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Experimental Letter Writing?
Hi!
I feel like making content that I can hold in my hands, and I have a lot of stationary! Sooo if you want a roleplay letter, this is the time to request one! There’s absolutely nooo guarantee that I’ll choose a particular prompt because a) I’ve never done this before and b) I’m historically not the best at finishing letters when I start writing them (therefore my large stationary collection)
I’m ideally looking to send letters to people, physically, but if you’re not comfy or don’t have a safe address I could also post photos instead!
Requests can be sent through asks, and I’ll follow up for your address if I write it, or you can send a request through DM if you prefer!
1- I’ve got a list of characters I’m more likely to write from under the ‘read more’ but you can request from any of my fandoms and I’ll potentially give it a shot! The others are just characters I’m comfy writing from
2- you can get a letter from a caregiver or a regressor, whichever you want!
3- let me know if you’re looking for any specific advice or support and I’ll do my best to write in-character on the subject (aka. not all advice should be taken seriously, depending on the character)
4- also let me know what to call you, and if there are any nicknames you like!
5- remember this is a first-time experiment and I don’t know if it will work out, so please be patient if nothing comes of it!
Characters I Feel Particularly Comfy Writing As:
All Might (or Toshinori: two different requests when it comes to letters from him!)
Jester Lavorre
Caduceus Clay
Patton (Sanders Sides)
I can write from Hannibal, but god help me if I can make my handwriting look that stellar
John Egbert
Nepeta Leijon
Tim Stoker (probably most of the TMA cast)
Tamaki Suoh
Alice Cullen
I could probably do Sans but it’ll take me a while because I will have to try and write in comic sans
Again, these are just my first thoughts, and I can definitely give more characters a shot!! Here’s my full fandom list
#fandom agere#rp letters#physical letters will probably come with stickers or something#depends on the character?#but i have way too many stickers
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“affection weaves into the letters on your screen” ; aventurine and ratio
premise — messages and calls between you and him.
content tags — w/ gender-neutral reader, established relationship, fluff, texts and messages, not proofread, 0.8k ; headcanons
note — i needed something easy and nice because everything has been too stressful
If there’s one constant thing about AVENTURINE is that he is an avid fan of messaging, texting, or whatever the proper term for that is. No matter where he is and what he’s doing, he’ll always find the time to type in a message for you and press send—it could be about anything, from the random thing he’ll see while he’s walking which he thinks you’ll be interested in to how his day is going and possibly, ranting about it. The only time he’ll be inactive is when he’s in the middle of something, like completely and utterly busy that he couldn’t pick up his phone to check up on you or update you on what he’s doing.
Would use the most out of everything; calls, voice messages, attachments, everything. He’ll use stickers whenever he can and would use those silly emoticons because why not? He’s very expressive overall; it’s like you can hear his voice, see his expression, and the gestures he’ll do over the screen.
PHOTOS !! There are new ones added to the shared gallery of your conversations with him every single day. He sees something cool? He takes a photo. He’s currently having a meal? No questions asked, he’ll take a photo. The critters are in this silly position? The camera is pointed at them already and the image of them in a circle while seemingly discussing something is sent. He’ll send selfies of himself throughout the day and he’s the type to pose with random things; there was a time he sent you a photo of himself holding a potted plant (he said it was an addition to his office and he thought you should know). It’s ridiculous, you may say, but he can’t contain the smile on his face when you send a photo back.
Occasionally, it’s videos that he sends.
It’s the late night calls and messages. Aventurine has sleeping problems, struggling to fall or stay asleep no matter how much he physically exhausts himself, so when worse comes to worst and it’s already midnight yet there’s no ounce of anything that makes his eyes heavy, he’ll message you—asking if you’re still awake and if you’re doing anything. It’s your voice that guides him to his dreams, gentle and delicate as a lullaby; by then, you’ll receive no response from him as you call for his name and you’ll have to whisper to him goodnight as he sleeps.
BONUS : on the topic of calls, he likes spending time with you in silence as you do your own thing while he also does his own. Your presence is enough to comfort him and keep him grounded.
VERITAS RATIO is not much of a texter and if he does send you a message, it’s mostly about engineering designs for a machine, requesting that you give him a set of questions if he needs something to simulate his weary brain, sending you links to a sign-up form for a debate that is occuring, or proposals for a certain project as he asks for your input. There are times you’ll find yourself debating with him—all just casual and he won’t throw a chalk at you. However, the line of your conversation between you and him is short and is separated by intervals; he just prefers talking in person or over calls.
He’s probably the fastest typer you know but he rarely ever makes typos, like ever. He types strictly and formally with proper capitalization and punctuations with the mixture of the words that would require you to bring out a dictionary to understand, always starting his sentence with an uppercase and ending it with a period. It feels like you’re having a corporate or business meeting whenever you’re talking to him due to how formal he is over text (you can probably hear his voice whenever you read his messages too).
“DRYEST TEXTER IN THE UNIVERSE EVER” some would say and maybe you too, however, there are traces of sweetness and affection in your (short) conversations with him. He’s the one to greet you first in the morning, so expect that the moment the sun has risen, there’s a message notification from him displayed on the screen on your phone—the time you’ll rise from your bed, your sleeping and wake-up patterns are embedded in his mind and he ensures that you always wake up with a good morning.
In note with that, sometimes, you’ll find yourself wondering if he even thinks of you, if you occasionally appear inside his mind and distract him from his work—doubt begins to muddle your thoughts. However, you must remember that he’ll always send you reminders throughout the day, telling you of the agenda you have planned for the afternoon which you told him once or twice the day before, reminding you to finish this task you’ve been procrastinating on, or just simply telling you to take a break or to eat something (especially when he knows that you don’t take care of yourself).
Be kind to yourself, will you? He looks out for you and cares for you a lot even if you may think otherwise.
EXTRA : doesn’t call and is not exactly a fan of it, however, if his phone were to ring and he sees it’s you calling for him, he wouldn’t hesitate to answer it.
tagging the one and only amazing and lovely @toorurs 🗣️ first of all, i’m sorry that i haven’t replied to your tiktoks when i told you i will (plsdonthateme) and second, i actually dont have a second thing to say. anywaysss!! i think we’ve both been busy these days or maybe it’s just me (sorry finals are approaching) but do know that no matter what happens i still treasure and love you as a friend ‼️ i saw this one plant in our trip yesterday and i remembered you i dont know why i think it’s because it was pretty and the color reminded me of you 🫶🏼 but yeah, keep on doing amazing things and amazing works (DONT DIE FELI THE WORLD WILL LOSE AN ANGEL) !! you’ve become one of my most favorite people ever and remember that i will always be here for youu mwa
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could you do fluff abc's for Naomi? tysm <3
jj chats: yes omg!!! fluff abc's are so fun!! i've been dying to do another one so tysm for this request!!! love you anon! <3
warnings: RPF, no use of y/n
feedback is encouraged and i'd love to get some just please be kind!!!
A = Admiration (what do they absolutely adore about you?)
So Naomi basically adores everything about you, but if they had to choose something it would probably be your personality. They love it when you make cheesy jokes, or when you do something good for someone else even when you don’t have to.
B = Beauty (what do they find most beautiful about you?)
Naomi finds your face the most beautiful, the way it scrunches up when you smile. If you have freckles/birthmarks I could see you laying with your head in their lap while they trace over your face. If they woke up before you in the morning they would just watch you while you sleep (not in a weird way) and just commit each detail of your face to memory.
C = Call (how often do they call/text?)
I feel like with Naomi they would text you a million times a day with whatever thoughts pop into their head, and at the end of the day they would facetime you and it would be like a four hour call.
D = Dates (what does their ideal date with you look like?)
I feel like dates with Naomi could be like either side of the scale. Like really chill eating out at a cool sushi restaurant and then the next day you are skydiving. And I feel like with y’alls busy schedules whenever you find time to go on a date you do, so they’re all very spontaneous.
E = Emotions (how do they express emotion around you?)
I feel like Naomi wouldn’t exactly hide their emotions, but wouldn’t like to express them unless warranted. Like if you noticed them upset and asked them about it they would fully unload on you but otherwise they’d kinda keep it to themself.
F = Family (do they want one? If they do, when?)
Honestly, I don't know. But they are pretty content with it just being you and them for a while. Maybe a dog or cat or two.
G = Gifts (how do they feel about gift giving? What are their habits when it comes to this?)
I think they’d honestly love it, like you get them little knick knacks to decorate their office or like stickers!!! For laptops or water bottles or wherever else you put stickers. I feel like they would be one to get you flowers a lot.
H = Holding Hands (when/how do they like to hold hands?)
I feel like it kind of depends on the day. Sometimes they are all over you like holding hands, sitting really close, hands around your waist, yk the works. But then other days it's less touch but they show their love through words or actions.
I = Injury (how would they act if you got hurt?)
If someone hurts your feelings, be prepared to restrain Naomi because they will beat them up. But if you get physically injured they will not be leaving your side until they know you are 100% fine. And even then they will still watch, just from a distance.
J = Jokes (do they like to joke around with or prank you? how?)
Naomi for sure jokes a lot, and sometimes in situations that don’t require it. But I think they’d do it as a way to cheer you up when you're down. And any pranks that they’d do would be relatively harmless, and never in public. I could see one time they pranked you and it went wrong and you wouldn’t talk to them for a day so they vowed to never prank you like that again.
K = Kisses (how do they like to kiss you?)
Naomi would def do like little pecks on your forehead when walking in and out of a room or around friends. But when y’all are alone they’d spend their time kissing you, making sure you knew how much they loved you.
L = Love (how do they show you they love you/love languages?)
To me Naomi’s love languages are words of affirmation and gift-giving. They would def get down with love letters too. I headcanon that they’d leave you little notes around your guy's place if they have to leave early in the morning. Also they’d love it when you praise them or show you love for them through your words.
M = Memory (favorite memory together?)
Naomi’s favorite memory with you was when you guys first met. I’m thinking it was an blind date that Jo set up or something and she sent you and Naomi off in this older aquarium. I could see you two taking a bunch of photos of the fish and of one another and you both really hit it off and have been dating ever since. It’s Naomi’s favorite because it was your first memory together and it was also very fun.
N = Nightmare (what is their worst fear?)
I think they’re worst fear would be you leaving them.
O = Oddity (what is one quirk they have?)
Naomi loves bowling!!! Almost every time you find yourselves free they suggest you go bowling… 9 times out of 10 you say yes because you love seeing them get all happy. Omg and say when MUNA and you hang out sometimes it's bowling, Naomi gets really competitive and it is very hot.
P = Pet Names (what do they like to call you?)
I think they’d call you the typical ones like babe and baby. But a favorite of theirs is honey, they say it's because you are “so sweet!” They also call you boo bear- ask a joke kinda!! Or like when they tease you about getting angry at something- “Aww if my little boo bear angry?” With like a pout on their face.
Q = Quality Time (how do they like to spend time with you?)
I feel like Naomi likes spending any time with you, whether it be walking around a grocery store together or browsing through the aisles of a record store. But in all honesty, they much prefer you when it's just you and them. Like early morning when you both have just woken up, or cooking dinner together in your kitchen, subtly dancing to whatever song is playing.
R = Rhythm (have they written any songs about you?)
Naomi has written songs about you, but they are mainly ones they have kept to themself. They love you so much, so much they don’t want to share you with the world. Not even letting Katie or Jo see them, let alone sing them.
S = Secrets (how open are they with you?)
I feel like for the most part there would be no secrets, maybe the things that would take the longest for Naomi to open up about are their fears of you leaving, or anything that is super serious.
T = Time (how long did it take you to get together?)
On the second date you made it official, you both decided on a movie to go see and then 10 minutes in decided you both hated the movie and left. You spent the next couple hours walking around and just talking. Then they asked you to be their partner…
U = Upset (how do they act when you’re upset?)
I think one thing about Naomi is that they always want to know how you are. So if you come home upset and want space they will grant it. But they’ll stay close by to keep an eye on you. And if you start crying they’ll come out immediately and hug you, letting you sob in their arms. Then they’ll ask you what happened.
V = Vaunt (what are they proud of? Do they like to show you off?)
They show you off every chance they get!!!! I think they’d keep a photo of you in their wallet, and one time at some award show party or something you caught them showing some random person a picture of you and saying something like, “I’m the luckiest person on Earth.”
W = Wild Card (random!!)
Okay so… they suck at cooking… Like one time you walked into the kitchen and they were using a pot to cook like eggs or something because they “didn’t think it mattered whether i used a pan or pot” You have since taken over cooking. Or have enrolled both of you into cooking classes.
X = X-Ray (how well are they able to read you?)
They can read you pretty well. But they leave it to you to say what you’re feeling. They don’t want you to think they are overstepping.
Y = Yes (how would they propose to you?)
I feel like Naomi would go all out, like at the beach at sunset, a huge long speech planned. Or it would be very spontaneous, like they wouldn’t even have a ring and all the sudden they would be asking you “Marry me!” and you’d be like “What?!” and they’d be like “What?!!” because they wouldn’t even believe they said it.
Z = Zen (what makes them feel calm?)
Being in your presence. When they can see you and know you are safe.
#naomi mcpherson fanfic#naomi mcpherson au#naomi mcpherson fluff#naomi mcpherson x reader#naomi mcpherson fluff abcs#fluffabc#muna x reader#muna fluff abcs#jj writes#anon#req
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it’d be really interesting to see you go the sweeter and bubblier route! I think it’s still important she’s not just an airhead, rather she’s just as (maybe a little less or maybe a little more) smart as tsukki- it’s their chemistry and bond that brings them together rather than a rivalry or banter. she’s not stupid, instead she chooses to be sweet with him and bring out a more docile area of his complex personality. she’s not snarky, she chooses to spend her time with him rather than being brought to it by the need to prove something to him. she knows she doesn’t, because they love each other and they get to be calm and enjoy themselves around each other in all their respective hobbies- and if tsukki’s hand tape gets replaced with a pink, patterned version then, well, what’s a guy to do?
yes, okay, slay. i so will.
i've seen others say this, but tsukishima with an emotionally intelligent partner to match his general intelligence is such a great concept.
but like agh i'm obsessed. obsessed. big scary boy who turns into a precious little softy with his partner? stop, it's everything really. like, imagine them talking in the hallway and he's looking at her so gently, tucking her hair behind her ear, then someone else comes up to talk to them and his face just drops. uuuuggggghhhhhhh.
or she's giving a presentation in class and the person next to tsuki keeps talking and he kicks their chair and glares at them like "how dare you speak when she's speaking, know your place you filthy mortal". lmao a little overboard but you get the point.
and just imagine all the little physical ways she creeps into his life. like, as you said, the occasional coloured tape on his fingers, hello kitty stickers on his headphones, a badtz-maru charm on his school bag (cause she thinks he looks like him), him using a pen with a fluffy pink top she lent him, him starting to use a fruity flavoured lip balm instead of his old plain one. and his fashion style slowly morphs from plain and basic to still simple but chic and slightly preppy.
oh, and her asking for his opinion on her new nails. and he always says he likes them. omg maybe this is too much, but what if for his birthday she writes his name on her nails. because tsukishima in english has ten letters, one for each finger. or maybe it's kei written in a tiny font on her thumb (in english or kanji). and when he sees it his face goes bright red and he pulls her into a hug so he can hide his blush from her, but she can feel his heart practically beating out of his chest.
oh my god and when he realises he loves her, like he's in love, he makes her a playlist. it's the sappiest thing he's ever done and probably will ever do in his life, but it's the only thing he can think of in the moment.
or maybe he chooses just one song that perfectly encapsulates the way he feels about her. as they walk home together, he unexpectedly places his headphones over her ears and presses play. he tries to act cool and collected, but he's dying inside and can't bring himself to look at her while it plays.
omg i'm gonna write that, just you wait.
#♡ asks › answered#♡ lovely › anon#tsukishima x reader#tsukishima imagines#i could talk about tsukishima forever
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Celia Rowe Robinson (Lashana Lynch) is a thirty-two year-old Therapist in Albany, NY. They were brought under Richard’s care when they were only fourteen. They are known as The Nurturer because they are warm-hearted but also restrained. Let’s see what choice they make regarding the fate of Woodrow House.
BASIC INFORMATION
Full Name: Celia Rowe Robinson
Nickname(s): Cee, anyone can use. She is not picky.
Date of Birth: July 1st, 1973
Age: 32
Occupation: Licensed Clinical Therapist, LCSW
Current Residence: A townhouse in Albany that she shares with her husband
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Hair: black shoulder-length, usually pulled back behind her ears (think of her Miss Honey hair in Matilda)
Eyes: dark brown
Height: 5' 9"
Notable Features: soft eyes, easy to feel safe around (she hopes), big smile. Used to feel insecure about it but has since learned to love it
PERSONALITY & BEHAVIOR:
Strengths: good listener, sympathetic, selfless, genuine, loyal
Weaknesses: sensitive, deflects, anxious as all Hell
Quirks: Celia will clean when she is nervous. She does not mind it, in fact, she finds the act of taking a space that was messy and making it new very satisfying. Growing up I imagine she would get quite stressed if she had to spend time in a ward's bedroom if it was messy, maybe even start picking things up without realizing what she was doing. Always cold.
Vices: Drinks: sometimes. Smokes/Drugs: no. Loves a little sweet treat. A Shirley Temple, a coke, a cupcake.
INTEREST & HOBBIES:
Interests: Plants/gardening, musicals (watching, not performing), tea, talking to strangers (she is the type to make a friend in line somewhere), audiobooks in the car
Hobbies: Celia loves a little keepsake!! She is a scrap booker and probably has everyone's baby teeth in a little bag (this is cute not creepy) that she hot glued to a page with ribbons and stickers. She WILL be buying an NYC snow globe or a Myrtle Beach keychain for the memories!!! She writes to all the wards pretty regularly and you always know the letter is from her because it's written in a beautiful script where the i's are hearts <3 and it's on thick patterned paper
BECOMING A WARD
tw: child neglect, suicide/suicide attempt
Gloria Robinson was quite keen to keep up with appearances. Despite being a single mother with a full-time job, she ran in intellectual circles that valued fellow scholars exchanging the brilliance of their own minds. Richard was included in this exclusive list of mostly Arts and Humanities professors at Kingsbury College. And young Celia would relish in the attention she was provided by them. She was the after dinner entertainment in the form of a little violinist, a wide smile practiced and rehearsed as she geared up for her solo. She loved the accolades that fell on her: “Great job, my dear” and “what a little Chopin you have!” and “someone ought to tell the New York Philharmonic about her!” Always the best ones coming from Richard. She wanted to impress her mother, to show her she could be useful in her mother’s pursuits. If she saw her with her head in a book, maybe she would be proud of her.
But everything changed just days before Celia’s 10th birthday. Moments before the start of a large party being held at their house, Gloria received a call that her brother passed. He ended his life when the recession tanked and took all of his stocks with it, something Celia’s uncle who worked in the city, urged Gloria to contribute to as well. The house grew silent. Frozen. Dark. The frequency of parties dwindled to fewer and fewer until they were a distant memory. Celia’s mother lost her job and the instruments turned into nothing more than firewood during the frigid winters when the heat got turned off; the lavish banquets turned to frozen peas meticulously distributed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There was no time to build resentment when her stomach rang louder than the screaming in her head. Falling into this role wasn’t a choice, but a duty. Who else would feed them while her mother sat stoic in front of the television all day?
And with only the two of them to fill that big house, it was only a matter of time before Celia found her mother had attempted the same fate as her late uncle. But now, Celia could do nothing to help. She was thirteen now, thinking of herself as a fully-fledged adult, or close enough to it. But no amount of force-fed dinners could let her escape what she saw.
It would be a month later that Celia would see her mother again when she emerged from the woods of their home, pajamas muddy from the overnight rain. Celia placed a bowl of soup in front of her spot by the TV--watery noodles and some seasoning--and cried.
Maybe it was the way Celia answered the phone when Richard called, voice far too hoarse and drained for one so young that drew Richard back after what had to be years of silence from the Robinsons. It was there he found little Celia, hair matted, trash piled up to the ceiling, the young girl finishing her daily routine of spoon feeding her mother lunch. It was Richard who suggested checking Gloria into a psychiatric ward, ("a quick hour away”) but Celia who ultimately agreed to it. After a failed attempt to find any information about Celia’s father, it was Richard who ultimately took custody of her. The news spread fast among their circles--those same voices now whispering things like “poor dear” and “how tragic” and “thank goodness for Richard, bless him.” It is here Celia learned not all attention was welcomed.
LIFE AS A WARD
After what she had witnessed, she was grateful for a warm bed and some other folks to talk to. In many ways, she felt a bit like a burden, a case Richard took on to clear his guilty conscience from his lack of contact earlier; something he owed her mother rather than out of the goodness of his heart. She did not think of him as a parent necessarily, for she had one of those, even if Celia could only see her for an hour every second Tuesday of the month during planned visitations.
Even so, she was thankful and showed it by always being respectful to all the staff in the house. She grew close with the mental health professional who came to the house every week, valuing the time she spent with the woman who could help her cope with her past. She knew what others said, remarks made in open and closed doors about her mother and she refused to let the rumor mill run even more because of her behavior.
AESTHETIC
TJ Maxx/Marshalls/Ross girl. She is sooo going to be obsessed with the Live Laugh Love sign movement. The inspirational quotes are everywhere in her office. She loves a mule or sling back. Comfortable but professional. Florals and lil pops of color. Her house is full of quilts and blankets, vintage dishware. Too many pillows on the couch, tons of cards stuck on the fridge. Absolutely NO overhead lighting ever. Always smells like vanilla.
EDUCATION
Celia chose to continue her education at Woodrow House, not yet ready to leave the other wards who so clearly needed her help. She would continue her studies there and use it as an opportunity to look after them for as long as she could. Celia's respect for Richard for all he has provided her runs deep, and she majored in Psychology at Kingsbury College for undergrad, Richard’s alma mater, as an ode to both him and her mother’s former place of work. She went on the complete her Masters in Social Work at Skidmore College, not far from Woodrow House, where she met her now husband. No matter how hard she might want to get away, there seems to be some sort of rope puling her back.
EXTRACURRICULARS
Celia tried to pick up a violin again--there was plenty of music around to study, but something about doing so felt off. It was hard to separate the instrument from the dark memories she had with it as a child. Still, she missed the feeling of creating something beautiful with the strings and the bow. She was introduced to the cello and found it to be different enough that she could play in peace. Richard and her mother's love of literature has also made its way into her. She found joy in reading to the younger wards as well.
THEIR LIFE NOW
Celia's wedding took place about three years ago--it was by a lake not far from Woodrow House, a convenient excuse to get the gang back together, whether or not everyone chose to attend or not. Celia and Michael started dating soon after they met in grad school and have been together since. The love they both used to feel for each other is clearly dwindling, and Celia finds herself clinging to the need to fix it herself more than she should. She likes having a husband, regardless of who that husband is, feeling like the first time in her life she should have something totally put together. Recently, she hasa been spending more and more time alone in her house, Michael's overnight shifts at the hospital seemingly going longer and longer. She has noticed a distance from him, but can't bring herself to face the truth.
Up until Richard's death, Celia remained close to Woodrow Houses in the townhouse she owns with her husband Michael in Albany for frequent visits to both her mother and those at Woodrow House. While Celia does most of the initiating, she makes sure to always keep up with the other wards, whether it is a letter or a call or a visit. If she doesn't hear from them directly, she will ask those who do keep up with her about what they know about the others. Selfishly, she needs to know that they are doing okay and will often call or write more than necessary just to double check. She keeps a spare room open in her house at all times and goes out of her way to make sure they all know her location in case they need a place to stay.
Her career can be quite draining, and she often finds it difficult to separate herself from the work. That is definitely being put to the test during her week at Woodrow with all the wards again.
HOW ARE THEY HANDLING NEWS OF RICHARD’S PASSING?
Deep down, Celia is quite broken over it. She thought she could handle death--she has pre-grieved the loss of her mother for more than half her life, after all. But dealing with it head on is another thing entirely. Much like when she was a child, she finds herself welcoming distractions, choosing to lose herself in helping others come to terms with their grief instead of dealing with her own. After all, she makes a living listening to other people’s problems, not sharing her own. Being a licensed therapist, she feels she is uniquely suited to handle everyone else’s feelings--the difference is those clients choose to see her once a week and then say goodbye. They pay for her to help them in one-hour weekly sessions and then stop when time is up. With the other wards, it isn’t that simple. They did not ask her for help and many have made it clear they do not want it, despite how desperately she needs to feel wanted.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WERE AT WOODROW HOUSE?
Celia visited for one of her scheduled dinners a month before Richard’s passing. She noted how he showed no signs of feeling ill, although she admitted she did not see him for much of the dinner and spent most of it catching up with Mrs. Tristan and Edward.
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Tomorrow is today's yesterday
A little late for this, but happy 2024, everyone!! I finally got around to writing a January newsletter but here's a little summary.
2023 was officially my first full year making TTRPG stuff and it was really cool! I didn't hit all my games-publishing goals, but I did way more design & layout than I expected, which has (and continues to be) super rewarding. I saw my first physical project (The Cross Stitch) in the wild, at real life brick-and-mortar game stores, plus it won an award! And to round out the year, I went to PaxU, my first tabletop convention.
My 2023 vibe was: bog. Slow, gentle, dark, sometimes frustrating to slog through, maybe a witch lives there, but that's a good thing.
So, what's coming up in 2024? First is making Triangle Agency the most beautiful, dynamic, [REDACTED] book you've ever seen. Second and third are finally finishing Hilbrook Glen: Follow your Bliss and Ex Nihilo Ad Nihilum, which... were also last year's goals. Oops! Last is to get a playable prototype of [Time Loop Game] out in the world! (In case you didn't know, I love time loops.)
Last but not least, here's some topics I've been thinking about a lot lately, some of which you'll probably be hearing more about from me eventually:
Pathologic, Deadly Premonition, Baroque (but specifically the less-good Wii remake), and the joy of broken, nonsensical games
Why asymmetry in tabletop games makes your brain feel special and magic
What graphic designers for TTRPGs can learn from skin care, cosmetics, and K-pop album packaging design
Intuitive design in physical games (a love letter to slots, boxes, stickers, tokens, and dashboards)
From Root to mah jong to tarot: how to make interpretation of card suits a more meaningful mechanic
Wildermyth, leveling up, and the gradual accretion of mostly-forgotten memories that forms the foundation of the self
Idk, something about neurobiology or epigenetics? Are you interested in that?
Maybe lmk which of these topics you'd want to hear about first:
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kageyama t. - purple hearts
kageyama tobio x f!reader
description: kageyama always showed a slight interest in certain love letters of yours, but you never thought they would be so important.
warnings: angst (as always)
At least a couple times a week, you opened your locker to find a few letters. They were confessions, of course. While you appreciate them, you never bothered to read them since you wouldn’t accept any. They all went in your bag, before finding their way into a metal box under your bed. From there they would remain until you would eventually get curious, and open them in the near future.
“Ah, another love letter for Karasuno’s princess?” Hinata mocked one day after class.
“Don’t you have somewhere to be?” You asked him, turning the letter over in your hand and glancing at the sticker that sealed it quickly.
He leaned against the locker next to yours. “I’m waiting for Kageyama and- Well, speak of the devil.”
The boy walked towards you two. “What?”
You shook your head. “Nothing. What took you so long?”
Kageyama eyed the letter in your grasp. “I forgot something. Is that another purple heart?”
While you received all kinds of letters, the ones sealed with a purple heart were always consistent. The sender never failed to deliver at least once a month, and although you never opened any of them, it warmed your heart that the person continued to hold some love for you.
“Mhm.” You grinned, carefully placing it in your bag. “I was worried for a bit that they wouldn’t send it this month, but I should’ve known better.”
The three of you settled into a soft pace while walking out the school. Granted, the two of them had volleyball practice, but that never stopped them from walking you to the school entrance after the school day was finished.
With crossed arms, Hinata looked at you. “I don’t get it, Y/N. How come you don’t open them?”
“I don’t want to look at someone’s confession when I’m not going to like them back-”
“Ohh! Is it because you like someone?” His cheeky grin grew wide.
The abruptness of his question caught you off guard. With panic, you glanced at Kageyama, who was quiet throughout the conversation. But he didn’t seem bothered or even interested. It gave a funny feeling to your stomach.
With a scoff, you brushed his question off. “S-shut up! Why would you even ask something like that?” The tone of your voice lowered, and you avoided Hinata’s gaze knowing that on your cheeks lay an aggressive blush. “Anyways, I have to go home. Have fun at practice, guys!”
“Bye!” The two waved, watching as you disappeared before turning to each other. “Race you to the gym.”
~
After another month, you were pleased to find a familiar letter in your locker. The sight of it had you smiling before you could stop yourself.
“What are you smiling at?”
“Oh, my gosh! Tobio! Make some noise!” His sudden appearance startled you. You clenched the letter to your chest and tried to calm yourself down. Kageyama only raised an eyebrow at your reaction.
“I was standing here for two minutes already.”
“And you didn’t bother to let me know that?”
He shrugged, sticking his hands in his pockets. “Purple heart again?”
This time, you didn’t try to hide your small smile. “Yeah. Don’t you have practice-”
“It’s cancelled because of the weather. Want to walk home together?” Kageyama held up an umbrella, prompting you to look outside. The gentle but growing falling of the rain already had you shivering.
“Yes, please.” You answered with eagerness, earning a grin from him.
As soon as the two of you stepped outside, you didn’t hesitate to cling to Kageyama’s side. While part of it was to keep both of you under the safety of the umbrella, another part saw it as an opportunity to be close to the person you had feelings for.
“Your shoulder’s getting wet.” You frowned, tugging him closer.
“It’s fine.”
“If you get sick, you can’t play volleyball, Tobio.” That logic allowed him to relax against your touch. “Sometimes I wonder how you would get through life without me.” You joked.
But he nodded. “Then, let’s promise to never find out.”
His response made your heart flutter. There were times when you wondered if he could possibly reciprocate your feelings. But you always talked yourself out of it, knowing that dating was one of the last things on his mind at the moment. Kageyama was always setting up the foundation for his volleyball career. There was no way he would set aside time to like someone.
Still, it was nice to even imagine.
“Unfortunately, I think I’m stuck with you. Have fun getting rid of me.” As he looked down at you, you stuck your tongue out playfully, making him let out a quick chuckle.
“Yeah, yeah. That’s until you open one of those damn letters and leave me.”
He meant it as a joke, but the reality of his words struck your heart. Slowly, your smile faded from your face, and you held his arm tighter. An unsettling silence bloomed as you stared at your feet.
Suddenly, the question tore from your throat. “Do you… do you think I would ever open them?”
Kageyama took a second, before asking you, “What reason do you have to not open them?” When you didn’t answer, he cleared his throat. “I mean, it’s not like you already have someone you like… do you?”
You should have told him. At that moment, you should have poured your heart out to him. But the fear of your confession backfiring held you back. Despite your heart screaming not to, you shook your head. “I don’t.”
Kageyama opened his mouth to say something, but his better judgment stopped him. “I see.”
You had to know now. “Well, how about you. Do you have someone that you… you know… like?”
It hurt you when he spoke.
“Yeah, I do.”
Those words made your heart twitch. Of course he already had someone he liked. It was only natural. Hearing that, you subconsciously loosened your hold on him. The walk home now seemed longer and it was killing you.
Once you two made it to your home, you suddenly were filled with nothing but regret. As you watched Kageyama go, a new realization hit. While you didn’t technically lose him, it sure felt like you did.
~
It was almost a blessing you didn’t attend his wedding, though you knew you would regret it. That still didn’t stop you from finding an opportunity to miss it via a work excuse. That was what Hinata said he would tell him at the reception.
Work was a good distraction. After all, it had been a good six years since you had last seen Kageyama at graduation. Your friendship was never the same after that rainy day, so you were surprised to receive a wedding invitation.
Although, you had yet to get a physical copy of the invitation. You had first heard word about the wedding through Hinata, who claimed Kageyama had personally thought about asking you to come. Though apparently an invitation was mailed, you never received it.
“Are you sure you can’t make it even to the reception?” Hinata asked you over the phone on your way home. “I’ll come get you right now, if you want.”
You smiled at his consideration. “No, that’s fine. It was a long day at work, I’m not sure I have the energy to even make it home. Just take lots of pictures to show me, alright?”
There was a pause on his end. “Okay, Y/N. Get home safe.”
“I will.” You told him before ending the call. A part of you suspected Hinata had once known about your feelings for his friend, but at this age you were grateful he never did anything.
It only took a half hour to get back to your apartment. Your feet were killing you and all you wanted was to just curl up in bed and fall asleep. Inside, you told yourself it was karma for finding an excuse to miss the wedding when you easily could have just gone. But, you’d rather be physically drained than mentally, so you convinced yourself it was a good choice.
Upon making your way to your door, a white envelope caught your eye. It was set right in front of your door. It wasn’t there before you left in the morning, so someone must have dropped it off while you were at work. Your legs burned as you reached down to grab it, carefully studying the handwriting on it. Of course, it was addressed to you, but when you turned it around, you almost dropped it.
Right in the middle of the envelope was a small, purple heart sticker, sealing it. It had been years since you had seen it, and your hands shook gently. Wasting no time, you carefully opened the letter, curious to find out who the sender was after all this time.
As soon as you pulled the contents from the envelope, a breath got caught in the back of your throat. You almost forgot how to breathe as you overlooked the invitation to Kageyama’s wedding. Overwhelmed, tears began to build up in your eyes. You reached into your bag, digging for your keys to unlock your door. Once you were in, you ran straight to your room and kneeled on the ground.
You almost thanked your younger self for bringing that metal box with you when you moved. For years, it had remained under your bed without you having a single thought of going through it. But now you were, specifically for the letters sealed by that damn sticker.
You grabbed the first one you saw, ripping it open with a sense of urgency. As you read the letter, your throat started to burn.
Dear, Y/N,
Today I accidentally bought two banana milks, so I gave one to you. You instantly drank it, and then took a nap on your desk right after. I know you probably won’t read this for a while, so I thought I would tell you how pretty you looked. Even with your hair sticking to your face because of your drooling, you still looked pretty.
That’s all.
Bye.
It was funny how you knew exactly what he was talking about. For you, you could remember that day as if it were yesterday. You wondered if it was the same for him.
Dear Y/N,
I know I like you, but I didn’t know it was possible to like you more. You proved that to me, when you showed up to our game today. I almost went the entire play without knowing you were there, but something made me look up into the stands, which I’m glad.
You’re always pretty, but seeing you in that moment cheering us on made me realize you are the prettiest in the world. I really mean that, so don’t think of yourself as less.
This seems forward, but I hope that even in the future, you’ll still come to my games so I can see your prettiness. But honestly, even if you don’t come, just stick by my side. That’s enough for me.
His words brought a painful smile to your face. It felt like you were talking to a younger Kageyama. Even today, you questioned if he remembered what he wrote to you.
All the letters were random, but managed to tug at your heart. You could recall every single moment that he wrote about, and it killed you how you never opened them sooner. It all made sense now. He would always mention the letters when you got them, and he lingered around your locker many times, no doubt waiting for you to turn your back so he could slip it in. You started to beat yourself up for not noticing that those were his letters, and you put them with the other confessions in the tiny metal box.
Finally, you reached the last letter he sent you. It was the last, because in the bottom corner he wrote goodbye in small writing. It took a moment to build up the courage to read it.
Dear Y/N,
This will probably be the last letter. I made sure you would know it’s the last, if you ever read it.
It’s been a few months since that day. Even though I know you don’t have feelings for me, I still did for you. I still do.
But it’s not doing either of us any good if I keep going. So I’ll stop for our sake.
That doesn’t mean I don’t love you, because I do. And I wish I could tell it to you in person, but I’m a coward, so I won’t. And you’ll never know if you don’t read this, so I’m really pushing my luck.
Thanks for being my first love. I wish you weren’t, because first loves never work out. But still, you were my friend too. And you were always by my side, even when I probably didn’t deserve you.
Anyways, I hope you read this letter before graduation. Perhaps that’s the boost we need to save our friendship, at least. Even if you don’t, and I’m talking to future Y/N, please come see me. I’m sure future me is waiting for you because I’m afraid I could never stop loving you.
That’s all, Y/N. Oh, and I also put some of the purple heart stickers in the envelope in case you ever miss them. Just don’t waste them, okay?
The letter was almost drenched in your tears. Sure enough, there were stickers in the envelope. The same ones he used every month that had you smiling even for a second when you saw them.
But seeing them now just brought you pain.
Especially when they were on his wedding invitation. An invitation that did not have your name along with his, and never will.
#kageyama tobio#kageyama#kageyama x reader#kageyama imagine#kageyama tobio x reader#haikyu#haikyu x reader#haikyu fanfic#haikyu angst#kageyama oneshot#kageyama angst#haikyu imagine
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Yandere Sunny, Kel, Basil HC’s - Omori
[small spoiler alerts for Omori]
[yandere Sunny x reader]
-Sunny is quiet most of the time, so he’ll probably be watching you more than talking to you
-That doesn’t always mean stalking, however. Even if you’re good friends he’d just stay by your side and have his eyes glued to you the entire time
-Don’t be mistaken though, Sunny definitely still has stalker-ish tendencies
-He would take pictures of you on his own, but maybe if he needed to he’d steal a pic or two from Basil
-his love for you isn’t exactly a secret. his constant clinginess and red face is evidence of that.
-sometimes he’ll just wait outside his house hoping you walk by and ask him to hang out
-if you do end up hanging out, he’ll make sure you guys spend the whole day together.
-he’ll purposely be stubborn and quiet to draw time with you out sometimes
-since Sunny doesn’t really have anything else going for him he might rely on you a little too much
-he legit can’t lose you, it’s his new biggest fear
-he really wants to invite you over his house for a sleepover because he just wants to wake up from one of those nightmares and know it’s all okay
-unfortunately, Sunny might never find the words to properly invite you over
-very protective of you, 100%
-he’s always ready to slice someone when you need it <3
-like legit, he wouldn’t mind killing someone in front of you
-hopefully you don’t mind it, he never learns his lesson and his anger can’t be controlled when it comes between you and danger
-Sunny is also pretty touch-starved when it comes to you
-he won’t usually initiate most affection however, he’ll give you hugs on special occasions
- more often he’ll just stand very close to you and would even lean against your side when it’s just you and him
-so hopefully you can understand and turn around to give him a hug
-he’d probably start to shake and his entire face will glow red
-like, for real, he’ll be all emotionless and stuff but even the thought of being actually touched can send him into a flustered panic
-if you ever have to go away for a bit on a trip or something he’ll probably be stuck in his own head, only thinking about you
-just talk to him when you can, it’ll help in the long run, i promise
-and when he finally has to move away at first he might cry and have several panic attacks
-he’ll lash out at some people that get to close to him during that time, it’s just too much
-eventually, he might hide out with you, or even try to force you to run away with him
-he doesn’t want to be alone again, please don’t leave him
-he’ll do anything to stay with you, because he loves you
[yandere Kel x reader]
-he’s absolutely love-struck, pining over you at every moment
-he probably tried to model his relationship after Hero and Mari’s
-so when Mari dies, Kel will probably will go from pretty lovesick to full on intense yandere
-you’re pretty much the only thing that floats around in his head all day
-it’s always about what you did that day or what he wants to do with you, where you guys should hang out
-at that point, it annoys him when he starts thinking about something else
-Kel likes to think of you guys as basically married
-he isn’t completely delusional though, he understands what your guys’ relationship is
-his jealousy might spike and his patience for others will thin when you actually start dating though
-he’s never really thought about romantic feelings, so when he does, it makes him nervous that other people have those thoughts about you
-sometimes, if they really push it, he’ll even yell at his friends and family
-it’s not a big deal to him, Kel is just being a good boyfriend and making sure you’re safe
-he’ll still apologize to everyone, it just might take him awhile
-even when he does apologize, he’ll still see himself in the right
-it’s also fun to imagine Kel snapping at Aubrey’s gang if they pick a fight with you
-he love planning your future together, no matter how close or far it is
-he’s always really giddy to spend time with you
-Kel will usually wake up really early just to get ready for you, even if you’re just hanging at his house or something
-he’s mega clingy, he loves hugging you, holding your hand, he’ll even grab onto your arm and walk around like that for the rest of the day
-he’s completely ready to protect you though, trying his best to be as chivalrous as his brother
-it’s super cool if you try to protect him too, he’ll probably fall in love with you all over again
-i could see him as one of those guys that has a shrine dedicated to you
-he misses you a lot whenever you’re not by his side so he just wants a piece of you with him at all times
-but he won’t steal anything from you, it’s all things you’ve made for him or some of your things you’ve generously let him keep
-(also, small headcanon but if you handmake him a gift or write him a letter/poem he’ll melt into a pile of yandere goo)
-another thing he’d probably do is give you some of his personal items because the thought of you missing him as much as he misses you hurts him so much its almost physically painful
-besides, what’s his is also yours! it’s not like he’ll never see it again, he’s at your house all the time
-he can’t help but prefer you’re house! it’s just so... you!
-he’ll get embarrassed about his feelings for you, but no matter how strong they get he’ll never see anything wrong with them
-he just sees his feelings as completely average, even when the people close to him start pointing out his obsessive behavior
-he cares about his friends and family, of course he does!
-but for you, he’d do absolutely anything for you
[yandere Basil x reader]
-while Basil likes plants, he also reminds me of one
-when a plant needs light, it’ll leans towards the sun
-and well, you’re Basil’s sun of course! he can’t help but stick around you, he needs you to live
-unlike the others, you’ll probably be protecting him more
-not that he wants to put you in danger, but he can’t really protect you, let alone himself
-and Basil is not above picking fights if it means you’ll pay attention to him
-he’ll probably start being a little more dramatic with everything too
-he’ll cry so you take care of him and keep him inside
-Basil will then bring up the incident if you ever try to drag him outside
-he gets way more excited then he should when you break down and stay
-since he likes to take pictures, it’s pretty obvious he takes a lot of you
-he probably personalized a photo album personalized to match you
-The album is your favorite color, covered in stickers of your favorite things, and of course it’s filled to the brim with pictures of just you
-he also has plants that remind him of you
-Basil probably talks to the plants like they’re actually you, too
-and if you ever make a flower crown with the same type of flower that reminds him of you, his brain might stop working
-he’s just so glad you like those flowers, so much that you want to wear a flower crown with them
-and then if you wear flower crowns together, he won’t stop blushing until you take it off
-he’s happy to have something matching with you, he finally feels like he’s just a normal guy with a normal crush
-of course, right after he thinks that he takes, like, 20 photos of you for his album
-Basil is probably the most insecure out of the three
-he’s completely terrified from the thought of you suddenly distancing yourself
-it’s a little ironic considering he’d probably avoid all his other friends in favor of your company instead
-and honestly, he’d probably try to distance himself from you too
-but you’re just so special that if you breaking through Basil’s barriers is easier done than said, seriously
-he had a nice safe space starting and now that you’ve come and imposed on that, you’re a permanent part of that
-hell, you might even become the safe space!
-he now relies on every single one of your affections, all of you caring looks and smiles
-just stay by his side forever, let him be your number one priority
-he just can’t let anyone else have you, please just stay inside with him
-besides, it might be for the best
-the world is an absolutely terrifying place
-but Basil isn't scary, Basil is just your best friend!
-and you both can hide from the outside together
-always and forever <3
#yandere#yandere x you#yandere hcs#yandere headcanons#yandere x reader#omori#omori x reader#sunny x reader#kel x reader#yandere omori#yandere omori x reader#yandere sunny#yandere basil#yandere kel
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It is Time. It is time to talk about my Obey Me Mc.
So, y'all are gone hate me for this, but their name......drumroll please.....
Mckaylie.
Which can be shorted be Mc!!
Ok but really I just thought it would be hilarious to name them something that can be shortened to Mc. Because like. Everyone calls the maim character Mc. This is probably only funny to me but I'm sticking with it. Can also be called Kaylie/Kay.
I haven't actually probably drawn em yet, but I've been obsessed with Picrew lately and made a few that looks the most like them.
Their pronouns are they/she.
Physical description: a warm body tone and a bright amber red hair color. Their hair is dyed that color. They have olive green eyes and ha few tiny freckles on their nose. Their hair is long and tied in a high pony tail. Not pictured is their hair tie that has two ends the shot up like bunny ears. Their color palette is red and green. If theyre not wearing their RAD uniform theyre wearing their baggy green jacket and a black crop top with a red skirt, black thigh highs, and grey shoes. They wear a ribbon choker and dangling earrings, usually childish ones such a frogs, aliens, or cherries.
They're absolutely an chaotic little shit that's only like, 5'3. When they're not hiding "I believe" aliens stickers around the house of Lamentation and RAD they're actually really sweet! The hypeman every friend group needs. Their thoughtfulness comes out in big loud ways, and also in small silent ways too. They like to tag along with Mammon when he goes to photo shots, always there to hype him up behind the camera. Asmo and them have frequent gossip sessions while they do each other's nails and talk about RAD. They stay up all night listening to Levi ramble about anime, giving in their input whenever there's a pause to show that they're still listening. If they notice Lucifer's light still on they'll go and make him a cup of coffee before sitting down and helping him with his paperwork.
They were also very really angry at Belphie for killing them. But I swear that's a whole new post because I have THOUGHTS about that lol.
They're also incredible curious. Wanting to know anything and everything about the Devildom, and also the people around them. If they were a avatar of sin themselves, they would be the avatar of curiosity.
I tired to base my Mc on the Mc we play as in game rather than, myself. Which is the reasoning behind why they're such a hype man. (For some reason in a lot of events most your dialog is just hyping other characters up? Like in the recent egg event the second chapter is just you telling the characters how good theyre taking care of their pets. I can't go though that without creating a Mc whose like that lol)
As for why they're curious, Mc in game is also just really nosy? So I thought it would be funny if the reason why my Mc is so curious is because that's their sin.
Moving onto my other Oc, here is Vincent/Vin. Ok so Kaylie had this childhood best friend before getting yoinked into the Devildom, and that's Vincent.
Kaylie is like, 20 at the start of the game. Highschool really burnt them out so they didn't go to collage immediately after. But when they turn 20 they decide to give it another shot and starts implying to schools. They kind of just applied to a bunch of them and one of them happened to be RAD. Which is how you get the letter asking you sign it and send it back in game. It also explains why Lucifer has a file of you.
Since Kaylie left returning all letters till the last minute, they accidentally sign their name and sent it back.
When the year is up and they return home, they reunite with Vincent and tell him basically everything that happened during their year away. Vincent is not happy about the whole "demons kidnapped my best friend, stuck them in a school were demons talked about eating them, threatened, almost killed, and actually killed" thing. No matter how chill Mckaylie is about it.
But Vincent can see how much they miss their demons, and when the idea of going back to the Devildom comes up, he agrees to come back with them so they don't have to chose between him or their demons.
I haven't gotten to season 2 yet but I imagine that most of the plot is just "Vincent being lowkey pissed at the demons 24/7 while also being extremely cuddly towards Kaylie because they were gone for an entire YEAR! While Kaylie is just there trying to get their favorite people to get along."
Image description of Vincent: a pale skin tone with a beauty mark right under his left eye. His ears have multiple piercings and are frequently decked out. His hair is a messy of washed out blue from a dye job that never filly went away. His eye color is a deep blue. He always wears a tried expression on his face that squints a lot. This is because he doesn't have 20/20 vision but refuses to get glasses because he doesn't want to look like a nerd. His color palette is blue and yellow, with him frequently wearing yellow tee shirts and long sleeves. Besides wearing yellow he also likes pastels, and can wear a myriad of crazy colors. While Kaylie's colors are usually dark besides her hair, Vincent's the opposite, having deep dark hair and likes to wear light colors. He also likes funny graphic teas like hello kitty or egg print tees.
Personality wise Vincent is often labeled as dry or mellow, but has a fighting spirit if you piss him off. He can be quite controlling and stubborn, but backs off immediately if he notices he's upsetting the other person. He doesn't have much shame and will say what's on his mind often, often complimenting and admitting how much Kaylie means to him.
As for his and Kaylie's dynamic. They're childhood friends which means that they know that they're always going to be friends. Since they had so many fights growing up they know that no matter what they say to each other, in the end they will always apologize. So they don't have any issues with calling the other out on their bullshit. Vincent can read Kaylie very easily and knows when she's putting up with stuff that males her uncomfortable to be nice, while Kaylie can tell when Vincent is being manipulative and controlling because he's doing what he thinks is best. Probably slept together like, twice before realizing that they were better as friends. Vincent is surprisingly the Responsible One(tm) because Kaylie is so chaotic and also very clumsy. Frequently held back Kaylie from walking into traffic because she wasn't looking where she was going. While Kaylie stops Vincent from punching anyone that pisses him off.
(And that's all for now!! Wanted to get my Mc out there because I'm thinking of writing some fics solely focused on her because I have ideas!! As y'all can probably tell lol. If any of y'all want the Picrews for any of these just lemme know I should have all of them on file)
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Yugioh S5 Ep 20: Pharaoh’s Cool New Trick
Digging my way through quite a pile of commission work (funny how these things only come all at once or not at all), nearing the light at the end of the tunnel, was looking forward to some free time to catch up on my many little side projects when I was asked to take off for a weekend to do some cat-sitting to which I would NEVER say no to a cat, so like...Rip this blog I guess, we only update like once a week nowadays, but what do you do?
That’s right, play Puzzles and Dragons! The only phone game worth paying any attention to! Where they just released Pegasus on their Yugioh Collab and he looks pretty great!
So I’m just gonna take a second for some art appreciation, because the Puzzles and Dragons art team is just A++++ honestly, and yes, I did pull 13 times to get a Pegasus in my monster box, and yes, he is a completely insane team leader that is absolutely broken when paired with Yugi (the numbers are so satisfying) but...look at him. He looks so good!
(also I finally got Joey Wheeler, and so now my gatcha cravings are settled. And, don’t worry, I play this game so much that I was there during Christmas when they offered like a bajillion stones for free so I didn’t actually use real money on this.)
Now PAD also released a Weevil and Rex, and I don’t know why, and neither does the art team because they still look pretty good but in comparison to all the mains, they sure do looks like just some shorty guys in some casuals.
though I gotta admit, I want to learn how the hell this art team does swooshy effects, because man, that would make my art so much better to just have flames violently exploding out of all my art. Why am I not doing that more often? I have the technology.
anyway, I didn’t bother trying to pull them. Maybe I’ll accidentally pull them when they eventually release a Duke Devlin. (also, RIP to the fact that Roland will probably never be in Puzzles and Dragons but like...I can only send them so many polite letters covered in stickers pretending I’m some 10 year old child and writing in my broken Hiragana “Roland in PAD?”. Thems the breaks. (They also might not remember who Roland is.))
Shoutouts to the card that Weevil is holding that is censoring this nipple on the booby spider, PS.
So because this is not actually a Puzzles and Dragons blog, and it’s been ten eons since I regularly updated so I could remember episode to episode...where the hell were we?
That’s right, we’re on an island now. This show’s wonderful obsession with evil islands (and spoiler, this is one of the few Yugioh Islands that doesn’t explode at the end. Mostly because Kaiba isn’t here to do it or this place would be cinder)
(read more island stuff under the cut)
Anyway, after announcing “hey guys! Screw islands!” Yugi immediately collapses and without any warning.
Apparently the armor is a big ol parasite, which is something that Yugi is so used to at this point that he refuses to admit that this is a problem. Just normal Muto stuff, refusing to tell anyone that he has a serious illness going on underneath that giant mass of hair.
(the sailor moon vibes coming off this weird orb energy)
Sort of feels like a call back to S1 when Yugi was clearly possessed and everyone else was like “He acting weird to you?” except it’s S5 and everyone has learned to never trust Yugi when he says he’s fine and they are responding like he is about to die. Which is correct.
Outside of the cave falls this scroll that is...glowing, I guess. So they open it up and get a bunch of hieroglyphs that give them the “riddle of light” and like youknow...it’s riddle stuff.
They’re doing this riddle for “wings.” And it’s like...everyone’s monster here has a set of wings or an ability to fly. Every single monster except for I dunno, flaming swordsman? Hell, Yugi himself had two sets of wings when he fused with Dark Magician (which was weird, and I still don’t like to think about what technically was going on there.) But we have to go and get ourselves even more wings.
Weirdly, Joey turns to Tea and does something that in any other show would be completely normal. He was like “you want to stay here with Yugi, don’t you?” and it was the first time Joey has ever actually addressed the fact that Tea and Yugi are close. Uncharted territory. I was amazed at the amount of casual shipping that is happening here. It’s almost like a normal ass relationship.
So the boys decide to go off, and be boys and tackle this themselves. And they shouldn’t have, because Tea is smart for this group, and also has the only healing spell.
Like if you’re playing D+D you wouldn’t typically leave your only healer behind. Just saying.
Also like...Grandpa Muto went with them? I guess he’d have to since he’s the translator but also...kind of weird to leave your grandson dying in a cave, but maybe that’s just the Muto lifestyle.
Do not be fooled by my caps, no one has addressed the Bakura in the puzzle for 3 seasons. I’m starting to think this show will never address the Bakura in the puzzle. Which honestly, that would be hilarious if they made a big deal out of that plot point and then couldn’t use it in the end.
And speaking of plot points that kind of come out of nowhere and don’t make full sense with the continuity of the show--Joey has regressed back to the 4th grade.
Hey show? What?
So like if you love Joey, this is not the arc for you, because this arc he is reduced to a Himbo and nothing else. Straight up didn’t know what an echo is, but is very strong and pretty, I guess.
This inevitably happens with any TV show becuase different people make different parts, and I’ve brought up before that sometimes it feels like some teams only have loose post-it notes of what any character should be like at any given point (ESPECIALLY with Seto Kaiba’s timeline) but like...
...Personally I’m mot so fond of this interpretation of Joey, kind of ignores Joey’s best traits, and makes Tristan look way too smart in comparison (and like I always pinned Tristan to be the Himbo of the group, but maybe it’s because they give Tristan so little else to do?)
And like don’t get me wrong, Joey’s a dumbass a lot of the time and needs to get corrected by his pals...but...to the point he doesn’t know what an echo is? He’s a dumbass in a High School student sort of way, youknow?
Anyway, they get down to this big ravine, and they have to destroy this stone while the light passes over it. Kind of feels like a Breath of the Wild shrine quest, actually. In fact, I think Breath of the Wild recycled the shadow/sunlight pathing quest like 4 or 5 times. (I love Breath of the Wild to death but boy did they run out of ideas at the end there.)
They have to fight a glass monster and it’s kind of like...do you know the game Balls 3D? probably not, but it looked like a bunch of random shapes stuck together like a 90′s animation. They basically went to war with shapes.
Pure Himbo energy, has several pokemon, but punches for his pokemon instead of using them. A power move if I ever saw one.
Youknow that would make pokemon a lot more interesting if you could like throw out your pikachu, and then choose to just physically run up to your opponents Eevee and sock it in the jaw. Raise of hands--I know you all would love a version of pokemon like that. Let Ash Ketchum punch a Ratata.
Bro has informed me that Ash does do something like this in the anime. But I’m not talking about the anime, I’m talking about the video game. Give me the option to physically combat my rival. This is what I want, Pokemon.
They discover a way to break the monolith, and the show thinks we’re like actually 7 years old (because the show is Y7, although I forget because it deals with so many dark themes) so the show is going to hold on to this puzzle for a while...just to fill time. And it’s fine because we gotta switch over to Pharaoh anyway.
Yami has this dream again. He attempts to fuse with Dark magician to overcome the dream, but alas, he is still not strong enough.
Yugi wakes up in this murky cave while Tea is out washing out like...some rag? (he’s also still got a rag, so I guess multiple rags were required for how sweaty Yugi is.)
Yugi says “I feel like I’m a new man!” a lot in this episode, and every time he calls himself a man like he’s some sort of adult it’s very funny to me.
And then this plot lore dropped.
I mean I guess inevitably it had to happen...
But man, end of an era. It was freakin hilarious while it lasted: that Pharaoh refused to read ancient Egyptian because it’s like 2002 and he is a High Schooler living in Japan and he actually doesn’t WANT to resolve the mystery of the puzzle. Maybe the people who made this arc don’t know about how in S2 and S3, the fact Pharaoh couldn’t read Marik’s back tatt was like...a really big issue. He couldn’t read the God card, he couldn’t even read that massive tablet that read “HEY PHARAOH THIS IS LITERALLY YOU”. KAIBA had to tell him how to read the God card for him. Freakin Seto “Magic is a lie” Kaiba had to tell him how to use the God Card because Pharaoh couldn’t read it.
But like...Pharaoh finally gave in at some point after the world was devoured by the Leviathan, and before Kaiba finished building Kaibaland (which was already built in S1 but wtv)
The timelines on this show have always been a mishmash...but this one is just like...
...show are you trying to convince me that at any point in this show after season Zero, Pharaoh had any idea what he was doing? Did he sap that brain energy straight out of Joey Wheeler so he could do this?
Wow.
(secretly hoping he forgets how to read Egyptian after this arc is over and the show goes back to the other development team)
Pharaohs reasoning is that, if this is the riddle of the light.....
....then where is the riddle of darkness????????????
and when Tea was like “Pharaoh that is not even remotely logic. Omg it’s so bright outside, lets go back to gross cave.” and Pharaoh was like “Tea! You got it!” and she was like “What the hell are you talking about?”
Not gonna lie, I saw the Orichalcos green, and I got concerned.
Anyway, Yugi gets very frustrated and was like “ugh, lets go save em. They’re gonna die (again.)” and marches down there as if he didn’t pass out an hour ago.
And he fuses with Dark Magician again while everyone else (including his grandpa) was like “Yugi are you freakin kidding me? The suit freakin kills you omg! Tea you had one freakin job!”
And then we get the plot twist that...I mean it makes sense but it was choreographed in a confusing way.
And out of no where this guy shows up again:
So this mysterious man shows up and says “If you don’t succeed you have to live here forever” which...nice...that would probably save the world a lot of problems if Yami got locked away and took his OP puzzle with him. And then this man also says “if you do succeed you become VERY POWERFUL” and Yami was like. “...”
This whole episode had a theme to it, where Tristan and Joey were trying to prove that they could do things on their own and without Yugi’s help. And honestly...felt a little bit misplaced. Yami’s the same guy who murdered Yugi last season with the Orichalcos so like...
...I mean he is probably more reliable than Tristan who once died and turned into a robot monkey for 10ish episodes.
and then they flew into a glowing door.
Folks, this was wild to look at.
This is wild.
And at this point I closed Photoshop and thought I was done. But then I looked at my timeline on the video and was like...wait...there’s more?
and I’m really glad I kept watching because it went back to Alex, who...is apparently just still at those steps in this haunted ass Pyramid.
Now we’re watching Yugioh.
I forgot for a second when they turned Joey into a Himbo and made Pharaoh literate, but we’re back. I mean...
...look at the liner art on this adult man.
So...I posit the question...has Alex spent the last 2-3 episodes doing nothing but applying eyeliner to his face in the dark? Because he absolutely has. And honestly, the vibe of being in a spooky haunted pyramid with barely any light, just applying eyeliner down the edge of your face...that’s a Yugioh vibe, if I ever saw one.
This arc is wild. Anyway, next episode we do even more fetch quests and riddles? Just going to guess now that we probably will.
(and for those new here, this is a link so you can read them from the top. Which, since we’re in S5, means you got like...hours of Yugioh content to read through. Enjoy the rewards of my weird hobby.)
https://steve0discusses.tumblr.com/tagged/yugioh/chrono
#Yugioh#Yu-Gi-Oh#yami yugi#S5#Ep20#It's actually Ep 20 now I was wrong last time#Yugi muto#Grandpa Muto#Alexander the Great#Joey Wheeler#Tristan Taylor#Tea Gardner#TeaxYugi#never thought I would ever use that tag#in this show where they are canonically dating but sometimes it happens#Puzzles and Dragons#Because yes I had to talk about it. This collab is great
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Randi’s Kustom Kandi! (Comes with free stickers!)
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Ok, this morning I opened Tumblr, found your blog, started checking all your rottmnt tagged posts, found your big brother Mikey AU, CRIED FOR ALMOST AN HOUR as I red every post about it, drooled all over your gorgeous art, smiled like a crazy person reading all your Human AU posts, got up with the sun in my chest and more energy than I know what to do with and have been productive since then. I don’t know what to ask (or if you take asks) but I crave more infos about your big brother Mikey AU❤️
WOAH OK this was such an incredibly sweet ask and I’m SO HAPPY that my BBM au could bring you so much joy and ahhhh!!! Just thank you so much, this ask made my night <3 Here’s one of the many little stories I’ve written for the AU that I’ve sent to my friend @zacharandom (thanks for always reading my little emotional blurbs about these kiddos Zach~) Enjoy!
(I haven’t gotten into it yet (I will, it’s a separate ask I’m working on) But Leatherhead is a BIG part of the BBM au. Zach had asked if any of the kiddos had ever been to LH’s place, since LH always stays over at the Hamato’s, and I said yes, but only Donnie, and then this mini fic was born.) Donnie and Mikey get into a 'fight'. And I say 'fight' because Donnie doesn't really know what else to call it. Because he doesn't pick fights, not really, not with Mikey. He doesn't go looking for them with Mikey like he does with Leo. Leo, who can take the worst of Donnie’s shitty teenage attitude and come out of it alright, wearing the worst of Donnie’s temper and anger like a bulletproof vest. Donnie can afford to hurt Leo cause Leo won't break because of it. He's safe to hurt. But it's different with Mikey. Mikey, who's so tired he can barely stand straight most days. Who has bags under his eyes like dark stickers, that not even doe-eyed and ever adoring Raph can peel away. And Donnie KNOWS better than to pick a fight with Mikey about it, it was mostly why he was trying to avoid the conversation altogether. Why he had hidden all the school letters and hacked into Mikey's phone to block all the emails and texts and phone calls from the school about it. He didn't expect Mikey to run into one of his teachers after work and basically blow everything Donnies worked so hard to avoid. He didn't want to skip a few grades. He didn't care what his teachers or his GPA said. He didn't CARE if they thought he was ‘wasting his potential’. He wasn't, and they had no right to complain about it to his big brother like they did. Donnie had TOLD Mikey that he didn't want to. Had gone all the extra lengths to take as many of the AP classes the adjacent high school offered, bargained and pleaded and BEGGED them. He’d do whatever it took, but he didn't want to move grades. He didn't want to quit the robotics club. He didn't want to go to school with a bunch of kids older than him and be the butt end of every baby freshmen joke in the book. He didn't want to be separated from Leo. He really, really, really didn't. And he had explained this all to Mikey. And he knew that Mikey KNEW this. But the teachers wouldn't stop hounding him, and Mikey was already so tired anyway, the weight of the world always seemed to be a weighted pressure on his shoulders that looked physical, with the way Mikey’s whole body sagged. Like every move he made was a conscious effort and pain. Donnie knew this, and he still yelled at Mikey about it anyway. And Mikey didn't yell back, cause Mikey never yelled back at them, but his voice was stern and tired and it just begged Donnie to at least consider talking about it. But Donnie’s 13, and the biggest jerk in the world because he doesn't want to talk about it anymore. And Mikey didn't deserve the one sided shouting match that was all Donnie, he didn't deserve the pointed "I can't believe you would take THEIR side, you NEVER listen to me!" And Mikey DEFINITELY didn't deserve the front door slamming in his face, the last words Donnie said hanging in the air behind him. "I HATE IT HERE!" It wasn't raining, but there was a misty cold hanging in the November air as Donnie sat at an empty park bench, somewhere in Flushing, feeling like the biggest loser in the world the second he ran away and oh,,, oh God. He ran AWAY. How could he run away? He didn't want to run away! He didn't want to run away from anything, especially if it was away from Mikey. Mikey, who deserved more than Donnie’s cold shoulder and heated words, but took it anyway, and he didn't even flinch as Donnie practically screamed at him. He just looked tired. More tired than ever. And accepted Donnie’s temper tantrum like he accepted every other bad thing that has ever happened to him. Like he thought he deserved it. And he was sad. Sad in a way that made Donnie want to throw up. Because he was one of the people who were NEVER supposed to hurt Mikey like that. But he did. He did and he ran away like a little kid and he felt so STUPID about it, jumping on the first bus he could and taking it to God knows what neighborhood and now he was sitting alone on some random park bench, the November cold sinking into his skin and thin shirt cause he didn't have the mind to grab a jacket on his way out and GOD what was he doing? He was cold and alone and probably lost and Mikey probably hated him and now- "Donatello?" Came a voice from behind Donnie, and Donnie whirled around on the park bench because he'd recognize that low and gentle voice anywhere and... Yup. There he was. Lieven Heather, or Leatherhead as Mikey always affectionately called him, standing tall and curious like. His long black hair pulled into a low bun, his green eyes leaf-like and bright, piercing through the dark park like fireflies, looking at Donnie like he was searching for an answer before he got the chance to ask the question and WOAH was Donnie not the emotional type, but he could have cried when he saw the familiar face.
Actually, he was already crying before, but crying because you’re happy to see someone and crying because you’re a jerk to your big brother are two completely different types of emotions, and Donnie tried to hide it either way by rubbing at his face with the back of his wrist. LH’s namesake leather jacket is HUGE on Donnie, but the 12 year old takes it without a fight because LH does NOT look like he's willing to negotiate, as he holds a bag of groceries in one hand and holds an umbrella over the both of them in the other, saying that his apartment is just a few blocks away, and it'd be best to get out of the cold. The tall man doesn't press Donnie for details, doesn't ask why his friend's kid brother is out at 8pm on a school night, all the way on the other side of the city, eyes red with something between tempered anger and grief and skin pale with November cold. Donnie is thankful for it. He doesn't feel like explaining himself quite yet. The second hand hurt from before is still raw in his chest, and even though he knows he's the one at fault, he can't really shake off the sinking black hole feeling in his chest. So the 10-minute walk is mostly silent. LH lives in a grey bricked building, on the third floor, and his apartment is exactly what Donnie would expect if he really thought hard about it. It was a simple studio, minimalist and uncluttered, but that seemed more because the place felt untouched rather than because LH was a particularly clean guy. All the electronics on in the kitchen where stainless steel and spotless, Donnie half suspected they were untouched because of the garbage can filled with dollar store Ramen noodle cups and forks in the sink. His grey walls were bare, and he didn't have a TV, but there was a large bookshelf that covered the expanse of one wall, filled to the brim with thick books that looked like they belonged in the reference section of a library. There was a little queen-sized bed shoved in the corner, neatly made, and looked rarely slept in. The only sign of life in the little apartment that felt much too small for the nearly 7-foot man was the little desk that sat beside the bed, which was covered in astrophysics textbooks, notebooks filled with scribbled notes and a few orange study note cards that had Donnie's older brother written (metaphorically) all over them. Lh motioned to the chair at the desk with a nodded, "you can sit there if you want. I'll make some Valerian tea." "Valerian tea?" "Helps with stress." "I'm not stressed." "Right, of course not. Still tastes good." And Donnie doesn't really like tea, he'd much prefer coffee, or one of the energy drinks Leo sneaks him during school lunches because Mikey doesn’t buy them, but he knows better than to ask for that. He knew about LH’s anxiety disorder and underlying PTSD, from a past that Donnie didn't know any details about except from snippets he'd overhear here and there from the hushed late-night conversations LH and Mikey would have when they thought that Leo and Donnie and Raph were asleep, and he knew that caffeine wasn't something LH indulged in often because of it. The tea tastes fine though. It's hot, and burns his throat a little, but Donnie doesn't care enough to wait for it to cool down to enjoy it. Because it hurts, and Donnie figures he kinda deserves the pain. It's after a few quiet minutes, Donnie sitting at LH’s desk while LH leans against his kitchen counter, that Donnie reaches for a courage he doesn't usually possess and tells LH everything.
About the extra AP classes, and the nosey teachers, and the way it feels a bit too suffocating trying to be everything everyone wants him to be.
And how it all feels too lonely. He barely remembers his mom. He’s starting to forget dad. Mikey works all the time and Raph goes to a completely different school. If he moves up a few grades, then he loses Leo too. And he just can’t deal with that. He can’t deal with everyone, some way or another, leaving him. And how in some, backward, twisted way, it sometimes feels like people are trying to get rid of him. And he just can’t take it anymore. Donnie likes LH. He's smart and collective and cool and he's super nice to Mikey and he’s pretty much everything that Donnie wants to be when he grows up. And he's friends with LH. LH gives him pointers on his science projects and he teaches Leo how to punch a bully like its nothing and he's patient and understanding and helpful with Raph's temper and he's a godsend of a friend the Hamato clan didn't know they could afford after April had came into their lives and Donnie LIKES Lh. But he didn't think they were good enough friends for Donnie to deserve THIS. LH listened to him patiently and quietly. Nodding at the appropriate moments in Donnie’s tearful and half-hysterical rambling about his school and his GPA and how he didn't mean to take it out on Mikey and he didn't mean to run away but GOD he was so sick of everyone looking down on him like a little kid and like HE didn't know what was best for him and didn't have a choice in deciding HIS future. And he expects LH to get mad at him too, cause he was Mikey’s friend first before Donnie’s, and Donnie YELLED at Mikey, and Donnie WASNT going to sob like a child about it, but his head lowers and there's a stupid stinging in his eyes and he sniffs once or twice anyway when he mutters "God, I'm so stupid. Mikey probably hates me right now and is so mad at me." And he can hear LH sigh, and put his own cup of tea down, before walking over to where Donnie sat and crouching before his chair. "That's funny you think that, because when I texted him earlier, he sounded nothing short of scared out of his mind and relieved." "You texted him???" "Well yeah, of course. He called me shortly after you ran out, singing the same tune you are about how you're so mad at him and he didn’t mean to fight with you and that you probably hate him. That’s probably the only reason I even saw you, I wouldn't have known to look out for you if he hadn't told me to keep a lookout for you." And that, woah, Donnie felt a million times worse now because of COURSE, he didn't hate Mikey! Donnie wasn't even MAD at him. He was just being a stupid stubborn teen who took out all his frustrations and insecurities on the last person in the world who deserved it and boy oh boy, this whole thing was so stupid anyway.
“How about he finish our tea, wait for you to get a little bit warmed up first, and then get you back home so that you can tell everything you just told me to your brother. Because I think we both know how much he’d want to hear how you truly felt about this situation.”
And that... that sounded good. Because after his entire mini-rant, it felt like a shadow had been cleared from over Donnie’s heart, and now he wanted nothing more than to go home and hug his big brother for all his worth and apologize about a million and half times. Maybe more. Donnie hadn’t decided yet.
After they had finished their cup of tea, and LH had given Donnie one of his warmer college sweaters to wear before they took the subway back to the Hamato residence, where Mikey stood in front of the building, red-cheeked and shivering from the cold in a giant puff jacket and pajama bottoms, waiting for them.
Donnie didn't even wait, he ran the second he saw the familiar orange jacket that belonged to one of his favorite people on the planet and broke into a breakneck sprint, colliding into his older brother’s chest and waiting arms, and breaking into a choked cough when Mikey’s arms instantly wrapped around him like he always belonged there.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to run away!" Donnie rushed to say because he didn't want a second to go by without Mikey knowing that, but Mikey was already running a gentle hand through his hair and hushing into the crown of his head.
"Shhhh, shhhh it's ok, buddy. I know. I'm just glad you're home." And Mikey still had bags like bruises under his eyes, and looked on the point of breaking if Donnie hugged him too tightly, but he still smiled at Donnie with all the affection and warmth of the world when they pulled away, and Donnie couldn't fight the urge to spit out, "I don't hate it here! And I don't hate you. Ever! I'm sorry I said that. I didn't mean it. I'm sorry Mikey." And Mikey replied with a soft smile and an "I know, kiddo. It’s ok." But there was relief like a balloon losing helium in his eyes and shoulders, like he would have believed differently if Donnie hadn't said anything, and Donnie made the promise there and then that he’d do everything in his power to make sure Mikey never thought that way, even for a second, again. LH hadn't stayed over for the pizza movie night that Mikey offered as a silent ‘thanks for bringing my kid home’, so Mikey and Donnie saw him off at the subway station, and made the few blocks back to their waiting apartment and waiting little brothers with their arms around each other in a side hug. Neither one of them wanting to let each other out of their grasps. And there had been a promise to talk about it later, because Donnie was feeling a little more up for negotiation even though Mikey swore up and down that he’d back whatever Donnie decided to do 110%, but it could wait till another day, when both of their nerves and hearts weren't so tender and raw with emotion. Tonight, they would just sink into the weathered old couch that was softened by a million quilts, and out on a Mothra vs Godzilla movie, and squeeze themselves between an over-excited Raph, who couldn't stay still and just HAD to act out all the Godzilla fight scenes, and a relaxed Leo, who sprawled his legs over Donnie's lap despite Donnie complaining about it, but Donnie didn't make any effort to push him away because Leo kept keeping a wary and watchful eye on his two older brothers, probably knowing more about both sides than either one of them, and keeping his legs over Donnie was half for familiarity and half to keep him from jumping up and running out again and huh, maybe he wasn’t so relaxed after all. Guess Donnie had more than a million and a half apologies to make. Better round it off to a good 2 million, just to be safe. Because Donnie couldn't rightly blame him for keeping a careful eye out, but Donnie had learned his lesson. He wasn't running away again. He wasn't running anywhere if it was away from his brothers. Away from the only family he’s ever had. Because donnie was stubborn and stuck in his ways. And he wasn't going to quit the robotics club, and he wasn't going to skip grades and he wasn't going to leave Leo behind and he wasn't going to be left behind. Donnie wasn’t going to run away. Because Donnie wasnt going anywhere.
(one of the doodles I did for this particular story)
#my fic#big brother mikey au#bbm au#rottmnt human#rottmnt human au#rottmnt#tmnt#tmnt human#i have like 10 stories already written that i've shown zach about this au#and i'm just waiting for the excuse to post them because I don't want to spam you all#unless asked to#but anyway yeah#donnie's the one one who's ever ran away or has seen lh's place#and it's a tiiiiime
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Love Letter To You 💌 (Iwaizumi Hajime/Reader)
on [Ao3]
➸Rated T, fem!Reader, 7k+words ➷Fluff, some angst, humor, confessions, misunderstandings, twins with Tooru ➷You’ve had a longtime crush on Iwaizumi Hajime, and you can honestly say you don’t recall ever not having a crush on him. He’s your best friend, who also happens to be your twin brother’s best friend.
But that’s the problem, he’s still just your best friend.
What better way to tell him how you feel than through a letter confessing your feelings? Nothing could go wrong with that marvelous plan.
[Masterlist]
You let out a long sigh of defeat, scribbling across the page uselessly.
Realistically it’s a waste of ink if you’re just going to crumple the page and toss it anyways, but it provides some minor release of frustration at least.
Helplessly, you unlock your phone to google ‘How to write a love letter—‘ before entirely giving up on that idea.
Red faced and slightly embarrassed at the thought of resorting to a shitty wikihow article on love letters, you bury your face in your arms.
Taking that moment to collect yourself, you dive back into writing the confession letter to your longtime crush and friend, Iwaizumi Hajime.
Easier thought than done of course, but you’re sick of dancing around the topic and dragging it out.
You, Hajime, and your brother Tooru, are in your third year now. It’s better to rip the bandaid off, your older sister told you once.
But she’s married, and has Takeru. Needless to say you’re a little bitter to listen to her advice when she’s got everything sorted out, and when her husband was the one who confessed first.
You let out a whine of frustration, she is right in the end, she always is.
...Especially considering you’ve harbored this crush for quite some time now.
You sigh, tapping your lip with the edge of your pen.
Hajime isn’t one for dramatics, so simplicity is best. But there obviously needs to be more than ‘I like you’ scrawled on the page.
Instead, you decide to just write out a ‘I can’t believe I’m doing this but here goes nothing,’ (more like everything).
The line is followed by why you like him to begin with.
His strength, his passion, his humor, the other adjectives that follow suit, the fact he doesn’t let Tooru get away with being manipulative and bad mannered, all the good qualities that made you fall for Hajime.
And well, you’ve liked him for a long time. And you’d hate to let it go without ever having tried to tell him.
“Hey, can you—“
The previously mentioned bad mannered Tooru bursts in your room unannounced, and you let out a squeak in your surprise. You hastily shut the notebook to hide the letter.
“Tooru what the fu—“
“Can you stop yelling for a second? I need a face mask, I’m all out.”
“Can you learn to knock?”
Regardless of your irritation, you shove a face pack into his hands, while pushing him out of your room.
“Jeez, we shared the womb at some point but you cross the line at me coming into your room? We even used to share a bunk bed too! I miss those days.”
He sighs, but it’s cut off by the slamming door in his face.
“Thanks for the face mask!”
His voice is muffled through the door as you hear his footsteps echo down the hall.
Sighing in the relief of his absence, you slip the letter into an envelope and seal it shut.
You’re not even gonna bother to read it over, feeling far too nervous and embarrassed after having actually written out a confession to Hajime. And you don’t want to stress yourself more feeling self conscious about your handwriting, grammar, syntax, and whatever bullshit.
You wish you were bold enough to tell him to his face, feeling the letter might be a bit of a cop out, but you quickly disregard the notion.
Thinking about staring into his dark eyes and professing your love sends chills down your spine, you’re almost positive you’d bolt after barely stuttering out an ‘I like you.’ This way, you’re definitely able to get more than three words out. At least, that’s what you tell yourself to believe this is a good plan.
Now to just get the courage to hand it to him.
When the next day arrives, you find out you never actually gathered the courage to hand it to him.
The morning was spent with Tooru chattering away on the route to school.
Handing a letter to your childhood friend with a heart stamped over it in front of Tooru’s annoyingly perceptive eyes, directly in his field of vision, didn’t sit well with you.
For good reason, he’d definitely be clued in on your crush by the evidence before him. Not to mention Hajime would hate that kind of attention coming from Tooru.
In other words, it was the most inopportune time. You spent the entire walk pink faced and scowling, Hajime eyeing you with a brow raised and Tooru doing his best to lead the conversation for unusually quiet twin.
And that’s why you find yourself shoving it into his locker during practice.
The boys are busy in a set, and the coaches won’t notice you slipping away from your managerial duties for the moment.
“Oh. Oh fuck. I can’t do this!”
You suddenly panic, pressing your hands to your face in mortification.
“What am I doing?!”
But it’s too late, the deed is done, you’ve already gone and slipped the little letter containing all your secret feelings for Hajime between the slots of his locker. And there’s no way you can deface school property by taking a crowbar to the damn thing.
You shuffle out of the locker room, thankfully unnoticed. The last thing you needed in this state of utter disarray was to be caught red faced leaving the men’s locker room.
You just hope Hajime will set the letter aside and you can deal with the consequences later.
Or maybe he’ll set the letter aside permanently and forget of it’s existence entirely. That’d be a good option.
Except for the fact you would never know if he just forgot about the letter, or if he’s just ignoring the contents of it and in turn shutting you down and ruining your friendship and ignoring you for the rest—
The sound of whistle rattles in your eardrums and you jump, startled by the sharp noise.
“Clean up, boys! Head home, get something to eat, and rest well.”
Coach Irihata’s gruffly gives directions, and the team follows with a resounding ‘Yes Coach!’
You spend the entirety of clean up ignoring everyone. Not on purpose, no, but your nerves have absolutely skyrocketed.
When Matsukawa tried to say something to you, you nearly dropped all the water bottles. Thankfully, he caught the end of the box before you could create another mess to clean up.
Whatever he’d said to you went in one ear and out the other, as you caught Hajime’s hard stare at you.
“Sorry about that! Thanks, Mattsun.”
You bow out of the conversation, dipping out before anything else can be exchanged. Mostly so you can physically get yourself out of Hajime’s view, you don’t think you can handle seeing him after he finds what’s in that locker.
You wait outside, contemplating whether you should walk home ahead without Tooru and Hajime. If he stone cold rejects you, you might as well just do that. Knowing Hajime though, he’d never be so callus to you.
There are times he’s reprimanded you for having that patent Shittykawa personality, of course. You hate to admit it, and you’ll never be caught admitting it aloud, but you and Tooru are cut from the same cloth in the end. Though much to your affection, Hajime’s always been more gentle when he raps you on the head. You just hope he retains that same generosity when he inevitably rejects you.
He might just feel the same, though. Thoughts of Hajime pulling you aside to tell you he shares your feelings fill your head. You can almost feel him ruffling your hair, scolding you for being stupid to think otherwise.
The scenario makes you blush, and your hopes rise as you plop onto a bench and resolve yourself to wait.
“Shittykawa better hurry up. I don’t want to have to wait extra time, I swear I’ll ditch him.”
Hajime grumbles, swinging open his locker to pull out his casual wear.
“He said he wanted to talk to Coach Irihata.”
Hanamaki informs, but Hajime just scoffs at the info.
“Probably to get some copies of another team’s match. He’s gonna stay up watching it too, more trouble for his sister to wake him up in the morning.”
Hajime slips a sweater over his head, and the other laughs knowingly at his observation.
“Poor, sweet Oikawa-chan, cursed to be twins with someone as overbearing and overzealous as Oikawa.”
Hanamaki clicks his tongue, pulling a loose tee on, just barely missing the sour look Hajime sends him for the ‘poor, sweet Oikawa-chan’ bit.
“Ah! I-Iwaizumi-senpai, you dropped this!”
Kindaichi is delicately holding some sort of letter, presenting it to Hajime nervously. Why the boy is always so skittish around him he could never understand.
Hajime carefully takes the letter, examining it.
“This isn’t mine.”
He furrows his brow, he’s never seen the thing before.
“It fell out of your locker.”
Kunimi points out, and Hanamaki and Matsukawa choose that moment to tune back in.
“Did an Oikawa love letter get put in the wrong locker?”
Hanamaki teases, and Kunimi chooses that moment to tune out back out.
“What?”
“There’s a heart on it, it’s clearly some girl trying to confess.”
Matsukawa taps the heart sticker sealed over the top.
“Or guy!”
Kindaichi blurts out, and Kunimi rolls his eyes heavily at that.
Hajime goes to shove it into Tooru’s locker, ready to complain about his fanbase diving into the men’s locker room while they’re practicing, but Matsukawa’s swipes the letter from his hands.
“Hold on, you don’t know if it’s actually for Oikawa.”
“Who else would it be for?”
Hajime raises an irritated brow, already wishing he were at home.
“Could be for me.”
Hanamaki winks, tearing the letter open.
“No way, Hanamaki.”
“Oh yes way, Matsukawa.”
The two peer over the contents of the letter with excitement.
Kindaichi mumbles something about invasion of privacy and Kunimi eyes the situation from behind the locker, a little curious after all.
“Dear Hajime,”
Hajime blinks in mild shock at hearing the two words that sound from Hanamaki’s lips.
“Hold on—“
He reaches for the letter in disbelief, but the two swivel to block him out.
“‘I can’t believe I’m doing this. I’ve never done this kind of thing before, but I know you’d understand,’”
Hanamaki reads out, and Matsukawa chimes in,
“That’s cute, she’s embarrassed.”
“‘That’s what I like the most about you. You’re understanding, hardworking,” etcetera, etcetera, haha wait ‘You don’t let Tooru get away with being a brat’,”
Hanamaki practically busts a gut, and Hajime growls out trying to snatch the letter back but Matsukawa’s got it back in his grasp,
“She did not say that.... Hah! She did! Wow, this girl really likes you, Hajime~”
He teasingly refers to him.
“Hey, asshole, give it back.”
“We’re in too deep now, Hajimeee, sorry!”
Hanamaki sidesteps a smack that definitely would’ve left a bruise. Kunimi briefly thinks his senpais should be this level of eager to read in their studies.
“The stationary is really cute too, wish you could see it Haaajiiimee. It’s got little hearts and— no fucking way.”
Hanamaki cuts himself off, and at this point everyone is eyeing the trio’s shenanigans.
“Just give it back, dickhead.”
Hajime glares as Hanamaki points at something on the letter for Matsukawa to see. After a moment of analyzing he bursts into laughter alongside Hanamaki.
Hajime doesn’t think he’s heard Matsukawa laugh this hard about anything, and it’s kind of pissing him off how he’s only choosing now to start being more vocal.
“What the fuck are you laughing about?”
Hajime growls, feeling especially pissed he’s being left out of his own damn letter. The two bumbling, annoyingly tall fools wipe actual tears of laughter away.
“I-It’s not signed!”
Hajime gapes at the response, reaching for the letter again which Hanamaki so graciously allows him to take.
And true to their audio book version of the letter, it writes ‘Dear Hajime,’ at the top, kind words about himself, includes some badmouthing of Shittykawa that he momentarily appreciates, and at the bottom...
“You’re kidding me?”
“I’m sorry man, that sucks.”
Matsukawa pats his back in faux comfort, hiding his snort of laughter.
“And what’s this?”
In his distraction, he didn’t notice Tooru entering the locker room until he’s already plucked the letter from his hands.
“Hey fucker—“
He just got it back, but Tooru is already doing a second rendition of the audio book love letter.
“‘Dear Hajime,’ what the hell? This is so annoying!”
He puts the letter down to glare at Hajime, the look and tone of annoyance send a spike of anger in him.
“What are you on about? You get letters like this all the time!”
He’s ready to beat Tooru’s bratty ass but his response stops him in his tracks,
“Yeah, but not from my sister. I wish she’d write me heartfelt letters like this. But nooo, she’s always ganging up on me with you!”
Tooru angrily pokes him on the chest, but Hajime doesn’t retaliate. His world is spinning.
“What?”
“Oikawa-senpai, that letter wasn’t signed.”
Kunimi informs, very helpfully, and Matsukawa and Hanamaki eye each other with shocked expressions.
“Haaah? You guys are trying to tell me you don’t even recognize your own manager’s handwriting?”
His hands are at his hips, letter clutched between his fingertips.
“Someone as annoyingly perceptive as you might, but the rest of us are still humans.”
Hanamaki bites back, and Matsukawa snatches the letter in place of the dumbfounded Hajime.
“Hey, I didn’t get to read that!”
Tooru growls, but Matsukawa shoves his hand against Tooru’s face before he can lunge for it,
“....I think Iwaizumi’s the only one who should’ve read this.”
He mutters, reaching out to hand the letter back.
You lay seated at the bench, still, elbows to your knees and fingertips interlocked before your mouth. Your leg shakes with impatience and a swell of anxiety.
“What the hell is taking so long!”
You throw your head back with a cry, cupping your cheeks.
In an attempt to resolve the tension you feel coiling in your gut, you slide off the bench to your feet, reentering the gym to a find the stragglers.
Most of the team is already gone, but it’s strange how long the rest are taking. Normally, Kunimi is the first out with Kindaichi following close.
But you’ve yet to see either of them, or Mattsun and Makki.
Tooru is slow as always, that’s a given considering he’s late to practice half the time and late to leave, but Hajime usually keeps him in check.
You haphazardly swing open the locker room door, not caring if any of them aren’t presentable.
“Can you hurry up?! It’s cold out and I don’t wanna walk home by my...self...”
The end of your sentence trails off, losing its bite as you lock eyes with a wide eyed Matsukawa.
Who happens to be holding a letter, a very, very familiar letter.
Your cheeks turn a hot red at the realization, that’s your confession letter for Hajime.
You shift your eyes around the room to assess the damage. Kunimi and Kindaichi are averting their gazes nervously. Hanamaki and Matsukawa look like they want the ground to open up and swallow them whole, guilt written all over their features.
Tooru looks like he’s in the middle of a hissy fit, and you feel humiliated thinking he was here for what more than likely transpired, judging by the open letter in Matsukawa’s hands.
The thing that bothers you the most is Hajime’s slack jawed expression, opening and closing his mouth unsure what to say for once.
You can’t help but take heavy footed steps, the loud stomps echoing the uncomfortably quiet locker room. You feel as if your embarrassment and humiliation is tangible, the sheer awkwardness sitting so thick in the air you could cut it with a knife.
Matsukawa pales when you stand before him, and though he towers over you, he can’t help but feel intimidated by the anger stricken look etched across your face.
You swipe the letter from his hands, the paper sounds with a rip as it crumples in your shaking grasp.
You shift your gaze to Hajime, and Matsukawa almost sighs in relief at the attention being redirected off of him.
You glare, feeling the most contempt and anger for Hajime you’ve ever felt in your life. The petty arguments you had growing up can’t even compare.
“I-I— It wasn’t— I didn’t...“
Hajime can’t come up with anything to say. He’s never been one to stumble over his words, but the misunderstanding is set in stone while the guilt tears away at him.
He doesn’t even know why he’s feeling guilty, he didn’t even do anything wrong. Those lanky bastards stole his stuff from him, and he didn’t even know it was from you to begin with.
But that didn’t stop his heart from sinking when he saw the heartbreak and anger on your face.
“If you didn’t like me, you should’ve just said so. You didn’t have to show everyone!”
You yell out, voice unsteady, covering your face and willing yourself not to cry just yet.
You’re angry that they were reading the letter that was meant for Hajime’s eyes only. Angry that the red blush from the humiliation won’t leave your face, and it only serves to make you more red faced. There’s this sticky hot itch that’s burning at your skin. It’s starting to prickle the back of your neck, you just want to go home.
You thought Hajime would never do something like this, you were almost certain of it. He wasn’t the type to entertain locker room talk and banter about girls with his guy friends. And you definitely didn’t think he’d be the type to let your friends make a joke of you by reading out your stupid love letter.
You should’ve never written it in the first place.
“Hey, we didn’t know—“
Hanamaki tries but you’re quick to interrupt him,
“I’m not talking to you right now Hanamaki!”
He shuts his mouth the second he hears your scratchy voice. You didn’t even bother to look back at him, but he can probably guess the look you have on your face. He rubs the back of his neck, lips pressed into a thin line.
Kindaichi is looking at Hanamaki with a sorry expression, and Kunimi’s eyes have been trained on his locker the whole time, silently wringing his hands together.
You feel a pang of guilt wedge it’s way into your already complex fray of emotions, feeling bad for lashing out so hard on him. Feeling bad for making the first years so anxious.
The feelings are only brief. You disregard them when the image your Seijou teammates laughing about the letter inserts itself into your mind.
You sigh, lips pursing as you shift your watery eyes to your feet.
Why isn’t Hajime doing anything?
“Whatever. I’m going home. And don’t follow me.”
You give Hajime one last hard look before turning on your heel, storming out of the locker room.
You make sure to pitch the letter in the garbage on the way out, cursing the flimsy paper for causing so much turmoil.
You wait to exit the gym before you let the floodgates open.
Tears pour down your face, as you head back home.
At some point you stop bothering to wipe them away, since they just keep coming.
The sounds of the night fill your ears, cars passing by and wildlife calling out, but it’s still so quiet.
The lonely walk leaves you entertaining intrusive thoughts. How could Hajime feel the same way? It was foolish to think there was a chance, you’re his best friend, and his other best friend’s twin.
He must have felt so uncomfortable when he saw the contents of the letter. So grossed out he just had to show the rest of the guys in there.
The things Hajime did that once melted your heart nearly make you cringe, had it been platonic the whole time? And now you’ve misread it and ruined all those special moments, you’ve practically gone and reset your relationship status to strangers.
The head pats and hair ruffles. His rough hand, much bigger than yours, running through your locks or petting your head.
The rare, genuine smile he gives you alone. You swear you’ve only caught it on the volleyball court a few times, but it fills you with butterflies to see it in the comfort of your movie nights.
When you walk home together while Tooru is off gallivanting or practicing, he always makes sure to take you to your doorstep. Something you never understood considering you live next door to him, but it filled you with warmth every time.
The tears pool out harder when you think about how you’re going to lose all of it.
You let the thoughts snowball in your head, wondering how you’ll recover from this, how you’ll get over it, as the hot tears drip down you’re chin to the concrete.
The boys are left to stew in the silence of your wake.
None of them knew what to say, they only just realized it was their manager’s letter to Hajime moments before.
“Kunimi, Kindaichi,”
The two stiffen when they hear Tooru’s voice, his expression is neutral but his usual cheery tone is swapped for a terse, stern one.
“Get home. I know you two weren’t a part of this.”
The two nod tight lipped at their captain, collecting their bags. Kunimi keeps his eyes at his feet, and Kindaichi risks a glance at the upperclassman to see their faces turned down with regret. Hajime looks worse, brows furrowed and clearly distraught. He bites his lip before swiftly making his exit with Kunimi.
“Oikawa, you know we had no idea she wrote it.”
Hanamaki sighs, finishing what he didn’t get to say earlier.
“I don’t care, the damage is already done Hanamaki. You assholes are the reason my precious little sister is walking home, alone, to cry herself to sleep.”
Tooru’s gaze is as harsh as his words, the normal light in his honey brown eyes is traded for a darker look.
Normally, Hanamaki would correct Tooru by saying he’s only a few minutes older, but the current situation and the way his captain neglected to call him ‘Makki’ for once makes him abandon the idea promptly.
“I expect full handwritten apologies from both of you at practice tomorrow.”
Tooru demands, folding his arms across his chest.
“Honestly I don’t think she wants to see another letter—“
Matsukawa quiets himself as soon as Tooru whips his head to stare him down with narrowed eyes.
“Yep. On it. We’ll get to it right now.”
Matsukawa presses his hand to Hanamaki’s back and pushes him forward, briefly wondering if Tooru will let them leave the locker room.
But once their passed him, and out the threshold of the gym, they exhale deeply.
“You’re awfully quiet.”
Tooru turns his attention to Hajime, and the furrow in his brows and his scowl only deepens.
“I don’t want to be scolded by you right now, Oikawa.”
Hajime’s voice is rough. Tooru merely shrugs, arms still crossed.
“Fine. I won’t then. You look terrible enough already.”
Hajime would glare at him if he had the capacity to right now.
Tooru raises his brow expectantly after a beat of silence, though Hajime doesn’t know what expectations he could possibly have for him.
He’s dumbfounded, shocked, irritated, guilt ridden, honestly feels like dog shit at the moment, but at the same time...
“She likes me?”
Hajime covers his mouth and mutters lowly under his breath, but Tooru hears his realization and rolls his eyes with as much drama as he could muster.
“Did you miss her whole rant?! Or did you not read the letter?”
Tooru huffs, taking a few long strides to pluck the tattered paper from the trash.
“Of course I did! It’s all I can’t think about right now!”
Tooru cuts Hajime off by shoving the letter into his chest roughly. Hajime reaches up reflexively to grab it, feeling a bit somber at the torn state of it.
“I’m going home. Don’t come over.”
Hajime doesn’t think he could face you in his current state anyways, or yours for that matter. He saw your watery eyes holding back tears, and doesn’t think he can handle seeing you cry because of him.
“And get your shit together by tomorrow morning, yeah?”
The way Tooru tacks a smile at the end of that sentence makes Hajime want to hit him, but he knows Tooru’s right to act so bitter. For once.
“Yeah.”
He mutters, carefully folding the letter.
“Oh,”
Tooru stops in his tracks at the entrance to the locker room, causing Hajime to glance up.
“If you break my sister’s heart, I’m beating you up.”
Tooru calls out, tossing the gym keys to him. Hajime catches it with ease, while gritting his teeth.
That’s fair. He’d honestly have to let him, he’d hate to break your heart. He hates that it’s breaking right now.
“And if you date my sister, I’m gonna beat you up.”
Tooru pokes his tongue out and flashes a peace sign. So it’s a lose-lose?!
“Just go home, Shittykawa!”
Hajime spins around to hide the flush growing on his cheeks, willing himself to not beat Tooru’s ass for today.
He sits on the bench gathering his thoughts, giving time for Tooru to get a head start. He’d rather not awkwardly trail a few steps behind him while contemplating his relationship dilemmas.
“She likes me.”
He finds himself repeating, pressing a closed fist to his lips.
“...and she thinks that I don’t like her.”
Hajime groans, covering his face in his frustration.
A knock sounds at your door, and you’re positive it’s Tooru. He has a pretentious way of knocking. You’re also positive you don’t want to see him.
You turn over on your side, burying your face into the plethora of blankets and pillows you’ve huddled yourself into.
If you pretend to sleep, maybe he’ll go away.
“I know you aren’t sleeping!”
Tooru’s voice calls through the door, with an annoying lilt.
Curse this damn twin telepathy or whatever the fuck you call it.
You slide out of bed wiping a few more tears, knowing he’s not going to leave unless he gets his way.
“How’d you know?”
You open the door, giving space for him to enter.
“Hah! How could you after getting so brutally humiliated, heartbroken, and embarrassed?”
He makes himself at home on your bed and you grimace at the sheer audacity of it all.
“I should’ve put on the deadbolt when I got home and locked you out of the house entirely.”
You take a seat beside him, eyes catching the convenience store bag on his lap.
“Kidding, of course. I think it was worse for them. The way you stared down Mattsun? I thought he was gonna pass out. And you shut Makki up real quick too. Ahh, they must feel terrible.”
He eagerly recounts, and you’re suddenly reminded of what a bad personality your brother has.
“Don’t remind me.”
You sigh, after having time to think about it you started to feel a little bad for the way you reacted, they clearly looked guilty, and they’re your friends too.
“Don’t worry, I chewed them out. They’ve got a surprise for you tomorrow.”
You’ve already been dreading tomorrow, but Tooru doesn’t give you time to question what he means by his comment. He’s rustling through the bag, piling your favorite snacks and ice cream flavor onto your lap.
“Ice cream too? I must’ve looked pathetic!”
Though ice cream seems like a classically depressing heartbreak treat to have, you smile for the first time that night.
“You still do! Eat up.”
He cheers, procuring a spoon seemingly out of nowhere. You choose to ignore that comment this time.
“I thought ‘It’s bad to binge junk food, and especially so late at night’!”
You recount part of Tooru’s endless nagging when he caught you and Hajime during a movie night. Truthfully you think he was just jealous and feeling especially spiteful that he wasn’t a part of it.
“It is, but I’ll excuse it this once.”
He turns his nose up bitterly, and you can tell he’s recalling the same memory.
“Thank you, Tooru.”
You’re speak softly, almost brought to more tears at how thoughtful he’s been after the incident.
“Don’t sweat it. And don’t get too bent out of shape over Iwa-chan. You know he’s a good guy. When he’s not hitting and insulting me.”
He frowns, rubbing his arm as if he got a phantom pain.
“He’s the best when he’s doing that though!”
You’re crying again, much to your dismay, and you turn away from Tooru to eat your ice cream in tears.
“Let it out. Tomorrow’s a new day, alright? And at least get some sleep.”
He pats your head, and you feel the bed shift as he stands up to leave the room.
“You too! Don’t think I didn’t see you with those Karasuno and Shiratorizawa match history dvds!”
You call out through your sniffling teariness, and he sticks his tongue at you before leaving the room.
You set the snacks aside with a sigh, leaning back against the wall.
Your head is practically swimming, feeling overwhelmed by the events in the locker room as well as Tooru’s kindness (and semi-crypticness).
You tried to heed Tooru’s advice for once and attempted to get some semblance of rest, but you ended up sleeping rather poorly.
And to top it off, you’re lacking extra sleep considering you woke up earlier than normal. That was intentional though, entirely so you could skip walking to school with Tooru and Hajime.
Especially Hajime. You’re not sure you can face him just yet. The thought alone makes you want to explode.
You toe your shoes on at the door and sling your school bag over your shoulder, braving yourself for the day that awaits you.
When you swing the front door open, in some grand cosmic scheme the universe has against you, who do you see sitting on the steps before your house?
Iwaizumi fucking Hajime, of course.
“Iwaizumi fucking Hajime.”
You huff, just who you absolutely did not want to see.
Your name leaves his lips in his surprise. Upon hearing his own name being so bitterly called, he quickly stumbles to stand up.
Hajime averts his eyes, rubbing the back of his neck.
“Hey.”
Is what he comes up with.
“Hey? How long have you been sitting out here?”
A frown tugs at your lips, and you try not to let your eyes water at the sight of his face alone.
“I figured you’d try to leave early, I wanted to catch you before then. So... maybe an hour?”
He runs a hand through his hair, and you try to hide your shock at the information. Upon closer inspection, it looks like he hadn’t slept much either. Though, somehow, he still manages to look that rugged type of handsome. You kick that dangerous line of thinking to the curb before it continues.
“An hour?!”
“I didn’t get the chance to talk to you last night, after... yeah. I wanted to give you some space.”
He trails off and you bite your lip, readying yourself for the rejection speedily approaching.
You simply nod for him to continue. You don’t think you can trust your voice right now, and you feel your knees turn to jelly, shaking from the anxiety resurfacing.
“Your letter,”
You glance up when you hear the ruffling paper from his pocket. When he unfolds it, you see that it’s been smoothed out and the rips from having been recklessly snatched from Matsukawa’s hands have been carefully taped.
Your heart swells at the sight of the repair, but you bite down the hope that’s starting to peak.
“You didn’t sign it.”
. . .
“Hah?”
You blink at him, jaw dropping dumbly.
“You forgot to sign it. I didn’t know it was from you at first.”
He grins at your animated reaction, and you’re once again caught up in how handsome he looks with a smile on his face.
You quickly shake that thought, physically and mentally. Your cheeks bloom pink as you grab for the letter.
“I didn’t?!”
You’re eyes scan to the bottom of the page, and you notice that you in fact did not sign the damn letter.
How could you be so careless?!
You suddenly recall Tooru clamoring into your room for a face mask like some heathen that has no respect or morals for personal boundaries. You also remember that it caused you to scramble to hide the letter. After you’d been interrupted, you just sealed the note away.
“Tooru...”
You growl out, hiding your face with the page in your embarrassment.
Hajime laughs lowly at that, he doesn’t need any context to believe it turned out to be Tooru’s fault.
“Matsukawa and Hanamaki we’re dicks to steal it from me and read it, but we didn’t know it was from you until Shittykawa busted in and ranted about your handwriting.”
“Tooru...!”
You’re a broken record now, actively cursing your brother for his transgressions.
Hajime plucks the letter hiding your face to get a good look at you.
You’re mind practically soft resets at the cool expression and his dark green eyes.
“I’m sorry. This probably could’ve been avoided if I had just confessed to you first.”
He mutters softly, red starting to creep on his features.
“No, it’s not your fau— wait what?”
You must be hallucinating. That, or you’re unconscious and the part of your brain that handles dream production is being a huge asshole right now.
Hajime sighs, nervously running his hand through his hair again,
“I should’ve just told you I liked you sooner. Honestly, I’m kind of embarrassed you had more guts to do it first.”
“You like me?!”
You step closer, peering up at his face to find any tells for a lie or signs of a really convincing Iwaizumi Hajime imposter.
“It’s what I said, isn’t it?! Don’t make me repeat myself a third time.”
He presses his palms to your shoulders to take a step back, the proximity of your blushing and eager face is making him short circuit.
The fabric of your uniform sadly prevents any contact with skin, but you still feel yourself heating up at the touch of his hands resting on your shoulders.
“I... really?!”
“I think I’ve liked you for a long time, but I only realized it this year.”
It’s cute you can tell how hard he’s trying to maintain eye contact and keep a straight face.
You break out into a grin, wrapping your arms around his neck.
“Hajime! You even said you didn’t want to say it a third time, but you did anyways!”
You hold him tight and he stutters a ‘Shut up!’ at you, the normal bite behind the retort is completely lost.
You pull back a bit to catch his eyes, and his lips turn down in that usual scowl. You laugh softly, the expression is severely displaced in juxtaposition to his now brightly colored cheeks.
You stand at the edge of your toes and pull him close, lips catching his. The sound of his shock from the abrupt, bold action is muffled.
Hajime quickly leans into it, his wide eyes slip shut as he moves his hands to caress your neck.
Your lips part from his so you can peak through your lashes to see the expression on his face. You’re only briefly able to admire Hajime’s handsome features and rosy colored cheeks, before he chases the kiss to reconnect your lips.
It’s more than you ever imagined, and you’ve definitely imagined what it would be like to kiss Hajime multiple times.
His hands are steady, thumb delicately brushing your jawline, he’s leaned close to match your height, and he kisses so intensely, showing a rare sweetness that Hajime can only reserve for someone he trusts.
Before it can escalate any further while you’re both on the Oikawa doorstep with the Iwaizumi household next door, you separate with a content smile.
You’re eyes are practically glittering, arms still rested around his shoulders. His impassioned gaze stares intently at your every feature,
“You’re so perfect, how did I get so lucky?”
And you’re almost drawn into another kiss but—
“Are you two gonna block the doorway all day? We have school you know.”
Tooru decides to make his entrance then, and he would’ve wacked you with the door if Hajime hadn’t been quick to pull you closer.
“What are you gonna do? Beat me up?”
He gives a knowing look to Tooru, a shitty grin crossing Hajime’s features.
“...if it were any other guy, I probably would. But I’m glad she chose you.”
Tooru steps around the two of you with a soft smile, leading the way to school.
Hajime stutters, and let’s out a huff at Tooru’s unusual display of sincerity.
“That brat is trying to act like the better man. He sure changed his mind overnight...”
Hajime stalls for a moment, before deciding to slip his arm from around you and his hand into yours, threading your fingers together.
“Tooru will be Tooru.”
You shrug, enjoying the feeling of his larger hand laced with yours.
“You mean Oikawas will be Oikawas. You’re both brats with bad personalities.”
He snorts, walking forward and gently pulling you along.
“What’s that supposed to mean?!”
You retort, and Tooru, embarrassingly enough, happened to say the same thing in perfect unison.
Hajime laughs loudly at that, and despite the tease you find yourself laughing with him.
Leaning into his shoulder, the constant smile is starting to make your cheeks sore, but you find yourself looking forward to feeling it more often now that you’re with Hajime.
Bonus:
Hanamaki and Matsukawa stand before you the second you enter the gymnasium.
“Wha—?”
“Oikawa-chan. We’re very sorry we read your letter,”
Hanamaki starts and Matsukawa continues,
“It was wrong of us to do, and we feel really guilty about it,”
They simultaneously produce letters from their pockets,
“Please accept our apology.”
They say in unison, and you can’t help but let a laugh burst from your lips. You’re bent over and clutching your stomach, nearly in stitches when you see their deadly serious expressions.
“Did you guys practice this?!”
You snort, this must be what Tooru meant when he said these two tall bastards had a surprise for you.
You accept the letters nonetheless.
“I’m guessing this is Tooru’s doing.”
You carefully open the letters, pulling Matsukawa’s first.
“Who else would it be?”
He grunts out.
“I see you two did your homework!”
Tooru calls from the door, entering the gym alongside Hajime.
“They really did it, huh.”
Hajime slings his arm around your shoulder, and you feel warm at the comfortable gesture.
“We’re men of our word, of course we did.”
Matsukawa shifts on his other foot, resting his hand on his hip.
“Right, of course. You don’t mind if I read this out loud then, do you Mattsun?”
You’re eyes glint with mischief and Tooru cheers excitedly, Hajime muffles a laugh beside you.
“Actually, I do mind—“
“That’s weird I’m already reading it out loud DEAR OIKAWA-CHAN,”
Matsukawa rolls his eyes, the irony cuts deep here.
“What is this, a love letter?”
Tooru jabs and Hajime immediately sends Matsukawa a sour look,
“She’s taken.”
You almost stutter reading aloud the apology when Hajime’s grip tightens around you.
“So this is karma.”
Matsukawa mutters with a light blush of embarrassment, feeling thankful he kept his letter concise so he didn’t have to sit through much more of that.
“Ahh, you don’t have to read mine right now. Practice is starting soon. Look, Kunimi and Kindaichi are ready to start!”
Hanamaki thinks he’s being sneaky, dragging his underclassmen into the matter, but he honestly just made this so much worse for himself.
“I’ll wait.”
Kunimi gives a bored expression, face tucked into his track jacket lapels. Kindaichi just stutters his agreement beside him.
Hanamaki sends him a look that probably translates to something like ‘you little bastard I’m gonna make you work so hard this practice’.
“Well go on dear sister, I wanna see what Makki came up with.”
Tooru wraps an arm around Hanamaki, who’s feeling very tempted to throw Tooru off of him for making him and Matsukawa go through this mockery.
“I’m invested now.”
Hajime voice sounds close to your ear as he leans close, you glance up and smile softly to see him peer over your shoulder at the letter.
“It’s genius, really. I put my heart and soul into it.”
Hanamaki tries to brush it off, but you bark out a laugh immediately after.
“Hey, don’t laugh at my heartfelt apology!”
Hanamaki complains, but you can’t stop the laughter erupting from you.
“Yeah, don’t laugh at his heartfelt apology.”
Matsukawa aids, already having been on the receiving end of the jests.
“I’m sorry Makki but... you forgot to sign it!”
You point at the letter, and Hanamaki stutters as he reaches to give it a once over. Matsukawa just rubs his forehead at the irony doubling.
“Tsk, Makki, Makki, rookie mistake.”
Tooru pats his back comfortingly, but it feels more like he’s mocking him than anything. Which he definitely is.
“How could I have known it was from you?”
You stick your tongue out at him teasingly.
“You didn’t sign yours, you know.”
Hajime pokes your cheek and you flush. The absolute betrayal, from your new boyfriend no less.
“Hajimeeee, I know! But we’re supposed to be making fun of them, not me! I was humiliated enough last night! They need to feel it too!”
You point accusingly at the two in question, and they raise a brow at your display of contempt.
“Not everything has to be turned into some revenge plot, Oikawa twins.”
Hajime pinches your cheeks and glares at Tooru for good measure.
“He’s right, you know.”
Matsukawa points out, feeling especially inclined to agree considering him and Hanamaki were at the butt end of the counter humiliation scheme.
“The audacity—“
Tooru starts, and you chime in,
“The nerve, my own boyfriend!”
“My best friend!”
“You should be encouraging me.”
“You should be encouraging her, but also me—“
“Enough already, you brats!”
Hajime smacks Tooru in the gut, before gently tapping you on the head with his knuckles.
“Iwa-chan, that’s blatant favoritism!”
Tooru coughs out, clutching his side.
“Get used to it.”
He grunts out, and despite being reprimanded by Hajime, you gently touch the spot on your head he tapped with a soft smile.
You preen at the soft way he scolds you. The warmth of his arm wrapped around you, his gentle looks of content to you when he thinks no one is looking, it sends the butterflies in your stomach crazy.
It’s all for you, and it’s hard to believe that Hajime is finally your boyfriend now—
“THIRD YEARS, STOP LOITERING AND GET PRACTICING!”
A/N:
Tada! 🎉 my first official fic!
Hope you enjoyed! If you could tell, I love drama. And humor. My asks are open, so shoot me a message! ▼・ᴥ・▼
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The Freedom of Expression, radio version - Ep 21, Feb 2016 - Budokan impressions, Questions from listeners, First Japanese politician ever to attempt to take paternity leave caught sleeping with another woman days before wife gives birth.
The show starts this time with a series of sound clips of fan comments/messages of support, which were recorded at Budokan. Kaoru then comes on air and says that this is the first show they've recorded since playing at Budokan. He feels kinda strange listening to the fans' comments because he doesn't often get fan feedback in the form of physical voices. Usually its in letters etc. Joe, who was at the TFoE booth which was set up at Budokan, also has 12 notebooks full of fans' written comments.
Kaoru says that these recent two dates at Budokan make it the tenth time for them to play at the venue. The first time was before they even debuted, and about two years after they formed. He says at the time, they didn't really think much about it being Budokan, they just wanted do a powerful show. Now 17 years later, they approached it in a more thorough way. Joe admits its the first time for him to see a one-man Dir en grey live, despite having participated in many of their other previous events. He felt he was really sucked into Dir's world, and thinks it was more than just musical expression. There were theatrical elements to it, and something which caputured his whole being. He was impressed that such things are possible in a big venue like that. Kaoru says, yes, Budokan is good for creating atmosphere. Joe says he was totally pulled in by it, and didn't even feel bored once. He says if the playwrite Terayama Shuji were still alive, he would be in awe of being able to create that kind of atmosphere in such a big space.
Joe then reads out some comments/questions from listeners. The first asks Kaoru if he would ever consider another live broadcast, or a youtube stream of this radio show. Kaoru says it sounds interesting, but some of the show's participats may scare listeners if they show thier faces.
Kaoru mentions that he's recieved a lot of comments asking for guests to be on the show sometimes, especially the other members etc. He wonders how the other members would react to the atmosphere on the show, and has no idea whether the others actually listen to it, except Shinya, who apparently does.
Another question asks Kaoru to do some solo activity. He answers by saying he doesn't have time for it on his schedule. If the timing was right, he might consider it.
There were also some questions about Kaoru letting a spoiler out before the Budokan shows, because in the last radio broadcast he played the song 'KR Cube', and the same song was also included in the Day 1 Budokan setlist. Kaoru says it wasn't intentional. A few days before Day 1 the members were discussing including some older songs in the setlist, and Kaoru suggested KR Cube. At the time he wasn't sure why that thought had come to him, but later realised it must have been because he'd played it on this show and had it in his mind subconsciously. Moving on from Budokan he plays his first record, 'audience killer loop', from the album Vulgar, in reference to the upcoming Mode of Vulgar tour.
Next they welcome Hiranabe for the Tokyo Sports corner. Hiranabe says the story today has made him pretty angry for the first time in a while. This is the news that 34 year old LDP politician Miyazaki Kensuke (who had announced his plans to be the first ever politician to take paternity leave in Japan) had been outed as having slept with a female celebrity in Kyoto, 6 days before his wife (who is also a politician) gave birth in Tokyo. Having an affair after pledging to take time off for paternity leave is pretty shocking to Hiranabe. In this case, Hiranabe is irate because Miyazaki apparently earned a huge annual income. Again, this on its own would be ok, but Hiranabe also says that politicians often receive a hidden tax-free income, in the form of expenses etc. Hiranabe thinks Miyazaki should be working, and not using hard-working tax payers money for paternity leave. He says that in reality, the LDP are probably happy about this scandal, because it gives them an excuse to get rid of him. He was apparently well known for flirting with the female staff at the Diet building, or any woman he met in the corridor who he thought looked good. Hiranabe repeats his outrage again that if a politician gets so many paid expenses, they should be working. And then to sleep with a celebrity, days before his wife is due to give birth and when he would be due to start paternity leave?! Hiranabe says this is unforgivable. He compares this to the celebrity Becky, who lost everything after admitting to a basic affair. This guy tries to use his position to promote paternity leave and then does this?? Hiranabe is very angry. The story was apparently made known because the woman Miyazaki slept with was bragging about it, and it was eventually picked up by a gossip magazine, who discovered his sleazy reputation and published an article. Hiranabe thinks he should quit. Joe says its kinda refreshing to see Hiranabe so worked up. Kaoru asks Hiranabe if he has any other similar insider info about other politicians. Hiranabe thinks there are probably loads of them getting up to similar stuff. He writes down a name to show the others, and they are not surprised at all about that person. Then he writes another name of a male politician who was apparently having an affair. He doesn't care about these ones though, and says it can't be helped, they are men, everyone is doing it, and at least they are working. Joe asks Hiranabe if he's sleeping with anyone? Perhaps a woman from Hiroshima? asks Kaoru. Hiranabe jokes that before he sleeps with anyone they always ask him how much he will pay them. Laughs from the others at this. Kaoru then composes himself, and reminds listeners to be vigilent when deciding who to vote for in elections.
Kaoru finishes by plugging the TFoE stickers and Dir's plans for 2016, which included the Budokan DVD, the Mode of Vulgar tour, and..hopefully a new single, if they can stay on schedule.
Songs - Dir en grey/audience killer loop, and one other which I couldn't figure out.
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What would happen if Syntax actually did get cured of the venom? Would he still want to hang around Huntsman and Goliath or would he Think 'huh. Maybe having the people who KIDNAPPED ME around me and my family Probably isn't the best idea.' - Pixel Anon
Uhhhhhhhhhhh yeah I think the answer is Not Good Things Will Happen. I think the answer is ‘Y’all are down an integral clan member hope you didn’t have any plans that hinged on technology or science in general right now.’
Honestly I think you don’t even need to throw Minyi and Xiuying into that equation to make that the answer. Even if you assume Syntax was essentially just alone in the world before spiderfication if he got the spider limbs pulled off and the venom drained from his system, no matter WHAT his Backstory is i think he’d just book it, he’d be OUTTA THERE he is GONE. He’s running before the purple has fully faded from his skin.
And when you THROW IN the ladies, then… well even more so. He’s got Minyi in one arm, a duffel bag in the other and loading into the gd car headed for Xiuying’s cabin to lay low for awhile.
(this gets long so it's under the cut)
Like, most people like to assume that there was a sort of… adjustment period when he had just been spiderfied, usually the flavor of ‘someone (usually Huntsman) reminding him of how he is at his base a human, not a spider, not one of them, and the second he stops being useful is the second he’s only good for how he’ll taste’ and even if he wasn’t afraid of whoever it was in the moment, confident in his ability to manuver extra limbs that aren’t there anymore and speed that wasn’t there either, all the physical additions that being a Spider Demon had are suddenly gone and that threat about being the next meal for the clan suddenly feels a lot more real. Even IF the others had actually grown attached to him and Minyi and even Xiuying, the fact of the matter is if these people decided to kill them all he wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.
Something I could see having kind of a ‘disney channel cartoon’ resolution in this setup is a thing idk if i’ve mentioned before involving Minyi or not. Bc Minyi, as i know i have mentioned, fucking HATES Spider Queen, and at first for awhile there she was very vocal about it, she hated that her dad was working for her, she hated that he wanted her approval, and most of all she hated that whenever she’d say any of that to him, he’d just sort of… not listen.
Even when even Minyi knows what she’s talking about is silly or irrational, she never really feels like Daddy isn’t listening. Even when she’s wrong and he has to explain to her what it was that was wrong, she still felt like he was listening to her as she talked. But not this. Never this. Minyi’s an observant child, her plotline hinges on it, so she knows when Adults tune her out, she knows when she’s being condescended to. And when Daddy tells her that of course he wants to stay Loyal to Spider Queen and she’s Really Cool Actually she can tell he wasn’t listening to a word she’d actually said. Because he never mentions forgiving her for stealing him, or that he knows it might look like she pushes him around but he knows he’s always in control of the situation, or anything that would actually ANSWER her questions or settle her worries. She just… might as well have stomped her foot and yelled like she was half her age.
And now that his head is clear he can look back on that and be… embarrassed? guilty? His daughter was warning him that whole time out of honest fear and concern that she only barely had the vocabulary and emotional complexity to understand And he brushed her off as if it was nothing. And to rub some salt into it now that his head is clear and the unrelenting force of the Spider demanding subserviance to the Queen is gone it’s obvious that his fucking six year old was right about his ‘boss’ being bad news. So of course he figures he owes Minyi an apology, but Minyi’s just happy that he’s listening to her again so it’s all okay in the end.
And if this is the Cyberhunt timeline then can I get an F in the chat for Huntsman? Bc he ain’t even getting a breakup scene, i don’t think he’d even get a letter outside of the ‘I’m leaving the clan and leaving the city with my family. Don’t try to find us’ that goes out to all of the clan (maybe even still implying that Syntax DOES still have that Spider amplification in him so it’s not just a flimsy ‘stay away’ from an equally flimsy human)
I could see Syntax as being pretty mad at himself for letting the relationship happen at all in that context. Like yeah, his brain was all scrambled up and he can’t ACTUALLY be held accountable for decisions made with the fact that he wasn’t really in his right mind for the whole thing, but it still happened. But now it’s over, and- and it was just some echo of venom that hadn’t quite metabolized yet that left a bitter taste in his mouth to acknowledge that those people weren’t really friends, that he wasn’t really-... His brain is still re-adjusting, he’ll be fine in time.
Minyi I don't think would quite get certain parts about this, in her mind, the big boss is always the bad guy and the other people around are just as scared of the big boss as the person they’re bullying. So to her only Spider Queen was the bad guy. So when Daddy turned back to normal and said that they weren’t safe from the bad guys anymore and needed to go stay at Auntie Xiuying’s cabin for awhile she’d thought that Uncle Huntsman and Uncle Goliath hadn’t come along simply because Uncle Goliath didn’t fit in the car. That they’d catch up with them soon. Because surely, they’d ALL be running away from the REAL bad guy together.
So, she figures they must have gotten lost and had to head back home. Thats not good, surely that means she needs to help them find their way here like how she helped Daddy find his way home. Auntie and Daddy were both too scared of Spider Queen finding them to contact her uncles, but Minyi knew how to evade that!
She knows Uncle Huntsman likes to hang out at their apartment because he loves Daddy (she’ll keep that to herself for now, grownups don’t believe in happily ever afters) so if she mails a letter to the apartment he might find it when he eventually comes over.
She knows Uncle Huntsman doesn’t like puzzles, but he’s good with them when its something important. So she makes a cipher and writes the letter in it, copies down the decoder, and chops it up into distinct shapes, seals it all up in a letter closes the envelope with a sticker on it, and slips it into the mailbox.
Eventually Huntsman does find the letter, written in childish scrawl, the puzzle to decode the letter, and the knowledge that theres only one child on this entire damn continent that would be this obnoxiously enigmatic about sending a fucking letter.
But whatever, he wasn’t gonna do anything except sit in the apartment surrounded by things left behind and feel sorry for himself--er, that is, scavenge for anything that could be used by the Queen and take advantage of the internal heating. So he may as well do something. So he puts together the decoder, she’d just sliced it into fourths. Then translated the letter.
“Hi Uncle Huntsman! If you’re reading this that means you unlocked my letter! Yay! I knew you could! So I know you and Uncle Goliath want to leave the bad lady’s clan too and I know you’re only not here because you guys got lost.” and she just… gave them the coordinates for the place her family was hiding away. (not REALLY hiding, it wouldn’t have taken much to track down the cabin’s whereabouts through Xiuying, but the secluded nature of the cabin may as well have been)
I guess… the way the story ends depends on how you want it to end. Because Huntsman has three options, but really only two. Does he accept defeat and burn the letter, or does he do something with the information he now has? Either way he’d be betraying the queen, but he doesn’t have it in him to turn in the coordinates of their lost clan member and his family. Not this time.
There’s this youtuber i like called Breadsword, he does movie analysis, and in his video about Millenium Actress he says something along the lines of ‘My favorite moment in a romance is somewhere in the last ten minutes, after we’ve followed our characters through the buildup, payoff, and premature destruction of what they had, as they go their separate ways and come to the conclusion that it wasn’t meant to last, one rejects it and takes flight in pursuit of the other... our dreams and our love are the only things truly worth running in the name of.
#Yeah i think Cyberhunt's gonna pull the win for this timeline#this is some good shit man#letters to vega#OC: Minyi#lmk Syntax#LMK Huntsman#cyberhuntshipping
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bee, love, don’t apologise, please, it’s okay, and first and foremost, are you alright?? i hope you’re taking care of yourself, love, but i understand, i don’t think there’s been a year since third grade that i haven’t gotten pneumonia in the winter. I hope you’re feeling alright!!
honestly, dead poets society is one of my only personality traits anymore, i find myself drawing parallels to it constantly, for no reason but i love thinking about it. i’ve watched it so many times at this point, it’s,,, concerning. those tests always take me way less time than they give me, and i used to feel really awkward, i remember i took a bio one once, four hours they gave me, 45 minutes in, i was finished, and the moderator didn’t believe me. i aced it too, like the silly little neil kinnie i am. i’ve gotten used to the ‘worse’ side of being a neil kinnie, and honestly, now that my mum isn’t as controlling about everything as she used to be, it’s easier to deal with. i remember once, i’d gotten an 89 in algebra, and she threatened to pull me out of the fall show. that was a neil perry moment if i ever had one lol. the biggest thing these days is just imposter syndrome, imposter syndrome like oh you’re not hispanic enough, but also, you’re not queer enough, nonbinary enough, things like that. It’s exacerbated some days, but i try.
i watched the it movies on my cousin’s hbo,,, i may or may not have used it without her permission since she forgot to log out of my computer, but that’s neither here nor there. i remember having such a hard time taking the first one seriously initially, because of all the new kids on the block jokes, having a mum who was obsessed with them made it hard, especially when i actually got them all- in truth, the only midnight premiere i’ve been able to make was the force awakens, and i had school the next day too. i’m definitely a richie kinnie, and i have the internalised homophobia (only towards myself though) to prove it /hj my waterbottle has both a sticker of neil on it and a sticker of the r + e carving on it. in case there was any doubt about me lmao. stan kin makes sense for you, honestly, i can see it, i can see it.
okay so listen- no really, i’d bought them with the intention of only drinking half of one that night and spreading them out like that, but then came 9:45pm, and i had a research paper (on womens’ pockets/lack thereof) due at 10am that i simply hadn’t even started, so i downed them all in an hour and got the paper turned in at 5:56 in the morning. but i scare you huh? /hj bee, you’re too sweet, in truth, i’m fairly inelegant, but i try, as for the comforting and cosy, i’ll take you at your word, since that is something only someone interacting with me could discern. i do try to be kind to others for the most part. mainly i think because i’m usually on the other end of mean people.
i’m just perceptive like that bee, i dunno what to tell you, something just tells me, you know? /j and thank you, i always feel a little silly talking about it, because most of the tattoos i want are dead poets society tattoos, i guess some part of me, within the part of me that feels so incredibly tied to it, feels as if if i were able to get a tattoo i’d owe it to the movie in some way, if that makes any sense. i’ve already begged a friend of mine to go with me to get my first once i get to new york, the question though, is what to get first. i’ve got time to make a decision (for once in my life) i just spend a lot of time thinking about it.
honestly, i have never known a school rule to make sense. banning ripped jeans? banning dyed hair? it’s almost as if if they don’t stifle everything natural about kids expressing themselves they dont feel like they’re doing anything. but i digress. the same-sex couple rules were. awful. 12 year old me had enough going on without having an administrator yell at my friend and i for hugging in the courtyard and not leaving until we were a foot apart, but hey.
okay, jumping over a fence to go to a mcdonalds? how coming of age indie movie manic pixie dream girl of you /hj
200k words, is that a challenge? also ahaha not at all like my italian uncle up there just opened a ‘pizzeria’ /hj but mob!star au? might be a project i should start… granted, i’m not as good a storyteller as you, but i can try.
when i was little, i wanted to revolutionise things, i guess. i even actually wrote out a campaign, i wonder if its still somewhere. thank you for believing in me, but these days, bee, i’m thinking less about changing the world, and more about making it the next few weeks, and then the ones after that. little star was aware of so much, but also so little. i wonder what they’d think of me now, honestly.
i did, in fact, teach archery, it was so fun but my arms got SO SORE, and the kid who challenged my archery skills seemed surprised when i actually,, hit the bullseyes. my inner susan was happy then. incidentally the experience is also why i made a playlist called “touchstarved and wanting to teach you to shoot a bow” which low-key slaps when i’m lonely. and bee omg i cannot believe you said im better than susan pevensie i will be thinking about this for the rest of my life thank you- and yes, yes it was named aslan, however did you guess? /j prince caspian<33333
i’ll let you know my results from the tournament, as soon as they come out, and i say this having just put on pjs after taking off my suit, and sitting in the room with my cat in my dear evan hansen hoodie, frantically refreshing the results page because i’m anxious and impatient.
i hope you have a good night, with fitful and restful sleep, i’m sorry this got to be so long, but you know me, i certainly can talk. i’m honestly shocked i even made it to finals, considering i was running off four hours of sleep, having gone to bed at three last night. whoops.
all my love, hugs, and a warm mug of tea,
yours,
star✨
p.s i said yes so that?? happened?? it honestly feels surreal but we’re not gonna be in the same place anymore come the end of this year, so that’ll be something to deal with
P.p.s might just start adding spanish or latin or russian phrases to these if i keep having to translate your cute french bee /lh /hj
star my love, i know you said don't apologise, but i think the word 'sorry' makes up about 60% of my vocabulary. i'm okay!! was just a bit icky, but luckily i've recovered now!!
that's so nice - and again, makes so much sense for you. i think you would work perfectly in welton, i know it. i love bringing the messages from that film into my own life, as silly as it may sound. i'm astonished, and so fucking jealous of you. i used to finish tests maybe half an hour early, but hours is so impressive??? fun fact i did finish my physics final in about 45 minutes and slept for the other hour <3 neil would b proud my love!!! oh my god - i'm so sorry that happened??? but that is also so neil kinnie??? it seems futile me saying this, but i assure you that you are hispanic enough, and queer enough, and non-binary enough. you are enough, period. more than enough even. imposter syndrome is the worst, and i'm so so sorry you're dealing with it.
she did that to herself, you just saw an opportunity /lh a midnight premiere of the force awakens sounds so cute though omg - i hope you had the absolute best time. the r + e carving actually broke me. as a die hard reddie shipper since 2017, seeing the movie make it basically canon?! had me a mess in the cinema.
you are ridiculously comforting and cosy, everything about you feels like a warm hug from a familiar face and i love it. and the way you write is so smooth, it makes me think of a quill smoothly gliding across parchment, the deep black ink unsmudged and pristine. that seems a little pretentious of me, but oh well.
i also want some dps tattoos!! i desperately want "and still we sleep" from todd's poem, and was also so so tempted to get an outline drawing of meeks + pitts dancing on the roof. i love that, and i can't wait until the day you get it, whichever one it may be. my one concern is becoming addicted to them and making my bank account suffer - at least my piercing obsession is a little easier to fund /hj
i've NEVER gotten that - they claim it's 'distracting' but how on earth would it be?? when i got to college, no one was distracted by my dyed hair, and i certainly wasn't distracted by other people's outfits or painted nails. you were yelled at. for hugging. a friend.. what the fuck is wrong with these people??
just call me ramona flowers star /j it was possibly the highlight of my school career, sans hiding in the back room of the music room to avoid a maths test
i bet you're an amazing storyteller, if these letters are anything to go by. it would be a new york times best seller, i know it
we all have to take things one step at a time, i think. that's the only way i really get through things if i'm honest. one day after another and the cycle repeats. i love wondering what young me would think of me now - i'd probably be intimidated of myself, but i like to think i'd be proud that i'm still here, pursuing something i love
that playlist. sounds nothing short of sheer perfection. i too am touch starved and want to teach someone to shoot a bow - even though i.. cannot shoot a bow... but i can wield a sword so, it's close enough.
i saw your message about the tournament results - im so fucking proud of you!!!! you deserve it so so much and i couldn't be happier for you. see, your words and ideas are changing the world, even if you don't realise it.
ps; that is so fun???? omg im so happy for you star, you deserve tis <33 i hope towards the end of this year whatever happens leaves you both happy, no matter how far the distance.
pps; omg no.. please don't do that.. aha that would be awful... definitely wouldn't make my heart race.. haha not at all
all of my love, star. pardon the pun, but you are out of this world ;) i'll leave you with one of my favourite quotes;
il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé <3
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