#october matchup

[juuuulez]

currently working on kinktober + promptober blurbs to post next month, so there hasn’t been much writing lately on my page! for a bit of fun, i wanna do some matchups for everyone in the meantime.

💌 -> matchup req info:

fandoms available: shameless, the bear, stranger things, the walking dead, the last of us (game and show).

please send (anon or non-anon),

- your pronouns/gender.

- gender preference.

- age preference/range.

- romantic or platonic (or both).

- general personality.

- what your ideal first date is!

please no physical descriptors! just don’t wanna make these based off appearances, it’s more fun this way! feel free to ask for different fandoms (e.g, platonic stranger things, and a romantic bear), annndd i will get to these in my spare time!!

[kentopedia]

i hit 1000 followers yesterday & i’m halfway to 1100 now, so this is a little late but thank you so much omg i love every single once of you i’m going to cry

[bellarosethefangirl]

Halloween Café Blind Double Dates 💜🎃 Anime Online Date Matchups

Happy October! 🎃 For this event you're going on a blind date at a Café and I'm pairing you with a couple anime characters. I'll make you an aesthetic board based on the answers you give me. I'll also do love meters of how much I think the characters love you. Profiles of said characters will be given to you. Think of this as sort of a dating application for a dating website. The intro explains it all. I'll be waiting to match you up with an applicant 🖤

Application Process: How to send in your info for matchups

You'll need to send your "application" in my ask box

Dates: Which anime? You may only choose 1-2 Anime's listed below. You'll be paired with 2 characters.

Gender: Do you prefer your dates Female or Male, perhaps both?

Must Send me a Picrew of yourself. If you don’t know what it is, it’s an avatar/icon maker. Any avatar maker is fine too. (Don't send me a picture of yourself, you're all gorgeous but please don’t do it) Link for Picrew makers at Bottom of Post, I listed 20+ recommendations with links and descriptions

Zodiac Sign

Preference: Villains, Protagonists, Characters you don't prefer to be paired with?

List 3-5 Attractive Physical Traits (Looks don't matter but it makes it easier for me to figure out who to pair you with, you can even hint at the characters you want to be paired with if you wish)

Personality Type you find Attractive, Pick 3-5 Examples: Bubbly, serious, sassy, quiet, smart, oblivious, adorable, etc.

List 5 or More Attractive Personality Traits Examples: Loyal, brave, protective, funny, etc.

Pet Names 1-3 Examples: Honey, Handsome, Cutie, Love bug, etc.

Aesthetic Board Questions

Which café will you and your date be going to? Halloween and 1 other theme of your choosing will be the themes of the aesthetic board You can only pick 1

Café Theme Options:

Barbie 💕💄👠

Disney 🏰💫 Pick Any Favorite Movie or Character

Hello Kitty/Sanrio 🐱💗 Choose Favorite character

Sailor Moon 🌙 Can Pick Favorite Character if desired

Pusheen 😸

Monster High ⚰️ Can Pick Favorite Character if desired

Halloween Movie Any Halloween/October movie is acceptable. You may choose favorite character if you wish.

2. Present: What gift you want your date to give you? Only 1 answer pls

Suggestions: Makeup, purse, figure, jewelry, plushies, perfume, snow globe, backpack, pins, badges, pens, mugs, cups, hair accessories, or anything. If you don't have a preference I can surprise you.

3. Favorite Color (Can be 1-2 colors, I personally have 2 favorite colors)

4. Favorite Flower

5. Favorite Dessert or Food (if you don’t like sweets) and Favorite Drink

Anime’s Listed ❤️📖 Alphabetized

Black Clover

Bleach

Death Note

Demon Slayer

Dragon Ball Z

D. Gray-man

Fairy Tail

Food Wars!

Fruits Basket

Haikyuu

High School DxD

High School of the Dead

Hunter x Hunter

Inuyasha

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Specify which part you’re interested)

Kiss Him, Not Me

Monster Musume

My Hero Academia

One Piece

One Punch Man

Ouran High School Host Club

Prison School

Ranma 1/2

Reborn!

Rosario Vampire

Sailor Moon

Saint Seiya

Seven Deadly Sins

Tokyo Revengers

Toriko

Urusei Yatsura

Wedding Peach

Welcome To Demon School Iruma-kun

Yugioh! Gens 1-5, Season 0 also acceptable

Yuri on Ice

Yu Yu Hakusho

Introduction "Welcome to my dating website!"

You decide to try out a new dating website. It's filled with a cutesy theme of pinks and hearts. Your guide is a pixelated avatar. The screen shows her torso as the lines across the screen type out her words. The avatar is a petite woman with long dark brown curly hair and brown eyes. She wears makeup and a pink bustier matching in color with her lipstick. She has a painted heart on the left side of her face. As she talks there is a bigger pink heart floating beside her matching the theme of her website.

"Hi welcome to my dating website! My name is Abella and I'll be your guide."

"So you're interested in finding your match. Thankfully my website has a 90 percent accuracy with pairing couples. You've come to the right place! I'll need you to start with your profile. It will be used as a dating application for potential dates. The process is super simple. Only ten questions. Be sure to answer all surveys as well.”

After you filled out the details of your profile and completed all surveys about romance, Abella starts to give you more instructions. She smiles once you click complete on your profile.

"Great! So detailed too! I see you have great taste 💖! I know the questions seem random for a dating website but I promise it will be useful for your match up."

Beside Abella's pixelated avatar is a blinking menu. It's rainbow colored and begging to be clicked. She looks over to the menu in surprise.

"How could I forget about the menu when it’s so important? This menu explains a bit of the results you'll receive from your potential dates. We'll start with the dating survey results. An example is here."

The menu then shows you percentages, numbers, and various results one would expect from a dating website. It also reminds you of a menu from a dating sim.

Dating Survey Results:

Communication 💌 75%

Emotions 💗 57%

Similar Values 🏡 40%

Passion 💘 88%

"These represent the results from the survey questions asked of your potential date. The results are the outcome of thirty complicated but honest questions that should be expected from a partner.They were also given hypothetical situations. We'll start with the first. Communication is self explanatory. How truthful and honest they are as far as communication goes. In the example the result is seventy-five percent. They're average at communication. Neither the best or the worst. They're in the middle which is pretty good. A bit above average but not by much."

Abella points to the second result titled, Emotions.

"This result represents their emotions. As in how expressive and emotional they are in a relationship. How well they're good at expressing their emotions to you. In the example the result is fifty-seven percent. Not a good result as far as numbers go. Any percent under sixty percent means the person isn't very emotional. Their over all emotions can be nonexistent. Nothing wrong with that as this website respects those with very serious personalities. We also love kuuderes~ Now this doesn't mean they're bad at relationships but it reveals how good or poorly they are at expressing emotions which can be important to many."

Abella points to the next result. It's titled, Similar Values.

"Similar values, now this one is pretty important. As you can tell by the symbol beside it, the house. It represents the persons values and how similar theirs is to your own. For further details, I'll explain it like this. How similar are their wants and desire for a relationship as your own. This includes their needs for affection, desire for dates, importance of marriage, importance of a committed relationship, home, domestic life style, or want for a family. Everyone's values are different so it's best their compatibility is similar to your own, at least seventy percent or so. The relationship might not last long depending on the values you and the other person have. I will add to this by saying many relationships have survived with lower percentages than sixty.”

The results for similar values blinks a couple times, reminding Abella she forgot another detail.

"Oh right. This example indicates a very bad result. Values under fifty aren't particularly good. Any percentage under the number forty can be hit or miss. Compromises must be made and it depends how well the relationship works out in all other aspects. Numbers under forty tend to not work out, so keep this in mind."

The next result is blinking, catching Abella's attention. She has heart eyes for a brief moment.

"Oh! This represents passion. How romantic~ Passion is also self explanatory. I'm sure from the symbol beside it you must know passion must represent their longing and desire for love. Possibly how much their desire for love will be once they catch feelings for you."

She looks to the example with a smile.

"Here the percentage is eighty-eight in the example. A very good percentage this person would be loving a great amount of the time, possibly more than you'd think. They express their love very well in various ways. By saying it with words or through actions. A percentage this high could indicate they’ll do both."

The menu then disappears after she is done explaining.

"That is all I have to say about survey results! Now onto match up applicants. In this part of the menu it will give you the results of your potential dates. The potential dates are the people who are compatible with you. Since you listed wanting your first date to be at a café we recommend you try two blind dates with the best compatibility to you. Meaning the first two results. You'll go on two dates at a café, we list this type of date under the category, ‘double dates’ for this very reason."

The last menu is titled love meter.

"This will also be listed in your result! After your date the applicant will answer several questions about several topics including: the date, about yourself, their longing for love, if they could see themselves having a connection with you, and more. We will give you love meters based on their answers and profile with details from a separate survey that expresses their passion/desire for true love.”

The menu’s beside Abella disappear as she continues to talk. Her words typing out on the screen for you to read.

“I believe that is all to explain. If you have further questions please go to question/guide menu. Reminder if your dates don’t work out, don’t be too disheartened. Some relationships don’t work out and it’s okay. You’re sure to find love. Enjoy your dates and don’t forget to read the guide!”

Example For Application

I made myself so it would be easier to explain

1. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5 and Inuyasha

2. Female and Male is fine

My Picrew (If interested in picrew I'll put the link at the bottom)

3. Zodiac Sign: Leo

4. I don’t like the females in Inuyasha other than Yura of the hair and Sango, villains are a no but Bankotsu and Hiten are acceptable. No Muroku neither. For JoJo I don't want to be paired w/ Abbacchio, Diavolo, Pesci, or Melone but other villains are fine. Also no part 5 Jotaro.

5. For mine I made it obvious which characters I wanted, you can as well if you like. If not list physical traits you’re attracted to. If you’re attracted to both men and women pls do both separately.

Male: Blonde, purple eyes, short hair, long braided hair is also attractive, and dark hair is also attractive

Female: Bright eyes, petite, painted lips, and fierce makeup

6. Male: Serious, studious, smart, gentlemanly, sassy

Female: Sassy, loyal, protective

7. Sweetheart, Darling, or Beloved

Aesthetic Board Questions

1. Barbie

2. Make up, I adore Lipstick but am fine with other makeup

3. Pink and Teal

4. Medium Pink Roses

5. Iced Green Tea Latte, Tres Leches Cake with strawberries and cream

Match Up Applicants:

Profile:

Name: Fugo Panacotta

Gender: Male

Description: Logical, serious, studious, smart, gentlemanly, sassy, introverted, date is fine with protagonists

Moral Alignment: True Neutral

Appearance: Tall, purple eyes, short hair, blonde, thick lips, slim build

Occupation: Mafioso

Zodiac: N/A (I made a headcanon, he’s an Aquarius)

Dating Survey Results: Compatibility 89%

Communication 💌 85%

Emotions 💗 71%

Similar Values 🏡 70%

Passion 💘 88%

Profile:

Name: Yura

Description: serious, vain, sassy, loyal, sadist, introverted, strategist, date is fine with villains

Moral Alignment: Neutral Evil

Appearance: dark hair, bright eyes, painted lips, fierce makeup, short hair, petite

Occupation: Hair Demon, becoming a powerful demon

Zodiac: N/A (Made a Headcanon, she’s a Libra)

Dating Survey Results: Compatibility 82%

Communication 💌 95%

Emotions 💗 68%

Similar Values 🏡 66%

Passion 💘 80%

Love Meter 💓❣️

Fugo Panacotta:

Yura of the hair:

Zodiacs 💖💫

Fugo Panacotta:

Yura of the hair:

Dating Results 💘

Percentages Matches: 0-25%= Bad Match, 26-50%= Poor Match, 60-70%= Decent Match, 70-80%= Good Match, 80-90%= Excellent Match, 90-100%= Perfect Match

1. Panacotta Fugo:

Survey Results: Excellent Match 85%

Love Meter: Deep Admiration 75%

Zodiacs: Leo + Saggitarius Compatibility 56%

Over all Results: 81% Excellent Match

2. Yura of the Hair:

Survey Results: Good Match 71%

Love Meter: Desire and Longing 68%

Zodiacs: Leo + Libra Compatibility 95%

Over all Results: 78% Good Match

Picrew Links

Picrew recommendations with Links but you can use any Picrew of your choosing. I listed about 20+ Picrew makers, many are Male and Female Friendly. Descriptions are what to expect. I tried to recommend cute picrew makers since I know its hard finding good ones.

Picrew List Here with over 20 to choose from.

Some have common themes with the café themes listed for these matchups. Here's the Picrew link I used for the example of myself above. It's called American comic Maker

[inkykeiji]

waaah happy first day of october everyone!!! 👻

[ao3topshipsbracket]

Welcome to the finals of the Unofficial Top AO3 Relationships Bracket!

Many people on Tumblr might have engaged in the practice of "shipping" in relation to "media". Some, according to legend, even have opinions on these matters.

If the above happens to apply to you, you might be eligible to vote in this bracket! We have pitted the most popular pairings on archiveofourown.org against each other to see who will emerge victorious. Final polls drop on Thursday October 12th at 3PM CST, and will run for a full week.

Check current vote counts here!

Further information is below the cut!

How was the bracket made?

This bracket was made based off centreoftheselights's data on the most-written pairings of all time, and edited to fit into a workable bracket. Matchups were seeded according to number of works.

This is a platonic/familial relationship, not a ship! Why is it on a ship bracket?

The top relationships on AO3 include both platonic and romantic/sexual relationships; so does this bracket. If the relationship is formatted as "[Character X] & [Character Y]" it is not a romantic pairing. If it is formatted as "[Character X]/[Character Y]" it is. (For efficiency, when a pairing showed up as both & and / in the data, only the higher-ranked version was chosen.)

What are your stances on voter fraud, etc.?

Fight for your blorbos however your honor dictates (though we ask that you don't DDOS Tumblr, and preferably do not commit any murders which can be traced back to us).

I have an issue with [x] being included in this poll.

This poll is a celebration of fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with many of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement of anything included in the bracket, and refrain from harassment.

In general, please remember that this is intended to be a fun time for the wide community which is fandom culture, and treat each other with respect!

Bracket Schedule!

[intheupside]

The Penguins will open their seven-game pre-season schedule at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, September 21, at 7:00 PM at KeyBank Center. Pittsburgh's pre-season schedule features seven games—three at PPG Paints Arena and four on the road.

Three days after the opening game, the Penguins will take on Buffalo again at home on Tuesday, September 24, at PPG Paints Arena.

Following that, Pittsburgh will play on Saturday, September 28, against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. 

The Penguins will travel north of the border to play the Ottawa Senators in the 2024 Kraft Hockeyville pre-season game on Sunday, September 29. Game location and time will be announced at a later date. 

Detroit will then come to PPG Paints Arena for a home matchup with Pittsburgh on Tuesday, October 1. 

The Penguins will conclude their pre-season slate with two games against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The first game will be on Thursday, October 3, at Nationwide Arena, and the second on Friday, October 4, at PPG Paints Arena. 

[tiktaalic]

WEB WEAVE:

Post simulator made after the ofmd/black sails poll, March 2023 // notes on the ao3topships stucky/ofmd matchup, October 2023

[sonic-oc-showdown]

SONIC OC SHOWDOWN 2!

Here's the bracket for the showdown! Definitely open it in a new tab to be able to read all the names OR you can look below to see all of the matchups and their creators!

ROUND ONE WILL START FRIDAY OCTOBER 20TH AT 12PM EST

I have to separate the two sides between a post for this round cause tumblr does NOT like all the @ mentions, so look for the RIGHT SIDE BRACKET in the reblogs!!

LEFT SIDE BRACKET

Roller the Ferret (@technoria) vs Dusty the Rabbit (@starlitskvader) [link to poll]

Elysium the Shadow Android (@wereh0gz) vs Lime the Shadow Android (@sonicrules) [link to poll]

Aries the Wolf (@l-sincline) vs Tabi (@nintendoni-art) [link to poll]

Cessare (@pactwraith) vs Rocket the Shadow Android (@bees-are-my-thing-bro) [link to poll]

Rime the Cat (@yellowvixen) vs Frost the Fox (@crossovermadness06) [link to poll]

Chroma the Hedgehog (@chao-stadium) vs Ziro the Maned Wolf (@shadow-t-hedgehog) [link to poll]

Fibula the Hedgehog (@son1c) vs Foxglove the Porcupine (@sonboygemerl) [link to poll]

Faye Moreau (@addysfandomdump) vs Curie the Radiant (@riftclaw) [link to poll]

Slime (@empty-ted) vs Chimera Baby "Mira" (@fleetways) [link to poll]

Thistle the Tenrec (@bunnymajo) vs Specter the Porcupine (@halloween-cats) [link to poll]

Dog the Capybara (@couch-house) vs Delina the Cat (@terrorteeth) [link to poll]

Crux the Hawk (@snowpearart) vs Wingnut (@gourde) [link to poll]

Blossom the Bunny (@scorpiolight-madd) vs Zest the Rat (@dreaminginmysoup) [link to poll]

Splash the Water Cat (@angelicdevil) vs Clutch the Pangolin (@tearcynical) [link to poll]

Trace the Tasmanian Devil (@sapphanimates) vs Sapphire Aurora (@spiritgenie) [link to poll]

Bitx Byte (@infinitetrainss) vs Sting the Scorpion (@whimsical-sonic) [link to poll]

[writing-blog-iguess]

Online Matchup 7

Summery: It’s Jason’s first gala since he came back to Gotham. As expected, he’s n a little nervous. But don’t worry, you’re there to help him get through it.

Warning: fluff, swearing

Words: 4.2 k

A/N: So, here's the long awaited gala scene. Feedback is always welcome and Enjoy!

Taglist: @xoxoyourdoll @teapartydreams

ao3

Series master list

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October 29

Jason (10:30 am) *sent a picture of the two of you cuddling on your couch*

Y/N When the fuck did you take that?

Jason Such language And so early in the day

Y/N First of all, you swear just as much as I do so shut And second of all, answer the question Jason

Jason But you know the answer We fell asleep on the couch last week

Y/N But we didn’t cuddle We were on the opposite sides of the couch!

Jason You’re right But somewhere in the night That happened

Y/N I do not remember that

Jason Because I got off the couch before you woke up Didn’t want you to be embarrassed

Y/N Sir, I call bullshit You love making me flustered

Jason That maybe so, but I needed the bathroom I tried to wake you up But man, you sleep like the dead

Y/N I’m very proud

Jason No kidding So, what are you up to today?

Y/N Homework, probably Clean the apartment Been slacking with that lately And with the party that’s happening on Tuesday, I need to make sure things are put away before they can break

Jason You don’t strike me as a party person

Y/N I am not My friend loves to throw Halloween parties And it’s usually at my place

Jason And you're okay with it?

Y/N We have a deal I let her throw it at my place She has to clean it up the day after

Jason But Halloween is on a Tuesday Don’t you guys have classes the next day?

Y/N Yup and she knows that I take great pleasure in seeing her clean while hungover She’s going to do a shit job cause she’ll be rushing But she wanted it on Halloween

Jason You’re a bit of a sadist aren’t you?

Y/N Only with my friends and they do that themselves I wanted to hold it yesterday But noooooo, it has to be on Halloween

Jason Your friends sound lovely

Y/N Don’t get me wrong They are but sometimes it feels like I have all the brain cells

Jason That’s hard to believe Sometimes I think you don’t have any

Y/N Wow WOW Guess you’re not invited to the party anymore

Jason That’s okay I probably couldn’t make it

Y/N Helping your brothers again?

Jason I plead the fifth

Y/N You ain’t slick I see you

Jason (3:40 am) Finished everything you wanted to get done today?

Y/N Cleaning, yes Homework, no

Jason How come you're always doing homework?

Y/N I don’t know if you’ve noticed But I’m in school And in order to pass and get my degree I need to hand in my assignments

Jason Lame

Y/N That’s just rude Why do you wanna know? Planning to have a sleepover again

Jason No Just curious

Y/N That’s a little sus babe

Jason I didn’t know we were up to pet names now

Y/N I retract the pet name If we started using pet names, I wouldn’t start with bade

Jason Looking forward to hearing what you’ll use

Y/N Mm, we’ll see

A series of knocking woke you up from your accidental nap. Blinking wearily, you tried to figure out what had woken you up.  The knocking started again, and you let your head lull in that direction. “Okay, okay. I’m coming, I’m coming,” you grumbled, as you slowly got off the couch. 

You pulled the blanket from the couch and wrapped it around your shoulders as you made your way to the door. Unlocking it, you pulled the door open and blinked at a very well-dressed Jason. 

“Was there a date we agreed to that I somehow forgot about?” you asked and moved out of the way when Jason let himself in. 

“What? No, why would you say that?” he asked, pacing around the living room. You closed the door and turned around, meekly gesturing to his outfit.  

“You’re in a tux.” 

“Huh?” he said and looked down. “Oh. Yeah no, this is for something else.” “Okay…? Can I help you with something then?” 

“So, there’s this gala tonight,” Jason said, going back to pacing, “and it’s the first one I’m attending. And Bruce has the idea of making a statement that I wasn’t actually dead.” 

“So, it’s the dead coming back to life thing,” you mused, “does Bruce have a story?” 

“Yup. He has everything planned but I-” 

“You’re not ready to be integrated back into society,” you finished and he merely nodded. “What me to come with? Act as your buffer?” That had stopped Jason’s pacing and he turned towards you in surprise. 

 “You’d do that?” he asked, shrugging. “You’ll be in front of cameras. You’ll meet my family for the first time.” 

“I know,” you said, hiding how nervous you were at the thought of meeting them for the time. “But you need help, and maybe someone in your corner.” 

“But you don’t know the full story.” 

“I don’t need it to help you.” 

“I could kiss you.” 

“I’ll count this as date two,” you said, smiling when he snorted. “What time do you need to be there?” 

Jason looked at his watch before answering. “Twenty minutes.”

“Give me ten.”

“There’s no way you’ll be ready in time,” Jason said, and you ignored him in favour of going to the bathroom. 

“We’ll see about that,” you muttered as you started the shower. 

Shower done, and hair dried, you wrapped a towel around you and quickly made your way to the bedroom. Jason had the decency of looking away when he saw you coming out of the bathroom.

If there was one thing about Jason, he was a gentleman and it was something you liked about him.

You closed the door behind you, and went through your closet until you found the dressing bag. Taking it out, you unzipped it, wanting to know if there was anything it needed before putting it on. To your relief, there wasn't.

Putting it on, you did one final check to make sure everything was good before going to the living room.

“Well, I stand corrected,” Jason said when he heard the bedroom door open. “That was less than-wow,” he breathed out when he looked up to see you standing there. “You look fantastic.”

Putting your hands behind your back, you swayed a little, looking a little shy. “You think so?”

“I know so,” he answered, giving you a smile. “Are you sure you want to do this? We can stay here and have a movie marathon. We don't have to.”

“Yeah, but you’ll be delaying the inevitable,” you said, making your way to him. Standing in front of him, you took his hands and squeezed. “I know you're not ready for it, and you probably never will. But I’ll be there with you the entire night. You just need to trust me that I will.”

Jason’s eyes softened and he cupped your face, thumb gently stroking your cheeks. “I do,” he whispered. You smiled and turned your head slightly and kissed his palm.

“Then let’s go make the best out of a shitty situation.”

The ride to the venue was a lot shorter than you had anticipated. But the drive was spent in silence as the both of you mentally prepared yourselves for the night.

You weren’t entirely sure what you were getting yourself into, but you planned to see this through.

Jason slowly made his way through the line and pulled the car in park when it was your turn to get out. Before you could reach for the handle, Jason’s hand tightened around yours, stopping you from moving.

Sitting back, you turned to Jason. “Everything okay?”

“Are you sure about this?” Jason asked, and your eyes softened. “I mean it, we can turn around and do something else.”

“I’m sure,” you said, leaning over slightly. “But if you're not ready, I’m sure Bruce would understand the situation.”

“It's not what I’m worried about,” he said, “the life of a Wayne can be pretty hectic. With being in the public, everyone’s eyes are on you. I don’t want you feeling uncomfortable when the media tries to find who you are. I…I don’t want you to leave because of them.”

“We’ll, it’s a good thing I don't care what people think,” you said, squeezing his hand. “I doubt they’ll follow you around. The tabloids are more interested in Bruce Wayne than they are of his kids. And when it’s focused on them, it’s usually at events like these or if they did something newsworthy.” You paused, biting your lip when you realized you might have gone too far. “Um, no offense.”

Jason laughed, shaking his head. “None taken. Ready?”

“Ready when you are,” you answered, squeezing his hand one more time. He gave it a kiss and told you to stay in the car for a moment. You watched as he left, and walked around the car only to open your door.

“My lady,” he teased, holding out his hand to you. You took it with a smile, and stepped out of the car, ignoring the shouts and the camera flashes.

“My good sir,” you teased back, linking your arm through his. Leaning over slightly to whisper in Jason’s ear, “do we need to stay for pictures?”

“No, we can just go in,” Jason answered and led the way. You tightened your grip on his arm as you followed and swallowed down your nerves. “Ready?”

“Never going to stop asking that tonight?” you asked, shooting him a teasing smile.

“When it comes to your well-being? Never.”

“My knight in shining armor.”

“I thought that would be Red Hood,” he questioned as the two of you walked through the doors. He laughed when you hit his chest, grumbling that you should have never told him about your little crush on the hero.

“Shut up,” you whined, though happy to see him in better spirits. “So, are there any rules I need to follow before I make a fool out of myself?”

“I don’t think you could ever make a fool out of yourself,” Jason said, looking around. As if he was looking for someone to avoid or to say hello to.

“Well, clearly you don’t know me very well,” you said, guiding him to the bar you spotted when walking in. “At some point or another, I can and will embarrass myself. If given the change.”

“Then I’ll make sure you don’t have a chance. What are you doing?” he asked when he noticed where he was. 

“Getting a drink,” you answered like it was obvious. You turned to the bartender about to order.

“Aren’t you a little young to be drinking?” Jason asked before you could. You sent him a pointed look, with a shake of your head.

“I’m like, a few months younger than you. What do you think? I’ll have water please,” you said to the bartender, shooting her a smile. She returned it and went to get your drink. “Make those two please?”

“Not a problem.”

“You’re so weird,” he stated, watching as you retrieved the glasses when they were set in front of you. He took the glass you were offering, and held it.

“Yet here we are,” you said, taking a sip. 

“I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Before you could reply to Jason, a voice called from behind you. The both of you turned and you hid your laugh behind your hand at the look Jason made.

“Well, that didn’t take long for them to find me,” he muttered, turning away as his brothers, well at least that’s who you think they were, walked towards you.

“It was bound to happen sooner or later,” you reminded him, holding his hand that wasn’t holding the cup. 

“Was hoping to spend a little more time with you before my idiot brothers found us,” Jason muttered into his cup. 

“Yeah, but you get to take me home when it’s all over and done with,” you reminded and took great pleasure in watching him get flustered. Clearing his throat, he took a sip from his cup before shooting you a dark look.

“Careful Little Bird, or you’re going to give a gentleman the wrong meaning,” he whispered. A shiver ran down your spine at the meaning and you quickly averted your gaze.

“Hey, Jason! So glad you made it,” one of his brothers said as they reached you. He patted Jason’s shoulder and he shrugged it off, frowning.

“It's not like Bruce gave me much of a choice,” he answered, “where is he anyways?”

“Taking care of last-minute details at work,” he answered, causing Jason to roll his eyes. You get the feeling they’re talking about something else. 

Minding your business, you take another sip, letting your gaze roam around the room. It only turned back when a hand was thrust in front of you.

You gazed at the hand and followed its path until you were met with the smiling brother. “Hello,” you greeted, hesitantly shaking the offered hand.

“Hi, who’s this Jay?” The brother asked. You squinted at him, recalling if you’ve ever met him before. You haven’t, but something about him seems familiar.

“My date,” he answered curtly. Letting go of your hand, you mourned the loss of contact until he wrapped his arm around your shoulder. “Y/N, this is Dick.”

“Dick Grayson at your service,” he greeted, smiling widely at you.

“Hi,” you repeated, squinting at him slightly. “You're the cop brother out in Bludhaven.”

Dick eyebrows shot up in surprise. “Yeah, that’s me. I didn’t know Jason talks about me.”

“Not just you,” you corrected, “he talks about all of his siblings.” And made a noise when you felt Jason pinch your side.

“All good things I hope,” a different brother said, popping his head out from behind Dick. “Tim Drake.”

“No, he usually complains about the shit you’ve guys pulled,” you said, making them laugh. “You’re the asshole who gave Conner my number.”

“That would be me,” he said proudly, grinning. “How’d you find out?”

“My sister’s dating Conner and she got it out of him,” you explained, “I hope you know I’m getting my revenge.”

Tim narrowed his eyes at you, as if he was sizing you up. You only raised an eyebrow and met his stare. “I doubt it,” he finally said with a snort.

“I don’t think you know who you’re messing with,” Jason said, “don’t underestimate them.”

“Why? Because they’re dating you?”

“Sir, I don’t need anyone to fight my battles for me,” you interrupted, “I’m the oldest of four, majoring in engineering. But you already know that since you’ve been snooping in my life.”

“Not much of a life though, is it?” 

“Maybe, and that’s okay,” you said with a shrug. “Though before you write me off, ask Conner what happened during spirit week his freshman year.”

That made him nervous, like he knew what you meant. Smiling sweetly, you reached out and patted his head. “You don’t want to make an enemy out of me,” you said and turned to the shorter of the group.

“Demon spawn?” you questioned without thinking. There was a brief moment of silence before everyone but you and the youngest started laughing. He scowled and you downed your drink wishing that it was something stronger. You set it down and hide your face in your hands, groaning. “Oh no, please don’t tell me I actually said that.”

“Sorry, sweetheart,” Jason apologized, but he didn’t sound apologetic at all. 

“You aren’t that far off though,” Tim piped up. 

“I am so so sorry,” you said, voice sounding a bit muffled, “I didn’t mean to say that, I don’t know why that came out.”

“I have no doubt that Todd had any help with that,” he said, clearing his throat he crossed his arms and introduced himself. “It's Damian Wayne, the only son of Bruce Wayne.”

“Y/N,” you muttered out, finally dropping your hands from your face. “And probably. Every time Jason talks about you, he doesn't say your name.”

“Okay, don’t tell them all my secrets now,” Jason teased, squeezing you into his sides. 

“The night’s still young,” Dick said with a smile, “who knows what secrets they might spill.”

You turned to Jason, and poked his cheek until he turned to look at you. “Shoot me, if I say anything embarrassing about myself or you tonight, just shoot me. I’m okay with that,” you said with a serious face. 

“Sorry sweetie, no can do,” he said with a smile. “I like you too much to do that.” Hanging your head in defeat, you sighed.

“Damn,” you sighed, “guess I’ll suffer then.”

“That’s okay, I’ll suffer with you,” Jason said, leaning over and hiding his face in his hair. You could feel the smile that he was trying to hide. 

“At least that’s a plus,” you couldn’t help saying. That caused another round of laughter. You smiled; happy it was going better than what you expected. “I thought you had another brother, and like two sisters?”

“We do, they just couldn’t make it today,” Dick was quick to say. You raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything. 

“I thought it was a mandatory thing for your family. Having to come to these fancy parties.”

“Sometimes, but when Bruce gives some of us a free pass when the need arises,” Jason explained. “But I’m sure if they knew you’d be here, they’d be here too,” Jason quickly added when you frowned.

“Man, I was really hoping to actually meet Stephanie,” you said, and shrugged. “Maybe next time.”

“There you all are,” a voice called from behind. You all turned to see Bruce standing behind Dick, smiling. “Ah, you must be Y/N I’ve heard so much about.” You doubted that for a minute, knowing Jason isn’t one to share things with his family. Then you looked at Tim and things started to make sense. “It’s nice to finally meet you.”

You shook his head when he offered, and smiled at it. “Nice to meet you too Mr. Wayne.”

“I’d love to stay and chat, but I need Jason for a moment,” he said, turning to Jason, “are you ready?”

“Do we really need to do this?” he asked, and made a face when Bruce nodded. “Alright. Are you going to be okay for a while?”

“Yeah, I’ll be fine,” you reassured with a smile. “I’ll find you later.”

You were wrong, so very wrong. The minute Bruce and Jason left your hearing range, his brothers turned on you like vultures circling their next meal. You weren’t sure how long you stood there answering questions you didn’t know how to answer.

When you finally managed to escape, you took a breath and began your search for Jason. You found him talking with Bruce and a reporter. 

Quietly standing beside him, you grabbed his hand and ignored the conversation they were having. Jason squeaked your hand in acknowledgement, and you smiled, leaning your head on his arm.

After a moment, the reporter and Bruce excused themselves and Jason turned to you. “You doing okay?”

Taking back your hand, you moved it to cupped his cheeks and squished his cheeks together. Jason tried to smile, but it looked a little lopsided squished between your hands. “Never leave me alone with your brothers again.”

“It couldn’t have been that bad,” he muttered out with a laugh.

“They grilled me like I was a bad guy,” you said, “and I felt like it too. Jason, I am not the bad guy. I felt like one of those creeps that the heroes fight and needed information on something I couldn’t give them. I don’t want to feel like that again, had me questioning if I was right for you or not.”

“Not being overly dramatic?” Jason asked, and you squished his face more in retaliation. “Okay. I get it,” he said, grabbing your hands and moving them off his face. “That was wrong of them for making you feel like that. No one should go through what you just did.”

“Like I get, they’re your family and they want what’s best for you, you know? Like they care about you, and I get that Dick is looking out for you. But Tim? The dude told me I could do so much better than you and Damian? I’m pretty sure he said that you could do better than me? I don’t know, I stopped listening to them at a certain point.”

“Well, they shouldn’t have said that to begin with at all. And I’m sorry you had to go through that,” Jason said, you waved away his worry.

“No, no, you probably could. But that’s not the point, the point is they could be very good cops if they wanted to,” you said, “it felt like an interrogation. And I hope that I never have to do that again when I meet your sisters.”

“At this rate, I don’t think you will,” he said and you looked up at him in confusion. “Don’t worry about it. Come on, let's dance.”

“But I don’t know how to,” you said as Jason started pulling you to the dance floor.

“Don’t worry about it. All you have to do is follow my lead,” he said, twirling you around until you stood in front of him. You looked up, squinting at him. He laughed, guiding your hands to his shoulders before putting his hands on your waist. “Don’t look at me like that, I know how to dance.”

“Oh, I got that. I’m just surprised,” you said, doing as he said and following him as he started dancing.

“I’m full of surprises, Birdie.”

“So, how long do we have to stay here?” you asked after dancing in silence. Jason raised his eyebrows at you.

“You want to leave already? Feels like we just got here,” he countered. Shaking your head, you looked around before meeting his eyes.

“Don’t lie. I’m not sure how long we’ve been here but it has got to be an hour maybe,” you guessed, “and not yet. But I’m getting hungry and I haven’t found any food around. I thought they had food at these events.”

“They usually do,” he said, looking around to see if he could find any. “But it looks like they are either going to the kitchens to get some more, or there is none.”

“Man, that’s a shame. I’m starving.”

“I thought you ate earlier?”

“Nope. When you came over, I was taking a nap. I haven’t eaten since lunch, and even then, it was just a bag of chips,” you said. Jason sent you a disapproving look making you smile sheepishly. 

“You need to take better care of yourself. But we can leave whenever you’re ready.”

“I’ll leave when you’re ready too,” you said through a yawn. “Who knows? Maybe you have to do more interviews or speak to the crowd or something.”

“Nope, I’m done talking to people,” he explained, “all I have to do is stand beside Bruce when he’s giving the speech to everyone. After that we can leave.”

The two of you danced two move dances, before someone announced that Bruce had an announcement to make. You came to a stop, and you watched as Jason sighed. “Well, that’s my cue.”

“I’ll be standing front row where you could see me,” you reminded him, “I won’t be far.”

“You, Birdie are a godsend,” he said, leaning down to kiss the top of your head. “Don’t know what I’d do without you.”

“Careful there, Jason. Treat someone like that, they’re gonna think they’re really special to you,” you retorted, reaching up to pat his cheek gently.

“Maybe they already are,” he said and left, leaving you flustered. You covered your face with your hands and silently screamed. There was something about Jason that made you feel cared for, and you weren’t quite sure how to deal with.

Pushing away those feelings for now, you collected yourself and turned to make your way towards the growing crowd.

After a minute of politely pushing your way through the crowd, you found yourself standing beside Jason's brothers. Not one to be rude, you smiled hello to them and turned to the front where Jason was standing a little bit behind Bruce. You gave Jason a small wave, which he returned before Bruce started talking.

You tried to listen as Bruce told the story he had come up with, but your mind kept wandering to your relationship with Jason, and where it might lead to. The thought of the future was scary, but you couldn’t see a future without him. Maybe the two of you were going a little fast, but you found that you didn’t care as much as you should.

If he’s the one, why overthink it?

Soon enough, clapping brought you out of your thoughts. Shaking your head, you joined in the clapping and slipped away from his brothers before they decided to go for a round two.

“Wasn’t so bad, right?” you asked once you reached him. He shrugged and grabbed your hand before pulling you towards an exit.

“Would have been a lot better if you were standing with me,” he answered, “but yeah. It was okay. Now, ready for some burgers?”

“More than ready.” 

[yeastinfectionvale]

What's better than Vampires, Ghouls, Zombies and Motorbikes?

Fun secret santa style matchups for MotoGPblr artists and fic writers!

All fics/art can be posted on either ao3 or Tumblr

If you are unable to finish your submission, please let me know

Submissions close September 24th and Submissions published October 31st

[f1shipbracket]

Welcome to The Ship Bracket

After going through all the responses to the form (thank you to everyone who participated) and fighting against Excel, Word, and several Bracket-Making websites, I am proud to present the Very Unofficial Formula 1 Ship Bracket:

The ships were ranked making an average of the number of entries and the number of fics on ao3, with the top 32 ships making it into the bracket. I'm sorry if your favourite ship didn't make it in, but even some of my favourites didn't make the cut 😢😢.

The bracket is seeded, meaning that (based on the ranking explained above) the highest contender is going against the lowest contender, the second highest against the second lowest, and so on.

Here is a list of the matchups:

Group A (left):

Daniel Ricciardo/Max Verstappen vs. Charles Leclerc/Lewis Hamilton (finished)

Max Verstappen/Sergio Pérez vs. Pierre Gasly/Yuki Tsunoda (finished)

Carlos Sainz/Charles Leclerc vs. Esteban Ocon/Pierre Gasly (finished)

James Hunt/Niki Lauda vs. Lewis Hamilton/Sebastian Vettel (finished)

Kimi Räikkönen/Sebastian Vettel vs. Lewis Hamilton/Valtteri Bottas (finished)

Kevin Magnussen/Nico Hülkenberg vs. Lando Norris/Oscar Piastri (finished)

Lewis Hamilton/Max Verstappen vs. Lando Norris/Max Fewtrell (finished)

Charles Leclerc/Daniel Ricciardo vs. Carlos Sainz/Lando Norris (finished)

Group B (right):

Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen vs. Fernando Alonso/Jenson Button (finished)

Jenson Button/Sebastian Vettel vs. Fernando Alonso/Mark Webber (finished)

Alex Albon/George Russell vs. Logan Sargeant/Oscar Piastri (finished)

Charles Leclerc/Lando Norris vs. Charles Leclerc/Sebastian Vettel (finished)

Lewis Hamilton/Nico Rosberg vs. Fernando Alonso/Lance Stroll (finished)

Jenson Button/Nico Rosberg vs. Mark Webber/Sebastian Vettel (finished)

Daniel Ricciardo/Lando Norris vs. Esteban Ocon/Lance Stroll (finished)

Michael Schumacher/Mika Häkkinen vs. Charles Leclerc/Pierre Gasly (finished)

Schedule:

I will post one poll per week, starting with the first matchup of Group A on the 4/3/2024 (4th of March) and each poll will be open for one week. According to my calculations, this will be over by October.

Rules:

I have experienced how fandom brackets like this one can cause chaos and drama, so I just want to make some things clear from the get-go:

Feel free (and very encouraged!!) to make propaganda for the ship you want to support and reblog the poll with said propaganda.

Vote following whatever criteria you want. If you want to vote because you like the ship, go for it. If you want to vote because you think the ship has more historical significance, go for it. If you want to vote because you like/don't like a driver or a team, one again, go for it.

Please don't bot the polls. To be perfectly honest, I don't think I can do anything if it happens, but we would all like this to be a fair fight.

DO NOT harass other people or the mod. This is an fandom poll on the internet about shipping, don't let it bleed into real life consequences. I know where the block button is and I will not hesitate to use it, I recommend everyone else adheres to the same principle should someone make you feel uncomfortable.

Have a fun time!! I decided to make this to see how it develops, and I hope everyone else can enjoy the experience too.

Feel free to ask any questions.

[magireco-minibang]

Given the EOS announcement I wanted to see if anyone was still interested in participating in one final mini bang as a farewell to this amazing series. Fanworks are the best way to keep a canon alive and I’m more than willing to facilitate another run of the mini bang. 

Given the EOS dates, signups for this round would begin in June. Matchups would be in July, with Fanworks posting from September to October 2024.

For those unfamiliar a Mini Bang is a fandom project for writers and artists. Each story has a team of a writer and an artist. The writer must have a story of at least 5000 words and the artwork for the story must be a completed piece.

If you’re interested in participating: PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM!

This is a new form, so please fill it out again if you’re still interested! We’re especially looking for artists right now, so if you are or know any MR artists- please consider joining us!

[zhongrin]

🎁 ᴢʜᴏɴɢʀɪɴ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ 🫶🏻

ー just a little thing i wanted to make as the year ends 💗

𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐲 💍

① 👑 zhongli 👑 ✼ best husband, best comfort f/o, best everything. my ultimate blorbo 🧡

② al haitham 🌱 & wriothesley 🐾 ✼ he's such a silly guy. i love him so much. ✼ who's a good puppy! who's the goodest boy! yes you areeee~! <3

ⓧ runner up // neuvillette 🦦 ✼ his en voice almost made me simp. almost. damn you ray chase /lh

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 🎶

ー✼ the ebg back in february and october! so so so so much chaos fun! both took all the creative juices and sleep i had, but it was all so worth it! i got to connect with more people and interactions were off the charts for the whole week. and coviello... my precious babie <3 i'm pretty sure i'll join another ebg next year given the opportunity.... or perhaps even host one, but with a twist-

ー✼ got matched up T W I C E (well, thrice in total) with mr. i am here's alternate universe selves al haitham. thanks @/ansy-tea / @/kopidense 👍🏻 i shall endeavor to make an effort to discombobulate and fool the silly sprout man in 2024 if there are any other matchup events open lmao

ー✼ teyvatweets! it was so much fun compiling everyone's tweets and coding the website hehe it didn't really blow up or anything due to how 'personal' that project was, but i think about it from time to time. such a fun lil thing!

ー✼ that 1 pity c0 al haitham who came right after ayato.... thanks dad for gracing me with your birthday luck 🙏🏻

ー✼ finally treating myself and indulging in all the selfship commissions. i'm grateful i have the ability to indulge and i'm hoping to do the same next year. and the way everyone just gifted me things for my birthday made me feel so so loved. i couldn't celebrate it with anyone since i wasn't at home, and it was on a weekday meaning my friends were all busy - so it felt like a mini-party... truly, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much ;w;

ー✼ personally, i'm super happy and kind of proud of getting very comfortable with sharing my art and improving on it! i used to go back and forth whenever i'm trying to post art, but now i'm confident enough to not think too much about it! naturally i have lots to improve and i'm nowhere near 'good' but that's fine with me! i owe it all to yall's support and lovely comments <3

ー✼ all the anon drabbles and charanons!!!! always such a nice sight to wake up to. they're like surprise gifts whenever i open tumblr because i don't have notifications on, and i adore them so much! big big big shoutout to @/floraldresvi, @/crystalflygeo, and @/soleillunne yall are amazing ;w;

ー✼ all the super sweet messages all of you left in my christmas tree.... i'm cradling all the wishes and silliness and messages from my f/os so close to my heart!! ceo!haitham tho. bruh you're still making me work LEAVE ME ALONE- /silly

ー✼ that zhongli birthday celebration series... they're not much, and even with all posts combined they have way less notes than a random vent drabble i dropped in the middle of it lol but i had lots of fun writing, designing, and inserting all the 'golden threads' across the fics nonetheless!! i'll highlight them later so the people who have been following the little series can go 'OH' lol

𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 🫂

@ainescribe ❀ @silentmoths ❀ @crystalflygeo ❀ @moraxsthrone ❀ @floraldresvi ❀ @sheepmc ❀ @zhxngii ❀ @localplaguenurse ❀ @mysnowmanandmebaby ❀ @the-travelling-witch ❀ @watatsumiis ❀ @kurikurikurisu ❀ @leftdestiny-posts ❀ @kaeffeinee ❀ @queen-belial ❀ @abyssmal-skies ❀ @dawndelion-winery ❀ @yinyinggie ❀ @silkjade ❀ @dustofthedailylife ❀ @scarasmood

@euniveve ❀ @soleillunne ❀ @faesther ❀ @ansy-tea ❀ @vennnnn-diagram ❀ @navxry ❀ @celestetalkstoomuch ❀ @minhosairfryer ❀ @xeraeus ❀ @pearlywritings ❀ @ryuryuryuyurboat ❀ @mochinon-yah ❀ @asoulsreverie ❀ @xiaosonlybeloved ❀ @mooncreates ❀ @jingyuansbird ❀ @tearskillstardust

i love you all and i'm so so glad to have made a connection with you! be it knowing each other from mutual friends, from a drawing/writing commission, or even if we just stumbled onto each other randomly by pure chance - know that i appreciate you! every single one of you are so talented and so wonderful. thank you for being the threads that shaped the comfy sweater that is 2023 for me <3 ps. and for my former moots who are minors but have respected my boundaries, i'm sorry i didn't tag you but i had fun befriending you lot. my best wishes for you in the years ahead too! pps. some of you might know me from my main @/meimeimeirin instead! i separated the list into 2 paragraphs bc tumblr isn't letting me have that many texts in one block apparently hsldfjsd also, if you're not in the list i either 1) forgot, bc i have the memory of a goldfish, or 2) remembered, but felt like it would be intrusive for me to tag you <- (more likely tbh) 😔

@/jjovin3221, @/starffox, @/syrenkitsune, @/finleyrambles, @/dr-birb, @/smokipoki, @/1117sblog, @/virdiaura, @/lawnfei, @/lady-alexis-salt, @/local-ragamuffin, @/the-knaves-world, @/alhaithams-fanfic-stash, @/interpretpages, @/magicalink, @/starlingcore, @/lyralibra, @/crazyrichdaughter, @/winterhuntsman, @/ladycoleigh, @/bettybeako

ALSO, HUGE SHOUTOUT to the people who frequent my notifs. i can't remember most of yall's handles accurately (and for some of you i remember by your pfp instead hskdhskd) but whenever your username pops up, know that i always go "!!!!!" and my imaginative dog ears perks up and my metaphorical tail just starts thumping on the floor <3 thank you so much for your continuous support!! (and i know some of you wrote in my tree so thank you for that too hehe) note: that wasn't an exhaustive list, but more like the blogs i remember seeing a lot on top of my head!!

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 🧡

thank you for such a lovely 2023! thank you for being here and for always supporting my works, my silliness, and myself as a person. here's to more fun shenanigans ahead, and i hope 2024 will be a year that makes us all a better person <3

ꕥ xmas dividers © cafekitsune

[bellarosethefangirl]

Hello my darling :D Sending in an application for your Halloween match-up event!

Anime(s): Dragon Ball Z and Bleach

Gender: Male dates please!

Piccrew Of Me:

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Preference: Don't have one :) Anyone will do!

Attractive Physical Traits: Nice lips, soft skin, and a beautiful smile

Personality Type i Like: Sarcastic, humorous, rebellious, authentic, loyal

Other Personality Traits I Like: Resilient, emotionally intelligent, bold/tough, nerdy, understanding

Pet Names: Beloved, Darling, Baby Boy

~~Aesthetic Board Questions~~

Cafe I Prefer: Disney (the film Mulan)

Gift I Want: No preference :)

Favorite Colors: Red and black

Favorite Flower: Rose

Favorite Food and Drink: Cheeseburgers and Mountain Dew

Hi buddy! Awwwww your Picrew is so cute! 💖💖💖☺️! I hope you had fun making it! And Mulan is a good movie, I'll forever love the joke about Mushu telling her how men greet each other.

If anyone else is interested in a Halloween Anime matchup Here's a Link for the info. They’ll only be open until October 31st

Halloween Café Blind Double Dates 💜🎃 Anime Online Date Matchups

"Good evening. I hope you enjoyed your dates at the café! The Mulan themed café must've been so much fun, especially in October. You're so lucky. It's time for your results!"

"Oh yeah, I'm wearing my costume. I'm a black cat. Hope you liked your blind dates! It's up to you who you thought was the best match for you. Personally I think that Trunks is a catch ❤ You have a happy Halloween."

Matchup Applicants:

Profile:

Name: Ichigo Kurosaki

Gender: Male

Description: Serious, sarcastic, rebellious, authentic, loyal, confident, ambiverted, resilient, emotionally intelligent, tough, understanding, prickly/short tempered, slightly tsundere, slightly bashful, aloof, date is fine with protagonists

Moral Alignment: Chaotic Good

Appearance: Tall, brown eyes, short hair, ginger, nice lips, slightly muscular build, beautiful smile, soft skin, sharp jawline

Occupation: Student/Substitute Soul Reaper

Zodiac: Cancer

Dating Survey Results: Compatibility 92%

Communication 💌 100%

Emotions 💗 89%

Similar Values 🏡 90%

Passion 💘 92%

Profile:

Name: Trunks

Gender: Male

Description: Confident, smart, nerdy, rebellious, authentic, loyal, bashful, friendly, ambivert, date is fine with protagonists

Moral Alignment: Chaotic Good

Appearance: Average Height, blue eyes, short hair, bowl cut, lavender hair, sharp jawline, muscular build, nice lips, soft skin, beautiful smile

Occupation: Assistant to the Supreme Kai of Time, Elite Time Patroller, Capsule Corporation President, Supreme Kai Disciple

Zodiac: Gemini

Dating Survey Results: Compatibility 96%

Communication 💌 90%

Emotions 💗 98%

Similar Values 🏡 94%

Passion 💘 95%

Love Meter 💓❣:

Ichigo Kurosaki

Trunks

Zodiacs 💖💫:

1. Ichigo Kurosaki:

2. Trunks

Results💘

Percentages Matches: 0-25%= Bad Match, 26-50%= Poor Match, 60-70%= Decent Match, 70-80%= Good Match, 80-90%= Excellent Match, 90-100%= Perfect Match

1. Ichigo Kurosaki:

Survey Results: Perfect Match 92%

Love Meter: Strong Feelings 85%

Zodiacs: Pisces+ Cancer Compatibility 92%

Over all Results: 96% Perfect Match

2. Trunks:

Survey Results: Perfect Match 96%

Love Meter: True Love 98%

Zodiacs: Pisces+ Gemini Compatibility 54%

Over all Results: 91% Perfect Match

[toxic-yaoi-tournament]

Toxic Yaoi Tournament Round 2!

All four polls will be posted tomorrow (September 29th, 2023) and run for one week (or until October 6th, 2023).

The matchups are:

Hannigram (Hannibal) vs. Loustat (Interview with the Vampire series)

Bingqiu (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System) vs. Lawlight (Death Note)

Narusasu (Naruto) vs. Suzululu (Code Geass)

Shuake (Persona 5) vs. Oh Sangwoo/Yoon Bum (Killing Stalking)

[ao3topshipsbracket]

Welcome to Round 4 of the Unofficial Top AO3 Relationships Bracket!

Many people on Tumblr might have engaged in the practice of "shipping" in relation to "media". Some, according to legend, even have opinions on these matters.

If the above happens to apply to you, you might be eligible to vote in this bracket! We have pitted the most popular pairings on archiveofourown.org against each other to see who will emerge victorious. Round 4 polls drop on Friday October 6th at 3PM CST, and will run for one day.

Check current vote counts here!

Further information is below the cut!

FAQ / Rules

How was the bracket made?

This bracket was made based off centreoftheselights's data on the most-written pairings of all time, and edited to fit into a workable bracket. Matchups were seeded according to number of works.

This is a platonic/familial relationship, not a ship! Why is it on a ship bracket?

The top relationships on AO3 include both platonic and romantic/sexual relationships; so does this bracket. If the relationship is formatted as "[Character X] & [Character Y]" it is not a romantic pairing. If it is formatted as "[Character X]/[Character Y]" it is. (For efficiency, when a pairing showed up as both & and / in the data, only the higher-ranked version was chosen.)

What are your stances on voter fraud, etc.?

Fight for your blorbos however your honor dictates (though we ask that you don't DDOS Tumblr, and preferably do not commit any murders which can be traced back to us).

I have an issue with [x] being included in this poll.

This poll is a celebration of fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with many of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement of anything included in the bracket, and refrain from harassment.

In general, please remember that this is intended to be a fun time for the wide community which is fandom culture, and treat each other with respect!

Bracket Schedule!