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[all-things-mlqc]

The five boys react to an overweight MC that works as a nutritionist but struggles a lot to lose weight? It might be strange but it happens sometimes. PLEASE!!! Btw, I love your work❤️

This was really fun to write about. Knowing that these guys are so supportive of MC and want to help her in any way possible with whatever she’s struggling with is just so sweet. 

Thank you for the love and support as well! 😭 I’m usually just memeing it up out here so writing HCs is very new for me but your support helps so much! I did meme a lot while writing this as well because what’s life without memes, so you can find all of my inner thoughts crossed out~ Hope you enjoy!

HC below the cut~

Gavin:

Gavin loves and supports MC through everything. He’s constantly watching and confronts her whenever he believes something is wrong.

After noticing her sulking at herself in the mirror, he asks what’s troubling her.

“Nothing really! You don’t need to worry about me.”

She gives him a small smile and turns away from the mirror.

He figured it had something to do with her figure given the way she was looking at herself.

He remembered her mentioning how even though she’s a nutritionist, she still struggled with her own weight.

She didn’t seem all that down back when mentioning it, but the expression she had in the mirror said otherwise.

He stood up from the sofa and asked if she wanted to go with him during his morning jog.

“Why would you want me to do that? I’d only slow you down.”

Gavin: I don’t mind. If it’ll help, then I’ll do anything I can.

This man isn’t one for small talk. He gets straight to the point. He observes, finds the problem and seeks out a solution. There was no need for MC to confirm his suspicions about wanting to lose weight; It was all in her expression.

“I don’t really want you to go out of your way for me... Besides, it’s important you don’t slack off with your training.”

Gavin: I wouldn’t be slacking off. Training with you would only make me work harder.

A NATURAL ROMANTIC BUT ALSO A FUCKING MORON WHO GAVE HER A BLOOD SOAKED LETTER. IM GONNA BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU YA DUMBASS

MC takes up on Gavin’s offer considering how adamant he was. He also didn’t seem concerned in the slightest about MC being a burden BECAUSE SHES LITERALLY THE LIGHT IN HIS LIFE AND WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HER

After they go jogging, they stop for a healthy meal of MCs choice because Gavin doesn’t know what food is. Have you seen his kitchen? INSTA NOODLES EVERYWHERE. Boy is literally the type to throw a lunchables on the dinner table and give thanks for his beloved meal. Omg nononono I’m thinking of all these sad things now about how Gavin was literally homeless for a while as a kid so he probably just got used to eating something small and simple every day. BYE IMMA GO CRY NOW

While eating, Gavin comes up with a few more ideas to help and offers to take her to his gym every other day.

They come up with a plausible schedule that could seem efficient to MC’s wish of losing weight.

This also gives MC the chance to make sure Gavin is taking care of himself as well.

Kiro:

Kiro and MC meet up when he finally has free time and manages to escape from Savin.

Like their normal days together, they end up walking around Loveland City, going to some sightseeing locations. They just enjoy each other’s company.

When stopping to buy a snack, Kiro grabs two bags of chips and beams up at MC only to see her forced smile. He immediately gets concerned given how positive she always is.

Kiro: Are you ok? What’s on your mind?

“No, it’s nothing. I’m just trying to narrow down on the amount of junk food I eat.”

Kiro: Why is that? You’ve always told me to live to the fullest.

“Well... I’m trying to lose some weight but it seems more problematic than I had originally thought.”

With MC looking ashamed of how little progress she has made thus far, Kiro places both bags back on the shelf with a bright smile.

Kiro: Well if we both work together then there’s no chance we could lose this fight! Besides, Savin has been at my throat lately considering the mount of junk food I’ve been eating recently too.

“Kiro...”

MC stared at Kiro, dumbfounded, who seemed so positive. This gave MC a boost of confidence, herself.

She quietly thanked him while giving him a genuine smile.

They spent the whole day doing fun activities. In a way, this was part of Kiro’s plan to help MC. He knew how much this mattered to her so he wanted to keep a smile on her face while secretly help her from the shadows.

It’s honestly what he does best. It’s hard to tell in the game since we don’t get to see every expression he makes or how he reacts to things, but take a good look at his reactions in the anime. You can see how serious he really is behind his happy facade.

He continues to silently help her every time they spend time together as well as send her encouraging texts and reminders.

Nobody is more positive and encouraging than Kiro~

Lucien:

Lucien knows everything nutritionists know, let’s be real. This man was a child prodigy who skipped half of his school life, going straight to college.

He knows EXACTLY what MC needs. The one problem is, so does MC.

She knows what she needs to do but doesn’t have the kind of support she needs. She easily becomes discouraged when things don’t work out after trying so hard.

Luckily, Lucien is also a wonderful supporter minus when he just “what’s a magic? Don’t know em. No thoughts. Head empty. Only science and death”. Uhu then what do you call that flying cop outside the window? Where’s your science behind that? Lucien: “Well you see, there is a certain DNA mutation that—“ DO NOT ANSWER THAT YOU FOOL I KNOW ITS SCIENCE BUT MAGIC IS EASIER TO ACCEPT RN BECAUSE MY BRAIN GO BRRR

But considering it’s MCs health, he is very supportive and even explains that many people struggle with the same problem. There’s not exactly any problem with how someone looks unless it is overall affecting their health for the worse but he will gladly help MC if she wishes to lose weight.

Knowing that Lucien views it this way immediately gives MC more confidence.

An enormous amount of stress has been lifted off her shoulders which will ultimately help her reach her goal.

Lucien comes up with a solid workout plan and diet that is easy for MC to follow and even offers to make her some special meals to help with weight loss because Bill Nye over here has the solution to everything

I also highkey imagined him whispering in her ear like the first day they met that if she follows his plan without any casualties, he would give her special rewards and yes I do mean THOSE kind of rewards because this man is K I N K Y. I don’t even like him, I blame my friend who’s constantly giving me these ideas about him. You’re lucky you’re a bitch or I’d probably be on the floor for you too.

Victor:

Victor’s biggest struggle is vulnerability. He is very blunt and says what comes to his mind without always thinking it through.

Because of this, he upsets MC when talking about her weight.

He meant no harm from whatever he may have said but notices MC’s sorrowful expression after lifting his eyes from the papers on his desk to meet her gaze.

He immediately acknowledges what he had done and puts everything away for the day, offering to take her to Souvenir.

“What..?”

Victor: I’m done for the day. If you don’t have anything else to do, you can come with me.

“But why?”

Victor: You’re still you regardless of your weight, but if it’s something you want to change, I’ll help.

The man wanted to tell her she’s beautiful and amazing no matter what, but hahaha we all know this man can’t compliment for the life of him. Jkjk he can but like I said before, v u l n e r a b i l i t y. He struggles with expressing his true feelings.

MC responds with pure shock on her face,

“Really?? You’d help me?”

Victor: Only an idiot would ask a question like that. You should count on me more when you’re struggling with something like this.

Baka this baka that. If I don’t add it somewhere, than this whole HC isn’t accurate at all. All you thirsty Victor hoes go watch his baka clip if you want more *spray bottles*

He tidies up his desk and grabs his coat, heading towards the door while MC stumbles over her thoughts.

He only stops halfway out the door to look back over his shoulder at MC.

Victor: Well?

“I— I’m coming!”

She rushes over and follows him out the door.

Victor ends up making MC a delicious and healthy meal, one he knows is a special meal for a weight loss diet.

Cooking was never that important to him. He only learned because of the little girl he once knew. But now... Now he has a new reason to continue cooking.

That girl had come back to him and he would do anything in his power to make her happy.

Shaw:

He watches MC intently as she talks about how difficult it is for her.

Right before MC finishes, he places her on his skateboard and takes off without giving her time to protest.

She shouts in fear ofc. Why wouldn’t she. I’m terrified every time the game says he puts mc on his skateboard just—

Shaw chuckles with amusement in her ear and then tells her to push off with her own feet.

“ARE YOU INSANE?” yes, yes he is

Shaw: I won’t let you fall but I won’t stop until you push.

“Fine fine!”

With the help of Shaw keeping her steady, she’s able to smoothly push off the skateboard a few times.

After getting the hang of it, there’s a slight smile taking place of her feared expression from before.

Shaw’s expression, however, doesn’t change in the slightest. That teasing smirk rests on his face as she continues to push them down the park sidewalk.

As they reach the main road, she yells back to Shaw when the skateboard doesn’t slow down.

“Shaw—!”

It’s all she managed to get out as the fear she once had returned again.

MC shut her eyes with panic as the street grew closer and closer, only to feel an arm wrap around her as the cold wind hitting her face dissipated.

When her eyes opened, she saw Shaw giving her the same mocking smirk he always wears. However, his eyes showed signs of gentleness he doesn’t often express.

He offers her one of his skateboards for workout purposes as well as being her workout partner.

MCs chuckles out of amusement from the idea of HER riding a skateboard by herself. totally a reason why Shaw made this offer. He feeds off of entertainment.

She politely declines his offer of skateboarding but hesitantly asks if he would help her in other ways.

The question needs no thought from Shaw but he doesn’t want her to know he made up his mind to help long ago. ah yes, his one weakness as well, vulnerability

Shaw: I suppose being of assistance to you may turn out entertaining.

MC: Is that all I am to you? A source of entertainment?

She pouts at him half jokingly but he pays no mind to it as he kicks up his skateboard and continues walking ahead while suggesting a few things they can do to help with weight loss. Daring but not enough to scare her away. He actually wants to help but needs her to comply with his suggestions

Shaw is the type to help those he cares for without making it obvious. He believes personal relationships is a weakness for someone like him so he always keeps people at arms length; He always wants a possible way out for when he has to push people away.

While this is true, he’s also struggled with vulnerability his whole life. Considering the type of person his father was, growing up with a man like that not only puts pressure on Shaw, but also forms this broken and terrified personality under his overconfident facade.

Someone please just hold this man, he’s trying his best and needs healing

Their solution for MC is to try some fun activities together. Fun enough for MC to believe that Shaw isn’t going out of his way for her but also not as extreme to the point where MC won’t participate.

[tsukikento]

Empathetic Chapter 18

Pairing: Bakugou Katsuki x Reader

Summary: After your mom, the number 1 hero in America, gets offered a teaching position at U.A., you two pack up your things and head to Musutafu, Japan to start a new life. Pressure for you in America was at an all-time high, and now you’re in Japan, where almost no one knows you, or your family’s past.

This tale starts on your first day of class where your new teacher decides the best way for you to fit in is to fight against the strongest person in your class: Bakugou Katsuki.

Warnings/Genre: This piece will feature some angst and reference to an abusive parent, if you are ever worried about other tw’s feel free to send me an ask and I will let you know. There will also be fluff, slight angst, pining, and slowburn.

A/N:  Usually, my chapters are ~5000 words, but this one is less than 3500. However, that is because I wanted to end the chapter here! I hope you guys enjoy some of this glorious fluff with a short explanation to the reader's backstory. There is more to come and unfortunately it with be rather angsty.

(series masterlist)

You didn’t know what to say and Aizawa didn’t expect you to say anything. He gave you a few moments for the concept to sink in and then he began speaking again.

“Your mother is already on a plane back to the United States. She is in contact with your siblings and even tried calling you a few times.” He paused, debating his next words carefully, “Our goal is to have him think you are still in America. Your family is arranging for there to be a record of you at your old school. Your mother left in hopes to convince your father that she rushed home for you.”

You nodded meekly. It’s not like anything will change if I speak up.

Aizawa sighed. “We are working on our end to get rid of your trace here, but we believe overall that it is safest for you to stay here on campus, surrounded by heroes. What this entails is that you will not be in the limelight at all. You will stay training under me, you will not go out on missions where the public can see you, and you will not participate in the sports festival.”

Aizawa sat down next to you, trying to be as considerate as possible in such a difficult situation.

All you wanted to do right now was call your mom and siblings. You wanted to hear their voices, hear the truth from them, and then have their soothing voices tell you it would all be okay.

“I’m sure you want to talk to your family right now,” Aizawa began as if he was the one who could read your mind, “But you can’t.” He once again rubbed his eyes in irritation at the problem. “If you call them, your number will show outgoing calls from Japan to the United States.”

“I understand,” You solemnly replied.

“However, tomorrow morning, I will be calling your mom with the intention to talk to her about the situation and missing class,” Aizawa explained. “Come to my office half an hour before class and you can talk to her.”

You nodded, trying to comprehend just how important and serious this topic was.

“I don’t expect you to be amazing in class,” Aizawa elaborated, “I know this is a tough situation. However,” He looked into your eyes, “I want you to be there and I want you to keep fighting for your hero education as this gets sorted out.”

You nodded.

Aizawa stood up. “Now, go to bed, get some rest.”

You nodded a final time. “Thank you,” Your meek voice responded, bowing slightly because you knew it was the polite thing to do. You made your way back to the dorm as Aizawa followed behind you.

When you entered, you saw Ashido and Kirishima now in the room with Bakugou, Kaminari, and Sero. However, no one else was there anymore. Briefly, you wondered if your friends, particularly Bakugou, yelled at everyone to get lost.

“Have a good night,” Aizawa said as he left you, closing the door behind him.

Frankly, all you wanted to do was go up to your room, sleep the night away, and talk to your mom in the morning. You hoped everyone could respect that.

Ashido was the first to approach you. They had all been sitting at the usual spot on the dining table. The load wooden chair creaked against the wooden floor, surely adding another scratch to the collection. She rushed over to you and pulled you in quickly for a hug.

It was brief, mainly because you didn’t hug the pink girl back, and she pulled away in concern.

She looked deep into your eyes, unsure what to say.

With the utmost concern and care she could muster, the girl simply asked, “Are you okay? Do you want to be alone?”

“I do,” You mumbled out quickly.

“Of course,” She immediately replied, turning to lead you up to the dorms. She was your escort, and she would make sure no one, not a single soul, bothered you.

As you walked, your eyes wandered to the group. Most of your friends were standing at the edge of the dining room, too scared to enter. Bakugou, on the other hand, stayed in his chair, his eyes never leaving yours.

He looked at you with a serious face and motioned for you to take out your earbud.

You listened and took out one.

Are you okay? You heard his thoughts, much more apparent than anyone else’s, ask.

Not wanting to lie to the blond, you shrugged. You didn’t want to hear anything else, especially because most people’s thoughts were focused on your own situation. You popped the earbud back in as your rounded the corner to the hallway that led to the elevator.

Time passed numbly as Ashido ushered you to your bedroom.

“I’m going to fill up your water and bring you a couple of granola bars in case you get hungry,” She paused to look at you, “Do you need anything else? I could wake you in the morning for class if you’re going.”

“No,” You smiled, “I appreciate you.”

“Of course.” Mina’s tone was much more calm than usual. “Even if I am asleep, feel free to text, call, or bang on my door till I wake up, okay?”

You laughed, “I will.”

Your door shut. You sat down. Minutes later you heard the clink of your water bottle be pressed against your door.

A vibration.

I left it outside your door <3

On your phone were multiple calls and texts. A few from your mom, a few from Aizawa, and a few from Momo and Iida, the class representatives.

You clicked on each, ridding yourself of the red notification bubble. Sighing, you got up to grab your water before going back to bed.

You snuggled yourself into the duvet and attempted to play some videos to distract yourself.

You felt tears prick your eyes multiple times through the night until you finally fell asleep.

~~

When you woke up, you were sweaty. You already had been, but this fresh sweat was most likely the result of a nightmare you already couldn’t remember. Your mouth was dry, and you immediately moved to grab your water. You gulped down half your water in only seconds, thankful that it was filled by Ashido.

It was still dark outside so you grabbed your phone to check the time.

2:19.

If anything you were only asleep for an hour. It had been difficult to fall asleep in the first place, but now it seemed you were being plagued with nightmares.

You pondered if it was better that you didn’t remember what you dreamt. Part of you wished you could.

You sighed into your empty room.

Knowing yourself, if you fell back asleep, you would have the same nightmare.

Maybe I can distract myself for a little bit and try to fall back asleep later.

You looked around your darkroom. But what to do?

Sighing, you stood up from your bed and began grabbing your toiletries. You were much too sweaty for your liking and assumed a nice shower would help calm you down.

Quietly, you slipped downstairs, not using the elevator because you knew it would ‘bing!’ when the doors opened and closed.

Thankfully, the living room and dining room were empty. Your bare feet padded against the hardwood as you made your way to the showers, trying to keep quiet in case anyone heard.

You entered the bathroom, lights switching on immediately due to the motion sensor, and placed your belongings onto the sink counter. You turned to one of the stalls and switched it on before returning to your belongings. As the water heated up, you grabbed your essentials and flung your towel across the tile walls that separated each shower stall. You took off your earbuds and placed them securely into a cloth pouch you attached to your basket.

You peaked around the room, ensuring no one was there, before quickly peeling off your sweaty clothes. You rushed to your stall, closing the curtain, and sighing into the security of a warm water stream.

You took your shower slowly.

You spent your time massaging your head as you applied shampoo. You exfoliated your legs carefully, getting every inch and letting your thoughts fall down the drain with the soapy water. Your mind was clear, and you numbly followed each step meticulously.

It was when you were just about to wash the conditioner out of your hair and get out of the shower that you heard the door click open.

Whoever entered, disturbing your peace, let their heavy toiletries basket fall onto the counter.

I can’t fucking believe it!

It was Bakugou.

Someone else is showering at this time when I wanted to be all alone.

You debated telling him it was you, curious to see if knowing it was you would ease his anger. However, he would also know you could hear his thoughts in these moments.

He turned on the shower that was two away from you. You heard him sigh and pictured the blond rubbing his eyes in frustration.

His thoughts flickered over multiple subjects in the span of seconds. With many people asleep, thoughts were quiet. Bakugou being so close made it easier for you to focus on his thoughts but did not stop your head from hurting slightly.

You weaved around his thoughts, pushing away the passive ones that were simply about turning on the shower, grabbing his shampoo, body wash, and conditioner, and entering the shower. You moved away from his frustration, searching for something more.

Y/N.

More.

Is she okay?

More.

I wonder if she was able to fall asleep.

More.

I wish I ignored stupid pink hair and just went to visit her.

Fuck.

“Bakugou.”

A wave of shock when through him. After a few swears within his head, he finally replied.

“Y/N.” A short pause, “Didn’t I tell you to call me Katsuki?” Another pause, “For practice, I mean.”

You chuckled, running your hair under the water. “No, Bakugou-san, I don’t think you ever did.”

“Tch.”

You heard him open a bottle.

“Well, you can,” He finally said, his voice annoyed, but his thoughts telling you it was a façade.

You didn’t bother replying. Instead, you turned off the water and ringed out what water you could from your hair.

“I’m fine by the way,” You said, interrupting the silence.

You could tell Bakugou wanted to ask some questions, but his thoughts were not directed to you. They were not specifically asking so you didn’t say anything.

You dried off your body and wrapped the large towel around your body before realizing you didn’t bring any spare clothes.

Even worse, you slipped your clothes off and just left them out there. At least, you were smart enough to throw them into your basket of toiletries. Despite that sliver, if silver lining, you still needed to wash your face, brush your teeth, and put some products into your hair. There was no way in hell you were going to put your sweaty clothes back on that you ran in.

Maybe if I work quickly… you reasoned as you secured your towel best you could and proceeded to the sink.

The silence allowed you to work quickly, washing your face and applying products to it while Bakugou simply showered, thinking about how to ask you whatever it is he wanted to ask.

“Can you still hear my thoughts?” He asked out of the blue. Or, at least, it would have been if you didn’t hear his thoughts prior.

“Yes,” You replied as you applied a heavy glob of rose water gel cream to your face and neck.

“Then why aren’t you answering my questions? I know you can hear them?” He inquired.

“Your thoughts are different when you are thinking them and actually talking to me,” You explained, moving on to rapidly put lotion on your exfoliated body. “I don’t answer because they aren’t for me.” You paused, unsure how to phrase this next part, “I don’t want to interfere with your thoughts, I just can’t wear my earbuds when I’m soaking wet.”

His water shut off.

His water shut off and you still had things to do.

You checked your towel, rolling the top over a few times for maximum security.

“You might as well just answer them,” He explained. His green towel disappeared, his hand swiftly grabbing it from the tile walls.

“I’d rather you ask me what you really want to know,” You shot back, “I am not inclined to explain a difficult situation to someone without enough balls to actually ask.”

You could hear Bakugou scoff at the comment.

“No offense,” You added.

A chuckle. “None taken.”

He opened his curtain and stepped out. The blond was wrapped in only a towel, much like yourself, except this one hardly clung to his hips.

You looked away, looked anywhere else, and kept working. Next, your hair.

“It’s fine, you can look,” He teased.

It was a bold comment, but you could tell he was nervous to say it and just as nervous to look at you.

“I could say the same thing,” You looked into his eyes, cautious of his expansive chest. You pointed at your head, “Remember?”

“Tch, how could I forget?” He said, meeting you at the large sinks.

“You should have brought clothes,” You said, continuing the conversation and purposefully moving it away from tonight’s events.

“I could say the same thing,” He repeated, mocking you.

You laughed lightly, “I thought I would be alone.”

“So did I!”

You paused, “Yeah, well I got some pretty bad news tonight so you can’t be angry at me.”

The conversation stopped. Bakugou was tentative to say anything.

“You want me to tell you that badly, huh?” You questioned, looking at him through the mirror.

“You don’t have to,” He quickly replied.

“I know.”

You were done. Teeth brushed. Face fresh with lotion. Hair oil on. You turned to lean against the counter and watched the blond as he brushed his own teeth. You folded your arms, more so for the security of your towel, and for the comfort it would provide you.

“And just so you know,” You began, “I’m not telling you this because I crave attention.”

Bakugou gave you a look, not bothering to reply.

You bit your lip debating where to start. As you thought, your eyes looked over Bakugou’s body, admiring his strict diet and workout regimen. It’s really doing him wonders.

You caught Katsuki’s eyes, and he smirked, knowing exactly what you were doing. He didn’t pressure you to start your story and instead simply looked back into the mirror.

“Anyways,” You began, “My dad broke out of prison and he’s probably going to come looking for me.” You wanted to tell this story quickly, much like how one would rip a band-aid off quickly. “My mom is going back to the United States, and I am staying here because it is safest. However, I can’t do certain things,” You paused, “Like compete in the sports festival, or call anyone.”

Bakugou looked at you, your story clearly processing in his mind. He opened his mouth but closed it after a few moments. You knew what he was going to say though.

I’m sorry you can’t compete in the sports festival.

Albeit a little off-topic, you could tell the comment was coming from a good place. He had been training with you for weeks now in preparation. He also knew that it would be your opportunity to get an internship. However, now there was no possibility of doing that.

After deciding not to say such an oblivious statement, he was unsure what to do.

“It’s fine,” You finally said. “You don’t need to console me of anything.” You sighed, “It’ll be tough, but they will eventually get him, and everything will go back to normal.”

An awkward silence filled the room. Although, it wasn’t silent for you. Bakugou’s mind rushed with thoughts, the most prevalent one being—

“Is he where you got your quirk from?” Bakugou asked.

“Yes,” You answered before adding, “But his abilities are much more fleshed out than mine. He is able to manipulate feelings so strongly, and for so long that it’s basically mind control.”

Not wanting to elaborate, or go into your family history anymore, you began packing up your belongings. Bakugou also seemed ready to go as he began doing the same things.

Motioning to the blond, you finally put your earbuds back in. “You’re free,” You joked, enjoying the silence.

Bakugou snorted through his nose and grabbed his things. He held the door open for you and you each made your way to the elevator. You pointed to the elevator and stairs, silently asking him which one he would rather take.

Bakugou answered by leading the way up the stairs, walking slow enough that you were still able to keep up.

“I’m glad I ran into you tonight,” Bakugou said, breaking the silence. His voice echoed through the hall, making your heart flutter. “I was really worried honestly,” He added, worsening your nerves and making your face heat up.

When you didn’t reply, the blond turned to look at you. He immediately saw your red face and began to get red himself. His lips formed a fine line as he tried to remain serious and not smile.

“Don’t look at me like that!” He exclaimed, turning back around, and speeding up.

“What do you expect me to do?” You replied, “You started it.”

Bakugou scoffed, opening the door to your floor. “Yeah, but I didn’t look at you like—” He wasn’t sure what to say and gestured at you— “That!”

“Like what?” You shot back as you each walked to your rooms.

“You know,” Bakugou grumbled, his face becoming even pinker than it already was.

“But what if I don’t?” You questioned.

“I know you know,” He said, looking at you finally. “Of course you know with how I’m reacting.” Bakugou scowled at you and pouted his lips. “I’ll see you tomorrow, okay?”

You smiled brightly and the blond and nodded your head. “If it helps at all,” You began, “I’m glad I ran into you too.”

Bright red.

He was as red as his eyes.

You smiled even wider, happy to know you could make him react that way.

Before he could close himself away into his room, you decided to add insult to injury.

“It was also really reassuring having you with me when we first got back,” You paused, thinking about what to say. “It may be small, but you really helped me at that moment, especially when you moved me around.” Although you were doing this to get a reaction out of the blond, it was also an embarrassing moment for you. Neither of you was outright saying that you liked the other, but you were getting quite close to it. “I’m also really glad you yelled at everyone to leave so it wasn’t super crowded when I got back.” You thought for a moment, “At least I think you did.” A smile graced your face that would have anyone starstruck.

Bakugou stared at you like a deer in headlights. His eyes were wide, his face was red, and he could hardly move. It felt rather funny, each of you standing there in only a towel as you proclaim something so personal. Your arms held onto the top of your towel and Bakugou’s hung loosely by his hips.

For a moment, you imagined the garb falling off. It was a hilarious image and you knew the both of you would be nervous, but the way it hung really teased the idea of it.

It took a few moments, in which he stared directly at you, for him to regain his motor skills. With a ‘Wshh!’ of the door he was gone, tucked away in his small dorm.

You smiled to yourself, happy with how tonight played out. Even if your family was fighting for you, even if you had to fear your father showing up at any minute, it felt good to have a silly little high school romance. It made your life feel normal, it made your heartbeat incessantly, and it made you crave more time with the stubborn blond who stole your heart.

Once back in your room, you bit your bottom lip, trying to tame your smile. You change into some pajamas and make sure your alarm was set for the next day. You didn’t need to work out, but you needed to get to class early so you could talk to your mom. You were happy, really happy. Despite everything, your day was an overall great day and you knew it was all thanks to Bakugou.

[littledrummeraussie]

the closest to heaven that i'll ever be. / getaway series

Word count: 5000+ Warnings: Maybe a few bad jokes. Author’s note: The third part of my getaway series. Hopefully it puts a smile on your face during this hard time. Please stay safe and wash your hands! 😉 Feedback is always appreciated! Much love!

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When the next morning you woke up to the sun shining through the windows, Ashton decided it was time to explore the forest trail he found the previous day on his run. Even though you knew what your answer will be, you still let him convince you with kisses and nuzzles as he listed all the perks of spending time outside – most of them being his impeccable company by your side, and honestly, how could you say no to such promises? With the biggest smile on his face Ash pulled you out of bed, already reaching for some comfortable clothes to wear on your upcoming adventure.

After breakfast you left the cabin to go on your little trip through the woods, hands interlocked, taking your time enjoying the scenery around you, and talking about your next step. You knew things won’t be perfect when you get back to your everyday lives, but you wanted to make an effort in trying your best. This meant time, work, and honesty towards each other. But when you looked at Ashton as he told you how he hoped that you can keep being open about your thoughts and feelings, you knew you were on the right track to come out of this stronger than before.

In the end you found yourselves in a nice little clearing with a breathtaking view, and Ash decided it would make a great place for taking some pictures. It’s been a while since you���ve stopped in your lives to capture something like this, and you both appreciated it for what it was – a calm, happy moment shared by lovers, enjoying the time they get to spend together. Ashton pulled you to his side, embracing you in a hug and pushing his cheek against yours, making you laugh as he started grimacing, trying for the silliest faces he could. He laughed with you about his own goofy attempts, and you couldn’t stop giggling for the next few minutes, all of your pictures ending up blurry in the process. He tugged you closer to his chest, kissing you with his happiest smile, and once again you felt like you were finally home.

By the time you arrived back to the cabin you were both exhausted, the day spent outside and your long walks making you ready to drop. After a quick shower and a late lunch you ended up on the couch, a blanket wrapped around you as you lay back on the pillows with Ashton lying on top of you, his head resting on your breasts. He made a happy little sound as you started to comb your fingers through his hair, nuzzling closer to your touch.

”You’re nice and comfy,” he said with a content sigh, his voice already sleepy.

”Of course, you’re resting on my boobs,” you made a comment with a laugh, and he scrunched up his face.

”Shh, pillows don’t talk.”

”They also don’t play with your hair to help you fall asleep,” you smiled, brushing the dark locks back from his forehead.

”This one does,” he mumbled, snuggling closer to your chest.

”You want me to keep going?” you whispered, fingers still running through his hair.

”Please?” Ash looked up at you with big eyes and a slight pout, and you just nodded, hand still in his hair.

Within minutes his breaths evened out and he was quietly napping against you, his weight on you once again a reminder of just how much you’ve missed these moments between the two of you. His presence filled you with peace and hope that you will be alright. You knew Ashton was trying his hardest – just thinking about how he took care of you the previous days made you appreciate all his efforts even more. He did everything he could to show you how much he cared about you, about both of you – clearing his schedule, finding a remote place where it could be just the two of you. All his words, all his actions made it clear that he won’t give up.

You remembered how he looked at you after he fucked you in the shower, how he promised you that he will love you even if you cannot love yourself. Blaming yourself for ending up in this situation was one thing, that you could handle – but Ashton blaming himself was a different thing. He might have kept quiet about it, but you knew that deep inside he was hurting. During last night he held you close, wrapping his body around yours as he talked about some of his favourite memories he shared with you, reliving the good times you had together. After everything that happened between you, he wanted to make you feel loved, to know that you were the most important person in his life. He seemed like the stronger one, but he needed you to take care of him as well.

Your words hurt the both of you. Even if he knew that you didn’t actually mean it when you told him how much you hated him, it still felt like a slap in the face. He pushed through it, he made it clear that he won’t let you feel anything else just love for the two of you. But for that you needed Ashton to feel, to know that you were ready to love you again – your relationship, yourself, and most importantly: him. It was your time to care for him, and if it meant that you have to stop doubting yourself in everything you did, and start focusing on how much he gave you and how much you can give back, then that is exactly what you were doing.

You felt yourself nodding off as well, Ashton’s body warm and comforting against you, your fingers slowing down in his hair, when he started shuffling a little. You opened your eyes to see him nuzzling his face against your stomach just under your breasts, then he mumbled something in his sleep.

”Baby?” you smiled, caressing his cheek as he again started mumbling.

”Hmpf?”

”Did you know that sometimes you talk in your sleep?” you asked, brushing the hair behind his ear.

”No, I don’t,” Ash answered, still half-asleep.

”Then what’s this?” you bit your bottom lip to stifle a laugh, trying not to shake him.

 Ashton did talk in his sleep, mostly when he was extremely tired – or when someone was playing with his hair while he was sleeping. You were not sure if he knew about it, or if he simply didn’t want to acknowledge it. Calum told you that they did record him once when they were younger, and that just made Ash really embarrassed, almost to the point where he did not sleep for days just so he can prove them wrong. He failed miserably; the guys never tried it again.

You’ve never really asked him about it, first you’ve just thought that Calum tries to make him flustered in front of you when you’ve started dating. But after long flights and tours, when Ashton finally fell into bed next to you, cuddling up to your side, he did start mumbling about everything his sleepy mind came up with, and you found the whole thing really sweet and intimate. Other times when he took a nap on the couch, head resting in your lap, your fingers running through his hair as he lightly snored, he hummed his appreciation, sometimes whispering about how much he enjoyed the touches.

The first time you knew that you were having trouble with your relationship was also the last time when he slept in your lap like that. He asked you if you’ll be able to come to the concert his friends were throwing that night, but you needed to say no; your inbox was going off with concerns from your colleagues, and you needed to solve their problems as soon as you could. Ash sighed, leaning down to kiss your hair and whispered a short “maybe next time” in your ear, then left you with the promise that he will be back around midnight. He did send you a few pictures and videos while he was at the show, but you just didn’t have time to check those – in the end, you just fell asleep on the arm of the couch.

Midnight came, and with it Ashton arrived as well, slightly tipsy from the party he attended. You woke when he crawled over the couch and put his head in your lap, sighing happily as he nuzzled against you. He was going on and on about the concert and you were trying to keep up with him, still drowsy after waking up so suddenly. By the time you would have been able to answer him, he was fast asleep, hot breath puffing against your thighs. With your fingers combing through his hair you started to watch the things he has sent to you, wanting to give him a few minutes until you had to wake him to go up to the bedroom. Ashton nuzzled against your palm, then when you caressed his cheek to try and wake him, he suddenly started muttering.

”Ash?”

”Don’t… go…” his lips were barely moving as he pushed closer to you in his sleep. ”Stay… don’t lea– don’t leave… stay… with me… ”

”I’m here, Ash,” you quickly brushed away the tears from your eyes. ”I’m here.”

”Stay… with me…”

His words broke your heart, and you promised yourself that you will do everything you can to make up for the time you have spent on your job instead of him. Little did you know that that night was the last time when he asked you to go with him. When the next show came around, he left the house without a word, leaving you behind.

 Ashton slowly looked up at you, eyes blinking against the light in the room, gaze still sleepy. He burrowed closer to you, fighting off the last of his dreamy haze. His hazel eyes were shining, and you could see a question being asked in the way he stared at you. What did I say to you?

”You’re really cute,” you smiled at him instead. ”And kinda sexy.”

”Exactly what I wanted to hear first thing when I wake up…” he chuckled, a blush colouring his cheeks.

He stretched his arms as he sat up, moving in a way that should have been forbidden in every single part of the world – he arched his back, muscles tensing and relaxing under the shirt that hugged his body. Before he could move further, you sat up to wrap your arms around his waist and pulled him back against you on the couch. Ashton landed on you with an “umpf” sound, laughing at your attempt to keep him close.

”You’re okay there?” he tilted his head back to look at you. ”Am I not crushing you?”

”You’re exactly where I want you to be,” you smiled at him, hands resting on his shoulders.

”Lying on your boobs?” Ash grinned at you, wiggling his eyebrows.

”Pretty much on my whole body, but yes,” you leaned forward to kiss his forehead, and that made Ashton scrunch up his face in another smile. ”On my boobs.”

He reached for your hand to interlock your fingers on his chest, rubbing his thumb over your skin as he started telling you about the dream he had just before he woke up. Your other hand went back to his hair to play with it as you’ve talked, and sometimes he lost track of his thoughts because of that. Ash laughed at your attempts to try and distract him, and when it was your turn to tell him something, his hands slid down to your legs, slowly brushing his fingers over your skin. He rubbed your calves, then made his way up to your knees, circling his finger around the bone, drawing patterns on it with his fingertips.

”Are you lost?” you lightly tugged on his hair as his hands disappeared under your skirt, skimming higher and higher on your thighs.

”Oh no, I know my way around here,” he answered, then looked back at you again, eyes sparkling with mischief. ”Hmm, no panties?”

”Didn’t feel like it,” you smiled at him, biting your lip as he licked his own.

”Naughty,” he smirked at you, lightly grabbing onto you. ”Really… naughty.”

”Says the person who likes to take them off of me… before we go out… or when people come over…”

”To be fair, you’ve never stopped me,” Ash answered, still caressing your thighs. ”You seemed to like that game… I remember someone getting really… excited, on several occasions…”

”I’m sure it was more like… one or two times,” you teased him, still tugging on his hair as he grinned.

”Such a shame. Guess I’d better up my game?” he stuck his tongue out at you.

”Could put that tongue to good use,” you laughed at him. ”Just saying.”

Ashton winked at you, and before you knew it he turned around, lying back down on his stomach, resting his weight on you. He pushed your shirt up, nuzzling his face against your skin as he started lightly kissing your stomach, slowly making his way down. You grabbed his face and tilted his chin up, biting your lips.

”What are you doing?”

”What does it look like?” he quirked an eyebrow at you, then slowly licked over your navel. ”Cause I think you know…”

”Something naughty,” you felt yourself blushing, and the next moment Ash just started laughing, pushing his forehead against your belly.

”You’re so cute,” he looked back up with a smile, resting his chin on you. ”One moment you are all sultry, and the next you get bashful and can’t even talk about me wanting to lick your pussy…”

”Aaaaaasssh!” his words made you all hot and bothered, but also just really embarrassed, like you were caught doing something you shouldn’t have.

You hid behind your hands as you’ve tried to pull away to curl up in a ball, but his hands on your hips and his weight on your body kept you pushed into the couch. He reached for your hands to interlock them with his own next to you, then nuzzled your stomach again, kissing and licking the skin, lightly nipping the soft flesh with his teeth.

”Oh, no – no, no, no. No going away,” he pressed his lips against one of the marks he left on your skin, then looked up at you with dark eyes. ” I’m gonna eat you out and you’re gonna enjoy every second of it.”

”How could I not?” you let out a breathy sigh, and he chuckled against the fabric of your skirt.

”Exactly my thoughts.”

His lips and nose lightly skimmed over your lower stomach and thighs, leaving hot puffs of air wherever he stopped, pushing his mouth against the fabric to tease you. When he finally reached the edge of your skirt, he locked his eyes on you as his teeth grabbed onto it and slowly inched it up your legs, pushing and pulling it out of his way. He squeezed your hands before he slipped lower, pushing his shoulders under your thighs, spreading your legs wider. As he was kissing over your inner thigh, you grabbed onto his hair again, lightly tugging on it until he looked up at you.

”You seem lost,” you licked your lips with a grin. ”Do you need a map?”

”Still good,” he kissed the crease of your thigh. ”Think I found the treasure.”

With that Ashton stuck his tongue out and licked a line up your slit, lightly swirling it around your clit. You could feel his chuckle against your skin as you moaned, and he repeated his action, brushing his lower lip against the sensitive spot.

”Tease,” you pulled on his hair as he again did the same thing, this time with a little more pressure on your clit.

”Hmm, but you like it,” he hummed against you, spreading your pussy lips with his fingers as he licked over your entrance. ”You’re so wet, baby, fuck.”

”Fuck, Ashton! Please!” you whined as he looked up at you, a grin on his face.

”Only because you used the magical word.”

He gave you one last wink as he grabbed your ass to pull you closer, getting to work. You threw your head back as you moaned his name, losing all coherent thoughts as he licked your pussy, his lips closing around your clit to suck on it. He answered your noises with his own sounds, humming contentedly, like pleasuring you was the single most amazing thing that could have happened to him in that moment.

Ash was playing a game with you – sometimes he held you down, so you couldn’t move, and he gave you all of his, lips and tongue working against you until you felt like you will explode. Then he stopped. Gave you a grin before kissing your thighs, waiting for you to calm down a little. After that he let you pull him closer, grabbing his hair as he let you ride his tongue, chasing your orgasm until he pulled away again, chuckling as you whined.

”Where did that smart mouth go, love? Huh?” Ashton pressed a kiss on your lower stomach as he gave you another break to catch your breath.

”Definitely nowhere near your cock,” you bit your lip to hold back your laugh, and Ash just shook his head with a smirk.

”Let’s see how you like this, witty girl,” he said as he pushed his finger inside, slowly moving it to tease you. ”Do you think you can take more?”

”I’m used to much more…” you looked down while still biting your lips, and he just pushed a second finger in.

”More?”

”Hmm, more,” you moaned, and he locked his lips around your clit, rubbing his tongue against it as his fingers started to pick up the pace.

”Are you close, baby? Gonna cum for me?” he asked, fingertips rubbing against the sensitive spot inside you.

”You need to work for that,” you pulled on his hair when he licked you again, a glint in his eyes as he looked at you.

”I like a good challenge,” Ash said, pulling his fingers out.

Before you could complain, his fingers started stroking your clit, tongue slipping inside your pussy to fuck you with it. He knew exactly what to do to make you cum, and he was ready to pull all your strings to get you there. You let go of his hair as you put your hands over your mouth, trying to stifle the moans he pulled out of you, feeling yourself getting closer and closer. Then suddenly he let go of you as he pushed himself up, grabbing your wrist and pulling your hands away, kissing you roughly as you tasted yourself on his tongue.

”I wanna hear you moaning my name as you cum,” Ash pushed his face against yours, lightly biting your lips. ”Want to hear you scream as you lose your mind.”

”I’ve already lost it,” you whined as you kissed him back, and he hummed happily. ”But would happily lose it again for you.”

”You don’t need it now, do you?” he chuckled, pressing his lips against your jaw.

”Stop talking and make me cum, you fucker,” you pushed on his shoulders to guide him back between your legs, and he again just laughed, kissing his way down.

”You’re so impatient, love,” Ash pulled your legs over his shoulders again. ”Are you sure you can take it?”

”Fucking hell, Ashton!”

You didn’t need to ask him again, he just got back to work, tongue and fingers working together to bring you over the edge, this time for real. Your moans soon turned into whines as he chased you towards your orgasm, his name the only thing on your lips as he made you come. He held your hips down as he continued, eating you out for another minute until you stopped riding his tongue. He licked through your folds, wanting to be soothing but making you shake in the process, and Ash just giggled as he pushed himself up to you again, holding your face in the palm of his hand as he kissed you.

”Delicious,” he smiled, nuzzling his nose against yours.

”Not as good as you,” you scrunched up your face, running your fingers through his hair.

”You want a taste?” he wiggled his eyebrows at you, pushing his hips against yours, his cock hard and straining against his pants.

”Hmm, in a second,” you smiled at him, pulling him close to kiss him.

Ash sighed happily into your mouth, resting his body on yours as you kissed, giving you a few more minutes to enjoy the pleasure still running through you. His hand sneaked under your shirt to lightly cup your breasts over the bra, pushing his fingers under it to tweak one of your nipples.

”I’ve thought it’s my turn,” you bit his bottom lip with a smile, pushing on his shoulder. ”Alright, up! Get off me!”

”You’re bossy,” he wrapped his arms around you, pulling you up with himself. ”Why do I love you?”

”Maybe for that smart mouth,” you stuck your tongue out at him, and with that you licked a line up his neck.

”You do know how to use it,” he sighed as he leaned against the back of the couch, his hands resting on your hips.

”We’re just getting started,” you whispered, kissing into his ear. ”And this time it definitely goes near to you cock.”

Ashton groaned at your words, pulling you down in his lap as he pushed his hips up, pressing his hardness against your pussy. You slowly started moving on him, the friction against your clit making you bit your lips, his cock throbbing against you inside his pants.

”Don’t tease me, baby,” Ash whimpered, pulling you closer more and more. ”Please…”

”Only because you used the magical word,” you chuckled as you repeated his own words, and Ashton let out a sound between a laugh and a moan.

”God, I fucking love you.”

You kissed his chin before getting out of his lap, kneeling down between his legs to finally give him what he craved for. You tugged on his sweatpants and he lifted his hips, letting you take it off of him. You looked up at him with a smirk, and you could see that he knew what you were thinking about.

”No underwear? Really, really naughty.”

”I’ve learned from the best,” he winked at you, and you rolled your eyes at him.

”Obviously.”

Ash laughed again, the sound turning into another moan as you licked over his tip, only touching him with your tongue. You locked eyes as he looked down at you – his gaze dark and full of lust, full of pleading for you to do more. You slowly wrapped your lips around the head of his cock, lightly sucking on it, pulling away until it rested on your bottom lip, looking up at Ashton with big eyes, almost like waiting for something. He slid his fingers into your hair, both of you letting out a sigh at the familiar touch as he pulled your head forward, his cock sliding into your mouth.

He brushed through your hair as you started to suck him, one hand resting on his thigh, the other grabbing onto his shaft, stroking it up and down. You let him slip out of your mouth, licking the underside until you could wrap your lips around him again, working him a little harder. Then you put both your hands on his thighs, the sign clear to him, and you could feel his fingers lightly pull on your hair to look at him. His eyes asked for permission, and he didn’t move, just when you nuzzled against his hand. With another groan he started moving your head up and down his cock, setting a pace he liked, his length rubbing against your tongue.

”So good, baby, you’re so good,” Ashton babbled, his words slurring as he got lost in his pleasure. ”Love that smart mouth on my cock, fuck!”

You hummed around his hardness, the vibration making him shiver, and you knew he was getting close. You sucked him hard and long, tasting him on your tongue until he pushed you back, his cock sliding out of your mouth again. Ash was already taking off his shirt, a light sheen of sweat covering his body. He reached forward to quickly help you up, tugging the skirt down your legs, then pulled you into his lap, your legs resting on either sides of his thighs. Your shirt quickly followed his on the floor, his fingers doing quick work on the clasps of your bra to get rid of it as soon as he could.

”If you do not fuck me right now, I’ll probably die,” he groaned against your neck, his hands grabbing your ass to pull you closer to his cock.

”We wouldn’t want that,” you bit your lip to hide your smile, fingers sliding into his hair at the nape of his neck. ”I prefer you alive, you know that, right?”

”Right now I would prefer you on my cock,” he slid his length against your pussy lips, making the both of you moan.

”So impatient, aren’t we?” you kissed the soft spot behind his ear, your teeth lightly tugging on his earring.

”Y/N, please,” he pulled your face closer, kissing you, voice barely above a whisper.

Pushing yourself up on your knees you held onto his shoulders, letting him grab his cock and run the head between your lips until he pushed the tip inside, letting you slowly slide back on him, his hard length filling you up inch by inch. You could have come just from feeling him inside you, and from the way his cock was throbbing in your pussy, he must have felt the same way. Ash grabbed your ass as he pulled out and pushed back in, starting to fuck you quickly.

One of his hands slid up your back to pull you forward, his lips closing around your nipple to suck and bite it, his breath hot on your skin. He switched to the other, teeth lightly scraping against the hard nub as you shifted in his lap, the tip of his cock rubbing against your spot, and you knew you were lost. Still grabbing onto his shoulders you started to ride him, moving up and down on his cock to feel that perfect feeling of him being inside you, the way your clit rubbed against him, how your thighs were shaking as you got closer and closer.

You collapsed against his chest as your pleasure reached you, Ashton wrapping his arms around you and pulling you close as his orgasm followed, still fucking you to get the most of his own pleasure. He pressed his lips against your jaw, kissing it as you buried your face in his neck, trying to catch your breath. His fingers lightly ran up and down your back, holding you close, his touch loving and comforting. You slowly looked up at him, leaning your forehead against his, and he nuzzled his nose to yours, kissing your lips in the process. There was a smile on both of your faces, your movements soft and slow as you cuddled against each other, enjoying your afterglow.

Your hands lightly held his face, rubbing your thumbs against his stubbly jaw, and Ash nuzzled against your palm, eyes shining, a permanent blush on his cheeks. He pulled your hand to his lips, softly running them over your fingers, kissing the skin of your wrist.

”Sunshine,” he whispered, pushing his lips against yours again.

”Little moon,” you kissed his forehead, brushing your hands through his hair. ”My moon.”

”Yours,” he sighed happily against your neck as he pulled you to his chest again. ”Only yours.”

 ”Ash?” you asked a few minutes later, slowly looking up at him. ”Are you… really drumming on my ass?”

You finally gathered yourselves and pulled away from each other just to lie back down on the couch, Ashton on his back, you on his chest, the blanket wrapped around you. His hands were running up and down your back, and you didn’t mind it when he rested them on your butt, but this caught your attention.

”It’s nice and round,” he winked at you, his grin never leaving his face.

”You just can’t help yourself, can you?” you laughed, crossing your arms over his chest, resting your chin on them. ”Drummer boy.”

”Needed to catch up on my practice,” he tapped your nose with his finger, and you scrunched up your face.

”You’re so silly.”

”You love my silly,” he answered, patting your butt once again.

”I love you, silly,” you leaned forward to kiss him, and he pressed his lips against yours, a smile on his face.

”The best feeling in the whole wide world.”

He wrapped his arms around your back, and you rested your head against his heart, listening to it as it slowed to a steady beat. Ash ran his fingers through your hair, lips brushing against your temple as he kissed it.

”Don’t fall asleep on me,” he whispered with a smile in his voice.

”I’m not,” you yawned, cuddling closer to him. ”And if I do, you will just take me to bed.”

”Maybe once my legs stop shaking,” he chuckled, chest vibrating with a laugh.

”Was it that good?” you opened your eyes to look up at him, biting back your grin.

”Don’t get cocky,” Ash tickled your side, still laughing.

”Oh, but you did…” you winked at him, burrowing into his chest as he huffed at you, then pulled you up to press another kiss on your lips.

”Silly little sunshine,” he nuzzled your nose with his brightest smile. ”…and this is why I love you.”

part 1 // part 2 // part 3 // part 4 // part 5 // part 6 // part 7 // part 8 // story tag.

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Monster Hunter World Iceborne: Glavenus Trailer Reveals News Monsters and More

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Capcom is not done with showcasing new updates to Monster Hunter World Iceborne. Today they released a new trailer showcasing Glavenus and new subspecies, and a developer diary detailing more about Seliana, gameplay improvements and more. Let’s sift through all the new information!

Monster Hunter World Iceborne: Glavenus Trailer Reveals News Monsters and More

The Glavenus Trailer picks up where the last trailer ended with Glavenus’ scream in the dark. Now we see him briefly fighting the Rathian in the cave using his trademarked sword like tail. Then it cuts into a beautiful sunset with several hunters sharing hot springs in the new gathering hub in Seliana. It shows off the eating table, relaxing pools, a sauna, and adorable scenes with your palico and wildlife.

Next we see the hunter’s room that can be personalized with colors, décor, and furniture. A post-launch update is planned to allow other players to visit each other’s spaces.

Finally, we get into the new subspecies. We seen the Legiana subspecies and now we see:

Ebony Odogaron – A more ferocious Odogaron that deals dragon blight/damage while having a larger attack range.

Fulgur Anjanath – A feral Anjanath that radiates lightning from its mouth. Avoid its linear electrifying attacks!

New monsters so far that have been revealed for Iceborne are:

Velkhana

Tigrex

Shrieking Legiana

Banbaro

Beotodus

Nargacuga

Barioth

Ebony Odogaron

Fulgur Anjanath

Glavenus

To learn more about each of these new monster you can visit our Monster page on the Monster Hunter World wiki.

Pay attention to the end of the trailer as you will hear another monster, Brachydios:

Seliana & Gathering Hub

As we covered before Seliana features all of the same facilities that are essential to your investigations, such as the Ecological Research Center, the Smithy, the Resource Center, and the rest. Additionally, Seliana’s layout was designed to ensure even easier accessibility to each of the facilities.

This time we see the Gathering Hub that is centered around the Hot Springs. Players can soak in the Hot Springs in both armor, or without armor to help immerse the player with their environment. New Gestures were created to accent the springs like splashing water to other players, or laying on their backs in peace.

In addition to the springs there are saunas and foot baths which you can play with Palicos. Prepare for the ultimate cuteness spa experience!

Your Room

Iceborne allows players to customize their room in Seliana even further than was available before. Change the following to suit your aesthetic:

Room Theme

Wallpaper

Floor

Lights

Curtains

Unfortunately, the placement of the items cannot be moved but new items can be added. Hunters can obtain new items by completing quests and deliveries so make sure you leave no quest unfinished to not miss out any rewards. More items will be added in future updates. Remember the Deluxe Kit Furniture Set that is included in Iceborne Digital Deluxe pre-orders? Well, you can change your normal wooden room into a stone like building, adding an old medieval charm.

Want to invite your friends over to your room? It’s possible, but won’t be available until post launch. The developers are working on having others visit your room.

View Mode aka Picture Mode

As reported before a Picture Mode has been added allowing Hunters to zoom, pose, and snap pictures either solo, with your Palico and even other players!

Layered Armor

Several Layered Armor was apparent in the diary video as well as Pendants, which looks like to be the new name for Charms.

Thermae Set

Thermae Layered Wrap

Thermae Layered Chest

Thermae Layered Cuffs

Thermae Layered Belt

Thermae Layered Legs

2 Thermae Ticket

5 Prized Pelt

1 Pure Crystal

5000 Points

Dragonking Eyepatch

Strategist Spectacles

Pulverizing Feather

Crystal Earring

Botanical Research Center’s Harvest Box will now have 50 slots compared to 30 before. (Not confirmed if it will start at 50 or players need to complete quests/delivery quests to expand.)

Squads Improvements & Additions

Players can now create and send out squad cards which can be sent out to others without having to be in the same squad session when they have a moment. This allows more people to test out various squad to find their best fit so be sure to send out your squad card like you do with your guild card! Squads now can now have sub leader; they can send out and accept squad cards.

Multiplayer Scaling

As stated before, Hunters can now hunt in a party of 2 and have quest difficulty scale to them; party size of 3 to 4 remains unchanged. Difficulty now re-adjusts to lower levels if player leaves or disconnects but Palicos can’t rejoin if they leave. Go out and have a partner you love to dance with and never let them go.

Multiplayer Compatibility

Can Player A who owns Iceborne play with Player B who only has the Monster Hunter World base game? Yes. Low and High Rank quests will be able to be played with both versions. However, players need to have Iceborne in order to tackle Iceborne content. Remember players must have the base game of Monster Hunter World, have completed the story, be at least Hunter Rank 16, and have purchased the Iceborne expansion in order to access the new Iceborne story and quests.

Confirmed New Palico Gadgets

New Gadgets have been inferred since the beta where the new Vigorwisp Gadget was revealed. Now we have more information about the other Palico Gadgets:

Shieldspire Stooge – a mobile decoy that draws a monster’s attention away from the player

The Meowcano – a giant jar that shoots out fireballs at enemies

Revive Vigorwasp – that can revive players immediately back into battle if they faint.

Improved Trap & Plunderer Gadgets (No mention of Bongo Gadget but I hope its simply an omission)

You can watch the video below to see some of this in action:

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne will release on PS4 and Xbox One on September 6th. PC version will release sometime in Winter 2019.

For more Monster Hunter World be sure to read next Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Expansion New Trailers Feature Clutch Claw, Great Sword And Long Sword and Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Size “Will Rival The Original Release”. You can also read more details about the expansion in MHW Iceborne: Everything We Know, New Monsters, New Locale, New Elements!

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Little India Heritage Trail!

 Being someone that isn’t the most interested in heritage trails, I wasn’t looking forward to the heritage trail. However, after going on this short adventure to Indian Heritage Center, I found that heritage trails can actually be relatively fun as well as educational. I chose Little India as the location for my heritage trail as it is somewhere that I am somewhat familiar with. I used to frequent Little India on my way home from my Secondary School and occasionally eat at the Tekka Market, which is just a stone’s throw away from the Little India MRT station. Before visiting the trail, I had never expected Little India to have such a rich culture and history. However, I have learnt a lot about the Indian community in Singapore from the trip to the Indian Heritage Center. 

Some may ask, how does one get to the Indian Heritage Center? Well, that my friend, is a good question. Take Exit C from Little India MRT station and you will be greeted by this sign, follow the path beside the sign and you will reach a junction.

After following the path, you will reach a junction and you will see this majestic looking elephant from across the street, from there you will know that the Indian Heritage Trail is about a 3-5 minute walk away. Crossing the road past the elephant, you will enter a market-like area, continue forward and you should reach your destination with ease.

And if you follow the instructions correctly, you should be greeted by this fine looking building which has the giant “Indian Heritage Center” sign sticking out of it. (or google maps works too)

The exterior of the Indian Heritage Center has this modern vibes about it with its sleek design and the use of glass panels (It’s pretty hard to miss due to its enormous size compared to the buildings around it)

Upon starting the trail, I was greeted by the vibrant colors of the wall of the entrance, giving me high hopes and expectations for the rest of  the trail.

A brief introduction of the trail and of the Indian Community, together with pictures from the past

The trail started off with a brief introduction of Singapore’s Indian community, together with pictures from the past. FUN FACT :The first Indians to arrive in Singapore were a “lashkar” (“army unit”) of Indian Soldiers of the Bengal Infantry who accompanied Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. 

A theater which replayed a 10-minute long video about the history of the Indian community in Singapore

Next up in the trail was the theater room, where a 10-minute film would be played which taught us about the Indian community before, during and after the World War II. The film was mostly in black and white, which added this “historic feel” to the film.

A display of Wayang Kulit (Shadow Puppets) and a Qibla Indicator

The trail showed me the strong religious beliefs that the Indian community had. These are called Wayang Kulit, also known as Shadow Puppets. They are leather puppets which were made to tell stories of the Hindu Gods. What was interesting to me was the fact that they were made in Indonesia and not in India.

A doorway which can be found commonly in India.

What followed shortly after the display of the Wayan Kulit was the beautiful Chettinad doorway. It was believed to be made by the Chettiars in the 19th century using Mahua wood. What intrigues me was that there are 5000 carvings of Hindu Gods on the Chettinad doorway, yes, 5000. Those little small markings and symbols on that doorway are actually carvings of Hindu Gods. The amount of detail there is to this doorway really makes it such a beautiful piece of work. It is said that the Hindu Gods carved onto the doorway are meant to protect the people living in the house. (I see you staring at the mannequins behind, yes, calm down, its up next) 

Mannequins dressed in Saris 

Beyond the majestic doorway lead to a display of the traditional Indian Sari. Nothing much to say about it, its just traditional Indian clothing.

MORE TRADITIONAL CLOTHES!!!

And here we have the traditional Indian headdress, also known as the turban, I would have had tried it on for a picture if not for the tourists who constantly stared at me and judged me for everything I did inside the Indian Heritage Center :(

Religious artefacts omoomo

These artefacts displayed are associated with south Asian religions that are practiced in Singapore such as, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Baha’i 

MATA MATAAAAAA 

Quick fact : in 1881, a Sikh Police Contingent (SPC) was established in SIngapore, where the first contingent arrived from Punjab on March 26 1881. On display in the picture above are some of the things carried around by the officers of the SPC, such as their parang and sword.

Up close and personal with the Police and Civil Servant uniformed mannequin.

The great Mahatma Ghandi together with 3 hardworking SP PFP students :)

Mahatma Ghandi was an important Indian leader who promoted peace and wanted people to be respectful to each other. He is truly a man deserving of a bust in the heritage center. The bust was even made out of bronze as it was a gift from the government of India. I wish I had my own bust for the world to see.

Here we have Ansen posing in the picture booth with its beautiful framed background

As to be expected of a heritage trail and a tourist attraction, there was a picture booth! Although I did not take pictures in the booth, I did manage to get a picture of my friend in the booth doing the classic “ah beng cover face” pose.

GROUP PHOTO!!!!

To end it all off, we had a group picture which was taken by the security guard who kept staring at me, its a little bit slanted but at least he helped us take the picture. :) These are my friends who had came along with me on this learning experience, to my right is Zen, followed by Ansen and Gwen. I think that it is safe to say that we all had learnt at least one or two things about the Indian community. It is always good to learn about the different cultures and histories of other races in Singapore. Living in such a close proximity with all the different races in Singapore, I feel that it is good to learn about their history and their cultures as they were once maybe neighbors with our grandparents or our great-grandparents. Being culturally aware of different races and knowing about the history of other races can also help us to understand the meaning behind some of the things that the Indians in Singapore may do. Such as the interesting Chettinad doorway, my neighbor has a chettinad doorway and until after the trip to the Indian Heritage center, I always thought it was just for aesthetics. All in all, learning about the Indian culture was a fun and educating experience and I would say that it definitely was not a wasted trip. I may even be interested in going for more heritage trails. :>

SOURCE : The Ethan of the Kohs 

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START A SUCCESSFUL AMAZON STORE

I recently helped a close friend & client with a project to help generate passive income by selling on Amazon. Through this method he is able to ship his products to an Amazon warehouse and have them handle all the orders and logistics involved with the sale of the item (for a fee). This blog post will cover everything we did, including how we found a profitable niche, sourced a cheap supplier and started generating sales through various channels. To start with, the first thing we had to do was open a Fulfilment by Amazon account.

      Once we completed the sign up process and filled in all the information they require of us (quite a lengthy process – about 15 minutes), we find ourselves on our Amazon Seller Central Dashboard. This is where sales, pricing and stock are managed.

      The next stage was determining if there is actually a demand for our product within the Amazon platform. The tool that we used for this is called Jungle Scout. Here is their sales video:

    If you haven’t decided on your product already, you are going to need to use the Jungle Scout tool to scour Amazon high and low looking for opportunities and weighing up your options. Ideally you want to make sure that the product meets the following criteria:

It sells well most of the year round (not seasonal).

No massive international brands dominate the product niche (Don’t try and out sell Nike for football boots).

It would be best if the top 1-5 ranking products didn’t have that many reviews (Less than 75 ideally).

The product you are looking to sell is small and light.

  Once you have found a product that matches this criteria, the next step is buying your inventory. There are two main websites that you can use to source your stock from:

Alibaba (Low Cost Per Unit, High Min Order)

Ali Express (High Cost Per Unit, Low Min Order)

Both of these websites are similar to Amazon, the only difference is that you are able to buy in bulk / have unique products manufactured. The overall plan through this method is that you will be able to find a product for really cheap, order it in bulk, brand it and then send it off to Amazon to sell at a profit. If you are willing to put the time, money and effort in to developing your system then there is no reason you can’t earn a decent income from it.

  Just a quick one too regarding the above – normally you want to go through Alibaba as the prices are better; however if you are starting out you may not want to buy your initial stock in such large volumes in case you are unable to shift it – in which case I recommend Ali Express. Before purchasing though, you need to work out your profit margins on your product.

From here on in the tutorial I am going to be speaking hypothetically as to not give away the niches that we work in. Going forward we will be pretending that we are selling scented candles (high monthly search, top results have less than 75 reviews and it is small and light). So first have a look on Amazon at the competition:

    We can see that they generally sell anywhere between £5 and £11. This is the price range we should be looking to sell ours at. Notice the branding and type of candles on the front page too. We now need to do the same search on Alibaba, then contact the different manufacturers and weigh up the quality, cost and seller history. For this example let’s say I think that candle below had the potential to stand out on the front page of Amazon and sell.

    Including the cost of shipping (VERY IMPORTANT!) and packaging (Find out if manufacturer will do this for you or if you will need to organise this yourself), I should be able to get 5000 units for roughly £5700 ($7000), or £1.14 per candle. We’ll also need to consider cost of shipping from our premises to Amazon. If you develop a strong enough relationship with your supplier, there is no reason they can’t ship directly to Amazon and cut back your costs even further. Anyway, let’s say it works out to £1.90 a candle if we consider all things; selling it for £7.00 is a reasonable return on investment.

Note: In this example I am also using Alibaba as opposed to Ali Express, so the cost per unit is lower – although a higher net spend.

  While you wait for things to be manufactured / shipped (normally around 8 weeks), it’s a good idea to ask for 3-5 samples to be sent by express international delivery so you can get product photography, branding etc out the way. It is really important to have good photography on your Amazon product page. In some cases a manufacturer will be able to send you a product sample before you buy in bulk if you communicate your idea across and get to know them before they start. Alibaba is a secure platform anyway (pay with PayPal) – so you should have peace of mind that everyone will walk away from this arrangement happy.

  We then look at the Amazon Profitability Calculator. I have also found a product that matches similar criteria to the one the candle I plan on selling (and being sold on Fulfilment by Amazon), and check it out.

    So as you can see, including shipping it to Amazon and having them deal with the entire customer care process / delivery / support and all that – it works out to a £2.94 fee per candle sold. Add this to the £0.96 cost of the actual candle – and the entire cost of manufacturing, packaging, sale, delivery and support for each candle comes to exactly £3.90. This leaves us with a profit of £3.10 per candle. If we decide to sell it to the rest of Europe too, it works out to around £2.60 (Bear in mind that this gets less by £0.02 every month the candle stays in storage too).

So it looks like the gross profit will be around £15 000 on each batch of 5000 candles. This is either awful or amazing, depending on how long it takes to sell them all. The next challenge would be working out how to get them sold as cheap as possible. The best place for you to start with is by being found within the Amazon platform. How Amazon ranks products internally for keywords is detailed below:

  The relevancy of the product.

Candles aren’t going to show up for a search for a bath. But besides being that obvious, we need to make sure that we use as many keywords in the title as we can, while sounding as natural as possible. We are also going to want to use some of the keywords we have identified in our descriptions / answers etc.

The quality of the product (reviews / returns / refunds)

Don’t manufacture and sell crappy stuff. It’s not worth haggling down on price trying to save £1 per unit if it’s not going to be done properly. Rather have high turnover than high margins.

The amount of sales a product has.

Another obvious one. If it is selling well then Amazon want to show it.

The amount of reviews it has.

If the product has loads of people raving about it and leaving reviews then it is probably something their searchers want to see / will buy.

Whether or not it is being fulfilled by Amazon.

Amazon rank their own products above normal merchant fulfilled products.

The conversion rate of the page.

When people land on this page do they buy from here or someone else? Ways we can make sure that people choose us is to have really high quality pictures, good descriptions and good reviews.

Reasonable price.

Are your products in line with what your competitors are charging?

  None of the above are mutually exclusive of each other so it can be hard to your store going initially. A good idea while you wait for your product would be to get a web page up about it (HINT: have that put on the packaging too, so get your domain sorted name ASAP. You can also start getting our social media presence and content together if you are going to be relying on search engines for traffic. Another good tip is to give away ~100 candles for free to people / friends and family in exchange for an honest Amazon review.

  If you don’t treat this like a get rich quick scheme and are willing to invest time and money in to it – it will be very easy in the future to walk away from it and have the entire process handled automatically. Amazon will also ship all over Europe from UK fulfilment centres, so the sky really is the limit on this one if you apply yourself to it.

from Gorilla Marketing https://gorilla.marketing/how-to-start-a-successful-amazon-store/

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Monster Hunter World Iceborne: Glavenus Trailer Reveals News Monsters and More

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Capcom is not done with showcasing new updates to Monster Hunter World Iceborne. Today they released a new trailer showcasing Glavenus and new subspecies, and a developer diary detailing more about Seliana, gameplay improvements and more. Let’s sift through all the new information!

Monster Hunter World Iceborne: Glavenus Trailer Reveals News Monsters and More

The Glavenus Trailer picks up where the last trailer ended with Glavenus’ scream in the dark. Now we see him briefly fighting the Rathian in the cave using his trademarked sword like tail. Then it cuts into a beautiful sunset with several hunters sharing hot springs in the new gathering hub in Seliana. It shows off the eating table, relaxing pools, a sauna, and adorable scenes with your palico and wildlife.

Next we see the hunter’s room that can be personalized with colors, décor, and furniture. A post-launch update is planned to allow other players to visit each other’s spaces.

Finally, we get into the new subspecies. We seen the Legiana subspecies and now we see:

Ebony Odogaron – A more ferocious Odogaron that deals dragon blight/damage while having a larger attack range.

Fulgur Anjanath – A feral Anjanath that radiates lightning from its mouth. Avoid its linear electrifying attacks!

New monsters so far that have been revealed for Iceborne are:

Velkhana

Tigrex

Shrieking Legiana

Banbaro

Beotodus

Nargacuga

Ebony Odogaron

Fulgur Anjanath

To learn more about each of these new monster you can visit our Monster page on the Monster Hunter World wiki.

Pay attention to the end of the trailer as you will hear another monster, Brachydios:

Seliana & Gathering Hub

As we covered before Seliana features all of the same facilities that are essential to your investigations, such as the Ecological Research Center, the Smithy, the Resource Center, and the rest. Additionally, Seliana’s layout was designed to ensure even easier accessibility to each of the facilities.

This time we see the Gathering Hub that is centered around the Hot Springs. Players can soak in the Hot Springs in both armor, or without armor to help immerse the player with their environment. New Gestures were created to accent the springs like splashing water to other players, or laying on their backs in peace.

In addition to the springs there are saunas and foot baths which you can play with Palicos. Prepare for the ultimate cuteness spa experience!

Your Room

Iceborne allows players to customize their room in Seliana even further than was available before. Change the following to suit your aesthetic:

Room Theme

Wallpaper

Floor

Lights

Curtains

Unfortunately, the placement of the items cannot be moved but new items can be added. Hunters can obtain new items by completing quests and deliveries so make sure you leave no quest unfinished to not miss out any rewards. More items will be added in future updates. Remember the Deluxe Kit Furniture Set that is included in Iceborne Digital Deluxe pre-orders? Well, you can change your normal wooden room into a stone like building, adding an old medieval charm.

Want to invite your friends over to your room? It’s possible, but won’t be available until post launch. The developers are working on having others visit your room.

View Mode aka Picture Mode

As reported before a Picture Mode has been added allowing Hunters to zoom, pose, and snap pictures either solo, with your Palico and even other players!

Layered Armor

Several Layered Armor was apparent in the diary video as well as Pendants, which looks like to be the new name for Charms.

Thermae Set

Thermae Layered Wrap

Thermae Layered Chest

Thermae Layered Cuffs

Thermae Layered Belt

Thermae Layered Legs

2 Thermae Ticket

5 Prized Pelt

1 Pure Crystal

5000 Points

Dragonking Eyepatch

Strategist Spectacles

Pulverizing Feather

Crystal Earring

Botanical Research Center’s Harvest Box will now have 50 slots compared to 30 before. (Not confirmed if it will start at 50 or players need to complete quests/delivery quests to expand.)

Squads Improvements & Additions

Players can now create and send out squad cards which can be sent out to others without having to be in the same squad session when they have a moment. This allows more people to test out various squad to find their best fit so be sure to send out your squad card like you do with your guild card! Squads now can now have sub leader; they can send out and accept squad cards.

Multiplayer Scaling

As stated before, Hunters can now hunt in a party of 2 and have quest difficulty scale to them; party size of 3 to 4 remains unchanged. Difficulty now re-adjusts to lower levels if player leaves or disconnects but Palicos can’t rejoin if they leave. Go out and have a partner you love to dance with and never let them go.

Multiplayer Compatibility

Can Player A who owns Iceborne play with Player B who only has the Monster Hunter World base game? Yes. Low and High Rank quests will be able to be played with both versions. However, players need to have Iceborne in order to tackle Iceborne content. Remember players must have the base game of Monster Hunter World, have completed the story, be at least Hunter Rank 16, and have purchased the Iceborne expansion in order to access the new Iceborne story and quests.

Confirmed New Palico Gadgets

New Gadgets have been inferred since the beta where the new Vigorwisp Gadget was revealed. Now we have more information about the other Palico Gadgets:

Shieldspire Stooge – a mobile decoy that draws a monster’s attention away from the player

The Meowcano – a giant jar that shoots out fireballs at enemies

Revive Vigorwasp – that can revive players immediately back into battle if they faint.

Improved Trap & Plunderer Gadgets (No mention of Bongo Gadget but I hope its simply an omission)

You can watch the video below to see some of this in action:

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne will release on PS4 and Xbox One on September 6th. PC version will release sometime in Winter 2019.

For more Monster Hunter World be sure to read next Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Expansion New Trailers Feature Clutch Claw, Great Sword And Long Sword and Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Size “Will Rival The Original Release”. You can also read more details about the expansion in MHW Iceborne: Everything We Know, New Monsters, New Locale, New Elements!

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