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obanzi · 3 years ago

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Hello, can I please request a Matchup?

Here are the informations about me:

Name: Mel

Sexuality/Pronouns: Bisexual, she/her

Star sign: Virgo

Hobbies: Reading (especially thrillers) and I also enjoy to write poems

Likes: Storms, Strawberries (Fruits in general), books, poems, wolves, daggers, respectfulness, tea, chocolate,

Dislikes: Insects, fire, clingy - arrogant or possessive people, lies, manipulators, politics, people who don’t try to listen or just basically ignore your side.. and too sunny days

Demons or humans: Demons

PDA: If I’m honest, I really don’t mind it, but I would not start PDA. Example: If they would like to hold my hand, I would accept. But I would not start PDA myself.

Breathing style: Blood breathing (obviously, look at my name :D), and it may sound disgusting and cruel but it’s actually really smooth and mostly painless.

Love language: ‚gift giving‘, I love to give gifts to people. Poems, sweets, jewellery.. everything! I‘m not a really touchy person so yea xD

Indoors or outdoors: Even though I’m always indoors, I prefer the outdoors. It’s much more beautiful and there is so much to explore.

Favourite flower: Red spider lily and the Chrysanthemums. They are really beautiful!

Top kin: Muichiro Tokito

Ideal date: I don’t like amusing myself in fancy restaurants, it makes me way too nervous. So I prefer to go on walks in the night at the beach, it’s really calm and quiet. A perfect place to make a long, deep conversation. (I even bring some chocolate and drinks :> )

Thank you so much! Have a good day, and don’t forget to drink some water and breath in some fresh air. <3

hi ! this is my first demon match up so i hope u like it ! Oh and i know he seems a bit oc but im still learning how to write him so forgive me —

Match Up For @thebloodpillar

You Got ..

KOKUSHIBO

— omg i love him sm hes the cutest .. idc what yall say

Song Based Off Relationship :

Always Together — Cults

Bumble Gum — Clairo

I Wanna Be Yours — Arctic Monkeys

How You Met :

You met Kokushibo at an Upper Moon meeting , you were the new upper moon 5 after Gyokko was defeated by the Mist Pillar . At first Kokushibo didn’t mind , he had no opinion on you . That was until Muzan asked if you both could train together since you also use breath instead of just a demon blood art ( much to Kokushibo dismay ) . Upper Moon One wasn’t much of a talker , was usually quiet while training . He would maybe say a few words .. like telling you what to work on , breathing techniques and answering your own questions . It was just really weird for him to be training with someone , he’s literally Upper Moon One like wtf ?? You both also went on missions together .. after all that time he still considers you just someone that works under Muzan . Like a co-worker >:D but you on the other hand .. you started to fell some way for the demon . Honestly it was very complicated and took a very very long time to work things out .

Relationship Head-canons :

For me , Kokushibo doesn’t enjoy PDA . So that’s a big no no ... he will push away any affection out in public but he still loves you don’t worry !! He just has his own way of showing affection . However when you both are alone he’s a big cuddle bug c: he loves cuddling up next to you , his favorite thing is kisses ! He loves kissing you .. everywhere ! His favorite spot is the hips and lips <33 ( idk if this sounds weird sorry )

Kokushibo likes reading books too , he’s more into poems although . So he’s happy to read with you ! It would be his favorite kind of date .. oh and you write poems too ? He enjoys reading them and gives you complements too ! He did try writing poems but he’s not the best at it — although they are cute !!

Kokushibo also speaks more with actions than words , so whenever you give him a little gift .. he usually gives you a hug or a small peck which indicates he enjoyed the gift !! He also gets you gifts too , from to your favorite flowers to things you’ve been wanting for awhile . He got you a new sword once .. he did have to steal it but it was still cute !!

Most days , Kokushibo isn’t much of a talker . Since you like deep conversations , he likey won’t be able to give you that sadly :( although if you are much of a talker , then your in luck ! He could listen to you for hours on end , it doesn’t matter what your talking about .. a new hobby , a mission , how your day went anything ! Butttttt .. every once in awhile he will talk about his brother and his past :c when he does talk about his past all you have to do his praise him and tell him how much you love him ! He’ll be brand new c:

I feel like Kokushibo enjoys more indoors than outdoors , he will go outside if you drag him tho ! I think his favorite place outside would be the small garden with the creek , it’s very quiet and peaceful ! He would insist on going there if you would drag Kokushibo outside — however he will explore new places with you .. as long as there’s not that much noise c:

#anime #demon slayer #kny #kokushibo x reader #kokushibou #demon slayer matchup #match ups #match up requests #match up event #perfect match #match #matches #matching anime #obanzievents!

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justfangirlthingies · 3 years ago

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👑- review any of your fics for your sleepover pls!

I'm so so sorry this took me so incredibly long to do. I really am

First off, it was so hard to choose a story because they're all so good. Everyone in the hp fandom on here should definitely go and read some of your work. That's why I'll just leave a thing for the masterlist you made right here

Now for my personal favourite. I reread all your work again to choose one XD

Now behold! ahem drum roll please! BEHOLD! Always Forever

This is a piece of art and I'm sorry if I repeat what I already commented before, forgive me 😅

As a start it's a songfic! I love songfics so that had me hooked right away! And when I read post war Draco there was no going back for me

“Draco, do you think what we have will last? Of course I want it to last, but what if something happens to us” you peered over at Draco who was staring at the night sky.

“Trust me love, nothing will happen to us. You and me always forever.”

let me tell you, my heart melted when I read this! it's so sweet and fluffy, yet the answer Draco gives sent some kind of dread over me, knowing that this conversation happened in their 5th year and we all know what he has to do in 6th year.

I also love the placement of the lyrics, they really fit :)

Draco,

Draco please, what is going on with you?. I know you said we had to be more careful, but now you’re just ignoring me. Did I do something to make you upset? Please let me help you with whatever it is.”

Love, Y/n

Here we go... Did you hear that? it was my heart shattering to pieces

Y/n,

You’ve done nothing my love, but I think it’s best if we take a break for now, I need to keep you safe. This isn’t goodbye. I love you.

Yours truly, D.M

I absolutely love the idea of the letters and the use of them in the story, but damn do they hurt in this context

Draco,

I miss you so much, I don’t think I can deal with this anymore. I just want to sleep in the same bed as you again.

Sincerely, a girl who misses you

Don't worry about that sound it's just my heart breaking and being crushed some more. You can feel the pain in the letters

My love,

I miss you even more, love. My bed misses you as well, this won’t be forever. Just wait a little while longer for me, yeah?

Sincerely, a boy who misses you more

And the way they now changed from using their real names to their new nicknames can be interpreted in different ways. For one, I could interpret them hiding their names so no one would find out about their love. Of course I could be mistaken. I just really like that detail and I also like how you can see them struggle in their relationship

Then we got perfect lyric placement once again after the war has ended

Oh darling it’s alarming thing to think of us apart

and

Just come here and we could settle down

You could not have placed them better in my opinion

“Draco what are you doing on the floor? You’re gonna get your trousers dirty” you said noticing Draco had stopped walking alongside you.

“Well darling, how am I supposed to propose to you as I stand?” he smirked.

“WE’RE GETTING MARRIED?! I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU—“ you got excited, jumping up and down while clapping your hands.

“Darling, you have to let me propose first”

Wait please this is the cutest thing ever. And his cockiness, that is just perfect! And we get husband!Draco as well? Yes please!

“Well I think it’s lovely, but we don’t have a child” he said nonchalantly.

Then it clicked.

“Wait, are you trying to tell me something?” he said with a hopeful look in his now teary eyes. “Am I going to be a father?” he asked.

As you may or may not know, dad!Draco owns my heart and this just filled my heart that you previously shattered with warmth and love and adoration and- ahem..and many more positive feelings

And the ending as a little flashback to their first conversation is simply brilliant! I adore this fic and I've loved it since you first posted it.

In conclusion, this work is a piece of art and I love it with my whole heart. Thank you very much for writing it 💖💖🥰

Thank you for your incredible work as a writer in this community! And thanks for sending that ask even though it took me forever to get to it😅💖🥰🥰💕

#ask me stuff #Luna's 200 follower sleepover #is there a name I can call you btw?#I'm just curious you don't have to answer that :)

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cherrysweather · 4 years ago

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hi :D! can I request scenario (or headcanon if easier) of apollo asking out the reader? Maybe the whole office is tired of them not asking each other out after having to deal with their tension. And I love your blog by the way! Sorry for my English :,P

Hi Anon uwu I see that you’re all thirsty with Apollo around here XD I actually find scenarios easier, but I’m so slow with them- So, sorry for the long wait (almost a month, I’m sO SORRY), but here it is uwu (Hope you’ll like it <3) -------------------------------

Apollo Justice asking you out:

The trial ended but Apollo almost lost the case because of the distraction that has afflicted him for days now

“WHAT. IS. YOUR. PROBLEM?!?!” Athena shook his shoulders with tears in her eyes "I’ve felt the heart in my throat more than once today! What do you have these days?!" She was stopped by Apollo, trying to calm himself down.

“I-I’m sorry, I didn’t want to make you feel like that, I don’t know what’s up wit-” He was interrupted by the noise of the hall’s doors opening.

“Next time you should take something to concentrate and calm yourself down Apollo; otherwise, who will give a lead to them?” He sighed looking at the figure at his side; the one who’s messing Apollo’s head.

“Instead! The way he solved this case really thrilled me, congratulations!” As they smiled, the red-suited lawyer’s face became as red as his clothes

“I-I didn’t do anything special, I only did what I had to” He rushed out the tribunal, hiding his face and starting to return to the office with his feet to ignore the annoying voices of those around him.

For some days, Apollo decided not to take any case to be sure not to do more damage like last time. During this break time he made up his mind; he tried to understand what was wrong with him, slowly understanding that the “what” was, in reality, a “who”. It’s been less than a year since their new colleague joined the agency as an apprentice and recently, even if he knew it, something within prevented him from taking that step forward that would make him make peace with himself; probably because of his inexperience or the fear of being rejected.

“Listen. Go to them with some flowers or any kind of gift you think they may like and tell them! Or... you can take them out for dinner! A date at the beach? Go watch a film with them!” Asking advice to Athena was the worst idea possible.

Apollo started to help them with the preparations for their first case, taking advantage of it to learn to know them better and to gain some confidence in speaking with them. “To understand if a witness is lying, you must learn even just the basics of the art of bluffing! With that, you can also confuse momentarily the accusation and gain time to better reflect if, in the end, the objection leads you to nothing” Whenever he talks about his work, he became so excited with anyone he talks to.

“Ok! So, I must confuse the court if I have some doubts on my argument” They took notes on his advice like a real student.

“W-Well, maybe not the whole court”.

In the end, Athena came with them in court to help with her psychological skills.

“Remember, you’re fine! You and Athena will do great in there!” Phoenix had already taken them away from those two screaming eagles, patting on their shoulders to support them as they entered the courtroom.

“Athena was thinking of going out to dinner together when the verdict will be given and she specifically said that you can’t miss it; you’ll have your chance of asking “your distraction” to go out with you”

Apollo had to contain himself since they were among the public, but he was so close to throwing something to Athena. Even if the last days he finally gained the courage and confidence to talk freely with them, he still had problems with his emotions towards them. Someone will probably die that night.

At the end of the trial, luckily, the verdict was given and also thanks to Athena’s help, it was a “Not Guilty” one.

So, It’s dinner time! The happiness in Athena’s face is adorable. The fear, anxiety, and stomach cramps from the nervous were witnessed by the greenish face of Apollo. Phoenix had to sit between the two to prevent Apollo from stabbing Athena as a revenge for this

“Come on Polly! It will be fun” Athena tried to reassure him, but his head was completely somewhere else, trying to figure out where he was, why he was there and how he got there.

“So.. How I did today? I followed all the tips Apollo gave me last days” Luckily someone broke the silence and as soon as Apollo heard his name, he came back to the real world, remembering everything and feeling the impulse to answer that phrase with the first positive words that came to his mind.

“O-Of course you did great even if the case was simple”

“Don’t mind him, he’s saying things like that just because, with you, he’s the only one who didn’t have a simple case in the agency, not to minimize your efforts” Athena was playing the role of that friend who helps you whenever you say or do something questionable

“...I didn’t mean that”

“W-Well, even if it wasn’t simple, the ability and the courage both Apollo and Mr. Wright had to frame someone like Kristoph Gavin, made that case iconic for beginners like me; it showed all the knowled-”

“Wow, looks like Apollo has a new fan!” As Athena spoke, the faces of the two interested turned red, which made Apollo not so distant from a living version of a painting by Picasso since he already was green.

“I-I’m not! I mean, I have no preference since you’re all talented lawyers in this agency an-”

“Oh god, can you all please eat before it became ice?” Thanks, Phoenix.

During all the dinner, those two stole glances to each other, adding more red tones on their faces whenever their eyes met. Between laughter and stories of the previous cases, the evening flew away and those two weren’t going to step away easily from each other; after they started to speak like normal people, nothing and no one dared to stop them, so they continued to talk even out the restaurant.

“So, I heard that Apollo is such a gentleman that he proposed to bring you back home; am I right?”

“I didn’t say nothing but, if both of them have a heavy butt, it is my pleasure to drive you back home even if the back seat of my bicycle isn’t the most comfortable thing in the world” He tried to act cool, but inside he was panicking, hoping for a yes.

“It’s ok for me, the important is that is ok for you Apollo”

“I’ll never forgive myself if something happens to you so, get on” As they left, also Phoenix and Athena got their way home on Phoenix’s bicycle. Apollo opened his mouth only to ask indications for their home, using the remaining time to think about how to vocalize what he felt to finally free himself from this burden.

“It’s this one, you can stop” They got off and took their stuff “Thank you so much for giving me a ride” That last tired smile they painted on their lips, killed him. So much that he couldn’t answer their thanks. “I-I wanted to say something to you but... I guess you’re tired too, so don’t worry, I’ll tell you tomorrow at the office” They hoped for an answer, but all they could see was an ice statue of Apollo “G-Goodnight then”. As they walked toward the door, something waked him up

“W-WAit!” He fell on the ground with the bicycle, getting up and going toward them at the speed of light, almost bumping into them.

“W-What is i-”

“Wait! I-I have to tell you something too, it is now or never, and if I don’t do it I’ll probably die” He tried to catch his breath, but his heart wouldn’t stop beating like a drum.

“Tell me everything, I’m here” They tried to calm him even if they probably were more worried than him, gently patting on his shoulders to reassure him.

“Just, please don’t think I’m some kind of dumbass for acting like this” he gently took their hands in his, looking down to avoid more embarrassment. “I like you. I liked you since the day I saw you for the first time but I only started to understand and accept it some months ago and, these months I could felt that something was happening inside me since I was always distracted, thinking about you, so I was thinking if you wanted to go somewhere together if you wan-” As he looked up, he saw two big teary eyes in front of him, feeling his heart collapse for a moment “Hey! Why are you crying? You can also say no to me, I won’t feel offended or anything, p-please don’t cry!” He squeezed their hands trying to understand what he did wrong to make them feel like that, but their only response was a tight hug for him.

Their head rested on his chest and they freed their hands from his to bring them on his back, holding his jacket with all of their strength. “This is exactly what I wanted to tell you but, you’ve been braver than me I guess” They smiled to reassure him they were in the best mood of their entire life “Of course we can go somewhere together, I would love that too” They wiped the tears away from their eyes, looking at him to have answers

“Y-You would? Really??” You could see smoke coming out of both his ears and head from how heat he was emanating at that moment “I-I mean, I’m perfectly fine with that” He also smiled, feeling a lot lighter inside, but trembling with emotions on the outside.

They took the situation in her hands, literally, taking his face with them and pushing it towards them to reach his lips with theirs.

WARNING WARNING WARNING

A volcano is about to erupt

It took him around two minutes of small kisses to calm himself down, feeling happiness instead of fear and embarrassment in every spot of his body. “S-So-”

“Don’t say anything, we’ll talk about it tomorrow” They probably wanted to kill him

“T-Tomorrow?”

“It’s late and we need to be at the office on time tomorrow” They cuddled his cheeks, laughing at his mortified face

“I guess you’re right. We also need to be efficient tomorrow, I should go” Hesitating, he freed their hands and turned towards the bicycle, still on the ground, to lift it.

“Thanks for today, from the trial to now and also for the days when you taught me everything I needed to know to win”

“I just did what I had to” He got on the bicycle again and turned back to wave his hand at them before the road for home.

“'Night and please be careful on the street! Love you!” They was just trying to mess up with him, and it worked since Apollo fell again from the bicycle for the sudden attack to the heart.

“A-Apollo!” Someone must save that poor boy for good this time.

Please.

#ace attorney #apollo justice #apollo justice x reader #ace attorney imagines #apollo justice ace attorney

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ashthelightmare · 4 years ago

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A Survivor Is Dead

Jayers Fanfiction

Art - @hugs-and-stabbies

note: idk how to post writing prompts on here, forgive me for the ‘spam’ stabbies, i don’t mean to xD

Jake became use to the game of cat-and-mouse that the Entity trapped him in. No longer did he fear death, no longer did he fear the Entity. Jake’s been trapped for so long he knows the killers thought process, he knew how to beat the killers at their own game. Jake could tell the entity wasn't pleased.

Every trial was like any one he's done before. Trick the killers, help his teammates, survive. All of them were different yet the same, all but one. Herman Carter - or as the survivors call him - the doctor. After all, he was a doctor of the mind. Jake couldn't predict his movements, but he could predict what his motives are. So instead of tricking him, Jake teases him, not screaming while getting shocked by the doctors shockwaves.

Jake was no longer afraid, but having fun, and the Entity didn't like it.

Being in the entity's realm for so long, Jake started fancying someone. a 6'7", mechanic suit wearer, creepy stalker kinda guy. The guy who can lift someone without strain, the kinda guy who could attract anyone he wanted to (and the kinda guy who turns girls on just by stalking them). The infamous, Michael Myers.

Somehow, the stalking serial killer also took a liking to the sabotaging man. It could be because Jake puts up a pretty good fight, but let's be for real here, it's totally because of Myers obsession with Jake’s ass.

One trial definitely changed the game. the entity was tired of Jake’s lack of fear (which also rubbed off basically everyone else in the camp), so it decided a the next best thing to bring fear into the survivors.

It was like any other trial for Jake. the game with the Doctor. What a treat. Jake thought with a role of his eyes as he realized where he was, and who he was up against. Letting out a breath of air, Jake walked with his toolbox to the closest meat hook, which so happened to be to the left of him. Opening his box, he grabbed the tools he needed and got to work dismantling the hook.

halfway done, Jake's feet started to feel like pins were poking him. Groaning, Jake packed his tools, and ran. Giggling was heard behind him as the Doctor appeared from around the corner just in time to see Jake vault an open window. The Doctor was most definitely pleased. It was one of the killers favorite toys.

Yes, the doctor knew about Jake and Myers, and seeing as the Doctor could use Jake to get a reaction out of Myers, Herman started the chase.

Around the map Jake lead the Doctor, and as Nea tried to get Herman on her, it frustrated Jake greatly. He knew what the Doctor was up to, but there wasn't much to prevent it. When the Doctor wants something, he almost always gets it.

Jake saw his first pallet to use, but Herman being the sociopath he is, changed his predictions. Tracking Jakes movements, the Doctor send out a shockwave to Jake and successfully hit him. While Jake was stunned (but didn't scream), the Doctor took his swing through the pallet. Blood started to pour out of the wound. The hit caused Jake to scream in agony, which satisfied the mind doctor.

But it didn't stop there. Herman kept his eyes on Jake and didn't let up.

Jake tried to trick the Doctor into thinking he was gonna run around the corner to his left, into a small room with two exits, going two different ways. It obviously didn't work as the Doctor mind gamed Jake. Smacking Jake into dying stage, the Doctor took no time in picking Jake up and putting him on the meat hook. Screaming, Jake looked around to see if his friends were nearby. No. No they weren't. Rolling his eyes, Jake just hung from the already infected meat hook. Ugh, I'll have Claudette clean my wound. Jake thought as he scanned the area. Nothing but 4 walls and debris. Yep, your usual map.

Not long after she was sure the killer was gone, Meg had come around and lifted Jake off the hook. “Wow Jake, it intrigues me to see you, of all people, first on hook,” Meg snickers.

“Shut up and heal me,” Jake grumbles. Snickering harder, Meg treated Jake’s wounds to the best of her ability. “Have Claud look at this.”

“No shit.”

But before either could notice the shocks at their feet, the Doctor sends a shock wave to stop the duo from healing.

Meg stopped her healing and screamed while Jake just twitches. “Time to go!” Jake yells and he books it the opposite direction of the Doctor and Meg.

Jake prayed Herman started to chase Meg, but when is there such thing as luck with Jake? Never. Jake peeked behind him to see the one and only mental doctor. “Fuck off!” Jake threw the insult at the killer, but Herman didn’t mind, he just giggled at Jakes clear frustration.

Jake could see Meg try and get the Doctors attention, but he wasn’t letting up. Running to a pallet, he was about the throw it down (as the Doctor got close as the chase pursued), but before he could grab the wood pallet, Jake screams as he puts his hands on his head, hoping to soothe the pain. However, the Doctor took the chance to hit Jake back into the dying state. Instead of screaming, Jake let’s out a frustrated “fuck!”

Giggling and whipping the blood off his weapon, the Doctor rubbed his hands together to create a huge shock wave and bent down to Jakes head. “NO!” Jake screams as the Doctor sent election through Jakes head, completely frying the brain, killing him.

However, Jakes body didn’t disappear to indicate he was back at the camp fire. The Doctor got confused until there was blood coming from Jakes ears and eyes. If the Doctor could widen his eyes even more than they were already forced to, you would be able to see the genuine shock.

The Doctor killed a survivor. Not sacrificing the survivor, but actually killing. As in, the soul leaves the body and isn’t able to come back, killing.

How the fuck was he going to tell Michael?!

Picking the body up, Herman could feel how limp jakes body is. Oh shit. Did the Entity mean to do this? Did I accidentally really kill a survivor? An I going to get punished. The Doctor talked to himself as he walked to the exit, planning to go to the killer camp fire and survivor camp fire, not caring about the trial going on. There was one thing the Doctor was genuinely scared of, and it is the Entity.

Michael was just listening to Freddy and one of the Legion kids argue about something, like always, when he saw the doctor walking towards the killer group with something is both his arms, like he was carrying something.

Upon further inspection, Michael trips on his sitting log before even standing and full sprints at the maniac doctor. Now Michael wasn’t a guy for words but he was pissed.

Standing there, was the mind doctor, Herman Carter, holding a real, dead, body, who belonged to Michael. “What. Happened.” Michael said sternly, glaring at the doctor through his white mask.

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artbymesa · 5 years ago

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Unforeseen Consequences

Admiral ZEX, The Captain, Dax

Suggestive themes but no “details”. (Not my kind of writing lol)

I’m really. not sure why my brain fixated on writing this. I was introduced to Star Control and Admiral ZEX by @zarla-s (hopefully this tag isn’t bothersome?). I was in the process of introducing him to some friends and it spurred the thought: Would ZEX even expect a human to respond positively to his advances? He’s probably gotten pretty articulate with deflecting rejection and criticism and judgement, but what if that wasn’t the case for once? How well would he handle it?

I apologize for however out of character or Not Canon this may be, but it was a thought that wouldn’t leave me alone until I wrote it down. And then after I started it, it got away from me. Its been a long, long time since I’ve wrote a fanfic whoo boy

I think I wrote this with the presumption of how it would take place if you could romance him in the game, and the consequences (for everyone) of that XD

“The scope of our relationship can grow as close as you wish.” Zex said with a foreign body language of bravado.

The Captain regarded him for a moment before leaning forward into the Admiral’s personal space, a grin pulling at the corner of their lips. “Oh? Close…how~….?”

Zex sputtered, caught off guard and overwhelmed by the human’s sudden, unexpected close proximity. A human had never so much as dared to tread within a couple feet of him, much less ever enough to feel their breath. He had grown rather bold with this certainty. Perhaps a measure of that was his own doing– intentionally or not, his forthright tendencies wedging itself in between any opportunity. Being turned away, shrugged off or kept at a distance was the standard order of things. It was easy. It was predictable. And it had been so long, he never really expected that standard to be challenged. Needless to say, this threw him off.

Even still, he may have been a hopeless romantic, but he was no fool. He was aware of what the human stood to gain by winning him over. Manipulating him just to secure his military genius was low– but with a suspicious lack of human behavior like this ever before– not unheard of. He regained a brittle amount of composure, steeling over his words to obscure it. “Captain. If you intend to taunt me please do so in the way I am accustomed. I’ve hardened to the ridicule of my countrymen but faking interest in me is a different manner of cruel. If all you wish is for an alliance I am happy to oblige without the exploitation of my…weakness.”

The Captain challenged his words and moved a little closer, resting a relaxed arm on the admiral’s desk and shrugged. “I’m not faking, Zex.”

The admiral stared at it, then up at the captain when they said his name informally. Anyone else he may have corrected, but there was a warmth to it from the human that he so badly wanted to indulge. He had to confess, he had fantasized about similar circumstances and how he would conduct himself, but now that it was actual happening, he froze. He was usually so articulate but words escaped him, he was usually so well composed but this human had a way with disrupting it like a house of cards. As much as it currently worked against him, it was new to him. Exciting.

Reality began to sink in when the human didn’t recoil their appendage away, instead looked at him expectantly for a response. The gesture wasn’t an error. It was intentional. Even despite their lack of tendrils, humans had such a way with expressing emotion. It was one of the things he loved most about them. This one was a challenge to read, but everything he could gather from them seemed genuine. Which meant…

He struggled for a moment, realizing the position he had put himself in before laughing nervously. “Would you look at this? The first time a human reciprocates interest and even I succumb to a measure of my people’s distrust. You must forgive me, Captain. It has been a long time…” The admiral seemed to fight with some kind of internal conflict for a moment before the human settled it for him.

They reached out, dexterous fingers closing over his arm tendril in a comforting gesture. Their hand was warm, far warmer to the touch than he anticipated.

“You don’t have to apologize.”

Before the admiral could speak, the human was standing. And before he could ask if he had done something wrong, they were on his side of the desk.

A lot of things began to happen at once, and he opposed none of them.

“Zex?” The human asked, pulling on their robes not a moment before the admiral could take in one last look at their beautifully crafted anatomy akin to a living, breathing sculpture. They truly were a unique work of art forged from the galaxy and experiencing them so up close was a privilege. The captain’s question was what pulled him out of his trance.

“Mmm?”The human studied the quiet planet outside from the window. Pensive observation stirred a thought that pricked the edge of their brow. They had such a world of emotion hidden behind subtle changes in their features. But interpretation was a different story.

“How much do you actually know about humans?”

It was a good thing VUX couldn’t blush.

“Admittedly, Captain, much more now than I did an hour ago.”

The human gave a kind but cheeky grin, looking down as if it helped them compose their words differently. Their “smile” as it were, had been toothy and startling when he first witnessed it. It contradicted what he otherwise should have interpreted as some kind of feral threat display. This was so very different. It was tender and warm, and it melted a part of him he didn’t know existed. Since then, he had been compelled to incite it as often as he could. They seemed to respond best with his banter and advances, which was a pleasure in and of its own.

“I’m serious. Be honest.”

The admiral thought for a moment.

“I know that your people are beautiful. And very clever. And resourceful. I know you are a uniquely hardy species. I’ve heard the stories of your people surviving conditions that would have easily killed others by shock alone. As I’m sure you know by now, my countrymen do not share my appreciation. They think you grotesque.”

“What else have they said about us?”

“They may have mentioned that you are stubborn. And reckless.”

“Do you believe them?”

“….I am beginning to consider it.”

“Perhaps you should.”

There was a pause.

“Why do you ask me this now?”

The Captain was quiet momentarily, but returned to Zex. Perhaps it was touch starvation, but he hadn’t realized how much he craved it until the captain returned to settling a hand against what equated to his own. They didn’t make eye contact just yet.

“The Ur Quan enslaved my people. What’s left of them.”

“Oh. Oh, dear. I was not aware. I am sorry, perhaps I’ve lived in isolation longer than I thought. I suppose that explains the lack of human visitors.” The gears began to turn. “But you arrived here in an armed starship. You weren’t given clearance to leave either, were you? You cannot be planning what I think you are planning. Captain, resisting the Ur Quan is madness.”

“And my visit here is a direct violation to your people’s alliance with the Ur Quan. I suppose if nothing else, reputation is accurate.” The human sighed. “You mentioned an alliance but I can’t expect that of you. You would be labeled a traitor. Your people already have enough reason to kill you without my interference as it is.”

“I am not attached to this planet, Captain. Nor interaction with my people, unfortunately.”

“If you think VUX are bigoted, you’ve not met enough humans.”

“How do you mean?”

“My peoples’ entire history is built on conflict and persecution. Our biggest challenge has always been coexisting with eachother. It’s a harsh lense to see it through, but that in mind it wouldn’t be fair to ask you to come with me either. Even if we do win the war, your help or not, life on Earth afterward would never be peaceful. They’ve done far more to their own people over far less. They’d tear you apart.”

“You’re suggesting this shouldn’t last.”

“I’m suggesting that we consider everything involved before this gets complicated.”

The admiral was quiet for a moment in thought. The human brought up a lot of good points, much to his displeasure. But that wasn’t going to deter him so easily.

“While I must commend the forethought, you are forgetting that tactical improvisation in dangerous situations is my specialty. Besides, this planet has always been more of a prison than a place of retirement—no matter how they attempted to sell it me. I saw through it. The whole reason I am here, Captain, is because I refused to be someone I am not. I can assure you. I would rather pursue an opportunity for a life worth living and the one that I want, however that is defined, than to live out my days rotting on this planet in fear. It would simply go against everything I stand for. I would join you on your travels… if you’d have me.”

The human sighed realizing he likely wasn’t going to let it go— not after making a conclusion like that. Not that they truly wanted to refuse him anyway.

That smile returned—quieter, more subtle this time. Almost somber. They reached over to the side of his face and stroked with the back of their hand. His eye closed, leaning into the touch with some measure of tension fading from his posture.

“I suppose it makes it easier when we’re not investing in another bunk on board.” The human teased. “And after all this is over, Alpha Cerenkov I can’t be the only one of its kind in the galaxy.”

The admiral’s shoulders relaxed, and an arm curled around the captain’s.

“We have some time to prepare. My countrymen visit occasionally to exchange supplies and resources but they’ve been scarce lately and I do not think they know you are here. Fortunately the others that live here permanently are—“

“Sir, I didn’t hear the human’s departure and it’s been awfully quiet, are you o-.OHMY-“ After entering through the door, Dax dropped and shattered what seemed to previously be some kind of beverage he was holding before scrambling to shield his eye.

“Dax!? Have you no sense to knock?!”

“I did NOT see what I think I just saw.“ He nearly pleaded. "Tell me that isn’t what’s going on here. Admiral, I swear to–”

“Who is—?“

“My sub commander.” Zex retrieved and put on a robe of his own irritably before standing. “Who very rudely barged in unannounced, I might add.”

Dax carefully peeked open his eye, as if unsure if it was alright to look. “Excuse me sir, but the very last thing I expected to walk in on was—…“ Something like a grimace contorted Dax’s features.

“I do not need your approval, Dax. Besides, I thought you more open-minded than this.”

“So this is what I think it is. You have to be joking.” He finally looked, though now had a somewhat exasperated and heated posture. “Sure, maybe I don’t hate humans but to be involving yourself with—…“ his eye swiveled from the bed to the human, then back to Zex with a more bitter grimace. “What will the council think?”

“The council will not think anything if they don’t hear of it.”

"With all due respect sir, this– this had gone way too far. This is going to get you killed!”

“Mind. Your. Place. Dax.”

The sub commander’s posture recoiled slightly. His superior may have been reckless, blinded, mad and a hedonist, but he was also well respected and rightly earned it. Dax was as loyal as they came, even if the admiral absolutely exhausted him at times. This was easily in the top three of those.

“…I’m sorry, sir. I understand the council put you here to pursue your…‘lifestyle’–.”

“That’s what I’m doing, aren’t I?”

Dax laughed, uneasy. “Sure, but I highly doubt they expected it possible for you to ever actually–”

Zex sighed stubbornly and looked off, the sub commander’s words stinging a bit. It gave Dax pause to reword, but Zex spoke before he could.

“Please excuse me, captain. I’ll take care of this.”

The two of them left the room and shut the door behind them.

“Sir…even if they don’t find out which they obviously will, how do you expect to keep this up? If this gets back to our home planet they’ll make an example of you. They’ve been placated this long knowing you’re not influencing the public but as soon as it starts to get out of their hands it could cause an uprising. How long has this been going on?”

“If you must pry, I’ve spoken with them on recent occasions but this was the first time we–”

“Eugh. No. Stop. That’s enough.” He winced and interrupted. “So you’re telling me you don’t even know this human very well. You don’t know if they have an ulterior motive for all of this.”

“Actually, Dax, the human initially agreed with you. They were ready to leave for the sake of my safety and that would have been that. But I was who convinced them otherwise. They wouldn’t have initiated what they did or gone as far as they did if their intentions were to take advantage of me. If you were violently repulsed by the very appearance of an alien, don’t you think having sex with them would be a last resort? ”

“Sir, please—“Dax cringed, waving his arms to stop him but Zex continued.

“And if you must insist on doing this now—“ He huffed and straightened himself. “I’ve decided to join them. I’m leaving Alpha Cerenkov. The human plans to resist the Ur Quan.”

“Have you gone completely mad?! What about the fleet? I hope you realize the position you’re putting them in if they question them. If they question me. They’ll suspect us traitors. I didn’t swear an oath to your loyalty with the intention of breaking it. If I refuse to give them what they want…”

“If you and the rest of the fleet do not intend to join us, then perhaps the less you know the better.” The admiral turned back to the door, but Dax stopped him. There was a pause.

“I hope you’re sure about this…”

“There are few things I’ve been surer of.”

Dax sighed deeply.

“Just…wait. Don’t do anything reckless. I’ll talk with the fleet.”

#admiral zex #star control #star control II #star control 2 #boy I'm bad at titles #yes thats a strange magic reference fight me #Sub Commander Dax

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hollyberry06 · 5 years ago

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Wizardess Heart OC spam- Hester Dalzel and Muffy Empyra

So this is a rare post, but I’m in SUCH a good mood today that I wanted to share something, so have some old artwork from last year! The OCs I drew haven’t changed much though, so they’re still fairly accurate depictions! (I didn’t add any shading though so oops, I’m not sure why either. Oh and Muffy’s head looks kinda egg-shaped but I’m not an artist so please forgive me XD)

So I love making OCs, it’s like a passion of mine. I created these two ages ago to fit into a Wizardess Heart project that I enjoy working on in my spare time. They fit into the Season 6 storyline of Wizardess Heart, with the Labyrinth and the Cursed Prince. Both of them are Night Class students. Hester is aiming to become a Prefect, while Muffy is trying to become a Deputy.

Hester Dalzel is a sorceress who specialises in magic circles. She uses this huge wooden staff to generate circles at will by drawing runes, and she’s a pro after 12 years of training. She ended up in Gedonelune Academy while looking for her father, who went missing when she was 10. She used to be a bounty hunter despite her young age, and is widely considered one of the most talented wizards of her generation. She is extremely cocky and acts standoffish at times, although she has the talent to go along with that. She can outmatch Zeus in terms of skill, but falls short on physical strength on stamina by just a little.

Muffy Empyra is a Night Class student despite not working with dark magic. She’s technically immortal and didn’t want to be mixed with other students and get unwanted attention, so she moved to the Night Class. She is a special race of person called a Seraph, a race of angels who descended to live on earth. They live for hundreds of years and have seven lifetimes to live on earth. Once they die they return to earth at age 175 (They look about 17) to live another lifetime many years later. Muffy has lived alone for most of her lifetimes, and prefers to keep to herself, despite the admirer’s attention. She is fairly reserved but also very generous. She has tendencies to be a little airheaded at times, despite getting very good grades overall. Her current age is unknown, but she appears to be young

I know these guys seem a little strange, the art isn’t the best, their backstories are a little cliche and there’s tons of improvements to make, but these two are some of my favourite wizardess heart OCs, or just OCs in general! I really want to get better at art so I can draw them the way I imagine them, and to draw a few more OCs too (Trust me, I have PLENTY more).

Obviously the backgrounds aren’t mine. The individual backgrounds were taken from the actual game, I downloaded the maze background online and the night sky overlay comes with Clip Studio Paint, which is the software I use. I used an Aikatsu album cover as a reference for the poses, and the eye style is from Aikatsu Stars. I own only my own drawings!

#wizardess heart #labyrinth and the cursed prince #zeus brundle #hiro tachibana #ocs #ntt solmare #original character

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ysalamiri-queen · 5 years ago

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2019 Fic in Review

Inspired by @myevilmouse I’m going to sum up all the writing I’ve been up to the past year. I’m really proud of what I’ve accomplished, and thanks to you all for the encouragement to put my ideas out into the world! This has been a year of trying new things, and really growing as an author I feel… And wow according to AO3 I’ve written about 400k words in the past 12 months, damn. So let’s get to the list, going from the beginning of the year to the end, and as always please heed the tags on these before reading.

Note: As I go back, I’m realizing a lot of the links were messed up or are just straight missing. I am on the Mobile App so things can get messy. Please visit my works page on AO3 HERE to see all of these on my page under JessKo and my other pseuds.

1 Late Night at the Slab

Idea: Filling a prompt for the Thryce server in which some, uh, unique Chiss anatomy was assigned.

Result: A 3-way with Thrawn, Arihnda, and Eli and my first foray into the more Xeno side of things in a Modern AU setting. Yeehaw!

2 The Trouble With Free-Roaming Ysalamiri

Idea: Based on some adorable ysalamiri cuddles art by @strength-through-order I wanted to write some Thranto fluff.

Result: Ysalamiri-filled Thranto fluff X’D

3 Inquisitor’s Debt

Idea: What if the Grand Inquisitor changed sides at the end of Rebels season 1?

Result: Some fun throwbacks with Obi-Wan and Caleb Dume leading up to Quizzy defecting with Ezra.

4 Ancient Stems

Idea: Eli Week drabbles based on the Vanto Week prompts.

Result: A silly buzz droid narrative with Thrawn and some cute slice of life Eli backstory/Ascendancy days bits.

5 Charnsuka

Idea: Kinky stuff with Lord Garmadon when he’s an Anacondrai.

Result: Kinky stuff with Lord Garmadon when he’s an Anacondrai. Sorry Zane!

6 Caged Like Prized Birds

Idea: Again inspired by the awesome Chiss anatomy and Thrux drawings by @strength-through-order , I wanted to craft a narrative around Armitage, as a young man, stumbling upon a clone of Thrawn.

Result: Man, this might just be one of my favorite things I’ve ever written, had so much fun plotting it out and the smut is mmm! Tentacles everywhere~ I’ve gone back to re-read this a lot, I’ll admit it. I hope you all enjoyed it too.

7 Quiet On Set

Idea: Must. Write. Talos.

Result: A cute little platonic x-reader with everyone’s favorite Skrull. This was my first MCU fic too.

8 Diagnostic

Idea: Wanted to apologize to Zane for the damages done in Charnsuka with some Glacier shipping fluff.

Result: A silly glacier thing leading to a bit of foolery. I’m happy with it!

9 Heron Soaring

Idea: A continuation of the plot line from Heron Rising with Kanan and Thrawn.

Result: Too many feels… but some great sex to soften the blow, Kanera too!

10 Patron

Idea: Responding to a tumblr prompt from @wukeskywalker regarding Thrawn commissioning LOADS of artworks of Eli.

Result: More Thranto fluff! I see a trend here…

11 Black Heron

Idea: Kanan x Pryce for @myevilmouse , I think this was our first ‘collaboration’ on something!

Result: Juahir hires a special someone to show Arihnda a good time!

12 Red Heron

Idea: @star-wars-rebels-4 is always an amazing wealth of ideas for Grand Inquisitor, and encouraged a work featuring him and Kanan.

Result: Delicious back alley smut when an undercover Jedi is caught!

13 Warm Homecoming

Idea: Give my and a friend's OCs some cute fluff.

Result: OC fluff and a vacation to Hoth!

14 sowing the seeds

Idea: Add something cute to the spank war project.

Result: Another contender for my ‘favorite thing I’ve ever written’ rank. Two chapters of pining, cooking lessons, and sweet slick smut.

15 Red Frost

Idea: After watching “The Evil of Frankenstein” with @sneakybunyip ‘s amazing movie night group, I wanted to do something fun with Victor and Hans.

Result: A fun little adventure fic with some huddling for warmth to boot. Victor and Hans are the hammer-horror-verse Thranto send tweet.

16 a setting sun to hide the ruins

Idea: What if I tortured Kanan to the point he turned evil and joined the Inquisitors (and went a little insane in the process)

Result: Instead of torture, let’s just use some serum that drives him mad. Perfect. Smut ahoy, pretty much a dead dove type fic.

17 Pinktown

Idea: When browsing abandoned towns in Florida, I came across Flamingo… what if Thrawn had been exiled here instead.

Result: An alternate history of Thrawn’s exile and eventual discovery by the Empire. Huge thanks for @badgerandk on this one for the perfect epilogue and beta.

18 the sun rises to only illuminate the stranger i have become

Idea: Setting sun… part 2! But it’s actually what happens before sun?

Result: How Kanan ended up where he is for ‘a setting sun’... lots of imp smut and again, it's sort of a dead dove style fic.

19 Frozen Over

Idea: Ar’alani x Eli Vanto

Result: Somehow me and my writing partner ended up at sensory deprivation focus on this one.

20 Shape of Honor

Idea: Well, this one started in 2018 but ‘finished’ in 2019. Still working on the epilogue. Lots of tweaks… If you are not familiar, this is my AU in which it explores how the Thrawn novel and Rebels show would be altered if Palpatine distrusted Thrawn from their first meeting and accused him of being a Chiss spy. Vaguely inspired by the film The Shape of Water.

Result: Well it's nearly a novel now, isn’t it. This was a great adventure in learning how to create compelling story arcs. I’m extremely satisfied with how it is shaping (lol) up.

21 Datura Stamonium

Idea: Thrawnbine ovi smut.

Result: Oops it has plot now, a whole backstory with Eli and such and so fourth. Will need further stories told…

22 Desert Entropy

Idea: Luke/Wedge modern AU shenanigans.

Result: Also pulled Nath/Wyl and the Rogue Squad/Alphabet Squad peeps into this. Set in Vegas, Luke and Wedge meet and have a cute little romance, but some legal troubles set them back (Palpatine, as always, is That Bitch™) Very happy ending!

23 The Great Eli and Thrawn Prank War

Idea: See Chapter 1: Mullet Thrawn

Result: This thing really grew up, and thanks to all the contributors for allowing me to join in! My contributions were: 7-Bombs Away! In which a bit of drama brews and Thrawn makes a paint bomb that forces him and Eli back into being roomates. 11-Tooka Troube 2: Electric Boogaloo in which Eli finds his quarters slowly filling up with Tooka plush toys, and then something huge goes off in supply. 17-The Bitch is Back In which who knew Thrawn could sing?!

24 Clipped Wings to Keep Us from Flying

Idea: Continuing the story line from Caged Like Prized Birds

Result: Dragging Eli and the OG Thrawn into this, seeing that their stories were left untold in the first work. Also Armitage and the clone are up to all sorts of cool things. Still a WIP, on the list to keep working on this year!

25 I’ll do what I can.

Idea: Some Ronan/Krennic feels post Treason

Result: A Ronan character study that I really needed to get out of my system and finally a stable alliance between Krennic and Thrawn!

26 Purple Heron

Idea: @punk--kenobi and I concocted some fun Kanan/Zeb/Hera smut featuring Lasat heat cycles.

Result: Ah this came out so cool, full of emotion and wonderful imagery. Massive kudos to @punk--kenobi for beta-ing my portion and contributing some of the best smut one can find!

27 Ninjago Angst Week 2019

Idea: Do some 1-shots for Ninjago Angst Week

Result: ow right in the feels. Each character got a highlight in their own ‘dark retelling of a canon or canon adjacent event�� chapter.

28 Vertigo

Idea: Thing’s don’t go right planetside for Eli, Pik, and Waffle in Treason.

Result: Big oof. I hope Eli can one day forgive me… I even put strain on the end game Thranto! Bittersweet ending and lots of angst.

29 More Than Just a Treat

Idea: What is Obi Wan up to in the desert…

Result: Aunt Beau and baby Luke baked him cookies obviously!

30 Datura Metel

Idea: Continuing the Datura cycle…

Result: Just how Eli ended up where he did in the first installation.

31 Here & Now

Idea: Some Thranto Fluff! For @jewelliffer

Result: A camping trip for shore leave! And a marriage proposal for extra sugar.

32 Monster Under the Bed

Idea: Benevolent Boogeyman Chiss

Result: Modern AU Thranto spooky sillies. Bit of an intense climax but they talk it out!

33 Haunted by Sentiment

Idea: Nath is in denial of being the Squad Dad for @glassprowlers

Result: Nath’s very bad no good oh so terrible day! It's very silly and I really like how it ended up, the title is way more serious than the story itself XD

34 Pulse

Idea: Werewolf AU Lavashipping

Result: Oops Kai is a werewolf! Good thing Cole is here to help him figure out how to press on.

35 Stories from Area 51

Idea: remember the raid Area 51 meme? I do! Gotta clap them alien cheeks!

Result: Oh no it got PLOTTY! Pretty much all of my favorite characters and ships cherry-picked and plopped down into a Men In Black style facility in the middle of the desert. I really have a thing for the desert huh…

36 Good Day

Idea: The “truth” behind the “Good day, Lieutenant Vanto” from Thrawn in Treason.

Result: Oh stars the FEELS! Thrawn is in deep water and he KNOWS IT! GAH!

37 Fur Ball

Idea: Chiss are mogwai/gremlins…

Result: Silly Thranto fluff. Thrass shows up too! Feeding them after midnight is actually a good idea here… Grow your own ideal man!

38 Came Back Haunted

Idea: A mission fic centered around the @peters-pumpkin-day prompts.

Result: Ice planet survival with Tarkin, Krennic, Galen, and Ronan.

39 Sewn Together

Idea: This drawing actually is what lead to the fic-

Result: A fairly unique reuniting of Thrawn and Eli after both return to the Ascendancy.

40 Spiked Heron

Idea: Oh no… Kanan gets himself in deep poodoo this time.

Result: Devaronians really like humans huh? The next chapter is half way written I swear it is coming soon!

41 A Colder Embrace

Idea: Thrawn/Purrgil/Ezra and Luke/Wampa for SW Rare Pairs.

Result: It's very cold on Hoth… and even colder in space.

42 Surround

Idea: Luke/Wedge for SW Rare Pairs

Result: Luke has to confront Wedge post ESB regarding what is, essentially, his deserting the Rebels.

43 What Happens Planetside…

Idea: Eli/Pik/Waffle for SW Rare Pairs

Result: heheh a scrumptious Eli sandwich! And surprise tentacles because, well, why not?

44 Hesperidium

Idea: Fluffy Kylux for the Kylux Secret Santa event

Result: Ah its so sweet you might get a cavity

45 Reanimator

Idea: Lovecraftian eldritch horror Thranto

Result: This is the sort of project that it takes 2 months to fine tune each chapter, so bear with me, but I can promise a wonderful, creepy ride is ahead!

46 Floral

Idea: Luke/Faro for SW Rare Pairs. Enjoy the Jedi lovin’, @myevilmouse

Result: Sex pollen and accidentally defecting from the Empire. Whoops!

47 The Harch

Idea: Bouncing off of THIS art by @mamidlo , we worked together to create this plot. Very much inspired by the Hammer Horror films, such as Dracula and Frankenstein.

Result: A fun and spooky romp of Kallus and Zeb getting trapped in a creepy castle featuring mind controlled drones and a species-obsessed Harch. This was my first time posting the entire story at once, too!

Wow, I can not believe how much has been written this year. Thank you all again for reading and kudos-ing and your amazing comments. I’d not be here without the support and love <3 Cheers to 2020 and much more fic ahead!

#ysalamiri-queen writes #year in review #too many tags XD so im not even goign to try

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foxyotomelady · 5 years ago

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Maybe I am a jerk... Chapter IV (JuminxReader, ZenxReader)

Author’s notes:

Be aware of: angst, ANGST, much of angst, strong language, many feels, slightly yandere-ish Jumin, my poor grammar, lol.

I said that this will be the last? Well, I lied XD

I'm going to write an epilogue.

Buy Me A Ko-Fi Have a nice reading!

You went to a party in the company of Zen. You had to be there first, as your job was to welcoming guests. Even though you looked wonderful in a red dress with a neckline revealing your clavicles and a necklace matching the color of your eyes - it was Zen who attracted the most attention. It didn't bother you, it even made your work easier, but it seemed that you two would have difficulty finding time and privacy for yourselves.

You have already welcomed Yoosung, Jaehee and Seven. Fortunately, Seven wasn't interested in making silly jokes this time.. Everything went smoothly and without problems. Until Jumin showed up… You thought that everything went back to normal lately, but now you've understood how wrong you were. Actually, it was the first time that you've seen Jumin since the "incident". The whole image of what happened at Jumin's penthouse came back to your thoughts, you got hot and uncomfortable. Even worse was the tension that hang between two men, it was so thick that it could be cut with a knife.

"Hello, Y/N, Zen," Jumin said with his straight voice. He and Zen looked at each other sharply, like animals that are ready to be at each other's throats. NOT GOOD.

"Welcome, Jumin," You answered and tapped Zen on his side with your elbow, as he was silent.

"Hello, Jumin," He murmured through clenched teeth and forced a smile.

"The party is as perfect as I would imagine," Jumin declared and moved his gaze at you.

"Of course, thanks to Y/N," Zen added significantly.

"Yes, I knew she would handle it splendidly," Jumin hasn't took his eyes off you. "You look beautiful, Y/N."

You felt your heart stopped. Why would he say that in front of Zen?

"Isn't she?" Zen was trying his best not to burst out - you saw that in his tense posture, in his glaring eyes.

"Umm," You put your hair behind your ear, abashed. "Thank you, Jumin, you're so kind." You wanted this conversation to sound like a friendly one. You smiled gently and cleared your throat, when suddenly Zen embraced your waist with one hand. He pressed you to his side firmly.

"I heard they have some fine wines here. I'm about to tasting them. May I ask Y/N to join me?" Jumin looked back at Zen again, as if challenging him.

"Of course," Zen replied with a wry smile. "I wanted to go for a smoke anyway. So you can keep her company while I'm gone."

"Why don't we go tasting wine together? The three of us."

You've tried desperately to fix this situation.

"I do not like wine," Zen said. "I'd rather have a can of beer."

"Then go get one," Jumin proposed calmly.

Well, your attempts have failed.

Zen turned you around so he could look at your face. "It won't take long, darling." Then he kissed you passionately. You returned the kiss, but you also gazed at Jumin with the corner of your eye. And... Oh God... The look of his face! He was furious, his expression dark and cold. You shivered... and it wasn't because of the kiss that Zen gave you.

When Zen left the two of you, you just stood there still, without words, not knowing what to do.

"Are you coming?" You heard Jumin's composed voice. When did he manage to calm down?

You went to the wine table together. You sighed and dared to pierce Jumin with a sharp gaze, "That was completely unnecessary."

"Hm? What do you mean?" He asked, choosing a bottle of red wine.

"This attitude of yours."

Instead of answering your comment, he gave you a half-filled glass, "Here, it's for you."

"I thought we're just tasting, not getting drunk."

He smirked, "It's just half of a glass. You're not much of a drinker, are you?"

"Jumin Han, you're not planning on getting me drunk, are you?"

"Are you really thinking so low of me?"

You were enjoying your wine and your sweet suggestive conversation for quite a while. Until Jaehee appeared and she gazed at you with a very weird expresion.

"Sir, may I have a moment alone with Y/N?"

Despite the fact that Jumin didn't look pleased, he left the two of you alone.

"What is it, Jaehee?" You asked.

She cleared her throat, "Y/N, I'll be straight with you. Are you... I can't believe I'm about to say that... Are you having an affair with Mr. Han?"

She left you speechless. You were looking at her with your eyes wide open.

"You're not denying it."

"No, Jaehee... It's nothing like that... We…"

"I see the way you are looking at each other." She continued. "I never took Seven's jokes seriously. Now I see that I was wrong. I think... I find it hard to believe, but I think that Mr. Han is deeply in love with you."

You didn't know what to say. You were so tired of lying. Jaehee sighed with a pain in her voice, "I've trusted you and now I feel betrayed. I hoped that you'll be good for Zen but you're only hurting him."

You frowned. You knew that she has the right to being angry with you, but she shouldn't act like she knows everything, "Ok, I'll be straight with you too. It's true that Jumin and I have developed some feelings for each other. But we're trying to... It's not so simple. We're trying to do the right thing, as we both still care for Zen."

"The longer you allow it to last, the more you hurt him, you know that, right?"

"I know!" You cried with tears in your eyes. "But how am I supposed to tell him...?"

"Do you prefer me to tell him that?"

"No, Jaehee, please, don't. I must deal with it myself. I just need more time."

"Time for what?"

"For me to make a right decision," You looked at Jaehee apologetically. "Jaehee... Can you ever forgive me?"

"I think I'd also need some time."

Jaehee looked up, and you turned away to follow her gaze. Zen was just coming your way. Jaehee apologized to you and went away. When Zen found himself beside you, he embraced you by the waist and kissed you on the forehead, "Where's Jumin?" He asked.

"I don't know," You said, emotionless, still in a slight shock after the conversation you had with Jaehee.

"Let's not talk about him. How about a dance, darling?"

You danced for some time, attracting the attention of many people. Zen looked happy, and you pretended that everything was fine and you were starting to get sick of it. When you finished dancing, Zen got surrounded by a group of people associated with art and you looked around - you noticed Jumin who was watching the two of you. Did he look at you the entire time you danced? When your eyes met for a moment, he turned his head and went to the VIP rooms - of course he was in possession of one of them.

You told Zen you're going to the bathroom, and he was too busy talking with agents and sponsors to wonder if you're telling him the truth.

The door to the room where Jumin entered was open. You pushed them and went inside. It was a pretty stifling and mysterious atmosphere there. Jumin sat on the red leather couch and stared blankly at the wall.

"Jumin, are you okay?" You asked, approaching him.

"Why do you ask?" He did not look at you.

"Well... You're hiding here…"

He suddenly frowned, "I just can't stand seeing you and Zen together."

"Jumin... We agreed that we'll remain as friends."

He finnaly moved his gaze at you, "Are you really think it is possible?"

"I... I just don't know what to do..." You felt your eyes filling with tears again. "Jumin... what should we do?"

He raised up from his sit and got closer to you. You were moving away to the point your back hit the wall. Jumin touched your cheek gently, "Would you rather be here with Zen?"

"N-no..." You said, shivering. He shifted his hand along your neck and arm and then rested it at your waist.

"Did you enjoy that kiss you shared with him today?" He was staring at your lips.

"Not as much as the one I've shared with you," You whispered, your heart pounding fast.

Jumin kissed you desperately, pushing you against the wall, his knee suddenly placed between your thighs. You whimpered into the kiss. When he withdrew his head and took your cheeks in his hands, you both panted, "I've missed you so much over the last month that I can't possibly describe it... So I'll just show you."

He showered your neck with kisses, his hands caressing your waist and back.

"I've missed you too..." You moaned, your legs barely holding you up.

He then raised his head again and started to whisper to your ear in his hoarse voice, "There was not a day when I was not thinking about you and I thought about many things that you probably don't want to do with just a friend. It’s impossible to remain as friends after doing such things."

Your heart was racing, your body heated. Jumin lifted you up without a problem and placed you on the couch. He hung over you, with a dark expression on his face. Then he grabbed your wrists and raised them over your head. You started to feel dizzy, he kissed you with passion again and clenched your wrists hard. You arched beneath him, moaned with pleasure and you felt that he smirked. Placing both of your wrists in his one hand, he traced your trembling body by his free one. You felt his fingers above your knee, he slipped them under your dress and started to caress your inner thigh.

"Jumin!" You squealed, surprised by his action.

"You want it as much as I do," He rasped into your exposed collarbone. His breath was hot on your skin, "Just stop resisting your own desires."

His hand on your inner thigh went even higher and you clenched your legs, "Jumin! No! W-we can't…"

He did not move for a moment, you heard his hasty and shuddering breathing, similar to yours. Then, to your surprise, he embraced you firmly. His body was trembling.

" Jumin... "

"I'm sorry... Did I scare you?"

You returned his embrace, your fingers digging into his back, "No, Jumin, you did not."

"I'm so in love with you that it hurts..." He said with weak voice, that you never heard from him before. "You must choose... or I'll…"

"I have already chosen."

He raised his head and looked hopefully at your face. You smiled and kissed him gently, "I'm in love with you too, Jumin... so much that it hurts... But please, you must be patient... Just for a little more... I must tell Zen before we take another step…"

"I know you're right. I'll endure it somehow. But don't make me wait too long."

The rest of the night was terrible for you. You didn’t want to tell Zen the truth now, at the party. So you spent that time with him as if nothing had happened, feeling something twisting your stomach. Guiltiness did not leave you until the next morning.

You sat on the sofa with Zen, pensive. From the moment you parted with Jumin at the party, you didn't see him. He had to leave earlier. He probably didn't want to look at you and Zen together.

"Maybe we should go on a date," Zen suddenly suggested. "I know that you are probably tired after the party, but as I have a day off today, let's try to spend it as best as we can."

No, you couldn't stand it any longer.

"Zen ... We need to talk."

"Wow, sounds serious."

"Because it is a serious matter."

He was looking at you, worried. You took a deep breath, "Zen... I can't be in a relationship with you anymore."

He blinked, dumbfounded. The expression on his face clearly showed that he didn't believe what he just heard, "What? What are you saying? Are you kidding me? Is it because of how busy I am? You know it's not always like that!"

"It's not the only reason!" You interrupted his nervous babble. "I just can't deal with it. With your work, I mean. It was always hurting me when you kissed or touched another girl, even when I knew it was only for acting."

"You’ve never told me that... I…"

"There's one more thing," Your heart began to beat hard, your hands trembled. But you had to finally say it. "I... Jumin and I-"

"NO!" He stood up from the couch instantly and started to pacing across the room. "I DON'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR IT! YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME!"

You felt your throat tighten and tears come into your eyes. Zen sounded so fierce, but also... so terribly sad, "I wanted to tell you a long time ago but-"

Zen slamed the wall with his hand, "Long time ago? How long does it last? How long? TELL ME!"

"It's hard to tell as we really tried to... denay our feelings. Zen, we care for you-"

"Oh, and that's why YOU'VE BEEN BANGING BEHIND MY BACK!"

"WE NEVER FUCKED, OK?!"

"Am I supposed to believe this?"

"Yes!" Tears began to flow your cheeks. "We never wanted to hurt you! Jumin and I... We really care for you-"

"Stop," He said coldly. "And don't you ever say his name again when you're near me. Fuck! I saw some signs, but I didn't want to believe it! This jerk! He was born with a silver spoon, he already has everything he wants and now he is stealing you away from me?!"

"Zen…He's not-"

"I must take a ride to clear my head or I'll explode or kill someone," He rushed to the door but you ran after him, choking with tears, and grab his shoulder.

"No! It's too dangerous when you're like this!"

He jerked his arm away from you, quite harsly, "Don't touch me and stop pretending you're worying about me."

"But I DO worry about you!"

He went outside and slammed the door in your face. You listened how he started the engine and you had the feeling that you'll going crazy soon. When he driven away, you opened the chat room, praying for someone to be logged in.

You: Jaehee! You're here! My god, I'm so worried…

Jaehee Kang: what's happening?

You: Zen... He went for a ride and he was so mad while leaving… I'm worried that he'll end up hurting himself!

Jaehee Kang: My god... but why is he mad?

You: we had a fight…

[Yoosung has entered the chat room]

Yoosung: OMG

Yoosung:

[Jumin Han has entered the chat room]

Jumin Han: Assistant Kang just informed me what's happening

You: Jumin…

Jumin Han: You told him?

You: Yes…

Jaehee Kang: I don't even know what to say…

Yoosung: You told him what, Y/N?

[707 has entered the chat room]

You: SEVEN IF YOU DARE TO JOKE AROUND

You: I SWEAR

707: I won’t dare

Yoosung: WHAT IS GOING ON?

Yoosung:

You: It's all my fault…

Jumin Han: It's our fault.

Jumin Han: let's calm down, everyone

Jumin Han: I'm sure Zen will be alright

You: will he...?

Jaehee Kang: How I'm supposed to focus on work right now…

Jaehee Kang:

Yoosung: Can someone PLEASE tell me what's happening? T-T

You: Go on, Seven, you can tell him

You: you knew about everything from the start. Are you satisfied?

707: Don't be mad at me. I'm not the one at fault

You: I know... sorry…

707: anyway, Yoosung

707: Zen has a broken heart right now

707: and it’s Y/N who broke it

Yoosung: But what does Jumin have to do with this?

Jumin Han: ..…

Yoosung: wait

Yoosung: oh… I think I…

Yoosung: I understand…

Yoosung: ...wow…

Jumin Han: we must leave, Asisstant Kang

Jumin Han: I know we're facing a difficult situation here but we also have some work to do

Jaehee Kang: yes...

[Jaehee Kang has left the chat room]

Jumin Han: Y/N, inform us when Zen come back safetly

You: Yes, I will... [Jumin Han has left the chat room] You: I'm so sorry… everyone...

You: I never thought it'll end up like this…

707: well, we can't really control our hearts, can we?

Yoosung: .... I... wow....

[Yoosung has left the chat room]

[707 has left the chat room]

The phone was trembling in your hands. You knew you disappointed all of them. And from the way Jumin acted, you could clearly tell that he felt as guilty as you. You knew him too well not to know what was behind his seemingly cold and controlled attitude.

For the next half an hour you circled around the room, you couldn’t stay still, every now and then you checked your phone. Maybe Zen will call or enter the chat room? Maybe he will go to Yoosung's place and the boy will inform you that he is safe?

Suddenly, the door opened. Zen came in, with an empty expression on his face and a trace of tears on his cheeks.

"Zen!" You rushed to him like crazy and without thinking you embraced him, "Don't you ever do such stupid thing again!"

He slowly returned your embrace. You heard him sighing slightly, "I worried you, I'm sorry."

You just shook your head and Zen hugged you more firmly.

"This is... This is the end of us, Y/N, isn't it?" He murmured.

"Yes," You said sadly. "It is."

***

Wow, that was hard. I'm actually sad because of what Zen must suffer. But I'll make it up to him in epilogue :)

#fanfiction #my fanfictions #mysme #mysme fanfic #mystic messenger #jumin #jumin han #zen #jaehee #707 #seven #yoosung #jumin x reader #jumin han x reader #zen x reader #strong language

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franeridart · 6 years ago

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what program/brushes do you use for your art? it's so damn pretty

Easy Paint tool SAI and the default pen/brush/marker tools, mostly! and thank you!!! ;^;

Anon said:When I was a kid I would've had a crush on Akane

HECK that’s such a compliment!! Thank you!!!

Anon said:Couldn't Akane technically Control/move Kiri's hair since it's dyed? I mean it's like his hair is stained meaning it's not alive! so Akane finally warms up to him and messes with him or plays with his hair?

She can and she did! I drew her doing just that both in the first and in the fourth thing I posted about her! :D

Anon said:okay i don't know if this is coming through but i have just looked through your entire blog(can only go 4 years back) and let me just say you are wonderful, I absoluty LOVE how you paint/draw like its sooo pretty??? like dnjwcfehbi i cant describe it, (part 1) || like you are wonderful, I absolutely LOVE how you paint/draw like it's so pretty??? like dnjwcfehbi I can't describe it like it's absolutely Fabulous, Stunning, Amazing, Lovely and it looks so smoooooth like what????how??But anyways love your art and love you keep being Amazing! (part 2)

AH GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! This is such a sweet ask to get TT^TT (and you can only go 4 years back because the blog is 4 years old! Can’t believe you actually went through it all!!)

Anon said:I really love your art style and your comics are so cute and I love how you draw older Bakugou and Kirishima!! It’s all so wonderful! Thank you for sharing it with everyone!

Oh man thank you!! ;;; I’m so happy yo know you like them!!!!!! TTOTT

Anon said:the level of FLUFF and KOOKIENESS and SOFT and MARSHMALLOW and MY HEART CAN'T TOOK THIS IS is so much I could die.

PLEASE DON’T DIE I LOVE YOU !!!!!

Anon said:I love everything about Akane's au. Her, her interactions with Bakugou, how she dislikes Kirishima but is beginning to warm up to him, the boys' aged-up designs. Everything. It's all amazing. Thank you for bringing it into my life!

Nggghhhhhhhh no anon thank you for liking her!!!!

Anon said:Currently procrastinating on my essay to go through your blog because it de-stresses me and I love your art so much like seriously h e l p

GAH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! /////

Anon said:There's something I'm not understand in your AU children kiribaku. She adopted by bakugo or she is a kid bakugou have with someone. ( I'm really really sorry for my English )

Adopted!

Anon said:Your comics are so cute and funny! I'm loving the story with Akane, the last update was great! I really like the way you draw the characters, like your style is so nice. Thanks for making my day better with your art!

G o d thank you So Much!!!!!!

Anon said:Akane is adorable, and I absolutely love the comics that you upload of her, but also on top of that your mohawk Bakugo has cleared my skin, watered my crops, and brought me back from the dead at LEAST twice.

I’M REAL GLAD TO HEAR THAT because mohawk Bakugou owns my whole soul and it’s nice to know I’m not alone in that hahaha

Anon said:What are some ways Akane messes with Kiri (or used to) when he wears red clothes? Does she often do that? Does she do it when Baku's not home, or when he is so that she can hammer in just how much she dislikes Kiri? Has she ever done anything major that caused her to be really reprimanded by Baku, but being the best person in the world Kiri did not get angry?

She really only ever gets pissy (or used to! they’re starting to get along better !!!) at Kiri when she feels jealous for whatever reason, and that doesn’t happen as often as it seems through my doodles, so it’s not like she’s always antagonistic towards him! Mostly she just ignores him, so no, it doesn’t happen often at all! And she’s never gone further than messing his hair up or tugging a bit at his clothes, since she doesn’t have the strength to move Kiri all that much haha the only reason she managed to have him fall the first time was because he was balancing already, but generally Kiri weighs way too much for her to move him around or pull at the red stuff he’s wearing enough for him to notice it all that much

anyway, Baku never reprimended her for it - not more than he did in the first comic I posted with them, at least, specifically because the damage she can make is so minor that Kiri and Baku barely consider it something to tell her off for... if she were ever to act that way towards someone she might actually hurt (say, a kid her own age) then Baku might reprimend her more seriously, but as long as she’s just tugging at Kiri’s clothes they don’t see it as anything worth fighting her over :D

Anon said:Just sent an ask, so forgive me for this one, but I'd love to get this straight: in the Akane AU Kiri and Baku graduated and share an apartment, are madly into each other, but they neither has made a move on the other yet? Perhaps that should be sad, but it's 100% adorable.

I know I shouldn’t say this as I made the au myself, but I find the arrangement pretty dang adorable too haha they act like a married couple anyway, so it’s like... pining while the rest of the world already considers them an item? and the pining is mostly about stuff like ahhhh I wanna tell him I love him or ahhhhhh god I wanna kiss him, but then they’ll fall asleep on the couch together or hold hands just for the hell of it or cook for each other or make plans that always involve each other and all in all act as each other’s partner, so it’s mostly just like *Kaminari voice* “God these oblivious idiots” hahaha

Anon said:That latest Akane comic melted my heart like you often do. Though for a moment, I expected Eijirou to say "I don't want Katsuki to be my dad, I want him to be my daddy" XD Though that would not sound like him. Props for his adorable interactions with Scarlet Death Queen Witch.

Anon you don’t get it that’s exactly why I had him say “be his son” instead of “be my dad” LMAO it was like, a conscious wording decision hahaha thank you so much for liking my girl, btw!!!

Anon said:Fran! I was just wondering if you would be willing to post your Demon Kiri and Angel Baku art on Redbubble? I'd love to buy a print of it!! Totally understand if not. Also your newer Akane comics are killing me, they're so damn cute!! So yeah love you and your beautiful art! Hope you have an awesome year!!

I CAN TRY I think I did try last time I updated my rb? But the format of the pic made it hard to use it for a lot of things so I gave up??? I can try again tho!!! Thank you for being interested in buying it!!! And thank you for liking Akane too!!!!!

Anon said:is katsuki and kirishima not together in the adopted child comics or is there gonna be a plot to them getting together? 👀

I’m not really writing anything cohesive for it so I wouldn’t call it a plot point, but yeh they still aren’t together! And I wanna have them get to the point in which they are together!!! :D

Anon said:I'm gonna die why do you do this with your adorable art my god

PLEASE!!!!! DON’T DIE!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:Your Akane + KiriBaku comics are adorable and I love the relationships that exist between them. I can't wait to see more of them!

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!! I hope I won’t disappoint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:I love your art so much!! Especially the little Akane au (so freaking cute!!!!). Random question: if you’ve ever seen Lucifer, who do you think would fit his character? Have an awesome day!

I haven’t seen it, sorry :((( but thank you for liking my girl!!!!!!

Anon said:I apologize if this has already been thought of but i feel as though when akane gets older and if she decides to be a hero, part of her costume could include useful red objects mayhaps?? Such as a shield or daggers or handcuffs so if there’s a lack of red around her she isn’t in a complete ditch. But i love your work sm ahhh💕💕

Yes!!! That’s the plan!!!!! I don’t think I’ll ever draw a teen version of her character but I MIGHT mention this idea in the current timeline, I like the idea so much TT^TT

Anon said:Hey there, I am absolutely obsessed with Akane like I love her so much wow but anyways I was wondering if you've ever drawn tododeku/ will in the future?

Thank you!!!! And I have drawn them in the past (under my tododeku tag!) and I might draw them again in the future, though currently I’m in a pretty big izu//ocha mood so I dunno when that will happen!

Anon said:I love your art so much like??? Help???

THANK YOU TTATT

Anon said:Y'know it could be gayer c'mon

This ask has been in my inbox for 17 days and I still don’t know what it means ??? but I laughed a lot when I got it so thank you anon and yes, definitely, everything could always be gayer that’s just how the world goes

Anon said:I swear you drew an older version of the krbk kids and it wasn't a fever dream I'm currently frantically searching through your blog rn help

I DID that post is CURSED anon, you can look it up through any of the tags I used to tag it and it won’t show up it won’t and I don’t know why!! I always lose it exactly because of this reason I have zero idea why it does this but??? okay I guess???????????

anyway if you still want it it’s here

Anon said:If Akane can control red things, does she low-key also have control over things that are pink and orange depending on how reddish in hue they are? I love her btw. Such a smol bean who could probably kick my ass!

What a good question you got there!! She has control over everything that has a color that falls in the red wavelength of the visible spectrum - that does include certain tones of pink and certain tones of orange, but there’s a point where orange gets too yellow or pink gets too white that her powers stop working. As long as the red in the color is more than any other hue, though, her powers work!

Anon said: im just imagining if baku takes akane with him when he is going to work and is there with kiri and akane help kiri with his hair bc she is suffering when he tries to style it himself

Once they start getting along better Akane and Kiri actually start helping each other with their hair! They’re both very particular about it so they understand each other as far as that topic goes haha

Anon said:Hi I just wanted to say I’m really enjoying what you are doing in your latest drawing. The contrast with the thick sketchy lines and the thinner crisp ones and the spaces that have no defined line! It’s cool to see you experiment with your line work while staying true to your natural style! Sorry if this came off weird but I love seeing talented artists try pushing the boundaries of their style it’s really visually/conceptually interesting! :)

AH MAN thank you so much I’m so happy to know you like that tool TT^TT it’s really super comfy to use, so it’s nice to know someone finds it visually appealing too!!! thank you!!!!!

Anon said:Is there any chance you could make a masterpost of the aus you do? It's a lot to scroll down to the beginning of a concept u have sometimes and it can be unclear when they start

They all have a tag they’re under, tho? If I’ve made more than one post about them! I have so many AUs going around that making a masterpost with all of them is a bit... mostly so since I don’t know for how many I’ll actually go back on! But if the tags don’t really work for you (generally the link is gonna look like https://franeridart.tumblr.com/tagged/[here goes the tag]/chrono to have it in chronological order) then I can try? I can’t promise I’ll find a comfortable way to do this, tho orz sorry!

Anon said:This might be an odd ask but does Akane like Jirou? I feel like they would get along really well. And how about her grandma Mitsuki? Since she takes after Katsu who takes after her, they could make an adorably angry trio

She hasn’t spent much time with Jirou yet so right now she’s mostly meh about her (though right now she only actually likes Bakugou, and she’s warming up to Kiri, but that’s about it). She doesn’t mind Mitsuki, but she hasn’t spent too long with her either! She yells a bit too much at her dad tho, which Akane isn’t particularly fond of (protective bean that she is, she doesn’t get that that’s just their way of communicating just yet), so out of her grandparents she prefers Masaru, after all~

#fran answers #a bunch of asks i had forgotten about after closing the inbox!!!#jesus im a disaster #i was sure i had a couple asks more in here but i can't find them so...???#ah well #either way i'm sorry these took so long my brain is seriously all over the place lately #go d s #anonymous

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tsukiprotranslations · 6 years ago

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[Translation] Machine Elements - Cast Presentation: Growth

Have you ever read something so wonderful that you cried?? That’s how I felt when I was reading the Growth profiles XD I hope that everyone feels the greatness that is behind their lore from my translations ^^

※ Please don’t re-post any of these translations without permission. Please just like/reblog them instead.

Under the cut, enjoy~!

ETO KOKI

“Before everything gets buried by the sand… I don’t want to give up on the possibilities!”

PROFILE:

NAME: Eto Koki

GUILD: Growth (※Guildmaster)

BASE: Greenery Valley

☐ Beyond the desert lies a green valley at the end of the Eastern Continent. He is the only son of the Chief who leads the villagers. The Chief’s clan is originally a direct descendant of an old royal family that has since collapsed during ancient times. The villagers are all descendants of the old clan in one way or another. As proof of the royal bloodline, all the members of the Chief’s direct family have wonderful blond hair.

☐ The Chief’s family has, for generations, traveled around the world together with their trusted friends once they have come of age. The final goal of this excursion was to earn the title of [Craftsman] in order to preserve the Guild’s qualifications. However, there is also the implication that it is done in order to broaden the knowledge they have.

☐ Koki was also supposed to go on this journey but, in order to protect the valley that’s rapidly being eroded by the desert, he added [the Investigation of the Ruins] to their original journey’s purposes. Together with his guild members, Kensuke, Ryota, and Mamoru, the three of them form the Archaeological Research Team.

COMMENT:

To those who are meeting us for the first time and to those who are not, how do you do?

I’m Growth’s Eto Koki. In this time’s stage play, Growth goes out on a grand journey that will move the world. Completely different from the place where we’re living, there are deserts and canyons, valleys, and savannas, big cities and even small mountain villages… We will visit various places, go to different ruins, and meet new people. “Journey” is the theme of Growth’s music. Being able to reach undiscovered places, learn new things, and grow will be a part of what we’ll aim for in our real lives as well.

Now then, shall we go on this grand adventure together?

YAEGASHI KENSUKE

“It’s because things can get unpredictable that makes it fun, right? ♪”

PROFILE:

NAME: Yaegashi Kensuke

GUILD: Growth

BASE: Greenery Valley

☐ He is from the family of the once renowned (royal) elite guards. He has great physical skills, perfecting his martial arts whenever he has the chance. He’s the one to rely on the most when things get rough.

☐ He loves taking afternoon naps so it seems like he has a lot of favorite places to nap in around the Ruins. Though, the only people who know of all of those places are the Growth members.

☐ Since he can be a little sketchy sometimes, he is able to face anything. Normally, he faces them with a smile and he doesn’t falter in the face of adversity. One could say that, among Growth members, he is the one with the strongest mental fortitude.

☐ When he went to the Commercial City of Seiryuu, the Blue Dragon, he met SolidS’ Dai. Little did they expect that this meeting would hold more meaning in the future.

COMMENT:

Good afternoon~! I’m Growth’s Yaegashi Kensuke!

When the rehearsal’s schedule was decided, my first reaction was “Oh! It’s here, it’s here, it’s here finally!!” As a guy, the scenes where we’re moving around a lot really made me feel excited (laughs)! The training room was full of guys so, in a good way, I felt so much at ease. But, instead of just enjoying it, I never hesitated to ask for advice at places I felt like I needed to work on. Even the director said that we’re moving along well! (I’m so grateful!)

Dreams and hopes are woven together in a lot of ways so please, do come and see it!

SAKURABA RYOTA

“My calculations are perfect, got it?”

PROFILE:

NAME: Sakuraba Ryota

GUILD: Growth

BASE: Greenery Valley

☐ A young man who is a family member of the once Prime Minister to the royal family. His temperament is one inherited from his blood-line. Being a part of the Chief’s clan… He won’t forgive anyone who goes against Koki. On the other hand, he possesses a hard-to-grasp sensitivity, and shows an awkward kindness a lot of times. He is impartial in a lot of ways; being harsh to himself as harsh as he is to other people.

☐ He is very knowledgeable and diligent. Since they come from an old royal family, he is especially interested in the planet’s history. His deepest desire is to be able to unfold the mysteries of human history.

☐ He loves art and music and so, the place he admires so is the Art City of Rikugo, the Cosmos. It is not something he wishes to mention himself but, he thinks deep inside that if they could visit it while on their journey, it would be very wonderful. By the way, the members know of his wish and so they’ve written [The place he really wants to go to] in their journey’s destinations.

COMMENT:

Good afternoon. I’m Growth’s Sakuraba Ryota.

This time, Growth will be going on a journey that triggers an event that will change the world drastically. From there, we will be stepping on the mysteries history… Or, that’s how we want to move the audience.

I am still surprised every single time but, I will do my best to continue on this journey while my heart dances with excitement.

I was excited to work with all the units and I tried my best to communicate with all of them. There are also mysterious people and topics going on there. I felt like there were a lot of great discoveries, too (laughs).

FUJIMURA MAMORU

“Yes, you’re right, Kou-kun. I’ll… do my best, too!”

PROFILE:

NAME: Fujimura Mamoru

GUILD: Growth

BASE: Greenery Valley

☐ A young man who was raised in Greenery Valley. His real birthplace is actually the Art City of Rikugo. When his peddler parents left the city and were headed to Greenery Valley, they got caught in a huge landslide and couldn’t move anymore. The young man forced himself to go to the Valley and managed to live there.

☐ Being unfamiliar with the village, he was taken under the care of the Chief. Since then, he has since felt a sense of obligation towards the Chief’s family.

☐ Because of that, he was raised together with the Chief’s only son, Koki. Since Koki is only a few years younger than he is, he adores and treats him like a younger brother. (Though, there are rumors that it is actually Mamoru who is being taken care of by Koki.)

☐ He possesses a mysterious instinct that helps guide the others to the whereabouts of a certain ruin. He unexpectedly opened a door in a strange ruin that released the [SPIRITS]. He was also the perpetrator of accidentally making them re-surface. “I’m so sorry!!”

COMMENT:

I’m Fujimura Mamoru who’s so relieved that he still has work this time~♪

… Wait, I feel like there are people who already don’t know what this joke is about? (bitter smile)

But, being able to say that means that I’m doing well with having continued work.

At least let me say my gratitude, yeah! I’m Fujimura Mamoru who was a former NEET before our unit debuted!

The fact that I can be standing on stage while basking in the spotlight means that I didn’t throw my life away, right~?

… Wait, this is getting off-topic (laughs).

This time, I play a member of Growth who lives not in the Valley of the Wind this time but… in a valley surrounded by greenery.

I leave the Eastern Continent together with my fellow members Kou-kun, Ken-kun, and Ryo-kun and we go on a wonderful journey!

Er… Um, isn’t this a fitting song for Growth?! And so, please don’t hesitate to listen to Growth’s songs after leaving the theater so your memories stay fresh.

――― We passed a long and distant time. Continuing to receive love from people and giving love back to everything.

※ Please don’t re-post any of these translations without permission. Please just like/reblog them instead.

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#kisosekai #machine elements #agf 2018 #tsukipro #growth #growth translations #my translations

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imma-lil-teapot · 6 years ago

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Each TMNT Incarnation and Where They Stand With Me :)

(Nervous chuckle) ... Yeah no, I suck at titles. Moving on!

Y’all can go ahead and skip this part if you’re not interested in senseless rambling and just wanna get to the TMNT fun~ ;)

Soooooo, I’ve recently updated my Tumblr page to a blog dedicated to all my fandoms (musing, headcanons, writing, gifs, pics, the works, basically anything and everything in relation to them) since I wasn’t really ever doing anything with it other than using it to share pics mostly. But ever since I stumbled back into the TMNT fandom, I’ve been searching Tumblr for fan content and OMGOSH, did I hit the jackpot! Headcanons, fanfics, Turtle x reader stories, so much juicy stuff! Am hooked! Dunno why I never tried searching for similar stuff in the past for my other fandoms! I guess I just... didn’t realize there was so much content here. :O But anyway, I always wanted a place to share ideas and thoughts regarding my fandoms outside of sites like Deviantart and Fanfiction.net, and heck, it’s been here under my nose all this time... Y’all gonna have to forgive me; I’m an old fart. ;P (Insert image of Slowpoke for reference) So without further ado...

LET’S GET THIS PIZZA PARTY STARTED!

Imma start this blog off really simple and, as the title states, just give you all a small-ish idea of where each TMNT universe stands (or ranks?) with me, personally... Note the ‘personally’ part so please don’t feel offended if I don’t share the same opinion as you on a particular verse. ^^; I have my own tastes and will respect the next person’s when it comes to them. ;) Also, please beware the typos (which there most definitely will be)...

IN RELEASE DATE ORDER: (Hopefully they’re right)

MIRAGE COMICS~

Imma just say it: I haven’t read any of them yet. :/ There probably are sites out there that would allow you to view them online for free, but in truth, I’ve been a little slack about trying to find any... That may however change someday as I always tell myself I should really seek out the source material so it’s only a matter of time. What I do know, however, is that they’re of course a lot darker than most incarnations (which I don’t have a problem with personally) and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious as to exactly how much darker. X’D The closest I’ve come to ‘knowing’ these Turts comes from watching the Turtles Forever movie and they weren’t in it for a long time so it’s very difficult to say what they actually mean to me, so we’ll just put these guys down in the ‘not sure’ column for now. ;)

1987 CARTOON~

HAHA~ I think any fan of the franchise as a whole knows this little gem! The series that really hit it off and spawned over a 190 eps! Quite an impressive feat for a Saturday morning cartoon! It made its way to TVs the year before I was born, but it would take another few before it would reach our tubes (we’re always a few years behind the rest of the world :/ ) so I was around four when I was first introduced to it and needless to say, I loved it back then! Michelangelo was initially my fav due to him being my older brothers’ fav and the one they mainly spoke of, but it didn’t take long before my favering gravitated towards Leonardo (even at such a young age) and has been that way ever since. ;) But where exactly does the series stand with me as an adult nowadays with so many other verses we’ve been exposed to? I do hold a lot of nostalgia (as many older do) for it, and I mean, come on, that theme song is ageless, and I even started watching a lot of vids involving the original VAs and the shenanigans they get up to and seriously, it’s so heartwarming and fun to see them! But I have to be honest...

It’s not my fav verse, honestly. I will always adore them, of course, because of the nostalgia and the goofiness... But it’s the latter that’s mostly the reason for it being placed a bit lower on the favoritism ladder. While its a fun watch if you want something lighthearted, I still prefer the idea of the darker undertones that comes with being associated with ninjas. It’s just a preference. Plus, the Turtles designs are big one for me, and I’m sorry to say, but I keep seeing these fellas as more frog-like than turtle, despite the shells. X’D So yeah, no big reasoning for it, and even if someone were to ask me if I like these guys, I’ll still say yes, just that they’re not my ultimate fav is all. ;)

Also, we won’t talk about the Japanese Anime Ninja Turtles: Superman Legend or something to that extent... We’ll just let that one be gently swept under the carpet. ;) Only ever saw the trailer for it and that’s all I’ll ever need to see in my lifetime.

1990 MOVIES TRILOGY~

Now funny enough, I really don’t remember ever seeing these movies as a kid, though it’s possible I did and just maybe blocked the memory, but I highly doubt it... So yeah, I saw these movies as an adult already. The first is praised by most fans, and honestly, I can see why: it’s pretty good! :D The acting is very decent and the humour’s brilliant! The two sequels... not so much but still okay. ;) Where they sit with me... Not too far on the ladder again I’m afraid. :/ While I do really enjoy and appreciate the acting and that humour (”I made a funny.” X’D) it mostly comes down to the Turtles designs again... I really can’t see past them being actors in costumes rather than characters. :’( Granted, good actors. ;) And heck, Jim Henson did a phenomenal job! They’re just not really the movies for me is all, even if I do go back and watch ‘em every now and then. X’D I do however melt every time at the scene in the first movie where Raph wakes up in the bath and Leo’s there and apologizing and all... Makes me all gooey inside! X’D The feels are real! Speaking of Leo, though, he sounds even younger than Mikey. Small nitpick, that, but... why? X’D

But yeah, let’s just say, they’re good movies, just, not my favs.

Also, Coming Out Of Their Shells tour... Yeah, I’m gonna just... pretend that doesn’t exist for a minute.

THE NEXT MUTATION~

Nope.

Saw one ep as a kid and am not interested in seeing anymore.

Although, VA Matt Hill voices Raph. That’s one good thing.

2003/2k3~

Well it wasn’t already apparent by my avatar... Ladies and gents, I present to you... My fav TMNT verse to date! Oh my goodness, where do I even begin with this delicious series?! :D Firstly, animation: so appealing, comic book-y style! Their designs: without sounding pervy, veeeeeeeery appealing (hehehehehe), no seriously, they sometimes have a bitta bulk to them but it honestly works, and dem muscles, and the cool eyes! The VAs: spot on! Perfect! Wouldn’t have ‘em any other way! Make me melt, Mr. Michael Sinterniklaas~ (cough) Their personalities: Omgosh, just yes! So perfect! They’re easily differentiated and yet still work together so well. Leo’s mature and level-headed (well, most of the time ;P ) yet still gets tested a lot and even has a fun side that’s shown on occasion. Raph’s grouchy and violent but is shown on more than one occasion that’s he’s total softie and really does care. Don’s just a sweetheart and freakishly smart and even has slips ups from time to time. Mikey... omgosh, best Mikey ever! So much fun! So hilarious! And just a bundle of energy, but not at all an idiot like he’s sometimes portrayed in other verses. He’s witty, mischievous and just so adorable! Heck, even Master Splinter, April, Casey, the lot of them are just awesome in this series! And wow, they really do lean more towards the source material (or so I’m told) when it comes to the plots! It’s darker than the other previous verses yet still remaining kid-friendly (although I question it at times XD) and omgosh, it’s just everything I want in a TMNT universe! Granted, it’s not perfect perfect, but it nailed it for me. ;) It really showed so lovely character developments, alsortsa different genres, the humour will leave you in stitches, the Turts are all just so lovable, I can’t get enough of them! This series was really my high point and I’ve yet to find one that tops it~

Btw, this even includes Fast Forward and Back to the Sewer (BTTS). The former being my least fav of the series simply due to the setting and again, it’s just preference. I even liked BTTS, even though I’m not overly fond of a cyberspace setting, but I found myself really liking the art style and the general plot. :D

2007/2k7~

As with the last, if you’ve picked up on the page’s header/banner, you’d have probably guessed that the 2007 movie is also a good candidate for one my favs... And you’d be correct. ;) I’m actually very fond of this movie, and it’s largely due to the Turtles designs. I love how they were done! They just look so cool! <3 Subtle differences tell the viewer who’s who even if they didn’t have a mask or weapons. The VAs were also pretty good~ Now, the story isn’t the greatest, I’ll admit. Personally I thought it was okay, but know many fans think otherwise. But I did like the confrontation between Leo and Raph! It got real there, peeps! :O Now here’s also where it falls a little on its face for me: I didn’t really like how they handled Leo’s personality (if you haven’t already picked up on it, yes, I’m a Leo fangirl and I’m picky when it comes to how they handle his personality) but it’s a nitpick again, yet, I still feel compelled to state my opinion: the whole “I’m better than you.” comment really took me back and made me think they pushed it. I honestly like to believe he’d never actually say something like that... at least, 2003!Leo wouldn’t. X’D But that’s just my problem: I’m comparing a different verse’s Leo to this one and whether I like it or not, he said it. :/ Oh well, it still made for some fun action scenes and I’ll still always like the movie.

Bit of a goof on my side: I honestly thought that this movie was made to tie in with the 2003!verse due to the timeline in which it was produced, but turns out, it’s actually closer to the 1990′s timeline although still considered it’s own verse.

2012/2k12~

Oooh boy, lemme prepare for the backlash real quick... I’m uhhhh... not a fan of these boys. :/ I don’t mind them, but I’m honestly never gonna watch the series again. It’s hard to top your fav when you’ve kinda already hit your high point, ya know. Now before you light your torches and sharpen your pitchforks, hear me out: I will never bash the series, or make fun of anyone who likes it! Or anything to that extent! It’s just wasn’t for me, plain and simple, and it’s got nothing to do with it being ‘new’ or I’m just an old fart stuck in my ways. Heck, If you’re still reading, you would’ve found out that even nostalgia couldn’t beat the series that grasped me in my teens! So no, it has nothing to do with age. But if you do need a reason: I wasn’t overly fond of how they handle the characters. For one, they look and act a bit too young, Mikey is just... wow, something else. Donnie’s... sheesh, pretty snappy and antagonising. Raph’s well... okay, he’s meant to be angry half the time, and they did give him some more layers with Spike and Mona Lisa and whatnot, but he still kinda never learns his lesson if I can say that? He’ll learn that he shouldn’t cause issues with others, yet next episode he’s back at it again. :/ Leo’s... wow, just not like other Leos. X’D Best way I can describe him is... young? Very childlike. And even when he was progressing to becoming this better leader, I honestly couldn’t even see the change. My mind was just stuck on this “He’s a babeh.” notion. Also, I’m not even gonna start on this April and Casey. Just. No. Most of the characters were annoying and I just kept seeing recycled plot after plot. What I did like was the romance that blossomed between Raph and Mona (albeit far too rushed) and even Donnie liking April was adorable (but seriously Donnie, you can do so much better), and there were some really heartfelt moments, like Splinter telling Leo to leo his brothers with his heart and not his head, and the scenes when they were Tots will always make me squeal... But yeah... without leaving any spoilers.... about Splinter... just... thanks, Nickelodeon. Y’all know what I mean. Not once... But twice.... Really? So yeah, look, I realized some of those reasons might even be petty, but again, it’s just not the series for me, but anyone who’s a fan... You keep being a fan! ;) I’m glad you can enjoy something I can’t. ;)

2014/2k14/2016/2k16 AKA BAYVERSE~

HAHA~ Every fan’s favorite... If only. X’D Jokes aside, despite many fans claiming the Bay movies ruined the franchise, these two films gathered a small following... And I’m apart of it. :) Funny enough, I honestly didn’t know what to think of them when the movie first came out. I think I was just taken aback by the sheer amount of detail and all that went into their designs. I didn’t not like them, but again, their designs were a lot to take in. :O Even now after seeing the movies quite a few times over, I find myself constantly discovering something I didn’t notice on them before, be it a strap or a scar etc. And it honestly took some getting use to their sizes, I mean, sheesh! :O Not to mention the different background story, and Megan Fox’s wooden, expressionless acting, but despite all that... I found myself actually growing attached to these hulks of Turtles. They still have a lot of that heart in them and plus they’re just so much fun, I mean, can we say ‘Elevator scene’? X’D Now again, not perfect by anys mean, but still fun and pretty decent incarnations to add to the franchise. Again, Leo’s been given this ‘Better than you’ a bit which irked me to be frank. Not always but it’s there sometimes, but otherwise alright. Raph’s a decent Raph. Even had some tender moments. Donnie’s adorable! X’D This slightly potty mouthed geek that you just gotta love. And Mikey... although given that bitta ‘idiot’ feel, is also just as lovable and you want to hug him every time he’s onscreen!

In short, I like ‘em. :) They’re actually closer to the top of the ladder than some others.

RISE OF THE TMNT/ROTTMNT/2018/2K18~

Yeeeeeeeeuuuuuuh... no. Sorry. Not for me. :/ Again, gonna remind y’all, nothing to do with age. Nothing to do with change. I will say that the fluid animation is nice, and the fact that they chose 2D animation. :) Buuuuuut, wow, they were certainly a lot to take in. Almost as much as Bay’s Turtles. After watching a few eps, I will conclude that they really just aren’t what I’m looking for. I found that the constant joking, while sometimes funny, got a little bit much, plus such short eps. Raph being leader was a switch and one that took awhile to get use to and honestly, I’m just not for it, I don’t even know where to begin with Donnie, Mikey’s okay, Leo... (deep breath) I don’t know what they were thinking... Let’s not even go to Master Splinter. But anyways, I get that change was what they were going for and that it was more so based on the 1987 toon with the silliness so that’s fine. I’m glad it’s got so many fans. :) And honestly, I wanna end off just by saying...

That no matter what your thoughts on what I’ve said, I hope you can respect my opinions and choices cause at the end of the day, they’re just my own, and I will always respect yours! :D If you adore the verses I’m not too crazy about, that’s great! :D I want you all to love the heck out of them! And honestly, this is what’s so great about this franchise: there are so many verses to choose from! So many options and tastes to suit any and all! You don’t have to follow the masses! You go enjoy whichever incarnation(s) you want to! ;)

And there we have it, my first fandom bloggy thingy~ Hope there’ll be many more where that came from! :D

This is Drag0n-Mistr3ss signing off~

#tmnt #incarnations #favorite #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt 2003 #tmnt 1987 #tmnt 2014 #tmnt 2012 #tmnt 1990 #rottmnt

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[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day Ninety-Two: So Cold ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata, Uchiha Itachi, Hyūga Hiashi ] [ SasuHina ] [ Verse: Best Years of Your Life ] [ AO3 Link ]

She hates parties like this...but Hinata has little choice but to show up. If not, Father would be so disappointed. Disappointed because her absence would be questioned, and thus his reputation - in any small way - would be tarnished.

It’s a retirement shindig for the mayor of their city - a woman of an old family, Tsunade. The newcomer voted in will assume office in a few days. But for tonight, it’s all about celebrating one of the city’s most influential and positively-reviewed leaders in its history.

At the very least, Hinata can say she admires the woman. She’s got tenacity, and helped pass reformative legislation during her years in office. It helps she’s a retired surgeon, as well.

Hence her father’s involvement in her campaign. The Hyūga family business - one of the largest in the city - is a medical tech company.

Her position in power has been good for business. They donated to her reelection campaigns, and she in turn helped promote their services to the local hospitals, and campaigned for helpful bits and pieces of laws and lifting restrictions.

Perhaps a bit shady, but...well, Hinata does know that her father runs an honest company. Their tech is good, and saves more and more lives the further they innovate. It just...happens to be costly.

But that’s part of a much larger problem that’s neither here nor there. Simply put, it’s the main reason she and her family are here at all.

Anyone who’s anyone has been invited. There’s news station cameras everywhere, and Hinata can’t help but look to them warily. Both she and her sister are in attendance tonight, despite both still being in school. Hinata silently prays there’s no interviews or anything...she hates being asked questions about herself. And in reality, she doesn’t know as much as she likely should about the soon-to-be-ex mayor. Looking stupid on a local news network isn't how she wants to spend her evening.

There aren’t many people her age, and Hinata mentally despairs. Of course, she doesn’t know too many people her age anyway. Hiashi insists on his daughters attending private schools, and everyone’s so stuck up or already in their own cliques. She hasn’t had a friend since her first few years of elementary, when she was still in public school.

Sure, she has people who come around, or socialize when expected...but none of them actually like her. They never speak to her outside what’s set up.

The closest person she can call a friend is her art teacher, Ms. Yūhi.

As Hiashi starts schmoozing, and Hanabi sticks to his side like glue, Hinata gives a soft sigh, excusing herself to the washroom. But in reality, she takes to wandering, mostly just admiring the other guests, the decorations, the atmosphere.

She’s never felt like she’s belonged in spaces like this. Rather, she feels like an outsider looking in...hence her habit of simply walking around and observing.

“- believe we’re stuck here for the evening.”

Catching a voice, Hinata glances over to see two young men standing near a refreshment table. One looks about her age, with untamed black hair and exasperated eyes of a matching shade. His brother’s locks - or, she’ll assume they’re brothers - are far longer, and his expression far calmer.

“Sasuke, no need to be so cold. It’s just one night -”

“I have homework, Itachi! And practice!”

“You can have band practice any time. Just reschedule.”

“You know how hard it is to get the gang together?”

Sasuke’s question, however, goes unanswered as the elder brother catches her staring. He quickly flashes a charming smile, and Hinata jolts. “Good evening, miss. Looking for someone?”

“Oh, n-no, I was just -”

“You’re Hiashi Hyūga’s daughter, are you not? Hinata?”

There’s a blink. He...recognizes her? “I...yes, I - I am.”

“I’m Itachi Uchiha, and this is my brother Sasuke. Our father Fugaku is chief of city police.”

Oh...she should have known that. While she’s never officially met them before, they run in several of the same circles thanks to her father’s connections. And of course, chief of police is rather involved with how the city runs and operates. Of course he and his family would be here tonight.

“It’s...it’s nice to meet you.”

“Would you care for a drink? There’s a few non-alcoholic varieties.”

She gives a nervous glance back toward her father. He’s still engaged in conversation with some important-looking person. Apparently her absence hasn’t been noticed yet. Good. And...technically speaking, she might be able to excuse herself if he finds her rubbing elbows with other young people of influential families.

“I...yes, I would.”

After a brief tour of the refreshments by Itachi, Hinata chooses a freckled lemonade, perking up at the strawberries floating in it. A bit bitter, but otherwise sweet.

“So, I take it your father has been quite fond of Mayor Senju,” Itachi observes.

“Ah...yes. They’ve spoken quite r-regularly since she took office.”

Noting her wilt in stature, Itachi muses for a moment. “Ah...perhaps we’ll refrain from politics. Forgive me - as someone who wants to enter the political arena, it’s a habit.”

“Oh!”

“For the moment, however, I’m studying law in our local law school. I should graduate in about two years.”

“A good path for one wanting to go into politics.”

“That was my thought. What of yourself?”

“Oh...I’m still in high school: my final year.”

“So is Sasuke! He is...yet undecided about a major.”

Glancing to the younger brother, Hinata gives a tentative smile. “I can relate.”

He just scowls.

“...forgive him. The party’s put him in a sour mood. He had other plans, but...Father was quite insistent he attend.”

“Something else I can understand.” After a small hesitation, she dares to ask, “You...like music?”

Sasuke gives her a glance.

“I...didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but I heard your brother mention a band…?”

A pause. “...yeah.”

“What genre do you play?”

“Punk, mostly.”

“Oh! Do you...have any finished songs? Could I listen to them anywhere?”

A brow perks. “You listen to punk?”

“I listen to whatever s-strikes my fancy.”

He just scoffs.

Itachi gives his brother a look. “Sasuke…”

“We’ve got one song on Spotify. Working on an album...or at least, I would be if I wasn’t -”

“Yes, yes, if you weren’t here,” Itachi cuts in with a sigh.

“Well...I like to do painting - I take art classes. If you need some album artwork...maybe I could help!” Hinata offers.

“...really?”

“Sure!”

“Hinata.”

Giving a small start, Hinata turns to see her father and sister approaching. “H...hello.”

He then looks to the Uchiha brothers. “Itachi. Sasuke. It’s good to see you and your family come out in support of Mayor Senju.”

At once, Itachi puts on a practiced smile. “We wouldn’t miss it, Mr. Hyūga. We were just getting to know your daughter, Hinata. I do hope we weren’t keeping her?”

“No, that’s quite all right. It’s good for her to start forging her own connections. Thank you for indulging her.”

“...she’s been excellent company.”

Hiashi dares to look surprised at that. “...well, if you see your father before I do, please give him my regards.”

“I will - thank you so much.”

The trio watch him move on, Hanabi in tow.

“...yikes,” Sasuke mutters under his breath, earning a sharp look from his brother.

“No...he’s right,” Hinata admits softly.

There’s a pause before Itachi offers, “...I apologize.”

“You didn’t do anything wrong. Thank you...for sticking up for me.”

They go quiet, and Hinata can’t help but notice Sasuke’s thoughtful look.

As the festivities get underway, Hinata excuses herself to go find her father. But as she makes to leave, Sasuke takes her wrist. “What -?”

“Let me give you my number.”

“...I -?”

“Album art.”

“...oh! Yes, yes - um…” She digs out her phone, exchanging digits. “I hope you get the songs finished soon!”

“You and me both. I’ll text you a link to our work when I get home.”

“Thank you.”

“Later.”

Watching him retreat toward a rather barrel-chested man and a designer-clad woman she can only assume are his parents, Hinata can’t help a small smile. Maybe he’s not as cold as he first seemed to be.

This...didn't turn out like I expected it would, in all honesty. I had a vague idea, and then it just kinda...meandered from there xD I had a few scenarios in mind, but none of them felt like something I could pull off, so...we went with modern, politics, parties...fun stuff! Sasuke could have fit the prompt a bit better, but he wasn't cooperating. Given his attitude in this piece, I...guess I can't blame him! That's all for today, though. Been doing a LOT of writing today, so I need to rest my poor hands, haha - thanks for reading!

#sasuhina #uchiha sasuke #hyūga hinata #uchiha itachi #hyūga hiashi #best years of your life [ au ]#365daysofsasuhina

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August 5th-August 11th, 2019 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from August 5th, 2019 to August 11th, 2019. The chat focused on Beyond Bloom by NiaNook.

Featured Comment:

Chat:

RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on Beyond Bloom by NiaNook~! (http://beyondbloom.webcomic.ws/)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Remember, though, that while we allow constructive criticism, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic. Below you will find four questions to get you started on the discussion. However, a new question will be posted and pinned everyday (between 12:01AM and 6AM PDT), so keep checking back for more! You have until August 11th to tell us all your wonderful thoughts! With that established, let’s get going on the reading and the chatting!

QUESTION 1. What has been your favorite scene in the comic so far? What specifically did you like about it?

QUESTION 2. In what ways do you think Yokiro will find a way to be helpful to Tatsuma and Sikue (if any)? Overall, how do you foresee him growing and changing as a person over the course of his journey?

snuffysam

1. Hmm... I'd say the burning building rescue from Book 3. I loved seeing Tatsuma putting aside her hangups and actually helping people for once - even if she claimed she was only doing so to protect Sikue. And I loved the frank conversation Tatsuma and Yokiro had on the cliffside after the fact. I also really like this scene http://beyondbloom.webcomic.ws/comics/120/ of Sikue and the fireflies. It's just such a cute interaction between Sikue and Yokiro! 2. I think he's already been helpful - he's taught them about humanity. Though I would love if during the final encounter with the big bad benta boss Yokiro saves the day using his fishing skills XD

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. At the moment, who is your favorite character? What about that character earns them this favor?

QUESTION 4. What do you think makes Tatsuma and Sikue special compared to the other benta? Besides their powers, in what ways do you think the physical nature or symbolism of the flowers they are might come into play in the story?

ShaRose49

My favourite scene was probably the scene where they fight Ginari and Evalkol—it showed that the three main characters are loyal to each other even when they disagree, and it was really cool to see so many characters in action

Yokiro’s been super kind and awesome to the girls!

RebelVampire

QUESTION 5. What has been your favorite illustration in the comic so far? What specifically about it do you like?

QUESTION 6. Do you think Tatsuma, Sikue, and even Yokiro will find some way to feel like they belong and fit in with the rest of the world? If so, how do you see this happening? Overall, what can the story teach us about what it means to belong?

RebelVampire

1) My favorite scene is probably the one where Yokiro caught Sikue playing with bugs and dancing...and then falling flat on her fact. Not only were the illustrations really beautiful, but I liked the blend of cute, comedy, and...mysticism for lack of a better word. It really sticks with me cause I think it was such a great bonding moment between the characters despite nothing of immense significance happening. 2) I have to agree with @snuffysam on this. I think Yokiro has already been kind of helpful. Not just in teaching them about humanity and how humanity isn't awful, but also by being the most practical between them. Cause like he thought of the toothbrushes (not that they for sure need it, but its the thought that counts). Of course, I think Yokiro might find other ways to help. Like maybe learn to hit people with a giant stick. I do think through the journey though Yokiro is gonna find his calling though. Maybe as just some charity guy who helps ppl. Opens an orphanage. Something like that.

3) My favorite character is probably Sikue if for no other reason than I like her design. Shes really cute but also has this sort of elegance about her despite the circumstances. Plus, between the three, I'd characterize Sikue as the hope of the group since shes caring, considerate, etc. I guess in otherwords, she's the glue that keeps the train going. 4) From what we've seen so far, it seems the others are based on animals, versus Tatsuma and Sikue who were plants. So a lot more might have gone into them, thus giving them access to more special abilities. However, I think that story about them being eternity flowers has a lot to do with it. Maybe they're strong just because their natures are so entertwined. So in a way nothing they cant conquer as long as theyre together.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 7. Which characters do you enjoy seeing interact the most? What about their dynamic interests you?

QUESTION 8. Do you believe that Ginari will remain with the Keeper despite having misgivings? Why or why not? Also, do you think that Ginari will forgive Tatsuma and Sikue for killing her dragon? How will this affect her overall feeling towards them?

RebelVampire

5) As partly mentioned, my fave illustration is definitely this huge panel one of Sikue, Yokiro, and the fireflies. http://beyondbloom.webcomic.ws/comics/125/ The combination between the night sky and fireflies is breathtaking, and the angle really sells the beauty of it to me. 6) I do think the three will find some way to belong in the world, but a long time from now and eventually. The feeling of belonging, imo, is one that comes from confidence and self-acceptance. And I kind of don't think any of them are even close to that mental juncture. They're still asking who they are, why they exist, what should they do with themselves, etc. And these are the sorts of feelings that will make you feel isolated even if you have a large community who likes you all around you. Which I guess, this is what I think the story will teach us about what it means to belong. It doesn't mean fitting in, it doesn't necessarily even mean having a large community. Belonging is something that is just as much about loving yourself for the good and the bad and having the confidence that no one can tell you otherwise.

NiaNook

@RebelVampire Aww, will not confirm or deny, but your 6th point got me feeling all mushy :')

Been fun reading your guys' thoughts, thank you! And Snuffysam suggesting Yokiro saves the day with his fishing skills; LOL! He'll cast that line right in the bad guy's face!

RebelVampire

QUESTION 9. What sorts of art or story details have you noticed in the way the comic is crafted that you think deserves attention?

QUESTION 10. Why do you think the benta were created in the first place? In other words, what is the Keeper’s ultimate end goal? How do you think the Keeper intends to capture Tatsuma and Sikue, and what would happen to them in that situation?

RebelVampire

7) I probably like seeing Sikue and Yokiro interact the most. I like seeing how Yokiro is help expose other sides to Sikue, since Sikue is a lot less forward about stuff than Tatsuma. Thus, it's like getting to delve into a mystery. 8) I think Ginari is gonna stay pretty loyal to the Keeper, if only because of the answer to the next question. I don't think Ginari will ever forgive them for killing her dragon, because she'd also have to forgive herself. Thus, she will always have a grudge against them even if she somehow left the Keeper. Honestly, if she doesn't wind up dying a tragic death, I will be super duper surprised. >_>;;;;

9) I appreciate the balance of nature. Since the story features them traveling in a lot of forests, it's there a lot. However, it's not always super detailed or super obviously present. Like sometimes it's simplified and cut back, whereas other times it takes up a good chunk of the panel and is super detailed. I think this works really well, though, as it allows the nature to functionally add atmosphere to key moments, whether isolation, mysticism, or something else needs to be conveyed. 10) Ya know, I'm not sure the Keeper has an end goal. Maybe the Keeper just wants to prove what true power is or something like that. I do think regardless of goals, part of the creationg was derived just from the idea that the Keeper thought they could do it. And when you can do something, why not do it? I think the Keeper intends to trick them into coming by making them desire answers to question with the assumption the Keeper knows the answers. As for outcome, ya know, abuse their powers to do jerk things. The usual.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 11. What do you think are this particular comic’s strengths? What do you think makes this comic unique? Please elaborate.

QUESTION 12. Do you feel Yokiro’s handling of the thief Kenber was the best? Why or why not? How does Yokiro’s desire to forgive Kenber tie into his speech about the world being filled with different kinds of people? What we can learn about forgiveness with the story?

ShaRose49

This comic is unique in that even though it focuses on super-powered beings, the story doesn’t have a lot of fighting, instead it’s more like a casual adventure story following the journey of three characters and every once in awhile goes to some mysterious anti-heroes and bad guys. Nobody take insult from this but it actually reminds me of the original Ice Age movie. (I love that movie so I don’t mean it in a bad way)(edited)

I also think the art is unique and I admire it a lot

I think since Kenber didn’t seem to be super dangerous and I don’t even know if they have police in this world—I think what he (Yokiro) did was pretty okay, especially since Kenber is just a kid. You definitely would need to use discretion with stuff like that IRL though(edited)

RebelVampire

QUESTION 13. What are you most looking forward to in the comic? Also, do you have any final thoughts to share overall?

QUESTION 14. Who do you think the lady we saw in a flashback was? How did Tatsuma and Sikue wind up with her? Also, how does this factor in to Tatsuma and Sikue ultimately being cast out (possibly due to a fire)?

RebelVampire

11) I think the comic's strengths lie in the characters. The designs are really clean and stand out against each other. There's also interesting elements incoporated to reflect the plant and animal natures. The intereactions are also a lot of fun and come with both drama and comedy, so the comic has a little something for everyone. 12) I have mixed feelings about Yokiro's handling of it. I think it's nice, but I also think eventually that forgiving nature is gonna bite him in the butt. Cause sometimes second chances just explode and it doesn't work as well as it did in that specific scenario. However, I think it's a good message about how all people are different and just cause our first impression isnt good, it could change if we take the time to get to know someone. And I think that is the takeaway of the story in terms of forgiveness. Not all the time, but sometimes it's worth trying to understand why someone would do something awful.

13) I am looking forward to seeing Yokiro grow and evolve more and what he'll contribute to the group some more. I'm always fascinated by the dynamics between super powered people and then the non-super powered companions, cause theres a lot of emotional exploration of inferiority complexes available there. 14) I assume the lady was just some random lady who found Tatsuma and Sikue and took them in because the lady seemed nice. And I assume they caused a fire, lady died, everyone blamed them. Or something like that. I'm taking Occam's Razor with this one and assume it's the most common assumption.

snuffysam

maybe the lady started the fire!

my final thoughts to share are... this comic is incredible. truly incredible. a lovable cast of characters at every level, and downright stunning art pieces. keep at it, nia~!

Free iPod

Didn't have time to get to every question, but here are some responses! 1) The part in Book 4 where Yokiro and Sikue meet in the forest stands out. It's a simple moment, but it feels very important. The illustration complements the emotions of the scene perfectly - as these two characters are starting to open up to each other for the first time, the black and white page blooms (lol pun) into color and the panels drift into a more loose and organic arrangement. It's super well done. 2) In a way, he's helpful because he's someone who they can trust. The three of them share the experience of being somewhat isolated from the world at large, so I think that they all benefit from knowing each other. Yokiro is definitely helpful when dealing with people, but I think that he's still conflicted about leaving his old life behind. He mentioned at one point that he had a family, so I wouldn't be surprised if he runs into them eventually. 3) It's hard to choose, but Tatsuma is my fave. I like how she's tough and prone to messing around a lot of the time, but she's very determined to protect the people she cares about. With the fire in the village and in the situation with Kenber, she believed that it would be smarter to stay out of trouble, but she was willing to jump in without hesitation to help Sikue and Yokiro. 5) The first page of Book 3. Its portrayal of dialectical exchange between two legendary philosophers is simply astounding. :3

8) I think that she will, at least for a while. I don't think that she'd want to abandon the other benta. She was genuinely concerned for Mae's wellbeing, and she got along well with Elvalkol for the most part. It seems like she has some personal history with the Keeper - their interactions were a bit more familiar than what you'd expect if they were just a boss and his lieutenant, and since she's apparently opposed to what he's doing, she might try to confront him at some point. It's hard to imagine her forgiving Tatsuma and Sikue. Aside from killing her dragon, the two may have some importance to the Keeper's plans. 9) I agree with RebelVampire, the forest backgrounds are always nice and complementary to the atmosphere. The sound effects represented as words (...idk what they're called, onomatopoeias?) are used to a good effect too. They're never just the usual generic sound effects, they always seem custom-tailored to each specific situation. :D 11) The characters are a fantastic aspect of the comic. The dynamic between the main three makes it so fun to read. Also, the comic is good at presenting little insights and hints about the world throughout the characters' journey. It's kinda hard to explain, but the world feels very 'alive' and vibrant. 12) Yokiro was patient and demonstrated good will with Kenber, and it seemed to make a real impression on the kid, so it's hard not to view what he did as commendable. I really liked that arc. 13) I'm excited to potentially see the benta settlement. It sounds like a decent place from Elvalkol's description, but I wonder what's it really like with the Keeper in charge? Seeing Yokiro's family would be cool as well. Anyways, final thoughts: this comic really does feel special in a way. The characters are memorable, and all of the different parts of it are treated with care.

RebelVampire

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fanatical-san · 6 years ago

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Omg 6, 22 or 24 for Drarry - I can’t decide which one as I think they’d all be amazing, so I’ll leave it up to you! :)

I have spent a day writing these, so I apologise if the quality’s really low. Fasting doesn’t really help, either XD

I answered 24 here for another person here, so you can go read it (AO3 version here). I answered six for you as a separate post here (and there’s also an AO3 version). And finally, here’s twenty two (which is also available on AO3): “Sorry.You’re the first person I’ve spoken to in ten years.” I’ve called the piece ‘Herbal Tea’. Yep, it’s one of those.

And yes, I answered them all, because I couldn’t help myself. A massive shoutout to @skarhead and @jostaart, though, because I trawled through their brilliant blogs for inspiration, and these three drarry fics are the result. Whilst they’re based on the prompt, not particular artwork, @skarhead and @jostaart was crucial for bringing my ideas to life! And um, I got a little carried away with this one, so some of it’s under a cut. I hope you enjoy it, and that it’s not completely boring. Here goes:

The November air is chilly, although the temperature isn’treally anything new to Harry, living in Britain. There’s something distinctlydifferent about it to October, though, and he takes a moment to pause andbreathe it in. He’s been doing that more and more; taking a moment to pause. Heneeds it nowadays, especially; ever since declining the position of Head Aurorand resigning completely, the press has been swarming around him insistently,which is a feat considering how much they regularly pester him about thecontinued absence of any romantic relationship. Hermione does her best to keepthem away, but it’s his problem to deal with, and deal with it he does.

Self-care is something he’s been neglecting for years now,trying to stay above everyone else’sstandards rather than his own. He should’ve been able to move on from the war,but his Mind Healer tells him that by throwing himself into the path of theDark Arts for a living, he’s been forcing himself to hang on to those toxicmemories. Well, not anymore, and he feels no obligation to explain it to anyoneapart from his friends and family, who wholeheartedly agree with him. At leasthe’s done that right.

Harry is rudely yanked out of his thoughts by someonerunning into him, full force. The weight of the person topples him over, andHarry is ready to give them a piece of his mind, before he looks up at a facethat, whilst having matured since he saw it last, is still shockingly familiar.

“…Malfoy?!” Ifthere was one person that would not have been found in Muggle Manchester, ofall places, it would be Draco Malfoy. Not only because Malfoy Manor was inWiltshire, and not even because he was in a Muggle area rather than a wizardingarea, but because Malfoy hadn’t been seenfor years. Most people assumed that he’d either remained reclusive within hisown house, or that he’d moved. Some hoped that he’d been dealt with, Harrybeing the polar opposite; he’d tried to find Malfoy multiple times, and forvarious reasons, with no success. He’d stopped himself from searching MalfoyManor, because it would’ve looked obsessive, and Ron and Hermione were alreadyworried for him.

And now, here he is, on top of Harry, looking terrified. Heclutches Harry’s jacket, and blurts:

“Potter, I know you hate me, but I will pay you whatever youwant to just get me out of here.” Hisvoice is rough and hoarse, and he seems more surprised than Harry is at hearingthose words. Harry wants to ask more, but at that moment, he hears the firstyell.

Malfoy’s crystal grey eyes look desperately into Harry’s,and something in him compels him to wrap one arm around the platinum blonde andDisapparate – straight to his house, which is under the Fidelius Charm. There’sno turning back now; Malfoy knows the location of his home.

Speaking of Malfoy, the man is passed out on his sofa. Hishair is expertly ruffled, and falls in waves around his angular face. He’slean; too lean, as if he hasn’t been eating well. Whilst he wears designerclothes (Muggle, strangely enough), it’s apparent that he’s been wearing themfor too long.

As dishevelled as he is, Malfoy still manages to look…angelic, almost, which is unsettling,because Malfoy is not an angel in any way. He decides to leave him for now,although questions are buzzing about his mind. Harry knows from experience thatit’s never a good idea to dwell on such thoughts, or to bombard a person withquestions after they’ve passed out.

Harry instead decides to make some hot drinks. Luna showedhim a wonderful recipe for various herbal teas that work different calmingeffects into a person, so Harry begins brewing a certain tea that has specialsoothing properties. Harry loses himself in the rhythm of stirring and addingingredients, to the extent that he doesn’t notice Malfoy until the blonde isstanding next to him. He says nothing, choosing to let Malfoy speak when he’scomfortable to.

It’s a surreal situation; standing in a cosy kitchen, thepeaceful aroma of herbal tea filling the air, with Malfoy by his side. It’s notunwelcome, though; Harry finds that he doesn’t mind the company. Malfoy clearshis throat.

“You may possibly have the most uncomfortable couch I’ve ever crashed on, Potter.” His voice isweak, but his tone strong, and Harry is briefly reminded of a darker time, andthe words, ‘I can’t be sure’. Hepushes it from his mind, and addresses Malfoy.

“Nice to see you haven’t changed, Malfoy.” He says itquietly, but Malfoy freezes at the words for a second, before replying.

“Sorry. You’re the first person I’ve spoken to in tenyears.” Harry drops the spoon, startled; he’s not expecting to hear that at all. Malfoy deftly catches thespoon, though, and takes over brewing. “That’s quite an advanced magical tearecipe you’re making, Potter,” he says absentmindedly. “Consider me impressed.”

Harry still hasn’t quite absorbed the information, and heknows it’s a bad idea to ask, but he does it nonetheless.

“Malfoy…what do you mean, first person you’ve spoken to inten years?” Harry speaks slowly and hesitantly, not sure how Malfoy is going toreact. The blonde simply scoffs.

“Potter, I’m not an injured kitten. You don’t need to usethat tone with me.”

“Sorry.”

“You’re still doing it.”

“Sorry?” Harry doesn’t want to overstep his boundaries; heneeds to avoid Malfoy closing off. The kitchen is quiet for a minute or so, thesilence broken only by the soft swish of the tea being stirred.

“Thanks, though,”Malfoy says after a while, his voice softer than before. “for helping me getout of there. But I don’t want you to treat me like a trauma victim.”

Harry doesn’t know if it’s right to respond, so he doesn’t,but gets two mugs out of the cupboard. Malfoy pours the drinks, appearingrelaxed, but Harry doesn’t believe that he’s just suddenly alright.

“Yeah, okay. But I’m not going to tell anyone anything youtell me. What you say here stays here, I swear. So, try to trust me, even ifit’s only for now. Please.” Malfoy sighs.

“Do you have a better place to talk?”

Snowflakes fall lightly, and lights twinkle in the distanceas he and Malfoy sip their hot drinks out on the balcony.

The balcony is one of the perks of Harry’s home, one hewasn’t quite expecting. It’s spacious, and with a few waterproof charms,warming charms, as well as a few select beanbags, it’s become one of hisfavourite spots in the house.

“And I just stopped trying. There were so many people afterme. I would stay over at Blaise’s, or Pansy’s, or Greg’s, never sayinganything, but they were probably the only reason I survived. It was never safeenough, though; I had to keep moving constantly.”

“The DMLE got rid of all the members, though; we trackedthem all down. It was a major investigation at the time.” Malfoy laughsbitterly.

“The Aurors got rid of the main body. They had hired peopleto carry out their dirty work for them. As you know, some of the leaders werein too high a position to have each target killed personally. The people afterme were some of those employees, still intent on revenge.” Harry groans,frustrated.

“This is a whole other issue. How many were there?” Malfoy’slooking out over the other buildings, and something about the sight draws Harryto him.

“About thirty-five,” he says. Harry can’t believe thatMalfoy was able to survive that many trained killers after him especially. He’sabout to reply, when Malfoy continues. “I don’t blame them. I can’t beforgiven.”

“Malfoy-”

“Draco. Call meDraco. We aren’t kids anymore.”

“Draco,” Harry corrects himself, turning to face himproperly. “the people hunting down ex Death Eaters are the ones in the wrong.It’s the kind of behaviour that started a war in the first place. And I forgaveyou years ago; you are most definitelycapable of being forgiven, but you have to forgive yourself first. No-one else can do that for you.”

Draco chuckles.

“When did you become so sappy, Potter?” Harry rolls hiseyes. Of course Draco isn’t going to take it seriously. These are words comingfrom him after all.

“If I get to call you Draco, you get to call me Harry.”Draco shoots him a pointed look.

“Fine then, Harry;where is this all coming from? Younger you probably would’ve told me that Iabsolutely can’t be forgiven and thatI’m being pathetic. What changed?”

“I grew up,” Harry answers seriously.

“You mean you grew older.You’re still really freaking short,” Draco teases.

“Shut up,” Harrygrumbles in response, but he’s smiling.

“Are you sure about this?” Draco asks sceptically, surveyingthe room. It’s well furnished, with an ensuite and all. A king-sized bed stands proudly in the centre, with lusciousred curtains surrounding the four-poster bed.

“Draco, Narcissa wantsyou to stay with me. I’m not going to say no to her. And besides, now that youaren’t as bigoted, you’re actually a decent person.” Draco sighs in defeat,answering back nonetheless.

“Since when were youso chummy with my mother?” heretorts. But Draco full well knows that this is the safest place for him. Hismother was brave enough to approach the Saviourof the Wizarding World, of all people, and who’s Draco to say no to somerefuge?

Plus, Harry himself is a bonus. Gone is the scrawny,righteous kid that Draco always despised. He’s not actually grown that muchtaller, but it suits him. Years of Auror work have served him well, buildingsome muscle and defining his jawline, and Draco has found himself staring moretimes than he’s comfortable with.

“Are you really going to throw a fuss about this?” Harry asks with an eyebrowraised, and Draco smiles sweetly.

“Of course not, oh Saviour.” Harry punches him in the armlightly.

“I’ve told you not to call me that, Ferret.”

“Whatever you say, GoldenBoy.”

“Prat.”

“Scarhead.”

“Are you two really bickering at this age?” Narcissa says, appearing from the stairs. “Anyonewould’ve thought you two were still schoolboys. Now,” she says, addressingDraco, “are you all settled in?”

“Yes, Mother,” Draco replies, earning a look from Harry.Narcissa doesn’t seem to notice this when she turns to him.

“Please tell me if he causes any sort of trouble. I know howpicky he can be.” Draco splutters.

“Mother!” Narcissa only smiles knowingly at her son,sweeping him into a hug.

“You know I love you, Draco. Stay safe for me, darling.”Draco hugs her back for a long moment, flooded by how much he’s missed her. Shepulls back and looks at him. “You’re safe; Harry Potter is looking after you.”

And aren’t those just the words that he never imagined hewould hear?

The first time Harry wakes up next to Draco is over a monthlater, on Christmas Day. Well, wake upis relative term. It’s much more accurate to say that he’s forced awake by aparticularly grouchy Draco yelling in his ear. He opens his eyes blearily tofind that he’s lying on Draco’s chest, arms wrapped out around him. Harry turnsa bright red and scrambles back, embarrassed and confused.

“Draco? What are you doing in my bed?” Draco’s cheeks becomea matching shade of red.

“You forgot to put up those Silencing Charms last night.” Oh shit. “You were screaming, and I cameto wake you up, but you, uh…you seemed to want me to stay. So I did.”

If the ground could just open up and swallow him, that wouldbe wonderful.

“Yeah, um…sorry about that.” Draco rolls his eyes.

“Don’t fucking apologise, Harry; it was my own decision.”Harry tries to respond, but ends up yawning, making Draco smile a little.

“What time is it, anyway?” Harry asks, rubbing his eyes inan attempt to feel more awake. It doesn’t work.

“Six a.m.,” Draco replies smoothly.

“What?! Why the hell would you wake me up so early,Draco?” Harry complains, but Draco simply leaves the room. Harry follows him,demanding an explanation. They end up in the living room together, where Dracopoints to a present under the tree that Harry is certain wasn’t there before.It’s addressed to him. Harry hesitantly picks it up.

“I don’t know if you’re waiting for next Christmas,” Dracodrawls, “but I’d recommend you open it.” Harry doesn’t say anything, butcarefully pulls the ribbon off, and not-so-delicately gets rid of the wrappingpaper. Inside is a perfectly sculpted crystal snow globe, with two miniaturefigures inside it, sitting on a balcony and sipping drinks. Harry stares at it,transfixed.

“Here,” Draco says, gently twisting a key on the side of theglobe. Soft music begins to play, and the figures rotate slowly.

“Draco,” Harry breathes. “It’s…it’s gorgeous. You didn’t have to…”

“I thought it would look good on the mantelpiece,” heresponds simply, placing it there himself. He turns back to Harry, trying togauge Harry’s next move. “Well…Merry Christm-oof!” Harry tackles him to the ground in a bearhug, and they staylike that, until Harry pulls back slightly.

“I don’t know about you, but I’m frankly still knackered.Wanna get some more sleep?” Draco grins at him in a way that makes Harry’sheart clench ever-so-slightly.

He doesn’t know whatit is exactly, but Harry does knowthat this is the beginning of something great.

As they go back to bed, comfortable in each other’s embrace,snowflakes begin to fall softly outside, just like on the very first day thatthe universe threw Harry and Draco back together.

Yes, it was fricking long. Hope you liked it, though! Have a lovely day

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free-the-mages · 6 years ago

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Dragon Age questions

!!!!!!!!!!! i was tagged by the lovely @bitchesofostwick (thank you so much!!!) and i’m not tagging anyone because i’m late to this (sorry, i didn’t do it immediately when i saw it and in my usual fashion i forgot for a few days. >_>) so i know basically everyone i would tag has already been tagged. but anyway, let’s get on with it!!

p.s. this’ll be long because i ramble. ❤️

01) favorite game of the series? i’d say inquisition, probably. i rather like the character creator and the open-world feel of it. i like the gameplay of it too. it also gets bonus points because it’s the only game i know how to mod even a little, which makes me happy because i can get characters that are 100% unique to me. :]

02) how did you discover Dragon Age? Shit, nearly a decade ago i remember finding this disc for a game called Dragon Age: Origins lying around one day. it was my brother’s and i can’t remember where he said he got it, but anyway it was damaged and wouldn’t play anyway. i didn’t give a rat’s ass about it tbh. my thoughts of it went no further. it wasn’t until about three years later that my brother bought it for the 360 and i saw him play a bit and then learned that there was a character creator and I FUCKING LIVED (AND STILL DO) for games with character creators. so my happy ass started playing!!!! (that was the very first version of my Tabris, Lark!) shortly after that i purchased it for PC and the rest is history!

03) how many times you’ve played the games? I’ve completed Origins only once. I’ve started a few playthroughs, but i’ve never gotten very far. :/ oh, and i also completed Awakening once. i’ve completed DA2 i believe twice. Again, i’ve started multiple playthroughs, just never finished them all. and basically the same for Inquisition, tbh. i’ve done one playthrough without Trespasser and one with. OR i might have just loaded up the finished save and played Trespasser when i bought it. xD in any case i’ve played each game through at least once.

04) favorite race to play as? i don’t really see it as favorites? in Inquisition i’ve technically created a couple characters for each race (except a dwarf. haven’t gotten around to making a dwarf quizzy yet) but most of them are just “throwaway” characters that i make to romance people because i want to try all the romances but i can’t make every character i create into like, a character character, that exists fully in my head and outside the game. so any characters you hear about from me are ones that have really stuck out to me in one way or another. anyway the only warden i ever made that mattered any was Lark, who is of course an elf. i like them all tbh! i was rather excited about being able to play a badass qunari chick, though! (even though my first character was a human. go figure.)

05) favorite class? mage!!!!! when first played Origins i made Lark a warrior. idk for sure why, but i think it was because i didn’t want a character in the Circle. i wanted a city elf. idk why i picked warrior over rogue though. my first Hawke was a warrior. again, idk why. my second Hawke was a mage, and I. FELL. IN. LOVE. i loved the fighting animations, i loved the spells, i just…. i loved. when i finally was able to play DAI (which was a few years after it was released) my first character was a mage. again, i loved it. however, when i went back to DAO at one point and tried being a mage i was not a fan of it. i didn’t like the way it played. BUT OVERALL my favorite is definitely mage. :]

06) do you play through the games differently or do you make the same decisions each time? the same. it might be sad and pitiful, but in-game decisions give me real-world feelings and anxiety so i just make the decisions that stay in my comfort zone. :] sometimes i’m brave and try different things, but for the most part i make the same decisions.

07) go-to adventuring group? Disclaimer: if applicable, i take my LI everywhere i go. :] i honestly try to take a variety of people because i want a balanced team as much as possible. i’m also a very casual player, so i don’t use the tactical camera or like, the behavior patterns or anything. i leave everything default. so i try to mix and match and come up with a team that i feel best compliments my character’s class/abilities or whatever, without me having to babysit them or really do any work in regards to that. that AND i like to hear the different banters tbh. when i’m picking my team sometimes i’ll stop and think, “omg, what is [character] and [character]’s relationship really like??? i never take them together so i don’t know!!” so i’ll expand my horizons and take groups of companions that i don’t normally take together. that being said, I LOVE ALL THE COMPANIONS ALL THE TIME SO I DON’T PLAY FAVORITES. :]

08) which of your characters did you put the most thought into? Probably Sydnie, because she was the first game character that really developed into an OC. the first one i really wanted to try writing for. my first Inquisitor. :] she was the first (game) character that, as i was playing, i really sat and thought, “what would this living being with a soul do when presented with this situation?” instead of just clicking whatever. xD anyway, ideas just came flying at me when i thought about her. overall i feel like she’s very underdeveloped still as far as character’s go, but i love her and i’ve been thinking a lot more about her lately. i’d really love to finish writing something for her eventually. xD

09) favorite romance? oh man, idk. tbh i’ve not finished all of the romances so a part of me wants to be like, “i can’t really answer this tbh”. Lark romanced Alistair, and it was cute and i love them. (i’ve toyed with the idea of writing some stuff for them and it’d be so cute if i could actually get my ass into gear.) i really liked Fenris’s romance (and DA2 was the only game that i played through more than one companion’s romance.) and Cullen is the only one i’ve completed a romance for in DAI, though i played most of Josie’s and i’m love. :] honestly i really do feel like there really isn’t an answer from me for this one. sorry! D:

10) have you read any of the comics/books? nope. i was thinking of maybe getting The Masked Empire but i haven’t fully decided yet. i unfortunately don’t read books much these days. (i’d rather be on my comp playing games or arting or maybe reading fic!!)

11) if you read them, which was your favorite book? n/a

12) favorite DLCs? i am so fucking ambivalent wtf. seriously, people. i’m coming to learn that there are few things i have an actual feelings on either way. -___- Trespasser is the only big DLC i own and i fucking hate it. it’s great and all but i kind of cried at the end so whatever. :] but honestly i really really like the Spoils of the Qunari DLC!!!!! the antaam-saar!!!!!! (i think i spelled it right idk i’m too lazy to check please forgive me) and the mount!!!!! good stuff. i own (i think) all of the DLC for DA2 and i like them all well enough. i also own all for DAO and i like them well enough. i’ve only ever played the DAO in-game DLC as well as Awakening (meaning no Leli’s Song, no Witch Hunt, etc.) i just never got around to it. anyway, really. not really playing favorites here either. xD

13) things that annoy you. not much tbh. i suppose it’s annoying that sometimes in some games i’m sitting here like, “okay, why did my character just say these words? that wasn’t what the words that i clicked on said. ?????????”

14) Orlais or Ferelden? Ferelden! because it’s more rustic and i like that. :3 also mabaris.

15) templars or mages? mages. though i do believe there’s an argument to be had about the treatment of both groups at the hands of the chantry. but still mages. :]

16) if you have multiple characters, are they in different/parallel universes or in the same one? obviously i intend to have and OC HOF, champion, and inquisitor all in one universe. i’ve had a hard time trying to figure out which characters i want to be canon and which aren’t. i’ve also toyed with the idea of having multiple world states that act as their own individual canons, but that’s a lot of work and like… lazy. :] for a while i just figured Lark was my canon warden no canon Hawke thus far and Sydnie my canon Inquisitor. but idk.

17) what did you name your pets? (mabari, summoned animals, mounts, etc) UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM………………….. one of the mabaris in the first two games was named Charlemagne (i think my Hawke’s dogs are always Charlemagne) and i think Lark’s dog was… omg hold on i have it documented somewhere. *a few minutes later* Shawshank! Lark’s dog’s name is Shawshank.

18) have you installed any mods? yes because i’m garbage that is privileged enough to be a computer gamer and can install mods. i also really like having mods and making mods so yes. yes i install mods. :]

19) did your Warden want to become a Grey Warden? not particularly, though she didn’t mind having to leave the alienage. she’d be dead or worse if she’d stayed and also she would have attempted to run away long before shit hit the fan if she didn’t have her family to think about. she still cared for her family and she did feel some sadness over leaving them, but it was like her soul made a sigh of relief and a weight was lifted. she was truly happy to leave. becoming a Grey Warden was sort of like a not completely unpleasant side effect.

20) hawke’s personality? i don’t really have a Hawke atm but I generally tend to play blue Hawkes.

21) did you make matching armor for your companions in Inquisition? no and they should all thank the maker because every fucking one of ‘em would be in plaidweave and that’s that on that.

22) if your character(s) could go back in time to change one thing, what would they change? ugh this is too much thinking for me. why are there so many questions?!??!?!!? anyway idk. i think Sydnie would change the way she let herself react to a really bad thing that happened in the circle. because she reacted the way she did, it completely changed who she was and it takes her a long time to get herself back. sorry it’s vague but that’s just how these things go sometimes. :] Lark doesn’t really live in the past, if that makes sense? she doesn’t dwell on things enough to regret. why change the past when you can own this day???? as a certain cheeky lesbian elf apparently says maybe. :3

23) do you have any headcanons about your character(s) that go against canon? kind of, but mostly small things, and generally only things that pertain directly to my character. also i like to switch things up when it comes to romances. :] i try to take the basics of the in-game romance arc and tailor it a bit more to what i envision. or just what i want. ;D so i guess that could maybe be considered off canon, though i don’t really see the romances as canon anyway.

24) are any of your character(s) based on someone? no. not intentionally, anyway. it would take me way too long to explain my thought processes when it comes to creating characters (and this bitch is already long enough at this point) so i won’t go into details. :] so basically no, i don’t ever really set out to base characters on people. maybe subconsciously it happens? idk.

25) who did you leave in the Fade? my first playthrough was the default world state so i sacrificed Stroud because of course i did. with the custom world state i have now i sacrificed Hawke. D: because you know i’m not sacrificing Alistair!!!! especially not after he said the stuff about Lark and them being together AND I COULDN’T TAKE THAT AWAY. also it wasn’t like it was MY Hawke, because i don’t have an actual OC Hawke it was quite easy to sacrifice her because i had no real attachment to her. anyway don’t fucking ask me who i’ll sacrifice when i finally get around to actually deciding on my canons and their world state because I DON’T KNOW AND I DON’T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT. thank you. :]

26) favorite mount? i don’t use mounts much actually. i like hearing banter. that being said, i really like the way the qunari horse looks. i also like the harts and i don’t care what anyone else says i love their nails-on-chalkboard screech. fight me if you must but i said what i said. :]

THANKS SO MUCH TO ANYONE WHO READS THIS I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

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