#pre - established is fun y'all

[rainy-day-gracie]

--- turn me to ashes

no-outbreak!joel miller x babysitter!reader

summary: Joel catches you with a cigarette.

warning(s): shameless smut, D/s sexual dynamics, power imbalance due to employment (babysitter), implied age gap (reader in her twenties), pre-established relationship (D/s and fwb), consent is sexy MANDATORY, unprotected piv, rough sex, manhandling, spanking as a punishment, impact play (leather belt), fingering, choking, subspace, SWEET SWEET AFTERCARE, able bodied reader, joel can carry reader because he's a big man, dom!joel miller + soft!joel miller, soft cuddles following rough sex just because

wc: 3.2k

a/n: heyyyyyy... how y'all doin'..... can be read on its own, or can be read after taking care !!

diet mountain dew -> take another drag, turn me to ashes

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You didn’t mean for Joel to catch you with the cigarette. 

But delight curled in your stomach when he found you in his backyard, the blowing smoke into the warm night. 

He was pissed. That much was obvious. You didn’t even bother hiding the cigarette behind your back, because his eyes fixated on it between your fingertips. 

In truth, the day had been complete shit. Class after class, roommates causing drama, your other job breathing down your neck, putting on a bright smile for Sarah despite the heaviness of anxiety slung across your shoulders… you were desperate for a reprieve. Desperate for a firm hand. Desperate for a reminder of who you belonged to. 

So, the cigarette. And Joel. 

“What the fuck are you doin’,” he drawled, voice low and warning. You’d never seen him this heated. 

You take another drag leisurely, and give him a shy smile. “Didn’t wanna stink up your house.” “Hm.” Joel stalked towards you, still in his work boots and jeans, his white work shirt stained with dust and grime. He looked tough, and dirty, and you wanted to sink to your knees when he cocked his head. “Wanna tell me what that is?”

You flick some ash into the dirt, bringing the cigarette to your lips for a drag. “I think you’ve seen one before, Joel–”

As quick as a snake, Joel’s rough hand wrapped around your wrist, pulling your chest to his with an assured jerk of your arm. 

The cigarette smoldered between you, poised for your lips, but was held firm by Joel’s grip on you. The anger in his eyes made your chest pang with anticipation, and your stomach curled with bratty defiance.  

“Don’t want to be my smoking buddy?” You asked innocently, batting your eyes at him over the burning stub. You smiled, feeling brash. “What about Tommy?”

His eyes flared, and you smirked, knowing you had him. He’d complained about his brother’s bad habit more than once. 

“Think he’d be my smoking buddy?”

In an instant, Joel grabbed the cigarette from between your fingers, stomping it out in the dirt under his dirty boot. He gripped your arm firmly, and dragged you towards the house. 

You made the mistake of giggling as he pushed you through the back door, the cool air conditioning sending chills down your sweaty skin. 

Joel grunted at your amusement. “Laughin’ hard for a girl about to get her face fucked.”

You turned to face him as you walked backward, making a pouty face. “Are you mad at me? It was just a little cigarette, Mr. Miller–” The hand that wrapped around your throat, pinning you to the nearest wall with a thud, didn’t even register until blood rushed to your head. Desire sparked in your core, and you bit your lip to keep from grinning like an idiot.

“Maybe I should call my brother, let him use you for a bit until you’re beggin’ for me to come save you,” Joel growled, his breath hot in your face. “Let him have his fun before we start callin’ dibs on your holes.”

The vulgar thought sent chills down your spine, arousal blooming in your stomach as the fantasy took root. You nearly whined at his words, at the notion of being between two men such as the Miller brothers. At them sharing you. 

“You’d like that, wouldn’t you?” Joel murmured, peering into your eyes for signs of fear. Instead, he found only want. “Lettin’ two men play with you for a while?”

His free hand dug underneath the waistband of your shorts, the swipe of his fingers at your wet core evidence of your wicked desire for him and his brother. 

Joel chuckled, and brought your arousal to his lips, cleaning off his fingers with a satisfied pop!

Letting go of your neck, Joel ducked to your waist, slinging you over his shoulder with one easy lift. 

Bent at the torso, and gripping Joel’s shirt to steady yourself, there wasn’t a lot you could do as he carried you through his home, and up his stairs. 

It was like you were filled with air, the ease at which he carried you. Through his white shirt, his back muscles clenched and tightened, but he hauled you upstairs with the determination of a man on a mission. 

Your core gushed at the rough handling. 

Joel crossed through his doorway with you over his shoulder in moments, throwing you onto the bed unceremoniously. He gripped the waistband of your shorts with both hands, pulling them down with a fierce yank. 

You moaned as the air conditioning hit your bare cunt, and Joel silenced you with a precise slap to your folds. 

Nearly snarling, Joel flipped you onto your stomach, and gripped your hips to bend you at will. At his handling, your ass and pussy were high in the air, and your upper body pressed into his pillows. You shivered at the exposure, feeling his eyes boring into your skin. 

“Tell me to stop if you need, baby,” he said, his voice low. Not seductive, but serious. “Tell me to stop, and I stop. No questions asked. But until then…”

You nodded into his pillow, still held to the bed by his hand. “I’ll tell you to stop, Joel.”

“Good girl,” he praised. 

The spank that came down onto your ass was punishing, and brutal. You yelped at the initial sting, and sighed as the pain dwindled into burning pleasure. 

“I wasn’t gonna punish you for the cigarette, baby.” Another slap stung your skin. “I’ve had a few in my day, why would I punish you for that?” Another slap. “I was gonna give you a few orgasms, take the box from your purse, be all sweet about it.” Another slap. “But you started mouthin’.” 

Joel landed a spank onto your exposed cunt, and you bit down into the cloth of his pillow to keep from crying out in delicious pain. 

“Good girls don’t mouth off, baby, you know that.” Another slap to your ass. “Askin’ after my brother like he could ever make you feel like this.” Another slap. “No, no, mouthy brats that forget their place don’t get sweet orgasms and easy forgiveness.”

Another spank to your cunt had tears dripping from your eyes, and delighted shrieks absorbed by his mattress. “Aw, you cryin’? That’s good.”

Joel shoved two fingers into your soaked, stinging pussy, pulling a long moan from your lips. It was too much, too tight… but that wasn’t for you to decide. 

“You know what happens to brats, baby?” Joel sneered, hooking his fingers against your g-spot. 

You whined at the rough treatment, what you’ve been craving all day. “Pun…ished. Brats–” he twisted his fingers against your spongy core, and you lose all sense of speech. 

Joel chuckled with wicked condescension. “All it takes, huh? God, you’re easy. What happens to brats again?”

You barely managed to breathe a reply. “Brats… get punished.”

Joel laid a spank to your bare ass in response, and you bit down into his pillow to stifle your cries. “Yes, they do. And you’ve been a fuckin’ brat.”

Joel pulls his fingers from you roughly, and anticipation floods you as you hear him fumble around with his belt, pulling it from his denim loops. 

The light hit of the leather to your ass was painless, but had you flinching at the impact. Joel’s words were quiet, knowing you hung onto every word without even asking. 

“This alright, baby? This punishment…”

“Please, Joel,” you breathed, trembling with want. “Please, I need it so bad, need you…”

Joel hummed in acknowledgement. “Gonna give you five. Count each one, or I start over.”

He didn’t wait to see if you heard him. 

The crack of leather across your ass was stinging, and painful, and had your core flooding with need. You whined into his pillow, tears streaming down your cheeks. “One.”

“Good girl.” The belt came down a second time, right on the fleshiest part of your ass. You cried out in pain, and want, and desperation for more. 

“T-two.” The word was moaned. Joel laid two more strikes in quick succession, making you cock your hips higher into the air as your skin became red and sensitive. The odd mix of pain and pleasure had your pussy dripping. 

As tears leaked from your eyes onto the sheets, a light spank of the belt to your exposed cunt had you nearly shrieking. Joel’s voice was heavy with dominance. “How many, baby?”

“Three and four!” Your voice was high-pitched.

“‘Atta girl, takin’ your punishment so well. One more, and I’ll give you my cock, okay?”

Swallowing, you presented your ass to him openly, taking a deep breath. “Okay.”

The last strike was the hardest, and you bit down into the pillow to stifle the near-scream that ripped from your throat at the impact. Still, your cunt was swollen with desire, and you wondered if there was anything you wouldn’t do to get Joel to put his cock–

His tip traced up and down your wet folds, pulling a guttural moan from your lips as the blunt head nudged your neglected clit. 

“Please, please, please–” you babbled, nearly sobbing. 

“I gotcha, baby,” Joel groaned, and flipped you onto your back with a firm hand on your thigh. 

Between your spread legs, Joel tore off his shirt and jeans, and you spied the precum staining his briefs before he took those off, too. His gaze on you was hungry, like he wanted to sink his teeth into your skin. 

Gently, Joel slipped his rough hands beneath your clammy t-shirt, pulling the fabric from you like your skin was fragile as porcelain. It was such a contrast to his rough handling just a few moments ago, where he punished you with the fuzzy line between pain and pleasure. Now, he was sure in his movements, but entirely softened in demeanor despite his aching length.

Your bra came off a moment later, and Joel’s eyes traced your hardened nipples with heat, but made no move to touch them. 

Instead, he held your legs up against your chest as he positioned his cock against your aching cunt, his dark eyes locking onto yours as he sank into your heat. 

A high pitched moan escaped you as you stretched around him, and he moved slowly, giving you time to adjust. He didn’t pull himself back, knowing you could take it. Knowing you needed to take it. 

“Joel,” you whimpered, and he leaned over you, his fingertips brushing hair from your eyes gently. 

“You can take it,” he assured you, sinking deeper as you arched into him. “You take it so well, everything I give you, because you’re so good for me.”

The praise had your cunt fluttering around his cock, and another inch of him found room inside of you. Joel’s groans of pleasure were like music to your ears, his breath warm against your face. 

A haziness filled you, your body feeling as if it were in a dream. Light, and floating, focused solely on the man that bottomed out with a deep moan of your name, accented by a warm Southern drawl. 

You could only whisper his name as he laid his palm against your throat, holding you still as he moved inside of you. 

“So good for me, always so fuckin’ good,” he breathed against your ear, his thumb pressing against the pulse of your neck. He pulled his hips back slowly, and thrusted forward with dominating strength. 

Your head craned back at the force, and Joel found a steady rhythm, deep and hard, like he valued the joining of your bodies more than a speedy orgasm. 

Joel held to your throat firmly, peering into your face as your eyes rolled back into your skull. A dark smirk crossed his lips, and he pinned your head to the side with a nudge under your jaw. 

With your head tilted, and his cock reaching spots inside of you he’d never found before, Joel licked a long stripe up from your collarbone to your ear, just to savor the taste of you on his tongue. 

Your cunt clenched around him, high-pitched sighs leaving your lips, and he chuckled against your skin. “Gonna come, baby? Gotta ask permission.”

“Please, Joel, please, let me come… I need it so badly, please,” you whimpered, keening into his cock stretching you open, into his hand squeezing your throat. 

Joel placed a soft kiss on your cheek, like a sweet lover. “Come.”

With a gush, your cunt clenched his cock desperately, moans escaping your lips freely as your orgasm flooded over you. Any sound seemed muffled, like you were held underwater, and your vision was blinded with pleasure. Distantly, you felt Joel speeding up his thrusts, nailing into your spent cunt selfishly. It stung against your bruised ass, only heightening the sensation of your core pulsing around him. 

Joel held firm to your throat as he came deep within you, warmth blossoming in your lower belly. His groans cut through the fog that the pleasure clouded you with, satisfaction curling in your chest. A satisfaction that you did what he wanted, and he gave you what you needed. 

For several moments, each of you caught your breath, his cock softening inside of you. As he shifted to pull out, you found yourself gasping, holding tight to him. 

Joel studied you as you whined, needy to be close to him. He caressed your face gently, seeing something in your eyes that seemed to unnerve him. 

“Baby, I think you’re in a subspace right now,” Joel reasoned, tracing his thumb across your cheekbone. “I promise, I’ll be right back. Gonna clean you up, get you something to eat. Ain’t nothin’ you gotta do, alright? You’ve been such a good girl.”

You swallowed, the fog in your head clearing a little bit at his praise. “Okay, just… come back, please.”

Joel smiled contentedly. “I will. Promise.”

You grunted with an edge of pain as he pulled out of you, before exhaustion crept in. The week had been a whirlwind, never allowing you to truly register how tired you were until the warmth of Joel’s bed eased you into a state of dozing. 

Vaguely, footsteps against hardwood registered in your haze of exhaustion and… what did Joel call it? Subspace. 

The sound of someone fumbling around in the kitchen made you smile softly, your eyes closed to the cozy bedroom. 

A quiet call of your name roused you from your dozing. 

Joel leaned over you, a sweet grin on his face. On the night stand beside you, a grilled cheese, apple slices, and a glass of water rested, and your stomach grumbled at the sight. 

“Gonna clean you up, now, okay?” Joel said, a damp washcloth in his hand. You nodded, eyes fixed on the sandwich. With a smile, he handed you the grilled cheese and wiped down your inner thighs, sticky with release. 

Mid bite, Joel cleaned up your sore cunt, making you wince slightly. He paused, letting you swallow the food before continuing. You let out a soft moan at the care, the attention, the fog clearing little by little. 

Joel kissed you on the lips as he finished wiping you down, and you swallowed the last bite of the sandwich. Each of your limbs was nearly limp, pliant to his touch. 

“You gotta go to the bathroom, baby,” Joel insisted, wrapping his arms underneath your waist and legs, lifting you like you weighed nothing. You giggled as he carried you, though you weren’t sure of why. The warmth of his chest was comforting, the closeness of his body against yours. 

He set you gingerly down onto the toilet seat, knowing your ass was tender from his punishment. You groaned lowly, and his brows furrowed. You held to his hand as you did your business, and he knelt beside you as he waited. 

“You don’t have to stay in here, Joel,” you whispered, though leaving was the last thing you wanted him to do. 

His coffee brown eyes were kind, and crinkled as he shook his head. “Right now, all I wanna do is be here with you, baby.”

“In the bathroom as I pee?” you asked, giggling quietly. 

“Absolutely, pretty girl. Who else is gonna bring you back to bed?” Joel replied, his thumb pinching your chin playfully. 

You looked down, heat rising to your cheeks. You weren’t sure why you suddenly felt shy, considering he knew you better than anyone, inside and out… literally. 

Something else occured to you. Your giggy grin, the fog over your sense, the need to be close to him... “Joel, that word you said… subspace?”

Joel’s face fell slightly, but he nodded. His eyes were wholly fixed on you, attentive to every twitch and glance. 

“What… what is it?” you asked, feeling a little foolish. 

Joel cleared his throat. “I’ll get you back to bed, and then I’ll tell you about it, okay?”

You nodded, finishing your business. Joel scooped you up with a kiss to your forehead, tucking you back into his blankets. His hands were careful, precise, like he was handling something precious. He even handfed you a few apple slices, and made you drink the whole glass of water with a little coaxing. The fog clouding your mind dissipated, though the fatigue remained. 

Sliding into bed next to you, Joel’s arms enveloped you immediately, holding you close under the covers, though nothing about it felt sexual. He simply wanted… to have you near. 

He took a deep breath. “Subspace is somethin’ I read about when we first started this…” he fumbled for the word. “Dynamic, I suppose. You trustin’ me to take care of you, trustin’ me with your body, trustin’ me with the control that you guard so closely. Subspace is a state of mind, I guess, that people like you get when your brain releases higher levels of adrenaline and happy chemicals.”

You hummed against his chest, nuzzling closer. “Like a high.”

“Exactly. You get that sorta floaty feelin’, like reality is slightly altered. Supposed to be in response to the balance between pain and pleasure, the sensations sending you into the space.” Joel clenched his jaw, shrugging. “I dunno if that makes sense, or if that even was what–” You pressed a hand against his heart, and he cut himself off, peering at you. “That sounds right. It felt amazing, exactly what I needed… how did you know?”

Joel smiled a little. “I guess… you just make sense to me. It’s how I knew you needed somethin’ different tonight, why you were actin’ up. I looked at you, and I knew. Can’t really explain it.”

Sleep nagged at you, the steady beat of his heart in your ear lulling. “You make sense to me, too, Joel. Why did it worry you at first?”

Joel considered it a moment. “With a high, there’s a drop, too. A low, I guess, because your brain is still gettin’ back to the baseline once the happy chemicals settle. I needed to make sure you felt safe, and satisfied with what we… with what I did.”

You smiled hazily, eyes shutting with exhaustion. “I do, Joel. You make me feel…”

Your voice dropped off to sleep, and Joel could only wonder what you would’ve said.

[jo-com]

Hey if your request are open can you please write kimi antonelli fluff

──★ ｡°🌿. ⋆ Interview Things

Kimi Antonelli x Fem!reader

୨ৎ Summary: 5 Times Kimi Antonelli Can’t Stop Mentioning His Girlfriend in Interviews

୨ৎ Genre: based off the suggestion above☝🏻 Fluff, established relationship

୨ৎ Note: there's some grammatical error and always not proofread cuz i am lazy, also send request guys!! hope y'all enjoy

Kimi wasn’t the type to overshare. Not usually. But something about her had turned him soft in ways he hadn’t expected. Maybe it was the way she loved him so gently. Or the fact that he trusted her with the raw, unfiltered parts of his life��the parts no one else got to see.

...

Kimi sat in the guest seat— hands resting on both armchairs and legs spread slightly, wearing a practiced yet soft smile on his face as he listened to his interviewer.

“What’s your pre-race ritual?”

Kimi paused for a moment to think. “Nothing crazy,” he answered. “I usually FaceTime my girlfriend in the morning. She’s kind of like my reset button.” a sheepish grin slowly cracking his neutral facade as he continued. “Then I eat whatever she tells me to—she says I have the diet of a toddler.”

His interviewer laughed, and Kimi just shook his head, now fully smiling—his cheeks visibly turning pink. He couldn’t help it, not when his thoughts kept drifting back to her, like she was the only thing that ever clouded his mind. God, she’d definitely tease him for this later.

"Moving on, then," the interviewer interjected, smirking knowingly—as if they hadn't just caught Kimi blushing like a lovesick teenager.

...

It was an after race interview that one of the tv channel hosted. They did almost half of the driver's and Kimi was up now.

They stood off to the side, several cameras trained on them. A mic rested in his hand as he answered questions about the race earlier, his voice calm despite the post-race buzz.

The interviewer held the mic as she asked, "What motivates you when things get rough?"

Kimi tilted his head slightly, lips pressed together as he paused to think, fidgeting the mic slightly. “I think about her. About how she always believes in me—even when I don’t. I want to make her proud. That’s usually enough.” he answered with a shrug.

Thinking about the time where y/n stayed up all night listening to him talk about strategies with him, not understanding a single chart but pretending she did—just so he wouldn’t feel alone.

The Interviewer looked at awe with his answer, "That's really sweet of you kimi, i bet she's so lucky to have you."

Kimi chuckled softly, shaking his head with that familiar, lovestruck smile. “No way,” he murmured, eyes soft. “I’m the lucky one.”

Because he was. You were the heartbeat behind every win, the quiet moon pulling his tides. Without you, he wouldn’t shine the way he does. You were never just part of his world—you became it.

...

The day pass and It was another media day, and the room buzzed with light chatter and laughter. Kimi sat comfortably on the small stage, mic in hand, surrounded by his teammate. Cameras flashed occasionally, but the atmosphere was far more relaxed than race weekends.

The interviewer smiled as they flipped to the next card. “Alright, let’s have some fun—what’s something the fans don’t know about you?”

Kimi hummed softly, parting his lips to speak before pausing, the words lingering on his tongue. “I’m actually really sappy when it comes to my girlfriend,” he admitted. “I send her good morning and good night texts, even if we’re in the same house.”

He chuckled and shook his head. “She’ll definitely kill me for saying that.”

The fans erupted into excited screams, their voices rising like a tidal wave of chaos and love. Kimi blushed instantly, ducking his head with a shy smile as the noise filled the room.

Beside him, one of the drivers nudged his shoulder with a grin. “Aww, look at him turning pink,” George teased.

From the side one of their crew chimed in “Hopeless romantic, this one,” earning a round of laughter.

Kimi could only shake his head, his cheeks still warm. But he didn’t mind—not when the reason behind it made his heart feel this full.

...

It was part of a special behind-the-scenes feature—a sit-down profile for Mercedes’ official F1 YouTube channel, spotlighting Kimi beyond the race track. The kind of interview where helmets were off, team suits swapped for casual shirts, and answers went deeper than tire strategy or qualifying pace.

The room was quiet, lit warmly, with a single camera framing Kimi as he sat comfortably across from the interviewer. It was meant to show the person behind the driver—and so far, it had done just that.

The interviewer smiled, glancing down at their notes before looking back up.

“Alright,” he said, tone soft and curious. “Let’s go a little deeper. What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?”

“Oh, that’s easy,” he said, tone softening. “She once told me I’m her safe place. Not because of what I do or what I’ve won—just because I make her feel loved.”

He paused. “That meant more than any trophy.” It wasn’t scripted. None of it was. He didn’t plan to bring her up every time. But she was rooted in the quiet corners of his mind, always ready to bloom into the conversation.

The interviewer smiled at him softly, feeling the endless love he has for you in just those few words.

Those words had you melting the moment you watched the interview online. Of course, you brought it up—more than once—teasing him with that smug smile he secretly loved. He never protested, though. He’d just grin at you, all shy and wide-eyed, like he couldn’t believe you were real. And if hearts could form in someone’s eyes, Kimi’s definitely did.

...

Kimi was on one of those fan-focused media panels—bright lights, comfy chairs, and the kind of questions that made even the most composed drivers loosen up a little. Kimi sat among a few of his fellow drivers, mic in hand, answering with that calm charm fans had come to love. The audience buzzed with excitement, hanging onto every word.

The interviewer smiled, clearly enjoying the energy in the room.

“Here’s one I think the fans will love", they said, glancing at Kimi. “If you weren’t a driver, what would you be doing right now?”

He didn’t even blink. “Probably traveling with her. She wants to see the northern lights.” A dreamy smile tugged at his lips.

“I’d take her tomorrow if I could.”

The crowd responded with a soft wave of awe, their reaction wrapping around the room like a warm breeze.

The interviewer turned to the next driver, smoothly shifting the spotlight. The mic passed hands, a new question was asked, and the cameras rolled on. But Kimi?

He was still thinking about her.

About how she’d text him in exactly twelve minutes to ask if he’d eaten—probably with a heart emoji she knew made him blush. About how she’d pretend to groan when she watched this later, claiming he was too cheesy on camera, even though she secretly saved every single clip.

He didn’t plan to talk about her. He never had to. She just lived in the spaces between his words. Because no matter the question, somehow… the answer always circled back to her.

[bitchface24-7]

Hii! I've been scrolling through all your works and I just want to say I am ✨obsessed✨ so I saw a post where you were asking for fluff or angst request and I really really REALLY wanna see what Viktor and jayce would do if they're jealous or being protective! Like they saw reader at one of the parties and was being incredibly hit on. Would also be nice if it would be like pre-relationship! Like they're gonna confess or something, I don't really know this is my first time asking for request acckkk

(I really really want it to be jayvik x reader too pls 🙏🙏)

GREEN EYED - JAYVIK X READER

synopsis: everyone knows the three of you are together. It’s no secret either. So imagine their surprise when the three of you go to a council party and a few guests flirt with you. They're not very happy about that…

warnings: unwanted flirting, Jayce and Viktor saving you, pre-established relationship, Viktor hits/trips people with his cane, Jayce is a bodyguard, fluff, suggestiveness, Grammarly is my beta

genre: m/m/f or m/m/m

p.s. Oooh this was fun and funny to write. I'd be so flustered if they acted this way toward me. Hope y'all like it! Love ya ❤️

This party is horrendous. The food has no flavour, the alcohol isn't strong enough, and too many people are trying to flirt with you.

Viktor angrily sips on his champagne, his knuckles white at how hard he's holding the glass. Jayce's eyes are narrowed as he picks at the food he's attempting to eat.

All because some middle aged man with a heavily receding hairline is looking at you the way a lion looks at an antelope. Like your his prey.

“Whos turn is it now?” Jayce asks, eyeing the man down as he pops a cube of cheese into his mouth, “Mine.” Viktor states as he shoots back the rest of his champagne.

Jayce nods and Viktor casually walks over to where you're awkwardly standing. He completely understands why so many people are flirting with you. You have a sparkling personality and a gorgeous look. Beautiful on the inside and out.

Especially right now. You're wearing form-fitting black slacks, a billowy white shirt with an embroidered corset, showing off your waist and black loafers. Your hair is framing your face in a lovely way.

Your face is in a slight grimace as you sip champagne, leaning back away from the older man.

The man grunts in pain as Viktor whips his achilles tendon with an amazing aim, “Oh I'm so sorry,” Viktor apologizes, his tone full of fake concern, “I didn't mean to hit you, it was an accident.”

You huff lightly as your eyes glimmer at your lover, the older man looks cross. His face worsens at Viktors next words.

“I was coming over to see my partner and I accidentally stumbled. My bad.”

You hide your laugh behind your glass as the old mans face turns red in both anger and embarrassment. “You’re dating them?” He questions you, pointing incredulously at Viktor.

A hum is heard as you sip your champagne again, “I told you that five minutes ago, and you completely ignored me.”

The man sputters and essentially runs away. You and Viktor stand there in silence for a bit before the two of you laugh, and you continue to laugh as you walk back to Jayce.

Jayce's dark look has completely vanished, and he looks like a puppy now. Big smile, sparkling eyes, dimples out. If Jayce had a tail it'd be wagging a mile a minute.

“My heroes.” You croon at the two of them. A smirk on your lips as the two men fake innocence.

“I don't know what you're talking about?” Jayce says, his tone light and joking. You laugh and the two men smile at you. Ironically enough, now a woman comes up to talk to you. You groan in irritation and before the man can start talking to you, Jayce moves in front of you, the only thing you see is his deliciously broad back.

“They’re taken.”

The woman sputters, her eyes wide as her mouth opens and closes, “But—”

Jayce repeats himself, his tone firmer, darker.

“They’re taken, go away.”

The woman huffs and stomps away, her heels clacking harshly against the marble floor. Jayce sighs and falls back towards your side. Both you and Viktor smirk at the tall man. He looks confused.

“What?”

“Babe that was so sexy.” You tease.

“Got me hot under the collar.” Viktor adds, jokingly fanning himself. Jayce flushes all the way to his ears, grabbing a glass of champagne off the table and throwing it back.

“Shut up.”

The two of you laugh and Jayce's playful irritation melts away. He loves seeing the two of you laugh.

When another person comes up to talk to you the three of you groan. Jayce blocks you and Viktor again as you go to leave the party, the man doesn't read the room and goes to follow you two. Viktor subtly moves his cane a bit further out than normal and the man falls on his face.

You don't see anyone's reaction to his fall since you're already out the door, going back home.

· · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · ·

You sigh and try to take your corset off. You get mad at have a mini-tantrum. You're tired, you want to relax with your boys and slouch lazily on the couch. You can't do that with this corset.

You feel a large hand settle on your waist and slowly untie the laces in the back. You sigh in pleasure as the corset is loosened. It’s fitted to you perfectly, and its super comfy, but you don't have the best posture. So being forced to stand straight for a few hours has made your back sore.

You groan as you roll your shoulders, your back popping. You turn your head and kiss Jayce on the cheek.

Jayce smiles as you plop onto the couch next to Viktor, your shirt now much looser falls down your shoulder slightly. You untuck your shirt from your pants and it damn near falls down to mid-thigh. You unbutton your pants and shimmy out of them.

You're at home with your lovers, you're getting comfy goddamn it.

“What a show we're getting.” Viktor jokes as he lays a hand on your thigh, watching intently as you drop your head onto the back of the sofa. Jayce joins the two of you on the couch and kisses your bare shoulder.

“The amount of money those people at the party would pay to see you like this.”

“Theres not enough money in the world for me to leave you two.”

Viktor hums, “Is that so?” and brushes his nose against the crook of your neck, kissing, biting, and licking; leaving a dark hickey.

Jayce follows suit onto the other side.

You sigh in pleasure, “You two putting a claim on me? What? You two jealous of the people at the party?”

Jayce growls and Viktor chuckles, “Not jealous darling, possessive. We know you're ours, but it seems others don't.”

“So we’re rectifying that.” Jayce adds, nipping your jaw.

You just smile, wrapping one arm around each of them, “I’m not complaining. Rectify away!”

They both stop giving you hickies and both kiss your cheek at the same time, your face squishing together. Then the litter your face with kisses, making you giggle in elation.

Why on earth would you ever go from one of those people at the party when you have the best partners in the world?

No one could ever compare to them. No one.

You're the luckiest person in the world.

(On the other hand, Viktor and Jayce think they're the luckiest people in the world.)

Oh to be their partner in the arcane world. Why can't they exist irl 😭😭

Hope y'all enjoyed it, love ya ❤️

[veren-cos]

Bachelors (sdv) and your first date!

Bachelors × gn! Reader

All of these are that you are in an established relationship (Aka you already asked them out / were asked out) but it's your first date!

Not proof read, based off of a request!

Sam

• Would take you to see live music!

• He is very much a big gestures person. So this was planned way in advance haha

• Like probably before y'all got together.

• But he has it planned with the band that he like sneaks away to "use the bathroom" but suddenly you just hear him on stage singing to you

• To some, cringy, but to you, it's adorable.

• He wrote the song especially for you, and wanted to make your first date with him extremely special.

• But once he is done, the two of you go back to having dinner and just talking.

• The night ends with him walking you home and a kiss.

Alex

• You go to a gridball match!

• Ngl I think this is a heart event with him(?) but idk what happens so here's this

• The date is mostly centered around the before and after!

• Before, the two of you are tailgating and just having a blast.

• He brought a boat load of snacks, and you get to hear him talk about his passions!

• He is just so happy to share his interests with you.

• You go to the game, the team he is rooting for wins!!

• But it's when you get back into town that he is just super sweet.

• He asked Evelyn for help with making a little picnic basket.

• So he had it all set up for the two of you to have a small picnic date for dinner.

• This is when you get to talk his ear off! He loves to listen to you, and learn about you.

• Overall, you both learned a lot about the other, and had a blast doing it!

• As much as I feel like a relationship with him would be fast paced, he probably takes the first date really slow because he doesn't want to scare you off haha, but you'll probably get a kiss at the end of the date ;)

Sebastian

• He is awkward as hell (/pos I love him)

• He was going to offer to plan the first date, but you beat him to the punch!

• Honestly, you knew he would be internally freaking out so this is what you did.

• You invited Sebastian and Sam over to your place to play Solorian Chronicles

• You knew he would loosen up and be less nervous if he had someone else there.

• But you had it pre-planned with Sam that he would leave in like a half hour because he got a call and 'it no there is a minor emergency at home and he needs to leave right now'

• Sam was a wingman in this for sure

• But now that you and Sebastian were alone, the two of you had so much fun!

• You played your little hearts out and defeated the evil overlord, successfully saving the princess!

• When you were done with the game, the two of you watched a movie, and pretty much ignored it-

• You cuddled a bit (shocking I know! But Sebastian I feel is very physically affectionate with friends so it isn't all that different.) (Only if no one else is around tho) (I might make a separate thing about this)

• You mostly made fun of the movie because it was so bad! So when you stopped paying attention you just talked. Super familiar so you were just really comfortable around the other.

• Maybe a kiss of the cheek if Sebastian is feeling confident <3

Harvey

• He goes to an airshow with you!

• He explains every little thing about each plane, and you absolutely love seeing his face light up.

• The planes are super loud though, so he makes sure to bring headphones for both of you!!

• If you can't hear him trying to talk, he brings a little notepad and writes down all his verbal nonsense.

• It's so cute though, you keep the notes so you remember everything from that day

• Later, you go back to his place and have a really nice lunch.

• He is a sappy guy, lit a few candles and everything <3<3

Shane

• His go-to idea would be to take you to the saloon, but he doesn't want to put himself back in that environment on a date.

• So he compromises with himself and sets up a very low-key bar-esk setting in the field by his house!

• Aka, a small dart board and a beer ping table (but not actual beer)

• He is the shit at drinking and yard games, and he knows that you are competitive so he just wants to have a little fun.

• He also brought out a corn hole (or bags idk people call it different stuff) set, so you pkay that too!

• Eventually Jas joins in as well because she sees the fun you two are having.

• You learn mire about Shane and his interests, and he learns more about you and yours.

• Marnie eventually dragged Jas back inside, and Shane gives you a big kiss.

• He isn't shy, but he is not a fan of pda, especially not in front of jas lmao

• Overall, your date was really fun and cute, and you got a feel for what being with him would be like in the long run.

• Yard games would be a staple date for you in the warmer seasons

Elliott

• Takes you to the library in the city!

• As much as he loves the local one, there is so much more to see in the city's library.

• Will read you sappy poetry he bought when you go home.

• Like. Dramatically reads you love poems.

• He tried to do this inside the library but that ended up drawing too much attention to him so you dragged him out before you got in trouble.

• Basically, you went for a really nice evening in the city! You held hands, went to a little café. He tried to make it as enjoyable as possible for the two of you, while staying true to himself.

• Gives you a kiss on your hand as he drops you off at home, but you pull him in for a kiss on the lips before he leaves.

• He walks home in a love-struck daze because of it

An* Oh geez I wrote a lot more than I was expecting- I just really loved this request, it was too cute!!

These also look way longer in my notes app then they do here

Masterlist

[coral-lilies]

animal festival coming!!

okay with the newest teaser for the big update, we got a look at the new festival! this teaser truly gagged me, it was not what I was expecting at ALL and not in a bad way.

eating my words: it's in winter

first thing that I noticed is that it's in winter which... technically I think I owe a lot of y'all $10 now T-T . I really thought it was gonna be a fall festival next since the first update was for summer but I'm not in any way mad about it lol. I do think it's interesting that the animal festival is in winter, to me I feel like that would be more of a spring/summer or maybe fall. winter just seems to cold for the babies with all the snow but that's not a complaint just an observation y'know. the good thing about it being in winter is that I can keep playing on my save file now, I had been waiting so that I didn't play through all of fall but the festival is in winter so it doesn't matter now lol

one thing I do think is interesting with it being in winter is that it isn't in any way related to any of the big winter holidays. I also noticed it with the spring and summer festivals, we haven't been getting any that relate to religious holidays. in stardew we have the egg festival and even though it isn't called Easter, it's Easter. you search for hidden eggs, that's Easter but without the Christian traditions and story. we also have the feast of the winter star which is, again, just non-Christian Christmas with gift giving and feasts. I think avoiding religious holidays is a good move for keeping the player base open and keeping the world building of mistria separate from our world. I am interested in their approach of not adapting the holidays to be non-religious but simply scrapping them in favor of other concepts. I am a little sad that the winter festival isn't related to the warmth and giving nature of the holiday season but that's not something that necessarily needs to be added, especially not in a town where that is the general vibe throughout the seasons. it does make me wonder if the fall festival will be similar to Halloween in any regards or if they will take it in a different route to avoid pre established holidays.

decor: gimme those plushies nowww

at the end of the teaser we see this little set up in the farmers house:

and ohhhhh my god those little plushies are just the cutest thing I've ever seen!! I'm excited to see if they are buyable from one of the booths in town or if it is part of the prize for winning the contest

competition: mistria's next top animal

having a competition is such a fun concept for a town festival! there are two categories it seems; large animals and small animals. I think it would be fun if there were specific categories to submit for like best products or best dressed.

I wonder what the qualifications are for winning the competition. for the spring festival, you need 50+ breath of springs to beat Celine and win first. for a competition like this I'm assuming the factors will be heart levels and potentially tier level. it would be cool if there was an added mechanic to like train for the competition but I don't think that will be added. most likely it will be heart levels.

I also hope that we get a visual for the competition itself like if it's a race or a little cutscene of the judges looking at all the animal contestants. I just think that would be so cute and would add a lot into the immersion of it.

anyway that's just some ramblings about what I'm thinking about after seeing that teaser, if y'all noticed anything that i missed lmk!! I'm so excited to see how this festival will work!

[andeverybodydies]

So not so long ago I reblogged a post complaining about WFA's depiction of Jason Todd talking to Barbara Gordon about seeing a therapist. There was some backlash in the notes of said post, complaining that WFA is an elseworld, let people have fluffy fun. And I'm all for letting people enjoy things! But I'm not sure y'all understand why this is upsetting for main continuity fans, and it can be boiled down to this: elseworlds don't exist in a bubble. A lot of that stuff bleeds over into public perception of characters and the main continuity. And this isn't always necessarily bad: neither Barbara Gordon nor Harley Quinn initially existed in the main continuity, but are now very established figures. But because of bleed over from elseworlds, a lot of pre-existing characters get changed to fit the narrative of a different story.

For example: look how the TTG! show affected Beast Boy and Raven's characters in Teen Titans Vol.3. Raven got de-aged and was portrayed with notably lighter skin, a more goth fashion sense, and sarcastic personality while Beast Boy acted much younger, more of a comic relief than a mentor role like Cyborg and Starfire were. This is also when it became popular to ship them - this wasn't exactly popular in previous portrayals of their characters in comics. (I'm not going to say it didn't happen - there's always someone who ships something - but nothing like now.) Or perhaps you've heard that Jason and Alfred share a birthday - August 16th. But Alfred has only been shown to have this date as his birthday in the Injustice elseworld. In main continuity, he's historically been an April birthday. How about Red Kryptonite? You're probably familiar with Red Kryptonite releasing inhibitions and causing anger - this was originally a thing from the Smallville show. In the comics, Crimson/Krimson Kryptonite caused power loss (in part thanks to Mister Mxyzptlk), and synthetic Red Kryptonite prevented a Kryptonian from absorbing sunlight by causing their skin to become transparent. And don't get me started on how YJA and the Arrowverse have impacted public perception of characters and the main continuity.

Anyways, the short of it is we're not just complaining for the sake of complaining - we're complaining because this directly affects the continuity we care about.

[cinnamon-girl-writes]

higuruma marriage headcanons ! . . .

by @cinnamon-girl-writes

higuruma x reader, fluff, nsfw under cut

first of all i looooovvveeee higuruma so much so i'm glad other people do and i'm not alone :')

i'm not gonna say much about dating pre-marriage

he definetly dates with the intent to get married. i can't see him as a player or someone who dates around just for fun

he'd take you on lots of dates; several a week

most of them are more modest locations like a coffee shop or the local markets, but on special occasions (birthdays, anniversaries) he books a reservation at a fancy restaurant

in a relationship and in his life i think he's very smart with money

he proposed at the spot where you met; a beautiful park in the city which was especially green this time of year

he definetly took you to get your nails done a few days beforehand and paid in full

he decided to splurge and get you a gorgeous wedding ring with a huge diamond

obviously this was well thought out and planned, and he decided that you're worth it and logically, you're going to be wearing this for the rest of your life so he wanted it to be high quality and something that you'd like

he'd definetly take into consideration whether you prefer gold or silver jewelry choose get a ring accordingly

he really just wants to have a simple wedding

mostly because he's not one for huge public displays of affection but also, going back to him being smart with money, he wants to save up for a honeymoon trip and investments like a house, furnishings, etc.

basically, he's a very logical person and doesn't see a lot of value in putting so much money into one day

that being said, he'd still make it as special and intimate for the two of you as possible with special gestures and a traditional ceremony

i can see the wedding happening in a church most likely

anyways, the honeymoon would be somewhere you've never traveled to so the two of you could experience a new place, like malaysia (iykyk), france, italy, greece, especially somewhere romantic

once y'all move in together, he'd be very adamant about holding up his end of the cleaning, cooking, maintenace, etc. even though he works a full time job. to him it's the only option; you both live there so you both do equal work to take care of the home

i see him as being a very clean and routinely person

he likes to have his morning routine before he goes to work every day: wake up next to the love of his life, sleep in for as many minutes as possible, then get up and shower, get dressed, have coffee and breakfast, and read the paper before he's on his way to work

speaking of breakfast, this man can cook. one of his favorite hobbies is cooking for you and having you be his personal taste tester

he likes to experiment with food from different cultures and other countries

sometimes date nighy with him is just him cooking a nice meal for the two of you and watching y'all's favorite movies

he loves true crime btw

also in his house this man has a huge library. like he has an office but he also has a room just dedicated to books

yea there's some law books but it's mostly miscellaneous things he found interesting: cooking books, fantasy novels, travel guides, etc.

what can i say, he'd be a perfect partner~

NSFW 🪐

higuruma is a  g o d  at eating pussy, i don't make the rules

that tongue can recite the law AND [redacted]

he also doesn't have a huge dick (y'all let's be realistic. why would you want that anyways) but this man knows how to use it

i'm thinking like 5 inches, above average girth and neatly trimmed hair but not completely gone. slight curve the the left

his favorite position is missionary 100%. this just makes so much sense to me

i know y'all are gonna say 'ass or tits' so i'll just go ahead and establish he's a tits man. yes this is the law

he has a praise kink. oh he's unfulfilled in his life and hates his job?? yea fs.

i know i said tits but this man also loves thighs. he wants to be suffocated between them

honestly 10/10 he's perfect

[thcrealheroes]

PLEASE LIKE THIS IF YOU WISH TO BE MAINS WITH MY SWEETIE MUSES The only thing I do ask of you is that if there is a certain muse you want, please write in the comments on who you want. It doesn't matter how many you want. but least i know if i ever send memes, or starters for y'all i know WHO YOU WANT already !! And if you don't care who / or what- then just expect fun time with all the muses.

What does being mains mean ? It means your drafts/memes will be prioritized first. From time to time I love making aesthetics, liking this will also mean that you don't mind me making you exactly that ! Whether it's of your muse, or both of ours ! I get creative sometimes so you'll be spoiled with things of your or our muses ! ALSO, always a heads up: I'm up for crossovers as well. Like give me your best shit, and it can be done. I also do love plot with people I am close with because it's just easier when you have a connection with the mun- to be able to throw ideas at each other, so exclusive au's exclusive verses just between our muses. Or if there is a plot you want, but no one wants to do it with you, or you're shy, liking this means I am very much going to be open with you on exactly that. Us doing plots you want ! Or what I want, honestly, I'm all about collecting ideas for amazing things between our muses !! You'll be added to my carrd as one of my muses connections ( that's why I say let me know who you want so I can add you to their little connection box ! )

pre-established relationships ! Whether it is shipping or platonic !! I am open for what you got in mind. please and thank you. Honestly this is pretty basic, because y'all know the drill so I don't have to write a story about this. BUT YES. LET ME LOVE YOU AND YOUR MUSES ! let's make au's together, let me make you and your muses stuff !! And let's be bestie boos !! ♥ You'll have everything you desire 👀 come to me. lmao no but really. like if you wanna cha cha slide with my muses.

[boinin]

Been a hot minute since I got egg on my face. Here's a little speculation on the upcoming Blue Lock chapters (293 and 294) for funsies ahead of leaks dropping.

🚨 Blue Lock Manga Spoilers!

The next two chapters will likely round off Volume 33 of the manga, so it's nearly a given that the PXG v BM match will end in that span.

What's been established ahead of the final score?

1. Isagi, Kaiser and Rin are an even match for one another. On several occasions, they've each attempted to score, but have been thwarted by each other. Their head to head battle has resulted in a stalemate.

I don't disregard the input of other players, like Shidou, Charles, Hiori, Yukimiya or Karasu. But this trio are driving every attack. It's their narrative so to speak.

2. Ness is evolving, even though Kaiser and Isagi have disregarded him.

Kainess is over y'all 🙌🪦 It was long overdue, but Ness learned rather painfully that he can no longer serve Kaiser the way he used to.

I'm excited for what this means for Ness as a character, but I'll stick to game speculation for now. In its narrative, this match has all been about determining who the "hero" of the Neo Egoist League is. Two unbeaten teams, the two highest bid players, squaring off for dominance.

3. The fate of the rivals

Without doubt, Isagi and Rin have proven their bid value and then some, but it's hard to envision either one emerging as the single victor with how closely matched they are. Rin in particular has been a force of nature in this game, but... he's too good a character to peak at this point of the overall story. Not to mention, he'll be around for the World Cup arc. My sense is, he needs more setbacks before he reaches his final form. This bad boy can fit so much angst *slaps roof*

As for Kaiser, he's been dragged into the Rinsagi storm and become collateral damage. Winning's no longer a matter of malicious fun for him - Kaiser has been upstaged, and his ego has shattered as a result. His character arc has been resolved for now. In short, my first prediction is: neither Rin or Kaiser will score in the coming chapters.

Instead, I speculate that it'll be teammates outside the trio's bubble that set a goal in motion. Specifically, Ness... and whoever he decides on.

4. The theme of evolution will prevail in this match.

Few characters remain unchanged by their journey through the Neo Egoist League, particularly in this match. Isagi symbolises change and adaptation overall within the series, but let's talk a little about who else in BM has undergone evolution:

Hiori finding his own ego and becoming a "producer" of goals;

Yukimiya asserting his "protagonism" and "beating" Isagi by cinching the final goal against Manshine;

Igaguri having his long-running optimism finally crushed by Noa, leaving him used and benched for good.

Raichi begrudgingly accepting a non-striker position, recast as an integral member of the team's midfield defence.

GOATgamaru suffering from success and dooming himself to the goalposts for the rest of the franchise /jk

Kiyora and Kurona were unknown to us prior to the NEL so it's harder to document how they've evolved, but even Kurona's shown growth in keeping up with Isagi.

As Yukimiya and Hiori both reflect in chapter 291, that's what BM's about: Isagi's relentless change, and their own drive to keep up with him. Not as friends, but as rivals that thrive off the competition.

Really, there are only two characters in BM that haven't changed since the NEL arc began. Let me draw attention to a key interaction of theirs from way back in the Barcha match (chapter 159):

5. Shock factor: Kunigami and Ness?

It sound stupid to present Kunigami as an example of a static character, but bear with me. Prior to his elimination in the second selection, Kunigami was the sole character among the Egoist Four who hadn't experienced either significant setbacks or a moment of explosive growth. Because he's my babygirl, I talk at length about his journey pre- and post-Wild Card in this post. Specifically, I discuss how static his development was under the heading "Inert hero: Kunigami's arc".

Of course, because a great source of angst is to put characters into scenarios that actively clash with their ideals, Kunigami ended up in Wild Card. The pure-hearted hero who believed in teamwork, routine and sticking to his strengths was forced to rethink everything he believed in service of his dream of becoming a superhero. The boy who emerged was not the same as the one who'd entered.

We still don't know what happened to him, so while I hope we'll find out what Wild Card was, I'm choosing to dwell on how little Kunigami has changed since his return in chapter 155.

Kunigami came back quiet... and grumpy, to put it lightly. He's a test subject, tasked with the dual purpose of being a facsmile of the world's best player and a catalyst for his surrounding teammates.

The thing about catalysts is, they're meant to remain inert while everything around them changes.

So that's what Kunigami has done. Scoring against Barcha and Manshine didn't yield any additional growth for him as a character. It showed how he's changed since the beginning, but there's limited evidence of him evolving subsequent to Wild Card. Rather, he's succeeded in driving Isagi forward with each goal.

Chapter 213 suggested that the lovable Rensuke of yore might yet be somewhere under all that hair and muscle, but that part of him hasn't been spotted since. He was ineffective overall in the Ubers match, despite nominally acting as another threat to the Italian defence. So far against PXG, he's succeeded at keeping Shidou at bay and flashing dem WC gains, but little else. Even so, Isagi's all too aware of his talent and skill.

He's a static character that had a significant reintroduction arc who's conceptually at odds with this final match's theme: evolution. And Kaneshiro dropped him right in front of Isagi's nose in the latest chapter:

Seeing Kunigami has prompted a realisation for Isagi: he's gone Gojo-Saiyan and the puzzle pieces are taking off. Now, he could be cooking up anything, but I'll repeat the beats the story has provided until this point in time:

The dominant power of evolution as a theme;

Main rivals Rin, Isagi and Kaiser have reached a stalemate that even their teammates cannot break;

Isagi's awareness is drawn to Kunigami, a character who has yet to experience evolution in this match or throughout the NEL;

Meanwhile, Isagi is unaware of Ness's pending evolution, another character whose arc is currently open-ended;

Every other fielded player for BM's has either significantly evolved during the NEL, been developed in some way, or at least don't function as an open cliffhanger.

For the PXG boys, look: there are open questions for plenty of them. We know little about Karasu, and not one thing about why Shidou's... Shidou. Nanase's story has only really begun, while Zantetsu and Tokimitsu are scarcely more than side characters in the main manga. While I believe they'll all get further development in the manga, EpiNagi or a light novel, I don't see this happening in the next two chapters.

And so, to prediction number two: BM are going to win this match. They've got storytelling armour! Which is why I'll speculate a moment longer.

Kaiser and Isagi are unlikely to part ways with their differences resolved. I'm getting meta here, but there's no way in hell Kaiser isn't making a comeback as a levelled up boss in a future arc. Toxic yaoi sells, after all 💙 So Kaiser isn't scoring, and my sense is, it's about 50:50 odds whether Isagi will score or not. With Rin on his ass at all times, he might not succeed in scoring personally... but the odds of him at least orchestrating the last goal are substantial.

Isagi already pulled off a team-up with Hiori and Kunigami for his two gun goal in chapter 257, and he may well attempt something similar in the next chapter. There are a couple of unpredictable elements though: one being that Kunigami cooperated before to return Isagi's assist in the Barcha match, as I'd part-predicted in my earlier analysis. It's unlikely he'd act so selflessly again, and I can't see Isagi particularly wanting Kunigami to score with his assistance.

The other is Ness and his brewing evolution, which could go two ways: will he seek to become the star himself, or find a new emperor to serve?

I personally don't see Ness scoring. I'd be happily surprised if he did so, and I'm sure Kaneshiro would have good reason for it besides shock value. But Ness attempting to become a striker has the potential to retread what Hiori went through in the Ubers match. Nor does he have the inclination; IMO Ness still lacks the resolve to chase his only glory. Yet, with his time in the manga coming to a close for now, he's due for significant character development.

What I can see is him becoming the key driver of the next goal, possibly as a result of an oversight by Isagi. The real question is, who would he pass to?

If his type is tall, emotionally unavailable fair-haired men, then does Kaneshiro have a treat for him...!

Last prediction: Ness supports Kunigami in making the final goal of the Neo Egoist League... pissing off all of Isagi, Rin and Kaiser in the process.

It just... fits. It would hark back nicely to their exchange in the Barcha match and show how far Ness has come. For Kunigami's part, for better or worse, it would validate his Wild Card ordeal... something to unpack before or during the next arc. But all to be revealed, as we wait for chapter 293 to drop.

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This started as a crack theory and I am under no illusion that eggs may come my way this week. But I would really enjoy this as a finale to the match!

In any case, thanks for reading... and roll on the leaks 👀

[chaotic-on-main]

on to the nextttt

Matcha green tea! (also that was a fantastic flavor for Levi). With Fresh Fruit. Let’s do another pre-established relationship because I literally only like those for myself apparently 😂.

For scenario: Close to his canon personality if you can but the setting is AU. How about Levi and I are at a party and I’ve gotten a little buzzed and am being super teasy to him(like slight brushes against him and shit) and he drags me home and the rest is suggestive obv not any real smut :) lemme know if you don’t like that and I’ll change it lmao.

Order up!! One matcha green tea with fresh fruit for Bee!!

Sky's Summer and 250 Follower Event!

☾ Pairing ➼ Levi Ackerman x fem!Reader

☾ Content/Warnings ➼ modernAU, collegeAU, drinking, alcohol, suggestive themes, suggestive terminology, proofread once pls forgive any mistakes, MDNI

☾ A/N ➼ Hi Bee!! Thank you so much for sending in a request. I will admit, I am taking way too long so now some of these requests are going to take place in early-mid fall lmao. I'm so sorry. But I had a lot of fun writing this and I hope you like it!! Suggestive is still so hard for me so this was a fun challenge, as always. Who knows, maybe I can continue on with this if I feel inspired. Anyways, happy first of October y'all!!

☾ Word Count ➼ ~2.2k

Levi doesn't know how he always finds himself in these predicaments. One moment he's hunched over his desk, looking over his notecards for his upcoming exam – the next he's being physically dragged away by his tiresome roommate to a Halloween party down the road that he had already said no to.

Now, he’s leaning against a wall, red cup in hand, with his hood up and a black face mask covering his nose and mouth – white face paint smeared across his pallid face in the pattern of a skull thanks to Hange's last minute demands.

“It's a Halloween party for heaven's sake, you need to look the part!” They had exclaimed after pulling him out of his room with makeup brushes in hand.

The mask was there because he wouldn't dare risk getting sick before his test, but it also gave him a reason to cover up so no one would bother him. Of course he wouldn't be so lucky as he feels someone slide up next to him. Eyes narrowed, he glares over to the unwelcome visitor and as his gaze falls upon you, his eyes soften considerably.

He'd see you around campus, catching his eyes from time to time. It wasn't until recently that you both started interacting with each other due the classic literature class you both share this semester.

You have only spoken to each other a handful of times, outside of the glances shared and the kind smiles you would offer him in passing. Most conversations were about school work or small talk that he would mainly grunt back at. Despite the short quips he gave you, you never pushed or pulled away. Now here you were, smiling up at him as the multicolor strobe lights hit your face.

“Levi? I never thought I'd see you at one of these!” You half-shout over the pulsing pop music blaring from the speakers around the two of you.

Eyes bright and soft cheeks painted pink, they were pulled back into a genuine smile pointed straight at Levi. You were dressed in much less clothing than he's used to seeing you in. Gone were the jeans and loose-knit sweaters – now replaced by a black frilly strapless dress adorned with a small white apron wrapped around your waist. The collar curves low enough to show your cleavage, tightly pushed together by the thin black cloth.

His eyes travel down if only for a second to see how short the dress really was – ending right underneath your butt. The bottom hugged your curves, squeezing your waist and hips perfectly. Underneath was a pair of black fishnet stockings and heels, making you barely at eye level with Levi. Frilled cuffs wrap around your wrists in the same style of the choker that sits flush against your neck.

You're dressed as a maid.

His eyes snap back up to see that your hair falls around your shoulders topped with a little headband. There are hints of lipgloss leftover from the many times your lips caressed the ridges of a plastic cup. But that flush on your cheeks was not from your makeup.

“Hellllooo??” You wave a hand in front of Levi's face to get his attention.

“I am.” He responds back cooly, tone contradictory to the thoughts racing through his mind.

“I knew it! Your brooding gray eyes are striking even from across the room.” A light giggle leaves your soft lips. “What are you doing here? I thought you'd be studying for Tuesday's exam.”

“I was. My roommate dragged me here.”

“The Levi Ackerman bent to someone's will? Well, I'll be.” You tease, smile tugging at your lips, before taking another sip of the mysterious liquid in your cup. Levi does the same, feeling the burn of the liquor he had poured when he first got here.

“Tch. Shouldn't you be studying? You struggled with your analysis on Odyssey and that's definitely showing up on the test.”

“Aw, you care! If you must know, I took your suggestions to heart and did that 'note taking after every paragraph' thing you do. Some things are still a little fuzzy but I have a much better grasp on it! So, thank you.” Another wide smile from you causes butterflies to dance in his stomach.

“Yeah. Sure.”

Levi never afforded himself time to think of a relationship. Sure, he's had his share of hookups before; he wasn't always glued to his books and knew how to release stress from time to time. But he never thought anything past that one night and moved on with his life without issue. It wasn't because he was being intentionally callous though, most women that sought his company only wanted him by his looks alone – who was he if not willing to return the favor.

But you gave him something others could not – comfort in knowing that you talked to him as a person and not a pretty face. And while he never made a move to further anything with you, he did find himself wanting to be near you as much as he could bear.

“What are you even supposed to be?” Your lips purse as your eyes scan Levi’s slim frame. Your fingers reach up and pinche the fabric of his jacket as you pull yourself closer to get a better look of his face still darkened by the shadows of his hood. You're not close enough to press up against him, but you might as well have as you only left an inch or so between you both. Your eyes bounce around his face as she makes sense of the quickly applied makeup. If he leaned down just a bit, he could…

“No idea. Hange, the roommate I mentioned, did it.” He clears his throat quietly, eyes glancing away from yours. You pull away finally, but your fingers still remain on his sleeve. You're not directly touching him, but it's enough to send tingles through his body. Levi chalks it up to it being a while since he's been touched by someone.

“It looks good on you, like you're a bandit ready to steal or something.” Your tinkling laughter makes Levi's ears twitch in a good way. “I'm happy to see you out of the classroom, Levi.”

“I-"

“Oh! My friend is waving me over. Hold this for a second.” You say, handing your drink over to him. He watches as you tug your dress up that must have slid down a bit. When you do, his eyes can't help but glance down to the slight bounce of your plush chest. The way your perfume permeates his senses as you move around the little space you both share and it intoxicates him – or was it the alcohol? He hadn't had that much.

“Okay, I'm good to go.” When you reach over to take the half-empty cup from Levi's fingers, yours brush against his ever so slightly. His heart leaps at your warm touch. “I'll see you around?”

You give Levi a long look before smiling brightly and turning tail towards a redhead who was currently staring hard at him. His gaze was far from your friend though because with your back to him now, he sees that the costume is much shorter than he initially assumed.

His eyes don't leave you for a bit, watching you double over in laughter at something your friend said. There's a moment where your eyes meet again, holding each other's gaze until your friend says something else and you're back to laughing. Outside of the classroom, you were very different. There were a lot of things he didn't know about you. Perhaps that's something he wouldn't mind delving into if given the chance.

“Dude she's so into you.” A voice rings out from next to Levi, their words slightly slurred from the many drinks they had consumed throughout the night.

“Shut up, four eyes.”

“I mean it. She's so smitten with you. Didn't you see the way she was looking at you? There are hearts in her eyes! Those glances, the unassuming touches. Levi Ackerman, c'mon! I wasn't born yesterday.” Levi turns to the source of the noise. Hange Zoe, a bioengineering major who he shared the same apartment with for years, is giving Levi the biggest shit-eating grin they can muster.

“And you like her too, don't you.”

Their usual frazzled brunette hair is even frizzier to match the mad-scientist costume they were going for, held down by a pair of safety goggles that wrap around their head. Hange had made Levi swear on his life not to tell Professor Vitch that they had ‘borrowed' one of the lab coats for it – not like Levi cared enough to say anything anyways. He doesn't understand how Hange could even give it back now that it's tattered and ruined with self-made burn marks.

“Whatever.”

“You've never mentioned her before, why not? I thought I was your bestest friend in the whole world.”

“Acquaintances. And it doesn't pertain to you.”

“That hurts, we’ve known each other for 5 years.” Hange gives a fake pout. As their gaze flits back over to you, they mutter, “If I were you, I wouldn't let this chance slip away. You'll just regret it.” And with that, Hange yells something to a mutual friend and runs over to him – leaving Levi to his devices once again.

His eyes go back to where you were just moments ago and he catches you shooting him another smile before getting lost in the crowd with your friend. This smile held something that wasn't there before, the same matching emotion that fill your eyes.

Regret was not something he sat well with. Before he knows it, he's pushing himself off the wall and heading towards the direction you had disappeared in.

It takes a bit of searching and asking around much to his disdain. Eventually, he finds you outside on the front porch alone, sitting on the stairs with your back to him. Your hair is pulled up in a messy ponytail and from the way you’re lifting your arm up, he can tell you still have a drink in hand. When he shuts the door behind him, he notices you don't even look back.

“Tired of the people, too?” Levi asks as he sits down on the step next to you, practically shoulder to shoulder. He doesn't miss the way you flinched at his sudden voice, you turning quickly to face him.

“Oh jeez, Levi. I almost punched you.” You place your hand flat against your chest in hopes to slow your racing heart.

“Wouldn't be the first time someone threatened that.”

“I can't imagine why.” You sigh, but then a smirk pulls on your lips as you start to relax. “Yeah, it's just getting to be too much. I think I may head out here soon.” You take another sip of your drink before realizing it's mostly gone and instead, you tip it all the way back and down it all in one gulp.

You stand up soon after, your ass on full display for him to see from his position. The way you bend forward a bit to brush off your dress is almost a little too much for Levi. Your cheeky panties peek out at him, causing that knee-jerk reaction of such a visual to twitch in his jeans. Realization of what Hange was trying to tell him earlier dawns on him.

Regret was not something he liked to feel.

Levi stands up quickly and grabs your wrist in tight fingers before pulling you to face him. There's visible shock on your face at the brazen action, but you don't pull away. He gives you a moment, a chance to turn him down and leave without looking back. You don't. Instead, you coyly smile up at him, eyebrow raised.

With that, he tugs you closer and his lips meet yours in a hard kiss. Behind the bubblegum lipgloss, he tastes the artificial fruit from the drinks you've had tonight. You mirror the same hunger as Levi does, as if you had waited for this for months. You throw your arms around his neck as you press yourself against him, your fingers sliding up into his hair as his hands make their way to your waist – holding you there.

What feels like mere seconds pass before Levi has to break away for air. There's a moment where you’re both just staring at each other. Partly from shock but also uncertainty of where to go next. You're the first to speak.

“There's um, something I need help with on the study guide. But it's back at my place.”

“I can help with that.” Levi answers back cooly, almost too quick but he didn't care.

You don't hesitate to close your fingers over his and tug him into the direction of your place, almost running like the little kids that swarm the street as they trick or treat.

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[yrrtyrrtwhenihrrthrrt]

It's late so uh, anyway some spicy/kinky (not safe, 18+!!) headcanons for comic Goldenloin (+some movie!)

(totally not inspired by @sir-ballister-boldheart thank u for being brave enough to speak the truths)

Ambrosius has a massive degradation and discipline kink post-comic. This was not the case at ALL pre-joust because his ego could not have handled that. Now he can handle quite a lot but needs lots of hugs after and if Bal says anything degrading about his appearance, especially related to his scars he will face crippling sub-drop and lose the mood instantly

Ballister, just like his movie self, has a praise kink, but he is in denial about this because he thinks that a praise kink doesn't go beyond being called a "good boy" and he thinks he is too dominant for that. Ambrosius knows better.

Both Ballisters have a possessiveness kink but on opposite sides. Boldheart wants to get marked up, Blackheart wants to do the marking, but both are down for both

Ambrosius likes to have his hair pulled, obviously

They used kink to work through a lot of their problems and rebuild trust in one another (as they have been established to be two healthy adults who are capable of working through issues through open communication like a normal couple obviously)

Ambrosius is extremely prone to sub-drop and it hits him like a fucking truck. He needs a lot of hugs and ice cream when this happens, but Blackheart goes to great lengths to make sure it doesn't.

Ambrosius finds it extremely hot that his boyfriend became a scientist and constantly wants to roleplay about it that he's his "test subject." This took a while for them to figure out because Ballister kept fucking the mood up by trying to apply the literal actual scientific method to their roleplay. Ex: "No babe how could I accurately measure how this aphrodisiac works if I don't have a control group? We have to try this again next week but without---" while Ambrosius is tied up like "Jesus Christ just inject me with jaderoot and kill me." They eventually figured it out when Bal had to begrudgingly accept that roleplay science was not, in fact, actual science. Still fun, though.

Anyway y'all please have fun with this, hope it's not too much ;p

[alpaca-clouds]

So, the State of the Digimon Adventure canon...

So, I have a question for y'all. What the fuck is the current state of the canon of Digimon Adventure/02? I think this is a bit confusing ever since 2015 and the release of Digimon Adventure tri.

Until then it was fairly clear. Like, sure, we can discuss (as I did last week) whether movies 3 and 4 are canon or not, though in general it does not change a whole lot of about the canon, right? All in all: Yeah, the two adventures happened, and then there is the epilogue.

Now, I will openly admit. I am among the first people to criticize that epilogue. (Can you believe that this epilogue is happening in just three years? It is 2027. WTF. I am so old!) I hate that epilogue. I hate most of the jobs chosen for the kids (both for the sexism in the choices, and also in "everyone needs to be super successful - except the one stay at home mom"). I hate that everyone has kids. I hate that the kids look mostly like clones of their parents. And I don't think the "every person on the world has a digimon partner" is a good idea. However, I generally liked the idea of "more people have Digimon partners", and the "the Digimon stay with their humans" stuff.

Then of course came Digimon Adventure tri., that already did change around some stuff about this established canon. Most notably by introducing Meiko, and also the "original chosen children". While the later obviously had been referenced in Adventure before, a lot of it does not quite make sense.

More than anything, tri. very much feels like a Fanfic. Both in the way Meiko is brought in (I mean, c'mon, we all have read fanfics with OCs that were like Meiko), but also in other ways. Like the fact that the Original Chosen Children had this very random collection of Digimon partners for the most part, which happened a lot in fanfics, because most folks just did not have the time and patience to design original Digimon. But seeing this in official media was kinda... disappointing. (Just give proper evolines to the Holy Beasts, for fuck's sake.) The entire stuff with the Reboot and everything does not really fit with the established canon, though technically speaking... Based on the End State of tri., there is also not a whole lot here, that does outright contradict the ending of 02. If anything the beginning of tri., that sees the Digimon separated from the kids, is the bigger issue here, really. And of course the fact that nobody fucking wastes a thought on the 02 kids, which just seems so OoC. But yeah. It is still very isolated and because of that... is not that big of an issue.

I have never made a secret of my distaste for tri. As I said, to me it is a rather bad fanfic that got made into a movie through some miraculous circumstance. It is frustrating, but... Yeah, it does not really go to change the end state of the canon.

Then however we have the two other movies. KIZUNA and THE BEGINNING. Now, compared with tri. I like those a whole lot more. I actually had a lot of fun watching them in the cinema, and I kinda do adore them.

But these movies very much change the pre-established canon.

KIZUNA does this by saying: "Yeah, actually, once you are an adult, you will have to say good-bye to your Digimon partner."

THE BEGINNING meanwhile contradicts the established canon through: "... You guys? I think every person getting a Digimon partner is actually a really bad idea, isn't it?" (And of course also by retconning pretty much everything that was prior established about the Homeostasis.)

The ironic thing about those movies is, that it is not even clear how they relate to each other in terms of canonicity. Is tri. canon to KIZUNA? Is KIZUNA canon to THE BEGINNING? It is very vague how those movies relate to one another.

And honestly... I am mostly very confused of how we are supposed to read those movies in relation to canon.

Mind you, Japanese fandom culture generally relates differently to canonicity than western culture. Western culture tends to focus a lot more on what is canon and what is not. Japanese fandom culture just does not seem to focus that much on it - though then again, I never much interacted with Japanese fanfiction writers, who were not also very active in western fandom circles.

I mean, to me personally: While I like the two theatrical movies quite a lot, I will always ignore them in terms of canon. Like, I am sorry. I had 15 years to come up with headcanons to fill out that time, so this questionable canon comes much too late.

I will however also remain steadfast in ignoring the epilogue, because... as I said, I personally hate it.

Still, I really do wonder, whether Toei has some opinion on what is canon and what is not. Or do they simply not mind either way?

We know there is gonna be something new in January next year. And a part of me fears that this will be yet another Digimon Adventure related project. *sighs* (Just give me a new anime.)

[ogrepoppenangleaksofficial]

Does family/wider cast member have a drug of choice? Can be answered as seriously or not.

Personal crackfic headcanoning:

Regardless of actual substance enjoyment or lack thereof, Markus and Kitten are living embodiments od "anyone in this thread smoke weed?"

Big-D: y'all already established how thoroughly psychedelics fit him.

Door: alcohol, with a heavy/borderline exclusive preference for American whiskeys or beers. (Zinfandel wine just for fun).

Boy: coffee, depending on access granted to him by his dad/uncles/Grand-D. Always either Just What He Needs or The Last Thing He Needs, depending on the story beat.

Kevin: already established, Office Worker Coffee by "day," Vamp Party Drugs by "night."

Mystery Lady: I'm projecting the same vibes on her as I am on Door, but trading "'Murican Spirits" for either Hobbyist Espresso or Tea.

Malcolm, the Family's Pet Cop: Vitae has already been established and explained.

Shitbeard: Cigars, if his packmates would let him.

Ape: the extent that he tryhards Sabbat Dogma makes me think flavor-of-the-month Hard Uppers. Either as the reason behind, or the result of, his tryharding.

Pyotr: Cigarettes. Like if the cast of Heathers smoked, whatever smoking habit best conveys those vibes.

The Old Lady D Sat Vigil With: provided she was physically capable of doing so, just.... coffee. She flavors it for herself like other grandmothers bake. Sometimes straight-out-the-box beans and liquid creamer (International Delight I think conveys the vibes), and sometimes milk from her husband's friend at the farmer's market spiced/sweetened with a mix of kroger's baking spices and either sweet-n-low/honey/brown sugar, depending on how hot she plans to drink that day's (or meal's cup. The beans are either (insert coffee brand a pensioner would stereotypically have been buying since pre-Reagan/Thatcher), or whatever novelty/specialty beans her family might have given her on christmas/her birthday.

Kräkus: (this seems like a Karl question)

Horse: Absinthe.

CORRECT

except for the krakus part, thats a speakerd question

[greenflameweek]

Greenflame Valentine's Day

I am not good with names, so forgive me for the lacking one... Like it's written in the image above, this is going to be an event with a duration of three days! I will give three prompts that you need to do between three days and you can choose one that interests you the most. You can use more if this is more exciting or inspiring, but you're not obligated to use all of them or to participate in all the days.

The dates you need to post your art and the prompts are these:

13/02

forehead kiss • coffe date • fake dating

14/02

long kiss • amusement park date • pre-relationship

15/02

brief kiss • home date • established relationship

Mini Q&A, in case you have questions that I have an answer for:

What do you mean by art?

Anything creative that is made for you with the intention of making... something — you know, art. So i include here: fanfic, fanart, gifsets, moodboards, podfics, AMV/video edits... things like that!!

Do you accept work made by AI?

No. I am a boring person who thinks artificial intelligence should not replace humans in the art department, so I don't accept what is made by it.

Is it okay to make NSFW?

As long as you tag it properly, I see no problem. It's a valentine day mini event, there are some couples who would commemorate this day with a type of more spicy fun.

Can I put other ships in there?

Only if they aren't the focus of your art! We all love to put some of our other ships together with an OTP, so I don't mind... maybe the mod is also thinking of doing it.

What if I can't finish in time?

Well, I'll accept it as long as you still post in February! After that... just wait for the next mini event to start and I'll reblog it with no problem!! I normally am very chill with deadlines(?), since I am also bad with it.

With that, I'll leave you all to your preparations. If there is still something you don't understand, please ask me — be it on the ask on the PV, I don't mind!! I hope y'all have fun with this 🥺🥺🥺

[huntershowl-moving]

SHIPPING INFO // ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR MUSES SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW SHIPPING WORKS ON YOUR BLOG.

WHAT IS YOUR OTP FOR YOUR CHARACTER(S)?

tough to answer for an oc, but i'm gonna be honest, the oldest ride-or-die slowburn ship has been @tewwor's litho and i'll always be a little bit obsessed with him & seph.

HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE?

uhhh obviously when one muse is a minor. other than that, i feel like... it depends so hard. if we're talking two adult humans, 10 yrs is fine as long as one of the muses is over like 25? generally the older the younger person is the less i'm bothered by an age gap. like if the younger person is in their 30s/40s/50s it's not a huge deal anymore. also obviously long lifespans/immortality are generally exempt as long as the other muse is ALSO AN ADULT.

as y'all can see by the list further down, seph's age ranges WILDLY between verses, timelines and dynamics (anywhere from a young teen to early 30s). i always try to keep her age relatively close to the ship partner's!

HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY ARE CONSIDERED NSFT?

i'd play it as safe as possible and say as soon as things progress past a passionate makeout session SKJDHJKDHS

ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING?

YES BIG TIME.... seph is such a difficult character to ship with. i LOVE shipping so i do have a decent amount of them on this blog, but it always requires chemistry, plotting, and a Lot of patience and toughness on the partner's part to deal with all the ABSOLUTE FUCKSHIT that comes with choosing to stay by her side.

WHO ARE OTHER CHARACTERS YOU SHIP YOUR CHARACTER WITH?

current: @tewwor — litho, jie & ricochet (polycule), lior & adal (polycule) @crowshoots — jesper @crowgreeds — kaz @vsagis — izuku (potential/future) @sevenbulletsavior — karen (potential/future) god i hope i'm not — forgetting anyone, please forgive me if so past: peaky blinders — tommy shelby daredevil — matt murdock arcane — silco (older verse obvi), vi (younger verse obvi) several OCs over the years. <3

DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU?

IS THAT NOT CONSIDERED NORMAL???

ARE YOU SHIP-OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS?

i am Obsessed. i've just made it so fucking difficult for myself YWHDSDHDSJ

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SHIP IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM?

n/a

FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU?

just write & plot w me!! and if the vibe is there, we can chat about it! please always feel free to ask about it — as i said, i'm ship Obsessed (and love attention <3) so even if i don't feel the vibe, i'm still so happy to be reached out to.

generally, the types of people seph has the most romantic chemistry with are:

powerful crime boss types (tendency toward either healthy or toxic devotion. guard dog archetype. she would bare her throat to them)

equally angry, mean or violent mfers who oppose them at first (fight fight fight!!!! learn about each other!!! bonding!!!! look in the mirrors that are their eyes!!!! literary foils!!!!!! AAAAA!!!! forced proximity!!! enemies to lovers!!! so so many fun tropes here)

generally, conflict drives chemistry for seph! her brain's so fucked up man. so characters she sees as an equal in some way a++

other things that help: pre-established relationships (like childhood pals) when seph was younger/generally before hellhound, so that they know for a fact she didn't use to be a monster. "what happened to you." extreeeeemely juicy shit. / being part of the unseen's inner circle, which lends itself to trust / being her employer, which lends itself to loyalty.

tagged by : stoled from @noquirks <3

[jheselbraum]

The Yiga Clan read to me as a group of people who, at one point, had legitimate grievances against Hyrule, but over the century of them... Basically winning? Like age of calamity be damned they didn't actually canonically have much of a role in the Calamity, but. The guy they were rooting for won, so that's something. And in the century that passed since their guy won, they came under the control of an underqualified nepo baby and became the banana loving fools we know and love today.

Like everyone always talks about "addressing the problems with Hyrule" in botwtotk and I understand why some folks would prefer a dark and edgy completely serious Yiga Clan that addresses those things, but you know what character actually fucking does something about Hyrules government sucking ass? Zelda. Zelda and Link are our focal characters for addressing Hyrule's bullshit and for some reason that doesn't seem to... Count. Which is weird, because where else is this criticism supposed to come from? She's one of the only people left who fucking remembers it, the central government of Hyrule hasn't existed for a century, not even the Hylians really give a shit about it in game! The Sheikah are chilling in their village, the only other race that regularly interacts with Hylians at all are the Gerudo, and the Gerudo are very much in charge of that interaction since they still have their government. The Zora and the Gorons interact with Hylians so infrequently they often forget basic human anatomy and while the Rito are a bit better in that regard, Revali is our focal point for Rito opinions on Hylians so that's covered.

Like the Yiga Clan dont have a Hylian government to oppose in botw! Why would they stop and talk about how shitty it is? It's gone! It doesn't exist! It hasn't existed for a hundred years! They fucking won! They have their status quo in botw and are fighting to keep that status quo. And in totk they're... Building robots that Ganondorf doesn't want BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY they're specifically on a revenge quest to get Links ass and they're trying to get back into the swing of things with the whole "oh wait our guy might... Lose" thing and now that they're getting serious they're much more formidable opponents! But even then, whe one could argue that they have more of a Hylian government to oppose in totk, a) you'd have to argue that what Zelda is doing is establishing a central government at all and not just managing shipping logistics and supervising archaeological digs between sidequests, b) totk practically drills it into our heads that everyone loves Zelda to the point where Ganondorf has to disguise himself as her to get anything done because Zelda's whole thing is not subjecting anyone else to the bullshit she went through. Like six of the seven major people groups in Hyrule actively support Zelda's "y'all do whatever" style of monarchy, if it can even be called monarchy because let's face it, Zelda is only the princess because her pronouns are "the princess," Dr who style. And finally c) botw and totk both establish that Zelda is fucking chill with tech so aside from the "killing her" part the original fucking issue that caused the Yiga Clan to split off from the Sheikah is solved with Zelda in charge anyway.

I dunno, I think that, while fun and therefore the correct choice, Kohga's inclusion in Age of Calamity cheapened the Yiga in a lot of people's minds because they can't recognize a story choice to ignore basic logic that was made in service of including a fan favorite character in a game where the selling point is you get to play as your favorite characters. Like, like no we see people who were alive during the Calamity and barring Purah's laser induced lolita bullshit they're all old as fuck, I'm sorry but Kohga was not in charge of the Yiga Clan pre-calamity, the ruthless Yiga Clan assassins who almost took out Zelda in that one cutscene are not the same Yiga Clan that we encounter in the actual botw gameplay they are a century removed from the source of their sociopolitical motivations

The Yiga Clan aren't vessels through which to critique the Hylian government, Zelda does that just fine, and I think while it's fun to explore what that would've looked like it distracts from what they actually are.

The Yiga Clan are a death cult that got what they wanted, and I think that's way more interesting.