#long neck turtle thingy

[pastaghostt]

Look at this guy I found at the zoo.

Look at him.

[somerandomdudelmao]

But what's Casey using to cloak himself?

From what we see in the show, cloaking brooches are normally activated by touch but can be turned on/off without it (eg. big mama's hotel staff). This makes it pretty hard to tell what it is, and normally when theorizing about something like this, you need to go through and reread EVERYTHING but I'm too lazy for that so lets assume I actually did. Firstly lets get the mask and hockey stick out of the way, because he doesn't even have those on him afterward Draxum gave him the cloaking "pin". He doesn't actually seem to have anything that could be identified as a brooch or pin as far as we can tell in the first few panels of the "Commander O'Neil arc", which narrows it down from anything that could be blatantly obvious. He could, however, be hiding it somewhere on his body (chest, shin, shoulder, or boots are most likely in order) There's also the chance of the magic just being infused into him because Draxum is Draxum and magic shenanigan's, which could mean this search is futile and I'm just ranting about useless sh*t. Anyways, since Casey usually has one or two outfits per arc, weather it be different from the previous or not, I'm gonna compile all the first (good) shots of him here somewhat in order (from after the turt casey saga):

The images above seem to be his more casual outfit worn around the base, with short sleeves and long, loose pants tucked into what looks like boots and/or ankle wraps (similar to what Raph has on his arms in the show).

The classic battle/outdoor outfit that we see him wear in the movie, consisting of armor that vaguely resembles a turtle on his chest, a cape that goes over his shoulders and covers his neck as well as the top of his torso, pants with kneepads, shoes akin to sneakers, possible arm wraps that go under the gloves, the cool ass mask, and his hockey stick.

back into the shirt and pants when in the past lair, but is in a different shirt as there is no longer a rip on the left sleeve. He isn't wearing any shoes, scratching the boots/shoes theory, as well as his pants going up past his ankles and almost past his shins, meaning it's probably not there either.

going onto the surface, Casey wears a hoodie supposedly on top of the shirt and pants he wears around the lair, gathering his stick and mask to go with it. He is also seen wearing this hood in the lair on part 10 of "You are in the past, your thoughts are in the future".

The shirt and pants are definitely his lair outfit at this point, the photo above is from "Donatello".

the hoodie returns for a magic spell, only to be replaced with the free Hamato possesion make over

This lovely upgrade keeps his hoodie, but he now has a design similar to the Hamato outfits for the turtles in the episode "Insane in the Mama Train", with wraps on his arms, legs, and around his waist. Donnie's logo now sits on his heart (awww), and he looks pretty damn cool. I wasn't sure if he had socks or shoes on, but looking at that piece of fanart on Cass' page, it's shoes. There is a symbol on his back, possibly being that of the Hamato clan (hard to tell though, as it looks more like some kind of wheel in most panels you can see it)

The turtle version seems to be pretty much the same, the only difference being the wraps changing for his now 3 fingered hands and 3 toed feet, as well as the hoodie likely becoming a bit looser/bigger to better fit his shell. A little something I noticed about the transformation scene is that it starts from his ankles/shins/feet, which is cool and all for the posing, but is a bit controversial because it is, in fact, not in any of those areas. IN CONCLUSION,

The brooch (if there is one) is not on his arms due to him wearing short sleeves around the lair, it is not put in his shoes, and it does not need to be activated by touch. It is not anywhere near his feet, as there isn't anything we can see despite the transformation thingies coming from that general area. If we take the previous sentence into account, it is not on his chest either, crossing out pretty much all of the options we have. The last thing I can think of is Draxum somehow just... injecting the stuff into him as a controllable power. That could be flimsy, though, as Casey could've struggled with that of course. But then again, plot convenience.

TL;DR

The brooch is probably non-existent and Draxum just did some mystic shit to the kid.

THE A M O U N T of research HOLY SHIT??!¿¿¿

Why is it that every time I read an essay with theories, I feel like I'm not the author???Ahahah but for real?? I strait up just sit there like...

like...oh my god, how interesting, there are so many mysteries in this comic, unravel them for me please

[kreamcakez]

Bondage- Shota Aizawa

(kinktober day 18)

Smut

HC's

CW: jealous Aizawa. Not proof read. And this is an adult x adult thing... Not adult x teen or something like that... Teacher x Adult teacher aid.. 🫰🏽👍🏽

AN: I am a I sucker for this man. he screams Dilf teacher I wanna fuck—🤭 okay sorry. Please be nice because theses are my horny thoughts and opinions 🫶🏽.

★MDNI★

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

★ To Start if with hem being jealous, Let's say somebody is flirting with you and she sees it from a far. We all know his capture weapon can hold people still and that he knows who to use it. So what if he pulls you away from whomever, with it? Like what if he just pulls you away from said person??? 🙂 To some place more alone... Like his office maybe 🤫

★Light to his office are down low, And door is locked and blocked. No sound gets in it out. Best if all no cameras 🤳🏽🙅🏽 🫶🏽. So it's just you and him all alone. Your hand tied behind your back you laid on the desk and your legs propped open. Him in between your thighs 🤭.

★ Favorite position? Trick question, he doesn't have one. But he does like to see your face, so desperate under him or on top of him. Those pretty little hands tied together but his scarf. But when he is going through a jealous rut thingy, your wrists and ankles are tied together and your ass is up in the air. Getting stuffed full from behind. Your gonna be sore by the end of the day. 😅

★I think he would tug at the scarf just to pull you closer. Wether it's you sucking or getting fucked, you'll definitely be calmed as his one way or the other. So if it's by the marks on your wrist or itlf it's bite or hickey, hell leave his mark.

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

AN: Just be prepared for long sleeves and turtle necks in your future. 🔮 Hope you enjoyed

[trippygalaxy]

Thought question

Question: I know there's hundreds of dresses and types but what type of dresses would work good on the chain??

-🍑

OH MY GOD okay okay Imma list the boys out and the dresses

Time -> Tight fitting, ankle length, thigh slit, turtle neck w/ low back,

Sky -> Off the shoulder, knee length, fans out at his waist, lace trail/cape coloured like his sailcloth.

Twilight -> Layered patterned dress (top layer is plaid/strips and bottom is a plain colour), cuffed sleeves the puff slightly at the shoulders, fitting waist belt.

Warriors -> low cut, ballroom dress, long flowy sleeves, decorative shoulder accessories.

Wild -> off one shoulder, floor length, deep blue with cyan sheikah embroidery, flowy but doesn't flare out, sides of where his legs are have sheer lacy fabric.

Wind -> SUN DRESS SUN DRESS SUN DRESS :DD, spaghetti straps, high low dress, very colourful, cool colours

Four -> chest window, collar shirt thingy, tight off the shoulder long sleeves, mid thigh, frills/poofy skirt, FOUR COLOUR CORSET :DD

Legend -> Long lacy gloves, mermaid dress, shear turtle neck - no sleeves,

Hyrule -> GREEN, Siren dress, leg slit but slit has lacy pattern (so basically its a window), flowers trailing up on side of the bodice

[nei-ning]

Long post about the dreams I had last night and the night before.

First dream: I don't remember all but there was this Ancient Egypt Goddess who I called Mama since she was like a mother to me. She was made of stone, being stuck on rocky wall. I had to do some small tasks which helped her to get free from the wall. In my last task I had to put some mascara on on myself but it was heavy and thick, making my eyelashes too big and heavy, forcing me to close my eyes. I almost cried at her to help me since I couldn't see. She smiled (I felt it) and reached her hand towards me (super long arm), wiping the mascara off. I then added very dark green eye shadow on my eye lid but the more I rubbed it, more golden light green it became. I then had to go rub this eye shadow on small rock statues which had been carved in the rocky wall, giving them high lights spots. This freed Mama. Then the road started to flood and whatever I stood on, started to float away from Mama with the water. From one part the water went to left and that's where Mama went with the flow. She said something to me and I knew this was the last time I ever saw her. She was going there to sacrifice herself to save us humans. I screamed and cried, begged her not to go but that was all I could do before waking up.

Second dream: Long and heck confusing dream. I was in this weird place and I knew I had to find Rise turtles since they were important and would help me with my task / get me out of there. I was shown a photo of them. So I started my search, deciding to find Leonardo first since he was actually the main key. I found it but it was a surprise he was not with his brothers. I had to do something to actually "bring him to life" but it was more or less easy, yet confusing, thing. Then he and I ventured in this weird place, facing obstacles (like a door which needed specific sized and looking dildo to be opened!). Eventually we came to this hill, seeing pink palace further away. We came down the hill, seeing old time tiny car. It was red and since it worked, we squeezed in there with the driver who was sitting there already, waiting for us. Between Leo and I was this snapping turtle plushie and it suddenly came to life, being Rise Raph. He was HUGE! I was so happy we found him that I reached to hug him, wrapping my arms around his neck as much as possible, crying against his neck. I remember repeating to him how happy I am he is there with us, how happy I was for finding him with Leo etc. He looked like his regular Rise version but he had this very long and thick tail. We needed to find Donatello and Mikey next but sadly we never found them. At some point I was back inside of that weird place with dildo needing door with my sister but it all went so confusing etc. that I don't remember the rest anymore.

Third dream: Another long and weird dream. I stood at the edge of the cliff which lead / opened in to huge ancient cave with some green plants and waterfall. With me was a human man, some "demon warrior" lady (best described as similar to Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3) and someone else or two. We were on the quest but it didn't go all that well, I assume, since we never got further from this waterfall cave. Except once but I don't remember seeing or experiencing it but I knew we had got further once.

On this cliff was stone altar thingy and some golden objects which needed to be placed right on it. There was golden male God statue - like Zeus, 2 golden "tiger" paws statues and fourth one too which I don't remember. I carefully placed them on their spots and we heard a sound, getting a pathway down. However, we first tried to go up while chatting with each other but we were returned back on the starting point, to this altar. We then started to go down, or at least I did, while this "Karlach" lady started to talk to the human man, praising one female which, apparently, was part of our group but was not with us at the moment.

I stopped when I heard a voice, turning to look up at the wide opening hole. There, behind the man, stood huge "cat bus" (from Ghibli's Totoro) but his face was old man's, not cat's. There was this huge headless statue carved on the rocky wall next to the path which lead down. I hadn't seen it before from above but I saw it now while standing on the pathway down. I instantly recognized it as headless Anubis. This cat bus thing pressed this statue's left chest (my right, his left) and the chest was soft! I saw it move under the pressure of being pressed. It was either the cat bus or the man who said they were voting for the result: War or this female warrior who was not with us. The cat bus voted for war and so did the human man.

Myself and "Karlach" voted for the warrior woman. "Karlach" got carried away with her praising for the woman, saying how strong this woman had become in our first quest. Like SUPER strong! And I knew this to be true - I'd been there and saw it all. However, this male had not been there and the more he heard, the more shocked and furious he became until he snapped. He couldn't handle it that there was someone stronger than him so he started to attack on us, yelling like man none wasn't better or stronger than him, trying to kill us. We got separated as I started to run down these stone stairs, coming in tiny round room which looked like old wine cellar. I yelled and cursed something to "Karlach" for pissing this man off but I never got reply from her.

To my right suddenly opened a doorway which lead in glorious underground... tomb museum or something. White gloving stone walls and floors, little pillars to hold items, small golden decorations there and there etc. There was this skeleton guy in purple robe and he reminded me of this "skeleton guy" from Baldur's Gate 3 who is in the camp, reviving dead member if you pay him. He signaled me to follow him while he used some of his skills, lifting an item in the air with the power of his mind, transforming this item into a red brain. He shot it at the man who was somewhere behind me, starting to lead the way as I followed him. He shot that metallic brain item at the man over and over again while still calmly leading the way forward. The place was beautiful and it felt safe. At one point this skeleton guy took another item, golden, turning it into a super tiny golden helmet, shooting it at the guy, saying without moving his mouth that he can have his helmet of wisdom back. Apparently it should calm the guy down, seeing all good points in having strong warrior with us - and not seeing her as a threat to himself.

After this I woke up.

[tmntxthings]

art by @justanotherghostpassingby

Young!Rise Donnie & Leo

author’s note: just a short drabble that I expanded on from this lovely artwork. younger version of the turtles! pov is third person, jumps from Donnie to Leo. unedited, hope you enjoy :)

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Master Splinter had just blown out the last candle that kept the turtles room lit. Everyone in their own separate beds, tossing and turning, eventually falling to sleep. It had been a long day of training with few breaks. A day that thoroughly knocked out all the brothers into a dreamless sleep. All except for Donnie. Those few breaks were the last he needed to finish what he was sure would blow he brother’s minds away. He had been coming up with ideas nonstop.

But this, this would take their training to a new level, Donnie was 67% sure of it at least. He was wide awake, and it felt like he wouldn’t be able to sleep unless he finally showed at least one of his brothers. He sat up in bed, pushing his headphones off his ears. Mikey would definitely be harder to wake up. Raph might knock him out on his shell if he picked him. So that left Donnie with one choice, he stealthily got out of bed. Leo’s bed was just across from his, it only took a raised whisper or two to finally get Leo up.

Leonardo didn’t know what exactly he was looking at right now. He did know that it was 4 in morning though. His eye lids were droopy. They closed and open so slowly he might as well be sleeping on his feet.

“Leo c’mon this is important” Donnie’s voice had Leonardo’s eyes snapping open right before he felt his brother start shaking him awake again. This might’ve been the second time Leo had fallen asleep to Donnie’s speech about his latest and greatest invention.

“4 in the morning important?” Leo asked as he yawned and raised his arms out to stretch. He wanted nothing more than to go back to sleep.

“Yes!” Don emphasized with a desperate tone. Leo sighed and nodded, “Alright alright I’m up, tell me again” Leo crossed his arms and gave his brother his full attention. Leo had been following Donnie out of their bedroom towards the “tech lair” as Donnie liked to refer to his nerdy hideout.

Donnie shook his head exasperated that he had to repeat himself for the third time now, he pushed his glasses back up towards his face. “It’ll be better to just show you anyway,” so he turned to his right, grabbed the cloth that was covering something really tall. Leo’s neck craned up as the cloth fell to floor as Don announced, “Behold, the ninja-trainer-3000!!” The machine started to spin in place, sharp knives, twisty knobs and more dangerous things seemed to be moving in circles around the tall pole that held everything together.

Leo blinked a couple of times. “Train with this death trap??” He started to circle his brother’s thingy carefully. As he made a complete round he had counted practically every sharp thing they owned on this- whatever you call it!

“It’s not a death trap. It’s a training device.” Donnie re-explained. “To help us become ninjas faster! You know so we can finally go up to the surface??”

Ever since they had turned 10 all four of them started to edge closer and closer to the outer edges of the sewer. Splinter warned of the consequences, that they were still kids and weren’t ready. Well they all wanted to prove Splinter wrong, and the only way to do that was to become better ninjas. But most of all they yearned to see what was just above them, tired of seeing it through sewer bars and tv screens.

Leo still eyed the tech cautiously. He too wanted to go up to the surface. But still… “and you’re sure this is safe?” The last thing they needed was showing Splinter they couldn’t even handle one of Donnie’s machineries. “Absolutely! Don’t worry Leo” Donnie started rambling on about safety features and percentages.

Leo zoned out of most of it but couldn’t help his smile. Donnie sure was smart, interrupting his monologue Leo swung an arm over Donnie’s neck, dragging him out of the tech room. “Sounds good then Don,” to which Donnie smiled, “oh that’s not even half of what we could-“

“Yeah yeah, I get it you’re a genius. Back to bed!” Leo dragged his brother along, Donnie kept babbling but didn’t struggle. He felt like now that he had shown someone he might get a few hours of sleep. He was kind of tired. He was just so pumped to test his invention! And he couldn’t wait to see Raph and Mikey’s reactions next! But his ultimate goal was hoping that this would take them a step closer to the streets of New York City!

[littlemoondarlingarts]

Some modern aged up cielois Au for your soul ♡♡

Oh? You wanna know more??

Ciel only has 1 kind of shirt and it is a long sleeved turtle neck, he has multiples of it in black and navy blue, he also has a plethora of suits that he used to wear everywhere but he has kinda became too depressed to do that. He also has that long thingy that is attached to phones because when he lost 6 phones in the span of one year so Sebastian forced him to use it.

Ciel and Alois are both the CEOs of their family's respective companies and one of them is hard working while the other hardly works.

Sebastian and Claude aren't demons but are humans, they work as personal assistants for these two brats, no one knows why they stay with them, but they do. Maybe it's loyalty, maybe it's something else. Maybe it's related to the mysterious fires that eat up whole cities. Who knows.

[ginger-idiot]

*Deep ass inhale* UPDATE POST

Okay so- Like- some updates on my little AU thingy- just like- human appearances-

`~Clyde:

◇ flexable, thigh-high, slightly dark orange combat boots because I said so.

◇ Orange hoodie with red stripes like his costume in his true form, but the hood is massive and leaves his shoulders exposed when its down.

◇ The most comfortable pair of red sweatpants you've ever seen.

◇Looks almost exactly like Zach but a *tad* bit taller.

`~Winfrey:

◇ Dresses fancy and shit.

◇ One of those suit top things, but it's a light blue with gold and purple accents.

◇ Expensive looking boots because yes.

◇ Dark blue dress pants.

◇ Shortish, purple hair with blue streaks that's always up in a sort of ponytail or man bun.

`~Simon:

◇ *Insert bango here* This man dresses country- like- a lot-

◇ Denim overalls.

◇ shortsleeve, beige t-shirt.

◇ worn down cowboy boots.

◇ Straw hat :D

◇ Short, brunnet hair.

`~The Flock:

◇ This thing doesn't have a human appearance- well it does but it mainly just turns into a big ass crow-

◇ Longsleeve, turtle neck, black and purple sweater.

◇ Comfy purple sweatpants

◇ Tall black combat boots.

◇ Straw hat because Simon.

◇ Long purple hair constantly in a ponytail.

`~Jack:

◇ Definately a fucking clown-

◇ Green, mint, and a slightly muted green jestes top.

◇ Same with the jester pants.

◇ Lime green jester shoes.

◇ A sort of mint green colored hair, also short.

`~Klaus:

◇ Almost a mirror of Jack but different colors.

◇ Red and light pink jester top with blue stripes.

◇ Also same with the pants.

◇ Pink jester shoes.

◇ Slightly muted, long red hair.

`~Human heights:

◇ Clyde: Still 6'6

◇ Winfrey: 7'

◇ Simon: 7'

◇ The Flock: 6'

◇ Jack: 6'

◇ Klaus: 5'11

(Please note that mortimer is a supprise simply because I don't have anything for him yet- :P)

[captnjacksparrow]

What's your favourite look/outfit of Sasuke and Naruto?

Naruto wearing Long Robe is always my favourite look. Pain Arc Red Robe has a spot in my heart which no other character could snatch...

As For Sasuke, His Classic Blue Turtle necked Genin outfit is my favourite... He looked Simple, Classy and yet Cool. I am not a fan of 'That Skirt and Orochimaru Rope' thingy that Sasuke used to wear throught Part 2. Thank the Heavens!! That got tored off by Chapter 698.

[canary3d-obsessed]

Restless Rewatch: The Untamed - Episode 02

Warning: Spoilers for all 50 episodes!

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Donkey Riding

way ho and away we go, donkey riding donkey riding way ho and away we go, riding on a donkey

Wei Wuxian and Apple are doing their best for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 

Xiao Zhan had trouble riding the donkey sitting side-saddle, so the Department of Questionable Practical Effects made him a fake leg to wear while riding regular style. 

Can you spot it? It’s very hard to spot. It is very convincing.

Simple Pleasures

Wei Wuxian takes his time wandering up the nearest mountain, and half of the cultivators in the land also wander up this mountain because...Night Hunting! The cultivators are hot and thirsty from walking because they forgot that they all know how to fly. 

Wei Wuxian relaxes by a well and listens to people stanning him. 

Also

I’m going to say it: Wei Wuxian never met a drinking vessel he couldn’t blow.

Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet

The actress who plays A-Yan is named Zhang Linran. She probably has studied dance since she was 4 and now she gets her big break which turns out to be feeding an apple to a donkey. So let’s pause for a second to look at how beautifully she moves.  

Reunions are Awkward, Part 1

Wei Wuxian meets up with one of his family members and it goes super well. 

I...like Jin Ling? He’s much less of a douchebag than his dad, his uncles Jin, Jiang, and Mo (the three stooges), and every damn one of his Jin cousins. He’s genuinely brave (his Dad’s primary good quality) and his hair is on fleek. He’s still a whiny diaper baby, but I like him. 

(much more after the cut!)

Then Jiang Cheng shows up, looking fine as hell and radiating peak arrogant-prick energy.

When he discovers that ‘Mo Xuanyu” stuck a piece of paper to Jin Ling, he tells the child to literally murder him. Excellent uncleing! A+++++ would recommend.  

“In fact, literally murder anyone who uses Yiling Laozu’s tools, like talismans, lure flags, or spirit compasses - basically murder everyone in the Lan Clan plus those other fanboys we saw coming up the hill. Then get out there and make some friends, goddamn it!”

These nets full of cultivators on this daytime night hunt are the only time we ever see anything in a net during a night hunt.  In fact dudes constantly go night hunting and the only prey we ever see is rock lady, murder turtle, and a couple of rag mops in the lake. 

You Are Not Qualified to Speak to Me

Also radiating arrogant-prick energy on this occasion is Lan Wangji. He has been using pettiness as a weapon since long before he met this Jiang Cheng turkey, and he *brings it* when Jiang Cheng tries to have a conversation with him.

Letting your eyes wander everywhere except to his punchable face while you ignore his passive-aggressive questions? Quality work. 

Dropping a silence spell on his child and then letting your own child explain it to him? Golden. 

Lan Wangji is never ever going to forgive Jiang Cheng for what he did on cliff day, and his silence here is as pointed as an ice pick. I suspect the last words Lan Wangji actually spoke to him were “Jiang Wanyin, stop it,” sixteen years ago. 

Jiang Cheng is actually the bigger person in this particular interaction, visibly mastering his temper and telling Jin Ling to take his medicine. 

Reflecting

Wei Wuxian hangs out by a beautiful river and hallucinates for a while. River Jiang Yanli is nurturing and River Jiang Cheng is pissed off, so there are no surprises there.  River Jiang Cheng thinks that Wei Wuxian is a promise-breaking douchebag. He’s not exactly wrong. 

Courtesy of convenient gossiping cultivators, Wei Wuxian discovers that the 16 year old arrogant kid from the Jin clan who his brother from the Jiang clan has custody of is actually and quite obviously Jin Rulan.

Well fuck I guess now I care about something, that’s inconvenient. 

Needing to help parent the child of the sister who parented him is what draws Wei Wuxian fully into his new life. 

As soon as he has this realization, Apple comes back from roaming around, and never gives him any trouble after this for the rest of the story. Which...probably doesn’t mean anything. 

Wen Gravesite

Does Wen Ning hang out here because it’s where he and his (dead) people came from? Oh great, now I am sad. 

Judging by all the leaves on this grave thingy I’m going to say that this grave tender dude is, ah, not very good at his job. 

Get him, Jingyi!

I feel like maybe we all focus too much on how Lan Jingyi is so hilarious and sardonic and not enough on how he is a such a biscuit. 

Soul Grass

As mentioned in the previous post, Chinese spiritual concepts don’t always translate well into English. Soul grass? Sure, why not. 

This is where Wei Wuxian’s Sherlock Holmes brain starts to work, although he still doesn’t remember really basic stuff about Dafan Mountain. Dying and changing bodies is rough on the old neurochemistry. This creates more opportunities for flashbacks, however, and if there’s one thing The Untamed deffo needs more of, it’s kissing flashbacks.

Temple Statue

Presumably grave-tender dude is also in charge of clearing away spiderwebs at the temple, because it’s not getting done. 

Jin Ling walks into the temple blaspheming at full volume. 

Since this isn’t a Greek story, he isn’t immediately struck blind for this. Then when he wishes for the statue to come alive, it obligingly does.  Everything’s coming up Rulan!

Wei Wuxian shows up to rescue all the kids by throwing talismans at the monster which does not tip anyone off to who he is. 

Baby Cultivator Babysitting

Lan Wangji chills out in the cultivators’ pavilion with Jiang Cheng and their mutual hate boners.

Meanwhile, Wei Wuxian forgets all about his nephew and turns into cool professor guy, explaining the basics of soul-eating to the baby cultivators and gleefully encouraging their fear of Hanguang-Jun’s punishments. 

Because the Lan babies are good filial children they are super respectful and engaged with this random adult who is lecturing them. They also - like their own Hanguang-Jun at their age - see and admire Wei Wuxian’s intellect. It’s easy to forget how extremely smart Wei Wuxian is, because of how extremely dumb Wei Wuxian is.

Lan Jingyi suddenly figures out Wei Wuxian is not crazy. 

Bis. Kit. 

Then Rock Lady shows up and Jin Ling sticks 6 arrows into her while Lans Jingyi and Sizhui stand around not bothering to draw their swords.

I see a lot of comments about the bad effects in the statue sequences but I think Rock Lady is all right. The figure animation is decent and the lighting is no worse on her than on everything else in the scene. Her hair is nice, for a rock person.

Admittedly I just finished watching Guardian which has CGI monsters so bad they may have injured my retinas and possibly also my DNA, so the bar, for me, is pretty low. Rock lady clears it with room to spare.   

Note: Wei Wuxian’s flute playing does zippity towards controlling the statue. Not sure what his plan was here.

Wen Ning Kicks Ass

Now we get to meet Wen Ning, who appears to be a stone-cold badass. Later we will discover how hilariously inaccurate that assessment is. 

While all versions of Wen Ning are delightful, this version of Wen Ning is also...strangely attractive? He’s got a Patti-Smith-Horses-Era vibe here, instead of his more usual lost-baby-dork vibe. And his dreamy “I have nails in my head” expression is intriguing. 

I mean, he’s not a total snack like zombie Song Lan or pre-zombie Song Lan or blind Song Lan or post-zombie Song Lan, but this look is a good one for Wen Ning, is what I’m saying.

Reunions are Awkward, Part 2

Lan Wangji, who has 99% already recognized Wei Wuxian because of the haunted sword and the fierce jawline and beautiful neck and tiny tiny waist, is summoned by his flute playing as inexorably as the Ghost General was. 

Jiang Cheng also recognizes Wei Wuxian and goes into full beatdown mode, thwarted (silently) by Lan Wangji. Wei Wuxian attempts to preserve his incognito by sassing Jiang Cheng in as sibling-like a manner as possible. 

Hanguang-Jun’s Pro-Ghost Agenda Has Been Clear for Some Time

This Jiang/Lan fight is hilarious when you consider the implications.

Macroexpression vs. Microexpression

Mo Xuanyu brought Wei Wuxian back using sacrifice summons, a dark ritual invented by Wei Wuxian that he, most likely, did NOT show to Lan Wangji back in the day. So it’s a pretty safe bet that Lan Wangji doesn’t know that Wei Wuxian was gifted a body, rather than stealing one.

when your brother turns around, you must whip him you will never live it down unless you whip him

When Jiang Cheng lets loose with Zidian, it’s not just because he’s angry. He’s using purple power to force Wei Wuxian’s ghost out of the body he’s apparently possessed. And Lan Wangji instantly STOPS him from doing that.

Clan Leader Jiang: this person has been possessed, against their will, by an evil ghost

Future Chief Cultivator Lan: Counterpoint: I am banging the ghost

Flashback Time

Welcome to your 30-episode flashback!

Once I used to join in Every boy and girl was my friend Now there's revolution, but they don't know What they're fighting

Let us close our eyes Outside their lives go on much faster Oh, we won't give in We'll keep living in the past

Road Tripping to Summer School

Gosh I’m looking forward to younger, kinder, more relatable Jiang Cheng.

...prick. 

Incidentally, until now this episode didn’t know that Jiang Cheng has smile muscles, and neither did the person who glued his wig on for him.

I Like Rabbits

Here we have our first rabbit in a large collection of rabbit iconography that appears in The Untamed. 

Instead of sending everyone to the Wikipedia page for Tu'er Shen I’m going to take this opportunity to rec the short film Kiss of the Rabbit God by Andrew Thomas Huang (tw: blood, tw:body-mod cutting) which you can read about and watch over at  Nowness.com 

Particularly if you are a queer person of Chinese heritage, check it out. 

So. What the fuck are these? Are they food? 

Are they made from wax? Or corn starch? or pig intestines? 

Wei Wuxian runs off to get laid drunk and Jiang Cheng grumps about it. Jiang Yanli reminds him that being free is a Jiang Clan Rule, so really Wei Wuxian is following the rules by not following the rules. Does that mean he’s not free? My head hurts. 

Jiang Cheng: yes but grump grump grump

Jiang Yanli: Nothing bad will ever happen because of A-Xian’s choices, trust me

Outro

Wei Wuxian faint tally: one  Caught by: the cold hard ground

Soundtrack: 1. Donkey Riding by Great Big Sea 2. Living in the Past by Jethro Tull 3. Whip It by Devo

Fic prompt:  Lan Wangji’s internal monologue while he sits in the pavilion with Jiang Cheng 

If you write a fic from this prompt and want to share, please post a link in comments!

Bonus: Wang Zuocheng, macro-expression king

Episode 03 Restless Rewatch coming soon!

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17 questions 17 people

Thank you @study-van @moodystudyblr @ndemic @chicanastudies @akira-noema @keepquietandhustle and @somuchtostudysolittletime for tagging me here. :)

Nickname: I dont have one but sometimes my mother calls me sehru

Zodiac: taurus

Height: I haven't measured in a long time but its something like 4'11.

Hogwarts house: grryfindor

Last thing I googled: pixar movie recommendations (lol, im embarrassed)

Song stuck in my head: its not a song in particular. Its a viral meme thingy in india. Ye raashi thi, cooker me se chane nikal diye 😂

Number of followers: 430+

Amount of sleep: 7-9 hrs

Lucky number: idk maybe 6?

Dream job: neurosurgeon

Wearing: kind of fuzzy trousers, turtle neck sweater and a muffler.

Favorite song: I don't listen to songs but I like faded by Alan Walker.

Favorite instrument: i dont have one.

Aesthetic: tbh it fluctuates.

Favorite author: Charles Dickens and Ruskin bond. But i read pretty much every author's

Favorite animal noise: cat meows

Random: my finals got postponed and now I'm preparing my strategy for this month in my head.

Tagging - @sleepinmoons @ancientmariner13 @iyastudies @museeofmoon @bookishmuggleborn @boldlystudy @rylie-studies @dramatic-gryffindor-studies @patientlystudying @nour-is-stressing-out @ndemic @simply-living101 @music-of-languages @coralstudiies @furrypaperstudyblog @rebellion-and-storms @winterathetokyo and anyone who is interested :)

[merulaverse]

on the prep and goth lookbook thing you did, the right person has such a good trenchcoat thingy that you said to DM for the link, so may I please have a link? <3

you can get it right here ! its called double breasted long coat turtle neck :)

[intelligentdumbass]

Gotta love the contrast between Apollo wearing nothing under that kimono shirt(?) and Athena in a turtle neck, and yes I’m mainly gonna be drawin them like this in the animatic thingy cause... 3 minutes is long okay and I’m not sure if I can anatomy that competently yet—

Nothing like a drunk night with the fam and playin monopoly with one of your besties, what could possibly go wrong?

[kalosacetrainer]

Rwby Live Blog Part 1

hnnnng what if I live blogged my rwby rewatch It’s been like several years since I actually watched the show so I might get some stuff a little wrong heh, okay a lot wrong, I remember basically nothing. Starting with Volume 1, I plan to watch the first episode today and another episode every day until I catch up to the current volume, might take breaks if I have work to do, this is just a hobby and I need to prioritize other stuff before this.

Chapter 1: Ruby Rose Damn Red got that good music, I really like her design, it’s cool. So the ginger’s talking about dust, I think it’s kinda like gunpowder in it’s activation? Maybe it takes a spark to ignite whatever spell or something to activate? I really love this dust stuff so far, it seems really cool. OH FUUUUUUU, That huntress lady or whatever??? She has a staff thing and it just like, I bet it’s dust, but like, how does that work??? It started up a storm or something and it’s got point hail raining down??? That’s cool. The dark clouds are in a spirally thing that’s really cool. I also like her purple cloak but I don’t know why it’s all swirly at the ends, still cool. OKAY WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING. MAGIC???? Basically staff lady just used telekinesis or something by directing her wand and also the fire lady, gosh she’s hot, is using destructive fire magic or something, like it has weight to it which I can tell by how it slams into the ground. There’s no wand or anything though so like, maybe it’s like she has dust in her blood or something? And that’s how she can do magic??? That’d also make sense for wand lady, they got dust in their blood is my guess. Okay no I see more of this fire lady and she has glowing dress and that maybe means her clothes is a conduit for the dust magic. Yeah that makes sense. Oooo, so fire lady can deflect with her magic dust clothes too? Is she using the dust to hit the projectiles in the air before it hits or is she creating forcefields which deflect more widely??? Hmmmm. Oh my gosh red, that was adorable to ask your magic cop lady for an autograph, good for you girl, good for you. Hmmmm, so Red’s in trouble now for being a vigilante, is she even supposed to have a weapon like that like, girl looks 15, how can she have a blade gun??? So wand milf is talking about how she’s going to be sent home but then she’s implying that the punishment ain’t up to her, I wonder who’s in charge of wand milf then. Also what’s the structure for these “huntresses” Are they like, the defenders of the city and stuff? They hunt down criminals and those grim things which we haven’t seen yet, but how does the buisness work??? And what’s gonna happen to little Red? Ohhhh, we finding the big boss. Is it gonna be an even cooler milf? Tall vampire lady? Please be tall vampire lady. Damn. it’s an old guy with weird glasses, hasn’t brushed his hair from the looks of it. Also wtf is his fashion sense? Green on Green On Green on Green don’t look good hun, add a few muted colours in there somewhere, maybe a dark gray? Also, is he really wearing a stupid long baggy turtle neck with a brooch under a vest, under a long blazer??? Get it together man, let the milf do your fashion, or rwby or something, if you’re going to go for comfy, go for comfy, if you want business semi-casual, do that. But not whatever the hell you got, throw it in a fire already, I can’t stand to look at it. So Red’s name is Ruby Rose, got it. Wow she’s really going for that Red Thing, I wonder what her family is like if she got that sorta name. All I remember from this show is that ren and nora are my favorite’s, someone’s got an abusive family, there is ship discourse, lesbians, scary people and scary monsters, and the magic system’s fucked. Hmmmm, She got them gray eyes, I know that’s important but I got no idea how. YES! Thank you old man! I knew it was weird that she had a blade gun thing. Also, they be calling these schools weird, I think this is a private school thing, yeah that makes sense. YES GIRL! EAT ALL THEIR FOOD! LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND! Okay so her uncle’s one of her teachers, yeah I can feel the nepotism, so Red’s definitely not the one with the abusive family, now to find out which one it is, hmmmm. RED YOU ARE ADORABLE WITH THOSE LITTLE HAND THINGS ASJHFADLKJHS OH MY GOSH SHE’S RAMBLING, THAT’S PERFECT AHHHHHH Okay so there ARE police, damn, well I guess huntresses are cooler police but as we all know cops are pigs so hmmmm. I really really hope that there’s a corrupt system little red can destroy with her coolness but I’m already scared about how this system works.

Okay so back to the signal academy thing. Ruby has a sister who’s two years older than her, her uncle works at her current school, and she has a huge dangerous weapon on her at all times, uhhhhh, I fear the corruption a lot already, and what I’ve from what I’ve gotten so far, I’m not sure the creators are going to address the whole corruption thing for a while seeing as we haven’t met any good guys that aren’t fantasy cops so far. OKAY WHAT RUBY’S JUST RAMBLING IN FRONT OF HER FUTURE HEADMASTER SHE’S GOT SOME COURAGE. WHAT She’s actually going to Beacon two years early??? wtf >.> Red flags are already happening, this has to be about the silver eyes. Also, the framing of ozpin in the dark and ruby in the light *mwah* I can already tell that this guy has something wrong with him form that repeated framing style. The animation is moving around so much, bee sister’s thingies are just out there and her fashion blazer is wiggling, so weird. Golly, the digital art right next to the 3d modelling gives such a weird vibe. Also Roman Torchwick? Dang guy, that’s a sucky name. Rip my man’s whole vibe, he definitely got made fun of as a kid. Ahhhh, here’s the furries, so they are called “fauna” like, Just Animal??? Wow, Okay. I sense that there will be some pretty sucky metaphors made about racial inequality and stuff, ah well, I’m just here for the action and cool dust crap, oh and ren and nora, I wonder when they come in? Hmmm. “white fang” hmmm, I sense that’s a plot point, dang. “glenda goodwitch” wow they really selling to us that this is the good side huh. Still don’t like the points stuff for her cloak but it’s mostly because of how the art style makes it look.

Also have I made a comment yet about the sky ships? They are weird but cool. I like how they kinda look like sea creatures so far. Or just straight up helicopters but bigger. Both are cool.

So vomit boy is def a main character, wonder how that’ll go.

HOLY HELL THE OP IS SO GOOD! :D well, that’s all I have for y’all today, I hope tomorrow I don’t spend two hours like I did today just watch one episode but who knows? Maybe it’ll take three hours for the next episode. (I hope not, 2 hours is enough for me)

[voidselfshipp]

The Shadow Under The Sun Pt2

Jerico is filling some paperwork in her small space in the workshop, shes signing something when a hand presses on her shoulder.

--Heeey girl --A Man said-- brought you your smoothie, its getting Real warm today huh?

Jer smiles looking up--Hey alley whatsup?yeah it is...you can barely feel it with the AC on though....--she grabs the milkshake-- and its a milkshake....dont twist it

The Man sits on the womans desk with a smug smile.

--I saw you and the New guy,you two make such a great couple

--You too?!

--Aw come on dont tell me you dont want to kiss him!

--Alley we are not sixteen anymore

--i know i know, but hey dont sweat it, im here for you if you need my advice

Jer cocks an eyebrow and smirks-- no offence but if need advice I wouldnt take it from you my Man

He gasps putting a hand on his chest-- Hey!

They burst out laughing and alleyson presses a kiss to her forehead--Aight ill see you later, Romina is on my ass about I dont know what thingy I screwed up yesterday...

--See you then!

The rest of the day went on without much fuss.

Though Zero was still trying to wrap his head around the base layout, too Many corridors, too Many rooms.

Its a miracle he got to jericos room in ten minutes.

He hesitantly knocks on the door, he hears some rustling and the door unlocks.

--Hey--jer said leaning with her arm on the doorsill.

--i was wondering if you could show me to the cafeteria again...this place is like a maze

--Sure, I was on my way there actually

--uh great!

Jer smiles and grabs her phone closing the door behind her as she left with sam

--S so-- Samuel said-- how was your day?

--Normal...a bit on the boring side, had to fill up some paperwork ,you?how was your training?

--well...you terrans do train hard

--welp we gotta Keep shape!

He chuckles softly.

They Keep talking for a while, and now, eating dinner its silence.

--i have a very busy week ahead of me,but id love to hang out sometime--jeri said-- what about training togheter?

His cheeks flush, but a small smile formed on his face.

--Alright id like that

They started talking and hours ran wild.

Its already too late, both are pretty tired.

--Look,you have stuff to do tomorrow and I dont want you to get lost looking for your room

--youre suggesting I stay over?

-- y yeah!, I mean I can always take the matress under my bed

--No no,ill take it

--Sam with all due respect your back wont handle it, okay?

An idea popped in sams head , figuring discussing with her was useless, seeing that from what he had heard along the day, she was pretty hard-headed.

He picks her up, she yelps with her face turning red and he drops her to the bed.

--Im not going to argue jerico...im too tired...

Jerico sighs softly with her face burning red,as the Man took of his jacket.

She and sam make themselves comfortable on the small bed.

Their backs meet,with not much space to separate them.

The tight turtle neck shirt hugged zeros Back almost too perfectly.

Wich made her cheeks Burn even redder.

They are still awake with no words uttered in the spam of five long minutes.

--i told you that I had to pull out the matress Sam ....we dont fit here

The Man turns around to meet jericos gaze.

--Theres a way

He timidly opens his arms, jer doesnt seem to think it twice before she has her face hid on his chest with jer arms around his waist.

Sam, who was way more confortable now, hugs her, their gazes meet and their eyes dreamily stare at the other.

Samules hand makes its way to her cheeks and caresses it, they seem to sigh at the same time and pressing their lips against the others.

Jer hugs his neck and the kiss deepens, he hugs her waist and they pull appart when their lungs are begging for some air.

--Im sorry I shouldnt have--his head turns away.

Jer grabs his chin and makes him look at her.

--Please kiss me again....

Hes taken back, but nodds kissing her again.

They shift in the bed and hes hovering above her.

--you coulda have told me--jericos arms are around his neck as she says that.

--i wasnt sure...love at first sight is rare

--We can take it slow....

Sam smiles and kisses her again--Id love that...I love you...

--I love you too

[writer-and-artist27]

After Snow Comes Spring

Theme is here. Or here’s a piano alternative. The song’s what gave this oneshot thingie its name, really. 

This was originally written as a way to help better utilize my social anxiety in a productive manner, and now that it’s here, I’m going with it. Studying can suck, but it’s necessary and to be honest, I’d rather not sulk all day. So, writing. Here you go. Briefly inspired by Shell Game Chapter 25 from Lang and Silent Feathers Chapter 18 from Os.  

Very distant sequel to this thingie, I suppose. Everyone’s 18. It makes the post-writing embarrassment more bearable.

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Crane would sometimes stop by the Nagareboshi Café and find himself peering past the veranda a bit longer than he should. Even if Crane couldn’t be his Uchiha self right now, he still kept that part of him around, as miniscule as it was when the mask was on, just for one person.

Someone would probably call this activity “stalking,” but to be honest, Crane couldn’t care less.

Especially when it came to her. 

The rain was cold and unbearable, but Hoshino Tomoko was still standing underneath the patio of Nagareboshi Café to stare up at the cloudy sky with darkened eyes. Even after half an hour of being alone, away from all the hubbub of her home, she hadn’t twitched aside from the usual heaves of her chest telling of breathing. Even when her café had already announced its closing time, she still stood there, watching the rain and barely moving from her spot near one of the windows.

In fact, even from his vantage point, Crane could see how her blue eyes were uncharacteristically dim to match the silence. The red hoodie on her black kimono dress helped with the cold, not to mention the veranda, but it still seemed like she was close to crying.

Something was screaming inside him as he continued to watch.

Tomoko continued to stay silent the entire time he sat there on his electric pole watching. Her eyebrows then furrowed as she gently brought her hands to her mouth, breathing warm air onto her whitened fingers. “Another day,” she exhaled softly, shaking her head. Her gaze was sad as she glanced back towards the dark clouds. “It’s been years.”

Years since what? 

“…What would you think of me now, Ty? Have I become ‘worthy’ in your eyes? Or am I still pathetic to you?” 

Crane froze.

A chilling, sad, and broken laugh reached his ears even through the rain. It was hard to believe that it was Tomoko’s voice. “Who am I to know? You’re gone. Yet why do I miss you?” She shook her head again, bitterly. “There’s no way to get an answer now. Not after so long.” Then there was a sniffle. Tomoko wiped at one of her eyes with her kimono sleeve, the black cloth coming back wet. “I’m horrible, huh, Ty?”

Crane’s fingers twitched through his armor.

“Crane,” the voice echoed forebodingly into his ear from his neckpiece. 

Crane paused, barely noticing his voice having deepened from the lack of breathing and the sudden surge of anger flowing through his veins until he spoke. “Yeah?”

“We have to go soon.”

Crane sighed, adjusting the volume of his voice with a turn of the dial around his choker. The mission. Right. “I know, Turtle, give me a minute.” His heart was pounding again, like his Uchiha self. The self that was yearning to be at Tomoko’s side, to hold her hand and hug her and tell her she wasn’t alone. “…She’s out in the cold again.”

“She’s what?” A pause. Turtle inhaled. “Again, huh?” A sigh then rang through his eardrums. “Star’s sads are horrible.” 

“K—Turtle. Can’t we do anything?” 

“Crane—”

“Listen to yourself, Crane.” Wolf’s voice this time crackled through his other ear. Jackass professional. “You know we don’t have time. As much as you want to, Hokage-sama’s orders are absolute. Dry up and get going.” 

“Do you even hear yourself?” Crane snapped, trying to hold back an exasperated huff to not alert anyone nearby of his presence. “It’s Star. She doesn’t stand out in the cold as fuck rain unless something’s wrong. And Moon’s on hospital shift today. For all that we know, Star’s alone.”

A pause followed again.

“She was talking about that guy again, Turtle,” Crane pleaded. “We have to do something.”

“…Wolf,” Turtle said finally, a tiny hitch in her voice, “I think we can spare a few minutes.”

There was a clicking of a tongue. “Five minutes,” Wolf acquiesced quietly, rustling over the line. “No more than that, Crane.”

“Thank you,” Crane huffed irritably, and his hands twitched while fumbling with his mask. Darn the rain for making everything slippery. “At least you’re not a total jackass.”

“I have my priorities straight,” Wolf interjected dryly, more rustling to signal a shake of his head. He paused, exhaling before admitting, “but you’re right. When the mission is done, we can all comfort Star if she needs it.”

“Good,” Turtle finished, a bit of pride leaking into her voice, “Crane, do your thing.”

The single crackle over his headset signaled the end of that conversation and Crane was left by himself on top of the electric pole again.

Tomoko sighed softly, closing her eyes and he took his chance. 

A single leap was all it took to stand in front of her, shielded from the rain by the awning, and years of chakra control training softened his step enough for her to not notice him. Instead, Tomoko kept her eyes closed as she pressed her hands together in front of her chest. 

“Mirror,” she sang quietly to herself, “tell me something. Tell me who’s the loneliest of them all.” 

The last bit of Crane’s reasoning finally snapped. 

He nearly threw off his mask when stepping forward, but he clasped onto whatever common sense was left inside to speak. “You’re not the loneliest of all.”

Tomoko’s eyes flew open and those soft pink lips opened to gape. Her big blue eyes were wide enough to reflect his image in the irises. “E-Eh?!” her voice shook, echoing in the quiet with that familiar high pitch of hers that spoke of her turbulent emotions. And indeed, there was no mistaking the hint of fear lacing her words. Of course. She hadn’t recognized him. “A-ANBU-san? When did you—” 

Crane shook his head, cutting her off while loosening the straps of his mask. “I’ve been here the entire time. And normally, I’d be Operative Crane, a ninja who can’t even talk with civilians. But I would’ve thought you’d know who it is behind the facade, considering you’re not running away.” 

Once the straps were off, he let the darn thing fall to the ground and Tomoko’s cheeks flushed pink from surprise. 

With Crane gone, Uchiha Obito grinned wryly in his place. “You make it really hard to go without worrying about you, Tomo-chan.”

“O-Obi?!” 

Obito couldn’t help himself. He only had five minutes after all. 

A single squeak was the last thing left between them as Obito lurched forward and captured Tomoko’s lips in a searing kiss. He didn’t even care that his armor was soaked through, that the wind was cold and that people could be staring. All that mattered was pushing that scum’s name out of his girlfriend’s mind, to erase whatever scars Tai left, even if it meant compromising his security. 

Obito had a promise to keep and he couldn’t do it as Crane. 

A moment passed and once the oxygen was running low, Obito gently nipped at Tomo-chan’s bottom lip in a quiet reprimand. It was enough to startle another, smaller squeak from her mouth as he pulled back. 

“O…Obito?” Tomo-chan inhaled shakily, cheeks flushed and lips now somewhat swollen from the kiss. Her red hoodie had long since fallen back to rest against her neck, probably from the force Obito used to push her back. Oops. He got too into it. “Don’t you have to go on a mission?” 

Awwww. Wait, no. 

She yelped once he leaned back in for a quick peck, her resolve wavering as fast as it came. “H-Hey!” 

Obito could faintly hear his headset crackle from microphone static in the back of his mind. Probably Turtle or Wolf. But that was Crane’s responsibility. Right now… 

“I do have to go, probably in the next minute or so,” he mumbled, a smile barely hanging onto his face. But Tomo-chan was still in his line of sight, looking up at him with those cute big blue eyes of hers, so Obito couldn’t help himself. He pressed a hand against the window to lean in, pressing a softer kiss to her forehead. “But don’t think you’re ever unworthy and horrible, Tomo-chan. You’re cute and I love you, so at least remember me before Tai.”

“Oh.” Tomoko’s eyes narrowed weakly at him in spite of the dark red staining her cheeks, her breath coming out in shaky puffs. “Y-You’re not going to bother remembering his name, are you?”

Obito grinned. “Nope!” He pressed one last lingering kiss to her lips. “I love you, Tomo-chan. Not him. He doesn’t deserve anything. And if you believe otherwise, I’ll come back and make sure you remember that.”

Tomoko could have easily resembled a tomato with how red she had turned in the span of a moment. She opened her mouth, letting out a funny noise akin to a small horse before nodding to herself and taking a breath. “G-Got it. Okay.” 

“Crane.” Wolf’s voice interrupted him through the intercom. “It’s time to go.”

Of course. Goddammit.

The moment Tomoko took to reorient herself was enough to give Obito time to take a step back to pick up his mask, snapping the straps back onto his head. Once he did, Tomoko raised her hand to gently wave at him. “I-I love you too, Mr. Crane.” Her smile was definitely exasperated but still all the more real. “Be safe.”

“The same to you, Ms. Star,” Crane said in Obito’s place, hiding his matching smile behind the white mask as he stepped out and back into the cold downpour. “Expect a visitor in the near future.”

A single leap and the pole was back underneath the soles of his sandals. Crane inhaled.

Obito could still feel his lips tingle from the moment.

“Mr. Crane?”

Crane paused. He swiveled his head back, and Tomoko was still smiling. “Do you and your guest like the piano?”

Crane tilted his head at her. “What do you think, Ms. Star?”

With that line said, he leapt away and the moment was over. It was time to get to work again.

By the time he reached the village gates where Wolf and Turtle were, Crane could’ve sworn he saw a twinkle in the sky.