#seriously why is your face like that rui

[istharoth]

ooohh for lyca what if like .. when he realizes he has a crush on [reader] & tries to figure out how to confess !!

Anon Imma be real with you, I had too much fun writing this. wc: 1k | They/Them pronouns used - Gender Neutral Reader. | NOT Proof-Read. if it's OOC FORGIVE ME, I can't write him well :((

Love is not on his radar, he's never felt it, nor is he familiar with it. The only love he feels is familial, it's only for Neros and Subaru. But when the Inspector came into his life, things were different. The first two weeks, he wasn't used to it. He wasn't used to someone walking him to class or someone waking him up or sending them messages throughout the day to ask how he was doing.

They were so…strange. Like a puzzle piece he couldn't figure out, they were only someone he liked drawing.

Most times he found himself doodling their face on the edges of his notebooks, other times he found himself staring at them as they served the customers in Rui's bar. That always led to Rui shrieking because he wasn't cleaning the glasses correctly. Never mind all the times he would barge into the room they once stayed in because he missed their scent. He knows one thing though, whatever he feels for the Inspector, he's never going to utter a word about it to the blond gigolo or the Casanova.

"It's love," Rui almost spits out his coffee while Lyca drops his spoon, mouth ajar but still filled with food. "W-Wait a moment, Ed!! You're telling me the doggo is in love?!" Rui slams his hands on the table, eyes wide at Edward's incredulous statement.

"Don't call me doggo!" Lyca grumbles, blaring at teeth at the reaper. Seriously, why wasn't the vampire asleep?! He was never awake in time for breakfast so why today?

After a few moments, Rui ultimately calms down though that doesn't stop him from worrying if it was one of his customers. His thoughts are haywire, was it Lyca's first crush? Did he know how to approach it?? Does the person like them back? What if they don't like him back and he locks himself up in his room?

"I don't like anyone," Lyca breaks down the wall of worries Edward had built up for Rui. Realizing nothing was wrong, Rui calmed down and let out a sigh of relief.

He doesn't like anyone so why did the Casanova call it love? Walking through the grounds of Darkwick, numerous scents hit his nose, some harsh, others too sweet, some too sweaty and finally only one different. He can recognize that scent anywhere, it's that of the Inspectors. Following the scent, he sees them with two Frostheim students, one smells like gummy bears, and the other smells like the deodorant Rui uses.

He wants to approach them but at the same time, he doesn't want their friends to dislike him. He doesn't want to cause problems for them. Just when he thinks of turning away, they call out his name, "Lyca!" They wave at him with a toothy grin, unlike all the condescending smiles he gets from his classmates, unlike the awkward smile he's getting from their friends.

He feels his heart race, faster than it ever has. Something erupts in his mind and he's sure his face and ears are red. This was bad. This was really bad.

He didn't want the vampire to be right but he also didn't want to not fall for the Inspector. It had to be them, the only one he could like.

"How do you confess…?" The best person to ask anything was Subaru, he was absolutely sure Subaru knew what to do but seeing Subaru's flushed cheeks and mumble that he did not know kind of crushed his spirits.

"This is true love! My how marvelous!" Zenji's voice boomed in the room, granted only Subaru and Haku could hear it. "It's true love, he says." Haku smiles at Lyca teasingly, slightly wondering who he has a crush on.

"Says who…?" Lyca glares at the air in the corner, something about it makes him feel all weird. "So, you want to confess to your crush? You could ask Rui-San," Haku shrugs but Lyca firmly says no, grumbling something about him being a playboy.

Subaru sweatdrops at the name-calling, he can't blame Lyca though. Rui is a flirt throughout, though the same could be said for Haku. As they say, birds of a feather flock together.

"Give them flowers and if you're too shy to say something, give them a letter." He recites the advice Haku gave him. He didn't know what flowers the Inspector liked…he had to ask someone.

"Flowers the Inspector likes? Hmm…" Rui hums thoughtfully, his hand under his chin as he thinks hard. Had the Inspector mentioned their favourite flower? "If they become a flower anomaly, will they like flowers?" Edward points while drinking water…? It looks suspiciously similar to water, but it's likely not that.

"Fair point!" Rui hits his fist on his palm and then turns to Lyca whose ears were drooped down in disappointment. Why would he suddenly ask for the Inspector's favourite flowers? "…Wait, wait, wait!!" The waits progressively get louder and the other students of Obscuary cover their ears at the noise.

"You have a crush on the Inspector!?" His world is coming crashing down. Lyca liked the Inspector and he couldn't even play matchmaker?!

"The ship is smooth sailing," Edward hums from beside, finally, one of them was taking initiative. He just hadn't expected it to be Lyca but as the werewolf's mentor, he has to be supportive.

"Don't say it like you knew about it before, Ed-San," Rui glares lightheartedly at the old man who simply chuckles, sipping on water.

…Okay, he likes them, he knows how to confess, so what now? He wanted to ask them to meet him in Obscuary but Rui told him it was a bad idea. He needed to confess somewhere more romantic? What is romance? What is romantic? He does not know, all he knows he likes the Inspector more than he did anyone before.

"Lyca!! Sorry it took a while, the line at Sho's food truck keeps increasing by the day." They chuckle, passing him his share of food. Usually they would eat with Subaru but the Hotarubi Captain told him it'll be a good idea to confess on the terrace. The air feels heavy, he can feel his tail wag from inside his pants. Their scent was much stronger than he'd previously noticed, it's not a bad scent, he doesn't hate it.

"I've been thinking but you're allergic to chocolate right?" They ask, pointing at the small box of chocolates between them, "Planning to give them to someone?" Their teasing grin, the softness of their voice, he can't take it anymore. He wants them to know. He wants them to know he likes them.

"It's for you…" He mumbles, pushing a drawing of them into their hands. He should run, he should really run. What if they reject him? What if they don't like him back?

He glances at them, they were already looking back at him, a huge smile on their face. "I like you too," Oh.

They liked him. They liked him. "Shut up," He grumbles, hiding his face in his hands. "I like you too…or something." He mumbles, putting his hand over theirs. They liked him back. They didn't make fun of him or his drawing, they liked it too. His heart races when they intertwine their hands, he thinks they can hear it too with how loud his chest was beating.

[aayakashii]

I'm going through the Sinostra chapter right now and I can't stop making theories omg there might be spoilers below so be careful, although I'm just enumerating my questions tbh lol

According to one of Taiga's home screen dialogs, there might be some sort of time loop happening which he's KINDA aware of? Or maybe just aware when triggered somehow.

He said "long time no see! You decide to ditch this future too? Sorry I'm not dead yet" which is INCREDIBLY ooc as to how he behaves during the story which leads me to

His extreme memory loss, which apparently lasts less than 24 hours. Why is that? Did he go through so many time loops that it started affecting his memory? There was one small moment in which he remembered Ritsu because he saw the MC face though...

The Clash. What the fuck was it

What's Taiga relationship to Haru? Haru sounds eerily nonchalant regarding Taiga even though the man keeps on threatening Peekaboo. And aftewards, Rui briefly mentions that Taiga has a "destroying what others hold dear" schtick, which leads me to believe that Taiga is seeking revenge for losing something important maybe???? Is the fanfic brainrot too big rn

WHY DOES HE HATE LIKE DOVES??????? I dont wanna go full romantic mode, but is he just resentful of seeing a bird that is the physical representation of someone else's feelings or something......

The spy. Honestly no idea. There's some theories floating around that Haku is the spy, but I would rather see him during the Hotarubi episode before jumping to conclusions, but it's understandable how people might think that I guess...? He IS very nice and helpful and randomly finding the MC fleeing by train was way too much of a coincidence... he does seem to always tie the MC to Darkwick somehow, firstly by KIDNAPPING her and then by talking her into staying. If the MC is the trigger to a bigger event, then one could see that as suspicious. But I would like a bit more evidence first lol

Back to Taiga, why is he. Like why

Okay no but seriously. If we take the timeloop thing seriously + Haku being a spy, here's the theory:

Taiga knows the MC is the trigger for an awful event and tried killing them back in the Prologue in order to cut the problem on its roots. Haku, if we consider him as the spy, WANTS the event to happen (considering he could also be aware of the loop), which is why he saved us and took us to Darkwick, therefore letting it all play out once again.

If Haku isn't the spy, then we would have to chalk it up as Taiga knowing and trying to kill us, but destiny (???) being a bitch, therefore putting Haku there as a pawn to make things play out again

Maybe the spy can control other ghouls? Who know tbh

Finally, what is going on during the first scene we see in the game? Darkwick on fire and the first character we choose jumping off of the building? I wonder what would happen if we choose Taiga as our first card....... maybe I should create a sub acc

Anyway if anyone has more questions/theories PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY IM OBSESSED WITH THIS GAME I NEED TO THINK ABT IT

There is also a good theory on reddit made by u/imonlybr16 that states this:

"Before the prologue, when you open the game for the first time, you're greeted with the opening scene involving MC running through the halls of a ruined Darkwick. The question is asked "When the world is collapsing around you, whose hand will you take?"

There you're taken to your character choice screen. The guy you choose is later shown on the railing of a balcony, about to jump off.

Now I think I have a very far fetched and vague idea as to what is going on.

In chapter 2, we learn that the person that Alan killed was Dante or at least he thought he did. But we meet Dante and he's very much alive.

This comes theory number one.

***You can't actually die on campus.***

Note the use of actually here. You can 100% still die, you just end up coming back to life.

If Rui is your home screen he talks about accidentally killing someone else in his dorm and being annoyed with having to lift them back to Obscuary. This struck me as a particularly odd dialogue because Rui's curse causes people to die.

Unless, you can't die on campus.

This would explain Dante pretty much instantly. Yes Alan killed him but yes he's alive.

The campus itself is an anomaly, stopping people from dying doesn't sound too far fetched. I expect this to be revealed with the other two members of Obscuary, as that dorm seems to have a connection to death. One of the things that always pops up is that ghouls aren't immortal, no matter how quickly they heal.

Also explains how Calamari didn't die in chapter 3. Ren ran from the dorm > the caves > the jetty and Calamari was already pretty dehydrated in the beginning.

But OP you might say, aren't all the guys talking like they believe they're going to die.

Luckily, that brings us to vauge and far fetched theory number two.

***The campus is on fire due to a rebellion***

In the very last chapter of the prologue we get to see Kaito's wickhive. There we see three pretty interesting threads.

. There's gonna be an uprising soon

. One of you is a demon

. There's a guy who could see the future

Kaito is surprised at something he sees in this scene but we don't learn what it is. This chapter's 'preview' is one of the scenes we see in the very beginning. Blood and a Lily.

I believe that the first thread is foreshadowing and will . After you meet your chosen guy standing on the railing you get a line of dialogue (or not if you picked Towa) that changes depending on who you picked. Some imply that what they're doing is going to save you(Jiro, Zenji and Sho), some apologize stating that they could protect what they cared about until the very end (Luca,Kaito,Haru and Yuri) but three characters caught my attention

Leo: Life sucks and then you die,right? I just want to make the assholes responsible regret it.

Ren: This is exactly why I didn't to do this! I knew this was how it was going to end.

Subaru: This is all my fault. I don't expect you to forgive me, but this is the least I can do. Please take this as my final act of good faith.

Especially Subaru's and Ren's, that seemingly imply either the MC's (Ren's) or their (Subaru) involvement in the current situation. Now what does this has to do with a potential uprising?

One of the things we learn from the very beginning is the inter-politics of the houses and by extension the ghouls. Especially after the fallout of the clash. Things are pretty tense and an uprising or rebellion seems to be the most likely thing.

As to what happened and why? I have no clue. Though one thing to note is that according to the prophecy, as long as the ghouls are in Darkwick, they prevent a disaster from coming. If Darkwick is destroyed however, the prophecy can't be fulfilled, or can it?"

This is such a good theory too, I really think u/imonlybr16 has probably gotten a lot of things right.

Although it's weird that death is such a big threat to us specifically, but maybe the Academy can't prevent death by curses, much like the Mesmer Matches dont work on someone who's cursed. Hhmm...

[ssruis]

I don’t think rui would write a show with romance and cast tsukasa as the lead/himself as the love interest on purpose I think he believes in the separation of work and personal life a little too much for that. but I do think he would do it unconsciously & write characters that are pretty clearly based off of him and Tsukasa and 1) not realize this at all 2) not cast himself as the love interest. He’s like I don’t know why but this play just came really easily to me :) & tsukasa’s in the background tearing out his hair like What Does He Mean With This.

Rui: and I believe emu-kun should be cast as the love interest

Emu: (looks at tsukasa) (looks at rui) nuh-uh I think YOU should do it rui-kun :)

Tsukasa: (behind rui frantically signaling for her to cut it out) it’s a big role, and he needs to focus on directing! Right, rui?

Emu: (ignoring him) nenechan and I can help!! Pretty please? I think rui-kun will be super duper Kira Kira extra wonderhoy in this role!

Rui: hm… this show won’t be too technical, so it’s a good time to train you both on behind the scenes work… I suppose that could work, if that’s what you really want. are you both sure that’s alright?

Emu: yup yup I’m ready to learn!!

Nene: I don’t mind. I’m just happy I don’t have to be the love interest for him… (makes a face)

Tsukasa: excuse me??

Rui: Alright, it’s settled then.

Tsukasa: do I not get a say in this?!

Emu: nope! 🥰

Rui: oh..? Do you not want me to play this role..? (Fake crying) how cruel… and I’ve been so excited for weeks to play it too-

Tsukasa: you told me you wrote this three days ago! You just got the role a minute ago!

Rui: - alas at the final moment my joy has been snuffed out by our tyrannical troupe leader… boohoo…

Tsukasa: 😑 seriously? I already started refining my character assuming emu would be in that role.

Emu: (clinging to nene) you made him cry tsukasa-kun!! Let him take the role!!

Nene: what a monster…

Rui: I suppose it was too much to ask for you to step out of your comfort zone… I just expected a star to be more capable of adapting to changes…

Tsukasa: of course I can! That’s not- (rapidly realizing there’s no way out of this that lets him keep any dignity) urgh. fine! Rui will play the love interest!

Rui: (immediately drops the fake crying bit) wonderful! Let’s work together and produce an amazing show!

Emu: yay!! Can we add a kis-

Tsukasa: (covering emu’s mouth) haha of course it will be amazin - EUGH emu do NOT lick my hand!!!!

[tinkonka]

my predictions/thoughts for the nene event. ok

i feel so strongly about this elderly woman npc that sort of takes nene under her wing in a sort of I think you have plenty of potential so im going to push your limits. and nene doesnt respond grately to it at first but after a while she gets better. with it

^ ALTERNATIVELY. Opera troupe does not take her seriously at first. and so she has to kind of claw her way into their eyes. yeah

the trailer had a smoke signal being sent up into the air like a call for help.. into the stars... perhaps she realizes for the 5th time that she has Friends there. with her. and maybe. they can help her... or something (take this with a GRAIN of salt because i predicted a lot based off of the hakoniwa coral trailer and it.was not what i expected)

i want a nother callback to the part of nene that doesnt ..Respond well to Criticism. Like in hakoniwa. i do think a large part of THAT was the speciifc wording of "ruining the whole show" (im paraphrasing) ..but in terms of her singing, nene has a lot to improve on, and she considers it her Strong point, so when faced with Criticism it's a little bit like a slap to the face

^ ADDITIONALLYYYY because she's also BEEN THRIVING like for anni event her singing and her leadership abilities. Perfect time to kick her down /hj

This is definitely more of a reach than anything but please can we touch on the old troupe. please. can we. either in a literal sense (e.g someone ffrom the old troupe appears) or in a more. reflective sense where she thinks about it more. I kind Of need it. I want toknow what she thought of them . i want to know WHY they were like 'she ruined the show for all of us' because Nene DEFINITELY WENT BACK after but then quit because of that presumably. BUT LIKE. GOING BACK IN THE FIRST PLACE. (AND ALSO that thing like. you cant change the past with rui. please)

And finally not quite a Theory but just something i wnat to happen: event starts iwth everyone gathering but nenes not here yet and ruis like I Swear i saw her walking ahead of me? and they look around and shes hiding behind a tree

[beelsfridge]

My Eldest Brother (But He’s My Father)

Trigger Warnings/Tags:

Mentions of Child Neglect/Jealously/Hurt/Comfort/Hate/Depression/Father&Son/Thoughts of Death/NoMC/Panic Attacks/Some Flasbacks/Kid!SatanHeadCannons/Mammon is a good big bro/self deprecation/ identity crisis

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Synopsis:

Satan can’t help but feel the rage boil in him during a school festival at the sight of Lucifer

But there’s another feeling lingering as he stares at the kindness and gentle expressions he shares with the someone so small.

Ones he never saw growing up.

Or

When Satan realizes that he yearns and longs for something he can never have

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Why is it that he feels like he’s going to implode at any given moment.?

Thump Thump Thump

His heart beating so fast, his palms itching with pure wrath. this feeling .. one he’s not felt in quite a while. There’s other emotions there that he doesn’t comprehend…but the one emotion he does recognize—the feeling that makes him want to destroy everything around him.

Including himself.

____

“So let me get this straight,”Mammon says as he leans back into his chair in a such a mannerless way,”Ya want us to..organize a festival?…for what again?”

Scoffs and groans of annoyance echo the room as the brothers sit around the table.

“Really Mammon?” Asmo says with a huff.

“Were you seriously not listening to a single thing Lord Diavolo said?” Levi asks bewildered.

“Of course he wasn’t. He’s Mammon.” Belphie retorts as Beel hums in agreement.

Lucifer sighs and holds the temples of his head in annoyance,”I apologize Lord Diavolo, it seems my younger brother needs a reminder on his manners.”

“O-oi…”Mammon says with a hint of fear in his voice,”What ya mean by that Luci?”

Lucifer only shoots him a stern look making Mammon gulp in response.

Diavolo laughs in response shaking his head in a cheerful way,”No worries Lucifer, I’ll be able to review just to make sure you all understand your responsibilities. So to make things short, we’re going to be holding a school festival for both students and their families to enjoy.”

“If I may ask Lord Diavolo, is there a particular reason for wanting to hold this sort of festival?” Lucifer asks—unsure why Diavolo would suggest something so suddenly.

Diavolo smiles in response,”As you know, there are a lot of demons still hesitate on sending their kids to R.A.D as it is. I’m hoping if we open this event to the community we’ll see an increase in enrollments for all ages. But more towards the younger children especially.”

“I see.” Lucifer says looking down at the paper with the list of things needed for the festival.

“Which is why! I thought to ask none other than the Lords of the Underworld themselves!! Seeing that you all have such a familial bond!” Diavolo hums in excitement.

“Er…”Levi says,”I’m not sure if we’re the best people for the task.” He admits.

Lucifer doesn’t hesitate to agree much to everyone’s surprise ,”I agree, we’re as dysfunctional as one can get.”

“Which is precisely why I asked you all!” Diavolo says with another cheerful laugh.

“Er..is that a compliment or an insult?” Mammon asks unsure of what he really means.

Diavolo doesn’t answer the question,”I have full confidence that you will be able to create a memorable night for us all.”

“Well if you ask me, that sounds like a perfect opportunity to flaunt my looks to all of Devildom!” Asmo sighs with joy caressing his face delicately.

“I guess…. It sounds a little fun.” Belphie murmurs with Beel humming in agreement.

“There will be a lot of tasty food.” Beel says licking his lips.

Levi says shaking his head“I don’t know, sounds like a lot of people ..and socializing..” His face falls with horror before huffing out,”But maybe..someone there might like rui chan..like me.”

“Well I for one absolutely love the idea of a festival. A buncha people coming with tons of money- I mean tons of family. Sounds like an amazing thing if you ask me!” Mammon with a laugh.

Diavolo smiles with joy before turning to Satan,”You’ve been awfully quiet Satan. What are your thoughts?”

Satan stays quiet for a few moments longer before responding in a sigh,”I suppose I have nothing better to do.”

“Lord Diavolo-“ Lucifer says before getting cut off.

“Excellent! It’s decided then! I officially call this meeting adjourned!”

__

It’d been about a week since Diavolo announced the festival, everyone had been pretty busy working on it. They seemed pretty excited about it too.

Satan however was absolutely appalled by the idea when Diavolo first mentioned it.

But he only agreed because Lucifer seemed so against it.

There wasn’t anything wrong with the idea…but what exactly does someone get out of something like that?

The idea of parents coming with their children to a festival together and enjoying themselves isn’t exactly making any sense to Satan.

He feels like he’s missing something. Something he can’t put his finger on.

“ I mean- of course I can provide the reasonable entertainment for the festival. What kinda person does Lucifer think I am Yknow? Just wait til he sees who I got for that festival -“ Mammon says before noticing Satan’s continuous silence.

Usually he’d be calling Mammon irresponsible or something like that.

“Oi-“ Mammon whistles— stirring Satan out of his thoughts ,”You’re awfully quiet today Satan. Got sum on ya mind?”

Satan looks over at Mammon who so happens to be cutting some vegetables. After all, they were both on kitchen duty tonight.

Satan contemplates whether he should express his thoughts or not. Or well..whether he should express them to someone like Mammon.

“Not really..” Satan says as he furrows his eyebrows peeling some of devildoms finest potatoes.”

“Oi- don’t gimme any of that. I know you too well Satan,” Mammon crosses his arms, abandoning his duties,” If there’s something on yer mind tell me. That’s why yer big bro is here!” He smiles joyously.

“Mammon.” Satan says in a serious tone.

“Ya?”

”The Buffo Toad is on fire.”

Mammon squeals as he turns quickly to find the pan on fire. He attempts to save the dish from further damage.

Satan can’t help but chuckle at Mammons antics.

It’s so familiar to him.

“Ohhhhh Satan!” Mammon calls out from a distance,”Where’d ya go buddy?”

Satan wraps the blanket around him tighter, hiding himself away in a small closet space as he sniffles quietly to himself.

It’s not long before the darkness of the closet is overcome with light as the door opens behind him.

“There ya are…”Mammon says with a gentle tone,”What ya doing in here by yourself?..”

Satan attempts to wipe away his boogers and tears,”It’s none of your business. Leave me alone.”

“Nu uh. I know you too well to know when you’re upset.” Mammon tells him before stepping into the closet and closing the door behind him.

He crouched down and sits next to Satan, gently patting his head,” You can tell me anything. I’m your big bro for a reason!”

That’s when Mammon bumps the shelf behind him with his elbow on accident causing everything to fall on top of him.

He lets out a small yelp but instinctively shields Satan from getting hurt as he quickly hovers over him,”Man I told Levi not to put his stinkin junk in here!” He scowls.

Satan looks up at Mammon and let’s out a small laugh forgetting the reason why he was even crying to begin with

“Gah!” Mammon says with a sigh of relief,”I hope no one minds a bit of burned buffo toad.” He smiles before sulking immediately after at the thought of Lucifer scolding him.

Why did Satan remember that? Mammon is always getting into trouble.

Why was this time any different than before?

How weird. He doesn’t understand.

He decides to not think about it anymore for the time being. If he lets Mammon take control of preparing the food, chances are he’ll burn everything on accident.

——-

Dinner was manageable. But Satan still felt like something was troubling him. He just couldn’t put his finger on it.

Maybe he can look for a book that might have the answers he’s looking for.

“Where are you going Satan?” Asmo asks all his brothers (except for Lucifer) settle down in the living room for movie night.

“Back to my room.” Satan states.

“But it’s movie night!” Asmo exclaims.

“Well Mammons not here either-“ Satan points out.

“That’s because Lucifer got to him first.” Levi shivers in fear.

“What did he do this time?” Satan asks with a confused expression.

“Dunno. We all took off before he could process what was happening. Something about the festival I’m assuming” Asmo says.

Levi nods in agreement,”Anyways! If I get dragged out of my room every Thursday for this there’s no way you escaping that easily.”

“Well Belphie already sleeping-“Satan points out.

“Huh?” Levi looks to Belphie who’s snoring soundly ,”Oh that’s totally unfair!”

“Belphie! Wake up!” Asmo groans while shaking him to wake him up.

“I’m hungry…”Beel says.

“You’re always hungry!” Asmo huffs.

As they argue amongst each other Satan decides to sneak away while he still can. He can’t help but let out a small smile at their ridiculousness.

But that feeling… that feeling ..what is it?

“But how are you so sure he’s not gonna wreck everything again!” A voice rings from the living room. It’s Asmo.

“Yeah, last time he destroyed the TV. We couldn’t get a new one for weeks.” Levi states. There’s a hum of agreement from what is presumably Beel.

“Why don’t y’all go easier on him- he’s just a kid.” Mammom tells them,”I’ll watch him. I’ll take responsibility if anything happens. Just give him another chance-“

“That’s like letting a ticking time bomb in the room! No way! Besides last time you said the same thing but we all got scolded by Lucifer anyways!” Asmo tells him.

“I got nothing against the kid.” Belphie says,”But how can you control something like that?

“It’s not like he asked for his sin! You guys are total jerks Yknow that?!!” Mammon tells them off.

The door creaks slightly.

There’s a silence that falls between them all.

“Satan. We know you’re there.” Mammons voice calls out,”You can come out.”

Satan backs away from the door. When he sees it pushed open a bit more slightly he takes off running.

“I didn’t ask ..for this!” He heard his own voice echo through his head. His chest feels heavy. That itching feeling in his hands. That hot fire that spreads throughout his body.

“I can’t- I can’t control myself. I can’t help- I can’t help it-“ Satan says feeling overwhelmed.

He blacks out completely.

Satan stares into his room. It’s eerily quiet inside. How long was he just standing there?

He’s not particularly fond of that memory. So why did he remember it just now?

He feels his chest bubble in anger.

How annoying.

He picks up the flyer for the festival, one that Asmo made a few days ago that had already gotten approved by Diavolo…

Ever since they brought up the festival all that happens now is is these damn memories that keep resurfacing.

He knows his brothers do not behave that way toward him anymore. Nor is he a raging revenge driven like his younger self.

so why does he dwell on the feeling longer than he should?

And what feeling is he dwelling on exactly? It feels bitter. But in a different way as opposed to wrath.

He feels… he feels…

!

Satan places the now torn flyer on his desk and let’s out a sigh.

He doesn’t know.

___

With every passing day, Satan could feel his emotions spark into more dangerous thoughts which inevitably evolved into more a physical and verbal form.

And he wasn’t the only one who noticed this behavior. After all, it seemed as if the fourth born was intentionally avoiding his own family.

He’d go straight to his room after school, he’d go straight to his room after dinner. He wouldn’t stick around for events very long or at all.

And whenever someone asks him something— no matter what it was —he’d feel himself snap just like that.

Like the incident the other day at breakfast.

He was usually one of the firsts one to show up to breakfast. Always early.

But he was uncharacteristically late. And his appearance was no better, at least he thinks so. A bit disheveled and some baggy eyes.

But despite never being late like so. It still earned him a simple warning from Lucifer.

And that especially pissed him off.

While his brothers thought he was let off fairly easily, Satan could feel the fireworks attempting to go off inside.

Even so—breakfast continued. Each going on and on about their excitement for the festival. Each having contributed to its success as expected. Even Mammon who’s mainly known slacking off and putting half effort into something seemed pretty excited.

Everyone seemed. Excited. For this..family event.

He felt bitter again.

Satan had plenty of family nights before. This one should be no different.

…it shouldn’t feel so different..

So everyone continues breakfast, just as they normally would.

“Satan,” Lucifer says,”I’ve noticed you haven’t contributed as much as everyone else. Are you having trouble with coming up with an idea?”

He feels everyone’s eyes on him—awaiting his response.

It’s quiet for for a couple moments.

He feels their expressions change as he stares into his plate of food.

Worry glances between Lucifer and Satan flicker back and forth.

Was he quiet for too long?

He grits his teeth.

No witty remark.

No attempts at to hurt Lucifer’s pride.

Just pure rage.

“No.” He says bitterly as he glares in their direction.

Some worried expressions turn nervous, confused at their brothers sudden fowl mood.

Hell, even Lucifer seems confused by Satan’s state.

Satan doesn’t realize how tightly he’s holding the fork in his hand until it snaps in half causing Asmo and Belphie who are seated next to him to flinch.

Satan looks down. He opens his hand and sorrowfully stares at the broken fork laying in his palm.

After all, sorrow is not an expression you’ll see on the Avatar of Wrath so often. Especially in a room filled with people who’s eyes are on him.

He doesn’t say anything as he drops the fork pieces onto the table.

He doesn’t say anything when he gets up and walks out of the dining hall.

And no one says anything to him.

“I hate you all! I hate you - I hate you!” Satan claws at the walls as he flings the portraits off the walls and tears them to bits.

“Someone get Lucifer before he wrecks the whole place!” Asmo yells out doing nothing to stop Satan from releasing his wrath.

Beel nods and hurries off to get Lucifer

“He’s going crazy again-“ Levi sighing as he dodges the various things thrown his way.

“What’s with all the ruckus?!” Mammon rushes into the room before seeing the chaotic scene in front of him.

“He’s uncontrollable!” Asmo tells him.

“What happened?!” Mammon asks bewildered as a small Satan continues to ensue damage,”Satan buddy it’s time to calm down!”

Asmo gives Mammon a guilty look,”We may have…said a couple things …but how were we suppose to know he was listening in?!”

Mammon flashes them a dirty look as he stands behind Satan who’s currently smashing a bunch of things before standing before a statue of probably the Demon Lord.

“Satan.” Mammon tells him,”It’s time to stop. Lucifer is gonna get mad.”

Satan immediately tries to claw out Mammon,”Stop that! Stop pitying me!”

Mammon takes a step back and just barely misses Satan’s attack,”What are yer talking about I don’t pity ya! Your my little brother, and I care about you- But you need to calm down now before someone gets hurt.”

“Everyone here hates me!” Satan yells,”Everyone!”

“We don’t hate ya- they’re just scared of ya!” Mammon tells,”But I’m not- I promise ya-nothing is gonna happen to ya- so put the statue down bud.“

“I didn’t ask to be here!” Satan admits out loud as tears spill out his eyes. He chokes back sob,”I didn’t ask to be born- I didn’t ask- I don’t - I don’t want to be here- I don’t- I wish I could just die-“

Mammon’s face falls into despair as he stares at the boy with disbelief.

The other brothers sharing a look of guilt beyond measure.

Satan can’t help but sigh in his library. Yet another painful memory. But it can’t be helped. Satan struggled with identity problems for the longest.

It had to happen eventually. Despite it all, he was able to develop better relationships with his brothers afterwards.

However…

Why is it.. that Satan feels like he’s missing the true meaning behind the return of these memories?…

He’s missing something.

Something is missing.

Someone?

Its confusing. It’s been this way for a while now.

Whatever it is, it’s always missing.

And he wants it so badly

he yearns for whatever it is.

But what is that?

—

The day of the festival came sooner than he would’ve liked.

If he hadn’t been on edge, perhaps he could’ve taken in the breathtaking visual of the festival his brothers were shockingly able to conjure.

Everyone put in so much effort..

Satan..not so much..

He found himself uneasy the moment more and more families began to show up.

But he tried to push those feelings away.

He could feel his brothers keeping an eye on him.

Considering his actions lately, he couldn’t blame them since he couldn’t entirely explain them either.

He should at very least pretend to be enjoying himself.

“Satan.” Lucifer calls out from behind.

“What?” Satan asks.

“Are you…enjoying yourself at the festival?” Lucifer asks him.

Satan looks at him bewildered. What reason could he have for wanting to know Satan’s opinion?

It pisses him off.

“What do you think?” Satan replies in a bitter way. It seems this is the only way he’s been responding to anyone nowadays.

“Are you upset?” Lucifer asks genuinely curious.

“That doesn’t concern you.” He tells Lucifer.

“Well I’m your eldest brother. It does concern me to some extent.” Lucifer tells him,”Your behavior has been..quite abnormal these past few weeks.

“If you’re going to lecture me I’m not in the mood. ” Satan tells him,”So leave me alone.”

Why do his words strike him in such a negative way.

Lucifer let’s out a sigh,”Your brothers are worried about you-“

That’s when Lucifer’s D.D.D goes off. He excuses himself briefly but tells Satan to stay put before answering the call.

After a moment Lucifer hangs up the call.

“It seems that Mammon needs help with setting up the last tent.” Lucifer tells him.

Satan doesn’t know why he feels a burning tension. That same feeling. Itching away at him.

“Whatever.” Satan replies wanting to quickly escape from whatever the hell is happening to him.

“Satan-“Lucifer calls out to him but is ignored as Satan rushes through the crowd.

Why is he acting like this?

Why does his chest feel heavy?

Ugh, he needs to find something to do. Otherwise he might do something he regrets.

Soon enough Satan finds himself in a lonelier part of the festival. It’s much quieter, much to his delight.

He’s able to catch his breath as he leans against a the wall, just tucked between some booths.

He crosses his arms and let’s out another deep sigh as he watches families walk by with their children.

That feeling came back.

He watches as a kid is picked up in the air by his father and placed on his shoulders with a cheerful smile.

“This is like totally the best day ever!” The little boy says to his father.

His father smiles back at him,”I agree. It’s been a while since we’ve been able to hang out like this right bud? Well I promise from now on— we’ll hang out a lot more alright?”

“Alright!! Oh dad hey! that looks good! Can we try that??” The boy points to a nearby food stand.

“Of course we can. You can have whatever you’d like, I love you so much kiddo.”

“I love you too dad!”

And the voices fade away. Leaving Satan in a state of confusion and chaos.

The scene replays over and over in his head.

He could feel it, in the pit of stomach, along his chest, and around his heart. That feeling.

It’s not jealously ..it’s not.

He feels it with his brothers ..

And he feels it the most when he’s with Lucifer.

___

somehow he’s emptier than before.

He’s pretty sure his brothers are looking for him.

Considering that they were suppose to meet up an hour ago. It makes sense that they would be blowing up his phone nonstop.

The phone he’d put on silent to avoid seeing anyone.

Because if his brothers were to see the state he were in. He’s almost certain he’d explode.

And he’s trying really hard not to.

He runs his fingers through his hair anxiously tugging away to relieve tension.

His crazed state, making hyper aware of anyone who walks by or speaks near him.

The anxiety and sheer anger coursing through his veins.

Why is he overreacting to something he already knew?

Why was he feeling this way after so many years?

He knows the truth of his birth, he knows who he is.

He’s been through this before- he’s had this sort of meltdown before- but it’s different -why is it different?

Why does he keep asking the same damn questions -it’s pissing him.

It’s making him angry!

He doesn’t know- he doesn’t know!

Sooner or later his brothers are going to find him here, he should move from here.

He should probably leave the area entirely because if he doesn’t he’s afraid of what he might do.

So he gives himself a few moments to relax before he moves from his spot.

He walks by the crowd of people in a hurry, occasionally receiving a strange look or two. After all he looks like he just committed a crime.

He’s finding it really hard to keep his composure.

It’s getting harder to breathe

He feels himself claw slightly at his collar.

It’s suffocating.

“Satan! I found him guys!” He hears one of his brothers call out from a distance. He’s not sure which one it is. He can’t think properly.

He walks faster.

His breath quickens and his heart races. He needs to get ahold of himself.

He hears certain footsteps approach him in attempts to catch up to him but he refuses to turn their way.

Then he feels a hand on his grab ahold of his arm.

When he turns, he meets eyes with Asmo.

“H-Hey we’ve been looking for you ….” Asmo says as his own worry begins to grow more and more let’s out a small whisper,”What’s wrong?… you look like you’ve been-”

Satan pulls his arm away from Asmo in a harsh way.

“Leave me alone.” Satan let’s out in a threatening tone as he tries to walk again.

“No!” Asmo yells out as he grabs Satan’s arm again,”I’m not letting you go! I don’t know what’s going on with you but I won’t leave you! Not this time!” Asmo declares as more of his brothers begin to approach,”I don’t care if you hurt me you’re my brother - just watch the face -“

Satan stays silent for couple moments. Everything seems to move at a slower place rather than before.

All those feelings he had just now replaced by rage and disgust.

His brother is just trying to offer him some consultation.

So why does he hate it so much?

“Is that suppose to comfort me?” Satan asks him with a harsh expression causing the younger brother to flinch away.

“Hey what’s going on?” Belphie says with concern.

“Satan..you don’t look so good.” Levi tells him as Beel hums in agreement, looking at his brother with concern.

Satan grunts as he let out sound of annoyance,”I’m going back home.” He tells them as he crosses his arms ,”Not in the mood.”

Sure, as if he wasn’t just mere moments from destroying everything his brothers worked hard for.

“You can’t leave! Diavolo said we could have the rest of the night off- so we can have fun together as a family -“Belphie tells him.

For some reason, the word family lingered in Satan’s head.

He turns around and walks away from his brothers.

The last thing he hears is Levi let out a sigh

”Man..where’s Mammon or Lucifer when you need them.”

___

Satan is tired.

Exhausted?

To have so many feelings at once then feel nothing at all CONSTANTLY- is draining.

he just wants to go home.

Back to the library.

His room.

His comfort place.

Because believe it or not the Avatar of Wrath has a comfort place.

One where he was able to escape his daily life back in the day, even for a brief moment.

He finds himself walking through the crowds toward the exit.

He’s almost out of this god forsaken place.

He’d apologize later, after this damn festival ends.

Everything will be fine

It has to.

Everything will return to normal.

Because he doesn’t know what he’ll do if it doesn’t.

And then.. the most damning thing happens.

He hears it.

A familiar sound, from a distance.

His heart begins to pound dramatically.

His skin crawls with disgust.

He figures out the cause of all his problems.

And Satan can’t stop himself from moving in its direction.

He’s breathing is heavy once again.

And then he sees him, he sees the man responsible for his distress.

And he sees that man kneeling to a young boy, the boy from before.

“Are you lost?” Lucifer asks him in a gentle voice.

“I-i don’t know where my dad went.” The little boy cries out.

“My name is Lucifer, I’m in charge of the event here. If you’d like we can go find him together. I was looking for someone as well.”

“My dad…he said not to trust strangers.” The boy says hesitatingly.

Lucifer only chuckles,”Your dad taught you well then. Yes it’s true, never trust a stranger wholeheartedly. So how about this,” Lucifer offers his hand out to the boy,”How about we look for him together. There’s plenty of people around and if you feel uncomfortable at any point we can just wait together.”

The boy looks at Lucifer, unsure if it’s the best decision.

And that’s when Lucifer does the most damning thing.

He smiles.

He smiles so fondly at the young boy. Satans not sure he’s seen that expression before.

He pats his head gently,”So how about that?”

The boy nods and takes Lucifer’s hand gently,”O-okay!”

Satan stays still as he watches the events unfold in front of him.

The feeling finding it’s way around his heart once more.

He finds himself holding his chest tightly.

Why is it that he feels like he’s going to implode at any given moment??

Thump Thump Thump

His heart beating so fast, his palms itching with pure wrath. this feeling .. one he’s not felt in quite a while. There’s other emotions there that he doesn’t comprehend…but the one emotion he does recognize—the feeling that makes him want to destroy everything around him.

Including himself.

Oh that feeling.. the one he wasn’t sure about.

He knows what it is now.

It’s resentment.

“Satan?” Lucifer asks from a distance, becoming aware of his younger brothers presence.

He’s aggrieved.

Lucifer is unsure of what to make of his younger brothers expression as he instinctively steps in front of the younger boy.

“Satan..”Lucifer warns.

Why are people starting to hurry away from the area?

When did Satan change into his demonic form?

He’s not sure.

But he doesn’t care.

Because all he feel now, is wrath.

He doesn’t remember anything after that.

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Pt.2

Hi! It’s me! The author lolol. I didn’t expect this to be as long as it did but I have plans to write a PT.2 so don’t ya worry bout a thing! I just figured it’d be better to write a separate part as this became pretty lengthy.

Dunno if it’ll be as long as this one but I hope you enjoyed it either way< 3,

I’ll probably upload this on ao3 as well!

I haven’t written anything I’ve published in quite a long long time. Which includes other fandoms I’m in. So if I missed important tags feel free to let me know and I apologize for any mistakes I may have made!

I don’t plan to fix any errors until after I finish part 2. Should have it maybe by the end of the day or tomorrow! Who knows

OH AND IM OPENING REQUESTS IF YALL WANNA SLIDE THRU

Side note: do y’all think satan would listen to “What Was I Made For?” On blast ??? Or

[pjsk-writin]

can you do the boys with a reader that has a lot of discomfort/borderline fear around eating in front of people/in public? feel free to delete if this is a little uncomfortable!

oo me too kinda, hope u like this ! <3

♡ EATING IN PUBLIC - Akito Shinonome, Toya Aoyagi, Tsukasa Tenma and Rui Kamishiro x Reader

Akito:

Honestly, I don't think that it really bothers Akito too much-

Like, he'll take you out to the WEEKEND GARAGE or his favorite pancake place, and if you don't want to eat, that's fine with him!

On the rare occasion where an event happens and you have to eat with people, he'll probably find some sort of excuse to allow you to eat by yourself-

He won't try to pry or learn too much about your fear/discomfort, he just knows that you have it and he's more than willing to adapt for you

He cares more than he likes to say, but you can tell he does whenever he immediately shields you in public if you pull out a snack of some sort. You could honestly just be moving it to your other pocket but he covers you on instinct

He's more than willing to eat in a separate place than you and just talk to you through other means. Seriously, he's fine as long as you're fine, but he won't say that-

Toya:

In a way, I feel like Toya has a milder case of that fear/discomfort

Like, he's alright eating in public with his friends, but he hates eating in public alone or with people he doesn't know

As a result, he's absolutely understanding of your fear, and makes sure that he doesn't take you anywhere you'd have to eat in public or in front of people

He might be a bit disappointed because he really does enjoy eating with the people he cares about, especially with his home life, but he won't push you whatsoever

He also usually lets you decide what you want to do whenever you go out to eat. Do you need a private place? Sure, he'll find one. Do you just not want to eat out? He's fine with that too!

Toya can and will go make food for you and just leave it outside of your room with a little note. He learns how to cook really good just for your sake <3

Tsukasa:

It would definitely make Tsukasa a bit sad at first...This future star can't treat you to a fancy date in some fancy restaurant?? You deserve that much...

Of course, he would never insult or make fun of you for it! He cares about you a lot, and that fear/discomfort is just another trait of yours!

You'll have to tell him if it's embarrassing or not because he's 1000% prepared to just yell at everyone to clear the area just because you want to eat-

He's also a bit sad about not being able to eat with you, but it's fine! He can carry a conversation with you from the other room

He definitely loves to cook for you though, it ensures that you don't have to go out in public!

He'll offer to let you eat with the other members of WxS, that's only if you feel comfortable with it though! Otherwise, he's fine being the only person you eat with/not facing while you eat <3

Rui:

Rui honestly shares the same fear/discomfort in ways as well-

He's grown up isolated, mocked for the way he is. He's found it difficult to eat in public or in front of people, mostly because he hates the feeling of being watched.

So, he's incredibly understanding of your fear/discomfort. In fact, the first time you tell him about it, he just goes, "Oh thank goodness I'm not alone in that-"

It just becomes a thing that the two of you refuse to eat in public or in front of people. The rest of WxS is completely fine with it-

It leads to a lot of funny situations where someone asks one of you if you want to have lunch and the other just interjects with a crazy reason as to why they can't-

But, if there ever is a situation where the two of you have to eat in public, he literally made a robot for himself that acts as a screen while he eats. He definitely makes one for you <3

[helenrourke]

This is the ask for you to talk about your Akira/Tsukushi headcanons!! :)

You can gush all you want, if you feel comfortable to! I assure you I’ll glady read it, however long it comes out!

Some questions to start:

Why have you chosen the name Mene?

Do you think their relationship would change depending on the source (K-drama, J-drama, C-drama, anime, manga)? If so, how/ how not?

Thank you so much for sending this. I'm so excited this is my first ask on this sideblog of mine.

Why did I decide to name my Akira x Tsukushi fic Mene?

That's a great question. When I first came up with this fic idea, I knew I wanted a name that involved the moon because Akira associates himself with the moon.  I also am a fan of Greek/Roman mythology (I blame Sailor Moon for this), so I figured I could incorporate that into the story title somehow.  Mene is another name for the goddess of the Moon Selene.  In addition, the word Mene means moon and the lunar month.  The plot of Mene takes place over the course of a lunar month.  So I was basically able to use some of my nerdiness to come up with hopefully a unique title.  I haven’t exactly checked if this name has been used on any other fics on AO3, but I honestly don’t care.

Do you think their relationship would change depending on the source?

I'm gonna start by saying I have not watched the Anime or Meteor Garden (2018). I'm sorry I'm such a fake fan lol Anyway my thoughts have always been that Mene takes place in the alternate universe of the manga where Tsukasa and Tsukushi never truly crossed paths. The story is from Akira's pov and it takes place during his first year of university. Meaning it's Tsukushi’s final year at Eitoku Academy’s high school department. One day Akira runs into Tsukushi kneeing someone in the groin (you bet I'm going to use that AO3 tag I made again) and Akira is intrigued why someone from his school who is filled with daughters of elite families would do that. Then they keep on bumping into each other at Eitoku Academy. That's how it begins anyway. I feel that's the main theme if I was to write this story for any other adaption. The key point is that Tsukasa never crosses paths with Tsukushi first. The J-Drama is similar to the manga universe where Tsukasa is in New York. The only difference is that Sakurako didn't use Tsukushi to get revenge, cause she liked Tsukushi too much to use her. Sakurako tries to act her revenge on her own and fails. Then suddenly Tsukushi finds out her friend transfered to a school in Australia without telling her. In the K-Drama Jandi never attended school with the F4. Because face it Jandi would have never stood for the bullying unlike Tsukushi who was trying to stay under the radar. Woobin would still witnesses Jandi kneeing someone in the groin, however they would keep bumping into each other in Seoul, instead of Eitoku like the manga and J-drama universes. As for the Thai adaption. That eludes me at this time. I'm not sure how MJ and Goyra would met. Also MJ has a love interest named Aum. So I think it would make things much more complicated.

Yeah these were honestly great questions. I never would had thought about the second one. What else can I say about Mene without spoiling much. I do plan on Akira's family having a bigger roles in the story. Be prepared for the twins to challenge Tsukushi for there brother's affection lol. I honestly love Emu and Memu and feel they are seriously underused side characters. Yoko Kamio give us a spin off about the twins please.

Also Soujirou notices Akira likes Tsukushi right away and acts as his wingman. He also forces Rui to help get them together.

This fic is also inspired by my belief that Tsukushi was destined to be intertwined with the F4 even without Tsukasa. Honestly, I believe that the two would actually compliment each other very nicely. Akira has the habit of putting others first which is why he never even had a chance in the orginal story. This one shot in a way is giving others readers a chance to see what I see in this rare pairing.

But if you have anymore questions anon, let me know. This goes for anyone who has questions bout Mene or any of my other fics that I have written on AO3.

[sevensp]

HI HI HI!!! I LOVE YOUR WORKS, CAN I REQUEST THE BOYS REALISING THEY HAVE FEELINGS FOR READER AFTER REJECTING THEM??? IT'S UP TO YOU IF READER STILL HAS FEELINGS FOR THE BOYS OR NOT!!! thx:)

HELLO ANON!! TYY AND YOU'RE WELCOME!! <3 IM SORRY VWRY SORRY FOR POSTING THIS SO LATE I WAS VERY BUSY FOR THE PAST WEEKS AND I DIDNT HAVE ANY MOTIVATION 😿😭😭

"I like you too, im sorry if i was stupid to not know before."

Character/s: Akito Shinonome, Toya Aoyagi, Tsukasa Tenma, Rui Kamishiro × Reader

Cw: light angst (in rui's part), and that's pretty much all

Notes;

I got a little too worked up on rui's 😭😭

I changed my writing style (again) but i only do this kind of writing style whenever i do requests tho :3

Akito Shinonome

He's dumb. /Hj

"hey uh-..im sorry but im not interested into dating anyone."

You ofcourse already expected this and you only wanted to let this feeling out of you but that doesn't mean you already moved on for him.

After 2 weeks of his rejection, he was miserable he hates how he keeps looking at you're direction and whenever you caught him staring he swears that he felt his face getting warm.

He keeps denying that he has feelings for you despite his actions says it otherwise.

He's guilty from rejecting you, because why did he just now noticed that you're very kind and sweet ..

His gut keeps telling him to just suck it up and just confess to you he just hopes that you still have feelings for him.

"hey-..um [name], i like you for real alright.. it's fine if you already moved on i rea—" "i like you too."

He seriously didn't thinked that you still like him but he's glad because now he can just admire you more<3

Toya Aoyagi

He's genuinely confused on how someone even manage to like him. /srs

He's a quiet yet reserved boy quite dumb too..so ofcourse he's surprised.

"im sorry, but im currently not interested into having a relationship right now i apologize."

He's kinds of feel bad for rejecting you but he currently has no time for relationships for now :(

You being you don't mind it since you just want to let this out of you're chest.

It took quite a lot of time for him to finally realized his feelings for you.

He was a bit shy at first, you are beautiful and kind..but he got the courage to confess his feelings for you with the help of tsukasa.

"i deeply apologize for not thinking back but i like you if you dont feel the same way anymore it's fine."

You were shock but you accepted his confession, he was happy that you accepted his feelings back now he can finally kiss you<3

Tsukasa Tenma

Despite being loud he never expected that someone would actually have liking on him due to his reputation being a "weirdo".

He really appreciates that someone would like him but he doesn't quite knew you but he's heard of you before.

"haha! I knew it no one couldn't resist my charm!! But..i hate to break it to you but this future star have to decline..."

He truly didn't want to decline you but he just doesn't know much about you and he just decided to be friends with you.

Oh he just wish he can go back and accepted your feelings for him

He loves how you ramble about things, how you just look gorgeous, the way you talk..well everything about you he loves everything about you.

He was madly inlove with you, and yet it still took sometime for him to confess his feelings for you.

"[name] i like you it's alright if you don't have any feelings for me anymore..!!" "tsukasa you don't have to worry about it i still like- well love you."

Bros literally screaming and squealing in joy/hj

He's very happy and that's when the journey dating tsukasa starts<3

Rui Kamishiro

Now..rui is very much surprised that someone has a crush on him.

He was indeed bullied and called a "robot freak" or a "weirdo" on the past even still now.

And he knew nothing about you so he was very aware that you might be also like them.

"my apologies but i have no interests into dating or getting into a relationship."

He's happy that someone likes him but he isn't really sure since he doesn't want anyone to hurt him anymore.

But that soon changed when he started to get to know you more.

He was catching feelings but he was afraid that he might just end up breaking up his friendship with you since he probably thinks that you moved on.

Tsukasa, emu, nene and the wxs crew convinced him to confess his hidden feelings for you and he just hopes that he won't end up breaking up his friendship with you.

"..oh [name] you're just in time.. listen it's fine if you already moved on but im catching feelings for you, to put it in short i like you."

He expected a rejection but to his surprise his confession got accepted instead

Now the only thing he could hope is that he wishes that nothing will go wrong and just hopes that it stays peaceful and full of love.

[aroace-poly-show]

Hi you said you want to ramble, could you ramble some more about hollow ☆ wonderland i tried looking through your blog but search is. not working. so i failed to find anything at all

HEHEHEHEHH OF COURSE!!! and the reason for that is probably bc i haven’t posted very many details about them!! most of my rambles have been contained to dms with two of my friends and a currently 2.4k word doc of word and idea vomit 👍

anything posted before the most recent ask hasn’t been tagged correctly either, iirc i had a brief summary of the group a while ago though, tagged with “nightcord wxs” i think?? cause i didn’t have a name for them yet at the time. not changing it cause i’ve figured out more stuff since then so it’s sort of outdated. there’s probably a few posts lost in the marlo’s stuff tag, though that i didn’t tag properly but it’s okay those rambles are probably somewhere in my google doc.

anyway, since you didn’t rlly specify something in particular i’m probably just gonna ramble about whatever comes to mind. once again under the cut cause i can tell this is probably gonna get a bit long:

hollow ☆ wonderland is an online music group, and their videos are like kikuo style ones. but not necessarily ones like you are a useless child and aishite, more ones like and then you became the moon, welcome to the star inn, don’t look at me in that way, etc. pretty cutesy and happy sounding with a cute art style and then the lyrics tell a pretty dark story. that’s their general vibe. there’s a few songs i associate with them like judas by abuse (like i mentioned before) but i can’t confidently say it’s the kind of music they’d make. maybe that’ll change though we’ll see.

the group is composed of hoshi (tsukasa) the main lyricist, koki (emu), the artist, tako (rui) the animator and eventual co-lyricist, and kurage (nene), the composer.

they’re all silly online friends who like making music videos together and while none of them really talk about their issues pre-main story given that they’re not super close/don’t know each other super well yet, they still enjoy doing this together and care at least a little bit about each other.

i’m still figuring out how exactly the main story goes, but i’ve definitely made more progress now so HOPEFULLY i figure out a coherent story soon. i rlly do want to write a fic for them but don’t get your hopes up too much.

a few basic ideas i do have currently are some stuff like tsukasa, despite also being on his last hopes like the rest of them, is going to be the one to really encourage them all to start theater again. their sekai is a rundown theme park with lots of fireflies around, all the plushies are still there but they’re also worn down and have lots of patches and stuff on them. wonder stage has been closed down already, but it hasn’t been like torn down or replaced with a new attraction or anything. will it make a comeback? will hw be using it? we will see :)

i think the world hasn’t even started yet is still gonna be their untitled too. i’m thinking for their unit fits it’s gonna be something similar to the circus jester set cards? or at least the face paint thing. i’m absolutely giving them the face paint thing. and then there’s some other plot ideas i have but i’m not totally sure about them yet and i dunno how much sense they make on their own so i’m not gonna add them here.

uh. tsukasas name is hoshi since it means star iirc? so obviously he gets that name. koki meant something like to glitter, to shine, and i think emu would have liked that enough to choose it. and i already mentioned why rui and nenes names are what they are 👍

that is all for now. once again i’m more than happy to answer any other questions (like seriously i was so giddy and happy getting asked about them) so yknow feel free to ask. might answer a bit late cause i’m in school atm and have a lot to say but i will answer it eventually :3

[echantedtoon]

What If: Enmu Edition

DISCLAIMER: THIS WORK IS IN ABSOLUTELY NO WAY CANNON TO DEMON BRIDE AND IS NO WAY AN ENDING. IT IS A WHAT IF IDEA THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE FUN TO WRITE. PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND GOING FORWARD.

Warnings: Enmu IS his own warning. Possibly some innuendos.

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It was a rare day that he was able to get off work. Don't get him wrong. He adored what he did. He adored his trains. He adored watching people get frustrated when they missed their stops or when they missed their train completely and have to wait hours just for the next one to arrive. The misery and frustration on their faces was such a delight to behold. Sigh. It was rare he got a day off but it happened.

However it was even rarer that he was picked up and kidnapped from work.

"You stood me up for three months! At least have lunch with me today!"

"Begonia, I would love nothing more than to spend time with you but I do really have too much work right now."

".. So it's the hard way then." She rolled up her sleeves. "You asked for it. You're spending time with me whether you like it or not!"

*AAH!?"

And that's how he found himself casually thrown over her shoulder and marched past many confused and shocked faces. Swooning, blushing,...and his tail wagging away as his beloved wife carried him away. This always happened when she just threw him over her shoulder and carried him away. Many found her behavior improper for a woman and disgraceful but he wouldn't have her any other way. And he wouldn't have her have him any other way either. 

He sighed snuggling into her warmth. "I swoon every time you carry me away against my will like this.~"

"You gave me no choice, Enmu. I had to take matters into my own hands," you huffed slinging one arm around his legs to keep his securely around your shoulder. "I had enough of your attitude. Work, work, work. Is that all you think about nowadays?!"

He hummed looking down...and smiling wider. "No. Not all thoughts are about work- EEP!?" A pair of sharp claws pinched into his leg as a warning. "B-Begonia, please be gentle with me." A hand was placed on his forehead dramatically. "I'm a fragile and weak man."

You scoffed rolling your purple eyes at his antics. "Weak and fragile my hind leg! I could throw you off a moving train as hard as I can and you'd get up and walk away like it's nothing."

"Would you?~"

"Don't tempt me."

He only chuckled again. "But I am weak and fragile. I'm weak and fragile only for you.~"

You sighed. "Why am I married to you again?"

"Because you asked me and I said yes.~"

Oh right. You forgot about that. The way he cutely swooned and nearly fainted when you asked him to marry you. It took forever to get a straight answer out of him most of the time so you were the one who asked directly and FINALLY he gave you the straight answer of yes...After swooning, giggling, and almost fainting for nearly half an hour. It was cute to watch him become so flustered though. 

You sighed again before stopping. "I did do that."

He attempted to look over the shoulder he was thrown over to look at you. "Hmm. Do you regret it?~"

"No. I don't regret it."

"EEK?!"

HE yelped out as you shuffled him around before leaning down to place him back on his own two feet and leaned back up. "But I do wish you'd take this relationship more seriously. Sometimes it feels like you don't take me or this relationship seriously at all."

He hummed again blinking at you before tilting his head with a smile. "Of course I take this seriously."

Your brow rose again. "You do?"

He nodded. "Yes. It's just cute seeing you so frustrated at me ~"

.....You narrowed your eyes.

And that's why he was dragged around for the rest of the day tied up by Rui's spider webs.

[astreaswonders]

some random pjsk hcs !!

here's some silly headcanons i've been thinking about lately! these are all silly and just for fun so please do not take them too seriously, just enjoy!

leo/need

saki constantly takes leo/need on shopping sprees and gets them to try on some outfits! shiho refuses, but gets dragged into the changing stalls anyway and later comes out with a frilly pink dress and an unimpressed frown.

they have a very long group chat name which is constantly being added to. to be honest, they probably communicate through the name more than the actual messages they send in the chat.

honami always has an emergency kit with almost anything one could possibly need - bandaids, disinfectant, tissues, and even some yummy snacks for when someone is feeling down!

leo/need is always on high alert around saki! they check up on her even with the slightest cough or sneeze. she gets tired of them being so cautious, but appreciates that they care so much <3

they LOVE camping in their favourite park! although they decided to put that idea on hold after a stray cat got into the tent and terrorised them all…

more more jump

one day minori and airi were curious as to where the crowd in stage sekai went after the shows there. they tried to stay overnight and see what was going on, but they got disconnected from the sekai! guess they will never know, huh?

minori has posters of haruka all over her room. one day when haruka came to her house, she stuffed all the posters into her bathroom and they got wet… she cried for an hour over her limited edition posters… poor minori :(

shizuku does not understand the concept of emojis. this does not correspond well with airi, who constantly uses the 😭 and 💀 emojis - “airi, are you alright? why are you crying… are you dead?”

minori knows haruka is careful about food, which is why she taught herself to make some super yummy and healthy snacks! she almost burnt down her kitchen, but at least her idol was happy :D

vivid bad squad

they all pretty much have rooms in weekend garage - kohane decorated an’s empty closet, and akito and toya put some things in the empty storage room. it may seem like an odd setup, but all of them are happy to take a break in their small areas when they are tired!

an’s obsession with stars has increased over the years, to the point where her entire bedroom is filled with them. glow in the dark stars on the ceiling, pictures of vbs in star shaped frames, she has got it all!

akito forces the rest of the group to go to strength training because ‘a strong body equals a strong performance!’ an can keep up, kohane is about to pass out, and toya is already lying face flat on the floor…

wonderlands x showtime

this group has had some very cursed sleepovers. tsukasa snores obnoxiously loud, rui death grips whatever member is closest to him, emu somehow ends up upside down every single night, and nene is left wide awake because of these three (who somehow never wake up from this)

emu has a hard time expressing her negative feelings to the others so they always make extra care to make her happy! this is especially true for rui, who makes her all kinds of cute robots to make her happy! he even made one that emu can talk to whenever she feels sad.

nene, as much as she insults them, loves the rest of wxs so dearly. she adds pictures of them to her walls almost every day and feels happier whenever she looks at them.

emu is terrible at hide and seek, but somehow tsukasa is even worse! she will be giggling (not so) quietly and tsukasa will be completely oblivious…

nightcord at 25:00

mizuki and ena have an ongoing prank war involving water buckets over the door, pretending the other doesn’t exist, and even going as far as being a fake hacker! it has gotten so bad to the point where mafuyu and kanade need to prevent them from doing anything too reckless.

kanade once tried to visit mafuyu by climbing through her window after she had watched tangled. “mafuyu, m-mafuyu, let down your… rope…? hair…? u-uhmm…” kanade got some very strange looks from the neighbours that day.

mizuki absolutely adores ena’s art. they have multiple pictures of them in their room and show the art to all their friends!

that is all for now! these are not the best, but i hope you enjoyed. eek, posting this is so scary!please request any content ideas if you have anything :) have a good day!!

[beginningobserver]

02 kids tell Rui-kun about the Digimon Kaiser

[AO3 version]

A few months after the group had met Rui…

“Ichijouji-kun…” Rui glanced at the taller boy in the group “Can I ask you something…?” 

They and the 02 group were enjoying their day at this cafe shop that had just opened -- one in which you could take your digimon with you. With the number of digimon partnerships increasing and doubling year by year, humankind has been starting to get used to the digimon in their daily lives.

“Hm?” Ken turned to Rui.

“Last time we met… You mentioned being a ‘Digimon Kaiser’ or something like…”

The group looked at each other, then to Ken: “Did you tell him?”

“We only said it briefly” Wormmon defended Ken instead.

“So it was you… Not an illusion?” Rui asked.

“Yes, it was us. Wormmon and I noticed what happened and went to help you get out of there.”

“Huh?” Daisuke blinked, “What are you two talkin’ about?”

“I went to a strange place with a dark ocean in it…”

“You went to--” Hikari was saying but she dropped her line abruptly.

“Anyway, Ichijouji-kun mentioned being a ‘Digimon Kaiser’ so I got curious. I’ve been thinking how could I ask about it without sounding intrusive.”

“Ken, why did ya mention that!?” V-mon protested, with pouty cheeks “It’s too early to talk about the Kaiser!”

“Too early?” Rui raised an eyebrow.

“Well, I think he should learn the truth,” Takeru said seriously. 

“The truth…?”

“Ichijouji-san was our former enemy,” Iori explained nonchalantly, “the Digimon Kaiser was a tyrant trying to dominate the Digital World.”

“Oh, like that one round man from the game Daisuke-kun likes?”

“Yeah, sort of!” Daisuke nodded, but Ken was a little unamused with that comparison, “He even had minions and built things! Like evil versions of Tailmon’s Holy Ring.”

“He also enhanced them,” Miyako continued, “turning into an evil spiral.”

“Evil rings and spirals…? That sounds like a fictional story.”

“But they were real, he also built radio towers to spread the power of his D-3” Tailmon continued.

“Those control towers were brainwashing every digimon wearing those rings and spirals!” Patamon added with a terrifying tone.

“Brainwashing digimon…?” Rui kept getting more and more impressed with that story.

“Yeah!” V-mon nodded his head this time, “he enslaved every digimon and took control of their areas and villages!”

“Oh…”

“D-don’t say just ‘oh’ like if this was a TV series!!” Ken babbled.

“Then one day he just forced all of us to take part in a karaoke contest!” Takeru continued, “And he cheated!”

“Wait-- I don’t remember that…” Wormmon blinked.

“He stole candy from the sweet innocent baby digimon too,” Hikari added with a frown.

“...What?” Ken squinted his eyes.

“He sent Stingmon against us once and made Stingmon wrestle with Taichi-san’s MetalGreymon!” Daisuke babbled energetically.

“I don’t remember evolving Wormmon into Stingmon while I was the Kaiser--”

“He forced all of us to listen to him playing an off-tune electric guitar.” Miyako said in a dramatic tone.

“M-Miyako-san!!”

“He stole our rations when we were camping in the Digital World,” Iori added with a poker face.

“N-not you too, Iori-kun!!”

“He did all of that?” Rui blinked.

“That’s not true!!” Wormmon growled, “Stop making fun of Ken-ch--”

But then Ken and the others started laughing.

“What…?” Lui didn’t get it, alas.

“We’re just teasin’ him!” Daisuke chuckled, “He was a meanie, but he regretted all of his actions and then worked hella hard to fix his mistakes.”

“Yeah, I can agree with that” Ken smiled, “But I’m glad I can say those without feeling guilty anymore.”

“That’s right,” Wormmon nodded, “Ken-chan and I are still working to compensate for our mistakes in the past, but we’re not the bad guys anymore.”

“Oh, I see…”

“... You don���t believe all of that was real right? 💧” they all said, quite sighing at Rui’s reaction to all of it.

[detective-kamian]

The day seemed fresh, normal, the same to Mizuki.

It was just another ordinary day in Kamiyama High School- Studying, trying to skip class, eventually getting stopped by your classmate.

...And going to the rooftop.

It made them feel relaxed, happy, and actually wanted. It was the only place they fit in. So they sighed to themselves.

They always felt like an outcast, they never even felt like they fit in. So they just floated in the air, waiting for someone to accept them.

"Mizuki! Me and Rui were looking for you, thank god this guy knows every hiding spot you have." The pink haired outcast looked at where the voice came from.

Before Mizuki knew it, they were hugged by the shorter girl and the taller boy in front of them.

"..Wha..-

An, Rui, seriously, you don't have to be so worried..." They chuckled.

"Ehe, you can't really say that... Shinonome-san told us to check up on you after all. " The mechanic replied.

Mizuki seemed surprised. "...Ena told you that ?...

I was just here to get some peace you know..."

The outcast sighed as they sat down and laid their backs on the railing, An did too.

"You sure you're okay? Honestly, I didn't expect you to go attend school for a whole day! " The singer teased, making Mizuki fake cry, "at least have pity on me before breaking my heart... ~"

"But, I'm fine, promise. "

They smiled.

An immediately held their hand, "You know you can't trick us, well especially Rui. "

Their expressions got all serious, the air felt so cold,

"... You don't have to hide you know that? You're our friend, you can tell us anything. " Rui ssaid, crossing his arms, Mizuki was still doing this and he didn't like that.

"Just... Try and let your true feelings come out okay? "

An cut in, "And if there's any one bullying you, let me at them! " She said with a determined look on her face.

....

Why were they so kind..? It just didn't make sense to the outcast. They weren't afraid of losing reputation.. They actually...

Cared. They felt something they had never felt before, warmth.

"..Thanks you two. " They muttered.

Before Mizuki knew it, Rui grabbed his camera,

"Alright then, say cheese! ♪" He said wirh a smug look.

"A..ah...

Cheese! "

"Ahaha...! "

"Rui, you should be a master picture taker! "

"Ufu~ I'll make a robot that can take pictures so the picture I take has all three of us next time. "

...

FRAGMENT 1, COLLECTED.

"...Didnt expect this to still be in Rui's camera roll. "

(...But I'm glad this memory is still here.)

[xolliwritez]

hiii, congratz on 100+ followers!! i saw you were doing an event and i have a few ideas. ik you said we can send up to 3 requests but you can choose whichever demon slayer request i send in peaks your interest!

enmu and rui bothering douma for fun but in retaliation, douma tickles them until kokushibo tells him to stop bullying the two (even though they were bullying douma first)

daki and douma teaming up to tickle gyutaro since he never smiles or laughs

kyojuro tickling sejuro to make him feel better the night before he leaves for his first assignment as a hashira

Departure Day || KNY Tk Fic

A/N:Hello anon!! It's been a good while since I last wrote about Rengoku, so do forgive me for not choosing the other's! I may get to them in future!! Enjoy!

Summary: Senjuro is feeling rather down that Kyojuro is leaving so soon, it's Rengoku's first mission as a Hashira to bring a smile to his lively brother's face.

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Dusk came in rather quickly, and so did Kyojuro's departure train to the demon slayer corps. Senjuro was seriously stressing out, despite being proud for his big brother. He would refuse to eat or sleep after hearing the news for the last few night's, and Rengoku had to put a stop to this onslaught.

As Rengoku packed the last of his thing's for tomorrow, he heard soft sobbing coming fron the other room, he could recognize that cry no matter where he was, and quickly stopped and dropped whatever he held to quickly arrive outside his little brother's door.

"Hey little firefly! What's wrong?" He obviously knew what was wrong, but he wnted Senjuro to be brave and explain it anyways, knowing how much he struggled to explain his emotions, it was part of being an older sibling, after all, Kyojuro wouldn't be there forever, and Senjuro knew that.

Rengoku sat silently beside Senjuro, his hand rubbing his shoulder as Senjuro leaned against his touch, now sobbing into his shoulder, his weeping calming at the comfort of his bigger brother. "I'm going to miss you, Kyojuro.. after all you've done for me, I can't even repay it back." He explained between sniffles and slight chokes to hold back his tears, and Rengoku's heart swollened.

"You've done enough." Rengoku said in his usual soft tone whenever his brother was upset, his response made Senjuro look into his eye's, full of confusion, waiting for an answer. "Being my brother is enough for me, I couldn't of been any luckier." Rengoku ended it with a wide smile that could rival the sun with it's brightness, and Senjuro smiled a bit, yet he looked away, still upset, causing Rengoku to sigh softly, a small yet mischievous smile replacing his soothing one, and Senjuro was oblivious as Rengoku's hands hovered over his little brother's side's, and as soon as he heard a small sob, it setted him off, hands descending playfully against his little brother's small torso, scribbling at his side's and ribs in unison, amusement tugging on his lips as Senjuro sobs turned into surprised gasps and adorably childish squeals of laughter.

"You know, the tickle monster doesn't like it when his favourite victim is sad!"

"K-Kyojuhuhuro! Ihihi'm nohot fihive anymore!"

"So?" Rengoku laughed at his reply, smiling ever so more wider as he heard his little brother shriek, a few fingers hitting a particularly sensitive spot on the side's of his ribs, making him wriggle around like a worm. "Look at you wiggling around! How adorable! I guess some things never change when you're no longer five, hm?" He opted to tease, and it was became quite effective, as the final results showed a red faced little brother.

Senjuro and Kyojuro continued to play like this for awhile longer, making the younger brother almost forget why he was uoset in the first place, and once he started growing limp, Rengoku stopped, holding his brother into a gentle yet firm hug.

"I promise you, whenever I can, I'll come and visit you, alright?" He smiled, as Senjuro giggled, nodding in reply.

The next morning, Kyojuro waved his brother off, giving eachother a long hug before he left, and Senjuro smiled, awaiting for the next time he could see his brother with his now signature wide smile.

[flakysnow]

Something in Return {ෆ}

A quick story I needed to get off my brain dhsjajd

Pairing: Rui Kamishiro x Nene Kusanagi (Implied Emukasa)

Just a story I wanted to write for fun.

TWs: None

Genre: Fluff

Another successful show for Wonderlands×Showtime! Emu sweeps the floor, except she misses the dustpan entirely. Tsukasa sighs as he watches the girl make an even bigger mess than before they started. “Seriously Emu, you make such a mess sometimes.” He still couldn’t help but smile watching her. Rui and Nene were putting back the props and sets from the earlier show.

Rui is wearing his usual smirk, carrying all the lighter objects while Nene on the other hand, is dealing with the heavier ones. “Need help carrying those, Nene?” He asked, lightly chuckling at her struggle. She heard him and pouted slightly. “No, it’s.. alright.” Her voice was slightly strained. Why’d they use such heavy materials for their performance today? She regrets declining his help. She was practically hauling it over.

Nene sighs gives in and stops in her tracks. Rui turns around and faces her. He tilted his head, still smirking. “Actually.. I take it back… I could use some help..” Her arms felt like they could give out at any moment, they were like jelly right about now. Rui had other ideas. He felt the need to tease his crush his best friend after all. “Oh I don’t know anymore, Nene. I feel hurt.” He dramatically put his hand over his eyes, pretending to be sad and offended. Nene was not impressed.

“Rui.. can you just help..?” Nene sighed, barely hanging onto the props box. Rui chuckled before setting down the lighter props, and taking the heavier ones from Nene’s hands. “I’ll take them.. for something in return.” He glanced at Nene, seductively staring at her like an idiot. They set the props down into its corner. Nene wiped her brow and rolled down her sleeves. “Thanks Rui.. hm?”

She felt a large shadow cast over her. Rui was standing in front of her, waiting for something. What was he waiting for? Why is he looking at her like that? “I took the props. Now for the thing I want in return..” Rui pretended to think about what he wanted. He knew exactly what he wanted. Nene tapped her shoulder impatiently.

How come he can’t he just tell me what he wants right now.. the girls thoughts grew louder and louder before finally reaching her patience. “What is it, Rui?” Her tone was firm and cold.

Ah the sound of his name coming out of her mouth. That was something Rui truly loved to hear. No matter how it’s spoken, he’ll always love the way she says it. Finally snapping out of his thoughts and actually listening to her words, his lips curled up from a smirk into a smile.

“The thing I want..” He pulled off one of his gloves and reached out for her hand. He held it gently, his touch was soft and comforting. “I just want to hold your hand again..” His face was filled with quite the amounts of blush, but he didn’t really mind. Nene on the other hand, was short circuiting.

Have they held hands before? They have. But it was different back then. They were young and naive. Holding hands with the opposite sex didn’t mean anything back then. Is her heart still pitter pattering? Yeah.

She held her chest, making sure her heart won’t jump out. She felt like having a heart attack too. Let’s just say her heart wasn’t doing her justice. She felt like exploding.

“I— that’s not— you—“ She was buffering. Rui chuckles and takes her hand up to his lips. He gives a slight kiss on the top of her hand. He winks and let’s go. Now that did it. She wanted to faint. She really did. “YOU— YOU— I—..”

He felt amused watching her reactions. He begins to walk away from the area, gesturing for Nene to catch up. “Cmon, Nene.. we still have props to put away.” She snapped out of it, and started to run after him. She doesn’t want to get trailed behind.

Good thing I didn’t kiss her.. or else she would’ve died! Rui chuckles at his own thoughts, Nene didn’t question it. She hid her face away from him, embarrassed by her reactions. He looks at her, his gaze was soft and reassuring rather than his usual cheekiness.

“If you need my help, let me know.” Rui spoke, his tone soft and gentle.

“It’d just require something in return.”

A/N: If you’re from my Emukasa story, hiii! I made a tumblr! It’ll probably have little stories like this, so just to let you know! Oh yeah, new cover will come out. Thoughts on this one?

Anyways, thanks for reading my goofy little Ruinene story.. mores to come!

[midnightpillsnacking]

[Loulou*di S3V2 L 3-6] Hana-Doll 3rd Season THINK OF ME:ARK Translation

Translation below the cut. Google Drive link | Listen to the album on Spotify

Project Archive: L 3-6

Ageha: (wakes up) …This is…?

(Ageha walks forward and draws a curtain)

Ageha: (sighs) I see.

(Someone knocks and enters the room)

Rui: Oh, so you were awake.

Ageha: I very much am. Your knocking’s just a tired formality.

Rui: It’s better than if I don’t.

Ageha: You don’t say.

Rui: Did you manage to sleep well?

Ageha: Yes. I’m wide awake now.

Rui: And how are you feeling?

Ageha: (inhales) … Fine.

Rui: I see. Then–

Ageha: No, that’s not what I meant.

Rui: Hm?

Ageha: I can’t remember when was the last time I ever woke up this refreshed. No matter how much medication I asked for, not even once could I dream.

Rui: So that’s how it is.

Ageha: I’ve completely forgotten what it feels like to just wake up, to face the start of the day with my head this clear.

Rui: (hums)

Ageha: What is it?

Rui: It’s nothing, I just wanted to have your reaffirmation. Your judgment is always correct. I’m glad we decided to come here.

Ageha: The solo concert was nothing short of a success. Seeing the soulless white walls of the medical facility on our opening night just dampened the entire mood. Surely we have the right to spend a few days here for that.

Rui: You’re right. Coming here is–

Ageha: –a first. It’s nice and quiet. I always knew there was a dual use facility. The one who financed Amagiri Production to own this place was my father.

Rui: I had no idea.

Ageha: It was a desolate mountain recess, with no real value or importance. At least, that was what I gathered.

Rui: No wonder this place is located so far away from civilization.

Ageha: I heard that it will be reconstructed as a cultural asset once it has fulfilled its purpose. It’s more convenient that way, with my father filling a government seat and the production company unable to use it in public.

Rui: I see. That’s why the facility is dual use.

Ageha: All that aside, didn’t you come here because you needed something?

(Ageha and Rui enter another room)

Ageha: …Toki. Is he conscious?

Rui: Yes. He’s alright.

Rui: (walks over) Toki-bou.

Toki: Rui-san.

Rui: Ageha’s here.

Toki: Ageha-san! Good morning.

Ageha: Good morning.

Toki: Sorry for not noticing you earlier, I was just lost in my own thoughts.

Ageha: … You seem to be in high spirits today.

Toki: That’s right, I feel amazing.

Ageha: That’s good.

Toki: I don’t even really need the wheelchair anymore. I can walk perfectly fine on my own, but Rui-san insisted that I use it.

Ageha: It’s because he just absolutely loves meddling with other people’s business.

Rui: … I’ll go prepare a meal.

Toki: Rui-san, you can cook?

Rui: I can if it’s something simple, but there’s no ingredients to use at the moment. The meal will be tablets. House system, morning plates for Ageha, Rui and Toki.

Toki: Seriously? Boo.

Ageha: ‘Something simple’, he says?

Toki: Huh? Ageha-san hasn’t tried Rui-san’s food before?

Ageha: In the training academy and star class dormitories, the meals are entirely monitored.

Toki: Ah, I see.

Rui: I would cook if I had the chance.

Ageha: I’ll pass on putting anything you make into my mouth.

Rui: The AI here functions more or less at the same capacity as the one in the dormitory. With the medical monitoring protocol, there’s not much I can do, even if I wanted to.

Ageha: ‘Even if I wanted to’?

Rui: I meant to say it as a form of reassurance.

Toki: I get it… so that’s why there’s nobody else here.

Rui: The staff were ordered to leave as per Ageha’s wishes, to be exact. With the AI, the level of monitoring is the same as in the dormitory. It will be enough for daily activities, even unmanned.

Ageha: I didn’t want to put up with their excessive instructions and counseling. This is our time off from work.

Toki: Time off?

Ageha: Yes. It’s not an ordinary rest day. It’s our special reward, for attaining a worthy achievement.

Toki: It’s special? So that’s why it’s just the three of us here in this nice place.

Ageha: Will you be bored, with just me and Rui?

Toki: No, not at all! I’m glad it’s just us three. There’ll be no one else getting in our way and disturbing us!

Rui: I’m pleased as well. Having our days off at the dormitory becomes dull after a while. Especially for Ageha.

Ageha: Rui…

Rui: I’m only stating the truth, not my concern.

Toki: That’s ‘cause resting up is also a part of our job, right?

Rui: As you said.

Ageha: (sighs) Toki. You can do the things you like during this time.

Toki: Do what I like? Oh, I wonder what I should do?

Rui: If you can’t decide, then we’ll have our meal first.

Toki: I’ll get the plates!

(Toki gets up and walks over to help Rui. They converse away from Ageha.

Toki: Is this my plate?

Rui: Go back and sit down.

Toki: Come on, I’ll be okay taking the plates!

Rui: Are you really that hungry?

Toki: Eh? (giggles)

)

Ageha: (laughs to himself)

Ageha: Rui. Toki. The tablets don’t have any flavor anyway, and with this nice weather, why don’t we eat outside in the garden?

Rui: …That concludes my report.

Staff member A: Seems like his condition has stabilized; that’s a relief. Now let’s take a look at the results of the medical check. (types something in) Looks good. It’s perfectly stable.

Rui: It might be from the success of the live performance, or even being able to be at ease in this environment. It seems that both treatments are having a noticeable effect.

Staff member A: I was initially worried about what would happen.

Rui: I sincerely apologize for causing concern.

Staff member A: I hope that this stability won’t be temporary. Changing the topic, what about you?

Rui: What about myself?

Staff member A: How are you feeling about your current condition?

Rui: There’s nothing in particular to report. Has there been a drastic change observed?

Staff member A: It’s just a personal compulsion. Besides…

Rui: Hmm?

Staff member A: The dual-use facility isn’t a place of fond memories for you, am I right?

Rui: Are you talking about Amemiya?

Staff member A: That’s right. When you came to check up on him, he–

Rui: There’s no need to concern yourself. I’ve said it once before: The emotions I was born with aren’t pretty.

Staff member A: Yes, I remember you saying that. But you are still an idol of Amagiri Production, a test subject of the Hana-Doll Project, and a member of Loulou*di. Please keep that in mind.

Rui: Of course.

Staff member A: I won’t police you about what you can or can’t do during your break, but please take care of yourselves. Also, please don’t enter any rooms that you don’t need to use.

Rui: Understood. I will be in touch.

(The screen switches off)

Staff member B: Good work out there.

Staff member A: Ah, thanks.

Staff member B: Loulou*di seems to be in good spirits, don't they?

Staff member A: Well, at least that’s what the latest data’s saying.

Staff member B: Please don’t try to scare us.

Staff member A: It’s scary to begin with. To think that just one performance could stabilize everything. We didn’t even need to step in to amp up their condition.

Staff member B: Isn’t that a good thing?

Staff member A: This recovery isn’t some touching success story.

Staff member B: What happened to the guy that was all ‘Now this is the positive emotion that should be used to influence the flower’?

Staff member A: That’s what I thought would work. But as the caretaker of the host[1] who bears the weight of this influence, how am I going to report and present the data to Dr Toudou? (types something in) No consistency across the data means no possibility of replicating the result. Carving the miracles of God on slabs of clay can’t be called research.

Staff member B: … What’s this? Their biorhythm is being sent here in real-time, isn’t it?

Staff member A: That’s right. Something got your attention?

Staff member B: Yes. Could you give me a moment with this? (goes to type something) A few days ago, I was here wiping out all of Loulou*di’s old data.

Staff member A: Eh? And what about it?

Staff member B: I wanted to get a deeper understanding of the project. There wasn’t much data left on Chihiro and with Anthos* being the latest addition, there’s been too many new entries popping up for them. It hasn’t been that long since they debuted, right? So I thought about using Loulou*di as my subject of analysis.

Staff member A: You were able to pull all of that up from just those few operations? Looks like you’ve got more of a backbone than a thought.

Staff member B: I’ve simply decided to graduate from being a greenhorn and start being a real researcher. As for the summary for this… here it is.

Staff member A: I see. Your perspective isn’t a bad start, but next time, send in a request to access the library before you begin your work.

Staff member B: Eh?

Staff member A: If you need this level of data… (types a few keys) …then this should do. 

Staff member B: …Oh, my god.

Staff member A: Now let’s not put all your hard work to waste. What’s next?

Staff member B: Ah, yes… These values are from this morning, right? See, over here.

Staff member A: Hmm?

Staff member B: These values from him… Just what type of waveform is this? I’ve never encountered it before, so I’m just wondering what it was.

Staff member A: Now that you’ve mentioned it…

Translator’s Notes:

The dialogue for ‘host’ is spoken as ‘yadonushi (やどぬし)’, for which the kanji is ‘宿主’ and the definition is ‘landlord’. However, this kanji can also be read as ‘shukushuu (しゅくしゅ)’, which means ‘parasitic host’. This is also the more common understanding of the kanji.