#idk anything about this manga it looks silly

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senshi (dungeon meshi) stimboard for my brother @cosmiclounge

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[shannonsketches]

[lightlycareless]

I keep thinking of naoya making a fool of himself around y/n and y/n just being confused (idk) like he tries to get her to like him but it doesn’t turn out well😭 , idk if that made sense sorry!!😔

Hello!!

Awww this was really sweet to think about, however I got confused in the end and made it somewhat of a happy ending lmao.

Well, I still hope you like it!! (If anyone wants angst tho, I do recommend reading my valentine's day special. But I too been wanting to write something heart clenching for a while, might get onto it....)

warnings: highschool au. naoya likes you but he doesn't know how to approach you. he is ridiculous.

Happy reading!!

A silly Naoya is more like an overconfident Naoya, the type of guy that will never stop bragging about ANYTHING just to make you look his way.

It's certainly worse when he's barely starting to acknowledge his feelings, getting to that point where he finally says "I think I like her."

To stand out and get your attention is something Naoya never thought he'd need to do, simply believing that his title as heir of the Zen'in and his outstanding achievements as sorcerer would've done the trick—but they didn't, and now, he had to put in the work.

Thus, the borderline ridiculous demonstrations of his persona, courtesy of Ranta's advice; though if it’s worth anything, this is not what he envisioned.

"Can you believe he didn't want to accept my assignment only because I didn't hand it over in a folder? That's so stupid, can't wait to get him fired as soon as I—"

"Wait, Naoya, Y/N's coming!"

"ANYWAYS I WENT TO THE MALL THE OTHER DAY TO THIS LUXURIOUS STORE AND BOUGHT JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THERE AND STILL HAD MONEY TO SPARE, GEE WHY IS EVERYTHING SO CHEAP NOWADAYS??? AND PEOPLE STILL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ECONOMY!! I JUST WISH I HAD SOMEONE TO SHARE ALL MY MONEY WITH—did she look??? Did she turn around to see me??"

Ranta sighs.

"No."

"Ughghhhhhhh what do I need to do to make her see me?!"

Though frustrated, he does not give up.

"—yeah, I think we're going to this super expensive resort for the weekend. I personally preferred to travel out of the country, but you know how my father is, lazy as always. If it were up to that old man we’d never leave the—and now??? Did that work?? Is she looking??"

But the results are the same.

Naoya would keep on trying, loudly proclaiming things that in his mind would eventually earn him your interest, or at least a simple glance….

Until he, eventually of course, tires himself out. Sorrowfully finding that his endeavors had been nothing but fruitless as you continue living your own life, without Naoya in your consideration.

You’re slowly becoming someone unreachable to his grasp, and while he doesn’t plan on giving up just yet, he does intend to take a break, maybe reconsider his possibilities… before coming to a conclusion where you might not be involved anymore.

And what better way to clear his mind than indulging in one of his favorite activities—secluding himself at the rooftop of the school building to read the newest release of his favorite manga.

Unaware that someone else might be there, coincidentally… the person he wished nothing more than to be with.

"What are you reading?" You'd ask upon noticing the intense stare of the young, somewhat handsome man, he’s giving his magazine.

"Do you mind? I'm bus—o-oh!" He freezes upon realizing it was the girl of his dreams talking to him, cheeks burning red as he closes the manga and looks away. “Don’t—Don't you know it's rude to sneak up on someone like that?!"

"Ah, sorry!" You chuckle, slightly embarrassed. "I didn't mean to startle you, it's just that you looked so concentrated, I couldn’t help but to be intrigued! Is your story really interesting?"

"...it is" Naoya murmurs, gaze returning to you—he almost glances away yet again at your closeness, but your beauty makes it almost impossible to do so. "It's the latest chapter, I waited a whole month to read it."

“A whole month��?” you repeat. “Wow.”

“Yeah, it was a long time—"

“Hmmm, not quite.” You teased. “I’ve waited years just to see the continuation of my favorite series! Talk about dedication.”

“Huh, well, I don’t think it’s the same—this felt worse because of how good it is.”

“Really? I don’t know, I can’t believe you—I have to see what you’re reading for that. You grin, he smirks.

“Is that so? Then don’t let me stop you from finding the truth.”

And Naoya happily obliges, both excited to share one of the things he enjoys the most with the person he adores most, as well as the fact that you’re finally setting your eyes on him! After all this time!

He considered it to be incredibly unexpected, and perhaps a bit silly how it came to be, unable to believe that it took so little to impress you.

But as soppy as it sounds, there is truth in admitting that there is no better way to get someone to like you, than by being yourself.

omg that was so fluffy agkjasjghasjkghjsa cheesy too ahahahahah damn I surprised myself for sure!!

Rest assured, you heard Naoya do all of those things and consistently thought "Is he ok? Why is he yelling?"

After the two begin to date you'll tell him how weird it was of him to do all that hahahah though... "You didn't have to do that, I already liked you." Naoya feels even sillier :^)

Anyways, I hope you liked it!! I'm sorry this didn't end up in a sad note, I read the request very quickly and ended up understanding you only wanted an interpretation of Naoya being silly—though I do want to write something sad between the two, him messing up and all that. Luckily, I have the perfect excuse for that through other asks hehehehehe

Thank you so much for sending in this ask and for your patience!! Take care, and hope to see you soon ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[calcium-chan]

DRAWMEGLE DUMP FROM LIKEFORVER AGO

drawmegle was this weird little website that was like omegle, except for drawing and nominally fewer nazis?? tho at launch that was a bit of an issue lol (idk the creator went on vacation right after advertising or something? oops). i got sucked into it for like a day or two and ended up drawing a bunch of stuff. ive lost some of it because there was this weird glitch that just deleted my drawings before i could save them or anything. OH WELL. thats also the reason some of these are slightly unfinished. im also going to be cropping most of these to just my side, exceptions where its funny, or the other persons art was nice or whatever. just know that these almost all had people on the other side who were also drawing their own thing. also of note, i wont be posting these in order of creation, its mostly arbitrary tbh

this first one is of haru from dorohedodo. i had just finished reading the manga about a month or so prior, and i really loved this character a lot. disregard the amogus or whatever. dorohedoro is really cool and its really special to me now. not a fan of the anime adaption but what the fuck else is new (im sorry if you like the anime, i just didnt like the style very much). Q hayashida is brilliant, and she clearly just really loves women like a lot, thank you miss Q!

next is this silly drawing of knives chau. scott pilgrim takes off had just aired, and i was slightly enamored with knives for a bit, i kin the scott pilgrim girl fucking sue me. i also drew kim, but the drawing deleted and this was the last save i had WAHOOOOOO its so fucking over. scott pilgrim takes off was obviously really really good in my opinion, and its like the perfect way to adapt an original work in my mind. uh shout outs knives or whatever.

oops shitty cowboy bebop drawing. i like this one well enough for how goofy it is. jets fucking face still kinda gets me. i love bebop a ton, but i dont think ive ever drawn the characters despite that. theyre actually a ton of fun to draw, like their shapes are all super varied and they have distinct style about them. very good cast of characters. i didnt even realize or mean to, but i kinda gave spike a fucking granny face, oops

uuuuhthese pissing dogs are really funny, they were fun to draw, and seeing peoples reactions to this one in particular was cool. having even a little bit of ability to draw on sites like this where randos are looking at your work as youre drawing it is always kind of an ego boost. like none of these drawings are really that great, but for the medium im happy with them, and having people show up and go "woah" was always really flattering and it was fun watching the other people draw and interacting with them in some limited capacity.

ggggundam bullshit. i left the other persons side this time because i thought it was kinda funny. i had been rewatching the early part of turn A gundam, and it really reminded me how fucking cool that series is? loran is like top 10 gender non conforming mech pilots (there are a surprising amount honestly). and it always kinda takes me off guard when i watch any gundam because they were just so forward thinking in a nominally "boy" coded genre. shoutouts the fucking gundam staff frfr.

@oretal joined me for these next two!

a lot of the shit in the second drawing is probably totally incomprehensible to like anyone outside of a select group. were both have that like, 3ds era nintendo brain parasite, so a lot of these are just weird obscure game characters or memes, or just straight up OCs. most of these are actually oretals little characters which have kind of entered that inside joke canon of being so ubiquitous between the two of us (and honestly i assume oretals friend group at large) that i kinda forget "glasses girl" isnt a well known character. many such cases. thank you oretal for drawing silly shit with me! i really like your drawing of james and your madotsuki yapping about blunt rotations to uboa. very cool

uuuh quick fire round of stuff i dont like how i drew but want to post anyways. the first one is my irl husband, aki from chainsaw man. i love him a lot, kinda hate this drawing tho, i think it was the first one i did? the second one is basil from omori, im a big fan of little blorbos who peep the horror, and basil is no exception. my friend got me the little vinyl figure of him for my birthday so i end up thinking about him a lot and i doodle him every now and then. very good design. the last one is kiruko from heavenly delusion. i did not have much hype going into the show after my middling feelings on summertime rendering (they were both in the news for being on disney+ for absolutely no reason). i dont remember what got me to watch it, but by the time episode 2 ended i was stuck in big time. i ended up binging the whole series in like one night and it was such a good time. the prototypical calcium show is probably somewhere between heavenly delusion and made in abyss. its a rough watch at times, but if you have this specific brainrot, its probably one of the best in its league tbh.

second to last is this drawing of vriska homestuck. i kept the other side because it was really pretty. im genuinely quite pleased witht his drawing, its not perfect but for what it is i find it visually appealing enough to like it. vriskas design is probably the best in homestuck, at least to me. its been a long time since ive read through homestuck proper, but something about these little shits sticks with you pretty much forever. actual fucking deadly brain parasites you get from dunking your head underwater in an infested pool, dead within days.

OOPS ALL KUMI CHAN! it had to be alien nine, it could only be alien nine. i love alien nine more than i love any of my blood relatives. kumi is literally me, i love this stupid fucking series so much you have no idea.

[jgnico]

How do you feel about Gojo saying Sukuna was holding back and the people saying that this is out of character? Because to me it doesn’t seem out of character in the slightest considering how Sukuna didn’t actually go all out??? He didn’t use any of his techniques and relied on ten shadows. Which is great btw!! I think Sukuna using ten shadows is a nod to how ingenious Sukuna can get during battle and in general him solely relying on ten shadows doesn’t discredit him or anything it just shows that he is still got a lot up his arsenal. Also Gojo saying he put his whole soul and body into the fight is true he gave it his all and that’s all that matters idk why people are saying that the writing of this specific part is off because it was very clear that Sukuna was holding back on using his original form and techniques? I could be missing something idk

Short answer? I think it's silly. I've seen people call Gojo's scene in the airport outright character assassination and all that that tells me is that either a) they weren't following the fight very well or b) they don't give Gojo as a character the credit that his writing deserves.

As often as I rag on Gojo for fun, I do genuinely think that he's one of the best written characters in the manga, and his conversation with Geto, Nanami, and Haibara only adds to that. There's nothing wrong with Gojo acknowledging that Sukuna's strong, because he is. Likewise, it's not ridiculous for him to say that Sukuna didn't give the fight his all or that he might have lost even if Sukuna didn't have Ten Shadows. All of that is true and Gojo, out of anyone, would know that.

Long answer?

I think that a lot of the confusion over Gojo calling Sukuna strong comes from Gojo's confidence in the fight and people's own emotions toward Sukuna. We've all seen the fraud memes and Gojo did an expectational job showing his own fighting prowess during the second half of the fight, but a lot of people seem to be forgetting that Sukuna almost killed Gojo as soon as the fight started. Up until the fight flipped in Gojo's favor (after Sukuna was hit by Unlimited Void) Gojo was struggling. If Sukuna hadn't been holding back his other techniques to a) keep them a secret from spectators and b) ensure that Mahoraga adapted to Unlimited Void out of sight, it's very possible Gojo would have died after their first Domain Clash ended in Sukuna's favor.

Quick Explanation: In chapter 226, after Gojo's Domain breaks and he loses his technique for a time, but before he uses Simple Domain to save himself from Malevolent Shrine, Sukuna could have used his fire arrow in the same way he did against Mahoraga in Shibuya. With the amount of damage Gojo was taking at the time, we don't know if he would have been able to survive it, especially when all of his CE was being focused on healing the slashes Sukuna was dealing and likely couldn't have been spared to reinforce his body. (But once again, Sukuna was holding himself back, so neither us nor Gojo will ever know if he could have eneded their fight there.)

This is why I personally don't see anything wrong with Gojo being unsure if he could have beat Sukuna even without Ten Shadows.

But moving on to the less combat focused section of what I want to talk about. What was up with Gojo's confidence up until the literal end, only for him to doubt himself after the fact? I have two points for this one:

Gojo has to be strong for his students.

I touched on it in my response to one of your previous posts, (read: here) but I can't stress enough how Gojo's strength and, by extension, his confidence in his strength is for his students' sake. He teaches through his actions, but more importantly, he never shows them his own doubt.

The first time he fights Sukuna, he points out that Megumi is watching and, in his own words, "shows off."

Then, going into their actual fight in chapter 222, he looks serious in a way that we never really see from him. At least, up until the point where Yuuji reminds him that he and all his other students are there, that they're confident in him, and we see his entire demeanor going into the fight change. He's smiling; he's not worried in the least. He says, "Yeah, I got this," with a grin on his face, and that, more than it'll ever be for himself, was for his students.

There's another shift after the opening stage of their fight in chapter 224. What always stuck out to me from that chapter was Gojo noticing that their fight was being broadcasted. I won't go so far as to say he was less confident before that point or even that he wasn't trying as hard because that simply isn't true. But after he realizes that his students can see the fight as it's happening, Gojo's approach to fighting Sukuna changes almost entirely. Before, he was visibly having fun. Before, he was treating Sukuna as an equal to cut his teeth against. Was he getting on Sukuna's nerves intentionally, yes, but there was an aspect to it that felt more similar to how he spoke to Geto in their teenage years. Still antagonistic, that's just how his personality is, but not degrading in the way that he is later. (I'll expand on this thought in another post. For now, let's get back to my original point.)

After he spots Mei Mei's crows, Gojo never, not once, for the remainder of the fight expresses doubt in himself in any outward way.

We see frustration, we see anger, we see surprise, but never doubt. Never worry. And what does he say as soon as he get's the upper hand in the fight?

But why? Why is making sure that his students remain confident in him so important? Well, what's the answer to almost any question when it comes to Gojo's motivations?

Hidden Inventory and losing the person that mattered to him the most: Suguru Geto.

The same confidence that Gojo shows as an adult is what we see here, with one important distinction. He shares the place of being the strongest with Geto. "We're the strongest" isn't about them individually holding the title; it's about them together. They as a unit are the strongest. But here, Gojo tries to shoulder the burden of his fight against Toji alone while he sends Geto off with Riko and Kuroi. He seperates them and that duality of strength becomes weaker. Gojo loses, Riko dies, Geto loses, and they fail.

In the aftermath, Geto takes the guilt from that loss onto himself, and it only widens that separation into a chasm that Gojo is never able to cross. But we spend so much time talking about Geto's guilt over Hidden Inventory that I think we overlook Gojo's.

Even in a state where he'd feel nothing over killing a roomful of people, where he can't feel anger toward Toji over Riko, he feels like he messed up. He places blame on himself for their failure. Not just because he had lost but because Geto --someone that shared the position of being the Strongest with him-- expressed doubt in him shouldering so much of their mission at multiple points, only for Gojo to give him confidence in return and have that confidence ultimately be misplaced.

But isn't he making the same mistake with his students? Yes, and no.

Yes, in that he's giving them reassurance that is tragically (for lack of better word) misplaced, but no, in that they never expressed doubt in him. Not just because they aren't on his level when it comes to strength like Suguru was, but because he never gives them the chance to doubt him.

From the very beginning, when Yuuji first becomes his student, he makes sure that Yuuji doesn't have any doubt in him winning against Sukuna. And even when he's asked again at a time where none of his students are present, he thinks of this exchange with Yuuji. And his response to Kenjaku now was the same that it was to Yuuji.: "Nah, I'd win."

This isn't to say that Gojo didn't have faith in himself going into the fight or even through the majority of it. It would be at least disingenuous and at most outrageous for me to say that Gojo's confidence in himself was an act only for his students sake. What I'm saying with all of this is actually my second point in this post:

Gojo only expresses his true feelings to himself and....

I'm quickly running into the photo limit for this post so I'll be using quotes, but in chapter 233, we get, "Even though the opponent was the King of Curses, said to be the strongest in history, a thought nobody considered possible began to spread; Satoru Gojo could lose. Gojo himself was aware of that prospect. Yet, along with the signs of defeat came an undeniable feeling of satisfaction."

I've read through the entire fight multiple times now, and this is the only time that we see Gojo express doubt in himself. But instead of it feeling like a loss, as we'd expect, it's written as a positive. Gojo isn't upset at the idea that he might lose. He embraces it. As was stated both in chapter 233 and again in chapter 236, he's satisfied. Not just because he gave this fight everything that he had, but because him losing means that he'll return to the person that understood him --and the burden of being the strongest-- the best.

Much like Suguru couldn't smile from the bottom of his heart until his last moment with Gojo, Gojo couldn't be truly happy in a world where no one understood him. If Geto had been there with him, if Geto had been alive and by his side to share the burden and isolation of strength in the jujutsu world, he could have been truly happy with his life.

But that wasn't the reality that he lived in, nor was it something he could ever hope to accomplish.

Gojo's dream was to raise stronge allies, but that was never so that they could share the burden of strength with him. It was so that they could share it with each other. So that they never experienced the isolation of being strong alone the way that he did for the majority of his life. He wanted them to have their own Geto in each other.

It's not that he changed up his attitude regarding the fight and Sukuna after he died, but rather that his death brought him back to the person that he could finally (finally, after so long of being a pillar of strength rather than a person) express his true feelings to.

Or, to continue the quote from 233: "Being the strongest came with a sense of isolation. So the source of his present sense of fulfillment was..."

[thefuzzzz]

What Pets I Think Different Karasuno Ships Would Have In The Future:

KageHina would have a turtle for reasons I do not know and cannot confirm but just suspect deep in my heart. Like, Hinata seems like the type to think turtles are cool and Kageyama seems like the type of guy to really like reptiles (they’re autistic. bite me.) Turtles can be left alone for a while, as long as they have food, water, the right habitat and someone to at least check in on them daily, so I think it would fit their super fast paced pro volleyball player lives.

DaiSuga would have this giant ass ex-police dog that retired after working with Daichi for a while. It’d be a really sweet, but huge, German shepherd that lives only to torment Suga. It’s Daichi’s dog, but will happily stand directly under Suga’s feet while he’s trying to do literally anything. Suga pretends to hate it, but Daichi has like a million of those “my husband and the dog he didn’t want” pictures of the two of them being pals when Suga thinks no one is looking. Sometimes Daichi brings his huge dog with him when he drives to pick Suga up from the school. All the kids love that dog, and Suga bends and lets Daichi bring it for career day one day. The kids lose their minds.

TsukiYama would have Yamaguchi’s childhood dog that I SWEAR he had in the manga, but I just googled it and I may be crazy or mixing him up with someone else. Either way, he has a childhood dog now. It’s this mega-old Shiba that they’re both convinced will outlive them. Tsukishima pretends to be indifferent about the dog, but he treats it like a king when no one is looking. They also have like a lizard or something because they seem like the types to have a lizard. Maybe like a frog. Idk, but a reptile of some kind that Tsukishima just stares at sometimes.

AsaNoya would have two cats (Asahi’s) and a dog (Noya’s). It took the two of them a while to settle down, due to the nature of their careers, but after they did Asahi kept finding cats outside their house and begging Noya to let him keep them. Noya, of course, folds. They're both pretty scuffed-up alley cats, but they adjust to domestic life. I imagine that they’re both special needs cats of some kind and Asahi takes insanely good care of them. Noya decides that he needs a little high-energy friend, and they get a border collie. Noya very frequently goes on runs and stuff with it while Asahi stays home and cuddles with his cats. The dog is very gentle with the cats, and they like to cuddle pile while their humans take a million pictures of them.

TanaKiyo would have literally the dumbest looking pit bull with the biggest heart and a super sassy pretty white cat. The pittie is a super sweet older dog that Tanaka had for a long time, but is still super playful and silly. The cat is Kiyoko’s little princess, and is treated as such. That cat is a menace. Constantly antagonizes everyone and is so mean for no reason. Tanaka threatens to sell it daily. The only thing stopping him is how much Kiyoko loves it.

(P.S. I haven’t watched the show in a while and am just going through my annual summer Haikyuu withdrawals, so please excuse anything that’s OOC. Also, sorry if there’s a ship you don’t particularly like. I’m a huge multishipper, and would love to see your interpretations of other ships in the replies or reblogs!!! I sadly don’t know enough about the other teams to make one of these for them, so feel free to ham it up and make one of your own! Tag me tho cuz I wanna see lol)

[weyounpussyindulgence]

Here, have some Dr East headcanons I came up with over the years

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- I have no clue how real Zoanoid names work, but I feel like he’d use the name Henry as a part of his nom de plume. Something like Henry B. East

- He collects bizarre/silly neckties. The more peculiar and novelty the design, the better

- Even though he’s the head of CHRONOS’ Genetics Department, he doesn’t get the respect he deserves from Balcus or the other Zoanoids. Lisker, Ramsey, Striker and Weber have shoved him into a locker and stuck his head in a toilet many times

- He’s bisexual. Look at his interaction with Dr. Gordon and tell me that they haven’t explored each other’s bodies at least once

- He’s primarily a carnivore, but eats a lot of pre-made salad kits and fruits. His favorite mixes are chicken ceaser, avocado ranch with bacon, and his favorite fruits are apples, dragonfruit and nectarines

- Speaking of carnivorous, I have no clue if this is canon in the manga or not, but I feel like Zoanoids eat humans. So when he’s getting his apartment broken into or something, he turns into his goat monster form and will eat the burglar

- I feel like he listens to a lot of classical music because it helps him relax and focus. He also listens to old science fiction radio dramas like the Twilight Zone radio dramas, X Minus One and Ray Bradbury Theatre.

- He keeps a goldfish as a pet since they don’t have a huge attention span, so it won’t pay any attention if he changes form

- Sometimes when he laughs, he bleats like a goat. He gets very insecure about it though because he’s been mocked for it

- He’s lactose intolerant. Idk how else to elaborate, it just makes sense to me. It’s not life threatening or anything, but it does cause him a lot of tummy trouble

- Also speaking of tummy trouble, I firmly believe that with the superior technology the Zoanoids have at CHRONOS, he never died from being gutted from the inside. Dr Gordon was able to patch him up and do some organ transplants. Then they kept him on life support until he woke up from a 30 day coma/recovery period (he has a big scar on his lower chest and stomach from it though). He then resigned and collected a severance package and now lives a happy semi normal life somewhere off the grid safe from the Guyver

[michiviv]

comfortember, prompt: leaves changing, books

pairing: timeskip! akaashi keiji x gn! reader

sypnosis: akaashi falls in love with the owner of the bookstore along the season.

warning: akaashi calls reader pretty, idk if anything else

notes: slow burn is a joke

word count: 1148

When you officially take over the story the leaves were still green. They framed the shop so perfectly it seemed quaint, homey even. The leaves were still green when you met him for the first time.

By him, I mean the man you'd be silently admiring for months, exchanging few words here and there. He was just so pretty… although he always wore a slightly-exasperated expression as he skimmed through the rows of books. He always made an effort to go through the entire store (it wasn’t much, but he still did), however he always remained near the manga section. Skimming through manga, mostly shonen.

Was he a shonen fan? Did he only read shonen or did he branch out?

Sometimes, when you were tending the counter, he would buy himself a volume and order himself some coffee before sitting on one of the tables facing the counter. The steam from the coffee often fogging up his glasses, which made you giggle as he wiped them. It was a slightly endearing sight. If it wasn't manga, it was a sports magazine, however you would only catch him reading the MSBY section.

You honestly felt like a creep, picking up on his habits. He only came once a week yet somehow you knew all of his reading habits but not his name.

Akaashi was the same too however. He knew your habits, always greeting him with a smile. You always drew animals as your latte art, you drew him a swan once. On your breaks you read romance novels, he saw you pick up a manga once but he didn’t know what you were reading.

Did you read obscure mangas? Like maybe Kiss of the Rose Princess? He didn’t catch anything he personally edited so he assumed you didn’t read much shonen. He had attempted to talk to you, maybe suggest one he had edited but every time he had tried someone wanted coffee. It was his curse.

slowly, overtime the leaves started to grow yellow and the weather slightly chiller. You stared off, outside the window. Thinking of anything you possibly could’ve. Books, rent, taxes, the pretty boy…

“What stage is your favorite?” A voice spoke, it was calm and kind of monotonous. You turned to look at the source and there he was- the man you were just thinking about. maybe you summoned him into exists, “of the leaves, i mean.”

“hm, i don’t think i have one.” you murmured, turning to look at the leaves. you imagined the shift from green to yellow to red to brown. “do you have one…” you trailed off, hoping he’d give you his name.

“akaashi, akaashi keiji.” he introduced himself with a small nod, “i think i like them when they’re green. it’s normal but it’s nice… it’s just right.”

finally you knew his name and it was just perfect. such a pretty name for a pretty boy, you made sure you would **never** forget it. you began to write down notes on his cup, silly little words of encouragement and drawings. one day it’s a cat and the next it’s a pig, he’d never know.

some nights when he came near closing, you’d stay hours just talking with him and learning about each other.

“what were you like in high school?l” you asked him, scrubbing the expresso machine.

“me?” he asked, his eyes widening slightly in surprise before he smiled a little bit to himself. gods, you’d kill for that smile. “i was vice and eventually captain of the volleyball team.”

you gasped a little, listening to his revelation. he didn’t seem like the type to be one of those jock volleyball players, “really? you’re joking.”

akaashi chuckled and shook his head, “dead serious. we competed in the tokyo nationals and my best friend is now a member of the black jackals.”

“that’s amazing, akaashi! show me, who is it?” you asked him, eager to know about his past.

akaashi sought out a sports magazine and brought up a team picture of the team, and started pointing out all of the players he knew and/or played with. in total he had previously met 4 people, bokuto, atsumu, hinata and sakusa. when he pointed out that bokuto was his best friend i could help but let out a ‘damn!’ that guy was ripped!

“you’re telling me— the buff guy is your best friend?” you asked him, sort of in disbelief.

“yes,” he replied, amused, “what? don’t believe me?”

“no, yes… i mean- you two are quite distinct. i can’t imagine you two talking in high school.”

“he was something..” he said with a dramatic sigh, causing both of you to laugh.

as the leaves continued to change, he began coming more often, and maybe his comments became flirtier. you two held contact for a while, began walking around the block together ‘accidentally’ brushing hands. neither of you backed off, yet neither of you took action. which was starting to piss you off.

why couldn’t you just do it. why couldn’t you just hold his hand or ask him out on a date. not that you haven’t tried, the words just get stuck on your throat and you end up asking him to have a walk with you or you offer him a cup of coffee for the cooling weather.

as you berates yourself while decompressing the coffee machine, akaashi walked in. he sauntered over with his hands behind his back. you looked up at him and smiled, “hey, akaashi. how was work?”

akaashi hummed as he pondered a response, “it was alright. work is work.” he started, pausing. he took enough time pondering his response that you had stopped what you were doing and completely turned to look at him; giving him your undivided attention.

“listen, i…” he took another deep breath before looking at you seriously. although his face was serious you could see the uncertainty and nervousness shift in his eyes, “i’ve been interested in you for a while. you’re pretty, you’re smart, you make me feel so happy and alive— basically, what i want to say is that I want to take you out on a date.” he finally confessed, pulling his hand from his back and revealing a bouquet of flowers.

your face had flushed red long before he finished his confession, slowly you took the bouquet of flowers, the grin that slowly grew on your face practically cementing itself there. “akaashi, i-“

“only if you’ll have me.”

“right,” you chuckled, “well, i would love to. these flowers are beautiful.”

“how about tomorrow night… at 7?” he asked, you could see the tips of his ears turning pink as he fidgeted with his fingers, “i’ll pick you up.”

“that sounds perfect.” you reassured him, leaning over the counter to plant a kiss on his cheek.

finally, the leaves had turned red… and they were your favorite.

[lupizora]

I still can't stop thinking about the M27 teaser trailer. Honestly, when the very first teaser (that had played after the credits of M26) became available online without subs or translation, I thought the new movie might have an amnesia sub-plot. Like something happened that would make Kaito forget everything related to Kaitou KID and Heiji and Conan would have to deal with that along with the rest of the movie's plot. Of course, that idea was shot down from the translation, but I got attached to it for fanfic purposes lol.

So, after seeing the new teaser, that first silly impression is slowly becoming a fully fledged fic (is it HeiKai, HeiShin, HeiKaiShin, idk haven't reached that far yet 😅)

Like yeah, I want the dissonance of KID being aware that Heiji knows Conan is Shinichi, and Heiji not really knowing that Kaito looks like Shinichi (because Kudou never tells him any details that are not important for the task at hand). If anything, Heiji probably heard that's an option from Kazuha because Ran kept complaining to her about all the times KID had disguised as Shinichi before (or given recent manga spoilers, even from Hakuba and his suspicions).

That's why when Heiji unmasks him by cutting through his top hat, KID still slips into his Shinichi disguise (after doing it so many times, I'm convinced he can without a mirror at this point). Not because Heiji will believe it, since Conan is right there, but to buy time.

Heiji, of course, is pissed off about it, and given the whole Kidzuha fiasco, he wants to cut KID in half more than play along.

But KID says that he can't help it if disguising as the people that Heiji loves will keep him safe from his wrath. While Heiji has a crisis over what kind of love does he mean, KID makes his escape (recently stolen sword and all). Heiji throws his sword after KID, like a javelin, and unbeknownst to him, actually hits the handglider. KID drops out of the sky, fate unknown.

Next day, Iori shows up to bring Heiji to Momiji's temporary place (will the plot remain in Hokkaido, dunno) as there is a sensitive matter to discuss. Turns out, they found KID somewhere. While they recognize this person looks like Kudou Shinichi, it's still pretty obvious the clothes he had been wearing was KID's outfit. Heiji manages to convince them to bring Conan along, since the suspicion for KID's real identity will fall on his "cousin" and who's better to dispel these kind of rumors.

What neither of them expects when they are left alone with KID though is that one, he doesn't know who he is; two, he doesn't recognize Conan; but three, he remembers Heiji.

For now, I think the sword has something to do with this temporary amnesia (like holding a part of Kaito's soul or sth) since he feels more like himself whenever he's close to it. I also like actual magic shenanigans in the DetCo universe because it means I can make Akako appear (if the magic is real, she can exist. That's my rule lmao).

But that's pretty much what I have of this idea.

[billowingangel]

Welcome ✧

I've been into hetalia since 2016 and for a while I tried to pretend I didn't like it....And I'm tired of living that lie! So I'm back to thinking, loving, obsessing, and writing about Hetalia.

I also block very freely and I'd rather people be 18+ to interact (since occasionally I may post nsfw/nsft which I will always tag)

I'm currently working on a few fanfictions which you can find on AO3 and FF.net

My favorite character is Canada 🍁 And I ship him with pretty much anyone...and I mean anyone...If that makes you uncomfortable please feel free to block this blog or the tags associated with ships you are uncomfortable with. I may at times reblog problematic ships, I'll add tags for the ship and a cw for the problematic element of the ship. Please take care of your mental health and curate your online space to what is best for you ♡ ˎˊ˗

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Wow, you clicked continue reading so here's more annoying stuff about me and this blog (^_^)

I spam reblog, mostly fanart (so many in this fandom are so talented!) and miscellaneous things (memes, random shit, writing tips, etc).

I'll occasionally post some of my own fanfictions (drabbles or links to them)

I also will post my rambling silly thoughts. I have decided to let myself loose and be as annoying authentic as possible here.

Also I will do my best to tag content/trigger warnings but I may forget (memory of a goldfish) so if I do please let me know

Here are some tags I use on this blog to organize (still working on what tags to use) ᯓ★

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#hetalia fanart ✨: reblogs of hetalia fanart

#canon tbh: posts that I see as accurate to character's personalities, how I perceive them, and how I think they'd act

#hetalia fanfiction:

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#positivity: posts and reblogs that are positiive

#misc: posts that are surprisingly not related to hetalia

#me core: reblogs that I really relate to

#fanfic imagine: imagining a fanfiction and maybe i'll write or finish the idea

#fanfic in progress: my thoughts during the process of writing fanfiction, debating whether I should do this or that, talking about what I plan to do, blah blah

#my fanfic: fanfiction that I have written, usually a link to ao3 but may also be to ff.net

I also mostly tag hetalia characters as hws so if you look up hws canada (for example) you'll be able to see all posts about that character

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Now more about me which is why you're reading this (I'm just kidding)

Call me angel or anything really I don't care what I'm called (ᐢ. ̫ .ᐢ)

Also please feel free to message me!! I love talking to people but I get a bit hestitant about initiating. My discord is billowingangel if you want to talk there!

I'm 20 years old and I go by she/her pronouns and I'm a lesbian I love me some boobs what can I say ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I may be a raging homosexual but I'm also a raging hetaliansexual (joke), I am attracted to so many fictional male characters and shockingly a ton of them are from hetalia (shoot me dead)

I love hetalia if that isn't obvious, it's on my brain a probably disturbing amount what can I say I'm mentally ill. I also like other anime (demon slayer <333, jujutsu kaisen, the witch and the beast, parasyte, etc), doctor who (so happy there's a new season), yuri manga!!, and other shit. I love horrors and thrillers! I rarely watch romantic comedies but I love reading romance in fanfiction ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm working on my own book (probably my 20th book) but I'm hoping to actually finish this one.

I am also working on multiple fanfictions: red means it's completed

off the grid: canada slightly snaps and goes on vacation lol

???:idk what to call it, america, england, and france are all fighting for canada's love and he's oblivious

unhealthy obsession: another country becomes obsessed with canada

Falling for Canada: multiple rarepair oneshots with Canada

My first omegaverse 0.0

a really stupid horror drabble that I posted

amecan week 2024

And I believe that's it~ Maybe I'll add my favorite ships

[xxlady-lunaxx]

I thought you loved me pt.2 | {SaneGiyuu/SaneKana}

pt.1 | pt.2

Theme: Confusing angst? Idk how to describe this, at one point it gets more silly/fluffy and then lapses back into angst

Note: The pt. 1's picture was SaneGiyuu I think so this one was going to be SaneKana

but then i found this part of the manga AND IK THEY'RE TALKING ABT MASACHIKA BUT I HAD TO USE IT BC KANAE WAS THERE AND LIKE--

—Y'all it's not ShinoGiyuu they're just besties 🤩

×××

"What's wrong, Tomioka?"

Giyuu shrugged. He was sitting on the futon laid out for him in the room. 

Shinobu knelt down next to him, raising an eyebrow. "You're supposed to be resting."

"I tried," he mumbled. 

"Then try harder. What's keeping you awake?" she asked. 

"Nothing."

"Then sleep." She pushed him down, making him fall back onto the blankets. 

He sighed, staring up at the cealing.

"Either you tell me what's wrong or I'm going to force a sedative into your throat so you sleep," Shinobu said, after a moment of silence.

Giyuu groaned and sat up again, glaring at the ground. "It's nothing," he repeated.

She made to move to the door, as if she was going to get the sedative, and he grumbled. 

"Fine," he said. "Your sister is dating Shinazugawa, right?"

"Mhm?" Shinobu went back next to him, sitting down in front of him.

Why was he telling this girl about this again? 

"I..." He hesitated. Would she get mad at him? "I didn't know."

"Okay?" She raised an eyebrow. "Do you like her?"

"What? No!" He almost laughed at the absurdity. No, not her. "I kissed Shinazugawa yesterday," he blurted out, burying his head in his hands. 

"What?! But he's dating-... Oh. You didn't know," she said.

"I didn't know until today." 

"Why would he... Did he let you kiss him?" she asked, concern written in her features.

He looked up, his eyes meeting hers. "He initiated it." 

The concern morphed into confusion and then to anger and Shinobu shook her head rapidly, as if it would stop the truth from being true. "Why..?"

"I don't know. Do you know how long they've been dating for?" he asked, trying to find some hope in the situation. If it'd been for long, or even just a week ago, that'd mean Sanemi had cheated. He'd cheated on Kanae with Giyuu.

"For a while," Shinobu murmured. "Kanae didn't tell me till recently but she said it'd been for some time. They didn't tell anyone yet since they figured they'd rather find if they still wanted to be together before telling anyone or something."

"Oh." 

"Mhm."

They went quiet, unsure what to say. And then Shinobu said, "Alright, you try to rest. I'm... going to talk to Kanae."

"Wait!"

"Hm?"

Giyuu hesitated. "Tell her I didn't know she was dating Shinazugawa when we... it happened. I didn't. If I had, I wouldn't have let him do that," he said.

"Of course." She gave him a vague smile and left, closing the door behind her.

×××

"Kanae, listen to me, Shinazugawa cheated on you," Shinobu said, her expression oddly serious. 

Kanae raised an eyebrow. "I understand you're not the most fond of him but I'd appreciate it if you didn't go that far," she said, sighing.

"I'm not-"—she sighed—"No! He is, Kanae, really. I'm not lying and making stuff up! Yes, he's a bitch and I hate him, but I wouldn't do anything to stop you from being happy unless it was genuine," Shinobu said, crossing her arms. 

A crease of concern formed in between Kanae's brows and she paused. "I... don't think Sanemi would do that," she murmured.

"He did."

"With who?" Kanae asked, quietly.

Shinobu sighed. "Tomioka-san. He didn't know you two were dating until today. He'd thought that Shinazugawa was single and... Tomioka realized you two were dating today, I suppose. He'd seen the two of you at the park and had figured it out."

"What did they do?" Kanae said, almost dreading the answer.

"As far as I know, they simply kissed. By the way, in case you think Sanemi pushed him away or something, he was the one that kissed Tomioka." Shinobu's gaze hardened and she glared at the ground. "We need to talk to Shinazugawa."

Kanae shook her head, backing away slightly. "He wouldn't do that, right?"

"You think Tomioka would lie about it? It seems logical for someone to lie to break them up so they can end up with one of them, but Tomioka doesn't appear to be a person who'd do that, no? I had to force it out of him anyway," Shinobu said, a hint of a smile forming on her face before dropping away.

"I... doubt Tomioka-San would do that. Truly. But... Sanemi? He'd... do that?" Kanae asked meekly.

Shinobu sighed. "Only one way to find out."

Almost as if on cue, Sanemi walked down the hallway the two were talking in and gave them a curious look.

"Is everything alright? Why do you two look so stressed?" Sanemi asked, moving to wrap an arm around Kanae.

Kanae flinched away and Sanemi raised his hands in surrender. 

"Sorry... What happened?" he asked uncertaintly, backing away slightly to give Kanae some space.

"To put it bluntly, a source tells us that you're cheating on Kanae," Shinobu said, her eyes narrowed in suspicion, trying to read Sanemi's expression.

Sanemi's eyes widened and he shook his head rapidly. "The hell? I wouldn't do that!" he said, sounding incredulous.

"Hmm, so you never kissed Tomioka?" Shinobu asked, raising an eyebrow, her hands on her hips.

Kanae stood by the side, looking nervous and unsure of herself.

"Tomioka? Fuck no! Why the hell would I kiss him?" Sanemi spat, crossing his arms. 

"I'll give you credit for your acting, but Tomioka told me earlier about it. And he's not one to lie about this, I'm sure," Shinobu said, her voice irritated.

"I didn't! And with him, even less so!" Sanemi rolled his eyes, backing away subtly.

"You think he'd lie about it?" Shinobu shot back.

"He did! I did not kiss him," he grumbled.

A door opened and the three turned to it.

Giyuu trudged towards them, looking tired. "Why are you shouting?" he mumbled. Then he saw the three of them and their expressions and started to back away. "I'll... go."

"No, uhm, can you... stay here?" Kanae asked, reaching towards him then, thinking better of it, dropped her arm to her side.

Giyuu hesitated but then sighed and nodded, moving forward. 

Shinobu raised an eyebrow at Sanemi. "Will you care to explain now?" she asked.

"There's nothing to explain," Sanemi said tensely. "I didn't kiss him."

Giyuu flinched. "What are we talking about?" he asked uncertainly.

"You," Shinobu said, "and Shinazugawa."

"Oh."

Kanae looked down.

Sanemi's eyes narrowed. "There's nothing between us. He's delusional," he said, irritated.

"I'm not!" Giyuu said, huffing childishly.

The scarred Hashira rolled his eyes. "Whatever makes you sleep better at night."

"Don't be rude," Kanae scolded. 

Sanemi sighed.

"Okay, why don't we start from the beginning," Shinobu said, poising a hand on her hip like an annoyed mother, despite being the youngest there. "Tomioka?"

"Hm..?"

"Tell us your side of the story," she said, leaning against the wall.

"O... Okay," Giyuu mumbled. "Me and Shinazugawa kissed yesterday and today I found out that he and Koch-... Ehm, Kanae are dating." 

"Bullshit," Sanemi muttered. 

Kanae looked nervously between the two.

"Shinazugawa, you go next," Shinobu said, raising an eyebrow at him when he stayed silent.

"I never kissed that dumbass." 

"Hm, and Kanae? Your thoughts?" Shinobu asked.

"I... Both of their... what they said are plausible. I don't know," Kanae mumbled. 

Giyuu looked down. "If you'd rather believe what Shinazugawa said, I wouldn't mind. I'm sorry for getting in the way of your relationship," he said quietly.

Kanae shook her head. "If what you said is true—"

"—and it's not," Sanemi interrupted.

Kanae gave him a look that silenced him, allowing her to continue. "If what you said is true," she repeated, "then I'm not sure what I'd do with... our relationship. I just... don't know if I could go on, knowing full well he kissed someone else during the time we'd been dating. A man, if anyone..." 

"I understand," Giyuu said, nodding slowly. 

Shinobu stayed silent, giving the three Hashira a bit more space now that she'd started them off.

"I didn't kiss him! I swear, Kanae, please, believe me," Sanemi said, stepping towards her. He was starting to sound desperate. 

Kanae stepped back. "I don't know what to believe," she admitted. 

"Trust me!" Sanemi pleaded.

Giyuu watched him, his eyes catching onto the way Sanemi's hand clenched at his side, knowing full well he might not win her trust over.

"I just... I trust both of you, as people. I can't... choose," she mumbled. 

Sanemi went silent and he averted his eyes.

Shinobu sighed, knowing that they'd hit a dead end again. "Alright, let's go through this a different way." 

"Why do you have to help, you're not involved and you're not a Hashira, for fucks sake," Sanemi spat through his anger.

"Sanemi! She's my sister!" Kanae said, looking almost hurt, though the words had been directed to Shinobu.

"Yes, that. And also because the three of you aren't making any progress on your own," Shinobu said, rolling her eyes. "You need fresh eyes, that's what." 

Sanemi grumbled but didn't say anything more of the matter.

"Right. Tomioka, do you like Shinazugawa?" Shinobu said, changing the subject.

Giyuu, who had been mostly listening through the conversation, looked up at his name. "What?" 

"Do you like him? You kissed him, no?" Shinobu said, tilting her head slightly.

"We did not kiss," Sanemi said. 

Shinobu ignored him, her gaze set on Giyuu.

The other two Hashira stared at him and he cowered under their gazes, though none of them were taller than him; Sanemi was practically around his height, if slightly taller, so he didn't count either.

"You can tell the truth," Kanae said reassuringly, as if she wasn't asking someone if they liked her boyfriend.

Giyuu hesitated, his eyes flicking down nervously. "Maybe," he said eventually.

Kanae let out a breath and Shinobu clapped her hands, clasping them together. "There, that wasn't too hard, hm?" she said, smiling at him. "Very well. Kanae, you like Shinazugawa, correct?"

Her sister nodded.

"And Shinazugawa, which of them do you like?" Shinobu said.

Everyone's gaze was on Sanemi now and he swallowed, hesitating for a beat. "Kanae," he said. 

Shinobu paused. "Hm, and is the hesitance because everyone's watching or because you also like Tomioka?" she asked, putting emphasis on the word 'also.' 

Sanemi narrowed his eyes but didn't answer.

Giyuu stared at him curiously. It wasn't so hard to say he didn't like him. He'd already said he would never kiss him, so what was so hard about this?

Kanae appeared to be thinking the same thing because she said, "If you like him, please do not be afraid to say so. Whether it's because you dislike me or because you like the both of us... Lies only hinder our trust (kotlc ref???/hj), Sanemi, please. It's okay if you say so." 

Shinobu nodded along with her words. "You should be glad she's giving you so many chances, Shinazugawa. I would've dumped you right then and there," she said, a smirk lilting her lips for a second.

Sanemi glared at her. "Fuck off." He turned to Kanae. "I... do like you. I could never dislike you," he said, conspiciously avoiding saying anything about Giyuu.

"And Tomioka-San? What do you think of him?" Kanae asked, more curiousity in her voice than a sense of distrust or hurt.

Giyuu watched Sanemi closely, waiting with a bated breath. What did he think of him? Why had he kissed him?

"H...He..." Again, Sanemi hesitated, his gaze dropping to the floor for a beat before back up to Kanae. He turned away from her. "He can go fuck himself," he murmured.

Giyuu sighed internally, though he should've expected this and no more, no less. Of course that would be the answer. No matter what Sanemi thought, he wouldn't say anything more. He wouldn't dare, especially not in front of the Kocho's and their stares.

Shinobu, on the other hand, had other thoughts about this so-called statement. "You keep hesitating, Shinazugawa. Be truthful." She narrowed her eyes then, glaring intently at Sanemi. "What do you think about Tomioka."

Sanemi let out an exaggerated sigh. "I already said what I think about that piece of shit!! Stop asking," he snapped.

"I said, you constantly hesitate before you say that. If you don't like him, just say it! What's there to think about?" Shinobu asked, irritated.

"Shinobu, it's okay," Kanae said quietly.

Giyuu nodded in assent. "He doesn't like me, he already said that. I should leave," he murmured.

Shinobu raised an eyebrow. "Fine, then one last thing."

"Hm?"

"Shinazugawa, you did kiss Tomioka, right?" Shinobu asked, turning to Sanemi again.

Sanemi paused. "Why are we back to that question? I already said I didn't," he said, apt on his response. (that doesn't make sense does it)

"Yet Tomioka says you did. He says you kissed him. It's not that hard to just say you did," she said. "Kanae already accepted that you might've, so why don't you just admit it? It would've made everything go by more quickly."

Sanemi glared at her, momentarily forgetting about the others. "Because Kanae would fucking break up with me if I said I did!!" he shouted. Then, realizing what he said, shut his mouth and turned away. 

"See? That wasn't so hard?" Shinobu said, her tone mocking.

Kanae opened her mouth several times to say something, faltering each time.

Giyuu averted his eyes. "I'm sorry," he mumbled, though none of it was his fault. 

"Don't be," Kanae assured him.

"Should... I go now?" Giyuu asked, almost hopeful. 

"No," Shinobu said abruptly, placing a hand on his arm. "Both of you, do you still like him? Somehow?" 

Kanae and Giyuu nodded slowly, uncertain where this was going.

"Shinazugawa?" she asked. "Do you like either of them more, or did you lose feelings for the two or...?" 

Sanemi hesitated. "Yes." 

"What do you mean, 'yes'?" she asked irritably. 

"I still do."

"That's not explanatory enough, but I'll take it. Now," Shinobu continued, "Tomioka, Kanae, are the two of you up to being... chosen? As in, would you mind if he picked from the two of you who he'd rather date? At least, assuming Shinazugawa's still hung up on the both of you."

Kanae and Giyuu nodded again simutaneously.

"Well, Shinazugawa, why don't you pick then?" Shinobu said, looking like this was almost amusing to her. "I can give you three some space here." She turned and marched away, leaving the three Hashira in silence.

"You can pick Kocho-san," Giyuu said, after a beat. "I know you'd rather date her, so..."

They lapsed back into silence before Sanemi shook his head. 

"Can I just... apologize first?" he said quietly. 

The other two looked at him in surprise.

"Uhm. Okay?" Kanae said. Giyuu nodded.

"I'm sorry, Kanae, for... that. I didn't mean- No, well, I did. I just... I don't know. I don't know what got into me. When I kissed him," Sanemi mumbled. "I do love you. I kind of just... got ahead of myself."

Kanae gave him a wavering smile. "It's alright, Sanemi. You love him too, don't you?" she asked. 

Sanemi hesitated, then nodded. It was a small motion but it meant everything to Giyuu and he stepped back, processing this. 

"You... do?" he asked. 

Sanemi let out a sound that sounded like a mixture of a sigh and a groan. "Sure." The answer was vague but it was still a yes.

Giyuu gave him a ghost of a smile. "Hm, you can pick Kocho-San, you know," he murmured. "That's enough for me."

Kanae shook her head. "No, I don't mind if you pick Tomioka."

Sanemi rolled his eyes. "We're not getting anywhere. Besides... how am I supposed to fucking pick?"

"You've been dating Kocho-San for a while and only had a slight interaction with me, I think she'd be the easier pick," Giyuu encouraged.

"But sometimes new is better! He may get bored of me eventually, or maybe he already did, so he'll want you instead," Kanae urged. 

"I'm sure I was just a small thing of trying something new, he won't want me for long," he insisted.

"He wanted to try something new because I was growing uninteresting to date so he'll go back to you," she said. 

"Uhm... You know you're debating about how I feel?" Sanemi asked, staring at them.

The two flushed and apologized quickly.

Sanemi laughed. "You're both so similar," he said, more to himself then to them.

"Is that why you liked both of us?" Giyuu asked curiously.

"Like," Sanemi corrected. "Present tense. And... no. You're different from each other as well. Personality-wise."

"I can see that," Kanae agreed. "Tomioka-San is talking a lot more than usual today."

Giyuu blushed. "I... there's a lot to say," he murmured. 

"Indeed," she said, nodding.

Sanemi sighed. "Can I wait to choose? I can't really... just... choose," he mumbled.

"Mhm, of course," Kanae said cheerfully.

Giyuu nodded. "I still say you should choose her, though. She seems the most logical solution."

Kanae poked him playfully and he shrugged.

"Well, it doesn't make it easier," Sanemi said. "It's like saying, 'I hate you,' to whoever I don't pick."

"I mean you technically already told me that, so I don't mind," Giyuu said, smiling slightly.

Sanemi shook his head. "Fuck you too."

Shinobu, who seemed to have been eavesdropping, appeared back in the hallway. "You three are so incompetent sometimes," she tsked, shaking her head.

Kanae pouted and Giyuu ignored her.

"Shut up," Sanemi said. 

Shinobu grinned. "Welp, now that you three have resolved it slightly, why don't we leave Shinazugawa to question his life deci- I mean, to think about it. Nee-San and Tomioka-San, you two can train or something. I'm going to go train as well." 

"Okay!" Kanae said, smiling. 

"I'll go home," Giyuu offered. "I have something to attend to." 

"Alright, then it's settled." Shinobu pushed Giyuu out the door and shooed Sanemi away. "Sayonara, Tomioka! I'll see you a different day." 

Giyuu nodded and the door shut. 

He sighed. That had to be the most eventful hour of his life. 

××× 

Shinobu sent out a crow to Sanemi and Giyuu a week later, telling them to go to the Butterfly mansion to discuss the topic once more. 

She said Sanemi had had enough time to think about it but the Hashira suspected that she was simply growing impatient, though she had nothing to do with any of this. 

So, Giyuu and Sanemi made their way to the Butterfly Estate, anticipation running through their breaths as they both arrived at the same time. 

Shinobu greeted them, smiling in a way that made Sanemi uncertain whether he should've come or not.  

"Hello," she said. "Kanae's on a mission, it being nearly sunrise, so she'll be back in a bit. Her mission wasn't too far. Come inside." 

Giyuu walked in and Sanemi followed, closing the door behind him. 

"Are either of you hungry? I can make some tea and something small of a snack, if you want?" Shinobu offered. 

"I'm fine," Giyuu said. 

"Same." Sanemi looked around, his mind racing. The hell was he supposed to say? 

There was a loud pecking at the window and Shinobu turned, noticing the crow who was trying to enter. 

She opened the window, letting in the poor crow. 

"What's wrong?" she asked, stroking its feathers carefully. 

The crow looked hesitant at first, but of course it might've been because it was currently gasping for air.

"Flower Hashira, Kanae Kocho, was defeated by Uppermoon Two. You must attend to her immediately," the crow cawed, after a beat. It continued on saying her location but the three had already made their way out of the Butterfly Estate, rushing to the said place.

Upon arriving, Shinobu sprinted to her elder sister who lay on the ground, blood coating Kanae's front. 

"Kanae!" Shinobu and Sanemi shouted in unison, fear lacing their voices.

Shock filtered through Giyuu's expression and he hovered behind the other two as they crowded around the fallen Hashira.

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I'm evil

I'm also lazy

and we're at 3000 words 

[cookiekat-blogz]

Why is Akutagawa literally like the best Bungo Stray Dogs character ever?

this is half satire by the way, but I mayyy go into depth for SOME things if I feel like it. (big fat silly kinnie rant with spoilers)

#1

hes a cutie patootie. yeah he's brow-less but like, its 2024, who isn't? seriously. show me an alt person on tiktok with eyebrows /hj

#2

hes silly. Yeah he may be extremely violent especially twoards Atsushi (the foot in the face was definitely personal) and anyone else he is made to defeat, but that's quite literally how he was raised. Don't forget we're talking about PM Dazai here. He was raised by Mori, what can we say? (#justice4dazai2024) We can assume (using the BEAST manga) that up until the point where Dazai turned him down, the things that occurred were relatively close to canon.

(or not idk I didn't finish the mangas. why read some rando's essay that can't even spell's abt some sassy victorian man child on the internet, infact, why are you even reading this in the first place?)

So we can assume he's been through a hell-of-alot of trauma with everyone close to him. His siblings and friends dying, and even himself tasting death and Dazai was practically his savior-- his controversial, abusive, strict, hot, gay, problematic, silly, teenage savior. Even if that's not what went down in the main series, what he went through was enough for Akutagawa to idolize Dazai, the same man that has hurt him oh so much.

(hey its the cycle of abuse, and guess who was next in line?) that's right, Kyouka. (even if Kyouka was more impacted by Kouyou) But no, this won't be a rant about Akutagawa and Kyouka's relationship, it's simply "Why you should love Aku" and totally nothing else. wait, what was I saying??

#3

he's headless, be nice /j

#4

the fit is fire. I mean like, bring back ruffles frl. he ate down. he's even so silly he doesn't even know the name of the ruffle thing he's wearing (the collar ruffle thing is called a cravat.)

#5

hes a Picies. They do no wrong. Trust me, I know. (totally not biased or anything)

#6

His relationship with Atsushi. Their so cute like every scene together even when their fighting its just like 'make out alr'. He seems heartless and cruel and its like he hates Atsushi, but really as you can see when "Where's Your Head At?" by Basement Jaxx started playing, he cares for Atsushi deep down inside. Deep, deep, deep down. Must be really deep if it took literally dying to be nice. Seriously, even if he called him a 'damn fool' he's smiling, it's so sweet it makes me cry. As the blood traversing in his neck goes on its repetitive journey for its sole purpose of bringing oxygen to the rest of his body, it suddenly changes direction, hurriedly spraying out of the newfound opening made by a time traveling sword, and finally escaping through his pale, soon to be lifeless, dark red soaked neck. Yet, he is smiling through it all, telling his furry boyfriend "rival" to run. he cares. Just look at this beautifully colored pannel by Akutagoth on reddit:

def didn't want an excuse to show this beautiful art or anything.

#7

hes an introvert, fight me on this real.

#8

hes fruity. you don't even have to ship sskk to agree, just listen to how he talks. either this or he's a time traveler from the 19th century.

#9

the hair solos, like seriously, his hair is so cool I want it. bring back dark to light fade. /srs

#9 1/2 (I made a specific post just for this so you can just skip it.)

Also, speaking of hair, anyone else ever notice how yin-yang Akutagawa and Atsushi are? Yeah they are both orphans that were taken in by Dazai and "abused by their handler" ('handler' is wild ngl) but in the main series Atsushi is more Yang and Akutagwa is more Yin, character wise, and even design wise. Yet, in Beast (a spin-off where Akutagawa ends up in the ADA and Atsushi ends up in the PM) the roles are reversed and Aku is more Yang and Atsu is more Yi, further emphasizing that this difference between the two isn't accidental (not claiming simply speculating).

Akutagawa is relatively bad but he has shown how he could be good, in the main series, Wan, and beast. he's undeniably a good brother (just look at how much he cares for his sister in beast, he even joined the ADA and made it his purpose to find her after he learned that she was in the mafia.) He keeps promises, hates meaningless torture-- which believe it or not shows a bit about his character-- (haha he does have emotions even if it may be stemmed from a deep psychological trauma). He also has a mainly dark but light accent wardrobe, from the ends of his hair to the very same accessory that he can't even name. help I ran out of good character traits I think I'm failing

Atsushi is relatively good, and even seems to be blind to it at times, but he has shown his not the best traits. He's kinda like Gon, but less merciless, even when it comes to fights with Akutagawa (sometimes). His good:bad ratio is pretty skewed though, no matter how much he may envy or hate his kindness kinda just... drowns it out. Evil headmaster dies? cry. Evil goth boyfriend partner dies? scream. Evil American enemy still lives? team up with him. Evil 14 year old serial assassin in the port mafia exist? save her.

Although, he's pretty rash/blunt (that Dazai diss was wild aku didn't do anything to deserve that) and its also shown in wan and other scenes in the main series that he would probably participate in a 2017-19 roast battle(hj) and holds some strong grudges. (help I ran out of bad character traits he's too good, its like he's so good and he doesn't even try.) Butttt apperence wise, his singular black hair streak in a head of light whatever-colored-hair (in contrast to Akutagawa's) and accents of black (suspenders, tail-belt-thing that moves as if he was Cat Noir, tie, gloves, pants, shoes) do what Akutagwa's 19th century ruffles do best. Be utterly useless and ugly and feed into the theory that he is a time traveler Contrast.

Basically, Shin Soukoku canon because opposites attract.

#10

back to number 2, he's silly. he's super sassy and may be a bit slow sometimes have thought that shrimp grows from the dirt but just watch/read bsd wan! he's so cute <33 sure his back may be bigger(j) but still, just look:

hope that was enough to convince you cause I'm out of reasons sorry bro.

[l3viat8an]

Sorry for sending so many things today I have so many thoughts nsjsj (I've only sent 3 asks so far but shhh my mind is running)

Imagine if MC just. Doesn't shut up for long. When they're doing anything (homework, reading manga, scrolling through Tumblr, etc)

Like just randomly. Sound.

Chilling with any of the brothers, and after a bit of silence, Mc just randomly quietly trills or is like "ah✨wow✨" for no reason

Or doing homework and just quietly sings completely random or out of order song lyrics / completely different songs ("myyyy mother tollld Mee someday I will buyyy, gallyyy with good oooars, sail to distant shoores. ✨Eyyy macarena✨")

or reading the homework aloud w/ their own thoughts (my favorite example is "the lovesong of fuck you" which I said while looking for an English story I did not care about bc the assignment had references to like 5 of the stories from the unit)

Randomly giggling while reading (either novels or manga, both work)

Random sound effects while gaming with Levi ("pew :> pew :>" while shooting something, "die please" during boss fights, "slash slash :> slishy slash :>" when fighting w/ a sword, etc)

Or randomly talking to themself while alone or reading what they type aloud

Totally not based on the fact I literally never shut up during the schoolday since I have online school (I've also; sing-counted to 200, sang the abcs to myself, "imagine if ___" things, voiced random thoughts, "aaaaa" calmly, etc)

I’m so sorry idk how I didn’t see this yesterday hskshsj

‘n I’m feelin’ a little called out cuz I’ve done a bunch of this / sound effects just make life better!!!!

Also imo Levi and Mammon definitely do the same- like they’ll randomly make sound effects for things and just say the most random shit outta nowhere it’s the ADHD lolol so they’d probably join in when you do it around them. Making the same sounds or trying to hum along if it’s a song!!-

Lucifer and Satan are more the type to ask if there’s a reason for your little ‘✨wow✨’ what’s so interesting? Anything you want to share with him? He also listens whenever you’re just kinda talking to yourself. in case you’re talking about him XD

Asmo likes to almost mimic your sounds or whatever you say. Just equally silly sounds and stuff, he’s also another boy that loves to join in when you sing even if it’s your own made up song!!

Beel just kinda listens, probably thinks it’s a completely normal human thing to do. And it really is lolol occasionally he’ll ask what you’re singing or what’s so interesting you’re making those little, excited sounds!!

Belphie’s most likely to make fun of you- but he’s just joking!! Likes to tease you for making up songs and calls them ‘your own little theme song’ hakahaj

[etrevil]

I just can't get enough of the new episode like, goddamn. I love it.

Cutting to the chase, the back and forth between who's topping the other - Agency and DOA addition - was such a nerve-wracking succession of scenes even as a manga reader. Like, yes I know how this ends, yes I know there isn't much to be worried about,

but then the New Order pilots come into play. And then suddenly, the blondie's bleeding and the cool eyepatch is dead. Okay, I get that: poison, simple. Wait, what do you mean Fyodor did that? Is it still poison? Is it his ability? Is it something else?

-was my first reaction concerning the manga, and the shake of emotions reappeared watching episode six, and I adore it for that.

It threw me onto my toes, kept me up like I was in heels, and I love how Teruko and Tecchou come in with a military vehicle, and Tecchou shouts out his wonderful "setchudai!" while Jouno's probably out there somewhere as a vampire. Can't wait for him to say, "I will put Jouno above justice," because I will froth at the mouth.

Anyways, Ranpo's dialogue was such a delight and stress-inducer to hear. I was so, so worried even after I read the manga. 'cause he sounded so confident before the pilot-escorts got taken care off, and Fukuchi got his hands on the New Order. Are they screwed? Is everything fucked now?

This scene,

did nothing to help, because it's good, beautiful with its colors, and just reminded me how much of a truly dangerous character he is. In prison, yet still aiding his allies for his own means.

And when I was watching the new episode, the line, "If we'd made just one more mistake, we would have lost the One Order," had turned me upside down. I was confused at first. I thought Ranpo would be shakes up, panicking even- but no. He said this with certainty in his voice. And Fukuchi's wide-eyed expression was the cherry on top.

Because this was when I remembered another bastard in prison, aiding his allies for Yokohama's safety:

DAZAI HOLY SHIT, I had literal chills when this scene came up in both the manga and anime. This man really is on par with Fyodor, and I was fooled by their silly little life counseling in mersault.

And gosh, I gotta appreciate how similar yet different these two scenes between Dazai and Fyodor are. Both are looking over their shoulder, but Fyodor stays in his position and half of his face is hidden. Dazai, on the other hand, starts with his back. Then he turns towards us, fully showing his face with that hella pretty smile of his, and these small differences really just make me love how the two are like the antithesis of one another.

Both are labeled demons, and yet one sought out the light and is now doing his best to protect the home he's found from his alike, who wishes to burn the whole world down for his belief.

The cut to the opening song was just, so good.

Anddd I think I'm done... still jumping all over the walls though :D

This ain't an analysis or anything fancy tbh, just me geeking out about bsd episode six (the first half of it) 'cause I love this story so much, and I needed to get this vibrating thought out my head and into readable words.

Might make another one for the episode's second half idk

[veveisveryuncool]

next up in the redeemed villain squad, the bitch ass egg that i used to scream "die" at when i was 8 (i never forgave him for his sins)

headcanon time yee haw

around 20 years old, the youngest in the kumazaki trio (excluding marx), a fact that he both hates and takes advantage of

cannot drive a damn thing. too busy gaming to get a license. this is why the lor has crashed 263827848383 times. do not trust him at the head of the star allies sparkler.

bandana dee HATES him and does not trust him one bit. magolor makes a point to be extra annoying to him.

VERY interested in the Ancients to the point where he dresses like them and tried to base his whole personality off the "ooo magik smart spooky so wise" vibe. he is an overzealous fanboy who cosplays everywhere he goes.

like tell me you don't see the similarities between magolor and hyness's robes. magolor probably found out he was 0.002% Ancient and ran with it (his ears look very similar to hyness's just saying)

game magolor is aroace but won't stop flirting with every living being (manga magolor is a different story)

has offered all his friends part time jobs at his themepark, they are now an unstoppable staff team

idk man something about how taranza is an expert in magic and susie is an expert in technology and how magolor is a perfect blend of both, constantly fluctuating between dramatic and poetic speech patterns and modern lingo. how the themes of their games revolve around the loss of love, family, and friendship for taranza, susie and magolor respectively.

susie and magolor get into petty fights at least once a week. they are either planning to kill each other or gossipping and counting money at any given point.

loooves to make fun of taranza. that's not nice, dude. stop.

lowkey kinda jealous of taranza for being better at magic than him. taranza offers to teach him but he always declines.

this guy is marx's biggest supporter #1 bestie bro before hoe partner in crime, all that jazz

they pull off silly shenanigans together and are banned from most public spaces.

magolor has taught marx everything he knows. their tomfoolery is unmatched.

has a hard time expressing his true feelings, often puts on a facade of overdramatizing his emotions to the point where it seems fake

genuinely does like making new friends, he thought that by obtaining the master crown, he could make a universe where people would have no choice but to like him because he would be the greatest ruler in the galaxy and overcome his crippling loneliness

option B was making a themepark, where he would be the harbinger of fun and joy, creating a space where people could meet and make new friends and hopefully see how fun and friendly magolor was, too

he is overjoyed that kirby considers him a friend after everything and would do anything for him

constantly trying to get on meta knight and dedede's good side

magolor's got outfits for every occasion. a real fashionista, that guy

[pipwasreal]

Day 6: books + stripper

Characters: Edwin Payne, Charles Rowland, Niko Sasaki (mentioned)

Content warnings: sexual themes? Non-explicit discussion of stripping and yaoi

Idk this one's pretty tame and silly tbh. Enjoy!

Edwin has a two-foot high stack of Niko's manga on the desk and he's been working his way through it with a frankly alarming intensity. Charles knows they're mostly pictures, but the breathless speed with which Edwin turns the pages seems excessive.

He's still only halway through the stack though, progress halted by frequent pauses to consult a Japanese-English dictionary, or to jot something down in his notebook. He's been thoroughly absorbed for bloody hours and Charles is bored.

"Read to me?" he asks.

Edwin, frowning in concentration, doesn't respond.

"Mind if I pop on a Deltones record?" Charles says, a little louder.

Still no response.

Charles sighs dramatically and tosses himself down on the worn leather settee.

"I swear, I could be dancing about in just a collar and cuffs, and you wouldn't even notice."

Edwin's head whips up at that, expression confused and a little alarmed.

"What? Why would you be in a collar?" He raises a sceptical eyebrow. "And handcuffs? We are ghosts, Charles, we cannot be arrested."

Charles grins and sits up.

"Nah, mate, I didn't mean it like that! I meant a shirt collar and shirt cuffs, but no actual shirt."

Edwin looks at Charles as if he has lost his mind.

"Like those American blokes," Charles continues doggedly. "Chippendales, or whatever. The dancers? Well, strippers."

Edwin's eyebrows practically hit his hairline.

"Oh bloody hell," Charles mutters. "Forget I said anything. Please."

"No," Edwin says thoughtfully, narrowing his eyes, "I don't believe I shall."

He glances down at the open book in front of him, then closes it and folds his hands neatly on top.

"There are male striptease artists now? And they wear only detachable collars and cuffs? That sounds ridiculous." He scoffs, pauses. "How do they fasten?"

"I dunno, do I?" Charles groans. "Velcro? And like, they do wear trousers. Until they tear em off."

"Tear them off?" Edwin asks, incredulous. "They must be very poorly manufactured garments indeed."

"Nah, they're made to..." Charles trails off and runs his hands down his face, regretting ever opening his mouth. "You know what, never mind. Can we please stop talking about strippers?"

"You were the one who brought up the subject," Edwin points out. "I was thoroughly enjoying this series Niko lent me, about boys who are in love."

Charles perks up at that.

"You've just been sitting there, studiously reading porn?" He says, mock-scandalised, then grins. "And you weren't even going to share it with me?"

"It is not pornography, Charles!" Edwin protests. "It is erotica. There is, I am assured, a difference."

He doesn't seem entirely convinced.

"And," he adds, "I would be happy to read it to you, but I fear that my halting translations would not be a particularly enjoyable listening experience for you."

"Mate, I don't mind about that. I just like hearing you read. Being involved, you know."

"Very well," Edwin says, with a long-suffering sigh. But he's smiling as he opens the book and begins to read aloud.