#seriously i have 3 days straight of holiday things so i will have 0 energy for things until the middle/ end of next week anyway

[quilleth]

WIP Wednesday accountability post

Well I'm a few days later than I meant to be, but i got pretty distracted this week, and admittedly ended up writing more than the set number of sentence on pretty much everything xD

From the results on my poll, here's what I worked on this week:

Planning and 4 sentences written for the SVSSS whump prompt "Who takes care of you?"

Draft some pants patterns for my bjd; at least one pair including a mockup

Play baldur's gate 3

Write 2 sentences for the prompt "nightmare" for Vanora and Faolan :3

Write 1 sentence each for the Moshang flashback prompt, Elisabeth and Jasper prompt, and the other Faolan whump prompt which also needed planning

The results are below the cut! I will post a new poll Tuesday/ Wednesday after the holiday, because this was fun and did help motivate me to do things, so thank you again everyone who played along <3

SVSSS Whump Prompt "Who takes care of you?" “Bro, Shen Qinqiu hissed as Yue Qingyuan’s explanation of peak activities droned on. “I thought you said Mobei Jun stopped hitting you.” Shang Qinghua did his best to concentrate on taking fast, accurate minutes for the meeting and ignore his growling stomach. He mumbled back, “He did.” Shen Qingqiu snorted, “Then who punched you this time?”

Bjd Pants! I did not manage to make a mock up since i ran into some issues (namely math, but also the new drafting ruler i ordered is misprinted, which threw me off some) but I did draft a pattern for pants for dollbei jun!

I played some Baldur's gate! Got into the underdark and beat the spectator thingy. But I only played once. I did however also play some of the current season in diablo 4 so that was fun.

Vanora and Faolán whump prompt “Nightmare” When he looked up, half expecting to see the creaking, ruined boards of the ship, he started again, being met instead by an anxious face looming over him in the moonlight. “Are you ok?” Vanora asked. “Were you having a bad dream?”

Vanora and Faolán whump prompt “Why didn’t you save me?” “You could have, you know,” Faolán’s voice was flat as he spoke—not accusatory, not angry. Just...empty.

Elisabeth and Jasper floriography prompt: larkspur, first time making someone laugh “Pardon, my lady. You must be mistaken,” Jasper replied, setting the letters in neat piles. “No, no. I’m quite certain I heard you!”

Moshang whump prompt “flashback” It’s a strange habit of his, but one Mobei Jun assumed was an attempt at deference, if he gave it much thought at all.

[cupkayke]

Cupkayke Rewatches/Liveblogs Boueibu!

Season 1, Episode 3

So I dropped off the face of Tumblr for awhile, sorry guys! I also rewatched the entirety of Yuri on Ice with my boyfriend and he now likes ice skating anime so that took some time lol But I am back JUST IN TIME FOR YUMOTO’S BIRTHDAY OMG HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS CHILD. So, have a liveblog/collection of my stupid thoughts about one of the more ridiculous episodes! Yay! 

Also, I apologize in advance- some of this episode’s subtext led to an impromptu dissection of the boys’ sexualities/orientations and there are some brief mentions of unsavory teachers (because what kind of teacher holds a pretty boy contest???) so if any of my terminology/speculation is incorrect or you find any of my discussions potentially triggering or in need of tags PLEASE inbox me and I will tag the post as such/correct any misinformation! I am a literature student- I like to analyze things. Sometimes I get carried away~

I SAW THE PREVIEW IMAGE FOR THIS EP ON CRUNCHYROLL AND IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT ‘HERE WE GO I REMEMBER THIS EPISODE IT’S GONNA BE A TRASH PARADE AND WTF CITY LET’S GO’

Okay- I always wondered about the pretty boy contest… like why? What purpose does it serve? Why are there posters put up in a fucking BATHHOUSE advertising the local boys’ high school’s PRETTY BOY CONTEST. .3 seconds into the episode and it’s ridiculous. 

What do you mean ‘weight with the ladies’ c’mon man I have a hard time believing you care ANYTHING about ‘the ladies’ -eyebrow waggle-

He’s doing pirouettes in a towel… okay seriously bro I danced ballet for like 10 years and I never pirouetted in a towel OKAY THAT’S PROBABLY A LIE BUT YOU CAN’T PROVE IT OTHERWISE

"EWWWW TEACHER DICK”

Aww Yumoto. So innocent. So naive. So willing to point out he just saw his teacher’s penis-

...well that’s an odd question. Yumoto why would you ask-

Oh, shew, it’s because you’re not ashamed of bodies! How sweet and innocent and refreshi-

WAIT BACK UP NEVERMIND YUMOTO WTF THAT’S CALLED VOUYERISM

Those are the faces of some senpais that just came to the realization that their kouhai has probably been checking them out.

Well he got dressed fast.

How do you hire someone by accident?

Took the words right out of my mouth, Atsushi.

This is disturbing on several levels. Pedo Principal? -shudders-

FEET SHOULD NOT BEND THAT WAY

GUYS. GUYS. GUYS. AKOYA AS A BALLET DANCER OMG. IMAGINE. HAS THIS BEEN DRAWN? THIS NEEDS TO BE FANART SOMEWHERE. HE’D BE SO PRETTY JUST IMAGINE HIM IN TIGHTS BEING THE PRINCIPAL MALE LEAD IN SWAN LAKE OR FUCK EVEN IN A FUCKING TUTU BECAUSE HE’D BE GORGEOUS IN EITHER ROLE I CAN’T EVEN AWKEJFLASJFASLDJFOSIJFOAJ -Cupkayke Explodes-

Arima speaks truth

Io why do you have an exact copy of the calculator I use at work that’s terrifying.

RYUU YOU ARE LYING YOU GO TO AN ALL BOYS SCHOOL THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 0% WOMEN TRY AGAIN

Io looks so disappointed he can’t talk numbers with Ryuu

THEIR CHEESY CATCHPHRASE AGAIN

Side note I feel like the quirkiness of the school got toned down in later eps but perhaps that’s my faulty memory. Which is why I’m rewatching it lol.

Pretty and savage AF

PINK RIVALRY! I mean seriously, “you can’t seem to take your eyes off of me?” Maybe not even a rivalry but something else ohohohohohoh I’m alone on this ship

Okay this creepy teacher apparently calls all the boys ‘sweet honey’ which is disturbing on its own level but that got cranked up to 11 on the creep scale when he referred to YUMOTO as sweet honey. 

Yumoto is a precious cinnamon roll you freak

Paper airplane contest lololol why do I feel like this happened at my school back in the day?

Wombat sounds like a jealous lover lolol

OH BOY! PUNS!

RYUU AND AKOYA TIED FOR THIRD???

HOW DOES AKOYA NOT WIN IN THE LINEUP OF THE SC???

LIKE SERIOUSLY KINSHIROU????

AKOYA IS TEN TIMES PRETTIER!

This school must have a thing for ice princes I s2g

En's boredom is dangerous. I mean... the face says it all.

Ryuu is all “this is NOT up my alley”

A bit slow on the uptake, Yumoto.

Io that’s so sweet... I guess? Well Ryuu seems to think it is- look at his face!

...nevermind. His expression is all “Thanks... I guess...”

Either Yumoto was hoping his senpais would teach him how to be popular with the ladies, or he’s just confused as to what in the hell it is that older boys want. This entire scene is just a clusterfuck of innuendo BUT I’M GONNA OVER ANALYZE IT ANYWAY.

The surface meaning of En and Atsushi’s statements here- or what the audience is supposed to get- is that being popular with girls will only get you so far. It may get you ‘love’ but having a girlfriend means jack squat if you don’t have guy friends (most likely to brag to). 

It also could be taken that En at least would rather appreciate women than exert his energy into making them lust after him, which is rather sweet if you think about it.

Atsushi’s point also draws attention to the fact that stereotypical displays of machismo are much more well-received by other men than women- ie outward displays of strength, aggression, bragging about sexual encounters... er- yeah. No need to go on, there.

So. In order to be a well-rounded man, a man needs to be popular/be admired by other men! So you aren’t a lonely loser the rest of your days.

Buuut... because I’m me... LET’S LOOK AT THE SUBTEXT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR SPECULATED SEXUALITIES 8D

En basically says straight up it’s more beneficial to be admired by men. Putting aside the above statements about admiring women... En’s likely gay. Fosho.

And the top screencap of Yumoto, instead of just clarifying his senpai’s intentions, that could mean that he’s more interested in girls. HOWEVER-

With a c: face, Yumoto admits his heart flutters watching rugged young men!

Bi Yumoto anyone? (He also unironically uses the word ‘flicks’ but that’s either a translator thing or another example of a mysterious dialect but ON TOPIC-)

At least within the context of this scene, Yumoto implies he’d be interested in being popular with girls and he is attracted to at very least a certain type of man. Buuut the rest of this episode (which I will get to later) potentially directly contradicts this implication as to Yumoto’s romantic and/or otherwise attraction.

It’s too bad that we don’t get Ryuu or Atsushi’s opinions on the matter- although Ryuu makes his attractions pretty clear just from his character (and then the subtext with Io). Atsushi is a bit of a mystery, for now. 

As for Io, we get this  exchange-

Le sigh. Io is moneysexual. Anyway...

Wombat so salty- I guess helping Ryuu win a contest is more entertaining than being superheroes.

Me about halfway through this post

En's expressions in this scene are great.

Tho does anyone else now headcanon En as really into athletics when he isn’t being lazy?

Like him really liking competition just fits so well but without a goal he’s just like ‘why bother’

Atsushi sounds so awkward calling him Yufuin

“I can’t just announce him as Enchan that’s weird but I don’t think I’ve ever said his last name ughhhhhhhhh”

Io is NOT playing by the unspoken one urinal in between rule

ALSO I JUST NOTICED YOU CAN SEE THE GUY ON THE LEFT ACTUALLY PEEING WTF

Water go swoosh swoosh

Also their bathrooms are fancy AF

GDI why does Io make the best seduction face

Even tho it’s more predatory here still...

THEY WERE REALLY HEAVY HANDED WITH THE INNUENDO IN S1

The triplets WHY ARE THEIR EYES SO WEIRD

WHAT IS IT WITH THIS SHOW AND SIDE CHARACTERS WITH WEIRD EYES

Ryuu so destructive lol

I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID ABOUT EN BEING ATHLETIC RYUU DOES FUCKING KARATE

Sparkles

Ibushi is still savage AF

I had to giggle and cap his character card because the image of Atsushi doing gigantic jigsaw puzzles was adorable

YOU’RE A TEACHER WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A PRETTY BOY?

LIKE SERIOUSLY WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE VALIDATED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Did he get scorned and that’s why his self esteem is in the toilet???

1579th pretty boy contest??? Damn Pedo Principal is thirsty AF I am still shuddering at the implications

Tho seriously that’s -does math- ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF PRETTY BOY CONTESTS WHAT THE FUCK

And that isn’t taking into account there would probably be a month or two where school isn’t in session on the 27th to have the pretty boy contest. Like December wouldn’t they be on break? And don’t they have a summer holiday at some point?

IT ISN’T JUST ONE PEDO PRINCIPAL IT’S A DYNASTY

EWWWWWWWWW.

YUMOTO AND RYUU BROTHER RELATIONSHIP I FRIENDSHIP IT LOOK RYUU IS BLUSHING

Yumoto knows he’s a lil shit

What the fuck kind of sound effect is swan swan???

I’m suddenly reminded of Kronk doing his own theme music-

Ryuu so salty he wanted to know the winner

Yumoto that writhing mob of students is pretty gross I agree

SO ZUNDAR WANTS THE ENTIRE WORLD TO BE GAY

THAT’S HIS EVIL PLAN TURN EVERYONE GAY

HE SOUNDS LIKE A SHITTY GROSS POLITICIAN

With that shot angle I was just waiting for him to lay a fucking egg but thankfully that didn’t happen

The subtitle is inaccurate- he actually said ‘GIMME HUG’ which is slightly more unsettling.

EN YOU WANT TO MARRY IT WTF

Yumoto still just like c: “I have no idea what’s going on”

I NOW PRESENT TO YOU THE BEST BOUEIBU SCREENCAPS IN THE HISTORY OF SCREENCAPS 

ATSUSHI SO GRACEFUL

SO ROMANTIC

EN IS JEALOUS

THEY’RE ALL RIDICULOUS

Speaks for itself

And here is where Yumoto contradicts his earlier implications. Okay. 1) Writers make up your minds, although 2) ...shades of gray here.

Perhaps Kurotori’s feather spell represents sexual love (Eros for all you YOI fans~) and Yumoto is either a) too young/innocent to understand or b) somewhere on the ace spectrum. The others were affected because they are either simply older than Yumoto/past puberty or allosexual to the point where the spell could manipulate their feelings despite their existing attractions whatever those may be.

Yumoto’s earlier comments, then, could be taken to mean simply romantic attraction, even though his wording of his “heart fluttering” thanks to Yakuza men is a bit misleading in that respect. (Disclaimer: I am not on the ace spectrum so perhaps I am misrepresenting/misinterpreting here- please correct me if I have made a mistake in my understanding of asexuality- I definitely do not want to offend anyone! Just analyzing~) 

Though to play the other side, En’s comment about marriage, even though he’s under the influence of a spell, also indicates that the spell has romantic components as well as potentially sexual ones. If the spell plays to BOTH- wouldn’t Yumoto be affected as well, based on his earlier assertions?

OR PERHAPS- if it is both, Yumoto is ALSO potentially aromantic and his comments were purely of an aesthetic nature or self projection (that is, he wants to be a dashing Yakuza heartthrob, not necessarily date one). Or he was simply trying to relate to his senpais and was bluffing the entire time.

Damn, this episode can seem REALLY deep if you squint hard enough. Headcanons, abound!

Moving on- WHEN IN DOUBT, HUG THE ENEMY!

Now I’m starting to see some cleverness on the part of the writers- hear me out below- but first- MORE CUDDLES

With this, Yumoto can be read several different ways. 

On the surface and probably most importantly, regardless of what Yumoto’s personal attraction/orientation is (if he’s even figured it out at this point), he knows love at its purest form. He loves his brother. He loves his senpais (even though at this point they barely know each other- Yumoto probably latches on quickly). But more importantly, he is so in tune with his own feelings he realizes that self love is at the core of any type of love. That if you aren’t secure in yourself, if you don’t care about yourself on some level, how can anyone else care about you either?

This is another reason why I love Yumoto even though he can get a bit heavy-handed at times and seem like a one-note character; HE ISN’T.

Yumoto is incredibly introspective and even though his senapis make comments about how he just kind of shoves everything together to fit the situation he really does understand the monster-ified characters’ insecurities.

(Which can lead to some sad headcanons about how Yumoto has probably felt all of these things at one point or another... oh no...)

But back to my over-analysis of Yumoto’s orientation- with this... it’s really up to interpretation.

He can be read as a young character who hasn’t figured things out yet, he can be read as interested in romantic relationships of any variety but not necessarily anything else, he can be read as only interested in platonic relationships- anything. And while the inconsistency in his portrayal can be a bit maddening- it’s GREAT headcanon opportunity.

Thus, unless s3 gives Yumoto a canon interest- he’s whatever you think he is. Which is AWESOME! DO YOU SEE WHY I LOVE THIS SMOL CINNAMON ROLL?

Aaaand some closing, not very deep thoughts to wrap up-

SO BLUSHY. MUCH ANGELIC. WOW.

En you’re always tired

Kinchan... why do you want people to grovel at your feet...?

That’s certainly a random question, En- but for shits and giggles; these are their responses if I’m hearing their voices right:

Atsushi - My neck, I guess?

Yumoto - My arms

Ryuu - Armpits

Io - The nape of the neck.

My brain hurts so I have NO idea what these could mean but I highly doubt they’re throwaway lines- SO YOU GUYS TELL ME. Over-analyze what parts they wash first LOL

OKAY WOW THAT WAS LONG AS FUCK AND I GOT TOO DEEP. Again, let me know if I fucked anything up or need to add tags~ And let me know what you think/what your headcanons are/if there’s something from another canon source that could add to this!

I’ll try to get ep 4 up today as well since it took me forever to get back to this but this shit takes longer than I thought. I watch the ep first and take notes, then go back and re-watch and screencap and take more notes, then copy/pasta everything into tumblr and add more thoughts and make it readable. Shew.

[xfdeath]

Ship: Tania and Abe

General:

Rate the Ship -  Awful | Ew | No pics pls | I’m not comfortable | Alright | I like it! | Got Pics? | Let’s do it! | Why is this not getting more attention?! | The OTP to rule all other OTPs

How long will they last? - long enough that Abe will most certainly outlive her, tbh. 

How quickly did/will they fall in love? - It’s slow actually. Abe’s trying to adjust to being a Horseman without an apocalypse, and for a while neither one of them are thinking about that kind of thing. They’re both just trying to live. 

How was their first kiss? - By the time he gets his head back it was a long time coming. 

Wedding:

Who proposed? - Abe does, but oddly enough not seriously. He did the serious thing once, and it didn’t take. He didn’t accept her to accept.

Who is the best man/men? - Technically Ichabod, but you won’t hear Abe admit it.

Who is the bride’s maid(s)? - Abbie and Jenny probably. Tania’s social circle is limited. 

Who did the most planning? - Abe tried to overplan, Tania shut him down.

Who stressed the most? - Abe.

How fancy was the ceremony? - Back of a pickup truck | 2 | 3 | 4 | Normal Church Wedding | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Kate and William wish they were this big. (Tania wanted to do it in Vegas, Abe shut her down. “I’m not getting married by a fucking Elvis impersonator” were his exact words.”)

Who was specifically not invited to the wedding? - Ichabod initially, Tania guilted Abe into rescinding it. 

Sex:

Who is on top? - Not Tania’s lazy ass that’s for sure. 

Who is the one to instigate things? - Abe usually, to the point that if Tania does he becomes instantly suspicious. (”What did you do/what ridiculous thing do you want me to do?”)

How healthy is their sex life? - Barely touch themselves let alone each other | 2 | 3 | 4 | Once a couple weeks, nothing overboard | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They are humping each other on the couch right now

How kinky are they? - Straight missionary with the lights off | 2 | 3 | 4 | Might try some butt stuff and toys | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Don’t go into the sex dungeon without a horse’s head (Tania had her hypersexual kinky phase in college, she finds those things to be too much effort.)

How long do they normally last? - It actually stretches out, not because of say endurance but because of the way Abe’s body works w/ stagnated blood flow he uh...needs some extra time.

Do they make sure each person gets an equal amount of orgasms? -  As long as everyone had a good time and enjoyed themselves no one cares.

How rough are they in bed? -Softer than a butterfly on the back of a bunny | 2 | 3 | 4 | The bed’s shaking and squeaking every time | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Their dirty talk is so vulgar it’d make Dwayne Johnson blush. Also, the wall’s so weak it could collapse the next time they do it.

How much cuddling/snuggling do they do? - No touching after sex | 2 | 3 | 4 | A little spooning at night, or on the couch, but not in public | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They snuggle and kiss more often than a teen couple on their fifth date to a pillow factory. (It actually depends, Tania literally tends to space out sometimes, not because she’s uninterested or something but just because her brain does things so there’s times where she’s literally off to the next thing/something she thought of in the middle of it without so much as ‘good job’ slap on the ass smh)

Children:

How many children will they have naturally? - 0 (Tania had a hysto when she was in her early 20′s due to medical issues)

How many children will they adopt? - Probably none unless something really unusual comes up. Tania likes kids but she doesn’t want to exchange her lifestyle for them.

Who gets stuck with the most diapers? - If they did it would be Abe. 

Who is the stricter parent? - Abe again. 

Who stops the kid(s) from doing dangerous stunts after school? - Tania. Abe would forget the kid isn’t just a mini horseman tbh. 

Who remembers to pack the lunch(es)? - Abe. 

Who is the more loved parent? - Neither?? It would be equal.

Who is more likely to attend the PTA meetings? Tania. Abe would most likely get banned from the school. (”FIGHT ME, KAREN. ALSO YOUR BROWNIES ARE SHIT.”)  

Who cried the most at graduation? - Neither. 

Who is more likely to bail the child(ren) out of trouble with the law? - That would straight up be on Abbie or Ichabod tbh. 

Cooking:

Who does the most cooking? - Abe!! Tania tends to forget to eat and then not have the spoons/energy to do more than microwave meals and frankly, it offends him. 

Who is the most picky in their food choice? - Abe. He waited 250 some odd years to be able to eat again dammit he doesnt care he doesn’t need to.

Who does the grocery shopping? - Abe. Tania can’t be trusted to buy anything other than junk. 

How often do they bake desserts? - Often. Abe overbakes. 

Are they more of a meat lover or a salad eater? - Abe makes sure they have balanced diets. Yes, he sees the irony since he doesn’t need one.

Who is more likely to surprise the other(s) with an anniversary dinner? - Abe. Complete with Tania forgetting the anniversary, not picking up on the clues and straight up asking “what’s the candles dude?”

Who is more likely to suggest going out? - Tania. They’re literally the “can we get mcdonalds?/we have food at the house/i hate this fucking family” meme tbh

Who is more likely to burn the house down accidently while cooking? - T a n i a. 

Chores:

Who cleans the room? - Abe usually just because for a long time he can’t do much outside the apartment between the headless thing and the sun thing, and he wants to have something to do. 

Who is really against chores? - Neither. Tania can let stuff pile up out of forgetfulness/executive dysfunction, but she’s not against it. 

Who cleans up after the pets? - It’s equal. 

Who is more likely to sweep everything under the rug? - Tania. 

Who stresses the most when guests are coming over? - Neither really tbh.

Who found a dollar between the couch cushions while cleaning? - Abe. A dollar, shotgun shells, his head, who knows what the fuck that couch is hiding tbh.

Misc:

Who takes the longer showers/baths? - Tania. Them sweet, sweet dissociation showers. 

Who takes the dog out for a walk? - Tania. 

How often do they decorate the room/house for the holidays? - Tania fucking loves the holidays so she goes all out. 

What are their goals for the relationship? - “Don’t start the apocalypse, don’t get Abe beheaded again, maybe don’t get shot while doing PI work” 

Who is most likely to sleep till noon? - Tania. She has a weird sleep schedule and cycles between staying up for days and then crashing for as long. 

Who plays the most pranks? - Tania. Abe gets in on it eventually though.