#jelly donut hatch

[digitalsideblog]

Leomon X may look happy now... but some care mistakes are in his future to get to Crowmon

[spark-circuit]

really silly concept art-ish quick sketch of Onigiri (shiny Droopy Form Tatsugiri) - i haven’t got them yet but i’m going to shiny hunt/hatch them after i’m done with Egret the Fomantis.

they wear a tiny cut of an Expert Belt for their held item, which helps them look just like a jelly filled donut onigiri when they fold up like a triangle. they are small and angry and just babey honestly. will bite if approached but will accept snacks if you’re careful.

(bonus drawing of Majima the Bisharp poking fun at them shortly before getting a Hydro Pump to the face. i can’t draw Bisharp fgjkfgdjlkfgh)

[egg-emperor]

Been thinking about modern, Boom, and Casino AU Eggman being three dads raising Chao together and I really want to start to share some of my ideas so far right here 🥰

Casino AU Eggman's Chao garden designs are still a work in progress that I hope to describe in much more detail in a future post but basically, because of the sign indicating it in Unleashed during Skyscraper Scamper, there's a public Chao Garden in Empire City and it's where Casino Egg got his first Chao a few decades ago. Since then, he's made his own private gardens with the main two being at Empire City and the world's Vegas equivalent but he still occasionally visits the public ones to show off his Chao to others and lets them make friends, also because of his nostalgia for the public Empire City one. He's got other less significant areas of work around the world and travels for Chao races, so they also commonly get taken to many other public gardens and he may also have a couple of private ones in other places too. But those two are his main and biggest ones as the places he goes to most often.

Casino Egg is especially excited to show Boom Egg his Chao as no such creature exists in his world and he knows he has the shared interest of liking cute things. He keeps it a secret and only tells him he has a surprise. Boom Egg walks into his big beautiful private garden in Empire City to find a big shiny pink egg and wonders if it's a joke but Casino Egg tells him there's something very cute and fun inside and urges him to help it hatch because it's ready but needs a little nudge. He guides him to encourage it by rocking it gently while Modern watches and blurts out "You can just throw them at the wall to crack it open and they'll be fine." and Boom is like "WHAT why would I do that‽‽" and Casino Egg sighs "I told you not to bring that up. >:\" he knows modern prefers it as it's quicker and he knows it's safe but both Casino Egg and Boom wouldn't dare take such an approach lol

It hatches as a pink and white Chao that can become shiny as it evolves and they've always been Casino Egg's favorite type, as rare and expensive they are to obtain, especially for them to hatch that way instead of purely through evolving. Before Boom Egg even has any idea what it's supposed to be, it's love at first sight. How small it is, its cute round shape, stubby arms and legs, squishy marshmallow-like feeling to it, and the pretty color. He's so shocked and fascinated by this strange cute little thing that's unlike anything he's ever seen. He's even more delighted when Casino Egg whistles and all his other Chao that are also all pink, purple, and white come running in to surround him! Casino Egg tells him all their names: Strawberry, Donut, Gumdrop, Cane, Sugarplum, Amethyst, Cutie Pie, Jewel, Jelly Bean, Soda Pop, Cupcake, Kirby, and Candy Floss.

Casino Egg lets the other Chao greet their new brother and they huddle around him and cheer in their cute little voices. Casino Egg tells Boom that they should name this new extra special addition to the family Sugar Cube because it's his favorite special exclusive pet name to use for Boom Egg as his sugar and this is their new baby, so it's like he's a part of him! And when Casino Egg pulls closer in for a cuddle, lets him hold their new Chao, and gives him such a cute and silly but thoughtful and sentimental name, Boom Egg doesn't expect to suddenly feel emotional and for a moment he has to try his hardest not to cry. He's really glad his glasses hide the tears that are pricking at his eyes sjsfnsgsmgh He immediately very enthusiastically accepts the offer to join modern and Casino Egg in raising this new Chao and also joining in with caring for all the others too!

He's pleasantly surprised to find out how Casino Egg treats his Chao, he can tell right away that he cares deeply for them by the smile on his face when he lovingly strokes Sugar Cube's chin and pets him for the first time, making the heart appear above him. He immediately charms his way into this little Chao's heart just like he does with people! He offers Boom to have a go at it and he's a bit nervous about how he will react because he doesn't think he can have that same effect on anything but a heart immediately appears above Sugar Cube's head and he giggles cutely in reaction to being petted by him too and even nuzzles against his hand for more, making his heart burst with joy. Casino Egg notices he looks surprised and relieved so he says "Of course the little guy loves ya as much as I do, how could he not?" and Boom Egg is even more touched by it then!

He loves seeing more of Casino Egg's sweet side that he admires. How he spends the whole time with Chao in his hands and arms, climbing all him and trying to play with him. He pets them and snuggles them and Boom Egg can see his love and adoration for them in his eyes. Multiple Chao latch onto the legs of his pants and try to drag him off to do activities with them to no avail as he's way too big and heavy no matter how many of the little guys try to team up, but Casino Egg plays along and follows them while pretending to be shocked, laughing and saying they must be getting really strong like their daddies to be able to pull him. He's clearly used to it, so it tells Boom it must be a common thing and he's told to join so they can start to bond. Casino Egg also likes to watch them draw, play instruments, fly around, and swim in the pool and openly cheers and praises them a ton and Boom easily finds himself joining in with him and modern and has a blast.

The Chao like to sit inside the open part of Casino Egg's shirt that he leaves unbuttoned because his chest is warm and soft and hairy, it's very cozy for them. When a Chao snuggles up there, he turns to modern and Boom Egg and teases "Bet you wish you were this Chao right now" because he knows they love to be between his titties too. XD He likes how they make him desirable to other men but also how it can be a comfort thing for his Chao because it feels cozy and safe, so he lets them sit there and will walk around with them like that. It's also convenient for carrying them along with other ways they may climb him when his hands are occupied, though he does also have a type of wearable baby carrier type thing for them that he lets modern and Boom use too.

They wonder how his Chao don't appear too overfed considering his tendency to spoil people with money and anything else they want, plus he's the heaviest of the three because he loves to eat and spends a lot of money on food, so they're a bit surprised that it doesn't extend to his Chao. But it's because he doesn't have time to care for them by himself often as he's very busy and has to hire people to look after them for him most days. He does spoil them a bit too much with food when around them but the reason he doesn't accidentally overfeed them too much then is that he has so many Chao that he makes sure they all get some equally, plus he also likes to eat the Chao fruit like I headcanon modern too, especially because he likes fruit even more than him, so he eats more of the extra than he gives to them!

He likes to sit and eat with them, he doesn't do the best at teaching them to share as he certainly doesn't know how to do anything like that himself lol. But he is good at breaking up the fights they have over the fruit, he can easily finish it by putting a large bear paw of his between them and telling them to behave. Boom Eggman sees this is a problem for them though, so he tries to help them learn. The Chao look so cute and curious as they listen with their heads tilted to one side as he shows them how to be fair and share. They soon calm down and are sensible with each other as they finally succeed in sharing, Casino Egg is very thankful because he and modern were the last two that could've taught them and Boom is proud of himself for teaching them something so important that will forever be useful to them. He tells Casino Egg and modern to be careful not to influence them to steal from each other again. XD

Casino Egg is a very proud owner of his Chao for being so talented and smart because of the high-quality training and care he hires for them to happen at the pastel pink Kindergarten he had made for them. He has a huge play area made for them with a little slide and things for them to climb safely and tons of toys for them to play with, so they can have fun and be creative which helps even more with their development and it's how they're so highly evolved. He's clearly put tons of money into every aspect, showing how serious and passionate he is about what's best for his Chao. He's delighted to have another thing to put his money into and how it gets them everything they could ever want and need, making up for how he doesn't get to see them very often.

The difference between Casino Egg and modern is that he displays affection very differently. They're both cute with their handling of the Chao but Casino Egg is more the type to fuss and coo over the Chao and express affection very vocally, which isn't modern's style. But modern's quiet more reserved way of doing it and how he shows it through subtle but cute gestures instead, like this for example, is still just as cute and admirable to both Boom and Casino Egg. He makes a good third owner as the second most experienced with Chao, as he has his own separate ones in his own world that Casino Egg has helped him out with raising too.

At some point, the three Eggs get in the pool to hang out and swim with the Chao! They also want to teach Sugar Cube after getting him prepared. He looks a bit nervous at first and Boom knows what it's like to once be scared and unable, unlike modern and Casino Egg that has always known and enjoyed swimming, so he understands and helps him especially with that. He holds him so he feels safe while he watches modern and the other Chao give an example and he's very patient with him as he learns how to paddle, only letting go when he's sure he's got it and praising and encouraging every little bit he manages to do on his own. It keeps the little Chao motivated and puts a smile on his face that makes Boom Egg feel such joy.

Modern is the one that then teaches all of the Chao some of his skilled Olympics level swimming. Casino Egg can only do the basics, so he likes to just hang and mess around, play with the Chao in the water, and give them basic guidance if needed. He also unsurprisingly gets cheeky and comes up behind modern and Boom Egg to grab and squeeze their butts because you can't expect him to keep his hands to himself when he's with his two favorite boys shirtless and in shorts. They playfully slap his hands away and tell him to stop being a perv and remember this is about the Chao and he does but he can't help but get a liiittle distracted by them as usual lol

The Chao also like to do karate, which modern also teaches them as he's also the most knowledgeable of the three as he's done it in the Olympics. They also of course do a lot of racing and Boom Egg joins them in ruining to try to set a good example and help them improve even more and modern Egg tries for as long as he can too because he's also raced in the Olympics but he can only do it for so long with his weight and osteoarthritis. Casino Egg appreciates the help from both of them because it's one of the only things he can't teach them by himself at all, he always has to rely on the trainers he hires to teach them the best they can on their own. The money is well spent as they do a great job but it's even more special for them to improve more from two of their dads.

Casino Egg loves to watch modern and Boom Egg interact, teach, and bond with his Chao like this, he feels it brings them together even closer than before. He's had many boyfriends and is constantly involved with more but he's never shared moments like this with any of them because these two really are very special to him just like his Chao are. It shows them that they're worthy, very important to him, and fully trusted by him, as he wants them to be a part of his Chao's life as much as they can just like he tries to, despite how busy he always is and how modern and Boom Egg have to go back to their own worlds. But the Chao having three owners that give them lots of love all at once really makes up for any absence.

Casino Egg praises and thanks modern and Boom Egg tons for doing so well with them and says that he's feeling even more confident in his Chao taking part in more of the future special championship races, karate matches, and swimming events around the world where they can win huge medals and trophies and loads of money. He says that they should totally join him and his Chao at one of the many huge events around the world with him in the future!

After all that, the three are worn out so they sit and cuddle up and the Chao immediately flock to them as they don't want to part with them. Boom Egg can totally understand why the Chao love to hug modern and Casino Egg as they're so huge, soft, warm, and cuddly to them like they are to him but to an even bigger extreme. Boom thinks they won't like to cuddle with him because he doesn't have a big soft pillow-like tummy like them but plenty cling to him too, even Sugar Cube and he feels so loved. He loves how quickly they all accept him despite having two daddies already. Whether it's partially due to being used to it as they already know two or not, they can also sense a softness that modern or even Casino Egg doesn't have, as we see in the Boom show. Since Casino Egg and modern also interact with Sugar Cube he becomes a dark type but had it just been Boom alone, I feel he would've been a neutral.

Modern looks to see Boom with Chao hugging him and Sugar Cube in his arms, smirks at the cuteness, and whispers "Don't tell the other Ivo but I think you're Sugar Cube's favorite." and that makes Boom even happier.

They relax while the Chao cuddle, climb, and mess with them which they allow as long as they don't start pulling the mustaches but they do have to shake off a couple of the rascals at times. They like to play with modern and Casino Egg's hands and fingers as they're fascinated by their amazing size but they also nudge at Boom's smaller hands because they like to be petted by him. They're also mesmerized by Casino Egg's pretty and shiny jewelry and he lets them admire it, as long as they don't try to steal his expensive rings and watch or pull on his gold chain. They do try when they're feeling cheeky but for the most part, they just look at them and it's another good way to keep them occupied while he gets a chance to rest after all the activities.

The three Eggs eventually can't help but fall asleep in the cuddle pile of them and all their Chao so they take a nap. They later wake up to their sleeves being tugged by the Chao because they want to show them something. They're led to a big piece of paper that has a cute scribbly drawing of what they can still tell is supposed to be the three of them holding hands and every single Chao took turns to draw themselves alongside them! The three each react differently, modern chuckles and says it's cute while he gives them a thumbs up, Casino Egg totally gushes and tells them he's going to get it golden framed, and Boom leans down to scoop up armfuls of the Chao to hug as he tries not to cry and can't stop smiling. He feels so special and welcomed and like he really is the new third dad of the big family. 💕

Then Casino Egg finally says "I love our kids, the three of us are going to be the best dads together" a few happy tears accidentally escape Boom Egg at last at the thought of them being like a family. When they're about to leave, he jumps into Casino Egg's arms to squeeze him in a big hug and kisses him. He blushes hard as it takes him by surprise from how unexpected it was but he soon smiles wide because Boom really didn't expect him to be such a great father figure to anything and finds it really sweet and attractive. He's also delighted by the honor of raising what are pretty much now their kids. Modern teases "Hey what about me?" and joins in so they all hug and kiss!

Boom Egg is so happy when Casino Egg announces that it's completely decided that they're going to raise him together along with modern Egg because the three of them together are the best dads these Chao could ever have, proven by all that they did together that day. Boom feels so deeply honored to get to be a part of something so special, they feel like a family and he thought he'd never know what that felt like but it means the world to him that his dreams could come true. And having his two boyfriends that he loves so dearly in his life to share it with makes it even more special than anything he could've ever imagined! 🥰💜💖

[diremouse-fr]

more incorrect quotes for my clan because i’m bored and have no life

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deneb: [comes home with a crying teo] rigel: what happened? deneb: he was running around on the playground and was about to hit his head, so i shouted 'duck' and he quacked at me deneb: then he hit his head

yuki: why is my hand shaking glaze: your skeleton is ready to hatch yuki: that is so ominous, thank you

aurora: for your crimes, we sentence you to 68 years in prison runesoul, voice cracking: can you runesoul: can you add one more year

lavender: [screams] wednesday: [screams louder to establish dominance] tordzhils: should we.... stop them? crepuscule: no, i want to see who wins

[police sirens in the distance] tricky, who has literally done nothing wrong in his life: they've found me

fluorine: why is there blood on the floor? hydrogen: i aggressively poked someone with a knife fluorine: you stabbed someone?! hydrogen: no, no. i aggressively poked someone with a knife

honeydew: when i was eight, i got lost in the mall and started crying because i couldn't find my mom, so a security guard went to try and help me honeydew: but i punched him as hard as i could, because stranger danger, and he still had to help me find my mom honeydew: i think about that a lot

virus: small creatures are just more vicious virus: their anger has less space to be bottled up in hallow: that'th ridiculouth! hallow: give me one ethample of thith coffee: faes teo: wasps bean: honeydew

virgo: is there a word that's a mix between angry and sad? aurora: malcontented, disgruntled, miserable, desolated guardian iron: smad

trystram: alright, how should we split this jelly donut? thelxiope: i'll take the blood, and you take the skin!

dominic: i've changed all my passwords to 'incorrect' chlorine: why...? dominic: so if i forget it then my devices will remind me 'your password is 'incorrect'' chlorine: that is the most genius piece of idiocy that i've ever heard

harika: here's a fun christmas idea: we'll hang mistletoe, but instead of kissing, you have to fight whoever else is under it sagittarius: we are not doing that harika: mistlefoe sagittarius: harika, no

molybdenum: i was banned from yelp for including "the rat seems to be vulnerable to attacks from behind or when adjusting the mask" in my chuck e. cheese review

[kcwcommentary]

VLD2x08 – “The Blade of Marmora”

2x08 – “The Blade of Marmora”

Team Voltron is heading to the headquarters of the Blade of Marmora. Hunk comparing Ulaz’s base being in a pocket of space to a space taco wasn’t funny the first time, it’s not funny when he does it again now, and they even push it further to space jelly donut and a space éclair and space cheese blintzes. I really wish this show hadn’t been so reductive and one-note with most of its characters.

The base is located at two black holes and a giant blue star. Hunk analogizes the temperature differential to microwaving a frozen burrito. The writers just can’t stop. To the science, or more specifically the visual depiction. I admire the choice to have this involve black holes and a supermassive star being consumed by them. Here’s the problem: the planar orientation of the accretion disks around the black holes. The star sits in the middle of the two black holes, but the accretion disks around the black holes run perpendicular to the line that runs between the black holes through the star, kind of making an uppercase H shape. The accretion disks are the two vertical lines and the line that runs through the star is the horizontal line of the H. That is not how accretion disks work. The visuals this episode is using has the matter of the star being absorbed by the black holes moving into them along the horizontal line of the H, making the accretion disks completely disconnected from the stellar matter being absorbed. That’s not how it works; accretion disks are made out of the matter being absorbed, not separated from it the way the show’s depicting it.

Keith gets a little too aggressive when there’s a suggestion that they not actually go to the base after all. Shiro just looks at Keith like he’s trying to put together what’s resulting in Keith’s sharp reaction. The base contacts the Castle Ship, and they announce themselves as Voltron sent by Ulaz. The base will only admit two people to go. Lance gets cocky and suggests, thinking of himself, that Shiro should take someone who can “stay cool.” Shiro agrees and declares Keith is coming with him. Lance responds by ranting, proving his lack of cool.

On the trip in to the base, Shiro asks Keith about his loss of composure earlier. Shiro then goes on talking about Keith leading Voltron someday. Of course, this is the show setting up killing Shiro at the end of the season. I have trouble viewing this objectively, analyzing it for being useful foreshadowing or whether it’s too heavy-handed (I tend to view it as the latter though) because I know it comes out of the EPs wanting Shiro dead. He’s in the way of their desired ascendancy of Keith to the head of the show, an act of writing that invalidates the work the show’s done to establish Shiro as the head of Voltron and Black Paladin. It mostly just angers me. Shiro’s bit of a calling out about Keith and Allura leaving the group in 2x06 is a nice return. This show rarely bothers to handle any kind of fallout or consequences for behavior, so Shiro’s polite, but firm, yet still relatively quiet challenge on Keith’s behavior here is narratively welcome. They eventually make it to the base.

Meanwhile, Thace is on Zarkon’s ship and oversees a Galra being taken to be questioned by Haggar. They’re still looking for the saboteur.

Shiro and Keith meet Kolivan, the leader of the Blade of Marmora. Kolivan does not approve of Ulaz’s sending them there. Shiro defends Ulaz’s honor by citing his sacrifice. The Blade somehow knows that Keith is carrying one of their blades, subdues him, and takes it from him. Like the knife salesman last episode, they accuse Keith of stealing it. Keith counters that he’s had it his whole life. Kolvian tells them to leave. Keith demands answers. Kolivan responds to the idea that Keith seeks knowledge. Keith must undergo the “trials of Marmora.”

The trials are said to result in either “knowledge or death.” This is clearly meant to mirror the standard Galra philosophy of “victory or death.”

Keith begins, and a member tells him to surrender the blade. The two fight. Shiro observes. The Blade tells Keith if he surrenders the blade then the pain will cease, Keith refuses, and the Blade lets him go and advance through a door. In the next chamber, Keith fights two Blades. They repeat the lines of the first fighter: “Surrender the blade and the pain will cease,” and when Keith says no, “You are not meant to go through that door.” The next chamber is three Blades to fight. Then five, then seven. Shiro and Kolivan speak in observation, Shiro expressing that he knows Keith will not quit.

The rest of the crew on the Castle wonder what’s going on and think of a plan to connect with the Red Lion’s sensors.

Thace continues his work as saboteur and is told Haggar wants to talk to him.

Keith, beaten and nearing exhaustion, thinks of a different action as he watches the hatches in the floor close after the next set of Blades rise into the chamber. He throws his blade to wedge open one of the hatches and fights to get down into the hatch. “Guess I really wasn’t supposed to go through that door,” he says, having made it to some other chamber of the facility. He’s hurt badly enough that he passes out. When he comes too, he sees Shiro, who tells him he doesn’t have to keep fighting, that he can just give them the blade. Keith says he can’t. And we get to see the real Shiro, who asks if the Shiro Keith sees is a hologram. For some weird reason, the suits the Blades wear can create a “virtual mindscape, reflecting its wearer’s greatest hopes and fears.” While I get how that can be part of their trials, why their suits in general would be able to do that I don’t know. Keith’s suit looks the same as ever Blade’s suit, but maybe his is specific for these trials and the other Blades’ suits can’t do this?

“At this moment, your friend desperately wants to see you,” Kolivan tells Shiro. Awe!!!

Keith talks with virtual-Shiro, saying the blade is a connection to his past. That he doesn’t feel he knows who he is and thinks the blade can help him find out. Virtual-Shiro says the Paladins are all the family Keith needs. I think that’s harsh and restrictive. Keith says Shiro’s “like a brother” to him. Virtual-Shiro is uncharacteristically unShiro-like, essentially calling Keith selfish “as usual.” That’s so sad that this is what Keith thinks of himself, or at least what he thinks everyone else, even someone he’s super close to like Shiro, thinks of him. I haven’t seen Keith do anything whatsoever that seems selfish. Keith says he’s made his choice, and virtual-Shiro responds, “Then you’ve chosen to be alone.” This touches on Keith’s fears of abandonment. The drive to find belonging is not uncommonly spurred by a person’s fears of abandonment, so this characterization makes a lot of sense. Virtual-Shiro walks away, and after a moment of thought, Keith runs after him, only to see himself standing in his old home back on Earth.

There, Keith talks to his father, who keeps telling him everything’s fine though Keith hears explosions outside. Keith looks outside and sees a Galra ship blasting the landscape. Keith says he has to go help, but his dad presents the idea that he can get answers if he stays. He says Keith’s mother gave him the blade. Keith’s really still unconscious on the floor. Shiro’s defends of Keith, saying they can’t let Keith die. Keith’s dad tells him if he exists their house, he’ll never find out who he is, but Keith can’t let people be hurt, so he leaves, his dad still holding the blade.

Haggar questions Thace. He lies. She seems to believe him, and declares he’ll help her find the traitor.

The Red Lion attacks the Blade’s base, and Shiro says that it’s doing so because it knows Keith is in distress. Team Voltron can tell that the attack is happening, but don’t know what all is going on. They turn to Allura for leadership, and she very decisively tells everyone to maintain their focus. Given that the show eventually takes leadership away from Allura, it’s sad to see her having such a strong moment as that line. The voice acting behind something as simple as saying “stay focused” is so well done here.

Shiro helps Keith stand. The Blades still won’t let them leave with the blade, saying Keith “failed to awaken it.” The Blades move to attack, and Shiro activates his arm in defense. Keith, rather than see Shiro and the Blades fight, offers up his blade. The real world mirrors the vision world Keith was in; like he left the blade with his father to help those being attacked by Galra outside, he’s willing to give it up here. He proclaims, “It doesn’t matter where I come from. I know who I am.” If defeating Zarkon requires him to give up the blade to get the Blades as allies, then he’s willing to do it. His blade starts glowing and grows longer. The Blades say that it would only be possible for that to happen if Keith was at least part Galra. I don’t like the conflation of action (Keith initially failing to awaken the blade) with genetics (needing to be Galra to awaken it). The genetic component somewhat invalidates the idea that the blade awakens because its wielder has passed the trials. 

The tensions calm. Shiro and Keith return to the Castle Ship, bringing Kolivan with them. Kolivan bows to Allura, expressing gladness that she’s alive. Kolivan informs them that they’ve learned the Galra have become aware that there’s a spy in their midst (Thace). This necessitates an acceleration of their activities’ timetable.

This is a really good episode. There is so much character revelation and development in it, particularly for Keith. The episode does a lot of world building too, showing us Blade culture. It’s definitely one of the best episodes of the series for me. As much as the show eventually put Keith in the position of Black Paladin, even with this episode foreshadowing it, his character arc is not that of someone in that position. By connecting Keith to the Blades, that establishes his position within the show as being the link between Voltron and the Blades. By also making Keith Black Paladin later, the show places too much on one character. Being a connection to the Blades and being Black Paladin are two significant spaces within the framework between characters and the narrative. By placing both on one character, it causes the scope of the overall narrative to narrow. Had the show kept Shiro as Black Paladin and let Keith’s significance be that of his connection to the Blades, the narrative wouldn’t have become as exclusionary as it eventually does and strangle itself.

Right now, the position of Black Paladin for Shiro and the member of the Blades for Keith positions them both in connection to the antagonists of the show. This is wholly lost by the end of the series, where the fight ceases to have anything to do with being a Paladin or a Blade. I really wish this show hadn’t lost this connectivity between character and plot.

[skegulium]

hHhH uh -throws Aebsii and Iryula your way- you can find both of them on my betas page c:

>Aebsii

Aebsii is a hard one - I’m unsure if I have any _active_ trolls who would be any decent with him?? HOWEVER, I have a few that might be some flavor of interesting, interactions wise?

I put everything under a cut because I LIKE POSTING PICTURES

FIRST OF ALL, TOMSIN. Tomsin and Aebsii run into the same problem - they’re both blood mutants trying to hide! Tomsin is candy red posing as a mustard, however instead of running away from clowns, he’s leaned so hard into the clown lyfe he’s got a good deal going on now running recruitment alongside his sister-from-another-caste Elorah! Despite the devlish way he tends to play with his recruitment, he’s not that much of a fighter - in fact, Tomsin’s always been the crybaby of the two and a good smack across the face gets him sniveling like a kid and scrambling for safety. So, them meeting could either be really interesting  with the two of them bonding over their shared blood mutation or really fucking badly.

On the flipside, another interesting person to toss at him might be Nekrah?

Nekrah’s an odd one out! He’s a violetblood who was hatched to be one big social experiment. Despite the look of dead judgement in his eyes, Nekrah is hands down one of the kindest, most empathetic trolls I have. Having been raised as part as the object of study in an artificial lusus program, Nekrah’s never quite been as... troll as other trolls are. He lacks any sort of desire for violence or really any need to protect himself. He’d rather die than pass a bomb on over to anyone else. I can see the two of them meeting and then Nekrah promptly deciding that this man needs help and a kind hand and will offer it to him.

>Iryula

I’ve not got much for her, actually! she seems to run in different circles than most of my current trolls do, so let’s see...

This is Sulfur, a winged jade! Or, as she likes to be called - Miss Vreeke! Currently Miss Vreeke leads a pretty innocent life. She lives in a city up in the north running a luxury bathhouse as the secretary (but let’s be real, she might as well be the real boss there) and accountant, keeping things in tip top shape and making sure everything runs smoothly down from the weekly mold scrubbings to making sure the cult in the basement doesn’t run out of their allotted ritual knives. Did I mention the cult? Well, she’s certainly not bothered by them and so long as they clean up before dragging viscera up to the bathhouse, she’s happy. But there’s a colder side to her that no one really knows about, one something a bit more callous and cold than the cult in the basement...But she might be fun as a very superficial secretary vs secretary shenanigans with Iryula?? Vreeke doesn’t know any chill and she’s aggressive when it comes to territory - even if the territory is being first in line to grab the boss coffee to grab the last jelly donut for the morning. 

[aiupenn]

Hungry Like the Wolf

Osamu and Ranpo go to get some pastries after a mission together. Ranpo shows some unexpected kindness and Osamu comes up with a rather childish plan. [read it on ao3]

"Dazai... I want some of that."

Osamu comes to a sudden stop as Ranpo latches onto his jacket sleeve. The detective's eyes are closed, but Osamu doesn't have to see what he's looking at to know what he's talking about. They'd just passed a pastry shop and if he knew Ranpo (and he did) that would be what he was eyeing.

He had not intention of indulging Ranpo's habit. As much of a fondness he held for the man, his wallet didn't love his obsession with sugar. It was always difficult to say 'no', though, when he looked so innocent and sweet. He practically glowed as he studied the array of tarts, donuts, and cream puffs. Osamu felt his resolve for his wallet falter.

But that was only for a moment. The temptation of eating food other than instant ramen this month was too strong. He looks to Ranpo, who in turn looks to him expectantly. Osamu gives a thoughtful hum, as if he's really considering it. Ranpo's grasp on his sleeve tightens.

And then Osamu takes a decisive step in the other direction. Ranpo lets out a cry of distress, but he feels the other man stumble after him, still clinging to his sleeve. After a moment, he even lets go of that with a huff. Osamu wouldn't care to say out loud that he felt a stab of guilt.

Still, he's disappointed with himself that he's not willing to go and stop his friend(?) when he clearly starts sneaking back to the pastry shop. He really is going too soft...

He stops for a minute to feign interest in a street artist before turning to go after him. Osamu glances through the front window to see Ranpo chatting it up with the store clerk, a paper bag full of pastries overflowing in his arms. This man may be the end of me... he thinks, sadly not very regretfully. Starvation wouldn't be his chosen end, but perhaps ending his life in defense of Ranpo (or rather, his love of sweets) wouldn't be so bad. It would be nice if he cried if he died...

He shook his head, embarrassed by his own fanciful line of thinking. If he's this desperate for attention from the detective, he'll end up just as praise-hungry as Ranpo.

He walks in to disrupt the conversation between Ranpo and the clerk, much to the clerk's relief it seems. She looks terribly annoyed with the man, which is not all that surprising. Despite his rather astounding intelligence, social situations never went well with him. He always ended up bragging, going on for too long about the most recent case he'd solved.

Ranpo doesn't turn to acknowledge his partner(?) until he slides up next to him at the counter. "Ah! Dazai!" He beams briefly, but turns away immediately to scurry off to a table with an armful of his goodies.

Osamu tries to hold in a sigh as he looks to the clerk with the sweetest face he could muster. She was a beauty, certainly (in his opinion, most people were), but it was difficult finding the enthusiasm to flirt with her when he'd much rather flirt with the man sitting without him. All the same, he rummages through his wallet while looking up to the clerk through his eyelashes, "Ah... Pardon him, ma'am. I'll be paying the bill," he fishes out the yen and looks her in the eyes, "I hope he wasn't causing you any sort of trouble? I don't want to imagine a lady as pretty as you inconvenienced by someone such as him." The 'him' in question, wasn't giving Osamu so much a second glance from the table he'd sat at. It would be nice if he at least thanked him for paying. Although, he knew better than to expect as much from Ranpo at this point. Osamu wants to keep looking at him and study every feature to see if he has any sort of reaction from his next actions, but that's just the hopelessly in love (hmm... he didn't like that word.) hopelessly infatuated side of him.

He hands the woman the yen, but before her hand leaves the counter, he takes it lightly in his. "Ma'am, i have to admit that I've been waiting for this moment alone with you..." he looks up with a earnestness he doesn't really buy himself, "You see, I have an important question to ask you," he sucks in a breath, "Would you commit--"

"Dazai!" Ranpo's voice reaches his ears from the other end of the shop. It's got a whine to it that Osamu kind of likes, "I got us poison-filled jelly donuts!"

Osamu can't help but feel his heart leap for two reasons. 1) Ranpo had called to him right as things were going to get romantic. Not that he believed the detective really had feelings for him (Osamu was fairly certain he'd know if he did with how ridiculously often he studied the man). 2) Poison-filled jelly donuts were a delicious way to die.

His attention was very efficiently diverted and he abandoned his conversation immediately to glide into the seat across from Ranpo. "Edogawa! You'd commit double suicide with me? And for something so small as buying you pastries?" He made his eyes shine with excitement as he looked for the promised donuts.

"I lied," Ranpo said in monotone before taking a bite from a cream puff.

Osamu deflated immediately, laying his cheek on the table, "Your so cruel to me, Edogawa."

Ranpo ignored his comment completely. Something warm pushed against Osamu's hair. "Will coffee do?" Ranpo asked.

Osamu shot up from the table. Genuine surprise and delight crossed his face for just a moment (Smother that, he reminds himself). He'd never go so far as to say Ranpo didn't care for others--he'd seen him go out of his way to solve little mysteries too many times to believe that--but, Ranpo wasn't exactly... 'kind'. Osamu suspected it was very much a front, the same way his over-exaggerated nature was. Ranpo wasn't the type to be giving, although sometimes it was very clear he wanted to. He wanted to be smart and feel above others, and kindness wasn't how you got there. Osamu knew that well.

"Ah~~ For me~~?" he puts on the most delighted face he can manage, although it's not difficult. The joy is mostly genuine. He flicks his gaze up to Ranpo's closed eyes, "Do--Do I dare dream that you bought me a cup of detergent as well?"

"Of course not." Ranpo starts eating a lemon tart.

Now be disappointed, Osamu. "For a moment I thought you cared, Ranpo..." he slumped again against the table.

It was nice to think that Ranpo had consciously decided to pick up a drink for him. Ranpo probably didn't think much of it himself, though. Osamu's desperate heart is getting itself into trouble now with all this hopeful thoughts. Much longer, and he'd be head over heels in love. He tried to hide his sigh as he picked up the cup of coffee, the warmth spreading quickly through his fingers.

He hadn't realized he'd been smiling. "Ah~" Can you imagine how mad Kunikida will be that we took this detour and made him late..." He excuses away the pleasent expression with such a comment and looks over the top of his drink at Ranpo.

His coworker(?) had a strange expression on his face, a lot like the one he had when he was considering a very fascinating murder. His eyes were closed, but it was fairly clear that his full attention was on Osamu and his coffee. It made his heart flutter, although he'd be loath to admit it. What was Ranpo so fascinated by? Is he... worried I won't like it? he wonders.

It's unusually difficult for him to force down the heat rising to his cheeks. Osamu Dazai is most certainly not someone who gets flustered when his crush (hmm... it's a bit of a stronger emotion than that) gives him their full attention, even when their full attention is hard to get if you're not a slowly rotting corpse, and he especially doesn't get flustered when this is happening seconds after said crush was doing something uncharacteristically kind.

Ahh~ He's almost certainly lying to himself if his heartbeat is anything to go by. Osamu Dazai is definitely flustered. Who knew such an aloof, arrogant detective would be the one to make him feel that way?

Lucky for him, it seems like he might not be the only flustered one because Ranpo pointedly turns away to take a bite of his tart as soon as he notices Osamu's eyes on him. Osamu can't help but smile a little at this, although somewhere deep down he knows he's reading too much into it. In either case, he finally tips the cup back to take a sip.

And immediately has to stifle a choke.

After a brief moment of struggle, he forces it down. "Is--is that black?" he tries to sound inquisitive, but knows he's failing miserably. He feels his heart sinking by the moment.

He had tried to tell himself he was getting too hopeful. After all that daydreaming, Ranpo had only given it to him as a prank after all. It's his own fault in the end; he should have known better than to get so wishful.

Ranpo turns to look at him with a satisfied smirk, "I was right, wasn't I?" Osamu tries to hide his confusion, "That's the way you like it. A good detective will always know the way his partner likes his coffee!"

Osamu's entire face flushes and he knows that Ranpo can see. He wasn't able to smother it before it happened. Ranpo had been wrong, but he hadconsciously paid attention and bought the coffee black just for him. God, his heart just wouldn’t stop pounding. This was ridiculous. When exactly had he fallen so in love like with this man?

He lets his eyes sparkle with real glee as he got another sip. “Edogawa~ You are a genius!”

Ranpo takes the compliment in his usual way: looking annoyingly smug.

By the time Ranpo reached into his bag to get a donut, Osamu was already devising a plan to make his partner (that was the right word. for now at least) just a flustered as he was. After all, Osamu might enjoy the attention, but he most certainly didn’t enjoy the removal of his mask. It made everything unreasonably complicated.

Now, he’d never truly grown out of being childish (quite obviously), but even he had to admit that the plan he was hatching was childish. It reminded him vaguely of the indirect kisses middle schoolers got so embarrassed over. It made him question if he was throwing his pride out of the window just for some simple payback.

But, he was also nothing if not impulsive.

”Hey, Edogawa. I want some of that,” Osamu said, pointing to Ranpo’s donut.

Just as planned, the other man went on the defensive immediately. He tried to eat the rest of the donut as he shook his head. Osamu would have none of that this time around.

He stood and leaned over the table, his hand only narrowly escaping knocking over the cup of coffee. Ranpo looked slightly alarmed. Osamu smirked.

He placed his index finger lightly under Ranpo’s chin to get him to face his direction. Then, he leaned in close, tilting his head ever so slightly so he won’t run into his partner’s nose. Ranpo doesn’t immediately jerk away, which makes a small part of Osamu excited, but also doubtful. Perhaps this is just a truly terrible idea. Ah. No chance to think of that now, though.

Their lips brush lightly as Osamu takes a bite of the donut sticking out of Ranpo’s mouth. He knew he was imagining it again, but he felt the other man suck in a breath of shock as their lips touch. The touch is lighter than two feathers, but Osamu’s heart flutters involuntarily, even though he’d planned this exact moment all along. Damn. He’s so terribly hopeless.

He sits back in his seat, acting as if nothing unusual had happened. ”Mmmm~ That was delicious! Thank you for sharing, Edogawa~!” Osamu wipes away the glaze from the corner of his mouth with his thumb, brushing the finger along his lips as well. His lips feel almost like they're burning, vibrating with some sort of excitement. He wants to keep the feeling there, and somehow the obvious answer to that is put your hands over the top of it. That will definitely keep the feeling in. Childish.

He makes as subtle of eye contact possible with Ranpo, although he'd like it if he could watch him like a wolf watches it's prey without making his true motives even more obvious. Osamu sticks out his tongue, and licks the glaze off his thumb, licking from his knuckle to the tip. He sucks on the nail for just a moment, getting rid of the rest of sugar before humming in satisfaction.

Ranpo was definitely staring, but he wasn’t showing any of his other feelings on the entire encounter. What a pity Osamu had found himself with a man who rivaled him in his ability to hide his feelings.

After an embarrassingly long pause, Ranpo did betray some emotion, although Osamu had to admit he had no clue what it meant. His green eyes opened to just a slit and leveled a glare at him. It was impossible to tell, but Osamu hoped that it had a bit of playfulness to it, because if Ranpo was well and truly pissed… Well, the only benefit would be that it would be interesting.

There was a moment a little like a standoff where neither moved until Ranpo closed his eyes once more and stood, taking his bag of treats with him. He had the briefest of words with the clerk (who—if the color of her ears were anything to go by—had witnessed their exchange) and got a box full of donuts. He doesn’t look to Osamu again, only tilts his head in his direction for a moment and skips out the door.

The clerk panics a bit, “Wait! You have to pay for that, sir!” Osamu lets a sigh, but he’s not sure if he’s annoyed by Ranpo’s behavior or lack of reaction.

He grabs the terrible black coffee off the table and walks to the counter. “I’ve got it,” he told her with a smile, handing over the yen, “I apologize once again for his behavior.” A wink, and he’s followed Ranpo out the door. His partner is leaning against the wall just outside, enjoying a donut.

”You’re going to make poor me broke, Edogawa…” he says, “I needed some of that money to buy some proper cyanide capsules…”

”Don’t steal my donuts and you won’t have to pay extra,” Ranpo responds, pursing his lips

Immediately, Osamu grabs one from the box. Ranpo makes a noise of protest, but he—taking advantage of his slightly taller height—holds it high above his head. “Don’t make me buy them and I won’t steal them~” Ranpo makes a jump for his pastry, but Osamu is one step ahead as he takes a bite.

Ranpo huffs. “Mmm~ Delicious~” Osamu says, smiling.

He’s unprepared for the lips that brush along his fingers as Ranpo takes the donut from his hand with his mouth. Osamu draws back in shock as his partner finishes it off. Once again, he’s unable to hide the blush. His fingers feel numb where he felt Ranpo’s breath on his fingertips.

Apparently, accidental flirtation on Ranpo’s end was his downfall. After all that effort, he was still the only one flustered in the end.

He lets out a silent shaky breath before humming in a (hopefully) disinterested way. “Let’s hope Kunikida isn’t too mad at me, hmm, Edogawa?”

Ranpo: 1, Osamu: 0.

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