#nel begs

[moonystoes]

did she forget there is a block feature here? lmfao

[cryinggirlnamedhelen]

so are we just gonna ignore the fact that kaiser is SO short n sweet Sabrina coded

like not his backstory or anything, but just him

———

bed chem - contains lyrics of “who’s the cute guy with the wide BLUE EYES and the ‘BIG BAD MMM vibe’” and “who’s the cute guy with the white jacket and the THICK ACCENT like” (it’s so kaiser coded istg)

please please please - all about dating someone that other people disapproves of and begging for them to not embarrass the narrator. “I tell them it’s just your culture, and everyone rolls their eyes” just like how kaiser is from Germany and he is in Blue Lock, located in Japan

espresso - according to Sabrina, the song is all about “feeling good and not caring too much.” that reminds me a LOT of kaiser at the beginning of the NEL. mostly carefree, and just played soccer and enjoyed it.

good graces - good graces is about how loving someone doesn’t mean that you can lose self respect because of it. it reminds me of how kaiser is willing to “play” with isagi, but not to the point where kaiser loses his dignity.

lie to girls - this is a song about deception and manipulation in relationships. it kind of makes me think of kaiser’s dad manipulating kaiser into believing that he was “sub-human” (he’s not😕). it also makes me think about kaiser slowly becoming more and more manipulative—just like his father—to his partner out of fear of losing them.

juno - yes, it’s a freaky song, but it’s more than that. it’s essentially about how if you treat me well enough, i might let you get me pregnant and we can start a family together. it lowkey reminded me of his family situation.

———

[thewritetofreespeech]

Hello! I was wondering if I could request some bleach fluff?

Could I please have grimmjow being jealous of an Arrancar! Reader who is quite friendly and affectionate towards others? Like, they used to hold Nel in her child form ( and later gets many hugs from her), patted Ichigo on the head and so on?

Thank you!

He never thought this would happen. Fighting on the side of those shitty Shinigami, but here he was. Grimmjow almost had to laugh.

How desperate and weak these idiots must be to have to rely on their mortal enemy to save them. With their heads held so high, they must not have been able to see the shit storm coming, which made it all the sweeter when they reached out to his kind. The glee in his heart at their begging almost as exhilarating as Grimmjow’s thrill of killing these pathetic Quincy.

His blade cut down another one, their blood spraying over him in a maddening sort of mist, as he turned to look at [Y/N]. A part of him hoping they had been watching and was proud of him. Proud of how strong he had become. Proud of how even their enemies recognized his strength now. Proud to be his.

“Wow Nell-sama! That’s incredible!” [Y/N] cheered with a tiny little clap at the diminutive Arrancar’s shadow puppets. “It looks just like Gillian. You’re right!”

“What the hell?!” Grimmjow growled at [Y/N] and Nell, both stopping to look at him in confusion. “I’m out here fighting for my life, and you’re making shadow puppets!”

“But…Nell-sama wanted to show me how much she’s improved….”

“Yeah Grimm-Grimm! I’m real good now!”

Grimmjow growled again and stormed off across the battlefield. “Wait Grimmjow! Are you really upset?”

“Yes!” He barked. “I’m going all the work and you’re playing around!”

“But you said you wanted to fight all the Quincy on your own. I thought this was what you wanted.”

“I did want to fight them but not completely alone.” He wanted to fight by [Y/N]’s side. Their bond….their body…it wasn’t fair that their attention was split between him and others. “I thought you would at least try to help me and—put that little moron down!!”

Nell started to cry in [Y/N]’s arm. Calling him a bully. “Don’t yell at her Grimmjow. She’s just a little girl.”

“She’s old then you!” He reminded her.

Grimmjow growled again and stalked off. Finding a more remote portion of the battlefield to sulk amongst the wasteland. “You’re really mad, hn?” He looked up at [Y/N] standing their beside him. Alone. They could always seem to find him. “You were having so much fun though.”

“How would you know.” He muttered. “You were just playing with Nelliel Tu.”

“I was watching you know.” They sit beside him on the rumble. Grimmjow doesn’t try to stop them. “You looked so happy. Bloody and brilliant. Those stupid humans, Quincy though they may be, are no match for you, my heart.” Grimmjow shrugged his shoulder away when they leaned into him but did not move away. He wanted to touch them back, but he was still annoyed. “I thought you were having fun, so I didn’t want to interrupt.”

“It would have been more fun with you.” He muttered. Annoyingly glancing at them out of the corner of his eye. “It’s no fun to play on my own anymore.”

[Y/N] smiled at him, then took his hand. They leaned in like they were coming in for a kiss, but instead licked the blood from his cheek. “It’s no fun without you either.” They confess. Eyes bright. Grimmjow felt his heart pounding.

[Y/N] stood and offered him their hand. “Nell is entertained on her own now. What do you say we go find some more people to kill, together.”

Grimmjow grinned wildly and leapt to his feet. Already excited. “Those fools don’t stand a chance.” He preened, and raced off to a new battlefield with his love to dance their dance of death upon some new soon to be corpses.

[thegreatgatslin]

𝐋𝐈𝐍'𝐒 𝟏𝟖+ 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐘 𝐈𝐒…

@𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐍'𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 (closes 24 h after this post is up)

psst… i heard there’s a hole-in-the-wall place that opened up recently! the drinks they serve might not be top tier, but they’ll definitely be of the intoxicating variety…

so what are you waiting for? order up!

𝟏) 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒/𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐒 (pick ONE of each: no more, no less)

𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐔 {kinks/smutty tropes, pick ONE min/max}

༘⋆ long island iced tea {size} ༘⋆ jägermeister {sensory deprivation} ༘⋆ margarita {semi-public sex} ༘⋆ screwdriver {bondage} ༘⋆ aperol spritz {edging/orgasm denial} ༘⋆ cosmopolitan {overstimulation} ༘⋆ red wine {age difference (older!character only)} ༘⋆ mojito {photography/filming} ༘⋆ whiskey sour {cuckolding/sharing}  ༘⋆ martini {dacryphilia}

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐔 {additional non-smut tropes, pick ONE min/max}

༘⋆ water {roommates} ༘⋆ sparkling water {opposites attract} ༘⋆ ginger ale {pro athlete x manager} ༘⋆ soda {brother's best friend} ༘⋆ beer {academic rivals}

𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭?

༘⋆ hit me with everything you got! {rough sex} ༘⋆ go a little easy on me, wouldja? {soft sex} ༘⋆ something in between…

𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞:

rape/noncon, dubcon, incest/stepcest, vore, scat, piss, any life-threatening behaviour/kinks/fetishes. will add on to list as i see fit; non-negotiable.

𝟐) 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐃𝐘 (only m!character x afab!reader, will be aged up if applicable)

༘⋆ any bllk character except for:

aryu, tokimitsu (SORRY), gagamaru (does he even know what sex is), ego, don fuckass lorenzo, world five, niko, the nel coaches (haha julian loki go brrrr AGAIN), literally all of the u20 squad EXCEPT my wasian king oliver

༘�� any jjk character except for:

the women (im sorry), mahito, gojo (sorry), geto (SORRY), nanami (I AM SO SORRY), all the kyoto students, panda (does this even have to be said atp…)

༘⋆ any hq character except for:

nobuyuki, kenma, yamaguchi, tanaka, noya (sorry), asahi, konoha (does anyone even like this guy), kita (sorry 😓), aran, the coaches (sorry takeda and ukai fuckers)

note: if you picked the item whiskey sour {cuckolding/sharing}, do specify which two characters are accompanying you tonight. do tell me who’s paying for the drinks (established relationship/w reader) and who’s just along for the ride (the 'other' party)

𝟑) 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 follow this format and you're all good to go!

could i get a slightly milder margarita {kink + intensity} followed by a beer {add. prompt}? i'm drinking with kei tsukishima {character} tonight!

for whiskey sour {cuckolding/sharing}:

could i get a strong cosmopolitan {kink + intensity} along with a soda {add. prompt} to chase that? i'm drinking with rin {character 1}, who's paying, and isagi {character 2}, who's tagging along tonight!

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒:

༘⋆ asks sent on/off anon are both okay! ༘⋆ one request per person... anons i'm trusting you on this ༘⋆ minors should NOT be here, so if you've read this far, please leave (i literally beg of you)

sorry for the long read... anyway, just drop your order off in my askbox and you're all set! your order might come out in the form of headcanons, a drabble if you're lucky, and most likely, disorganised horny rambling. i'll do my best with it though!

© thegreatgatslin || ✦ M.LIST ✦

[moonlit-sirius]

Barty and his little miracle

Rosekiller + Jegulily & Harry mention + Xenodora & Luna

Angst! Hurt/Comfort! 2.4k words! read also here

“Can we put on Fade? Batty, can we put on Fade?” Luna says excitedly as she squirms in her car seat while Evan tries to buckle her belt.

“Lulu, sweetheart, stop moving around or I can't buckle you in your car seat.” Evan says softly and finally manages to buckle up the seatbelt. He sits in the passenger seat, Barty in the driver's seat fumbling with his phone trying to connect it to the bluetooth.

“It’s called Fede , Lulu, and yes of course we can put it on.” Barty says, finally connecting the bluetooth and putting the song on.

So, how do I know how to get God’s voice? Amen. 

The first notes of the song fill the space as Barty turns up the volume. Him, Luna and Evan sing the only English part of the song.

È sulla Fede che si basano i mercati

E il valore dei contanti

È Fede pure quella degli innamorati

Per le parole dei cantanti

Evan had started learning Italian not so long ago but he never managed to sing along to this one song, his words getting all jumbled together while Barty, who was fluent in italian, sang it perfectly. Luna was more than happy to clap her hands and squeal at her favorite parts.

Ma va bene così

C'è chi crede alla giustizia divina

Chi aveva Fede ed ora c'ha una fedina,

Evan wasn't particularly sure what the interpretation of the song was. Duolingo was too busy teaching him how to say tomato rather than showing him words that appeared in the song.

Con la Fede ci gioca la scienza

Fino a che non fa passi avanti

Il partito dei mammut aveva fede nell'identità di specie

Ed ora sono elefanti, mhm?

Although knowing Barty, he probably had a particular interpretation of the song that no one even thought of. Evan knew faith had to be at least part of the topics the song covered, even if in an ironic way.  

Ma va benе così

C'è chi ancora scambia Fede e fiducia

Anche se una si beve, mentre l'altra si ciuccia (Eh, eh)

Luna always sang the little (Eh, eh) part and Barty and Evan always smiled at that.

Ci sono fedi cieche per chi ha gli occhi aperti

Danno fastidio in una bolla

E fedi cieche perché per orientarsi picchiano con il bastone

Senza senso di colpa

Barty stopped at the red light, glancing back at Luna who gave him a toothy smile and then at Evan. It was almost like Barty was checking that they were still there with him and it wasn’t a fever dream.

Alcuni sono ciechi perché è la strada da fare

Altri perché era un po' più facile parcheggiare

E io tutta la Fede che c'ho, l'ho in te

Come la mettiamo?

Barty always looks at Evan when saying the last two lines. Or when he was driving with Evan and Luna he simply squeezed Evan’s knee. Evan knew what that part meant. He looked it up after enough times of Barty looking at him. (He didn't want to look up the rest of the song because he wants to figure it out on his own once Duolingo fucking teaches him something more than to ask for a coffee.)

Fede, spaccami le ossa, baciami la testa

Dimmi che va tutto bene

Fede, basta aver Fede, sì

Fede, bruciami i pensieri, fottimi il domani

E dimmi che era meglio ieri

Fede, basta aver Fede, sì

Barty always said he hated kids. That he couldn’t stand them. That he’d never had kids.

All the kids in their friend group begged for Barty to babysit them. Luna, Harry, Teddy and occasionally little Draco.

Dicono c'è chi ha Fede ancora nel futuro

In una barca che scompare all'orizzonte

In un aereo che precipita sicuro

Tra i sorrisi di conforto della hostess

Barty and Evan. Evan and Barty. They were a package deal. Despite thinking, and never admitting, for years that they were platonic and really close they eventually realized that it was more than that. (Regulus had closed them in a room and threatened them to leave them there until they talked.)

E c'è chi prega per un Cristo povero

E chi dorme comodo fra i poveri cristi

C'è chi si fida della mano del biscotto, che è la stessa del guinzaglio

Tipo i cani e gli artisti

As much as Barty and Evan were emotionally constipated they made it out of that room. After 4 hours but they made it. Awkward conversation and messy snogging later they made it.

E sai, Federica, la Fede non è fedeltà

Ed io mi ammazzo se finiamo come mamma e papà

Barty didn't talk about his parents and looked a bit bitter about this line in particular. Well- not bitter but like it was a promise he was making to himself or something to remind himself.

Fede, spaccami le ossa, baciami la testa

Dimmi che va tutto bene

Fede, basta aver Fede, sì

Fede, bruciami i pensieri, fottimi il domani

E dimmi che era meglio ieri

Fede, basta aver Fede, sì

“My favorite part!” Luna squealed in excitement, kicking her feet and holding onto her seatbelt, eyes trained on Barty as she waited for him sing it.

La mia Fede non è niente di speciale

È aspettarsi di trovarti sempre là

Dall'altra parte, non importa se di un letto, se di un viaggio, se di un sogno

O del biliardino al bar

È l'illusione che una persona soltanto

Possa ridarmi Fede in questa umanità

È la speranza, forse folle, che tu voglia

Finire i ritornelli che lascerò a metà

Fede, spaccami le ossa, baciami la testa

Dimmi che va tutto bene

Fede, basta aver Fede, sì

Fede, bruciami i pensieri, fottimi il domani

E dimmi che era meglio ieri

Fede, basta aver Fede, sì

Luna loved this part even if she didn't know the words. Once Pandora was riding with them and later asked Luna about it once Barty and Evan had dropped them off at home. 

“The way he sings it, Mama! The first part is all,” Luna scribbled on a sheet of paper with a dark blue crayon sharp, aggressive and jagged lines, “but that last part is all,” Luna took a light blue crayon and scribbled softer, not putting as much pressure, lines. “and and and he- he looks at Evan!” Luna concluded, looking very proud of her explanation.

“Ohh… I understand now, sweetheart. Thank you.” Pandora said, listening to whatever Luna had started rambling on about immediately after.

*

Barty calls Luna his little miracle.

As much as he said he hated kids, Evan had found him looking at videos about newborns and how to take care of them not long after Pandora announced her pregnancy. Barty denied that firmly.

Three months into Pandora’s pregnancy, Barty gets a call. A call from his father of all people. He almost didn’t answer but something made him hesitate. He answered.

Barty was expecting his father to yell at him about something he was disappointed in blah blah blah. What he did not expect was his father saying in a clipped tone that Barty’s mother had died in a car crash before ending the call.

Something fell on the floor. A faint noise that sounded distant but also close to his feet. Ah. It probably was his phone. When did he drop it?

Transport, motorways, and tramlines

Starting and then stopping

Taking off and landing

The emptiest of feelings

Disappointed people

Clinging on to bottles

And when it comes

It's so, so disappointing

One second he’s home alone. One second he’s at his mothers funeral. One second he hasn’t gotten out of his room for days on end. Evan knows better than to force him to talk about it. Food and water appeared on his nightstand and Evan was there to hold him whenever he wasn't at work.

Barty cried. Cried thinking of his mom. A part of him regretted running away from home at 17. Felt like his mom deserved it more than him. He kept in contact with her obviously. Picked her up every Sunday and went to church together.

Let down and hanging around

Crushed like a bug in the ground

Let down and hanging around

Barty wasn’t religious but was raised so. He liked saying grace with his mom and going to church with her. He never minded religion if it was the sides of it that he associated with his mother. Kindness. Respect. Love. His mother supported him when he started trying out new styles or hair colors. Always saying how lovely he looked and even borrowing his leather jacket from time to time so she could be cool as well. Barty had begged her to come with him when he ran away. That he had everything set. “Send me a pic of you and Evan when you get everything sorted at the apartment, hm?” she had said seconds before he last stepped foot in that house.

Barty wasn’t religious but was raised to do so. He didn't like his father or the way he treated him. He minded and hated religion if it was the sides of it that he associated with his father. Hatred. Discrimination. Control. His father never loved or liked him. Never supported him. Threw away his clothes because his image was more important than his son having any sort of interest or personality. Always throwing insults or hands. His father hadn’t even cared when Barty ran away. At that point he had given up on Barty. Probably was even happy when Barty left.

Barty growing up did everything to please his father and mother. Was top of his class. Never swore. Was the son his father wanted but ha was also never enough. Too loud. Too clingy. Too annoying. Too much of a crybaby.

Shell smashed, juices flowing

Wings twitch, legs are going

Don't get sentimental

It always ends up drivel

Barty was blonde and had freckles all over his face and shoulders. He hated his blonde hair. Exactly like his father’s. So he dyed it all sorts of colors. Well, at least being a blonde saved him money on bleach. He loved his freckles. His mom had even more freckles. As a child he always traced them with his finger, connecting them. 

Leaving home was hard. He had never felt more liberated and trapped at the same time. His friends came over often and Evan was always there for him and Barty was there for him. His mom was still in his life and healthy. After the adrenaline of finally having gotten out ran out he did not get out of bed for 2 days. That had scared Evan shitless but thankfully Regulus and Sirius explained that it was normal, as normal and sane as they all were really. 

One day I am gonna grow wings

A chemical reaction

Hysterical and useless

Hysterical and

“I grew wings, Rosie.” Barty murmured at the end of those 2 days.

Let down and hanging around

Crushed like a bug in the ground

Let down and hanging around

Let down again

Let down again

Let down again

“Wings? What do you mean, Bats?” Evan asked, jolting awake after not having heard Barty’s voice for days.

You know, you know where you are with

You know where you are with

Floor collapsing

Floating, bouncing back

“I finally grew wings.” Barty answered quietly, snuggling closer to Evan and looking up at him, eyes glassy.

And one day I am gonna grow wings

A chemical reaction (you know where you are)

Hysterical and useless (you know where you are)

Hysterical and (you know where you are)

“Oh, love…” Evan sighed, realization hitting him all at once. He caressed Barty’s cheek tenderly.

Let down and hanging around

Crushed like a bug in the ground

Let down and hanging around

Barty used to play ‘Let Down’. A lot. Sort of gave him hope. He played it on repeat for hours some days before running away.

Eventually Barty got out of bed. Started functioning as a human being again. Didn't talk about it but he went to the graveyard often. Bringing flowers to his mother’s grave and talking to her.

Another call. It was Pandora. Her water had broken and was at the hospital with Xeno, waiting for them. 

They got there before Regulus, James and Lily who lived much closer and knew the route to the hospital better, courtesy of James.

There were some complications when Luna was born. Everyone was freaking the fuck out. Lily and Narcissa didn't have any complications with Harry and Draco so no one knew what to do.

Barty wasn't religious even though he was raised to be religious he didn’t believe. At first he did, he was a child. Growing up he stopped believing but still went to church for his mom, to make her happy.

That night Barty prayed. A rare thing really. Only if he was desperate and did not know what to do. He kept pacing the corridor. The only other time he had done so was when he and Evan had gotten in a bad car accident. Barty shaking Evan. Trying to wake him up. Barty’s right arm was broken.

Luna was born healthy but Pandora had to stay in intensive care for some time.

Barty and Evan took it upon themselves to look after Luna while Pandora recovered and Xeno took care of her.

Regulus spent more gas driving back and forth to Pandora’s house and Barty and Evan’s apartment than he ever has. Trying to be there for Pandora and Xeno as well as Evan and Barty with Luna while also being at home to take care of 6 month old Harry.

Taking care of Luna with Evan and helping out Pandora and Xeno as well as Regulus with Harry effectively managed to pull Barty out of whatever trance he was in after his mothers death.

He still wasn't over it. He might never be. 

He looked at the tiny bundle in his arms, gently swaying from side to side while humming a soft tone.

Evan walks in, milk bottle in hand. He stops at the door frame and looks at the scene in front of him.

It’s 3:41am and they were supposed to feed Luna. Barty’s hair was a mess. Green and black strands sticking in all directions, roots blonde and overdue for a round of dye. Barty was humming ‘Let Down’ by RadioHead and Luna had finally calmed down.

“You are so loved, Luna. So so loved. I Love you so much.” Barty murmured quietly to her, standing in front of the window, letting the moonlight illuminate them faintly.

*

“Batty! Abacaba!” Luna squealed in her carseat. 

“Abracadabra by Lady Gaga for, my liege.” Barty said with exaggerated hand gestures as Evan shook his head and sighed, putting on the song requested by Luna.

[arty-holly]

I caught up with the bllk manga and it is a 5 course meal with the way it is serving rn.

Rin's moment came and it is mind blowingly perfect. I could’nt ask for more and there are so many delicious details it's terrific.

The title of this chapter is very interesting to me for reasons. Because Rin as a character is shown to be connected with death and suicide. Infact his 1st character defining line is " Soccer is a battle to the death". Later we find the seed of this thinking in little Rin. He's a weirdo who flings himself at pigeons at toy blocks and a completely opposite mentality to the other kids. The ultimate monster who fights someone stronger, gives his all, and then dies is incredibly cool to him. He hopes to be someone like him in the future . So is it really coincidence if the title of his chapter has a clever wordplay with a famous author who was also suicidal and who wrote a book called " No longer human"?

Now Dazai Osamu was an remarkable author and coincidentally (those who watched Bsd will know) he strived to do double suicides with the women he was in love with. So is it really coincidence that the words that comes out of Isagi’s mouth are " I'll die with you!"? Are you all seeing the romantic connotations here guys?👀

Moving on, just the general remarkable-ness of these recent chapters is blowing my mind.

To see Isagi, the master adapter, arguably the best person in Blue lock who can analyze others to perfection floundering at the anomaly that is Itoshi Rin is so great. This is the first and only time Isagi has been unable to decipher the thought process of another person to this extent. It's gonna make the time when he does get through Rin so much more satisfying. 💚

And its too sad that Rin is so chained in by his feelings that he can't kick a goal his teammates would kill to have because of his own mind( bro needs a therapist fr). It's so baffling to others watching from the outside, but to Rin, it makes perfect sense. It's the way he's almost begging for someone to come, someone to break in and-

The image of Isagi literally swiping away Sae’s phantom, almost reassuring him that he's here, he's real is too beautiful. When Rin is about to lose everything, Isagi is the one who is there. I'm pretty sure Loki would've benched Rin if he threw away a goal again, so Isagi is the reason Rin is still playing in this match. Just the visual framing in this panel is too good.

Do I need to say more?

The way Isagi's eyes look so bright as if he's giving hope to Rin. Rin's EXPRESSION 😭(All we need are some flower petals)

Tell me this isn't poetic beauty, come in my face and tell me this isn't the epitome of romance.

Regardless if it is romantic or platonic, I still adore the way they're written into each other’s arcs. I wasn't the one to notice this, but if Isagi had collided into Rin and Rin had not scored, Isagi would've been red-carded instead of being let off with a yellow card. ( His head was definitely not all there in this moment)Isagi Yoichi, thank your stars your lover is a genius , bro would've been cooked otherwise.

And at the end,

We see the old Rin again, finally enjoying the game he worked his entire life for. (Off topic, but he looks so cute and gorgeous here) and the catalyst for that is none other than our protagonist.

Isagi is the light that brings hope to Rin and Rin is the centre, the ideal for Isagi’s growth. They saved each other.

All of NEL hasn't been exactly amazing but Kaneshiro's writing peaked in these chapters. There is so much said in every panel, so much emotion expressed in each drawing, It's incredible.

[painted-bees]

Has Margie ever told Raf about her experiences being homeless? What about the stories other people have told her? Has he been made aware of the difficulties involved in getting a job? (And Margie’s less than stellar effort toward this)

oouh, Margie doesn't talk much about her own experiences being homeless because she feels a lot of shame about it--and would just rather avoid the topic altogether unless she's cornered into sharing it. She's internalized that her apparent inability to stay motivated in the job market prevents her from "good person" status no matter what...and since she doesn't know how to fix that [her previous efforts have seen great results in the immediate short term, but always drop off tremendously after a week or so] she just...doesn't like to mention it. But she does talk a lot about the people she's met and the perspectives they left her with. She can't help but vouch for the people she's spent the first few years of adulthood travelling and growing with. They were good people navigating difficult and complicated realities--and they commanded her respect.

Raf is a really suspicious and pessimistic person by nature of his...entire disordered personality...and so there have probably been a robust collection of moments where he's uttered a poor faith observation or passed unfair judgement onto a stranger in passing that triggered Margie's kneejerk reaction to counter his pessimism or suspicions with anecodotes from her encounters.

Ex: a guy comes up and accosts them for some spare change to buy a bus ticket, and margie give him a fiver. Raf waits until the guy's out of earshot before telling her, "Guy is gonna spend that a drugs. You should have just given a ticket from your booklet, " to which Margie's response is, "He can do what he wants with it. Regardless of how he spends it, he needs it more than me, and sometimes the only thing between a man and death is a fix. I'm not a cop, I'm not gonna police how he spends his money." And this kind of interaction usually results in a small, low-stakes argument/disagreement between the two of them that almost always can be boiled down to Raf opining "the begging poors need to be taught a lesson, not enabled" and Margie countering "that's insane thing to say about people you don't know. Those are my friends, and you have no idea what the nuances of their lives are like, so let me tell you a relevant little anecodote to give you a small idea of the complexities at play here."

The first time she hears the phrase "do good recklessly, " she adopts it like a mantra and repeats it to Raf in situations like this. I think also her quiet disappointment at the fact that he can part with bills bigger than a fiver without even noticing its absence--and simply choses not to because a guy -might- spend it on something that'll bring him a spot of relief at the end of a difficult day...really weighs on Raf over time. She erodes him on this like water on a stone. Nowadays, if he has change in his pocket, he'll hand it over because it hurts absolutely no one to do so.

I'm gonna jump to Margie's defence, tho--despite her opinions of herself. She has gotten jobs in an effort to pay for her room on board. She's never not looking for ways to monetize her actual skills [sound and music], and has always dedicated her waking hours to this goal. In the interim, she's done best in short-term gigs, and the money she makes has always gone immediately to whoever is housing her or paying back past friends regardless of how their friendship had degraded prior. But it's inconsistent and unreliable. The "real" employment she's managed to bag... she's tried to give her full attention. But...she's a person with permanent disabilities and, unfortunately, she doesn't know yet that this is the case.

Nels has 3 daughters just like her... and he himself has ADHD. Margie genuinely thrives in her job at Hi-Note because Nels knows how to manage and motivate her effectively. And he understand why she fails to perform tasks when such a situation arises. He's willing to meet her where she's at and help her reach her full potential as an employee. Which is a very, very unique situation to find herself in. She is extremely proud of her work under his management is constantly putting in extra effort and time into the projects she's thrown at, and it's helped her realize that laziness is maybe...not her problem after all.

The previous post is worded in a way that reflects her opinion of herself during that time, and I think that mighta been unclear/misleading--so I just wanted to clear that up, haha♡!

[agentrouka-blog]

I agree with your take on “I want my bride back”, a very logical explanation. But then you put on shippers’ gogles and write analysis on “sansa looked radiant” or “it would be so sweet” through romantic perspective that’s not there in the narrative. why is it ok to analyze something from a platonic angle and then analyse a similar thing (much more toned down in its nature) from a romantic angle? don’t you see how faulty it is?

You know, you could just go "I disagree! Good for me!" and move on?

The focus on "radiant" is usually joking in nature, though the parallel to Jaime describing Cersei that way is amusing. It exists not as "proof" but as a sweet augmentation to the sum of hints that form the jonsa hypothesis.

And "it would be so sweet to see him once again but of course that could never be" does kind of beg the reader to suspect it to be subverted. So sweet. But again, this does not exist alone. It exists in alongside the parallels in their "romantic" (actually abusive) plotlines, their matching visions of marriage and children, their exclusive "blood of Winterfell" lines and thematic connection to ownership and rebuilding of the castle, their king and queenship foreshadowing, their incest allusions, their romantic natures, their sole status as Starks of the age and inclination to continue the Stark line, their competing claims that recall another Sansa and Jon(nel) Stark, romantic dragon imagery in Sansa's chapters, parallels between Jon and Sansa's suitors, the Ashford tourney parallels, Jon's romantic appreciation for Sansa's qualities... The Jonsa hypothesis isn't exactly leaning on two lines of text. There's a lot of evidence.

None of that needs to convince you, but the "hypocrisy!" accusations are at this point frankly boring.

[lazysublimeengineer]

Wow. Half of the fandom is going crazy being a Nagi apologist even with his mediocre performance after his match against BM and still pinning the blame on Reo for his delayed evolution.

Look I like Nagi as a character and I'm rooting for him to overcome the obstacle that he is facing as a player in this arc, but as a reader objectivity is a must and blaming other characters for their mishaps in the program is not a part of it. REO WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING INDEPENDENT WHEN NAGI WENT TO HIM AND ASK FOR HIS HELP TO BEAT ISAGI. HE DID NOT COME TO HIM AND BEG ON HIS KNEES TO BE HIS PARTNER AGAIN. Reo was conflicted at first but in the end accepted him easily back into his life because he was his Achilles' heel and this is part of his character. He's smart in everything else except when it comes to Nagi as what the author had said in the past. That's basically it.

Reo was providing him assistance and passes throughout the NEL arc but it wasn't his fault that Nagi lost his motivation after beating Isagi. HIS DELAYED EVOLUTION IS CAUSED BY HIMSELF AND NOT ANYBODY ELSE. And that's the part of his ongoing character development in NEL arc. He needed to realize that intrinsic motivation to keep going in the program.

But half of the fandom doesn't realize this because the glazing is real.

[exo-raskreia]

I'm curious now - why / what do you like about Inoue and Renji ?

Well...

I liked Ori from the start. She was cute, bubbly, & pretty with a likable personality & potential to be a cool character, what with her powers & dreams.

I started shipping her with Ishida in the SS arc, as their interactions were cute. They actually had a good bond, he protected her & she ended up trying to protect him in her own way in the Fullbring arc & was concerned for him in TYBW.

Then in the HM arc, I also started shipping her with Ulquiorra, whom she had amazing chemistry with. Unlike everyone else who mostly babied her (& was mostly indifferent like Ichigo 💀), he challenged her, found her fascinating & believed her to be a strong woman. She finally showed some of her mental strength & further potential to do something important to the overall story; she kept saying she wanted to become stronger, right? I was hoping this would finally be it, that we would finally see her become the character she could be (when she had saved Tatsuki, i was like, "Ok, we're getting somewhere. Hope we see more of this." I was waiting for it...)

However, that turned out to not be so. 😮‍💨 It was also in the HM arc where I started to truly find her exasperating as well. This is the arc that should've solidified that IH do NOT work together. Some of her worst moments happened here & the prelude to it. Her rather cringey confession to, & attempted kiss on an unconscious Ichigo, choosing to say goodbye to him (whom she barely knew) instead of her best friend Tatsuki, her lack of backbone against Loly & Menoly & then healing them to top it off (absolute insanity, I could not believe her. Who the hell cares what Grimmjow did to them? Have some respect for yourself, girl!), fearing Ichigo while he fought Grimmjow for Rukia & having little Nel have to push her to snap out of it... and then her worst moment: her breakdown at the dome when she begged an unconscious Ichigo to save her.

My God, this was the first time I found her unbelievably annoying & couldn't believe her. This should've been the moment as the secondary heroine of the series, where she should've stood up in the face of danger. A moment where any female character worth her salt would've shown her resilience. Rukia, even when powerless, had shown us this. Ichigo's sisters showed us as well in the first chapter. (Ppl sure love to compare Ori to Hinata from Naruto, but one of their MAIN differences is that my girl Hinata did what NO ONE ELSE did—not even the main heroine—& threw herself in the face of danger to help Naruto against Pain, despite how much stronger her foe was, confessed to a conscious Naruto, & her sacrifice led Naruto to gain 6 Fox Tails to defeat Pain—and mind u, Naruto subconsciously led the fight away from her 👀. The first person he thought of when he regained consciousness was her & he cried in relief that he didn't harm her nor others. What she did meant a lot to him).

But alas... Ori disappointed me greatly here. I insist, what happened at the dome should've solidified for everyone that IH do NOT work together. Ichigo's Hollow was protecting Ichigo, not anyone else (face-planted Ori & stabbed Ishida who was trying to protect her. He would've killed them had it not been for Ulquiorra). It wasn't an IH moment; anyone who thinks that severely lacks reading comprehension. Ichigo felt sickened by what he did, not feeling like a victor at all (and it wasn't until he talked to Rukia again a bit later that he felt a bit better).

(Imagine if Ori had stood up against Ulquiorra, arms spread out to protect Ichigo, & he stopped before her in shock & might've told her to move but she resisted, then he questioned her & they started talking & she pleaded for him to stop this & Ulquiorra became more curious &— Like, would he have genuinely hurt her, tho? He ended up protecting her from Vasto Lorde Ichigo, whom she feared, while she showed NO fear of Ulquiorra in their farewell scene... )

Honestly, Ori's best moments in this arc, her only good moments, were with Ulquiorra. He should've lived & I stand by it. While I like IshiHime & wish they had ended up together, had Ulquiorra returned, I would've given a solemn salute to Ishida & eagerly boarded the UlquiHime train. Unlike with IshiHime, I actually engage with UH fan content so... 🙃

Unfortunately, Ori only got worse from here. Her ongoing silly crush on Ichigo was even more exasperating; I was hoping she'd have finally gotten over him after the dome (heck, I'd been hoping she'd get over him since the SS arc). She did not do anything amazing in the Fullbring arc, only regressed, & same in TYBW. Kub0 just didn't seem to care to develop her, despite her potential with her powers & early personality. She will forever be one of the characters with the most wasted potential to me.

Ori was just too pitiful around Ichigo. She was not at her best around him. And Ichigo was certainly not at his best around her. Because of that horrendous ending that only solidified Ori's lack of character development & bad writing, I'm not interested in engaging with her solo content. Only UH & sometimes IshH content 🤷‍♀️. I understand the criticisms towards her character & agree with several, tho some ppl do take it a little too far imo. I also have a post here where I similarly rant about her character a bit. There is also an amazing analysis & theory of her role in the story here & my added opinion.

About Renji (sorry I ranted about Ori, lol), I didn't like him at first, as he was introduced as an unlikable villain who was trying to obstruct Ichigo from saving Rukia. He changed for the better after he got humbled by Ichigo & became a good friend & ally (& also showed support for IR 🫢). So, I like him because of that. I'm not a fan of him & stuff, tho. I dislike RR, tho not as much as IH; it's mostly just "meh" to me.

So yeah, sorry for the long rant. Hope this answers your question!

[galaxynajma]

To be honest. I’m feeling a little conflicted about season 2 being announced to come out in October

That’s only 5 months away

I’m both worried for the animation quality and animators

From what I’ve heard about episode Nagi ( the film) it had better animation than the series but it still wasn’t really movie level

The U20 arc is very special to a lot of bllk fans . It’s pretty high up there on being the fandom’s favorite arc

There’s so many iconic moments during it . And i thought they can be Brought to justice

Good things is that I highly doubt that this season will have 24 episodes

I just don’t think they’ll add the first part of the NEL in this . I think it will end on chapter 152

Sorry Kaiser and Ness fans

Well actually…

Anyways I hope the animators are doing well and I’ll be happy with this season no matter what

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO ISAGI’S GOAL SOME JUSTICE IM BEGGING YOU

This panel of Sae too .. let’s be real here this is the best Sae panel of all time

Well at least we’ll get Ryusae moments finally animated… stsg fans … be prepared

[bforspeed]

@ Fred Vasseur do whatever you can to get Newey, we cannot be the 4th force on the grid for the love of all that is holy. Give Charles a decent and reliable car, PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU, NEL NOME DEL PADRE, DEL FIGLIO E DI HOUSE OF FERRARI

[inhurtandincomfort]

I've been. Working on character sheets since Ellipsus added templates, I like those. Really for my own reference, but when they're done I'll see if I can share them. It made me realise how similar Jowan and Eldwin are in some ways... and the fact that Jowan represses all negative emotion.

I also think he should go through electric shock therapy. I've had that Mind Electric song on repeat (psst it's in his playlist! But there's a shorter version on YT) and it. it does something to me. The lines, "I've a good heart, albeit insane" and "I was just a boy you see, I beg of thee have sympathy for me" they DO SOMETHING TO ME.

This wouldn't be like, an actual therapy treatment though, he wouldn't be pleading insanity. It would just be. torture. for fun.

Speaking of, you know I said I wanted to kidnap Jowan? I thought of something, his captors probably like. Poison him or something, and the boss is like "I have everything here to make the antidote, if you just give us what we want." (It's an antidote that must be administered immediately after making, it doesn't keep.) and uh.

Here comes the rescue squad! Eldwin and Nels probably, and they kill/incapacitate their enemies for later use, and the boss did indeed have all the ingredients and tools necessary except. Neither Eldwin or Nels know how to make it. Only Jowan can. I think he's like trying to talk them through it but they're running out of time, he can't think to get his words out clearly, can't even stand up without support as he mixes the antidote himself. I just. I really want him to have to make his own antidote as he's literally minutes away from dying, because he's the only one who can.

[amusingmusie]

Musie im begging for more penelope lore plsplsplsplspls—

Well the poor pookie wookie has A LOT of lore that's gonna be hitting within just a few chapters! Like ooouuuggghhh I'm so excited to finally get to that arc since it's been two years of me sitting on it.

As for stuff I can talk about eeeerrrrrmmmm…I mention her childhood in bits and pieces but she really was sort of a wild child. Like her personality was still pretty serious but that little ginger 100% was skittering around the woods like a feral kid. How she wasn’t actually consumed by a gator or panther, I have no clue. Probably sheer luck and the power of Nelly winning out against whatever predator is stalking her somehow (hint hint hint).

Her taste for shitty romance stories came from her mom. Teenage Nel used to stay up all night reading novels that her mother had and eventually she found one of those. The rest was history. She will not admit that though since she doesn't want to think about her momma reading that wild stuff.

If you have any specific questions just lmk! I know my tumblr responses are slower since I'm more twitter brained but I'm trying to reply to stuff faster!

[maochira]

Hello! Can I ask you for some soft general headcanons about Neo egoist assistants? I just want to read something cute like how boys simping for their assistant(s). Maybe some headcanons who is more likely to fall in love with a manager. Have a great day!~

OHH ANON😭😭😭You're just begging me to be self-indulgent again, aren't you? Limiting myself to the PxG team with this request tho because otherwise, it'd be too many characters,, feel free to request another team as well tho!!

Requests open! - NEL assistants masterlist

PxG boys simping!

Tags: gn!reader, fluff, just soft cute silly stuff

Series synopsis: you, Claire (@deerangle3) and Mao (me) are assistants in the Neo Egoist League

First! Who simps for who?

Your simps: Rin, Shidou, Nanase

Claire's simp: Karasu

Mao's (platonic) simps: Zantetsu, Tokimitsu (short note: I'm a lesbian but I have a MASSIVE platonic crush on Zantetsu and developing one on Toki as well, also wanted to still add myself to this!!)

Rin is rather subtle about it, but it's very noticeable how happy he is when he sees it's one of those days when you're there to assist the PxG team. He respects you and the work you do so much and always makes sure to avoid putting more work on you. Instead, he puts that work on Claire and Mao because he thinks they're annoying. In the entirety of Blue Lock, you're the only one who ever got a hug from him. A kiss on the cheek as well, but that's your secret.

Shidou is INCREDIBLY OBVIOUS with his simping. Pick up lines and flirting all the time. But even though he's. Uhm. He's Shidou. He never says anything sexual towards you. He's so careful and soft towards you, he avoids making you uncomfortable. To everyone else, it seems so out of character for him - and yeah, it is out of character for him to suddenly be so soft. But he appreciates the work you do so much, he can't help himself but treat you special.

Now, about Nanase? He's literally the sweetest. Always greets you so politely and asks how you're feeling. If he needs your help with something, he always makes sure you don't have much work to do that day because he doesn't want you to work so much harder than you already do. He constantly compliments you for everything you do and thanks you over and over and over, even if you did a small thing like refilling his water bottle.

Of course, Karasu, Zantetsu and Tokimitsu appreciate your work a lot as well! But you won Rin's, Shidou's and Nanase's hearts a lot more. Plus, you can't have everyone for yourself. After all, there's also Claire and Mao.

About Karasu and Claire. How did that even start? It actually started with Claire simping for him, but in secret. You told Karasu about it and the feelings became mutual. Now he's constantly flirting with her and nobody knows if they're dating or still only teasing each other. Well, nobody knows except for you. You've caught them making out at night in the hallway once, but promise to not tell anyone.

Zantetsu and Mao became best friends extremely quickly and they're almost inseparable. There's definitely more than a friendship between them, but it's not romantic or anything like that. Mao keeps calling him her platonic boyfriend, though. Zantetsu doesn't properly understand what that means, but he acts as if he does. They love each other very much - just in a strong platonic way.

Tokimitsu is always a bit intimidated by his teammates and was very nervous around the assistants at first. He's always so afraid to ask you or the others for help, even if it's for minor things. But Mao pays a lot of attention to him and always notices when he needs some assistance. Definitely some platonic simping going on between them.

[al4nator]

Omg its been 3 years LOL anywayssss—

Drew this because I’m absolutely obsessed with this fic and have been listening to Mx Sinister by IDK

Here’s fanart of Nel as a “Bearcat” form since that’s what she’s most referred to in the latest chapter and I think it’s funny 😭😭😭

Please I beg go check out this fic 🙏🙏🙏 it’s amazing, it has swiftly become my favorite piece to read of all time!!!

Fanfiction and character by @amusingmusie

Fanfic Name: “Yours Truly” on ao3

Ps this is what a bearcat looks like 💀