#it's not that long! TT0TT)

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Hei-Ran: *standing on the patio, sipping her tea, eyes closed* Kelsang, wandering by: Hey, Hei! Whatcha doin'? Hei-Ran: Just wait. *a few moments pass* Kelsang: What are we waiting for? Hei-Ran: You'll see. *a few more moments* Kelsang: It's just air we're looking at Hei, I would know. I bend it. Hei-Ran: Patience. *few more moments* Kelsang: Hei-Ra- Hei-Ran, opens her eyes: Something fruity this way comes. Rangi: *sprinting across the estate like a fucking loon* Kelsang: Oho! I see, so she's on her way to see Kyoshi! So you're making this into a daily little show to watch! Right, Hei? Hei-Ran: Daily? Kelsang, this is the eight time she's done that- Kelsang: I think it's more than eight. Hei-Ran: -today. Kelsang: ......you may need to have a talk with her.

[swiftsaltsweet]

Hunt's next chapter.

I'm legally not allowed to write anymore. u_u My doctor said no.

[emvnah]

y'all

i had my top surgery consultation today

I AM SO EXCITED

[aeipathcy]

Covered in head to toe with snow, Alex stood outside her doorway with a bouqet of paper flowers, accompanied with a box that was full of all and every plushie he made by hand, except the black cat. "Happy Valentines Day!" He exclaimed, muffled by his scarf. Like a boy, he extended the gifts to her. "I couldn't decide. Please keep all of them." Had it not been for the scarf, Reanne would be subjected to the flustered expression he had on his face.

UNPROMPTED ┊always accepting.

The last thing she expected this holiday was to be greeted with the sight of her crush at the door. Honestly, she had only gone out to maybe catch that high end dinner deal she saw on a mall flyer, but seeing a familiar dark haired boy standing at her door threw that plan out the window. Considerably baffled by the exclamation—Reanne hadn't expected him to show up at all—the auburn haired girl looked at him speechless. Then a box of crochet dolls and a bouquet of paper flowers was thrust before her.

She couldn't help but peer into the box filled with the cutest renditions of critters in it—a little green frog, a dark blue whale, a yellow octopus, a white rabbit, and lastly a light blue penguin all with those beady black eyes that maximized the cute factor.

Woah, such... cute... crochet dolls!! And the flowers too?

❝ These are... for me? ❞ she murmured in disbelief as she took the flowers carefully from the boy's reddened and cold fingers, a blush blossoming on her cheeks. What was with the sudden spotlight she felt she was under? Gingerly reaching her free hand out towards the adorable light blue penguin doll that was calling her name, Reanne gently wrapped her hand around the delicate craftsmanship, stroking its head with her finger.

Was it just her or was she seriously surrounded by such talented and skilled artist friends now? This little penguin was so cute she just had to cuddle it tonight!! Ahhh! It was such a perfect little thing! She'd keep it on her bed and squeeze it and throw it in the air and— Gosh, she was absolutely smitten with this little guy! And the best part was that the guy she liked was the one who made it! How could it be any better than that?!

Her gaze momentarily returned to Alex, cutting her internal gushing short. Should she reaffirm how she felt about him? Definitely! Clearing her throat, Reanne shyly lowered her gaze to the dolls, fixing her eyes on the little penguin. She began to open her mouth but then her chance slipped away when the boy insisted she take all of them. Huh, wait. S-She couldn't take all of them! That would be— wasn't she only supposed to take one of them? Taking all of them would be rude wouldn't it, even if they were all super adorable?

Pulling her arm back she lifted her gaze to the boy in front of her, the one currently hiding away in his scarf, ❝ Hey! I can't—! ❞ Hold on, Reanne. Tell him your feelings without any doubts this time. Then you can address the other stuff.

❝ Um, I as much as I hate the idea of saying it today of all days... ❞ she slowly trailed off, weighing whether or not it was worth officially taking their relationship to the next level. She could always pretend they got together on a different day if she really hated it that much—not that she was ever good with remembering anniversaries anyway; yeah, that was reassuring—just forget the date and only remember the memory. Looking into Alex's eyes, she grew more serious, her free hand twirling locks of her hair around its fingers, ❝ I want to officially be your girlfriend if you'll let me. ❞

As her gaze lifted, she finally was able to face Alex properly, and it was then she noticed all the snow piling in his hair too. Eyes widening as she realized the amount of snow he was covered with, Reanne scrambled to somehow help him warm up, brushing the snow off his jacket the best she could with her bare hands.

Alarmed at the possibility of him giving himself a cold, the girl abruptly ushered him inside her apartment by tugging at his arms with her hands, ❝ Ah! Come inside before you freeze! ❞ she exclaimed hurriedly, only just realizing how long he was likely waiting out there for her to open the door if not preparing himself for this conversation. She couldn't let him freeze out here! ❝ we can keep talking inside! ❞

[silly-plays-p3r]

so since you're up to ryoji, any conclusive thoughts on the new vas, if any?

I'm not that far. He only just showed up and I got one rank in.

.....Let's just say shit hit the fan for me on Thursday and I've gotten REALLY busy....ummmm.....fixing it so I can get back to my normal routine? Is that the best way to describe it (I still have stuff to do, but I'm not longer in "emergency mode")? I haven't picked up any game stuff since then (I literally passed out yesterday night cause I was so tired jfkldsjf). (oh wait, I'm so out of it I misread it as only asking about Ryoji....lol, well I'm talking about him first I guess, )

Going off the one interaction....... Yuri. I prefer Yuri. I already preferred Yuri's Pharos to Aleks' Pharos. I like both as MC.

There's something about Yuri's........Between OG/FES/P and the manga...... But Aleks' Ryoji feels more like it fits the P3 movies (same with Ikutsuki tbh). There's something about THAT portrayal of Ryoji that hits different compared to the other's.

THAT BEING SAID. I'll take Aleks. BUT ONLY if that means we can have Yosuke going back to not sounding as squeaky. TT0TT I can handle Adachi's voice change (feels like he decided to put on a more deranged mask). But Yosuke I want him back to sounding chiller. orz

Oh right, other chars fjdsakfja

Um....Aki's ok. I don't mind him. There's something about Liam's voice I prefer BUT, I wouldn't mind the new guy coming back.

Junpei is good (both in general and as a replacement). Keep him (if I have to deal with Junpei again that is)

Mitsu is good. I prefer Tara tho. Nothing against the new girlie, Tara's just one of my fav VAs. (the other VAs I like are Naoto's OG, Laura Bailey, Lily Vonnegut, Jamie Marchi, Kristen Bell, David Gallagher, and KH1!Haley Joel Osment, Santino Fontana...something about their cadence makes my brain go brrrrr but like for diff reasons)

Speaking of Brrrr, I really like Yuko's and Shinji's a lot.

Both old and new Shinji are great. Love them.

Love the new Ken. I never hated his OG, and Cindy did a good job too. But the new one is really good.

Fuuka......she's cute (I'm more annoyed that they didn't add to her at all so far :'D thanks atlus). I miss the OG one. Wendee Lee did great too (she always sounded like a higher pitched ver of the OG to me).

I think I liked both Natsuki's VAs? I do miss the old one. I can't recall the new one's voice atm TT0TT

Koro is fine lol

I don't like Takaya's new VA. I like the old one give him back.

I think I like this Chidori VA more? I didn't mind the old one. (also Chidori run, stay away from Junpei TT0TT)

Jin.........I think I like him more?

Ikutsuki. Prefer the old one. New one would be good for the movie ver tho!

I miss the old Igor. Gimme back Dan Woren you cucks! TT0TT Kirk is fine but I want Dan back! (wait Dan is Byakuya from Bleach???? Gimme him back! TT0TT)

Aigis is better. I didn't mind the old one, but this was an improvement.

All the VAs for the SLs are great so far tbh (haven't done Moon yet, not cause I don't want to, but because it's optimal if I wait)

Yukari is................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................her directing is.......................her direction.....the way the director is directing her...........................................................................................................I hope the VA does well in other works. She can come back as a diff character tbh. "So you'd rather have Ruff come back?" Or Yukari can just....not come back as a character. :"D

I think the thing that irks me about the new voices are.......the new voices for the already existing secondary/background chars (chars who were never voiced before? no problem). I. DON'T. LIKE. THEM.

"Oh but it's cool to hear!" or "We need Yuri to still get a check" I don't care. I don't like it. It's weird. It's weird hearing P3MC's voice coming out of Yukari's dad ("oh like Aki's is any better?" AKI ISN'T A LOVE INTEREST FOR YUKARI OUTSIDE HC! TT0TT)

I hate that they swapped Mitsu's dad and Kurosawa. Did they eat? Yea, they did great. Does it bother me because I find it COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY???? YESSSS!

My 9/11 is the damn principal's voice being changed. oh my god, it's not the same. He was so perfect in the OG, he was bumbling it just.....god it worked. The new guy.....doesn't give the same doddering vibe. man orz (I know most people are coming for the new Aki guy, or someone else, but man I'm very annoyed by the NPCs being changed orz)

I think one of THE BIGGEST issues I have with them just....redubbing the whole damn thing is (MORE SO the side NPCs than the main cast).....just how costly that must've been. Like stupidly costly, like they didn't need to do it. It was just wasting money kinda costly. Like they coulda used that money for something else, like I dunno....PUTTING THE FUCKING ANSWER AND FEMC IN????? >_> *inhales* I know I know I KNOW. Before you say it. Before my lil strawman I talk to in my head says it. The english localization's funds were probs separate from the JPN devs funds. I mean, unless Atlus JPN controls Atlus USA's funding directly, and thus have more direct involvement. I mean, haha, that'd make sense. Haha, but if I was them, and that was true, I wouldn't let other people know that. haha

Apollo: *compels Midori for no reason tomorrow* Midori: The localization funds were actually allocated and tied to the JPN funds. It wasn't just SEGA USA that decided to replace all the actors, it was also SEGA Japan. Me: I'm at my limit is2g

They probs would've saved a lot more money from just....keeping most of the OG voices (maybe replace Vic). And then maybe dub all the SLs/additional side content.

Ummmm.....tldr; Liked some, loved some, was eh on others, hated the existing side NPCs got new voices. All in all I think it was probs a waste of money tbh. Don't do it again for the inevitable P4 remake. (P1/2? sure there's not a lot of dubbing in that one anyways)

[squishescommishes]

I'M POKEMON WOAHG THIS IS SO COOL!!!

i adore this so so much oh my god thank you for participating!!!! this is so delightful i'm !!!!!!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛shfkdsjsdkjfd chomping and howling and going insane!!!!

my entry for @squishescommishes' dtiys!

(likes do nothing, please reblog if you want to support my art!)

i might do proper lineart for this one later, i'm just feeling really worn out rn

[cebwrites]

babygirl trifecta

i love them all so god damn much <333 extra notes and rambles under the cut for kakashi and law highlighting some differences as well as my journey with them!

well i tried to keep it brief but this ended up getting cluttered pretty quickly lmao, i can only hope it's legible for anyone who takes the time out of their day to read this

i already mentioned it but it really is funny how my little martini glass meow looks so much broader than kakashi (it's not even that much of an actual difference, i overlayed them to check!) it just looks like that because kakashi looks evenly proportioned but law has their cunty little whore waist TT0TT

in the five years that i've been completely absent naruto fandom circles i've gotten over my wild aversion to facial hair lol, what a weird hill to die on?? i'm still not the biggest fan of huge beards, but you put a mild stubble on a tired little guy?? i'll go bonkers bro, straight COCONUTS-- i draw law with a little extra scruff to their goatee and it's just sdfjskghdkfh!!! 💓💖💗💞 my baby's so masculine oh my gawwww <3333

i suspect it's aizawa who started it all and one piece just doubled down my slightly piqued interest (everyone was just so smooth in naruto and when they did have facial hair it was full beards and no inbetween, that's potentially what turned me off it initially lmao)

wrt law's pronouns i feel unhinged every time i have to talk about it but like skhdskgb i almost exclusively refer to them with they/them pronouns verbally (this counts maybe?? whenever i'm not writing anyway) but sometimes in headcanons or fics the "he" and "him"s just sort of slip out and they feel natural but not when i'm talking about them casually

by and large i'd much rather people use they/them for law when interacting with me but idk i feel compelled to "pick one" and it's one of those silly things that really shouldn't bother me but does sdkhfskgh

i doodled the old oc i used to have paired with kakashi (they still do live together somewhere in the back of my mind!) alongside law's little kirin chibi but they technically do have an OP version and that's vastly different from who they used to be in the narutoverse nobody's particularly interested in that but me but i still think it's a neat little tidbit :3

i could've easily done this interaction with iruka or shisui - since they were very much comfort characters too, hell, shisui even ended up as an OC (reiji!) cause i loved him that much - but ultimately i ended up picking my og naruto king 💕

okay that's enough rambling for one day, i didn't touch that much on aizawa because this is long enough as is sdjfskghkdg back to my little corner i skitter--

[summerwritesfics]

🗺️We’re Far From Anything That Feels Like Home

Pairing: Hanzo Hasashi/Kuai Liang, Onesided Quan Chi/Kuai Liang Length: 2545 Words Rating: Mature Warnings: Alien AU, Royal AU, Alien!Kuai Liang, Prince!Kuai Liang, Alien!Bi-Han, Prince!Bi-Han, Alien!Quan Chi, Personal Assistant!Hanzo Hasashi, First Meetings, Arranged Marriage, Potentially Forced Marriage (idk Kuai’s pretty reluctant to go through with it), Marriage as part of a deal, Arguing AU-Gust 2024 Day 31: Two Of The Above (Secretly Alien + Princes & Princesses)

AU-Gust 2024 Masterlist

Notes: Aaaa last day! I don’t know how I got through but I did! TT0TT Last prompt was to combine two of the previous prompts and I just got this idea of Kuai & Bi-Han as secret alien princes and ran with it lol. Title is from Frozen by Celldweller

Kuai stared out of the limo window, casually fanning himself as he watched the world go by. Earth was a strange little planet, and much warmer than Artika was. Though given Artika was an ice planet it wasn’t too hard to be warmer.

“Remember, let me do the talking,” Bi-Han ordered, and Kuai looked away from the window to observe his brother. “These humans are a tricky bunch.”

“I am confused about what we are hoping to achieve here, brother,” Kuai admitted, returning to look through the window. His attention was caught by a lady and her pet dog, running down the street to try and catch a bus. Public transport was a novelty to Kuai Liang, and at some point while he was on this planet, he would convince Bi-Han to let him ride at least one train. “If we are not supposed to be noticed on this planet, then surely selling our planet's goods will arouse suspicion?”

��Let me deal with that, Kuai Liang,” Bi-Han huffed and Kuai could only frown. Why did everyone always treat him like he was incapable of even the most basic task? What is the point of me even being here? “All you need to do is sit down and flutter your eyelashes, and win this man over.”

“So, what? You want me to seduce him?” Kuai sarcastically replied. If that was all Bi-Han thought Kuai Liang was good at, it was extremely insulting. Sure, Kuai Liang had a way with people, but that didn’t mean it was his only skill.

“You know that’s not what I mean,” Bi-Han growled and Kuai found himself rolling his eyes. He sometimes forgot how weird Bi-Han could be regarding Kuai Liang and potential suitors. “Be friendly, but not that friendly.”

“Uh huh.” It wasn’t worth fighting over. Kuai had learnt a long time ago there was no point in doing so. Bi-Han’s will tended to be absolute.

“We’re here, your majesties,” Tomas called back to them from the driver's seat.

“Thank you, Tomas,” Bi-Han replied, reaching over for the door handle. “We shouldn’t be too long.”

“Good luck, Prince Kuai,” Tomas shouted once Bi-Han was out of the limo.

“Thank you, I’m going to need it,” Kuai muttered, hearing Tomas chuckling behind him. He shook his head, slipping out into the street.

Ahead of him, there was a large skyscraper. Human resourcefulness always surprised him. They could make such impressive structures with very little technology. He slowly followed Bi-Han inside the building, breathing a sigh of relief when he was immediately hit with the building’s air conditioning. Probably his favourite invention of humanity, if only because it helped cool him down immensely.

“Ah, Mr. Song,” a voice called out to them, and Kuai looked around in time to see a man in a red suit walking towards them. He was tall, bald, and had red tattoos over his head. Kuai Liang swore he’d seen the markings before, but he couldn’t put his finger on where. “I’m Quan Chi, it’s nice to finally meet you at last.”

“Likewise,” Bi-Han replied, holding out his hand so Quan Chi could shake it. “This is my younger brother, Kuai Liang.”

“Lovely to meet you,” Quan Chi claimed, reaching out for Kuai Liang’s hand too.

“Ah, you too,” Kuai awkwardly replied, holding his hand out. He was surprised when instead of shaking, Quan Chi brought Kuai’s hand up to his mouth and kissed the knuckle. Kuai made a short squeak, pulling his hand back and looking toward Bi-Han. Big brother looked less than impressed by the move, but to Kuai’s surprise didn’t say anything.

“If you’d both like to follow me, we have a lot to discuss,” Quan Chi continued, voice light like he was oblivious to Bi-Han’s anger, but the smirk told Kuai he knew exactly what he’d done.

As Quan Chi turned his back to them, Bi-Han shot Kuai Liang a look. Without speaking, he knew that Bi-Han was debating killing the guy. Kuai just shook his head, before going to follow Quan Chi, Bi-Han striding beside him.

The three of them ended up in an elevator, Quan Chi clicking the buttons for the floor they needed. Kuai Liang took the chance to get a better look at those tattoos. The more he looked at them… He swore these were symbols from Netherrealm. How would a human know of symbols from a planet they didn’t know existed?

Unless… Quan Chi wasn’t a human.

Kuai Liang couldn’t ask if the man was a human and asking if he was an alien would look strange. If Bi-Han knew, he hadn’t mentioned it, and given their situation, Kuai couldn’t ask him either. He bit his tongue, keeping his suspicion to himself, even as the elevator doors slid open and he followed Quan Chi out and across to an office.

“Please, take a seat,” Quan Chi offered as he gestured to two chairs in front of a desk. Kuai and Bi-Han did so, as Quan Chi walked around to take the seat on the other side. “Now, your sample product was very interesting. I’ve never seen anything on Earth like it, I just had to learn more about it.”

Wait. On Earth?

Bi-Han seemed to miss that as he countered with “yes, our scientists have been working on the materials for a while now.”

“Would these be your human scientists or the one’s back on Artika?”

I knew it. Kuai glanced over to Bi-Han, who looked surprised by the question. So it seemed he hadn’t known beforehand that Quan Chi was also not from Earth.

“Relax, your majesties,” Quan Chi said in a reassuring tone, holding his hand out flat. “I’m not exactly from Earth myself, I’m not about to reveal what you both are.”

“Then what do you want?” Bi-Han demanded, slamming a hand down on the desk. “Because you went out of your way to get my attention. You have it. So, why did you want it so badly?”

“I wish to propose an alliance on behalf of Lord Shinnok of Netherrealm,” Quan Chi explained, holding his hands together in front of him. So, Kuai was right again then, he was from Netherrealm. “It seems both our planets are interested in Earth, so, why not combine our forces?”

“What exactly do you propose?” Bi-Han questioned, glancing at Kuai Liang. He wasn’t happy about this, but didn’t seem completely opposed to the idea.

“Well, I am genuinely interested in the wares you are selling here, particularly your steel. It had properties that I have genuinely never seen before.” Quan Chi smiled, as he tilted his head. “Netherrealm has some interesting wares, weapons that could bring entire armies to their knees. You share yours with us, and we’ll share ours.”

“Interesting. I would want to see these wares first,” Bi-han explained, crossing his arms over his chest. “And what exactly would prevent you from betraying us the second you get your hands on what you want?”

“Well, it is tradition on Netherrealm, that large deals are accompanied by an arranged marriage as a symbol of unity.” Was that true? Kuai Liang hadn’t done any research into this aspect of Netherrealm culture. He would have to look into it. From the corner of his eye, he could see Bi-Han shift uncomfortably, clearly expecting to be the subject of the arrangement. “As the leading force in the deals, I would be the one put forth on our end. And as for yours…” Quan Chi’s eyes landed on Kuai Liang, and suddenly he got a sinking feeling on where this was going. “Well, I believe your youngest Prince is available, is he not?”

“Absolutely not,” Kuai blurted out, feeling his entire face going hot. He opened his fan, trying to cool himself down and ignore the somewhat amused look on Quan Chi’s face. “I refuse to go through with such absurdity.”

“Kuai Liang,” Bi-Han softly warned beside him and Kuai couldn’t stop his head from snapping around, eyes wide with shock. Bi-Han, his beloved big brother, the man who had chased away every single suitor who had ever come before Kuai, was agreeing with this?

“You cannot seriously expect me to go along with this, Bi-Han?” Kuai exclaimed. He’d chased off far more trustworthy individuals than Quan Chi before now. Men Kuai Liang was actually interested in.

“It is just a suggestion,” Bi-Han said as if this was no big deal.

Kuai Liang scoffed, “and would it be just a suggestion if it were your hand he was asking for?”

Bi-Han’s eyes narrowed, and it was clear that was in part where this was coming from.

“That is irrelevant. He asked for you, not me.” In all their years, Kuai Liang had never felt more hurt and betrayed. That Bi-Han would sacrifice Kuai Liang in order to avoid an uncomfortable situation. “Besides, this will not be either of our choices. It will be Fathers.”

“Like hell it won’t be my choice,” Kuai shouted as he stood up and dramatically stormed over to the door. “There is nothing you or Father can say to make me go through with this. I. Refuse.”

He opened the door, slamming it behind him as he stepped outside. He stomped over to the wall opposite, throwing himself against it and letting out a frustrated growl. Hit his fists against the wall, he tried desperately to suppress his rage. This felt silly, like he was a child having a tantrum, but did he not have the right to be angry about this? Did his autonomy mean that little? Would Father reallyagree to just handing over his son in the name of an alliance?

“Um. Are you okay?”

Kuai spun around to where the voice came from. There was a man standing not too far off, holding a coffee cup and looking at Kuai with a very concerned expression on his face.

“Oh. Um. Yes. Sorry, just… A little frustrated about something,” Kuai explained with a sheepish smile, glancing back towards the door to Quan Chi’s office. Bi-Han hadn’t come after him yet, so he could only imagine they were continuing to discuss the details of the deal.

“Something Quan Chi did?” The man questioned with an eyebrow raised. Kuai nodded and the man laughed. “That doesn’t surprise me. He is a very frustrating individual to deal with.”

And Bi-Han wants me to marry him. Yikes.

“Do you work for him then?” Kuai asked, pushing himself away from the wall to approach the man.

“I’m his personal assistant, Hanzo Hasashi.” Hanzo held out a hand to shake Kuai’s hand. To Kuai’s relief he did a normal shake, and not the weird knuckle kissing Quan Chi did earlier.

In hindsight, his desire to marry me should have been obvious.

“Song Kuai Liang, second in command of Lin Kuei Industries,” Kuai introduced himself with a smile.

“Ah. Yes, he did mention having a meeting with yourself and your brother today.” Hanzo looked towards the door and grimaced. “I do hope he didn’t say anything to offend you.”

“Not offend, just…” Kuai sighed, he didn’t exactly know how to explain. From what he could tell, Hanzo was a human, and probably didn’t know of places like Artika or Netherrealm. Kuai knew arranged marriages did happen on Earth, but they tended to be within certain cultures. “I do not agree too much with the terms of his proposed agreement.”

“Somehow that does not surprise me,” Hanzo sighed, running a hand through his hair and taking a sip of his coffee. “I may work for him, but sometimes I do wonder how the hell he does any business with the way he acts.” Hanzo shook his head. “You’d think he was an alien sometimes, with zero knowledge of human culture.”

Kuai really hoped his laugh wasn’t as nervous sounding to Hanzo as it was to him. Curious, that Hanzo should come to the correct conclusion without even knowing it.

“You might be onto something there,” Kuai tried to joke, hoping it would cover his own weird behaviour at the suggestion. “He definitely didn’t seem to understand why I’d be upset at the suggestion of marriage.”

Hanzo spluttered, spitting his coffee back into his cup. He continued to cough for a couple of seconds, slamming his fist against his chest.

“You’re kidding me?” Hanzo got out between laboured breaths. “He actually suggested that?” Kuai nodded, watching in sympathy as Hanzo rubbed his chest. “No wonder you were so angry. I hope you’re not actually considering going through with it.”

“Oh, believe me I do not want to,” Kuai claimed, shooting a glare towards the door. He still couldn’t believe this. “But apparently, it might not be my choice, it might be my Father’s.”

When he turned back, Hanzo was wincing and he muttered “I have never been more glad to not be from a rich family as I am right now.”

Kuai laughed at that. “It does have its downsides.”

Before they could talk more, the door opened, and Bi-Han stepped out of the office. His eyes darted between Kuai Liang and Hanzo, before narrowing in Hanzo’s direction.

“What is going on here?” Bi-Han hissed, looking like he was about to punch Hanzo in the face. Oh, so now he wanted to be the overprotective big brother, huh?

“He’s Quan Chi’s personal assistant,” Kuai Liang explained, clenching his fists. “We were just talking.”

Bi-Han rolled his eyes, coming over and grabbing Kuai by the arm. “We’re leaving, we need to discuss everything with Father.”

Kuai huffed, but looked towards Hanzo and offered him a smile. “It was nice to meet you.”

“Likewise.” Hanzo briefly looked towards Bi-Han, before he added “I hope we see each other again sometime.”

“I’d like that.”

Before Kuai could say anything more, he felt his arm being roughly yanked and then he was being dragged towards the elevator. Bi-Han basically threw him inside, before getting in himself and punching in the buttons. As the door slid closed, Kuai got one last look at Hanzo, standing with an eyebrow raised and his teeth bared. Soon though, he was cut off and the elevator started to go down.

When the doors reopened, there was no time to react before Bi-Han was grabbing him once more and guiding him out of the building. He was bundled into the back of the limo, and the next thing he knew, Bi-Han was sitting opposite him, a scowl all over his face. Kuai just held his head up in defiance.

“Hello your majesties, did the meeting go well?” Tomas cheerfully called from the front, completely oblivious to the tension between the two brothers.

Kuai stared Bi-Han down, as his brother did the same. Neither spoke for a long time. Tomas coughed awkwardly, finally gathering that it ended badly. He just started the engine, and began to drive off.

“I am not marrying him,” Kuai Liang finally announced, hands clenching the seat he was sitting on.

“We will see what father says,” Bi-Han snidely replied.

Kuai just gave an angry growl, before turning away to look out of the window.

If his Father decided to accept the deal, there was no way in hell Kuai Liang was going to make things easy for anyone involved.

[jorrated]

Hey (drunk typing so sorry in advance) just wanted to let you know that your clown magical girl post from however long ago inspired me to draw my whole immediate family as clowns and my dad was so enchanted by them he got all four as tattoos. No money was made off the concept (minus the hundreds of dollars given to the tattoo artist i suppose) but you have irrevocably altered my life and my fathers flesh. Thank you. Also do you have venmo of cofi i feel like you deserve it

OH MY GOD YOOOOOOOO

Thats so cute!!! TT0TT, holy shit. If you're okay with it I'd love to see the tattoos themselves! Sending love to you and your family <333

(And don't feel obligated to, but the Ko-fi is appreciated!)

[cloudcountry]

happy birthday auburn!!

i just want to remind you how much i love you!! life has been moving really fast lately, and i forget to tell you as often as i’d like. since today is your birthday, i’m gonna use this day to tell you what’s in my heart <3 (the things i know how to express at least. there is more love in here for you than you think)

since that week we got closer in… november of 2023? you’ve been one of the most constant and comforting aspects of my life. you’ve truly saved my life in so many ways. sometimes, we go a long time without talking, and it does make me sad, but i don’t worry too much about it because no matter how much times passes, you’ll always be my sister. when we aren’t talking i feel connected to you in some way anyway. yk i have a van gogh poster in my room for you now!! right next to my monet poster :D i have a lot of other trinkets hanging around my room that i bought because it reminded me of you, so you’re kinda always around me.

i cherish every moment between us. small, big, even the embarrassing ones like that time i came running to you because rubia sent me a picture in an email and i thought it had her name in it but it was just “screenshot” in turkish. i cringe at that all the time smh 💔 but all of these memories are meaningful to me!! and i especially appreciate our gossip sessions ehe >_< oh and our late night talks. those are great

i actually dont think i’ve told you this but i really look up to you a lot. i know i’m your older sister and you’re supposed to look up to me but your strength is so inspiring sometimes. i get so negative and hateful at times and you remind me to stay kind and resilient. on the days i really feel like i’m falling apart, i feel safe relying on you, and i hope you feel the same way. i always think that you were so beautifully made, and i hate to see you upset, and even worse than that, i hate to see you hold it back.

i know that life can be overwhelming sometimes (a lot of the time). there are moments when we feel lost, exhausted, or uncertain about where we’re going. but even then, always remember that you never have to go through anything alone. no matter where life takes us, i will always be here for you. whether you need someone to talk to, a shoulder to cry on, or just a reminder that you are loved, i am always only a message away.

thank you for being you, and for staying by my side <3

love,

vivi

THIS IS SO SWEET TT0TT VIVI I LOVE YOU FOREVER IM SO GLAD WE GOT CLOSER YEARS AGO HEAD IN HANDS. we will always be sisters forever nd ever nd i will always worry about you :C AAAA VAN GOGH POSTER!!!!! I HAVE MONET BOOK MARKS!!!!! i am so glad i can always be in ur space even though im like . 17 hours away IM SO GLAD

ASJHDFAS THE SCREENSHOT INCIDENT NOOO ITS OKAY VIVI YOU WERE JUST WORRIED </3 jsahdgsjgdha the fact that you look up to me SNIFFFFF OH MY HEART. im lucky i can be strong for you!!! and im glad im able to affect you like that!!! even if its just a little!!!!

literally at this point you are one of the only people i trust to tell Everything to. we're on the same wavelength every time anyway ASHJGDFJDSA and i will always do my best to protect your heart, even if it doesn't work out smoothly :C IM GONNA EAT YOU ASHDGJAHSDJAH

I LOVE YOUUUU IM GONNA UGLY CRY WHAT THE FUCK THE TEARSSS THE TEARSSSSSS YOURE SO SWEET BEST SISTER EVER ND EVER ND EVER TT0TT WAILING

[nymphrasis]

Now that I have caught up on your jaw-dropping art I missed, I have an important question.

*Holds out Bowl*

Please may I have some of your AMAZING SKILL AT ART. Even but a drop would be a blessing. Your art is so cute and pretty. You even can do animations and such so well. Nymph you are Godly!!! 😊

VALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL HIHI >w<! This is me when you made such a request!

I 100% WOULD BE WILLING TO DONATE ANY ART SKILL THAT I COULD, HAD IT BEEN POSSIBLE TT0TT!!! Thank you so much, ahhhhhh. Your words are super kind and has already made my day <3!!! I really try the best I could! As for animation, they are still practice but I am happy with how they've turned out nwn! I have already admitted this to a few people, where I have stated for mouth movements I use the example of my own mouth ( See what words cause what direction of openness my mouth goes, see how far the chin goes down depending on how short or long I open my jaws, ect. The thing I did forgot is cheeks being pushed slightly during certain speeches. But that is fine for next time! ). With the Kuruna lemon meme, when her paws was going up, I had to use my own hands to see how to make the paw be folded up and moved back to make it seem like it makes sense xd. I am not aiming for crazier movements yet! I do still need to continue to practice more with simpler stuff first! I do plan to watch animation tutorials to learn other movements! Like something I do want to do is a simple ear flick for Kuruna! But I admittedly am struggling on how to make that look ( Esp considering I have not seen an animated ear that has large inner ear fluff. This case being her soot ear fluff! ). I do want to make the eye on the ear fluff change expression, as a sort of reaction to the ear it is in being flicked! Animation is something I am not super consistent in! It is on and off, here and there. It really just stuck with me because I grew up with Flipnotes ( Like the old 2008/ 2009 DS flipnote release era ) ;w;

I have never been the greatest but I have done practices and used others flipnotes as a teaching system for myself :D! Hence why mouth movement is something I feel best at, but do still need practice on!

That and there was a point and time where I've wanted to animate cartoon! Doesnt matter what type of cartoon ( As long as it isnt incite hatefulness towards a particular group or encourage irl harm. Those sort of stuff. Oh and I dont want to do cartoons that gives out a heavy religion message because, well, I dont believe in those things xd. Funny considering my main story has angels and demons, heaven and hell existing. While I may not believe in them, I dont mind using them in just fun fiction x3 )

But, ah, I am rambling again--

Thank you for the ask, as I just woke up ( Real late ) and it has plastered the biggest of smiles on my face ;;w;; As mentioned earlier, I would love to donate a piece of my art skill, if it were possible ;3;

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Maryke Hendrikse/Revy voice as Rangi

(I thought she had a nice rasp that worked for Rangi. I think both guys, Brian Drummond and Brad Swaile,who Yun represented worked for him as well tbh fjskldfj Also that first clip, woof. :'D haha that's how the lake scene went right? no? kinda just mor aggressive? :'D)

[swiftsaltsweet]

Yokoya Days Ch 2: Kyoshi is All Work and No Play

Characters: Rangi and Kyoshi (RoK characters tbh)

Pairing: Rangshi (Mostly Rangi crushing and Kyo showing signs of attraction) and also showing Kyoshi's crush on Yun (as little as I can cause I'm biased~!)

Rating: T

Summary:

Ever wonder what Kyoshi, Rangi, and Yun were like before the whole Iceberg incident? How they first met? And so on? Aka, little episodic adventures of 14/15/16 year old Yokoyan Trio.

Canon compliant, end game pairings in the actual novel u_u

Other Sites: AO3 

A/N: Heads up, when I first posted chapter 1, it didn’t include the like….first 9 paragraphs????? TT0TT *sob* I dunno what happened. Triple checking to make sure it doesn’t happen here too orz. But ummm yeah if you happened to see it when it was first posted, you now have a little (not really) bonus content~! ;w;

Also, I was really trying to get Hunt done this week but…. ;w; Perhaps in the next few days…. mTT_TTm

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Kyoshi rubbed the side of a cabinet with a cloth in a consistent rhythm. She’d noticed a layer of dust gathering on the unit the past few days and just couldn’t stand it being left dirty any longer! She had a tendency to take such tasks upon herself, even during her down time. She needed to earn her keep after all. 

However, she didn’t mind it. She found the task to be rather relaxing. Relaxation wasn’t something she was used to having, so she greatly enjoyed the task.

I wonder if this is what meditation feels like? I should ask Kelsang.

She hummed a random tune to herself, enjoying the peace and quiet, as most of the staff were on the other side of the mansion. Something about installing a garden or something? Kyoshi wasn’t allowed over there, like with most construction related activities. Both due to her age and her lack of bending talent. No matter, she was happy where she was. Nothing could ruin this moment for her!

“Hey Kyoshi! How’s it–” Avatar Yun’s face popped out from around the corner. His jade green eyes sparkling with intent. 

However, Kyoshi didn’t allow him to make his intent known. As per her now usual conditioned response upon seeing the boy, the second he came into view she was already off her knees and booking it down to the other side of the hall.

“Wait! Ky–Kyoshi! Wait!” The Avatar called after her. But Kyoshi didn’t slow down, she sped up, especially when she could hear his footsteps thundering behind her. 

She quickly rounded the corner to get away, but had to dive to the side into a nearby wall to avoid crashing into someone. After she got her balance back and looked up to see who she just avoided flattening, she was met with a wide eyed and angry looking Rangi staring back at her.

Kyoshi didn’t even apologize, she just started running down the hall again. Ignoring Rangi’s glare and Yun’s cries for her to stop.

“H–hey! Get back here! You can’t run from the Avatar!” Rangi called out, and Kyoshi could just make out her nearly silent footfalls as she began running after Kyoshi too. Kyoshi began sprinting at top speed.

Great, now both pains in her asses were after her! Why'd she always end up crossing paths with them? Was the universe really out to get her that badly?! She was lucky she hadn’t been fired yet. Apparently running away from the Avatar wasn’t the fireable offense she assumed it was. 

Well, it probably was for normal people. But Kyoshi had accidentally eavesdropped on a conversation involving Master Jianzhu and someone else. The words he used seemed to indicate he highly encouraged Kyoshi to not talk to Yun. 

Well say no more!

Kyoshi didn’t know his reasoning. Kyoshi didn’t care. She was just grateful they were both on the same page, and thus she would exploit that. Whatever kept her away from those two loons!

So she ran from the other two teens who were still hot on her heels. She may have had longer legs, but they were in much better shape than she was. 

Thankfully, Kyoshi could see the exit up ahead, light from the outside shining through the open door. She sprinted faster, but as her eyes adjusted she realized figures of people were waiting just outside! Just as she reached the doorframe, she slammed both her hands on each side of the door to stop herself from barreling into them. 

She breathed a sigh of relief, happy she avoided plowing into people. But that relief came for only a brief moment, as all the air was knocked out of her with a sudden assault from behind.

Two heavy objects rammed into Kyoshi’s back, and caused her to fall through the doorway and sprawl out on the ground. She felt the two objects falling on top of her not long after.

Kyoshi felt something warm and hard on her back, and blushed when she realized it must’ve been Yun’s chest. Is this what a guy feels like? It’s different then–

But her thoughts were cut off, her head spinning as she inhaled a distinct and mesmerizing flowery scent to her right, where Rangi’s top half lay. Kyoshi chalked up her quickening heart rate and lightheadedness to the impromptu race and lack of breakfast. 

Kyoshi quickly regained her composure when she looked up, and noticed who had been congregating outside the door. It was Auntie Mui and the Masters: Kelsang, who was Kyoshi’s guardian and, for all intents and purposes, basically her foster father. Hei-Ran, Rangi’s mother and Avatar Yun’s Firebending Sifu. And most importantly Jianzhu, Kyoshi’s benefactor and Avatar Yun’s Earthbending Sifu.

Three of the adults looked down at the teens with unimpressed expressions, while Kelsang grinned happily at Kyoshi. Kyoshi didn’t feel comforted by the smile, sadly.

“Haha, oh man… Keeping us on our toes,” Avatar Yun groaned-chuckled. “That’s soooo Kyoshi…”

“Why the hell did you stop?!” Rangi growled, her hand landing by Kyoshi’s head as she tried to get up. Her attempts were met with her hand slipping and falling back on the other two teens again. Kyoshi groaned at the impact. 

“Owwww, Rangi! Your spikes!” Avatar Yun complained, apparently one of Rangi’s armor’s spikes must’ve been digging into the boy.

“Gah, sorry! It’s not my fault…”  Rangi grumbled an apology.

Kyoshi folded her arms and hands under her head, and pressed her forehead to them, attempting to twist herself into an intensely formal apology bow with what room she had to work with. She may as well start now while she was down there…

“What the hell are you doing?” Rangi fumed at Kyoshi. She must’ve hated that Kyoshi was just lying there like a lump while the other two teens struggled to get upright again. “Why do you have your face in the ground like that?! Have some dig–”

Kyoshi could feel both teens stiffen as they also realized who they fell in front of. 

About time you two realized…

“What are you doing?” Kyoshi heard Master Jianzhu’s deep, melancholic voice say.

Despite its calmness, it shook Kyoshi to her core. What if he thought she was goofing off? Kelsang and Auntie Mui must be ashamed. Kelsang had stuck his neck out for her, and this would surely reflect poorly on Auntie Mui! Kyoshi couldn’t have that!

“Were you all playin–” Kelsang started to ask.

“I was working!” Kyoshi announced, voice a little shaky and high pitched.

“Working? But I didn’t assign you any work…” Auntie Mui mused aloud. 

Kyoshi felt the color draining from her face. She knew she didn’t have any assigned work, but that didn’t mean work didn’t need to be done! But that didn’t matter… Kyoshi didn’t have any proof she had been working. She’d only been scrubbing minute layers of dust around the mansion, no one probably even noticed the muck but her. There was no evidence of her hard work to really be shown!

They’re not going to believe me! Kyoshi cried in her head. They’re not going to believe me, and I’m going to be fired and–

“Kyoshi was working!” Avatar Yun announced.

Kyoshi felt a weight lifted from her shoulders. Both metaphorical, and literal. Avatar Yun and Rangi had apparently found their way off of her. Kyoshi then felt a pull, someone grabbing the back of her robe and pulling up. 

“Get up!” Rangi hissed, one of her hands coming under Kyoshi’s arm to help her up off the ground and out of her dogeza bow.

“Really?” Auntie Mui questioned.

“Yup! She’s been a busy little humming bee all day!” Yun flapped his hands in a bird motion. “Silently fluttering around, but working nonetheless!”

“She’s been dusting the western corridor since oh six hundred hours,” Rangi reported in her stiff army way of talking. 

They noticed that? Kyoshi wondered. She was especially surprised that they hadn’t attempted to bother her earlier. Then, for a brief moment, a worrying thought crossed her mind. Are they watching me? Keeping tabs? I better be extra careful…

“And what are you three doing now?” Master Hei-Ran asked with a piercing gaze. 

Avatar Yun put his arms behind his head and laughed, carefree from all the adult’s glares on him. “Oh, since I was on my break I thought I’d bother her a bit. I mean! Play! I wanted to see if she’d play with me!”

Play? What on earth was he talking about? Why would I play with him?!

Kelsang let out a booming laugh that startled Kyoshi. “Oh, Yun. Kyoshi doesn’t like Pai Sho.”

Kyoshi blinked at Kelsang and then at a crestfallen Avatar Yun. And kept looking back and forth at them, completely confused. Why would she want to play? And with the Avatar? And that damn Pai Sho game of all things? Why did it seem like Kelsang knew exactly what Avatar Yun was talking about? Did they talk behind her back? Should she be worried? 

“And what about you, Cadet?” Hei-Ran asked, looking at her daughter.

Kyoshi tried not to let her face show her confusion, at least more than it already was. Was it normal to talk to your family like that in the Fire Nation? Oh, right. If Kyoshi remembered correctly, she heard Master Hei-Ran was a high ranking official in the Fire Army and Rangi had recently gotten out of the junior corps…

But it was still strange to not call each other either by their familial title or name… Did they really put duty above all else? Maybe that’s just how things were in the Fire Nation unlike the Earth Kingdom?

Ah, my head is spinning. I should stop thinking about it.

Regardless if Kyoshi understood the protocol or not, Rangi didn’t waste a second straightening up for her mother to give her an official report. Salute and all.

“Lee asked me to fetch Kyoshi, actually,” Rangi relayed. “He had a job he wanted to assign her.”

Auntie Mui clicked her tongue. “That lazy boy. Oh, I knew he was going to try to offload his work onto Kyoshi!” Auntie Mui stomped her foot in annoyance, and waggled her finger at no one in particular. “You tell him–Actually, no I’ll do it. I’m going to give him a piece of my mind! Kyoshi? You come with me, I have something more important for you to do!”

Kyoshi didn’t waste time to scramble to Auntie Mui’s side. Kyoshi would’ve been annoyed that Lee attempted to make her do his work while he slacked off, but she would’ve taken whatever to get her out of this situation.

“No, let me,” Rangi said almost too eagerly. “You’re busy, and I don’t mind reprimanding a slacker.”

The small smile that curled at the edge of Rangi’s mouth sent a chill down Kyoshi’s spine. Kyoshi made a mental note to never think about slacking off, especially in Rangi’s presence. Not that the thought would ever cross her mind. In fact, Kyoshi was sure her body was incapable of slacking off. 

Auntie Mui chuckled beside Kyoshi. “Alright, his funeral!” 

“Report to me after your task,” was all Hei-Ran said to her daughter, her voice low and brisk, before walking away. 

Rangi finally dropped her salute when her mother started to leave. The firebender stole one more glare in Kyoshi’s direction before storming off to give Lee his hell.

“Kyoshi, I’ll see you later tonight,” Kelsang smiled at her. Then he motioned the Avatar to follow him. “Come, Yun, I’ll play a few games of Pai Sho with you.”

Kyoshi watched as everyone went off in different directions to do their own thing, and jumped when she felt something touch her arm. She looked down to see Auntie Mui, gently pulling her by the elbow.

“This way, dear,” she said soothingly. “I need you in the kitchen.”

Kyoshi nodded and followed the cook, still surprised she hadn’t been fired yet. 

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A/N: *glaring at myself* Short! Keep it short! Yessss yessss good me. *sob*

I think the ranking system is Cadet in junior corps? Correct me if I’m wrong I’m way out of my depth there, it’s all Greek to me. *sobs*

Get used to Kyoshi running away, she’s a scared little rabbit ok??? ;w;

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

I think it's both ngl. (oh noooo I thought this reblog would be a paragraph or two not an essay ahhhhhhh I'm sorry *sobs* Halfway through it stops being about her childhood, but the latter half I think reinforces the temper being learned/reinforced behavior bc of the FN so jakslfjdalkjf fuck it we balllllll!)

I think she started out as a dutiful and sweet little girl, but one with a very solidified view of her own justice. I wouldn't say she was "soft" in any way (she's FN, I'm sure if she had to she'd ball in a fight), but sweet and emotional comes to mind. She's a cry baby even years later as a hardened soldier and it's something we see she represses.

I think when she was really young, she'd be one to cry a lot more freely. Trips and skins her knee? Cries (but she's gonna put on a show of trying to look tough). Something bad happens in a bed time story? Cries. Something happy happens in her bed time story? Cries.

But.....alas she lives in the Fire Nation......life happens, and she goes to school.

Prior to school: Hei-Ran seemed to have gotten into many Agni Kais around the time of meeting Junsik as she climbed the ranks at the academy, which resulted in a lot of deaths.

Not long after Kuruk's death, she gave birth to Rangi, Junsik dies not long after (Rangi has some memory of him so he had to have hung around a few years), and Hei-Ran became headmistress.

And then Rangi goes to school....and politics and bullshit get involved (gotta get them young! At, like, what? Starting at 5? 7? :'D)

THIS is when Rangi starts to change. That sense of duty and justice? Strengthened 1000% fold. Solidified. Steeled and tempered by the injustice and bs she had to go through but not be able to fight back.

Buuuuut this is also where the temper comes in. And the repressed emotions (she stifles her crying, even in her damn sleep! TT0TT)

Now, I'm not sure if she only breaks chairs if it's REALLY bad, or if she just learned to mellow out during her Yokoyan blank periods....OR if being home just ignited that particular issue in her again. (gonna loop back to this at the end, I have more to say). But she like...must've done it often enough.

So often, Hei-Ran is literally NOT EVEN SURPRISED when her daughter flips A FUCKING TABLE out of the palace balcony in SoK. TT0TT Nor blinks an eye at the shattered chair that was left in Rangi's wake. (jesus christ hide the good furniture when she's over jkfdjask)

Considering WHY Rangi gets mad in SoK to cause this: her mother's actions endangered her loved ones, her country, and dishonored them both (SoK really drills in how much dishonor or even others slighting your family name can cause a brawl), her dear best friend was wilding out, and now her girlfriend and other best friend who is the DAMN AVATAR has to shoulder a lot of blame and totally on the cusp of wilding out AS WELL, oh and a war is about to break out to boot! .....Rangi is at a big ass breaking point, and......

Considering how Rangi talks about her academy days, and her mother not being surprised by her behavior..... I think there's the overlap. The cause and effect.

It had to be similar. Similar issues and similar degree of stress. Well we know one, and that's the rumors and slights to her family's name.

Rangi is constantly surrounded by people slighting her and her mother....... And in a country where one has to avenge every slight upon her and her family's name....well:

But Rangi can't do that. She can't "avenge" anything:

Rangi had no outlet. She had to deal with insults in a country where it's grounds enough to start a brawl or burn your opponent in an Agni Kai (can't even say which one is "best" or "worst" because one doesn't involve burning but isn't a controlled environment, while the other is controlled/ceremonial but involves burning). And she couldn't do any of that.

Maybe she'd get lucky and settle an after-curfew playground fight, but it was constant. Endless. And she probably still couldn't fight most of her opponents (because they were too weak).

We saw what happens when at least Agni Kais are taken away from someone, and thus can't settle their grievances that way..... The Szeto Festival, North Chung-ling, and the Saowon's. It was enough to start a Civil War. (tho would Rangi WANT to do that? We know she's "won every duel" she's been in....because "she never gets burnt"....but I'm sure she'd also want to avoid Agni Kais because of her own mother's reputation...but she must've competed in a few and...jesus the fucking stress on this kid. Constant slights, and when she DOES duel she has to be sure to win but NOT win like her mom would and fjkasdjfkaj girlie should be at the spa or club save her TT0TT).

And that's what Rangi had to deal with Every. Single. Day. No wonder she was trying to graduate early. TT0TT No wonder she gets so pissed at Kyo's bullies.

So then what's her outlet? Repressing her emotions until she bursts it seems. We know she stifles her crying, to the point it's even in her sleep (she's still a cry baby ;^;). The same could probably be said about her rage (in fact we see instances of her holding back a few times in RoK, will explore much farther below). And....the furniture was probably her only outlet. TT0TT

I can see her trashing her room and walls because her home was literally the only place she could privately blow up and blow off all the steam. And her being a trust fund baby with a rich mommy (same mommy that was causing ALLA THAT stress and issues to begin with!), Hei-Ran was probably like "Yeah.....fuck it. I'll be ordering a new dining room set every month it seems. Yeah, yeah. I want a monthly subscription for Spackle to be delivered to my home, we're gonna need it."

Not the most healthy, but considering the FN is hella unhealthy already, and all "healthy" alternatives were cut off for Rangi....I think we got lucky. TT0TT

THAT BEING SAID, I think that toxic trait left her by the time she came to Yokoya.

The beginning of RoK is where she first EVER confronts Kyoshi's bullies (within the 2 years of living there). We know she knows about them, she talks as if she's at least seen them from a distance (I doubt Kyo's mentioned them, she likes to keep things to herself). She mentions "pushing" Kyo to confront her bullies (so she's done it more than once, even if she never saw it in front of her).

But when she has a chance to confront them, she doesn't burn them. She wants to. She gets a fireball ready, but she chooses not to in the end. (Why? Could be a few reasons. Rangi's stronger and doesn't want to appear as the bully, Kyo's not in danger anymore, their backs were turned and were running and Rangi is nothing if not honorable, or maybe she thinks Kyo is the one who needs to stand up....OR there's a jar that's about to hit them in the heads and they need to figure out how to catch it... Or all of the above!)

That, and like two other instances (chest poking and almost punching a wall) are the only other instances I can think of that get anywhere close to her table flipping behavior in SoK. And even then she's restrained! (there's also a time where she smacks Kyo's collar bone for not listening to her, but I think that's more Rangi being gruff/rough and not realizing her own strength in the instant, the moment is more softly charged too which is why I don't read it the same)

She has a "finger poking into Kyo('s chest)" habit. Esp when she's angry, but after accidentally burning Kyo after the whole "Kyo might be the Avatar debacle" she stopped doing that (she didn't mean to hurt Kyo then, she she def didn't want to do it in the future, accident or no):

So the finger poking is the closest she gets to following through on temper. As for the closest she gets to being home decorum's enemy number 1? It's the The Town scene after they found out they had to pay off FoC's debt (and Kyo was "mean to them" about it TT0TT):

But golly, she doesn't hit the damn wall! She'll respect a daofei's town's wall structure but not the Fire Lord's jsakldfja That's HILARIOUS jdskalfj TT0TT Esp when in this point in the story, she still HATES daofei (and girlie is a good lil FN soldier and Fire Lord bodyguard in SoK so fjkdlajf it's great. Great stuff).

It makes me wonder why she shows so much restraint in RoK compared to SoK. 🤔It could be a sense of duty, her need to keep Kyoshi (her crush and the Avatar) safe overrides her firey temper (instead when she does get angry it's more cool and calculated like on the lei tai). It could be that the stress was just different, SoK was more personal and that particular (personal) stress that only her nation could bring out. It could be because she mellowed out during her years in Yokoya, and returning to the FN in SoK reopened all that progress/healing. It could be all three or a mixture! Or something else!

For the later two, I think Kyo's words near the end of SoK sum up that mentality pretty well:

So....ummmm...yeah. I think Rangi was probably a sweet (cry) baby when she was young, but the FN fucked her over.

So Rangshi nation what do we think Rangi was like as a child? I am so curious. Like I need others opinions- I can’t decide if she would be extremely temperamental and constantly fighting or a very dutiful little girl. I am so curious- we know like nothing about Rangi’s past or childhood and I wanna know.

[silly-plays-p3r]

*My bf and me playing through P3R* Me: *gets to the first day you can unlock Hermit and starts the link and we see the portrait* My Bf: Lol I bet we know who that person is IRL. Me: *slowly turns to him* .......You don't remember how it ends? Then again FES was like.....super long ago..... Bf: ...........so we do know them? Me: *nods slowly* Bf: Oh! It's Mitsuru! Me, expecting a Yukari guess: W-ha-no! I mean, that'd be funny but no. Bf: ..............Aki.....hi-no! Yuka.....ri? Me: *shaking head slowly* Remember.....Simba...... Bf: ............................................oh! That teacher! Me: Yup. You can tell by the portrait TT0TT You really forgot huh? orz Bf:..........................maybe

[ask-fantasy-sanders-sides]

Recap time?

>:( no