?

Lilia : ... i'm not-

Raccoon : wait- we are before Malleus overblot, so that mean you are still in the denial right now.

Lilia : by the great sevens.. WHAT THE FUCH RACCOON ?!-

Me, Idia and Rook the Sunday.

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redphlox · 9 months ago

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Do you think Toya ever had a chance? I feel like his descent into villainy as Dabi was inevitable, I know he has the equivalent of a Quirk disability but I feel maybe it wasn't meant to work like his father's Quirk but in a different way.

I wished Toya had the chance to go back home but Horikoshi pulled a cruel fate on us.

I didn't want Toya to be saved this way, it felt too late and he will always be seen as his family's regret and failure because he is the cruel reminder to everyone that this family was a mistake, nothing but a Quirk experiment.

He can never be seen as anything other than a mistake or regret to make up for out of guilt. I know his family is here now, but it feels more out of obligation more than anything.

I have a few thoughts about how disability is framed in BNHA but I'll reserve my thoughts until after the manga is officially over. I'm not sure if you've read my other posts, but I'm optimistic that Touya's fate isn't to die. I'm not going to entertain doom and gloom on my blog. I'm finding that spiraling is influencing others to think the worst of the worst and causing unnecessary heartache and anxiety. I'm not saying others can't spiral - just don't do it on my blog.

I don't agree with the idea that the family thinks of Touya as a mistake - where does the manga indicate the family thinks his existence was a mistake? Can you show me the panels? No, because they don't exist.

In 301-302, it's plainly stated that the family thinks Dabi was born out of Endeavor's ambition and selfishness and failure as a father. The other children were quirk experiments too, but Rei and even Endeavor NEVER state regret about starting a family - they don't regret their kids. They regret hurting their kids, but they don't regret bringing them into this world. Not once has Rei or Enji stated they regret Touya being born. Neither have the siblings.

The regret the family feels isn't that he exists, but that they feel they failed him in some way - Rei and Enji as parents, Natsuo and Fuyumi as siblings (even though it wasn't their fault at all.) It's only natural to feel responsible and guilty for your loved one's downward spiral and feel like you could have done more if you had known what would have happened (See: Spinner in 427).

The Todorokis love Touya unconditionally (although it was hard to show that during their childhood because of the abuse). That's why they united to stop him, why they united to come see him at the hospital, and that's why they want to talk to him and have SO much to discuss. Touya is literally shivering and his heart rate is speeding up from the happiness of finally feeling wanted and seen now that his family is at his bedside.

They're literally saying, "Tell me all your thoughts. I want to know. I want to be with you."

He's a hated criminal now - BUT they're not abandoning him. They're facing hell right now because of what he did but they're not forsaking him or distancing themselves to save themselves from the public's damnation. They WANT to be with Touya, even if it'll be difficult. They could have easily left him, deserted him, forsaken him, turned their backs, washed their hands clean of him - much like Hawks and his mother distanced themselves from his father.

But the Todorokis HAVEN'T spurned Touya, and WON'T. That's what they're conveying by being at his bedside and telling him they want to talk to him. Nothing he can do can make them stop wanting him. Sure, there might be some resentment and hurt feelings, but that doesn't negate unconditional love.

Horikoshi went out of his way to make each Todoroki family member state they were present in Touya's room because they wanted to be there. "We're not all here out of a sense of duty" = we're all here because we want to be. If reading 426 didn't convince you of that, you might want to step back and reread a few more times.

#bnha #bnha asks #bnha 426 #my meta

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ai-the-broccoli · 4 months ago

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now that I've cleaned out 100+ reblog drafts, I can finally unleash whatever the fuck this

both of them were drawn in low pixels on my Macbook Trackpad with my poor index finger.

[bonus: Luka doodle, also drawn with the Macbook Trackpad]

the hair and the necks and the eyes and Ivan's mouth and... everything else were very difficult for me to get right (I'm still not used enough to drawing boys tbh but actually mainly it was just. WHY DID I THINK DRAWING WITH THE TOUCHPAD WAS A GOOD IDEA. no it was not, 0/10 would not recommend).

why are there 6 Ivans? I couldn't choose a favourite among the adjusted versions of Ivan so I ended up with all of them in one post. not sure why I formatted them like this but I happened to have a Till doodle on hand already when I finished the Ivans so. there he goes!

Luka's one is actually the most careless piece among the three and took me the least time to draw. (I drew Till first. WHAT is going on with his hair and why is it never consistently drawn in official art)

#alien stage #fanart #i (ai)#alien stage ivan #alien stage till #own art #alnst #alnst ivan #alnst till #till alnst #ivan alnst #ivantill #alnst luka #alien stage luka #luka alnst

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the-fiction-witch · 1 year ago

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Now On Your Life

Media The Artful Dodger (Pre Show Release)

Character Jack Dawkins

Couple Jack X Reader

Rating Cute

I asked! and you little bats have answered! Jack is officially in!

And fun little celebration! this makes my 4000th tumblr post!

I hummed myself a little tune, as I strolled leisurely about the market from stall to stall. My Wicker basket in hand littered with items I had purchased and my small coin purse prepared to purchase more. Often I smiled at those working the stalls or other ladies like myself making their way around. I stopped to look over some eggs when a voice spoke up.

"Miss Y/l/n"

I didn't even need to glance over, I knew who it was, and unfortunately knew what he wanted.

"Dr Dawkins, to what do I owe the pleasure?"

"You missed an appointment"

"I wasn't aware I had an appointment" I smiled picking out my eggs and handing over the money taking my eggs and adding them to my basket

"Liar. You had an appointment and you know you did. This is the sixth time you've missed this"

"Ohh how tragic" I said moving to the next stall and looking over some fruits and veg

"You can't keep ignoring it"

"I'm not ignoring it"

"Yes you are"

"No I'm not. I am simply not letting your butcher hands at me" I told him as I went on through the market with him following along behind me

"If you don't let my hands at you you'll die"

"No, I won't"

"Ughhhh must you be so stubborn"

"I do not need your madman butchering, I have my medicines"

"Ohh your herbal teas and lavender salt. That's not going to help you"

"It's kept me alive so far Dawkins" I said as I continued on with my shopping

"Will you listen to me. I've told you a hundred times you have to come and let me do something if you don't you're going to be in incredible pain"

"And?"

"And you know I don't want to see you in pain"

"Don't you? you make money from people being in pain" I snapped as I hurried through the market "It is quite literally your business, so why would I trust you do to anything? You want me to be in pain so you make more money I understand the business of it all." but he grabbed my arm pulling me close

"That doesn't mean I want to see it happen to someone I care about," He says "Now will you, Please come to the office and let me help you. It's a five-minute procedure maybe less."

"Not on your life." I snapped taking my arm away and heading away from the market through the town park to try and get home but he stopped me and turned me to face him

"Y/n! You're natural cures and herbal remedies do a lot I will not deny that, and you've helped so many people that I couldn't help, but they can't fix this why can't you understand that? I know you're stubborn, I know you don't trust me, I know you think I'm a butcher just after my money, but I can't bear to think of the pain you'll be in, it'll break my heart to see you die knowing I could so easily have prevented it," He explained, "I'm a doctor, you can't expect me to stand by and let you kill yourself."

"You know I can't"

"Free of charge then. Because it's you." he says "Please, I promise I'll take care of you. I'll be gentle, and make sure the office and all my tools are clean just for you. Just let me take care of you, Please y/n"

"And what if it goes wrong?"

"It won't-"

"But if it does?"

"then I'll never forgive myself." He says, "Please just let me help little one" He says stroking my stomach

"Fine" I sighed "But the office is to be cleaned from top to bottom, all your equipment is to be cleaned and sanitized, you are to be fast and gentle, and you are in charge of taking care of me until I'm better"

"I think that's agreeable" He nods

"And you're the one getting up every time he cries in the night for the first three months"

"One week"

"two months"

"One month"

"Deal"

"Good girl" He smiled kissing my forehead "Now you finish the shopping I'll see you back at the house and we'll take care of this alright?"

"Alright. Now go and clean that office or I am not letting you do anything" I warn "You are not touching me unless those hands are clean and there is nothing under your nails"

"Yes darling" He rolled his eyes, and he gave my hand a kiss and then my stomach "You take care of little one, I'll see you later" He said heading back home.

#tbs #thomas brodie sangster #thomas sangster #tbs smut #thomasbrodiesangster #tbs imagine #tbs imagines #thomas sangster imagine #thomas brodie sangster imagine #thomas brodie sangster smut #the artful dodger #theartfuldogger #jack #jackdawkins #jack dawkins

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blu3-ja3 · 4 months ago

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Basically Task Force 141 gets to have a little branching team; Task Force Stalker AKA Ghosts Team. Because I say so! I want to give Cod Ghosts some love and nothing will stop me from doing so!

Captain O'Connor gets to actually be a Captain???

This is Part 1, all my previous posts are kinda intertwined but this is kinda the start of my actual story so enjoy!

COD Master List

O'Connor tried to find free time to go out for drinks with Nila, she truly did try but time wasn't on O'Connor's side it seemed. After recovering the information they needed as well as the rest of the team, O'Connor wasn't given a break. With Price on desk duty until he recovers, O'Connor is the commanding officer for the 141.

On top of that O'Connor learns she is in charge of her own squad, Lieutenant Keegan, Sergeants Hesh, Ajax, and Logan are officially a part of the 141 and O'Connor is their captain not the second captain... Not Price's team that she is a part of. They're her team, she's their CO and it scares her more than ever. She was given assurance that O'Connor would still be part of the 141 and so would her boys.

As soon as they were back at their own base; Echo Point, both The 41 Company and Task Force 141 were sent out into the field. Gaz, Roach, and Soap were sent out on a reconnaissance mission for Laswell. Nila and her team were sent out as well on another rescue mission. The first two days O'Conner was getting better acquainted with her team.

She ran drills with them, read through files, spared with them and watched at the firing range. While O'Connor wasn't new to being a captain it felt different having her own squad. Where as before with Price she was second in command. Price's word trumped her at the end of the day no matter how much he treated her as an equal. She was the 2nd Captain, but with Task Forse: Stalker her word dictated all. And that worries her more than she'd like to admit.

She was in her room cleaning her glock when Ghost popped his masked head in after knocking. O'Connor looked up from her work and smiled at the still injured and recovering man as he spoke.

"Price needs you in the briefing room," O'Connor's heart sank into her stomach.

After finishing her task and reassembling her gun, O'Connor quickly moved towards the briefing room. Upon entering O'Connor spots the rest of Stalker there waiting. Quickly moving in she nods to them before finding a seat, Price begins as soon as O'Connor readies her pen.

The mission is simple. From the intel gathered from their most recent mission, they've learned of R.U.N.'s (Russian Ultranationalist) next course of action. They have narrowed down Makarov's location to three black sight prisons. They're planning to infiltrate as prison guards and use the information gathered.

Stalker is going to prevent that from happening... Makarov is being moved to a different black sight, one in Mexico. Alejandro and Rudolfo are going to be on the outside helping but O'Connor's team will be posing as guards alongside the prison warden.

Stalker's main goal is to make sure the hand off of Makarov goes smoothly and he's properly incarcerated. They're to leave as soon as possible. Before O'Connor leaves she stops by Price's office.

"How do you do it?" O'Connor stood in front of his desk, fully geared and ready to depart.

"What?" Price looks up from the mountain of back logged paperwork he's now forced to catch up on.

"Keep so calm... When one order could be the end for them?" O'Connor tries to not let her anxiety show but knows Price can read her like a book.

"Truthfully I'm panicking all the time Maeve, but I have to have confidence in myself and my team. You're a good leader Maevis, if you weren't you wouldn't be here." Price smiles at her before waving her out.

O'Connor nods before leaving, arriving at the landing pad a little before her team. O'Connor situates herself in the small boeing they're riding in before reading more in depth about their mission. Not looking up but greeting all the arrivals of her team, Keegan being the last one to arrive. As they're taking off O'Connor finishes her reading.

This mission feels half baked and O'Connor hates it. They're to leave their equipment behind in order to wear the uniforms of prison, they're provided locks for their left behind equipment like that would do anything of value. There's a small note from Price mentioning that Nikoli's contract will be getting them a bag to store their kits but they won't have their armor or heavy weapons. Only side arms and knives, again it feels half baked.

"So Cap what's the plan?" Hesh asks, O'Connor is again struck by the fact that her whole team is american.

"First who can speak Spanish?" Keegan and Ajax raise their hands, Logan gives a slight hand wiggle.

"Who can speak Russian?" No one raises a hand, O'Connor rubs her temples a bit trying her best to figure out how best to do this.

"Alright lads, here's the plan. We'll be touching down in about 3 hours, we'll be at a secondary sight that is temporarily holding Makarov. We'll be landing in Greenland before flying over Canada and America, Once over the Texas Mexico border we will land and take an armored truck into Mexico. We'll be meeting with our contact and he'll be our guide." O'Connor hands Keegan her tablet, it's displaying the information she read through already.

"Read through and then pass it, you should all be aware of the man we're dealing with." O'Connor sits down and goes about double checking her gear. They fly and land in Greenland after an hour transit, O'Connor taking the lead as she approaches the figures waiting for them.

"Commander Yuri, a pleasure to meet you!" O'Connor reaches out a hand, an offering.

"The pleasure is mine Captain O'Connor, Nikoli speaks of you fondly!" The man shakes O'Connor's hand before guiding them into the facility.

O'Connor sticks close to her team as she follows Yuri, she keeps her pace just fast enough to maintain a good spacing between the two. Yuri leads them into a room with lockers in it.

"Your uniforms and requested equipment for this little ruse, I will leave you to get changed. Once ready find me in the next room." Yuri leaves through a door opposite the one they entered through. O'Connor retrieved the five locks Price provided. She grabs her gear from the locker and quickly changes before replacing her equipment in the locker.

"Does anyone else feel like this is a trap?" Ajax asks, hesitation visible under his masked face.

"We have to trust Yuri at least, if this goes tits up I will have a nice long conversation with Nikoli regarding his contacts." O'Connor grabs what she can from her kit and tosses it into the empty medical bag she was provided. There's still plenty of room so O'Connor approaches the rest of the team and instructs them to place their kits inside. All four of them placed their masks into a pocket on the uniforms.

"You'll be able to mask up once we land in Mexico, there's half masks you can wear for now..." O'Connor watched as both Ajax and Keegan adjusted the half balaclavas.

Reattaching her glock 17 to her hip, O'Connor moves towards the door. She waits as the rest of Stalker gets into gear, locking away their personal kevlar vests, and following behind her. She looks at each of them silently asking for confirmation which she gets from all four men.

O'Connor opens the door and steps into a small room, Yuri is in a similar outfit to theirs and is waiting next to the man O'Connor assumes is the warden. The three exchange a few words in Russian, O'Connor learning much more since her first brush with Wolf and Demetrius.

The warden guilds the group through multiple security measures before leading them to a locked metal door. There is only a small sliding viewing window and small slot to put food trays on. The warden opens the window, ordering the prisoner to stand facing the back.

After a moment the warden opens the door and enters. After a few minutes a man stumbles out, hand and feet shackled. Makarov is positioned between everyone with the warden leading.

They pass through the prison out back out towards the landing pad they were on previously. A small cargo helicopter is waiting, O'Connor couldn't see the transport they arrived on. But O'Connor wasn't too concerned and followed the group up.

O'Connor was sat across from Makarov. The man kept trying to talk with Yuri and Keegan for about an hour, both of whom ignored the man's Russian sitting next to them. Keegan likely not from understanding when he spoke Russian and not caring when he spoke english. He turned towards O'Connor after another hour or so of flying in silence. In russian the man begins speaking towards her.

"I recognize you," Makarov smiles at O'Connor. She nods staring above Makarov's head.

"Yes! I know you from somewhere," O'Connor looks towards Yuri who has a slight confused expression.

"You're not from the prison... I know all the nurses who would be assigned to me," O'Connor looks towards the warden who has moved from the front of the co-piolet seat towards the back.

"She's a new hire Makarov, leave her alone." The warden barked in russian, O'Connor can feel Makarov's eyes on her.

"I don't think she is... No I've seen her elsewhere..."

O'Connor turns to meet the man's intense stare, Makarov smiles at her when they make eye contact. A sick smile similar to the one she often saw on Demetrius. O'Connor can feel her heart rate spiking, her palms start sweating.

"Yes, it was in a video. I think one of the nurses showed me, maybe 6 months ago?" O'Connor took a deep breath trying to calm down.

"I know why I didn't recognize you! You're not pale and turning blue!" Makarov laughs and O'Connor feels sick to her stomach.

"It's very nice to meet you finally, Lamb..."

O'Connor freezes, her heart pounding in her ears as she looks at Makarov. She can't breathe, like that rope was wrapped around her throat again. She couldn't hear anyone over the ringing in her ears as tears began to fall from her eyes.

"What do you mean? How do you know about that!?" O'Connor's voice cracks as she looks at him again and the same smile was plastered on his face.

"Oh Lamb do you not know? There are lovely videos of you with Sergey and Demetrius!" O'Connor begins to breathe faster as her vision begins to blur, tunneling into black.

O'Connor jumps slightly when she feels a hand on her shoulder, she looks up at Keegan. He helps her stand and they walk to the back cargo bay standing next to the armored transport van. O'Connor can hear Yuri and the warden dealing with Makarov.

"Hey! What the fuck was that Captain? You good?" Keegan still has a hand on O'Connor's shoulder.

O'Connor closed her eyes trying to focus on her breathing. Her heart is pounding loudly in her ears, Keegan turns her to look at him. Her mind is racing with a million thoughts.

"You've got to calm down, you're giving him exactly what he wants right now Cap!" Keegan was a bit harsh causing O'Connor to flinch a bit. That knocks her back onto her feet so to speak, she'll deal with all this after the mission

O'Connor turned to see her team looking at her as well as Yuri. O'Connor turned back around, took a deep breath and wiped away the lingering tears. She turned back to see the warden standing with his back to the cockpit through the opening.

The two of them move back to their seats and ride out the remainder of the trip in relative silence. Once they began to land O'Connor moved to the back of the carrier as she would be the one driving the humvee they brought, much to her dismay and hatred. Keegan offers to at least get the van out of the carrier so O'Connor could meet with Alejandro and Rudolfo.

The back of the cargo bay lowers and O'Connor walks down as Yuri and the warden deal with Makarov. The rest of Stalker follows behind O'Connor as Keegan drives the armored van out. O'Connor sees the two familiar figures of Alejandro and Rudy standing to the side with several of the Los Vaqueros.

"Ah! Senora O'Connor! It's nice to see you again!" O'Connor approaches being pulled into a hug by Alejandro once she was close enough to the man

"How's she cuttin' Al? Rudy keeping you out of trouble?" O'Connor smiles at Rudy shaking his hand.

"Always Doc, Al is always finding trouble," O'Connor waves towards the familiar Vaqueros who she met the last time she was in Las Almas. Alejandro switches to spanish knowing well that O'Connor could speak and understand the language.

"So who's the new pretty boys? Are they all fans of the lieutenant?" Alejandro gestures to the men behind O'Connor.

"These are my men and amenity isn't solely a Ghost thing Alejandro." O'Connor smiles replying in spanish.

"He thinks we're pretty Captain!" Ajax slings an arm over both Hesh and Logan as they walk up.

"Americans?" Rudy asks looking towards O'Connor. O'Connor nods.

"Colonel Alejandro, Sergeant Major Rudolfo. Meet Task Force: Stalker: Lieutenant Keegan, Sergeant Major Ajax, Sergeant Logan and Sergeant Hesh. My team..." O'Connor pointed each of the men in tandem with their name and rank.

"Ah! So you're now in Price's shoes, aye?" Alejandro smiles as Rudy laughs. O'Connor gives the nod before going over the planned order for their convoy.

It's a few hour drive to their destination, O'Connor was driving with Keegan next to her in the passenger seat. Makarov is chained in the back with the rest of the team in the back next to him. Alejandro's truck is in front of them and there's another truck behind them. They're approaching a canyon, O'Connor slows a bit before radioing to Alejandro.

"Colonel are you sure this is the only way through?" O'Connor looks towards Keegan who gave her a concerned look, one that she mirrored.

"Sorry Doc there isn't another way through, but my men are patrolling the ridges..." O'Connor grips the wheel tighter, before tapping the gas to continue forwards.

"Cap if you grip the wheel any tighter you'll rip it off," O'Connor takes a deep breath before loosening her grip.

"Wait Colonel there's a problem, none of the vaqueros posted on the ridges are responding," O'Connor fully stops the vehicle at that, no longer slowly cruising forwards.

"What? Are you sure it's not interference Rudy?" Keegan looks at O'Connor once he notices they're stopping.

"Yes I'm sure, it's not the usual problems. There is nothing being received or transmitted, Al." O'Connor puts the van in park before speaking into her radio.

"Rudolfo, is there a way up onto the ridges?" Keegan nods seemingly catching onto O'Connor's idea, if a bit vaguely.

"Yes ma'am we'll be diving past the ladders once we enter the ridge, why?" O'Connor gets out of the vehicle moving quickly towards the back telling Keegan to follow her.

"Because me and the lieutenant are going to scout ahead," O'Connor opens the back doors before grabbing the medical bag with their kits, thankfully Alejandro loaned her team some kevlar vests and plates. This entire mission has been half assed since step one and O'Connor is really not happy with it.

"Whose going to drive then?" O'Connor begins to move towards the passenger side after points toward Yuri and the warden to move upfront.

"It's handled, Alejandro can we borrow two of your men's rifles?" O'Connor moves up towards Alejandro's armored humvee before grabbing onto the side.

"This is getting dangerously close to war crime territory Senora O'Connor," Rudy was using the voice he used on Alejandro to suggest an idea was a bad one. O'Connor, much like Alejandro most times, ignores the suggestion.

"Ramirez and Sanchez will give you theirs, mi amiga." O'Connor hops off as they approach the canyon opening, turning back to retrieve the AR rifle she's being handed. Keegan follows right behind her, also fully kitted now.

"Thank you amigo," O'Connor begins to approach the latter.

"Wait!" Rudy sighs before getting out of Alejandro's passenger and running towards O'Connor and Keegan.

"Since we're doing this let's be smart about it yes? Our radios can only relay so far before it's useless." Rudy starts digging into a side pouch on his vest.

"Uses these to single us forwards, there are four towers stationed near turns in the canyon." He pulls out two small hand mirrors and gives them to O'Connor and Keegan.

"When you get into one use the mirror to signal us forwards, we'll move in increments... Hopefully nothing goes wrong, good luck," O'Connor gave him a nod before climbing the ladder up, Keegan following close behind...

Part 2 >

This is kinda the official start to my cod au, I hope people enjoyed it!

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hestzhyen · 30 days ago

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Chapter 70 Whelmed Posting

Subdued entry this time, dear void. And I'm back to form with a way-too-long yapfest.

Scans are too potato for me to TL the editor's notes this week, sorry. Might revisit when I can get a clean copy of the JP version.

TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter mentions a very sensitive topic happening in canon (toned down in EN) and I will be talking about it near the end. I'll have another warning reminder for those who'd rather skip that part.

White Purity Mechanics and a GILF(?)

Helloooo handsome.

Wasn't expecting to see this guy yet or get detailed mechanics for how the sword style he founded works in the middle of a fight, but hey, it's fine. I guess. Awkward time for that lore dump but powerscalers will surely be happy. I'm interested in the details myself as a world-building nerd.

Short summary of his name here: Shirakai Itsuo (白廻逸夫), the master of the White Purity style. 白廻 (shirakai) could be roughly translated as "white game" and 逸夫 (itsuo) could be idle/elusive husband lol. At the very least, shira (白) means "white" so that's most likely where that part of the technique's name came from.

As for the rest of it...

居合白禊流 - read as Iai Byaku Gei Riyuu 居合 (Iai) is obvious, that's the type of move being executed here. We know that Byaku comes from the On reading of 白 [shira, "white"]. What are the last two? 禊 is misogi, a Shinto purification ritual; it also means ritual purification or ablutions in general, and/or "...the Japanese mountain ascetic* practice of ritual purification" (thanks, Wikipedia). 流 [riyuu] is simply "school" of method.

Anyway, Hokazono-sensei hit us in the face with a wall of technical terms for how this school works and I had to admit defeat until someone I trusted translated the yap page for it... dear God. Surely the official release will not mangle anything so I won't have to bother that friend for help with TL notes.

I've been thinking that Chihiro is essentially a DPS guy out of the "holy trinity" (DPS, Support, Tank) for a bit now. He's always been about hitting fast and hard without much room for error on his part if he unexpectedly gets hit in return. Thank you, Shirakai, for proving this dumb pet theory correct. Gotta Go Fast: The Move is all about being the fastest guy in the room because if you hit them first then they can't hit you back, right?

The difficulty of mastery part is pretty standard shounen to me in order to explain why someone can't just teach Chihiro how to use it the normal way. Two 18-year-olds picked up the style on their own fairly easily, so while I know we're supposed to see that as proof of how talented those guys are, it's not really anything special to me as a reader. It's unconventional and hard to use because it needs to be for the story more than anything else.

The real meat of this explanation was how changing the grip of the sword on the fly so quickly is ackshully a metaphor for being able to change your mindset. We are continuing the old vs. new themes with the sword style directly now, since Shirakai was mocked for trying to perfect this impracticably difficult Iai move. But the "new" won out in the end since he got the last laugh over all of his detractors. His distraction-free, flexible quick thinking outdid every traditional master that faced him, or so we can infer.

Shame the second coming of this fight left me wholly unimpressed outside of Iori.

(*If you don't want to look it up, then "ascetic" is similar to "austere" in meaning and is specifically for strict self-denial mostly for religious discipline, but can apply for personal discipline too.)

"Whatever," the Fight and Iori

All I could think of during this scene was the two of them chilling awkwardly as pleasant background music played.

I'm not really sold on this fight, honestly. All I'm thinking right now is "good, now that it's over maybe we can go back to the interesting stuff". The poses were cool and all but the theme just isn't hitting. We flew through the buildup to this confrontation and all we got out it was Chihiro winning again despite us being reminded that he's tired, pushing himself too hard, and that Hiruhiko's coming in much fresher and scarier after killing the master of a style.

Kagurabachi's biggest strength was doing character development, exploring core themes, and having sick fights at the same time. But ever since we took a sudden swing into this Iori subplot I've felt like the author is trying to speed run it as fast as possible.

Everything through chapter 59 was awesome. We took the time to introduce characters, set up plot points, threats, and motives, had spectacle fights to get insight into Chihiro's mindset- all the same great stuff that we'd all come to expect. Then we put all that on the back-burner for something related-but-different that wasn't exactly a welcome surprise.

The author primed us for Seitei War reveals and examining guilt as part of legacy. Then the he snapped our necks 90 degrees to witness this sideshow with geniuses, old vs. new, and another thematic foil to Chihiro. Iori was meant to glue this all together and strongly connect it to the main plot we left behind in chapter 59 but it didn't work. She's just a well-designed narrative device instead of a character and I'm still waiting for this stuff to finish so we can go back to what I thought the main event was.

And yet.

She did her best to save this arc.

I do love Iori. She's defending without killing, doing just enough to disfinger her enemies and get them out of the fight. Thanks to her example, Chihiro is able to choose a path that doesn't necessarily involve killing Hiruhiko to win. Yeah the clown is probably still going to be around (sadly for me), just hopefully in a less carnival side-show capacity and more as a proper enemy. Maybe even an object for redemption...

But this is probably going to be the foundation for Chihiro being able to redeem himself from guilt- choosing when to kill instead of thinking of it as the default option. She showed him the best swordplay comes from stilling the mind and heart to attack the reason the enemy bares their fangs, not necessarily slay them. Killing the reason they hold a sword is as effective as killing them but without all the murder stuff. Staying tuned to see if/when this comes back.

The Warning Section

Skip this if Hiruhiko's backstory reveal is not something you want to see a yap about.

The EN version toned it down but the JP and apparently some other languages are explicit. Let Hakuri protect you if you'd rather not read about a slightly different version of "assault"...

Hakuri buffer image for safety (it's super effective).

Alright. For anyone still here...

The FUCK was that about in Japanese?

In case the EN tones it down (bet they will): in the OG Japanese, the language used is very explicit: 手篭にしようと迫る成人男性を噛み殺した昼彦にとって

手篭め [tegome] is literally "rape/violation" and doesn't have any other connotations than what it says on the tin. So yeah. In canon, Hiruhiko was SA'd at 3 years old.

I'm very sensitive about how backstories involving CSA are used for personal reasons. The way it was used here for Hiruhiko did just about everything wrong, in my opinion. Completely wiped out the goodwill I had towards the author after how Hakuri's backstory was handled during the Rakuzaichi arc.

reinforced the stereotype of being SA'd as a child = deeply damaged/dangerous later in life

same-sex SA reinforced men as predators AND homophobic stereotypes

added with no context or buildup just for the easy shock value and pity points

I'm not okay with this at all. The nicest thing I can say is that it's used to explain the feral, bloodthirsty part of his nature and not the social ineptitude (which is probably a personality quirk and/or related to how he was raised). He's twisted but in a way that leans more towards empowerment through activating his survival instincts. Still not at all appreciated though.

100% of my hatred for this comes from my own struggles I'll admit. To see them reflected this poorly in a series I adore by an author I trusted to handle sensitive topics with care really did a number on me. I expected better from the author than to rely on negative stereotypes for this sort of thing and clearly I was wrong. That's my fault and I know better now.

It's fine to use CSA as part of a character's backstory but it needs to be treated with far more care than it was here.

If this had been applied to Chihiro, Hakuri, Iori, or any of the good guys instead I feel like it would have been fine. To show that even if it happens to you, it doesn't make you a bad person who can't function safely around others.

It also would have been fine if it was to show Hiruhiko's a true survivor that needed some help he probably didn't get afterwards- and that's what led him to be the freak he is. If Hiruhiko isn't dead after this chapter there's still time to get into that aspect, maybe even make a point that proper support makes all the difference in a person's outcomes after that kind of trauma. But even if that is the intent, dropping that sort of event without context is a terrible move.

To compare to other traumatic character backstories... basically, Hiruhiko's debut hint doesn't match up with the traumatic event behind it at all.

Chihiro

Give this boy all the hugs he can tolerate.

We see this early in chapter 2 and it's not really a surprise, since the premise of the story is that Chihiro is walking the bloody road of revenge. Something traumatic clearly happened to Kunishige due to the timeskip to "every morning I wake up with fresh hatred" Chihiro meeting Shiba alone on the train in chapter 1, so we were primed for this sort of thing. Batman origin story and all that.

Char

Protect her at all costs.

Char clued us in early on by appearing as a scruffy orphan in her debut chapter- whatever happened to her was not exactly pleasant. From there we slowly learned how she and her mom were experimented on, then separated forever. The logical flow of meeting her, seeing what happened, then watching Chihiro set her on the path to healing made sense. Thankfully she's going to be OK and she will never, ever have anything bad happen to her again (so help me God).

Hakuri

Someone give him all the love he's never had PLEASE.

I already wrote eight thousand words about how Hakuri's traumatic backstory was portrayed in a very realistic and hard-hitting way. The second thing we learn about him being that he "lost his family" five years ago while he's dripping soda out of his mouth on his lonesome was a good clue as to what happened, even if he and the author buried the lede on exactly how that happened and how bad he had it. He lost their love, twisted and manipulative as it was, and endured literal torture to try and earn it back until Ice Lady's suicide snapped him out of it. I honestly can't praise the writing for this character enough.

Iori

She chose her own path in the end...

Being dropped on us out of nowhere as Samura's daughter that everyone's forgotten about wasn't exactly a welcome surprise. But at least it let us know that she's got some difficult circumstances- which could have been expected since she's the daughter of the current arc boss to beat, but still. Her home was trashed and her dad abandoned her and we probably have more to see now that she's remembered everything. But all the reveals so far have been in line with the kind of trauma we'd expect to see given how she was introduced.

Hiruhiko

"Let's be friends, fellow murderer."

And then there's this guy.

Hakuri's the closest comparison to Hiruhiko in presentation with all the understatement going on. But we spent his intro to chapter 24 getting hints that there's something wrong with him that he wasn't talking about. Then we got context for his suicidal jump immediately afterwards, as well as even more hints that his issues go deeper than we've seen.

Hiruhiko's backstory had no build up to the reveal that he was SA'd as a toddler. We only knew he was a freaky, poorly socialised guy the same age as Chihiro who killed at the age of 3. Making us ask what circumstances would force and enable him to do such a thing was good- that's a decent hook to keep us interested in what his deal is while the immediate stuff is going on. Hokazono did it for all the other characters in this list too.

What flopped was the shocker reveal. That single line of "oh, he was assaulted by an adult man, anyway-" was pathetically delivered if it was meant to be an example of understatement. You cannot drop a heavy and sensitive backstory with no follow up. You cannot have it done by the omniscient narrator to launch into why he's such a battle genius.

The biggest problem really is that it's a convenient explanation more than something to explore like every other character's trauma was. When we got those horrific reveals, time was spent looking at them on the page and showing how it affected them. We saw Chihiro and Char crying and looking despondent, Hakuri internalising a harmful mindset about himself, now we've seen Iori pass out from the burden, waver, and will see more exploration of her difficult past to come.

But Hiruhiko, even if we do revisit this topic for him, got nothing except a long yap about what a genius of combat it made him. Nothing at all about his pain or the ramifications. If we still have more to learn about that incident then good, I fucking hope so. But it'll be too little to late for me. I don't know what I did to deserve the friends who helped pull me out of the tailspin this chapter caused, but I'm incredibly grateful to have them in my life.

So...

Current feelings. Also done after this, promise.

Hokazono-sensei isn't "cooked' or on a downswing, burning out early, deserving of being cancelled, or anything like that. I think we're just finally seeing the signs that he's a mangaka being serialised for the first time.

I still like the manga but I feel kind of isolated in being one of the apparent few that isn't having a good time with the story as it is right now. I've been waiting for the issues I've had with this arc to be resolved for a while but they seem to continue piling up. There will still be celebrations of hype moments and good writing but I'm not so keen on giving the author the benefit of the doubt any more.

I'm probably going to be more critical of the manga from hereon out so I don't mind if you unfollow me, dear void. I'm not above being a little anxious and upset when I see that folks have dropped me, but I also didn't start posting to gain a massive following. The idea was that I'd get my thoughts out there and hope a few folks were interested in what I had to say. That's happened and I don't want to chase validation through interaction numbers.

Right now I'm probably going to dial down the investment until either Hakuri comes back or we finally return to the Samura/Seitei War plotline. I feel like Hokazono tried to rush through this subplot with Iori and Hiruhiko as fast as he could to do just that, but that makes me ask a few questions.

What is the purpose of introducing Iori if we are trying to bumrush her big part of the story? Just to be a narrative tool? She's a contrast/compliment to Chihiro, a plot device, and a convenient excuse to get some fights on screen. But the execution was clumsy. It feels like she doesn't exist as a character herself but as a bundle of concepts to glue this arc's themes together and help the segue back into the main story.

Is this sort of thing going to happen every time the author wants to explore a new theme? Are we going to see Hakuri, Hiyuki, Shiba, Iori, and the rest shoved offscreen to introduce a new character tailor-made to explore things the way the author wants to instead of building on older ones? Hiyuki's a total unknown, why not use her? Why not give Shiba some screen time? I get that there are plans for them later on but frankly my patience has run out.

Are we going to see Chihiro running on fumes forever? Right now it doesn't seem like it matters that he's pushing himself too hard- he still got the better of Hiruhiko in round 2. I'm starting to get annoyed that we are being told Chihiro's exhausted, and sometimes shown it, but all of that goes out the window when it's time for him to look cool. Will this ever pay off in the narrative? If not, it's better to stop bringing it up so we stop thinking about it.

I'm still going to be here. I'm just not going to be glazing everything I like and hoping the things I don't like get better with future context any more. There's clear weaknesses in the writing that I can't overlook any longer. That said, I don't want each entry to become a negative rant, so moderation and objectivity as much as possible will be the name of the game.

Alright. If you got through all of this, thank you. Maybe see you next time if I'm still your cup of tea. If not, no hard feelings. Take care of yourself.

#kagurabachi #long post #kb ch70 #Hakuri is a tank obviously #Whoever gets Tobiumne will probably be the support #I earned that terrible disfinger/disfigure pun and I will not apologise for it

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