#khr reblog

[rooigseix]

1) no they do NOT live enclosed on the Holy Island, Enma's father Makoto was so famous in the underworld, Vongola has information about his BULLETS. How small is your name that other family/organization has the information about the PART OF WEAPONs you use?

Not to mention he is an art dealer. He travels.

Onto other Simon members. No it was implied very heavily that they go a lot which get all the Simon adults being killed in Vongola's allies territory. Vongola has documents about how all parents of Simon X being killed in other families's territory, they are not being killed on their main ground, they also travel.

Which also leaves the matter of Simon has limited choice of partner swept off because they apparently go out of the island. Let's not even talk about how Simon X aka Enma's gang has house in Namimori (appears in Rainbow arc) aka Simon family has resident in the main land. Of course they can hired that house to live but that's mean their living space doesn't limit onto the Holy Island and so is their choice over life partner.

2) they are not stopping existing for any while. Nono stills remembers to write them an invitation letter to the Inheritance Ceremony. Reborn says that now they have become small to the point no one remember their name, but no they are still existing.

True there is no information about Makoto being the 9th Simon boss and we just jump straight from 1st to 10th gen in Simon, but just because the history isn't showed doesn't mean they stopped existing. By that logic Cavallone will just jump straight at starting in 9th gen and make it to 10th. Or Giglo Nero jumps straight from 1st Sepira to 8th Luce.

3) Vongola can be very much the symbol of Giotto's desire to protect people. Or well Vongola is just the name he takes after the Vongola rings which is belonged to the Trinnisette system. Remember that the vigilante band DOESN'T HAVE AN OFFICAL NAME. All we know is the Vongola is the name of the later mafia family, and we don't know when did Sepira gives Giotto the Vongola rings. He can name the mafia family after the Trinisette part.

Them: "What are you thinking about?"

Me: "Well, there's the Simon family, right? It's very much implied that all of them are related somehow, since they lived enclosed in a goddamn island, there shouldn't have been all that much DNA exchange there. Also, it's stated that Enma's guardians are also childhood friends of Enma who have lived through a similar traumatizing experience. PLUS, in most official arts of the Simon guardians all of them have red eyes but only Enma has the crosses which confirms that he's 100% a descendent of Simon Cozzato but then... Enma is Simon 10th, although his father wasn't the boss and the family as a famiglia had kind of stopped existing for a while. So, how the fuck is Enma the 10th boss? How big was Simon's actual family that they could populate an entire island?"

Them: "Err—"

Me: "But sure, whatever. THe most pressing thing is, Simon Cozzato named the Simon family after himself. I'm pretty sure Simon was his first name, and Cozzato his surname. Though Amano makes the unfortunate choice of writing his name as シモン＝コザァート, I'm just going to assume that = is just another way of writing ・ which is what's usually used to separate foreign names. Also, Cozzato being his surname explains how Enma would end up being Kozato, names evolve and all of that. This is all very understandable, right?"

Them: "Uhm—"

Me: "But then this BEGS the question of, WHY DID GIOTTO NAME HIS FAMILY VONGOLA? wHAT WAS THE MAN THINKING?!"

To this day, KHR plotholes remain holes.

[what-the-fuck-khr]

hiiii @unwrathful specifically said they’d use Varia for wallpaper purposes so bc my little square was kinda shit quality I felt like I’d go and upscale them and shit a bit better her you go for all your Varia needs

edit: this… WAS better quality but…… if you need it please ask me I hate this website for ruining my hard work

[hopeswriting]

daily life arc miura haru. does anyone know who i'm talking about. do you guys remember her. i still can't believe what happened to her 😔

[fightingthetides]

This is a piece I commissioned for. Do not steal, do not edit, do not use, and do not repost. I was given permission to post this onto my blog. Okay to reblog.

Art by Heominlu from DeviantArt

Yamamoto Takeshi © Amano Akira

[rooigseix]

First of all, thank you @moonlit-mystery-writer for putting in your opinion.

Well, the matter here is we rate how hard of "chores" is possible, and my answer is: Chores like cooking and cleaning is not hard, and yes people who lives alone like Gokudera will definitely need it for lifes.

HOWEVER.

Even when the skill for chore IS NOT HARD, the time we need to put in for those skill to be okay IS STILL A LOT. You can't be Master Chief in a few time you fried perfectly an eggs, cooking needs time and training to make completely and good dishes, and well in this case "different dishes" because eating the same food day by day gonna makes people sick of the flavour.

Same to laundry. It takes time to remember what laundry detergent is this, what needs to washed by hand, what can washed by machine, cold or warm water for this clothes, ect... It's also a skill, and sure of course we can just toss all of clothes into the washing machine, but still it is a skill that takes time to be master of.

Now come back to the Future arc.

The girls DO have trouble the first time preparing the food:

They are obviously better than the boys regarding cooking, and yes in one single moment of not paying attention, their work is charcoal.

Even they also can NOT control the whole kitchen situation all the time if they don't put their mind into it.

Now back to the boys. Yamamoto is shown that he, in fact, can cook:

And this is the mess happening after the girls boycotts:

Okay, even though this is treats as a gag moment, I do view this scene, together with that scene above, as such: the boy CAN do chores. They can cook (sushi, instant ramen) and at least they know to put clothes in the washing machine and put detergent into it for the laundry. (Well a little too much detergent, but yeah they get the basic logic)

No, this is not a good thing that they are so clumsy. I don't think so. Heck, learn to cook at least. I view this skill with very high regard because this is a surviving skill, you can live with dirty clothes but no food means you die. But well, in this Future arc at least, I view this as the boy CAN do chores but they DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO BE GOOD AT IT.

I am sure with instruction and time they would be good at chores too. Like Yamamoto grows up in a sushi stores and he knows how to make sushi. (HxH gonna slaps anyone who say making rice with raw fish is easy :))) so yeah to make sushi good you also have to put a lot of effort) But back to the point, it all comes down to the boy does NOT have the time. They are tired (there is scene of them literally passed out on the table after training) and they don't have the skill, of course it's natural for them to resort to instant ramen which, almost has no nutrition at all. In the boycott chapter, Kyoko and Haru's worry is words by words, "whether they have enough nutrition". They don't comment on how the boy is scraping by because of course instant food can get you by. But this is a war, the normal standard of "getting day by" can't be applied into the situation anymore, the soldier needs their food. (Side note, I will put my bet on Gokudera scraping by day with instant food. This boy got school and part time jobs. He lives alone but more like an adult being squeezed by daily life living alone. Again with school and jobs, the thing you want to do when going home is to lying in bed, not cooking. Again you can get day by with instant food but not in war day)

This is the same with the scenario of what if "the girls are trained to be combatants". Of course they can be good combatants, the impossible here is they are trained to be competent ENOUGH to fight against their enemy IN A VERY SHORT TIME. It takes A LOT OF TIME, or well, shortcut like natural talent (Yamamoto) or a lot of bullet in the head (Tsuna). Both Gokudera and Ryohei have been fighting their whole life, Gokudera has his time on the street while Ryohei is the boxing club captain. In short, even with people who already have battle experience and even talent still struggling to be stronger, imagine training people with no battle experience or weapon using whatsoever like Kyoko and Haru and how long it would take, when time is the thing none of the children have here.

I always emphasis on "they do what they can do" because that exactly what is happening. The girls can do chores and can't fight (to an okay level). The boy can fight and they can't do chores (again at an okay level). Can the girl be good at fighting and the boy be good at chores? Yes, I do think they absolutely can. But do they canonically have the time to do that? No, Millifiore is trying to chop off their heads out there.

So yes Kyoko and Haru's role is never a misogynist scene to me because to me this is children trying their best to survive in a war and they put in all they can offer. Honestly the one should be taken as an example of misogynist mindset is Bianchi because she lacks fighting screentime as hell, I agree. Bianchi is the right example of girl "being reduced" to support, because she can do more than just support and we barely see her "more". But again one more time most of the fandom focus on a completely wrong target.

My original post is a regard to those people: let supporter be supporter. I am tired of people think it is problematic/misogynist that Kyoko and Haru do the chores. I am tired of people keeps saying "Let the girls fight" and call those girls useless because they can't fight. I raise the flag and waving the "the boy gonna death due to lack of nutrition combined with intensive training before facing Byakuran if not for the girls". Support is as much important as the front line fighter in any war. KHR has a lot of problems but Kyoko and Haru cooking and doing laundry in the future arc IS NOT one of them.

I can never find myself see the same perspective with the khr fandom of how the girls' role in the future arc is supposed to be misogynist.

Like, what's wrong with doing chores? What wrong with providing basic necessities like food and clean clothes? What's wrong with "We do our part so you boys can go fight in the battlefield"? What's wrong BEING THE SUPPORT IN THE REAR? Asking any generals from any countries out there, how important the rear detachment of supplying contribute to the overall win. Actually no, just reread the arc again and see how a mess it is after the girl boycotts.

And Kyoko and Haru are civilians. They don't go through Kokuyo arc. They don't go through the Ring Battle. They have zero battle experience. They are not reduced to the "housework", that implies they can do something else other than the housework. No, the housework is the ONLY thing they can do. Can they fight like Tsuna? No. (And remember at the strength level of Tsuna he still has fucking hell time with this battle) Can they activate their flame? No. Can they maintain or fix the weapon? No. What they can do is providing everyone with food so they have energy to be stronger to fight in this battle. If they are pushed to the fight with Millifiore their fate would be an absolute death. So really, forcing Kyoko and Haru to fight and it would result in: 1) their death or 2) the boys defending them which would lead to more burden onto the boys. (Bonus to this, stop dreaming of the girls being badass kicking ass. Natural born hitman like Yamamoto and monster like Hibari still have to train like hell to fight with the Millifiore. How many years would it take for Kyoko and Haru to reach 1/10 of their power? There is absolutely no way for them to be like hella fucking strong fighters in mere few days so they can stand side by side with Tsuna's gang on this)

Tl;dr:

1) Asking the girl to fight in the future arc is a hella impossible task.

2) They are doing what they can do. Underestimating their supporting role is an insult to every rear detachment workers in general and provisions department people in specific.

3) Underestimating their roles in the future arc because they do chores, the only thing they can do, and telling they have to fight in the front line aka something they can't do, is actually a mysogynist mindset itself. Also sum up as "if a female character can't fight and they can only support then they are fucking useless."

And finally: let supporter be supporter people. If you write an alternative universe when Kyoko and Haru being absolute monster from the very beginning, sure, do whatever you want with their role in the future arc. But let them be supporters in canon. There is nothing wrong with them being supporter, they are doing their best.

[dreamieparadise]

✨️ Character Spotlight ✨️

Name: Momina Luqman

Nickname: Momo

Alias: The Heart Reader

Gender: Nonbinary

Pronouns: She/They

Sexuality: Demi/Pan

Age: TYB! 14, TYL! 24[Verse Dependent]

Appearance: medium brown skin, heart shape baby face, plump two toned lips, overbite, beauty mark on the right side of her mouth, an upturned nose, large round almond shape eyes with long eyelashes and dark brown eyes with orange flecks [her eyes become full orange when she is using her full abilities], dark brown wavy hair. Her hair goes to mid back as a teen and to her butt as an adult. As an adult she has a stud on the right side of her nose [usually a star but sometimes a flower.] As both a teen and an adult her ears are pierced [she got them pierced by her mother when she was a few months old.] She has a curvy body and her weight fluctuates a lot. Her hair tangles and gets messy easily.

Birthday: July 8th

Height: TYB! 5'0'', TYL! 5'3''

Ethnicity: Somali

Personality: Bubbly, caring, and a social butterfly. Momo absolutely loves meeting and learning about new people. She is tries her best to be understanding, accepting and patient but in all honesty she is someone who gets irritated easily. However, she is learning to manage her irritation. Thankfully she is someone who's temper dies out as quickly as it appears. Being an older sister is something they are proud of, they are very nurturing and will mother just about anyone [including her own parents when there is a chance.] But despite this they are also very anxious and awkward, desperately not wanting to be disliked and thus also has people pleasing tendencies. They are unintentionally loud but try their best to be quieter when this is brought to their attention. Just like 99.99% of Somali people, they talk with their hands. They are also a very animated person, often giggling and bouncing around. Unfortunately they are also someone who tears up very easily [this even if they aren't sad] and it's something she is very embarrassed of. They are also very stubborn and can be impulsive but those closest to them can keep her in check.

Main Love Interest: Gokudera Hayato

Family: father, mother, 6 siblings [Momo is the second oldest but first girl]...over 100+ relatives if you count her tribes.

Abilities:

Psychic: medium, can see and interact with spirits. Uses this ability to gather information such as names, secrets, and ability to map places [but she is terrible with directions/telling people where to go] sometimes has visions of the future and can tell if someone is cursed or has evil around them. The cost for this is it takes a toll and worsens her health.

Weapons: qolxad [dagger], belawa [short sword], gãschãn [shield] and a gun. All have been decaled/DIYed to Momo's desired look.

Flame(s): Main sun, lightning and storm. Her flames are strong due to the strength of her will and can be all-encompassing. She can easily summon them without thinking, just needing a strong emotion to have them bursting forward. A snake tattoo appears on her body when she uses her flames.

Affiliation: Amare family/Luqman family, Neo-Vongola, CEDEF [when Colonnello comes calling]

Mentor(s): Reborn, Colonnello and Lal

Job: Information Gatherer, soldier [!?]

Languages: English, Somali, French, Japanese, Tagalog, and Italian

Likes: socializing, helping, learning, napping,

Dislikes: rudeness, wasted time, math,

Health: Momo is someone who has chronic health issues, along with anxiety. These issues get exasperated when she uses her abilities. She uses her sun flames in order to keep pushing herself past her limit when needed.

Love languages: Quality time, acts of service

Trivia:

⭐Momina means "faithful", "truly believing". Luqman means "wise" or "intelligent."

⭐her number is 63

⭐ associations: apples, flowers, purples and pinks, stars, the moon

⭐ Her best friend/sister is none other than Miruku Osashima [@mimiruku]

⭐ Has a tendency to talk to herself but because of her abilities people who know sometimes get confused and think she's speaking to spirits. She sometimes lies because that's less embarrassing [she isn't a very good liar.]

⭐ Momo has a tendency to claim those close to her as family as, in her mind the hierarchy is family and then friends. This isn't too say she doesn't love and care for her friends deeply, just that she is very family oriented.

⭐ has a lisp, but it lessened as she grew into adulthood.

[nxmimochi]

khr blogs in 2024

[lixenn]

KHR discord server

So my beloved mutual @childe-of-saulot put this idea in my head and now I've read several articles and watched one (1) youtube video about how to run a discord server. And before I really dive into it and loose myself in hyperfocus I wanted to ask you guys:

For your information that isn't for any of my fanfics, it would be a general KHR fandom server. Also, I've never run a discord server before so this might be a bit messy at first.

Please tell me what you think!

[rooigseix]

Reblog this again because of the "individual self" and "the family" scale. The letter, the only letter we were shown in canon started with humorous greeting, and the lightness and softness gradually disappeared as Giotto dwelled more into the Vongola, the path await in the future for Vongola. His image of individual, the image that wished for "a carefree life" like what Cozart had, slowly handed the spotlight over to his image of the family boss, thinking about the family, with all his power, had "scared" him as now it had become something fearful to the people, and which would be the right answer for his family.

People who only watch anime would never know this Giotto ☕✌️ they sleep on a bareland here, haiz.

Reading KHR in Japanese (6)

In Japanese, we can get a person's character and personality by the way of speaks. How about first generation.

Giotto

First person : "Ore"

Second person : "Omae"

On the whole : Genuine, Strong-willed

His speaking is similar to Hyper Tsuna. Well, it's more correct to say that Tsuna similar to him. Of course, Giotto is more gentle and mature. He is always calm, if he gets emotional, his speaking is undisturbed.

When he sent the letter to Simmon, he began with a humorous greeting. It appears to be a letter that Giotto, as an individual, typically sends to close friends. But such softness is disappear when he write about recent developments and struggles as the boss of Vongola. He confides his concerns to Simmon in the letter, but we don't feel his weakness by this. It is clear that he has taken it seriously.

Simmon

First person : "Ore"

Second person : "Kimi" / "Omae"

On the whole : Gently, Strong-willed

He speaks even gentler than Giotto. And he's also looks a bit modest. Ennma's lack of confidence makes his quiet impression, but Simmon's calm makes him quiet. Also he says things once and for all. As G described him as stubborn, he has strong will. So, behind his softness is a strong conviction, and we can tell from the way he speaks that he is faithful and sincere to it.

He went to the battlefield to help Giotto, knowing it was a trap. He was extremely calm when Daemon's men came to attack his family. And he didn't speak like be felt angry or intimidate them. Rather, he speaks in a way that makes his will heard by the Family and their enemies.

Let's take more cues from the way they spoke when they first met and when they made their "vow".

When they first met, their way of speaking is youthful and soft. There is never roughness in them, but lightly. They are just like close friends, and seem to be age-appropriate.

When they made a "vow," we can see many things. It's not as light or youth as when they first meet. They are the bosses, speak on behalf of the organization. Their speaking is full of responsibility. They think about "what I can do for his family". Their subject is "We" or "My family", not "I".

When they speak as individual or friends, they do so with an atmosphere of lightness and softness, as when they first met. But when they speak about the family, they don't speak as individual but as one who bears the family. And they have very few opportunities to speak as individuals in late story.

But at the same time, it can feel there is a strong sense of trust in friends. Simmon's motivation was always Giotto, not Vongola. He went to battle field and continued to fight, for his friend. And Giotto, he decided to start a family by Simmon's words. And when Simmon decided to live in the shadows, Giotto trusted him and accepted his decision. They always believed in friends who shared their will. And they speak with strong convinced about their friend, no matter how far away they are.

Their speaks is not similar. Perhaps their personalities differ in several ways. But they have common things that they have faith, they have trust, and they will do everything in their power to protect their friends or people. If their situation were reversed it equally makes us feel that they will be their best for each other.

They are both calm. But relatively, Simmon is more stable and Giotto is more passionate. Also maybe because of their era, both are formal and solid. Even discounting age, it's more sophistication impression than Tsuna and Enma. So we can see that Tsuna and Enma are very similar to Giotto and Simmon, but they aren't same. It's different individual. It have very little information about guardians, but that is also true with them.

[myrmyrtheorca]

*writing my thoughts down so I can commit to them because now people know about it*

Currently preparing a few tools to make KW a little bit more accessible and understandable:

Killer Whale Chapter Resume Chart (must find a cool-sounding name for it, I'm taking suggestions) : a list of quick-to-read descriptions for each currently released KW chapter to help those who aren't reading the fic have a general understanding of what is going on and where the story is going. It will also be useful in case you don't have the spoons/time to read it all from scratch but are still curious to see what happens, or in case you want to start reading it at a later point.  

Killer Whale Glossary (I think this one can stay like this but I'm taking suggestions regardless): a list of strictly KW-related terms (like "Pallid Flame" or "Failsafe System") with a brief definition for each of them. This way people can go check it in case they encounter a term or name they aren't familiar with, or if they just need a reminder.  

Next Character Sheets (aka these people exist but they don't claw my brain enough for me to give them more✨depth✨):

Teodoro (Head Housekeeper and Head of the Fifth Branch)

Nifate (Eighth Nera Signora)

Filippo Argenti (Eighth Nero Consorte) 

Dr. Caligari (Anemone's mentor)

Ysoude (Myr's lovely cousin, Lieutenant of the Second Branch)

Ozymandias (Head of the Falciatrici, espionage section of the Second Branch)

Entity???? (some angry lass)

[social-muffin]

Am trying to become more active again, so!!

To any Hibari fan that reads this, reblog and tell me a childhood headcanon you have for our boy!

I'll go first!

I think Hibari was a shy, but easily amused kid. The type to chortle when someone slips on ice. That Schadenfreude often got him in trouble with the kids at playgrounds. So he got into his first fight when he was 5 years old, which he did lose because five kids ganged up on him at once.

But no worries! He got his revenge the next week, when he brought ice cream to share with everyone except those kids. Which, bonus headcanon! Hibari would 100% do good deeds by accident whenever he gets tunnel-vision about getting revenge on someone else.

[eternitas]

They never learn

A small one shot about Ava, once again, being challenged to a duel, with his opponent making a particularly bad move.

For the sake of convenience all languages have been reduced to be in english.

"What's going on?"

"Ava got challeged to a duel!"

"Ugh, again?"

The young rain division member looked at his Vincenso rather confused. Was this a common occurance? Noticing the young members look, the older man crossed his arms, seeing the crowd around the windows growing bigger as everyone tried to get a glimpse of the outside where the two opponents would hold their duel.

"Oh, there is constantly someone who comes here, new and with a lot of pride, believing that Ava got his position out of pure nepotism. Everyone who has been here for longer than a few months knows that that is absolute nonsense, but those kinds of people usually have more ego than common sense."

Sergey grinned when he heard the lightning division member explain the situation. These duels might've been a big annoyance to Ava, but to Sergey they became a source of entertainment. There was a certain pleasure he got from watching his collegue utterly obliterate his opponents, humbling them in the process. It was far more than simple Schadenfreude.

"Move."

He looked up when he heard the familiar voice.

"Oh, hey Lorenzo, welcome back, how was the mission?"

"Boring, did someone-"

"Yup. Fernando, one of your storms."

The tall man that had just arrived clicked his tongue in annoyance and crossed his arms, leaning against the frame of the open window.

"Jackass. He probably took the opportunity of me not being around."

Sergey laughed at that.

"Wouldn't be surprised! You're usually the only one in the storm division with enough common sense to stop people like that."

"Well, guess we'll have to see who takes over his work this week. He won't survive this."

Almost on queue a familiar voice started to advertize this rounds betting pool. Sergey looked at Lorenzo.

"Wanna bet?" They never joined the official betting pool, but they liked to still make a bet. Never if Ava would win or lose and rather how long these duels would last.

"500 Euro?"

"Are you crazy? I'm short! 50!"

"100."

"75!"

"Deal."

Sergey sighed.

"Okay, so? You have an advantage, the guy is in your division."

"I wasn't at the evaluation last time, so I don't know anything about him, aside of the fact that he is annoying as all hells." Sergey chuckled at that, eyes wandering back to the two opponents. Fernando was stretching, clearly showing off his muscles as he flexed and swung his big sword that was as 40cm wide and about an adult mans height. Ava was standing completely still and watching. Only ocassionally he moved to stretch and keep his body from going dormant.

"So?" Sergey asked and waited for Lorenzos estimation.

"Mh. Fiiiivv- no wait 7 minutes."

"You think he will pose such an issue?"

"No. Something else." Curious, Sergey looked back at his colleague.

"What?"

"Like I'll give you pointers. So? What you bet against?" He pushed air out of his nose, but then looked back towards the two swordfighters. Ava seemed to keep himself nible for the fight and already studied his opponent while Fernando wanted to boast and attract an even larger crowd.

"Then I'll say 5 minutes!" The two men shook hands, just before Sergey felt a tap to his shoulder and turned his head around to Leonard, a tall blonde guy, who looked especially anxious and signed in italian [I have a bad feeling about this.]

Sergey pat his best friends side.

"Don't worry. These things always end the same." Even if he said it to calm his best friend down, he knew that Leo wasn't particularly worried about Ava.

Slowly Avas patience was running out. How much did this guy want to stall? His eyes wandered up towards the open windows where he spotted Sergey and locked eyes with him. He signed him [Time?] and got signed back [16:48].

This is ridiculous.

"Fernando, could we please get on with this duel, I would like to be done with this before 5 o'clock." Ava heared a few people give a soft "oooh!" as if he had just deeply insulted his opponent, when what he said was 100% genuine. Fernando frowned and almost demonstratingly cracked his bones, moving his head from side to side. How pretentious.

"Yeah, sure. Didn't think you were so gung ho about getting your ass beaten, but sure! Let's give the people a show!"

"I'd rather end this quickly. I have a meeting with Captain Squalo." he said, watching Fernando wrap his hand around his big sword. Ava remained unmoving.

"Don't worry, I'll send your remains to him on time!"

Fernando was definitely quick, despite how heavy the weapon must've been, but it was still a big blade that Ava could sidestep-

Just as Avas foot touched the grass again he strongly pushed down to jump further back. His eyes were focused on the intricate swirls carved into the metal. Even if he had dodged the initial swing, they must've created a strong enough current that would've sucked him back in if he hadn't widened the distance.

"Not bad! You're the first one to dodge it right away! But that doesn't mean you can escape!"

He moved in quickly again, closing their distance and swinging his sword, using quick changes in his grip position to change the swing trajectory. Not bad. But predictable. Ava managed to dodge them all with just enough distance to not be sucked into the created vortex, when suddenly he felt a strong pull, way stronger than before and relaized he wouldn't be able to dodge this one. Instantly he yanked at his swords scabbard, the loop to his belt ripping, before he slightly drew his blade out and blocked the big sword with the steel.

"Ya think I'm that weak?! That the moment someone got behind the trick, I've run out of options?!"

Can't he just shut up and fight?

Repeatedly Fernando pulled Ava back in, forcing him to block with his sword and be pushed around due to the difference in their strength.

Up on the first floor a commotion began as people started to make space and mumbled, some even hushing a name and title. Sergey looked up as the people behind him quickly made space. Before he even saw his Captain the face of a blackhaired young man came into his view, leaning over the edge of the window.

"Isn't that, Ava?!" Yamamoto asked in japanese as he watched his mentors younger brother get pushed around the field. Squalo stood behind him, observant and calm. The rain division was so used to this whole ordeal, that it at most got annoyance from it's members and excitement at best. Nobody explained anything for the first seconds, before Sergey took pity on the confused young man.

"Ava gets regularly challenged to duels, because people think he got his position due to being the captains younger brother."

"But Ava is a great swordsman, he's really strong!"

"Ding ding ding! Exactly! That's why the only people stupid enough to try and fight him are those that need to be severely humbled. It's almost an initiation ritual for the new batch of recruits. Watch one of your colleagues get absolutely destroyed in front of everybody by the tiny shark."

"What's wrong, Ava?! All ya do is just defend! Are you that scared?!" Fernando yelled with another swing at the other, forcing Ava to widen their distance again. However Fernando didn't follow him anymore to pressure him. He seemed to get agitated. Just as planned. His ego demanded more.

"Will you properly draw your sword already and fight back?! I'm gonna look like an asshole, if I beat you without you attacking me too!"

"Shut up and just fight Fernando! We don't have all day!" Someone from the sidelines yelled towards him. It was someone from the Rain Division too.

"Ya really don't have any comrades here, huh? Not surprised, considering you are Squalos baby brother."

This again. Ava took the opportunity to get up properly and check for the snapped loop. Luckily he still had one he could use, but it was unfortunate-

"Honestly, don't even know why everyone's idolizing the guy anyway, he lost to a fucking middleschooler and tried to off himself in absolute shame! Honestly you're both pathetic. I'll go for him next! Then you two can at least reunite in hell!"

Immideatly the entire area grew absolutely silent. It was as if someone had already died. Squalo was the first to break the silence with a deep inhale and exhale, followed by Sergey sighing disappointed.

"Well, there we go."

"So, this will be over in about a minute." added Lorenzo.

Confused Yamamoto looked between the two swordsman and Lorenzo, then back at the fighting field and back at Squalo.

"Wait, what's going on?"

"Fernando just insulted the captain. And Ava is known for that being one of the few things you should NOT say in a fight against him."

Fernando yelled again.

"Go on! I'll even give you one freebie, goldfish!"

"Ooooh- yep, he's dead now." Sergey said once more as Lorenzo pinched the bridge of his nose. He had specifially told the others not to use that on Ava.

Everyone seemed to hold their breath, waiting for Avas next move. Just as Fernando got impatient and wanted to yell again Ava moved, carefully reattaching his scabbard to his side.

"I see. Very well then."

Ava drew his sword, slowly and deliberately.

"No turning back now."

In an instant it was as if the air pressure had trippled, as if all of a sudden a cold gust of wind straight from the peaks of the alps swept over the entire area.

Murder intent.

That slight moment of perplexity was enough to make an opening for Ava. As if he appeared out of thin air Ava was in front of Fernando ready for his swing. He could barely move his big sword into a block, but as the Katana hit at slight an angle a weird vibration seemed to go through Fernandos body. His muscles were suddenly not responding anymore and he abandoned his weapon to jump back to distance. What the hell was that?!

"What's wrong? Running away?"

Up at the window Sergey gave a chuckled "Oooh!". Now it was getting interesting! The surrounding members, especially from the Rain Division had now relaxed and were eagerly watching the fight, cheering Ava on.

Out of a weapon it was now Fernando who was dodging, though to anyone familiar with swordfighting it was clear that Ava wasn't seriously chasing him and more shooing him around a bit, leading him back to his weapon that Fernando picked up with still some trouble. When the blades crossed, Ava striked before the big sword could gain any momentum and overpower him. He always swung at a slight angle that pushed every attack of his opponent back, but-

Sergey frowned.

"Why is he stalling?" he wondered loudly. With a hunch as to what the reason might be Lorenzo looked over to Squalo, who had been watching this entire time without saying a single word. It was as if he was completely turned to stone.

Fernando grew more frustrated with every blow that he tried to land and ultimately got interrupted in. This guy was not just half his weight and size, but also half his fucking age! There was no way that this child could already have such skill and strength! This BABY and the clown with his stupid needle were supposedly stronger than him?!

A grunt of anger left him as he swung again, this time he wasn't blocked, but merely redirected as Ava used his swords blade like a slide to guide the others weapon away. His opponent lost footing as the sword dug itself into the ground and next thing he knew he got a kick to his face that send him staggering back. Cursing under his breath he held his face, blood running out of his nose and a broken lip. This fucking brat! Ava actually moved away from the others sword.

"Pick it up. Or are you scared?"

"You-!" Fernando growled deeply and ran to pick up his sword. Both had clear rage inside of them and were ready for a final confrontation when the loudest voice of all cut through the air.

"VOI! AVA!"

It got instantly quiet again, Sergey pressing his hands against his ears as Squalo pushed Yamamoto aside to be properly visible in the window. Then he stretched his arm out, thumb up, before in the next moment he turned the thumb down like a roman emperor at the colloseum. Once he was sure the order was registered he pulled back from the window and left without another word. Disgruntled Lorenzo sighed.

"Not like we're already short on members."

"Squalo!" Yamamoto called out, ready to follow the captain before his curiosity pulled him back to see what Ava would do now.

Fernando had frozen the moment he heared Squalos voice. A deep part inside of him had wished the Varia captain would've called his brother back, but now he knew he had made a mistake. When they had tried to stop him he should've had listened. And now he had to survive. At least survive! Then he could still get the hell out of this place that bred nothing but monsters!

He leaned against his blade that was still halfway stuck in the ground, trying to get his body to calm down while Ava slowly lowered his stance, every muscle tense and both hands on his blades handle. what followed next was hard to see with the naked eye, but those who realized what Ava was doing could follow his movement.

In an instant he had passed Fernando, stricken once through his blade and his torso. And yet there was not a single sign of anything having happened except for a stain of blood from Fernandos chest. Ava had pierced his heart. His opponent stood there absolutely unmoving.

With a swift swing of his sword Ava rid his blade of any stray blood and then reached for a handkerchief to wipe the metal clean before he sheathed his katana. Yamamoto blinked.

"Well that's done now- Fuck! 11 minutes?!"

"Pay up, bitch."

Sergey grumbled before Takeshi turned to him.

"Wait, what happened? Ava clearly cleanly struck him!" Sergey seemed surprised at that. He had expected Yamamoto to realize what had happened, but then with a serious tone he spoke.

"Then there is only one explanation, right? It was level." Sergey said simply and passed the young man, fishing for his wallet.

"You're impossible!"

"You were the one that wanted to bet. Pay up."

"Yeah yeah, whatever."

Yamamoto noticed movement next to him and only then realized that next to him stood a guy almost 2 meter tall. He looked pale, hand in front of his mouth as if he was about to throw up in horror and disgust, even shaking a tadbit. What was wrong?

"Leo! Let's go buddy. Ya don't have to see that." Sergey said and the tall guy just nodded and turned away from the window, to follow his friend. Yamamoto looked back out the window only for his breath to hitch in his throat.

So that's what Sergey meant when he said "it was level"

Ava had struck the other man completely level to the ground in one clean cut, that it had taken almost a whole minute for the body to fall into two pieces, as did the sword. They had been cleanly cut. Yamamoto swiftly looked away. If he had stared for longer the sight of the spilled organs and the blood- the sight of a corpse would've made him sick.

Yamamoto had known from their one spar that Ava was insanely strong. But this was the first time he had realized something that he prior to that had dismissed, because they were both swordsman and in his eyes sportly rivals.

Ava truly was the sharks brother.

[rooigseix]

There is an exact fanfic of that. Well maybe except for Gokudera's choked voice scene to Enma (this is to Tsuna instead), it's "A ring on my finger" - https://m.fanfiction.net/s/7850269/1/A-Ring-on-my-Finger

Yeah Tsuna doesn't tell him about the plan of TYL and well you can guess the next :))))))

Anyhow at this point we all considered TYL setting is a lake of angst potential, bareland wait to dig in. The role of Enma and the Simon could be anything in this but the world go down they will definitely not run away from dark deep angst feeling 👍

no but I wish the shimone family arc would have happened before TYL arc. I know TYL is almost exclusively Vongola vs Millefiore. Rather than a team effort like curse of the rainbow but I carnally need Enmas reaction to finding out that Tsuna is "dead". Or would Tsuna have filled him in? The questions are endless. It also would've given the shimone family the much needed extra content allowing them to want to protect their partner family as they are hunted down by the millefiore family. I think it would have mirrored Simon and Giotto so !! Beautifully!!

[what-the-fuck-khr]

Takeshi, Hayato. Squalo, Bel, Kyoya, Mukuro and Fran had artwork for Maru Kuji released as well!! the first set here

again: please open the photos for better quality I promise it’s better than what Tumblr shows y’all

[hopeswriting]

i miss when i was writing khr meta on the regular and being unwell about it on here with you guys. i think i like having the time and energy to be chronically online actually

[ask-skull-and-muffin]

Goodnight Story #9

[Plain Text: "Goodnight Story #9" bigger and cursive /end pt]

Today was supposed to be a normal, peaceful day for Verde. Unfortunately, Skull, Reborn and Fon somehow ended up bored. So Verde has some slightly annoying company.

Skull is still inspecting Verde's forging oven, naively crawling halfway inside it, unnecessarily fascinated with the way it's set up. Of course Reborn pushes the door shut, making Skull squawk in surprise, before addressing Verde much too nonchalantly. "What are you drawing?"

Verde doesn't look up from his work, calmly continuing to sketch, even as Fon hovers over his shoulder, curiously watching him work. Verde just barely remembers Reborn likes to have his questions answered. "Schematics."

Fon hums inquisitively, shaking his head just a tiny bit. He would not be able to read half of the Italian Verde used in this schematic, so his confusion is understandable. "No... No that's a human arm."

Verde doesn't sigh, but he wants to. Fon is just curious and wants to learn, his lack of a formal education is not his fault. So Verde educates him, his tone gentle. "Prosthesis, Fon. I'm designing a prosthetic arm."

Fon hums softly again, leaning just a bit closer. Verde can feel the body-heat rolling off of him now. The awe in Fon's voice is entirely genuine. "That's pretty cool. It looks... So life-like."

Of course, such a comment draws Reborn near and that man knows no personal space. Verde just huffs when Reborn drapes his weight over his shoulder, snuggling close shamelessly and taking a look himself. The momentary pause that follows really says more than enough, but Reborn voices his opinion anyways. "Are you... Sketching from memory?"

Verde hums faintly in acknowledgement, adjusting himself under Reborn's weight and once again losing himself to focus just a little. After a minute, Fon's weight is a little added surprise, but Verde honestly doesn't mind. At least they're resting on both of his shoulders now and distributing their weight more evenly.

Skull speaks up then, no longer in the Forge, instead he's admiring Verde's indoor garden. He's gently cupped his hands around a still-green orange, fascinated and endeared. "I still can't believe you build all this yourself."

This, of course, meaning the highly sophisticated watering and lighting systems that support Verde's little garden. That was one of his first private projects Verde was able to fund. It's been years since then. "I can build anything. All I need are materials and time."

Of course, Reborn has to be a little shit, sounding entirely too amused as he reminds Verde. "And money."

Verde promptly shakes Reborn and Fon off of his shoulders, frowning to himself. That reminder was unhelpful and uncalled for. Verde quickly resolves to ignore them starting now-

But Reborn sighs, over-exaggerated and impatient. You can practically hear the eyeroll and Verde turns to him, the words to tell him off already on the tip of his tongue. But...

Reborn is holding an envelope, thick with whatever is inside it. He sounds smugly amused again. "Let me finish. You need money for your projects."

Reborn offers the envelope to Verde, something distinctly fond in the look in his eyes. Fon and Skull are nearby too, looking adorably excited now. Somehow Reborn still sounds like he's teasing him. "This is for you. Happy Valentine's, you nerd."

Verde blinks rapidly, briefly glancing toward his calender, before accepting the envelope, entirely suspiscious. Fon and Skull look almost too excited. From that alone, Verde can deduce that this present was probably some kind of group effort.

Verde picks the envelope open, raising his eyebrows in surprise when he unearths an actual stack of bills. By the looks of it alone, this is at least 30.000 Euro. This might just be enough to finish Verde's next 4 projects!

Verde looks at his idiots again, his chest oddly warm, even as his voice comes out unsure and stern. "Why?"

Skull speaks up this time, fidgeting his hands together, shifting around. He's blushing, the way he does when he thinks he's in trouble. "Actually... It was Viper's idea. Cause I kept going on about... Feeling bad for breaking your glass stuff..."

Oh, yes. Months ago, when Skull was in a particularly helpful mood, he'd dropped a whole box of glassware. Several beakers, numerous vials and even some syringes and droppers where lost. But nothing particularly important was broken. Verde had told him it was fine. He'd even outright forgiven him after Skull brought him some new glassware from who knows where.

So this is just silly-

Fon gently brushes his knuckles over Verde's cheeks, pulling him out of his thoughts entirely and giving him a very warm smile. "Skull and Viper came up with the idea because of that incident. But it's supposed to be a gift first and foremost."

Reborn is standing back a bit now, his arms loosely crossed, a subtle indication he is not entirely secure with the vulnerability he is about to present. Verde sometimes wonders if Reborn is aware of his own tells actually. "We know how much you love your projects."

Skull and Fon nod their agreement and Verde blinks down at the stack of cash again. He won't reject this, cause that would be quite idiotic, but... It feels wrong to accept this much without somehow returning the favor. So, after just a moment of thought, Verde offers the one thing he can give freely. ".... Thank you very much. May I hug you?"

Skull almost chirps like a bird, nodding enthusiastically and bouncing in place. He is in Verde's arms before Verde has even fully stood up out of his seat.

Fon chuckles at Skull's eagerness, but he too nods, flushing faintly. He moves more slowly, careful to control his strength when he cuddles into Verde's embrace next to Skull.

They are both so tiny in Verde's arms, their cheeks barely rest comfortably against his shoulders. Verde makes sure to give both of them a good squeeze, placing two tiny kisses on top of their hair, before looking at the last person that has earned a hug today.

Reborn is blushing surprisingly brightly, his arms crossed just a bit tighter and he'd averted his eyes for just a moment. Verde catches his eyes when he looks at them again. Verde wordlessly gestures that Reborn can absolutely join this hug, but Reborn hesitates.

So Verde gently pats Skull's back and presses light on Fon's shoulder, slowly breaking their embrace, so both of his arms are free to accommodate Reborn. He offers the hug again, silently. And the hesitation completely leaves Reborn.

Reborn is a bit taller than Fon and Skull. He can rest his chin on Verde's shoulder quite comfortably, but he also hugs like a vice. If Verde hadn't preemptively reinforced his skin with just a touch of lightning, he might've gotten a bruise from that tight squeeze.

Instead, Verde is perfectly content like this, cuddling Reborn closer for a moment, before moving to put a kiss on the man's head. That accursed fedora gets in his way though, which very briefly gives Reborn a case of the giggles. Then Reborn tips his hat back and goes up on his tiptoes, placing the gentlest of kisses on both of Verde's cheeks.

And just like that, Reborn breaks the hug and tugs his fedora back down again to cover his expression. He's blushing and smiling and immediately turns to leave the room, because that was probably more than enough vulnerability for him, for the rest of the month.

Verde will also feel very warm and loved for about a month at least. Especially since Fon and Skull overcome their shyness and bashfully request another hug.

And it's only been a few weeks at most since the last time Verde felt this Treasured and Beloved!

.... Verde knows he's earned this affection. They all did.