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In the world of heavy metals, love is denser than hate!
#Poorly drawn SVSSS#SVSSS#luo bingge#luo binghe#ask#Is that right? Two different character tags? I think that is right.#I'm calling myself out with screenshotting the asks with the dates because my full ask box has become a problem I'm determined to solve.#I promise you that if I did not respond to your ask it was because I 1) *really* wanted to hold on to it to make a doodle reply#or 2) really was so touched by the message and got overwhelmed#So expect many year + old asks suddenly gaining a reappearance! I'm going to get to them ALL.#Back to Luo Binghe (both versions). You see...the substance he is made with has a chemical reaction to affection.#Like how a pokemon has multiple paths to evolution depending on it's friendship points or exposure to random stones#so to does he evolve into various forms. I feel like Bingge (Ht) would be a noble gas. Unable to form bonds#I could also see him as a Halogen-type of element! Highly reactive and only truly found in manufactured environments.#And Binghe (Lv) would be an alkaline earth metal (+2). Sturdy. Forms bond better but not freely giving them away.#this is the second time I've related characters to elements - and I am far less familar with Scum Villian so please feel free to chime in.#I could be way off base here and I am very down for someone to talk chemistry and character themes.#Thank you all for the love you have given my silly little LBH. It means a lot to me B*)#Don't...don't look too hard at the lack of mark on his forehead here. I gave up. It's just...hidden behind his bangs.
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BLLK TEAM SPOTTING YOU IN THE CROWD!
notes: hahahahehajajsj Iâm SO excited for this guys- the new episode had me TWEAKING.
characters: Isagi, Rin, Bachira, Chigiri, Nagi, Karasu, Otoya, Yukimiya, Niko, Gagamaru, Aryu, Reo, Barou, Hiori, Shidou
warnings: reading the same thing over again but in a different font LMAO, cringe but WHO gaf??, y/n glazing (helpđđ)
You and your friend managed to snag close seats for the Blue Lock vs. U-20 match, and you could BARELY contain your excitement!!âespecially because your beloved boyfriend was playing. You both were decked out in all blue, sticking out from the white and red crowd. The odds were stacked against him and his team, but you had complete confidence that they would hold their own. As you settled into your seats, the teams made their way onto the field. The moment you spotted your boyfriend, you and your friend screamed your heads off, cheering as loud as you could. The game was going great so far; at halftime, the score was 2-1, with Blue Lock in the lead! The players were standing around on the field, catching their breath, when he finally spotted you in the crowd, screaming + waving your arms wildly.
ISAGI YOICHI
Heâs like ehh?!? You came?!? To watch him?!? For reals?!
Gets all touched lmao đ
Waves back with a big ol smile :3
Means a lot because you cheered for him when he was nobody 𼚠AND now heâs playing against THE U-20 aaaa
Yells âHIIIIIâ
-Bachira wiggles his eyebrows at him đ -which makes him all blushy and pushes him off him lol
Que bachira going âooooooo isagiâs gotta s/ooooooo đ¤đâ
So embarrassed hehe
Blows you a little kiss when nobodyâs looking tho :3
RIN ITOSHI
He didnât think youâd come tbh
Feels proud that you did tho! not that heâd let you know ofc
He gave you a little wave and called it good (he has to remain mysterious- especially in front of Sae!!)
Heâs very conflicted if heâs glad you came or if wishes you didnât lmao đ
Bc when he heard âWoah- Theyâre cuteâ from his teammates he snapped his head over
âTheyâre taken, back off scum.â Heâll snap
Everyoneâs sorta like ?? RIN PULLED SOMEONE??Â
Que immediate questioning
âHOW DID YOU GET A S/O BEFORE I DID?!â âI feel bad for them..â âDID YOU PAY THEM??â
He just tells them to shut up
smirking inside, heh
BACHIRA MEGURU
Heâs like đŚ-> đ¤Š
inside heâs like âOHMYGOSHTHEYCAMEEEEEEE! :Dâ
Screams your name jumping and waving his arms
âY/NNNNNNN ARE YOU WATCHING ME?!? Y/NNNNNNNN!!â
âYEAAAAAAAAAH!! YOU LOOKED SO COOOOOOOOL!!â
You def go with his mom tho đ
You and Yuu are screaming your heads off together- âGOOO !! YOU GOT THIS!!!â âGET THE FREAKINâ BALL MEGURU!! HES OPEN- GOOOOO!!!â
Shes very glad youâre supportive of her son đĽš<3 (live laugh love yuu)
He points to you and says to his friends âTHATS MY S/O!!! :Dâ
and theyâre just like â..cool buddyâ
Theyâre trying to figure out how he pulled someone lmao
After the match he practically jumps on you lol- No sorry, he literally does and you both crash on the floor
Both of you are just rolling around screaming in excitement lol
CHIGIRI HYOMA
So embarrassed lol
Like âMy family AND my s/o came?!â Help he appreciates yall coming but it flusters him!!
Especially when his teammates are making comments about YOU and his SISTER
itâs too much for him đââď¸
He made it real clear that heâs your bf tho, so no one gets ideas!!
Really happy you came though, especially since you were one of the most encouraging people when he tore his ACL <3
NAGI SEISHIRO
Didnât even think youâd come- like the thought that you would come didnât even cross his mind (go figure)
âOh, y/nâs here, coolâ
Lazily waves back
Wants to tell Reo youâre here but remembered that they broke up  đââď¸
Yuki goes up to him and asks âOh whoâs that?â and heâs just like âItâs y/nâ
â..I see, who is y/n?â âuh, I donât remember..đ§ââď¸â
âSomeone important tho,â
Just sorta stares at you until the whistle blows lmao đ
KARASU TABITO
Super proud n smug :)
Like âHeh, MY s/o cameâ
Super super happy youâre there omg, but ofc he canât let that show too much đ
Waves back ofc
He looks at all his teammates to make sure theyâre seeing this
It makes him feel really special that you came to watch HIM play :)
Def a confidence booster
Gets a annoyed bc he knows you spent a shit ton of money for this lmao
đ:âoooo whoâs that Karasu-kun?âÂ
đŚââŹ: âHeh, thatâs my s/o đâ
đ: âFor realsies? :oâ
đŚââŹ: âYup đâ
đĽˇ:Heâs such a simp broâ
đŚââŹ:âShut up Otoya.â
OTOYA EITA
Heâs low key tweaking on the inside tbh
gives you the frat boy ânodâ and the three finger wave đ
Doesnât even wait for anyone to ask about you heâs already going
âYeah that hot chick/person is my s/o, itâs aightâ to be jealousâ
But theyâre just like ?? How tf did YOU pull anybody bro??
Poses for you LMAO
Is def waiting for you to make an edit of him or smth đ
Your friend is looking at you like âseriously, him?~_~â I am that friend.
Will NAWT shut up about how his hella hot s/o came to his game
YUKIMIYA KENYU
Heâs like âOh! Theyâre here?! Really?â :3
Calls your name and gives a big wave
Super happy and proud that you came :)
Laughs a bit at the your dramatic outfits but appreciates it!
Tells the nearest person who you are and a bit about chaâ :3
When you blow him kisses he catches emâ and cradles them to his heart >:)
got a side eye from Nagi lol
NIKO IKKI
SOOOO flustered lmao
pink cheeks n everything ><
whispers a âhiâ and waves a little wave back
Super duper excited n happy you came :3
Wants to impress you so bad now- lol
Really hope no one sees you bc he might just die if he gets teased
-which of course they do and what he feared happens lmao
ARYU JINBEI
a very stylish single tear falls from his eye
âOh dearest y/n, you are so glam for this, I cannot even..!â
Dramatically flares his arms as a âwaveâ and sings your name
âY/NNNNNNNNNN!- are you ready for this historic momennnnnnt-â
Poses elegantly for you, talking to himself about how styl this is
GAGAMARU GIN
Squinting like âIs that y/nâ - o -
then eyes wide like âIt is y/nâ ⢠o â˘
Jumps up and hits his head on the goal đ then proceeds to jump again
Waves both arms and yells really slowly âCAAAAAN YOUUUU SEEEEE MEEEEEE?â
Then proceeds to talk to you yelling his lungs out, he stopped when Karasu told him âshut up, they canât hear yaââ
He stopped for a brief moment, then continued
 (after they get on field)
REO MIKAGE
SO happy. Like âđĽšđâ happy
Smiling the BIGGEST smile :)
Really, really appreciates you coming
Especially since you were literally the only other person aside from Ba-Ya that supported his dream
And! Speaking of Ba-Ya she was beside you in her usual attire, waving a little blue flag
Waves to you with both handsđ
Also blows you so many kisses ofcÂ
Afterwards heâs going to give you the biggest hug and the FASTEST smooch ever
BAROU SHOEI
He was hoping youâd come, he wanted you to see just how much more heâs improved đ
He heard your cheers and screams when he came into field and that also fueled into his desire to crush Isagi >:3 like âheh, betâ
You were VERY happy with how he celebrated his goal đđ¤Â you spammed your camera lmao
Waves back at you ofc, he is a gentleman after all
When someone asks who are you he just says âMy partner, y/n. Donât get any ideas donkey.â
heh, đ
Really appreciates you coming :) especially with how expensive tickets are oml
def forced you to let him pay you back lmao
HIORI YO
He knew his parents would be there, but he wasnât sure if youâd come. Very pleased you did! :)
Chuckles + rolls his eyes at your outfits
Heâs got a cute little smile on his face :3
Waves back at you and signs you âthanksâ
Points you out as ây/n, my sweet s/oâ to Isagi
Brags to him too lmao
Like âYeah, theyâre like perfect in every way- but youâll find someone who is pretty decent though, donât worry âşď¸â
SHIDOU RYUSEI (my man will always be included soo)
Lets out the goofiest, happiest laugh
points at you with two hands and yells
So pumped you came omg
âSAE- SAE LOOK! THATS MY BABY! THE ONE I WAS TELLNâ YOU ABOUT!â âI donât care.â
Continues to yell out you asking âDID I LOOK COOL?â or âDID YOU FREAKN SEE THAT?â
Blows you tons of kisses before he has to start again
everyone on the bllk team is genuinely confused how tf this guy pulled anyone and is concerned for you and your mental health đ
AHHAJSJEJES IM SO EXCITED BROOOOO
made Nov 9 2024
#merlucide#blue lock#bllk#bllk x reader#blue lock x reader#blue lock x you#isagi yoichi#isagi x reader#rin itoshi#rin x reader#rin itoshi x reader#bachira meguru#bachira x reader#chigiri hyoma#chigiri x reader#bllk chigiri#chigiri x you#season 2#bllk season 2#nagi seishiro#nagi x reader#karasu tabito#karasu x reader#otoya eita#otoya x reader#bllk otoya#yukimiya#yukimiya kenyu#yukimiya x reader#niko ikki
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Reading this just made me feel more proud of my writing abilities and reminded me of some of my favourite sex scenes I have ever written and it has really made me want to highlight them for you and why I love them so much.
Each one of these scenes is so completely different from one another, showing the true depths of the characters within them as they use these acts of intimacy to really help develop and flesh out who the characters are both as individuals and as partners. Each scene has a different need to be fulfilled and emotions to be shared and I am so incredibly proud of each one of them.
Angel In The Garden of Evil Chapter 19: Wash It Away
A mob!au Peter Parker Story
The intimacy of this scene coming as a conclusion for all the characters have been through not just during the story as you the reader reads it but also all the history they have together. Itâs oddly sweet and tender as he takes the time to carry her into the house, to wash her in the shower and show her how much she really means to him. To literally wash away the old before they make love and bring in the new. Itâs almost a whole cycle of life, death and rebirth moment. Itâs the deep longing connection of husband and wife and how some loves just endure despite their tribulations.
Make Me Forget
Amazing Spider-Man Peter Parker x Harry Osborn Imagine (part two of crushed)
Running to the one person you shouldnât to make the hurt go away. Asking your now ex boyfriends best friend to take you as his own after he rescued you from your abuser and asking them to claim you as their own and show you how to be treated right. To kiss away every hurt. To rewrite every touch on your body. Itâs both painful and yet beautiful and hopeful and healing.
Nothing Ever Good Happens After 2am
A Joel Miller Story (Part 3 of the Insecure Series)
This is hate fucking at its finest. Thereâs so much tension and history and anger for both the past and present. Although so familiar with one anotherâs bodies they instinctively reach for each other due to that familiarity, but there is no resemblance of the way they once fucked to how they do now. The way they know each others bodies so well they can weaponise them against each other to do even more damage, leaving neither of them fully satisfied in the end and the act in fact only works to make their situation worse just feels heartbreaking on everyone, characters and readers alike. Itâs short and to the point and makes me so proud.
What Benny Doesnât Know Chapter 5
Frankieâs story
This is all about toxic love. Itâs all the things well accepted when we are blinded by love. Overlooking the glaring problems just so you can be with them. Accepting their lies and bad behaviour. Itâs doing drugs in the middle of the act. Itâs cheating on partners. It is love and pain and longing and finally getting what you want but itâs at the wrong moment in the timelines and destined to fail from the second it started. Although a fun read and a wild time, the emotional weight and lessons for the reader also really shine through and I will always be proud of how I chose to handle this one, both for the characters and the over all story and itâs development.
the secret to writing good smut that doesn't feel like you're just repeating the same words for junk and fucking over and over is to spend your effort writing about everything happening around the sex and everything happening inside the heads of the people having sex and before you know it you have four paragraphs of introspection and two paragraphs describing the space and it's okay to use the word cock again
#just taking a moment to be proud#smut#smut recs#the power of smut to tell stories#peter parker#andrew!peter parker#mob!peter x reader#Joel miller#triple frontier#Frankie morales#the work Iâm most proud of#fic recs
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Hello!! I see your requests for Homicipher are open and I got giddy :D (starving for more content) May I request fluff drabble for Mr Silviar? Maybe his s/o teaching him how to say "I love you" in human language? Thank you!
âą Those Three Words â° || Mr. Silvair X Reader
��ââââââââââââââ⎠ Character(s): Mr. Silvair (Homicipher/ćĺĺĺ) Reader Type: Human (Gender-Neutral Pronouns) Warning(s): Spoilers for Homicipher (specifically Route End: Mr. Silver Hair 1), Canon-typical Mentions of Violence (and Horror-Elements), Cultural Barriers (Mr. Silvair Doesnât Fully Comprehend Certain Emotions). Anything spoken in the other worldâs language will be bolded. Genre: Drabble, Fluff, Slight Angst, Pre-Established Romantic Relationship (Itâs Complicated, honestly). Word Count: ~3,280 Request: âHello!! I see your requests for Homicipher are open and I got giddy :D (starving for more content) May I request fluff drabble for Mr Silviar? Maybe his s/o teaching him how to say "I love you" in human language? Thank you!â Authorâs Note: Mr. Silvair!!! Heâs genuinely so pretty, yâall â itâs not fair. đ I find his overall character to be quite fascinating, and a part of me is really hoping the game gets a DLC or something to further expand on each of the characterâs lore (and more moments with the MC, of course). Like game, what do you mean that some of the monsters may have been humans while others probably never were?? I desperately need more food⌠I headcanon that Mr. Silvair was either 1. never human, or 2. has been in the other world for a very long time, resulting in the loss of his memory as a human which could be why heâs so interested in researching them/maintaining the MCâs humanity. đ¤ But thatâs just a theory â a game theory! Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
â If you enjoyed my work, please reblog it if you can! Exposure on Tumblr is based on reblogging content rather than liking it, so your support would be much appreciated! ⥠â°âââââââââââââââŻ
Even after everything that had happened between you and this worldâs resident human-enjoyer, you surprisingly still felt at ease with Mr. Silvair. That comfortability, though, made you think hard about your sanity. After all, it probably wasnât normal to be comfortable around someone who enjoyed taking you apart and watching your body put itself back together over and over again. Yet, you did, and you didnât mind your current arrangement as much as you probably would have in the past.Â
Mr. Silvairâs home was destroyed in a fiery explosion (courtesy of himself), so you had offered to help him find a new one. You managed to locate a large room, one that he deemed satisfactory enough to call his base, and you had been staying with him indefinitely since then. As long as you had a comfy bed to lay in and someone else to keep you company, you were happy.Â
Your other friends(?) frequently stopped by as well to say hello, the most common ones being Mr. Crawling and Mr. Chopped. While you were occasionally hit with a feeling of loneliness, it was hard to feel that way with so many friendly faces around. Well⌠maybe their faces werenât that friendly, but they were kind and gentle with you, and thatâs what truly mattered.Â
You hear the sound of Mr. Silvair moving around in the room adjacent to the one you typically stayed in, and you wonder to yourself what his plans for today are. The tall, long-haired man spent most of his time engaged in research. You didnât see him as frequently as one would expect despite the fact you two were practically roommates. All you could do was hope he wasnât messing around with and subsequently angering any more terrifying, violent ghosts. You enjoyed your current home, and going out to look for another one wasnât very high on your list of things to do.Â
The Rubikâs Cube in your hand was still as scattered as ever, and it seemed like, no matter how long you spent trying to solve it, you were only able to successfully complete one side. Mr. Masque was kind enough to give it to you (he apparently had a whole stash of the things somewhere), and his gift was something you were immensely grateful for. Attempting to figure out the puzzle helped you pass the time wherever you were alone (and it most likely helped you keep your head on straight).Â
Youâre currently lying flat on your back atop the plush bed in the relatively empty living space, looking up at the gray concrete ceiling with a blank stare. Once you decide youâve loafed around for long enough, you stand up slowly from the bed, placing the cube gently on the covers of the cot. You stretch your arms above your head, a strangled noise coming from your throat at the movement of your stiff muscles, and you begin to make your way to the other room where yourâŚÂ
What even was Mr. Silvair to you? While yes, you were fond of him â hell, youâd go as far as to say you loved him â you knew he didnât feel the same. You remember the moment he told you âI not understand likeâ, and that he didnât want to save you from your condition, no⌠he found you entertaining to keep around, and thatâs why he did what he did.Â
It was complicated, you thought, trying to have a relationship with a being who didnât grasp what the concept of love was. Deep down, though, you knew you wouldnât change it for the world. He enjoyed your presence, and that was all you could ask for.Â
You walk over to the metal door and knock, waiting for a response. After a moment, you hear Mr. Silvairâs voice echo, âEnter.â
The door opens with a slight creak as you twist the knob, peeking your head inside the somewhat grimy space. The room, still fairly new, didnât have as much blood or gore as his old one did. There were fresh stains on the floor and wall, you noted, and you couldnât help but wonder who or what they were from exactly. It didnât matter in the grand scheme of things, though, so you didnât bother asking.Â
You grin up at the taller man and give him a small wave, saying softly, âHello. I not bother?â
He returns your smile, placing the scalpel in his hand on the stainless steel tray that held a variety of medical tools. It looked like he was in the process of cleaning the many, typically blood-stained, pieces of equipment. Mr. Silvair turns to face you and replies gently, âHello. You not bother. Enter.â
Tilting his head to one side, his long, silver locks move when he does, cascading down his head and slipping off his shoulder at the movement. His smile drops slightly before he asks, âFeeling unwell? Injured? Need cure?â
âNo, no cure.â You quickly say, not quite in the mood to be dissected or taken apart right now (honestly, though, you never really were, even if you did understand why it needed to be done). You pause by the door before finally shutting it behind you, the both of you now alone in the private and secluded space.Â
Ugh â why was it so hard to say what was on your mind??
After taking a moment to build up your confidence, you tell Mr. Silvair while fidgeting with the rubber of the clear raincoat you wore, âI want see you. Communicate.â
He hums and smiles at your admission, walking over to you before placing a calloused hand on your face. Your eyes close on instinct, and your breathing shutters when he rubs his thumb across your cheek. A part of you wanted to be annoyed with him since he had to be aware of the effect he had on you, yet you didnât want to run the risk of him removing his cool palm from your skin, so you kept your mouth shut.Â
It had taken quite some time for Mr. Silvair to get to this point of physical affection with you (something he began doing more often after he saw how much you enjoyed getting head-pats from Mr. Crawling), so you didnât want to ruin any progress you two had made in your complicated and unconventional relationship.Â
âOkay,â Mr. Silvar starts, removing his hand from your face as he gestures to one of the two chairs in the room. He smiles down at you before saying, âSit. We communicate.â
You do as youâre told without speaking another word, your hands folded in your lap after you sit down, watching Mr. Silvair take a seat on the chair across from you. You talk with him for quite some time, doing your best to update him on your current progress with the puzzle since that was pretty much the only thing you had going on in your life. While it wasnât satisfying to speak in the other worldâs language because it tended to miss most of the nuances of speech, it was the only way the two of you could communicate.Â
Mr. Silvair seemed to pick up on your frustration, seeing you were growing annoyed at the lack of words in your arsenal â the term you were looking for wasn't coming to mind. In response, he tilts his head to the side and asks you, âYou upset. Why?â
âNot right words.â You reply, brows furrowed when you look up at him, your gaze landing on the bloody bandages wrapped around his eyes. You turn your head to look down at the floor, the somewhat fresh pool of blood perfectly matching the color of the Rubikâs Cube. You point to the puddle and turn to ask Mr. Silvair, âWhatâs this called in your language? Can you tell me how to say this color?â
âBlood.â Mr. Silvair responds, not understanding what you wanted him to explain.Â
âNo, no.â You quickly reply, shaking your head. You continue to glance between him and the blood, enunciating your words even though he didnât understand your language the same way you were able to understand his. You didnât back down or give up, though, saying again, âThe color â I want to know what color blood is.â
He pauses, one hand under his chin as he seemingly takes a moment to figure out what you are asking him. After a few beats, Mr. Silvair replies with a word you havenât heard anyone speak before, â???â
You visibly brighten at the new word, and the expression on your face causes Mr. Silvair to let out a light chuckle before he crosses one of his legs over the other. You take a breath before telling him, âOkay. Thank you.âÂ
After another pause, you continue to speak, âSo⌠One part object done, red part. Other parts hard â not finish.â
Mr. Silvair had been leaning forward in his chair, his elbow digging into his knee while his hand rested under his chin, holding his head up as he stared at you with an unwavering gaze. He always listened to you with rapt interest, and you would be lying if you said the constant attention didnât make your heart stutter in your chest. However, he suddenly speaks, pointing to the pool of blood you had been gesturing toward moments before, âWhat you call that?â
âHuh?â You ask, pausing your story to look at him. Mr. Silvair doesnât say anything else, though, giving you a moment to comprehend what he has asked you. You perk up when your brain finally registers what Mr. Silvair had said, replying to him happily, âOh, thatâs the color red. So, blood is typically red â blood red.âÂ
âR-ehd?â He echos, and the sound of his voice speaking a word that you were able to understand without having to flip through your mental dictionary had your breath hitching. It sounded so strange but so nice coming from his lips.Â
âYeah, red! Blood is red!â You say, sounding excited and oh-so happy. Mr. Silvair would be lying to himself if he said he didnât find the look on your face and the tone of your voice endearing. Then, your expression shifts slightly as you lean forward in your chair, saying enthusiastically, âOh my god â I just got an idea! Me teach you me language!â
â...You language?â Mr. Silvair asks after a moment, shifting in his seat slightly.Â
âYes! Me teach you!â You reply, gesturing to both him and you with your hands. Your mind remembers the way Mr. Silvair and Mr. Chopped helped you shortly after you first arrived, teaching you directions to walk, facial expressions, and more. They had helped you expand your knowledge of this worldâs language, and they were probably responsible for your survival in so many of those early interactions. So, you smile at him as you say, âWe same.â
He returns a smile, nodding his head and replying with a simple, âOkay.â
âAlright, so, let me think hereâŚâ You hum to yourself, leaning back in your chair and closing your eyes while you consider what you should start with. Body parts seemed to be the first thing that popped into your head, so thatâs eventually what you decided to start with. Sitting up in the chair, you point toward your hand with the other, tapping a finger to your palm as you speak, âOkay, so, this is my hand â hand. Can you say hand?â
It was kind of cute, strangely enough, seeing Mr. Slivair take the time to repeat the word you spoke over and over in his mind, trying to match the movement of your mouth with his own. Your languages were quite different in sounds, syllables, and the like, so he was practicing what to say before actually speaking. After a few moments of contemplation, he replies, â...H-ah-nd.â
âHey, that was pretty good! Not bad for your first try, Mr. Silvair, even if the pronunciation is a bit off.â You say with a wide smile, clapping your hands together as you applaud him on his efforts. He chuckles again, finding your way of teaching to be⌠sweet.Â
Then, you speak again, once again grabbing his attention. You tap the pad of your finger under the skin of your eye, asking him, âDo you remember what this is called? I think Iâve told you before.â
Mr. Silvair is quicker in his response this time, having heard you ask him about his own eyes before as he smoothly says, âEye.âÂ
âYes! Good job!â You praise once more, giving him a thumbs up in response. Then, he stands up from his seat, walking over to you while his once-white lab coat flows behind him. You crane your head back to look up at him from where you were still sitting, a simple and stupid, â...Huh?â leaving your mouth.Â
Mr. Silvair reaches a hand to your face, cupping your chin gently in his hand. You feel his thumb resting on your bottom lip, and he begins to move his finger back and forth along the slightly chapped flesh, tugging at it slightly. He tilts his head to the side, asking you seriously, âWhat this called?â
âOh, uhâŚâ You know your face is probably flushed beyond belief at this point if the heat cascading through your head is anything to go by, and your mind and heart are completely caught off-guard by his sudden touch and question. You avert your gaze to the side, swallowing harshly before you finally reply, âTheyâre my lips â theyâre, umm⌠similar to mouth. Lips, mouth, same.â
â...Lips?â Mr. Silvair asks again for clarification, his voice having an almost husky tone to it that has a shiver travel down your spine.Â
You nod in response, muttering a barely audible, âYesâŚâÂ
Mr. Silvair hums at your response, a small smile gracing his lips. He leans down, face so close to yours, before he inquires with an almost teasing tone to his voice, âYou want touch?â
âY-Yes.â You answer at an almost embarrassingly fast speed.Â
The man who you had grown so fond of chuckles at your enthusiasm before leaning forward, pressing his lips softly to yours while he holds your face between his palms. Kisses werenât a common thing between the two of you, and they were really only something Mr. Silvair initiated when he felt like it. You could feel the intensity at which your heart was beasting due to his sudden affections, and there was a part of you that was worried it would burst out of your chest right then and there.Â
Your eyes flutter shut and you tilt your head to the side, your hands coming up to rest atop his â his hands that were holding your cheeks so, so gently. It was almost sickening the way he was holding you like you could break at any moment.Â
Then, almost as quickly as it began, the kiss ended before you even realized it did. Mr. Silvairâs forehead was now pressed against yours, and he doesnât make any move to remove his hands from your face. Your lips were no longer touching, and yet he still lingered. Â
Mr. Silvair didnât play fair, you thought, yet you couldnât help but wonder why he wanted to kiss you so suddenly, so randomly. You close your eyes and your brows furrow at the tightening in your throat, an aching sensation slowly spreading throughout your chest like a disease before you whisper, â...I love you.â
Thereâs a silence, a stretch of nothingness before Mr. Silvair suddenly asks you, his voice just as soft as yours had been, âRepeat?â
â...No,â Your response is nearly immediate, and you shake your head before repeating once more, âNothing.â
â...I love you.â The sound of those three words leaving his lips nearly causes your mind to implode. It sounded so sweet, yet it also felt worse than any suffering you had experienced before. The searing and excruciating pain, the feeling of a blade digging itself into the flesh of your torso couldnât compare to the deep-seated torment you felt right now.
Mr. Silvair hums, tilting his head to the side as his thumbs continue to caress your cheeks, âWhat mean?â
You knew there was no point, no reason to try and explain your feelings again, but you do. You still do, even though you know itâs pointless to try. You canât bring yourself to look at him as you speak, finding the concrete floor more interesting, âMean⌠mean me like you. Lot like.â
Thereâs a pause, a moment of contemplation before Mr. Silvair says, â...Not understand.â
âI know.â You reply, nodding your head once in response.Â
âYou know?â He asks you, sounding somewhat confused, a tone you very rarely heard from the man. Had he forgotten that moment that you couldnât seem to forget, the memory that you continuously found replaying in your mind like a broken record? It wasnât fair, you thought, that only you were forced to hold onto such a painful memory.Â
âYou communicate before.â You clarify, finally willing yourself to look at his face. Mr. Silvairâs expression was tight, his lips drawn into a flat line.Â
You needed to get away, to just run from this moment in the hopes he would forget the whole exchange just as he apparently did the last one. You take your hands and grab his wrists, removing his palms from your face before you stand up from the chair. You refuse to look at him as you turn, heading to the door as you utter, â...Iâm going to go for a walk, so Iâll be back later. Goodbye.â
Then, you feel something tug at the sleeve of your raincoat. It wasnât strong, nothing that would actually stop you from moving, but your legs proceeded to hault at the small action. Mr. Silvair says, his tone not demanding in the slightest â if anything, it sounded like a plea as he speaks, âNo exit.â
You take a deep breath and turn around to face him, asking in such a small voice that it even caught yourself off-guard, â...Why?â
âI want you here.â Mr. Silvair responds quickly, so quickly it seems to have taken both of you by surprise. The two of you stare at each other for a moment before he asks, finally releasing the material of your jacket from in between his fingers, âStay⌠Will you stay?â
You once again find yourself wondering if Mr. Silvair was aware of the effect he had on you as a sigh leaves your mouth. You nod your head lightly and reply, âI will stay.â
âGood.â He says in response, a gentle smile on his face as he says for the second time, âI love you.â
You frown at him and shake your head, saying with a slight edge of frustration in your voice, âNo speak. Not true.âÂ
âTrue⌠Believe true.â He says quickly, reaching out to once again place a hand against your cheek. You donât move, donât flinch away from his touch â you still relish the way heâs holding you like a fragile piece of glass. Mr. Silvairâs brows are furrowed ever so slightly as he mutters, âConfused.â
âYouâre telling me⌠How do you think I feel?â You say with a huff, your hand holding into his as you find yourself nuzzling your nose into his palm. The painful feeling in your chest was still present, but it wasnât nearly as excruciating as it had been now. You find it in yourself to smile, gazing up at him as you speak, â...but weâll get through it together â we together. Right?â
âTo-geh-therâŚâ He repeats, leaning down to press his forehead to yours once more as he says softly, âYes.â
#đ¸ . plum writes#đ . anon#homicipher#ćĺĺĺ#homicipher x reader#homicipher x you#mr silvair#mr silvair x reader#mr silvair x you#homicipher imagines#homicipher drabbles#imagines#drabble#one shot#fluff#x reader#reader insert
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Part 3 to rindo x reader succubus where reader meets the rest of them and chaos once they see how innocent he is.
Title: dinners
Fandom: Tokyo revengers
Characters: bonten
Fic type: fluff, NSFW themes
Pairings: RindĹ x male reader
Warnings: male reader, reader insert, omegaverse, demon au, smut themes
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Summary: bonten can't contain their curiosity and invites reader to dinner, Mikey finds he likes his new Omega pack mate
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Who knew Ran would take such a liking to his brother in law, doting on him and claiming him as the new baby sibling "sorry Rinny~ you got replaced!" Why? Why was (name) so beloved by the eldest?
Well the adorable Omega not only let him sleep in peace but also made him nice and cozy with blankets and even got him ear plugs "he's clearly exhausted, so I set him up a nice comfy napping spot in the guest room" (name) explained while working on his project, focused on getting a good grade "how was work?" (Name) Asked while letting RindĹ pull him into a kiss, whining slightly before being freed "we got a good payout and we're going to dinner tomorrow night"
"Oh that sounds fun!"
"And I have the perfect outfit for you"
(Name) Looked confused while RindĹ watched him connect the dots "I get to meet your friends?"
Friends was a strong word but RindĹ wasn't going to correct his mate who seemed absolutely giddy at the concept "there's rules though" RindĹ said seriously and kissed the Omega gently " you never leave Ran and my sides, you only talk this the people I introduce you to and whatever you do, don't piss off Mikey" (name) nodded quietly, taking in the rules his mate set for him "now show me what you're doin'" RindĹ pulled (name) close, looking to see the work he did "my omegas smart..."
"It's been my dream to pursue this since I was a kid..." (Name) Mumbled, getting comfortable while he continued work "gonna need space for that stuff..." RindĹ teased (name) who hummed before a heat settled in his lower abdomen and his hips twitched "already?" RindĹ had a shit eating grin before pulling (name) into a kiss and pushing him down onto the couch and began kissing (name)s neck.
Four sessions the night before and 3 more before the dinner (name) was dressed in an expensive suit though RindĹ would have loved to see him in a dress, mumbling something about easy acesss but (name) paid him no mind, just happy to meet his mates friends and have delicious food. (Name) Held onto RindĹ while they walked into the expensive restaurant, full of glitz and lights and (name) felt incredibly out of place, before this he was just a broke university student half blooded Omega and now he was linking arms with one of the most notorious people apparently!
Keep calm, keep cool...
You're meeting your mates friends! You got this!
"There's my little in law!" Ran said happily and immediately squished (name)s face "ran we saw each other yesterday" (name)s voice was muffled slightly but the eldest Haitani just sighed dramatically "and what a long twenty four hours it's been!"
"Is this the unicorn?" A voice called out and (name) looked to see a white haired man with the bonten insignia tattooed to the side of his head "ah, Koko! Come meet my little in law!"
(Name) Looked to RindĹ for assurance and the Alpha rubbed his hip, Koko holding a glass of wine "ah... You really picked a looker RindĹ" Koko looked (name) up and down "hello! It's a pleasure to meet you!" (Name) Said happily, a large smile on his face and sunshine practically radiating off him causing Koko to pause for a moment, so accustomed to the succubi in their world. If it wasn't for RindĹs own scent on the little omega, Koko would have assumed human or even an angel "the pleasure is mine, little one" Koko kissed his hand and (name) just stared at the action unsure what to do but RindĹs eyes sharpened at the other alphas teasing and pulled (name) closer.
Walking into the private room, (name) was startled when everyone had horns and tails out, they were all demons? "You can transform as well, the restaurant is owned by us" RindĹ whispered encouragingly to his mate, (name) biting his lip before tentatively revealing his tail and horns, a bit smaller than the average demon but it's to be expected from a half blood.
(Name) Felt a bit overwhelmed in a room full of alphas but the large blond one with a goatee offered him slight reassurance with a soft smile "Mikey and sanzu will be here soon" kakucho said calmly, sipping his drink.
RindĹ watched as (name) made small talk, polite and sweet as he always was while giving kakucho and takeomi his undivided attention through a conversation and the demons weren't used to having conversations with a succubus that didn't involve one riding them... Though (name) had been riding RindĹ only hours prior. "So what side of your family is human?" Koko loved finding information on people, especially sweeties like (name) who were all too willing to spill everything "my sires side!" He said easily "and your dam was a succubus?"
(Name) Nodded, sipping his drink when the doors opened and (name) locked eyes with pure obsidian eyes, before him was another Omega who seemed exhausted "there you are, boss" Ran teased but Mikey just stared at the other Omega in his space curiously, (name) equally locked on before giving a soft chirp to Mikey's satisfaction.
The alphas had no clue what was transpiring between the two, they didn't really understand omegas that well but RindĹ decided not to ask at this point.
"So, what do you do (name)?" Takeomi asked while taking a puff of his cigarette and all eyes were on (name) who grinned "I'm in my third year of university!" He was radiating kindness and an innocence that shouldn't be possible in a demon let alone a succubus "I'm currently learning (study)! I feel like it would help a lot of people and maybe some animals"
How.
How did RindĹ find this adorable creature!
Sanzu didn't care for people who were too nice, they were always hiding something and (name) was no exception to his suspicions but he held back, wanting to figure out the omegas angle. "How'd you two meet?" And now it was RindĹs turn to be suspicious of Sanzu, eyes sharpening at his question "ah... That's a bit... Uh" (name) grew flustered "he wouldn't properly feed from humans and went to steal energy though a kiss and here we are" RindĹ explained quick and simple, hand on (name)s thigh while the food came in, (name)s eyes lighting up at the delicious foods and Mikey tilted his head at the other.
Mikey never showed his omega side, in his life that was dangerous but couldn't help but be curious to the newest Omega in his little pack, the little one immediately deferring to him in a subconscious level.
And anyone in the pack belonged to Mikey, it was just a fact.
"Come here" Mikey said simply and (name) tilted his head with a mouth full of food and stood, completely oblivious to Sanzus grin as thoughts flooded the pink haired man's head of what will happen to the Omega.
Standing before Mikey, the white haired man simply pinched the omegas cheeks with one hand and turned his head 'brothel? Sex trade?' sanzu was giddy "he gets to live with you but he's mine" Mikey said simply, (name) reminded him of someone special...
RindĹ slow blinked but they knew what those words meant, it meant (name) was in Mikey's pack, the boss was still very hesitant with the Omega and would shoot him if he tried anything but (name) was very clearly harmless.
(Name) Made a confused sound but decided that this was just how Mikey made friends, heck yeah friendship.
The dinner continued on and (name) found the company of kakucho and Koko quite pleasant while he ate delicious food.
(Name) Was slumped over into RindĹs lap on the drive home, fast asleep white his tail swished subconsciously while the Alpha played with his (hair/nape) before looking at the omegas neck and frowned.
He needed a collar.
RindĹ would have to work on that.
#tokyo revengers x reader#tokyo revengers x male reader#tokyo revengers fluff#male reader#bonten x reader#omegaverse#omega male reader#x male reader#anime x male reader#anime x reader#haitani rindou x reader#rindou x male reader#rindou x reader
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People here seemed to like my little comic doodle of South Asian/Sufi inspired Maglor, which made me very happy because I love drawing the FĂŤanorians in this style, so have some better character sketches of Maglor and Maedhros, also Maglor going ham on his sitar đś
I also did one of FĂŤanor with a Silmaril circlet design based on the Koh-i-noor diamond but my partner was joking like 'breaking news: tumblr user balrogballs accidentally starts postcolonial discourse in Silmarillion fandom' so that is staying in the drafts for now
I love HC-ing the FĂŤanorians as Mughal coded because it would mean Elrond, raised by them, would be raised in said culture and so when he's older he would have these massive ostentatious Persian carpets and gilt and maroon trimmings and domed roofs all over Imladris but everyone would be so confused and just assume he's the middle earth version of your harmlessly orientalist scottish grandpa who is really into the taj mahal or something and that just has me SCREAMING đđđ
#i know only CĂŹrdan has a beard canonically but you can pry Maedhros' little ginger goatee out of my cold dead hands#lord of the rings#the silmarillion#tolkien#elrond#maedhros#maglor#lotr#fĂŤanorians#Balrogballs art
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UNSCRIPTED â toji fushiguro x female reader [chapter 5/5]
summary: youâre a faceless author of scandalous smut â great at writing steamy scenes but totally clueless about real-life romance (and with no one to match your freak). enter toji fushiguro, a hot stranger you (accidentally) throw up on during a drunken night out. surprise! heâs also the future voice actor for your smutty novelâs main character. can you survive the awkwardness of your disastrous meet-cute while keeping your identity (and dignity) a secret? welcome to the chaos of your own erotic fantasy romcom!
content warning & tags:Â (erotic) voice artist! toji, (smut) writer! reader, smutty content!! [in this chapter: slight dubcon/cnc (?), virginity loss, riding, switch! toji, sort of dom!reader, pussy drunk toji, kind of wholesome, whole lot of yapping], sort of workplace romance, secret/anon identity, slight social media au, meet-cute, virgin!reader, single dad dilf! toji, kid! megumi, strangers to lovers (?), she fell first but he fell harder, mentions of other characters (satoru gojo, suguru geto, megumi fushiguro, shoko eiri, brief mentions of ryomen sukuna)
notes: two chapters a day, who is this diva !!? nah i had this around and i could not help but post it today. it will either mean you all binge read it, or you all completely forget that either chapter has been posted. curse this damn algo! or maybe i am just overenthusiastically posting. but gaaahhhh!! can't believe we are at the end </3 !! thank you thank you THANK YOU !! for the love, i'm so beyond grateful. thank you for letting va toji and smut writer reader in your dashboards and following them along on their stupid meet-cute journey <3 and, please don't be mad about the epilogue, i SWEAR megumi is not like other guys [he is just like his dad...]. also, if you're confused about the ending, PLEASE!! read persephone. it's not as emotional and funny as this one, but...read it so that you could make sense of the plot? IDKKK. or don't i think it's pretty self-explanatory. but in all honesty, the freaky scene was really difficult to write in this chapter, and i really apologise if it seems..."anti-climatic" or a "letdown" or "not smutty enough" :") it's a lot more yapping and emotion based, not something i do often but i sorta liked writing it? i don't know, sometimes you should take a break from the dirty talk and just talk to yourself...eugh what am i saying, anyways! please, enjoy. and let me know how you liked this - comments, reblogs - i'm spying on them all Â
read on ao3! â series masterlist
⤠related au: persephone [business tycoon! sukuna x reader]
your phone buzzes quietly on the nightstand, and you reach over, still half-buried in blankets, to check the message. toji grumbles beside you, wrapping an arm lazily around your waist, pulling you right back to him. âdonât even think about leaving this bed,â he mumbles against your shoulder, voice rough with sleep.
you squint at your screen, smiling as shokoâs name lights up with a string of texts.
shoko: mission successful. megumi has been delivered to the institution of learning. shoko: also, fyi, we're stealing the limo for the dayshoko: and no, we wonât be back until weâre legally obligated. donât worry, weâll keep gojo under control⌠mostly shoko: enjoy your alone time, lovebirds đ
you chuckle, typing back a quick reply.
you: thank you, dearest shoko. keep gojo from being arrested plz đ you: we really do appreciate it, but just know i have zero faith in ur ability to contain gojo, lol shoko: fair enough, neither do i
toji tightens his hold around you, grumbling, âwhatâs so funny? thought you were all mine this morning.â
you turn, placing your phone on the nightstand as you nestle back against him. âjust shoko. apparently, she, gojo, and geto did drop megumi off at school. in the limo.â
toji lets out a soft laugh, shaking his head. âbet those teachers are loving that.â
âoh, absolutely. iâm sure gojo made it a whole production, too.â you laugh, imagining the scene â a horrified teacher watching the three self-proclaimed âcoolâ adults proudly unloading an amused, completely willing megumi from the limo like heâs some kind of celebrity.
tojiâs hand slides up your back, sending a warm shiver down your spine. âgood,â he murmurs, a lazy smirk on his face. âmeans weâve got all day.â
you bite back a grin. âis that so, mr. fushiguro?â
âdamn right, mrs. fushiguro,â he whispers, and thereâs that flutter in your chest again.Â
mrs. fushiguro â itâs still so new, so surreal. you lean into his touch, feeling that warmth radiate from him, that steady presence thatâs been with you for so long, but now, somehow, feels even closer.
âgod, that sounds⌠i donât know. just amazing,â you murmur, voice almost shy. âitâs crazy how much changes when weâre just⌠us.â
he leans in, pressing his lips to your forehead, and itâs so soft, so tender, itâs enough to make your heart do another flip.Â
âyeah? feelinâ all mushy on me now, are ya?â he teases, smirking down at you, but his voice is so soft, so genuine.
âmaybe i am,â you admit, tracing small circles on his chest with your finger. âjust⌠thinking about how lucky i am. how lucky we are. you⌠me⌠and megumi.â the last part brings a smile to your lips, the idea of the three of you, a real family, settled and safe and happy.
tojiâs eyes soften, and he leans in to kiss you, slow and warm. âtrust me, iâm the lucky one,â he murmurs, his hand coming up to cradle your face as he gazes at you. âiâve got you, iâve got âgumi⌠i got everything i need right here.â
you look away for a second, laughing softly to hide how much his words make your heart ache in the best way. âif anyone heard you right now, theyâd never believe the tough guy act you put on.â
âhey, donât go spreading rumors,â he warns, but his smile gives him away. âonly you get to see me like this.â his fingers stroke along your cheek as he adds, âmy best side.â
you look up at him, a rush of affection filling your chest so full you feel it might burst. âi just⌠i feel like the luckiest person alive. like⌠what did i do to end up here with you?â
âyou didnât have to do anything, baby,â he says, pressing a kiss to your temple. âjust had to be you.â
you both settle into a comfortable silence, his hand finding yours under the covers, fingers interlacing. thereâs something so perfect, so still about this moment â just lying together, his thumb brushing idly over your knuckles. the warmth of his skin, the steady beat of his heart â itâs like every worry, every noise from the world fades away, leaving just the two of you cocooned here in the quiet, the morning sun filtering softly through the curtains.
you close your eyes, sighing contentedly. âi could stay like this forever, you know.â
he chuckles, pulling you closer. âgood. âcause iâm not lettinâ you go anywhere.â
youâre just basking in the warm silence, feeling utterly at peace, when toji leans in, his voice low and smooth in your ear. "so, mrs. fushiguro,â he drawls, a smirk creeping onto his lips, âwasnât there talk of a⌠private reading of that dragon king sequel?â
oh, no.Â
oh, no.Â
you blink at him, trying to keep a straight face.Â
this man is absolutely trying to get in your pants with literature.Â
who does that? well, toji does, apparently. and damn him for knowing youâd promised him a private reading of that particular book launch. a foolish vow you made months ago, when you didnât think heâd actually remember.Â
but, of course, he remembers everything.
âi⌠um,â you stammer, your cheeks heating. âthat was â okay, that was months ago, toji. i didnât think youâd actually ââ
âyou didnât think iâd remember?â he grins, and itâs the kind of grin that tells you youâre not getting out of this. âi remember everything, sweetheart. especially when it involves⌠letâs say, romantic storytelling?â
romantic storytelling, huh? right.Â
sure. thatâs one way to put it.
âtoji, itâs not just, you know, romantic storytelling,â you mutter, cheeks warming even more. âi mean, itâs got⌠dragons. and quests. and ââ
âoh, i remember chapter twenty just fine,â he cuts in, that cheeky smirk now completely in control of the situation. he leans closer, his face inches from yours, all smug and mischievous.Â
âyou know, the one where the dragon king finds his queen and⌠gives her a real good âwelcomeâ?â
your mouth goes dry.Â
this absolute menace. heâs got the audacity to remember chapter twenty?
âoh, you mean the âepic battle scene,â right?â you try, feigning innocence. âwhere theyâre fighting for the fate of the kingdom, and itâs super dramatic, lots of⌠explosions, you know?â
he laughs, low and deep, and god, itâs unfair how sexy he makes laughing sound. âsure, if youâre talking about the fireworks when the dragon king finally, you knowâŚâ he raises an eyebrow.Â
âclaims his queen.â
you are done for.Â
âtoji ââ you start, but heâs already pushing himself up, reaching over to grab a copy of your book from the nightstand. you mentally curse past you for being sentimental enough to keep a copy so close by.
âhere we go,â he says, flipping through the pages, and damn it, heâs really going for it. âright to chapter twenty. ah⌠here. listen to this, babe.â he clears his throat dramatically, as if heâs about to perform the damn shakespearean sonnet of the year.Â
âthe dragon king leaned in, his voice a whisper like embers in the dark, promising the queen his undying loyalty, his soul, his fire ââ
âtoji,â you hiss, trying not to laugh because this is utterly ridiculous. but also kind of the most endearing thing heâs ever done.
ââ and his lips claimed hers with the kind of passion only a dragon king possessed,â he continues, absolutely deadpan.Â
his eyes flicker up to yours, and the next thing you know, heâs leaning in, his mouth soft against yours, playful, slow. âsee?â he murmurs against your lips, teasing. âitâs right there in the text.â
you barely hold back a giggle. âtoji fushiguro, you are not⌠using my own book to seduce me.â
he grins, kissing the corner of your mouth. âoh, sweetheart. i absolutely am. and iâm pretty sure youâre enjoying it, too.â his hands slide around your waist, pulling you closer, and damn it, you are enjoying this.
âthis is absurd,â you mutter, though your words lose their conviction as he trails kisses down your neck, each one soft and teasing. âyouâre ridiculous.â
âridiculous,â he murmurs between kisses, âfor my beautiful wife who writes⌠excellent dragon king romances? definitely.â he pauses, looking up at you with that glint in his eyes that you know spells trouble.Â
âand donât act like you donât find it hot, mrs. fushiguro. we both know thatâs a lie.â
you groan, flopping back against the pillows. âwhy did i write chapter twenty like that? iâve doomed myself.â
he raises an eyebrow, that smirk even more devilish. âhey, iâm just a fan, enjoying a private reading,â he says, leaning back in to brush his lips against yours, soft and gentle at first, but deepening, his hand cupping your cheek in that way that drives you crazy.Â
âgo on,â he whispers, voice low, âread for me.â
your heartâs pounding now, every nerve in your body alive with the feel of him so close, his eyes warm and mischievous and so damn loving.Â
you swallow, taking a steadying breath, and somehow, miraculously, you manage to open the book and start reading in a low, slightly shaky voice.
âthe dragon king wrapped his arms around her,â you read, feeling your voice hitch as tojiâs fingers trace little patterns along your arm, sending shivers through you, âhis breath warm against her ear, promising her⌠his devotion. his soul. his fire.â
âmmm,â toji murmurs, pressing a kiss to your jawline. âkeep going. this is getting good.â
you continue, barely able to concentrate because heâs absolutely enjoying every second of this.Â
âand as his lips met hers, it was like⌠like an explosion of heat, consuming them both in a moment so intense it could⌠melt worlds.â you swallow, feeling his hand slide around your waist, his face close to yours, his gaze dark with desire.
âyou know, i think your writing really captures the, uh, tension here,â he teases, his voice a rough whisper against your ear.
âyouâre impossible,â you say, laughing despite yourself as he pulls you back down onto the bed, his kisses now less playful, more earnest, his hand finding yours, fingers interlacing like they belong there.
âimpossibly in love with my talented, beautiful wife,â he murmurs against your skin, his lips soft and warm. âthe one who just happens to write the best damn dragon romances out there.â
you let out a breathless laugh, burying your face in his shoulder. âif my readers could see this right now, theyâd probably riot.â
he chuckles, pulling you close, his hand running through your hair. âwell, they donât get this version of you. thatâs all mine.â
you look up at him, heart swelling with so much love you feel you might burst. âyeah?â you murmur, feeling your voice go soft, your hand reaching up to trace his jawline.
âyeah,â he says, leaning in to kiss you, slow and deep, the kind of kiss that makes you forget the whole world, until thereâs just him, just you, just the two of you tangled together in this little piece of forever.
youâre deep in the moment, hands tangled around tojiâs neck, your heart racing, and then thump! â your hardcover book smacks him right on the back of his head.Â
you freeze, horrified, but toji just blinks, a slow grin spreading across his face. where you see a mood-killer, he sees a grand opportunity.
âwell, well,â he says, rubbing the spot with exaggerated drama, âguess the dragon kingâs under attack.âÂ
then, with a mischievous glint in his eye, he reaches down, tugging at the hem of his shirt. âonly one way to counter this⌠surprise assault.â
before you can say a word, he pulls the shirt over his head, revealing that ridiculous six â or is it eight? â pack of his. you lose count every time. the manâs a walking anatomy lesson.
he leans back against the pillows, arms casually behind his head like heâs just some unassuming king lounging in his castle.Â
âso,â he drawls, raising an eyebrow, âdonât you think itâs only fair for âequalityâ reasons that you join me in my⌠wardrobe adjustments?â
you stare at him, knowing exactly what heâs doing, but still, the smirk on his face is impossible to resist.Â
âoh, âequality,â huh?â you laugh, feeling heat rise to your cheeks. âyouâre seriously using that excuse?â
âhey,â he says with an innocent shrug, though that devilish grin gives him away. âyou hit me on the head. you owe me. this is⌠reparations.â
âreparations?â you raise an eyebrow, feigning disbelief as you fiddle with the book, stalling, though your heartâs racing. âi think you just want me out of my shirt.â
âyeah, obviously.â his eyes sparkle, not an ounce of shame. âyouâve got the dragon king here, and heâs got a⌠well, letâs just call it a mighty thirst for, uh, âvisual balance.ââ
you laugh, shaking your head. âvisual balance? youâre just making things up now!â
âcome on,â he says, reaching out and gently tugging at the hem of your shirt with that smirk that melts you every time. âfor equality. and⌠maybe chapter twenty accuracy?â
you try to hold in a laugh, failing miserably. âoh, now youâre committed to accuracy, are you?â
âabsolutely.â he leans in, his eyes meeting yours, that smirk growing softer, somehow more sincere. âbesides,â he murmurs, voice low, âiâm not about to let some book have all the fun of a private reading with you.â
his words send warmth straight to your chest, and you find yourself surrendering to his playfulness. slowly, you lift the hem of your shirt, and his gaze never leaves yours, following each movement with that quiet intensity that makes you feel like youâre the only thing in his world.
âhappy now?â you ask, raising an eyebrow once the shirt is off and tossed to the side.
tojiâs gaze trails over you, his smile widening. âmmm, much better,â he says, voice a low rumble. he reaches out, pulling you close until youâre practically lying on top of him, his hands resting lightly on your waist.Â
ânow,â he whispers, his breath warm against your cheek, âabout that private readingâŚâ
âyou mean, before the book tries to knock you out again?â you say, laughing softly as he grins.
ânah,â he replies, pulling you closer, voice softer now. âi think iâd rather hear it from you⌠no books, no pages. just us.â his hand slides up your back, his touch so familiar, so gentle, and suddenly, youâre not laughing anymore, just looking into his eyes, feeling like youâre in your own story, one thatâs still being written.
âfine,â you whisper, resting your head on his shoulder as he holds you close, his fingers brushing through your hair. âiâll read to you, toji. but only if you promiseâŚâ you pause, smirking, ânot to bring out any more âdragon kingâ moves.â
he chuckles, pressing a soft kiss to your forehead. âno promises,â he murmurs, voice warm and full of laughter.
youâre lost in the warmth of his embrace, melting into him as your lips meet, his hands firm on your waist, grounding you as you straddle him. skin to skin, chest to chest, heartbeats syncing â it's everything a newlywed morning should be. but thenâŚÂ
oh.
you feel it.Â
that very⌠unignorable reminder pressing insistently against you, and the realization hits like a lightning bolt, your face heating up as if someone turned the thermostat up to a hundred.Â
you swallow, suddenly very aware of the âproblemâ in question, and try your hardest to keep a straight face.Â
itâs not like this is new or anything. tojiâs your husband. this is normal. completely normal. all husbands feel like this for their wives, right?Â
right.
but heâs⌠so unbothered. he doesnât even hesitate, just keeps his hands on you, tracing slow circles along your back, his thumb brushing over your skin, his lips curling into a smirk like he knows exactly how much heâs affecting you. and maybe he does.Â
of course he does.
âtoji,â you manage to whisper, barely holding it together, but heâs already looking at you with that lazy, smug grin, like youâre his personal sunrise, and heâs basking in every single second.Â
âyou, uh⌠you sure youâre okay there?â
âme?â he raises an eyebrow, all innocence as he chuckles, his voice a warm, sleepy rumble that sends a shiver down your spine. âiâm more than okay, sweetheart. just enjoying my beautiful wife on our first morning as mr. and mrs. fushiguro.â he leans in, pressing a soft kiss to your collarbone thatâs entirely too distracting.Â
âbesides,â he murmurs, lips brushing your skin, âi think youâre the one whoâs a little⌠flustered.â
flustered? you?Â
âtoji, youâve got a ââ you start, but he interrupts, grinning wickedly.
âa ânormal human reactionâ?â he teases, voice dropping to that smooth, low register that drives you crazy. âcanât help it when youâre this close. on top of me. looking like that.â
you cover your face with your hands, half-laughing, half-dying of embarrassment. âstop â oh my god, youâre insufferable.â
âand you love it,â he says, lifting your chin to meet his gaze. his eyes are soft, sincere, with a glint of mischief as he tilts his head. âwhatâs a husband supposed to do? just look at you? you make it real hard, yâknow?â
he lets out a low laugh at your expression and then holds you tighter, his hands warm and steady on your waist.Â
âguess weâre not getting out of bed for a while, huh?â
youâre not sure whatâs come over you â maybe itâs the morning sunlight streaming in, soft and hazy; maybe itâs the devilish little voice in your head nudging you forward.Â
but somehow, here you are, straddling your very, very surprised husband, taking matters (and his pants) into your own hands.Â
and, well, letâs just say you got a little⌠ambitious.
before you even have time to think, youâre, um⌠fully committed.Â
as in, no turning back.Â
as in, youâre in.
tojiâs eyes go wide, his hands gripping your hips as if heâs trying to catch up to whatâs happening. his breath hitches, his head falling back against the pillow, and he lets out something between a sob and what might be a moan.Â
his cheeks are flushed, his jaw tight, and for a second, he just stares up at you with a look thatâs a mix of reverence and utter disbelief.
âyou⌠y-you just⌠did you just â ?â he manages to stammer, the words catching in his throat, and suddenly, youâre the one whoâs freaking out.Â
the reality of what you just did hits like a freight train, and youâre not prepared.
âuh⌠yes?â you squeak, as if youâre also trying to convince yourself. a nervous laugh escapes you. âi mean⌠yeah. i just⌠i thought⌠yâknow, weâre married now, so⌠spontaneity?â
tojiâs lips press into a shaky smile, his fingers tightening on your waist.Â
âspontaneity, huh?â he repeats, a breathless laugh bubbling up as he tries to process the situation. âdamn, sweetheart, you really know how to keep a guy on his toes.â
your cheeks heat up, and you suddenly realize just how locked into this you are.Â
no backing out now, not when youâre quite literally in the thick of it.Â
âoh god,â you mutter, half to yourself. âdid i just⌠did i seriously just yolo this?â
toji laughs, his thumb tracing comforting circles on your hip, his voice a little strained but warm as ever. âhonestly? kind of the best ones of my life. but if youâre freaking out⌠we can take a breather.â
but thereâs something in his gaze â something soft and genuine, with that signature spark of mischief â that steadies you a little. you take a breath, letting his presence calm your nerves.Â
and then, with a shaky smile, you lean down, pressing your forehead to his.
âjust⌠donât move too fast, okay?â you whisper, trying not to laugh at the absurdity of it all.
âyouâre the boss, mrs. fushiguro,â he murmurs, voice low and tender, and he pulls you closer, wrapping his arms around you, holding you steady. âlocked and loaded⌠best way to start the day.â
you try to summon every ounce of confidence your heroines have ever possessed â the boldness, the sass, the sheer conviction that they know exactly what they're doing.Â
but here you are, completely frozen, caught somewhere between exhilaration and abject terror.Â
your mind is racing, but your body? not so much. you canât seem to move.
and to make matters worse, thereâs a tiny part of you thatâs panicking, the same part that has you wiggling slightly as you try to find any semblance of control.Â
naturally, he notices, and, of course, he feels it, too.
tojiâs eyes soften, his mouth curving into that warm, almost-too-perfect smile that always settles your nerves, and his hands move gently to your hips, steadying you with the barest of pressure. youâre not sure if heâs trying to keep you from falling apart or if heâs anchoring himself, too.
âhey,â he murmurs, voice warm and so steady it cuts through your internal chaos. âyou donât have to do anything, sweetheart. lemme take care of you.â
he tilts his head back to meet your eyes, and the softness in his gaze is almost enough to melt you.Â
âbesides,â he teases, a wicked little glint appearing in his eyes, âthe last thing i want is you remembering this as the morning you freaked out on top of me. that wouldnât be fair to you, or, honestly⌠to me.â
you manage a shaky laugh, trying to focus on him rather than the tangle of nerves twisting in your stomach.Â
and maybe, just maybe, you can let go of your inner heroine pep talk just this once.
âokayâŚâ you whisper, breath still catching, but thereâs something in his touch thatâs grounding you. âjust⌠go slow?â
âyes maâam.â his voice drops an octave, the promise of patience woven through every word, and his hands tighten just a little, guiding you with gentle confidence. he starts moving slowly, carefully, each motion more reassuring than the last. his thumb brushes your hip soothingly, grounding you.
âand remember,â he whispers, mouth brushing the corner of your mouth as he leans up, âiâm right here. always.â
youâre trying, really.Â
but, for all the research youâve put into this exact scenario, itâs like your mindâs blanking out on everything.Â
front and back? sideways? or was it⌠circular? maybe up and down?Â
why is it that the one time you desperately need a mental slideshow, all your research notes abandon you?
to make matters worse, tojiâs expression isnât exactly helping. heâs looking at you with this mix of sheer desperation and restraint, like heâs teetering on the edge of losing it or⌠combusting.Â
maybe both.
âuh, toji,â you murmur, fingers trailing uncertainly on his chest as you try to read his reaction. âam i⌠doing this right?â you ask, half-joking, half-panicked, but mostly hoping for some kind of confirmation. or maybe a sign that youâre not about to ruin him.
tojiâs eyes snap open a bit wider, and the sounds he makes are⌠well, hardly words.Â
more like a strangled, garbled mess of syllables that could pass for something between a moan and a mutter. he opens his mouth to say something and then just clenches his jaw, exhaling a shaky breath.
âbabeâŚâ he finally chokes out, voice rough. âwhatever youâre doing⌠just⌠give me a sec, okay?â
you stifle a laugh, watching as his hands are balled so tight at his sides that theyâre nearly shaking. itâs like heâs holding himself together by sheer willpower alone. you swear his knuckles might actually be going white.
he lets out a huff, like heâs trying to recite a grocery list or remember anything that isnât the feel of you on top of him.Â
âsatoruâs voice⌠that dumb soap commercial⌠yeah, yeah, there it is⌠âleaves you feeling fresh all dayâ... god help me,â he mutters under his breath.
âtoji?â you canât help it; you lean in, brushing your lips against his jaw as he swallows hard.Â
âi think iâve broken you.â
his head tips back, a strained laugh breaking through as he fights to keep his cool.Â
âyou⌠might just have,â he manages, voice rough around the edges, and thereâs this flash of helplessness in his gaze that makes your heart skip.
âiâm doing that well, huh?â you smirk, feeling just the tiniest spark of confidence.
he groans, half in frustration, half in what sounds like pride. âyeah⌠yeah, you are,â he grits out.Â
âand if you move⌠in literally any direction right now, iâm not sure how much longer i can hold back.â
you take a moment to consider, still a little nervous, but now definitely encouraged by the effect you seem to be having on him.Â
âwell,â you whisper, âyouâre my husband now. i think that means we can both⌠figure this out together.â
he looks up at you, that steady, determined look in his eyes, as he exhales another shaky breath.Â
âthen letâs figure it out,â he murmurs, voice softer now, but still brimming with that intensity.
his hands finally settle on your hips, steadying you as he starts guiding you slowly, deliberately, and the careful rhythm he sets feels like itâs easing all that tension out of both of you.
âgod⌠toji,â you murmur, feeling every little shift and movement as he keeps you close, never rushing, always guiding.
âthatâs right, sweetheart,â he says, his tone softening as he takes his time with you. âweâve got all the time in the world.â
while toji is supposedly the one who should have all the experience here, somehow youâre the one taking charge â leading the pace, finding a rhythm, and honestly, feeling a little like some overconfident cowgirl until you remember, oh right, this is toji fushiguro, not some wild bronco.
okay, maybe ease up on the cowgirl image, you mentally scold yourself, trying to stay focused.Â
but that confidence youâre feeling? itâs dangerous. because just as you settle into this boldness, feeling like youâve got things under control, toji lets out a whimper.
your eyes fly open, heart practically stopping in your chest.Â
oh no.Â
was that a sound of pain?Â
did you somehow⌠break him?Â
wait, is it even possible to damage internal organs like this?Â
âtojiâŚ?â you ask, almost scared to hear the answer.
he lifts his head a little, looking dazed and half-lost, his breathing heavy, eyes hazy with disbelief as he mutters,Â
ây-youâreâŚâ he doesnât even finish, just closes his eyes, head falling back as another broken whimper slips out.Â
and then it hits you.
oh.
âyou⌠you like this?â you ask, almost stunned. the idea that youâre the one making him sound like that?Â
the thought is so potent it makes you feel a rush of something warm and⌠yeah, okay, powerful.
heâs barely able to respond, his hands gripping your hips now, knuckles white as he nods, lips parted in another helpless gasp as he tries and fails to keep his cool.Â
âdonât⌠stop,â he finally chokes out, like heâs barely hanging on.
âoh, trust me, iâm not going anywhere,â you whisper, heart racing. and now thereâs this little thrill lighting you up from the inside out, because every tiny movement is pulling more helpless little sounds from him, his restraint finally slipping.
tojiâs voice is so rough, barely holding it together as he grits out, âyouâre killing me, sweetheart⌠godâŚâ
âwell,â you manage, barely keeping your own composure, âitâs only fair, right? after all the times youâve done this to me?â
he lets out another shaky exhale, clearly struggling, and for a second youâre genuinely worried he might just combust completely.Â
ây-you really think⌠youâre doing me in, huh?â
you raise a brow, smirking despite yourself. âyou sound like youâre the one struggling here.â
he laughs breathlessly, like he can hardly believe it, before he pulls you close, one hand cupping the back of your neck.Â
âstruggling?â he murmurs, his voice low and full of promise. âiâm just letting you have your fun before i flip us over and show you exactly whoâs in charge here.â
your heart does a somersault. because the thrill of this playful push and pull, of seeing him finally lose control?Â
thatâs the best way to start any morning.
tojiâs brain is on a full-blown rollercoaster right now, and not in the way heâd imagined.Â
heâd thought heâd be calm, collected, the man in control, ready to take his time with you and make this morning something sweet and a little filthy, just like youâd always hinted at.Â
heâd be the one setting the scene, the one doing all the work, the one guiding you gently, like heâd dreamed about doing ever since you let him in on that side of your writing.
he even had a whole monologue rehearsed in his head last night: âto my parents, my friends, and any god whoâs listening, thank you for giving me this beautiful woman to love, a girl with fire in her veins and creativity for days.âÂ
heâd planned on simple, soft kisses, with lots of praise to make you feel adored, even throw in a little dirty talk, just like in your books.Â
heâd thought about quoting a line or two back at you for fun â maybe one from that chapter you wrote where the dragon king says, âyouâre all mine tonight, and youâll feel every inch of me, i promise.â
but now?Â
all thatâs gone out the window, because here you are, on top of him, taking the lead with confidence, and heâs losing his mind.Â
every time he tries to open his mouth, all he can get out is a strangled groan, and itâs doing something to him he wasnât expecting.Â
he can barely recognize himself; the words heâd so carefully picked out are just⌠gone. every time you shift, itâs like his thoughts scatter to the wind, replaced by pure, helpless need.
he wants to tell you, wants to let you know how much he loves this, loves you, how insane youâre driving him, but all that comes out is a barely-coherent mess of sounds, and it hits him that youâre not just in control of his body â youâve completely stolen his mind, too.
âi⌠god, i thought i was supposed to be the one teaching youâŚâ he finally manages to whisper, half in awe, half in defeat.
you smirk, that little gleam in your eye sending a shiver down his spine. âthought you liked a surprise every now and then?â
and all he can do is nod, a dazed look in his eyes.Â
because in this moment, he realizes heâd gladly give up every carefully planned word, every practiced move, just to feel like this forever: utterly and completely wrapped around your finger, and he wouldnât have it any other way.
the second toji feels your movements stutter, that telltale shiver coursing through you, he knows exactly whatâs happening.Â
and oh, heâs not about to let you handle all that on your own.Â
in one smooth, effortless motion, he flips you onto your back, settling himself on top of you with a grin thatâs downright devilish. his muscles flex as he moves, every bit of that gym routine paying off in real time.
âthought iâd take over, sweetheart,â he murmurs, voice low and husky, his words wrapping around you like velvet. âjust⌠seemed like you could use a little help.â
you meet his gaze, already breathless, but the excitement bubbling inside you is impossible to ignore.Â
âoh, youâre taking over now?â you tease, your hands resting on his strong shoulders, gripping tight, letting him feel the way your fingers tremble slightly. "go on then, show me what you got."
his eyes darken, and the heat between you intensifies as he lowers himself, pressing a line of kisses along your neck that makes your whole body tingle.Â
"you donât have to tell me twice,â he murmurs, his voice dripping with that rough, familiar affection, every word sending a thrill straight to your core.
with every frantic movement, every desperate thrust, heâs thoroughly reminding you that this is his world, and youâre just lucky to be living in it.Â
the tension that had been building inside you starts winding tighter again, and you feel like youâre seconds away from cumming. every nerve is on fire, and his name escapes your lips like a prayer, like youâre as completely lost in him as he is in you.
âthatâs it, just like that,â he whispers, his tone full of encouragement, his breath warm against your ear. âi want you to feel everything, sweetheart.â
and with the way heâs moving, with the heat and the energy building between you, you donât doubt for a second that heâs going to make good on that promise.
you're clinging to him, legs wrapped tightly around his waist, arms tangled around his neck like youâre in some intense love-drunk wrestling hold, and youâre this close, teetering on the edge.Â
you have no idea what to do with all that emotion bubbling up inside â are you supposed to say something? shout something? last time, when he went down on you, you practically screeched, and that memory alone is enough to make you blush in embarrassment.Â
but, youâre different now, classier, you tell yourself.Â
totally changed.Â
so instead, you lean up, press your lips to his ear, and let out a quiet, garbled, âi love you.â
toji goes still for a fraction of a second â barely a heartbeat â but itâs long enough for you to feel it: he wasnât ready for that. itâs a sneak attack, and you see his face shift, his eyes going wide for just a moment before the heat in them intensifies, pure, raw emotion flooding in. you feel his whole body respond to those three words, and just as you think yes, iâve got him, you realize heâs already cumming.Â
finished, before he even had a chance to let out a coherent response. heâs so stunned that he just mutters, âfuck,â breathless and hoarse, the word barely forming on his lips.
you canât help but laugh, voice filled with a mix of triumph and disbelief. âwow, that got you, huh?â you tease, brushing a hand through his hair, feeling all the tension melt from his body as he tries to catch his breath. âand here you thought you had it all planned out.â
he huffs, pulling you even closer, his forehead resting against yours, that familiar smirk creeping back into place despite the flush on his cheeks.Â
ânever underestimate the power of a writer,â he murmurs, voice deep and warm. âespecially when her words pack one hell of a punch.â
and you grin, sinking into the feeling of having completely swept him off his feet, knowing full well he wouldnât want it any other way.
tojiâs lying there in post-bliss, still catching his breath, when it hits him harder than any of gojoâs early-morning, glass-shattering shrieks: he just took his wifeâs v-card.Â
heâs your first.Â
and then it all unravels, one chaotic revelation after another â he just came inside you.Â
came inside you.Â
and wait, oh hell, were you even on any contraception?
his eyes widen in a near-panic, and he can feel his pulse skyrocketing again, but this time itâs not from excitement.Â
he remembers how much you love kids â yeah, kids. specifically, one kid. megumi. did you two even talk about adding more to that tally?
âuh, babeâŚâ he starts, pulling away as gently as possible. he ignores the mess and all sense of grace as he practically scrambles to his feet, hurriedly grabbing the first thing he can to clean you up, which turns out to be some spare tissues by the bed.
you blink up at him, a bit dazed but smiling, that look of total contentment on your face. but it just makes him panic more.
âare⌠are you okay?â he asks, voice a bit too frantic. heâs cleaning you up with a gentleness that feels oddly out of character, his hands trembling just slightly as he checks you over, his fingers brushing your cheek, your arm, like heâs making sure youâre really, truly okay. âdo you feel⌠i dunno, uh⌠like, rested? like, youâre good, right? not too sore?â
you let out a soft laugh, reaching up to cup his cheek. âiâm fine, toji. actually, iâm more than fine,â you say, brushing a thumb over his cheekbone, and his heart does that stupid skip thing again. he canât let himself get sidetracked, though.
âoh, thatâs good â really good.â he nods, grabbing the water bottle thatâs somehow on his nightstand, a red iron man one. âhere, drink this.â he uncaps it, nudging it toward your lips. âhydrate and all.â
you stare at the bottle for a second, blinking.Â
âis that⌠âgumiâs iron man bottle?â
âi donât know, and i donât care right now. just drink,â he says, pushing it toward you with a kind of determination, and you obediently take a few sips, though youâre clearly trying not to laugh.
after a few swallows, you pull back, wiping your lips. âtoji, relax. youâre the one who told me to trust you, right?â
heâs rubbing the back of his neck now, a bit embarrassed but mostly still caught up in his thoughts. âyeah, well, i didnât think thatâŚâ he trails off, looking at the mess on the sheets with an almost horrified expression.Â
âi just⌠we didnât talk about⌠kids.â
you tilt your head, giving him a soft look. âtoji, do you want kids?â
he runs a hand through his hair, that panic settling into something softer. âi mean, iâm good with megs, yâknow? heâs⌠heâs all i need, but⌠itâs not like iâd be against it.â he shifts, the vulnerability clear in his eyes. âjust⌠wanted to make sure thatâs what you wanted, too.â
you reach for his hand, pulling him back down beside you, a reassuring smile on your face. âwe can figure that out together. maybe we donât know everything yet, but thatâs okay. weâve got time, donât we?â
he lets out a sigh, relief flooding through him as he squeezes your hand. âyeah, yeah we do. i guess i just⌠never thought iâd get to do this. to be⌠a real family, with you.â
âtoji,â you murmur, leaning in close, pressing your forehead to his. âyou already gave me everything i could ever want. whether itâs just you and me, or us and megumi⌠or more.â
he lets out a chuckle, feeling lighter as he finally lets himself relax. âalright, alright. just donât scare me like that, okay?â he mumbles, reaching for the blanket to cover you both up again.Â
and as he lies back down beside you, he canât help the soft smile that spreads across his face.
two years had flown by since that whirlwind of a wedding, and life with toji and megumi had settled into a heartwarming, beautifully chaotic rhythm.Â
megumi, now ten , was in a phase where heâd scoff and roll his eyes at anything even remotely â kiddish ,â claiming he was far too mature for that stuff now.
but youâd caught glimpses of that little boy spark in him â a reminder that he hadnât fully shed his innocence yet.Â
like the time youâd spent an entire evening painstakingly building a lego dragon together, a complicated model that had you and toji squinting at the manual with a kind of warrior resolve.
where toji groaned, half-buried in tiny plastic pieces. âthis better be the last one, kiddo, or your mama and i are gonna turn into dragons ourselves,â he muttered, piecing together the dragonâs intricate scales.
megumi tried to act indifferent, leaning back with an exaggerated sigh. âwell, i donât need it. dragons are kindaâŚÂ whatever .â
but the moment the final piece snapped into place, his face lit up with such unguarded delight, and he stared at the completed dragon, almost in awe.Â
âactually⌠itâs kinda cool,â he mumbled, tracing the wings with his finger.
and then there was the iron man phase.Â
just last week, you had surprised him with a new iron man action figure â the latest model that even he, the â oh-so-mature â ten-year-old, had been subtly eyeing. heâd accepted it with a feigned shrug, muttering something about it being â okay ,â but later you found him arranging his collection on his shelf with utmost care, placing iron man front and center.
today was a new milestone, though. suguru, ever the romantic, had finally invited his elusive business partner and the woman he was head over heels for: the famed mrs. ryomen , founder of persephone wines, accompanied by none other than her husband, ryomen sukuna . their wine brands were renowned globally, their rivalry and partnership like something out of a novel, and, unsurprisingly, satoru never shut up about how good the wines were.
the moment you laid eyes on her, you understood why suguru was so smitten. she was a vision of grace â calm, poised, with an elegance that felt both timeless and grounded. her wisdom was palpable, like sheâd seen the world and learned from it, carrying that understanding effortlessly.Â
and beside her was sukuna, a towering figure, his presence demanding attention without a single word. he wore his reputation as the industryâs most formidable businessman like a second skin, but there was a softness in his eyes whenever he glanced at his wife.
and trailing beside them, in her adorable little dress and with a wide, mischievous smile, was their five-year-old daughter, aiko. she looked exactly like her mother but had that unmistakable devious glint in her eyes â the unmistakable ryomen charm that came with a penchant for trouble.
aiko spotted megumi almost immediately, her eyes lighting up as she sized him up with that daring grin. without a secondâs hesitation, she skipped over, standing tall in front of him as if ready for a duel.Â
âyouâre megumi, right?â she asked, her hands on her hips.
megumi nodded, looking slightly intimidated but also oddly impressed. âuhâŚÂ yeah? â
âmy daddy says youâre gonna be tall like him someday,â she announced with a challenging gleam. âbut i think iâll still be cooler.â
toji, watching the exchange, chuckled, leaning down to you. âsheâs got the ryomen spirit, alright. poor suguru, heâs in for a lifetime of keeping up.â
suguru, who had been watching from the sidelines, gave an almost weary smile. âdonât remind me. sheâs just like her dad, which isâŚÂ terrifying.â
over the course of the evening, satoru found every possible opportunity to rave about the wine, which led to a slightly tipsy serenade of praise to both persephone and ryomen wines.Â
suguru shook his head, but you caught the faintest hint of pride in his eyes as satoru loudly professed, âthe best wine on earth, right here! what did i do in my past life to deserve this ?â
âsatoru, we get it,â shoko laughed, patting his shoulder. âbut maybe save some of your poetic speeches for the actual wine reps?â
sukuna, stoic as ever, cracked the smallest smirk. âbetter listen to her, gojo, or next time youâre paying double for every bottle.â
at this, megumi tugged at your hand, pulling you down so he could whisper in your ear, âdo you think theyâre likeâŚÂ superheroes? like, fancy business ones? â
you grinned, whispering back, âmaybe, but the kind that save peopleâs sanity after long days with a good glass of wine.â
as the night wore on, aiko became bolder, challenging megumi to little games and teasing him whenever he pretended to be unimpressed.Â
by the end, they were both racing around, megumi begrudgingly admitting that maybe having a â little kid â around wasnât the worst thing ever.
and you, watching your little found family and newfound friends all mingling, felt a sense of peace settle over you. life had changed so much, yet, with every piece that had fallen into place, it felt more complete than ever.
toji slid his hand into yours, his thumb brushing softly over your knuckles. âso,â he murmured, nodding towards the crowd of laughing, chatting, slightly inebriated friends, âhowâs forever treating you?â
you squeezed his hand back, leaning into his warmth. âwith you? itâs perfect .â
â [epilogue]Â
megumi adjusted the microphone, clearing his throat as he began his podcast. the familiar red recording light blinked on, and for a moment, he hesitated.Â
but then, that cool, low voice of his rolled out â completely unaware of just how many listeners were tuned in because of that very voice.
âhey, everyone,â he started, with a slight, almost embarrassed laugh. âitâs megumi. welcome back to another episode. thanks for sticking around, i guess.âÂ
he took a deep breath, leaning into his usual deadpan humor. âtodayâs a little⌠special.â
eight years had passed, and megumi was now eighteen, on the verge of starting college. you never could have imagined that the quiet, reserved little boy who once scowled at anything that wasnât cool enough would be sitting here, in gojo-sonicâs recording studio, with a podcast following that had skyrocketed in the last few months - his own little corner of the internet was a hit.
it was always a little surreal, hearing him speak like that â like an old pro â though megumi had no idea just how attractive his voice was.Â
youâd caught snippets of his episodes in passing, and honestly, you were floored. it had that raw, emo, mysterious vibe that made his fans swoon.Â
but megumi didnât care much for that. he just liked talking.Â
talking about whatever came to mind, whether it was the state of the world or random deep thoughts about dragons (which his viewers loved).
he paused for a second, then smirked. âso, apparently, itâs the anniversary of the sequel to my mamaâs infamous âmating with the dragon kingâ series, which is, uhâŚâ he chuckled under his breath. âa title i try not to think too hard about, for my own sanity.â
he glanced at his notes, mentally preparing himself for the rest. âbut itâs also my parentsâ anniversary. theyâve been together a long time now, and honestly, i think theyâve aged pretty well⌠if not gotten weirder, too.â
"okay, so first things first," megumi continued, tapping his fingers against the mic like he was thinking.Â
"iâve been asked a lot recently â yeah, like a lot â about my parents. so, i thought today, iâd⌠well, talk about them. for those who donât know, my mom and dad are basically the best couple on the planet."Â
he paused for a moment, a rare smirk tugging at his lips. "and no, iâm not just saying that because they pay my college tuition," he added, voice dry, before laughing lightly. the subtle humor, that ever-present dry wit of his, had not been lost over the years.
âiâm serious, though,â megumi continued, his tone shifting slightly. âtheyâve been married almost ten years now. ten years. thatâs a long time, right? you know, the stuff iâve seen them go through â good and bad â has honestly been like watching a rom-com⌠without the cheesy music. itâs real.â
he leaned back, grinning at the memory of his dad attempting to act cool when his mom gave him the anniversary gift sheâd obviously poured her heart into, and how his dad pretended to brush it off while trying not to tear up.Â
âi swear, my dad still thinks heâs the heartthrob he was in his youth⌠not that heâll admit he ever thought that.â
a comment from the live chat caught his eye, and he read it aloud with a half-smile, âhow are the lovebirds doing these days?â
âtheyâre⌠good,â he answered, a little softer, before laughing. âhonestly, theyâre like teenagers sometimes. last week, i caught them dancing to âdancing queenâ in the kitchen at, like, two in the morning. my mama insisted they were âpracticing their moves.ââ
another comment rolled in: âis it true they started dating because of âmating with the dragon kingâ?â
megumi groaned, rubbing his forehead.Â
âokay, so â yes, my mamaâs⌠work may or may not have been involved in them getting together. which, by the way, is mortifying, but what can you do?â
he continued, âso yeah, every year, around this time, they go through the book again. they claim itâs just to, i donât know, ârelive the magic,â or whatever. but personally, i think itâs just their excuse to laugh over the old cheesy lines and then get all sappy.â his voice softened, and you could hear the fondness there. âitâs⌠itâs cute, actually.â
as he sifted through more questions, a few regulars in the chat started asking about his dadâs influence on the podcast.Â
âso⌠âlike father, like son,â huh?â he repeated aloud. âyou all know my dad, toji fushiguro. heâs been a big reason iâm doing this at all. every week he tunes in and listens, usually making some snide comment about my âemoâ voice.â he chuckled.Â
âbut, like, heâs my biggest fan. itâs⌠weird. and kinda awesome.â
megumi leaned closer to the mic, as if sharing a secret. âsometimes he even gives me topic ideas, and he likes to pretend heâs all smooth about it. last week he was like, âhey, you ever think about doing an episode on⌠i donât know, how to handle annoying old guys? just⌠putting it out there.ââÂ
megumi rolled his eyes. âyeah, thanks, dad.â
one listener asked, âso, are your parents tuning in today?â
megumi laughed. âoh, you better believe it. mamaâs probably listening right now, making little notes about everything sheâs going to tease me for later. and dad? heâs probably lounging around, acting all nonchalant, but hanging onto every word. he never says it, but⌠heâs proud. he just shows it in weird, dad ways.â
you, sitting in the living room across the house, smiled to yourself. you and toji hadnât missed an episode of his podcast, even if megumi was often too cool to tell you exactly what he was talking about on-air.Â
this was your son, the one who swore he'd never be like you two, now waxing poetic about your love life. you had to admit, it felt like a win.
you couldn't help but chuckle as you leaned over to toji, who was sprawled on the couch, casually scrolling through his phone. âhe doesnât even realize how much he sounds like you.â
toji grinned, looking up from his phone. âi know. âm proud, honestly. the kidâs got my voice, and heâs got a knack for talking like a damn pro.â
then, someone commented, âdo they still do their anniversary dinner tradition?â
âyeah, every year without fail,â he said with a warm smile. âthey go to this little bar where they first met. same table, same drinksâŚ.itâs a whole thing. and they always make sure to bring something dragon-themed as, like, an inside joke.â
âis it true you used to help pick out those dragon anniversary gifts?â
âuh, yeah, when i was a kid, iâd help out. it started with this silly little dragon keychain i got from a claw machine. my mama loved it, and dad pretended it was the best thing ever. and now⌠itâs just something they do. last year, we found this ridiculously tacky dragon-shaped candle holder. they loved it, of course.â
he paused, watching the flood of hearts and happy emojis on the screen. âhonestly, seeing them still be so⌠them, even after all these years â itâs kinda awesome.â
as the comments continued to pour in, he couldnât help but smile. âyou know, when i was younger, i thought all of it was a little much. but now, i think⌠itâs cool. like, really cool, to have two people who just⌠get each other, and who make life fun. like, i might roll my eyes, but i wouldnât trade them for anything.â
âanyway, thatâs enough of the mushy stuff,â megumi added with a huff, trying to shake off the softness that had crept into his voice. âthe point is, theyâve been together for a decade, and they still act like theyâre in their honeymoon phase. but theyâre both ridiculous, so whatever works, right?â
one final comment caught his eye: âdo you ever think about finding a love like theirs?â
megumi laughed, leaning back in his chair. âi don't really know if Iâll ever be that kind of couple â that couple who looks at each other like it's just⌠meant to be. but honestly? i kinda hope i do. 'cause if thatâs what theyâve got, i want it too. who knows?â
there was a beat of silence before megumi sighed, clearly awkward with what heâd just said.Â
"alright, thatâs enough of the sappy stuff. letâs move on to today's topic of⌠superhero movies."
the episode cut into a new segment, but not before you could hear megumiâs voice soften again.
âbut if i do⌠you guys will be the first to hear about it. after all, i learned from the best.â
you pressed a hand to your chest, feeling an overwhelming swell of love for your son. despite all his protests, the way he spoke about you and toji just now? it was more than a little heartwarming.
âten years, huh?â toji said softly, his voice carrying that familiar warmth. âyou think weâve gotten better with age, or are we just getting more ridiculous?â
you leaned your head on his shoulder, chuckling softly. âiâd say both. weâre definitely more ridiculous. but iâm pretty sure weâre still just as in love as we were on day one.â
toji smiled, pressing a kiss to your forehead. âi wouldnât have it any other way.â
back in the recording room, megumi wrapped up the episode with his usual quiet flair, and just as he was about to sign off, he added,Â
"to all the people listening out there â especially the ones who think i'm some kind of âemo, angsty messâ â youâre not wrong. but hey, thanks for sticking around. and shoutout to mama and dad⌠for being the real heroes of this fushiguro life.â
you heard the final click of the microphone turning off, and you couldnât help but feel your heart swell once again, knowing that your little family, in all its weird, loving chaos, was exactly where it needed to be.
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Girl, it's not just an emotional rollercoaster it's a full on emotional CARNIVAL đ¤Ł
I love this observation. That's exactly what I felt inherently when I was writing that line. It felt more powerful to me than "I told you so" or the like. It has the feeling of that, but with more of an edge, even though you know he cares about her.
The line is devastating. It ''bites." It's more than just telling someone that they messed up, it's also kinda catty lol.
LMAO I remember someone saw the preview of Part 2 and commented, "the quiet, but devastating anger he'd be reckoned with if he said that to me." And I was like, YEP, that's exactly it. Mans playing with his life. đ
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He really bet it all. And I'm in love with the person who said "the quiet, but devastating anger he'd be reckoned with if he said that to me." đ
That's precisely how I intended it! Now looking back, I feel like I should have had her leave him by himself in his room to sleep in another room. But at the time I was writing, I was thinking that for her in particular, despite this being the biggest fight they've had so far in their relationship, he's still the one that makes her feel safe after a bad hunt. đ
I think it would have been a bigger gut punch to Dean if she didn't stay in the room with him, but I still think that the her turning her back on him and not letting him touch her kinda hit the nail on the head pretty well too.
Aww thank you! đđ Weirdly enough, that was one of my favorite parts to write? Maybe I just like the heartfelt hurt/comfort breaking into fluff moments. The "better off alone" thing I thought was implied throughout the later seasons of the show after Dean lets go of Lisa and Ben, so I wanted to explore that deeper here, even though it hurt my heart to write it. đ
It's not weird, I think that it's really fitting! And I also really like writing the heartfelt hurt/comfort breaking into fluff too lol. But you're absolutely right, Dean really does adopt that mentality after Lisa and Ben and it is really heartbreaking to see him like that.
Everyone's crying!! đ YES ABSOLUTELY SHE DOES -- and she's a verified crier. I see a lot of fics where the reader is tough as nails, "doesn't cry very often," but I wanted to create a reader character who is a badass, but still has a soft heart. (Latinas also can be very emotional, but not to say we're adhering to stereotypes around here LOL. đ¤Łđ¤Ł)
As much as I do love the readers who are "tough as nails" and "doesn't cry very often" I love the readers who are strong but are allowed to break. It makes them seem more real. Because as much as I believe that there are people who are completely just insane badasses, they've gotta have some kind of emotion or compassion or else they don't seem human. Also "Latinas also can be very emotional, but not to say we're adhering to stereotypes around here LOL" I'm DEAD đ
Sorry for jerking the angsty chain again there! 𤣠Poor guy, he went through an ordeal just as much as she did.
Please never apologize for the angst. I LOVE IT! And I really did also love how emotional this fic made me. It was wonderful lol.
Fun fact on her confession! When she says I love you twice, she's actually saying it in two different ways:
I love you, youâd said. I love you ("te amo," you're my love) and I love you ("te quiero," you're my family), more than you can believe and understand.
GIRL WHAT?! OH MY WORD THAT IS JUST SO MUCH BETTER! Thank you for explaining that to me!
Thank you SO very much!! Honestly you don't know how happy it makes me that you're enjoying this series so far -- and spoiling me with such lovely and thoughtful feedback. đĽ°đđ
No, THANK YOU for writing this wonderful fic/series! đ
Devour Me - Part 2
Pairing: Dean Winchester x Plus-Sized/Latina!ReaderÂ
Summary: When you and Dean start to press each otherâs buttons, both of your tempers ignite. To make up for it, you give him an impromptu salsa dancing lessonâŚone he didnât exactly ask for. (18+)
AN:Â Here's Part 2! **Read Devour Me: Part 1
Song Inspo: âYo No Se MaĂąanaâ by Luis Enrique. But really itâs âVen DevĂłrame Otra Vesâ by Lalo Rodriguez. (Youâll see why.) đ¤
Word Count: 5,400
Tags/Warnings: 18+ only! Blood, character death and violence, smutty smut, angst, Dominican slang, and tons of sexy fluff.
â Midnight Espresso Masterlist
Part 2: "Telenovela Style"
Your resulting scream of agony is as unforgiving as the ground when your knees buckle, hitting the hard cement.
Andy grips you with the strength of a monster.Â
Then he holds you down as he drinks your blood.Â
No matter how you struggle and whimper, you canât push him off, and youâre getting weaker by the second.
Until Andy is ripped away from your neck, and is taken care of the way all vampires must be. He doesnât even feel the blade coming.Â
When youâre able to look up, Dean stands above you with thinly veiled fury. He doesnât have time to consider what heâs just done.Â
He bends to gather you up into his arms, all the while trying to stamp down the panic clenching his heart. He calls your name, but you can only make weak sounds as your bleary eyes meet his.Â
âDean,â you manage. The ragged wound in your neck is bleeding profusely down your chest and shoulder, seeping into your shirt. He takes your hand and clamps it hard against your neck, even though it makes you whimper.
âGotta stop the bleeding,â he says, apologetic but firm. âKeep pressing.â
In your stupor of pain, you donât realize that your screech woke the entire nest. Dean has to lock up his worry; he looks up and finds his brother and Cas already fighting a hoard of angry vampires.Â
Dean carries you over to them and lays you down against the wall with the other humans. He keeps a protective line in front of you, but he decapitates a vampire before she can sink her fangs into Sam next.
The two of them work together, and with Castielâs smiting power behind them, the angel and the two men are able to clear the rest of the nest.Â
By the end, only you and two of the women being held captive are still alive. The third girlâs heart just finally gave out. Sam takes the survivors to the nearest hospital.Â
Meanwhile, Castiel approaches where you sit up against the inside of the barn, barely awake, while Dean kneels with you, holding you to his chest. He meetâs Casâs blue-eyed request with a nod. So Cas stretches out a hand and touches two fingers to your forehead.Â
Youâre healed in an instant. Dean marvels, like he always does when Cas displays his power. Dean is able to breathe a little easier, the vice grip on his heart easing as he touches your neck.
The tan skin is once again smooth, if still stained with blood. You blink back into wakeful consciousness.Â
He shifts so he can see your face. âYou okay?âÂ
You meet his eyes but can only nod. His jaw is still tight and tense, and you canât blame him.Â
You know youâve messed up. Big time. You nearly got everyone killed, including yourselfâŚand now, you have to tell a mother that her son is dead.Â
Dean helps you up, holding you by your arms and waist until youâre steady on your feet. You have a hard time meeting his eyes, but when open your mouth to apologize, he beats you to it.Â
âI hope youâve learned your damn lesson,â he says.Â
Your gaze snaps up to his. âExcuse me?â
Deanâs hands go to his hips as his brows raise at you.Â
âNext time, when I tell you to hang back, I mean that shit. Hang the hell back,â he all but growls.Â
You tilt your head at him as your irritation begins to spark. Meanwhile, Castiel is the one who backs up as he glances between you and Dean uncertainly.
âI made a mistake, but that doesnât give you the right to tell me what to do,â you shoot back. âI was a hunter long before I met you.âÂ
âYeah, well, color me surprised that youâve made it this long,â he snaps.Â
Your temper flares hotter. âYou know, youâre not so goddamn perfect either.âÂ
âNever said I was,â Dean says. âBut when my gut tells me something ainât right, I need you to fucking listen. Otherwise, we get a day like today.â
His words are edged with grit by the end of his little rant, and you donât appreciate it. Your lips purse in anger.
âI donât care what that legendary gut tells you,â you sass back. âIâm not a little girl, and youâre not my damn father!â
Dean raises incredulous brows at the way youâre shouting at him. He crosses his arms.Â
âWhatâs this, some kind of Latina temper?â he asks snidely.Â
You truly become incensed at that.Â
âOh, you want to take it there?â you ask, as your eyes narrow. âQue sin vergĂźenza tĂş eres. Sigue jodiendo conmigo, coĂąo. Entonces tĂş vas a ver quien soy yo.â
Dean wonât admit it, but in that moment, heâs a bit intimidated by the quiet threat in your voice. Still, his fuse is lit, and heâs way beyond curbing his internal filter.
âOh, Iâm sorry, does this telenovela-style tongue lashing come with subtitles?â he snarks.Â
You let out an incredulous breath. Your eyes begin to sting.
âYouâre such an asshole!â you shout back. There, understand that?
You turn away from him before your frustrated tears can fall, but you stop short once you notice Castiel dragging out the bodies of the deadâŚincluding Andy. Your throat constricts, and you begin to stalk out of the barn.Â
Dean calls your name in frustration.Â
âWhat?â you hiss.Â
The only thing that makes him hesitate is seeing the state of you when you turn back around. His anger crumbles, and maybe something in him breaks when he sees your tears. Theyâve welled up in your eyes, and a few of them carve a path down your cheeks.Â
Youâre still covered in your own blood, and he hates it. He hates it more than anything.Â
Later, you see the state of yourself when Sam returns with the Impala. In the reflection on the backseat window, you see the blood dried down your neck, staining nearly half of your shirt.
You see the black rings of your mascara and eyeliner around your eyes. You look a mess, and you try to wipe underneath your eyes. Itâs a fruitless effort.
After you all finish burning the bodies, Dean starts the long drive home. You insist on stopping to tell Rachel Campbell about her son, but Sam says he already took care of it when he drove into town.Â
You frown, but you no longer have the energy to be angry. You further withdraw into yourself, and your lower lip trembles as you look out the window. Through the rearview mirror, Dean sees more tears slipping down your face.
What Sam told him (but he wonât tell you), is what one of the survivors said. One of the mated pairs had taken AndyâŚto âadoptâ a son of their own.Â
That night is quiet and tense in Deanâs room. You have to wash your hair all over again, and scrub the blood and grime from your body until only your skin remains. But you donât have the energy to do more than braid your wet hair afterwards and pull on your lucky Journey shirt, which is still full of holes.Â
Dean knows that itâs bad when you need the âdreamcatcher,â as heâs called it in his head. Youâve never had a nightmare while wearing that shirt, or so you claimed a while back.Â
You wear it over some long pajama pants instead of your usual shorts, or better yet, nothing at all. But he can see what kind of mood youâre in. Things are unsettled as you both get ready for bed in silence.Â
He notes the way you turn to face the other side in bed, maybe to avoid him. Though if you really wanted to do that, you couldâve gone to your old room.
So in more ways than one, Dean takes some solace in the fact that youâre still next to him. And he decides to give you some time and space.Â
He goes to bed and tries in vain to sleep.
In the morning, Deanâs woken by the familiar smell of coffeeâŚand the less familiar sound of loud salsa music.Â
What the fuck?
After he brushes his teeth, he puts on his robe and slippers and heads down to the kitchen, where he finds you in a seemingly better mood. Youâre mopping the floor, of all things. Youâre out of your pajamas, instead wearing a loose shirt that falls off your shoulder and some spandex shorts.Â
âYo no se maĂąanaâŚyo no se maĂąana. Si estaremos juntos, si se acaba el mundo,â you sing softly along with the music as you dance from the kitchen to the living room. Your phone is connected to a Bluetooth speaker on the coffee table.Â
Dean starts to smile, crossing his arms as he leans against the doorway to watch you.
At an instrumental break with a run of conga drums and trumpets, you pause in your mopping to do a little twirl as you dance, with a soulful roll of hips and a flair of salsa steps. It makes Deanâs smile kick up into a smirk.
He walks in on purposefully light feet until heâs sidled up behind you in the living room.
âNice moves, Shakira,â he quips.Â
It startles a shriek of surprise out of you as you whirl around. Deanâs smile hikes up into a grin, but it soon fades when he remembers the way your scream rang through his ears last night. The way his heart dropped into his stomach, and his head swiveled at the sound. And he saw you go down hard.Â
Then the rest of it tumbles through his mindâwhat he had to do afterwards in order to save you. How heâd did it without really thinking, his panic and determination blocking out almost everything else when heâd grabbed the kid. The monster, he forcibly reminds himself.Â
âYou trying to give me a heart attack?â you ask with a hand on your heart.Â
Dean forces himself to smile a little. âSorry. But might I remind you, not everyone hereâs an early bird.â
You give him a wry look.
âYouâre the only one around here who sleeps past 10 a.m. Cas dipped out a while ago, and Samâs on a run.âÂ
But you graciously grab your phone to lower the music to a more bearable level. Dean doesnât yet know this about you, but thisâlistening to music, dancing, cleaningâitâs all your way of copingâŚand releasing as much of your pain, terror, and regret from yesterday as possible.Â
You then look up at him more guarded. The two of you exchanged a lot of unsavory words last night. In fact, it may just be the worst fight you two have ever had in almost three years of knowing one another. Â
Dean senses the shift in you, and his amusement fades. He just can't let things stay like this. He won't.
He hazards drawing closer and touching your arm.
âLookâŚIâm sorry for snapping at you yesterday. I know I was being a dick,â he says. âYouâve just gotta understand something.â
You wait for him to continue with furrowed brows, sensing that whatever heâs about to say is hard for him.Â
âThereâs a reason I donât do this. The uh, relationship thing,â Dean continues, clearing his throat. His thumb swipes along your arm. âItâs not just this job. Itâs my fucked up life. I tried to warn you beforeââÂ
âDean,â you say with a sigh, but he raises his hand.Â
âPlease, justâŚlet me say it,â he says. âYou know the spiel. But things can change on a dime. Even on a damn milk run, like a dusty nest of vamps.â
You know that. You know you couldâve died yesterday, and he doesnât need to remind you of that fact. Before you can start to get petulant again though, Dean continues. His jaw is working, like this next part is more difficult for him to admit.
âTrust me when I say, us being together is dangerous, for both of us,â he says. âFor a while I, uhâŚI started to think Sam and I were better off alone.â
That casts you into dismay. Because you know Dean isnât lying. Heâs really contemplated spending the rest of his life devoid of love, so he wonât have to lose it.Â
Dangerous, for both of us.
You realize then what Deanâs really saying. Heâs afraidâŚafraid to lose you. You see it in his furrowed brows, the downturn of his lips, and whatever pain heâs trying to hide in the depths of his eyes.Â
And just like that, the water works start. You canât quite keep your tears at bay as you hold onto his shirt. He lets out a resigned sigh as he holds you by your arms.Â
âYou donât have to cry for that,â he says, a bit teasing.Â
âHave you met me?â you sniff. But you manage to look up at him with your glassy eyes. âIâm sorry too. God, Iâm so sorry, Dean.âÂ
Your fist clenches in his shirt when you remember Andy, latched onto your neck, and how Dean had to save you. You know heâs remembering it too when his brows furrow, and his gaze falls away. You reach a hand for his cheek.
âI know I fucked up,â you admit. âI was working with my heart, not my head. I justâŚâ
You wanted so badly to help that kid and his mother. You also know that Dean understands; you see it in his eyes. He holds your hand to his cheek and brushes his thumb across the back of your hand.
âI know,â he says. âI really am sorry, baby.âÂ
The problem is, you didnât just see your own mother in Rachel. She hadnât been much older than you. And when you imagine a life beyond hunting, more than anything (no matter how much you shove down the idea), you really do want a family of your own someday.Â
Itâs justâŚdays like yesterday remind you why that could be a very bad idea.Â
More of your tears bubble over, and you head willingly into Deanâs arms. âMe tooâŚâ
He holds you tighter than ever. His hands rub down your back, tangle in your hair, and he drops his lips onto your hair. You sniffle, wiping your face dry in his shirt. And for a while, the two of you have peace in the relative quiet.Â
Music still plays from the speaker though. And when another salsa song starts to play on your playlist, you start swaying. A smile works its way onto Deanâs face.Â
âYou canât help yourself, can you?â he teases.
You smile into his chest. âWe should go dancing sometime.â
Dean just laughs. âOooh, no.â
âOh, yes,â you reply, batting your lashes up at him. You slip a hand on his shoulder and into one of his hands. Heâs forced to hold you as if the two of you were about to start Fred Astair-ing across the living room.Â
âHave you ever danced before?â you ask. âLike real dancing.âÂ
âNot salsa, Iâll tell you that,â he quips.Â
âThatâs okay. Iâll teach you,â you reply with a coquettish smile. âItâs just a few simple moves.â
Dean gives you a wan look. âYou made it look anything but simple.â
You blush at that, but you meet him with a pout of disappointment. You donât let up, even when Dean frowns. He huffs at you in resistance.
âNo,â he insists. You just brush a gentle thumb along his neck, biting your lip in askance. Â
But the longer he stares at your beautiful, hopeful eyes, the more cracks form in his resolve.Â
Eventually, Dean breaks with a sigh, and a shake of his head.Â
âYouâre too much, you know that?â he mutters.
Itâs then that you know youâve won.
So with a happy squeal of excitement, you clap your hands and move to stand next to him so you can show him the basic steps of salsa dancing.Â
You make him take off his robe and slippers, leaving in his shirt and plaid pajama pants. Then you instruct him for a few minutes, correcting his footing and getting him to move on a beat. Youâre pleasantly surprised that he has some rhythm. Â
Dean sighs once again. How the hell did we get here? Heat crawls up the back of his neck as embarrassment starts to set in.Â
âThis is fucking ridiculous,â he grumbles.
âYouâre doing good,â you encourage, with a growing smile. âNow come on, feel the beat in threes. One, two, three. One, two, threeâŚâ
Once he sort of has the basic steps and turns down, you move to stand in front of him. There you show him how to hold you, how heâll move forward, and youâll move back. It takes a little while, but you slowly move through the combinations, then do a little twirl underneath his hand.Â
When he pulls you back in without faltering, you give him a beaming smile. âVery good!â
A subtle grin raises his lips at your enthusiasm. He also feels his face heating up at the praise.
But you pause when a certain song filters through the speakers. Itâs an old one (and it never fails to make you blush), but you love it. Â
âOoh, yes,â you exclaim with delight, and you turn up the volume.
âWhatâs this one?â Dean asks.
âVen DevĂłrame Otra Ves,â you inform him. Not that he knows what that means. You sing along a bit with the first couple of verses while you encourage Dean to lead you in the dance.Â
This song is just slow enough for him to attempt it, and the funny thing is, he doesnât feel all that uncomfortable with the steps now. Heâs starting to get a feel for how to move, both with his feet, and with his hands as he guides you by your waist, holding your hand close to his chest. Still, Deanâs also curious about the lyrics youâre singing.Â
âWhat does it mean?â he asks.
You huff in amusement. âYou sure you want to know?â
Dean raises a brow. âWell, now I gotta know.âÂ
You giggle at that, though you correct his steps when he leads with the wrong foot.Â
âOkay. Itâs about a guy whoâs pretty much a player,â you say with a smirk. âHis bed has been a revolving door of hot ass, but he keeps thinking about this one woman who used to have him turned inside outâŚâ
Deanâs lips curve at the familiar image youâre conjuring. He manages to turn you under his hand, then pull you back to him in one smooth motion. He looks down at you with a deeper gleam in his eyes. You bite your lip, soothing your hand from his shoulder and down his arm.
As the songâs verses come, you translate for him. And for Dean, your voice in itself is a spell.
âEven in my dreams, he says, I thought I had you devouring me. And I dampened my white sheets remembering you,â you begin. Your words are smooth like black velvet. âIn my bed, no one is like you, who draws my body on every corner, without a piece of skin left over.â
Dean is getting hot under the collar as you push away, dragging your fingertips along his back as you turn around him. When you come back into his line of vision, his attention is attracted to the sway of your hips, clad just in those little spandex shorts. He has to clear his throat a bit.Â
You eventually return to him with a warm hand against his chest.Â
âVen, devĂłrame otra ves. It means, come devour me again,â you continue, looking up at him from under your lashes, âCome punish me more with your desire. Because I kept my love for youâŚbecause my mouth has the taste of your body.âÂ
You smile at the laser focus of his green-eyed gaze. âCome devour me again.â
You push off with another little spin. When you reach for his hand, Dean yanks you back into him, eliciting a gasp. The move disorients you for a moment, but you giggle and hold onto his arms. Your hands glide up to rest on his shoulders.Â
Heâs holding you flush against him, and as you shift a thigh between his legs, you unintentionally graze against his hardening length. You look up at him with a smirk.
âYouâre a littleâŚstiff,â you say, both flirtatious and teasing. âLetâs loosen you up.â
You shake his shoulders out and try to get him to relax. Dean raises a wry brow, because you know damn well whose fault it is that his body is coiled tight. But you place his hands on your hips as you move back into the dance.Â
âFeel what Iâm doing there?â you ask. He looks down on you with growing heat.
âIf I could do that, we wouldnât be together,â he rumbles.Â
You try to stifle a laugh as he pulls you in close again, just swaying for a bit. Soon enough, you grin knowingly when his hands start to slide lower on your ass. His head bows to yours, ready to meet you with a kiss.Â
You stop him with your finger on his lips.
âQuestion: do you consider yourself more of a tits or ass man?â you ask him. Youâre half teasing, but still curious. Dean snorts at the question.Â
âMore of a connoisseur,â he replies, smirking.Â
âAh.â You nod sagely, and you point between him and yourself. âSo this is like a âsample the menuâ situation.â
Deanâs smirk deepens. âSweetheart, youâre a goddamn buffet.â
You splutter laughingâŚand thatâs when he finally pounces. He claims your lips with greedy passion. His hand winds into your hair, gripping tight and ruining whatâs left of your loose ponytail. The strands coil around his hand in messy curls while he also gets a healthy grip of your ass through your thin shorts.Â
You smile into his lips, even as you acquiesce to him guiding your head to the side, so he can slip his tongue against yours. You grip his arms more for stability while he manhandles you, kneading soft flesh and making pleasant tingles run up your spine.Â
After a little while, his mouth burns a hot path away from yours. He noses down your neck, skimming his lips across your skin. It sets your nerve endings on fire and gets you breathing more shallowly in his ear. You cling to the back of his shirt, holding him close.Â
Often heâs one to leave love bites of varying degrees, wherever he sees fit. But for a moment he stops at the crook of your neck, just pressing a lingering kiss.
He lets out a deep breath, and you realize heâs probably thinking about where you were bitten. The wound is gone, but it doesnât change whatâs imprinted in both of your minds. Â
A softer smile grows on your face. You trail your fingers up into his hair, massaging the back of his neck.Â
âIâm okay,â you remind him. Dean hums deep in agreement. You know, however, that heâs still thinking far too much.
So you slide your hands down, slow between the dips and planes of muscle in his back, and rest at his hips. Your thumbs delve under the hem of his shirt and tease the skin there.Â
And you start slow, pressing wet, nipping kisses of your own to his neck while you inch his shirt up. You feel his smile on your neck. His grip on your hip flares to life. Still, he lets you tug his shirt up and over his head. Your loose shirt comes next, revealing the same black satin and lace bra you wore the first time he ever got you topless in his arms.Â
A fan favorite. Dean grins. He reaches around to go for the clasp, but your firm push on his chest takes him by surprise.
He falls back onto the couch with a grunt, looking up at you then with raised brows. Youâve got a mischievous little smirk on your face that heats his blood and makes his cock twitch.
You take out the rest of your falling ponytail, shaking your hair out wild. Then you let your hands drift down your neck, over your clothed breasts, and finally to your little shorts.
Dean rubs his palms down his thighs and watches. A smirk forms across his lips as you slide the fabric down the curve of your hips. It leaves you in a red thong, familiar to him by the little tear it has on the front. (Again, his fault.)
You climb aboard his strong thighs to straddle his lap, using his shoulders as leverage as you sink down. You make sure to rub yourself teasingly against his clothed erection. He groans in appreciation. His hands fly to your soft, thick thighs and squeeze.Â
âAw, I like this,â Dean says, half on another moan as you grind down a bit harder on him.Â
âYeah?â you tease. You take his face in your hands and capture his lips with your own. Your tongue invades his mouth, and he welcomes you with a deep hum. Itâs slow and hot at first, but Dean feels the loss of you when you break from his lips.
Instead, you treat him with the same trail of kisses he gave you, along the curve of his jaw and down his neck. But you donât stop there.
Your hands move over his chest with purpose, tweaking over each hard nipple while your mouth burns a wet line down and down his sternum. Dean groans at your ministrations, but lets you leave his lap to slide down to the ground, between his thighs.Â
âWhatâre you up to, baby?â he asks, despite having a very good idea of it. He catches the playful, yet determined gleam in your eye.Â
You pause, briefly leaning back up to give him a heated kiss. You part from him with a grin.Â
âIsnât it obvious?â you ask. âIâm gonna devour you.â
Dean stares hard at you as goosebumps break out across his forearms.Â
Oh, fuck yeah.Â
A giggle bubbles in your throat at the expression on his face. But you continue, taking his pants down his legs first, before his boxer briefs.Â
Deanâs body tenses in anticipation. Youâve gone down on him before, but somehow itâs different this time. He feels like every single one of his nerve endings stands at attention along with his dick. And youâre taking your sweet time working him up.Â
Even when his cock is finally free, you sooth your hands down his legs first, maybe teasing him a bit as you drag your nails down his inner thighs. Dean makes a strained sound, though he tries to hide it by clearing his throat.
Your gaze flicks up to his with a little smile. Heâs holding the back of the couch; his fingers are digging into the old cushion in effort to keep still for you. But his eyes stare into yours like a man starving. You know what youâre in for after you have your way with him, but for now, heâs quite literally under your control.Â
So you take him in your hands first. Dean groans as you tease him with light touches, soft movements, your thumb slowly circling over the sensitive, weeping head of his cock. It's torturous enough to make him drop his head back against the couch, closing his eyes tight.
And suddenly, he blinks them open again.
âShit,â he utters, when you finally take him into your mouth. Your tongue is soft and wet, your lips move over him steadily, and your hands caress whatever your mouth canât take, even teasing his balls.Â
You work him over relentlessly, until he canât help but spill everything he has to give into your waiting mouth. When you suck off and swallow whatever remains, Deanâs heart stutters like syncopated conga drums.Â
He shudders and struggles for breath afterwards, watching your every movementâfrom wiping your mouth to shooting him that satisfied little smirk.Â
You press one last kiss to the inside of his thigh before you raise from where youâve been kneeling on the hard ground.Â
Dean manages to lean forward and helps you up by your elbows. But then he pulls you back into his lap and kisses you deeply. He doesnât let up until youâre panting with him.
âFuckinâ hell, sweetheart,â he manages to say. His voice is deep and laced with grit.Â
Heâs still panting heavily. You giggle and press your warming face into his neck.Â
âWhat, now youâre shy?â he remarks. And he has to laugh. âCome back here.â
He brings your face back to him with a hand on your cheek. For a second, he just looks at you. His thumb strokes across your full, thoroughly kissed bottom lip. Â
âSay it,â you encourage softly. âWhatever youâre thinking. Right now.â
A smile tugs at his lips. He canât help but oblige you.Â
âYouâre too damn much,â he says again, both gruff and fond. Despite how you drive him up the fucking wall sometimes, he doesn't think it'll ever be enough for him, what he has with you.
Because this is something he'd almost given up on. Didn't think he'd get to have it. And it almost scares him, how much he wants you. How much he...
âI love you,â he says. His thumb traces along the familiar curve of your cheek.
It hasnât been all that long, but he knows. You weaseled your way in without even trying. The least he can do for you is be honest.
Your fingers curl around his wrist, holding his hand in place. You tilt your head at him.
âOh, yeah?â you ask.Â
Dean hesitates, but he nods. âYeah.â
A smile grows across your face. âEh, Iâm still on the fence.â
At his flat look, you laugh and lean in for a kiss. He allows it, a little petulantly. But you make up for it with sweet affection. Your gentle hands stroke down the column of his neck, down his chest. You then lean back so he can see your face.
âYo te amo,â you whisper. âTe amo y te quiero, mĂĄs que tĂş puedes creer y entender.â
Dean smiles. He doesnât understand all of it, but he gets the important bits. He hears it in the tone of your voice. He sees it in your eyes. They shine with emotion, but mainly with love.Â
Dean kisses your hand. He lets go, just so he can slip his hands around you to finally unhook your bra. He tosses it across the room without bothering to see where it lands.
You do though, and you meet him with a slightly narrowed gaze.Â
âAre you making a mess of my clean bunker?â you tease.Â
His lips curve as he kisses you again, while his hands each get a generous handful of your breasts.Â
âAh, hello, ladies." He grins. "Miss me?â
You canât help but laugh. Heâs such a dork sometimes.
But you hum when his thumbs brush over hardened nipples, then drag deliberate circles over them, and pinch just hard enough to make you whimper in pleasure. The sensation zips through you, enhancing the flood between your legs.Â
âI fucking love that sound,â Dean mutters, and licks a hot path in the valley between your breasts. His lips move against your dewy skin when he says, âDo that for me again.â
When he takes a nipple in his mouth and nips a bit hard, you have to oblige him. Your voice rising high is music to his ears. Â
So he goes for your panties next. You help him get them off and return to his lap. With a breathy moan, you revel at the feeling of his fingers probing into your wet heat. Â
However, you and Dean have been too engrossed in one another to notice the door of the bunker unlocking, and heavy steps down the spiral staircase.Â
Itâs Sam whoâs back from his run. Unfortunately, he soon has to shield his eyes upon reaching the living room.Â
âDamn it, Dean!â
You yelp in surprise, but Dean laughs and holds you close to shield you from view. As a bonus, it presses your breasts against his chest.Â
âAll right, Sammy. Go to your room,â he chides playfully (but he means it). âThe adults are havinâ a moment.â
Sam scoffs. âYouâre having a moment on the goddamn couch!â
âSorry,â you say, though itâs muffled in Deanâs neck. Your face is red hot with embarrassment.Â
Sam rolls his eyes heavenward and tries not to see anything else on his way to his room.Â
But Deanâs chuckle reverberates through your chest as his hand goes to your cheek. He encourages you to pull back, so he can see your face again.Â
When he does, he smirks at the scarlet blush dusting your cheeks and neck. You bite your lower lip, but despite your embarrassment, youâre happy.
Your own words replay in your mind when you lean in for another kiss.
I love you, youâd said. I love you and I love you, more than you can believe and understand.Â
AN: Yay! I hope you enjoyed Part 2 of the âMidnight Espressoâ-verse! I loved writing this one so much. I know we're just doing fanfic here, but I genuinely put my heart and soul into this one. â¤ď¸
Also, here are a couple of Spanish translations:
(Note: other Spanish-speaking countries may interpret certain words differently.)
[During their fight]:Â
âQue sin vergĂźenza tĂş eres. Sigue jodiendo conmigo, coĂąo. Entonces tĂş vas a ver quien soy yo.â
Translation:
âYouâre shameless. Keep messing with me, damn it. Then youâre going to see who I am (<- This is Dominican slang. It essentially means fuck around and find out what I'm made of.).â
[Song lyrics: âYo No Se MaĂąanaâ by Luis Enrique]:Â
âYo no se maĂąanaâŚyo no se maĂąana. Si estaremos juntos, si se acaba el mundo.â
Translation:
âI donât know tomorrow. I donât know tomorrow. If weâll be together, if the world will end.â
Keep Reading:
Next in this series is "Chico Malo" ("Bad Boy"):
Summary: You catch Dean red-handedâwith one of his favorite episodes of Casa Erotica.
âśď¸ Next Story: Bad Boy (Chico Malo)
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In the world of heavy metals, love is denser than hate!
#Poorly drawn SVSSS#SVSSS#luo bingge#luo binghe#ask#Is that right? Two different character tags? I think that is right.#I'm calling myself out with screenshotting the asks with the dates because my full ask box has become a problem I'm determined to solve.#I promise you that if I did not respond to your ask it was because I 1) *really* wanted to hold on to it to make a doodle reply#or 2) really was so touched by the message and got overwhelmed#So expect many year + old asks suddenly gaining a reappearance! I'm going to get to them ALL.#Back to Luo Binghe (both versions). You see...the substance he is made with has a chemical reaction to affection.#Like how a pokemon has multiple paths to evolution depending on it's friendship points or exposure to random stones#so to does he evolve into various forms. I feel like Bingge (Ht) would be a noble gas. Unable to form bonds#I could also see him as a Halogen-type of element! Highly reactive and only truly found in manufactured environments.#And Binghe (Lv) would be an alkaline earth metal (+2). Sturdy. Forms bond better but not freely giving them away.#this is the second time I've related characters to elements - and I am far less familar with Scum Villian so please feel free to chime in.#I could be way off base here and I am very down for someone to talk chemistry and character themes.#Thank you all for the love you have given my silly little LBH. It means a lot to me B*)#Don't...don't look too hard at the lack of mark on his forehead here. I gave up. It's just...hidden behind his bangs.
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So About That BATGIRL #1...
I put this review up in another site, but since folks here on Tumblr seem to be realizing I have a lot of Thoughts about Lady Shiva, I figured I'd transplant it here. So here's how I feel about it. The short of it is that I think it's a strong start with a few small quibbles because I'm not sure how much of Shiva's writing is her being intentionally OOC and how much is Brombal trying to humanize her.
The long is here:
Now, one of Shiva's main issues as a character ever since they finally split her from the League of Assassins (God bless you Bryan Hill) is that, instead, writers have stapled her to Cass. Literally every major Shiva appearance since 2017 has involved Cass in some way. That is a problem not so much for Cass, who gets to have her own stories and series with and without the Batfam (although mostly with), but for Shiva, who doesn't get nearly as much exposure as her daughter. If there's a Shiva comic coming out, odds are it's gonna have something to do with Cass. Well, except for the other Shiva comic coming out this month that's gonna suck shit.
But at the same time, I don't think that means nobody should ever do another Shiva/Cass story, because I still feel like that's rich soil that nobody has had the time, space or desire to really commit to mining. Hill in Outsiders was writing a whole ensemble cast and couldn't linger too long on them. Writers like Grayson and Cloonan/Conrad both teased Shiva trying to reconcile with Cass but never took it anyhwere. A Shiva/Cass story can still be compelling and interesting as long as the writer is willing and able to Actually Write It.
So when literally the first panel of this new issue is Shiva addressing Cass and their relationship directly, I'm already perked up. Right from the get go, you can tell that Tate Brombal is absolutely here to tell a story about these two women and pretty much nothing else, and also that Tak Miyazawa and Mike Spicer are a killer art team. I adore how hard Tak's figures look without (usually) being stiff, thanks to some solid body language and expressions. And Spicer's colors have a cool kind of dark-but-vivid look. The last leg of the issue, with everything illuminated by fire, is especially cool.
Going back to the opening, it's curous how despite this being an issue #1, there's very little in the way of character introductions or set up. There's no slow burn here, no lengthy creeping intro like previous Shiva/Cass stories. And while I can't help but feel that it must be a little awkward for readers unfamiliar with them or their current situation, I think it also accurately reflects one of my favorite parts of the comic, which is Cass' being just absolutely fucking DONE with her mom.
After years of hyper dramatic standoffs and tearful moments of cheap heartbreak, it's fun to see a Cass who has no time for her mother, who's not interested in what she's got going on, and who's confident enough in herself to even be a little shit about it. It's fun and refreshing and fits Cass very nicely.
That not-quite-breakneck but still fast pace keeps up when the Unburied show up after just a few pages of setup and you know, in a couple of interviews, Brombal mentioned being influenced by Daredevil. And this is the page that made me go "Ah, yeah, that tracks." 'cause brother, those are some MILLER-ass ninjas.
Why Shiva fears these guys or thinks Cass can't handle them is not yet explained, but her desperation to keep Cass around does lead to a small but very meaning-heavy moment: the first punch in this series is not thrown into the face of the new enemies, but it's Cass decking her mom in the face and Shiva loving it.
It's an excellent touch and a perfect mission statement about the series. I love it as much as I love the ensuing fight, full of cool moves in big and small panels, but the most fun thing to me is how it's choreographed as Cass fighting her mom almost as much as she's fighting the Unburied. And on top of being a great fight, it ends with a small nod to QUESTION #1 or the 'Tec '88 Annual, in case I was somehow not sold enough already.
And while I still love Cass being so willing to call Shiva out on her lies, it does bring up one of the small gripes I have with this issue: I don't like it when Shiva lies constantly. I think she's best when she's strong and confident enough to not need to lie, when she just lays everything out on the table the way this comic is almost doing. It's good for Cass, as it keeps showing her as someone who has grown to understand her mother, who sees Shiva for who she is and what she does. And it does set up a slightly heartwarming scene at the end.
Of course, that's personal preferrence, and I'm not gonna say this is a bad comic because it doesn't follow my own idea of what works best for Shiva, especially since it's clear that Brombal is writing her with a lot of intention here. But that leads to the other big-ish issue I have with this issue: it's a bit hard to tell, from this story alone, how much of these moments are Brombal building his own personal version of Shiva and how much of it is Shiva, in-universe, acting out of character for the sake of some hidden scheme. After all, Cass points out that twice in the issue Shiva backs down, first from a moral fight and then from an actual fight.
So it's possible that even the constant lying is Shiva playing a role in favor of a grander scheme which will be revealed in later issues. Which, fair enough, I'm willing to see where it goes. But that second moment of yielding does lead to what's maybe my biggest problem with BATGIRL #1, and it's the Unburied themselves.
There's nothing in that initial fight with the Unburied that suggests Shiva and Cass would've had trouble dealing with them. Hell, there's very little to suggest even one of them would've had trouble with them. Now, I'm not suggesting that this issue should've started with the titular character and her mom getting their asses handed to them. But it feels like there's just not enough to these new enemies yet to justify the escape. Ninjas show up, Cass and Shiva beat them without getting hit once, more Ninjas show up and Shiva self-defenestrates herself.
Again, entirely possible that Shiva has something up her sleeve here, and issue #2 did promise to show us the main villain behind them, but as it stands it leaves me with this weird mix of not quite intrigue, not quite disappointment. It's just odd. They could've had, I dunno, a bomb set in the building or some other reason for Shiva to exit the venue like that.
Speaking of odd things, however, I did NOT expect to be reading a comic that brings up Shiva's cult from Puckett/Scott's BATGIRL #25. It's an "Order of Shiva" now though, with chapters and temples and stuff. Which is a bit of a change, since back in #25 they came off more like a gang of fanboys than an order of servants or anything like that. And after being summarily disposed by Shiva in that same issue, they were never really explored again.
So this is Brombal not just bringing back a bit of old lore, but also shifting it slightly, turning it into a more organized group... and then summarily disposing of them one panel later.
Also, I don't know what it is but I *LOVE* this panel. Shiva's face, her "wut" pose, the O.O, it's just... beautiful.
Anyway, once they're in the temple for the last bit of the issue, I start to see a bit more of what Brombal's doing. Like Gail Simone and Bryan Hill, Brombal seems to want to soften Shiva up a little, to make it clear that deep inside, she does have at least a bit of a heart, or enough of it to feel sadness at the wasteful death of people she may feel like she owes something to. Compare it to BIRDS OF PREY #62 for example:
This one is not quite as dramatic or vulnerable, but it's clear that Brombal wants to write Shiva with a slightly more human heart. Which, again, I'm not opposed to but I don't think it's the best thing you can do with her. I prefer Shiva being more detached in regards to death, like the most she'll do is see it as a waste but she's not gonna get emotional about it, she's going to be way more matter-of-fact. Death happens and such. But I think that kind of aloofness often gets interpreted as monstrous disdain for life by writers trying to make Shiva into a villain, and if I had to choose between what Brombal's doing and what, well, what Tom King's probably gonna be doing in a few weeks, I'll take this anytime.
Anyway, I also didn't expect to see the apprentice from BATGIRL #26, having apparently gotten a promotion somewhere in the last 20 years. Good for him! Less good for him is the shitload of arrows he eats two pages later but oh well.
The last couple of pages lead to a nice moment of sheer badassery for both Shiva and Cass and one last showcase of Miyazawa and Spicer's glorious team effort. Those two work really well together and I'm excited to see more of them in future issues. And while we're at it, I gotta give props to Miyazawa for being one of maybe two artists to draw a visibly older Lady Shiva.
His version isn't just aged but hardened by that age, looking stern and determined without having to rely on gritted teeth or angry looks. And on top of all that, he still finds more than enough moments to give her the kind of cocky smiles that bring out the more playful side of Shiva that some stories tend to either gloss over or turn into outright sadism.
Man... I just love to see that momma smile.
Other than that, there's a couple of minor quibbles I have with the issue. There's a funny moment where Cass pulls a Batman on her own mother (who charmingly acknowledges Bruce's influence) but it's undercut by Cass poofing back into existence on the next page. And there's also the weird, almost surreal emptiness of the city around them. Even after a building explodes, there's literally nobody on the streets other than Shiva and Cass.
On one hand, it speaks to the intentions of this run. This is VERY much a two-woman show so far, with no room for much else. But it's still glaring enough to be distracting.
However, it's that intentionality that ultimately wins me over. Even with all my personal little issues with Shiva's characterization, it's obvious from the start that this is a writer who is genuinely trying to write her as a character, who is ready to engage with her and with her relation with Cass on a deeper level than just hero and villain, or good daughter and evil mom.
Brombal, Miyazawa & Spicer have put some meat on the grill, and although I don't think the biggest pieces are there yet... I'm ready to let them cook.
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Honestly, the drama weirdly gave me the courage to finally make a Hogwarts Legacy blog today (and just an account on Tumblr in general) after debating it for months.
(Now, Iâm not educated on what the drama is, so Iâm just spilling my thoughts out of context)
Iâve been a lurker since September, which is when my obsession with the game started. A lot of the fandoms I have been a part of in the past have always had some negativity around them for various reasons, but in a way it always makes me more passionate about the fandoms I love.
Iâm not saying the drama, hate, and shaming is a good thing, (Thatâs not what Iâm saying AT ALL) but what I will say is that when people come around and try to bully me for my interests, it always inspires me to keep doing what Iâm doing. Because at the end of the day, theyâre my characters from my favorite media. If they donât like it, they can just move on. And if not? Well, thatâs why we set boundaries with the block button.
Fandom is meant to be fun, but there will always be people who try to ruin it. Taking a break from a fandom if you need it is always a good option if it will help you (and itâs something Iâve done a few times over! And recently too with other fandoms). But for those who decide to stay, let me be the first to say there will always be people out there who appreciate what youâre doing, regardless of how many likes or followers you have. Even if haters try to bring you down. And if the only person who is loving your work is you? Well enjoy that! Thatâs why we create after all. To have fun with ourselves and escape from the world for a bit. Just like OP said, this fandom is for everyone to brain rot together and just enjoy a common interest as a community. Thatâs why I made my account in the first place. To meet people and share my art because I love being creative and seeing others be creative too!
Again, I donât really know what happened to make the Hogwarts Legacy fandom so divided lately, (the context escapes me), so maybe what I said here isnât relevant, but regardless, hereâs the bottom line:
Donât be a jerk to people simply because they have a different perspective on canon lore, characters, etc, or because you donât think their art, writing, and edits are not as good as yours. Itâs not cool. Just block if you see something you donât like. No need to start unnecessary drama. And if someone is being a bully to you because of your interpretation, then do what you need to do in order to make the fandom fun for you again. Whether that means taking a break, blocking a bunch of people, or continuing to post. You will always have the good side of the community to come back to, even if it takes time.
All of you are so talented and amazing. We will get through this together đ
WHAT IS UP WITH THE HOGWARTS LEGACY FANDOM?????????????
I am so fucking fed up with this fandom & honestly it makes me lose any desire to post anything here anymore.
So many people here look at EVERYTHING as a damn competition and itâs NOT. It should be a place for people to brainrot together, talk about theories, and enjoy seeing what other people draw and write etc. Have I sometimes felt insecure bc I donât get as many notes as other people?! Yes of courseâŚbut I always focus on the connections and the lovely people Iâve met and like talking to bc thatâs why I post in the first place. I didnât spend 4 months posting my fic to 10 kudos and 1 comment with basically no feedback bc I care about popularityđđ
Iâve never been part of a fandom before this one but honestly everything feels so immature here, especially lately. Is it NORMAL to send hate to people who interpret the characters differently than you?! Or send hate to people who ship something you donât like???? Is it NORMAL to start a confessions blog thatâs for people to vague post about others & give everyone reading it anxiety??? (And NO, itâs not âleveling the playing fieldâ wtf). Is it NORMAL to be so close minded, that youâre always trying to start shit with other people?!!??
It is SO FUCKING EXHAUSTING & honestly I try my hardest to NOT feed into any negativity and Iâve never posted the hate Iâve gotten because quite frankly, itâs ridiculous.
I genuinely love seeing what all of you post and always try to comment when I have the mental energy, because I love having a sense of community and youâre all very talented.
#my first reblog and Iâm already spilling my thoughts#but I just want to show my appreciation for those who are feeling like this!#I canât stand bullies in fandoms#if you donât have something nice to say donât say it at all#i canât believe that this drama is happening#and even though Iâm new to the fandom and donât know any of you guys yet#just know I love and appreciate all of your content#hogwarts legacy#hogwarts legacy fandom#sorry if this doesnât make sense#like I said#this is out of context for me#but again#love you guys đ
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Something I think about a lot with Maruki's perfect reality thing in terms of Akechi is how like, defanged he is for lack of a better term. I know Maruki's actual reasoning for things like that is just that his perfect reality removes a lot of the trauma from people, so they would inherently act differently, but to me it ends up just pushing the idea of "you can't be happy the way that you are"
It's reflected in a lot of the characters honestly, since a lot of their trauma didn't happen or is covered up by the reality none of them are themselves. Aspects of their personality caused by the hardships they faced no longer exist
Sumire is also a big example of this. I could talk a lot about Sumire but in relation to this topic, again her perfect reality being one where she is not herself (literally) and doesn't have any of the past trauma or experiences that made her who Sumire is just pushes that idea even more, not even getting into how it also reinforces her own negative ideas about herself by Maruki doing that
In the perfect reality, Akechi and Sumire are both different people than who they actually are, so it's really not a reality in which they are happy, is it? "You're too broken of a person to ever be happy while being who you are" is the message that gets sent across to me, whether or not Maruki intended that
Sumire is Kasumi now, a happy and determined person who isn't bitter and angry and overwhelmed with grief about the death of her sister, a person who doesn't hate herself and a person who doesn't have those experiences. Someone who now never has the chance to explore who she really is and grow and face her struggles head on, someone who will never get to learn that she is worth more than she grew up believing, replaced by the sister who she always felt was better then her
Akechi is now a cheerful and kind person, a reflection of his Detective Prince act, who is no longer resentful and lonely, no longer traumatized from all the actions he had to take throughout his life and someone who could've found happiness if he just had more time. Someone who had people who accepted the parts of him that would make most view him as unworthy of affection, the less palatable person who longed for someone to want him, as he is, replaced by a version of him that's seen as easier to love
#im just rambling. i have thoughts#third semester is so. much. there's so much there#its such a complicated and compelling storyline#persona 5#persona 5 royal#persona 5 spoilers#persona 5 royal spoilers#goro akechi#sumire yoshizawa#takuto maruki
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p2: three reasons why you can't stand co-star!james potter
co-star!james potter x actress!reader
summary: you were finding the first days of shooting your new TV show to be absolutely amazing, aside from the fact that you absolutely could not stand your co-star James Potter. unfortunately for you, you spent enough time around him to narrow down his most irritating qualities to only three:
a/n: hey so this took waayyy longer than i would've hoped to release, but i promise this series is not going anywhere, so tysm for all the loveee and all ur guys' patience <33
also pls pls pls feel free to send in prompt requests for this series i am so all ears
full series: Trouble in Hollywood - masterlist
1. He was insufferably good at his job
You wished you could say working with James Potter was such a challenge because he was simply bad at his job. But the thing was: he wasn't. It turned out he was really the impeccably good actor that your director Minerva seemed to swear he was, as if the talent truly was seeping through his veins. Somehow, that only made working with him more frustrating to you.
"Aaron, you've got to believe me."
James had come to you during the middle of hair and makeup and asked you to rehearse lines with him even before official rehearsals for the day's shooting began, saying it would make him feel more prepared. And, as much as you hated it, you felt the same. Your only regret was thinking you'd be able to stand him and his arrogance before seven in the morning.
"Why should I, Cassidy?"
The brunette responded to you fully in character, leaning back against a nearby vanity with his long legs crossed in front of him as you sat in your cushioned chair. He apparently got out of hair and makeup in under a matter of minutes, looking effortlessly put together with his curls hanging perfectly over his foreheadâyou didn't have the same luck. Your lovely makeup artist Mary seemed to be unbothered by the interruptions, continuing on with your makeup as you rehearsed your lines, though you caught her amused smile every once in a while from her reflection in the mirror.
"Because..." you began, trying to stay in character as your brain scrambled for your next line.
"You're supposed to say," cut in James, "'-because we can only trust each other right now.'"
"Please stop telling me my lines, James." You repeated the irritated request you'd uttered all morning to him as you put a tired hand to the bridge of your nose, one that Mary moved away hurriedly.
"Watch your makeup," she pleaded with a powder-filled brush to your nose , and you winced apologetically.
"Did you just want me to stand here and wait for you to remember them?" James's voice poked at you irritatingly as you stared up at him from your seat.
"Yes, that's exactly what I want." You fought from rolling your eyes. "You could at least give me a second. I didn't even ask for my line."
He raised his brows with an acquiescent sigh. "Whatever the lady wants."
Ignoring him, a skill you were growing like a muscle, you cleared your throat in focus, trying not to move too much as Mary blended some product on your neck. "Because we can only trust each other right now."
James quickly jumped back into character, right on time. "That didn't mean anything to you the other night."
"I already told you I'm sorry for that. When I heard all the rumors, I ..." you cursed at yourself as your mind drew another painful, embarrassing blank.
"-I didn't know what to think." James looked anything but guilty as his voice met your ears once again, finishing your line for you without fail.
"James!" You glared at him, doing your best to stay out in your chair and not storm out of the trailer he'd so brazenly infiltrated. You shook your head to yourself through your reflection in the brightly lit mirrors . "You're impossible."
James shrugged innocently. "I don't get why you're mad at me for trying to help."
"I'm not."
He scoffed, putting a dramatic hand to his chest. "So is this what you look like when you're happy with me?" The corner of his aggravating lips lifted along with his shoulder in a small shrug, before turning away again. "Isn't very much like how I've pictured it."
You didn't miss the way Mary let out a small breath of laughter from her nose as she switched over to doting on your hair. You gritted your teeth.
"IÂ mean, I'm not mad at you for helping. I'm mad at you because you're annoying."
He crossed his arms defensively, his lips still quirked up, and you fought against the urge within you that had your eyes following the movement of his biceps. "I'm annoying?"
The feigned disbelief in his voice snapped your back to your right mind.
"Yes," you answered plainly. "You and your posh accent."
Maybe you'd stopped making sense, but it was too early for you to care. James was watching your meltdown with what you could only identify as merriment, his unfortunately unignorable presence taking up too much space in the cramped makeup trailer.
Thankfully choosing to ignore the part about his accent, he put up his hands innocently. "Last time I checked, I wasn't the one who keeps forgetting their lines."
"We just got the updated script for this episode last night." You shifted in your chair to face him, and you heard Mary wince from behind you, probably getting fed up with how much you were moving around, though you were too annoyed to stop yourself. "How the hell are you already off-book?"
James shrugged smugly, shoving his hands in his pockets as he leaned forward. You squinted your eyes at him. "An actor never reveals his secrets, love."
You twisted your mouth in disgust at his wordsâbecause you definitely felt something as he said them, whether it was disgust or not you didn't want to think aboutâand probably only made him more satisfied. "Mary," you groaned, looking at her through the mirror in front of you. "I think I'm going to be sick."
She shook her head and gave your reflection a sharp look back. "Not in that freshly ironed shirt you're not."
You sighed, settling back into your chair and sparing another glance at the man to your right. He tipped his head at you, almost tauntingly, and you felt your jaw tighten. It was going to be a long day.
2. Everyone else seemed to love him
You'd been going about your Thursday innocently, filming scenes when called uponâfinally having memorized all your lines properlyâand somehow getting through the morning without any irritating interactions with your least favorite person on set at the moment. That good feeling, of course, could only last so long.
"What's this?"
Minerva, your director, had been walking around set with you until you both stopped at the sight of a crowd forming outside one of the sets. You followed her, making your way through the crowd of your fellow actors and crew members until you were met with a nauseating sight: James Potter.
At the sight of your director, his already proud smile grew to a beaming one, almost blinding, as he greeted her. "We've all been really busy with this week's filming schedule, Minnie, and you mentioned what a hassle it's been ordering enough food for everyone every day with our budget, so I pulled some strings and got my family's chef to cater our lunch."
Your jaw slacked as he nodded his head to his left, where a number of tables were set up with what looked like pizza ingredients, a moustached-man in a chef hat standing behind the scene proudly. You couldn't believe your eyes. Apparently, neither could the woman next to you.
"Oh my- James this is ... amazing!" Minervaâor Minnie, as James somehow had grown accustomed to calling herâturned to your co-star, expression as bright and beaming as James's crowd-pleasing smile was. "But you shouldn't have gone to all this trouble-"
"It was no trouble at all. Francis was more than happy to help."
He waved a hand at the chef, who you assumed was the 'Francis' in question, who nodded back at him happily with a pizza cutter in his hand. It was like something out of a movie, the way everyone clapped for James who stood at the front of the crowd like the beloved man he was. You felt sick to your stomach.
"What's wrong? Do you not like the pizza?"
You'd taken your lunch shamefully, making sure to hide your amazement at the endless selection of pizza toppings that James had arranged at the build-your-own-pizza station, and were sitting with Remus, who you'd met at auditions for the show and luckily got casted in a role other than one that'd gone to James, and Sirius, another one of your co-stars who you'd quickly become friends with since you spent practically all your time on set nowadays.
You looked up at Remus briefly before returning your gaze to the pizza in front of you, the perfect slice underneath the sun seeming to taunt you. "No," you grumbled. "The pizza's amazing."
Sirius chuckled. "You'd think you'd be happy about that."
"I would, aside from the fact that it was Potter who brought it in."
The black-haired man tipped his head at you curiously. "What's your problem with James again?"
You shook your head forebodingly. "Don't tell me he's brainwashed you both with his hundred-dollar pizza too."
"I doubt the pizza's that much money." Remus bit into the slice in his hand, talking through the bite. "But it is pretty delicious."
"It is," Sirius nodded. "It was pretty nice of him to cover lunch for the day. If anything, you'd think you'd like him more for this."
You groaned. "He brought in his family's private chef, for God's sake. It's not like he rescued a cat from a tree or something."
Sirius and Remus shared a look as you spoke. You knew you sounded ridiculous, but you currently lacked enough dignity to care as yet another slice of pizza sat on your plate, ready to be eaten.
"James is actually a really nice lad," reasoned Sirius. "Take it from us. We kind of grew up with him."
That fact had yet to escape you as soon as you'd met the two of them. According to the stories they'd relayed to you, Remus's mum had been an on-set tutor to James growing up when he was acting in some movie, while Sirius's parents had been producers for some of James's parents' films. Safe to say, the three of them certainly left you feeling inexperienced in the world of acting.
"James should be the least of your worries," urged Remus. "He's harmless."
"If he's so harmless, then why has he gone out of his way to be a pain in my ass since I met him?"
Sirius snorted. "We said he's harmless, not that he's not an idiot sometimes."
"But," Remus added, "whatever James has done, just know that it always comes from a good place. The man doesn't have a mean bone in his body."
You sighed inwardly. The James Potter you knew seemed to be very different from the one that everyone else seemed to be familiar with, and it was driving you crazy.
3. He was an obnoxious flirt
When you said 'flirt', you not only meant that he flirted with youâunfortunatelyâbut that he seemed to flirt with anyone in sight, whether he realized it or not. In fact, you'd been forced to watch as he smooth-talked one of the hairstylists on set for the past ten minutes.
You couldn't hear everything they were saying, thank god, but you were sure she was probably more charmed by the fact that his last name was Potter than anything he could remotely come up with to win her over. You'd had enough conversations with him to know that the movie-star smiles he offered were enough to charm people before they realized just how insufferable he was.
After what felt like hours, he said something to the woman in parting and left her looking flushed and smiley as he strolled away. You sighed, happy to finally be rid of distractions, and looked back down at the script on your lap that you were trying to memorize but stopped almost immediately as you felt an unwelcome presence lingering from in front of you. You looked up and fought a groan.
James tipped his head at you innocently. "You wanted me?"
You tensed at his phrasing and did your best to go back to ignoring him as you focused back on your script. "I did not."
Not taking the hint, as usual, he stayed put, shoving his hands in his well-tailored pockets. "Well, you've been staring at me for the past ten minutes, so I just assumed you had something to say."
"Well, you assumed wrong." You gave him a tight-lipped smile from where you sat. "And I wasn't staring. I just miraculously found it hard to concentrate on memorizing lines when you were harassing that hairstylist right next to me."
He squinted at you quizzically before shaking his head, finding your banter more amusing than you probably were. "Admit it. You're obsessed with me."
You scoffed, blinking rapidly to truly portray your disbelief. "You wish. Reality is, PotterâI think I hate you."
James peered at you with a glint in his eye like he'd never heard anything more amusing, leaning back against the wall next to you. "You think?"
You shrugged tightly. "The jury hasn't come to a decision just yet." You thought back to the unfortunately delicious pizza he'd provided, and all the things that Remus and Sirius had said to you that stood in stark contrast to practically every other experience you'd had with him.
James grinned, finding teasing you the most entertaining part of his day, even on set for a TV show. "So I still have a chance?"
His eyes glistened and you reeled. "A chance to what? Did you not hear the 'hate' part?"
"Hate is a strong word, don't you think?"
You shook your head. "Strong, but appropriate."
"Ouch." He touched his hand to his chest in that dramatic way he always did, something you blamed on his actor roots. "Your words hurt, you know." You rolled your eyes, truly trying then to get back to memorizing your lines so James would have nothing over you during filming the next day, but he didn't seem to care. "Look, I get it. You said you hate me. But really, I don't think you do."
You sighed, setting your script aside as you looked up at him with finality. "And why is that, Potter?"
"Because," James began, and you didn't like the tease in his tone as he looked down at you. "A little birdie told me you had some say in whether or not they cast me in South Bay. And that you actually encouraged it."
Your lips parted, those words being the last ones you expected him to say after weeks had gone by since the chemistry read. You didn't know who'd ratted you out, but whoever did would be getting a stern talking to. Or a partially stern one, since they were more than likely your boss.
You shrugged weakly at him. "That ... that doesn't mean anything."
James's thick brow lifted effortlessly. "So you're not denying it?"
At his challenging look, you relented with a drop of your shoulders. "I'm not. It's true; I told Minerva I think they should choose you to play Aaron becuase you are good at your job, James. As much as it annoys me. I mean, you're clearly a great actor, you get all your lines memorized overnight, not to mention the entire crew is in love with you for some reason-"
"Oh, I see."
You paused, looking at the way James's slight grin turned into a shit-eating one. "What?"
He tipped his head at you tauntingly. "You're jealous."
You let out a laugh harsher than you meant it to be. "Please. There's nothing about you I could possibly waste my energy being jealous over."
The brunette tutted, and you hated the feeling it sent through you. "For such a great actress, you're not a very good liar."
You felt your breathing shallow for a moment, not knowing what to do with the compliment that flowed so easily from his lips like he hadn't given it a second thought. You pushed the thought aside, focusing on the insult part of his statement instead, and rolled your eyes.
"Look," James continued at your expression. "Jealous or not, we're going to have to work together on this show for God knows how many more months. Years even, if it gets renewed for a second season." The thought both filled you with excitement and dread as it came from James's lips. He looked down at you with an honest curiosity. "How much longer can you go on pretending to hate me?"
You noted that what he was saying was true, letting the words sit in your chest for a moment, but you also noted that you had more fun being petty. You tilted your chin up at him. "Funny that you think I'm pretending."
James put a hand on the table you were sitting at, leaning forward slightly and making you freeze up. "Funny that you're still not a good liar, love."
Your throat felt tight with something you wanted to again dismiss as disgust at both his proximity and the delicate word that fell from his lips. You let an unpleasant pinch form between your brows. "I thought I told you not to call me that."
James felt something warm, almost giddy, form in his chest, and it didn't matter that you looked like you were considering slapping him right then. He let the corner of his lips quirk up. "You're adorable when you're mad."
"Don't call me that either." You huffed, picking up your still un-memorized script and standing. "I'm going to my trailer."
James quirked a brow, following you with only his eyes. "Is that an invitation?"
You rolled your eyes, walking away and calling over your shoulder. "Absolutely not."
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INITIAL THOUGHTS ON ARCANE SEASON 2 ACT 1 (EPISODES 1-3)
(iâm not good at putting my thoughts into words so feel free to give your own opinions, i rlly wanna hear them)
SPOILERS AHEAD///
ok so my biggest critique is the pacing. everything is very quick very fast and a lot is going on. i understand that this is immediately after a large event which of course caused a reaction however it was just very intense and a lot to keep up with especially considering the amount of new and confusing things introduced throughout the three episodes with minimal slow down. it was alittle difficult to keep up. the timeline of the show is confusing and i have no idea how long it has been between scenes. viktor was barely in that weird healing chamber for a few scenes before he was emerging as someone new. caitlyn and vi were going from loving to fighting to understanding to fighting again very quickly with little time to develop independently, their kiss and divorce werenât even 30 minutes apart from each other. also, who the fuck is this kid hanging around with jinx?? why is she following her, why doesnât she talk, whatâs her name, how long has she been with her?? this lack of time to let things develop has caused these episodes to feel rushed.
with this introduction of many new things some have left me with a lot of questions. my biggest issue revolves around the arcane. i literally do not recall it being mentioned or being an important topic in s1 but all of a sudden jayce knows a fuck ton about it as well as heimerdinger? when did he learn this? i assume itâs from viktors notes and research but that still fails to cover the amount of knowledge jayce now possesses.
HOWEVER THE ARCANE IS VERY COOL AND IM VERY VERY INVESTED. i absolutely love the changes to viktor, his weird apathy and changes are definitely rushed but so interesting to see, his design and behaviour are so very compelling and im very excited to see the development. additionally, this group dynamic between jayce, ekko and heimerdinger is soooooo fun. it offers a break from the intensity with some silliness i think is desperately needed, plus itâs super satisfying to see the trio bounce off each other. that final scene of them in ep3 was visually incredible and i loved seeing the effects upon the hextech weapons during the jinx, sevika vs vi, caitlyn fight. the scene of viktor amongst the shimmer infected was very interesting and it was so cool to truly see the severe effects of shimmer and the inhumanity of viktor is making a clear route towards his glorious evolution which is am keen to watch.
that ambessa reveal at the end was INCREDIBLE. i genuinely didnât see it coming and it made my jaw DROP. the quiet, smart suspicion from mel is always incredible to see, her political mind and morals conflicting is so very engaging and sheâs really developing into herself in these episodes which was a joy to witness. the mystery of her brother is compelling and links well through s1 and s2 to make the storyline fun to follow. i also simply must compliment the designs revolving around the noxians and animal-esque (sorry idk what theyâre called) people. the absolute variety and inspiration from real life cultures is beautiful to see. i am incredibly confused about the magic and that one lady (amara?) but i assume thatâll be answered in later episodes.
jinx is not looking good lmao. i love her design being so corpse-like and deathly, it really fits well and really embraces the differences between powder and jinx. but i do wish we saw more of her. i see her actions but i lack understanding for some of them, primarily revolving around the child (isha?) and why the kids even there but the newfound bond between sevika and jinx is refreshing to see. the scene of them in silcos old office brought a smile to my face and the design of that fucking arm is soooo cool i love the clownish purely jinx vibe to it.
caitlyn is probably the stand out character so far (plus maybe viktor). her absolute grief and seeing her facade break down throughout the episodes was heartbreaking, the tentative yet conflicting moments of softness with vi were beautiful yet had that perfect undercurrent of tragedy that arcane masters so well. her rage and break up with vi was easy to see coming yet so incredibly jarring to watch, that harsh and merciless behaviour is so different from s1, the development is well done and a morbid pleasure to see. and that final episode. oh my. the shock to acceptance of darkness was fantastic, ambessa truly is a master at manipulating weakness in even the strongest of people and seeing this duo is going to be so soul crushing that iâm itching for more.
vi felt very rushed to me and alittle dry? idk why tho i canât really explain it. i understand her choices but it felt like something was missing until that final scene with cait. that was an absolute masterpiece. seeing her realising that the horrors of war is corrupting everyone around her and pleading for it to please not happen is so so SO fucking sad and my heart was breaking. i loved seeing her moral strength and solidity to her values which has always been a key part of her character so i appreciate the consistency. idk why something about her was just⌠different.
the opening scene was incredible. the absolute horror of it was so clear and i was literally shaking the entire time. 10/10 opening.
overall, i hope things slow down alittle but i greatly enjoyed season 2 and im very excited to see the characters develop and to see even more of this beautiful world.
#arcane#arcane s2#arcane season 2#jinx#vi#viktor#ekko#caitlyn kiramman#mel medarda#ambessa medarda#jayce talis#caitvi#jayvik#i havenât slept#itâs 10am#this prolly makes no sense#people share your#opinions#below#iâd love to read them (:
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Cute ways the jjk girls (+ genderbends) use jujutsu in your relationship
A/n:I initially had this ideal with fem!gojo, but then it expanded to other characters. Let me know if you have any ideas for a part 2 or something with other characters
Also I kinda did something similar with fem!inumaki here if you're interested
Fem! Gojo
Lapse blue
Y/n:Hey babe, do you mind grabbing me that glass of water?
Fem!gojo:sure thing sweetie
[She uses blue to make the glass float toward you, but the water splashes on your face]
Y/n:......
Fem!gojo:s-sorry
Infinity
Y/n:Come on, tori, I already told you I'm sorry
[You try to hug her, but infinity stops you]
Y/n:Can you please deactivate your technique?
Fem!gojo:No way! You ate my last mochi. That's basically the same as cheating. I'm not letting you hug me
Y/n:[sighs] I'll buy you some other ones ok? And some more cakes
[Gojo immediately turns off infinity and hugs you]
Fem!gojo:Thanks, y/nnnnn! I knew you loved me
Six eyes
Fem!gojo:Hey y/n, what happened?
Y/n:what do you mean?
Fem!gojo:Your shoulder, it's all hurt and purple
Y/n:.....how did you know? I'm wearing a sweater
Fem!gojo:I have really good eyes remember?
Y/n:oh yeah, I forgot about the six eyes, sorry I got hurt during a mission and just didn't wanna bother you
Fem!gojo:it's never a bother for me, I'll just call shoko and bring you an ice pack
Fem!sukuna
Heian era form
Y/n:Kuna.....is this really necessary?
[It shows you being carried by 2 of sukuna's arms while an other one is stroking your hair]
Fem!sukuna:Of course, are you saying you don't like this?
Y/n:No, I do it's just......why?
Fem!sukuna:uraume said I should try being more affectionate with you. This is how I do it.
Y/n:I guess your arms are pretty comfy
Fem!sukuna:good, I don't want to hear you complain
[She kisses you while you blush harder]
Yuki tsukumo
Star rage
(Tbh I forgot if this is exactly how the technique works)
[You're trying to open a jar, but it's too tight]
Yuki:Do you need some help, baby?
Y/n:Yeah thanks
[You give her the jar, and she opens it without problems]
Yuki:here you go
Y/n:Thanks
Yuki:could I get a kiss for that~?
Y/n:[giggle] sure
[You kiss her cheek, and she smiles brightly]
Yuki[talking to herself] yes! I know using my technique was worth it
Y/n:......what do you mean using your technique?
Yuki:o-oh nothing
Y/n:Wait, did you put mass in the lid so I couldn't open and jar and you'd get a kiss?
Yuki:..........noooooo what are you talking about? Hehe
Y/n:If you wanted a kiss you could have just asked for one you know?
Garuda
Y/n:...........yuki, can you tell your shikigami to stop following me?
Yuki:Why? It's not that bad
Y/n:it wasn't but I think it's taking it a bit too far
[Garuda completely wraps itself around you]
Y/n:see
Yuki:that just means it likes you, just like me
Y/n:....I guess that's nice then, but it's still kinda uncomfortable
Yuki:ok, I'll tell it to stop, we both know you very much prefer my hugs anyway
Yorozu
(I've decided i wanna write for her too, I'll add her to the masterlist now and I chose her instead of mai not only because her creation is better but also just because I kinda like her more)
Creation
Yorozu:y/n! Look what I made for us
[She shows you two rings with your names engraved on them]
Yorozu:it took me a while, but I finally did it! Now we will be bound together even more than we already are
Y/n:Oh thanks, that's so sweet....even if we aren't married yet
Yorozu: Those are just details. What's wrong with thinking ahead
Y/n:hehe, alright
[You start to take the ring with your name on it but she stops you]
Yorozu:Oh no, darling, you'll be wearing the one with my name so that everyone knows you're mine, and I'll wear the other one so that everyone knows I'm yours
Y/n:Oh, that's....sweet
Yorozu:I'm glad you think that, I can't have anyone thinking my darling is free to take, here I'll even put it on you myself
Fem!megumi
Ten shadows:divine dogs (and mahoraga)
Y/n:Please, gumi, I swear I won't ask you anything else ever
Fem!megumi:[sighs] you're really like I love you.....alright
[She does the hand sign and summons the dogs]
Fem!megumi:Go smell y/n and find their hoodie
[The shikigami do what she said and start searching for it]
Y/n:Thanks, you're a lifesaver megumi
Fem!megumi:you're welcome just don't get used to it
[The dogs eventually find the hoodie and give it to you]
Y/n:Oh, thanks so much to you two too. You're such good boys
[You start petting them while megumi gets closer to you]
Fem!megumi:wait minute.....that hoodie isn't it nobara's? Why does it have your smell on it
Y/n:oh no I can explain she just gave-
Fem!megumi:I don't need any explanation. With this treasure I summon
Y/n:wait no stop it!
Fem!geto
Cursed spirit manipulation
Gojo:Hey, geto, what are you waiting for? We're gonna be late for the mission
Fem!geto:don't be so impatient satoru, I'm just waiting for y/n
Gojo:Come on! Your partner can wait, I just wanna get this over with
Fem!geto:if they don't come, I'm not going either
Gojo:fiiiine, you're the only thing that makes missions interesting anyway
[After waiting for a bit geto looks at the sky]
Fem!geto:oh looks like they arrived
Gojo:hm?
[They look up to see you riding rainbow dragon]
Gojo:You made them ride on your curse?
Fem!geto:they were gonna be late and asked me
Gojo:that's so cool you have to make me ride on it too sometimes
Fem!geto:[sighs] I suppose one time is ok
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