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Footsteps
@natsume-ss gift for @polandspringz! I had a lot of fun writing this! I really related to what you said about liking the more subtle, emotional parts of the series as it pertains to Natsumeâs feeling of belonging, and I hope I was able to capture that in this fic. Happy holidays and I hope you enjoy!
TW: implications of bullying, emotional manipulation, and child neglect.
Word count: 1784
When Takashi was five years old, footsteps meant that his father was coming to tuck him in.
The house was big, and old, and sometimes cold, but it didnât matter because his father would always be there with a warm smile, a gentle voice, and kind hands. At night, there would always be a book tucked under his arm, and Takashi would sit up excitedly in his bed, eyes sparkling in anticipation.
âRead me a story!â he would say.
His father would chuckle and say that he would probably find the book boring.
âThatâs okay,â Takashi would reply, scooting over to make space beside him.
His father would sit down, tipping the bed over ever so slightly, and open the book to whatever page he was on. Takashi didnât always understand what was being read to him but the fact that his father was there, a warm presence next to him, was enough to lull him to sleep every night.
He vaguely remembered the feeling of a blanket being draped over him and the noise of a screen door sliding closed, and he would fall asleep to the soft thumping of his father walking away.
When Takashi was six years old, footsteps meant that the monster was coming.
There was a monster at the end of the hallway who was always following him. But the monster wasnât real. Uncle and auntie had said so. So when there was knocking on his room door in the middle of the night, Takashi would jam his pillow over his head and ignore it.
But the monster was there. It followed Takashi around the house and knocked on his room door at night. It stood next to him at the table sometimes and called his name.
âWhat does it want?â they would ask.
âIt wants me to draw it a mouth.â
And then they would laugh at him. And then the little girl who lived with him would glare at him. And then he would feel so, so alone.
Uncle and auntie didnât mean anything bad, he knew that. But he also knew that they thought he was strange and stupid and had too wild of an imagination. They cared for him but they didnât care about him.
His father wouldâve understood though. His father wouldâve held him and told him everything was going to be okay, and that they were going to get rid of the monster together. His father wouldâve believed him.
He missed his father.
He wonders if uncle and auntie would miss him as he stepped into the car, watching his new home get smaller and smaller behind him.
When Takashi was eight years old, footsteps meant that someone was angry.
Then again, auntie was always angry. And when auntie was angry, his cousins got angry at him too. It didnât matter that he didnât do the things that he was accused of, they got angry at him anyway.
They said that he was the one who broke the vase in the hallway even though he had seen someone else do it. They said that he was the one who ate auntieâs cake in the fridge even though the crumbs were at the corners of their mouths. They said that he was the one who started that fight at school and they were only defending him because Takashi was weird and they were so nice. Nevermind that Takashi had never actually been anywhere near that fight.
Auntieâs sandals made a different sound than everyone elseâs. They were louder, the slapping on the wood floor more sharp. They came with a decisiveness that he had never heard from anyone else. They made Takashi want to run away and hide in a place where they would never find him.
And when they sounded like that, they were always coming towards him.
Takashi thinks he might have preferred the monster.
When Takashi was thirteen years old, footsteps meant that he had to be very, very quiet.
Auntie always came home late. Uncle says itâs Takashiâs fault, and he thinks uncle might be right.
The first time auntie came home late, Takashi came to greet her at the door. He laid out her sandals for her, offered to make her tea, and tried his very best to make her like him. And then she looked at him, kicked the sandals aside, and blew past him and into her room.
She smelled strongly of alcohol, and Takashi pretended not to notice.
Auntie kept on coming home late. Takashi kept greeting her at the door and laying out her sandals. She kept on kicking them aside, harder and harder until one day they flew straight into his face.
âJust stay in your room so I can forget that you ruined my life!â she had yelled at him.
The next time auntie came home late, her sandals echoing in the empty hallway, Takashi stayed quiet in his room. Auntie came home late every day from then on.
He heard uncle yelling one night, telling auntie that she couldnât keep on blowing their savings on alcohol, that they had Takashi to think about, that if people found out they werenât taking proper care of Takashi they could get into very big trouble.
Auntie stormed off and slammed the door to Takashiâs room open, yelling at him that everything was hard because of him. That they could barely afford to live because of him. That she hated him. Takashi stayed quiet and hoped she would think he was asleep.
âHe canât hear you,â uncle said. âHeâs sleeping. Youâre wasting your breath.â
The door closed and Takashi let out a big, shuddering breath.
Tomorrow, he swore, he would learn to cut his own hair.
When Takashi was fifteen years old, footsteps meant the cold.
He could tell auntie and uncle didnât like him much. He could tell they thought he was a dramatic troublemaker and a nuisance. But they were nice enough, and their son seemed to genuinely like him, and so he needed to stay with them.
He couldnât make trouble. Even when auntie deliberately denied Takashi a scarf on cold days despite her sonâs insistence. Even when uncle repeatedly forgot to think of Takashi when he brought home treats from work. Takashi wasnât stupid. He could tell they hadnât really wanted to take him in the first place. He had to be grateful that they did anyway and took care of him as best as they could bring themselves to. Besides, his new older brother was nice. He would sneak sweets into Takashiâs room when his parents werenât looking, and loudly proclaimed that he didnât like a certain shirt anymore and Takashi should have it even though they all knew that he had only bought it the week before. He would help Takashi with school work and insist on walking home with him when they saw each other on the way.
It wasnât so bad, really, but Takashi was tired.
He was tired of people disliking him before even getting to know him. He was tired of having to be alone all the time. He was tired of going to live with a different person every half year, all of which never wanted him.
Which was why he had to stand down. He had to keep his head down and not do or say anything that would make them want to send him away because he needed to stay here.
He started going on runs at night to keep himself from going crazy. To let out all the pent up energy and emotion that he had to keep bottled up day after day. He focused on the sound of his footsteps on the asphalt and the bite of cold wind through his clothes and just runs until all he could think about was to go to sleep.
Heâs grateful no one notices, but sometimes when he comes home to deafening silence and chilling darkness, he wished they did.
When Takashi is sixteen years old, footsteps meant kindness.
The first night he came home with Touko-san and Shigeru-san, they fussed over him until his ears rang. They asked him if his head was still hurting after his fall, what kind of food he liked to eat, what kind of clothing he needed, if he wanted a bed or a futon in his room.
Takashiâs head hurt. None of his previous guardians had ever asked him this many questions before. Especially not about his preferences.Â
He apologized and told them he didnât know, and when their faces fell, he frantically added that he liked manjuu.
The next morning, he found a box of manjuu with his name written on top on the kotatsu in the living room.
Every night after that, right before bed, he would always hear the soft thudding of his guardiansâ footsteps coming towards his room. Either Touko-san or Shigeru-san or both would knock at his door, poke their head in, and ask him if he needed anything. Takashi always said no, until the night his body betrayed him and he sneezed right in Touko-sanâs face.
She made a small sound of surprise and promptly ran out of his room. Takashi stared at his door in horror, thinking that was it. They were going to send him away. That had been so horribly rude of him and they were going to tell him tomorrow morning that they couldnât keep him anymore.
And then Touko-san ran back into his room, an impressive pile of blankets in her arms, and proceeded to cover him in four layers of warmth before smoothing his hair back with a smile on her face and bidding him good night.
Takashi sweat like mad that night, but he never took any of his blankets off.
They didnât send him away when he ruined one of Touko-sanâs pans trying to make breakfast to thank her the next morning. They didnât send him away when he ran home screaming and collapsed on the entryway. They didnât send him away when he came home with a failing grade, or when he asked to keep the strange fat cat he had found in a shrine.
They were ecstatic when he brought friends with him for the first time. Touko-san fed them until they were full to bursting and Shigeru-san regaled them with tales of his most impressive fishing exploits.
And every night, without fail, they would still knock at his door, asking him if he needed anything. And Takashi would smile, thank them for their kindness, and fall asleep with his heart more full than it had ever been.
When Takashi is sixteen years old, footsteps meant that his family was coming.
#natsumess2020#polandspringz#natsume yuujinchou#natsume's book of friends#natsume takashi#tw: bullying#tw: child neglect#tw: emotional manipulation#natsume deserves the world and i love him#natsume takashi x happiness#touko and shigeru are good parents we stan#i realized during and after writing this that i have to reread/rewatch this series haha#i have never integrated this much canon in a natsume fic before this was hard
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The Occult Science and Research Club is here to wish you a Happy New Year! Letâs hope this one treats us kindly ~
#itâs still the first here so Iâm not late#happy new year#my art#mushishi x natsume yuujinchou#natsume#tanuma#adashino#ginko#mushishi#mushishi fanart#mushishi ginko#mushi-shi#natsume yĹŤjin chĹ#natsume's book of friends#natsume takashi#natsuyuu
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weâre all one phone call from our knees
@natsumeweek 2022 day 1; lost/found
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On the coffee table, Kitamotoâs phone lights up. The screen displays an incoming call from an unknown number as the ringtone chimes merrily at half-volume.Â
By itself, that isnât so odd, except that itâs late. Itâs past midnight, pushing closer to morning, and Takashi canât help but glance at the phone and wonder who on earth could that be?
The only people who call Kitamoto are his parents and sometimes his sister, who are all here in the apartment and asleep for the night. All of their friends rely solely on texts and emails to communicate, when theyâre not just inviting themselves over to each otherâs houses, cheerfully unannounced.Â
âMake it stop,â Nyanko-sensei grumbles, pressing his face against Takashiâs knee.
âYes, yes,â Takashi says, trying to nudge Kitamoto awake from where he dozed off against Takashiâs shoulder.
In the very beginning they were only friends by proxy. Kitamoto was always kind, but he was in another class, and really only ever hung out with Natsume outside of school because thatâs what Nishimura was doing. Their mutual friend was the only thing they had in common.
But itâs been months since then, nearly a year, and now Kitamoto means the world to him. Itâs weird to think back on a time when they were as good as strangers.Â
Somehow, Takashi is acclimating to this surreal, sleepy little town, and all the people in it who are happy to see him. People who light up when he comes to their door. Heâs getting used to being welcome. He still sometimes second-guesses his place at a sleepover, but not enough to not go.
After a few more nudges, Kitamoto heaves himself upright with a put-upon groan and answers the phone without checking the caller I.D. âHorrifying,â Shibata had said with feeling when Taki did the same thing last weekend, and remembering it now makes Takashi smile.Â
The whole evening is warm, and sleepy, and comfortable. Looking back, Takashi will marvel at how quickly it all came apart. Deflating as swiftly as a punctured balloon, a merry little ship capsizing in dark water.Â
How Kitamotoâs sluggish, unbothered âHello?â jumped into a wide-awake âHey, Nishimuraâheyâhey, what? Whatâs wrong?âÂ
How he bolted to his feet and went flying down the hall with a frightened âMom!â that had even Nyanko-sensei tense up in Natsumeâs lap.Â
Within minutes, Kitamotoâs mother is running down the hall with Kitamoto right behind her, and his phone is in her hand, and sheâs saying, âItâs alright, sweetheart, weâre on our way. Weâll be right there. Donât cry, baby, itâs okay.â
Kitamoto is pale and shaken. He reaches for Takashiâs hand, like heâs forgotten that thatâs something the two of them donât really do. Takashi hastily shuffles his cat to the crook of one arm and stands up, reaching back.Â
He doesnât know whatâs happening, butâbut he knows all about bad phone calls. He knows all about the fear in his friendâs eyes, and the desperate, too-tight grip of his fingers.Â
And itâs Nishimura on the phone. Nishimura, the very first friend Takashi ever made, who kicked down a door into Takashiâs life and then held it open behind him for everyone else to come along, tooâa noisy parade of wonderful people who filled all the places in Takashiâs heart that he didnât even realize were empty.Â
Takashi squeezes Kitamotoâs hand back. Itâs Nishimura. Thatâs when Takashi realizes heâs scared, too.Â
The rush to the genkan for shoes and jackets, the tense flight down stairs to the car, and the drive across town must have happened, for them to have gotten here, but Takashi doesnât remember any of it.Â
When they spill through the front doors of the station, an officer is waiting for them by the desk in the lobby. Heâs out of uniform with a badge hanging around his neck on a beaded chain, and trades polite introductions before turning to lead them down a short hallway.Â
Heâs talking while they walk, probably rightly guessing from her expression that Kitamotoâs mom is ready to bulldoze through walls one at a time if she has to. Takashi tries to listen, but their voices are quiet, and four pairs of hurried footsteps down the polished tile floor is enough to make it hard to hear what theyâre saying.Â
Kitamotoâs breath is shuddering, and he keeps looking down at his phone, and then back up at where theyâre going as if heâs afraid to miss anything. He and Takashi are still holding hands, and Takashi can feel him shaking where their arms are pressed together.Â
He doesnât know what to say. He has no idea how to be a comfort. He thinks that if it helps Kitamoto to have something to hold onto, then he can at least do that much.Â
Abruptly, childishly, he wants Touko. He wishes she was here. Heâs grateful to have sensei, who hasnât even complained about any of this yet, a warm and steady weight against Takashiâs chest.Â
They finally pause outside a door, and the officer pushes it open and then stands back to let them in. Takashi follows Kitamoto-san into what looks like a lounge, with a small kitchenette and coffee bar on one side, and a seating area on the other.Â
Takashi has been in and out of his fair share of police stationsâonce for truancy, that time he lived with a couple who didnât let him out of the house, even to go to school; but usually because child services needed a safe place to plant him when a foster family washed their hands of him in the middle of the nightâso the nondescript furniture and sparse wall decorations almost make this place seem familiar. Heâs barely taking any of it in at all, the details of his surroundings blurring around him as his eyes skate around the room, searching forâ
âSatchan,â Kitamoto says, breathless, like it was punched out of him.Â
He goes running for the cluster of armchairs on the far side of the room, but Takashi stops dead in his tracks, his hand slipping out of Kitamotoâs grip.
Nyanko-sensei wheezes a bit when Takashiâs hold becomes tight enough to suffocate, but he doesnât scratch his way free. He just wriggles to make enough room to breathe, needlepoint claws catching in the fabric of Takashiâs sleeve.
Takashiâs heart is racing. Something uncomfortably like grief builds up in his chest like a flash flood behind a dam. Makes it hard for the air to get in.Â
Because Nishimura looks like something Takashi might have met in the middle of the woods somewhere. He looks like a ghost.Â
Both of his eyes are blackened, and his lip is split, and one side of his face is bright red and beginning to purpleâbut itâs the way he looks at them. The dullness of his gaze, like heâs not really there. Like heâs gone away to protect himself, and whatever is happening in front of him canât hurt him, because heâs safe somewhere else.Â
Takashi understands. Heâs lived that way, too. He knows how to disappear inside, how to make himself feel far away from the bad things, far enough away that it canât hurt.Â
Far enough away that you lose your sense of belonging anywhere. You lose your way back.Â
Heâd been starting to think of this town as perfect. Heâd been starting to think, since he found a home here, anyone could. He thought people didnât get lost here.Â
He should have known better.
#natsumeweek#natsume yuujinchou#natsume takashi#nishimura satoru#kitamoto atsushi#my writing#natsuyuu#natsuyuu fic#now that you dont have to be perfect#this is going to read as a multichapter fic !
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Kats Anime List (О´â`Đž)
Open to any recommendations. This list is MY opinion.
Rankings:
Haikyuu
Jujutsu Kaisen
Space Dandy
Yona of the Dawn
Kimi Ni Todoke
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
Natsumeâs Book of Friends
Kamisama Kiss
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Fairy Tail
The Apothecary Diaries
My Happy Marriage
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
My New Boss is Goofy
Your Lie in April
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Dukes Mansion
Skip and Loafer
Demon Slayer
A Sign of Affection
Attack on Titan
Horimiya
Fruits Basket
Kiss Him, Not Me
Sasaki and Miyano
Spy X Family
Kaguya-Sama: Love is War
A Silent Voice
Your Name
Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart
Given
Banana Fish
The Millionaire Detective
Kaiju No. 8
BLUELOCK
Komi Canât Communicate
Cherry Magic!
My Hero Academia
Naruto Shippuden
Monthly Girls Nozaki Kun
Play It Cool Guys
Snow White with the Red Hair
Dungeon Meshi
Kurokoâs Basketball
91 Days
Heavenly Delusion
Link Click
Tsukigakirei
Blue Spring Ride
Yuri!! On Ice
My Dress Up Darling
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Ouran High School Host Club
Princess Jellyfish
Buddy Daddies
My Love Story with Yamada-Kun at Lvl. 999
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Tomo-Chan is a Girl
Death Parade
Kotaro Lives Alone
A Galaxy Next Door
Gauken Babysitters
My Love Story
Tsurune
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
The Yuzuki Familyâs Four Sons
Mr. Villains Day Off
Kakuriyo
The Devil is a Part Timer
Steins Gate
Trigun
86 Eighty-Six
Ron Kamonohashiâs Forbidden Deductions
Seraph of the End
The Yakuzaâs Guide to Babysitting
Sing a Bit of Harmony
Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun
Salarymanâs Club
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
The Garden of Words
The Stranger by the Shore
Kono Ota Tomare!: The Sounds of Life
My Senpai is Annoying
Bungo Stray Dogs
Japan Sinks
Nodame Cantabile
Toradora
One Punch Man
Cowboy Bepop
Ghost Stories
The Way of the Househusband
Edens Zero
Angel Beats
The Royal Tutor
Bananya
I Canât Understand What My Husband is Saying
The Girl and Her Guard Dog
Plastic Memories
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World
Anohana
Akira
(As of August 22, 2024)
Watchlist:
Tokyo Ghoul
Soul Eater
Tokyo Revengers
Fire Force
Assasination Classroom
The Rising of Shield Hero
Cells at Work
Parasyte
Violet Evergarden
The Promised Neverland
Seven Deadly Sins
Kill La Kill
Banished From the Heroâs Party
The Daily Life of the Immortal King
Blue Exorcist
Black Butler
5 Centimeters per Second
Barakamon
Hanada-Kun
Ace Attorney
Hetalia
Mieruko-Chan
Daily Lives of High School Boys
Devils Line
Death Note
Sk8 the Infinity
Code Geass
Orange
Lycoris Recoil
I Got a Skill Cheat in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World Too
Girlfriend, Girlfriend
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
Classroom of the Elite
Sound! Euphonium
Astra Lost in Space
Shimoneta
Nana
Anime Guys I â¨simp⨠For (ŕš>âĄ<ŕš)
(In no particular order⌠kinda)
Jujutsu Kaisen
Toji Fushiguro
Nanami Kento
Gojo Satoru
Higuruma Hiromi
Choso Kamo
Yuuta Okkotsu
Fairy Tail
Gray Fullbuster
Loke
Rogue Cheney
Haikyuu!!
Bokuto Koutaro
Daichi Sawamura
Semi Eita
Matsukawa Issei
Osamu Miya
Ukai Keishin
Tanaka Ryunosuke
Ushijima Wakatoshi
Shugo Meian
Yona of the Dawn
Hak
My Hero Academia
Hawks
Natsuo Todoroki
Hitoshi Shinso
Shota Aizawa
Fruits Basket
Hatsuharu Soma
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
Usahara Tobikichi
Mitsuo Kumatani
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
Cursed Dentist
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Roy Mustang
Naruto Shippuden
Tobirama Senju
Kurokoâs Basketball
Daiki Aomine
Taiga Kagami
Rinnosuke Mitobe
Ouran High School Host Club
Takashi Morinozuka
Play It Cool Guys
Mima Takayuki
As of February 3, 2023
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âoff on your own again, are you?â
@natsumeweek day 1: wandering/belonging
a natsume yuujinchou x mushishi crossover - i donât think iâve come across any art with this particular concept, but itâs easy to imagine an alternate world in which natsume travels the lands as ginko does, without really having any place to call home.Â
(and happy birthday, natsume takashi!)
#natsume yuujinchou#mushishi#natsume week#natsuyuu#natsume takashi#natsume's book of friends#my art#im so excited natsume week is finally here!!!!!#i have spent an inordinate amount of time on my pieces!!!!#hope yall like them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#mliarde
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#NoctIsReading Multifandom One-Shots!
One-Shots Iâve read from fandoms I either love or are unfamiliar with, some I would like to try to get into! These writers are also wonderfully talented and are worth showcasing! Will add more to this list as I read :)
Current Fandoms:
Bionicle [Takua]
**Boku no Hero Academia [TodoDeku]
**Elder Scrolls (x2) [Ancano/Illia] **[Illia & Silvia]
Elena of Avalor [Victor & Carla]
Fullmetal Alchemist [Royai]
Good Omens [Aziraphale/Crowley]
**Harry Potter (x3) [Young Tom Riddle] **[Regulus Black/OC] **[Parvati & Lavender & Seamus]
LOST [Hurley]
**Naruto [SasuNaru]
**Natsumeâs Book of Friends x Noragami (crossover)
Persona 5 [Ann]
Pokemon (x2) [OC Trainers] [Dr. Platane]
**Sherlock [Sherlock & Mycroft]
Supernatural [Cas & Dean]
**newly added Sep 29 2019
Fandom / Character(s) // Title // Rating // Author // Genre
Bionicle / Takua // Tale of the Toa Stones // T // ArcAngelofJustice // Adventure
Read this because: Itâs a fun and light-hearted read-along of Takuaâs journey. It gives and insight of his character and how the others in the story see him. The end left me intrigued!
**NEW** Boku no Hero Academia / Todoroki Shoto/Midoriya Izuku // The Elements of Life // T // Crezhul // Fluff (
Read this because: Deku is adorable as an android.
**NEW** Elder Scrolls / Illia & Sylvia // The Bastard // M // alcyonejonquil // Tragedy/Family
Read this because: I find it fascinating to read in the eyes of a mother who chose the path of evil, yet felt betrayed by her rebellious daughter who ended up choosing differently.
Elder Scrolls / Ancano/Illia // Heart // T // alcyonejonquil // Romance/Hurt/Comfort
Read this because: Itâs written in the POV of Ancano and shows his soft, romantic side (especially going into this knowing that heâs a villain!) which makes this pairing intriguing.
Elena of Avalor / Victor & Carla Delgado // Dance Another Day // K+ //Â @lostbutterflyutau // Family
Read this because: Itâs fluffy and this father/daughter relationship is so sweet. I love how Carla wants to keep her motherâs memory alive through dancing.
Fullmetal Alchemist / Roy Mustang/Riza Hawkeye (Royai) //Â Duration 00:01:52 // T // @kucheeÂ
Read this because: Itâs a story about a marriage proposal written in the form of an epistolary (letters/articles/etc.) and the two characters really only communicate through telephone. Also, I ship these two so hard.
Good Omens / Aziraphale/Crawley // my soul to keep // T // mistrali // Hurt/Comfort
Read this because: The interaction between these two is really sweet. and highly amusing. I am intrigued enough to actually start following this series. :D
**NEW** Harry Potter / Regulus Black/OC // Amortentia // G // unspeakable3 // Slice of Life/Romance
Read this because: Regulus likes to keep to himself, especially on the matter of this love potion, but when itâs finally revealed (at least, to the reader) itâs really sweet.
**NEW** Harry Potter / Parvati & Lavender & Seamus // Moving Forward // T // Emmeebee // Tragedy/Friendship
Read this because:Â Death of a friend after the Battle of Hogwarts. This fic encapsulates the mood of grieving and moving on. Bonus points for the clever pun towards the end.
Harry Potter / Young Tom Riddle // Tension // M // Atypical16Â
Read this because: This story is so aptly titled. Itâs written mainly through the eyes of a Junior Auror as she interviews Tom Riddle, though what hooked me was the way she realized just how powerful he was, and his cunning way of doing it.
LOST / Hugo Reyes(Hurley) // Last Man Standing // T // stephanie bean // Drama/Humor
Read this because: It shows you the kind of loveable, good-natured, take-no-crap kinda guy Hurley is. Hurley deserves all the love.
**NEW** Naruto / Naruto/Sasuke // Boy, Interrupted // G // @waffledogwrites // Humor/Romance
Read this because: Sasuke has feelings, but things get in the way of revealing them to Naruto. Things like his friends, his teachers, his own mouth. Entertaining read until the end.
**NEW** Natsumeâs Book of Friends x Noragami / Natsume Takashi/Yato // a thread undone, a match unmade // G // minium // General
Read this because: It has an ethereal tone with Natsume entranced at the appearance and presence of a demon unlike any other (Yato). I am all for this crossover/fusion.
Persona 5 / Ann Takamaki // And where hell is there must we ever be // M // @helloquotemyfoot // Angst
Read this because:Â It was awesome to read Annâs torment and emotional thoughts as she and the others have to face Kamoshida. Plus, Ann is a freaking badass.
Pokemon / OC Pokemon Trainers // Unpacking // NR // skippingmud // GeneralÂ
Read this because: Itâs written in only dialogue between two Pokemon Trainers but you can sense what theyâre both feeling as they talk to each other about training, and even having to set a Pokemon free.
Pokemon / Dr. Platane // Answering Machine // G // BlackjackGabbiani // Angst (
Read this because: Itâs a short read but it will break your heart at the end.
**NEW** Sherlock / Sherlock & Mycroft // You make your deductions, Iâll make mine // K+ // PenguinofProse // Family/Friendship
Read this because: Spot-on characterization and banter between the Brothers Holmes, as well as the unspoken compassion in the friendship between Sherlock and John.Â
**NEW** Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu / Kikuhiko, Sukeroku, Miyokichi // with the telling of it // M // jan // Romance/Tragedy/Angst
Read this because: This beautiful series doesnât get talked about enough and I was happy to see the name pop up in a rec thread. The fic itself gets the tone of the series right and hits all the right feels of angst and tragedy. Thereâs also added hints of M/M which fits perfectly.
Supernatural / Casiel & Dean Winchester // Art & Soul // T // Jet44 // Hurt/Comfort/Angst
Read this because: I was entertained by the relationship and dynamic between these two. This was written with great depth of characters and scenery that I felt a sense of understanding what the series was about even if Iâm unfamiliar. The appearance of ferrets was also great.
#fanfiction#fic recs#not digimon#one shots#fandom#supernatural#pokemon#persona 5#lost#harry potter#good omens#fullmetal alchemist#elena of avalor#elder scrolls#bionicle#long post#fic list#fic recs list#boku no hero academia#my hero academia#naruto#natsume yuujinchou#natsume's book of friends#noragami#sherlock#shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu#multifandom#noctisreading#and you should too
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Iâve Been Tagged~! â(ďžďžďžă)
RULES: Chose any three fandoms (in any order) and answer the questions and tag ten people you want to get to know better.
Tagged by @ce-meyers (ŕšâĄââĄŕš) Iâve been noticed!
My Three Chosen Fandoms:
( 1 ) D. Gray Man | ăăŁăźăťă°ăŹă¤ăăł
( 2 ) Natsume Yuujinchou | ĺ¤çŽĺ人帳
( 3 ) Akatsuki no Yona | ćăŽă¨ă
Oh boy, it was pretty hard only choosing three, but phew, here they are!
1. The first character you loved.
( 1 ) Allen Walker - He was one of my first anime crushes ever and is still one of my crushes to this day ;v; My bb deserves so much happiness...
( 2 ) Natsume Takashi - Natsume is such a kind boy whoâs been misunderstood for too long. However, Iâm glad heâs learning to open up and the people around him are so supportive now. HE DESERVES ALL THE HAPPY.
( 3 ) Shin-Ah - Another misunderstood bby treated wrong ;w; Iâm glad Shin-Ah is with the Yona gang now and can experience more happiness.Â
2. The character you never expected to love so much.
( 1 ) Timcanpy - Iâm not usually a mascot lover, but TIMCANPY. Alsakjdflsadjkf WHAT A CUTIE WHO DESERVES TO BE BY ALLENâS SIDE.
( 2 ) Shigeru-san & Touko-san - The best (foster) parents ever. Theyâre so kind, loving, and understanding, and treat Natsume with such care. Theyâre also always there unlike most anime parents and are very realistic.
( 3 ) Zeno - I thought he was just the happy-go-lucky stereotype character to join in, but oh boy was I wrong. Zeno needs many hugs.
3. The character you relate to the most.
( 1 ) Allen Walker - Gotta love food man.
( 2 ) Natsume Takashi - Protecting happy days and hanging with friends is what I can relate to.
( 3 ) Yona - I relate to the fact that there were things I was naive in, but learned to understand and overcome.
4. The character youâd slap.
( 1 ) Apocryphos - Man thereâs a lot more, but this man/thing deserves the biggest of slaps along with the higher ups in the Black Order.
( 2 ) Matoba Seiji - Iâm beginning to see more of his character in the manga now, but he deserves a slap or two for his personality.
( 3 ) Kye-Sook - Again, there are several people Iâd like to slap, but I choose this guy because most of the others got what they deserved, except him.
4. Three favorite characters (in order of preference).
( 1 ) Allen Walker, Neah D. Campbell, Kanda Yuu
( 2 ) Natsume Takashi, Nyanko-sensei/Madara, Natsume Reiko
( 3 ) Yona, Zeno, Shin-Ah
5. A character you did not like at first but do now.
( 1 ) Cross Marian - I thought heâd be some other old guy who was annoying, but man...heâs like a dad now ;w;
( 2 ) Matoba Seiji - I hated him at first because of how he treated Natsume and youkai, but I hate him a little less now because more of his character is being revealed.
( 3 ) Soo-Won - I have mixed feelings about this. I hate how he carried out killing Yonaâs father, but I have to admit, in terms of ability to rule a nation, he has it. Itâs just frustrating that the things went as they did, but I canât help but respect his abilities.
6. Three OTPs.
( 1 ) Allen Walker x Kanda Yuu, Allen Walker x Timcanpy, Allen Walker x Neah D. Campbell - I ship these platonically.
( 2 ) Natsume Takashi x Matoba Seiji, Natsume Takashi x Natori Shuuichi, Natsume Takashi x Tanuma Kaname - The first one is my frienemy(?) ship, and the others are my bro ships. Bonus: I ship Natsume with happiness.
( 3 ) Hak x Yona, Zeno x Kaya, Hak x Jae Ha - This is my people-deserve-happiness + that-bro-ship ship. Bonus: I ship Zeno and Shin-Ah with happiness.
**TAGGING**
Hope the people I tag have as much fun as I did on this~!
@kenkamishiro @imanoturugi @pandaflavouredcookies @kawacy @akimumuu  @fuyuyuu @tomodachimeter @hisazuki @oyakorodesu @corokuro
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J, K, M, and/or X for whatever you like! c:
J - Name a fandom you didnât think about until you saw it all over Tumblr.
The only fandoms that I can think about now that I only found out from Tumblr and then went to see what they were and quite like them were Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, and I guess Haikyuu. And then thereâs Net-juu no Susume that Iâve kind of read the premise of but didnât think much about then saw it on Tumblr and omg this is so cute! Similar thing happened with BnHA and Re:Zero (though theyâre not âcuteâ lol)
K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?
Iâm probably biased but my favorite character arc is Natsume Takashiâs. Itâs super slow but itâs there and Iâm just so happy when I see this kid found the love that he deserves! And I want to add that Steins;Gateâs Okabe Rintarou also had a really great development so he comes close to second.
M - Name a character that youâd like to have for a friend?
NATSUME!!!!!!! But I guess Iâd have a heart attack every now and then if Natsumeâs my friend and then one day heâd go missing or he seems different or he comes home injured. Just look at how Tanuma and Natori are after they get to know Natsume better lol
X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.
I am almost always certain to love quiet smart/genius tacticians, sometimes with a tragic past lol. Most notably Lelouch from Code Geass. There are also Ansatsuâs Karma Akabane and BnHAâs Todoroki Shouto (though heâs not much of a tactician) and Noragamiâs Kazuma and P5â˛s Ren
Thanks^^ This was fun! From this ask meme
#meme asks#fandom meme#symgen#natsume yuujinchou#steins gate#code geass#noragami#boku no hero academia#ansatsu kyoushitsu#persona 5#shigatsu wa kimi no uso#haikyuu#net juu no susume#re zero#anime
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@junecsea tagged me to gush about 10 favorite characters and by god this is the meme that was made for me. presented here in no particular order and under a cut because I HAVE A LOT TO SAY OK
Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
I was in love with him from the moment I first watched him kill another demon in cold blood. Listen. When you can make murder terrifyingly sexy you don't need any other skills. When you're a violent nerd devoted to your aesthetic in addition to being more brilliant than anyone else, who trails rivals along who seem deeply confused about whether they want to defeat you or just want you, when you can summon literal fucking plant nightmares from the depths of hell and flip your hair like it's nbd, then you can step to Kurama. He's fucking beautiful and he will grow flowers in your corpse.
Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
Look. Look.
Do you see this shit. Do you see this pure little smile and his teeth, do you see the way his eyes squint when he does it, do you see the genuine love exuding from his being and does it kill you because you know every inch of the pain and loss and invalidation he has been through and has yet to go through? Do you see it. Do you feel it crushing your soul. Are you crying yet because I am. I'm crying right now. (Look I also have an old meta post gushing about how much I love Roxas here.)
Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter)
Okay so once upon a time I was watching a thing and the first time this guy appeared onscreen he saw a spider and his eyes turned red and he wasted it and I was like "I feel this kid in my soul," and then he did this:
and I was like this is it, this is the end, I can feel my soul departing my body as we speak, I am now devoted completely to this boy and that friends, that was the beginning of the end. That is how you enroll yourself in Eternal Suffering. Would I have done things differently, would Past Me have turned away from this utter perfection, if I knew I would spend my ensuing years yelling 'PLEASE STOP THIS PLEASE LOVE YOURSELF GOD FUCKING DAMMIT WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS' at television screens and manga panels? idk
Victor Nikiforov (Yuri On Ice)
So I wrote an entire fanfic that was basically my treatise on Why I Love Victor Nikiforov and So Can You. The thing about Victor is that you don't really get what his deal is until episode 10 and then it hits you all at once and it hits you hard. Like. This guy you thought was a rock star playboy world champion is actually an insufferable nerd who fell hopelessly in love with a sloppy undressed blackout drunk Yuuri Katsuki who pole-danced at a formal banquet and begged Victor to coach him in his underwear with his tie around his head and Victor. Did. He dropped everything for a pretty Japanese boy who showed him a good time because he was miserable and trapped alone at the top of a golden pedestal and dancing with Yuuri made him feel happy and alive again and he wasn't afraid to chase that happiness. Also just:
look at how pure this is. Really look. Feel it embrace your being. Feel it in your bones.
Wolfram von Bielefeld (Kyo Kara Maou/maruMA series)
Alright so I've already made a long post about all of the things I love and appreciate about Lord Bielefeld, former Third Prince, Mazoku of Flame, and fiance to the 26th Maou of Shin Makoku that you can read here but like. This guy. Do you love character development? Do you love it when characters realize that they were wrong, that they had toxic ideas and behaviors, and when they consciously set out to change them and make up for their wrongs and do better? Do you love seeing how love makes a character into a stronger and better version of himself even when there is no guarantee his love will be returned? (Also do you like canon queer characters? Because that is also a thing.) And yall I loved the anime but you really have to read the novels to see what a brilliantly realized character Wolf is and I just. Fucking LOVE him.
Prompto Argentum (Final Fantasy XV)
I'm positive at this point that Square Enix has made it their personal mission to destroy my life in particular and their weapon of choice is blond boys with spiky hair. Idk if I need to explain to you guys just how fucking much that scene with Prompto and Noct on the motel roof just fucking devastated me because a) of course it did and b) how could it NOT. He just. Wants to be loved. He just wants to be ENOUGh and it's oto lase i'md cryyy
Mikorin/Mikoshiba Mikoto (Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun)
I relate to Mikorin because I too
say things and immediately regret them
get embarrassed easily
fail at socializing and need to be rescued
desperately want to be helpful and looked up to
am weak to compliments and easily manipulated by them
take an eternity to warm up to new people and almost immediately revert to lurking in a corner like a gremlin
plan my life around video game releases
am a hopeless nerd who tries to be cool and often gives off the impression of being cool up until the reality of being a hopeless nerd becomes apparent
Nezumi (No.6)
Another canon queer in the lineup and another situation where the anime version of a character manages to not be as amazing as the original novel and again I wrote an entire post about him years ago that says much more than I could gush about here and is also full of spoilers but man. You know. This is a guy who specializes in portraying women in theater, who is so traumatized that he has a panic attack when his crush touches him, who cries when Shion kisses him goodbye and lies about it. He has mice friends. He builds robots. And he lives in a fucking book vault. He's a nerd and a badass and is so, so deeply messed up but not beyond redemption. I like to think he'll come back, eventually.
Natsume Takashi (Natsume's Book of Friends)
Why are all of these traumatized boys that I regularly cry about. Why do i love characters who tear my heart into pieces? At least Natsume is nice and soft about it. Like. Have you ever watched this show? Its like the feeling you get on a warm summer afternoon with just the right smell of grass in the air that reminds you of being young and carefree and ignorant of the world's cruelty and you ache for the loss of that simplicity and the sincerity with which your younger self experienced life. In the middle of this soft nostalgic melancholy is this boy who is slowly learning to love and trust the people (and spirits) around him after years of being ostracized and its. Fucking beautiful. It's slow and sad and gorgeous. I'm such a mess.
Keith (Voltron Legendary Defender)
I was not a huge Keith fan at first. I mean, he was there, he was kind of a boss, it was cool, and then s2 happened and he started to grow on me, and the s3 happened and GOOD LORD but you know. You know what, that fucking vlog. That is what did it. Not the show itself. A three minute promo clip where he muses on his bad temper and defense mechanisms and storms off stage because he's gonna cry. Apparently showing emotional vulnerability and fear of rejection is all it takes for me to be willing to fucking die for you. Please just let this boy be happy. Love him. Give him hugs. Get him the fuck back to the Castle and his family because being a Blade is great and all but it's gonna get him killed if he keeps going like this. Just burrito him up in a blanket and hand him off to Shiro, problem solved. Mostly.
aaaaaaaand i guess I will tag @sylvermyth, @the-smallest-kurapika, @adulterclavis, @deadfreckledboys, @xigspicelatte, @opallight, and @painpackerrisingsun to do this if you want to! Anyone I didnât tag can definitely take up the meme as well.
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Tagged by: @probablyalizard Thanks! I donât think Iâve done one of these on this blog yet actually!
Rules: answer the questions and tag twenty of your followers that youâd like to know better
Name: Karli
Nicknames: ^
Zodiac: Scorpio sun ^_^
Height: almost 5â˛6âł but doctors always put down 5â˛5âł >:/
Age: 20
Orientation: ace idfk
Ethnicity: native/white/hispanic/latinx iâm just a whole mix I actually kinda wanna get one of those DNA tests done!
Favorite fruit: MANGOS
Favorite season: Spring ^_^ I love plants and flowers
Favorite flowers: smell wise i think lilac and lavender! looks wise maybe chrysanthemums or peonies ^_^
Favorite book series: not counting hp i loved all of Tamora Pierceâ series!
Favorite scent: vanilla tea, lavender + honey, frangipane in the oven, clean bedsheets, and fresh air in the spring in the morning when the grass is still damp and small birds sing quietly.
Coffee, tea, or cocoa: all of them!! warm drinks are so good and also cold versions
Cat or dog person: i love all animals but i think iâm a dog person. iâve had both (still do!) but something about dogs they just make me feel so loved! i guess theyâre more emotionally needy than cats or something but i just love feeling loved and my dogs are definitely better at that than my cats for the most part my personal cat is pretty needy tho heâs just not as nice abt it as my dog haha.
Average hours of sleep: 8-10
Favorite fictional character: ?!?!?!? idk!
OTP: uhhhhh natsume takashi x happiness, fulfilling relationships, kindness, and love?? my son he deserves so much
Dream trip: Extended traveling across europe! a month in france exploring the countryside, two weeks in paris, a month in greece, 2 weeks in rome, a month exploring north and south italy, a week in austria, a weekend in luxembourg, etc! aaa just thinking about it sounds so blissful, adventuring on my own meeting up with people here and there, learning history and seeing it, touching it, the feeling when you walk into some place rich with history and knowing youâll never know all of it, that specific feeling when you experience how insignificant you are amidst the majesty and expanse of history and at the same time feel yourself slot perfectly into the continuing story as though you belong there precisely then.
Blog created: it just turned one the other day! iâve been on tumblr for like 5 years tho?
Tagging: uhhhhhh idk!! most ppl have already done this a bunch so if you havenât then go ahead!
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I was tagged by @juuzous13donuts thank you very much ^-^
Goal: Tag nine people you want to get to know better
Relationship Status: Single and happy that way (no, I swear to you I am not the crazy cat lady. Please believe me, why would I lie?)
Favourite Colour: Yellow
Lipstick or Chapstick: Chapstick, I have like four in my bag right now and thatâs after I lost a whole bunch of them
Last song I listened to: Not sure, but I think it was ��The Oneâ by Ed Sheeran
Last movie I watched: Lego Batman, itâs actually really funny and kinda sweet too. I loved the ongoing joke of the Joker (haha) trying to ensnare Batman in a relationship.
Top three tv shows: Fullmetal Alchemist (both versions ofc), Natsume Yuujinchou and Iâm torn between the nostalgic choice of Phineas and Ferb which Iâm currently watching and Arslan Senki. Can I put them at a tie?
Top three characters: Never give me this question again, I have too many. Edward Elric, Natsume Takashi and Daryun. But ask me my top twenty in no particular order and youâll get a less agonised decision
Top three ships: Edwin (Edward Elric x Winry Rockbell) because have you seen them? Arslan x Etoile and Almei
Okay Iâm tagging @1messedupchildxnx @thelazyfanartist @renkocchi @atems-lover (I swear girl if you say Dragonball z I will punch you) @inoki-mikan @vazzle @al-is-my-pal @lostinparisphotography @queenbovine @kardowolf If you donât want to do it just ignore me of course
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Natsume Yuujinchou Roku - OP Â Scenery
I made this so I could have a new background for my anime/manga episode preview comparisons for this season x
Here are some shots of Reiko and Takashi
Iâm always happy that they keep the ED style the sameÂ
#natsume yuujinchou#natsume yuujinchou roku#natsume's book of friends#natsume yuujinchou scenery#scenery#anime#landscape#my post#my stuff#my stuff > rukari97#my stuff > natsume > rukari97
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Could I request some good bro Natori and Natsume stuff for prompts 1,2,3, or 5? Either separately or merged into one frankenfic?
PROMPTS LIST
1. âI apologise in advance for the inconvenience my murder is going to have on your life.â +2. âI hate you.â âWhy? Iâm lovely.â +5. âThis is my life now. I have climbed this hill and now I will die upon it.â âShut up. Weâve only been hiking for twenty minutes.â
x
When Shuuichi called the Fujiwara house to invite Natsume to the upcoming wrap party, he was braced for the type of dogged, exacting negotiations better suited a hostage situation.Â
Instead, after a pleasant fifteen-minute conversation with Touko, he was painlessly gifted custody of his friend for the weekend.Â
âShigeru-san and I need to meet with one of his relatives about some of Takashi-kunâs missing belongings,â she says, a sliver of steel in her sunny voice that promises, in no uncertain terms, that these relatives will almost certainly have a fight on their hands. âIâd hate to have to bring Takashi-kun along, but I donât like to leave him here alone, so this is quite the neat solution!â
Natsume is grim and resigned when they meet at the train station, an overnight bag slung over his shoulder, his ugly cat tucked into his arms. Shuuichi canât help but beam at him, having come out of this arrangement fully on top.Â
âShopping!â he announces gleefully. âYouâll need something fancy for the party. And then weâll get lunch-- my treat, of course. And if you donât listen to me, Touko-san will be sad!âÂ
If looks could kill, Shuuichi would almost certainly have met his unfortunate end right then and there.Â
xx
Natsume has been uncomfortable all evening, in a fixed position at Shuuichiâs elbow and nursing the same flute of champagne that was foisted upon him at the door.Â
Heâs in dark-washed jeans and a smart blazer, his hair tucked out of his face with a few strategic hair clips. He toes the line between youthful and stylish well, and his quiet personality comes across as shy instead of standoffish. The cast and crew are all delighted to finally meet the kid Shuuichi talked so much about, and Natsume is doing his best to hold up under all the attention.
So it had taken a bit of blackmail and bribery to get him here-- was that so unusual?Â
Networking is a necessary evil, and usually Shuuichi is stuck at these functions until the early hours of the morning. But itâs only a couple of hours before Natsume starts to flag. Heâs edging into nonverbal territory, only mustering eye contact for a few seconds at a time, and Shuuichi doesnât waste time in steering him away from the press of the party and into an out-of-the-way office.Â
âWhoâs office is this?â Natsume asks quietly. When Shuuichi presses lightly on his shoulders, he sinks into a leather armchair without fuss.Â
âDoesnât matter. Iâm famous, I can do whatever I want,â Shuuichi says with a winning smile.Â
Natsume is recovered enough by then to scowl at him, a knee-jerk reaction.Â
âI hate you.â
âWhy? Iâm lovely.â
After that exchange, Shuuichi feels alright about leaving Natsume alone with Hiiragi while he sweeps off to make their excuses, and say his goodbyes, and steal some food for the road.Â
And now theyâre bundled in coats and scarves, making their way back to the hotel. Natsume looks much livelier now that theyâre outside, working on the second half of an egg sandwich that Shuuichi smuggled out for him.Â
âI canât believe you do that for a living,â the boy murmurs after a moment. âItâs exhausting.â
âYou get used to it,â Shuuichi says. âAnd Iâm good at talking.â
Being charming and personable on cue is one of his greatest skills. No closed door, or VIP entrance, or members-only sign has ever kept him out.Â
When they get back to the hotel, an ugly cat is waiting for them outside. Natsume smiles to see it, his pace quickening, and offers the yokai the last bite of his sandwich.Â
Madara takes it with a scoff. âThis is all you brought me? I want barbecue!âÂ
âWhat kind of party do you think we were at?â Shuuichi mutters.Â
âMaybe tomorrow, sensei,â Natsume says agreeably, lifting the cat into his arms.Â
âHmph. In that case, I guess Iâll pass the message along.â Settling into a comfortable loaf in the crook of the boyâs arms, the cat squints at them with shining, dark eyes. âSomeone came for their name while you were gone.â
Shuuichi stiffens in alarm. Theyâre hours away from Hitoyoshi, where Natsumeâs reputation proceeds him at every turn. To have been tracked this far, despite the wards...Â
Natsume only looks mildly surprised. âAre they still here?â
âNo, theyâre waiting for you in the woods,â Madara says. âHuman settlements make them nervous.â
Nodding as if this is all perfectly reasonable, Natsume glances at Shuuichi. Shuuichi, waiting for his cue, says, âAbsolutely not.â
âNatori,â his friend says, with the same tone of a tired mother attempting to wrangle an unreasonable toddler.
âIn what universe would I allow you to wander off into the forest in the middle of the night?â He opts to ignore the rich orange dusk above and around them, and the fact that the streetlights havenât kicked on yet. Natsumeâs eyebrows are inching toward his hairline, so he decides to play his trump card. âYour parents said Iâm in charge.â
Hiiragi sighs deeply. Itâs only after Shuuichi says it that he realizes how juvenile it sounded, but by then itâs too late. He has to double down.Â
âLetâs just go inside, and weâll discuss it over a proper meal,â he says with a smile. He waves Natsume toward the door, but Natsume doesnât budge.
Shuuichi realizes he used up all his authority earlier, in forcing Natsume to the department stores and restaurants and the wrap party. The boy has played along thus far but heâs clearly reached his quota for the evening. He doesnât even entertain the idea of listening to Shuuichi this time.Â
âIâll be quick,â Natsume says plainly. He turns back the way they came without another word.Â
Shuuichi struggles with it for a moment, but he really doesnât have any choice but to follow. It doesnât help that the ugly cat is laughing at him, or that Hiiragi is judging him silently with every step. Â
xx
Honestly, if Shuuichi were feeling marginally more generous, he would admit that there was some sort of cosmic justice at work here. He had forced Natsume out of his comfort zone all night, and now the tables have turned entirely.Â
The trees tower around them as they pick their way up a faint foot trail, stretching up into a dark, endless canopy. The wind combs through branches and leaves in eerie, hushed whispers. They only have the shikiâs night-eyes and the flashlight on Shuuichiâs phone to see by.Â
âThis is my life now,â Shuuichi complains, out of breath. âI climbed this hill and now Iâm going to die on it.â
âShut up,â Natsume replies mildly. âWeâve only been hiking for twenty minutes.â
He certainly seems comfortable here, for all that heâs never been in these particular woods before. With his green eyes and silvery hair and thousand-yard stare, Natsume might as well be a mountain spirit himself sometimes.Â
The thought cinches painfully in Shuuichiâs stomach, and he speeds up a bit until theyâre walking alongside one another.Â
âHow do you know you can trust this spirit?â he asks.
âI donât,â Natsume says, sounding surprised by the question. âHow do you know you can trust any of those humans you work with?â
âBecause theyâre human.â
For a moment, they just stare at each other. Shuuichi can see his own incomprehension reflected in Natsumeâs expression. Thereâs a sudden chasm open between them, a lack of understanding that goes both ways.
Natsume looks away first. He doesnât quite hang his head, but he isnât standing as tall as he was before. Shuuichi remembers, belatedly, just how many humans have hurt Natsume up to this point. He realizes that what he just said was very stupid. And on top of being grossly inconsiderate, he managed to alienate his friend at the same time.
This is what he gets for being so smug all day.Â
He puts a hand on Natsumeâs shoulder, throwing a line across the chasm and hoping it will hold. He squeezes, waiting until Natsume has mustered the courage for eye contact once more, and only when he has the boyâs full attention does he say gravely, âI have a lot to learn from you. Iâm only sorry I wonât have the chance. And I apologize for the inconvenience my murder is going to have on your life.â
Natsume splutters, and then laughs, and those sad, clinging shadows peel away from him as easily as a broken spiderweb. âYouâre not going to get murdered!âÂ
"Hm,â Shuuichi says, deeply unconvinced (and deeply relieved to hear his friend laughing).
âHonestly, if youâre this worried, why not just wait at the hotel?â Natsume asks. Heâs animated again, picking his way ahead confidently. Shuuichi is happy to follow, leaving that painful, aborted conversation behind them for another day.Â
âBecause Touko told me to look after you this weekend,â Shuuichi says mulishly. Heâs still clinging to the thin veneer of being in charge, for all the good itâs doing him. âHow could I look her in the eye if I let you go charging off into danger?â
âEasily,â Natsume mutters. âCharmingly. And with a bouquet of roses, probably. You said it yourself, youâre good at talking.â
Now itâs Shuuichiâs turn to laugh. He thinks of his conversation with Touko earlier that week-- he thinks of how, even now, she and Shigeru are off getting into a fight with their family for their foster sonâs sake, with Natsume none the wiser.Â
âYouâve sorely underestimated how protective she is of you,â Shuuichi says ruefully. âThatâs fine. Iâm sure youâll get to see it firsthand when I take you home, since Iâve made an absolute mess of this weekend so far.âÂ
Natsume tips his head curiously, but whatever he might have said is interrupted as they come around a bend that opens up to a glade.
Thereâs lantern light up ahead. The glow is unnatural, slightly off-color, and the lights sway even though there isnât a steady wind. Hiiragi goes tense and alert at Shuuichiâs shoulder, and Shuuichi himself feels a cold thrill of anticipation, his fight-or-flight reflexes primed. But Natsume lets out a little huff of relief, and Madara says, âFinally!â as a rabbit spirit steps onto the path to greet them.Â
Itâs about as tall as Shuuichiâs waist and dressed in a neat yellow yukata. It greets them politely, and apologizes for making them go out of their way, and invites them into the glade. Madara jumps out of Natsumeâs arms to lead the way, and Hiiragi follows distrustfully, but Natsume lingers for a moment.Â
âWhat if Touko hadnât said anything?â he asks, in the tone of someone testing a theory.Â
For all of about three seconds, Shuuichi considers lying to preserve his dignity, but he gives it up for a lost cause. He sighs, and musses his hair up even more, and admits, âIâd still be here.â
Natsume might as well be a mountain spirit himself sometimes. But then there are times like these, when his face lights up like a summer sky, and he smiles as though heâs never been hurt, and Shuuichi has never met anyone more human than him.
#natsume yuujinchou#natsuyuu#natori shuuichi#natsume takashi#nyanko sensei#my writing#prompt#natsumiyasblog#natsuyuu fic#this one got away from me lemme tell ya
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3 fandoms tag
tagged by @lilith5thâ
RULES: choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions. Then tag some friends xD
I choose:
Natsume Yuujinchou The Ancient Magusâ Bride Legend of Zelda
The first character you loved:
Natsume Elias!! BABY LINK MY LOVE--but if we have to talk crushes, for real, it was Zelda
The character you never expected to love so much:
THE FUJIWARAS HOLY SHIT??? SILKIE AHH SHEâS SO SWEET AND SHE C A R E S Ganondorf..... seriously why do I love him
The character you relate to most:
Honestly, in Natsume, Tanuma. Â Because Iâd play support role to MC. I find myself relating to Chise a lot ;_; what a well-rounded MC In Zelda? Â Iâm any of the NPCs who are cowering inside a village lmao
The character youâd slap:
Matoba 8â˛) but I love him ALL OF CHISEâS PREVIOUS GUARDIANS.  ALL OF THEM. Tingle.  Fucking get your shit together, man.
Three favorite characters: (these are in order of preference)
Takashi Natsume, Nyanko Sensei, Touko Fujiwara Elias, Chise, Ruth!! Zelda, Midna, Link!
A character you liked at first but not so much anymore TwT :/
Natori?? Honestly I WANTED him to be a villain. Honestly not a single one in Ancient Magus has disappointed me. I used to rly like Sheik but Iâve given up on another game with her in it.
A character you did not like at first, but theyâve grown on you:
I genuinely like Taki more and more. Â Sheâs so sweeet ;o; Alice in Ancient Magus is really, really interesting. Â I love her character arc! ...Beedle... -shudders-
3 OTPs: (not writing 3 each because I have no fantasy lol)
Natsume x Happiness fucking christ ELIAS AND CHISE BETTER GET MARRIED. Â I also like Silkie x Spriggan. ...Zelgan........ i am full of sin
Iâm tagging some people- but donât feel obliged to do it! ^_^
@megapotatosaurus @cocoome @angelisangelic @ghirahims-left-shoe @ghiraheeheeheem @fruking-hetastucker
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Tag nine people you want to get to know better!
tagged by: @have-a-heart-kaneki  every time your name pops up in my notification I both love it and hate the feels it bringsÂ
Relationship status
Single
Favorite color
A deep red.
Lipstick or Chapstick
Neither.
Last song I listened to
Rokutousei no Yoru/Night of the Six Magnitude Stars by Aimer.
Last movie I watched
Eve no Jikan
Top three TV shows
I donât follow a lot but if I had to choose somethingâŚâŚ.
1. Gotham 2. The Soup 3. Last Night with John Oliver
Top three characters
Just gonna choose 1 character I really love from a few of the series Iâm into most at the moment.
1. Â Totsuka Tatara
2. Natsume Takashi 3. Â I canât choose just one between Atsushi and Akutagawa so BSD Edgar Allen PoeÂ
Top three ships
Just gonna do the same with these
1. Mikoto/Totsuka 2. Atsushi/Akutagawa 3. Kaneki x happiness
Tagging: @swekana @mikototsu-trash @i-8-your-8-bits @sedd-seijuurou @aka-no-o  only if youâd like to, of course.
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Prompt! Natsume being protective of/worried for/taking care of Tanuma; OR more of your ffxv au. Or both ;)
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Theyâre setting up camp at a haven in Duscae when Satoru says, âOh, lookâitâs Nyanko-sensei.â
Kaname looks up quickly, and Tooru gasps in delight, as the fat cat-like creature waddles up the rune-carved stone.
Itâs carrying the notebook in a sling on its back, and Kaname hurries to meet it as Atsushi mutters, âI still canât believe you call a messenger that stupid name, Satoru.â
âWe go way back!â
âMadara,â Kaname says, âhow are you? How isââ
âHeâs fine,â the creature grumbles irreverently. âYouâd know if he wasnât. Hurry up and read his letter, I didnât come all this way for my health.â
While his friends clamor around the squat cat-like astral, Kaname flips through the pages of a notebook eagerly to find whatever new message is waiting for him. Heâs familiar and comfortable with magic as a concept, but the notebook is something heâs secretly in awe of. Itâs as thin and sleek as itâs always been, the number of pages unchanging, but somehow it contains every note theyâve ever written and theyâve never once run out of room.
Kaname takes a moment to brush his fingers over a letter he wrote when he was ten, his childish handwriting hopeful and earnest where itâs preserved beneath a pressed syllablossom.Â
But Madara is waiting, dealing with Tooru and Satoruâs affections with ill grace, so Kaname hurries to the last marked page.Â
He reads it hungrily, pauses, reads it through more carefully, and then reads it for a third time to make sure heâs read it right.Â
âUm, Madara,â he says slowly. âThis says Takashi officially denounced the prophecy and left Tenebrae? And heâs waiting for us at the Tomb of the Pious?â
His retinue goes deathly silent, the only sound the rustle of the wind in the grass and the chatter of busy evening insects. Madara says, âThatâs because he is, brat.â
âAnd you just left him there?â Atsushi demands. âThe Oracle is justâ roaming around Lucis somewhere? Anything could happen!â
Probably the only god who wouldnât react violently to being spoken to so flippantly, Madara rolls his eyes.Â
âHeâs got that oar of his and heâs not afraid to use it. And a few of my friends are keeping an eye on him, not that I asked them to. Heâs not as helpless as his public image would like you to think.â
âBut why has he done this?â Tooru asks, frowning. âDonât get me wrong, Iâm delighted he made it away from an occupied state, but why now?â
âBecause the Six finally told him the truth about the prophecy. The truth about what victory will cost,â the little god says. âAnd he told the Six where they could stick their prophecy, told his brother to pack a bag, and we left within the hour.â
The cat looks gleeful, but heâs the only one. Tooru covers her mouth, horrified, and Atsushi buries his face in his hands as if he doesnât have the strength to keep his head up.Â
Satoru whispers, âSweet Shiva. Weâre all cursed, arenât we?â
Madara gives him a look that lacks the perpetual annoyance he has for the rest of them. âWhy would you be cursed?â
âDonât be like that, Nyanko-sensei! Weâre in this together! If Takashiâs cursed, so are we!â
Kaname kneels, heart hammering. Itâs taken him this long to wrap his mind around it, to catch up to the conversation. Takashi, his best friend, his fiance, the boy he promised his heart to whole years before the peace treaty was even a concept, is free. Heâs here, in Lucis. Heâs waiting for them.
âWhere is he?â Kaname whispers. âTake me to him.â
âAnd what about your babysitters? And your car?â the cat asks dryly.Â
âTheyâll follow,â Kaname decides on the spot. In the corner of his eye, he sees Atsushi and Tooru gear up for an argument, and Satoru shut them down with two swift swats. âTheyâll meet usâ wherever. Just take me to him.â
The messenger eyes him up and down for a long moment. Then he makes a big show of rolling his eyes and tucking the notebook back into its sling on his back.Â
âShow me your map.â
Madara points out an area of Cleigne, a hidden thicket where a royal tomb is waiting, two daysâ drive if Atsushi bends the speed limit wherever he can get away with it. None of them are happy with Kanameâs decision to go ahead alone, but they know better than to put up more than a token fuss about it. Heâs safer with Madara than he is with an army at his back.Â
âYouâll see me soon,â Kaname says to his friends, loving them for the frustration and loyalty in their faces. âYouâll see us both. And weâll walk together from then on.â
âRight,â Satoru says, lifting his fist to knock their forearms together. âGet going so we can get going. Sooner we leave the sooner we get there.âÂ
Madara transforms in a burst of heavy smoke, the runes of the Haven glowing a little brighter as he stands above them in his celestial body.Â
âHurry up, then,â he grumbles, his great voice rolling over them. Kaname climbs up without a second thought. He has time to wave once, and then Madara is leaping into the air and bearing them both away.Â
Theyâre moving quickly, up and up, earth falling away and cloud-mist drenching Kanameâs shirt. He leans forward to shout, âThank you, Ponta!â
âDonât thank me, brat. He was hoping youâd come.âÂ
The admission warms Kaname from the inside-out, until he can hardly feel the cold air rushing past them on all sides. His fingers woven into the thick, downy fur send his thoughts back years and years, after the attack that almost cost him his legs, those stolen, weightless moments late at night when Takashi would help him onto the godâs back, so he could fly even when he couldnât walk.Â
âWhat was the rest of the prophecy?â he thinks to ask, distracted by thoughts of his love, of seeing him again after such a long time apart. Kanameâs heart is so light that he thinks, without this grip on Madaraâs fur, he might float away. âWhat was the price?â
For a moment, Madara doesnât answer. Then he says, âDonât worry about it. Itâs not a price weâre going to pay.â
#natsume yuujinchou#natsuyuu#ffxv#tanunatsu#tanuma kaname#nyanko sensei#natsume takashi#nishimura satoru#kitamoto atsushi#taki tooru#instead of the trident of the oracle natsume's weapon is the oar of the harvest moon#the staff he carried for 2 seconds in the houzuki arc :')#my writing#prompt#owletstarlet#natsuyuu fic#ffxv au#i love this au owl thank u
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