#it is ayaka hours my dudes

[tihgnari]

ꕤ 44. a love stolen away (ღ)

tw: angst / wc: 743

the sky was colored cerulean, with minimal puffy white clouds floating about in a snail-like pace. it's a beautiful day today — perfect for picnics in the park with family, perfect for walking around the sidewalk with no particular goal but to feel the fresh breeze kiss your skin…

perfect for a wedding. 

"say, ayaka, how long do you think their vows was for each other?"

ayaka, who had started her day banging her fist against the varnished wooden doors, stops to look at you incredulously. "dude, i'm literally trying to get us out of here. don't be so pessimistic at least!" the banging resumes, with two fists this time. "i'll get you out of here, okay? just wait, and you'll get your speak now moment!"

you didn't laugh. much less reacted, really. your eyes hold no light, and it's jarring seeing the contrast against the sunny day, almost as if the universe is making fun of your miserable state.

"i wonder what color his suit was. i think he looks rather dashing in white, then again i also think he can pull-off any color."

ayaka sighs, walking towards you with heavy steps. she crouches before you but you don't spare her a glance. "don't worry, yn, okay? we can—"

"if you do get us out, i want to fly back home. maybe all of this is sign that me and ayato were just never meant to happen. we're from two different worlds. after he graduates he'll be the president of a company, but when i graduate i'll just be some clumsy intern who works 9 to 5 and doesn't get paid half as much as the hours i put in."

ayaka feels a spark of irritation in her nerves and she's never want to slap some sense into you as much as she does now. 

"yn, listen to me. what are you saying? don't give up yet—"

"coming here even made you fight with your grandfather. i don't want you to fight with your family."

"no," ayaka retaliates, stubborn. "first of all, you are more than what you think, yn. i genuinely don't think i would've survived college nor would i even be as mentally strong enough to even run as president! i am where i am now, because some god or deity above gave me an amazing friend. grandpa… needed to get that reality check that times are changing and he can't dictate what his grandchildren should do anymore."

you're silent, and ayaka would've thought you weren't listening if not for the glint of tears building in yours eyes. 

"this is just so fucked up," you whispered. "i didn't even get the chance to explain. he got married thinking i never returned his feelings, and that's what hurts me the most."

"hey, hey, the ceremony won't start in…" ayaka looks over her shoulder on the small digital clock by the bedside table. "no less than three hours! we can still make it so don't speak like all hope's gone. just help me bust down this door and we can hail a cab, the venue isn't far from here so—"

"earlier this morning, while you were still sleeping, do you wanna know what your grandfather said to me before he left?"

truthfully, ayaka doesn't. "what?"

"the ceremony started this morning, at 9AM. they changed the time and had informed all the guests three days ago — except for you. he said he knew his grandchildren, and honestly? i think he really does…"

ayaka wants to pass out. 

"…considering he knew ayato wouldn't spend a night in a room with the girl he's forced to marry and that you'd fly here with me to soil his plan. he knew everything. he caught ayato, and ordered him to text aoki that he was staying here when really, he was at another hotel. ayato's will is already broken down. your grandfather knew your brother won't run away, that he had no other option but to accept the marriage. while you, on the other hand…"

so that's why you looked lifeless, like you want to raise your white flag and fly back home tail in between your legs. 

the first tear rolls down your cheeks. ayaka didn't want to imagine what you felt, of a love stolen away before it began.

"timecheck: its 12PM, and i've given my context. so answer my question, how long do you think their vows was for each other?"

LOWKEY » previous : masterlist : next

a kamisato ayato social media au

summary — it was only recently you found out kamisato ayaka was, in fact, not an only child after all! seeing ayato for the first time gave you the severest case of the butterflies but according to ayaka, he’s off limits, especially to you as her most treasured friend. well, what she doesn’t know won’t hurt, right?

notes — a wild rosie appears... and dips again for the next 5 mos /j

🏷 i. @rinrinchin @nejibot @viiolettee @katsumikumo @starryeyedkoko @xingqiusliegee @boxdisappeared @lovelyycherries @love6cks @kiyowoir @luvvmeilin @blackberri-jelli @moonlightbqe @kazooms @tricethecharm @lynnforever @kaedear @xiaoisahawtie @crowbird @apotatouwu @xinii @euryrue @aequha​@nuttytani @plinkuro @aixaingela @milesluvrrad @windasteriaa @cherrytomato2 @zannivrs @eishtar @wccycc @ceylestia @sweet-almonds @queenaveryrules @veyu002 @ukinya @adeptusx @x-xxiaos @loveyoutothestars @ssalamanderr

[bukicoochie]

Checkpoint

PROLOGUE

w.c — 1.5 k

masterlist 𖤐 next

‘I’m here again.’

Aether lays down on the cold and somewhat sandy ground, clad in a hoodie and shorts that he fell asleep in. The area looked to stretch endlessly, on and on for how long, the blond didn’t care to find out.

“Just come clean, secret’s out anyway, how was it?”

Faint music, muffled, flowed from all directions, as if blasted from a speaker.

‘If I’m here, it means…’

Aether closed his eyes, and finally he could hear faint scratching noises, as if from small tires heading his way. He sat up, looking around eagerly as a figure slowly came into view. Seeing Aether’s gape, the figure slows down a bit, chuckling.

“Dude, it’s a little past three. Still dozing off?”

“Hey, I—“

“Whoops. Rush hour. Sorry, man.”

The girl skated away, holding onto their small pack as the sound of tires grew fainter and fainter.

—

“I’m gonna embrace you again and ag—“

Aether sat up quickly, startled as clear music flooded his ears. He took off his headphones, groaning as he combed through his hair. He checked the clock on the laptop screen, the small numbers flashing ‘3:16 am’. He closed the device and set it aside, covering his face with a pillow as if to force himself to go back to sleep.

He turned to lay on his side, then to the other, then on his back as he realized he wasn’t going to be falling asleep anytime soon.

“Fuck—“

*ੈ✩‧₊˚

“You could use a night out.”

Lumine remarked while digging through a purse to transfer some items into a smaller purse that she was using. She hummed, musing between two shades of gloss, wondering which to bring. She then switched her gaze to her brother, who laid down with his legs perched on a pillow. His eyes were trained on his phone, upbeat 8-bit noises leaving it.

“No thanks. It’s just going to be ‘help me with this and that.’”

“Oh, lighten up. That was just one time.” Lumine paused. “Or two… maybe five?”

Aether only scrunched up his nose, a soft scoff leaving his lips as he continued to play something on his phone. Lumine zipped up the small purse and stood straight, hand on her hip while looking down at her brother.

“C’mon. You look like a loser.”

“Mhm.”

“Are you even listening to me?”

“Uh huh.”

Lumine dropped her purse, pausing for a bit before jumping her brother on the bed.

“What the hell—?!”

“Come with meee!”

“Get off, you have Ayaka and the others with you anyway!”

“You haven’t left the house in a week!”

“I went grocery shopping on Saturday!”

“Today’s Friday, dipshit! You’re that proud it’s six days instead of seven?!”

Aether doesn’t speak back, grumbling and checking his phone. Lumine wasn’t having any of it, snatching it and sitting up from their scuffle.

“What about that one girl you said you keep seeing in your dreams, huh? You think she’s going to knock on our door one day and say hi? You’d need to get out first, you know!”

Aether looked sourly at his sister at the act of snatching his phone. “She’s only in my dreams for a reason.”

“…. God, you sound like an utter loser. Come on!”

Lumine grabbed him by the wrist and pulled, which got his brother to yelp.

“Man, Kunikuzushi is really filthy rich.”

Lumine snapped a few photos of the place, still by the open entrance. She snickers, taking a picture of Aether before pocketing her phone and patting him in the back hard.

“Cheer up. Go see if the literal woman of your dreams is here.”

Aether looked around, spotting a clock reading something past 9 already. “There’s a lot of people here. I can’t believe I—“

Looking at the spot where Lumine used to be, now an empty spot, Aether gained a tick mark. His shoulders sagged, a defeated sigh leaving him before he hesitantly entered as to not block the entrance. He looks around, many familiar faces around and looking to have a fun time. Not in the mood to socialize however, Aether heads to find a drink.

“Oh- sorry…!” Aether mutters out the apology as he bumped into someone. The person effortlessly keeps him from tripping backwards. “No worries.”

Sneaking a glance up, Aether drank in a sight of (h/c) colored hair before the other person continued walking. The blond’s eyes widened, letting out a small ‘Wait!’ that ultimately fell to deaf ears as the person disappeared into the crowd.

“Damn it…!”

Aether shifts against the crowd, managing to tug on what he thought was the person’s clothes, only for a familiar scowl to turn and look at him.

“Oh, Kunikuz—“

“Never mind that. Did you see a/an (h/c)-haired girl with (e/c) eyes going around this place?”

Looking ticked off, Kunikuzushi questioned impatiently. Aether blinked twice, surprised as he was just about to ask the same thing. Instead of expressing such, however, the blond shook his head. The indigo-haired male only huffed, muttering something about useless before storming off to another direction.

Aether felt around the wall for a bit, sticking by due to the comically crowded hallway. He deadpans, eventually reaching a smaller hallway leading to a door. Assuming it was a bathroom, he grabbed the knob and entered, closing it right after. He took a deep breath to steady himself.

“Archons, I didn’t think that short bastard would even have this many guests…”

“… People usually at least knock, yeah?”

Aether jumped, his back against the door as he looked frantically at the source of the voice. The girl he’d been looking for only raised a brow, opening the faucet and washing her hands.

“… Why wasn’t it locked in the first place?” Aether lightly fidgeted with the knob helplessly.

“Check it. Door’s broken. You’d think someone that rich would at least have everything fixed before throwing a party.”

“I doubt it was Kunikuzushi’s idea throwing a party.”

“Probably. That guy looked like he was having a blast.” The person snickered, closing the faucet and taking a few sheets of tissue to dry off. Aether perked up. “Oh! Um, can I get your name?”

“(Name). I’d say nice to meet you, but inside a bathroom isn’t exactly what I’d call pleasant.”

Aether immediately opened the door and backed off, giving enough space in case this (Name) wanted to leave. “Aether. My name is Aether.”

“Mhm.”

(Name) squeezed past him to exit as the blond racked his brain for more conversation.

“Say, Kunikuzushi was looking for you.”

“Really? Someone isn’t over it…”

“What?”

“Nothing nothing, bye man.”

“Wait wait—!”

Aether was not going to let her get away without answers. (Name) looked back with a lazily raised brow. “Yeah?”

“… I, you—?” He took a breath.

“A-are you… real?”

“…”

“…”

“Dude, did you just ask me if I was real?”

“Bye.”

Aether practically bolted out of there in sheer embarrassment, his previous resolve in not letting the (h/c)-haired girl leave until he got some answers gone to the wind as he rushed back and slipped through the crowd.

He soon reaches a couch in the living room, plopping down with a sigh and a pink face. He grunts, hiding his face on his palms.

“My, you seem particularly bothered.”

Aether looked up to see Lyney offering him a smile from beside him on the couch. The blond leaned back to try and seem less constipated. “Hey.”

“You doing alright?”

“… Lyney, do you know anyone named (Name) with the (h/c) hair?”

Lyney raised a brow at the question, lifting a red cup with his chosen beverage in it. “(Name)? Somewhat, yeah. I never thought you of all people would ask me about anyone.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“You’re the one who knows a lot of people.” Lyney shrugged. Aether chuckled at the remark before changing topics. “What do you know about her?”

“‘Heard she used to live around these parts before left around… college maybe?” Lyney pondered. “Lynette is friends with her, so I know a bit. Recently moved back and now has a job at the ‘Flamecrest Pizza House’ with… those people— ah! With the Kinich guy and the…other ones.” Lyney fidgeted with a few cards, making some tricks idly. “Why ask?”

“Just curious.”

“Honestly, I thought you of all people would know her, not only because you know a lot of people.” Lyney hummed. Aether looked confused. “Why’s that?”

“Because she used to date your s—“

“Lyney, the bakehouse is closing soon.” Lynette interrupts, as if appearing from nowhere and now sat on Lyney’s other side on the couch. Aether flinched back, looking spooked. Looking unaffected, Lyney looked at his sibling with a slight deadpan.

“Lynette, we’re at a literal party—“

“Lyney, the bakehouse is closing soon.”

“… Oh, you absolute— fine.” Lyney flashed an apologetic smile to the blond as he stood up. Lynette followed after, poker face eventually landing on Aether.

“… (Name) already left a few minutes ago.”

Aether perked up curiously, nodding slowly in slight confusion and gratitude. He watched as the two navigated through the crowd and disappeared. Upon a few minutes of contemplation, the male eventually stood up to leave.

“Flamecrest Pizza House…? That’s like in the furthest nation from here though…”

[tsuki-sennin]

Spreading sky! Hero gals! Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure! This is a... very exciting prospect, of course. Not only is it the 20th series and very close to the franchise's 20th anniversary, but we're jostling a lot of franchise traditions! Blue non-human leader, a full-time male Cure, an (entirely unambiguous) adult!

New town, new me. That also means a new tag!

"Hop! Step! Jump! Hero Gals Dream of the Everlasting Sky!"

Y'know, filter that out if you wanna.

Man, imagine liveblogging a PreCure series on time lmao

Spoilers, I guess...

-The sky!

-Skyloft?

-Oh wow, even got giant birds.

-There's Sora-chan. I'll give you a dumb nickname later,

-Skyland Castle!

-Wonder if we'll run into Spyro the Dragon?

-Maybe if we were on a Nintendo console we'd meet Bowser and Donkey Kong.

-Lotsa cute borbs on Skyland, huh?

-Subarashii~! Hapii Basudei~!

-Princess El. You are... a very interestingly designed baby, I'd say.

-How old are you, a year?

-Oh look it's Bebop from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That's neat.

-Kabaton.

-Gonna bomb a fuckin' baby! Okay!

-"Speed up."

-Don't pay that bird enough for this, Sora-chan.

-It's Hero time!

-Oh shit.

-I enjoyed DePaPre's OP an awful lot, but this

-This is a banger right out the gate.

-Gives me very high hopes for the rest of the soundtrack.

-Oh shit, Futari wa callback.

-Ah, even got a notebook opening for the title card, that's cute.

-P i g

-The 7th Chocobo Cavalry has come rushing in.

-Kabaton-ton?

-Very nimble for a big fella, huh?

-In comes Sora-san.

-Hot damn, this girl's must've done mocap for Mirror's Edge.

-Ain't no stopping this dude.

-Ready... Go!

-"I am the girl from the sky! Of the clear sky clan!"

-

-REALLY now, Toei?

-I ain't even gonna dignify that with a response, I'm just gonna move on with my life.

-Dropped the baby.

-Going into strange holes is generally not advised until you're far older, Sora.

-Hydrogen baby.

-Very cute hydrogen baby, might I say.

-Where we at?

-Drop TWO babies at once!

-Pretty Holic~! They sell stationery too~!

-Hurtling at the terminal velocity of... 2 miles an hour.

-That's a car, those're rolling death machines.

-That's Pretty Holic lipstick, that's what we call a "uniting thread".

-"WHY ARE THESE BIRDS SO TINY?!"

-Mashiro-chan, gotcha.

-Sorashido~!

-"My notebook~!"

-Ahhhh, Skyland script.

-Oh god, he's back.

-Underground!

-Ranborg!

-C

-CureTube.

-Curesta. CureTube.

-Gonna write up my fanfic ideas on my CurePad in Pretty Docs, then maybe post 'em up on Cureblr.

-Using the Octagon-washing-machine to dry Octagon-coats on Octagon-hangers.

-"Mashiro-san! Protect Hydrogen Baby with your life."

-"Noooooo pleeease!"

-Smoked out.

-Hot damn, these're some nice angles.

-"Gimme that baby, extra!"

-A fated duel!

-Oh, he went and done it now.

-Tore up her dreams right in front of her.

-Precuuuuuure!

-It's Hero Time!

-Sky mirage! Tone connect!

-Hirogaru Change! Sky!

-Hop! Step! Jump! Clearly she takes inspiration from Ichika Usami.

-Love the side cape.

-Blue sky soaring to infinity! Cure Sky!

-Sora Harewataru... that is, Cure Sky is our hero for this year. She fights for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow!

-She's not quite flying yet. But she is falling with style.

-That's some impact!

-Hirogaru Sky Punch!

-Dig in peace once more.

-You're safe now, citizen!

-Oh, ED time.

-Don't worry Mashiro-chan, you'll get to be Cure Prism in, say... an episode or two? You're voiced by Rabirin, so your odds are pretty good. There's the lad, Cure Wing, voiced by Don Murasame. And Butterfly-oneesan, I haven't actually heard of Ayaka Nanase till yesterday.

-I love the colored pencil aesthetic, I feel seen.

-Very nice ED, very cute.

-Gotta keep the kid safe.

-I've actually been considering a few of options for my unique liveblog tag.

-"I would fly into the sun if that would keep our dream alive" is fitting, but is a bit... loaded a reference for me to make as a RWBY fan.

-I've considered using the lyrics of the Jetman theme or even some old Superman standards, but I thought those'd be a little obvious.

-My Hero Academia and One Punch Man references were considered, of course, but were discarded.

-I reckon what I chose gets the point across well enough, yeah?

-Kinda newspaper headline-y too, as a bonus.

-Well, you know where to find me for next time! See you on the flip side, citizens!

[charmingdiluc]

i. ❝ LOVER ❞

i. GENSHIN VOICE LINES ABOUT YOU! (1/?)

❝ ladies and gentleman, will you please stand? with every guitar string scar on my hand, i take this magnetic force of a man to be my LOVER. ❞

part 2: PAPER RINGS

♡ genshin impact x gn!reader

characters: ayato, thoma, kaeya, diluc, zhongli, childe, itto, & dainsleif

tw/cw: a little angsty on dainsleif.

author's note: i'm sorry if some are little OOC!

" the nice person at the counter today? that’s my lover, y/n... they gave you a free drink and snack? that’s definitely something they do to people that they deemed nice, you’re wondering why during the attack of dvalin they weren’t here... that’s because they’re a scholar at sumeru academia, every time they get time off the academia they help me in handling the tavern, i'm glad they weren't here or else you would've see me in a worried state every second."

“ yes yes, the rumors are true, i am dating the one and only captain y/n, come on paimon why are you looking at me like that? it’s shocking? come on now, anyone falls for my charm and it happens that my amazing y/n fell for it~ “

“ y/n was merely a mortal when i first met them, i was present to the first people of liyue, and they were one of them, when celestia granted them a geo vision they showed it to me proudly even saying they’ll be the next geo archon, i'm glad that i can spend time with them not as gods anymore but mere mortals. "

" the person with teucer earlier? oh! that's my fantastic lover! although both of us are always so busy we barely have time to spend together and but when we do have time, we go back to snezhnaya and do fun things with my family, my family loves them so much that when i go back to snezhnaya without them, they look at me as if i committed a heinous crime! "

" oh, hi traveler and paimon! i made (favorite animal) shaped cookies for y/n today, i'll give the both of you three cookies each! does it taste good? it's perfect? thank you! i had to ask lady ayaka for help because i lost the ingredient list and i didn't memorize the ingredients. but anyways, i'll be off to y/n now, stay safe traveler and paimon! "

" y/n? you mean my love, my bro, my dude, my tcg buddy, my onikabuto hunting partner, my partner in crime, my snack dealer, and basically my everything! granny oni adores y/n! they're buddy buddy with that kujou tengu though *scoff* but that doesn't matter, y/n always beats me in onikabuto fighting, i don't have a single idea how they do that! maybe it's the immense luck archons give to my amazing beautiful fantastic lover! too much? okay. "

" one of my greatest members of the shuumatsuban? it's y/n, and no, i'm not being based just because they're my lover.

before we even started dating they're already my most talented member, swift moves, great at deceptions, and so on, i could go on for hours describing how amazing they are. "

" so you remember y/n? well...i still couldn't find them, they were a great inventor, writer, and alchemist, as well as one of the best knights khaenri'ah had, maybe they joined the abyss or became like these mindless creatures...perhaps, our love was in a wrong time and wrong place. "

reblogs, likes, and comments are highly appreciated!

[genshingorlsrevengeance]

Ayaka, Yanfei, Shinobu, Jean, and Keqing with a Majima-esque S/O (Part 3)

Part 1 Here

Ayaka sighed as she went through the paperwork for this week. An upcoming festival was being held by the Kamisato Estate in Ritou, so she needed to oversee everything.

Though something was bothering here about one of the events being held. It was a singing event by a...'Everybody's Idol'?

It was then she heard the door slide open.

(Ayaka) "Ah, Thoma. Can you please do some research about this Idol? I'm not sure who they are."

(???) "I can answer that easily for ya, AYAKA-CHAN!"

She'd recognize that shouting calling of her name anywhere.

(Ayaka) "S/O?!"

Her S/O was wearing a some...strange outfit. Even moreso than their tacky leopard-print jacket.

It was a shiny silky material, complete with pink accents, a yellow headband-...Were those wheels on their shoes?!

(Ayaka) "What on earth are you wearing?"

(S/O) "I'm the top performance, Everybody's Idol: S/O!"

(Ayaka) "..."

She blinked a few times, still not sure what she was seeing.

(S/O) "Fine, I'll show ya. OUTTA THE BLUE, I BRING MY SINGING TO YOU!"

With a dramatic spin, they suddenly broke out into song, stunning Ayaka into complete silence.

"Sunao ni I LOVE YOU! todokeyou Kitto YOU LOVE ME! tsutawaru sa Kimi ni niau GLASS no kutsu wo sagasou!"

(Let's deliver an honest I LOVE YOU. And I'm sure YOU LOVE ME! Let's find that glass slipper that fits you!)

Futari de STEP & GO! itsu made mo Shin'ya juuni-ji wo sugitatte Kimi wa boku no itoshii nijuuyo-jikan CINDERELLA

(Together, Step & Go! Forever and ever. Even though it's past midnight, You're my beloved 24-hour Cinderella!)

Hey! Hey! Hey!

S/O stood in place, both arms outstretched while Ayaka was frozen in place, completely shocked of the raw energy they exuded.

...The raw energy of an passionate man/woman, anyway.

She suddenly burst into laughter, barely being able to contain herself making S/O raise an eyebrow.

(S/O) "Come on now, I was being serious here!"

She continued laughing, trying so hard to stop.

(Ayaka) "I-I'm! Hahaha! S-Sorry, n-not laughing at you! Ahahaha!"

S/O crossed their arms, honestly annoyed.

(S/O) "Ya done yet?"

She wiped away a tear, her breathing starting to stabilize.

(Ayaka) "I'm sorry, I was just caught off guard is all."

(S/O) "Why? I'm like this all the time."

(Ayaka) "To everyone else, sure. But I know what you're really like and...honestly? I didn't know you liked that song."

She had heard of this song from foreign performers, but it was the first time she heard it sang so enthusiastically.

(S/O) "I can appreciate music too! Shit, this is my favorite!"

(Ayaka) "And you'll be performing it for e-"

(S/O) "Hell yeah I am! Got me some cool folk from Fontaine and a Liyue chick using something called the electric guitar on the instruments!"

This was the most genuinely excited she had heard them in a very long time.

(Ayaka) "Well, I'll be sure to be in the front seats, dear."

(S/O) "You better."

(Ayaka) "...By the way, why are there wheels on your shoes?"

(S/O) "Apparently they're called 'Roller Skates'. Invented in Fontaine by a dude named Petibled."

(Ayaka) "Aren't those hard to get around in?"

(S/O) "Oh yeah! Almost fuckin' tripped like 3 times on the way here."

They tried to slide in before hitting the carpet floor and slipping, making Ayaka cover her mouth to laugh again.

Ayaka didn't know it was possible to fall even more in love than she already has.

But, it was nice to see the 'Mad Dog' enjoy themselves for the first time in a while.

Yanfei thinks it's hilarious watching S/O burst into song with their clothing.

If people were already afraid of that Xinyan woman, then OH MAN, would the people of Liyue have opinions on S/O.

She's not sure if she completely enjoys the type of music they're doing, but she can't deny it's at least different.

She just hopes they won't get into any trouble wearing those shoes, that looks like that would make a LOT of insurance on property damage come up.

Shinobu blinks in disbelief on what she is witnessing.

S/O doesn't even need to lift her mask up to know her jaw is dropped.

While she doesn't hate the song, and actually finds their singing impressive, she is downright horrified by the Arataki Gang seeing this.

For the next few weeks, she has to stop S/O from converting the Arataki gang into a boy band and terrorizing Inazuma.

She has seen fear incarnate, and it is Arataki Itto on roller skates.

Jean laughs the entire time, a mouth shyly covering her mouth watching S/O go at it.

Barbara most likely taught them what the word 'Idol' meant, and got them to do this whole song and dance.

And it was during the Windblume festival, meaning EVERYONE saw it. She wasn't sure if she should be proud or mortified by it.

If anything though, she wants to try out the wheel shoes S/O was wearing, it seemed like a lot of fun!

And she also wants to know how much Barbara taught them how to sing, or if it came naturally.

(Keqing) "What in the...?!"

She has seen S/O pull lots of crazy stunts, to the point of disregarding Lady Ninguangg's advice, moreso if they were given by her or Ganyu.

But this might be the most insane thing she's seen.

What the hell was that outfit?!

What the hell were those shoes?!

WHY THE HELL IS THEIR VOICE SO GOOD?!

Keqing refuses to admit that she actually liked the song because she knows the moment she admits it, they'll pull even crazier stunts out.

She double checks her surroundings before she starts to quietly hum the song to herself.

[genshinlover101]

Hello ! I'd like to request platonic ningguang and ayaka with a rich fem reader who's an executive in a dangerous organization from a foreign place (the organization does not have any conflict with other nations though). The reader spoils them and she likes to tell them about the dangerous missions she's involved in. ("When I was 18 I got involved in a coup, I got caught but hey, I lived !")

Reader Tells Her Stories of Their Past Adventures (Platonic)

Characters: Ningguang, Ayaka and gn!reader

Warnings: none

A/n: Hihi! I think this concept is super cool ! Normally I don’t do platonic writings but I couldn’t help but give this a shot <3

• Ningguang didn’t need anybody to baby her when it came to financial things. But that didn’t mean she didn’t like expensive gifts, and she’d expect nothing less from you.

• She’d consider it a good day if you came back from one of your missions with an expensive souvenir for her. All these diplomats gifted her the finest things of Liyue, so a purse from a foreign name brand was all the more interesting for her.

• You’d tell her every little detail of your mission too, and she’d listen for hours. She normally didn’t bask in such idle chit chat but when it was her best friend? She found you so entertaining.

Ningguang sat with a cup of warm green tea in hand, listening to your 5th story in a row about the recent expedition you were sent on. It’s amazing her attention span. Most people would’ve tuned out by now, but she continued to listen fervently, even asking questions or making snark comments.

“Yea, it really happened. A rich old dude tried to recruit me into his cult, and when I rejected,” you rolled your eyes remembering the incident. “Well, to say the least he wasn’t happy.”

Ningguang took a sip of the tea, setting the cup down gently. “Mm? And how so? How did you escape alive?” She inquired, she wanted to hear more about your encounters. Maybe it was I’m just in case she came across a similar situation she would know how to act accordingly. Regardless of her reasoning, it made you happy how immersed she was.

“He whistled to his crew and attempted to ambushed me and rob me of my belongings.” You continued to tell your story, scared you bored her along the way. “But I knew I couldn’t let him do that, I had top secret items with me!”

Ningguang’s eye contact with you never wavered. In reality, she would never pass up on quality time with her friend. And if storytelling was your idea of a good time she would accommodate.

• For the Shirasagi Himegimi Ayaka was quite humble. She didn’t request the finest silk for her robes, and she didn’t eat from five-star chefs. So when you spoiled her she wasn’t used to it.

• You would bring her any gift, even dirt-cheap handpicked bouquet and she’d try and reject it out of guilt. She’d insist she needed to pay you back but that wasn’t what you wanted either.

• She would love to hear stories of your missions though. She loved fantasy stories because it was an escape from her responsibilities. And you were not only her best friend but a walking book full of stories.

Since Ayaka’s schedule was so busy she rarely found time for you. But she would always make an effort, every week she scheduled lunch with you so you could tell her a story or two about your adventures. Such a live spirit as yourself was invigorating for Ayaka.

“Ah, I remember something like that happened to me when I was only 18 years old. I was so young then,” you felt like a grandpa even if it were just a couple of years ago. “Have I told you the story of when I joined a rebellion?”

Ayaka shook her head as politely as possible with excitement. She enjoyed your stories because it was somewhat of a projection for her. With her responsibilities, she could not afford to be as adventurous as you. “Please tell me about it,” she requested.

“We’ll with the Vision Hunt Decree going on and all, it just reminded me of what happened in Mondstadt long ago,” you stroked your chin of an imaginary beard. “It was a run-in with a black market deal and underground illegal activity.”

You knew mystery-solving was one of Ayaka’s favorite stories. The suspense of it almost always drove her halfway off her seat as she anticipated every last bit of it. For as long as you two remain friends, you wished this weekly lunch lasted forever.

[catcze]

Any thoughts on homeboy thoma? (Also can I be 🌻anon OwO)

Is it Thoma??or Tohma? or Tohama?? Bruh there are so many versions of his name at this point I–– 😭

But!! I don't have, like, a whole bunch of thoughts on him just yet since we have v little info on him. I find him cute, though! Imo, i see him more as a soft, semi-rowdy, semi-boy-next-door type? A couple of people seem to get fuckboy vibes from him but I personally don't feel it? If anything, I get similar vibes from him that I so from Childe tbh (similar, not exactly the same.)

From the info we have on him now, I kinda see Thoma/Tohma/Tohama/whateverthefuckhisnameis as a cool but goofy guy, if that one leaked line from Ayaka is anything to go by. The kind of dude who would practice a pickup line in the mirror, complete with the wink and the pushing his hand through his hair, for hours before he gets it right. And to be fair, he delivers the line quite well— charming and intriguing and whatnot.

Only problem is that if you flirt back at him, he literally crumbles and gets so flustered. He's absolutely horrid at the follow-through, and he might get so embarrased and shy or smthn that he gives the stupidest reason to run away (such as 'Gotta go— i need to...uh... water my cat— ) and scurries away with the reddest face, and its soo cute !!

Also! Sorry babes, but that emoji's taken— There's still a couple others you can pick from tho, and there's a list you can find at the bottom of my Navi to see what's taken 💞 Muah!! 💞

⠀

Updatee: I’ve been informed that his name is Tohma!! 

[minimalnerdist]

Once the 2.7 update launched, I literally spent the first several hours just fucking around in my serenitea pot. Like dude I fucking love moving shit around in there to make it cool or pretty. 😩👌 The hardest part of waiting for the update was the teapot being under maintenance, especially because just then THREE of my eight companions in the teapot maxed out.

Also BP IS BACK!! I am that dumbass who tries to level up several characters and their items at once, and BP forces me to go do shit so I get Mora and XP and such. 💀

I still haven't touched the new area or anything, but I probs will soon.

Also I would like to get Yelan, but since I weirdly lucked out and won both for Venti and Ayaka, I absolutely expect to lose this time, and I am just now at 70/90 pity. So, I'm staying positive and just focusing on how I also have been wanting constellations for Yanfei AND Barbara. :>

[fishareglorious]

I was playing coop with this one dude and we took turns freezing ourselves

Pyro hellpostasis my detested

So the same dude wanted to show how little damage their Rosaria has by fighting the hellpostasis. Can’t we just fight a treasure hoarder or something?

Other player came here to watch

An entire in-game day has passed and they’ve only gotten it to half health. We’re still just watching from the sidelines

The hellpostasis reset and they’re trying to fight it again. I have gone outside (in real life) to turn on the washing machine.

I’ve returned and they’re still at it

My level 20 Ayaka got caught in the crossfire by being too close and sadly died. I was not there to see it because I was drying the laundry

I’ve died once again and only this time I was out cleaning the stovetop

I’m pretty sure half an hour has already passed. The hellpostasis is still at half-health.

Lilax has stopped fighting the hellpostasis after it reset for the 4th (?) time.

So far this is what i’ve done while watching them fight it:

- dried the laundry

- hung them up outside

- started cleaning the stovetop

- went on a bathroom break

They’ve given up and want us to fight it instead of them

I can’t see it anymore because of the damage numbers

It. is. finished.

Closing remarks:

- The reason why other Rosaria’s damage was so low is because they only had their talents at level 2, or so that’s what they told me. Also maybe because they’re level 43 and the pyro hellpostasis is level 50. My Rosaria is level 77. I don’t remember other player’s level but I’m pretty sure they’re the same as me, more or less.

[goldencursive]

Chapter Two: 1965 words

Title: bro, will you be my bro forever, bro?

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Kaminari Denki/Sero Hanta, Kaminari Denki & Sero Hanta

Characters: Kaminari Denki, Sero Hanta, Uraraka Ochako, Ashido Mina, Hagakure Tooru, Midoriya Izuku, Kirishima Eijirou, Bakugou Katsuki

Additional Tags: BNHA Rarepair Week 2021, Fake/Pretend Relationship, 5+1 Things, Fluff, Humor, or At Least an Attempt at Humor, Carnival, Meet the Family, a wedding wheeee, its not kamisero's lol, POV Kaminari Denki, POV Sero Hanta, POV Alternating, Mutual Pining

Summary:

alternatively titled: five times denki and hanta pretend to boyfriends and one time they actually are

“Brooooo, look at that!” Eijirou’s excited voice calls from ahead. The Bakusquad were hanging out at the fair during a rare day of relaxation. Most of the other members of their class are scattered around the fairgrounds somewhere, but right now, the five of them - minus Kyouka, who’s on a date with Yaomomo - are standing in front of a small contest stage.

“Wow,” Hanta remarks. “That is a giant Pikachu plushie.” Denki gapes at it. It’s in a sitting position, arms out, face beaming. It’s as big as he is. He wants it.

“I want it,” Denki announces out loud. “It looks so soft and cute and huggable. Can you imagine the cuddles you could get out of it?”

The Pikachu is sitting close enough to the front of the stage that they could touch it if they want to. Well, if they had really long arms. Like, arms twice as long as their legs, while holding one of those claw grabber thingys.

Okay, maybe they can’t touch it, but still. They can see it close up in its full, fluffy glory.

“Hey, you guys admiring our Pikachu plushie?” A bubbly girl with bright green hair pops up from behind it. “You can win it from our contest! Couples only, starts in an hour. I can give you a sign up sheet if you want it.”

Denki turns to Hanta immediately, because he might not have a boyfriend, but he does have a best friend who he’s totally not crushing on what do you mean and who owes him so many favors for charging his phone. “Hanta, bro, please. I have never wanted anything more in my life.”

Mina snickers and drapes her arm around him. “Didn’t you say that last week about the cake Sato made?”

“His cakes are like heaven and angel tears rolled up in the burrito of the gods, okay? Don’t judge me, Kiri said the same thing.” Denki crosses his arms, pouting. “Anyways, I have never wanted anything more in my life, Hanta, please help me.”

Katsuki smacks Denki in the back of the head (but nowhere near as hard as he would have in first year because they’re totally friends now, no matter how much he likes to deny it). “Idiot, you didn’t even see what kind of fucking contest it is. Don’t just jump into it without being prepared.”

“Says you,” Mina snickers.

“Oi, you wanna die?!”

“I’m a bad bitch, you can’t kill me,” she answers playfully, ducking behind Eijirou.

While Eijirou tries to defuse the Bakubomb, Denki turns to the sign next to the Pikachu. “How well do you know your partner?” he reads. “Hey, that doesn’t sound too hard! We know each other pretty well, I think,” he says, turning to Hanta. Although he’s not sure the kind of information he knows, like how Hanta still sleep with a blanket his mom made

“I mean, it’ll be fun,” shrugs the taller boy. “I’m down.”

Denki cheers, and accepts a sheet from the girl. “Let’s gooooo.”

<><><><><>

An hour later, they’re sitting across from each other with a whiteboard in their hands. The three couples sit at tables arranged in a row with the two hosts in front of them and the prize Pikachu on a raised pedestal behind them.

“All right, let’s get started!” cries the bubbly girl from earlier. “I’m Hina and this is Yumi.” She gestures to the pink haired girl beside her, who cheerfully waves to the crowd gathered in front of the stage. “This is our ‘How Well Do You Know Your Partner’ contest for couples. It’s a lot harder than you’d think! We host this every day at the same time, so if you wanna participate but missed out today, you can always come back tomorrow! Now, can we get some introductions from our couples? We’ll start with you two,” she says, gesturing to the couple on the right of Denki and Hanta, a shy looking boy and brown haired girl.

They wave to the audience, introducing themselves as Yui and Haruto. “We’ve been together for over a year now, so I’m certain we’ll win!” the girl, Yui, says, smiling.

“All right, long term relationships are the best for this kind of contest! How about you guys?” Hina continues, gesturing to Denki and Hanta.

“What up, people? I’m Denki, and this is Hanta, my best bro and the love of my life.” Denki gives Hanta a dopey smile that’s not hard to fake because it’s not fake, and playfully bats his eyelashes, making Hanta crack up.

“Bro, stop, you’re going to make me blush in front of all these people,” Hanta says between snickers.

“What a lovely relationship! We love the ones where you can play around with your partners,” Hina says with a grin. “Now, what about the last couple?”

“I’m Ayaka and my girlfriend is Sora,” grins a girl with hair red enough to rival Eijirou’s. “We’re just here for the Pikachu!” Her girlfriend smacks her arm for being so blunt, but Ayaka’s grin doesn’t falter.

“That’s right! Our lovely prize, a giant stuffed Pikachu plushie, will be in the possession of whoever wins our contest! Now, our rules.” Hina looks over to her partner, who smoothly jumps in.

“The rules are simple: we’ll ask twelve questions of varying difficulties. Each of our contestants have a different color based on the seat they sit in, red or blue. We’ll direct our questions to either color. For example, if we ask Blue what Red’s favorite color is, Blue will write their guess on their board, while Red writes the correct answer on theirs. You’ll have thirty seconds to answer the question. Everybody got it?” She looks back at the contestants, who all nod back at her.

“Then let’s get started!” smiles Hina. “First question: what is Blue’s favorite food?”

Okay, blue, that’s Hanta. Denki looks down at his whiteboard, thinking. The first two things that pop to mind are oranges and soy bean flavored food. But which does he like better? Can he write down both? Is that allowed?

“Ten seconds!” Yumi calls. Ok, no time to agonize over it. Denki quickly scribbles ‘soy bean flavored stuff’ down. Hanta drinks soy bean milk all the time and hardly ever steals Denki’s orange juice, unlike SOME people who shall remain unnamed (cough *mina* cough cough). “Time’s up! Please flip your boards around to show the audience!”

Denki cranes neck to see what Hanta wrote. “Hey, we wrote the same answer word for word,” he says, grinning at Hanta. “High five!”

“Looks like everybody got this question right! Congratulations!” says Yumi. Hina makes a show of adding points to a large whiteboard bearing their names. “Next question: when is Red’s birthday?”

Denki writes a neat “July 29th” on his board, smiling as he remembers the first time they told each other their birthdays. Denki had been so excited to find out that their birthdays were only a month apart.

“All right, another easy point for everybody,” cheers Hina. “Keep it up! The next question: what is Blue’s favorite hobby?”

Favorite hobby, huh? Well, they don’t really have time for any serious hobbies outside of hero-ing, but Denki remembers oohing and aahing with Mina and Eijirou over the beautifully hand-woven rugs and tapestries all over Hanta’s room. His family owns a crafts shop, and Hanta had gotten into weaving that way, saying it was fun playing with the patterns he could create and good stress relief as well. So, weaving then.

“Let’s check out your answers,” Yumi says, calling the time. “Hm, looks like Yui and Haruto are the only ones missing this question.” Yui, sitting in the blue seat, frowns at her boyfriend for getting it wrong, but softens when he murmurs something back.

“I’m surprised you remember I like to weave,” Hanta says, a teasing glint in his eyes.

Denki snorts. “Your room is covered in the stuff. It’s kinda hard to forget.”

The next few questions go by without a hitch for Denki and Hanta. “Hey, we’re doing pretty good,” Hanta says. “We’re the only ones who have a perfect score right now.”

“Heck yeah, that Pikachu’s gonna be mine,” grins Denki. He’s honestly kind of surprised that they were the ones with the perfect streak, even though they weren’t even dating. But he can’t deny the burst of satisfaction that comes with getting each question right, and further cementing their brohood.

“Okay, we’re getting into the last few questions now. Who was Red’s first kiss?” Hina asks deviously.

Aw, shucks, this might actually throw their score off. Denki’s not sure if he’s ever told Hanta who his first kiss was since the guy wasn’t really anybody special. Actually, Denki kinda feels bad for forgetting the dude’s name as he scribbles down “a boy in middle school.” When the timer runs out, Hanta’s board only has a question mark on it, and he smiles sheepishly at Denki.

“Sorry for not knowing,” he says.

“Nah, dude, you couldn’t have known since I never told you,” Denki says, brushing it off. “But, hey, we still have the lead!” he continues, beaming. Hanta returns his smile with a wider one. Honestly, Denki could get drunk off Hanta’s smile, sweet and goofy and always there, like the way All Might’s always smiling, but softer and infinitely cuter.

Get a grip, Denki, he scolds himself. He’s definitely going to notice if you keep staring at him. So he looks towards the two hosts and gets ready to answer the next question.

“What is Red’s weirdest fear?”

Huh. It would be an easy point if the question were biggest fear since it’s common knowledge that Denki hates spiders as much as Katsuki loves swearing, but weirdest fear? Denki has lots of fears, ranging from insects to angry pomeranians (thanks katsuki) to forgetting his homework to Midoriya with no sleep (you’d understand if you saw it). And it has to be one that Hanta knows, so what about...sand foxes.

Okay, listen, Denki knows next to nothing about sand foxes, but he does know that their faces are NOT NATURAL and CREEP HIM OUT, so DON’T laugh at him. Seriously, the first Denki saw one, he couldn’t stop thinking about that face for hours. It still haunts him to this day. And it's definitely a weird fear that Denki complains to Hanta about all the time.

“Alright, let’s see your answers!” Looking around, Denki sees that only he and Hanta got this question.

“Dude, we’re totally gonna win,” Denki whisper-shouts excitedly, leaning into the table. “Look at how far we are compared to everyone else!”

It comes as no surprise, then, that they do end up winning. The contestants line up in front of tables. “Hey, that was a great game! In third place, unfortunately, is Yui and Haruto, with six points.” Kinda strange, that the couple has been together for over a year and they have the lowest score, Denki muses. Meh. Worked out in his favor. “Second place, we have Sora and Ayaka, with eight points. And finally, our winners, Denki and Hanta, with eleven points!”

Denki whoops, turning to give Hanta a high five. The other two couples walk off the stage while Yumi and Hina hand over their prize. “I know this Pikachu is huge and kind of hard to carry, so you can leave it here until you’re ready to leave,” Hina tells them.

“Promise we won’t let anyone steal it,” Yumi adds, winking.

“Nah, I think we have to go now,” Hanta says, shaking his head. They say goodbye to the two ladies and rejoin their waiting friends, carrying the heavier-than-expected plush between them.

“Bro, it’s even bigger up close!” Eijirou raves.

“And it’s so fluffy I’m going to die!” squeals Mina. She strokes it reverently. “Denki, you have to bring it to our next Bakusquad sleepover.”

Denki laughs. “You know it!”

<>

one thing that i couldn't find a proper place to add in: i promise denki's not being inconsiderate in assuming the pikachu all for himself! they had a convo abt it while they were waiting for the contest to start

part one | part three

[temris]

My ”Yakuza 3″ Experience

Yakuza 3... 

When I started getting into this series, this installment has been one that I've looked forward to a lot since it's debated on a lot whether it's the "worst" one or not. I wondered if it was about the story or the gameplay. My conclusion? Neither, because this game is currently my second favorite Yakuza game! 

Story

Personally, I loved seeing Kiryu interact with the kids at the orphanage. When you think about it in retrospective, it's really incredible how the man straight out of jail who didn't even know how to deal with one kid, now operated an orphanage on his own. He's come such a long way! 

I also almost instantly loved Rikiya and Mikio so much. I'm a sucker for silly delinquents with big hearts, so... it was inevitable lol! 

Many people referred to this game's story having less at stake - is this a problem? Sometimes you don't want to fight two tigers but a CIA agent. (Now that I mentioned it... I just found Joji out of place lol. When I say out of place, I mean the usual Yakuza game weird asf thing in the story. So he fits in well.) 

[SPOILER SECTION] 

□■□ 

I've never cried once playing a Yakuza game. Only during Zero I felt a twitch in my eyes in Makoto visiting the Empty Lot in the epilogue after her brother's death. 

But in Rikiya's death scene... I ALMOST cried. Like full burning in eyes and all that stuff. But I didn't cry. Kuroda Takaya's performance... Kiryu holding Rikiya's hand... It made me so emotional. 

■□■ 

[End of SPOILERS] 

Which is why I will always remember this story as the one that accomplished moving me for real. 

Mechanics 

Okay, here is where most Yakuza 3 complaints fall into. WHICH I FIND COMPLETELY OVEREXAGGERATED! 

Maybe it's because I played the PS2 version of Yakuza 2 but I didn't find anything too different about the fighting mechanics in 3 at all?!? I also really liked the addition of the revelations because they give you super nice moves to use, especially my favorite one: The heat action that you can abuse by just being drunk. Yes, that's all it takes! Just be drunk and be on the move, the flashing Y button welcomes you. 

My other favorite revelation was the last Super Finish. It does good damage and Kiryu doing those moves.......... well it's hot to see, okay? I'd love him to strangle me. 

One thing I absolutely hated about this game was the RUNNING SECTIONS. MAN. Whoever added that part into the game... you won't get rid of me on the other side! I had to change the difficulty to Easy temporarily just because I couldn't catch two dudes for more than an hour: 1. The Snake Flower Triad guy who you need to catch so you can learn where Lau Ka Long is at. 2. The Shinizaki dude from the Reapers. I probably spent so much time trying to pass these sections. I was so bad at it that I had to repeat it several times before I could even catch Ayaka of all people! A LITERAL KID. Hell, I would even take the shooting section from 0 and Kiwami over this! 

Mini games 

This game was the start of karaoke!! And I loved playing Kiryu sing Kamurocho Lullaby. If I recall correctly, it was the song Chikamatsu showed to the yakuza dude in Shellac in Yakuza 2! Nice to see him become popular nationwide, eh? :D 

The bowling is a lot more similar to the one in 0 and Kiwami and easier to play than the one in 2. I abused one tactic I used to do strikes but just when I was about to do a really good score, mom talked to me and it all fell apart after that. That was sad to remember. 

I tried out batting once and hit a few homeruns only as usual. I'm bad at that and the golf so I never play them more than once. 

Substories

Best part of any Yakuza game is the substories! There were a lot I really loved watching through, such as Rikiya's tattoo filling one, the 6-cone ice cream and the ones with the cats!! Not to mention, we saw the return of Illusion (jk, jk, Il Yoo-Joon)! 

Me too, you ain't special.

The hostess substory in this one was better than the one in 2 in my opinion. It was cute to see the hostesses I've trained get better and do the Super Services.

It's been a month since I finished the game so I can't remember much sadly ;; Maybe when I get a chance to replay it, I may update with a better review, but I remember liking them! ^^ 

In conclusion... 

I really had a lot of fun playing this game, and it took me the shortest time to finish it that I was surprised! It only took me 18 days (not consecutive. I usually play around 3-5 hours in a day) to finish it. 

Here's my final stats!

[hudginy]

11 Questions

Tagged by my baby @skelelovely <3

What’s your top 3 used words:

-Fucking, Fudge, and Dude probably

Favorite movie:

Oh no i have to choose one... uuhhh... How To Train your Dragon 2 ?

Whats your Aesthetic  :

Metal like in heavy metal. Everything that’s edgy and bad guys like is just... Yyyesssss

How many OCs do you have :

Oh... uhhh... Ayaka, Haru, Bae-Le, Nirvell, Rokudo... Am I forgetting anyone ?

How long does It usual take to finish a drawing :

45 min to like, 1h30 ? Unless I give it my heart and soul then it’s like, 3 hours.

Who is your waifu :

Bayonetta first waifu ever. But i’ll have to name my babies too @skelelovely and @baellaflo

Whats the longest you have played a game :

Overall ? Over 230-300 hours maybe ? Monster Hunter man, and it’s only on MH3 oops.

If you can make a RP blog(or another one) ,of who would it be of:

*Sweats* My love for the pompadour will surely kill me someday ?

Top 3 OTPs :

DinoPants, Camilo and Jaeki ? Wow I can’t just choose 3... They all need love ???

DO you collect anything :

Cosplays, Anime things ( Posters, figures or wtv if i liked the anime or the game)

How many blogs do you have:

Not dead ones ? 3. Well technically 4 with the one I have with my babe. Yup. All Jojo ones :’)