#platonic relationship intended!!
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(pre-reincarnation!chung myung & reader)
(In which you meet him for several times.)
The first time you met him, you remember thinking one thing.
‘What a small child.’
Cold autumn air pricks at your skin, puffs of condensed air surrounding your lips, your warmth sourced from the bundles of scarves you had wrapped around yourself. Curious eyes watched the wrapped child being held in your elder’s arms; small hands, already so beaten and bruised at a young age, held back the temptation to hold him and fascinate in awe over the smaller being.
Despite being one of the older children, bearing witness to the numerous people who had joined the sect, you were still so fascinated at the younger ones being brought in. Even as you grew up in the walls of the esteemed sect, hearing people come and go through the wide doors, red painted wood opening and closing with a loud creak— You always seemed to miss the exact moment of their entry and departure, always so caught up in the swings of your wooden sword; each swing harsher than the rest, each stroke softer than before. Gaze boring into the tip of the blunt weapon as if it had wronged your entire bloodline; your mind dazed as you watched your own body be controlled by the memories of a practiced dance, over and over again. It was like you only had eyes for the sword, and nothing else.
Yet this time, you caught a sight of something else for the first time.
And that just so happens to be the first time you met that child, on October 10. Blue skies tinted with a yellowish hue, the clouds passing through the gates of the sect, watching the newest addition to the family you had grown to love over the years. Hiding above the tall pink trees that decorated the grounds, you didn’t dare to reveal yourself despite the waging curiosity and interest in your heart.
Perhaps you were afraid of dealing with a younger child, afraid of hearing it cry so suddenly in your presence; or perhaps you were afraid of being found by your seniors for slacking off, the height of your rebellious stage beginning to peek through the cracks of your innocent exterior despite being years away from reaching the peak of your adolescent adventures. They had always said that the quieter ones were the most unexpected ones, after all.
So, you continued to watch from afar, the scent of plum blossoms beginning to feel overwhelming as you surrounded yourself in it, drowning your shadows in a pink sea.
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The second time you had met him, it was when you were assigned to take care of him, when he could barely even walk. You had wondered what kind of person he will grow into, holding chubby little hands in your bigger ones, squishing the flesh with an amused smile. He was so weak, so defenseless. Even though you were the same, merely a few years difference between the both of you, you still felt a sense of protectiveness over the boy, wanting to shield him from the harm the world could ever bring him.
At that moment, you allowed a promise to be made, to swear by a self-inflicted oath to protect the child before you. Why would you do something for someone you had just met? A child, whose only life was behind the guarded walls of the sect and surrounded with the warmth of a family, had no idea how valuable a life was.
Even so, you gave yours to him.
You gave yours to them.
A sudden tight pinch alerts you from your thoughts, flinching slightly from the death grip this child has. You tried prying off your fingers, fearing it might break, but his grip was too strong, and you didn’t want to hurt the child.
You sighed. You were never expecting a younger child to have such a monstrocious grip strength.
Maybe, you didn’t need to protect him after all. Maybe, this child was someone who might be the one to protect you in the future, instead.
You chuckled.
As if.
Even if this child grows up to be the savior of the world, you were still his senior. As his older senior, you would do your best to accompany him, so he wouldn’t be lonely. As his older senior, you had a duty to guide and protect your younger sect members. Just like how your seniors did to you, and just like how their seniors did to them.
You were his senior. You had a duty to fulfill.
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The one hundred sixty-eighth time you had met him, he was running from his sect brother. You, who remained diligent in your training, bumped into him after a long time. Or, well, he bumped into you, causing the little findings in his hands to drop and spill onto the ground.
“Ah– There you are.”
You picked him up like a stray cat, his expression morphing from a mischievous glee to a nervous smile. He still greeted you as always, his voice abnormally innocent and kind. Cheeky little one, you bemused. As an expert is able to discern an amateur's lies, you weren’t a fool to trust his facade, having experienced the same scene that played before them over and over again while still in their youth.
It was like you could hear the sighs of your fellow sect members, shaking their heads as they hear you speak like an elder despite your young age. They would joke that perhaps an older spirit had possessed your body, causing you to act like a matured grandpa whilst adorning a teenage face. You, in turn would just solemnly nod and bemoan out loud whenever it rains, complaining about your aching knees and tired back to run from training. At first, it would work, but people soon stopped believing your act of compliance towards their jokes and forced you to return to sword swingings. What a pity.
Of course, as the kind and mature senior you were, you were about to give him advice on how to act better and let him off if he were to share with you his findings, but was unfortunately disrupted by the voice of another sect brother who came running towards the both of you, obviously exhausted. You pitied him, for a moment, deciding to continue your mask as the reliable senior instead.
To be honest, you pitied yourself more; for losing the opportunity to share a drink underneath the moonlight with your fellow disciples.
You smiled at him as he spoke words that flew from one ear to another, your mind too occupied with the devastating fates that separated you and your beloved wine. Disappointment leaks through your expression, causing your juniors to freeze.
Chung Myung-ah, you should’ve ran faster.
Placing him down, you acted as nonchalant as possible, seeing another opportunity to grab and pick up the bottles, leaving the both of them behind. You silently applauded yourself for the genius idea that appeared in your mind in the spur of the moment as you walked away, promising yourself to pay your junior back for giving you such a wonderful chance.
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The five hundred and twelfth time you had met him, he was working hard in the training grounds you once found yourself in nearly every day, taking your place in his diligent training. You were merely passing through, taking a break from your own practices when your eyes caught the familiar tuff of black hair, standing amidst the neatly arranged crowd of disciples. Wooden sword in his hand, it reminds you of the ones you broke countless times during your past, before you were sentenced to cleaning the halls because of one too many losses.
It’s not your fault the wooden sword couldn’t handle your strength, you thought, pouting slightly as you mopped the floors clean. Unfortunately for you, the elders thought otherwise. Maybe that’s why they had you banned from using the wooden swords for a short period of time, and why they decided to exclude you from the practices right now.
…No, that’s not it. You were clearly just slacking off by telling your instructor that you had to grab the specialized sword that the sect elders made for you just to stop you from continuing to cause any more losses to their savings. Obviously, you did grab it, but you just went for the longer route to go back to your training. If they asked, you would just blame it on your weak knees.
Your attention returned to the shouts of your junior brothers as they swung their swords, eyes filled with determination to perform the best in their group. You smiled, watching the younger ones repeat the same dance you had forced yourself to do a few years back, the same fire burning their limbs underneath the sun after hours and hours of non-stop swinging.
As you walked away, footsteps softly resounding across the cobblestone pathway, the already quiet paddings underneath your feet deafened by the passionate yells from your juniors, you wondered how long it would take for him to grow stronger and become like you.
You silently hoped that it would never come.
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The five hundred twentieth time you had met him, it was night. The moon shone above the both of you, the birds long returned to their homes and quietly entered their slumber, just like everyone else in the sect. So, why were the both of you staring at each other wide-eyed, hands holding something the both of you shouldn’t be holding?
A look of recognition was passed between the two, a silent nod and approval of each other’s action. Who would’ve thought that the senior that everyone thought was a stickler for rules was such a troublemaker? Who would’ve thought that the growing prodigy in the sect was such a troublemaker? (The latter was quite a known case, but the former was still quite a surprise to those who were not of the same generation. What a well-kept secret, indeed.)
Before the two could even do anything, a sudden flicker of light appeared from a corner, causing them to bolt into different directions, the shouts of an elder close behind them. The younger one, who was nearly caught, found himself being grabbed by the back of his neck and pulled towards a secluded place, where another senior looked at him in surprise.
Three of them stayed quiet behind the walls, their breathing soft and quiet despite the harsh beatings in their heart, the bottles in their hands nearly breaking from the sheer pressure. The seconds felt like years, the stress from being caught causing them to age several years, but it was by luck that the elder was too tired to look closer. Perhaps if he did, he would catch three delinquents with one too many bottles of wine in their possessions, staring right back at him.
‘Maybe this is why senior was always complaining about having grey hair,’ Chung Myung thought.
A soft sigh escapes your lips, the feeling of relief flooding your veins as you slowly slide down the walls and sit on the floor. Nervous hearts pounded with blood, before the adrenaline rush dies down and you find yourself chuckling, giggling softly at the excitement this brings.
It’s true when they said that laughter was contagious, for the small corner was soon filled with childish sniggerings, three unruly disciples enjoying the stolen fruits of their labor in the night together. Underneath the moonlit gleam, you shared a drink with your fellow disciples, raising your glass high in the air, cheeks red from both the alcohol and joy.
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#its fluff (finally!!!)#hopefully.#return of the blossoming blade#return of the mount hua sect#rotbb#x reader#return of the mount hua sect x reader#cheong myeong#chung myung#cheongmyeong#chung myung x reader#chungmyung#gn reader#cheong myeong x reader#return of mount hua#return of the blossoming blade x reader#would've continued it but it was getting too long/losing motivation and i might accidentally turn it into angst (AGAIN..!!)#platonic relationship intended!!#another throw back to my first fic lol#whos the extra person in the last scene i wonder#(theyre totally not related to senior reader lore...)#senior of mount hua#it does get reader centric at one point im sorry i swear i'll write cm centric in the next#maybe i'll continue this in the future because theres a very very big gap in between that im not too satisfied with.....#talking about the jump from second to hundred smth and more#the pacing is not pacing
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Will Toodles be turned into a twisted in the Toodles au?
I don't think they would let that happen..
#I hope this answers the question-#Rodger doesn't fully trust Glisten cause he knows what he did to Finn erm...#Also feel free to depict this as either platonic or romantic#I like reflectivedetective but I intend to keep their relationship ambiguous in this au#dandy's world#dandys world#dandys world toodles#dandys world fanart#dandys world rodger#dandys world glisten#toodles au#:3
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At some point Kazuki is going to vent to a mom from daycare about how hard parenting is and how he wished Rei helped more around the house and the woman is going to nod understandingly and ask Kazuki how long he and Rei have been married and Kazuki is going to give her a puzzled look and say "married? we're not even dating??", and that woman is going to laugh because haha turns out that Kazuki the failed stand-up comedian does have some good jokes after all.
#kazuki doesn't understand why she finds it funny#also for narrative purposes same-sex marriage is legal in japan in this anime#that being said platonic relationships are important and valid!!#you can absolutely raise a child with someone you are not dating have never dated or don't intend to date#buddy daddies#kazuki kurusu#suwa rei#nym's posts
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(suddenly remembers that one time fjord was getting killed on the ship and caduceus couldn't reach him and it was the angriest anyone had ever seen him get) wogh
#recent events got me thinkin abt actually intended platonic but deeply loving relationships and man#those two were somethin else#critical role
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Hehehehehe Roman and Virgil doing things together would be really nice :)
Virgil’s introducing Roman to Marcus the spider!
#sanders sides#roman sanders#virgil sanders#prinxiety#art requests#intended platonic but could also be romantic#yes I know Roman’s scared of spiders but suspend your disbelief#I headcanon that they hang out a lot after FWSA#partly bc virgil was so excited that roman called him brave#their relationship is everything to me
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Jackie and Shauna are definitely winning at most fucked up canon wlw pairing at the moment... Just watched heavenly creatures for the first time and some things are clicking.
Once you realize that Jennifer's body and heavenly creatures set the tone for those two from the start everything sort of makes sense.
#there are plenty of fucked up wlw pairings but these two are def winning for me#it's pretty insane#it's a bit shocking how the writers didn't realize it was more than platonic friendship until after s1 aired#it's wild cause like you cast the actress that played lead on heavenly creatures to play the role#then you hire the director of jennifer's body to direct the pilot of a season where the core relationship is centered around those 2 girls#it's complex and layered and toxic and tragic and heartbreaking and pure and rotten and you make sure it lasts forever#and also you shot it and you hired actresses that have this insane chemistry that gets mistaken by romantic chemistry repeatedly irl#and yes it ends up reading as romantic cause it's a bit wild that all this things happened without intending to#idk I'm having many thoughts#yellowjackets#jackie x shauna#shauna x jackie#shackie#shaunajackie#jackieshauna
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Sometimes I see posts about how having Alastor being in a relationship means its "taking away" his ace rep...and I swear I feel a little part of myself die of frustration.
Yall know that ace people (and yes aro people too) can find connection with someone that isnt based on sex, right? Yall know that we can agree to being in a relationship with someone with a romantic label because we care deeply for that person and it would make them happy, right? Yall know that we can even have sex and one night stands and get married and any other such things because while being aro/ace means we don't feel attraction, it doesnt mean we cant still enjoy those activities, right?
yall know that sexuality is fluid and that its not a one size fits all type of deal, right?
From,
A tired ace/aro person who just wants to enjoy bonking her favorite fictional characters together.
#Hazbin Hotel#Hazbin Hotel Alastor#this was mainly because of a general attitude I see in the radiostatic part of the fandom but ive seen it in other spots too#even radiorose - which is typically shown as queer platonic has the occasional post about how Alastor cant be with anyone in such a way#listen if youre an ace/aro who doesnt like relationships or sex thats fine this post isnt about you nor is it intended to be offensive#this is about the fact that some ace/aro people - like myself - like sex and romance and like to imagine fictional characters in such#situations and being happy in them#and its not cool for others to talk down to us like we're doing something *wrong* when we're just creating
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Me, this morning: I refuse to let this show emotionally manipulate me again -
FUCK
#listen i disliked most of this season despite my best efforts#but THIS#i almost folded#i almost forgave#i almost forgot what i was mad about#(until the very next scene but anyway)#AND#they didn't put any song over it - just score#as god intended#and regardless if you see their relationship as platonic or familial or romantic#they really love each other and i'm here for it#arcane season 2 spoilers#jayvik
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I think once we, as a (western, could be different for other) society, move past the idea of lip-kissing being restricted for ONLY romantic relationships, and allow it to be something friends can do, we will be able to move forward.
And, by extension, once we as a (western) society recognize that being romantically affiliated doesn’t mean you can just expect your partner to want to do lip-kissing (or other forms of physical contact) just bc you’re romantically attracted to one another, we will be able to move forward.
#is this too much forward thinking for where we currently to are in dismantling amatonormativity???#probably#but I’m an autistic aroace-spec polyam person & I’m tired of pretending this doesn’t bother me!!#definitely why writing is super important to me bc like…#I intend on writing friendships that are EXPLICITELY PLATONIC but they still are chill with kissing on the lips bc it’s like#just another form of platonic affection for them#& I hope by portraying that in media that can (one day) have a broad audience#& as a result teach the next generation of kids that they don’t HAVE to conform to amatnormative conventions of love#fuck that shit#anyway I’m rambling#love#romantic love#platonic love#relationship anarchy#aromantic#asexual#polyamorous#relationship anarchist#amatonormativity#fuck amatonormativity
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One of the many things that makes me insane is that Thelma and Louise literally kissed in that movie and NOBODY views it as a romantic film when I watched that I was so blown away and I asked my parents like wow nobody told me they had a romantic thing?? No one told me this movie was kinda gay? And they were like yeah I guess I didn’t ever see it that way. They kissed on the lips in the most climactic scene of the film?????
#veesaysthings#the filmmakers apparently didn’t intend it as romantic either. ok girlfriendship.#but like? a queer reading of that movie is so easy. so obvious.#everyone’s gonna be like Vee can’t you just let girls be friends! no. lesbianism.#also if they were a guy and a girl or two guys it would be ludicrous to imply their relationship was platonic#I gotta watch this again bc ppl talk about it so little that I feel like I hallucinated it
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the thing is i very much understand the appeal of lupcretia narratively bc they are foils who betray each other and then forgive each other because the force of their grief and guilt brings them to an understanding and i also understand the appeal of blupcretia bc its a three person relationship who disagree on something major and split apart leaving one party feeling abandoned when the other two agree against her and what does that mean for the fact that the rest of their lives outside a horrible timeloop are supposed to start soon Because of that decision and disagreement like i get it narratively its interesting!! but here’s the thing: i just have an unshakeable belief that lup is straight
#+ w/ regard to blupcretia the appeal of that one depends on the Assumption that romantic relationships are prioritized#yk what i mean?#like its only really interesting if you assume they’re intending to also be life partners/prioritized in each others life#thats why the creeping feeling of betrayal in lucretia is interesting at all#bc she’s assuming the three of them are a Unit#like thats why its more interesting romantically than platonically (still very very interesting platonically)#but i really don’t think romantic relationships Are always prioritized and i especially don’t think LUP of all people does so#the most important person in her life is taako and he’s just chilling in this scenario LMAO#he has no skin in the game so even if youre like yeah lup DOES prioritize him over both her romantic partners it doesnt… add any depth#and taako and lucretia have their own extremely complex & interesting dynamic and that doesnt benefit from lucretia being w/ lup either#like i tend to think taako and lucretia were already pretty close w/out lupcretia being a thing so that doesnt lend any more complexity#+ all that's not even to mention that i dont think lup or barry as characters really have romantic chemistry w/ lucretia#like i cant imagine her being part of their relationship in any meaningful way#that and i just really do think lup is straight#taz#mine
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ive seen a few people say that adukin and jack have a cat/dog type relationship but i think they've just got a little dog/big dog relationship. adukin is like a really angry tiny dog and jack is like a relaxed big dog to me. but also adukin should forever be drawn as slightly taller than jack because shes earnt it
#ekurambles#platonic adujack is one of my favorite ships.. i know that shipping is usually seen as a romantic thing but i really think they're just.#legitimate best friends. they care about eachother so much that like yeah its sort of expected that ppl would see their relationship as-#romantic but i cant help but just see them as the friends they're intended to be.. their relationship feels like it means more when you-#aren't just tacking the “dating” label onto them and calling it a day..#adukin and jack mean a lot to me but they mean soo much more 2 me when i dont let stupid romantic shipping stuff get in the way#<- random ramble thats barely related to the original post sorry.
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the idea of a creator getting mad that their fans ship something they don’t intend to make canon is baffling to me. i cannot empathize with that mindset at all. “oh no there are too many people deeply invested in this fictional relationship i wrote. they’re making too much fan content about how complex and compelling and well-written their dynamic is.” cry me a fucking river.
#text post#like i’m writing a book that’s about a platonic relationship between two people who go from enemies to best friends#and i don’t intend for them to get together in the end#(although it’s funny to imagine the three mcs as a weird polycule)#but if a huge fandom sprang up shipping them do you have ANY IDEA how happy i’d be????#people shipping something is a huge compliment in my mind! it means they like the characters and their relationship!#i mean. usually.#some shippers have no respect for the material at all#but that’s not the type of shipper i’m talking about in this post
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Every time I see a really cute writing prompt that lists its primary characters as close friends and someone comments “But what if… they were LOVERS???” I don’t reply but I am mentally slapping their hand and going “NO! Stay away from my precious platonic prompt with your amatonornativity!”
#fiction#writing#amatonormativity#I wish there were more platonic relationships at the centers of plots in fiction#like#I don’t know if I’m arospec or not#but I feel like media today is so focused specifically on romantic love that every other type of love is pretty much background material#as someone who doesn’t yet feel the need for a romantic relationship but has had their mental health saved by friends multiple times#this is really annoying to me#the notion that every fictional platonic relationship is inherently more interesting if made romantic is absolutely ridiculous#I’m not dunking on the concept of imagining characters originally intended as friends as lovers#but when it happens EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.#even with relationships that would work better and be more stable platonically#I get really heated#🌙 moonlight’s musings
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Would you ever write sangyao (romantic or platonic)?
Not romantic, no, but I’m very invested in NHS and JGY friendship! This obviously works best in modern AU, where they can be two very different but complementary types of manipulators AND best friends without anyone ending up dead. I do try to always sprinkle some of this in my modern AUs while trying to also give a nod to how canonically imbalanced their relationship is in the story (they were always master and servant, not friends!)
One is a neurotic, ambitious overachiever (praise) and the other is a chronic, selfish underachiever (also praise!) and they couldn’t be more different, though they have a similar set of skills/ potential. It’s great! And who else will Huaisang talk about boys with? (Only meng yao fulfills the two prerequisites of being 1) queer 2) too polite to shut him up or leave)
Oh, but for all this talk of modern AU, I have actually written one canonverse NHS & Meng Yao ficlet, and I’m very fond of it: Childhood Cipher!
#shiome fic#Tangentially#writer meme#ftr I personally don’t use the ship name if the intended relationship is the equivalent of “ & “ in AO3 tags#But yes to platonic sang&yao 100%#jgy tag#Nhs
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thinking about the song I Don't Wanna Cryin' Anymore with MK and Wukong
So, I'm assuming you mean the song "I Don't Wanna See You Cryin' Anymore" by Adam Melchor (I'm hopin' I found the right one), but yeah yes.
Are my mistakes worth the toll that it takes I can see it written on your face You've seen me make every mask I create To keep you out until it's just too late I've made a mess like I've never cleaned before I don't wanna see you cryin' anymore
Very "I'm sorry for being a bad mentor and making you clean up after my mess", and Wukong struggling to let MK fully help.
#that was a cute song#Even *gasps in shock* game motif in that song!?!?!#Game motif my beloved??!?!?!?#I think this was probably intended as a romantic song but we do what we want. It's for platonic relationships as well now#asks#lmk#lego monkie kid#the light is no mystery#adam melchor#lmk music recs
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