#kyoko x hayami

[merryfortune]

The Maternity Project

Written for 5 Days of YGO Femslash

Day 4. Melancholy | Joy

Title: The Maternity Project

Ship: N/A | Hayami/Kyoko

Fandom: Vrains

Rating: T

Word Count: 1,665

Tags: Fluff & Angst, Canon Compliant, Sexual References, Fpreg, Motherhood, Pregnancy, IVF, Crude References

   Taki Kyoko has a dream. Or, more accurately, she had a dream.

   She had always had a dream, ever since she was a little girl. Even though she had very much been the type to get messy and do backyard science experiments, when she was indoors, she was an attentive and doting nurturer to all the pretty dolls that she had begged her parents to buy her. She was every bit of a STEM student in the making since childhood as she was a maternal soul.

   Taki Kyoko’s dream was to be a mother.

   But in the wake of the six lives that she and the others who were boarded to the team of scientists who participated in the Hanoi Project, she very much felt undeserving of ever becoming a mother. So, she swore off that dream and any pesky musings on the subject. Though, this hidden edge to her, concealed underneath that cold, white coat, pined whenever Ryoken or Spectre, who were eight and six respectively, called her “onee-san”.

   Though that was a long time ago now. A fleeting dream in of itself in between the Hanoi Project and the birth of the Knights of Hanoi. With their sin, Kyoko quickly became undeserving of this dream that she had cherished for so long in secret.

   She steeled herself, never once revealing this soft spot, not even to her closest comrades in Aso and Genome, not until she met a certain woman. A small, mousy woman whose dreams were bombastic and loud and written all over the sleeve of her blazer. Hayami Risa. What a conniving little girl, Kyoko was head over heels for her in no time.

   They met a SOL Tech soiree. With Akira as president and Ryoken as their own commander, the two intended to usher in a new era for the Link VRAINS and one which would serve as safe haven to not only various users of it but to the Ignis as well. They wanted to protect, not destroy, they wanted to redeem themselves, not lock themselves away in unchanging misery.

   So after that party, they found themselves getting coffee every once in a while. Or hitting up a nightclub. Risa was a few years younger than Kyoko and fast approaching the label of “fruit cake” which Kyoko had long passed but she made Kyoko feel young again. Ten years younger, even. 

   She was just so normal despite all her quirks: her loud voice, her beliefs in astrology, and such like. She had an undercurrent, of course, she wouldn’t be that high in the SOL Tech’s ladder if she didn’t have some secret underbelly, making her gold digging tendencies apparent. Kyoko didn’t mind because for all her gum flapping about money, Risa simultaneously made it obvious that she wanted to marry for love in the end. Wealth would just so happen be a nice bonus and accommodate her illustrious plans for a wedding.

   Kyoko liked that. She liked that look in Risa’s steely blue eyes when she talked about a future that Kyoko hadn’t glimpsed for years because of her illicit activity as a Knight of Hanoi. And she liked that Risa let her taste that dream again. After so long of loathing herself for hurting those six children, Kyoko began to let herself believe again that she could be a good mother one day.

   Risa made it blatantly obvious that she wanted, one day soon, that she was ready to clock out of the nine-to-five. She wanted to put down roots and be a stay at home mother and homemaker. And Kyoko couldn’t begrudge her such a wonderful dream. 

   Thus, after three years of dating, two of which included cohabitating, and one year of fumbling with feelings that they eventually realised was the rightness of love, they mutually agreed to get married. The affair which followed was not the fairy tale of Risa’s dreams but she enjoyed herself regardless. Both ladies in white dresses, hers poofier than Kyoko’s, and with a small selection of friends and family present, they got married in a secular if westernised way. 

   There were little to no photo opportunities but they did have a great, big cake smothered in white fondant. There was applause for them and Risa got to throw a bouquet in the air and it was caught by Spectre, amusing Kyoko and causing quite a laugh amongst her folk. It was as lowkey an affair as it could be with such a huge personality in a small body like Risa could be afforded and Kyoko loved every minute of it.

   She kissed Risa proudly in front of their selected service, holding her tiny waist and leaning down. She caressed her face and it was like she was kissing Risa for the first time - and she remembered that coffee and biscotti tinged delight well but this was different. It was better. It was like a dream and it had her heart racing.

   The honeymoon that followed whilst brief, still had them making love far more regularly than usual and much more unusual hotels as well. In the aftermath of one of those trysts, the smell of sex in the air, white linen sheets snuggled in, Kyoko confessed something to her wife.

   “I want to be a mother.” Kyoko murmured to her.

   “I wanna be a mum, too.” Risa giggled but Kyoko already knew, she laced her arm over Risa’s bare shoulders and their heads knocked together.

   In the cuddly haze of hormones, the decision that followed was easy. Risa would take a maternity hiatus from SOL Tech and be the one who would bear their baby. As for who would donate, they actually discussed that more seriously and more vehemently. An anonymous donor would have its pros and cons, the gentleman at the clinic recommending a very shining profile of a young man who was sporty, intelligent, and tall, but in the end, Kyoko convinced Risa that it was better for them to know who it was. And both could think of a man that they would like for the donation.

    Kyoko could think of no better man than Aso and Risa could think of no better man than Akira but it was ultimately his choice whether or not he helped.

   Risa attempted to debate for Akira as a possible donation but he found the idea of it entirely awkward so he declined no matter how hard she badgered him at him work or on the phone at home. Meanwhile Aso was honoured and in a simple and civil conversation, he said yes. Of course, Kyoko could have talked him into anything and so, it was his sperm that was used to impregnate Risa.

   Kyoko was very much looking forward to the dark hair that was likely to result from Risa’s brown hair or Aso’s blackish-blue hair. Though she was hoping that more of Risa’s genes were dominant as she was cute as a button but no doubt that their baby would be as well.

   Kyoko was giddy. She didn’t think she would get giddy from helping her wife through her pregnancy journey but, well, she did. She got all excited and was reading every book on the topic and anything relevant or surrounding the topic, refreshing all her college years and the like. She felt anew in this part of the medical world and couldn’t thank Risa enough as it was recolouring her experience of it as the last years of her higher education was for… that project, after all.

   Kyoko enlisted her boys into painting up a new nursery and putting together new IKEA furniture. Risa not having to lift a finger and watched with a non-alcoholic sangria in hand, perched on a rocking chair and her hand on her belly which hadn’t quite gotten big. Yet. She still had far to go and she was doing well with her change in weight and gait so far. But she was pleased as punch to oversee all the hard work which went into renovating the spare room of her and Kyoko’s apartment.

   They already knew the sex of the baby based on sperm and it was going to be a boy so they were going with all the stereotypical colours. Blues and greens, a splash of yellow. Kyoko had wanted to veer more neutrally but if the child was coming out of Risa’s vagina, it was either her way or the highway and she wanted to go a bit bigger. Bolder. And Kyoko found it difficult to argue with that so teddy bears and toy trucks it was.

   However, at the end of those nine months, knowing the fact that they were going to have a baby boy to bring home to a very baby boy themed nursery did not diminish the joy that Risa and Kyoko felt. Risa was a wreck in her maternity ward bed, Kyoko was signed in beside her under the assumed name of Rsai Kyoko and they welcomed their little baby boy into the world. He was born in ample, healthy pounds and just like Kyoko hoped, his resemblance with his birth mother was strong.

   “He’s beautiful.” Kyoko sobbed and she stroked his surprisingly thick hair. He wailed, not enjoying being touched by this foreign woman as his birth mother cradled him, kissed him. “I promise I will protect this child with my life, harm will never come to a single hair on his head, I promise.”

   Risa made a grim expression, she understood why Kyoko was crying such awful tears and nodded, she leaned in and her head bumped against Kyoko’s: their special kiss. “I know, and you will.” Risa replied.

   “Thank you.” Kyoko replied.

   Risa angled her face up and Kyoko kissed her again. This time on the lips and she listened to her and Risa’s baby continue to cry. But Kyoko promised him, this would be the only time he would ever have to wail in agony, she would make sure of it.

[wttf-if]

I hope it's alright to bother you again (I'm sorry) buuuut I have a question!

Since you like anime I was wondering:

If you could choose, which Japanese voice actors would you choose for everyone?

I'm really curious who you'd pick as their voice claims xD

That's all!

I wish you a good evening/day. Rest well and don't forget to take breaks, eat and hydrate! :D

YESSSS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING ME THIS SKDJHFKF and no worries, you're not bothering me at all! I love doing stuff like this~! For the sake of keeping this post small, I'll only do the ROs + Adrian and Rozalia.

Irina: Hayami Saori (most notable for: Meltryllis from Fate/Grand Order, Yor Forger from Spy x Family, Shinobu Kocho from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba).

Valentin: Maaya Sakamoto (most notable for: Ciel Phantomhive from Kuroshitsuji (AKA: Black Butler), Akito Soma from Fruits Basket, Alexander (Lily) from Fate/Grand Order).

Nicolae: Nobunaga Shimazaki (most notable for: Mahito from Jujutsu Kaisen, Silver from Twisted Wonderland, Yuki Soma from Fruits Basket, Edmond Dantes and Arjuna from Fate/Grand Order).

Ash/Ashlyn: Male is Kenjiro Tsuda (most notable for: Tatsu from The Way of the Househusband, Kento Nanami from Jujutsu Kaisen, and Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh!) Female is Miyuki Sawashiro (most notable for: Mordred and Florence Nightingale from Fate/Grand Order, Fujiko Mine from Lupin the 3rd, Kyoko Honda from Fruits Basket). Non-binary is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. (Seriously, her voice range is amazing. She voiced Celty from Durarara!! too!)

Luca/Luna/Li: Male is voiced by Mamoru Miyano (most notable for: Ling Yao from Fullmetal Alchemist, Bedivere from Fate/Grand Order, Ryuki Sakamoto from Persona 5, Osamu Dazai from Bungo Stray Dogs). Female is voiced by Noriko Shitaya (most notable for: Sakura from Fate/stay Night, BB from Fate/Grand Order, Ururu from Bleach). Non-binary option is voiced by Aoi Yuuki (most notable for: Okita Souji and Shuten Douji from Fate/Grand Order, Lysithea von Ordelia from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Rachel Claudius from God Eater 2).

???: Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi (most notable for: InuYasha from InuYasha, Kaito Kid and Shinichi Kudo from Detective Conan, Feitan from Hunter x Hunter, L from Death Note).

Adrian: Takehito Koyasu (most notable for: Dio from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Shinsuke Takasugi from Gintama, Ozymandias, Hans Christian Andersen and Mephistopheles from Fate/Grand Order)

Rozalia: Atsuko Tanaka (most notable for: Carmilla, Medea, and Jing Ke from Fate/Grand Order, Tsubaki Amamiya from God Eater, Bayonetta from Bayonetta, Trish from Devil May Cry, Konan from Naruto Shippuden).

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

In light of “Spy x Family” apparently getting an anime adaptation, here is my dream fan-voice-cast for the series (both English and Japanese):

Yor Folger

1) JP voice: Saori Hayami (Shinobu from Demon Slayer)

2) NA voice: Dani Chambers (Iris/Dahlia Hawthorne from the Ace Attorney anime)

Loid Folger

1) JP voice: Tomokazu Seki (Shinya Kogami from Psycho-Pass)

2) NA voice: David Faustino (Mako from Legend of Korra)

Anya Folger

1) JP voice: Misaki Kuno (Pearl Fey from the Ace Attorney anime)

2) NA voice: Sasha Rojen (Ezren from The Dragon Prince)

Master Henderson

1) JP voice: Kenta Miyake (All Might from My Hero Academia)

2) NA voice: John DiMaggio (Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible)

The Handler

1) JP voice: Yoko Hikasa (Kyoko Kirigiri from Danganronpa)

2) NA voice: Seychelle Gabriel (Asami Sato from Legend of Korra)

Yuri Briar

1) JP voice: Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu from Demon Slayer)

2) NA voice: Scott Menville (Robin from Teen Titans)

Becky Blackbell

1) JP voice: Sumire Morohoshi (Emma from the Promised Neverland)

2) NA voice: Jamie Chung (Gogo Tomago from Big Hero 6)

[pendulumprince]

Episode 25: OUR GHOSTLY BIG SIS COMES BARGING IN.

Okay, recap time

Go declares war on the KoH

Asks Blue Angel if she’s gonna join him and Playmaker on their hellish crusade

Akira doesn’t want her to, naturally

Back at SOL, Kita is freaking the fuck out because of Faust and Vyra

Akira heads off to work

Aoi is left to wonder what the hell she should do

After the opening!

Back in the hotdog truck

AI IS HYPED

SO SO HAPPY

YES MY LITTLE JELLYBEAN

AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SHIT TALKING KITA ON THE INTERNET

Folks are demanding apologizes and Kita’s termination?? Hot damn, I love.

Yusaku tells Ai to shut the fuck up, he and Shoichi are doin some shit

Trying to find the source of Another, looking into who the victims are, ect ect

Back at the KoH lair

Faust and Vyra get back

Faust congradulates Vyra on a job well done

But Vyra? Is having second thoughts??

“If Dr. Kogami’s plan is implemented… it’ll be the biggest cyber crime in history. That means Revolver, as the leader of the KoH, will commit a historical crime. You’re fine with that? Because you think of Revolver as your younger brother…"

HOT DAMN, IT’S FAUST AND VYRA (or should I say Kyoko) IRL WITH BABY!REV

OKAY BUT REV’S FACE IS STILL OBSCURED

DAMNIT VRAINS. WHY CENSOR A BABY.

“As the mastermind behind Anothers… I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel guilt. But he’ll be feeling guilt that’s hundreds of times bigger!”

JUST WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY GOING TO DO?!

But now Faust is speaking

“To stop Dr. Kogami’s plan before it’s executed… we must defeat Playmaker, acquire the ignis and find the Cyberse World first.

“That’s why we needed Anothers as a way to capture Playmaker. Don’t blame yourself too much.

“If Playmaker is searching for the remoal program, he may eventually come to you.”

VYRA’S HOPING THAT’LL HAPPEN lmao she’s revved to kick Playmaker’s ass

Okay, back to the hotdog truck!

Were… were Yusaku and Shoichi there all night??

Yeah. Yusaku’s knocked out

Shoichi punches him in the head to wake him up

So in Link Vrains

THE KOH ARE CHASING THE GO TEDDY BEAR

WHO ARE YOU, BITCH

Okay that’s?? That’s Go’s voice

Lmaoooo HE WAS THE TEDDY BEAR

Did we guess that? Why didn’t we guess that, this bitch loves playing dress up

The KoH mook just shit his pants

GO’S CRACKING HIS KNUCKLES

“Entertain me. Speed duel!”

IT’S BEING SHOWN ON LIVE BROADCAST?!

Damnit, I love Go so mcuh?! Nobody touch me

Commentators are saying there are only “two people” folks can rely on to fight the KoH

BUT ANOTHER JUMPS IN

“NO, THERE’S ONE MORE: BLUE ANGEL.”

But she hasn’t shown up

Everybody’s hoping she will

Meanwhile, Ema’s listening to all this

Back at school folks are wondering why Blue Angel hasn’t shown up yet

AS AOI PASSES BY

She’s walking to class, when

EMA ROLLS UP ON HER MOTORCYCLE

NEARLY KNOCKS AOI OVER

Tbh I was expecting her to grab Aoi and ride off with her

Ema asks if she’s Aoi Zaize, says she wants to talk to her

BUT AOI

LIKE A SMART BEAN

IGNORES HER, KEEPS WALKING

Ema expected as much…

“I know you’re there, Blue Angel.”

THAT STOPS AOI DEAD IN HER TRACKS

SHE THINKS BACK TO WHEN THEY FIRST MET

“You’re Ghost Girl.”

YAAAAAS

They go down to the pier

Aoi wants to know wtf she wants

Ema asks if Blue Angel is done for; people are waiting for her to show up

Aoi thinks she’s exaggerating, says she fights for NO ONE

SHE FIGHTS FOR HERSELF

EMA KNOWS AND APPICIATES THIS

And agrees that, since Blue Angel was created to get Akira’s attention, she’s no longer needed

… right? Disappearing than LOSING

And it’s much better to only do things for your own sake

So screw everybody else

R i g h t ?

Ema walks off

Aoi is left DUMBSTRUCK and BAMBOOZLED

“Bye, Blue Angel. No, I mean Zaizen Aoi.”

SHE’S OFF

AOI STARES AFTER HER

… and while she’s driving

Ema? Has second thoughts?? For the first time in her life???

“Sheesh. Why do I do this?”

Back in the hotdog truck, Shoichi’s staring pensively at the computer

Yusaku walks in

Shoichi tells him he hasn’t found anything

“Oh? Is the great Kusanagi giving up?"

“I’m only getting started, idiot.” HE AFFECTIONATELY FLICKS AI OMG

“‘Idiot is a forbidden word~!” Oh yeah, Yusaku wanted him to act more like a stereotypical AI lmao

Yusaku tells Shoichi to go the fuck to sleep, he’ll handle the rest

Shoichi insists on maing Yusaku dinner first

They’re so goddamn domestic I swear

“But there are only hotdogs and chili dogs!” YOU’RE JUST MAD YOU CAN’T EAT HOTDOGS AI

“That’s not true. There are also cheese dogs and fries!” such sass, Shoichi

Okay, Aoi finally makes it home after dodging her hordes of thirsty fans

And she’s pissed that Ema just came at her sideways like that??

She catches sight of her duel disk…

BACK IN LINK VRAINS

PIDEGON IS SEARCHING FOR FROG

FROG’S DOWN BELOW

THEY’VE BEEN CALLED BACK BY THEIR BOSSES

NO BROADCASTING IN LINK VRAINS

… because apparently, young folks have been coming to Link Vrains because of the broadcasts, despite the KoH

PIDGEON REFUSES TO BELIEVE IT

FROG SCREAMS AT HIM TO STFU

PIDGEON IS OFFENDED

BUT

AW SHIT

VYRA SHOWS UP

FROG AND PIGEON HOLD EACH OTHER

SHE ASKS IF THEY KNOW WHERE PLAYMAKER IS

THEY INSIST THEY DON’T; SHE DOENS’T BELIEVE THEM

OH NO

NO

DON’T TURN THEM INTO ANOTHER

… ah, she decides to let them go

Tells them to bring Playmaker to her so she can end him

But

BUT

NOT SO FAST, BITCH

BLUE ANGEL IS HERE

AND SHE CHALLENGES VYRA TO A DUEL

“I’m in a super bad mood. I feel like beating someone, no matter who. And you just so happen to be unlucky.” DAMN

Vyra thought she wasn’t coming back; Blue Angel tells her to save the lecture for someone who gives a shit

“You know more than anyone how scary computer viruses are. But you came here to get infected again.”

“WHO SAID I WAS GOING TO LOSE? And I want to forget that incident, so stop reminding me!”

“Then I’ll tell you this: you were the computer virus’s first test subject.” HOT DAMN WE WERE RIGHT

So they took data from Aoi/BA, perfected it, and made Another

THAT’S WHY VYRA WAS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH AOI

HOLY SHIT

ANOTHER HAS BEEN A THING SINCE EPISODE FUCKING S I X

“You sound like you created it. Is that true.”

“What if I say yes?”

AOI WANTS TO FUCKING TAKE A SWING AT VYRA

BUT SHE’LL SETTLE FOR CRUSHING HER IN A DUEL INSTEAD

“I take back saying I didn’t care who my opponent was.  I will beat you! I’LL PAT YOU BACK MANY TIMES OVER.”

YAS GIRL SLAY

“Okay. I’ll take responsibility for what I did.”

“I hate those words.”

FROG AND PIDEON REV UP THEIR CAMERAS

PIDEON IS SO HAPPY HIS STRONG AND POWERFUL SENPAI IS BACK

IF I DIDN’T SHIP THESE TWO BEFORE, I FUCKING DO NOW

BLUE ANGEL’S THEME IS PLAYING

THE DUEL IS BEING LIVESTREAMED

THE PUBLIC IS WATCHING

OUR BOYS IN THE HOTDOG TRUCK ARE WATCHING

YUSAKU DOESN’T EVEN LOOK WORRIED LMAO HE KNOWS HIS GIRL HAS THIS

… back at SOL

Akira’s leaving for the day

“Blue Angel has returned to Link Vrains!”

HE TURNS BACK AROUND

ASKS HAYAMI IF HE CAN SEE WHAT SHE’S LOOKING AT

AKIRA LOOKS READY TO SCREAM, AOI’S BACK TO HER OLD SHENANIGANS AGAIN

And! Hayami knows Blue Angel is his sister?? SHE THINKS SHE’S FUCKING INCREDIBLE???

Akira, in his infinite intelligence, still doesn’t get why she’s doing this

Anyea, KICK HER ASS BLUE ANGEL

VYRA ACTIVATES THE DUEL GALE

AOI FALLS??

BUT NAH, SHE’S GOOD

SHE SEES THREE LITTLE KIDS CHEERING HER ON

WHAT

WHY ARE THOSE LITTLE MUNCHKINS THERE, THAT’S RIDICULOUS

THE DUEL IS ON

GET SET TO GET REKT, VYRA

BLUE ANGEL TAKES FIRST TURN

ACTIVATES A FIELD SPELL

ADDS ONE MONSTER TO HER HAND

SPECIAL SUMMONS IT, A 800 ATK MONSTER

AND SHE NORMAL SUMMONS ANOTHER AT 100 ATK

SHE LINK SUMMONS THEM

YAAAS IT’S HOLLY ANGEL

SHE BRINGS HER MONSTER BACK OUT, AT 0 DEF

DEALS 200 LP IN DAMAGE TO VYRA

AND BECAUSE OF HER FIELD SPELL, DEALS 200 MORE

VYRA IS NOW AT 3600 LP

“I was screaming from the bottomless darkness during that incident.”

Oh. My god.

Was Aoi conscious, just trapped in her body?

“While I felt like I was going to be crushed by heavy sadness, fear, and despair… I kept screaming with all my might. A sorrowful scream that no one could hear.”

AOI NO

“Many people who’ve been turned into Anothers are enduring the same pain. I’ll never forgive you!"

SHE SETS A FACEDOWN AND ENDS HER TURN

“I’ll show you why i love Trickstars until it makes you sick!”

“… you don’t know anything.”

THE FUCK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN

“Your deck is too popular now. You think I didn’t have a counterstrategy?”

AW SHE SHE STUDIES BLUE ANGEL’S PLAYING STYLE

VYRA TAKES HER TURN

SHE SPECIAL SUMMONS A MONSTER FROM HER HAND AT 700 ATK

DESTROY’S AOIU’S FIELD SPELL

NORMAL SUMMONS ANOTHE OF THE SAME MONSTER

SETS A FACEDWON

ACTIVATES A SPELL

IT ALLOWS HER TO ACTIVATE HER OWN TRAP

IT’S A VIRUS

RELEASES ONE OF HER MONSTERS

AND FOR THE NEXT THREE TURNS

MONSTERS WITH 2000 OR BELOW DEF HAVE THEIR EFFECTS NEGATED

… AND THEIR ATK BECOMES 0?!

LINK MONSTERS DON’T HAVE DEF, SO HOLLY ANGEL ISN’T EFFECTED

VYRA KNEW THAT SHIT

SHE TRIBUTES HER OTHER MONSTER TO ACTIVATE A SPELL

SUMMONS THREE 0 DEF TOKENS

SHE LINK SUMMONS

IT’S A 2400 ATK LINK MONSTER

GOES IN FOR THE ATTACK AGAINST HOLLY ANGEL

BLUE ANGEL ACTIVATES HER TRAP

SENDS HER OTHER MONSTER TO THE GRAVE

AND IT PROTECTS HOLLY ANGEL

“BUT YOU STILL TAKE DAMAGE” BUT OF COURSE

BLUE ANGEL IS DOWN TO 3600 LP

FALLS OFF HER BOARD

VYRA ENDS HER TURN

BLUE ANGEL BREAKS OUT HER WHIP, GETS HERSELF BACK ON THAT D BOARD

“THE BATTLE IS ONLY GETTING STARTED.”

“The true terror is yet to come. You’ll feel all of it, Blue Angel."

FUCK

THE CROWD, AKIRA AND HAYAMI CONTINUE TO WATCH

Ai makes some duel commentary

As expected, Yusaku tells him to be quiet

Him and Shoichi are doing some shit

They hacked into some surveillance camera?

Okay, there’s a bright light in one of the cars

Only flashes for a moment…

But hidden in the darkness is!!

AH, IT’S KYOKO

Preview time!

Blue Angel and Vyra continye their duel while Shoichi’S voiceover waxes poetic about *~miracles~*

“She’s Aoi Zaizen’s doctor” AH YUSAKU FIGURED IT OUT

[parurushi]

Name Playlist : Jugemu Jugemu Unko Nageki Ototoi no Shin-chan no Pantsu Shinpachi no Jinsei Balmunk Fezarion Isaac Schneider San Bun no Ichi no Junjou na Kanjou no Nokotta San Bun no Ni wa Sakamuke ga Kininaru Kanjou Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru you de Shiranai no wo Boku wa Shitteiru Rusu Surume Medaka Kazunoko Koedame Medaka... Kono Medaka wa Sakki to Chigau Yatsu Dakara Ikeno Medaka no Hou Dakara Raa-yuu Yuuteimiyaouki Mukou Pepepepepepepepepepepepe Bichiguso Maru

FIRSTABLE THAT IS NOT YOUR REAL NAME

SECONDABLE YOU ARE OFFICIALLY BANNED FROM THIS ASK BOX UNTIL YOU WRITE A FULL ONE PAGE COMMENTARY OF EACH AND EVERY SONG ON THIS LIST WITH REFERENCES AND 

Don’t expect any sort of recurrent theme or cohesiveness here I literally just wrote down stuff as it came to my mind. This pretty much represents my music taste tho.

JUICY BEATS / Gacharic SpinUZA / AKB48Girl Crush / 7SensesECHOES / alanMystery Girls Club / SeoulmoonUsagi to Dorei to Cassiopeia / 2&

Jungle Gym / Yamamoto SayakaUh-ee / Crayon PopGOOD NIGHT / DreamcatcherEVERYBODY SAY YEAH!! / SCANDAL  My affection / callmeUsotsuki Anta / Morning Musume.

Utsukushiki Kodokutachi / PrediaNo Girls No Fun / GEMKantan na Koto / THE ORAL CIGARETTESOh! My God / Girl’s Day

NOW ON AIR / Akai KouenAoi Sangoshou / Matsuda SeikoGirl A / [Alexandros]Engine of Youth / SNH48Kioku no Dilemma / AKB48 HimawarigumiIce Cream Cake / Red Velvet Oddloop / FredericToo blue / 9nineOkie Dokie / SKE48Time Slip / Red VelvetOut of Control / Nothing’s Carved In StoneIn my dream / callme Nantetatte Idol / Koizumi KyokoOto ga Denai Guitar / Nogizaka46 Shunkan Sentimental / SCANDALHachigatsu no Yoru / Silent SirenI Wish / Cosmic GirlsNiliriya / G-DragonChildren of the night / Kago AiHeart ni Hi wo Tsukete / 9mm Parabellum BulletASIAN STONE / Dorothy Little HappyNoNoNo / Apink Nettaiya / SHISHAMOOur Songs / Taylor Swift Partition Love / TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLEAgain / YUINa Na Na / My Chemical RomanceThe Light / The ArkSilent Majority / Keyakizaka46UHHO UHHOHO / AKB48 Team K Stereo / By2Hwi Hwi / LaboumInstant Crush / Daft PunkNEW WALL / [Alexandros]Perfect Day / Oh My GirlA Bad Dream / KeaneCrazy Kanzen na Otona / °C-uteHow To Be A Heartbreaker / Marina & the DiamondsIndependent Girl ~Dokuritsu Shoujo de Aru Tame ni / Buono! Nobody / Wonder GirlsOne Room Disco / Perfume Juicebox / The StrokesIt Won’t Matter -Kaze no Toorimichi- / Saint VoxNamidairo / YUIShoujo X / X21Electric Public / Polkadot StingrayItoshisa wo Marumete / AKB48 Team Surprise BOOMBAYA / BLACKPINKAvocado / yonigeL.I.E / EXIDMagia / KalafinaUruwashi no Camelia / Tsubaki FactoryNamida no Mukou / STEREOPONYKono Machi / Moritaka Chisato Friday I’m In Love / The CureEYES / Goto MakiZannen Shoujo / AKB48 Team BAshita mo / SHISHAMORuin / PASSPOI Just Wanna Dance / TiffanyOH YEAH / GD&TOPNagai Hikari / AKB48 Team A If / Nishino KanaShiroi Hana ~White Garden~ / Amano TsukiAutomatic / Red VelvetAnswer and Answer / 9mm Parabellum BulletCrystal Ball / Keane Sadistic Dance / HANGRY&ANGRYClearest Blue / CHVRCHESHush / Miss ANo me digas que no / Nikki ClanEnchanted / Taylor SwiftI’m Not Okay (I Promise) / My Chemical RomanceDNA / Little MixEveryday I Love You / ViVi (LOONA)Red Flavor / Red Velvet Samurai Girls / Up Up Girls (Kari)Akai Ito / Tsuzuri ZukuriNeomu Neomu Neomu / I.O.I Boku ni Kanojo ga Dekitanda / SHISHAMOU&I / AileeNo One Knows / Queens Of The Stone Age NEXT STAGE / Gacharic SpinOff to the Races / Lana Del Rey I Feel You / Wonder GirlsColorful Starlight / Cheeky ParadeHATE / 4MinuteIma wo Ikiteru ~2013nen Haru~ / Gacharic Spin Number Nine / T-ARAOur Songs / Buono!

JEREMY / FLiPUde wo Kunde / AKB48 Team ANice! / Ushirogami HikaretaiJane Doe / Takahashi MinamiOne Light / KalafinaUntil Whenever / BIG BANG Namida no Regret / SCANDALAs If It’s Your Last / BLACKPINK Kamome / 9mm Parabellum BulletAdventure / [Alexandros]Nagisa no “…” / Ushiroyubi SasaregumiJiangluosan / SNH48 Team SIIOh No! / Marina & the DiamondsU-Go-Girl / Lee Hyori Neonlight Lipstick / Amuro NamieOut of the blue / 9nine Nostalgic Blue / Gacharic SpinOPEN YOUR EYES / Asaka YuiKatame no Liliy / 2&OK / 1TYMTake Me Out / Franz FerdinandTemodemo no Namida / AKB48 Team BAkaneiro / 9nine SWAP / INSHOW-HAAnswer / Babyraids JAPANNo Man’s Land / Koda Kumi Blood Circulator / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONUntitled, 2014 / G-DragonNagiichi / NMB48 NEW LOOK / Amuro NamieOtona Shoujo / Gacharic Spin Nemurihime / 9mm Parabellum BulletI Don’t Need A Man / Miss A Water lili ~Suiren~ / TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLEArubusu no Shoujo / Gacharic Spin Suki da. / Little Glee MonsterALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL / H.P. All StarsKaiju / [Alexandros]Arashi no Yoru ni wa / AKB48 Team BMegitsune / BABYMETALUnder Cover Of Darkness / The StrokesKill the virgin / SCANDALEveryday / Ju Jingyi Garagara GO!! / BIG BANGA / Rainbow Kirei / INSHOW-HAI’m In Love / SecretNever Forget / Fukuda AsukaI’m alone / callmeNatsu no Yoru / Katahira RinaAirplane / f(x)Re: / 9nineUFO / Pink Lady Kindan no Masquerade / PrediaAfterglow / CHVRCHESNandome no Aozora ka? / Nogizaka46Jump! / Dorothy Little HappyOld Yellow Bricks / Arctic MonkeysUchuu de La Ta Ta / Taiyou to Ciscomoon

Unbreakable / Jade ValerieRewrite / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERAIONAll Too Well / Taylor SwiftGive Me Up / BaBeI Don’t Care / 2NE1Risky Risky / Gacharic SpinI Am Not A Robot / Marina & the Diamonds When You Were Young / The KillersAkikaze no Answer / FLOWER BAD BOY / BIG BANGOne Two Three / Morning Musume.KARATE / BABYMETALUP / Epik High Nakimushi Yowamushi / Mano ErinaOnly U / Laboum Natsu no Heroine / Kawai NaokoAfter the Lights / SweetboxMiss Love Tantei / WAlways / BIG BANGEvolution no.9 / 9nine Waterfall / SweetboxOshare Dorobou / WINK Secret ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~ / ZONEHeart Gata Virus / AKB48 Team AIn Another Life / The VeronicasToki wo Koe Sora wo Koe / Morning Musume.Tell Me Goodbye / BIG BANGEMPTY / WINNERIkiru Girl / SHISHAMORed Light / f(x)Up and Down / EXID Yuki no Tsubasa / redballoonOut Of Control / B’zUnforgiven / Sweetbox Decalcomanie / MamamooEien ni / Little Glee Monster SQUALL / Matsuda SeikoHeart In A Cage / The StrokesI’m In Love / NarshaRough / GFriendAshita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru / CocoloveNatsuzora / Otsuka AiA.D.I.D.A.S / Little MixInto The World / Kalafina No hesitAtIon / Kago AiOnly One / BoA Wataridori / [Alexandros]Oh My Julia / The Checkers Bakuchi Dancer / DOESOtona janai no / Matsumoto IyoKanashiki Heaven / °C-uteUso / SID We Like 2 Party / BIG BANGAshita e no Sanka / alan Samishii Nettaigyo / WINKHoshizora no Mistake / AKB48 Team KIt’s own way / callmeTelecaster Stripe / Polkadot StingrayTouch My Body / SISTAREnd roll / andropIf You / BIG BANGRide on IDOROCK / Babyraids JAPANUNIVERSE / Koda Kumi RIVER / AKB48Under The Tide / CHVRCHESSpeed Up / GEMUchiage Hanabi / SCANDAL STEP / KARAUntouched / The VeronicasRing My Bell / Girl’s DayUrahara / Buono!Moonlight / 7SensesEccentric / Keyakizaka46 Manazashi Sayonara / SKE48 Team KIIEodiya? / CLCDoom Dada / T.O.PAs For One Day / Morning Musume.Kaatoniago / FLiPAbracadabra / Brown Eyed Girls Konayuki / RemioromenAsterisk / Orange RangeZutto Mae kara / French KissUchuu (Cosmos) / Yamaguchi MomoeNU ABO / f(x)Out in the Sea / Jade ValerieKurage, Nagareboshi / Otsuka AiONE / JASMINE Koi no Vacance / The PeanutsOyasumi / SCANDALEscape / SKE48Droshky! / [Alexandros]Are You Satisfied? / Marina & the DiamondsMadoromi / Kojima HarunaExistence ~Anata to Iu Sonzai~ / Gacharic Spin MAD WORLD / SNH48 Team SIIEverybody’s Changing / KeaneDress to kill / LAZYgunsBRISKYALARM / Amuro NamieKonwaku Confuse / 9nineAlmond Croissant Keikaku / NMB48 Team BII Kizuke yo BABY / THE ORAL CIGARETTESOshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou / AKB48 Team KNOBODY / BLUE ENCOUNTOrange no Umi / CandiesMonopoly / DOLL$BOXXEdo no Temari Uta II / °C-uteDakishimeraretara / AKB48 Team KA MEMORY OF SUMMER ‘98 / Morning Musume.KAKUHEN / Gacharic SpinAitakute Aitakute / Nishino Kana With You / With Me / 9nineAkogare / Mitsume Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover / Nogizaka46Ame no Pianist / SKE48 Team SKagen no Tsuki / SCANDALKISS ON THE LIPS / Melody DayI’m Not Yours / Jolin Tsai x Amuro Namie Touch / Little MixOnedari Champagne / SDN48 Cat 2 / [Alexandros]Hanamichi!! Ambi~tious / SUPER GIRLSInto The New World / Girls’ GenerationGIZA GIZA / HANGRY&ANGRYAlone Together / The StrokesUchuu e no Tegami / Asaka Yui Yuuwaku no Garter / SDN48Ai Ai Ai / 9nineTougenkyo Alien / serial TV dramaSoldier Girls / Rick RackUnderstand / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Dumb Dumb / Red VelvetAnata ga Mawaru / SCANDALKiss Me Kill Me / HANGRY&ANGRYAKANE / Silent SirenRollin’ / Brave GirlsAwaking / callme I’ll Be There / SPICAKoe wo Kikasete / BIG BANGEien Yoru ~Enya~ / FLiPNatsukashii Mirai ~longing future~ / alanOh! / Girls’ Generation Moon Song / [Alexandros]Electric The Sun / NoodlesDIP-BAP / THE ORAL CIGARETTESAmai / Omori SeikoKiss / Sandara ParkA Good Man / BIG BANG New Romantics / Taylor SwiftOh My God! / NMB48 Heavy Rotation / AKB48Oblivious / The StrokesUNDERSTAND / YUI Dog 3 / [Alexandros]Act Cool / Wonder GirlsKARAKURI TOWN / DOLL$BOXXAozora no Soba ni Ite / AKB48Rock’n’Roll Widow / Yamaguchi MomoeArabella / Arctic Monkeys R.O.D / G-DragonAwake / 9nineAnswer Song wa Aishuu / Hayami YuuYou Only Live Once / The StrokesU + Ur Hand / P!nkUgly / 2NE1 Yoake made / Maeda AtsukoUtsukushii Inazuma / SKE48Unmei / TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLETRI-ANGLE / TVXQEros no Trigger / SDN48Inochi no Zenmai / 9mm Parabellum BulletMr. Brightside / The KillersI Want You Back (cover) / Little Glee MonsterYou’re My / TaeyangAin’t No Fun / BIG BANGOnnna to Otoko no Lullaby Game / Morning Musume.Un Poco De Tu Amor / RBDKmi no Na wa Kibou / Nogizaka46Island In The Sun / Weezer Me Gustas Tu / GFriendUmbrella / RihannaKimi wa Boku da / Maeda AtsukoOmocha no Heitai / DOLL$BOXXUshinaitakunai kara / Nogizaka46 Princess Cloak / SNH48Estoy Aquí / ShakiraPick Me Up / PerfumeEl Camino / [Alexandros]Pierrot / 9nineEonjekkajina / SeoulmoonPlastic 2 Mercy / Gang ParadeEgao no Tonari / SHISHAMOPerapera Perao / Not yetEndless / SakanactionPin Heel Surfer / SCANDALEXIT / SUPER GIRLSPlanetarium / Otsuka AiEnd Roll / AKB48 Team KPray / Tommy heavenly6Ensemble / Coeur de PiratePredawn / TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLEEcho / Girls’ GenerationPrecious / callmeEojjeorago / SeungriPedicure Day / No SleevesEgao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Morning Musume.Pineapple / SeoulmoonElectric Shock / f(x) Ben-Jan-Dan / Gacharic SpinI Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor / Arctic MonkeysCall Me / Drop’sHaruharu / BIG BANGI love You / D-LITEGLUE / Nine MusesUtgo Tteona / GilmeShinseiki no Love Song / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONOnce again / callmeMatsu wa / AmingAin’t Nobody / HA:TFELTReptilia / The StrokesUshiroyubi Sasaregumi / Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi

[boredobserver-blog]

The list that would send adult-minor-ship-anti’s blood pressure soaring

I have been following the Voltron, Kuroshitsuji, and Yuri!!! On Ice fandom discourse regarding adult-minor fanon ships quite often recently, and couldn’t help wondering how antis would react when coming face to face with the following canon adult-minor ships (some are only adults in strict technical sense) .

Note 1: For ease of comparison, here’s the ages of the problematic ships in the above fandom to the best of my knowledge:

Shaladin: Shiro is 25 and the paladins are in their late teens (assumably 16-19).

Sebaciel: Sebastian is an ageless demon in the form of an early 30s man, while Ciel is 14 (In Kuroshitsuji, the ship Soma x Agni is also potentially problematic, with Soma being 16 and Agni 31, but they are not discussed as often as Sebaciel).

Otayuki: Otabek is 18 and Yuri P. is 16.

Note 2: All of the following are canonically depicted as romantic and not sexual. Pedophilia, hebephilia, and ephebophilia pertain to sexual interests only. However, several antis seem to believe that romantic relationship is inseparable from sexual one and thus are against any depictions of ship deemed problematic.

From the classic hetero ships:

Many Disney princesses and their princes:

Snow White is 14 and her prince is 18.

Aladdin is 18 and Jasmine is 15.

Ariel is 16 and Eric is 18

Aurora is 16 and Phillip is in his early 20s (#unrelated but can I just say that Sleeping Beauty is the most gorgeous Disney princess movie? Look at the screenshot!).

Mulan is 16 and Li Shang is in his early 20s.

Belle is 17 and Adam is 21.

Rapunzel is 18, so technically she’s an adult here. But Flynn is supposedly animated to look 26, so they have the biggest age gap among the Disney princess and prince couples.

Of course you can always argue that since the ages of the princes have never been officially confirmed, this doesn’t count. But then so are Shiro’s and the Palandin’s ages...

Sailor Moon: Chiba Mamoru and Tsukino Usagi

Mamoru is 17-21 in the first anime, 17-19 in the manga while Usagi is 14-16 in both the first anime and the manga.

(Technically they first met as minors, but Mamoru crossed both the Western and the Japanese threshold into adulthood in the manga. I have seen several posts asking if it’s legal for these two to date, but none describing the relationship as gross or accusing Mamoru or shippers of pedophilia(?) or ephebophilia or abuse.)

Glass Mask: Kitajima Maya and Hayami Masumi

Maya is 13 at the beginning of the manga, 20-21 in the last chapters, while Masumi is 11 years older than her.

(There were ship wars back then, and their age gap was a major source of angst.)

to the more recent examples:

Vampire Knight: Kurosu Yuuki and Kuran Kaname

Yuuki is 16-17 while Kaname is 10000+.

(The suggested incestuous elements might have eclipsed the age factor here to be honest.) 

Skip Beat: Mogami Kyoko and Tsuruga Ren

Kyoko is 16-17 (standard shoujo heroine age) and Ren is 20-21.

And then there is CLAMP.

CLAMP is notorious for their adult-minor relationships. I guess their “love transcends anything and everything” motto wouldn’t sit well with antis.

Cardcaptor Sakura: CLAMP’s wholesome manga and anime has several adult-minor relationships.

L: Kinomoto Nadeshiko was 16 and Kinomoto Fujitaka was 25 when they got married.

M:  Mizuki Kaho is 35 while Hiiragizawa Eriol is physically 13 (his actual age is unknown).

R: Tereda Yoshiyuki is in his mid 30s while Sasaki Rika is 10.

(Back then, most fans paid no attention to Nadeshiko and Fujitaka’s relationship, since in Japan (and most states in the US, many of which have no legal minimum age of marriage), 16-year-olds can get married with parental consent. Kaho and Eriol’s relationship were also ignored, since it’s barely mentioned and Eriol plays the older than his look card. Yoshiyuki and Rika however got their share of critics, ranging from protest posts expressing their discomfort on forums to hate messages left on personal website.)

X/1999: Nekoi Yuzuriha and Shiyu Kusanagi

Yuzuriha is 14-15 and Kusanagi should be in his 30s, based on his occupation and appearance.

With the exception of the most controversial ships (looking at you CLAMP), all of the canon ships above have met with minimal rumpus from their fandom. 

Is it because they are hetero?

Actually, CLAMP’s shounen-ai adult-minor ship -  Sumeragi Subaru (16) and Sakurazuka Seishirou (25) also didn’t quite attract the same kind of criticisms that Shaladin or Sebaciel do.

Because they are canon?

Well, one of Pandora Hearts’ most popular fanon ships - the source of many ship wars - is also an adult-minor one, and few fans raise their eyebrows because of that.

Throughout most of Pandora Hearts, Oz is supposed to be 15, while Gilbert is 24.

Because the majority of them predate Tumblr, and have never been Tumblr famous? Probably. 

Forums and Livejournal were nowhere near as efficient and accessible a platform for fans/antis to band together (at least for young fans from a rural backwater like myself in the 90s/00s). 

And because their fans and antis are from a less “woke” generation, and were not steeped in the SJW movement or the “call-out” culture, and nowhere as militant as today’s fan? Highly likely. 

[merryfortune]

Day 10 / Electric

Clover and Violets 2021

Ship: not applicable | Kyoko/Hayami

Universe: Vrains

Word Count: 1,580

Rating: T

Tags: Post Canon, Meet Cute, Fluff, Implied Redemption Arc

   Hayami wasn’t good at meeting new co-workers. Not for lack of trying though, more like because of trying too much. She wanted to make a good impression. Even if it was a good impression on people who really got into the nitty-gritty of Sol Tech’s shadier dealings.

   So, she put on a big smile and she did what she did best: played the gopher.

   Not to brag or anything but she had gotten really good at making coffee these days. She made a mean dirty chai, in her opinion. She brought out five throwaway cups on a cluttered, wooden tray into the office chambers where they were having their meeting, as well as milk, cream, sugar, any topping they could really want: Hayami was doing her best to make their guests feel at home. Maybe even so much at home that they would drop the facade and use their real names. Akira told her not to be so hopeful but Hayami thought that a little bit of hospitality would go a long way.

   Regardless, she was the last one to walk into the room and Akira closed the door behind her, completing the soundproofing of the room. She smiled, big and gawky, as she set down the tray. And as she did so, she did a head count: their boss wasn’t here but the main entourage of this upper echelon on were, the only one missing aside from Revolver was his little assistant who had duelled Blue Angel.

   “Help yourselves.” Hayami said.

   “Don’t mind if I do.” nattered the man closed to her, he was about mid-thirties to early forties, glasses, and green hair.

   Hayami smiled. She then flicked her gaze to the other two, the other man and the only other woman aside from her,  made sure they were welcome to have some coffee as well. In the meantime, she took her own drink and sugared it to oblivion and beyond. The woman - with sharp cheekbones and devilish red hair - hid a giggle as she did that.

   “Are we all comfortable yet?” Akira asked.

   He sounded a little testy so Hayami made sure that he got his coffee promptly as well: he took it almost black, one sugar and a teaspoon of milk. He thanked Hayami with just his eyebrows before he took stock of the rest of the situation. It seemed so and thus, Akira began the meeting.

   And what a dull meeting it was, Hayami thought. It was dark inside the room and Akira’s voice droned; Hayami could have gone straight to sleep in her chair. Thank goodness she had the coffee. She wouldn’t have been able to keep her eyes open through it, and her mouth closed, too. It was all hypotheticals on top of hypotheticals; action plans for future action plans. Very ambiguous and open ended, she mostly just nodded and hummed in agreement whenever Akira said something she thought made sense or sounded good or if he just needed someone in his corner to back him up. 

   So yes, the meeting couldn’t end quick enough but when it did, there was time to linger. To get up, stand around, stretch their legs. The Knights of Hanoi mostly kept to themselves so Hayami took the chance to clean afterwards. She collected up the mostly empty throwaway cups and all the foodstuffs she had brought over in the first place but that Baira woman couldn’t let fine enough be. 

   Hayami was perfectly capable of doing it all by herself but she insisted. She glared, with pursed lips, and she tried to help Hayami when she did not want the help. The outcome was about what was expected. Hayami attempted to trod off with all of it in her arms; Baira tried to cut in and take some of her burden but Hayami refused with a smile and a mildly annoyed, furrowed brow.

   The two ladies engaged in an exceedingly polite warfare of push and pull and it ended with milk and cream going everywhere. Though, mostly it went all over Baira and that nice white jacket of hers.

   Hayami was stunned with her error and it was, mostly, her error. “I am so sorry.” she said. “I can pay for dry cleaning for you, if you like.”

   Baira laughed. “It's fine, I’ve been covered in worse.” Her laughter was coarse, barky, but jolly and good natured. “How about you just show me to the nearest restroom, huh, sweetie?”

   “Oh, yeah, totally.” Hayami chirped, stiffening up, she loved pet names and didn’t mind if they were used by near or virtual strangers.

   Hayami gathered up what was dropped and with Baira, they dawdled off. The nearest restroom was on the corner of the floor and they got cleaned up there. Hayami helped dab off stains on Baira’s coat, both thankful that it hadn’t been actual coffee that they had dropped on her.

   It felt odd for Hayami to pick up and bundle Baira’s coat but she seemed content to watch, observing Hayami with a sharp eye. Hayami blushed. She didn’t actually think she was that interesting but maybe she was.

   “There we go,” Hayami said, “all done.”

   “You’re good at this.” Baira said and she shrugged. “I’ll be the first to admit, cleaning, housekeeping, cooking: never been my forte, you?”

   “Love all of the above.” Hayami admitted, a little bit embarrassed.

   “You’d be a cute housewife, feeding the OL to wife pipeline, it's an important job.” Baira teased her.

   “Oh shut up.” Hayami playfully replied with a giggle but she toyed with her hair. “Its always been my dream to be a June bride, a bit old fashioned nowadays but I can’t help it.”

   “Better than my dream.” Baira shrugged. “But, like, no, really, if you go and get hitched, I think I’d miss you. Gets so dull being around men all the time. Like they just go on and on, like get to the point, mister or you're as bad as us misses.” 

   “I was thinking the same thing the entire time - and I like Akira.” Hayami laughed.

   Baira smirked. She was really taking a liking to this little lady - and not just because it felt good to be tall around one someone shorter than her.

   The two ladies finished up shortly after. And Hayami had to admit, she had really taken a liking to Baira as well. As mean as a woman Queen was, Hayami did miss having another woman about the office, especially one with sharp wit and the like. She was so socially awkward, having someone more extraverted and graceful about, whilst anxiety inducing, was the good sort.

   And the connection didn’t just stop there, oh no, it started and Hayami was having a hard time puzzling out Baira’s intentions. They seemed a little bit more than just friendly. She was a gift giver, it seemed. Only small things here and there and Hayami was making the point to return the tiny favours but some of the things Baira couldn’t help but unload were a bit odd. And none of them were her actual, literal name and whilst that information was out there on the big, bad internet, Hayami wanted to be entrusted with it on Baira’s terms and consent so she would wait.

   Wait whilst holding onto all those bits and bobs that Baira told Hayami reminded her of Hayami.

   Like hand sanitiser in a pink bottle. Cute, cleanly, and convenient. Hayami liked it but she thought it was a little strange. But not as strange as the extravagantly handled coffee mug that Baira had gotten her. The squirrel motif was a bit too on the nose for Hayami, she thought and the pun wasn’t all that great either. And then when Baira handed her the electric toothbrush, Hayami thought she had gotten the picture. 

   Hayami stared at the offending implement rather than the beautiful cityscape view in front of them, “You know,” she said, “if I didn’t know any better, I would say this was an invitation to move in with you. Or at the very least come over.”

   “I was wondering when you would get the picture.” Baira said with a laugh, happily gazing out to said cityscape in front of them but her eyes kept wandering back to Hayami. She was too cute and a lot more fun than the soiree they were both ignoring.

   “Oh.” Hayami murmured.

   “Oh, indeed.” Baira said. “But, well?”

   “Well, what?” Hayami said.

   “I have a key to an apartment I used to own, would you be interested in visiting?” Baira asked.

   “A little, yeah…” Hayami replied, a bit embarrassed and trying to play it coy.

   “Here, another gift then.” Baira said.

   Hayami looked up at Baira, still holding that darn electric toothbrush with one hand and extending out the other, and Baira dropped something in her palm. Her fingers swirled against the skin of Hayami’s palm flirtatiously and Baira gifted her a key complete with a keyring: one of those cow tag-like keyrings and it had writing on it.

   “Thank you.” Hayami mumbled.

   Baira smirked and Hayami had a closer look at the keyring. She blinked. Taki Kyoko. 103, 3F. Hayami’s heart fluttered.

   “I should give you directions there, yeah?” Kyoko asked. “So you don’t get lost, I mean, this party’s pretty boring and I was the bookworm in uni who never went anywhere but even this shindig’s boring me.”

   “I’d like that, thank you.” Hayami replied with a blush in her cheeks.