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boolger · 7 months ago

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I’m dangerous ☆ chapter 7 ☆ COD fanfic

Originally posted on my AO3, where I post all my stuff. Always read the tags of my fanfics. MDNI

[Chapter 1] ☆ [chapter 2] ☆ [chapter 3] ☆ [chapter 4] ☆ [chapter 5] [chapter 6] ☆ [Chapter 7] ☆ [chapter 8]

☆ fem!reader x Kate Laswell ☆ explicit. MDNI. ☆ 7/10 ☆ 2,936 words

☆ Summary: You were a hacker and had been a thorn in the side of the 141 gang for a while, in particular as you tried to find out who the famous leader, Watcher, was. But they refuse to be blackmailed and won’t pay you.

So, to prove that you weren’t just bluffing, but were a serious threat to them, you kidnapped a random woman that you saw coming out from one of their meetings, figuring she was a secretary or girlfriend or something.

Oh, how wrong you were.

☆ Tags: au mob, gang, kidnapping, blackmailing, dub-con, angst, smut, death, grief/mourning, hacking, non-con drug use, bondage, spanking, kissing, rough sex, inaccurate portrayal of mob, suicidal thoughts, mention of blood, violence, more will be added

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The man who walked in was staring at Kate. He was 5’8, with an athletic build and short hair - the details were getting muddled in the darkness. There was only very little light from the hallway, shining in, illuminating the back of the man.

As he pulled his gun and it came into view, your mind felt like it was going to explode.

He was here to kill Kate.

He -

Kate.

“Finally I have you, Watcher-“ the main whispered, making panic rise, watching him unlock the safety on the gun, “finally I can—“

You moved out of panic.

It wasn’t that you couldn’t see the temptation of just letting him shoot Kate, step backwards into the bathroom and let him take care of it. You wouldn’t be involved in it, whoever this psycho was.

Yet, you still moved.

This time you didn’t have a taser, you didn’t have any drugs, hell you barely had a plan. The plan you had was so vague that you were impressed it worked in the seconds it took you to complete it.

Romeo and Juliet was a classic. It had been reinterpreted and recreated over and over again, in so many different ways and in many different mediums, but you had always been fond of the written versions.

In a way you wished you could remember one of the more iconic lines from it, but despite reading it at least once a year, your mind had been poisoned by the years of coding and hacking, from the stress of the last couple of days.

You threw the hardcover book directly at the man who barely managed to say anything before it collided with his face, all the dramatic scenes inside it making him stumble, falling over your laptop abandoned on the floor - and for that moment and that moment only, you felt dangerous.

With a couple of fast steps and quick hands, you pulled the gun out of his hand, flinching as it got off - but you threw it away and picked up what you could always trust.

Your book.

Written words printed on paper couldn't be hacked or changed, not like when it was on the screen.

There was movement around you and you felt pain as the man beneath you struggled, screaming bloody murder as you sat on his chest and just repeatedly slammed your book into his face, feeling his nose crunch one of the times. You might as well have hit him with your fear of emotional attachment.

Light turned on, voices, gunshots, yelling, screaming.

You were hurting someone, you realised in terror, not to kidnap or in self defence - but because he threatened a mob boss you had somehow found yourself close to.

Violence was never the answer yet you didn’t give a shit, as you slammed Romeo and Juliet onto his face once more, full force.

You were the one screaming you realised, in anger and panic at the same time, as a pair of strong hands pulled you off the intruder, the book ripped from your hand, blood smeared onto the pages. Bleeding into the already tragic words of the story.

“Hey hey hey - It’s alright, Fae,” Gaz’s hands were on your cheeks, the man you had found annoying mere hours before, were suddenly like a beacon in the dark, grounding you and ripping you from the odd nightmare of your mind, “it’s okay, we got him.”

Everything went blurry for a moment, then unblurry - and then you saw Ghost and Price pull out the man you had attacked, pissed themselves, but clearly not at you. They disappeared out of the room and you blinked, Gaz in front of your face again.

“Fae what happened?” He asked, still holding onto your cheeks, maybe to calm you, maybe to make you stop shaking. You weren’t sure, but you felt out of air, just like when you ran away.

Fear rushing through you for what you had just done.

“Fae - c’mon, speak tae us, lassie,” Soap was there too, brows furrowed, “it’s over now.”

“He - he - I went to the bathroom - and he was there - with a gun - pointed at Ka-Kate oh god is Kate okay, is Kate—“ tears were welling up in your eyes without your permission, fear rushing through you once more at the thought of Kate being killed before you could do anything; it made you want to throw up and you might as well just kill your—

“Sssh, pretty girl,” it was the voice of an Angel, the voice of a goddess, wearing nightclothes and with messy hair, whose pretty fingers pushed away Gaz’ hands, taking their place, “did he say anything, Fae?”

“He - he said finally I have you watcher - and then he aimed the gun at you and I panicked and I threw the book and and—“

Kate shushed you gently, leaning forward to rest her forehead against yours.

“Such a good girl,” she whispered and the world stopped spinning while she caressed your cheek, “such a good girl for saving me, thank you.”

Nothing but a whimper was able to leave you, words dying on your tongue, tears welling up once again. You wondered if you looked pathetic, if you should be embarrassed that Soap and Gaz saw this, and heard Kate calling you a good girl.

But you were a good girl once more - even though you didn’t feel particularly good, as you looked down at your bloody hands. Stained, just like all the people around you.

The man turned out to be one Phillip Graves. Another gang leader if you weren’t wrong and you speculated that he was one of the senders of the email interactions. You didn’t want to watch the security footage of him entering the room, even when offered. Your hands still felt dirty, despite having washed them several times. Besides, that still left the mole to be found - but Kate was safe at least. Two guards had died, which you presumed to have been the bump sounds you had heard earlier.

They left you, told you to sleep. To close your eyes and forget everything that just happened.

You didn’t get much sleep that night, despite several people telling you that you were safe.

They all went to deal with Graves and get rid of the bodies of two of his men too, while you laid in Kate’s bed, watching the door.

Waiting for Graves to walk in again..

Constantly hearing the sound of the book connecting with his face. You had broken his nose, split his lip and potentially ruined one of his eyes, they told you. As if you should be proud. The thought made you gag.

Dangerous. You had been dangerous, like you had wanted to seem to Kate at first. But you had never wanted to actually be dangerous, had you? The mere thought of Alice knowing what had happened, made you want to cry.

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It was early morning when Kate reappeared, instantly noticing that you weren’t asleep. Her face softened.

She was dressed differently than earlier, fully in black, hair that had been loose during the night, now pulled back away from her face. You didn’t say anything, your gaze resting on her - she winked at you, barely visible in the dimly lit room, making you huff - then she undressed.

For just a mere moment, you dreamt yourself away into a reality where Kate Laswell weren’t a mobster, merely a business woman or something - that she was your actual partner, coming home from a long shift, to hold you so that the two of you could sleep all night.

Yet, she wasn’t. You watched her walk into the bathroom, only in her bra and panties, turning on the light and hearing her rinse her face - you dared to believe that she wasn’t cleaning off blood. She reappeared just a moment later, hair framing her face, body backlit by the bathroom light.

The light disappeared before she stepped closer, walking to you in the bed. Her hand was a little cold from the water, but you didn’t mind, leaning into the touch.

“Have you slept at all, Fae?” She asked gently. You shook your head. She climbed the bed, pushing you onto your back and settling in your lap before you could do anything. Kate Laswell was dangerous - you knew,, yet as she straddled you, you wanted to do anything for her. You wanted so badly to be good for her.

One hand rested on the mattress next to your head and the other on your cheek, as she leant over your - your lips meeting, a soft sound leaving you. Was this just… a reward? For having saved her life? You didn’t know, but even if it was, you didn’t mind.

Kissing her was like being dominated. Soft lips and tongue, sharp teeth to remind you who was in control. It sent burning sensations all through you, a whine escaping as her tongue played with yours, your fingers itching to touch her.

“Please,” you managed, as she finally let you breathe, chasing her lips for a moment, finally daring to touch, almost ready to beg her to do something.

“You don’t have to beg, Fae,” she whispered, a dark tone to her voice, “I’ll give you whatever you want.”

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You were crying and squirming, twisting in the handcuffs that made it impossible for you to touch. Legs cramping a little, toes curling as she grabbed your plush thighs even harder, making escape from her warm, clever tongue out of the question.

She had made you come on her tongue and fingers two times already, trying to coach your oversensitive pussy to give you a third orgasm. Switching between fucking your hole with her tongue, sucking and licking your clit.

“Kate, Kateekatekate–” you were pretty sure your moans had stopped making sense after the first orgasm, but the older woman didn’t seem to mind; grinning into your cunt, as if she had found her new favourite thing to do.

Once again she pulled you to the edge of pleasure, teasing your body by offering it to reach the euphoria it earned for - and you were ready for it, so ready that it hurt. Your body tensed once more, a whimper leaving you and and and and –

Kate pulled back.

A distressed sound left you as you were denied the high, eyes flying open as you moved your head to look down at her, almost coming at the mere sight of her.

Big, dangerous Kate Laswell, the unknown mob boss of the 141 gang, covered in spit and your slick, red in the face, her lips a little swollen - grinning, like a predator that had just been fed and offered extras, resting her head against your thigh.

The sound that escaped you was embarrassing, an almost pornographic, desperate moan at the sight, only making her laugh.

“So sweet, my little hacker,” she crooned darkly, “do you want more, darling?”

“Yesyesmore, please, Kate, miss, please,” the words almost stumbled out of your mouth without any pause, eyelids fluttering shortly as she kissed your thigh for a moment - then further up, towards your exposed, puffy and dripping cunt, the kissing turning into licking. Her tongue traced your stretch marks, a pleased hum leaving her as you continued your desperate words.

A kiss to your pussy and then… nothing. Kate pulled back, almost making you ready to cry.

“Patience, Fae,” she cooed teasingly at you as you all but hiccuped with despair, “I have more for you.”

Said more, was a strap on with an almost 6 inches long dildo, that was currently bullying its way into you, making you twist and gasp as it stretched you. Despite already being loose from her fingers and mouth, it was different to be filled like this.

“Like this, hm?” she asked darkly, “dirty little thing, hm?”

You nodded, past feeling shameful if it meant she wouldn’t stop.

“Kate,” you gasped, a chuckle leaving her as she finally stilled, fully inside of you.

“I love when you moan my name,” she whispered darkly, grinding even deeper into you, making you wail. It had been a while since you had anything inside you, especially of this size, but Kate was clearly eating up every reaction raw, as if she could survive, only from this.

She fucked you stupid. It was rude words, but you were unable to describe it in any other way, unable to do anything but babble in pleasure, moaning and twisting in the handcuffs binding you to the bed.

Her fingers, all over you, digging into the fat of your thighs or stomach, her lips against yours or licking at your nipples.

Somehow, she made you come twice again.

When she wanted you to sleep afterwards however, you refused. You might be out of energy, but you suddenly found your tongue, begging her to let you get her off, in any way she wanted. To do you the honour of using you.

She rode your face and you were sure you were in heaven between her strong thighs. Licking, sucking, whatever she demanded you to do. Kate’s fingers buried in your hair, gripping it and using you as if you were nothing but a toy to her.

If you could spend the rest of your life somewhere, it would be between the legs of this woman, worshipping her endlessly, offering Kate as many orgasms as she wanted, bringing her over the edge again and again. You would die happily with your face in her cunt, tasting her juices, letting her soak your face.

You could sleep afterwards, better than you had in a while.

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Confusion overwhelmed your mind for a moment. Your gaze shifted from hers, then to the open gate.

“What?” You were sure you hadn’t heard her correctly, sure that it was some sort of test, to see if you would behave.

You could see some of the others in the background, but they were like blurry silhouettes too you, the only one who mattered right now was the older woman who looked cold.

“I told you to leave.” She repeated calmly. She was in one of her suits, looking beautiful and ready for the day. She had gotten you dressed up too, in new clothes, even with shoes on your feet. Which made more sense now.

“Is… Is this a test?” You were unable to hold back the confusion in your tone of voice, brows furrowing as you looked at her. Her eyes somehow seemed more blue today.

Annoyance flashed on her face. Anger.

“Go home, Fae.” She repeated, slower and darker, almost degradingly, “leave, go home, fuck off. Out.”

Your eyes flickered to the men behind her, but they made no movement, merely watching the two of you. You looked back at Kate, in her sharp suit, hair pulled up, arms crossed and with an emotionless smile.

“Are you serious?”

There was no hint of glee in your voice. Leave. Fuck off. Out. Did you do something to upset her, you wondered, did you not do well enough with Graves?

Kate nodded, not even bothering to answer your question verbally.

“I-” you wanted so badly to ask about what happened last night, if it was because you were inexperienced, if it was because she hadn’t been able to find the mole - if it was something anything that you could do better, “No - Kate, I don’t - I don’t want to–”

“How many times do I have to say it?” her voice darker, angrier, raising in volume too, “Get the fuck off my property, Fae. Go. Home. I don’t want you, don’t need you. You’ve paid back what you needed to.”

The words made you want to vomit. From anger, sadness, surprise - shame. Was this… all nothing for her? Had this been a payment kind of thing, had she not meant anything? Every sweet word that had dripped from her tongue like honey, every praise and secret, the moments you had laid next to each other in bed, like an odd comfort?

This wasn’t Kate Laswell. This was Watcher.

You turned around on your heel, walking towards the open gate, wanting to scream, to yell profanities at her, say something mean, something you would regret. You wanted to hit her, merely in the hopes that it meant you could stay, even if it meant punishment.

When did you begin to feel like this?

You stopped, almost out the gate, almost touching the pavement that your feet had touched at your escape attempt, that felt like aeons ago by now. For just a moment, you considered turning around. Letting those words escape you, mean, rude, awful words, just to get a different reaction. Yet your tongue felt limp in your mouth and you knew you would cry.

You wanted to turn, to take a last look at her.

Instead you took a deep breath. Then you bolted, already knowing the way towards a populated street.

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There was money in one pocket of the jacket you had been given. Your phone in the other.

The busride home was long and bumpy, but you didn’t care, merely staring out in the air, not even bothering to look at your phone.

Your house was empty, things having been put back to their places after they rummaged around. You just dropped the jacket, picking up mail - abandoning it on the table, ready to go lay down on the mattress you had kept Kate on, for such a short while.

Only to notice the sender of one of the letters.

The hospital.

#my writing #boolger #cod fanfic #call of duty #call of duty kate laswell #kate laswell x reader #call of duty fanfic #kate laswell #cod mob au #call of duty mob #cw dubcon

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zeravmeta · 5 months ago

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mob psycho you will always be famous to me for the sole reason that mobs ultimate life goal is to get ripped and he is confident this will solve all his problems

#hes an esper who thinks his powers are bullshit time to get JACKED

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wutheringmights · 1 year ago

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Hey out of curiosity, I know most of the main cast in CTB is pulled from either Legend of Zelda game canons (Princess Zelda, Lana, Ganondorf in name, etc) or Linked Universe, but out of your original characters (especially Kat, Marigold, and the various Knights of Hyrule), did u give any of them symbolic or referential names?

Oh boy do I got the fun post for you:

Lincoln is straight up my Linksona. Just think of him as another version of the character Link

Marigold is supposed to be the typical red-headed love interest for a Link-like character; even her name is meant to fit right in with characters like Malon, Marin, and Midna.

Warriors's last name was originally going to be Warton, but I changed it to Walton when I learned that it meant "noble."

Meemaw is a reference to the Bertolt Brecht character Mother Courage (from his play Mother Courage and Her Children; I had just finished reading it for a seminar class when CTB first came to me). The characters even share a first name: Anna

Similarly, Kat is based off of Mother Courage's daughter, Kattrin; a famously silent-due-to-truama character

Kat's siblings also share names and fates with Mother Courage's sons: Eli is Eilif, and Cheddar is Swiss Cheese (yes, that's his real name)

Orlanda was named for Virginia Woolf's famous character Orlando; originally, I was going to have Orlanda be nonbinary, but changed my mind when I realized it wouldn't be a good idea to make your sacrificial character your nonbinary representation.

Shigeo's name was originally just going to be Shig, as a reference to Shigeru Miyamoto, but I changed it when I started to rewatch Mob Psycho 100. Shigeo is meant to be a homage to a common original character type I kept reading in Warriors-centric fics: the young Sheikah guy for Warriors to have a romance with. However, Shigeo was never envisioned with a romantic relationship in mind. He was always meant to be this cool, older guy type. However, I did almost have Warriors have a crush on him, then deleted that concept for space.

Gaudin was named after a French criminal for no reason. Genuinely, I just liked the name.

Anders was originally going to be named Betolt in honor of Brecht, but that felt heavy handed.

Jakucho is just meant to be the old woman version of the general Impa character to match the badass young woman version that is actually in Hyrule Warriors. Her name means "silent, lonely listening." I liked how it related to her role as Warriors's mentor/therapist.

Impa's real name, Chiyo, means "thousand generations, thousand worlds." I like how it related to the idea that she's always wanted to assume the same role as her ancestors.

I originally picked their surname Miyashita because the site I was on said it translated to something like "temple below the earth," which would reference the Kakariko Well. Checking now, it actually means "(one who lives) below the shrine," which makes way more sense in retrospect.

Ayane has no special name meaning, but her character... you do realize she's just Mask, right?

General Whitestone's name came from me asking myself what would a highly suspicious white guy in charge be called?

The name Nephus translates to "a God's son who will also become a God." Do I mean that literally? Who knows. At the very least, I wanted a snappy, but impressive-sounding name.

Vasileios means "royal or kingly". His middle name, Orionides, implies that he's the son of a great hunter.

Icarius's name is meant to be reminiscent to that of Icaurs, the famous mythological figure.

Philo means "lover or friend." A very cute name for a not-so-cute boy.

You probably have realized that the House of Nephus characters are heavily Greek/Roman coded. Originally, they were going to be Russian coded, but then the line about Faovaria being unable to attack some other kingdom due to their harsh winters would have fallen into question.

Faovaria's symbol being an octopus is a reference to how the octopuses symbolized immortality in ancient Greece.

Both of those were super off-topic. Sorry lol

I'll end with a fun fact you shouldn't look too deep into: the empire name Faovaria is derived from Farore. This was due to a concept I changed my mind about. Genuinely, it's not relevant anymore. Do not incorporate it into your theories, or something.

#i don't make it my policy to give every character special name meanings so if i didn't bring someone up...#...it's probably because I just liked that name to begin with #but fun fact I was looking at one of my old fanfics and i also used the name Marigold for a throwaway character and it gave me whiplash #me rambling #lu ctb #ask #linked universe #shoot-i-messed-up #ctb lore #ALSO the reason why Faovarians in general were going to be russian coded is SO STUPID that I don't even want to mention it. like it's super #embarrassing and I'm a little ashamed that I almost did a whole plot point about it #ALSO I know that Greek and Roman is not the same and there are people who will be mad that I conflate the two #but consider this: I do not care

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oh-allie · 10 months ago

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REQUEST GUIDELINES/FANDOMS + DNI + TAGS

i'll be continuously updating this list, but fandoms i’ll write for are…. (bold = i know more about the content/characters !!)

genshin impact, JJK, honkai star rail, project sekai (includes vocaloids), SAIKI K, avatar: the last airbender, GRAVITY FALLS, one punch man, twisted wonderland, reverse: 1999, the royal tutor, ouran highschool hostclub, kaguya-sama love is war, parasyte -the maxim-, food wars !, march comes in like a lion, mob psycho 100, zach stone is gonna be famous, blue exorcist, class of '09, stardew valley, my hero academia, love and deepspace

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you CAN send in requests

theres no guarantee that i'll write it, as my motivation for a prompt or just to write in general fluctuates. i have the right to not write a request just because i don't want to, little blurbs of yours are always appreciated tho!! it might inspire me!!

please be a little specific on what you want 💔 i am not the most creative so if you just write "oh can i request a ___ x reader" then i dont know CAN YOU ?

i dont write; angst, smut (non-sexual intimacy is cool tho !! {GUYS PLEASE} very very cute n sweet)

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dni; bigots (racist/sexist/radfems/transphobes/homophobes)

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if i dont tag something properly please leave a reply !! mute anything you dont wanna see, i appreciate all of you <33

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unicornpoop · 3 months ago

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Random stuff of this AU, The Wilbe Hotel. I hope you guys like.

Heaven in this AU has rings like Hell in the Hellaverse does.

Humility= Purple (Where all Winners are)

Chastity = Indigo (A ring full of pure love)

Diligence = Blue (All hardworking people live there). It’s built like a city.

Kindness = Green (Where everyone is too nice and compliment each other)

Charity = Yellow (Where everyone goes to give)

Temperance = Orange (a ring of moderation and self restraint)

Patience = Red (Where lots of Spas and yoga places are)

Eve is the villain of season 1. She resembles kazimir29’s design of Eve. Only difference is she has horns and demonic wings. Her demonic exorcist army consist of Succubus’s.

Charlie speaks fluent Hebrew. This is because she’s a Israeli-Jewish Angel.

Vaggie is El Salvadorian like canon Vaggie, but is also half Filipino. So if she were human she’d have dark brown hair, almond shape brown eyes, and Olive skin. She speaks Spanish and Tagalog (Filipino).

Vaggie lost an arm instead of an eye. She still has both eyes on this AU. She loses her left arm instead. Charlie builds her a gold robotic arm. Not only does she lose an arm, she loses her wings and tail.

Vaggie wields a demonic pitchfork as her weapon. While Charlie can wield a angelic spear (resembles canon Vaggie’s).

Charlie gains wings when she goes into her episode 8 angelic form. She gains 6 (Like Emily and Lucifer). She lacks a tail.

Charlie (if she were a human) would be Israeli. She’d have tan skin, blue eyes, and raven black hair.

Angel Dust was from a good Italian family from New York. He became a famous movie star for romance movies. He died because the guy he was secretly dating was from the mob. His appearance would be black and blue. He is polite and sincere and has no problem being cautious. His humor is refined and polished much to Charlie’s dismay. She tries to get him to be comfortable with sex thinking all the romance bullshit is boring.

Charlie is a Huskdust shipper as is Vaggie. Charlie gives them tips on how to make their relationship spicy.

Alastor may be somewhat similar to 2P! Alastor, but he is still Aro Ace having zero interest in sex or romance.

Their sexualities are the same. There’s no point of changing them. Angel is still gay.

Nifty is calm and likes to break things. She LOVES filth. She died because of a psycho wife she worked for. Yes, she does kill Eve.

Not everyone is associated with the colors blue. Charlie is associated with purple, Vaggie with the color indigo, Alastor with the color blue, Nifty with the color green, Angel with blue/greens, Husk with pastel oranges and yellows, and Sir Pentious with pastel reds.

Sera and Emily are high-ranking Goetia’s associated with the color reds. Emily in this AU mirrors Charlie’s.

Lute is way meaner to Vaggie than in canon. Vaggie and Lute hate each other way more on this AU than in canon. Their episode 8 fight is way more brutal (at least for Vaggie).

Lute is a Succubus and a candle head (the only thing that makes her c angle head is the candle on her head). Lute is a self hating lesbian. Seeing Vaggie happy and out triggers her. Lute loses her right eye in episode 8, instead of losing an arm.

Vox posts positive news around Heaven. Valentino owns a studio that promotes romance movies. He’s anti Sex. Velvette is a positive influencer always lifting up women (and others). Like canon Velvette she puts on fashion shows.

#charlie morningstar #Vaggie #Hazbin Hotel #The Wilbe Hotel #Angel Dust #Husk #Nifty #Alastor

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kustas · 1 year ago

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It's so disappointing how time and time again I see reminders of Taiyô Matsumoto's stuff being put on that high shelf of "artsy, highbrow, gatekept", this line from My dream is to die was yesterday's reminder for me

"If you know you know, if you don't we can't help".

I went to a manga specific bookstore with friends lately and despite how accessible manga is here, being mainstream nowadays, you don't find his works alongsides normal series but only in the section reserved to artbooks and fancy collector's editions. It's not published like other manga. Other releases that suffer the same fate are the monsters dominating the "classic manga" category like Akira and Tezuka's work. Several editors have collections in a larger fancier format, of which I own a copy of for "Monster", but you can and will find that one edited as regular manga and on the same shelves as in stores too. I wanted to show the stuff I read to the people I was with and struggled to find anything until I hit that fancy section asides from the rest and even with that it took time to find the books, most of which who were, like fancy editions are, under plastic and not browsable. And extremely expensive, of course...

"both genius and a bit of a hard sell" annoys me. If something is good it has potential to be famous from being recognized as such. Why a hard sell? Assuming it's a mix of the weirdness in the writing and the unconventional art styles. Ironic for both as I grew up to see most manga labeled as weird and quirky for being culturally different, and as for the art, the crushing success of modern series like Mob Psycho and arguably One Piece should have (despite the amount of weebs hating on their visuals, I know) shown publishers it's worth giving them a chance.

In the first place, one of the reasons his work stands out from other manga are the BD influences, especially Moebius, and for having read Moebius and Druillet and Bilal among other Heavy Metal classics I can say their writing is way harder to parse. Taiyô Matsumoto's stories are typically extremely simple ones if anything, often slightly surreal or nuanced, but still damn simple. It'd take me a few paragraphs to explain the plot of the Incal. I can explain no.5's in two sentences and that series is the most obtuse I've read by him. Ironic that in taking some inspiration in french comics, french editors don't seem to see him as accessible either.

Why this annoys me in the first place is I am very fond of his work and it's disappointing to see that...subtle gatekeeping? Prevent him from a chance to the mainstream. Anyone who's really into comics as a whole usually reads his stuff but I seldom see it recommended. It's invisible in online manga communities that I've stumbled upon. My limited anime con experience gives the same results.

But when I find comment sections online related to his work, left on clips of the animes based of it, on tweet threads about a series, etc, I always find a few people saying hey, I saw/read this as a child and it stuck with me forever. Even if I was already grown up when I discovered his stuff the constant shilling from my end on here should show how much I think more people should read his work. It's why I'm annoyed and disappointed - I don't want those manga to explode in popularity because I want clout and stacks for the author and my favorite things to be #1, but because his work honestly does not come off as hard to access to me AND is both refreshing and very, very touching

#mine #rbs locked for now

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awesomedurraworld · 9 months ago

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Happy early Birthday! Congrats on another year older(soon). I’d love to get to know you better by asking questions for your birthday. That was a clever idea.

I really don’t know any good, interesting questions, but here we go anyway:

1. What is(are) you current favourite book and/or show? And what was(were) your first favourite book and/or show you can remember when you were younger?

2. If you could visit one place fictional or not without consequence, where would you choose? And on a side note, would it be a good place to have a birthday party? XD

3. Have writing and drawing always been some of your hobbies? And what are some your others that you find interesting?

4. Basic birthday question… What is your favourite cake flavour? And if you are like me and don’t like cake, what is your substitute?

5. Last question. I want to write you a gift fic for your birthday. What would you like for me to write for you? Tropes… Ideas… (Just note that the only fandom I know we share is fma)

Have a wonderful birthday!

thank you so much for sending your ask 🥹 and the birthday wishes! I hope yours was as magical as you wanted it last week 💖🫶🏻

okay, on to the questions!

Some of my favorite books and or tv shows! Funnily now, I don't read original books as much as I used to when I was younger, tho I do enjoy visiting and rereading my favorite seriess from when I was a young teen! If I saw another part of these series now that I dont own I would 100% buy it haha. My main three-book series are Dork dairies ( I own the whole collection!) Cupcake Diaries, ( I own all the books that my bookstore has 🥲.) and Whatever After ( up till book 7.)

I never was into the more famous book series, like Harry Potter or the Percy Jackson and his Pals series, even with us having these in our home library- for some reason they never interested me

As for Tv shows!! now that is an easier one 😌 Ages 4-8 The earliest favorite tv show that I could remember is Postman Pat and Strawberry Shortcake and Friends ( the 2009 show.)

Ages 9-11 of course as I grew older I fell in love with Sofia the first, Doc Macstuffines, Jack and the Neverland Pirates, and Handy Manny, and Heidi too, and wild Krats with odd squad!

when I turned 12 I fell in love with Ronja the thief’s daughter and the mysterious cities of gold, alongside little women and the Robinson family

14-17 As a younger teen, I loved loved loooved Young Justice alongside of different classics and the shows I liked as a tween.

17- now My young adult years I have enjoyed different animes such as Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Mob Psycho 100, Ranking of Kings, Kaguya-sama love is war, Spy x family, and Attack on Titan. And different shows like When Calls the Heart and timeless! And because I babysit some kiddos I also enjoy watching kids shows 😭 I legit follow the story line bahaha

My favorite books as a kid were many many many short stories that I know that they can't be found online since they were probably written in my mother language and were on the older side, plus many of them here translated to my language and might have changed the titles, BUT, “ the sick bear” and the “the scared bear” and “ the pegion that wanted to drive a bus?” Yes these are some of the ones I recall finding them online and in different languages

OKAY, moving to where I would like to visit! That is a tough question 😂 I always like to imagine myself in different universes and myself in different shows and stuff- so no idea. BUT probably neverland in the Tinkerbell movies? Or maybe like, Resembool because it is so pretty. I love the soft happy villages 💛 and yes these places are good place for birthdays 😌

Writing has been a hobby, that my parents, nurtured in me, since I was such a talkative person, they used to encourage me to write! I loved drawing as a kid, and not as much as a tween/ early teens. I loved coloring more then. Same with writing actually, I got back to it in March 2020 and developed my own writing style! As for my other hobbies, I love to sew felt things and stitch, I also am a paper crafter, and I collect a crazy amount of papers haha. I like also building Legos and wooden 3D puzzles! I also like fixing books and currently I found an odd joy in cleaning?

Birthday cake! Alright so, Up till I was 14, I would ask for either my mom’s chocolate cake or, vallinia cake with green apples and caramel on the side, BUUUUUUTTTTT, when I turned 15 and up till now, I asked for a huge cookie for my cake haha, It all started when my mom and I went to a cookie shop and we saw these huge cookies and she jokingly said, “ what do you think? Your next birthday cake.” I was like, “ bet.”

And yea! These are it hehe, I would love to share more about myself!

I am the firstborn in my family, I have younger siblings! I share a room with my sisters, and my favorite colors are pink and peach, but I do like all of the colors heh, I used to wear glasses and I took them off this January! Currently fighting some Hyperthyroidism, I never had the chance to date yet, and I graduated the third on my class, ( looking at my chemistry teacher 😒)

I guess that is it! If anyone wants to get to know more I would love to answer your questions 🫂 have a good day everyone! Love ya

( also, can you guess how old I am from the fact I shared? 👀)

#It is my birthday!!#Happy Birthday to me!#Love ya’ll

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beatnikbedlam · 2 years ago

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Best New Anime of 2022

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so i had cancer this year! which apparently means i actually watched enough new anime last year to do a top ten list? so i guess this is my first anime top ten! pretty neat! i’m only gonna cover shows that premiered this year because it would be hard not to put stuff like Mob Psycho and JoJo on here and there was so much great new stuff that i wanna focus on. here goes!

10: Love Flops: this show… this fuckin’ show y’all. the first few episodes are…. A Lot. some of the horniest anime bullshit i’ve seen. it takes over half the season to really show its hand. and look, i really don’t want to spoil anything, because it has some truly great reveals, but goddamn is it an incredible fucking hand. a show that is both absolutely demented and very touching

9: Aharen-san wa Hakarenai: translates to Aharen is Incomprehensible. just a really cute, chill little romcom about a couple of goofballs and their even goofier friends. was a very nice thing to look forward to during a pretty hard summer!

8: Urusei Yatsura: i originally had Spy x Family here, but y’know what? fuck that. Lum’s Back Bay Beeee and she looks better than ever. David Productions outdid themselves here

7: Bocchi the Rock: the most i've related to a character in ages. great music, great animation, great pals

6: Chainsaw Man: not typically my vibe, but it's so good i can't help but appreciate it anyway. i have trouble with “misery parade” stuff but Chainsaw Man takes it so far that it becomes hilarious. i really love its exploration of intimacy and control, very nuanced and looks at a lot of different aspects of it. Power and Denji’s friendship is super refreshing, Makima is scary as hell, and Himeno is… unfortunately very hot. don’t @ me

5: Ya Boi Kongming: time travel is always my jam, and this is one of the best. it subverts the whole "the character is dumb bc they're from the past" thing by making the MC a master strategist from the Three Kingdoms period. there's initial confusion, but he picks up quick, and it's more about him using his stratagems to help a girl become a famous singer. it also has one of the best OPs of the year too

4: Birdie Wing: it's the Lesbian Mafia Golf anime, what do you want from me

3: Akiba Maid War: legit one of the most buckwild first episodes ever put to film. absolutely has to be seen to be believed. all i'll say is that the title is literal, and it’s majestic. #1 fuckup gang of 2022

2: My Dress-Up Darling: immaculately crafted romcom, incredible characters. more or less a perfect show, would have been my top spot if the next one hadn't come to eat its lunch a few months later. the scene on the train after the con is one of my favorite scenes in anime period

1: Call of the Night: feels like a show made specifically for me. it's a romcom, but it's moody and there's philosophical shit and vampire fights? sign me the fuck up. then there’s Anko Uguisu, who is a fucking Problem 🥵 and to top it all off, it's the most gorgeous show i’ve seen in a long time. something like Demon Slayer has really fluid action sequences with amazing effects, but it looks pretty standard otherwise. but the composition and color and detail of every shot is so carefully considered in Call of the Night, it’s really something special. truly, absolutely cannot wait for season 2. i picked up the manga and am around chapter 100 now, it’s going in some really fascinating directions

and that’s my list! i was going to make this an honorable mentions section but ended up just mentioning basically everything else new i watched lol. so here’s that:

Ranking of Kings is a show i really loved but it just didn’t quite make the cut. the ending felt a little rushed and it started getting a bit predictable, but still great if you need a good cry

Shikimori Isn’t Just a Cutie was sweet and fun but felt a little thin

Spy x Family is really well-made and totally adorable but i have to take it in small doses for some reason

Reincarnated as a Sword i had no real issues with and i’m looking forward to season 2, but it just wasn’t a top 10

Eminence in Shadow: love the farce, fuckin’ hate the MC. still not sure where i come down on it tbh

Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting: liked it, didn’t watch enough of it

Do It Yourself! is really cute but it never quite hits the highs of something like Laid Back Camp. still worthwhile if you like that kind of thing tho

Lycoris Recoil: i really enjoyed it while i was watching it, but i keep forgetting it exists tbh

and as far as returning stuff goes Mob had such a great ending, i’ve really enjoyed the Stone Ocean adaptation, i just got into Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun this year and i’m having a great time with it, reminds me so much of that 00’s Soul Eater/HxH/toonami-type shonen but much less fight focused. and of course, Uzaki-chan was fucking incredible, as expected

it’s kind of crazy how much good anime there was this year and how many i haven’t even gotten around to yet! this winter 2023 season is seeming… a bit dry so far but at least Queen Nagatoro has returned to grace us with her presence. gonna wrap it up, but if someone found this and read all the way to the end… hey, thanks! you’re great!

#anime #best anime 2022

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almightytrashcan · 2 years ago

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TAG GAME: EIGHT SHOWS TO GET TO KNOW ME

thank you @loveisalwaystheanswer hehe

disclaimer: lots of anime recs here HAHAHA im a weeb. also idk how else to describe stuff sometimes HJDSFKJSDHKF it's just different iterations of "wow im floored. watch it." or "this fundamentally changed me as a person."

Code Geass - Brings back memories of senior year in high school where I binged all 25 episodes of the first season during finals week, then binged all 25 episodes of the second season the next week. Season 1 was eh but it was building up for the actual bone-deep pain of Season 2. The Zero Requiem finale still hits man, it's such a perfect way to end the series. Why are mecha animes so steeped in heavy politics. Good for them! Also the Pizza Hut placements were great (we love you Cheese-kun).

Mob Psycho 100 - AMAZING ANIMATION. AMAZING STORYTELLING. WHOLESOME HIGH SCHOOLERS GOING THROUGH THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF LIFE WHILE ALSO HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL PSYCHIC ABILITIES. Genuinely feel-good, so many inspirational quotes in here. Made me cry on some occasions because I didn't expect to hear the words I needed to hear from a shounen anime of all things. Also Reigen is babygirl for a REASON.

Peaky Blinders - Where do I start. I like period dramas, and the premise intrigued me. Season 1 is so damaging to me in so many ways like I don't think any other show could get as perfect as those six episodes AAAAA IM SO ATTACHED TO IT. The whole cast are phenomenal and they really carried the show, and the song features are so good too. Also Cillian Murphy is so hot goddamn.

The Promised Neverland - DO NOT WATCH THE SECOND SEASON. Anyway. I read the manga so I know how the rest of the plot goes, but Season 1 is such an amazing display of psychological horror. The visceral fear of realizing Isabella is always one step ahead of the kids, and just generally trying outpace her while acting like everything's normal. Wow.

Attack on Titan - lol. I don't really care much about the new series anymore, but back in 2013 this was the first anime I properly watched (and the rest of the world had its dick and balls gripped by the Salute™ and the Wings of Freedom™ too). I guess I was pretty fucked up as a kid for thinking I had the balls to join the Survey Corps and could live to tell the tale. Formative anime of all time actually.

Avatar: The Last Airbender - A childhood classic. What else do I say, it's just perfect. Amazing. Fantastic. Spectacular. I have official books of that franchise: all four of The Lost Scrolls, one of the Journey Through The Earth Kingdom books, and the Tales of Zuko book. It's just so dear and close to my heart, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Adventure Time - Another childhood classic. I think I watched every episode up until the first few episodes of Season 5, then I just stopped caring SHDFJSJKFH. BUT. But, it's also still very meaningful to me, it's an amazing combination of fun but also unintentionally dark. I should pick up on it again when I have the time, honestly.

Bungou Stray Dogs - I haven't touched anything related to this anime since 2019 but this is really that one show that shaped me for a long while, mostly because I met my internet friends because of this show, and my first few days on Twitter was dedicated to being a BSD fan. The whole concept too of characters based off famous classic authors with abilities names after their most famous works is really a banger, it made me a reader again.

i dont really have anyone to tag so if you see this on your dash feel free to do it!

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the-suggestion-boxx · 4 months ago

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MOB PSYCHO 100

A manga and now anime made by ONE the creator of the famous ONE PUNCH MAN

Best way to watch: ENGLISH DUB or SUB.

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I gotta give it up to the English VA's for Mob because damn did they deliver a performance in the shoes of the JP. So watch in whatever language you prefer, take your pick and enjoy this comedic, "slice of life" story about a boy named "Mob" who's the world's strongest esper as he balances getting a life and working part time at his con-artist boss, Reigen Arataka's ""psychic consultation business."" (That's the vague way of saying they do exorcisms on ghosts)

While having a ridiculous premise you get two main things out of Mob Psycho.

A very gut punching "real" story

One about a middle school boy who can't express himself wanting to better himself to live a normal life hoping he can relate to and form relationships with others.

Paired with a loner, friendless, girl-less, shady young man with a huge heart trying to live in the depressing hell-scape of being an adult nearing 30 with all the fears of not getting his shit together or living up to his role as a mentor.

Oh, and the second thing?

The studio actually LOVES the art of animation. Don't let the simplistic character design fool you.

Studio Bones is so dedicated to the love of the craft they constantly try to up the anti on ONE's simple amateurish style simply for the love of the game, even one-upping it's predecessor ONE PUNCH MAN after it studio change. Rumor has it that Bones is so good that they tried to get a contract to work on the later seasons. Unfortunately though, they have to deal with the third party naruto left overs that have been drowning One Punch Man's reputation and beautiful looking manga into the toilet.

Meanwhile you have Studio Bones over here making art by making not one but TWO whole Mob Psycho Ending themes with OIL PAINT ON GLASS.

JUST BECAUSE.

NO ONE ASKED THEM TO.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

(although it also shows they're mastery of story telling by how realistic the day to day is of the actual characters in the show. How it's about life and not just about a flashy shonen power trip.)

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You can't love animation and not watch Mob Psycho 100.

And it's okay to cry while watching it.

Mob Psycho is a short a sweet package that doesn't waste your time. It has 3 main seasons each with 12 episodes each directly story with out the fat that in my opinion gets better as the story progresses each season. I was devastated that it's already concluded. But a shorter well written story will always trump 500 episode main stream shonen anime.

For the sake of entertainment I'll leave you with no further plot explanation and opt instead for the plea to watch the season 2 and 3 Openings. There is ZERO reason to not watch Mob. Don't be dumb. Go watch it. Another one of my all time favorites.

On to the next one!

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#mob psycho #anime suggestions #Youtube

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underpaidimmortal · 2 years ago

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CMON GUYS TOMESWEEP - Essay by Tumblr User underpaidimmortal.

What comes to mind when you think of Tome Kurata? Dedicated conspiracy theorist. Secretary at one of the oddest and most famous businesses in anime history. Neurodivergent/queer-coded and a minor.

In this essay, I will tell you just why Tome deserves to sweep the competition and earn her rightful place as #1 Tumblr Weirdgirl.

TOME KURATA HAS AN UNCONVENTIONAL AND STRONG SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE PARANORMAL

Upon their first watch or read of Mob Psycho 100, fans are introduced to Tome and her overwhelming interest in aliens. She has spent most of her school career focused on finding a psychic to help her communicate with aliens- she even buys books and starts her own club to do so. Even if circumstances are dire, Tome always stays true to what she believes in. And that is aliens. They're out there.

(Bonus mention #1: She even has her own character theme song entitled Telepathy Fairytale which she sings at a karaoke party in the anime!! Bonus mention #2: The song Touch-Tone Telephone and the Spirit Phone album by Lemon Demon are musical associations that pop up quite frequently in the MP100 fanbase. Tome is a popular character to link these with.

The international anthems of weirdgirls everywhere are linked so intrinsically with Tome Kurata it's unreal...)

2. TOME KURATA'S CHARACTER DESIGN AND MANNERISMS ARE BELOVED AMONG FANS... BECAUSE SHE WEIRD ASF!!

From her choppy bangs and jaggedy tips to her excessive gestures and theatrical poses, Tome is one of the most physical MP100 characters, barely eclipsed by Reigen Arataka. Her uniquely expressive faces of disgust, happiness, anger, fear and secret shrimp emotions only she can evoke in us are ubiquitous in every incarnation. Observe:

(IDs in alt) (also look at OP's poll image of Tome)

Tome's physicality and expressiveness put her above and beyond the competition, displaying bouts of weirdness whenever the mood strikes.

3. TOME KURATA IS THE STAR OF A SPIN-OFF DEDICATED TO JUST HOW BONKY WACKERS SHE IS

That's right!! While the spin-off REIGEN may not have her name in the title, the manga's events explore her crazy high school shenanigans. She forces her way into becoming the secretary of one of animanga's most famous and oddball businesses driven solely by her fascination with the supernatural. She becomes friends with a gang of weirdgirls, including a bug-eater, cosplayer/video gamer and comedy enthusiast. She dunks a bag of salt on a stalker and narrowly evades a lawsuit. She chases a girl with toast in her mouth in what she claims is the sole interest of scientific discovery... the list goes on.

We can even argue that the reason why we even HAVE the REIGEN manga in the first place is solely because her weirdgirliness manifested it into being.

4. TOME KURATA IS EVERY WEIRDGIRL'S WEIRDGIRL

As a weirdgirl myself I can truly attest to the fact that Tome Kurata is the modern weirdgirl's weirdgirl. (If you doubt my credentials, know that when startled I start singing opera, I am told that I've an "ungraceful lack of restraint when it comes to violence", regularly use Shakespearean language to retort or rebuff and once told a himbo I knew about the concept of A/B/O.) While she may not go around adopting alien dogs or taxidermying corpses together, she is undoubtedly an icon and a shining North Star to so many aspiring little freaky girls. Her unbridled passion, eccentric character and personality more unrestrained than a charging plinko horse make her the disco ball in the sea of other similarly shaped balls (beach, etc.).

Tome's legacy also lies in the fan content being made of her every day. Ranging from heartwarming to comedic, from fanfics to animatics, it's clear that her impact on the MP100 fanbase and beyond is huge.

Some of the most popular memes of her among the community include her tormenting fellow Telepathy Club member Takenaka Momozou by thinking of things such as Twitch streamer Jerma, Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, twitter format etc... Another popular theme in the fandom is exploring her connection with Reigen (through father-daughter memes, amongus references etc.)

Dear reader, I reach out for your hand not just as a fellow weirdgirl enjoyer, but as a fellow Tome Kurata stan. Let's join hands and VOTE TOME. #TOMESWEEP. Thank you.

Round 5 [Finals]: Luz Noceda [The Owl House] vs. Lilo Pelekai [Lilo and Stitch] vs. Tome Kurata [Mob Psycho 100]

luz noceda- too weird for reality, too weird for the fantasy world. who else can say they were literally sent to 'how to be normal' summer camp for taxidermy-ing two animal corpses together? and let's not forget her dedicating herself to being a witch even after finding out that they were in fact a separate species of people. with a neverending supply of determination, can she reach the title of #1 weirdgirl? we believe in you, luz!

we all know lilo pelekai. she's the iconic little autistic girl of our childhoods- studying voodoo to punish her 'friends', not understanding many social conventions, and theorizing that her sister's manager is secretly a vampire. as the winner of the semifinals, can she overcome the two biggest powerhouses of our competition? we're all wishing you the best, lilo!

tome kurata is the favorite to win- she's had the biggest following in our competition thus far. she dedicated her life to meeting aliens despite not knowing they existed, and it seems she may have [squints at resume] decided to accomplish this by meeting a psychic despite ALSO not being sure that they existed? good for her! and very weird. truly a worthy finalist in the showdown- good luck, tome!

#TOMESWEEP CMON CMON

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