#post kizuna

[seventeenlovesthree]

Digimon Writing Challenge - Mix and Match: Taichi + Tentomon + Love

[Yamato] [Takeru] [Hikari] [Sora] [Taichi] [Koushirou] [Mimi] [Jyou]

Summary: Taichi has always struggled to put his feelings into "written" words and letters of all kinds tend to stress him out. Good thing that Tentomon is there to give him a piece of mind - and heart...

Word count: 741

„I’m… Really not made for this kind of stuff.”

Taichi groaned while leaning his head back in sheer frustration, bumping it against the wall a few times – which caught the attention of Tentomon, who had rested peacefully nearby.

“Whatcha mumbling about there, Taichi-han?”, he asked with a yawn as he lazily flew over to his current roommate. Instead of responding, Taichi still stared at the blank texting box he had opened on his smartphone. Which… Had been blank for quite a while already.

“It’s just…” He pulled a grimace. “How do people normally do this?”

Hearing that, Tentomon just tilted his head to the side.

“Well… I’m probably the last you should ask about the matters of human specifics, because… 80% of what your species does appears somewhat odd to me, but… Care to explain?”

Sighing deeply one more time, Taichi finally looked up from the phone, this time with a bashful expression.

“… I am trying to write a message. Or rather… A letter.”

“To whom?”

“… Koushirou.”

If he could have, Tentomon would have tilted his head even further. Even after having spent more than thirteen (human) years with Koushirou, Taichi and all the others, there were still things he simply couldn’t grasp. But – curiosity had killed the cat and he would be damned if he couldn’t bring it back to life.

“Huh. And why would you do that instead of talking to him directly? Like you normally do? Is this some kind of contractual custom where you did something wrong and can’t make up for it unless it is physically documented and signed off?”

Taichi hesitated for a moment – then he sank even deeper.

“… Probably. I’m not entirely sure to be honest, but… It seems that it always comes down to me writing apology letters to people I care about… So you’re not wrong. And it isn’t even an apology this time… Or maybe it is? It’s been way too long, so it feels like I should apologize for being so slow…”

Sensing the dread oozing from Taichi, Tentomon couldn’t help but to climb onto his legs now, seeking some closeness to comfort him a bit.

“Then I understand your problem even less. If you already decided that you’re not ‘made for this kind of stuff’, why are you torturing yourself like that? Seems pretty masochistic to me…”

This time, Taichi just blinked – and actually couldn’t suppress a small laugh.

“Where have you learned that word from…?”

“Koushirou-han tends to use it when it comes to… Nevermind.” The ladybug Digimon coughed, instinctively knowing that this was a boundary he shouldn’t overstep. Better have Koushirou tell Taichi in person what he had meant by that. Speaking of which… “My point is… Whatever it is you want to convey to him, you will probably be most effective if you tell it to him directly. From the heart. That’s what I always tell him too!”

“And it seems to rub off of him, I can tell.”

“Precisely so! If you speak from a place of love, there is not a lot that can go wrong!”

The smile on Taichi’s face grew a bit broader, softer.

“A place of love, huh…”

“And I know for a fact that he always adored that about you too…”, Tentomon elaborated – even if he knew he shouldn’t tell Taichi all of Koushirou’s little secrets, this one seemed to be quite appropriate to reveal right there.

“What?”

“Where do you think he got the ‘talking back’ from, huh? I really wish it was me, but I know it’s impossible not to attribute that to your youthful attitude of jumping head-first into walls back in the day…”

“Very charming. But I think I get what you mean…”

If he was being honest, Tentomon had always perceived Koushirou as being some kind of impulse control for Taichi – and in return, he felt like Taichi was the second best being to pull his human partner out of his shell. So it seemed only natural that he would now push him to come out of his own shell as well.

“Either way, go for it, Taichi-han! Send him a message, ask him for a chat and then talk straight from the heart!”

The cloudy expression had now vanished from Taichi’s eyes, replaced by a surge of something Tentomon wasn’t thoroughly able to describe. But it really felt like it had been the correct thing to do.

“I guess you’re right.”

[skapplebees]

Happy (?) Odaiba Memorial Day (and 25th anniversary of Digimon animation)

This is where I'd put a clever caption about cycles and rebirth and friendships lasting over lifetimes, but I don't think I'm poetic enough to fully express my thoughts

[laugtherhyena]

Since y'all know I can't think of them separately for very long, here's Kizuna's sprite gallery

This redesign has grown a lot on me and i hope you guys enjoy it as much as i do! Feel free to use the sprites on whatever you please as long as it's not anything gross and credit is given (no need to actually tag me tho)

[shieldherostuffs]

Therese: So Naofumi kissed you? L'Arc: *Staring woefully out the window* Therese: And you said 'Thank you'? L'Arc: Yep. Therese: Well, that was very polite of you.

Meanwhile:

Naofumi: "Thank you"?! WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?! Kizuna: He's stupid, Naofumi. You know that.

[pluto-bop]

Behold, a mere fraction of my MANY DRA/SDRA2 memes

I have so god damn many from contributing nothing but memes to Reddit and now the people of Tumblr must pay the price

[iistardust-and-sprinklesii]

Danganronpa Textposts: DRA/SDRA2 Edition 🥳🎉

[mizzical]

F it, im compiling all my dra sketches below because i kind of miss drawing dra stuff

[glittergoats]

Part One of a bunch of AITSF and AINI art and shitposts from my Twitter (circa March-June)

[lavina-arts]

[kanamejun]

Jun Kaname as Yukinari Togami in Ryusei no Kizuna

[slipery-bastard]

Man anime intros go so hard and they have no business being such good songs

[seventeenlovesthree]

Digimon Writing Challenge - Mix and Match: Yamato + Gomamon + Sincerity

[Yamato] [Takeru] [Hikari] [Sora] [Taichi] [Koushirou] [Mimi] [Jyou]

Summary: Gomamon trying to cheer the grieving Yamato up on Jyou's behalf proves to be quite a test of patience for the Digimon - whereas Yamato needs to learn to become more sincere with himself...

Word count: 1221

Yamato found himself sighing.

When Jyou had texted him earlier, promising to send him “something to cheer him up a little”, this was not what he had expected…

“I told you you don’t need to cook for me… I can do that myself.”

“Yeah, maybe, but that is exactly the point!”, Gomamon exclaimed loudly over his shoulder before continuing to stir the pot of ramen in front of him.

The little seal Digimon had been hustling around his flat for a while already – proving that all jokes about him playing "housewife" for Jyou had not been jokes at all, but scarily accurate instead. However that habit may have developed in the past, Yamato wasn’t sure whether he should be impressed, annoyed… Or jealous.

Ever since Gabumon had disappeared, he had thrown himself into the task of studying, harder, longer, more persistently trying to look for his own path. Day and night. Those were the things he had promised to Gabumon right before…

“Sheesh, Yamato! Do ya mind me getting rid of this? Looks like it’s expired a bit ago… Ah, well, I could still try it, but, ya know, Jyou’s stomach is pretty sensitive to stuff like that. Pretty sure you can take more than he can, but yeeeeah.”

Hearing that, Yamato sighed again, eventually looking up from his copy of “Space Mission Engineering”, which he had been torturing with blue and green textmarkers for hours. He wasn’t used to study company anymore. But he also didn’t have the energy to refuse the tenth attempt of people – and Digimon – trying to pay him a visit. So he was aware that he had dug his own grave here…

“Cream like this can still last when it hasn’t been opened already, can you just… Can you please just leave that be?!”

“Oooooh, someone’s finally getting antsy?”, Gomamon whistled – and the marker fell right out of Yamato’s hand.

“… What?”

“I expected you to snap within the first five minutes, but seeing you now, you’ve really grown up quite some bit, huh?” The Digimon simply continued stirring while Yamato simply stared at him. What the heck was going on here?

“Have you been testing me?”, he asked and Gomamon eventually turned around, jumping from the kitchen counter to waddle towards his desk. Fortunately, the flat wasn’t particularly big, so all paths were manageable – especially for beings with very short legs.

“Nah, it’s not like that, even worrywart Jyou didn’t try to stop me when I suggested coming here, and believe me, he was worried and didn’t know what to do, so here I am, checking out how to help you getting through this.”

With that, Gomamon had climbed onto Yamato’s desk, eying him from up close. And the blond had a hard time processing what he had just heard.

“So you’ve been coming on your own behalf?” Deep down, he knew that Gomamon was right, that he had to remind himself not to get aggressive that easily, but his nerves had been on edge, so it was hard not to let his voice turn towards grumpy mode.

“Jyou would have come himself, but he can’t, ya know, the usual.” Gomamon huffed dramatically. “And I have eyes, Yamato, I see him, I see you, I see everyone going a li'l insane and I can’t blame them! I was surprised you didn’t immediately bark at the idea, but that kinda proves that something’s not right. Taichi’s the same too and nobody can even properly talk to Koushirou right now, he cannot not talk about the problem, so…”

“So can you tell me what the point of this is?”

“The point iiiiiis…” The little seal raised one claw to poke against Yamato’s arm. “You guys need to be more sincere!”

Yamato would have lied if he said this had come unexpected, but he had still hoped to avoid the whole topic.

“Sincere about what?”, he growled, all the unanswered texts on his phone and PC nagging at the back of his head, reminding him of how much he loathed getting pitied like this. “You said it yourself, everyone knows what’s going on, what else is there to say?! I can handle this, I need to handle this on my own for a bit, so can you all just leave me alone?!”

“Is this all that you want?!”, Gomamon barked back in the exact same tone, shaking his paws competitively. “Sitting in your silly little flat without eating properly and not responding to texts for days and working yourself into the ground to achieve one goal of many? Where have I seen that before?! And don’t say anything like ‘What do you know?!’, because I do know! Better than anyone else!”

“This is stupid”, Yamato answered, averting his gaze, and Gomamon poked him again.

“So are you! Ya think Gabumon would enjoy seeing you like this?!”

Oh, how he hated to feel caught. How easy it was to read him. How easy it was to his friends…

“Be honest, don’t ya think you would have liked to have Jyou here for a bit? Instead of me?” Gomamon tried again, this time with a softer voice. “Weren’t ya hoping he would be the one knocking on your door?”

Another growl escaped Yamato’s throat and he felt his cheeks heating up a little.

“What about the others?”

“Maybe…”, he pressed, slowly returning the glance again – noticing that Gomamon had literally no sense of personal space. In that way, he was so different from Gabumon and yet… Looking at him now felt weirdly familiar.

Those green eyes were persistent and straight-forward. Both traits he had seen growing in Jyou as well over the years.

“It’s… Not easy for you humans to find a balance. That’s one thing I’ve learned in all this time and… Jyou is trying his best. And I know you wanna try too. And sometimes ya need a little nudge, a good bowl of ramen and someone you reeeeeally like to find your way.”

Listening very closely, Yamato couldn’t help but smile by the end. Taichi had said something similar the last time they had met. He may not have been able to accept it yet though, facing his tendency to pull back and denying himself to get spoilt by his friends and loved ones.

“… I know that”, Yamato admitted, suddenly feeling weirdly light. “I… Guess I really would have liked to see him.”

The grin on Gomamon’s face couldn’t possibly get any broader, Yamato was sure of. Obviously satisfied with the answer he got, the Digimon gently patted his shoulder once more before jumping off the desk again.

“Good boy! Theeeeen, how about you text him to come over to pick me up after his shift?”

This time, it was up to Yamato to lean down and poke Gomamon in return – catching him off guard.

“Didn’t you say I should be more sincere, you little troll?”

“Eh. Damn, ya got me… You’re really good.”

With this, Yamato laughed out loud for once. Despite feeling a little stinging in his chest, a small surge of sadness that had been stuck there for months, he knew something had to change. One step at a time. With a big pint of sincerity.

“Until then… Want to see how to really make a good bowl of ramen?”

“Heh, challenge accepted!”

[project-sekai-facts]

Oh yeah Rui no longer has the least Kizuna. I got caught up in the movie trailer and forgot.

[laugtherhyena]

Remember how the infirmary only opens in chapter 3? Sucks that we don't have a doctor anymore

[shieldherostuffs]

Kizuna: Did you guys know what, statistically, one in every 4 people is gay? Kizuna: That means that, statistically, at least one of the Four Cardinal Heroes is gay. Glass: Therese: L'Arc: I hope it's Naofumi, he's cute.

[geee-three]

Why don't Shiho and Mizuki have a kizuna yet? Here is my humble suggestion, ignore my rantings below...

They were both in The Gentleman Thief's Thrilling White Day and Next to the Unchanging Warmth. I guess they're waiting for them to both be banner in a Shiho-focus mixed? But that's never been a problem before, look at Saki and Airi, just off the top of my head. It only took one event for them to get a kizuna! And it's nothing to do with how they refer to each other - look at Toya and Kohane, though that's a slightly different situation. Anyway I'm pissed about this. They deserve it colopale! Shiho doesn't have any kizunas with any of the Nightcord kids, and vice-verca for Mizuki and Leo/Need. Like. goddamn. I don't know if the end goal for kizuna ranks is to have every MC have one with every other MC but they really need to get on that if that's the case... If they do want one more mixed before adding a kizuna, we're pretty much out of luck until winter of '25 on JP, because Shiho literally just had a mixed, in Wedding Live ♡ With Everyone but Mizuki's last was Next to the Unchanging Warmth, which hasn't even come to EN yet, though it will pretty soon (read: December). Anyway I love these two and you should too.