#poor boy needs to chill out and catch some z’s

[sssketchdoodles]

THE BOY

Fresh out of Recovery Girl’s office

Apologies if the pic is a little fuzzy, I drew it smaller on the canvas so this is just zoomed in a bit

[yinses]

made you not look

gojo satoru

rating: 18+

| poor ijichi never saw it coming |

a/n: @j-u-u-z-o​ made a hc about gojo not keeping his hands to himself on a car ride and i took it a step further.  sin responsibly friends. 

you decide to indulge him. rookie mistake number one. gojo satoru, the most powerful sorcerer, a glutinous sweet toothed man with no inhibition, does not under any circumstance need to be gratified. 

but he gave you this cute little pout, hands grabby with insistence when he asked you to please sit in his lap. 

poor ijichi, sitting quietly in the driver’s seat, offered you a polite smile. he was use to gojo’s antics. seasoned to the venturous eccentricity of your relationship. even if he didn’t mind he wouldn’t voice it. but something about the subtle quirk of his lips is enough to sway you over your best judgement. 

it was always expected for gojo to do a good job. to slay whatever curse stood in his path with efficiency. surely even he deserved a treat every now and again. 

utter foolish thinking on your part. 

gojo is absolutely giddy when you agree, eagerly patting his lap before ultimately reaching out to help you settle. the option of car safety is thrown out the window at this point, so you take a sideways position on his thigh, just above his crotch. if he notes your obvious avoidance, gojo doesnt comment, only widening his legs to offer a more comfortable seat. 

when you go to ask if this okay for him, he meets your open mouth with a quick kiss and a mutual nuzzle of his nose. 

and so ijichi takes off without further comment. 

the radio is tuned to something causal, you think it might be jazz. its purely white noise, nothing to get to invested in, but gojo seems to think otherwise. 

there isn’t really a beat to follow, but he manages to tack onto some rhythm as his knee jumps along. the motion isn’t entirely jarring but it still brings you to a light bounce. you catch ijichi’s gaze briefly in the rearview mirror as he takes in gojo’s ‘enjoyment’. eager to please, he reaches out to turn up the song a bit louder. 

gojo’s left elbow is resting on the edge of the car window, face mirrored against the glass. you just miss his smile. 

you’re hardly ten minutes into the ride when gojo first complains that his thigh is getting numb. thinking that he’s finally had his fill, you go to move to the free seat to his right when he gathers your escape attempt and deposits you squarely in his lap. 

this evenly distributes the weight, he reasons. and it makes sense. so your guard drops a little more.

when you first feel the firm press against your rear you think, okay this has gone on long enough. the journey is maybe fifteen minutes from completion and you’ve satisfied the man to his fill. 

as if there was a limit to his greed. 

you make another move to slide into the next available seat when gojo’s arms slip around your waist and tighten. his breath is warm against your nape as he grinds his face there, lips curving up to brush against the shell of your ear. 

if you move then ijichi will see, he whines. 

well at least he’s not denying that he’s getting excited like a school boy. and so you sigh and cater to his whims again. you’ve gone this long at this point. so you settle back against as he resumes the bounce of his knee. 

the road had been a bit bump for the last mile as ichiji was forced to take the backroads from the suburbs to the city. it should be nothing. with proper bracing, you’d be able to steel yourself against the jostling. but you’re under gojo’s care now and he seems content to go along with it. 

with the next jolt his hips rock forward, an eager and positioned thrust against your core. a whimper of surprise leaves you but the sound is lost to ijichi who has become a new fan of the current station. 

gojo’s face is still pressed against your skin, allowing you to feel the beginnings of a wider grin. your breathing halts the moment he places his palm over your thigh. his thumb rests casually over the edge, drawing small circles over the inside. 

you know where this is going. you may have been stupid before to allow it to get to this point, but you’re on track now. even if you’re too delayed to make a difference. 

still you feebly try. hand shooting out to intertwine with his when it dares to flick a forefinger across your covered mound. you try to distract him, rubbing your own thumb against the his knuckles and veins. you’re able to guide his hand up away from the ‘danger’ zone, resting them against your tummy. 

gojo, ever the planner, turns your strategy against you as his fingers hook under your the waistband of your pants. 

satoru, you hiss, eyes darting wildly to the oblivious ijichi. gojo only hums in response, knee raising up and down again to hinder your attempts to fight back. just when you fear it might finally be enough to garner the driver’s attention- you realize with a thrilling chill that the movement has become an accustomed element to the ride.

the rhythm is off now, no longer following along to the latest song but the false intention is enough to bleed into ijichi’s background. 

you sly bastard. gojo chuckles heartily, hand already curling under the elastic of your panties. his calloused fingertips gaze your cunt, spreading the growing wetness and pinching your nub along the way. 

his movements are unpredictable, trading firmness and speed but never fully entering you. you realize with a heated flush that he doesn’t even need to. the situation along is dragging you to the edge at high velocity and you bite your lip to contain your mewls. 

the music is isn’t nearly loud enough to block out any open-mouthed sounds.

a shame, gojo notes as he runs soft circles around your clit. you could be treating ijichi too with your beautiful sounds. 

his fingers ride your slick down to your slit to tease the sensitive folds. your walls flutter and clench around the absence of thickness but your mind fills the void. it helps when his finger crooks and brushes a receptive spot that ignites sparks.

fuck, ijichi. the poor man didn’t deserves this. 

you close your eyes as you work yourself through the tormenting pleasure, hips moving along with the jump of his thigh instead of fighting it. if you’re going to do this, you might as well finish. overall its a tortuous pace- impossible to go too fast or hard without garnering attention. but forbidden fruit is always the sweetest. 

unwisely you hump against his hardness, the action not nearly enough to help him along the way but it meets its goal for you. gojo nibbles along the choked gasps stuck in your throat as your climax washes over you and pulls you apart at the seams. there is certainly a sticky pool of wetness connecting your laps now.

your head falls back against his shoulder as his hands works itself out of your pants. he barely flinches as your heavy pants tickle his ear. 

gojo makes a show out of licking his fingers, delving greedily into the overflow of your essence. 

it was this action that draws the driver’s attention as his brow raises.

“another snack, gojo-san? i fear for your teeth.”

the said man grins around his digits. 

“i wouldn’t worry your little head about it, ijichi. i have it under control.”

[dangerouscommiesubversive]

What do you think would be the Gokaiger’s relationship with other riders. Because they’ve met who? Gentaro? And Tsukasa and Daiki? But there are truly so many characters™️ beyond 100% friendship and 100% annoying bitch (Gentaro and Decade boys respectively). Do you think they would be friends with any of them? (This thought sponsored by the little Gokai and Build plushes that are currently sitting on my bed together)

Man, I don’t think they’ve even really met Gentarou, despite Super Hero Taisen being theoretically a Fourze movie he was more just...present for parts of it. Eiji’s the one I think they’ve really met, they got to do that rad full-team OOO transformation. (We actually have a TaJaDor Ranger Key, it’s cute.) They seemed to get along ok with him.

I hear you on the plush, too, I have some little palm-sized guys on my printer in my office, so I spend every work day chilling with Doc, Philip, Shoutaro, and Kouta.

Anyway, given the whole Super Hero Taisen incident, I imagine most pre-Fourze Riders would be a little wary of Marv, but there’s no reason I can think of why they couldn’t eventually get past that. Of course, then we run into potential personality clashes, so let’s think this out:

Kuuga--Godai would not be keen to be addressed as “Kamen Rider Kuuga,” but if the pirates can be broken of that then he’s inherently a pretty friendly guy. I suspect he’d get along especially well with Doc, given that he knows how to do basically everything.

Agito--Shouichi and Ahim were made to be friends--he’d also get along with Doc and Gai immediately, I think. Hikawa might have a difficult time adjusting to the idea of chilling with pirates, but Marvelous would definitely love teasing him. I feel like Ryou would hit it off with Joe and Luka?

Ryuki--As long as they’re not trying to kill people I think Shinji would be cool with pretty much anyone. He could write about them for ORE Journal. Ren and Luka would butt heads a little, maybe, since they’re both really cranky and aggressive.

555--Ok this one is just a recipe for disaster. Honestly I think the Gokaigers would get along better with the Orphnoch trio (Kiba and Yuka and Kaido) than with the folks at the laundromat. The thought of Joe just, punching Kusaka in the jaw is pretty life-giving though.

Blade--I feel like this one is less “Gokaigers hang out with Riders” and more “Kenzaki tries to hitch a ride off-planet and then realizes that if he leaves Earth then there’s only one Joker again.” He could give them a letter for Hajime, though.

Hibiki--I don’t know if any of the Gokaigers know how to have a dad, I think they’d be very confused by their reactions to Hibiki.

Kabuto--Either another recipe for disaster or fifteen minutes of Tendou and Marvelous having a stare-down followed by forty-five minutes of Tendou and Doc trading recipes. Ahim can make Kagami some tea, the poor guy needs it.

Den-O--Can the Den-Liner go into space? That’d be cool. Luka spends the entire time flirting with Naomi. Momotaros and Marvelous arm-wrestle. Also it occurs to me that Joe and Doc did meet the Imagins, however briefly, so they could catch up a little.

Kiva--How this goes depends entirely on whether or not there’s time-travel involved, because if they’re in the past then the whole situation immediately becomes a lost chapter of Ranma 1/2. If they’re in the present, I think Ahim would meet Wataru and immediately love him, they could have tea together in the garden. Nago would need to be restrained.

Decade--Extensively covered by canon.

W--Shoutaro is in no way prepared to meet space pirates, they’re so out-of-genre for his beautiful noir lifestyle. Meanwhile Philip would climb all over the Galleon, asking about how it works, to the entire crew’s bemusement. I suspect Terui would be a major personality crash though.

OOO--Also covered in canon.

Fourze--Friendship!

Wizard--I think they met in Super Hero Taisen Z, but I’ve blocked out most of that one out because it made no sense. Nitoh and Marvelous would hit it off immediately. Although I can also see some potential conflict between them, since Haruto’s primary color is red and Marvelous does have. Tendencies.

Gaim--I am. Genuinely tempted to write a story about the Galleon dropping anchor on Planet Helheim and immediately getting confronted by Kouta, wanting to know what the hell is up with them.

Drive--Something in my heart says that Gou and Gai would immediately be best friends.

Ghost--I mean, Takeru is inherently an amiable guy, so he’d definitely get along with all of them. What really gets me is actually the image of Joe and Makoto being introduced and hitting it off right away as in the background all of their friends try to manage this sudden case of double vision.

Ex-Aid--Luka loves men who are absolute hot messes, so I suspect she’d meet Emu and think, “ah, yes, this is a friend.” I also think she’d find Kiriya hilarious. Joe could charm Hiiro with cake. Marvelous would try to convince Parad to join the crew because he’s funny. Taiga is not allowed near this meeting.

Build--I think if he was presented with the idea that there are worlds where saving everyone doesn’t involve destroying yourself Sento might collapse. Luka would love Banjou, though. So would Ahim, I think.

Zi-O: “Oh. You’re the ones Daiki was telling Joe about.” “Oh, hey! You’re their pirate friends!” “Well, Joe and Doc are Daiki’s pirate friends. Decade and I are acquaintances at best.”

Zero-One: Still haven’t seen this one but from what I’ve gathered I think Yua would meet Ahim and Luka and immediately feel right at home.

Saber: Doc and Tetsuo would enjoy each other’s company quietly. Ren and Gai would enjoy each other’s company loudly. Rintarou and Joe would just vibe.

[mycloneismywaifu]

Shaco’s thoughts on champions..

Aatrox: Such an angry man, definitely needs to relax.

Ahri: quite pretty, everyone seems to like her. I don’t know though..

Akali: Grumpy, but also...balanced, as they would say?

Alistar: Big boy, Small Mind.

Amumu: Oh Nyoh, poor baby...grow up.

Anivia: who left the frozen chicken out to defrost?

Annie: I like their potential, might host a tea party.

Aphelios: Sorry, didn’t hear what you said.

Ashe: chill...hehe...

Aurelion Sol: ALMIGHTY POTENTIAL...Rude as fuck.

Azir: Hm...you had everything, how did it feel to lose so much...?

Bard: BWOMMM....indeed.

Blitzcrank: Metal body, Metal mind, Metal heart...I wonder if you can feel...

Brand: Toasty, I’ll keep you in my fireplace.

Braum: You have a heart worth thousands, but can you save everybody..?

Caitlyn: You claim to be an amazing sherrif, but you haven’t caught me!

Camille: My my, that’s some long...knives.

Cassiopeia;  I like your style...Poison is quite...thrilling in it’s own way~

Cho'Gath: Who’s a good all eating terrifying monster...? YOU ARE!~

Corki: Has ANYONE seen his feet? Anybody?!

Darius: Chop Chop~ You’ve got to catch up to your brother~

Diana: So edgy, but loving the aesthetic~

Dr. Mundo: I’ll see you next week for drinks! Bring the good stuff!

Draven: I heard your brother’s ahead of you, gotta do more work~!

Ekko: Even if you go back in time, you can’t fix your mistakes...~

Elise: Oh My..!

Evelynn: MY OH MY!

Ezreal: Do you really have to dance like that...?

Fiddlesticks: SQUARK!!! ...hah, good times...

Fiora: You’ll never find a worthy opponent with manners like that!

Fizz: Slippery little sucker you are...

Galio: Big. Very Big.

Gangplank: Arrrg! ..got any of those oranges

Garen: You wish for JUSTICE! but what if you’re in the wrong..?

Gnar: Annoying, but sort of cute. Don’t piss it off, whatever you do.

Gragas: My supplier of the finest bourbon. Also a drinking buddy.

Graves: He smells nice.

Hecarim: I love to sneak onto his back to ride on him like a horse...

Heimerdinger: ...Fucking know it all.

Illaoi: I tried arm wrestling with her ones. Never again.

Irelia: K n i v e s, so many K N I V E S.

Ivern: Honestly I’d probably get high with this guy. He seems like fun to get high with.

Janna: Is it me or is it windy in here?

Jarvan IV: You have a kingdom, but do you deserve it?

Jax: If i gave you a rubber chicken, would you still clobber people?

Jayce: Pretty boy needs to learn his place.

Jhin: Finally, someone with some good T A S T E 

Jinx: 👀

Kai'Sa: I’m surprised you didn’t go c r a z y in the void..how do you feel..?

Kalista: I heard you want to get a little bit of vengence...?

Karma: ...Is a bitch...Pun intended.

Karthus: Fucking love to rock out with this guy. Holy shit.

Kassadin: Needs to find an inhaler.

Katarina: Totally isn’t a Yandere waiting for Garen to ask her out.

Kayle: Should have been the one to hit the ground too hard if she fell.

Kayn: Fucking edgelord who I wish would make up his fucking mind.

Kennen: Get a load of pikachu over here..

Kha'Zix: Messy eater, wouldn’t invite over again.

Kindred: Fun to talk about death with, would chat again. Wolf’s a good boy.

Kled: Fucking mental, would drink with again.

Kog'Maw: What the fuck is this thing. I love it. 

LeBlanc: Amazing parties, amazing dances, need to hang out more..

Lee Sin: Now you see me, now you...oh hang on.

Leona: Praise the sun? Nah I get sun stroke. Give me your sister pls.

Lillia: Too innocent, shouldn’t be here, easy to mess with...actually, maybe stay..?

Lissandra: Cold. Very cold. But the best of the 3..

Lucian: I laughed when I heard Senna got caught. Thresh did a good job.

Lulu: One of my bestest sort of friends, we cause the best mischief. 

Lux: Does your father know what you can do...?

Malphite: B I G

Malzahar: Sorta kinda kreeps me out sometimes...his bugs fuck my shit up...

Maokai: I like chilling in his branches, his saprolings know how to party.

Master Yi: That’s a nice lookin sword you’ve got there...

Miss Fortune: You got two lovely guns. 

Mordekaiser: Best guitarist I’ve ever heard. need to see their next concert.

Morgana: Lovely cookies, shame everyone dies after though.

Nami: Why would you even buy boots??

Nasus: Your brother hates you, do you forgive him? 

Nautilus: Can you even feel me knocking on your head?

Neeko: I see myself all the time, you can’t fool me...

Nidalee: You need some class, a wash and some clothes...

Nocturne: DARKNESS, DARLING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!

Nunu and Willump: Willump can you just eat him already?

Olaf: I miss the good old drinking days...heh, mom’s op...

Orianna: The intricacy of the workings inside are limitless, I must see inside...

Ornn: B I G aswell

Pantheon: You’ve got abs you can eat off, and an ass that would be eaten.

Poppy: You may be small, but damn you hurt.

Pyke: I need to talk to you more, I want to hear all about drowning as much as I can...

Qiyana: You’re just an angry person.

Quinn: I’ve been trying to kill Valor for so long I can’t count the days.

Rakan: Look in the mirror for too long and your face will stick like that.

Rammus: Ok.

Rek'Sai: *SCREECHES BACK*

Renekton: Your brother trapped you for millenia, tell me how much you hate him..

Rengar: heh, you let your guard down and the bug ate your eye..funny.

Riven: You’ll never be welcomed back, you know that, right..?

Rumble: She’ll never notice how much you love her. Give up.

Ryze: C’mon, let me look in the scroll, just a little peek?

Sejuani: God you smell as bad as the boar...

Senna: You have no idea how long it’s been to ask someone...how was it in the lanturn??

Sett: All you do is punch. Not impressed at all.

Shaco: Love this guy, can’t get enough of him!

Shen: You say balance is necessary, so isn’t what Zed doing good..?

Shyvana: No matter what you do, Demacia will always fear you~

Singed: You need to give me more of your experimental vials, I have too much fun with them..

Sion: oh hey big guy, I thought you died!

Sivir: I think you make more money than me killing people...jealous much..

Skarner: Aren’t you the last of your kind...? Samesies! how’s it feel for you~!

Sona: I wish I could hear you scream...that would be wonderful..

Soraka: Why not give Warwick what he wants...no one will miss you~

Swain: I would love to study your...ehem...other form more, it’s so intriguing ...

Sylas: You were a bad boy, yet you didn’t let people know about lux~

Syndra: Show me this limitless power you have~

Tahm Kench: Gotta say, I’m a big fan of your vocabulary...

Taliyah: Yasuo isn’t who you think he is...you should ask who Yone is...

Talon: Stabby Stabby time~

Taric: Wow. 

Teemo: I could list off 900 different ways I would exterminate that little rodent.

Thresh: Hey, I’m Shaco, big fan, huge. Biggest even.

Tristana: you’re oblivious to all the signs, you’ll end up hurting people you have no idea exist...

Trundle: HIT HIT HIT, That all you think about?

Tryndamere: See above

Twisted Fate: I’m never playing cards with you again, seriously, fuck off.

Twitch: God you stink. but you make a good foot rest.

Udyr: So calm, yet anger is deep inside you..

Urgot: No one likes you but god you’re amazing at killing people.

Varus: You fuck everything up, yet you’re still around...

Vayne: You wish to rid the world of black magic, but so much fun comes from it..

Veigar: HAH, SO, SMALL, OH MY, HE’S JUST...PFFFF.

Vel'Koz: I too wish to know what’s going on inside of people’s heads..just more emotionally.

Vi: Caitlyn will never notice you.

Viktor: hit me up when the revolution starts, I may skip town til it’s over.

Vladimir: SO MUCH GOOD WINE, OOF.

Volibear: You’re a big boi now, indeed.

Warwick: Cmon, you know you want it, go get it...soraka’s practically open...

Wukong: sometimes you even get me confused...

Xayah: oo, look at me, such an edgy bitch, only one man get’s me~

Xerath: I am so curious, how the hell did you become what you are...

Xin Zhao: sorry, who are you again?

Yasuo: You killed your brother, didn’t you. I fucking knew it!!

Yorick: Play me that bass riff again, it’s so G O O D

Yuumi: God you’re annoying. 

Zac: surprisingly enough, you’re an amazing bed.

Zed: You know what you should do..? Kill them all...heh, that’d be fun to watch..

Ziggs: I need you to make more bombs, for me...for research purposes..heh

Zilean: You are also annoying, stop knowing where I’ll be, stop. now.

Zoe: GOD, WHY ARE YOU ALL ANNOYING

Zyra: ...you provide the good kush.

Clean list below if anyone want’s to do it too!

I love reading them, tag me in them if you could! :D

Aatrox,

Ahri,

Akali,

Alistar,

Amumu,

Anivia,

Annie,

Aphelios,

Ashe,

Aurelion Sol,

Azir,

Bard,

Blitzcrank,

Brand,

Braum,

Caitlyn,

Camille,

Cassiopeia,

Cho'Gath,

Corki,

Darius,

Diana,

Dr. Mundo,

Draven,

Ekko,

Elise,

Evelynn,

Ezreal,

Fiddlesticks,

Fiora,

Fizz,

Galio,

Gangplank,

Garen,

Gnar,

Gragas,

Graves,

Hecarim,

Heimerdinger,

Illaoi,

Irelia,

Ivern,

Janna,

Jarvan IV,

Jax,

Jayce,

Jhin,

Jinx,

Kai'Sa,

Kalista,

Karma,

Karthus,

Kassadin,

Katarina,

Kayle,

Kayn,

Kennen,

Kha'Zix,

Kindred,

Kled,

Kog'Maw,

LeBlanc,

Lee Sin,

Leona,

Lillia,

Lissandra,

Lucian,

Lulu,

Lux,

Malphite,

Malzahar,

Maokai,

Master Yi,

Miss Fortune,

Mordekaiser,

Morgana,

Nami,

Nasus,

Nautilus,

Neeko,

Nidalee,

Nocturne,

Nunu and Willump,

Olaf,

Orianna,

Ornn,

Pantheon,

Poppy,

Pyke,

Qiyana,

Quinn,

Rakan,

Rammus,

Rek'Sai,

Renekton,

Rengar,

Riven,

Rumble,

Ryze,

Sejuani,

Senna,

Sett,

Shaco,

Shen,

Shyvana,

Singed,

Sion,

Sivir,

Skarner,

Sona,

Soraka,

Swain,

Sylas,

Syndra,

Tahm Kench,

Taliyah,

Talon,

Taric,

Teemo,

Thresh,

Tristana,

Trundle,

Tryndamere,

Twisted Fate,

Twitch,

Udyr,

Urgot,

Varus,

Vayne,

Veigar,

Vel'Koz,

Vi,

Viktor,

Vladimir,

Volibear,

Warwick,

Wukong,

Xayah,

Xerath,

Xin Zhao,

Yasuo,

Yorick,

Yuumi,

Zac,

Zed,

Ziggs,

Zilean,

Zoe,

Zyra,

[quentinxdelancret]

Discord Text Thread || Quentin & Dorian

Discord thread featuring: Quentin and Dorian

When: September 26th-27th

Mentions: Jaycee

Description:Quentin texts Dorian after their date and then asks if it’s okay to sleep over. He texts him again the next day and things get a little more personal. {sleep over thread to follow}

Trigger Warning: drug mentions and light dirty talk.

Quentin. I bet you can’t guess what’s been on my mind all day....

DORIAN What’s been on your mind all day, handsome?

Quentin. You!

DORIAN Awww.

Quentin. You doing alright today, darlin? Not missing me too bad are ya?

DORIAN Yeah, I’m doing okay. I am missing you though. How are you?

Quentin. That’s good. Not that you’re missing me, but that you’re good. I’ve been pretty good myself, can’t complain. Definitely missing you too though.

DORIAN it’s good to know the feeling is mutual. what have you been up to today?

Quentin. It is isn’t it? I haven’t been up to too much. Working on my next cover and leveling out. How about you?

DORIAN Ooh, what’s the plan for the next cover? I’ve just been chilling today tbh. Having a lazy day.

Quentin. Well, since you’ve been on my mind nonstop, I was thinking something sweet. It seemed relevant. oh yeah? Want some company?

DORIAN Yeah? Like what? Yes please.

Quentin. Hmm, I’d tell you but I don’t wanna ruin the element of surprise. ahhh, thank god!

DORIAN So cute.

Quentin. Yes, yes you are.

DORIAN Nooo, you.

Quentin. Me? Naaah. It’s totally you babe.

DORIAN I refuse to accept that. it’s you.

Quentin. Ughh, fine. But only if I get to kiss you again. Fair?

DORIAN You can kiss me as much as you want.

Quentin. Oh yeah?

DORIAN Yeah.

Quentin. Ooooh, I hope I don’t make you regret that lol how are you so perfect?

DORIAN I doubt you will. I’m not.

Quentin. Seriously, I’m gonna smother you if you keep being so hard on yourself. New rule, you can only be hard on me

DORIAN I’m sorry. When you’ve been through as much awful shit as I have, it’s difficult not to be hard on yourself.

Quentin. I understand, I promise I do. But, you’re so fuckin amazing, baby. You should know that, and I’m gonna make sure you realize it every time I’m around.

DORIAN You’re gonna make me melt. You can’t be that sexy, speak French, and be nice to me. I’m gonna fall head over heels.

Quentin. I could say the exact same thing about you. Except the French part.. but I could teach you the basics. like French kissing

DORIAN I think I already know quite a bit about that.

Quentin. Yep, yeah you definitely do. You kiss like a pro.

DORIAN Heh. Thanks babe.  You’re a pretty damn good kisser yourself.

Quentin. I’m glad you think so. Cause my lips are gonna be all over you every chance I get

DORIAN All over me?

Quentin. Uhm... yes?

DORIAN You hesitated.

Quentin. ha, hardly. Just don’t wanna get punished before I get started.

DORIAN You totally did hesitate. Why would you be punished?

Quentin. Oh, darlin. You can trust when I say there would definitely be no hesitation. Idk, haha. You’re the one who likes to be in control.

DORIAN Okay, good to know. You’d have to give me a reason to punish you and so far I have not seen one.

Quentin. That’s good. I’m not sure how extent these punishments get. But, I’m not ready to find out just yet either.

DORIAN Heh.

Quentin. Something about the way you say that always seems so naughty. I like it!

DORIAN Good.

Quentin. soooo... can I stay the night?

DORIAN Oh... yes. I’d like that.

Quentin. you hesitated.

DORIAN Only because I wasn’t expecting you to ask me that.

Quentin. No? I’m pretty addicted to you.

DORIAN oh are you?

Quentin. I am, It’s terrible. I can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t do anything without wanting to be with you.

DORIAN I have that much of an effect on you already?

Quentin. Is that bad? That’s totally bad isn’t it?

DORIAN No. it’s sweet and flattering.

Quentin. Are you gonna break my heart Dorian Taylor?

DORIAN No! I don’t have any intention to at least. Are you gonna break mine?

Quentin. Hmm, depends on whether you break mine first.

DORIAN 😒

Quentin. Don’t make that face. I don’t want to break your heart. I just wanna love you

DORIAN oh you just wanna love me huh? & I can make that face if I want to.

Quentin. that’s what I said. fine be mean lol

DORIAN Cutie. I’m not mean.

Quentin. you’re right, you’re not.

DORIAN I can be if I’m pushed to the point where I feel like someone deserves it. But not for no reason.

Quentin. I feel that. Me too.

DORIAN Mhm.

Quentin. you don’t believe me? Haha

DORIAN No, I believe you. I just didn’t know how else to respond lol.

Quentin. Ah, haha okay. I’m really not that mean ever. Maybe a little cold but not really mean.

DORIAN Good to know, baby.

Quentin. I don’t think I’d ever be cold with you though. You’re a too sweet.

DORIAN You’re my bad boy with a soft spot for only me huh?

Quentin. haha you think I’m a bad boy? I definitely have a soft spot for only you though.

DORIAN you told me you were.

Quentin. Oh hahaha Maybe I’m a little bad

DORIAN

😅

Quentin. 🙈

DORIAN you’re so cuuuute.

Quentin. I’m something. Hahah

DORIAN You’re sexy and charming.

Quentin. Oh, wow. Smooth.

DORIAN Heh.

[ THE NEXT DAY SEPTEMBER 27TH ]

Quentin. I swear people think I’m crazy. All I do is smile idiotically at my phone lol

DORIAN You’re so adorable. What do you have going on today? I was sad when you had to leave.

Quentin. I did have an interview. But it’s over now, and I’m just laying on my couch talking to you.

DORIAN an interview?

Quentin. Yeah, KJ 104.3 The buzzz

DORIAN Oohhh interesting.

Quentin. Yeah, it was alright. But they always give me shit for starting out as a cliche cover band and continuing to do covers.

DORIAN Fuck them then.

Quentin. Yeah, fuck em all! Doesn’t help my brother, aka my drummer is on holiday. So I was solo

DORIAN I miss you.

Quentin. aww babe. I miss you too, very much! do you wanna see me?

DORIAN 🙈​ 😘 Yes.

Quentin. I can come back over.

DORIAN Do you want to?

Quentin. Yes, I do.

DORIAN Okay great.. I didn’t wanna pressure you into doing something you didn’t feel like doing.

Quentin. I always wanna see you

DORIAN Yeah? Glad it’s not just me.

Quentin. Oh yeah, definitely not just you darlin.

DORIAN You are soooo hot.

Quentin. you keep making my blush. you’re hot. So scorching baby

DORIAN Awww, I bet you look so cute when you blush. Thank you babe.

Quentin. I think we have a real issue here

DORIAN What’s that?

Quentin. I don’t know how I’m ever gonna keep my hands off of you

DORIAN I’d say you don’t have to but there are some places where you have to keep your hands to yourself lol.

Quentin. some places?

DORIAN Yeah there are some public places where we could get in trouble for being too handsy.

Quentin. oh haha. I thought you meant on your body

DORIAN omg lol. No.

Quentin. ha, good to know.

DORIAN 🤣

Quentin. could you imagine? You can touch me every where. Just not there

DORIAN Lol. I’m sure there are people like that, I’m just not one of them.

Quentin. yeah, no Christian Grey here thanks

DORIAN Lmaooo.

Quentin. Although, I did use to have an use with somethiiiing ha I’ll keep that to myself for now though

DORIAN you used to have what now?

Quentin. nothing lmao

DORIAN it just seemed like you made a typo lol.

Quentin. maybe I did

DORIAN I’m just confused

Quentin. No I definitely did lmao just go with it lmao

DORIAN I can’t I need to know what you were trying to say.

Quentin. lmao God I was just trying to say, I used to have an issue with a certain something. But not anymore

DORIAN Hmm. I probably wouldn’t have understood what you meant anyway, since I refuse to read the books or see those movies.

Quentin. You refuse? I wasn’t actually referring to the movie though lol. Just myself in general.

DORIAN Yeah. I’ve read a couple excerpts online and have read a bunch of think pieces about how it’s not a positive representation of the BDSM community. oh okay. Thought you were referencing the books or movies.

Quentin. Nah, I’ve seen the movies and they kinda suck. But the books, just wow. I don’t care about any of those though. Just you and me

DORIAN The writing that I did read from the first book was... very poor. But idk, maybe it improved throughout the series who knows. How romantic. Are you almost here?

Quentin. Yeah, it’s not very good at all. I am, just stopped for some rolling papers. Do you smoke?

DORIAN Nah, haven’t smoked in years lol. I don’t mind if you do though.

Quentin. That’s awesome! I applaud you. It’s a nasty habit, but I wasn’t actually talking about cigarettes lol

DORIAN I know what you’re talking about lol.

Quentin. well okay then

DORIAN at least I’m pretty sure I do.

Quentin. Hahaha. I was just talking the magical grass.

DORIAN okay so I was right lol.

Quentin. I don’t really smoke anything else besides cigarettes which is gross

DORIAN people smoke a lot of things nowadays.

Quentin. Like opiummm that shits whack ha

DORIAN yeahhh... y i k e s.

Quentin. I did that once when I was like 19z suddenly I was 20 and I didn’t remember shit lmao -z maybe I don’t need any more weed lmao

DORIAN oh shit lol. I’ve never done any hard drugs, I’m proud to say.

Quentin. Really? You just don’t want to... or?

DORIAN Don’t want to.

Quentin. That’s cool. I wish I had your will power

DORIAN I’ve always been really strong minded.

Quentin. that’s good though. Where do you stand on other people doing them?

DORIAN Um. I can’t tell people how to live their lives but I don’t want them to do it around me and I can only hope that they’re being as safe as possible. It would actually really trigger me if it was done around me.

Quentin. Oh, okay.

DORIAN Yeah..

Quentin. So, around you like... on them around you or actually doing it around you?

DORIAN Doing it around me. But also if it’s on them around me in a place where we could get in trouble if someone found it, that’d obviously be a problem too because I’m not tryna catch a charge.

Quentin. Right, makes sense. I guess this would be a good time to tell you, I have a bit of an addiction.

DORIAN I figured there was a reason you had so many questions about it.

Quentin. Well, yeah. I really like you. I don’t wanna mess this up.

DORIAN I really like you too.

Quentin. I’m a little scared to say any more about it. Not gonna lie.

DORIAN Be honest with me, baby. I told you from the jump that I needed that from you. The fact that you even care about how it makes me feel says a lot about how you feel about me.

Quentin. I just don’t wanna lose this, Whatever this is. You’re kinda intimidating ya know? But I don’t really have anything to hide. I do like to feel good though. Everyday. Fuck, I just ruined this didn’t I?

DORIAN No.

Quentin. Are you sure?

DORIAN Yeah. I’m just a little thrown off. And wondering what exactly it is that you do but also wondering if I’m better off not knowing.

Quentin. I mean, I’m pretty sure you’ve seen glimpses of me throwing around shrooms in the general chat. But that’s not my main addiction. I’m kinda bias and don’t really think it’s that bad of a drug. But again, I take it a lot, and half the time you can’t even tell I’m on anything

DORIAN I very rarely go in the group chat so no I haven’t.

Quentin. Oh. Well shit. I really don’t do shrooms a lot though.

DORIAN it is what it is, Quentin. Thanks for being honest.

Quentin. Look, I’m not like, I’m not trying to make light of any of this. But, I could totally go without doing shrooms. That’s not the issue, it’s the molly. It’s why Jaycee and I split up. but since you’ve known me, have I been like a fucked up mess?

DORIAN Molly? I’ve never heard of anybody being addicted to that. As far as I knew, that was a really recreational drug. And I also didn’t know you’d been with Jaycee. Oop lol. No you haven’t.

Quentin. Yeah, it usually is I guess. It’s just like I said, I like to feel good. Idk, it’s not a good thing to be addicted to or admitting. I’m sorry. ha, yeah. We were. And I’m glad I haven’t. that counts for something right?

DORIAN Do you have any intention on slowing down or? Not for me of course but for you. Because like I said I’m not gonna tell you how to live your life, I just want you to be safe. But if you’re acknowledging that you have a problem, then that gives me the impression there’s something you wanna fix.

Quentin. I didn’t really, no. I guess maybe it I found something that replaced that high. I don’t know. I know I have a problem, but knowing it isn’t as easy as fixing it. I’m sorry Dorian.

DORIAN It’s s okay. You don’t need to be sorry.

Quentin. Should I not come over now?

DORIAN Babe. No. I still want you to come over.

Quentin. You sure?

DORIAN You keep asking me and I won’t be. 😛

Quentin. Ah, crap. Okay lol

DORIAN I appreciate that you care so much though.

Quentin. I really do. I really like you, and how I feel when I’m with you. I just, don’t wanna mess that up.

DORIAN That’s so sweet, baby.

Quentin. you’re sweet.

DORIAN Oh yeah? Do you want a taste?

Quentin. Soooo badly.

DORIAN How badly baby?

Quentin. So bad it hurts. But like, in the best possible way.

DORIAN Then hurry up and get your sexy ass over here.

Quentin. yessir.

DORIAN 😏

Quentin. God damn you’re fire.

DORIAN Aw shucks. Making me blush.

Quentin. ha, and I’m only getting started.

DORIAN I can’t wait to kiss you.

Quentin. Good, cause I’m never gonna stop.

[bilgisticallykosher]

Reminder that I’m totally down to give specific warnings or descriptions or help people navigate through the video if anyone needs.

Warnings (aside from the obvious): Long post, lots of caps lock, long rambling with a large degree of incoherence. I titled this “me screaming at the new video” in docs. I was real accurate.  It took me over 2 hours to watch this thing because I kept pausing to not shut up. This is 5 pages in docs.

Okay, JUST looking at the cover, I-  are those tentacles? IS this a new side? Octoside? I can already hear all the names were going to give him. Oliver, Octavio, October wait no that’s already a Sanders shorts. Okay, intrusive thoughts, that's… Roman’s already a supplier of those. Fandom agrees, “Don’t think about your naked Aunt Patty.” So, maybe Depression? Anger? Or, is it Roman still, after all? Because I see the word Creativity there. Or tentaclereativity. So it’s still Roman, but I’m convinced that his opposite is Virgil, although I’m also sure that they implied Pride in the Halloween episode. Something about “proud of it” and then they said “let’s table that discussion for another time.”

Ugh, Roman’s been doing so wonderful on his own. He’s just been owning up to insecurities, and it’s been great. This is going to be highly related to him. Although, Patton looks like the one trying to block him out? Roman’s concerned, Logan’s miffed, Virgil is angry, and oh my god is that a MOUSTACHE OKAY I’M WATCHING. 

Content warning, oh my gosh, they were not kidding. Does that seriously say death and blood and gore? I’m just getting more hype. I mean, intrusive thoughts, I’m sure nothing will permanently, physically happen to them.  (Goodbye Fresh.) 

Dark circles under Thomas’s eyes, implication of sleep deprivation, or something with Virgil?

“The human connection will make me feel more like a person,” I came here to have a good time and honestly I’m feeling so attacked right now. Credits! Great job everyone! I know everyone worked real hard on this. 

Okay, Thomas in his robe, very reminiscent of Excepting Anxiety. Blasé attitude, too. Hmm, trouble sleeping (tires), overstating ‘everything going wrong,’ definitely seems like Virgil’s territory. 

Woah there he is. He’s, he’s really angry? And Patton’s voice is strained. What is happening, does Patton know……whatever, or WHOever? Yeah, he’s shifty eyed. He knows. Virgil definitely knows, and it’s not him. Oh man oh man. Oh, confirmed, they’re in on trying to avoid the conversation. GREAT TEAM WORK, PAT! Doing great, buddy. 

Roman’s rhymes are amazing. Definitely misery, though. Alright, so Thomas is having thoughts that make Virgil act up, and either he’s telling Patton, or Patton knows because of emotions. 

Roman’s so much better at summoning than Logan. And Logan knows?! Ooh, sore spot for them here. Patton oh noooo. That’s easy for you to say? 

I love the idea that, 1, Logan Falsehood’d as a reaction and an example on purpose, and 2, that he’s got a limit of one per day. 

ALRIGHT! I’ve got it. They don’t want Roman to know because he’s going to, intentionally or not, expand on whatever the thoughts are. He’s Creativity and dreams, it’s what he does and he’s not going to be able to help it, intrusive thoughts, this IS Roman-centric! Poor boy. (Kraken, sushi. Those tentacles mean something. Also the tentacle represents the C, I understand the title image now.) Yeah, they don’t want him inadvertently going into daydream mode. 

I have never seen this movie. These are freaking top-notch jokes, though. WOAH, THOMAS. Not good. Really not good. I’m still hype. Oh, is that the sort of death mention that

Television: [has hands]

Me: [strangled squeaking noise] 

Okay, I’m having, okay. Okay. Okay. I’m fine. I just. I need. Okay. I’m fine. Need a moment. Freaking out, in, a good way? I just. Really unexpected, even though I saw the hands. Oh my gosh. Can the others see him????? Because they’re looking at Roman they should see him. I didn’t know I could make that noise, but apparently I can. And I can hold it. And make it slowly go higher pitched. Okay. Okay. I’m fine now. Maybe. Okay. Hypening.

OH THEY CAN okay, oh dissonant voice. What sort of overdramatic staff is this dork NO ROMAN. 

THE DUKE?! WHAT!!! Getting heavy Warfstache vibes, btw, and why does he have a grey streak? Virgil and Logan are unconcerned about Roman, so I guess he’s fine. 

Is this a song? What is his outfit, omg. His mustache is fabulous. His eyes are kinda ringed.  in purple? 

What is happening, oh my god. Oh here’s the religious commentary, I guess. This is fine, I’m okay with this. But he’s playing Adam AND Eve himself. Dramatic dork confirmed. Oooh, you lack imagination. He IS Roman’s opposite, dang. I was so sure it was Virgil. Also YES green’s my favorite color! 

Hahaaaa! Tiny little aunt Patty naked post-it! Patton’s so distressed, Virgil ANGERY. A to Z is incredible. I missed some lyrics there; I’ll catch it when I watch it with captions the next five times. I mean, uh, no, I’d never… ten times. Nice blood spatter! What is he doing to them! What’s with the size thing? Is that a thing he can do? Or creative (heh) liberty due to song? 

SNAKE how’d I not guess that from Adam and Chava SNAKE IT’S SNAKE!

I don’t get the hand image. What is that? So far kind of the same sort of vibe from Deceit and Duke- oooh, both Ds. The whole, own up to who you are, stop lying to yourself. 

“You’ve got a fiend in me!” “Squeak!”

Oh, oh no, he’s really not quite like Deceit. He’s saying that these things make Thomas evil. Definitely not a Deceit thing to do. 

EDITING PRAISE! YOU GUYS. You guys are incredible, you did such a good job. 

“I’m your Creativity!” Officially calling those things fart trumpets. 

Oh, is he actually Creativity? Okay I’ll roll with it. Oh my gosh it’s only ten minutes into it and I can’t shut up. Virgil is so uncomfortable. 

Never bring [Jeffery Dahmer] up again got a GREAT face from Duke. Oh man. Is that true about him trying to repress those thoughts?

WHITE BEAR that episode of Black Mirror might make more sense now. 

Impressive hair blowing from Virgil, that’s the hair blowing equivalent of what Dr. Horrible did with his fingers in Brand New Day. 

Patton called Roman handsome, and I knew that second most handsome prince bit in the last episode was something he’d say, not just him trying to be all lawyer-y! (Ooh, foreboding music…)

Honestly, Logan was, if anything, even more chill about lying in CLBG, and Deceit in general (his scales are quite smooth). By comparison, he’s going off on the Duke. OOH, I KNEW THAT ABOUT THE WORD DORK! 

Ohhh my gosh the costumes are opposites! I, almost realized that, about color theory, and then forgot about the sash. And those shoulder pads are massive, Duke! Did you steal Roman’s puppet chin to make those? 

Joan! Haha, I love it, definitely something they would do. Interesting, you can hear an overlay of Joan’s voice, and Duke’s voice. Why can’t the Duke do it as well as anyone else? What did Virgil realize during the twin explanation? Hey, Cayin and Hevel, more Genesis. 

Did he mention friends and family? Oh my gosh, self-immolation is terrible, I looked it up. Like, uh, suicide for a public purpose, or to make a point? 

Laugh! Dork laugh! There’s the implication of them knowing each other. 

Oh, okay, okay. So, Virgil’s anxious, because in and of itself, whatever it was that he was thinking/obsessing over was bad. His anxiety is, well, cognitive distortions. That’s why everyone’s all bothered. Yeah, point to Logan on that oh my god, what is that camera angle, I love it.

Duke is JP confirmed. Ripped off nipples. JP from Wade’s (lordminion777) circle of friends, salty boys. That’s still their official name, right? Anyway, he’s JP.

Oh, I saw dripping off of that hand. That sequence is getting longer every time. 

Who are those, I don’t recognize them? “I’m about to smash the Hulk” you guys I think I love the Duke a little bit a lot. 

Patton, no, that’s- Patton! “That’s what repression is?” Ooh, tense Virgil moment with Logan. Yet, also touching? 

“Well THAT can’t be where the bar is.” !!!

Weird Duke blink during religion talk. It’s so funny looking at this though a Jewish perspective. It’s similar, but just a little off. And we don’t do the 7 deadly sins thing. 

Figuratively! 

Wait it’s coming from Virgil?! Uh, uh, anxious about being a bad person, subconsciously projecting it onto Thomas?

Patton too?! Oh, wait, yeah, this comes back to repression that makes sense. Oh my gosh, Logan. ! Can the Duke do the Deceit silence thing oh no, no he can’t. Close. Teeth are an improvement I think. 

Hey isn’t there an incorrect quote about Virgil drinking shampoo? 

Remus?! Oh my gosh are you KIDDING me? A new side, PLUS his name? Oh, oh that’s so clever, Roman. Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus. So clever! And definitely butt trumpets, from earlier, because AVPM’s Lupin had butt trumpets. 

Oh, direct shot and reaction at Virgil not hiding anything. And okay, I’ve changed my mind like 10 times, but I think I get it now. Haha, Logan! It was like a pop quiz! And Thomas cursed!

The scream darkened the room, that was awesome. But nobody cared. Ah, secretly a Patton and Virgil arc! 

Oh my god, Patton had a look of realization when Virgil was listing off things, is he going to tell him to not skip the callback?!

[Sad poopy noises.] Logan’s on fire today! Yes! 

Oh, he’s gone? Ha, nope! Oh it got worse, haha!

Patton, control, it’s happening! Oh, wait no. 

Virgil really used to fear him? And, oh, what were those exchanged looks during “just like old times”? Logan and Patton, and maybe Roman figured it out? Does Virgil know that? 

Roman! 

Nerdy Wolverine. Ahh, cool! Dukey problem! Oooh return of “I don’t like him.”

What, brother?! So that’s an actual thing now? But okay, alright, I guess Logan’s thing from before. NOPE EVERYTHING’S FINE NEVER COMING BACK. Romaaaaan.

Dark sides? “Others.” Oh, Thomas for sure doesn’t know. Oh dear. OH MUSIC it’s swelling oh my gosh, he’s going to tell, he’s going to tell.  Gasp! He told, and oh, so sad, and oh no he’s just sinking out?! My poor baby little precious oh I immediately see why Patton had a problem with coddling him.

Oh, oh Thomas is so confuddled. There’s going to be so many angst fics. I will read them all. 

Alright, actually a hilarious ad.  Way to incorporate intrusive thoughts into it! END CARD holy- REMUS! Oh the deodorant. And again. Nice knife, he’s going to- yep, deodorant. Oh he’s done, but he’ll have another- yep. What the heck is it, actually? 

THERE’S A SNAKE IN MY BUTT! PFF that’s going to be some fics also. Officially: I love Remus. 

Final thoughts; I’m in love, I was so wrong about “they wouldn’t throw a new side or plot relevance at us with all these warnings,” everyone freaking outdid themselves, this must have happened so soon after Selfishness vs. Selflessness, I love him, I really dug a lot of that humor, my taste in music is way worse than anything Remus threw at us (ask me about that), WHAT WERE THE THOUGHTS with the dripping hand bit, S v. S part 2 is definitely the next one, and I freaking love this video. 

[sailolee92]

Honorable mentions for top anime/manga list.

Fairy Tail.

This series started off very promising. It gave us a cast of characters who basically started off kicking ass and being able to hold their own against the villains as opposed to the usual get murdered and train until you can only squeak by. In particular the Natsu and Gajeel fight was very impressive. It just...after a few seasons I couldn’t do it anymore. It became a very basic, incredibly repetitive shonen anime. It was boring and predictable.

Wolf’s Rain.

Also known as ugly crying the anime Wolf’s Rain is beautiful and incredibly moving. It also feels likes it’s incomplete. If there had been a better,more fulfilling ending it would probably be on the main list.

Bleach (seasons 1-3)

Oh Bleach. So much promise and then a dead payoff. Seriously this anime as the shit when it first came out. So intriguing and different, very gripping and with an original story. But somewhere along the way it lost sight with what it was and became lackluster and unfulfilling. Probably at the same time the mangaka admitted he had no clue what he was doing anymore. Planning my dude, planning. You can’t just wing such an expansive series.

One Piece

Honestly the only reason this isn’t on the main list is because it got so far ahead of me I have no chance of ever catching up. From what I did watch One Piece was a very nice show. But annoying for me personally. Plus I know you killed my favorite character, Eiichiro Oda. No mercy for this atrocity of a character waste.

Another

A short, violent horror anime about a curse class being killed one by one in the most gruesome and imaginative ways. I came across this anime after watching a ‘Top ten most gruesome anime deaths’ with the teacher death scene and knew I had to figure out what the fuck was going on for myself. While very nice and with a decent plot twist there is a lot unresolved at the end of the series.

Zombie Powder (manga series only)

I have to mention this because it’s by Tite Kubo, the creator of Bleach. It was a very interesting manga series that I read a while ago. I thought the story was great, the characters engaging and I was ready to dive deep into this series head first. And then it abruptly ended with having exactly 0 resolution. Tite Kubo really likes to sabotage his own work I guess.

Tokyo Mew Mew

I DIDN’T COUNT ON THIIiiIiiIS. BEFORE MY VERY FIRST KIIiiIISS.

Oh the dark age of 4kids anime. What an absolutely atrocious opening for what should have been a great magical cat girl series. And it is! But predictable and with weird names (who names their kid Lettuce that poor child) Though still enjoyable if you read the manga or watch the subbed version. Never the dub. Never again.

Voltron: Legendary Defenders

I’m adding this as an anime fight me. I LOVE Voltron. I love all the characters, the space adventures, the animation, the suspense all of it. Well except one thing: the fandom. YA’LL NEED TO CHILL DAMMIT.

Dragonball/ Dragonball Z

Screaming the anime! It’s too expansive, it’s never ending, the plot holes, PAN, the never ending cycle of die, return, die, return oh jesus make it stop! Still enjoyable though for some reason, but more as background noise than seriously watching. Except the Cell Games, best season because my boy Gohan gets to shine yeeeah!

Full Metal Alchemist/ Brotherhood.

I watched the original FMA with one of the oddest manga divergences that I’ve ever seen that still managed to work and make sense while staying mostly true to the source material. Then Brotherhood came and we got the true FMA series which...why not do that first? Oh well,great series but sometimes the tone can be all over the place to me. Also killing Lust off super fast was a whiplash moment for me since she was such a big character in the first series.

Magica Madoka

A good magical girl series, but for me a bit predictable. i knew what was going to happen in episode 3 because death flags were REAL in that  episode. Also I didn’tlike the ending at all,it felt like they were trying too hard to be ‘smart’ and ‘deep’ when they didn’t seem to have any real idea what they were talking about.

Kill la Kill

I’m not a fan of fan service at all. I understand the context of it in the show and why it’s there, I just eh. Coupled with the weird incestuous, rapey yuri moments going on and it really squicked me out. Great original series though and I did enjoy most of it.

Psycho-Pass

FINISH YOUR STORIES! Psycho-Pass was so good and I’m super upset that it ended on such a low note. You had so much potential, a huge fanbase WHAT IS YOU DOING?!

Inuyasha

Repetitive, borderline abusive main relationship and underwhelming conclusion. Sound familiar? I find that a lot of long-running anime don’t end well.

Baccano!

Oh my god. What a half ass ending. Seriously I’ve never felt so let down except with Naruto. You were doing amazing! You had a great series, a great cast, amazing animation and then you end it like THAT? FINISH YOUR STORIES.

Death Note

Again this comes down to a shitty ending for a great anime. I don’t understand how so many anime/manga can do amazing for so long and then choke on the ending. Is it a mangaka curse?

Scry-ed

I need to rewatch this. I saw it as a kid and absolutely loved it but for some reason can’t remember 99% of it? But everytime I think of it I love it? It’s confusing for me too.

Yu-Gi-Oh

I watched every. Single. Episode. Of the original series. All of them, but I’d have to say the Orichalcos was my favorite season. Then I watched GX then most of 5D’s. But during 5D’s it just got too complicated. The cars did. I shouldn’t need to roll a dice, do math, and flip a coin all for the same effect card. I’ll stick with my Dark Magician family deck thanks.

[heyangel1dthings-blog]

You & I

This is a re-upload/renamed version of my fic that had been called LIKE US. I am actually going to try and continue writing it, along with the other ziam fics I am currently working on.

as a note: i own nothing and noone, i made the cover art but I DO NOT CLAIM THE PICTURE. Found it on google.

Chapter one

     Z A Y N

        It’s so stupid, Zayn thinks to himself as he puts his phone back into his pocket. He thought he had gotten away from all of this shit when he left Modest! Management. When he left behind his boys and the band. But no, just because they did a music video together where they acted all loved up and sexual and now she has been papped in a building right next to the one he was in, everyone thinks they are dating and his management immediately jumped on that bad wagon. Elise, his assistant, had gotten a call while he was in the studio for his radio interview and as soon as the ON AIR light went out, she pulled him out of the room and shoved the phone into his hand.

           “Just meet her for lunch at that little café between your two buildings.” Denise, his PR manager had said into his ear. “You don’t have to do anything extravagant, just let people think what they want to.”

           “We haven’t even spoken since we filmed that music video,” He had hissed at her into the phone as his security led him out of the radio station and into the lobby of the high-rise building in LA. “Why would she be willing to even hang out with me, let alone let people think we were together?”

           “Well Zayn, I didn’t think I would have to remind you that you are a hot, famous musician, who has become a brand name in the industry since he went solo and landed himself a couple of Grammy’s, let alone who just released a clothing line for one of the hottest brands in town. Why would a gorgeous young model be willing to pretend to date you?” She had asked sarcastically. Zayn had just sighed. “Listen, I already called her people and they ran it by her and she is in. You guys meet up and it won’t even look like it was a last minute thing.”

           “But I don’t want her getting the wrong idea. Yeah, if we hang out and hit it off, maybe we could become friends, but if she thinks there is a possibility of something more, we are stopping this immediately.”

           When he had hung up with Denise, they had finally made it to the lobby. Before Zayn had been prepared to just head back to his house and chill for the day but now he had to go meet up with someone he barely knew and pretend to be happy about it. He was shaking with anger about the whole situation. Regardless of whatever the general public thinks, he hadn’t wanted to leave One Direction behind. He was proud of what they did and the people they became, the fun memories they had and the close friendships they had built. No the reason he had left was because the management forced him out. He was getting tired of the shit they pulled on him, on all of them. Forcing them into relationships with poor girls who were wasting their time when they could be actually falling in love with someone, forcing them to record and sing songs that they had very little part in writing or coming up with. They struggled and fought endlessly to get management to allow them to show even a shred of their own creativity. Even when they let them write the songs and have some creative leeway on Four, they still vetoed and argued with most of what the boys wanted.

          The real hardship for Zayn, what really forced him to leave in the end, was the way management was forcing him to marry Perrie. Originally, they had promised to just have the two get engaged for a while and then they could eventually break up. But then they decided that wasn’t enough and had told Zayn he had no choice. And it was one thing to be engaged to someone he didn’t even love, but to get married to someone he didn’t love was the end for him.

         The worst part was the sad looks the boys gave him as they saw him becoming more and more a shadow of himself. The pressure to get married, to pretend to be in love, to pretend he didn’t have other songs he wanted to record, and to pretend he wasn’t in love with his best friend was wearing on him. He started to close down even more, especially in the public eye, talking less in front of cameras and onstage. He was losing weight to the point where fans and gossip mags were saying he was on drugs. And management let them continue to believe it, rather than denying the rumors and god forbid the truth got out.

         While the boys never fully confronted him about it, he knew that they had figured it out. They started to subtly force food on him whenever they had the chance and barely let him out of their sight. But it was management who confronted him about it, yelling at him for the bad image it would give him and the band and how ridiculous he was being. In the end, his anxiety and depression spiked so much and the eating disorder was getting so bad that his mom and dad couldn’t stand it anymore. When management gave him the “shape up or get out” ultimatum, he chose the only one he could at that point. The boys had been tearful and worried when he told them but they had understood. Management had always seemed hardest on Zayn and they could tell he would only get worse because of it. So the split had been amicable.

        When management didn’t get the reaction they had wanted from the split, they told Zayn the only way he would be able to leave was if he signed an agreement that said he would end contact with the boys while they were still under contract. And while it killed him even more inside, he signed on the dotted line. Since then he had changed numbers, gotten new management, and built his career back up from the ashes. He hadn’t contacted the boys or answered any of their reach outs to him, and it had been the hardest part of the whole split. He had no idea what management was telling them about him, and if they were trying to turn his best friends against him. He had kept tabs on them and was so proud of the way they had continued to flourish. Then when the tour for their new album had ended, the boys announced they were taking a break and Zayn had been shocked. And when it was a year later and they were all coming out with solo opportunities and living separate lives, Zayn had started to gain hope. Maybe they had finished their contracts with Modest and had moved on before management screwed their lives up even more.

        “You’re in studio 2 today, Mr. Payne.”

         Zayn’s head whipped up as he heard the receptionist at the front desk in the lobby. He didn’t let himself believe it was possible until his eyes locked with brown ones that he used to know better than anyone else’s.

        “Liam.” He breathed out quietly and he saw Liam inhale sharply.

        “Zayn, we need to get you to the café next door now.” Bruce, one of his security detail told him with a hand on his shoulder. But Zayn couldn’t look away from Liam, he was frozen. He knew that Elise was probably standing by the door tapping her foot with her arms crossed and a frown on her face as she waited for Zayn to get his ass in gear.

       “Liam, they are waiting for you in the studio.” Liam’s body guard, Paddy, walked up to him at that point, but when he saw Liam staring off he followed the line of sight until his own eyes landed on Zayn. “Oh, Zayn, alright mate?”

        Zayn was drawn out of his trance by Paddy’s voice and nodded his head. “Alright Paddy, see you’re still watching out for this donut, yeah?” Paddy huffed a laugh at that and nodded. Finally, Liam seemed to wake up from his own trance like state.

       “Zayn?” He asked hesitantly, like he wasn’t sure if it was actually him.

       “Yeah, Li.” He said back softly.

       Liam ducked his head and swiped at the back of his neck before looking up at Zayn again like they were the only two people in that lobby. And Zayn looked back at him, feeling the same way.

       “What are you doing here, Z?” Liam asked tentatively, like he wasn’t sure if he was allowed to ask questions or act like it hasn’t been a year since they have last talked.

       “Yeah, I had a studio recording for a radio interview.” Zayn answered, Liam nodding back. “How ‘bout you mate?”

       “Recording for my album. We’re just about done with it, hoping to release it next month.” Liam said, ducking his head again to hide the flush on his face. Zayn’s mouth dropped open in shock.

       “Li, that’s amazing!” Zayn said, causing Liam to look up at him with a hesitant smile on his face. They stood there smiling at each other for a few moments before Liam seemed to snap out of it, frown on his face and shaking his head.

       “Well, I best be going.” Liam said, waving his hand in the general direction of the recording studios. Zayn started nodding, feeling like a stupid bobble head all of a sudden.

       “Yeah, course. Go make that brilliant record, mate. Know you’re gonna smash it.” Zayn said. Liam nodded, looking at him again for a moment before turning away.

       “Zayn, you need to be across the street like, 5 minutes ago.” Elise huffed, pulling on his arm. But Zayn was too distracted, locked on Liam’s back as he walked away.

       “Leeyum, wait!” He called out, and watched as his former best friend froze in his steps. It seemed to take forever until he finally turned around, his eyebrows furrowed as he waited for Zayn to continue. Zayn pulled his arm out of Elise’s grip and moved towards Liam, whose eyebrows seemed to shoot up out of utter surprise. “Can we meet? Catch up? You can come to my place later tonight, we can have dinner and just chill.”

       He waited as Liam stood there, mouth gaping open, his heart sinking into his stomach as Liam finally unfroze and shook his head again while looking down at his feet.

       “Please.” Zayn whispered.

       Liam’s head snapped up again, eyes searching Zayn’s face before finally nodding. Zayn tried not to scream out in happiness or break down into tears and instead handed his phone to Liam.

       “Put your number in, I’m assuming you’ve gotten quite a few new numbers since we last talked.” Zayn asked, handing over his phone. He knew Liam liked to switch his phone number every few months in case it got leaked, and he tried not to dwell on the fact that it brought up the large gap in time where they hadn’t spoken. Liam was slowly taking the phone and typing away, so Zayn was counting it as a win. “I’ll text you my address.”

       Liam handed back the phone and nodded. They locked eyes again for a couple of moments before Liam started backing away.

       “See you soon, Zayn.” He said, and then turned around and walked away.

        This time Zayn let Elise pull him from the building, blind to the flashing of cameras, and deaf to the screams of fans. All he could think about was seeing Liam later, being just the two of them again, and hopefully getting back to being them again. He knew he wouldn’t be great company while meeting with Gigi, but he figured that would help get the message across that he was simply doing it because of management. Because if there was anyone he wanted to be with at that moment, it was definitely not her. It was Liam.

[ayma-nidiot]

In the White Light - Prideshipping fanfic Chapter 22

Also on AO3.

Author’s note: I know this is a weird time to mention this, but did I happen to mention the strong, frequent Fire Emblem influences throughout this fic yet? :3 For instance, the “ancient Egyptian” is just the backwards Japanese lyrics to FE songs that have lyrics.

Fire Emblem Fates is said to be the worst game in the series, but I quite like it. This fanfic might as well be considered a Yu-Gi-Oh/Fire Emblem Fates crossover. Overall, I love Yu-Gi-Oh to death, but Fire Emblem has been part of my life for over 17 years and will always be my number one fandom. I highly recommend the "newer" Fire Emblem games (Fates, Awakening, Echoes, and Three Houses).

Chapter 22 – Dawn Breaks

Yami Yugi waited for Mana and Kisara’s departure before saying anything. “Kaiba…”

“…Pharaoh.” At first, Kaiba didn’t mind the old rival’s tension that lingered in the air. But that feeling lasted only a few seconds before the KaibaCorp president approached Yami Yugi and hugged him.

“K-Kaiba… My love?”

At that moment, Kaiba dropped his tough demeanour, not giving two shits at the “Dweeb Patrol” that saw this side of him. “You know, ever since I started that duel with Bakura, I’ve realized something. I love you. I’ll never find another man like you, one who can match my skills and fulfill my every wish. If I can’t have you because we live in different times… If I have to go back to modern day Domino City without you, then… I would rather die alone.”

“Me too, Kaiba…” In between kisses, Yami Yugi spoke, “Just like in my past life, I refuse to find a queen if that queen isn’t you. I’ve sworn my heart to you ever since the events in Dartz’s lair.”

Kaiba now held the pharaoh by the shoulders and looked into his eyes. “So. What is this ‘information that you have learned today?’”

“I have finally learned what my real name is. I’ve finally learned the last piece of my forgotten memories. But now that our true enemy is vanquished, I’ve no need to use its true power.”

“Good.” Kaiba pulled Yami Yugi in again. “I think we’ve had enough ‘epic’ battles for one day.”

Just then, a voice with seemingly no source appeared. “That’s fine with me! It will make taking over all Egypt that much easier!”

“Oh, great,” Kaiba scoffed. “How many times do people have to die in this joint before they really die? Bakura.”

“Listen more closely, love. It sounds like the Bandit King, but his voice is warped. I mean, more than usual. In fact…” Yami Yugi gasped when he slowly started to realize just who it was that now stood before him. “…Zorc.”

“Pharaoh.” Zorc stared the couple down. “We meet again. Ah, if the Bandit King wasn’t dead because he sacrificed himself to revive me, then I’d thank him.”

“Tristan, don’t even make jokes about this guy’s penis again,” Joey spoke.

“Joey…” Kaiba had never addressed Joey by his first name before. Already half-shifted, he ordered, “All of you need to get the hell out of here!”

“No way, Kaiba! Don’t you remember how we all fought together on Atlantis?”

“No, Joey, he’s right,” added Yami Yugi. “I admire your courage, but this is not your fight. Go take the others where it is safe!”

“Pharaoh… Fine, then I trust you.” Joey summoned Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and everyone else quickly mounted it. “Hiyah!”

“How bold of you to think that just two puny humans could defeat the all-powerful Dark One Zorc! What makes you think this fight will be any different from the fights we’ve had in the past?”

“I’ll show you what I mean.” Yami Yugi closed his eyes. “Hear my name and tremble, Dark One! I am the son of Aknamkanon… Atem!”

Kaiba said nothing as a beam of light emitted from the man he loved, revealing a man with a gold crown, white tunic, and skin the colour of cinnamon. “Atem…” He loved the sound of the pharaoh’s name.

“Kaiba… There is only one way to defeat him. You must shapeshift while I weaken him with the Pharaoh’s Incantation.”

“No! What if you-”

“There is no time!” Atem yelled as hordes of zombies and mummies crept out of the dunes. Adding to the gravity of the task were the presence of golems, hurling rocks at Atem that he barely dodged in time. “I hate to sound like a broken record, but don’t forget our promises.”

“And ours!”

“Joey!” Kaiba turned around. “I thought I told you dweebs to flee.”

“See, here’s the thing you gotta learn about us friends, rich boy. We don’t concern ourselves with trivial things like ‘fleeing.’”

“And we don’t concern ourselves with trivial things like letting Joey Wheeler show us up!” Rex and Weevil spoke in unison, completely in human form now.

“You shouldn’t be out here either! Unless…”

“Y’all heal fast,” Joey finished Atem’s sentence. “Eh, must be a shapeshifter thing.”

“Truth be told, I’m still tired as hell from that last battle, so I can’t transform… But I can use this!” Rex summoned Serpent Night Dragon, and soon after, Weevil’s Metamorphosed Insect Queen followed.

“I am by your side too, my pharaoh,” Kisara joined in with her Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

“So am I!” Mana twirled her staves about. “This is for Master… I’ll show you all what he’s taught me!”

“I will use my cards for good this time,” spoke Marik. “You can count on it.”

“Everyone… Join me! And fight for the salvation of all Egypt!” Atem paused before beginning the Incantation. “Ukuyimusus ot e imay… Azuo on aukah anorustu…”

“My power is… fading… But why?” Zorc glared down at an unfazed Kaiba. “Priest Seto’s modern incarnation… It’s all your damned fault! I’ll kill you just like I’ve done in the past!”

The light from Kaiba’s transformation shone brighter than the sun directly above. “Zorc… I am going to destroy you once and for all!” he growled as he, with an energy beam at the ready, charged at the Dark One.

“Hah!” Nice try, you dumb dragon!” Despite his colossal size, Zorc could evade Kaiba’s attack just fine. He leapt from sand dune to sand dune like a hare while locking his spite-filled gaze on Kaiba.

Neither the constant need to take a deep breath nor the whiplash from the recoil after many shots stopped Kaiba from his attempt to kill the Dark One. “You get weaker and weaker! Is this seriously all you have after all these years?”

“Oh, quite the contrary, Kaiba.” Zorc smirked. “You haven’t seen the last of me yet! The powers of all that is unholy compel you!”

“Oooh. I’d be shaking in my boots, if I had any.” Kaiba attempted to shoot another Shining Neutron Blast at Zorc, but every time he did so, a fiend or some other appeared to take the hit instead. With each fiend destroyed, the cloud of sand whipped up even more. “See? I can fight like one of you shapeshifters now!”

“Don’t you dare put yourself on par with my kind, vermin!” Kaiba thundered, soaring into a lone cloud and firing a beam across the desert.

“You’re right, I shouldn’t,” Zorc admitted halfheartedly as he lured Kaiba farther from the dragon’s allies. “After all, I am superior to the likes of you!”

“You’re not going anywhere!” Kaiba, with a powerful gust underneath his wings, followed Zorc towards the villages. “Here? Does your wickedness know any bounds?”

“What’s the matter, dragon boy? Scared of harming this pathetic excuse of a country?” Zorc heckled as he demolished a few houses near Kaiba without remorse.

“If you hate it so much, then why do you live in it?” Kaiba returned the attack, narrowly avoiding destroying a stone building.

“Because it is my goal to rid this country – along with the rest of Earth – of all its life.” Spurring Kaiba to follow him to an especially poor village, Zorc aimed an attack there. “This village… It doesn’t need to exist. Don’t you agree?”

“Oh gods…” A butcher left his shop, staring at Zorc with chills across his body. “What is that thing?”

“No!” A baker, with a weak leg, from across the street clung to a nearby wooden post. “It’s an evil god! He’s going to destroy our village!”

“Don’t you dare, Zorc!” Kaiba warned through an expression full of hatred.

“Oh, yeah? What are you going to do to me? Use your self-destruction Shining Nova? I dare you to try! I am going to blast this puny village, and there’s nothing you can do about it!”

“Zorc, no!” Kaiba, ignoring the cruel whip of the wind on his face, tried to block the shots. But already had witnessed wood splinters and rubble of the village scattered where it once stood.

“Our… Our village…” The butcher, who along with his fellow villagers barely managed to escape the explosion, knelt on the sand and mourned as the splinters dug into his knees.

“It’s now a wasteland…” The baker and his wife held each other while they cried. “We need to get the survivors to the nearest medical ward! Maybe the palace…”

“Don’t think I’m going to let you live!” Zorc threatened, poised to shoot the village’s survivors down.

“Don’t think I am going to let you kill them!” Kaiba let loose a long beam that blocked Zorc’s shots.

“Out of my way!” Having lost interest in the villagers, Zorc returned to just outside the palace. He noticed that during the course of the battle, Rex and Atem had been separated from the rest of the army. “Pharaoh…”

“Argh…” Kaiba tolerated the fresh gash on his left temple and endeavoured to catch up with his opponent.

“Prepare to fall, pharaoh!”

As Zorc prepared another attack, Rex happened to notice the Dark One before Atem could turn around. Whilst running to protect the pharaoh, the dinosaur duelist yelled, “Atem! Look out!”

“Rabbit stew! Babe!” Kaiba didn’t care that the gash slowed him down, he tried his best to conjure up an attack of his own anyway.

Luckily, he wouldn’t have to, as a “new” ally came to Rex’s rescue, chanting, “Urataw imu on arozihsoh! Asabust ikaneragek!”

“Isis!” Atem beamed in relief at the sight of his High Priestess, whose incantation created a barrier. “Thank Ra that you’re okay! But Mahad… He-”

“I know, my king, I know… That is why I will fight alongside you and protect you.” Isis looked up to Kaiba, who had just arrived at the scene. “And you as well, Kaiba.”

“Ishizu… No, Isis.” Kaiba turned his attention back to Zorc. “Let me handle this dirtbag.”

“Grr! Why do you care so much about the people of this country?” Zorc temporarily ceased fire. “Are you not the president of a modern corporation who rejects all ‘occult nonsense?’ What is the point of doing it all if you’re destined to return to your own time anyway?”

“I just want to prove how much better I am than you, that’s all. And… I want to leave behind a peaceful world for the man I love.”

“A man of few words, I see.” Zorc generated a rope of thick shadows from his hands. “The only thing you’ll be leaving behind, however, is your corpse when I unleash this attack upon you.”

“Of what do you speak, fool?”

“Oh, you’ll see soon enough.” The rope of shadows danced about the desert, clearing the dunes in its path. “And now, be prepared to taste the power of the darkness of people’s hearts of the past five thousand years!”

“That’s a few too many ‘of’s’ for my lik-”

For a short while, Kaiba held his position firmly, ready to give his life to protect Egypt. The shadows abruptly emerged from the dunes, catching him off guard and hitting him square in the chest. As quickly as a peregrine falcon, the dragon dove headfirst into the sand dune below, too weak to hold onto his dragon form.

“K-Kaiba! No!!” Atem shrieked, beginning to panic.

“Red-Eyes! Take us to where Kaiba just fell!” Joey ordered as the others followed.

“Hehehe…” Zorc didn’t intervene. “It’ll be fun watching Kaiba slowly die before the lot of you dies!”

“Do you see him anywhere?” Atem asked.

“Not yet, milord,” Isis replied as she helped her pharaoh survey the area.

“What if he…”

“Atem! Over here!” Marik alerted, having spotted tufts of chestnut hair barely sticking out from the sand.

“If he’s buried that deep, then…” Atem frantically started digging as he feared Kaiba’s fate even more. The sight of his beloved’s mutilated body shattered his heart. “Oh… no… Kaiba!”

“What awful wounds…” Weevil gaped, covering his mouth with his hands.

“Kaiba… Kaiba, can you hear me?” Atem picked Kaiba up, attempting to slap him awake. “My… My love… Please, open your eyes…”

“Pharaoh…” spoke Joey. “Kaiba is…”

[rantingwriter]

Can you do thing with goms+kagami, kasamatsu, takao, and miyaji where they walk in to find their s/o singing to their kids to help them fall asleep?

Kuroko: After a long, drawn out, meeting with the school board. He wasmore than ready for a relaxing weekend. Walking into the house, he is surprisedby the silence that greets him. He looks around a moment before heading for hisdaughters room. As he approaches the room, he can hear you singing. Peeringinto the room, he finds you rocking your daughter. Singing a lullaby yourmother sang to you when you had problems sleeping as a child. A soft smilegraces his face as the little girl in your arms slowly drifts off to sleep. Youlook up at him with a knowing smile. “You should’ve said something,” hewalks in to help you tuck the young one into bed. 

“I was going to, but I was enjoying your lovely voice.” You rub the back of your neck sheepishly. “Can I convince you to sing for me?” The two of you leave the child’s room to continue speaking. 

“Well…eat some dinner and clean up, then we can talk about a private session.” You were half joking, but he was a hundred percent serious about hearing you sing again. Moving with purpose to fulfill the requirements you listed. “Better start warming up those vocal chords then.” 

“Wait, what? You were serious?” He stops for a moment to look at you. “Yes, I don’t joke, remember?” 

Kise: A small handshakes you awake from your slumber. “M-Mommy I had a nightmare.” You yawn and look towards the source of the voice. Your six year old standing there on the verge of tears. 

“Aw I’m sorry, would you like to sleep with us?” He nods and climbs into your bed, snuggling between you and your husband, who was faking sleep at the moment. “Better?” 

“C-Can you sing to me please?” You smile softly and start quietly singing a lullaby you hear when you were young. Your voice soothing the child to sleep. 

“And here I thought you didn’t like singing in front of people.” Kise states with a teasing tone in his voice. You start feeling flustered that he had heard you. “I should start asking you to sing me to sleep if it means I get to hear that voice of yours.” 

Kagami: He didn’t mean to stay out so late. His old high school buddies were in town so he had gone out for a few drinks. He kept to the promise he made to you about keeping the drinking to a minimum, but he lost track of time talking to the guys. Walking through the front door he was expecting a lecture, instead he is greeted by a melodic tune. You were singing to your fussy toddler, trying to get him to sleep for the night. The sound of your voice lulling the bundle of joy to sleep. “Wow,” he sighs out, the song bringing a warm feeling to his chest. You look up with a mix of surprise and relief. 

“You scared me, where have you been?” 

“Did you learn that from my mom? It sounds very familiar…” Your question going right over his head. 

“Yea, last time we visited she sang it to her.” You sigh, a small smile making it’s way onto your lips. “It works wonders when she gets fussy. Especially when daddy isn’t home to tell her a bed time story.” 

“Sorry, I lost track of time, also had to drive a couple of the guys back to their hotels.” You nod, “Okay, I will let it slide this time…” You got worried easily, due to his line of work. “I’m sorry, how about I make it up to you after I put her to bed.” You nod again, standing to hand the baby off to him. “And then you can sing me to sleep,” He was joking, but he really wanted to hear that voice of yours again. 

Kasamatsu: “Stupid Kise, I told him I needed to get home before 10…” The grumbling continued as he unlocked the front door. Said model had invited him to a party and wouldn’t let him leave. He stops his muttering when he hears you. You are laying on the couch singing into a microphone that is hooked up to a couple of small speakers. Said speakers placed on either side of your swelling stomach. You didn’t sing very often, so it was quite a surprise. “What are you doing?” You gasp, turning your head to look at him. 

“I was wondering when you would get back.” You chuckle and sit up, with a little help from him. “I read online that singing to your baby helps development. Want to try?” He smiles and shakes his head no.

“I would rather listen to you,” a small blush forms on your cheeks. 

“Then, can you play your guitar?” He thinks a few moments before nodding. Grabbing the old instrument to play for you. He was very rusty, but if it made you happy. He would gladly relearn it. 

Midorima: His job was prone to calling him in at odd hours of the night. So when he got back home at 3 in the morning. He is rather startled by the sound of you singing voice. Finding you with the twins, calming them after getting spooked by the sounds of your husband leaving and coming home. Peering in to find the three of you on the floor, the two boys snoozing away in your lap. You stop mid lyric when the floor creaks under his weight. “Emergency call again?” He nods, helping you to tuck the boys back into bed. 

“Yes, I’m sorry if I disturbed you three.” He puts an arm around your back guiding you back to the master bedroom. “You shouldn’t be up anyways, a good nights rest is important for growing babies.” You roll your eyes feeling his other hand caress your still flat stomach. 

“This coming from you who never gets a full night’s sleep?” He turns red out of habit, helping you into bed. “I’m teasing, hurry up and get ready for bed. I need my heater.” You couldn’t help messing with him. Watching as he hurries to get ready for bed again. He really wanted to listen to you sing more, but he was also very tired. Maybe tomorrow he could catch you singing to the twins again. 

Murasakibara: Napping on the couch, he was trying to catch some Z’s while his infant slept. Losing quite a bit of sleep lately, taking care of the extremely loud baby. Since you worked the night shift, that meant he was in charge of caring for the little guy. He was half expecting to wake up after about five minutes of shut eye, but to his surprise he got a good two hours in. “How did that happen?” His question barely audible with how drowsy he was even after the long nap. A soft melody reaching his ears from the nursery. He lumbers over to figure out what the source is. Finding you singing to the sniffling child. A lazy smile graces his face as you calm the cranky baby. Once it stops fussing he speaks up, “you will have to teach me that one.” You turn and grin at him. 

“Gladly, you look more tired than I do half the time.” The small one babbles something at the two of you. 

“Worth it,” he yawns walking back towards the kitchen. “I’ll get her bottle, then you can start teaching me.” You chuckle, letting the little one play with your fingers. Even if it was a lesson, he would gladly sit and listen if it meant hearing you sing again. 

Miyaji: Practice today pissed him off more than usual. The neighborhood team wasn’t a serious team, but he was never one to take the sport lightly. Knowing he was probably walking home to chaos was not helping his mood either. Walking through the door he braces himself for the tackle of four small children. Instead he is met by something so soothing his anger dissipates within seconds. Shutting the door quietly, he traces the sound back to you in the living room. All four of your children sleeping soundly. “How?” He asks, keeping his voice down enough to not disturb the young ones. 

“Tried a new method for nap time. How was practice?” You tiptoe away from the nappers and move to the other room to keep talking. 

“Awful, I wish they would take things more seriously.” He frowns, gladly accepting the hug from you. 

“I’m sorry, is there anything I can do?” 

“You can sing again, for starters.” He smiles at the flush on your cheeks. Just being with you helping his mood already. “And if the little noise makers stay asleep. We can do something else.” His smirk makes your face heat up. Rustling in the other room, telling you both the answer to that second idea. “Guess it’s just a mini concert for me.” 

Takao: Running errands isn’t the funnest thing in the world, but if it meant you could relax for a bit. He was happy to help. You had stayed up extremely late with your daughter last night. The poor girl had gotten sick and barely slept the whole night. He returned home to find you on the couch singing softly to the dozing pale girl. She looked better than last night at least. The soothing sounds of your voice is very pleasant. “How is she feeling?” He whispers, brushing a few stray strands from his daughters face. 

“She has been better, but at least she stopped vomiting.” You yawn, still looking exhausted. 

“At least your lovely singing voice got her to sleep today.” You smile at the compliment, “I’m glad you like it. Want to hear more?” You were joking, but he sits down next to you anyways. “Yes please!~”

Aomine: After going through mountains of paper work. He is more than ready to flop into bed. Walking into the house, he is a little surprised to find the house quiet and intact. Walking towards his room, he is even more surprised to hear you singing. You had all three boys in bed and asleep for the night. Staying quiet, he listens to you and waits for you to leave the boys room. Your voice gradually getting quieter and quieter as you leave the room. “You never told me you could sing.” You jump not realizing he was even home. 

“Y-Yea I don’t really like singing in front of people.” He drapes his arm around your shoulders. Dipping his head down to your ear he whispers, “maybe I could make you sing sometime.” The teasing tone in his voice sending chills down your spine. 

“What are you insinuating?” He grins at you, nipping your ear a little before kissing the side of your head. “I’m kidding, lets get to bed I’m exhausted.” 

Akashi: He was held up in his study all day. You had to bring him food to make sure he ate anything. After finishing up the last of the paperwork he finally gets up from his desk. His joints cracking from siting in the same position for too long. Leaving the stuffy room, he is greeted by a pleasant sound. Walking over to the source, he finds you rocking his son to sleep. Singing the lullaby he heard you play on a music box many times in the past. Waiting patiently for you to put the little boy to bed. He waits until you close the door to speak, “You sound as lovely as ever.” You smile at him, more happy to see him out of his office than you are about the compliment. 

“Thanks, I just figured the sound would help him sleep.” You walk over to him and wrap your arms around his waist. 

“You should do it more often, we both like the sound of your voice.” 

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VR vs. Agitos & Agitation

Hello VR vs. readers, November is here and now that we’ve hit the 6th (at the time of writing) and the UK’s annual excuse to set things on fire and shoot off things that go boom is over and done with for another year, we’ve all got to realise time is running out on 2017. If you had planned anything to be done by the end of the year, it’s time to go up several gears.

For a number of industries that means crunch time and then some, if you want to ship your new product in time for the festive rush. You can’t sell a present if it’s not present – if you see what I mean. For us at VRFocus we’ve a number of things on our minds ourselves. Plans that need to be enacted, various irons in fires that we should probably check on, etc. All manner of bits and bobs really, and that’s not including the usual daily flood of news stories and features to keep you up to date and informed.

Personally, I’ve three things on my mind at the moment as we move into the final part of the year. The first is my houseguest I have with me for the next month, frankly I’ve forgotten what living with someone is like. Your schedule is no longer entirely your own for a start. Things need to be shared and time suddenly becomes a priority. Secondly, as you know, we (that is the VRFocus staff) aren’t all in the same place and speaking from personal experience it seems as soon as November came along the tens digit in the Celsius value decided to fly south for the winter. My poor little bedroom office is not exactly the best heated thing in the world and I’m now in multiple layers with the tendons in my fingers hurting from the sheer chill.

The third thing is the topic of today’s column, and something I referred to at the end of last week’s piece. Much as people don’t entirely know what augmented reality (AR) – or virtual reality (VR) too for that matter – is by definition, those that profess an interest sometimes aren’t particularly well informed about the reality of what it can or could do either.

One of my jobs at VRFocus is to keep a watching brief on everything being discussed to do with VR and AR on Twitter, and as such I’ve got a feed dedicated to each. A lot of the time it is not the happiest of tasks. But there are the odd golden nuggets of info that get dredged up in the search once you’ve sifted through all the bot posts and porn updates. No, I really did not want to know you could insert device A into socket B. Especially when socket B is in person Z. (Oh god, it’s a GIF, make it stop someone!)

It was through this that I came across a tweet last week that actually stopped me in my tracks for several minutes whilst I tried to get my head around what they were suggesting and all the things intrinsically wrong with it. It was, quite simply, the stupidest thing I’d read on Twitter that week. And considering the ground that usually covers, boy, that’s quite something.

The tweet came from one Patrick Nally, described on Wikipedia as “British entrepreneur and specialist consultant, widely acknowledged as the ‘founding father’ of modern sports marketing”, who has previously been involved in the International Olympic Committee and FIFA. He has some opinions on how ‘new media’ will transform things and has talked before about how it can, and will, change the way people will watch sporting events. Or “how the end user consumes the product” as a marketer would probably say.

Mr. Nally was responding to another tweet, one from Nick Butler of insidethegames.biz, about the lack of ticket sales for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games which is being held in PyeongChang in South Korea, 30 years on from South Korea’s last Olympics, the Summer Games held in Seoul. Only 0.2% of tickets have been sold for the event, according to the report, and it may not have Russian participation either.

“Could it be cancelled for lack of interest, and save money?” Mr. Nally mused. “Create through augmented reality an eSports equivalent and get a bigger audience.”

First of all… what? Second of all….what? And I’m quite prepared to have “what” be third through fifth or sixth of all as well. I honestly could not believe what I was reading at the time, and I’ve had to read it again a few times here before writing about it just to make absolutely sure I’m not getting the wrong end of the stick. We should apparently cancel the Paralympics to make way for an AR based eSports games. Because money.

Just what is this man blathering about? Firstly, no you don’t cancel the Paralympics just because it isn’t maximising the monetisation. What in the blue hell kind of suggestion is that? Secondly, you do not replace it with something in eSports – how is that replacing it at all? (If you are even open to replacing it with something equivalent for those with disabilities.) Make something new for eSports if you like, but I’d imagine even eSports most diligent supporters would say it wasn’t ready for something at the level of the Olympics. Then we get to AR and oh boy where do we start?

Well, unfortunately as great as AR and VR are they still require the ability to see.  We’ve discussed this before but you want to replace something that celebrates disability that would be discriminatory against those with a disability relating to their eyesight? The Paralympics is a global event, when they talk about the Olympics they talk about “the Olympic family” because it’s all nations together. eSports is not anywhere near that level yet, but neither is AR – the AR platform is still being developed. Especially as a broadcast platform. Google may have showcased some of the capabilities of ARCore by showing off League of Legends but that does not equate to something that will be carriable in all markets. It’s just not ready. Especially not for what Mr. Nally thinks it can do.

Both AR and VR will have their roles in major sports events going forward, don’t you worry about that, but it will be as a platform and not the platform. In fact, immersive technology is already part of the Olympics, with mixed reality (MR) being used at the PyeongChang event! But it cannot do everything and to be perfectly frank nor should it. VR and AR are not a technological catch-all solution, nor are they something you can throw out to make yourself look like you’re being cutting edge. (FYI nor is the word ‘blockchain’ for that matter.) Something AR cannot replace the Paralympics. You cannot replace the Paralympics with an AR anything; just like you cannot replace it with a VR anything. Moreover, you shouldn’t even be considering the idea of replacing the Paralympic Games with anything in the first place because what the heck is wrong with you if you are!?

Mr. Nally, you may know sports marketing but you do not know technology – or apparently what the spirit of the Olympics is, which alone is disconcerting considering your involvement in it.  It’s not uncommon for us to look at the developing world of immersive technology going on around us and think, well let’s have a degree of common sense about this.

This is the first time I’ve had to couple that notion with ‘come on, have a heart’.

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Dragon Ball Z: 15 Things You Need to Know About Krillin

With the news that “Dragon Ball Super” is making its way to Cartoon Network, we thought it would be a good time to take an in-depth look at one of the greatest warriors the “Dragon Ball” universe has to offer: Krillin.

RELATED: Dragon Ball Super: The 15 Best Moments (So Far)

It’s been three decades since his first appearance in “Dragon Ball” chapter 25, “A Rival? Arrival!”, and he shows no signs of stopping. This pint-sized battler quickly went from quirky side character to series mainstay after fans fell in love with his chrome-domed comic stylings. He’s lived, he’s loved, he’s died and he’s even shown up in some unexpected cameos.

In this list, we’ll be counting down some of our favorite trivia and sharing some of his lesser known moments before the new show gets started. “Dragon Ball Super” premieres on Cartoon Network January 7th, 2017.

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for just about every “Dragon Ball” story.

THE MISSING NOSE THING IS CRAZIER THAN YOU THINK

Krillin’s lack of a nose has long been a source of comic relief, from Goku’s constant ribbing in the original series to the old Namekian guy grabbing it during the Frieza saga. In fact, it even won Krillin one of his most famous fights. During the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin came up against Bacterian, a filthy, farting behemoth of a man who had never once bathed or brushed his teeth throughout his entire life. Even Krillin was almost overwhelmed by his mighty stink, until Goku reminded him that he was missing his nose. Krillin proceeded to beat the tar out of Bacterian and even sealed the fight with a little gas of his own.

After that, Krillin’s nose never really factored into the story again. In a series populated by tiny clowns and three-eyed muscle dummies, a little monk’s missing nose was easy to overlook. However, one interviewer had the good mind to finally ask series creator, Akira Toriyama, what was up with Krillin’s missing schnoz in the December 1987 “Dragon Ball: Adventure Special.” The answer? Krillin breathes through his skin. Chock that up as one of the most horrifying retcons ever.

THAT BALD HEAD ISN’T JUST FOR LOOKS

Krillin isn’t actually bald, as demonstrated by his broom-head dad look during the Buu saga and his Jim Gordon cosplay look during Dragon Ball GT. Also, in the great George Costanza tradition, he vehemently believes that women don’t like bald men. Yet every time we see him in action, he’s sporting a spotted chrome dome. He even has Android 18 shave his hair off before going back into the fight in “Dragon Ball: Ressurection F”.

So why would a man with naturally luscious locks and a deep-seated anxiety about his own visible scalp shave off all of his hair? While training with Goku in their early days at Kame House, Krillin reveals that he shaves because “All who aspire to master the martial arts shave their heads in order to unfetter their ki.” Krillin believes that his bald head gives him access to extra power. When he points to Master Roshi’s baldness to prove his point, Roshi reveals that he went bald the old-fashioned way. Krillin, always looking for an edge, continued to shave his head anyway.

THE FOREHEAD DOTS EXPLAINED

Krillin’s six little dots are one of his key traits and they come with a storied history in the real world. These scars are typically given out by some Buddhist sects, where initiates underwent a ritual called the Jieba. In it, a fledgling monk is held still while older members of the order burn small sticks of incense in a rectangular pattern at the hairline. This leaves behind scars that look like rows of dots. It was done to represent devotion and the teachings of the monastic lifestyle.

In more practical terms, it also helped to identify monks in all sorts of situations. If a monk were found dead on the side of the road, anyone who found them would know to cremate their body. In times of great famine, it also ensured that only monks were given free meals at the temple. A lot guys were willing to shave their head and sneak into the temple for dinner, but most of them weren’t willing to get branded on their foreheads.

HE’S A MUSICAL MAN

“Dragon Ball” has a way of sneaking into all kinds of pop culture, from movies to wrestling, but Krillin has a way of making musicians sing. Not only has he been featured on the cover of the Voodoo Glow Skulls album “Who Is, This Is?,” but also he’s been full-on name-checked by Chance the Rapper in the track “Blessings.”

However, his biggest contributions to the music scene happened overseas. In 1990, voice actress Mayumi Tanaka performed a song called “Asa – Hiru – Yoru – Kimi – Boku” on the album “Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection IV: Character Special.” The best part? It’s a song about Krillin sung by Krillin. In it, Krillin talks about his typical day, waking up, working out, and generally having a great time being friends. The album was so popular that they recorded two more: “Ichido wa Kekkon Shitai Manbo” from “Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2” in 1991, in which Krillin sings about his desire to get married, and the title track from “Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 17: Hippy Hoppy Shake!!” in 1995.

HE USED TO BE A REAL JERK

Krillin is known for being a resourceful and good-hearted guy who’d take a bullet ki-blast to save any of his friends, but that’s not who he was when he first showed up. Krillin’s first appearances cast him as Goku’s one-sided arch-rival; a lying, glad-handing snake, more obsessed with girls than glory, too impure of heart to even stand on Nimbus, Goku’s cloud.

And he hated Goku. To Krillin, Goku was dim and childish, undeserving of his great strength and speed, so Krillin decided to cheat his way to victory at every turn. In one early training session, Master Roshi tossed a marked stone off of a steep cliff. The first boy to find it got to eat. While Goku dove head-first into the jungle below, Krillin decided to go the jerk route. He went to a neighboring house, borrowed a marker, and marked up a new stone of his own. When Master Roshi saw through his ruse, Krillin didn’t give up. He found Goku with the real stone, stole it, then tricked Goku into chasing after a decoy. It would have been a resounding victory for evil if the dinner hadn’t given him food poisoning.

HE’S DIED MORE THAN ANY OTHER CHARACTER

  Krillin may have been introduced as a rival and comic punching bag, but Toriyama quickly figured out that nothing gets a story going like a best friend’s death. Krillin’s first time on ice came during the King Piccolo saga at the hands of Tambourine, a frog-faced demon with a love for good old-fashioned murder. One meeting later and Krillin was down for the count with a snapped neck and an enraged Goku weeping at his side. This event set off the rest of the storyline, eventually leading to Goku’s epic battle against King Piccolo himself, and Krillin’s resurrection by the dragon balls during the Piccolo Jr. Saga.

From then on out, killing Krillin became the hot thing to do whenever Toriyama needed a big narrative punch. He’s been blown up by Frieza, turned into chocolate and eaten by Super Buu, killed by Cell in an alternate future and shot by his own brother-in-law during the Super 17 saga of “Dragon Ball GT.” Oh, and it’s implied that he dies of old age after all those resurrections. He’s basically the Sean Bean of the “Dragon Ball” franchise.

HIS NAME IS A REALLY BAD PUN

Akira Toriyama has a history of naming his characters with puns and Krillin is no exception. His original name, Kuririn, is derived from the Japanese word for chestnut, kuri, and was meant as a jab at the shape of Krillin’s bald head. The second half, rin, came from the Japanese spelling of Shaolin, pointing to his monkish origins. Toriyama would continue the theme of chestnuts with Krillin’s daughter, Marron, a French word for chestnut.

Many characters in “Dragon Ball” get similar treatments. For instance, the Saiyans are named after the Japanese word for vegetables (yasai spelled sideways): Nappa is a named after the Japanese word for greens, Raditz for radishes, Bardock for burdock root and Kakarot for carrots. Frieza’s clan is also named after cold puns, with his dad being King Cold, his ancestor Chilled and brother Cooler.

If anybody gets the short end of the naming straw, it’s Bulma’s family. Bulma’s Japanese name, Buruma, is an awkward reading of “bloomers,” the shorts girls wear to the gym. The whole family is named after underwear, with Dr. & Mrs. Brief being her parents, her sister named Tights, her son called Trunks and her poor daughter Bulla, spelled burra, a Japanese pronunciation of bra.

A VAMPIRE ONCE SUCKED OUT NEARLY ALL OF HIS BLOOD

When Krillin’s not dying, he’s usually in peril. He’s been frozen, turned to stone and beaten to a bloody pulp, but one foe nearly killed him before his story could really get started. In his early days traveling with Goku, he faced one of his most dangerous enemies in the form of a kickboxing vampire.

When Goku and the gang went on the hunt for a new batch of dragon balls, they had to turn to Fortuneteller Baba to help them in the hunt, but Baba had a catch. Either pay the Ƶ10,000,000 fee (the fictional Zeni is on par with the Japanese Yen, so that’s roughly $86,600 U.S. dollars) or defeat five of her fighters. Being broke, as they always are, the gang opted for option number two and Krillin stepped up to take on the first fight: Fangs the Vampire, a master of both Muay Thai boxing and blood-sucking. In one swift move, Fangs transformed into a bat, zipped across the arena and latched himself onto Krillin’s enormous bald head, draining him of almost every last drop of blood. If Puar and Upa hadn’t been there to save him, we would have had one more death to add to Krillin’s list.

HE’S THE STRONGEST HUMAN ALIVE

Krillin catches a lot of flack for not being able to keep up with his super-powered alien bros, but there is one fact that most people don’t take into account: he is literally the strongest human. Across his various battles, he’s knocked down Saiyans, killed Saibamen, taken down Frieza’s soldiers and even held his own against Kid Buu in a fight. If you doubt the power of this 99lb mound of beefcake, here are the (translated) words of Akira Toriyama himself from the “Dragon Ball Tenka’ichi Densetsu TV Anime Guide:”

Toriyama: Kuririn was originally supposed to be just a minor role, so to have him become Goku’s best friend in the blink of an eye…

Koyama: Well, he is the strongest Earthling male.

Toriyama: You’re right, he is the strongest among the Earthlings. But in spite of that, he tends to end up in a bad way, so I thought, “once in a while, I have to let him be happy,” and had him get married.

No other human can overpower Krillin. Not even Mr. Satan himself.

HE’S A COP NOW

What does one of Earth’s greatest fighters do when he’s out of space dudes to punch? Apparently, he protects and serves. At the beginning of 2015’s “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F,” we find a yellow-shirted police officer handing out traffic tickets when two would-be bank robbers make the mistake of crossing his turf. After a short hover bike chase through the city, the robbers find themselves face to face with a super-powered flatfoot who reveals himself to be Krillin. He knocks them both on their backsides with an epic jump kick and, in typical Krillin fashion, delivers an uplifting speech about the power of second chances. Truly, he is the hero we all deserve.

For all the build up, Krillin’s cop phase doesn’t seem to last too long. Before he completes the bust, Bulma calls him about Frieza’s impending resurrection and he flies off to battle. In both the “Dragon Ball Super” version of the story and the following “Universe 6” saga, he’s never shown as an officer again. Maybe he got fired for prioritizing a fist fight over his paperwork.

Fun fact: when Krillin’s phone rings, his ringtone is “We Are!” by Hiroshi Kitadani, aka the opening theme to “One Piece.”

HE ONCE HELPED YAMCHA BEAT AN INVISIBLE GUY WITH BULMA’S BOOBS

Krillin’s always using his head in a fight. One shining example of his street smarts is his masterful use of distraction during the 100th chapter, “Battle of the Bleeders.”

After Puar’s quick smackdown of Fangs, Yamcha decided he could take on the remaining four warriors of Baba himself. Little did he know, his first opponent was See-Through the Invisible Man. The fight took a predictable turn, as Yamcha found it impossible to fight an opponent he couldn’t see. Lucky for him, Krillin was there.

In one of the boldest moves of the series, Krillin grabbed Bulma’s top and exposed her chest to Master Roshi. Now, flashing an old man generally isn’t the smartest move in the middle of a fight, but Krillin knew Roshi’s secret: whenever the old man gets aroused, his nose bleeds like a fountain. The old pervert’s nasal cavities erupted in a geyser of blood that soaked See-Through from head to toe. With his advantage gone and an angry Yamcha ready to deliver the hurt, See-Through surrendered and the team got one step closer to securing Baba’s help. Sure, Bulma punched Krillin in the face for it, but he saved the day.

HE DEFEATED CHIAOTZU WITH MATH

Krillin and Goku trained for three hard years after their brush with Fortuneteller Baba, so when the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament came along, Krillin was ready to represent the Turtle Hermit’s school. However, he didn’t expect to come up against the Crane Hermit and his bizarre pupils, Tien and Chiaotzu. Within moments, Chiaotzu and Krillin formed a rivalry that would lead them into battle against one another.

During the fight, Krillin was overwhelmed by Chiaotzu’s bizarre flying attacks and powerful energy blasts, but managed to hold his own until Chiaotzu had to resort to his most dangerous attack: telekinetic mind control. Krillin was paralyzed, moments away from getting knocked out of the tournament, when he came up with the ultimate counter. Krillin asked Chiaotzu to solve some simple arithmetic. Thrown off, Chiaotzu stopped to answer, then countered with a question of his own. The fight devolved into a math quiz that distracted the little clown long enough for Krillin to break his paralysis, land a surprise attack, and knock Chiaotzu out of the ring for the win.

HE ALMOST KILLED VEGETA

If there was any doubt that Krillin represents the best of what humankind has to offer, look no further than the scene where a simple monk spares the life of an evil space prince. After a lengthy battle with Vegeta and his henchman Nappa left the Z-fighters in shambles, a broken Goku passed his last attack, the spirit bomb, over to Krillin to finish Vegeta for good. Krillin tossed it at Vegeta, but missed, leaving Gohan to finish the job with a rebound that sent the Saiyan prince sprawling.

With the battle won and Vegeta crawling back to his spaceship, Krillin picked up Yajirobe’s katana. After watching the deaths of his friends and the destruction of his world, Krillin was ready to plunge the sword deep into Vegeta’s chest and watch the life pour out of him. What stayed his hand? His best friend’s optimism.

Goku pleaded for Vegeta’s life, begging Krillin to believe that a bad guy like Vegeta could turn over a new leaf if his life was spared. Krillin, in his infinite mercy, set the blade aside. No wonder Vegeta was so broken up when Frieza killed Krillin on Namek.

HE DIDN’T THINK HE WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND (BUT HE WAS)

Krillin’s love life is an ever-present side story in the “Dragon Ball” universe, from his drunken fist fight to impress Mint to his eventual family-man turn with Android 18. However, the stories generally have one thing in common: Krillin never believes he’s good enough.

His first real taste of love came at the beginning of the Cell saga, when Krillin showed up sporting a white suit with his very first girlfriend on his arm. Krillin had fallen for Maron, a ditzy bimbo with more than a passing resemblance to Bulma, and he was doing everything he could to keep her happy. He bought himself new clothes, showered her with gifts, and turned the other cheek when she flirted with other guys, but he couldn’t shake the doubt that he didn’t deserve her.

In one of the saddest moments of Krillin’s story, he confronted Maron as the sun fell behind the ocean and told her that she was too good to be with him. Maron revealed that she wanted to marry him, walked off into the sunset, then got into a random hunk’s waiting sports car. Tragic romance, just as Shakespeare imagined it.

HE BOUGHT HIS WAY INTO MASTER ROSHI’S SCHOOL WITH PORN

After eight years of being the school punching bag at Orin Temple, Krillin decided it was time for a change. He needed a man who could teach him to fight his former tormentors. He needed a man who could crush his enemies with a finger. He needed a man to teach him to impress the ladies. He needed Master Roshi. He set sail for Roshi’s island knowing that he had one chance to impress the 300-year-old king of fighting, so he came prepared. Krillin leaped from his row boat and landed in the sand (head first). As soon as he was vertical, he offered up his gift: a dirty magazine. Master Roshi accepted him immediately.

Fun fact: In the original comics, Krillin hands over a single magazine and Roshi accepts him on the spot. However, when the anime premiered, fans were treated to an extended version of the scene where Krillin hands Roshi a magazine of studly dudes as well. It’s a good lesson for all you hopeful martial artists out there: if you’re going to row across the ocean to deliver porn to your future fighting sensei, make sure you bring a variety of porn just in case.

Got any other must-know facts about Krillin? Be sure to let us know in the comments!

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        It’s so stupid, Zayn thinks to himself as he puts his phone back into his pocket. He thought he had gotten away from all of this shit when he left Modest! Management. When he left behind his boys and the band. But no, just because they did a music video together where they acted all loved up and sexual and now she has been papped in a building right next to the one he was in, everyone thinks they are dating and his management immediately jumped on that bad wagon. Elise, his assistant, had gotten a call while he was in the studio for his radio interview and as soon as the ON AIR light went out, she pulled him out of the room and shoved the phone into his hand.

           “Just meet her for lunch at that little café between your two buildings.” Denise, his PR manager had said into his ear. “You don’t have to do anything extravagant, just let people think what they want to.”

           “We haven’t even spoken since we filmed that music video,” He had hissed at her into the phone as his security led him out of the radio station and into the lobby of the high-rise building in LA. “Why would she be willing to even hang out with me, let alone let people think we were together?”

           “Well Zayn, I didn’t think I would have to remind you that you are a hot, famous musician, who has become a brand name in the industry since he went solo and landed himself a couple of Grammy’s, let alone who just released a clothing line for one of the hottest brands in town. Why would a gorgeous young model be willing to pretend to date you?” She had asked sarcastically. Zayn had just sighed. “Listen, I already called her people and they ran it by her and she is in. You guys meet up and it won’t even look like it was a last minute thing.”

           “But I don’t want her getting the wrong idea. Yeah, if we hang out and hit it off, maybe we could become friends, but if she thinks there is a possibility of something more, we are stopping this immediately.”

           When he had hung up with Denise, they had finally made it to the lobby. Before Zayn had been prepared to just head back to his house and chill for the day but now he had to go meet up with someone he barely knew and pretend to be happy about it. He was shaking with anger about the whole situation. Regardless of whatever the general public thinks, he hadn’t wanted to leave One Direction behind. He was proud of what they did and the people they became, the fun memories they had and the close friendships they had built. No the reason he had left was because the management forced him out. He was getting tired of the shit they pulled on him, on all of them. Forcing them into relationships with poor girls who were wasting their time when they could be actually falling in love with someone, forcing them to record and sing songs that they had very little part in writing or coming up with. They struggled and fought endlessly to get management to allow them to show even a shred of their own creativity. Even when they let them write the songs and have some creative leeway on Four, they still vetoed and argued with most of what the boys wanted.

The real hardship for Zayn, what really forced him to leave in the end, was the way management was forcing him to marry Perrie. Originally, they had promised to just have the two get engaged for a while and then they could eventually break up. But then they decided that wasn’t enough and had told Zayn he had no choice. And it was one thing to be engaged to someone he didn’t even love, but to get married to someone he didn’t love was the end for him.

The worst part was the sad looks the boys gave him as they saw him becoming more and more a shadow of himself. The pressure to get married, to pretend to be in love, to pretend he didn’t have other songs he wanted to record, and to pretend he wasn’t in love with his best friend was wearing on him. He started to close down even more, especially in the public eye, talking less in front of cameras and onstage. He was losing weight to the point where fans and gossip mags were saying he was on drugs. And management let them continue to believe it, rather than denying the rumors and god forbid the truth got out.

While the boys never fully confronted him about it, he knew that they had figured it out. They started to subtly force food on him whenever they had the chance and barely let him out of their sight. But it was management who confronted him about it, yelling at him for the bad image it would give him and the band and how ridiculous he was being. In the end, his anxiety and depression spiked so much and the eating disorder was getting so bad that his mom and dad couldn’t stand it anymore. When management gave him the “shape up or get out” ultimatum, he chose the only one he could at that point. The boys had been tearful and worried when he told them but they had understood. Management had always seemed hardest on Zayn and they could tell he would only get worse because of it. So the split had been amicable.

When management didn’t get the reaction they had wanted from the split, they told Zayn the only way he would be able to leave was if he signed an agreement that said he would end contact with the boys while they were still under contract. And while it killed him even more inside, he signed on the dotted line. Since then he had changed numbers, gotten new management, and built his career back up from the ashes. He hadn’t contacted the boys or answered any of their reach outs to him, and it had been the hardest part of the whole split. He had no idea what management was telling them about him, and if they were trying to turn his best friends against him. He had kept tabs on them and was so proud of the way they had continued to flourish. Then when the tour for their new album had ended, the boys announced they were taking a break and Zayn had been shocked. And when it was a year later and they were all coming out with solo opportunities and living separate lives, Zayn had started to gain hope. Maybe they had finished their contracts with Modest and had moved on before management screwed their lives up even more.

“You’re in studio 2 today, Mr. Payne.”

Zayn’s head whipped up as he heard the receptionist at the front desk in the lobby. He didn’t let himself believe it was possible until his eyes locked with brown ones that he used to know better than anyone else’s.

“Liam.” He breathed out quietly and he saw Liam inhale sharply.

“Zayn, we need to get you to the café next door now.” Bruce, one of his security detail told him with a hand on his shoulder. But Zayn couldn’t look away from Liam, he was frozen. He knew that Elise was probably standing by the door tapping her foot with her arms crossed and a frown on her face as she waited for Zayn to get his ass in gear.

“Liam, they are waiting for you in the studio.” Liam’s body guard, Paddy, walked up to him at that point, but when he saw Liam staring off he followed the line of sight until his own eyes landed on Zayn. “Oh, Zayn, alright mate?”

Zayn was drawn out of his trance by Paddy’s voice and nodded his head. “Alright Paddy, see you’re still watching out for this donut, yeah?” Paddy huffed a laugh at that and nodded. Finally, Liam seemed to wake up from his own trance like state.

“Zayn?” He asked hesitantly, like he wasn’t sure if it was actually him.

“Yeah, Li.” He said back softly.

Liam ducked his head and swiped at the back of his neck before looking up at Zayn again like they were the only two people in that lobby. And Zayn looked back at him, feeling the same way.

“What are you doing here, Z?” Liam asked tentatively, like he wasn’t sure if he was allowed to ask questions or act like it hasn’t been a year since they have last talked.

“Yeah, I had a studio recording for a radio interview.��� Zayn answered, Liam nodding back. “How ‘bout you mate?”

“Recording for my album. We’re just about done with it, hoping to release it next month.” Liam said, ducking his head again to hide the flush on his face. Zayn’s mouth dropped open in shock.

“Li, that’s amazing!” Zayn said, causing Liam to look up at him with a hesitant smile on his face. They stood there smiling at each other for a few moments before Liam seemed to snap out of it, frown on his face and shaking his head.

“Well, I best be going.” Liam said, waving his hand in the general direction of the recording studios. Zayn started nodding, feeling like a stupid bobble head all of a sudden.

“Yeah, course. Go make that brilliant record, mate. Know you’re gonna smash it.” Zayn said. Liam nodded, looking at him again for a moment before turning away.

“Zayn, you need to be across the street like, 5 minutes ago.” Elise huffed, pulling on his arm. But Zayn was too distracted, locked on Liam’s back as he walked away.

“Leeyum, wait!” He called out, and watched as his former best friend froze in his steps. It seemed to take forever until he finally turned around, his eyebrows furrowed as he waited for Zayn to continue. Zayn pulled his arm out of Elise’s grip and moved towards Liam, whose eyebrows seemed to shoot up out of utter surprise. “Can we meet? Catch up? You can come to my place later tonight, we can have dinner and just chill.”

He waited as Liam stood there, mouth gaping open, his heart sinking into his stomach as Liam finally unfroze and shook his head again while looking down at his feet.

“Please.” Zayn whispered.

Liam’s head snapped up again, eyes searching Zayn’s face before finally nodding. Zayn tried not to scream out in happiness or break down into tears and instead handed his phone to Liam.

“Put your number in, I’m assuming you’ve gotten quite a few new numbers since we last talked.” Zayn asked, handing over his phone. He knew Liam liked to switch his phone number every few months in case it got leaked, and he tried not to dwell on the fact that it brought up the large gap in time where they hadn’t spoken. Liam was slowly taking the phone and typing away, so Zayn was counting it as a win. “I’ll text you my address.”

Liam handed back the phone and nodded. They locked eyes again for a couple of moments before Liam started backing away.

“See you soon, Zayn.” He said, and then turned around and walked away.

This time Zayn let Elise pull him from the building, blind to the flashing of cameras, and deaf to the screams of fans. All he could think about was seeing Liam later, being just the two of them again, and hopefully getting back to being them again. He knew he wouldn’t be great company while meeting with Gigi, but he figured that would help get the message across that he was simply doing it because of management. Because if there was anyone he wanted to be with at that moment, it was definitely not her. It was Liam.